ambidextrous : am·bi·dex·trous [am-bi-dek-struhs]
1. able to use both hands equally well: an ambidextrous axe handler
2. unusually skillful; facile: an ambidextrous home chef, able to successfully make a roux and brown off a pound of andouille.
3. double-hot-pan dealing; badass.
[Origin: 1640–50; ambidext(e)r + -ous]
—Related forms
am·bi·dex·trous·ly, adverb
am·bi·dex·trous·ness, noun
It was more than a few weeks ago that Tea of Tea & Cookies and I started talking about getting together for a grill session.
Oh Biggles, you're boring me already with this story, you've done this before. "Oh, Hi, I'm Biggles and let's grill today. Blah Blah BLAH !!!"
What if I told you Tea is a 2nd generation vegetarian?
Hey, were you the one with that dull ass knife over the holiday whacking repeatedly in to your roasted meat hunks making a complete mess out of it? Sure your knife skills may be that of a rabid beaver, but it could very well be it's time to get a new edge on those old rigs. Ya know, you should sharpen them at least twice a year, depending on use.
I can hear you now, "But Biggles, I use that steely thing at least once a month!"
That "steely thing" should be used each time you use your knife and only realigns the hairs on the existing edge. This edge goes away over time and needs to be made new again. Haven't you always wondered how these surreal & magical people do this to our beloved knives?
Wonder no more my friend! For Eric E. Weiss is here to shead light in to where we only dreamed of going. That's right, he's going to show you how to sharpen your own knives. This coming February 26th, in Emeryville, Eric will go in to great detail about all things sharp and how to keep them that way. The cost is only $55.00 bux.
Read on, foo.
Alright, so here I was minding my own business, in a flu riddled state. You get the picture, right? Honking up small furry animals, eyebrow bone pains & sinus fire. When Christine of My Plate or Yours tagged me for this meme I wasn't sure when I was going to be able to get to it.
I'm thinking here, thinking back. I believe out of all the memes that've been around, this is the first one I've ever joined in on. Why this time, you axe? Well, me thinks it's time to start posting again. My sinus fire has embered, the eyebrow bone aches have ceased for the moment and to be honest, I miss Meathenge!
1. As amazing as I sound on MH, as brilliant, motivated and larger than life I seem, I would rather hang out at home than travel the country. When the weekend arrives, I'm more than happy to lounge about the house and yard. Maybe start a project I know I'll never finish, use gas powered lawn implements or tear in to something and clean it out. Using a ladder really gives me a thrill, you can get to places that are otherwise out of your reach. Plus looking down in to your neighbor's yard when they aren't looking makes me feel naughty.2. This isn't new to some of you that know me, but I think it needs official mentioning here. Butter scares me. Well, okay scare isn't quite the right word. I don't like butter on my bread or vegetables or any place I can really smell it. I can bake with it as long as I don't pay too much attention to it. And if I can detect ghee in a dish, I'll wretch and want to rinse my mowf with Everclear.
3. I buy vehicles based upon whether they make me smile when I drive them or not. Safety, quality or durability have nothing to do with it (read: common sense). If I can smoke the tires through 2 or 3 gears, that's good enough for me. I enjoy engines that sound huge when you play with them. This is NOT because they have some huge muffler, no. They must sound huge because they ARE huge. If you see some red bearded hillbilly doing 90mph with the window down in a dusty old Dodge truck, that's me. Flip me off if you like, I enjoy that.
4. I had the side of my house landscaped only because I felt bad that my neighbors were looking at old weeds. Why didn't I do it myself? Because it's hard and they got it done in a few hours.
5. I keep friends for a long time. I work with my friend that I've known since 1972. I spend weekends with a friend from the same era. I keep track of roomates I had in 1985. I met someone in a class I was taking in 1990. He got me a job where he worked, that was 16 1/2 years ago and I'm at the same company today. Neat, eh?
Well, there we are, 5 things about me. I hope you've enjoyed this time together on this wet Thursday morning. Now it's time to go take a nap.
Tootles!
Last few weeks been painfully busy taking care of 2 boys that were/are sick. Now my throat is scratchy and starting to feel wierd. Taking tons of vits and liquids, we'll see how that goes. I'm sure I'll be fine, what could possibly go wrong?
On a lighter side. Many of you have known for quite some time Meathenge's comment system hasn't quite been up to snuff. In fact, it basically junked good comments and I never knew you stopped by. This was especially obvious to Shuna and Kevin. In any case, sister is working on it this very moment. We're getting there, eh.
Except for Tea's visit on Sunday for Meathenge's first Grilling Class, here's how much I've been cooking. See? That's the last onion I bought. Yes, I will be posting about The Visit, you bet.
xo
Here I find my conscious choice each day. Which feeds the soul?"A view out muh bedroom winder"
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well, i just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure if he was from the house of lords
I saw a film today oh, boy
The english army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But i just had to look
Having read the book
I love to turn you on.
Woke up, got out of bed
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
And looking up, i noticed i was late
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
Somebody spoke and i went into a dream
Ah
I read the news today oh, boy
Four thousand holes in blackburn, lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the albert hall
I'd love to turn you on
(Lennon/McCartney)
I snuck in to EC Nat today to find a little something for dinner tonight, made my way back to the meat counter pronto. As I was ordering my pound of ground chuck, I looked straight down and noticed the Rosie birds were only $2.55 a pound. That's nearly a buck off and only 14 cents more than the Rocky Jr. birdies. Aroo?
"Add a Rosie to that order, my good man!" Said Biggles.
The sale is going on until about the 16th of this mumf and could very well be going on at other markets. I didn't ask why the lower price, sorry. I'm such a naughty reporter, BAD BIGGLES !!! No chicken leg for you!
Go now.
The Natural Grocery Company
10367 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530
510-526-1155
While I'd like nothing better than to find out why and how "100% Organic" Bay leaves are different or better than what I get from any other most excellent purveyors in my area. I think I'll take turn with this post. See, Creepy E bought these fine leaves from our local Raley's market for about $7.29. The recipe he had called for Bay Leaves, and he needed some. Being as picky as most of us food types are, he opted for the organic ones. Wanna know what caused him to call the company?
