el3so:

[Kurt]

http://i.imgur.com/cNYe9.jpg

and

http://i.imgur.com/hZB1l.jpg

I tried making a similar pie with leftovers but it really has to have fresh veal for it to work.

Inside the pie is a lemon and thyme aspic with the veal and ham.

The pickled onions are cooling down and I added juniper berries like you advised.

[Fansy]

o god im so fuckin hungry...guess taco bell will have to suffice

[el3so]

My keyboard was exposed to bodily fluids once again. Hope it all tastes the way it looks.

[Kurt]

The onions and the eggs both turned out very well (meaning they taste good and I did not die of botulism) and the onions go very well on rye with five year old cheddar and gruyere.

But sadly my pickling abilities seem almost redundant given the resurgence of the Taliban in Kabul.

[nowonmai]

favour returned, don't call me again Blackadder.

Perceptions of Afghan Taliban victory dangerous: Pakistan general

By Qasim Nauman

PESHAWAR, Pakistan | Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:24am EDT

(Reuters) - The withdrawal of most combat troops from Afghanistan at the end of 2014 has raised questions from Kabul to Brussels to Washington about the potential chaos that may follow if the Taliban press to take over again.

Few people are as worried about what the pullout could trigger next door in nuclear-armed Pakistan as Lieutenant-General Khalid Rabbani, commander of the frontline corps fighting militants in the northwest of the country.

Sitting in his office in the heavily-fortified headquarters of the XI Corps in Peshawar - one of the Pakistan cities worst hit by suicide bombings - he speaks anxiously about creating the right perceptions as the foreign troop exit approaches.

If the Taliban are seen as the victors in any way, that could be disastrous for Pakistan, emboldening homegrown Taliban militants, who are close to al Qaeda, to step up their campaign to topple the U.S.-backed Islamabad government.

"If they are leaving and giving a notion of success to the Taliban of Afghanistan, this notion of success may have a snowballing effect on to the threat matrix of Afghanistan," Rabbani told Reuters in an interview this week.

"On our side, it may give impetus to the already dying down so-called Tehrik-e-Taliban's (Pakistan Taliban) effort over here."

Rabbani has good reason to worry, even though he and other military officials say security crackdowns have hurt the Pakistani Taliban.

The loose alliance of militant groups - the biggest security threat to the state - has proven resilient, despite repeated offensives from the military, one of the largest in the world.

They have carried out suicide bombings and high-profile attacks, including one on army headquarters, since they were formed in 2007 after a military raid on Islamabad's Red Mosque, which was controlled by its allies.

The Pakistani Taliban have close links with the Afghan Taliban. They move back and forth across the unmarked border, exchange intelligence and shelter each other in a region U.S. President Barack Obama has described as "the most dangerous place in the world".

Those ties worry military commanders like Rabbani, who believe the strengthening of ties between the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban will complicate efforts to contain any spillover of instability in 2014.

One of the most notorious Pakistani Taliban leaders, Afghanistan-based Mullah Fazlullah, has already demonstrated what may be in store if U.S.-led NATO forces fail to stabilize Afghanistan before 2014.

Hundreds of his fighters staged cross-border raids on Pakistani border posts last summer, killing dozens of Pakistani soldiers.

"Our friends on the other side know exactly where they are because we communicate it to them. But they have capacity issues," said Rabbani, referring to Western and Afghan forces.

"I wonder, that if the superpowers and the Western world operating on the other side, they have capacity issues, we certainly have them too."

Critics say Pakistan has created a major security threat along the border by supporting militant groups for decades, an allegation Islamabad denies.

"COUNTERPRODUCTIVE" DRONE STRIKES

Rabbani took command at a time of deep crisis in relations between Washington and Islamabad, a week after a cross-border NATO air attack killed 24 Pakistan soldiers on November 26.

Pakistan's parliament recently concluded a review of ties with the United States, recommending that the government demand an end to American drone strikes in the nation's tribal areas.

Even though analysts say drone strikes which kill high-profile al Qaeda or Taliban militants are not possible without Pakistani intelligence assistance, the campaign fuels anti-American sentiments.

Rabbani acknowledged the strikes can be effective, but said they also kill civilians and are counterproductive.

"You kill five, and you're making 50 more enemies. It's very clear arithmetic. This is the arithmetic that we're trying to make them understand," he said, adding that instead intelligence should be shared so that Pakistan can act.

"They may indicate (a target), we'll pound it with the precision shooting of our F-16s. So it can be done, it has been done at one or two places. Why can't this model be followed, we keep on telling them this is a possible model to be followed."

Washington has repeatedly urged Pakistan to mount a full-scale assault on North Waziristan and go after the Haqqani network, one of the deadliest Afghan insurgent groups.

The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said this week that there was "no question" that the Haqqani network had staged coordinated attacks on Kabul and repeated calls for Pakistan to pursue the group.

Pakistan is a recipient of billions of dollars in U.S. aid. It denies that the Haqqanis are based there and says it is too stretched elsewhere fighting the Taliban.

Rabbani said the region near the Afghan border was a major security risk, but repeated the official line that Pakistan will set its own timetable for any operation in the area.

"Something has to be done with North Waziristan. The sooner the better. And we are already looking into it as to how we are going to deal with it," he said.

"We will have our own time and decision to go."

[goat balls]

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[el3so]

I am glad the eggs and onions were properly pickled Kurt.

[Kurt]

I really wish my pickled eggs would multiply as fast as the Taliban. They are as delicious as the talibs are hairy.

[Kurt]

I am glad the eggs and onions were properly pickled Kurt.

The next batch will be with smaller onions and more juniper berries. I just cannot taste them. But first I am going to make pickled carrots so that they can be a swizzle stick for bloody marys.

[goat balls]

All right. for this food section I have the following bitch:

1. My tomato plants have white flies. It's infuriating and I just purchased the Bayer Insecticidal Soap and applied it forthwith. I'll keep you posted.

2. The little buggers left my Thai chili peppers alone but I'm paranoid about them now.

3. I recommend the two of you check out the Feed Me Bubbe website feedmebubbe.com. The woman has some good stuff. My little Jewish valley girl turned me on to it.

cheers

[ktrout]

I have an assortment of frozen seafood in my freezer. Wondering if I should attempt a gumbo or a chowder. The only thing I know is that bacon in clam chowder is just wrong.

[Kurt]

I have an assortment of frozen seafood in my freezer. Wondering if I should attempt a gumbo or a chowder. The only thing I know is that bacon in clam chowder is just wrong.

If it is shrimp heavy and there is chicken then do a gumbo. Also do a gumbo if you have crayfish. Anything else and you gotta shout "STOP! Chowdertime" and then shimmy about in your parachute pants while cutting potatoes.

[ktrout]

I do have a bag of truly assorted seafood. One of my favorite fishes is Swai, which I think Swain would be familiar with. Very mild tasting but delicious. I just got done with some Swai and the assortment, pan cooked in margarine with salt water, fresh lemon juice, and some powdered Garlic. It was delicious. Since I'm a saltwater aquarium enthusiast I have a five gallon bucket of sea salt. Also I have several lemon trees, whose product I used to just let go to waste. I also have some lobster, prawns, and Dungeness, which I'll also have to experiment with, but this is simple and very good. I've found that going straight from the freezer to the pan without thawing and cooking at mild heat gives me the best results. Not only does it prevent overcooking, it also keeps the water from draining away.
I may have to get some potatoes and some cream and take a crack at the chowder.

[Kurt]

For the lemons:

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/how_to ... ed_lemons/

Get the biggest canning jars you can with the glass lids and the rubber gasket.

[nowonmai]

Let's mix this thread up

http://www.ravejoint.com/restaurants/159-Taliban-Food-Centre