Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[spiritbass]

Nothing meant in not tasting as I cook. For me it's a matter of not spoiling my meal. Also don't use salt. And it's always interesting to observe what new guests do when I state I don't cook with salt. Doctors told me to quit with the salt before I was even 25, so I'm pretty used to a low salt diet. Also I find salt toughens things as they cook. YMMV However an anchovy used correctly will turn a dish, and never had a guest figure out that magic trick. And anchovies are much more readily available anywhere than garum. Used to be a pretty common ingredient, and for a long time.

It would never have occurred to me to use an anchovy as a flavoring agent! You made me resort to a search engine - I had never heard of "garum".

 

[LBS-bass]

The only time I measure is the flour and liquids when I’m making bread or cake. Always some adjusted is required. Everything else is by intuition and taste. Soups are good for emptying the fridge. I don’t add salt.

Liquids do need to be measured so I sort of lied, if I'm making something new I will sometimes start with a recipe and then will make little changes to that the next few times I bake, just to see what happens. But for baking I do measure most things. For making things like soups, I never measure. For just cooking rice or barley or something like that, I will often just add more water than I think I need and then drain.

 

[LBS-bass]

It would never have occurred to me to use an anchovy as a flavoring agent! You made me resort to a search engine - I had never heard of "garum".

Fish (Dashi) is used as a flavoring agent in Japanese cuisine, quite a lot.

 

[LBS-bass]

Hubby made BBQ chicken on the grill tonight. It was pretty tender so I decided to have a piece. I cut it up into small pieces and was able to eat it without too much pain. Big improvement over last night, when the cheese chunks in my salad were more than I could handle. Not sure if I'm actually better or if the ibuprofen I'm taking is making the pain less obvious. I'm semi-hopeful that I'll be good enough by morning that I can cancel the doctor's appointment, but we'll see.

 

[beans-on-toast]

Another NYPost story....believe it or not

A third of parents prefer their pet over their kids.


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[LBS-bass]

Another NYPost story....believe it or not


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Shhh... This is my clientele.

 

[Jeff Scott]

It would never have occurred to me to use an anchovy as a flavoring agent!

That was my father's favorite topping on pizza!

I cut it up into small pieces

Why did this remind me of a certain Pink Floyd song?

A third of parents prefer their pet over their kids.

Not having kids of my own (that I know of ) I get this.

 

[LBS-bass]

Why did this remind me of a certain Pink Floyd song?

Or the Three Stooges (One of these days....!)

Or was that the Honeymooners? I am too old to accurately remember.

EDIT: Honeymooners. Ralph to Alice. Looked it up.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Or the Three Stooges (One of these days....!)

Or was that the Honeymooners? I am too old to accurately remember.

Remember what? Did you just say something about moonshine?

 

[LBS-bass]

Remember what? Did you just say something about moonshine?

To the moon, Alice!

 

[spiritbass]

Or the Three Stooges (One of these days....!)

Or was that the Honeymooners? I am too old to accurately remember.

EDIT: Honeymooners. Ralph to Alice. Looked it up.

 

[GonePlaid]

As we speak, war is lining the pockets of billionaires and keeping munitions companies cranking out supplies at a high cost.

Sadly true-or, truly sad.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Yes, and it is getting difficult to have:

 

[the harp unstrung]

Yesterday morn I stood at the point where New Mexico, Oklahoma, an’ Colorado come together.

94 year old Jack Wiggins, who listened to “Mr. Roosevelt” on a second-hand radio that his Paw traded for a deer for, was our guide.

 

[beans-on-toast]

As we speak, war is lining the pockets of billionaires and keeping munitions companies cranking out supplies at a high cost.

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[GwenOnBass]

Ace of Cups here with you GOFs today on Blues Monday.

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[beans-on-toast]

Ace of Cups here with you GOFs today on Blues Monday.

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If I could like that one twice, I would.

 

[Sbassman Scratch]

It would never have occurred to me to use an anchovy as a flavoring agent! You made me resort to a search engine - I had never heard of "garum".

Next time you want a quick marinara, heat the oil and drop in a couple anchovies, mash them till they dissolve.
After that all you need are diced fresh tomatoes and some seasoning.
Put it over pasta. Add some wine to the cook.

 

[Passinwind]

Ace of Cups here with you GOFs today on Blues Monday.

Make mine Swedish circus music:

 

[El Güero]

Ace of Cups here with you GOFs today on Blues Monday.

That was really good, can't remember when I last heard such good vocals. Catchy bass line too.

Here's a slow one: