Medicine Ball Runs
Today, in spite of the mid-90 temperature, we ran. We did 12 reps of running 200M with a 20lbs medicine ball (Mike) or 14lbs medicine ball (Oz). We rested 1 minute between rounds. If not for the heat, we could have run quite a bit more. Add new comment
Thrusters, Kettlebells and Swimming
Tonight our workout was tough for me and easy for Oz. 100 Thrusters (50lbs men; 45lbs women) 50 Kettlebell swings (1.5 pood men = 54lbs; 1.0 pood women = 36lbs) 300M Swim Here is a link to a previous post with videos of thrusters and kettlebell swings: http://foodieconfidential.com/index.php/the-exercise-blog/177-thrusters Unexpectedly Delicious Thai Spicy Beef Salad
This recipe was taken from the book The Best of Vietnamese and Thai Cooking by Mai Pham published in 1996. Unfortunately, there is no picture. The reason is that I did not expect this dish to blow me away, but it did. I have had many similar dishes, including in Thai Town in Chicago, but this dish by Oz was outstanding even by those standards. This dish was interesting because in my opinion you could leave out the meat and it would still be addictive. This would be the perfect salad to serve to a salad hater - instant transformation! In this dish you first make the sauce: 1/4 Cup of lime juice (fresh) 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp brown sugar 2-5 Thai bird or serrano Chilies (we used serrano) Set sauce aside. Cook 1 pound New York Strip steak and slice thinly (1/4 inch) Toss steak and the sauce with: 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced 1/2 fresh pinapple peeled and cored (we grilled it!) 1/4 cup thai basal leaves (we got them from our garden) 1/2 small cucumber, thinly sliced Spoon the above onto a bed of lettuce (we used Boston lettuce). Although we only used 1 serrano, it was a hot one. The salad is a flavor explosion of salty (fish sauce), sweet (pinapple) and spicy (serrano). I have the freakish quality of not liking pineapple. I have tried to like pineapple. Unlike whole tomato which I love to hate, I have always wanted to like pineapple. But I don't. I just don't. I find the taste unpleasant. In this dish, the sweetness of the grilled pineapple was actually refreshing and welcome. In addition, it added some nice acidity to the dish. Oz made it and, per Oz, it was quick and easy. Definitely give this one a try.
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| Kistler 2006 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir |
{jcomments on}We opened this with Indian food tonight. It was a good California Pinot Noir. Typical light color and candy apple nose. On the palate, I felt as if it were a bit too fruit forward. Maybe all the French wines we have been drinking recently? It was smooth and well balanced. Initial tannins softened quickly. A little too much bright red fruit on the palate. Medium finish. |
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This weekend we opened another bottle of Kistler Vine Hill Chardonnay 2005 Russian River Valley. This wine is creeping toward the end of its "drinkable dates" and our worst nightmare would be to let it go to waste! 