Since I wasn't in the office on Friday, I didn't know that one of my co-
workers was planning on bringing in lunch for our small department today.

She bought excellent croissants from the French bakery and made sandwiches of
homemade chicken salad, Parma ham and provolone with a homemade mustard, and
thin-sliced tenderloin with a homemade horseradish dressing. Along with the
sandwiches we had a salad of spring greens with a homemade blackberry
vinaigrette (I must get that recipe). There was also a relish tray. For
dessert she had baked a caramelized coconut flan.

Everything was delicious and we only had one who opted for going out for, of
all things, McDonalds.

We don't have any regular schedule for doing these lunches, but every so
often one of us will bring in a homemade lunch for everyone.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Wayne Boatwright said...

> thin-sliced tenderloin


Tenderloin what?

Sounds great otherwise.

Andy

On Apr 6, 4:55*pm, Wayne Boatwright
> Everything was delicious and we only had one who opted for going out for, of
> all things, McDonalds.

That person probably was interested in some sour grapes.

Nice that a coworker knocked herself out. Sounds delicious.

On Apr 6, 4:55*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> Since I wasn't in the office on Friday, I didn't know that one of my co-
> workers was planning on bringing in lunch for our small department today.
>
> She bought excellent croissants from the French bakery and made sandwiches of
> homemade chicken salad, Parma ham and provolone with a homemade mustard, and
> thin-sliced tenderloin with a homemade horseradish dressing. *Along with the
> sandwiches we had a salad of spring greens with a homemade blackberry
> vinaigrette (I must get that recipe). *There was also a relish tray. *For
> dessert she had baked a caramelized coconut flan.
>
> Everything was delicious and we only had one who opted for going out for, of
> all things, McDonalds.
>
> We don't have any regular schedule for doing these lunches, but every so
> often one of us will bring in a homemade lunch for everyone.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright
>
> "One man's meat is another man's poison"
> * * * * * * *- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Wow! Wish I worked there. Sounds great!

It's amazing how much a gesture such as bringing in homemade stuff can
do for an office. I'm glad you have that kind of workplace.

Kris

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Since I wasn't in the office on Friday, I didn't know that one of my co-
> workers was planning on bringing in lunch for our small department today.
>
> She bought excellent croissants from the French bakery and made sandwiches of
> homemade chicken salad, Parma ham and provolone with a homemade mustard, and
> thin-sliced tenderloin with a homemade horseradish dressing. Along with the
> sandwiches we had a salad of spring greens with a homemade blackberry
> vinaigrette (I must get that recipe). There was also a relish tray. For
> dessert she had baked a caramelized coconut flan.
>
> Everything was delicious and we only had one who opted for going out for, of
> all things, McDonalds.
>
> We don't have any regular schedule for doing these lunches, but every so
> often one of us will bring in a homemade lunch for everyone.
>

Yum yum! Aren't you lucky! Shame on the person who went to McD's.

--
Jean B.

On Mon 06 Apr 2009 05:25:48p, Jean B. told us...

> Yum yum! Aren't you lucky! Shame on the person who went to McD's.
>

Yes, it was a delightful lunch. But to make matters worse, the person who
went to McDonald's brought back a Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, Fries, and a
Coke to eat with us. It was like an insult.

Our generous co-worker pointed me to the online recipe she used. It's an
Emeril LeGasse recipe, although she did not make the full salad, only the
dressing.

Blackberry Vinaigrette

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 pint fresh blackberries, plus extra for garnish
1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 cup light olive oil

In a large skillet, heat the oil over a medium-high heat. Add the shallots
and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the blackberries and cook,
stirring, for 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the vinegars and cook until
reduced by half, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and transfer to a
blender. Add the sugar, mint and tarragon, and process to a smooth paste.
Add the salt and pepper. With the machine running, add the light olive oil
through the feed tube and process until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh
sieve into a clean bowl and refrigerate until completely cool, about 1
hour.

The full recipe, including the complete salad, is he

http://preview.tinyurl.com/colbs9


--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Jean B. wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> Shame on the person who went to McD's.
>

Sounds like Wayne has a boboNOBRAINO or it's clone working at his office.

me

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 05:25:48p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Yum yum! Aren't you lucky! Shame on the person who went to McD's.
>>
>
> Yes, it was a delightful lunch. But to make matters worse, the person who
> went to McDonald's brought back a Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, Fries, and a
> Coke to eat with us. It was like an insult.
>
> Our generous co-worker pointed me to the online recipe she used. It's an
> Emeril LeGasse recipe, although she did not make the full salad, only the
> dressing.
>
> Blackberry Vinaigrette
>
> 1 tablespoon olive oil
> 1 tablespoon minced shallots
> 1 teaspoon minced garlic
> 1 pint fresh blackberries, plus extra for garnish
> 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
> 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
> 1/2 teaspoon sugar
> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
> 1/2 teaspoon salt
> 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
> 1/2 cup light olive oil
>
> In a large skillet, heat the oil over a medium-high heat. Add the shallots
> and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the blackberries and cook,
> stirring, for 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the vinegars and cook until
> reduced by half, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and transfer to a
> blender. Add the sugar, mint and tarragon, and process to a smooth paste.
> Add the salt and pepper. With the machine running, add the light olive oil
> through the feed tube and process until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh
> sieve into a clean bowl and refrigerate until completely cool, about 1
> hour.
>
> The full recipe, including the complete salad, is he
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/colbs9
>
>
That dressing sounds interesting. She sounds like she loves to cook.

I wonder whether the one with the McD's felt one iota of shame.

--
Jean B.

On Mon 06 Apr 2009 06:22:24p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 05:25:48p, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> Yum yum! Aren't you lucky! Shame on the person who went to McD's.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, it was a delightful lunch. But to make matters worse, the person
>> who went to McDonald's brought back a Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, Fries,
>> and a Coke to eat with us. It was like an insult.
>>
>> Our generous co-worker pointed me to the online recipe she used. It's
>> an Emeril LeGasse recipe, although she did not make the full salad,
>> only the dressing.
>>
>> Blackberry Vinaigrette
>>
>> 1 tablespoon olive oil
>> 1 tablespoon minced shallots
>> 1 teaspoon minced garlic
>> 1 pint fresh blackberries, plus extra for garnish
>> 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
>> 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
>> 1/2 teaspoon sugar
>> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
>> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
>> 1/2 teaspoon salt
>> 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
>> 1/2 cup light olive oil
>>
>> In a large skillet, heat the oil over a medium-high heat. Add the
>> shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the
>> blackberries and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with
>> the vinegars and cook until reduced by half, about 30 seconds. Remove
>> from the heat and transfer to a blender. Add the sugar, mint and
>> tarragon, and process to a smooth paste. Add the salt and pepper. With
>> the machine running, add the light olive oil through the feed tube and
>> process until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a clean
>> bowl and refrigerate until completely cool, about 1 hour.
>>
>> The full recipe, including the complete salad, is he
>>
>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/colbs9
>>
>>
> That dressing sounds interesting. She sounds like she loves to cook.

She does, and she makes some very interesting dishes from time to time.

> I wonder whether the one with the McD's felt one iota of shame.
>

Knowing the person as well as I do, I seriously doubt it.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Lil' Wayne Boatwrong BACKSTABS:

> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 05:25:48p, Jean B. told us...
>
> > Yum yum! Aren't you lucky! Shame on the person who went to McD's.
> >
>
> Yes, it was a delightful lunch. But to make matters worse, the person who
> went to McDonald's brought back a Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, Fries, and a
> Coke to eat with us. It was like an insult.


Get a friggin' grip, Lil' Wayne...if someone else's lunch choice is an
"insult", then it's *you* with the prob, *not* them...

There are myriad reasons why the "shameful" person chose McD's...maybe they
wanted to get outta the office, maybe it's what they preferred that
particular day, mebbe they didn't want to partake of a lunch where you, Lil'
Wayne, sits around like an old biddy at a sewing circle and passes judgement
on everyone elses' gustatory choices...

Your sneering attitude over such a trivial matter is *deeply* indicative of
*severe* mental issues on your part...as long as they paid for their lunch
themselves it's their choice, not yours. And you've no business babbling
negatively about a co-worker on a public forum...

Making a point of elevating yourself by dissing a another person - AFAIK in
this case and innocent and unknown to us co-worker - is tacky in the
extreme. Did you show this other person your post or tell them to their
face that that their fast food lunch did not meet you "standards", or...???
Bet not...that's cuz you lack integrity of character.

Lil' Wayne, you SUCK - BIG TIME! You are a lying and duplicitous douche
bag, you fool *no* one...you are cowardice personified.


> Our generous co-worker pointed me to the online recipe she used. It's an
> Emeril LeGasse recipe, although she did not make the full salad, only the
> dressing.
>
> Blackberry Vinaigrette


<snippity>


Better be careful, Lil' Wayne, blackberries will tend to give you the
squitters...you being concerned about anal health and pleasure and all.

:-)

--
Best
Gregory Morrow

"The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> Since I wasn't in the office on Friday, I didn't know that one of my co-
> workers was planning on bringing in lunch for our small department today.
>
> She bought excellent croissants from the French bakery and made sandwiches of
> homemade chicken salad, Parma ham and provolone with a homemade mustard, and
> thin-sliced tenderloin with a homemade horseradish dressing. Along with the
> sandwiches we had a salad of spring greens with a homemade blackberry
> vinaigrette (I must get that recipe). There was also a relish tray. For
> dessert she had baked a caramelized coconut flan.

Wow, that sounds fantastic. What a feast.

> Everything was delicious and we only had one who opted for going out for, of
> all things, McDonalds.

Stupid is as stupid does.

gloria p

On Mon 06 Apr 2009 07:05:02p, Puester told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> Since I wasn't in the office on Friday, I didn't know that one of my
>> co- workers was planning on bringing in lunch for our small department
>> today.
>>
>> She bought excellent croissants from the French bakery and made
>> sandwiches of homemade chicken salad, Parma ham and provolone with a
>> homemade mustard, and thin-sliced tenderloin with a homemade
>> horseradish dressing. Along with the sandwiches we had a salad of
>> spring greens with a homemade blackberry vinaigrette (I must get that
>> recipe). There was also a relish tray. For dessert she had baked a
>> caramelized coconut flan.
>
> Wow, that sounds fantastic. What a feast.

It was a great lunch, and a great surprise for me, as she had told others
on Friday that she was bringing in lunch, but I wasn't at work on Friday.

>> Everything was delicious and we only had one who opted for going out
>> for, of all things, McDonalds.
>
> Stupid is as stupid does.

You can say that again!

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 06:22:24p, Jean B. told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 05:25:48p, Jean B. told us...
>>>
>>>> Yum yum! Aren't you lucky! Shame on the person who went to McD's.
>>>>
>>> Yes, it was a delightful lunch. But to make matters worse, the person
>>> who went to McDonald's brought back a Quarter Pounder w/Cheese, Fries,
>>> and a Coke to eat with us. It was like an insult.
>>>
>>> Our generous co-worker pointed me to the online recipe she used. It's
>>> an Emeril LeGasse recipe, although she did not make the full salad,
>>> only the dressing.
>>>
>>> Blackberry Vinaigrette
>>>
>>> 1 tablespoon olive oil
>>> 1 tablespoon minced shallots
>>> 1 teaspoon minced garlic
>>> 1 pint fresh blackberries, plus extra for garnish
>>> 1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
>>> 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
>>> 1/2 teaspoon sugar
>>> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
>>> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
>>> 1/2 teaspoon salt
>>> 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
>>> 1/2 cup light olive oil
>>>
>>> In a large skillet, heat the oil over a medium-high heat. Add the
>>> shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the
>>> blackberries and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with
>>> the vinegars and cook until reduced by half, about 30 seconds. Remove
>>> from the heat and transfer to a blender. Add the sugar, mint and
>>> tarragon, and process to a smooth paste. Add the salt and pepper. With
>>> the machine running, add the light olive oil through the feed tube and
>>> process until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a clean
>>> bowl and refrigerate until completely cool, about 1 hour.
>>>
>>> The full recipe, including the complete salad, is he
>>>
>>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/colbs9
>>>
>>>
>> That dressing sounds interesting. She sounds like she loves to cook.
>
> She does, and she makes some very interesting dishes from time to time.
>
>> I wonder whether the one with the McD's felt one iota of shame.
>>
>
> Knowing the person as well as I do, I seriously doubt it.
>
A bit hard for us to imagine, I guess.

--
Jean B.