Events: September 2005 Archives
Although I've been writing this blog for a (relatively) long time, this is the first time I've been tagged for a meme, by The Wednesday Chef. I'm to go back to my 23rd entry (May 7, 2003) and rerecord my 5th line. Unfortunately it's not a very interesting one:
I also sauteed some bulk turkey sausage and then added sliced garlic (which burned while I wasn't paying attention so I picked it all out and threw it away) and some broccoli.
Three things struck me when I read this over. First, I have a tendancy to try to fit the whole recipe in one sentence. I guess I imagine it gets across how easy whatever I'm making is to do (but probably just muddies the whole recipe). Second, that I burned garlic in the pan and didn't throw the entire pan out. I wish I could remember how it tasted; I just wonder if my standards have changed since 2003. Third, the entry was labeled Comfort Food and polenta was the star of the dish, so I'm just struck by how "comfort food" always means carbs to me and now I know there's a scientific reason behind it.
When I wrote this my life was so different. I didn't have to chop furtively while the baby naps. I worked in an office with a test kitchen. My zeal for cooking was fresh, and every technique and ingredient was new. (Not that I'm an old hand at it now, but 2 1/2 years does make a difference.) I still turn to food for comfort, though. In fact, I've been wondering lately if I do it too much, but reading my old entry give me some reassurance, because it's not a new development, and I think it's just fine.
I realized that I'll never post this if I have to come up with 5 folks who would appreciate being tagged, so I'll just list out the 2 I think would like it, and if anyone else wants to give it a go you can e-mail me to let me know. Julie's blog, Juggling in My Kitchen, is so new that she might have to alter the rules to come up with something (maybe 23rd line, 5th word?). And the Crash Test Kitchen folks (www.crashtestkitchen.com) seem so game, I think they might like to give it a go (if they haven't been tagged already).
