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Comment on tasty tuesday: cous cous by alejna

alejna — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:03:28 +0000

Mmm….cous cous. Or maybe I should say “yum yum.”

I haven’t made it in ages. But I did have some really tasty stuff in Spain. I should think about making some.

(In case you’re wondering, I’m really behind in my blog reading, and trying to catch up with posts I’ve missed. I can’t bring myself to “mark all as read.”)

Comment on the state of public education, or, wow i’m whitebread by alejna

alejna — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:59:46 +0000

Huh. Not even “Dogs playing poker?” I wonder if he’d be able to recognize a velvet Elvis…

Comment on foreign lands by alejna

alejna — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:53:23 +0000

I *love* Poisonwood Bible. (I hadn’t actually realized it was an Oprah book. Lucky for me that I read it before that happened!) It’s one of those books that has really stuck with me, even years after reading it. I suppose it also helped that I went to Barbara Kingsolver’s reading/signing when it was new.

There are many scenes that I recall often. Like the family wearing extra clothing and kitchenware on their flight to lighten their checked luggage. And have you gotten to the scene with the ants?

I really want to read that book again.

And I’d really like to read Persepolis, too.

But I seem to spend any available time for reading on reading blogs…

Comment on a do-over would be nice by fireweaver

fireweaver — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:18:18 +0000

thanks, yes, there was indeed both good wine and cathartic whining, probably equally important!

Comment on a do-over would be nice by alejna

alejna — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:43:54 +0000

Sorry you had such a bad day.

Was there at least some good wine at the end of it? (Or some cathartic whining?)

Comment on tasty tuesday: roast pork part 1 by fireweaver

fireweaver — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:57:08 +0000

nah, Holly, i just talk a whole lot, so that up there is probably much longer than it needs to be. it occurred to me about the time i was wrapping it up to go in the oven that i should have been taking pictures. it’s pretty easy, i promise. short version: make rice stuffing, slice pork roast, fill pork roast, bake until done. poof!

Comment on tasty tuesday: roast pork part 1 by fireweaver

fireweaver — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:55:44 +0000

Ann, as chicks, we’re kinda screwed by several of the popular knife brands. i don’t have big meaty man-hands, and so the square-cross-sectioned handles of henkels (et al) just don’t fit my hands correctly. you’ll have much better knife skills with something that you can grip easily.

i personally don’t like the kevlar or chain mail gloves because you loose so much sensation in your hands. you can’t feel what you’re holding on to, and that doesn’t help me be safer at all.

Comment on tasty tuesday: roast pork part 1 by Holly

Holly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:51:10 +0000

That looks wonderful! Though it finds me wondering what a high-maintenance dinner effort would look like for you — that certainly looks pretty involved (or maybe your smoke-and-mirrors ‘hoity-toity with minimal effort’ is VERY effective!)

Comment on tasty tuesday: roast pork part 1 by Ann

Ann — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:30:38 +0000

Sounds good! I’ll have to try this one for Steve- he looooves pork. My knife skillz suck, however, so I may need to get these: http://www.askthemeatman.com/cut_resistant_gloves.htm

Comment on eating strange things by laperlaperla

laperlaperla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:44:29 +0000

You’re totally correct here. I’m just amused. I will never be the most adventurous when it comes to food. Also I would have to google half the things on this list because I’ve never heard of them.

Also how many people do you think said ‘I’m so hungry I could eat a horse’ when they were presented the opportunity to eat horse? hahahaa