Sacred Chow

Got a French student-visa today, woo-hoo!, so off to the wilds of St. Pern, Breton. After visa, walked to East 33rd Street neighborhood to say goodbye . With Hux's grade school behind me, I "voyeured" into the 1st floor window of the "thoydee thoyd & thoyd" street apartment. There was a beagle sitting on an ottoman glaring at me, the tenant walked by fast, & then slowly backed up to glare too, then went on. I was on cell w/ bro Roy, reviewing the next 6 months of Hux's li...fe; the apartment looked the same, dirty barred windows, same "I Lucy" set up. While we talked, I was leaning on the protective fence in front of apartment, a memory, came to me, of stepping over the waist high fence, & then jumping into the deep well to open the window to our bedroom. (In case you see a crazy person, forgot keys, it was one or two AM, in the summer w/ a 7 year old Hux, & very few pedestrians.) time I had to climb back up bc someone had locked both windows, & I took a heavy granite-like brick from a bed & dropped it into the well, jumped back down & smashed a window. It was fun to remember; to be at peace with Harriet, mother. RIP. Got Hux xmas eve dinner of a piled high jewish deli sandwich, pastrami on rye, w/ a 1/4lb of corned beef for Hux to make himself a Reuben, (Swiss not kosher at 2nd Ave.) & a Dr. Brown's Cream Soda. Hux vegan but he's not vegan any longer, & always wanted to try my fav childhood jewish deli, & what could better for xmas eve dinner? Hallowed be thy name. (Not for nothing, but i wouldn't have bought that sandwich in a million vegan years; lately though, bc I need to finger around in sick kitty's food, I could justify the purchase with nostalgia! ) merry laicite xmas! See more

Grilled Broccoli Rabe Garlic Bread, balsamic glaze.

"All men are created equal." Step into the shoes of Pres. G.W's slaves, America, & ask yourself. Wake up in a homeless shelter with a starving child cradled in your arms, America, & ask yourself. Lay next to her, America, & ask yourself. It's time, America, equal rights created equally for all Americans. Vote for them, America.

Je suis un parmigiana vegan. Chow fun tofu, poele radis,, kale, brocoli, et parmesan. Bonne nuit

The Flatbush Flog Moment, Sam Harris,10/20/20 "Simply notice the nature of ur mind , the intrinsic brightness & openness of consciousness, & the total insubstantiality of this next thought."

I showed James how to quit smoking. He's happier now. I'm happier too. I got all charged up & texted this below to a friend. "We are very lucky, Fletcher, bc with just a bit of determination, a twist here, a turn there, we can easily master equanimity. In this mindset, each moment feels fresh, you attain a GPS system that effortlessly navigates around the treacherous life/biz terrain that lies ahead. In this place, time somehow moves more lazily, like it reverses itself. ...My friend/partner in said to me, "feels like the sea is parting for us as we walk." I loved that, & now use it all the time when we tell each other about how easy life is moving. Wow! Roman stoicism is a very simple, practical philosophy that you can easily put into practice, & in a snap, you'll rarely be discouraged. Honest! Not too long ago, my caged mind lived in a deep, dark dungeon, my habituated ego, my primitive mind, was a savage beast that feasted mightily off of the promise I made with destiny. I couldn't see how tragically life-looped stuck I was. Mindfulness meditation taught me how to pay attention to every moment, of course not every moment, but that's the idea, & when a moment feels uncomfortable, unsafe, uncertain, to see it, quickly, so you can simply shrug it off & begin again. But stoicism taught me how to swing the cage door wide open, & guide myself by the ancient stoic principles of wisdom, justice, courage, temperance, & then with another snap, all prior thoughts, emotions, sensations, sounds, sights, become exactly that, gone, over, done, not in days or hours, but in minutes. From this place, very little is scary anymore, & you are able to literally not take anything for granted, so you organize & strategize each moment into the future, where time does that reversal phenomena. So into the future, whatever you fear "might" happen, you no longer think about because you're well prepared in case it does. And that's kinda fun. " See more

Pan-seared radishes, collards , radish , lotsa , soy sauce, evoo, pepper flakes, blk pepper. This tofu is amazing, feels like chewy cubes of chow fun rice ! Do this: 1 lb very firm tofu, wash, pat dry, cut 12 or 16 cubes, place 1/4 cup of potato starch in a deep bowl, toss cubes till well coated, add 1/4 cup oil to 12" pan, heat, add tofu, pan-sear 2 sides till light brown, set aside. (Tofu/starch sticks when heated, so keep cubes separated.) Slice 3 cloves garlic, half 3-4 radishes, add oil to pan if needed, heat, add garlic, qive a quick toss, add radish till al dente, then greens till silky. Place greens & radish in bowl, top 1st w/ 1/2-1 T evoo, tofu, 1-2 T soy sauce, & 1/2 t red pepper flakes.

Coward.Traitor. Send Him to Kim.

Try leaving open.

-kitch w/ kid. quick supps. Moi: Agedashi tofu, shoyu-mirin broth. 10 min. max. Fils: Dosa , sautéed broccolini, curry. 20 min max. ... Both: Incroyable! Be French with me. See more