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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 16, 2013
I just finished reading Truman Capote's book "Breakfast at Tiffany's." In one chapter near the end, Holly Golightly is trying to learn Portuguese and cook Portuguese food so she can marry a Portuguese man. One of the dishes she is cooking is chicken with a chocolate sauce. The narrator thinks this is a mistake. However, I have eaten chicken with chocolaty mole sauce in a Mexican restaurant. It wasn't to my taste, but it illustrates the range of things that can be combined with chocolate.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Mar 17, 2013
I've had some lovely chili con carne with chocolate in it. Didn't taste of chocolate at all but of course it added something
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Florida Sailor All is well with the world Posted Mar 17, 2013
I will break my usual rule of not linking to that W@$$# site and offer this;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_Chili
It is one of our favourites, I can usually buy the frozen meat sauce in one of our local grocery stores. We serve it over spaghetti noodles, with chopped onion and shredded cheese.
FS
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 18, 2013
If the recipe is a secret, what is there to copy? I may have a chili recipe somewhere that contains cocoa powder....
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Florida Sailor All is well with the world Posted Mar 18, 2013
This is the Internet.
If there is a 'secret recipe' there are bound to be at least a dozen or so links of people who think they found the perfect work around
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&biw=1024&bih=587&sclient=psy-ab&q=skyline+chili+recipe&oq=Skyline+Chili&gs_l=hp.1.1.0l4.5282.5282.0.7907.1.1.0.0.0.0.203.203.2-1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.6.psy-ab.okHnvqvY3Ok&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43828540,d.eWU&fp=e086204f65cfae40
Have fun!
FS
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 18, 2013
You're right, Florida Sailor. The famous "Soup Nazi" who was featured on the "Seinfeld" show had secret recipes until someone bought his soups and subjected them to laboratory analysis and then posted the results on the Internet. I have four of them.
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shagbark Posted Mar 21, 2013
Shagbark pulls out a chart of the Denmark Strait and lays it on the chart table
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shagbark Posted Mar 21, 2013
doesn't look like we are to far from the polar ice cap. I wonder if there are any icebergs about?
http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Mar 22, 2013
Aye, there be plenty of those. Unfortunately. Due to the ever faster melting of the glaciers on Greenland
I have an old oil painting of Isafjordur ( = Ice Fjord) on my wall. I bought it off a colleague many years ago when she was in dire straits. I shall photograph and upload it tomorrow if I find the time. Maybe the day after
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 22, 2013
Dire Straits had some good songs!
Speaking of icebergs, I see one every time I roder salad in a restaurant.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 23, 2013
Lettuce hope it was a freak accident.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Mar 23, 2013
yes, lettuce spray
photo of my oil painting is uploaded here:
http://public.fotki.com/pierce42/isafjordur/isafjordur.html
check it out and compare it with the photos Shagbark linked to
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Apr 16, 2013
*intercom crackles and the captain's voice is heard all around the ship*
This is your captain speaking. I have shamelessly recommended our ship as one of the better parts of h2g2. This might lead to visits from old as well as new hitchhikers. I am counting on you to make them feel welcome. Thank you
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Apr 17, 2013
Should I order some lace doilies for the Lighthouse Bar?
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Florida Sailor All is well with the world Posted Apr 17, 2013
Lace doilies on a pirate ship?
I think you best send to the surgeon for a few blood soaked rags! Preferably dry.
We need to put our best foot forward
F S
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shagbark Posted Apr 17, 2013
The ships surgeon is Lanzababy. (U10790805)
If you can find her in her office you will be very lucky.
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shagbark Posted Apr 17, 2013
try this out classic/F70774?thread=6741133?thread=&skip=10&show=20
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- 10121: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 16, 2013)
- 10122: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Mar 17, 2013)
- 10123: Florida Sailor All is well with the world (Mar 17, 2013)
- 10124: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Mar 17, 2013)
- 10125: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 18, 2013)
- 10126: Florida Sailor All is well with the world (Mar 18, 2013)
- 10127: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 18, 2013)
- 10128: shagbark (Mar 21, 2013)
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- 10131: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Mar 22, 2013)
- 10132: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 22, 2013)
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- 10134: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 23, 2013)
- 10135: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Mar 23, 2013)
- 10136: Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ (Apr 16, 2013)
- 10137: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Apr 17, 2013)
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