Reaon #5039 my husband is a god among men

[Jester]

I don't bake, and I have no room for something like that....and yet my Inner Cook still wants one! But really, I don't bake. I just cook. So, no mixer for Jester.

Now, on the next significant gifting holiday, you should drop hints for:

Or perhaps she should get him something equally cool, no? I have no doubt that RK is just as phenomenal as her husband in this department, but unfortunately it seems a lot of women think and/or expect that the Cool Gifting should go in only one direction: theirs.

Some women like practical gifts like appliances. Some prefer romantic girly stuff. You know those catalogs you find laying around the house, open to various pages? That's a hint.

Some men like kitchen gifts, too. I have tons of kitchen gadgets that I love!

Dave, a man that can cook? Hot.

It's official. I am, apparently, hot. (Hey, in my most recent cookoff, I took second place for my Garlic Braised Lamb with Chianti Glaze, thank you very much.)

A man that can do dishes is also hot, just sayin'.

So much for me being officially hot. (I hate doing the dishes, and have often said that when I find a woman that is perfectly fine with me cooking and her doing the dishes, I will marry her.)

I'm also a pretty good bartender as my smart-ass SIL found out last month.I asked her if she wanted a drink & she says "Yeah,a margarita" with this look & tone that said "I'm just bein' a bitch,I know you can't make one"

It's cool to be able to do that. My friend Golf Boy makes his margaritas so strong, we've taken to calling them Tequila Martinis. Let's just say he doesn't run out of mixers often.

Myself, I have a Super Secret Awesome Jester Margarita Recipe that knocks their socks off. And here it is:

In a 12 ounce glass, muddle (with a muddler, of course), three wedges of lime. Crush the hell out of them. You know that Rose's Lime Juice stuff? You won't need it here, you're using Nature's Lime Juice. Far superior product. Fill the glass with ice. Add 1/2 ounce of Grand Marnier. (Triple Sec? Nah. We're going top shelf here, people.) Top that off with 1.5 ounces of your favorite anejo tequila. I prefer Sauze Tres Generaciones Anejo or Sauze Conmemorativo Anejo, though Patron Anejo, Herradura Anejo, Don Julio Anejo, or really any good anejo, will work just fine. The anejo part is important though....top notch tequila gets you top notch ritas. Fill the rest of the glass with sour mix, top the glass with a shaking tin, shake the hell out of it, rim the glass with salt (if desired), and pour the beautiful concoction into the glass. No need for a lime wedge garnish as is usual, as you have three lime wedges already IN the damn drink.

I claim to my customers that I make one of the best margaritas in Key West. So far, very VERY few have argued with me after tasting it.

My mom has a plaque in the kitchen that says, "No woman ever shot a man while he was doing the dishes."

Shot, no. Stabbed, yes.

Related...

http://8legged.com/DeepFriedLive/DFL01_03.html

Hilarious. Disturbing, but hilarious.

[BookstoreEscapee]

*elbows BE out of the way* You're gonna have ta fight me, lady. ....Who am I kiddin'? He's too young for either of us.

Hey! What's that supposed to mean!!??

[Food Lady]

Hey! What's that supposed to mean!!??

I'm just sayin' Dave's 26/27 and we're mid-thirties IIRC.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

God is my witness, someday I swear I will save up my money, and I will get myself one of those mixers. Even if I can't use it all that much.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I'm just sayin' Dave's 26/27 and we're mid-thirties IIRC.

but....but....sigh



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I got an email from Self magazine (to which I subscribe) about a chance to win 10 grand worth of KitchenAid stuff (from Cooking.com, I think it was)...including a stove, convection oven, dishwasher, and a whole bunch of smaller appliances...including one of these mixers (in Red, even). I entered for the hell of it, not that I have any place to put most of it (I live in an apartment, so no use for the large appliances, and as much as I would like some of the smaller appliances, I have a tiny kitchen with little storage space).

[dalesys]

Hi, Dave...

*elbows BE out of the way* You're gonna have ta fight me, lady. ....Who am I kiddin'? He's too young for either of us.

Hey! What's that supposed to mean!!??

I'm just sayin' Dave's 26/27 and we're mid-thirties IIRC.

And I'm old enough for both of ya

...and if you come towards me I'll scream and run...

[Food Lady]

And I'm old enough for both of ya ...and if you come towards me I'll scream and run...

Um, I'm insulted?

[dalesys]

Um, I'm insulted?

Nah, Ah'm jus skeered a wimmin.

Now, if I could twist time, space & reality so that I was the same age & in the area of either of you ladies I might invite you to some folky concerts...

(I'm planning on seeing Janis Ian in March with my daughter)

[Dave1982]

*elbows BE out of the way* You're gonna have ta fight me, lady. ....Who am I kiddin'? He's too young for either of us.

Ladies! Ladies! There's no need to fight; plenty of me to go around.

And I'm 28.

[Becks]

(I hate doing the dishes, and have often said that when I find a woman that is perfectly fine with me cooking and her doing the dishes, I will marry her.)

Too bad I'm taken. I'd take you up on that.