Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[jagsfan]

3 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

Glad you're getting out.  I'm sure it will be a wonderful late afternoon with family.

I don't know any kids who love liver....shudder.

I beg to differ. 😋

Me, too. Chopped chicken livers are so good!!

Of course, I’ve loved liver and onions my whole life, too. 

[George C]

6 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Glad to hear you had a great time with family, especially seeing your 95 year old mom.  So sorry to hear about the twins mom who had brain surgery.  I hope she recovers quickly.  Are the twins going to be attending the same College?  My twins went to different State Colleges, one way up in Oswego, the other at Oneonta their Freshman year, but by Sophomore year, my one daughter transferred to Oneonta to be near her sister.  

They gave the twins there choice and one decided to go to California the other stay close to home,  my niece has had dozens of operations but always has a positive attitude when we see her . My wife went to college in western New York before moving to Texas . 

[Luckynana]

3 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

It is my daughter,family and puppy.My other daughter lives 4 hours north of us and it is too far for them to travel especially on Labor Day.

A cousin of my wife will be there with her husband,her son and his family ,her daughter and her family .In all 14 people plus 2 dogs.

It will be the first time I will be with people indoors since the pandemic.

You are saying that liver tastes better than faux liver ?

Enjoy, Lenny.  Happy Rosh Hashanah to you and your entire family!❤️

[Luckynana]

Wishing a Happy Rosh Hashanah to all of our Jewish friends on our thread.

 

Happy Labor Day, also!

[Bailey & Sophie]

55 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Anyone watching Below Deck tonight?

 

I'll have to catch it on the repeat. Gordon Ramsey has back-to-back episodes on H**** Kitchen tonight.

[akcruz]

Adding my wishes for a Happy Rosh Hashanah to all who celebrate!

[John&LaLa]

30 minutes ago, Bailey & Sophie said:

 

I'll have to catch it on the repeat. Gordon Ramsey has back-to-back episodes on H**** Kitchen tonight.

 

That's what we're watching.

 

Actually just Laura, I'm playing with phone

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Anyone watching Below Deck tonight?

 

1 hour ago, DaniDanielle said:

I am

 

[dani negreanu]

16 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Dani that looks soooo good!  Let your neighbor know if she ever decides to move to the states, I will help her find a nice place in our neighborhood!

 

Her reply: "I'd be more than happy.... 4 years until I can retire" 😁

 

[BTW, she is holding one of the most prestigious jobs in the country, necessitating the highest security clearance, awarded to the "likes" of PM, Secretary of Defense, Chief-of-Staff...].

 

Baking is her way to decompress.

 

[dani negreanu]

14 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

I didn’t get to show off my youngest grandchild much because when pics were taken she was laid back in her baby carriage.

 

Now she has made it home.

 

 

AAAAhhhh, the princess with those dimples 🥰

 

DS2 also has them....

 

He was born 10 weeks before term, a quite ugly [saying that gently], "half-baked" baby...

 

I had the same midwife for both my sons, being in a private hospital in Belgium. She was amazing with my first, so I've asked for her again.

 

When DS1 was born, exactly at the END of term, she kept saying "Il est beau, il est beau" [roughly translated -- he's good-looking]. I told her: "I'm sure you're telling this to all the new mothers". She said: "Not at all"....

 

So here's she looking at the "new arrival", and I'm holding my breath, saying to myself "no way is she telling me now that he's 'beau' "... After a prolonged and thoughtful examination, she said: "Il a de fossettes" [he has dimples...].

 

At least, she was truthful.😁

 

BTW, a friend of mine who is a pediatrician, explained to me that "dimples" is actually a "fault / defect", the only one widely accepted / welcomed....

Edited September 7, 2021 by dani negreanu
explanation about dimples

[dani negreanu]

14 hours ago, jagsfan said:

I love everything about the place, but especially Fridays when dinner was chopped liver

 

Being absolutely objective, DH had outdone himself this time with the chopped liver, as well as the stuffed fish.

 

He added a fig dressing to the chopped liver.... it was simply delicious.

 

Sadly, chopped liver doesn't "do" good when pictured as "food-porn" 🤨

[molly361]

10 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Labor Day, 6:30 PM and the folks who are taking advantage of the last of the ending summer...

 

 

 

And a ritual that goes back to my days as a lifeguard, the stacking of the guard chairs in the parking lot before moving them into storage...

 

 

It makes me a bit nostalgic... and sad... as another summer departs New England.

My sister was at Missquamicut and the lifeguard chairs were gone before the weekend was over

[molly361]

Just now, molly361 said:

My sister was at Missquamicut and the lifeguard chairs were gone before the weekend was over. I looked at the webcam Sunday all gone

 

[aussielozzie18]

Happy Jewish New Year to Dani & family and everyone in this group who is celebrating with their families 

[aussielozzie18]

As we are in lockdown still and for a while yet and cannot go beyond 5km of our residence, our only outings are the local park & the supermarket.  Our major supermarkets here release a free magazine each month which I picked up today.  As we are at the beginning of Spring, strawberries are very cheap right now at $1-$2 a punnet and avocados are also very cheap at $1 each.  We go through a lot of both of these in our house so enjoying the reduced prices. They are  also a prominent ingredient in this month’s recipes.

[aussielozzie18]

Curtis Stone who I expect some of you are very familiar with, supplies several recipes each month.

Edited September 7, 2021 by aussielozzie18

[aussielozzie18]

Have any of you who have visited Australia or have family/friends return home from Australia, tried vegemite?  Here is a recipe from the magazine for Spaghetti Bolognaise with the bonus ingredient of vegemite….

[aussielozzie18]

And finally, a childhood favourite and still popular ice cream - Golden Gaytime. Combination of toffee and vanilla flavoured ice-cream, dipped in chocolate and covered in biscuit pieces.  Yum!  This is a new addition using cornflakes instead of biscuit.

[dani negreanu]

14 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Vegetarian liver?

 

DH version --

 

Frying pieces of eggplant with a lot + a lot of chopped onions in a bit of oil, until a messy brown. Blender with hard-boiled eggs. Add a bit of silan (date honey) for color. Season with salt and pepper.

 

Dr. Google version --

Chopped liver, an unflattering name for coarse chicken-liver pâté, is one of the most famous of all Ashkenazi dishes. This is an alternative, made with eggplants instead of chicken livers.

Serves 4

2 eggplants
Splash of sunflower oil
5 onions, peeled
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Pinch of salt
100g walnuts
3 eggs, hard-boiled

Blacken the eggplants over the open flame of your hob, or, if you don’t have a gas stove, under the grill (broiler). Set the eggplants aside to cool slightly, then peel off the blackened skin. 

Cover the base of a frying pan with a thin layer of sunflower oil and set over low heat. Grate the onions into the pan, stir in the sugar and a good pinch of salt and fry for 15 minutes, until softened and translucent, stirring regularly to prevent them from sticking.

Meanwhile, grind the walnuts into rough crumbs using a mortar and pestle. After the onions have been cooking for 15 minutes, stir in the walnuts and continue to fry for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are dark brown and pleasantly sweet. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool.

Mince all of the ingredients using a meat grinder positioned to its finest setting, or blitz with a hand-held blender until just combined. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve with freshly baked challah bread and tahini.

[Ocean Boy]

3 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

DH version --

 

Frying pieces of eggplant with a lot + a lot of chopped onions in a bit of oil, until a messy brown. Blender with hard-boiled eggs. Add a bit of silan (date honey) for color. Season with salt and pepper.

 

Dr. Google version --

Chopped liver, an unflattering name for coarse chicken-liver pâté, is one of the most famous of all Ashkenazi dishes. This is an alternative, made with eggplants instead of chicken livers.

Serves 4

2 eggplants
Splash of sunflower oil
5 onions, peeled
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Pinch of salt
100g walnuts
3 eggs, hard-boiled

Blacken the eggplants over the open flame of your hob, or, if you don’t have a gas stove, under the grill (broiler). Set the eggplants aside to cool slightly, then peel off the blackened skin. 

Cover the base of a frying pan with a thin layer of sunflower oil and set over low heat. Grate the onions into the pan, stir in the sugar and a good pinch of salt and fry for 15 minutes, until softened and translucent, stirring regularly to prevent them from sticking.

Meanwhile, grind the walnuts into rough crumbs using a mortar and pestle. After the onions have been cooking for 15 minutes, stir in the walnuts and continue to fry for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are dark brown and pleasantly sweet. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool.

Mince all of the ingredients using a meat grinder positioned to its finest setting, or blitz with a hand-held blender until just combined. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve with freshly baked challah bread and tahini.

Too much work...

[dani negreanu]

8 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Too much work...

 

for a vegetarian "liver"? agree.

 

whereas for the real McCoy -- it was so worth it [though not photogenic at all...]

 

@jagsfan

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2021 by dani negreanu

[Ocean Boy]

1 hour ago, dani negreanu said:

 

for a vegetarian "liver"? agree.

 

whereas for the real McCoy -- it was so worth it [though not photogenic at all...]

 

@jagsfan

 

 

 

Sorry, it looks like a cholesterol love fest.

[island lady]

13 hours ago, Ocean Boy said:

Labor Day, 6:30 PM and the folks who are taking advantage of the last of the ending summer...

 

 

 

And a ritual that goes back to my days as a lifeguard, the stacking of the guard chairs in the parking lot before moving them into storage...

 

 

It makes me a bit nostalgic... and sad... as another summer departs New England.

 

I hear ya' there!   Departing this beautiful Maine summer on Saturday.  😞  

 

Though I miss my sweet little home and community in Florida, and all my woodland "pets" that come to visit, not looking forward to being back to 90+ degree high humidity again.  Ugh...instant sweat.  😮 

 

At least our winters are beautiful.  😉 

[island lady]

12 hours ago, jagsfan said:

Me, too. Chopped chicken livers are so good!!

Of course, I’ve loved liver and onions my whole life, too. 

 

I do too!  😋 

 

Bucky hates them, and the smell.  Soooo  I don't buy liver.  But it is sooo bad for me anyway, so it's a good thing to have it that way.  

 

Remember the 70s fad of the baked bacon wrapped chicken liver (Rumaki)?  Oh...sooooo good!  Fat on fat...nothing like it.  Hello artery clog!  😄 

[island lady]

29 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Sorry, it looks like a cholesterol love fest.

 

It is...sigh.... 😞