I’m getting in the mood to cook some hearty cool-weather fare myself. Beef Burgundy sounds about right. I think this strip from 2011 tells a simple truth, at least when I’m in the kitchen. Despite washing bowls and utensils as I go, the culinary detritus eventually gets ahead of me, even with those classic “one-pot” dishes that I love so much. Boeuf Bourguignon, in the French, is beef simmered in wine, of course. The great Julia Child’s recipe is a go-to standard for this dish, and it reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from Julia: “I often cook with wine; sometimes, I even pour it in the food I’m cooking.”
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218 responses to “Behind the Scenes”
Debbe 😉 Mood – Simply great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTcu7MCtuTs
InterWebNet service still sucks. So far, many remote tests have been run by the “DSL Team” (ever notice that every group of customer support agents is now a “Team”?), and two DSL techies have been on site, to no avail. The “Team” agrees there is a problem with noisy phone service and random DSL interruptions, but they claim they cannot isolate the problem to their circuits or equipment. Their only theories are “interference” within the residence (which would have to have mysterious begun about three weeks ago) or bad phone jacks (all of which would have had to “go bad” at the same time). All I know to do is get an “inside” techie here to check the jacks for the noise problem and hope that whatever is causing that is also causing the DSL problem, both of which began at the same time.
You don’t Have to sit through the 3+ hours
http://heavy.com/news/2015/09/super-blood-supermoon-moon-lunar-eclipse-videos-you-need-to-see-watch-youtube-stream-september-2015/
GR6
I had a problem with phone connection – I would call and give symptoms and solutions.
I work with a man that worked for the phone company 40+ years.
The techs would get 1 sentence. It happened mostly when it was wet.
I knew it was outside the house because we hooked up to the outside junction box.
Finally I collared a tech that came to the street junction – and I got a good one.
We found 2 and a half wires burnt off and the 4th headed that way on the buried cable.
Waterproof connectors were not used on the initial instillation.
So far so good 18+ years.
Old Bear, I totally agree with you. Even the banker today began in a bad mood and when I left she was smiling and laughing too and we agreed that we could improve others’ moods as well. I know, she did not begin that way.
It is infectious, often like a virus, insidious too.
Ghost, you always make me smile you know. I bet you had the shiniest belt buckle in the USAF.
I have this visual of you dancing to slow music……….
Listening to Luther Van Dross myself while I do the work I paid the late minion to do and I returned to find nothing done and now the new minion is being paid for ditto. But you know what? She is hard working and young and I can’t view it as “I already paid someone else, so I shouldn’t have to pay twice.” I am going to thank her for good work, notice what she did and compliment her, plus pay of course.
Still have to do my nightly exercises, I took swim suit with me to ATT office, don’t ask, but I didn’t get to go swim or exercise either. My fitness center is 25 miles south of me.
Got extremely excited to see a Geek Squad truck in parking lot today, did a U-turn and ran in and asked, “Who in here is in that Geek Squad truck?” Until I found out the service call is $250 plus the labor to fix or clean up the dang thing! Advice was ditch what I had, get a new one and start over. That is exactly what I have done with every single piece of electronics so far. Obsolete before you learn how to use them.
Love, Jackie
A sailor is a “hearty”, but I don’t think Arlo should cook one.
Ghost, I used to do tech support for an ISP, including DSL. If the issue is outside the house, the phone company is responsible for fixing it, but if it’s inside, it’s up to you.
It’s the first chili making strip of the season. Let’s see what recipes* show up here this time around.
*to all newcomers to the Village, If you are stuck for dinner ideas, come here and ask for everyone’s favorite recipe. Chili, eggs, and desserts are specialties of the Village.
Good morning Villagers…..
John…..there must be something more to you than a smile…..three women!!!!
I too would like to get my two upper teeth fixed, one is a thirty year old crown, and the other is aging, But, alas, have to sink my extra income on healthcare insurance, which does not have dental. But smile, I still do, and laugh…smiling and laughing are contagious.
AND yesterday was Monday….know the song “All By Myself”….well, I was. Andrew was playing car mechanic at the mill, and I was left all by myself. Then they hauled the dead hen bin which leaked on the front deck….guess who cleaned that up….arrgghhhh. Today, The Boss is pulling someone from the mill and Andrew is to train him in the hen house….yayayayaya.
Jerry, this is for you…beep beep m beep beep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiI1LK1nd4A
TR….Loved the joke and the story of the corn.
gotta go
ya’ll have a blessed day
GR 😉 just call me…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTzGMEfbnAw
…then there are days, like yesterday, I feel like this…
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/8568713216/hFED389DE/
they finally took down the ‘warning’ about disengaging my ad block….and I can still log on, but until when?
Strip of 09.29.15:
I like chili year round, but the desire for it intensifies about October.
It’s part of my circannual rhythm.
Forgot to mention –
Beef chili is now mostly off my diet.
It has become my “cheat food.”
I eat it about once every two weeks as a small reward.
Today’s Astronomy Photograph of the Day is worth quick look:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150929.html
Thanks Debbe. Everyone remember the old bumper sticker? We need the gas.
Rick, great picture!
Jerry:
Thanks!
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