If you have any poo, throw it now!
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Thursday, June 02, 2005
After The Rain
If I had my way
I would never go back
with my back to the wall
I just let myself fall
watch the daytimes turn black
but now and again I find
you cross my mind
If I was a train
I would never slow down
with my head in the sky
and the world going by
every nowhere town
as I write one more letter to you
I know I can't change the things that I do
one day
when you discover
just why I ran
ran away from you lover
I know I'm to blame
I feel so ashamed
call out your name
after the rain
what do you want me to do
I've thrown away everything for you
well I've wasted my dreams
each day it seems
I'm losing my way back to you
It's time for a change
what else can I do
the clock ticking time
I better make up my mind
is it me or is it you
yeah tonight as I'm losing control
I will drink to the queen of my soul
one day
when you discover
just why I ran
ran away from you lover
I know I'm to blame
I feel so ashamed
call out your name
after the rain...
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
In case you havn't noticed... The site hasn't had any updates for a while.. I had a HD crash a while back, and don't have everything working the way I would like to yet... I am without tons of stuff... I am sad...
Stay tuned... When things do change, they will be big...
Stay tuned... When things do change, they will be big...
Monday, May 09, 2005
"Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal."
-Arthur Schopenhauer
-Arthur Schopenhauer
Monday, April 11, 2005
Serendipity — The making of happy and unexpected discoveries by accident or when looking for something else; such a discovery. -Oxford Dictionary
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Your creative words:
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Brentlicious!
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Brentlicious!
Monday, March 21, 2005
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Check out Dan's website...
http://danandmeliss.aviator.ca/
Dan, I see you in a whole new light now....
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Mount Kologet
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Thursday, March 10, 2005
Ok, so that test didnt work... but this one will!
Leave me a comment... if this works.. I might do something!
Leave me a comment... if this works.. I might do something!
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
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New Feature! Now you can add comments to my comments, in My Opinion!
How do you feel about that?
This is kinda a test....
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Hobo Stew for Two
This one-pot is a classic road meal. The ingredients are available just about anywhere, and are easily transportable. My recipe comes down from a workaday Midwestern past, with a bit of updated West Coast spin. I make no apology for the suggestion of canned or prepared ingredients, as this is classic convenience food meant to be prepared over a small fire of whatever fuel might be available or packed in.
You will need three rocks to prepare your hearth, and a soup pot or a pan, or scrounge up an empty #10-size vegetable can--it being the true, authentic cooking vessel for this simple braised throwback. If you do choose to be or find yourself in the position of cooking your supper in a #10 can, you might want to prepare it first by placing it directly in the coals to burn off the modern miracle of long chain polyethylene film that is applied to the steel of the can to keep it from contact with the food originally stored therein. Lou and my dad didn't have to worry about plastic poisoning in the 1930's. Steel cans used as cooking pots back then were coated on the inside with tin; hopefully free of lead, but--who knows? Be advised: Cooking your food in steel containers scavenged from the trash has always been risky business, but it's a modern time-honored tradition. As long as we are not driven to indulge this little exoticism on a daily basis, a batch or two of Hobo Stew cooked in a can probably won't kill 'ya.
Customarily, this dish is prepared on the outskirts of town. Road-weary travelers would find a little hidey-hole in the bushes alongside the railroad tracks. They would procure their meat, vegetables, loaf of bread, bottle of wine, rolling papers and tobacco at a nearby market, and gather wood from old shipping pallets and packing crates for an unobtrusive little fire. Hobo etiquette requires you don't make a big impact on the neighborhood you're passing through, plus you want to avoid having the Yard Dicks catch wind of your little soirée and come through to bust your chops mid-meal.
These same sensibilities apply today in a campground or at a roadside picnic table with a nice iron Bar-B-Q grill or fire ring. You need to pack your fuel in and pack your trash out. The park ranger will be happy, and you won't nettle the neighbors or burn down the woods with a big roaring campfire. Hobo Stew lends itself to the economic use of resources. Hobo Stew won't break your bank; yes, it's dolphin safe! You can feel good about yourself while preparing and eating your Hobo Stew.
Hobo Stew with a piece of pork shoulder, the way I like to make it, is admittedly a little rough on the hogs, but the beauty of Hobo Stew is that is can be just as easily completely vegetarian, fat-free and organic, depending on what your shopping options are. While Hobo Stew is usually associated with times of little money and reduced expectations, it tastes just as good, maybe better, when you're flush! I can tell you a three-dollar Hobo Stew and a sixty-dollar Pinot Noir is a fantastic (though somewhat extravagant) combination. I prefer a modestly priced Sonoma County Zinfandel. My current favorite is the estate-bottled from Wild Hog Vineyard. It tastes great under the stars with Hobo Stew and a box of soda crackers--a great combination, kind of like John Prine and Bonnie Raitt singing "Angel From Montgomery" . . . all earth and roots.
INGREDIENTS:
a piece of pork, lamb shoulder or beef stew meat; something with a little fat to it, please.
1 Small onion, chopped
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Carrot, in chunks
6 Sun-dried tomato halves
1 can of chicken stock
S alt & pepper
bay leaf or pepperwood leaf
1 Big potato
PREPARATION:
1. Brown a piece of pork or lamb shoulder in your pot, pan or can. Beef stew meat works, too; something with a little fat to it, please.
2. Pour off any excess fat, and sauté:
1 Small onion, chopped
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Carrot, in chunks
6 Sun-dried tomato halves
3. Add and simmer about an hour:
1 Can of chicken stock
And enough water just to keep your meat covered as it cooks, or just water and a splash of wine.
4. Season with salt, pepper and a thumbnail-size piece of bay leaf or pepperwood leaf.
5. Add and simmer about twenty minutes more:
1 Big potato, in chunks
Variations on a Theme
Chicken works, or rabbit, or any combination of small game birds. I must admit, as this Y2K thing nears, I have had my eye on all the fat robins and starlings that stop here where I live in Sonoma County, California. The birds are on their way to winter nesting further south, and they gorge themselves on dry grapes, bugs and windfall apples. Sometimes they get into a load of privet berries that have fermented on the branch, and all that's needed is a basket to collect them up in the wee hours. If the poor things haven't frozen to death, they have such devastating hangovers that a one-way ticket to the stew pot could be considered an act of mercy.
If you prefer a vegetarian Hobo Stew, omit the critter in step one and substitute mushrooms sautéed in a bit of olive oil or dry white wine, skip the chicken stock, increase the sun-dried tomatoes (or use fresh, in season), and cook your potatoes right in with all the rest of your vegetables.
You can substitute a can of drained garbanzo beans for the potatoes, season with a pinch of minced fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, lavender or basil leaves) or curry powder, and serve over couscous.
Another handy twist is to skip the potatoes and pick up a log of pre-made polenta at the grocery. Slice and grill your polenta and serve the stew over it, or cut in cubes and heat right in the stew at the last minute. Season with fresh basil leaves or a bit of rosemary, and dress with pocketknife shavings of a good aged sheep's milk cheese.
Last, but not least, Hobo Stew is great with fish, clams, mussels and or crab. Forget step one; pick up a fennel bulb to add to your vegetable sauté, omit the chicken stock (or not), and stew your vegetables until just tender in a small amount of water. When the vegetables are near to ready, add your seafood, a splash of wine, cover and cook just until your shells have opened and the fish is cooked through. Serve over couscous or with a good crusty loaf of bread for dipping in the broth.
Servings: 6
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Recipe from: Unknown
This one-pot is a classic road meal. The ingredients are available just about anywhere, and are easily transportable. My recipe comes down from a workaday Midwestern past, with a bit of updated West Coast spin. I make no apology for the suggestion of canned or prepared ingredients, as this is classic convenience food meant to be prepared over a small fire of whatever fuel might be available or packed in.
You will need three rocks to prepare your hearth, and a soup pot or a pan, or scrounge up an empty #10-size vegetable can--it being the true, authentic cooking vessel for this simple braised throwback. If you do choose to be or find yourself in the position of cooking your supper in a #10 can, you might want to prepare it first by placing it directly in the coals to burn off the modern miracle of long chain polyethylene film that is applied to the steel of the can to keep it from contact with the food originally stored therein. Lou and my dad didn't have to worry about plastic poisoning in the 1930's. Steel cans used as cooking pots back then were coated on the inside with tin; hopefully free of lead, but--who knows? Be advised: Cooking your food in steel containers scavenged from the trash has always been risky business, but it's a modern time-honored tradition. As long as we are not driven to indulge this little exoticism on a daily basis, a batch or two of Hobo Stew cooked in a can probably won't kill 'ya.
Customarily, this dish is prepared on the outskirts of town. Road-weary travelers would find a little hidey-hole in the bushes alongside the railroad tracks. They would procure their meat, vegetables, loaf of bread, bottle of wine, rolling papers and tobacco at a nearby market, and gather wood from old shipping pallets and packing crates for an unobtrusive little fire. Hobo etiquette requires you don't make a big impact on the neighborhood you're passing through, plus you want to avoid having the Yard Dicks catch wind of your little soirée and come through to bust your chops mid-meal.
These same sensibilities apply today in a campground or at a roadside picnic table with a nice iron Bar-B-Q grill or fire ring. You need to pack your fuel in and pack your trash out. The park ranger will be happy, and you won't nettle the neighbors or burn down the woods with a big roaring campfire. Hobo Stew lends itself to the economic use of resources. Hobo Stew won't break your bank; yes, it's dolphin safe! You can feel good about yourself while preparing and eating your Hobo Stew.
Hobo Stew with a piece of pork shoulder, the way I like to make it, is admittedly a little rough on the hogs, but the beauty of Hobo Stew is that is can be just as easily completely vegetarian, fat-free and organic, depending on what your shopping options are. While Hobo Stew is usually associated with times of little money and reduced expectations, it tastes just as good, maybe better, when you're flush! I can tell you a three-dollar Hobo Stew and a sixty-dollar Pinot Noir is a fantastic (though somewhat extravagant) combination. I prefer a modestly priced Sonoma County Zinfandel. My current favorite is the estate-bottled from Wild Hog Vineyard. It tastes great under the stars with Hobo Stew and a box of soda crackers--a great combination, kind of like John Prine and Bonnie Raitt singing "Angel From Montgomery" . . . all earth and roots.
INGREDIENTS:
a piece of pork, lamb shoulder or beef stew meat; something with a little fat to it, please.
1 Small onion, chopped
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Carrot, in chunks
6 Sun-dried tomato halves
1 can of chicken stock
S alt & pepper
bay leaf or pepperwood leaf
1 Big potato
PREPARATION:
1. Brown a piece of pork or lamb shoulder in your pot, pan or can. Beef stew meat works, too; something with a little fat to it, please.
2. Pour off any excess fat, and sauté:
1 Small onion, chopped
2 Cloves garlic, minced
1 Carrot, in chunks
6 Sun-dried tomato halves
3. Add and simmer about an hour:
1 Can of chicken stock
And enough water just to keep your meat covered as it cooks, or just water and a splash of wine.
4. Season with salt, pepper and a thumbnail-size piece of bay leaf or pepperwood leaf.
5. Add and simmer about twenty minutes more:
1 Big potato, in chunks
Variations on a Theme
Chicken works, or rabbit, or any combination of small game birds. I must admit, as this Y2K thing nears, I have had my eye on all the fat robins and starlings that stop here where I live in Sonoma County, California. The birds are on their way to winter nesting further south, and they gorge themselves on dry grapes, bugs and windfall apples. Sometimes they get into a load of privet berries that have fermented on the branch, and all that's needed is a basket to collect them up in the wee hours. If the poor things haven't frozen to death, they have such devastating hangovers that a one-way ticket to the stew pot could be considered an act of mercy.
If you prefer a vegetarian Hobo Stew, omit the critter in step one and substitute mushrooms sautéed in a bit of olive oil or dry white wine, skip the chicken stock, increase the sun-dried tomatoes (or use fresh, in season), and cook your potatoes right in with all the rest of your vegetables.
You can substitute a can of drained garbanzo beans for the potatoes, season with a pinch of minced fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary, lavender or basil leaves) or curry powder, and serve over couscous.
Another handy twist is to skip the potatoes and pick up a log of pre-made polenta at the grocery. Slice and grill your polenta and serve the stew over it, or cut in cubes and heat right in the stew at the last minute. Season with fresh basil leaves or a bit of rosemary, and dress with pocketknife shavings of a good aged sheep's milk cheese.
Last, but not least, Hobo Stew is great with fish, clams, mussels and or crab. Forget step one; pick up a fennel bulb to add to your vegetable sauté, omit the chicken stock (or not), and stew your vegetables until just tender in a small amount of water. When the vegetables are near to ready, add your seafood, a splash of wine, cover and cook just until your shells have opened and the fish is cooked through. Serve over couscous or with a good crusty loaf of bread for dipping in the broth.
Servings: 6
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Recipe from: Unknown
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
We are nearing the 6000th visitor to evjen.ca! As per usual the 6000th visitor will be promised a T-Shirt, which I will someday get around to making.. :)
I'm leaving the counter visible this time, so if you are the 6000th visitor, send me an email brent@evjen.ca and let me know exactly what time you were on! Then I can confirm wether it was you!
Good luck!
I'm leaving the counter visible this time, so if you are the 6000th visitor, send me an email brent@evjen.ca and let me know exactly what time you were on! Then I can confirm wether it was you!
Good luck!
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Guard against arrogance. For anyone in a leading position, this is a matter of principle and an important condition for maintaining unity. Even those who have made no serious mistakes and have achieved very great success in their work should not be arrogant.
-Mao Tse Tung
Quotations from Mao Tse Tung
-Mao Tse Tung
Quotations from Mao Tse Tung
Saturday, February 05, 2005
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