Musings

Of course, I have no idea what the last meal was of Paddy-who-became-St_Paddy.

Being far more Orange-men than Irishmen, we didn’t wear green…or drink green beer. Of course, we’re not Catholic either…so there ya go.

As to food, we had a green salad (say: sah-LAHD), and braised pork over left-over rice with some carrots stirred in. I tried to do crock-pot BBQ, but it came out VERY wet, hence braised. It was good, but not even a fake version of BBQ.

Vaguely Irish in concept, but not in meat (pork not mutton) or in flavors (BBQ not…root veg). Then, there are those New-World tomatoes….

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Sometimes I feel like a lone tortellini in a world of mini-raviolis.

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Not sure what to write about; I’m immersed in an embarrassment of riches.

Above, Xocolatl hazelnut-chocolate spread on Walker’s shortbread, topped with fresh raspberries. Spectacular simple dessert….

And this, well, the redbuds are opening. Even though I took a happy photo.

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Fried oyster plate. Two sides: cole slaw and green pea casserole.

Had to try the latter because I didn’t think I’d had it in any version, plus the waitress said it had bacon in it.

Recipe is pretty close to mac-cheese minus most of the pasta and substitute about one-quarter that volume with peas; vary the flavorings a bit by adding a few sautéed onion slices and some crushed, fried-up bacon.

Now I can say I’ve tried it, and skip it the next time.

Reflected sunset light from a dark parking lot behind shipping containers used for storage. I particularly like the security light, its pole and electrical lines.

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First, I sautéed mushrooms. Then I chopped veg, got a pot of rice going, and started the iron skillet heating. Finally, I threw it together. The latter is the step that some recipes would indicate takes something like five minutes. For me, it’s more like fifteen.

Here’s the final plate. The seared tuna steak is under the green onions on the right side.

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Today we repeatedly juxtaposed old and new, sun and shadow. We didn’t set out to do that…it just…happened.

We drove a stretch of the Old Dixie Highway, and saw a bit of Old Dixie, noting eroded soils, falling-down wooden buildings, weeds in droves, aging pecan groves, and rising fire-ant hills.

We also wound through back streets of Social Circle and Madison, trying to avoid the new construction and the upscale. We went by the HS of SC and saw the football players dispersing after practice, all headed, one by one, to jacked up shiny pickups. Where has all that money come from?

The highlight was visiting the new-old house of family (see cat in “cat-through”), and attending a dinner celebrating ninety big years.

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Let me lead with the headline: we ate our longevity noodles just like you’re supposed to for Chinese New Year (I bet they don’t use the C word). The trick is that the noodles have to be long and you can’t bite them, hence the slurping stereotype. And long life.

Did get out; did find some sunshine.

Also discovered a sleeping duck on the newly landscaped lawn, contravening the friendly sign.

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These crocuses surprised me—seems pretty darned early for them, even in ATL. (#notmyyard #notmygarden)

The sign says “open,” but the restaurant’s really closed and for lease. It’s not that I’m a skeptic!—it really is!

This is just a simple, organic beauty shot, the kind I like so well…in this case, gleaming chestnuts from China.

Today’s a Random-Topic Friday in this little spot on the web.

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I don’t mean close-up with a microscope, but at close range with the eye. Here are two fruits: rambutan and guanabana. Both tropical.

And here are two fishes, dried butter fish and scad (fresh). I am not familiar with either, whether they’re marine or fresh-water, and what part of the world they’re native to. (And I’m not G00gling them now….)

My ignorance is thoroughly revealed.

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We returned to the favorite Chinese restaurant, and had the homemade noodles we’d had before, but all the other dishes were different. Plus, mid-day on weekends, they have additional offerings that are more…labor-intensive? Anyway, these were something like BBQ steamed buns, or hum bao (my guess on spelling; I know bao is the steamed bun part).

Then, we walked about a third of the way around Green Lake to stretch our legs and get our big luncheon to settle into our toes (or something). And back. Parts had a skim of ice, even after mid-day and in the sunshine….

After that, we whiled away the afternoon at the new Star Wars movie. Lots of wars. Or several battles in one war. Plot twists. H_Ford family-talking with now-General Leia. Too many annihilations for me….

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