On Fri 02 May 2008 09:46:49p, Cindi - HappyMamatoThree told us...

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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> For many reasons we missed having a corned beef dinner on St. Patrick's
>> Day, although I had two briskets in the freezer.
>>
>> Tonight it's corned beef with red potatoes, carrots, cabbage, rutabaga,
>> parsnips, and onions. I pretty much followed the Bon Appetit recipe
>> with Guinness, but my own varitions on spice blends.
>>
>> The corned beef is done, and the nut that I am, I cook each vegetable
>> individually so that they're all at exactly the texture I prefer. It
>> smells heavenly, and I can't wait to dig in as soon as the last of it
>> is done.
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> The smell would probably be driving me crazy. I fear I would not have
> taken the time to or energy to prepare each item seperately. Sounds
> really good.

We just finished eating and it was really delicious!

>> David will eat the vegetables but not the corned beef. His
>> pholosphy...if the meat is pink it must still be raw, in spite of the
>> fact that it simmered for ~3 hours! How crazy is that? He'll be
>> having hot dogs. :-) They're pink inside. Makes no sense to me. :-)
>
> Ummmm, okay. Opting to eat a hot dog instead of homemade corned beef
> seems a sacrilege. I hope you enjoyed the full measure of your effort
> even if David didn't. I am sure the vegetables we quite satisfying even
> when paired with a hot dog.

He decided he didn't really like the vegetables after all. I cooked him
some parslied potatoes. Grrrrr!

> Cindi
>
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>> Wayne Boatwright
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