appleaday: (messy)
This is another of my recipes in progress. I am sure that I'll have to make it a few times in order to get it completely right. This will also scare the heck out of those purists who believe that it is impossible to bake without a recipe. We don't need no stinkin' recipe.

Ok, I did a google search for a blondie recipe, scanned down the page, picked one that sounded promising, clicked it. I glanced over it. It looked simple enough, so I went into my kitchen and started whipping it up, with the general ratios in mind.

I put almost two sticks of butter into the microwave (I had used ~2TBS previously) for a minute, until it was kind of melted, but still had some chunks floating in it, too lazy to wait for it to "soften."

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Hubby's birthday was today, and since I worked third shift last night, I commuted with him, for the few hours that he had to work. We ended up going to a late lunch/early dinner at this fabulous chinese/japanese/asian-american buffet place that recently opened up.

My absolutely favorite part - the Sushi bar. (aaaaahhhh - it's like angel's singing, but not really) It is so fabulous, and they have such a large selection, all made fresh and would cost you a fortune at a regular Japanese/Sushi place, but it doesn't (for lunch, including drinks and tip, we can get out of there for under $20 for both of us, dinner's a few bucks more).

I loved it so much that I got an 8-piece selection to go for 4 or 5 dollars and had a wonderful 'midnight snack' the next morning when I woke up.

So, Hibachi Grill, my new favorite restaurant ever. Happy Birthday, honey.
appleaday: (cocktail)
I really have no idea what to call this. I sometimes refer to it as an Italian Soda to DH, but it's not really. (An Italian Soda is carbonated water + flavoured simple syrup.)

I'm a diabetic, and that influences a lot of what I eat/drink. I love fruity stuff, but can't have too much of it. This drink can be a great alternative when I'm in the mood.

First, I take a fruity drink mixer (Strawberry Daiquiri or Margarita Mix, Pina Colada Mix, Blue Raspberry) and pour a bit into a glass over ice ~ maybe 1-2 oz ~ then I pour in about an ounce or so of half and half (milk will do in a pinch). Then I top the whole thing off with 8-12 oz of club soda/seltzer water. [The strawberry is reminiscent of a creamy strawberry milk shake.]

A splash of rum, will always do in a pinch, too. Especially Malibu Coconut Rum ;-)

I've never been a fan of club soda, seltzer water or carbonated water [except for New York Seltzer Cream Soda when I was a kid... that stuff was so awesome, and doesn't really count. Oooh and then Clearly Canadian, which wasn't quite as good, but still pretty awesome. Do they still sell that?]

So, the point: good drink, infinite variations, reduced calories/sugar due to diluting it with the water, but still very,very flavorful.


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My husband doesn't like potato soup. Detests it. Some childhood drama involved there, but he's sure, he doesn't like potato soup.

He likes THIS, I tell him. This is nothing like potato soup as he envisions it. This has cheese and bacon, and is like a loaded baked potato (which he doesn't like as much as me, either - Heathen!) but he is persuaded to go along.

As I dice and stir and mess around in the kitchen, forcing him to help, he says, "This is your way of getting me to eat more green vegetables, isn't it?" I just smile and tell him they're like onions and he'll like it.

And when I'm done, he does. Yeah, me!

So, I wanted to tell someone about it, and most of all, I wanted to preserve the making of it, so that I might go back in the future and possibly make it again. Oh, nothing as mundane as a recipe card with a little note or a folded down corner. I couldn't follow a recipe card to save my life, even the little treasured ones from my grandmother. Oh, no, cooking with me is an adventure.

It always has been. I remember in private school, the girls in my house would always gather round at the weekend to see what crazy concoction I was going to come up with next, and whether they were brave enough to beg for a bite or not. Let me tell you, in high school, my Rum Nut Chocolate Chip cookies were famous.

And never made the exact same way twice.

Which is exceedingly funny, considering I am a Medical Laboratory Scientist in my day (night) job. Which is a very detail-oriented (obsessive compulsive) job, where I repeat procedures over and over (and troubleshoot as necessary) and I am very suited to it, love it even. I just cannot bring that same discipline into cooking.

Which brings me back to the potato soup. Un-recipe under here )

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