On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:46:27 -0500, John Kane >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:28:36 -0500, John Kane >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> While cycling home from work one dark evening I encountered a man
>>> dressed in black, riding a bicycle while balancing a case of 24 beer on
>>> his handle bars and riding on my side of the street. Luckily he was
>>> smoking a cigarette and I saw the red glow.
>>
>> <snork!> That is ridiculous enough to be real!
>>
>Oh, it was quite real and shook me a bit. Then there was the woman on a
>bicycle who backended me when I stopped in the middle of the block (I
>was on a bicycle)to avoid pulling up beside the Prime Minister's car at
>the next red light [1] After she expressed surprise that I was stopping
>she then proceeded to pass the PM's car and escort car, run the red
>light and then go on to run the next two red lights before I lost sight
>of her.

and with all of those extra cops on paid overtime, no one went after
her? LOL! Your tax dollars at work.

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sf wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:46:27 -0500, John Kane >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:28:36 -0500, John Kane >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> While cycling home from work one dark evening I encountered a man
>>>> dressed in black, riding a bicycle while balancing a case of 24 beer on
>>>> his handle bars and riding on my side of the street. Luckily he was
>>>> smoking a cigarette and I saw the red glow.
>>> <snork!> That is ridiculous enough to be real!
>>>
>> Oh, it was quite real and shook me a bit. Then there was the woman on a
>> bicycle who backended me when I stopped in the middle of the block (I
>> was on a bicycle)to avoid pulling up beside the Prime Minister's car at
>> the next red light [1] After she expressed surprise that I was stopping
>> she then proceeded to pass the PM's car and escort car, run the red
>> light and then go on to run the next two red lights before I lost sight
>> of her.
>
> and with all of those extra cops on paid overtime, no one went after
> her? LOL! Your tax dollars at work.
>
What extra cops? What overtime? This would just be the normal PM's
entourage probably coming in from his summer residence on a Sunday morning.

IIRC there were three cars. My assumption was that the first and last
had a couple of personal protection RCMP officers each and the middle
car had the PM.

In the 1990s a friend of mine was outside 24 Sussex (PM's official
residence) with his wife and baby daughter when the PM wandered out and
stopped to shake hands and admire the baby.

--
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

"Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
<snip>
> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was at the Berkeley
> Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back for more and just having an
> asparagus feast. (The bunch I bought was for mini-quiches.)
>
Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

In article >,
Michael Kuettner > wrote:
>
>"Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
><snip>
>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was at the Berkeley
>> Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back for more and just having an
>> asparagus feast. (The bunch I bought was for mini-quiches.)
>>
>Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.

Those are two most excellent words in connection with asparagus.



Charlotte
--

Charlotte wrote on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:06:06 +0000 (UTC):

CLB> In article >,
CLB> Michael Kuettner > wrote:
??>>
??>> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
??>> <snip>
??>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was
at the
??>>> Berkeley Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back
??>>> for more and just having an asparagus feast. (The bunch
??>>> I bought was for mini-quiches.)
??>>>
??>> Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.

CLB> Those are two most excellent words in connection with
CLB> asparagus.

Very good but a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkling of
Parmesan cheese is good too!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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

In article <uEExj.15559$Sw6.4348@trnddc06>,
James Silverton <not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not> wrote:
> Charlotte wrote on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:06:06 +0000 (UTC):
>
> CLB> In article >,
> CLB> Michael Kuettner > wrote:
> ??>>
> ??>> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
> ??>> <snip>
> ??>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was
>at the
> ??>>> Berkeley Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back
> ??>>> for more and just having an asparagus feast. (The bunch
> ??>>> I bought was for mini-quiches.)
> ??>>>
> ??>> Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.
>
> CLB> Those are two most excellent words in connection with
> CLB> asparagus.
>
>Very good but a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkling of
>Parmesan cheese is good too!

The first of the season for me is usually roasted in a tiny bit of olive
oil and a sprinkling of salt.

After that I can decide about further embellishments.

Charlotte
--

James Silverton wrote:

>
>
> Very good but a squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkling of
> Parmesan cheese is good too!

It's darned near perfect with just butter and salt. It is also
excellent grilled. Once in a while I sauté it in olive oil wit chopped
garlic and a pinch of fried chilli flakes then served it with spaghetti
topped with freshly grated Parmesan.

"Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
> Michael Kuettner wrote:
>>
>>"Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
>><snip>
>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was at the Berkeley
>>> Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back for more and just having an
>>> asparagus feast. (The bunch I bought was for mini-quiches.)
>>>
>>Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.
>
> Those are two most excellent words in connection with asparagus.
>
>
>
To tempt you even more : After cooking the asparagus in lemon-water,
dip it in beer-dough and deep-fry it.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

Michael wrote on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:53:01 +0100:


MK> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
??>> Michael Kuettner wrote:
??>>>
??>>> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
??>>> <snip>
??>>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was
at the
??>>>> Berkeley Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back
??>>>> for more and just having an asparagus feast. (The bunch
??>>>> I bought was for mini-quiches.)
??>>>>
??>>> Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.
??>>
??>> Those are two most excellent words in connection with
??>> asparagus.
??>>
??>>
??>>
MK> To tempt you even more : After cooking the asparagus in
MK> lemon-water, dip it in beer-dough and deep-fry it.

Are you sure you are not a Glaswegian?

I must admit that asparagus tempura is good, nearly as good as
sweet potato!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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

"Michael Kuettner" > wrote in
:

>
> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
>> Michael Kuettner wrote:
>>>
>>>"Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
>>><snip>
>>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was at the
>>>> Berkeley Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back for more and
>>>> just having an asparagus feast. (The bunch I bought was for
>>>> mini-quiches.)
>>>>
>>>Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.
>>
>> Those are two most excellent words in connection with asparagus.
>>
>>
>>
> To tempt you even more : After cooking the asparagus in lemon-water,
> dip it in beer-dough and deep-fry it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael Kuettner
>
>
>
>
>
>

put the asparagus in a bowl ...drizzle with oil, salt fairly heavily and
toss, lay asparagus out 1 layer thick on a cookie sheet or right on the
grill rack...then grill or broil for maybe 5 minutes...excellent.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

"James Silverton" schrieb:
> Michael wrote on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:53:01 +0100:
>
>
> MK> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
> ??>> Michael Kuettner wrote:
> ??>>>
> ??>>> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
> ??>>> <snip>
> ??>>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was at the
> ??>>>> Berkeley Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back
> ??>>>> for more and just having an asparagus feast. (The bunch
> ??>>>> I bought was for mini-quiches.)
> ??>>>>
> ??>>> Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.
> ??>>
> ??>> Those are two most excellent words in connection with
> ??>> asparagus.
> ??>>
> ??>>
> ??>>
> MK> To tempt you even more : After cooking the asparagus in
> MK> lemon-water, dip it in beer-dough and deep-fry it.
>
> Are you sure you are not a Glaswegian?
>
Rather sure, because
a) I have a hard time understanding the buggers
b) I don't do the Glasgow-kiss

> I must admit that asparagus tempura is good, nearly as good as sweet potato!
>
Another nice asparagus : Boil them as above, wrap 3 sticks in thinly sliced
bacon
and shortly fry until bacon is crunchy.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

In article >, hahabogus
> wrote:

> put the asparagus in a bowl ...drizzle with oil, salt fairly heavily and
> toss, lay asparagus out 1 layer thick on a cookie sheet or right on the
> grill rack...then grill or broil for maybe 5 minutes...excellent.

I do it just like you say with asparagus and corn, with moderate salt
and a bit of pepper, then grill a salmon filet at the same time. Even
better if I can score an alder plank, soak it, oil it on one side, then
grill salmon and vegetables with less than a full load of charcoal.
With my small Weber grill, I just put the top on and let it smoke for
15-20 minutes. Wowie zowie! Goes great with a bit of lemon, a little
cole slaw on the side, and a Guinness (or three).

Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "The Ranger" > wrote:
>> ObFood: Apricot Ham with a large helping scalloped
>> potatoes.
>>
> What is Apricot Ham, Ranger? Sounds good. Ham
> with some kind apricot-based glaze or sauce?

Apricot Ham

INGREDIENTS:

For the glaze:
1 cup apricot jam or brandy-soaked, dried apricots
1/3 cup Dijon mustard
1/2 cup orange juice (Minute Maid works fine but
fresh will give you some zest, too.)
2 Tbs. EVOO
2 tsp. Orange Zest if using dried apricots instead of jam
1 sm onion, chopped fine
4 cloves garlic, crushed
Kosher Salt and fresh-ground pepper
Optional:
1 habanero chile, seeded and chopped fine
1 Serrano chile, seeded and chopped fine

1 7-9 lb ham

METHOD:
Preheat oven as directed on ham's package; usually 18 minutes
per pound.

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, bringing to a
simmer.

Set ham into baking dish and score the top of the ham in a
diamond pattern; ladle glaze over ham, spreading to coat
completely.

Check periodically and adjust heat to prevent burning the
glaze.

For those that like a little heat, add the chiles.

The Ranger

Michael Kuettner wrote:
> "James Silverton" schrieb:
>> Michael wrote on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:53:01 +0100:
>>
>>
>> MK> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
>> ??>> Michael Kuettner wrote:
>> ??>>>
>> ??>>> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
>> ??>>> <snip>
>> ??>>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was at the
>> ??>>>> Berkeley Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back
>> ??>>>> for more and just having an asparagus feast. (The bunch
>> ??>>>> I bought was for mini-quiches.)
>> ??>>>>
>> ??>>> Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.
>> ??>>
>> ??>> Those are two most excellent words in connection with
>> ??>> asparagus.
>> ??>>
>> ??>>
>> ??>>
>> MK> To tempt you even more : After cooking the asparagus in
>> MK> lemon-water, dip it in beer-dough and deep-fry it.
>>
>> Are you sure you are not a Glaswegian?
>>
> Rather sure, because
> a) I have a hard time understanding the buggers
> b) I don't do the Glasgow-kiss
>
>> I must admit that asparagus tempura is good, nearly as good as sweet potato!
>>
> Another nice asparagus : Boil them as above, wrap 3 sticks in thinly sliced
> bacon
> and shortly fry until bacon is crunchy.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael Kuettner

Your mother's from Glasgow?


--
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

"John Kane" > wrote in message
...
> Michael Kuettner wrote:
>> "James Silverton" schrieb:
>>> Michael wrote on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:53:01 +0100:
>>>
>>>
>>> MK> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
>>> ??>> Michael Kuettner wrote:
>>> ??>>>
>>> ??>>> "Charlotte L. Blackmer" schrieb:
>>> ??>>> <snip>
>>> ??>>>> obFood: Asparagus tips were down to $1.69/lb when I was at the
>>> ??>>>> Berkeley Bowl last week. I'm contemplating going back
>>> ??>>>> for more and just having an asparagus feast. (The bunch
>>> ??>>>> I bought was for mini-quiches.)
>>> ??>>>>
>>> ??>>> Two words : Sauce Hollandaise.
>>> ??>>
>>> ??>> Those are two most excellent words in connection with
>>> ??>> asparagus.
>>> ??>>
>>> ??>>
>>> ??>>
>>> MK> To tempt you even more : After cooking the asparagus in
>>> MK> lemon-water, dip it in beer-dough and deep-fry it.
>>>
>>> Are you sure you are not a Glaswegian?
>>>
>> Rather sure, because
>> a) I have a hard time understanding the buggers

i can

>> b) I don't do the Glasgow-kiss


I do, hold still..................


>>
>>> I must admit that asparagus tempura is good, nearly as good as sweet
>>> potato!
>>>
>> Another nice asparagus : Boil them as above, wrap 3 sticks in thinly
>> sliced bacon
>> and shortly fry until bacon is crunchy.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michael Kuettner
>
> Your mother's from Glasgow?
>
>
> --
> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada