2013.11.30 19:00 - Food and Drink

The Guardian for this meeting was stevenaia Michinaga. The comments are by stevenaia Michinaga.

Paradise Tennant: hiya
Paradise Tennant: how are you tonight ?
Korel Laloix: Goood... winding down after my big dinner.. was a great time.
Korel Laloix: Good crowd.. lots of fun.
Paradise Tennant: nice ! what was on the menu?
Korel Laloix: and the food was not bad if I have to say so myself... smiles
Korel Laloix: Venison roast, quail with bacon, frybread and home made tortillas, fiddle heads, sweat potatoes, devils claw, pumpkin and a few other things.
Paradise Tennant: wow sounds delicious :)
Korel Laloix: Was a lot of work, but worth it.
Paradise Tennant: yes it is always worth it :)
Paradise Tennant: and there are left overs !
Korel Laloix: The venison was not as tender as I wanted it.. but I don't cook with it that often.
Korel Laloix: A few akward moments like normal.. but in a good way.
Paradise Tennant: well a giving a big dinner is a bit like a stage production
Paradise Tennant: lots of timing issues
Korel Laloix: Oh it is... was just 12 total including grandma.. but it was perfect... I do thi every year.
Korel Laloix: She did more of the serving today though.. sort of an exchange for me waitressing for her big do on Thursday
Paradise Tennant: always good to have help
Korel Laloix: So having some left over wine and quail at the moment... .lovely
Korel Laloix: People did not dig in for seconds of that... not sure why as I thought it better than the venison.
Paradise Tennant: yes like that feeling afterwards when everyone is gone and the kitchen is finally tidy of sitting down and thinking about how it all went
Korel Laloix: lol.. you are optomistic...
Korel Laloix: Just on the second load of dishes... smiles
Korel Laloix: Will be tomorrow after church before I have the kitchen back in order
Korel Laloix: We still had not fully recoverd from THursday.. we had like 40 people here.
Korel Laloix: It was a mess.
Paradise Tennant: yowser
Korel Laloix: I did not get the table out of my room until this evening.
Korel Laloix: Heya
Paradise Tennant: well kind of gets you in form though :))
stevenaia Michinaga: waves

--BELL--

Paradise Tennant: hiya stev :)) how are you ?
stevenaia Michinaga: long day of food and relatives
Korel Laloix: one of the disadvantages of having the old garage as my bedroom is that it is one of the largest rooms in the house.
Korel Laloix: so it gets turned into a dining room on occation.
Paradise Tennant: yes ... korel too was tellling me about her feast :))
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Korel Laloix: It wa sa lovely day... for sure.. our big one was on Thursday though.
Paradise Tennant: funny how central to sharing food is :)) it is kind of a cement :)) a family glue
Korel Laloix: For some.. makes for some drama to others.. but that can still be binding I gues.
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, this is the second holiday feast this week, tow holidays coinscide this year
Korel Laloix: I had to talk with my mother Thursday... and she was actually civil to me... that was a first... so maybe a good thing.
stevenaia Michinaga: *two
Korel Laloix: Rash hashona or something like that as well?
Korel Laloix: NO idea of how to spell that sort of thing.
stevenaia Michinaga: lol, no Hannukkah
Korel Laloix: Oh yes... that time of year... lol
stevenaia Michinaga: it;s really not spelled, like your native tongue, it's spelled like it sounds
Korel Laloix: A dated Jewish girl for a while and she was really into those things..... I did not really fit in well though...
Paradise Tennant: http://www.google.ca/imgres?sa=X&biw=805&bih=426&tbm=isch&tbnid=D72u-LEKL2I-LM:&imgrefurl=http://americanlivewire.com/happy-hanukkah-2013/&docid=emqjN-XASkR32M&imgurl=http://americanlivewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hanukkah_feast.jpg&w=430&h=297&ei=MqeaUoWDHszroAT7rYGIAQ&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,r:1,s:0,i:82&iact=rc&page=1&tbnh=186&tbnw=236&start=0&ndsp=7&tx=91.20001220703125&ty=88.40000915527344
Korel Laloix: interesting
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, like that
stevenaia Michinaga: Potatoe pancakes are big (aka Latkas)
stevenaia Michinaga: hi San
Korel Laloix: I do love those for sure.
Santoshima Resident: hello
Paradise Tennant: smiles hiya san we are talking about the big dinners korel and steve have just enjoyed
Korel Laloix: But for mine I just fry up some mash potatoes... no way to go wrong with that.
stevenaia Michinaga: was cooking for several house
Paradise Tennant: you weremaking the latkas ?
stevenaia Michinaga: hours
stevenaia Michinaga: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: with broher-in-law
Korel Laloix: Same way with me... and getting some of the things i wanted was not easy either.
Korel Laloix: But it just takes some planning.
Korel Laloix: I have the munchies now.
Paradise Tennant: smiles
Korel Laloix: Thingswhen on so long I had time to get full twice.
Korel Laloix: Wish is impossibly simple for me anyway.
stevenaia Michinaga: we brought back lots of leftovers
Korel Laloix: But now back to being hungry.
Korel Laloix: I tried to get everyone out the door with a box... but not all took.
stevenaia Michinaga: apricot kugel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugel)
stevenaia Michinaga: we are experimenting on our relatives
Santoshima Resident: yum
Paradise Tennant: yes looks very yummy
Korel Laloix: Intereing comment on the South African slang though.
Paradise Tennant: if hanna made it - I am sure it was so good it left them weak in the knees :)
stevenaia Michinaga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latka
stevenaia Michinaga: she also make brownies for her brother in law
Paradise Tennant: smiles
--BELL--
Korel Laloix: And funny enough, I found this the other day.
Korel Laloix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGLZQ9nkwp8
Korel Laloix: Evidently South African Jewish Reggae
Paradise Tennant: if there was canadian reggae I think it would be about hockey :)
Santoshima Resident: or pipelines
Korel Laloix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZALFAkbRH8
Korel Laloix: Or both.
Korel Laloix: We have more than our share of pipelines as well.
Korel Laloix: What i am listening to at the moment though.
Korel Laloix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0miIt07-H6U
Korel Laloix: You will probably not like this though.. smiles
Paradise Tennant: love seeing whole families make music
Korel Laloix: oo.. this wine is going straight to my head.. can soooo feel it
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Santoshima Resident: what wine?
Korel Laloix: let me look.. white
Santoshima Resident: from the big feast ?
stevenaia Michinaga: we had 15 at my mother-in-laws
Santoshima Resident: wow
Korel Laloix: nayaka creek
stevenaia Michinaga: I usualy drink scotch when I cook
Paradise Tennant: lol
Korel Laloix: yes.. left over
Paradise Tennant: well I am sure it helps :)
Korel Laloix: I learned to like scotch at my last job as I had to by the stuff for the hospitality bar.
Korel Laloix: But I still am much more a taquilla girl for sure
stevenaia Michinaga: how can that music go on for 42 minutes?
Korel Laloix: Some socth I don't get though
Korel Laloix: Whole albumn
stevenaia Michinaga: oh
Santoshima Resident: drag
Korel Laloix: asome of the stuff tastes like it was stored in a dirty ashtry though
Santoshima Resident: would be more enjoayable as a shrt burst
Korel Laloix: lol
Santoshima Resident: shrt = short
Paradise Tennant: abelour is nice ..
Paradise Tennant: https://www.google.ca/search?q=aberlour+15+select+cask+reserve&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PayaUsn_GM_doASNyIK4DA&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=805&bih=426
Santoshima Resident: bottle looks medicinal
Paradise Tennant: tastes very like ..kind of citrus undertone
Paradise Tennant: yes very healthy:)
Santoshima Resident: ahha
Paradise Tennant: in small doses
stevenaia Michinaga: yes, can sip for hours
Korel Laloix: This is what the boss really liked.. was horrid
Korel Laloix: http://www.bruichladdich.com/the-whisky/octomore
stevenaia Michinaga: cuts through the onions and frying oil (or any other excuse I can think of)
Korel Laloix: tasted like rubbing alcohol soaked in beef jerky and an ash try
Korel Laloix: tray
Santoshima Resident: heavily peated ...
Santoshima Resident: to mask the taste of the ash tray
Korel Laloix: If that mean tasting like cigarette butss.. yes
Paradise Tennant: yes the peaty ones are definitely an acquired taste
stevenaia Michinaga: lol
stevenaia Michinaga: somewhat true on both accounts
Korel Laloix: Not bad when cold and wattered.
Korel Laloix: That was a fun part of that job though.. spending his money.. and of course I got my share... lol
--BELL--
Paradise Tennant: I read somewhere you have to taste something 12 times before you really have truly tasted and processed the flavor
Korel Laloix: You mean 12 glasses or sips?
stevenaia Michinaga: hmmm, sounds like a plan
Paradise Tennant: 12 different occassions over time
Korel Laloix: both then
Korel Laloix: oh worry
Korel Laloix: worry
Korel Laloix: sorry
Korel Laloix: lol booze hitting nicely
Paradise Tennant: chilly here mind if I light a fire ?
Korel Laloix: Aywya, this is the
Korel Laloix: http://www.nuyakacreek.com/wines.htm
stevenaia Michinaga: nice when partys are at home and you can just relax after with no place to go
Korel Laloix: White merlot
Korel Laloix: yes.. lovely
Korel Laloix: But peg is still passed out in my bed... lol
Korel Laloix: Dangerous... smiles
Santoshima Resident: peg?
Korel Laloix: never had a while merolot before... is actually nice
Korel Laloix: My best friend/ex gf
Korel Laloix: looking at the webist, mith have to try asome more of their stuff.
Santoshima Resident: so not into this ...
Korel Laloix: Oklahoma... is NOT known for its wine for sure.
Korel Laloix: Take care
Korel Laloix: But this is surprizing
stevenaia Michinaga: so you are drinking and Oklahoma white merlot?
Korel Laloix: I am
Korel Laloix: well, was.. finished the last bit
stevenaia Michinaga: wow, I would have never imagined such a thing
Korel Laloix: Oklahoma surprizes most folks really.. especially us that live her.. smiles
Korel Laloix: here
Korel Laloix: wonder if you can find oklahoma whiskey
stevenaia Michinaga: and now a word from Korel's sponsor
stevenaia Michinaga: http://www.nuyakacreek.com
Korel Laloix: my guess is that you can't get it out of the state
Korel Laloix: or i would suggest it
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Korel Laloix: evidently there are no whiskies made in the state though.. or at least not leagally
Korel Laloix: the only thing probablymore common than pot farms here are the stills... lol
Paradise Tennant: yes it is a big business
Korel Laloix: i think probably the states biggest cash crop
Korel Laloix: shold be the state flower
stevenaia Michinaga: soon, most states
Korel Laloix: the stuff is bad for you and lets people do some realy stupid things.. but outlawing it did not help the use rate
Korel Laloix: so might as well legalize it
Korel Laloix: Just tax the hexck out of it
stevenaia Michinaga: a silly reason to put people in jail since there are far more damaging things out that that are "legal"
--BELL--
Korel Laloix: ok.. going to bed even if she does not move.... take care all.. thanks for the chat
Korel Laloix: do na da go hv i
stevenaia Michinaga: night Korel
Paradise Tennant: nite nite korel