My Saturday's Been Good, But Strange
Jul. 3rd, 2010 08:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elrhiarhodanSlept late today...until well after 11 am. Don't do that too often, but today's the start of a long weekend, and I figured I'm entitled (my usual wakeup is 5:30 am).
So, needed to do some grocery shopping...going to V's for a late day 4th of July party (she blames me for it, I just suggested we get together...not my fault 11 people are going to be there, plus doggies). Anyway, I promised to make my (in)famous toasted corn salad (recipe below), which is a lot easier once I learned how NOT to ruin the pan. So, I needed the fixings...and Fairway was hella crowded. Got everything (and will go make it once I finish here), and came home. It's +90 and getting the perishables into the fridge is an imperative (expensive cheese is...expensive).
Then, I spent the early afternoon working on the artwork and CSS for a wonderful new comm -![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
whitecollar100 (you ARE JOINING - AREN'T YOU). It was fun playing with the new promo pics (though I wish they ones for all the cast - maybe during the mid season break, when Tiffani gets back).
But, it was too nice to stay in, and I NEEDED WET MATT BOMER PICTURES THAT I CAN TOUCH. I've been stalking the bookstores for the EW, and I GOTS IT.
I also got my Starbucks Gold Card, apparently there is very good reason to keep using the same Starbucks card for years on end, now I get free refills on delicious things like black ice tea with lemonade (oh Arnold Palmer, ILYSVVVVM). And to make things better, the card came with a coupon for a free drink, which they refilled for free. How awesome is that. Okay...so I OD'd on BITwL and had no appetite for dinner (though I picked up a pizza for D, he didn't want to go out and I didn't want to cook). But the wierdest thing was when I was leaving the place of coffee and BITwL and Sinatra and free WiFi, there was this girl...
She must have been 6'5" even without the heels. Her ass came to my boobs...and I'm 5'8" (and a half) in my shoes. She was also wearing short shorts. I think she was German. I'm het, but hey - I couldn't take my eyes off of her. As I'm leaving, she gets into a waiting limo...with about a half-dozen friends.
Wow.
This is not supermodel country or supermodel season.
Anyway...that's been my saturday, so far. I've got DeathFic on my mind...Jizzy knows all about it.
Oh, and I updated the look of my journal...got kind of tired of those birds and clouds at Cannon Beach. The new header picture is from a trip I took in the Cascades in October, 2008, on Sun Mountain.
Oh, again. The Recipe:
2-3 lbs frozen corn kernels, defrosted
1 lb fresh or frozen edemame, defrosted
3 bell peppers, 1 each red, orange, yellow
3 stalks celery
1 small sweet onion
1 small shallot
olive oil
salt and pepper
Cut peppers, celery and onions into small cubes, all about the same size, set aside
Finely chop shallot, set aside
Rinse edamame and set aside
Take large, heavy bottomed skillet and line with 2 layers of aluminum foil
Heat pan on medium - do NOT add any fat or oil to pan
Divide corn into 1 cup portions and add to hot pan, gently stirring
When corn is brown, put into large bowl, add some of the reserved chopped vegetables, add touch of olive oil, and mix
Repeat until all corn has been toasted
Add salt and pepper to taste
Other veggies can be added - zucchini, asparagus, even tomatoes (which should NOT be added until mixture is completely cooled)
Enjoy! Can be served room temp or hot. If you want to serve cold, don't add the olive oil until serving time.
Regarding the aluminum foil in the pan. If you don't do this, the starches from the corn will burn and adhere to the bottom of your pan, and unless you want to ruin it, you'll do as I say, and line the bottom of the pan.
So, needed to do some grocery shopping...going to V's for a late day 4th of July party (she blames me for it, I just suggested we get together...not my fault 11 people are going to be there, plus doggies). Anyway, I promised to make my (in)famous toasted corn salad (recipe below), which is a lot easier once I learned how NOT to ruin the pan. So, I needed the fixings...and Fairway was hella crowded. Got everything (and will go make it once I finish here), and came home. It's +90 and getting the perishables into the fridge is an imperative (expensive cheese is...expensive).
Then, I spent the early afternoon working on the artwork and CSS for a wonderful new comm -
whitecollar100 (you ARE JOINING - AREN'T YOU). It was fun playing with the new promo pics (though I wish they ones for all the cast - maybe during the mid season break, when Tiffani gets back).But, it was too nice to stay in, and I NEEDED WET MATT BOMER PICTURES THAT I CAN TOUCH. I've been stalking the bookstores for the EW, and I GOTS IT.
I also got my Starbucks Gold Card, apparently there is very good reason to keep using the same Starbucks card for years on end, now I get free refills on delicious things like black ice tea with lemonade (oh Arnold Palmer, ILYSVVVVM). And to make things better, the card came with a coupon for a free drink, which they refilled for free. How awesome is that. Okay...so I OD'd on BITwL and had no appetite for dinner (though I picked up a pizza for D, he didn't want to go out and I didn't want to cook). But the wierdest thing was when I was leaving the place of coffee and BITwL and Sinatra and free WiFi, there was this girl...
She must have been 6'5" even without the heels. Her ass came to my boobs...and I'm 5'8" (and a half) in my shoes. She was also wearing short shorts. I think she was German. I'm het, but hey - I couldn't take my eyes off of her. As I'm leaving, she gets into a waiting limo...with about a half-dozen friends.
Wow.
This is not supermodel country or supermodel season.
Anyway...that's been my saturday, so far. I've got DeathFic on my mind...Jizzy knows all about it.
Oh, and I updated the look of my journal...got kind of tired of those birds and clouds at Cannon Beach. The new header picture is from a trip I took in the Cascades in October, 2008, on Sun Mountain.
Oh, again. The Recipe:
2-3 lbs frozen corn kernels, defrosted
1 lb fresh or frozen edemame, defrosted
3 bell peppers, 1 each red, orange, yellow
3 stalks celery
1 small sweet onion
1 small shallot
olive oil
salt and pepper
Cut peppers, celery and onions into small cubes, all about the same size, set aside
Finely chop shallot, set aside
Rinse edamame and set aside
Take large, heavy bottomed skillet and line with 2 layers of aluminum foil
Heat pan on medium - do NOT add any fat or oil to pan
Divide corn into 1 cup portions and add to hot pan, gently stirring
When corn is brown, put into large bowl, add some of the reserved chopped vegetables, add touch of olive oil, and mix
Repeat until all corn has been toasted
Add salt and pepper to taste
Other veggies can be added - zucchini, asparagus, even tomatoes (which should NOT be added until mixture is completely cooled)
Enjoy! Can be served room temp or hot. If you want to serve cold, don't add the olive oil until serving time.
Regarding the aluminum foil in the pan. If you don't do this, the starches from the corn will burn and adhere to the bottom of your pan, and unless you want to ruin it, you'll do as I say, and line the bottom of the pan.
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Date: 2010-07-04 12:34 am (UTC)Congrats on your Starbucks goodies - I try to get the pumpkin bread a couple times per week, no matter how long the line.
Sweet corn is so summery - I love it with too much butter (is there such a thing?) and a touch of salt -mmm!
I am thinking about joining the WC100 - I can do a decent drabble, thankfully.
Your new photo is so pretty!
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Date: 2010-07-04 01:29 am (UTC)I will be sad if you don't.
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Date: 2010-07-04 01:08 am (UTC)I am so already in that comm! I've never really done drabbles, so I'm looking forward to the challenge! :D
That recipe sounds delicious - I hope you have a great time tomorrow! :D
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Date: 2010-07-04 01:32 am (UTC)Sigh....such a fangirl.
And yes the recipe is delish...and so easy to make. Took 1/2 hour start to finish.
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Date: 2010-07-04 02:45 am (UTC)And, I love the new photo!
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Date: 2010-07-04 03:24 am (UTC)ME TOO.
But do you know what happened to me in my quest to get them? I went to the closest 24 hour CVS, and they had EVERY SINGLE MAGAZINE except EW. My friend and I went back to the car, bummed out; alas, she had LEFT HER HEADLIGHTS ON and the car's battery was dead. It took us about two hours to get back home, and her car is still in the CVS parking lot because my brother (who saved us) didn't have jumper cables. All in all, it was a frustrating and deeply unsatisfying experience.
ANYWAY. I AM SO ORDERING MY ISSUE OVER THE INTERNET. THERE ARE REASONS WHY I NEVER LEAVE MY HOUSE!
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Date: 2010-07-04 03:34 am (UTC)Thanks!
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