CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Albert1434]

Tonight were having

Cajun Sausage Stuffed Peppers and Remoulade Sauce

with queso fresco and grape tomatoes

[Marty]

19 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

For breakfast this morning, I had toast with homemade watermelon jam.   

I met a friend for breakfast this morning, and had a "Full Irish."  

Fried egg, bacon, sausages, black pudding, white pudding, mushrooms, baked beans, fried tomato, hash brown, buttered toast, soda bread with butter and marmalade, strong black coffee..., and lashings of delicious conversation. 

Yummy, yummy, yum!  

[clochette]

6 minutes ago, Marty said:

I met a friend for breakfast this morning, and had a "Full Irish."  

Fried egg, bacon, sausages, black pudding, white pudding, mushrooms, baked beans, fried tomato, hash brown, buttered toast, soda bread with butter and marmalade, strong black coffee..., and lashings of delicious conversation. 

Yummy, yummy, yum!  

Whow  you've eaten for the whole week there! 

[Headstall]

7 minutes ago, clochette said:

Whow  you've eaten for the whole week there! 

Hey, Tink.   That's what I was thinking.  

[Marty]

6 minutes ago, clochette said:

Wow  you've eaten for the whole week there! 

My doctor did tell me that, although I need to be careful about what, and how much, I eat, because of my diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes eight years ago, I shouldn't be frightened of 'treating' myself on the odd occasion. Today's breakfast was one of those occasions.  

[Albert1434]

Well tomorrow is flu shoot day and the next is blood work day

[Marty]

Thought of the day:

Spoiler

 

[Marty]

Time for me to head to bed...  

[Valkyrie]

1 hour ago, Marty said:

I met a friend for breakfast this morning, and had a "Full Irish."  

Fried egg, bacon, sausages, black pudding, white pudding, mushrooms, baked beans, fried tomato, hash brown, buttered toast, soda bread with butter and marmalade, strong black coffee..., and lashings of delicious conversation. 

Yummy, yummy, yum!  

Sounds delicious, minus the fungus   

[Bucket1]

16 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

The gazpacho came out perfectly sends some to Page, Bucket, Gary and Douglas by jet bird!

It’s so good when a recipe works

[Bucket1]

12 hours ago, Albert1434 said:

Well tomorrow is flu shoot day and the next is blood work day

Big thumbs up for the flu shot

[Bucket1]

12 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

Sounds delicious, minus the fungus   

I will swap your fungus for the black and white pudding

[Bucket1]

13 hours ago, clochette said:

Whow  you've eaten for the whole week there! 

It’s the breakfast that lasts you until dinner time

Or the hotel brekkie you eat so you only need an apple for lunch, the apple you picked up at breakfast 

[Marty]

12 hours ago, Valkyrie said:

Sounds delicious, minus the fungus   

You might not believe me, but when I first typed that comment I had added the following in brackets following the word mushrooms:

Quote

(sorry, Val [not!])

But I then decided to delete it, just to see what your reaction would be!  

Edited August 31, 2020 by Marty

[Marty]

30 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

I will swap your fungus for the black and white pudding

The friend I met up with doesn't like black pudding, so his finished up on my plate.  

I asked him one time why he doesn't just ask for two white puddings, instead of the standard one black and one white. He claims he doesn't because he would miss the look of pure enjoyment on my face when he passes over the black pudding to me...

Spoiler

The main difference between black pudding and white pudding is that black pudding has pig's blood added to it.

 

Edited August 31, 2020 by Marty

[Marty]

44 minutes ago, Bucket1 said:

It’s the breakfast that lasts you until dinner time

Or the hotel brekkie you eat so you only need an apple for lunch, the apple you picked up at breakfast 

Wow!

You know me so well, bro!

And I also usually bring my thermos flask with me to a hotel breakfast as well. And fill it with either freshly brewed coffee or chilled orange juice (depending on the weather), to help wash down the apple (and banana) I picked up for lunch.

 

Edited August 31, 2020 by Marty
Tidying up

[Headstall]

Happy Monday, all.   I'm in the home stretch on my story....

[dughlas]

16 hours ago, Page Scrawler said:

For breakfast this morning, I had toast with homemade watermelon jam.   

Watermelon jam? That's one I've not heard of before. Do you need to add pectin to get it to gel?

[dughlas]

15 hours ago, Marty said:

My doctor did tell me that, although I need to be careful about what, and how much, I eat, because of my diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes eight years ago, I shouldn't be frightened of 'treating' myself on the odd occasion. Today's breakfast was one of those occasions.  

That's what mum says too. In her younger days mum had a weight issue. During her nurse's training she lost the weight and never regained it. The majority of her nursing was as office nurse for doctor's in private practice. In addition to nursing she also acted as a dietitian helping patients establish healthy eating. She said if you deprive yourself of something you really enjoy you're more likely to eventually binge on it. Better to make it an occasional treat.

[dughlas]

23 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Happy Monday, all.   I'm in the home stretch on my story....

Well it must be one great story because he's a damn fine home stretch ...

[dughlas]

G'day y'all what a difference a few days make. Last week we had temps in excess of 90/32° with extreme humidity. Currently it's 69/21° with moderate humidity and overcast. The forecast is calling for rain later today and overnight. I mowed my yard this morning after pruning the pines to avoid the need to duck my head repeatedly during said mowing.

I learned this morning that the lady nextdoor has tested positive for COVID.  She started feeling poorly the end of last week and was tested. She began to feel better over the weekend and feels okay today but must remain in quarantine until September 5th. Her husband who has no symptoms must quarantine for the next 10 days. He was told they will not test him unless he shows symptoms. Fortunately my interactions with them have been limited to infrequent across the yard chats so I'm not concerned.

Blessed be.

[Headstall]

9 minutes ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all what a difference a few days make. Last week we had temps in excess of 90/32° with extreme humidity. Currently it's 69/21° with moderate humidity and overcast. The forecast is calling for rain later today and overnight. I mowed my yard this morning after pruning the pines to avoid the need to duck my head repeatedly during said mowing.

I learned this morning that the lady nextdoor has tested positive for COVID.  She started feeling poorly the end of last week and was tested. She began to feel better over the weekend and feels okay today but must remain in quarantine until September 5th. Her husband who has no symptoms must quarantine for the next 10 days. He was told they will not test him unless he shows symptoms. Fortunately my interactions with them have been limited to infrequent across the yard chats so I'm not concerned.

Blessed be.

Jeez, that's close to home. Thank god your interactions were limited to distant chats.  

[Marty]

2 hours ago, dughlas said:

Watermelon jam? That's one I've not heard of before. Do you need to add pectin to get it to gel?

I did wonder the same, myself.

Apple, gooseberries, and blackcurrants are good sources of natural pectin. I reckon apple would probably be best for watermelon jam, as it shouldn't mask its delicate flavour too much. I often add a little grated apple when I am making the likes of raspberry jam.

Of course, you could use jam making sugar, which has added pectin. But (a) it's far more expensive than simple granulated sugar, and (b) I like to know the origin of the ingredients I add to my recipes.

Edited August 31, 2020 by Marty
Correction

[Marty]

21 minutes ago, dughlas said:

G'day y'all what a difference a few days make. Last week we had temps in excess of 90/32° with extreme humidity. Currently it's 69/21° with moderate humidity and overcast. The forecast is calling for rain later today and overnight. I mowed my yard this morning after pruning the pines to avoid the need to duck my head repeatedly during said mowing.

I learned this morning that the lady nextdoor has tested positive for COVID.  She started feeling poorly the end of last week and was tested. She began to feel better over the weekend and feels okay today but must remain in quarantine until September 5th. Her husband who has no symptoms must quarantine for the next 10 days. He was told they will not test him unless he shows symptoms. Fortunately my interactions with them have been limited to infrequent across the yard chats so I'm not concerned.

Blessed be.

What Gary said!

Blessèd be, and stay safe, dughlas.

Edited August 31, 2020 by Marty

[Page Scrawler]

4 hours ago, Marty said:

But I then decided to delete it, just to see what your reaction would be!

Hey, Marty.   

 

1 hour ago, dughlas said:

Watermelon jam? That's one I've not heard of before. Do you need to add pectin to get it to gel?

Yep.    https://www.melaniecooks.com/watermelon-jam/16566/