Will I end up writing about how I have nothing to write about? I’ll get the obvious out of the way first. I’m on a streak of perfectly cooked meals. On Tuesday night I made something super simple, a burger and fries. All burgers and fries are not created equal. I finally mastered air-fryer French fries. I had to change two things, cooking them longer than I initially did, 20 minutes at 400°, and using more olive oil. When you prepare them, cut the potato, always used fresh cut potatoes, put them in a sealed plastic container, add a generous amount of olive oil, garlic salt, black pepper, and whatever spices suit your fancy. On Tuesday that meant MSG, I always use MSG, but I know some people avoid it. MSG doesn’t cause headaches but thinking it causes headaches causes headaches. I also used some cayenne and paprika. I spiced the burger with a burger topping, black pepper, and barbecue rub. Then topped it with pepper jack cheese and served it on garlic bread. It didn’t even need ketchup.
Yesterday’s breakfast was French toast made with chocolate chip brioche and real maple syrup. That’s heaven on earth. I served it with ham an scrambled eggs with plenty of garlic salt and black pepper. I had the sweet and salty thing going.
Last night it was grilled chicken with cayenne, paprika, garlic, and barbecue rub topped with American cheese. I roasted potato medley. I don’t know if blue potatoes actually taste better than white ones but they trick my brain into thinking they do. They come out better in the air fryer than they do in the oven; evenly browned, not just the part that touches the baking sheet. I cook them for 18 minutes at 400°.
You didn’t know this was a cooking blog? I have always considered having one called, cooking for people that think they can’t cook. It’s not that I’m a skilled cook, I just know that cooking can be easy. It might not be gourmet but what I make is tasty. Cooking for yourself has so many benefits, it’s cheaper, healthier, tastes better than food you order in and you get a feeling of accomplishment. The cleanup sucks. I won’t lie. That’s why god invented dishwashers. I don’t have a dishwasher. I’m an atheist.
I tried to order a new social security card yesterday but was thwarted by the SSA website. First it said it couldn’t verify my information. Then it said it couldn’t handle my request at this time. I tried calling for help but there was a 22-minute wait and I decided to try again today and see if they fixed the website. This is exactly the things that feed my anxiety. My anxiety does not need feeding. Just writing about it gives me anxiety.
I was thinking of writing about the impeachment and got discouraged. What good will it do? I’m not going to convince anyway. I can say what the real stakes are. Barring a surprise development the senate will not vote to remove Trump from office. A realistic goal for the House Managers is convincing enough voters that Trump’s deserves to be removed that he will lose the next election. If everyone that thought so voted, that would be enough. Are you voting? Are you working on getting other people to vote? Are you refraining from saying things like, “It doesn’t matter who we elect.” When you say things like that you making it easier for people to stay home. Your actions should serve your goals, not your rage.
Wise Madness 