Boy, it’s one of those mornings not fit for man nor beast. Not all that cold, high thirties, but the wind, my god, the wind will just knock you down and freeze you to the ground. I ain’t stepping one foot out this door any more than it takes to keep LB from peeing in a corner or chickens from starving. And it’s supposed to rain, because that will put a cherry on top of all that miserableness. Swell.
Looking around my kitchen corner, I notice a trend. I’ve mentioned before that in terms of my ability to feed myself I’m basically that guy…
And sometimes people send me stuff in care packages that turn me on to things that have been available locally all along, except I didn’t know they existed. First time that happened, Big Brother sent me a jar of this stuff…
…which I had never heard of in my life, even though I must have looked at it a hundred times since it’s right next to the peanut butter in the dollar store. You know how well peanut butter and chocolate go together? Yeah, me too. Now I’m pretty much addicted.
Then last month a guest left me with a bottle of orange sauce, which is when I discovered for the first time that Orange Chicken isn’t just for Chinese restaurants.
And guess what they sell in the little food market in the town nearest where I live. Go ahead, guess…
Unfortunately whoever whipped up the recipe for the Panda Express stuff really likes vinegar, to the point where it’s not really the same at all. But you get the idea. I don’t know what I don’t know, and when it comes to feeding myself it holds me back. I could be having a lot more fun than I do if I just worked a little harder at it.
You know how well peanut butter and chocolate go together?
I’ve known that since the ’70s. “Two great tastes that taste great together!”:-D.
OMG, Joel likes SPAM AND nutella. No comment. 🙂
I’m looking at a container of PB2 powdered peanut butter with chocolate as I type this. Also available without chocolate. Shelf life of practically forever at room temps. Just in case you wanna have more fun and mix yer own.
Nutella (shudder)…
Brave words from a guy who likes powdered peanut butter. 🙂
Spam is a mainstay here. There’s a store across the state line that often sells it 1/3 normal price. Scratch and dint type place, but good food at low cost. Sounds rough out there right now, Joel.
I said I was looking at it, not eating it. It’s not mine. 🙂 It actually does taste pretty good, though.
Don’t worry, if I ever visit you, I’ll bring my own can of Treet for me and SPAM for you ‘n LB.
Joel do you have some cookbooks?
I have one extremely basic cookbook which I break out for reminders of some bread recipes I rarely use. Also I have an Amazon wishlist, you can see it from the Send Joel Stuff tab but I don’t believe there’s anything in it at present. I have a family member who started buying everything I put on it, which was very generous but it started to feel like a direct request to a particular person and got embarrassing.