rachel

no, baby.... weren't gonna happen... not in Pittsburgh... with love, rachel (who grew up in the 'burgh with the Steel Curtain...)

shurrrr.... Edit to say: I believe you SS1; I just can't resist giving you a hard time. I've wondered where you've been all day....

Could you be... the most beautiful UBU in the world?

I have bona fide south-of-the-Mason-Dixon-Line kinfolk... I eat black eyed peas on New Years, too... (sans oysters--could never choke one of those down...)

BEER-BRAISED BRISKET WITH ONIONS Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 4 1/2 hr 1 (31/2- to 4-lb) boneless beef brisket, trimmed of excess fat 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 lb onions, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced lengthwise (6 cups) 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf 1 (12-oz) bottle beer (not dark) 1 beef bouillon cube, crumbled 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar Preheat oven to 350°F. Pat brisket dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a 6- to 8-quart wide heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown meat well on all sides, about 10 minutes total. Transfer with tongs to a platter. Cook onions with bay leaf in fat remaining in pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer half of onions to a bowl. Arrange brisket over onions in pot, then top with remaining onions. Add beer, bouillon cube, and vinegar (liquid should come about halfway up sides of meat) and bring to a boil. Cover pot and braise in middle of oven until meat is very tender, 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Cool in sauce, uncovered, 30 minutes. Transfer brisket to a clean cutting board. Skim off any fat from sauce, then season with salt and pepper. Slice meat across the grain and serve with sauce. Cooks' note: • Brisket improves in flavor if braised 2 days ahead. Cool in sauce, uncovered, then chill, surface covered with parchment paper or wax paper and pot covered with lid. Remove any solidified fat before reheating. Slice cold meat across the grain and reheat in oven with sauce in a shallow baking pan, covered, 45 minutes. Makes 8 servings. Gourmet January 2003

HAM AND CHEESE SPOON BREAD 1 cup grits 1 1/4 cups boiling water 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces) 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup diced smoked ham (about 3 ounces) 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 large eggs Preheat oven to 425°F. Butter 4- to 6-cup soufflé dish or casserole. Place grits in large bowl; whisk in 1 1/4 cups boiling water. Add cheese and butter; whisk until melted. Whisk in smoked ham and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in eggs. Pour batter into prepared dish. Bake spoon bread until set at edges but barely set in center, about 18 minutes. I'm now searching for my beer brisket recipe....

Around here the best way is chili-3-way ( ) Chili, spaghetti, and cheese (add onions and it's a 4- way, anything else is just a party...)

Well, if anybody would know...

Yup the clouds rolled in this afternoon and the temp. plunged. I'm loving it, too. I love cloudy, cool days. Had to bring some house plants back inside from being outdoors all summer... I don't know if I will be longing for sun in the winter, but I will be missing 60 degree weather when it's about 10 below.

...that absolutely perfect little nose....

...but Brownie, what did you have for lunch?

That is the funniest commercial!!!!.....and so true! damn!..... you poor men....

President Skroob: "Sandurz, Sandurz, you have got to help me, I don't know what to do; I can't make decisions! I am a president!"

I think it means 'redheads have it goin on..."

Detroit is winning... If this keeps up, Conn can root for his hometown boys and not bother with those silly Patriots...

uh... that's 'da Edge'...

Nice.... thanks a bunch...

fingers in her ears singing loudly "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA" I will not think of this song all day today.... I guess we're even? (Wish we had a smilie with a white flag?) white flag smilie? Heck no... I'm already planning my revenge

He can't help it folks. Here is his thread crap from last season. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...120entry86075 <click>

fingers in her ears singing loudly "LA LA LA LA LA LA LA" I will not think of this song all day today....

OK, now I feel a little more comfortable coming out of the Real World/Road Rules closet. I've watched every episode from every season until San Diego ( they were just a bunch of dumbasses...) and the last several Road Rules (I agree that the voting off part kind of ruins it for me). And I live for those competitions! And talk about the competition turning u-g-l-y...( that Abram guy is a loon...) Edit to mention that the second season of "The Apprentice" has commenced, and I'm hooked.

My hair is SO much thicker than that! (And I don't wear glasses - 20/15 vision.) Funny..... when I look at this picture I don't think, "hmmm.... well, I've seen thicker hair but ewwwwwwww he wears glasses!"

No Doubt's remake of "It's My Life"