Waah. I just went to the Dr.'s to get the TMJ that causes the clicking in my jaw checked out. She said that 30% of the population has clicking from TMJ. Okay, that makes me feel better. Then, she told me to lay off the bagels and anything crunchy or chewy. Waaaaah. She says I have hypertrophied mouth muscles. Waaah. She made me pinch my muscles to see how big they were. What am I supposed to do? I'm Asian. We love crunchy and chewy things, even if they don't taste like much. Texture is king! For now, I will eat softer food, and wear a night mouth guard until I cure myself. Then hopefully I can eat anything to my heart's delight again.
The week hasn't been all doom and gloom. There was July 4 on Paul and Jesse's roof, a wet, lovely mess. Jesse was manning the grill calmly like a pro, rain and all. There were lobsters, steaks, kabobs and coriander chicken to be eaten! And an eye blinking- steak chewing contest to administer (see TMJ disorder above). And a rival party on a friend's friend's roof to heckle.
And then cousin Tammy was in town and I joined her midway on her "urban hike" from 216th St. to Battery Park City. It took us 3 1/2 hours to walk from the Central Park Boathouse to Battery Park, with one stop at the 53rd St. halal cart for a chicken sandwich for me, one stop at Joe:The Art of Coffee. Look how tired the hikers look.
The next day, Brian and I ate sea bass for lunch and then sat outside at Habana Outpost for hours, through their song cycle of all my favorite mid 80's and early 90s R& B hits and through their screening of "The Goonies". We chair danced while others rocked it in the aisles:
I declared Data, the Chinese gadget kid in the movie, as suffering from a case of "Classic Asian Rage" when he flips out on his buddies when they find the loot in the pirate ship. Brian declared us "The Champions of Summer". And that's the report for this week.
Sea Bass with Saffron/Butter Sauce (for a 1/2" filet): Cook sea bass on pan on high heat for 2 minutes on each side. Finish in preheated 400 degree oven for 6 minutes. For the sauce, melt a bunch of unsalted butter with bit of honey, more sherry vinegar, lemon, pine nuts, salt, and a tiny pinch of saffron. When the fish is done, spoon butter over and add some chopped parsley and lemon wedge on the side.
TMJ is the worst i have had it forever. they told me to stop chewing gum. i laid off the gum for a long time but it didn't stop the TMJ, just stop the locking feeling that happened sometimes.
blar
i love that you have hypertrophied mouth muscles.
xo
alyce
Posted by: alyce | July 12, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Hi Alyce, I know it really sucks. The Dr. also told me to take smaller bites of food.
Posted by: Michelle | July 14, 2007 at 01:31 PM
dont fret meeeesh, i have tmj too. when it is humid it is worse because humidity causes the joints to inflame. take an advil, rub some tiger balm on your chin and eat whatever you want.
Posted by: lauramaxxx | July 22, 2007 at 12:57 PM
oh, and i forgot---lay off the **** ****.
Posted by: lauramaxxxx | July 22, 2007 at 12:58 PM
Mmmmm tiger balm. I bet it smells wonderful while gnawing on a pork chop bone.
Posted by: Michelle | July 28, 2007 at 11:33 PM
Summer is the bomb.
Posted by: Brian | May 09, 2009 at 10:47 PM