Kaimusailing

In the last post, the image was tilted, I tried correcting that but I liked the original framing better. I couldn’t get the blood red color of the sun corrected, so the whole image is washed out of red. The new Galaxy S23 Ultra has raw image data available, and with it I could have that red color.
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The chili powders came in from the ChiliGuy. The shipping return said “Mark Sanchez”. Inside was a pound of red habanero chili powder and a pound of dark ancho chili powder. I tasted both and was surprised at the heat of the red but happy with the medium intensity and flavor of the ancho. I also tasted my two store brand chili powders and I could taste right away the cumin in those powders.
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Now I could make my own mole. The chili powders have to saute in oil to release their full body. I started with diced red onion and then thin sliced garlic, then a 16 oz. jar of store brand medium salsa, followed by the spices, 1 tbsp of ancho, 1 tsp of red habanero, 1 tbsp of cocoa, 1 tbsp of powdered cumin, a bit more than a tbsp of smooth peanut butter, and followed up with orange marmalade to taste. After it all blended together a diced green pepper was added, followed by about 2 cups of the pressure cooked pork meat. The pressure cooking had been cut short by the safety valve episode, so a little more cooking couldn’t hurt. When all was bubbly, blended, and emitting enticing Mexican aromas, I covered the concoction and shut the flame off.
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I couldn’t resist having a little of it, even though it needed time to coalesce, so I snacked on a small portion. It had more than a little bit of heat, not excessive, but if you left out the red habanero it would be considered medium heat. Later I had some with the black bean and rice mixture. The bland ingredients slaked the heat. Very nice. A little goes a long way.
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I had a weird idea that I had to write down before it escaped me: The NY Jets play in the Superbowl and Taylor Swift is the halftime entertainment. This means that the football gods and the network executives have to work this all out. The Jets have 6 prime time national TV games this season, the maximum. Their new quarterback is a big fan of Ms. Swift and attended at least a couple of her concerts. At one he did a quick video celebrating winning the Superbowl, complete with some confetti. This is another aspect that may be missed by non jets people, Joe Willie guaranteeing a Superbowl win back in ‘69 and winning it, now Aaron Rodgers is celebrating the win before the season has even begun. So now the powers that be will be looking for the Jets/Taylor Swift Superbowl. This will set new records.
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I biked to the grocers and then to the Legion for dinner and wine. This bike trip was a sort of triangle ending with my return to the marina. I had faced strong wind on one of the legs of the triangle and could feel it in my own legs, achy and hard to get to sleep.
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I was experimenting with my breakfasts, having pork in mole with black beans and rice for one breakfast, and trying different breakfast sandwiches. More research is needed.
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Father’s Day Sunday was a special dinner at Cuddily’s home, broiled scallops with asparagus and baked potato. The scallops were dried with paper towels, arranged in a baking dish, topped with a pat of Irish butter and Ritz cracker crumbs. White wine was added to the bottom of the dish and it was baked at 350 for 20 minutes. I was not involved with this cookery, just observing.
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The image is of the late afternoon sun preparing to set to the West of Brick Kiln Channel near Crisfield’s town beach.