that'll do: pig
Jan. 26th, 2006 08:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anotheranonD. has discovered the secret of making Really Good Ham.
Normally I don't really like ham or pork - I think it's kind of dry and flavorless. However, the way D. cooks it up it is juicy (can't be cut because it falls apart!), flavorful, and fantastic! Think really bacony, minus the crispiness, and in vast quantities...
It also makes good leftovers. I foresee making biscuits this weekend to keep said leftovers company :)
That is assuming I get over this cold :( I cannot believe I'm sick again this year! My sinuses ache to the point I feel like I've inhaled a dust-water buffalo :( Took a half day off work and slept a lot but my eyes are still watering :( Nixed fencing tonight (dammit, dammit, dammit!), not sure about work tomorrow because if I'm still sneezing everywhere I run the risk of infecting everyone else..
Took advantage of the time to do some reading:
Vivienne Westwood - I have most of the books out there about VW's career, but this catalog for the 2004 V&A exhibit is the most comprehensive, best illustrated that I've seen. VW is not only a fashion designer but a history nrrd of sorts - that her style and creativity isn't more popular is perhaps understandable, but criminal. Highly recommended!
Dressing Renaissance Florence: Highly readable overview of the 15th century Florentine clothing/fashion/textile trade. Some of the desriptions are just droolworthy. I've contemplated making some Italian Renn. for awhile, but part of what attracts me to making a costume from a particular time period is the history surrounding it, and this book definitely makes my ideas more appealing :)
Queen Isabella - Alison Weir's latest; she's written a lot of popular biographies of royalty. FYI - this is Edward II's queen (the one from "Braveheart"), but the real history is quite different (she would never have met William Wallace, for starters) and I think more interesting. Just got it out of the library today at my sister's recommendation; reads pretty good so far.
Shakespeare's Kitchen - recommended by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
shemhazai, I got this mostly out of curiosity as I don't know (yet) how the nutrition of these dishes will play into D.'s low carb requirements. However, I AM seeing a lot of meat with fruit and spices; providing there's not a ton of sugar or cooking/prep time, perhaps some of the recipes could be promising :)
Still reading the Marketplace; still want to slap all the main characters - but that's a good thing, because it means the characters are interesting enough to keep my attention and make me care what happens to them. And many good/naughty things do happen to them ;)
Movie time: went to go see "Casanova" last night with D. Fun! Sweet (especially the romance between Lena Olin and the lard magnate - don't ask, go see), farce-y with happy endings for all :) Costumes: don't know enough about 18th century to make any sweeping statements, but I'm fairly sure that we shouldn't have been able to see the lead actresses chest through her corset :P
Meanwhile, I should probably continue my homework.
I want new sinuses. Does Ebay carry those?
Normally I don't really like ham or pork - I think it's kind of dry and flavorless. However, the way D. cooks it up it is juicy (can't be cut because it falls apart!), flavorful, and fantastic! Think really bacony, minus the crispiness, and in vast quantities...
It also makes good leftovers. I foresee making biscuits this weekend to keep said leftovers company :)
That is assuming I get over this cold :( I cannot believe I'm sick again this year! My sinuses ache to the point I feel like I've inhaled a dust-water buffalo :( Took a half day off work and slept a lot but my eyes are still watering :( Nixed fencing tonight (dammit, dammit, dammit!), not sure about work tomorrow because if I'm still sneezing everywhere I run the risk of infecting everyone else..
Took advantage of the time to do some reading:
Vivienne Westwood - I have most of the books out there about VW's career, but this catalog for the 2004 V&A exhibit is the most comprehensive, best illustrated that I've seen. VW is not only a fashion designer but a history nrrd of sorts - that her style and creativity isn't more popular is perhaps understandable, but criminal. Highly recommended!
Dressing Renaissance Florence: Highly readable overview of the 15th century Florentine clothing/fashion/textile trade. Some of the desriptions are just droolworthy. I've contemplated making some Italian Renn. for awhile, but part of what attracts me to making a costume from a particular time period is the history surrounding it, and this book definitely makes my ideas more appealing :)
Queen Isabella - Alison Weir's latest; she's written a lot of popular biographies of royalty. FYI - this is Edward II's queen (the one from "Braveheart"), but the real history is quite different (she would never have met William Wallace, for starters) and I think more interesting. Just got it out of the library today at my sister's recommendation; reads pretty good so far.
Shakespeare's Kitchen - recommended by
shemhazai, I got this mostly out of curiosity as I don't know (yet) how the nutrition of these dishes will play into D.'s low carb requirements. However, I AM seeing a lot of meat with fruit and spices; providing there's not a ton of sugar or cooking/prep time, perhaps some of the recipes could be promising :)Still reading the Marketplace; still want to slap all the main characters - but that's a good thing, because it means the characters are interesting enough to keep my attention and make me care what happens to them. And many good/naughty things do happen to them ;)
Movie time: went to go see "Casanova" last night with D. Fun! Sweet (especially the romance between Lena Olin and the lard magnate - don't ask, go see), farce-y with happy endings for all :) Costumes: don't know enough about 18th century to make any sweeping statements, but I'm fairly sure that we shouldn't have been able to see the lead actresses chest through her corset :P
Meanwhile, I should probably continue my homework.
I want new sinuses. Does Ebay carry those?
