fried pickles with a side of bliss.

Recently, I have been feeling quite a bit better. 


I think this has to  do with several factors: 1. the sun. Oh, how, exciting to see the  sun! it's honestly enchanting my eyes, my skin, and my heart with its brightness, and the best part of all is that it has played a huge part in the answering of my prayers...vain girl that I am, I have long since been praying for more freckles. I love them. I think they are beautiful. And with the appearance of sun, the appearance of freckles is also. 


2. playing guitar. i have been playing guitar darn near every day for the past two weeks, and my fingers are now successfully calloused, and i have been improving. cause for celebration, indeed.


3. bacon consumption. sometimes, I believe (perhaps somewhat sacreligiously) that bacon and my moods are in direct correlation. No bacon = bad mood. plenty of bacon = abundant joy. and it just so happens that i shared a lovely meal with some lovely friends. and it was this:


burgers, filled with cheese, wrapped with bacon, accompanied by fried pickles. bliss, my friends, bliss. burgers are simple. however you make a burger, fill that with cheese, and then wrap it bacon. easy enough? 


but fried pickles...oh, fried pickles. joy of living, i sometimes think. now, those...they are worth 'splaining about. so what you want to do is, take some pickles. really any will do, simply because even if a certain brand isn't appealing when eaten cold, i find that everything gains appeal when it has been breaded and deep fried. well, nearly everything. probably not a lightbulb or, say, a picture frame. 


anyway, slice the pickles (6, large) on the bias, into nice, thin, diagonal slices. mix a few eggs (2), a splash of pickle juice (1 T), and some sriracha (2 tsp) together. in a seperate dish, combine flour (1/2 C), garlic powder (2 tsp), seasoning salt (2 tsp), black pepper (1/2 tsp), cornmeal (1/2 C).


 then, you'll do this: dip the pickle slices into the eggs, coat them in the floury mixture, and deep fry them until they are lovely golden brown, and eat them. with ranch dressing. 


happy fried pickles day, everyone.