SEEMS LIKE A WASTE TO NAP

I woke up feeling really tired. I need a new bed. So after what seemed like a not so restful night, I went downstairs to eat lunch. Then I went into my afternoon coma. I slept for a good three hours. I knew I'd be screwed later in the evening when it was time to really go to sleep.

But I was able to go to Albertsons and do some shopping so I could try out a Rick Bayless recipe I'd seen. It was a mango avocado salad I'd seen on his show. It was a real pain in the ass to hull the pumpkin seeds just to get half a cup. It took nearly an hour.

Then, when I put everything in the blender, it didn't blend very smoothly. It blended everything into a sort of pulp that scattered. Maybe the olive oil was too thick, maybe I'd put too many seeds in, but in the end, it wasn't dressing. So I just hand whisked more oil into the thick mess and it turned out a little better.

It turns out that the dressing was ok and probably a little pointless. What mattered were the rest of the ingredients in the salad that made it work. The butterleaf, the bacon, the avocado and mango combined to make a nice treat. I totally forgot the cheese but it was fine without it.

(written 3/15/12)