Archive For July 31, 2020

After dinner. Coffee, cookies, almond and pine nuts, and flaxseed caramel. With a lovely champagne port.
In what way does this seem like a good idea? Do you WANT the Great Old Ones to awaken? https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-revived-microbes-trapped-under-the-seafloor-for-100-million-years

Brunch. The quote “Is it too early for flapjacks?” led to sourdough discard and ricotta pancakes (Irene), fried up bacon (my own, dry cured, hot smoked, Colin fried it up), and I made French omelette a (3 eggs, salt, white pepper, Cointreau, chives) to show Dave Argent how to make French omelette. Served with excellent…
After Colin ran out for takeout Thai food it is now time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Caddyshack!

Pork tenderloin and carrots. The tenderloin dusted with koshering salt, white pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, Herbes de Provence, and parsley, and with some minced garlic, onion, and spring onion, and butter cooked sous vide at 130F. Dried off, seared in olive oil, then rested, while I added butter, deglazed with some Bavarian kirsch, and sautéed…

Irene gave me this for Christmas. I took the 3D image to my office, then a while back Irene found the LED-lit base. So, yesterday, as I was taking a call and meeting someone at Feierabend I went by the office, masked, temperature scanned, and picked up the 3D image. Amazon allows Working From Home…

My good friend George Kassabgi turned a picture of me at my favorite hangout Feierabend into a meme. And so I post my first meme!