People in our section were having fun, but not much standing. Bastards. The people on the floor stood the entire time & danced, why couldn't we???? Also, I was possibly the youngest person there who wasn't with her parents. Didn't care. Bob Seger is made of awesome, and Chuck Norris bows down to him.

My first attempt at homemade seitan is on the stove. Smells pretty good, and the sauce tastes pretty good, too.

Making seitan is kind of fun. Mix together the vital wheat gluten and some flavorings (flavorings of choice in this recipe were nutritional yeast, onion powder, garlic powder, and ground walnuts), mix together some water with some flavorings ("beef"-flavor bouillon, olive oil, tomato paste, and marmite), then mix the liquids and the dry ingredients together, stir a tiny bit, and you can actually see it rise and turn into this sort of blob -- way more flexible than regular bread dough, but also way more set in a shape -- after I picked it up once, it took a while to figure out how to get my finger marks to go away.

It's now bubbling away on the stove. Which it has to do for an hour and a half before it'll be ready to eat.

I hate waiting.

That sounds good, Hil. I hope it comes out yummy.

I've been tasting the sauce (more of the "beef" bouillon, onions, celery, carrots, tomato paste, red wine, garlic) and it tastes pretty good, though maybe a bit too tomatoey. I've also got some sweet potatoes baking, and leftover rice. Not quite enough non-starchy vegetables, but still a fairly balanced dinner, I think.

I think this is the first time I've ever used Marmite. It's interesting. Same basic flavor as nutritional yeast, I think. (Which would make sense, since they're both yeast.)

what he likes are the little "didos" as my mother calls them

Ok, I first read that as dildos.

you and me both.

My sister was a DZ in Denton Texas. Oddly enough that was where she met a girl who didn't understand why the N word was offensive. In her defense she said, "that's just what everyone calls them."

you said Texas, right. No surprise. People are sheltered. I had this huge conversation with my mother yesterday about the Isaiah Washington incident, and the f word. My mind boggled at her complete cluelessness. How am I this woman’s kid?

Seitan is done. Very yummy. Also very filling -- I think I'm going to have enough leftovers for about five more meals.

My sister was a DZ in Denton Texas.

This may be a dumb question, but what's a DZ?

Delta Zeta sorority

See Hil R. "Spike's Bitches 34: They're All Slime and Antlers" Feb 24, 2007 2:53:56 pm PST

Oh! Right. Like I said, dumb question.

Thanks for asking, Hil -- I had no idea either, and was too chickenshit to ask. I felt pretty sure her sister wasn't a demilitarized zone, but beyond that I had no clue.

JZ, I'm planning on leaving in about 15 minutes, so I should be there by about 6:00 or a lttle later-- is that okay?