Good news and bad...

The good news: as I recalled, placing tomatos in boiling water *does* make them peel easily, but I think you need to peel them right away. It didn't matter, because I was cooking them anyway, but if you wanted raw tomatos, I think you'd need to be more careful.

Oh, right, that's not the *good* news, really, but it is nice. The real good news is that mixing two plum tomatoes with a cup of onion, a cup of lentils, four chunks of garlic, pressed, some olive oil, garam marsala (or however that Indian seasoning is spelled), some ginger, a splash or two of beer (I don't think I really needed that, but hey...) and a little lemon pepper (I decided it needed some lemon, and I only had lemon pepper for lemon bits), simmered in water, makes a tasty little dish.

I think it's probably able to be called "dhal", but I don't know who gets to judge that. Also, I think if I did this again, I'll simmer the tomato, onion, and garlic in olive oil first, then add the (soaking) lentils... or start cooking the lentils and add the mixture later.

The bad news, however...

( It's about the war )

Good news and bad...

The good news: as I recalled, placing tomatos in boiling water *does* make them peel easily, but I think you need to peel them right away. It didn't matter, because I was cooking them anyway, but if you wanted raw tomatos, I think you'd need to be more careful.

Oh, right, that's not the *good* news, really, but it is nice. The real good news is that mixing two plum tomatoes with a cup of onion, a cup of lentils, four chunks of garlic, pressed, some olive oil, garam marsala (or however that Indian seasoning is spelled), some ginger, a splash or two of beer (I don't think I really needed that, but hey...) and a little lemon pepper (I decided it needed some lemon, and I only had lemon pepper for lemon bits), simmered in water, makes a tasty little dish.

I think it's probably able to be called "dhal", but I don't know who gets to judge that. Also, I think if I did this again, I'll simmer the tomato, onion, and garlic in olive oil first, then add the (soaking) lentils... or start cooking the lentils and add the mixture later.

The bad news, however...

( It's about the war )

(no subject)

This is going to be a really unpopular opinion, but sometimes a person has to take a stand that's unpopular and say what's right.

I like ice cream with candies, nuts, and other assorted chunky bits.

Yes, I know... the media's been telling us for years that the only ice cream is smooth and creamy, shouting it out every day on the front pages. Chunky bits are the works of Satan, or at least a close cousin of his.

But the fact remains... I like what I like, and I think people should eat ice cream they way they think it's best.

Herm.

Needs some work. The last bit, especially is just too damn conciliatory.

The war makes certain kinds of rhetoric stand out, and the "everyone is against me, but I'll speak the truth" is one I just got another dose of, and, frankly, I'd like to declare a moratorium on that particular rhetorical game for a while.

Actually, I have a better idea...

"Hey, Dusty? Maybe you can get a column out of this..."

(no subject)

This is going to be a really unpopular opinion, but sometimes a person has to take a stand that's unpopular and say what's right.

I like ice cream with candies, nuts, and other assorted chunky bits.

Yes, I know... the media's been telling us for years that the only ice cream is smooth and creamy, shouting it out every day on the front pages. Chunky bits are the works of Satan, or at least a close cousin of his.

But the fact remains... I like what I like, and I think people should eat ice cream they way they think it's best.

Herm.

Needs some work. The last bit, especially is just too damn conciliatory.

The war makes certain kinds of rhetoric stand out, and the "everyone is against me, but I'll speak the truth" is one I just got another dose of, and, frankly, I'd like to declare a moratorium on that particular rhetorical game for a while.

Actually, I have a better idea...

"Hey, Dusty? Maybe you can get a column out of this..."