Reflections on Eater Sunday

This is one of the most difficult posts I've had to write yet. I have a lot weighing on my mind right now. Specifically, I'm under weight of the chocolate-chip brownie layer cake (with homemade chocolate frosting) which followed the meatloaf, turkey, quinoa salad, black-eye peas, and (Alon's) bread pudding. And then, there were the sangrias I drank later in the evening. By all rights, I should be on the couch, with a wireless keyboard, staring at a ceiling-projected display. Seriously, I think I gained 5 pounds today. I might eat before Wednesday, probably not. :-) So, here's the quinoa (that's KEEN-wah, for the advanced-level White People among us) salad recipe, which was an actual success [specifics in square brackets]: 1 c. quinoa, dry [Bob's Red Mill] 3 c. water 1/2 red bell pepper 1 celery stalk 4 green onions 1/4 c. fresh oregano leaves 1 tsp. dried basil dash salt & pepper 3 tbsp white balsamic vinegar 2 tsp. honey grated parmesan, to taste 1 tsp. olive oil Boil quinoa for 12 minutes, let stand for another 15 or so [Note: package calls for 2:1 water:grain, I found that a cup short for my purposes]. Chop/dice all veggies while the grain soaks. Mix honey and vinegar. Rinse quinoa w/ cold water, reserve 1 tbsp or more. Preheat skillet with olive oil. Mix quinoa and veggies in an appropriately-sized bowl. [Hash/cut the mix with a spatula] Fry the reserved quinoa, until brown. Hash in the fried quinoa, parmesan, salt, and pepper. chill until ready to serve. And y'all thought I misspelled 'Easter'.

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Today's topic for discussion is:

Monday is for rainy days.

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Presenting: the Tagball.

More cool toys: WP Cumulus, a flash plugin for Wordpress. The author calls it a tag cloud, it's actually a ball.

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