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Things Overheard In New York

Guy #1: I'd totally hit that.
Guy #2: Dude, I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become the King of England.

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Bibimbap Ssam Bap

Made a bibimbap version of ssam bap tonight =D everything homemade except the kimchi, which I bought at the market today. What is bibimbap? How might one MAKE bibimbap? Au contraire my dear, because that's sort of irrelevant for this post. What's Ssam jang? let alone ssam bap? Ssam bap is pretty much lettuce wraps using a form of meat with ssam jang, or ssam sauce, wrapped with red leaf lettuce. Ssam jang is the sauce, basically a seasoned bean paste, that you eat with it. To make this easier to make and eat I just did it bibim style, all in one bowl rather than held in your hand.

Ingredients:

• Dweng Jang
• Gochu Jang
• Salt
• Sugar
• Sesame Oil
• Sesame Seeds
• Garlic
• Spinach
• Soy Sauce

Follow the Ssam Jang recipe, but feel free to tweak the ratios a bit according to your taste. I used a standard kitchen spoon and basically did something along the lines of a 2:3 ratio for bean to red pepper paste, along with about a clove or so of garlic, pressed. Add in some sesame seeds and sesame oil, along with sugar if you so feel inclined and u have a delicious Korean dipping and all purpose sauce. After preparing the sauce I used sliced beef rib eye bought at the market to mix with some sauce as marinade to be eaten later.

For the Shigmchi Namul (cold spinach) banchan (side dish) I roughly followed the recipe linked. I forgot to add salt to the water while blanching, and I think it would've made a nice difference in the seasoning, so remember it if you can!


After allowing the meat to marinate for a few hours in the refrigerator cook with sesame oil. If you like onions feel free to add a few to help boost the flavor. Cook over medium heat, and be careful, because oil will pop onto your hands and arms.


The meat's really the only thing you need to cook. I lay a bed of garden salad mix, topped with rice mixed with sesame oil and sesame seeds, surrounded by the meat, spinach, and kimchi, while a small dollop of ssam jang on the side as sauce when I mix it all up.

Eating it in a bowl like this rather than hand lettuce wraps makes it easier to hold and make. Just overall more delicious comfort food when you just want to eat.

If Chuck Norris Were President

What would he promise?

Garlic Onion Pork Loin with Creamy Mashed Potatoes

I've had this Costco Swift(?) Pork Loin in my freezer for a while, so I decided to go ahead and defrost it after work yesterday. I was way too tired, and ended up passing out on my bed, only to wake up almost two hours later. My sister needed a book for her final today, so rather than cooking it up and spending all that time, my dad and I brought the book to Jen, and just went out to eat.

Which brings me to Pork Loin tonight!!!

Pork Loin

• Costco Onion Garlic marinated Pork Loin

I just cooked this according to the directions: Place lean side down and bake for 20 minutes for each pound. Pretty simple. A pan with a layer of foil, the pork loin, 350 F oven, and some rosemary garlic seasoning and dried crushed red pepper on top for flavor. Mine was 4 lbs so I let it cook for around 1:20.

Mashed Potatoes

• Red skin potatoes
• Dried Italian Herbs
• Garlic Salt
• Fresh Cracked Pepper
• Butter
• Yogurt

I let the potatoes boil for 30 minutes, then let it simmer for another 30. Half because I wanted the potatoes to be well cooked throughout, and half because I was doing other things and forgot about them (oh well). Drain the potatoes after you're finished and BRING THEM BACK TO THE FIRE. If you don't do this last step you'll end up with water in your mashed potatoes. No one wants that. You'll learn the water steaming away. After 30 seconds turn the flame off and mash your potatoes. I added about a tablespoon of butter, some fresh cracked pepper, garlic salt, dried italian herbs, and about 3/4 cup of homemade yogurt. Yogurt is a good healthy alternative to sour cream, and since I make about a quart of non fat yogurt a week I had plenty in my refrigerator. Make sure to taste to see if you'd like to add more butter or salt.

I made some gravy from a mix I bought during lunch today, and that's it. The pork loin has a great flavor to it, and it's incredibly tender. The mashed potatoes have a great creamy consistency, while still having solid small potato chunks inside to remind you of what you're eating. I feel that the skin adds a nice texture and flavor to the mashed potatoes as well. I had it with a glass of Merlot from Trader Joe's ;X

Stop by for a bite, I think I still have 3.689 lbs of it.

Lego Sculptures

Pretty sweet.




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Account Jacker Gets Jacked!

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Internet Phenomenons

O RLY? Some of the origins of your favorite internet jokes.

Japanese Human Tetris

Why don't Americans have variety shows like this?

MXC Top 25 Most Painful Eliminations

Some were pretty funny, others were just so so. What is MXC?

Optical Illusion House

Wow, done well. It reminds me of those eyes that follow you at Disney's Haunted Mansion... where it's an imprint you're looking at rather than a statue.

People's Court Judge Lays The Smackdown

Cot Dang he pissed her off.

Harry Potter's Wang

I mean wand.

Purely in the interests of science, I have replaced the word "wand" with "wang" in the first Harry Potter Book

Let's see the results...

Powdered Booze

• Dutch students invent powdered alcohol that can be sold to minors

• Adding water to powder creates fizzy-lime flavored liquid

• Innovation is called Booze2Go





I love that they made it specifically because powdered alcohol can legally be sold to minors... awesome





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Lockpick Business Cards

What a great way to be remembered! Although these seem a bit pricey, considering that they can be used as fully functional lockpicks...