Bruiser ~ Throw Back Thursday ~ Turkeys (again) ~ Five Onion Soup ~ James Duran ~ Moose Day?

Good 38º foggy morning.

Same old same old... the temperatures never got above the mid 40ºs. Burrrrr..... wussy me. Layers of clothes, heater on, fire in wood stove! So, Bruiser takes over Dude's bed by the fire...

Happy Throw Back Thursday

Jimmy (LASD Lt.) and Olga Duran 1982:

                                                     HOT!!!

I went out front to check the weather and was getting the "eye" from these two!

    Whatcha doin'?

This always has been a favorite soup of mine...

Five Onion Soup

 

1/4 cup butter

1 leek, chopped (white and pale parts only)

1 yellow onion, chopped

1 red onion, chopped

2 shallots, chopped

2 celery stalks, chopped

1 garlic clove, chopped

1/2 cup dry sherry

4 cups chicken stock

1 12oz russet potato, peeled and cut into 1" pieces

croutons

Melt the butter in a heavy Dutch oven over medium heat. Add next 7 ingredients and sauté until translucent (6-10 minutes). Add sherry, simmer until liquid evaporates (about 3 minutes). Add the chicken stock and potato. Simmer 20 minutes until potato is very tender. 

Lightly puree soup in blender or food processor in small batches. Season with salt and pepper. Bring soup back to simmer. Thin with more stock if desired.

Sprinkle croutons on top and a little cheese if desired.

My pals Olga and Jimmy (in the TBT photo!)  are celebrating their son James 27th birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUBBA!!! James is also an LASD Deputy.

Historically this date...........

1902 – American Old West: Second-in-command of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang, Kid Curry Logan, is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor.

1940 – Lucille Ball marries Desi Arnaz in Greenwich, Connecticut.

1954 – In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a 
humanbeing hit by a rock from space

1982 – Michael Jackson's second solo album, Thriller, with producer Quincy Jones was released worldwide and became the biggest-selling album worldwide and still is to this day.

2004 – Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with US$2,520,700, television's biggest game show winnings.

And births this date include...

1835 – Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), American writer (d. 1910)

1874 – Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)

1918 – Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (d.2014)

1926 – Richard Crenna, American actor (d. 2003)

1927 – Robert Guillaume, American actor (d.2017)

1929 – Dick Clark, American television host (d. 2012)

1952 – Mandy Patinkin, American actor and singer

1965 – Ben Stiller, American actor

Dinner, then chair, wine, TV..... the KOBI news, NCIS Los Angeles, Chicago Med, NYPD Blue

All I know. Nuff said. Happy TBT. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

November 30th

National Moose Day

OOPS.... er, that should be:

https://www.somethingswanky.com/50-mousse-recipes/

November 30, 2017 is

National Mousse Day

Celebrate National Mousse Day! Mousse is a divine dessert made from egg whites and cream. Did you know that “mousse” is the French word for “foam”? It’s a fitting name for this light, fluffy, and decadent confection!

Chocolate mousse was a specialty in French restaurants during the 1800s, but now it can be found in restaurants and households worldwide. Popular variations include different kinds of chocolate, nut, and fruit flavors.

To celebrate National Mousse Day, make your favorite type of mousse for you and your friends!