Sunday, April 28, 2013

A Sleepy Sunday Cup








Face it...the Car Show and Mushroom Festival would have been a really damp experience today!  I'll pass this year. Mad dogs and Englishmen and all that.

Enjoying inside...quiet and dry... a cup of hot tea and the cat on my lap as I write and edit photos kind of Sunday. Working on my second (of three) Manuscript in the Zen Living Series.



                           (which is currently just a cover shot and an outline)


 Catching up on personal correspondence and the news.

The news. 

You have to file this under Dave Barry's "You can't make this kind of stuff up"
Durex (the condom people) have came out with a new tech product that works with your cell phone.

                                                   Introducing "Fundawear."

(Sent to me from an old friend who may have way too much time on his hands.)
                                                                                                       I'm just saying.


Fundawear are undergarments that have tiny electrodes built in. Think high tech foreplay. The stimulation is controlled by cell phone. Perhaps taking cyber-sex and "great phone" to the next obvious level. Tailored for both women (bra and panties) and men (just briefs). Practical applications...maybe warming things up on the way home from an office or trip. Long business trips or deployment. Long distance relationships. Or just adding an additional spark (bit of fun) between any couple...anywhere.


Thanks, Robert. No~ I really didn't believe you...and yes, I looked it up. Shaking my head. Only you...
Definitely my laugh for the day. Possibly the week.

Bringing the old ATT slogan back from the dust:

"Reach Out and Touch Someone"

Yeah yeah...seriously, Bill and I would have immediately tried these, you know.

 A gentle light rain today...good for the sets and seeds planted earlier in the week. This year's "trying something new" crop...Snow Peas. Those wonderful crunchy pods added to Moo Goo Gai Pan (as well as many other excellent Chinese recipes)

Which brings me to today's recipe:

Moo Goo Gai Pan

1 pound (raw) boneless chicken sliced thinly.

1 tablespoon oil. (preferably peanut)

1 small can sliced bamboo
(drained)

1 clove garlic (minced)

1 cup (sliced) fresh mushrooms

1 cup fresh snow pea pods

1 small can water chestnuts (sliced and drained)

Heat wok and stir-fry all ingredients together until chicken is done.


Sauce:

1/4 cup chicken broth

Add

1 teaspoon each:

Cornstarch
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Oyster Sauce
Rice Wine

To precooked items in Wok. Stir all together until all vegetables and chicken are coated and sauce thickens.

To serve...garnish with slivered toasted almonds. Serve over white rice.

Enjoy!
 (...but not in your "Fundawear"...)