Things I love
1. My new recipe--what my mother calls a "White Knighter," after the Alice Through the Looking Glass character who explained every weirdo thing on his person by saying, "It's my own invention"
Chickpea-Orange Salad
1 large can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/2 sweet onion, diced fine
3 oranges, sectioned and each section cut in half
Half a cucumber, quartered lengthwise, seeded, and chopped
drizzle olive oil
a couple good squeezes of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
a few sprigs' worth each of fresh mint and fresh parsley, chopped fine
Toss to mix, refrigerate a couple hours to let flavors meld, serve room temp.
2. Freshly whipped cream, food of the gods
3. The smoked paprika available through Whiskey Island, which makes anything involving paprika just a little more interesting
4. My Magic Box, into which I can put all my dishes and come back in couple hours to find them, voila! Clean! Thank you, Magic Box!
5. My friends, for encouraging (and taking a night out of their lives to do so) my particular strain of insanity. Thank you, friends!