I'm disappointed no one has suggested a picnic for Memorial weekend. Anyone interested? The strawberries are ripe in my garden now so I could bring them and each person can make their own cake or maybe someone could bring homemade ice cream and strawberries could go on that. Let me know if you want to be there and tell me where.
Florence what a good idea. its been a while since we had virtual parties. in texas we have good BBQ for memorial day. so i will bring brisket,, ribs, and sausage and good bbq sauce! its a feast and very delishous and will go well with your berries. can we make some of those fresh berries into super homemade strawberry ice cream?? yummmm.
I am getting good at 'dump cobbler' so I will bring a mixed fruit dump cobbler along with lots of sunshine and 75 degree weather (perfect temp for me, hope it is for others).
I want Wolf to bring Beaver Tails. I will make some passion fruit syrup to glaze over them. I want to eat a huge giant one and don't even consider calories or cellulite.
Florence* I was the party planner...sort of the unofficial party planner and have fallen off the wagon for those duties in the past 9 months... You are right..we need a party and I need a break from all the post legal matters and taxes and now the unending sorting of papers etc that seems to take so long to wade through.
Now the heat has finally broken here on the Central Coast and it is now once again mild. Our beaches are wonderful but with the heat inland, we will be swamped with people coming in from the Valley. However in our area there are STRAWBERRY FESTIVALS and those big too big to believe berries are once again ready...you know the kind you see on Sheri's Berries...yep those kind of biggies.
Coco, what on earth are beaver tails? Do you barbque em?
Oh and I have a new recipie ( oh hell I never could spell that word ) for an Italian mini cake. They kinda look like cookies but are actually little cakes made with Ricotta Cheese...and of course chocolate chips are optional but not in my word that I can't spell version..they are a must and they are soooo sooo good....I'll bring those...Who is bringing watermelon?
I could bring watermelon but with the shape my back is in, I don't think I could carry it so I'll bring a Mississippi Mud Cake! If you're not familiar with this, it's a rich, rich chocolate cake with other rich ingredients.
I googled it and this is what I think Wolf is referring to: BeaverTails and Queues de Castor are a Canadian-based chain of pastry stands operated by BeaverTails Canada Inc. The chain's namesake product is a line of fried dough pastries, individually hand stretched to resemble a beaver’s tail.[1] The BeaverTails pastry is similar to several other fried dough pastries and is topped with a choice of sweet condiments and confections, such as whipped cream, banana slices, crumbled oreos, and Nutella
I will bring the homemade ice cream. We love to make it. I will bring good coleslaw. It is away a great with BBQ. I will bring sunscreen. A nice big quilt to sit on.
Is the coleslaw sweet or vinegar? My choice is sweet. Now where are we going? Of course the weather will be sunny and mild wherever we are. I'm a G.R.I.T.S. but haven't ever found the grits I want to eat. (for some of you that is Girl Raised In The South)
I had a niggling feeling I knew what beavertails were Wolf. My Mom was from Saskatchewan, and moved to BC where we were all born and raised. She used to make homeade bread, the good old white fluffy mmmm kind. She would heat up some really hot oil, and take some of the dough and stretch it out wide and flat, and deep fry. Then sprinkle a little sugar on top, us pile of kids would be salivating and trying to get first in line. She called them "grandfathers", ever heard that?
No I never heard of it described that way. They're all donuts of some kind like Charlotte said. Dough deepfried with some sugary thing. Like Berliners not squished. Squish a Berliner and you pretty much have a beavertail. So even JFK knew what they were when he said "Ich binn eine beavertail".
sounds good Charlotte! And, seeing as this is well...virtual...I will buy all your tickets and put you up and give you spending money. We can have it down at Punaluu black sand beach.
I'll even put on the bathing suit hanging in the closet that has never been wet. And, no, divvi, it does not come down to my knees. The legs are still pretty good. Everything else is sagging.
I went to Punaluu black sand beach a long time ago, 1988 I think. We went to Hawaii for a meeting then spent a week at Kona. We had a car and went all over the island. But I digress, I will bring the deviled eggs.
coco - niggling feeling? never heard that one -- is that Canadian? My Canadian granddaughter-in-law never heard of beaver tails could be she lived on the wrong coast being from near Toronto. Will love seeing the black sand beach again -- been awhile.
Lots of good Hawaii flies here for the Shoo fly. No sweat on that one. I have a niggling feeling....( :...it would be better to have the party in my back yard, lots of picnic tables and the garden is pretty. More privacy in case Phraque's antics are too embarrassing. The empty wooded lot next door can have a virtual apartment block with just enough suites for all of you. There will be a coconut and a papaya in each room. Also some Tahiti coconut oil to slick up and keep away any mosquitoes. Come one, come all.
Coming in late to the party, I will bring strawberry shortcake. Piled high with fresh berries. Plenty of whipped cream. Also will go good with the homemade ice cream that jackiem is making.
they have started checking in in the virtual apartments on the lot next door. Fed Ex has been paid to transfer all our goods fresh. I harvested a fresh pineapple , grated some fresh husked coconut, and picked up some rum, for Charlotte's recipe. A great send off for your small hospital stay Charlotte!
Smooth plane ride -- even got a short nap! See everyone soon. Nice weather - no humidity - no bugs. Can't wait for the fresh pineapple yum! I love coconut can't remember when I had fresh one tho. Just some "sweet tea" for me.
Florence I will whip you one up with no alcohol, and you can still have your sweet tea. Hope you like your little apartment next to my place....(: you were the first to arrive so first pick. Yes of course! NO bugs, humidity, or rain...all is perfect.
Oh....I hear some voices, I think it is the gang of Canadians arriving, and they packed over fresh beavertails.
And I am enjoying yet another example that the true north is perfectly safe from - anyone frankly. Even in mid setence talking about Canada people forget what they were talking about.
The answers were:
1. Dog River. There is no such place but almost all Canadians know it. 2. General Wolfe. Plains of Abraham. 3. King. Wingnut. 4. One. The Dempster highway In Alberta. 5. Dope. Our olympic gold medalist was high at the time. Wasn't that harder is the Canadian question. 6. Trudeau. Making fun of the queen and caught on camera. 7. Ted Cruz. He has dual citizenship but was born in Canada. 8. None. We asked Britain nicely. 9. The Mohawks. Techumseh was the leader. 10. Ford. He smokes crack.
And one more boring bit of Canadian history. We fought one of our first battles with you in 1812 on Chrysler farm in southern Ontario east of what was then York (now Toronto). That is the same Chryslers that later started a car company which then moved to Detroit. zzzzzzzzzzz.
It was a party to remember, thank you all for coming! I am off to town now to tell Dado how much we missed him there.
just fyi...you may have seen this video, but it is sweet. The only thing is....the man is still so aware, it breaks my heart that so many of our mates are nowhere near his cognizant level. Anyway..the part that made me cry...was the cop handing over the money...