A drive-by Ogre-ing

>I looked at the "cook for 25 minutes" and decided I'd stick with instant
>oatmeal and quick cook Cream of Wheat.
>
>SAMK

<shrug> We make it on weekends when we have the time. It has the
most amazing nutty flavor and the texture is thick without being
gooey. We had steel-cut oats at a very high end Sunday brunch once
and were sold. We had slowly gone from instant, to long cook
(5-minutes tee hee), to 25 minute oats over time. It really was the
next logical step.

The Bookwurm
--
Goddess of Libraries ™,
Pedant in Chief
Keeper of the BotRoM
Sister Hand Grenade of Sweet Reason
Believer, Church of the Cosmic Muffin
<spam trapped - remove the fish from address>
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

On Jan 16, 4:09 pm, Tristaan <tristaa....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 16 Jan 2007 11:27:06 -0800, HellPhyre stomped through my brain
> with:
>
>
>
> >Tristaan wrote:
>
> >> ...he winks.
>
> >> Tristaan (I MAY be back)
> >> --
> >Hi Tris!! <waves from collegeville> How's amethyst and the kidlets?<waves back from Boyertown> Doing well, thanks. We're just gonna
> HAVE to get together sometime soon.
>
Pick a weekend, odds are I'll be here. Food is good
~'Phyre
AIM:HellPHyre87
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

In article <8lchr2hce5n5um6p748llvbag2gsjrooaa.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>, Tristaan
<tristaanus.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:18:05 GMT, m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR]
> stomped through my brain with:
>
> >Try your school library? I seem to recall my elementary school
> >library had a shelf full of "myths of ancient greece", "myths of
> >ancient egypt", "myths of..." books. With pretty pictures.
>
> Hrm... a distinct possibility. I'll check our local library,
> too.
>
> BTW, if everyone shouts "Happy Birthday" loud enough, Amethyst
> MIGHT hear you.
>
> >> We JUST finished Charlie and the Chocolate factory last night...
> >> time for the Great Glass Elevator.
> >
> >Chococococococolate...
>
> Okay, votes:
>
> Who did the best Willy Wonka? Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp?
>
> Tristaan
>
> --
> Beware Spam Trap!: "us" is an "ogre"
> *******************************************************
> Ogre-Monk, AIM TristaanOgre
> God of Grilled-SPAM™ and Summer, Disciple of Babble
> Assistant Librarian/Orangutan, Pedant Target,
> Chief Brute, Husband of Amethyst, Father of Charis and Talia
> Co-Owner of The Ogre, the Elf, The Imp, and The Urchin
> Keyboard Martyr, Keeper of the ABML Cookbook
> PGP Public Key available
> *******************************************************
> "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a
> mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from
> here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be
> impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20, NIV
> Want to know more?
> http://www.smallseeds.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=9
> *******************************************************

Gene Wilder of course!!

GentleRF
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

In article <kTWrh.7517$q32.970@trndny01>, Aaron <kemtek.1.TakeThisOut@gmail.com>
wrote:

> >> I also can HIGHLY recommend Patricia Wrede/Caroline Stevermer's new-ish
> >> series. I just read the 3rd (latest) book and stayed up into the wee
> >> hours to finish it. (Yes, I admit it, some of my tastes are the same as
> >> your average 6 yr old.)
> >
> > I share books now with my 7-year old
> >
> > My 10-year-old would LOVE some of the books on my sci-fi/fantasy
> > bookshelf, but unfortunately he is at an age where anything Mommy
> > recommends is immediately sent to the reject pile.
>
> Would telling him they are too 'grownup' for him work?

Nope. I'm just having to wait for him to "discover" them on his own. He
came home from school today and told me he was reading The Lion, The
Witch, and the Wardrobe--I had already given up on trying to get him to
read that series.

Now I just have to find the boxes with my books and get them onto a
shelf!

Edna


---|)--- Edna Huelsenbeck (huelsenbeck@gmailDOTcom) ------------
---|---- Goddess of the ABML Out-of-Practice-Musicians Band -----
--/|---- Member, Brute Squad, Mommy Division --------------------
-| |')-- Provisional Member of the Sisterhood of Mess -----------
--\|/----Official Bard of the Book and Bridle -------------------
|
'
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
> Rhino 7 wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:14:58 GMT, "m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR]"
>> <"m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR]"@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Good heavens! A 2-parter, all on water? "Good Eats" is the only
>>> Food Network show I watch semi-regularly. Mr Brown, for all the
>>> silliness on the show, is the master of interesting food item
>>> trivia. And some of the stuff he makes seems do-able, though I
>>> haven't tried any of his recipes. (Yet.)
>>
>> May I recommend his oatmeal recipe? We wouldn't make it any other way
>> after trying it.
>>
>> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17140,00.h...?rsrc=s
>>
>
> I'm not sure I can find "steel cut oats"... I'm not sure what the are.
> :> Guess I'll have to keep watching the show, to catch a rerun of the
> Oats episode.
>
> Can't remember the last time I made or ate oatmeal... Hmmm.
>

You can get Steel Cut Oats at Whole Foods. Either packaged or in bulk.
My mom took some home with her the last time they visited. Personally,
I'm a crass 'Merikan when it comes to oatmeal. *G* When I was a kid, my
mom would make oatmeal the old fashioned way, with regular oats, not
even quick oats, and I would HATE it. When I spent the night at my
grandparents, my grandfather would make me instant in the mornings, and
I loved it to bits! Besides being insulted, she thought I was nuts. Now,
I could make regular oatmeal and still enjoy it, since I've discovered
the key is that I have to add a certain amount of salt and make it very
thick to get it how I like it, but I'm perfectly happy with quick oats
and 90 seconds in the microwave. LOL

Kat
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
> Kat Hein wrote:
>> m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>>> I have also learned recently, that there was some legitimate
>>>> reasons that doctors would send you to various places, like
>>>> Bath, to "take the waters" First of all, the water in London
>>>> was so polluted before the days of modern sanitation, that
>>>> basically ANYPLACE other than London was a healthier place to
>>>> live and drink water. And then the famous "springs" had
>>>
>>> Blech. What a thought.
>>>
>>> Yes, I seem to recall spending an evening discussing, sometime before
>>> Xmas last year, how plumbing and sanitation has actually done more to
>>> save lives than almost anything else. Forget penicillin for
>>> life-saving -- a good sewer saves way more lives. (Some documentary
>>> on the History Channel about it?)
>>
>> I got my knowledge from Good Eats, on Food Network. *GGG* He was doing
>> a 2-part episode on water. Didn't even cook anything, but his
>> information is always fascinating. I love Alton Brown! He said that
>> during that time period, something like 90% of the population of
>> London was sick at any given time as a result of the water. *shudder*
>
> Good heavens! A 2-parter, all on water? "Good Eats" is the only Food
> Network show I watch semi-regularly. Mr Brown, for all the silliness on
> the show, is the master of interesting food item trivia. And some of
> the stuff he makes seems do-able, though I haven't tried any of his
> recipes. (Yet.)
>
> (I doubt I'm ever going to deep fry a turkey, though it was entertaining
> watching him do it.)

I caught the carrot show flipping through, one afternoon, and was
fascinated. I even saved it for Jesse because I knew it would be right
up his alley. A little science, a little history, a sock puppet or 6, a
kitchenaid mixer with flames painted on it, and you can learn to cook
too? Perfect! *GGG* We have most of the latest season sitting on the
Tivo, but otherwise we've seen them all. Even without ever trying his
recipes, I've picked up tips and ideas that have helped me.


>
> <snip>
>>> I want to visit Bath, England sometime. I hear there are Jane Austen
>>> tours and fun stuff like that. (Yes, my definition of "fun" is
>>> peculiar.)
>>
>> Doesn't sound peculiar to me at all. *G* I'd love to go to England and
>> take one of the Austen tours. (and a Shakespearean tour, and a regular
>> old roam around the countryside on your own tour... LOL)
>
> Yes, please, all of the above.
>

Phew, look at that topic drift go!

Kat
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

Kat Hein wrote:
> m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
>
>> Rhino 7 wrote:
<snip>
>>> May I recommend his oatmeal recipe? We wouldn't make it any other way
>>> after trying it.
>>>
>>> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17140,00.h...?rsrc=s
>>
>> I'm not sure I can find "steel cut oats"... I'm not sure what the
>> are. :> Guess I'll have to keep watching the show, to catch a rerun
>> of the Oats episode.
>>
>> Can't remember the last time I made or ate oatmeal... Hmmm.
>
> You can get Steel Cut Oats at Whole Foods. Either packaged or in bulk.

Pfui. I'm now miles and inconvenient miles (64.6 of them, at
minimum, according to a WWW store search) from any Whole Foods
store. Perhaps sometime I'll try the recipe with rolled oats and
cross my fingers.

Odd coincidence -- tonight's cooking experiment is a black bean
and chipotle peppers soup from the Whole Foods Cookbook.

> My mom took some home with her the last time they visited. Personally,
> I'm a crass 'Merikan when it comes to oatmeal. *G* When I was a kid, my
> mom would make oatmeal the old fashioned way, with regular oats, not
> even quick oats, and I would HATE it. When I spent the night at my
> grandparents, my grandfather would make me instant in the mornings, and
> I loved it to bits! Besides being insulted, she thought I was nuts. Now,
> I could make regular oatmeal and still enjoy it, since I've discovered
> the key is that I have to add a certain amount of salt and make it very
> thick to get it how I like it, but I'm perfectly happy with quick oats
> and 90 seconds in the microwave. LOL

I confess, I'd never really compared the two. :> Like 'em both,
eat 'em both... though I usually add something flavoring-ish
(cinnamon, etc) to plain ol' oatmeal.

--
Megan
Journeyperson Dancing Barbarian
Keeper o' the FAQ: http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
> Kat Hein wrote:
>> m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
>>
>>> Rhino 7 wrote:
> <snip>
>>>> May I recommend his oatmeal recipe? We wouldn't make it any other way
>>>> after trying it.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17140,00.h...?rsrc=s
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not sure I can find "steel cut oats"... I'm not sure what the
>>> are. :> Guess I'll have to keep watching the show, to catch a rerun
>>> of the Oats episode.
>>>
>>> Can't remember the last time I made or ate oatmeal... Hmmm.
>>
>> You can get Steel Cut Oats at Whole Foods. Either packaged or in bulk.
>
> Pfui. I'm now miles and inconvenient miles (64.6 of them, at minimum,
> according to a WWW store search) from any Whole Foods store. Perhaps
> sometime I'll try the recipe with rolled oats and cross my fingers.

Before my mom had a daughter living in California, she'd get them, and
other specialty baking type things from
http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/landing.jsp?go=DetailDefault&ref=t...d=3488&

In fact, she'd order from the catalog before they were ever on the
internet.

Kat
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

Kat Hein wrote:

> m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
>
>> Kat Hein wrote:
>>
>>> m_thomas[movies_in_LoTR] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Rhino 7 wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>>> May I recommend his oatmeal recipe? We wouldn't make it any other way
>>>>> after trying it.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_17140,00.h...?rsrc=s

>>>> I'm not sure I can find "steel cut oats"... I'm not sure what the
>>>> are. :> Guess I'll have to keep watching the show, to catch a
>>>> rerun of the Oats episode.
>>>
>>> You can get Steel Cut Oats at Whole Foods. Either packaged or in bulk.
>>
>> Pfui. I'm now miles and inconvenient miles (64.6 of them, at minimum,
>> according to a WWW store search) from any Whole Foods store. Perhaps
>> sometime I'll try the recipe with rolled oats and cross my fingers.
>
> Before my mom had a daughter living in California, she'd get them, and
> other specialty baking type things from
> http://www.kingarthurflour.com/shop/landing.jsp?go=DetailDefault&ref=t...d=3488&

Oddly, my local store does carry some items from that company.
Perhaps I shall examine those shelves more closely when next I
visit the store.

> In fact, she'd order from the catalog before they were ever on the
> internet.

Except for tea, I haven't yet gotten to the point of ordering food
for myself via the 'Net. Close. But not yet there...

--
Megan
Journeyperson Dancing Barbarian
Keeper o' the FAQ: http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

"Tristaan" <tristaanus RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:8lchr2hce5n5um6p748llvbag2gsjrooaa@4ax.com...
> Okay, votes:
>
> Who did the best Willy Wonka? Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp?
>
My kids and I agree that Wilder is the best Wonka, but they seem to think
that the music in the Depp film is better. Kids, go figure!

--
Sasha the Dragon
First ABML Quiz Trophy Winner
Member of ABMLNCSC
Disciple to the Co-Godesses of Sweets
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

Edna wrote:
<snippage>
>
> Now I just have to find the boxes with my books and get them onto a
> shelf!

A Shelf? "A", as in Singular, shelf? Surely you jest.

Or else you've got one *heck* of a BIG Shelf! <g>

--
Purrt the ghatta
Smitten Kitten
Part-time gryphon
Disciple to the Goddess of Chocolate
Owner of a full Pedant's licenc/se
Goddess of Impertinence
Snikkrish the Tearer
Carpe Bean
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:38:45 -0500, Tristaan <tristaanus DeleteThis @yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Okay, votes:
>
>Who did the best Willy Wonka? Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp?
>
>Tristaan

Gene Wilder, no question. Johnny Depp looked way too much like
Michael Jackson for me to feel comfortable with his character in a
children's flick!

Az
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing 

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:38:45 -0500, Tristaan stomped through my
brain with:

>Okay, votes:
>
>Who did the best Willy Wonka? Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp?

Replying to myself:

It depends, for me. Gene Wilder did a much lighter harded
Wonka, definitely more kid friendly. Brought out the jolly part
of that particular character with a little bit of cynicism "Oh,
no. Please. Don't. Stop."

Meanwhile, Depp played the reclusive side of Wonka VERY well,
throwing in his own darker interpretation of the eccentric guy
with the jaded view of the world outside of his factory walls.
Still with some great humor thrown in, "Mumbler!" or "THis is the
anamatronic puppet burn unit...It's relatively new."

So, depending upon my mood, I'd take either one.

Tristaan (who owns the Depp version on DVD)
--
Beware Spam Trap!: "us" is an "ogre"
*******************************************************
Ogre-Monk, AIM TristaanOgre
God of Grilled-SPAM™ and Summer, Disciple of Babble
Assistant Librarian/Orangutan, Pedant Target,
Chief Brute, Husband of Amethyst, Father of Charis and Talia
Co-Owner of The Ogre, the Elf, The Imp, and The Urchin
Keyboard Martyr, Keeper of the ABML Cookbook
PGP Public Key available
*******************************************************
"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a
mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from
here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you." - Matthew 17:20, NIV
Want to know more?
http://www.smallseeds.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=9
*******************************************************
 >> Stay informed about: A drive-by Ogre-ing