Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... August, 2009

To: ConorMacNessa

1,781 posted on 08/15/2009 11:31:39 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)

"Taunting is not good!"
LOL, Luvie!

What dreams are made of.....

1,782 posted on 08/15/2009 11:33:56 AM PDT by yorkie

To: stephenjohnbanker

"Serious rain here..."

Feline and Canine?
Or the water kind?

1,783 posted on 08/15/2009 11:35:32 AM PDT by yorkie

To: yorkie; MEG33; jaycee; Mama_Bear; Billie; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; The Mayor; ST.LOUIE1; ...

I just talked with Amy, and her phone lines will be down until sometime Monday -

FOOD FIGHT!

1,784 posted on 08/15/2009 11:38:10 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)

To: Lady Jag; yorkie

LOL..
I must leave all this fun for now!

1,785 posted on 08/15/2009 11:51:00 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)

To: Lady Jag; JustAmy; jaycee; MEG33; gardengirl; LUV W; ConorMacNessa; Mama_Bear; Billie; ...

1,786 posted on 08/15/2009 11:51:31 AM PDT by yorkie

To: ConorMacNessa

1,787 posted on 08/15/2009 11:57:35 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)

To: yorkie; Lady Jag; FRiends

One more before leaving

Party Animal.

1,788 posted on 08/15/2009 12:00:53 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)

To: yorkie; jaycee; MEG33; gardengirl; Billie; Mama_Bear; All

Hey gals! Over here it's raining men!

1,789 posted on 08/15/2009 12:04:20 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)

Men? Are they all rugged, hard working, honest, loyal, trustworthy, considerate, gentle, respectful, kind, generous, sweet, appreciative, clean, neat, poetic, healthy, sharing, humorous and smart?

1,790 posted on 08/15/2009 12:20:07 PM PDT by yorkie

The picture of that table is a perfect rendition of yesterday's celebration. I seem to remember more glasses but that might have been later on.

1,791 posted on 08/15/2009 12:34:33 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)

Yup, and attentive, too. Come on over!

1,792 posted on 08/15/2009 12:49:22 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)

1,793 posted on 08/15/2009 12:50:03 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)

"I seem to remember more glasses
But that might have been later on.

Like this, LJ?

1,794 posted on 08/15/2009 1:01:21 PM PDT by yorkie

To: stephenjohnbanker

"F & L"

Freepers and Lurkers?

1,795 posted on 08/15/2009 1:03:03 PM PDT by yorkie

Uh....sure, why not?

1,796 posted on 08/15/2009 1:05:10 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)

To: MEG33; yorkie

1,797 posted on 08/15/2009 1:19:55 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)

Ooh, Kahlua!

Did I tell you I drove from MA to Mexico to get it?

Kahlua!

1,798 posted on 08/15/2009 1:53:02 PM PDT by Lady Jag (Double your income. Fire the government)

To: Lady Jag; yorkie; MEG33; GodBlessUSA; jaycee; All

1,799 posted on 08/15/2009 2:16:33 PM PDT by luvie (We want freedom; obama is giving us tyranny--all across the board! ~Michael Ledeen~)

To: Lady Jag; All

Our family has always had a love for chocolate and Kahlua is out favorite drink, so why not combine the two for Michael’s desserts?

My Mom’s Deadly Dark Chocolate Kahlua Brownie Chunk Ice Cream

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups half and half
1 cup heavy cream
8 large egg yolks
9 ounces sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup Kahlua
crumbled brownie chunks
Place the cocoa powder along with 1 cup of half and half into a medium saucepan over medium heat and whisk to combine. Add the remaining half and half and heavy cream. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the sugar and whisk to combine.

Temper the eggs with the cream mixture by gradually adding small amounts until about 1/3 of the cream mixture has been added. Pour in the remainder and return the entire mixture to the saucepan over low heat. Continue to cook, stirring frequently until the mixture thickens slightly and coats the back of a spoon (should be about 170-175°F).

Pour the mixture into a container and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract and Kahlua. Place this mixture into the refrigerator and once it is cool enough not to form condensation on the lid cover and store for 4-8 hours, or until the temperature reaches 40°F or less.

Pour into an ice cream maker and process for 25-35 minutes. Towards the end, add in the brownie chunks as desired. Serve as a soft serve right away or freeze 3 or more hours to allow the ice cream to harden and then enjoy!

(original recipe from Alton Brown 2005 from Food Network)

For link, click here

1,800 posted on 08/15/2009 2:37:18 PM PDT by yorkie

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