Deadliest Warrior is back.

I'm glad to see the Spike TV has a new season of Deadliest Warrior. First couple episodes

• Swat vs SGS-9
• Attila the Hun vs Alexander the Great

I look forward to what the season brings.

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Accent European Lounge -- Yum!

The other day my girlfriend and I went to Accent - European Lounge just off Whyte Avenue here in Edmonton.  Nice atmosphere and a nice variety of dishes.  We had Bacon Wrapped Lobster, Smoked Salmon, and Hummus.  All were appetizers, which made for a nice light supper with a Czech Beer, and a bottle of San Pellegrino mineral water.

Bacon Wrapped Lobster, need I say more!!  We got a single order of this delightful treat, pieces of lobster, wrapped in bacon, served on toast with a white butter sauce.  A nice alternative to bacon wrapped scallops.  Note: we should have got the double!


Smoked Salmon, was nice, and was served with some asparagus wrapped with serrano ham, as well as the usual red onion and capers.

The hummus was interesting.  It was served warm and served with a muddler, and you mashed the chic peas in the ramekin.  The hummus was served with a variety or toasted rustic breads and pita chips.  Very nice.
We will be going back to try some of the faire on the menu...

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Moroccan Beef Stew

I was thinking about Tajines the other day and got hungry for the flavours of Moroccan food.  I didn't buy a tajine yet, but used a dutchoven and made a pretty decent stew.  I started with a Moroccan Beef Stew Recipe and did a little tinkering.

First, instead of 1 can of tomatoes, I did a 14 oz can of crushed tomatoes and a 14 oz can of chopped tomatoes.  I added ½ a cup of pumpkin seeds and ½ cup of slivered almonds. Because little ones were going to eat the stew, I omitted the cinnamon sticks but did add an additional ½ tsp of cinnamon/cassia. Finally just to increase the depth of flavour and colour a couple of tbsp of tomato paste and ½ tsp of smoked paprika.
I am going to buy myself a tajine and do some other wonderful dishes, but this was a nice interim flavour fix.

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Fireup The Colortini!!

Late night TV has not been the same since the departure of THE LATE LATE Show with Tom Snyder.  It ran until 1999, before they change hosts.  I never had the privilege of watching The Tomorrow Show, except in the odd youtube clip, but I watched him most nights on The Late Late Show.  He actually could carry on a conversation with his guests, and had some interview skills.  He wasn't some comic that doesn't want to be on tour, he was a serious news man. There are some great interviews by him on youtube go check him out.

I hope he is serving up the colortini in the great beyond.

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End of Year Photography Gig

Over the Christmas break I got an opportunity to shoot some hockey again.  For the 3 year running I shot New Years Eve for the Oilkings.  My timing was a bit off but I still got some good stuff.

• 2009/12/29 - Lethbridge Hurricanes
• 2009/12/31 - Brandon Wheat Kings
• 2010/01/03 - Red Deer Rebels

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