pre-convention visitors

[ellen_datlow]

An influx of visitors from Australia and the UK are starting to arrive in NYC in advance of the WFC in Saratoga. Last night I had dinner with Kaaron Warren and her family at Miracle Grill.
Kaaron describes her experience--we discussed "meat" at dinner--you can read her point of view
here

I too, had two delicious blood orange margharitas but mine were frozen. If I'd had another I would have staggered home and gotten even less work done than I did last night.

Jack Dann's coming to town for a few days but because both our schedules are so tight we're not going to be able to see each other before the convention (except at the Australian Embassy Party Tuesday evening).

Comments

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Chicken! I just googled it and apparently it's a midwest term and is a specialty from Iowa (there's even a mention of Rosanne's recipe). It sounds as if it's made exactly like hamburger, so I have no idea why it doesn't hold together and is "loose"--a mystery.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

It's not formed like hamburger, just in clumps.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

ohhhh. I get it. It's what I would occasionally do to my hamburgers when I was a kid and wasn't eating them on a bun. Chop them up with a fork and mix the pieces up with ketchup. I'd never think of calling something like that "loose" meat though...

[kaaronwarren.livejournal.com]

Thank you! You've hit the nail on the head: why is it called 'loose' when it should in theory all hold together??? I will try to ask my midwestern friend to see if she knows.

[kaaronwarren.livejournal.com]

Sorry, didn't read the 'clump' entry before posting. Ew, clumps?

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

Just think chopped up hamburger, much more appetizing :-)

[kaaronwarren.livejournal.com]

Chopped up hamburger, chopped up hamburger...it's not working.

[ellen-datlow.livejournal.com]

ROTFL...Ok. You got a hamburger without roll. Just use a form and cut it into small pieces, kind of mashing it (I'd think you'd have to have a well-done burger to do this)...

[kaaronwarren.livejournal.com]

If I add some mashed potato and gravy to the picture it starts to work a bit better. Thanks. I can eat my dinner now.

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

Well, do you ever cook a pound of raw hamburger in a skillet? You stir it and as you stir it, it forms clumps. Not big clumps because they will take longer to cook through so you use the spoon to divide them, but small clumps. That's what this is.

[kaaronwarren.livejournal.com]

True! I tend to squish mine with a fork...