Category: food

05/09/10 11:53 - 38ºF - ID#51535

Scotch egginess

I get stressed, I cook. Here I am at it again!

I need to find a way to firm up the sausage and make it thinner to wrap around the eggs. It's tasty as it is, but it's a little heavy on the meat. Uffda.

tinypliny writes at 12:37:06 05/11/10 - Comment #56173: At least it's not Bordetella.
:::link:::

himay writes at 12:26:08 05/11/10 - Comment #56172: I didn't even realize they were wrapped in anything but a thin breading; it looked pretty thin when I had it, and didn't pay that much attention to whether or not there was something in between the breading and egg.

And now that I know what the sauce is, I can make that too! Thanks (e:jbeatty)!

james writes at 11:51:03 05/11/10 - Comment #56171: Mortadella? That stuff makes ham look like health food. I need to get it now.

jbeatty writes at 10:34:40 05/11/10 - Comment #56169: The sauce is basically garlic Mayonnaise. Or Aoili if you want to give it a fancy name.

jbeatty writes at 10:33:00 05/11/10 - Comment #56168: Sorry to be a downer but the scotch eggs at Europa are surrounded in Mortadella. They are my favorite treat there.

heidi writes at 05:26:21 05/10/10 - Comment #56157: Hard-boiled eggs --> Deviled eggs. Egg salad. Easter eggs.

I don't think something all gussied up at Europa would really give you the essence of hard-boiled eggs.

tinypliny writes at 05:22:21 05/10/10 - Comment #56156: @(e:jason): I have seen chervil @ Pricerite.

tinypliny writes at 05:21:36 05/10/10 - Comment #56155: No meat-versions at Europa? I'd be interested. Anyway, I need to find out if I really like hardboiled eggs or not. Do they taste very eggy? I think the eggy-ness puts me off in any egg dish.

joshua writes at 03:46:42 05/10/10 - Comment #56153: It can't be bad, I'd try one.

jason writes at 02:49:50 05/10/10 - Comment #56152: BTW, where the hell do you get chervil??

jason writes at 02:41:10 05/10/10 - Comment #56151: Scotch Eggs have to be unbelievable. I looked them up the other day. Eggs, coated in sausage??? Breaded, right? That has to be the best breakfast on the go. I'm definitely in.

himay writes at 01:41:25 05/10/10 - Comment #56150: The ones at Europa are just hardboiled eggs with a light breading and fried, no meat involved. They do serve it with some mild sauce that reminds me of BÃ©arnaise, that does go well on them.

james writes at 12:41:43 05/10/10 - Comment #56149: Are hipsters eating scotch eggs? I will never understand them.

They have them at Europa. They are $4. I want to go in and try one. Who is in?

joshua writes at 10:27:13 05/10/10 - Comment #56148: Hipster bar fare!!

james writes at 09:57:53 05/10/10 - Comment #56147: That is a food I have only ever admired from afar. It looks like... so much.

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Category: rant

05/09/10 06:24 - 47ºF - ID#51531

Questions questions questions

WARNING: Whiny rant ahead

How does one know when to say, "No, that's enough, I've spent enough time doing this?"

I am chronically wondering if I could have tried harder, despite the futile energy it feels it is taking up. I mean really, how much is too much?

I am also driven by the concern that what if it really has not been hard enough? Physical energy can be quatitatively estimated. Emotional energy can only be evaluated qualitatively, and thereby is looked upon by others arbitrarily, and can be judged as such. I know I shouldn't be concerned what people think about that, but hello, that's me!

Worse yet, how do you know when to come back to it with a fresh mind and try again? I can't help but feel that this emotional/mental fatigue is a consequence of taking a break, and then feeling personally guilted into resuming the battle as opposed to really having cleansed the original incident from myself.

Just feeling mentally/emotionally discouraged (although physically I'm quite wiped as well, but that's another story). I'll get over it. However, I really hate feeling torn between what is enough and what isn't.

*Cross-posted over at my normal blog as well.

himay writes at 09:01:23 05/09/10 - Comment #56140: (e:paul): Then I probably got it about the way I wanted it worded. It's a handful of things in my life (work and relationships primarily) that seem to just be wearing me out, and they're all a similar situation of "do I keep working/dealing with it," or do I "just start ignoring it/them."

(e:tinypliny): Unfortunately, my subconscious assertiveness doesn't kick in until sometime after the situation has been dealt with. I've got remarkable after-the-fact reasoning and reactions, but some part of myself doesn't pull it into focus quickly enough in the situation as it's happening. I'm slowly bringing those two together, but frustration quickly sets me back; it's hard to keep my cool together when I need a quick resolve before things make themselves worse.5

tinypliny writes at 07:42:50 05/09/10 - Comment #56134: Maybe you like repairing your house, Paul? :) Maybe it's like this interest-on-the-backburner that you like but can't justify the time being spent on it and the returns that you are getting.

paul writes at 07:38:49 05/09/10 - Comment #56131: I have no idea what the focus of your issue is but I could take this entire journal word for word and be talking about trying to repair my house and it would apply perfectly.

tinypliny writes at 07:00:21 05/09/10 - Comment #56127: You should listen to the small subconscious assertive voice that definitely sounds like the right thing to do.

tinypliny writes at 06:58:39 05/09/10 - Comment #56126: hEY, your "normal" blog is looking pretty good now. :-)

Now, for some biased answers to your abnormal blog here.

Depends. If you like what you are doing and expect promising results on the horizon, chase it with more positivity. If not, just wrap it up, make the best of it, hunt for more fertile pastures.

If you feel its draining your energy, then you definitely don't like it. Stop. Reevaluate. Wrap up. Start anew.

It's hard enough when you feel out of energy - any kind of energy. Time to step away.

You can't force a fresh mind. If you feel something is promising enough, fresh ideas and way to get them will suggest themselves to you in time - because you believe in the potential of the idea.