Bitter

[clevermanka]

I am a seething mass of bitter right now.

Politics, procedures, work stuff, personal issues, hypocrisy, lies, and lip-service...ugh. It's all adding up and I'm getting really, really caustic and abrasive.

This afternoon I'm going to donate at an on-campus blood drive. Perhaps that will let out some of the acid.

Comments

[femfataleatron.livejournal.com]

You'll Poison the well!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I have very special affection for you right now.

[rougewench.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that the world is right on your wick today.

Sincerely hope it gets better.



D.

[bountifulpots.livejournal.com]

The more I'm learning about your department, the more I am amazed that you have survived it as long as you have without putting someone in a meat grinder. I'm sorry today is a rotten one.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I like the vast majority of people in my department. If you're having problems with English, let me know with whom and what are the issues. I'll tell you the proper procedure to file a grievance without getting a runaround.

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

I like the blood drive idea.

Also, you should lick a kitten. The look on its face should cheer you right up..

I'm sorry your having a bad day

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

havesomeflowers

course you'll probably rip them to shreds.

[seymoure.livejournal.com]

The world is full of so much evil that it is hard to pull yourself up above the pain. But, when you can, there in the distance is someone holding out their hand to another. Over there is a child who is laughing at the simple joy of bubbles floating in the air. In yet another direction smeone is playing music that doesn't bang on your brain, but hopes to make you rediscover love. Shit comes in huge piles, but, somewhere in there, I have always known there was a pony. We just have to keep looking, my dear friend.

[bestill.livejournal.com]

Maybe a stiff drink would help!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

It didn't last night. Perhaps today, now that I'm down a pint of blood, things will seem a little cheerier after I get a couple in me.

[bestill.livejournal.com]

Perhaps drinking WHILE donating!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'd like to keep my record of not passing out during or after giving blood. Otherwise = Great Idea!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mac_/]

I always like to think of something that I read in one of your previous posts, either by you or in someones comments. "Less angst, more fucking."

Anyhow, I hope the blood letting helps.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

That was a comment by someone not me, and is a fabulous sentiment. Thank you for the reminder.

It also helps to still be living by my 2008 New Year's resolution of Drinking More!

How about some gluten-free evil instead?

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

http://graphxgrrl.livejournal.com/
Apricot Tart with Pecan Nut Crust

* Jul. 9th, 2007 at 8:40 PM

cooking - a spoon full of sugar

Apricot Tart with Pecan Nut Crust
Originally uploaded by graphxgrrl.
I made this tart for a coworker's last day at work. As she's gluten free and eats very little sugar refined, this turned out very well.

Crust
1/2 cup pecans
1 1/2 cups oat flour
2 T brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
6 T butter, melted and cool

Finely grind the pecans with 1/2 cup oat flour (I used my cuisinart). Whisk in bowl with remaining flour, brown sugar and salt. Pour in melted butter and mix with fingers until you get a moist crumb. Press mixture onto the bottom and sides of a 10" tart pan. Freeze crust for 30 minutes. Bake crust at 350° until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes.


Filling
20 apricots (approximately), pitted and halved
1 1/4 cup no sugar added apricot jam (I used Smuckers All Fruit, alternatively, cook down a pound of apricots with sugar and water)
1 T corn starch
1 1/4 tsp lemon juice

Stir jam and lemon juice in a heavy medium sauce pan over medium high heat until mixture thins. Stir in corn starch until disolved. Instead of jam you could use diabetic fruit spread put into a blender with some juice to thin or some evil, evil honey.

Microwave apricots for a few minutes until warmed through, arrange in concentric circles or a spiral pattern on cooled tart crust. Pour thinned jam over halved apricots.

Return tart to oven and bake until the jam bubbles, about 14 minutes. Cool completely until the jam filling thickens.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

This sounds delightful. And I bet it would work with a persimmon filling, too.....Mmmm.

Thank you!