First of all, chicken marsala is not grilled chicken breasts (marinated in
an Italian herb dressing). That was dinner at one of John's art patron's
house on Sunday night. It was served with sauteed mushrooms and at first
when I saw she was sauteeing mushrooms I thought okay, she's going to add
marsala wine and some chicken breast halves and simmer them together. But
no, she didn't.

What she did was grill the chicken, which was fine. She tossed the
mushrooms with bowtie pasta but there was still no marsala in the dish or
even on the table. It was delicious, don't get me wrong, but she sure
didn't know what the 'marsala' meant when it came to chicken marsala The
boneless chicken breast halves were HUGE! My god, are you sure these aren't
turkey breast halves? Wow and wow again! I could only eat half of one,
they were so big!

Her sweet son, Alex, brought me a doggie bag for the other half! Man, I
wish all children were like this! Both of their children are so well
behaved, you wouldn't be afraid to take them to a fancy restaurant!

Ooooh! And dessert was creme brulè and the boy wielded the kitchen torch
like a professional chefl! Odd, because his thing is baseball. (laughing)

Their older son is an artist; he's into doing pottery and glazing right now
but wants to paint.

I digress.

John brought a little grill along on the trip; he forgot the hibatchi so he
got a cheap little round grill at Wally World along the way and we used
that. He made some hamburgers and I sauteed mushrooms in oil and then a
little wine and we put those on and he topped them off with swiss cheese.
Oh YUM! Leftover hamburgers, of course... for lunch and so on.

Another night he picked up some bacon wrapped petit filets. Once again he
was the grill-guy. I normally don't like nuked potatoes but I rubbed them
with butter and sprinkled them with salt and nuked them about 10 minutes and
they turned out good! I also sauteed slices of yellow squash with onion in
olive oil until they were nicely tender (almost carmelized). That was a
very nice meal!

Then the last night, we got some tilapia fillets and a big acorn squash.
Woohoo! I pan fried the fish, gently seasoned with some of the Mrs. Dash
and some cornbread crumbs, and nuked the squash. (Cut some slits all around
the squash so when you put it in the microwave it doesn't 'splode LOL)
About 10 minutes total for the meal to be done. Plate the fish and then cut
the squash in half and scoop out the seeds and pith. And you're ready to
put on the butter and whatever else you like. Some folks out there like
brown sugar and cinnamon; go for it! We just added some butter and our
forks. Was a great "light" meal to top off a heavy week of eating some
serious food!

My cat, Persia, is still checking out the apartment to make sure no one
stole her toys while she was being boarded. She's wandering around meowing.
My lovebird, Peaches, really couldn't care less Persia will settle down,
just takes her a bit to make sure I'm not taking her back to the "smelly
place". She'll snuggle down for a nap with me and all with be right again
in her world. She got a clean bill of health from the vet; he said she's
doing very well for an 8 (we guess) year old kitty

It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation for both
of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss my ass before he
even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have this muich fun in his
life.

Jill

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> First of all, chicken marsala is not grilled chicken breasts (marinated in
> an Italian herb dressing). That was dinner at one of John's art patron's
> house on Sunday night. It was served with sauteed mushrooms and at first
> when I saw she was sauteeing mushrooms I thought okay, she's going to add
> marsala wine and some chicken breast halves and simmer them together. But
> no, she didn't.
>
> What she did was grill the chicken, which was fine. She tossed the
> mushrooms with bowtie pasta but there was still no marsala in the dish or
> even on the table. It was delicious, don't get me wrong, but she sure
> didn't know what the 'marsala' meant when it came to chicken marsala The
> boneless chicken breast halves were HUGE! My god, are you sure these aren't
> turkey breast halves? Wow and wow again! I could only eat half of one,
> they were so big!
>
> Her sweet son, Alex, brought me a doggie bag for the other half! Man, I
> wish all children were like this! Both of their children are so well
> behaved, you wouldn't be afraid to take them to a fancy restaurant!
>
> Ooooh! And dessert was creme brulè and the boy wielded the kitchen torch
> like a professional chefl! Odd, because his thing is baseball. (laughing)
>
> Their older son is an artist; he's into doing pottery and glazing right now
> but wants to paint.
>
> I digress.
>
> John brought a little grill along on the trip; he forgot the hibatchi so he
> got a cheap little round grill at Wally World along the way and we used
> that. He made some hamburgers and I sauteed mushrooms in oil and then a
> little wine and we put those on and he topped them off with swiss cheese.
> Oh YUM! Leftover hamburgers, of course... for lunch and so on.
>
> Another night he picked up some bacon wrapped petit filets. Once again he
> was the grill-guy. I normally don't like nuked potatoes but I rubbed them
> with butter and sprinkled them with salt and nuked them about 10 minutes and
> they turned out good! I also sauteed slices of yellow squash with onion in
> olive oil until they were nicely tender (almost carmelized). That was a
> very nice meal!
>
> Then the last night, we got some tilapia fillets and a big acorn squash.
> Woohoo! I pan fried the fish, gently seasoned with some of the Mrs. Dash
> and some cornbread crumbs, and nuked the squash. (Cut some slits all around
> the squash so when you put it in the microwave it doesn't 'splode LOL)
> About 10 minutes total for the meal to be done. Plate the fish and then cut
> the squash in half and scoop out the seeds and pith. And you're ready to
> put on the butter and whatever else you like. Some folks out there like
> brown sugar and cinnamon; go for it! We just added some butter and our
> forks. Was a great "light" meal to top off a heavy week of eating some
> serious food!
>
> My cat, Persia, is still checking out the apartment to make sure no one
> stole her toys while she was being boarded. She's wandering around meowing.
> My lovebird, Peaches, really couldn't care less Persia will settle down,
> just takes her a bit to make sure I'm not taking her back to the "smelly
> place". She'll snuggle down for a nap with me and all with be right again
> in her world. She got a clean bill of health from the vet; he said she's
> doing very well for an 8 (we guess) year old kitty
>
> It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation for both
> of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss my ass before he
> even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have this muich fun in his
> life.
>
> Jill

Awesome trip report, thanks! :-)
I always cut my winter squash in half and remove the seeds and pith
prior to cooking, but that's just me. Makes it easier IMHO. <G>

Give Persia a snuggles for me! I understand how she feels. I just had to
have Celene at the vets last Friday for a dental. Her breath reeked and
it was hurting her to eat. She had 3 teeth pulled. She was also boarded
for two nights.

Celene is 12. She was one very annoyed kitty but she settled back in
after about 24 hours and is now eating well again as her mouth no longer
hurts. <G>

Worried me to put that old of a cat under anesthesia... She is still
coughing a bit.
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

jmcquown wrote:

*Most of a interesting post snipped*
>
> It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation for both
> of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss my ass before he
> even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have this muich fun in his
> life.
>
> Jill
>
>
Thank you, Jill. I love your reports when you return from a trip with
John and once again, you have not disappointed me with this post. I
am glad that Persia and Peaches are well and forgave you for leaving
them behind. ) I am glad that this was a good show for John. I am
glad that you are back home in good health!

Herschel Savage wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:11:41 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation
>> for both of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss my
>> ass before he even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have this
>> muich fun in his life.
>
> Heh. It's nice to know that I was on your mind during the whole
> trip. I hope you sent John my best.
>
> You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
> DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
>
> -sw

Triskets and string cheese.

Jill

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Herschel Savage wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:11:41 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation
> >> for both of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss my
> >> ass before he even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have this
> >> muich fun in his life.
> >
> > Heh. It's nice to know that I was on your mind during the whole
> > trip. I hope you sent John my best.
> >
> > You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
> > DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
> >
> > -sw
>
> Triskets and string cheese.
>
> Jill

Good choices.... ;-)

With water?
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Randy Spears > wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:25:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Herschel Savage wrote:
>
> >> You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
> >> DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
> >
> > Triskets and string cheese.
>
> Wow. That was just brilliant! Did you come up with that all by
> yourself?
>
> -sw

Way to go avoiding killfiles...

I knew you were part troll. ;-)
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

Margaret Suran wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
> *Most of a interesting post snipped*
>>
>> It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation
>> for both of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss my
>> ass before he even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have this
>> muich fun in his life.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> Thank you, Jill. I love your reports when you return from a trip with
> John and once again, you have not disappointed me with this post. I
> am glad that Persia and Peaches are well and forgave you for leaving
> them behind. ) I am glad that this was a good show for John. I am
> glad that you are back home in good health!

Thank you, Margaret It was a nice trip and a good art show for John,
too.

Jill

Randy Spears wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:25:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Herschel Savage wrote:
>
> >> You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
> >> DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
> >
> > Triskets and string cheese.
>
> Wow. That was just brilliant! Did you come up with that all by
> yourself?
>
> -sw

I went to HS with the real Randy Spears. Most likely dude NOT to be a
porn star, IMO.

-L.

In article >, Buck Adams >
wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:53:14 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Randy Spears > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:25:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >>> Herschel Savage wrote:
> >>
> >>>> You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
> >>>> DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
> >>>
> >>> Triskets and string cheese.
> >>
> >> Wow. That was just brilliant! Did you come up with that all by
> >> yourself?
> >
> > Way to go avoiding killfiles...
> >
> > I knew you were part troll. ;-)
>
> I just can't get enough of Jill. I'm secretly in love with her,
> you know.
>
> It's just all coming out today. I smoke, I'm in love with another
> woman...
>
> -sw

Ah, my poor broken heart! <sniffles>
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

Buck Adams wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:53:14 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Randy Spears > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 14:25:23 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Herschel Savage wrote:
>>>
>>>>> You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
>>>>> DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
>>>>
>>>> Triskets and string cheese.
>>>
>>> Wow. That was just brilliant! Did you come up with that all by
>>> yourself?
>>
>> Way to go avoiding killfiles...
>>
>> I knew you were part troll. ;-)
>
> I just can't get enough of Jill. I'm secretly in love with her,
> you know.
>
> It's just all coming out today. I smoke, I'm in love with another
> woman...
>
> -sw

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful

http://tinyurl.com/rer2e

Jill

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Herschel Savage wrote:
>>> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:11:41 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation
>>>> for both of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss
>>>> my ass before he even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have
>>>> this muich fun in his life.
>>>
>>> Heh. It's nice to know that I was on your mind during the whole
>>> trip. I hope you sent John my best.
>>>
>>> You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
>>> DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Triskets and string cheese.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Good choices.... ;-)
>
> With water?

Water, of course, and not *bought* water. And garden herb triskets

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> Herschel Savage wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:11:41 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> It was a very good art show for John and also a nice mini-vacation
> >>>> for both of us! And good food, so there! Steve Squertz can kiss
> >>>> my ass before he even comments. He's just jealous he doesn't have
> >>>> this muich fun in his life.
> >>>
> >>> Heh. It's nice to know that I was on your mind during the whole
> >>> trip. I hope you sent John my best.
> >>>
> >>> You left out the most important detail of your trip, though. WHAT
> >>> DID YOU EAT ON THE PLANE, Dammit!
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >>
> >> Triskets and string cheese.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Good choices.... ;-)
> >
> > With water?
>
> Water, of course, and not *bought* water. And garden herb triskets

Gods I love triskets...
I've had the garden herb.
They are excellent!

My other favorite crackers are wheat thins.
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> Gods I love triskets...
> I've had the garden herb.
> They are excellent!
>
> My other favorite crackers are wheat thins.

Triscuits with a topping of cream cheese and Pikapepper (sp) Delicious!

In article >,
goomba38 > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > Gods I love triskets...
> > I've had the garden herb.
> > They are excellent!
> >
> > My other favorite crackers are wheat thins.
>
> Triscuits with a topping of cream cheese and Pikapepper (sp) Delicious!

Brie......... ;-d
--
Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson