Korean Feast
Last week the Snook pointed out that we were accumulating cucumbers from our weekly veggie box faster than we were eating them. That was all I needed to hear. “Pickles! I’ll make Korean pickles!” I’d seen this oijangajji recipe on Maangchi’s site some time ago. It was pretty easy to follow (I halved it since I didn’t have 5lbs of cukes), and I had them fermenting away in a big jar in the fridge for the past week. To go with them, we made my all-time favorite Korean dish: bulgogi. It’s basically beef marinated in sesame and garlic and then barbecued or grilled. I used Maangchi’s marinade recipe but substituted an apple for the Asian pear. I mixed it up before work on Friday and then left the beef to marinate in the fridge all day. Friday night the Snook cooked it in batches on the stove while I finished off the pickle. I sliced a couple of the pickles up and added chilli flakes, garlic, green onion, sesame oil, sliced fresh chilli, honey, and toasted sesame seeds. YUM. The crunchiness and heat of the chilli contrasted really well with the silky sweetness of the bulgogi. We also sauteed some zucchini with soy sauce, chilli flakes, sesame oil, and green onion. Really excellent meal!

What is half of a deviled egg? On good grief, that’s dumber than that whole “Is cereal a soup?” thing. One egg gets you two deviled eggs. That is the only right answer, and anyone who thinks different is a LUNATIC.

“Let’s be clear on this: Admiral Ackbar did NOT destroy the Death Star. A Rebel pilot did. Ackbar just happened to be the one who recognized a trap. This is not an Ackbar victory, but a Rebel victory. Don’t let him distract you from the fact that he has never produced an official Mon Calamari birth certificate.”

HA! Reddit uses Star Wars to mock all those birthers and tea bagger idiots. (Link courtesy of the Snook.)

Knitted Hello Kitty pants. Upon first glance I thought these were cute… then I realised they’re disturbing. Hello Kitty famously doesn’t have a mouth, but if she did – it’s the kid’s butt. Ew.