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Meat and potatoes rule this roost. As I was cooking dinner the other night, the song “Same Old Situation” by Motley Crue was playing in my head. Same dinner ingredients, different day. I thought I would spice it up a bit and broaden my husband’s horizons with a new twist on an old favorite. Voila! Potato Cakes with Corn Relish {aka: fancy hash browns} Continue reading Potato Cakes & Corn Relish → ___________________________________ I’m out shopping for camouflage today. I need it. There is a pesky fly buzzing around my house. I tried standing very. still. Watching him. He landed on the window. With all of the force of my entire body, I hurled my Better Homes & Gardens at him with the intention of squashing that pesky. buzzing. fly. I missed. I tried pretending he wasn’t bothering me. He would buzz by my head taunting me. I let him fly by a few times. I acted as if I didn’t see him. But I did. I saw him. At the very last moment I swung my arm hoping to knock him out of mid-air ending his little game forever. I missed. Where’s Mr. Miyagi when you need him? I googled “how to hunt flies” and discovered this contraption:
The Amazing Fly Gun. This is an actual product. I’m not joking. This may just be my next Girl’s Pokeno Night gift. I know all my girlfriends are reading this and plan on watching to see how my present is wrapped next month so they are sure to pick mine. Right? Doesn’t everyone need an Amazing Fly Gun? Don’t worry girls- I will make up for my lousy fly gun gift with my food. Like this Edamame Hummus. Yummm! Edamame Hummus? Is there such a thing? YES! And it is amazing!
___________________________________ Iceberg Lettuce. Bananas. Cheese on Cheese Sandwich Crackers. All-You-Can-Eat Buffets. They all are roommates in the gross-me-out section of my brain. Granted- I will occasionally visit an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet if I am in an extremely good mood and I am asked to go by a friend or family member. I am flexible. Sometimes. But All-I-Can-Eat will then consist of mainly bread. Why? Three words. Sneeze Guard Failure. I’ve seen it happen, people. Those guards are not guarding. On the other hand I am a fan of a good All-You-Can-Eat without the buffet. Especially when it involves Sushi. Kang’s Sushi.
___________________________________ Crisp & chewy outside. Soft inside. Slightly salty. A bit of sourness in the dough. One of the reasons I love: Prairie Thunder Baking Company. It’s all about the bread. The handmade. Artisan. Bread. Sitting on the pizza peel on my kitchen counter at this very moment:
I can make Artisan Bread at home. In my oven. No special flour. No special brick or wood burning oven. No special 3 day fermentation process. There was an old, run down diner near where I lived once upon a time {just a few years ago}. I can’t remember the name of the diner. I can’t even remember the name of the nearest intersection. It’s as if it were a dream. A bitterly cold, windy, desolate dream. When I was feeling stir crazy, I would brave the 30 MPH winds with baby M & toddler E in tow, & visit that diner for one very important reason. The Skillet Potatoes. They were like no country fried potatoes I had ever had. Crisp edges, firm but smooth middle, salty & buttery. I was amazed at their potato cooking prowess. Finally, one day after oohing & ahhing over my side of potatoes, my waitress Flo* {*not her actual name, because I can’t for the life of me remember her real name– but she did look like a Flo} spilled the beans. She let me in on the prefect skillet potatoes secret.
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