You know some German: “Wem sagen Sie das?”
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Oh look. It’s Friday.
Oh look. She’s back to her usual meal.
Oh look. It’s still a good choice for Friday night.
Large steak tip, cooked to a perfect medium rare.
Drizzled with Ballymaloe steak sauce.
Half a baked tater with TPSTOB&SC.
Steamed asparagus.
Plenty of wine.
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Nice . I’m having traeger chicken thighs. Potato salad , Cole slaw . Tomorrow is the day I get to take all the personal belongings of the tenant to the dump . Victory . I raised a glass of wine to a picture of my parents and thanked them .
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Filet of beef on the grill with some of the last of the summer veg. Marinated mozzarella, tomatoes and olives with fresh basil. Grilled zucchini.
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Shoulda just gone to @LindaWhit’s with a bottle of wine…!
But instead. Late dinner after insanely timed tests that required not eating, so I was ready to eat my arm by the time I was done. Stopped by one grocery store, closed, then the other, to get a roll so I could make a sandwich from the last of the pot roast. Delay was annoying, sandwich was delicious.
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Last night’s dinner was Thai with a group of Onions. What we ate is here.
Came home and finished the panna cotta tart I’m taking to a potluck tomorrow, plus mini fish cutlets which were more work than anticipated because I had foolishly not accounted for how long pan-frying 4 dozen of them would take. Will post pics of both tomorrow when they’re plated – I was too exhausted by the time I got done.
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Omurice - fried rice with chicken, onion, mushrooms, carrots, peas, ketchup, and oyster sauce topped with a 3 egg omelette and slightly thinned Japanese style demi-glace from a jar.
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Last night’s movie* sucked, but at least my craving for Woks of Life Scallion Beef was satisfied. There were G & T’s.
*We have been watching one horror movie per night starting in late September since Halloween is our favorite holiday. Last night we watched Halloween Ends. Awful. Spare yourself if you can.
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Check out “The Innocents” or “Old People” some time. We’re big horror fans, and these were… something.
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I did see “The Innocents” years ago. I’m a fan of horror across all decades, but I do have a thing for movies before the “Slasher Era”, so to speak. Price, Cushing, Lee, etc. This fall I have covered a century of horror, from “Nosferatu” (1922) to “Halloween Ends” (2022).
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The one I am talking about is from 2021, so perhaps you’re thinking of a different one. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4028464/
Blumhouse makes good horror flicks, too. And if you haven’t seen “Becky,” you must.
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I thought you were referring to the 1961 film. I will have to check that out!
It reaffirmed my decision not to procreate, for sure. And unfortunately, there is a pet scene (I figured I’ll warn you, bc I don’t deal with that shit well). Thus the existence of this website: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/ 
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So does Jamie Lee Curtis die?!
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Driving almost all day picking up stuff for work. But I got everything I needed, including for the Halloween Costume Contest several of the new kids wanted to have at work, as well as a reverse Trick or Treat.
Took out shrimp to defrost and tossed them with olive oil and The Spice and Tea Exchange Island Sweet Spice Blend and some dried tarragon.
Sautéed a minced shallot in olive oil and butter, added maybe 2 Tbsp of white wine and 1/2 tsp of lemon juice and reduced, added the shrimp and cooked 1 minute over side. Removed the shrimp, added 1 Tbsp of heavy cream, blended, added the shrimp back in, and plated on Near East rice pilaf with buttered green beans alongside.
There WAS wine.
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We enjoyed another fabulous dinner at James on Main in Hackettstown, NJ, including char siu pork tenderloin and smoked pork belly; wood fired chorizo sausage with avocado mousse; duck confit with braised red cabbage; mushroom panzanella salad; endive and apple salad with crushed hazelnuts; wood fired Gulf shrimp with butternut squash risotto; and an incredible dessert of butternut squash inside of a pumpkin with miso and other delectable ingredients. It all went great with an excellent Malbec and cabernet.
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Three dump runs from the front property rental . Officially over . Held the tenant personal property for 15 days
Wine , Ribs on the traeger, baked beans, corn off the cob sauteed in butter. Cheers.
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I’ve had my eye on this Ditalini with Lentils and Shrimp recipe from Lidia Bastianich for a while. This is a good transitional fall soup - the seafood makes it light, but the lentils add enough heft and body to combat the falling temperatures. I also added a pound of cubed cod with the shrimp and basil and a little extra olive oil at the end.
This makes a ton, especially for two people, so we’ll probably eat this through at least Tuesday. I expect it will get even better over night in the fridge!
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Looks and sounds good, healthy eating too!
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Was completely undecided about dinner tonight, so around 4pm, I decided on quiche and took out a Pillsbury pie crust, caramelized onions, and some Monterey Jack from the freezer.
Blind-baked the crust, and while it was baking, whupped up 4 room temp eggs, 1/4 cup of leftover buttermilk, 3/4 cup heavy cream, grated Monterey Jack cheese, roasted asparagus and the caramelized onions, sauteed pancetta, dried thyme, minced fresh parsley, s/p, and Aleppo pepper.
Baked at 375° for 45 minutes (with foil around the edges to prevent the crust from burning), and it was dinner after resting for 15 minutes.
With wine.
Made a cinnamon-sugar topped apple cake to bring in to work tomorrow. It wasn’t until it was all mixed and in the oven that I realized there was no salt included as part of the dry goods for the cake batter in the recipe. Usually there’s a half tsp or so. We’ll see how it is tomorrow. If it sucks, I’ll throw it out. Although I suspect the ravening hordes will eat it up anyway.
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