Peanut butter

 

Hi Natty!  How are you today?  Is everything ship-shape, Sailor?  I'm doing OK over here, just longing for you as usual.  I went to the Chinese grocery store the other day to get a pack of my favorite fried peanuts.  The usual brand I buy was sold out, but there was another brand that was more expensive and well-packaged.  The peanuts were tightly vacuum-packed and that's the key to buying cooked peanuts, is that the vacuum pack isn't compromised.  However, the peanuts didn't taste good.  It didn't taste bad, and it didn't even taste neutral.  Which may seem strange, but this is my palate and my blog.  I'm not going to eat all those peanuts as is, but I can't throw them away either.  So I decided to turn them into peanut butter.  I don't have a food processor, but I do have a blender/grinder.  I had to grind the peanuts up before putting them into the blender.  I added some real butter in there, in the hope that it would help move the mix and add flavor.  I guess I should have melted the butter first.  In the end, I had to add palm oil to get the mass to move in the blender.  The end result was a success, plus I know for certain that it has no sugar.  I'm pretty sure you love peanut butter, and there are even the brands you are used to available here possibly.  But I can safely claim that the home made stuff is better.  It's strange how sweet the peanut butter is over the peanuts it was made from.

Relativity as applied to the valuation of values

 Hi Natty!  How are you today, Honey?  I hope you are feeling well, and all is well.  Have you done your accounting?  Don't procrastinate with your accounting, Honey.  Something is better than nothing, and have a permanent place among your stuff for your accounting.  Do it yourself unless you can afford to pay someone to do it for you.  Tax years move faster than regular years so please don't be a politician, and make sure you are current with the taxman.

I worked on my latest wands this evening.  I don't have any tools other than a hacksaw and a flat file, so it's a long process.  I don't even have any clamps, nor anything to clamp the clamp onto.  I have to hold the bamboo with my hand and work it with the hacksaw, and that damn thing snags like hell.  But I finally got past the hacksaw stage, next I can start with the flat file.  I did create a splinter on the smallest wand.  Careless and impatient.  The splinter isn't on any impact point but on the handle, so I may have to tape it.  Damn.  That pisses me off.

Qur'an 20210916

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

76.  Say, "Will you worship besides Allah, something which has no power either to harm or benefit you?  But Allah it is that Hears and Knows all things."

77.  Say, "O people of the Book!  Exceed not in your religion the bounds transgressing beyond the truth, nor follow the vain desires of people who went wrong in times gone by, who misled many, and strayed from the correct way."

(The Repast 5:76-77)

What are you watching?

 Hi Natty!  How are you, Honey?  I hope you are feeling good, and enjoying yourself.  What are you watching?  TV is everywhere nowadays, and even the baby sister is a producer.  I'm sure there are entertaining events going on around here that you may be interested in.  I don't have a camera on them, but I'm sure someone does.  I'm already here, so my basic awareness suffices me, I don't need to watch TV about it.

I've gone back to watching the pimple popping videos.  Most of them have become dull but when they work on the nose and ears, that fascinates me.  I like the dental scaling videos, but there's just not enough of them.  When I can afford it inshaAllah, I want to get one of those high pressure water picks.  I don't have anyone to operate the vacuum pump to suck out all the excess water, though.  Honey, are you busy right now?  Dammit, I don't have enough tartar!  Actually, I'm watching "The Lord of the Rings" right now.  The movie is so long, this is my second day of watching it.  I should finish watching "The Fellowship of the Ring" tonight.  Maybe.

Qur'an 20210915

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

68.  Say, "O people of the Book!  You have no ground to stand upon unless you stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has to you from your Lord."  It is the revelation that has come to you from your Lord that increases in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy.  But sorrow you not over people without faith.

(The Repast 5:68)

Hummus for my Natty

 

Hi Natty!  How are you feeling?  Still having back pain?  Yeah, labor is a bitch.  I'm quite experienced at massaging back pain mashaAllah but since I'm not there with you, I made some hummus for my beloved Natty.  Steamed hummus.  I normally pan fry the hummus in a circle mold but today I steamed the hummus in banana leaves, you can see above what it looked like before I put it in the steamer.  Yeah the bottom one is a bit sloppy, I'll admit.  It's just my standard hummus recipe: lentils, garlic, lemon juice and salt.  Yeah I know chick peas and wheat germ, but lentils tastes and behaves the same at 25% cost.  The banana leaves impart a slight green flavor, but not a dominant one.  It's just the most common means of steaming things around here.  As you know I only have a toaster oven, so I fried the bread.  The meal tasted like hummus with bread, with a sweet aftertaste.  Hummus isn't a big deal for me but I still needed my daily dose of animal flesh, so I had my hummus with steak (not shown).

Hi Natty!

 

How are you feeling today, Honey?  I hope you are feeling great, and having an easy life.  I think of you all the time, I do.  I want you to know that you are MY girl, and I love you with all of my heart.  It's been raining all day today, and the rain stopped about an hour ago, and it's sunset right now.  It's been a nice cold day, I like the cold.  Not the freezing cold of course, who can bear that, but cold as compared to sweltering tropical heat.  I went to the hospital in the morning to pick up my Dad's meds.  Oh don't worry Honey, I took the car.  I had takeout lunch.  I've been having takeout lunch a lot lately, I find it more convenient and economical than I had ever anticipated.  I cooked my dinner, though.  I found eryngii mushrooms on sale at the big supermarket when I went to pick up a second helping of globe grapes.  Eryngii are the meatiest mushrooms out there, so I whipped up some steak and cheese sandwiches.  Want one?  I'm in such a good mood right now.  This weather is so comfortable, alhamdulillah.