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Farfalle with Broccoli

July 6th, 2009 · food

Haven’t made a foodie post in a while, so here’s a great summerish pasta dish I made for C which turned out AWESOME…

Farfalle with Broccoli
Adapted from foodnetwork.com.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound farfalle pasta
  • 2 heads broccoli, trimmed to florets (about 4 cups)
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 5 strips cooked turkey bacon, diced
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally. After 5 minutes, add the broccoli florets to the pasta and stir and cook for another 4 minutes. Drain pasta and broccoli, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat the olive oil and butter over medium heat. Add the garlic, anchovies, and red pepper flakes and cook for 5 minutes. Add the broccoli, pasta, salt and pepper and toss. Add some of the reserved pasta water, if necessary, to make a light sauce. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with Parmesan.

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Add this to the “Duh” category

June 24th, 2009 · detroit

DetroitCIO Magazine becomes the latest publication to pile onto Detroit:

It’s easy to pick on poor Detroit, but it would hardly be any IT staffer’s destination of choice right now. What’s left of the tech jobs at automobile industry companies that haven’t already been outsourced (see: GM) is quite low as those companies and their suppliers try to survive bankruptcy and the global recession. Detroit also has the distinction of being named to the top 10 of Forbes’ “Fastest Dying U.S. Cities” list.

Way to kick us when we’re down. Thankfully I have a job right now, but who knows these days…

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Love

June 23rd, 2009 · married life

Wedding Photos

Today is our 2nd anniversary. I can’t believe how time flies, yet I feel like we’ve been together forever (in a good way). I am so thankful for Christa, and so thankful that she is my wife.

/.obnoxiously sentimental mode off.\

;)

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Ready, set …

May 21st, 2009 · detroit, music, nightlife

Hello cruel world, welcome to the Detroit party. Forget all your troubles, lay down your cares, everything is waiting for you … downtown.
Credit: Metro Times

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Ice Cream FAIL

May 19th, 2009 · How To Annoy Me

ice cream truckDear Ice Cream Truck circling the neighborhood nearby like a shark on a boating accident,

It’s 1:30 in the afternoon you idiot, the kids are in school.

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Internet Breakfast

May 8th, 2009 · life

internet breakfast
Am I the only one that wonders what one would eat at an internet breakfast and why exactly it’s $79?

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Reflekt Ft. Delline Bass – Need To Feel Loved (Adam K & Soha Mix)

March 30th, 2009 · music

Introducing another semi-regular post subject: What The Kids Are Listening To

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Freud

March 24th, 2009 · married life

fat_american_walking_dog_from_carNote to self:

When returning from a walk with your wife and dog, it’s probably not a good idea to tell her it was nice to take her for a walk.

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How to securely dispose of 160GB worth of data

March 19th, 2009 · geekdom, work

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Invincible ft. Finale – “Locusts” (docu-music-video)

March 11th, 2009 · detroit, music


Detroit Hip-Hop artists Invincible & Finale rhyme about the impacts of gentrification on the Motor City.

It’s a slow news day, I’m bored, and for no other reason than that I’m posting this video. It’s also catchy and I like the scenery. So sue me.

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