Made this last night, 2/3 of the 1/2 recipe. Only had half a pound of mushrooms so i added green peas. Delicious, and half a cup of rice was more than enough for the two of us. Would easily have fed four as a side dish. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/85389/gourmet-mushroom-risotto/

@ShiroKuro try this link.

Speaking of Madonna, she was probably in the best shape of her career as a dancer and stadium performer at the time this video was made. Link to video I saw a live performance she gave in Italy around this time and it was great. Old person note: some of us are old enough to remember Times Square before it was gentrified. : leaving :

I say I have no arguments to defeat any of his points, sadly.

Hate the outrageous by-the-glass prices! We are blessed locally with really fine, delicate pizza, and one place serves a not at all bad red wine at $8. With a baby spinach/fennel salad and plain pie, it’s a very nice afternoon.

It seems to me to be decorated the way new high end London apartments are decorated. The aspects that stood out the most to me were: the darkness of it (I don't mean gloom; I just mean darkness); New York apartments don't have this aesthetic,... and, the light fixtures looked to me like the ones you see in new high end London apartments.

https://share.google/LM4m0y18nDWdbiVpr Caravaggio The Narcissist I've been wondering for a long time about this myth. What is the context? Who is Echo? What role does Echo play? I'm at a loss. 🤪 The psychology of this painting fascinates me. I also wonder what if anything does the myth have to do with the modern psychiatric classification of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. NPD is very real. I know. I know people who have it. More questions than answers for sure. Caravaggio is magnificent.

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I have never seen any of those flavors here. Pity.

I have a daughter intending to relocate to Hokkaido later this year. I'm looking forward to visiting them and learning a tiny bit of the language.

@ShiroKuro If you can’t bear ‘em…

@Steve-Miller said in What do you think of this house?: Last project at Kim’s house Yay!! Congratulations!

Looks great. I generally reject crockpot recipes too, and I also prefer them simpler rather than tricked out with fat.

I heard that story on NPR the other day. Well traveled bird!

I associate croutons more with Caesar salad than soup. Oyster crackers or saltines are what I amend soup with more frequently. Dried bread cubes are most likely to become bread pudding or a strada in our home. Big Al

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@Bernard said in Musical Interlude — Dick Hyman: Wow. And he plays so much with his eyes closed. I wish had such good blind knowledge of the geography of the keyboard! I noticed that! No dramatic contortions either. Not to mention…isn’t he over 90 years old? Not too shabby.