The REO Lounge - Part III

[Parmacrafter]

Good morning everyone!

Thought for the day:

The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
~Niccolo Machiavelli

 

[pmoraldo]

Morning Reopeeps, looks like spring is in the air.

My daughters flowerbed this morning.

Duck eggs for breakfast

Sent while Hyper Vapin a Trippy Tipped Reo

 

[tj99959]

Duck eggs for breakfast

Sent while Hyper Vapin a Trippy Tipped Reo

ONLY .................. It's not a duck

 

[Rhapsodies Fire]

Good morning, everyone!

 

[pmoraldo]

ONLY .................. It's not a duck

Even better larger eggs

Good morning, everyone!

Morning Lisa

 

[jj2]

Pietro......no goose eggs for breakfast!! 8-o

 

[vsummer1]

Good morning REOpeeps!

To all those traveling today, please get there safe.

It's a bit chilly this morning, I left the windows open because it has been too warm at night to do so. I am going back to snuggle under the covers!

Today is PT day, and then taking DH's ex-MIL out to dinner for her 89th bday. There is a new steak house in town (only open about 3 weeks now) and we went there the first night they were open after my PT evaluation. I tried to make reservations, but they don't take them and told me they have had lines out the door. We needed this place! They can actually cook a double-cut pork chop to 145 instead of incinerating it to nasty dry, gray 160. It is frenched and all nice and crusted, yet juicy and pink, and they only charge $23 for it with 2 sides! Did I mention it was double cut? I love well cooked, juicy, 3" pork chop! I have no idea how they can make a profit on it. DH loves their steaks, and was amazed that they could cook steak exactly how he likes it, but thinks they are too pricey. For a steak house, I don't think they are that pricey at all. If we went "down the hill" to LA we would be paying over $30 for the same thing. Can you tell I am excited?

In case you haven't heard yet, pork no longer has to be well done so pink is the new pork! The pork we all grew up with had trichonosis, but that is no longer the case unless it is wild game pig. In addition, they breed them leaner now so if you do cook them like the ones we grew up with, it becomes dry and gray instead of the juicy gray from years ago. http://www.porkbeinspired.com/Resources/Images/2924.pdf

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

[Delilah718]

Good Friday Morn REOKinz

Happy weekend to all

 

[vsummer1]

Pietro......no goose eggs for breakfast!! 8-o

Why not? They are huge, and taste different from chicken eggs though. I grew up on duck and goose eggs, we had a pond in the back with both. Thinking back, I have to wonder if my parents didn't clip their wings since they didn't fly away? I had to herd them into their pen every night as one of my chores. Dang Goose was MEAN, so I wouldn't recommend going after those eggs with goslings around though. Plus you might get balut, and if you aren't ready for that it would be best to leave them alone

 

[beckyblue]

Good morning, REOville. Hope it's a happy Friday to you all. It is not one for me. Busy day for me today; again, I have appts. with two doctors and a couple expensive tests. That is all for the good, thoughI cannot imagine myself holding up enough to do it all. The thing that has me beside myself is that my mother's best friend's son (and a friend of mine) is a soldier in Afghanistan. We learned at around 4:30 AM (4 hrs. ago) that he is missing and has been so for a number of days. They are saying he wasn't in a major gun battle or IED attack, and no one recalls seeing him leave base. He LOVES being in the military, so it's not like he'd go AWOL. I trust he's okay. I worry that because WAY back in high school he had a drug problem, and I've read about how abundant and easy to get those drugs are in that region, it may have something to do with that. But he HATES drugs now, maybe more than anyone I know. I am so very sorry to burden you guys with this, especially on a lovely Friday morning, and with all of us so excited about the big REOmeet, but I've been up since 1 PM on Wednesday, and my hands are trembling as I type from fear and lack of sleep, but I feel compelled to. I'm sure I'll regret having posted this as soon as I catch up on a few winks and I get more of the details about Paul, but I thank you SO, SO much, in advance, for forgiving me once that regret does set in. Instead of my typical happy Friday picture, I'm putting one up that honors our troops (where's Ellen, anyway?) -

 

[vsummer1]

Good morning, REOville. Hope it's a happy Friday to you all. It is not one for me. Busy day for me today; again, I have appts. with two doctors and a couple expensive tests. That is all for the good, thoughI cannot imagine myself holding up enough to do it all. The thing that has me beside myself is that my mother's best friend's son (and a friend of mine) is a soldier in Afghanistan. We learned at around 4:30 AM (4 hrs. ago) that he is missing and has been so for a number of days. They are saying he wasn't in a major gun battle or IED attack, and no one recalls seeing him leave base. He LOVES being in the military, so it's not like he'd go AWOL. I trust he's okay. I worry that because WAY back in high school he had a drug problem, and I've read about how abundant and easy to get those drugs are in that region, it may have something to do with that. But he HATES drugs now, maybe more than anyone I know. I am so very sorry to burden you guys with this, especially on a lovely Friday morning, and with all of us so excited about the big REOmeet, but I've been up since 1 PM on Wednesday, and my hands are trembling as I type from fear and lack of sleep, but I feel compelled to. I'm sure I'll regret having posted this as soon as I catch up on a few winks and I get more of the details about Paul, but I thank you SO, SO much, in advance, for forgiving me once that regret does set in.

I am so sorry to hear this! I hope everything turns out well. I can understand your anxiety, but it isn't good for your GI issues to be so stressed! Ask one of those docs to give you something for anxiety, you certainly need it right now. You KNOW stress is the worst thing for you, and you also know that worrying is only natural with Paul being MIA, so please take care of yourself and don't be afraid to take medication to settle yourself if necessary during this time.

Okay? Please?

 

[jj2]

Why not? They are huge, and taste different from chicken eggs though. I grew up on duck and goose eggs, we had a pond in the back with both. Thinking back, I have to wonder if my parents didn't clip their wings since they didn't fly away? I had to herd them into their pen every night as one of my chores. Dang Goose was MEAN, so I wouldn't recommend going after those eggs with goslings around though. Plus you might get balut, and if you aren't ready for that it would be best to leave them alone

Mother goose wants babies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tj99959]

OH-and I don't think you would want to eat fertile eggs, there be babies growing in there.

 

[vsummer1]

OH-and I don't think you would want to eat fertile eggs, there be babies growing in there.

Fertile eggs are fine, as long as you harvest them often and refrigerate them. I had one egg with wings and feathers, and all these years later STILL break every yolk to take a peak inside before I eat them. I don't want them scrambled either, I want to see that yolk broken and cooked. There aren't many things I won't eat when offered, and I will try most any culinary adventure once, but I know balut is going to be turned down. Been there, done that

When I was a kid, I would mark an egg with a sharpie and take the rest (another chore I had). If you clean out the nest, they won't lay again there and then you have to go hunting their new nest.

Those goose eggs I wouldn't touch though, they look ready to bring forth Christmas dinner!

 

[fatherdano]

a fried chicken omelet sounds tasty.

 

[davelog]

Ever tried a grape jelly omelet? I loved 'em as a kid, and occasionally still make one when I can get away with it. My wife is horrified by the concept, but she was the same way about grape jelly meatballs until she actually tried them.

 

[vsummer1]

Ever tried a grape jelly omelet? I loved 'em as a kid, and occasionally still make one when I can get away with it. My wife is horrified by the concept, but she was the same way about grape jelly meatballs until she actually tried them.

Do you put the grape jelly ON the omelet or do you cook it with it? And what kind do you use?

Ditto for the meatballs. And do you think it would go with mystery balls?

 

[jj2]

What summer asked.

 

[davelog]

The grape jelly goes inside the omelet as you're folding it over, it's the omelet's filling.

As for the meatballs, it's a sauce that you simmer the meatballs in once you've baked them. 2 bottles of chili sauce (or ketchup if your store doesn't have chili sauce) and one jar of grape jelly, whisked together over heat until it melds. Sounds weird but is amazingly good.

edit: brands - Heinz for the chili sauce, Smucker's for the grape jelly.

 

[jj2]

TY Dave. I will have to try that!!