Domestic Tuesdays - That What She Said

Guess what?? This week's Domestic Tuesday post didn't end in catastrophe!! I know, I'm surprised too. It's possible that the reasoning behind this has to do with the fact that I made something that I've made maybe a hundred times in the past which is also almost impossible to screw up...or it's because, that morning, the faucet broke off my kitchen sink so the Kitchen Gods thought I'd have enough with the whole "Georgia = calamity" thing. Either way, SUCCESS!

So, I know Domestic Tuesdays is starting to look more like the Trader Joe's Power Hour or something, and I don't want that to be the case, but I buy almost everything there. Sure, you can buy sausages and zucchini and dill and polenta at any old grocery store, but why would you when they're so freaking cheap at TJ's???*

*I swear I don't work for Trader Joe's, but if bitches wanna pass some cash my way for hyping them up so much, be my guest...I also take candy cane Joe Joe's as payment, fyi.

Moving on. Sausages and polenta was first introduced into my life in San Francisco, when I waitressed at a friend's restaurant in Hayes Valley. My friend, who was also the chef, made some damn good food, including a big bowl of polenta (boiled corn meal) with a giant sausage on top (that's what she said) and some yummy spinach thrown in there for good measure. Since then, the restaurant closed and I moved to Los Angeles, and I thought my life would be sadly lacking in the comfort foods area.

But wait! You can buy pre-made polenta that, while not turning into the soupy mush my friend used to serve, still goes oh-so-well with sausage. I threw that together with one of my favorite staple-vegetable dishes, and just like that, I had Valentine's Day dinner.

Chop zucchini in half, lenghtwise and diagonally down the center, and cut each half into two so you have matchstick-like-pieces...I don't know, this isn't rocket science. Chop the shit out of a couple cloves of garlic...more if you don't plan on getting laid that night, and lets face it, you probably won't.

So the polenta comes in this weird, kinda gross tube, encased in plastic. When you cut the top off the plastic case this water comes SHOOTING OUT into your face. So be careful. Anyway, slice that shit up. I usually like about two slices per sausage.

Typical Saturday night for me...wink wink.*

*no it's not.

So salt and pepper both sides of the polenta, and then throw those fuckers into a pan on medium heat along with the sausage. Leave them alone! The polenta will get all crispy!

As for the zucchini, after browning the garlic in about a tablespoon of olive oil for a minute, throw the zucchini in. Be careful that you don't overcrowd the pan, as you'll end up steaming them.

Next add about half a tablespoon of fresh dill, some salt and pepper to taste, and at the last minute, a squeeze of lemon.

This is stressful, huh? Lets take a quick break to compose ourselves...

There, that's better.

Once you've browned the polenta and sausage on both sides and the sausage(usually about ten minutes total), you're ready to eat!

Enjoy!

Your friendly cook...calm and collected.

Can I take a quick minute to bitch about how much I HATE blogger and its fucking spacing issues?? Does anyone else have this problem? My posts take three times as long to finish when you factor in all the time I spend fixing the eight spaces that somehow appear between each paragraph, and the amount of acrobatics needed to fix them. Don't even get me started on the fucking uploading photos issue I have, what with the bullshit Html codes and, again, spacing. Hate.