Published on Wednesday 12th March 2008 .
I spent most of today just relaxing in Hersch and Liana’s house. This morning I helped Hersch prep beef in a red wine and tomato sauce, very similar to a beef burgundy. I helped with the broth, watching the water boil before added a stock base. For the most part, I watched him put it all together and do the knife work. He tried to teach me what he was doing, but I knew a lot of the basics already from the many hours of Food Network I have watched, wishing I could do those things myself. After mixing all of the ingredients together by 10:00 a.m., we left it to simmer the rest of the day. I think I have the basics for the dish down, and I might try to make it when I return to Schaumburg. My attempt at it probably won’t taste anywhere near as good.
For the rest of the day, I ran a few errands at the local market between Rock Band sessions and No Country for Old Men. I thought the movie was very well made, but not one that I would watch again any time soon. With Rock Band, I continued playing the drums today and got much better at it. I’m only on medium difficulty right now, but I’m progressing with just about every song I play. I found out that Rock Band has a PS2 version, but there is also a Wii version on the way. I won’t necessarily have to drop $300+ on an XBox 360 or PS3 to enjoy Rock Band later on.
I looked up some things to do in Vancouver, but I am not seeing much I want to do other than general sightseeing up there. I don’t know yet when I’ll head up there, but I think either Thursday or Friday. I don’t think I’ll have time to go on Saturday, and going tomorrow is just too rushed. I think I will try to head downtown and walk around a little. The 10 day forecast says that it will be mostly cloudy tomorrow. That should be OK for walking around.
I think I’ve finally adjusted to Pacific time. I’m going to head up to bed and read before I fall asleep with my laptop burning my legs.
Published on Tuesday 11th March 2008 .
Today, Hersch and I went to the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery and took a tour. Chateau Ste. Michelle makes some of my favorite wines, including a Reisling and a Pinot Gris. Liana joined us for dinner at The Pink Door, in the Pike Place Market. The restaurant features Italian-American fare with a very intimate dining room.
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We just came back from dinner at Quinn’s. After ordering drinks, we ordered braised meatball sliders; duck and duck rillette; oxtails with potato gnocchi and crispy marrow; and a side of marinated olives. The meatball sliders were pretty good, but they were tiny. Take a look at your keyboard. The sliders were about the size of four keys on your keyboard. The duck and duck rillette also included foie gras on top of a chicken mousse. Served with pieces of toast, the dish was quite tasty.
The highlight of my dinner was the oxtails dish. It had a really rich flavor which paired with the gnocchi quite well. The crispy marrow added even more to the already great combination of flavors. If you’re not into rich foods, you may find it a bit on the salty side. For me, however, it was so delicious. In fact, it was delicious enough to order a second plate.
If you’re in Seattle, I would recommend a visit to Quinn’s. I wouldn’t say that it is a must, but it is definitely worth a visit.
Published on Saturday 8th March 2008 in Uncategorized
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OK, this should be last of the Flight recap posts (parts 1 and 2). I only have a page of notes left. Again, check it out after the jump.
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Published on Saturday 8th March 2008 in Uncategorized
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Here’s the second part of my flight recap. Read it after the jump, because it’s too long.
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Published on Saturday 8th March 2008 in Uncategorized
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Here is a recap of what I wrote in a notebook while on the plane. All times are CST:
1:03 p.m.
So far this plane ride hasn’t been too bad. The worst part just now was trying to get up to go to the bathroom. The seats in United Economy are pretty tight, and even tighter when the seats in front of you are reclined.
1:05 p.m.
We’re getting a little turbulence.
Enchanted is the movie. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m not really watching it. I am only reading lips becaues I have the iPod going — a little Lily Allen, Anna Nalick, and now New Pornographers.
1:10 p.m.
I think we’re descending a little, but I’m not sure. It’s hard to tell visually because there has been a good bit of cloud cover most of the flight. Looking out into the distance, the cloud horizon looks a little higher, but I don’t know.
It is a little odd looking at the wing. We feel like we’re going pretty level, and the wing tip appears to be above the windows…[t]he lift caused by the moving air flexes the wing quite a bit.
1:15 p.m.
I’m starting to see snow-covered mountains appear through the clouds below. My guess is that we’re over Idaho, or at least the western Dakotas. Perhaps we are even over Canada?
1:17 p.m.
I took some pictures out the window earlier. It was closser to noon, and I could see the shadow of the jet stream on the clouds. I never saw the plane’s shadow, but I did see a rainbow around where I think it should have been.
That’s the end of the first page I wrote in my notebook. I will post more in the morning.
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After Hank gave me a ride to O’Hare, I went through security and out to my gate in about 20-30 minutes. Before finally paying $7 for 24 hours of WiFi access (of which I will use two), I walked around for a little while. I bought myself a breakfast bagel from some no-name shop and a grande white mocha from Starbucks. Now I’m sitting at gate C9 (Twitter followers and Facebook stalkers are already aware), waiting for my plane.
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