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Eating the Enemy: Oregon
by yellow fever
on Oct 30, 2008 8:38 PM PDT
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Duck Ravioli
SERVES 4
Ingredients
Ravioli Filling
- 2 cups of boiled duck breasts, chopped
- 1 lb ground pork
- 4 cups chopped swiss chard, chopped
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 3 egg yolks
- 6 medium garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh oregano, chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
Ravioli
- 12 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 3 cups water
- 12 large eggs
- 3 teaspoons salt
Porcini Cream Sauce
- 8 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 4 cups porcini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup marsala
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- salt and pepper
Directions
- For the filling: Saute pork with garlic for a few minutes and drain fat.
- Place pork-garlic saute into mixing bowl, and add duck, chard, basil, oregano and parsley.
- Run mixture through meat grinder, processing into a fine paste, and return to mixing bow.
- Mix in ricotta, egg yolks and salt.
- For the ravioli: Sift the flour into a mound on the mixing board, make a hole in the middle of the flour, and add the eggs, water and salt to the flour.
- Beat eggs with a fork, slowly mixing in about half the flour, then mix in remaining flour with the hands, adding a little water if necessary to give the dough the proper consistency for rolling.
- Let it rest while mixing the other batches, adding each batch to the original, kneading it into a large ball.
- After the mixture has rested for 15 minutes or so, cut ball in half and place it on the floured bread board.
- Using a 30" wooden rolling pin, roll dough until paper thin, sprinkling with flour to ensure that it does not stick or tear.
- The key is to put very little pressure on the rolling pin, wrapping the dough around the pin and gently spreading it with the palms of the hands as it is being wrapped. *You can tell if the dough is ready if you can hold it up by the corners with two hands and find that it is translucent.
- For the sauce: Saute garlic and mushrooms in olive oil/butter mix.
- After 5 minutes, add marsala, cooking until about half the marsala has boiled off.
- Reduce heat to simmer, mix in whipping cream, and stir for a minute or two.
- Add a bit of salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour mixture on ravioli and enjoy!
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YouTube Thursday: Neither Madness Nor Watercube, This Is, Apparently, Sparta
by TwistNHook
on Aug 27, 2008 10:31 PM PDT
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Well, here we are folks. The last YTT before the start of the season. We thought we'd take a look at our upcoming opponent, the Michigan State Spartans. They are very similar to Cal in many ways, sort of the secondary team in the rivalry. As Stanford gets much attention for historic success, so does Michigan. And as we find ourselves consistently fearing failure, perhaps also so do MSUites. I don't know, I've never met one. I'm sure they exist, somewhere. Maybe.
But don't worry, Spartans, lest you think we are going to be mocking you and insulting your poor dental hygiene, let's make a peace offering in this form:
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Cal Fan Appreciation Day 2008 Part III: E
by TwistNHook
on Aug 26, 2008 10:23 PM PDT
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After meeting Jahvid and Co., we got into the Offense line, which was not as long as previously perceived. And when we got to the front, who else would show up, but special guest star, PatChris:
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Cal Fan Appreciation Day 2008 Part II: Acoustic Boogaloo
by TwistNHook
on Aug 24, 2008 9:49 PM PDT
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After meeting the white Joe Montana himself, Kevin Riley, star of Jesus In Cleats II: The Cleatening, we headed over to the defense table. They had two big tables next to each other, defense and offense. We went with defense first. And you know, for being raging sons of bitches out there on the field, they are incredibly nice in person.
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Cal Fan Appreciation Day 2008 Part I
by TwistNHook
on Aug 23, 2008 7:59 PM PDT
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Last year, I had a most excellent time at the Cal FanFest. So, I was incredibly excited to get back out there and meet the team. Although there were a few hiccups along the way, fun time was had by all!
I took about 120 photos, so I'll post excerpts of them up over the next week. Enjoy!
Let's start, where else, the beginning.
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YouTube Thursday We Knew Him BEFORE The Mustache
by TwistNHook
on Aug 21, 2008 7:22 AM PDT
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May The Mustache Lead You To The Glory Land.
via www.tradingcardcentral.com
Now, with the Aaron Rodgers Era in full gear out in Green Bay, we thought it prudent to take a look at some of his highlights. We start out with a tribute to his facial hair. As a man who loves variety in his hair, I respect Rodgers greatly for his advancements in the follicle arts. Plus, anybody who rocked the ironic mustache was a god to me back in the day.
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YouTube Thursday: The Greatest Mascot To Ever Scare Women And Children
by TwistNHook
on Aug 14, 2008 7:49 AM PDT
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Seriously, though, when Oski drinks through his eye, that's just creepy. I mean c'mon! And nobody ever knows who is under there. OskiComm is more secretive than Dick Cheney at a The Terrorists Could Be Listening convention. What are they hiding under that cartoonishly oversized head and cardigan combo?
Let's start with these videos, which is awesome not only for the Oski crowd surf, but also the sweet memories of Marshawn's performance in UDub 06.
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Better Know An Olympian V: Leprechaun In The Hood
by TwistNHook
on Aug 8, 2008 7:12 AM PDT
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Opening Day Today! If you want to check out the schedule of your favorite Olympian (coughJasonKiddcough), check it out here. Otherwise, let's Learn! About Cal, about the Olympics. About the Official Beijing 2008 theme song! About it all!
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YouTube Thursday - Mascot Off! It's a Mascot Off!
by TwistNHook
on Aug 7, 2008 7:20 AM PDT
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Look, I could write something hilariously witty that would cause you to lose your job, because you laughed so loud. But why waste your time and get you fired, let's get to the Mascot Off!!!!
Let's start with the classic, of course. Oski v. The Tree (and an updated version):
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Ask Yellow Fever
by yellow fever
on Aug 2, 2008 3:29 PM PDT
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We thought it might be a good idea to dip into Ted Miller's mailbag, since he reads us now and everything. Or at least, he likes to read danzig's posts professing his love for Longshore. And away we go...
Dan from Portland writes: Fever, I am sure you have by now received countless emails from my fellow Oregonians stating that the greatest college football rivalry of all time in any conference is the Oregon State / [expletive] ducks civil war....this is the hardest fought game of the year regardless of national rankings....it sells out every year and gives millions... okay, thousands of Oregonians something to look forward to besides nine months of rain. Even the kids in this state classify themselves as Beavers or *ucks. Please do a little more research next time.
Ray from Lake Oswego, Ore. writes: Dude, you blatently left out the Civil War on your "most bitter rivalries" list???!!!??? C'mon now, I know you spent a lot of time up in Seattle, but you really think the Apple Cup and fuskies vs. the 'ucks is a better rivalry? As a proud member of Beaver Nation, I am hear to tell you that our hatred for all things green and yellow far outweighs that of those other rivalries...heck our rivalry game with the fuskies has a better rating on the "hate-o-meter" than most of your top 5. I was really beginning to like your blog and then you had to go and do this...we expect better from you Fever.
Yellow Fever: Let's get one thing clear; every rivalry is bitter. But let's do a little research and take a look at some of the highlights.
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