We are back!

After a long hiatus - I've decided to start blogging again. Mainly about food and other good stuff - so hang tight.

Also - I've invited a new author, Peter, that will write some interesting (hopefully) posts.

Happy New Year everybody!!

Microsoft Silverlight - on mac

So decided to give Silverlight a try.. Installed it on my macbook pro (with Safari as my primary browser).

I'm already surprised when downloading the plugin:

Why the need to lie? Don't write 1MB download, when it is, in actual fact, closer to 5MB.

After installation, a quick restart of Safari - and off to try this new Flash, air, QT "replacement" - tried out the 80th Oscar Awards Ceremony - which starts by resizing my browser window (UGH!) - and then after clicking on one of the video previews - goes on and crashes Safari.

Nice try, Microsoft - but I think I'll stick with Flash (or whatever else is there) a bit longer.

Honey-Roasted Duck With Green Beans in Vinaigrette, Sautéed Potatoes And Garlic And Onion Confit:: DONE!

- duck breast

- salt & pepper

- olive oil

- honey

- soy sauce

- green beans

- white wine vinegar

- sherry vinegar

- ground-nut oil

- lemon

- potatoes

- shallots

- garlic

- sugar

- butter

- sprig of thyme

- water

The recipe is from Gordon Ramsay's F-Word series.

Watercress Soup with Poached Egg:: DONE!

- watercress

- eggs

- potatoes

- butter

- water

- vinegar

- salt & pepper

- olive oil

The recipe is from Gordon Ramsay's F-Word series.

Scrambled Eggs on Toast:: DONE!

- eggs

- butter

- cherry tomatoes

- mushrooms

- olive oil (extra virgin)

- salt & pepper

- chives

- creme fraiche

The recipe is from Gordon Ramsay's immaculate repertoire. 

Fragrant Orange Slices:: DONE!

- oranges

- honey

- orange blossom water

- cinnamon

- walnuts

The recipe is from Gordon Ramsay's "Fast Food".

Pumpkin Risotto with Parmesan:: DONE!

- pumpkin

- olive oil

- chicken stock

- risotto rice

- salt & pepper

- butter

- parmesan

- sage

The recipe is from Gordon Ramsay's "Sunday Lunch".

Mackerel on Toast with a Warm Potato Salad:: DONE!

- charlotte potatos
- spring onions
- chives
- lemon juice
- creme fraiche
- mackerel fillets
- bread rolls
- olive oil


the recipe comes from Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Heaven".

Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Croque Monsieur:: DONE!

Man this is a good sandwich:

- smoked salmon
- cream cheese
- chives
- lemon juice
- gruyere cheese
- (optional) caviar
- salt and pepper
- sliced bread

the recipe comes from Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Heaven".

Bumper stickers

We need a couple of those:

Lovely surprise

So last night, my cat decided to come home and dump a dead bird in my couch.. Lovely..

Democracy: Definition

To all of those uneducated idiots who are rioting in France against the new president, here's a little reminder:

de·moc·ra·cy

n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies

1. Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

2. A political or social unit that has such a government.

3. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.

4. Majority rule.

5. The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.

So...

All the anarchist/socialist/anti-sarkosist manifestants in the streets of Paris
have to stop their stupid, useless, boring- ass shit.

The majority has voted. We won, grow up and deal with it.

Vive Sarkozy!

big breakfast

big FAB

and big breakfast

week end chic

hôtel luxe à Deauville, quel pied de jouer les riches!

Ségolene à Poitiers, Sarkozy a l'Elysée

Our office, today.

No political inclination AT ALL...

Friday Night Mojito

I made myself a fat mojito on Friday night, in a 50cl Weiss beer glass. It was a beaut, so I took a couple snaps of it.


I should probably go see a doctor now - I'm blogging my drinks...

Boz est là

Un nouveau venu ça va dech dech dechirer

Enough said!

The two leading candidates..

 

France has spoken

Media Players - Why is it so hard to find a decent player for OSX

I hate iTunes. Really.. I hate it.. almost as much as I hate public employees in France..

Since I've changed my workstation from FreeBSD to OSX, the only real problem I have had is finding a decent media player. I only have a couple of requirements:

- A small footprint (in terms of resources) - I don't want my media player eating up +1GB of system memory, like certain other *cough* iTunes *cough*

- The ability to queue a song (without building a new playlist) - How is this not a feature in ALL players?

- Tagging! I want to tag my music collection, with fx. tunepimp.

- It should be fast!

I'm a huge Amarok fan, and frankly I can't wait for a native OSX version (I know I can run it through X11, but that's not as cool as native) - currently, I'm using Songbird, which shows potential - but still far from fulfilling the above mentioned requirements.

I've tried (and discarded): Cog, NexTunes, Audion.

No, I do not want to join fucking WAYN!

.. and frankly I don't give a rats ass where you are now, or where anyone else is for that matter..

STOP SENDING ME INVITATIONS TO WAYN!