Archive for January 16th, 2008
Every time I turn around, my boyfriend, Chris, seems to be chomping on something or another…but he must have the metabolism of a gerbil…because the boy never gains a pound, and is the skinniest boy alive I think.
Amazingly though, with all his eating, he is not really all that into food. In fact, he is down right food apathetic. He eats to survive…because his body requires it. Dinner time is matter of fact…it doesn’t matter to him whether he is eating a peanut butter sandwich or a chicken dinner I’ve spent the entire day cooking…which is kind of why I haven’t really cooked for him much during our year of dating. It seems a waste of time and energy, to prepare something amazing, when the boy could be just as happy eating a frozen pizza. (hee).
Which means, we tend to eat out. A lot. (Too much).
We have our old standbys…(El Nibble Nook…Siam Spicy…etc)…but once in a while, I get him to bust out and try something new with me.
The other evening, we went to a little restaurant just a few miles from his house. It’s in a little strip mall in West Bloomfield, tucked away.
But don’t be fooled by the strip mall exterior. This restuarant served me one of the best (if not THEE best) piece of tuna I have ever eaten. (the photo is from my phone camera, and doesn’t do it justice). It was a sashimi grade cut of tuna steak…seasoned with a smoky, peppery concoction, and seared to perfection. It was then sliced into strips, and served rare with a side of sushi rice and some sautéed bok choy, and a soy-based dipping sauce that was the perfect pairing. The tuna was literally…LIKE BUTTA, as they say. And as much as I tried, I could not help myself from eating the entire thing. (It was huge!)
Chris ordered the old standby of General Tso’s Chicken. It was the crispiest coated chicken ever, (just how I like it), with a juicy tender morsel of chicken inside. It was coated with a sweet (but not too sweet) sauce, with just the right amount of seasoning and heat, and a side of broccoli. It wasn’t too saucy, so you could actually taste the chicken…and not drown in the sauce.
We also enjoyed salads with Wasabi dressing. A little spicy for my taste…but very good if you like it hot.
The dessert was disappointing. We had the chocolate lava cake, which was a luke-warm gooey mess. More like chocolate pudding, instead of a cake with a molten center. Not the best of endings, but that tuna was so good, I can easily overlook the dessert.
I’ll definitely be going back to the Eurasian Grill very soon, and bringing all my foodie friends to enjoy it with me!
January 16th, 2008
I have been friends with my friend, Lisa, since we were twelve years old, and twenty-five years later, we are still best friends.
She knows every single quirk, habit (annoying and comical), every story, every secret. She is my memory when I can’t remember. And to this day, she is the one person that knows me, inside and out more than any other person. That’s just how it is.
Anyway…Lisa of course knows my love of treats, and while she has no inclination towards the sweet side of things herself…she always helps me to indulge in mine. (Is this an evil plot to fatten me up?) Whether it’s keeping out a bowl of hershey kisses for me, or sending me the latest cookie recipe…she’s got my back when it comes to indulging my sweet tooth.
One day a couple years ago, I was feeling down, and I dropped by her house for one thing or another. I walked into the kitchen to see her hovering over a cookie sheet filled with what I can only describe as foodie crack. When I asked her what she was making, she let out a maniacal laugh, which made me instantly crack up laughing, and as per usual when I’m with Lisa, the sad mood dissipated.
What she was hovering over, was a simple mixture of puffed corn and sugar essentially, but it was evil in that simplicity. Lisa was making me crack corn. It was ridiculously addictive…and whenever I’m feeling super down, I bust out this recipe and crack up laughing at the memory of Lisa’s evil laugh, as she knew the true nature of the treat which she prepared.
Crack Corn
Recipe from Lisa Pomaranski
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb butter (2 sticks, unsalted)
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 cup brown sugar
1 tspn baking soda
1 bag (8oz) corn pops (by Better Made).
RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS:
Melt butter, corn syrup, and brown sugar in 2 qt. saucepan
Remove from heat and add baking soda stirring constantly, or syrup will spill over pot.
Pour syrup over corn pops that have been emptied in large bowl.
Mix well until all pops are coated.
Spread corn pops on jelly roll pan, and bake in 250 degree oven for 45 minutes or until lightly golden, tossing every 15 minutes
Be careful to check on them often so they don’t burn
January 16th, 2008
Last year, I remember writing something interesting on my myspace blog at the beginning of last year…and it’s pretty relevent…
“i decided NOT to eat the good luck beans. (sorry grama dee). but yes it’s true…i BOYCOTTED THE BEANS this year. every year i religiously eat the damn good luck beans. and every year life gets a little bit worse. so to hell with the beans in 2007.
also, i was told by my best friend’s aunt today, that whatever i do today, i’ll spend the year doing…SO…i made sure i got out of bed…showered…cleaned the house…put away the distractions…and spent time with my dear friend. and did not worry about work. so let’s hope that this is a year full of getting out of bed, showering, keeping things clean, avoiding the distractions, spending time with dear friends, and not worrying about work.
resolutions have been made.
the journey of 2007 begins.
it’s going to an amazing one.
i just know it.
i also had a dream that i would meet my soulmate this year.
so that would be pretty cool if that really happens.
alright, off to bed. (that’s another resolution…end the day before a new one starts…it’s 11:57pm and i’ve only got three minutes before i turn into a pumpkin…)
off i go.
happy new year, dear friends.”
So, I think that avoiding Grama Dee’s good luck beans, turned out pretty well for me. 2007 was indeed an amazing year. It was a year of change, and all of it was great. I quit my job in February, and started my new one in March. It’s been a really good change for me. I now have time to LIVE, not just work.
I also…believe it or not…met my soulmate this year (if you believe in that sort of thing). Christopher and I have been going strong for a year now, and being with him gets more amazing every day.
So since those two resolutions from 2007 were miraculously met…
I decided to make some new ones for 2008.
One of them being to write in this blog much more often. So we’ll see how it goes…
Happy New Year, Friends.
Here’s to a great 2008!!!
January 16th, 2008