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You were in my dream last night, herminia, or peripherally, anyway. Set mostly in my old garage, something about laptops and the onset of evacuation due to oncoming summer fires, angsty and tense and just...weird.
My grandma was in it, too, taking a corporeal form that only I could see, and angry with/yelling at me because she thought I was being irreverent about her sister, who in the dream was in the hospital and dying.
WTF, brain?
... I suppose I should be thankful that it was a vague dream, for once; generally they're ridiculously detailed and no one detail meshes coherently with any other detail. *rolls eyes*
Easter dinner last night was AWESOME. The ham came out beautifully, and the au gratin potatoes were creamy and smooth. And my green beans? KICK ASS. Best green beans I have ever had, I am totally doing that again.
You'll need:
2 lbs green beans
1 stick butter
½ C brown sugar, packed
5 tsp Worcestershire sauce
5 tsp soy sauce
6 Tbsp bacon bits (you can use the prepackaged bacon bits, but I fried up some bacon and cut it up myself)
6 Tbsp sliced almonds, toasted
Directions:
1. Place green beans in large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil, then cover and allow to cook for 8-10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, toast the almonds. You have to watch them the whole time because otherwise they'll burn really easily. When toasted to the level you want, add the stick of butter. Once that's melted, add the brown sugar, the Worcestershire sauce and the soy sauce, and mix it all up really well.
3. Drain the beans and add them to the skillet, stirring well, then dump in the bacon and give that a good mixing, too.
4. Eat, and send me your thanks in the form of Coke. *hee* Keep in mind, I made this for six people and had leftovers, even though people took seconds; if you're making for a smaller group, definitely feel free to halve the whole thing.
Sandwiches/leftovers for dinner tonight, and I'm SO making egg salad, too. Note to self: Ask Mom what she put in the deviled eggs she made yesterday, because even kiddo liked them!
Back to school for kiddo today, and he went cheerfully enough. He goes to the dentist tomorrow for a new impression to be taken for a new retainer. It will cost us significantly less than we thought it would; we were expecting anywhere between $700 and $1500 - turns out it'll only be $250. Which is still a lot, yes, but shockingly more reasonable than we thought, and easier on his grandparents, who insist on paying it, since it was their dog who chewed the first one to bits.
Got to work this morning, and discovered that some bastard took it upon himself to finally replace all the burnt out light bulbs over my desk. The light - it burns! Jesus, I preferred sitting in the dark, even told them each time they took a look that I liked it a little darker back here. So now I'm going to whine about it for a while before I get over it. [/cranky]
And finally, finally - I feel better. I still have a minor cough, but no stomachache at ALL. I can eat, I can sit, I can stand, I can WORK. Definitely a lovely thing.
Did you all have a good Easter?
My grandma was in it, too, taking a corporeal form that only I could see, and angry with/yelling at me because she thought I was being irreverent about her sister, who in the dream was in the hospital and dying.
WTF, brain?
... I suppose I should be thankful that it was a vague dream, for once; generally they're ridiculously detailed and no one detail meshes coherently with any other detail. *rolls eyes*
Easter dinner last night was AWESOME. The ham came out beautifully, and the au gratin potatoes were creamy and smooth. And my green beans? KICK ASS. Best green beans I have ever had, I am totally doing that again.
You'll need:
2 lbs green beans
1 stick butter
½ C brown sugar, packed
5 tsp Worcestershire sauce
5 tsp soy sauce
6 Tbsp bacon bits (you can use the prepackaged bacon bits, but I fried up some bacon and cut it up myself)
6 Tbsp sliced almonds, toasted
Directions:
1. Place green beans in large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil, then cover and allow to cook for 8-10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, toast the almonds. You have to watch them the whole time because otherwise they'll burn really easily. When toasted to the level you want, add the stick of butter. Once that's melted, add the brown sugar, the Worcestershire sauce and the soy sauce, and mix it all up really well.
3. Drain the beans and add them to the skillet, stirring well, then dump in the bacon and give that a good mixing, too.
4. Eat, and send me your thanks in the form of Coke. *hee* Keep in mind, I made this for six people and had leftovers, even though people took seconds; if you're making for a smaller group, definitely feel free to halve the whole thing.
Sandwiches/leftovers for dinner tonight, and I'm SO making egg salad, too. Note to self: Ask Mom what she put in the deviled eggs she made yesterday, because even kiddo liked them!
Back to school for kiddo today, and he went cheerfully enough. He goes to the dentist tomorrow for a new impression to be taken for a new retainer. It will cost us significantly less than we thought it would; we were expecting anywhere between $700 and $1500 - turns out it'll only be $250. Which is still a lot, yes, but shockingly more reasonable than we thought, and easier on his grandparents, who insist on paying it, since it was their dog who chewed the first one to bits.
Got to work this morning, and discovered that some bastard took it upon himself to finally replace all the burnt out light bulbs over my desk. The light - it burns! Jesus, I preferred sitting in the dark, even told them each time they took a look that I liked it a little darker back here. So now I'm going to whine about it for a while before I get over it. [/cranky]
And finally, finally - I feel better. I still have a minor cough, but no stomachache at ALL. I can eat, I can sit, I can stand, I can WORK. Definitely a lovely thing.
Did you all have a good Easter?