The Rant Rave thread

Yeah Scarlett!!! Congratulations. Did you tell all the losers to "Kiss your Grits"!
xoxox

Thanks guys! Whatchu, as the brooklynian who has tasted the most of my cooking, most appreciated!!! Dinner party chez moi soon?

Stacey, my bff had this idea that I need to brand myself more at these cookouts so she made me this amazing sign with my pic and name that said "kiss my roasted red pepper grits!" Teeee!

I opened and washed the Analon. Pot tonight. It's the nicest pot I have ever owned. Wheeeeeee! Next cookoff is either bacon or ice cream. Details to follow.

jeffrey wrote: Rave: my jug of (plantation mint) sun tea got a full 6 hours of hot sun in before the clouds finally came



***edited to add:

Rant: apparently this stuff may make me very sick
http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/suntea.asp

Rave: Hasn't happened yet

Nice! I have 2 tea jars on rotation - one in the fridge and one backed up and ready to go in case I run out. I haven't tried the Plantation Mint yet, mainly because I have 4 types of mint growing in my yard so I add it fresh (orange mint, apple mint, spearmint and ....um....some other mint)

Rave: what comes to mind any time anyone mentions "cat boarding"





Rant: cold, harsh reality that is far more boring

AC going, woot!!

Can we talk about sun tea? I usually boil water, pour it over some bags in a pitcher and refridg over night. Is sun tea that different? My parents use to make kick ass sun tea on the porch, but I don't have a porch and not sure it would be the same through the windows - although they are southern facing. Thoughts?
On another note, I made peppermint ice tea and it was NOT good.

Rave: ice cream for breakfast (coffee health crunch -not the above!), burgers for dinner. All american. Woot

This song is stuck in my head, now it's your turn

Rant: tired, worked all mornin', tomorrow I'm blasting the AC and writing & watching movies all day to relax.

Rave:

Rant: Milk that goes bad a full week before its expiration date.

Maybe this is just a factor of delivery trucks unloading milk crates that sit out in this heat wave we've been experiencing, but it's happened from several places now and I don't think it's my refrigerator (set for coolest).

I just threw out a half gallon and two unopened, sealed full gallons (from different stores) bought just a few days ago, well in advance of their sell-by and expiration dates.

For something more expensive than gas per gallon, this really sucks. Totally inconvenient when you get to the fridge in need of it and it's gone thick and smelly. :pukel: :puker:

:evil:

haha, nice to know ^^

Rant about 95 degree in my apt, all fans are on.

Rave: homemade grilled cheeseburgers for lunch and yes, the cat did get a bite.

WhyFi wrote: Rant - got a flat on my bike ride in to work.

Rave - had the tools and know-how to git r dun. Was up and running after sitting in the shade for 10 minutes, waiting for the glue to dry.

You ride tubular wheels to work???? What kind of bike is it?

Rant- bike tire got a flat this morning as I was pumping it up to commute in for the first time in weeks.

Rave- still had an extra day on my Metrocard, which was the reason I wanted to ride in