Strictly Ballroom

Over lunch this week, Mithrigil told me that I had to see Strictly Ballroom, as she felt it was the best of Baz Luhrmann’s movies and was her favorite of the lot. Jethrien hadn’t seen it in over a decade, so we watched it last night.

( Random thoughts )

Easy Recipes

I had been meaning to test One-Pan Pasta since I saw it one Tumblr something like a year ago. It really works, it's very tasty, I totally recommend it. It takes about 20 minutes start to finish.

I also found a variant online that kept basically everything but suggested adding precooked sausage. I'll probably try that soon. (As the recipe is above, it's vegan and ARR-safe.)

My mother brought us back a bunch of spice mixes from Thailand, and so far the best of them has been Lobo Thai Oriental Spicy Chicken-in-rice Seasoning Mix. The thing is, all of the other mixes have been very spicy (shockingly, this was the least spicy so far), so I made a differently-spiced set with the same cooking method at the same time. They both came out well.

All there is to it is: Rub chicken* with spice** mix. Let sit for 15 minutes. Put a cup and a half of rice and three cups of water in a pot with the chicken. Cover tightly, bring to boil, then reduce heat and let simmer until all the water is absorbed, then put a paper towel under the pot lid and let it stand for ten minutes. (Basically, cook the whole thing like you're cooking plain rice.) Then fluff and serve.

*I used two thighs. I could probably have put all four in one pan.

**My mix was garlic, onion powder, cumin, garam masala, salt and pepper, and then a chicken bullion cube in with the water.

A noteworthy end to the day

When I put ARR to bed today, I said to him (as I do every night), "Have a good night. Sleep well. I love you."

And he said, "I love you daddy."