Roger's View of the World, Love and Seafood Gumbo!
Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
Don’t you love technology when it can bring the things you love and enjoy close to you?
Here’s a secret I would like to share with the millions of SC fans… Pete Carroll is on TWITTER… and so am I… I said… AND SO AM I !!!
The fun thing is that you can follow daughters, friends , and anyone who you find interesting enough to want to hear their periodic ramblings…
Just another way to keep in touch!
Roger freberg
Karen did a nice blog on TWITTER
A little while ago, Laura passed me an interesting article on the expressiveness of one’s face. Unless you are Brad Pitt or one of the symmetrical rarities, one half of your face is generally more expressive than the other and you really don’t notice this distinctiveness until you have a little photographic fun.
First, the real me is on the far right.
The middle ‘me’ is a composite of my two most expressive sides of my face ( I look a little bit like the ‘doctor’ in Voyager) a bit too smiley for me. The far left is a composite of my less emotive side.
My real smile is also a bit different in that it occurs on the right side of my face. Like the Mona Lisa, she smiles on what some people would call the ‘wrong side’ of her face ( that is because Leonardo finished the painting of Mona Lisa looking into a mirror of his own reflection, so his smile was reversed).
Interesting? Anyway, I hope this made you smile!
Roger Freberg
Well, I believe that each year needs to be brought forth with a positive note!
So, our new year’s eve will be tame by many standards… a little of George Washington’s finest Eggnog and in the morning we’ll have raisin, cinnamon rolls to wake up to! Lunch of homemade chimichanga’s and a nice cheesecake for dessert…. and dinner will be a light and simple bread pudding! yum!
Of course, we’ll watch the Rose parade and our Trojans!
Fight on!
Roger
Cheers to all those serving our country at home and abroad!
People who know me know that I am not into shortcuts, particularly with something as simple and as nice as Baklava!
Today, I prepared for making Baklava by working on some of the component ingredients. I made some Rose water and shelled Pistachios. With nearly 70 rose bushes, the raw material isn’t lacking. Distilling your own rose water really isn’t that hard and there are solutions such as this on the web.
First, we pour water into a large container over our rose petals. In the middle of our container sits a stone, brick or some other practical substance on which you place a cup. When the water boils , the vapor runs off the inverted lid and falls into the cup! Periodically take the cup out an empty it into another container… this is your rose water.
Generally speaking, the most costly ingredient of Baklava is your choice of nuts… unfortunately, the most expensive nuts make a more wonderful Baklava! I like a mixture of Pistachio, Almonds and pecans! Walnuts are commonly used ( a tribute, I understand, to the ancient Romans who use to throw walnuts instead of rice at weddings as they believed walnuts were aphrodisiacs )… however, pine nuts are in a number of recipes as well.
Stay tuned, our recipe will follow.
Roger Freberg
Well, we talked about George Washington’s eggnog for a number of blog posts and I thought I’d post a few afterthoughts on the subject.
President Washington’s eggnog was a bit strong for the timid souls so I’d basically cut the spirits in half for those who relish a tamer drink. After all, GW was known in his time for his very strong eggnog! I’d hesitate to serve this to any group that isn’t ‘walking’ home.
Secondly, you are going to have to play the seasonings and the sugar content by ear, tasting and sampling as it ages. The problem is the GW’s basic recipe doesn’t make any allowances for what we have come to know as ‘eggnog.’
So after proper seasoning and sweetening ( I used powdered sugar)… I have to say… it was wonderful!
Roger Freberg