Simplicity dinner.
After a long day out and about yesterday, Sami crashed in the car on the way home. (We’re talking 5 PM – not a convenient or particularly healthy time for a crash, so needless to say a) I didn’t wind up being able to accept the impromptu dinner invitation we received and b) she woke up practically in the middle of the night hungry for dinner.)
At actual dinner time, I was alone and brought near to the brink of starvation by my own drive not only to feed myself but to somehow be creative about it. I wound up throwing a salad together from rinsed spring mix from our CSA box, some strawberries and a few crushed walnuts, and a home made vinaigrette.
Not quite the satisfying dinner I was looking for, but at least it was attractive looking and probably a #2 on a scale of creativity where 0 is boring as hell and 10 is mindblowing delicious creative artiness. Nonetheless, after this bowl of yum, I was still craving substance.
I cooked up some split peas (didn’t have any lentils in the house) then drained them, tossed them in a tablespoon of vinaigrette, added salt and pepper and chopped in some Irish cheese. Again with the not terribly creative, but what it lacked in originality it sure made up for in satisfaction and in flavor.
I have so much to write about, things with actual substance, and they are so large that I can’t get them out here when I want them. Instead I am holding place with some minutiae, though I suspect it’s in the minutiae that people find the unexpected interesting nuggets of writing that bring me back to others’ blogs. C’est la vie. I offered this by way of lame near-apology; I hope that my “off” posts offer some level of sustenance even if they’re not the masterpieces I hope to be writing. If you’re still reading here, thanks for giving me audience. This blog is as much for me as it is for you.
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How long did it take you to cook the split peas?
I woulda gobbled all that up… I’ve been eating fairly veg lately and it’s fun… In addition to my 3 bottles of wine I shared with my friend Mei-Lon… HAHAHAH.
Anyway. Yeah, sounds like a good dinner to me.
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