Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Grilled Rack of Lamb
Marinade:
2 cups red wine – Pinot Noir or Merlot works…
3 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
That’s enough marinade for a couple racks. Put them in a zip-loc bag with the marinade in the fridge for 2-3 hours. Take them out a half hour before grilling and allow to warm up a bit. Heat grill to high, and grill ribs on each side about 3 minutes to get a good sear going. Move the ribs to indirect heat and cook until internal temperature about 120-130 (depending on how you like it.) remove to plate and allow to sit about 10 minutes before carving.
Awesome.
New England Clam and Corn Chowder with Herbs
INGREDIENTS
6 thick bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large onion, chopped
2 large carrots, peeled, chopped
1 1/4 teaspoons dried thyme
3/4 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 cups whole milk
1 8-ounce unpeeled white-skinned potato, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 6 1/2-ounce cans chopped clams in juice
1 8 3/4-ounce can corn kernels, drained
Chopped fresh parsley
PREPARATION
Cook bacon in large saucepan over medium heat until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Pour out all but 3 tablespoons drippings from pan. Add next 4 ingredients to pan; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour over; stir 1 to 2 minutes. Gradually add milk to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and cook until slightly thickened, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add potatoes, clams with juice, and drained corn. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Divide soup among bowls, sprinkle with bacon and parsley, and serve.
Quick, easy, and delicious. This one’s a keeper.
Real-Sugar Pepsi
In the middle of April, Pepsi also will begin distributing Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, which features those brands formulated with sugar.
This is a big deal since mainstream soft drinks in the United States are sweetened with High Fructose Corn Syrup. Typically, the only way to get soda from the “big guys” with real sugar is to import it (i.e., Mexican Coke) or wait till Passover (Kosher Coke, Kosher Pepsi).
I’m a diet-Coke drinker, specifically “Coke Zero”, but I hear there is a big difference between real-sugar and HF Corn Syrup. I’ll definitely try Pepsi Throwback. Even fans of Coke should support the product if they want a real-sugar version of their own favorite beverage.
Unfortunate name choice though. “Thowback?” Really?
The imagery conjured up by this naming choice is one of a man curling his lip in disgust and “throwing it back” at the grocer. Sometimes even when they get it right, they get it wrong.
BK Burger Shots
We picked up a six-pack of Burger King’s new “Burger Shots”. Seen here next to an ordinary Kids-Meal cheeseburger, the burger shots feature mustard, ketchup, and a pickle. The buns (top and bottom) while creased were all joined together and had to be torn apart.
I’m trying to be good and tone down the fast food intake, but the family concensus was that these were tasty little guys.
Braised Chile-Spiced Short Ribs with Black Beans
Recipe here from Gourmet magazine.
I did a different bean recipe though, using a modified version of this one from Goya. (I omitted the bay leaf, recaito, cumin and sugar. Added onion and garlic.)
Came out great. The ribs were fall-apart tender and the beans and rice were a superb compliment.
Over-exposed photo thanks to my haste in getting to the “eating part.”
Tower of Meat
Bacon Explosion Clogs the Internet and your Arteries
Also: Bacon Today and The Daily Pork.
Breaking News
This just in…
Obama takes a break for some chili and sausage
The media is on the future President like paparazzi on Lindsay Lohan.
The chili story was front page news on CNN a couple days ago. And have you noticed how the photos that they run of Obama are still framed in such a way that he’s always looking at a point 2000 yards beyond the reporter’s head?
Compare and contrast with the types of photos they ran about George Bush:
I wonder how long this love affair will last… Will the inevitable breakup be ugly?
