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Dec. 21st, 2008
Japanese food question
Dec. 21st, 2008 07:07 pmThe Japanese noodle soup stuff my friend bought me all those nice packages of proved just as nice the second time. This time I tried adding some frozen veggies. Worked well, though next time I think I'll just try tossing them in at the same time as everything else. They got a bit over cooked this time.
Anyway, the question is one of the things in the "vegatable" packet. Something is chunks of dark green (like cooked spinach or brussell sprouts) leafy material. Abiut the consistency of cooked cabbage.
Best guess from the ingredients list is that it's either "Sea Tangle" or "seaweed". Any ideas?
I rather like the taste and consistency and I'm wondering if it's something I could find in oriental grocery stores. Especially if I can find it dried like in the packets. It reconstitutes really well, and I think it'd make a nice additive to some other stuff I make if I can find it (and if it isn't hideously expensive or something)
Anyway, the question is one of the things in the "vegatable" packet. Something is chunks of dark green (like cooked spinach or brussell sprouts) leafy material. Abiut the consistency of cooked cabbage.
Best guess from the ingredients list is that it's either "Sea Tangle" or "seaweed". Any ideas?
I rather like the taste and consistency and I'm wondering if it's something I could find in oriental grocery stores. Especially if I can find it dried like in the packets. It reconstitutes really well, and I think it'd make a nice additive to some other stuff I make if I can find it (and if it isn't hideously expensive or something)
Oh the joys of winter
Dec. 21st, 2008 08:58 pmWe are having an unusual stretch of weather for Portland.
It's been a lot colder than normal for a week and looks like it'll continue that way at least until Christmas. On top of that, We've been getting snow (a rare thing here).
Last night we had some lovely drifting snow. When I checked outside early this morning, the front door of the building was hard to open. 3-4 inches of snow drifted against the door will do that. Then there was a clear stretch and then a drift a foot plus deep. Then the lawn where the snow was barely past the top of the grass.
Later, at some point we'd gotten freezing rain. So when I went out to do some shopping this afternoon, There was this lovely crust of ice on things. And trying to figure out ways around the deep spots (so as to not get snow inside my shoes) was loads of fun.
Early evening the lights went out for a second. I assume some idiot hit a pole or something. Fortunately the computer is on a UPS.
I'm stocked up on food I don't need to cook (some rice & beans in the fridge, more cooked beans in there, plus tuna salad). And a few cans of chili, plus a loaf of bread. And I just made a batch of spaghetti and meatballs, so that'll cover me for far longer than I can stay her if the power goes out.
If it goes out for hours, I can just read or something. Longer than that and I'll have to check with friends to see who has power. While I *can* sleep without the CPAP (in fact when I was sick last month, I wound up doing some napping without using it), it's not a good idea.
So I've got that as a limit on doing without power. :-(
It's been a lot colder than normal for a week and looks like it'll continue that way at least until Christmas. On top of that, We've been getting snow (a rare thing here).
Last night we had some lovely drifting snow. When I checked outside early this morning, the front door of the building was hard to open. 3-4 inches of snow drifted against the door will do that. Then there was a clear stretch and then a drift a foot plus deep. Then the lawn where the snow was barely past the top of the grass.
Later, at some point we'd gotten freezing rain. So when I went out to do some shopping this afternoon, There was this lovely crust of ice on things. And trying to figure out ways around the deep spots (so as to not get snow inside my shoes) was loads of fun.
Early evening the lights went out for a second. I assume some idiot hit a pole or something. Fortunately the computer is on a UPS.
I'm stocked up on food I don't need to cook (some rice & beans in the fridge, more cooked beans in there, plus tuna salad). And a few cans of chili, plus a loaf of bread. And I just made a batch of spaghetti and meatballs, so that'll cover me for far longer than I can stay her if the power goes out.
If it goes out for hours, I can just read or something. Longer than that and I'll have to check with friends to see who has power. While I *can* sleep without the CPAP (in fact when I was sick last month, I wound up doing some napping without using it), it's not a good idea.
So I've got that as a limit on doing without power. :-(