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WLDKATZ · 10-13-2007, 08:36 PM

LOL
I am so sorry I have to ask...................ARE you a man???
LOL
yes always slive through the top layer of anything which has the edges sealed, it is like a pressure cooker once that crust is punctured it can explode with steam.....I got burned really bad once with an apple pie that way.....I really do hope that you enjoy it!

scarlati · 10-13-2007, 10:58 PM

Yes, I'm a man. I do a lot of cooking, but baking isn't really my thing. At least not yet. I'm more into kettle-cooking; jambalaya, stew, soup, chilly, that sort of thing. This was my first pie. I've made plenty of pizzas, but never anything with a crust on top. In case you couldn't tell.

Anyway, it turned out really good. Thanks for the recipe.

WLDKATZ · 10-14-2007, 07:08 AM

I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have tons of recipies.............. I have been working on a cook book for over 11 years now.....I have dual degrees in Culinary arts..........so I know how to cook just a little.......lol give me an idea what you like to eat and I will see what I can come up with for ya...........lol This dude here is my favorite chef though!

WLDKATZ · 10-14-2007, 09:09 AM

Momma wanted to know if you loved seafood?????LOL She sees you as a project scar...........lol

scarlati · 10-14-2007, 10:06 AM

I love seafood but can't afford the good, fresh stuff on a regular basis. What I'd really love is a good clam chowder recipe. I've tried 5 or 6 different recipes over the last couple years and a couple of them were good but I haven't been able to match restaurant quality yet. Problem could be that I use canned clams instead of fresh. But there's definitely a lot of variation in recipes for this. Some recipes call for milk, some say cream, some have bacon and others don't, etc. So if you've got a good one let me have it. And I'm talking about the New England kind. I've had the Manhatton stuff and don't like it much.

WLDKATZ · 10-14-2007, 10:51 AM

Classic Clam Chowder
INGREDIENTS
6 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into small dice
3 large onion, cut into medium dice
1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
6 bay leaves
4-1/2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
6 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice
12 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams (clams and juice separated)
3 cups water
27 new potatoes, cut into 1/2 -inch cubes
1-1/2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
Salt and pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
In a large soup kettle, fry bacon over medium heat until bacon crisps, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon; set aside.
Keep 2 tablespoons bacon fat in pan. (If necessary, add oil to yield 2 tablespoons.) Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add thyme and bay leaves; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds or so.
Whisk in mashed potatoes, clam juice (bottled and what you've drained from the clams) and 1 cup of water. Add new potatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat; continue to simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in clams, cream and parsley; season with salt and pepper.
Heat through and serve, garnishing each bowl with reserved bacon.

momma also said to wash your clams really well!!! They have loads of sand in them!!!!

Jersey Nonny · 10-14-2007, 11:04 AM

One of the joys and benefits of sobriety...I spent my 62nd birthday in The Vatican as part of a Seven Capitols travel tour...spent my 65th touring Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales.

My Mom (now a 95-year-old Alzheimer's victim) has always been a survivor...my sister and I learned this valuable lesson from her. However, we had to learn to cook on our own, even though Mom was an excellent cook of just about anything you could name. She could eat something in a restaurant, tell you the ingredients, and go home to duplicate it...amazing lady.

Whenever I wanted to make something new, I could always go to the foodnetwork site...the recipes range from easy to medium to difficult. One of the things I miss most being in the nursing home is COOKING!

scarlati · 10-14-2007, 11:04 AM

Fascinating. I've never seen a chowder recipe that called for mashed potatoes as an ingredient. I notice you're not using any roux, so I guess the mashed taters are the thickening agent.

Now about the 27 new potatoes. Is that a typo? Cause that's a lot of potatoes. For soups and mashed I usually use the big Russets or Idahos. If you really want me to use 27 are you talking about the smaller ones, like red potatoes?

WLDKATZ · 10-14-2007, 11:07 AM

LOL
ROLLLLLLLIN
momma said that is enough just about because it feeds about 25 to 30 people...........lol I have 11 brothers and 8 sisters she only knows large cooking.....New potatoes ARE baby potpoes, you can use red ones but uses the smaller ones! Mashed potatoes along with the new potatoes are starchy that is where your roux comes from!!!! Do you know the holy trinity yet?

WLDKATZ · 10-14-2007, 11:08 AM

Jersy I am blessed to have a mother with the same gift, I love to cook but not like momma!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom saved since the day I was born to send me around the world....would of made it but went into labor in Ireland and all I wanted was my mom............lol

scarlati · 10-14-2007, 11:22 AM

Yeah, when I saw how much onion, clam and clam juice was going into this I figured it'd be about twice as much as the last time I cooked it.

I've made plenty of gumbo and jambalaya so I'm pretty familiar with The Trinity. That's onion, celery and green peppers. If you use carrots instead of green peppers it's a French word I don't know how to spell that sounds like MIR-A-POY. I think it's miripoix.

EDIT- OK, I googled it and I did spell it right. MIRIPOIX.

WLDKATZ · 10-14-2007, 11:26 AM

ROLLIN damn your good!!!!!!!!

WLDKATZ · 10-14-2007, 11:55 AM

I didn't learn about Mirapoix for a few years into my schooling...........lol

WLDKATZ · 10-15-2007, 08:56 AM

WLDKATZ · 10-15-2007, 11:43 AM

WLDKATZ · 10-16-2007, 08:28 AM

Just had another one of those moments with my momma........I want to be half the woman she is today.......I watched her struggle and try her best, I guess if there is one thing I can say I learned from my momma is that she taught me how to be resilent! I remeber she sent me a poem once called don't quit.......wonder if I can find it for you guys!!!!!

I hope you can read it!!!!! I will have to get the words down and post it......

WLDKATZ · 10-16-2007, 09:29 PM

My mom is laying in a hospital again tonite.....I hear so many things from her..............Momma one thing you always taught me was to cry in private and fight for what is fair and right, why you won't let me now I don't know why......I need the safty and security of knowing your safe fine and doing well......you gave me strength to find out what tomarrow is all about......I love you woman!!!!

WLDKATZ · 10-17-2007, 07:53 AM

hi mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm<sorry talking to her on the phone>

WLDKATZ · 10-17-2007, 08:24 PM

They have decided It was time to let me see my momma.....I have court tomarrow and all of this is causing way too much stress on both my mom and me, not to mention the baby and everyone of my brothers sisters aunts and uncles I am driving nuts ( mind you momma is calling everyone as well!!!) with my phone calls.....

Al is asleep in bed he has been at work since 430 yesterday morning got off and drove straight threw..........lol gave him a foot massage and out like a lite he went...........lol............he drove so long and is so tired he is sleeping soundly for a change......

talk to everyone soon!!!!

WLDKATZ · 10-21-2007, 08:26 AM

My mom taught me about a special strength this weekend, she taught me it was ok to let go.....she told me that she isn't ready to die yet she has a lot left to do but when her time came to let her go.....I don't think I can....the thought of living in this world without her is almost unbareable.....she's my best friend....

so I have told both her Doctors and mine that they need to do something so we can be back together soon.......she said she would get better as quickly as she can then she told my dad that when she got better that they were moving back down to their house down here...............dad didn't say crap because everyone is pi*sed off cuse I came up there.....oh well never seperate a mom and daughter............lol

WLDKATZ · 10-21-2007, 08:04 PM

I am trying to stay awake but in case I don't............. Happy Birthday mom your the best and we're all glad you liked the stripper...........lol

I love you so very much!!!!!!!( I gotta take off my socks again......she was born in 51.........lol)

WLDKATZ · 10-22-2007, 06:17 AM

Happpppppppppppppy Birthdaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Mommmmmmmmmma!!!

WLDKATZ · 10-23-2007, 08:50 PM

My prayers have been part way answered they decided today that her pace maker comes out next week.......she is still refusing to go back into the hospital..........hard headed heffer..............wonder where I get mine from eh???
I love you momma!

WLDKATZ · 11-21-2007, 07:01 PM

you taught me how to endure I miss you so much!

WLDKATZ · 11-24-2007, 04:30 PM

Momma I miss you so much so tired of feeling like this.......

10-13-2007, 08:36 PM	#26 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	LOL I am so sorry I have to ask...................ARE you a man??? LOL yes always slive through the top layer of anything which has the edges sealed, it is like a pressure cooker once that crust is punctured it can explode with steam.....I got burned really bad once with an apple pie that way.....I really do hope that you enjoy it! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-13-2007, 10:58 PM	#27 (permalink)
scarlati Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 165	Yes, I'm a man. I do a lot of cooking, but baking isn't really my thing. At least not yet. I'm more into kettle-cooking; jambalaya, stew, soup, chilly, that sort of thing. This was my first pie. I've made plenty of pizzas, but never anything with a crust on top. In case you couldn't tell. Anyway, it turned out really good. Thanks for the recipe. __________________ In me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on. -Samuel Becket

10-14-2007, 07:08 AM	#28 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have tons of recipies.............. I have been working on a cook book for over 11 years now.....I have dual degrees in Culinary arts..........so I know how to cook just a little.......lol give me an idea what you like to eat and I will see what I can come up with for ya...........lol This dude here is my favorite chef though! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-14-2007, 09:09 AM	#29 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	Momma wanted to know if you loved seafood?????LOL She sees you as a project scar...........lol __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-14-2007, 10:06 AM	#30 (permalink)
scarlati Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 165	I love seafood but can't afford the good, fresh stuff on a regular basis. What I'd really love is a good clam chowder recipe. I've tried 5 or 6 different recipes over the last couple years and a couple of them were good but I haven't been able to match restaurant quality yet. Problem could be that I use canned clams instead of fresh. But there's definitely a lot of variation in recipes for this. Some recipes call for milk, some say cream, some have bacon and others don't, etc. So if you've got a good one let me have it. And I'm talking about the New England kind. I've had the Manhatton stuff and don't like it much. __________________ In me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on. -Samuel Becket

10-14-2007, 10:51 AM	#31 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	Classic Clam Chowder INGREDIENTS 6 slices thick-cut bacon, cut into small dice 3 large onion, cut into medium dice 1-1/2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves 6 bay leaves 4-1/2 cups leftover mashed potatoes 6 (8 ounce) bottles clam juice 12 (6.5 ounce) cans minced clams (clams and juice separated) 3 cups water 27 new potatoes, cut into 1/2 -inch cubes 1-1/2 cups heavy cream 1/4 cup and 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley Salt and pepper, to taste DIRECTIONS In a large soup kettle, fry bacon over medium heat until bacon crisps, about 5 minutes. Remove bacon; set aside. Keep 2 tablespoons bacon fat in pan. (If necessary, add oil to yield 2 tablespoons.) Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add thyme and bay leaves; cook until fragrant, 30 seconds or so. Whisk in mashed potatoes, clam juice (bottled and what you've drained from the clams) and 1 cup of water. Add new potatoes and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat; continue to simmer, partially covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in clams, cream and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Heat through and serve, garnishing each bowl with reserved bacon. momma also said to wash your clams really well!!! They have loads of sand in them!!!! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-14-2007, 11:04 AM	#32 (permalink)
Jersey Nonny Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nursing Home in Brick, New Jersey Posts: 4,669	One of the joys and benefits of sobriety...I spent my 62nd birthday in The Vatican as part of a Seven Capitols travel tour...spent my 65th touring Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales. My Mom (now a 95-year-old Alzheimer's victim) has always been a survivor...my sister and I learned this valuable lesson from her. However, we had to learn to cook on our own, even though Mom was an excellent cook of just about anything you could name. She could eat something in a restaurant, tell you the ingredients, and go home to duplicate it...amazing lady. Whenever I wanted to make something new, I could always go to the foodnetwork site...the recipes range from easy to medium to difficult. One of the things I miss most being in the nursing home is COOKING! __________________ For, it's a long, long while from May to December... But, the days grow short when you reach September...

10-14-2007, 11:04 AM	#33 (permalink)
scarlati Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 165	Fascinating. I've never seen a chowder recipe that called for mashed potatoes as an ingredient. I notice you're not using any roux, so I guess the mashed taters are the thickening agent. Now about the 27 new potatoes. Is that a typo? Cause that's a lot of potatoes. For soups and mashed I usually use the big Russets or Idahos. If you really want me to use 27 are you talking about the smaller ones, like red potatoes? __________________ In me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on. -Samuel Becket

10-14-2007, 11:07 AM	#34 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	LOL ROLLLLLLLIN momma said that is enough just about because it feeds about 25 to 30 people...........lol I have 11 brothers and 8 sisters she only knows large cooking.....New potatoes ARE baby potpoes, you can use red ones but uses the smaller ones! Mashed potatoes along with the new potatoes are starchy that is where your roux comes from!!!! Do you know the holy trinity yet? __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-14-2007, 11:08 AM	#35 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	Jersy I am blessed to have a mother with the same gift, I love to cook but not like momma!!!!!!!!!!!! My mom saved since the day I was born to send me around the world....would of made it but went into labor in Ireland and all I wanted was my mom............lol __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-14-2007, 11:22 AM	#36 (permalink)
scarlati Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 165	Yeah, when I saw how much onion, clam and clam juice was going into this I figured it'd be about twice as much as the last time I cooked it. I've made plenty of gumbo and jambalaya so I'm pretty familiar with The Trinity. That's onion, celery and green peppers. If you use carrots instead of green peppers it's a French word I don't know how to spell that sounds like MIR-A-POY. I think it's miripoix. EDIT- OK, I googled it and I did spell it right. MIRIPOIX. __________________ In me there have always been two fools, among others, one asking nothing better than to stay where he is and the other imagining that life might be slightly less horrible a little further on. -Samuel Becket

10-14-2007, 11:26 AM	#37 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	ROLLIN damn your good!!!!!!!! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-14-2007, 11:55 AM	#38 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	I didn't learn about Mirapoix for a few years into my schooling...........lol __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-15-2007, 08:56 AM	#39 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	__________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-15-2007, 11:43 AM	#40 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	__________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-16-2007, 08:28 AM	#41 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	Just had another one of those moments with my momma........I want to be half the woman she is today.......I watched her struggle and try her best, I guess if there is one thing I can say I learned from my momma is that she taught me how to be resilent! I remeber she sent me a poem once called don't quit.......wonder if I can find it for you guys!!!!! I hope you can read it!!!!! I will have to get the words down and post it...... __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-16-2007, 09:29 PM	#42 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	My mom is laying in a hospital again tonite.....I hear so many things from her..............Momma one thing you always taught me was to cry in private and fight for what is fair and right, why you won't let me now I don't know why......I need the safty and security of knowing your safe fine and doing well......you gave me strength to find out what tomarrow is all about......I love you woman!!!! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-17-2007, 07:53 AM	#43 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	hi mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm<sorry talking to her on the phone> __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-17-2007, 08:24 PM	#44 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	They have decided It was time to let me see my momma.....I have court tomarrow and all of this is causing way too much stress on both my mom and me, not to mention the baby and everyone of my brothers sisters aunts and uncles I am driving nuts ( mind you momma is calling everyone as well!!!) with my phone calls..... Al is asleep in bed he has been at work since 430 yesterday morning got off and drove straight threw..........lol gave him a foot massage and out like a lite he went...........lol............he drove so long and is so tired he is sleeping soundly for a change...... talk to everyone soon!!!! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-21-2007, 08:26 AM	#45 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	My mom taught me about a special strength this weekend, she taught me it was ok to let go.....she told me that she isn't ready to die yet she has a lot left to do but when her time came to let her go.....I don't think I can....the thought of living in this world without her is almost unbareable.....she's my best friend.... so I have told both her Doctors and mine that they need to do something so we can be back together soon.......she said she would get better as quickly as she can then she told my dad that when she got better that they were moving back down to their house down here...............dad didn't say crap because everyone is pi*sed off cuse I came up there.....oh well never seperate a mom and daughter............lol __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-21-2007, 08:04 PM	#46 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	I am trying to stay awake but in case I don't............. Happy Birthday mom your the best and we're all glad you liked the stripper...........lol I love you so very much!!!!!!!( I gotta take off my socks again......she was born in 51.........lol) __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-22-2007, 06:17 AM	#47 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	Happpppppppppppppy Birthdaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Mommmmmmmmmma!!! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

10-23-2007, 08:50 PM	#48 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	My prayers have been part way answered they decided today that her pace maker comes out next week.......she is still refusing to go back into the hospital..........hard headed heffer..............wonder where I get mine from eh??? I love you momma! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

11-21-2007, 07:01 PM	#49 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	you taught me how to endure I miss you so much! __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

11-24-2007, 04:30 PM	#50 (permalink)
WLDKATZ Hell on Wheels Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Flint MI Posts: 4,439	Momma I miss you so much so tired of feeling like this....... __________________ Good Better best never let it rest until you kick the dog shi! out of the looser!!!!!!!!!

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