• crybabylu said on Mar 13, 2008....

  I will take a helping of that, moon, are you a server too, or am I suppose to help myself?

• travelr712 said on Mar 13, 2008....

  i didn't even know you could eat most of that stuff!

• moonriver said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Hi there Babylu, hope you're feelin' mighty fine today, like I am... :-)
  
  Nope. After I finish cooking, I simply carry the steaming food, on pots and pans, to the serving table. Everybody just mill around and help themselves. Don't worry, there's plenty for all. There. Easy with the soup ladle, you'll scald yourself. Enjoy it as your virtual dinner, friend.
  
  

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  A good clam soup is like silk in your mouth... I'm up for a serve, oh can I bring my own spoon??

• moonriver said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Hi there Trav, hope you're right on with your studies, like I wanna be too .... :-)
  
  Ah, you should try it once. It's heavenly. The slices of young gourd are vegetable-sweet, the clam tastes like.... well, clam (although you could substitute shrimp, or ground pork, or meatballs), and somen noodles give a nice egg-flavory texture to the soup. Hmmm, I can smell the aroma now. Yum.
  
  

• moonriver said on Mar 13, 2008....

  HI there Lucy lady, hope your place is all recovered now from the rains and floods, like I will likely experience 5, 6 months from now... :-)
  
  Silk in your mouth. My mouth. Everybody's sensual mouth. (Gulp. Too early in the day for that kinda thing. Sorry for getting too carried away.) Of course lady. Bring your own spoon, your own soup bowl, chopsticks too if you like. Here's some fried rice too.
  
  

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Ohh I make a mean fried rice moon, and its never too early for sensual delights!
  
  Drying out slowly but more rain on the horizon, the official figures were 856 mm to two days... hows that for rain!
  

• travelr712 said on Mar 13, 2008....

  i would like to try it, it sounds really good, exotic, better than wednesday night meatloaf, ya know? as to studies, i'm just in the first week. i should probably be working on one of my classes right now, but i'm procrastinating and playing on sc instead. :-)

• moonriver said on Mar 13, 2008....

  So should I call you Fried-rice Lucy or Rhubarb Lucy? Lol.
  
  But I should be careful about offering too many culinary delights on the office serving table, this early in the day. I did that quite a few times, and man, did the entire staff go off into the never-never land of afternoon delights. Of siesta snoozes, I mean. Never again! It may be good for office morale, but we won't get anything done if that happens every day.
  
  
  

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Well you could always do Rucy's Special black bean mince wrapped in lettuce leaves with a serve of fresh steamed veges???
  
  Or skip all of that and enjoy and afternoon delight! who says you need to eat food for lunch!
  
  Okay you and bloody mobil keep doing this to me gggrrrr stop it!
  

• TinSoldier said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Oooh. I loves me some noodles! And clams. I don't think that I've ever had sponge gourd but I'm willing to try (most things) at least once.
  
  I'm doing up some beef steaks, baked potatoes with the fixin's, and salads tonight.
  
  We don't do much in the way of seafood or "good" green veggies in this house because no one other than me likes them!
  
  Oh, and I would also love to work at your office. That sounds more like family than work.
  

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Oh and be careful of the rhubarbs... I wouldn't want you to be seen with your pants down!

• moonriver said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Trav -- Playing on SC, indeed. Hahaha. I see just now you've become sort of Rhubarb Trav too, hey! Lol.
  
  I'll send you the recipe once I close shop as slave for today.
  
  Your biggest problem would probably be finding an Asian foodstuff store where to buy the somen and the sponge gourd (which is actually loofa fruit, before it starts to grow the tough fibrous net-like mass).
  
  
  

• moonriver said on Mar 13, 2008....

  tinny -- Young sponge gourd tastes somewhat like cucumber, but with a different kind of subtle-sweet.
  
  Your dinner looks like I could demolish all of it in 30 seconds flat. Lol. When I have beef steak (which isn't very often), I make sure to double the volume of my salad greens, whatever is in season. Lots of fresh mustard leaf, or lettuce, or wong bok. And tomatoes.
  
  These guys at work (most of them anyway haha) are almost like family to me. I'm fiercely loyal to them, as they are to me. All the stabbings here happen up-front, not in the back. Lol.
  
  You're welcome to join us, friend. At least for today's lunch. CV pls. *wink*
  
  lucy -- Recipe for black bean mince please. My mouth waters copiously at your descriptions. Lol. And yes, I'm being very careful with the rhubarbs. Ain't nobody gonna catch me with my pants down doin the rhubarb thingie with anyone. Not in this blog anyway. Lol.
  
  

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  just sent it to you.  I'm getting hungry now..... may have to rummage in the fridge for a mid morning snack!

• travelr712 said on Mar 13, 2008....

  we have several asian markets around town. we have quite a large asian population here actually, and a growing middle eastern one as well.

• travelr712 said on Mar 13, 2008....

  oh, and yeah, rhubarb trav, that's me! and actually, the whole rhubarb thing started with me. i'm an original rhubarb! :-)

• TinSoldier said on Mar 13, 2008....

  travelr, you don't live in Oregon, do you?
  
  Now that I think about it, I didn't even know that rhubarb grew outside of Oregon, and it has been far too long since I have had a rhubarb pie!
  

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  You are and I am so proud of you!!!!!!!! one of a kind! *-}

• travelr712 said on Mar 13, 2008....

  um, no tin, not oregon. why do you ask, did i miss something?
   
  and lucy, yeah, usually people say something more like 'enigma'...

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Tinsolider we were in fact talking about this!
  
  Go on come along and try one.
  

• TinSoldier said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Rhubarb and Asian stores. That's all.
  
  Oh, we have a lot of stores aimed at other cultures too. My lily white state is quickly turning all the colors of the rainbow.
  

• gingersoul said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Moon....pretty good, pretty good...BUT....you cant say of ever having eaten clams if you didnt have spaghetti with clams, my culinary friend.

  Naturally, the clams have to be small, the smallest the better....then they have to be cleaned very well in water and lemon to rinse the sand away.....

  Then you have to cook the spaghetti al dente (naturally) while in another pan you saute the garlic (thinly sliced) in abudant oil of olive with flaked red pepper. Lots of garlic.

  Now (are you following, or are you already drooling?) the cooking style diverges because there are two schools of thinking: one requires to add sliced fresh tomatoes in the oil and then the clams. And to let cook for a while.

  The second school (the one i blindy follow) says that once the garlic is ready the clams need to be poured in the oil and cooked after having added some white wine.

  Then it will be the time for the spaghetti to be laid on the clams with lots of chopped parsley and squeezed lemon. Chilled white wine (an Antinori would do it greatly).

  And , NOW, you can say "I have eaten clams in my life"...LOL...

   

• moonriver said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Hi there Ginger dear friend, hope you had a good day at work today, like I'm having a good time right now, slaving at work.
  
  ((takes notes of ginger's excellent culinary descriptions, then wipes shamesless drool from mouth)) 
  
  Ooooh lady, you can be my in-house chef anytime. Anywhere.
  
  But hey, I have to finish my cooking! ((smells something burning, rushes to kitchen))
  
  I'll get back to you in a jiffy...
  
  

• Lucytorial said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Ginger... thats it I'm coming over to your house for dinner tonight! YUM!! a restaurant here does that so well, only we put chilli in ours cause I like it hot!

• CreativeWoman said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Moon,
  That's a really nice tradition in your office.  :-)  I've never dried the dishes you made, but they sound good.
  
  CW
  

• moonriver said on Mar 14, 2008....

  lucy -- Thanks, I got the recipe. Will definitely test it on my office guinea pigs one of these days. Hey, you going to Ginger's place too? Bring your own chili. Lol.
  
  trav -- Ah, ok. Lots of Asian stores. You'll have no problem, then. Will post my recipe here, once I get over this last ton of paperwork.
  
  tinsoldier -- Now you and Lucy and Trav got me all curious. I have no idea how rhubarb tastes!
  
  ginger -- I got all that down, friend. For now, I'll act blind following the blind, and do it your way. (Although I do have a bias for tomatoes in my spaghetti.) Chilled Antinori sounds perfect. And candles, yes. I'll arrive early to try for myself how it's done. Finally. I'll be able to say, I ate clams like how Ginger wanted it.
  
  

• moonriver said on Mar 14, 2008....

  Hi there CW lady, hope your all-in-red getup is just about ready for the warmer days ahead.
  
  This was a tradition that dates back to many years ago, but died down for lack of motivation. When I returned to the institution (having served here in an earlier stint), I insisted that the practice be resumed so that all of us remain grounded in day-to-day realities from the point of view of the lowliest grunt. The newer volunteers and interns love it!
  
  

• destinydiva said on Mar 14, 2008....

  your happiness is contagious mr river, I was smiling the whole way through your two posts :-) xx

• moonriver said on Mar 14, 2008....

  Hi there, destiny my friend, hope you and your kids and your mum and dad and your studies and your Queen and all her horses and men and the Thames and Big Ben and the whole of Liverpool are all doin great these days.
  
  And if you say you're ok, why is your blog still empty??? And if my happiness is infectious, as you say, then you must go write your own happy blog. NOW. Lol.
  
  
  

• destinydiva said on Mar 14, 2008....

  lol mr river....    my kids and  mum and dad and  studies and  Queen and all her horses and men and the Thames and Big Ben and the whole of Liverpool are all doin great these days thank you, (still grinning at that ) :-)
  
  I am ok, I promise, just reflecting, and I am feeling much happier today than I have all week, I did an appreciation post...does that count as a happy blog??  :-) xx 

• silverwhisper said on Mar 14, 2008....

  moon, i want to work where you do!
  
  ed

• queenparanoia said on Mar 15, 2008....

  your work place is very cool!!!!!!!! i bet you made an extra nice lunch for your employers... =)

• moonriver said on Mar 16, 2008....

  Hi there again, destiny, I hope you're having a merrye ole Sunday morning in merrye ole England hey. And I see in your blog that you're happier than the merrye ole wives of Windsor. Keep it that way, lady. Better a merrye ole blogger than a married galley slave. Lol.
  
  Hi ed. Sure. Here's the application form. Just sign on the dotted line pls. We can always reserve bed space for one more inmate. Here's two sets of gowns, a towel, a straitjacket, a pill tray, and a drinking cup. To your left, straight down the hall, ask the ward nurse you're the new admission for Room 42B. Lol.
  
  Hi queenie. I agree. It's the only place in the universe where I'm the coolest guy whenever I'm hot 'n' cookin. Just one clarification. In this institution, there are no employers and no employees. We are all children of the storm. And that's the truth, my friend. I kid you not.
  
  

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