Diary of Veggie Stir-Fries

Stuff (in approximate order of inclusion) -butter -olive oil -onion -garlic -rosemary -thyme -basil -carrots -soy sauce -wagon wheel pasta -cashews -more thyme

This was a decent carrot fry. The ingredients were getting old, but they seemed to hold up long enough for me to eat them. The cd was the most delightful element.

Taste 5
Originality 6
Color 5
Spontaneity 6
Craft 5

Total 27

Music: The Bad Plus: These are the Vistas

Stuff (in approximate order of inclusion) -butter -olive oil -onions -garlic -rosemary -thyme -basil -green beans -ginger flavored soy sauce -cashews -honey -more basil

A saucy little beanfry. This has been a very nice meal. If I had gone a little easier on the sauce, more green beaniness might have come through, making it even better, but other than that it was perfect. The last three ingredients on the above list represent spontaneous adjustments I made that really helped to make it great. Without the cashews, honey, and second sprinkling of basil, the soy sauce would have really dominated.

Taste 8
Originality 6
Color 4
Spontaneity 8
Craft 6

Total 32

First album: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 3: w/ Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich
Second album: 50 Jaar Stichting Huygens-Fokker
Other special stimulus: sunshine

Stuff (in approximate order of inclusion) -onion -thyme -basil -red potatoes -soy sauce -carrots -red beans -cashews

Blech. This is awful. I'm probably going to throw it out and have a bowl of Cheerios. No harmony. Evil food. Blech.

Taste 1
Originality 6
Color 4
Spontaneity 7
Craft 4

Total 22

Music: ZIA - v1.5

Stuff (in approximate order of inclusion) -peanut oil -garlic -basil -red potatoes -soy sauce

This was a potatotastic meal, my friends. Simple. Good.

Taste 8
Originality 6
Color 3
Spontaneity 6
Craft 7

Total 29

Stimulus: Star Trek: the Next Generation

Stuff (in approximate order of inclusion) -peanut oil -onion -garlic -rosemary -thyme -basil -red pototoes -cauliflower -ziti with lines -soy sauce -almonds

This was a pretty tasty little fry. The potatoes were a nice change of pace, but I would have preferred for them to be cut a little smaller. I used the spice triad -- rosemary, thyme and basil. Ziti and cauliflower were excellent. I think the key was the almonds. They just brought the whole thing into focus.

Taste 7
Originality 6
Color 6
Spontaneity 5
Craft 6

Total 30

Stimulus: Star Trek: the Next Generation

Stuff (in approximate order of inclusion) -onion -cumin -red peppers -red beans

It certainly was red. Not very tasty, but red. Too much cumin. Another spice might have helped the cumin out, or perhaps soysauce. It was good to eat some beans, but I could have found a better way to prepare them.

Taste 3
Originality 7
Color 7
Spontaneity 6
Craft 2

Total 25

Music: Tricky - Angels With Dirty Faces