All of yesterday and no internet!

I didn't do any pleasure surfing at all yesterday - I had a 'meeting' at work (we got free lunch while some people tried to sell us on a new thin veneer rock treatment) plus I was busy, and then we had another Royals game (two nights in a row!). Later, you may be subjected to a 'why home run music should not be a funeral dirge' rant, but we'll see. It was at least more fun last night (they won) but I was wiped out by the last few days so I flopped into bed, watched Eureka, and fell asleep. And I'm still out of it because in laziness and desperation (I was stuff and the decongestant was downstairs) I took Benadryl. I am now only barely rejoining the world of the living. (It's about noon.)

Also, I've totally been reading all of your posts but not commenting much, sorry! I may, later today, go through on a commenting binge, but right now the lingering headache might taint my usually sparkling wit. :P

So, we shall speak of... well, food. It's been brought up to my attention twice on my f-list this week, so I thought I should round it out by being the third. Although I don't actually show up on my own f-list, so it may not count... anyway. tarpo was bemoaning the lack of decent 'teach you how to cook' recipe sites, and anam_cara_ was pimping 2ingredients (which I might join, it looks interesting and I do like to cook).

So here's my recent contribution to the world of cooking:

Recently my hubby went on a subbing gig unexpectedly and left me with a bunch of chicken that had every intention of becoming Baked Chicken with Lemon Seasoning. Not my favorite dish, but not bad, either, and he likes it. And at first, I was dismayed at the change of plans, bummed to be eating alone. But then, as the roll-with-the-punches kind of girl that I am, I decided this would be the perfect opportunity to make something I like, without worrying how much he'd enjoy it (believe it or not, that does influence my cooking, or everything would have jalapeños and mushrooms wouldn't be banished from most dishes). So, drawing from flavors I like, I made...

( Baked Chicken and Green Beans in Adobo Sauce, Chicken Adobo Recipe, and Sweet and Sour Green Beans recipe )

And then, since we have an alarming amount of chicken in the freezer, I flipped through my chicken cookbook and decided to try 'Chicken Goulash'. Now, I've always enjoyed Hungarian Goulash, but this recipe was odd. It called for potatoes, and then serving it over noodles or with dumplings. Enough starch to immobilize a whole battalion of CEOs, let me tell you. It was... okay, but not great.

( Chicken Goulash vs. Hungarian Goulash, and a little something extra )