One could imagine a molecular chef doing
something rude like making a wobbly gel
that tasted like a steak. It's the sort of
clever irritating thing one might do.

Not sure that I want to imagine that.... :) Not even as a substitute should one be toothless and want something resembling a steak....

Those gastropeople aren't playing to the likes
of us. Myself, I'd prefer something that crunched
like a potato chip and tasted like a steak.

I'd just prefer the steak.... :)

Are you fond of toffee? Yes, and toffee in
moderation is a capital thing. But to live
on toffee - toffee for breakfast, toffee
for dinner, toffee for tea - to have it
supposed that you care for nothing but
toffee, and that you would consider
yourself insulted if anything but toffee
were offered to you - how would you like that?
- Gilbert and Sullivan, Patience

[This argument does not apply to Lilli.]

That's a bit over-reactive... After all, you didn't say they were bad, just that next time they could be better.... ;)

She used to teach psychology and music at Longy. Social
scientist and musician at once. Temperamental much?

Not quite a given.... After all, I'm both a counselor and a musician (including teaching piano), and I don't think I'm all that
temperamental... :)

I read "reaching pizza." You are perhaps an
exception rather than the rule.

Yesterday, in a modest overreaction, she made yet
another batch of those spice cookies omitting the
soda altogether. Turns out they were among the best
hermitoid things (not hermits - no raisins) I've had.

So maybe now she'll just leave out the soda....?

Considering that it looks as if Armand Hammer
wrote the recipes in the first place ... .

... For people who like peace and quiet: a phoneless cord.

Now there's an idea.

It has a certain appeal to it.... particularly on the days when the
phone rings off the hook with stupid calls.... ;)

Sometimes deafness would seem to be a boon.

Indeed. SOW, has Bonnie explored the possibility of cochlear
implants....? I've a friend who was profoundly deaf that got them, and
found it helped immensely.... and I was recently reminded that they are
not just for those who've been deaf all their life.... and thought of Bonnie.... ;)

And old man Swisher too.

... They're not leftovers, they're frozen assets!

Better than if they were liquid ones, unless
they started off as soup.

Double chocolate English toffee pizza
categories: desserts, cookies
yield: 1

1 pk double chocolate chip cookie dough
8 oz cream cheese
5 Tb Simple Indulgence[r] English Toffee Dessert Blend
1 c whipped topping
1/4 c chocolate toffee candy bar, chopped
h - Garnish
1/4 c chocolate toffee candy bar, chopped
white and dark chocolate shavings

Preheat oven to 325F/160C. Press cookie dough into
an 8" circle on a pizza pan. Bake 16 to18 min or
until light golden brown. In processor or mixer
with a paddle attachment, blend cream cheese,
Simple Indulgence[r] English Toffee Dessert
Blend and whipped topping until smooth. Add
toffee bits and spread over cookie crust.

Sprinkle chopped chocolate toffee candy bar and
chocolate shavings over the pizza and refrigerate
until ready to serve.

Tupperware Recipe Handouts 8/1/08
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