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	ladybirdsleeps 2007-12-05 02:47 am UTC (link)
	Wow. I'm going to spare you my continued surprise, since I have no business being so unfunny. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	morgyne 2007-12-05 03:05 am UTC (link)
	These people have obviously just never been to the dairy section of the grocery store, that's all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	puipui 2007-12-05 04:50 am UTC (link)
	Or a coffee shop. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ladybirdsleeps 2007-12-05 05:42 am UTC (link)
	Just don't ask for whipped cream on your cuppaccino or I will cut you. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	puipui 2007-12-05 05:43 am UTC (link)
	How about if I pronounce espresso with an "x"? That's totally acceptable, right? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

ladybirdsleeps
2007-12-05 06:28 am UTC (link)

I have coworkers who do that.

I do not mind, however. I try to convince myself that it's the same process that leads to "axe" for "ask," and therefore a totally acceptable and regular form of language change and -- OMG I'M BULLSHITTING MYSELF AND I KNOW IT AND IT DOESN'T WORK.

Next time you go to a coffeeshop, tell them your barista friend told you to order a french vanilla cuppaccini and a sconce.

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	puipui 2007-12-05 06:44 am UTC (link)
	But if I eat all the sconces, where will they put the light bulbs? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	greenling 2007-12-06 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Don't worry about it, I'm kind of surprised myself. I've seen braised rabbit steak at the store before, but... not cream. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

julesnoctambule
2007-12-06 02:55 am UTC (link)

Where do you live that you can't find cream? I've never lived anywhere that didn't have at least one source and I find it perplexing that no shop would think to carry it -- I mean, it's cream! It makes so many tasty things! I've had a hell of a time finding buttermilk these days, admittedly. Sometimes I see the low-fat kind at the grocery but that doesn't bake worth crap. Three cheers for my local dairy, makers of cream and full-fat buttermilk so poundcake with whipped cream can be mine!

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shaysdays
2007-12-06 10:11 pm UTC (link)

It's usually off with the coffee creamer and soy milk- where people who just drink regular milk wouldn't look. And it's fucking surrounded by half-and-half. Who drinks all this half and half? I was looking for cream the other day (homemade pesto with cream + shrimp +angel hair pasta = crazy delicious) and I literally spent five minutes shoving aside Vanilla Dream and Hazelnut Surprise to find the little box of creamy goodness.

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	julesnoctambule 2007-12-06 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Agh, those 'creamers' make me feel queasy just looking at them! Mmm, pesto cream sauce on the other hand. . .I have a new idea for my husband's birthday dinner now. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shaysdays
2007-12-07 02:05 am UTC (link)

Well, I took a bag of fresh basil, (about 1 1/2 c of loosely packed leaves) about 1/3 a cup of grated parmesan, 3 cloves of garlic (smashed) and some salt and pepper. (I leave out the sprinkling of pine nuts but they're traditional.) Drizzled olive oil over it and hit 'frappe.' Well, okay, not frappe. But then after it was blended nicely I let it sit for a half hour, then added the cream and gave it a blend right before I served it.

Also I just threw the shrimp in with the pasta for the last 30 seconds of cooking to heat it through. (Also I had my kids make the pesto because grating and picking leaves are their jobs- YMMV.)

By the way, I cannot write real recipes to save my life.

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	julesnoctambule 2007-12-07 02:10 am UTC (link)
	Ever tried pesto made with rosemary and a little parsley instead of basil? It's delicious and a bit of a surprise -- goes great with shellfish, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shaysdays 2007-12-08 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	I will have to keep that in mind- also 'pesto' with mint, pine nuts, and marscapone on white bread is too good to be legal for a desserty-type appetizer. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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