Wednesdom - Ideas

Men die but an idea does not.

~ Alan J. Lerner

The Street Where I Live - My Fair Lady

Wednesdom - Kennedy on Diversity

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.

~ John f. Kennedy

Address at American University, Washington, D.C. - June 1o, 1963

Wednesdom - Temptation

I can resist everything except temptation.
~ Oscar Finigal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde

Yes, yes. Fabiola posted this one too early. Even Fabiola knows that today is Sunday, not Wednesday. Fabiola has issues with time flow, as she said being a figment an' all.

Wednesdom - Winter and Summer

In winter I get up at night

And dress by yellow candlelight.

In summer, quite the other way,

I have to go to bed by day.

~ Robert Louis Stevenson

A Child's Garden of Verses

Wednesdom -

Advance twice, set to partners ... change lobsters, and retire in the same order.

~ LewisCarroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Wednesdom - Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh

... behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

... they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

~  The Gospel According to Saint Matthew

Wednesdom

Nose, nose, nose, nose!

and who gave thee this jolly red nose?

Nutmegs and ginger, cinamon and cloves,

and they gave me this jolly red nose.

~ Thomas Ravenscroft

Wednesdom from Mae West

 Beulah, peel me a grape.

~ Mae West

Wednesdom - Halloween

Halloween is the only absolutely fun holiday on the calendar.

A gal can pretend to be anything, and get away with it.

While eating candy.

Wednesdom - Walking In Autumn

There is no season such delight can bring,

As summer, autumn, winter, and the spring.

~ William Browne

Wednesdom - Sweaters

The best sweater for walking outside in the chilly Autumn air

is one that is too big, too old

and knit by someone that you love.

If the wool can't keep you warm, the memories will.

Wednesdom - Water Will Get You Wet ...

Water will get you wet,

electricity can get you dead.

If your wiring is all wacky,

hire an electrician.

~Fantastic Fabiola

Wednesdom - Politics

Our country, right or wrong. 

When right, to be kept right;

when wrong, to be put right.

~ Carl Schurz

Wednesdom - 07-02-08 On Fennel

Fennel is your friend.

~Fabiola

Fabiola apologizes for quoting herself, but she discovered that precious few words of wisdom have been recorded on the subject of perennial bulb vegetables.

Wednesdom -- Persistence and Vegetables

Persistence
Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. That's just annoying.
Persistence is having the same goal over and over.

Seth Godin

The man is genius. Fabiola adores him. If you are one of the 12 people in the universe that hasn't read his blog -- go! Scoot! You will come back with at least one great idea that will improve your mind set if not your life. You will.

That brings Fabiola to vegetables. The Fella will not eat vegetables in any form (except corn and potatoes and if you are in the position of feeding folk nutritious food, you know that corn and potatoes, while wonderful --- are starches -- sigh.) Regardless.

To the best of her knowledge, Fabiola does not believe that the ever inspiring Mr. Godin has addressed the question of adult men who won't eat vegetables. But just today he did talk about persistence.

Fabiola has tried everything that she can think of to get him to eat vegetables, all to no avail, if he recognizes them, he won't eat them. Period.

Which leads to Gordon Ramsey and his BBC show "Kitchen Nightmares". The show about the Fenwick Arms and the campaign for real gravy.

Fabiola's fella won't eat vegetables, but he will eat gravy. After stealing an idea from that particular show -- Fabiola had a plan.

Roast vegetables at the same time as the day's chunk of dead animal (but not for the SAME LENGTH OF TIME - just until caramelized and soft), when the roast is done, discard the fat from drippings by skimming, drippings into blender, roasted vegetables into blender, splash of broth, blend, add more broth to make gravy consistency, add a few drops of Kitchen Bouquet (essentially browning for sauces and gravies that you want to be brown but aren't), salt, pepper, ground celery seed (if you didn't make celery one of your vegetables). One last whir, done.

Real gravy. It worked. Yes to a hand full of carrots, one garlic clove, onion, about half a potato, and as part of the broth a small can of V8 juice. No to grease and flour as a thickening.

Persistence.