tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post8512914246802791569..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Dining by CandlelightMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-3892989291704679782009-02-13T01:56:00.000-06:002009-02-13T01:56:00.000-06:00ITA, Theresa. We should use the beautiful things w...ITA, Theresa. We should use the beautiful things we have and not save them for...?<BR/><BR/>I don't light candles everyday, but I sure do light them often.<BR/><BR/>Here in the Pacific Northwest we get a lot of winter wind storms, and those often equate to power outages. Now, when the wind blows, I use that as an excuse to light candles and set them in every room in the house. Just in case!Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-85678279480682788882009-02-11T12:38:00.000-06:002009-02-11T12:38:00.000-06:00Great post, Lee! I do believe in using all your "g...Great post, Lee! I do believe in using all your "good" stuff now! What are you waiting for! <BR/><BR/>Love the lamps on your bookcover. And I try to light candles everyday. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815320170046221853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-55224651694436424752009-02-11T09:20:00.000-06:002009-02-11T09:20:00.000-06:00Enjoy your Valentine's dinner, Mo! I confess to be...Enjoy your Valentine's dinner, Mo! I confess to being a candle addict, although I'm careful to put them where the cats can't get close to them.<BR/><BR/>Re: getting kids to eat veggies. Jessica Seinfeld, wife of Jerry, wrote a cookbook with recipes that use vegetable purees in unlikely ways. Broccoli puree in the brownies and that sort of thing!Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-40600293311503008862009-02-11T07:03:00.000-06:002009-02-11T07:03:00.000-06:00Lee,I'm definitely breaking out the china this yea...Lee,<BR/>I'm definitely breaking out the china this year for Valentine's. And lighting some candles. I love candles but don't light them enough. Turnips? I'll eat rutabegas, but only if they've been cooked by my husband's grandmother.<BR/><BR/>If anyone needs help sneaking veggies in a child's diet, V-8 Fusion has vegetables in it. My daughter and husband like the Strawberry Banana.Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-17590963895621101772009-02-10T22:51:00.000-06:002009-02-10T22:51:00.000-06:00Christine, your Valentine's Day "dinner" sounds in...Christine, your Valentine's Day "dinner" sounds informal but oh so elegant at the same time.<BR/><BR/>I love turnips, too, although I won't be serving them for Valentine's Day dinner ;)Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-44245107621343411532009-02-10T22:49:00.000-06:002009-02-10T22:49:00.000-06:00Terry, you'll have to let us know if writing by ca...Terry, you'll have to let us know if writing by candlelight affected what you wrote. I know some writers who love to create a "mood" in their writing space - music, candles, favorite scents, etc. - and they swear by it.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-87190861455261694632009-02-10T20:40:00.000-06:002009-02-10T20:40:00.000-06:00I don't have "fine china." But I love dishes and c...I don't have "fine china." But I love dishes and cool napkins and must making the table look pretty. We often have people over and they are like, "why did you do this for us?" and I say, "because I love this, it is my thing... and to have a pretty table and pretty things out... " well it is just so special. Why wait? We have so little time here. Why not make the most of it?<BR/><BR/>On Valentine's we are "racletting" dutch style. We'll have cheeses, meats, veggies, easy sweets and we'll sit in the breakfast nook with a beautiful table cloth, music and chill while we eat many "tiny bites" of yummy food.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I LOVE turnips.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383099148014297450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-89127518560810016752009-02-10T18:48:00.000-06:002009-02-10T18:48:00.000-06:00Loved your story about the turnips in the potatoes...<I>Loved</I> your story about the turnips in the potatoes, Lee :-). And what a terrific idea to carry candles into the wilderness for adding some atmosphere to a fabulous setting!<BR/><BR/>Now I'm itching to light some candles tonight ;-). Maybe I'll set one by my computer and write by candlelight :-).Terry McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557335434947611768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-6767361977108123212009-02-10T18:19:00.000-06:002009-02-10T18:19:00.000-06:00Their stoneware is gorgeous, Diane. I'd love to ha...Their stoneware is gorgeous, Diane. I'd love to have a set in one of their Christmas designs, but I don't have room for more dishes!Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-58925189707147183412009-02-10T18:12:00.000-06:002009-02-10T18:12:00.000-06:00Good for you, Karen! I also find that people tend ...Good for you, Karen! I also find that people tend to linger longer over a beautifully set dinner table, sipping coffee or a liqueur.<BR/><BR/>LOL at your question about turnips in the potatoes! Like many kids, mine went through a phase of not wanting to eat vegetables. A little mashed turnip in the potatoes could be easily disguised by some dim lighting and a ladle of gravy. Ditto for mashed yams or carrots.Lee McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388019900085158731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-30118464051163047742009-02-10T16:56:00.000-06:002009-02-10T16:56:00.000-06:00I have a lovely set of Royal Doulton that I intend...I have a lovely set of Royal Doulton that I intended to use for everyday, but I like my Pfalzgraff stoneware, all matching so much I couldn't give it up.Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-33319366598192627032009-02-10T16:25:00.000-06:002009-02-10T16:25:00.000-06:00After years of collecting china, then spending $60...After years of collecting china, then spending $600 to complete the set, I began to wonder why I'd packed them away for "later." I hunted down my grandmother's silverware, unpacked the dishes, and have been using them ever since, often on an antique tablecloth. Everyone always sits up a little straighter, thinks a little longer before speaking and tries harder not to spill at a delicately set table. I love it!<BR/><BR/>Now can someone explain to me why anyone would want to mix turnips into perfectly good potatoes?Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266512740975317934noreply@blogger.com