Haines His Way

I can't see anywhere an option to delete past posts once the thread is locked.

Hmmm...  There was a way to delete the photo/attachment from a past post, but I don't see it now either and/or can't remember how to do it.

Hmmm...

Speaking of cheesy potatoes, my sister told us at Christmas about the mashed potatoes she had at her in-laws on Christmas Eve.  They were a whipped concoction of potatoes, sour cream and chunks of cream cheese. I suspect that we are having this for New Year's Day dinner.

Ooh that sounds good!  I'm a HUGE fan of mashed potatoes.  Cream cheese sounds a bit odd, I'll admit...but I'd be willing to try  

...Currently in the CD player, Dawn Upshaw's latest recital disc, "Voices of Light" - songs of Messiaen, Debussy, Golijov and Faure.  As I was reading the production notes in the booklet, I noticed the Messiaen selections were recorded back in 1997 and the rest of the songs were recorded last year.  Interesting... They were also recorded in different venues.  I may have to give this disc a very close "technical" listen to see if I can detect a difference in the sound of one venue from the other as well as differences in the sound of the piano as well as Ms. Upshaw's voice.  In any case...

Some truly beautiful singing, and some amazing piano playing by Gilbert Kalish - those Messiaen songs are a bitch!

Deleting anything from a post, including a photo, is simple.  Just click on the "modify" putton on any post you've made and then choose delete the attachment.  Doesn't matter if the thread itself is locked or not.

When I go to December 24 and try to delete my photo, all those options -- delete, modify, quote -- are gone.

I see I was the star of a number of interesting movies while I was away. Forget all this memory stuff. Think romantic comedy - like WHEN HARRY MET PANNI. And of course, there's always the good old family pic like PANNIANNA - about a spunky Hungarian orphan. And, if you ask bk, I'm sure he'll tell you about the Panni biopic - PSYCHO.
I'm going to bed early tonight.

Mmmmm...I like the bleu cheese angle, but since the other main side for the meal will be sauerkraut, there won't be room for another so zesty dish.  ANd my sisters both usually use buttermilk to thin the potatoes.

Our New Year's Day meal is always roasted pork and sauerkraut.  It's suppose to bring good luck for the new year.

I've actually had mashed potatoes "laced" with sauerkraut before at some restaurant.  It worked.

On a related note... The Mashed Potato Club in Chicago closed in 2002.  Truly a one-of-a-kind place for many reasons: the decor, the staff, the bar, the food.  And as the name implied, you could get mashed potatoes (two or four scoops to a plate) in many forms.  There was a list of 100+ toppings to choose from.  Basically, you could have mashed potatoes for your appetizer, main dish and dessert!  Just customize the toppings - I never did try peanut butter, nor jelly beans, nor some of the more exotic - and questionable - listings.  They also had some wonderful "regular" food - sort of like high-end diner.  And the martinis... And the waiters... -according to the blurbs in the menu, flirting with the waitstaff was encouraged!

In said box: pandesal (a Filipino bread/roll), hopia (Filipino pastries), assorted rice cakes with assorted fillings and toppings, as well as some calamansi (sp?) (a sort of citrus fruit, like a lime).  YUM!!

The more I read Jose's posts, the more I wish my Filipino former roommate, Freddie, had introduced me to more than just lumpia!

I'm still not in bed. Skammen.

The more I read Jose's posts, the more I wish my Filipino former roommate, Freddie, had introduced me to more than just lumpia!

I trust you are making a reference to the posts about food DR Jed.

DR Jed - There are some very shelf-stable Filipino pastries, I'll see what I can wrap up and send to you sometime - I'll need your address.  They're very similar to the Chinese and Japanese style sweets in that they're filled with the likes of sweet bean pastes, sweet potato purees (there's a purple sweet potato, ube, which I really like), coconut, cassava root, etc.  And the crusts are very "short" - lots of fat and sugar in them.

In the meantime, some Asian grocery stores sell Filipino goodies - and there may even be a Filipino store in your city.  The most popular brand is Goldilocks.  They make all sorts of stuff from candy to pastries to ice cream.  My favorites are the polvorones which are basically sugar, toasted rice flour, milk powder and flavoring... So good, so addictive.... and, of course, not exactly the most nutritious thing you should be eating.

Thanks greatly for the info, Jose!  I'll keep my eye open for those Goldilocks goodies... as soon as I find my way to an actual "city," that is!