Dinner Dilemma

I'm going to cook dinner tonight. I'm out of ideas though and somehow I can't seem to think of anyway to make pork chops- which are ordinarily super easy to do and I don't ever have to think about it too much.

I want dessert. Maybe a cake. Actually, yes, a cake because yesterday I was watching the ultimate cake off where they were baking these giant five-foot car-shaped cakes and then I got really hungry because I wanted to eat it all and there, where I was sitting, was a little pool of drool. I want to make the chops in the texan barbeque style, thanks to yet another tv show I was watching called food paradise. On this episode they were showcasing the best ribs that america has to offer. I had said, earlier, that I never had any reason to travel there, but I was wrong.

My biggest problem this evening is that I can't figure out what should accompany these pork chops. I mean apart from the cake that is. (Which will be light and spongy, if you must know.) I mean if I go for a slightly sweetish marinade, then how can I possibly accompany it with potatoes? And if I stick to a basic pork chop (with a dry spice rub) then won't that be a bit boring? I'm all for the real meaty flavour and not disguising it and all that, but what if the meat just isn't that great? And should I make a sauce to accompany it? Like a piquant one that Gordon Ramsay suggests? But here again, I have another problem- should it be sweet or savory or simply complimentary like a bearnaise?

Boy. I never stressed this much before. Anyway, I guess I'll post details of the final product later, and I hope it turns out alright.

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Almost Confidential

If you applied the six-degrees of separation theory on me, you would know all my secrets.

Someone else's Special

This is for you. You- you know.

She's tall, dark. Very handsome.
He's dark.

End of story?
Not quite.
It keeps ending, never happily ever after. And then restarting, never happily ever after.
We want to bang their heads together, until she's disillusioned enough to think she's pretty, and he gets out of Lucy in the sky with diamonds. No gunmen, okay?

I don't need to know. I don't need to see.

Far Apart

"I can't connect."
"With me or the internet?"

Pause to think.

Happy Birthday!

So its been a year since I started the blog.
and I didn't even know.
Even though this is slightly delayed, I have decided that I must have a guest blog from one of my voracious readers, somebody who's been with us right from the start, to celebrate a year of wonderfully rubbish writing.


I invite.. erm.. The person does not wished to be named. But i can assure you, that it is a separate person, and not an alter ego/multiple personality.

*****

" The Belly rules the Mind has kept me thoroughly entertained, right from the start. On nights, when i could not sleep, i knew what would keep company. And so i turned to it..

The blog is a work of a true genius, a literary masterpiece, bound to become one of the classics of our times. It is a commentary on life, interwoven with the personal perspective of a being whose intellect is far greater than we can comprehend. Yet the author, she remains as modest as a clam, often indulging in humour beneath her level, to include a wider audience.

It can be compared to a delectable desert, with an essence of sweet vanilla, a dash of tart lime, a crisp bottom crust, and a palatable smooth inside that leaves you wanting more after every bite.

The statistics, a repetitive article, keeps us abreast with the latest figures and research done in a variety of fields. Often they are startling, but nonetheless provide us with abundant information on the latest trends.

The food sections with its brilliant photography make me salivate. Though this has caused me a little humiliation and ruined my clean reputation, I cannot think of a compliment more flattering. Public embarassment is a little price to pay in order to give credit that the work deserves.

But the blog is not just catered towards entertainment and enjoyment. It has a charitable section that looks to keep people happy, by keeping one happy. I applaud the efforts taken, and hope that this will be adopted as a model for others.

I cannot think of anything else to say, but The Belly rules the Mind, rules my mind. On its first anniversary, I wish it continual inspiration, with very little perspiration."
- The critic is a renowned Journalist, Winner of two Noblog prizes for literature.

photograph source: Things baked by Sabira Coelho

Things I probably will not do

After much thought, I've reconciled myself to the fact that there are a couple of things that probably just will not be able to do in my lifetime, in spite of really wanting to. It makes me incredibly sad, sometimes.. but at least i no longer live in denial and false hope.
The list is-

1. Climb a mountain
2. Play football for the country
3. Win a Michelin star
4. Sing in key
5. Travel to the moon
6. Hold a lizard
7. Become a Vegetarian
8. Be a guerrilla (specifically, the zapatista army. But then again, they've been relatively non-violent off late.)
9. Make the perfect brownies
10. Roque SantaCruz

But on the other hand, I might still be able to live in Mexico, open up a quaint little cafe with delightful food at very good prices, run a marathon and.. ahem.. Gael Garcia Bernal.