making myself feel better

[serene]

Cooking helps my mood, and I figured it would also warm up the house and me, too. But I have no onions, and it's hard to cook when you're me and there are no onions. So I went hunting for something with onions already in it, and found two boxes of chicken chili. I sliced black olives and mixed them in with the chili, and put that mixture in a buttered casserole dish. Topped it with some polenta I made (added chili powder, goat cheese, and butter to the polenta). Baked it for a half hour. Very, very yummy. I feel a lot better now. (Partly because I cried on my partners, partly because I'm warming up, partly because I cooked, and partly because I'm finally in my fucking house.)

Comments

[jb98.livejournal.com]

Sounds very yummy. Glad you're feeling some better.

*big hugz*

[aquaeri.livejournal.com]

Seeble! I have that onion issue too. We ended up buying a 5 kg bag at one point, we were going through the smaller bags so fast, but unfortunately, we don't go through onions quite that fast.

[polydad.livejournal.com]

Only tangentiallly related: Do you use rosemary? If so, next time I'm in LA I should send you a boxful from my folk's place. They have a rosemary bush that needs to be hacked back with a machete every few months, and I usually volunteer for the job when I'm visiting.

best,

Joel

[maestrodog.livejournal.com]

I'm allergic to onions...in your situation I'd be dancing for joy that there weren't any :)

[simplykimberly.livejournal.com]

I also cook readily with onions, and every once in a while I accidentally run out! And it always surprises me... that and garlic! How on EARTH can I run out of either of those things!?!? Not having either in the house just ... baffles me!

Damn, now I'm hungry! ;)

(P.S. I'm not too far from you, and could have gladly come and helped out yesterday. Give a call if something like that happens again: 510-243-1898 cell: 510-541-1898)