Made from half of a leftover (huge!!) blackened tuna steak, the three-pepper relish they served with it, a little bit of mayo, and some of the leftover mashed potatoes to stretch it just a little. A little ground pepper, and stir with a fork. Could have used a bit more salt, but it was good ( Read more... )

I'm not sure why it is, but I feel kind of bad that I can't think of stuff for the "bragging meme." The one where you try to come up with 10 thing that you have done that you don't think anyone else on your Friend's list has done. Everything I think of is so specific, that it seems... pointless ( Read more... )

Christmas eve was spent with people at a restaurant called Aquavit eating large amounts of good food. HIghlight of the evening was probably the horseradish flavored aquavit. No, really! It was very good. Many linds of pickled herring. Many preparations of salmon, and of course, swedish meatballs and lingonberries. Amazing dessert table. But ( Read more... )

So, my dad got me a series of books by James Barber, the guy behind the cooking show The Urban Peasant called "Ginger Tea Makes Friends." (Rather, that's the name of one of the books. I think the name of the three book set is "The Ginger Tea boxed set," but that's beside the point ( Read more... )

... and still no email. Makes me wonder if they have, in fact, been monitoring my usage...

Oh, well, I guess that means a stop at the CUCC after work today. :)

( the rest of the weekend )

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

It's a short read. I started it this morning on my commute in to work and just finished it. It's a translation into English, my guess is from Spanish. It is written very simply, very much like a children's story, yet is very complex in theme.

Read it.
You'll like it.

having now seen all three movies, I've decided to once again attempt the books. I am now half way through The Two Towers, and have discovered I like it infinitely better than the first one. I think it has something to do with it now only taking a paragraph to figure out what to do instead of a minimum of three pages. It kind of helps the plot ( Read more... )

Hmmm... so sitting at work again with nothing to do but rack up the hours. I wonder if the weekly meetings are still happening on Thursdays ( Read more... )

Alright! I admit it. The books are growing on me. It's kind of like a rather unpleasant fungus. Third book done, and I'm annoyed that I won't have the fourth book until I get home tonight ( Read more... )

Well, I'm almost done with the third Harry Potter. At this rate, I'll finish the first four by the end of the week. Chris bought the ones he didn't have in paperback last weekend and left them at my place so I could just pick up the next one as I finish ( Read more... )