catching up with life

[topaz119]

It was gorgeous this weekend -- warm (70s/20s) with no humidity and a nice breeze. I got the boys to clear off the deck (pollen and tree seeds are killer around here) and then I cleaned off the furniture (or at least a table and a chair) so I could eat lunch there while I read. I meant to be out there in the evening, too, but I did something to my hip and then sitting out on a patio for dinner in a metal chair aggravated it, so I ended up taking to my bed for the night, boo.

Maybe tonight? The fire bowl looks lonely.

Fannishly speaking, breakfast discussions of Game of Thrones are becoming The Thing around here, as I crash before the boys watch on Sunday night, and then we have to hash it all out in the morning. It is a hell of a way to start off the week. I am blackly amused with how the 'read with your kids! teach them to appreciate books!' has devolved into my needing to call time-out for blood, mayhem and death at the breakfast table. One more in the never-ending list of Things They Don't Tell You About Parenthood...

Also with the fandom stuff, amazon is attempting to bribe former comixology app users into not bitching about not being able to buy in-app now (god forbid amazon have to share profits with apple/google) by handing out $5 credits. I'm still bitching, but I was happy to take their money and pick up an on-sale compilation or two... (Old stuff, Bendis's New Avengers Breakout, which is somewhere in the house in TPB, but which is now happily added to my ipad.)

I am boooooooored with everything I've been cooking lately, so I'm trying to consciously incorporate different things into my routine and I figured I could share any successes. This isn't the most exciting thing in the world, but it's cheap and easy and not outrageously unhealthy -- Broccoli & Cheddar Mashed Potato Cakes. (That's an actual recipe, though it works pretty well to just throw an egg into leftover mashed potatoes, then chop up some broccoli & cheese and mix it all together before coating the cakes in panko and frying them until they're all crunchy on the outside.) #2Son & I didn't even eat any of the chicken that was the rest of the meal.

::squints:: okay, I think that's it for today, ciao, bellas

Comments

[sperrywink]

It was a nice weekend here too (Philly)!

I hope your hip feels better.

[topaz119]

It's amazing how much lighter I feel with the sun and the warmer temps!

The hip is loosening up a little, enough that sitting at my desk today was bearable, thanks!

[alphaflyer.livejournal.com]

If you're bored with the everyday cooking, how about a nice khachapuri (Georgian cheese bread)? It's dead easy, and served with a Georgian salads (chunks of tomatoes and cucumbers plus heaping handfuls of fresh herbs) makes a great first course or lunch on the deck. (I bring it to pot lucks instead of the usual dessert or salad, to great acclaim.) The recipe I use is from Nigella Lawson's "Feast" but if you don't have that, I'll be happy to send it to you.

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

oh, hah:

a) That is very nearly exactly what I had for lunch on my semi-cleared off deck on Saturday (naan substituting for the hachapuri); and

b) I do have Nigella's Feast and will attempt the bread next weekend.

Clearly, great minds think alike!

Thanks for the pointer!

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I'm looking at the recipe and she says to use a 4 inch pizza pan, which seems small to me. Is that a 4-inch radius or diameter?

[alphaflyer.livejournal.com]

I think she makes several individual khachapuris. I usually turn that recipe into two breads, and the size of pan I use is like a regular-sized pizza pan. That makes closing it up a bit tricky, but who really cares if the top splits a bit and some cheese oozes out? I sure don't, I doubt that Nigella would, and my consumers never have.

[destina.livejournal.com]

That recipe sounds delish. I will have to try it!

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

It's very nice with an egg for breakfast, too.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Game of Thrones discussions are a weekly thing here too. But James has started watching four seasons in and never looked at the books, so the discussions involve lots of explained back story *g*

[topaz119.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can't even imagine! We drive D nuts because the boys are so deep into theories and speculation about what's to come in the books and how things they are or aren't showing in the tv series affects said theories, and of course, everything has it's own shorthand (R+L=J, etc) so it is nearly incomprehensible to an outsider. He doesn't really care about it though--he's not watching (and god forbid he pick up a book)--trying to understand all the bits and pieces on the fly must be crazy-making.