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I'm Only the Trombone Player

by 🐰 Richard 🐤

Rated: E · Book · Activity · #2207577

So playing the trombone wasn't getting me in enough trouble?

I need someplace to write down the often confusing thoughts that enter my mind, while my stories give voice to the characters that wander through periodically, this is the place for my voice. Join me if you wish, comment if you wish, all are welcomed and appreciated.

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Sandy's Scribblings

a day ago
In response to "Cooking By Taste"

What a tasteful tasty homage to Mary!

Brandiwyn🎶

a day ago
In response to "Cooking By Taste"

Then you could compile the recipes along with photos and anecdotes about Mary into a book and publish it.

Kåre เลียม Enga

a day ago
In response to "Cooking By Taste"

I'm less picky. Most anything fits into a pot, once chopped. I haven't thought about gagootz in ages.

Jayne

a day ago
In response to "Cooking By Taste"

Haha I was going to say, yeah, these rules just sound...Italian. Can confirm.

The onion thing had me LOL'ing, because I only use shallots (milder), but they must be an EXACT size. Same with garlic cloves.

And while I will buy pre-made tomatoes (jars, tins, tubes) - I will only buy specific brands, and only on sale and by the case 😂

As for potatoes - Yukon Gold or death. Nothing in between. 😆

Robert Waltz

Mar 23, 2026 at 2:59pm
In response to "Cooking By Taste"

Sounds like a really rough job, but I suppose someone has to do it.

Sandy's Scribblings

Mar 12, 2026 at 8:26pm
In response to "Just Stop Talkin' and Back Away."

Sales pitches are hard sells. Telemarketers rank up there on the annoyance scale. No means no.

Soldier_Mike

Mar 12, 2026 at 6:42pm
In response to "Just Stop Talkin' and Back Away."

Yeah, some of those folks don't seem to have "No, thank you" in their active vocabulary. I hate to be rude enough to shut the door while they're still trying to talk me into whatever, but - c'mon already.

TJ: one day closer to camping

Mar 12, 2026 at 4:57pm
In response to "Just Stop Talkin' and Back Away."

We don't get many door-to-door salesmen, and the few that do stop don't stick around long. I think it's because I let the dogs jump up and pester them.

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Brandiwyn🎶

Mar 12, 2026 at 4:51pm
In response to "Just Stop Talkin' and Back Away."

S🤦‍♂️

Mar 12, 2026 at 12:02am
In response to "Aliens, Time Travel, Psyco Warfare - Oh MY!"

Then there is the infamous "Montauk Monster" which, it turned out, was just a raccoon, but which some cryptozoologists and conspiracy theorists insist is a creature created in the underground laboratories of the place, now populated by 100-year-old ex-Nazi scientists and North Korean defectors as they try to create intelligent human-animal hybrids...

I wish I was making that up...

March 23, 2026 at 2:49pm

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Cooking By Taste

Well, maybe that should really be Cooking By Mouth, a play on the musical, Playing By Ear.

Lenore's Mamma, Mary, was a typical old-school Italian cook. There were no written recipes, no measurements, and no rules. Okay, there were many rules;

Onions had to be a certain size. And only White onions existed!
As did the potatoes. Russets or Yukon Gold
Squash, zucchini, and eggplant all needed to meet exacting expectations.
Cucuzza longa (gagootz or Sicilian snake zucchini) - was almost impossible to get right, but every once in a while ...
Broccoli Rabe - a strict ratio between leaves and buds, no open flowers.
Cheese had to be sliced to a precise thickness.
Sausage grilled to a particular doneness.
Pasta cooked to perfection, of course, perfection varied by dish.
Ground Beef had to be "chopped twice".

That's just a few I can remember, since I did most of the shopping; those were the ones that I needed to memorize.

We have recipes written down, some Mary herself jotted out, some that we wrote down as she cooked. Mary's are basically lists of ingredients. No measurements, no instructions. Just a list of stuff to toss in a pot. The ones we were able to write ourselves are a little more detailed, but still lacking.

So Lenore and I are on a mission.

One at a time, we're going to recreate Mary's favorites, tasting and tweaking as we go, trying to bring back those memories and flavors.

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