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i'm making an orzo salad with feta, tomatoes, roasted peppers, and some fresh herbs. the tomatoes are optional, mactavish. balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, basil, parsely, thyme, lemon zest... maybe some chickpeas...

nobody tell boy that i also put marmite in it<

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so, i read the word poutine and had the sudden urge for fresh fries covered with gravy and cheese.

i looked in the kitchen. eeep! not enough oil to fry. EEEP! not enough palm shortening to melt... wait, i can use some of *each* and still have a little oil left on the shelf! whooppeeee!

so... i cut up, rinsed, and dried two idaho potatoes... when the oil sizzled a piece of bread, i tossed in half the potatoes... fried them til they were toasty. meanwhile, i started a packet of brown gravy (vegetarian, organic, soy and mushroom free, somehow). i added a little tennessee sunshine... then realized it needed more tang and bite... hello, tamarind chutney.

not having fresh cheese curds and boy yelling "HEY, YOU CAN'T HAVE MY COTTAGE CHEESE!", i opted for half fresh mozzarella and half shredded aussie cheddar.

hot gravy, hot fries, melty cheesy wonderfulness.

even boy is eating it.

and he's supposed to be in bed. ;)

sure, there's no lard, no chicken/turkey gravy, no fresh cheddar curds... but this is damn good and tasty.