Author: Mark

Haitian Fried Plantains

PlantainAuntie Josette and Auntie Nicole taught me how to make fried plantains.  Plantains are like bananas but firmer.working

They are good with hot sauce on the side or crema, according to Auntie Josette.  I have not tried them with creama ( I don’t know what creama is) a or hot sauce yet–I think she meant more Tabasco Sauce.

  1. Cut and cube Plantains. You could also quarter them.
  2. Add Tabasco sauce and salt to tasteSaute
  3. Saute’ until golden
  4. Drain on paper towel
  5. Let cool just till you can eat them
  6. draineat


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FriendsYesterday we came home from Skyview Ranch 🙁 We were there for the weekend!!!!!!! 🙂

We were visiting the Sellers and had llooottss of fun.

On lots of hay

The boys and I:

  • played the Wii
  • played army
  • went exploring
  • made some movies
  • built some Lego ships
  • played Star Wars
  • climbed on hay
  • and had loooootssssssss of funOne wet group!

Everyone:

  • bobbed for apples
  • and talked
  • ate good food
  • stayed up really late
I did it fast
I did it fast

The kids:

  • ate a donut on a string
  • played
  • went trick or treating
  • had lots of fun

The adults

  • cookedExploring
  • and talked and talked and talked

Song to Annoy your Parents in the Fall

Punky Pumpkin

Punky PumpkinI’ve got a friend who’s big and round

and all so golly gee whiz

lend me your ear and you will hear

just who this fellow is.

Punky Pumpkin the happy pumpkin

happy all the day

And his great big smile

will scare your cares away

Punky Pumpkin the happy pumpkin

never wears a frown

you can see that he’s cut out to be a clown

The candle light inside of him

makes his eyes light up and gleam

they shine right through the window at you

for a hap hap happy Halloween

Punky Pumpkin is a happy pumpkin

and do you know why?

Because he’s a jack o lantern

instead of being a pumpkin pie.

Found on “The White Cat” on the 16 August 1952 “Let’s Pretend” radio show.  You can listen to it here.  Look for the “White Cat” program and after you download it, the song is at the end of the program.

Yum!!!!

Here is a riddle for you.

This is a spice that Minoans used on their frescoes.  They used this spice as medicine.

It is a treatment for over 90 illnesses.

Greeks used it in their perfumes-what a waste of spice!1 Tablespoon of Saffron

It is red.

It is gooood in bread.

It is cultivated from the Crocus sativus plant.

It is the most expensive spice.

Saffron! Roll your mouse over to get the answer.

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