Comments for Marian Allen's WEBLAHG

Comment on English Roast by marianallen

marianallen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:34:07 +0000

Thank you SO MUCH for the roast potato how-to! I’ll be on the look-out for parsnips, too.

Comment on English Roast by KJSmyling

KJSmyling — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:56:22 +0000

Mmmm…. roast parsnips… you need to try them roasted with honey and sesame seeds, a Christmas day favourite…

Roast potato tip… par boil for a few minutes, drain, sea salt black pepper lots of good olive oil and roughly chopped onion, put lid back on saucepan and shake until the outside of the potatoes goes mushy, tip the whole lot into a hot roasting pan and bung in a hot oven till golden…

Yorkshire pudding tip… replace a third of the milk with a good quality beer (not lager) let the mixture stand at room temperature for an hour or so before pouring into pan containing smoking hot fat and then straight into a very hot oven, resist the temptation to check them, they’re a bit like souffles until they’re cooked and will go flat and stodgy if you open the oven too soon…

Comment on Veterans Day 2001 by marianallen

marianallen — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:52:05 +0000

Yes, I believe you have! Have I ever told you that you write really really REALLY well?

Comment on Veterans Day 2001 by Sara Deurell

Sara Deurell — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:32:57 +0000

Awesome speech! Have I ever told you that you write really really well?

Comment on NaNo In Progress by Carol Preflatish

Carol Preflatish — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:59:33 +0000

Good luck, Marian. It’s been slow for me this year, too.

Comment on NaNo! NaNo! by Joanna Foreman

Joanna Foreman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:28:16 +0000

Midnight in the Garden of course! Oh my gosh I’d forgotten it was a true story. That Kevin Spacey did such a good job, and that was the first time I’d ever seen Jude Law. I love that movie. Good job, Marian. Can’t wait until the next contest! YeHaw

Comment on NaNo! NaNo! by marianallen

marianallen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:23:10 +0000

Yes, LJ, I’m afraid you’re too late for that contest, but I might run another one with THE GIFT OF MURDER as the prize later this month or early in December. I’m reworking a 33-page start I already had, so I feel like I’m cheating on NaNo. lol! I’m changing it from 3rd person to 1st person, cutting, expanding and swapping stuff around, so I am working, but it sure feels like cheating when I cut and paste a big chunk of stuff instead of bleeding it out through my fingertips.

Comment on NaNo! NaNo! by L.J. Sellers

L.J. Sellers — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:42:50 +0000

I should have known you were dressed as a book title! Am I too late for The Gift of Murder contest? How was your first day of NaNo? I hit 2000, so I’m stoked about a good start.

Comment on Final Day of Contest by L. Diane Wolfe

L. Diane Wolfe — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:31:27 +0000

Marion, saw your post through BBTCafe! I have a contest going on as well, so thought I’d slip over here and offer support!

Comment on Penultimate Clue by Jean Henry Mead

Jean Henry Mead — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:26:16 +0000

Jimminy Crickets! I racked my brain but can’t come up with an answer.