Missing the lipless
Let’s begin with the lack of a post earlier this week. Because we have two teenage boys my priorities, cooking-wise, are often different than someone who doesn’t have to feed two hungry bears. But the boys are finicky bears. For instance, Dexter won’t eat pasta with red sauce and Alex used to eat leftovers…but now (as of Tuesday) refuses to. Monday I made a batch of pasta with my standard red sauce. Because it’s Alex’s favorite, I made a big batch so that he could eat it for a few days. Tuesday came and I was going to make some risotto (totally blogable) but I had to help Dexter clean out his locker at school (toxic waste…think superfund site) so it didn’t happen…we had falafels…Dexter’s favorite.
Wednesday found me pressed for time and obligated to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies (not very blogable). Since Alex wouldn’t eat leftover pasta, GH and I snarfed it down …it went really well with the 2007 Beaujolais. Delicious but still not much to blog about.
Somewhere along the way I realized that my ipod didn’t have my favorite sleepy music, Steve Reich’s Music For 18 Musicians. Then my ipod got all snarly and I had to reset it to it’s factory default settings. Since I switched to Ubuntu and the world of open-source I’ve been blissfully happy…all my software needs have been met to a point well beyond my expectations. Except for this issue…I just couldn’t get my music to show up on my ipod…and I really wanted to listen to The Shins. For two days I bravely battled this problem and then today GH swooped in, and as I made dinner (3 pizzas) he fixed it. Thank god…it’s now loaded with all my favorites from Ali Farka Toure to Wilco…and I’m so much happier because I can slip my ipod into my pocket, wedge the ebuds into my ears, and do whatever I want, to my own personal soundtrack.
The pizza was extra good this time. I heeded a reader’s tip and baked it at 450F and placed the parchment directly on the oven rack. I used the back of a cookie sheet to transfer it to the rack and it worked like a charm. So dear reader…you’re a genius.
Lastly, I must confess that I would feel so much better if I could get a fresh hit of The Daily Show…perhaps just a “moment of zen” or something schmaltzy. But I support the WGA one hundred percent.
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that pizza looks amazing! I think the girls and I will be making pizza this weekend for sure! (or at least picking one up from the local joint!)
wow! those photos look fab. and that pizza looks nice and crispy, just how i like it. i may have to try out that method. :-)
Beautiful pizza photo…