It’s the first set of fingerless gloves of the season, started in
Detroit. Why am I knitting in Detroit? My plane is broken, and I’m
waiting for the new plane to be ready. Ho hum.
At least it’s more fodder for Helpful Paws.
Meatless meat pie
All families, I think, have those meals that are quintessential. For my family, one of those meals is meat pie. It’s a leftover-made meal, made from last night’s beef roast and potatoes.
When my sister had her baby she requested it as a meal I made for her, and this version was a vegetarian, from-scratch, need-to-make-gravy version. I roasted vegetables, and made the pastry crust. Then I made a roux with miso paste.
Since my sis was off onions and garlic (sulphur = gassy baby), I was worried that it would be bland. Luckily, our family’s recipe IS bland, so it tasted juuuuust right.
Savory Meat Pie
Make the crust a few hours or the night beforehand:
Sift together 1 c. flour, 1 T. sugar, 1.2 tsp. salt. Cut in 6 T. butter. Mix 1 egg yolk, 1 1/2 T. lemon juice, 1 T. water. Blend into dry ingredients. Dough will be soft. Chill. Roll out on lightly floured board.
Make the filling:
Saute in hot fat…
1/4 c. chopped onion
2 T. chopped green pepper
Combine in 2 qt. baking dish with…
2 c. diced cooked meat (beef, lamb, veal from leftover roast)
2 c. diced cooked vegetables (fresh or leftover, such as carrots, celery, peas, corn, turnips, parsnips)
1 1/2 to 2 c. well seasoned gravy thinned with milk or stock
Heat in hot oven (425 degrees) for 15 min. Take out, and cover with pastry crust. Have mixture hot when topping goes on to insure a thoroughly baked top crust. Cut slits in top for steam to escape. Bake until golden brown (20 min?).
Temp: 425
Time: Bake about 20 min.
Amount: 6 servings
Day 17
Today, Felix is 17 days old. I slept all through the night, so I don’t
know if he kept my sister up all night.
I’m back at the Java Hut, for some workity workity before a grocery
run and then Felix’s first trip to the farm. I wonder if he’ll want to
pick apples and pet the cows.
Babyville, Iowa
I’m at the Java Hut in downtown Iowa City, working. I worked a little this afternoon, but mostly spent time with my sister and her new baby Felix. He’s so so so tiny (16-days-old tiny). I don’t know that I’ve seen such a tiny baby in a long time. Maybe since my brother and sister came home from the hospital, which was nearly 26 years ago.
My sister isn’t big on photos being on the internet, so I’m respecting her wishes. I do plan on asking her if once we take a really nice portrait, she’ll let me post it. She may say no, so don’t get your hopes up, internet friends.
Come work with me, and LibraryThing!
LibraryThing, my kick-ass jobbity, is looking for a few new people.
In fact, they’re offering $1000 worth of books to whomever finds them a new employee! So, think about who you know who fills any of these spots:
* Hacker. We’re looking for PHP hacker, JavaScript genius and library-data experience. We hope we get two of three.
* Graphic designer/user-experience guru. Experience designing for data-rich sites like LibraryThing a must.
* Brainy, overworked assistant. Smart, flexible, organized, relentless—willing to do both high-level (strategic analysis) and low-level (send-out-these-CueCats) work. The job is non-technical, but you need to be super-comfortable around computers.
The catch? They need to live around Portland … Maine. I love going there – it’s a gorgeous town, and it’s less expensive than going to work for a high-profile .com in Boston (let me tell you). Boston is a two hours away by train, and these people get to work with ME! What could be better?
Kartoffel
Last night Michele came over, and we had breakfast for dinner. Gluten-free pancakes and pumpkin butter, sausages, and tiny little potatoes from the garden. The potatoes were fried in oil with salt, pepper, rosemary, Webers mustard, and maple syrup.
I keep thinking about the potatoes. I think I’m in love with the potatoes. I may make them again for lunch. We have so many tiny potatoes, I could eat them every day for a week.
From the garden, mini edition
I hadn’t downloaded the photos from my camera since July. If you’re interested, you can catch up on all the Wadsgreen shenanigans at my Flickr. Here are the things that have happened (pictorially):
* Stella’s birthday party, with booze and cupcakes, then trespassing on an abandoned dock in Eastie for a view of the skyline
* A surprise vacation for Jason to Ann Arbor to see some of his favorite people
* Gratuitous cat photos
* Chillaxing with Steph and Ollie, including an amazing fritatta and a bonus trip to the dog beach
* Watching the DNC speeches with the friends with whom I watched the ’04 debates
* Driving from Chicago directly into a plate full of steak and corn, fresh off the grill
* Going to my 11-year high school reunion, which had a 30% attendance rate
* Bonding with long-lost high school friends over the Twilight trilogy
* Learning about this fun game that includes $10 worth of equipment from Lowes and some frisbees. I rank it higher than corn hole.
One potato rules them all.
From the garden
I hadn’t downloaded the photos from my camera since July. If you’re interested, you can catch up on all the Wadsgreen shenanigans at my Flickr. Here are the things that have happened (pictorially):
* Stella’s birthday party, with booze and cupcakes, then trespassing on an abandoned dock in Eastie for a view of the skyline
* A surprise vacation for Jason to Ann Arbor to see some of his favorite people
* Gratuitous cat photos
* Chillaxing with Steph and Ollie, including an amazing fritatta and a bonus trip to the dog beach
* Watching the DNC speeches with the friends with whom I watched the ’04 debates
* Driving from Chicago directly into a plate full of steak and corn, fresh off the grill
* Going to my 11-year high school reunion, which had a 30% attendance rate
* Bonding with long-lost high school friends over the Twilight trilogy
* Learning about this fun game that includes $10 worth of equipment from Lowes and some frisbees. I rank it higher than corn hole.
Headerup
I hadn’t downloaded the photos from my camera since July. If you’re interested, you can catch up on all the Wadsgreen shenanigans at my Flickr. Here are the things that have happened (pictorially):
* Stella’s birthday party, with booze and cupcakes, then trespassing on an abandoned dock in Eastie for a view of the skyline
* A surprise vacation for Jason to Ann Arbor to see some of his favorite people
* Gratuitous cat photos
* Chillaxing with Steph and Ollie, including an amazing fritatta and a bonus trip to the dog beach
* Watching the DNC speeches with the friends with whom I watched the ’04 debates
* Driving from Chicago directly into a plate full of steak and corn, fresh off the grill
* Going to my 11-year high school reunion, which had a 30% attendance rate
* Bonding with long-lost high school friends over the Twilight trilogy
* Learning about this fun game that includes $10 worth of equipment from Lowes and some frisbees. I rank it higher than corn hole.
Lucky Dog (and cat)
My friend Michele has been busting her ass to start a responsible, sustainable, organic pet store. She’s succeeded, and now you can go bask in the joy that is Lucky Dog Organics! Michele has the wise combination of an eye for cute aesthetics, and a firm view on what’s actually good for your animal.
I can tell you firsthand that Stellaaa loves the bonito flakes.
We’re holding off giving Ms. Physics VonBarf her cake, since she seems to TOTALLY FREAK OUT about catnip.
