Meu Destino

broderic on December 12, 2011

Liking Thievery Corporation means you have to like world music. You’ll be hearing lots of Brazilian rhythms. You’ll be hearing it a lot.

Individual Portion (Mini) Eggplant Lasagna

broderic on December 11, 2011

I read about these small portion lasagnas the cooking for two issue of the Cooks Illustrated magazine. They baked the lasagna in a small loaf pan rather than a traditional pan. Since, I only cook for myself, that recipe looked interesting. I wanted to make a mini lasagna. The recipe was for a spinach white lasagna, and it had some béchamel as a sauce. That’s starting to get complicated. My recipe is going to be an eggplant lasagna.

I started with the sauce. I diced up some green, peppers, onions, and carrots which I sautéed in olive oil with some garlic. Once that was nice and tender, I added some chopped whole tomatoes and some tomato sauce. I let this simmer down. Adding some salt for taste.

I had some ricotta which I mixed with an egg, dried basil, and oregano. This is the cheese layer. Maybe I should’ve mixed some parmesan in here.

Once all this was done. I started to build my mini loaf pans with a lasagna. Easy bake lasagna noodles, the ricotta mixture, eggplant, then the tomato sauce. I was able to only put 2 of these layers in one mini loaf pan. I topped it off with some more tomato sauce; perhaps I should’ve put some cheese here, too.

I bake it in my oven pre-heated to 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Actually, it’s baking right now so I’ll let you know how it goes.

Un Simple Histoire (A Simple History)

broderic on December 9, 2011

The death of Flash can’t happen soon enough, but you’re still stuck with it. In fact, if you’re viewing this page, Flash is probably killing your browser.

For that, I apologize.

It’s because of me not you. I’m not writing enough posts to fill the gaps between the morning music break. I know that I wanted to write more at least a post a day in December. Except the posts all relate to that Thievery Corporation release from 2002. (Whoa! I thought it was 2003 release.) I was gonna put some filler in between, but I don’t want filler. I want well written posts on subjects that are worth writing about. Plus, link or quotes of the day. Yet, all I got are static YouTube videos of the cover to The Richest Man in Babylon.

What should I write?

Link of the Day [12.08.11]

broderic on December 9, 2011

It’s rather late in the day for a Link of the Day, but here’s one for you.

If your late to the latest internet meme, you can always check out “Know Your Meme” to catch up. Read up. Catch up. Forget about it. Get ready for the next one.

http://knowyourmeme.com/

All That We Perceive

broderic on December 8, 2011

If I ever expected you to have heard any songs on this album, I would expect it to be this tune, “All That We Perceive.” I think they had it on heavy rotation in any Apple Store back in the mid aughts. Back when the iTunes was first released. You could’ve found Thievery Corporation all over that iTunes version. They were the iTunes darling back then.

Now let me admit right here, for the longest time I couldn’t stand to hear this tune. It being popular (in my mind) rubbed me the wrong way. This is my band. Why should you listen to them if you’ve never heard of them before? Defensive much? Yeah, I was a while ago, but not anymore.

You’ve got to listen to this tune. Listen to this album. Listen to this band. They freaking rock!

Of course you’ll be hearing this band for another week. I’m short of half way through the album. And after hearing that, maybe you’ll feel apprehensive to hear another Thievery Corporation song. We still haven’t gotten to my favorite song.

Omid (Hope)

broderic on December 7, 2011

Continuing on from yesterday’s music break, here’s the second part of the tune. It’s not the second part but they both flow very well together. Every time I hear this song, I hear the first verse as asking, “Whose bagel’s offer hope?” Now why are they singing about bagels? Is this some kind of hidden message, but said aloud? I bet you that ain’t the real lyrics. Someone, anyone, get on this and tell me what that lyric was.