Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came

It's almost finished, we just have to put the walls up. But we can't right now, because it's raining.

Stuff I seen:

Recession Food

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound shredded cabbage
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar


Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook for a few seconds until it begins to brown. Stir in the cabbage until it is coated in oil; cover the wok, and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the soy sauce, and cook and stir for another minute. Increase the heat to high, and stir in the vinegar. Cook and stir until the cabbage is tender, about 2 minutes more.

We lurvs it. And since cabbage is like .33 a head, it's going into heavy lunch rotation.

Dumplings!

We watched Kung Fu Panda today and the omnipresent dumplings inspired us.
Look what we made!




I even made the dough myself. They were very tasty, even the kids loved them.
Yay us!

Recipe:
http://chinesefood.about.com/od/dimsumdumplings/r/jiaozi.htm

Whiskey update:
I find that numbing my tongue with a glass of wine first helps me appreciate the flavor. It tastes like lavendar and honey, with a quick burn at the end. Pretty good, actually, and goes well with straight parmesan cheese. I can now take a sip without making that 'bleargh' face.
I think next week we'll try 'Rebel Yell', which also made the internet list of top ten cheap-a bourbons. I like the bottle, mostly. It feeds my love of pretty glass things.

First night/glass:
Ouch ouch ouch. Tastes like rubbing alcohol and makes my tongue burn. Would probably taste better with half a can of coke mixed in.

Must perservere.