Letter to Erin 20151108

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Ah, chocolate.  I was watching a documentary on cocoa beans, and I noticed that some of the beans snap when you break them, and others don't.  So I'm guessing that the higher grade of beans go snap.  Otherwise, it's just a blend of flavors that make the chocolate.  I added butter to the mix, and the flavor is now so acceptable that I was motivated to lick the bowl clean so as not to waste any chocolate.  The texture is not so snappy, but it's not as cakey as it was the last time.  I think this would make a great chocolate mousse.  That's my next project.

Plants are growing great in my garden right now.  I have so many babies that it's impossible to count them.  What's ready to harvest is the kelisa beans growing on my fence.  And they need to be harvested or they'll harden, and go to waste.  Kelisa has a crisp green flavor akin to lettuce, but it's a legume.  So for dinner I cooked up a tenderloin steak, and stir fried the kelisa in a mix of hot red pepper puree, soy paste, chopped garlic and palm oil.  Then combined it as a stuffing for a couple of burritos.  A perfect match!  Alhamdulillah.  I must remember this recipe.  I also harvested some mustard green sprouts and used them for my noodles lunch.  Tasted mustardy!  Good stuff.

I pray you are taking care of yourself, and not getting too caught up in the competitiveness of your business.  You're MY girl, you're already a winner in my book, so don't try too hard.  I love you, and I need you.  Next I'm watching the movie "Heathers".