My pumpkin this year is meh
By which I mean the “meh” emoji. Yes, I really am that lazy.
I wanted a small but perfect pumpkin this year, so I took one off a display I’m pretty sure I wasn’t supposed to touch. Yes, I’m that much of a weasel. I did pay for it, though.
We’ve found ourselves a cache of awful old horror movies. Happy Halloween!
Posted: October 31st, 2024 under personal.
Comments: 13
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Comment from QuasiModo
Time: October 31, 2024, 7:17 pm
Not feeling it this year either 🎃
Comment from Ugly American
Time: October 31, 2024, 7:25 pm
Ok, can’t leave us hanging. _What_ “awful old horror movies”??
Partial myself to 50’s radioactive giant insects.
Comment from Gromulin
Time: October 31, 2024, 7:40 pm
TCM ran a Bowery Boys vs. Monsters marathon a couple years ago. It was awesome! No one can murbelize the English language like Slip Mahoney. I’ll have Monster House on while I pass out the candy, as usual. Highly recommended.
Comment from Uncle Al
Time: October 31, 2024, 10:56 pm
@Ugly American:
Partial myself to 50’s radioactive giant insects.
I like them a lot, too!
I mean, I like Them! a lot, too!
☢️🐜☢️🐜☢️🐜☢️
Comment from Ugly American
Time: October 31, 2024, 11:26 pm
Heh. Just watched it (again) couple of weeks ago.
Available for streaming on Tubi:
https://tubitv.com/movies/100028504/them?utm_source=justwatch-feed&tracking=justwatch-feed
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: October 31, 2024, 11:53 pm
Pumpkin soup
Mmmmmmmmmmmm
Comment from MrKnowitall
Time: November 1, 2024, 12:30 am
Pumpkin Curry Soup
(all US measures)
2 Tablespoons butter or olive oil
½ cup diced onion
One 15 oz can pumpkin puree (NOT pie filling with spices)
1 ½ cups water or chicken broth (use boxed chicken broth if you can)
1 teaspoon curry powder (or more to taste)
½ teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
pinch cayenne
1 cup milk or half and half (half& half is better)
Heat the butter or oil in a medium pot and saute the onions 5 or 6 minutes until they are clear and soft, stirring occasionally. Stir in the pumpkin, water or broth, curry, salt and cayenne. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered. Add the milk or half and half and simmer on very low heat for another 5 minutes. This soup is ok on the first day but really good on the second day.
Comment from Uncle Al
Time: November 1, 2024, 1:45 am
Now I’m hungry! And not for chocolate covered ants, either.
On sale today I picked up a three plus pounds of gorgeous lamb loin chops. They look like little miniature T-bone steaks. We haven’t done this kind of cookery in a long, long time so I’m looking for advice/recipes.
We like ’em braised, or the Instant Pot equivalent. We’ve got one of those, a crock pot, and a large electric frying pan with a good lid. We do NOT have either a skillet or Dutch oven with a decent lid. Cooking time is not an issue. Short is good, long is good, too.
There are too many options on the ‘net. We get confused.
Suggestions, please!
p.s. Just so this isn’t a total thread hijack, I’ve got to hand it to Stoaty. I absolutely LOVE that Meh-o-lantern!
Comment from durnedyankee
Time: November 1, 2024, 1:01 pm
Heh – https://youtu.be/QncXtLlloCo
More simple than my kabocha soup recipe.
But….heavy cream is even better than half and half!
This comes of me not having a doctor I would ignore for encouraging me not to use heavy cream.
And this is a lovely time of year for a nice creamy squashy soup, served with some pan butter toasted ciabatta bread and perhaps a nice warmed cup of cider while I sit on the back porch watching the blasted squirrels eat my potted trees and plants.
Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: November 1, 2024, 2:37 pm
Oh, Al and Yankee! Yum!
Comment from Pupster
Time: November 1, 2024, 11:05 pm
Kind of looks like the tbh creature too:
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