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Cat Stevens – Another Saturday Night (live)

Semi-Simple Bad Plus

Way to go Local! Once again we are champion of the world as far as Whiskey. Feels good. ( I have never had one of these “Big Ginger” drinks, I would try it, but I do prefer my Whiskey with a bit of ice).

If you would like to read the Strib article: Irish whiskey sales record calls Minneapolis home — again

Lobster Fest Rainy Lake part#1

Obama has been repeating over and over how he inherited “this deficit.” As if to say, I am blameless about it because the buck stopped somewhere else. Now that he has added $800 billion in stimulus and $1.75 trillion in the new budget, he can blame it all on the past as well, because of “failed policies” and “broken promises.” But I will blame the him and the rest of the government.

Top Gun Scene

Another point – all news networks should employ an alert vis-a-vis the Ice Man “Bullshit” comment from Top Gun(1:58 in the above vid) for high ranking government officials (aka Obama) who say things like, “Secretary XYZ is saving the government $20 million by streamlining processes and improving technology.” This is BS on 2 levels. Level 1, “streamlining processes and improving technology” is meaningless language for “we are better managers and are really going to kick ass.” Point 2, $20 million is like .0000000008% of the budget deficit. That is like me telling my wife that I negotiated with the cable company and I saved us 1/20th of a penny over the next 5 years.

Talk is cheap, unless you are the President.

I had lunch at a local bar that has a pizza buffet. A nice lunch of pizza and Guinness. At this particular bar there seemed to be an over abundance of unshaven, fat men in sweatpants.

If you are drinking at noon on Monday in a bar and you cannot shave or put on normal clothes you have a problem. Either a drinking problem or a fashion problem. If I were the proprietor of this establishment I would think hard about how to set some sort of dress code.

Joe and I have been emailing back and forth about creating a dish for this challenge and this is what we came up. The idea for this dish came from Malt Vinegar on fish and chips. That got us to thinking, why not put the malt right on the fish?

Seared Barley Malt Encrusted Ahi Tuna

1 Nice chunk of Ahi Tuna (We used Sashimi Grade)
1/2 Cup malted barley (Lightly roasted – still yellow)
1/4 Cup roasted malted barley
1 tsp salt
Soy Sauce
Wasabi Paste ( optional )

1. Pre-heat a cast iron skillet – get it hot.
2. Cut the Tuna into planks that are about 1 inch thick
3. Combine 2 types of barley and salt on a plate. Press tuna into mixture, coating 2 opposite sides.
4. Sear the Tuna for 1-2 minutes per side. If you watch the side of the tuna you can see the progress of the searing. Be careful to not over-cook it.
5. Slice the tuna into bite sized pieces and serve with soy sauce and wasabi.

We cooked several different versions of this dish, adjusting the amount of roasted barley each time. Too much roasted barley was too overpowering, not enough was not interesting enough. The final addition of salt (both in the coating and a sprinkling of French Sea Salt on the plate) really added to the flavor.

We thought that the sweetness of the malt and the saltiness of the soy were essential partners. The balance that we struck with the roasted malt helped to make a number of the darker flavors come out in the soy.

Sources
Coastal Seafoods,Midwest Brewing Supplies

Beatles Come Together

I really like this.

CBS Exposes The Obama Campaign’s Financing