The Cozy Corner

[ScarletDaisy]

Morning for me and office day too. RIP. Time to zombie-walk my way to the spressi machine.

Good morning!

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Stay in the cozy place.

We have throw pillows and quilts.

And this is where I make my quilts. Just ignore the big black box in the corner.

 

[Nylonian]

Oh Waffle House, how I love thee!

A favorite Waffle House story:

We went out drinking in college (don't they all start this way?) and all night we'd joked that we should have said it was someone's birthday so we could get free food.

We all crammed into a corner booth and were laughing and having a good time. An older gentleman (who was probably younger than I am now ) overhead part of our conversation, thought it was someone's birthday and bought us a pecan pie.

We didn't know what else to do, so we sang happy birthday to Karla, thanked him and offered him a slice.

Waffle House is a part of my mission the next time I am over there. My friends and I got into making waffles competitively for a while and we'd try to out do each other on plating, presentation, garnish choice etc.

 

[Qky75]

EXTRA spreadable, eh?

Especially? Mmmmnah
The preferred spread? That says the wrong thing.....hmm

Spreadable? Fuck yes! FTC and USDA might have issues with that'n

 

[ScarletDaisy]

And this is where I make my quilts. Just ignore the big black box in the corner.

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Gotta keep the quilts safe.

 

[Nylonian]

And this is where I make my quilts. Just ignore the big black box in the corner.

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Such a cosy and organised workshop!

 

[Qky75]

And this is where I make my quilts. Just ignore the big black box in the corner.

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Not a thing wrong with sewin N shootin

 

[KatieKulka32]

Oh yeah! There are some places where there are two opposite each other because it's a divided road and who wants to have to turn around to get to Dunks?

Not me for one! Now I want some of their coffee. And a donut.

 

[Nylonian]

Good morning!
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Haha morning. You know, for someone who works in the coffee industry. I don't actually get coffee made for me that often... The free beans part is nice tho.

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Such a cosy and organised workshop!

Far from it! Hubby turned our den into my craft room and I still haven't fully arranged it. It's been nearly a year now.

 

[wwot40]

And this is where I make my quilts. Just ignore the big black box in the corner.

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Bernina?

 

[LatinaCarmen1980]

Bernina?

Husqvarna/Viking Epic 3

 

[wwot40]

Haha morning. You know, for someone who works in the coffee industry. I don't actually get coffee made for me that often... The free beans part is nice tho.

Welcome back and good morning.

 

[LordofDargaardkeep]

And this is where I make my quilts. Just ignore the big black box in the corner.

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Ignore? Hell I want to crack it open and do inventory... I may have a few essential items you may need to purchase...

 

[Qky75]

Haha morning. You know, for someone who works in the coffee industry. I don't actually get coffee made for me that often... The free beans part is nice tho.

I miss living in KC. The Folgers factory roasting filled the whole downtown with that smell....

 

[wwot40]

Husqvarna/Viking Epic 3

Great machine!

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Waffle House is a part of my mission the next time I am over there. My friends and I got into making waffles competitively for a while and we'd try to out do each other on plating, presentation, garnish choice etc.

Um, I hope you are not disappointed.

Another funny Waffle House memory:

During the 1996 Olympics, we had tickets to an equestrian event. We stopped for Waffle House before. There we got to hear someone ask the waitress, "but what, exactly, is a grit?"

 

[cheekygirl75]

Haha morning. You know, for someone who works in the coffee industry. I don't actually get coffee made for me that often... The free beans part is nice tho.

You actually work in the coffee industry? I thought you were just joking as you were serving coffee in the thread! So you're the official coffee dealer of the Cozy Corner

 

[ScarletDaisy]

You know, for someone who works in the coffee industry.

Ummm....

 

[Nylonian]

Quickly googling funnel cake!

Oh funnel cakes are the best. The one time I had it, it was life changing.

 

[Nylonian]

The way I do the state fair is in a big group. That way you can try little bits of lots of stuff and not feel too wasteful.

Except for the funnel cake. Daisy doesn't share funnel cake.

That's fair, I wouldn't share my funnel cake either.

 

[PotNoodle79]

*Googles funnel cake*

Oh looks nice

 

[Nylonian]

Well ok then.

Here's the recipe I used for Okonomiyaki a while back...

For the okonomiyaki sauce​

• 1½ tbsp tomato ketchup
• ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp runny honey
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce

For the okonomiyaki pancakes​

• 3 large free-range eggs
• 3 tbsp plain flour
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp dark soy sauce
• ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
• 2 large spring onions, thinly sliced
• 275g/9¾oz white cabbage, shredded
• sunflower oil

Method​

1. For the okonomiyaki sauce, whisk together the tomato ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, honey and dark soy sauce in a small bowl until combined. Set aside.
2. To make the okonomiyaki batter, whisk together the eggs, flour, salt, soy sauce and toasted sesame oil until smooth.
3. Fold the spring onions and cabbage into the batter until everything is well coated.
4. Heat enough oil to just cover the bottom of a large frying pan over a medium–high heat until shimmering. Line a warmed plate with a couple of sheets of kitchen paper.
5. Spoon some of the cabbage mixture into the pan into pancake shapes that are about the size of your palm. Press down with the back of the spoon and fry until golden-brown on each side, flipping halfway. Transfer the pancakes to the kitchen paper to drain.
6. Fry in batches until you’ve run out of mixture – you should get about eight pancakes.
7. Serve the pancakes drizzled with the okonomiyaki sauce.
   
   
   Give it a try, its amazing.
   

Don't forget to garnish with Japanese mayo, katsuobushi and bulldog sauce.

 

[Nylonian]

Isn’t that just… honey then?

I get the feeling the viscosity is different or it has an adjunct that makes it pour better.

 

[Nylonian]

Ummm....

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I'm in Marketing for one of the major global coffee machine manufacturers. So we get a lot of free samples sent to us from local Roasters. I used to actually work as a barista for 5 years so my world is basically coffee, not nylons as many would imagine.

But yes. That's why the protagonist in one of my stories also works in the coffee industry. I write from experience. Hehe.