Food Blogs (313)

made typical Azorean fish stew. Invited us all to the feast.These folks know a bit about yummy, hearty, peasant food. Memories of granny's cooking. Could easily get fat here. Need to bring Bravo for lots of trekking.

I got up at around 7, made coffee, read some news and then started drawing. I should say I skimmed over some headlines because my attention span today is shot.

I wondered what was going on in my head but I have no way to see inside...or do I?

Windows to the soul...hmmm



Well, the 'window' part is pretty accurate.
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It's probably a good thing I don't try to draw eyes from reference photos!

I've been trying out some new pencils this morning and haven't completed a thing. It's ok though. Practice makes progress...or something.

F'k it. Gonna watch football!

Another frustrating but productive day at my nephew's (rented) house clearing furniture before the end of the month. We had a truck stop by for donations. They were picky and only took the prime items... metal framed computer desks with glass tops, wine fridge, bicycle and one table. That left lots of other things. My niece called up some social media link like Craig's list and one woman came by for the baby tricycle and some laundry bins. A young couple took 2 parsons tables, carpet and will return tomorrow for some mirrors and possibly another table.
It was late and my wife suggested sushi. I found a place via GPS on the way home listed as a Chinese Buffet with sushi. While most of the food was tasty, I didn't like how everything was in a glaze sauce. I avoided some foods as my guess was they were sugar coated. The fried Pollock was really good and so was the sirloin pieces.

Priced less than the buffet we normally go to, it was an okay experience... at first!

Mentioned in a few of my blogs is the danger of MSG as 'we don't get along' very well.
Getting home wasn't an issue... staying awake was. I crashed in the chair and later landed on the bed. I wasn't alone in the ill effects as my wife crashed on the sofa. We both had headaches and dizziness. It's more than 5 hours later and we haven't recovered.

Knowing what I know now, it's amazing this restaurant got 4 out of 5 stars on Yelp!
I don't have a Yelp! account... but if I did my review would probably read: Dinner and vertigo $11.95.

tags; food, drink; society; peach; impeachment

Now then, eYe realize reading sum of the blogs here & the TV psychodrama paired up with it,
can foster a feverish appetite .... so formula 1 is coffee to wake the comatose and/ or living dead
you will need..} Trader Joe's dark roast; TJ's rainforest safe, fair-Trade, Espresso
sauce pot, sea salt, h2O.....& FIRE!..[ this is a no-coffee maker, secret formula 4 secret agents
.....blah, bla....h20 to just under a boil in sauce pot....remove from Flame, toss in 1 tblsp. dark French roast & let it sit bout 30 sec......above the coffee cup, you shall also need a fine strainer into which are
stacked } another tablespoon of dark roast & dash of sea salt, putting the EspressO blend on top of that
per your discretion..[ we recommend just under a level tblsp.
....As this is a single serving, bout 8oz. of water in the pot or so, [ we put the finished product back in the pot, in the coffee cup, cover, flame off........keeps it toasty hot while we prepare...
..AGENT BOB'S FUNGERIZED NANNER-anti-NADLER BLOOD PURIFIER...
TJ's banana yogurt [ no Trader Joe's where you live ? U R chuck out of luck.
organic Nanner, local honey, cinnamon, pink himalayin salt....} put chopped nanner into yogurt,
smash it until fusion is achieved, dust with salt & cinnamon...and dig into it with a pre-Loaded spoon of honey.... now return to the living room & kill the television with a powerized baseball bat.

Let's face it, they are almost all nonsense, when really subjected to rigorous study, as hard as such is to do in free living human populations. Not talking here about diets for folks with various disorders. With some types of Syndromes, diabetes, celiac disease, gout, porphyria, etc., of course it makes sense to listen to a nutritionist (who, just by the way, are mostly all hot). And diets won't help our poor CS liberal friends from the struggles with severe TD-HD Syndrome. But I digress. However, those diets for loosing weight are mostly only of benefit for some scummy physician and his diet book. Or that dumb blonde anorexic TV celebrity, to expand her audience, and also promote the vapid paperback. Yet, just got back from "we beat the Indians day dinner", dinner with some family, and our twins did the cooking. All the ladies in the house are on the ketogenic diet, which for all I know, might just cause mild acidosis in some folks. But they are all looking pretty svelte, and ALL of the dishes, normally great at these get togethers anyway, were especially tasty. Sure, the extra fats advised by these plans will add some taste. But the spices were more tasty as well. Always bring a little back with me for Mr. Bravo, and he woofed it down in no time at all. I still think, if you want to loose weight, eat less and exercise more, each gradually. But maybe some diet news make sense.

As if Thanksgiving isn't already an excuse to stuff......yourself with food,
why not ensure you get the munchies, while you are already feasting.
That's right. If the tryptophan in your turkey wasn't enough to mellow you out,
one manufacturer has come out with cannabis infused gravy.
Wow man ! Have another hit......from the gravy boat.
The good news, is that both you and your closed-minded uncle
will totally forget about what you two were arguing about.



Bon appetit man.

Fall is a great time although not so much in Florida where everything just turns brown and dies. The weather hardly cools down much. It is just a little cooler in the mornings before the sun starts scorching us. Now it is the time for flavorful aromas like cinnamon, cloves and pot.

I saw a video yesterday introducing the New Instant Pot / Air Fryer Duo. It is the regular IP but with two lids, the second one being the Air Fryer function so you can pressure cook something, then change lids to crisp it up or just air fry wings or whatever. Dammit I want it and spent the day restraining myself from buying it since I already have two IPs and One Air Fryer. These three gadgets I use daily. I use my oven or stove on very rare occasions. I'm not sure how long I can restrain myself from buying the new gadget, trying so hard to use my logic of "I don't need it, I just want it" If I hadn't bought my folks and kids their own instant pots I could justify buying it just so I could give my old one away. Time will tell how disciplined I am or am not.

Mom loves potatoes but she always cooked pasta for Dad as that is what he loved. She ate potatoes when we went out. Yesterday I saw a video for a cheesy Potato Leek soup made in the Instant Pot that looked delicious. Three kinds of potatoes, three kinds of cheese, heavy cream and Pancetta...very fattening and decadent. Since Mom is only 83 pounds I'm making that for her today. I'm changing it up a bit to be a bit more weight friendly for me by adding cauliflower to the potato. Before I add all the cheeses I will take a portion out for me. 8 minutes in the Instant Pot that still blows my socks off.

I've found the best cooking videos done by Jeff at pressureluckcooking.com. I've cooked so many of his recipes in the IP from his videos, all oh so good.

Last night the Washington Nationals beat (5 to 4) the Houston Astros in game 1 of the best of 7 games baseball 'World' Series.

While many of you don't care about baseball, perhaps you might care about Taco Bell's offer.
If a player 'steals' a base during one of the games, they let you 'steal' a free taco.
The first batter of the game stole second base on the first pitch to the second batter.
Thus, we all can get a free taco.
Thanks Trea Turner.

The offer takes effect on October 30th
If you walk into a participating Taco Bell you can pick it up free from 2 pm to 6 pm.
Or you can get it all day by order it online or with their app. free of charge.
Anyone can afford that price. Enjoy !

I'm learning about businesses around my new abode and Saturday while looking for a Post Office, I accidentally turned into the parking lot of a Farmers Market.
Near my house in Miami is and Italian market with bakery and farmer's market. We were shopping there and driving 1 hour to get to the condo. Sure there are lots of other markets closer, but it was our favorite. Not any more!
This newly found market is 2 miles away and except for fighting to get a parking spot, pretty awesome!
Cooked food, meat market, fresh seafood, fruits, vegetables and bakery... it's actually nicer than the market in Miami.

Wondering soy burgers had been around for many decades as I recall them flavored like beef not bad long ago yet the fast food places act like it's a modern day miracle