Show us your favorite flower.
Okay, so daisies are really my favorite flower but I took this photo of a daffodil in my yard last week so I'm sharing that instead!
Last night's dinner frustrated me, it just didn't turn out like I'd expected. I know what the problem is, I shortcut by trying to re-use the marinade, and it is neither nuanced enough nor with enough liquid to get the effect I want. So, I need to stop being lazy and stupid and think about what I'm doing. Also, I did not really like the new "tiny" barilla, at least for this application. Finally, I mixed two shapes and used two lbs, all making it difficult to experience the sauce.
I've got a huge amount leftover, so tonight I'm frying bacon and carmelizing red onions. Then I'm going do a wine cream sauce and add the leftover pork, cut up, the onions and bacon and some pasta from last night. Finally, we'll put some swiss chard in to give it a bit of green.
I realized sadly that I have no more amarone left: the one bottle is one my father gave Tina. She'll share it with us on her birthday when she opens it, but in the meantime I've got to think about restocking with some nice bottles. I'd like to have 4-5 always on hand.
Making dinner on a cold and snowy march day. I've got a touch of summer in my salad, cilantro and basil with a spring mix. I forgot carrots, which I wanted, and some cran-raisens. Alas, I'll put in some chevre or feta, red onion and a nice dressing in the red-wine vinegar direction. Some nice tres-expensive still on vine ripe tomatoes. I like having that actual tomato smell when I prepare the tomato for inclusion. And pulling it off a vine, you get a nice "hit" of summer. Ahhhh, I am so stoned on it.
I'm doing some gorgeous big fat blogs of pork chop. I had him cut these boneless 'butes for a nice sear in the frying pan, followed by an oven-broiling until they're still pink and juicy in the center. They currently marinating in a bowl of white wine, worcestershire, olive oil, kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper, a little chouloua hot sauce and a couple tablespoons of pommery style coarse mustard. I put them out in the cold because they'll be in that bath for a couple of hours. I'll take them out about an hour before I use them.
I also have some tender spring asparagus. They're yummy raw, but I think tonight I'll pan roast them in the pan I sear the chops in, then deglaze them with white wine and a bit of the marinade. I'll add that to marinade / wine deglazed broiler pan, and toss them with the juices and make a sauce for the pasta.
Tonight we're trying two of those barilla mini pastas. I think I have a wheel and a farfalle that I'll combine. Top it all with reggiano parmesean.
Now to convince dorise to let me open a bottle of her italian red.
Here's one for the ladies: What's in your handbag right now?
Submitted by Kadeeae.
I keep a ton of stuff in my handbag.
* 2008 Planner
* MP3 player
* Canon Powershot camera
* Sony Ericsson mobile phone
* My current read: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
* Nintendo DS
* Case of DS games
* Rescue Remedy Spray
* Compact mirror
* No7 pressed powder
* BodyShop lotion
* No7 hand cream
* BodyShop hemp lip balm
* No7 lip gloss
* Coin purse
* Various cards (bank, driver's license, etc.)
Show us where you work.
Submitted by leisa bell.
This is where I work! I'm a taxi escort doing work given to the taxi office by social services. All I do is ride in the back with clients who need assistance or supervision for whatever reason, mostly due to disabilities. It's an easy job and I enjoy it for the most part.
a real update?!
ok. i will work on that.
unfortunately i wasted all my computer time this morning playing at flickr. oopsie.
oh here --------> http://www.flickr.com/photos/miz-kellie/
it's 12:54am.
i left work about 2 hours ago.
and i won't lie:
there's an ample amount of wine in my tummy now.
{{{{wine is kellie's way of becoming sleepie afterall}}}}
anyways..... i think i'm ready to re-join the internet life.
so tell me...... what did i miss???
{{i haven't been keeping up. at all. anything that has happened in your life after december -- don't assume i know about --- cause i haven't read my friends page since about then... if that makes you hate me, i apologize.... i just had a lot of "stuff" going on}}
i hate that i've become so displaced.
introducing: lauren lynn
birthday: december 15th, 2006
weight + height: 7lbs 12oz + 20 inches
congrats jodi and stephen and big sister autumn claire !!!!!!
