I’m not really bringing my “A” game to NaBloPoMo. I could, I suppose. I could write about all sorts of deeply insightful, raw, personal stuff. Lord knows I’ve got plenty of that stuff weighing me down right now (just like everyone else). I could simply channel all of it—my anxiety about employment, about letting my family down, about being what I have always suspected I am: a trifling sort of failure—into a post about how much I don’t like the short days and longs nights of this time of year, about how cold weather makes me anxious, about my very likely SAD. I think I have covered that ground before, though.
Naturally, I am too lazy to look it up.
There’s also the fact that if I do write about that stuff, and even mentioning it here counts I suppose, I will be deluged with messages and comments telling me to turn that frown upside down or get a life. Both of which are basically good advice but neither of which actually do anything to help me.
My most immediate wish is to get shed of this goddamned sinus headache that is actually to the point of causing nausea, which does wonders for my already foul mood. And then, perhaps, I would like a pimento cheese sandwich.
And some iced tea.
And a piece of chocolate cake.
Please.
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Turn that frown upside down AND get a life!
Also, get some lunch. You haven’t eaten anything all day.
‘Tis a sad day when you have to comment on your own blog to remind yourself to eat.
I wouldn’t mind a little p-cheese action right now. Doesn’t exist over here, I don’t think.
Erik: You could make it yourself. here’s the recipe I sent to Elsa:
Here’s the recipe as dictated to me today by my great aunt (with
modest notations from yours truly):
-4oz cheddar, grated (sharpness dependent on your mood)
-1 small jar pimento
-1-2 Tbs. of finely chopped green onions (again, up to your mood)
-1/4 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning (or cayenne pepper if you are into that,
which I am but my great aunt is not)
-4-5 Tbs. mayo
-Salt and pepper to taste
-Maybe a drop or two of the pimento juice
Mix until it as to your liking and refrigerate until ready to eat.
(Alternately, eat directly out of bowl without refrigerating. Make
sure the bowl is large enough to accommodate your noggin when you
decide to lick said bowl clean.)
So there’s no melting involved? Just stirring? Or does “mix” mean “with an electric mixer”?
“Mix” as in “stir with a spoon”.
And be forewarned: you’ll eat this and love it and be forever branded as a Southerner. And you should totally try it in a grilled sandwich. It’ll make you smack your mama. Jag, have you had it grilled? Da-yum.
Mama-smackin’ good, huh? Hot damn!
I don’t think a “Southerner” branding will make me any more or less weird where I live. Y’all’s all “yankees” from this side of the pond.
I had assumed that a pimento cheese sandwich was made out of some special pimento cheese I’d never heard of. I didn’t realize it was a bunch of grated cheese, pimento, and other stuff mixed together.
The thought of this as a grilled cheese sandwich is making my mouth water.
Re: Pimento cheese sandwich
Well. Now I have to go and find pimento. Kiwis aren’t too keen on spicy stuff, but maybe in the ‘exotic imports’ aisle?
Re: SAD
Have you tried a SAD-light? One of the cafés at my university in Montréal had a few of those. We’d go enjoy our coffee in front of a bright white light – eyes mostly close, quiet for 15-20 minutes, sipping coffee/tea. It felt a bit silly at first, but it did make a difference. Not that we became instantly HAPPY HAPPY!, but it kept the serious blues away. I’ve missed it this year, NZ doesn’t get very cold but the days are short nonetheless.
Trasherati: I haven’t tried it grilled … yet. Also, Erik is originally from the mountains of NC so he is already a southerner, even though he’s way off over there in Old Europe.
NMA: I think I’ve started a pimento cheese craze. I honestly don’t know why I never ate this before. I really do think I assumed it was in the jell-o salad family which rendered it automatically dead to me.
Frédérique: The good news is the peppers aren’t spicy. Any spiciness will have to come from seasoning. I’ll look into pimentos and see what the deal is. I jut bought the fixins for pimento cheese and the (red) pimentos come already diced up in little jars.
I think I really do need to invest in a good full spectrum light and be done with it. At least my current apartment has a southern exposure so I get the most of what natural daylight there is.
Jag, you done outted me, dadgummit!
I found the following info on Wikipedia amusing, considering that I just asked about this here.
Some favor a gentle tossing.
Another good Wikipedia statement is this:
I think it’s funny that the word “pimento” doesn’t really exist in Spain. “Pimiento” is the general word for all peppers. I suspect that a regular bell pepper (the only red peppers commonly found in the grocery store here) will work just fine.
I also find it humorous that “pimento cheese [is] a snack food and sandwich filling in the Southern United States and the Philippines.” Parallel evolution?
I feel you, Jag. I feel you.
1) Not bringing the ‘A’ game? I hear you. As far as I am concerned, the (NaBloPoMo) magic is not on this time around.
2) You should try being more positive. You know: turn that frown upside down!
3) OLD BAY! Holly carp, I love that stuff. Must obtain.
P.S.: get a life.
The last time I was in Asheville, I went to a restaraunt that served nachos with a pimento cheese salsa. It was stunningly good.
I hope you’ve been fortunate enough to have/make pimento cheese using homemade pimento relish. My mom hasn’t made it in awhile, which means the whole family is eyeing my mom’s last little jar like it was gold.
My grandmother never had a recipe per se, it’s just shredded cheese (not grated), mayo, pimento relish, salt, and pepper. Put in what you think are the right amounts, then taste and add more of whatever you think it’s lacking. When you have the right consistency and taste, add the secret ingredient: just a pinch of sugar. Trust me.
Make a grilled ham and pimento chesse sandwich out of that and taste what heaven is like.
It may exist somehwere, but I’ve never had good store-bought pimento cheese. In fact I’m not sure I’ve ever had edible store-bought pimento cheese, so don’t judge by that stuff.
Erik: What’s not to love about a gentle tossing, I ask you?
I think a puree of these ingredients would be foul. I was also informed, earlier this afternoon, that it is, in fact, and unacceptable thing to do to these ingredients. And yeah, I agree re the regular bell peppers.
Tina: Thanks. :)
sgazzetti: 1) We suck.
2) Bite me (she typed with a smile).
3) I wonder if I can get a HUGE container at Costco? I bet I can and if so, it might find its way across the ocean.
CJ: I think I may have also been steered away from pimento cheese by the prepared stuff that is usually in store delis. It looks … wrong.
Jag’s former employer bought her 2 full spectrum lights for her office. (at enormous cost) They probably helped some but she did not follow the instructions exactly — which clearly state that you have to be naked to reap the full benefit of the healing wavelengths …
Ogre: If my former employer really loooooved me, he’d let me bring one of those lamps home, where I would still NOT do any naked benefit reaping.
Yes, Miss Daisy…
Erik, you big faker…you knew the cheesy goodness all along.
Ogre: I miss you. And for the record, I favor a gentle tossing, too.
The most pressing issue in my mind right now is, what’s the difference between shredded cheese and grated cheese? (re: CJ’s comment)
Trasherati : You leave me breathless… And I miss you too.
Dear Ogre and Trasherati: GET A ROOM.
Good work, guys! I think we’ve succeeded in applying the best remedy for a friend that’s feeling low: change the topic and have a lively discussion about it.
Trasherati: Oh, I know the cheesy goodness. If I were ignorant of the cheese, I wouldn’t yearn for it so…
*makes reservation*
The best store brands we have tried are Palmetto Farms (Winn-Dixie) and Sedgefield. You probably have to be in the South to finde these brands though.
Y’all know Tom is old ’cause he spells finde with an e on the end.
Urgent advice.
Erik: Heh.
Dad: If only we had a Winn-Dixie up here. At least Harris Teeter has infiltrated the market.
Mr. Sun: Don’t you worry your pretty little head about it.
Ogre,
I use the Samuel Johnson dictionary as my reference book.
Tom: I use that one too. Got it in one of the olde book shoppes in Alexandria. Goode enough for Sam, goode enough for me!
Ogre: Where’s our roome?
Trasherati : I’m working on it.
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