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Monday, December 30, 2002

FarofaScan™   By request, for Rayne and The Raven. It’s about 2x actual size. Served as a condiment, it adds a slightly chewy texture and a hint of sweetness to meats, vegetables, and mushrooms dunked into it with your fork. Probably a decent source of coarse fiber. 5:06:47 PM    comment []

Larry II is to Larry the original kinda like Cruise Control was to Speed, arguably not the worst stinker sequel ever made,  but one certain to cross your mind whenever the topic comes up. Larry was the strong silent type, like a young Brando; Larry II seems more like Ray in Blood Simple whose silence only indicated an inability to verbalize. You could never be sure with Larry whether those three ominous bodyguards were there to protect him or guard him. They grew together and evoked wistful memories of Papa Doc and the Tonton Macoutes. Larry II is more like Baby Doc, suitably corrupt, but insufficiently versed in voodoo to really scare the shit out of the peasants. A real loser who'd probably feel more comfortable, like Baby Doc, living in France than being absolute dictator of Haiti. Consequently, an ominous cloud of angst has settled over the mushroom colony. Not the good dark angst of the type that hid in the soul of Lotte Lenya, more the kind affected by a Goth coffee house waif who has just learned to tune her guitar. These mushrooms have all the the advantages of previous generations, but their growth is mysteriously stunted. Not one has advanced beyond a measly half-inch or so in diameter. Perhaps they believe that not growing is the key to survival, having observed that I pick only the large mushrooms. They are the Peat Generation. In the darkest corner of the box, a particularly scruffy looking one mounts a tiny wooden barstool and begins a monotone recitation... I saw the best mimes of my generation destroyed by fatness, carving Bavarians, baked, dragging themselves through the Danish sweets at dawn looking for an angry cruller... 4:23:45 PM    comment []

Dende oil gives an orange glow to onions sauteed in it. It probably should only be used on low heat for sauteeing because of its low smoking temperature. That's okay, the onions in farofa taste best when you bring them slowly to translucence, maybe just a little past it, before adding the chopped egg. This is the third batch of farofa I've made and the color of the finished dish was not that much different from the first two. I'm not sure dende oil is commonly used in farofa, most recipes call for a butter/olive oil mix, but it doesn't seem to hurt the flavor.  I reheat farofa in a hot skillet for a minute or two, then mix it with freshly chopped parsley just before serving. Next time, I'll try cilantro. 6:00:48 AM    comment []