The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[Darn210]

mygawd......I haven't had pie in.......three years. I don't really bake. I need one a' youse to move here and bake stuff for me all the time. Paddeigh? Can you move to California?

Nik???? You can come too but you must bring Tel

Hmmmm . . . she didn't even mention me . . . Here I was gonna offer to fry her some chicken!!

Em - so coveting your hot tub. But - I'd like you to kick the jester out before I enter, please. He's just so........needy and kind of creeps me out. He keeps trying to hit on me and tells me he's the ONLY normal man left in Toronto

OHMYGAWD!!!!!! The jester is Dimitri!!!! Dimitri is the jester!!! That explains sooooooooooooo much!!!

LMAO (A=Arse)

[elye]

But.........the reason they can't make the WHOLE plane out of the black box material is that - I think - the plane would be so heavy that it couldn't fly......

Yes, I think that li'l orange box weighs 600 pounds. . . ......

Em mentioned rice stuffing - am curious about this also

So easy! NO dingoes needed, nor standard poodles, although they were there just in case.........wine is optional whilst preparing -- it never hurts when I'm the one cookin':

3 cups cooked long-grain brown rice

1/2 cup cooked millet

1/4 cup butter

2 tbsp. beef or chicken gluten-free bovril

1/3 cup cranberries

1/3 cup chopped pine nuts

1/3 cup chopped pecans

1 big apple, chopped

Garlic, poultry seasoning and thyme to taste

pinch sugar

Mix all together in a casserole dish. Put in oven beside turkey for the last 45 min. of cooking.

Really good!

Em - so coveting your hot tub. But - I'd like you to kick the jester out before I enter, please. He's just so........needy and kind of creeps me out. He keeps trying to hit on me and tells me he's the ONLY normal man left in Toronto...

Yes, it's true. .. . . . .Dimitri the Greek Jester. Watch for him entertaining at a Toronto nightclub near you. . . .....plenty of saucy Corsican humour. . .... . ..

[Darn210]

Susie . . . you're wish is my command . . . plus I know you don't know how to search this forum

okay guys, here is Richard's recipe......um, he says it takes a "couple of hours" which means about half a day for me. Just look how hard it is, and notice the breaks for drinking and walking the dogs....

"Ok, the recipe might look intimidating, but it is actally just a few easy steps.

1) make the quinoa (you add in some aromatics for flavor)

2) chop up a bunch of stuff

3) throw it all together & mix

4) bake it

I do all of the chopping ahead of time so all i need to do is dump and stir. I tell you what, I'll re-write the recipe and try to dingo-proof it.

Now don't be intimidated by it's lenght, I tried to spell everything out and make it as straighforward and easy as possible.

Quinoa Stuffing with Smoked Surry Sausage

Step 1: Get from store, or have on hand…

1 LARGE onion

2 cloves garlic

2 - 3 carrots

2 - 3 stalks celery

2 Granny Smith Apples

2 ½ sticks of butter

1 ½ c. uncooked quinoa

4 c. (32 oz.) turkey or chicken stock

1 Jenny-O or similar smoked turkey sausage (found in the kielbasa section)

¼ c. dried cranberries

About 2/3 loaf of Ener-G Tapioca bread.

¼ c. fresh thyme (or about 1 tsp. dried – more or less depending on how you like it)

1 bottle of your favorite wine (for YOU, not the recipe)

1 medium pot (2 qt.)

1 large pot (4 qt.)

9”x13” or similar sized baking dish

1 egg timer

2 inquisitive dingo-like creatures

Step 2: Chopping & preparation

Place the bread in a neat stack on your cutting board and slice through the whole thing, making cubes about ¾” square. Spread this out on a cookie sheet and leave out overnight (away from the dingos) or put it in the oven with low heat (as low as your oven goes) for about ½ hr to 45 mins. It just needs to get dried out and to harden up a bit – not much of a challenge for this bread!

Dice (cut into little cubes) the veggies, apples and sausage.

Your goal should be a “dice” that results in a “chunky” look – not too fine. The sausage is best quartered and then chunked (straighten it out on the cutting board and cut it lengthwise, and then lengthwise again) Set these aside.

Measure out 1 ½ c. quinoa and rinse. Just put it in a sieve and run it under cold water for 5 mins. Let it stand for a couple mins. for the H20 to drain.

Take the dingos for a walk. Have a glass of wine. RELAX.

Step 3: Let’s cook!

In a medium pot (2 quart) melt 2 TBsp butter over medium heat.

Add a generous handful of onions.

Stir until transluscent.

Add quinoa and toast for about a minute (stir it around)

Add about ½ c. turkey stock and simmer (low boil) until the quinoa absorbs the liquid. Keep adding turkey stock until the quinoa grain opens. (stirring occasionally) You can tell the quinoa has “popped” when you see a little white “tail” on each grain, and the grain itself will look the size/texture of couscous. Once cooked check the seasoning and adjust if necessary.

Preheat oven to 375 F

Pour second glass of wine. RELAX and enjoy.

In a large pot (4 qt) melt 3 TBsp butter over medium heat. “Sweat” (warm through – onions will be transluscent) veggies and sausage (NOT THE APPLES).

Season with a pinch of salt.

Add remaining butter and melt.

Add cranberries, apples, cooked quinoa, bread cubes, and thyme.

Add turkey stock a bit at a time and stir until moist, but not mushy. You probably won’t need all the stock to achieve this. (Save any excess to adjust moisture when re-heating.) Transfer everything to the baking dish and bake uncovered for about 45 minutes. Check on it occasionally (I set the timer to 35 minutes) to make sure it isn’t getting too brown on top.

Remove and serve or set aside to cool and reheat at 350F for about 20 minutes the day of your meal. You might want to add a little of the remaining stock if you will be reheating.

Walk the dingos and revel in your success!"

[Darn210]

Oh . . . and an update from the school board meeting . . . I have a headache and my teeth hurt . . . from clenching them . . . very frustrating and disheartening but we'll live.

[DingoGirl]

Hmmmm . . . she didn't even mention me . . . Here I was gonna offer to fry her some chicken!!

*snort*

now DIS is phunny because.......whilst I was pondering who BAKES on here I DID think of one more person - which is Giah-knit! and I actually went through the thought process in my head. Would Janet come? She'd have to uproot her whole family :lol: :lol: Evidently this did NOT apply to Nikki's kids - nor Patti since her kids are grown..............

Okay Gian-knit, get out here, uproot everyone and come LIVE IN STEPFORD!!!!!!!!!!! It's sunny (for eight months of the year) and.......the community has some sort of superb educational system, from what I hear You can take my skull crusher to meetings, if that's not the case...............

OHMYGAWD!!!!!! The jester is Dimitri!!!! Dimitri is the jester!!! That explains sooooooooooooo much!!!

LMAO (A=Arse)

*snicker*

:lol: Yes, I"ve known this for weeks now.........the JESTER is DIMITRI the LOVER. And....he keeps trying to teach me what passive-aggressive disorder is........ oye. I"m sick of him.

Yes, it's true. .. . . . .Dimitri the Greek Jester. Watch for him entertaining at a Toronto nightclub near you. . . .....plenty of saucy Corsican humour. . .... . ..

:lol: Corsican humoUr

Susie . . . you're wish is my command . . . plus I know you don't know how to search this forum

<stomping foot> I do SO know how to search the phorum!!!!!!!!!

just hadn't thought of it yet

Why thank you, gianknit......just sent Richard a pm today, in fact.......the smell of Canadian stuffing always brings to mind the Dingo Quinoa stuffing and thoughts of our venerable phounder.

Oh . . . and an update from the school board meeting . . . I have a headache and my teeth hurt . . . from clenching them . . . very frustrating and disheartening but we'll live.

I'll ship the skull crusher out ASAP. Frustrating and disheartening? that doesn't sound good.....

All right.........Big Bang Theory comes on in minutes.....must get to bed

[curlyfries]

Morning Psillies!!!

Hubby's been hogging the computer, lately, so I'm up early to catch up and another quick poop-in.

Meant to answer this question days ago.

Leigh- sar!!!

I've been meaning to ask...to you know any Makaton???

I used it with my son with Downs....became quite phluent, - infact my youngest used to sign before he spoke.

I had never heard of it until now.......had to google it. Looks like it's mostly a British thing, although I saw it mentioned that it can be adapted to other regional signs.

What little I viewed, some signs were similar to ASL.

[blueeyedmanda]

Hey Everyone-

Just a quick poop-in maybe just a fart in the breeeze poop in---time to get started on some work.....Not that I want to.

See ya all later!!!

[elye]

Good Morning, Psillies!

Federal election day here.. . . .. . .this is a big, important one. I am voting fer this individual:

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/torydiar...per_stephen.webp

...And NOT due to his thumb size. This elememt appears to be somewhat. . .disappointing. . . . . . . .

Oh . . . and an update from the school board meeting . . . I have a headache and my teeth hurt . . . from clenching them . . . very frustrating and disheartening but we'll live.

Oh, this doesn't sound good, Janet. Good fer you, getting involved and fighting the bureaucracy for your kids!

I had never heard of it until now.......had to google it. Looks like it's mostly a British thing, although I saw it mentioned that it can be adapted to other regional signs.

Well, then, Nikerler's the one that you need to be grilling on this language. She's phluent, I am certain. It likely involves the coloured pictograms that she uses with such incredible proficiency, finding ALT combinations that I don't even seem to have access to. . . ....

Exciting news, Psillies! A Toronto Psummit is happening! We will be meeting the Oracle and Jacquie at the store, then going to a wonderful restaurant (on Sheppard, POeter?) that serves great gluten-free fare. POeter, I won't have access to a lovely hotel with free drinks as I did with Patti and Mark in Philly, but I would like to steal you guys away that evening to join us at the big WIA Hallowe'en Bash - - my brother's band is playing, drinks are cheap, and the water taxis run until 2 am!

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You can come dressed as an Oracle. That would be easy!

[Jestgar]

Good Morning, Psillies!

Federal election day here.. . . .. . .this is a big, important one. I am voting fer this individual:

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/torydiar...per_stephen.webp

...And NOT due to his thumb size. This elememt appears to be somewhat. . .disappointing. . . . . . . .

Surely you emailed his campaign to suggest he be a little more circumspect with his deficient thumbs

Every country's leader should be respec.....oh.....never mind....not my place.

[elye]

Surely you emailed his campaign to suggest he be a little more circumspect with his deficient thumbs

Every country's leader should be respec.....oh.....never mind....not my place.

I absolutely agree. Check this out:

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/660000/image..._thumbs_150.webp

OMG.. .. and a direct comparison. . . .. ..I can just hear it now - -

Tom Brocaw: Okay, gents....the ladies here have a request that they are not letting up on.....can you please lift up your thumbs for all in the viewing area?

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/Obama-McCain+Thumbs.webp

[JNBunnie1]

*snort*

now DIS is phunny because.......whilst I was pondering who BAKES on here I DID think of one more person - which is Giah-knit! and I actually went through the thought process in my head. Would Janet come? She'd have to uproot her whole family :lol: :lol: Evidently this did NOT apply to Nikki's kids - nor Patti since her kids are grown..............

Okay Gian-knit, get out here, uproot everyone and come LIVE IN STEPFORD!!!!!!!!!!! It's sunny (for eight months of the year) and.......the community has some sort of superb educational system, from what I hear You can take my skull crusher to meetings, if that's not the case...............

I guess all those recipes don't qualify me as a baker....

*sniff.......

[Jestgar]

I absolutely agree. Check this out:

Open Original Shared Link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/660000/image..._thumbs_150.webp

OMG.. .. and a direct comparison. . . .. ..I can just hear it now - -

Tom Brocaw: Okay, gents....the ladies here have a request that they are not letting up on.....can you please lift up your thumbs for all in the viewing area?

http://media.graytvinc.com/images/Obama-McCain+Thumbs.webp

:lol: :lol:

I guess all those recipes don't qualify me as a baker....

*sniff.......

Bunnie Hunnie, I'm sure she meant the euphemistic "baker". Something to do with that Shane guy and his latest haul. Of course all those people with kids qualify! How else could you survive raising children?

[Green12]

Welcome back Laura!!

We had Jacquie's parents and sister over for Thanksgiving dinner tonight. They left about 20 minutes ago.

SO much food. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, garlic toast, wax beans, and pumpkin pie for dessert. Watch for a post about the pie in the recipe forum from WardGirl. She's upstairs on her computer now. I'm making a quick post before unloading round #1 from the dishwasher and reloading. That doesn't count the run earlier with the breakfast dishes and stuff from baking the pie.

The weather was terrific, so we had dinner on the back deck. It was just awesome.

Sounds wonderful Peter! So glad to hear you guys had such a great Thanksgiving, and YUMMY too

PETER!!!!!! want to hear about the garlic toast and stuffing and am eagerly awaiting the pumpkin pie recipe.......

Em mentioned rice stuffing - am curious about this also

Richard, our founder, has, of course, the BEST-sounding stuffing of all........the very famous Dingo-Quinoa stuffing.

mygawd......I haven't had pie in.......three years. I don't really bake. I need one a' youse to move here and bake stuff for me all the time.

Turkey, stuffing, and pie........oh my!!!

All this talk of Thanksgiving phood is making me mouth water, Thanksgiving is my absolute FAVORITE holiday, menu wise.....am curious about all the recipes also and am taking notes!!!!

I have an added challenge of finding recipes this year that meet my allergy restrictions

Hmmmm . . . she didn't even mention me . . . Here I was gonna offer to fry her some chicken!!

Me either!! And I perfected a pumpkin and pecan pie the last two Thanksgivings, as well as all my other yummy baked goods.

3 cups cooked long-grain brown rice

1/2 cup cooked millet

1/4 cup butter

2 tbsp. beef or chicken gluten-free bovril

1/3 cup cranberries

1/3 cup chopped pine nuts

1/3 cup chopped pecans

1 big apple, chopped

Garlic, poultry seasoning and thyme to taste

pinch sugar

This sounds really good Emily, I copied your sister's tart recipe too. I'm thinking you could add pumpkin and do a pumpkin cheesecake tart, add cherry pie filling or a homemeade cherry sauce for a cherry cheesecake, the possibilities are endless.

Oh . . . and an update from the school board meeting . . . I have a headache and my teeth hurt . . . from clenching them . . . very frustrating and disheartening but we'll live.

Frustrating and disheartening indeed Janet

Exciting news, Psillies! A Toronto Psummit is happening! We will be meeting the Oracle and Jacquie at the store, then going to a wonderful restaurant (on Sheppard, POeter?) that serves great gluten-free fare. POeter, I won't have access to a lovely hotel with free drinks as I did with Patti and Mark in Philly, but I would like to steal you guys away that evening to join us at the big WIA Hallowe'en Bash - - my brother's band is playing, drinks are cheap, and the water taxis run until 2 am!

Open Original Shared Link

You can come dressed as an Oracle. That would be easy!

This is very exciting news!!!

[elye]

I guess all those recipes don't qualify me as a baker....

Me either!! And I perfected a pumpkin and pecan pie the last two Thanksgivings, as well as all my other yummy baked goods.

Yeah, me too!! And the recipes I've provided are truly for the person who just doesn't have time to be messin' around with a million ingredients and countless steps. . . ....

I HEARBY DECLARE THAI I ALSO QUALIFY TO COME TO CLOVIS!

This sounds really good Emily, I copied your sister's tart recipe too. I'm thinking you could add pumpkin and do a pumpkin cheesecake tart, add cherry pie filling or a homemeade cherry sauce for a cherry cheesecake, the possibilities are endless.

Yep, it's really adaptable. . . . . . .she's added chocolate chip, maple syrup, blueberries. . . . I forgot to mention also that they can be done in the microwave - - about 6 minutes on medium for 12 tarts. Even FASTER!!!!

[blueeyedmanda]

Hi Sillies-

How is everyone today? I am getting ready to go outside for lunch. It is so nice outside. Sadly I have to come back in.... But its off to meet John. Jen said Landen had a much better night last night. So those high-dose Cipro ear drops are making progress! Good news!!!!

[Jestgar]

This sounds really good Emily, I copied your sister's tart recipe too. I'm thinking you could add pumpkin and do a pumpkin cheesecake tart, add cherry pie filling or a homemeade cherry sauce for a cherry cheesecake, the possibilities are endless.

How did the recipe go?

Go to Emily's house

Call her sister....

[Green12]

East Coast Swing is what you would associate with 50's music..........more bouncy and lifting in the air, between the legs, etc. I've learned a little of that, as well as the cha-cha, waltz, night club 2-step, salsa, and others that I'm forgetting at the moment. I would really like to learn more salsa

Curly Lisa!!! I so admire you for this, and it sounds like so much PHUN. It is on my list of things to do, my bucket list I guess, to take dance classes (either ballroom or sumfin like that)

Tel is making Toffee Apple cake (phirst attempt but Tel has the touch when it comes to cookery )

May-jah drool face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How did it turn out?!?!?!

Would love this recipe too

My sister brought dessert to dinner, and I must tell you, it was unbelievable, more so because of its simplicity. It's gluten AND sugar phree (which I need). She broke three eggs into her cuisinart, then dumped in three bricks of cream cheese and sprinkled in a bit of sweetener (Splenda, probably) amd orange rind. She smashed it up until it was well mixed, put it into a sprayed muffin tin (I think she said it made 18), topped it with sliced strawberries in juice, and threw it in the 350 F oven for 12 minutes. OMG.... .. ..amazing.

Not low-cal, fer sure. . . ...

She's put cocoa in the mix for chocolate ones, pumpkin or apple sauce for fruity ones. I'm thinkin' peanut butter cheesecake tarts would be DROOOOOOLY. . ..

← salivating, dreaming-about-creamythings-faces

Had to return to these cheese cake-like tarts .....

Emily, if thou are dreming of creamy things , I came up with this dessert recipe with NO sugar, so it might be something that will work for you, it definitely aint calorie free however

You need 1 mango, heavy whipping cream, strawberries, or any other fruit you like (i.e. banana, pineapple, raspberries)

I whip the cream in one bowl and set aside. Then peel and cut up the mango and puree it (in a blender, food processor, or with one of those hand held mixers) and set that aside. Then slice the strawberries. If you want to add banana and pineapple, slice them too.

Then I get a tall parfait glass and layer everything. I start with a couple spoonfulls of whipped cream and spread it out on the bottom of the glass, then carefully spoon in a layer of pureed mango on top of that, then I drop in a layer of sliced strawberries (add the banana and pinapple after this if using) then repeat starting with another layer of cream. I keep layering until I get all the way to the top of the glass.

I think the mango is the key but you can vary any of the other fruits. I tell ya, mango tastes like candy it is so sweet, you'll never miss the sugar!

Landen is ok--no surgery tomorrow- he still has an ear infection, the dr's think he is becoming antibiotic resistant. So they sought the help of an infectious disease dr and he is getting his some cipro drops. They need to get those tubes in his ears, a few months back his ear drum ruptured....and if it happens again he could go deaf.....

Poor little guy

[jerseyangel]

Gawd--I was up wif a nasty sinus headache during the night Used me steroid spray phirst thing this morning, and it's a bit better. Just catching up wif the latest sillie

All these creamy desserts look so good--can't do dairy at all, but if I could I'd be tryin' them all Even that set-aside bowl of whipped cream sounds good Just gimme a spoon

PeOter, yer Thanksgiving dinner sounds to DIE fer!! I'm wif Julie--Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday You guys have me craving stuffing, pumpkin pie and turkey gravy.

Janet--nice to see you back on and sorry bout the frustrations of the school board

Election Day and Thanksgiving all in one week!! Me phrends to the north are busy

Amanda--it's SO nice out today! Glad you're getting out in it fer a while.

[DingoGirl]

Mornin' sillies.........

Well, Paddeigh and I were BOTH up during the night.......alas I was awakened repeatedly by Weezee and her Poo Crimes.....several URGENT trips outside during the night.........gads. we were at my brother's briefly yesterday, she and cousin Mo were quite interested in sumfin in the back yard, Weez came in licking her chops.......gawd knows what she ate but - she was in pain............must watch her upcoming poops for gravel/miniature skulls/ wrappers..........whatever else......

Tom Brocaw: Okay, gents....the ladies here have a request that they are not letting up on.....can you please lift up your thumbs for all in the viewing area?

:lol:

I guess all those recipes don't qualify me as a baker....

*sniff.......

oh now GIRLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <um - Bunnie - did you post a lot of recipes? on another thread? I remember a couple here but - tend to Dingo (forget) a lot of things>

Okay........any Psilly who has ever baked ONE delicious thing is........ordered to my house toot sweet to slave away in me kitchen ALL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And anyone else who is a PHAILED BAKER (that would be me) must come also, to serve the refreshments and help clean up.

There. that should cover it.

Bunnie Hunnie, I'm sure she meant the euphemistic "baker". Something to do with that Shane guy and his latest haul.

Must say, never have had a baked item w/ that stuff in it.......

don't want to try, either. the um, mj and I don't work so well together. Makes my brain go about one million miles and hour, and not in a phun way.

Me either!! And I perfected a pumpkin and pecan pie the last two Thanksgivings, as well as all my other yummy baked goods.

Yeah, me too!! And the recipes I've provided are truly for the person who just doesn't have time to be messin' around with a million ingredients and countless steps. . . ....

I HEARBY DECLARE THAI I ALSO QUALIFY TO COME TO CLOVIS!

GIRLZ!!!!!!! See above response to Bunnie, ship yer freshly-baked goods straight to my house and get on a plane!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then I get a tall parfait glass and layer everything. I start with a couple spoonfulls of whipped cream and spread it out on the bottom of the glass, then carefully spoon in a layer of pureed mango on top of that, then I drop in a layer of sliced strawberries (add the banana and pinapple after this if using) then repeat starting with another layer of cream. I keep layering until I get all the way to the top of the glass.

oh this sounds DELISH........must remember this when mangoes are two for a dollar here.............

[blueeyedmanda]

I am just so disgusted right now....Listen to this!!! Tell me there are not some sick people on this planet.

This weekend Jen is moving to the new house, my mom is taking Landen for the weekend. Jen and I will drop him off Friday evening and then my mom and Tammy are making the 2hr trip to bring him back on Sunday. My mom had offered to help with the baby and we took her up on it. He would be in the way.

Today my mom calls me at work and says you need to call Jen and ask her if she minds if there is another baby in the house while Landen is here. I said well why? My mom gets excited and says "I got a baby girl"

So my mom got a new foster kid. Which is nice since she has been sans kids for a few days.

She is a 7 month old girl named Brooklynn- strawberry blonde hair and dark blue eyes....simply adorable as my mom said.

Now here is the disgusting part-- how she found her way to my moms....

The mom took her to the mall and ran into a friend she has not seen in years....ok years folks! The mother says here want a baby. The friend says yes. They exchange the kid. Later that day the woman calls the mother and says I need formula for the baby. The mother comes to the womans house and gives her formula. She then takes the womans dog and says here you keep the baby and I will keep the dog...... Later that evening the woman finds out this mom was not joking.....

Baby Brooklynn arrives at my moms at 3:00 am this morning......

WTF???? anyone else see something wrong with this picture??? All the childless couples in the world and here this lady is giving her kid up....

Had to leave me rant....off to work again!

[Green12]

This afternoon we are heading up to the Gatineau Hills to check out the awesome colours of the season:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2372/153973..._6aafd74b62.webp

It's called our Fall Rhapsody. Should be phab.

Had to go back for this, omg it's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is that one of your stolen walmart photos? Nothing could be that amazing.

It looks like a painting, fabulously coloUrful

Yes, we're waiting to hear from Bev!

YES, waiting to hear how Bev's weekend was!

And Laura and Lisa B's weekend!!

......just sent Richard a pm today, in fact.......

Has anyone heard back from Richard? Wondering how he is doing, and his sister....

Gawd--I was up wif a nasty sinus headache during the night Used me steroid spray phirst thing this morning, and it's a bit better. Just catching up wif the latest sillie

All these creamy desserts look so good--can't do dairy at all, but if I could I'd be tryin' them all Even that set-aside bowl of whipped cream sounds good Just gimme a spoon

Oh no Patti, sorry about yer sinus headache, glad it's a bit better this morning.

Wish you could do dairy too If you can find some other dairy free kind of whip you could sub that (not sure if Vance's could be whipped?) Or make a fruit and cake truffle (minus the dairy), layer some of your left over spice cake with sauteed apples (in brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon) or bananas and toasted almond or pecans.....

Well, Paddeigh and I were BOTH up during the night.......alas I was awakened repeatedly by Weezee and her Poo Crimes.....several URGENT trips outside during the night.........gads. we were at my brother's briefly yesterday, she and cousin Mo were quite interested in sumfin in the back yard, Weez came in licking her chops.......gawd knows what she ate but - she was in pain............must watch her upcoming poops for gravel/miniature skulls/ wrappers..........whatever else......

oh this sounds DELISH........must remember this when mangoes are two for a dollar here.............

So sorry about the Weeze and her painful poo crimes I hope nuthin sinister shows up in her poops

about the mangoes.....I know, jeeze they are $2 a piece here now.

[Green12]

WTF???? anyone else see something wrong with this picture??? All the childless couples in the world and here this lady is giving her kid up....

Had to leave me rant....off to work again!

Wow Amanda, I am just speachless .....glad the baby is in good hands now at your mom's.

[jerseyangel]

If you can find some other dairy free kind of whip you could sub that (not sure if Vance's could be whipped?) Or make a fruit and cake truffle (minus the dairy), layer some of your left over spice cake with sauteed apples (in brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon) or bananas and toasted almond or pecans.....

Omg Julie--this is no less than mouthwatering genius!!

The spice cake teamed with sauteed apples sounds absolutely devine--and fer the "whip", I could do a "custard" made with almond milk......I'm going to run wif this truffle (or is it trifle? )idea of yours

And yes.....I'm looking forward to hearing about our travellers' weekends, too. Bevvie--where are you?????

I'm still thinking about this dessert..... how about cake, sauteed apples (or the bananas sound good, too) and a hard sauce?

[jerseyangel]

Oh Amanda--sick and disgusting doesn't even cover it. I don't even know what to say--I'm just glad that the baby will be safe with your parents now.

[Green12]

Omg Julie--this is no less than mouthwatering genius!!

The spice cake teamed with sauteed apples sounds absolutely devine--and fer the "whip", I could do a "custard" made with almond milk......I'm going to run wif this truffle (or is it trifle? )idea of yours

I'm still thinking about this dessert..... how about cake, sauteed apples (or the bananas sound good, too) and a hard sauce?

Well, it is that time of year, candy corn to sugar plums dancing in our heads!!!! And yes, you are right it's Trifle (not truffle)....... don't know where me brain was on that one

I have often make an upside down apple spice cake. I use Namaste Spice Cake mix, but you could do your own CYS spice cake recipe, and make up the batter as directed. For the apples I used 4 or 5 apples, cored peeled and sliced, and then sauteed until soft with cinnamon, brown sugar, butter, and a little water (this creates a nice carmel type sauce with the apples).

Then I spread out the sauteed apple mixture in the bottom of a larger buttered baking pan (I think the larger size is 11 x 15?), then pour your cake batter on top and bake as directed.

If you want to do a trifle, just cut up your cake in cubes, maybe seperate the sauteed apples form the sauce and layer cake and apples and then drizzle with the sauce and the almond milk custard you mentioned??

SOUNDS YUMMY!!!!