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Preview of Next Week's Themes

February 5, 2010

Starting Sunday at midnight, you can submit entries for Your Best Movie Snack and Your Best Porridge.

 

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Not too long ago I found a recipe for Teff porridge only because I am trying to figure out other uses for my teff. Haven't tried it yet but you never know.

Ss041609hs761 Reply

We'll keep an eye out.

Dsc_0382 Reply

Would love to see a recipe for congee! With two and a half feet of snow here in DC area, we could really use lots of comfort breakfasts.

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You read our minds. I'm very hopeful that someone will submit a congee recipe.

026 Reply

I hope so as well. I love zhou. But it's way out of my skill set, unless I go all Kung Fu Panda overnight. Nah!

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Everything served in bed. I'm in

Img_1337_2 Reply

How funny! Hadn't thought of that connection.

Monkeys Reply

Are this week's theme a sign that you've had too much chocolate cake, beef stew, and potatoes? Looks like you were hankering for some fiber!

Ss041609hs761 Reply

Just looking out for everyone's good health....

036 Reply

awesome excuse to spend the week cooking and watching movies!!!

Ss041609hs761 Reply

We figured people were in movie-mode with the Oscars approaching.

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And all this snow!

026 Reply

And out here, all this rain.

2009-11-28_phanouropita_acp Reply

Oh, I love the themes this week! Hopefully I'll be able to organize myself around them well enough--it's a bit of a crazy week for me: too many bake sales, Valentine's treats, etc. But I'm actually just settling in to watch a movie with my son now, and I have to say I love popcorn (and other snacks). Thanks for the fun. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Mrs Reply

OK, what the heck is a porridge? Mushy 9-day-old peas, or is it the Goldilocks just-right oat variety? Or can we do polenta???

2009-11-28_phanouropita_acp Reply

My guess is that mushy 9-day-old peas will NOT make it to the finals. ;-)

Ss041609hs761 Reply

Porridge is any kind of cooked rice or grain that you'd eat for breakfast. So it could be any kind of oatmeal, grits, congee, farina, etc. Hope that helps!

026 Reply

"Please sir, could I have some more...gruel?" Technically porridge is a diabolical Scottish thing with oats (hey, it goes into haggis). But the term does cover a multitude of sins. Per mrslarkin's comment it does cover polenta as well as grits. But it sounds like, from Amanda's comment, that "breakfast" is what we should be thinking in our offerings. Kept those Caledonians regular.

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I think breakfast is a good general parameter for this theme -- but it doesn't necessarily have to be a sweet porridge!

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