Futtocks
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King's X - Gretchen goes to Nebraska. Haven't listened to this in at least 10 years. Liking it lots.
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tonight I will be listening to The Stereophonics, in Hoodtown
Commiserations, mate.
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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Dont Come around Here No More.
really looking forward to his new album. dates have been anounced for his US tour. I have my fingers crossed he may play over here but its been a while since he toured Europe.
I can recommend 'Runnin' down a Dream' - a 3 DVD & 1 CD set. Two of the DVDs are a superb documentary about the band and the 3rd is the Anniversary gig in Gainesville. The CD is a collection of unreleased stuff, which isn't exactly essential, but nice to have.
His latest release, however, is a monster box set of live performances. It comes in various different forms, but the 'de luxe' version runs to nine discs - CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray and Vinyl, plus other goodies!
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Sesame oil as a dressing or stir fry oil?
You just use it to finish off a dish, same as truffle oil. Either as a dressing, or right at the end of cooking. It has a low smoke point, so you wouldn't want to use it as the main oil for cooking, regardless of the flavour.
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You beat me to it. A lot of shops and restaurants in this country have stopped selling it. It is produced by prolonged cruelty. Stick to liver pate.
There's a lot of hysteria and hyperbole spouted about foie gras production. There have also been some shops/restaurants targeted by sickos who threaten the owners' children/family etc.
True, some producers do use methods that are cruel (if not as cruel as some campaigners claim), but you can buy the stuff from ethical/humane producers too. Just check before you buy.
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I was with you until sesame oil. I can't stand it. I love Asian food to be clean and fresh, sesame oil just ruins it.
I find you have to use it with a very light touch, or it dominates everything.
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Last night i cooked a salad of toasted pine nuts, pack choi, broccolli and sprouts.
Served with griddled tuna steak.
Lovely.
Tonight i fancy cooking something closer to home; a roast.
I like pak choi. Much easier to get these days, too. Stir fried with ginger, garlic and soy sauce, then finished with a touch of sesame oil is a nice way to have it.
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just listened to washington square serenade by Steve Earle
Good album. Danny Baker played the track 'Satellite Radio' a few times on his show, which made me check it out.
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Midlake - the Courage of others. Nice, if maybe a little too laid-back.
Broken Bells - Broken Bells. Still getting into this. Interesting
Zulu Spear - Welcome to the USA. African Rock music; 'Chin up' is a superb song, with Zulu harmonies and crunchy guitars.
Rob Wasserman - Duets. Bass virtuoso Wasserman plays with various guests, from St
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I've come across that mob at the Pub & Bar Expo. They were handing out samples to try so I ate my fill of crocodile, locust, snake and a number of other creatures I'd rather not be reminded of.
I've had springbok, eland and crocodile from them. Very good stuff.
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As part of my new year resolution, I'm looking at trying a new food or drink every month.
So far I have tried Japanese sake (saki) and venison. I have some others in mind but I'm throwing the doors open to anymore exciting suggestions. (And don't say 'salad', I know some of you smart ***** are thinking it!)
My other ideas for future months include:
- goose foie gras
- caviar
- quince
- dragonfruit
- steak tartare
- oysters
- sea bream
- tripe
- frog's legs
- kangaroo
Of the above:
- Foie gras (Duck or Goose) is delicious, and there are more and more suppliers who rear the birds more humanely than the horror stories that are regularly circulated.
- Caviare. The cheap/medium priced stuff's nothing to write home about, while the really good stuff is prohibitively expensive.
- Quince. You can, in some delicatessens and supermarkets (i.e. Sainsbury) get Membrillo, which is a stiff quince jelly which is traditionally served with white, crumble cheese. A good combination.
- Dragon Fruit. About a hundred times more interesting to look at than to eat. Pleasant, but a little bland.
- Steak tartare. The flavour is lovely, but it's the texture that turns most people off.
- Oysters. Love 'em.
- Frog's Legs. Chickeny.
- Nice red meat, Kangaroo.
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I've had pheasant. It's a few years ago. I used to work with a guy who shot (and smoked) so I swapped him 200 Regal Kings bought in Spain for a brace of pheasant. Can't say I was impressed. It seemed dry and tasteless.
Pheasant's pleasant enough, but not a particularly exotic taste. Being a game bird, it has little fat so will dry out quickly if not regularly basted. Pigeon can be had from some butchers, Waitrose, or (frozen) from oriental supermarkets. Again, it must be kept moist, but is a much more interesting flavour than pheasant or partridge.
Quail is farmed (more fat), and can be roasted pretty vigorously. I tend to just season them well with salt and pepper, stuff a couple of cherry peppers inside, then sear them in a pan before roasting.
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You need to take a tour through theOsgrow website.
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Went to see Midlake last night. Very good once the soundman switched the mud button on the mixing desk off.
I've just ordered their CD 'The Courage of Others'.
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Wigan have been coming back for a couple of seasons now, The only thing they have lacked has been a different coach, You only have to look at the fittness and weight loss of some of their players to see the difference he is making, They will be up with the best this season.
We'll see. What with Warrington looking to be depleted in the pack this weekend, it may not be until we play Leeds or Saints that the true mettle of this new regime will be apparent. It is looking very good, though.
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One of the key things this year for Wigan has been the stability in the squad with Deacon being the only new signing.
Apart from that svelte, athletic Riddell chappie playing at hooker - what a coincidence that he has exactly the same name as last year's hooker.
Seriously, look at Wigan all the years since they were at the top of the game. The number of years they've started a season with a stable and established halfs-hooker-loose forward combination can't be very many.
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Just downloading Matthew Sweet & Susannah Hoffs - Under the Covers Vol.2 - I didn't realise this had been released.
I really liked Vol.1, and there are, once again, some interesting song choices here.
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Can't recommend Midlake highly enough. The album this came from was my favourite album of 2008. New album out on Monday which is supposed to sound like Fairport Convention.
Danny played another track of theirs on today's show.
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A song Danny Baker played on his show the other day; 'Roscoe' by Midlake. Very laid-back, with Fleetwood Mac Mk.2-style vocal harmonies.
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Recently:
- Minnie Riperton - Best of
- Best of Mountain Stage - Vol.4
- John Zorn - The Big Gundown
- Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
- P.M.Dawn - The Bliss Album
- Masters of Reality - The Blue Garden
- Mike Keneally - Hat
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Mitch Hedberg - Do you believe in Gosh? An American stand-up comedian who died young, after releasing only two albums. Random gags and observations - a lot of fun.
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Digitising some vinyl over the weekend for portable use, including 'The Man: the Ultimate Isaac Hayes 1969-1977'. An 18 minute version of 'By the Time I get to Phoenix'? Hell yeah!
Also, Bowie's 'Hunky Dory' and 'Ziggy Stardust', plus 'The Best of Blondie' and Jack Bruce's 'A Question of Time'.
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Various Artists - Bearded Ladies Vol.1
A bunch of pretty much unknown performers - mainly folk-influenced, some with a kind of psychedelic edge. Six tracks in so far, and it's really pretty good.
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Its due to snow in Bedford soon. I'll have 30 dishes to keep clear...ranging from 1.1m to 13m!! Oh Joy!!!
Careful now - remember Rod Hull.
A mere inch or two here on the Essex/Herts border. Not actually snowing at the moment, but has been all morning.
What Are You Listening To - The Reckoning
in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
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Manu Dibango - Senga abele
Phish - Bliss
Sonny Landreth - Planet Cannonball
The Nits - How the West got lost
The Angels - You won't find no Answers
Ray Charles - Misery in my Heart
Frank Zappa - Cruisin' for Burgers
Pink Floyd - Crumblin' Land
Leonard Cohen - First we take Manhattan (live)
Porcupine Tree - Up the down Stair
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - Sojourn of Arjuna
Bob Dylan - Highlands