“Only exceptionally rational men can afford to be absurd.” – Allan Goldfein
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Shanghai at Night
I was recently in Shanghai, China for a few days. Here is a photo that shows the view from where we had dinner one night. Thanks to Chen Ming for the great food and atmosphere!
Posted under: Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 06/29/2011 at 07:40 PM
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Get Your Goat
On Sunday, we shopped the farmer’s market in Warwick per our normal Summer weekend habit. We bought some pickled artichoke hearts and sun-dried tomatoes for a pizza sometime this week. Pesto was on the list, as was fresh bread and greens for a salad. We also saw some beautiful baby carrots and beets which we snapped up. Finally, we got a round of goat cheese from the goat cheese vendor, and also bought one pound of goat ribs—basically two small racks of ribs.
We cooked the goat last night and had it along with braised baby carrots, roasted beets and roasted potatoes. It was delicious.
I did not have a goat rib recipe (although I do have a great recipe for tacos made from shoulder, neck or leg meat). So, here is what I did:
Cut the ribs into two-rib chops, trimmed silverskin and obvious fat. Marinated in a solution of about 2 cups red wine, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, three crushed garlic cloves, several sprigs of fresh thyme, a tablespoon of freshly ground black pepper. I let the ribs marinate for about 2 hours then removed them from the marinate and dried them thoroughly. I prepared a hot charcoal fire. I sprinkled the ribs with some salt and then grilled them, turning occasionally for several minutes until I had nice browning, but not so much as to dry them out. (They are quite small, so the cooking goes quickly.)
Delicious!
Sorry, no photos. Was too busy eating.
Posted under: Food and Cooking • by Rick on 06/22/2011 at 10:40 AM
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
“New” Jersey Girl
If you haven’t lately, check out Lynne’s blog.
Posted under: Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 06/21/2011 at 03:16 PM
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Yet Another Test
Yes, it is time for “yet another test”. This time, instead of using an iPad app to post an entry, I am using a program on the Mac called MarsEdit. Let’s see how it goes.
The next step is to add a photo:
Now, the hope is that you see a photo, 600 pixels wide, of a wonderful pizza we had at the Warwick Valley Vineyard a couple of weeks ago. That is a local vintner that serves lunch in their in-house bistro on weekends. Sometimes we go to the farmer’s market in Warwick and then over to the vineyard for lunch. It is a great trip to take in Mia with the top down!
Posted under: Food and Cooking • by Rick on 06/21/2011 at 05:27 AM
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
What a Great Day!
It started with a great dinner last night. This morning the sun broke out and greeted us with sun rays through the trees. Then, we took a food tour of Chelsea Market in NYC. After getting home, I took the first swim of the season. The pool is 73 degrees, still chilly, but it felt good! Here are some photos. (Tap or click on the photo to see a larger version.)
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Posted under: Stuff You Gotta Know! • by Rick on 06/18/2011 at 06:09 PM
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