Words of Advice...

[evilhippo]

For anyone this may come in handy for someday:

If you're grating ginger, don't attempt to blow the bits of ginger out of the other side of the grater. I'm not sure I will ever feel my lips again.

Also, don't balance the cutting board on the edge of the counter, unless you want a floor covered in onions (yes, no matter what you're cutting it'll turn into onions when it hits the floor, because I say so).

In other, still cooking-related news, in case anyone has forgotten how much of a sap I am... I've had some celery in my fridge since the last time I had a craving for celery and peanut butter which was probably in late September. I pulled it out today, expecting it to be gross mush, but instead it had grown and all its little pale leaves were pointing up, like it was reaching for some kind of light. And now I feel bad cutting it up and eating it, because it's alive and it has enough will to try to grow, even though it's been in my cold dark fridge in a plastic bag for... two months. It's gutsy celery! ...My goodness, if I can't even eat plants how am I going to survive? (It's a good thing I never see my meat while it's alive. If the cornish game hens I have for tomorrow suddenly started reaching towards the top of my fridge, I think I'd have other problems.)

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[lisiche.livejournal.com]

Cornish hens... oh gurgle...!! @_@ I need to remember to deep-fat-fry one of those suckers one of these days.

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

I'm like, kid-at-Christmas excited about this Thanksgiving, just because my friends have basically given me free reign over whatever food I want to make. And it's been a long time since I've cooked anything, so I've got like... several years of pent-up cooking enthusiasm.

I'm coating my birds in molasses and bourbon and stuffing them with tangerines. It's gonna be... very interesting. And hopefully tasty.

[lisiche.livejournal.com]

That sounds ungodly decadent. I hope it turned out!!

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

They did! Apparently all ovens are currently at odds with me, so they took longer than they should've to cook, but they were good. And they're even better cold. (-;

[sketchyheart.livejournal.com]

I will keep these bits of advice in mind. At least now I know what to do if I ever need some onions and only have some apples or something.

Aaaa celery, you did good! ;A;

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

Just make sure you're not expecting to topple everything onto the floor. If the fruit or vegetable expects it, the floor transformation will never happen. Also, floor-onions are especially mean. They'll make you cry.

I feel like I should at least take a picture of it.

[look-alive.livejournal.com]

Ee! You're cooking Thanksgiving! That's so cool! I wanna know how it turns out yesyesyes. :D

Don't feel alone in your vegetable sympathy. I've been known to save cloves of garlic in cups on my window sill (and name them) because they've sprouted leaves everywhere and look too happy to die.

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

Hehe, if it turns out at all edible, I'll be so proud of it I'm sure everyone will hear about it, whether they want to or not. (-;

There's a part of me that wants to see how long my celery can live, but I kind of feel like being eaten is more of a noble death than rotting and being thrown away. I don't think I can keep celery alive in my window (as much as I'd like to).

[look-alive.livejournal.com]

Oh good :D Yeah, I require updates!

You know, that's a good point. A noble death that suits its function! *tragic hero pose*

[evilhippo.livejournal.com]

Now I've got a wonderful mental picture of my celery in a WWI-era military helmet, marching out of my fridge all propaganda-style.

[look-alive.livejournal.com]

...That could not have been better timed. The TV is on upstairs and it was just playing some loud WWII-style music as I read your comment. Ahaha I can totally see it!