gogoblender 3,070 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Super hot week...and some nights you gotta go full wino: gogo 1 Link to comment
Hooyaah 2,823 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Hey Gogo, after all that stress over the server issue, I think we should knock back a few cold ones. I wonder, can you think of something to eat that would go well with a few brews? 1 Link to comment
Delta! 987 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 hours ago, gogoblender said: Super hot week...and some nights you gotta go full wino: gogo I LOVE Grand Marnier... one of my favourite liquers. It makes a particularly good orange souffle. 1 hour ago, Hooyaah said: Hey Gogo, after all that stress over the server issue, I think we should knock back a few cold ones. I wonder, can you think of something to eat that would go well with a few brews? The food will depend on the kind of beer. I Honestly do not know enough about beers to give a very educated lesson, but the general feeling is something meaty, burgers and sliders are a favourite of restaurants that serve a "double tasting portion" of a beer that has been paired with each slider, deep fried foods are also very common to be paired with beer. According to our chef lecturer that we had in High school, the bitterness in the beer breaks through the oil that remains on your palate... 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 hours ago, Hooyaah said: Hey Gogo, after all that stress over the server issue, I think we should knock back a few cold ones. I wonder, can you think of something to eat that would go well with a few brews? Our place sucks... no balcony! lol, I always have to make sure I stay friendly with friends and family that have one. My suggestion is full BBQ and beers... these are the moments that are awesome! gogo Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 29 minutes ago, Delta! said: I LOVE Grand Marnier... one of my favourite liquers. It makes a particularly good orange souffle. I used to drink GM years ago...but somehow forgot about it... but at my cousin's place for the long weekend two weeks ago, did some research and found this killer cocktail with GM... using Ginger beer, limes, lime juice and Angostura Bitters! https://www.thespruceeats.com/perfect-storm-cocktail-recipe-759768 We were unfortunately only able to get some JagerMeister bitters...but the spirit of the drink were there! Man, Ginger Beer is so spicy!! gogo Link to comment
Delta! 987 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I used the orange angosturo bitters to make an chocolate & orange marbled marshmallow that gets used for turn down snacks every now and then... usually when the whole hotel has turned over. I am fortunate enough now to have access to 2 electric mixers, so I can make the 2 marshmallows at the same time, have them ready at the same time, and then marble them in the tray once they have whisked down to a cool temperature. so far I have made Chocolate and Orange (the orange was plain white with the milk chocolate coloured (even though it was dark chocolate) colour. Rose and Vanilla (I used rose water for the rose and added some pink food colouring) and a plain white. Today I made a Spearmint and more normal/garden mint marbled marshmallow. I kept the spearmint white, to show off against the green (food colouring, very soft green) garden mint colour. I made this for the student that is training at the hotel at the moment. She is not to secure in pastry section, so I had her watching me the entire time while I made it, so that she can at least tell her lecturer how it was made. She has to prepare a 7 course meal for 9pax, and obviously show what she has learned there, She was very committed to every other section, but her passion is not in the sweet section, So I helped her a bit, since she has been as committed as you can get, and she has been trying very hard... 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 6:01 PM, Delta! said: I used the orange angosturo bitters to make an chocolate & orange marbled marshmallow that gets used for turn down snacks every now and then... usually when the whole hotel has turned over. I am fortunate enough now to have access to 2 electric mixers, so I can make the 2 marshmallows at the same time, have them ready at the same time, and then marble them in the tray once they have whisked down to a cool temperature. so far I have made Chocolate and Orange (the orange was plain white with the milk chocolate coloured (even though it was dark chocolate) colour. Rose and Vanilla (I used rose water for the rose and added some pink food colouring) and a plain white. Today I made a Spearmint and more normal/garden mint marbled marshmallow. I kept the spearmint white, to show off against the green (food colouring, very soft green) garden mint colour. I made this for the student that is training at the hotel at the moment. She is not to secure in pastry section, so I had her watching me the entire time while I made it, so that she can at least tell her lecturer how it was made. She has to prepare a 7 course meal for 9pax, and obviously show what she has learned there, She was very committed to every other section, but her passion is not in the sweet section, So I helped her a bit, since she has been as committed as you can get, and she has been trying very hard... lol... if we'd had you as a neighbor we'd never leave! I also believe that you have a way with teaching that that student who was watching has gained... confidence is the start of everything! I never knew there was any range on the bitters... only that my parents had an old creaky bottle of the Angostura's in their cupboard... and now years later when we actually put some effort into finding them, they are hard to find. gogo Link to comment
Delta! 987 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 In South Africa, they are readily available in most liquor stores, usually behind the counter because they are small bottles. I have seen the orange bitters, and the normal one... 1 Link to comment
Popular Post chattius 2,527 Posted July 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2019 I wonder if Schlehenfeuer (sloe fire) is known. It is from the same company which does Jägermeister. A liqueur from sloes harvested after the first frost. Our special house brand needs a lot of paperwork: alcohol tax for distillating. I do a fruit brandy with local fruits, harvest sloes after the first frost, sting them, some sugar and spices and fill it in a big bottle. Then I mount it in my wood turning machine and mix it for a day at very slow rotation. Very welcome birthday and x-mas presents ;) Less for myself since I drink no alcohol in weeks when working with explosives. You can see the MAST-Jägermeister company label on the bottle. 2 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 The bottle of bitters that we got for my cousins birthday was pretty tiny, and.. plastic! kind of took away from the nostalgia I was feeling...but it added great depth to the flavor ...ive never actually seen a product like that before, though yours looks quite premium Chattius gogo Link to comment
Popular Post chattius 2,527 Posted August 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 15, 2019 Today 250 years ago Napoleon was born. Today 1:37 am 57cm and 3459gramm Marada Runhild made me a grandpa. 1 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 hours ago, chattius said: Today 250 years ago Napoleon was born. Today 1:37 am 57cm and 3459gramm Marada Runhild made me a grandpa. Congratulations Chattius!! gogo Link to comment
Delta! 987 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Congratulations Chattius. My father always says that being a Grandpa was the best thing in the world. Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Hello beautiful folks! Sorry I want able to post earlier but there’s hardly any data down here and only some wifi sometimes... here with the family for vacay in Varadero... sorry for not spamming more ... Will be back this weekend !! 😍🥳😇 gogo Link to comment
Delta! 987 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 7 hours ago, gogoblender said: Hello beautiful folks! Sorry I want able to post earlier but there’s hardly any data down here and only some wifi sometimes... here with the family for vacay in Varadero... sorry for not spamming more ... Will be back this weekend !! 😍🥳😇 gogo Looks like a beautiful place gogo. Hope you have a great and relaxing holiday 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 5:28 AM, Delta! said: Looks like a beautiful place gogo. Hope you have a great and relaxing holiday First time in Cuba... yah the food can be challenging .... but those beaches 🥰🥰🥰 I do miss data though and posting... all these new members🤓 We’re coming back and should be hike tonight ... gonna see my ammamma and then Moms getting home .. this is her saying hi 😀 .... can hardly wait to get stable wifi connection 😎 gogo 1 Link to comment
chattius 2,527 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Mom was at eye hospital at nearby Dillenburg. I was searching for some lunch which wouldn't be pizza or Döner Kebab in the old town parts. Shot while on the walk to the castle. First parts of the castle wall are in front. Looking down there the the old wooden patchwork houses and the church. 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 6 hours ago, chattius said: Mom was at eye hospital at nearby Dillenburg. I was searching for some lunch which wouldn't be pizza or Döner Kebab in the old town parts. Shot while on the walk to the castle. First parts of the castle wall are in front. Looking down there the the old wooden patchwork houses and the church. Hoping your moms eye is better 😊 .. and an excellent capture!! 🏄🏻♂️ gogo Link to comment
chattius 2,527 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Loosened retina. Eye liquid was removed, retina fixed in one day. Now she is at home and has to wear an eye-clap for a week. The oldest from my sister studies at her place and will look for her. I did her garden at monday. I know her, if she hasn't something to do she searches for something to do. But she should not do hard work with her eye like using a spade and fighting crop so the garden looks nice for winter ;) The photo: I had a fixed lens on my camera. So I had to use my feet and not a zoom. It looked best when the round window of the church was one third from the top and one third from the left and the roof's building a triangle to lead the view towards it. Then making the picture monochrom and adding a negative vignette to focus even more into the point. 1 Link to comment
chattius 2,527 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Was a bit shocked when reading the newspaper at afternoon. Even I am at another flightclub now: the sailplane I used to fly till some years back crashed yesterday because the towing rope got damage at heavy winds. Rope was released at 70 metres instead 240metres and speed was not yet full. The emergency maneuvre ended in a crash with only light injuries. I liked the old beast (ASK13, photo). Quite robust and could be flown at relative low speeds which was probably the reason why nothing real bad happened. The winch would tow the plane uphill. If the cable has to be reeased to early normal procedure (as it was trained to me) was to do a 360 turn and do a landing uphill. The problem are the trees in the background. If you have not enough height you will hit them. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/230521 1 Link to comment
Popular Post Hooyaah 2,823 Posted December 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2019 Greetings and felicitations my friends! The Christmas Season is upon us and so I have left some goodies in the pantry here for any and all to enjoy. The supplies will be restocked daily, so feel welcome to sit and enjoy whatever you will. There is pecan pie, coconut pie, apple pie, rhubarb pie, cherry pie, apple cobbler, chocolate fudge, homemade vanilla ice cream, gingerbread squares and gingerbread men. To drink there's eggnog. (I like mine with a dash of spiced rum, cinnamon, and nutmeg.) There is also hot wassail, coffee, teas of many varieties, and of course fresh milk. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you all! 1 1 Link to comment
erialc 2 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Schneeeeple! halloo all! Been a long time since I dusted off a chair and more importantly bought a round drinks! *Barkeep, a round of your finest please* 1 Link to comment
Popular Post gogoblender 3,070 Posted December 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Hooyaah said: Greetings and felicitations my friends! The Christmas Season is upon us and so I have left some goodies in the pantry here for any and all to enjoy. The supplies will be restocked daily, so feel welcome to sit and enjoy whatever you will. There is pecan pie, coconut pie, apple pie, rhubarb pie, cherry pie, apple cobbler, chocolate fudge, homemade vanilla ice cream, gingerbread squares and gingerbread men. To drink there's eggnog. (I like mine with a dash of spiced rum, cinnamon, and nutmeg.) There is also hot wassail, coffee, teas of many varieties, and of course fresh milk. Cheers and Merry Christmas to you all! 42 minutes ago, erialc said: Schneeeeple! halloo all! Been a long time since I dusted off a chair and more importantly bought a round drinks! *Barkeep, a round of your finest please* Bravo guys.. Lovely that the party's already started... Hooyaah, good on you for what must have been an all night baking marathon.. bravo friend for the tummy full of goodness And Claire... welcome back lovely friend... Yee who from the beginning, now here for the season's toast! gogo 3 Link to comment
Dragon Brother 619 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Yay, christmas baking!! Best part of the year 1 Link to comment
gogoblender 3,070 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Dragon Brother said: Yay, christmas baking!! Best part of the year Bakings a bit part of my Christmas as well. I can hardly wait to see what my Cousin's wife and her Mom do this year...they're accomplished christmas cookie makers... goodies be coming gogo 1 Link to comment
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