[Skip this entry if either of the two things above bore you.]
My last week was marked by a heterogeneous and somewhat unusual selection of activities, including trips to a women’s bathhouse, a dessert party, soul/funk dance night, karaoke feat. Alanis Morrissette and Walt Disney’s Aladdin, a celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Seattle general strike at the Labor Temple, the roller derby, and pinball at Knarr (the Shipwreck Lounge).
I also cooked a lot. Two of the things I made were similar to my week, in that they are marked by a heterogeneous and somewhat unusual selection of ingredients. I include them here because they are also pretty tasty. Try them when you get bored with cookies and pasta:
Blackberry-pear pie from the LA Times. My substitutions: 2 Tbs. flour in place of the tapioca, less sugar in the filling, and no egg or vinegar in the crust. Cardamom is pretty cool by itself, but black pepper too? Wild.
Abstract pie.
Mollie Katzen’s Jeweled Rice Salad. A friend’s favorite, I’d eaten this many times but never made it myself. Easy, healthy, filling and pretty. My substitutions: short grain for long grain brown rice (use wild rice if you’ve got some extra cash, or live in Minnesota) and walnuts for pecans.
Into the salad.
Anyway, now my week is over and I’ve caught a cold from too little sleep and too much fun. Now it’s back to no fun, reading, and pasta.
Question of the day: Knarr = /knar/ or /nar/?
