Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 My computer is really a mess...I tried to send this before but haven't a clue as to where it went. Used the twister, and yes I have the directions, but it didn't crush it and had two huge chunks. Freak! Anyway, do you twist it the whole 360 degrees or what? What am I doing wrong? And Shawn ain't gonna help you...only the Goddess can. And at the moment she is taken with the fact that the roofers went right on through her ceiling in their finesses. It is a day to not live over. Amy, how come you aren't serving me coffee and one of those treats from Jimbo's? I may show up at your door, or PT (who is imminently closer) or Shawn, although Texas isn't my favorite...isn't that where you are? I do know both Amy's and PT's addresses though...maybe I will sell those addresses? <evil grin> Post Office has also pissed me off...but I am afraid of them. LOL linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - " Amy " <sandpiperhiker Thursday, April 20, 2006 10:37 AM Re: Garlic Twist > > I finally found a garlic twist yesterday...the clear one. They were > > all over town, but only in red and blue and I want to see clearly so I > > knew what I had going. Everywhere else it was $15 and $16, but I got > > it at our local grocery store for $10. So I am a happy camper. Now I > > shall be using it today for the first time...Shawn, you and Amy's > > reputation is on the line. > > > Quick, Shawn!! Do something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Here's a little video of how you're supposed to do it... http://tinyurl.com/e5xye (Scroll down there's a link on the page) Sorry to hear about the roofers. One time there was a guy working on my mom's house too, that fell through - landed on the corner of the tv, and it was one of those " cabinet " kinds that look like furniture. Wish you had a Jimbo's near you. :-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Gee, thanks Amy....I had deleted the Real Player which is what this needed and had to down load it which took a bit, but I finally saw the video and saw how I had to do it. Not sure what it is I did wrong, but will try it again tomorrow and sit and watch the video again if need be although it doesn't look like it should take a rocket scientist, and that I am not. LOL Goddess, if I ever get this to work it will make it so easy to make a butt load of garlic. Thanks! But that smart ass remark about Jimbo's is gonna cost you dolly san. <grinning while sticking tongue out at you> How is the sugar withdrawal going. I know what is really bugging you and that is that you don't have a Lotus Garden there and I do! linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - " Amy " <sandpiperhiker Thursday, April 20, 2006 3:05 PM Re: HELP/Garlic Twist > Here's a little video of how you're supposed to do it... > > http://tinyurl.com/e5xye > (Scroll down there's a link on the page) > > Sorry to hear about the roofers. One time there was a guy working on > my mom's house too, that fell through - landed on the corner of the > tv, and it was one of those " cabinet " kinds that look like furniture. > > Wish you had a Jimbo's near you. :-7 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 On 4/20/06, linda <> wrote: > > My computer is really a mess...I tried to send this before but haven't a > clue as to where it went. Used the twister, and yes I have the directions, > but it didn't crush it and had two huge chunks. Freak! Anyway, do you > twist > it the whole 360 degrees or what? What am I doing wrong? > I've got two words for you, Linda - User Error! Naw seriously, it is tricky for the first couple of times. Beginners trick - cut up the cloves and smash them with the side of a knife or the handle of the Twister. Then plop them in there with the teeth meeting each other. Twist the two ends in opposite directions back and forth back and forth 180 degress). It feels funny at first but by the 2nd/3rd try you'll be kicking its tail with no probs. And Shawn ain't > gonna help you...only the Goddess can. And at the moment she is taken with > the fact that the roofers went right on through her ceiling in their > finesses. It is a day to not live over. Amy, how come you aren't serving > me > coffee and one of those treats from Jimbo's? I may show up at your door, > or > PT (who is imminently closer) or Shawn, although Texas isn't my > favorite...isn't that where you are? I do know both Amy's and PT's > addresses > though...maybe I will sell those addresses? <evil grin> Post Office has > also > pissed me off...but I am afraid of them. LOL > linda > Hope you got that roof and those roofers straightened out, Linda. That Twister is pretty heavy duty, just knock 'em on the head. Don't sell those addresses. Remember that karma of yours and don't forget your favey postal employees. They may have a say in all of that or just laugh really loud like this - LOLOLOL! Anywho, let us know how that garlic twister goes. If need be I'll shoot some pictures or video of it for ya. Hopefully you aren't that wimpified and can handle the kitchen gadget after a couple of tries. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 > Gee, thanks Amy....I had deleted the Real Player which is what this > needed and had to down load it which took a bit, but I finally saw > the video and saw how I had to do it. Not sure what it is I did > wrong, but will try it again tomorrow and sit and watch the video > again if need be although it doesn't look like it should take a > rocket scientist, and that I am not. LOL No, just your daughter, eh? (isn't she the one studying physics?) > Goddess, if I ever get this to work it will make it so easy to make > a butt load of garlic. Thanks! I think once you figure it out you'll be surprised how easy it is. > But that smart ass remark about Jimbo's is gonna cost you dolly san. > <grinning while sticking tongue out at you> Well, it wasn't meant to be smart ass - I really wish you had one! *lol* > How is the sugar withdrawal going. I know what is really bugging you > and that is that you don't have a Lotus Garden there and I do! Well, since I've never been to Lotus Garden I wouldn't know... but maybe you can sub in Vegetable Garden in DC and I would be jealous! So far the sugar thing is definitely ... inconsistent. I've been making it a couple weeks between " binges " ... it should really just be a treat, but it's often too much and it makes me feel sick and I sweat never to eat it again... two weeks later I'm back at it. I'm going to try extending the time between allowing myself something sweet, because it seems once I have a bite I have difficulty controlling myself. :-( OTOH, one day every two weeks is a HUGE improvement! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Hey, don't bring me into this! *lol* i don't own one of those garlic twister thingies yet... but if you want to travel on down here i can show you how to chop garic the old fashioned way, and we can perform a burial ritual for that bum gadget you got. But seriously, i do hope you can figure it out. i have checked the links Shawn and Amy posted of them and they look very easy and cool to have. It was on my wish list for kitchen supplies, but if you can't figure it out then i probably can't either. ~ pt ~ " The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope. " ~ Wendell Berry ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " linda " <lindai81 wrote: I may show up at your door, or > PT (who is imminently closer) or Shawn, although Texas isn't my > favorite...isn't that where you are? I do know both Amy's and PT's addresses > though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I've never heard of one???? Does it peel the garlic or what is i supposed to do? Donna , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll wrote: > > Hey, don't bring me into this! *lol* i don't own one of > those garlic twister thingies yet... but if you want to travel > on down here i can show you how to chop garic the old > fashioned way, and we can perform a burial ritual for > that bum gadget you got. > But seriously, i do hope you can figure it out. i have checked > the links Shawn and Amy posted of them and they look very > easy and cool to have. It was on my wish list for kitchen > supplies, but if you can't figure it out then i probably can't > either. > > ~ pt ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Well, I was inviting you, Amy, and PT over for a Lotus Garden treat (where the heck did Sherry go?), but now there will be an empty spot with your name on it you little brat! linda " subprong " <subprong > I've got two words for you, Linda - User Error! Hopefully you aren't that wimpified > and can handle the kitchen gadget after a couple of tries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Oh, yes, my daughter. Well, she is into the Unified Theory thing and is working on the " something " I think particle accelerator. She passed me a long time ago, but I let her know that I can still take her out and replace her with another daughter just like her if she gets too uppity. Thank the goddess she isn't into rocket science....LOL...we still have to program the equipment around here for her. Well, after seeing the video I am really curious as to what I was doing wrong, but getting ready to try again as soon as I hang a few more pictures. It is only 9:30 am and already the roof people tromped through to see what they needed to repair my ceiling they whacked through, the fixer called to set an appointment for that, the Trane heat pump people were here resetting the thermostat and the vents and the roofers are here started their stupidity all over again. LOL. The cats and dog are in permanent hiding, and my feet hurt. Rant! <grinning> My daughter is quitting work at 2 this afternoon and taking me out for some fun...and of course it is raining. What I want is for a man to rescue me and take me to Jimbo's. Happy news! My son, on ship over in the war zone is coming home May 5th! He flies helicopters and I am so glad to get him back. He was also over off the coast of Somalia and that was nerve wracking. Remember Black Hawk Down? Fortunately I don't really care for sugar and not much into breads and pasta. However, I struggle with my salt addiction and it crept back up over the last couple of months so threw it all out the other day. I can't find anything that really replaces it either no matter what I try. I'll resort to drinking the juice that olives come in just for the salt....bad, bad, bad. I also swear that I won't eat salt again when I eat it, but damn, popcorn at the movies is so good. So now I try to stay away from the movies too. I think you are doing really well though with the sugar. Can you use sugar substitutes? (I know they are healthy though) linda " Amy " <sandpiperhiker > > No, just your daughter, eh? (isn't she the one studying physics?) > I think once you figure it out you'll be surprised how easy it is. > > Well, since I've never been to Lotus Garden I wouldn't know... but > maybe you can sub in Vegetable Garden in DC and I would be jealous! > > So far the sugar thing is definitely ... inconsistent. I've been > making it a couple weeks between " binges " ... it should really just be > a treat, but it's often too much and it makes me feel sick and I sweat > never to eat it again... two weeks later I'm back at it. I'm going to > try extending the time between allowing myself something sweet, > because it seems once I have a bite I have difficulty controlling > myself. :-( OTOH, one day every two weeks is a HUGE improvement! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 > I've never heard of one???? Does it peel the garlic or what is i > supposed to do? Donna, it's a very simple, fast chopper. Pop the cloves in, twist, and you have chopped garlic. linda's being stubborn. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Gee, I get told that by a lot of people. Maybe I am? Or it could just be tenacious? Or just plain stupid! Ha! That's it. linda " Amy " <sandpiperhiker > > Donna, it's a very simple, fast chopper. Pop the cloves in, twist, and > you have chopped garlic. linda's being stubborn. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Thanks Amy, I've never heard of it. I jusr peel the old fashioned way only I use a sharp sushi knife. Donna , " Amy " <sandpiperhiker wrote: > > > I've never heard of one???? Does it peel the garlic or what is i > > supposed to do? > > > Donna, it's a very simple, fast chopper. Pop the cloves in, twist, and > you have chopped garlic. linda's being stubborn. ;-) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 > Well, I was inviting you, Amy, and PT over for a Lotus Garden treat > (where the heck did Sherry go?), but now there will be an empty spot > with your name on it you little brat! *hops on a plane* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 > Gee, I get told that by a lot of people. Maybe I am? Or it could just > be tenacious? Or just plain stupid! Ha! That's it. *lol* Tenacious!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Well, your assignment for today is to go buy a Garlic Twister right now. If you still had the PC you would be able to do so. Remember, I saw one for $16 and then $15 but I got it at PC of $10. I love it now that I have figured it out. About the book and roofers....sure hon, sure! There are ear plugs good enough and plus there are so many other people running in and out I would never hear them. Some just toot in without permission head for the bathroom and use it too without permission. I started a burial ground out in the back yard. linda " Whatever you do will be insignificant and it is very important that you do it. " Mohandas Gandhi linda's Growing Stitchery Projects: womyn47 - " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll Friday, April 21, 2006 8:30 AM Re: HELP/Garlic Twist > Hey, don't bring me into this! *lol* i don't own one of > those garlic twister thingies yet... but if you want to travel > on down here i can show you how to chop garic the old > fashioned way, and we can perform a burial ritual for > that bum gadget you got. > But seriously, i do hope you can figure it out. i have checked > the links Shawn and Amy posted of them and they look very > easy and cool to have. It was on my wish list for kitchen > supplies, but if you can't figure it out then i probably can't > either. > > ~ pt ~ > > " The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, > and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what > remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope. " > ~ Wendell Berry > ~~~*~~~*~~~> > , " linda " <lindai81 wrote: > I may show up at your door, or > > PT (who is imminently closer) or Shawn, although Texas isn't my > > favorite...isn't that where you are? I do know both Amy's and PT's addresses > > though... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Hi Linda. Congrats on your son coming in early May! That is cool. Maybe he can help out with the house - ok that wouldn't be very welcoming would it? That olive juice is good stuff. *lol* What kind of salt addict are you, Linda? Do you have problems with it as a condiment? If you can use a typical amount of regular salt in cooking, you should pick up a No-Salt or Lo-Salt to use as a condiment. If I remember correctly you are like me and like the salty snacks and salt itself. That is a problem that is very hard to conquer, speaking from experience. I've recently found a wonderful peanut mix that has sesame sticks in it. I've never liked these things before (bought the can because it was el cheapo). Well, taste buds have changed and these sesame sticks are fantastic. I just actually bought a bag of the sesame sticks alone because they go really well in my salads. See, salty sesame snacks in salads... 12 steps here I come... Have a good time with your daughter today, Linda. S. ....oh by the way. I don't know if I've mentioned this. I just recently purchased some Quaker rice cake snacks. These still have a good deal of sodium but less than an ordinary chip or your popcorn probably (as well as less calories and fats). They are surprisingly really good. Saw them on sale and said what the heck. I probably wouldn't buy them on their regularly over priced health food product suggest price but on sale it is definitely worth it. On 4/21/06, linda <> wrote: > > > Fortunately I don't really care for sugar and not much into breads and > pasta. However, I struggle with my salt addiction and it crept back up > over > the last couple of months so threw it all out the other day. I can't find > anything that really replaces it either no matter what I try. I'll resort > to > drinking the juice that olives come in just for the salt....bad, bad, bad. > I > also swear that I won't eat salt again when I eat it, but damn, popcorn at > the movies is so good. So now I try to stay away from the movies too. I > think you are doing really well though with the sugar. Can you use sugar > substitutes? (I know they are healthy though) > linda > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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