Depot Diner & Coffee Shop

[cherokee woman]

Larry, grilling out sounds good to me.

Mookie, I'll start on the split-pea and ham soup as soon as possible, so
that it's ready for lunch today.

Breakfast is on the light side today (we me preparing the split-pea soup):
breakfast BLTs, and sausage & scrambled eggs.

No matter what Phil the groundhog predicts this morning, we'll still have "winter"
until the first official day of spring.

We're supposed to have rain reaching us by mid morning. Need to make an
early trip to the grocery, just to pick up the two or three things I forgot yesterday.
But will leave Mutt watching the soup.

[edblysard]

Anyone know the cure for "Flat Surface Disease"?
You know that illness that causes people to walk in the door, and start dumping everything in their hands on the first flat surface they come to?

My wife and kids all have a major infection, I get it cured once a week, but they seem to keep getting re-infected.

I tried to cure it by placing potted house plants on all the flat surfaces, but they all died from lack of sunlight…the stuff piled up around them choked them to death!

And what’s up with the forty pound purses?

Ed

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

Anyone know the cure for "Flat Surface Disease"?

Can't help you - have it myself. My dad complained about it 40 years ago, so it's a pretty tough affliction to get rid of...

I'll just take care of that item later....[:p]

Madam La Mook - Our local convenience store started making it. Yum! And now, with the appearance of pre-cooked bacon in the packaged meat cooler at my favorite supermarket, I don't even have to cook the bacon - just cook up the potatoes and chop and add all the other stuff and it's done!

[JoeKoh]

cw thanks for the breakfast.
Ed I know what you are saying about purses.my wife says its in my purse.I'm like I'm not looking in there.you'll never find me again.
stay safe
Joe

[blhanel]

I have a wife with several different purses purchased to match different colored clothes. Often she has to hurriedly transfer her "stuff" from one purse to another, and in the process leave behind an item or two that she realizes later in the day that she needs... [banghead]

[JoeKoh]

You know, despite the fact that the winter doldrums haven't really been this year for a large number of us, maybe it's time for a "summer" event on Friday. CW - get the fixin's ready - hamburgers and hot dogs on the grille, with all your favorite toppings, as well as your favorite salads (potato with bacon for me). Don't know if we can scare up any watermelon (not to mention having to clean up all the seeds from the spitting distance contest), so we'll have to settle for some pie. A la mode!

[Mookie]

I carry a purse for one reason: "Do you have some tylenol? Will you get a kleenex out of there and clean my glasses? I can't see to drive! I need your fingernail clippers. Will you put my sun glasses in there? I need a piece of paper and pen. My billfold is too hard to get at under all these clothes - will you pay the bill? Do you have a safety pin in there? Your keys are handier than mine! Here's the receipt. "

And the disease is rampant at our house. I hide everything, so nothing sits out. "He" has the disease! Must be a "comfort" thing to be surrounded by as much as possible!

Mook

[blhanel]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh


being groundhog day i got some fresh ground chuck for the hamburgers[;)]

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[Mookie]

Mudchicken is at the boarder! Heard he was going to plant some more asparagus (gag) between Colo and NE, so I stomped all 4 feet and caused an earthquake in Nebraska - 2.9! How's that for effective protesting? Top that Mrs. Sheehan!

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

Mookie,

My dictionary defines asparagus as being a noxious weed, a carcinogen. Rhubarb also falls into the same classification.

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[jeaton]

Ed

1. Buy a very large storage container.

2. Find a good desk size flat surface near to the entrance to the house.

3. Set the container next to the flat surface.

4. At regular intervals, sweep all items on the flat surface into the container.

5. When full, put the container into the least convenient storage location in the house.

6. When the house is full of containers, buy a new house.

Hope this helps.

Jay

[Mookie]

I like your dictionary, CP. I can do rhubarb - if it is in strawberry rhubarb pie! The strawberries and sugar disguise the rhubarb!

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by JoeKoh




being groundhog day i got some fresh ground chuck for the hamburgers[;)]
stay safe
Joe

I'm extremely glad that you didn't say Phil, or "roadkill";I don't think
that I want to go there !!!!!![:D]

"Living rooms" are exactly that !! Seems that's where most of us live !
Our "Coffee Table" doesn't have enough room to put a cup of coffee on it !!

"Purses" are a total 'nother story,CW will tell me to get something out of her purse,and at that point in time,I become TOTALLY deaf !![:D]

[Modelcar]

....No "flat surface disease around here"......Wife was born inoculated from it....If "it" remains still for over 30 sec. on a certain location, it is destined to end up in the trash....! Anything I want to remain here in my possession I must take certain actions...such as bring it into the home office here and hope it fits in, etc. so it won't be noticed until I devise a better plan....Example: Magazines...can't remember other things....guess they've been all thrown away.....

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

Mookie,

My dictionary defines asparagus as being a noxious weed, a carcinogen. Rhubarb also falls into the same classification.

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

Hummm,none of our dictionaries have that explanation !!
Will have to go with yours,sounds much better.

"Flat Surface Disease" must be running "rampant" around here.
I'm not sure that we have one that's not covered up !!

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

I like your dictionary, CP. I can do rhubarb - if it is in strawberry rhubarb pie! The strawberries and sugar disguise the rhubarb!

I had once eaten pancakes using a syrup that was made with rhubarb..........and THAT was good! [:p]

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

[edblysard]

Hey............!
Ed

QUOTE: Originally posted by jeaton

Ed

1. Buy a very large storage container.

2. Find a good desk size flat surface near to the entrance to the house.

3. Set the container next to the flat surface.

4. At regular intervals, sweep all items on the flat surface into the container.

5. When full, put the container into the least convenient storage location in the house.

6. When the house is full of containers, buy a new house.

Hope this helps.

Jay

[CShaveRR]

We have no flat surfaces. They're all sagging from weight...

[cherokee woman]

When I ask Mutt to get something out of my purse, it's when I'm busy, and
I say, "Unzip the front side zipper and get the pen." What's he do? Brings
me my purse, and says, "Here you go: get it yourself. I'm not getting in your
purse."

Mookie, and everyone else:

THE SPLIT-PEA SOUP IS READY!

For dessert, we have oatmeal-raisin cookies.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

We have no flat surfaces. They're all sagging from weight...

I have that problem too. But only on surfaces where Duchess cannot reach. Anything left at her level will be chewed until limp. But above her level is fair game to anything.

However last night I cleaned up one bookshelf and started on another so the problem is slowing going away. I have a stack of mags and catalogs to get rid of tho. The collection truck ran yesterday so I will have to wait another week to get rid of them.

It was cloudy all day yesterday but no rain until late last night. It is raining off and on today. It will also be raining tomorrow. The temps a cooling down a bit also, with no sun peeking through to warm things up.

The temps are really going to go down after Sunday night. It looks like we will be in the 30s for lows. [V] It could be a little colder tho, so we will just wait and see how it turns out.

AND today is Monday. [B)] [8] Anyone want to go to work for me?

Hey, how about a nice gooseberry cobbler sometime in the near future? (Just make sure it has enough sugar in it [:o)] [;)] [:p] )

[cherokee woman]

Since we'll be grilling burgers and hot dogs tomorrow, we'll have the Friday
Fish Fry tonight.

Have got codd, whitefish, and perch to go along with the fries, cole slaw, and
hushpuppies.

Also got plenty of oatmeal raisin cookies for dessert after supper.

[JoeKoh]

cw thanks for the supper tonight and the soup was delicious. going to have to get some milk to go with the cookies. got a coupon for a new lottery game today.2 dollars off for on of their new games.why dont they just hand me the big prize instead?
stay safe
Joe

[locomutt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CShaveRR

We have no flat surfaces. They're all sagging from weight...

UH, Carl,thought that was from age,not weight !![:D][}:)]

[cherokee woman]

Fish and sides plus dessert are now ready.[C=:-)]

Know we're "off track" tonight by having fish; but since we're grilling tomorrow,
thought I'd change the routine a little bit tonight.

Always nice to switch the menu now and then.

[mudchicken]

QUOTE: Originally posted by CANADIANPACIFIC2816

Mookie,

My dictionary defines asparagus as being a noxious weed, a carcinogen. Rhubarb also falls into the same classification.

CANADIANPACIFIC2816

Because it's noxious to Felines from Nebrasky, that's why it's planted. But if the mountains keep all the moisture and we get none here on the flats, we gottum big problems here Chief![:D]

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

cherokee woman is having oatmeal cookies at her house tomorrow night?

Here is my recipe for oatmeal cookies, I just thought I would share it with the rest of you folks out there.

3 C. rolled oats
1 C. grated coconut
1/2 C. butterscotch chips*
1 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 large egg
1/2 C. granulated sugar
1 C. brown sugar - firmly packed
1 stick of Crisco shortening - butter flavored
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 C. water

*The butterscotch chips are optional. You can also use chocolate or peanut butter chips.

Combine egg, sugars, shortening, water and vanilla until creamy smooth. Next add the flour, salt and baking soda. Thoroughly blend this all together. Then start adding the rolled oats, coconut and butterscotch chips a half cup at a time.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Form dough into one inch balls and bake on a greased cookie sheet, or a seasoned baking stone for precisely 12 minutes.

I have used this recipe for something like 25 years and it's a favorite among a lot of people who know me. I once offered to bake cookies for others who read this forum, but no one ever took me up on my offer...........except for Sarah, who lives just outside of Philadelphia, Pa. I sent her a batch of my chocolate chip cookies last fall, and this opened up a new friendship between her and I.

CANADIANPACIFIC2816 [C=:-)]

[locomutt]

"M & M"'s are a great substitution also!! [dinner]

No,she didn't bake today;but did bring in a bag of "Store Bought"
cookies;would rather have the "Home baked things"!!

[cherokee woman]

Good Friday morning everyone! Looks like this will be our last "warm" day for
awhile. Our forecast high today is 50. Then, the rain and snow showers will
start tonight.

CanadianPacific, your recipe sounds a lot like the one I use. But I use the jumbo
eggs, and add no water. They are very moist, and so good. Didn't feel like making
the cookies from scratch yesterday, so got a package of the Keebler Soft Batch
cookies at the grocery.

Breakfast today: turkey bacon, sausage, biscuits, gravy, scrambled eggs.

Didn't want to fix too big a breakfast, so we'll all have room for the grilled items
for lunch and supper.

[JoeKoh]

morning
they are saying 2-4 inches of snow for tommorow here.for anyone going up to detroit through ohio for the big game on sunday there will be bears waiting everywhere.
stay safe
joe

[Mookie]

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