Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Anyone know what a "Two Decker" meal is? Also: Good luck finding Prem in this decade.

Is it a costume when it's what you wear all the time in-world?

One of the surprising apps in VR that I'm enjoying is watching movies. Despite that the entire VR experience is 2K at best, blowing the movie up to movie theater sizes really works in VR.

3D works really well, too. 3D has historically not been how I like movies, but that's because the effect doens't work well for me. In VR, though, it's fantastic.

And now I not only really have a Home Theater, I have a full on Movie Theater in my goggles!

Playing around with Emu VR. Got the Atari 2600 working in-world! Still having some problems with controls in both programs, but I think it's because I don't have any X-Input controllers. I have an X-Input emulator somewhere....

This Week's Fancy Pants Meal: Pepperoni Pizza Fajitas

I'd actually meant to make this last week, but my routine got super messed up and it ended up not being part of my meal prep. This week, though, I cracked the spine on the Mythical Kitchen Cookbook and decided to try these out, cause at the time, I was craving Pizza.

This is actually really wierd, but in a really good way. I wasn't exactly sure what I was making until about halfway through when I realized it was a Pizza Casserole. but served up like fajita tacos. Once I understood it, it immediately became an awesome idea. Pizza tacos!

I also got to try something new and amazing. The original recipe calls for storebought tortillas, but I can't stand storebought. Instead, I adapted my grandmother's tortilla recipe, but cooked the tortillas in a garlic butter! It was FANTASTIC. I never expected to basically make my tortillas into garlic naan, but I may just do this moving forward. I love tortillas with butter, but cooking the butter directrly into the tortilla WITH garlic? WOW.

Definitely one I'll make again. I think next time I try out the cookbook, I'm gonna try the Chicken and Waffle Pot Pie....

Also, get the book. My adapted instructions aren't nearly as fun as the ones in the book.

# Pepperoni Pizza Fajitas

The Mythical Cookbook
Makes ~11 servings at ~400 calories each
Normally serves "2 heathens or 6 polite adults."
Calories 403
Total Fat 25g
Total Carbohydrate 26g
Protein 15g

28.0 ounces whole peeled tomatoes
2.0 tbsp olive oil
6.0 cloves garlic (minced)
1.0 tsp dried oregano
1.0 pinch crushed red pepper
1.0 tbsp sugar
1.5 tsp salt (fajitas)
ground black pepper (to taste)
1.0 pound low-moisture mozzarella (shredded)
0.5 whole white onion
0.5 whole green bell pepper (cored) (thinly sliced)
3.0 ounces sliced pepperoni
0.25 cup grated parmesan
5.0 tbsp unsalted butter
0.5 tsp dried parsley
2.25 cups flour
0.5625 tbsp salt (tortillas)
0.375 tbsp baking powder
0.375 cup shortening
0.75 cup very hot water

Flour Tortillas:
1 - Hand mix flour, salt for tortillas, baking powder, shortening, and very hot water all at once in a large mixing bowl until dough just comes together.
2 - Remove from the bowl and roll and knead dough on a flat surface until it's got a bumpy slightly tacky texture.
3 - Return the dough to the bowl and let it sit, covered by a damp cloth, for up to 8 hours (at least 30 minutes).

Pepperoni Pizza Fajitas:
4 - Pre-heat the oven to its highest heat setting.
5 - Pour the tomatoes into a medium or large bowl and crush them by hand. Crush them until they have a rough, rustic texture.
6 - Meanwhile, place a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the oil once it is ready.
7 - Add in half garlic and fry i until it is just starting to turn golden around the edges, 2 to 3 min.
8 - Add the oregano and crushed red pepper and let them toast for a 30 seconds then pour in the tomatoes.
9 - Season the sauce with the sugar, salt, and a few twists of black pepper and stir it up. Let simmer until it has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes.
10 - Remove the pan from the heat from the heat and blanket the whole thing with the
mozzarella, making sure you've got some all the way up to the edge.
11 - Scatter the onion and bell pepper over the top and coat with your pepperoni slices.
12 - Sprinkle half of your Parmesan over the top.
13 - Bake for about 10 minutes, until the cheese is browned and bubbling but not too dried out.

Flour Tortillas:
14 - Remove from the bowl and roll and knead dough on a flat surface until it's got a smooth and still slightly tacky texture.
15 - Return the dough to the bowl and let it sit, covered by a damp cloth, for five minutes.

Pepperoni Pizza Fajitas:
16 - Meanwhile, combine the butter, the remaining chopped garlic, and the parsley in a microwave safe bow! and microwave until the butter is just melted. about 30 seconds.

Flour Tortillas
17 - Roll the dough into the amount of tortillas needed.
18 - Roll out each ball with rolling pin into flat round tortillas, as thin as you like.
19 - Place a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
20 - Add 1 teaspoon of the garlic butter to a griddle on medium heat and immediately add a tortilla to keep the butter from burning.
21 - Cook on a griddle on high heat. Flip when tiny brown marks appear on the bottom side, about thirty seconds.
22 - Take tortilla off the griddle just as it begins to smoke.
23 - Stack them on a plate as you finish and cover with plastic wrap or a kitchen towel to keep them warm and soft. Repeat steps 20-23 as necessary.

Pepperoni Pizza Fajitas:
24 - Once your skillet in the oven is ready, take it out of the oven and sprinkle on the remaining Parmesan.
25 - Serve as tacos, or just scoop the casserole with tortillas.

#thisweeksmeals #cooking #dreamsbecomefood

You tease.

I would just like to say from my sick-bed in delerium that I miss Big Anime Hair.

Today I found out that Bigscreen for the Quest 2 can access my Plex Server and display it as if I was in a movie theater.

I'M A BUCKET OF POPCORN AND 44 OUNCE CUP OF COKE ZERO AWAY FROM NEVER INTERACTING WITH THE REAL WORLD AGAIN.

Some shots from the EmuVR 80s Bedroom, and the Arcade Time Capsule applications. Loving these environments. :)

Well, that nice weather was nice while it lasted...

Okay, EmuVR isn't just cool, it's VERY cool It isn't just emulating the console game you want to play, BUT IS ALSO EMULATING THE ENTIRE 80s WHILE ITS AT IT.

This Week's Bread: Popeyes Biscuits

Today on Jenn Can't Math - I needed to make 1 biscut for 5 days. I also needed to make 4 biscuts for the rest of this week. How many biscuits is that kids? That's right. FOURTEEN.

So I made fourteen biscuits when I only needed 9. On top of that, I nearly set fire to my stove. Why? Because I put a plastic tupperware bowl on my stove. Also, these are my second run of biscuits cause the the original recipe was BAD BAD BAD.

BUT THESE BISCUITS. THESE BISCUITS ARE WORTH THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. AND I HAVE FOURTEEN OF THEM.

They don't look like proper biscuits, mainly because I try to use every scrap of dough in exact measurements to get the nutritional info right (diabetes sucks, all), so they tend to be square instead of round, and in this case..."exploded looking."

But they are TASTY. They are EXACTLY like Popeye's biscuits which I think are the best fast food biscuits on the planet.

# Popeyes Biscuits

Key to My Lime
6.0 biscuits

0.5 cup unsalted butter (cold)
2.0 cups all purpose flour
1.0 tbsp sugar
1.5 tsp fine sea salt
1.5 tsp baking powder
0.5 cup buttermilk
0.25 cup whole milk
2.0 tbsp melted butter
0.5 tsp baking soda

1 - Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2 - Use cooking spray to lightly grease the surface of a large, rimmed baking sheet.
3 - Cut the butter into small pieces (about 1/4” in size), then place them into a bowl and place back in the fridge. (You want the butter to be COLD when cutting it into the flour so it doesn't melt.)
4 - To a medium mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Use a whisk to mix the ingredients together.
5 - Next, add the cold butter pieces to the mixing bowl. Cut in using a pastry cutter (or 2 knives). Continue to cut the butter in until the largest pieces of butter are pea-sized and the dough looks slightly crumbly.
6 - Pour the buttermilk and milk into the flour mixture, then use a rubber spatula to mix the milk and flour together until just combined, making sure to scrape down the sides as needed.
7 - Gather the sticky and very crumbly dough into your hands and form a ball. Once dough is all together and in a ball, stretch the dough then fold over. Stretch and fold the dough about 3-4 times in both directions.
8 - Dust the counter top with flour and roll out the dough between 1/4” - 1/2” thick. Cut the dough into 3” rounds using a biscuit cutter or glass, then place the biscuits onto the prepared baking sheet. Gather up the leftover dough and form into a ball then roll out again and cut into biscuits (only roll the leftover dough out 2 more times).
9 - Bake the biscuits in the preheated oven for 13-15 minutes, or until the tops are a light golden brown.
10 - Remove them from the oven, then brush the tops with melted butter and serve hot.

Yields 6 biscuits at ~37.5 carbs per biscuit
Calories 342
Total Fat 18g
Total Carbohydrates 35g
Protien 5g

Normally yields 12 biscuits

#thisweeksmeals #baking

So I was out on the town early today to help a friend on a project coming up, and after it was done, and breakfast, I decided it was far too nice a day to waste in my home office, so I took a trip to Index and back, just to get out of the house. I was not dissapointed.

Where I am now.

Happy St Patrick's Day to those that celebrate....

I know I'm nearing fifty when I realize I have too many glasses for too many things.

One for everyday, one got computer use and one for driving although that's being repurposed for VR.

I've got a set of prescription sunglasses in the car, too.

That glorious first day of the year when all the windows are open.

Getting the hang of this VR thing....

#resonite

It was a quick death. Mine, of course.

#resonite

Best Star Trek: The Animated Series reaction intro ever: