Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready!

TromboneAl · 01-31-2007, 05:31 PM

Well, it's done! Here it is:

The Official Early Retirement Forum Cookbook

Let me know if there are any major problems that should be corrected. I left in most minor typos to keep the flavor of the forum.

I'm going to print mine out and have it spiral bound.

Thanks for all the great recipes.

Enjoy!

REWahoo · 01-31-2007, 05:44 PM

Al, just when I thought you couldn't outdo yourself, you done did it!

unclemick · 01-31-2007, 05:56 PM

Yes! Excellent effort.

heh heh heh

figner · 01-31-2007, 06:21 PM

Wow! That makes me wish I were ER-ed so I could do things like that.

Much thanks and envy to you TromboneAl...

cute fuzzy bunny · 01-31-2007, 06:22 PM

Oh christ, I saw all the typos and figured "aint no way Als going to leave those in..."

Two special missing apostrophes for ya up above, big Al...

I'm printing it right now...

cute fuzzy bunny · 01-31-2007, 06:27 PM

Okay...so far the first breakfast frittata recipe had a spaghetti alla carbonara stuck on the front of it which is missing and the dialog trailed into the frittata recipe. This just starts with the frittata sort of in mid-stream of consciousness. But maybe you intended for me to sound like I just start talking mid sentence?

Page 32 wholly consists of a malformed thought about the quality of PF Changs...

I see, the pasta carbonara made it in as an entree later on...

The chicken tagine recipe had the preserved lemon recipe following and in the ingredients section says "see below", but the lemon recipe has been moved above the tagine recipe.

The dog in the dishwasher is hilarious. I first saw that salmon/dishwasher recipe on Jamie Olivers first episode of "the naked chef".

Harry Pothead

I was only beaten out by "onion" for most references in the index

laurence · 01-31-2007, 06:51 PM

Nice job, some of the general tips are great, I think I'm going to try my hand at the sink cutting board, we need the counterspace. And the hanging pots too!

donheff · 01-31-2007, 07:02 PM

Awesome Al.

I think we should all make photos of our dishes to be incorporated in the first revision. Then Al can port it over to one of those online sites that allow you to print out bound, high gloss, coffee table books.

shiny · 01-31-2007, 07:08 PM

T-Al that is awesome!

Thanks for adding the accent marks to the word "saute/sauteed" that I over-used in my recipe!

Maybe it should have been Hairy Pothead!

larry · 01-31-2007, 07:18 PM

Love the cookbook but really like the little stories that accompany the recipes. Two thumbs up Al.

TromboneAl · 01-31-2007, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Hairy Pothead!

I considered that, but maybe someone would think that that's how I'm describing Martha!

cute fuzzy bunny · 01-31-2007, 07:20 PM

Nice job of hiding her name and going for the opposite sex, just to really fool The Man.

After all, Leonidas isnt officially retired yet. He might just be overtly gathering information about all of us.

That'd explain why his big undisclosed story involves nudity.

Goonie · 01-31-2007, 07:28 PM

Very nice job, Al!!! Looking forward to trying some (a lot) of those yummy recipes!!!

Again, THANKS!!!
goon

Dreamer · 02-01-2007, 12:21 AM

Great job, Al. Thanks so much for doing it!

FinanceDude · 02-01-2007, 01:31 AM

Excellent, excellent job................thank you very much!!

In a former life, many years ago, I was a chef in a French restaurant............... :P

whitestick · 02-01-2007, 02:10 AM

Awesome job. Loved it. Especially liked the cat with his porridge, sort of reminds me of my own. If this is a work in progress, one additional request is to have a last page be something that would look good as the back cover, to match the front page - maybe an outhouse with wheels and a stove, or something. That would let us send the book to the print shop and have it be perfectly ready for binding.
Really liked the receipes though, and plan to incorporate some this weekend.

My Dream · 02-01-2007, 07:26 AM

That's excellent. A lot better then I expected. I don't cook myself, but I'm going to make a copy for my DW.

Thanks

REWahoo · 02-01-2007, 07:58 AM

Al, just in case some Swede gets injured using an E-R.org recipe, it might be wise to see if Martha can draft up a disclaimer to go in the cookbook...

Tooth chipped on cookie ruled work-related

"I'm very happy," Montell, 50, said Wednesday. "Everyone who is out on a job can have a snack knowing that they are covered by occupational safety laws."

simple girl · 02-01-2007, 08:09 AM

Great job T-Al!!!

Ed_The_Gypsy · 02-02-2007, 12:34 AM

Far-out, Masked Rider!

CFB's gumbo looks gooooood. Gonna try it wit a little cayanne. Mebbe a little summat else, too.

Gypsy

01-31-2007, 05:31 PM	#1
TromboneAl Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,116	Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Well, it's done! Here it is: The Official Early Retirement Forum Cookbook Let me know if there are any major problems that should be corrected. I left in most minor typos to keep the flavor of the forum. I'm going to print mine out and have it spiral bound. Thanks for all the great recipes. Enjoy! __________________ - Al -- Always serious, never joking. No, wait. Never serious... Always... I forget.

01-31-2007, 05:44 PM	#2
REWahoo Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 11,502	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Al, just when I thought you couldn't outdo yourself, you done did it! __________________ [MODERATOR EDIT]

01-31-2007, 05:56 PM	#3
unclemick Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north of Kansas City Posts: 5,524	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Yes! Excellent effort. heh heh heh

01-31-2007, 06:21 PM	#4
figner Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 202	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Wow! That makes me wish I were ER-ed so I could do things like that. Much thanks and envy to you TromboneAl...

01-31-2007, 06:22 PM	#5
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Oh christ, I saw all the typos and figured "aint no way Als going to leave those in..." Two special missing apostrophes for ya up above, big Al... I'm printing it right now... __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

01-31-2007, 06:27 PM	#6
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Okay...so far the first breakfast frittata recipe had a spaghetti alla carbonara stuck on the front of it which is missing and the dialog trailed into the frittata recipe. This just starts with the frittata sort of in mid-stream of consciousness. But maybe you intended for me to sound like I just start talking mid sentence? Page 32 wholly consists of a malformed thought about the quality of PF Changs... I see, the pasta carbonara made it in as an entree later on... The chicken tagine recipe had the preserved lemon recipe following and in the ingredients section says "see below", but the lemon recipe has been moved above the tagine recipe. The dog in the dishwasher is hilarious. I first saw that salmon/dishwasher recipe on Jamie Olivers first episode of "the naked chef". Harry Pothead I was only beaten out by "onion" for most references in the index __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

01-31-2007, 06:51 PM	#7
laurence Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,748	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Nice job, some of the general tips are great, I think I'm going to try my hand at the sink cutting board, we need the counterspace. And the hanging pots too!

01-31-2007, 07:02 PM	#8
donheff Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,688	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Awesome Al. I think we should all make photos of our dishes to be incorporated in the first revision. Then Al can port it over to one of those online sites that allow you to print out bound, high gloss, coffee table books. __________________ Every man is, or hopes to be, an Idler. -- Samuel Johnson

01-31-2007, 07:08 PM	#9
shiny Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tokyo Posts: 652	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! T-Al that is awesome! Thanks for adding the accent marks to the word "saute/sauteed" that I over-used in my recipe! Maybe it should have been Hairy Pothead! __________________ Time is the coin of your life... Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg

01-31-2007, 07:18 PM	#10
larry Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 252	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Love the cookbook but really like the little stories that accompany the recipes. Two thumbs up Al. __________________ time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana

01-31-2007, 07:20 PM	#12
cute fuzzy bunny Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Losing my whump Posts: 22,527	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Nice job of hiding her name and going for the opposite sex, just to really fool The Man. After all, Leonidas isnt officially retired yet. He might just be overtly gathering information about all of us. That'd explain why his big undisclosed story involves nudity. __________________ Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist

01-31-2007, 07:28 PM	#13
Goonie Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,050	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Very nice job, Al!!! Looking forward to trying some (a lot) of those yummy recipes!!! Again, THANKS!!! goon __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss - Retired April 2007 @ 50 with COLA'd DB Pension plus Lifetime Medical & Dental Insurance.

02-01-2007, 12:21 AM	#14
Dreamer Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 844	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Great job, Al. Thanks so much for doing it!

02-01-2007, 01:31 AM	#15
FinanceDude Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ... Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,362	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Excellent, excellent job................thank you very much!! In a former life, many years ago, I was a chef in a French restaurant............... :P __________________ Consult with your own advisor or representative. My thoughts should not be construed as investment advice. Past performance is no guarantee of future results (love that one).......:) President Obama, please know that I will continue to cling to my guns and religion........:)

02-01-2007, 02:10 AM	#16
whitestick Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 364	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Awesome job. Loved it. Especially liked the cat with his porridge, sort of reminds me of my own. If this is a work in progress, one additional request is to have a last page be something that would look good as the back cover, to match the front page - maybe an outhouse with wheels and a stove, or something. That would let us send the book to the print shop and have it be perfectly ready for binding. Really liked the receipes though, and plan to incorporate some this weekend. __________________ Mens ability to see the future is limited by their horizons of today! Unknown!

02-01-2007, 07:26 AM	#17
My Dream Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 371	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! That's excellent. A lot better then I expected. I don't cook myself, but I'm going to make a copy for my DW. Thanks __________________ Newbie

02-01-2007, 07:58 AM	#18
REWahoo Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 11,502	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Al, just in case some Swede gets injured using an E-R.org recipe, it might be wise to see if Martha can draft up a disclaimer to go in the cookbook... Tooth chipped on cookie ruled work-related "I'm very happy," Montell, 50, said Wednesday. "Everyone who is out on a job can have a snack knowing that they are covered by occupational safety laws." __________________ [MODERATOR EDIT]

02-01-2007, 08:09 AM	#19
simple girl Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mississippi Posts: 666	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Great job T-Al!!! __________________ simple girl less stuff, more time (40, married, no kids, work part-time, DH full-time. Hoping to both semiretire in 5 years...)

02-02-2007, 12:34 AM	#20
Ed_The_Gypsy Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,870	Re: Early Retirement Forum Cookbook is Ready! Far-out, Masked Rider! CFB's gumbo looks gooooood. Gonna try it wit a little cayanne. Mebbe a little summat else, too. Gypsy __________________ "Ain't got no money for no old-age pension; I'm so broke, I can't pay attention!"

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