W.B. Yeats famously started his poem, Sailing to Byzantium, with "That is no country for old men."
a theme later picked up by the Village People in their 'Frisco Anthem, Go West.
anyhoo. On Friday we'll watch the Coen's take as we watch Josh Brolin blunder his way through Texas and Javier Bardem sport Worst Haircut Evar.
For dinner I think Mike and I are making this and this. Admission is booze. We'll see you there!
fistful of what?!
we are on track for a movie nite, and we are actually going to watch a movie (groans all around). i've wanted to see duck you sucka for ages, and now that it's finally released on dvd i'm not going to let good times, fraternity, or a bottle of wine stand in the way.
i mean, this is coburn at his swaggering, shit-eatin grinning, handlebar mustachioed best.
for dinner i think we're going to make a nice winter time meal of french onion soup . we havn't done this one in awhile and it's certainly one of my faves (mike you are in charge of beef stock, kelly and I have the rest covered). what else goes with this soup? maybe some braised veggies? if you know for sure, bring it!
we'll see you at mike's on friday.
let's break a raw egg right on top!
there's no mn this week, but we'll get together soon. we still have to watch 'duck you sucka' and i hear we're eating something called 'jukebox heroes.' i don't know exactly what it is but my guess is that it's on the menu here. i doubt the version we'll serve comes with the same happy ending though.
last week's pizza theory, though...jfc, was that delicious. i'm glad we recorded some of the highlight pizzas, everyone was on their best game.
i had the first pie into oven (all pizza's described from the crust upwards):
marinara
smoked mozzarella
sauteed fennel and shallots
shitake mushrooms
polish sausage
romano cheese
-perhaps i'm partial, but this was a definite favorite of mine. i came in knowing that the fennel would be good, but i was blown away by how well it married with the excellent sausage mike had on hand.
i think kelly's was next:
marinara
roasted garlic
fresh tomato
artichokes hearts
gorgonzola
fresh
basil
cashews
this pizza was really solid too, i was a litte skeptical of some of the flavor combos there, but it worked!
mike's first pizza:
marinara
mozzarella
roasted bell pepper
olives
porcini mushrooms
sundried tomatoes
basil
and a raw egg cracked across the top
-who would believe that a raw egg would be delicous on pizza. i thought it the worst idea ever. "but this is pizza theory,' mike reminds me. and it was awesome. the egg baked in with the other toppings and whole thing became crazy good. i would egg on pizza consistently if it were offered.
jodie's pizza was also really solid, the closest thing to a meat lovers:
marinara
mozzarella
portabello mushroom
pepperoni
polish sausage
olives
cashews
-again, the polish sausage shone through. i would certainly venture it to be a far better match for pepperoni than italian sausage. certainly better than those disgusting sausage turds that roll around on top of most deliveries.
next was mine and mike's co-concocted mexi/thai fusion:
marinara mixed with a lot of red curry paste
mozzarella
sliced tomatillo (quickly sweated first in a pan)
portabella mushroom
roasted pasilla peppers
prawns marinated in coconut milk and cilantro
-holysh, was this one delicious. and spicy! the tomatillo functioned a lot like lemongrass does in many thai dishes. and the curry/marinara combo (which was really tasty) offset the creamy cool shrimp beautifully. we need to make this one again.
lastly randy, our noob, took a stab.
first he made a puree of artichokes, olives, roasted bell pepper & roasted garlic to which he added some red wine and reduced to a sauce.
sundried tomatoes
portabello
pepperoni
basil
parmesan cheese
another really solid pizza, his sauce was good and didn't clash with anything else. at this point i'm running out of room though.
the remaining pizzas were a bit of a blur. mike made a breakfast pizza with more eggs on it, i think there was some ham in there, and i don't know what else. also, there was a dessert pizza on it with butter, cinnamon, pecans and more i don't know what else.
easily the most successful pizza theory nite we've ever had.
last week's pizza theory, though...jfc, was that delicious. i'm glad we recorded some of the highlight pizzas, everyone was on their best game.
i had the first pie into oven (all pizza's described from the crust upwards):
marinara
smoked mozzarella
sauteed fennel and shallots
shitake mushrooms
polish sausage
romano cheese
-perhaps i'm partial, but this was a definite favorite of mine. i came in knowing that the fennel would be good, but i was blown away by how well it married with the excellent sausage mike had on hand.
i think kelly's was next:
marinara
roasted garlic
fresh tomato
artichokes hearts
gorgonzola
fresh
basil
cashews
this pizza was really solid too, i was a litte skeptical of some of the flavor combos there, but it worked!
mike's first pizza:
marinara
mozzarella
roasted bell pepper
olives
porcini mushrooms
sundried tomatoes
basil
and a raw egg cracked across the top
-who would believe that a raw egg would be delicous on pizza. i thought it the worst idea ever. "but this is pizza theory,' mike reminds me. and it was awesome. the egg baked in with the other toppings and whole thing became crazy good. i would egg on pizza consistently if it were offered.
jodie's pizza was also really solid, the closest thing to a meat lovers:
marinara
mozzarella
portabello mushroom
pepperoni
polish sausage
olives
cashews
-again, the polish sausage shone through. i would certainly venture it to be a far better match for pepperoni than italian sausage. certainly better than those disgusting sausage turds that roll around on top of most deliveries.
next was mine and mike's co-concocted mexi/thai fusion:
marinara mixed with a lot of red curry paste
mozzarella
sliced tomatillo (quickly sweated first in a pan)
portabella mushroom
roasted pasilla peppers
prawns marinated in coconut milk and cilantro
-holysh, was this one delicious. and spicy! the tomatillo functioned a lot like lemongrass does in many thai dishes. and the curry/marinara combo (which was really tasty) offset the creamy cool shrimp beautifully. we need to make this one again.
lastly randy, our noob, took a stab.
first he made a puree of artichokes, olives, roasted bell pepper & roasted garlic to which he added some red wine and reduced to a sauce.
sundried tomatoes
portabello
pepperoni
basil
parmesan cheese
another really solid pizza, his sauce was good and didn't clash with anything else. at this point i'm running out of room though.
the remaining pizzas were a bit of a blur. mike made a breakfast pizza with more eggs on it, i think there was some ham in there, and i don't know what else. also, there was a dessert pizza on it with butter, cinnamon, pecans and more i don't know what else.
easily the most successful pizza theory nite we've ever had.
Vote '08: Do chix hate Blade Runner more than Westerns?
Due to overwhelming disinterest movie nite last week was a fairly quiet affair. Undaunted, we're going to regroup for another attempt at revitalization this week.
Unless I hear strong objections, Pizza Theory is still the primary meal choice. Besides, I've been scheming some new 'theories' y'all may be interested in. Delicious, Delicious theories.
Movies though, are a different matter. We have two up on the block:
in Bay 1: Blade Runner: The Final Edition
in Bay 2: Duck You Sucka aka A Fistful of Dynamite
Both are excellent movies. Both have been reviled for decades by the fairer sex, and I don't get it.
The real question is, which do the chicks hate more? ie. which one this week, which one next?!
Unless I hear strong objections, Pizza Theory is still the primary meal choice. Besides, I've been scheming some new 'theories' y'all may be interested in. Delicious, Delicious theories.
Movies though, are a different matter. We have two up on the block:
in Bay 1: Blade Runner: The Final Edition
in Bay 2: Duck You Sucka aka A Fistful of Dynamite
Both are excellent movies. Both have been reviled for decades by the fairer sex, and I don't get it.
The real question is, which do the chicks hate more? ie. which one this week, which one next?!
night of the living fed
it's been a very long time since the last post here, but it's been awhile since i've been to a proper movie nite too. the moratorium is lifted, hey, we'll see ya friday.
if we can get enough of you to show up, we'll bring back pizza theory too. comment if you can come or not on the message board. once enough people ante we can start deciding who will bring which, um, 'premises' for our theories.
also, i don't have any definite plans for a movie either. if you have any excellent ideas, or have seen anything brilliant lately, comment that in too.
i dunno about you, but i'm ready to reeelax in good company for an evening of post-holiday decompression.
if we can get enough of you to show up, we'll bring back pizza theory too. comment if you can come or not on the message board. once enough people ante we can start deciding who will bring which, um, 'premises' for our theories.
also, i don't have any definite plans for a movie either. if you have any excellent ideas, or have seen anything brilliant lately, comment that in too.
i dunno about you, but i'm ready to reeelax in good company for an evening of post-holiday decompression.
cars that shift themselves
i know we've already done buffalo '66 for m.n. before, but i think we need to do it again. the reasons are several:
- it's really good, it was in my all time top 5 at one point even
- guy didn't like it when he saw it last, and needs to be convinced otherwise
- we're making a monster batch of the best wings you'll find outside of upstate ny.
- guy drives a 'shifty car'
just need volunteers to bring the crudite and bleu cheese (and bevvies, of course!). we'll see you at mike's on friday at seven.
mushrooms
and there is a movie nite tonite. regular time. regular place. regular crew? whose can come?
mike and i are going to put together some pasta with a wild mushroom cream sauce and wilted greens. maybe some potatoes too.
movie? dunno. i was expecting netflix to ship me some gems that we could choose from, but it doesn't look like they are going to ship until today. does anyone have any suggestions from thier own collection?
mike and i are going to put together some pasta with a wild mushroom cream sauce and wilted greens. maybe some potatoes too.
movie? dunno. i was expecting netflix to ship me some gems that we could choose from, but it doesn't look like they are going to ship until today. does anyone have any suggestions from thier own collection?
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