Jbeatty's Journal

03/07/2022 20:48 #60883

Greetings
Category: category?

My kids found my estrip magnet and put it on the fridge. It gets a lot of questions from visitors. I hope everyone is well. Glad to see this site is still alive!

05/12/2013 16:29 #57659

Mother's Day Brunch
Category: food

I spent the better part of 8 hours cooking for Mother's Day. But I think it turned out pretty good.

I made an Asparagus Tart, Sweet Pea Flan with Carrot Vinaigrette. Potatoes Pave, French Breakfast Radishes with lemon zest and assorted berries.

metalpeter - 05/12/13 22:16
Well then sure hope none of those food magazines accept self pictures they would be encouraging and causing Madness :) (Evil Laugh)

paul - 05/12/13 20:52
In that case I am totally screwed. Looks yummy.

jbeatty - 05/12/13 16:32
Somebody told me today that people who photograph their food have are prone to having mental illness.

11/24/2012 21:16 #56931

Hello Estrip

I miss the whole format of blogging. I'm just going to put it out there... Boston Sucks! It's expensive like NY but much of what makes NY special is missing here. I miss Buffalo, didn't make a ton of close friends while I was there but I had fun. It's affordable for normal people. There are much worse places to live... Yes I've been drinking!

metalpeter - 11/25/12 18:09
What Boston Sucks that seems hard to believe[based on what you said though I see why] .... Even though I've never been... I've also never been a sports fan and then moved to another city... Not sure you could become a bruins fan... But if those hockey ass hole where playing you might like it more ?

just cause you leave the area is no reason to stop blogging... Now I get if you don't feel comfortable posting the family stuff like pictures of the family... But I'm sure there is stuff you can blog about....

09/17/2011 17:51 #55164

Free Energy

I noticed this electric car charging station today at the new Whole Foods in Wellesley. It seems crazy to me that they have it there free of charge for anyone with an electric car to use. Could you imagine a gas pump at a grocery store giving away gas to anyone who parked there?

I really wonder if electric cars will ever take off. It seems unlikely to me. Who wants to deal with charging their car all the time? I forget to charge my phone constantly. It also doesn't seem anymore environmentally friendly than gas powered vehicles to me considering almost 70% of the electricity in the US comes from either burning coal or natural gas. I wonder when the Fuel Cell cars will come to market?

lilho - 11/25/12 00:46
I saw one of these at the autism research foundation I work at... Super cool.

metalpeter - 09/18/11 11:13
I think what is more likely is that the Gas companies rent space to say to recharging places and cars will be a combo... They will run on battery power but use gas to start up and as a back up... I also think that they will have a second or sub Battery for gadgets like on star the radio gps and all that stuff they love in SUVs... That way you don't kill the Battery when in a DC 4 hour back log of traffic.....

metalpeter - 09/18/11 11:09
I think electric cars are a great idea.... I think the problem with it is this country doesn't build infrastructural things anymore... What you would need is this version of a gas station in every town so when the battery runs low you go charge it.... Or you go with the two Battery system when one runs out or is low it warns you and at some point you change to other one with a switch and then charge it later..... Don't see it happening lets face it Americans are Fucked up in a way... We love our oil and money and we can't handle a dollar Coin? We can't it will all ways just be change or something to collect... Now Canada On the other hand I could see all cars going that way once the ones on the road get turned in... Ok lets say most or a large %.... I think "Americans" won't buy it....

metalpeter - 09/18/11 11:03
There used to be a lot of Electric cars in Buffalo they served Mister Pizza .... In the good old days when you Ordered Soda Pop you got glass glasses with the logo on them.....

paul - 09/17/11 22:07
I kind Of want one. I think our energy comes from the falls.

tinypliny - 09/17/11 18:48
You might find this interesting: :::link:::

Its a fun read. :)

09/09/2011 23:00 #55127

I will be sad when the tomatoes are gone
Category: food

We went to the Copley Square farmer's market today after work. There is an amazing stand that's part Sienna Farms and part Sofra, which is an amazing middle eastern bakery in Cambridge. They have some of the most amazing produce; french breakfast radishes, fat heavy eggplants, skinny curvy eggplants, potatoes and chard of all different colors, beautiful pepper and leaks, and chicken of the woods mushrooms which I have seen in the wild but never for sale. I was blown away with the selection. They also had some amazing heirloom tomatoes. It looks like it's getting toward the end of the tomato season. Time to get your fill now!

So far this year we have made two tomato pies, grouper with a tomato vinaigrette, and countless salads and pastas and sanwiches. But tonight was our first caprese of the year. It's cliche and all, but I don't really care. It's really delicious when the tomatoes are at their prime.

jbeatty - 09/17/11 17:53
Everything is great here. The baby is so happy to be around her grandparents. I love working at the hospital so far. We have been exploring a lot around the north shore too. I can't wait to start exploring southern New Hampshire and Vermont soon. I can't wait for my first New England Autumn.

tinypliny - 09/10/11 14:44
That looks spectacularly delicious! I. MUST. MAKE. a caprese salad now! :) I really miss your food posts! Post more!!! How has everything been in Boston? How is your new job? How are things with the little one?

matthew - 09/10/11 10:20
That looks amazing! We've been eating tomatoes non stop for the last couple of weeks. I made fried green tomatoes (gluten free) for the first time. Yum!