As we tell people, we married each other so as to save two other perfectly blameless people the grief of being with us.
I told Tim last night that we should get married (1) so we could make our guests dance around a pig, and (2) so our friends could witness the way my mom "dances."
In my defense, #1 was because our friends who we were out with mentioned they were going to a Greek wedding where they were told they would have to dance around a pig. (Tim said it would have to be a tofu pig.) And #2 was because I was pretty drunk and trying to imitate the way my mom dances.
I don't think he's on board with either of those reasons. Killjoy.
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I'm trying to decide what to make for dinner. I've got some okra and black-eyed peas to use up, and, since those aren't really "my" food and I have no idea what to do with them, I've been checking cookbooks. "Good Time Cookin' in Cajun Country" and "Vegan Soul Kitchen" seemed like the places to start, but I haven't found anything that totally looks right for today. "Cajun Country" gave me some smothered okra that looks OK, and "Vegan Soul Kitchen" had fried okra and black-eyed-pea fritters, but all of those require ingredients that I don't have and I don't feel like going shopping. I think I might just end up making some sort of stew with the okra and the beans and some canned tomatoes and spices. It's really good okra from the farmers market, though, so I feel like I should do something more with it.
I'm a big fan of okra tossed with a mixture of flour, cornmeal, s&p (the cornmeal is not essential, but it adds a nice crunch) and fried. It's a great way to enjoy fresh okra.
Of course, the idea of the stew sounds really tasty, too.
Does frying okra alleviate the slime?
Bummer. My favorite seafood joint burnt to the ground this morning. [link] It was a real colorful bar with lots of outside seating, girls in ridiculously skimpy outfits, and tasty food and drinks. They had one of those claw machines that you see in restaurants for stuffed animals over the lobster tank. For a $2 chance they would cook and serve you the lobster if you grabbed one. I will miss the joint bunches.
I'm a big fan of okra tossed with a mixture of flour, cornmeal, s&p (the cornmeal is not essential, but it adds a nice crunch) and fried. It's a great way to enjoy fresh okra.
The "Vegan Soul Kitchen" recipe is basically that, plus a little bit of cayenne mixed in. I don't think I have cornmeal, though -- I think that was a casualty of the mouse infestation in my cabinets a few weeks ago, and I haven't bought a new package yet.
I just saw a recipe for dry braised okra yesterday....ah, here it is [link]
That sounds like a fun place, Laura, sorry to hear it burned down.
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