lookie loo!

lookie loo!!!

just about to crack this puppy open and dive into the radiohead thought process… the lineup at yonge and dundas square was crazy too! they were at the YDS then moved across the street in front of the H&M… the line was massive each time. lots of fans out there ready to read.

nice to know press is not dead when you have the right thing behind it… that is, a huge band that has an endless fanbase always ready to grab the newest rare paraphernalia.

Enjoy, radiohead fans!

-janeovision

Omnomnom... A series. 1. Rosemary Flatbread

So today I spent my day in jeans and a bra and a kitchen. I went on a hard core cooking spree with what I had in my fridge and what I had been planning to cook for a while now.

As I was walking around, barefoot and covered in flour, butter, and cream (yes, please enjoy that mental image-don't forget the bra) that I love cooking like this! When I have days off from serving nouveau-riche, holier-than-thou dummies at my current serving gig, I like to cook some nice meals for myself! Open a bottle of wine, sear chicken, stew potatoes, create roasts, and maybe even put some of that wine in the food!!

Since I'm blogging more these days, and I'm trying to make this a regular thing for my own mental stimulation, I'm going to have a foodie series in this chaos that I call a blog.

So!! Let's start this thing!!

Rosemary Flatbread with Garlic Butter, Cheese, and Vegetables

Difficulty rating: Omnomnom (outof a 5 noms)

Flatbread Ingredients
3c flour + flour for dusting and kneading
2-3tsp Rosemary, fresh or dry
1tsp salt
1tbsp olive oil
1 1/4c water
1/4-1/2c Parmesan

Topping Ingredients
Diced tomatoes or grilled cherry tomatoes, cut in quarters, or sundried tomatoes, if you want to go fancy
Fresh or grilled peppers
Crisp red onion (mostly for colour, and taste obv.)
1tbsp butter, melted
1/2-1 tsp minced garlic
Cheese, grated (cheddar, marble, Zamarano, feta, whatever floats your boat)

Blend together all ingredients until it makes a dough. If you find it's not completely blending, add more water, 1tsp at a time, but remember, less is more. Once it's collected, knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth and not lumpy (5ish minutes) then put the dough in a well oiled bowl and let sit for 30-40 minutes.

While this is setting, this will give you time to prepare the cheese and veggies! Obviously you can add any vegetables you wish, and prepare them anyway you wish.

After the bread has set, knead the bread again and blend in the parmesean. Then divide the dough into 8 even pieces. Grab one piece and divide that in half as well. Knead both pieces of dough to a 5" round, give or take. I made the bread smaller for my own preferences, making 16 rounds, but 8 works just as well.

Have a large skillet ready, at medium heat. You'll know it's hot enough when you drop a spot of water and it boils instantly. Toss on your rounds and let cook a few minutes on each side. Let it brown and bubble and then flip. The longer they cook the tougher they are.

Make your garlic butter, toss on your toppings and cheese and melt in the oven.




Take it out and eat.
Don't burn your tongue.

The bread alone is pretty good, and the parmesean is optional for you vegans. Oh and for you meat eaters? why not add bacon, proscuitto or grilled chicken? It's great on it's own as a dipping bread with some saucy meal. I just had no interest in sauce. I wanted garlic and butter. The veggies were cosmic balance.




Try it out and tell me what you think.


pretty good for basic ingredients...


-janeovision



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Let your senses guide you...

Senses

Have you ever walked into a room and suddenly become flushed with emotion because the dude who just walked past you smelled like your ex? Have you purchased a vintage sweater and notice it has the same flower perfume still on it that's just like the one your grandma used to wear? What about the smell of sweat and leather that immediately brings you back to your dancing days, hours of practice in the studio before the first time you step on stage?

It amazes me how the senses, specifically the sense of smell, can trigger memories that you may have forgotten, overlooked, or even locked away. And each smell is like a fingerprint. To one person, it may just be the smell of fresh-cut lumber, but to you it's that time you helped your dad build that project together and when he taught you how to properly use a hammer. Just from smelling something!!!

The other day I was going through my books. Just looking through my modest collection and looking for something to read. I cracked open an old book and I was instantly brought back to the days I would go to the library with my brother and my friend. We'd read Garfield comics, sweet valley high books and R.L. Stine books, bringing home piles upon piles of books every day. I was maybe 7 or 8 when I did this. I hadn't thought of this in ages! I was the cutest nerd ever reading terrible books, but the smell of books brought me back to this!! That's pretty cool!

This post doesn't really have much of a conclusion besides... Go smell some shit. Seriously. Go through old stuff - sports gear, books, stuffed animals, clothes - and see what memories are sparked. It's nice to take a break and remember stuff in a non-conventional manner... It's weird, but it actually makes the memory more meaningful!

Go try it! Stop and smell the roses... And sneakers... And books... And whatever else thatyour can get your hands on that may spark a memory. It's nice to step back and remember... And maybe forget the crap you're dealing with right now.

Take a moment to remember what you forgot so you can forget. If only for a moment.

-janeovision


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