Call the Midwife on Dust Bunny Queen!

Child rearing techniques have really changed since I was a kid. I was talking with Dust Bunny Queen and she was telling me about how the classes that expectant moms go to are very different.

They don't even have the one run by Lucky Strike anymore.

Today's Mom's are really missing out.

Get Well Soon Dust Bunny Queen!

One of our most favorite commenters is under the weather. Dust Bunny Queen has been home with a touch of pneumonia so lets send her our best wishes for a speedy recovery. That is not something to fool around with.

I have only one suggestion:

Dust Bunny Queen is getting ready for Memorial Day

She drove 160 miles to stock up on franks and buns. So she is getting together with her best girlfriend for a sexy party.

Hot dog!

Commenter Memories 176 Why Dust Bunny Queen hates Rabbits.

She won't even have Nestlé's Quick in her refrigerator.

An evil bunny is a terrible thing.

Commentor Memories Number 171- Dust Bunny Queen's First Time

There is always a first time.

You will always remember it.

The first time Dust Bunny Queen had a margarita.....it all changed.

She was never the same girl again.

DBQ bought her first hair dryer on vacation.....

Unfortunately it was in her native Tijuana and it was not up to the building code so she couldn't use it.

What if?

Dust Bunny Queen had listened to her Mom and became a Nun.

Just think of the possibilities.

Commentor Memories Number 172 Dust Bunny Queen remembers her days in Show Business

She can never forget when she appeared in Flo Ziegfeld's famous revue of  MILF's of 1927.

I read somewhere that the Dust Bunny Queen didn't like 'The Big Bang Theroy."

I guess she didn't realize it was about vampires.

Chicks dig Vampires.

What if?

The Dust Bunny Queen and the Evil Blogger Lady ever met in person. Would they wrestle?

Commentor Memories 169 Dust Bunny Queen Fight Club

The first rule of Dust Bunny Queen Fight Club?

You don't talk about Dust Bunny Queen Fight Club!
The second rule of Dust Bunny Queen Fight Club?

Wear clean panties.

Commentor Memories Number 162:Dust Bunny Queen Goes on Spring Break

But her Dad made her wear her porcupine pants in case any of the caballeros got feisty.

Commentor Memories Number 159 Dust Bunny Queen misses casual Fridays

Ever since she retired, the Dust Bunny Queen misses casual Fridays and going out with the girls for a few cocktails.

Commentor Memories 144: TMI from DBQ

Dust Bunny Queen said...

Wow. Go away for a few days and have hotel sex with your husband and see what you miss....or not miss on the internet.

Commentor Memories Number 140 Dust Bunny Queens first day of school

She was looking through some old photos and found her photo from her first day at school.

Mother's Day Memories

Dust Bunny Queen said...

I always had to go clothes shopping with my mother. She was color blind and couldn't tell what things went together. It was my job to help her pick the colors that would look nice and not clash. After I moved out and went to college, she had to ask the sales ladies when I wasn't available to go shopping. Very frustrating for her.

Our shopping trips were always a lot of fun. I can't ever remember arguing or fighting. Buying clothes for me and for my mother and my brother (also color blind so he didn't care what we got him). We would go to lunch and later buy some See's Candy to take home to the guys.

I loved shopping with my mother and wish that she was still alive so we could go again.

PS I love leopard.

Commenter Memories Number 136 Dust Bunny Queen goes back to TOP!

This time it is personal!

DId you ever get the feeling.....

That the Dust Bunny Queen is such a strong woman that she potty trains her dogs?

What they think DBQ looks like at TOP

Those people are just not nice.

Dust Bunny Queens Corned Beef....Happy Paddys Day

Roasted Corned Beef with Mustard Brown Sugar Glaze


Saint Patrick's day is coming up and the corned beef is on sale. Buy one and get one free!!! I bought four. Going to cook one and plan to freeze the others. After all, why should we only have corned beef just once a year? I used to cook the meat the way my Irish Mother learned it from her mother and so on. Boil the crap out of the meat, skim some fat and add the potatoes and cabbage. It is always good with a creamy horseradish and lots of leftovers for sandwiches and corned beef hash. However, I have found that I much prefer my corned beef done in the following manner. It also has the stamp of approval by my husband. This recipe is rather free form as is most of my cooking.


Oven Roasted Corned Beef with Mustard Brown Sugar
Glaze 5 pound piece of corned beef.
One head of cabbage, cored and cut into quarters and then the quarters cut into halves
 8 to 12 small to medium sized red new potatoes
 4 to 5 carrots, peeled and cut into 2 inch sections
 One onion cut into eights
 Dijon mustard
 Brown sugar
 Fresh bread crumbs

 FIRST: Bring to a boil and then simmer on low heat the corned beef for a couple of hours until it is fork tender but not falling apart. Be sure to pour the corned beef juices and spices into the water to get all those good flavors. Remove the corned beef and put into a foil lined shallow roasting pan or oven proof casserole, fat side up. Cover with foil and refrigerate until you are ready to proceed. You can even do this part early in the day or the day before. Let the broth cool and skim off any foam and excess fat. Don't take ALL the fat out. The cabbage is best when it has a light coating of the fat. Yummy flavor.

SECOND: Make a paste of mustard, brown sugar. If you don't have Dijon use a nice stone ground brown mustard. Please... please! do NOT use that ballpark yellow mustard crap. Save that for your hot dogs. Notice the vague instructions? I don't know.....Depending on how large your piece of meat is about half and half of each to equal about 1/3 to 1/2 cup. You want it to be pretty thick so start with the brown sugar and add the mustard gradually until you get a thick paste. Too thin and it will just run off of the meat. Set this aside.

NEXT: Preheat the oven to a low temp. About 275 to 300. Roast the meat covered for about an hour or hour and half. Again. Vague and imprecise.

THEN: Raise the temperature to about 375, uncover and spread the mustard/brown sugar paste on the top surface of the meat. Sprinkle on the bread crumbs and cook uncovered for about 20 minutes or less. Check the meat to make sure it isn't drying out. You can always take it out of the oven and cover until the crisping process.

MEANWHILE: Put the whole potatoes in the broth along with the onion and bring to a boil. When the potatoes are about half way done about 10 minutes or so (firm but not hard as rocks when a fork is stuck into them) toss in the carrots and let them cook for about 10 minutes. Then at the last toss in the cabbage and cover the pot if you can. Shove those puppies down into the broth and cook for only 5 minutes. Shut off the heat and leave covered while you are crisping the corned beef.

CRISP THE MEAT: If it isn't already looking a bit brown and crispy on the crumbs, turn the heat up to 450 or better for about 5 to 8 minutes. Take out of the oven and let set for a bit while you are scooping the vegetables out of the broth. Be careful though...Don't crisp for too long...you don't want dried out corned beef. That is why we par boiled and cooked it, covered at a very low temperature. On the other hand....what the heck, we're going to slather it in a creamy horseradish sauce and drown the potatoes in butter.

How I serve this: Cut the meat into slices and layer like shingles down the middle of a platter. Lift the potatoes and other veggies from the broth and arrange on each side of the meat slices. Horseradish in little cups for each person. Lots of butter for the carrots, potatoes and cabbage.

 Good dessert for this is the Lazy Day Oatmeal Cake.

(Reprinted without permission but since she sent me this photo from last St Paddy's day I bet it is ok)