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ravenne · 11-05-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kindlekitten

oh my gosh!

I have NEVER thrown pizza away!

(and I still eat cold pizza for breakfast!)

Wise decision, kindlekitten! Way better than re-heated!

hodad66 · 11-05-2009, 12:32 PM

oh that is sad......

FlorenceArt · 11-05-2009, 12:37 PM

I never thow away pizza either - I never eat any

Now trying hard to stay awake and waiting for my colleagues to be ready to go back to the hotel.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 11-05-2009, 01:51 PM

Cold pizza? :shudders:

badgoodDeb · 11-05-2009, 02:11 PM

NO pizza? Shudders even more.

desertgrandma · 11-05-2009, 02:21 PM

enjoying the wonderful aroma of a pork chop casserole in the oven.....thinly sliced potatoes, topped by browned pork chops, then topped by cream of mushroom soup mixed w/milk.

I used to hate slicing potatoes.....until I got my pampered chef mandoline.......now I look for excuses!

badgoodDeb · 11-05-2009, 02:24 PM

You slice your potatoes with a musical instrument?

desertgrandma · 11-05-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

You slice your potatoes with a musical instrument?

Damn.

fixed it........thanks.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-05-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Just back from a 6 pm meeting with my new client. The project sounds rather standard: under-staffed, under-funded, and with too short a schedule.

sad but true.

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The good news is that I'm jumping in right at the fun part, the system just went live and I'm supposed to help users who suddenly have no idea how to do things they didn't even have to think about before. It's a very rewarding time, maybe my favorite, because people are usually very grateful when you help them out

The bad news is that we go by car tomorrow morning, because there is a train strike (in Belgium and not France for a change). I may even have to drive

We are going to 's-Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands. I am not kidding, this is really the name of the city. Who would have thought that a name can start with an apostrophe - or is it a quote?

I need to start packing...

hey ! i have been to 's-Hertogenbosch !! i can't remember whether we stopped there or not, it was on the day we took the driving tour of... the entire country ! (it's really not a very big country.

) it's also called "den bosch" if i remember correctly. but i agree with you ; who starts a name of a city with "apostrophe s" ?? maybe it's a backwards english possessive form ? i've wondered about that ever since.

so how was the drive ?

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I'm about to go sit out on the patio of some nice cafe with my wife and daughter, sit back, relax, sip some iced tea, and soak up this glorious weather for a couple of hours.

wow, you are clearly not in paris. chilly, grey, rainy. beurk. although it did stop raining long enough for me to walk home this afternoon.

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

enjoying the wonderful aroma of a pork chop casserole in the oven.....thinly sliced potatoes, topped by browned pork chops, then topped by cream of mushroom soup mixed w/milk.

I used to hate slicing potatoes.....until I got my pampered chef mandolin.......now I look for excuses!

/me tries to imagine how dg can possibly do *anything* to potatoes with a mandolin. doesn't it ruin the acoustics ? it can't be good for the strings either ! not to mention the varnish ! and as my violin-maker ex-neighbor explained to me, the varnish is key in the construction of a fine stringed instrument !

badgoodDeb · 11-05-2009, 02:31 PM

Hey, I've never heard of it, so I thought that might really be the name! Now I'll have to go google for a picture of a mandoline!

I mean ... you almost COULD push potatoes through the strings of a mandolin, and get nice slices. Maybe!

Or you could pick the mandolin up by the handle and whack those potatoes with the big end. You'd get nicely (?) smashed potatoes.

desertgrandma · 11-05-2009, 03:03 PM

'sigh. This.

http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_prod...ategoryCode=CE

It kinda looks lightweight, but isn't, and is worth every cent I paid for it.

I love the little holder for the blades, (even one for shredding cheese) and no worries about cutting my fingers....it won't work with out using the guard........

I am very good at cutting my fingers with a knife.....

zelda_pinwheel · 11-05-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

'sigh. This.

http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_prod...ategoryCode=CE

It kinda looks lightweight, but isn't, and is worth every cent I paid for it.

I love the little holder for the blades, (even one for shredding cheese) and no worries about cutting my fingers....it won't work with out using the guard........

I am very good at cutting my fingers with a knife.....

aaaaaah ! now i see. a friend of mine has a thingy like that. i had no idea it was called a mandoline though. actually i kind of want one myself, i've seen her use it and it looks really handy. but crikey !!! your one is pricey !!!

desertgrandma · 11-05-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

aaaaaah ! now i see. a friend of mine has a thingy like that. i had no idea it was called a mandoline though. actually i kind of want one myself, i've seen her use it and it looks really handy. but crikey !!! your one is pricey !!!

Yes....$60 was a lot to pay for it. But I've used cheaper ones, and wasn't happy with the results.

I've got a kitchen full of useless appliances and gadgets that I"ve bought and hated......but this isn't one of them!!

zelda_pinwheel · 11-05-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Yes....$60 was a lot to pay for it. But I've used cheaper ones, and wasn't happy with the results.

I've got a kitchen full of useless appliances and gadgets that I"ve bought and hated......but this isn't one of them!!

yep, i understand you. my first vacuum cleaner taught me that sometimes the "cheap" option ends up more expensive, in the long run. and a good knife is worth a lot to a cook. so i'm sure it's worth it. i just wish it were cheaper, since i would actually like to buy one, and that's quite a lot to shell out. although... if i buy it in dollars... it will be much cheaper...

hm. maybe i can afford one after all.

Patricia · 11-05-2009, 04:41 PM

A cook's mandoline is wonderful for preparing pommes boulangère or dauphinoise quickly. I wouldn't be without mine, and use it more often than a food processor.

11-05-2009, 02:21 PM	#9141
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	enjoying the wonderful aroma of a pork chop casserole in the oven.....thinly sliced potatoes, topped by browned pork chops, then topped by cream of mushroom soup mixed w/milk. I used to hate slicing potatoes.....until I got my pampered chef mandoline.......now I look for excuses! Last edited by desertgrandma; 11-05-2009 at 02:26 PM.

11-05-2009, 02:31 PM	#9145
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,553 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Hey, I've never heard of it, so I thought that might really be the name! Now I'll have to go google for a picture of a mandoline! I mean ... you almost COULD push potatoes through the strings of a mandolin, and get nice slices. Maybe! Or you could pick the mandolin up by the handle and whack those potatoes with the big end. You'd get nicely (?) smashed potatoes. Last edited by badgoodDeb; 11-05-2009 at 02:34 PM.

11-05-2009, 12:32 PM	#9137
hodad66 Beachside Member Posts: 88 Karma: 134 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indialantic, Florida Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3	oh that is sad......

11-05-2009, 12:37 PM	#9138
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I never thow away pizza either - I never eat any Now trying hard to stay awake and waiting for my colleagues to be ready to go back to the hotel.

11-05-2009, 01:51 PM	#9139
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Cold pizza? :shudders:

11-05-2009, 02:11 PM	#9140
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,553 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	NO pizza? Shudders even more.

11-05-2009, 02:24 PM	#9142
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,553 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	You slice your potatoes with a musical instrument?

11-05-2009, 03:03 PM	#9146
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462843 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	'sigh. This. http://www.pamperedchef.com/our_prod...ategoryCode=CE It kinda looks lightweight, but isn't, and is worth every cent I paid for it. I love the little holder for the blades, (even one for shredding cheese) and no worries about cutting my fingers....it won't work with out using the guard........ I am very good at cutting my fingers with a knife.....

11-05-2009, 04:41 PM	#9150
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	A cook's mandoline is wonderful for preparing pommes boulangère or dauphinoise quickly. I wouldn't be without mine, and use it more often than a food processor.