Improv dinner

[magid]

I just got ground turkey last night, and wanted to use it, but otherwise wasn't sure what to make for dinner. Meatloaf? Burgers? Not sure.

I started sauteeing onions and garlic, which gave me time to think about what else I had in the house. Strangely enough, I didn't use any of the vegetables I'd just picked up. Instead, I added the ground turkey to the onions and garlic and browned it a while. I ground black pepper over it, then added half a preserved lemon, diced fine. Next was a can of tomato puree, and another of black olives. Just before serving, I added a bag of fresh spinach to wilt in the heat of the rest.

I was very pleased with this, since it turned out to be what I was in the mood for, and simple enough to pull together. Next time I might add some pine nuts, or chickpeas (or use chickpeas instead of the meat). [Note to self: it's easier to remember you have preserved lemon if you put them somewhere you'll see them.]


Process note: I usually write posts in email first (lest LJ eat them). I'm still getting used to Lotus Notes at work (with its forced 9.5 point font, very hard to read), which I think has also kept me to posting at home (well, until now). Oh, compounded by getting used to using Safari at work, too. I wish I were more (flexible? adjustable? Neither seems quite right.)

Comments

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

Um, My Lotus notes doesn't force me into a specific font. I mean, I guess it doesn't let you change the default (I've never tried), but you should be able to change it for a particular instance of writing. Have you tried playing around using the "Text:Text Properties" menu when you start composing?

[magid.livejournal.com]

I hadn't seen that menu. I just went and played with it a bit. It'll let me change the font size (which is really more of the issue here), but only message by message, which helps (thank you), but isn't very convenient. I can change default fonts in preferences, but it won't let me change font size there at all.