| Marble[wo]man Blog April 5-30, 2011 |
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Moody Monday--Having [No] Fun
A typical start of the day: breakfast, pack lunches for my son and I.
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Mama Tostada: corn tortilla, mushroom (olive oil, lemon juice), banana,
chili pepper (dried)
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He got to school on-time, and I to the office (without having to canvas the neighborhood for a parking space).
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Smiling Tostada: corn tortilla, watercress, almond butter, cantaloupe
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At my desk working (synchronizing databases), I am feeling
sluggish. Acid reflux--not the best, but not the worst start
of the week, I am pacing myself.
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Monstah Poena-Crania Tostada: corn tortilla, grapefruit (pink), ketchup, hotdog, onion,
peanuts, watermelon
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I think I have a migraine. Good news! There has been a new methodology for the importing of data that will be implemented within a week. I must prepare ASAP. My skull implodes, eradicating my excruciating headache. I feel much better.
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Pixie-Taurus Tostada: corn tortilla, cactus, mineola, sun dried tomato
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Dinner was a delight; the evening, a tumultuous tizzy.
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The Mashup
Medley Tostada: corn
tortilla, mushroom (olive oil, lemon juice),
banana, chili pepper (dried), watercress, almond butter, cantaloupe, grapefruit (pink),
ketchup, hotdog, onion, peanuts, watermelon, cactus,
mineola, sun dried tomato,
[cheddar cheese (on the side)]
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By a guest's request for admittance into the culinarian's archive, this recipe is influened by the promotion from a influential contemporary who is the glory as well as the keeper of the gate. The promotion (inverted request) was for a meatloaf made out of ground turkey and oatmeal.
Here is another attempt at glory! Hopefully this meal will please the keeper of the ¡¡gate!!
Haute Meatloaf
-- Ground Turkey/Oatmeal
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Ground Turkey/Oatmeal
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-- Tarragon (minced)
-- Goat Cheese
-- Roasted Red Pepper (chopped)
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Tarragon, Goat Cheese, Roasted Red Pepper
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Into the mixing bowl.
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NOTE: Include plain bread crumbs.
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Into the loaf dish.
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Prior
to baking, loaf at room temperature.
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Bake twenty minutes. Dowse with grapseed oil. Bake twenty
minutes.
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Settle for fifteen minutes. Slice. Toast.
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On the Side
-- Carrot (circles)
-- Red Onion (diced)
-- Olive Oil
-- Crisp Bread (multigrain)
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Haute
Meatloaf with Carrots and Crisp Bread
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A Pottage Posture: A Telling Tale
For the last two weeks, I plodded through the day--clothes wrinkled,
as unkempt as my humor. "How are you now brown cow," I
asked myself as I slouched in my ergonomic office chair.
Decaffeinated (hyper-unaware), I grazed through the hours, interspersed
with distractions: data cleanup, webpage updates, workflow troubleshooting,
tech support, customer service, and online social networking.
Placid ambiance was audible: music to my ears. I put on
my earbuds to listen to talk, staving off my drowsiness,
averting a full-body shutdown. I coaxed myself to get a coffee.
My eyes popped open. I am alarmed--a spontaneous nap for me!!!
I had conked out sitting flat-back in the chair next to my son's
bed as he "hushed" in his sleep. The biography I thought I was
reading lay at my feet. I placed a bookmark randomly before going
downstairs.
I started the laptop, plugged in the portable speakers, selected
a playlist, put on my sweatpants and shirt, stumbled over to the
rowing machine, and oared for ten minutes. Adrenalinated,
I checked my blood sugar, then snacked, then washed some dishes
while summarizing the preparation for a Scruffy Crock Purloo.
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Scruffy Crock Purloo
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Scruffy Crock Purloo
Mushrooms: Button Cap (diced, boiled in butter)
Artichokes (boiled, leaves raked, heart minced)
Purple Pickling Onions (soaked in filtered water until shooting or liquid color resembles the onion's;
rinse away dirt, peel top layers of silky skin)
Onion Stock (sieved through cheesecloth, removing any silt and skin)
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Artichoke | Mushrooms | Purple Pickling Onions
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Rice (boiled in onion stock)
Oven Roaster Chicken (plump, slow cooked)
Thyme Sprigs (under the skin)
Artichoke Stock
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Chicken and Thyme
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Green Beans (frozen)
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