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I have discovered what Facebook is good for

That's why my wife has Pinterest.
 
Reddit is even better.

You get the internet's top or newest links in any category you want.
 
Pinterest should be called Pornterest. It is like Food Porn! Actually i dont' get many recipes from FB. Too hard to find after they are posted. But, i like FB to talk to relatives and keep in touch with people i wouldn't otherwise see.
 
lizzie said:
Recipes. Lots of recipes. Good recipes. :mrgreen:
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I've had to block seeing some of those because I have so many friends that post pictures of ooey, gooey, sweet, yummy, delicious, calorie-laden stuff. Temptations!
 
GottaGo said:
I've noticed you've got a thing for recipes, I keep drooling on my keyboard. ;)
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I am really bad about collecting recipes. YOu wouldn't believe the cookbooks that I have, and how many of them have never even been used. :mrgreen:. If I cooked all the recipes that look yummy to me, I'd have to be pushed around on a wheeled cart, because I wouldn't be able to walk. :lol:
 
Facebook is great for organizing events and also some kinds of volunteer efforts. For example, some of by friends just completed a charity volunteer outreach to help clean up disabled people's yards. It was organized and coordinated via FB, and probably just wouldn't have happened at all without it. Having just recently been through a crushed ankle, I can only just begin to imagine the value of this effort.

And it is great to stay in touch with people that I normally wouldn't. I also sometimes am more connected to the people I do see, because I have a springboard for striking up new topics with them in person if I remember what they posted on FB.

People knock FB users, and perhaps some deserve it. I would imagine it depends on how positive a person you are and therefore how you use it.
 
Dezaad said:
Facebook is great for organizing events and also some kinds of volunteer efforts. For example, some of by friends just completed a charity volunteer outreach to help clean up disabled people's yards. It was organized and coordinated via FB, and probably just wouldn't have happened at all without it. Having just recently been through a crushed ankle, I can only just begin to imagine the value of this effort.

And it is great to stay in touch with people that I normally wouldn't. I also sometimes am more connected to the people I do see, because I have a springboard for striking up new topics with them in person if I remember what they posted on FB.

People knock FB users, and perhaps some deserve it. I would imagine it depends on how positive a person you are and therefore how you use it.
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I don't knock it, but I also don't post- or at least I haven't so far, but I do like it for the purpose of keeping up with what's going on in the lives of friends and family, and I have managed to track down at least a couple of old friends on it.
 
lizzie said:
I don't knock it, but I also don't post- or at least I haven't so far, but I do like it for the purpose of keeping up with what's going on in the lives of friends and family, and I have managed to track down at least a couple of old friends on it.
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Our family reunion last year was mostly organized on FB. That way people could all see the same info at the same time, and leave their notes as they passed through.

I get on FB about once a week, catch up with friends, like a few posts, but don't really post much myself.
 
GottaGo said:
Our family reunion last year was mostly organized on FB. That way people could all see the same info at the same time, and leave their notes as they passed through.

I get on FB about once a week, catch up with friends, like a few posts, but don't really post much myself.
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Yeah, I use it for chat more than anything else. Most of the things that I want to say to friends and family aren't what I'd post for everyone to see. :lol:
 
lizzie said:
Yeah, I use it for chat more than anything else. Most of the things that I want to say to friends and family aren't what I'd post for everyone to see. :lol:
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Oh, aye....

Though I gather entertainment from those who feel they need to share every last little thing. Reminds me of why I don't share it all! :lol:
 
lizzie said:
Recipes. Lots of recipes. Good recipes. :mrgreen:
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Would you share one, please. I'd like to try something American. :usflag2: Preferably something with potatoes.
Thanks in advance!
 
Canell said:
Would you share one, please. I'd like to try something American. :usflag2: Preferably something with potatoes.
Thanks in advance!
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Hmmm, I'll see what I can find with potatoes in it. Do you prefer bland or spicy? I'm not sure that there are any recipes which are "American" as most of our food seems to be based on the variety of cultural backgrounds within our population. I do have a good recipe for chicken pot pie, though. :mrgreen:
 
lizzie said:
Hmmm, I'll see what I can find with potatoes in it. Do you prefer bland or spicy?
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Whatever you can find. :)
Or may be post some of your favourite dishes? :2razz:
 
THE BEST potato soup recipe ever!
Ingredients:
2 1/2 pounds baby red potatoes, sliced into small bite sized pieces
1/2 regular package uncooked bacon, finely diced
1 medium onion, diced
1/4 bunch celery, diced
8 cups milk
4 cups water
4 chicken bouillon cubes (use a cup of the hot potato water to dissolve, then use the cup of hot water in place of one of the above cups of water)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 cup salted butter
3/4 cup flour
1/4 bunch freshly chopped parsley
1 cup whipping cream
***For garnish:***
Shredded cheese
fried bacon bits
chopped green onions

Directions:
In large pot, boil potatoes in water 10 minutes. Drain and set aside. In sauté pan, cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon fat and place on paper towel over plate to drain more. Add onion and celery to bacon pan over medium-high heat until celery is tender, about 5 minutes. To the large potato pan, add milk, water, bullion, salt and pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture is very hot, about 8 minutes, stirring often. Do not let mixture boil. In small, heavy saucepan melt butter. Add flour and mix well. Cook over medium-low heat until mixture bubbles, stirring 2 to 3 minutes to make a roux. While constantly stirring soup, add roux slowly until soup is thick and creamy, about 4 minutes. Stir in parsley, reserved potatoes, and cream. Garnish with cheese, bacon bits, onions or all three. Serve hot!

 
lizzie said:
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Thanks, I'll give it a try when the appropriate time and ingredients come. :)
Now I have to ask for some vegetarian meal, although it may not be very Texan. :mrgreen:
 
A place where sexually ambivalent 14 year old girls take pictures of themselves in their bras by holding their camera phones over their heads and pointing it down...and all it's good for is recipes.

Boy would I ever not do well in your world.
 
OK, here is one recipe, very simple and easy to prepare. Very helpful if one cooks on the fly. :)

Ingredients (1 portion):

0.5 lb sweet potatoes
ordinary onion (quantity could vary according to one's taste)
oil
salt

:)

Directions: Take a backing dish so the food layer is not thick. Peel the potatoes, wash them and slice them "in circle". Put them in the dish, add salt and stir well. Peel and slice the onion, add to the potatoes. Add 2 spoons of oil + 2 spoons of water. Mix so the oil can cover the potatoes. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees F till the potatoes are cooked. Serve hot. :)
 
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