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| Michelle Duggar (left) whips out a camera phone right after the accident |
The Duggars have gone too far, and need a serious, perhaps permanent, break from documenting every moment of their lives, including accidents and illness (they have also filmed their children going through chicken pox and wisdom teeth removal). Why was making sure this child's serious accident was captured on film the priority?
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Thanks, Admin., But if anyone starts talking about Disney again, I'm leaving!
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I'm not disputing some people have a great time at Disney. I'm disputing it's a necessary experience to make your childhood complete.
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Actually, John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman didn't idolize Lennon. He idolized the theory that if he killed Lennon, he himself would become famous & make a name for himself.
Sad huh? He just was focused on John Lennon because he was all about love & peace & was the "it" person. And because he strolled the streets of NYC with no protection. Chapman knew he could get close.
Chapman has been quoted as saying that if he ever gets out of prison, there is nowhere he can go, he is the man who killed John Lennon, he would have to go into hiding.
~HC~
Her menu is mediocre.
And Kate, what the hell is a ceaser salad?
Do you mean Caesar Salad?
For the love of God, please pick up a dictionary.
Your spelling is attrocious.
Does Kate even let her kids go trick or treating? I recall only a few houses, maybe, yet she lets them eat candy from strangers, huh. Weird.
Even on Halloween, I, like most parents surely go through the candy with a fine tooth comb, making sure the wrappers are on tight & we throw away any that are torn. And apologies to the folks out there that put together the "goodie bags", we toss those as well, except for the few exceptions of the neighbors we know personally.
But come on Kate, seriously? If my son received anything in the mail from someone, it would go directly in the trash if he/we didn't know the person. There are scary effing people out there. Is she THAT trusting? With her own kids no less? She is just plain dumb.
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Your spelling is attrocious.
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Funny! I'm assuming this misspelling was intentional, right? It does make your point. Get a dictionary, Kate!
Fake Andi/Snark:
Take a hike. No one knows what you're talking about, anyway.
Bye.
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On Twitter, people are telling Kate she doesn't know Mexican food and she doesn't, but fajitas are Tex-Mex anyway, not Mexican.
Sour cream inside is weird, but there is a sour cream cheese sauce that is typically seved on chicken enchiladas. All she has to do is pick up a cookbook to find out how to make it.
Anyway, her bad, unimaginative cooking is the least of her worries.
Fidosmommy, Not worth your time.
Kate's "recipes" are hilarious once again. First, she made a version of enchiladas, not fajitas. And I agree that hot sour cream in this dish would be gross, whereas it really works in stroganoff.
The pizzas must be small for 8 of them to fit on a pizza screen, but hey, it's a good meal and I'm sure the kids love having their own pizzas.
And for the love of Pete, this woman wrote a cookbook and does not know that Caesar's salad is spelled like this? Between the misspellings, the misnomers and not even knowing what temp to cook chicken to, she is a total dilettante.
I should be flattered but the lack of punctuation insults.
Kate would do herself a really big favor by cracking open a cookbook now and then. Truly, she's a legend in her own mind. Her skills are pedestrian and serviceable at best.
I swear, Jon is a better cook. He should write a cookbook for dads feeding kids.
Another from Sue Buddy:
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980601754
Please enjoy on Gather instead of posting here. Thanks much. :)
Kate wants to go back to reality show? How about hell's kitchen. Gordon would rip her a new one
Keep it up, Stalker.
Your stupid is showing.
Sorry, Administrator. Seems my insane stalker wants you to go back on moderation.
She is serving the kid's crumpets that they got from NZ. Now that's just nasty How old are they?
chefsummer said...
Kate wants to go back to reality show? How about hell's kitchen. Gordon would rip her a new one
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Gordon would spit her food out.
I want to apologize to all the readers here for my crazy stalker bringing this crap to this blog.
She is serving the kid's crumpets that they got from NZ. Now that's just nasty How old are they?
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They were there in January. You can freeze crumpets and while sometimes they get a bit soggy when you defrost them, they should be fine.
I found the analogy of Disney World to a prison a bit odd.
Sure you'd listen to the opinions of people that have been to prison and say stay away. However, on the flip side, I don't know if there are millions of people that love any prison and suggest going there.
I will say though, if I had to go to prison I'd definitely choose one created by Walt Disney.
Disney Prison said... I found the analogy of Disney World to a prison a bit odd.
Sure you'd listen to the opinions of people that have been to prison and say stay away. However, on the flip side, I don't know if there are millions of people that love any prison and suggest going there.
I will say though, if I had to go to prison I'd definitely choose one created by Walt Disney.
October 17, 2011 10:55 AM
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Disney Gulag: It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small world after all
It's a small, small world.
Over and over and over again. In Russia the song plays you! ;) for those of you that are humor impaired, this is a joke.
I don't mind anyone talking about Disney.I made that comment last night to Admin., if anyone started lecturing me about it again, I was leaving and going to bed..Sure enough, it wasn't long before someone swooped in when we were discussing an OT subject and gave me a few zingers about several things I was thinking and doing wrong.
I think I might change my name or go back to lurking.Some people are just nasty,no one here ,just the fly by ones.BTW, my daughter quite enjoyed Eppcott centre sp.? and Knottsberry farm.
Dallas Lady said...
Oh and this is interesting about children being filmed for reality TV:
http://www.celebitchy.com/186273/in_touch_teen_mom_producers_wake_up_infants_force_them_to_reenact_scenes/
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Interesting article Dallas Lady.
I believe MTV is taking advantage of the teen moms and their infants and is exploiting everyone involved and changes need to be made to reality tv contract requirements, etc for many reasons. BUT, the girls and their families need to accept responsibility for the choices they're making while filming. They're paid very well and when you include the magazine articles they do, the amount is obscene, imo. No one forced her to file for divorce when the cams were there or to go out and party while they were tagging along. If she doesn't want the cams to film something she shouldn't engage in the activities.
Most of the rides at Disney World are not thrill rides or carnival/fair-type rides. They are elaborate experience rides, and a lot safer than a carnival ride. At Disney you can experience traveling to a different country or going back in time with dinosaurs.
In Epcot you can even take a relaxing ride through the Disney greenhouse and learn about Horticulture. In Disney Hollywood Studios you can experience the behind the scenes action on a movie set. You learn about the special effects and you get to experience being in the action.
They have, over the years, added some more intense rides for the older kids, probably in competition with Universal Studios, but not many.
Epcot is amazing in their recreation of different countries and experiencing their food and culture.
Animal Kingdom has an African safari experience with real animals on 500 acres of land set in a safe environment. How many people, especially children, can experience a real African safari?
Their fireworks and water shows are very well done and I've never found any that compare.
Disney definitely has something for everyone.
They have hotel prices in all ranges, free transportation throughout the resorts and parks. They have all food price ranges, as well as Dining Plans that give huge discounts if you stay on the property.
The prices may seem high but the longer you stay at the parks the cheaper it is. If you look around at just what it is they do there and offer for entertainment I am actually surprised it doesn't cost more.
I understand if you've been to Disney and you decide it's not for you, or if you really just don't like theme parks in general or are boycotting all things Disney for certain reasons, but I can't understand basing that decision on the opinions of the minority of people that visit Disney and don't like it.
Thanks, NormalOne but I wouldn't bother Admin. with my issues. This has been happening for years.
hey jude - please don't let anyone run you off. Let's all lighten up please. It takes all of one second to see the first line of a post and scroll down if it's off topic and not of interest to you. Really, it's no big deal!
As far as Kate, I'm cracking up because once again, she has proven to us that she has NO TALENT, nothing at all to offer. She always claimed to be a good cook, but look at these four "creations" she's come up with over the last week. She's clueless and delusional.
Also, I have to say that I just love how she spelled "Ceaser " salad again, lol! I recall Kate spelling it incorrectly, that same exact way, on several occasions in her tweets, (every single time she tweeted it). Just like yesterday, when she tweeted "georgous" two or three times. She ALWAYS spells it wrong kike that. Clueless moron.
I thought the pinch of chicken was a mistake but then I remembered this is Khate - of course but a pinch will do. Freudian slip?
For those curious about the EDOS blog: the nasty comments being made here about Andisnark are a mere fraction of what you'll find there.
Since I am posting today, I would like to say that this latest Duggar incident doesn't surprise me. I think the lure of money changes people, even "nice" people like Michelle Duggar.
I also think Toddlers and Tiaras is worse than anything I ever saw on J&K+8.
Sorry, yeah I've been afraid of driving around with any open container. Coke or whatever in my car. I have never done it. Darn straight for fear I get a ticket!
My brother's a sherrif and since I've had a lisence I've had it drilled into me I could get pulled over with a costly ticket. Rule is you get a ticket on campus for having open container.
I'm overly cautious maybe...okay yeah I am. Either way Kate's driving is ridiculous at best, what is she trying for a high number of phone's like its some prize? Oh look at how clumsy I am! Yeah we all notice Kate and you aren't doing yourself any favors by acting cute, you're acting stupid!
Hey Jude,
Don't leave!!!!!!!
The best thing to do is IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE.
There ARE some folks who post here who just don't have any sense of dignity. I try to ignore them.
If folks want to leave this blog because I mentioned a scripted TV show I enjoyed and posted in context of "reality" vs scripted, I say "don't let the door hit your fanny on the way out". Of course, I mean that in a most gentle way and with a smile on my face... LOL.
Anything you and I have ever posted has been within boundaries. You and I have done nothing wrong.
I purposely start my OT posts with OT warning. Folks can use their scroll button to pass it by. No biggie. No need to complain about it.
Jude, Hang in there. Ignore them. Your posts are some of my favorites!
Besides, I get the best feelings when I see your name and start running the Hey Jude song through my head. One of my all time favorite songs!!!
Point taken.
I think this blog is experiencing and is going to experience some transition pains. It's understandable and was inevitable: Kate is off TV (thank God), probably permanently, and there really isn't a lot to say about her anymore (again, thank God). All that's left are her inane ramblings on Twitter and disgusting recipes/ghost-written lectures on her website.
To all that I say yay. I'm glad admin is keeping the focus on the effect of reality TV on kids, because that's a very worthy topic and one that continues to be relevant, unfortunately. I have watched Teen Mom in the past, but stopped when they started showing the parents potty training their kids and bathing their kids. I don't think it's ok to have your child's private life/identity out there in the first place, but when they got to that point, I was totally disgusted. I shouldn't have watched in the first place!
Toddlers & Tiaras is absolutely vomit inducing, as is Dance Moms.
Does anyone here have kids who are really private? I do. I can't even IMAGINE putting her real life on TV. When she made cheerleader, she didn't want me to get that sign parents put in their front yard with the school name and the girl's name. That's how private she is.
I have to think at least a few of the kids on reality TV (if not a lot) feel the same way, and yet they have no choice in the matter. How awful to feel so exposed. And then to watch your parents use the money to support a lavish lifestyle for themselves (something the Gosselin kids will realize later).
A ticket on campus for ANY open container? That's insane. Talk about a nanny state. You need to be able to drink water on longer trips at least. It's one thing to say no liquids on a museum or carried past airport security, but i don't want to live in a place that denies me a bottle of water in my own bought and paid for car.
Leave AndiSnark alone. She seemed to ONLY post here because someone was posting AS her and she was clearing it up that she wasn't the one posting.
Andi may have screwed up but she owned her mistakes and it seems she has tried to make amends. Why blame HER for this incident here today when clearly it was someone coming here to start trouble?
AndiSnark, there's nothing to apologize for. You are better off ignoring all of this and not commenting.
Administrator said...
A ticket on campus for ANY open container? That's insane. Talk about a nanny state. You need to be able to drink water on longer trips at least. It's one thing to say no liquids on a museum or carried past airport security, but i don't want to live in a place that denies me a bottle of water in my own bought and paid for car.
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I'm not kidding. The law is now on campus, even if you live OFF campus and cops come to your house or dorm and they find alcohol in the fridge and say you live with underage kids 18-20 who go to college you all get arrested and you all have to pay a fine of I think it was $500 or more and sign something. This is UT I'm talking about Admin. Campus law I found out my first year because they send letters home to all kids who are again 18-20 to inform the parents, not the adult kids.
fidosmommy said... Your spelling is attrocious.
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Funny! I'm assuming this misspelling was intentional, right? It does make your point. Get a dictionary, Kate!
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Yep! Unfortunately it was intentional.
Maybe a sheeple will give her a dictionary for Christmas...
Sorry, now that I got mad my spelling went right down the tube there...yeah that's great. Sorry but I will not be called out for insignifigant mistakes. Be polite or just don't say anything can you handle that?
Marie, don't sweat it. I have the feeling angry bitter Kate Lovers are here taking advantage of the unmoderated forum and being rude just to be rude.
No wonder her cookbook get shelved - that was a recipe for chicken enchiladas was it not?
I'm not going to sweat it. I said my peace so that's the end. That's why I originally left this blog way back when because that I got tired of having people correct my spelling.
Okay, I recently made chicken enchiladas here and...that's not even close to what I made! I didn't want to be rude and offend anyone by asking if that was common Pennsylvania cooking, it's not to be offensive to anyone who lives there but then I thought it couldn't possibly be, this is Kate. Looks like all she did was open a few cans, use left over chicken and hoped it would stay together.
Marie now you're talking about alcohol containers. Before you were saying ANY open container even non alcohol. That's what I take issue with. Now I'm confused. I happen to agree with strict alcohol laws for students,, but not for non alcoholic drinks!
Huffington Post, Oct. 17, 2011, has an article entitled, "Taylor Armstrong: Reality TV Saved My Life .......".
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I think the law might be anything in an open can, even soda can or something you get a warning or whatever. But the open container is campus policy for some here not all. Driving it might not be as strict but then again I'm too chicken to even try it.
I drive with lids on..something Kate might ya know want to consider from time to time. Heaven forbid she burns herself...like I care.
I don't mind anyone talking about Disney.I made that comment last night to Admin., if anyone started lecturing me about it again, I was leaving and going to bed..
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I may have missed it, but I don't recall anyone lecturing you about Disney. You stated that it was nothing but overpriced food, overpriced hotels, long lines, etc. etc., based on something that someone else told you, never having been there yourself. Several people pointed out that for them it's a nice vacation, where discounts on food plans, relatively inexpensive hotels can be found, and depending on the time of year, crowds are down.
If I recall, these were comments from people who have been there and enjoyed it. What was "lecturing" about that?
I don't remember reading any nasty comments in response to your post.
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The term narcissistic supply was employed by psychoanalyst Otto Kernberg as part of his description of what he called the malignant narcissist. Kernberg referred to the coldness in a such narcissist's relationships as the "tendency to disregard others except in temporary idealization of narcissistic supply" and he suggested that this was a feature which distinguished pathological from normal narcissism.[9]
Psychoanalyst and self-psychologist Heinz Kohut spoke of how, in "a person with a narcissistic personality disorder...some kind of a fragmentation...occurs when there are no narcissistic supplies, no narcissistic sustenance or praise or approval".[10]
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I can't even tell you how I ended up on "narcissistic supply" in Wiki. But I stopped and read it and honestly we should be thanking the sheep (aka narcissistic supply)
If they weren't there praising Katie constantly - she would fragment - And I'm guessing that would be ugly.
Andi- you are the one that can spell and punctuate so don't worry.
Hey Jude - please click on my blue name and email me or post me. Thanks.
Re Kate's 'recipes'- what in world would be so wrong with her saying "I found this on the package. You know, moms, there are great recipes on labels and packages! Here is one we all liked but I doubled the greenbeans and another one that only 1/2 of us liked..." Why cant she admit that a busy employed-full-time mom with no household help...oops never mind.
I find it hard to believe that week after week there are 9 people in the same house who all adore the exact same thing. On a scale of 1 - 10 they were all 10's but now they are starting to be 11's?!? If she lasts another 3 months on the lame-assed site, she will be claiming the kids are turning over their piggy bank money in order to get her to slop together their "19's"! She'll claim they are each licking her feet to thank her for the honor of a can of cream of somethin' mixed with peas and carrots, some pasta, and a can of tuna. Oh excuse me I will use Kate language "A pack or sack or dab or blob or big pinch or bunch or some." Add a little cheddar, Kate, and they will pass out from ecstacy. AND YOU'LL HAVE INVENTED IT! Post it, quick, Kartie!
The food is an 11, huh? Are they channeling Nigel Tunfel?
Kate just sucks so much out of the kids to sooth her ego. I mean, I certainly appreciated my mom cooking almost every night, and many times the meals were just meh, not my favorite. But other times, I loved what she made and it was known because I had seconds. I do not remember having to thank my mom and stroke her ego by telling her how wonderful each and every meal was.
It's just not in a child's nature to do that, so you know they've been trained to give Kate the positive reinforcement she obviously needs.
Just a thought here....... and said in a gentle, respectful manner -
I'll write from my point of view so as to avoid calling anyone else out.
1) I don't feel the need to reply to every post. Sometimes I write a reply then delete it before posting it after I read it and think it might be misinterpreted. Often do that in fact. The delete button is my friend!
2) Some posts make me laugh, some make me mad, some make me shake my head in amazement, some make me frown in puzzlement. That's the nature of this or any blog. Some posts even teach me something new!
3) When someone posts something snarky I try to ignore it. Nothing good ever comes from confronting an asshole/idiot/rude person. You are simply not going to win. I hate to give my valuable time to a losing battle, and I hate to give rude people any attention.
4) This blog has only 4 rules. None of those 4 rules prohibits "off topic" issues. While it's mostly about kart, it's not exclusively about kart. Admin allows OT unless it gets way off track and too contentious.
5) If I see a post I am not interested in, I scroll past it. Extremely easy to do. Not a hardship at all. And I never feel the compulsion to point that out. This blog isn't written just for me; there are subjects of interest to others and everyone here has a right to subject matter and opinions.
6) If I read a post and find at the end that it was "a waste of my time", well hey, my fault for reading it - it didn't kill me. I choose to read here at this blog and certainly don't think every word should be written just to please me. Again for emphasis.
7) The only time I feel a need to post a 'rebuttal' as it were is when someone who posts here frequently and is known to be a nice respectful poster gets slammed. I stick up for folks who are picked on unjustly.
8) I read and post here because for the most part this is a really nice group of intelligent women with compassion and insight.
9) I believe strongly that ignoring rude posters just sucks the life right out them. They usually are posting provocatively to get a reaction. Starve them. Eventually they will go away.
10) I also firmly believe that ADMIN can and should delete really offensive, snarky posts. In my opinion, it's not a freedom of speech issue, it's maintaining a dignified and respectful blog.
And so I'll head off to dinner. Wondering why things go well here for a while then seemingly all of a sudden someone gets a bug up their butt and decides to be rude.
If you have a different opinion, it's amazingly easy to take a moment and think of a phrasing that will get your point across without pissing someone off.
If you don't understand something and your first reaction is to get heated, take a moment to think before firing off a nastygram. Post with a question for clarification... "I'm not sure I get your meaning, can you expand on that please?" Perhaps the lack of visual and auditory clues created by this wonder we call the internet has skewed the post. It could be the words were meant in jest or with a side-eye for irony.
An example - Disney: Love it or hate it, it just does not rise to the level requiring snotty, rude comments. Same thing with the Duggers. Love them or hate them, making your point doesn't require rudeness.
Well, this gentle rant is over. Heading to the kitchen for a leftover night... yum, as kart would say. Sorry kart, nothing organic I'm afraid....
Dwindle,
What does a blue name mean? How does it work? How can I get mine to be blue?
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Permanent Name said...
Bravo - good post.
And I hope your leftovers are a "12" LOL
I wonder if any of Kate's sheeple fans have actually tried her current, what 4, recipes? Any of them brave enough to vote the mess of fajita/enchilada an 11?
Sorry but I just don't see why or how all of Kate's meals are always perfect 10s and so on. It's not like it's a competition with anybody, thought...knowing Kate it could be for whatever bizarre reason.
I hope all here will get to enjoy some upcoming nice autumn weather, depending on where you live.
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Isn't that an ENCHILADA recipe, not a fajita recipe?
And stop the presses...
Kate invented personal pizzas!
Now why hasn't that ever been thought of before?
Good lord have mercy, she's brilliant!
I wonder if she's really cooking and not her sitter or maid.
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I wonder if any of Kate's sheeple fans have actually tried her current, what 4, recipes? Any of them brave enough to vote the mess of fajita/enchilada an 11?
Sorry but I just don't see why or how all of Kate's meals are always perfect 10s and so on. It's not like it's a competition with anybody, thought...knowing Kate it could be for whatever bizarre reason.
I hope all here will get to enjoy some upcoming nice autumn weather, depending on where you live.
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Hi Lake! I'm sure some of Kate's fans have tried her reicpes. I'm thinking that poor grown woman who paraded around a Walmart parking lot soliciting people to watch K+8 with a poster. Embarassing that we share the same chromosome.
Autumn is kicking in here in the Mid Atlantic region. But oh, the leaves, the leaves, all over my yard and deck!
Ok, as for Disney World: I'm 50-50. If I had kids, I would wait till they are school age to take them and probably only once, that is enough. Disney is out to make money, like most tourist places are. They are over priced. I went there to see Davy Jones at Epcot(met up with several friends) for 5 days, 3 concerts each day. Bought a Park Hopper ticket, cause it was cheaper than a regular ticket. I did not stay in the park, cause cheapest hotel was $98. I stay in Kissimmee, and the hotel was $56. a night and free breakfast and pool, and transportation into the park(twice in the morning and pick up around 9pm)which also was free, the driver had a basket if you wanted to make a donation(like a dollar). The hotel in kissimme, was right across from the mall, down the street from mini golf, games, food places. The hotel was very clean. Other than going for Davy Jones, I have no other reason to go. The first time I went, I went to all the parks in one day. Was not impressed. I've been to California a dozen times and never went to Disneyland. And the person who talked about the employees at Disney, they are right on the dot. One waitress at Dennys, was telling us all about Disney, how they hire, fire and get out of promoting people, they are strict and will can you for the smallest thing. They pay just above min wage. It was interesting.
Kates food as usual does not look good to eat. Kate should get herself a good camera. Yes, Kate should look at a cookbook once in a while and a nutrition book also. Poor food, what abuse it takes at her house.
Let me see if I have this straight, she put a pound of cheese in the Campbell soup dish and a pack of bacon in the macaroni dish but left the cheese off the pizza to make it healthier. Okay.
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I'm sure some of Kate's fans have tried her reicpes. I'm thinking that poor grown woman who paraded around a Walmart parking lot soliciting people to watch K+8 with a poster. Embarassing that we share the same chromosome.
Autumn is kicking in here in the Mid Atlantic region. But oh, the leaves, the leaves, all over my yard and deck!
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Oh...oh, please tell me that's a joke!? Parading around Walmart to get people to watch a reality TV show on it's last legs? Oh my. That is certainly an embarrassment. Are people truly that devoted to watch another family on TV? Goodness, so sad really just sad.
Leaves are beautiful back east and hope you enjoy it.
Excellent comment, Permanent Name :o)
Marie, unlike Kate, you've never claimed to be some perfect speller! People only pick on Kate's spelling because she thinks she knows everything.
I think it's rude to criticize someone's spelling who doesn't claim to be perfect and I think most people here agree with that. I'm glad you're ignoring the trolls! They aren't worth your time.
Permanent Name: great points, I agree with all.
Poor Kate and her sad little blog. That blog makes her look more and more mediocre every day. Poor girl tries so hard to write stuff that would paint her in this superior superwoman light, but every attempt thus far has been ho-hum and {yawn} boring.
Average
M.e.d.o.c.r.e.
A dime a dozen.
I would suggest she take a look at Pioneer Woman, Mckmama, Kelly's Korner or Angie Smith and take some serious notes. Someone who was once on every tabloid and talk show and on DWTS should not be running a website that unprofessional and cattywhompus.
I'm sure some of Kate's fans have tried her reicpes. I'm thinking that poor grown woman who paraded around a Walmart parking lot soliciting people to watch K+8 with a poster.
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I think that you mean, "I'm thinking that poor grown woman who paraded around a Walmart parking lot with a poster, soliciting people to watch K+8."
Not a snark, not a comment on grammar, no rudeness intended - it just struck me as funny to think of sheeple sitting in front of their television sets, holding a poster while watching the show...raising the poster, cheering Kate during the show.
Although, sadly, I wouldn't put it past any of them to do that, especially one young twitter teen who cries constantly while watching shows and making endless video tributes to her idol. That one most certainly is in need of some serious intervention.
Lake, Kate issued a challenge of sorts for her twidiots to posts signs to get people to watch K+8 when it was on life support. And she didn't want it posted on the internet, oh no. She wanted it posted publicly, like staple a sign to the telephone poles on your street, or post it in a window or on the bulletin board at the local deli. And she wanted proof...
So, we have this grown woman (I'm thinking in her 40's-50's) parading around with a poster in the Walmart lot, as cars drive by. I believe her husband recorded it and then she posted it on YouTube as proof of her unrelenting and shameless loyalty.
No chit. You can not make this stuff up.
PowerBall, I agree Kate's blog is mediocre, average, boring...
I only disagree with the part where you say "poor girl tries so hard".
Unless we're calling reading recipes off the side of boxes and re-naming them 'trying so hard'
Blechhh. She just brings out the worst in me. I can't stand phonies!
If we all started to post our weekly recipes, I bet you all we could have a better repertoire than Kate's hands down. Her stuff is boring and predictable.
Yes, Kate really should take a gander at Pioneer Woman's blog. She has a great voice, mouth-watering photos and most of all, she's not high on herself. PW can be self-deprecating and funny. She's humble.
Not at all like "walk a mile in my heels" Kate.
Cut me a break. I see women all the time who dress in smart clothes, sometimes just yoga pants and sneakers, who look FAR more put together.
Tucker's Mom, I watched that video. I felt so embarrassed FOR that woman it was almost unbearable. And she lives in such a rural area that only a handful of cars drove past her anyway! Just out there, marching around alone, the wind whipping that sign around, yodeling out her support for Kate every now and then to the video camera and the zero people around her.
That whole demand to put a sign up in a public place and between certain hours and PROVE it was the only time I've truly felt bad for her supporters, even though they all did it voluntarily. It was just mean. And diva-like. And mean. And it wasn't going to make a damn bit of difference for her show, anyway.
Ug.
Permanent name,
Thank you! How very diplomatic and intelligent you are.
Enjoy your leftovers (those are some of my fave meals)!
Tucker's Mom...yeah it's that too old to make that much a fool out of yourself? That is behavior I would expect from her younger fans, you know, teens and such. Not a grown woman to embarrass herself so publicly. It's sort of hard not to feel embarrassed for this poor desperate soul almost in some way.
Now I'm going to make dinner for my own family, it's Chicken Broccoli Casserole tonight. Okay so it's me using up leftovers a bit but I promise I don't have Kate's mediocre cooking skills. Poor Kate...not so much, sorry.
And just because you left to cheese off pizza will never, ever get rid of all the cheese she dumped into her last macaroni dish.
Her "recipes" are truly mediocre- 'nuff said. And roasted potatoes with pizza?
Crumpets from New Zealand? Frozen after a 15-18 hour trip home, and thawed 8 months later? Maybe she brought a box mix back and baked fresh this am? Hardly. Hardly appetizing or impressive.
Tonight I'm doing a chicken carbonara. The salad is spring greens and baby spinach with almonds, thinly sliced pears, and this vinaigrette I made using pomegranate balsamic vinegar and Meyer lemon olive oil. No cheese on the salad tonight, only because the chicken carbonara is quite cheesy already.
It's still somewhat hot here, so the salad is a refreshing accompaniment to the heavier pasta dish. Riesling (Reisling?) for the wine.
As for what my daughter rates it, I have no idea. She eats it. LOL. I don't need nightly compliments, I know my family appreciates it.
I apologize for pointing out a spelling error on Pink's comment. I honestly believed she did that intentionally to make her point about misspelling. I thought it was funny, and said so. Pink seemed OK with it.
I'm sorry if I'm the one who caused all this upset for pointing out misspellings. It was not my intention.
I just took supper out of the oven and it has to rest for 15 minutes(stuffed spaghetti squash).
DH and I have a running joke about supper - I always tell him that he WON'T like it, that it is garbage. Anyway, DH asked what we are having and was it any good, I replied that it was going to be delicious but no guarantees!!
We'll see what he says when he's done.
Dallas, that salad sounds awesome. I had to turn the furnace on today, when I came home from work it was 58 degrees. So fall is definitely upon us here in Manitoba.
As for what my daughter rates it, I have no idea. She eats it. LOL. I don't need nightly compliments, I know my family appreciates it.
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Amen, Dallas. You know that you're appreciated and loved. Goes without sayin', doesn't it?
Everyone's dinner sounds great.
I'm making turkey burgers with sweet potato fries. Jennie-O turkey burgers save the day! And just a little fancy somethin', somethin' on top... confit tomatoes*.
*just tomato slices oven-baked with evoo and spices. Got the 'maters from New Jersey and am having the last of the summer goodness.
Marie said...
I think the law might be anything in an open can, even soda can or something you get a warning or whatever. But the open container is campus policy for some here not all. Driving it might not be as strict but then again I'm too chicken to even try it.
I drive with lids on..something Kate might ya know want to consider from time to time. Heaven forbid she burns herself...like I care.
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Sorry, yeah I've been afraid of driving around with any open container. Coke or whatever in my car. I have never done it. Darn straight for fear I get a ticket!
My brother's a sherrif and since I've had a lisence I've had it drilled into me I could get pulled over with a costly ticket. Rule is you get a ticket on campus for having open container.
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Marie, I think you've taken the whole issue of open container laws and misinterpreted them or blown them out of proportion. You're putting controls on yourself where they're not needed. It is simply untrue that you're not allowed to have an open can of Pepsi in your car, on your campus, town or anywhere in the USA. btw, cup with a lid on it is the same as an open can or bottle whether it's alcohol or not.
The article you're referencing is quite clear that they're talking about alcoholic beverages.
It's silly to believe anyone is going to be stopped and punished by police for driving and drinking from an open can of Pepsi. There are no laws anywhere against you having an open can of non-alcoholic drink in a vehicle. none Possession of open alcohol in a vehicle IS against the law and if you're underage it's worse.
UGH at her lame "fajita" recipe. It's a lame enchillada recipe if anything, and not a very good one at that. I make REAL enchilladas often, including homemade red sauce or verde sauce (YUMMMM). It's not a quick 2 minute throw together meal. But the work is WORTH it for how incredibly delicious they are. REAL enchilladas can take several hours of prep work since I hate using precooked chicken bought in the store. I bet Kate doesn't even know that you need to fry corn tortillas to soften them slightly before assembling real enchilladas.
As a Texan and a good Tex-Mex cook, her "fajitas" recipe just completely pissed me off. If she wasn't so vile, I'd send her a REAL recipe for fajitas & enchilladas. Her half assed attempts at cooking are just another example of her half assed way of life. Whatever is easy & quick and doesn't disrupt HER time seems to be all she can do.
And don't even get me started on how simple it is to make homemade pizza dough and let the kids handle everything from smooshing out their own dough & picking what they want on it. She could make the dough a couple of hours before they get home from school and it would be ready to go when the kids get home & start getting hungry. It also teaches them SO much.
fidosmommy! NOOOOOO! It wasn't you! Some anonymous troll being a jerk. You were funny and obviously kidding.
I agree, everyone's dinner sounds fantastic. Be sure to get your kids to rate it! Ha!
Marie said...She should be lucky she wasn't pulled over then. Don't most cops or patrol give youa ticket for driving with open containers regardless of what it is?
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Marie, I need some clarification because I'm confused about your comments in regards to open containers and cans.
From your original statement, I assumed you were talking about some state or federal law. However, in your more recent comments, it sounds like a law that school campuses are applying, since you use the word "campus". Does it apply only to college campuses or is it a city- or county-wide law? I think some of us are misinterpreting your original comment because it sounds like an over-generalization that doesn't apply to their state.
The private university I went to had some strict campus laws like that. If you lived in university housing, all roommates must be at least 21 if you want to keep alcohol in your apartment or dorm suite. Additionally, there was a strict limit on how much alcohol we could have, no matter if it is opened or not. Campus cops have no jurisdiction outside of campus, but if there was an alcohol incident at a one of our university fraternity/sorority or club/organization, then they would face the disciplinary board.
I can understand a strict no open-can policy if students are using soda cans or bottles to drink alcohol in public or undetected. I used to see some people in my dorm do this.
Sienna said... If we all started to post our weekly recipes, I bet you all we could have a better repertoire than Kate's hands down.
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Sienna,
LOL! How right you are........ one thing though: I'd probably have to start a betting pool about how long it would take for some of those recipes to show up on kart's monday menus, slightly changed and with her name on them! ha ha
Bless her heart, not only are her recipies boring and predictable, they are also copied from someone else.
Not a crime in itself, as I often take other recipes as my own, *so to speak*. HOWEVER!!! -> I always title them "Aunt Tootie's Fudge Cake" or "Marnie's Curried Fruit". I am honest and give credit where credit is due. Friends have always asked me "can I get your Aunt Tootie's recipe?" Aunt Tootie lives on!
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As a side note I include those recipes in my genealogy scrapbooks on family members pages. I have a recipe from the 1800s from great-grandmother. It actually isn't used anymore as it calls for lard and I'm not into cooking with lard, but it is great conversation starter with kids and grandkids... Recipes can bring such continuity to family dining and get-togethers.
Got a great one we call "Aunt Arabelle's Heart Attack on a Plate" - DELICIOUS, but not politically correct according to the food police these days. Oh well.... I make it once a year and serve with a regular aspirin - ha ha.
OT concluded.
How does this relate to kart? Well, I hope that she is able to carry forward recipes and cooking to her kids as they get older... being in the kitchen with my grandma and aunts was the best time! Time for cooking and time for gabbing.......... good times...........
@ Steff...
I love mexican and tex/mex food. I live on the westcoast of Canada and unfortunately there isn't alot of authentic Mexican restaurants. If it's ok with Admin, maybe you can post your recipe for fajitas and enchilladas? Or would it be better if you forward it to Admin and she can forward it to me?
Admin, I'll let you decide what would be best.
I'm a total foodie and love to cook and learn new recipes.
Permanent name said...
OT concluded.
How does this relate to kart? Well, I hope that she is able to carry forward recipes and cooking to her kids as they get older... being in the kitchen with my grandma and aunts was the best time! Time for cooking and time for gabbing.......... good times...........
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THE best times and the best memories. Gosh, I'd give anything to turn back the clock and spend a day in the kitchen with my Grandmother, Mother and Aunts...... anything.
fidosmommy said...
I apologize for pointing out a spelling error on Pink's comment. I honestly believed she did that intentionally to make her point about misspelling. I thought it was funny, and said so. Pink seemed OK with it.
I'm sorry if I'm the one who caused all this upset for pointing out misspellings. It was not my intention.
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You're alright in my book, fidosmommy.
You have a great sense of humor :o)
As a matter of fact, you are all a great bunch of dames!
I bet Aunt Jodi had some good food at her house.
Too bad those cooking lessons are not in the cards for the Gosselins. As small as Jodi is, I can't imagine her having some kind of food fear. After all, she had M&M's in a bowl at her house! I say good for Aunt Jodi!
Tucker's Mom said...
Lake, Kate issued a challenge of sorts for her twidiots to posts signs to get people to watch K+8 when it was on life support. And she didn't want it posted on the internet, oh no. She wanted it posted publicly, like staple a sign to the telephone poles on your street, or post it in a window or on the bulletin board at the local deli. And she wanted proof...
So, we have this grown woman (I'm thinking in her 40's-50's) parading around with a poster in the Walmart lot, as cars drive by. I believe her husband recorded it and then she posted it on YouTube as proof of her unrelenting and shameless loyalty.
No chit. You can not make this stuff up.
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What was really funny was....ready for this??
TLC announced the cancellation of her show the next day!! LOL
Sweet Karma!
I never knew either one of my grandparents, don't have any aunts either. But Grandma had cookbooks that date back to the 1940's. Some of my favorite recipes are in those. Of course I modify them somewhat to suit my personal palate, but still, it's the same basic recipe.
What I don't use is the microwave. I never liked microwaved food. Just not my preference.
Here's a thought.........
ADMIN - would it be appropriate to have a thread where we post our one favorite recipe?
Might be fun...
You could write it up somehow tied to kart's recipes. Or not.
Limit the thread to 1-2 days then move on to new topic thread. Limit each poster to 1-2 recipes.
Once the thread is closed, ask for no more recipe talk. Done in 24-48 hours.
This might actually be of some help to kart, providing some nutritious recipes for her kids. If I take off my cynical hat, maybe she'd learn something. We all know she reads here.
Also, by writing up thread as recipe thread, those who are not interested can take a day or so off from reading here, knowing the discussion won't directly concern kart.
Just a thought........... my feelings won't be hurt if you decide not to.
What was really funny was....ready for this??
TLC announced the cancellation of her show the next day!! LOL Sweet Karma!
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You just have to wonder if that bizarre plea from Kate and this video were the final straw for TLC. If I were in the big office, I'd have said "ENOUGH! Let her keep Steve for awhile and pay her whatever we owe her, but get her out of here!"
Kate's recipes show that she lacks talent to host her own show on the Food Network or the Cooking Channel. It's like she's the "mediocre" version of Sandra Lee and Rachael Ray. How can Kate create a half-hour show if it seems like she makes dinner with the least amount of effort as possible because she has 8, count 'em 8 kids? Kudos to her if she doesn't want to slave herself in the kitchen...just don't start thinking this will help land a new tv opportunity or a new book.
Kate said in a previous blog entry that she doesn't count calories, yet she mentions that those flatbreads are only 60 calories. Additionally, she skips the cheese to further reduce her calorie intake. With her marathon-training she keeps mentioning, would it help to reduce her daily calorie intake...wouldn't it be almost the opposite? I would assume with all those miles she runs (5-10 as she claims), she would be burning more calories than an average woman.
It seems like a red flag that she might have some slight eating disorder. Like DJ from Full House. She can do whatever she wants with her body, but I'm concerned what example this is setting for her impressionable kids - if you want to be beautiful, then you must do whatever it takes to be skinny.
GK....
I'm more than happy to share. And I can make it really easy on the red & green enchillada sauces because I got my recipes online and then tweaked them a little each time I made them. I prefer to roast/toast the peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes before blending them. I just like the extra flavor it gives. Same for the green sauce. I've tweaked both recipes to be hotter & spicier by playing with the type of peppers. You can't change the ancho chilies or the tomatillos, but the rest you can use jalapenos, serenos, even habeneros if you want. The basic sauce recipes are at mexicanfoodie.com
It's a great place to start with mexican recipes and work off of them to get to something you & your family really like.
a little hint to using jalapenos....when you cut one in half, look at the veins (the white stuff) that hold the seeds. The more yellow/orange the veins are, the hotter the pepper. White veins it will be a mild jalapeno, very orangy & it's going to be a HOT one. To reduce heat, you can leave the seeds & veins out.
Another Disney star/child star in trouble:
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20537648,00.html?hpt=hp_t2
Fidosmommy~
I agree with your post regarding Kate tossing out the chocolate that was sent to her. I would highly doubt that she let any of her children eat it. For several years, it was documented that the only gifts she would accept were cash and gift cards....and suddenly she would accept food from twitter fans? And actually eat it or feed it to her children? No way.
I also agree with the poster who said that Kate should have qualified the recipes as being already existing ones she tweaked so that her children would like and eat those dishes.....but she pretty much insinuates that these are HER original recipes. She lies when she doesn't even have to. I think that tweaking known recipes to make them children-friendly would make for a much more interesting blog than just posting recipes (that you have basically plagiarized).
It really kinda floors me....how severe of a narcissist do you have to be to be so delusional that you think nothing of claiming that recipes for things like monkey munch, red, white and blue cake for 7/4 and mini pizzas are your own original recipes? At least pick something original, even if you plagiarized it....and then tweak some of the ingredients or add new ones or some of the steps....and call it your own creation....but the 7/4 cake? With the blueberries, etc. used to make an American flag cake that has been on multiple magazine covers every July? What in the world was/is she thinking?
Alright, 2 very brief OTs!
1)DH rated my dinner a 10, and after licking the bowl for the brownies (still baking) he pre-decided that they are a 12.
2)Permanent name, did you really have an Aunt Tootie? I had an Aunt Toots. People always think that was a strange nickname, but a friend of mine had an Uncle Peenie - so go figure!
Steff, amen. And I always put green chiles in my sour cream chicken enchiladas. I have a great deli near me and they do these rotisserie chickens with cumin, garlic, etc and I always get one for that dish. I use the white and dark meat for more flavor. Now I'm hungry.
You're right, it takes a lot of prep, so I make two and freeze one. My family goes bananas if I make them, because it doesn't happen often.
I agree that Kate is doing herself a big disservice by not eating better than she does. I could cite my own battle with over-moderating my own food consumption that landed me in the hospital for 2 1/2 weeks, but I'll spare you.
I hope that at the very least she is taking a good quality multivitamin with iron. It's not a perfect solution, but better than nothing if she's not eating red meat very often. I hope the kids are getting red meat somewhere, or getting a good vitamin.
Food issues are a self-control thing. With Kate being "in control" of her kids, her house, her
kids' food, etc. you would think she feels like she would be satisfied. But she's still searching for perfection, and so has turned to her own food intake to complete the picture. Food is the last thing over which YOU have control. Which, of course, tells me that her kids are going to have a heyday when they finally break free of Kate's control over their food.
I see lots of trouble ahead there. I've walked that path myself. My parents were food controllers. When I left home I went the entire other direction just because I could. Then I decided to do something about it and got seriously sick. I hope for a much better future for the Gosselins.
THE best times and the best memories. Gosh, I'd give anything to turn back the clock and spend a day in the kitchen with my Grandmother, Mother and Aunts...... anything.
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Ditto. Anything. Especially at Christmas, baking all of our wonderful PA Dutch sand tarts. molasses cookies, cut-outs and snickerdoodles.
I have never been able to make corn pie, scalloped oysters or schnitz and knepp the way my grandmother did. I've tried, and it's just never right.
Dallas Lady....
btw, I'm from Houston...but now live in Georgia. Let me add that Georgia "mexican" food has been so gringo-ized that we simply don't eat out if we want Mexican food. I cook it at home.
I have a base "boiled chicken" recipe that I use for almost anything I need shredded chicken for. Then I save the stock for soups, stews or anything I need it for. It freezes great. I freeze some in ice cube trays for small "stock shots" and some in big freezer bags for soup night.
In thinking about it, these are more the cooking tips I'd have thought Kate would put out. Ways to cut down on time cooking w/o shorting the taste or quality. Not her lame "homemade" pizza or 2 minute crap fajitas.
Steff said ...I prefer to roast/toast the peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes before blending them.
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I absolutely LOVE salsa and chili verde but haven't found anything in a jar to match our home made. It's a lot of work but you can make a lot and freeze it.
Admin, perhaps you would consider a link on the sidebar with real recipes? Clearly we won't be using Kate's.
At the time of Kate's big hold up signs for me and embarrass yourself fiasco, a lot of us actually speculated that it was then TLC was convinced she was a liability and no longer justifiable. I don't see it as any coincidence she was let go the next day.
As far as cooking goes, I pull recipes from all over the internet, cookbooks, or just play around. But I sort of have my staples that can get me through almost any meal: Real lemon, real garlic clove (they'll last quite awhile in the crisper), salt and pepper, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL and red wine vinegar, and the herbs that I grow depending on what I grow at the moment. Right now basil, thyme and rosemary. As long as I have a good quality protein on hand, usually chicken or fish, or some good pasta, and lots of vegetables (usually what looks good in the farmer's market or in season in store, and a salad) I'm good to go. Sounds simple but what we had the other day--nice garlic-lemon chicken breast, yams with a little brown sugar, and a ton of sauteed vegetables in olive oil with herbs--was divine. I used to think cooking was rocket science. Now that I've realized for me simple works better, it's fun and GOOD.
TLC's ship is sinking~
Ahh....Rachel Ray and Sandra Lee.....as bad as they are, they at least credit the authors (usually sent in by their viewing audience) of whatever recipes they make on their shows....and Sandra Lee (who provides tons of LOL's, IMO) at least makes the recipes interesting (horrifically interesting....but still interesting)....by throwing kool whip and taco packages into everything, smashing an entire apple pie to make an apple bread pudding, scooping out the insides of a pumpkin pie and a cheesecake to make little Halloween treats. At least her recipes are entertaining (because they are so bad most of the time...but that's what makes it so entertaining).
As soon as I read your post I started laughing. Comparing Kate to Sandra Lee and Rachel Ray is hysterical. And at this point, plagiarizing recipes is boring compared to the nonsense of Rachel Ray (I "can't bake") Ray and Sandra Lee....which IMO makes them better than her....and that ain't saying much.
Dulcina said...
While our garden was going gang busters over the summer, I put up over 100 pint jars of hot sauce. Filled our freezer with bags of homemade spaghetti sauce, plain tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. It was a lot of work, but worth every second of it. Every day I was cooking & putting up something in the pantry or freezer.
Steff, I'm jellus! I froze poblano peppers but we ate all the tomatoes.
Do you all want a thread to discuss REAL food?
I hope that at the very least she is taking a good quality multivitamin with iron. It's not a perfect solution, but better than nothing if she's not eating red meat very often. I hope the kids are getting red meat somewhere, or getting a good vitamin.
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She said she doesn't take any kind of supplments. Yikes I feels sorry for her body no wonder why she is so tired.
Sure. (vote 1). :)
Tucker's Mom said...
Cut me a break. I see women all the time who dress in smart clothes, sometimes just yoga pants and sneakers, who look FAR more put together.
October 17, 2011 3:12 PM
Yep! And the trick is to not look like you tried so hard ( to look put together ). Kate looks like she tries WAY too hard. It's kind of comical, and overkill.
I don't care how much she loves heels. They've got to go. Soooo ridiculous.
Steff, I'm still canning! I do lots all summer, sri racha, salsa, stewed toms, jellies...
I just picked the last of my tomatoes and tomatillos today. I have about 35 pounds of green tomatoes on my kitchen table. I'll have ripe tomatoes on boxing day!
Well, since we're talking about recipes-
I LOVE making Cuban food. Every other week, I make a complete Cuban meal: black beans w/rice, roast pork, yuca, platanos maduros & flan (or if I don't feel like making flan, I make rice pudding) for dessert.
Yummmmmmmy for the tummy!
Our dinner tonight will be leftover meatloaf (isn't that the best kind?) made with beef, pork and veal; mashed potatoes and corn. An easy Monday night meal to throw together after the gym and ensure that I'm done on time to watch RHBH.....
I've got a salsa recipe that only requires that you open a bunch of cans, dump everything in the blender and pulse away and you'd swear that everything in it was farm fresh. I think it's the fresh cilantro and fresh lime juice that give it the taste that will fool even the worst salsa snobs. I also make my own fresh salsa especially when I can get the Hatch chilies. Will be taking a trip to Las Cruces in mid November and plan to pig out becasue the NM/TX (Tex Mex) food is far better than any we get in AZ.
Marie said...
I think the law might be anything in an open can, even soda can or something you get a warning or whatever. But the open container is campus policy for some here not all. Driving it might not be as strict but then again I'm too chicken to even try it.
I drive with lids on..something Kate might ya know want to consider from time to time. Heaven forbid she burns herself...like I care.
October 17, 2011 1:07 PM
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I live 90 miles from the UT campus and I am also an adjunct professor at a local university. They are only referring to alcohol, Marie. Having an open bottle of water or soda in your car is NOT illegal. :)
Okay Beth, so I'm over cautious with the law. I'd much rather be cautious than be the one with a ticket or a fine to pay. I was raised in very strict do as I say don't question environment and on my own now I have to figure out where I can be lenient and it's not easy without losing your head and going wild. I did what I was told that's all.
People move on, it's over.
My older son and I were talking about correct spelling on the internet and using texting type spelling on Twitter. He reminded me of this hilarious blog.
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html
Administrator said...
Do you all want a thread to discuss REAL food?
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thanks, but no. i have food blogs for that. when i visit here, i prefer to focus on reality tv stuff.
Marie said...
Okay Beth, so I'm over cautious with the law. I'd much rather be cautious than be the one with a ticket or a fine to pay. I was raised in very strict do as I say don't question environment and on my own now I have to figure out where I can be lenient and it's not easy without losing your head and going wild. I did what I was told that's all.
People move on, it's over.
October 17, 2011 6:46 PM
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I wasn't being snarky, dear. Just trying to help. Hence the smiley face at the end of my post.
I'm getting a kick out of her horrid stolen from the package recipes. Seriously, out of her freaking mind. Sure, Katie, call the tortilla package recipe for enchiladas fajitas and that solves the plagiarizing issue. All that bottled salsa with wheat tortillas sounds like doughy goo would be there end result (is there any bottled salsa that isn't watery?). Sorry, but give me corn tortillas for my enchiladas. Again what does she do all day that she can't make from scratch decent meals for those kids?
And again DWTS is on and all I see is she now has given the kids some 11 score cards to hold up at the dinner table. Of course they are only allowed the 10 and 11 cards regardless so no fear she'd score lower then THE BEST!!!!!
Such a dweeb.
You all are making me crave enchiladas though. I like how my dad makes them, which really are more like tostadas (?)I guess. The are stacked with cheese and onions between the tortillas and a fried egg on top of the stack with nice spicy enchilada sauce for each tortilla to be dipped in prior to stacking. Yummy to me.
Laurie, I just got back from Socorro and Albuquerque where I ate that food every day! Yummy - I feel like a toad now, but it was worth it!
I would love to share recipes. When I am not here I am out looking at recipes. I have a great little appetizer that came from one of those very expensive cookware parties that I have never seen anywhere else. I am tired of talking about Khate right now - there's just not that much to say anymore. I would like to see the blog take itself in whatever direction it wants to go and then back full circle when the occasion arises.
Administrator said...Do you all want a thread to discuss REAL food?
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What about an "Off-topic" thread instead - for food, Disney, scripted tv, etc.?
I know we tend to gravitate to the most recent thread, but it would be nice to have one separate sticky thread for all things non-reality and non-Gosselin. This way posters can have their off-topic discussions without getting on other posters' nerves for deterring from the main purpose of this blog.
Sometimes, I cannot check in with this blog for hours at a time and it can get overwhelming when there's 50+ or even 100+ new comments. I value everyone's opinions here and try to read all the comments; it's just not as easy and I don't want to miss someone's great comment that might get lost among the non-relevant stuff. Yes, I can just scroll over them but when I want to reply to one comment, it's sometimes hard going back and locating it as the threads tend to get large.
It's merely a suggestion. I know it might create additional work for admin to maintain two separate threads, but it was just a thought.
Administrator said...Do you all want a thread to discuss REAL food?
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What about one separate off-topic discussion thread for everything non-reality or non-Gosselin related like food, Disney, scripted tv, etc.?
Admin, I might have a comment in your spam box. It went through but magically disappeared after I refreshed the page.
I found Kate's posting of pizza recipes somewhat ironic after all the pizza drama on the RV trip.Kate said "Oh, and I make myself a pizza too. Small Flatouts are only 60 calories each and I pile mine high with sauce and veges and just skip the cheese!
Hmmm....in the RV pizza "scene", Kate stated that she didn't eat pizza.
So....which is it??
Marie, not trying to rip on you, just think you're overly cautious! Drink away (non alcoholic) with your open containers. If a cop honestly thinks you have alcohol, he can clearly see that you don't by smelling it, tasting it, give you a breathalyzer, or if you must you can have your drink tested in a lab to prove it has no alcohol and bill the police department. Trust me, cops don't USUALLY waste their time on trying to nab someone who is innocent. Remember they know they will have to prove themselves up in court. They have bigger fish to fry than little ole law-abiding you. :)
New post!
I'd like to know what Kate does all day as well besides twitter and getting new phones.
chefsummer said...
I'd like to know what Kate does all day as well besides twitter and getting new phones.
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Why, sit down in front of the TV set, pop in the DVRs of her children when they were babies and easier to control, when Jon could be her whipping boy, and enjoy every second of it.
And go to FedEx to pick up her latest gift.
What else?
fidosmommy
I know but now Kate say's "There no to life than sitting in front of a tv or computer"-She's eating her own words lol.
chefsummer said...
fidosmommy
I know but now Kate say's "There no to life than sitting in front of a tv or computer"-She's eating her own words lol.
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Those words might make the tastiest dinner she's fixed for herself in some time.
Beth I did not take it as a snark to begin with so no harm done.
I take offense to be called over-cautious, I know I am, be bizzare if I wasn't aware that's for sure. It's a work in progress coming from a controlling home growing up. Something some people have to learn. Which is what we might see with some possible Gosselin kids since Kate is so controlling.
Admin, I'm not truly worried, I'm just a rule follower because that's all I know how to do. You know church mouse thing. But I'm working on it. I recently got pulled over for driving to slow...yeah I see the point. I'm young, time and experience will change people I have no doubt.
Dear Marie --
Here's a good tip - find out what the rule is before you follow it. Not being snarky, suggesting something practical that will make your life easier going forward.
Sometimes people who grow up in a controlling environment don't even trust themselves to find out what the rules really are, once they are adults. They just make assumptions.
You can reduce your anxiety by knowing that you really *can* have an open soda bottle in your car.
You'll reduce your chances of being pulled over because you're going too slowly if you realize that, in many places, going 15 MPH *under* the speed limit is illegal (since it is dangerous for others who may suddenly encounter you).
That's a good example of how sometimes being too cautious can be harmful.
You'll have an easier time overcoming your background if you go carefully, and get the facts first.
What is wrong with these reality show families???? I lost any respect I had for the Duggar family when Michelle had preeclampsia with Josie. She could have died but Jim Bob thought that filming his wife in medical distress, and his own feelings about the situation, was a good idea. Who worries about filming for a show in a life or death situation? Seriously, who? "Hey honey, I know you and the baby might die, but take some time to talk into the camera so we can throw it up on tv later, k?" And what woman could still respect her husband after he did such a thing? I would have punched him and thrown the camera across the room if I were Michelle.
Poor Jason. He was terrified. How bizarre that the whole family automatically thought to videotape him with multiple cameras. I think that family should review that sin of pride thing.....
Admin I thought your comparison between the Duggars and Strawberry Shortcake mugger was spot on. There's something creepy weird beneath the sugary sweet candyland they are portraying.
Probably too late to post here to "Friend," however:
I don't take most things as being snarky or cruel, it's someone else's opinion or fact and have to accept that.
This is why I have concern for the amount of control Kate has over her kids...so much like my parents. Seen but not heard was the rule, you did it because you were told to and you never ever questioned authority. When I have it only lead to trouble and eventually you stop asking. I'm youngest of 6 with an older brother as a sheriff so abiding by the law or over doing it appeased family I was happy.
In transition from controlled life to being who I want to be...eh...it's not easy. From one extreme to another often. Life isn't stressful I just learned to accept it. However on my own now I starting change that. Maybe Kate's kids one day will too or be brave enough to do this earlier in life.
Not the least bit offended by anyone and I know I'm a work in progress. I hope against hope anyway my summer 2012 in Europe will break me out of my cautious-self...maybe, who knows :)
First of all her sons/daughters are certified fist responders,she didnt know what to do.And her kids were helping jason.Show some respect people maybe they want this stuff so people dont keep asking them why their kid is on crutches, or something like that
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