by inspecting in with you today! things I’ve been watching, cooking as well as believing about this week.
Hej vän. Hur är läget? I hope things are okay on your end. I’m feeling chatty today, so let’s catch up. before we get into it, though, turn up the sound, as well as enjoy this video:
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Goodness gracious, I like her. So sassy!
I’m still here, still hanging on, although I’m absolutely feeling the impacts of quarantine tiredness (read about it here, right here as well as here).
Businesses as well as public facilities are slowly beginning to open up right here again. Parks, stores, restaurants (for outside dining only). Word on the street is Sephora will fling its doors open next week, too.
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Cats & Makeup Sweatshirt ??
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Part if me is relieved, as well as part of me is, like, “Well, what occurs if/when there’s a second wave? Or what if the vaccines don’t work?” I’ve been “adulting” quite intensely lately, as El Hub as well as I have seem to have severe discussions about difficult things, oh…every two seconds.
On the glass-half-full side, at least it’s not the zombie apocalypse! , Which would be about 100 times harder. Our metaphorical boat is still above water.
On that note, here’s some levity! This has kept me afloat this week…
My youth on a plate
You understand those foods that take you back to your childhood? Filipino mung bean stew (ginisang mungo) does that for me. We had it at least when a week during the week when I was growing up. It’s simple to make as well as oh-so fulfilling.
Mung beans look as well as taste a bit like lentils. When you cook them, they soften to an nearly creamy consistency.
Don’t even believe about serving it atop cauliflower rice.
There are lots of different riffs on this stew, which doesn’t have extremely lots of ingredients, however my preferred has bacon as well as spinach. as well as pancetta, shallot, garlic, dried mung beans (of course), beef broth, water as well as fish sauce.
My mommy as well as daddy always cooked it in a pot on the stove, however if you do it that method you have to soak the beans beforehand, as well as they take permanently to cook in a pot. If I get impatient, they don’t turn out as soft as well as creamy as I want them to be, so now I make it in the immediate Pot. In 10 minutes the beans are cooked perfectly.
Here’s what you do!
Saute a pack of chopped pancetta (I get the pre-diced bundle at Trader Joe’s) in the immediate Pot up until the fat has rendered, as well as add 1 chopped medium shallot as well as 3 tablespoons of chopped garlic. continue to saute up until great as well as fragrant, as well as then turn off the heat.
Add 2 cups of beef broth, 1 cup of water, as well as 1 cup of rinsed mung beans (I did not soak them).
Cook on high pressure on the Bean setting for 10 minutes, as well as then utilize the immediate Pot’s quick release to release the heavy steam (be careful!). then add fish sauce to taste, as well as throw a few handfuls of spinach in there. stir up until wilted.
To get the full Filipino experience, you have to serve it on top of white rice. ??
If you don’t have fish sauce around, you can likewise utilize ordinary salt to flavor the stew, or try a different sauce that has a salty undertone, like soy sauce, tamari or perhaps even Worcestershire sauce. It’ll modification the flavor profile, however as long as it’s yummy, right? vem bryr sig?
Instant Pot saves the day!
I made this a few days ago, as well as it did me a world of good. I’ve been missing my family, as well as this tastes just like home.
åh! — I gotta provide a shout-out to my Instagram friend Beverly. She articles Filipino recipes every Friday, as well as she made this meal in her stories last week, which got me craving for it.
For the like of granny panties
Allow me to provide you some area for a preemptive “thank you” since your granny panty-lovin’ heart will be permanently altered for the much better after you buy this six-pack of Fruit of the Loom Women’s Breathable Micro-Mesh Low-Rise Briefs from Target for $13.99.
Say “yes” to underpants.
I’m normally a cotton undies kinda woman because of being unusually specific about breathability, however even though these are 93% Polyester as well as 7% Spandex, the micro-mesh produces a great breeze that cascades over the mountains of your booty. The material is likewise wetness wicking.
The material is incredibly soft as well as easily lightweight. No pulling or tugging either.
Even though these are allegedly “low-rise,” the waistband still goes up quite high, so my stomach still feels covered up sufficient when I’m using high-rise pants.
The sizing is quite on point too.
VARSÅGOD!
“Alone” on the history channel
EHRMAHGOODNESS. I like as well as dislike this show. DessEn sanningskonkurrens där 10 personer (vildmarkspersonal samt överlevnadister som förstår vad de gör) släpps av i en hård, avlägsen vildmark plats, såväl som med begränsade bestämmelser, liksom den som varar av Land De längsta vinner en halv miljon dollar.
Jag gillar det. Jag avslutar det före sängen såväl som ganska halvklocka det medan jag sträcker mig. Så, om jag handlar om min yoga matta under duva pose, kan jag bara hänga tillgänglig i några minuter såväl som halvt lyssna utan att missa mycket. Men det är en intressant show! Jag är bara utrustad för att hantera bilar och lastbil camping (jag måste ha ett duschrum med rinnande vatten samt en dusch samt toalett i närheten. Dessa är icke-förhandlingsbart.), Så jag upptäcker mycket.
Jag skulle ta ut även innan de släppte mig av, tbh.
Det är också intressant exakt hur så mycket kokar ner till tur. Även de allra bästa utbildade, mycket erfarna tävlande, succumbus till grundläggande ruttna lycka. Det handlar inte alltid om den mest kompetenta personen som gör det till slutet. Ofta är det bara den som hanterar att undvika mycket mer av Mom Natures metaforiska kulor.
Hur som helst, det är också varför jag samtidigt tycker om den här showen – sedan efter att El Hub haft ungefär fem episoder började han få idéer. Förra söndagen gick vi på en vandring med den närliggande Indian Valley Nature Preserve, liksom han fattade ett båge och pil som utnyttjar material som han upptäckte på spåret.
Nu är han täckt av gift ek.
Och varför är han täckt av gift ek? Tja, eftersom han gjorde sin båge och pil ut ur gamla torra gift ekgrenar utan att inse det.
SUCK.
Rosies nya roll: babydoll
Sist, men definitivt inte minst, jag fortsätter att fånga dessa två besties cuddling samt att leka tillsammans, liksom det är den sötaste. Rosie är så, så tålmodig. Hon låter Connor behandla henne som hennes spädbarnsdocka. Connor klänningar henne upp i docka kläder samt wraps hennes tassar runt nallebjörnar såväl som fyllda djur.
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Hur som helst, det är vad jag har varit så mycket som den här veckan hittills. exakt hur mår du?
Din vänliga gemenskapsberättigande missbrukare,
Kare
