Lobster, with a side of Marshmallows
Mood: Somewhat tired
Song: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
Units of Caffeine: 3
Days Until Vacation: 73
So, yesterday wasn’t bad. It pretty much exactly as planned: I took half the day off from work to go to Central Market in Ft. Worth to get all the fixings for dinner; went home; picked up K; we both fixed dinner; watched the Olympics – it was nice.
So… my trip to Central Market… For anyone who doesn’t know, this place is a foodie’s wet dream. It has fresh produce from everywhere; a fishmonger who knows what she’s talking about; a wine expert; a great deli; a bakery to die for; and is just filled with all of these amazing, unique foodie things. Every time I go, I don’t spend any less than an hour and a half in the place – even when I’m just there to pick up one or two items. (Of course, since it’s an hour drive, I always buy more than one or two things.) Also, due to the distance, I only go about two, maybe three times a year. I always think it’s a huge pain in my ass, but, after I go, I am always reminded of why it’s worth the trip.
As I wrote in a previous entry, K and I had planned on making a seafood dinner together for V-Day. I normally go to the local grocery store to pick up a couple of lobsters, but (a) We wanted to get some clams, (which none of the local stores have), and (b) I was sure that the lobsters at C.M. would be better. The fishmonger at C.M. was great! She knew exactly what she was talking about with everything I asked for and I got two 3 lb. lobsters! (Yeah – It wasn’t cheap by any stretch of the imagination, but worth every stinking penny!) I also picked up some shrimp for scampi and made my regular rounds around the place, “Ooo-ing” and “Ah-ing” and all of the amazing things. As always, I couldn’t leave without picking up a loaf of some fresh bread and a bottle of dipping oil. I also stumbled upon some gourmet marshmallows. (Every time I say this to someone, I get the same response: “Gourmet marshmallows!?” – As if to say, “what the fuck makes a marshmallow “gourmet”?) Believe me; I’m not one to jump up and down about marshmallows either. To me, they are what they are: cylindrical puffs of sugary sweetness – Not great. Not bad – Something that makes hot chocolate sweeter and s’mores the campfire favorite. But these looked different – There was something about them that drew them to me. First of all, the obvious: they were not cylindrical, but square. They were also bigger. Much bigger. As I was drawn to the small bag of gourmet goodness, I noticed what was sitting next to the bag – OTHER gourmet marshmallows in a variety of other flavors. Although I was intrigued by every flavor they had to offer, none was more intriguing than the chocolate gourmet marshmallows. My curiosity got the best of me and I picked up a bag of the chocolate mallows and a bag of the regular, (just in case the chocolate mallows were a complete disaster.) When I got home, I put the crustaceans away and began unloading the rest of the goodies from C.M. I picked up the bags of mallows and, although I wanted to surprise K with them, I opened up the plain bag of mallows. I ate one and fell into a state of shock at the fact that a marshmallow could taste SO damn good! In fact, it didn’t taste like a marshmallow at all – it was sweet and airy, like a marshmallow, but tasted… well… BETTER! When K got home, we opened the bag of chocolate marshmallows and, Oh. My. God. Nothing should taste that good! It just goes to show that everything from that store is nothing less than amazing.
The dinner came out great as well, but we really overshot. Because K and I have been dieting for over a month now, we’ve pretty much shrunk our stomachs. We only ate the clams and the stuffed lobsters. We didn’t even have room for my planned dessert. And, whereas we didn’t overstuff ourselves, we got pretty tired from our work making the food and from eating that we pretty much just went to bed and fell asleep soon after we ate and cleaned up. But it was still a very nice evening.
So… a few other thoughts that have crossed my mind lately –
The Olympics:
I am really not into sports and I am SO not an athlete, but I really like watching the Olympics. And I REALLY love the winter Olympics; much more so than the summer Olympics. (K & I have already decided that we’re going to the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver.) But this year, there’s really nothing exciting about the winter Olympics. It just seems to be a dud, the way things are going.
The Vice President:
Okay, tragedy aside, is there anyone else out there who just thinks this whole thing is pretty freaking funny? Of course, it’s being handled poorly, but does that really surprise anyone?
The Weather:
I am SO sick of it being warm and dry here!! It’s supposed to be close to 80 degrees here today. I would seriously kill for a plane ticket to the northeast or northwest right now for some insanely cold, damp weather!!
Song: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
Units of Caffeine: 3
Days Until Vacation: 73
So, yesterday wasn’t bad. It pretty much exactly as planned: I took half the day off from work to go to Central Market in Ft. Worth to get all the fixings for dinner; went home; picked up K; we both fixed dinner; watched the Olympics – it was nice.
So… my trip to Central Market… For anyone who doesn’t know, this place is a foodie’s wet dream. It has fresh produce from everywhere; a fishmonger who knows what she’s talking about; a wine expert; a great deli; a bakery to die for; and is just filled with all of these amazing, unique foodie things. Every time I go, I don’t spend any less than an hour and a half in the place – even when I’m just there to pick up one or two items. (Of course, since it’s an hour drive, I always buy more than one or two things.) Also, due to the distance, I only go about two, maybe three times a year. I always think it’s a huge pain in my ass, but, after I go, I am always reminded of why it’s worth the trip.
As I wrote in a previous entry, K and I had planned on making a seafood dinner together for V-Day. I normally go to the local grocery store to pick up a couple of lobsters, but (a) We wanted to get some clams, (which none of the local stores have), and (b) I was sure that the lobsters at C.M. would be better. The fishmonger at C.M. was great! She knew exactly what she was talking about with everything I asked for and I got two 3 lb. lobsters! (Yeah – It wasn’t cheap by any stretch of the imagination, but worth every stinking penny!) I also picked up some shrimp for scampi and made my regular rounds around the place, “Ooo-ing” and “Ah-ing” and all of the amazing things. As always, I couldn’t leave without picking up a loaf of some fresh bread and a bottle of dipping oil. I also stumbled upon some gourmet marshmallows. (Every time I say this to someone, I get the same response: “Gourmet marshmallows!?” – As if to say, “what the fuck makes a marshmallow “gourmet”?) Believe me; I’m not one to jump up and down about marshmallows either. To me, they are what they are: cylindrical puffs of sugary sweetness – Not great. Not bad – Something that makes hot chocolate sweeter and s’mores the campfire favorite. But these looked different – There was something about them that drew them to me. First of all, the obvious: they were not cylindrical, but square. They were also bigger. Much bigger. As I was drawn to the small bag of gourmet goodness, I noticed what was sitting next to the bag – OTHER gourmet marshmallows in a variety of other flavors. Although I was intrigued by every flavor they had to offer, none was more intriguing than the chocolate gourmet marshmallows. My curiosity got the best of me and I picked up a bag of the chocolate mallows and a bag of the regular, (just in case the chocolate mallows were a complete disaster.) When I got home, I put the crustaceans away and began unloading the rest of the goodies from C.M. I picked up the bags of mallows and, although I wanted to surprise K with them, I opened up the plain bag of mallows. I ate one and fell into a state of shock at the fact that a marshmallow could taste SO damn good! In fact, it didn’t taste like a marshmallow at all – it was sweet and airy, like a marshmallow, but tasted… well… BETTER! When K got home, we opened the bag of chocolate marshmallows and, Oh. My. God. Nothing should taste that good! It just goes to show that everything from that store is nothing less than amazing.
The dinner came out great as well, but we really overshot. Because K and I have been dieting for over a month now, we’ve pretty much shrunk our stomachs. We only ate the clams and the stuffed lobsters. We didn’t even have room for my planned dessert. And, whereas we didn’t overstuff ourselves, we got pretty tired from our work making the food and from eating that we pretty much just went to bed and fell asleep soon after we ate and cleaned up. But it was still a very nice evening.
So… a few other thoughts that have crossed my mind lately –
The Olympics:
I am really not into sports and I am SO not an athlete, but I really like watching the Olympics. And I REALLY love the winter Olympics; much more so than the summer Olympics. (K & I have already decided that we’re going to the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver.) But this year, there’s really nothing exciting about the winter Olympics. It just seems to be a dud, the way things are going.
The Vice President:
Okay, tragedy aside, is there anyone else out there who just thinks this whole thing is pretty freaking funny? Of course, it’s being handled poorly, but does that really surprise anyone?
The Weather:
I am SO sick of it being warm and dry here!! It’s supposed to be close to 80 degrees here today. I would seriously kill for a plane ticket to the northeast or northwest right now for some insanely cold, damp weather!!
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Wanna trade? I'm game...I'm DYING for some 80 degree weather.
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