article post.

cool: i didn't know that.

i'll have to add spinach to my shopping list,
when i return from visiting my parents.

Kids Taste A Sweeter Veggie, White House Style
by Allison Aubrey

If you didn't know that spinach tastes sweeter when it's grown in cool temperatures, it's likely you haven't been digging around in a winter garden. The White House has just planted a slew of cold-weather vegetables, and a group of students from an after-school cooking class in Washington, D.C., were among the first to visit.

after hours (read: drunken) cooking!!!!!!?!

it seems to me that i haven't done much proper cooking in a while. on the other hand, the "should i, shouldn't i" questions do not pertain to nights after a bit of beer and other bits and pieces besides.

so here: the ugly cooking after a bit of beer. it is ugly, but for now i find it quite good. come to think of it, this food is kin to an english breakfast. if you look closely, you will find tomatoes and mushrooms.

on the other hand, i have never found beans in a good english breakfast. so: ta, to that!

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epilogue. forget what it is, english or not. it is good .. (-:

miso @ 3am.

late at night, especially winter, it is a fine thing to have miso soup. it warms you up without having a full commitment of making soup from scratch.

of course, saying that requires me to have access to some asian grocery within striking distance, and yes, this is key. were it not for miso paste, i could not tell you how nice it is, after a night of drinking, to set a kettle to boil and chopp green onions and tofu, break a fistful of cellophane noodles, and add it all into a nice, half-fortifying soup.

good times, good soup. no harm, that!