THIS POST COMES LATE IN THE DAY for Saturday I'm well aware. What little there is to tell that doesn't boil down (so to speak) to beef stew. Just kidding:
Or am I?
No, I had a crack at making dumplings this afternoon, using just selfraising flour and margarine. I did attempt this the other day. Glutinous balls was the result.
This time (and this was really the only difference) I made sure the margarine was hotter and the dumplings not pressed while they rolled. Man! They rose like the dawn sun! Came out almost crispy and dry in the middle (but not floury). I can't explain but they were almost like little crutons growing out of the stew. Quite pleasant.
I'm not, actually, sure what dumplings are supposed to be like. And I was not going to buy beef suet just to make them with either ...
If anyone has answers, please tell me!
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WELL apart from dumplings - what is it with me? That I should constantly be so exhausted. Sleeping. Deeply sleeping. Yet still unable to pick myself up afterwards. And it doesn't feel like the old "too much sleep makes you tired" clanger. It's more like too much tired makes me sleep. That's how it feels to me ...
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PARIS HILTON'S GONE BACK TO JAIL! How I scoffed and cawed at that one. Making horrible remarks about her all over people's comments (which was hypocritical actually, in the light of what I posted yesterday - because she IS a living human being). But hey!
This comment I left at Deb's blog puts my feelings most succinctly:
She's back in to be punished again, last I heard. I'm so glad.
Let her out. What? So she can sit at home under "house arrest" snorting lines of coke, watching DVDs and calling all her friends. I don't think so. Would they let an unemployed black woman have the same liberties just because she "broke down"..? I don't think so. No! Paris deserves to serve every second of her sentence. Definitely no early release. That will pay her back for doing The Simple Life!!
I did however feel slightly sorry for her when I woke up just now.
(I slept between about eight o'clock and midnight. How inconvenient.)
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Well I'm having a passable weekend. Hope y'all are too ....
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o no! look what my google listing says about me now:
Gledwood Vol 2oh my god Gledwood, you're a retard. no wonder you're american. why are you so sheltered? go look at an atlas. quit being a trashy, bible thumping, ...
gledwood2.blogspot.com/ - 9 Jun 2007 - Similar pages
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Right I'm off. Till tomorrow!
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PS: Last but not least here's my blog recommendation for the day -
Crystal at Night by Whitecrystal, a Vietnamese girl in Malaysia. Unique point of view. And very funny!
:-) The quest for peace is never over, Gledwood, and making a peaceglobe now is definately not too late! I happen to know that Mimi's still doing the rounds, as am I, looking for globes we missed, and I also know quite a few have posted them over the last few days ... better late than never!!
ReplyDeleteSo, If you do one, then sign the Mr Linky thing at Mimi's or mine, and one of us'll be along to check you out! :-D
(of course, we could check you out anyhow...?)
Ehm... did I come here before?
Hi Gledwood,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the dumplings...we'll make a house bitch of you yet...heheh!
As for Paris...quite right she's back inside and to serve the original 40 days. Why should she not, just because she's rich? That judge knows a spoilt rich kid when he sees one and he's on my Christmas card list.
BTW...try stewing some apples...sliced, a little water, sugar...when almost cooked, put some dumpling mixture on top of that...really yummy. And that's a winter dessert from when I was a kid (a loooong time ago).
Enjoy your weekend.
Hi Gledwood,
ReplyDeleteI`ve never tried making dumplings so I don`t have a clue. And I`ve gone and posted at a weird hour too. But oh well, who says being a bit weird isn`t a good thing :)
I agree...Paris definately should do the time anyone else would have to do. Sure don`t envy her in there though. Money seems to talk, but maybe it didn`t this time eh?
tea
xo
Hey,
ReplyDeleteCOOKERY AGAIN! WEEEE! I am just crazey abt it.
Paris? Oh pah-lease... i dont wanna say anything mean. I just dont like her. I think she is too vain & pompous. Yup, yup :)
oh & btw there are a lot of malays back in my blog. THEY R AWESOME! They r funny & veeeery veeery optimistic. I just feel a lot better after having a chit chat with them. It sometimnes seems to me that actually everywhere ppl are happier except here :D LOL!
Hope you've been doing great!
Oh, I love dumplings! Yours sound nice!
ReplyDeleteTry this:
ReplyDelete2/3 cup of all purpose flour
1 tablespoon snipped parsley
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
2 tablespoons cooking oil
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Combine milk and oil and then pour into flour mixture. Stir with a fork until just combined. Drop from a tablespoon into bubbling stew. Cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes without lifting cover. Test with a toothpick - when it is clean, they're ready to serve.
This one works every time for me!
Kudos to the judge for sending Paris back to serve out her sentence. That must be a shock to her and her ilk!
Kahshe: I will try that!
ReplyDeleteCG: but Liz says I have to use real suet... I will definitely try your recipe though... can I do it with wholemeal flour? I was wondering if I can get wholemeal self-raising, but you just told me how much bicarb to add. Many thanxx
ReplyDeleteEdyta: Paris is a vulgar nothing
Margaritas: yes Paris's time should be just as hard as everyone else. American Justice! You just dug yourself out of a tight spot. (Justice, not Paris.)
Boots: I am reserving your recipe for later. I shall start a cooking blog one of these days
Anna: (every time I try and spell out your name I get it wrong, also it is half hidden behind the title I hate it when that happens to me) OK Peace I don't know what to say about it.... I saw the mr linky thing but what does it do..? ok let me find out
Hey, saw your comment on my Paris Post. Who followed you but the (in)famous Mullah Cimoc! (Note the spelling) (put it in reverse...)
ReplyDeleteThat's the most comments I've had in a while. Must be the photochop...or the smell of Paris, cooking!
(Dumplings? Man, be for real. There's rules and etiquette for Men Cooking, and the result is BBQ.)
Goes like this:
1. The woman buys the food.
2. The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand. Here comes the important part:
4. THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
5. The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6. The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.
7. THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
8. The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces and brings them to the table.
9. After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes. And, Most Important of All:
10. Everyone PRAISES THE MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
Works for me...
;D
SERR8D - you're dead right .. all this goes without saying anyhow!!
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