Friday, March 12, 2021

You'll Learn to Cry Like Me, Just You Wait and See

Oyster mushrooms sauteed in butter and garlic!
Relationships with men come with a unique set of problems.  Most partnerships tend to have takers and givers but I'd put my money on the majority of the granters being female.  I think we can all agree that a lot of men are not very self aware.  My friends and sisters remind me of these common traits almost every time we speak.  When I was younger I felt it was so unfair to generalize but now it has become crystal clear that people who identify as male are significantly different and there are these very real commonalities.  It serves us best to try to understand how to communicate through all of these distinctions, instead of fault them entirely but I'm torn between believing men are unapologetically selfish by nature, or they have absolutely no idea the quiet chaos that ensues due to their narrow-minded actions.  Thousands of songs have been written, tears shed, moments lost.  Why do we bother to care?
It's almost impossible for women not to evaluate and observe relationship status.  That's part of our nature, although some of us could stand to use the time to be a little more self serving.  Sure, women can be equally as strange and I couldn't give clear reasons why I do most things, but I'm pretty sure I'm not selfish in love.  But perhaps it's foolish to try to delve too deep into the brains of men. Men will always describe themselves as simple, so we're left to believe we're overthinking it.  Meanwhile, many of our needs are left unmet.  I have noticed when confronted, guys will accommodate your request to change or perform a task, if only for a time or two.  But one wonders, is this just to placate us momentarily? Do our yearning desires drift away as quickly as their sense of obligation to please us?   
It is not lack of focus because when a need strikes them, they produce razor sharp drive.  I hate relying on karma but sometimes I do take solace in the idea of cosmic payback for these issues I cannot solve.

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Hey Baby, What'da You Know About If That's Real

I called these Cheatin' Chilaquiles because I didn't make the sauce but used the remainder of a good jarred variety but I did fry up my own seasoned chips. The last bits of sausage and ham went on the bottom with pepper jack cheese melted in and poached eggs on top.  Also, you're supposed to soak the chips in the sauce, in the pan but since there wasn't a bounty left, and because I love a crispy chip, I did not do that.  Cheatin' Chilaquiles. 
Suzanne Somers just reported she is having sex 3 times a day, all before noon.  We're doing something wrong people!  Reading on, she's having it with her 84-year old husband who she has to inject with testosterone every Tuesday.  So, you really gotta read the fine print.   But good on her, she's making it work, literally.

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

And I Thank God for This Here Life of Sin

Poor Man's Risotto
Next on: Sheet Pan-demic Dinners - Roasted ground turkey with shiitake mushrooms, broccoli and sweet Vidalia onions over what I'm calling Poor Man's Risotto.  I took Jasmine rice and simmered it in chicken stock with the mushroom stems, garlic and thyme.  After it absorbed all the liquid, I did it, I stirred in a can of Cream of Mushroom soup and added Parmesan and Almond Milk.  It may be a culinary sin but it flavor boosted that stem broth in a sinfully delicious way!