I’ve recently found an interest in both oatmeal and peanut butter. Can anyone recommend any recipes that use both ingredients?
I’m thinking that maybe something along the lines of peanut-butter oatmeal bars could be quite tasty :).
Year: 2002
DFWBlogs Cocktail Event – October
This month’s DFWBlogs Cocktail Event was at the Stoneleigh P. The GuideLive description specifically mentioned their “super burgers”, so I figured I’d try those.
Oddly enough, their menu advertises “No fries! No ketchup! No pickles!”. That impressed me a little bit, as their hamburgers would have to be very good to stand on their own like that. However, they weren’t.
Sans ketchup, sans pickles, it’s pretty much just meat on a bun (with some mayo). It was like eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, only without the jelly. To be fair, my “Ranchero Deluxe” included chipotle mayonaise, but it was more like mayo with diced tomatoes — or, as Gary put it, the mayo closely resembled McDonald’s special sauce ;).
Per the menu, the Ranchero Deluxe was touted as an 8 oz burger. I know my 1/2 pound burgers, and this one didn’t seem to live up to that. I wouldn’t think they would lie on their menu, but it still didn’t seem to be a full half-pound.
Other than the hamburger debacle, I enjoyed the evening. They had Sam Adams on tap, and that’s always a good thing. And, the decor was delightfully kooky (including obsolete arcade games that no one played, as if they were around just for decoration).
KDE Switch Story
If you’ve been following the Microsoft Switch story, then you might just enjoy this Gnome-to-KDE Switch parody:
Yes, it’s true. I like the KDE® desktop enough to change my whole computing world around. Here’s the bottom line: KDE gives me more choices and flexibility, and better compatibility with the rest of the technology world. […]
Oatmeal
I had read good things about oatmeal and health, so I bought some (apparently, the effects are present primarily in slow-cook oatmeal, so I bought that type).
About two weeks back, I made some according to the directions on the package (boil the water and oatmeal mixture, easy). It didn’t actually turn out very well, as it ended up rather soggy. I’m not sure if I made the oatmeal correctly and I’m just not an oatmeal-person, or if I overcooked the oatmeal leading to its sogginess. I did add some cinnamon and Splenda, of course, but the sogginess remained.
Just today, I decided to give oatmeal another chance. But, to eliminate the possibility of sogginess, I just poured some dry oatmeal into a bowl (along with a sprinkling of cinnamon and Splenda). It was a bit on the mouth-drying side ;), but a glass of water close-at-hand took care of that.
It was actually pretty tasty. And, with Splenda having no Calories, I could add as much as I wanted without feeling guilty (other than the inherent guilt of using up all my Splenda and having to go buy some more).
I am curious whether the cooking process is linked to the healthiness of oatmeal; after all, I didn’t cook it at all this time, and I wouldn’t want to lessen its health benefits on that account. All the same, if you don’t like cooked oatmeal (but don’t mind oats in general), you may want to try this technique.
Thirteenth Floor
I recorded The Thirteenth Floor on TiVo and watched it Sunday afternoon. I wasn’t expecting to particularly enjoy it, but it was surprisingly good.
I first heard about the movie back in 1999 (when it was released). A friend of mine had seen it and was pleased with the plot development. I asked to hear more about it and only after reassuring him that I had no plans to see it did he “spoil” it for me.
At the time, the trailers and TV commercials looked pretty lame. But, after hearing the premise and the ending, I was intrigued. So, that’s what lead me to set the TiVo to record it.
You probably don’t recognize the name “Craig Bierko”, as he was primarily in some mid-90s sitcoms. But, he starred as the main character, Douglas Hall, and he played the part well.
I don’t want to give too much away, but the movie reminded me in some ways of Minority Report — so, if you liked that, you might like this as well. Just do yourself a favor, and don’t read the descriptions of it on IMDB, as even those give a bit too much away.
I don’t buy many DVDs, but I may just have to get this one.
Spoilers beyond this point. There was one part that confused me a bit at the end. Douglas goes up one meta-level and traverses from his reality to the real reality. But, how is that even possible, if he’s just a bunch of electronic circuits?