A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-27-02

Billie

[dansangel]

Warmest congratulations to FReeper and Chef Carlo! What a delightful way to start the morning! Your recipes made me gain 10 lbs just reading them...LOL!

I love the fact that you, Carlo, have stressed how important it is for families to get together in the kitchen. I have such fond memories of all of us gathered in Grandma's kitchen having a hand in preparing some glorious Italian meals.

Thanks to Billie for a beautiful presentation on a very gifted man!

Hey .45MAN - that recipe for crock pot stuffing sounds good - would free up some space in the oven, too.

.45MAN is in charge of "the bird" on Thanksgiving and he does such a wonderful job on both it and the stuffing.

{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} to all of you!
{{{{{{{{{{smoochies}}}}}}}}}}} to .45MAN!

I'll check back in later!

[humblegunner]

Congratulations, Carlo!
I've always enjoyed the Sunday brunch at the Cadillac Bar..

It's that Saturday night Jagermeister that causes trouble!

[MinuteGal]

Oooooo, with today being a day of hard work in the kitchen, what could be finah than to begin it with looking at the pic of a handsome Italiano chef and reading the story of his interesting career. Add the warmth, wit, family devotion and freeperhood of Carlo to this mix and it's a recipe for the start of a good day.

Congratulation, Carlo, and a delightful Thanksgiving to you and your family.

I'm going to make your second recipe, I yam, I yam!

Leni

[ladtx]

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on NOV 27. God bless them all.

1967 WO1 David A. Lape (USAR) -- 336 AHC, Age 23, Cordova, Alaska
1968 LTC Roger J. Bartholomew (USA) -- HHB/4/77 ARA 101 ABN, Age 36, Portland, Oregon
1968 WO1 John W. Brinkmeyer (USAR) -- HHB/4/77 ARA 101 ABN, Age 22, New England, North Dakota
1968 WO1 Nicholas R. Alexander (USAR) -- 118 AHC, Age 21, Wesley, Iowa
1968 WO1 Leslie H. Larocque (USAR) -- 118 AHC, Age 24, Hayward, California
1968 WO1 Allen E. Duneman (USAR) -- 187 AHC, Age 25, Magnolia, Iowa
1968 1LT August K. Ritzau (USAR) -- 187 AHC, Age 23, Clackamas, Oregon

Tribute to LTC Roger J. Bartholomew: KIA, Thua Thien, South Vietnam.
I never really knew my dad, I was only 6 when he was killed in action. I remember helping him pack to go to vietnam and I remember the day they came and told us he was MIA. It was Thanksgiving morning and my sister and brother and I were watching the parades. Later I remember them returning those things I watched him pack. I'd like to learn more about him from those who knew him. To me he's a hero-one in a million. Wish I could tell him that today.
Lisa Bartholomew-Hanson -- daughter

For the story of the 187th's WO1 Duneman and 1LT Ritzau click here: Trial By Fire.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

[Aquamarine]

I feel the same way ru4liberty, had now idea I was sending my recipes to a pro. Thank goodness I sent you two of my best recipes Carlo!
I remember that you were a warm and fun person on your recipe threads and I've enjoyed getting to know you better this morning. You sure have been a busy man! :)

Click on the pic

[ladtx]

I continue to be impressed with the members of this forum. We truly are a diverse and interesting lot. Too bad we are continually portrayed as wild-eyed, gun-toting, racist rednecks. Carlo you are a real asset to this place, and Billie you and your bunch are to be commended for what you do. I salute you all.

[JustAmy]

Thank you for this daily post, ladtx.
God bless and comfort the friends and families of these 7 young heros.
God Bless you; God Bless our Military, past and present and God Bless America.

[Mudboy Slim]

Howdy Howdy....

"FWIW...The Righteous Shall Triumph!!"
(To be sung to Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth")

There's somethin' happenin' here...it ain't Right...Vile Left RATS Rule by Fear!!
ATF men in a tank over there, slaughterin' kids whilst they knelt in prayer!!
It's high time we INDICT T-Mac...PUNK Dem's Clown!!
DNC Chairman...who killed Ron Brown?!!

There's bad men doin' Wrong...They'll win The Fight, unless the Right is Strong!!
Bold people must speak OUR minds...we're gettin' too much resistance from OUR side!!
It's time we ROUT Lib'rals, TRASH DemClowns!!
Right time fer Justice to make a Rebound!!

Clinton feels he can't be beat...Med'yuh Poltroons, they're Effete!!
Forgivin' wrongs, Press parrots Slick's LIES!! Mosta DemRATS say, "Slick Willie's OUR GUY!!"
It's time we STOP DemRATS...Stop DemClowns!!
Big Guv'ment's shakin' OUR Country down!!

Rev-o-lutions start slow...but Limbaugh's Legions shall grow!!
Evil Wins when the Good are afraid!! Step outta line...the time's come fer Truth to hold sway!!
We shall INDICT T-Mac...Stop Left's Clown!!
All ya good FReepers, come help us out!!
We gotta STOP Clinton...Crush Slick's Crown!!
Ev'rybody help what's goin' down!!
We're gonna STOP Lib'rals...STOP DemClowns!!
Destroy Lib'ralism...let's do it NOW!!

(12/29/2001...Happy Birthday, MamaMUD!!)

Terrance P.(unk) McAuliffe is Complicit with ALL the EX-Traitor-in-Chief's Campaign Finance Abuse Felonies and TREASON!!! Here's how we mnake the slimey bastard pay...

It's High Time the Right INDICTED DNC Chairman Terry "Punk" McAuliffe, IMHO, of course!!

Slick Willie is a Liar/Felon/Rapist/Mass-Murderer/WarCriminal/Traitor/Tyrant...but he had a whole lotta help from the Left. The Vast LeftWing Medyuh Whore'd will Defend the Indefensible--again--at their own peril!!

When we INDICT DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe, the BrainDead Lib'ral Dem'RAT Masses won't have a clue that we are actually beginning The Discovery Stage for Slick Willie's INDICTMENT...but the well-informed RightWing shall know, because we'll make it happen!!

FReepers, it's time to flex our muscles and show the Left who controls the GOP!! And it ain't McStain's RINOs!!!

Let's ROCK...MUD

1 posted on 12/29/2001 4:35 AM EST by Mudboy Slim

[carlo3b]

"..... it appears you can't seem to hold a job. :)"

Alas, I have been exposed .....so to speak... gulp  Wearing various hats didn't let up even with retirement either, I changed the chef hat, for a cowboy stetson, and bowed out of the boardroom, and became a homeroom dad.
Fighting Hotel tycoons and titans was a piece of cake (recipe below) compared to the vious scrapes with the damned schoolboard, and PTA ...LOL

I love my Chocolate, with Chocolate and More Chocolate Cake

• 2-sticks butter (softened)
• 2-cups sugar
• 8-Lg eggs (Beaten)
• 2-cans chocolate syrup, (Hershey is my choice)
• 2-cups all-purpose flour
• 2-ts baking powder
• 1/4-ts salt
• 2-ts vanilla
• 28-oz semisweet chocolate chips
• 1-16oz sour cream
• 2-8oz pack cream cheese (room temp.)
• 2-Tsp powder sugar
• 3-Tsp brandy
• 4-Tsp Milk
• 1-ts instant coffee
• 1-pkg frozen raspberry (thawed)
• 2-Tsp corn starch
• 2/3-cups water

Preheat oven to 350deg.
1) Cream butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl add eggs and mix well, add the chocolate syrup, flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla mix well.
2) Pour into 2 cake pans (cut into 4-layers) bake for 25-30-min or until done. Remove and cool for 15-min then remove the cakes from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
3) Make the filling by melting one pound of the chips slowly over low heat until mixture is smooth. Then set out to Cool
4) Combine the sour cream and one of the cream cheese beat until smooth. Add the chocolate and mix well. Spread this mixture between the layers and set each layer on top of one another.
5) Prepare raspberry filling : thaw raspberry and smash till smooth add the cornstarch and water together on heat, heat till thick set aside; till it becomes thicken.
6) To Make icing: melt the remaining 12-oz of chips in a saucepan over med low heat.
7) Add the powdered sugar, orange flavored liqueur (opt) milk, instant coffee, and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool until mixture is good spreading consistency.
8) Beat cream cheese and cover the layers. assemble the layers until you have 4-layers putting filling and raspberry on top. (I put the filling on first let set and then add raspberry on top.)
9) Add brandy to cooled raspberry mixture.) continue to fill rest of layers.
10) Finish with the Icing this makes a wonderful cake....Yummmmmm  Enjoy!
 

[carlo3b]

Thank you so much SheLion... and have a wonderful Thanksgiving yourself. Kids with grandkids, will start arriving in an hour or so to start the baking for tomorrow....the house will began to fill with laughter and fussin, and the aroma of bread and cakes for the feast to come tomorrow....sigh

[FreeTheHostages]

Wow!! This is a great pre-Thanksgiving thread. Carlo3b, I must thank you, because every Thanksgiving I try one new dish. And I was waiting for the right recipe to present itself to me. Your golden apples recipe looks just right! I will try it and let you know!!

[Mudboy Slim]

Howdy Carlo, howzit goin', buddy?! You wouldn't happen to have a good recipe fer either creamed spinach or broccoli or something like that fer a hot side dish fer Thanksgiving, would you? Fer some reason I offered to make it, and I don't want to ask MamaMUD fer her recipe or it'll be like cheatin'...Mud

"Behind Left's Lies!!"
(To be sung to The Who's "Behind Blue Eyes")

No one knows what it's like...
To be Left's BagMan...to be Slick'sStag, man...Behind Left's Spies!!
No one knows what it's like...
To be hated, Lib'rally-jaded, believin' all Dem LIES!!

Folks, MUD dreams...Git "T." McAuliffe...
Help my Prescience come to be!!
RightWing Power...not HolyRollers, Right's Goal is JUSTICE...fer Tyranny!!

No one knows what it's like...
To feel these feelings...like I do...and I Blame YOU!!
No one bites back this hard on his anger...
None of my pain and woe...shall show through!!

Folks, MUD's dreams...they aren't that risky...
Heed MUD's Prescience...sing with me!!
Po' McAuliffe, he's MUD's buttboy...
Right's GOAL is JUSTICE...fer Tyranny!!

When Limbaugh signals...ACT Fer Justice!!
Before we lose it from lack of use!!
Fight Left's Bile...IGNORE the Networks!!
Right Shall Attack and Make Slick the Fool!!
And if you've swallow'd the Med'yuh's EVIL...Slap yerself fer wastin' yer VOTE!!
Whjen the Lib'rals squeeeeal, give Dems yer backhand...
Right Shall Swarm...RATS Shall Be No MO'!!

No one knows what it's like...to be the bad man...
To be the mad man, behind brown eyes.

Before and........MUD

Heh heh heh...T-Maxx the route to Slick Willie...everything Terry McAuliffe did vis a vis the FunnyMoney, William Jefferson Blythe Clinton did the same!! We take down McAuliffe "under-the-radar" of the Ignorant Masses and the EX-Traitor-in-Chief goes to Prison NEXT!!!

FReepers, Let's ROCK!!!!

FReegards...MUD

1 posted on 11/13/2001 11:08 PM EST by Mudboy Slim

Heh heh heh...MUD

[carlo3b]

...gathering in Grandma's kitchen having a hand in preparing some glorious Italian meals....

Some things and places never change, but some have had to, ... sadly, grandma kitchen is gone now, we had to find another gathering place, ....but a new breed of grandparent has emerged.... taking a bow...moi...LOL
However, what hasn't changed is the Italian food. I will have the pleasure of the company of my ex wife...yikes ,who will be here to prepare her wonderful pasta dish for tomorrow.    ....shush not a word, I stole her recipe...ha!

Gnocchi alla Italiana

• 2 1/2 c. mashed potatoes (or put through a ricer)
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 1/2 c. flour
• 1 recipe tomato sauce
• 1 c. Parmesan cheese

1) Place potatoes, eggs, and salt in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
2) Add 1 1/2 c. flour. Place dough on floured board and add rest of flour.
3) Knead dough for 3 to 4 minutes until all flour is mixed in. If dough is too sticky, as it sometime is, sprinkle with more flour.
4) Cut dough into 6 pieces. Roll dough into long sausage like strips and cut into pieces 2/3 to 1 inch long. Sprinkle dumplings lightly with flour. *You can roll each dumpling across the back of a floured dinner fork to make the rolling dents if desired.
5) Be prepared with a large pan with 4 qts of boiling water to which 1 T. salt has been added. Place gnocchi in water and remove with a strainer when they come to the top.
6) Place in a hot serving bowl. Add sauce to gnocchi and 2/3 of cheese, mixing well. Sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
Serves 4 to 6.
Variation sauce: Heat 1 stick of butter to browning stage and add 1/2 cup of cream. Pour over gnocchi and add Parmesan cheese.

[Mudboy Slim]

Vince Hatfield's "Song fer Dubyuh (not sure of the title)"

It sure will be nice in the years to come to turn on the TV each day,
And see someone who we all respect in each and every way.
Someone who believes in GOD, and isn't ashamed to say.
The kind of man that makes you proud, you were born in the USA.
Our kids go to school, like when we were kids, and have the right to pray.
When we go to work we'll know deep in our hearts that they are gonna be OK
And were gonna have the chance, to keep a little more from our hard work everyday.
The kind of man that makes us proud, we were born in the USA.

George Bush, Lead On, let's help him or get out of his way,
George Bush, Lead On and make a new start today,
And make the world proud of us once again, of this good ole USA.
So we can stand up tall and tell our kids this is gonna be yours someday.

America the beautiful, He'll keep it the land of the free.
Where liberty, equality, and peace reach from sea to shining sea.
Where the family is number 1, and we respect the red, white, and blue.
He'll bring the country together and make it better for me and you.

George Bush, Lead On, let's help him or get out of his way,
George Bush, Lead On and make a new start today,
And make the world proud of us once again, of this good ole USA.
So we can stand up tall and tell our kids this is gonna be yours someday.

George Bush, Lead On, let's help him or get out of his way,
George Bush, Lead On and make a new start today,
And make the world proud of us once again, of this good ole USA.
So we can stand up tall and tell our kids this is gonna be yours someday.
So we can stand up tall and tell our kids we're proud of the USA,
"George Bush for Our USA"

© Vince Hatfield

Very nice, Billie, thanks fer sharing.

FReegards...MUD

[Temple Owl]

Good morning Billie, Daisyscarlett, Mama_Bear, Dansangel and an especially good morning to Carlo3b, one of the great chefs of FreeRepublicland. Thank you for the recipes. I am going to plead with Maggie to make the golden apples and yams.

[Aquamarine]

Another picture of our GREAT President taken this week.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody !!

Have a cup while you FReep !

For those who prefer hot chocolate.....

[lodwick]

[carlo3b]

I've always enjoyed the Sunday brunch at the Cadillac Bar..

I thank you so very much. I still do go back occasionally, but a try not to enjoy the margaritas as much as ^$&% years ago...LOLOL   Shush again; for your eyes only;

Cadillac Bar Margarita
Cocktail or house specialty glass, chilled
1¼ ounces Cuervo 1800 Tequila
¾ ounce Grand Marnier
1 fresh lime, squeezed
1 ounce sweet-and-sour mix
Shake and strain

[lodwick]

You did not break formation. You just sucked it up and flew into the bowels of the Grim Reaper.

Salute them all!