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09/22/2008 22:04 #45765
I want this for christmasGeeky? maybe. But still totally freakin cool!
09/22/2008 20:29 #45762
Lamb StewLamb Stew
Since autumn officially started at 11:44am today I figured it was time to break out the fall recipes. This recipe is pretty easy to make, I stole ideas from so many different recipes over the years of making this I think its now officially mine. So first off you need to buy a few things.
3 lbs lamb, with the bones or 2 lbs without.
1 large onion or two small ones
1 lb of carrots
2 lbs potatoes
garlic
Fresh Thyme
Fresh Rosemary
Fresh Parsley
Bay leaves
Guinness
Beef stock
Flour
Oil
Salt
Pepper
Alright first thing:
Crack open a Guinness and start drinking.
Thinly slice the onions. Thinner is better for the texture of the stew.
Peel the carrots, chop them up
Peel and chop the potatoes.
!Warning! Cooking may result in injury (e:paul,45754)
Peel and roughly chop 3 cloves of garlic.
Ok, here is the hardest part. Take the meat and cut it off of the bone. It's kind of a pain in the ass really. The bones really make the stew taste a lot better. But if you are pressed for time or really just don't like to touch meat just them skip this part and buy less meat and cut it into bite size cubes.
Take some flour and season it with salt and pepper. Coat all of the lamb meat and bones with this.
Heat some oil in a large dutch oven or stock pot till its screaming hot.
Take 1/4 of the floured lamb parts and add it to the pot. If you put it all in at once it will turn grey. Once the first batch is done remove it, keep doing this till its all cooked. You might have to add more oil.
Now add the onions, you may have to reduce the heat. You don't want to hear that sizzle sound for very long. Just for the first minute or so. Cook these for 4 or five minutes.
While you are hanging out getting drunk chop some thyme, rosemary and parsley.
Once the onions have given off some juice add the garlic, potatoes, carrots, rosemary, thyme, the lamb and a few tablespoons of flour. Stir it all around till its smooth. Cook for a couple of minutes to get rid of that flour taste and to heat everything up.
Once it starts getting hot add 3/4 cup of beef stock and 3/4 cup of Guinness to the pot.
Stir in a handful of parsley.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer and cover it. Stir it every no and again. Once the potatoes are soft enough to eat its done. Pull out the bones and the bay leaves and serve it with bread and Guinness if you have any left by the time you are done. Happy eating.
Its currently still cooking. I will update with a final picture in a bit.
Since autumn officially started at 11:44am today I figured it was time to break out the fall recipes. This recipe is pretty easy to make, I stole ideas from so many different recipes over the years of making this I think its now officially mine. So first off you need to buy a few things.
3 lbs lamb, with the bones or 2 lbs without.
1 large onion or two small ones
1 lb of carrots
2 lbs potatoes
garlic
Fresh Thyme
Fresh Rosemary
Fresh Parsley
Bay leaves
Guinness
Beef stock
Flour
Oil
Salt
Pepper
Alright first thing:
Crack open a Guinness and start drinking.
Thinly slice the onions. Thinner is better for the texture of the stew.
Peel the carrots, chop them up
Peel and chop the potatoes.
!Warning! Cooking may result in injury (e:paul,45754)
Peel and roughly chop 3 cloves of garlic.
Ok, here is the hardest part. Take the meat and cut it off of the bone. It's kind of a pain in the ass really. The bones really make the stew taste a lot better. But if you are pressed for time or really just don't like to touch meat just them skip this part and buy less meat and cut it into bite size cubes.
Take some flour and season it with salt and pepper. Coat all of the lamb meat and bones with this.
Heat some oil in a large dutch oven or stock pot till its screaming hot.
Take 1/4 of the floured lamb parts and add it to the pot. If you put it all in at once it will turn grey. Once the first batch is done remove it, keep doing this till its all cooked. You might have to add more oil.
Now add the onions, you may have to reduce the heat. You don't want to hear that sizzle sound for very long. Just for the first minute or so. Cook these for 4 or five minutes.
While you are hanging out getting drunk chop some thyme, rosemary and parsley.
Once the onions have given off some juice add the garlic, potatoes, carrots, rosemary, thyme, the lamb and a few tablespoons of flour. Stir it all around till its smooth. Cook for a couple of minutes to get rid of that flour taste and to heat everything up.
Once it starts getting hot add 3/4 cup of beef stock and 3/4 cup of Guinness to the pot.
Stir in a handful of parsley.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer and cover it. Stir it every no and again. Once the potatoes are soft enough to eat its done. Pull out the bones and the bay leaves and serve it with bread and Guinness if you have any left by the time you are done. Happy eating.
Its currently still cooking. I will update with a final picture in a bit.
john - 10/14/08 22:37
Man, that looks good. Beats my dinner tonight. I ate leftovers. Half Liz's restaurant leftovers and some soup that I made last week.
Man, that looks good. Beats my dinner tonight. I ate leftovers. Half Liz's restaurant leftovers and some soup that I made last week.
paul - 09/22/08 22:10
That looks so freakin delicious.
That looks so freakin delicious.
mrmike - 09/22/08 21:38
Looks good!
Looks good!
james - 09/22/08 21:19
tastiest blog in all of B-lo
tastiest blog in all of B-lo
jbeatty - 09/22/08 20:39
It's take out for Elizabeth's birthday.
It's take out for Elizabeth's birthday.
tinypliny - 09/22/08 20:33
Rock on, brother in chefdom! I especially dig the bloody finger. I get one every 2 or 3 days. My fingers have so many cuts on them that it no longer hurts if I slice right through them.
PS: That's where the similarity ends. I am obstinate vegetarian and I think I am somewhat disastrous and mediocre cook.
Rock on, brother in chefdom! I especially dig the bloody finger. I get one every 2 or 3 days. My fingers have so many cuts on them that it no longer hurts if I slice right through them.
PS: That's where the similarity ends. I am obstinate vegetarian and I think I am somewhat disastrous and mediocre cook.
09/11/2008 22:44 #45651
Whatever happened to loans?So this girl in California has decided to sell her virginity to pay for grad school. 
My favorite part about this is her undergrad degree is in women studies. What the fuck did she learn in those four years?
My favorite part about this is her undergrad degree is in women studies. What the fuck did she learn in those four years? libertad - 09/13/08 22:34
Do I have to be a virgin to get a mil?
Do I have to be a virgin to get a mil?
libertad - 09/13/08 22:33
I might have sold myself for an education. Just one night? Are they gross?
I might have sold myself for an education. Just one night? Are they gross?
imk2 - 09/13/08 20:05
well...those student loans are like selling your soul to the government for the next 30 years, might as well sell your body to a guy for one night. sounds like a much better deal to me.
well...those student loans are like selling your soul to the government for the next 30 years, might as well sell your body to a guy for one night. sounds like a much better deal to me.
metalpeter - 09/12/08 18:05
yeah but then how will she get her Doctorate HA!! If I had the money I would pay if she where hot but then we would have a 3 some with Isabella Soprano assuming she still works there. There are some guys who do pride them selves on taking girls virginity, sorry don't know the name for it. The question comes up though why is she still a virgin after college. And that is where things get interesting has she not been ready, has this been her plan, is it a scam, or what is up with her. I do agree with with Hoff that it is still better then losing it to some guy she would hardly remember. As long as she doesn't have a problem with it I say go for. That being I can see why it would upset people. Often Virginity isn't something that just happens it is something special people hold onto. In terms of loans why have to pay them back for 20 years.
yeah but then how will she get her Doctorate HA!! If I had the money I would pay if she where hot but then we would have a 3 some with Isabella Soprano assuming she still works there. There are some guys who do pride them selves on taking girls virginity, sorry don't know the name for it. The question comes up though why is she still a virgin after college. And that is where things get interesting has she not been ready, has this been her plan, is it a scam, or what is up with her. I do agree with with Hoff that it is still better then losing it to some guy she would hardly remember. As long as she doesn't have a problem with it I say go for. That being I can see why it would upset people. Often Virginity isn't something that just happens it is something special people hold onto. In terms of loans why have to pay them back for 20 years.
tinypliny - 09/11/08 23:11
It's a worthy cause at least.
It's a worthy cause at least.
09/10/2008 18:51 #45631
Never loan a book to meI realized today that I currently have in my possession five books that were loaned to me that I still haven't returned nor read in their entirety. Three of them were loaned to me BSE (before September 11th 2001). I took possession of the other two quite some time ASE. It's not that I have no intention of reading any of them. In fact the most recent ones I have read at least a portion of them. But I have to face it, I will never read the other three. Now I face the dilemma of returning these books unread. What will the loaners think of me? Will they want to engage in some sort of book critique? Should I just look for some sort of brief synopsis so I can fake knowing what the book was even about?
john - 09/20/08 17:46
Well, you usually have my books at least a year before I see them again. I still have one of yours from BSE. It's sitting on my shelf of borrowed unread books. I'll probably get to it someday, but probably not before I see you next.
Well, you usually have my books at least a year before I see them again. I still have one of yours from BSE. It's sitting on my shelf of borrowed unread books. I'll probably get to it someday, but probably not before I see you next.
tinypliny - 09/10/08 20:07
I still have your Lebanese cook book. Is that a hint that I should now be stressing out about how I haven't cooked even 50% of the recipes on there?
Oh dear.
I still have your Lebanese cook book. Is that a hint that I should now be stressing out about how I haven't cooked even 50% of the recipes on there?
Oh dear.
- wrings hands**
jbeatty - 09/10/08 18:58
I was waiting for that :) I have read some of it, just not the whole thing yet.
I was waiting for that :) I have read some of it, just not the whole thing yet.
janelle - 09/10/08 18:56
Is one of them mine, because you can give it back to me when you have me over for dinner ;)
Is one of them mine, because you can give it back to me when you have me over for dinner ;)
08/24/2008 16:58 #45440
Stolen journalSo I guess I have been in a blogging rut this summer. I have posted very little lately. But I did manage to steal this from my brothers blog , who originally stole it from this blog
Here's a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don't worry if you haven't, mind you; neither have I, though I'll be sure to work on it. Don't worry if you don't recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.
Here's what I want you to do:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you've eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The VGT Omnivore's Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (does alligator count??)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat's milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth �60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S'mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs' legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
, who originally stole it from this blog Here's a chance for a little interactivity for all the bloggers out there. Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and even some pretty bad food - but a good omnivore should really try it all. Don't worry if you haven't, mind you; neither have I, though I'll be sure to work on it. Don't worry if you don't recognise everything in the hundred, either; Wikipedia has the answers.
Here's what I want you to do:
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you've eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment here at www.verygoodtaste.co.uk linking to your results.
The VGT Omnivore's Hundred:
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile (does alligator count??)
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat's milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth �60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S'mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs' legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake
john - 09/20/08 17:44
Actually, I stole it from :::link::: although it originally came from that other link. With only two posts, it's gone back to UB! Anyway, I apparently have some catching up to do.
Actually, I stole it from :::link::: although it originally came from that other link. With only two posts, it's gone back to UB! Anyway, I apparently have some catching up to do.
jim - 08/24/08 17:31
Yup, I've eaten it all!
Yup, I've eaten it all!
tinypliny - 08/24/08 17:25
I don't think I would qualify because:
a) I am not really a complete omnivore.
b) I am boring and dull.
c) I object to eating >70% on the list.
d) I object to submitting to someone else's top 100 To-Eat list.
e) I prefer a 100 To-Cook list.
f) I am in a contradictory mood.
g) I felt like making a list.
h) I am glad you are blogging again.
i) I miss seeing your food posts.
j) I think you should post more often.
k) I should get back to writing.
l) I wish you an awesome evening!
I don't think I would qualify because:
a) I am not really a complete omnivore.
b) I am boring and dull.
c) I object to eating >70% on the list.
d) I object to submitting to someone else's top 100 To-Eat list.
e) I prefer a 100 To-Cook list.
f) I am in a contradictory mood.
g) I felt like making a list.
h) I am glad you are blogging again.
i) I miss seeing your food posts.
j) I think you should post more often.
k) I should get back to writing.
l) I wish you an awesome evening!
You live even closer to work that I do!
I want a people sized one to take me to work.
Mr. Rogers eat your heart out.
- Z