I enjoyed my homemade Spicy Tortilla Soup with a Troegs Brewing Company offering named Nugget Nectar. It was a hoppy amber ale, that went well with the spicy fare. It was reasonably priced, around $4, for the 22oz bomber.
…and don’t kill me over the crap pour shown in the picture, I poured it quickly because I was rushing while I finished preparing the soup
More soup coming out of my kitchen
I made a very spicy Tortilla Soup for dinner this evening, using a recipe that I tuned to my own personal preference. I started by fire roasting two Poblano Peppers, which I then peeled and chopped. I added that to a hot pan with a little Olive Oil, one chopped Spanish Onion, 4 cloves of minced garlic, one chopped Jalapeño, and two diced tomatos. I let those “fry” in the pan for approx 5-8 minutes, adding my own fresh ground chili powder, some ground cumin, and salt & pepper. I then added close to 4 cups of chicken stock to the pan and allowed that to simmer and thicken for about 30-40 minutes. Then it was into the food proccesssor for a quick spin. It was served with sliced Avacado, some Montery Jack cheese, some Parsely, and a few slices of Jalapeño.
It came out great and had a lot of heat, maybe a bit too much for casual soup enjoyment. The smokiness of the Pablano Pepper really stood out, as well as the freshly ground chili powder, but you also got some sweetness form the onion and tomato which provided a nice balance. I;m thinking it might be perfect to pour over a burrito and serve it like an Enchilada.
Had a big game on Wednesday night, we needed to win in order to move up two spots in the standing and gain a more favorable match-up for the Playoffs. It didn’t look good during pre-game warm ups, as only 4 players on our team (including myself) had shown up to play. So we had no choice but to play the other team 4 on 5 for the entire game. We jumped out to an early lead thanks to some clutch defensive rebounding and a strong transition game, lead by yours truly, that the defense had no time to react to. The name of the game was good decision making, we stayed strong in our 2-2 zone of defense and didn’t allow the other team to be a factor on the boards, we took away any chance of second chance points and forced them to hit 15-20 foot jump shots. We controlled the boards on the defensive side, and that gave us opportunities to strike in transition. We also used there numbers against them when on offense. Our opponents felt like they could contain us with help defense, but our guys came ready to shoot, so all it took was me to drive to either side, draw three defenders, and then dish the ball behind me to an open shooter. We won the game by 14 points, scoring a total of 89 points.
My Stat Line: 36 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals
Bowling footage from Sunday night, I definitely shouldn’t have acted like such hot stuff until I picked up the spare. But at least I looked good doing it.
More Soup!
Made a Broccoli Rabe, Escarole, and White Bean Soup for dinner last night. It was so easy, and came out better than expected. I’ve come to appreciate making soups that involve so few ingredients, the less complex they are, the better. Started by crushing and chopping 4-5 cloves of garlic, tossed them into the pot with some olive oil and re pepper flake. Then added one bunch of Broccoli Rabe and a head of Escarole that was coarsely chopped into the pan to soak up the garlic and olive oil. After sauteing for 5 minutes I added a can of white beans and 4 cups of chicken stock. I let that simmer for about 30 minutes, and then served with a generous sprinkle of Parmesan Cheese.
“Larry Bird just throws the ball in the air and God moves the basket underneath it.”
I need to score this shirt…
Another big snow storm has hit the Metro Area, and unfortunately I still had to go into work today. They are saying there is already 14 inches of snow on the ground with another 10 still yet to fall. This is a video of my drive into work this morning at approx 8:30am, making my way down Main St. in Madison & Chatham.
We are expecting another Snow Storm in the Metro area, and as per usual everyone is freaking the f*ck out. I sent this weather forecast around the office to increase the fear level… not surprisingly a few people actually believed it
Put another soup on the board!
I made Sweet Potato Soup on Monday, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it came out. I wasn’t expecting much out of this soup, thinking it would just end up tasting like thinner mashed sweet potatoes, but it was fantastic. It was a fairly limited number of ingredients; 1 onion, 3 sweet potatoes, garlic, 3-4 cups of chicken stock, salt, pepper, and garnished with fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese. It was rich, creamy, savory, and a touch of sweetness from the potatoes. It was a great soup to curl up on the couch with and watch a movie while it snowed outside.
Highlights from my game on Sunday, took on the Green team for the 2nd time. I had a great stat line, but we lost the game.
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