6906 - Turn Lemons into lemonade.
Sep. 28th, 2004 07:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scottobearWell, bro bailed on his birthday bash a full 5 minutes before he was going to be picked up. That's got to be some kind of record. I'm thinking that odds favor the theory that he got a better offer and wasn't even calling from home. The "I'm going to lay down, and sleep... I probably won't hear if Mom knocks on the door" line is what makes me think so.
So, instead of getting together with the family, I was suddenly free. What to do?
Simple answer? Make beefaroni! (vegetarian style, natch)
I had macaroni, veggie burger crumbles, and some awesome oniony-garlic tomato sauce... works for me!
I've never mentioned things that my mother was good at preparing for dinner.... beefaroni reminds me of her stuffed peppers, which was probably her specialty. I should try to reproduce that sometime.
Went through, and flushed out some old games that were taking up HD space. (I can always reinstall if the urge returns) - I'm getting the itch to put on a few fat new games. (Sims 2, Doom 3, Battlefront, and that tasty looking Warhammer Dawn of War game. Orks in Goggles!- related:Translate English to Ork )
Bye bye for now to -
- Grand Theft Auto - Vice City (That'll come back, as soon as I get the itch to bash someone's skull in with a bat)
- Final Fantasy XI - 5+ GIG??!
- Call of Duty
- The Hulk
- There Beta (I kept the "real" version)
- America's Army (2-some gig right there)
- Warcraft III (and Frozen Throne)
- Simpsons Hit & Run
- Tron 2.0
- Army Men (How long was that rattling around in there?)
That, and killing some old movies freed up about 23 gig. Amazing. (About of 53 gig free on the drive, now)
A nice defrag after, and Big Brain should spin like a top, now.
While Big Brain got his head together, I took a little walk to the local zebbin-lebbin, and got a nice diet -pepsi slushie for dessert.
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walkies out and about on bro's b'day - may as well do something! nice to look at the bright lights and take in the night air. |
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zebbin-lebbin Home of the uber-slushie... better for me than ice cream, more flavorful than celery. |
railroads in the sky - Visionary Designs in Transportation Engineering:
A virtual exhibit to accompany the Bernice Layne Brown Gallery installation in Doe Library, July 6th to September 29th, 2004
Tonight is the full moon.... and I smile every time I see the halo surrounding her.
Yesterday's Worth1000 photoshopping challenge is to create the ruins of cities that are still standing. Some tasty post-apocalyptic visions here
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Zebbin Lebbin Rulz
Date: 2004-09-28 11:40 am (UTC)Re: Zebbin Lebbin Rulz
Date: 2004-09-28 11:42 am (UTC)NOT THE SAME AT ALL!!
I could sip a diet pepsi slurpee every night after dinner as a dandy treat.
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Date: 2004-09-28 01:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-28 01:13 pm (UTC)They're yummy in the tummy! :D
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Date: 2004-09-28 01:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-28 01:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-28 01:54 pm (UTC)My Grandma makes some mean stuffed peppers. My Grandma makes mean everything really. I think it comes with the Grandma job.
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Date: 2004-09-28 02:01 pm (UTC)My mother isn't much of a cook, but she can make a few things really well... stuffed peppers are the best!
nummy-num!
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Date: 2004-09-28 02:12 pm (UTC)I'm getting hungry now. I was just thinking... have you ever seen stuffed peppers on a menu? I don't think I have.
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Date: 2004-09-28 02:14 pm (UTC)you know, you're right... I can't say as I've ever seen 'em on a menu, now that you mention it.
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Date: 2004-09-28 02:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-28 02:28 pm (UTC)Just found this -
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1 package Yves Brand "Veggie Ground Round"
3 medium Large Orange or Yellow Peppers, Halved & Blanched*
8 ounces Green & Black Olive tomato sauce
1 large onion chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped finely
5 heaping Tablespoons of cooked rice
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
Preheat oven to 325F.
While the rice is cooking add the chopped onion to the heated olive oil in a large frying pan or skillet. Cook the onion for 10-15 minutes on a medium flame until it is starting to get crispy around the edges.
Add the garlic and stir it in and cook for another 5 minutes.
In a large mixing bowl empty the contents of the Veggie Ground Round and be sure to break it all up until there are no pieces left.
Add the "broken up" Veggie Ground Round to the skillet with the onions and garlic. Mix well. Add the oregano. Mix well. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the rice and mix well. Add the tomato sauce and mix well. Cook on a low flame for 2 minutes.
Take a 9 X 12 baking pan and generously coat it well with olive oil.
Take the the mixture in the skillet and stuff it into the 6 pepper halves.
Add a couple of drops of water to the top of the stuffed peppers to prevent drying out during heating. Arrange the stuffed peppers evenly in the baking pan and put into the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes (No Longer!) Remove from oven and serve while hot ! Enjoy !!!
* To blanch the peppers first cut them in half and clean them out. Take a large pot and fill about halfway with water and bring to boil. Put the six pepper halves in the boiling pot of water and make sure they are covered with the water.
Cook them for about 2 minutes or so. (DO NOT OVERCOOK THEM).
Immediately remove them from the boiling water and place them in a large bowl with cold water and stir. Dump out the cold water and fill it up again with cold water and repeat. Remove the peppers from the water and dry on paper towels. The peppers are now ready to be stuffed
! The peppers should be somewhat softened. If they are soft and mushy you overcooked them !
Note that Yellow and Orange peppers blanch quicker than Green peppers. Leftovers can be refrigerated and heated up beautifully the next day.
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Date: 2004-09-28 02:53 pm (UTC)Welcome to my version of cooking. I believe recipes are meant to be improvised upon. ;)
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Date: 2004-09-28 03:27 pm (UTC)