05 March 2011
Things I see on the train
My commute has become increasingly exhaustive. I decided to make a list of the more interesting things I see out my window (God forbid I don't have a window seat, especially during rush hour on the train).
Right outside Temple:
A dead Christmas tree in the back of a pick up truck
Stand alone row homes. I think these are especially interesting and tragically unfortunate. Does anyone live in these orphaned homes? Are they cold inside because their neighboring insulation is gone? What happened to the others?
Obscenely large piles of tires in seemingly abandon lots (also littered with other junk and a broken down truck). I wonder if this pile has formed from slow accumulation or was it one lump dump?
around 19th
Shredded plastic bags, clotting wire fencing...I could almost imagine them to be lace, fluttering in the wind.
More garbage then grass. So filthy.
Wayne Junction
Hunting Park Health Center. I would cry if I had to go here. The location is anything but comforting.
Graffiti: "JALT"
SPAX
Clarissa & Wayne
Graffiti: "JALT" (this is the first time I noticed the same tag in two places)
BELL TELEPHONE...Telephone companies, as we knew them when we were younger, are essentially obsolete. Same with video rental stores. An interesting phenomenon, I think.
I love to people watch. It's my absolute favorite thing to do. This is the only picture I've ever taken of a stranger on the train. I think I've posted it before. I love it for the same reason I love everything else on my list. I just don't know anything about the "why"...I wonder why she's on the train, where she works, does she have a nice house and family, is she happy? That's my most common musing. Are you happy? I'll never know. And I'm okay with that.
The closer I get to home, I see less litter. Bigger yards and homes. More space, more trees, more air. Finally, the sprawling, gated homes. Waste and excess exist at both ends of the train tracks, just in entirely different and heart wrenching ways.
Fort Washington
Graffiti: "Kill your drug dealer XXX"
Ambler
"You could be home now!"
Gwynedd Valley
A white cubist-inspired home, surrounded by a solid white barricading fence.
North Wales (my stop)
WISH'S
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14 February 2011
Michael's [Cheryl's] Spicy Mac & Cheese
This is Cheryl's amazingly delicious mac & cheese recipe
3 cups cooked elbow macaroni
6 Tbsp butter
1/4 C finely chopped onion
4 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
4 C milk
4 C cubed American Cheese
6 Tbsp butter
1/4 C finely chopped onion
4 Tbsp flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
4 C milk
4 C cubed American Cheese
Cook macaroni and meanwhile in saucepan melt butter and cook onion until tender add flour and whisk in milk cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Add cubed cheese and stir until melted. Combine sauce and macaroni and turn into casserole. Cook at 350 for about 30 minutes.
NOW, this makes an enormous amount of mac and cheese, so for two people eating, I cut this in half. Once the cheese is perfectly creamy, throw in a tablespoon or so of red pepper flakes, a dash of Old Bay and a shake or three of hot sauce. One small jalapeno, finely chopped, or a half cup homemade pico de gallo (cooked in during the butter and onion phase) might also be good! I don't eat spicy things all that much (and I like this mac and cheese just fine without it being spicy) SO, I don't know exactly where this falls on the spicy scale. If you're a spicy food eater, you'll know how much to put in or not put in. As for the crumb topping (also something I prefer not to have) I mixed bread crumbs with more red pepper flakes and Old Bay. Bake for 25 minutes, covered. Uncover, crisp topping for the last 5 minutes!! :)
According to Michael, "This is how mac & cheese should taste."
Try this recipe, I promise, you wont be sorry.
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