I'm bored. That makes it an excellent time for Random Question Day. Got random questions? I've got random answers. (Possibly also carefully-constructed nonrandom answers. Depends how interesting the question is.)
Well, if it resists then obviously you need to go back and work on the basic desensitization more. Try starting from the beginning in a different location.
Though this time of year I might go for sun-dried tomatoes on the bruschetta, unless you have a tomato-based sauce for the ravioli. I like sun-dried tomatoes.
(I recommend either a pesto or a cream sauce with squash ravioli, though.)
Yes, like tiger_spot, I am making a little note too. I wonder where to get dried sour cherries around here....
(I also wish to complain that the evening after you posted this, it was my turn to make dinner, and I looked at the rather-bare larder and asked Theresa for ideas, and got "squash ravioli with gorgonzola sauce", and a very sad look when I pointed out that neither were the ingredients on hand sufficient for such, nor was there time to make ravioli. "But, but, squash ravioli with gorgonzola! It would be tasty!" I was told.)
(But someday we will make squash ravioli, on a weekend when there is time, and it will indeed be tasty. So all is good. Better than good.)
In addition to removing the midribs, squish up the kale in your hands to soften it; it is nicer to eat that way. I use bigger chunks of toasted bread than crumbs, maybe half-inch roughly-cubes, and add sunflower seeds 'cos they're yummy.
Although last week we were out of sunflower seeds and I put unsalted pistachios on my brassica salad instead. Oh. That was an idea whose time had come.
Tusks. Avoid elephant; they're not sustainable. Boar is best, though you can use walrus for a zesty seafood flavor. Thinly slice the tusks and toss with kale. You now have tusk and kale salad.
(My mom used to buy this mix for Tuscan Bean Soup. The first time we had it, we asked what it was, and it sure sounded like she said "tusk and bean soup" until further explanation was given.)
1. Probably you are just an unlucky introvert. Have you tried asking your friends to introduce you to eligible persons of your general preferences? It's old-fashioned but reasonably likely to result in a pleasant evening. Or you could move out to the Bay Area; that seems to work for a lot of people.
2. Ooh! I know this! Prune juice isn't really juice in the same way that, say, orange juice is. It's made by taking the prunes (dried already) and stewing them in water, so it's more like an extract or sort of fruit tea.
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Date: 2012-02-01 01:19 am (UTC)(I recommend either a pesto or a cream sauce with squash ravioli, though.)
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Date: 2012-02-06 09:39 pm (UTC)(I also wish to complain that the evening after you posted this, it was my turn to make dinner, and I looked at the rather-bare larder and asked Theresa for ideas, and got "squash ravioli with gorgonzola sauce", and a very sad look when I pointed out that neither were the ingredients on hand sufficient for such, nor was there time to make ravioli. "But, but, squash ravioli with gorgonzola! It would be tasty!" I was told.)
(But someday we will make squash ravioli, on a weekend when there is time, and it will indeed be tasty. So all is good. Better than good.)
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Date: 2012-02-06 11:35 pm (UTC)As for dried sour cherries, I would expect them to be with raisins and things in the cereal aisle, but if they're not, try a co-op or a Whole Foods.
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Date: 2012-02-01 04:23 pm (UTC)In addition to removing the midribs, squish up the kale in your hands to soften it; it is nicer to eat that way. I use bigger chunks of toasted bread than crumbs, maybe half-inch roughly-cubes, and add sunflower seeds 'cos they're yummy.
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Date: 2012-02-01 04:58 pm (UTC)Although last week we were out of sunflower seeds and I put unsalted pistachios on my brassica salad instead. Oh. That was an idea whose time had come.
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Date: 2012-02-06 06:42 am (UTC)(My mom used to buy this mix for Tuscan Bean Soup. The first time we had it, we asked what it was, and it sure sounded like she said "tusk and bean soup" until further explanation was given.)
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Date: 2012-02-01 04:35 am (UTC)As for the second one: a warrior's drink.
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Date: 2012-02-01 04:32 pm (UTC)2. Ooh! I know this! Prune juice isn't really juice in the same way that, say, orange juice is. It's made by taking the prunes (dried already) and stewing them in water, so it's more like an extract or sort of fruit tea.
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