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ericbabe -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 1:32:54 AM)

Gil's already planning to come to Ann Arbor to spend this weekend as our houseguest.  I'll cook up a fine goulash -- butter and peanut oil in equal ratios, stew beef not hamburger, salt pork not bacon, red onion and red bell pepper for the sofritto, sweet Hungarian paprika [1/2 cup!], sliced garlic and roasted garlic, thyme, bay, roasted tomatoes (quartered, tossed in olive oil, baked till the skin turns black and the juices run yellow, skinned, then gently crushed, adjusted with lemon juice or honey as necessary), creme fraiche stirred in at the last minute, fresh egg noodles; served with an appetizer of mussels, a side of artichokes with a wedge of lemon and a cup of butter, and a bottle of Alsatian Riesling -- with a bottle of Tokaji Aszu for dessert after the cheese course.  I've never heard of mushrooms in goulash, but I like mushrooms all the same; I *have* heard of people who put bits of sweet gherkin pickles in goulash, but I've never tried that.  Gil can write up a goulash AAR.



Terminus -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 1:37:10 AM)

Damn, that sounds good...



TheHellPatrol -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 1:55:01 AM)

Sweet pickles in goulash are the bomb! Never heard of Mushrooms in Goulash either and my family is European.



Fredk -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 2:09:28 AM)

ericbabe where do you purchase creme fraiche? I've looked all over for this since living in germany and can't find it anywhere.

edit: oh, I see you from Michigan.



TheHellPatrol -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 2:28:54 AM)

All we need is some Zultze and Shabbefliesche (spelling?) with a side of herringsalade.



Gil R. -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 2:51:17 AM)


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ORIGINAL: ericbabe

Gil's already planning to come to Ann Arbor to spend this weekend as our houseguest. I'll cook up a fine goulash -- butter and peanut oil in equal ratios, stew beef not hamburger, salt pork not bacon, red onion and red bell pepper for the sofritto, sweet Hungarian paprika [1/2 cup!], sliced garlic and roasted garlic, thyme, bay, roasted tomatoes (quartered, tossed in olive oil, baked till the skin turns black and the juices run yellow, skinned, then gently crushed, adjusted with lemon juice or honey as necessary), creme fraiche stirred in at the last minute, fresh egg noodles; served with an appetizer of mussels, a side of artichokes with a wedge of lemon and a cup of butter, and a bottle of Alsatian Riesling -- with a bottle of Tokaji Aszu for dessert after the cheese course. I've never heard of mushrooms in goulash, but I like mushrooms all the same; I *have* heard of people who put bits of sweet gherkin pickles in goulash, but I've never tried that. Gil can write up a goulash AAR.



Now the secret of why the FOF patch has taken several months to be completed has been revealed: Eric's predilection for preparing gourmet meals instead of ordering pizza like a normal programmer.



Erik Rutins -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 2:57:34 AM)

Hey Eric,

Do you have room for one more? [;)]

Regards,

- Erik



ericbabe -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 3:43:18 AM)

FredK: Oh, you've got to make creme fraiche, the store-bought stuff is nasty and costs way out of proportion to what it actually is, though I reckon I can't speak for creme fraiche in Germany.  Pint of heavy whipping cream, couple or three tbsps of buttermilk, seal in a glass jar at 70F, leave overnight or 'til it thickens, stir, refrigerate, use within a week or so.  Supposedly the temperature needs to remain fairly constant; I usually just put it in the oven with only the oven-light on.  One can make homemade buttermilk -- it's just like milk and vinegar or cream of tartar -- but I've never done it.

TheHellPatrol: When I'm not too, uhm, alcohol-fatigued on New Year's day, we usually have herringsalade as our New Year's Day breakfast.  Delicious!    Maybe I'll try the pickles.

Erik: the coming weekend is our "Twilight Imperium Marathon Weekend" and we still need an eigth player!  you'll have to share the guest room with Gil.  It's our annual experiment to see if the human body can withstand four full games of Twilight Imperium in one weekend.



pasternakski -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 5:27:43 AM)

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Now, how the heck is it you make a division? And what's a "container?"



cdbeck -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 6:16:33 AM)

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ORIGINAL: ericbabe
...the coming weekend is our "Twilight Imperium Marathon Weekend" and we still need an eigth player!


Excellent sounding food... and TWILIGHT IMPERIUM!!!!1!! Your house has, officially, been declared Heaven. Expect Saint Peter to show up to guard the door at any moment.

SoM



Brigz -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 6:17:51 AM)


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ORIGINAL: pasternakski

[image]local://upfiles/6977/92F7AFBC57D74CADAA95ED7B399694DD.jpg[/image]
Now, how the heck is it you make a division? And what's a "container?"

Thanks alot pasternakski! I spit beer all over my screen when I saw that. [sm=00000280.gif]



pasternakski -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 7:37:40 AM)

You're welcome, Dave. Personally, I think the little bugger is too smart and inquisitive for his own good...


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Brigz -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 7:52:29 AM)


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ORIGINAL: pasternakski

You're welcome, Dave. Personally, I think the little bugger is too smart and inquisitive for his own good...


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I don't think Jane Goodall would mind. She really loves those rascally chimps.

Say....wasn't this thread about a Civil War game?



pasternakski -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 8:11:58 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Dave Briggs
She really loves those rascally chimps.


I had a girlfriend once who thought of me as kind of a "rascally chimp." That was back in the days when my #1 leisure-time pursuit was monkeying around. Now that I'm retired and all my time is "leisure," it doesn't seem to be quite as compelling anymore, somehow...

quote:

Say....wasn't this thread about a Civil War game?


Yah. I tried to pull it back on topic twice, but it seems inexorably to have drifted off into another "Ravinhood 101" exercise and people's proclivity for bizarre eastern European cuisine.

Now, it will likely die the quiet death it has so richly earned, but I'm still confused: was it sunk or was it scuttled?

And, by the way, I'm still having a terrific lot of fun playing AACW.



Fredk -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:18:31 AM)

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FredK: Oh, you've got to make creme fraiche, the store-bought stuff is nasty and costs way out of proportion to what it actually is, though I reckon I can't speak for creme fraiche in Germany. Pint of heavy whipping cream, couple or three tbsps of buttermilk, seal in a glass jar at 70F, leave overnight or 'til it thickens, stir, refrigerate, use within a week or so. Supposedly the temperature needs to remain fairly constant; I usually just put it in the oven with only the oven-light on. One can make homemade buttermilk -- it's just like milk and vinegar or cream of tartar -- but I've never done it.


Cheers ericbabe - you're likely to become my g/f's new hero after disclosing this secret. We'll try it ASAP and let you know how it goes!!!

Seriously, I know it seems strange, but I can't thank you enough for this information. [&o]

edit: also, i'm thinking about maybe buying AACW now, it sounds really sweet - but I have to look into FoF as well as the possibility of rudder pedals for my new sideline (IL-2: 1946).



Terminus -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:29:17 AM)


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ORIGINAL: pasternakski

I had a girlfriend once who thought of me as kind of a "rascally chimp." That was back in the days when my #1 leisure-time pursuit was monkeying around. Now that I'm retired and all my time is "leisure," it doesn't seem to be quite as compelling anymore, somehow...



So, would you say you're more of an orangutan these days?



korrigan -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:31:00 AM)

LOL

I'm surprised the guys from Hussard Games have not turn in yet [:D]

Anyway, I won't comment about AACW but while I'm here:

Official strategy guide to a nice RATATOUILLE cooking, by Korrigan (AGEOD)

Cut 1 eggplant into rondelles; keep separate. Peel the zucchini, cut into rondelles, keep separate. Clean a nice bell pepper, cut into small strips, keep separate. Chop some onion (500g), keep separate. Peel, de-seed and drain some tomatoes (800g). Put in the eggplant, zucchini, pepper, and onion into separate cooking pots with some olive oil in the bottom; sprinkle some flour onto the eggplant and onto the zucchini. Put the four pots on to cook slowly, about 30 minutes until correctly soft. In a large thick bottomed cooking pot put in olive oil, chopped garlic (3 cloves), herbes de Provence. Squeeze the tomatoes in by hand. Cook slowly until you have a thick tomato sauce. Add the four separately cooked vegetables to the tomato sauce, mix thoroughly and heat. Pour off the excess oil from the top.

It's ready to serve!!! (and more healthy than Goulash) [;)]

Next time you could ask to Pocus, he lives in Lyon and they know how to cook downthere (but too much oil IMHO)

Best regards,

Korri



JudgeDredd -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:40:08 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Gibbon

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ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd
Love cabbage...makes me fart though! [:'(]


Reading how ridiculous my first message sounds now, may be what I need is to eat more cabbage then! [;)]

Now THAT's funny! [&o]



Gil R. -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:42:20 AM)

Eric,
I like Korrigan's recipe more than yours, since I'm a sucker for eggplant. If you must cook a fancy meal before the Twilight Imperium-fest, it should be the ratatouille. (Of course, you'll have to at least double the recipe...)

pasternakski,
I think someone's going to have to start a new AACW thread, since this one seems to have no desire to return to the main subject.

Korrigan,
I think it only fair that, based on my implied statement that AACW=goulash, you get to compare FOF to some sort of food. (If you call goulash food.)



pasternakski -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:53:31 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Terminus
So, would you say you're more of an orangutan these days?

Vanilla go-rilla, T.

I remember the zoo near where I used to live had a male gorilla. They brought in a female so that they could make a baby gorilla. When he tried to mount her, she beat the crap out of him. As I was watching the news footage, I thought, "Jeez. Here I am, watching the story of my life."



pasternakski -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:59:36 AM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Gil R.

Eric,
...If you must cook a fancy meal before the Twilight Imperium-fest, it should be the ratatouille. (Of course, you'll have to at least double the recipe...)


Why? You'll have to use two swill buckets instead of one.

quote:

pasternakski,
I think someone's going to have to start a new AACW thread, since this one seems to have no desire to return to the main subject.


Well, I learned my lesson from this one...

quote:

Korrigan,
I think it only fair that, based on my implied statement that AACW=goulash, you get to compare FOF to some sort of food. (If you call goulash food.)


How about "Forge of Freedom - only Limburger cheese smells worse"? (kidding - just kidding)



korrigan -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 10:04:38 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Gil R.
Korrigan,
I think it only fair that, based on my implied statement that AACW=goulash, you get to compare FOF to some sort of food. (If you call goulash food.)


Actually it's ok because I'm quite fond of goulash since I've dated a czech girl (blond hair, blue eyes, cute cheekbones) when I was studying in La Sorbonne. She took me to her familly in Praha and we had sex and goulash everyday (not at the same time though [:-]). Eating goulash brings back some nice memories... [:D]

Hum... I would compare FoF to Lasagna.

ie: I like eating Lasagna on sunday, and there are several layers in it [;)]

Best,

Korri


Note: IMHO, I would compare AACW to "Noix de St Jacques sautées au vinaigre de framboise" (scallop sauté with raspberry vinegar)
It's simple, elegant, and that's the way of putting it together that makes it delicious. [8D]



pasternakski -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 11:35:59 AM)


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ORIGINAL: korrigan
I've dated a czech girl (blond hair, blue eyes, cute cheekbones) when I was studying in La Sorbonne. She took me to her familly in Praha and we had sex and goulash everyday

I married a Czech girl ... never had sex and goulash with her family, though ...



Gibbon -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 12:21:48 PM)


Dated a polish girl. Thought she was going to have ME for dinner! [X(]

Should have married her... [:D]



Terminus -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 2:58:19 PM)


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ORIGINAL: pasternakski


quote:

ORIGINAL: Terminus
So, would you say you're more of an orangutan these days?

Vanilla go-rilla, T.

I remember the zoo near where I used to live had a male gorilla. They brought in a female so that they could make a baby gorilla. When he tried to mount her, she beat the crap out of him. As I was watching the news footage, I thought, "Jeez. Here I am, watching the story of my life."


I always figured you more as an orang: big, hairy, bright orange and content to sit in the shade all day and eat leaves...[:'(]



ericbabe -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 4:20:44 PM)

Korrigan:  Maybe WCS and AGEOD should collaborate on a gamers' recipe project.  Have you a recipe for "Noix de St Jacques sautées au vinaigre de framboise"?  I've been trying to perfect my scallops lately -- best thing I've found so far is to bake gently them 'till they're warm inside while melting mascarpone cheese mixed with minced shallots on the outside, then to finish them in a cast iron skillet in butter that's almost smoking, serve on a bed of boiled fennel...can't decide whether I like it better with garlic or with instead just a lot more shallot.  In the butter, the exterior of the scallop, the shallot, and the mascarpone fuse together into a perfect substance.  I need to find a good wine for it.  Melting mascarpone onto something almost seems like cheating though: my shoes would taste good with melted mascarpone on them.

Son of Montfort:  If St Peter shows up, he can be our eighth player, as long as he promises not to use any divine powers against us.

Everybody else:  Sorry, sorry....not trying to keep you'all from talking about the Civil War!  I'm hoping to get a chance to play AACW myself soon -- it looks like a great game.



cdbeck -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 5:30:31 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: korrigan

Next time you could ask to Pocus, he lives in Lyon and they know how to cook downthere (but too much oil IMHO)



I would kill for a nicely done Cassoulet.

I'm enjoying AACW quite nicely. I feel very happy for buying both FoF and AACW, because they are very different games doing the same period. For a fast game of Civil War military action, AACW is the king. For a grand strategy, plan every unit, build every city, God-game, FoF takes the cake. If you love the Civil War, and have a decent gaming budget, both are great.

My Playlist right now seems to be: 1. AACW 2. Out of the Park Baseball 2007 3. Victoria: Revolutions

I wish I had some boardgaming buddies here in NYC. I still have a friend's Stasis Capsules token from several years ago when he left it here when we last played TI.

SoM



pasternakski -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 8:03:00 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: Terminus
I always figured you more as an orang: big, hairy, bright orange and content to sit in the shade all day and eat leaves...[:'(]

That was in my younger days, but I used to smoke the leaves, not eat 'em.



Terminus -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 8:51:05 PM)

Ah... Check...



Ursa MAior -> RE: AACW, baby, AACW (4/17/2007 9:17:50 PM)


quote:

ORIGINAL: korrigan
Actually it's ok because I'm quite fond of goulash since I've dated a czech girl


What a pity that goulash is hungarian. [;)] Or as correctly spelled [;)] gulyás (pronounecd as goo-yush)



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