It was finally a beautiful day today. The first in what seems like a very long time. The sun was out, the sky was blue and it was about 45 degrees. A good bit of the snow still remains on the ground, but the roads are clear and dry. I set out around noon for the first outdoor bike ride I’ve taken since November. An hour later, I’d been 10.5 miles and enjoyed every minute of the ride. It’s amazing how much quicker the miles go by when I’m riding outside as opposed to on the indoor trainer. Here’s a short video from part of today’s ride (filmed during my warm-up in our neighborhood cemetery):
Today’s ride was the first time I’d used the iMapMyRide app on my iPhone. I used it during a walk a couple weeks ago, but this was the first ride when I used it. Comparing it to my cyclecomputer, it seemed very accurate with the overall mileage. The average speed didn’t seem very accurate, but I’ll test it again on my next ride. I was surprised the app worked, considering when I ride outside, I keep my phone in a small protective neoprene case to protect it from sweat while it’s in my jersey pocket. But it seemed to work fine with no problems.
Maybe your mother had them. Maybe you got some from your mother.
Kitty Foreman on That 70’s show had them. I’m Not kidding, watch a few episodes you’ll see them. So it is possible you have seen these on TV.
It seems like everyone I show these pots to who grew up in the 70’s still owns or remembers them.
Growing up in Tampa Florida it meant your mother shopped at Winn-Dixie. Which at that time bore the tagline – “The Beef People”. In addition to beef, people were apparently buying lots of cookware from there. I think they offered a different piece each week at a VERY LOW price with like an $8 minimum purchase.
My family did buy their beef at Winn-Dixie. They didn’t buy their beef at Publix because it was too expensive and had something done to it which caused it to be labeled “proten” and included a little pat of butter. Pantry Pride was just gross and was mainly where they bought beer and store brand soft drinks (click here for more details about my parents drinking habits). In other words, grocery shopping was “sport” during the recession wracked 70’s. You drove from store to store in your 6 – 8 miles per gallon car to get certain items at the “best price” at 3 – 4 different stores. I remember thinking one of my friends was RICH because their mother ONLY shopped at Publix.
These are the remaining three I have at my house. I know at one time there were more. Sources included my mother, my mother inlaw and a friend’s mother. Today they are kept as backups in case the stainless steel or Calphalon is dirty. All the lids are missing and the handles fell of the large pot probably 20 years ago. I think my mother finally got rid of the last of hers.
So the next time you think you are so poor during this recession – look in your cabinets. Does your cookware include any Calphalon, LeCruset or comparable brands? If it does, then shut up. Our parents bought their cookware at the grocery store.
This is allegedly one of the hardest reservations in all of Paris to obtain. When Parisian chefs took over the Momofuku’s for the 4 Fucking Dinners event last year, the chefs of L’Astrance took over Ko – since I’ve been to Ko a number of times I thought I would be able to get in here – I got in and I am SO glad that I did. I decided to go for lunch because I thought we would be much more likely to get a table and because there’s no way I could possibly afford to eat dinner there – it’s such a bargain for lunch, $200 vs. $500… I only called 3 weeks in advance, and got a table no problem. the place was completely booked when we were there.
I’ve eaten in NYC institutions that have 3 Michelin stars, but this was my first Paris institution. And, I really will say there is a huge gap between the star system here and there.
There’s no menu – you just pick between 3 price points (as the man I got the menu with prices, my friend saw nothing) menu dejeuner for 70 euro, menu hiver for 120 euro, and menu L’Astrance for 190 euro. We went down the middle – 5 courses – not including the lovely little surprises here and there that were included – a truffle cream and brioche/apple with almond butter were on the table BEFORE menus – I thought we were late for our reservation and they were rushing us, I was very wrong. For us this was the perfect decision, the cheapest menu at only 3 courses would have made you so sad – how often do you get a great reservation like this and then to cheap out (some unhappy looking American couple 2 tables down got this one – we felt very superior) — the menu L’Astrance looked quite good, but I just can’t eat that much (the well contented table of 4 Parisians next to us [including an exceedingly elegant pregnant woman whose baby is going to be gorgeous] opted for this) – we were slightly, slightly jealous, but we could hardly walk after lunch.
The room is gorgeous – there are only 12 or so tables. The service was just perfect – they were sweet, not stuffy (teased up quite a bit), in English which kind of sucks but you did want to know what you were eating here, attentive, but not overly so. I had the greatest white wine I’d had in years (a mercurey). It was one of the best lunches I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying.
Metro to Passy – it’s a teensy bit confusing to find, bring a map or take a cab.
Brioche with Truffle Cream
Apples with Almond Butter – break yo mandoline out, you can do this one at home
Left Menu Page
Right Menu Page
They bring this out and go – “It’s a surprise, guess” – I guessed bacon, hazelnut, and coffee – and I would have lost that Top Chef tasting challenge really hard, because the answers were – “green bacon, chicken stock, milk, and toasted bread – a bread soup!” duh
2nd up the signature dish of L’Astrance – for good reason – layers of Parisian mushrooms with foie gras a jus – some lemony stuff on the side – this actually tastes really simple – just like great quality mushrooms mixed with fanciest thing possible – after seeing photos of it, actually tasting it I was most surprised by its simplicity and beauty of flavor. And, it’s one of the prettiest things I’ve ever had the privilege of destroying.
Since they spoke english – my skiddish friend across the table was able to say something I had never nightmared – no shellfish. I had already seen razor clams at the table next door and my heart sank (thinking she had just torpedoed me), but I got mine and she got celery mixed with cream and truffles – sooo good.
Avec shellfish – Lovely scallops – in a foamy ass cream goodness – in the upper right hand corner you can see a teeny piece of kombu that turned the foam a lovely and tasty brown when you barely mixed it in – that leaf tasted just like an oyster
This beautiful piece of cod – there is crab and some greens underneath – a lovely sauce with just the barest hint of heat and coconut on the side – when you added the coconut it just brough everything so perfectly together
Lovely razor clams to accompany the cod – these were done with simply and beautifully with butter and thyme
The greatest piece of pork that I have ever eaten in my life. Now you eat a lot of pork belly in pork obsessed NYC, but none are this good – none are near this good. It was bacony but not too much, sweet but just a note, fatty but with a lovely firm texture like your Tia Lalo’s pork loin – not complex, but a surprisingly combination of all pleasant, simple porky pleasures. And then there were oysters on the bottom, which of course at first I thought nothing is getting in the way of all this delicoius pork explosion in my mouth – but what the hell I’ll try it anyway – and oh my god beautiful pork perfection combined with clean, bright taste of the sea oyster heaven is like craziest most delicious match. The match’s success should come as no surprise – my favorite quote from 2 Fat Ladies is something similar to “One can never learn early enough about the beauties of combining pork and shellfish.” And then there was that interesting hollow, refreshing, celery-esque vegetable (no idea what it is) covered in pimenton.
Another view of porky perfection
Our waiter told us that this was white and dark chocolate – and by this point in the meal we were so enthralled we spent 6 minutes going “How do they make chocolate taste like this?” – when in fact it was celeriac puree and black truffle cream – still really good though
Lamb – wonderfully cooked, beautifully presented – sauce that tasted similar to a Bordelaise
A ginger, chili sorbet – I believe the only time during the meal that they ignored my friend’s request pour non epice – I would say one of the more effective palate cleanser’s that I’ve had.
The left-most in a trio of desserts. They do tihs one throughout the year in different flavors. February’s was creamy deliciousness on top of coffee moistness – encased in delicious carmelized heaven.
Chocolate cake with fixins – eh.. I’m sure it was beautiful but I was busy with other things…
Cinammon Ice Cream – with delicious super crunchy cookies underneath
Ummm, jasmine egg nog served up in some egg shells – what!! These so light and refreshing and I wanted to lick the egg shell despite how full I was by this point.
A lovely fruit boat – I picked – but oh how little room…
Chestnut Madeleines – oh how I made room, real quick…
Lovely wine in one of the most beautiful rooms… good times!
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The market for smart phones have grown drastically, the new Microsoft phone is no exception to this. The 7 Series will have a similar platform to the PC windows 7 that was also recently released. It has been said that Windows has done their homework and will be releasing the newest, most innovative smart phone since the IPhone.
The Windows 7 Series Phone will be released sometime before the 2010 winter holiday season.
What do you think? Will you upgrade to this new smart phone?
I’ve been walking a lot in snow of late, piles and piles of frozen snow. Having a dog that like to walk in any weather takes me into the elements in a way I have not done since the days of being a mail man so many years ago. I like the cold dampness of snow being all around, the whiteness of its layers and how it changes hues depending on the time of day or what light it reflects.
When I look at the snow intently while being surrounded by it, I feel like as if I’ve left the earth and am floating upon and within the clouds in the sky. It is so ephemeral, this snow, much like life in general, always changing and shifting in its inherent nature … slowly going away with the mid February sun upon it, so gradual in its dissipation, up and until that one warm cloudless day comes … and it is suddenly gone.
Another Enemy
Radio
Come On Baby
Another Enemy
Roll The Dice
Sound of the Rain
Get Goin’
Liar Liar
Like and Eagle In The Sky
She Thinks She’s Jesus
Back Away
Animal (Bonus Track Version)
Your Love Is My Drug
Tik Tok
Take It Off
Kiss ‘n’ Tell
Stephen
Blah Blah Blah (ft. 3oh!3)
Hungover
Party At a Rich Dude’s House
Backstabber
Blind
Dinosaur
Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
Boots & Boys
Animal
VIP
Tik Tok (Wolfedelic Club Mix)
I’ve been thinking about that today. It has been almost 30 days since I started my carbohydrate addicts diet. I haven’t cheated, not once. Well, that is until tonight. Am I giving up? I don’t know.
I am tired. I am tired of thinking about food. I am really tired of dealing with food isshoos.
I made a decision to take a break tonight but only if I blogged about it.
Here is what my head knows. God’s plan is for His children to take care of their bodies. Eating right, exercising, and getting enough sleep are all beneficial for healthy living. Water is much better for the body than soda. Carbs are not my friend. Most importantly – God loves me even though I am overweight. This is not an excuse to stay this way but it is important to remember that nothing I do earns His love.
My cholesterol is low, I don’t have high blood pressure, and I am not taking any medications. I’d like to keep it that way.
Yet, here is what my mind thinks. Who has time to make a salad? Grabbing something on the run works. I really get tired of rabbit food. It costs more and takes more time to eat healthy and who has time for that? Exercise? You have got to be kidding. How can I fit that in?
Here is what my body tells me. Food is good! Carbs are a great stress reducer. Soda tastes better than coffee and certainly better than water. Hungry now! and the most common one — What are you thinking – that is not what I want! Food can have a numbing effect – some refer to it as the ‘carb coma’.
Here is what the scale tells me. I gain a pound or two right after starting a diet. How does that make sense? Then I start to lose –Two pounds here, two more here, then up a pound………….down a pound, down two pounds, up two and half pounds…… down four pounds, down three and so forth.
I have decided the scale is not my friend. It has been a tool used in the past to derail my efforts. That said I still feel compelled to step on it. Like this morning — 13 1/2 pounds – not bad for almost 30 days. Yet it doesn’t seem to be enough for all the effort given.
So tonight I will have my pizza and ice cream. Let me tell you it is yummy!!! Tomorrow? Maybe I should get some extra sleep.
