Sunday: Illin'
Apr. 2nd, 2007 01:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfsSunday was another day of parents being crazy. Kouryou-chan had a birthday party of her own to go to, as ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kaelisinger's twins were having their seventh. We hurtled up to the toystore, then back down to their place, and then, having somehow managed to ditch both kids Omaha and I hurtled back home where we spent the next hour in the basement... doing paperwork. Suck.
Omaha's back was hurting her from the day before, so any hanky-panky was sadly right out. So was doing any more gardening. After we were done, I hurtled back out to Kaelisinger's place to pick up my kids. It was nice to see Kaelisinger again, she smells good. Reminds me of Napoleon's famous dispatch to Josephine: "I shall be home in three days. Don't bathe."
Other than that, not much happened. It was a boring day of paperwork. I wasn't feeling too good toward the end of the day; I suspect the roast beef I used for my lunch sandwich was on the verge of being bad. I didn't get violently ill, but I felt unwell for most of the afternoon.
Omaha and my favorite recipe of the moment: In a cast iron grill pan heated to medium-high, put in either chicken breasts or boneless pork chops, sear one minute on each side, then lower the heat and cook thoroughly through, about three to four minutes each side. Lower heat to medium-low, remove meat from pan and put in pre-warmed oven, covered, to stay warm. In a bowl mix 1/2 cup fruit preserves, 2 tbsp mustard (a good one, like a rich deli or dijon), and a tbsp of water. Put the mixture into the pan and reduce for two minutes, stirring with a heavy nylon brush if you've got one. Spoon over the meat or serve on the side as a sauce. Steamed broccoli (1 head brocolli, two cloves minced garlic, a splash of olive oil and a dash of red pepper flakes) and rice or cous-cous to complete.
kaelisinger's twins were having their seventh. We hurtled up to the toystore, then back down to their place, and then, having somehow managed to ditch both kids Omaha and I hurtled back home where we spent the next hour in the basement... doing paperwork. Suck.Omaha's back was hurting her from the day before, so any hanky-panky was sadly right out. So was doing any more gardening. After we were done, I hurtled back out to Kaelisinger's place to pick up my kids. It was nice to see Kaelisinger again, she smells good. Reminds me of Napoleon's famous dispatch to Josephine: "I shall be home in three days. Don't bathe."
Other than that, not much happened. It was a boring day of paperwork. I wasn't feeling too good toward the end of the day; I suspect the roast beef I used for my lunch sandwich was on the verge of being bad. I didn't get violently ill, but I felt unwell for most of the afternoon.
Omaha and my favorite recipe of the moment: In a cast iron grill pan heated to medium-high, put in either chicken breasts or boneless pork chops, sear one minute on each side, then lower the heat and cook thoroughly through, about three to four minutes each side. Lower heat to medium-low, remove meat from pan and put in pre-warmed oven, covered, to stay warm. In a bowl mix 1/2 cup fruit preserves, 2 tbsp mustard (a good one, like a rich deli or dijon), and a tbsp of water. Put the mixture into the pan and reduce for two minutes, stirring with a heavy nylon brush if you've got one. Spoon over the meat or serve on the side as a sauce. Steamed broccoli (1 head brocolli, two cloves minced garlic, a splash of olive oil and a dash of red pepper flakes) and rice or cous-cous to complete.
