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Well, then, I stand corrected, Kingmi.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on July 1, 2006 at 5:37 PM
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Mlle, Read you blog daily. Love your stuff. But please, my girls
and me love Hogan Knows Best! He at least. has a clue what it takes to be a parent. Like never in his career, he is my new hero!
posted by
kingmi
on July 1, 2006 at 12:55 PM
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Don't worry, Sophistie ...
We're about as fortified against the ravages of nature as could be humanly possible.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 9:54 PM
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I Saw the Results on the News
Take care!!
posted by
Dr_JPT
on June 29, 2006 at 9:16 PM
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No one ever admits to watching television, Samhain.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 8:40 PM
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Nice spelling by me in that last comment!
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 8:38 PM
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Thank you, Tumbus ...
I doubt I could ever embrace vegatarianism, because my best friend is one, and she's awfully
pale.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 8:37 PM
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I trust Gore, MountainClimber, (after seeing his documentary) ...
at least on this one issue, anyway.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 8:35 PM
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Thanks for the advice, Ann ... though it will have to wait until my next opportunity ... which will probably be sometime around never.
I must have been out sick when Burly and Una left.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 8:33 PM
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The problem, Aaron, is that almost all the shows worth watching (Arrested Development, Sons & Daughters, etc) are quickly canceled.
Presumably because they don't appeal enough to tweens.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 8:30 PM
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This house is gothic/eerie enough as it is, Blanche ...
Of course, it's
all moot now, anyway, seeing as I wasn't allowed to cook the dinner. Well, I
was ... but
only if my mother "supervised", and she would have made me too nervous.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 8:27 PM
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Mad Girl....not having watched television since the mid 70s, I have no idea what you are talking about. Samhain_Moon 
posted by
syzygy
on June 29, 2006 at 7:57 PM
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Cornish Game Hen....
Hmmmm, my uncle has a snazzy recipe but I really don't know it. But I can tell you with certainty it is very cool. Not that this helps.
By the time I became any good at cooking meat (and I got really good!) I became a vegetarian.
It's hard to ruin vegetables. You have to be really talented at that. My husband, however, has just that sort of talent. His name is James, too.
Rambling...
...SO...best of luck and enjoy that delicious wet weather!
posted by
Tumbus
on June 29, 2006 at 6:11 PM
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Gore would tell you it is global warming -- but it may be
Heaven's Warning!
posted by
MountainClimber57
on June 29, 2006 at 3:08 PM
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The commentators have given you excellent recipes. Some bloggers like steeler have recipe blogs too. The meat won't taste gummy if not overcooked. Set the minimum time, cook, use a toothpick to test the meat, then continue the cooking again. Test every 5 minutes. Hehehehe. Sorry but I think that's the safest way to avoid ruined meat. Moreover, when you cook a large quantity, it takes longer, depending on the temperature and heat distribution. Good luck, Mademoiselle Chef.
10 clicks for your correct solution are in. Congratulations.
Burly and una01 posted about quitting some time ago.
(A)
posted by
A-and-B
on June 29, 2006 at 2:07 PM
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The quality of tv really is crap
and yet I can't stop watching. I could cancel cable, but then I'd miss a lot of sporting events and be stuck with the even worse crap on the networks. I was really pissed when I heard Monday Night Football is moving to ESPN; now I have to keep it.
posted by
AaronB
on June 29, 2006 at 1:58 PM
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Mademoiselle, if the power goes out, won't that render the whole
question of how to prepare Cornish Game Hens (I'm going with the colloquial, because grammatically right or wrong, the use of the word "hen" to indicate multiple chickens of female persuasion, just does not set well), moot? However, it could give the whole house a gothic and eerie quality and maybe the ghosts in the attic might make an appearance. It's possible the dinner guests might start disappearing mysteriously ala "Ten Little Indians." The plot combinations are fascinating.
posted by
Blanche.
on June 29, 2006 at 1:31 PM
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Sounds very similar to the current state of affairs here, BrightIrish ...
(I live in Philly, btw).
Oh, and thank you so much for the advice ... that actually seems like something I might be able to handle (without butchering too badly).
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 11:42 AM
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So far, so good, Symphony ...
at least, there haven't been any (major) explosions, anyway.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 11:39 AM
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Mademoiselle
We are having bad storms here also but the sun was out all morning and I see the dark cluds moving in again and the roar of thunder. About the hens .. I split them in half because they cook faster and give individual servings and put them under the broiler for several min. before serving.. this browns them very nicely.
posted by
BrightIrish
on June 29, 2006 at 11:39 AM
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I don't really watch the show, Bel ... but I've seen clips ... and they were horrible!
I've also seen the daughter's "music" "video" on "MTV".
P.S. The Osbournes was pretty funny ... for about 14 minutes.
P.P.S. I'd die without access to TCM and the History Channel.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 11:37 AM
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ooooh dear...well least you are ok...
well that is until you cook...LOL
posted by
_Symphony_
on June 29, 2006 at 11:19 AM
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Mind you..I don't have cable
So I never saw the osbournes. Oh hell the wife is enough to make me want to smack all women! I saw the one where she got the monkey! I mean seriously...what is wrong with that woman??? The son actually kind of cracks me up.
posted by
bel_1965
on June 29, 2006 at 11:15 AM
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So I guess that answers that question, Bel ...
Hogan's wife is grotesque, his daughter is a bimbo, his son is an ugly geek and the whole show is a pale rip-off of The Osbournes.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 11:11 AM
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Exactly, Ariel.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 11:07 AM
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HEY NOW!!!
I saw Hogan Knows Best at my friends house a couple of weeks ago. That is funny as hell! His wife gives new meaning to STUPID WOMAN!!!
posted by
bel_1965
on June 29, 2006 at 11:06 AM
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Mama'selle
Hic!!!
posted by
ariel70
on June 29, 2006 at 10:55 AM
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Can't they all just be tossed in the oven together, Talion?
Cause if not, I may already have a problem.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:54 AM
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I had plenty of experience with the latter, Ariel.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:53 AM
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Mademoiselle
What I'm getting at is wouldn't the need to prepare multiple hen(s) translate into not only more work, but also greater chances of something going horribly wrong?
posted by
Talion
on June 29, 2006 at 10:42 AM
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Mam'selle
Pluralising is an excellent way of keeping warm in a frigid climate. Especially under a thick quilt, by the stove.With a large vodka
posted by
ariel70
on June 29, 2006 at 10:38 AM
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Scratch that!
It's not sunny at all! I just checked, and it may be starting to rain again.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:34 AM
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Actually, Passion, it's quite sunny at the moment ...
In fact, I'm hoping to be able to make it to the Gallery tonight, and maybe even catch a movie. (Barring any sudden bouts of food poisoning.)
Oh, and Cornish game hen is the correct plural form.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:33 AM
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Good guess, Ariel ...
But, actually, I meant the harsh, frigid climes of
Siberia. Where pluralization was a luxury few could afford.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:29 AM
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As a disaster housing inspector I feel you should:::::
Abandon all attempts to make Cornish Game Hens and flee for your lives.
posted by
Passionflower
on June 29, 2006 at 10:29 AM
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Mam'selle
Venus?
posted by
ariel70
on June 29, 2006 at 10:15 AM
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Not where I come from, Ariel.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:15 AM
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Thanks for the advice, Ciel ...
That sounds awfully complicated, however.
Soooo, I take it Kraft doesn't make "Cornish Game Hen Helper" then?
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:14 AM
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That's RICE, not nice, and BITS, not bats...
posted by
Ciel
on June 29, 2006 at 10:12 AM
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Mam'selle
Actually the plural of hen is hens
posted by
ariel70
on June 29, 2006 at 10:12 AM
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About those game hens...
I like to roast them, and make a rice stuffing with poultry seasoning and dried fruit bits, and a bit of spice like cinnamon or nutmeg. I baste them with soy-sauce mixed with orange juice concentrate, and garlic. and adolop of white wine doesn't hurt it a bit!
posted by
Ciel
on June 29, 2006 at 10:11 AM
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P.S.
"Hen" is both singular and plural.
I think.
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:10 AM
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Yes, Talion, there's more than one of them, however ...
posted by
Mademoiselle
on June 29, 2006 at 10:10 AM
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Aren't Cornish hens small?
posted by
Talion
on June 29, 2006 at 10:08 AM
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