what i want to buy

both these objects were seen and coveted during a recent trip to the city.

• from: pearl river
• brand: unknown
• description: "beautiful apple" duvet cover
• price: $25.50
  

• from: zara
• description: leather cowboy booties
• price: $29 from $60
  

greek food night

in celebration of fat tuesday [i obviously am neither french nor greek...] i decided to cook a rather elaborate spread.

keftethakias [without the soaked slice of bread step. too lazy] but i did puree the onion, oil, and herbs and then used the kitchenaid mixer to blend. so i didnt have to touch it. ...my brilliant plot was foiled when i remembered meatballs require a rolling into ball o' meat step.

spicy feta stuffed peppers [not so spicy even made with jalapenos]

greek style tilapia turned out a little disappointing and very fishy.

my plate, complete with garlic/olive oil israeli couscous [out of a box], tzatziki sauce, and olive tapenade. most of my recipes are from about.com purely due to the weird categorization allowing it to be unblocked at work.

crosseyed kitters waits for a meatball to roll his way

rangzen

rangzen tibetan restaurant

• 24 pearl st, cambridge, MA
• $10-$20
• casual dress, authentic classy decor, attentive waitstaff
• delivery to local addresses [sadly, does not include long island]

we began with thunlam tosoe-a mixed appetizer platter including the best creation ever: tsel numtak. "shredded mixed vegetables with ginger, garlic, and cilantro dipped in chickpea batter and fried" it is more amazing than it sounds and there was nary a scrap to take a picture of. i hoarked that down like there was no tomorrow. regardless of the fact that im pretty positive one of the shredded vegetables was some type of green onion. that is how amazing they were.

for the main course i chose a langsha chow minus the red onion. and it was just slightly greasy but oh so flavorful. sadly, after stuffing down all the appetizers i could barely eat 1/3 of my dish.

dipping sauce for the apps. and to quote the waiter, "the green one is hot..." it was pretty tasty but when mixed with the sweet red sauce, a fried tasty can be delicately dipped and then crammed in the eagerly awaiting maw.

jason had either the langsha momo or the chhasaha momo. both are handmade dumplings but are beef and chicken respectively. i tried the "small bowl of lentil soup" which was frikkin amazing. it was blended smooth and was a nearly sweet compliment to the savory dumplings and salty soy dipping sauce.

i ate my leftovers while waiting for the ferry. they still had the slight smokey/grill taste that lingered in the restaurant, and the veges were still aldente crisp. since it was about 20 degrees this little take out guy sat in my car overnight and left a wonderful but not overpowering scent.

expired ramen

there once was a packet of ramen
gifted to me by a shaman
it was flavored like beef
required no teef
but it expired and garnered an "aw man!"

"artificial braised beef flavor instant sweet potato threads" who wouldnt find that scrumptious?!

chinese instructions. 2 1/2 C of nearly boiling water for undisclosed amount of time.

shelf life of artificial braised meat flavoring: 12 months

ummmm i had a packet of delicious but yet untasted mystery ramen FOR OVER TWO YEARS? needless to say, i threw it out. not that i dont trust chinese food safety standards..oh wait i dont really. k bye.

snowstorm #2 aftermath

our house is poorly insulated

possibly due to the 36 degree sun all day, when i got home these were all hanging at an odd angle. but i didnt take a picture and then it was dark. true story.

the massive tree branch that fell off last time we had 50mph winds.

frozen propeller tree

blue skyyyyy
smiling at me