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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #885 on: December 21, 2010, 04:33:58 PM »
If I have time I was going to make the most evil truffle.  I was introduced to Oreo Truffles this past weekend.  Evil I tell you, evil.  But soooooooooo good.

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #886 on: December 21, 2010, 04:40:45 PM »
Would anyone object if made a whole bunch of chocolate chip cookies?
I highly doubt it.  I'm making 2 kinds of candy. Planning to, anyway.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #887 on: December 21, 2010, 06:06:01 PM »
Oh this is going to be a wonderful bad food fest   ;D
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #888 on: December 21, 2010, 10:11:49 PM »
So much delicious food *sniff* why?  Why, do I have to live south of MarsCon?!?! :'(
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #889 on: December 22, 2010, 08:05:25 PM »
I highly doubt it.  I'm making 2 kinds of candy. Planning to, anyway.

i don't know if i'll be able to make anything like i wanted to. it really depends if i can get caught up at work or not.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #890 on: December 22, 2010, 08:08:51 PM »
i don't know if i'll be able to make anything like i wanted to. it really depends if i can get caught up at work or not.
I think you'll be allowed a pass. 
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #891 on: December 22, 2010, 08:18:44 PM »
I would bring something, but I can't cook.  :P
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #892 on: December 22, 2010, 09:04:05 PM »
I would bring something, but I can't cook.  :P
That's why I'm making this candy.  Easy to do, and I've done it before so I know that even not getting it quite right, it'll still be okay.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #893 on: December 22, 2010, 09:12:16 PM »
I can cook for myself but I'm hesitant to share it with others.  I don't need the involuntary manslaughter charges.

I can, however, cook quite well using my Magic Food Machine.  (Crock pot)
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #894 on: December 22, 2010, 09:27:02 PM »
Lemme guess.

Blood pudding?

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #895 on: December 22, 2010, 09:31:02 PM »
That's a good idea...

Anything.  The Magic Food Machine will make anything.  I throw things in the pot, turn the knob, and by dinner time it has turned into food.  I will admit to being a bit leery of its uncanny powers at first and spent an hour glaring at it from the corner, after which I progressed to poking at it suspiciously with a long stick.  But I since have embraced the Magic Food Machine as good and right.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #896 on: December 22, 2010, 09:41:52 PM »
All Hail the Magic Food Machine!

You do know that TMFM has a sibling that also does wonderful Food Magic(tm) don't you?
If not then you need to meet "The Fabulous Pressure Cooker"!
Those two, along with the Mighty Morphin' Microwave and Father Charcoal Grill, formed the holy quadrinity of my bachelor survival-cooking years...  :)

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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #897 on: December 22, 2010, 09:47:57 PM »
Yes, my cooking skills don't reach far beyond stewing in a big pot and grilling.  I still have nightmares about the time I tried to make garlic mashed potatoes.
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #898 on: December 22, 2010, 10:10:50 PM »
Yes, my cooking skills don't reach far beyond stewing in a big pot and grilling.  I still have nightmares about the time I tried to make garlic mashed potatoes.
Well, yes it seems perfectly reasonable to me that you would indeed have nightmares about *garlic* mashed potatoes!
That's kinda right up there with "Wooden Stake salad" or "Avocado dip with holy wafers" or such like...  :)
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Re: Jim and Shannon at MarsCon in Williamsburg, VA - 1/14-16/2011
« Reply #899 on: December 22, 2010, 10:36:28 PM »
Well, yes it seems perfectly reasonable to me that you would indeed have nightmares about *garlic* mashed potatoes!
That's kinda right up there with "Wooden Stake salad" or "Avocado dip with holy wafers" or such like...  :)


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