Friday, September 24, 2010

Today's proposed agenda and some randomness

Working nights really wreaks havoc on my body.  I came home Thursday morning after the most hellish night and slept for about five hours.  I went back to bed around 9:30 last night and peeled my body out of bed around 3 this morning.  I got a shower, got dressed and placed my ass in the divot I've worn in the couch.  Sooo...I made some cheesy scrambled eggs and wrapped them in a flour tortilla.  I want to make rigatoni later with homemade marinara and ground turkey.  Lots of fresh garlic, red peppers and onions to make the sauce thick and chunky.  I'll provide some porn shots to accessorize this post later.

And here they are:

The money shot:

Final product:

It turned out really well!  When we were kids, mom used to make rigatoni using ginormous noodles.  Yes, mine were large, per se, but I really miss those specific noodles from my childhood.  Not that they tasted any different; it simply reminds me of a happier time, when life was easy.  My marinara is simple and fresh-tasting.  It's adapted from a recipe of Rachael Ray's.  My interpretation is:

  • one 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
  • one 15 oz can of tomato sauce
  • Italian seasoning
  • minced garlic
  • chopped onion
  • salt
  • pepper
  • EVOO
  • crushed red pepper flakes
You can add whatever meat and veggies you choose.  I chose red bell peppers because the poblanos and cubanelles looked sickly in every store I went to and I didn't want to put green bells in.  I also contemplated a jalapeno or Anaheim pepper, but they were also under the weather.  I guess it's not pepper season.

We've talked about going to see "You Again" at the theater tonight.  It looks like it'll be pretty funny; Betty White makes me laugh so hard!  I watch her TV show, "Hot in Cleveland" as well and just laugh.  I used to think she was related to me.

UPDATE:  We're not going to see a movie at the theater.  I received my Netflix selections yesterday, so we're opting to view those instead.  Now playing:  "Date Night" and "The Back-Up Plan."  Good night, everyone!

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