Cooking with Gussie: Episode 1

This was quick and delicious... and I'm sharing it here since it was made off the cuff, and I'd like to remember how I did it. More wonderful recipes get lost to the ages because people make them up as they go, and never bother to record them!

Curry Quinoa Stir-fry

1 c. Quinoa
1/2 green pepper
1/2 spanish onion
1 can sockeye salmon (minus all the yucky bits they leave in there... who cans fish with the bones still in? I ask you!!!)
1 tb. fresh ginger
1 tsp. curry powder
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. lemon pepper
1 tb. olive oil

First off, rinse the quinoa well in warm water, for 3 minutes... this is what the package told me, and I'm inclined to believe it's good advice. Then dump it in a pot with 2 cups of water, and start it boiling. Put the curry powder, chili powder and lemon pepper in there too. Once it's boiling reduce the heat, put on a lid and let it simmer for about 10 minutes.

In the meantime, heat the oil in a pan, throw in the ginger (finely chopped) and onion and green pepper (roughly chopped). Then the salmon... and for the love of all that is delicious, watch out for those bones! I honestly don't understand that. Canned food is supposed to be more or less ready to eat, no?? I mean, what if I had just thrown the entire contents of the can in without looking first! Ugh! It had like, a spine and stuff....! But I digress.

So by this time the quinoa should be about cooked, and the ginger, onion, pepper and fish have had a chance to make friends in the pan. Now the quinoa is invited to the party! Make sure to politely introduce it to everyone else so it's not just standing in the corner near the chips & dips, staring at its feet (quinoa is known to be shy). Alright?

Mix everything around in the pan for a bit, then it's done! So you should eat it. It's amazing.

God, I should write a recipe book.

Good Idea/Not So Good Idea

Good Idea:
Beta testing your new software.

Not So Good Idea:
Betta testing your new software.

(With apologies to Animaniacs)

Let's never say the "P" word.

So here I am, in Winnipeg. It's me, here, in the capital of Manitoba. I'm me, this city is Winnipeg. Full stop. This does not make me a "Pegger". In fact I'm not even sure if it's a real thing people call themselves... I've just gotten a lot of ribbing regarding this moniker from certain Ontario residents who shall remain nameless. Annnnnd that's the last time you'll see that word mentioned on this blog. It's now taboo - an evil that probably exists but should never be spoken of, like Voldemort.... or Justin Bieber.

And now, with no further ado, and in no particular order, here are some Winnipeg things thus far.

1) The view from my room. Not just another landscape... this view features a combination KFC/Taco Bell! It's not quite as awesome as if it was this... I'm going to have to make an amended cover.

2) Where I want to work. I found this company that seems incredibly cool... as does the owner. Talk to me, Tripwire Media Group!

3) Oh this really has nothing to do with Winnipeg, but I'm loving it right now. Some genius had the idea to take Kanye West's tweets and combine them with famously-unfunny New Yorker cartoons. I like this explanation of why the juxtaposition works:

Kanye’s tweets are more or less raw id (unfiltered, portraying base emotions and simple thoughts) and New Yorker cartoons are almost entirely superego (carefully considered, ‘quiet’ presentation).

Here are my favourite ones... but you can find all of them here.

Tadaaaaa! Much more Winnipeg-related, and non-Winnipeg-related, non-linear items of interest coming soon.