unsatisfied

i just had a rather unsatisfying lunch. i bought some of those tuna "lunch to go" kits, with the tuna, mayo, relish, and crackers. i like tuna, and this is a nice little snack-y lunch (seriously, does one of those kits fill ANYONE up? those of you who know me know that i am not shy about scarfing down a hearty lunch... i'm not fooling anyone and i'm not trying to). that's not the problem, though. the problem is that it just wasn't flavorful enough. the mayo was reduced fat (a problem which, i admit, i could have resolved myself had i not been too lazy to walk downstairs to the cafeteria to get the full flavored stuff). the crackers were pretty bland. it all would have been much better on some country bread with a squeeze of lemon and some really fine gouda. at least i have some sea salt bagel crisps. though i wish it was a chocolate cupcake instead.



this disappointment is heightened by the fact that we have a rather scrumptious meal last night. we had some chicken thighs left over from the same package bryan made the paella with. he fried them up, southern style, and served them with a cider vinegar honey sauce. we had sauteed green beans and homemade fried potato rounds alongside. everything was absolutely perfect. the vinegar honey sauce went quite well on the potatoes, too. i got the chance to try out my ghee, on the beans. tasted like candy. see, this is what happens when you take dairy away from a lactophile.

re: the ghee - shannon sent an email when she had a moment of clarity, asking if i could have clarified butter, since when you make clarified butter, you are removing the milk proteins (as well as the water). le duh! bryan whipped up a batch of ghee (which is different than clarified butter in that it is slightly browned) and it didn't seem to bother junior at his 2:30am feeding. go shannon! and i'm not joking, it tasted quite like candy (think not quite done caramel - it's the slightly burnt sweet butter that did it). i'm totally slathering it liberally on some rolls tonight with our spaghetti and meat sauce.