I hate snow. I mean, I really hate snow. It is evil and will do its level best to ruin your life. I hate snow. People think I'm exaggerating when I talk about my intense loathing for snow, but I'm not. I hate it. It's occasionally attractive in a photo or painting, but it doesn't have a frame around it snow is awful.
We had ghastly amounts of snow here at the end of last week and over the weekend. So much so that the plows haven't been able to keep up with the snowfall and some roads still haven't been cleared. Thousands of people are without power. The feds, and schools, and a lot of businesses have been closed since last Friday. Now it's snowing again. We anticipate maybe another ten inches before morning. AAAARGH!!!!
I had to go in to work today. I didn't drive; I took the bus--a 90 minute trip each way. On a nice day I can walk it in 45. I hate snow. The roads are a mess and the sidewalks are even worse. Thanks to the snow, I spent the entire day with my stomach in knots trying to get four days worth of work done in six hours and then get back home before nightfall when you have no hope of seeing the icy patches on the path in front of you. I'm jittery and freaked out and desperately want some cookies to distract me from being jittery and freaked out, but there's no way in heck I'm leaving my apartment now that I've made it home and I know I wouldn't even be able to taste cookies (what with being all jittery and freaked out) and would just snarf the entire package of cookies without even thinking about it. This is why I don't keep cookies in the house.
However, I may need to start keeping tranquilizers in the house. You know, for the snow days.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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Dare I suggest you could make them from scratch? Oh yeah, you can't taste them. In that case, when you get a chance, buy some rice cakes. They look sorta like cookies but with less fat and sugar.
Dare I mention that if you look out your window, the snow does have a frame around it? I guess you want it 2-D too.
I'm with you on the balcony. Or rather, I'm with in staying OFF the balcony. That avalanche notion is a nightmarish image!
I'm so glad you're blogging! Too bad you had to go to work.
All I have in the house is whole wheat flour and non-fat milk, which aren't really cookie friendly. I considered making my own cookies, but I don't do enough baking to keep ingredients on hand.
On the other hand, I do have a frozen package of phyllo dough, a jar of ajvar, and tuna, so I still may make a pie.
What the heck is ajvar?
You're so good at recipe invention, get goin'. They're not always something I relish, but they keep you going. And if that's all you have to eat, it won't be wasted. If not tasty, at least sustaining.
Sugar hungry? Have a cup of sweetened tea. Make life simple as possible.
Love you.
Ajvar is a eastern european condiment made from roasted peppers, eggplant, and garlic. Yum! I really need more onions for what I have in mind. And maybe some black olives...that'd be gooood.
I really don't need to start cooking. If this storm continues as anticipated, then I won't be able to leave the house and will end up eating myself into a coma. Not a good plan.
On the other hand, I started pouring the wine early this afternoon. Tomorrow has already been declared another snow day.
Have I mentioned how much I hate snow?
I think you need to invent a good name for this dish. Somehow, "Eggplant, Garlic, Pepper, Onion, and Tuna Pie with Black Olives" doesn't get it for me.
Well, Jaz, I'd usually refer to this as empanada, but I'm not going to make the pie crust from scratch and will instead sub in phyllo (maybe). With the addition of the greek pastry it's a bit like spanakopita, but not quite as fussy. Trust me, it's delicious. When I've made this and taken it into the office it disappears at a steady rate. Right now I'm being stymied by a lack of butter.
The only emanadas I ever made was pumpkin. The recipe said it was authentic. I still wonder about that, but they seemed to go over well.
Pumpkin empanadas are very traditional mexican cuisine. My grandmother Lucille used to make them. She also made super yummy apple empanadas. In my experience, mexican empanadas tend to be sweet and spanish empanadas savory.
If I had known I was making them for a family with active memories of what authentic ones taste like I may have been too intimidated to try! Glad I didn't know that in advance.
Butter ... maybe it's time to meet your neighbors. You could take something to trade for some butter. As I picture you stuck inside your apartment building, I start thinking of the Westing Game. That could be a fun diversion - not a murder, but a mystery game. Again, maybe it's time to meet the neighbors.
Plug, do you know that The Westing Game has its own wiki page? Love that.
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