Questions for forum members...

[JustGeorge]

Thank you so much...
The cat's name is Leo. The bunny's name is Fiocco which means snowflake

Very cute!

Its a toss-up.....mushrooms on French toast......avo with a poached egg on toast....or good old bacon and eggs with tomato and fried potatoes.

What's yours?

Mushrooms on toast! Would have never thought of it, but that sounds good.

I like idli and chutney, but I'm way too lazy to make it in the morning!

 

[Deeje]

Mushrooms on toast! Would have never thought of it, but that sounds good.

Sauteed in butter with some fresh chives and it has to be French toast....

I like idli and chutney, but I'm way too lazy to make it in the morning!

I know what chutney is but what is idli?

 

[JustGeorge]

Sauteed in butter with some fresh chives and it has to be French toast....

I know what chutney is but what is idli?

Delicious!

 

[Deeje]

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Delicious!

What is it made from?

 

[JustGeorge]

What is it made from?

If you're ambitious, the batter is made from rice and urad dal(a type of lentil). Its got to ferment, though, and in cold climates like mine, that can be tough(unless you're willing to wait for summer).

Or you can buy the premade idli mix, which is what I've done after flopping the batter a few times.

 

[Estro Felino]

A great contrast to last Summer actually......from the heat and drought (fires and tragedy) and dead grass....to cooler wet conditions and a lush lawn. We are sooo looking forward to Autumn which is usually mild and stable weatherwise. (not to mention beautiful with the trees changing color) The last two days have been perfect! Let the leaves fall.....

But not looking forward to Winter.... Northern hemisphere winter has been very severe this year....hope ours isn't too cold. No snow much in Oz.

Thank you

 

[Hockeycowboy]

Very cute!



Mushrooms on toast! Would have never thought of it, but that sounds good.

I like idli and chutney, but I'm way too lazy to make it in the morning!

What is “idli”?

 

[Hockeycowboy]

Yes, @Revoltingest , please tell!

 

[danieldemol]

Its a toss-up.....mushrooms on French toast......avo with a poached egg on toast....or good old bacon and eggs with tomato and fried potatoes.

What's yours?

What, no weetbix or Vegemite on toast

 

[Deeje]

What, no weetbix or Vegemite on toast

Sometimes the vegemite is under the avocado.

Not a huge fan of Weetbix.....not big on cereal.

 

[stvdv]

Sometimes the vegemite is under the avocado.

When I travelled in Australia and New Zealand in 1989, that was my favorite, just bread, avocado and vegemite

 

[Revoltingest]

@Revoltingest: You are definitely one of the most well collected posters I've seen on here. I've seen several posters accuse you of all manner of things; you keep your composure, though. Are there any posts on here I can look up where you just lose it and go ham on someone? I just really wanna see you lose your cool for once.

All my really entertaining posts have been removed, soaked
in gasoline, & set ablaze. The flaming became literal.

 

[Revoltingest]

Am I curious about fellow forum users?

Not really. Most are anonymous with false names or chosen names for privacy(me included).
The internet is notorious for people exploiting it and being dishonest about who they are, what they do, their life in general. Studies show pretty high percentage of people doing that. I could tell you I'm a billionaire with my own software company and you would have no way of knowing the truth.

Yes, @Revoltingest , please tell!

I've actually done janitorial & grounds keeping work professionally.
I'm part Scottish...if long dead besotted relatives are to be believed.
And yes, I really am an engineer & landlord who dabbles in antique
machinery. Mr Van was once a dream, but now I live the dream.

 

[Revoltingest]

Not really. Most are anonymous with false names or chosen names for privacy(me included).

Ahem....the most appropriate term is.....
Definition of moniker | Dictionary.com
Tis an under-used word that deserves exercise.

Ahhhhhhh....I fee better now.

 

[SigurdReginson]

Yes, @SigurdReginson, it's a dulcimer. Not a real good one, but I enjoyed playing it and singing with it. (Usually.) One of my favorite songs is Annie Laurie. One evening I was reclining on a motorized recliner, and I heard something crunch as I was moving back. Well, you guessed it, it was the dulcimer. I did not get another one. Now I have a guitar and can play it somewhat -- there's an old Pete Seeger song on cable where he sings "Down on Penny's Mill." Oh, I love that song, brought back memories for me. So I started playing and singing it with my guitar. No more dulcimer for now though. But! now you're making me think about the dulcimer again.

Oh no! That's a tragic story... Have you thought about getting a replacement? I'm going to invest in a better one later on. I think I even enjoy playing it more than guitar, honestly.

 

[Unveiled Artist]

If its on the internet it must be true

If it's in person, it must be true.

Internet doesn't make people more liars than if we meet them in person. We judge their truth not because they are behind a screen but because we know them in some way.

Those we don't know, internet or not, it depends on what they say. Saying one is a billionaire or have a mansion wouldn't make me question the same as if they said it in person.

If they said in person or online, they will commit suicide (had that happen on another site where lgbtq preteens etc were upset cause their christian parents didn't accept them), I wouldn't think their lying.

We (chatters)could have thought she was lying (internet or not) but the majority of us knew of she was not, we could have helped her. We lost nothing if she were lying. She left home and we tried to get her to go to the police. We didn't know her family situation but her father said he's taking away all her electronics. That's the last time we saw her.

Of course, I don't speak to people in that extreme situation (that I know of) but it does teach me real people use the internet.

 

[YoursTrue]

When I travelled in Australia and New Zealand in 1989, that was my favorite, just bread, avocado and vegemite

ok, boy, that sounds good! Of course I try to eat whole wheat or rye. Perhaps deeje knows -- is there a substitute for vegemite? What is vegemite anyway?

 

[YoursTrue]

Oh no! That's a tragic story... Have you thought about getting a replacement? I'm going to invest in a better one later on. I think I even enjoy playing it more than guitar, honestly.

The dulcimer has a wonderful, different sound. Yes, it's wonderful. So I might get a new one, perhaps a better one that I take better care of. Now I have a guitar but the tuning pegs are tight and I'm killing my fingers to change a string PLUS I don't know how to loosen the pegs, even though I saw a video about it, but this guitar is old (again, bought it in a thrift shop) and I can't find the screw the instructor was talking about. So I'm going to try to do it when I have time with a wrench, haha. See how that works. So much to do, so -- little time...
What type of music are you playing on your dulcimer? Do you sing as you play?

 

[JustGeorge]

What is “idli”?

Check post 23.

 

[Deeje]

ok, boy, that sounds good! Of course I try to eat whole wheat or rye. Perhaps deeje knows -- is there a substitute for vegemite? What is vegemite anyway?

Vegemite is called a yeast extract because it’s a paste made out of brewers yeast.

It is black and salty so you only need a scrape, but it enhances the flavour of anything that needs salt.

I only ever eat whole grain bread and Vegemite is yummy with celery or avocado or even cheese.

There are some products that are close like Marmite, but Vegemite is the bomb. You either love it or you hate it. Aussie kids are raised on Vegemite.