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The weather's been nice, so we've been grilling a lot. And I've had a lot of ground meat in the freezer, so we've been having a lot of hamburgers. The last few times, I made them into little patties and we ate them on biscuits. But I've been getting sick of biscuits, and I hate buying hamburger buns, so I tried something different tonight: English muffins. I've had the recipe for ages, and I've been wanting to try it, but never got around to it. They were really good. The texture was exactly right, although it was hard to get them cooked all the way through without burning the top and bottom. I was having trouble keeping the temperature in the pan stable, but next time I'll use the cast iron and it should work better. Oh, yeah, the reason they're egg-shaped? I don't own a 3.5inch metal cookie cutter. But I did have a very nice metal Easter Egg-shaped cookie cutter. ( One more picture... )
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We have a cafeteria downstairs in the building I work. It's got 4 major sections: A grill for hamburgers and such, a cold sandwich counter, a salad bar (you choose the toppings and they put it together for you), and a steam table. The salads are really great - they have good, fresh ingredients. The burgers are okay. The sandwiches would be good if they used good bread, but it always tastes stale to me. The steam table is usually pretty scary. 95% of the time I get a salad. Today I went down to get something, but wasn't in a salad mood. The meatloaf was actually okay, and the rice was okay. The beans - well, did you know that it's possible to cook butter beans to the point where they can't hold their shape? I learned today that you can! As usual, the iPhone underexposed the picture by half a stop or so, but in this case I think I like the effect.
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The Smart dealerships have finally opened, and we were lucky enough to get 2 of them in Houston. Today I happened to not have a whole lot going on, so we went over to the one in Sugarland. They're even more cute in person. Way more room inside then you'd think - Mike and I were comfortable, and I had to move the seat forward to reach the pedals. 36mpg in town, 41 highway. Enough room in the back for groceries, and the passenger seat lays forward so you could put one long thing in it. It handles better then I expected, and turns as tight as the motorcycle. Acceleration could be better, but it has an automatic/manual transmission, and I had it in automatic mode. The sales guy said performance is much better in manual, but the gas mileage goes down. The base model is 11,900, there's one for 12,900, and the convertible is 16,500. That's basically hybrid-level gas mileage for half the price, as long as you can live with only two seats. The best part is that the body panels are replaceable - you can put an entirely new set on for $1100, so if you want to change colors two years down the line, or if you get a bunch of parking lot dings, you just buy a new set. The downside? 14 month waiting list, or you can get on a list and they'll call you if someone on the main list decides not to take theirs. I was tempted to get on the list. But I really don't need a car, so I didn't. And I expect that by the time 14 months has gone by, you won't need to be on a list to get one. But I was still tempted. :)
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