black bean destruction party

Dinner was leftover beefy black bean soup with rest of Canada Day black bean/red pepper dip thrown in for texture and volume, garnished with leftover grated cheddar and Fritos. C'est la classe. Delicious.

Come to think of it, I think that frito pie/pepperbellies are the Midwest's poutine. They're both ragingly unhealthy and even tastier than they are caloric.

(Thanks, Rachel, for encouraging even the tiny updates!)

Back on the horse

After an extended absence during which time my life has changed somewhat dramatically, I'm back to the blog.

I'm also back to eating cereal. I keep a collection of cereal in my kitchen but mostly just look at it while enjoying my toast. For the past month, my view has been a box of almond-raisin Müslix, a healthy-looking thing that was on sale, well, a month ago I guess. I tried some this morning and WOW! It's really good. And instant. I remember, now, why people eat so much cereal. Erik would always have it, so even since he's moved out I've felt compelled to buy it when it's on sale at the store.

If the cereal trend continues, perhaps I can go back to purchasing whole quarts of milk. Not gallons, not half gallons, quarts. I'm on pints now. Turns out I don't drink a lot of milk. Over the past two months I've had to throw away at least 3 quarts of milk that soured before I could even get close to finishing them.

That's the new challenge: to learn how to shop and cook for one. Since it's been a couple months already, I'm starting to get the hang of it but it was very difficult at first. I still find myself with obscene quantities of soup and stews from time to time...

Goliath

Sitting in the study room eating the room-temperature leftovers of my chinese takeaway lunch I can't get the part of Act Two of the above-linked episode of This American Life where they talk about workers in Cambodia buying just one gram of meat out of my head.

I'm pretty sure I have triple that in almost every bite.