Weekend Report

[moon_custafer]

Our neighbourhood was spared the worst of yesterday’s storm and power outages, possibly due to the microclimate of lake-proximity and condo towers.

Found a short story for knitters and others last week, published last December on Lightspeed: Entanglement, or How I Failed to Knit a Sweater for My Boyfriend, by Carrie Vaughn. The boyfriend in question is a supernatural being, and the attempt leads to a rather extreme variant of the Sweater Curse (note for those not up for angst— the tone is relatively light and there’s a happy ending).

I haven’t actually been reading Daily Dracula, but the comments I’ve seen regarding Jonathan’s recipe/travel-blogging in the first few chapters prompted me to attempt paprika hendl. Like all my attempts at recipes that contain paprika, it came out rather burnt and smoky-tasting, but at least this one was edible. 

Might go to a clothing swap tomorrow evening if Andrew can spare me for a few hours. 

Comments

[sovay]

Like all my attempts at recipes that contain paprika, it came out rather burnt and smoky-tasting, but at least this one was edible.

Are you using the same kind of paprika every time?

[moon_custafer]

Yes. It’s a pretty generic brand.

[sovay]

It’s a pretty generic brand.

There are multiple kinds of paprika, and as I am sure Dracula Daily has discoursed on, some are sweet and some are strong and some are smoked. If the recipe is meant to use sweet paprika, it might be worth trying another kind.