The US Presidential Race Comes Down To Dance Off

This just in! Barack Obama and John McCain have decided to take it to the dance floor…

Man, that McCain can move for an old man, but was no match for Obama’s soul train. However, Soccer Mom Sarah Palin can really shake that thang.

If I could vote in the US, I’d vote for whoever can keep that US dollar flying. $1.25 US to $1.00 CAD. Woo Hoo! The good ole days are coming back!

Dot Com Dinner Chef With Stephen Fung

As you know, I like to play with my food. I’m pretty good with whipping up a quick breakfast and onions fear me. Cooking is one of the things that I really enjoy doing. It totally relaxes me and at the end, I get to eat what I create. It’s great! But what about dinner?

Tonight, I had a great home cooked meal starting off with toasted focaccia bread doused with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkled with lots of parmesan cheese and drizzled with a balsamic reduction. I then topped it off with diced roma tomatoes, more parmesan cheese, pepper, and more balsamic. It was heavenly.

Next up were the stuffed peppers that I whipped up. I used different colored peppers just because it looked cool. I’d never made this dish before and only remembered it from an episode of Restaurant Makeover. However, almost everything I needed was in the fridage but I totally didn’t have all the same ingredients that Massimo Capra used. Of course, I improvised because that’s what I do.

I stuffed them with a mixture of croutons, italian sausage (pulled out of the casings), feta cheese, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. I topped them each off each with a pat of butter (the real stuff) and baked them for an hour at 375 in the oven. The recipe called for a much dryer cheese (I think it was like a crumbled goat cheese or something) but I figured the combo of feta and parmesan would do the trick.

I have to say, my first time making this dish, I really did a great job. I actually impresed myself. It really tasted good and the sweetness of the peppers mated nicely with the filling. The only thing I would have changed would be to use a different cheese as the feta was a little more runny that I’d hoped after baking. I’d totally make this dish again and would be proud to share it with others (with a couple more tweaks). I’m sure there will be more Dot Com Culinary adventures coming again soon. I think I’m doing fish tomorrow night. I’ll need to see what’s fresh and on special at the local seafood place.

T-Shirts For a Dot Com Scooter Lifestyle

Vespa Vancouver was having a sale on scooter T-Shirts this month so I decided to scooter on down and see what it was all about. Here are a few I picked up…

This one is designed by the folks at Robotribe and is called Machine vs. Monster. The Monster is big oil and the machine to stop it is the scooter. 

Robotribe also created this one, which is more self explanatory. Called Rally On! this design celebrates all scooters, whether Japanese, Italian or Taiwanese. The more the merrier. Rally On I guess?

Finally, this last T-shirt isn’t from Robotribe. Actually, I have no clue which company came up with the design, but apparently, this emblem is from the real American Motor Scooter Association that existed in the 50′s and 60′s. These will go great with my Battlescooter T-shirt. Rally On!