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jedusorI'm probably going to be sharing a room next semester, and I'll be moving a lot over the next few years, so I'm trying not to accumulate too much stuff right now. With that in mind, here's what I'd like for Christmas.
1. Letters. I love getting handwritten letters.
2. Holiday cards. I don't know if I'll manage to send any out this year, but I'll happily accept yours if you don't require reciprocation.
3. Recommendations for good psychology books, especially ones I can find or request at the college library.
4. Recommendations for any good books, actually. I don't have a lot of time for reading, but I'm trying to make more, and it's not like my "to read" list is finite.
5. A visit! No one's come to see me at college yet, and I would absolutely love it if you did.
6. Spread the news of Calendar Geeks. Not necessarily buying, but just letting people know that it exists.
7. Pictures of yourself, your favorite things, the people and places that make you happy. I like getting glimpses into people's lives.
8. Tasty vegan recipes with relatively cheap ingredients. I think I'm going off the meal plan next semester, and I'm really looking forward to cooking for myself.
9. Crossword puzzles that can be solved online or with Across Lite.
10. Tip your sacker at the grocery store. Seriously. It sucks to be a sacker, and tips are little things that make life better.
1. Letters. I love getting handwritten letters.
2. Holiday cards. I don't know if I'll manage to send any out this year, but I'll happily accept yours if you don't require reciprocation.
3. Recommendations for good psychology books, especially ones I can find or request at the college library.
4. Recommendations for any good books, actually. I don't have a lot of time for reading, but I'm trying to make more, and it's not like my "to read" list is finite.
5. A visit! No one's come to see me at college yet, and I would absolutely love it if you did.
6. Spread the news of Calendar Geeks. Not necessarily buying, but just letting people know that it exists.
7. Pictures of yourself, your favorite things, the people and places that make you happy. I like getting glimpses into people's lives.
8. Tasty vegan recipes with relatively cheap ingredients. I think I'm going off the meal plan next semester, and I'm really looking forward to cooking for myself.
9. Crossword puzzles that can be solved online or with Across Lite.
10. Tip your sacker at the grocery store. Seriously. It sucks to be a sacker, and tips are little things that make life better.
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Date: 2008-12-08 12:43 am (UTC)I need a pouting icon...
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Date: 2008-12-08 01:01 am (UTC)Cauliflower Cheese
Date: 2008-12-08 02:04 am (UTC)One Cauliflower. Resist the temptation to pretend you are a zombie and it is a brain.
One block of cooking cheese. One to two pounds. Cheddar is good, but whatever you have will probably work so long as it is hard enough to grate. Smoked cheddar is yummy.
Milk. About two pints.
Corn starch.
Stale bread.
Salt, pepper, fennel seed, turmeric.
Preparation.
Grate the cheese
Make breadcrumbs out of the bread.
Strip off the outer leaves of the cauli and break into florets that are one or two bites in size.
Cooking.
Put the cauliflower on to steam or boil, and set the oven to warm up to 400 degrees.
Put most of the milk on to boil, and mix about a quarter of a cup of cornstarch with the rest of the milk. Keep an eye on the milk so it does not boil over. When it is about to boil over, slowly add the cornstarch mix, stirring all the time, until you have a thick white sauce. You may not need all the cornstarch, or you may need to mix up some more. The joy of cornstarch is that cornstarch sauces never go lumpy. The sauce should be thick and gloppy, as it will get thinner when you add the cheese.
Add the grated cheese to the sauce a handful at a time, stirring all the time. Add salt, pepper, a little turmeric if the cheese is not yellow enough, and lots of fennel seeds. (OK, I like fennel seeds, but you can put in less if you like bland food.) Fresh tarragon is even better than fennel seeds if you are able to score some. Turn the heat off. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings.
By now you should be able to smell the cauliflower, so it is cooked. Drain, and put it in the bottom of a wide shallow oven proof dish. Pour the sauce over it, making sure all the florets are covered. Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the top and put in the oven until the breadcrumbs are brown (Maybe 10-15 minutes.)
Serves four people. Leftovers keep well and can be eaten cold or microwaved.
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Date: 2008-12-08 02:13 am (UTC)Re: Cauliflower Cheese
Date: 2008-12-08 02:50 am (UTC)OK, substitute apple juice for the milk, and tomato paste for the cheese. That should work.
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Date: 2008-12-08 04:19 am (UTC)There. Christmas SOLVED.
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Date: 2008-12-08 06:25 am (UTC)Hey, do you want Clay to come out there?
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Date: 2008-12-08 06:52 pm (UTC)Sure! Maybe next semester? I could probably get my teachers to let me take him to class with me, if he wants--I might be auditing a Civil Liberties law class he'd probably enjoy.
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Date: 2008-12-09 02:43 am (UTC)3. Anything by Oliver Sacks. Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother’s Boyfriend by Barbara Oakley. The Lucifer Effect by Phillip Zimbardo. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey. *rimshot*
4. From what I've read since the beginning of this calendar year:
- Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Chabon
- The Penderwicks, Jeanne Birdsall
- King Lear, William Shakespeare
- The Portrait Of A Lady, Henry James
- Cordelia's Honor, Lois McMaster Bujold
- Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
- The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Michael Chabon
- Sense & Sensibility, Jane Austen
- The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, Melissa Bank
- Tender At The Bone, Ruth Reichl
- Beaufort, Ron Leshem [translated by Evan Fallenberg]
- A Pigeon And A Boy, Meir Shalev [translated by Evan Fallenberg]
- The Meaning Of Everything: the Story of the Oxford English Dictionary, Simon Winchester
- Where I'm Calling From, Raymond Carver
- Wind, Jan DeBlieu
- Glut: Mastering Information Through The Ages, Alex Wright
- Infotopia, Cass R. Sunstein
- The Snow Geese, William Fiennes
- Miles In Love, Lois McMaster Bujold
- Father Goose, William Lishman
7. Working on the backlog.
8. Epicurious (http://www.epicurious.com/). Also, regional "peasant" cuisine recipes, like the ones in Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook.
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Date: 2008-12-09 07:50 am (UTC)Note that this book should be treated as literature... it is not a light read, and might even take a couple of passes to figure it out. However, it portrays the essence of the transition from feudal Japan to modern Japan beautifully.
If you prefer something more, ah, trashy, you might curl up with Shibumi, by Trevanian.
http://www.trevanian.com/books/shibumi.htm
Merry Christmas! :)