So my good friend and co-worker, LRB, tells this joke.? A man comes home and finds an elephant sitting rather unhappily in his living room.? Immediately he calls his wife and asks "What's with the elephant?" and she replies "What? It was on sale!"
Sexism aside, that joke summarizes a kick we've been on since, oh, August of 2008, to seek out and take advantage of great deals.? We paid for one and only one item of furniture in our comfy living room (it's a leather-topped, carved mahogany coffee table from we got at cut-rate from a self-described "junk shop." I love it.)? The generous people of Craigslist provided us with two large bookcases, a charming leather wingback chair, and a burgundy damask print couch with carved wooden accents--all for free.? Similarly, our dining room set, which can seat 8 (and includes an awesome dining room table Mr. Luz made out of an old farmhouse door bolted to two cast-iron sewing machine treadle bases) cost less than a plane ticket to NOLA.? And I won't tell you how little we spent to kit out our kitchen.? Apparently rich D.C. folks regularly give things like unused KitchenAid standmixers to the Salvation Army to sell to people like me for $20. Ok, so, we love getting great stuff for little to no moolah.
Which is why we love Groupon.com.? If you're not checking Groupon regularly, you're really missing out on great deals.? As I understand it, Groupon goes out and bargains with businesses in major cities across the country for deals like half-priced spa packages, restaurant gift certificates, cases of wine, and otherwise pricey adventure experiences (including sky-diving, ropes courses, hot-air ballooning) in exchange for the advertising and new customers that a Groupon deal inevitably brings to the business.? And oh, do we take advantage of those deals.?
As a food lover, obviously most of my disposable income goes to food, wine, and gadgets-but mostly food.? (See above re: cheap gadgets).? As a reader, I assume that to some extent that's true for you as well.? So it's incumbent upon me to share with you my knowledge of how to get more wonderful food and wine for less disposable income.? Groupon.? Thanks to Groupon, I've been able to eat for half-price in New Orleans, St. Louis, and time and time again in D.C.? And now I'll be doing some fine dining for half-off at home, too.? Yep-for a mere $40.49, Igourmet.com and Kansas City Steak Co. delivered to my front door just yesterday: 2 lbs. of gourmet cheeses, including a raw aged sheep's milk manchego from Spain and a blue cheese from the oldest purveyors in France, and 6 lbs. of wet-aged bone-in NY strip steaks.? My head exploded a little, just typing that.? I paid $1.49 for two pounds of gourmet cheese!! Seriously, I can't think of a clever way to end this post, and now all I can think about is the sharp, musky aged provolone cheese sitting in my fridge right now. So....I'm going to go eat some.? Groupon.? Do it.?
Monthly Archives: December 2010
Do You Groupon?
So my good friend and co-worker, LRB, tells this joke. A man comes home and finds an elephant sitting rather unhappily in his living room. Immediately he calls his wife and asks "What's with the elephant?" and she replies "What? It was on sale!"
Sexism aside, that joke summarizes a kick we've been on since, oh, August of 2008, to seek out and take advantage of great deals. We paid for one and only one item of furniture in our comfy living room (it's a leather-topped, carved mahogany coffee table from we got at cut-rate from a self-described "junk shop." I love it.) The generous people of Craigslist provided us with two large bookcases, a charming leather wingback chair, and a burgundy damask print couch with carved wooden accents--all for free. Similarly, our dining room set, which can seat 8 (and includes an awesome dining room table Mr. Luz made out of an old farmhouse door bolted to two cast-iron sewing machine treadle bases) cost less than a plane ticket to NOLA. And I won't tell you how little we spent to kit out our kitchen. Apparently rich D.C. folks regularly give things like unused KitchenAid standmixers to the Salvation Army to sell to people like me for $20. Ok, so, we love getting great stuff for little to no moolah.
Which is why we love Groupon.com. If you're not checking Groupon regularly, you're really missing out on great deals. As I understand it, Groupon goes out and bargains with businesses in major cities across the country for deals like half-priced spa packages, restaurant gift certificates, cases of wine, and otherwise pricey adventure experiences (including sky-diving, ropes courses, hot-air ballooning) in exchange for the advertising and new customers that a Groupon deal inevitably brings to the business. And oh, do we take advantage of those deals.
As a food lover, obviously most of my disposable income goes to food, wine, and gadgets-but mostly food. (See above re: cheap gadgets). As a reader, I assume that to some extent that's true for you as well. So it's incumbent upon me to share with you my knowledge of how to get more wonderful food and wine for less disposable income. Groupon. Thanks to Groupon, I've been able to eat for half-price in New Orleans, St. Louis, and time and time again in D.C. And now I'll be doing some fine dining for half-off at home, too. Yep-for a mere $40.49, Igourmet.com and Kansas City Steak Co. delivered to my front door just yesterday: 2 lbs. of gourmet cheeses, including a raw aged sheep's milk manchego from Spain and a blue cheese from the oldest purveyors in France, and 6 lbs. of wet-aged bone-in NY strip steaks. My head exploded a little, just typing that. I paid $1.49 for two pounds of gourmet cheese!! Seriously, I can't think of a clever way to end this post, and now all I can think about is the sharp, musky aged provolone cheese sitting in my fridge right now. So....I'm going to go eat some. Groupon. Do it.
Sexism aside, that joke summarizes a kick we've been on since, oh, August of 2008, to seek out and take advantage of great deals. We paid for one and only one item of furniture in our comfy living room (it's a leather-topped, carved mahogany coffee table from we got at cut-rate from a self-described "junk shop." I love it.) The generous people of Craigslist provided us with two large bookcases, a charming leather wingback chair, and a burgundy damask print couch with carved wooden accents--all for free. Similarly, our dining room set, which can seat 8 (and includes an awesome dining room table Mr. Luz made out of an old farmhouse door bolted to two cast-iron sewing machine treadle bases) cost less than a plane ticket to NOLA. And I won't tell you how little we spent to kit out our kitchen. Apparently rich D.C. folks regularly give things like unused KitchenAid standmixers to the Salvation Army to sell to people like me for $20. Ok, so, we love getting great stuff for little to no moolah.
Which is why we love Groupon.com. If you're not checking Groupon regularly, you're really missing out on great deals. As I understand it, Groupon goes out and bargains with businesses in major cities across the country for deals like half-priced spa packages, restaurant gift certificates, cases of wine, and otherwise pricey adventure experiences (including sky-diving, ropes courses, hot-air ballooning) in exchange for the advertising and new customers that a Groupon deal inevitably brings to the business. And oh, do we take advantage of those deals.
As a food lover, obviously most of my disposable income goes to food, wine, and gadgets-but mostly food. (See above re: cheap gadgets). As a reader, I assume that to some extent that's true for you as well. So it's incumbent upon me to share with you my knowledge of how to get more wonderful food and wine for less disposable income. Groupon. Thanks to Groupon, I've been able to eat for half-price in New Orleans, St. Louis, and time and time again in D.C. And now I'll be doing some fine dining for half-off at home, too. Yep-for a mere $40.49, Igourmet.com and Kansas City Steak Co. delivered to my front door just yesterday: 2 lbs. of gourmet cheeses, including a raw aged sheep's milk manchego from Spain and a blue cheese from the oldest purveyors in France, and 6 lbs. of wet-aged bone-in NY strip steaks. My head exploded a little, just typing that. I paid $1.49 for two pounds of gourmet cheese!! Seriously, I can't think of a clever way to end this post, and now all I can think about is the sharp, musky aged provolone cheese sitting in my fridge right now. So....I'm going to go eat some. Groupon. Do it.
2063. TEMPURA SHRIMP, ALFALFA and BACON SUSHI
3 cups of sumeshi (cooked sushi rice)
6 sheets of nori
12 tempura shrimp
6 long strips of cooked bacon, cut in half vertically
1 cup of alfalfa sprouts
Place one sheet of nori (shiny side down). Place 1/2 a cup of the rice in the middle of the sheet and spread it out. Place 2 shrimp at the edge of the sheet closest to you. On top of the shrimp, layer on 2 thin strips of bacon and some alfalfa sprouts. Then roll.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Nicole King, For the Love of Food, September 12, 2007
6 sheets of nori
12 tempura shrimp
6 long strips of cooked bacon, cut in half vertically
1 cup of alfalfa sprouts
Place one sheet of nori (shiny side down). Place 1/2 a cup of the rice in the middle of the sheet and spread it out. Place 2 shrimp at the edge of the sheet closest to you. On top of the shrimp, layer on 2 thin strips of bacon and some alfalfa sprouts. Then roll.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Nicole King, For the Love of Food, September 12, 2007
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2010 in photos
Honeymoon in Hawaii. January.
My first tattoo. January.
Valentine's Day in Savannah. February.
Our niece, Rhiley, came to visit. March.
Pollen puddle. April.
Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga. May.
Nolt farm in Pennsylvania. June.
I turned 31. July.
Sidewalk Tetris in San Francisco. July.
A much changed Rhiley came to visit again. August.
First wedding anniversary celebrated at St. Simons Island, Ga. September.
The Pixies at the Fox in Atlanta. September.
Graffiti in East Atlanta. October.
Visit to Philadelphia. November.
Rock show in Philadelphia. November.
Tibetan monk studying at Emory University. December.
Aftermath of Christmas dinner. December. 2010 in photos
Honeymoon in Hawaii. January.My first tattoo. January.Valentine's Day in Savannah. February.Our niece, Rhiley, came to visit. March.Pollen puddle. April.Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga. May.Nolt farm in Pennsylvania. June.I turned 31. July.Sidewalk Tetris in San Francisco. July.A much changed Rhiley came to visit again. August.First wedding anniversary celebrated at St. Simons Island, Ga. September.The Pixies at the Fox in Atlanta. September.Graffiti in East Atlanta. October.Visit to Philadelphia. November.Rock show in Philadelphia. November.Tibetan monk studying at Emory University. December.Aftermath of Christmas dinner. December. Bacon LIVE: End of the Year Show
Last night was Bacon LIVE’s end of the year show. Sean and I talked about what we got for Christmas and our best bacon movements of 2010.
I also tried to make this a more interactive show by asking Twitter and the chatroom the same two questions. I even used to sound board to have news brakes about what was being discussed by the chatters (or bits).
I think I ma starting to get the hang of the sound board and the show is starting to have a more organized formate. I can’t wait to see what the new year will bring to the show.
Thanks for helping to make this year successful one for Bacon LIVE. We can’t wait to see you all again next year!
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2062. KIMCHI, BACON and FULVI PECORINO ROMANO BISCUITS
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup cold butter
1 cup fulvi pecorino romano cheese
6 slices bacon, chopped
3/4 cup diced kimchi, squeezed of its juices
2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 425º. Sift the flour, baking powder & soda, salt and garlic powder together and using a pastry cutter or two knives cut butter until only bits are visible. Add the Fulvi Pecorino Romano Cheese. Mix well. Bake bacon in convection oven lined with parchment paper at 375º until crispy, chop into bite size pieces and add to the mixture. Add the buttermilk. Mix well. Squeeze the kimchi of its juices, chop and add to the mixture and mix well until a dough forms.
On a lightly floured surface place the dough and pat and form the dough to about 2 inch thickness. Add more flour if your dough seems a bit wet. Using a floured biscuit cutter cut the dough and place on lined baking sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes or until biscuits appear golden.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Lisa, Korean American Mommy, November 14, 2010
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup cold butter
1 cup fulvi pecorino romano cheese
6 slices bacon, chopped
3/4 cup diced kimchi, squeezed of its juices
2 cups buttermilk
Preheat oven to 425º. Sift the flour, baking powder & soda, salt and garlic powder together and using a pastry cutter or two knives cut butter until only bits are visible. Add the Fulvi Pecorino Romano Cheese. Mix well. Bake bacon in convection oven lined with parchment paper at 375º until crispy, chop into bite size pieces and add to the mixture. Add the buttermilk. Mix well. Squeeze the kimchi of its juices, chop and add to the mixture and mix well until a dough forms.
On a lightly floured surface place the dough and pat and form the dough to about 2 inch thickness. Add more flour if your dough seems a bit wet. Using a floured biscuit cutter cut the dough and place on lined baking sheet and bake for about 15-20 minutes or until biscuits appear golden.
bacon recipe courtesy of: Lisa, Korean American Mommy, November 14, 2010
Uneeda Burger, Fremont, Seattle: (Alternate view) Yes, I…
Uneeda Burger, Fremont, Seattle:
(Alternate view)
Yes, I considered putting an onion ring inside the burger… ;)
The Classic (1/4 LB)
Romaine lettuce, pickle, tomato & special sauce. $4
upgraded to Whidbey Island Crescent Harbor 100% Wagyu (Kobe) Grass-Fed Beef $3
added Extra Patty $2, Bacon $1.50, Cheddar $.75, Fried Egg $.60
Onion Rings
$4 for the best onion rings I’ve ever had
Beer
Guinness Extra Stout
(Shot with a Panasonic GH2 using the Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 Lumix G H-H014 lens)
Uneeda Burger
4302 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 547-2600