My garbanzo salad

Ingredients:

• 1 regular size can garbanzos
• 2 large stalks of tender celery, with leaves if available
• 1 large carrrot
• Thyme, 1-2 tsp dried/crushed, or leaves from 4-5 sprigs fresh/whole.
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 a lemon
• 4tbsp extra virgin olive oil.
• *optional 1/2 small (or 1/4 large) red onion OR 1 clove minced garlic. NOT both.

Instructions:

1. Slice the carrot lengthwise, into 2-3mm thick slices. Chop each slice into 2-3" thick slivers. To make slivers of equal length: cut straight across in the broad part of the slice... as the slice narrows, cut diagonally, increasing the angle as you move towards the carrot tip.
2. Put the carrots in a covered microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high (750W) for 1min 30 seconds. Uncover, toss to distribute moisture, and allow to cool.
3. If using onion, cut into paper thin slices and set it in a bowl of cold water.*
4. Cut the celery stalks in half lengthwise, then slice paper-thin. Set aside.
5. Take a scrunched fistful of the celery leaves and line them all up on the cutting board, holding them squished together lengthwise, Cut into a fine chiffonade (1/2mm strips across, all the way). Make 3-4 crosscutts into it.
6. Combine beans, celery, carrrots, onion*, thyme, olive oil, salt to taste. Toss repeatedly to distribute ingredients.
7. Add the celery leaves and squeeze the lemon onto the salad. Toss again.
8. Chill for at least an hour before serving, longer is better.

In tonight's version, I had to omit the lemon and the onion. The lemon really gives it a nice tang, so I missed that. I used a tiny sprinkle of garlic powder -- less than clove's worth -- as a cheat.

* For a toned down onion, let it soak for an hour or more in salted water. Drain it and rinse copiously with fresh water before adding to the salad. I often prepare the onion separately and add it to the salad right before serving.

Bizi :D All that cleaning got me pretty tired, indeed! My muscles don't truly hurt yet... but they have that pre-hurt "jello" feeling like after an intensive gym session. Tomorrow and the next day... eeks.

The walls was not like from floor to ceiling. Just a few placces where I found spatters in the kitchen and water-dripped places in the bathroom... same on some cabinets. Not hard, but a bit of extra wax on/wax off type work wiping thosee bits down. I am feeling my triceps already! :D Need to do this more often! :D (I have to make another pass at some point, and get behind some of the furniture that I didn't move, sigh.) But I got the place a lot cleaner... I was happy with that. My mom was reaaaal happy.

My father -- the man who is always content, but never satisfied -- had nothing to say about the cleaning. He merely hinted at me that I'd said I'd go restock our beer today. I told him it was low priority becausee I had cleanin steam in me today, so had to take advantage! Ha! So then at dinner (which I had prepped, puff puff, in between the floors and my shower and their cups of tea, puff puff) he dings me again about, woulda been nice to have some beer with dinner. I said yeah, woulda been ... he says, you see??? Well, Ptthhh to him! Half the time he even turns it down, but I guess he went on this beer alarm, since last night I told him it was our last one. Shoulda kep my mouth shut about that.

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please be careful with all of this energy. I don't want you hurting yourself.
I bet your mum was happy!:)
bizi

Thanks Bizi. :) So far I think I'm channelling it pretty well, but yeah I know what you mean. :) I will be careful.

Waves. You have excellent communication skills,computer skills,cleaning skills,cooking,and other skills. You are a special person. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Aww, thank you, Steve!! :)

YOu are so sweet! :heartthrob: :)

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Hi, Waves,

Did you get two years worth of spring (sumer) cleaning done? :cool:

I would not have immediately thought about carrots and celery -- good idea. :)

Thank you for the onion hint. :D
I need to teach that to hubby.
He ruined what would have other wise been a perfect pot of black eyed peas by adding a plain raw cut up onion.

I told him I would eat something else.
His answer: OK. More for me. :eek:
M

That is kind of true -- when there is a hint of scarcity -- some people get anxious. :rolleyes: :confused: ;)

M

Beer run
 

I remember a song about a beer run song by Michelle Shocked: (sung with urgency and humor)

Making the Run to Gladewater


This song is so cool. It is not on youtube (I want it now!!).

M

Lol, Mari. :D I found a cover of this on youtube, by a street musician. Rhythm sounds off at times. Dunno if it's "meant" to? ... it doesn'tt sound like it's on purpose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMQh_k80vt0

Anyway, I thought you might get a kick out of it. Or not.
It's a funny song, sure enough. :)

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