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roseembolism) wrote2009-12-29 07:29 pm
roseembolism) wrote2009-12-29 07:29 pm
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Still Trying: Job vs. food, food wins
On the one hand, my job prospects and schemes for making money may be said to have a slightly feverish tinge. For instance, I've reluctantly concluded that my idea to make a Captain Pike from "The Menagerie" costume, and sit on a downtown corner with a sign saying "CAN ONLY BLINK 'YES' OR 'NO'" will not have a proper return on the money invested.
On the other hand, I'm doing some experimenting with dinner
Instead of boneless chicken breasts I accidentally bought chicken fillets today, which really bbegged to have something done with them immediately. So rather than making a mixed chicken and veggie skillet, I soaked the fillets in lime juice, and floured them with a mix of flour, cumin, pepper salt and granulated garlic. And then I sauteed them using BUTTER instead of my usual oil. I don't do the whole "flour and fry" thing very often, so it'll be interesting if this turns out OK
I also sauteed some carrots and onions in BUTTER with garlic and Rosemary, and I'm going to fold them iinto the mashed potatoes I'm making. Why all the butter? Well, Racerxmachina may regret voting for "Julie and Julia" on movie night, but I'm thinking that the French all cook with butter, and they all live to be ancient (insert world demographics chart here), so it can't be that bad. Also, Ms. Julia Childs cooked with about a pound of butter EVERY DAY, so if it's good for her, the least I can do is try it in a saute.
Racerxmachina is looking at the green-tinged mashed potatoes with an expression remniscent of a dubious five year-old. We shall see how she likes them.
Edit: she says the potatoes are fantastic!
On the other hand, I'm doing some experimenting with dinner
Instead of boneless chicken breasts I accidentally bought chicken fillets today, which really bbegged to have something done with them immediately. So rather than making a mixed chicken and veggie skillet, I soaked the fillets in lime juice, and floured them with a mix of flour, cumin, pepper salt and granulated garlic. And then I sauteed them using BUTTER instead of my usual oil. I don't do the whole "flour and fry" thing very often, so it'll be interesting if this turns out OK
I also sauteed some carrots and onions in BUTTER with garlic and Rosemary, and I'm going to fold them iinto the mashed potatoes I'm making. Why all the butter? Well, Racerxmachina may regret voting for "Julie and Julia" on movie night, but I'm thinking that the French all cook with butter, and they all live to be ancient (insert world demographics chart here), so it can't be that bad. Also, Ms. Julia Childs cooked with about a pound of butter EVERY DAY, so if it's good for her, the least I can do is try it in a saute.
Racerxmachina is looking at the green-tinged mashed potatoes with an expression remniscent of a dubious five year-old. We shall see how she likes them.
Edit: she says the potatoes are fantastic!