Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Cheat day meal number one. Stuffed flatbread. :9

I have to retune the recipe a bit, but recipe soon....

The only thing I regret about my transition is my boobs don't make this noise when touched. Maybe I started my transition too late for the sound effects to kick in....

So, that spinal injection? Works pretty well if you ask me.

My first art since the whole pinched nerve thing started. An image I had in a dream a few weeks ago that's been haunting me....

My egg had LONG since cracked when I first saw this, but Ranma 1/2 crushed that shell when I first saw it back in 1989. Got it through a penpal off the air in Japan. No subtitles, just a lot of guessing based on context. And I got all the context I needed.

Find it kinda funny that a lot of people recognize the Macross influence in my comics (and to be sure, it's there), but there's also a bit of Dirty Pair in there.

I don't really talk much about Dirty Pair versus Macross, but one of the things | love about Dirty Pair was their anatomy design. Minmei and Misa/Lisa are fairly thin, while Kei and Yuri have a more thicker, buffer (but not overly muscular} physique, that I've always liked.

And Carrie and Allison are kind of Macross Adpations of Kei and Yuri. With Carrie and Allison being trans, I've tried to work that physique in them (Although Allison ended up tall and thin anyways).

Surf Color Safe Bleach Commercial (1996, Director: Quentin Tarantino)

This is a major achievement. The first laundry I've managed to fold since the whole pinched nerve thing started.

Last Boost: Advertisers do stuff like that on purpose to get your attention. My fave is the Lion King "Bikini" poster. If you see it out of the corner of your eye, it's a bikini. Then you turn your head for a better look and realize it's a Lion King poster. The poster got your attention, which is the point.

A nice cap to the end of a hectic week.

Presented without further comment.

Finally went to Triple XXX in Issaquah after many recommendations. Sadly have to say that I wish they'd put as much effort into their burgers as they did the decor.

While it's expensive, the portion sizes are mighty and the frosted mugs are a plus. But there's just not a lot of flavor in the burgers. And I mean, that's the reason I was there....

Remember that time when Medium Punch Chun-Li visited Iron Chef?

This brought back memories:

I found a game I thought I'd lost since the late 90s! Apparently, I misfiled it in a driver directory, and couldn't remember the name of it.

Thankfully, it's moved to my DOS Virtual Machine and scheduled to be backed up to the proper spot at the end of the month.

This is what a $10,000 a dose medication looks like.

If I ever won the lottery, I wouldn't tell anyone, but there'd be signs:

"Describe yourself in three fictional characters?"

I change over time. Sometimes dark, sometimes light. Hopefully for the better.

I NEED TO BE IN THAT REALITY

So I finished the overlay of my bootlegs to the Season 1 DVD versions of Spartakus, but I was missing three episodes. I went online to see if anyone else out there had the three episodes I'm missing and...

Guh.

These look SO much better than my DVD set, too!

https://lostmediawiki.com/Spartakus_and_the_Sun_Beneath_the_Sea_(found_English_dub_of_French_animated_series;_1985-1987)

This Week's Fancy Pants Meal: Hungarian Beef Stew

This recipe must have a misprint in it, because after seeing the amount of leeks versus the amount of broth the stew called for, it just wasn't going to work.

I cooked the meat with the amount of broth it called for, and that was fine, but once the leeks went in, there was no way the leeks were going to wilt up with that little broth. I ended up doubling the broth, which is fine as that's one quart of broth, and what I usually use in stew.

And it came out amazing. Who knew the problem wasn't going to be "three leeks is a LOT" and instead was "this is NOT enough broth?"

The recipe below has the correct amount of broth.

# Hungarian Beef Stew
Easy Basics for Good Cooking

2.0 tbsp vegetable oil
1.5 pounds beef chuck (cut into 1 inch cubes)
1.0 quart beef broth
1.0 clove garlic (minced)
1.0 tbsp paprika
3.0 whole leeks
1.0 whole bell pepper
0.5 pound small mushrooms
0.25 cup whipping cream
1.0 tbsp cornstarch
2.0 tbsp sherry
salt
pepper

1 - Heat oil in a 5-quart kettle over medium-high heat.
2 - Add meat, a few pieces at a time, and cook until browned on all sides.
3 - Stir in broth, garlic, sherry and paprika.
4 - Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer until meat is tender when pierced (about 1 hour).
5 - Meanwhile, trim and discard tops from leeks, leaving about 1 1/2 inches of green leaves.
6 - Split leeks lengthwise, rinse well, then cut into 1-inch lengths.
7 - Seed pepper and cut into 1-inch squares.
8 - Add leeks, pepper, and mushrooms to meat.
9 - Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender when pierced (15 to 20 minutes).
10 - Stir in cream and cornstarch mixture; cook, stirring, over high heat until thickened.
11 - Season to taste with salt and pepper.

#cooking #thisweeksmeals