On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:00:30 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>What's with the crashed potatoes? Recipe?

Serene handled the answer, but you really need to try these things
out. Dang, they're good! And you can change the taste depending on the
herbs involved. Sometimes simplicity is brilliance.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


To reply, remove "spambot" and replace it with "cox"

In article >,
(Victor Sack) wrote:
> Lamb and Leeks Cooked in White Wine
>
> Tender chunks of lamb cooked in dry white wine with leeks, shallots, and
> garlic; a great recipe which really transforms lamb.

It sounds delicious.

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In article >,
blake murphy > wrote:

> On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:40:08 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > (I chuckled at the first paragraph in the post ‹ my neighbor's first two
> > kids are named for the places where they were conceived. Uncommon first
> > names, both of them. :-)
>
> 'backseat' and 'woods'?
>
> your pal,
> blake

<Barb wipes TaB from screen>
First was a ski area in MN, second a town in England. :-p

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In article >, " Joe" >
wrote:

> "Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
> news
> > Finally pared down the contenders for Easter dinner.
>
> > So, what are you guys serving for Easter?
> >
>
> Hasenpfeffer.
>
> Last night I trapped that sneaky Easter Bunny that has been raiding my
> vegetable garden. I hope that the neighborhood kids don't find out I was
> the one that "did the sucker in" but he was costing me more than buying
> vegetables.

Good job. ;-)
And you know what he's been eating so the meat should be good!
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blake replied to Barb:

>> my neighbor's first two kids are named for the places where they were
>> conceived. Uncommon first names, both of them. :-)
>
> 'backseat' and 'woods'?

I was thinking somewhat along those lines: "Candlestick Park" and "McCormick
& Schmick's"

Bob

In article >,
Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:
>In article >,
> Lin > wrote:
>
>> We eat a LOT of lamb. Probably 2-3 times more than beef. Ham ... I can
>> take it or leave it. Two of my girls didn't eat ham, and the other two
>> felt about the same way I do. I'm not saying I've never done a ham for
>> Easter, it was more of a secondary entree for those that prefer it. And
>> back then, I had to trick the girls when I made lamb. They always
>> enjoyed it till they found out what it was (queue the ham!)
>
> My own personal, weird, hangup is that I have a hard time with the
>idea of any pork served for feasts of the Incarnation. I figure Jesus
>wouldn't have eaten it, so why should we serve it? I will serve it at
>our Tongues of Flame BBQ, as a nod to St. Peter's vision. We serve Ham
>at New Year's.

While we're on the subject of slightly weird , many of my churchgeek
friends call Jan. 1 the Feast of the Briss. (It's "Feast of the Holy
Name" in our current prayer book calendar, but it was "Feast of the
Circumcision" in the old one.) So if I had the same way of thinking, I
wouldn't be eating ham on Jan. 1, either . A briss is as about as
Jewish as it gets.

Lamb is perfect for Easter; however, ham seems to be easier to find in
this country. Definitely one of those "later tradition" things, and a
product of European life rather than something that came from the Holy
Land/Middle East. In my family, ham showed up with turkey at almost
every family holiday meal - Thanksgiving, Christmas, AND Easter - so I
don't personally associate pork products with Easter. (My grandfather,
may his memory be eternal, usually bought the el cheapo stuff, so I
usually gave it a pass if I had other options, or had a small piece and
extra scalloped potatoes.)

ObFood: tonight's dinner will be ham leftover from The Great Breakfast
of Easter*, either rice pilaf or potatoes, and asparagus. I already ate
the Easter candy I snagged from the breakfast tables (one of the perks of
setup/cleanup). I have some burgundy-marinated lamb chunks to try out
from Trader Joe's so might do that instead of the ham if I'm feeling like
it.

* I helped assemble 1.5 hotel pans' worth of French toast and a sheet pan
worth of biscuits, and someone scrambled up another hotel pan worth of
eggs starting at 4:45 am. Plus people brought stuff. Everyone ate well
and there was a lot left for both coffee hour for the "regular" service
and the overnight shelter.

Speaking of TJ's, I missed out on the malted milk eggs, but the citrus
gumdrops and gourmet jelly beans are deeee-licious. Next year I buy Jelly
Belly, though, so that my gluten-free friend knows they're safe to eat.

Charlotte
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Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote:
>
> Lamb is perfect for Easter; however, ham seems to be easier to find in
> this country. Definitely one of those "later tradition" things, and a
> product of European life rather than something that came from the Holy
> Land/Middle East. In my family, ham showed up with turkey at almost
> every family holiday meal - Thanksgiving, Christmas, AND Easter - so I
> don't personally associate pork products with Easter. (My grandfather,
> may his memory be eternal, usually bought the el cheapo stuff, so I
> usually gave it a pass if I had other options, or had a small piece and
> extra scalloped potatoes.)


I think rabbit might be a nice change-of-pace for Easter dinner. Hope
I can remember that for next year.

Bob

On 4/6/2010 12:53 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote:
>>
>> Lamb is perfect for Easter; however, ham seems to be easier to find in
>> this country. Definitely one of those "later tradition" things, and a
>> product of European life rather than something that came from the Holy
>> Land/Middle East. In my family, ham showed up with turkey at almost
>> every family holiday meal - Thanksgiving, Christmas, AND Easter - so I
>> don't personally associate pork products with Easter. (My grandfather,
>> may his memory be eternal, usually bought the el cheapo stuff, so I
>> usually gave it a pass if I had other options, or had a small piece
>> and extra scalloped potatoes.)
>
>
> I think rabbit might be a nice change-of-pace for Easter dinner. Hope I
> can remember that for next year.
>
> Bob

I just wish I could find some reasonably priced domestic rabbit around
here. About all I can find is some frozen Chinese stuff and I won't eat
that. I'm hunting a 4Her with a pen or two, maybe that will work. My
previous supplier moved away and took his rabbits with him.
Unfortunately our neighbor is not rated for backyard critters other than
dogs and cats. Dogs are nice when cooked properly but cats are always
stringy. <G>

George Shirley wrote:

> I just wish I could find some reasonably priced domestic rabbit around
> here. About all I can find is some frozen Chinese stuff and I won't eat
> that. I'm hunting a 4Her with a pen or two, maybe that will work. My
> previous supplier moved away and took his rabbits with him.
> Unfortunately our neighbor is not rated for backyard critters other than
> dogs and cats. Dogs are nice when cooked properly but cats are always
> stringy. <G>


There are several grocery stores around here that often sell fresh
rabbit and it is not particularly expensive.

In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote:
> >
> > Lamb is perfect for Easter; however, ham seems to be easier to find in
> > this country. Definitely one of those "later tradition" things, and a
> > product of European life rather than something that came from the Holy
> > Land/Middle East. In my family, ham showed up with turkey at almost
> > every family holiday meal - Thanksgiving, Christmas, AND Easter - so I
> > don't personally associate pork products with Easter. (My grandfather,
> > may his memory be eternal, usually bought the el cheapo stuff, so I
> > usually gave it a pass if I had other options, or had a small piece and
> > extra scalloped potatoes.)
>
>
> I think rabbit might be a nice change-of-pace for Easter dinner. Hope
> I can remember that for next year.
>
> Bob

It certainly is appropriate. <eg>
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On Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:32:51 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> zxcvbob > wrote:
>
>> Charlotte L. Blackmer wrote:
>>>
>>> Lamb is perfect for Easter; however, ham seems to be easier to find in
>>> this country. Definitely one of those "later tradition" things, and a
>>> product of European life rather than something that came from the Holy
>>> Land/Middle East. In my family, ham showed up with turkey at almost
>>> every family holiday meal - Thanksgiving, Christmas, AND Easter - so I
>>> don't personally associate pork products with Easter. (My grandfather,
>>> may his memory be eternal, usually bought the el cheapo stuff, so I
>>> usually gave it a pass if I had other options, or had a small piece and
>>> extra scalloped potatoes.)
>>
>> I think rabbit might be a nice change-of-pace for Easter dinner. Hope
>> I can remember that for next year.
>>
>> Bob
>
> It certainly is appropriate. <eg>

hey, rocky! wanna see me pull dinner out of my hat?

your pal,
bullwinkle

In news:rec.food.cooking, Wayne Boatwright
> posted on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:32:47 GMT
the following:

> Everything sounds awesome, Bob, but it doesn't "sound" like Easter.
>
> I guess I'm more inclined toward "traditional" holiday foods for most
> holidays.

Then you should only make traditional food for your holidays.

Damaeus
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