Rich Girl

You’re a rich girl, and you’ve gone too far ‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway You can rely on the old man’s money You can rely on the old man’s money It’s a bitch, girl, but it’s gone too far ‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway Say money but it won’t get you too far Get you too far Rich Girl by Hall and Oates I had an exchange with a wildly out of touch rich girl the other day on FB. A…

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Spring and Other False Starts

As we enter late February, we here in the South are now getting our False Springs. For those unfamiliar, False Spring™ is when temps jump up into the 70s and the sun shines and it’s just LOVELY outside. The redbuds bloom, the daffodils and paperwhites pop up and your brain says “Yay! It’s SPRING!” Only to get freezing cold a week later and perhaps snow. Welcome to the South! I am enjoying our…

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Musings on Life and Everything

First off, this post is about NO ONE in particular. It is about me, and Nick as well, where indicated. But mostly me. The things I bring up are things that have been bumping around in my head for a day or maybe 10 years. SO, do not assume anything – OR if you must, then assume this is about the fucking socials – which are CHOCK FULL of Teh Stoopid™. I’m trying to get back into blogging with…

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Wow, I've not been over here for 2 years! SORRY! Once they stopped crossposting from WP to Tumblr, I guess that was that. I still hate FB and I still have to be there to admin several client pages. I started a Substack, but not sure what to do with it now that SS is full of fucking Nazis. Sigh.

SO.

Here are the 2023 and new 2024 Reading lists if you'd like to pop over and peruse. I'll see about finding a crossposter again.

Cooking Rules to Break at Will

As they say, rules are made to be broken! I agree! Especially when cooking. Of course, you need to KNOW the rules in order to break them well, but there’s a LOT more wiggle room when cooking than Food Network would lead you to believe. Today, I watched a quick cooking video by Jacques Pépin on FB [SHOUT OUT to Nick for getting me Cooking My Way SIGNED TO ME for my birthday!!!] . It was a pasta…

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Autumn Arrives!

And with it, the impending birthday! It’s not as fun as it used to be, for sure, but still nice to keep having them, I guess. Fall is usually a semi-depressive time for me in general and this one is no different. So, let’s get caught up, shall we? – Last week of September, MRC laid me off, citing ‘labour cost is too high, gotta make cuts’. Hmm. Ok. – It was fine, tho, because I had a big catering…

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Whittling Away the Socials

This is a crosspost from SubStack. I usually post from here to there, I wanted to try something different. The other day, I logged out of Twitter (“X”), probably for good. I was seeing the exact same posts with different users and slightly different titles – the work of bots, no doubt. It’s bad enough I can’t see anything from anyone I follow, but adding bot posts to a feed that’s already…

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FOMO and Current Events

I expect to suffer MUCH FOMO this coming weekend due to DragonCon happening. We are not going this year for the first time in…? Forever? I’ve been OK with it so far, but this weekend will be tough. Going to try to stay away from media as much as I can. (HA! RIGHT. I’ll be all over it and whining the whole time! LOL) While I’ve not had much to write about of late, as you know from lack of posts,…

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Bland Malaise

This is what I’ve begun calling the overall feeling I have had forever. Bland malaise. Bland because it’s not defined or even very sharp, it’s like a light blanket. Malaise is an undefined BLEH, again, not defined, just BLEH. A blanket of BLEH that covers my life! Perfect! This is why my blog posts are few and far between. There is literally nothing exciting happening over here. I cook. I do…

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Angela's Red Chili

Angela’s Red Chili This is my go-to chili recipe. It's fast and easy! 1 pound ground or minced beef 1 small white onion, diced (about 2/3 cup) 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbl olive oil 1 Tbl flour 2 tsp cumin 2 tsp smoked paprika (or hot paprika if you like heat) 1 Tbl chili powder (to taste) 1 tsp dry oregano (optional) 1 can red enchilada sauce (I like A La Orden brand) 1 can fire roasted diced…

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Change is Coming

Last night we were up late. We did a microdose of shrooms and had a very long discussion about how we feel about the games and where we want to go from here. We made the decision to not do any cons this year. Yep, you read that right. We have been feeling obligated to do them – especially Momo, because we know they keep inviting us as a courtesy. They certainly don’t need our small selection of…

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Angela's Cabbage Pie

Angela’s Cabbage Pie Just in time for St Patrick's day! I saw a random Irish chef on Chopped make something like this and it sounded deelish, so here's my version! It is rich and very satifying – as well as cheap to make! Éirinn go Brách! medium casserole dish Large skillet 2 qt saucepan 1/2 head Green Cabbage, halved and sliced thinly (about 4-5 cups ) 1/2 Onion, halved and sliced thinly…

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Carrot Ginger Soup

Carrot Ginger Soup This soup can be vegan or dairy – it is delicious either way! I make it with butter and coconut cream, but substitutions are listed. It is easy to make and is a lovely silky smooth soup. I've added other spices you can add for an even more flavourful soup in the notes! stick blender or counter blender 1 pound carrots, peeled and sliced or chunked 1 med shallot, about 2 Tbl,…

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Angela's Chicken Piccata

Angela’s Chicken Piccata I have not made piccata in forever, but I had a hankering, so I made this last night. It is the best piccata I've ever made! Note that I used scallions because I didn't have parsley! 1 pkg Thin sliced chicken breast (4-6 pcs) (or filet 2 yourself for 4 pcs; the packs have both large and small pcs, which I prefer) 1 cup Orzo (I like DeLallo #65 (large size)) 2 Lemons,…

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State of the Casa

Time for the January State of the Casa™ post. Still not great. We’ve cut down the drinking, which has helped with sleep and overall health. Not doing much for my overall attitude, tho. We’ve got a list of inexpensive places to visit here in town that we never have, or like and want to revisit. Since we are still digging out of $20k of CC debt (thanks a ton, MinuteMan), we can’t afford to have an…

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Roasted Cauliflower and Golden Beet Curry Soup

Roasted Cauliflower and Golden Beet Curry Soup I had cauliflower and golden beets without a plan, so when you've got extra veg: make soup! Roasting the veg really brings out the flavor and keeps a good texture. This is a very easy recipe. See notes for variations! Immersion blender 1 head Cauliflower, cut into 1" florets (about 3 cups) 4 small Golden Beets, 1" dice (or two large ones) EVOO and…

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