And Ben & Jerrys! And turkey!

quote:

Originally posted by the madness of queen monk:
And MMM is playing The Boss on the 4th -- COOLIO!!! That's some good American music right there, people.

I thought so. Actually its mostly cause a board I'm on posted an old photo of him as todays portion of hotness, and oh, I'm right there, whatever my dad says about silly hair. My dad, who spent the 70s and 80s with startling amounts of very ginger hair, does not, I think, get to pass comment on anyone's hair.

I associate turkey more with UK Xmas than American Thanksgiving...

I think Americans have a much stronger sense of family and roots though, which I really wish I could have

Biscuits (american, not british) and Gravy.

Hmm... crawfish fritters, fried squash, that sort of thing.

Grits is kinda like polenta, but made with white corn and a bit courser/runnier. I don't really like mine runny. OH! Fried pies, those are good too. Then there's "greens", such as turnip and collard greens, usually cooked with some sort of bacon fat.

quote:

Originally posted by Unc Mork:
I think Americans have a much stronger sense of family and roots though, which I really wish I could have

Maybe some of them. I don't know much about my family. Sweeping generalization based on my experience: first generation Americans (immigrants) birthed second generation Americans who assimilated immediately and lost touch with their heritage. I know my parents' stories (where they grew up, etc.) but know nothing about their parents except what I've researched and that's not much.

Oh yeah, what I was going to post:

*sweeps into thread*

*clears throat*

*belts out Yankee Doodle*

This is the version I grew up with:


Yankee Doodle went to town
riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his hat
and called it macaroni

Yankee Doodle, keep it up
Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
and with the girls be handy

Ahem. Carry on.

Oh, an article on its origins - my mother grew up in the row house next to Fort Crailo (in the 1930's).

Hey, all! Happy Fourth of July!
You probably know me as not quite the patriotic type, but I do enjoy this holiday. It's like a personal birthday, where you reflect on where you've been, how you got here, the good and bad of the past year, and what you hope to accomplish (and do better) in the coming year.

So with that *throws some bacon and sausage and eggs on the griddle on the grill, puts a pot of coffee on the grill next to the griddle, and starts The Great American BBQ Holiday off on the right food, er, foot *

I did some contribution to the america day 'm watch Pigglet's big adventures with the kids.

maybe it doesn't really count, but the end song is still performed by some excatic woman with a guitar in a field, singing something like : with a little friend and a stick or two a house is build in the corner of pooh... yeah it rocks.

oh and my sis Oriana is going to know if she have passed her first law year at uni.
(i know somebody might be interested here in the result as long as he's one of her friend on facebook too).

Péné

quote:

Originally posted by JP:
Hey, all! Happy Fourth of July!
You probably know me as not quite the patriotic type, but I do enjoy this holiday.

humm that sounds good to me as long as if i'm remembering well you're not american.. but french or something ?

péné

Happy Fourth of July to one and all in the US of A. Enjoy the beer and the BBQ.

quote:

Originally posted by Unc Mork:

I found an interactive site that lets you distinguish the old women in the Trumbull painting.

Happy Independence Day, Americans.

Friday is a good day to get a holiday. Stupid Tuesday Canada Day. Useless.

i hope everyone has a great 4th, regardless of country of origin.....we are going to a friends and i am making a kick ass queso dip!!!!

quote:

Originally posted by PENELOPEIA:

quote:

Originally posted by JP:
Hey, all! Happy Fourth of July!
You probably know me as not quite the patriotic type, but I do enjoy this holiday.

humm that sounds good to me as long as if i'm remembering well you're not american.. but french or something ?

péné

Nope, very much a USAnian! Just not always proud of the things our leadership does or have done in the recent years. Still, as I said, looking back at the good, learning from the bad as we move forward, then it's all good

Happy Fourth of July!
I think I have enough explosives to destroy a medium size building
Also, I've got my Peanuts fireworks shirt.

Went to the parade (an hour and a half this year...so long...), which was good: two sets of bagpipers, a group of carnival (Brazilian carnival, with the costumes) people, steel drum bands, politicians in old cars, sports teams, boy scouts (and other similar groups), a troupe of Peruvian dancers, the Washington Revels, every daycare in the area, various bands on trucks, typical assortment of people voicing political views on local issues...

Then we had a picnic. Now I have a headache.

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th!

I hope all the USAnians had a lovely day yesterday.

I have been laughing so hard about Mark's description of Parliament's idea of what consititues a suitable 4th of July meal. How sad I am that I missed American Stodge!

(Anybody work in Congress? What do they serve on St George's Day?)

Domi - I have some faggots in the freezer, bought to take over to my mum, who loves them (and I ate this brand loads as a kid). They are "Mr. Brains' Faggots in a rich West Country sauce" (I know, I know, not looking good already, but bear with me). A pack serving two people costs 79p, which should have made me more worried than I was. They are essentially pork meatballs in gravy, so you'd imagine that they would be mainly.... pork! How wrong, how very, very wrong you would be. They are 4% actual pork. The "West Country sauce" is mostly lard, and the meatballs are mostly... pigskin, with a soupcon of pig liver.

So, when the actual, accurate title of this dish should be "pigskin in lard", "Mr. Brains' Faggots" as a selling title actually begins to make sense. They do taste inexplicably good, although I'm going to have to excise the ingredients list from my mind before I can eat them again.

I was out all day yesterday, but I think I shall cook something properly American today.

quote:

I have some faggots in the freezer

Albeit very politically incorrect, I couldn't help thinking "Gay people in the freezer? That's so mean!"

So anyway, we had a huge group of people over yesterday with a total of six kids. We had picnic food at the house and then headed out to the lade and set up at the water front, went swimming, watched fireworks. It was much fun.

Oups my mistake... JP ... sorry ... i don't why I was sure you were french ... or you speak french... please try to explain me why I was confused about that ?

Péné