hi. this journal is mostly friends-only. however, i'm always down for making new friends! comment to be added :)
this sums me up pretty well right now, i think. both the song and the film (i don't know, i would call that a "video" but the avett brothers are calling it a "short film!" so!).
i made focaccia yesterday! plenty of olive oil, sea salt, and parmesan sprinkled on top. however, i was using old yeast because i haven't been to the grocery store in forever, also i think i skimped on the kneading, because it turned out pretty dense. but still very tasty! just not the expected texture. i also made tahini-less hummus (i just added more lemon and some cumin), so that is what i had for dinner at like eleven. warm parmesan focaccia and hummus with extra-virgin olive oil drizzled on top. OMG I COULD DIE. i almost did. such a food whore.
LJ has been nagging me for a while to fill out my bio and profile. something about it seems intimidating to me. it's like the minute i sit down to fill out one of those "about me" sections i forget who i am for a minute. i lose track of vital elements of myself so that whatever i squeeze out sounds contrived and distant. i am an overthinker. maybe that's what you need to know about me.
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i had great success making vegetarian migas last night so i decided to share the recipe with you guys! i usually like chorizo in my migas but i didn't have any so i went with tofu instead. it was interesting and oh-so-tasty! still not as good as goode co. but there are not many places that beat houston in the way of mexican/tex-mex food to be honest.
vegetarian migas
recipe should serve four, i have made 2.5 meals out of it porque soy una gordita. you could stretch it out at a dinner party if you served chips, queso & guac first, or tortilla soup maybe.
ingredients:
olive oil
corn tortillas (NOT flour)
one half of a bell pepper (i used the green kind because the other colors are more expensive and i like how they taste but, you know, buy a yellow one if you want)
one small sweet onion (yellow is okay, too, i just hate cutting up those muthas 'cause they make me cry)
two cloves garlic (adjust to taste; i really like garlic)
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
half package of firm tofu (i buy the organic nasoyu kind, it's good and you can get it at kroger and food lion)
four eggs (one for each person you're feeding is a good rule of thumb here)
a note on eggs: i used the free-range, organic eggs we've been getting from one of my mom's parishioners who is a farmer. i would definitely recommend using farm-fresh eggs whenever possible, in ANY recipe. better for the environment, the animals, and they taste WORLDS better.
shredded cheese (i enjoy the four-cheese mexican blend by sargento [haha] but asadero by itself would be really good, also more authentic)
sea or kosher salt
hot sauce (optional; i love tapatío like kate moss loves coke)
prep:
slice corn tortillas into one-inch strips, little squares, whatever. beat eggs in a small bowl. finely chop bell pepper. finely mince onion and garlic. you can throw the pepper and onion together to get them out of the way but keep the garlic separate unless you want to be picking little pieces of garlic out of the bowl later. slice tofu into cubes.
instructions:
heat up a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet (this is what you'll make the whole meal in, so make sure it's big enough). throw in the tortilla strips and fry them until they start turning golden-brown. put the strips on a plate with a paper towel on it.
add a bit more oil to the pan. let it get hot, then throw the bell pepper and onion in there (i mean don't THROW them, obviously, just [verb] them in the damn pan without hurting yourself okay). sauté them until soft. add garlic and cook for a minute or so or until you can stick your face over the pan and smell the garlic (until fragrant, etc. etc.) add spices, COOK UNTIL FRAGRANT (and you can play around with these, go crazy! just don't make it so hot that you can't eat it, because that always sucks).
add in the tofu, stir it all up until the tofu is yellow from the turmeric. let that cook for a bit (i didn't time it but it was maybe 5-7 minutes) to let the spices soak into the tofu. i added a bit more oil at this point because it was looking dry.
now that everything is (temperature) hot and smelling great, it's time to add the eggs. fold instead of stirring so the eggs will be nice and pretty (does that distinction make sense to anyone else, i mean i can see it in my head but maybe there is no difference?). add the cheese right after the eggs. i would salt it at this point (i forgot to salt it when i made it last night so, you know, just guessing on that one. it definitely needs some salt though). keep folding until the eggs are all cooked. turn off the heat (oops you know i forgot to tell you how hot; um i think it was medium to medium-high pretty much the whole time). sprinkle the fried tortilla strips on top. SERVE UP THAT SHIT. NOW IS THE TIME FOR HOT SAUCE.
...this is a horribly imprecise recipe but that is how i cook. unless i'm baking, in which case i am like a rogue scientist with a rabid sweet tooth. watch out.
i hope you like this if you try it!
p.s. i'm thinking about doing more stuff like this on this here livejournal - what do you think? more exciting than what i usually write, probably! let me know!
vegetarian migas
recipe should serve four, i have made 2.5 meals out of it porque soy una gordita. you could stretch it out at a dinner party if you served chips, queso & guac first, or tortilla soup maybe.
ingredients:
olive oil
corn tortillas (NOT flour)
one half of a bell pepper (i used the green kind because the other colors are more expensive and i like how they taste but, you know, buy a yellow one if you want)
one small sweet onion (yellow is okay, too, i just hate cutting up those muthas 'cause they make me cry)
two cloves garlic (adjust to taste; i really like garlic)
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
half package of firm tofu (i buy the organic nasoyu kind, it's good and you can get it at kroger and food lion)
four eggs (one for each person you're feeding is a good rule of thumb here)
a note on eggs: i used the free-range, organic eggs we've been getting from one of my mom's parishioners who is a farmer. i would definitely recommend using farm-fresh eggs whenever possible, in ANY recipe. better for the environment, the animals, and they taste WORLDS better.
shredded cheese (i enjoy the four-cheese mexican blend by sargento [haha] but asadero by itself would be really good, also more authentic)
sea or kosher salt
hot sauce (optional; i love tapatío like kate moss loves coke)
prep:
slice corn tortillas into one-inch strips, little squares, whatever. beat eggs in a small bowl. finely chop bell pepper. finely mince onion and garlic. you can throw the pepper and onion together to get them out of the way but keep the garlic separate unless you want to be picking little pieces of garlic out of the bowl later. slice tofu into cubes.
instructions:
heat up a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet (this is what you'll make the whole meal in, so make sure it's big enough). throw in the tortilla strips and fry them until they start turning golden-brown. put the strips on a plate with a paper towel on it.
add a bit more oil to the pan. let it get hot, then throw the bell pepper and onion in there (i mean don't THROW them, obviously, just [verb] them in the damn pan without hurting yourself okay). sauté them until soft. add garlic and cook for a minute or so or until you can stick your face over the pan and smell the garlic (until fragrant, etc. etc.) add spices, COOK UNTIL FRAGRANT (and you can play around with these, go crazy! just don't make it so hot that you can't eat it, because that always sucks).
add in the tofu, stir it all up until the tofu is yellow from the turmeric. let that cook for a bit (i didn't time it but it was maybe 5-7 minutes) to let the spices soak into the tofu. i added a bit more oil at this point because it was looking dry.
now that everything is (temperature) hot and smelling great, it's time to add the eggs. fold instead of stirring so the eggs will be nice and pretty (does that distinction make sense to anyone else, i mean i can see it in my head but maybe there is no difference?). add the cheese right after the eggs. i would salt it at this point (i forgot to salt it when i made it last night so, you know, just guessing on that one. it definitely needs some salt though). keep folding until the eggs are all cooked. turn off the heat (oops you know i forgot to tell you how hot; um i think it was medium to medium-high pretty much the whole time). sprinkle the fried tortilla strips on top. SERVE UP THAT SHIT. NOW IS THE TIME FOR HOT SAUCE.
...this is a horribly imprecise recipe but that is how i cook. unless i'm baking, in which case i am like a rogue scientist with a rabid sweet tooth. watch out.
i hope you like this if you try it!
p.s. i'm thinking about doing more stuff like this on this here livejournal - what do you think? more exciting than what i usually write, probably! let me know!
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- Current Music:The Strokes - Someday | Powered by Last.fm
well, see, there were these overalls. two pairs of them actually, because i was trying to rock the artsy-hippie-don't-care-about-fashion look (i was thirteen and desperate for a label). i also had this tendency to run across the street. i couldn't just calmly jaywalk, no. i had to sprint, often in front of trucks that could have turned me to jelly (many of which had some choice words and gestures for me as i leaped in front of their vehicles). it actually used to be a point of pride for me to count how many times i had almost been hit by a car in one day. so it was lunchtime one day and we were walking to astrid's like usual so i did my usual sprint across capitol avenue (i am almost positive that's what street that was, please correct me if i'm wrong but BE NICE), and someone (pretty sure it was astrid, maybe omm) commented on the fact that i was wearing overalls and running by calling me running farmer. the name stuck, and here we are :)
looking back, i find it kind of funny that i actually ended up running cross country sophomore year and learning how to horseback ride (complete with overalls!) sometime around then, too. i actually would really love to be a farmer. funny how i grew into that nickname.
here are some things that i learned over thanksgiving break. i thought that i would share my knowledge.
- all attractive southern baptist men are either engaged or married. beyond that, they are all republican.
- if you would like some unfounded positive affirmation, grow up in a family obsessed with appearances and then lose eight pounds by being too busy to eat. jaws will drop!
- you can effectively destroy hopes sparked by the accidental weight loss by eating continuously for five days. you'll get some strange stares or editorial comments, but that's just the disappointment setting in. they'll be back to their hopeless condescending selves in just a moment.
- the minute you begin having a Very Interesting Internet Conversation, all wireless routers within a five-mile radius will sputter to a halt. you will be reduced to whispering sweet nothings to your laptop and contorting yourself next to the front door of your grandmother's house in a fruitless attempt to regain a signal.
- there is no way to avoid the "do you have a boyfriend?" question. your fundamental christian relatives are beginning to believe that there may be something wrong with you, like obesity or body odor or lesbianism. admitting that the latter is, in fact, the case may be the only way to get rid of this problem (contradicting my earlier statement, i know). proceed with caution, however: some grandfathers have hearts that cannot withstand this admission.
- conversations about UFOs will naturally evolve into a discourse about the end of the world (including but not limited to zombies, nuclear fallout, and december 21, 2012). if you have the great pleasure of spending the holidays with a naturally hysterical grandmother, remember that this conversation has the power to send her into a fit of tearful panic like no one but you has ever seen. enjoy this show: the world will end soon.
i hope you all had a nice thanksgiving break. i am definitely enjoying the snow and the fact that i now have a winter coat to wear while i am in it.
- all attractive southern baptist men are either engaged or married. beyond that, they are all republican.
- if you would like some unfounded positive affirmation, grow up in a family obsessed with appearances and then lose eight pounds by being too busy to eat. jaws will drop!
- you can effectively destroy hopes sparked by the accidental weight loss by eating continuously for five days. you'll get some strange stares or editorial comments, but that's just the disappointment setting in. they'll be back to their hopeless condescending selves in just a moment.
- the minute you begin having a Very Interesting Internet Conversation, all wireless routers within a five-mile radius will sputter to a halt. you will be reduced to whispering sweet nothings to your laptop and contorting yourself next to the front door of your grandmother's house in a fruitless attempt to regain a signal.
- there is no way to avoid the "do you have a boyfriend?" question. your fundamental christian relatives are beginning to believe that there may be something wrong with you, like obesity or body odor or lesbianism. admitting that the latter is, in fact, the case may be the only way to get rid of this problem (contradicting my earlier statement, i know). proceed with caution, however: some grandfathers have hearts that cannot withstand this admission.
- conversations about UFOs will naturally evolve into a discourse about the end of the world (including but not limited to zombies, nuclear fallout, and december 21, 2012). if you have the great pleasure of spending the holidays with a naturally hysterical grandmother, remember that this conversation has the power to send her into a fit of tearful panic like no one but you has ever seen. enjoy this show: the world will end soon.
i hope you all had a nice thanksgiving break. i am definitely enjoying the snow and the fact that i now have a winter coat to wear while i am in it.
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