Leftover turkey curry

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Carrot, potato, turkey curry by bmann
Carrot, potato, turkey curry, a photo by bmann on Flickr.

After figuring out the “secret” of curry from the home style recipe I found, I tried again with turkey leftovers.

The secret is 1) toasting spices in a bit of oil (cumin, peppercorns, etc.) and 2) pureeing an onion or two and sauteing it in the toasted spice oil until the onions brown a bit.

The pureed onions add a solid backbone to the sauce, both in terms of flavour (sweet + caramelized) and texture (no flour or other thickening agents needed).

This was served with roti that Rachael made, which also turned out the best yet.

Broiled pork neck / cheeks with ginger, miso, cilantro

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Pork neck + cheeks marinating

The neck was via Big Lou’s Butcher from Sloping Hills, and the cheeks were some of the last pork from Cutter Ranch that we prepped at Pete’s Meats. I grilled some neck in the summer and it was delicious.

Apparently, according to Roland, I came close to doing adobo.

The marinade was roughly as follows:

  • 2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
  • 1 clove minced garlic
  • 1/2 finely chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp miso in 1/4 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp spicy vinegar
  • salt & pepper

I drained the liquid bits of the marinade and broiled the meat in the oven until the top started browning, then flipped. Broiled again until brown on that side, then added in the liquid from the marinade and put a lid on it. Cooked for another 30min at 350 degrees, then added 1 1/2 cups bean sprouts and 1/2 cup of water, and cooked for another 10min with the lid on.

Served over rice.

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Cocktail 101: How to Make Shrub Syrups | Serious Eats: Drinks.

Hanging out with Lee & Sachi in Seattle, we dove into the world of shrubs:

In any case, the sugar, acid, and optional alcohol preserve the fruit juice, and in fact that was one original purpose of the shrub. Prior to the invention of refrigeration, a shrub syrup was a means of preserving fruit long past its picking. Shrubs were popular in Colonial America, mixed with cool water to provide a pick-me-up on hot summer days.

 

A proper shrub has a flavor that’s both tart and sweet, so it stimulates the appetite while quenching thirst.

I ordered one at The Walrus and the Carpenter, a pretty fantastic oyster bar in Ballard where we had dinner.

This got me thinking about drinking vinegars, which is somewhat a name for the syrup + vinegar that you make shrubs from. We had some in Vancouver  at The Union which was fantastic.

So, Lee and I concocted a shrub syrup from 2 oranges simmered in simple syrup and then added some sherry vinegar.

Lee made up a drink with Averna in it and some soda. It was pretty delicious, especially when we kept amping up the amount of sherry vinegar.

Yep, I’m a fan. And to think, it’s supposedly a summer drink.

Writing Every So Often: The Personal Essay Makes A Comeback | John Battelle’s Search Blog

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In the blog-only era of the early 2000s, folks like me had our personal site, and we also watched a set of sites that we truly followed. RSS was our Twitter, and we carefully pruned a list of other folks who we’d check each day. I let about 40 or so “voices into my brain” each day, and those voices mattered to me, a lot. Most of us even created “blogrolls” – links to folks we felt were worthy of attention (really – remember those?!). And when someone wrote something noteworthy, others in the network might write a response, always with a link back.

 

This pattern still happens, of course – that’s what I’m doing now. But it happens far less regularly, and without the clear social network that used to define communities of blogs.

via Writing Every So Often: The Personal Essay Makes A Comeback | John Battelle’s Search BlogJohn Battelle’s Search Blog.

I am slowly diving back into Google Reader AND reblogging items. That brief spurt of G+ sharing got some nice conversations, but… I do want things on my own site.

Still a bit of schizophrenia about when to post here vs. when to post at links.bmannconsulting.com.