Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
So there I was putting together a list of requirements for the next phase of our MS SharePoint application, and by the time I got up to #18 with explanations about how the new features would all work, I had to take a break because there was a back-and-forth going on between the resident physical-fitness-know-it-all and the office weenie, in which he was offering to tutor her for free and she was turning the offer down due to the expectation of pain.
These things are always hilarious. I suppose that’s distracting, but that can be a good thing. Every now and then you need a break.
Workout know-it-all answers her question about diet, waxes lyrically of his simplistic food intake, which is legendary. He does lots of things I should be doing. Simple things. Big into bananas, oranges, and proteins, but makes sure he works off whatever calories he puts on. As it happened, I rode my bike in to work that day. But I need to do more, and whatever else I do it needs to be less time-consuming than riding the bike.
The thing that stuck in my head was “I drink my protein shakes, I eat my chicken…” It got me thinking. Chicken and fish, I’ve heard before, are staples of the diet guy who doesn’t want to sacrifice the pleasure of eating meat for a more balanced and sensible diet. This is something I should do first. I should look for recipes for low-fat, home-cooked chicken that can be refrigerated and then packed into a lunch. That would be a good habit. Wife is already way beyond me on this. I should get going on this first step. But, of course, yelling “Honey could you cook me some chicken?” is the sissy’s way through it. What I really need, is a good recipe.
That’s yesterday. Today, I see William Teach has a post up…
I bet you didn’t know I could cook, eh? I actually started out working in local restaurants during the summer. I ran a pizza place for a couple years in college, turning cheap products into good pizzas (and calzones for me and friends). BTW, if you want to make the best pizza, use whole milk cheese, not part skim.
Anyhow, here’s an easy one I’ve been doing for 15 years, similar to this link, for pan cooking chicken breasts
Use olive oil, more virgin the better. Pour in pan till covers about 3/4ths of bottom. The reason for this is if you use too much it can start almost frying, and will be nasty as a sauce.
Add about a tablespoon of butter or substitute. I use butter if it’ll be a sauce, Country Crock lite if using a pasta sauce.
Put some pepper, salt, a bit of garlic on the breasts. Let rest in fridge for about 15 minutes.
Turn the heat to medium high. Let butter melt. Turn to medium.
Sear each side of chicken for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, depending on thickness.
Turn to low. This would be about a 1 to 2 on stove dial. Add a bit of fresh lime squeezing and a bit of garlic powder to liquid. Can use fresh garlic, but have to spread it out.
Cover. Depending on thickness, cook for 10 minutes. Do not lift cover!
Uncover, flip, cook another 5 minutes. Cover.
Turn off heat, but leave on burner. Let sit covered another 5-10 minutes, based on tenderness.
Boom, done! And perfect.
Perfect indeed. Question on a Friday; answer on a Saturday. Like divine intervention or something.
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here was a back-and-forth going on between the resident physical-fitness-know-it-all and the office weenie, in which he was offering to tutor her for free
Heh. I remember that move from college. “Want to come over to my dorm room tonight? I’ll help you study for the midterm.”
- Severian | 05/10/2014 @ 10:06