FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 1 January 2016

December 31, 2015 | Canteen Crew and Baby New Year

[beachn4fun]

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale
of our military and our allied military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

FReeper Canteen
Just Hangin' Cafe

Come on in, we're open
Need a place just to hang out?
This is it.

We serve coffee, tea, conversation
and music.

Our AWESOME military,
our AWESOME allies,
and their families are welcomed
and honored here.

Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable
New Year celebration of their choice.

No worries in the FReeper Canteen
Just Hangin' Cafe.
Grab a cup or glass
and start a conversation.

You never know who you might meet in the Cafe.
Glad you could join us.
Enjoy your stay.

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Remember, the Canteen is a family friendly place.
We welcome the military, our allies, and their families.
Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission.
Prayers for your safe return home.

[mylife]

You ever eaten fried smelts?
That is Italiano. I’m a dang foot washing Baptist.

[Publius]

My late mother used to make fried smelts on many a Friday. It just happens to be a specialty of my favorite Seattle sushi bar when I go down there on occasion.

[Billthedrill]

Howdy Pub’! Just checkin’ in. You got the crusty French bread ready? ‘16 is winding up to be a helluva ride!

[mylife]

Here we do them with lashings of Louisiana hot sauce.

Not sure where here is LOL

[MS.BEHAVIN]

We had a few inches of snow a couple of nights ago, no big deal.

No, not snowed in at all.
It’s actually warming up and is supposed to be in the 40’s tomorrow!

[luvie]

Silly kittehs are just celebrating! :)

Mine got a bit feisty a bit ago...now he’s outside! LOL! I’ll probably bring him back in though...looks like rain.

[Publius]

Ready to go at midnight precisely.

According to Martin Armstrong, 2016 looks to be similar to 1968. I remember that year all too well.

[mylife]

Love the feast of 7 fishes.

[Publius]

It's going to be warmer in Maine than here! Will wonders never cease!

My Sicilian Cod Stew is the perfect cold weather dish, and nature appears to be obliging me.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

“Sicilian Cod Stew.”
I’ve never had it, but it sure sounds good!

[Publius]

Tabasco sounds good as an accompaniment. At home in New Jersey, we had them straight. The sushi bar offers a dipping sauce based on brown sugar. It’s not bad.

[Publius]

cod
1/4 medium onion
1/2 stalk celery
2 tbsp oil
large can tomatoes
2 medium potatoes
Sicilian green olives
capers
pepper
pinch sugar

Slice the celery and onion, and place in a heavy skillet with oil. Saute for 10 minutes.

Peel, quarter and par-boil the potatoes.

A note from Mom: Run the tomatoes through blender for a few seconds to break them up. No more than that.

Add the potatoes and tomatoes, and sprinkle with the spices. Cover and cook for 15 minutes. Add the cod, olives and capers, and cover the fish with the mixture. Cook until the potatoes are soft. The potatoes are the "clock."

[radu]

Naaaaah. They’re just being their usual obnoxious selves. It’s what kittehs do best. LOL

I’m tempted to toss a few outside, I’ll tell ya, but there’s been a pack of coyotes hanging around too close to the farm lately. So in they all stay, and they’re doing a fine job of driving us crazy!

[Billthedrill]

Hooboy, '68. I'd turn back the clock if I could escape the shame.

A self-ordained professor's tongue
Too serious to fool
Spouted out that liberty
Is just equality in school
"Equality," I spoke the word
As if a wedding vow
Ah, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now.

Counting down. How the heck did I ever live this long?

[mylife]

Interesting

[MS.BEHAVIN]

MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Thanks for the recipe!

[Publius]

The Byrds: "My Back Pages"

Political assassinations, insurrections, a riot both on the convention floor and out on the street, the splintering of a party, an election that almost went into the House. Yep, a fascinating year. Good times for all.

[Publius]

It's easy to make and fills you up on a cold winter's evening. Goes well with a pinot grigio.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I know you already went to bed, but....

Right now it is not even 9p and I am fighting sleep.
LOL! I WILL make it thru each time zone.

[ConorMacNessa]

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CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Jan. 14, 2008) The first major snowfall of the New Year blankets the USS Constitution. Despite the weather "Old Ironsides" remained open for free public tours. At 210 years-old, USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, manned by 67 active-duty United States Sailors and visited by nearly half a million visitors annually. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown (Released)

GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!!!





Boston, Oct. 21, 2009 - Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).
(Click for Bosun's Whistle)



USS Constitution's 1812 Marine Guard fire vintage Springfield flintlock muskets during the ship's underway. "Old Ironsides" was underway for the "Constitution Day Cruise," which is conducted to thank the family and supporters of Constitution. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Nick Lyman (Released)

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!