Billyskank, samosas, and a kitty (Lots of pics ... warning!)

[AirmensMom]

On the exercise mat, but not exercising. Just making friends. :loveya:


Samosas in the making. First, get the dough ready. That's Chef Billyskank in harleydad's apron. Don't laugh -- my Gram made it years ago.


Kitty help from billyskank's new friend. Pssst ... kitty ... samosas don't have any meat in them ...


Stuffing them takes an expert:


The cooking shows really should call us:


Here's the chef frying them. Don't know where his hat went.


The final stack of samosas ... were they ever delicious! :9


Thanks, billyskank! :hi: :hug: :loveya: :yourock:

[Arugula Latte]

1. Yum! Those look great!

And that kitty is GORGEOUS! :loveya: I love Abyssinians. Does s/he talk a lot?

[AirmensMom]

2. They definitely were!

:9

That's my Satchmo. Does he talk a lot? He never shuts up! :rofl: I'm pretty sure the book I read on Abyssinians said they're quiet. Obviously, he skipped over that part. :shrug:

:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

10. Oh, that's funny that they're supposed to be quiet. I always think of them as super smart and talky.

:hi:

[AirmensMom]

11. Super smart is right.

His mom isn't as smart as he is, though, and she's a little ... uh ... funny. She teases, "please come and pet me?" But when you go near her, she runs away. Then if you finally catch her, she purrs, "I thought you'd never come!" I think Satchmo got his dad's personality.

Satchmo has his own "song" that he sings. Sort of "ow-owwwww, ow-owwwwww" over and over. He especially likes to sing in an empty room so he can listen to the echo. :rofl:

:hi:

[Deja Q]

3. You're attractive AND in good shape. Hypno-recommendation:

Stay in shape. Your body will thank you when you're 35, 45, 50, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63...

Said by a walking blubberpot I must admit, but I'm already damaged goods.

[AirmensMom]

7. I'm not ...

but billyskank is. I've already seen some of those years. :P

Hmmm ... damaged goods? I sincerely doubt that. :hug:

[yellowdogintexas]

4. oh that looks so good. I love samosas, and Indian food in general.

Nice looking kitty too.

[AirmensMom]

5. I actually don't

like Indian food. But I sure did like these and everything else billyskank cooked. :9

That's my 10-year-old Satchmo. He's my baby, but I had the feeling he would have been glad to sneak into billyskank's suitcase. :rofl:

[Chan790]

6. This picture thread is useless without samosa recipe.

Okay, I'm jealous. No DUers ever come to my house and make me veggie-friendly Indian food.

[AirmensMom]

8. You are so right!

Here you go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5321926&mesg_id=5321926

Billyskank makes all veggie-friendly food, most of it Indian. Very yummy. :P

[AirmensMom]

9. Like I had to say it twice?

Must've double-dipped on the "submit" button. Sorry 'bout that.

:shrug:

[billyskank]

12. OMG

that apron and hat :blush:

[AirmensMom]

14. Hey ....

:hug: Gram was pretty proud of them when she made them. Next time, I'll get you the real thing.

[MissHoneychurch]

13. I can smell it

gosh, those samoas look yummy.

And Satchmo .... here is the meat :)

[AirmensMom]

15. LOL!

:spray:

When did you take that? :rofl:

He's eating us out of house and home at the moment. You know how he swings back and forth between eating a lot and not wanting anything. He had 4 ounces of food this morning, which is a whole day's worth! :wow:

[MissHoneychurch]

16. Lemme think ...

in May??? :rofl:

Good for him to eat. I know you would give your last shirt for him.

[AirmensMom]

17. Yeah, but

I guess I never saw all the pics you took then. You have some really good ones, I see! :applause:

You are so right. Satchmo's my baby boy. :loveya: He wasn't too eager to eat the samosas after they were all cooked, though. Guess he didn't like the smell of curry. :shrug:

[MissHoneychurch]

18. Is that my fault?

:rofl:

I'm sure you don't want to see all those embarrasing pics of your kitties :hide:



just saying ....

[AirmensMom]

22. ...

:spray: :rofl:

You are evil. :rofl: I won't tell him you did that. :rofl:

[MissHoneychurch]

24. Who??

Satchmo or billy? :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

31. Satchmo.

Although he's such a baby that it wouldn't even occur to him to be embarrassed. :rofl:

[Callalily]

19. Now I am super jealous!

Billy looks great in that chef's hat and apron. And yummy, samosas! You are a truly blessed. :evilgrin:

[AirmensMom]

21. Well, you could

come over and make them with me, although I think I'd be lost without billyskank's help. I think he looks great in the hat and apron, too. :loveya:

Yep, those samosas were good. They were even good cold! :9

[Callalily]

25. A guy in the kitchen?

Now that's sexy! Cooking with a guy?

Oh, and I do love samosas? There was a marvelous samosa food stand during the summer farmer's market that I use to patronize. Very yummy!

[AirmensMom]

26. LOL!

You'll need to tell him that! :rofl:

I never had samosas before billyskank came last year. We cooked them then, too. I'm not a big fan of Indian food, but I do like the food he makes -- ESPECIALLY the samosas! I doubt they have such things at the farmer's markets around here. What do they put inside theirs?

[Callalily]

28. I just LOVE Indian food!

The farmer's market serves them either with meat or veggies, which is nice. Now the farmer's market has moved indoors, and one of the stands had stuffed chicken wings. Never seen anything like them. They were huge, and filled with veggies. You could get them with either a sweet or spicy sauce. I chose spicy and yup, sauce sure was spicy, but good.

Sheesh, all this talk of food is making me hungry.

Yesterday we had snow showers here. Very depressing seeing those white flakes all over the place. Good thing it quit, and nothing lasted. But then, it's that time of year again, so I shouldn't complain.

I think the older I get the more I dislike cold weather.

[AirmensMom]

29. Stuffed chicken wings?

How the heck do you get anything inside a chicken wing? Sounds mighty tasty!

Yeah, it's making me hungry too ... and I just ate!

We had snow too, just blowing around. There was a light dusting in the morning, but it didn't last long. I have always disliked cold weather. I do miss the South FL winters! But it's tolerable with a fire in the fireplace. Just don't make me go outside! Brrrrr!

[Callalily]

33. Fire in the fireplace!

Yes, I love that. My new place has a fireplace, and it's fun throwing a couple of logs, starting a fire, and just relaxing with a good book.

Gotta go, heading out to a few meetings.

Wishing you a great day.

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

35. Have a great day yourself!

Thanks for chatting.

:hug: :hi:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

20. Hey You --

you guys had too much fun :D

Loving the apron and hat :loveya:

Food goes better with Kitties, I always say ;)

:hug: :loveya: :hi:

[AirmensMom]

23. Hey Tuesday!

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

That was fun. Makes a mess of the kitchen, but that's just the way it is. :shrug:

The apron and hat were necessary. I had my own apron on ... well, it was ANOTHER one Gram made for harleydad. No hat, though.

Good thing the other kitties weren't helping, or the samosas would have been furry. :rofl:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

27. very impressive samosa's,!!!!

[AirmensMom]

30. Thank you!

I can still taste them ... and it's not indigestion. :rofl:

[Bertha Venation]

32. That cat is a beautiful animal. What's its name? And what breed?

And how old? And what's its temperament? Tell me everything. :)

[AirmensMom]

34. Thank you!

He's an Abyssinian and his name is Satchmo. He's 10 years old ... will be 11 in February. He's the sweetest, most lovable kitty in the world. We also have his mom, but she's a bit shy and completely different from him. He's more like his dad. He likes to be held like a baby and he gazes into my eyes and touches my cheek while I rub his tummy. I've never had any other kitty behave this way.

We almost lost him to inflammatory bowel disease about 3 1/2 years ago. Not unusual for the breed. He requires a diet of raw food (flame bait around here). Even grain free dry or canned food, if given more than once in several days, causes him to have a bout of IBD.

Oh, and he likes to knock things over for attention. Hence, everything is stuck down with museum wax. :rofl:

Anything else? :D

[Bertha Venation]

36. Yeah. What kind of museum wax, and will he eat it if

given the chance? ;)

You're a lucky woman. Satchmo sounds lovely. What's his mom's name? Do they get along?

[MissHoneychurch]

37. Her name is Sabrina

I think the pic answers your question. At least part of it. The rest AirmensMom has to answer :)

[AirmensMom]

38. OMG, what a pic!

:applause:

I'm not even sure I know who is who in that one. :blush:

[MissHoneychurch]

39. Neither do I

But I swear it were Satchmo and Sabrina :D

[AirmensMom]

40. I'm pretty sure it's non-toxic.

But you put it on the bottom of things and stick the thing to the shelf or whatever. Not likely they will actually get to it. Mine have never been interested in finding out why the objects don't move anymore. LOL!

Satchmo is so wonderful. I see MissHC answered beautifully! They do get along, but Sabrina has never been much of a mother to him. She's actually more maternal towards the younger kitties we have adopted in the past few years. I think she was too young when Satchmo was born.

[Inchworm]

41. Lookin' good

Billyskank looks pretty sharp in the get up :)

:hi:

[AirmensMom]

42. And delicious!

I certainly agree that billyskank looks sharp. :thumbsup:

:hi:

[applegrove]

43. They look particularly yummy.

[AirmensMom]

44. They certainly were!

I don't dare try to make them on my own, so I guess billyskank will just have to come back and help me again. :D

[demnan]

45. Pretty Abbys

My Lily is half-Aby and 18 years old. She's a sweet cat but mean in her old age toward my new tuxedo boy. Her mother looked just like those two. She is always with me when I'm home.

When she was young she was quiet, but now she has this old craggy meow and loves to hear herself talk! I don't know if living with a Siamese for 10 years has taught her that or not.

[AirmensMom]

47. I remember Lily.

:loveya: How long have you had the tuxedo boy? Most of our oldsters warmed right up to the youngsters, but our Russian Blue is afraid of them all. Sometimes I wish I could get into a kitty's head.

My Abys are both very talkative. Satchmo sings all the time. :rofl: I guess that's not exactly what Lily is doing?

[demnan]

54. I just got him a few weeks ago

his name is Guy Noir and he was a tom cat running around here that I got fixed. I'll post a thread in his honor soon in the pets forum with pictures. He's a very sweet fellow.

[mcctatas]

46. OMFG!

Kind to animals, adorable and he cooks? :loveya:

[AirmensMom]

48. And ...

he's single. :bounce:

But he lives in the UK. :shrug:

[mcctatas]

50. I will be single soon too!

Funny that :evilgrin:

[AirmensMom]

51. Guess you'll

just have to MOVE! :bounce:

[billyskank]

53. ...

:loveya:

[BarenakedLady]

49. Yummy!

:9

:woohoo:

[AirmensMom]

52. You betcha!

:hi: