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The return of the Early 1970s Font

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:07:42 -0400

The return of the Early 1970s Font:

I’d prefer not.

Google Phone?

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:04:57 -0400

It would probably be way more functional than my current fav gadget, but it won’t be nearly as pretty. Or shiny, for that matter.

SELL SELL SELL

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:03:40 -0400

SELL SELL SELL:

Wil Shipley takes a much-needed crack at those idiot AAPL analysts. (See this.)

THIS IS TENGU! (and a little scary.)

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:00:04 -0400

THIS IS TENGU! (and a little scary.)

Graffletopia

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:48:23 -0400

Graffletopia:

Perhaps the most useful site I’ve seen this month. Watch out for absurdly detailed graffles, folks.

iTunes 7.3.2 for Mac

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:43:43 -0400

iTunes 7.3.2 for Mac :

Thanks to DF who points out that this has the most detailed iTunes release notes _ever_.

My Maastricht roommate Paul uses this for his AIM icon. And I...

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:41:17 -0400

My Maastricht roommate Paul uses this for his AIM icon. And I love it.

Jiffy Corn Casserole

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:39:29 -0400

A variation on an old family favorite.

Ingredients:
1 eggs
1 can cream style corn
1 can kernel corn
1/2 cup sour cream
1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
Salt & pepper to taste
2 Tbsp Butter (I use Marg.)

Use butter to coat a glass or ceramic loaf pan. (Do not use metal, as it will burn the edges.) Combine all other ingredients and pour into casserole with melted butter. (Do not mix.) Bake at 350 degrees until knife comes out relatively clean. Let texture set up a few minutes before serving.

Summer Corn Salad

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:05:43 -0400

Summer Corn Salad:

6 ears corn, husked and cleaned
3 large tomatoes, diced
1 large onion, diced
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook corn in boiling water for 7 to 10 minutes, or until desired tenderness. Drain, cool, and cut kernels off the cob with a sharp knife.

In a large bowl, toss together the corn, tomatoes, onion, basil, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper. Chill until serving.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:05:23 -0400

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake:

3/4 cup whole milk
1 cup coarse ground cornmeal
4 ounces unsalted butter
8 ounces dark brown sugar, approximately 1 cup
6 slices canned pineapple in heavy syrup
6 maraschino cherries
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
3 tablespoons juice from canned pineapple
3 whole eggs
4 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 cup
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 3/4 ounces sugar, approximately 3/4 cup
1/2 cup canola oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a microwave-proof dish, bring the milk to a boil. Remove the milk from the microwave and add the cornmeal. Stir and let soak at room temperature for 30 minutes. Set aside.

Melt the butter in a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, add the brown sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and carefully place 1 slice of pineapple in the center of the pan. Place the other 5 slices around the center slice in a circle. Place the cherries in the centers of the pineapple slices and sprinkle the nuts evenly over the fruit. Drizzle pineapple juice over top.

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine.

In a separate mixing bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the sugar to the eggs and whisk to combine. Add the canola oil and whisk. Add the cornmeal and milk mixture to the egg mixture and whisk to combine. Add this to the flour and stir just until combined. Pour the batter over the fruit in the skillet and bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes in the skillet. Set a platter on top of the skillet and carefully invert the cake. Serve.

Bananas Foster

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:44:17 -0400

Bananas Foster:

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup (1.75 ounces) dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon banana liqueur
2 under ripe bananas, sliced in half lengthwise
1/4 cup dark rum
1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over low heat. Add brown sugar, allspice and nutmeg and stir until sugar dissolves. Add banana liqueur and bring sauce to simmer. Add bananas and cook for 1 minute on each side, carefully spooning sauce over bananas as they are cooking. Remove bananas from pan to a serving dish. Bring sauce to a simmer and carefully add the rum. If the sauce is very hot, the alcohol will flame on its own. If not, using stick flame, carefully ignite and continue cooking until flame dies out, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. If sauce is too thin, cook for 1 to 2 minutes until it is syrupy in consistency. Add orange zest and stir to combine. Immediately spoon the sauce over bananas and serve. Serve with waffles, crepes, or ice cream.

Chicken with Mango Barbeque Sauce

Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:55:34 -0400

Chicken with Mango Barbeque Sauce:

Review:

Tasty to be sure, especially if you put the sauce on the chicken while grilling. I’m not too crazy about the texture/color of the sauce though. It could probably be better if strained before the mangoes were added, as to get the pepper skins out of the sauce. Likewise, peeling the mangoes could help too. I also added a little BBQ-Sauce from the bottle to give the sauce a little smokiness. Liquid smoke (homemade of course) could help with that, but I didn’t have any.

Recipe:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced (about 1 cup)
1 red pepper, diced (about 1 cup)
3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1/4 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
1 mango, diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 to 3 jalapenos, minced
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 3/4 pound each)Heat the oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high. Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the red peppers, garlic, salt and pepper, and allspice and cook for 2 minutes more. Stir in the vinegar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice and tomato sauce and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer the mixture into a bender and add the mango and jalapeno. Blend until smooth.

Put 1 cup of the barbeque sauce into a sealable plastic bag with the chicken and marinate for 1 hour.

Preheat the broiler. Put the chicken on a broiler pan and discard the marinade. Broil the chicken on high for about 12 minutes, turning once. Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Spoon about 1/2 cup of barbeque sauce over the meat slices and serve.

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Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:43:34 -0400

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Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:40:33 -0400

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Atlantis and ISS Seen from Boston - so cool!

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:44:38 -0400

Atlantis and ISS Seen from Boston - so cool!

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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:31:28 -0400

Absolutely, under no circumstance at all are customers allowed to play stairway to heaven, sweet child of mine, or smoke on the water while trying out guitars. Thank you.

PHP iTunes Music Library.xml Parser

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:20:02 -0400

PHP iTunes Music Library.xml Parser

Leek Rings

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:48:37 -0400

Leek Rings:

From the Good Eats episode “Sprung a Leek”

3 quarts oil (peanut, vegetable, or canola)
12 ounces leeks, cleaned and trimmed of dark green parts
1 1/2 cups milk
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning
Preheat the oil in a heavy 5-quart pot over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F.
Slice the leeks into 1/2-inch wide rings, separating them 2 layers at a time.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the milk and the egg. In another medium mixing bowl, combine the flour and salt. Divide the flour into 2 separate, shallow dishes and place the milk and egg mixture in a third. Going 1 small handful at a time, dip the rings first into the first flour mixture, then into the milk and egg, and then into the second flour mixture. Working in batches, fry the rings for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove the rings to a cooling rack set inside a half sheet pan and allow to drain for 2 to 3 minutes before serving. Season with additional salt, if desired.

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Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:34:27 -0400

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How to Make Your Own Tortillas - wikiHow

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:31:01 -0400

How to Make Your Own Tortillas - wikiHow:

Ingredients

2 cups of flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup of water

Steps

Put the flour into a medium size bowl. (You can use more to make a larger batch, just double the recipe.)
Add the baking powder.
Dissolve the salt in the water. Heat the water to almost boiling.
Create a well (indentation) in the flour. Slowly add the water while stirring with a fork.
Continue stirring with the fork until you can’t mix it anymore.
Now take off all jewelry and start mixing/kneading the dough with your hands.
Keep kneading until all of the flour is mixed in. The dough should be slightly sticky but not hard. You can add slightly more water or flour if needed.
Now take a rolling pin and pull off a small portion of the dough (about the size of a golf ball).
Place it on the counter where you have sprinkled flour. Roll it out until it is as thin as you can make it.
Place the rolled tortilla on a hot griddle (without grease) and cook on one side until you see it bubble.
Now flip to the other side and cook for a few seconds.
Continue in this manner until all your dough is cooked.

introspectacles

The return of the Early 1970s Font

Google Phone?

SELL SELL SELL

THIS IS TENGU! (and a little scary.)

Graffletopia

iTunes 7.3.2 for Mac

My Maastricht roommate Paul uses this for his AIM icon. And I...

Jiffy Corn Casserole

Summer Corn Salad

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Bananas Foster

Chicken with Mango Barbeque Sauce

Open Linked Images Bookmarklet

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Atlantis and ISS Seen from Boston - so cool!

Absolutely, under no circumstance at all are customers allowed...

PHP iTunes Music Library.xml Parser

Leek Rings

via www.redkid.net

How to Make Your Own Tortillas - wikiHow

Ingredients

Steps

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