I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
classical music.

maxine in ri

On Mar 26, 9:25 am, "maxine in ri" > wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.

King of Queens reruns (gosh that show is funny), Larry King, Greta, or
QVC or the Food Channel. I guess I listen to the TV.

Karen

maxine in ri said...

> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri


I have the iPod connected to the Bose wave radio, blasting random(3000) tunes
at maximum volume.

Andy

"maxine in ri" > wrote in message
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>I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.


Usually I'm listening to my smoke alarm...

On Mar 26, 11:25�am, "maxine in ri" > wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. *DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri

all sorts of stuff, today I have Celtic woman, a new Journey on and
also some george Winston
Rosie

maxine in ri wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri
>


We listen to TV or if it['s music, usually listen to Loreena
McKennitt, Lagan soundtrack, or possibly classical piano. If I need some
energy, I'll pop in some bellydancing CDs (Arabic to Indian)

It also depends WHAT I'm cooking. Sometimes I like to set a complete
mood with the music and food matching. I little Edith Piaf for a French
dinner. Indian music for an Indian meal. DH does massage so we also play
quiet music that sounds a bit Zen-like or Asian, maybe Nativer American
flute and drum, with lots of nature sounds.

Melondy

maxine in ri wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.

Usually, I sing. Mostly, I only listen to music when I'm at my
computer, because if I put the radio on loudly enough to hear it, I
worry that it will disturb James, who is usually working while I cook.

When I'm home alone, though, I often have CDs going -- lately, a lot
of Ani DiFranco and Nanci Griffith and John Gorka.

Serene

On Mar 26, 10:00 am, Melondy > wrote:
We listen to TV or if it['s music, usually listen to Loreena
> McKennitt, Lagan soundtrack, or possibly classical piano. If I need some
> energy, I'll pop in some bellydancing CDs (Arabic to Indian)

I love the Lagaan soundtrack! I just bought the CD and listen to it at
work all the time.

Karen

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>I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>

My cats singing to me. "All Things Considered" is on too early here
to accompany my cooking.



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On Mar 26, 11:25 am, "maxine in ri" > wrote:

The jazz station from a local university.

David

"cybercat" > wrote:
> "Curt Nelson" <X> wrote in message
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>> "maxine in ri" > wrote in message
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>>>I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
>>> classical music.
>>
>>
>> Usually I'm listening to my smoke alarm...
>>
>
> hahaha!! Put some water in the bottom of the roasting pan!

Not always the problem. I had problems when broiling, setting off the smoke
alarm. No trace of visible smoke, and no objectionable odors. But it still
went off.

The normal smoke detector is the ionization type, and it is very sensitive
to cooking.
After two of these, the second of which was for kitchen areas I finally got
a photoelectric type. It doesn't have all the false alarms that the
ionization type was giving me. But even it will go off sometimes when I am
using my wok.

On the music thing, I listen to classical mostly.

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dtwright37 wrote on 26 Mar 2007 10:46:34 -0700:

d> The jazz station from a local university.

That's not a bad choice but I also listen to the same things as
I do when not cooking: classical music from WBJC in Baltimore
or, occasionally, WETA in Washington, DC.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

maxine in ri wrote:
>
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.

Nothing. My stereo is in the family room. I have speakers there and in the
living room, the later being next to the kitchen. I have to turn it up to
loud to be able to hear it clearly in the kitchen. We have a small radio in
the kitchen but the sound quality is the pits. I tend to find the radio
shows and music distracting when cooking. Perhaps the problem is that I do
not like music as background because it becomes just that, noise. If I am
listening to music, I like it to be cranked up so that it is what I am
listening to rather than just additional sounds happening around me.

"Curt Nelson" <X> wrote in message
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> "maxine in ri" > wrote in message
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>>I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
>> classical music.
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>
> Usually I'm listening to my smoke alarm...
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hahaha!! Put some water in the bottom of the roasting pan!

www.kalx.org
www.kfjc.org

They got everything you need to cook by.

Steve

maxine in ri wrote:
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> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri

Normal background here is the jazz channel from the digital cable.

Pete C.

maxine in ri wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri
>

The sounds of my family having fun in the other room without me. Or my
two year old standing by the baby gate yelling "juice! cracker! juice!
Cracker! Thank you very much!"

Curt Nelson wrote:
> "maxine in ri" > wrote in message
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>> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
>> classical music.
>
>
> Usually I'm listening to my smoke alarm...
>
>

ROFL! It's not a timer.

wff_ng_7 wrote:
> "cybercat" > wrote:
>> "Curt Nelson" <X> wrote in message
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>>> "maxine in ri" > wrote in message
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>>>> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
>>>> classical music.
>>>
>>>
>>> Usually I'm listening to my smoke alarm...
>>>
>>
>> hahaha!! Put some water in the bottom of the roasting pan!
>
> Not always the problem. I had problems when broiling, setting off the
> smoke alarm. No trace of visible smoke, and no objectionable odors. But
> it still went off.
>
> The normal smoke detector is the ionization type, and it is very
> sensitive to cooking.
> After two of these, the second of which was for kitchen areas I finally
> got a photoelectric type. It doesn't have all the false alarms that the
> ionization type was giving me. But even it will go off sometimes when I
> am using my wok.
>
> On the music thing, I listen to classical mostly.
>

Mine goes off every time I do burgers inside. Perfectly done, and the
fan is on over the stove. Go figger.

Steve Pope wrote:
>
> www.kalx.org
> www.kfjc.org
>
> They got everything you need to cook by.

But they are at least 2,000 away. I don't think I can pick up their signal.
I will have to content myself with the sound of the exhaust fan and
tripping over the dogs.

maxine in ri wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri

Thomas Newman

Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>
>Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>> www.kalx.org
>> www.kfjc.org
>>
>> They got everything you need to cook by.

>But they are at least 2,000 away. I don't think I can pick up their signal.

The net feeds work pretty good, even over that distance.

In fact I listened to them pretty often when traveling through
Europe earlier this year, so as to not get homesick.

Steve

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"maxine in ri" > wrote:

> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.


I listen to the cars drive by.

My wife listens to talk radio. Drives me crazy. They are so obnoxious.

"ravenlynne" > wrote:
>> Not always the problem. I had problems when broiling, setting off the
>> smoke alarm. No trace of visible smoke, and no objectionable odors. But
>> it still went off.
>>
>> The normal smoke detector is the ionization type, and it is very
>> sensitive to cooking.
>> After two of these, the second of which was for kitchen areas I finally
>> got a photoelectric type. It doesn't have all the false alarms that the
>> ionization type was giving me. But even it will go off sometimes when I
>> am using my wok.
>>
>> On the music thing, I listen to classical mostly.
>>
>
> Mine goes off every time I do burgers inside. Perfectly done, and the fan
> is on over the stove. Go figger.

It's funny that if I really do mess up cooking, not only will the smoke
detector on the first floor go off, but so will the one on the second floor.
Luckily I've never got the one on the third floor going too.

Unfortunately I don't have a range hood (old double oven stove), and the
exhaust fan is in the ceiling so it doesn't catch everything.

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maxine in ri wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri
>

I have this neat BOSE home theater system which stores up to 350 CDs on
the hard drive. I can then play everything I own randomly all day long.
I have a very eclectic assortment of music.

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
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> In article .com>,
> "maxine in ri" > wrote:
>
>> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
>> classical music.
>
>
> I listen to the cars drive by.
>
> My wife listens to talk radio. Drives me crazy. They are so obnoxious.

I HATE talk radio!!!! I hate talk tv too.



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"maxine in ri" > schreef in bericht
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>I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>

Just the food. Hearing it often tells me when to flip or stir something,
adjust the heat etc.

"maxine in ri" > wrote in message
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>I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
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> maxine in ri

XM 73

On Mar 26, 6:54 pm, "Jke" > wrote:
> "maxine in ri" > schreef in ooglegroups.com...
>
> >I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> > classical music.
>
> Just the food. Hearing it often tells me when to flip or stir something,
> adjust the heat etc.

Me too. I smell the aromas and watch. I listen to the food and think
about Julia Child and other great cooks and try to make each meal as
good as I can.

The kids in my family never refused to try anything I've made.
(Neither have the adults).

"maxine in ri" wrote
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri

Birds, dogs barking, neighbor kids...
Beer pop-tops popping
Bottlecaps popping
Ice cubes clinking

Most of my cooking is done outdoors.

Inside?
www.radiomargaritaville.com
http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/
http://www.tropicalglen.com/
or any of many other online music sources

BOB

maxine in ri wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri

My wife telling me I'm doing everything wrong.

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> www.kalx.org
> www.kfjc.org
>
> They got everything you need to cook by.
>
> Steve

What did you cook that weekend in 1983 when kfjc played "Louie, Louie"
for 63 hours? ( a grand total of 863 versions including a tape of the
Oakland branch of the Hell's Angels singing it for a solid 45 minutes)

D.M.
"I still miss kfat."

Donald Martinich > wrote:

> (Steve Pope) wrote:

>> www.kalx.org
>> www.kfjc.org

>> They got everything you need to cook by.

>> Steve

>What did you cook that weekend in 1983 when kfjc played "Louie, Louie"
>for 63 hours? ( a grand total of 863 versions including a tape of the
>Oakland branch of the Hell's Angels singing it for a solid 45 minutes)

Ha, I remember that.

The answer is there was no webcast at that point yet; we could pick
up KFJC in the car radio, but not the tuner in the hi-fi system.

Steve

Mostly NPR. But, on Saturdays there's a show on kvmr in Nevada City
that plays 2 hours of Cajun, Zydeco, and Swamp Pop.

D.M.
"jambalaya, crawfish pie, me-o my-o..."

In article .com>,
"maxine in ri" > wrote:

> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri

Trent Reznor, Judge Judy, Arvo Pärt, Spiderpower, RaveTrax

maxine in ri wrote:
> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.
>
> maxine in ri
>


NPR for me, too.

gloria p

Benny wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
>> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
>> classical music.
>>
>> maxine in ri
>
> My wife telling me I'm doing everything wrong.

Don't have one, so...


The sound of boiling
Clinking of ice cubes in drink
Screams from the lobster


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On 26 Mar 2007 09:25:49 -0700, "maxine in ri" >
wrote:

>I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
>classical music.

I have my IPod Nano home station in the kitchen, so I get to hear all
my faves. If I get tired of that (not likely) there's also the
fallback of the family room TV and its music stations or CD/DVD
player. I do love to listen to music when I cook!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

"What kind of jackassery do I have to put up with today?"

Danae in "Non Sequitir"

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"maxine in ri" > wrote:

> I usually have NPR yakity-yack on in the background. DH prefers
> classical music.

Either National Radio (our equivalent of NPR) or a CD.

Common choices for CDs:

Billy Bragg and Wilco -- Mermaid Avenue (lyrics of Woody Guthrie's, set
to music by the artists)

Massive Attack

The Matrix soundtrack

Robbie Robertson -- Music for The Native Americans or Contact with the
Underworld of Redboy

Miche

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Before enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper
After enlightenment: fetch mail, shuffle paper

Miche > wrote:

>Common choices for CDs:
>
>Billy Bragg and Wilco -- Mermaid Avenue (lyrics of Woody Guthrie's, set
>to music by the artists)

Excellent recording.

>Robbie Robertson -- Music for The Native Americans or Contact with the
>Underworld of Redboy

Haven't heard that one yet....


S.