I don't think I have anything to write about today. I haven't been anywhere, done anything apart from cook, sleep or read. Spent a somewhat anxious weekend wondering about the car mind you. Is it a major problem or minor, or in other words an expensive or inexpensive repair. Am I going to be singing "I owe my soul to the Meineke store" once again. If it weren't for the computer I would really be off my twist by now.
Just finished reading Dancing with Dementia by Jemi Fraser, which I thoroughly enjoyed. In some ways they had it easier than I and in some ways worse. Not living with the person concerned, you worry about them when you are not with them, however, living with someone can drive you up the wall and back again. Like the continual question this weekend "what are they doing to the car", "why did we leave the car" and so on. Each question repeated frequently although today, Sunday, the questions appear to have been forgotten for a while. Being a teacher, Jemi is much more used to exercising patience than I am and I am finding I am horrifyingly lacking in that virtue.
Now I need something else to read. I am waiting for two author friends to finish their current WIPs but unfortunately you cannot hurry authors. Bit like George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire which was subsequently turned into A Game of Thrones. I started reading the series years ago, and I do mean years, til I got to the stage where I could no long remember if I had read the book which was around or not and eventually, I lost interest. As for the TV programme, I saw two or three (borrowed them from the library) and that was my lot. I did read the whole of The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan including the ones finished by Brandon Sanderson. Mind you, Robert Jordan, the author, intended to only write seven books and it morphed into 13 or 14, not sure right now.
Confession time, my lovely sewing which caused me so much angst, came undone. I think I must have caught my stitches in fraying material without realising it, so I have it all to do again. Well the seam in my rear end seems to have stayed mended but the side of the leg did not. I really must try and get it done soon rather than leave it for a year or more.
You are lucky you don't know me personally. I started by saying I had nothing to write about and have rabbited on for several paragraphs. Can you imagine what I would do to your ears!!
Supper Saturday I cooked one of my favourite Dump and Go recipes in the IP. You sear a flank steak (sized for your pot of course) on both sides, and then dump in olive oil, Worcester sauce, dry onion soup mix and vinegar then cook. Talk about easy peasy and delicious. Only cooks for about 4 mins too.
Sue, at Elephant's Child, was talking about her local street's display of stuffed animals in the windows to cheer up kids. I had heard of that before, lovely idea. Not something one can do in an apartment building, well you could, but nobody would see it.
Most North Americans would be astounded to know that I have never cooked a grilled cheese sandwich. However, this one by Kevin Lynch of Closet Cooking, would certainly tempt me except I just ran out of Kimchi. I think I can get it a Victoria St. Market, but I haven't got a car, boo hoo. OK, my grocery store has it. I wonder what Kimchi and asparagus would be like?
Kimchi and Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Spicy kimchi and salty bacon are an amazing flavour combination that only gets better when bathed in melted cheese and wrapping in toasted buttery bread.
In addition to trying out some new grilled cheese recipes during National Grilled month I wanted to
update a few older ones and top on my list was one of my favourites, the kimchi and bacon grilled cheese! Kimchi is a spicy fermented cabbage that works surprisingly well in a sandwich with lots of ooey gooey melted cheese! Bacon and kimchi are like a match made in heaven and I can hardly resist adding some to a kimchi grilled cheese! It actually works out kind of well since kimchi can be a little wet and since you don’t want a soggy grilled cheese it is a good idea to sauté the kimchi a bit to reduce the excess liquid and using a little bit of the bacon grease works perfectly!
2 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
2-4 tbs kimchi, drained and coarsely chopped
1 Tbs butter
2 slices bread
2 slices cheddar (or 1/2 cup shredded)
1. Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat, set aside on paper towels to drain reserving 1 teaspoon of grease in the pan.
2. Add the kimchi and saute until it starts to caramelize, about 3-5 minutes.
3. Heat a clean pan over medium heat.
4. Butter one side of each slice of bread, place one slice in the pan with buttered side down, top with half of the cheese, the kimchi, bacon, the remaining cheese and finally the other slice of bread with buttered side up.
5. Grill until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted, about 2-4 minutes per side.
Servings: 1
Tips
Serve with gochujang ketchup (mix 1 tablespoon gochujang into 3 tablespoons ketchup) for dipping
Author: Kevin Lynch
Source: Closet Cooking
Have a great day
Just finished reading Dancing with Dementia by Jemi Fraser, which I thoroughly enjoyed. In some ways they had it easier than I and in some ways worse. Not living with the person concerned, you worry about them when you are not with them, however, living with someone can drive you up the wall and back again. Like the continual question this weekend "what are they doing to the car", "why did we leave the car" and so on. Each question repeated frequently although today, Sunday, the questions appear to have been forgotten for a while. Being a teacher, Jemi is much more used to exercising patience than I am and I am finding I am horrifyingly lacking in that virtue.
Now I need something else to read. I am waiting for two author friends to finish their current WIPs but unfortunately you cannot hurry authors. Bit like George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire which was subsequently turned into A Game of Thrones. I started reading the series years ago, and I do mean years, til I got to the stage where I could no long remember if I had read the book which was around or not and eventually, I lost interest. As for the TV programme, I saw two or three (borrowed them from the library) and that was my lot. I did read the whole of The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan including the ones finished by Brandon Sanderson. Mind you, Robert Jordan, the author, intended to only write seven books and it morphed into 13 or 14, not sure right now.
Confession time, my lovely sewing which caused me so much angst, came undone. I think I must have caught my stitches in fraying material without realising it, so I have it all to do again. Well the seam in my rear end seems to have stayed mended but the side of the leg did not. I really must try and get it done soon rather than leave it for a year or more.
You are lucky you don't know me personally. I started by saying I had nothing to write about and have rabbited on for several paragraphs. Can you imagine what I would do to your ears!!
Supper Saturday I cooked one of my favourite Dump and Go recipes in the IP. You sear a flank steak (sized for your pot of course) on both sides, and then dump in olive oil, Worcester sauce, dry onion soup mix and vinegar then cook. Talk about easy peasy and delicious. Only cooks for about 4 mins too.
Sue, at Elephant's Child, was talking about her local street's display of stuffed animals in the windows to cheer up kids. I had heard of that before, lovely idea. Not something one can do in an apartment building, well you could, but nobody would see it.
Most North Americans would be astounded to know that I have never cooked a grilled cheese sandwich. However, this one by Kevin Lynch of Closet Cooking, would certainly tempt me except I just ran out of Kimchi. I think I can get it a Victoria St. Market, but I haven't got a car, boo hoo. OK, my grocery store has it. I wonder what Kimchi and asparagus would be like?
Kimchi and Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Spicy kimchi and salty bacon are an amazing flavour combination that only gets better when bathed in melted cheese and wrapping in toasted buttery bread.
In addition to trying out some new grilled cheese recipes during National Grilled month I wanted to
2 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
2-4 tbs kimchi, drained and coarsely chopped
1 Tbs butter
2 slices bread
2 slices cheddar (or 1/2 cup shredded)
1. Cook the bacon in a pan over medium heat, set aside on paper towels to drain reserving 1 teaspoon of grease in the pan.
2. Add the kimchi and saute until it starts to caramelize, about 3-5 minutes.
3. Heat a clean pan over medium heat.
4. Butter one side of each slice of bread, place one slice in the pan with buttered side down, top with half of the cheese, the kimchi, bacon, the remaining cheese and finally the other slice of bread with buttered side up.
5. Grill until golden brown on both sides and the cheese is melted, about 2-4 minutes per side.
Servings: 1
Tips
Serve with gochujang ketchup (mix 1 tablespoon gochujang into 3 tablespoons ketchup) for dipping
Author: Kevin Lynch
Source: Closet Cooking
Have a great day
