So, I finally got around to updating my Gallery with pictures from my vacation to Colorado. That is all.
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Flight’s been booked, hotel reservation has been made, and the car has been rented. Here I come, Denver, June 17-24.
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A New Sith, or Revenge of the Hope
Reconsidering Star Wars IV in the light of I-III Continue reading →
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About to sit down and watch the new BSG Movie, The Plan. It takes place right before the mini series, and focuses on the Cylon’s plan to take down the Colonies.
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So, I finally finished uploading all of mine and Jason’s pictures from our trip to NYC. They’re in the gallery, just click the link up top.
This is some of the best pork I’ve ever made.
Ingredients
- ) 5 lb of boston butt/pork shoulder
- ) 1 onion, peeled and quartered
- ) 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- ) ~1 cup dark brown sugar
- ) Worcestershire Sauce
- ) Salt & Pepper
Optional Ingredients
- ) 1/2 cup ketchup
- ) 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- ) Garlic Powder
- ) Cayenne Pepper
- ) 1.5 tbsp cornstarch
Method
BASIC PULLED PORK
Take a ~5lb pork shoulder and coat it with brown sugar. Place the quartered onion in the crock pot, place shoulder on top, and 1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar over top it. Dump in copious amounts of Worcestershire sauce, maybe 1/4 of a cup.
Cook on low for 8 hours. Flip it over half way thru if you remember, but this isn’t critical.
Shred the meat with a fork. Toss any bone, fat, or gristle encountered during the shredding. Salt and pepper to taste.
ADVANCED PULLED PORK
Do all of the above. Set aside the shredded pork
Take the juice at the bottom of the pot, ladle off the fat, and put it in a sauce pan. Discard the onion. Heat over medium till it simmers.
Add 1/2 cup ketchup and 1 tbsp liquid smoke. Stir/whisk till combined.
take 1.5 tablespoons of cornstarch, and mix well with 1 cup cold water (DO NOT ADD DIRECTLY TO HOT JUICE OR IT WILL GET CLUMPY) Whisk into saucepan.
Let it simmer till you like the consistency. Now it’s time to season. Salt and pepper to taste. With no salt it will taste like blandness. Add garlic powder and cayenne pepper to taste (~1/2 teaspoon each). Don’t salt it till you like the consistency or it will be too salty after it reduces/thickens. Pour the sauce over the shredded and seasoned pork, mix it all up.
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I’m not one to post links to stuff, but if you’re in the market for a new computer monitor, this thing is nice (and cheap to boot!)
http://dealnews.com/Samsung-23-Widescreen-1080-p-LCD-Display-for-149-free-shipping/307247.html
Just ordered one for the house, came ot $160 with tax, but free shipping.
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Today we went to the Met. Jesus, it was huge. Got there around 11, and Jason and I both decided we were hungry. Decided to Urban Spoon it, because I couldn’t find anything interesting in my guidbook that was close by. Ended up eating at the Lexington Candy Store, which isn’t a candy store, but an old fashioned diner. Had the tuna melt on rye, with a “real” soda coke. Very good. So we headed back over a couple of blocks to the Met, and . started our exploration. Hit the Egyptian section first, then went through the Medieval arts to the Arms and Armour room. Very cool examples of of armour, both European and Asian. Next went to the new American Wing, saw several cool scupltures. Then we hit the European Scuplture Gallery. Upstairs, we toured the small Modern Art section. Several works by Pollack and Warhol. After dodging a class full of kids (all sitting on the floor, it was tough to get through), we went to the 19th Century European Masters area. Lots of Picasso, Manet, Monet, Degas. Very, very enjoyable. Next thing I knew, it was 4:30, and we had to go. I could have very easily spent a day or more there. Came back to the room for a bit, to drop our stuff off, then it was onto the E train out to Queens for dinner. Ate at a small Greek place, had the lamb. Very delicious. Wandered the commericial area there, they had a nice little bakery, every thing looked good, I was just too full. Stopped by a bar called Dirty Pierre’s for a couple of beers, and decided to call it a night around midnight, since we still had a half hour train ride back into the city.
Tomorrow — MOMA and a meetup with a bunch of friends.
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Today was a good day, even with the blister I had on my foot. Went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Very cool, and it was nice to be on the water for a bit. After that, Jason and I went down to Ground Zero, it’s amazing how much construction is going on, and how somber it is. Stopped by Trinity Church, got a picture of Robert Fulton’s tomb, and Alexander Hamilton’s as well. Lots of pics of the architecture of the church. At lunch at a little noodle and sushi place, it was very good. After lunch, we went down to Pier 17, and Fulton’s Fish Market. Afterwards, we were going to go to Rockefeller Plaza, but I took us on the wrong way on the A Train. Oops. Got us turned around, and decided to come back to the room for a rest before the baseball game. We met up with Lauren and Joe, and saw the Yankees beat the Rays 5-3. I think there were like 5 home runs, I don’t know what’s up with the new stadium. Went by Pig N Whistle on 3rd for a couple of beers after the game, and came back and crashed.
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