Irresistible Loamy

Nothiing like some good hearty vittals. This is so amazingly unappealing that I had to grab it and show you. My only thought is that it does contain chopped red peppers and some onions so I imagine you could substitute that with something like red pepper relish so as not to compromise the ineatable gestalt of the whole thing.

FRENCH FRY SPAM CASSEROLE
Yield: 8 servings

1 pk Frozen french fry potatoes,
-thawed (20 oz)
2 c Shredded Cheddar cheese
2 c Sour cream
1 cn Condensed cream of chicken
-soup (10 3/4 oz)
1 cn SPAM Luncheon Meat, cubed
-(12 oz)
1/2 c Chopped red bell pepper
1/2 c Chopped green onion
1/2 c Finely crushed corn flakes

Heat oven to 350'F. In large bowl, combine potatoes, cheese, sour
cream, and soup. Stir in SPAM, bell pepper, and green onion. Spoon
into 13x9" baking dish. Sprinkle with crushed flakes. Bake 30-40
minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Of course you can also substitute fatless sour cream and cheddar for a completely plastic meal. This recipe is presented with every disclaimer imaginable- eat at your own risk, and don't call me.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution. Paul Gauguin

Oy- I am back in Boston for a few days, no doggie to keep me warm and I sure missed her last night as the temperature dipped to FIVE. I'm keeping busy though, yesterday I had an appointment to fix my wig-hat, as TY calls it. I am again an even color of dark red, NVR (no visible roots). I met Lisa and we shopped and poked around and ate at the new Italian place in Wellesley, Alta Strada which was pretty good. It is owned by Michael Schlow who has had major successes in several restaurants in Boston, among them Rialto. We were there at quarter to six and all the tables were taken, so it's not a drop-by place. Fortunately we got bar seats and a great waiter who was very helpful and right on target with his suggestions.

Today Linda and I went to Newbury Street and did our own gallery hop. There was a good Gregory Gillespie show at the Neilson Gallery, then on to the Judi Rottenberg Gallery to see Dorothy Krause- Swoon! I went for the catalog, love her work! She prints with a big inkjet on steel or aluminum or wood panels, sometimes painted, sometimes gold leafed. Then she also prints on plexi, both the top and bottom, with related images and layers the whole thing together into ethereal sandwiches. It surer puts my whimpy prints on fabric and wallpaper into perspective. I would have loved to study with her at Mass Art, and will watch to see if ever there is a class open. Meanwhile I have my wee catalog so I can admire and touch the prints.

We also saw the seascapes at a new gallery, Urdine, by Chris Anderson (I will have to check this name) I saw some of his work in a shelter magazine lately and was quite blown away by the scale and they were certainly lovely in person.

Linda and I also ate at Stephanies and valet parked the car, so the day was pretty expensive without actually buying anything. The sun was out and it was a calm day so the temperature of NINETEEN didn't feel nearly as cold as it could have.

And since I started out talking about food, I will end up with some links of uber importance. Think of it as dessert:

Chocolate Festival

Chocolate toilet seat