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in which MrsM demonstrates to MrM
that she was not exaggerating
when she stated that this bowl
would be an essential part
of her batterie de cuisine
lemon storage
peach and tomato salad
smoked mackerel and potato salad
in a horseradish cream dressing
lamb and red pepper casserole
cherry clafoutis
to be honest, after only a week
even MrsM is wondering
how she managed without it
*****
We had such a lovely time in Portugal
and I have some photos to show you.
Same time, same place tomorrow?
that she was not exaggerating
when she stated that this bowl
would be an essential part
of her batterie de cuisine
lemon storage
peach and tomato salad
smoked mackerel and potato salad
in a horseradish cream dressing
lamb and red pepper casserole
cherry clafoutis
to be honest, after only a week
even MrsM is wondering
how she managed without it
*****
We had such a lovely time in Portugal
and I have some photos to show you.
Same time, same place tomorrow?
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One might even say that MrsM has been bowled over by her latest acquisition ... "Boom, boom !" as Basil Brush used to say
ReplyDeletePS it also doubles/trebles/quadruples up as a cocktail tray
ReplyDeleteOh that cherry clafoutis.......... I'd have that out of ANY bowl!
ReplyDeleteThat's my menu for the week sorted. Just need the bowl now.
ReplyDeletePlease ask Mr M if my wv 'aridus' is a real word. It sounds like my brown lawn.
ReplyDeleteit's a date!
ReplyDeleteI do believe that you are as versatile as the bowl.
ReplyDeleteLucille - I think you have a target round with that one.
ReplyDeleteWith acknowledgement to Wiktionary:
Etymology
From the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I'm on fire, I burn”).
Adjective
āridus m (feminine ārida, neuter āridum); first/second declension
dry, parched, withered, arid
Montes aridi sterilesque.
Parched and barren mountains.
Arida ligna.
Dry wood.
Terra arida et sicca.
An arid and dry ground.
(of things) dry, lean, meagre, shrivelled; withered (e.g. from disease)
Uvis aridior puella passis.[1]
A damsel drier than the raisin'd grape.
Vita horrida atque arida.
Rough and meagre life.
(rhetorical style, orators) uninspired, jejune, spiritless
Aridi magistri.
Uninspired teachers.
Sicci omnino atque aridi pueri.
Sapless lads, altogether, and dry.
(slang) avaricious, someone greedy or stingy (confer the tongue-in-cheek term Argentiexterebronides (“the name of one who is skilled in extorting money; a sponger”))
So thorough. Thank you. Possibly a record too for the longest reply to a comment?
Deleteoh, my...it's a date, if i can get back from the amazing journey MrM's post sent me on.
ReplyDeleteAfter Googling "aridus" to see if it was Portugese, or what
(actually, i must confess that i "Binged" but that just sounds too weird)
i discovered:
Wookieepedia: "Aridus was a desert planet in the Expansion Region and the home world of the reptilian Chubbit species."
Aridus Rapid Drying Concrete "The Only Concrete Solution For Preventing Floor Covering Failures..." [Yikes! should i order some, Pronto!!??]
CETAC Aridus II: "Desolvating Nebulizer System is a specialized accessory for all types of ICP-MS instruments" [i sincerely hope i don't need to know about any of this...]
Aridus Wine Company. In Arizona. Now THAT'S a dry wine.
The salads are especially appealing :)
ReplyDeleteI miss Portugal, and look forward to a vicarious visit!
An impossibly lovey and useful bowl (meant to go with the spoon of course) with a whisper of the orient and the scent of faraway places! Pretty, pretty bowl. Can't wait to hear about the trip! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'll be there tomorrow. cath
ReplyDeleteWould love the recipe for the smoked mackerel etc salad please ps the bowl is beautiful
ReplyDeleteAh, welcome back. You were so right about that bowl. Such tantalising glimpses of the pattern though. I need to see it in all its glory
ReplyDeleteWhat I don't understand here is this.... is there really only ONE? Surely a girl needs several just in case....
ReplyDeleteWonderful looking pattern. Having seen the delicious cuisine served in your lovely purchase I'm sure that Mr M appreciates it's importance. :-)
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