tasty nick jagger.

August 30th, 2007

My momma always made her Niku Jyaga (<< how do they wiki everything?) with ground beef or pork, so I’m keeping with tradition. Oh, and one more thing…I’ve officially made it into a soup. Slurp it, sucker!

Niku Jyaga Soup

(As my friend Michael Katslai might call it…) NICK JAGGER SOUP.

Ingredients: (2 servings)

½ lb ground beef
1 potato
½ cup carrots
1 onion
1 package Tofu Shirataki Fettucine *GENIUS PRODUCT ALERT*

2 cups Dashi
2 tbs Mirin
1 tbs sugar
1 tbs honey
2 tbs cooking sake
4 tbs soy sauce
1 tbs starch (dissolve in ½ cup water)
Salt & fresh pepper to taste

Cook ground beef; add the onions, potatoes, carrots. Pour Dashi with all other ingredients, and bring to a boil. Add shirataki, let simmer on low for at least half an hour.

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Speaking of jammin out with the McJaggernauts, I’ve made a huge discovery today:

Flight of the Conchords

The US label for Flight of the Conchords is……..Sub Pop! Ha!

more muffins, yessss!

August 30th, 2007

When it comes to baking, my cookie creations are far less superior to their baked-goods competitors. The cookies are decent, not awesome. And I strive for awesome.

Bill Belichick once told me, “[You know, Kaka]…Most players like to work on the strengths, work on the things that they’re good at, and they’re not as anxious to work on their weaknesses or things that need a lot of work. I think a really good player, and a real professional player, does that. He knows that’s where he’s going to be attacked and that’s what he has to shore up.”

His words of wisdom are taken seriously in this house. But Bill - if you attack my cookie, I will shove a muffin in your face. And frankly, I’m wasting a lot of butter and flour on my mediocre cookies that no one wants to eat. I could make this world a happier, muffinier place…

Pear & Gorgonzola Muffin

Nice ‘n sticky! HONEY-CHOCOLATE PEARGONZOLA MUFFINS.

Ingredients: (6 muffins)

1 can pears, sliced (8oz) + syrup
½ cup gorgonzola cheese
2 tbs cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1 egg
1 cup flour
¼ cup oil
¾ cup sugar
1 tsp BP
1 tsp BS
2 tbs honey for drizzling

Bake Time: 20-25min, 375F

Make sure pears are bite-size, and the gorgonzola is finely crumbled. Drizzle with honey after baking.

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That being said, I will continue to experiment with my weaknesses. Thanks to everyone (ie. the hub), who has to consume like crazy to keep up with it.

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