tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184263562007-05-21T20:00:13.486-07:00Ben Ho's PhotoblogHoBsBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-74043210266814189522007-01-18T19:17:00.000-08:002007-01-18T19:39:57.446-08:00Geneva - Hyper-Educated city<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hobs/361252519/in/set-72157594486012905/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/361252519_23b42c7b0f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><br /></span><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hobs/361246322/in/set-72157594486012905/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/361246322_d556d1d1d2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hobs/361242657/in/set-72157594486012905/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/361242657_99f59ea69e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hobs/361254481/in/set-72157594486012905/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/361254481_6baa793025_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /></div>Despite the disastrous start of our Geneva trip, our 4 day family trip to Geneva has proved to be one of our favorites. With only a small city to explore and no snow for skiing to occupy our time, we took a relaxed pace, but managed to amply fill our days. Geneva is perhaps the city in the world with the highest education level, (due to all the international organizations that headquarter there), and it shows. We attended 7 varied and eclectic museums, and despite my hesitation at traditional French food, ate well indeed. From ale relais d'entrecote, a traditional steak house that had only one thing on the menu, to Cafe Raphael, modern international fusion cuisine, to At my Cousin's house, we eat Chicken, a hip homey place with also just one thing on the menu, to of course Fondue, in l'Hotel de Ville, a homey, nordic-decorated (think Ikea) restaurant in the medieval town of Gruyere where hard cheese was invented.<br /><br />But the museums demonstrated well the character of the place. From a museum on ethnography (basically a museum that highlights cultural anthropology), to a museum of archeology (beneath St Peter's cathedral, where 2000 years of architecture have been unearthed, and the art and excitement of the archaeologist's craft is conveyed), to the red cross museum (with a display on genocide in Cambodia), to a museum of food (in nearby Vevey , where they had a children's book that had a post-modern Derrida inspired deconstruction of a soup bowl for kids). As for art, the old stuff was not especially impressive, and the new stuff tried too hard. Though a ballet we saw there struck the right balance. Housed in a beautifully restored warehouse right on the river (which led to trouble because we first went to the Grand Theater, the normal home of the ballet company), they performed a 19th century ballet, Coppelia, but using modern avant garde setting, including a reality tv show, and a video backdrop that highlighted the surreal vaguely-amateurish cinematography common to contemporary art.<br /><br />Oh, and for the boy in me, the nearby Castle Chaillon is the coolest medieval castle I've visited.<br /><br />Memories of the kids in George RR Martin books, growing up in castles, sword fighting...HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1162527419759253192006-11-02T20:09:00.000-08:002006-11-14T19:51:41.680-08:00Shenandoah - A riot of color<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hobs/285396581/in/set-72157594354962394/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/122/285396581_624831a34d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hobs/285380246/in/set-72157594354962394/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/100/285380246_a36f100c35_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hobs/285392836/in/set-72157594354962394/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/99/285392836_b55d96ba66_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br />- See the lake? </div>Ah, the money shot. The most perfect rainbow ever. Could see the whole thing, arcing over the sky carrying Iris into a field of multi-hued foliage, from easy greens, to candy oranges, to fiery reds.<br /><br />Went to Shenandoah with R- last weekend for a quick day trip. Saw the foliage, did a couple hikes, explored the caverns, did a maze, tried to get to a winery, and had fabulous Vietnamese food at Huong Que. Quite different from the last time I visited.<br /><br />Funny, grew up in the Northeast amidst the changing fall colors every year, never noticed their stunning beauty until after going away for a few years and coming back. Plus the influence of R- of course.<br /><br />Though maybe it started at MIT, lying on a park bench on the T of Killian Court, admiring the way the light shined through the leaves, colors intersecting, like a collage of tissue paper, a mondrian painting or a pollack (To borrow a very appropose metaphor from R-).<br clear="all" />HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1160020437559327292006-10-04T20:47:00.000-07:002006-10-04T21:05:19.813-07:00Happy trails in Tucson<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/260291175/in/set-72157594311963438/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/122/260291175_924f5ded14_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/260303164/in/set-72157594311963438/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/111/260303164_88cfa3f550_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/260292294/in/set-72157594311963438/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/80/260292294_2723ea7bd1_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/hobs/">benho</a>. </span></div>Happy trails in Tucson (which I always always spell wrong). Conference was fun, exhilerating, exciting, reminded me again why I love my job, came in 4th in the poker tournament. My talk (as expected) was sparsely attended and my lack of practice showed, overly fast, and not polished, no great crowd response but lots of good individual positive feedback after, but went well. I discussed well too I think.<br /><br />But the hike is the subject of this post. So I skipped out early from the last session, grabbed my camera and set off alone into the desert. Under the beating sun, the imposing alien cactus, weird half naked backpackers but mostly alone, and once I got into it, surrounded at every step with a myriad of life which I'm normally way too obtuse to notice (I bet it's the jigsaw puzzles, elevated my powers of observation; or R-'s influence), but lots of butterflies of different colors, beatles, funcitoning crazy koyanisqatsi style ant colonies, birds, lizards, various metallic crickets/grasshoppers, a frog maybe. Cacti that would embed their hidden prickers into my skin (that was less fun). Beautiful vistas. Reminders of Dark Sun. Getting lost and moments of adrenaline filled panic. Capturing the perfect shot. Envelopped and alone in nature.<br clear="all" />HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1154893833794730272006-08-06T12:45:00.000-07:002006-08-06T13:26:11.836-07:00Road Trip 2006<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/207622853/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/57/207622853_476fdd105b_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/207622032/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/59/207622032_531dae75e8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/207624626/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/85/207624626_0db5a37570_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/207625654/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/57/207625654_9da9f59105_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /></div>For once, I will let someone else speak for me. For my return to the east coast, my cousin Esther accompanied back on the open road. She described my thoughts well, read about our trip in the<br /><a target="_top" href="http://selections.rockefeller.edu/cms/images/stories/ns_pdf_archive/ns-06-2006.pdf">Rockefeller newsletter that she designs</a>. (Click photos for more...)<br clear="all" />HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1131141833614625772005-11-04T14:03:00.000-08:002006-03-31T21:47:17.410-08:00Found Poetry: Team Aramark<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/121077800/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/44/121077800_fb48bba6e6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/121077800/">Note green shirt...</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/hobs/">benho</a>. </span></div>On the back of the rather small t-shirt (plenty short enough to expose her yellow thong panties) of the girl sitting in front of me at the <a href=” http://www.benho.org/2005/11/trip-to-see-dalai-lama.html”>Dalam Lama talk</a> was written the following (Aramark is the company that runs institutional cafeterias across the country)<br /><br />Team Aramark<br />We keep our promises.<br />We make a difference.<br />We do the right thing.<br />We help each other.<br />We have fun.<br />Together we are quite a handful.<br /><br />For some reason this fascinated me, because it comes from a large faceless corporation, but looks like it was written by 3rd graders. It has a certain guileless, Miro-esque childlike simplicity that somehow seemed very appropriate for the Dalai Lama’s presence.<br /><br />Anyway, just a random thought perhaps inspired by too little sleep.HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1143449927459665862006-03-27T00:58:00.000-08:002006-03-27T01:37:58.873-08:00Fun with Photoshop<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/49574570/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/31/49574570_d430c5204a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/49574570/">walkin3</a> </span></div>A series of photos from Cappadocia, Turkey that led to a nice unplanned photo montage. The most amazing part of this image, is that less than 30% is real (see <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/118674538/in/set-72057594091708595" target="_top">the original photo</a> to compare), the rest was fabricated in photoshop, by completely untrained me, from the grass to most of the rocks to the snowy background. The first time I ever created reality in a photo. Nifty and a bit scary how easy it was.<br clear="all" />HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1142925328951788572006-03-20T23:15:00.000-08:002006-03-27T01:36:40.383-08:00Photos from the American Southwest<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/sets/72057594087077898/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/52/115710831_6485099ff7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/47/115717082_5b5a7ae2b7_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/44/115714682_b97247e25d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /><br /><img src="http://static.flickr.com/41/115725642_1c70dca5f6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /><br /></a> </div>I have started to use <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hobs/sets/72057594087077898/">flickr.com</a> to share and store my photos and have been re-uploading my photo collection in a more easily accessible format. I will post photos here as I upload them (click on photos for more) <br clear="all" />HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1132648131464717762005-11-27T23:53:00.000-08:002005-11-28T21:15:26.910-08:00Food photos 8: Perfect mealsOne of my favorite meals:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8663-716649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8663-780734.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>lamb shoulder on the bone, dry marinated with s+p, parsley, rosemary, garlic powder, broiled to medium rare with roast vegetables (eggplant, zucchni, onions with red peppers, kosher salt, olive oil) and stuffing, rock hard 3 day old french baguette, baked lightly with olive oil, added to onions sauteed in olive oil and garlic cloves, s+p, with fresh chopped cilantro. and chicken stock. stuffing absorbed lamb juices, and then baked to crusty finish.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8660-761589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8660-746474.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Fresh beefsteak hothouse tomato, with fresh parsley, seasoned rice vinegar, sesame oil, kosher salt.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8662-723398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8662-707079.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Close up of the stuffing.<br /><br /><br />Another nice meal:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8714c-704194.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8714c-770026.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Fried chicken thigh with kosher salt, paprika, cumin, corn starch, egg white, panko bread crumbs, bit of lemon, fried in olive oil. Turmeric rice (raisins, garlic powder, salt, pepper, turmeric, beef stock). Wilted spinach and mushrooms.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8724b-746304.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8724b-731062.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Pan roasted cashews, dusted with kosher salt, black pepper, chili<br />powder, topped with a squeeze of lime juice.<br /><br />Thanksgiving (amazing meal!) pictures soon to come!HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1132564801096957112005-11-21T01:11:00.000-08:002005-11-21T01:55:35.196-08:00Food photos 7: Fancier fare<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8625-744274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8625-731037.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>tuna fritters with wilted spinach in olive oil and garlic: canned tuna, with yogurt, mayo, worchestshire, tobasco, celery, green onion, salt and pepper, and panko breadcrumbs pan fried in olive oil.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/stew-778823.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/stew-768674.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>beef stew, with papaya (for its papain), assorted baby radishes, cauliflower, celery, red pepper, chicken stock, red wine, salt, pepper, vinegar, mint; beef pre-marinated in lemon juice, basil, soy sauce, salt, pepper, wine. Served over medium shells.<br /><br />(Stew 2.0: beef stew. with potatos, eggplant, anaheim peppers, onions, cumin, chili, kosher salt, budweiser, shiraz, beef stock, parsley, tomatos, celery, corn, simmered in dutch oven for > 6 hours)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/shark-717086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/shark-706131.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>fresh shark steak, marinated in sesame oil, soy sauce, salt, pepper, garlic, lemon juice, broiled to 140 degrees (via meat thermometer), with sauteed/steamed broccoli, flavored with reserved marinade, salt, chicken stock and red wine, and then a pretty rice, yellow color from tumeric, with raisins and salt and chicken stock. and a glass of white wine<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8644-725340.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8644-712839.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>turmeric/raisin/salt/garlic/cumin rice (once again) with lamb and cauliflower curry: ground lamb, cauliflower, zuchinni, anaheim pepper, thai chili, onion, tofu, with cumin, chili, papprika, kosher salt, red pepper flakes, curry powder, turmeric, white wine, finished with parsley and yogurt. and a sprig of parsleyHoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1132046401991060692005-11-15T01:11:00.000-08:002005-11-21T01:38:31.130-08:00Food photos 5: Misc<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8548-774406.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8548-756827.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Fu zhu, cooked with chicken stock, shitake mushroom, soy sauce, sesame oil, crushed red peppers, with a surprisingly good napa cabbage (garlic powder, olive oil, bit of soy sauce, sweetened rice vinegar, kosher salt) with white rice.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8544-712459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8544-798298.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Kale steamed in chicken stock, stir fried with ginger.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8542-748160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8542-735097.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Persian inspired (redux), ground lamb, eggplant, peas, cashews, dried basil, s+p, held together with yogurt.HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1130752990995523072005-10-31T01:21:00.000-08:002005-11-21T01:38:03.386-08:00Food Photos 1: Here it begins.So it begins here, with the <a href="http://www.benho.org/2005/09/good-eats-food-discontinuity.html">new wave of ben cuisine</a>. Here are the first photos, they get better with time. Still a work in progress though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="uploaded_images/DSC_8407-741979.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8407-727523.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Broiled Leg of Lamb, dry marinated with rosemary, chopped garlic, fresh basil, kosher salt, pepper, red pepper for 6 hours, broiled for 1 hour and rested, to a nicely tender and flavorful medium/medium rare served with roasted shitake mushrooms (reconstituted in red wine) and persian cucumbers (flavored with olive oil, salt, pepper and lamb drippings); all toppped with a green onion au jus.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="uploaded_images/DSC_8404b-748725.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8404b-734989.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Crab cakes, oj, vinegar, mayo, olive oil, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, baked; topped with an avocado mousse (w/ oj, yogurt, salt, pepper, mint); over a spinach salad drizzled with olive oil.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="uploaded_images/DSC_8412-706918.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8412-793524.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chicken thigh fried rice, with lightly cooked red peppers, garlic, green onions, seasoned. With pickled (w/ crushed red peppers, sweetened rice vingar, sesame oil, soy sauce) zuchini squash on the side.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="uploaded_images/DSC_8415-774038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8415-760214.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Tuna salad (w/ celery, green onion, worchesthire sauce, tobasco, kosher salt, pepper, yogurt, mayo) served over a bed of capellini and arugala.HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1131171003499616102005-11-04T21:44:00.000-08:002005-11-21T01:37:08.970-08:00Food photos 2: Chicken stirfries etc.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8422-791743.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8422-777161.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Ginger chicken thigh, stirfried with red peppers, zucchnni squash, mushrooms, ciantro, pepper, kosher salt, etc.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8425-758141.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8425-745637.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Eggplant, blanched, then, stirfried with chicken thigh, peanuts, and fresh cilantro, ginger, mushroom.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8431-727214.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8431-792982.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Egg scramble with fresh tomatos, garlic, parseley , arugula, and peanuts, chicken bits.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8438-770804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8438-756854.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chicken thigh fried rice with red peppers (lightly sauteed), arugula, green onions, garlic, accompanies by shrimp with green peas and green onions and garlic, lightly sauteed.<br /><br />Next series get a lot better photo wise anyway!HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1131598144174413372005-11-09T13:22:00.000-08:002005-11-21T01:36:13.216-08:00Food photos 3: Further afield<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8442-704453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8442-791221.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Persian inspired ground turkey, tomatos, eggplant, parsley, green onions, onions, cashews, yogurt, served over rice.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8444-717119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8444-704924.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Light sauce, chicken stock base, ginger, celery, raisins, cashews, used to steam broccoli (ideally broccoli rabe, or broccolini) with hand shredded roasted chicken breasts, finished with green onions, and parsley, crushed red pepper and salt over cappelini.<br /><br />The ginger and celery flavored the soup nicely, with a nice sweetness from the raisins, fresh herbs, still very nice. Perfect with the thin pasta.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8448-785849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8448-771407.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Tuna chili, corn, kidney beans, tofu, diced organic tomatos (canned), cumin, chili, salt, pepper, canned tuna, served over boiled napa cabbage, and topped with lowfat yogurt, green onions, and shredded cheese.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8455-721549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8455-710053.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Crudite platter that accmopanies the lamb below. Lavash bread (inferior to Oakville variety), white mushrooms, avocado, campo de montalban cheese (spanish).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8454-753089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8454-741621.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Too busy eating, to take a good photo. The dish prepared for R-. Roast lamb, dry marinated with basil, salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary, cooked to 135degrees medium rare, accompanied with roast vegetables, shitake (reconstitued in red wine and chicken stock) onions, cucumbers, green onions.HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1131791807074687912005-11-12T02:26:00.000-08:002005-11-21T01:34:51.353-08:00Food photos 4: Fried Chicken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8551-791120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8551-777859.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chicken tenders fried in olive oil, breaded with panko breadcrumbs, with yogurt base, s+p spices, mint, garnished with mint and accompanied with battered and fried broccoli, and turmeric dusted rice<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8591-727002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8591-711642.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chicken tenders using egg whites, panko bread crumbs, s+p, basil, with zuchinni medalions lightly sauteed with remaining eggs, breadcrumbs and peanuts; accompanied with white rice.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8540-759995.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8540-748093.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Chicken breast, sliced thin, in half, breaded, with egg white, s+p,<br />crushed red ppeper, paprika, fried in olive oil, with lightly breaded broccoli,<br />and white rice.<br /><br />Some of my favorite photos coming up in the next few batches, and some really exciting dishes.HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1132308223929419512005-11-18T01:56:00.000-08:002005-11-18T02:03:43.946-08:00Food photos 6: Salades<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8608-787762.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8608-776249.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Spinach salad, crushed peanuts, white mushrooms, baby spinach with sesame oil, and sweetened rice vinegar, topped with fresh papaya, fresh ground black pepper.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8606-717270.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8606-705002.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Mushroom omlette, with mint, green onions, accompanied with a spinach, mushroom, jack cheese salad with sesame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar. (Glass of Chardonnay not shown)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.benho.org/photoblog/uploaded_images/DSC_8600-746897.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="uploaded_images/DSC_8600-734700.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a>Standard baby spinach, mushroom and peanut salad with "asian" vinegrette (soy sauce, sesame oil, sweetened rice vinegar)HoBstag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18426356.post-1130584460092568942005-10-29T04:10:00.000-07:002005-10-29T04:39:23.663-07:00Welcome to my photo blogI might as well start taking advantage of these nice tools. So much for the old html pages. I will post my new photos here from now on. And likely migrate the old photo posts to here. Also expect to see some food shots here. I was looking for a place to archive "recipes" for all the random things I've been cooking up.<br /><br />The old photo and art page can be found at:<br /><br /><a target="_top" href="http://www.benho.org/art.html">http://www.benho.org/art.html</a>HoBs