Skrint's Scramble

What I'm reading

I just finished reading Han Kang's The Vegetarian and have picked up Iulian Ciocan's Before Brezhnev Died. Next up will be Kafka's Amerika. BBD and Amerika I picked up at Open Books a couple of weeks ago when I stopped by with a friend who was in town for a day. Here are some pics of what I just read and what is up next.

What I'm listening to

I'v listened to Suntub a pretty constantly since seeing ML Buch this summer, but am just starting to dig more into her older material. These past few days have been major Fleshy days. I'm seeing ML Buch in the middle of December at Thalia Hall. I wonder how different that show will be toi her set at a festival.

Whatcha Cooking?

The other night I coooked up a pot roast. My mother has been sounding off about Pot Roasts and sent me a specific recipe, but instead I made this one from Serious Eats.

Reflections:

• I used two kinds of potatoes (yukon gold and fingerlingish) and didn't cut them to uniform size. Big Mistake
• Do to the potatoes having to go a little longer, I ended up overcooking the chuck roast a bit, hitting tertiary breakdown so it was a little dry.
• Despite these flops, it was so flavorful and do plan to make again this winter