Yummy Supper After the enthusiastic response to my post on Momofuku's Pulled Pork, I found that I am not alone in my love of pig. Pork fans, add this recipe to your porcine list. Take a little time this weekend to blister tomatillos and braise some pork, and your whole house will smell like Mexican comfort food. I trust Rick Bayless. As Californians, my little family eats a lot of Mexican food. I was right to trust the guy - Bayless' recipe for Tomatillo Braised Pork was a total hit. INGREDIENTS adapted from Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen (printable recipe) for the sauce: Preheat your broiler. Put the roasted tomatillos in a blender. Prep your pork, by cutting it into big chunks and seasoning all sides with salt. In a large heavy bottomed pan, (I used my Le Creuset Dutch Oven), heat olive oil over a medium/high flame. Set aside browned meat. Preheat oven to 325. Pour out all but a thin coating of oil from your dutch oven. Add the chopped potatoes to the pot. YUM!
How to Get a Complete Workout with Nothing But Your Body Perfect Sunny-Side Up Eggs On tomorrow’s Food Network show, my best friend Hyacinth’s boys come over to our house for a sleepover while my girls go to Hy’s house for a sleepover. Food-wise, I churn out two meals for the dudes during the time they’re here: breakfast food for dinner, and dinner food for breakfast. Boys drive a hard bargain, man. They’ll eat you out of house and home. It’s actually shocking sometimes. Girls, on the other hand, eat apple slices and carrot sticks and cubes of cheese and Triscuits and they’re totally, blissfully happy. I enjoy being a girl. Meat. It’s one of Marlboro Man’s favorite things in the entire world. Here’s the step-by-step recipe: Yummy Steak Bites (Printable recipe below.) To go with the steak, I make these “perfect” sunny-side up eggs. Think the display case at Denny’s or IHOP. Here’s the benefit to this sunny-side-up method: With true sunny-side-up eggs, you crack an egg into a skillet and let it cook until the underside is done. But I like this method better. I’m sorry. 1. 2. 3.
No Equipment, no problem: 92 Crossfit Workouts with no equipment | The Moose is Loose No Equipment, no problem: 92 Crossfit Workouts without equipment Written by "> | posted in Workouts | 72 Comments Over the weekend I had a workout in the local park adjacent Kitsilano Beach (an area in Vancouver). We had access to a pull-up station next to the basketball courts, so what workout would make sense? Hmmm, let me think about it. Handstands are a great balance exercise and no equipment required Well, this got me thinking what other workouts are good for those of us who find ourselves on the road or have limited equipment options? Here’s 92 Crossfit workouts not requiring equipment: 10 rounds of 10 second “L” sits off the floor “Susan” – 5 rounds for time: Run 200m, then 10 squats, 10 push ups Run 1 mile and at every 1 minute complete 10 air squats, 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups 10 Rounds for time: 10 burpees, 100 m sprint 10 handstand jackknife to vertical jump, 10 handstand jackknife to tuck jump, 10 handstand jackknife to straddle jump. 3 Rounds for time: 10 Handstand push ups, 200 m run
Man Actually Flies Like A Bird, Flapping His Own Custom-Made Wings (Updated) Have you ever dreamed of flapping your wings and than taking off in flight? While many of us have had dreams about stuff like this, Dutch engineer Jarno Smeets takes things to the next level and actually does it. That’s right, he actually managed to flap his engineered wings and fly. Smeets developed the wings over an eight-month period using a special motion mechanism built around an Android phone and Nintendo Wii controllers. The heart of it all is an Android smartphone which processes Jarno’s arm acceleration and computes the corresponding motor output. Taking notes from nature, this design was inspired by the albatross: Just like birds, humans have to amplify their locomotion to get control and get familiar with their new body expansion—the Wings. So he payed attention and learned how to amplify his moves, resulting in a successful test flight that took him over a distance of 328 feet. “I have always dreamed about this. Update: Mythbusters, Jamie Hyneman posts his opinion:
Bizarre Websites On Which You Can Kill Time With Style - Smashing Magazine - StumbleUpon The Best Science Fiction Books (According to Reddit) - StumbleUpon Recently, someone asked Reddit for a list of the best science fiction books of all time. Being a fan of sci-fi, and wanting to expand my own reading list, I thought it would be helpful to tally the results and preserve them here for future reference. I've also included selected quotes from the comments, as well as my own notes on the books I've already read. PS: All book images in this post are copyright Amazon, and were retrieved using my Big Book Search Engine. So, without further ado, here are the Greatest Sci-Fi Books of All Time, ordered by upvote count: Dune Frank Herbert - 1965 "There's a reason it's the global top selling science fiction book of all time." - NibblyPig If you have a chance, track down the excellent full cast audiobook (unabridged!) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams - 1979 "I really love the cool combination of humor, philosophy, and sheer nuttiness of the entire series." - Scarbrow Ender's Game Orson Scott Card - 1985 Foundation Trilogy Isaac Asimov - 1942
Hot At SXSW 2012: Lines : All Songs Considered Blog hide captionEventual concertgoers at SXSW wait in line along 6th Street in Austin, Texas. Katie Hayes Luke for NPR Eventual concertgoers at SXSW wait in line along 6th Street in Austin, Texas. The question I hear most about SXSW — after "What's the best thing you've seen?" and "What are you looking forward to seeing the most?" and "Really, you do this for work?" This year, in terms of music, it has to be what I sometimes call "rock-plus" — ever-larger bands that spice up their catchy rock songs with horn sections, string sections, multiple drummers and so on. As for SXSW itself, the big hit in 2012 so far appears to be almost unconscionably long lines of people. In an age of "download an app on your iPhone so you can automatically place your Starbucks order without making eye contact with the barista," these around-the-block get-your-wristbands-and-scram lines are a puzzling little phenomenon.
11 cheap gifts guaranteed to impress science geeks | DVICE - StumbleUpon Science comes up with a lot of awesome stuff, and you don't need a Ph.D, a secret lab, or government funding to get your hands on some of the coolest discoveries. We've got a list of 11 mostly affordable gifts that are guaranteed to blow your mind, whether or not you're a science geek. Click on any image to see it enlarged. 1. Aerogel Also known as frozen smoke, Aerogel is the world's lowest density solid, clocking in at 96% air. Aerogel isn't just neat, it's useful. Price: $35 2. Inside these sealed glass balls live shrimp, algae, and bacteria, all swimming around in filtered seawater. EcoSpheres came out of research looking at ways to develop self-contained ecosystems for long duration space travel. Price: $80 3. NASA has been trying to figure out how to get a sample of rock back from Mars for a while now. Every once in a while, a meteorite smashes into Mars hard enough to eject some rocks out into orbit around the sun. Price: $70+ 4. Price: $150 5. Price: $110 6. Price: $80 7. Price: $15 8.
10 Instant Emotional Fitness Tools - StumbleUpon By When things get out of control and you momentarily lose your emotional balance, there are any number of little things you can do to regain it. Here are ten tools to help get you started. It cools and cleans the parts of your body that you use most frequently, which is relaxing, and gives you that "fresh start" feeling. Shoes take a day or two to release any moisture they have absorbed, and this is a very easy way to put a little pep back into your step. And if it isn't framed and on the wall, frame it now. . , inside and out. t and get rid of anything that no longer fits. l. remember that you started with nothing, and know that everything you see, you created. None of these tasks has to be uncomfortable or take you much time. Dr.
Slutty Brownies - StumbleUpon Now I don’t want to over sell this, so I’m going to be conservative and simply say, that these are… The Best Brownies In The WORLD. I know, big statement. They’re called Slutty Brownies because they’re oh so easy, and more than a little bit filthy. They’re best served warm from the oven, with good quality vanilla ice cream (devastatingly I didn’t have any in the freezer this time, so I guess I’ll just have to make them again). They take about 45mins to make, including baking time. The ultimate comfort food, whipped up within the hour. You will need… 1 Box of cookie mix, 1 Box of brownie mix, 2 Eggs, 2 Packs of Oreos (double stuffed ones are even better if you can find them) Some oil & your favourite ice-cream (optional) Preheat your oven to 350F, 180C, gas mark 4. Line a baking tray with grease proof paper. Squidge (technical term) the cookie dough into a lined baking tray, until it covers the bottom. Cover this layer with your Oreos. Mix up your brownie batter. & pour over your Oreos. Bake for 30mins.
Oh, So That's What That Really Means (13 Pics) - StumbleUpon November 7, 2011 | 44 Comments » | Topics: LOL, Pics (via) Hot Stories From Around The Web Other Awesome Stories Smoretini Shooters | How Sweet It Is - StumbleUpon Me again. Here to convince you that you need yet another trendy, insanely-flavored bottle of booze. I do what I can. I know what you’re thinking. Well… not technically. You seriously don’t want to see our liquor cabinet. But don’t blame me. Don’t mind my fingerprints. I also like my marshmallows charred. I roast them ’til they’re flaming. The good news is that this world seriously CANNOT come up with another vodka flavor that I will have to run out and immediately purchase. [Right.] The best part? People go nuts. And for those of you that don’t like alcohol, don’t consume alcohol, or are underage… you can totally make virgin versions of these with chocolate fudge on the bottom, some chocolate milk (maybe even whipped with marshmallow fluff? You. S’moretini Shooters makes 1 (2 ounce) shooter, easily multiplied 1/2 ounce marshmallow vodka (or vanilla, whipped cream or cake flavored vodka) 1/2 ounce Godiva chocolate liqueur 1/4 ounce Bailey’s Irish Cream liqueur 3/4 ounce cream/half and half
Recycled Bowling Lane Furniture is Right up Our Alley An abandoned bowling alley finds a second life in this beautiful series of furniture by LA-based designer/woodworker William Stranger. Crafted from reclaimed strips of wood salvaged from a local defunct Tava Lanes Bowling alley, the collection springs to life in a variety of forms including a series of wall hangings and a low coffee table. All of the pieces in Stranger‘s Second Life project were made from pieces of salvaged wood that would have have otherwise made their way to the landfill. Whether these materials were sourced from felled trees or the remnants of an old bowling alley, each piece in the collection is inevitably unique, and might just make you think twice the next time you walk by a demolition site or see a stray piece of lumber. + Stranger Furniture