Monday, August 22, 2005
shouldn't have broken that mirror
What? No updates? Such a shock.
Please stop reeling.
The good:
+ honey, herbs, fruits, and veggies from the farmers' market
+ the 'rents coming over (for the first time!) and proclaiming my cooking good
+ salmon, dill, zucchini, and lemons all broiled together
+ fingerling potatoes!
+ cheap fabric finds for holiday crafting
+ pretty pretty glass beads from Fire Mountain
+ fruit for preserves
+ Tahitian vanilla beans for homemade extract
+ do-nothing Sunday
+ purple bell peppers
+ thriving pumpkin plants
+ Bibliophil
The bad:
- Rabbit ending up in the ER again (seizures SUCK)
She's okay, just REALLY cranky because of the antibiotic she's on (they think the catalyst was a symptom-free ear infection), and tired, of course. And she'll only eat popsicles and berries right now, like a strange sort of bird. Poor Rabbit. Of all the genes to get. Luckily my mom and dad were there when she went into it; my mom handled it like a pro (it's all old hat to her) while I couldn't get two thoughts put together to save my life.
In more pleasantly worry-free news, the pumpkin plants are now enormous, but the bright orange flowers only open up in the early morning. It's pretty neat. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow morning.
Also, I would like to heartily recommend Alton Brown's "Perfect Fingerling Potatoes" recipe. Perfect is right. Even my dad was like, "what are these? I've never heard of these, and I'm a produce guy." In a good way, not a "what is this crap you're feeding me?" way. (I should explain here that my dad used to work in produce when he was a young buck -- very young. I think fingerlings haven't been readily available in regular grocery stores until recently, at least in this area.)
Anyway, it was nice to bask in a little cooking pride for a few minutes.
Please stop reeling.
The good:
+ honey, herbs, fruits, and veggies from the farmers' market
+ the 'rents coming over (for the first time!) and proclaiming my cooking good
+ salmon, dill, zucchini, and lemons all broiled together
+ fingerling potatoes!
+ cheap fabric finds for holiday crafting
+ pretty pretty glass beads from Fire Mountain
+ fruit for preserves
+ Tahitian vanilla beans for homemade extract
+ do-nothing Sunday
+ purple bell peppers
+ thriving pumpkin plants
+ Bibliophil
The bad:
- Rabbit ending up in the ER again (seizures SUCK)
She's okay, just REALLY cranky because of the antibiotic she's on (they think the catalyst was a symptom-free ear infection), and tired, of course. And she'll only eat popsicles and berries right now, like a strange sort of bird. Poor Rabbit. Of all the genes to get. Luckily my mom and dad were there when she went into it; my mom handled it like a pro (it's all old hat to her) while I couldn't get two thoughts put together to save my life.
In more pleasantly worry-free news, the pumpkin plants are now enormous, but the bright orange flowers only open up in the early morning. It's pretty neat. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow morning.
Also, I would like to heartily recommend Alton Brown's "Perfect Fingerling Potatoes" recipe. Perfect is right. Even my dad was like, "what are these? I've never heard of these, and I'm a produce guy." In a good way, not a "what is this crap you're feeding me?" way. (I should explain here that my dad used to work in produce when he was a young buck -- very young. I think fingerlings haven't been readily available in regular grocery stores until recently, at least in this area.)
Anyway, it was nice to bask in a little cooking pride for a few minutes.
