Thanksgiving Dinner - Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful. Laura and I created a beautiful meal. In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Laura brought an excellent assortment of hot peppers that were grown in the garden at Sierra Nevada. We incorporated these peppers into every aspect of the meal!
Laura and I made a great team. She selected and washed ingredients and brought them to me. I chopped, sliced, and diced while she cubed sourdough bread, toasted it, and set it aside for the dressing.
We produced a stellar vegetable dish featuring sautéed Brussels sprouts.
I thoroughly coated the turkey breast with pesto. I peeled back the skin, rubbed the breast with pesto sauce, and replaced the skin. I began cooking the turkey bone-down in a large sauté pan and finished it in the conventional oven.
When the turkey was done, I removed and discarded the skin.
I then sliced the turkey breast and set aside the breast bones and the turkey meat that clung to it. This I used as a basis for a wonderful turkey soup I produced yesterday.
We produced a great red potato dish.
The star of the meal was the dressing!
Monday, December 02, 2013
Thanksgiving Dinner
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Telemarketers, In the News, and Enjoy
Telemarketers - Telemarketers are sub-human entities that fall easily under the heading of "time vampires," since they suck one's free time and bleed one of one's virtual blood. In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
I have registered my telephone numbers with the National Do Not Call Registry. I have done so many times, in fact, and the calls continue.
When a telemarketer calls, I generally do not answer. I either allow the phone to continue ringing until the telemarketer grows weary and disconnects, or I open the line and say nothing—leaving the vile creature to occupy himself with the sounds of whatever movie or television show I am watching.
When time permits, I entertain myself by answering, "You have reached a number that is no longer in service," or, "You have reached an active crime scene," or "I know who you are; I saw what you did," etc.
Telemarketers are an abhorrent group. The only group that I find more loathsome is spammers. I must stop there, else I would certainly fall quickly into a spewing so opprobrious that I would thereby embarrass even the most seasoned of visitors!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Thanksgiving Dinner, In the News, and ENjoy
Thanksgiving Dinner - Laura and I shall enjoy our traditional Thanksgiving Dinner: (RECIPE: Cut a loaf of sourdough bread into 1/2-inch cubes. Spread evenly on a large baking sheet and bake in conventional oven for 30 minutes at 325 degrees or until crisp and brown. Set aside. Cook one pound of hot Italian sausage on medium heat in large sauté pan, stirring often. Add one large white onion, chopped; two large Jalapeño peppers, diced; four medium red, yellow, purple, and green bell peppers, chopped; two medium habanero peppers, finely chopped; four large celery stalks, chopped; 12 medium white mushrooms, sliced; 1 package of baby spinach; and 10 large cloves of garlic, peeled and minced. Season to taste with poultry seasoning, sage, rosemary, thyme, paprika, red pepper flakes, ground black pepper, and ground cumin. Cook for 30 minutes or until sausage and ingredients are thoroughly cooked, stirring each 15 minutes. Place toasted sourdough cubes into large stainless-steel mixing bowl. Add sausage mixture and one 12-ounce can of chicken stock. Mix thoroughly. Pour into Pyrex baking dish and bake at 325 degrees in conventional oven for 30 minutes or until top is crispy and firm. In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
