CHILI.

Here's the sauce. I followed it but without the flour (used ground beef instead), fennel, cayenne (couldn't find them), and green pepper (didn't want to spend the money). I also wasn't paying attention to my measuring spoons and measure out everything relative to a 2 tbsp scoop, thinking it was a 1 tbsp scoop. So all the spices are right in proportion to each other, but it's actually double what the recipe called for. Still turned out delicious.

The picture is before I dressed it up. I was hungry. Typical additions: cheese, sour cream, Frank's, cornbread. I could eat this all night.

Chicken Pot Pie. Sort of.

Um. Iw as trying this recipe and did all sorts of weird stuff. Long story short, it turned out pretty runny and tasteless. Probably will not try it again for a long time. The biscuits, on the other hand, were awesome.

What? I like pepper.

Crab Fried Rice.

I've had a hankering for crab for quite awhile now. I think I've just wanted some good california rolls even though I won't ever order them at a restaurant (they're ok for eating at home). I bought some sushi vinegar today, so I had sneaked a little bit of sushi rice and crab while I was cooking this up. The crab, despite being imitation, didn't hold its flavor very well. It was store-brand so maybe that explains it. Even the rice was weird today. It came out a bit on the dry side, maybe because I was trying to hold back some of the soy sauce after last time. Overall, meh. The crab could've gone to better use.

Yes, I know I need to clean.

Ithaca Beer Co. Apricot Wheat

A regional brew I thought I'd try. There's a nice smell as soon as you crack it open and it hangs around the glass just right. Other than that though, there's not much to miss. The first one tasted pretty ok, an acceptably full wheat taste which was a nice change of pace from all the creamy beers I've been drinking. The second one seems to leave something to be desired. The head died way too fast and was too carbonated. Even if it wasn't going to be hit and/or miss, I probably wouldn't buy it in any quantity.

Shrimp Fried Rice.

Ingredients

Chopped onion, frozen mixed veggies, shrimp, pan-scrambled eggs

Eggs first, then onion, then shrimp, then vegetables. MIX.

I used some spicy soy to cook the shrimp first to give it a stronger flavor but it didn't carry over as much as I thought it would. I actually ended up adding too much soy sauce after the rice went it because it's much more refined than I used to so it has a light color. I kept adding a little more to get the browned color in the rice that I usually get with Kikkoman or Yamasa so it ended up a bit salty for my taste but most other people like that.

Boddington's.

I didn't make this, but I drank it. Pretty good stuff. I bought it in a four-pack of real pint cans. It's like a light Guinness Draught, right down to the widget. If Guinness is like chocolate milk, then Boddington's is like creme soda.

Would buy again A++++++++++++

Pot Roast and such.

This picture is actually the last bits of pot roast. I kept forgetting to take a picture. (Listen, I've been busy.) Rump roast, baker potatoes, baby carrots, onions. This was the first thing I made in my crock pot my sister got me for my birthday. I suspect it will get a lot of use, especially come winter when I will stockpile food for hibernation. This batch, filled to the brim (about 5 quarts), lasted me nearly two weeks.

Of course, man cannot live on pot roast alone so I mixed it up now and then. Pot roast sandwiches, pot roast and noodles, pot roast and rice. Pot roast and pot roast. Delicious.