A week or so... in one post...

It's been an other busy couple weeks....here we go...

Tonight I helped my buddy Hayami Shou (or Jason) Install his new class 3 (5000% capacity) on his Jeep Cherokee.

Congrats Shou!

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Liquid encouragement of the week

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Tea infused Annie's Mac n' Cheese

1box Annie's

1/8cup sharp cheddar

1/4cup secret tea :P

1/2cup peas

1/8cup small dice ham

1/8 cup frozen peas

2T minced onion

butter

cumin

ground mustard

sage

salt

Served in baller cat bowls :D

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Ginger-lemongrass chicken with apple curry rice

1/8cup shallot

2t minced ginger

1t minced garlic

2T butter

1cup chicken breast

lemongrass

Rice:

1/2 granny smith apple

1cup rice

curry powder

butter

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Cream of chicken soup

2cups Beef stock

1cup chicken breast

1cup heavy cream

1 carrot

1 stalk celery

1/8cup onion

tyme

ground mustard

black pepper

salt

Thats all for now, please comment and or shoot me an e-mail if you want any recipes or have any questions :D

Peace!!

~Brian A. Moreno

Gifts! Donations! Win!

My buddy Justin brought by a new kerosene heater for the garage!

Just the right vintage ;)

Thanks Justin!!

In other news I emptied "Propane fund" today, just short of $20.00!

Thanks to all who contributed! The garage is warm for an other week!

~Brian

A little Alfredo with my friend Kevin

Today my buddy Kevin came through and we made lunch (sorry apple cheddar soup, maybe tomorrow...)

Alfredo:

1 cup cream

1/2 cup white wine

3 cloves garlic

1/4cup white onion

2 T serrano pepper

1 T red sweet pepper

2 t shallot

3 cloves (whole)

1/2 t dry basil

1/4 t thyme

1/8cup Parmesan cheese (added while mixing with chicken/broccoli)

salt/pepper

Chicken:

2 breasts (cut into 1/5"x2" strips)

2 cloves garlic

1 clove (whole)

1 1/5 cup broccoli

1/8cup white onion

1 T serrano pepper

1 T red pepper

salt/pepper

Baby romaine mix salad

1/8cup red onion

1/8cup red pepper

white balsamic

Vergil's(brand) Rootbeer to drink.

Then for dessert, strawberry/raspberry short cake.

Berry syrup:

2cups water

1cup sugar

1 t lime zest

1/4 cup each: Straw./Rasp.

Angel food cake

Aldens(brand) Strawberry icecream

1cup each : Straw/Rasp.

~Brian

more work on the Kaw 400

Finally got down to the farm and got some work done!

~Brian

Soup!

This was tonights dinner:
Apple cheddar soup :D

1 apple

1 carrot

1 small potato

1/2 celery stalk

1/2oz each white onion/shallot

1 oz mild cheddar

2 cups chicken broth

thyme

sage

salt

pepper

Turned out pretty good, needs more apple and a shaper cheddar, but the consistency was great. I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow!

~Brian

Early Morning breakfast

Last night (this morning) my buddy and I found ourselves hungry at 5:30am so I decided to do a simple breakfast sandwich.
Here it is:
Ham sauteed with onion, sage, cumin, garlic
Sharp cheddar, and Russian white cheese
Bread for Life 7 sprouted grain bread
2 eggs,
1 oz. milk
Hungarian Noodle Bake(extra fine egg noodles, russian wt. cheese garlic, splash of hot sauce)






Happy Tuesday!
~Brian A. M.

Happy holidays?

Seems I have gotten a nice mix of the offerings of the season. Depression, betrayal/abandonment, happiness, family/too much family, wonderful gifts, new motivation, new outlook, old friends... and yet I am sitting here with the feeling that something huge is missing...
More cooking and updates to come!
cliff notes: kz400 is back in the garage ready for more work,
4g64 Frankenstein engine is still waiting for new torque wrenches,
food blogs will happen at least once a week!
That's all..
till we meet..
be well..
Brian. A. M.