Hi KDP-ers (Mom),
It's been a while....
So, heads up, I moved to Romania. You can read more about my travels here.
Here in Bucharest, I live in an attic with a half kitchen, so for the past 4 months, I've made all meals with a microwave, toaster, coffee pot and water heater.
Therefore for the past 4 months, I've eaten a lot of: popcorn, bread, hummus and raw vegetables.
Just recently I figured out how to steam broccoli in the microwave. It's a whole new freakin' world.
Microwave Steamed Broccoli
Take your puny, not sharp, trick knife and hack at the head of broccoli until it's in semi-smaller pieces.
Put the broccoli trees into a too small bowl.
Fill the bowl with the most water it'll fit without spilling.
Put it in the microwave. Refill with the water your clumsy ass spilled.
Put a plate on top of the broccoli bowl.
Cook for 2 minutes.
Turn all of the broccoli over, so the dried sides can sit in the water.
Cook for another 2 minutes.
Drain the water. Gently place some cut up cheese on top. You can half ass it even more and not melt it, as seen here.
Bring on a new wave of KDP in 2014!
Watch Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations Romania episode for a better idea about Romanian food. (Side note- he pretty much hated the country, I'm having a better time).
There is too much good music happening right now, but I'm currently in my "It's winter and I sort of miss home" phase and my constant "sit in a hammock, listen to country music, drink PBR and cry" mood, which together makes the completely radical playlist of a lot of sad (usually) guys, playing acoustic instruments, like:
David Wax Museum's Everything is Saved
Chris Thile's Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol 1
Tom Brosseau's Grass Punks
Noam Pikelny's Noam Pikelny plays Kenny Baker plays Bill Monroe
Inside Lleywn Davis soundtrack (or the best reason to never date a musician)
The Mipso Trio's Long Long Gone
and round it all up with
Keaton Henson.
And, in keeping with the Romanian culture, this:
