Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

I NEED TO BE IN THAT REALITY

"Feeling really chilly in the house."
::checks temperature in the house::
"IT'S 62 DEGREES IN THE LIVING ROOM."
::turns on the heater for the first time this season::

I'm walking that very fine line between "Putting my money where my mouth is" and "putting my foot right into my mouth."

Quite the tightrope, especially when involving Very Public People.

It has been a hectic, but productive, five hours. I'm taking the rest of the day off.

"I've been unemployed for eight months. That's what makes me a writer."

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

I get all the jokes now!

Indiana Jones and the...and the...wha'd I come in here for?

#MiddleAgeAMovie
#HashtagGames

Thank you, Drew. Bring it back AFTER the strike.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/17/entertainment/drew-barrymore-pauses-talk-show/index.html