Friday 18 February 2011

Awesome Sandwich and a Catsup Tangent

I guess this post over qualifies for the previous title of slow. I believe I have moved on to the Molasses Dept. Apparently I have had little to say, or at least say publicly. Time to remedy that!

So, I was feeling lazy and hungry today, but had found nothing appealing in my forages except an over ripe avocado. A sandwich? Indeed! I cut the mold off the bread (mm! meal number two!), toasted it, and then spread one side with whole seed mustard. Next, I mashed the avocado half onto the bread, slapped on some cut up sun dried tomatoes and some nice Danish pickle slices (slightly sweet, quite perky). A sprinkle or two, or five, of garlic powder, a dash of salt, a few grinds of black pepper, and a thin slather of catsup on the other slice of toast. The result? Delectable! Perfect for a lazy lunch or a drunken stupor snack.

I know, avocado sandwiches are not ground breaking. I had never considered, however, adding pickles before. I am so glad I said 'what the hell!' mmm. Also, catsup/ketchup. Sounds gross, but set off the flavors just fine.

Catsup? Yes, catsup. Catsup is magical. It saved me from many a scary slice of meatloaf back in the day and I had vowed to never say a word against it. Catsup adds a touch of sweet and a bit of tang that sometimes just sets things off perfectly. It also adds the necessary moisture to my longstanding vegan favorite in-a-pinch travelling snack, The Chip Sandwich. I admit, I used to be a catsup addict. I have since brought my usage into check, but have kept the love strong. Catsup, I salute you!

Any catsup fans out there? I used to be a Heinz fan and refused to use anything else. I later was turned off by the high-fructose corn syrup. I tried others, including a delightful banana catsup but Heinz was still tops. (At least that is what I remember. I haven't had it in a few years.)

All right. Off to find a beer, and think about that remaining avocado half!

Thursday 27 August 2009

Slow

It's a Thursday afternoon, and I'm trying to convince myself that hunting for apartments will be much more enjoyable than sitting here on this couch, watching my cats sleep. The cats are suffering jet lag still, or perhaps just felineism, and proving completely unreliable for completing any of their chores.
Sigh.
Off to find a new home, hopefully.