Saturday, November 11, 2017

game on

Back in 2013 I roasted cornish game hens, with grapes.



I made that same recipe the other night and it’s very good.


Clean and dry the birds. 
Pick and wash the grapes.
 Peel the shallots.

 Put everything into a large pot, add a lot of fresh ground pepper and thyme, a fair amount of salt and a generous drizzle of olive oil to coat everything. 

Toss to mix, then into a sheet pan so the birds are exposed and not too buried in the grapes.

Roast hard at 425+ for 45 minutes for one bird, an hour or so for two, 90 minutes for three.


Crisp on the outside, juicy on the inside and just perfect.

Friday, November 10, 2017

soldiers go through a bad spell now and then, too


This day is commonly spelled as Veteran’s or Veterans’, 
to imply the posessive.


However.


The United States Department of Veterans Affairs states the ATTRIBUTIVE as opposed to the POSSESSIVE is the official spelling because


“it is not a day that 'belongs' to veterans,
it is a day for honoring all veterans.”



Bonus link: va.gov/opa/vetsday/gallery.asp to see a gallery of 
Veterans Day posters dating back to 1978.


Thursday, November 9, 2017

tangerine


Written in 1941.



This version recorded in 1965.




Make-out music from the swingin’ 1960’s.

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

watching the wheels go round

People say I'm crazy
Doing what I'm doing
Well, they give me all kinds of warnings
To save me from ruin.

1981

When I say that I'm okay, 
well they look at me kinda strange
"Surely, you're not happy now, 
you no longer play the game.”


People say I'm lazy
Dreaming my life away
Well they give me all kinds of advice
Designed to enlighten me.


When I tell them that I'm doing fine 
watching shadows on the wall
"Don't you miss the big time boy, 
you're no longer on the ball?”


I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll.
No longer riding on the merry-go-round
I just had to let it go.


Ah, people ask me questions
Lost in confusion
Well, I tell them there's no problem
Only solutions.


Well, they shake their heads and they look at me, 
as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry, 
I'm just sitting here doing time.


I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the merry-go-round.


I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go
I just had to let it go.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Sunday, November 5, 2017