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Cooking
Having a kitchen means I can cook again.
So I've been doing just that... roasted a chicken, so I could make stock.
Dug out the mortars and pestles, so I could grind cinnamon for my coffee.
Went to the farmer's market so I'd have fresh veggies.
Which means in the past week I've made soup (with long beans, fresh corn, rosemary and onions)
And pasta with golden tomatoes, basil (I have a potted plant) and mizythra
And I made curried lentils and rice, with corn, and chicken stock.
And Santa Maria Strawberries with cream, whipped until it was just solid.
Last night was leftovers, and tonight I made brown rice, with some of the chicken breast, a garlic sauce (with a hint of ginger... and powdered white pepper, thickened with cornstarch), some more long beans, snow peas and the last ear of corn.
Sunday morning was scrambled eggs with salsa and cheese for Maia; basil, tomatoes and cheese for me.
When I get back from the conference in Sacramento, I'll start making breads again. And I'll promise to be energetic enough to use the pasta mill.
It's good to be settled.
So I've been doing just that... roasted a chicken, so I could make stock.
Dug out the mortars and pestles, so I could grind cinnamon for my coffee.
Went to the farmer's market so I'd have fresh veggies.
Which means in the past week I've made soup (with long beans, fresh corn, rosemary and onions)
And pasta with golden tomatoes, basil (I have a potted plant) and mizythra
And I made curried lentils and rice, with corn, and chicken stock.
And Santa Maria Strawberries with cream, whipped until it was just solid.
Last night was leftovers, and tonight I made brown rice, with some of the chicken breast, a garlic sauce (with a hint of ginger... and powdered white pepper, thickened with cornstarch), some more long beans, snow peas and the last ear of corn.
Sunday morning was scrambled eggs with salsa and cheese for Maia; basil, tomatoes and cheese for me.
When I get back from the conference in Sacramento, I'll start making breads again. And I'll promise to be energetic enough to use the pasta mill.
It's good to be settled.
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Since my lip is busted, I'm stuck with slim fast and applesauce!
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Well I do. When I've had zero access to a kitchen, I find a nice little place and become a regular (if you do this in a Greek restaurant, you will have good times, and some hangovers, with lots of memories).
But to eat well is to live, and to live well is to be happy; so I cook.
Now if I could just get out of doing the dishes....
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My working theory is that s/he who does not cook gets to do the dishes. We also have a dishwasher, which probably means there's less fighting about it than there might be otherwise. ;) (Heck, I'd be happy to both cook and load the dishwasher if it means I don't have to unload it. Same with laundry, and grocery shopping.)
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It would help if the dishawasher here were stronger (or if Maia hadn't grown up with one which could peel stucco from tile) and the water not so hard it looks like the and glasses have been frosted when they come out.
On the other hand, dishes for two (even with prep-dishes) isn't that bad, if I do them every night. It just eats into time I'd rather spend on the couch with her.
TK
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The problem is that it can't be just *your* theory, I've found. ;)
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If you want references, ask
And try the baked olives.
TK
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