Canadian Buffoon's Sweet 16 Celebration - Update 01/28 - The End

[pkondz]

Yikes, I almost forgot about your TR! Quickly caught up.

Hi!
to it!

Am I still in time for contest?

If I am...
1. 7 am
2. Both
3. Do you have permission to take your DD across the border?
4. Savannah Smiles
5. Decor
6. Donuts
7. Beauty & the Beast
8. Reclining seats

Noted.

 

[chunkymonkey]

OMG you have one post up and already at page 6. Think it beats my record, because at page 6 I already had 2 posts up, LOL.

OK I'm going to play along, if it's not too late...

1. What time do we leave? 0600

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly and Drive

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
Since I am new do I get like a handicap or something? Hmm, I would say the question is: "Is this really your passport photo?"

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
Is this multiple choice from the 3 options above or are they mere suggestions? Well I rule out Samoas because of the anti-coconut. So I will say Thin Mints.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
Food trumps everything, even over cute waiters, whom you don't notice when said food is in front of you, so I would have to say favorite dish.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
Wait, there is no donut ice cream pie? We have to choose one? Grrr. I would have to say ice cream.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

Beauty and the Beast

Hmm,
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
Popcorn is not an option?!? Hmm, Reclining seats then.

 

[pkondz]

OMG you have one post up and already at page 6. Think it beats my record, because at page 6 I already had 2 posts up, LOL.

Things move right along here,
with or without me!

Then again, I was away for a week.
(Which is why it took me a while
to catch back up on your TR.)

to the TR!

OK I'm going to play along, if it's not too late...

Not too late! Right on time!

1. What time do we leave? 0600

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly and Drive

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
Since I am new do I get like a handicap or something? Hmm, I would say the question is: "Is this really your passport photo?"

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
Is this multiple choice from the 3 options above or are they mere suggestions? Well I rule out Samoas because of the anti-coconut. So I will say Thin Mints.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
Food trumps everything, even over cute waiters, whom you don't notice when said food is in front of you, so I would have to say favorite dish.

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
Wait, there is no donut ice cream pie? We have to choose one? Grrr. I would have to say ice cream.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan

Beauty and the Beast

Hmm,
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
Popcorn is not an option?!? Hmm, Reclining seats then.

Noted.
And...
Yes. Multiple choice.
Handicap? Sure...
I usually will post either a bonus question
or a hidden photo element... or both.

They're worth points too.

Popcorn is not an option,
because we always buy that no matter what
but this was something different.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Huh.

I thought it was South Carolina.

Same thing…

Ornery does not necessarily imply
unteachable/unwilling to learn.

Ornery… Cantankerous… Supremely stubborn…
It’s all just another synonym for thick headed.

I know me…

Sure! Is she willing to share the recipe?

I asked… She obliged… Here ya’ go:

Sausage Gravy ----
1 pound sausage (you can add more, but never less… never…)
**Note: Do not scrimp here; use the best stuff you get a hold of
**Note2: Down here, that means either homemade, from a good butcher or a pound of Neece’s.
**Note3: Only consider using one of the mass produced national brands at your own peril.

1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3 to 4 cups whole milk (more to taste or if needed)
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper (more to taste)
And… Biscuits (obviously); warmed and split for serving

Brown the sausage in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat till crumbly
Reduce the heat to medium-low
Sprinkle on half the flour and stir so that the sausage soaks it all up
Add rest of the flower little by little, stirring until the roux begins to set up (about another minute or so)
Pour in the milk, stirring constantly
Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until thickened (This may take a good 10 to 12 minutes.)
Sprinkle in the seasoned salt and pepper to taste (and more is usually better when discussing pepper)
Continue cooking until very thick and luscious.

If it gets too thick too soon, just splash in another 1/2 cup of milk or more if needed.
Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Spoon the sausage gravy over warm biscuits and serve immediately

Hm.
Maybe I'll have to try this "cream grits" then.

Now ask me how often I've had polenta.

From that I’m going to hazard a guess on the polenta as it being a never kind’a thing.

Well, since you got me (or I got you) onto the topic of “proper” grits…
I got Tam to give up the recipe for those as well, so here goes…


Grits - AKA: “Cream Grits” (not to be confused with “Water Grits”)

2 cups Milk
2 cups water
1 to 1-1/2 tsp salt (kosher is better)
1 cup regular uncooked grits (not “quick grits”)
1 cup of either whipping cream or half-n-half (depending on how decadent you’re feeling)
1/4 cup butter (no one said it was low fat)
1 to 2 tsp ground black pepper (and more is generally better)

Bring first three ingredients to boil in large sauce pan
Gradually stir in grits
Reduce heat; simmer stirring occasionally, until smooth and thickened
(10 to 15 min for fine ground grits; 20 to 30 for coarse or stone ground grits)
Note: scrap the bottom of the pot with a spatula fairly regular to keep the milk from scorching
Stir in remaining ingredients, continue simmering another five-ish min

Adjust the liquids and or reduce the butter if you want them to be thinner
(but why would you do that?)

Dish it out and top with any type of cheese, meat, cooked veggies or sauce that strikes you.
Do not - ever - for any reason – add sugar or a sweetener; grits is a savory dish.
(and it’s even better as a dinner side then as a breakfast dish)

Ohhhh.....

Okay!
Because I was thinking more.... oatmeal.
Which (in my world) you wouldn't
serve with anything except brown sugar.


LOTS of brown sugar.

No... More.

Nope… not like oatmeal and certainly not like “cream-of-wheat”.
Grits are more like rice than anything else.

Now as for oatmeal, brown sugar is the classic, but I like that to be a mite less sweet.
A little bit of honey or –even better – ginger syrup.
Oh, and fruit, particularly chopped mangos

 

[Mrs T 2009]

Oohhh... I think we'll just miss each other.
I'm looking at arriving on the 14th I think.

I think DME will pick us up to return us to the airport around 4/5 pm? our flight is around 8pm that day.
We ALMOST are in Disney world at the same time! lol

 

[MHSweb79]

All I know about grits I learned from "My Cousin Vinny."

We are supposed to go to WDW a week from Tuesday for F&W. Bill says all will be well, because Disney is a "magical" place. (He does admit we may be using our vacation to help my folks recover from Irma, since they are Florida retirees. Right now Irma is tracking away from their area, which is good.)

 

[cindianne320]

Whew- found it, and made it, I think! Though I don't know how often all be able to play along. Darn job!

1. What time do we leave? 5 am

2.drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly to AZ and Drive to LA

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
Hmmm. Do you have permission to take your daughter out of the country?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
Thin Mints

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
Her Favorite Dish

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
Ice Cream

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan
Beauty and the Beast

Hmm,
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
Reserved Seating

 

[Steppesister]

Close, but no cigar!

And

Story of my life.

Yep!

Of course.

Hmmm...
Obviously something I'm not
aware of here.

You mean you don't remember when I was excessively rude (kinda on purpose, mostly not) to @Captain_Oblivious last year?

You heard her folks.
It's for a very good cause.
I've donated, myself.

I haven't donated myself,
because who would want that???

But I have donated.

I can't thank you enough for helping us out in getting there and for brightening the smiles of kids in a faraway place!

Standing by.

You could be standing a while. Should I get you a chair?

Absolutely!
I'll give you 10% of all income.

Of course this TR actually
costs me money to run, so...

Shall I send you a bill for your share?

This sounds like a crappy deal. Let me confer with my lawyer and I'll get back to you.

I believe you.
I know how busy you are right now.

It's .... wearing. But very worth it. It'll be nice to have that week at Disney before heading over to just enjoy myself and have some fun!

That was for the benefit
of my many blind readers.

because you have so many....

How do you know?

They were first introduced on MY TR, you know... that one that died a slow death. I'll see it through to the bitter end of the alphabet, but...

Hmm... More things I don't know.

That list keeps growing!

I intend to mystify for years to come.

J'espère que ce n'était pas trop dificile.

Bien sûr que non!

And…
Just as with biscuits-n-gravy, we almost always serve them with add-ins. The most famous SC version of that being Shrimp and Grits. In truth, if you'd consider serving it over rice, you could serve it just as well over grits. In our house grits are usually topped with diced and sautéed sausage (smoked, Italian, kielbasa, chorizo, something in a casing), and of course a good grated cheese. Oh, and copious amounts of fresh ground black pepper. Serve that in a bowl with a separate plate of pancakes and call it dinner.

Suddenly starving to death.


This just went to the tippy top of Dinner Plan for the Week. Holy crapola!

 

[orangecats2]

Tthought it was past time to get in my guesses.

1. What time do we leave? 8am

2.drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly to AZ and Drive to LA

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
Are you constipated?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
Thin Mints

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
Her Favorite Dish

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
Ice Cream

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan
Beauty and the Beast

Hmm,
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
Reclining seats

When is the next update? Hopefully before Saturday.

 

[pkondz]

Rumours of my passing
have been grossly exaggerated.
Sorry for being AWOL.
Busy, busy, busy.

The next update has been started
and all the photos are done.

I'll be busy for most of today too.
But... soon!

 

[SoccerDogWithEars]

Oi. Six pages. Clearly I've not been keeping up. Which, I haven't, because my work insists on using Internet Explorer so therefore no pictures on the Dis load. I just get a black box. Makes TRs kinda....not as fun.

How many of you had to Google
"Sauve qui peut"???

Me!! Only phrase I know in French (other than the one everyone knows) is Scuz vous comprenez l'anglais. Or however it is actually written in French, because I've only heard it on the CDs my mom got from the library when she and my dad went to Paris. We all took Spanish in school.

The winner gets...
Canadian chocolate.

*Insert Mark's Drooling Homer here*
I may or may not have developed an unhealthy addiction to Coffee Crisp. And the best part? Joe doesn't like it. So I got to eat his too. Contemplating if it's worth buying a case on Amazon because omgoodness those were amazing.

1. What time do we leave?

Knowing you, early. Let's say 6:12am

2. Do I drive? Fly? Both? Neither?

Fly to Phoenix, drive to LA

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)

Why do you look constipated?
Or, in a plot twist, the guard asks you for directions to the bathroom. Because he's constipated.

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.

You buy Tagalongs. Because if you bought Thin Mints, I don't know if we can be friends.

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.

Her favorite dish. (I actually started to put the u because I was reading the question. Then I remembered I'm American)

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?

Ice cream. But it's not as good as Sunni Sky's.

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?

I'm gonna say Logan.

8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.

Reclining seats. Does anyone get excited about reserved seating? I have to admit, I'm not really a fan because we're the type of people who that day decide to go see a movie. And with most of the theaters around here converting to the recliners with reserved seating, that means that the only ones that are left are the ones closest to the screen.

 

[pkondz]

Okay! I'm (close enough) caught up everywhere else.
Hope to get here with shout-outs and an update soon.

 

[pkondz]

Ornery… Cantankerous… Supremely stubborn…
It’s all just another synonym for thick headed.

I know me…

You know you.

I'm starting to you know you, too.

I asked… She obliged… Here ya’ go:

Sausage Gravy ----

Grits - AKA: “Cream Grits” (not to be confused with “Water Grits”)

Wow! Thanks a lot!
Please thank Tam for me too!

I copied them both and emailed
them to myself so they don't get lost
and I can print them when I get a chance.

Cook too.

From that I’m going to hazard a guess on the polenta as it being a never kind’a thing.

Yep.

Nope… not like oatmeal and certainly not like “cream-of-wheat”.
Grits are more like rice than anything else.

See, I think that was my problem.
I assumed it was a breakfast thing.
Or at least, like oatmeal.

I've been schooled.

Now as for oatmeal, brown sugar is the classic, but I like that to be a mite less sweet.
A little bit of honey or –even better – ginger syrup.
Oh, and fruit, particularly chopped mangos

I don't think I've ever heard of ginger syrup.
Is it a bit spicy, then?

 

[pkondz]

All I know about grits I learned from "My Cousin Vinny."

It's been a long time since I've seen it,
and I forgot that scene.
Thank you Google!

"What's a grit?"

Funny thing is...
I remember thinking
pretty much the same thing!

We are supposed to go to WDW a week from Tuesday for F&W. Bill says all will be well, because Disney is a "magical" place. (He does admit we may be using our vacation to help my folks recover from Irma, since they are Florida retirees. Right now Irma is tracking away from their area, which is good.)

How did your folks do? Are they okay?

And Bill was right.
I've heard there was minimal damage to the parks.

 

[pkondz]

Whew- found it, and made it, I think!

You did make it!
And on time, too!
(Lucky for you, I've been busy!)

to the TR!

Though I don't know how often all be able to play along. Darn job!

You need a job that requires
you to be on the DIS.

I guess that's called
"A Moderator".

1. What time do we leave? 5 am

2.drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly to AZ and Drive to LA

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
Hmmm. Do you have permission to take your daughter out of the country?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
Thin Mints

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
Her Favorite Dish

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
Ice Cream

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan
Beauty and the Beast

Hmm,
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
Reserved Seating

Noted.

 

[pkondz]

Story of my life.

Missing cigars is the story of your life?
Maybe you should move to Cuba.

You mean you don't remember when I was excessively rude (kinda on purpose, mostly not) to @Captain_Oblivious last year?

Which time?
You're gonna have to narrow it down for me.

I can't thank you enough for helping us out in getting there and for brightening the smiles of kids in a faraway place!

You're welcome! I'm glad I could help.
Even if it was just a little.

You could be standing a while. Should I get you a chair?

Yes please.
And an ottoman.

This sounds like a crappy deal. Let me confer with my lawyer and I'll get back to you.

So? What did he say?
Can I start sending you bills?

It's .... wearing. But very worth it. It'll be nice to have that week at Disney before heading over to just enjoy myself and have some fun!

Good for you!
Although usually people take R and R
after they work.

But whatever works for you!

Plus... I get to have a DISmeet
with you on the 18th.

because you have so many....

See?

They were first introduced on MY TR, you know... that one that died a slow death. I'll see it through to the bitter end of the alphabet, but...

Definitely did not "die a slow death".
It's going just fine.

I intend to mystify for years to come.

Good plan!

Suddenly starving to death.


This just went to the tippy top of Dinner Plan for the Week. Holy crapola!

I know, right???

 

[pkondz]

Tthought it was past time to get in my guesses.

Apparently... not so much.

1. What time do we leave? 8am

2.drive? Fly? Both? Neither? Fly to AZ and Drive to LA

3. What one specific question am I
asked by the US border guard?
(Bonus question for my long time readers.)
Are you constipated?

4. We buy Girl Guide cookies. What kind?
Tagalongs, Thin Mints, Savannah Smiles.
Thin Mints

5. We go out for dinner of course.
What gets Kay excited?
The décor, the cute waiter, her favourite dish.
Her Favorite Dish

6. What treat do Kay and I have later?
Ice cream, donuts, pie.
Ice Cream

7. We go see a movie that night. Which?
Beauty and the Beast, Ghost in the Shell, Logan
Beauty and the Beast

Hmm,
8. What is it about the theatre that gets us excited?
D Box seats, reclining seats with foot-rests, reserved seating.
Reclining seats

Noted.

When is the next update? Hopefully before Saturday.

I'm hoping!
It's a really big chapter, though.
So no promises.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

Wow! Thanks a lot!
Please thank Tam for me too!

Will do.
Just doing our part to try and spread a bit of South'rn culture around the globe
Can't promise that everyone in the house will love the stuff, but it should make for a decent shot at it.

Oh and by the way, if you end up having more gravy then you've got biscuits to smother, then one of the next best things to use as a sausage gravy delivery system would be...




Grits
(of course)

See, I think that was my problem.
I assumed it was a breakfast thing.
Or at least, like oatmeal.

I've been schooled.

Common misconception...
Yes, they are served often in the mornings, but in truth, they're a side dish.

I don't think I've ever heard of ginger syrup.
Is it a bit spicy, then?

A fair amount of ginger gets used in our house.
We even keep candied ginger around as both a snack and for medicinal purposes.
I forget exactly where and how far back it was that we first ran across the syrup but it's now a staple and quite good stuff.

And, you are correct, it does have a good little bite about it.
Not quite as sharp as a Blenheim, but a lot more heat them regular ginger-ails.

"What's a grit?"

Funny thing is...
I remember thinking
pretty much the same thing!

Even I agree that's some funny stuff, right there.
Actually the whole film was way better then I expected.
(my favorite part though is the conversation where the opposing attorney ends up having to accepting Mona as an expert witness)

 

[Jaina]

Whoops! I might be too late, but I changed my answers, since I missed the whole multiple choice idea... I'm bad at this game. And the Dis hates me lately and freezes and is super slow a lot, so I ended up copying and pasting someone else's post and changing my answers...

 

[MHSweb79]

While my extended family all were born & raised in the greater Boston area, I now have parents near West Palm Beach, a cousin in Naples (!), one in Tampa, and one near Orlando. West Palm & Tampa did great. Cousin in Naples has been heard from and is OK but expects a long haul to get back to normal. Cousin near Orlando lost power for 48 hrs but still has unworking water/ sewer issiues. They have been told not to shower and to try not to flush. He's been looking for a nice hotel room....

And we are headed down to WDW on Tuesday, but we'll be in the Disney bubble so I think we'll be perfectly fine. I will report back any issues.