4 VERY thick pork chops
8 slices oatnut bread
butter
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup apricot pineapple jam, room temperature
1 tablespoon peach schnapps
1 large lemon, juiced
*If you prefer, prepare 1 box of stove top stuffing instead.
HOT WILTED GREENS
1 head green leaf lettuce, washed and shredded
1 large bunch green onion, sliced thin, tops too
1/2 pound bacon, browned and crumbled (save 1/2 cup bacon grease)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
6 tablespoons sugar
2 Worcestershire sauce
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day they take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would participate and take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
SPICY MAC & CHEESE
1 package cheese and garlic croutons, coarsely ground (2 cups ground)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 cups dry elbow macaroni
3 cups whole milk, room temperature
1/2 cup butter
1 small onion, minced
1/2 cup flour
2 tablespoons Frank’s Hot sauce
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
4 cups extra, extra, extra sharp cheddar cheese (16 oz. block), grated
A blonde, a brunette & a redhead show up for the same job interview. The brunette is the first one to go in & after filling out the forms & going through the questions, the interviewer decides to ask her a last question, “How many D’s are there in ‘INDIANA JONES’?”
The brunette thinks for a second & responds, “One.”
The interviewer sends her back with a promise that he’ll get back to her after he had interviewed the remaining candidates.
The redhead is next. The process goes about the same & at the end, “How many D’s are there in ‘INDIANA JONES’?”
She immediately says, “One..”
The interviewer says, “OK, we’ll let you know.”
Then the blonde comes into the room, goes through the questions & finally gets asked, “How many D’s are there in ‘INDIANA JONES’?”
She gets a very serious look on her face & starts counting her fingers, muttering, “2, 4, 6… hmmm – wait… 2, 4, 6… Can I borrow your calculator please?”
After going through 15 minutes of intense calculating, she finally comes up with the answer, “Thirty two!”
The interviewer is stunned & asks her, “OK, now tell me, how the heck did you arrive at this answer?”
To hear her response to the question: “How many D’s are in ‘Indiana Jones’?”… now imagine the theme music playing here. Duntada dunt dun dunt dun Duntada dunt dun dunt dun Duntada dunt dun dunt dun Duntada dunt dun dunt dun Duntada dunt dun dunt dun
1/2 pound bacon, crisply fried and crumbled
1 cup finely grated swiss cheese
1 large bunch green onions finely sliced
4 eggs
2 cups whipping cream
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
1 deep pie crust
Preheat oven to 425°.
Prebake the pie crust and cool before filling.
Sprinkle the crumbled bacon, finely sliced onion and grated swiss cheese evenly into crust.
Beat the eggs, whipping cream and seasonings until well blended. Pour over mixture in pie crust.
Bake 15 minutes and then reduce heat to 300° and bake an additional 35 minutes or until just golden and knife comes out clean.
Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
Acceptance of a social invitation is not a legal obligation; More and more often I have heard that hosts/hostesses are not receiving firm indications of whether guests plan to attend their parties, even when R.S.V.P. is boldly printed on their invitations. This leaves us with a couple of choices. First it could mean that rudeness is a increasingly growing trend in our society or that people no longer understand what the term R.S.V.P. actually means. I prefer to think positively and assume that ignorance of the term is the case versus rudeness. I know it’s hard to believe ignorance to be good, but better that than rudeness!
R.S.V.P is French for “répondez s’il vous plaît” and is an acronym that loosely translates to Please Reply (one way or the other)! Check your calendar and ask yourself how you truly feel about attending this event. Don’t keep your host in suspense, reply as soon as you are sure one way or another. To be proper, you should reply in writing, by hand. But you may reply in the same format that one was invited; for example, an email invitation can be answered by email, etc… R.S.V.P.’s can sometimes be oral or written, but are always determined and based on the level of formality of the invitation. You wouldn’t just pick up the phone to reply to an invitation from the White House or the Pope now would you? These situations and many others require a written response.
You never need to give a reason for not attending. Just let the host know whether you’re currently planning to be there or not.
Communicate last minute changes immediately to your host. Maybe you become ill or there was an emergency. As soon as you know, you must get in touch with the host (by telephone is fine) to let them know you can’t come, and apologize.
Do you remember to communicate your intentions clearly to your hostess?
Next: How to Write a perfect Thank you note & knowing when to do so
Future themes are:
August 26th ~ Everyday Manners
September 2nd ~ Mealtime Manners
September 9th ~ Interrelationships Manners
September 16th ~ Professional Manners
September 23rd ~ Travel & Tipping
September 30th ~ Table Settings
October 7th ~ Babies
October 14th ~ Engagements & Weddings
October 21st ~ Deaths & Funerals
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