Fondant

Fondant, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

Making Rolled Fondant...

BBQ

BBQ, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

Smoked Chickens at my brothers place...

Toledo Botanical Gardens

Toledo Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

Foie Gras in its natural element.

Toledo Botanical Gardens

Toledo Botanical Gardens, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

I really need my own private vineyard...

Trotters Tavern

Trotters Tavern, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

The Brown Jug. THE best steak ever. I'm starting to miss BG more and more...

Grounds for Thought

Grounds for Thought, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

Coffee at Grounds for Thought. It has been FAR too long...

New Message

New Message, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

New Message

New Message, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

New Message

New Message, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

New Message

New Message, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

Birffday Dinna!

Birffday Dinna!, originally uploaded by johnnytao2000.

Dinner at BJs Brewhouse - PM Porter in hand...

The Galaxy is at Peace...

Kerrie thinks I'm obsessed. And yeah, she's probably right.

All things considered, no other video game franchise has captured my attention so completely. Further more, no other video game franchise has entertained me so completely. I'm speaking, of course, of Metroid.

Metroid, released almost 22 years ago, was one of the few games for the original NES that I was truly fascinated with. It was expansive, exploratory game play and I loved the story: Space Bounty Hunter out to destroy a big creepy brain and her life-sucking pets.

Many years later, while on the clock at Cosmo's, I devoted a shload of time to defeating Metroid: Fusion. Then came Metroid: Zero Mission. Then I backtracked a little. I got a nifty emulator and worked on Super Metroid. I've even been trying to crack the Prime series, though not with much luck.

So yeah, you can imagine the geek-orgasm I had when I saw the previews for next year's Metroid: Other M. Being the geek I am, the only logical thing to do was bake cupcakes.

	Stemage - Metroid Metal - The Theme
	Found at bee mp3 search engine

Guinness Stout Mustard...

Recently, I decided to make my own mustard.

It sounds like one of those things that normally I rail against, my thinking being that I shouldn't be making it because I can BUY a jar of mustard dirt cheap.

I felt like taking a chance on a recipe I saw in Plate magazine. Mustard is mustard, but Mustard made with Guinness? That sounded intriguing...

Making your own mustard is a small project. Not a lot of involvement, rather an investment of time. It takes 9 days; 2 days to soak the mustard seeds in the Guinness and 7 days for the finished product to develop.

I took some to work for the Commodore, and it was enjoyed by many people along with some delicious Calamari and Onion Straws. Of course, the big test for me was at home enjoying this mustard on grilled Metts. With Porter. Lots of Porter...



Credit where credit is due, this recipe was printed in Plate magazine and comes from EC Jamie Lauren of Absinthe in San Fransisco.