[Leica] Is B.D. all wet again?

[ferider at yahoo.com (Der Eiserne Reiter)]

When you melt the butter a little bit of added garlic works well, too :-)

Roland.

--- Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote:

> Brussels sprouts how they are made in Brussels:
> 
> Wash the sprouts
> Cut out the bottom
> Put them in (slightly salted) boiling water for about 5 minutes
> Exit hot boiling water
> Melt butter in pot at low fire
> Add sprouts 
> A bit of 
> Put on lid on pot
> Let simmer till they're ready (= just a bit softer than al dente, external
> leafs starting to come off)
> Add tiny blocks of bacon
> Add pepper and salt to taste
> 
> Combine with faisant or so.
> And ofcourse a good glass of wine :-)
> 
> Bon appetit
> 
> (I'm not sure of some words or cooking vocabulary, but I hope you
> understand)
> 
> -
> 
> > From: animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 07:59:52 +0200
> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Is B.D. all wet again?
> > 
> > that explains it really love brussels sprouts.easy to spoil though by
> > overcooking.Maybe one of our Belgian aqainteses has a good receipe to 
> > share?
> > simon jessurun
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Mason" <masonster@gmail.com>
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:37 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Is B.D. all wet again?
> > 
> > 
> >> Hi Walt,
> >> 
> >> I was the one who started the whole thing so I feel like I should
> >> respond. It is simple, I just don't get much of a charge out of his
> >> work. I am well aware of his impact on the art world and the
> >> technologies of photography, et al. I am also sure that had I not been
> >> only a couple months old when you were hanging that show in 1969 I
> >> might appreciate that impact even more.
> >> 
> >> All that notwithstanding, my reaction to his work is simply one of
> >> indifference. I see his work (either on every other calendar in the
> >> bookstore or in a museum) and it simply does nothing more for me than
> >> make me think "wow halfdome sure is beautiful". I won't apologize for
> >> it, its called personal taste - it makes no statement about the man
> >> himself. While I can look at landscape photography over and over, and
> >> I love taking it for my photo albums, I would buy 100 different Gene
> >> Smith clones' work before Ansel clones.
> >> 
> >> I also think that brussel sprouts are one of the most vile vegetables
> >> on this planet.
> >> 
> >> Cheers,
> >> 
> >> Dave
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Apr 4, 2005 7:25 PM, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:
> >>> Can't help it B.D., been dwelling  on a comment you made a while back.
> >>> Was
> >>> gonna let it slide (sometimes it best to keep trap shut) but must
> >>> respond.
> >>> 
> >>> You mentioned how boring  the Ansel Adams genre was. I railed. I 
> >>> chomped
> >>> at
> >>> the bit. I had steam coming out my ears. I kept my mouth shut.
> >>> 
> >>> Sorry, but it's of no avail. Ansel was a man who set trends, not 
> >>> followed
> >>> them. Sure, there are lots of look -alikes out there today. 'I'm sure 
> >>> we
> >>> could uncover a lot of Gene Smith clones too. Hey, every time I turn
> >>> around
> >>> there are folks emulating Robert Frank, William Klein and Mary Ellen
> >>> Mark.
> >>> 
> >>> One thing is certain though, Ansel was an original. Sure, some of his
> >>> writing was a bit pedantic but he was an original. Artist,
> >>> environmentalist,
> >>> and humanitarian.
> >>> 
> >>> I help to  hang one of his shows in 1969 and was very sad not to be 
> >>> able
> >>> to
> >>> have $75 dollars to buy a signed "Moonrise over Hernandez".  (that was
> >>> with
> >>> the student discount)
> >>> 
> >>> One Ansel is worth about 27 Maplethorpes. (sp) Hell, haven't used
> >>> anything
> >>> other than a Nikon, Leica, or RB since school days but if I wanted to
> >>> know
> >>> the ins and outies of a view cam I'd certainly look to Ansel's 
> >>> writings.
> >>> 
> >>> Walt
> >>> 
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