PLEASE DON'T BE A HATER LIKE ME.
My memory is good, it is just short! I am going to start using this blog as a place to write things down worth remembering like recipes and stuff so if I post a picture of my food, it is because I want to SHARE something I enjoyed with you. I am starting to think of this blog as a tool to clear my cache memory. Every time I do, I will be thinking of my friends and wishing for an opportunity to hang out and eat together.
I hate people who Facebook status update their dinner so when I post a recipe, I am a little self-conscious. Attention world: every time you post a picture of your dinner, I am judging that you using a fancy plate of food to either (1) pump up your ego on how awesome you are OR (2) use the fancy plate to distract us from some other weirdness going on at home.
Formula: post a recipe to share with friends, not a picture of your food (by the time we see that, it will already be $h!t anyway!)
Love & Kindness,
-HS11
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
New Formula: Warm Arugula Salad with Caramelized Fennel
Oh yeah.. this about formulas! Here is one I came up with on a whim for lunch today.
Prep: Easy. From first prep cut to first bite: less than 20 mins
A quick method:
Shopping list:
1 fennel blub
1 yellow onion
1 lemon
3-4 baby (or small) potatoes
Tools and supplies you should have anyway:
Salt
Stolen or homegrown italian parsley or other savory herbs (2 Tbls)
Citrus juicer
Microplane
Tongs
A good sized simmer/saute pan
Prep: Easy. From first prep cut to first bite: less than 20 mins
A quick method:
- Start by heating 2 tbls of canola oil in medium wide saucepan.
- Mandelin slice (using 3mm setting) one fennel bulb and one yellow onion. I chopped off the herby sprigs growing out of fennel and peeled the onion. With madoline, this prep process took less than two minutes therefore I went from cutting board to hot oil.
- Over low-medium heat cook (watch not to burn) fennel and onion to caramelize in about 10 mins-ish. If things look dry, toss in a shot glass of water (or Trader Joe's Vegetable Broth, I keep that on hand). I covered it about half way through to use the steam to cook. After 5 mins, give it 2-3 pinches of salt (to taste)
- As that cooks:
- Microwave four small baby potatoes for 3-4 minutes, then dice into .5"-.75" chunks, I cooked the $h!t out of mine, they tasted great.
- Zest one lemon with a microplane.
- Set the lemon aside and use a citrus juicer later to add lemon juice
- Chop 2 Tbls italian parsley-I stole this from my neighbors pot on his front porch. I acted first, made amends later, he was cool with it. Can we make the rule already that if you grow herbs in front yard, the community is allowed to access? I'd be inclined to toss any fresh savory herb into it (rosemary, thyme, sage, parsley).
- After fennel/onion caramelize (10-15ish)stir in potato and lemon juice. Use tongs to remove solids from pan and set aside in a bowl (any bowl-even a cereal bowl), mix the arugula, parsley, and lemon zest with the remaining liquid and warm it a bit (1 min?), then gently mix back fennel/onion with tongs.
Shopping list:
1 fennel blub
1 yellow onion
1 lemon
3-4 baby (or small) potatoes
Tools and supplies you should have anyway:
Salt
Stolen or homegrown italian parsley or other savory herbs (2 Tbls)
Citrus juicer
Microplane
Tongs
A good sized simmer/saute pan
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Electro-ear-bling
I was told my last post was too wordy so this one is going to be simple.
Guys, if you are not on the phone take that damn thing out of your ear. Is that jewelry or a business tool? If you really think it is the jewelry of business, I have two requests:
1) Wear it baby and wear it proud, other guys are going to think you are so damn cool, especially if have a Jawbone (yeah… you know who you are and how damn cool you are too brada!)
(2) Subscribe to this blog, I am going to share a secret with you soon that may blow your mind.
Guys, if you are not on the phone take that damn thing out of your ear. Is that jewelry or a business tool? If you really think it is the jewelry of business, I have two requests:
1) Wear it baby and wear it proud, other guys are going to think you are so damn cool, especially if have a Jawbone (yeah… you know who you are and how damn cool you are too brada!)
(2) Subscribe to this blog, I am going to share a secret with you soon that may blow your mind.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
HS11 quoted during tonight’s presidential debate!
In the past few months I have said to anyone who will listen that the president’s role is to set vision AND motivate American ingenuity. Tonight a candidate invoked my favorite example of presidential vision and leadership, The Apollo Mission, when talking about his renewable energy plan. I have taken a few friends hostage lately and forced them to listen to my philosophy that America’s next president needs to engage us with a positive vision. The Apollo Mission advanced science, created jobs, and peacefully demonstrated our military superiority. I have said to anyone who would listen: The only way to win “The War on Terror,” is to leave the Middle East. I am not suggesting surrender. On the contrary, the HS11 plan is much simpler, take the Middle East out of our economic equation by eliminating our need for their primary export.
With the presidential elections only 28 days away, it’s time for Americans to take a step back from the usual election questions and instead consider what kind of vision we want the next president to set for our great country. As Americans, we need to decide if we want to be scared into more shortsighted strategies OR challenged to push ourselves. What will you choose? I vote:
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win” (President Kennedy, 1962)
The question we Americans need to ask ourselves this November is not “what tax plan will work for me?” Or “does this guy have enough of the right kind of experience?” We need to evaluate and vote upon the next president’s ability to set vision and motivate us to reach far and beyond.
President Eisenhower (a republican) provided excellent vision and leadership. When Sputnik chirped its way over the United States for the first time, he responded quickly and called for the formation of NASA. Fourteen months later, the United States launched a missile into space with a recording of President Eisenhower declaring “peace on earth and good will toward men.”
Prior to Sputnik, Eisenhower developed his vision of "Open Skies" designed to "relieve fear of surprise attack." His vision paved the way for scientific advancement & job creation which ultimately led to militarily superiority for the United States. Eisenhower did not launch a national "passing out of shovels" program to dig bomb shelters in response to Sputnik; instead he stayed cool.
We need to redirect our thinking as a nation, and we need to stay cool. We need to shift our focus from the failed vision driving the global war on terror and shift toward a global race toward energy independence. “Drill baby drill…” Huh….Yes, we could invest billions of dollars and create jobs in Alaska and other coastal states throughout the next ten years, AND ten years from now we will reduce our dependence on foreign oil by 5-8%. We will be no closer to a sustainable solution. Alternatively we could all shoot for a 5-8% reduction in our energy usage TODAY by filling our tires with air (2%), refrain from gunning it a traffic lights (1-2%?), and drive the speed limit (2-3%?). Oh yes, and we simultaneously could invest billions to create new jobs to cultivate sustainable domestic energy options over the next ten years.
As Americans, we need to decide if we want to be scared into more short-sighted strategies OR challenged to push ourselves to the harness the renewable power sources The question Americans need to ask themselves this November is not “what tax plan will work for me?” or “does this guy have enough of the right kind of experience?” Rather, we need to evaluate and vote upon the next president’s ability to set vision and motivate us to reach beyond the moon.
With the presidential elections only 28 days away, it’s time for Americans to take a step back from the usual election questions and instead consider what kind of vision we want the next president to set for our great country. As Americans, we need to decide if we want to be scared into more shortsighted strategies OR challenged to push ourselves. What will you choose? I vote:
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win” (President Kennedy, 1962)
The question we Americans need to ask ourselves this November is not “what tax plan will work for me?” Or “does this guy have enough of the right kind of experience?” We need to evaluate and vote upon the next president’s ability to set vision and motivate us to reach far and beyond.
President Eisenhower (a republican) provided excellent vision and leadership. When Sputnik chirped its way over the United States for the first time, he responded quickly and called for the formation of NASA. Fourteen months later, the United States launched a missile into space with a recording of President Eisenhower declaring “peace on earth and good will toward men.”
Prior to Sputnik, Eisenhower developed his vision of "Open Skies" designed to "relieve fear of surprise attack." His vision paved the way for scientific advancement & job creation which ultimately led to militarily superiority for the United States. Eisenhower did not launch a national "passing out of shovels" program to dig bomb shelters in response to Sputnik; instead he stayed cool.
We need to redirect our thinking as a nation, and we need to stay cool. We need to shift our focus from the failed vision driving the global war on terror and shift toward a global race toward energy independence. “Drill baby drill…” Huh….Yes, we could invest billions of dollars and create jobs in Alaska and other coastal states throughout the next ten years, AND ten years from now we will reduce our dependence on foreign oil by 5-8%. We will be no closer to a sustainable solution. Alternatively we could all shoot for a 5-8% reduction in our energy usage TODAY by filling our tires with air (2%), refrain from gunning it a traffic lights (1-2%?), and drive the speed limit (2-3%?). Oh yes, and we simultaneously could invest billions to create new jobs to cultivate sustainable domestic energy options over the next ten years.
As Americans, we need to decide if we want to be scared into more short-sighted strategies OR challenged to push ourselves to the harness the renewable power sources The question Americans need to ask themselves this November is not “what tax plan will work for me?” or “does this guy have enough of the right kind of experience?” Rather, we need to evaluate and vote upon the next president’s ability to set vision and motivate us to reach beyond the moon.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Simple beginning
What is in a formula? Is it a combination of ingredients that make life flavorful? Is it the special sauce that just makes everything taste just a bit better? Or maybe a life philosophy? Huh, that is kinda deep. I don’t know the answer. I only know the origin of The Formula. It is an east coast, west coast blend, a unique expression of 3283 derived by some really smart kids, and definitely a tribute to a friendship.
One thing is clear, Formula HS11 should not be kept as a guarded secret, so please subscribe.
One thing is clear, Formula HS11 should not be kept as a guarded secret, so please subscribe.
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