"Damsel in dis Dress" wrote in message

> We had a cook-in at our place this past weekend, and since I was
> completely overwhelmed by the process, Hag took over, and everything
> went smoothly. She and her husband, Stenni, busted their butts doing
> anything and everything they could to make it an enjoyable experience
> for all.
>
> Hag's dad made an appearance, as well, toting a bunch of his homemade
> bratwurst. Heavenly!
>
> Ariane, Erik, and Ariane's sister were here, too. Since Ariane gave
> me a ride there, I'll mention in this paragraph that we went to
> Austin, MN and took a tour of the Spam Museum
>
(http://media.hormel.com/templates/kn...9&catitemid=16
).
> It was a real hoot!
>
> Lynne A, from alt.support.diet.low-carb attended, too. It was her
> first cook-in, and she fit in immediately. With all the yummy meats
> and vegetables, it was a good place for a couple low-carbers to hang
> out. I'm not saying we were perfect by any means, but it could have
> been a lot worse.
>
> I'll let Ariane fill you all in on the foods and activities. It's all
> a big blur to me. I do know, though, that we're going be eating a lot
> of damned good leftovers for awhile!
>
> Make no mistake. This was HAG'S cook-in. Crash and I just provided a
> location and tried to stay out of the way. :-)
>
> Carol

Dams! Good to see you on here. I miss you, Queen Troll.

Dora

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:14:53 -0400, "limey" > wrote:

>Dams! Good to see you on here. I miss you, Queen Troll.

I enjoy seeing you too, Dora, but when was I demoted to Queen Troll?

Carol

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:14:53 -0400, "limey" > wrote:

>Dams! Good to see you on here. I miss you, Queen Troll.

I enjoy seeing you too, Dora, but when was I demoted to Queen Troll?

Carol

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:14:53 -0400, "limey" > wrote:

>Dams! Good to see you on here. I miss you, Queen Troll.

I enjoy seeing you too, Dora, but when was I demoted to Queen Troll?

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> We had a cook-in at our place this past weekend, and since I was
> completely overwhelmed by the process, Hag took over, and everything
> went smoothly. She and her husband, Stenni, busted their butts doing
> anything and everything they could to make it an enjoyable experience
> for all.
>
> Hag's dad made an appearance, as well, toting a bunch of his homemade
> bratwurst. Heavenly!
>
> Ariane, Erik, and Ariane's sister were here, too. Since Ariane gave
> me a ride there, I'll mention in this paragraph that we went to
> Austin, MN and took a tour of the Spam Museum
> (http://media.hormel.com/templates/kn...9&catitemid=16).
> It was a real hoot!
>
> Lynne A, from alt.support.diet.low-carb attended, too. It was her
> first cook-in, and she fit in immediately. With all the yummy meats
> and vegetables, it was a good place for a couple low-carbers to hang
> out. I'm not saying we were perfect by any means, but it could have
> been a lot worse.
>
> I'll let Ariane fill you all in on the foods and activities. It's all
> a big blur to me. I do know, though, that we're going be eating a lot
> of damned good leftovers for awhile!
>
> Make no mistake. This was HAG'S cook-in. Crash and I just provided a
> location and tried to stay out of the way. :-)
>
> Carol

Carol, good to see you. Email me with your addy.


--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> We had a cook-in at our place this past weekend, and since I was
> completely overwhelmed by the process, Hag took over, and everything
> went smoothly. She and her husband, Stenni, busted their butts doing
> anything and everything they could to make it an enjoyable experience
> for all.
>
> Hag's dad made an appearance, as well, toting a bunch of his homemade
> bratwurst. Heavenly!
>
> Ariane, Erik, and Ariane's sister were here, too. Since Ariane gave
> me a ride there, I'll mention in this paragraph that we went to
> Austin, MN and took a tour of the Spam Museum
> (http://media.hormel.com/templates/kn...9&catitemid=16).
> It was a real hoot!
>
> Lynne A, from alt.support.diet.low-carb attended, too. It was her
> first cook-in, and she fit in immediately. With all the yummy meats
> and vegetables, it was a good place for a couple low-carbers to hang
> out. I'm not saying we were perfect by any means, but it could have
> been a lot worse.
>
> I'll let Ariane fill you all in on the foods and activities. It's all
> a big blur to me. I do know, though, that we're going be eating a lot
> of damned good leftovers for awhile!
>
> Make no mistake. This was HAG'S cook-in. Crash and I just provided a
> location and tried to stay out of the way. :-)
>
> Carol

Carol, good to see you. Email me with your addy.


--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
om...
: We had a cook-in at our place this past weekend, and since I
was
: completely overwhelmed by the process, Hag took over, and
everything
: went smoothly. She and her husband, Stenni, busted their butts
doing
: anything and everything they could to make it an enjoyable
experience
: for all.
:
: Hag's dad made an appearance, as well, toting a bunch of his
homemade
: bratwurst. Heavenly!
:
: Ariane, Erik, and Ariane's sister were here, too. Since Ariane
gave
: me a ride there, I'll mention in this paragraph that we went to
: Austin, MN and took a tour of the Spam Museum
:
(http://media.hormel.com/templates/kn...dge.asp?id=9&c
atitemid=16).
: It was a real hoot!
:
: Lynne A, from alt.support.diet.low-carb attended, too. It was
her
: first cook-in, and she fit in immediately. With all the yummy
meats
: and vegetables, it was a good place for a couple low-carbers to
hang
: out. I'm not saying we were perfect by any means, but it could
have
: been a lot worse.
:
: I'll let Ariane fill you all in on the foods and activities.
It's all
: a big blur to me. I do know, though, that we're going be
eating a lot
: of damned good leftovers for awhile!
:
: Make no mistake. This was HAG'S cook-in. Crash and I just
provided a
: location and tried to stay out of the way. :-)
:
: Carol

=========

I'm so glad all went well! I'm still bummed that I couldn't make
it :`( !

BTW, I might be begging a favor soon - there isn't a Trader Joe's
around here!!

--
Cyndi
(participating this year at:
http://www.heartwalk.kintera.org/2004polkFL )

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:47:07 GMT, alzelt >
wrote:

>Carol, good to see you. Email me with your addy.

I *think* I fixed your e-mail address. If you haven't received a note from
me yet, just drop me a line at the mailblocks addy.

Carol

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:49:35 GMT, "The Hacketts" >
wrote:

>I'm so glad all went well! I'm still bummed that I couldn't make
>it :`( !

Me too. :-(

>BTW, I might be begging a favor soon - there isn't a Trader Joe's
>around here!!

We don't have one, either. Try Ariane.

Carol

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in
message ...
: On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:49:35 GMT, "The Hacketts"
>
: wrote:
:
: >I'm so glad all went well! I'm still bummed that I couldn't
make
: >it :`( !
:
: Me too. :-(
:
: >BTW, I might be begging a favor soon - there isn't a Trader
Joe's
: >around here!!
:
: We don't have one, either. Try Ariane.
:
: Carol
============

Thanks. Hmmm, I might just do that. <G>

Please let me know when you have some pictures posted of the
great event that I missed...!



--
Cyndi
(participating this year at:
http://www.heartwalk.kintera.org/2004polkFL )

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in
message ...
: On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:49:35 GMT, "The Hacketts"
>
: wrote:
:
: >I'm so glad all went well! I'm still bummed that I couldn't
make
: >it :`( !
:
: Me too. :-(
:
: >BTW, I might be begging a favor soon - there isn't a Trader
Joe's
: >around here!!
:
: We don't have one, either. Try Ariane.
:
: Carol
============

Thanks. Hmmm, I might just do that. <G>

Please let me know when you have some pictures posted of the
great event that I missed...!



--
Cyndi
(participating this year at:
http://www.heartwalk.kintera.org/2004polkFL )

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in
message ...
: On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 03:49:35 GMT, "The Hacketts"
>
: wrote:
:
: >I'm so glad all went well! I'm still bummed that I couldn't
make
: >it :`( !
:
: Me too. :-(
:
: >BTW, I might be begging a favor soon - there isn't a Trader
Joe's
: >around here!!
:
: We don't have one, either. Try Ariane.
:
: Carol
============

Thanks. Hmmm, I might just do that. <G>

Please let me know when you have some pictures posted of the
great event that I missed...!



--
Cyndi
(participating this year at:
http://www.heartwalk.kintera.org/2004polkFL )

Oops! Forgot to mention a couple other people who wanted to attend but
were unable to do so.

PAM (guppy): She made several dozen elk tamales in preparation for the
cook-in, then she found out that she'd have to work that day. :-(
However, her outstanding homemade mustard was enjoyed by all.

BRIAN MACKE: He was going to make Danish pastry and Chicago style, spinach
stuffed pizza.

I also forgot to mention that both our central air conditioner and our
refrigerator died. Thank goodness we had brought the refrigerator from our
old house along with us when we moved. We had to haul everything from the
kitchen fridge down to the basement. Many thanks to Hag and Stenni for
purchasing five fans "for their personal comfort," and leaving them here
because they couldn't haul them back to Okinawa with them. :-)

That's about it for now.
Carol

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:53:47 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> arranged random neurons, so they
looked like this:

>On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:14:53 -0400, "limey" > wrote:
>
>>Dams! Good to see you on here. I miss you, Queen Troll.
>
>I enjoy seeing you too, Dora, but when was I demoted to Queen Troll?

Carol! Good to see you back again! You've been missed.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret
had been as old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had
been as full as the waitress', it would have been a very
good dinner." Duncan Hines

To reply, remove replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:25:05 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>Carol! Good to see you back again! You've been missed.

Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
posting to RFC.

It's good to know that people remember me, much less miss me. It's a good
feeling.

Hugs,
Carol

Damsel in dis Dress > wrote in

> On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:25:05 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
>
>>Carol! Good to see you back again! You've been missed.
>
> Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb
> group right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food
> this weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this
> point, only posting to RFC.
>
> It's good to know that people remember me, much less miss me. It's a
> good feeling.

Welcome back.

By the way -- you _did_ get told that you were in charge of the cook-in,
didn't you? The one which begins 6 am this Saturday?

--
Dan Goodman
Journal http://dsgood.blogspot.com or
http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood/
Whatever you wish for me, may you have twice as much.

On 21 Jul 2004 04:09:56 GMT, Dan Goodman > wrote:

>Welcome back.
>
>By the way -- you _did_ get told that you were in charge of the cook-in,
>didn't you? The one which begins 6 am this Saturday?

HUH? When, where, etc. I'll see if we can make it.

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
> Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
> right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
> weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
> posting to RFC.
>
> It's good to know that people remember me, much less miss me. It's a good
> feeling.
>
> Hugs,
> Carol

Hehe. Good stategy, Carol...

--
Jean B.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
> Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
> right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
> weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
> posting to RFC.
>
> It's good to know that people remember me, much less miss me. It's a good
> feeling.
>
> Hugs,
> Carol

Hehe. Good stategy, Carol...

--
Jean B.

Damsel in dis Dress >

> On 21 Jul 2004 04:09:56 GMT, Dan Goodman > wrote:
>
>>Welcome back.
>>
>>By the way -- you _did_ get told that you were in charge of the cook-in,
>>didn't you? The one which begins 6 am this Saturday?
>
> HUH? When, where, etc. I'll see if we can make it.

Don't worry -- Barb Schaller will be by at 4 am to pick you up.



--
Dan Goodman
Journal http://dsgood.blogspot.com or
http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood/
Whatever you wish for me, may you have twice as much.

Damsel in dis Dress >

> On 21 Jul 2004 04:09:56 GMT, Dan Goodman > wrote:
>
>>Welcome back.
>>
>>By the way -- you _did_ get told that you were in charge of the cook-in,
>>didn't you? The one which begins 6 am this Saturday?
>
> HUH? When, where, etc. I'll see if we can make it.

Don't worry -- Barb Schaller will be by at 4 am to pick you up.



--
Dan Goodman
Journal http://dsgood.blogspot.com or
http://www.livejournal.com/users/dsgood/
Whatever you wish for me, may you have twice as much.

On 21 Jul 2004 16:19:22 GMT, Dan Goodman > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress >
>
>> On 21 Jul 2004 04:09:56 GMT, Dan Goodman > wrote:
>>
>>>Welcome back.
>>>
>>>By the way -- you _did_ get told that you were in charge of the cook-in,
>>>didn't you? The one which begins 6 am this Saturday?
>>
>> HUH? When, where, etc. I'll see if we can make it.
>
>Don't worry -- Barb Schaller will be by at 4 am to pick you up.

Okay, ya got me. <G>

Carol

On 21 Jul 2004 16:19:22 GMT, Dan Goodman > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress >
>
>> On 21 Jul 2004 04:09:56 GMT, Dan Goodman > wrote:
>>
>>>Welcome back.
>>>
>>>By the way -- you _did_ get told that you were in charge of the cook-in,
>>>didn't you? The one which begins 6 am this Saturday?
>>
>> HUH? When, where, etc. I'll see if we can make it.
>
>Don't worry -- Barb Schaller will be by at 4 am to pick you up.

Okay, ya got me. <G>

Carol

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:39:38 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
>> right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
>> weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
>> posting to RFC.
>
>Hehe. Good strategy, Carol...

Busted! <G>

Carol

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:39:38 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
>> right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
>> weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
>> posting to RFC.
>
>Hehe. Good strategy, Carol...

Busted! <G>

Carol

"Damsel in dis Dress" &"The Hacketts" <
: wrote:
:
: >Please let me know when you have some pictures posted of the
: >great event that I missed...!
:
: Well, the place was a madhouse, so everyone forgot to take
pictures.
: Ariane has a few. Mostly of her sister sleeping, or taken at
the Spam
: Museum. No pictures of the food at all. We'd have needed a
panoramic
: camera to capture it all, anyway.
:
:<snip>
:
: CYNDI: The Hackett woman had the sheer audacity to move to
Florida, just
: because her husband got a job there. So she wasn't in
attendance, and that
: woman makes some killer brownies!
:
: There are a number of great stories that I could tell, but I
won't in order
: to protect the innocent. Wait. I don't think anyone there was
innocent.
: Hmmmm.
:
<snip>
:
: Carol
=================

Let the record show that I did not move willingly (well... maybe
a little bit).

I am still so bummed that I couldn't attend.

Presuming I do host one down here late 05 or early 06 we will
move
heaven and earth to get you and Crash down here and I do promise
to
provide lots of BROWNIES!!


--
Cyndi
(Walking in and donated to the American Heart Walk:
http://tinyurl.com/493qm )

"Damsel in dis Dress" &"The Hacketts" <
: wrote:
:
: >Please let me know when you have some pictures posted of the
: >great event that I missed...!
:
: Well, the place was a madhouse, so everyone forgot to take
pictures.
: Ariane has a few. Mostly of her sister sleeping, or taken at
the Spam
: Museum. No pictures of the food at all. We'd have needed a
panoramic
: camera to capture it all, anyway.
:
:<snip>
:
: CYNDI: The Hackett woman had the sheer audacity to move to
Florida, just
: because her husband got a job there. So she wasn't in
attendance, and that
: woman makes some killer brownies!
:
: There are a number of great stories that I could tell, but I
won't in order
: to protect the innocent. Wait. I don't think anyone there was
innocent.
: Hmmmm.
:
<snip>
:
: Carol
=================

Let the record show that I did not move willingly (well... maybe
a little bit).

I am still so bummed that I couldn't attend.

Presuming I do host one down here late 05 or early 06 we will
move
heaven and earth to get you and Crash down here and I do promise
to
provide lots of BROWNIES!!


--
Cyndi
(Walking in and donated to the American Heart Walk:
http://tinyurl.com/493qm )

"Damsel in dis Dress" &"The Hacketts" <
: wrote:
:
: >Please let me know when you have some pictures posted of the
: >great event that I missed...!
:
: Well, the place was a madhouse, so everyone forgot to take
pictures.
: Ariane has a few. Mostly of her sister sleeping, or taken at
the Spam
: Museum. No pictures of the food at all. We'd have needed a
panoramic
: camera to capture it all, anyway.
:
:<snip>
:
: CYNDI: The Hackett woman had the sheer audacity to move to
Florida, just
: because her husband got a job there. So she wasn't in
attendance, and that
: woman makes some killer brownies!
:
: There are a number of great stories that I could tell, but I
won't in order
: to protect the innocent. Wait. I don't think anyone there was
innocent.
: Hmmmm.
:
<snip>
:
: Carol
=================

Let the record show that I did not move willingly (well... maybe
a little bit).

I am still so bummed that I couldn't attend.

Presuming I do host one down here late 05 or early 06 we will
move
heaven and earth to get you and Crash down here and I do promise
to
provide lots of BROWNIES!!


--
Cyndi
(Walking in and donated to the American Heart Walk:
http://tinyurl.com/493qm )

Well, Damsel's been hassling me about posting details, so here
goes...

Erik and I didn't get there until late Friday afternoon, because we'd
stopped for a few days in the Chicago area. Friday night dinner was
hors d'oeuvres night, with several types of fondue, sushi, some great
homemade dips for vegetables and crackers, swedish meatballs, garlicky
olives and other goodies. People had a great time relaxing and
chatting while we hung around Damsel and Crash's kitchen. I hear
that later that night (after 2 am) things got kind of...wild. Let's
just say that more than just reputations were soiled. I can say no
more. Nope. Not even if you send me $20 via PayPal.

On Saturday, everyone who was able to stagger upright met again in the
kitchen for breakfast/snack type foods, including Mike B.'s fabulous
homemade sausage--bratwurst and creole, with Pam's incredible homemade
mustard, some tasty cheeses (Red Leicester, sharp cheddar, havarti
with dill and havarti with garlic and herbs), and a chocolate omelet for
Lynne.

Meals kind of blend into one another at Midwestern cook-ins, so after
a brief and unsuccessful flirtation with visiting the Spam Museum (a
looooong story) we got down to business. I made potstickers with
dipping sauces whipped up by the talented Hag, Erik grilled his
Ginger-Soy London Broil from Steven Raichlen's _How to Grill_. I'll
be damned, but I can't remember which things we had on Saturday and
Sunday. It did involve some delicious grilled chicken by Hag and Co.,
grilled cabbage and garlic pepper potatoes, eel, more potstickers,
bulgogi (marinated top round, grilled and sliced thin), and some of
the best smoked salmon I've ever tasted, courtesy of Crash!

No doubt I'm forgetting stuff, but that's what happens when you have a
weekend food orgy with these people. Damsel and Crash were so brave
to let us into their new (and lovely) home, and since I'm fairly sure
it's still standing, maybe they won't regret their decision. It
was really fun seeing everyone again, and we're sorry to have missed
the people who couldn't make it--hopefully another time!

Ariane

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:39:38 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>>Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
>>>right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
>>>weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
>>>posting to RFC.
>>
>>Hehe. Good strategy, Carol...
>
> Busted! <G>
> Carol

Nah. A wise person just does not say some things over there....

--
Jean B.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:39:38 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>>Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
>>>right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
>>>weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
>>>posting to RFC.
>>
>>Hehe. Good strategy, Carol...
>
> Busted! <G>
> Carol

Nah. A wise person just does not say some things over there....

--
Jean B.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

[snip]
>
> And I've learned my lesson. No more special low-carb versions of carby
> desserts. After eating some "normal" food for a few days, that stuff
> tasted like crap. It's good when it's all you've got, but the two
> low-carbers in the group barely put a dent in those "treats," and at least
> one person who tried a chocolate cookie spit it out in the bathroom waste
> basket. LOL!
>
> Carol, back on the low-carb wagon

Ah. That confirms some of my musing. I think you usually
(always?) need a gap between those LC things and the higher-carb
versions. Did you make a cheesecake?
--
Jean B.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

[snip]
>
> And I've learned my lesson. No more special low-carb versions of carby
> desserts. After eating some "normal" food for a few days, that stuff
> tasted like crap. It's good when it's all you've got, but the two
> low-carbers in the group barely put a dent in those "treats," and at least
> one person who tried a chocolate cookie spit it out in the bathroom waste
> basket. LOL!
>
> Carol, back on the low-carb wagon

Ah. That confirms some of my musing. I think you usually
(always?) need a gap between those LC things and the higher-carb
versions. Did you make a cheesecake?
--
Jean B.

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:56:35 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>[snip]
>>
>> And I've learned my lesson. No more special low-carb versions of carby
>> desserts. After eating some "normal" food for a few days, that stuff
>> tasted like crap. It's good when it's all you've got, but the two
>> low-carbers in the group barely put a dent in those "treats," and at least
>> one person who tried a chocolate cookie spit it out in the bathroom waste
>> basket. LOL!
>>
>> Carol, back on the low-carb wagon
>
>Ah. That confirms some of my musing. I think you usually
>(always?) need a gap between those LC things and the higher-carb
>versions. Did you make a cheesecake?

A cheesecake (in a 9x13 pan) with a pecan crust. I hated the crust, and
will make future cheesecakes with a parchment paper "crust." I also made
all four kinds of my low-carb cookies. I may as well have been serving
D-Con. LOL!

It was so hot in my tiny kitchen! I'd never used a gas stove before we
moved here, and didn't realize that they heat every inch of the entire
house when they're on. Wish I could afford one that's gas on the stove
top, with an electric oven. Crash assures me that they exist, but that
they're far out of our financial reach.

Next year's cook-in will be to celebrate my 50th birthday. Jill and Pam
(guppy) have birthdays the same week, so we're having three, count 'em,
three birthday cakes. It's all figured out: Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate
Chocolate Cake, my mom's Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting, and my
grandmother's Spice Cake with penuche frosting. This will be very good for
my diabetes. ouch! I'm considering asking my doc for a small supply of
glyburide just for the weekend, so my sugars don't get dangerously high.
But dammit! You only turn 50 once!

Carol

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:56:35 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>[snip]
>>
>> And I've learned my lesson. No more special low-carb versions of carby
>> desserts. After eating some "normal" food for a few days, that stuff
>> tasted like crap. It's good when it's all you've got, but the two
>> low-carbers in the group barely put a dent in those "treats," and at least
>> one person who tried a chocolate cookie spit it out in the bathroom waste
>> basket. LOL!
>>
>> Carol, back on the low-carb wagon
>
>Ah. That confirms some of my musing. I think you usually
>(always?) need a gap between those LC things and the higher-carb
>versions. Did you make a cheesecake?

A cheesecake (in a 9x13 pan) with a pecan crust. I hated the crust, and
will make future cheesecakes with a parchment paper "crust." I also made
all four kinds of my low-carb cookies. I may as well have been serving
D-Con. LOL!

It was so hot in my tiny kitchen! I'd never used a gas stove before we
moved here, and didn't realize that they heat every inch of the entire
house when they're on. Wish I could afford one that's gas on the stove
top, with an electric oven. Crash assures me that they exist, but that
they're far out of our financial reach.

Next year's cook-in will be to celebrate my 50th birthday. Jill and Pam
(guppy) have birthdays the same week, so we're having three, count 'em,
three birthday cakes. It's all figured out: Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate
Chocolate Cake, my mom's Carrot Cake with cream cheese frosting, and my
grandmother's Spice Cake with penuche frosting. This will be very good for
my diabetes. ouch! I'm considering asking my doc for a small supply of
glyburide just for the weekend, so my sugars don't get dangerously high.
But dammit! You only turn 50 once!

Carol

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:53:17 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:39:38 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>>>Thanks, Terry. I'm feeling a bit disenfranchised from the low-carb group
>>>>right now because of eating, let's say, a wider variety of food this
>>>>weekend than I have been. I'm reading both groups, but at this point, only
>>>>posting to RFC.
>>>
>>>Hehe. Good strategy, Carol...
>>
>> Busted! <G>
>> Carol
>
>Nah. A wise person just does not say some things over there....

I heartily agree. :-)

BTW, I've just proven the "sudden weight gain is water" theory. I've lost
5.5 pounds since yesterday morning, when I stopped eating high-carb foods.

Carol

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:00:59 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

> Wish I could afford one that's gas on the stove
> top, with an electric oven.

Does your space bsolutely dictate an "all in one" design?
Have you considered a separate oven & cooktop?

> Crash assures me that they exist, but that
> they're far out of our financial reach.

I've only recently heard of them, but haven't seen one yet.


Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:38:04 GMT, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:00:59 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>> Wish I could afford one that's gas on the stove
>> top, with an electric oven.
>
>Does your space absolutely dictate an "all in one" design?
>Have you considered a separate oven & cooktop?

I have a teeny-tiny kitchen. Tons of cabinet space, but a previous owner
actually cut a hole in the wall and inserted the refrigerator to make the
walkway wider. It's very difficult for two people to pass, and when you
open the oven door, you have to stand to the side, because the door comes
within inches of the cabinets on the other side.

Besides, this is a brand new stove/oven, and we're going to have to use it
until it dies. Well, it works out nicely in the winter, when I make pot
roasts a turkeys and such.

Thanks for the suggestion, though. It would be a perfect solution. That's
the way my mom's kitchen was, and I loved it. Her oven was built at
standing level, and was built right into the wall. She had an electric
stove, but at least they were separate units.

Carol

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:38:04 GMT, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:00:59 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>> Wish I could afford one that's gas on the stove
>> top, with an electric oven.
>
>Does your space bsolutely dictate an "all in one" design?
>Have you considered a separate oven & cooktop?
>
>> Crash assures me that they exist, but that
>> they're far out of our financial reach.
>
>I've only recently heard of them, but haven't seen one yet.
>
I got one a couple weeks back. It's a GE Profile and it's smarter
than I am. Heluva stove. Very nice gas burners on top and an electric
convection oven below. The oven has digital controls so you can set
it to any baking temperature. It beeps when the temp is reached.

One odd thing is that it has seperate buttons for convection baking
and convection roasting. I've read the manual and it seems the two
terms refer to making breads and cakes (baking) and cooking meats
(roasting). However, I can't find what the difference is in terms of
the oven's behavior.

Dams (Hey, lady!) is right about price. Mine came in at $1500 before
the rebate. I've never bought an appliance that cost that much.
Hell, it was years before I had a CAR that cost that much.


modom

"Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes."
-- Jimmie Dale Gilmore

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:38:04 GMT, sf > wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:00:59 -0500, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>> Wish I could afford one that's gas on the stove
>> top, with an electric oven.
>
>Does your space bsolutely dictate an "all in one" design?
>Have you considered a separate oven & cooktop?
>
>> Crash assures me that they exist, but that
>> they're far out of our financial reach.
>
>I've only recently heard of them, but haven't seen one yet.
>
I got one a couple weeks back. It's a GE Profile and it's smarter
than I am. Heluva stove. Very nice gas burners on top and an electric
convection oven below. The oven has digital controls so you can set
it to any baking temperature. It beeps when the temp is reached.

One odd thing is that it has seperate buttons for convection baking
and convection roasting. I've read the manual and it seems the two
terms refer to making breads and cakes (baking) and cooking meats
(roasting). However, I can't find what the difference is in terms of
the oven's behavior.

Dams (Hey, lady!) is right about price. Mine came in at $1500 before
the rebate. I've never bought an appliance that cost that much.
Hell, it was years before I had a CAR that cost that much.


modom

"Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes."
-- Jimmie Dale Gilmore