Recent content by Midnight_Merlot

@Jabb - the "blue" one looks quite familiar! :) He's such a ham, &, one of the silliest, nicest boys I've ever met!! Wishing him lots of luck on his upcoming engagement...his soon to be must surely have a delightful heart!! I admit that I am biased towards Jab's boy, but, I have met him IRL...

Alright, ok, - I "get it" that this marriage is a super-wonderful thing to the folks "in the know"..., but, maybe its the USA in me, but, without being rude - Where on earth were these "special people" when my DH & me "tied the knot"?!?!!...ummm....*crickets chirping* they didn't care what I was...

Hello back to you!! The closest thing that I am to Whales(whails-sp?) is, if I eat fried, fatty foods. HAHAHA!! A generous dose of "welcome" to you here at DC!!!

Aye' Mate! G'day to-ya! (no, I'm not Australian, but,...I must state that I adore the accents!) My daughter told me a joke earlier today...it's kiinda corny, but..here goes(from a 3rd grader) - What do you call a lazy kangaroo? PS- Welcome to DC!!

Our fridge went "haywire" on us a few months ago...maybe like 8 mo's or so. We went through Craigs List, & got a pretty decent deal for a refurbished double-door from some guy in Norfolk that fixed them, then resold them. I honestly can't say that we have ever regretted it...he delivered it, we...

I despise electric can openers for whatever stupid reason. I think that I just mainly view them as eternally "dirty" & full of toxins...who knows exactly...just that I avoid them. I actually just use a military-style, rustic little metal bit-o-nuttin to open my cans. They work just fine for me...

Thanks for the prompt reply...just in time for my rosary beads even!! *winks* California, - here it comes!! There is DEFINATELY something "quinky" (HA - a Scooby Doo/Themla remark) that just doesn't sit quite right as far as the GF goes....I KNOW that I am an UBER skeptical person to begin...

I also "echo" Josie - WELCOME to DC!! :) But, to add to your question, keep in mind that you can ruin a cast iron skillet in a nano-second by tossing it into a sink full of dishwasher. My DH,....O-I-could-kill-him did this to one of my BEST, most used CI "go to it" pan that was perfectly...

Just read the entire thread Barb...WOW!! Sounds like your entire family has gobs of "soap opera" quality stuff going on. Whew! Just try to focus on your father during this horrendous time, &, pray that his pesterous GF picks up some type of septic hospital disease just to keep her AWAY from him...

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While I admit that I'm NOT trying to lose weight(I'm quite small actually), I AM on a "quest" to eat healthier...(stupid gallstones -ugh). Good news is that I have nearly eradicated myself of those dreaded stones, &, I have thus found out gobs of interesting info about the crap that I USED to...

So, specifically speaking - what really makes a "yam" a yam, &, what makes a "sweet potato" a sweet potato???

Anyone?...I bought 5 sweet potatoes from the Farmers Martet on Friday, but....am "stumped" as to prepare them if they are actually just yams or not? I think it would help me gobs in figuring out how to prepare them...just a bit "thrown off" at this point...any helpful advice?

Maybe its a stupid question, but...still one that I feel compelled to at at least ask...is there a signifigant difference between the 2? IF SO, then, WHAT??? I have been "stumped" on this one for awhile, but, just too scared to ask for feeling "stupid"...I no longer care, I just REALLY want to...

Glad that you mentioned this tax, because, I have found a way to "amp" it up....soak the bread w/the mixings, then pop it into your oven for around 4-5 min.'s or so, &....Holy Moley - it goes from good to almost an angelic quality!! It is amazing how yummy it gets! :)