Aww, cute. I know this is lazy in the extreme, but I wish this forum had a simple "like" button.

Raetjor said:

Aww, cute. I know this is lazy in the extreme, but I wish this forum had a simple "like" button.

Heh. You have been infected by the Ebil that is FaceBook.

I'm looking at plugins for this forum that allow "likes" for comments. And, um, not happening too much right now. I'm going to have to upgrade the forum software soon, and that new version has some issues with some of the plugins the community has made. (It's open source software, so YMMV.)

LOL!

surochek said:

Laziness not allowed. You have to *type* "I like" in this place. Owww.

*chortle*  ^^LIKE^^

You want to bore the poor woman to death? ;)

LOL Nan, that was great.  XD

Kitten spam! (Yes, they are my two miscreants.)

Thé festive period is soon upon us...to accessorise correctly have a look at this years fashion must have...

Merry jolly.... Santa's... bough?

Christmas wreaths on your head give you a free circulation boost.

Hey ho! *waves to Terre*

I went trolling for "photoshop glitter styles and brushes" through Google and somehow ended up back on the Obsidian Dawn site. She now has short video tutorials about how to use some of her brush sets for creating/painting skin and eyes. Could be useful for content creators, too.

I posted links in the "Resources for Content Creators" thread.

Quiet day in the jungle, eh?

*crickets*
*frogs*
*ssssssnakes*

Heh. Yes, nobody but us frogs-and-snakes here. :)

Good morning. :)

Sorry.  Running up on the holidays with the kitchen still being worked on.

I'm scarce.

Predictably.

And I am having Thanksgiving *here* this year. Or rather, Kay asked for her father and sister to come to our house. In compensation, it's partially catered. Much prep regardless.

Good to see you guys, even if just for a moment.

Wayii, my condolences on the kitchen. I didn't have use of mine in March, for two weeks because they had detected dry rot, which is not uncommon in houses that are over 100 years old. Freaked me out not being able to cook.

I suppose we over here only get that for Christmas itself, or in the case of me, if you are mental enough to do dinner parties with your friends in irregular intervals.

So what do you do traditionally?

Other than the old bird that is, stuffing cooked in it or separately?
Is pumpkin pie involved somewhere and sweet potato mash? And candy corn? I have vague memories of uni friends inviting me round for it when we all stayed up in the halls of residence way back 15 years ago.

I actually had to move in with my bf at the time. Not only did they work on the kitchen, they also completely gutted the bathroom which was adjacent. And after all that my landlord told me she would have to terminate my lease. I was not a happy bunny to say the least.

Yeah, she said her nsurance wasn't going to pay for the repairs either, and stuff...I don't think she had proper insurance.

possibly, but there wasn't much point. She didn't have much money, evidently. And she was a friend of a friend.

Wow, that must be a sizeable fryer to hold a bird like that.

I don't mind carbs. And personally would love to have some nice mixed leaf salad with a vinaigrette to cut through the stodge.

But yes sounds not unlike what I am used to from British Christmas celebrations. People usually have pâté for starters with cranberry sauce, followed by turkey, mini sausages wrapped in bacon, a baked ham, mash, roasted and also boiled potatoes, roasted vegetables as well as red cabbage, and if you still have room a cheese platter and the obligatory Christmas pudding. The left overs tend to see you through till New Year's Eve.

Compared to that my German Christmas dinner is positively sparse.

I have made pies, but never (sweet) cherry pie...that may be my challenge of the holiday, depending on whether Kay's sister manages to come up with a pie. I prefer pumpkin or pecan, myself, but hey, this is for Kay. :)  They also like my green beans almandine. NO weird fried onions and cream sauce used. *shudder*

There will be turkey AND ham (Kim wants ham), but those are being gotten from Honey Baked Ham store. >.>  Heh.

ETA - and I'm more or less vegetarian...so I also have to find some some meat-like thing for me. Tofurky? :P

I'd rather you had a nice quiche, hang on, recipe for fillings coming up. One for meat lovers, the other two for vegetarians. You can make your short crust yourself, or jus buy some ready made, whatever is easier.

Quiche 
Shop bought or homemade short crust pastry to line a 20cm diameter spring form, blind baked according to packet instructions or your cookbook.
Lorraine:
1 leek
150g smoked bacon lardons (chop smaller if necessary)
1 tub of single cream
2 medium eggs
Salt, pepper, nutmeg (to taste)
1) clean and chop the leek into slender rings
2) in a large shallow pan, fry the lardons till lightly golden, then add the leek and sweat off till softened. Leave to cool to room temperature.
3) lightly beat the eggs together with the cream and season.
4) mix the leek and bacon mixture with the eggy mix.
5) season to taste (easy on the salt, the bacon will have contributed a lot)
Take your blind backed pastry shell, fill with leek filling.
Bake at 425 F/200C, until set and golden on top. 


Spinach and pepper filling:
2 bags of fresh spinach
1/2 red and yellow pepper each (cut into strips)
1tbs olive oil
4 spring onions
2 cloves of garlic (chopped finely)
2 medium eggs
1 tub of single cream
Salt, pepper, Italian herbs mix (to taste)
1) wilt the spinach, then squeeze out excess water and chop roughly. Set aside.
2) in a large pan heat the oil on medium heat, add the onions, garlic and peppers and sweat off till the onion is softened but not coloured. Watch out for the garlic, don't let it get brown and bitter!
3) as above.
4) mix the peppers and the spinach thoroughly, then add the egg mix and seasonings.
5) pour the filling into a blind backed shell and bake for approx 35 mins, until set and golden.


Tomato and Broccoli filling
A handful cherrie tomatoes (cut in half)
1 broccoli (cut into florets)
1 tbs olive oil
1 medium red onion (sliced thinly, or cut into 6 wedges)
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1 handful of Feta cheese in cubes (optional)
1 tub of single cream
2 medium eggs
Salt, pepper to taste.
1) steam the broccoli in a steamer until almost done.
2) in a large pan (on medium) sweat off onion and garlic, then add the tomatoes, and let them soften for a minute or two.
3) add the broccoli, mix and set aside.
4) prepare the egg mix and season well.
5) fill you pastry shell with the vegetables, so they are spread evenly, add cheese if using
6) add the egg mixture over the top and bake for approx 35 mins. Until set and lightly golden on top.