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plunkybug ([personal profile] plunkybug) wrote2004-03-12 03:48 pm

I want food.

Why can't this call end??? I have my lunch (aka dinner from last night) calling out to me, saying "eat me...eat me now," and I have to wait til I am done with this call. Yes, my lunch is at 4pm today. That's because I have super sucky schedule (11:30am-8:30pm) for the next week minus Sunday. And I am extremely bitter about it. The main bitterness stems from the fact that I was given a free ticket to the awards banquet for the Florida Film Festival. This is the first year we have been given tickets. They cost $150 a piece. The celebration starts at 6:30 and I will be here until at least 8:30. I had to forfeit my ticket to someone else. So Chas will be taking his good friend Liz Langely (aka wife #2) with him. I should have kept my ticket and just left early that day. Ethically it would have been wrong, but I would be happier.

Oh, goody! The call is over. I am going to lunch now. :] I will come back and edit this after I eat so [livejournal.com profile] glittergrrl69 will know all about my meal. Love you pumpkin!:)

Ok, still on lunch, but happily full from eating now. So what was my meal? Ok, my arm is twisted. I made cheddarwurst (that's like knockwurst with cheese in it) with masehed potatoes. Nothing too special, but for my glitter, I will go into details.

For the cheddarwurst, I simply put the 4 remaining links in an 8" fry pan, heated to medium. I added a little water (1/4-1/3 cup?) and covered, letting simmer to cook, turning periodically. I set this up while I was making the mashed potatoes. To make them, I peeled about 5 or 6 red potatoes and chopped them into fairly small pieces. Let them boil gently for 15-20 minutes, until my knife went through the small chunks easily. Once boiled, I drained the water from the pan. To my surprise, I had overlooked the fact that I had no milk! Luckily, quick improvising helped. I spotted some sour cream and some dijonaise (stoneground dijon mustard and mayonaise already mixed) along with the butter. I knew those items would add creaminess to my potatoes. So I cut a few tablespoons of butter off, added them to the potatoes and began mashing with the masher I got when my grandmother died. Once most of the lumps were gone, I added a few more tablespoons of butter, a hefty squirt or two of the dijonaise and the rest of the sour cream (about 1/2 cups worth I think), mashed a little more and then mixed with a spoon. They were creamy and smooth and only a little chunky, which is how we like them. As for taste, the sourness from the sour cream and mustard were not very strong or overpowering at all, but added a nice clean taste to the salty sausages. I actually think that made the meal feel more authentic to me, even if it really wasn't. To finish the cheddarwurst, I took the lid off, and let them saute until the remaining water boiled away, and the sausages got a little color on them. Nothing amazing or anything, but just good, basic food. You happy now love? :)

[identity profile] glittergrrl69.livejournal.com 2004-03-12 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
That's Right! You TELL me about that meal! You tell your GlitterGrrl69 you love her, tell her ALL the time! Or she shall fling feces at you the next time you see her! Yeah!! ;)

[identity profile] plunkybug.livejournal.com 2004-03-12 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm getting to it soon. Don't get your panties in a knot.

[identity profile] adaneth.livejournal.com 2004-03-13 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
When I come to Florida again would you cook me some
vegeterian food? Your cooking sounds so great (without the meat of course *grin)! That would be great!

[identity profile] plunkybug.livejournal.com 2004-03-13 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
I'd LOVE to cook something vegetarian for you, my Deutsche Heidi! I have loads of vegetarian magazines. Surely we can come up with something, right? You planning to come back to this side of the pond anytime soon missy? :)

[identity profile] adaneth.livejournal.com 2004-03-15 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
Right! *grin*
Oh, I miss you all so badly! It's so terrible to think about
this huge different between us!
I'm planning to come back, but probably it won't be soon.... :-(
If I've got enough money til August I'll try to come there,
of if I get the free ticket my aunt wanted to send to me..
So, we'll see!

By all means I try to come as soon as possible,
because I can't wait to see ya again!!!

[identity profile] plunkybug.livejournal.com 2004-03-15 07:37 am (UTC)(link)
That would be great! I'd love to see you if you can get here again. And my birthday is in August too! :)