My mom was here for a week, cooking up a storm. She made mountains of
chopped liver, matzoh balls, steak, chicken, and goodness knows what
else. I'll miss her, but my arteries are relieved.

There are a few items left in the fridge that we don't normally use,
and they're perishable, so I thought I'd use them up. Among them, most
of a quart of chicken broth and four smallish pieces of cheese (four
different kinds -- dill havarti, muenster, jack, and some wine-soaked
bleu, which I just realized I forgot to throw in the dish.)

I decided to make my "tamale pie", because it's easy and it would use
up both the broth and the cheese. I boiled three cups of chicken
broth, then added a cup of cornmeal and simmered, stirring, until it
got all nice and thick. Stirred in all the cheese (wish I'd
remembered the bleu, just for kicks), some butter, and a few slices of
jalapeno.

For the filling, I used a couple cups of chili (this batch had
chicken, beans, corn, and chipotles in it) and nearly two large cans
of olives, sliced (James is CRAZY for black olives, and when I told
him I was making tamale pie, he got all bright-eyed and said "With
lots of olives?"). Poured the filling in a baking dish, topped with
the cornmeal mixture, and put it in a 425F oven. It has about twenty
minutes left (I cook it for about a half hour, 'til the top gets
nicely golden brown).

I know this isn't a proper tamale pie, but it's a really easy way to
use up leftovers. Now to figure out what to do with all this leftover
chopped liver. I'll probably take it to work tomorrow. On Friday, they
helped me finish off the previous batch.

So what do you cook that's just a "toss it all in a dish" dish? Where
you don't measure, but you just mix or layer stuff and leave it in the
oven for a while?

serene
--
Kissing Hank's Ass is 10 years old! http://jhuger.com/kisshank
My personal blog: http://serenejournal.livejournal.com
My new cooking blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com

On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:25:22 -0700, Serene >
wrote:

>I decided to make my "tamale pie",

....and here's a pictu
http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/0004p2dh

serene
--
Kissing Hank's Ass is 10 years old! http://jhuger.com/kisshank
My personal blog: http://serenejournal.livejournal.com
My new cooking blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com

On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:39:33 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:35:06 -0700, Serene >
>wrote:

>>...and here's a pictu
>>http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/0004p2dh

>Darn!!!!
>
>Now I happen to be over 1000 miles from you, and you show this
>enticing picture, and I cannot come over and help you eat it....

Darn. :-(

serene
--
Kissing Hank's Ass is 10 years old! http://jhuger.com/kisshank
My personal blog: http://serenejournal.livejournal.com
My new cooking blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com

Oh pshaw, on Sun 18 Jun 2006 06:35:06p, Serene meant to say...

> On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:25:22 -0700, Serene >
> wrote:
>
>>I decided to make my "tamale pie",
>
> ...and here's a pictu
> http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/0004p2dh
>
> serene

It's not the sort of thing I would normally make, but it sure looks good!
Trouble is, I would be the only one eating it, as David would not. :-(

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:35:06 -0700, Serene >
wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:25:22 -0700, Serene >
>wrote:
>
>>I decided to make my "tamale pie",
>
>...and here's a pictu
>http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/0004p2dh
>
>serene

Darn!!!!

Now I happen to be over 1000 miles from you, and you show this
enticing picture, and I cannot come over and help you eat it....

Christine

"Serene" > wrote in message
...
>
> So what do you cook that's just a "toss it all in a dish" dish? Where
> you don't measure, but you just mix or layer stuff and leave it in the
> oven for a while?

Depends on exactly what it is that's left over. Sometimes it's good to toss
into a soup, or maybe I'll do tacos. Or chili. Or, if it's something good
cold, it goes into a salad. Sometimes it's just lunch nibbles.

I guess I don't have a one-size-fits-all, because it really depends on what
the leftover stuff is. But I'm pretty good about using up the bits and
piece.

Donna

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:35:06 -0700, Serene wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:25:22 -0700, Serene >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>I decided to make my "tamale pie",
> >
> > ...and here's a pictu
> > http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/0004p2dh
>
> The Jalapeno looks like a smiling skeleton.

It does!

>
>
> -s[Gimme another dose of that blotter]w

Do they even *make* blotter any more?

-L.

Serene wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:25:22 -0700, Serene >
> wrote:
>
> >I decided to make my "tamale pie",
>
> ...and here's a pictu
> http://pics.livejournal.com/serenejournal/pic/0004p2dh

It's smiling!

--Blair

Serene wrote:
>
> So what do you cook that's just a "toss it all in a dish" dish? Where
> you don't measure, but you just mix or layer stuff and leave it in the
> oven for a while?
>
> serene

Quiche, definately. A baked pasta using sauce leftover from a more
formal presentation of spaghetti and meatballs and sausage: slice up
the sausage and toss with cooked penne, sauce, some chopped herbs,
layer with mozzerella and parm, bake till bubbly. Enchiladas are also
a "toss together" kind of process...wrap what you have in tortillas,
top with sauce and cheese, bake till bubbly. I also do chicken and
rice casserole things that take basic white sauce as a start, and throw
in whatever you have in the fridge and pantry. Lots of stuff come to
mind, now that I think about it! Who needs a recipe? ;-D

Sandy

Steve wrote:
> On 19 Jun 2006 22:33:31 -0700, -L. wrote:
>
> > Steve wrote:
>
> >> -s[Gimme another dose of that blotter]w
> >
> > Do they even *make* blotter any more?
>
> I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> moderate teaser.
>

That's too bad. I did enough blotter (and microdots, remember
them?) in the 70's to cure myself from doing it ever again. I liked
it too much.

-L.

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:14:56 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:

> On 19 Jun 2006 22:33:31 -0700, -L. wrote:
>
> > Steve Wertz wrote:
>
> >> -s[Gimme another dose of that blotter]w
> >
> > Do they even *make* blotter any more?
>
> I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> moderate teaser.
>
Now I have to know what "blotter" is.



--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

On 20 Jun 2006 19:53:39 -0700, -L. wrote:

>
> Steve wrote:
> > On 19 Jun 2006 22:33:31 -0700, -L. wrote:
> >
> > > Steve wrote:
> >
> > >> -s[Gimme another dose of that blotter]w
> > >
> > > Do they even *make* blotter any more?
> >
> > I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> > moderate teaser.
> >
>
> That's too bad. I did enough blotter (and microdots, remember
> them?) in the 70's to cure myself from doing it ever again. I liked
> it too much.
>
Oooops, sorry I asked steve what "blotter" was.

--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

-L. wrote:

> Steve wrote:
> > On 19 Jun 2006 22:33:31 -0700, -L. wrote:
> >
> > > Steve wrote:
> >
> > >> -s[Gimme another dose of that blotter]w
> > >
> > > Do they even *make* blotter any more?
> >
> > I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> > moderate teaser.
> >
>
> That's too bad. I did enough blotter (and microdots, remember
> them?) in the 70's to cure myself from doing it ever again. I liked
> it too much.


Which is why the majority of your posts here aren't even remotely
normal - brained...

--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Which is why the majority of your posts here aren't even remotely
> normal - brained...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

If you did some acid you'd be a little more open-minded. And
enlightened... Truly.

-L.

-L. wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> > Which is why the majority of your posts here aren't even remotely
> > normal - brained...
> >
> > --
> > Best
> > Greg
>
> If you did some acid you'd be a little more open-minded. And
> enlightened... Truly.


You're simply parroting old hippie clap - trap...

--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> You're simply parroting old hippie clap - trap...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

You know, for being a *** man, you sure are an asshole.

-L.

-L. wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >
> > You're simply parroting old hippie clap - trap...
> >
> > --
> > Best
> > Greg
>
> You know, for being a *** man, you sure are an asshole.


That's because not all *** men are necessarily so stupid as to be on
the "politically correct" bandwagon :-)

--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> That's because not all *** men are necessarily so stupid as to be on
> the "politically correct" bandwagon :-)
>

No, it's because you're just an asshole.

-L.

sf wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:14:56 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:
> > I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> > moderate teaser.
> >
> Now I have to know what "blotter" is.

....dude calls himself "sf" doesn't know what blotter is...

--Blair

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On 21 Jun 2006 07:56:42 -0700, "Blair P. Houghton"
> > wrote:
>
> >
> >sf wrote:
> >> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:14:56 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:
> >> > I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> >> > moderate teaser.
> >> >
> >> Now I have to know what "blotter" is.
> >
> >...dude calls himself "sf" doesn't know what blotter is...
> >
> >--Blair
>
> sf is a woman...
>
> Christine

Blotter is a type of LSD.
--
Peace!
Om

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

"-L." > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >
> > You're simply parroting old hippie clap - trap...
> >
> > --
> > Best
> > Greg
>
> You know, for being a *** man, you sure are an asshole.
>
> -L.
>

lol! Before I got to college I thought everyone bright would be nice, too.
I totally get this comment.



--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On 20 Jun 2006 23:10:58 -0700, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> > Which is why the majority of your posts here aren't even remotely
> > normal - brained...
>
> If anybody needs some acid, it's you Greg. Or an enema.
>
> -sw

Or a decent BJ.

-L.

In article >,
Steve Wertz > wrote:

> On 20 Jun 2006 23:10:58 -0700, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> > Which is why the majority of your posts here aren't even remotely
> > normal - brained...
>
> If anybody needs some acid, it's you Greg. Or an enema.
>
> -sw

<giggles>
--
Peace!
Om

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

-L. wrote:

> Gregory Morrow wrote:
> >
> > That's because not all *** men are necessarily so stupid as to be on
> > the "politically correct" bandwagon :-)
> >
>
> No, it's because you're just an asshole.


It's too bad Child Protective Services can't be contacted to put your
child into protective foster care. It's fairly obvious that not only
are you an unfit human being, but also an unfit "mother"...

--
Best
Greg

In article >,
says...
> In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>
> > On 21 Jun 2006 07:56:42 -0700, "Blair P. Houghton"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >sf wrote:
> > >> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:14:56 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:
> > >> > I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> > >> > moderate teaser.
> > >> >
> > >> Now I have to know what "blotter" is.
> > >
> > >...dude calls himself "sf" doesn't know what blotter is...
> > >
> > >--Blair
> >
> > sf is a woman...
> >
> > Christine
>
> Blotter is a type of LSD.

Oh yeah now I recall. It was LSD soaked into paper and allowed to dry.
Hence, blotter.

This reminds me of my grandfather...he used to clean out the fridge and
throw everything in the blender. "Miracle Drink" is what he called
it...your tamale pie sounds so much better! lol

Serene wrote:
> My mom was here for a week, cooking up a storm. She made mountains of
> chopped liver, matzoh balls, steak, chicken, and goodness knows what
> else. I'll miss her, but my arteries are relieved.
>
> There are a few items left in the fridge that we don't normally use,
> and they're perishable, so I thought I'd use them up. Among them, most
> of a quart of chicken broth and four smallish pieces of cheese (four
> different kinds -- dill havarti, muenster, jack, and some wine-soaked
> bleu, which I just realized I forgot to throw in the dish.)
>
> I decided to make my "tamale pie", because it's easy and it would use
> up both the broth and the cheese. I boiled three cups of chicken
> broth, then added a cup of cornmeal and simmered, stirring, until it
> got all nice and thick. Stirred in all the cheese (wish I'd
> remembered the bleu, just for kicks), some butter, and a few slices of
> jalapeno.
>
> For the filling, I used a couple cups of chili (this batch had
> chicken, beans, corn, and chipotles in it) and nearly two large cans
> of olives, sliced (James is CRAZY for black olives, and when I told
> him I was making tamale pie, he got all bright-eyed and said "With
> lots of olives?"). Poured the filling in a baking dish, topped with
> the cornmeal mixture, and put it in a 425F oven. It has about twenty
> minutes left (I cook it for about a half hour, 'til the top gets
> nicely golden brown).
>
> I know this isn't a proper tamale pie, but it's a really easy way to
> use up leftovers. Now to figure out what to do with all this leftover
> chopped liver. I'll probably take it to work tomorrow. On Friday, they
> helped me finish off the previous batch.
>
> So what do you cook that's just a "toss it all in a dish" dish? Where
> you don't measure, but you just mix or layer stuff and leave it in the
> oven for a while?
>
> serene
> --
> Kissing Hank's Ass is 10 years old! http://jhuger.com/kisshank
> My personal blog: http://serenejournal.livejournal.com
> My new cooking blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:10:36 -0400, T wrote:

> Oh yeah now I recall. It was LSD soaked into paper and allowed to dry.
> Hence, blotter.

..... so they're like stamps only bigger?
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:01:35 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> Blotter is a type of LSD.

Oh, ok, thanks. I haven't heard that term (not an acid freak).
Blotto, yes. Blotter, no.
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:14:56 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:
> > > I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
> > > moderate teaser.
> > >
> > Now I have to know what "blotter" is.
>
> ...dude calls himself "sf" doesn't know what blotter is...
>
> --Blair

You may have just given the creators of the current Jetta TV ad
campaign two new ideas about stereotyping.
http://tinylink.com/?s9TIJ3qD7H

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:01:35 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >
> > Blotter is a type of LSD.
>
> Oh, ok, thanks. I haven't heard that term (not an acid freak).
> Blotto, yes. Blotter, no.

I'm not an acid freak either, but I did grow up in a neighborhood where
that stuff was around....... ;-)
--
Peace!
Om

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

Christine Dabney > wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton
>>...dude calls himself "sf" doesn't know what blotter is...
>
>sf is a woman...

Stop that!

--Blair

sf wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:10:36 -0400, T wrote:
>
> > Oh yeah now I recall. It was LSD soaked into paper and allowed to dry.
> > Hence, blotter.
>
> .... so they're like stamps only bigger?

No, they're teeny. About a quarter-inch square, with perforated edges.
They are made in an entire sheet, and then individual "hits" are torn
from the sheet. In the 70's and 80's they had different things printed
on them - cartoon characters, unicorns, stars and moon, etc. My
favorites where the Goofy blotters available in the midwest/Chicago
circa 1978-79. You sucked on them and swallowed them, or just
swallowed them. People claimed that if you sucked on them first, you'd
get a better buzz.

Here's a pic of one on someone's tongue to give you size comparisons:
http://growabrain.typepad.com/growab...lashback_.html

Google "Blotter Acid" in images and you can see the sheets, etc.
-L.

On 21 Jun 2006 22:20:34 -0700, -L. wrote:

>
> sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:10:36 -0400, T wrote:
> >
> > > Oh yeah now I recall. It was LSD soaked into paper and allowed to dry.
> > > Hence, blotter.
> >
> > .... so they're like stamps only bigger?
>
> No, they're teeny. About a quarter-inch square, with perforated edges.
> They are made in an entire sheet, and then individual "hits" are torn
> from the sheet. In the 70's and 80's they had different things printed
> on them - cartoon characters, unicorns, stars and moon, etc. My
> favorites where the Goofy blotters available in the midwest/Chicago
> circa 1978-79. You sucked on them and swallowed them, or just
> swallowed them. People claimed that if you sucked on them first, you'd
> get a better buzz.
>
> Here's a pic of one on someone's tongue to give you size comparisons:
> http://growabrain.typepad.com/growab...lashback_.html
>
> Google "Blotter Acid" in images and you can see the sheets, etc.

Never having been in the acid scene, I suppose that's what was
referred to as "stamps" by those in the know around here during those
times.

--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

sf > wrote:
>Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>> > On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:14:56 GMT, Steve Wertz wrote:
>> > > I got some in 1999 (Santa Cruz, CA). Wasn't very potent - just a
>> > > moderate teaser.
>> > >
>> > Now I have to know what "blotter" is.
>>
>> ...dude calls himself "sf" doesn't know what blotter is...
>
>You may have just given the creators of the current Jetta TV ad
>campaign two new ideas about stereotyping.
>http://tinylink.com/?s9TIJ3qD7H

Even if you weren't driving a Jetta, I'd tell you to take a hike.

--Blair

-L. wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:10:36 -0400, T wrote:
> >
> > > Oh yeah now I recall. It was LSD soaked into paper and allowed to dry.
> > > Hence, blotter.
> >
> > .... so they're like stamps only bigger?
>
> No, they're teeny. About a quarter-inch square, with perforated edges.
> They are made in an entire sheet, and then individual "hits" are torn
> from the sheet. In the 70's and 80's they had different things printed
> on them - cartoon characters, unicorns, stars and moon, etc. My
> favorites where the Goofy blotters available in the midwest/Chicago
> circa 1978-79. You sucked on them and swallowed them, or just
> swallowed them. People claimed that if you sucked on them first, you'd
> get a better buzz.
>
> Here's a pic of one on someone's tongue to give you size comparisons:
> http://growabrain.typepad.com/growab...lashback_.html
>
> Google "Blotter Acid" in images and you can see the sheets, etc.


One hopes that because of potential chromosome damage that you
eventually took it upon yourself to get spayed...

--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> One hopes that because of potential chromosome damage that you
> eventually took it upon yourself to get spayed...
>

Are you going to hump all my posts now Greg, or just the ones that turn
you on?

-L.