Author: z3r0gap5

Posted on

Cabbage

That’s right! You are going to need cabbage. But, you have a choice to make. Make things easy and buy a cole slaw mix? Or buy a cabbage, chop it up, and then add chopped carrots, radish, etc?

Folks we are making egg rolls!

What you are going to need:

Worcestershire Sauce or Soy Sauce
Ground Pork
White Onion
Egg Roll Wrappers
Cole Slaw (mix)
Garlic Powder
Salt
Black Pepper
Peanut Oil
Egg

Makes about 10-12 egg rolls

Cook about 1/2 pound of ground pork in skillet w/ 1/3 cup diced white onion. While cooking, season with teaspoon of salt, teaspoon of pepper, teaspoon of garlic powder. Add a tablespoon of worcestershire (soy sauce can be used, but add a bit more) to mixture also. Cook well, do not drain.

Combine seasoned pork mixture with approximately 8 ounces of cole slaw (mix) in mixing bowl. Mix well so that slaw and meat are blended throughout mixing bowl.

Crack an egg and mix it (breaking yolk) in a bowl.

Take egg roll wrapper and turn to a diamond shape in front of you. Coat the upper edge (of diamond), looks like this ^ , with egg/yolk from above. This creates a sealant for your egg roll.

Place about 2 tablespoons of cole slaw mixture in mid-lower bottom of egg roll (diamond). Roll upward, fold in sides of diamond, fold over top, sealing with the egg mixture (used to complete previous step). Do this with each egg roll, Place on plate, we will fry in next step.

Heat about 1/2 inch peanut oil in medium sized skillet on medium/high heat. Peanut oil heats fast and cooks fast, so keep a watchful eye on skillet. Brown sides of egg rolls by cooking two sides at approximately one minute a piece. (Turn each egg roll once, to cook opposite side, in skillet).

Tips

A small, portable fryer is a perfect product for this recipe. And is much more efficient. My opinion is that peanut oil is the best…Takes about 3-4 minutes per basket.

Missing Sauce? Create your own yum yum by combining ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and worcestershire sauce.

Posted on

Back to Reality

At this point in the year, we either continue or cancel. Cancel what? Rest easy young friends. Not friends, not family, not pets. I’m speaking of subscriptions. My team had a rebounding year, and it’s the only reason I pay for cable TV. Yes, I love Wolf Blitzer, Kasie Hunt (there’s something about her), Katy Tur, etc. There have even been times that I have binged off of Ari Melber.

Probably too much information, or at this point “tldr”. But I have to think about budget. Maybe, just me. No simile. And I’m thinking, that maybe, just maybe, if I make another move (location)…or set up a new (networked or not) cable/tv system it will involve roof antenna/mythtv (again) and possibly kodi (again). Restricting as much advertising and marketing as possible. Using vpn or otherwise.

Oh, you wanted Back to Reality in a song?

Posted on

X

It’s storming hard today. And as the lights flicker around you, you’re reminded of a club. A strobe light. Those lights you wired in the hallway, the bedroom, the bathroom, the porch… were they wired correctly? Just west of here there was severe damage from hail and terrible storms, was/is that heading this way?

At this point, who cares? There’s basketball tonight. Granted, the season has been tough. The initial games in the tournament have been diverted to subscription only services, apps… a sad departure from years ago. Online radio stream? Let’s do it! Skyline Chili, suds, and a little luck will carry us on!

A win feels good. Tomorrow, Goliath.

Posted on

Southern Heat.

So what you want to do is use the Martha Stewart, classic way of cooking rice. This is long grain white rice. 1 cup rice per 2 cups water. Rinse, boil, cover, simmer for 15 minutes. Finish cooking rice first (we will reheat later).

IMPORTANT: This recipe assumes you are serving 2 people and using HALF of the rice made above. I chose to make more for other meals. (If you want to make rice for just this meal, use 1/2 cup rice, 1 cup water). Let’s proceed.

I prefer using brussel sprouts, broccoli, onions, sausage. But feel free to add shrimp or any other ingredient.

Use broccoli florets and fresh unflavored brussel sprouts (fresh or frozen), combine with cooked meat, and mix with rice in medium skillet.

Add 3/4 cup of water to skillet, 1/3 cup of Buffalo Wing Sauce (I prefer Sweet Baby Rays Buffalo Sauce)

Bring liquid to boil (with ingredients in skillet) and let cook for about 4 min. Cover and simmer for additional 15 min. Stir before serving.

This is a good, quick, easy jambalaya with vegetables! Prepare to sweat.

Feeling frisky? Make with noodles!

Posted on

Varsity Blues

Cinnamon. Pepper. Oregano. Several variants of all. Color, presentation, origin. How many of these factors do professional chefs have to maneuver to create their desired presentation or dish? Many items imported, a few substituted (if need be). Add to that the personal touch, or “special sauce” which creates the perfect flavor. (possibly imported, or with ingredients that are imported).

The idea of America being a “melting pot” is that we have many different cultures, flavors, and heritages. Colors, features, differences, that’s what makes us beautiful. Strong.

When we lose those identities we become weak, clones, at high risk of accepting a “one size fits all” mentality. Easily manipulated by a dictatorial driven media focused on “a strong man”, enforcing theocratic beliefs or an economic system determined to punish the least. And then we look in the mirror, how close do our enemies reflect our own? Values, oppenness to religious acceptance, and the core of our foundation…many of you carried in your pocket. The constitution. The Bible.

We are different. And difference is awesome. Color, belief, tradition, religion. When we become mindless simpletons marching in line to the beat of the same drum, we totally fail in creativity, purpose, and future.

100% Human (Feeling, Emotional)
0% Machine

LTC? Learn to human.

Posted on

Spicy and Sweet.

Do not forget to chop jalapenos and mix them with cream cheese. Separately. Then cover one side of the bagel with the blend.

What you are going to need:

Harry and David Pepper and Onion Relish
Red (Purple) Onion
Bagels
Chicken Breasts
Swiss Cheese
Jalapeno
Mayonnaise
White Onion
Green Pepper
Garlic
Salt
Pepper
Hard Boiled Egg

First Step

Cook two chicken breasts by either boiling, or heating in an air fryer (keeps moisture in). Check centers to confirm they are fully cooked. Cut into small chunks, place aside.

Second Step

Mix two heaping table spoons of mayonnaise, one diced hard boiled egg, about 1/4 cup of diced green peppers, 1/4 cup white onions, teaspoon of salt, teaspoon of garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon of cracked pepper in mixing bowl.

Third Step

Mix chicken chunks with mayonnaise mixture (step 2) to create chicken salad.

Fourth Step

Mix chopped jalapeno and cream cheese together (if jalapenos from jar, mix in a little juice). Create enough to cover one side of bagel (more if making extra sandwiches)

Fifth Step

Toast two bagel halves (lightly in toaster).

Sixth Step

Cover top(s) half of bagel with jalapeno cream cheese. Add a layer of Harry and David Pepper and Onion Relish

Seventh Step

Place a good portion of chicken salad on bottom half of bagel. Add a slice of swiss cheese. Add a few slices of red (purple) onion. Create sandwich by placing top half on bottom.

Eighth Step

Enjoy!

This was a delicious bagel sandwich made by a deli I frequented years ago when I worked downtown. There are only a few of those delis left, and they discontinued this menu item about two decades ago. But it is both spicy and sweet. Refreshing and delicious.

Give it a try, you won’t be sorry!

Posted on

Backups.

Distrowatch is still around, so is Gparted. And I’m mentioning this because a custom build, and a “deal” gaming PC remain dormant in my computer room. Linux Mint appears to be the winner in the most user friendly Linux operating system (believe it’s an ubuntu/Debian flavor of Linux). It reminds me of PCLinuxOS from years ago. NOTE: PCLinuxOS is back!

The question is, what do you do with two pretty damn nice pcs, after you realize a laptop is more than enough for your needs?

A: Backup (Windows)
A: Backup (Linux, for recovery purposes)

Gimp, Audacity, and even many competing video editors are always nice when proprietary software has issues…hell, many times, they are great alternatives.

Currently running Linux Mint on one of these PC’s, but very surprised to learn PCLinuxOS is back. Might have to check it out.

Posted on

Walmart (+)

Same products, cheaper prices, excellent service. You know what? I rarely, nearly refuse, to promote products or services. But, let me tell you what, Walmart, yes Walmart, is making a very strong case to be a lead competitor against Amazon. If not over take them. The main advantage, brick and mortar stores, facilitating faster shipping and better service (even with groceries and pharmacy).

I did a pickup order the other week, and my car died in the parking lot. Weather, and the fact that my battery hasn’t been changed for quite a few years, probably the culprits. The staff at the store could not have been more helpful. Offering to jump the car (for free), the auto department quick to help out with any future needs which might ensue. A young kid, skipped out to the car with me, couldn’t have been more happy about the weather, and jumped my wagon.

W+, Walmart’s answer to Prime, has been awesome. Grocery delivery for free (within reasonable expectation, usually same day). A shipping option, for free, for non-perishable items, typically same day also. And all this with other perks and a ton of savings.

No shame in this Walmart shopper.

(produce, as far as fresh vegetables, fruit, rice, beans, etc all competively priced also… just a great experience)

Posted on

Distractions.

As the news continues to be dismal, isn’t it time for distraction? Like, A LOT of distraction? In the second hour of war coverage the other day, newscasters were covering the economic side.

They were going through the numbers and costs of the current actions in the Middle East. I am no jeanyis, but I imagine you could purchase many copies of “Jungle Fever” (Wesley Snipes/Annabella Sciorra) for the price of one Tomahawk missile. Not to mention, some forbidden sweet snacks. Oreos (that vanilla layer between chocolate cookies). Wouldn’t it be great to switch over to some old favorites, and get away from the war coverage?

OTA channels are notorious for picking up old movies, and every once in awhile, you find great ones.

So some suggestions (if anyone is paying attention):

Edit: My God! I forgot A Bronx Tale!!!

Posted on

Bette Midler

In an earlier post, the subject of athletes and musicians was mentioned. But what about actors/actresses as musicians? Cher, Aaliyah, Jared Leto, Will Smith, almost way too many to mention. “Entertainer” is already in the toolbox, so I imagine it’s not difficult to make the transition.

I was enjoying “Just Wright”, featured on the Bounce network the other day. A nice love story starring Queen Latifah and Common (the rapper). Ms Latifah plays a physical therapist tasked with rehabilitating Common (an NBA star). She gets entangled in a love triangle, which provides both humor and drama, making the movie very entertaining. The two hit it off, challenging each other often. Opposing mindsets seem to work for both motivation and relationship. Will Latifah win a new job? Will Common be fully healed, both mentally and physically, and lead his team to victory? Will love prevail? You’ll have to watch for yourself.

It would be difficult to post about acting/music without mentioning Patrick Swayze. And Bette Midler.