really easy: make regular yogurt, pour it into a cloth strainer, and go read the iliad. when you finish the book the yogurt is ready.

ha ha, seriously though-- "greek" yogurt is just a marketing invention by a turkish guy who set up a factory in new jersey. there is zero mystery to it-- no "greek" yogurt strain, no secret ancient process. just plain yogurt, minus the whey. i use an white old t-shirt to strain it.

except that i stopped doing that because it just adds more work. now i scoop direct. i'm lazy too.

the slow cooker is not to incubate the yogurt btw-- that would be too hot. the slow cooker is to heat up the milk & change the protein structure so that it coagulates nicely-- without having to watch it or the risk of boiling/burning it.

That looks so yummy.

ohh, okay. when my roommate leaves finally i'll have counter space for this kinda stuff.

it is! try it out, easy to make. that 3rd photo is a transatlantic descendant of porchetta. true story.


ah! roommates!

FOR CHEF:
here's a fun idea:
http://www.chefsteps.com/activities/...righter-flavor

FOR SCHIZO:
(this is about the elotes)
http://skillet.lifehacker.com/sour-c...nce-1689518420

if it weren't pouring, i gotta go to publix and i know they have creme fraiche. ahh. OF COURSE IT'S RAINING NOW.

i have a pound of chopped zucchini and some peppers/onions/snap pea mix i want to use but not sure how. full avocado too. i might just make a frittata.

the snap peas are sort of chinese (they don't have to be but i'm brainwashed). without them i'd say yes frittata, with them i'd say stir fry is also an option.

maybe fry them all together first and then decide-- on a carb or into eggs or over rice/pasta/ramen/inside a crepe.

if you have some kind of tomato you could try a ratatouille (w/ crepes/omelette). the snow peas are the weird factor here i think.

yeah, it's a bag of "stir fry veggies" and i usually pick those things out anyway. i bought only a few days worth of stuff last night so i dont have anything going bad friday-sunday in the fridge, and now i have no clue what to do with it. i have tortillas, i guess. gah! but my teeth fucking hurt, so i'll probably do nothing

dude. wtf. hurt?

cook the shit out of the vegs so they're soft. who cares how they taste. put them in a blender after. eat with eggs yes--eggs barely cooked so they're soft not chewy.

mash the avocado eat on the egg.

look for a ratatouille recipe & then modify (no tomato is good cuz it's acidic-- you don't want acidic foods now as they are hard on the enamel).

rinse will salt water/baking soda (soda not powder). see if you can do a walk-in at the clinic-- maybe someone cancels & they see you.

go first thing in the morning.

you can grind some cloves & rub where it hurts.

if you have straight-up ibuprofen that could help too.

yeah, i have some. ive been gargling salt water/cayenne/turmeric and putting garlic and cloves on it, and it kinda helps.

the eggs i'm definitely doing after my work out

okay i gotta go but this is my trick to get same-day appointments in clinics.

1) i show up early.

2) say "i have an appointment for X day but my Y is hurting so i'm here to see if there's any cancellation and you could fit me in."

3) sit on the waiting room, put on headphones/read something

4) usually get seen within the hour (people always cancel or the reception has mercy)

one last thing-- tell them NO PILLS. you know the kind. they can fuck you up. do not fear explaining why. ibuprofen should keep you.

alright best wishes & keep strong.

thanks dude!

movie shooting at our restaurant today.
Trying to prepare a plate that's supposed to look like some sort of rare songbird.

ha ha ha ha ha ha

Grilled barbecue chicken and homemade potato salad. Malbec wine.

homemade crackers, fresh tomato, queso fresco, parsley/garlic/oliveoil. could use an anchovy on top for maximum glory but i don't have any in stock.

im proud to know a Mexican restaurant hole-in-the-wall that no other holy cost knows of on a sunday. they cook the best triple tacos with cilantro and onions with habanero sauce on the side. the polla asado is the best. wow the sauce they cook it in!!!

as far food goes. im so glad I've been on this only eat at lunch, eat once a day, diet for a year now. can't express how much better I feel as a human. some grain and meat and a vegetable or fruit during lunch. im not really starving myself because lunch is the most important meal I need. not hungry for the rest of the day. in my case, it's not what you eat but how much you eat. i'll splurge twice a week on whatever and indulge sometimes though. I love junk and good fast food.

if yr hungry just drink good water. if yr an alcoholic and feel yr getting too drunk....just drink good water. fresh well water if you can find it. I pay 4 dollars a gallon from someone I know who has the best well water around. it tastes like the opposite of poison. breath of fresh air.

you can never have enough cilantro

i've been really big on beyond meat the past week or two, just because i hate cooking chicken. honestly, if you presented it to me as chicken and i didn't know better, i'd say it were the real thing. threw together my garlic sauce and put brussel sprouts in there too and had a good dinner.

yo there-- i'm developing a recipe for a cilantro pesto but before i share do tell about your famous dientes. what the fuck happened?

i waiting because nothing worse than getting a piece of ground-something inside gum stitches

had two teeth yanked, was a chipmunk for 24 hours, i'm straight now. still kinda sore and no solid foods (got root canals friday also) but i'm alright.