Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Bloomsday; The Inner Organs Of Beasts and Fowls

Today is Bloomsday, the16th of June, one day in the life of Dedalus and Bloom

I read that book ( Joyce's Ulysses") as a lad on the lam ( " in headlong flight") in Europe back in '69. I loved it - it was an easier read for me than Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, curiously.

I was there in Pamplona for the "running of the bulls," and all thru Europe. A guy from NY wore my sandals in the run and lived to tell of it, also returned my sandals. Joyce spoke to me on a personal level in his novel, more so than Hemingway.

Bloom in the outhouse ,I could relate to that, and Molly, Wow, I could really relate to that. Dedalus on the beach?, yes.

As far as organs go, grind them up and make them soft and palatable like liverwurst, the poor man's pate', and eat them on a saltine cracker w soft cheese and mustard and onions with a glass of Burgundy or Pinot Noir. Or beer. Organs go great w/ beer.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

The Salmon Colored Dawn, Continued

After you grill your Salmon outdoors over a woodfire in your Weber, you can serve it w/ a sauce that I call Norwegian hollandaise, which is simply chopped hard boiled eggs immersed in plenty of melted butter with dill weed. It is comfortable and familiar, rich and delicious.

Grilled zucchini/ and or summer squash and potatoes both w/ olive oil, salt, pepper, and any herb mix will work. Microwave half or quarter cut potatoes till nearly done and finish on the grill. Toss vegetables in oil and herb mix and grill from raw. They cook fast.