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Chicago Style Hot Dog & Home-made Coleslaw
5 Sep
So it may not be a poppy seed bun, and it may not have the sport peppers, but here’s my take on a Chicago Style Hot Dog, complimented with some easy to make home-made cole slaw. For this dish you’ll need:
Hot Dogs/Smokies
Buns
White onion (diced)
Red onion (diced)
Green onion (chopped)
Sweet Peppers
Dill Pickles (Sliced)
Tomato (Sliced)
Red Cabbage
White Cabbage
Eggs
Celery Seed
Paprika
Vinegar
Best to start off making your coleslaw first, as this will need to cool in the fridge for some time. Add vinegar, sugar, salt, paprika, celery seed, ground mustard or a heavy spoonful of real mustard in a sauce pan. Separate a few egg yolks and add them in as well, pour a little water in and let the mixture simmer as you mix or whisk it all together. While that’s happening time for the main component in any cole slaw; cabbage. You can now chop up your cabbage, or use a grater and shred it depending on how you like it, I used red and white cabbage, but your free to use what you like. Once ready, you can add your sauce you just made and mix it all together, this is where I added in some green onion as well. And your done, easy right? Make sure to get the coleslaw in the fridge to let it chill.
Now everyone knows how to make a hot dog, but here’s a few key ingredients to get that Chicago style taste. Slice up dill pickles, tomato’s, and prepare your onions as well. Grill the hot dogs on the BBQ, and prepare your buns. If you have poppy seed buns great, if not I used large sesame seed buns. Garnish your bun with sweet peppers, tomato, red and green onion, relish, and the king of all condiments; mustard, and please, refrain from using ketchup! Finish with a small pinch of celery salt and your ready to chow down.
Coupled with your home-made coleslaw, some chips, and a beer, you’ve got a fantastic meal that is sure to please everyone. Enjoy!
911-10 Years Later
31 Aug
It was 10 years ago that I woke up to goto school, and flipped on the television only to realize that it would not be an ordinary day. 911 2001, will always be one of those moments when people think back and can pinpoint exactly where they were when they first heard of what was happening in New York City.
As September 11, 2011 approaches, and with a coming trip to New York on my horizon, I was curious as to what the site was like today. Currently the site of the once massive World Trade Center buildings holds a host of memorials and busy construction activities. It seems there is no stop to the movement, constantly building, rebuilding, never replacing, but creating something new in a place so needlessly destroyed. Even as hurricane Irene pushed through the city, the site was flooded, but the construction activity continues.
There is one man who see’s more than a mess of construction on the site, but rather a beautiful process of rebuilding. Marcus Robinson is an artist and photographer who has been documenting the world trade center site for the last 6 years. And with those horrible events 10 years in the past, maybe we can bring some good and beauty to the world. Take a look at the video, and check out his website.
http://cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2011/08/29/robinson.ground.zero.cnn
The Milky Way: Like You’ve Never Seen it Before
23 Apr
Just in time for Earth Day, Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd recently showcased his work filming the milky way from a mountain location in Spain. The results are impressive, through Sahara sand storms, waves of clouds, and a wide range of colors, his work has really paid off. He was recently featured on CNN talking about how he made the video, you can see that video here. His videos have been popping up across the blogging world, and other news sites like the Wall Street Journal, in which you can read that article here. If your interested, you can see what Terje Sorgjerd is up to on his facebook page. Otherwise, watch the incredible video below.
2×4 Missile
6 Apr
Maybe its just me, but every once and a while when driving behind a truck I wonder what if something fell off. Its usually just rocks that chip our windsheilds and give our front ends that freshly sand blasted look. But what if a set of chains fell off from behind a big rig cab, what about a peice of steel left on the flatbed, a wrench of tool left behind or in the case of the woman below, a 2×4.
Watch the video.
You can watch them discuss it on American Morning here: http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/04/06/exp.am.windshield.plywood.cnn
All About Japan
12 Mar
In the wake of the recent events in Japan, I was inspired to share some of my favorite short films and videos about Japan. As the death toll pushes into the thousands, I know that the Japanese people will remain strong and push onward through this tough moment in their history. With strong memories of Japan, I was lucky to experience the culture, food, and the people of this wonderful country one warm summer back in 2009. From hiking in the beautiful mountains, early morning Tsukiji sushi stops, riding the Nozomi trains, and meeting cool people in every city, it is a place I always wanted to go back to. Japan has contributed so much to the world, and they are an amazingly friendly, compassionate, respectful and creative people.
Check out some of these videos all about Japan.
A fantastic portrayal of a day in the busy capital city of Tokyo.
Great video by MylesInLondon.
I have to put the dancing storm trooper in Tokyo video up here too.
Another great video by markusman25.
Tsunami Aftermath Photos Rolling In
11 Mar
With aftershocks still rumbling off the coast of Japan. It is only now that more accurate information is coming in. With the earthquake occurring in the late afternoon Friday in Japan, it is still less than 24 hours since it all began. Much of the initial disaster relief was carried out long into the night in Japan, and now as morning arrives, photos and data are emerging. Here are the latest highlights:
-Casualties are surpassing the 1000 death mark.
-Evacuations continue around the The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has crews struggling to cool down the reactor.
-Hawaii appears to be relatively unscathed by the tsunami.
-The first waves have already hit the west coast of North America, some damage is being reported in areas in Oregon and Northern California.
-Subway/Transit systems are down in Tokyo, stranding millions.
-Narita International and other Tokyo Airports remain closed.
-The U.S, China, United Nations, and European Union have already spoken up offering relief and support along with other countries.
-Twitter is reporting that up to 1000 tweets per minute were streaming from Tokyo alone.
-The earthquake was thousands of times larger than the earthquake in New Zealand recently.
-Early warning systems were activated minutes before the tremor, and before the tsunami hit Japan.
Powerful images are also surfacing. The following are courtesy of National Geographic, Time and CNN.
There is also growing galleries of images at Time Magazine, National Geographic, CNN, and the BBC.
Egypt Protests: Memories of Tahrir Square
29 JanThis slideshow requires JavaScript.
Egypt is not like it was one week ago, Cairo is in chaos, protests in Alexandria and Suez, the country is changing. Egyptians want change, and the target of their frustration is President Mubarak. For the past 5 days the situation has gotten increasingly tense, the police force is virtually non-existent, stations burned out, even the National Democratic Party’s building is burned and looted. Tanks and APC’s are rolling into the city as the military is brought in for the first time in decades to deal with a civilian situation, in an attempt to restore order.
But perhaps the most fascinating thing about the protests, is the ability to watch them unfold though videos and photos, and accounts of people on the ground. Only recently has it been possible to witness history as it happens, it may not seem like it now, but this is history. Go to any major news website and you can watch videos coming through almost constantly, this type of information sharing having only been possible recently.
As crowds filled Tahrir Square, and I scanned images of burned out army vehicles and street fires in the square, I couldnt help but think about the last time I was in Cairo. During my month in Egypt, when in Cairo I would stay at a little hotel right on Talat Harb, one of the streets connecting to Tahrir Square. We would grab a drink at the north end of the square and walk a couple of minutes back to the hotel. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be there now. Everything has changed.
As the situation in Egypt unfolds, take a minute to witness some of those changes, for history is not always confined to books.
Joshua Tree Experience
7 Jan
This week I had the opportunity to finally goto Joshua Tree National Park, while visiting my mother down in Palm Springs. Having been to California numerous times before I had never been to the Coachella Valley, so I was eager to explore the desert surroundings, and the famous Joshua Tree. Not just because its featured in a favorite episode of Entourage of mine..
Theres 3 access points into the park, the west Joshua Tree entrance, the north 29 Palms entrance, and the Cottonwood entrance at the very south end of the park. We drove up the 62 to the west Joshua Tree entrance, it took us about 45 minutes from Palm Springs, but was well worth the drive. The park itself is massive, with some very well maintained but limited roads through it. We checked out the Keys lookout, where you could look into the Coachella Valley, picking out Palm Springs, Indio, the mountains, the I-10, and even the Salton Sea far to the south-east.
We then hiked up Ryan mountain, a 3 mile in and out hike up the mountain. Southern California desert is very interesting in January, you can be hiking in the heat of the midday sun, and encounter frosty snow-covered sections of the trail on the backside of the mountains. Either way, making for an incredible experience as we pushed up to the top of Ryan mountain for extensive views of the park. We then drove through the park to the southern Cottonwood entrance for a rip up the I-10 back to Palm Springs.
One of the most interesting aspects of Joshua Tree is the changes you experience in the terrain and the flora and fauna with each ridge you pass over. The iconic Joshua trees giving the park its name spanning much of the higher elevations on the Mojave Desert, and the Cholla Cactus gardens blanketing some of the lower elevations. A dried up wash in the shade will host tall Junipers, while areas 20 feet away in the sun hosts a different flora altogether. With the help of a car, you can witness the scenery changing drastically as you descend down from the higher elevations on an ever winding road.
When I have more time, I’d love to head back into the park and spend a couple of days, doing some more hikes, but for now it was a great introduction to the park itself. I took my camera along with me, so all the photos you see I took myself. Needless to say, my time there was everything I hoped it would be, it may be just piles of rocks, but at the same time so much more.
Winter Shoes Time Lapse
1 JanSo this isnt exactly hot off the press, but I havent posted it yet. When my winter tires came in I was more than anxious to put them on, but being smart, I waited until we had a good first snowfall to try them out. This winter Im rocking the Gerneral Altimax Arctic’s, which when studded, and combined with quattro theres definetly no messing around in the winter wonderland in which I live for 8 months of the year. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
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