Got a new road bike. Adding a new dimension to marathon training.
On February 7, 2010, In Running & Exercise, By Mike
On February 7, 2010, In New Year's Resolutions, By Mike
Here are my resolutions for the year of 2010.
Resolution 1: Make homemade potstickers.
Comments: I can’t find good potstickers here. I found a recipe by a real Chinese man online instead.
On October 18, 2009, In Internet, By Mike
A post from my iPhone.
On September 6, 2009, In Food & Cooking, By Mike
I made a white bean soup last week from scratch. I had been saving chicken bones and used them to create a chicken stock the night before preparing the soup. The stock was made up of pretty standard ingredients: chicken bones, carrots, onions, celery, leeks, thyme, parsley, bay leaf, and white peppercorns. Here is a picture:
I soaked the beans overnight. To get the soup started, I cooked some smoked bacon in my olive oil for a few minutes – just long enough to transfer the flavor. I then added the following to the olive oil (sans bacon): onions, carrots, celery, garlic, tomato paste, chopped tomato, and the beans. I threw in some fresh basil, parsley, thyme, and rosemary. Finally, some sherry wine vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.
Between the preparation of the stock, the soaking of the beans, and the cooking of the soup, the process is a long one – but totally worth it. The soup was incredible and I had meals for several days. I definitely recommend making your own chicken stock from scratch.
On September 6, 2009, In Running & Exercise, By Mike
On August 23, 2009, In Running & Exercise, By Mike
On August 19, 2009, In Beer, By Mike
Oro de Calabaza is of the Biere de Garde style and is crafted by Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales of Michigan. My bottle was labeled Batch #345. It pours a slightly hazy, golden orange-yellow with an enormously active, foamy white head leaving rocky lacing on the glass. The beer is still foaming out of the bottle after the first pour. The nose is complex. It is heavy on spice and pepper and includes notes of bubblegum, bananas, hay, and yeast. It is overpowering in a good way. The taste is citrusy, includes the earlier mentioned spice and bubblegum, and follows that up with an oak finish. The beer is heavily carbonated with a tart, crisp mouthfeel. The alcohol content is 8%. I really enjoyed this beer and will grab it again sometime.
On August 19, 2009, In Beer, By Mike
This is an Imperial IPA from the Lagunitas Brewing Company of California. It pours amber in color with an off-white head. This is one of the best smelling beers I’ve encountered in a while; a great bouquet of citrus hops, grapefruit, caramel, fruit, and floral undertones await. The taste starts out with sweet malt and citrus fruit (grapefruit and tangerine hints) but is quickly followed up by a dry, bitter hop infusion that lingers with you. This is a great beer. I was glad to find it this time after it selling out on the first day during the previous shipment. The alcohol content is 8% and warming.
On August 19, 2009, In Beer, By Mike
This beer is of the Hefeweizen style and made by the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company of California. It pours an orange-yellow color with a thick, off-white head. There are strong scents of yeast, banana, and clove. The taste includes the banana and yeast with a strong influence of pepper. The beer is crisp and dry and easily drinkable at 4.8% alcohol. This beer in one line: imagine if the Belgians made a hefeweizen. Good beer overall; I’ll look for it again.
On August 19, 2009, In Food & Cooking, By Mike
Was craving some bar-food tonight and made some homemade beer-battered onion rings along with a homemade buttermilk ranch dipping sauce. It all worked out pretty great. Had the oil temperature a little high at first, but after a few scorched rings, I fixed the problem. I’ll definitely make these again.
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