SeeYou190I had my Chinese Take-Out feast yesterday, so I guess I celebrated one day too early.
Dianne and I will celebrate both of our birthdays this week. Mine is on the 14th and Dianne's is on the 15th. I get to brag about being five years older than her for 24 hours each year. She used to be upset about my claim. Now she is quite happy to stay a year younger for as long as she can!
We are thinking of ordering either Thai or Chinese. I would prefer Chinese but the local Chinese restaurants are not particularly good at what they are supposed to do any more so it will probably be Thai. I can live with that.
Cheers everybody!!
Dave
Edit! Top of the page! Thai food for everybody and you can have it as spicey as you want!!
There, that should fill you up!
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Dave,
Thanks for the Thai food, it looks yummy.
It has been quite a while since I enjoyed Thai for dinner. The last time was in Seattle, so that was more than a year ago.
I think I need to find a local Thai restaurant.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190Thanks for the Thai food, it looks yummy.
Hi Kevin,
I used to be really turned off by the concept of being served a whole fish, eyeballs included! I have mellowed a bit but I still haven't had the opportunity to try one. I'm sure it would be very tasty.
My business travels took me to far out places with food even further out. In my younger days, I was quite curious and would give even rather revolting looking food a try, with certain limitations, though. Today, I am quite done with that and would not even go to a place serving "strange" food. I don´t mind Japanese food, I like the European interpretation of Chinese dishes, I just love Greek or Italian food, can go without French dishes ( a variety of meat usually drowned in a variety of sauces), dislike English food, enjoy a good steak or a burger now and then, but foremost I just love what Petra´s cooking up for me, which is not always typical Gerrman food, but quite often Italian inspired dishes! I think that the Italian cuisine is the best in the world, much more than just pizza and spaghetti!
Happy times!
Ulrich (aka The Tin Man)
"You´re never too old for a happy childhood!"
Tinplate ToddlerI just love what Petra´s cooking up for me, which is not always typical Gerrman food, but quite often Italian inspired dishes! I think that the Italian cuisine is the best in the world, much more than just pizza and spaghetti!
LIONS do not go for wierd and unnatural vegitables, and much the less so when they are mixed up with other stuff.
This monastery was established by "Germans from Russia", they call themselves German but their food tends to be more Russian. They do not even know what Saurbratten is.
I have not had good Saurbratten since I was in the Navy.
ROAR
The Route of the Broadway Lion The Largest Subway Layout in North Dakota.
Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
BroadwayLionLIONS do not go for wierd and unnatural vegitables, and much the less so when they are mixed up with other stuff.
Then the Lion is missing out on some good grub!
Tinplate ToddlerI think that the Italian cuisine is the best in the world, much more than just pizza and spaghetti!
I have to say that pasta with Bolognese is my favourite meal. We make a huge pot of it every couple of months and freeze it in meal size portions. I love it with rigatoni because you can get lots of sauce on your fork with the noodle.
BroadwayLionSaurbratten
Brother Lion, your spelling is priceless!
It´s Sauerbraten. The name derives from it´s rather sour taste. Originally made from horse meat, which was marinaded in a vinegar-based marinad to get rid of the "horsey" sweet taste, it is now made with a nice chunk of beef. Quite expensive these days!
DAve - whenever Petra raises the question of what we´d like to eat in the next days and there is no immediate answer, in 9 out of 10 cases it´ll be spaghetti bolognese Petra´s own style for us! I can eat that any time. Petra makes always an extra amount of sauce, which we use to make lasagne later.
Here is my list of favorite Italian dishes:
This list makes me hungry!
I worked with a Thai nurse and she said fish eyes were a snack over there. The only thing I will eat with eyes on it are crabs and lobster. I don't even want to see a suckling pig head.
Great pictures Dave. When Capt John Smith sailed up the Chesapeake Bay, he said the water was so clear and the fish so plentiful, he could scoop them up in a frying pan.
In the middle of winter at the end our pier, I can see the bottom in 5' of water, but now visibility is not more than 2' at best and sometime only a few inches. Far fewer oysters and ducks than there used to be. Rockfish population peaked in the 1970's and have declined since because of polution. Menhaden, a small fish used for fertilizer, animal feed and cosmetic products have been overfished and more so on the Virginia end of the bay.
Tile in the garage, unless it's a showroom, doesn't sound like a good idea to me with grease and road salt and general grime that is going to come off a car.
My son put down a speckled epoxy in his garage and after 5 years is still holding up.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Tinplate Toddlerwhenever Petra raises the question of what we´d like to eat in the next days and there is no immediate answer, in 9 out of 10 cases it´ll be spaghetti bolognese Petra´s own style for us! I can eat that any time. Petra makes always an extra amount of sauce, which we use to make lasagne later.
The last few times that I have attempted to make lasagne with my bolognese sauce have not turned out as I had hoped. The flavour was fantastic but the lasagne never firmed up enough that you could serve a decent square. There was always too much liquid. The next time I make it I will use the lasagne noodles that don't have to be pre-cooked, and I will use much thinner layers of the sauce. I will also use cottage cheese instead of the ricota that Dianne prefers. Hopefully I will be able to make a lasagne that can be served in proper squares that don't flow in all directions over the plate!
Now I'm hungry too!!
Cheers!!
Dave, the trick is to use as little sauce as possible and than add sauce when serving the lasagne. That´s what Italian restaurants do. In any case, always use noodles you don´t have to pre-cook.
Tinplate Toddleralways use noodles you don´t have to pre-cook. Add Quote to your Post
I do that now but the first time I made and called my mother. She said just follow the recipe on the box.
The box says "Cook all the noodles" I did and I had noodles up the wazoo.
Tinplate ToddlerDave, the trick is to use as little sauce as possible and than add sauce when serving the lasagne. That´s what Italian restaurants do. In any case, always use noodles you don´t have to pre-cook.
Thanks Ulrich, you have confirmed our suspicions! Less sauce now, more sauce later!
We will have to make some lasagne soon to see if we can get it right this time.
Tinplate Toddler I think that the Italian cuisine is the best in the world, much more than just pizza and spaghetti!
Mike
Heaven is, where
are.
Hell is, where
Thanks for the pics and story about the La Cloche Mountains. You're reports are giving me many new vacation ideas. You should be getting a commission from the Canadian Tourism Board.
Tim
Late to the model railroad party but playing catch-up.....
hon30critterI will also use cottage cheese instead of the ricota
Tinplate ToddlerHeaven is, where the policemen English the lovers Italian the cooks French and the bankman Swiss are. Hell is, where the cooks English the organizer French the lovers Swiss the policemen German and the bankmen Italian are.
Thanks for the laugh Ulrich!!!
Water Level Routeand a bechamel sauce
That´s what Petra uses! No ricotta or cottage cheese, please!
Water Level RouteIf you aren't a fan of ricotta (but don't mind a little messiness), try using a good thick Ragu (no, not the brand but the style of sauce) and a bechamel sauce in place of the ricotta. Excellent!
Hi Mike,
My bolognese is pretty thick and meaty so I don't think that is the problem with my lasagne, other than I have probably been putting it in layers that are too thick. I've probably done the same thing with the ricotta.
I looked up the recipe for ragu sauce and it isn't much different from how I make my bolognese, except I tend to add more vegetables like diced roasted red peppers and onions. Sometimes we will add chopped celery but I find that that dilutes the flavour a bit so the sauce has to be simmered for a longer period of time.
We are going to make one change to our bolognese recipe in that we are going to try using San Marano tomatoes instead of the usual diced tomatoes. We shall see how much of a difference that makes, if any.
Howdy .... More photos from a year ago.
The day after the celebration in Promontory Point, UT, we were in Ogdan. The Big Boy was on dispaly with its train which included # 8444 which is the UP 4-8-4. UP has a museum there at the station with some interesting lcomotives and other equipement. .... Too many peope to get a good photo of 4014.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Garry - thanks for putting us back on track! Talking about Italian food and recipes made me so hungry, but I need to reduce! Being locked up and a wee bit frustrated certainly has added to my girth!
It was heart touching
Judy reminded me of something of 10 years ago
I had put a toilet in the building out of the goodness of my heart and a check was on the front door that said Big John
How could I not mistake this I'm John and I'm kind of big and I took the check
The beautiful old Irish women across the street laughed when I met her at the front door to give the check back
She asked me what she owed me for installing the toilet in the building and I said absolutely nothing
I said it was my pleasure thank you for taking care of Judy and my Jeremy all those years
She gave me a big smile a hug and a peck on the cheek
Her son is Big John that did work in the building the day before
I love that old Irish woman
TF
Afternoon folks!
BroadwayLionLIONS do not go for wierd and unnatural vegitables
Ah.... Lion, All vegetables that I know of are, ah, natural..... Vegetables are plants and plants are, ah.... Vegetables last time I checked. LOL Now there are lots of STUFF out there that people eat that may not be natural or at least have lots of non vegitable "STUFF" in it that humans should likely not be consuming. But.................... Today there is a lot of non edible poisons that are sprayed on vegetables that are there to , ah..... Well make $$$ for some people but...... I prefer Organic listed vegatables personally as that has less toxic STUFF in and on them. But to each their own.
Just got back home from the Apple Store. Got an adapter that will allow me to use my Pro line Sennheiser headphones with my iPhone. Have a Doctors appointment coming up next week and it will done via FaceTime on the iPhone. Likely as he may want to use the camera to check stuff. This will allow me to be able to communicate with him. The little speakers on the phone are useless to talk with out using the t-loop on my hearing aids.... Hopefully that will allow me to also use the phone better in a few other instances. Only cost me $10 and a few electrons to drive to the store for it.
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
A full weekend in the ROR household. We cut, stained, and replaced the 20 cedar planks in the side-yard gate; participated in a Zoom piano recital with a bunch of kids and one other adult; had my daughter, SIL, and grandson start a week-long visit; and had the water heater die. Oh yeah, and it there was Mother's Day in there, too.
Richard
BigDaddyTile in the garage, unless it's a showroom, doesn't sound like a good idea to me with grease and road salt and general grime that is going to come off a car.
What is "Road Salt"?
SeeYou190What is "Road Salt"?
When you order fries at the Road House they ask if you'd like some Road Salt on those.
Cheers, Ed
SeeYou190 What is "Road Salt"? -Kevin
It is powdered white stuff we northerners use to add in realistic weathered rust effects to our 1:1 scale automobile models. Usually works pretty well too.
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Afternoon Diners!
Flo, give the gang and any dinners what they want on my tap! All so give Dirk what he wants.
Reason I am in a good mood? Found out today I will recivie a full paycheck this week! Seems the Fed's gave the company a loan for payroll during the state shut down. While I sure a gallon of milk will cost $8.00 next year I am glad to have a income again.
Dave My wife and I where both born in Feb, she was on the 15th and I on the 24th. For 8 days she is 6 year's older than me. Use to make her bad when I pointhed that out to her when we where younger. Not so much now.
The state of ILL is stupid! Got two letters today from unemployment. First one said I will recive a Debit card to get my unemployment funds! Second one stated the funds I will recivie will be $0.00? Only in the great state of ILL. No wonder this state is in the ash pit.
Time to plant some flowers, cut some grass and sit out with Sue and Dirk on the front pourch.
Later, Ken and Dirk say's Woof, Woof.
I hate Rust
Whelp, when it rains it pours. First it was the water heater, now my compressor just gave up the ghost.