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Waffle Falafel and the Wishing Box
It's rare that I can convince H to have a dinner without meat in it. But Waffle Falafel turned out to be a beautiful and satisfying adventure. You do a regular falafel batter--thought it's not vegan because you add 1 egg for every 1 cup of dry mix. And yes, I make falafel from a mix, not scratch.
Put the mix into a regular, heated waffle iron like so:
Cook until light turns green.
Meanwhile, peel some canned garbanzos and make a fabulous hummus:
Get some feta, yogurt, and veggies together:
And end up with something like this:
That you can assemble thusly:
Moving on...a lot of people have been posting their thoughts about LOST this season. I haven't been doing that much, just because so many people do it so badly that the concept of posting about LOST feels fraught with douchbaggery. But people have been asking, so here I go:
Okay, so the season five finale basically took everything we know about LOST, turned it sideways, and shoved it up our collective asses. Fine. It is a bit reminiscent of Scream 2, in that they have gone very far out of their way to make sure they have NOT given us the information we need to figure it out. Fair enough, I'm in suspense. Now give me some facts.
Ben Linus (Remember how he was omnipotently powerful, mysterious, and influential? ACTING! He doesn't know crap. Or does he?) has told us that The Island is a big box and you can wish for things that sometimes come true. Of course he thinks that--he had cancer on several vertebrae and then a spinal surgeon fell out of the sky. Cue a host of Monkey's-Paw-like scenarios where people are getting what they wish for--and OMG, it's not what they really want! Nadia is alive but living with Sayid's brother. Desmond has Widmore's respect, but no Penny. etc. etc.
A lesson in what's really important? Perhaps. Like the lessons in why faith is valuable, it lands flatly in my "duh" pile. Remember: LOST=abc, abc=Disney, Disney=Christianity. So I should not be at all surprised that they were willing to spend a SHITLOAD of money on a show that a LOT of people rabidly watch and discuss, that will eventually bring them closer to their idea of "god."
That said, watching Jack literally transform from Man of Science to Man of Faith has been neat. I want to deck him less than I ever have. Perhaps that was the purpose of Locke's death, and the reason why Jack may very well turn out to be "the one." Someone on LJ pointed out recently that "chosen ones" tend to be whiny bitches. Another point in Jack's favor. *snerk*
Desmond is the constant. He appears to be doing what Locke, and then Jack were doing before: gathering everyone up and getting them onto The Island where they belong. Would this be the island under the sea? Maybe. Would this be in the 50's? The 70's? The Spanish Inquisition, (nobody would expect that--they never do *snerk again*) or present day? We don't know. Hell, we don't even know if Jacob is actually good. He's good-looking and smiles more often than not. That could mean everything, or nothing when it comes to LOST. Maybe it turns out that Jacob and "fate" are robbing people of their free will and the black-shirted one is trying to give it back. We just don't know.
Oh, and good riddance to Ilana, the half-assed replacement of Anna Lucia that I didn't actually care for in the first place. I'd rather see another Nicky and Paolo-centric ep, frankly. Plain truth is, I might not be happy unless the show ends with Rose and Bernard riding a Dharma Polar Bear and waiving a banner with an in-depth explanation of The Numbers trailing behind them.
Put the mix into a regular, heated waffle iron like so:
Cook until light turns green.
Meanwhile, peel some canned garbanzos and make a fabulous hummus:
Get some feta, yogurt, and veggies together:
And end up with something like this:
That you can assemble thusly:
Moving on...a lot of people have been posting their thoughts about LOST this season. I haven't been doing that much, just because so many people do it so badly that the concept of posting about LOST feels fraught with douchbaggery. But people have been asking, so here I go:
Okay, so the season five finale basically took everything we know about LOST, turned it sideways, and shoved it up our collective asses. Fine. It is a bit reminiscent of Scream 2, in that they have gone very far out of their way to make sure they have NOT given us the information we need to figure it out. Fair enough, I'm in suspense. Now give me some facts.
Ben Linus (Remember how he was omnipotently powerful, mysterious, and influential? ACTING! He doesn't know crap. Or does he?) has told us that The Island is a big box and you can wish for things that sometimes come true. Of course he thinks that--he had cancer on several vertebrae and then a spinal surgeon fell out of the sky. Cue a host of Monkey's-Paw-like scenarios where people are getting what they wish for--and OMG, it's not what they really want! Nadia is alive but living with Sayid's brother. Desmond has Widmore's respect, but no Penny. etc. etc.
A lesson in what's really important? Perhaps. Like the lessons in why faith is valuable, it lands flatly in my "duh" pile. Remember: LOST=abc, abc=Disney, Disney=Christianity. So I should not be at all surprised that they were willing to spend a SHITLOAD of money on a show that a LOT of people rabidly watch and discuss, that will eventually bring them closer to their idea of "god."
That said, watching Jack literally transform from Man of Science to Man of Faith has been neat. I want to deck him less than I ever have. Perhaps that was the purpose of Locke's death, and the reason why Jack may very well turn out to be "the one." Someone on LJ pointed out recently that "chosen ones" tend to be whiny bitches. Another point in Jack's favor. *snerk*
Desmond is the constant. He appears to be doing what Locke, and then Jack were doing before: gathering everyone up and getting them onto The Island where they belong. Would this be the island under the sea? Maybe. Would this be in the 50's? The 70's? The Spanish Inquisition, (nobody would expect that--they never do *snerk again*) or present day? We don't know. Hell, we don't even know if Jacob is actually good. He's good-looking and smiles more often than not. That could mean everything, or nothing when it comes to LOST. Maybe it turns out that Jacob and "fate" are robbing people of their free will and the black-shirted one is trying to give it back. We just don't know.
Oh, and good riddance to Ilana, the half-assed replacement of Anna Lucia that I didn't actually care for in the first place. I'd rather see another Nicky and Paolo-centric ep, frankly. Plain truth is, I might not be happy unless the show ends with Rose and Bernard riding a Dharma Polar Bear and waiving a banner with an in-depth explanation of The Numbers trailing behind them.