Hits From the Bong
Plug it. Unplug it. Don’t strain.
I love you Mary Jane.
4/20
Legalize It
Yes. That drug.
You know the only harm it does is it makes you lazy.
But it would be nice to unwind in a different way.
4/20.
Empty Aisle
Wandered around the local grocery store at 10 PM. I’m writing this after I got back.
It was all quiet. Peaceful.
I went in really for some frozen salmon. Earlier this evening I cooked the last I had for dinner. It was as an accompaniment for a salad. I used Chef John’s Miso Honey marinade as the flavoring. It turned out delicious. Afterwards, I wanted to replenish my freezer with some frozen salmon. Off to the grocery I went.
I also picked up a few odds and ends. I usually do that. For you see, I don’t really cook too much at home. Salads for lunch. The occasional soup. Breakfast of oatmeal. So that’s all I have. Dinner is… salad if I’m lucky. Or out. So when I shop for groceries, it’s usually weird stuff.
I bought a jar of jalapeños. I plan to make some jalapeño focaccia.
I bought lots of SweeTarts. I think I’m already sick of them.
I bought some frozen cod to go along with my frozen salmon.
I’ll be cooking some of it up this weekend. Let’s see if I know what to do!
Seafood Ramen
久しぶり!
Long time no see!
I had too much seafood in my freezer. There was some shrimp. Some fish balls. Chicken stock, too. And there was some ramen. I guess I’m making seafood ramen for dinner!
It was to be my own recipe. Maybe I should open a ramenya.
Started off with onions and garlic sautéing in EVOO with a pinch of salt, some ground pepper, and some red chili flakes. I was gonna make the tare like a clam sauce. When the garlic and onions were browning after 10 minutes in went a can of chopped clams. Reserve the juice for later.
I let that cook while I got water boiling for the ramen.
Oh. I also bought some scallops. It was my first time to make fried scallops. Over medium heat, with EVOO and some butter, fried them up. It’s really easy to mess up scallops. I think I burned one. But I tried to get them off the pan so they don’t dry out. Maybe 3 minutes a side. Even if they weren’t cooked through I expected them to get a bit cooked when they sit in the broth.
To the clam tare I added a quart of my chicken stock. Brought that to a boil and then added some fish balls and the reserved clam juice. I have no idea what type was in this. They were bought at H-Mart in January. They need to be used.
I made a mistake with the noodles. I did not defrost them enough so that as I cooked them I had to do them for longer because they were somewhat frozen together.
First the noodles. A good base I started with some shrimp paste. In went the noodles. Then dumped the broth in. Almost spilled out the bowl. Added the scallops and the shrimp. Done.
It was nice. Lots to eat. And fishy. I still have shrimp and fish balls and I didn’t use all the clam tare. Maybe more ramen soon. Except I’m out of noodles!
Black Panther
This review of Black Panther is several weeks old, but since it is still doing boffo business at the box office, then this review is still relevant.
I still liked Thor better, but this MCU movie is good too. I teared up at the death of Killmonger. Why’d he have to die. He should’ve been rehabilitated and put to use in the MCU.
Watch it.
4 of 5 stars.
Link of the Day [2.22.18]
Nogizaka-chan do not disappoint on their birthday. It’s gonna be the third Nogizaka 46 Hour Television Marathon from March 23 to 25. Be there or be square.
Please be an off Friday.
いつかできるから今日できる
I’m sure I have posted this one before. Their 19th Single.
We’ve finished all the MVs from their singles, the main songs. I hope you enjoyed them. I always do.
I’m looking forward to their 20th. What will it be? When will it come out? I am ready to spend money to find out.
逃げ水
My favorite song from 2017. I didn’t like it too much at first, but I watched the Nogizaka46SHOW rendition over and over and over again until I did. Really, this song brings tears to my eye every time I hear it.
The 3rd Gen’s that center, Yoda Yuki and Ozono Momoko, are the vanguard to the future. The 3rd Gens only were picked at the end of 2016. They debuted in December of that year. They’ve been fortunate for they have had songs on each of the 2017 singles as well as the album. The 3rd Gens have twice as many centers as 2nd Gens. They will have more in the future.
That falling piano line. The instrumentation makes me smile. Piano is Nogi’s signature sound. I believe its for Ikuta, but their songs are piano-centric. This one makes like falling water. Or rain on a pond. Beautiful.
If you can, search out for the Nogizaka46SHOW version. So good, because it is the members and a decent choreography. The ending moves with the undulation is so fine. Beautiful is a word used with Nogizaka so much and this one deserves it.
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