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christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

curly lasagna noodle, zucchini , juilenned (i use the food processor), carrot, finely grated (optional), dried basil, garlic powder, skim milk ricotta cheese (i often make my own fresh farmer s cheese and substitute that), egg, salt and pepper, to taste, tomato sauce (canned will work, i make my own), water, shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

vegetable oil, boneless skinless chicken breasts , cut into cubes, cream of chicken soup, water (or milk), pasta shells (thats what i like, but my kids use any kind of pasta), frozen peas and carrots (or mixed frozen vegetables thawed), water

potato (any es that you like, and are good for mashing will do fine), butter, milk, olive oil, beef chipolata sausages (i sometimes use regular sized bbq sausages,), onion, finely chopped, tomato ketchup, barbecue sauce (try to use a plain type of bbq sauce, or the taste may overpower), worcestershire sauce, french onion soup mix, water, plain flour, cheddar cheese, grated

pre-made cornbread (2 pans , both 8x8 pans), biscuits, white bread, onion, finely chopped, egg, condensed cream of chicken soup, carton chicken broth (3 cups), sage (we wind up using almost a whole 1.25oz can. i know that sounds like alot, but remember this is a big), salt

olive oil, shallot, finely chopped (or 2 small), kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, quinoa, preferably red , rinsed well in a fine-mesh sieve, low sodium chicken broth (recommended ) or 1 1/2 cups water, shelled raw pistachios, unsalted and chopped (ok, mine were roasted and salted, but that didn tsp hurt!), chopped flat leaf parsley (i used 1 healthy handful, more that the original recipe), chopped fresh mint

doughnuts, active dry yeast (1/4 oz, 1 packet), milk, warmed to about 100f, unsalted butter at room temperature, sugar, eggs, salt, flour (i used 5 1/2 this time, you want a soft dough, but not so soft that you cannot knead it...so you might need a bit more or a bit less ), oil for frying (i used a vegetable oil), alton brown s chocolate doughnut glaze, unsalted butter, whole milk, warmed (i did not have whole milk so i used half heavy cream half 1% milk), light corn syrup, vanilla extract, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, sugar , sifted

onions, thinly sliced, all-purpose flour, breadcrumbs , i use the ones that have italian seasoning mixed in, salt, salt, divided, salt, divided, fresh green beans, rinsed trimmed and cut in half, unsalted butter, white mushrooms, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, fresh ground black pepper, garlic cloves, minced, freshly ground nutmeg, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, half-and-half

clams (i usually double or triple this... i am just that way..hehe) i like the chopped but can use minced or whole, milk (or half/half or cream), water/clam liquid, bacon (or pancetta.), onions - chopped, diced raw potatoes, drained whole kernel corn, more) tbsp flour, butter, celery salt, more) white pepper, always optional - 3 cloves crushed minced garlic and some green onions

fresh cold water, see note 2, whole beans , or 6 tbsp ground beans, see note 1, note 1: this is more than most instructions specify. fresh-roasted dark , oily beans, i.e., french, italian, or espresso, are preferable, note 2: spring or filtered water is best. that said, i use tap water.

grain white rice, bulgar wheat, chicken stock (if you don tsp have homemade stock i recommend tones soup base. ordinary bullion cubes don tsp have enou), onion, chopped, summer squash, shredded (go ahead and use up that big, tough 1), cumin, celery seed, garlic clove, minced, olive oil, butter, salt and pepper

whole chicken, cut in pieces without skin ask your butcher to do that part (or you can use lamb), onions, chopped finely, garlic cloves, crushed, chickpeas, with liquid, curry powder (to taste), coriander, chopped, salt, black pepper, chicken stock cube (maggi seasoning), chopped tomatoes, water, tomato puree, potatoes, cut in 4

flour , for dusting, store-bought pizza dough, marinara sauce or 1/2 cup pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese (rachael used 2 cups, but i found that to be too much) or 1 cup shredded four cheese blend (rachael used 2 cups, but i found that to be too much), garlic cloves, chopped, crushed red pepper flakes, prosciutto di parma, arugula leaves, lemon , juice of, extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper, to taste

cut beef, flour, salt & pepper, oil (any type that you like using), butter, fresh mushrooms (whole ), baby carrots, new potatoes, cut up, onion, cut up large, beef broth, cilantro, chopped fine, garlic cloves

pork and beans (dig out the , drain off the extra sauce), bacon, cut in pieces (i buy the precooked stuff. there s a big debate in the family about whether you should use cooked or raw bacon. i prefer cooked so that i can eat it with the beans. and 1 package of precooked is perfect.), onion, cut in chunks (i process until pretty fine with a food processor), green pepper, cut in chunks (ditto food processor), worcestershire sauce, ketchup, brown sugar

whole milk, half-and-half, banana, soft fruit (apricots, peaches, pears, etc.), safflower oil, honey ((for babies over 12 months), tofu (for protein, you can leave this out if you want), whole milk vanilla yogurt (or his favorite fruit flavor), pudding , vanilla flavor, made with whole milk (i use homemade that i make with half and half and alot of sugar, for extra calories), pureed carrots (this adds good vitamins) or 1/4 cup squash (this adds good vitamins), vanilla, cinnamon

chicken wings or 2 lbs chicken drummettes (no tips on wings, i use the bags in the freezer dept that way i don tsp have to clean the chicken, cal), soy sauce, dry vermouth, sugar, cayenne pepper (optional), dry ground ginger

uncooked rice, sufficient boiled chicken broth, use the 1 , from the black beauty fried chicken recipe ), liquid chicken stock/essence or 1 1/2 chicken bouillon, screwpine leaves knotted together, pips of garlics crushed, ginger, oil, salt if needed (note that , you just want your rice to be flavourful , not salty because the black beauty fried chicken already uses a lot of soy sauce)