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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Mother's Day was on Sunday, and as has come to be expected, Jon and I made brunch for the moms. Jon made French toast and a strawberry/balsamic salad, and I made quiche. Nathan didn't seem to like it, but everybody else did. I used a prepackaged crust- the horror! It was an organic, whole-wheat crust I got from Whole Foods. And it came in a pan. I'm so lazy. But honestly, my crust skills would not pay any bills (no matter how tiny). Quiche is really easy apart from the crust!
I also made a failure this weekend. While looking at quiche recipes in an old edition of The Joy of Cooking, there was on the same page a recipe for "Nut, Bread, and Cheese Loaf." (I think that was the name.) I had all the ingredients, and it looked pretty simple. It looked like it'd be meatloaf sans meat. (Wheatloaf?) Anyway, it tasted all right, but the texture and the overall look of the whole thing was disgusting. I attempted to cut it into slices, but it fell apart, and I was left with an unappetizing tan/grey pile. It kind of looked like I had thrown up on the plate and was attempting to eat it again. Lovely thought, isn't it? I threw it out yesterday, after trying to eat it for lunch.
Good times. D&D tonight.
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Friday, May 11, 2007
It's pathetic when all I have to offer is drinks, isn't it? Well, I'll have a new recipe after this weekend. Mother's Day brunch and all that, you know. The Gin Daisy I tried last Sunday. I was flipping through Jer's copy of the Williams-Sonoma Bar Guide, looking for something we had all the ingredients for. This seemed simple. It's quite nice. Stronger than I thought it would be.
Rob and I were at Target, and we saw some wine cooler-type things made with chai tea. We thought that was kind of a good idea, but that we could make it better (and chepaer). We made the Irish Chai last night. It's perhaps not quite as thick as it should be- Rob suggested that maybe the milk should be frothed. That would probably work, but it adds extra complications for those of us who don't have one of those little frothy wand things.
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Irish Chai
1 cup whole milk
2 bags chai tea
4 Tbsp Bailey's Irish Cream
Heat the milk to boiling. Add the tea bags and steep for five minutes. Discard the tea bags, and divide the chai into 2 mugs (1/2 cup each). Add 2 tablespoons of Bailey's to each mug. Stir. Reheat gently in the microwave if necessary. Serves 2.
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Gin Daisy
William Sonoma Bar Guide
2 1/2 oz. gin
2 Tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 Tbsp grenadine
Pour the gin, lemon juice and grenadine into a shaker half full of ice cubes. Shake well. Strain the contents into an ice-filled glass. Serves 1.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Ouch.
I guess it had to happen sometime. I fell off my bike yesterday coming home from work. Moving from road to sidewalk, my wheel went into a groove and I pitched onto the sidewalk. I scraped up my wrists and bruised the crap out of myself. I have a nifty little polka-dot pattern on my right shoulder from the lining of my windbreaker. It's funny, because it was pretty hot here yesterday (93F) and I was boiling in my jeans and jacket. While I was falling, I thought, "Ohthankgodlongpants. But why aren't I wearing my gloves?!" There would have been a lot more blood if I had been wearing shorts. Bruising is preferable!
I'm very sore today.
(And yeah, I know- "Boohoo, you fell off your bike. Suck it up!")
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