Soporific Gumbo
Third time in a row.
A few months ago, Joseph and I went to Greg and Laurie's house for dinner and Greg made gumbo. (They had a lot of left-over shrimp from the wedding reception and needed to use it up). As is to be expected from anything which Greg cooks, it was delicious: just the right level of spiciness, and a wonderful rich blend of shrimp, bacon, beans and other bits of yummy goodness in a thick soup served over rice. Definitely good eating.
The surprise came after the meal. The four of us went into the living room, sat down, and all passed out within about 30 min.
After we woke up, they were kind enough to give us some of the extra gumbo to take home (seafood doesn't keep very well at the best of times, so it all needed to be eaten rather smartly). We had it again the following night, and Joseph and I were both fast asleep by about 9:30.
Last night we went to their house again, as Laurie wanted to have a dinner party for Young-sun while she was here. Greg made gumbo again. It was delicious.
And it put us all straight to sleep again. (Maybe Greg's secret ingredient is tryptophan).
The upshot is that it's taken three nights to make it all the way through "Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkahban". I'd seen it before, so when they gave it another stab last night, I was already in bed, but they didn't get far before the Slumber Gumbo took hold of their consciousness and dragged them off to the land of Nod.
Got through it tonight. Glad about that - it's really good, and I'd wanted to see it again.
Afterwards, we watched "Napoleon Dynamite".
And I'm speechless.
You'll just have to see it for yourself.
(It's really good, though).
A few months ago, Joseph and I went to Greg and Laurie's house for dinner and Greg made gumbo. (They had a lot of left-over shrimp from the wedding reception and needed to use it up). As is to be expected from anything which Greg cooks, it was delicious: just the right level of spiciness, and a wonderful rich blend of shrimp, bacon, beans and other bits of yummy goodness in a thick soup served over rice. Definitely good eating.
The surprise came after the meal. The four of us went into the living room, sat down, and all passed out within about 30 min.
After we woke up, they were kind enough to give us some of the extra gumbo to take home (seafood doesn't keep very well at the best of times, so it all needed to be eaten rather smartly). We had it again the following night, and Joseph and I were both fast asleep by about 9:30.
Last night we went to their house again, as Laurie wanted to have a dinner party for Young-sun while she was here. Greg made gumbo again. It was delicious.
And it put us all straight to sleep again. (Maybe Greg's secret ingredient is tryptophan).
The upshot is that it's taken three nights to make it all the way through "Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkahban". I'd seen it before, so when they gave it another stab last night, I was already in bed, but they didn't get far before the Slumber Gumbo took hold of their consciousness and dragged them off to the land of Nod.
Got through it tonight. Glad about that - it's really good, and I'd wanted to see it again.
Afterwards, we watched "Napoleon Dynamite".
And I'm speechless.
You'll just have to see it for yourself.
(It's really good, though).
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