short takes

[cellio]

I was surprised and a little weirded out, the other night, when I typed "parme" into Google and it offered to auto-complete to "parmesan crusted tilapia recipe". That was in fact what I was searching for, though I was going to just say "fish", but I hadn't realized Google's mind-reading was that good. :-) I didn't remember to follow up at first opportunity from a different IP address, though, so I don't know if profiling was involved.

(My question, still not satisfyingly answered as this recipe didn't do it so well, was: how do you get the cheese to stay on the fish? I was speculating about egg, as you often do for breading, but this recipe called for olive oil. I ended up with fish and cheese in proximity to each other, which was tasty but not what I was going for.)

Larry Osterman passed along this video showing upgrades from Windows 1.0 through to Windows 7 with all intermediate steps (except Windows ME, which doesn't play the upgrade game well, it appears). It was amusing to see what did and didn't survive upgrade (Doom almost hit 100%!), and amazing that it actually worked.

Bohemian Rhapsody on ukelele (video), from siderea. I didn't think I could imagine it, and I was right. Nifty!

Cool bedroom, and not just for kids! Link from talvinamarich.

The internet is for cats. Cats in sinks. Be careful; this is like TV Tropes on four legs. Don't say I didn't warn you.

And finishing up with another one from siderea: this funny ad for milk (involves cats).

Comments

[magid.livejournal.com]

I've had good luck using mayo, mustard, and/or hummus to make panko stick to fish; I assume a thin coating of any of these would work for cheese as well.

[matsujo9.livejournal.com]

Mine offered "parmesan crusted tilapia" as its first autocomplete...

[starmalachite.livejournal.com]

Re the kid's bedroom, I now have Judy Collins singing Wendy Waldman's lullaby Pirate Ships (lyrics only, couldn't find a vid) in my brain. There are worse things.

I suppose a more "normal" response would be "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!"

[hildakrista.livejournal.com]

Ben says you'll get a lovely crust with a triple dip. Coat the fish in flour (give it a really good tap, get rid of all the excess). Then an eggwash, then the last layer is the cheese mixed with flour. Also herbs

[ariannawyn.livejournal.com]

I confirmed on both my netbook and work laptop that "parme" got "parmesan crusted tilapia" as either first or second option in Google. I guess it's really popular.

I mix parmesan with breadcrumbs and spices, brush the fish with olive oil, and then just sprinkle the cheese/breadcrumb/spice mix on top. But I may try some of these suggestions.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

The description "Like TV Tropes on 4 legs" made me giggle helplessly. :)

Also, I mentioned you in my Writers' Block post today. :D