I'm worth the bacon.

Checking in as it's been uh... 3 months since my last confession.
3 months!!?? Say 10 Hail Marys, 2 Our Fathers and 3 Glory Bes.

Homefront:
Getting married in a few weeks, 23 days to be exact. I'm puckering up just thinking about it. Not the being married part, that just gives me an excuse to make a new signature and have an alias*. It's the actual party part. The speaking in front of others part, the is my dress tucked into my tights part, the I really hope my famblies has a nice time part, the go sneer at my choices somewhere else snobs part. Let's just say I will not be drinking, whiskey dpo = mouthy dpo

Pottery:
Continuing. I bought my own pottery wheel and have successfully made 70 little cups for wedding favors. Clay makes me happy in the feelings. I've also made a bunch of other stuffs but I need to allow myself to not make "functional" items. Ready... GO!

Today I am listening to Erykah Badu, I forgot how much I like her. And how big her hair could be. Impressive to say the least.

If you're vegetarian this isn't for you:

Recipe

Sort of Ma Po Tofu (tofu with spicy sauce)

1 carton silken tofu (firm or extra firm)
1/4 lb ground pork or beef (I prefer pork)
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp miced ginger
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 TBspn soy sauce
1 Tbspn mirin
1 cup chicken stock
1 TBspn potato starch (or corn starch)dissolved in 1/2 cup water
1 TBspn hot red pepper paste (found in korean grocery)
1 Tbspn sesame oil

Saute stuff

1. Put 1 TBspn sesame oil into pan and brown meat
2. add onions and let cook 3 mins
3. add minced garlic and ginger stir around about 30 seconds
4. add red pepper paste and smash into pan until it sort of dissolves BE CAREFUL not to burn the paste
4. add chicken stock, soy sauce, mirin and black pepper and stir
5. add water and starch slurry, stir around and let come to slow boil (sauce will darken in color)
6. gently add tofu and gently push it around in the sauce until gently heated through. Gently.
7. Serve over rice if you wish and sprinkle with cayenne pepper if you want it to be super spicy

Please note: tofu will be approximately the same temperature as magma in the center. I am currently still healing from an extreme tofu episode.



*I'm seriously considering changing my first name at this time to Apple or perhaps even Maimy Apple. Sounds like a prohibition era cocktail.