Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Trying the "School Cafeteria Yeast Rolls" yet again. This time, instead of scaling them down to 15g carbs per roll (which is my "snack" amount of carbs), I scaled them to 36g, which is my full meal amount of carbs. Larger rolls. We'll see if they're still overly dry in the morning, but they look a lot more normal.

"My god, Bones. What have I done?"

These guys are gonna get a little break. They've been busy....

Rarely drive cause of the car starting to show its age, and lots of medications = cheap gas.

Trying a different take on not wasting ingredients since buying groceries for one is nigh on impossible.

That time Google decided that it was gonna show every Wikipedia language EXCEPT English.

Not shown: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (which I also finished, with much cursing).

Silly Jenn Fact: When I was very very very little, I thought Doug Henning was Jesus.

Youtube? Salesforce? A 25m 16s advertisement is excessive.

I'm gonna tell my kids this was the Borg Queen.

So if Vera in Superman III is trans, then our villain, Ross Webster is the most trans-friendly character in the movie, never misgendering her, and calling her "Sis" the whole time.

So this movie was made in 1983. If it's 1000 times more powerful than the averan 1983 computer...that would be....multiply by 1024....carry the one....square of the hypotenuse....my phone is 3 million times more powerful than their supercomputer.

I mean, really...16 colors at 320x200? My phone is 16 million at 1920x1080. :)

Huh. The Superman III character in Vera is depicted as a transphobic trope and the recipent of transphobia throughout the movie. I wasn't expecting that from a movie in 1983. Especially as "comedy."

Which sucks, because she's the most capable character in the movie.

Jenn: "You know, Superman III isn't as bad as I remember it. There's some real heart here in the Smallville scenes. Maybe I'm just misremembering it all...oh."

Movie:

Baby Trans Jenn Goals #10937:

Heh. I always thought she said "The Big Gay-pricot." I repeated the scene multiple times, and I hear it each time.

"Jenn are you a movie buff?"
"Well, kinda. I do love movies. But...the movies I love are...kinda varied."

Testing the limits of my MST3K tolerances....

Current mood:

This Week's Fancy Pants Meal: Chicken Fried Steak.

My cream gravy never looks as white as I'd like. But it all tastes like heaven. ::swoon:: I got the crust to stick to the steaks better this time. Instead of frying at 325, I fried at 350, and one at a time, instead of two.

# Chicken Fried Steak with Cream Gravy

The Austin Cookbook
6.0 servings

1.0 whole egg
1.0 cup buttermilk
1.0 tbsp salt
1.0 tbsp black pepper
1.0 cup flour (steak)
0.25 cup flour (gravy)
1.0 cup saltines (crushed)
18.0 oz cube steaks
2.0 cups whole milk
vegetable oil

1 - Whisk egg, buttermilk, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl.
2 - Combine the steak flour and cracker meal in a shallow bowl.
3 - Once at a time, double bread the steaks: dip each steak in the flour mixturep atting it onto the sides, then submerge the steak in the egg mixture, then dip it into the flour again.
4 - Pour 1/2 inch (12 mm) oil into a large skillet and heat over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
5 - Fry the steaks; you may have to work in batches so as not to crowd the pan.
6 - Cook the steaks until the batter is golden, about 3 minutes per side.
7 - Set the steaks on paper towels to drain and rest for about 5 minutes.
8 - While the steaks rest, make the gravy: Pour all but about 1/4 cup (60 ml) oil out of the frying pan.
9 - Reduce the heat to medium and add the gravy flour to the skillet, using a whisk to combine it with any leftover grease and drippings from the steaks.
10 - Addthe milk and cook, stirring, until the mixture is smooth and thickens to a gravy consistency.
11 - Season with salt and pepper and serve over the steaks.

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