a photo blog - jan 2016

i put the lobster photo first because it likely to rank higher on google's dumbed down image search - tongue in cheeks

 this old school tool is incredible - you can only appreciate it when you need it

another example of the versatile VW T3

steamed chicken with cantonese pork sausage and cockles

the first time i came across untrimmed brisket at retail and were amazed to see the amount of fat on them

this is the first time i find evidence of retail shrimps here in Oregon that is truly Gulf shrimps from Louisiana - i bought a 5 lb bag (there are 4 bags in a box)

i stopped buying farmed shrimps of any kind for many years now

here you can see the common farmed tiger shrimps on the left - i have little doubt the blacken deterioration is due to the very polluted and overcrowded aquatic shrimp farm

Pacific blood clams (cockles) - eaten with a vinegar based garlic sauce

they are too big and tough compared to the smaller verity for eating like this

 making stewed beef flank

 the noise is so low that this sound level meter barely registered - at about 52 dB

 making glutenous rice

more lobster still - i only buy whole live lobsters

i used all of the lobster except the sac - no dumbed down cooking here

one medium size lobster typically gives me 4 meals like this - this is served in a jumbo size plate

 dinning with the chef is one of my most favorite cooking shows of late

i found these uncommon containers - all made in Korea; the squeeze bottle dispensers has subtle quality finish than the common ones

this is the most uncommon lip seal design

wonton soup noodles with scallops instead of wonton

braised baby octopus in dashi and sake

noodles with asian chives

this is made with 1 1/2 cups of flour - enough to serve 4

this one has huge claws

the secret of this flavorful plate of pasta is the lobster juice and tomalley

soup noodles with lobster meat

it don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing - a good bowl of soup noodles is all about the broth (that swing)

the giant left claw and bits of tail

not so giant right claw in another meal

pork and bell pepper stirfry

basil pork

vegetable soup with bone in beef shank - there are beets and their leaves among other vegetable