30 January 2022

Under the Dark of the Moon / The fight is over. The coven abides. Now, to respond in kind. This is the way.

29 January 2022

A wee dram of ice cold limoncello, straight from the freezer, while relaxing this eve.

25 January 2022 / Stuffed Peppers

Thought about making a healthier version of stuffed peppers, using mushrooms & riced cauliflower, instead of meat and rice. Turned out pretty good. Probably could've seasoned it a little more, but it stil tastes pretty good.

Stuffed Peppers w/Mushrooms & Cauliflower

1 pound assorted mushrooms

1 12oz package riced cauliflower

1 medium onion

1 tbsp chopped garlic

1 tbsp tomato paste

¼ cup shredded parmesan, plus 8 oz for topping

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sautee garlic and onion in olive oil over medium high heat. When the onion starts to soften, add mushrooms. As mushrooms are sautéing, prepare riced cauliflower per package directions. Add tomato paste to mushrooms and cook while cauliflower is heating. When cauliflower is done, add to pan with mushrooms, tomato paste, onion & garlic. 

Add the cheese. Check seasoning, adding salt, pepper, onion & garlic powder to taste.

Cut the tops off peppers, cleaning out seeds and ribs from the body of the peppers. Fill peppers with mushroom-cauliflower mix, not packing too tight. Cover pan with aluminum foil, cook for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, take off the aluminum foil, add about 2 ounces of cheese to the top of the peppers, leave in oven until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.

The above amounts will give enough filling for maybe 5 or 6 peppers.

24 January 2022 / The Hour of the Wolf

Taking a short break from Under the Dark of the Moon, to do the next edit on The Hour of the Wolf. It's a shorter piece, so the edit shouldn't take too long. It's most likely going into a collection with In A Mirror, Looking Out, since both are shorter. But that's a ways down the road. For now, we edit. This is the way.

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13 January 2022

Under the Dark of the Moon / Reinforcements have arrived...but is it too late? This is the way.

08 January 2022

Change of plan. I found myself completely stuck on In Thine Own Image. There are a lot of things I have to work out before I can continue with it. Instead, I'm going to focus on the vampire novel, Under the Dark of the Moon. I started it back in 2008. Maybe it's time to finish it. One story or another, always moving forward. This is the way.

04 January 2022

In Thine Own Image / A quiet moment, a bit of background, and a hint at Wesley's troubled past. Elsewhere, plans for retaliation are made. One word after another, to the end. This is the way.