Ian Coleman Makes Beef Tartare

My talented professional chef friend Ian Coleman came over for one of our Monday night dinner’s a while back and prepared the best beef tartare I have ever tasted. Beef tartare is a mix of three different types of raw beef (sorry Ian, I can’t remember which cuts) combined with various sauces and seasonings till it reaches perfection. Ian has been trying to teach me how to cook better at these dinners, but I usually end up sitting in awe as he makes the most savory dishes of my life. Beef tartare is usually an appetizer, but I wanted to learn how to make it so we had it as our main course. Ian made several pounds of beef tartare and soft boiled eggs to eat with it on top of bread cracker things.

Beef Tartare

Beef tartare is now one of my favorite dishes. The group of us had some great fun.

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The Growth Of Joel’s Blog

My site has started getting more reader involvement, traffic and high search engine rankings lately. I’m pretty happy that people appreciate the blog enough to come and read and comment. Below are some of my results from the time I opened the blog back in September.

The graph of traffic for Joel’s Blog

As you can see from the chart above, my traffic has greatly increased during the month of January.… read more “The Growth Of Joel’s Blog”

Microsoft Attempting to Buy Yahoo

Microsoft has offered $44.6 billion dollars to buy Yahoo, or about $31 a share. $31 a share for Yahoo is 62% above Yahoo’s closing price of $19.18 yesterday and in today’s trading the stock price has jumped all the way up to $28 today upon news of the bid.

What does Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo mean for search engines?… read more “Microsoft Attempting to Buy Yahoo”

SuperBowl Sunday: Undefeated New England Patriots vs. Upstart New York Giants

The SuperBowl is on Sunday and fans all across the world are planning SuperBowl parties. Nick Fitzer invited me to his friends party at a bar the guy’s dad owns in Tacoma. I am thinking I will probably do that so I can visit my brothers or grandparents while I’m down there. The SuperBowl is featuring the New England Patriots against the New York Giants this year and my money is on the Patriots because they have not been beaten this once this season.… read more “SuperBowl Sunday: Undefeated New England Patriots vs. Upstart New York Giants”

Great State of the Globe Article

I read an excellent article in the New York Times today and I highly recommend that anyone remotely interested in the state of the world, American politics, globalization and the balance of power read it.

The article is pretty long, but well worth the time. I don’t agree with all of the authors assertions or conclusions, but he is very much on the right path.… read more “Great State of the Globe Article”

Dinner with Plato: Scotch Salmon Recipe

Plato hosted the monday night dinner at his studio in the University District. He cooked scotch salmon. Scotch salmon is salmon with a scotch-based sauce on top of it. The sauce contained Drambuie (a scotch liquer), Johnny Walker Black Label scotch, creme fraiche, heavy cream, orange juice, and lots of other goodies. We also had a salad with kumquats and almonds and a balsamic vinagreitte dressing.… read more “Dinner with Plato: Scotch Salmon Recipe”

Should I Hire A Maid?

I have been debating recently about hiring a maid. I looked on Craigslist and a maid could be had for $20 twice a week, which sounds like a pretty good deal to me. I hate folding clothes and ironing and am not a big fan of cleaning, so it would make a lot of sense I think for me to get someone to take care of these ornery chores for me.… read more “Should I Hire A Maid?”