The Best Girl Ever..

Today was a phenomenal day...for lack of a better word...that totally is my very best excuse, I kid you not...And one would suppose it is perfectly sensible given this week, as a whole, has been incredible...I totally also need to give a shout out to 'The Wall' tonight..from time to time, when they aren't discussing the weather or the most recent Jerry Springer episode or whom happened to appear on Dr. Phil, things tend to be a total hoot over there...a complete and utter hoot..I blame these 'visitors'... yup...absolutely...I'm still laughing..and I never ever laugh...I don't even think I have a sense of humor...It just isn't plausible once you've reviewed the evidence....Witticism does not exist on the west side...nope...

"OMG, Mama....I'm begging you..go away..you look like a candy cane..How embarrassing!!  Oh, and BTW, ever think about using a mirror..Ya know???...A MIRROR...that object which reflects light or sound in a special way....ever hear of them???..commonly used for personal grooming...Pfft...Forget it..."

Again...this sass...Any advice???  We should really focus...there IS a blog at stake...or we could just have steak...tisk-tisk..I loathe one whom is unable to focus...I always focus..yup...I focus on NOT LAUGHING...hahahahhaa..ooops..that TOTALLY was not a laugh..not even close!  Anyhoo....I am willing to bet that none of you have what I am about to present to you...it is a Christmas present, per se....fo' sho'

Harper Lee Holstein

You never really know a cow until you stand in her shoes and walk around in them...nope...cows do wear shoes...invisible ones....she did love 'The Wall' BTW....

"Sooooooooo, Mama....yeah...did you really just do THAT to the greatest book ever????  I wanna go live with Chuck...I am so over you, Mama...talk to the paw..and snap!"

Alrighty...a Thursday evening meal at The Headwaters...I am all fancy-pants and such..that is how I roll...you should see me drinking afternoon tea...and chit-chatting with the elitists whom reside on the fourth floor....These events led me to choose a potage...a hearty, robust mixture of vegetables...pureed...it is the west side...shhhhhh...that east can't know our secrets..

Potage Crecy Components....see..I TOLD you how fancy-pants I was being tonight..hahahaahaha...talk about embellishment to the Nth degree...Chicken Broth (save it), Potato, Cream, Nutmeg, Carrot, Leak, Lemon Juice and Thyme (since you promised to 'save it' in regards to the corporate broth I am about to use, in turn, I will 'save it' with my thyme jokes...that's a fair deal!)

I am wayyy beyond excited...this is, as you know, our favorite part of the night..you're only chopping...bring on the Bootie Shaking...they really do go hand in hand with chopping..hahahahaha...although, if you're not careful while doing them simultaneously..you may just end up with your hand in the OTHER hand...hahahahaah...I jest..my knives are not nearly sharp enough...So, where is that World Tour 2005???  I hear crickets...I hate crickets...unless they're chocolate covered..then, well..ya know...it IS chocolate...I almost shut my mouth...I prolly should have..hahahahahaha...

Butter and Olive oil heated in your gorgeous dutch oven, who will be one year old on Christmas Day...she anticipates gifts...she is spoiled, I suppose and I can provide an address...registered at Williams Sonoma....and she really could use that Willis Coach Bag..in mahogany, no doubt... OHHHH...be sure and add those sliced leeks to the dutch oven...Here is a peek at my leeks..for all to see on the world wide web...I never allow anyone to peek at my leeks...nope...never...totally a first and such.....

After your leeks have had a chance to fry briefly over high heat. and have leapt across the Le Creuset, one might say....add diced carrots and potatoes...and continue this process...and leap around your kitchen...Bowling for Soup...rocks...and is apropos music considering the menu, is it not????  I always have an excuse!

My one terribly lame action shot of the evening...maybe I should look into a stunt-double...maybe they'd do a better job...something to ponder on a Thursday evening...but you need to add two cups of stock...

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After everything above simmers...we've also been down this redundancy road...so I shall continue...simmer then blend...Bob was on Cloud 9...then return to the dutch oven...the result of blending on a Thursday evening...I'm here to clarify as well...

Add Cream, Lemon Juice and Nutmeg...Total low carb and low fat soup...I only ever make those!  Ask anyone...

URGENT:  We interrupt this blog to inform you that our favorite new color is...none other than..drum-roll please....BLUE!...sorry purple...call me when these two wear purple!  Then we can talk, negotiate and such...among other things...all reasonable offers would be considered...including both of them...tee-hee...I shall truly try to refrain from melting into a puddle....I KNOW others must agree...Grrr...and ahhh...

Sorry...I've thought about this...and, hopefully, those men in blue have thought long and hard about moving along to the other half of our meal....it is really in everyone's best interest..and delicious, in fact...grilled cheese...

Bread, Mayonnaise, Butter, Pickles, Prosciutto, White Cheddar...dairy products this evening have been brought to you by Harper Lee...little finger clap, please...

"Mmmm....Mama....I truly love cleaning these dishes!!!!  I left my dignity in San Francisco..with the 4runner..Please forgive me!"

Sandwich assembly shot with Harper Lee, and your soon to be dinner...I just never stop giving...I truly love filling your evenings with plastic cows and sandwiches...terrific combo!!  I should probably win an award or something, no????  Maybe they could build a statue..or a monument...name a burger after me, perhaps...or a bridge..maybe an underpass..or a wall??? hahahahahaha...

 

The internet suggested spreading the bread with mayonnaise prior to frying...and I, too, suggest spreading the bread with mayonnaise prior to frying...ummm and yummmm...That internet never ceases to amaze...my Flowbee will be ariving next week...can't wait!!

 

Our final soup for this evening...topped with a little thyme...I don't have a clock, so I hope the thyme is right...hahahahahaha...I tried super-hard...for reals...

I truly had hoped the final meal would have been more photogenic...so which got me thinking...do you know which came first...the bad photo or the bad photographer...a dilemma, is it not...hahahahaha...Focus on not laughing, that is if you can focus long enough to not laugh...ambiguity rocks...like a couple of members of Glee....and Green Day...and Weezer...and knee socks..and new boots....and guitar players...and the Best Girl Ever..and pretend Holsteins from The Fred Meyer...

"Oh, Mama..don't cry over spilled milk!!!"  No worries, Eves...I don't like milk..ya won't see me shedding a tear over here over that icky milk...Tomorrow's meal will be way better...for reals!!

G'night my friends of the world wide web..."I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks..."  thank you Harper Lee..