Mystery Thread - Page 6

Quahom1 · 12-23-2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by InLove

Well, you know what they (whoever they are) say--Necessity is the mother of invention. But I tend to think that Accident is quite often the catalyst. All I have to do is think of "blackened" food in the Cajun tradition. Do you think that it all started because someone accidentally burned the shrimp, and invented a new gourmet dish rather than throwing it out?

InPeace,
InLove

Must have been the cook from Louisiana that we had on our ship back in the late 70s early 80s...everything we ate was "blackened" . We didn't argue with him much about chow though, 'cause while the rest of us carred a knife and marlin spike, he hung a meat cleaver off of his belt...

InLove · 12-27-2006, 04:39 PM

He-he--yeah, Q, this kind of reminds me of the time my dad went to a Japanese restaurant for the first time. Keep in mind that he is not very enamoured with Oriental cooking, anyway. As fate would have it, poor Dad was seated closest to the chef. LOL! None too comfortable for him, I'd say, but as he relates it, he wasn't about to complain to the guy throwing all those knives around!

InPeace,
InLove

InLove · 01-03-2007, 05:06 PM

Well, I have something I must do which is causing me a bit of trepidation. I will tell you about it in just a sec.

First, a nod to Seattlegal for the spicy sugared pecan recipe. I took them to a party over the holidays, and they were a big hit! So, thanks again.

So, my eldest daughter, after 3 children and many years of "on-again-off-again" with their father (my beloved son-out-law

) has finally agreed to make it official in the eyes of all. So, I am "caught away" again in the romance, and they are trying to keep the budget down, so what do I do? You guessed it! I volunteer to make the cake.

Now, I've done flowers, I've done invitations, I've done music. I've done them all quite well, if I do say so. But this? This is The Cake, man!

Oh well, onward and upward. If this goes well, maybe I will become a wedding planner. NOT.

Any decorating tips? (I love puns.)

InPeace,
InLove

InLove · 01-08-2007, 08:20 PM

Hi All--

Here's a small project I did a couple of years ago, and while it can be rather tedious, it lasts a very long time and makes the house smell great!

Basically, you will need some small oranges and some cloves. (It is worth it to find really good quality cloves. They can be a little more expensive, but you need firm ones. And probably more than it looks like.)

Anyway, just stick the cloves as close together as you can into the oranges, going in a linear pattern. It takes a while, and you can become very sticky, but as I said, you will smell wonderful and even taste great.

When you have your oranges completely covered, leave them out in a big bowl or basket for a couple of weeks. They will shrink a little, and some holes may appear in your patterns. Just fill them in with some more cloves and leave them out another week or so.

You can continue to leave them out for decor, or I have found that if you seal them up in a canister until the holidays, when you get them back out, the aroma is very nice. The cloves preserve the fruit (don't know how many years, but I have had mine for 2, and so far there is no evidence of deterioration).

You can also tie ribbons around them and hang them.

Just thought I'd share that while I was thinking about it. If you want to make these for a specific event, I suggest starting a few months ahead of time. It isn't a quick project.

InPeace,
InLove

17th Angel · 01-09-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by InLove

Any decorating tips? (I love puns.)

InPeace,
InLove

OH hell yeah... A mercury movement device, obviously activated when they "cut the cake" Kinda attached to some kind of catapult design with a large spoon on it! Freaking priceless man! How about that one in the wedding photo book...

"Aww, theres the brides maids... Looking sweet yup yup, and theres aunty mag you remeber aunty mag right? Oh and here's me the wife and the front row covered in cake....."

InLove · 01-09-2007, 02:12 PM

Oddly enough, Angel--I don't know if my oldest daughter would appreciate that one, but my youngest would be laughing out loud about it.

Think I should be worried about her?

InPeace,
InLove

17th Angel · 01-09-2007, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by InLove

Oddly enough, Angel--I don't know if my oldest daughter would appreciate that one, but my youngest would be laughing out loud about it.

Think I should be worried about her?

InPeace,
InLove

Not at all... The youngest is the youngest.... (I am the youngest of my pack) She has a fine taste for humour... I think something as serious as a wedding needs a good kick of unexpected humour.... If that happened to me at my wedding I would be doubled over with tears of pure laughter streaming... Streaming I tell's ya.

InLove · 01-09-2007, 02:43 PM

I agree! We like to creatively sign the guest book....LOL--we only do it when it is someone we know really well, and figure they can appreciate it. It all started when "The White Stripes" "attended" our wedding.

I believe that Jack Sparrow attended the last wedding we did.

17th Angel · 01-09-2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by InLove

I agree! We like to creatively sign the guest book....LOL--we only do it when it is someone we know really well, and figure they can appreciate it. It all started when "The White Stripes" "attended" our wedding.

I believe that Jack Sparrow attended the last wedding we did.

lol... I did something like that once... Put a random dudd name and just complained that the hotel and Star trek meeting wasn't quite what I had expected...

InLove · 01-09-2007, 03:31 PM

Thought I'd add a note about the upcoming nuptials. The traditional wedding march has been replaced with "Leather and Lace" by Stevie Nicks and Don Henley.

The unity candle looks like leather, so I am thinking I will do some Victorian lace details on the cake.

InPeace,
InLove

17th Angel · 01-12-2007, 12:37 PM

This some kind of SMS wedding? lol...

*watches as brides maids go by on all fours with leads on.*

InLove · 01-12-2007, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 17th Angel

This some kind of SMS wedding? lol...

*watches as brides maids go by on all fours with leads on.*

Ha Ha.

Actually, we have sort of been joking about that, as well. The other day, my daughter was pondering the idea of her and the groom (seems wierd to call him "the groom", since to me, he has been her husband for years) exchanging some kind of items so as to correspond with the lyrics, "Give to me your leather--take from me my lace." She could think of all kinds of things to give to him, but was having trouble coming up with what he could give. I asked her if they possessed a bullwhip.

I couldn't resist.

InPeace,
InLove

17th Angel · 01-12-2007, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by InLove

Ha Ha.

Actually, we have sort of been joking about that, as well. The other day, my daughter was pondering the idea of her and the groom (seems wierd to call him "the groom", since to me, he has been her husband for years) exchanging some kind of items so as to correspond with the lyrics, "Give to me your leather--take from me my lace." She could think of all kinds of things to give to him, but was having trouble coming up with what he could give. I asked her if they possessed a bullwhip.

I couldn't resist.

InPeace,
InLove

Hahaha, The typical "I'm going to embrassess you at every opportunity mother" huh? Nice.

wil · 01-12-2007, 03:45 PM

Years ago a biker friend of mine got married, I was takin pix at the wedding for them. He being totally unfamiliar with the whole cut the cake thing was completely taken by surprise when she shoved a piece in his face (egged on by her bridesmaids). His reaction was much like the catapult, he decked her. Now he wasn't decking her, he was a biker and when 'attacked' went on autopilot and his fist simply backtracked the direction of the blow received. His face lit up in horror when he seen what he was done, but also in confusion as to why his bride just hit him...

I got it all on film.

He got her good, she swole up quick with a bloody nose, twas quite the moment, his family...bikers...her family actual kin...it got settled quite quickly.

Another fun wedding, was by two who met playing softball. Nuptials with the Rev on the pitchers mound and us in the bleachers the game started up, with everyone in tuxes and dresses as soon as the rings were on. Sliding into second, diving for line drives, collisions at home, and the champaign of beers on tap behind the fence...whatta wedding.

Bullwhips are great, but a nice usable cat-o-ninetails might be better, or a leather hair tie from the past....

17th Angel · 01-12-2007, 03:50 PM

Hmmmm something about how you keep putting bikers... :| Not only bikers react violently... Some bikers are not violent whatsoever.... anyway, nice story... should send it to candy camera or whatever the hell that show's called.