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Hot Ass

Q: Why do stores have Valentine's Day candy on display already? Come on, let us get to 2005 first! I still refer to Valentine's Day as S.A.D., which stands for Single Awareness Day. That's really what it is, you know.

For dinner tonight, be and i had pan-fried vegetarian dumplings, hot ass ramen, soybean sprouts with sesame oil and hot ass fried tofu, purchased earlier from Han Ah Reum, the Korean grocery store on 32nd Street. On my kimchee flavored ramen, i also added some roasted crushed chiles from Thailand that P's father made. So hot! So good!

We also bought a crate of clementines. I'm always hesitant to buy a crate since without tasting any, you must trust and believe that the 20-some odd citrus fruits are going to be tasty. It's not like buying a few oranges; you're stuck with a million clementines if they're yucky. Luckily, the $4.99 crate at Han Ah Reum is full of juicy sweet fruits that will undoubtedly be gone by the weekend. I love the smell when you peel away the skin. All those orange oils mist out and tempt you with the yummy fruit inside.

On a sad produce note, we threw out the 3 rotten kabocha squash that were sitting on the counter :( When we left they all looked fine, but tonight i noticed one of them looked wrinkly. be turned them over and of course they're moldy and starting to emit disgusting juices. The 1 lone butternut is all that's left of our squash bounty. Kabocha were the best ones too :(

After Cristin's hilarious roast at Urbana, be, glo, Emily and i had a late meal at Odessa. My veggie burger wasn't bad but i should've ordered grilled cheese. be's mozzarella sticks weren't too tasty but the fries and pickles were good. I also heard that Veg City Diner in Union Square closed! I used to frequent the VCD on 3rd Ave back in the day, which made excellent vegan milkshakes, but they closed a few months after opening. Now with the original branch closed, i'm sad once again!

A$ is safely inland in South India. I was quite worried but now i hear she's eating dosas so i'm jealous! It's a crispy crepe made from ground fermented rice and lentils, typically filled with spiced potatoes and eaten with chutney and/or lentily soup. I love to eat dosas from Madras Cafe in the East Village. In 1998 there was this one season where L, dude and i went to Madras every weekend. The waiter, Danny, knew us pretty well and would bring out extra-hot chutneys for L, discuss religion with me when i went for take-out lunch and call dude, "that guy with the headphones." Madras has since gone under new management but they still make the best saag paneer (spinach and cheese), using pan-fried paneer cubes and fresh spinach. I usually end up ordering a thali platter, full of mini servings of many things, my favorite way to eat.

Ishle is planning a benefit event for the tsunami survivors at the Workshop in January (i'm helping!). The death toll is now over 117,000. I'll keep you updated on the benefit, but meanwhile give whatever you can.

posted by beXn @ 4:02 AM