Mid Atlantic Area PT Gathering

[pomtzu]

I'm here - better late than never. Made it home just around 9, but was tired from fighting the traffic, so just called it a day. Eileen - you had the right idea - Amtrak!

First of all - thank you Maggie and Coop for a great time and opening your beautiful home to a bunch of animal loving strangers. All the food was wonderful and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. I had a great time and it was fantastic to get to meet and talk to so many people that I never imagined I would. You are all terrific!

The album is great Maggie. Brian didn't look that grumpy - just look at the old broad that was sitting next to him (on his right-not Laurie on the left!) - now that's grumpy looking. Maybe it was contagious???

Amy - no problem - and so sorry to hear that your pooch had a problem. Hope you find that it is nothing serious.

Hoping we'll be able to do this again - maybe make it an annual event?? And perhaps by the next time we can appoint Hannah as the official photographer. She'll probably have the art mastered by then!

I'll check the pics I took and post later if I have some good ones.

Again - thanks again for a fun Sunday!

[Killearn Kitties]

Lovely to see your pictures Maggie, thanks very much for posting them. When you first posted this thread I thought that you were coming half-way over to meet me! I was very disappointed - turned out "Mid Atlantic" was somewhere in the States! Who knew?

Kisses to Pinot. I hope she is none the worse for the invasion.

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm sorry you and the girls were disappointed - I should have clarified!

Pinot sends headbumpies to the ladies from Killearn - she'll be milking this disruption in her lifestyle for some time!!

Lovely to see your pictures Maggie, thanks very much for posting them. When you first posted this thread I thought that you were coming half-way over to meet me! I was very disappointed - turned out "Mid Atlantic" was somewhere in the States! Who knew?

Kisses to Pinot. I hope she is none the worse for the invasion.

[emily_the_spoiled]

Okay, thanks to the Company's Coming cook books here is the potatoe salad recipe from yesterday (with all the necessary translations already done )

German Potato Salad

6 cups Hot potatoes, cubed or sliced
6 slices bacon slices
1 small onion finely chopped
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1/4 cup vinegar
3/4 cup water
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Kepp potatoes hot after cooking.

Fry bacon. Remove and crumble. Set aside

Fry onion slowly in bacon fat until soft and clear. Stir in flour. Add vinegar and water. Stir until thickened. Stir in sugar, parsley, salt and papper. You may need more salt and pepper. Add bacon. Pour over cubed potatoes and toss. Keep warm before serving

[Karen]

Sounds yummy - and is even "Karen safe!" I'll have to try it sometime.

[momcat]

Okay, thanks to the Company's Coming cook books here is the potatoe salad recipe from yesterday (with all the necessary translations already done )

German Potato Salad

6 cups Hot potatoes, cubed or sliced
6 slices bacon slices
1 small onion finely chopped
2 tbsp all purpose flour
1/4 cup vinegar
3/4 cup water
2 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp dried parsley flakes
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper

Kepp potatoes hot after cooking.

Fry bacon. Remove and crumble. Set aside

Fry onion slowly in bacon fat until soft and clear. Stir in flour. Add vinegar and water. Stir until thickened. Stir in sugar, parsley, salt and papper. You may need more salt and pepper. Add bacon. Pour over cubed potatoes and toss. Keep warm before serving

Can't wait to try it out on Soncat! Thank you so much for sharing, it was a real treat!

[emily_the_spoiled]

It is nice because if you use a full 5lb bag of potatoes, just use a full pound of bacon and double the dressing recipe, it makes enough to feed almost everyone (except a bunch of hungry Marines )