Ok please please don't tell my wine club I did this. It's truly a sacrilege.
The "oh-crap-we-are-out-of-vinegar" dressing
1/2 cup red wine
1/4 cup olive oil
handful of pitted/cured black olives
dash of soy sauce to taste
dash of lemon juice to taste
1 empty glass container with lid (or plastic equivalent with lid)
Directions: Using a coffee mug, heat the red wine in the microwave for 30 seconds. Immediately add 3-4 cubes of ice, stir until ice melts. Pour wine mixture into empty container. Add Olive Oil. add olives. muddle the olives. Add soy sauce and lemon juice. Put lid on container and close tightly. Shake mixture vigorously. Pour some of it over salad, toss salad. enjoy! Save the rest of the dressing for future emergencies? Also gives the wine time to ferment some more. ha!
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How did this emergency recipe come about?
We were getting ready for a nice dinner. The spaghetti squash "noodles" were hot, the chicken/spaghetti sauce simmering, and the fresh spinach leaf, red onion, cucumber, feta cheese salad was ready to be dressed. Then it hit me, CRAP I'm out of vinegar dressing!!!
So, I experimented and lucked out. The hubby says he likes my "new" dressing better than balsalmic vinegar or red wine vinegar from the store. well okay then!
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In other news, we've recently become addicted to the show "Californication" and are knee-deep in Season 2. At this rate, we'll have finished more TV episodes than bottles of wine so far this year. Dare I say that aloud? LOL.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
The Mad Month of October
As Autumn rushes in and takes us all by surprise (well it surprised me anyway), so enters in a mad rush of social activities, chaotic rescheduling, and the continual need to grab the white-out to fill in my calendar. Yes I have an online one, but figuratively speaking, it's still a PITA (pain in the *ss) when stuff gets moved the last minute. and literally I mean the last minute.
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The Midtown Fall Crawl was just wonderful. We tried food at many different restaurants, and discovered new places with great views. Among our favorite views: The Peachtree Club and Pacci's roof top deck. They actually have a screen porch around the bar. wow! We also had some amazing sushi at Silk and Steel respectively. Will have to return at a later date when we can fully indulge in their various glories!
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Le Flash was fun also. My favorite part was "pour" at the end. In the adjoining lot near Elliot Street Pub, they did an Iron Pour. Yes, several (appropriately clad) folks, melted down iron into a liquid hot magma, and very carefully poured it onto metalwork/molds/etc. in the name of Art! At the very end of the night, they poured the liquid fire onto an ice sculpture. It promptly exploded in a beautiful arc of fire and ice over our heads. Like the iron-pour-virgin I was, we were standing only 2nd row away from this wonderful madness, and the entire crowd started moving slowly backwards to get away from the hailing fire. Matt has a small burn on his shoulder (yes it burned a hole in his nice shirt), and he even fell backwards over another person (who crouched down from the flames, but accidentally tripped him). Bruised tailbone, slightly scraped elbow. Small prices to pay for experience, right? LOL. However, I was unharmed. It was an awe-inspiring event. I haven't been so exhilarated since going to the Cedar Point amusement park and riding the roller coasters. Matt was totally hyped also. We had a blast!
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In other news, Pardon me, but I really had a moment of p*ssed-off-ness and here goes:
Rant 1: October is an extremely busy month for me, let alone the rest of the world. The last 30 years have taught me that my Birthday Party will forever be competing with Halloween (damn it all to hell), and the last 4 years taught me that 4 Bulgarian friends have birthdays before and after mine, which causes even more scheduling pressure. There are several festivals and in-town events this month, and October is also one of the busiest wedding months of the year. Add all of that pot-of-trouble together, and you start learning ways to cope. With deference to my friends, I suggested to their matriach, that we perhaps host one huge birthday bash for all the birthday people. However, I did not hear back from her, and the time pressure was cooking. So, my roommate (being one of the birthday peeps) and I decided we wanted to party our way, and over 1 month in advance, we sent out our Evite. Not only would this give us dibs (I hope) on the schedules of our nearest and dearest, but also give them enough time to plan accordingly (aka: arrange for a sitter, or other conflict mitigation, as needed). Well, well, well, 2 people beeotched at me about it. Yes they are still coming to the party (good), but they had to beeotch at me (not good). One even gave me heck for being "too early" with my planning. *** Silly rabbit, there is no such thing as planning ahead too early. *** Haven't you heard? The early bird gets the worm. Prior planning prevents piss poor performance. And other such quotes. I know not everybody in my life plans ahead as well as I do. However, that doesn't mean you should rain on my parade. At the very least, give me credit for thinking ahead, and not doing the mad desperate scramble of schedule balancing at the very last minute. I want to actually relax on my birthday this year. Thank-you-very-much!
Sheesh, what is the point of having a calendar if you aren't going to use it?
Rant 2: I was all geared up for an event tomorrow night, and suddenly it's been rescheduled to next week. Well unfortunately, my Small Biz group meets next week, and I'd already committed to that one. and Small Biz gives you 1 months' notice. So crap, I can sort of do both, but I will be super late to said-event next week.
Let me just say: It's not such a bad thing if something gets rescheduled once in a blue moon. But it's damned annoying when things are rescheduled or cancelled about 3 times in the last 3 months, and it almost seems as if this monthly event will never get back on track. We meet monthly for heaven's sake. how hard is it to be free 1 day a month for the sake of FUN not even for Duty, for fun? ok rant off.
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The Midtown Fall Crawl was just wonderful. We tried food at many different restaurants, and discovered new places with great views. Among our favorite views: The Peachtree Club and Pacci's roof top deck. They actually have a screen porch around the bar. wow! We also had some amazing sushi at Silk and Steel respectively. Will have to return at a later date when we can fully indulge in their various glories!
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Le Flash was fun also. My favorite part was "pour" at the end. In the adjoining lot near Elliot Street Pub, they did an Iron Pour. Yes, several (appropriately clad) folks, melted down iron into a liquid hot magma, and very carefully poured it onto metalwork/molds/etc. in the name of Art! At the very end of the night, they poured the liquid fire onto an ice sculpture. It promptly exploded in a beautiful arc of fire and ice over our heads. Like the iron-pour-virgin I was, we were standing only 2nd row away from this wonderful madness, and the entire crowd started moving slowly backwards to get away from the hailing fire. Matt has a small burn on his shoulder (yes it burned a hole in his nice shirt), and he even fell backwards over another person (who crouched down from the flames, but accidentally tripped him). Bruised tailbone, slightly scraped elbow. Small prices to pay for experience, right? LOL. However, I was unharmed. It was an awe-inspiring event. I haven't been so exhilarated since going to the Cedar Point amusement park and riding the roller coasters. Matt was totally hyped also. We had a blast!
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In other news, Pardon me, but I really had a moment of p*ssed-off-ness and here goes:
Rant 1: October is an extremely busy month for me, let alone the rest of the world. The last 30 years have taught me that my Birthday Party will forever be competing with Halloween (damn it all to hell), and the last 4 years taught me that 4 Bulgarian friends have birthdays before and after mine, which causes even more scheduling pressure. There are several festivals and in-town events this month, and October is also one of the busiest wedding months of the year. Add all of that pot-of-trouble together, and you start learning ways to cope. With deference to my friends, I suggested to their matriach, that we perhaps host one huge birthday bash for all the birthday people. However, I did not hear back from her, and the time pressure was cooking. So, my roommate (being one of the birthday peeps) and I decided we wanted to party our way, and over 1 month in advance, we sent out our Evite. Not only would this give us dibs (I hope) on the schedules of our nearest and dearest, but also give them enough time to plan accordingly (aka: arrange for a sitter, or other conflict mitigation, as needed). Well, well, well, 2 people beeotched at me about it. Yes they are still coming to the party (good), but they had to beeotch at me (not good). One even gave me heck for being "too early" with my planning. *** Silly rabbit, there is no such thing as planning ahead too early. *** Haven't you heard? The early bird gets the worm. Prior planning prevents piss poor performance. And other such quotes. I know not everybody in my life plans ahead as well as I do. However, that doesn't mean you should rain on my parade. At the very least, give me credit for thinking ahead, and not doing the mad desperate scramble of schedule balancing at the very last minute. I want to actually relax on my birthday this year. Thank-you-very-much!
Sheesh, what is the point of having a calendar if you aren't going to use it?
Rant 2: I was all geared up for an event tomorrow night, and suddenly it's been rescheduled to next week. Well unfortunately, my Small Biz group meets next week, and I'd already committed to that one. and Small Biz gives you 1 months' notice. So crap, I can sort of do both, but I will be super late to said-event next week.
Let me just say: It's not such a bad thing if something gets rescheduled once in a blue moon. But it's damned annoying when things are rescheduled or cancelled about 3 times in the last 3 months, and it almost seems as if this monthly event will never get back on track. We meet monthly for heaven's sake. how hard is it to be free 1 day a month for the sake of FUN not even for Duty, for fun? ok rant off.
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Vampires, Vino, and Vivaciousness
Go figure, we traded our Weeds "addiction" for True Blood. We borrowed season 1 from a friend, and now we are knee deep in season 2.
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Also, we spent most of the weekend on the Castleberry Hill Loft Tour. Matt went to Petite Le Mans for Saturday, but then Sunday he came with me on the tour. There were some AMAZING lofts this time, as usual. I had a total inspirational blast!
At No Mas (for lunch both days) I tried the Cielo Blanco tequila, and also decided the best flavor I was in the mood for was cheese enchiladas smothered in Mole sauce. mmm!
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Tonight we're off to the Midtown Fall Crawl. Mmmm!
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Friday it's time for Le Flash! The kick off for Atlanta Celebrates Photography - ACP 11. There will be live dancers, performance art, light shows, etc. Pretty big deal. From what I was reading, "Le Flash" is one of the first events of this nature for the USA. Overseas similar shows are called "Nuit Blanche" and it's held in Paris, Toronto, Tokyo, and Berlin, etc. I'm super excited that not only is such an event here in our country, but also in our beloved Castleberry Hill neighborhood.
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Over the weekend we are possibly stopping by the Norcross Arts Fest and getting a temporary new leather couch! I say temporary, because we will sort of be house-sitting it for a while, it's not ours to keep, but it will probably be around for a year. Friend of ours currently has no room in her home for it, but won't have space for 1 yr or so, so we offered to borrow it. This is perfect timing as I have been wanting a new couch for some time now, and this is a way to try out a leather couch without the committment. Woo hoo!
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Next week is Wine Club for Barbera. Mmm! That's a new varietal for me! I can't wait to try it!
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October is just HAPPENIN'! TTYL!
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Also, we spent most of the weekend on the Castleberry Hill Loft Tour. Matt went to Petite Le Mans for Saturday, but then Sunday he came with me on the tour. There were some AMAZING lofts this time, as usual. I had a total inspirational blast!
At No Mas (for lunch both days) I tried the Cielo Blanco tequila, and also decided the best flavor I was in the mood for was cheese enchiladas smothered in Mole sauce. mmm!
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Tonight we're off to the Midtown Fall Crawl. Mmmm!
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Friday it's time for Le Flash! The kick off for Atlanta Celebrates Photography - ACP 11. There will be live dancers, performance art, light shows, etc. Pretty big deal. From what I was reading, "Le Flash" is one of the first events of this nature for the USA. Overseas similar shows are called "Nuit Blanche" and it's held in Paris, Toronto, Tokyo, and Berlin, etc. I'm super excited that not only is such an event here in our country, but also in our beloved Castleberry Hill neighborhood.
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Over the weekend we are possibly stopping by the Norcross Arts Fest and getting a temporary new leather couch! I say temporary, because we will sort of be house-sitting it for a while, it's not ours to keep, but it will probably be around for a year. Friend of ours currently has no room in her home for it, but won't have space for 1 yr or so, so we offered to borrow it. This is perfect timing as I have been wanting a new couch for some time now, and this is a way to try out a leather couch without the committment. Woo hoo!
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Next week is Wine Club for Barbera. Mmm! That's a new varietal for me! I can't wait to try it!
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October is just HAPPENIN'! TTYL!
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