Saturday, March 26, 2011

The Biggest Slurpee Ever

Today started way too early.  I have a fasting blood test that I'm supposed to have, that I've been avoiding, so I thought I'd finally get up early and head over to Group Health lab in Bellevue.  Lou, my sweet, tortured husband, volunteered his driving services, since I'm not even allowed to have tea.  Well, I smelled the tea and caved, which was good, because I think Lou has the flu.  The dumbass never got his flu shot.

So, Lou trundled back to bed, and I went to sewing, then writing, then putting in recipes, wash, rinse, repeat...  I made breakfast for the troops somewhere around 1:00, just standard fare at the House of Winant.  Then I sewed some more, then wrote some more, and... you're getting this, right?

Mom gave me a killer henna tattoo, I think in a bid to make me stop bouncing around.  We put in "La Cucina" and all gathered in the den, where we all still are.

Out of nowhere, my uncle came back home with the largest Slurpee I have ever seen!  Just for me!  It takes me two hands, and it's pina colada!  Awesome!  We just sent him for ice!  The many floods in our kitchen were stopped by cutting the tube to the icemaker, so we have to buy it now.

I think it's kolaches tomorrow, but there's a lot of writing I need to get done.  I'll have Lou take photos of the aprons and the kolaches.

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Recent Meals

  • Grilled (in the rain) marinated top sirloin w/my Steak Frite and London Pub Sauce
  • Fried chayote
  • Roasted aubergine, zucchini, and yellow squash
  • Soft garlic sandwich rolls, and we made meatball sandwiches
  • Sirloin rubbed with cardamom-laced Turkish coffee
  • Chocolate truffles w/rum and bourbon
  • Petit fours
  • Florentine cookies drizzled with chocolate
  • 13-Bean soup w/parmesan rind and leftover ham
  • Apple spice cardamom muffins
  • Guinnes-injected pot roast
  • Cran-blueberry corn muffins
  • Spaghetti and meatballs - basic, but always a hit in this house
  • Hummus w/roasted garlic, olive, red pepper, and smoked paprika
  • Veggie stirfry w/julienned baby carrots, green peppers, garlic, chickpeas, and balsamic, served over Chinese Black Forbidden Rice
  • Ginger-carrot cake
  • Ginger cranberry mojito
  • Lime-cranberry-mint-strawberry seltzer
  • Lavender-mint iced tea
  • Trip to Beirut: Shish taouk, shish kebab, halvah, garlic naan, rice pilaf w/figs, raisins, and pecans, w/my famous lemon-mint-garlic Lebanese potatoes
  • London Broil w/a wilted spinach and mustard green salad with a bacon, balsamic, and mustard dressing
  • Sweet and red potato pancakes w/zucchini and peppers w/chicken apple sausage
  • Italian wedding soup w/homemade croutons and meatballs
  • "Rock the Casbah" Cardamom, Ginger, Apple Pork Roast w/Armadillo Rice (for you fans of The Clash who remember the cover of Combat Rock)
  • Individual Quiche Lorraine
  • Prosciutto-wrapped beef cubes w/mustard pan sauce
  • Chicken Sausage w/garlic naan and dijon mustard - Lou and I were really drunk.
  • Salt potatoes, mixed fingerlings, lightly mashed, with lot of butter
  • Focaccia w/garlic, onions, mozarella and cherry tomatoes
  • Rosemary and lavender bread
  • Spicy greens and spinach salad w/fresh mozzarella pearls, strawberries, and a strawberry vinegarette
  • Polenta casserole w/cheese and squash baked IN acorn squash halves