Comments on: Happy New Year!

By: Tapetum

Tapetum — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:10:09 +0000

Heh – not to be too dark, but I can top the missing pants. I started my new year off with a bang when the MRI showed a lovely little tumor (benign, fortunately) sitting behind my eyes.

I’m going to miss my brain…

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:04:12 +0000

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Poker is a lovely game. Especially when you play the Texas Hold ‘Em version – there are so many online casinos you can practice at with fake money, so that you can then play it for real with friends and take their money. For a start, you’ll be able to pay for viagra indefinitely whenever you need it.

By: Older

Older — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:41:47 +0000

If I recall correctly, the liquor that forms at the top of a pot of sourdough starter is grey. Ugly, but potent. I think it was the original “hooch.” Correct use of it is to stir it into the rest of the starter and just don’t think about it.

I haven’t had a sourdough starter for many years now, but when I did, I did it the old Alaska-gold-rush way.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:36:43 +0000

Ha! I was actually just considering a Madeleine recipe I could adapt too, so thanks! That saves me the trouble.

The truffles sound lovely. I will have to try those.

I did find a recipe I have for Spicy Scones that calls for milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg. I’m thinking if I substitute liqueur for at least some of the milk, that could be lovely. Maybe if I use half liqueur and half cream, that would have more of a milk-like consistency…

By: piny

piny — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:27:37 +0000

This was in gourmet last month, and this is another recipe that came up. So's this.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:21:37 +0000

Weeeeeellll…there’s bergamot-flavored liqeur, which would be Earl Grey.

Really? Oooh, I love Earl Grey tea. I bet I could figure out a way to bake scones with that liqueur.

Right, off to my scone recipes!

By: Sniper

Sniper — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:21:23 +0000

An “alchemy” party does sound rather festive.

By: piny

piny — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:45:11 +0000

Excellent! Now all I need to do is get some pastis, a whole bunch of golden liqueurs, a large bucket for crushed ice and a number of test tubes. I don’t see how this could go wrong at all.

Maybe it’s an experiment you could save for the beginning of next new year.

Incidentally: “lemondrops except with poire” was the best bexperiment I’ve ever taken part in.

By: zuzu

zuzu — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:44:34 +0000

Plumb bobs. Though now that I look at that, I may be thinking of fishing weights.

By: Sniper

Sniper — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:08:26 +0000

Excellent! Now all I need to do is get some pastis, a whole bunch of golden liqueurs, a large bucket for crushed ice and a number of test tubes. I don’t see how this could go wrong at all.