tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post651509594241197249..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: Pass the TurnipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-79497018021433504542010-11-12T18:20:56.890-05:002010-11-12T18:20:56.890-05:00I am just so grateful you didn't post that Tur...I am just so grateful you didn't post that Turnip recipe. LOL.Sara Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225281337599318528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-87299270832031358132010-11-11T10:56:10.850-05:002010-11-11T10:56:10.850-05:00Now that's persistence, Amanda! Oh, I know eve...Now that's persistence, Amanda! Oh, I know everything tastes better with chocolate, but turnips wouldn't be one of them. What a great story, thanks for sharing!Author Kathryne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206690509533777067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-51382701885413338152010-11-10T03:14:38.667-05:002010-11-10T03:14:38.667-05:00LOL on the turnips and chocolate and I must say am...LOL on the turnips and chocolate and I must say am from the school of chocolate makes everything better but....hmmmmm...probably not everything after all. But you know, I might be willing to try anything with chocolate:)Lisa Renee Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043148556506070881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-51273900792861180582010-11-10T02:07:50.903-05:002010-11-10T02:07:50.903-05:00Carolyn - hahaha - does this mean I won't be s...Carolyn - hahaha - does this mean I won't be seeing you around the Thanksgivng table this year? Aww shucks!<br /><br />Cheryl - see now it's that kind of crazy talk that brought us turnips mole in the first place. You'll need that adventurous spirit to eat dinner at my house!Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-76474365164150468112010-11-09T17:52:26.697-05:002010-11-09T17:52:26.697-05:00I have a suggestion. Add some mashed turnips to yo...I have a suggestion. Add some mashed turnips to your root potato recipe and top with chocolate sauce. <br />Hey, you never know.....Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-68233504137352050912010-11-09T17:06:51.084-05:002010-11-09T17:06:51.084-05:00Turnips and Chocolate! Remember what I told you wh...Turnips and Chocolate! Remember what I told you when we first met? If I had to eat that I'd crawl up in my casket, cross my arms over my boobies and tell Saint Peter to hold the Pearly Gates open because I was slidin' on in!Carolyn Brownhttp://www.carolynlbrown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-10113763873450818382010-11-09T14:01:16.732-05:002010-11-09T14:01:16.732-05:00Catherine - the mixed root veggy mash seems to wor...Catherine - the mixed root veggy mash seems to work out well for us. The amounts are slightly arbitrary, I just add butter, sour cream, and salt until I say 'yum'! Of course, if you add enough sour cream and butter to pretty much anything you'll end up with something tasty.<br /><br />Tamara - mmmm, a butternut squash - I'm going to have to try that!<br /><br />Shana - me too! <br /><br />Olivia - I know, it's a horrible waste of chocolate. (sigh) Homemade noodles sound fabulous. I'm guessing that's for expert cooks!Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-71075899599258450832010-11-09T13:53:29.814-05:002010-11-09T13:53:29.814-05:00Mary Margaret - I have no idea why my dad ever tho...Mary Margaret - I have no idea why my dad ever thought turnips mole could ever be a good idea. I think his first attempt was an honest one, but we gave him such a hard time about it he contiued to try to prove that he could make the stuff edible... and then it became a family tradition and a good laugh to see what he would try each year.<br /><br />Robin - Oh no! Rum cake flambe! Too bad you didn't get a chance to eat it - although maybe it saved you from the burnt turnips. At least it was a memorable event!Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-77302623131459503122010-11-09T13:33:29.998-05:002010-11-09T13:33:29.998-05:00Grace - I have fond memories of running around wit...Grace - I have fond memories of running around with black olives on all ten fingertips!<br /><br />Terry - Spanish olives? Hmmm -I may need to try that. We always had black olives in a litle dish, but ONLY for Thanksgiving. I do the same thing now, but I have no idea why!<br /><br />Anita - I can do mashed potatoes- though honestly I never measure so my amounts are meant as more an approximation. Now gravy is a total mystery to me and I have been banned from even attempting it!Amanda Foresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985238568270688021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-85375940153357095102010-11-09T11:43:10.738-05:002010-11-09T11:43:10.738-05:00Chocolate and turnips? Seriously? Too funny. That...Chocolate and turnips? Seriously? Too funny. That poor chocolate.<br /><br />Mom's homemade egg noodles are my favorite. I eat them until I'm so full I could explode. And then I eat some more.<br /><br />I don't like candied sweet potatoes. We save those for my Dad and Grandma.Olivia Cunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753928523364721582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-59405997566992670022010-11-09T11:27:51.292-05:002010-11-09T11:27:51.292-05:00These posts are making me hungry! I love mashed po...These posts are making me hungry! I love mashed potatoes, and even I can cook them!Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06267793335415078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-9454332962298792602010-11-09T10:30:31.213-05:002010-11-09T10:30:31.213-05:00Great mashed potato recipe! Mark and I like to mix...Great mashed potato recipe! Mark and I like to mix ours with butternut squash for additional sweetness. <br /><br />And is there anything that can't be improved with some butter and garlic? I don't think so!Tamara Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248676173138017003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-33875750348298965912010-11-09T10:15:11.630-05:002010-11-09T10:15:11.630-05:00Interesting - I've never mixed sweet potatoes ...Interesting - I've never mixed sweet potatoes and regular potatoes before. Will have to try that! Happy Thanksgiving!!Catherine Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813134848084095205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-76143826548177807382010-11-09T08:39:50.523-05:002010-11-09T08:39:50.523-05:00LOL - I'll never forget the turnips disaster. ...LOL - I'll never forget the turnips disaster. My grandmother (on my dad's side) couldn't cook to save her own life, but man could she bake! Grandpa did all the cooking but Nanny had to make turnips, she burnt them every year-- I think she boiled them. How they could burn is a mystery.<br /><br />I was little and we were at my grandparents' apartment for Thanksgiving. Nanny burnt the turnips again, but we were all excited because she made her famous rum cake. Unfortunately she didn't realize that she used 100 proof rum to soak the cake, so when she got a little too close to the gas stove, the whole thing went up and looked like one big blow torch. The whole apartment building had to be evacuated.Robin Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262933225938609682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-81827017487324173172010-11-09T08:24:33.404-05:002010-11-09T08:24:33.404-05:00Turnips mole! LOL. But I have to ask, what on eart...Turnips mole! LOL. But I have to ask, what on earth made him think turnips and chocolate could have a relationship? I mean did he actually want people to like his dish, or was it a practical joke?<br /><br />My mother always made mashed parsnips--which no one ever ate--because she had a notion that a Thanksgiving table wasn't complete without them.<br /><br />I don't remember how they tasted. She was a notable cook, so I'm sure the parsnips were well-prepared. Why no one, including me, would eat them is a mystery now.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-11199032896975012010-11-09T07:27:01.253-05:002010-11-09T07:27:01.253-05:00My mom does the cooking as well, and she makes rea...My mom does the cooking as well, and she makes really good mashed potatoes. I'm anxious to try your recipe because I don't. I can really screw up mashed potatoes. I don't know what I do wrong, but they're always lumpy and usually too thick or too runny.Anita Clenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121439834252671730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-91338522445288366352010-11-09T06:53:04.105-05:002010-11-09T06:53:04.105-05:00The mashed potatoes sound great! We always had bla...The mashed potatoes sound great! We always had black olives and Spanish olives for the holidays too!!!Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-73065626208664983942010-11-09T06:43:39.984-05:002010-11-09T06:43:39.984-05:00Yes, the turkey is wonderful and I know plenty of ...Yes, the turkey is wonderful and I know plenty of people who rhapsodize over stuffing, but as a kid, Thanksgiving was the only meal where my mom put both green and black olives on the table in a special olive dish used ONLY on that occasion. The big fun was getting my brothers in trouble for sucking the pimentos out of the green olives then putting them back in the dish. We are not a formal family....Grace Burroweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01631291702461834307noreply@blogger.com