birthdays
today my best friend from eighth grade turns 29 years old. it is rainy here in dc but she lives in new york. i've been thinking of her all day and hope she's having a special day that she'll remember for a long time. especially if it's raining there.
there's something so solid-seeming about the fact that one of my oldest friends is 29 years old and lives in new york city and works as a photographer for a major fashion magazine. like it somehow means i must have turned out okay too. when we were younger we'd always wonder who we would become, where we would live, who we would marry. and on her 29th birthday, we now know at least more of the story.
but while i feel connected to her success and happy in it, i also feel very far away from her today. it's just strange that october 17 used to be such an important day in my life - a day that i always circled on my calendar and filled up with plans - is now just a normal day, even though i'm thinking of my friend and i sent her a card and will call her tonight.
so- i'm going to go ahead and celebrate her birthday tonight, make today special again. i think i'll try to make that weird meat-and-rice-ball dinner she loves so much: hedgehogs!
posted by psmee @ 4:28 PM
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2 Comments:
porcupines, not hedgehogs. :) november 17th will always be special to me too. we don't have to be in the same city to celebrate just as long as we know it's a special day.
ah yes, porcupines, sorry.
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 large can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup water
Mix the ground beef, rice, 1/2 cup of water, the chopped onion, , salt, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper. Shape the mixture by tablespoons into 1 1/2-inch meatballs. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet and cook the meatballs over medium heat until brown; drain off excess grease. Add tomato sauce, remaining 1/2 cup water, and Worcestershire sauce; heat to boiling. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 35 to 45 minutes.
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