Scotty's Super Bowl Salsa

This recipe will rock your Super Bowl Party!  Once again, you can be as creative as you would like with the portions.  Prepare this at least 24 hours before serving for flavor infusion.  Enjoy!

6 Roma tomatoes, chopped (all veggies below are also chopped)

1/2 red onion

2 green onion stalks

1/2 half red pepper

1/2 half green pepper

1/2 half yellow/orange pepper

2 seeded jalapenos (finely chopped)

Radishes (finely chopped)

1/4-1/2 cup of corn (make fresh corn when in season)

Fresh cilantro

4 garlic cloves, (finely chopped) 

1 lime & 1 lemon, juiced

Big splash of apple cider vinegar

A good drizzle of evoo

Hot sauce, to taste

Chili powder, salt, and pepper, to taste

JT Kite Surfing In The Big Soup!

This is my Brother Johnny Tremaine shredding the big stuff.  Is there anything this guy can't do?  The dude could ride a wheelie all the way from his house to 7-11 for a Slurpee!  He's a great surfer, awesome windsurfer, excellent skier...and now a kite surfer?!?!?  JT, Renaissance MAN!  I bet you can't golf though.  ;>P

Mac & Cheese on Acid

I have never met anyone who doesn't like this!  And this non-recipe gives you the chance to be as creative as you want to be.  You can always add leftovers to compliment this dish as well.

1 box of Mac  & Cheese (the kind with the cheese included, not the powdered stuff)
Start boiling water and add some evoo and a little salt
Here is where it gets fun: Prepare whatever you want to go with it.  Hamburger, Italian sausage, ham, salami, pepperoni, shrimp, whatever you like for you meat eaters.  My favorite is turkey burger.  If you're a vegetarian, peas, mushrooms, green beans, peppers, sliced red onions, etc. are a great alternative.  Have fun, it's your choice!

Boil the noodles and follow the directions on the box depending on your altitude.
When done, add the cheese...and here is the secret: then mix in some marinara or vodka sauce and toss.  Once you've made it a light pinkish color, add your side ingredient(s).  Think of it as a pizza without the bread.  Serve in a bowl because it will stay warm much longer.  And I guarantee those bowls will come back for more!

Enjoy.

Tammy Tremaine's Tale

I had to share this!  I spit on my monitor when I read it.  ;)

Some lady just cut in front of me in line at the gas station. Then yelled at some old man for taking the window squeegee before her. She said she was at the gas station first. WTF????  She didn't find my reply, "Who lit the fuse on your tampon?!?" as funny as I did...but the old man did! hahahaha!

Memo to self: Do NOT mess with Tammy...especially during a certain time of the month.

Sorry to see you go Jack LaLanne...

As a young child I used to watch Jack LaLanne every morning while my mom was getting ready for work...on our black and white TV in the living room.

From CNN Entertainment:
From the 1950s through the 1980s, LaLanne performed multiple feats of strength and endurance. His first such stunt was an underwater swim the length of the Golden Gate Bridge, loaded with 140 pounds of equipment, in 1954. He went on to stage many attention-getting events, including completing over a thousand pushups in a little over 20 minutes, and towing 65 boats filled with thousands of pounds of wood pulp in Japan.

 

What an incredible man!  He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Elaine LaLanne.  That was meant to be!

 

Saint Mary's College Reunion

@ Moylan’s

& St Paddy’s Day Celebration

Classes of 1983, 1984 & the rest of you

We miss all of you!

Thursday 3-17-11: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Moylan’s.  15 Rowland Way, Novato, CA 94945 www.moylans.com

Friday 3-18-11: Golf at Stone Tree Golf Course in Novato or Wine Tasting in Sonoma and Napa Counties.

Saturday 3-19-11: Dinner/Dance at Moylan’s $50 covers the cost of your official Reunion T-Shirt, the Dinner/Dance, Beer & Wine and a great time. Our dance band is “No Regrets” (on FBOOK) and Grant Mader '83 is one of their guitarists. Bar Hour at 6pm /Dinner at 7:30 / Dance Band at 9pm

Sunday 3-20-11: 11:30am Brunch at Marin Brewing Co., if you can handle it.

Hotel Accommodations: Inn Marin 250 Entrada Drive, Novato, CA 94949, (415) 883-5952. Inn Marin offers charming pet friendly green lodging accommodations in Novato, CA for leisure and business traveler. Mention St. Mary’s to get special pricing.

For more Information contact Brendan Moylan @ 415-328-7043 or

Chris Major @ 510-677-5653.

Scotty's Hawaiian Chicken

This is always a crowd pleaser!

I don't cook anything with a "recipe" as it were, so just wing it and have some fun.  It's all here, just make it as you see fit.

6 boneless & skinless chicken breasts (more or less depending on how many people you are serving)
Broil in a Pyrex dish over butter with chopped garlic cloves until slightly browned (both sides).  About 2-3 minutes each side.
Remove from oven.
Cut into 1-2" pices when cool
Add 2 cans of Contadina sweet & sour sauce to the dish
Add 1/2 can of crushed pineapple...and 1/2 the juice from the can
Cut 1 cellery stalk Asian style (at a 45% angle)
Cut 1 carrot the same way
Slice aprrox. 6 mushromms
Cut a 1/2 red onion into large pieces - 1/2" plus
Slice 1/2 green pepper and 1/2 red pepper
1 small can of bamboo shoots
1 small can of waterchestnuts
Toss everything in the dish, stir, cover with foil, and bake for 45 minutes

While it is baking, make a pot of sticky white rice (must be sticky!)

When everything is done, serve in a bowl over the rice and garnish with a pineapple ring on top.

Your family or guests will be very impressed.  Enjoy!

SF Giant Dipper at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk!

I'm going to see the World Series trophy on January 27th from 4-6pm with my friend Tami and hopefully have dinner with her bro Johnny and his lovely wife Tammy after.  I know, the Tami/Tammy Tremaine's get alittle complicated...

What happens when men bake cookies?

One of the Few...

I know I'm in the minority here, but I can't stand Starbucks.  I don't like the taste of their coffee, as it leaves a horrible aftertaste on my pallet.  However, above and beyond that, I don't agree with their business practices.  When I worked in Colorado Springs a few years back, there was a Starbucks a block down the street from my office.  There was also a locally-owned coffee shop on my block.  As soon as a business vacancy became available straight across the street from them, Starbucks opened up another shop!  2 Starbucks in 2 small blocks?  In Colorado Springs?  Hello, it's not Manhattan, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco...or even Denver for that matter.  The purpose of that new shop: to put the little guy out of business.  I don't like bullies.  So I always took my business to the little guy.  And their coffee tasted great!  :>)

SF Giants World Series Trophy Schedule Update

New York City
NY Hilton New York
Rendezvous Trianon Room - Third Floor
1335 Avenue of the Americas
Between 53rd & 54th Streets January 22 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

New York City
NY Finnerty's
221 2nd Avenue
Between 13th & 14th Street January 22 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Santa Clara
Santa Clara Visitor and Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy January 25 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Salinas
Salinas Sports Complex
1034 North Main Street January 27 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Cocoanut Grove
400 Beach Street January 27 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sonoma
Sonoma Community Center
276 East Napa Street January 28 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa City Hall
100 Santa Rosa Avenue January 28 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Walnut Creek
Lesher Center for the Arts January 31 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

San Jose Municipal Stadium
588 E. Alma Ave. February 1 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monterey/Pebble Beach TBD January/February TBD

Pleasanton
Stoneridge Shopping Center
One Stoneridge Mall February 2 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

San Francisco
KNBR/Giants Fanfest at AT&T Park February 5 TBD

Eureka
Wharfinger Building
#1 Marina Way February 8 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Ft. Bragg
CV Community Center
300 South Lincoln St. February 9 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Drunken Prawns with Vodka Penne for Allison

Ok, this one is delicious, easy and quick!

Start boiling the water for the pasta
Begin heating some vodka sauce (jar).  If you want to make your own, combine marinara sauce with a little cream and vodka
Add the penne pasta to the boiling water.  10-12 minutes
Saute prawns (or shirmp) in butter, garlic and red wine (not white)...stir until the prawns are pink (3 minutes)
Drain the prawns from the saute - keep warm in the skillet
Drain the pasta when done
Throw the vodka sauce and prawns on top of the pasta in a bowl and toss...or not!  You can let people go fishing! 
And you're done!

Go Giants!

‎28 days until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Taining. Bring it!

Raiders

Al Davis looks 200 years old in the press conference today.  It looks like Tom Cable hit him.  Poor guy...

SF Giants...

sign Cody Ross to a 1-year $6.3 million deal.  Great move.  I still think they need one more guy.  As it stands: C Buster Posey, 1B Huff, 2nd Sanchez, SS Tejada, 3rd Sandoval, LF Burrell, CF Torres, RF Ross...and a great young pitching staff and solid bullpen!  I believe they need another bat...possibly an outfielder.  "The Machine" can't be an everyday player in left.  Or a first baseman, which would move Huff to left.  Is Belt in the mix for 2011?  Your thoughts...

Scotty's Kitchen Sink Stew

Beef broth (as much as you need to keep it very liquid. The starch below will thicken it)
Stew meat chuncks, grilled in evoo and garlic before you place in the pot
2 bay leaves
parsley
oregano
chopped garlic cloves (as much as you like)
1/2 onion sliced in 1/2" pieces (not minced)
1 can of diced tomatoes
3 chopped potatoes (pick any color you like or combine them)
corn (fresh or frozen)
green beans (fresh or frozen)
fresh mushrooms
1 can of kidney beans
1 cup of red wine
1 sliced carrot
1 sliced celery stalk
sliced red or green peppers (or both)
salt and pepper to taste

Done! Let it stew, let it stew, let it stew!  The longer the better.