And then they have to back up....

Towing is not for the faint of heart. Even after towing a car on a trailer behind a box truck for 1,200 miles, backing down countless slippery boat ramps, and moving my daughter into and out of multiple apartments through four years of collage - I still am very careful.

Some times I really miss the BOL Recipe page.

What is with so many people with colds in the office, now I have a bad one as well.

During World War II, the United States government tried to sneak estrogen into Hitler's food to make his mustache fall off and change his masculine voice into a comical soprano. It failed because the gardener they bribed to carry out the deed never followed through.

1 more day until vacay, hooray!

I got called "pretty" today! Well, actually the full statement was "you're pretty annoying" but I only focus on positive things.

Good for you, Okie. I would take that compliment, too!!

Me too. It's always fun to see/make other's recipes.

anyone make a "Special Ham"?

My mother (through gifting) and my wife (through purchases) have launched an all out assault on kitchen counter space. No area will be left bare.

I need some clear space. Too much clutter makes me crazy - as if I need any help with that.

My all time favorite from Southern Living magazine a few years ago:

Ingredients

1 (10- to 12-lb.) smoked, ready-to-cook bone-in ham
1 (14-oz.) can low-sodium chicken broth
2 1/4 cups cherry preserves (about 2 [12-oz.] jars)
3/4 cup brandy
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons whole grain Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons cane syrup
Whole grain Dijon mustard

How to Make It

1 Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Make shallow cuts in fat 1 inch apart in a diamond pattern. Place ham in an aluminum foil-lined roasting pan; add broth to pan.

2 Stir together preserves and next 5 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until mixture is slightly reduced. Cover and chill half of cherry mixture until ready to serve. Brush ham with half of cherry mixture.

3 Bake ham at 275° on lower oven rack 4 hours to 4 hours and 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 148°, basting with remaining cherry mixture every 30 minutes. Let ham stand 15 minutes before slicing.

4 If desired, reheat reserved chilled cherry mixture. Serve ham with reserved cherry mixture and mustard. Garnish, if desired.

New house has an island that is about 10' x 4'. It's almost full now.

That's a HUGE island!

If you recall the scene from Animal House when the marching band all gets funneled down the alley and they just keep piling on; that's the island. It's import only, nothing leaves it.

Hotel California comes to mind.

I was thinking of the castaways on Gilligan's Island....

Speaking of keep piling on and never going away - I wish there was a way to hide the 17 word association threads that are always at the top of this forum.

ditto

problem is, every time someone complains another one pops up ... I don't understand, but I suppose I don't have to.

just post other things to bury them down the list

They're like cockroaches - you keep squashing them, but they keep coming back. They'll likely even survive the climate apocalypse that's now imminent (at least according to the news broadcasts last night).

so they will evolve into something new ones the science behind the falter?

Ha! Nope...someone like me taking a break from disclosure and HMDA packets will bring them right back up there again.