chronic

Dang after all the complaining and laptop issues it would seem like a good time to get back to business. I do feel better today, I dont know if its like the eye of the hurricane or if I am actually better. Raw meat always sounds good to me but since we have health department issues and what not the safest I can tell you to eat it is at an internal temperature of 120 degrees F. While this may not kill off all bacterias if the meat was frozen then some of the trouble makers were dispensed at that point before hand. This little steak was so good I ate two of them, nice and rare.



Let me introduce you to Boots one of the feral cats we rescued. While he is still skittish you can pet him a little, he really likes the pup and hangs around him the most. The other one, Critter, is still very wild and hides most of the time.



It is stupid how closely my character in Wii golf resembles me.

cant think straight

I have eaten more soup than a person who only eats soup. I sweat profusely and I feel better temporarily before my hacking cough returns. As a result of all this soupyness I cant have an original thought to save my life.



I am eager to follow or copy or flat out steal ideas at the drop of a ladle. When buffalo was complaining about some onion soup he made I had to make some, so I did, the funny thing is I was wanting to eat this for a few days and he just sped it up a little.



Onions and garlic are great antibiotics and antioxidants and since I wont take medicine this is the only way I roll. I made a crouton with a little bufala mozzarella and some goat cheese and this rounded it out nicely.



A standby regular is a bowl of New Mexico green chile. This is made with a little ground beef and some potatoes and a generous amount of hot green chile. Once again I am in that uncomfortable position of having to explain the difference between 'chili' and 'chile' so rather than work my already ill self up I will tell you that, to me, 'chili' comes out of a can and you put it on hot dogs.

high ate us

Laptop is home and safe - it was a 'no brainer' problem but I didnt want to risk inflicting more damage. I was reading things about 'logic' and 'inverter' boards so I opted for caution and I paid someone $60 to do something I could have done myself, next time I would probably do the same. Its easier to blame some professional for screwing up your computer than it is to blame yourself.



Donna over at my tasty treasures made white castle burgers a few days ago and the technique and process seemed pretty cool to me. I did all the things I would never do. I dont use packaged things to get flavors when real foods work better but I used some dried burger spice mix and a packet of french onion soup - as per the instructions.



I put the blob of peanut butter and spread it out in a cookie sheet.




I covered it in diced onions to get that true White Castle flavor. It came out of the oven, I tasted it and threw it away, sorry Donna, it was the grossest thing I had ever eaten called 'burger.' Maybe with out the peanut butter, maybe without the onion soup mix - who knows but I wont be trying this again. I should have made a tiny little sample so I wouldnt have had to waste a pound of beef - the cats liked it. Sorry, I feel so mean but at least I stepped out of my comfort zone - way out of my comfort zone. Dont take my word for it, try it yourself, it may be I have a muted palate.

rules are rules

My laptop is in the shop, my sons laptop belongs to him and Banana has her own. Where am I going with this? I'll tell you. No posts till I get my laptop back. I could 'requisite,' 'conquer,' 'aquiesce,' 'command,' or otherwise 'takeover' any computer in the house but I wont because we have rules. Rules that I follow too.

I got back

I went to Norway for lunch today, that's just what its like being a jet-setting New Yorker!



Can anyone tell how much I like butter?



An onion with buttons, this onion has three hearts.