goodbye, blogger. let's tumblr.

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food. books. libraries. bikes. other stuff.

i guess pictures tell a better story than i do....

i think i'll let flickr do the talking. i seem more faithful to that than ye olde blog.

the supper club invitational photograph collection.

supper club 2.0

i've been wanting to do a supper club for a couple years now. last year some friends and i tried and failed. we met once. it was fun. but somehow complicated. i think i involved too many people. but i didn't want to leave anyone out! it became way too stressful.
so, a year later, TAKE TWO!
this time i'm trying something different. i emailed a few friends (trying not to get out of hand) to gauge interest and got a great response! so here's how i'm going to do it this time around: each month (ideally the last sunday) i'll have selected guests (2-3 people, thanks to random.org) over and we'll cook a meal and eat it together!
January was snowed out, so february 28 will be the first of such dinners!

guests: genya and sundeep

cuisine/theme: indian!

menu:
mango lassis
kati dal
chana masala
and for dessert
chai pots de creme (a little french shout out there)

supper club meditation...

"The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture."
— Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto)
Originally uploaded by the rice scott empire [turkey fry 2009]

sushi sunday

last sunday, jonscott and i had sushi and movie night. we made sushi and watched 'the life aquatic with steve zisou.' a maritime themed evening.
this was only our second attempt at sushi at home, but certainly not our last.
what learned for at home sushi:
1. brown rice = bad call
or maybe cooking brown rice in the rice cooker is a bad call. either way, i'm going to brave the starch next time and use white rice.
2. smoked salmon from kroger = bad call
i don't think i like smoked salmon any more. i used to. it was my 'gateway' fish into sushi. before i embraced raw fish, i would tell myself that smoked = cooked. self deception can be such a valuable tool.
3. super sharp knife = essential
i can't stress this enough. we stopped midway through cutting the first roll to sharpen our knife.
4. patience = more than a virtue
being the type A that i am, i put tremendous pressure on myself to succeed and right away, at that. jonscott often reminds me that it's ok to fail.
so, with these importance lessons in mind, the next time will surely be a success.
happy rolling, friends.