tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post5816656099984219796..comments2024-03-28T23:06:10.904-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Cauliflower CrackMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-71096734516520338122021-02-01T09:50:41.076-05:002021-02-01T09:50:41.076-05:00Actually kosher salt is not kosher in and of itsel...Actually kosher salt is not kosher in and of itself-- it is used in the koshering process for meat, which involves heavy salting. Most people buy kosher salt because they want coarse flaky salt for some culinary purpose (home-made pretzels?) that has nothing to do with koshering meat. It's pretty interchangeable with gourmet flaky sea salt, and probably cheaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-15413370836743010682021-01-31T18:00:34.665-05:002021-01-31T18:00:34.665-05:00Thanks for that recipe - it looks like it might be...Thanks for that recipe - it looks like it might be nice (and I could do with a little inspiration at the moment). After a walk today I stopped in at my son's. They have a ginger cat called Leni and it's a nasty, vicious little bugger, but now he's taken to rubbing up against my leg but if I go to touch him he lashes out with his claws. Must be something in gingers!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68153642216356975592021-01-31T17:15:51.324-05:002021-01-31T17:15:51.324-05:00I think you are right! It's pure and simple en...I think you are right! It's pure and simple entertainment for Maurice. Sometimes the cats just hang out and watch the chickens, too. They never go after them. <br />And yes, cats certainly do put on a big front about having places to go, things to do, people to see. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-42912248134625440282021-01-31T17:14:40.692-05:002021-01-31T17:14:40.692-05:00Oh, no! Marc! You did not steam that cauliflower! ...Oh, no! Marc! You did not steam that cauliflower! <br />Oh well. They sell more of them. <br />I'm hoping that Maurice finally gets a little less bitey grabby and a lot more gentle as she ages. She's better than she was. Marginally. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-58003801349352928242021-01-31T17:13:43.459-05:002021-01-31T17:13:43.459-05:00Oh hell no, Mr. P.! That wasn't a row at all. ...Oh hell no, Mr. P.! That wasn't a row at all. It was just me lecturing and him apologizing. We used to argue more than we do now. I have discovered that it doesn't hurt a thing to say, "You're probably right, honey," and move on. Unless it's something I feel very strongly about in which case I'll get more serious. We don't really fight though at all any more. Takes too much energy. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-19974953782421563902021-01-31T17:11:12.608-05:002021-01-31T17:11:12.608-05:00First world problems indeed! We're just damn l...First world problems indeed! We're just damn lucky to have hot and cold running water, aren't we?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-58862637995752881892021-01-31T17:10:45.850-05:002021-01-31T17:10:45.850-05:00Oh! I hope you try it!Oh! I hope you try it!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-7367989320761502872021-01-31T17:10:34.317-05:002021-01-31T17:10:34.317-05:00Your mother was all or nothing, wasn't she? At...Your mother was all or nothing, wasn't she? At least when it came to her birds. When I read about the bazillions of songbirds that cats murder every year I feel terribly guilty about not keeping mine in but if I had to choose between litter boxes or no cats I'd choose no cats. I detest those things. <br />Maybe Dave could whip up that cauliflower for you! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-1714686846741907272021-01-31T17:09:00.310-05:002021-01-31T17:09:00.310-05:00Oh! I'm so glad you found that recipe! It'...Oh! I'm so glad you found that recipe! It's just so damn good. <br />That was a bit too much bath and shower excitement but we survived. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-42946752596900222032021-01-31T17:07:55.305-05:002021-01-31T17:07:55.305-05:00Oh, don't worry about kosher salt. If you ask ...Oh, don't worry about kosher salt. If you ask me, salt is salt. NaCl <br />I guess that kosher salt has been blessed by the rabbi or prepared in a kosher facility or something. <br />I wish Maurice wasn't sharp and pointy and could wash dishes. That would indeed be my wish too. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37103803422131255942021-01-31T17:06:35.559-05:002021-01-31T17:06:35.559-05:00Oh my goodness! That is a leaper! I have a small h...Oh my goodness! That is a leaper! I have a small hole in one of my sheets from when I tried to remove Jack from the bed to make it and he was not ready to move. <br />And I had to go google lardon too. I think I knew but I wasn't sure and yep- that's about what I thought. The name is sort of self-descriptive. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-13834925170609826912021-01-31T17:04:29.731-05:002021-01-31T17:04:29.731-05:00Exactly. Not to say that Maurice has not caught a ...Exactly. Not to say that Maurice has not caught a bird or two in her lifetime. But I think the ones at this feeder are safe. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-72744373311549067262021-01-31T11:56:30.812-05:002021-01-31T11:56:30.812-05:00Watching birds at a feeder is Maurice's equiva...Watching birds at a feeder is Maurice's equivalent of listening to a podcast. Sometimes it's nice to be occupied by something other than your own thoughts as you go about your business. (Not that cats have any business to go about-- but they like to pretend they do.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-18626932498356927682021-01-31T10:48:36.546-05:002021-01-31T10:48:36.546-05:00wouldn't you know it, yesterday you sent me th...wouldn't you know it, yesterday you sent me the recipe and last night before I could mention the recipe to the main cook around here, he steamed the whole thing up for dinner last night. <br /><br />perhaps as Maurice ages she will become less bitey grabby. my cat did.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-79281874707411962762021-01-31T09:24:15.433-05:002021-01-31T09:24:15.433-05:00Was that the closest that you and Mr Moon have eve...Was that the closest that you and Mr Moon have ever got to a proper row Ms Moon? As for cauliflower, I never imagined that it could be such a challenge to prepare and oven cook. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-8234011717109737172021-01-31T06:43:27.156-05:002021-01-31T06:43:27.156-05:00My DH has a tendency to take showers that would sc...My DH has a tendency to take showers that would scald me. I usually discover the error of my ways when I get in the shower without having first turned the taps down and proceed to get fried by the water. First world problem.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-17002396516771924412021-01-31T03:47:41.599-05:002021-01-31T03:47:41.599-05:00I like the sound of that roast cauliflower. I shal...I like the sound of that roast cauliflower. I shall try it out next time I get a cauli ! ( Mine will have bacon not pancetta too !)Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45940421174174666722021-01-31T03:21:51.692-05:002021-01-31T03:21:51.692-05:00My mother actually stopped putting food in her bir...My mother actually stopped putting food in her bird feeders because her cats would sit like that beneath them, and she was afraid the birds were being lured to their deaths. I told her they'd have to be on the ground to get caught, which seemed unlikely, but in any case she never fed the birds again. (I am not recommending that course of action.)<br /><br />I love cauliflower!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-53345120098693605662021-01-30T22:10:38.006-05:002021-01-30T22:10:38.006-05:00We hunted down the cauliflower recipe when you fir...We hunted down the cauliflower recipe when you first raved about it, for my birthday dinner, and we've been raving about it ever since. It truly has some knock-your-socks-off magic in those humble ingredients. We add parsley, because it's amazingly hardy in our northern climes, and pickable all year round out the back door. I just today lugged one of the pots of dead-looking mint indoors, in hopes it'll re-sprout quickly for another NYT recipe that has me salivating. <br /><br />Too much bath/shower excitement! And bless Maurice's gingery little heart...<br /><br />Chris from Boise<br /><br />Chris and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660468904624780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-2292939305327858312021-01-30T20:49:32.450-05:002021-01-30T20:49:32.450-05:00anything with bacon is already 100% OK. What is ko...anything with bacon is already 100% OK. What is kosher salt? <br />Wish I had a ginger cat to sleep on my pillow, not one that is sharp and pointy, but a sweet ginger cat who also knows how to do dishes. That is my wish. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11402056327456605072021-01-30T20:49:14.585-05:002021-01-30T20:49:14.585-05:00I once asked a great cook friend what was pancetta...I once asked a great cook friend what was pancetta. I had no idea. She said, oh, it's just like lardon, you know. So I went and looked up lardon.<br /><br />Just FYI: my long ago cat Victoria, a fat old tabby, could easily jump from floor to the top of the kitchen cabinet, right near the ceiling. All cats can't but there's always an outlier. Then there was dear Duncan who never jumped but climbed paw over paw, which accounted for a lot of punctures in the bedclothes. Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-82093771867084722952021-01-30T20:45:30.610-05:002021-01-30T20:45:30.610-05:00Maurice's chances of nailing a bird on the fee...Maurice's chances of nailing a bird on the feeder are slim to nothing. A bird on the ground is another matter, but a bird on the ground either is a cat taunter or in its last mind.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com