I spent about an hour outside weeding and took the dog for two walks around the block, but I also spent at least an hour napping on the couch, and a lot more than that slounging so I am glad I am getting out of the house for sushi with peeps
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Lee - Feb 23, 2014 2:47:39 pm PST #20750 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Jessica - Feb 23, 2014 3:00:51 pm PST #20751 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You feel better about the world in general, and your existence in particular, when you eat cheese.
I can vouch for this.
I'm drinking red wine right now AIFG.
Earlier I made some amazing empanadas - it's an old Cooking Light recipe that I've made several times, but today I actually had all afternoon to follow the directions for making the pastry dough (it's sort of croissant-ish, you're supposed to roll out out, fold it up, fridge 30 minutes, repeat 4 times) and WOW. So tender and flaky and awesome.
[edit - now that I think about it, it might be from Gourmet, not Cooking Light. I don't think a CL recipe would use 13 tbsp of butter]
Amy - Feb 23, 2014 3:05:52 pm PST #20752 of 30000
Because books.
Could you share the recipe when you have a chance, Jessica? We've been wanting to try homemade empanadas, and S.'s first try was not a huge success. The dough was too pie-like and dry.
I spent about an hour outside weeding and took the dog for two walks around the block
Nice!
Jessica - Feb 23, 2014 3:10:40 pm PST #20753 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It was from Gourmet - I just found it on Epicurious.
Here's the dough: [link]
Here's the filling: [link]
Oddly, the online versions don't link to each other - the empanadas link to a different dough, and the dough links to a different small pie! But the version I clipped out of the magazine 10 years ago definitely says to use Rough Puff Pastry Dough.
Jessica - Feb 23, 2014 3:13:06 pm PST #20754 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Beef & Guinness Pies that they say go with this pastry dough recipe ARE also very awesome. It's worth seeking out brined green peppercorns.
Amy - Feb 23, 2014 3:15:32 pm PST #20755 of 30000
Because books.
Thank you!
meara - Feb 23, 2014 3:16:19 pm PST #20756 of 30000
But the "beef and guiness stew" the dough does link to sounds pretty darn good too! Possibly I"m just hungry.
Juliebird - Feb 23, 2014 3:45:24 pm PST #20757 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Weekend festival, boss lady continues to demonstrate how useless she is: unless you give her a directive, she'll occupy herself with the most unhelpful thing possible. Greatest flaws: crap at management, unwillinging to ask for direction. And those two things seem to point towards someone who shouldn't be a director or part of a team. She's a one woman army of . . . something mostly useless.
sarameg - Feb 23, 2014 3:56:38 pm PST #20758 of 30000
I've broken 2 french press carafes in the past 2 months. And then I sliced my thumb open on a plastic tub of spinach and kale dip. I think I need bubblewrap.
-t - Feb 23, 2014 4:23:27 pm PST #20759 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ouch on the thumb slicing! The carafes - that's why my french presses are stainless steel or lexan. The big one may be glass, but I don't use it very often so it's relatively easy to be super careful with it.