Re: Barefoot Recliner (the new thread occasions repeating)
Aaaahhh, the Trinity movies! Loved ‘em.
It's so funny that the European perception of the Wild West was extensively shaped by central Italian landscapes and their mining quarries, plus a staged Wild West town - these are Italian movies, filmed in Italy, on Italian horses! I originally saw them in Italy, before moving to Australia (we lived in Italy 4 months every year) - in Italian - the Italian TV stations repeated them endlessly as the spaghetti western was a much beloved genre locally.
I think that saddle Terence Hill is on is so hilarious - I can imagine a bunch of Italians putting their heads together and saying, "What's the most outrageous way we can invent to ride a horse?" :rofl: And when he was sleeping it off, of course, his horse dragged his comatose form home on a sled.
On another note, @
Blue , it's breakfast time here - we're offset 12 hours from West Coast US time - and I was thinking about delicious no-chew breakfasts. What we're having at the moment kind of qualifies - a peach crumble - a load of unsugared steamed peaches I froze from our abundant peach harvest, just put the defrosted fruit in a large flameproof dish so it comes about halfway up. Make a soft crumble by heating up some honey in the microwave until it's liquid, stir in a tablespoon of butter for taste and mix in rolled and/or quick oats (fine cut, I'd go for that until jaw heals) and dessicated coconut in whatever proportions you like. Top the stewed fruit with it and bang the whole thing in a moderate oven for 20 minutes until heated through but don't let the top burn. Serve with milk or cream. It's wholemeal and has lots of fruit and will keep you going a long time. Amish dietary studies have shown that fullfat dairy products aren't a problem; just don't have them by the bucket full unless you actually are a calf.
Porridge is quick and good, and easy on your sore jaw. My husband, inexplicably, has the Scottish version made with water and salt. :eek_color: Personally I make it with milk. Just put fine-cut porridge oats in a breakfast bowl, top with milk, microwave on high for 2 minutes, and on about half for a few more minutes after that until it sets. (I found by experience that running it on high for more than 2 minutes results in spectacular volcanic eruptions and tedious follow-up cleaning.) Then stir in a little honey to sweeten and perhaps a dash of cinnamon.
A really decadent, but still healthy, variation is chocolate and strawberry porridge. Add some sliced strawberries before the moderate power microwaving stage, and when it's done, stir through a couple of teaspoons of drinking chocolate powder to sweeten. Or use a teaspoon of pure cocoa and some honey. Dark and delicious and the strawberries just zing in the chocolatey wholemeal breakfast!
Smoothies of course - berries, decent unflavoured Greek yoghurt, fresh or stewed peaches or other stewed fruit, a dash of orange juice, perhaps some LSA (linseed/soy/almond meal), whatever you like, just whizz and drink.
Scrambled eggs with a little smoked salmon (or ham) and parsley is nice and soft and nutritious if you like a cooked breakfast. I put in a little cream for texture.
Mashed potatoes anytime! With or without cream, garlic (a peeled clove added at potato cooking stage), chives, parmesan, other grated cheese...
Hope you feel better soon. :hug:
