Jenn Dolari @dolari@driveinsaturday.org

Even cold, and not as crispy-toasty, that bruschetta is really good.

I've got quite the Blu-Ray/DVD collection, and I'm currently working at ripping them to a dedicated entertainment center. But I notice I don't really WATCH movies like I used to.

From about 1985-1995 I was an avid movie watcher. I'd go to a theater not to see a specific movie, but to see A movie. Just something they had that'd catch my eye. And at that age, it took some effort. My nearest theater was a six mile bike ride, or an hour on the bus. Once I had a car, things got easier, but it was about then I kind of stopped going....

I saw a lot of movies over those years but after graduating from high school, I just kind of petered out of watching movies. Same thing with reading books - I was an avid reader, and it also faded out.

I remember specifically the last movie I saw at the theater that I "picked out" once I got there was in 1995. I decided to see Powder, and walked out of the movie about thirty minutes in. I remember thinking it wasn't a very good movie and just left.

And then I never really went back. The next movie I saw in a theater was The Phantom Menace, and after that, just the Star Wars/Trek and LOTR movies and a few others here and there. I think I've seen two movie in the last year or so at a theater, COVID notwithstanding.

I've often wondered why I quit the movies/books. 1995 was when my trans-crisis hit criticality, and maybe I was just using all my energy to sort myself out and my future. 1995 was almost the last year of my life, so I'm guessing all my energy was going to to staying alive.

I never really got back into either reading or watching after things settled down. Honestly, they never really settled down, they just got a little easier to manage. Maybe that's why I'm still not going to the movies as much as that ten years in the 80s/90s.

Haven't done an "ABC Sunday Night Movie" in a while....

So, while this isn't one of those outfits I mentioned as one of my "more feminine" outfits that I wear in Second Life, if I WANTED to wear roman robes in front of my long-gone pickup truck at a picnic blanket, I CAN, and no one will bat an eye at it.

In fact, this is one of the more boring looks in Second Life. ;)

This week's meal was

(1) a complete miscalculation: I bought 1 1/2 pounds of bone-in pork loins making me lose about a half pound in bone)

(2) overcooked: my meat thermometer says 170 is a safe temp for pork, but everywhere else says 145 and given that I made pork edible hockey pucks I'm going to assume 145 is right.

So we're not going to post that meal JUST yet. I'm going to redo it next week and hope it works better.

That said, ROYERS ROUND TOP CAFE's Peach'n'Pepper glaze is legit.

If cooking builds up a sweat, I'm calling that a work out.

This Week's Bread: Sadie's Bruschetta

A nice bread dish that's good hot, but sadly, doesn't keep well. Still tasty, just....it's no longer crunchy toasty.

I'd go with slightly less red onion, or slightly more salt (which is to taste, anyways). Never sure about that when dealing with red onion...my reaction to red onion is pretty strong for some reason.

# Sadie's Bruschetta

Cooking with JB & Jamie

1.0 whole tomato (diced)
0.5 whole red onion (diced)
10.0 leaves basil (chopped)
1.0 tbsp garlic (minced)
salt (to taste)
olive oil
1.0 whole loaf french bread
1.0 pound fresh mozzarella (sliced)
balsamic reduction

1 - Mix together tomato, onion, basil, garlic and salt.
2 - Let the mixture marinate in the refrigerator at least 30 minutes (we recommend one hour or more) to bring out the best flavor.
3 - Spread a little olive oil on slices of French bread.
4 - Toast bread and cut into squares.
5 - Place toasted bread on a platter and top with mozzarella.
6 - Top with a spoonful of tomato mixture and drizzle with balsamic reductions.

#thisweeksmeals #cooking

Thanksgiving is over. Back to the grind....

::sigh::