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Mmmm cannoli.

Hmmm, I've never heard of the Cannoli.

My favorites are the Mojave with the Sahara a close second.

Brinn wrote:Hmmm, I've never heard of the Cannoli.

My favorites are the Mojave with the Sahara a close second.

Not even "Leave the gun, take the cannoli?"

Brinn,

Hmmm, I've never heard of the Cannoli.

My favorites are the Mojave with the Sahara a close second.

Damn! You beat me to the desert joke!

Foul,
You asked for it!

A very interesting thread but slightly misplaced in the Galley. I think I like the Mojave because of the lovely Cactii and the way the sun sets over the dunes. Yes, the Mojave is definitely my favorite!

I thought I'd just even the score, since you Republicans were winning with "potatoe"!

Actually, in my Criminal Justice book it keeps talking about the "just deserts" model of crime control/punishment. I thought the whole book was wrong- I even talked to everyone I knew, and they said desserts had 2 "s's" too. I thought I was going nuts. I looked it up on the internet, and found it spelled with one "s". I am so confused.... My mental spell check goes nuts every time I see it.......

tirmisu in the Kolahari

flan in the deserts of Texas

ChoChiyo wrote:tirmisu in the Kolahari

I'm just imagining the sore throat you'd probably get, trying to pronounce Kalahari the same way as it's inhabitants, the San, do.

--Avatar

I like deserts with lots of dunes! HAR HAR HAR HAR *slaps knees*

knickerbockerglory!

i also like the sahara

Kymbierlee wrote:Actually, in my Criminal Justice book it keeps talking about the "just deserts" model of crime control/punishment. I thought the whole book was wrong- I even talked to everyone I knew, and they said desserts had 2 "s's" too. I thought I was going nuts. I looked it up on the internet, and found it spelled with one "s". I am so confused.... My mental spell check goes nuts every time I see it.......

The (somewhat confusing) truth is, that 'deserts' is the correct spelling, although it's pronounced 'desserts' - and it's actually a completely different word!

From www.snopes.com/language/notthink/deserts.htm:

The confusion is understandable, because it involves a little-known word whose correct spelling and pronunciation runs counter to that of two similar and much more commonly used words.

The noun "desert" (accent on the first syllable) is generally used to refer to an arid, barren expanse of land; the noun "dessert" (accent on the second syllable) is a sweet course or dish usually served at the end of a meal. However, the word "desert" -- when spelled like the former but pronounced like the latter -- also refers to a deserved reward or punishment. Therefore, someone who does wrong and is punished in a suitable manner has received his "just deserts."

Many people, unfamiliar with the "reward or punishment" meaning of the word "desert," mistakenly assume that the phrase "just deserts" is properly spelled "just desserts" because of its pronunciation. (The usual reasoning is that a dessert is a type of reward one is given at the end of a meal, so someone who receives suitable rewards or punishments for his actions has gotten his "just desserts.")

When one gets what one deserves, good or bad, one is getting one's "just deserts," accent on the second syllable but spelled like the arid, barren lands.

Tiramisu, is just like been in heaven

Chocolate Mousse. Made properly with only one egg white, and 100 grams of dark chocolate per person.

--A

Pies.

Sometimes in life we find something unexpectedly that is quite simple yet extraordinary.
This is what happened to me last year at a party at a friends house:

Imagine if you will a plate of chocolate chip cookies sitting on a table surrounded by fancy desserts of all sorts.
Now normally I would pick the cookies above all because I love chocolate chip cookies (plain and simple *NO NUTS!*)
But these were different.
Very flat , dark brown and "crispy".
They almost had a deep fried look to them.
And did I detect pieces of oats as well?
I wasn't sure.
I raised the delicate wafer to my mouth and then took a bite.
The world spun wildly, then sprang straight.
Intense flavor filled my mouth with a sapor of chocolate made stronger with oats and brown sugar.
At once, new energy burst through me.
Deliciousness cleansed my throat of dirt and thirst and hunger.
All my nerves thrilled to a sapor I had not tasted for my entire life: the quintessential chocolate chip cookie.
My wife was standing by my side, staring at me.
A sound like dry sobbing came from me.
My sight was a blur of relief and gratitude.
The crumbs dropped from my lips.
"Oh, dear God," I murmured brokenly. "That's the best chocolate chip cookie I've had yet."

I had found something equal to the lembas of the Elves.
The aunt of my friend who was having the party made them.
I asked for the recipe and was told that she just followed the directions of the chip package.
THAT WAS A LIE!!!
Thus began the "War of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe".
To date the only casualty has been my waistline.

High Lord Tolkien wrote:Sometimes in life we find something unexpectedly that is quite simple yet extraordinary.
This is what happened to me last year at a party at a friends house:

Imagine if you will a plate of chocolate chip cookies sitting on a table surrounded by fancy desserts of all sorts.
Now normally I would pick the cookies above all because I love chocolate chip cookies (plain and simple *NO NUTS!*)
But these were different.
Very flat , dark brown and "crispy".
They almost had a deep fried look to them.
And did I detect pieces of oats as well?
I wasn't sure.
I raised the delicate wafer to my mouth and then took a bite.
The world spun wildly, then sprang straight.
Intense flavor filled my mouth with a sapor of chocolate made stronger with oats and brown sugar.
At once, new energy burst through me.
Deliciousness cleansed my throat of dirt and thirst and hunger.
All my nerves thrilled to a sapor I had not tasted for my entire life: the quintessential chocolate chip cookie.
My wife was standing by my side, staring at me.
A sound like dry sobbing came from me.
My sight was a blur of relief and gratitude.
The crumbs dropped from my lips.
"Oh, dear God," I murmured brokenly. "That's the best chocolate chip cookie I've had yet."

I had found something equal to the lembas of the Elves.
The aunt of my friend who was having the party made them.
I asked for the recipe and was told that she just followed the directions of the chip package.
THAT WAS A LIE!!!
Thus began the "War of the Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe".
To date the only casualty has been my waistline.

Avatar wrote:Chocolate Mousse. Made properly with only one egg white, and 100 grams of dark chocolate per person.

--A

I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEED that recipe!!!!!!!!!!

I make a pretty mean rhubarb yoghurt dessert cake

Nummy Num!!!!