Category: food
2020 RVA Open 1/19/2020
The Solid Sundays keep on rolling. Last weekend I competed in the 2020 RVA Open, a weightlifting meet here in town. I was trying to get a competition total of 179kg, which would qualify me for competition at the 2020 American Open Series, which starts in March at The Arnold. I went a couple of …
Recording cocktail 1/14/2020
I went with a Man O’ War cocktail for last night’s podcast recording. 4 ounces good-quality bourbon or your favorite rye whiskey 2 ounces Cointreau or other orange liqueur 1 ounce sweet vermouth 1 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice Brandied cherries or lemon peel for garnish This recipe makes two cocktails. Everything in a shaker …
Friendsmas 2019 with my weightlifting friends
I’ve been a member at The Weight Room for over 5 years now. It’s been a great place for me because I like the lifting, but more than that, I like the people and community. I’m making a concerted effort to try to hang with those people in a social way when the opportunity arises. …
Half-assed Shooter’s Sandwich
I bought a sourdough starter this month and I’m trying different things with the loaves. High on my list was a Shooter’s Sandwich. I’d made one before but it looks like that was before this install of WordPress, so I can’t link the post. I really do need to go get the old Movable Type …
Guerrilla Filtering
This is what happens when an afternoon nap runs long and you miss the window to get to the coffee shop. I am happy to report that a Bounty Select-A-Size folded into the Chemex cone shape was an effective filter. It all worked out okay in the end. Thanks for your concern.
Sunday dinner
Made another great meatloaf this weekend. 2.25 pounds, half beef (50/50 chuck and sirloin) and then ~quarter pounds of pork, chicken, lamb, and turkey. Also have minced onion/parsley/garlic/carrot(!) with the standard bread crumbs and grated parmesan. Also enjoyed these great beers. I’ve been losing my taste for IPAs lately, but the 10% jam from Equilibrium …
Our Cuisinart Kettle
This electric kettle is one of the smartest purchases we’ve made as a family. For real. I was electric kettle shopping 5 years ago because I kept burning stovetop kettles by forgetting that I had put them on. Like, I would put on a kettle and then see a neighbor in the street and go …
No Offseason
Stay stoked throughout the @MLB playoffs and beyond. #NoOffseason pic.twitter.com/QaaH44krSD — Kingsford Charcoal (@Kingsford) September 26, 2018
I never liked the blue Kool-Aid either
I used to hate blue Kool-Aid so much as a kid, I would hide it when my parents would buy it. My brother just sent me this pic. Over 30 years later, they uncovered my hiding spot. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 A post shared by JJ Johnson (@jamesjjohnson1) on Aug 12, 2018 at 3:10pm PDT