DH went and bought groceries and did a fine job except for he forgot to buy wine. sigh. No wine for a week. I could forego wine easily when I was pregnant, but as mother of two? Not the same.
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I did groceries and laundry and even folded it while it was still warm out of the dryer while I watched Florida State kick the tar out of Chattanooga.
Now it's tea and biscotti while I cuddle Jasmine and try to write some with USC/Ohio State on in the background.
A pretty good Saturday, all in all.
I went for a very slow run, did some laundry, and have spent the afternoon in a coffee shop, writing. Go me.
Of course, it's fanfic, not original fic, but still, writing.
So I'm watching the PBS pledge drive and what's his name that played BJ Hunnicut on MASH and some chick were talking, he said something about her not knowing about the economy or foreign policy and then she joked "I'm qualifed to be Vice President" and he laughed and agreed.
I'm a little fuzzy since it's on closed captioned (I'm at my grandma's) but still Palin is a joke on a PBS fund raiser.
I was watching that, too, and I am pretty sure that was Michelle Phillips from the Mamas and the Papas..
Couldn't find garam masala and developed a migraine to boot, so no chicken tikka from scratch for me tonight.
Cereal sounds doable, though.
I'm sorry about the migraine. Just in case you want to make your own garam masala the next time,
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
2 tablespoons cardamom seeds
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
1 (3-inch) stick cinnamon, broken up
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Toast everything in a dry skillet, then grind. Or use the same quantities of pre-ground, if that's what you gotta do. I don't know your usual spice cabinet, but if you only lack a couple of those, they may be easier to find than prepared garam masala -- and it'll certainly be better.
Yeah, the one time I was using garam marsala, I made it myself. Of course, I never used the cardamom after that, but eh.
Every spice there but the peppercorns and the nutmeg appear either in the tikka masala recipe or the pilaf, though I don't have them in seed form. Ground or pods, I think.
I seem to have acquired a bit of a sunburn, and I don't think I was really IN the sun that much. Stuck to the shady side of the street and all. Went down to Hampdenfest and saw lisah's band, which was awesome. They have the best little maracas player (little girl who totally got into it, despite the heat, humidity and her yawns towards the end!)
But I think the heat and humidity caught up to me (it is seriously thick out there) and I just showered cause I was feeling so slimy and gross and thought I could still smell the street (stale beer) on me.