It's been a busy few weeks, and with studying for (and finishing!) finals, I might briefly have slipped into the black hole that is eating takeout. But! knowing that this was a possibility, I wisely made some things to post, post operation-get-good-grades-and-work-on-a-career. It seems that this semester after the initial release of my last test and putting away weeks of notes and flashcards, there wasn't that expected zombie phase where I get to catch up with some much needed television; instead, I was making up lost time at work and arranging my quick trip to LA to visit family.
Anyway, *gesture above* here's my chili con carne! A friend and I had a discussion later whether a "real" chili has beans or not, resulting in an obligatory googling and hundreds of posts from people who also felt that this issue was more controversial than, I don't know, whether or not we landed on the moon (we did). People are passionate about their chili. This particular chili con carne is bean-less, but to give it some added textural depth, and also because of a certain diva butcher, it's made with chunks of beef chuck and ground beef.
And for dessert? Marcel Proust's Rememberall, the madeleine. I have a mold made in france that I proudly bought at an antique store for 2 bucks, and it makes beautiful orange and lemon zest madeleines that I later gave away (S. was disappointed). Interestingly, these particular madeleine's are accidentally whole grain...those who know me well know I'm awful with reading details in emails and on packages; luckily, this time the flub resulted in something that's not totally catastrophic, and possibly even good for me (disclaimer!! remember everyone, whole grain does not equal whole wheat. It's different).
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