Today's whine

Why, oh why, is it so bloody hot in my apartment BEFORE TEN A.M.?!?

Time to go to my mom's air-conditioned house and nap. Yup, that's the plan.

The voice of doom!

Last night's session featured a massive combat with several hundred illithids, ten giant worms, and a huge elder brain. All in a day's work for Our Heroes.

( June 23, 2010 )

And that's it for this week. Next week, we deal with a huge gathering of thieves' guilds in the city, most of them calling for Neyrr's blood. Next week we also answer the question: how many times can Neyrr die in a single day? See you then!

Adventures in cooking: "Depression-style" pasta with peas

Clearly not having learned my lesson with Tuesday's fiasco, I ventured once more into the kitchen. This time, I wanted something that didn't involve vermicelli. Something simpler. Something from Depression Cooking with Clara, specifically her pasta with peas. Don't ask me why. It's just what I felt like having tonight.

All told, it wasn't horrible. It was a bit on the mushy side, and it definitely needed some pepping up with tomato sauce and grated cheese, but I'd eat it again. Which is good, because I've probably got about 3 servings' worth of leftovers.

Also in the "good news" category, this cooking experiment was far easier on the nerves: I didn't even come close to blowing up my kitchen this time. I did have a bit of a challenge when I tried to put the peas into the pot, mind you. I was using frozen peas instead of canned, and to simulate the water in the can of peas, poured some water about halfway up the measuring cup that I had the peas in. What I hadn't counted upon what that this apparently froze those peas together into a solid clump that required a bit of whacking with the wooden spoon to separate once in the pot. But it worked out in the end, and (like I said) the kitchen didn't explode.

For my own recollections, and for those who are interested, a plain-English recipe (along with my comments) follows behind the cut.

( Recipe behind here )