The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

My DD and her instant pot experiments. Test Run last week was fresh garlic & butter green beans.

This mornings creation was Monkey Bread. It was yummy. Pastry warm and flaky and sauce a sugary cinnamon and buttery brown sugar was nice and gooey and created itself in the Instant Pot. 4 services in a 6 quart Pot.


Last evening she created One Pot Spaghetti. The browning of meat, sweating of peppers, garlic and onion and sauce added. The dry pasta was then placed on top and a jar and a half of water and she turned it on.



20 minutes later the noodles were tender but not overcooked and the sauce was thick and wonderful.


It tasted wonderful and the only thing we duly noted was it was hot beyond hot, so hot that we had to let it cool on our plates a good 10 minutes before it cooled enough to eat.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

He hates the Patriots

What was pretty bad was even though as a Ravens fan it is pretty much obligatory to cheer against the Steelers, but that game against the Patriots in regular season actually made me mad on the Steeler's behalf because the Steelers clearly made a touchdown at the end of the game that would have given them the win, and the refs looked at it 20 times until they saw what they wanted to see...incomplete pass, giving the Patristinks the game. I was seriously mad on behalf of Steelers fans. As a Ravens fan.

I think at the end of the day, even though the Ravens and Steelers have one of the most heated rivalries in the NFL, they still respect one another. Does anyone really respect the Patriots? With a QB who has been seen crying on the side of the field when he loses? And a team that has definitely cheated?

And I hate that the NFL basically lets them get away with it and hands them the games. Honestly, I would not watch football if it were not for the Ravens. Baseball, if I moved to another city with a team that was not an AL east team, I would support them when they are not playing the Orioles. But I cannot stand this nonsense with the NFL. Ridiculous.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

I'm hoping the Jags play the Vikings now and the Vikings win it all.

I am with you! Skol!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

What was pretty bad was even though as a Ravens fan it is pretty much obligatory to cheer against the Steelers, but that game against the Patriots in regular season actually made me mad on the Steeler's behalf because the Steelers clearly made a touchdown at the end of the game that would have given them the win, and the refs looked at it 20 times until they saw what they wanted to see...incomplete pass, giving the Patristinks the game. I was seriously mad on behalf of Steelers fans. As a Ravens fan.

I think at the end of the day, even though the Ravens and Steelers have one of the most heated rivalries in the NFL, they still respect one another. Does anyone really respect the Patriots? With a QB who has been seen crying on the side of the field when he loses? And a team that has definitely cheated?

And I hate that the NFL basically lets them get away with it and hands them the games. Honestly, I would not watch football if it were not for the Ravens. Baseball, if I moved to another city with a team that was not an AL east team, I would support them when they are not playing the Orioles. But I cannot stand this nonsense with the NFL. Ridiculous.

100% agreement. Yeah, I saw that game. Complete heartbreaker. Thank you for your fairness as a Ravens fan.

 

[Gabe1]

Her next experiments with her instant pot will be beef Stroganoff and Beef pot roast.

 

[93boomer]

That moment when you psych yourself up for a dental appointment and then the dentist is sick ...

Soo sorry!!!

 

[93boomer]

Her next experiments with her instant pot will be beef Stroganoff and Beef pot roast.

I got one too for Christmas. I made a texas chili last week. It turned out awesome!! So easy to do everything in that one pot!!

 

[Gabe1]

Well we have about 5 inches of new snow.

 

[Elsa]

Anybody sick of winter?

 

[Gabe1]

I got one too for Christmas. I made a texas chili last week. It turned out awesome!! So easy to do everything in that one pot!!

And that stainless pot is relatively easy to clean too. Win.

As we were done eating the ultimate clean up sunk in. No noodle pan to boil, no strainer, the sweating of garlic, peppers, onion and garlic all happened in the Pot along with the browning of the meat. We stared at the Instant Pot as it was doing its thing and all we were concerned about was if the noodles would actually completely cook. Relief when they were.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Well we have about 5 inches of new snow.

Can't like that. We are expecting an inch overnight. This after yesterdays forecast showed no precipitation all week.

 

[Songbird76]

That moment when you psych yourself up for a dental appointment and then the dentist is sick ...

Sympathy like. Sorry he/she canceled...I'd rather just get it over with. Did you reschedule already?

Not yet! We're starting drama class next weekend though, so maybe she'll learn things like that there. Figured since she's such a diva she'd get a kick out of children's theater.

And just for funsies, we did this:
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This is so cool! Is it photoshopped or did you go have her pictures done?

 

[Gabe1]

Adding to your post above to RedNoseMickey, many years ago, my mother had to get my father to co-sign on the application for my mother to get a department store credit card . . .

I can imagine how frustrating that was. Men could have credit. Women needed to put items on Lay Away with a deposit and payments then had to complete payments to receive the items. I missed most of all that but it was covertly happening still when I became an adult and likely still is to a lesser degree 'cause it is so difficult to prove.

 

[Gabe1]

Can't like that. We are expecting an inch overnight. This after yesterdays forecast showed no precipitation all week.

Well if you are getting our storm the wind is doing odd things. Some of the storm missed us and the parts that were to blow south did blow south and then took aim at N. IL I genuinely believe Lake Michigan messes up many a forecast East of us especially when Lake Erie isn't frozen yet. Erie then gets our moisture, picks up more from the water of Erie and kaboom East Coast. Seems better when Erie is a frozen pond.

 

[DryerLintFan]

Sympathy like. Sorry he/she canceled...I'd rather just get it over with. Did you reschedule already?


This is so cool! Is it photoshopped or did you go have her pictures done?

Just photoshopped!!

 

[Songbird76]

Man it was WINDY today...the bike ride home from DS's school was less than fun, but we made it. It's supposed to be nasty all week..really rainy.
Saturday is the first Open House for high schools! I'm so excited! DD had her last masterclass today and she said it was SO MUCH FUN. I guess they did Biology and they got to look at Mosquito Larvae under a microscope.

 

[Gabe1]

That moment when you psych yourself up for a dental appointment and then the dentist is sick ...

But thank goodness they cancelled. *bright side* Nothing like a sick person In Your Face.

I remember one Easter my Twit of a BIL called early in the morning (we were all going to my Inlaws for Easter Dinner) and his middle child had come down with the Chicken Pox and was 'checking' to see if it was OK if the boy came to Easter which they planned to bring him 'cause BIL said he'd be so sad to be left out! I told Dear BIL (so many names I could insert other than Dear) if they were going to bring the boy let us know and we all would stay home. So mad at me he was.

Twit made the phone call only because he was fully aware I as an adult never had Chicken Pox (nor my sister) and neither have my 2 children (and still have not.)

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

But thank goodness they cancelled. *bright side* Nothing like a sick person In Your Face.

I remember one Easter my Twit of a BIL called early in the morning (we were all going to my Inlaws for Easter Dinner) and his middle child had come down with the Chicken Pox and was 'checking' to see if it was OK if the boy came to Easter which they planned to bring him 'cause BIL said he'd be so sad to be left out! I told Dear BIL (so many names I could insert other than Dear) if they were going to bring the boy let us know and we all would stay home. So mad at me he was.

Twit made the phone call only because he was fully aware I as an adult never had Chicken Pox (nor my sister) and neither have my 2 children (and still have not.)

I guess "twit" is the kindest name you can call him.

 

[Gabe1]

The GIF is cute! Sorry about the snow, I won't complain about the weather here as it is much better than most of you are having at the moment.

And still snowing.....

 

[93boomer]

Well we have about 5 inches of new snow.

Sympathy like.