Put together a new curry spice blend for tonight's Khao Soi. Not sure yet how it will taste when it's done, but I am *loving* the color. Lot's of deep reds and oranges to go with the yellows.
When my dad gave me 'the talk,' it was clear he wanted to A) scare me away from even thinking about having sex before I was married, and B) not talk about anything remotely having to do with sex.
2/ He also called me into have the talk when he was cleaning out a deep kitchen cabinet, to ensure there was no act possibility of eye contact.
But it was short and sweet, and to this day I can remember the entire talk from start to finish:
3/ "Someday you're going to have an urge to have sex with a woman who wants to have sex with you. When that happens, just think about what it would be like to have to share a toothbrush with her the next morning, and I guarantee you your urges will go away."
WONTON RECIPE
Put the following in a bowl:
* 1/2 lb ground dark chicken
* 3Tsp water
* Scallion white part, diced
* 1 inch ginger, grated
Stir until well mixed, then slooowly add:
* 1/4 cup chicken broth
Keeps stirring until it's a paste, then...
@darrelplant 2/ (cont) add:
* 3/4 tsp salt
* 1/2 tsp rice wine
* 1/2 tsp fine sugar
* 1/2 tsp sesame oil
2 pinch white pepper
Stir until all is mixed. Then fold it int the wontons w/ store bought wonton sheets, and steam. While steaming, make...
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CRUNCHY CHILE SAUCE
In a small bowl, mix well:
* 1 Tbs Chile oil w. sediment
* 2 Tsp Sweet Soy Sauce
* Small amount of the green part of the scallion
* 4 Pinches Sichuan or Black Pepper
* Several non-salted peanuts, chopped
Toss w/ wontons, and serve.
Hmmm can I imagine a situation that would a greater threat to freedom than diversity boy oh boy that is a toughie.
I mean there probably are worse affronts to freedom possible for the U of Illinois than diversity statements, but I just can't put my finger on what they might be.
Finally getting around to doing the traditional Home Birthday Dinner for the youngest. (We'll do the traditional Birthday Dinner Out for him next Sunday.)
Going to do a two-stage Chinese Dinner.
Part One: Cocktails w/ Dumplings (Both Chicken Ginger and Mushroom Scallion Potstickers, and Wontons In Crunchy Chile Sauce.)
Part Two: Three Cup Chicken, Gong Bar Prawns w/ Cashews, Chinese Broccoli w/ Garlic. Wife is making chocolate cake for desert.
1/ I'm super tired of the whole Joe Rogan thing. But because I listened to the episodes in questionI feel the need to push back against this "he's just an inquiring mind" argument. Because if you see someone making it, my guess is that either they haven't listened to the episodes
2/ or they're speaking to you in bad faith.
In the episodes I with McCullough and Malone, Rogan does indeed 'ask questions.' But most often he asks them in leading ways, laying out in advance what answers he's looking to get. sand even when he doesn't, when he asks straight up
3/ questions, it doesn't matter what his guests say, How quickly agrees with them and amplifies what they're saying.
And we should be very clear about what it is the guests are saying and what Joe is amplifying, because it isn't "it's OK not to wear masks outside" or some such.
People who think the thing about Fox News, Talk Radio, and most online conservative media is that they have a "post of view" have either never sampled them or are being willfully obtuse.
The problem isn't they have a "POV," it's that they just make s**t up.
Barack Obama was never born in Kenya. Hilary Clinton never had Parkinson's Disease. Joe Biden was never in a vegetative stake where all he could do was drool. Jan 6th was never a crisis-actor, Deep State Red Flag operation to tar Trump's good name.