YES!!!Quote:
Originally posted by slick
Did you at least get any recognition at work today???
quite a few people recognized the fact that I'm the guy that works in the office down the hall and we don't talk to him.....;)
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YES!!!Quote:
Originally posted by slick
Did you at least get any recognition at work today???
quite a few people recognized the fact that I'm the guy that works in the office down the hall and we don't talk to him.....;)
My question: Why is Zippy reading bridal magazines??!??! Come on Zip, inquiring minds want to know! ;) :DQuote:
Originally posted by zippy-kat
(saw it in a bridal magazine)
Does that glass have jets like a jacuzzi? If so
<leans back and lets bubbles come up to chin>
So Lynn, this Baileys is wonderful! And how are things with you lately....
<looks over edge of glass and sees others looking on enviously from their airline seats>
Sorry guys, this glass only fits two loosely or 3 snuggly, so you'll all just have to wait your turn. ;) :D
Richard, this is an awesome Concorde you've rented. Who was to know they had a champagne glass jacuzzi on board! :D
So in honour of your birthday Richard, I've invited a very special guest. Everyone, please welcome Nigella Lawson!!!!
**applaud** ** applaud**
Nigella: "Thank you Slick. Richard, I understand that I was part of your fantasy perfect mate and I'm very flattered so I agreed to make this lovely cake in honour of your special day."
**leans down and gives Richard and kiss and hands him the cake**
"On days when I want the warmth of the hearth rather than the hurly burly of the city streets I stay in and read cookery books, and this recipe comes from just the sort of book that gives most succour, Classic Home Desserts by Richard Sax. The cake itself (which was the pudding I made for last New Year's Eve dinner) is as richly, rewardingly sustaining: a melting, dark flourless chocolate base, the sort that sinks damply on cooling; the fallen centre is then cloudily filled with softly whipped cream, and sprinkled with cocoa powder. As Richard Sax says 'intensity, then relief, in each bite'."
CHOCOLATE CLOUD CAKE
Ingredients:
250g dark chocolate minimum 70% cocoa solids
125g unsalted butter, softened
6 eggs: 2 whole, 4 separated
175g caster sugar: 75g in the cake, 100g in whites
2 tbspns Cointreau (optional)
grated zest of an orange (optional)
23cm springform cake tin
Cream topping:
500ml double cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbspn Cointreau (optional)
half tsp unsweetened cocoa powder for sprinkling
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4.
Line the bottom of a 23cm Springform cake tin with baking parchment. Melt the chocolate either in a double boiler or a microwave, and then let the butter melt in the warm chocolate.
Beat the 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks with 75g caster sugar, then gently add the chocolate mixture, the Cointreau and orange zest.
In another bowl, whisk the 4 egg whites until foamy, then gradually add the 100g of sugar and whisk until the whites are holding their shape but not too stiff. Lighten the chocolate mixture with a dollop of egg whites, and then fold in the rest of the whites. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the cake is risen and cracked and the centre is no longer wobbly. Cool the cake in it's tin on a wire rack; the middle will sink as it cools.
When you are ready to eat, place the still tin-bound cake on a cake stand or plate for serving and carefully remove the cake from its tin. Don't worry about cracks or rough edges: it's the crater look we're going for here. Whip the cream until soft and then add the vanilla and Cointreau and continue whisking until the cream is firm but not stiff. Fill the crater of the cake with the whipped cream, easing it out gently towards the edges of the cake, and dust the top lightly with cocoa powder pushed through a tea-strainer.
Serves 8-12
"Everyone, come 'round and literally "grab" yourself a piece of intense pleasure."
Ummm....guess I'll get out of the Jacuzzi...... :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally posted by slick
"Everyone, come 'round and literally "grab" yourself a piece of intense pleasure."
;) :D
Quote:
Originally posted by slick
So in honour of your birthday Richard, I've invited a very special guest. Everyone, please welcome Nigella Lawson!!!!
lolololol.....
oh man, I HAVE NOT LAUGHED THAT HARD IN A LONG TIME. *heart be still* man oh man, THAT WAS FUNNY!!!
T&P,
Just don't smack your head in the roof when you climb out, o.k.?
I think the 'intense pleasure' refers to the cake....:eek: we are, after all "in the clouds"..
Come on everyone,
We can make it to Fiji for dinner!!!
Everyone is soooooo quiet.......what's the matter?
Would anyone object if I had another peck on the cheek from Ms. Lawson???:o
Gotta watch that language, Richard!!! :eek: I think I'm much more comfortable with BM standing for Bloody Mary than the alternative (and I'm not talking about Big Mac :p )
Sorry I've been so quiet. I've actually had to use my laptop here on the plane to get some work done. :eek: I'll try to be more fun. :)
Let's not get to Fiji too soon, its on the other side of the international date line and your birthday will be over.:( Can you ask the pilot to make a stop over at the cook islands or in French Polynesia? It's only lunchtime there.
Lunchtime? - time for another round of drinks.:D
Better close your office door, Richard. People will think you are actually having fun at work :D :DQuote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
[B]lolololol.....oh man, I HAVE NOT LAUGHED THAT HARD IN A LONG TIME. *heart be still* man oh man, THAT WAS FUNNY!!![B]
Nigella, it's up to you.Quote:
Would anyone object if I had another peck on the cheek from Ms. Lawson???:o
"Why of course Richard. Here, let me just ever-so-gently get that chocolate off your chin....."
oh...man oh man..did i see a recipe??? YUM!!!! lol..hello thursday folks! Sorry i havnt been here for a few weeks but....i for some unknown reason couldnt post?! :confused: oh well..its fixed now :D I was umm..naughty today...i didnt feel like going to school...and about 9/10's of the school were already gone...instead my friend austin picked me up and put me in our friend kels freezer...I thought it was rather humorus...lol http://www.angelfire.com/ill/iceyshiver21/DSC00634.JPG
lol nice present Rich!
Enjoy your present RICHARD!
Quote:
Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
My question: Why is Zippy reading bridal magazines??!??! Come on Zip, inquiring minds want to know! ;) :D
:D
You would like to know, wouldn't you? Guess what?! I'm not telling! lol
Actually, I was 'babysitting' my friend's floral shop while she bussed flowers from a funeral parlor to the gravesite. They have a bridal consultation/wedding planner type service so that's where the books/magazines came from.
Shoulda left ya in suspense, it was more exciting! lol;)
THANKS!!!Quote:
Originally posted by iceyshiver21
..instead my friend austin picked me up and put me in our friend kels freezer...I thought it was rather humorus...lol http://www.angelfire.com/ill/iceyshiver21/DSC00634.JPG
lol nice present Rich!
I know that look!
I have eaten 'budget gourmet' before now THAT'S an oxymoron!
Zip,
Shoot!
I already had a gift picked out!!!
The Polynesian Wedding ceremony attracts more and more foreigners
especially Americans and Japanese. (A famous example among others: Dustin
Hoffman's wedding in 1995).
Indeed, Tahiti and her Islands offer an ideal setting for the most beautiful and
memorable event in one's life.
Organized with a lot of taste by many major hotels of Polynesia, this wedding
has in general no legal*, nor religious worth.
In most cases, it takes place during a honeymoon, or to give a special meaning
to a love relationship or to renew vows for an anniversary.
Couples have the choice between an ancient royal ceremony or a more
traditional occidental one.
Babo,
I sure will! Nigella and cake....life is good!
Thanks Slick,
Yes I am having fun!!
Catland...
French Poly......
I have the hankering for seafood....
Pilot, could you make a left turn here???
DONE!!!!!
Ok, let's head on out to MOFF's place. These lobsters are getting "snappy".Quote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
I have the hankering for seafood....Pilot, could you make a left turn here???
Lobster tails with garlic butter all around.
OH MAN....Quote:
Originally posted by slick
Ok, let's head on out to MOFF's place. These lobsters are getting "snappy".
Lobster tails with garlic butter all around.
Not THAT much of a left turn!!!!
we still have to get to NZ!!!
LOL, I think that part of the trip will begin when we get back to the states..
Sorry MOFF,
Good things are always saved for last!!
OK. What the he** do I know. I'm just a Canucklehead. I don't know nothing about no geography.......
Can I get a DOTD please??
DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT BIOLOGY.....Quote:
Originally posted by slick
OK. What the he** do I know. I'm just a Canucklehead. I don't know nothing about no geography.......
Can I get a DOTD please??
:p
LOL....
flying high....
DONE!!!
Thanks Richard. I'm heading out shortly. Have a nice evening. Hope Eddie gave you a card. Since he's the great escape artist, I figure he's smart enough to go to the store and pick one out.
So are we flying over the Pacific now? Don't we need to stop at Hawaii on the way to New Zealand? It's dark out, but I think that's the ocean down there!:confused:
Hey, can I have some of that Concorde grape jelly for my biscuit?
Quote:
Originally posted by mahayana
So are we flying over the Pacific now? Don't we need to stop at Hawaii on the way to New Zealand? It's dark out, but I think that's the ocean down there!:confused:
Hey, can I have some of that Concorde grape jelly for my biscuit?
lol, sorry about the quick schedule.;)
it's NZ, Australia, and Antartica today, saturday and sunday....on Monday we'll get to south Africa and work our way up the continent.
Concorde Jelly,
DONE!
Slick, a POX on your giving Eddie ideas.
;)
**oops** fell asleep in this champagne 'thingy'!! Hang on while I haul my a** out!.............................................. .................................................. .......................good grief - thought I'd never get down.
Right what woke me up was - Nigella! Did I actually hear Nigella?!! Whoa!
That's some sassy lady Richard - careful!
I saw her make that Choccy Thingy Cakey on TV - good grief it should have had an 'X' rating!! There's just so much you can do with egg whites!
Feeling peckish - did Slick mention lobster tails? Oh - could manage a little itty bitty champagne too.
Is that Oz down below?..........
Lynne
Quote:
Originally posted by lynnestankard
There's just so much you can do with egg whites!
Feeling peckish - did Slick mention lobster tails? Oh - could manage a little itty bitty champagne too.
Is that Oz down below?..........
Lynne
Egg Whites?:eek:
NZ first, then the land of OZ...
We have to stop in to see Carole first!
A towel, some skin cream and more bubbly....
DONE!!
Wish I could accommodate but the lobsters are still alive in the tank in the cargo area. We have to wait until Monday when we get to MOFF's place to BBQ them up.Quote:
Originally posted by lynnestankard
[BFeeling peckish - did Slick mention lobster tails?[/B]
How about something intense.....there's still come Nigella cake left.
Richard: you've still go some chocolate on your face. Was it there all night as a "gentle" reminder??? I'm surprised that Eddie didn't lick it off.
lol,Quote:
Originally posted by slick
Wish I could accommodate but the lobsters are still alive in the tank in the cargo area. We have to wait until Monday when we get to MOFF's place to BBQ them up.
How about something intense.....there's still come Nigella cake left.
Richard: you've still go some chocolate on your face. Was it there all night as a "gentle" reminder??? I'm surprised that Eddie didn't lick it off.
that's one b-day that will stick in my mind and on
my face for a while..
LOL, i almost had an accident....
Since Lynne fell asleep in the glass I thought I'd look for a place to soak.......
So, those salt water tanks AREN'T therapy tubs....:eek: :rolleyes:
Ouch..... Poor Richard, you sure do have to protect your .....ahem......
If it isn't Eddie and the moths, it's the lobsters. What's a boy to do???:D :D
Is the DOTD still valid for today??
Wear armor???Quote:
Originally posted by slick
Ouch..... Poor Richard, you sure do have to protect your .....ahem......
If it isn't Eddie and the moths, it's the lobsters. What's a boy to do???:D :D
Is the DOTD still valid for today??
lololol
DOTD....
DONE!
We are almost at carole's house!!
They won't let me off the plane to meet Carole's family and pets. Carole, you are coming with us aren't you?
Customs said my cough sounded like I would contaminate all of NZ.
We didn't miss Australia did we? Are we swinging back north after this? Just can't miss Captain and Miss Meow.
Richard - there must be something that you can concoct in the bar that is excellent for a bad cold/cough.
I am really sick so I am not sure I read this right.....Richard what are you doing sitting in the lobster tanks? And you brought moths with you?
Slick, keep an eye on him will you?
Would love to but it's glued to my socket :D :DQuote:
Originally posted by gini
Slick, keep an eye on him will you?
Where he decides to take a bath is none of my business. Besides, his head is still in the clouds from Nigella's visit.
Australia tomorrow and I have a seat set aside for Carole....we are going to disneyland!!!!Quote:
Originally posted by gini
Customs said my cough sounded like I would contaminate all of NZ.
We didn't miss Australia did we? Are we swinging back north after this? Just can't miss Captain and Miss Meow.
Richard - there must be something that you can concoct in the bar that is excellent for a bad cold/cough.
I am really sick so I am not sure I read this right.....Richard what are you doing sitting in the lobster tanks? And you brought moths with you?
lol
When I get sick I get a huge bottle of whiskey, lemon and honey......If I am going to wake up feeling bad I may as well be hung over.
;)
DONE??????
I was looking for a place to relax, Lynne fell asleep in the Jacuzzi/champagne glass and, and....
It's just me getting into trouble again!!!
No moths........none at all!!!
Slick,
Don't worry!! I'll behave.:eek:
Ditto on the whiskey honey and lemon. After my mom had her heart attack and bypass surgery, she had a horrible cough - not a cold, just a dry hacking cough that they said is not unusual after such surgery. Needless to say coughing was quite painful for her since they slit her from throat to belly button - including the rib cage! :eek: :eek: So she took to drinking hot water with lemon honey and a shot of whisky in it. Now you must know that my mom is not a drinker by any means. She might have a beer maybe every 6 months or so when out to dinner, but other than that none for her thank you very much. So I was kinda shocked when she first told me of this therapy she had found - my dad isn't a drinker either so I was shocked that they actually had whiskey in the house. :eek: :eek: But at that point I was just glad she found something to make her feel better, and it's not like she did like Richard and over-indulged :p , she'd have maybe one a day, and the whiskey really helped calm her cough - and I'm sure it dulled the pain a little too.Quote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
When I get sick I get a huge bottle of whiskey, lemon and honey......If
So Gini, don't scoff, let Richard make you up a honey lemon and whiskey and I'm sure you'll be feeling better in no time. :D Hope you feel better so you can enjoy the rest of the flight. I hate flying when I have a cold and my head is all stuffy - blegh :p
Oh sure, make it sound like I'm a total lush....;)Quote:
Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom
But at that point I was just glad she found something to make her feel better, and it's not like she did like Richard and over-indulged :p
Actually If you get the honey with the comb in it you can break off a piece and chew on that to relieve some of the symptoms of you illness...
OR a teaspoon of honey followed by a teaspoon of lemon juice is another old remedy for a dry cough.....the whiskey is just an excuse to have a drink..no, what the alcohol does is make you sweat-
ugh, not the best feeling in the world when you are sick but you do feel better, faster...
take care....
I have two remedies for cough one honey lemon and vodka it's tasteless the vodka. The other a screw drver heavier on the oj. Cures me or else I just don't care. I can't drink. Half a wine cooler and I'm gone.
I want all of you to bring those remedies to the back of the plane.
Yeah, I am sitting back here and you won't be able to miss me......I am the one that smells just like a bottle of Vicks.........so I might as well smell like Vicks and Whiskey or Vicks and Vodka.........
But sick or not......by doG, I am going with you to Disneyland and Australia..........Richard isn't going to spring for this plane lease again anytime soon.
(Richard and I are playing the California lottery - currently $23 million. If ever either of us wins.......just you watch Pet Talkers, just you watch.........and be packed and ready to go!)
The recipe for a sourball might work for that cough:
1 shot of fruit-flavored brandy
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
fill the glass with orange juice
To your health!
Meanwhile... back on earth...
here I sit with 4 very sad kitties who thought we were having company. Leonardo and Luke are blowing bubbles in their cat nip tea. They've all been into the hot dogs and Chester is amusing himself by batting a marshmallow around the house.
Grandma is napping. I told them maybe next fall we would have a bon fire and wiener roast ... sigh
:D
Don't worry MOFF I'm sure we will be there tomorrow unless Richard takes us on another detour.
We've GOT to be there tomorrow MOFF - I want the barbequed lobster tails!!
How are you feeling today Gini - all those bottles helping at all?
Keep applying the Vicks - although it does smell a trifle strong here at the front end!
:D :D
Lynne
Whoa! There was a report of a plane doing loops upside down over our town. Was that YOU GUYS???? It headed south toward Texas! We waved!
WHAT is your pilot drinking?:D
lolololololol
he was drinking!!!!
ever see the concorde crop dust???
we'll be there for dinner......
It gets dark here right around 5pm. I'll light the bon fire. You'll be able to find my house, it will be the only one in town with a bon fire in the yard.:DQuote:
Originally posted by RICHARD
we'll be there for dinner......
lolololol...
chest nuts roasting on an open bonfire.
the concorde landing on a kansas road...
we are there!!
:D