The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[French Quarter]

I need a steamer, for veggies. Not for rice, to high in carbs. for hubby and I.

Have you tried brown rice? You can pretty eat as much as you like.

Bamboo steamers are a great solution for veggies. They are cheap and you just sit them in your wok or big pot of bowling water.

 

[French Quarter]

My rice cooker shuts itself of and I start with dry pasta. If you try it you may need to experiment wit the liquid a bit. I really should measure when I cook LOL My younger ds is like me he cooks mostly by sight and smell. It's hereditary my side only as my dh can only cook outside

Mine shuts off too. I am totally going to try this.

 

[French Quarter]

I still have my original Atari and games.

No way!!! Does it still work?

 

[MinnieM123]

In the rice cup, I sometimes substitute orange juice for the water, and when it's done, stir in some toasted pecans.

That's interesting. Embellished nuked instant rice cups. Who would have thought?! I'll have to try that!

 

[MinnieM123]

If you buy canned pumpkin there is plain and some with the pie spices already included so you just need to pay attention to which you need.

Pie spices in the can?! That's tricky, how they sneak those in. Then again, it would be less work than adding your own spices. I think I need to find one of those cans!

 

[MinnieM123]

I rarely have it too but when I make it I saute thin sliced beef, onions and water chestnuts in soy sauce to go over it.

That sounds tasty!

 

[MinnieM123]

Sympathy like Kitchen Aids get good reviews for the most part and I like my Bosch. For the most part appliance shopping isn't much fun but looking for a new sewing machine isn't bad in fact so far it's been fun. The hard part will be parting with money

Wow. That's nice that you have Bosch. They're very good appliances. Plus, you have kids, so you probably do a ton more laundry than we do, with just the two of us. In your case, it's worth it to shell out more money for something that will be heavy duty and last longer.

And, @betty rose , I'll be looking for something much cheaper in a washing machine, myself, within the next few months. The one we have is slowly dying, and hubby has done some electrical repairs on it over the past year, just to keep it going for a while longer. He just put in a refurbished timer that he found, because Whirlpool doesn't even make the stupid part anymore. Nowadays, a machine older than 10 years is obsolete, as far as the manufacturers see it.

I was pricing some top loaders and maybe for about $450 it looks like you can get a fairly decent, basic washer. All I care is that ours doesn't completely die until at least after Christmas. Christmas for us is going to be very lean this year, as it is. Seems like everything is breaking down at once.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

My Mom always used Libby to make pumpkin pie, and it was delicious!

My mom had two recipes for pumpkin pie: her mother's and Libby's pumpkin pie. Her mom's recipe didn't have all the spices in it that Libby's does so it seemed a little flavorless to me. But the Libby's recipe....YUMMMMMMM! I think my mom was a little disappointed that I didn't like her mother's recipe and I always asked for the Libby's. (Side note: I could really go for some pumpkin pie right now.)

 

[MinnieM123]

Aren't you required to have a new photo taken? We are here in Ohio.

In MA, I think they let you go at least a few renewal cycles before they request that you come in for a new photo. All I know is that license photos are hideous and I'm glad I rarely have to get another one done!

 

[MinnieM123]

I'm still waiting for the postal service to shut down completely.

Noooooo . . . never shut down. I really like my mailman. He's our buddy. Even my dog likes him, and he likes my dog..

 

[MinnieM123]

You're going to hate me as I never measure. One pound pasta, 8 oz. cheddar cheese 2 tbsp. flour mixed a few dahes of dry mustard and paprika with a bit of milk 1 1/2 cups or so of water and I eye out the milk put in rice cooker and turn on

Do you know that you can buy little precooked, nuke cups of mac n' cheese? They're very good!

 

[MinnieM123]

Sounds good to me! I'm assuming you shred the cheese, right?

Do you know that you can buy a bag of cheese already shredded? It's in the cheese aisle of your supermarket, and it's very tasty and easy to use, too!

 

[MinnieM123]

I have a few windows open. Probably the last time until May.

I always have the bedroom window open--even on the coldest nights of winter. I love fresh air, and it is so nice for sleeping, so I'll keep it open maybe a 1/2 inch in the middle of winter.

 

[MinnieM123]

I think many of the older generation don't want to give up that sense of freedom. I had a grandmother that drove until she was 93 and she drove better than me.

Could she parallel park?

 

[FutureCEO]

I always have the bedroom window open--even on the coldest nights of winter. I love fresh air, and it is so nice for sleeping, so I'll keep it open maybe a 1/2 inch in the middle of winter.

I'm guessing you don't have the heat on because the heat would go out the window

 

[MinnieM123]

You really like those, eh? I find they have a weird taste.

They taste good to me, and I haven't noticed anything different. Maybe it's the brand you buy?

 

[BuddyThomas]

I've never eaten rice naked.

I have.

 

[MinnieM123]

I'm guessing you don't have the heat on because the heat would go out the window

Ha! Oh I've been known on occasion to let a little heat come through the heating system to the bedroom. I have a thermometer in there, and in the winter, it's pleasant--about 52 degrees. I don't keep the window wide open, just a bit to get a nice cool winter breeze. Ahhh . . . (Meanwhile, hubby is all bundled up in the winter, and even wears hoodies to bed with the hood up! He claims it's freezing, but has learned to add layers and keep warm. ) In summer, he like the a/c cranked up, just like I do. So I could never figure out why he didn't like the cold in winter, but needs it cold to sleep in the summer?

 

[MinnieM123]

I don't think cooking per se is difficult, but it can be time-consuming and takes effort, and after working all day, coming home to do more work just isn't appealing!

That's for sure!! That's why I only cook on weekends.

 

[BuddyThomas]

Ha! Oh I've been known on occasion to let a little heat come through the heating system to the bedroom. I have a thermometer in there, and in the winter, it's pleasant--about 52 degrees. I don't keep the window wide open, just a bit to get a nice cool winter breeze. Ahhh . . . (Meanwhile, hubby is all bundled up in the winter, and even wears hoodies to bed with the hood up! He claims it's freezing, but has learned to add layers and keep warm. ) In summer, he like the a/c cranked up, just like I do. So I could never figure out why he didn't like the cold in winter, but needs it cold to sleep in the summer?

I'm with you. I need it to be super cool to sleep. Unfortunately my NY apartment complex cranks the heat up to a high boil on the radiators starting right around this time of year. I have to not only keep all the windows open, I have to put a fan in one of them to blow cool air in. Otherwise it feels like you are sleeping on the surface of the sun.