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Oh, food. Sometimes you are delightful, sometimes I use the wrong horchata recipe and end up with a vaguely rice-flavored beverage with a texture reminiscent of... hmm. Ok, you know how, if you put a dairy product in an acidic liquid, it ends up with a bunch of little curds? Like that, but the curds are made of cooked rice and almond. That shit is lo-fi, man.
Not to say I can't cook recently. I've got a custard for Maritime Mist ice cream in the fridge, which I'll freeze tomorrow; it looks to be lovely. Maritime Mist is a tea blend from the Great Lakes Tea and Spice Company, with an Earl Grey base combined with creme and vanilla flavors, and mallow blossoms. I know, right? Full of nummies. I only fear it might be TOO sweet -- tomorrow will tell. Also recently made, a lovely vegetarian shepherd's pie for a veggie potluck that people in Kevin's program do. The 'meat' was mushrooms and lentils, a wine reduction, and the requisite carrots and celery. In hindsight, some balsamic would have gone well, and I forgot to add any bloody garlic (which borders on the unthinkable), but it was still an unconditional success. Oh, and just to prove I still have meat cred, I made some savory oatmeal with a bacon base for dinner this evening (I used the recommended 'heart-healthy' serving size of oatmeal for extra irony).
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Not to say I can't cook recently. I've got a custard for Maritime Mist ice cream in the fridge, which I'll freeze tomorrow; it looks to be lovely. Maritime Mist is a tea blend from the Great Lakes Tea and Spice Company, with an Earl Grey base combined with creme and vanilla flavors, and mallow blossoms. I know, right? Full of nummies. I only fear it might be TOO sweet -- tomorrow will tell. Also recently made, a lovely vegetarian shepherd's pie for a veggie potluck that people in Kevin's program do. The 'meat' was mushrooms and lentils, a wine reduction, and the requisite carrots and celery. In hindsight, some balsamic would have gone well, and I forgot to add any bloody garlic (which borders on the unthinkable), but it was still an unconditional success. Oh, and just to prove I still have meat cred, I made some savory oatmeal with a bacon base for dinner this evening (I used the recommended 'heart-healthy' serving size of oatmeal for extra irony).
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