Not really. I only mention cheddar cheese because it figures into the
story.

A couple of nights ago one of my neighbors, who just arrived in town
(he's a seasonal resident) invited me and another neighbor over for a
little get together.

I get over there and he's got a little bowl of mixed nuts, some sliced
cheddar, hummus and crackers sitting on the kitchen table. And a bottle
of wine.

He's obviously new to entertaining. This despite being at least 60
years old. He had a bottle of wine but no way to open it. Gee, how
were you planning to open it?

The other neighbor hadn't shown up yet so he called her. Do you have a
corkscrew?

We got the bottle open and she was looking in the cabinets, do you have
any glasses? Nope. So I walked back across the street and got three
wine glasses.

Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to open
the bottle or glasses to serve it in?

It's sort of like the stone soup legend. I'll provide the stone, you
provide everything else. LOL

BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Not really. I only mention cheddar cheese because it figures into the
> story.
>
> A couple of nights ago one of my neighbors, who just arrived in town
> (he's a seasonal resident) invited me and another neighbor over for a
> little get together.
>
> I get over there and he's got a little bowl of mixed nuts, some sliced
> cheddar, hummus and crackers sitting on the kitchen table. And a bottle
> of wine.
>
> He's obviously new to entertaining. This despite being at least 60
> years old. He had a bottle of wine but no way to open it. Gee, how
> were you planning to open it?
>
> The other neighbor hadn't shown up yet so he called her. Do you have a
> corkscrew?
>
> We got the bottle open and she was looking in the cabinets, do you have
> any glasses? Nope. So I walked back across the street and got three
> wine glasses.
>
> Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to open
> the bottle or glasses to serve it in?
>
> It's sort of like the stone soup legend. I'll provide the stone, you
> provide everything else. LOL
>
> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>
> Jill

Funny story but...hey...he was trying to be neighborly or so.

On 1/8/2016 12:02 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Not really. I only mention cheddar cheese because it figures into the
>> story.
>>
>> A couple of nights ago one of my neighbors, who just arrived in town
>> (he's a seasonal resident) invited me and another neighbor over for a
>> little get together.
>>
>> I get over there and he's got a little bowl of mixed nuts, some sliced
>> cheddar, hummus and crackers sitting on the kitchen table. And a bottle
>> of wine.
>>
>> He's obviously new to entertaining. This despite being at least 60
>> years old. He had a bottle of wine but no way to open it. Gee, how
>> were you planning to open it?
>>
>> The other neighbor hadn't shown up yet so he called her. Do you have a
>> corkscrew?
>>
>> We got the bottle open and she was looking in the cabinets, do you have
>> any glasses? Nope. So I walked back across the street and got three
>> wine glasses.
>>
>> Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to open
>> the bottle or glasses to serve it in?
>>
>> It's sort of like the stone soup legend. I'll provide the stone, you
>> provide everything else. LOL
>>
>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Funny story but...hey...he was trying to be neighborly or so.
>
I never said he wasn't friendly. It was just a tad odd. He even put a
thank you card in my mailbox.

Jill

On 1/8/2016 11:18 AM, l not -l wrote:
> On 8-Jan-2016, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Not really. I only mention cheddar cheese because it figures into the
>> story.
>>
>> A couple of nights ago one of my neighbors, who just arrived in town
>> (he's a seasonal resident) invited me and another neighbor over for a
>> little get together.
>>
>> I get over there and he's got a little bowl of mixed nuts, some sliced
>> cheddar, hummus and crackers sitting on the kitchen table. And a bottle
>> of wine.
>>
>> He's obviously new to entertaining. This despite being at least 60
>> years old. He had a bottle of wine but no way to open it. Gee, how
>> were you planning to open it?
>>
>> The other neighbor hadn't shown up yet so he called her. Do you have a
>> corkscrew?
>>
>> We got the bottle open and she was looking in the cabinets, do you have
>> any glasses? Nope. So I walked back across the street and got three
>> wine glasses.
>>
>> Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to open
>> the bottle or glasses to serve it in?
>
> A guy who planned to have wine and snacks alone; then realized he did bring
> a corkscrew when he moved in for the winter. 8-)
>
I assume you meant *did not* bring a corkscrew.

This guy is not a drinker. I have no problem with that. I could have
brought my own wine - in fact, I did. But really, he's got a bottle of
wine and invites people over... damn, no way to open it. Nothing to
pour it into, either. I found that odd to say the least.

Jill

On 1/8/2016 1:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> I never said he wasn't friendly. It was just a tad odd. He even put a
> thank you card in my mailbox.
>
> Jill

And maybe a bit lonely

On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.

I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.

--

sf

On 9/1/2016 22:06 sf wrote:

> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>
> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.

I like hummus but I think it needs company. Sambal or
finely crushed nuts, for instance.

--
Bruce

In article >, says...
>
> On 1/8/2016 11:18 AM, l not -l wrote:
> > On 8-Jan-2016, jmcquown > wrote:
> >
> >> Not really. I only mention cheddar cheese because it figures into the
> >> story.
> >>
> >> A couple of nights ago one of my neighbors, who just arrived in town
> >> (he's a seasonal resident) invited me and another neighbor over for a
> >> little get together.
> >>
> >> I get over there and he's got a little bowl of mixed nuts, some sliced
> >> cheddar, hummus and crackers sitting on the kitchen table. And a bottle
> >> of wine.
> >>
> >> He's obviously new to entertaining. This despite being at least 60
> >> years old. He had a bottle of wine but no way to open it. Gee, how
> >> were you planning to open it?
> >>
> >> The other neighbor hadn't shown up yet so he called her. Do you have a
> >> corkscrew?
> >>
> >> We got the bottle open and she was looking in the cabinets, do you have
> >> any glasses? Nope. So I walked back across the street and got three
> >> wine glasses.
> >>
> >> Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to open
> >> the bottle or glasses to serve it in?
> >
> > A guy who planned to have wine and snacks alone; then realized he did bring
> > a corkscrew when he moved in for the winter. 8-)
> >
> I assume you meant *did not* bring a corkscrew.
>
> This guy is not a drinker. I have no problem with that. I could have
> brought my own wine - in fact, I did. But really, he's got a bottle of
> wine and invites people over... damn, no way to open it. Nothing to
> pour it into, either. I found that odd to say the least.

Given where he lives, I'd guess you've just witnessed an early sign
of impending dementia.

Janet UK

On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 6:06:19 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
> > BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
> > fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>
> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.

I'm somewhere in the middle. Hummus is great, prefer whole garbanzo
beans not overcooked.

I saw Bobby Flay make chunky hummus on one of his shows. I was
intrigued. Basically he made hummus, but reserved some of the
cooked chickpeas and mashed them coarsely, then added them back
to the smooth hummus.

Cindy Hamilton

Sounds like my neighbor who invited me and my two growing boys over for
cocoa and cookies....there was one cup of cocoa already prepared for each of
us (no more on offer) and exactly three regular-size cookies
on a plate. I managed not to laugh. We had our cocoa and cookie each,
visited for a while and came home.
Very odd. But pleasant enough.

N.

On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 11:08:32 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
wrote:

> I like hummus but I think it needs company. Sambal or
> finely crushed nuts, for instance.
>
Never tried nuts. I like mine either with an emphasis on garlic (+ a
bit of lemon juice is nice) or a nice big stir of Harissa. Love
harissa.

--

sf

On 2016-01-09 6:06 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>
> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.
>


I like both. I usually make my own hummus because it is so much better
than the pre-made stuff in stores around here. I like chick peas. One
of my signature dishes here involves lamb shanks and chick peas and it
is incredible. If there are chick peas at a salad bar I will load up
with them, tomato, cucumber and blue cheese dressing.

On 2016-01-09 7:00 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 6:06:19 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
>>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>>
>> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.
>
> I'm somewhere in the middle. Hummus is great, prefer whole garbanzo
> beans not overcooked.
>
> I saw Bobby Flay make chunky hummus on one of his shows. I was
> intrigued. Basically he made hummus, but reserved some of the
> cooked chickpeas and mashed them coarsely, then added them back
> to the smooth hummus.
>

Meanwhile, Jamie Oliver insides of processing it in a blender or FP
until it is creamy smooth. I had had several unpleasant experiences
with hummus until I had it in a local middle eastern restaurant where is
was smooth and almost runny, and it changed my mind about hummus.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 6:06:19 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
>>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>>
>> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.
>
> I'm somewhere in the middle. Hummus is great, prefer whole garbanzo
> beans not overcooked.
>
> I saw Bobby Flay make chunky hummus on one of his shows. I was
> intrigued. Basically he made hummus, but reserved some of the
> cooked chickpeas and mashed them coarsely, then added them back
> to the smooth hummus.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Tabbouleh too?

On 10/1/2016 01:19 sf wrote:

> On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 11:08:32 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
> wrote:
>
>> I like hummus but I think it needs company. Sambal or
>> finely crushed nuts, for instance.
>>
> Never tried nuts. I like mine either with an emphasis on garlic (+ a
> bit of lemon juice is nice) or a nice big stir of Harissa. Love
> harissa.

They all sound good to me.

--
Bruce

On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 12:49:19 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-01-09 7:00 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 6:06:19 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> >> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
> >>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
> >>
> >> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.
> >
> > I'm somewhere in the middle. Hummus is great, prefer whole garbanzo
> > beans not overcooked.
> >
> > I saw Bobby Flay make chunky hummus on one of his shows. I was
> > intrigued. Basically he made hummus, but reserved some of the
> > cooked chickpeas and mashed them coarsely, then added them back
> > to the smooth hummus.
> >
>
> Meanwhile, Jamie Oliver insides of processing it in a blender or FP
> until it is creamy smooth. I had had several unpleasant experiences
> with hummus until I had it in a local middle eastern restaurant where is
> was smooth and almost runny, and it changed my mind about hummus.

Gosh, I was unaware that Jamie Oliver was The God Of Cooking.

I'll admit that nearly every hummus I've ever seen was smooth as
silk, but my regular lunch spot has a chunky hummus of which I'm
very fond. They also clued me in to sprinkling zatar on it.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 11:22:14 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

> They also clued me in to sprinkling zatar on it.

Yum! Hadn't thought of that. I've decided that Jordanian is my
favorite version (of what I've bought). I have some that I can
sprinkle over Sabra for a snack today.

--

sf

In article >,
says...
>
> On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 12:49:19 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2016-01-09 7:00 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > On Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 6:06:19 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> > >> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
> > >>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
> > >>
> > >> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.
> > >
> > > I'm somewhere in the middle. Hummus is great, prefer whole garbanzo
> > > beans not overcooked.
> > >
> > > I saw Bobby Flay make chunky hummus on one of his shows. I was
> > > intrigued. Basically he made hummus, but reserved some of the
> > > cooked chickpeas and mashed them coarsely, then added them back
> > > to the smooth hummus.
> > >
> >
> > Meanwhile, Jamie Oliver insides of processing it in a blender or FP
> > until it is creamy smooth. I had had several unpleasant experiences
> > with hummus until I had it in a local middle eastern restaurant where is
> > was smooth and almost runny, and it changed my mind about hummus.
>
> Gosh, I was unaware that Jamie Oliver was The God Of Cooking.

Not a god; but his recipes taste great, are very easy to follow, and
they always work.

Janet UK

On 1/8/2016 11:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 1/8/2016 1:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I never said he wasn't friendly. It was just a tad odd. He even put a
>> thank you card in my mailbox.
>>
>> Jill
>
> And maybe a bit lonely

I'd say that's his own fault for leaving his wife at home.

Jill

On 1/9/2016 12:44 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-01-09 6:06 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 8 Jan 2016 10:35:53 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, I ate some of the hummus on a cracker to be polite. I am not a
>>> fan. Chickpeas yes, hummus, not really.
>>
>> I'm the opposite. Hummus is fine. Whole garbanzo beans, no way.
>>
>
>
> I like both. I usually make my own hummus because it is so much better
> than the pre-made stuff in stores around here. I like chick peas. One
> of my signature dishes here involves lamb shanks and chick peas and it
> is incredible. If there are chick peas at a salad bar I will load up
> with them, tomato, cucumber and blue cheese dressing.

I use chickpeas/garbanzo beans in hearty soups from time to time.

Jill

On 1/10/2016 8:34 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/8/2016 11:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 1/8/2016 1:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I never said he wasn't friendly. It was just a tad odd. He even put a
>>> thank you card in my mailbox.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> And maybe a bit lonely
>
> I'd say that's his own fault for leaving his wife at home.
>
> Jill

OK then, I agree. I figured he was either a widower of bachelor,
Though I do know of a similar situation. A couple has a condo in
Florida. He spends three months and can work from home. She spends a
total of 3 weeks and has to return to her regular job in snowland. They
are not retirement age yet.

On 1/8/2016 9:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to
> open the bottle or glasses to serve it in?
>

Someone who always had somebody else to manage those details for him.
I take it he's recently single? Sounds like he's just learning how
to do things his wife used to take care of.

On 1/11/2016 3:47 PM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
> On 1/8/2016 9:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to
>> open the bottle or glasses to serve it in?
>>
>
> Someone who always had somebody else to manage those details for him. I
> take it he's recently single? Sounds like he's just learning how to do
> things his wife used to take care of.

Perhaps. I've met his wife on more than one occasion. She's a nice
woman. I gather she just doesn't like it here. She used to show up
with him all the time. Recently he comes down here by himself. It's
really not my business. Nor is it my job to entertain him simply
because I live across the street.

Jill