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This is an interesting food article from Poynter Online: In a nutshell, the piece falls under the category "agricultural reporting" and points out the various struggles people are experiencing with rising food prices.
Here's just an example:
The article is well-written, with good links, and worth a read.
I finally had my Cobb Salad on Monday night. It was heaven-sent, satisfying me completely. No time for food photos – I wolfed it down quite unceremoniously. I loaded up on extra avocado, bacon and chicken so it was a double delight.
Another treat on Tuesday included a large serving of Brussels Sprouts. I love the little cabbages dearly, especially with a pat of butter of lots of pepper. Before my surgery, pepper was a no-no for almost eight years so I gladly showered the greens liberally and enjoyed the meal.
Although unrelated, I have to say I'm glad the last two contenders on Hell's Kitchen are Christina and Petrozza. Hell's Kitchen is one of the few "reality" television shows I care to view, and I've watched the entire season with interest.
Who would I like to see win the big prize (which is the senior chef position at Gordon Ramsay's new London West Hollywood restaurant)? Despite his frequent sloppiness and forgetfulness, I think Petrozza fits the bill. We'll see when the season finale airs next Tuesday.
I've never been one to extol the virtues of frozen dinners. Aside from Marie Callender's pot pies, frozen dinners these days are nothing to commemorate. Sodium content in the prepackaged meals is horrendous, and the health value of most leaves a lot to be desired.
However, over the last few days I had the occasion to sample two of Boston Market's Frozen dinners: country fried chicken and parmesan chicken.
Both dinners were excellent. The vegetables that came with the country fried chicken (quartered red potatoes with skins and green beans) tasted as if they had been frozen fresh, and the flavor of the meat was surprisingly enjoyable. The parmesan chicken was tender with a light tomato sauce, another surprise because I always find chicken breast meat to be dry and uninspiring.
Grilling tips from Kikkoman:
I know everyone has a gazillion grilling tips of their own, but it never hurts to have a few more.
I was a veritable glutton yesterday. My appetite has slowly been coming back – bits here and there of Shepherd's Pie, toast, ham – but it was all done in pick fashion. I wasn't really interested in eating; I was merely trying to keep a degree of strength at hand.
I awoke yesterday morning sore as usual – but not as much so – and I was simply ravenous. Even though it was Father's Day, my Dad prepared homemade sourdough hotcakes, ham and hash browns. I devoured every bit on my plate. Later, no one felt like cooking so instead we opted for a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. I had a little of everything: two chicken legs, one biscuit, a small mound of mashed potatoes with gravy, and a big scoop of coleslaw. I ate every bit of that, too, and I felt marvelous afterward.
Today I'm not so famished so perhaps I just needed the boost. Whatever the case, I definitely think I'm on the right side of mending.
During my stay in the hospital and for a few days after I came home, I dreamt of the weirdest things while I was in a medicated fog. First it was fish and chips, gloriously devoid of grease, and then it was a plain chicken hotdog, and finally a tall glass of iced coffee.
But not just any glass of iced coffee. In my dream, I enacted the recipe as well. I took a long shot of cold black coffee mixed with liquid Coffee Mate, a pinch of sugar and a drop of vanilla and then stirred before adding two ice cubes. This was in my dream, mind you, but it was so vivid I had to try it.
So this morning I did. The concoction tasted just as good in the flesh as it did in my Hydrocodone-laced mind.
Thursday, 3 July 2008: Several cups of coffee, leftover chicken pot pie, ¼ turkey sandwich, two pumpkin cookies, and one glass of Arizona Iced Tea with Lemon.
©2008 Appetizing Muse
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