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As you can see we’ve been busy.*
We have always written this Blog for our own amusement.
We hope others will read the posts and be entertained and maybe educated).
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Recent April 2017 Blog Posts> 

• HAPPY EASTER! APRIL 2017
• Ghost Riders in the Sky! A Cowboy Legend with Music & Lyrics!
• Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! READ THE NEW AND UPDATED BLOG POSTS!
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Tasting Flight at Dancin Vineyards – Jacksonville, Oregon

• WineWednesday again! Dancin Vineyards in Jacksonville Oregon
• All New Haiku!
• April Fools! St. Stupid’s Day!
• Dinner at the Lakeside Cafe in Encino
• Once again it’s WineWednesday! “We Be Chillin’!”
• GBTA 2013 Convention in San Diego! (Global Business Travel Association)

GBTA 2013! Read the Blog Post!

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Blog Posts from January 2017!>

• Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas 2017
• EVEN MORE FUN COOKING RECIPES!
• READ THIS! Former National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis’ message regarding Trump:

Happy Puppies!

• Puppy Update! End of January 2017
• More Good Advice (for work)!
• The Company-of-Foote! (RPFN 1982-1988)
• Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Just a Bowl of Berries!

Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Watermelon!

• PARTY AT GROUND ZERO!
• Cook With Me! And Watch Me Cook!
• “Where’s The Beef?” (with a Tribute to Clara Peller)
• More Fun Recipes!
• Disney’s Secret Recipes!

Cooking With Kenny Rogers!

Disney Secret Recipes!

“Where’s The Beef?”

• Cooking With Kenny Rogers! (with recipes from Dole)
• Today is Friday the 13th, 2017!
• I’ve Been Everywhere Man! (Hank Snow & Johnny Cash)
• The Battle of New Orleans!
• Twelfth Night!
• Doug Loves Movies Challenge 366! (The List!)
• Hello 2017…. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

POP!

It’s our Blog’s 4th Anniversary! READ THE BLOG!>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/its-our-blogs-4-year-anniversary/

恭喜發財! Happy Chinese New Year 2017! 新年好呀！新年好呀！
THE YEAR OF THE RED FIRE ROOSTER! 祝贺大家新年好！>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/01/21/happy-chinese-new-year-2017/

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Blog Posts from Our Spring Roadtrip 2016 to Ashland Oregon>

Ashland Creek in Lithia Park in Ashland Oregon (copyright 2015 JoshWillTravel)

Master Blog! Spring Roadtrip 2016 to Ashland Oregon!> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-35M
Seagulls! Moonstone Beach in Cambria> http://wp.me/s3dhVM-seagulls
The Bluebird Inn Motel in Cambria> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-3gi
Historic Downtown Cambria, California> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-3yI
The Vault Gallery in Cambria, California> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-4lQ
Sweet Offerings Confectionary in Cambria, California!> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-3ik

Moonstone Beach – Cambria, California>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/moonstone-beach-cambria-california/

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More of Our Previous Blogs:

It’s Rex Manning Day!

Say No More Mon Amour!

Say No More!

I’ll send my lovin’ right to your front door!

Say No More Mon Amour!

It’s Rex Manning Day 2017!>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2015/04/08/its-rex-manning-day/

Return to Paramount Ranch Park in Agoura, California: Part 2 Hiking the Site>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/paramount-ranch-park-agoura-california-part-1/

Return to Paramount Ranch – Agoura, California: Part 1 Western Town>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2013/04/14/return-to-paramount-ranch-01-apr-13-part-1-western-town/

Friends of Paramount Ranch 2017 – Agoura, California

The Wabash Cannonball!>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/03/18/the-wabash-cannonball/

HAAPPY SAAINT PAATRICK’S DAAY!>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/03/17/haappy-saaint-paatricks-daay/

SPRING FORWARD! HAPPY PURIM! FULL MOON!>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/spring-forward-full-moon/

Let’s Go To Malibu Beach!>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/lets-go-to-malibu-beach/

“This is what happens Larry!”>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2016/12/04/this-is-what-happens-larry/

“This is What Happens Larry!”

• The Day of the Dude! Monday, March 6th, 2017 ~ Takin’ it Easy
• March 2017! 35000 Hits! Another Milestone!
• Vintage Disney Storage Finds #7 – Disneyland Tickets & the Indiana Jones Decoder Card!
• STORAGE! February 2017

Janis Joplin’s Psychedelic 1964 Porsche 356c Cabriolet

• FlashbackFriday! Janis Joplin’s Psychedelic 1964 Porsche 356c Cabriolet
• Backyard Birdwatching
• More Good Advice!
• A Case of the Mondays?

• Rogue Valley View with Clouds
• Super Bowl Sunday! Super Bowl 51 Party!
• MORE RECENT BLOG POSTS FROM 2017

Saturday Morning…>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/02/04/saturday-morning/

Procrastination (noun)
-the action of delaying or postponing something
-the avoidance of doing a task that needs to be accomplished
-the practice of doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones
-carrying out less urgent tasks instead of more urgent ones
-putting off impending tasks to a later time

“PROCRASTINATION”>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/procrastination/

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REAL GOOD EATING in the San Fernando Valley!>

Tempura, Sake & Iced Green Tea

All Alone At The Sushi Bar!

Baked Scallop California Roll

Firefly Roll: Spicy Tuna/Albacore

Sushi Dinner at Cho Cho San> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-20S

Sushi Time at Okumura> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1Xm

Dinner at the Valley Inn in Sherman Oaks> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-1Pp

Dinner at the NoHo Diner in North Hollywood> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-20z

Dinner at Uncle Bernie’s Delicatessen in Encino> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-31l

Dinner at Taj Mahal Cuisine of India in Encino>  http://wp.me/p3dhVM-13W

Dinner at Mucho Mas Mexican Restaurant in NoHo> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-2Vc 

Dinner at Uncle Bernie’s Delicatessen in Encino> http://wp.me/p3dhVM-31l

Pizza Time! Mulberry Street Pizza!>
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/03/25/pizza-time-mulberry-street-pizza/

Pizza Time!

Mulberry Street Products!

Mulberry Street Pizza!

AND THERE ARE MANY MORE! OVER 600 BLOG POSTS! HAVE FUN!

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LOCK HIM UP! RESIGN AND BE PROSECUTED

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Super Bowl Sunday! Super Bowl 51 Party!

Super Bowl Sunday!
Super Bowl 51 Party!
February 5, 2017 – Houston, Texas

Super Bowl 51

WHO DO YOU LIKE?

Atlanta Falcons

New England Patriots

PREGAME:

Super Bowl 50 – LEVI Stadium in San Jose, California

We don’t care who wins,
but we would like the New England Patriots to lose today.

We procrastinated and waited until this morning to do our party shopping.
So, we made an early Supermarket run for groceries and party supplies:

Groceries and Super Bowl Party Supplies!

We weren’t sure what we were going to serve.
We planned on hot dogs (defrosted from the freezer).
We also thought wings and meatballs. So, that’s what we did.
Guacamole (had 2 ripe avocados), check. Chips, pretzels, etc., check.
We also did some of our shopping for the week.

We prepped the food, cooked the meatballs and then the wings,
made hotdogs for lunch and settled in for the Pre-Game Show.

Superbowl Sunday! Let’s get this party started!

LUNCH!

 

GAME TIME FOOD!

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Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Watermelon!

ON THE MENU: 2 hotdogs with mustard, onions and cheese on Hawaiian bread buns! Watermelon! Raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, kiwi fruit and red & green grapes. Hot Wings! Crudité: celery, carrots, persian cucumber with ranch dressing and dill pickles. Meatballs with marinara sauce! Fresh made guacamole! Tortilla chips, pretzel sticks, pistachio nuts, cool ranch Doritos, BBQ kettle potato chips, teriyaki beef jerky, milk chocolate Milano cookies and peanut M&Ms. Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper, cran-raspberry-orange-pineapple juice and iced espresso.

ITALIAN MEATBALLS (with Marinara Sauce):

Mix 1/2 lb ground beef, 1/2 lb pork sausage (we used links and removed the casings), chopped onion, bread crumbs and spices: black pepper, salt, garlic powder, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning in a medium bowl. Roll into golf ball sized meatballs.
Heat a large pan with a little olive oil to medium heat and brown the meatballs turning so all of the outside is seared but the inside is still slightly uncooked. Remove from pan and let sit for 5-10 mins. Warm marinara sauce in a pan and add meatballs, rolling them in the sauce until they are completely coated. Remove from pan and let sit for 5-10 mins.
Add cornstarch to the marinara sauce and drippings and stir until it thickens.
Pour sauce over meatballs.
Bake meatballs in the oven at 300 degrees for 5-10 mins before serving.

HOT WINGS (with celery, carrots and ranch dressing):

10 wings (cut up with the ends trimmed off)
Mix 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 tsp cayenne powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/2 tsp salt in a large bowl. Coat wings completely and place in the refrigerator for an hour.
Heat oil and deep fry the wings. Place on paper towels to drain.
In a separate bowl mix 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 cup of Frank’s Red Hot Sauce (or other hot sauce), a dash of black pepper, a dash of garlic powder. Dip each wing in sauce and place on baking sheet. Bake in oven at low heat for 15 mins on each side, then broil for 2 mins on each side. Serve with ranch dressing, extra sauce, celery and carrots.

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Let the Commercials and FOX Promos begin! The “Pre-Kick” Show!
National Anthem and Who is Luke Bryant?
Coin toss with ex-President George H.W. (Senior) and Barbara Bush.
The Atlanta Falcons win the coin toss and defer to receive in the Second Half.
New England will receive and gets the football first.

NOTE: To be honest, we watched the game and commercials while enjoying the food and the Super Bowl party. We did LIVE POST all the scoring plays on our personal facebook timeline as they happened, but it was so we could get the pics for this blog, which we are writing at Midnight long after the game is over.
We recorded it, so we are watching it again as we write this Blog.

SPOILER ALERT:
The New England Patriots Won Super Bowl 51 in Overtime 34-28.

KICKOFF TIME! First Half

Nobody scored in the 1st Quarter!
First Score! 2nd Quarter Touchdown ATLANTA FALCONS!
(following a stripped ball fumble by the New England Patriots)

TOUCHDOWN ATLANTA! 7-0

Second Score: 2nd Quarter Touchdown ATLANTA FALCONS!

TOUCHDOWN ATLANTA! 14-0

Third Score: Interception! Pick Six! Touchdown ATLANTA FALCONS!

PICK SIX! TOUCHDOWN ATLANTA! 21-0

Fourth Score: End of 2nd Quarter Field Goal NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!

FIELD GOAL NEW ENGLAND! 21-3

The First Half was ALL ATLANTA.

THE HALFTIME SHOW!
Lady Gaga flies in from the roof as advertised!

No Wardrobe Malfunctions.
Flying “Poker Face” on wires. Dance number. Crowd work.
Lighting effects and fireworks. Boring.
Who likes her music? (yes, some people like her music…)
And why is she the Halftime Show at the Super Bowl?

KICKOFF! Second Half

First Score: 3rd Quarter Touchdown ATLANTA FALCONS!

TOUCHDOWN ATLANTA! 28-3

Second Score: 3rd Quarter Touchdown NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!

TOUCHDOWN NEW ENGLAND! Missed Extra Point! 28-9

Third Score: 4th Quarter Field Goal NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!

FIELD GOAL NEW ENGLAND! 28-12

Fourth Score: 4th Quarter Touchdown NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!
(following a forced fumble by the Atlanta Falcons)

TOUCHDOWN NEW ENGLAND! 2 POINT CONVERSION! 28-20

Edelman’s Miracle Catch!

“After further review, the ruling on the field stands.” Completed pass!

Fifth Score: 4th Quarter Touchdown NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!

TOUCHDOWN NEW ENGLAND! 2 POINT CONVERSION! 28-28

The Second Half was ALL NEW ENGLAND!
New England scores 25 unanswered points to TIE the game 28-28!

OVERTIME! (First time in Super Bowl history)
Overtime Coin Toss will decide the game.
New England wins the toss and will receive.

First Score: SUDDEN DEATH! Touchdown NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!
PATRIOTS WIN!

OVERTIME! TOUCHDOWN NEW ENGLAND! PATRIOTS WIN! 34-28

THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WIN THE SUPER BOWL…..

“Say What?”

“Turn out the lights, the party’s over!”

The Atlanta Falcons choked and lost the game in the Second Half. The New England Patriots beat them by a touchdown in Overtime making what looked like a complete “blowout” in the First Half into an exciting game in the Second Half. Tom Brady led his team to the WIN and Atlanta was unable to respond after the early 3rd Quarter touchdown.

POT?

Nah…

CAN A BISQUE?

OH YEEEAAAHHHH!

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RECENT BLOG POSTS FROM 2017
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Super Bowl 51

Atlanta Falcons

New England Patriots

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!

Here are our Blog Posts from January 2017!
As you can see we’ve been busy.
There is a lot of NEW and FUN stuff!   ENJOY!

• Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas 2017
• EVEN MORE FUN COOKING RECIPES!
• READ THIS! Former National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis’ message regarding Trump:
• Puppy Update! End of January 2017
• More Good Advice (for work)!
• The Company-of-Foote!
• Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

• PARTY AT GROUND ZERO!
• Cook With Me! And Watch Me Cook!
• “Where’s The Beef?”
• More Fun Recipes!
• Disney’s Secret Recipes!

• Cooking With Kenny Rogers!
• Today is Friday the 13th, 2017!
• I’ve Been Everywhere Man!
• The Battle of New Orleans!
• Twelfth Night!
• Doug Loves Movies Challenge 366!
• Hello 2017…. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

It’s our Blog’s 4th Anniversary! READ THE BLOG!
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/its-our-blogs-4-year-anniversary/

And we just wrote a LIVE BLOG yesterday
Saturday Morning…
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/02/04/saturday-morning/

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恭喜發財! Happy Chinese New Year 2017! 新年好呀！新年好呀！
THE YEAR OF THE RED FIRE ROOSTER! 祝贺大家新年好！
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/01/21/happy-chinese-new-year-2017/

GUNG HAY FAT CHOY!

 

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

2017 CALENDAR

EVEN MORE FUN COOKING RECIPES!

EVEN MORE FUN COOKING RECIPES!

More Collected Recipes from Our Collected Recipe Books!

SUPER BOWL DIPS AND OTHER FUN “GAMEDAY” RECIPES:

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Who Will Win Super Bowl 51?

Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl 51

New England Patriots

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THE DENVER BRONCOS WON SUPERBOWL 50!

RICE KRISPIES TREATS and OTHER SWEETS!

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AND EVEN MORE FUN RECIPES!

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Disney’s Secret Recipes
http://wp.me/p3dhVM-6Xo

Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/fruit/

“Where’s The Beef?”
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/wheres-the-beef/

Cooking With Kenny Rogers – DOLE Cookbook Recipes
http://wp.me/p3dhVM-6Yk

FUN COOKING RECIPES
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/fun-cooking-recipes/

FUN COOKING RECIPES 2
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/fun-cooking-recipes-2/

FUN COOKING RECIPES 3
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/fun-cooking-recipes-3/

More Fun Recipes (and Food Infographics)!
http://wp.me/p3dhVM-6Y3
(with Olde Faire Recipes for Steak-On-A-Stake,
Fruit Ice, Butter Tarts and Manny’s Artichokes & Churros)

FUN COCKTAIL RECIPES
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/cocktails/

FUN COCKTAIL RECIPES 2
https://joshwilltravel.wordpress.com/fun-cocktail-recipes-2/

 

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Fruit! Fruit! Fruit!

Fruit! Fruit! Fruit! (and it’s good for you too)
All these “Still Life” fruit photos taken by JoshWillTravel

Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the Fruit Group.
Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen or dried and whole, cut-up or pureed.

 “How do ya like them apples?” (An expression of gloating when someone turns the tables on someone else, the phrase originated in World War I with the “Toffee Apple” trench mortar used by British troops, in the 1959 film Rio Bravo a guy tosses a hand grenade and says the line, and it is used again famously in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting)

“You Talkin’ To Me?” – Banana DeNiro

“Is that a banana in your pocket?
Or are you just happy to see me?” – Mae West
(usually said when it appears someone has a boner to embarrass and draw attention to them)

 

Baking Banana Bread pt 1 – Recipe, Instruction & Prep:
Baking Banana Bread pt 2 – “The Banana Bread is Baked”:
Mrs Hochmeyer’s Banana Bread recipe (live on Periscope, and now on YouTube)

Mrs. Hochmeyer’s Banana Bread!

Here is Mrs. Hochmeyer’s Banana Bread Recipe!
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“Who wants an orange whip?
Orange whip? Orange whip?
Three orange whips.” 
– John Candy in “The Blues Brothers”

“Everyone should wake up and have a fresh-squeezed orange every day. By having a fresh glass of orange juice with American oranges, you are supporting the local economy, you have all the vitamin C you need in a day, and you support the environment because you don’t use any plastic from bottles or bags.” – Jose Andres

 

FORBIDDEN-FRUIT-TREE
“The Trunk, Leaves, and Flowers of this Tree, very much resemble
those of the Orange-tree.
The Fruit, when ripe, is something longer and larger than the largest
Orange; and exceeds, in the Delicacy of its Taste, the Fruit of every
Tree in this or any of our neighbouring Islands.
It hath somewhat of the Taste of a Shaddock; but far exceeds that, as
well as the best Orange, in its delicious Taste and Flavour.”

—Description from Rev. Griffith Hughes’ 1750 Natural History of Barbados.

The grapefruit is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet fruit. Grapefruit is a hybrid from Barbados (an accidental cross between two species, sweet orange and pomelo, both were introduced from Asia in the seventeenth century). The grapefruit’s name alludes to clusters of the fruit on the tree, which often appear similar to grapes, but it was known as the shaddock or shattuck until the 19th century. Further crosses have produced the tangelo (1905), the Minneola tangelo (1931), and the oroblanco (1984). Varieties of Texas and Florida grapefruit include: Oro Blanco, Ruby Red, Pink, Thompson, White Marsh, Flame, Star Ruby, Duncan, and Pummelo HB.

“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin;
what else does a man need to be happy?”
– Albert Einstein

Tangerine, she is all they claim
With her eyes of night and lips as bright as flame
Tangerine, when she dances by, senoritas stare and caballeros sigh
And I’ve seen toasts to Tangerine
Raised in every bar across the Argentine
Yes, she has them all on the run, but her heart belongs to just one
Her heart belongs to Tangerine
Tangerine, she is all they say
With mascara’d eye and chapeaux by Dache.
Tangerine, with her lips of flame
If the color keeps, Louis Philippe’s to blame.
And I’ve seen clothes on Tangerine
Where the label says “From Macy’s Mezzanine”.
Yes, she’s got the guys in a whirl, but she’s only fooling one girl
She’s only fooling Tangerine!
– “Tangerine” by  Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger (1941)

“The trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.” – Moliere

Fruit Juices, Canned Goods & Apple Cider Vinegar

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“You’ve got to go out on a limb sometimes because that’s where the fruit is.”
– Will Rogers

 

“Life is just a bowl of cherries…”
Definition of “life is just a bowl of cherries” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus: something that you say that means that life is very pleasant. This phrase is often used humorously to mean the opposite.

“Life is just a bowl of cherries/Don’t take it serious; it’s too mysterious
You work, you save, you worry so/But you can’t take your dough when you go, go, go

So keep repeating it’s the berries/The strongest oak must fall
The sweet things in life, to you were just loaned

So how can you lose what you’ve never owned?
Life is just a bowl of cherries/So live and laugh at it all”

Fruit Stand at Pier 39 at Fisherman’s Wharf – San Francisco

Grandma’s Cherry Cheesecake

“I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill,
On Blueberry Hill when I found you.” – Fats Domino

The strawberry fruit was mentioned in ancient Roman literature in reference to its medicinal use. The garden strawberry was first bred in the 1750s in Brittany, France, via a cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile in 1714.

Fresh Strawberry Donuts from The Donut Man!

Berry Panna Cotta & Berry Sorbet

Strawberry Margarita at El Torito

Mango Chutney

 

 

Fruit Compote for Thanksgiving

Fruit Stand at Pier 39 at Fisherman’s Wharf – San Francisco

Angel food shortcake w/buttercream, fruit& almond slices

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” ― Elbert Hubbard (a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune)

Drink – Frozen Mango Lemonade

Fresh made raspberry lemonade

 

 

 

The Cranberries are an Irish rock band who formed in Limerick, Ireland in 1989.
The band consists of vocalist Dolores O’Riordan and three other guys.

Life is Just a Bowl of Kumquats.

 

AVOCADO?
Fruit or Vegetable?

And what about Tomatoes, Cucumbers and Corn?
(“that keep us on growing once we have been born”)

“Mine’s bigger. My cucumber. It’s bigger. I think vegetables (fruits) can be very sensuous, don’t you?” – Eric “Otter” Stratton in “Animal House”

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Happy Thanksgiving 2015!

Happy Thanksgiving 2015!

Thirty guests for the holiday feast this year! We host our large annual gathering of family, friends and friends of friends. Visitors to our home included folks from faraway places: Finland, France, Scotland, the Czech Republic and West Hollywood.

You can compare this year to last year’s pics (in the previous Blog post), it was another very good year for food. I am truly thankful for this bountiful feast and the family and friends I shared it with. I am truly thankful for many things, including you reading this blog!

Thanksgiving 2015 – A Dozen Beautiful Roses! “There’s gonna be a party tonight!”

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Thanksgiving dinner,
Our annual food orgy,
A friendly feast!

Preparations begin early in the week and continue all the way until the meal is served. The party was called for 4:00pm pst on Thursday and we always allow time for our guests to arrive before the dining commences.

The turkeys are thawed and prepared the night before. This year we had two 18 pound organic turkeys, seasoned with a herb & butter rub under the skin. One bird cooks at our house and the other at my sister’s kitchen. She also makes the garlic mashed potato, chocolate bread pudding and fudge. This year her vegetarian friend was visiting so they made the summer squash as well.

Thanksgiving 2015 – Turkey #1 BEFORE

Thanksgiving 2015 – Turkey #1 AFTER

Thanksgiving 2015 Dinner Menu:
Two 18 pound organic turkeys, gravy, two kinds of stuffing, garlic mashed potato, corn pudding, yam puree, asparagus, creamed spinach, mixed grilled vegetables, summer squash, fruit compote, cranberry sauce and cornbread muffins.

Thanksgiving Feast 2015!

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Thanksgiving Feast 2015!

And there was some wine and other beverages:

Thanksgiving 2015 – Wine and Finnish chocolate brought by our guests from Finland

Thanksgiving 2015 Dessert Menu:
Pumpkin, pecan and apricot pies (we also had an apple but didn’t bake it); chocolate chip cookies, 2 kinds of fudge, blondies, chocolate bread pudding & fresh whipped cream, Czech cake with marzipan, a chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream (someone brought a flourless chocolate cake but we didn’t even put it out) and Grandma’s Cherry Cheesecake!

Thanksgiving 2015 – the Dessert Table is waiting!

I did a little baking the night before as I mentioned in the previous Blog post:

Thanksgiving 2015 – Baking cornbread muffins & Grandma’s cherry cheesecake (the night before)

2 Dozen Cornbread Muffins and 1 Dozen Mini Cornbread Muffins:

Thanksgiving 2015 – A Bowl Full of Cornbread Muffins!

And this year, by request, I baked my Grandma’s Cherry Cheesecake:

Thanksgiving 2015 – Grandma’s Cherry Cheesecake!

It was a great meal! And complete dessert overkill as usual. I had a full plate of tasty food for dinner and then only had a small piece of cheesecake and a couple pieces of fudge for dessert. And a good time and meal was had by all.

We have the whole process down and this year we used plastic (for dinner) and paper (for dessert) plates, so there was less to clean up and we saved some water in exchange for creating some additional trash.

I finished eating, helped with the clearing and clean up, watched the end of the Bears-Packers game and fell asleep. When I woke up, most of the final cleaning was done, the guests were gone and the tables and chairs were put away. So, BIG THANKS go out to my Step-Brother for helping out while I was napping!

It was an okay day for football. Detroit beat Philadelphia and Carolina beat Dallas, but Green Bay and Aaron Rodgers couldn’t finish and lost to Chicago, so I went 2 out of 3 on my picks. Bad news for Cowboy fans because Quarterback Tony Romo was seriously injured in the game and is out for the rest of the season. Sorry Bob.

Thanksgiving 2015 – Carolina Panthers vs. Dallas Cowboys

Okay, we have “to go” boxes for our guests to take home leftovers from the feast if they are so inclined. I had cranberries with my brunch leftovers, but there wasn’t enough left for dinner the next day… we also sent most of the desserts home with our guests too.

Day After Leftovers for Brunch: turkey, stuffing, garlic mashed potato, cranberry sauce, gravy and cornbread muffins. (repeated for dinner without the cranberry)

Thanksgiving 2015 – Leftovers for Brunch the morning after!

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Thanksgiving 2015 – Pretty flowers on the dining tables too.

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon (Upstairs in the old Alex’s restaurant space)

Change is necessary and inevitable. And for restaurants and bars in Ashland, change is a common occurrence. And so it goes, say goodbye to Alex’s and hello to the Brickroom!

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – Upstairs!

Exposed red brick walls give this place it’s name, the wood floor and furniture with the granite bar and a lot of lights, give this place a clean and comfortable decor.

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – A stage for performances in the corner

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – full coffee service

I wandered in around 9:30pm on a Tuesday evening. Things were pretty quiet and there was a small crowd at the bar. The end of the Dodgers’ game was on television and the Dodgers were winning (oh, the irony).

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The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – full bar with “top shelf” liquors

I ordered a “Stoli rocks with a couple splashes of pineapple juice” and then ordered a small basket of fries to soak up the alcohol.

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – cocktail $6.50

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – Fries $2.50

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – bowl of fresh fruit on the bar added “a touch of class”

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – fresh fruit on the bar

The small crowd was lively but not unruly and everyone was having a good time.

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – a nice and friendly Ashland crowd at the bar

I enjoyed being able to walk in and find a seat at the end of the bar. I’m told they have live music, and that the place gets crowded on the weekend or when they have a good band.

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – more seating/dining in a quiet corner past the bar

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – red brick walls, lounge space and a cozy fireplace

I stayed long enough (about an hour) to sip my drink, eat the fries and check out the new joint on the Plaza. It’s a nice place, not a dive bar, and it has a friendly vibe. The food and drink are reasonably priced, they have a good menu and non-alcoholic drink options. The drink was potent, the fries were terrific and the service was good.

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – Cocktail point-of-view

There is also an outside patio upstairs on the backside of the building on Guanajuato Lane, a pedestrian walkway along Ashland Creek. It has awnings for shade and a nice view of the water and green landscape of Ashland Creek Park.

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – Upstairs to the Back Patio!

The Brickroom in Ashland Oregon – Upstairs Back Patio on Guanajuato Lane & Ashland Creek

The Brickroom upstairs patio on Guanajuato Lane on Ashland Creek in Ashland Oregon

A very nice addition to the drinking, dining and entertainment options on the Plaza!

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Brickroom – 35 N. Main Street, Ashland, OR 97520 – (541)708-6030 http://www.brickroomashland.com

NOTE: OPEN FOR BRICKFAST! 8am-2pm daily, LUNCH 11am-4pm & DINNER!

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Saturday Farmer’s Market & Anti-GMO Protest in Ashland, Oregon

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon

Saturday morning in Ashland! Farmer’s market downtown on Oak Street between Lithia and Main. Unfortunately, I got there late and the market was closing. I did get some good pics, but didn’t get to shop at all…

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Beeswax candles

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Beeswax candles and fresh honey

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Fruit Preserves and Jams!

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Flowers and Floral Bouquets

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Plants and Flowers

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Fry Family Farm Certified Organic!

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Organic Spoons.

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Fresh Organic Honey

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Rising Moon Farm Organic

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Rising Moon Farm Organic

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Herbs, nuts and spices

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Herb, nuts and spices

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Herb, nuts and spices

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Plants

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Meat and farm fresh eggs

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Meat

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Salt

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Pickled Planet

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Plants and Flowers

Saturday Farmer’s Market in Ashland, Oregon – Flowers

Anti-GMO Protest on the Plaza

I love Ashland! Around the corner from the Farmer’s Market on the Plaza, there was an Anti-GMO protest in progress. I definitely had to check it out.

Anti-GMO Protest in Ashland, Oregon

Anti-GMO Protest in Ashland, Oregon

Anti-GMO Protest in Ashland, Oregon

There was an angry Hippie in overalls with a guitar yelling into the “open” microphone:

Anti-GMO Protest in Ashland, Oregon – Angry Hippie!

There were 15 groups represented and information tables with sign up sheets, petitions, and stuff for sale (donations). Lots of people were gathered both as participants and spectators. It was very reminiscent of Santa Cruz in the 1980’s.

Anti-GMO Protest on the Plaza in Ashland, Oregon

Anti-GMO Protest in Ashland, Oregon – Love this shot.

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Tokyo Sushi – Dinner in San Jose, California

Tokyo Sushi – Dinner in San Jose, California

Road trippin’ back down to Los Angeles, I arrived in San Jose at dinner time. My friends were still at the graduation ceremony, so I found a shopping plaza with many kinds of asian cuisine restaurants and went looking for food.

Tokyo Sushi in San Jose, California

There was Pho, Hot Pots, Hot Wings, Chinese, Thai, and “Tokyo Sushi”. I settled on sushi, and sat at the sushi bar. I ordered a three item Bento Box dinner with teriyaki chicken, tempura mix (shrimp & vegetables), and a California roll. I also added a spicy tuna cut roll, and 2 orders of nigiri sushi (salmon and albacore). The dinner included miso soup, green salad, rice, a pot sticker and fruit. They brought me teriyaki salmon by mistake, so I let them take it back, and they brought me chicken.

Tokyo Sushi – 3 item Bento Box with teriyaki salmon, tempura mix & California roll

Tokyo Sushi – Sushi! Spicy tuna cut roll, salmon and albacore sushi

Tokyo Sushi – Spicy tuna cut roll, salmon and albacore sushi

Tokyo Sushi in San Jose, California

The Golden State Warriors were playing basketball and the game was televised, so the restaurant was almost empty. I was alone at the sushi bar for the entire time I was there. The food was good, if not great and I really enjoyed the tempura. The damage was only $40 (with tip included) and I took most of the chicken teriyaki and cut rolls with me and shared the food with my friends at the graduation party later.

The Graduation Party in San Jose later!

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Tokyo Sushi – 1715 Lundy Ave #156 San Jose, CA 

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Road Trip pt. 5 – Ashland Farmer’s Market and Puck’s Donuts

Saturday Morning at the Ashland Farmer’s Market on Oak Street (unfinished blog)

After a nice walk in Lithia Park, I went over to the Saturday morning Farmer’s Market in downtown Ashland and then stopped in at Puck’s Donuts. Here are a few pictures:

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Ashland Farmer’s Market – Saturday Morning (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Eggplants, and Kale, and Carrots, Oh My!

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

 

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

Ashland Farmer’s Market (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

and then a quick stop at Puck’s Donuts!

Puck’s Donuts – Ashland, Oregon (copyright 2014 JoshWillTravel)

 

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