The Late Afternoon, Country Back Roads, Picture Show

I bought ingredients to make shrimp curry last night, so of course all I want to eat today is a cheeseburger.  There is very little in the culinary world that compares with the contrasting simplicity of fresh, raw onions atop warm, juicy, (and bloody of course) ground beef.  Add a squirt of ketchup and mustard to remind me of my childhood. 

            I want barbecue, and tacos.  And basically everything that I don’t have in my freezer right now, because I’m just not in the mood for ham or sausage.  (The sausage I’m actually saving for summer camping—made out like a bandit at Best of the Wurst last month.) 

            Right now the shrimp is thawing, and the coconut milk is firming up in the fridge.  When I get home I will sauté the shrimp with garlic and shallots in coconut oil while the curry paste and coconut milk melt in a crock pot with fish sauce and chicken stock.  I like to slice up a red bell pepper into cute thin strips, and grate a few carrots in the mix.  And of course, tons of cilantro and garlic chili paste to top it off.  Cilantro and Sriracha on everything, please. 

 

A Lesson in Boning, or I've Got a Bone to Pick

And now, boys and girls, it’s time for a little segment I like to call . . . “What am I Gonna Do with All this Fucking Ham?” 

December 20  

7:21am, received from boss at the day job

Good morning!!  Random question of the day… 

7:22am, received from boss at the day job

Do u like ham? 

7:25am, sent to boss at the day job

Good morning!  Of course I like ham, it’s meat =P