I hate the 4th of July - Page 3

monster · 07-04-2007, 12:14 PM

Nah, some innocents I found when I googled "two kids food".

TheMercenary · 07-04-2007, 12:20 PM

Well I microwaved them. My brauts only cooked for 3 minutes. Those brats would require a larger oven and longer cooking time. And some really big buns.

CzinZumerzet · 07-04-2007, 12:34 PM

Seems a good spot to wish the cousins a good day, and night of it, and all the 'dogs' you need and all the fireworks you want. Or not...

It's rather like midwinter here. The heating is back on and the waterproofs are dripping in the hall, and a town dependant on a good summer season is profoundly depressed. Cool wet and windy and certainly no barbeques this weekend!

monster · 07-04-2007, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

And some really big buns.

kerosene · 07-04-2007, 04:40 PM

Yikes, monster, where do you find this stuff? Hehe.

Letting other people do the barbecuing is my specialty. We are bringing fresh bread and cucumber salad.

elSicomoro · 07-04-2007, 04:58 PM

Had a nice lunch earlier...hot dogs and burgers. Just got home from the store with a 6-pack of Woodchuck Amber and a 6-pack of Schlafly Oatmeal Stout. My brother will probably stop over later. Let the good times roll!

Urbane Guerrilla · 07-04-2007, 07:07 PM

We are barbequeing as I type -- lamb kebabs. The guacamole has been made and eaten already. Shoulda didda bigga batch, I shoulda. We're out of guac and still got half the chips. Good, tho'.

Guacamole per the Trader Joe's Guacamole Kit, as fine a starting point on proper guacamole as may be had anywhere. The kit contents:
1 Tomato
2 Avocados, Haas variety (the dark and lumpy skin)
2 cloves Garlic, peel 'em yourself
1 plump Jalapeno pepper
1 Lime

Mince Jalapeno and Garlic together, quite fine.
Open Avocados, removing pit, and scooping out the flesh with a spoon.
Chop Tomato rather small.
Quarter lime for squeezing.

Mash up the avocado flesh in a mixing bowl with a fork or a potato masher. Add jalapeno-garlic mince and chopped tomato and continue mix and mash. Squeeze two or three quarters of the lime into mix to start, adding salt also, both lime and salt to taste. And do taste. I like at least three quarters of the lime, and salt to balance. If I let my wife make the guac, she'd probably skip the salt entirely, to which I say uh-uh.

Bullitt · 07-04-2007, 11:03 PM

Try putting in some fresh cilantro UG, it's vera'nice

seakdivers · 07-05-2007, 12:02 AM

good lord - how did you get my pic monster???

Griff · 07-05-2007, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

We are barbequeing as I type -- lamb kebabs. The guacamole has been made and eaten already. Shoulda didda bigga batch, I shoulda. We're out of guac and still got half the chips. Good, tho'.

Guacamole per the Trader Joe's Guacamole Kit, as fine a starting point on proper guacamole as may be had anywhere. The kit contents:
1 Tomato
2 Avocados, Haas variety (the dark and lumpy skin)
2 cloves Garlic, peel 'em yourself
1 plump Jalapeno pepper
1 Lime

Mince Jalapeno and Garlic together, quite fine.
Open Avocados, removing pit, and scooping out the flesh with a spoon.
Chop Tomato rather small.
Quarter lime for squeezing.

Mash up the avocado flesh in a mixing bowl with a fork or a potato masher. Add jalapeno-garlic mince and chopped tomato and continue mix and mash. Squeeze two or three quarters of the lime into mix to start, adding salt also, both lime and salt to taste. And do taste. I like at least three quarters of the lime, and salt to balance. If I let my wife make the guac, she'd probably skip the salt entirely, to which I say uh-uh.

My mouth is watering as I read this. Wonderful UG, just wonderful.

Cloud · 07-05-2007, 10:32 AM

I hate the 5th of July. It is the anniversary of my burning.

Don't let your children play with fireworks. Even if you are supervising. Even if you think it's "safe." Just don't. Please.

DanaC · 07-05-2007, 10:45 AM

I'd second that. My mum was injured by a firework when she was little.

jinx · 07-05-2007, 11:34 AM

My kids had a great time with some kiddie fireworks yesterday. Kids need to be taught fire safety or they experiment on their own and end up getting burned.

elSicomoro · 07-05-2007, 01:58 PM

I was allowed to have sparklers as a kid, and I learned very quickly to be careful with them. Fortunately, I have no permanent scars that I know of.

Paul Harris (who is a local radio host on KMOX-AM here in St. Louis) lamented recently that parents today are too over-protective of their kids, attempting to protect them from the smallest of hurts. I agreed with his thoughts...kids need to learn pain and consequences. Otherwise, they'll be fucked when they get older. Though I think I understand where Cloud is coming from on this.

theotherguy · 07-05-2007, 03:18 PM

I love the 4th and fireworks displays. I don't really care about doing them myself. I like the large displays put on by organizations with deep pockets. My son LOVES it.

I was a beautiful night here and the display was wonderful. Oh, and the fried chicken didn't hurt things at all.

I did get a pack of poppers and noise makers for him. Nothing with fire. While I do agree that we sometimes over-protect our children, I don't think that 3rd degree burns are the way to go to "teach them a lesson."

07-04-2007, 12:14 PM	#31
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Nah, some innocents I found when I googled "two kids food". __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-04-2007, 12:20 PM	#32
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Well I microwaved them. My brauts only cooked for 3 minutes. Those brats would require a larger oven and longer cooking time. And some really big buns. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-04-2007, 12:34 PM	#33
CzinZumerzet .....short for Caz Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The West Coast of England Posts: 358	Seems a good spot to wish the cousins a good day, and night of it, and all the 'dogs' you need and all the fireworks you want. Or not... It's rather like midwinter here. The heating is back on and the waterproofs are dripping in the hall, and a town dependant on a good summer season is profoundly depressed. Cool wet and windy and certainly no barbeques this weekend! __________________ ..down by the zea zippin' zider

07-04-2007, 07:07 PM	#37
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	We are barbequeing as I type -- lamb kebabs. The guacamole has been made and eaten already. Shoulda didda bigga batch, I shoulda. We're out of guac and still got half the chips. Good, tho'. Guacamole per the Trader Joe's Guacamole Kit, as fine a starting point on proper guacamole as may be had anywhere. The kit contents: 1 Tomato 2 Avocados, Haas variety (the dark and lumpy skin) 2 cloves Garlic, peel 'em yourself 1 plump Jalapeno pepper 1 Lime Mince Jalapeno and Garlic together, quite fine. Open Avocados, removing pit, and scooping out the flesh with a spoon. Chop Tomato rather small. Quarter lime for squeezing. Mash up the avocado flesh in a mixing bowl with a fork or a potato masher. Add jalapeno-garlic mince and chopped tomato and continue mix and mash. Squeeze two or three quarters of the lime into mix to start, adding salt also, both lime and salt to taste. And do taste. I like at least three quarters of the lime, and salt to balance. If I let my wife make the guac, she'd probably skip the salt entirely, to which I say uh-uh. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

07-04-2007, 11:03 PM	#38
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Try putting in some fresh cilantro UG, it's vera'nice __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

07-04-2007, 04:40 PM	#35
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Yikes, monster, where do you find this stuff? Hehe. Letting other people do the barbecuing is my specialty. We are bringing fresh bread and cucumber salad.

07-04-2007, 04:58 PM	#36
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Had a nice lunch earlier...hot dogs and burgers. Just got home from the store with a 6-pack of Woodchuck Amber and a 6-pack of Schlafly Oatmeal Stout. My brother will probably stop over later. Let the good times roll!

07-05-2007, 12:02 AM	#39
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	good lord - how did you get my pic monster???

07-05-2007, 10:32 AM	#41
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I hate the 5th of July. It is the anniversary of my burning. Don't let your children play with fireworks. Even if you are supervising. Even if you think it's "safe." Just don't. Please. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-05-2007, 10:45 AM	#42
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I'd second that. My mum was injured by a firework when she was little.

07-05-2007, 11:34 AM	#43
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	My kids had a great time with some kiddie fireworks yesterday. Kids need to be taught fire safety or they experiment on their own and end up getting burned. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

07-05-2007, 01:58 PM	#44
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I was allowed to have sparklers as a kid, and I learned very quickly to be careful with them. Fortunately, I have no permanent scars that I know of. Paul Harris (who is a local radio host on KMOX-AM here in St. Louis) lamented recently that parents today are too over-protective of their kids, attempting to protect them from the smallest of hurts. I agreed with his thoughts...kids need to learn pain and consequences. Otherwise, they'll be fucked when they get older. Though I think I understand where Cloud is coming from on this.

07-05-2007, 03:18 PM	#45
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	I love the 4th and fireworks displays. I don't really care about doing them myself. I like the large displays put on by organizations with deep pockets. My son LOVES it. I was a beautiful night here and the display was wonderful. Oh, and the fried chicken didn't hurt things at all. I did get a pack of poppers and noise makers for him. Nothing with fire. While I do agree that we sometimes over-protect our children, I don't think that 3rd degree burns are the way to go to "teach them a lesson."

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