My Kid is a Damn Nutter - Page 33

Pooka · 08-24-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pooka

I thought about you guys Friday when I stopped my my best Austin buddies house and was invited to try an amazint GFCF cake... she said it was a mix she bout at whole foods... Pamala's I belive was the lable.

Hang in there! You are an amazing mother and I know that you are unrelenting in your quest. Your children are blessed to have you and will one day be so grateful for all you go through to give them the best.

Good grief... I must have had a tugging distraction at my desk ( a wee boy distraction)... so sorry for the amazing amount of misspellings... its a wonder you could make sense of it all...

Pooka · 08-24-2009, 06:09 PM

Have you tried polenta on your kids yet? if so how was it recieved?

Clodfobble · 08-24-2009, 06:25 PM

Not yet. I have a pre-cooked tube of it sitting in the pantry, but I haven't gotten around to using it yet. Neither one of them is big on mushy textures though, so I don't suspect it would go over easily.

Pooka · 08-24-2009, 06:38 PM

I make a tofu polenta lasagna that is really good. My mom used to slice polenta really then and pan fry it and serve it with real mapel syrup... thats call mush... but its good.

monster · 08-24-2009, 06:40 PM

can you crisp it up? I seem to remember my sister trying it and she said it was most palatable spread on toast then lightly broiled like cheese.

this from wikipedia:

Cooked polenta can also be shaped into balls, patties, or sticks and fried in oil until it is golden brown and crispy; this variety of polenta is called crostini di polenta or polenta fritta. This type of polenta became particularly popular in Southern Brazil as a consequence of Northern Italian immigration. Similarly, once formed into a shape it can also be grilled using, for example, a brustolina grill.

jinx · 08-24-2009, 07:17 PM

I make it sometimes, the kids love it. Italians call it polenta, PA Dutch/amish call it mush, it's the same thing though.

Pooka · 08-24-2009, 07:20 PM

My family is from Brazil... growing up we ate a cheezy polenta patty... it was called an "arepa"

Clodfobble · 08-25-2009, 07:55 AM

Today's the day I send my little one off to school for the first time.

Oh, except someone at the school screwed up and didn't get our transportation forms sent to the bus department, so they'd never heard of us when I called yesterday wondering why we hadn't been given a pickup time yet. They're getting it sorted out, and she promised she would have us on the bus route tomorrow, but there was just no way it could happen today (they wouldn't have a carseat on the bus for him, for one thing.) So today I have to take him to the school and pick him up myself, which is no big deal, except for the potential for a tantrum in the hallway as I leave. But I honestly think he'll be so starstruck that he won't notice me back away like a ninja, and then he can have all the tantrums he wants with the classroom door closed. But it will only work once, so they'd better get him on the bus tomorrow or suffer the consequences.

Shawnee123 · 08-25-2009, 08:01 AM

Ugh, it's always something, huh Clod?

I hope his first day goes well!

Clodfobble · 08-25-2009, 12:26 PM

Thanks, Shaw! The dropoff went great, anyway. He stared at me long and hard when the teacher said, "Do you want to say bye-bye to Mom?", but then the aide started to let the door close and he turned without a peep. We'll see how he is in another couple of hours...

Flint · 08-25-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

...he won't notice me back away like a ninja...

Clodfobble · 08-25-2009, 12:37 PM

A ninja with a stroller.

Flint · 08-25-2009, 12:43 PM

Ask any real ninja--that's how they roll.

glatt · 08-25-2009, 01:25 PM

lol in my mind.

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

A ninja with a stroller.

picturing our old stroller *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* as we roll away like a ninja.

monster · 08-25-2009, 03:33 PM

and....?

08-24-2009, 06:25 PM	#483
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Not yet. I have a pre-cooked tube of it sitting in the pantry, but I haven't gotten around to using it yet. Neither one of them is big on mushy textures though, so I don't suspect it would go over easily. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-24-2009, 06:40 PM	#485
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	can you crisp it up? I seem to remember my sister trying it and she said it was most palatable spread on toast then lightly broiled like cheese. this from wikipedia: Cooked polenta can also be shaped into balls, patties, or sticks and fried in oil until it is golden brown and crispy; this variety of polenta is called crostini di polenta or polenta fritta. This type of polenta became particularly popular in Southern Brazil as a consequence of Northern Italian immigration. Similarly, once formed into a shape it can also be grilled using, for example, a brustolina grill. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2009, 07:17 PM	#486
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I make it sometimes, the kids love it. Italians call it polenta, PA Dutch/amish call it mush, it's the same thing though. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

08-25-2009, 07:55 AM	#488
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Today's the day I send my little one off to school for the first time. Oh, except someone at the school screwed up and didn't get our transportation forms sent to the bus department, so they'd never heard of us when I called yesterday wondering why we hadn't been given a pickup time yet. They're getting it sorted out, and she promised she would have us on the bus route tomorrow, but there was just no way it could happen today (they wouldn't have a carseat on the bus for him, for one thing.) So today I have to take him to the school and pick him up myself, which is no big deal, except for the potential for a tantrum in the hallway as I leave. But I honestly think he'll be so starstruck that he won't notice me back away like a ninja, and then he can have all the tantrums he wants with the classroom door closed. But it will only work once, so they'd better get him on the bus tomorrow or suffer the consequences. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-25-2009, 08:01 AM	#489
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Ugh, it's always something, huh Clod? I hope his first day goes well! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-24-2009, 06:09 PM	#482
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	Have you tried polenta on your kids yet? if so how was it recieved?

08-24-2009, 06:38 PM	#484
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	I make a tofu polenta lasagna that is really good. My mom used to slice polenta really then and pan fry it and serve it with real mapel syrup... thats call mush... but its good.

08-24-2009, 07:20 PM	#487
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	My family is from Brazil... growing up we ate a cheezy polenta patty... it was called an "arepa"

08-25-2009, 12:26 PM	#490
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Thanks, Shaw! The dropoff went great, anyway. He stared at me long and hard when the teacher said, "Do you want to say bye-bye to Mom?", but then the aide started to let the door close and he turned without a peep. We'll see how he is in another couple of hours... __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-25-2009, 12:37 PM	#492
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	A ninja with a stroller. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-25-2009, 12:43 PM	#493
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Ask any real ninja--that's how they roll. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-25-2009, 03:33 PM	#495
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and....? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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