Couch 94 - Blowtorches R' Us

laxer12 · May 18, 2015, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

Trying to make my first batch of ramen noodles.

haha it's quite the experience! Enjoy! When I was in elementary school we used to bring packs of ramen to school for snack and eat them raw with the seasoning. They were definitely THE thing to bring to snack!

stopdog · May 18, 2015, 11:46 PM

I am making the actual noodles myself - not the packaged ones you buy. I would not call it quite the experience-but they are tasty. From my experiment tonight - the broth seems a bigger deal than the noodles in terms of cooking difficulty. The noodles were not difficult - making the broth taste like I had the image of was a bit trickier.

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 12:01 AM

The mister loves authentic ramen. His favorite is tonkatsu.

StressedMess · May 19, 2015, 04:02 AM

Why is the Siamese yelling at me at 5 am?

Diva!

Good extremely early morning couch!

May 19, 2015, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

I am making the actual noodles myself - not the packaged ones you buy. I would not call it quite the experience-but they are tasty. From my experiment tonight - the broth seems a bigger deal than the noodles in terms of cooking difficulty. The noodles were not difficult - making the broth taste like I had the image of was a bit trickier.

It sounds like very hard work to make noodles - do you have some kind of special knife?

Post therapy blah. I wonder if my T feels really sorry for my H. It would not surprise me - I would, if I were him.

May 19, 2015, 07:40 AM

CantExplain - I'm sorry I never replied to your post to me a couple of days ago. I'm in a pretty bad place and not really able to discuss coherently. (Not because I am upset with you - I'm not - but because I am upset about other things and pretty swamped with work.) I just wanted to thank you for responding, though.

May 19, 2015, 07:51 AM

Morning couch! Thanks for the kindness yesterday. Today is much better so far. H is thinking I caught a touch of the flu that is going around in addition to the withdrawal and I am thinking he is right. Fingers crossed that everyone here has a great day.

May 19, 2015, 08:36 AM

I am thinking about making bagels once the weekend gets here again. Haven't made them in a long time, but I think I'm about due! I can almost smell them already. Yep, I'm one of those that burns my tongue on the first one off the cookie sheet straight out of the oven because I can't wait to taste! Well I overslept this morning so I need to get off here and head out to work. Have a good day (or night) couch!

unaluna · May 19, 2015, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

I am making the actual noodles myself - not the packaged ones you buy. I would not call it quite the experience-but they are tasty. From my experiment tonight - the broth seems a bigger deal than the noodles in terms of cooking difficulty. The noodles were not difficult - making the broth taste like I had the image of was a bit trickier.

Fish sauce and pork belly.

Urp!

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by artemis-within

I am thinking about making bagels once the weekend gets here again. Haven't made them in a long time, but I think I'm about due! I can almost smell them already. Yep, I'm one of those that burns my tongue on the first one off the cookie sheet straight out of the oven because I can't wait to taste! Well I overslept this morning so I need to get off here and head out to work. Have a good day (or night) couch!

Wait..... You can make bagels?! I need to learn this skill.

stopdog · May 19, 2015, 09:18 AM

Homemade bagels are good - but they are a lot of work. I have made this one
peter reinhart?s bagels | smitten kitchen

and my regular recipe where you made the dough, then broiled them, then boiled them and then finally bake them.

I sometimes use a knife to cut flat noodles but I also have a pasta roller/press thing that you squidge the dough through to make the shapes.

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 09:19 AM

Saw this in an article, there wasn't an author but I thought it was beautiful and wanted to share. Talks about death so I "hid" it just to be sure.

Possible trigger:

"Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Nothing has happened. Everything remains exactly as it was. I am I, and you are you, and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to each other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference into your tone. Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was. Let it be spoken without and effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is absolute and unbroken continuity. What is this death but a negligible accident? Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am but waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner. All is well. All is well."

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 09:20 AM

Squidge. I like that word. Is it a word? No matter - I like it.

StressedMess · May 19, 2015, 09:26 AM

I need to learn ALL the skills! I want fresh ramen, I want homemade bagels, yum yum! The best I can do is keep us all fat, while not poisoning us or serving food that is still raw!

Figured out why Chairman Mao was screaming at me so early this morning. Apparently some idiot (me!!) let the food bowl get dangerously low overnight, and it didn't meet with His Highness' approval. So, in his best "get up and correct this oversight now" voice, he made his displeasure known. Once kibble was down, chomping commenced, and a grateful leg headbutt and purr let me know that I was back in his good graces again.

I swear that cat is more of a diva than either one of my daughters!

I really enjoyed driving to work this morning minus the sound of the tree dragging under the truck, although there are still a few details that need work, it is much better than it was. Not necessarily as great as the price I paid, but pretty good. Safety first and all that jazz.

Have a great day couch!!

May 19, 2015, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellahmae

Saw this in an article, there wasn't an author but I thought it was beautiful and wanted to share. Talks about death so I "hid" it just to be sure.

Ellahmae - it is from a sermon given in St Pauls Cathedral by Henry Scott Holland in 1910, after the death of Edward VII. It is beautiful. I also think it's interesting, because to me it underlines the fundamental fact that we are completely alone in life.

May 19, 2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

I sometimes use a knife to cut flat noodles but I also have a pasta roller/press thing that you squidge the dough through to make the shapes.

Right - I didn't remember the fact that noodles don't have to be spider thread thin strips. Also, I wasn't familiar with pasta rollers - I am now. Thank you!

stopdog · May 19, 2015, 09:29 AM

Siamese cats take diva to a whole new level. We once had a huge orange male tabby and a tiny little seal point siamese female - she was a total terror to the whole household and he was a giant furry cuddly slug. I have stayed away from siamese since that one - they are smart but way too vocal for me.

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Mastodon

Ellahmae - it is from a sermon given in St Pauls Cathedral by Henry Scott Holland in 1910, after the death of Edward VII. It is beautiful. I also think it's interesting, because to me it underlines the fundamental fact that we are completely alone in life.

How did I know that you would know where it came from? Thanks! I do think it is beautiful. I see it differently though. How we are never really ever alone even at times when we think we are. Except right now I can't see that so who knows. I appreciate the statement to look at it differently. I like to challenge my own thoughts.

May 19, 2015, 09:43 AM

Well, I did have to look up the year and the occasion...

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mastodon

Well, I did have to look up the year and the occasion...

You knew where/how to look!

I wasn't even sure where to start lol. Do I google the words, "death speech"? ha.

StressedMess · May 19, 2015, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by stopdog

Siamese cats take diva to a whole new level. We once had a huge orange male tabby and a tiny little seal point siamese female - she was a total terror to the whole household and he was a giant furry cuddly slug. I have stayed away from siamese since that one - they are smart but way too vocal for me.

I never thought anything or anyone could outdo my drama queen children, but I swear he has! We have some tabby babies and they are so sweet but he sits above them looking down and occasionally deigns to pay attention to them. He's a blue point, his blue eyes glow red in the ambient lighting and scare the crap out of you in the middle of the night! DD1 picked him out when the ex was buying puppies for him and DD2. All I got out of the deal is a guaranteed 5 am wake up call!

Must do some work now, to justify my goofing off on the internet time. See you all later!

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by StressedMess

Why is the Siamese yelling at me at 5 am?

Diva!

Good extremely early morning couch!

Now I have that song from Lady & the Tramp stuck in my head.... thanks... ha!

We are Siamese if you please
We are Siamese if you don't please
Now we are looking over our new domicile
If we like we stay for maybe quite a while
Do you see that thing swimming round and round?
Yes, maybe we could reaching in and make it drown
If we sneak in not to fool it carefully
There will be a head for you a tail for me
Do you hear what I hear?
A baby cry
Where we finding baby there are milk nearby
If we look in baby buggy there could be
Plenty milk for you and also some for me

unaluna · May 19, 2015, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellahmae

How did I know that you would know where it came from? Thanks! I do think it is beautiful. I see it differently though. How we are never really ever alone even at times when we think we are. Except right now I can't see that so who knows. I appreciate the statement to look at it differently. I like to challenge my own thoughts.

Yeah, its how i see my dad - passed but still always there. Unfortunately its also how i also see my mother - not passed, but also. Still. Always. There.

Ellahmae · May 19, 2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by hankster

Yeah, its how i see my dad - passed but still always there. Unfortunately its also how i also see my mother - not passed, but also. Still. Always. There.

Me, too. Perhaps in a different way but mine too is always there. Everywhere.

May 19, 2015, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Ellahmae

Wait..... You can make bagels?! I need to learn this skill.

I've had the recipe for years don't even remember where it came from its called "water bagels" and is a hand written one. You make the dough, form the bagels, boil them in a big pot of water and then bake them. Not hard at all, just time consuming. I'll share the recipe if you'd like it!

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