Chez Canuck

[SpOtFyRe]

Alrighty Gents ...

I figured instead of continuing to hijack threads I'd start up a little something for just random conversations ...

So welcome to Chez Canuck.

Construction is still underway as our contractor is currently negotiating prices (*ahem* TC) ... and our extremely qualified chef will probably make an appearance (oh Frenchy!) ... so grab a seat on the chesterfield, crack open a beer from the snow out back (I promise it's the good stuff) ... and might I suggest a spot next to the fire ... as the weather seems to vary around this joint!

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[Pierre Couture]

Alrighty Gents ...

I figured instead of continuing to hijack threads I'd start up a little something for just random conversations ...

So welcome to Chez Canuck.

Construction is still underway as our contractor is currently negotiating prices (*ahem* TC) ... and our extremely qualified chef will probably make an appearance (oh Frenchy!) ... so grab a seat on the chesterfield, crack open a beer from the snow out back (I promise it's the good stuff) ... and might I suggest a spot next to the fire ... as the weather seems to vary around this joint!

http://media.canada.com/01135ebc-53cc-4d7b-8172-cbc446f9b580/willard.jpg
http://blogs.aviation.ca/media/steve/mic7.jpg
http://media.canada.com/01135ebc-53cc-4d7b-8172-cbc446f9b580/willard.jpg

Let's see :set1_pot: I need to get my hands on some venison recipes, one of them is for moose oysters, with morels, deglazed in red wine:tongue:(true recipe), some elk ravioli served with parmigiano and a secret sauce, we could have some ptarmigan I believe if I can get my hands on a couple of them... served with sweet potatoes and wild rice, wild berries sorbet for dessert with dark chocolate (80% cocoa) with ice cider, port and of course some single malt... Any takers?

[SpOtFyRe]

Let's see :set1_pot: I need to get my hands on some venison recipes, one of them is for moose oysters, with morels, deglazed in red wine:tongue:(true recipe), some elk ravioli served with parmigiano and a secret sauce, we could have some ptarmigan I believe if I can get my hands on a couple of them... served with sweet potatoes and wild rice, wild berries sorbet for dessert with dark chocolate (80% cocoa) with ice cider, port and of course some single malt... Any takers?

Mmmm ... yum yum ... sign me up.

[Pierre Couture]

And I forgot this staple of French Canadian Cuisine : Poutine!

[SpOtFyRe]

And I forgot this staple of French Canadian Cuisine : Poutine!

Thank goodness Pierre ... you had me worried for a little while ... :wink:

[Twisted Canuck]

Well if we're gonna eat poutine (and we do, cause we love it, and our family doctor can't know about it...:rolleyes:) we need to offset the horrendous cholesterol intake with some good healthy Bison with carmelized onions....oh yeah! Love my Bison! Had 4 of them in the freezer in the last 6 yrs, and we'll keep them coming. I love a good beefsteak, don't get me wrong, but once you get used to bison, you sort of wonder why they slaughtered them off??

[Pierre Couture]

Well if we're gonna eat poutine (and we do, cause we love it, and our family doctor can't know about it...:rolleyes:) we need to offset the horrendous cholesterol intake with some good healthy Bison with carmelized onions....oh yeah! Love my Bison! Had 4 of them in the freezer in the last 6 yrs, and we'll keep them coming. I love a good beefsteak, don't get me wrong, but once you get used to bison, you sort of wonder why they slaughtered them off??

Count me in, I had some a few years back, but here they're all raised on farms. I know that you have some wild ones you can hunt out there. Maybe someday, I'll be able to afford such a hunt:rolleyes:

[Tundra_Hawk2003]

Poutine?
I'm in for seconds!

[SpOtFyRe]

Heck ... I live in a country originally established for trapper, furtraders & raw materials ...

I BETTER ... be getting all the wild meat associated with those as well.



And as for poutine .. slide a bowl over this way ... then pass me the vinegar, salt, & pepper too!

[Pierre Couture]

Heck ... I live in a country originally established for trapper, furtraders & raw materials ...

I BETTER ... be getting all the wild meat associated with those as well.



And as for poutine .. slide a bowl over this way ... then pass me the vinegar, salt, & pepper too!

As you wish SpOt :set1_pot:

[Pierre Couture]

I've even been allowed to make this version of Poutine, courtesy of Martin Picard, chef and owner of "Au pied de cochon" the Foie Gras Poutine:tongue: If you're in Montréal and want to pig out, no pun intended, it's the place to go http://www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca/index_eng.html#

[Tundra_Hawk2003]

Thanks for the link! Next time I'm in the Plateau area, might have to stop by there....

[Pierre Couture]

Thanks for the link! Next time I'm in the Plateau area, might have to stop by there....

Don't know if you saw his tv show during the Holidays, "Martin sur la route" First episode, he killed a moose in Rimouski and prepared the testes, snout and legs as well as a slew of other dishes(Moose ribs :tongue::tongue::tongue:). And believe me, they all looked DELICIOUS, although I have to admit that the guy is quite a character.:confused:

[Megabucks]

Can we get some Tourtière in here?

[Pierre Couture]

Can we get some Tourtière in here?

Ask and ya shall be given:wink: Do you prefer the Lac Saint-Jean version or the more traditionnal meatpie? We actually serve both:tongue:

[russ]

3 things I remember about my visit to the Lac St. Jean area, pea soup, meatpie & paper thin steaks.

[Pierre Couture]

3 things I remember about my visit to the Lac St. Jean area, pea soup, meatpie & paper thin steaks.

The first two are ok:tonge: in my book, especially the homemade kind, the other one is a definite no-no, along with the "well done" cooking. Some people just don't know how to serve it.:pukey:

Funny you don't mention the size of beer bottles:wink: or blueberries for that matter, cause that's the nickname of the locals.

[russ]

The first two are ok:tonge: in my book, especially the homemade kind, the other one is a definite no-no, along with the "well done" cooking. Some people just don't know how to serve it.:pukey:

Funny you don't mention the size of beer bottles:wink: or blueberries for that matter, cause that's the nickname of the locals.

Ah, yes le Fete du Bluet! and how could I forget the biere at Chez Henri in Dolbeau? When I hear the Quebec parody of I Am Canadian, I just roared when I heard the line "and the minumum drinking age is just a suggestion!" oh how true! I also remember getting my hamburgers with cheese and the french fries were inside the bun. (I ordered the burger "avec frites" instead of "et frites" apparently it made a difference to someone in the kitchen). Spent 3 1/2 monthes @ Poly Dolbeau and lived in Misstassini on the other side of the river.

[Pierre Couture]

Ah, yes le Fete du Bluet! and how could I forget the biere at Chez Henri in Dolbeau? When I hear the Quebec parody of I Am Canadian, I just roared when I heard the line "and the minumum drinking age is just a suggestion!" oh how true! I also remember getting my hamburgers with cheese and the french fries were inside the bun. (I ordered the burger "avec frites" instead of "et frites" apparently it made a difference to someone in the kitchen). Spent 3 1/2 monthes @ Poly Dolbeau and lived in Misstassini on the other side of the river.

When did you study there? I'm familiar with those exchange programs but I never participated in one myself.

[russ]

80-81, the year Edmonton beat Montreal in the NHL playoffs. It was pretty cold in the house for a couple of days :lol:

[Pierre Couture]

80-81, the year Edmonton beat Montreal in the NHL playoffs. It was pretty cold in the house for a couple of days :lol:

I can imagine. The rivalry between the Habs and the Nordiques had barely begun back then, and the Oilers really were THE team to beat back then. I miss those days as far as hockey is concerned.

[Megabucks]

Ask and ya shall be given:wink: Do you prefer the Lac Saint-Jean version or the more traditionnal meatpie? We actually serve both:tongue:

Ah, Merci monsieur.

Gotta be the traditional - don't want taters in my meat pie :D

Pour me a Keiths while you're at it :darkbeer:

[Pierre Couture]

Ah, Merci monsieur.

Gotta be the traditional - don't want taters in my meat pie :D

Pour me a Keiths while you're at it :darkbeer:

For the meatpie, you're ok, for the beer, that may be a bit of a problem since you have to be 19 in Ontario and NB, and the ROC, but 18 in Québec. Can the mods help me out on this one?:confused: Where is Chez Canuck located?

[Megabucks]

For the meatpie, you're ok, for the beer, that may be a bit of a problem since you have to be 19 in Ontario and NB, and the ROC, but 18 in Québec. Can the mods help me out on this one?:confused: Where is Chez Canuck located?

C'mon, you can't deny a canuck a Keiths... you likely don't have a liquor license to lose to begin with ;)

I'd say that Chez Canuck would be in La Belle Province, personally.

[Pierre Couture]

This being owned by AT, I know for a good part that the Mutantville Bar checks age to let you in. Don't know for sure the age limit over there, but I wouldn't want to cause any harmful trouble here. Mayhem? Not a problem. Trouble? Don't think so. I'll try and get a mod's opinion on this one and get back to you on it. Just be a little patient young Padawan:wink:

[Megabucks]

Hehe... I'll try.

How about a Canada Dry while I wait...

Can't card me for Ginger Ale ;)

[Hutnicks]

This being owned by AT, I know for a good part that the Mutantville Bar checks age to let you in. Don't know for sure the age limit over there, but I wouldn't want to cause any harmful trouble here. Mayhem? Not a problem. Trouble? Don't think so. I'll try and get a mod's opinion on this one and get back to you on it. Just be a little patient young Padawan:wink:

Our top mind are currently working on this. I am not sure we want to age check on Mapleville which of course limits the conversation some. But that opens a door to ask do you folks want this to go the adult route or no.

Besides Mr K's product is not a sponsor.

[Bowzone_Mikey]

dammit people ...Now I am starvin ....

I'll take me a a plate of Cod and chips with dressin ...and a side of Birtch beer ... thanx by'e

[Pierre Couture]

Hehe... I'll try.

How about a Canada Dry while I wait...

Can't card me for Ginger Ale ;)

Canada Dry with meatpie?:confused::wink:ok I hope you appreciate the irony, that ad is as old as me:chortle:

[Pierre Couture]

dammit people ...Now I am starvin ....

I'll take me a a plate of Cod and chips with dressin ...and a side of Birtch beer ... thanx by'e

There you go Mikey, I'll get some birch beer:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

Here it is Mikey:thumb:

[Megabucks]

Canada Dry with meatpie?:confused::wink:ok I hope you appreciate the irony, that ad is as old as me:chortle:

Lmao - where'd you dig that one up... Sheesh!

I could actually go for a Canada Dry right now - should have grabbed one when I got dinner here on Campus.

:darkbeer:

[Twisted Canuck]

Well, since we're on to Lac St. Jean....I spent my exchange time in Roberval. What I remember (which isn't much because a faint beer induced haziness) is lots of snow, and that indeed the legal drinking age was only a suggestion. I turned 17 there and partied like mad that night!! I spent the whole exchange playing cards in the school's smoking room, and drinking beer. That was the year of the infamous Good Friday brawl between the Nordiques and the Habs. I was actually in Montreal at the time, and I'm sure we could hear the noise coming from the Forum from 5 miles away. Good times.

Je sais que tous les meilleurs jurent des mots en français aussi.

[russ]

J'habite au Chez Henri et Chez Noel ;) No smoking room for us, we could smoke in the common area inside the school. I didn't think the French Immersion exchange lasted much beyond a couple more years after I went. Mind you I think I was on the 1st or maybe the 2nd long one (3.5 months). It was a good time, learned lots, made many friends. Too bad my French still sucks :lol:

But back on topic (sort of) I think a Gros Laurentide is in order to celebrate. (I'm bettin' it's not even around anymore.) Failing that, a Molson Ex maybe? Oh yeah, and I'll stuff the fries INSIDE the burger for good measure too.

I was going to ask, is that your bear camp?

[Pierre Couture]

Lmao - where'd you dig that one up... Sheesh!

I could actually go for a Canada Dry right now - should have grabbed one when I got dinner here on Campus.

:darkbeer:

Google is a wondrous tool:wink: And when I saw that ad, I knew that I had found what I needed.

[Pierre Couture]

Well, since we're on to Lac St. Jean....I spent my exchange time in Roberval. What I remember (which isn't much because a faint beer induced haziness) is lots of snow, and that indeed the legal drinking age was only a suggestion. I turned 17 there and partied like mad that night!! I spent the whole exchange playing cards in the school's smoking room, and drinking beer. That was the year of the infamous Good Friday brawl between the Nordiques and the Habs. I was actually in Montreal at the time, and I'm sure we could hear the noise coming from the Forum from 5 miles away. Good times.

Je sais que tous les meilleurs jurent des mots en français aussi.

You don't need to use French swear words. But those were the days. Families would almost fight over allegiance to one team or the other. And, to this day, I think that Kerry Fraser still can't stroll the streets of Quebec City safely:chortle:

[russ]

Okay, I had to figure out the year TC, this article pins it down...

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_2_32/ai_110458303

So you were quite possibly on the last exchange?

[Pierre Couture]

J'habite au Chez Henri et Chez Noel ;) No smoking room for us, we could smoke in the common area inside the school. I didn't think the French Immersion exchange lasted much beyond a couple more years after I went. Mind you I think I was on the 1st or maybe the 2nd long one (3.5 months). It was a good time, learned lots, made many friends. Too bad my French still sucks :lol:

But back on topic (sort of) I think a Gros Laurentide is in order to celebrate. (I'm bettin' it's not even around anymore.) Failing that, a Molson Ex maybe? Oh yeah, and I'll stuff the fries INSIDE the burger for good measure too.

I was going to ask, is that your bear camp?

Une grosse Laurentide? Certainly Russ:wink:

[russ]

and I still can't get the gender right :rolleyes:

I remember making the horrific mistake of ordering a "grosse coke" the poor waiter nearly died of laughter. 2 months into an exchange and I had the gender down pat for beer but NOT for Coke.

[Pierre Couture]

One thing is for sure, exchange trips like those are a great occasion to travel and see something life-changing (beer notwithstanding). Learning a language is also about learning another culture and seeing your own from another perspective. I need to travel more:darkbeer::darkbeer::darkbeer:

[Pierre Couture]

and I still can't get the gender right :rolleyes:

I remember making the horrific mistake of ordering a "grosse coke" the poor waiter nearly died of laughter. 2 months into an exchange and I had the gender down pat for beer but NOT for Coke.

It's ok, I've made worse mistakes. I remember when I was 16 that one of my uncles needed a translator to go with him to Ontario to purchase irrigation systems with sprinklers, but the 12 foot tall 300 foot diameter sprinkler on 6 inch aluminum pipe. He also needed a the same kind of system but for pig farm and liquid manure. In French, liquide manure is called "purin de porc" and I didn't quite know how to translate it in English, so I came up with liquid pig chit. Wayne Cadman is probably still laughing at that one:embara:

Time to call it quits for now, good night gentlemen.

[SpOtFyRe]

I can imagine. The rivalry between the Habs and the Nordiques had barely begun back then, and the Oilers really were THE team to beat back then. I miss those days as far as hockey is concerned.

Ah yes ... back in the day when the sports were all good in Edmonton ... and it was the "City of Champions" ... now it's just the "Festival City" ...

But it's alright ... I know their just rebuilding talent ... and the sport has changed so much over the years.

For the meatpie, you're ok, for the beer, that may be a bit of a problem since you have to be 19 in Ontario and NB, and the ROC, but 18 in Québec. Can the mods help me out on this one?:confused: Where is Chez Canuck located?

*ahem* ... Let's roll with 18 ... we all know everyone crosses the border anyways to start it off early! :wink:

Our top mind are currently working on this. I am not sure we want to age check on Mapleville which of course limits the conversation some. But that opens a door to ask do you folks want this to go the adult route or no.

Hmmm ... don't think we've actually crossed into complete adult content yet ... but that is a good question ...


It's ok, I've made worse mistakes. I remember when I was 16 that one of my uncles needed a translator to go with him to Ontario to purchase irrigation systems with sprinklers, but the 12 foot tall 300 foot diameter sprinkler on 6 inch aluminum pipe. He also needed a the same kind of system but for pig farm and liquid manure. In French, liquide manure is called "purin de porc" and I didn't quite know how to translate it in English, so I came up with liquid pig chit. Wayne Cadman is probably still laughing at that one:embara:

:chortle:

[Megabucks]

It's ok, I've made worse mistakes. I remember when I was 16 that one of my uncles needed a translator to go with him to Ontario to purchase irrigation systems with sprinklers, but the 12 foot tall 300 foot diameter sprinkler on 6 inch aluminum pipe. He also needed a the same kind of system but for pig farm and liquid manure. In French, liquide manure is called "purin de porc" and I didn't quite know how to translate it in English, so I came up with liquid pig chit. Wayne Cadman is probably still laughing at that one:embara:

Time to call it quits for now, good night gentlemen.


I've made my own as well. Being French has only upsides as far as I am concerned, and at most times it gives a good laugh to people around me when I try to pronounce some things that are in a different language than English. Take Minestrone soup for example. In French, I take my cues from accents, and I don't see any on that word. So, I pronounced it Mine - strone. Two syllables, instead of four. My mom almost peed her pants, and she still won't let me live it down.

She's not French and doesn't understand... my dad was french, and I attended French Immersion in NB, and with a last name like Michaud, well... I'm French. She laughs when I omit the letter 'T' from a lot of words as well.

Note of interest: Michaud... Mi - Chaud... if you translate that in our wonderful slang, you get half-drunk. Now ya know why I wanted a Keiths there Frenchy :wink:

[Twisted Canuck]

Okay, I had to figure out the year TC, this article pins it down...

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCM/is_2_32/ai_110458303

So you were quite possibly on the last exchange?

That was the year, I graduated in 85....

That brawl still lives on in my memory as the greatest bench clearing free for all I have ever seen (on TV unfortunately, not live...).

When the goalies had at it, that was just great stuff, Don Cherry probably has dreams about that one!

[Twisted Canuck]

One thing is for sure, exchange trips like those are a great occasion to travel and see something life-changing (beer notwithstanding). Learning a language is also about learning another culture and seeing your own from another perspective. I need to travel more:darkbeer::darkbeer::darkbeer:

Totally agree Pierre. After my wife and I got married, we put our stuff in storage, and went to live in Mexico for the better part of a year, doing volunteer work at an orphanage in the Baja. Big eye opener. I was involved in construction projects (no surprise there, eh?) and also supervising volunteer labour groups that would come down on a weekly basis for that 'short term missions' experience. Babysitting mostly, but good for some laughs.

Anyway, at this point in my life, I can speak enough french, spanish, and german, to get in to jail, but not back out. :eek::wink:

I also lived in Missouri for the better part of 4 yrs, my two oldest have dual citizenship. So travel is good, and a great way to appreciate that folks are folks everywhere. Some are good, some are bad, some are liberal, some are redneck, but if you smile and shake hands, you can get along with just about anyone. The ones you can't get along with are usually your family, or the next door neighbor.:)

[Twisted Canuck]

By the way Russ, don't know if you noticed or not, but the aricle you posted was by a former Nordique goalie, Clint Malarchuck...a Grande Prairie AB boy!

[Pierre Couture]

By the way Russ, don't know if you noticed or not, but the aricle you posted was by a former Nordique goalie, Clint Malarchuck...a Grande Prairie AB boy!

And I remember when he had that accident, much like Richard Zednick this year. I think it was around 1988 or so. That was scary:eek:

[Pierre Couture]

By the way, anyone up for breakfast? I've got the Irish breakfast, this being the Saint Pat's weekend:wink: with coffee and some healthier stuff:wink:

[Twisted Canuck]

OhmyGod Pierre....now how am I supposed to go downstairs and eat scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast?? That looks awesome. I think I'm going to sponser you for a roadtrip out here to do some cooking.

Are you interested in being the chef for the '08 Shoot for Cause at Camp HeHoHa this year? I'll burn some airmiles if you're going to cook like that all weekend. We may even let you take off your apron and hat and shoot a round if you feed us well. :)

[Pierre Couture]

Afraid that will be impossible for this year, but maybe next year:wink: I know how to cook for small numbers, but I need to take lessons to know how to do it on a larger scale:rolleyes:

[Pierre Couture]

I just looked Camp HeHoHa on the web, it sure looks like a very nice place. Maybe next year, cause I guess that cooking for the entire bunch will require lots of planning:eek:

[Twisted Canuck]

Well, you just have to cook the whole moose, instead of just the snout or whatever....:rolleyes:

[SpOtFyRe]

By the way, anyone up for breakfast? I've got the Irish breakfast, this being the Saint Pat's weekend:wink: with coffee and some healthier stuff:wink:

:drool::drool::drool:

OhmyGod Pierre....now how am I supposed to go downstairs and eat scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast?? That looks awesome. I think I'm going to sponser you for a roadtrip out here to do some cooking.

Are you interested in being the chef for the '08 Shoot for Cause at Camp HeHoHa this year? I'll burn some airmiles if you're going to cook like that all weekend. We may even let you take off your apron and hat and shoot a round if you feed us well. :)

I just looked Camp HeHoHa on the web, it sure looks like a very nice place. Maybe next year, cause I guess that cooking for the entire bunch will require lots of planning:eek:


Awww guys ... way to get my taste-buds hopes up ... only to be shot down in a matter of moments.. :wink:

*sigh*


Alright ... guess I'm just going to have to settle for my Costa Rican Cafe Latte. :cry:

[Pierre Couture]

:drool::drool::drool:






Awww guys ... way to get my taste-buds hopes up ... only to be shot down in a matter of moments.. :wink:

*sigh*


Alright ... guess I'm just going to have to settle for my Costa Rican Cafe Latte. :cry:

Spot, you have to understand that such an enterprise requires careful planning :hug: and that I need more training before I can accomplish such a feat as cooking for the whole bunch in Edmonton, but I'm willing to give it a try, just not this spring. Besides, I'm kinda low on moose right now to feed the entire gang, and we have planned a b-day party here for that weekend (my dad's).

[Pierre Couture]

Can I cheer you up with some of this?:wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

Spot, you have to understand that such an enterprise requires careful planning :hug: and that I need more training before I can accomplish such a feat as cooking for the whole bunch in Edmonton, but I'm willing to give it a try, just not this spring. Besides, I'm kinda low on moose right now to feed the entire gang, and we have planned a b-day party here for that weekend (my dad's).

I know darlin'.

I've helped my mother cook camp food for 100 hungry teanagers at a youth camp. It takes ALOT of work to pull that off ... Kudo's to those that do.

Anyways ... I'm off ... gotta go buy groceries for a potluck party tonight ... CIAO!

[Pierre Couture]

I know darlin'.

I've helped my mother cook camp food for 100 hungry teanagers at a youth camp. It takes ALOT of work to pull that off ... Kudo's to those that do.

Anyways ... I'm off ... gotta go buy groceries for a potluck party tonight ... CIAO!

Whatcha cooking?:tongue:

[Twisted Canuck]

:)Cooking for a mob is always an adventure. My wife and I volunteered to cook for 100 some people at a wedding once. We did a Tandoori Chicken meal (marinated in yogurt and lemon juice, very nice)....over wild rice, and trimmings. It was sooo much work, but we were invited to cook again anytime. We declined.

[cdhunter]

hey frenchy just a request I know it'll reduce my life expectancy by at least twenty years but here it goes, a big plate of poutine topped with bacon bits, topped with chili, topped with melted cheese spread then all that topped with sour cream, please let me Know when it's done I'm gone to book my hospital room now, ok first gone for a long hike DnD style to pick up antacids from lorrette.

[Hutnicks]

hey frenchy just a request I know it'll reduce my life expectancy by at least twenty years but here it goes, a big plate of poutine topped with bacon bits, topped with chili, topped with melted cheese spread then all that topped with sour cream, please let me Know when it's done I'm gone to book my hospital room now, ok first gone for a long hike DnD style to pick up antacids from lorrette.

Just a friendly hint. The only way to restart a stopped heart is with an epinephrine shot;)

[Megabucks]

Just a friendly hint. The only way to restart a stopped heart is with an epinephrine shot;)

Or .... oh what's it called... atropine?

[SpOtFyRe]

Whatcha cooking?:tongue:


Moi? Cook? Unless under direct supervision that could be dangerous! :eek: :wink:

I opted for the easier way out:

Hors d'oeuvres = Siljans croustades filled with plain cream cheese & topped with a nice green jalepeno spread.

Piece of cake ... I CAN'T even botch it!

[Pierre Couture]

hey frenchy just a request I know it'll reduce my life expectancy by at least twenty years but here it goes, a big plate of poutine topped with bacon bits, topped with chili, topped with melted cheese spread then all that topped with sour cream, please let me Know when it's done I'm gone to book my hospital room now, ok first gone for a long hike DnD style to pick up antacids from lorrette.

Is is ok if I make it somewhat lower in cholesterol? Unless you plan to forfeit hungting this year, and all the years after that?:wink:

Besides, with all the chili intake, I don't think the ventilation system can handle that much :killpain::chortle:

[Pierre Couture]

Ok, time to get the espresso machine steaming, along with some breakfast:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

And some more:tongue::tongue:

[Megabucks]

That's not nice frenchy. I'm sitting in my dorm, without anything to eat for breakfast, about to leave for my first aid course. Now my stomach is grumbling, and I'm grumbling too - Timmy Ho's doesn't open til 10 :sad:

[Pierre Couture]

That's not nice frenchy. I'm sitting in my dorm, without anything to eat for breakfast, about to leave for my first aid course. Now my stomach is grumbling, and I'm grumbling too - Timmy Ho's doesn't open til 10 :sad:

If it's any consolation, here's something for you:tongue:

[Megabucks]

Awww, so considerate :)

Much appreciated. Canada Dry is just great (I actually prefer Schweppes... but can't find it here at McMaster :()

[cdhunter]

Is is ok if I make it somewhat lower in cholesterol? Unless you plan to forfeit hungting this year, and all the years after that?:wink:

Besides, with all the chili intake, I don't think the ventilation system can handle that much :killpain::chortle:

Do what you have to, the cheif chef on board Hmcs Frasier use to make this for the night watch when we we're doing salmon fishing quota enforcement up close to Alaska. the other old fave is kye, but the sugar rush alone would be instant death. They use to melt semi sweetend chocolate and add enough milk to keep it from solidifying again. We only received this on extremely cold nights during search and rescue op's when we knew guys would be going in the water.

[Pierre Couture]

Time to see who will crawl out of the woodwork if I use some scent lures...:wink::tongue:

[Pierre Couture]

Sheesh :rolleyes: Talk about eager beavers:chortle: Breakfast has been served for more than two hours, and not a single customer yet...:confused:

[Tundra_Hawk2003]

Pierre....
I am sitting at work reading this & you are making me hungry!

Andre

[Twisted Canuck]

I'm UP, I'm Up OK?? Groggy, but up. I gotta go to work but I'll remember your breakfast tortures techniques, should we ever meet Pierre!

Have a good day. TC

[Pierre Couture]

I guess that I'll have to whip you guys a real breakfast someday:wink:

[Megabucks]

:| I haven't had fresh fruit here at McMaster in AGES! The stuff they put out in their fruit bars (or at least the stuff I like, like peaches, tangerines, etc) is all from a can.

I want KIWI!

and coffee :D

[SpOtFyRe]

Time to see who will crawl out of the woodwork if I use some scent lures...:wink::tongue:

DAMN IT man!

I had to go and pick myself up a good coffee.

After looking at that serving the usual office perk wasn't doing the job right.

*mmm* ... glad lunch is soon ... that's getting the stomache rumbling. :wink:

[Pierre Couture]

I do love being a bit of a sadist:wink:

[Tundra_Hawk2003]

I guess that I'll have to whip you guys a real breakfast someday:wink:
I am going to make that 300km drive (1 way) & take you up on your offer one day :D

[Pierre Couture]

Pierre....
I am sitting at work reading this & you are making me hungry!

Andre

Isn't that what it's all about? :wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

Good Grief ... someone PLEASE shoot me?!?!?!

[Pierre Couture]

Good Grief ... someone PLEASE shoot me?!?!?!

Why, we're having so much fun:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

How about some hors d'oeuvres?:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

Or a nice chicken salad?:zip:

[SpOtFyRe]

Why, we're having so much fun:wink:

Thanks to a monotonous but effective project I can now recite all our forestry facilities in alphabetical order.

How about some hors d'oeuvres?:wink:


Hmmm ... those seem to have some ... ummm heavy metal content? You trying to poison me there Pierre?

[Pierre Couture]

Thanks to a monotonous but effective project I can now recite all our forestry facilities in alphabetical order.




Hmmm ... those seem to have some ... ummm heavy metal content? You trying to poison me there Pierre?

Just trying to fuse some of your passions :wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

Just trying to fuse some of your passions :wink:

Hmmm ... and what a fusion that was indeed ... electrifying almost!

[Pierre Couture]

Good news! I just found the guy to make you some sushi knives, and he's a Canuck! http://www.cartercutlery.com/

[SpOtFyRe]

Good news! I just found the guy to make you some sushi knives, and he's a Canuck! http://www.cartercutlery.com/

Hmmm ... I don't know ... his neck knives have a stainless exterior ... I can't double it up as a flint & steel that way....

[Pierre Couture]

Hmmm ... I don't know ... his neck knives have a stainless exterior ... I can't double it up as a flint & steel that way....

If you need a flint and steel, go for a traditional Opinel, hard to beat, and the price won't leave you crying. On the other hand, his knives have a rep for outstanding sharpness

[SpOtFyRe]

If you need a flint and steel, go for a traditional Opinel, hard to beat, and the price won't leave you crying. On the other hand, his knives have a rep for outstanding sharpness


Yeah ... he definitely wins for the sharpness quotient ... besides I already got my cheapy Mora knife for my survival stuff.

[Pierre Couture]

Yeah ... he definitely wins for the sharpness quotient ... besides I already got my cheapy Mora knife for my survival stuff.

Mora knives are a good option too:thumb:

[SpOtFyRe]

Mora knives are a good option too:thumb:

Best $5 I ever spent.

[Pierre Couture]

Favorite sharpening method?

[Megabucks]

Ooh ooh...

Can I have a crepe for breakfast, with REAL FRUIT :eek:, and a King Cole tea?

I can't get King Cole here...

a bit of milk and sugar, and I'm set.

Thank ya Frenchy :wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

Favorite sharpening method?

Ummm ... wet stone?







Anyone else forget their "masculine side" and watch Dancing with the Stars?

[Twisted Canuck]

My whole family has strict orders to viciously pound me in the head with a rock if I ever watch Dancing with the Stars. So far, I've never been pounded, and don't anticipate any future poundings. So I really escaped a near death experience there, didn't I? :)

As far as good kitchen knives go, I love my Wustof Classic set, great steel, comfortable, holds an edge like crazy, and comes with a really good honing steel. Which is all I use on it. Downside is that they are a bit pricey, but you'll never have to buy another knife set.

[SpOtFyRe]

My whole family has strict orders to viciously pound me in the head with a rock if I ever watch Dancing with the Stars. So far, I've never been pounded, and don't anticipate any future poundings. So I really escaped a near death experience there, didn't I? :)

As far as good kitchen knives go, I love my Wustof Classic set, great steel, comfortable, holds an edge like crazy, and comes with a really good honing steel. Which is all I use on it. Downside is that they are a bit pricey, but you'll never have to buy another knife set.


You're missing out:

They've got Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy/Three Men & a Baby) in it ... :wink:

Plus Penn Jillette from Penn & Teller fame ... heh heh ...


Hmm ... good set of kitchen knives ... one thing I learnt from living with my family - I will buy myself an EXCELLENT set of kitchen knives and keep them sharp when I have my own place ... nothing like trying to carve into a steak at home with a dull knife ... :rolleyes:

[Pierre Couture]

Now that we've got the entire knife set (and my Japanese water stones:eyebrows) we're on a roll! How about some crepes for Megan and beaver tails for the others? Plus a little thorn in SpOt's side, GOOD coffee:wink:

[Megabucks]

Merci Beaucoup!

Mmm, beavertails - that totally takes me back to my trip to Ottawa.

[Pierre Couture]

Merci Beaucoup!

Mmm, beavertails - that totally takes me back to my trip to Ottawa.

You're welcome:wink:

[Hutnicks]

Now that we've got the entire knife set (and my Japanese water stones:eyebrows) we're on a roll! How about some crepes for Megan and beaver tails for the others? Plus a little thorn in SpOt's side, GOOD coffee:wink:

Hey enough of the beavertails, how are you finding the waterstones to use? I use the spyderco ceramics and I'm curious as to how the waterstones wear in comparison and how you clean em up.

Spot, The Mora's are hard to beat at anytime, Up till 2003 still had the one I bought back in '73 or 4, still kept a killer edge. With the molded handles now they fixed the only issue I ever had with it:D When looking for knives try the thrift stores you'd be amazed at what folks turn in to go with whatever "stay sharp" gimmik knife of the day. I have a thing for older knives (high carbon type) so always look. Thus far Heinkel steak knives 4 @ 25 cents a pop. 7" Wusthoff $1, 6" Heinkel $1, Zanger-Icel 50 cents, 12" Lamson $2 (nice but overrated, sorry Oprah;)) The carbon stuff is like a history of the European knife industry. Lot of fun to browse too:D

[Pierre Couture]

Hey enough of the beavertails, how are you finding the waterstones to use? I use the spyderco ceramics and I'm curious as to how the waterstones wear in comparison and how you clean em up.

Spot, The Mora's are hard to beat at anytime, Up till 2003 still had the one I bought back in '73 or 4, still kept a killer edge. With the molded handles now they fixed the only issue I ever had with it:D When looking for knives try the thrift stores you'd be amazed at what folks turn in to go with whatever "stay sharp" gimmik knife of the day. I have a thing for older knives (high carbon type) so always look. Thus far Heinkel steak knives 4 @ 25 cents a pop. 7" Wusthoff $1, 6" Heinkel $1, Zanger-Icel 50 cents, 12" Lamson $2 (nice but overrated, sorry Oprah;)) The carbon stuff is like a history of the European knife industry. Lot of fun to browse too:D

The waterstones are pretty messy to use and some of them wear pretty fast (King brand at least) but an 8000 grit finish on an edge is absolutely outstanding.

I sharpened a Sabatier cleaver that way about 9 years ago during an exhibition. I told the owner to clean the blade properly when he got back home as it was magnetized and still had some filings. I showed him how sharp it was beforehand. When he got back home, he started to use the cleaver on a cutting board, noticed the blade still had some filings and wiped it across the back of his pants...:eek: Long story short: Pants ruined, a cut about 3 inches long and half an inch deep, 3/4 of an inch away from the femoral artery, and he didn't feel a thing:pukey: He came back from the ER with ten stitches, and a new found respect for sharp cutlery, which is strange for a cabinetmaker:confused:

[Hard Nocks]

HOLY, that's sharp! I won't turn my wife loose with a knife you sharpened! I think she could cut herself with a plastic knife! :mg:

[russ]

The green bars & hard felt wheel do pretty good. I've impressed a few with that technique. Not sure I can get an edge as keen as Pierre's though.

[Pierre Couture]

The green bars & hard felt wheel do pretty good. I've impressed a few with that technique. Not sure I can get an edge as keen as Pierre's though.

For chisels and gouges, the felt wheel with green chrome rouge is unbeatable. and for some knives too

[Hutnicks]

The waterstones are pretty messy to use and some of them wear pretty fast (King brand at least) but an 8000 grit finish on an edge is absolutely outstanding.

I sharpened a Sabatier cleaver that way about 9 years ago during an exhibition. I told the owner to clean the blade properly when he got back home as it was magnetized and still had some filings. I showed him how sharp it was beforehand. When he got back home, he started to use the cleaver on a cutting board, noticed the blade still had some filings and wiped it across the back of his pants...:eek: Long story short: Pants ruined, a cut about 3 inches long and half an inch deep, 3/4 of an inch away from the femoral artery, and he didn't feel a thing:pukey: He came back from the ER with ten stitches, and a new found respect for sharp cutlery, which is strange for a cabinetmaker:confused:

That's scary sharp. I had a similar experince when I loaned out a pocket tanto by cold steel with the laminated blade to a colleague who needed to open a few boxes. Came back dripping blood from his left hand and didn't know he'd cut it. Might have to indulge in the waterstones someday, think it would be fun to learn the technique.

[russ]

For chisels and gouges, the felt wheel with green chrome rouge is unbeatable. and for some knives too

Yeah, like a rednecks hunting knife :lol:

[Twisted Canuck]

I have a Japanese combination water stone from Lee Valley, general purpose, and it puts a reasonable edge on my knives, but for the razor finish, I use rouge honing compound on a leather strop. You can shave with it then, and don't test the edge on your thumb, unless you want to leave your thumb print on the blade.....Also for my chisels, I use a a combination of PSA backed sand paper, in the equivalent of 2500, 5000, and 10,000 grit. Can't remember the 'micron' rating on those, but you get the idea. It is very fine. I hone with the paper on a piece of MDF, and it leaves a mirror finish. I can push my 1 1/4" Lee Valley chisel across the butt grain of Hickory, and get paper shavings pretty effortlessly. You also don't want to slip with those, because you are liable to amputate, not just cut. But a sharp tool is still better than a....dumb tool like my neighbor!!:icon_1_lol:

[SpOtFyRe]

But a sharp tool is still better than a....dumb tool like my neighbor!!:icon_1_lol:

Mmm ... yup ... I'll take a sharp knife over a dull one any day - although I'll pass your on your neighbour.

[Pierre Couture]

Morning everyone!:yo: time for some breakfast:tongue: and some more shoveling as we're expecting 20-30 centimetres of :smow: "Ah! comme la neige a neigé! Ma vitre est un jardin de givre..."

[russ]

No thanks Pierre I'll just have my usual...

A bowl of Flax Plus, 1 soft boiled egg & a 1/2 grapefruit please ;)

[Pierre Couture]

No thanks Pierre I'll just have my usual...

A bowl of Flax Plus, 1 soft boiled egg & a 1/2 grapefruit please ;)

You got it:wink:

[Megabucks]

You certainly know how to make my stomach rumble there Frenchy.

Il pleut en Ontario. Je peux voir le gazon plus que la neige. Ce n'est pas juste! J'aimerais bien d'avoir 20-30cm de neige! Peux-tu l'envoyé chez moi?

[Pierre Couture]

You certainly know how to make my stomach rumble there Frenchy.

Il pleut en Ontario. Je peux voir le gazon plus que la neige. Ce n'est pas juste! J'aimerais bien d'avoir 20-30cm de neige! Peux-tu l'envoyé chez moi?

Je vais voir ce que je peux faire:wink: C'est une photo du lendemain de la tempête du 8 mars dernier. The snow has melted some since then, and the new snow has just begun.:whoo:

[Megabucks]

Je vais voir ce que je peux faire:wink: C'est une photo du lendemain de la tempête du 8 mars dernier. The snow has melted some since then, and the new snow has just begun.:whoo:

:eek: I'd be callin' for a snow day!

Here's a pic taken from my dorm window, showing that we have very little snow! I just took it - that goose has stayed here all winter. That should be an indication that we haven't had bad weather!

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs26/i/2008/079/6/9/Where__s_Winter__by_short_leaf_fan.jpg

C'est le printemps à Hamilton!

[Pierre Couture]

Alright, time to get this thread going again:set1_pot: Anybody up for breakfast on Good Friday?:tongue:

[cdhunter]

I'm stuufffed Pierre seeing that it's good friday how about some lake Winnipeg pickerel for supper for all us practicing catholics:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

I'm stuufffed Pierre seeing that it's good friday how about some lake Winnipeg pickerel for supper for all us practicing catholics:wink:

Somethink like this version here, with persillade butter?:tongue:

[Twisted Canuck]

Call me a heathen Pierre, but what I'm really in the mood for is good old fashioned steak & eggs, with all the trimmings, and some of that fine coffee of yours.

Me and mine are off for vacation for the next two weeks (going to Vancouver Island to visit family and play tourist)...so take care and mind the shop till I get back!

Happy Easter everyone...or is that Happy Xter in this so very correct age??:rolleyes:

[Pierre Couture]

Call me a heathen Pierre, but what I'm really in the mood for is good old fashioned steak & eggs, with all the trimmings, and some of that fine coffee of yours.

Me and mine are off for vacation for the next two weeks (going to Vancouver Island to visit family and play tourist)...so take care and mind the shop till I get back!

Happy Easter everyone...or is that Happy Xter in this so very correct age??:rolleyes:

You? A heathen? Egads, no!:confused: Just a good ole Canuck who knows better:wink: I had forgotten that spring break for you usually coincides with the Easter weekend. Take care TC, and don't rust too much in Victoria.

[Twisted Canuck]

The Bloody Mary with Breakfast is a nice touch....:)

[Hard Nocks]

MMMMMM......steak and eggs.....

[cdhunter]

whens the kitchen opening again? At this rate I'm going have to go on that biggest loser show. To quote the plant off the little shop of horrors " feed me"

[Pierre Couture]

Sorry cd, been very busy most of the week:embara: but I'll make it up with this entrée...

[cdhunter]

hooooo man I stuffed that was great Pierre

[Pierre Couture]

Morning everyone, who's up for breakfast?:tongue:Looks like this place needs a major wake up call...:noidea:

[Hard Nocks]

DANG, I MISSED BREAKFAST......and it looks soooooo good.:cry:

[Pierre Couture]

DANG, I MISSED BREAKFAST......and it looks soooooo good.:cry:

Just adjust your clock to eastern time:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

Morning everyone, let's see how many people will show up this time for breakfast:rolleyes:

[Twisted Canuck]

Looks great, but I think a sugar coma might be the end result of that breakfast!:)

How about Eggs Benedict with a side of bacon, hash browns, don't forget the fried mushrooms & onions, toast (brown) with marmalade.....and some good old fashioned black coffee.

The orange juice can stay!:)

[SpOtFyRe]

I'd like to pre-order for tomorrow morning ...

I'm looking for a specialty coffee or perhaps a direct espresso feed.

And something with bananas ... :wink:

[Pierre Couture]

I'd like to pre-order for tomorrow morning ...

I'm looking for a specialty coffee or perhaps a direct espresso feed.

And something with bananas ... :wink:

Howdy Spot :yo: long time no see. Fighting fires yet in Alberta?

How about the good ole IV drip with maple syrup glazed bananas?:wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

Howdy Spot :yo: long time no see. Fighting fires yet in Alberta?

How about the good ole IV drip with maple syrup glazed bananas?:wink:
Directing the battle right now ...

HEY!!!

Where's my maple syrup glazed bananas?!?!?! :mg:

[Pierre Couture]

Directing the battle right now ...

HEY!!!

Where's my maple syrup glazed bananas?!?!?! :mg:

Right here, sorry for the delay... Bon appétît:embara::wink:

[Pierre Couture]

Time to get other firefighters to help SpOt and her crew:wink:

[Hutnicks]

Howdy Spot :yo: long time no see. Fighting fires yet in Alberta?

How about the good ole IV drip with maple syrup glazed bananas?:wink:

You really need the matching catheter with that. It pays to recycle:wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

Right here, sorry for the delay... Bon appétît:embara::wink:

Mmm Mmmm Good ... :tongue:

Time to get other firefighters to help SpOt and her crew:wink:

Those Mickey Mouse pancakes are an awesome touch! :wink:

You really need the matching catheter with that. It pays to recycle:wink:

Hmmm ... I don't know about that ... I'd be concerned with bacterial growth... :confused:

[Megabucks]

I thought that Chez Canuck had died. I'm so glad to see Frenchy back in the kitchen :D

Do you do breakfast in bed there Pierre? I'm feelin' a lil lazy lately...

[Hutnicks]

Mmm Mmmm Good ... :tongue:



Those Mickey Mouse pancakes are an awesome touch! :wink:



Hmmm ... I don't know about that ... I'd be concerned with bacterial growth... :confused:

Well as the products from the urinary tract are supposed to be sterile (in healty humans) You could view it as a sort of self contained poor mans Kopi Luwak

[Pierre Couture]

Time to go for more crepes and maple syrup:tongue: Any hungry firefighters out there?:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

So much food, so few takers, what's a guy to do?:noidea::darkbeer::darkbeer::darkbeer:

[Megabucks]

Aww Pierre... It's not that we don't appreciate your cooking or anything...

I just moved back to NB, and went from DSL in Hamilton, to Dial-up in NB. Shoot me, please.

I'll need a good breakfast come this fall when I start college for firefighting :D You willing to be my chef?

[Pierre Couture]

Aww Pierre... It's not that we don't appreciate your cooking or anything...

I just moved back to NB, and went from DSL in Hamilton, to Dial-up in NB. Shoot me, please.

I'll need a good breakfast come this fall when I start college for firefighting :D You willing to be my chef?

Here in Mapleville? No problems:wink:

[cdhunter]

So much food, so few takers, what's a guy to do?:noidea::darkbeer::darkbeer::darkbeer:

sorry Pierre after the fries you made me I had to skip eating all together. Fear calls it a diet I think she's afraid I'm looking for the easy way out of this marriage:wink: all the manitoba shooters that shot the marathon fita 1 over five hours will be showing up we're starved

[Hutnicks]

So much food, so few takers, what's a guy to do?:noidea::darkbeer::darkbeer::darkbeer:

Well you start by getting my Docktor to lift the restraining order on me over rich foods:cry:

Whether tis nobler to to suffer the clogged arteries of the triple chocolate cheesecake.

Or to live like a rabbit and thus be condemned to a diet of the mundane:confused:

[Pierre Couture]

All right then, let's go for something a little healthier today:wink:

[Hutnicks]

All right then, let's go for something a little healthier today:wink:

You were doing so well, until you got to the bowl of Muslix there. Something about that just conjure up images of getting in touch with your inner squirrel:)

Maybe if it was baked into bars with syrup and or chocolate......oh oh cholesterol police are at my door again:eek:

[Pierre Couture]

You were doing so well, until you got to the bowl of Muslix there. Something about that just conjure up images of getting in touch with your inner squirrel:)

Maybe if it was baked into bars with syrup and or chocolate......oh oh cholesterol police are at my door again:eek:

And they say women are beings of contradiction :rolleyes: Morning Hut:yo:

But if you don't like nuts, who am I to argue?

[Megabucks]

Here in Mapleville? No problems:wink:


That's the weight loss I'm lookin' for there Pierre :D

I'll log in every morning for a virtual breakfast!

[Hutnicks]

And they say women are beings of contradiction :rolleyes: Morning Hut:yo:

But if you don't like nuts, who am I to argue?

Not that I don't like em. It's just that they're a little bland solo;) Kind of like cereal without the milk:eek:

[Pierre Couture]

Not that I don't like em. It's just that they're a little bland solo;) Kind of like cereal without the milk:eek:

All right:chortle: I'll get you some milk...

[Pierre Couture]

Here it is Hut:yo:

[Hutnicks]

Here it is Hut:yo:

Ahh much better!:D

[SpOtFyRe]

Time to go for more crepes and maple syrup:tongue: Any hungry firefighters out there?:wink:

The hungry firefighter absorbed your lovely posting while being dispatched and dispatching out to fires this past weekend ...

You were doing so well, until you got to the bowl of Muslix there. Something about that just conjure up images of getting in touch with your inner squirrel:)

Maybe if it was baked into bars with syrup and or chocolate......oh oh cholesterol police are at my door again:eek:

And they say women are beings of contradiction :rolleyes: Morning Hut:yo:

But if you don't like nuts, who am I to argue?

Hmmm ... Women? Beings of Contradiction? Whatever are you talking about? :wink: That's called mystery man .... 'mystery'!



BTW ... you start loading up all that healthy stuff I'll eat you out of house and home ... I've got to load up on calories before hitting the fireline or melt away to some anorexic doll (yucky) ... GIVE ME FOOD!!!!

[Pierre Couture]

The hungry firefighter absorbed your lovely posting while being dispatched and dispatching out to fires this past weekend ...





Hmmm ... Women? Beings of Contradiction? Whatever are you talking about? :wink: That's called mystery man .... 'mystery'!



BTW ... you start loading up all that healthy stuff I'll eat you out of house and home ... I've got to load up on calories before hitting the fireline or melt away to some anorexic doll (yucky) ... GIVE ME FOOD!!!!

In French we say "La femme est un être de contradictions":wink: whick seems to apply to Hut just as well...:chortle:

[Pierre Couture]

Time to get some more breakfast on the table:tongue:

[Pierre Couture]

All right, time to see if someone will show up this morning, or if all the Albertans are snowed in...:wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

All right, time to see if someone will show up this morning, or if all the Albertans are snowed in...:wink:

Albertan's were snowed in at the time ...

Darn stuff came just after I put my summer tires back on my car too!!! :sad:

*yum yum*

Ironically I still can't seem to get on here that often ... between work, volunteer stuff and trying to play with the bow outside my little online escape isn't as much of an escape anymore.

Soooo ... how're things in other parts of the country? You wearin' shorts yet??!?

[Pierre Couture]

Albertan's were snowed in at the time ...

Darn stuff came just after I put my summer tires back on my car too!!! :sad:

*yum yum*

Ironically I still can't seem to get on here that often ... between work, volunteer stuff and trying to play with the bow outside my little online escape isn't as much of an escape anymore.

Soooo ... how're things in other parts of the country? You wearin' shorts yet??!?

Not quite, but the snow is almost all gone now, lots of flooding and crazy deadlines that will have me bald in no time:confused:

[SpOtFyRe]

Not quite, but the snow is almost all gone now, lots of flooding and crazy deadlines that will have me bald in no time:confused:

Bald is the new Sexy ... :wink:

http://stng.36el.com/st-tng/cast/images/stewart.jpg

[Pierre Couture]

Bald is the new Sexy ... :wink:

http://stng.36el.com/st-tng/cast/images/stewart.jpg

My brother says that God made a few beautiful heads and gave hair to the others...

Would that I had a voice like Patrick Stewart's...

[SpOtFyRe]

My brother says that God made a few beautiful heads and gave hair to the others...

Would that I had a voice like Patrick Stewart's...

Hmmm ... but then he wouldn't have that special somethin' now would he?!?

And you wouldn't be a unique individual either.


It appears my visits to AT are going to be fewer and farther in between ... it's looking like a busy fire season.

[Pierre Couture]

Hmmm ... but then he wouldn't have that special somethin' now would he?!?

And you wouldn't be a unique individual either.


It appears my visits to AT are going to be fewer and farther in between ... it's looking like a busy fire season.

Need us to put some food on the backburner?:darkbeer:

[SpOtFyRe]

Need us to put some food on the backburner?:darkbeer:

Pretty much ... invest in a good deep freeze or slow cooker for me ... I'll be around ... but not as much ...

It's weird ... even with this last little dose of snow it's like a tinderbox out there.

[Pierre Couture]

I'll keep some fresh for you. As for the fire, you take good care. Even though PMOM has kept a low profile, I have a feeling I'll need all the help I can get sooner or later.:wink:

[SpOtFyRe]

I'll keep some fresh for you. As for the fire, you take good care. Even though PMOM has kept a low profile, I have a feeling I'll need all the help I can get sooner or later.:wink:

Well you can count me in when I'm around ...

Anyways ... I'm off ... catch you around!

[Pierre Couture]

Allright, let's see if you're around SpOt, I've got GOOD coffee, "grands-pères au sirop d'érable" and some more stuff to make you drool...:wink::eyebrows:

[SpOtFyRe]

Allright, let's see if you're around SpOt, I've got GOOD coffee, "grands-pères au sirop d'érable" and some more stuff to make you drool...:wink::eyebrows:

Consider it drooled upon ...

Hmmm ... me thinks Starbucks is going to get a visit from me before this party tonight!!! :wink:

[Pierre Couture]

Consider it drooled upon ...

Hmmm ... me thinks Starbucks is going to get a visit from me before this party tonight!!! :wink:

Are we talking GOOD coffee here?:confused::chortle: the "nero come la notte, caldo come l'inferno e dolce come l'amore" kind of stuff? Starbucks has that?:eek:

[mojado]

Are we talking GOOD coffee here?:confused::chortle: the "nero come la notte, caldo come l'inferno e dolce come l'amore" kind of stuff? Starbucks has that?:eek:

umm that sounds sooooo good & romantic at the same time,,,I dont speak french, but i can make out a bit, lets see.

hot like hell & sweet like love.

tell me more my mouse slayer:tongue:

[mojado]

frenchy, those dishes look awesome.
Spot, sorry to hear you have soo much, work, but, hey, I am here on my supposed day off, I had to come back from the my daughters party to get some work done:mad:, man I hate deadlines:mad:.

[Pierre Couture]

umm that sounds sooooo good & romantic at the same time,,,I dont speak french, but i can make out a bit, lets see.

hot like hell & sweet like love.

tell me more my mouse slayer:tongue:

That was the Italian definition of coffee, a good substitute for the love stuff, but unlikely to be found at Starbuckds, Mojado...:rolleyes:

[mojado]

That was the Italian definition of coffee, a good substitute for the love stuff, but unlikely to be found at Starbuckds, Mojado...:rolleyes:


there is no substitute for love,,,not even the inflatable kind:embara:.

starbucks is way overrated, but then again, my definition of coffe is 1/2 cup milk- 1/2 cup of coffe,,,yes I know that is not coffe, its sock water, but hey, thats the way I like it.:embara:

italian,, no wonder i was 1/2 way there,,, we are just as hairy, tan & short:embara:

[Pierre Couture]

there is no substitute for love,,,not even the inflatable kind:embara:.

starbucks is way overrated, but then again, my definition of coffe is 1/2 cup milk- 1/2 cup of coffe,,,yes I know that is not coffe, its sock water, but hey, thats the way I like it.:embara:

italian,, no wonder i was 1/2 way there,,, we are just as hairy, tan & short:embara:

Or hairy pale and tall, which ain't much better...

[mojado]

Or hairy pale and tall, which ain't much better...

well, at least you dont need a booster sest to reach the pedals on a car:embara:

[Pierre Couture]

well, at least you dont need a booster sest to reach the pedals on a car:embara:

And you won't knock your head on light fixtures...

[mojado]

And you won't knock your head on light fixtures...

Ill take that over tables anytime, at least the light fixtures move easily:cry:

[Hutnicks]

From food to coffee(:tongue:) to hirsuiteness and height. Just what kind of a Movenpick you running here Pierre?

[Pierre Couture]

From food to coffee(:tongue:) to hirsuiteness and height. Just what kind of a Movenpick you running here Pierre?

Let's just say that a certain cardboard box squatter (I can't really use his self-description, can I?) brought this follicle digression. Sorry, back to topic with today's brunch:embara:

[mojado]

Let's just say that a certain cardboard box squatter (I can't really use his self-description, can I?) brought this follicle digression. Sorry, back to topic with today's brunch:embara:



ummmm, I am sure you know that the fastest way to a mans hearth is his stomach:tongue::tongue::tongue::love:

LOL, follicle digression:chortle:, no, they are going on strike:cry:,

[Pierre Couture]

ummmm, I am sure you know that the fastest way to a mans hearth is his stomach:tongue::tongue::tongue::love:

LOL, follicle digression:chortle:, no, they are going on strike:cry:,

A man's hearth you said? Like this?http://www.smithandmay.com/graphics/home/main_hearth_image.jpg

[Hutnicks]

I half expected to see a goose being slow roasted on a spit in there;)

[mojado]

A man's hearth you said? Like this?http://www.smithandmay.com/graphics/home/main_hearth_image.jpg

no sweet cheeks, you know hwat I mean:wink:.

i need to improve my stalking skills, all that snow coevring your window makes it hard for me to stalk you:embara:.

good morning BTW.

[Pierre Couture]

no sweet cheeks, you know hwat I mean:wink:.

i need to improve my stalking skills, all that snow coevring your window makes it hard for me to stalk you:embara:.

good morning BTW.

I think that English is a second language for you and I, with the exception that Asperger's syndrome in my case makes me understand things a little too litterally... when I want to:rolleyes:

[mojado]

I think that English is a second language for you and I, with the exception that Asperger's syndrome in my case makes me understand things a little too litterally... when I want to:rolleyes:

second, I wish, more like 3rd (drunk is the second one:wink:).

Aspergers syndrome,,umm, need to research it.

love the pics of all the food you have, just seeing them makes me gain about 10 LBS:cry:.

[Pierre Couture]

tell me mojado, are you the guy they mention towards the end of that call?
J5z4Vs26-TI

[mojado]

tell me mojado, are you the guy they mention towards the end of that call?
J5z4Vs26-TI

LOL< sooo, would you like to see me in a sombrero:wink:.

[Pierre Couture]

Time to kick start the day with a major dose of caffeine:confused:http://www.thebarkers1.com/images/World's%20Largest/Lg%20Tea%20Cup.jpg

How's everyone doing today?

[Hutnicks]

Time to kick start the day with a major dose of caffeine:confused:http://www.thebarkers1.com/images/World's%20Largest/Lg%20Tea%20Cup.jpg

How's everyone doing today?

I need to move to that town:D

[Pierre Couture]

I need to move to that town:D

I guess you're not the only one:rolleyes:

[cdhunter]

Ok guys it's time to start talking about limits. you can love your coffee you just can't loooove your coffee. that thing reminds me of the time fear made and drank a whole pot of coffee to herself in an hour an half. The only reason she got busted is because the little ball that indicates the water level was stuck at the twelve cup mark. To this day she claims that she used the coffee maker to boil water only, problem was there was still a cup left in the pot.:rolleyes:

[Pierre Couture]

I have to admit that I'm addicted to the stuff, what can I say?:tongue:

[Hutnicks]

I have to admit that I'm addicted to the stuff, what can I say?:tongue:

Nothing to say, just keep praying along with the rest of us that some herbalist nutcase doesn't come up with Caffeine Anonymous:eek:

[mojado]

Nothing to say, just keep praying along with the rest of us that some herbalist nutcase doesn't come up with Caffeine Anonymous:eek:

I need to be there, my ulcer limits me to 1 cup of watered down coffe:cry:.
have to watch what I eat, anything spicy after 8:00 pm & I feel it ll the way till 3-4:00 am:mad:.

[Hutnicks]

I need to be there, my ulcer limits me to 1 cup of watered down coffe:cry:.
have to watch what I eat, anything spicy after 8:00 pm & I feel it ll the way till 3-4:00 am:mad:.

I feel for you. Acid reflux gets me if I eat after the suns over the yardarm. For some reason 1 tsp of vinegar in a glass of water helps but I wouldn't recommend that for an ulcer:eek:

[Pierre Couture]

Morning gents! It's Shoot For A Cause Weekend, so let's make sure that the participants are well fed today:thumbs_up Hut, I'll get some milk right away.:wink:

[Pierre Couture]

Here it is, fresh from the cow!

[Hutnicks]

Here it is, fresh from the cow!

That is too funny:D Was that put on by the milk marketing board?

[Pierre Couture]

That is too funny:D Was that put on by the milk marketing board?

That, or a prop from the movie Top Secret....:wink:

[Hutnicks]

That, or a prop from the movie Top Secret....:wink:

Or the set for a Eurythmics reunion video:D

[Pierre Couture]

Or the set for a Eurythmics reunion video:D

Gotta admit that they were one of the great 80's bands, but their Youtube links won't transfer on this page.

[Pierre Couture]

Time to post more food for the good people at Shoot For A Cause:thumb:

[Pierre Couture]

TTT to open the breakfast table:tongue: Wonder how long I'll keep talking to myself in here:confused:

[russ]

not sure, but I know a lot of us Albertans have been busy.

[Pierre Couture]

not sure, but I know a lot of us Albertans have been busy.

Believe me Russ, it's pretty much the same here:wink: How are things in Wild Rose Country?

[russ]

sunny, dry and warm FINALLY.

[Pierre Couture]

Let's hope it stays warm for Mother's Day:tea: Who's up for some breakfast?

[Twisted Canuck]

Morning Pierre, the Eggs Benny look just about right today, but that fancy coffee is too pretty to drink. A jug of black for me please! I've put in 48 hours on a commercial job since monday AM, as well as trying to finish a small basement for my tile layer...I'm tired. And getting sick. Could you post up a serious hot toddy for me, coffee with lots of rum? Thanks man....

[Pierre Couture]

Morning Pierre, the Eggs Benny look just about right today, but that fancy coffee is too pretty to drink. A jug of black for me please! I've put in 48 hours on a commercial job since monday AM, as well as trying to finish a small basement for my tile layer...I'm tired. And getting sick. Could you post up a serious hot toddy for me, coffee with lots of rum? Thanks man....

No probs TC, I had the same problem last week. Here is your toddy and the coffee on the side. My dad's got his own version of the hot toddy, but with de Kuyper's and honey :pukey: Germs are bound to die with that stuff.

How did the shoot go last weekend?

[russ]

Pierre, I can't speak for TC but I sure had a good time. The shooting was fun, the fund raising from what I gather was way beyond the scope of expectations. Over $140,000 raised for disabled people to go to camp. That's just awesome. Had a great time, the Red Needle Social on Saturday night was quite the event too. It sure is great to go to a shoot and see things working like the "old days" when everyone was whooping it up and not worrying about the Sunday morning round.

[Pierre Couture]

Sure sounds great!:thumb:

[Twisted Canuck]

Yup, the shoot was a great time...I shot the worst round I have ever shot! Hadn't picked up the bow since the Mother of All Shoots in Red Deer back when...and had new strings to work with to boot. Oh well. I burned all three of my Mulligans on the first 10 targets, and it didn't get much better from there. And I still had a great time! I trashed a few arrows, lost a couple. Even made a couple of good shots....

So thanks for the toddy and coffee. I tried my first ever Red Bull today, I don't usually go for 'gimmick' drinks and stuff, but I was soooo trashed, I was ready to try anything to get my brain out of Neutral. Can't say that it worked too well, but that may be a function of my brain..:embara:

All good. Gotta work the weekend, the coming week, and next weekend too, 12-14 hrs a day. Then I can take a few days off, and get back at my own house. Cheers all. TC

[Hutnicks]

No probs TC, I had the same problem last week. Here is your toddy and the coffee on the side. My dad's got his own version of the hot toddy, but with de Kuyper's and honey :pukey: Germs are bound to die with that stuff.

How did the shoot go last weekend?

Thats beginning to scream out for an official AT Cookbook Pierre. Hows your free time:D

[Pierre Couture]

Thats beginning to scream out for an official AT Cookbook Pierre. Hows your free time:D

Free time is rather short I'm afraid, with at least another week of crazy work on the keyboard. After that, things should settle to a more normal beat. Haven't shot my bow in a while though and I need to get back to it. G'night all.

[Pierre Couture]

But, I still have some time to prepare the breakfast again:wink: As for a cookbook Hut, how about a cooperative effort? I think there are many good cooks lurking around.

[Twisted Canuck]

Now that breakfast rocks! Timbits, steak and eggs, an omelet....my cholesterol and blood pressure are rocketing! MMMMM.....I'll be good till lunch.:)

[Hutnicks]

But, I still have some time to prepare the breakfast again:wink: As for a cookbook Hut, how about a cooperative effort? I think there are many good cooks lurking around.

Great idea, but I seem to have lost my recipe for Bratwurst with pine needle stuffed pheasant:cry:

[russ]

awesome virtual timbits - them 'er safe for me! :D now if only I could stay away from the real ones :eek:

[Pierre Couture]

Time to bring back the firefighter's breakfast. Looks like SpOt and her colleagues have their hands full right now:thumb:

[SpOtFyRe]

Time to bring back the firefighter's breakfast. Looks like SpOt and her colleagues have their hands full right now:thumb:

Damn ... that was filling there Pierre ... Definitely needed that the last couple days.

Fortunately Grande Prairie has nothing but rain for the next little while ... so now I get a chance to breathe again (unless somewhere else starts heating up!)

[Pierre Couture]

Damn ... that was filling there Pierre ... Definitely needed that the last couple days.

Fortunately Grande Prairie has nothing but rain for the next little while ... so now I get a chance to breathe again (unless somewhere else starts heating up!)

Glad to see that things are slowing down a bit in your neck of the woods,:tea: we need to get some more action back around here, things have been awfully quiet lately.

Anyway, here's some breakfast for you and a certain leghumper:wink:

[Twisted Canuck]

Well, my breakfast of need lately has been....:embara:

[Pierre Couture]

Morning everyone, time to restart this thread as the clientele had been a bit slow this summer...:sad:

We can start with fresh wild blueberries
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s111/pierrecouture/Charlevoix/P1020032.jpg?t=1219227145

And then with a little booster for SpOt, and a little spike in it for the others... and the usual grub for Canucks... bon appétît!