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Hangover Cure: Food and Naps September 1, 2008

Posted by sicatmeow in Fun Gadgets, Recipes.
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You know how when you wake up after a night of sampling lots of alcohol, your body seems to think that by adding more toxic shiv to it, it’s gonna make it all better? Yeah. Somehow, we think that a greezy meal is going to “soak up” the alcohol? Well? Not so much. Regardless though, R needed a bit a home lovin to cure what was ailing him. (Ok, fine, it was me.)

Not usually my thing, I set out to cook a nice breakfast. I call it: Eggs.

First, lemme tell you about this nifty ass gadget that makes the egg look like a dome. It’s a silicone egg cup that floats in boiling water. When the pot is covered, the egg is steamed and damn, you got yourself a healthy egg. And if you do it right (unlike my first attempt), you get poached eggs where the yoke is all running and shnotty. yum. Check these cute cups out.

Here is the recipe for two:

2 slices of good country bread, sourdough, pumpernickle or white all work
1/4 lb sliced lox
capers to taste
fresh dill, a few sprigs
4 eggs (dudes. pay the extra buck fitty and buy cage-free eggs.)
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil

Toast two thick slices of bread. Lay some lox down. Sprinkle with capers. Add your dill. Top with 2 eggs each. Salt. Pepper. Eat. Go back to bed.

By the way, you can poach your eggs any way you want. If you do use these kind of cups, lightly oil them so the eggs slide out. If you want your eggs to have yoke, cook them for 5 minutes. You can also make poaches eggs by just dropping them in a shallow pan of water with a glug of vinegar at a low boil. You’ll get some awesomely ugly poached eggs. You can also use fried, soft boiled or hard boiled eggs in this recipe. No matter what, you’re not going to lose.

From Waste of Space to Fillin My Belly: Chilled Cucumber Soup August 21, 2008

Posted by sicatmeow in Health, Recipes.
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Our favorite fancy friends like doing fancy things. That’s cool. R and I like fancy too. We went to Saul. I hated the teeny tiny portions but I loved loved the canape of Chilled Cucumber Soup. Now, in the past I have been known to say that cucumbers are a waste of stomach space. But mush them shivs up, add some cream and salt and you got yourself a winner. I found a good ol recipe and threw it together. Check yourself:

4 major cucumbers (like, the kind that make you feel embarrassed a little), peeled, seeded, chopped
1 clove of garlic
1 cup of milk
1 cup of sour cream
1/2 cup of fresh mint, minced
1/2 cup of fresh dill, minced
1/2 cup of fresh flat leaf parsley, minced
cayenne to taste
sliced scallions for garnish

First things first, get a handle on your cuke. (giggle. remember the eggplants?)

Next, mash your garlic into half the salt creating a paste on the cutting board with a knife. This is real fun and easy to do and makes you feel like michael chiarello. When all your stuff is chopped, toss everything into a blender (you may have to do batches, so dole out the liquids accordingly) and pulse till you get a smooth consistency. When blended all nice, put into covered bowl and refrigerate for an hour. Serve with scallion and spoon. Eat and feel healthy. Dont try to make out cause your bref be all garlicy.