But there's some value to the more formal
option, once in a while. It's the jaded ones
who can afford to do that stuff every night
who suffer from the terminal ennui thing.

Indeed. It's more fun to do it as an occasional splurge.... :)

I wouldn't know but am acquainted with some
blase people ... the ones who have survived
well into adulthood have generally found
something to be interested in or some cause
to be committed to, mostly the arts. Bonnie,
who is jealous of Lilli only in the travel
department, and I went to the Houston MFA, and
close on half the paintings had been donated
by classmates of mine or their families.

I prefer runnyish scrambled eggs, and not too hard omelets, either... ny nice enough was also referring to the rest of the meal you'd described
for Lilli, though... :)

We do our best to make sure she's fed right.
Her happiness depends on it, and by
extension, mine as well.

Yup. :)

I try to do well by those who have some
importance to me.

I forget where it was, but I saw a review
of another place where the custard buns
looked pretty much exactly like these pork
buns. Where's the point in that? Shouldn't
custard buns look like eggs?

The custard buns at Cantonese House have swirls of sugar baked into the
tops of the buns... they look different from the pork buns... :)

As well they might.

Not worth the pills or the carbs, I see... ;)

Definitely a mistake and almost worth
throwing out even for one who doesn't
enjoy wasting food.

And that's definitely saying something... :)

For sure. When I'm offered extra stuff, usually
bread, I think long and hard before accepting
anything, because wasting food really is a no-no.

We're with you on that... :)

As well you might.

But if you ask me about a dish I've had, if
you give the title or the description of
the food, the experience will still leap
back into my mind in most cases.

That's a gift... especially when the dish was good.... ;)

Though there have been equally memorable
disgusting experiences.

I don't think it was literal nostalgia for the
Hampton but rather for that kind of meal. She
probably would have made it better if she could.

Ah... ham, omelet and home fries with OJ.... with just the right touch
of incompetence... ;) I'd not even try, probably.... :)

It was that soupcon of high-school dropoutism
that she got right (she actually didn't drop
out until William & Mary, where she "majored"
in contract bridge before running off to get
married or something).

Hmmmm... :)

Well, she married well, her kids didn't
starve, and now she's (perhaps under my
influence) started cooking real food.
It's very, very plain.

... I have a rock garden. Last week, three of them died.

Better than having them proliferate.

Probably... :)
... Gouda cheese: $2.00/lb. Bada cheese: 80

Howda figure that?

Didn't... just adopted it from somewhere.... ;)

Another joke gone flat. The Dutch pronounce
that name "howda," with a guttural strangulation
noise to start.

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Title: Dutch Cheesecake
Categories: Cakes, Cheese, Cheesecakes, Desserts, wwtt
Yield: 10 servings

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1 x Shortbread

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2 ea Eggs; Large, Separated
2 t Confectioners' Sugar
1/3 c Light Cream Or Half & Half
1 t Lemon Juice
1/3 c Raisins; Golden
1/4 c Confectioners' Sugar; PLUS
1 1/2 c Gouda Cheese; Grated
1/4 c Unbleached Flour
1 t Lemon Rind; Grated

NOTE: Use an 8-inch tart pan in this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350
degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the egg yolks and
1/4 cup of the confectioners' sugar until well blended ~- about 5
minutes. Beat in the cheese, cream, flour, lemon juice, lemon rind
and raisins. Beat the egg whites until frothy, then gradually add the
remaining confectioners' sugar and continue to beat until the whites
form stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture. Pour
the cheese mixture into the prepared crust and bake for 45 minutes.
Cool to room temperature, then chill before serving. Source unknown

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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 01-17-19 17:10 <=-

But there's some value to the more formal
option, once in a while. It's the jaded ones
who can afford to do that stuff every night
who suffer from the terminal ennui thing.

Indeed. It's more fun to do it as an occasional splurge.... :)

I wouldn't know but am acquainted with some
blase people ... the ones who have survived
well into adulthood have generally found
something to be interested in or some cause
to be committed to, mostly the arts. Bonnie,
who is jealous of Lilli only in the travel
department, and I went to the Houston MFA, and
close on half the paintings had been donated
by classmates of mine or their families.

You do have a more exalted status than one remembers... in more than
just travel... ;)

I prefer runnyish scrambled eggs, and not too hard omelets,
either... my nice enough was also referring to the rest of the meal
you'd described for Lilli, though... :)

We do our best to make sure she's fed right.
Her happiness depends on it, and by
extension, mine as well.

Yup. :)

I try to do well by those who have some
importance to me.

True. :)

I forget where it was, but I saw a review
of another place where the custard buns
looked pretty much exactly like these pork
buns. Where's the point in that? Shouldn't
custard buns look like eggs?

The custard buns at Cantonese House have swirls of sugar baked into the
tops of the buns... they look different from the pork buns... :)

As well they might.

Taste different too... but that should go without saying... ;)

But if you ask me about a dish I've had, if
you give the title or the description of
the food, the experience will still leap
back into my mind in most cases.

That's a gift... especially when the dish was good.... ;)

Though there have been equally memorable
disgusting experiences.

Yes... then it might be more like a curse...

I don't think it was literal nostalgia for the
Hampton but rather for that kind of meal. She
probably would have made it better if she could.

Ah... ham, omelet and home fries with OJ.... with just the right touch
of incompetence... ;) I'd not even try, probably.... :)

It was that soupcon of high-school dropoutism
that she got right (she actually didn't drop
out until William & Mary, where she "majored"
in contract bridge before running off to get
married or something).

Hmmmm... :)

Well, she married well, her kids didn't
starve, and now she's (perhaps under my
influence) started cooking real food.
It's very, very plain.

Nothing at all wrong with plain... :)

ttyl neb

... Everyone is ignorant. It just depends on the subject.

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