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A Few of My Favorite Things
I'm too tired to compose the entries I've been planning to write, but do have the energy to list some of my happiness triggers:
• The flannel shirts I got out of storage a few months back, after not using them since we moved to Tucson, and have been deploying as jackets avant la lettreSo there you have it: I'm becoming an inspirational poster!
• The way a freshly opened sleeve of Thin Mints smells
• Getting hit with a snowball by my winter-deprived daughter
• The rush I get from guitar-centric New Order songs, from "Ceremony" to "Krafty"
• Making a drop step, followed by a hook shot
• Anything involving sliced beef, mushrooms, ginger, and onions over rice
• The point of no return
• Arts and Crafts-style homes on Berkeley side streets
• That tingling sensation on the tip of my tongue
• Hearing a cat -- in this case Smokey -- crunch dry food in the kitchen
• A kiss on the neck
• The smell of nasturtiums
• No longer having to worry about whether the Bears will make the Tournament
• Making people feel better about themselves
• The font and leading in those MIT Press theory books
• Eating a corn muffin together with a Vietnamese coffee in the Encinitas Pannikin
• The research my partner is doing on interesting new music
• Whole-hearted hugs
Re: dinner. mmmmm
It's so easy. A wok works best. I start by searing some bell pepper pieces, then add onions. I like to get them both a little scorched before adding oil, but that's not necessary. Last night I chopped up celery root with ginger, spicy chile peppers, and garlic, then added that to the bell pepper and onions prior to the beef. The beef I'd pre-drizzled with soy sauce and a little vinegar. I added the beef and sliced mushrooms together. Once the beef was about half-cooked, I added enough chicken broth to keep stuff from sticking to the bottom of the wok and to generate the steam necessary to cook the beef the rest of the way. Sometimes I'll use wine instead of stock. It depends. Or I can use both. The idea is to get a starch-free "gravy" to ladle over the rice. Mmmmm.
Re: dinner. mmmmm