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Saviolo's JournalShrimp Brochettes Recipe
So, this week's recipe is a bit of a throwback to the 90's. This was something that would show up in restaurants during that wave of ethnic-inspired, but not actually ethnic food that clearly didn't belong to any particular real world region, but catered to the American palette (bacon and cheese!) and did have a lot of flavour! You might see something like this at restaurants that called themselves TexMex, but really, it's a bit of a mishmash of different techniques and recipes from a bunch of different places. These bacon-wrapped, cheese and pepper-stuffed shrimp are delicious and worth the slightly fiddly preparation.
The type of pepper you use is really up to you. If you want them really hot, feel free to put slivers of habanero, ghost pepper, or scorpion pepper in there. For an easier heat, put in a sliver of jalapeno, Thai bird chile, or serrano. The cheese can be anything, really. We used a little bit of nice medium cheddar here, but you can substitute mozzarella, gouda, colby... just about anything will work. And it really helps to use the thin-sliced grocery store bacon for this, because it stretches slightly as you're wrapping, making your job easier, and it also sticks to itself better while it's cooking.
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X-Post from Canada: Well, Doug Ford didn't take long to get shitty about Pride
From The Sun: Doug Ford wants Toronto Pride to include police in parade before he attends.
https://twitter.com/TheTorontoSun/status/1005398042479079424
C'mon, dude. Neither you nor your brother in his ENTIRE TENURE AS MAYOR have ever attended Pride. You're always up at the cottage. And this was years before Pride declined to allow police to march in the parade, so sorry if we're just not buying it. I mean, why would you come to support an event that brings millions and millions of dollars into the local economy?
Get bent Dougie. We won't miss you at Pride because hey, you've never been there anyway.
Well, Doug Ford didn't take long to get shitty:
From The Sun: Doug Ford wants Toronto Pride to include police in parade before he attends.
https://twitter.com/TheTorontoSun/status/1005398042479079424
C'mon, dude. Neither you nor your brother in his ENTIRE TENURE AS MAYOR have ever attended Pride. You're always up at the cottage. And this was years before Pride declined to allow police to march in the parade, so sorry if we're just not buying it. I mean, why would you come to support an event that brings millions and millions of dollars into the local economy?
Get bent Dougie. We won't miss you at Pride because hey, you've never been there anyway.
Creamy Coleslaw recipe
So, last year we did a vinaigrette style coleslaw recipe on our channel. This year, we are doing a creamy coleslaw now that the weather's getting nice again! Time for burgers and picnics, so here's a picnic classic!
This is a super simple and basic coleslaw, and gives you lots of room for customization. Some people toss some raisins in there, or some finely sliced bell pepper, a bit of hot sauce, or even some parboiled asparagus cut into fine strips! We like to keep the texture pretty fine (hence the mandolin), but if you prefer it chunky, go nuts.
Elon Musk's War on Journalism, Unions, and Safety & MORE - SOME MORE NEWS
All the nuance and sarcasm that you can eat:
Why Trump is dumping trade deals down the toilet.
Someone on my Twitter feed put it very eloquently today. Here's a link to the first tweet in the thread (not mine):
https://twitter.com/fawfulfan/status/1002502139367837702
And here's the text of the thread:
Believe it or not, Trump's insane proclamation that he will keep tariffs in place until there are no more Mercedes on Fifth Avenue gave me a moment of clarity.
I think I finally understand Trump's economic philosophy now. And we are absolutely screwed.
The one thing that you need to understand about Trump is that he is, at his core, a con man with no empathy.
Therefore, he assumes that all other people are also con men with no empathy, and every exchange of goods and services that exists in the world is, on some level, a con.
Trump assumes every transaction in the world — between people, businesses, nation-states, even between two different agencies of the same government — has a winner and a loser, a scammer and a sucker. He believes if you're not ripping someone off, you're getting ripped off.
From an economist's perspective, this is complete nonsense. Unless there are major information asymmetries or distortions of market power, and often even then, most transactions are generally to the mutual benefit of both parties.
Otherwise no deals would ever get made.
But Trump — the man who created a fake university, made stiffed contractors, hired the mob, and filed for bankruptcy six times — cannot believe his.
So he goes out of his way to cherrypick how he sees the world, so that everything we do looks like either a ripoff or a steal.
It's not simply that Trump *doesn't* think the Paris Climate Agreement, Iran nuclear deal, TPP, NAFTA, or luxury cars from Germany are a good deal for America. It's that he *can't* think that.
It's an alien concept to him that a deal other people want with us could also help us.
To Trump's mind, the mere fact other countries sought out these deals with us, and that their own economies benefit, is unassailable proof we got ripped off.
He can't see the evidence they helped us too. His mind will only cherry-pick potential ways it could be bad for us.
This is why Trump will never, ever, be able to negotiate with the rest of the world. He doesn't believe in mutual benefit.
The second anyone tells him "this is your end of the deal" he'll rip it up. He believes only one party can have an end of the deal, and it shouldn't be him.
So folks, I hate to tell you this, but he's only getting started.
He will forego billions, maybe trillions, of dollars in world trade. He will forego bilateral security agreements. And if he ever gets something from another nation it will be by force.
As I said: we're screwed.
And we're not just screwed on foreign policy, but domestic. This explains his behavior over DACA, spiking two bipartisan deals even though they were what he asked for.
He assumed if Democrats were willing to talk, his deal wasn't ripping them off, ergo it would rip him off.
That implies if Democrats win Congress, we are going to enter an all-out legislative standstill like we've never before seen.
Our system is entirely reliant on compromise and compromise isn't compatible with Trump's beliefs. We will struggle to pass even basic reauthorizations.
So yeah: our nightmare is not going to end until we get this pathological con man out of office.
He is not just bad at being president, he has a defective way of seeing the world that is not compatible with being president.
And we will pay for it.
Duck fat fried potatoes!
This was a hard video to edit, because I kept drooling on my keyboard! This technique for fried potatoes results in amazing crispy outsides and super fluffy insides, but it does take some time! You need to boil the potatoes first, then shock and chill them before you cut them and fry them. Also, you need a good polyunsaturated fat like duck fat or beef fat (bacon fat or lard doesn't work quite as well!) but they are amazingly delicious.
Duck fat isn't for sale everywhere, but if you have a decent butcher anywhere nearby, you should be able to get either duck fat or beef fat. The nice thing about this technique is that almost all of the fat is recovered after the frying, and can be used again if you manage to remove most of the little bits of fried stuff left behind. The seasoning is all up to you, of course. Salt and pepper right after they leave the pan is important, but if you want to spice them up with a little thyme or oregano, maybe some grated parmesan or some chili flakes. It's all up to you.
Clam and winter melon soup recipe
This week's recipe is an adaptation of a recipe a Taiwanese friend of ours taught us about. He grew up eating something similar to this, and my hubby made a couple of tweaks for his own tastes. It's a delicious and very light soup with bright ginger notes.
Winter melon should be easy to find if you have an Asian grocery store nearby. It has a very mild flavor and tends to pick up the flavor of whatever you're cooking it in. Also, make sure to give your clams a little bit of a scrub before you toss them in the pot, or you may end up with grit at the bottom of your soup!
Easy Breakfast Jar recipe.
So, this is my breakfast most days of the week. As anyone who has ever met me will tell you, I'm very much not a morning person. It's as much as I can manage to get my clothes on, shoes on, cell phone in my pocket, and out the door. I can't eat when I first wake up, and I sure can't even think about preparing something, so this is perfect for me, and super easy. I toss it together and toss in the fridge overnight and bring it in to work the next morning.
It is super easy to customize this recipe, as well. You can use the frozen fruit of your choice (mixed berries or cherries are my favourite), or fresh fruit when they're in season. You can also use fruit preserves, jams, or jellies. You can omit the peanut butter or replace it with the nut butter of your choice (I've been using almond butter, but I think I'll go back to peanut butter). Also, you don't have to add the chia seeds, but I sure do love them. They had a nice texture, and they're really really good for you, too.
Sauteed Chili shrimp appetizer recipe
So, another super easy and quick one this week that you can prepare in advance. We love this one for parties, because you can serve it with a nice white wine (goes great with Gewurtz or nice dry Riesling) to give your guests a tasty and spicy nibble before you get into any serious food or grilling. You can also eat these hot, and we sometimes put these over rice.
You can control the heat very easily with the type and amount of hot pepper you use. These ones came out quite spicy (and amazing) with the Thai bird chilies we used, but any of the slim peppers like serrano, tabasco, or mirasol work great, and look fantastic in this dish. If you prefer not to use butter, you can replace it with the high smoke-point oil of your choice (grapeseed or canola would likely be best here), and the garlic is entirely optional as well. You can replace it with some finely chopped shallot if you like!
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