NOLA has a history of having one of the most corrupt police forces in history. But I didn't know that while his city was in shambles after Katrina, he was sitting pretty.
Good. Corrupt fuck taking bribes while his city suffered immeasurably. Lets see if the method that lined his pockets will keep him from dying in jail.
That maximum is pretty much a pipe dream. He'll probably get 20 years, give or take. He'll be free pending appeal as well and that will take 2 or 3 years. Still, he's 57 now, so he'll be 60 when he walks into whatever country club jail the feds stick him in.
So happy I flew straight to NYC so I couldn't miss a meeting that was just canceled due to the inclement weather I was trying to avoid in the first place. Wife is home alone for a second nasty winter storm and I'm probably hanging out here for at least one extra day (hopefully not two, we have a race on Saturday).
"What's that smell?" Oh yes, just the kimchi fermenting nicely. As iczorro so quaintly put it, my house now smells like a "baby's diaper filled with semi digested indian food right about now."
My buddy in South Korea loves his kimchi. Never tried it but I am not a fan of sauerkraut. My girlfriend loves that shit. I made bratwurst and pierogies for her this past weekend and even used some kraut pierogies I got from my neighbor (the cabbage ones were great). I had to try one bite and it was enough, I was so disappointed... they looked so good. How long will the apartment smell like... that?
It'll smell like that anytime I open up the mason jars it is all packed in. Try some kimchi. It tastes nothing like sauerkraut.
Okay, I suppose packing it with red pepper might change the flavor a bit. That's basically it, right? Brined cabbage fermented with a ton of pepper?
No, mine has red pepper flakes, a lot of paprika, a couple tablespoons of grated ginger, fish sauce, garlic. Plus it is packed with diakon and green onions so that affects the flavor. In the past I've made kimchi stew with tofu and/or pork belly. It's some good shit.
Your house smells like the best of farts. I love fermented goodies. Sauer Kraut is ridiculous. The only way I acquiesce to veal is a German weisswurst sausage with fresh sauer kraut. That right there is a plate of fart smelling heaven. I cannot put up a fight for those baby cows, they are just too delicious. One of my next experiments will be to ferment my own hot sauce. Go to find the right peppers at the market. Problem is we don't get a lot of red peppers, and I hate dried. In honor of Ray Nagin having his chocolate city bombarded in the prison showers, I made turkey tchoupitoulas. Turkey, mushroom, potato, andouille sausage covered in bearnaise sauce. Basically creole hash. I think it is one of my favorite things in the world.
Wow. I left out the "flakes" and evidently a lot more too. Last night my girlfriend and I tried a Mexican place that opened up in our neighborhood a little over a year ago and DAMN they make a tamale. I had a decent taco de lengua, not as good as others I've had but still solid. You gotta love those CJ. PS got bratwurst? Spoiler That's about 16 pounds of doe venison and pork brats. We did four varieties in this batch. 1/3 of the venison I have set aside for making sausage this year there.
I do. Food Network has a very decent tamale recipe: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/pork-tamales-recipe.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food ... ecipe.html</a> Follow the basic batter recipe, you can stuff whatever else you want into it. A little sofrito over the top works awesome. There's a legit taco joint here. They braise the hell out of their tongue until it is falling apart. Tongue does not have a weird flavor, it's super beefy. I don't have the balls to cook it yet, but considering this place has a 3 taco and rice and beans special for $6, why even bother. I like tongue, but I don't think I need 6 days of tongue lunches. Also, your kimchi should look like cabbage with a head wound. Should taste like spice, vegetables, funk. Good funk. Sexy funk. I bought some in a jar, popped the lid, and it hissed at me. Inside it was still bubbling, getting stinkier. It was awesome. It didn't stop fermenting right down to the last serving. Bratuwrst edit: How are you not dumping hot mustard and saur kraut all over that?!!? JUST POUR IT IN MY FACE HOLE.
There is nothing wrong with red pepper flakes... Spoiler Except for when you get them on your hands, forget about it, and then touch your weiner. Ouch. I like the flavor and oddly some of the texture of tongue, but last night's didn't have the robustness that you get at a place called Taco Taxi in south Minneapolis. Tamales makes me think of the friendly Mexican neighbors I used to have an when they'd whip up a massive batch, and the neighborhood would have tamale farts for the rest of the week. Thanks for the recipe. Brats? Man, you should have been to the Super Bowl party... I was stubborn enough to fire up the charcoal grill to finish them off (a must). We split the big main batch info four portions and turned them into buffalo wing sauce and bleu cheese, jalapeno and pineapple, caprese (basil, dried tomato, and a fresh soft cheese), and Philly cheesesteak brats (onions, peppers, cheese I can't remember, and some added ground beef). The Phillies were my favorite (needs no changes), capreses were good, buffaloes had too much liquid (does powdered Frank's Red sauce exist?), and the jalapeno pineapple brats were a failure. The casings fell apart and the meat turned really soft- I think the pineapple juice did some work there. I am hell-bent though to figure that recipe out because some of the best brats I've ever had were a jalapeno pineapple variety like that. The next big batch of brats will be a plain recipe, I want to work on the sausage texture and stuffing them. I had to try the different recipes, now we'll go back to the basics.
I once went down on a girl after eating some crawfish. It was hours later, but still. That was spicy shit. Crawfish weren't bad either.
So we're two days away from Valentine's Day. Anyone have any romantic plans? I have purchased two vibrating cock rings and will be taking her out for tapas and sangria. This should be fantastic.
I was thinking I'll put some pajamas on, light candles in my bedroom, turn off the lights, hop under the covers put some soft core porn on and go to town. That or get so drunk I can't hear my neighbors fucking.