So I bought all this stuff. If I could only figure out what to do with
it.

<https://postimg.cc/v14N2mHm>

It turns out that there's a story behind the photo. I took a, nearly the
same, photo an hour ago except with zucchini. I've had a couple of beers,
so I told my wife to gear up and take me to the store for cucumbers.
In the future, but soon, I suppose I'll have to make a zucchini
casserole. Here's the first photo. My error is apparent.

<https://postimg.cc/V0FwsNt8>

Has anybody here ever had a zucchini, red onion, tomato salad? It might
be good, but I'm not going to risk it tomorrow.
Oh, and how can I mistake zucchini for cucumber? I'm old.

leo

On 10/9/2022 5:27 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> So I bought all this stuff. If I could only figure out what to do with
> it.
>
> <https://postimg.cc/v14N2mHm>
>
> It turns out that there's a story behind the photo. I took a, nearly the
> same, photo an hour ago except with zucchini. I've had a couple of beers,
> so I told my wife to gear up and take me to the store for cucumbers.
> In the future, but soon, I suppose I'll have to make a zucchini
> casserole. Here's the first photo. My error is apparent.
>
> <https://postimg.cc/V0FwsNt8>
>
> Has anybody here ever had a zucchini, red onion, tomato salad? It might
> be good, but I'm not going to risk it tomorrow.
> Oh, and how can I mistake zucchini for cucumber? I'm old.
>
> leo
>
To be fair, cukes and zukes kinda-sorta look similar... when was it you
had the beer? before or after shopping? ;)

Happy Anniversary! Surf & turf, wonderful! :)

Jill

On 2022-10-09, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
> To be fair, cukes and zukes kinda-sorta look similar... when was it you
> had the beer? before or after shopping? ;)

I'm a good but dumb boy. I bought the zukes yesterday while shopping
"all by myself"! I seldom buy zukes or cucumbers, but I know what they
look like, usually. I did today after taking the picture and thinking,
What the ....? after a couple of beers.

> Happy Anniversary! Surf & turf, wonderful! :)

Thanks, Jill!

leo

On Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 4:27:58 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> So I bought all this stuff. If I could only figure out what to do with
> it.
>
> <https://postimg.cc/v14N2mHm>
>
Too bad I don't have plane ticket booked to Reno or I'd show you what
to do with that stuff and show you how to consume it.

:o))

On Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 4:27:58 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
....
> Has anybody here ever had a zucchini, red onion, tomato salad? It might
> be good, but I'm not going to risk it tomorrow.
> Oh, and how can I mistake zucchini for cucumber? I'm old.

raw zukes are ok to eat with some kind of dressing.
ranch is fine with me.

songbird

On 2022-10-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:

> On Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 4:27:58 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

>> So I bought all this stuff.

>> <https://postimg.cc/v14N2mHm>

> [...] I'd show you what to do with that stuff

All I can say is that after looking at the pix is
that those green things look a LOT more like
cucumbers than zuccinis.

Usually, zucs have a little thing at one end
I do not see in the picture. See:

https://food.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Zucchini.jpg

On Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 11:27:58 AM UTC-10, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> So I bought all this stuff. If I could only figure out what to do with
> it.
>
> <https://postimg.cc/v14N2mHm>
>
> It turns out that there's a story behind the photo. I took a, nearly the
> same, photo an hour ago except with zucchini. I've had a couple of beers,
> so I told my wife to gear up and take me to the store for cucumbers.
> In the future, but soon, I suppose I'll have to make a zucchini
> casserole. Here's the first photo. My error is apparent.
>
> <https://postimg.cc/V0FwsNt8>
>
> Has anybody here ever had a zucchini, red onion, tomato salad? It might
> be good, but I'm not going to risk it tomorrow.
> Oh, and how can I mistake zucchini for cucumber? I'm old.
>
> leo

Happy anniversary. We had some steak tonight. I got the steak because the kids left for the mainland and I could cook whatever the hell I wanted and I wanted to cook just one steak. Unfortunately, I never got around to cooking that meat and the kids came back today. I made some coleslaw and some cucumber kim chee. The good news is that my daughter said the trip was awesome.. Ha ha, she never says anything is awesome.
I've bought some zucchini while mistaking them for cucumbers. These days, I'm more careful. You know what they say "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me another time, and somebody's to blame. The third time's a charm.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tsRqktZqAhas9wak6

On 10/9/2022 11:51 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2022-10-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 4:27:58 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>>> So I bought all this stuff.
>
>>> <https://postimg.cc/v14N2mHm>
>
>> [...] I'd show you what to do with that stuff
>
> All I can say is that after looking at the pix is
> that those green things look a LOT more like
> cucumbers than zuccinis.
>
> Usually, zucs have a little thing at one end
> I do not see in the picture. See:
>
> https://food.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Zucchini.jpg

It's called a stem. :)

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Happy Anniversary!

Same from me,Leo. It's today!

> Surf & turf, wonderful! :)

I've never understood that combo in one meal.
The lobster and the steak would make 2 delicious
separate meals for me. Each with different sides.

On 2022-10-10 10:39 a.m., Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Happy Anniversary!
>
> Same from me,Leo. It's today!
>
> > Surf & turf, wonderful! :)
>
> I've never understood that combo in one meal.
> The lobster and the steak would make 2 delicious
> separate meals for me. Each with different sides.
>
>

I like both but would prefer to have them separately. If having lobster
I would prefer the whole lobster instead of just the tail. A couple
bites and it's gone. It may be a pita to crack open claws, but I like
the claw meat better than the tails.

On 2022-10-10 8:58 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2022-10-10 10:39 a.m., Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Happy Anniversary!
>>
>> Same from me,Leo. It's today!
>>
>>  > Surf & turf, wonderful! :)
>>
>> I've never understood that combo in one meal.
>> The lobster and the steak would make 2 delicious
>> separate meals for me. Each with different sides.
>>
>>
>
> I like both but would prefer to have them separately. If having lobster
> I would prefer the whole lobster instead of just the tail. A couple
> bites and it's gone. It may be a pita to crack open claws, but I like
> the claw meat better than the tails.
>
But when you are served the tail, it's often not lobster but crayfish.

On 10/10/2022 11:52 AM, Graham wrote:
> On 2022-10-10 8:58 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2022-10-10 10:39 a.m., Gary wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> Happy Anniversary!
>>>
>>> Same from me,Leo. It's today!
>>>
>>>  > Surf & turf, wonderful! :)
>>>
>>> I've never understood that combo in one meal.
>>> The lobster and the steak would make 2 delicious
>>> separate meals for me. Each with different sides.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I like both but would prefer to have them separately. If having
>> lobster I would prefer the whole lobster instead of just the tail. A
>> couple bites and it's gone. It may be a pita to crack open claws, but
>> I like the claw meat better than the tails.
>>
> But when you are served the tail, it's often not lobster but crayfish.

They would have to get them from Tasmania. Local don't get as big in
total as a lobster tail.

Most adult crayfish are about 7.5 cm (3 inches) long. Among the smallest
is the 2.5-cm-long Cambarellus diminutus of the southeastern United
States. Among the largest is Astacopsis gouldi of Tasmania, which may
reach 40 cm in length and weigh about 3.5 kg (8 pounds).

On 2022-10-10 11:52 a.m., Graham wrote:
> On 2022-10-10 8:58 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2022-10-10 10:39 a.m., Gary wrote:

>> I like both but would prefer to have them separately. If having
>> lobster I would prefer the whole lobster instead of just the tail. A
>> couple bites and it's gone. It may be a pita to crack open claws, but
>> I like the claw meat better than the tails.
>>
> But when you are served the tail, it's often not lobster but crayfish.

I have never seen a crayfish that big. Any time I have seen lobster
tails for sale they have been rock lobster, the kind that don't have big
claws.

On 2022-10-10 9:56 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/10/2022 11:52 AM, Graham wrote:
>> On 2022-10-10 8:58 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2022-10-10 10:39 a.m., Gary wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> Happy Anniversary!
>>>>
>>>> Same from me,Leo. It's today!
>>>>
>>>>  > Surf & turf, wonderful! :)
>>>>
>>>> I've never understood that combo in one meal.
>>>> The lobster and the steak would make 2 delicious
>>>> separate meals for me. Each with different sides.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I like both but would prefer to have them separately. If having
>>> lobster I would prefer the whole lobster instead of just the tail. A
>>> couple bites and it's gone. It may be a pita to crack open claws, but
>>> I like the claw meat better than the tails.
>>>
>> But when you are served the tail, it's often not lobster but crayfish.
>
>
> They would have to get them from Tasmania. Local don't get as big in
> total as a lobster tail.
>
> Most adult crayfish are about 7.5 cm (3 inches) long. Among the smallest
> is the 2.5-cm-long Cambarellus diminutus of the southeastern United
> States. Among the largest is Astacopsis gouldi of Tasmania, which may
> reach 40 cm in length and weigh about 3.5 kg (8 pounds).

They also get them from W.Australia. I watched them being processed for
the freezer at Yanchep, north of Perth many years ago.

On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 8:01:47 AM UTC-4, j_mc...@comcast.net wrote:
> On 10/9/2022 11:51 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
> > On 2022-10-10, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 4:27:58 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> >
> >>> So I bought all this stuff.
> >
> >>> <https://postimg.cc/v14N2mHm>
> >
> >> [...] I'd show you what to do with that stuff
> >
> > All I can say is that after looking at the pix is
> > that those green things look a LOT more like
> > cucumbers than zuccinis.
> >
> > Usually, zucs have a little thing at one end
> > I do not see in the picture. See:
> >
> > https://food.amerikanki.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Zucchini.jpg
> It's called a stem. :)
>
> Jill

It's called a stem. :)

Best post.

Happy anniversary LB.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/10/2022 11:52 AM, Graham wrote:
>> On 2022-10-10 8:58 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2022-10-10 10:39 a.m., Gary wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> Happy Anniversary!
>>>>
>>>> Same from me,Leo. It's today!
>>>>
>>>>  > Surf & turf, wonderful! :)
>>>>
>>>> I've never understood that combo in one meal.
>>>> The lobster and the steak would make 2 delicious
>>>> separate meals for me. Each with different sides.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I like both but would prefer to have them separately. If having
>>> lobster I would prefer the whole lobster instead of just the
>>> tail. A couple bites and it's gone. It may be a pita to crack
>>> open claws, but I like the claw meat better than the tails.
>>>
>> But when you are served the tail, it's often not lobster but
>> crayfish.
>
>
> They would have to get them from Tasmania. Local don't get as big
> in total as a lobster tail.
>
> Most adult crayfish are about 7.5 cm (3 inches) long. Among the
> smallest is the 2.5-cm-long Cambarellus diminutus of the
> southeastern United States. Among the largest is Astacopsis gouldi
> of Tasmania, which may reach 40 cm in length and weigh about 3.5 kg
> (8 pounds).

In canada, they are always served with a magnifying glass.

On 2022-10-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
> Too bad I don't have plane ticket booked to Reno or I'd show you what
> to do with that stuff and show you how to consume it.

Here's the spread. Neither of us could finish the steak. :)

<https://postimg.cc/rKB775cz>

On Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 3:03:07 PM UTC-5, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> On 2022-10-10, itsjoan...@webtv.net <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> > Too bad I don't have plane ticket booked to Reno or I'd show you what
> > to do with that stuff and show you how to consume it.
> >
> Here's the spread. Neither of us could finish the steak. :)
>
> <https://postimg.cc/rKB775cz>
>
You did goooooood! Drool worthy.

On 2022-10-12 4:03 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2022-10-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>> Too bad I don't have plane ticket booked to Reno or I'd show you what
>> to do with that stuff and show you how to consume it.
>
>
> Here's the spread. Neither of us could finish the steak. :)
>
> <https://postimg.cc/rKB775cz>

Looks pretty darned good. No wonder you could not finish the steak. My
wife and I usually split a Porterhouse. She likes the strip loin side
so I have to suffer through the filet. I have to remember to cut it off
before it is done to her taste. She likes it cooked a little more than I
like mine and the tenderloin cooks faster. The sacrifices I make.

On 12 Oct 2022 20:03:00 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
<leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 2022-10-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>> Too bad I don't have plane ticket booked to Reno or I'd show you what
>> to do with that stuff and show you how to consume it.
>
>
>Here's the spread. Neither of us could finish the steak. :)
>
><https://postimg.cc/rKB775cz>

Leo, how can you not finish that chunk of Fred Flintstone meat?

--
Bruce
<https://emalm.com/?v=SQqZJ>

On 10/12/2022 4:03 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2022-10-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:
>
>> Too bad I don't have plane ticket booked to Reno or I'd show you what
>> to do with that stuff and show you how to consume it.
>
>
> Here's the spread. Neither of us could finish the steak. :)
>
> <https://postimg.cc/rKB775cz>

Looks fantastic! The thing about porterhouse steaks, one person gets
the NY strip side, the other gets the ribeye. They're always too large
for one person to eat, especially with the lobster tail. :)

Jill

On 10/12/2022 6:02 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2022-10-12 4:03 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>> On 2022-10-10, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net <itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Too bad I don't have plane ticket booked to Reno or I'd show you what
>>> to do with that stuff and show you how to consume it.
>>
>>
>> Here's the spread. Neither of us could finish the steak. :)
>>
>> <https://postimg.cc/rKB775cz>
>
> Looks pretty darned good. No wonder you could not finish the steak. My
> wife and I usually split a Porterhouse.  She likes the strip loin side
> so I have to suffer through the filet. I have to remember to cut it off
> before it is done to her taste. She likes it cooked a little more than I
> like mine and the tenderloin cooks faster. The sacrifices I make.

That's what we've always done with a porterhouse. One person gets the
strip, the other the tenderloin. Throw the bones in a zip-lock bag in
the freezer for making beef stock. :)

Jill

On 2022-10-12, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Looks pretty darned good. No wonder you could not finish the steak. My
> wife and I usually split a Porterhouse. She likes the strip loin side
> so I have to suffer through the filet. I have to remember to cut it off
> before it is done to her taste. She likes it cooked a little more than I
> like mine and the tenderloin cooks faster. The sacrifices I make.

I should have put a Budweiser right next to the wine. I see that now.
But, no! It was our anniversary! The sacrifices I make. ;)

On 10/12/2022 7:26 PM, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> On 2022-10-12, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>> Looks pretty darned good. No wonder you could not finish the steak. My
>> wife and I usually split a Porterhouse. She likes the strip loin side
>> so I have to suffer through the filet. I have to remember to cut it off
>> before it is done to her taste. She likes it cooked a little more than I
>> like mine and the tenderloin cooks faster. The sacrifices I make.
>
>
> I should have put a Budweiser right next to the wine. I see that now.
> But, no! It was our anniversary! The sacrifices I make. ;)

Well hey, conga rats, Leo :) Looked like an excellent anniversary meal!

Jill