Saturday, August 12, 2006

cooking up some thunks.....

been thunking up some different ideas in the kicthen....have a ton of tomatoes, of varying kinds, that are coming out of the garden and making their way into the kitchen. I can only eat so many straight salads so what to do, what to....here's one using salmon burgers from the frozen seafood section of Costco (maybe the best buy in the store).....

chop up a bunch of tomatoes (I used red & yellow plums) and toss them into a saute pan - olive oil, salt, pepper, a couple of pinches of cumin, a pinch of ginger, a handful of chopped onion and some cilantro......saute down over a low heat - when the tomatoes have turned to a sauce take the 2 salmon burger patties and place them in the pan and cover.....turn in 5 to 7 minutes and spoon some of the mixture over the salmon burgers........in another 5 minutes flip the burgers and cover with slices of colby jack cheese - cover pan and turn off heat.....when cheese has melted - serve - would go well with something like yellow rice.......

or this......

bake a red pepper tortilla in a salad bowl pan until crisp - set aside......4 yellow & red plum tomatoes and 6 red, orange & yellow cherry tomatoes, 1 large carrot, half a red or yellow pepper and 1 celery stalk.....leave the tomatoes whole and cut the carrot, pepper & celery into chunks.......spray them with Olive Oil Pam and salt & pepper.....throw them on the grill and slowly roast them for 20+/- minutes - in the meantime, throw 2 chicken sausages (I used chicken & mango) on the grill and julienne a handful of iceberg lettuce......throw some shredded cheddar into the bottom of the tortilla bowl and add the lettuce - add chopped roasted vegetables - sprinkle with Tabsco Chipotle Sauce - add chopped hardboiled egg and sliced sauasage - top with Spicy Ranch Dressing and mix - enjoy.......

was at the driving range today slicing the hell out of my new rescue clubs when i realized the guy at the spot next to me was actually playing a full game - he would consult a yardage book, select a club, hit the shot, consult the yardage book, select a club and then aim for one of the flags in the range - if he landed it on the green he went back to his driver - if he missed the green, he broke out the sand or lob wedge........I wonder what course he was playing ??????

just watched Rounders - not bad but not the seminal movie that a person could be led to believe that it is - I'm not a poker player so that probably had a lot to do with it - at least now I will understand the references and be able to keep up in a conversation - glad I saw it......

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is next......

no ipod song of the day but i do have to say that you should head over to CMT to catch Megan Mullins and her new video and her Studio 330 Session - and what a great series that is - deserving of it's own thunks at some point..........

I thunked that Robby Gordon was going to push his way through to victory in the Busch Series race at Watkins Glen this afternoon - a sign of things to come tomorrow ?
Haven't seen the NFL Network replay yet but I hear the Jay Cutler looked very good against the Lions - don't know about Mike Bell yet - let me know if you know.......need to get my 3 fantasy football leagues set up this weekend and I need to clean my desk........it's more fun splitting firewood.....

still having trouble with the thunk of Paris Hilton being celibate for a year.....Lindsay Lohan has a better chance of staying sober for a year......(cheap search engine ploy)

3 new "Losties" joining the cast but as for who & how - keep guessing.....

how out of touch was I to not know that Bon Jovi had a torrid affair with Diane Lane and that "You give love a bad name" was written about her......i still think she is smoking hot.........

started a Jimmy Buffett novel today but that was before I remembered that I have a James Lee Burke waiting in the wings - Jimmy may just have to wait.........

come back tomorrow when a try out another freeform new recipe - Cheesy Crab & Tomato Pie........

quietly making noise, swampy abides........

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Earl Morrall.7:33.Citrus Cooler.Dawn of Fury.

Mythbusters is tacking the Diet Coke & Mentos phenomenom tonight

Back to Dawn of Fury - this is the first in the Nathan Stone Trilogy and to be honest, if the books hadn't been purchased with a gift card, I doubt I would have continued with Books 2 & 3 - they say he is reminiscent of Louis L'Amour but only in his settings.......

What in God's name did Maurice Clarett need 4 loaded guns (one an AK-47) and a kevlar vest for anyway ??????

ipod SOD yesterday was Mirror in the Bathroom by the English Beat....today it was "Double Bogey Blues" from Tin Cup

Download Shawn Mullins' "Beautiful Wreck" now if you haven't already......

Crazy........swampy abides........

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Joe Montana.7:36.2 Black Cherry Frescas.Dawn of Fury.

Cat Cora is really forcing it in her FHM pictorial - does not compare with the original Rachel Ray photo shoot for STUFF. (I thunk)

Yesterday's ipod shuffle song of the day was "Stealin' Watermelons" by Elvin Bishop - haven't heard today's song yet.......

Mike Bell - yet another no name RB making waves in the Broncos backfield......Cutler moves into the #2 slot and Jake starts to feel the heat......when is Ashley Lelie going to be traded and will we get more than a 7th round pick for him now ?

I was a little late to the Gnarls Barkley Party but "Crazy" is a great song - are any of his other tunes on par with that one ? My ipod wants to know.......

Missed The Contender last week so I can't wait to see it tonight and again tomorrow morning during my workout.....

I had forgotten how much I hatre to do laundry and iron clothes.......

Britney & KFed just keep getting more & more entertaining - they should just be put in a biosphere so we can all watch them from a distance like animals at the zoo.......her accent gets more trailer park the more she drinks........

I still miss The Most..........

Zeke signed another small forward ! He needs to be put in a biosphere too........

Starting reading "Peter & the Shadow Thieves" to my kids last week - now I can't wait for them to get home so we can finish the book.........

I thunk it will be re-heated crawfish pies for dinner tonight........

at the dark end of the bar........swampy abides........

Monday, August 07, 2006

Nick Ferguson.7:39.Tropical Intenso.Dawn of Fury.

Back from Idaho and there will be many thunks on that trip later - tough to go from Grilled Elk to Sun Chips - thanks Delta.....

The Accenture ad with the tag line "Go on. Be a Tiger." cracks me up for reason you have to know me to know....

Heard that Kat broke her foot now on tour but she will still be singing - just no woooden dancing on flashing the crowd in that slit up to there yellow dress......bummer

Mets still in first by a mile - it will get chilly in Shea this year.....

Football is back but it was the raiders.......Broncos kick off the preseason on Friday night in Detroit - time to move my tv viewing to the basement tv and the NFL network.....

Still haven't made the Sports Guy's mailbag but I didn't try this time either......

$208m Powerball winner was from Wisconsin - what a waste - if I had won, I would have come back to work to clean out my desk and that is it.....

Handicap dropped from 14.3 to 13.5 - I guess I should play more often....

Rodney Atkins new tune is an anthem to me........

I already hate my commute again......

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