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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
HOW CAN YOU NOT VOTE FOR A GUY WHO HAS HIS OWN PIE?
Barack Pie recipe
2 tablespoons garlic olive oil2 tablespoons salted butter
2 1/2 pounds boneless filet of Hawaiian butterfish, chopped into large cubes.(Since this can be tough to find, you can substitute black cod or regular cod)
1 14 oz can coconut milk1 medium onion, diced. 1 red bell pepper, cut into cubes. 1 teaspoon garlic. 1 large egg. 1 frozen pie shell in tin. 1 frozen puff pastry shell Citrus ponzu (see recipe below). 3 tablespoons grainy French mustard. black pepper to taste. sea salt to taste (I like red Hawaiian sea salt for that "Obama was raised on this" taste.)
Citrus ponzu:1/2 cup sliced scallions (green onions)
1/4 cup low sodium tamari or soy sauce. 1/4 cup rice vinegar. 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
2 teaspoons sugar. 1/4 cup orange juice. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir well.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season fish with sea salt and black pepper, marinate in citrus ponzu. In a heavy pan, saute onion and red pepper for five minutes until onions are tender. Add one cup of coconut milk, reserving the remaining six ounces for additional liquid if needed. Lower pot to a simmer. Add butter, mustard and fish. Take care to strain fish from citrus ponzu marinade and not let too much marinade get into the pot. Simmer for an additional three minutes. Mixture should be thick not watery. Salt and pepper to taste.Remove pot from hot burner to cool.
In a small bowl, whisk egg for egg wash. Pour fish mixture into premade pie shell. Cover with puffed pastry shell, crimping edges of the pastry shell around the tin to seal. Brush pastry top with egg wash. Using a small paring knife, cut several slits in pie crust. If feeling inspired, carve out "''08" in the pastry crust. Bake pie until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling, about twenty minutes.
Serves 6 souls hungry for hope, change and a new day in American politics.
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2 tablespoons garlic olive oil2 tablespoons salted butter
2 1/2 pounds boneless filet of Hawaiian butterfish, chopped into large cubes.(Since this can be tough to find, you can substitute black cod or regular cod)
1 14 oz can coconut milk1 medium onion, diced. 1 red bell pepper, cut into cubes. 1 teaspoon garlic. 1 large egg. 1 frozen pie shell in tin. 1 frozen puff pastry shell Citrus ponzu (see recipe below). 3 tablespoons grainy French mustard. black pepper to taste. sea salt to taste (I like red Hawaiian sea salt for that "Obama was raised on this" taste.)
Citrus ponzu:1/2 cup sliced scallions (green onions)
1/4 cup low sodium tamari or soy sauce. 1/4 cup rice vinegar. 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
2 teaspoons sugar. 1/4 cup orange juice. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir well.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Season fish with sea salt and black pepper, marinate in citrus ponzu. In a heavy pan, saute onion and red pepper for five minutes until onions are tender. Add one cup of coconut milk, reserving the remaining six ounces for additional liquid if needed. Lower pot to a simmer. Add butter, mustard and fish. Take care to strain fish from citrus ponzu marinade and not let too much marinade get into the pot. Simmer for an additional three minutes. Mixture should be thick not watery. Salt and pepper to taste.Remove pot from hot burner to cool.
In a small bowl, whisk egg for egg wash. Pour fish mixture into premade pie shell. Cover with puffed pastry shell, crimping edges of the pastry shell around the tin to seal. Brush pastry top with egg wash. Using a small paring knife, cut several slits in pie crust. If feeling inspired, carve out "''08" in the pastry crust. Bake pie until crust is golden brown and juices are bubbling, about twenty minutes.
Serves 6 souls hungry for hope, change and a new day in American politics.
www.theroot.com
Friday, June 20, 2008
HOLY CRAP!!!
In the past few months of "me", I completely forgot that the world was still turning out there and while my life had come to a screaching halt other peoples lives were still going on. 
A very fast year has gone by, so many changes, so much stuff has happened. When I try to think about a year ago, it seems like an eternity but it was only a blink.
Happy One Year Anniversary to D & K! I'm so sorry I zoned and let it slip by without a mention. I love you guys. All of you. D K & S. (New clothes line maybe?)
A very fast year has gone by, so many changes, so much stuff has happened. When I try to think about a year ago, it seems like an eternity but it was only a blink.Happy One Year Anniversary to D & K! I'm so sorry I zoned and let it slip by without a mention. I love you guys. All of you. D K & S. (New clothes line maybe?)
And how about missing birthdays??!! To kooky Sidney and my most favorite hipster, Ms. Coolness herself, Zoe, Happy Birthday Girls! You're friggin' HOW OLD???
Sunday, June 15, 2008
NOW WHAT...?
Sorry it's taken me awhile to post this but well, to be honest, I just needed to be still for a bit.
The celebration was a smashing success! Over the course of the day & evening a couple hundred friends came to celebrate Bern's fun lovin' life. Although there is a dispute whether the ominous rainstorm was either a sign from Bern saying he was pissed that 
we were having a party without him or whether he was being his usual considerate self and just cooling us off, the tantrum didn't stop the festivities! As soon as the rain stopped, the sun came out, grills restoked, music cranked and the party went on 'til way after dark. The love and energy was spiritual !! 
Bern would have been very, very pleased!
The past 2 months have been quite a ride. I don't have the words to express my thanks to everyone who participated and contributed to his celebration party, donated to his scholarship fund, and just held me up for the past several weeks. The love and support has been overwhelming. Bern had a good life, with great friends, and an amazing family. We are both very lucky.
I know I want to learn from this, I want to grow from this, I want everything good for everyone.
I want to live better, do more, laugh all the time. I want for all of us to keep hugging each other. Forever.
I know I want to learn from this, I want to grow from this, I want everything good for everyone.
I want to live better, do more, laugh all the time. I want for all of us to keep hugging each other. Forever. I loved Bern and I want to remember everyone we've lost and imagine they're all having cocktails together on a golf course. (with strippers) I want this to stay and I want it to go away.
Life has changed.
Now I can't even watch Meet the Press.
WHAT A FRIGGIN' AWESOME DAY!!!
The celebration was a smashing success! Over the course of the day & evening a couple hundred friends came to celebrate Bern's fun lovin' life. Although there is a dispute whether the ominous rainstorm was either a sign from Bern saying he was pissed that 
we were having a party without him or whether he was being his usual considerate self and just cooling us off, the tantrum didn't stop the festivities! As soon as the rain stopped, the sun came out, grills restoked, music cranked and the party went on 'til way after dark. The love and energy was spiritual !! 
Bern would have been very, very pleased! Special thanks to everyone who donated food and drink, including The Flying Fig, Old Angle, Lolita, Market Ave Wine Bar, Great Lakes, Parallax, Momocho & Premier Produce, Megan for EVERYTHING, all those who brought tasty side dishes and desserts, grill masters Jen & Mac, Erica for getting Wendy here, Damian & Karin for bringing that lovely little gift of new life, Sebastien, all the residents of the Bath House for opening your homes, special kisses to Patty for working your ass off, the "K's" and Steve & Jeannie for being great friends and neighbors to Bern and always treating me like it was my home, too.
And to Bern's family, thanks for the vacations, the years of laughter, letting Zoe sit in with the band, and allowing me to stay with him til the end. He was a member of my family and will always be in my heart, as will you. I love ya Bern. I miss you.
If you took pics send them my way!! To donate to his Scholarship fund contact kerrycapwell@yahoo.com
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
THAT JENSON BOY
Congratulations to D and Karin for creating this adorable baby boy. His name Sebastien Pierre suggests he's certain to be an artist or poet, but he's already lookin' pretty cool (and loud) so maybe a singer/songwriter might be more like it.... nah, where'd he get that from?
THE PLAN
Ok. Ready to start your new lifestyle?
Let's begin with what's in your refrigerator AND your freezer. YIKES! I'll bet there's all sorts of things filled with sodium, packed with fructose, and way past the expiration date. The frozen diet entrees? Come on! You're an adult. You know when to stop eating, you don't need your food rationed! The French bread pizzas & tater tots, gotta go. I ain't buying the "they're for the kids" excuse. How lazy are you that you can't slather some sauce and cheese on a piece of bread or cut a potato and throw it on a cookie sheet?! Shame on you! Look at what's in that stuff? Healthy schmealthy. Throw all that stuff out. It's nasty.
Here's the pyramid. This is how your pantry and fridge should be stocked. This is not to say you can't have ice cream, cookies, or potato chips, but one quart, one box, one bag, is all you need. Take a little personal responsibility here guys!
THE TIPS:
Here's the only way one loses weight. You can't take in 1300 calories and burn off 1100. You can't take in 1300 and work off 1300. You get nowhere. If you take in 1300 calories, you have to burn 1500. You need to create a deficit.
Sweating, working out? Ick. (I'm kidding.) Sorry, you gotta exercise. Ya gotta sweat. It's good for you. All of you. Even if raise your blood pressure for only 15 minutes a day, aka: the time it takes to finish off a box of hoho's, you'll feel empowered. Take a walk, jump rope, dance, just do something. It gets everything moving to the right place on your butt and your heart.
I should tell you to stop caffiene, but I don't want to live in a world without it, so just stay hydrated. Drink water and drink it often. Lose pop, including diet pop, and any other fructose based drinks. There's nothing good about them.
Where most mothers said finish everything on your plate, my grandmother said " If you leave one bite on your plate you won't be an old maid" I don't know why being an old maid was incentive for not overeating but, well, it kinda worked. Although not married, I'm thin! I didn't realize it when I was 10, but that is when my eating habits were developed. I still leave something on my plate. Usually my date finishes it, but at least I'm in control. This is important! You are in control. Not the food. Leave a bite. After awhile you'll leave two.
Eat often. I think of this type of "grazing" as a way of feeding your body. Not feeding you. The plan is to start early and end late. You eat smaller portions, several times a day. Your blood sugars stay constant, your energy is better, you'll sleep better, and you're not as hungry so you naturally eat less. Hooey on not eating after 8pm. First I'm not 90 and eat at 4:30, but I am old enough to stay up after the streetlights go on, so I can eat when I want! The schedule and plan will be posted in the next day or two.
Cook more. Put aside one day a week to cook the basics, stock, sauce, dressings, so you can make great quick meals all week. This'll cut down on the processed sugars, chemicals, and additives in your meals. I'm by no means a treehugging, bee-shunning, food geek, but fresh and organic is good for everyone, not to mention it reduces the "slug affect".
So what did we learn here today?
Clean out the fridge and pantry. Get the junk out of your house.
Exercise & create a calorie deficit. Get the junk out of your trunk.
Stay hydrated. Drink more!
Control the food. Get married.
Eat less more often. YAHOO!
COOK! It's fun!
So all you need to do to succeed at this is to stop dieting and rethink your eating habits. It's easy! Now go have a martini.
Let's begin with what's in your refrigerator AND your freezer. YIKES! I'll bet there's all sorts of things filled with sodium, packed with fructose, and way past the expiration date. The frozen diet entrees? Come on! You're an adult. You know when to stop eating, you don't need your food rationed! The French bread pizzas & tater tots, gotta go. I ain't buying the "they're for the kids" excuse. How lazy are you that you can't slather some sauce and cheese on a piece of bread or cut a potato and throw it on a cookie sheet?! Shame on you! Look at what's in that stuff? Healthy schmealthy. Throw all that stuff out. It's nasty.
Here's the pyramid. This is how your pantry and fridge should be stocked. This is not to say you can't have ice cream, cookies, or potato chips, but one quart, one box, one bag, is all you need. Take a little personal responsibility here guys!
THE TIPS:
Here's the only way one loses weight. You can't take in 1300 calories and burn off 1100. You can't take in 1300 and work off 1300. You get nowhere. If you take in 1300 calories, you have to burn 1500. You need to create a deficit.
Sweating, working out? Ick. (I'm kidding.) Sorry, you gotta exercise. Ya gotta sweat. It's good for you. All of you. Even if raise your blood pressure for only 15 minutes a day, aka: the time it takes to finish off a box of hoho's, you'll feel empowered. Take a walk, jump rope, dance, just do something. It gets everything moving to the right place on your butt and your heart.
I should tell you to stop caffiene, but I don't want to live in a world without it, so just stay hydrated. Drink water and drink it often. Lose pop, including diet pop, and any other fructose based drinks. There's nothing good about them.
Where most mothers said finish everything on your plate, my grandmother said " If you leave one bite on your plate you won't be an old maid" I don't know why being an old maid was incentive for not overeating but, well, it kinda worked. Although not married, I'm thin! I didn't realize it when I was 10, but that is when my eating habits were developed. I still leave something on my plate. Usually my date finishes it, but at least I'm in control. This is important! You are in control. Not the food. Leave a bite. After awhile you'll leave two.
Eat often. I think of this type of "grazing" as a way of feeding your body. Not feeding you. The plan is to start early and end late. You eat smaller portions, several times a day. Your blood sugars stay constant, your energy is better, you'll sleep better, and you're not as hungry so you naturally eat less. Hooey on not eating after 8pm. First I'm not 90 and eat at 4:30, but I am old enough to stay up after the streetlights go on, so I can eat when I want! The schedule and plan will be posted in the next day or two.
Cook more. Put aside one day a week to cook the basics, stock, sauce, dressings, so you can make great quick meals all week. This'll cut down on the processed sugars, chemicals, and additives in your meals. I'm by no means a treehugging, bee-shunning, food geek, but fresh and organic is good for everyone, not to mention it reduces the "slug affect".
So what did we learn here today?
Clean out the fridge and pantry. Get the junk out of your house.
Exercise & create a calorie deficit. Get the junk out of your trunk.
Stay hydrated. Drink more!
Control the food. Get married.
Eat less more often. YAHOO!
COOK! It's fun!
So all you need to do to succeed at this is to stop dieting and rethink your eating habits. It's easy! Now go have a martini.
Friday, April 18, 2008
THE VODKA CIGARETTE DIET or how I got healthy by mistake
Recently there was an article in the New York Times about the negative consequences of living on vodka and cigarettes. Personally, I don't think the writer did much research because this vodka cigarette thing has some merit. At least it does for me. Like most humans, I would have never gotten healthy unless I had to. Yes, I know it's completely un-PC to say I take pure delight in smoking and drinking, yes I know, the stuff will kill me, but I'd be remiss not to point out the upside. I had lots of fun, I was really thin, vodka and cigarettes perfected my art of avoidance and denial. Come on, that's a pretty damn good life.
So that worked fine until I couldn't stand without getting dizzy, or wash my hair without having half of it left in the drain, or get a full night sleep, or....no.. I think sex was still ok. Anyways, vodka & cigarettes were the catalyst for me making a "lifestyle change". To quote my pal Peter "you got to get in to get out", I had to feel rotten so I had to learn a new way to eat, or let me put it this way, I needed to learn TO eat. Lucky for me I owned a restaurant with a great chef!
Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing excerpts from my Vodka Cigarette Diet Cookbook @2008. And I use "diet" loosely. It will be filled with swell stories of KeKA, its Spanish & Mediterranean menu and recipes, funny antidotes of people and employees, wine choices and event ideas. But most importantly I'll show you how by changing your eating habits and living a simple, flavorful, Mediterranean lifestyle, you'll lose weight, you'll be healthier, you'll have more energy and here's the perk! You can have a vodka and a cigarette.
Stay tuned!
So that worked fine until I couldn't stand without getting dizzy, or wash my hair without having half of it left in the drain, or get a full night sleep, or....no.. I think sex was still ok. Anyways, vodka & cigarettes were the catalyst for me making a "lifestyle change". To quote my pal Peter "you got to get in to get out", I had to feel rotten so I had to learn a new way to eat, or let me put it this way, I needed to learn TO eat. Lucky for me I owned a restaurant with a great chef!
Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing excerpts from my Vodka Cigarette Diet Cookbook @2008. And I use "diet" loosely. It will be filled with swell stories of KeKA, its Spanish & Mediterranean menu and recipes, funny antidotes of people and employees, wine choices and event ideas. But most importantly I'll show you how by changing your eating habits and living a simple, flavorful, Mediterranean lifestyle, you'll lose weight, you'll be healthier, you'll have more energy and here's the perk! You can have a vodka and a cigarette.
Stay tuned!
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