July 28, 2011
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TV, Facebook and Xanga...
The Masterchef elimination made me sad. Hells Kitchen elimination confused me. Teen Mom had my head spinning. Why Amber didn't deem it necessary to brush her hair before going to the police to meet with CPS is beyond me. Then again, a lot of what happens on that show is beyond me. Catelynn and Tyler are parenting their parents.. Farrah has no social life and Maci may be the only sane one on the show. The Challenge episode last night made me happy. I'm glad that Evan's plan backfired on him and he was sent home. Poor Nehemiah though. That and Big Brother. Ah yes, summer TV is terrible and i heart it. I may need to stop watching BB13 though since Rachel annoys me so bad.. I'm also enjoying the season of Weeds thus far. I'm biased though since it takes place in New York. Ooh.. speaking of NY.. did y'all catch the RHONY reunion? Holy cow. I have never seen a group of women so immature and catty. It was insane. Alex *was* panting like a dog. It surprised me that Cindy didn't apologize for taking the conference call the way she did at Sonja's house. Overall I was definitely team brunette. Watching Andy lose it cracked me up. Oh, and on Watch What Happens live.. did anyone else notice that NPH looked stoned? Funny stuffs.
This weekend I am heading down to Washington DC for a party. I am looking forward to seeing and hanging out with some good friends there. Unfortunately it will be 100F tomorrow in the district. Ah well.. sweaty fun we shall have.
Ooh, speaking of friends.. so I am facebook friends with a girl I went to college with. Lately her life has blown up and she is over sharing something horrible on facebook. Most of my friends have hidden her feeds since it is awkward to read about an acquaintance's personal sh*t in such detail when we haven't seen or spoken to her in years and even when we lived in the same dorm building we were never exactly besties. I on the other hand have made her life my own personal soap opera. I am not proud of it, but it feels a bit like a train wreck that I can not look away from. Other people have on FB asked her about why she's sharing so much and such personal stuff and she says things like "i'm just being real. I am not going to be kept quiet anymore. I am ME." I check her wall about once a day I generally have a
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reaction. I do hope that her life turns out ok in the end and that despite the various institutions, authorities and threats involved, things get back on track for her and the whole family. Yesterday I saw an article that compared Social Media to smoking. Considering this girl and my addictive tendencies to her wall, it has a valid point. I picked up a new load of CSA veggies last night and I need to make something relatively simple with boat loads of squash (and eggplant, basil, parsley, cukes, tiny green peppers..). I was thinking perhaps of making pesto with the basil and having lettuce and cukes with peppers for dinner. That would take care of some of it. I'd still be left with a lot of squash though. I also have 8 million plums but they taste really good just as is so i don't think i'll be making any tarts any time soon. Oh and there are cherries too. And greens. I never know what to do with those.. swiss chard, kale.. all i can think of is stir fry. But yeah, who has any good squash recipes? I'm all ears!
Last but not least, can everyone do me a favor? List 3-5 xanga sites that you read when you log in (be it daily or weekly or what not). I am subbed to 100some people on here but essentially today I read 5 posts before I got to posts from yesterday. Uncool. I want new sites to read. Anyone? Bueller? Ideally it would not be sites that write a blog and then every hour go and update the time stamp. Those people annoy me. But, i'd be very keen on reading some new people and what not. So, what sites do you check/read often on xanga? Give me some suggestions please!
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Coconut curry squash soup: cut squash in half, bake for an hour. Mash really well. Heat in a pot with a can of coconut milk and some curry powder. Sauteed onions too if you want. Cook a little while until it's a nice consistency. Put through food processor if you have one (not necessary). This is especially good with nice fresh bread.
Also good as a cold salad. Cook until al dente, cut into cubes, and toss with green onions, peppers, whatever other veggies you've got, goat cheese, sunflower seeds and a nice sweet vinaigrette made of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and honey.
@gwenstyles - mmmm those both sound delish. When baking the squash, I assume I cut them down the length. Do I include the skin? How high do you put the oven? Thank you.. i'm a cooking noob when it comes to squash
@X_naomi_X - I always wing it regarding the temperature, but you won't go wrong at 375 or so. Cut it lengthwise and scoop out the seeds/yucky stuff from the cavity (another day I'll teach you to roast them like pumpkin seeds!). put the halves, cut side down, in a pan that has about a half inch of water.
If you were eating the squash on its own, you'd do the same thing only you'd put them cut side up and put butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in the cavity
@X_naomi_X - oh and yes, leave the skin on, but don't eat it
@gwenstyles - the only squash dish i ever make (which is delish) is something my mom made. Put chopped onions and butter in a dish with some water. Slice the squash and microwave it covered till cooked. Then sprinkle on cheese (dutch yellow cheese is the best.. like gouda) and pepper and put in the oven for a bit.. yumtastic. I like my GwenStylesCookingClasses!
The last time I made pasta fagioli, I threw some leftover kale in it and it was fantastic. It really added something. Or you could do a sausage, potato and kale soup. Take a simple cream of potato soup recipe and add kale and bits of sausage (like keilbasa) and throw in some herbs (sage, fresh tyme). YUM.
What kind of squash is it? I make another sausage dish with winter squash but it wouldn't be the same with summer varieties. It's more of a fall meal, but I make it year round because it's a comfort dish.
And judging from comments I have seen made here and others that you have made around Xangaland, I bet you and I have very similar subs lists. Unfortunately, most of my favorites (like the hoochie above) have moved on to greener Facebooks or their own websites and I always forget to visit them.
Hey, Naomi! I agree with you! This summer's TV is HORRIBLE! I follow one show: Big Brother and yeah. Rachel is driving me nuts! I can't help but think of how great it would have been if Jordan had put Rachel and Brendon up for elimination when she was HOH! She really should have. ah, well... I'll drop a post over on my site today to help my peeps here catch up.
Geez that produce sounds good. I've been using my juicer more lately. It always makes me feel great.
I don't really click on people by routine. When I have time to come on, I usually try to check out the people who have stopped by to see me and then just go through my subs list until some other project drives me elsewhere... but most of the people I interact with are real humans - not timestampers.
Well, hi there. I'm happy to "meet" you! I've been an awful xangan lately, with barely a handful of updates in this whole year, but I am vowing to come back. I'm enjoying reading your main page ... thanks for inviting me! I look forward to seeing you around here
As for squash ... I've never been a huge fan of most squash, but then, I haven't tried most kinds since my mum used to try to get me to eat it as a kid! I've been tempted to get an acorn squash to try it; maybe this fall. I have had butternut squash soup -- it had a dash of nutmeg & probably cayenne pepper, because it had a warmth that built up the more I ate. It was very rich-tasting. I like zucchini one way -- very young zucchini, though... I sautee some onions,( in butter, just because, hehe), add sliced zucchini (about 1/2-inch thick slices) and sautee over medium-high heat, just till it starts to soften. From there I go one of two ways... turn the element up to high, chuck some medium Pace Picante sauce on top, then some shredded cheddar cheese ( "old"), then put a lid on it, and turn it off. By the time I get the food to the dinner table, the cheese is melty & gooey. The other way is with any kind of super-sweet tomato, thickly diced, sweet red bell peppers, then shredded Swiss Gruyere. Same method of high heat & lid. It's yummy! Probably defeats the purpose if eating veggies, though, haha. It's NOT good leftover, though ... too soggy.
Swiss Chard -- I eat it like spinach, steamed with melted butter & fresh sea salt on top. Beet greens are super-good this way too -- I grow beets just for the tops (I hate the actual beet!). I can honestly say (and be ashamed of it) that I've never tried kale. The only time I ever see it, it's the garnish on something in a restaurant, and I've never been brave enough to go buy some. I wouldn't know how to choose good kale over bad kale -- is there such a thing?
I used to love Big Brother ... but started being off it when they started with the slop, and then more so the last 2 summers with it being mostly wannabe-discovered "actors/actresses/models".
Sorry ... world's longest comment!
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If you've got eggplants, look up a Turkish recipe called "The Imam Fainted." I can't recall what it is in Turkish, but it's good.
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