Adventures in Travel and Life
On my first trip to China I went to the Beijing Opera. It was a unique experience unlike anything I had heard before. Here are two short videos from my first Chinese Opera experience. https://youtu.be/W61UwG9pPhchttps://youtu.be/dJNWrHMpB-8 On another trip to Hangzhou, China I stumbled across an opera performance in a park. As you can see in …
We had the best dessert maki roll tonight at Wok n’ Fire. It’s banana, mango, coconut, with mint and a mango sauce. Delicious! http://www.woknfire.com/
The Beef Vindaloo that I cooked was hot and spicy but not even comparable to the food I ate in Chengdu in the Sichuan Province in China. I had the opportunity to visit Chengdu a year ago. Here’s an exerpt from an email I sent home after lunch one day: “Today our chinese colleagues took us …
I followed Aarti Sequeira’s directions exactly as stated in her recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/goan-beef-curry-with-vinegar-beef-vindaloo-recipe2.html. I have a Mr. Coffee grinder that I use for a spice grinder. I actually have two Mr. Coffee grinders, one for coffee and the other for spices. I love fresh ground cumin but not in my coffee. After you grind the spices …
I recently watched an episode of Aarti Party on the Food Network where she made Beef Vindaloo. It reminded me of the delicious Indian food I enjoyed when visiting Malaysia. I’m going to try this tomorrow. Here’s the recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/aarti-sequeira/goan-beef-curry-with-vinegar-beef-vindaloo-recipe2.html Today I picked up cumin seeds (I had ground cumin), beef, and serrano peppers. It …
We had a great bunch at a friend’s house today and weren’t very hungry at dinner time but I knew if I didn’t eat something I’d be foraging in the kitchen later and then be disappointed about the junk I ate. After taking a quick inventory of the pantry and the freezer, I decided to do …
Today we tried a baked potato the way Stay Healthy Fitness recommended on Facebook with a couple minor modifications. They recommend to, “Cut potatoes almost all the way through, drizzle olive oil, butter, some sea salt, and pepper over top and bake at 425 for 40 minutes.” We left the skin on, eliminated the butter, and …
I love taking recipes and adding my own touches. It’s been so cold recently I decided take one of my childhood favorite comfort food recipes and as Emeril Lagasse would say, “Kick it up a notch”! Here’s my mother’s original recipe: Ingredients1 can chuck tuna in water, drain the water1 can of cream of mushroom …
Our wonderful niece bought us a Texas waffle maker. Now we’re enjoying Texas shaped waffles on the weekends. These waffles are real easy to make. We use Krusteaz Pancake mix and just add water! While at my dentist’s office recently, he told me about a restaurant called Yolk in Chicago (http://eatyolk.com/) that has bacon waffles. …
Ingredients: (all measurements are approximate) 1/2 yellow onion, diced 2 Tbsp olive oil 4 carrots 4 parsnips 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb ground lamb 1 lb ground beef 1 Tbsp rosemary 1 Tbsp thyme 2 tsp worcestershire sauce 1 can beef stock 1 can of Guinness beer salt and pepper to taste thickening agent …