Category Archives: Food

08.03.02
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Mar took off tonight for

Mar took off tonight for her family farm about 90 minutes north of home. This means I get to play Adventures in Cooking. :) I’m scheduled to hit cooking school this September for a bit of a potential career change – my long-term goal is to have a restaurant, it has been for over 15 years now. So I basically spend obscene amounts of time reading recipes and watching cooking shows in order to develop my own culinary creations. Some turn out great, some nowhere near. Usually a bit above average. But, when I’m alone and cooking for one, I really have nothing to lose, right? I’m from the school of Bobby Flay, and therefore love the southwest, and also naming it exactly what it is. That said, tonight was:

Curry-crusted chicken wrap with balsamic mushrooms, caramelized onions, and cilantro-lime sour cream.

On the side? Corn on the cob with lime and blue cheese. The wrap was just what I’d hoped – really nice, and tons of new flavours all the time. The corn on the cob could do without the lime – I’ll try that one again.

My only other news item is confirmation on the ankle injury. Two weeks ago I posted how I’d turned over on it during a baseball game, enough to force me to sit out the remaining two innings – which I HADN’T done when I’d separated the shoulder in the first inning earlier in the season and finished the game. I let it go for a couple weeks hoping it would heal itself, but alas, not the case. A trip to the clinic today was like a punch in the gut because I *really* hate missing games. The ligaments are busted up in the ankle (check out that nasty drawing of the injury near the top of the link) and it requires six weeks of rest. I’m also supposed to have it wrapped in a bandage from morning to night.
There’s a show on the Food Network right now called The Thirsty Traveler, which I hadn’t been interested in, but flipped on tonight. He’s in Mexico watching tequila being made from harvest to fermentation to aging and he just got to taste some right from the barrel. I hate my job.

Cheers.

06.25.02
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Another boring day of typing

Another boring day of typing and staring and typing and staring. I guess the good news is I had a good 90-100 minute session at the gym where I worked my shoulder at about 75% of my normal weight capacity and it held up quite well. A few pops and crackles but no deep pain to speak of so that made me happy. I really gave it a good workout – everytime I did something and it didn’t hurt I’d do something else to it. Good stuff.

In preparation for hopefully taking that cooking course that eluded me in April this September I’ve begun trying to cook fancy stuff again when Mar is home nights. Last night it was Cumin-crusted chicken soft tacos with cheddar-lime corn. The tacos turned out really well, and the corn should have been better, I got carried away with the lime. I love lime and can often get a bit carried away. It was a neat combo, though – next time I’m going to use less lime on the corn and try a dry white cheese, like blue. BTW, does anybody else take advantage of this time of year to only use corn on the cob? I love that stuff, I NEVER use frozen or canned corn in the summer months. Just soak them in the husks for a half hour or so and you can safely cook them on the BBQ or in the oven with the husks on and allow the sugars to caramelize inside. Trust me. :)

I bought some bleach for the fuzz I have left on my head, and then I realized if I go through with this I’m going to look like Flea from the RHCP. Hrm. I might do it anyways and keep the goatee dark so I look like a real freak.

Me tired go work now,
Rick Jessup

06.13.02
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Vanilla Coke is in CANADA,

Vanilla Coke is in CANADA, baby! I saw it at Zehr’s today and picked up a couple of cases. This stuff is nice, make sure you grab some to try. I’ve been making vanilla Coke at home for a good 10 or 15 years since my Mom introduced it to me. She had it as a kid and got me to try it and I was hooked. It’s been available at Jack Astor’s for years as well – now it’s available in official cans and bottles.

TLC is finally running their roller coaster shows again today – I’m watching “Greatest Thrill Rides” now – if you’re reading this from Canada try to catch it today, loads of fun. The things they do with these roller coasters are insane – Canada’s rules are much more strict, which is why Rob and I have been considering a trip to Sandusky, Ohio for the past couple years to catch some rolly coasters at Cedar Point. These shows bring you not only to view the best coasters in the world in action, but also behind the scenes on how the new concepts are created. One interesting tidbit – the Superman Ride of Steel coaster in California is taller than the highest point in the State of Florida. Go figure. :)

In other, far more irritating news, my shoulder “fell” at the store today, meaning it shifted downwards. Not a good downwards either. My arm think it’s resting place is on a 45 degree angle now. This is really starting to grate on my nerves. A lot. I’m back at the gym tomorrow for a workout and a swim – I haven’t decided if it’s best to let it be or push it a bit yet. I’ll ask the sports doc before I go.

Cheers,
Rick Jessup