I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
Here it is:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html

Excuse the singing. It's really awful.

rtk

rtk wrote:
> I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
> Here it is:
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>
> Excuse the singing. It's really awful.
>
> rtk

how precious, you can see the cows behind your house that gave you the
cream
for the berry desert

it looks like you meant to make a ring with the desert...

looks like you needed a moisture barrier under top layer, like.. wax
paper, then remove just before serving.. or just keep top layer off
till last minute, but still looks very nice very pretty

this is a Jewish holiday? 3 days of feasting?
I like that, sounds very nice.

I would have liked everything cept the tomatoes.. but I like risotto,
did you put saffron in the risotto? it looks like you did

everything was very thoughtful, even a bird nest for the eggs

I'm sure the salad was a meal in itself

angel wrote:


> it looks like you meant to make a ring with the desert...
>
It's a Paris Brest and it plopped all three times I made it,
but that just made more room for all the berries and cream.


>
> this is a Jewish holiday? 3 days of feasting?
> I like that, sounds very nice.
>
It was three days because it was family visiting. The
middle day was the big birthday.

> I would have liked everything cept the tomatoes.. but I like risotto,
> did you put saffron in the risotto? it looks like you did

I forgot about the saffron. Ooooops.

> everything was very thoughtful, even a bird nest for the eggs
>
The nests took some trial and error. I used dark root
veggies like maroon carrots and blue potatoes, then
julienned them with a processor and squished the stuff into
silicone cup cake pans and squished aluminum foil down plus
some beans to keep the shape. They looked amazingly like
real, slightly ragged nests.

> I'm sure the salad was a meal in itself

I tried to appeal to kids with stuff they can't imagine is
even edible. For last year's birthday
(http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/June13/Birthday.html)<-
scroll down, I made little veggie plates with very tiny
portions and even the 8 year old twins were intrigued.

rtk
>

rosie wrote:

>
> This looks wonderful! You did a great job... would you please invite me
> next year ??
> Rosie
>
The challenge is having the children greet the food with
smiles. Even if they've been told beforehand that face
making wouldn't be accepted. I made an exception for the 16
year old boy, but privately: I took him into the kitchen and
pointed out stuff I knew he liked, then asked what did he
think. Ooooh, that's disgusting! he proudly announced at
the pasta he loves. And the ice cream, his favorite
chocolate, Ooooo, that's disgusting! We do have an
understanding and I thought that was pretty funny,
especially because his parents didn't think so.

rtk

"angel" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> rtk wrote:
>> I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
>> Here it is:
>> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>>
>> Excuse the singing. It's really awful.
>>
>> rtk
>
> how precious, you can see the cows behind your house that gave you the
> cream
> for the berry desert
>
> it looks like you meant to make a ring with the desert...
>
> looks like you needed a moisture barrier under top layer, like.. wax
> paper, then remove just before serving.. or just keep top layer off
> till last minute, but still looks very nice very pretty
>
> this is a Jewish holiday? 3 days of feasting?
> I like that, sounds very nice.

I'm Jewish (Orthodox, in fact) and I have never heard of such a thing.
Besides, she said it was a birthday party, she didn't say it was a
Jewish holiday.

"rtk" > wrote in message
...
>I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
> Here it is:
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>
> Excuse the singing. It's really awful.

Wow! I can put up with the singing Please just invite me to the next
one)))

Make sure you give me plenty of time.. I am in Scotland)

"rtk" > wrote in message
...
> rosie wrote:
>
>>
>> This looks wonderful! You did a great job... would you please invite me
>> next year ?? Rosie
>>
> The challenge is having the children greet the food with smiles. Even if
> they've been told beforehand that face making wouldn't be accepted. I
> made an exception for the 16 year old boy, but privately: I took him into
> the kitchen and pointed out stuff I knew he liked, then asked what did he
> think. Ooooh, that's disgusting! he proudly announced at the pasta he
> loves. And the ice cream, his favorite chocolate, Ooooo, that's
> disgusting! We do have an understanding and I thought that was pretty
> funny, especially because his parents didn't think so.

Yep! You understand teens)))

Blind Man Mordechai wrote:

> I'm Jewish (Orthodox, in fact)
> and I have never heard of such a thing.
> Besides, she said it was a birthday party, she didn't say it was a
> Jewish holiday.

let's see, you got pascha, nativity of the holy virgin, elevation of
the cross, presentation of the holy virgin into the temple, the
nativity of christ, theophany - baptism of our Lord, presentation of
Jesus in the temple, annunciation, entrance of the Lord into jerusalem,
ascension, pentecost, transfiguration of our Lord, and dormition of the
holy virgin

if you had read the captions, you would have read an isolated statement
that proclaims a 3 day feast; a perfectly reasonable observation on my
part

but seeing that I am a dumb gentile heathen dog of a gentile, I think
it's ok to ask if it was related to any one of those feasts, don't you?
not like i've ever studied them, cut me some slack

Mordechai Housman wrote:
> "angel" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > this is a Jewish holiday? 3 days of feasting?
> > I like that, sounds very nice.
>
> I'm Jewish (Orthodox, in fact) and I have never heard of such a thing.
> Besides, she said it was a birthday party, she didn't say it was a
> Jewish holiday.

What Mordechai, you've never had Passover seders just before or after
Shabbat? It's quite a trick to have all three with warm food and none
of it overcooked!

maxine in ri

"angel" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Blind Man Mordechai wrote:
>
>> I'm Jewish (Orthodox, in fact)
>> and I have never heard of such a thing.
>> Besides, she said it was a birthday party, she didn't say it was a
>> Jewish holiday.
>
> let's see, you got pascha, nativity of the holy virgin, elevation of
> the cross, presentation of the holy virgin into the temple, the
> nativity of christ, theophany - baptism of our Lord, presentation of
> Jesus in the temple, annunciation, entrance of the Lord into
> jerusalem,
> ascension, pentecost, transfiguration of our Lord, and dormition of
> the
> holy virgin

You are aware, I hope, that none of those are JEWISH holidays?
Which is what you asked. You didn't ask about Christian holidays. So,
*WE* don't have those holidays, Christians have them.

> if you had read the captions, you would have read an isolated
> statement
> that proclaims a 3 day feast; a perfectly reasonable observation on my
> part

Speaking of people being blind, the caption on that page at the
first picture actually says " Any holiday that is observed with a feast
is my idea of a good holiday.
An 80th birthday certainly fits into that category. Our three days of
feasting began with Day 1: a triple melon soup,..."

That being the case, it is clearly stated that it is a birthday,
and not a Jewish holiday. Yet you asked if the three-day feast was
because of a Jewish holiday. To which I responded that she said it was
for a birthday, not a Jewish holiday. Based on that, I believe my
response to your question was given in good faith and with clear sight.
You had no call to get insulting.

What you wrote below is also unfair. I also don't understand it,
since you asked if it was a JEWISH holiday, and none of those holidays
you cited above are Jewish.

> but seeing that I am a dumb gentile heathen dog of a gentile, I think
> it's ok to ask if it was related to any one of those feasts, don't
> you?
> not like i've ever studied them, cut me some slack

Okay, we'll cut some you some slack, if you'll stop being so
upTIGHT. I haven't insulted you, and you had no reason to insult me. You
don't need to lash out at people who aren't your enemy.

I'm sorry if you felt my wording was in some way too harsh. That
was not my intention. If, incidentally, you feel that being harsh is
wrong, then you might consider adopting that philosophy in your posts as
well. Otherwise that's being hypocritical. I apologize is my words here
hurt you. Again, that is not my intention.

Mordechai

rtk wrote:
> I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
> Here it is:
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>
> Excuse the singing. It's really awful.
>
> rtk

Happy Birthday!
Wow - it all looks delicious! What is poussin? And those tomatoes -
yum! Could you please post the recipe?

-L.

Mordechai Housman wrote:
> You are aware, I hope, that none of those are JEWISH holidays?
............

These are not Orthodox Jewish Feast Days I listed?

> Okay, we'll cut some you some slack, if you'll stop being so
> upTIGHT. I haven't insulted you, and you had no reason to insult me. You
> don't need to lash out at people who aren't your enemy.

who is we? (this was the point about being blind)

your words seemed trained on the idea that I wrote the word Jew
that's how it made me feel... it's hard to offend me

> I'm sorry if you felt my wording was in some way too harsh. That
> was not my intention. If, incidentally, you feel that being harsh is
> wrong, then you might consider adopting that philosophy in your posts as
> well. Otherwise that's being hypocritical. I apologize is my words here
> hurt you. Again, that is not my intention.

you weren't harsh

I still think it was reasonable of me to ask
I had some clues

the OP here seemed quite passionate with the whole thing, I mean the
cooking
and the presentation

who in the Wold goes to that much trouble over a birthday
I knew it was a birthday.. but a feast is for kings, AND for a chosen
people
I knew I could be wrong...

I had hoped it was a Jewish feast, cause then, I would have pilfered
the website even more as I think it's very interesting.

oh! the other clue, and you won't get out of this headlock...

nobody has a 3-day birthday feast

NOW SUCKA!

-L. wrote:
> rtk wrote:
>
>>I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
>>Here it is:
>>http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>>
>>Excuse the singing. It's really awful.
>>
>>rtk
>
>
> Happy Birthday!
> Wow - it all looks delicious! What is poussin? And those tomatoes -
> yum! Could you please post the recipe?
>
> -L.
>
The poussin is a teeny chicken, smaller than a Cornish hen.
I scooped out the tomatoes and saved the insides for the
next night's pasta (made with 40 ounces flour and 10 eggs -
whew), then filled them with a mixture of wild rice, tiny
cut orange peppers, much garlic, a little chopped leeks,
fresh whatever herbs growing in barrel on deck, no pepper
because of kids, grated I-forget-which-Italian-cheese, no
salt because the cheese was salty. There was extra filling,
so it went around as well as in the tomatoes, all put in a
handsome copper round pot about 14 inches diameter, 3 inches
high. I don't know how long it baked, probably 400 degrees.

rtk

Sorry for top posting -- but can someone PLEASE explain to me what in
the world angel is talking about here? Or should I just drop the whole
thing, as I am beginning to suspect I should do?


"angel" > wrote in message
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>
> Mordechai Housman wrote:
>> You are aware, I hope, that none of those are JEWISH holidays?
> ...........
>
> These are not Orthodox Jewish Feast Days I listed?
>
>> Okay, we'll cut some you some slack, if you'll stop being so
>> upTIGHT. I haven't insulted you, and you had no reason to insult me.
>> You
>> don't need to lash out at people who aren't your enemy.
>
> who is we? (this was the point about being blind)
>
> your words seemed trained on the idea that I wrote the word Jew
> that's how it made me feel... it's hard to offend me
>
>> I'm sorry if you felt my wording was in some way too harsh. That
>> was not my intention. If, incidentally, you feel that being harsh is
>> wrong, then you might consider adopting that philosophy in your posts
>> as
>> well. Otherwise that's being hypocritical. I apologize is my words
>> here
>> hurt you. Again, that is not my intention.
>
> you weren't harsh
>
> I still think it was reasonable of me to ask
> I had some clues
>
> the OP here seemed quite passionate with the whole thing, I mean the
> cooking
> and the presentation
>
> who in the Wold goes to that much trouble over a birthday
> I knew it was a birthday.. but a feast is for kings, AND for a chosen
> people
> I knew I could be wrong...
>
> I had hoped it was a Jewish feast, cause then, I would have pilfered
> the website even more as I think it's very interesting.
>
> oh! the other clue, and you won't get out of this headlock...
>
> nobody has a 3-day birthday feast
>
> NOW SUCKA!
>

"Mordechai Housman" > wrote

> Sorry for top posting -- but can someone PLEASE explain to me what in the
> world angel is talking about here? Or should I just drop the whole thing,
> as I am beginning to suspect I should do?

It's just that bigbadbarry troll, ignore it.

nancy

Mordechai Housman wrote:
> Sorry for top posting -- but can someone PLEASE explain to me what in
> the world angel is talking about here? Or should I just drop the whole
> thing, as I am beginning to suspect I should do?

exactly which part do you not understand?

or is this the part where your eyes caught a little light and made you
feel uncomfortable in your blindness?

tell the darn truth!

"angel" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Mordechai Housman wrote:
>> Sorry for top posting -- but can someone PLEASE explain to me what in
>> the world angel is talking about here? Or should I just drop the
>> whole
>> thing, as I am beginning to suspect I should do?
>
> exactly which part do you not understand?

The other part.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Mordechai Housman" > wrote
>
>> Sorry for top posting -- but can someone PLEASE explain to me what in
>> the world angel is talking about here? Or should I just drop the
>> whole thing, as I am beginning to suspect I should do?
>
> It's just that bigbadbarry troll, ignore it.
>
> nancy

Thank you, Nancy. I guess I needed that heads up to be sure.

Mordechai Housman wrote:

> The other part.

I really don't know which part you mean Mordichai

Mordechai Housman wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Mordechai Housman" > wrote
> >
> >> Sorry for top posting -- but can someone PLEASE explain to me what in
> >> the world angel is talking about here? Or should I just drop the
> >> whole thing, as I am beginning to suspect I should do?
> >
> > It's just that bigbadbarry troll, ignore it.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Thank you, Nancy. I guess I needed that heads up to be sure.

oh your sickening

I thought you was real

why don't you loosen your butplug AFTER you get your nose out of Nancys
shittay buttcrack hole

nasty man!

what's more nasty is your hatred

is why you're blind

Your poussin (did I spell that right??) looks SOOOOOOOO good! I'm such
a chicken-freak...and that one looks extra-tasty!!

~Shelly

rtk wrote:
> I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
> Here it is:
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>
> Excuse the singing. It's really awful.
>
> rtk

rtk wrote:
> I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
> Here it is:
> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>
> Excuse the singing. It's really awful.
>
> rtk

I love the first set of pictures except the bird's nest. Scary. Apart
from that, it all looked delicious and you should pat yourself on the
back. I hope your guests enjoyed it as much as I did cyberatically.

If you can't find cyberatically in the dictionary, buy another
dictionary. I have autocratically decided it's a perfectly valild word.

Kathy in NZ

Kathy-in-NZ wrote:

> If you can't find cyberatically in the dictionary, buy another
> dictionary. I have autocratically decided it's a perfectly valild word.

I use cyber with any prefix or suffix I can find. The word
is precious.

By the way, I've been to N.Z., swam at Wellington, walked
the Mitford trail, went whale-watching in rough waters that
gave me the impression of dropping several floors in an
elevator, and went sea kayaking. Altogether, delightful
couple weeks.

rtk

Kathy,

Would you please answer a question for me? Do you have graham crackers in
New Zealand. I know it is an odd question, but my son said you don't, and I
really don't know!

Thanks,
Debbie in Indiana

"Kathy-in-NZ" > wrote in message
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>
> rtk wrote:
>> I made a big family birthday dinner with lots of pretty things.
>> Here it is:
>> http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/Big8oh/BigEightOh!.html
>>
>> Excuse the singing. It's really awful.
>>
>> rtk
>
> I love the first set of pictures except the bird's nest. Scary. Apart
> from that, it all looked delicious and you should pat yourself on the
> back. I hope your guests enjoyed it as much as I did cyberatically.
>
> If you can't find cyberatically in the dictionary, buy another
> dictionary. I have autocratically decided it's a perfectly valild word.
>
> Kathy in NZ
>

excuse me -- but why do you think the shrimp pizza is for the
vegetarians?! Stephanie

Kathy-in-NZ wrote:

> Debbie, sorry if this reply is late. I have trouble with newsgroups
> nowadays.
>
> Your son is right. We don't have Graham crackers in New Zealand. A
> substitution is digestive biscuits, though when many of us make pie
> crusts for cheesecakes we use crushed Griffins Wine Biscuits
> (remember, biscuits= the American cookies)

Googling on "graham" "crackers" and "New Zealand" brings up a number of
listings. I find the first two rather odd:

Graham Cracker Perfume by Demeter - 4 oz EDC SPRAY - Discount Sale
Graham Cracker by Demeter - EDC SPRAY 4 oz for Women ... Graham Cracker
- Perfume for Women - 4 oz EDC SPRAY Zoom In Zoom In ...
http://www.perfume.com/demeter/graha...ker-women.html - 59k - Cached -
Similar pages

New Zealand Cologne by Demeter - 4 oz EDC Spray - Discount Sale
New Zealand by Demeter - EDC Spray 4 oz for Men ... New Zealand -
Cologne for Men - 4 oz EDC Spray Zoom In Zoom In ... Graham Cracker ...
www.perfume.com/demeter/new-zealand-men.html - 54k - Cached -
Similar pages

Others of the first few look like they're blithe explanations that any
NZ recipe which uses digestive biscuits can be duplicated with graham
crackers.


--

Dan Goodman
All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.
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"Dan Goodman" > wrote

> Kathy-in-NZ wrote:

>> Your son is right. We don't have Graham crackers in New Zealand. A
>> substitution is digestive biscuits, though when many of us make pie
>> crusts for cheesecakes we use crushed Griffins Wine Biscuits
>> (remember, biscuits= the American cookies)
>
> Googling on "graham" "crackers" and "New Zealand" brings up a number of
> listings. I find the first two rather odd:

> Graham Cracker Perfume by Demeter - 4 oz EDC SPRAY - Discount Sale
> Graham Cracker by Demeter - EDC SPRAY 4 oz for Women ... Graham Cracker
> - Perfume for Women - 4 oz EDC SPRAY Zoom In Zoom In ...
> http://www.perfume.com/demeter/graha...ker-women.html - 59k - Cached -
> Similar pages
>
> New Zealand Cologne by Demeter - 4 oz EDC Spray - Discount Sale
> New Zealand by Demeter - EDC Spray 4 oz for Men ... New Zealand -
> Cologne for Men - 4 oz EDC Spray Zoom In Zoom In ... Graham Cracker ...
> www.perfume.com/demeter/new-zealand-men.html - 54k - Cached -
> Similar pages

That explains it!! They have no graham crackers because they are using
them to make perfume!! It's another world.

nancy

Thanks for the reply. I asked because Rob, my son, was explaining to a NZ
online friend of his about S"Mores, and the friend didn't know anything
about them. Then when Rob mentioned graham crackers, he didn't know anything
about them....so....Rob plans on mailing this guy some graham crackers, so
he can make some S"Mores!

Debbie


"Kathy-in-NZ" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Debbie, sorry if this reply is late. I have trouble with newsgroups
> nowadays.
>
> Your son is right. We don't have Graham crackers in New Zealand. A
> substitution is digestive biscuits, though when many of us make pie
> crusts for cheesecakes we use crushed Griffins Wine Biscuits (remember,
> biscuits= the American cookies)
>
> Kathy-in-NZ
>
>
>
> Deb/Al wrote:
>> Kathy,
>>
>> Would you please answer a question for me? Do you have graham crackers in
>> New Zealand. I know it is an odd question, but my son said you don't, and
>> I
>> really don't know!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Debbie in Indiana
>>
>

Which brings up a question I have. . .I once heard that Australians do
not put salt on their popcorn - they use sugar instead?

Any Aussies out there, that can answer that question?

Myrl




Nancy Young wrote:
>> That explains it!! They have no graham crackers because they are using
> them to make perfume!! It's another world.
>
> nancy

wrote:
> Which brings up a question I have. . .I once heard that Australians do
> not put salt on their popcorn - they use sugar instead?
>
> Any Aussies out there, that can answer that question?
>
> Myrl
>
>
>
>
Complete furphy, the usual seasoning is butter and salt.

Christine

"Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>> Which brings up a question I have. . .I once heard that Australians
>> do
>> not put salt on their popcorn - they use sugar instead?
>>
>> Any Aussies out there, that can answer that question?
>>
>> Myrl
>>
> Complete furphy, the usual seasoning is butter and salt.

But you do it from underneath, right? And in a counter-clockwise motion,
right? Using only your left hand, right?

Why not make up your own urban myths?