The top 25 healthy fruits: Blueberries, apples, cherries, bananas and 21 more healthy picks - Nutrition - Health - Canadian Living

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Time warp to 1978 with this disco classic

I recently rediscovered this famous disco track taken from the original motion picture "Midnight Express."

This is quintessential Giorgio Moroder, king of Italo-Disco.

This had me on the floor with laughter...

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7 Innocent Gestures That Can Get You Killed Overseas. It's best not to leave the house.

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More music to work to - Trentemoller remixes Klovn's "Mcklaren"

When I want to work and music allows for greater concentration than silence. Thank you Trentemoller.

The Knife never sounded so good. Thank you Trentemoller.

MSTRKRFT – Remixes part.1
MSTRKRFT – Remixes part.2

Part 1 trax:

Two More Years [Bloc Party]
The Kills
Heartbeat [Annie]
Little Girl [Death From Above 1979]
Thank Me With Your Hands [Panther]
Element Of Danger [Services]
Easy Love (Remix) [MSTRKRFT]
Sexy Results [Death From Above 1979]
Got Love To Kill [Juliette Lewis]

Part 2 trax:

Woman [Wolfmother]
Listen Up! [The Gossip]
Monster Hospital [Metric]
Awake Since ‘78 [Acid Jacks]
Kennedy Killed The Hat [Buck 65]
Rock Steady [All Saints]
Ceolakanth Is Android [Polysics]
Jique [Brazilian Girls]
Dudun-Dun [Para One]
Someone Like You [Revl9n]

N.O.R.E. never sounded so good. Thank you MSTRKRFT.

Kylie Minogue never sounded so good. Thank you MSTRKRFT.

Hong Kong Stir Fry

The stir fry method is a culinary tradition in Far East cuisine and embodies all that is simple and savory. Western diners have taken to stir fry in a big way in recent years as it is versatile, inexpensive and healthy. Here's my simple recipe for what I call Hong Kong Stir Fry that serves 2-to-4:


Ingredients

- chicken breast or pork filets (450-600g)
- Coffee mushrooms (100g)
- Sweet bell peppers (three, each being red, yellow and green)
- Zucchini (one)
- Onion (2-3 small, or one large)
- Garlic (two good cloves)
- Parched white sesame seeds (2 tablespoons)
- Sesame oil (1 teaspoon)
- Olive oil (2 tablespoons)
- Fresh ginger root (3-4 razor thin shavings)
- Chili pepper (1 teaspoon)
- Dry thyme (1 teaspoon)
- Orange juice or pineapple juice (1/2 cup)
- Soy sauce (1 tablespoon, or taste)
- Curry powder (1 teaspoon)
- Sea salt
- Ground pepper


Recipe

Slice fresh chicken breasts "butterfly style" until the desired thickness of each slice is approximately 1 cm. Then cut the breast filets into lamellas and place in separate bowl. Add a few drops of olive oil and sprinkle them with thyme. Remove to the fridge and remember to clean all surfaces before proceeding.

Cut onions in halves and slice each half into thin lamellas or slivers. For an easy technique on slicing, click here. Also dice the garlic into paper thin slices and set aside. In a very hot sauce pan (a wok is recommended), add olive and sesame oil along with the onions and ginger. When the onions begin to sweat, add the garlic as this will cook (and burn) faster.

While the onions sweat, slice and dice the sweet peppers into thin lamellas as well as the zucchini and mushrooms. Set aside as they will be added after the chicken (or pork).

When the onions begin to sweat, add the fresh chicken (or pork) and mix in to ensure proper cooking coverage. Let fry on medium-heat for 4-5 minutes or until each chicken (or pork) lamella is sufficiently seared.

Now add the seasoning (salt, a few grinds of fresh peppercorn, chili, curry powder and soy sauce). Mix the ingredients well in the pan. Now we can incorporate zucchini and mushrooms. Continue cooking on medium heat for 4-5 minutes. Then add peppers and orange (pineapple) juice.

Once the vegetables are all sufficiently sweating, turn heat lower and prepare rice (or thai noodles) separately. The stir fry contents are best served in a deep dish where the cooked rice or noodles can serve as a bed on top of which the other contents are piled on. 

Sprinkle with sesame seeds and bon appétit!

2 LIVE JEWS?

Imitating the legitimate hip-hop rappers "2 Live Crew," this Semitic duo lampoons Jewishness in ways reminiscent of Jackie Mason or Rodney Dangerfield... all to the beats and rhythms of 1980's pop music and rap.

This track, BARGAIN TOWN, is set to FUNKY TOWN (by electronic pop band Lipps Inc.). See the widgets below for the comparison tracks.

Maroon 5 remix - Not Falling Apart

Not Falling Apart - Maroon 5

Depeche Mode releasing new album "Sounds of the Universe" (2009)

Die Walküre - Richard Wagner

Thom Yorke "Analyse"

I can't believe I had not learned about Thom Yorke's solo work until just recently. His "Eraser" début CD was released in 2006. Essentially, I had assumed the tracks I heard here and there were Radiohead singles available on movie soundtracks (e.g. "Analyze" electronic remix for the film "The Prestige" starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine and David Bowie). I was mistaken.

Thom Yorke is undoubtedly the lyrical and musical musical genius behind Radiohead. I recommend adding "Eraser" to any Radiohead collection.

Time warp to 1982

I just totally dig this track.

Disco electro, anyone?

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Pasta Gigi

I recently dined with a couple of good friends at a new little bistro in Montreal’s tourist trap downtown. Angelo’s is a quaint (and recently-renovated) Italian bistro located at 1184 Crescent Street—across the street from a city landmark known for its house-brewed beer: Brutopia.

The hostess came to take our orders and I had settled with the penne Gigi. Needless to say, it was delectable and was only elevated by a well-chosen Italian white wine from the Ruffino vineyard—Orvietto 2006. The sauce, however, was the lynchpin of the entrée and I was inspired to make it myself.

I inspected the various contents of the sauce and its aromatic elements. Here are the ingredients and recipe for a fine home-cooked Gigi sauce:

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons [30 ml] olive oil
1 cup [250 ml] freshly sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup [125 ml] pancetta ham
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2-3 green onions
2 teaspoons [10 ml] flour
1/4 cup [60 ml] white wine
1 cup [250 ml] 15 percent cream
2 tablespoons [30 ml] tomato sauce
20g of good anchovy filets in oil
1-2 leaves fresh sage
1 sprig rosemary
Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe:

In a heavy sauce pan on medium-high heat, add olive oil and filets of anchovies until the latter disintegrate into the oil. Now add the garlic and green onions. Once the contents begin to sweat, add the mushrooms and allow them to cook and soften. Add wine and reduce by half, stirring contents occasionally to allow marriage of all aromatic elements.

Now add flour in small increments, stirring in quickly to prevent clumping. The once limpid mixture will now thicken. Now reduce heat to medium and add cream, stirring in at the same time. When the cream begins to evaporate, add tomato sauce and thoroughly stir the contents. Lower the heat to a simmer and let cook for 20-30 minutes.

In a boiling pot, add 3-4 liters of water and bring to a boil. Choices of pasta for a Gigi sauce vary according to taste but penne rigate, linguine and fusili are fine choices. When water reaches ebullition, add salt and olive oil and then dunk 450g pasta until cooked to al dente.

Suggested wine pairings:

As mentioned above, the choice of wine we had at the bistro turned out to be a perfect pairing for the Penne Gigi. It also worked well with my friend’s grilled halibut and pasta aioli and my other friend’s linguine carbonara. The choice was a Casa Ruffino Orvietto Classico from the 2006 vintage. This particular product, as you shall see, represents a fine compromise between price and quality.

Other fine choices include the softer tannins and buttery texture of French Chardonnay and Aligotés. Both are typical white wine grapes of several pretigious regions, including Burgundy.

Bolognese Classico (recipe)

Ingredients

2-3 medium sized carrots
1-2 stems of fresh celery
2-3 bulbs fresh garlic
2 medium sized onions
1 sprig fresh rosemary
2-3 bay leaves
3-4 leaves fresh basil
1 small Sigaretta pepper, or 1 tsp chili pepper
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
30 g unsalted butter
50 ml white wine
2 tbsp sea salt
10-15 grind twists black peppercorn
12-15 Italian tomatoes, skinned
800 ml tomato sauce
1 kg of lean minced meat (preferably blend of veal, beef and pork)

Recipe

In a deep sauce pan, sauté carrots, onions, celery and garlic in olive oil and butter mixture, medium heat, until golden brown. Add seasoning to aromatic base with rosemary, bay leaves, Sigaretta/chili, salt and pepper. Add minced meat and separate with wooden spoon until meat is relatively consistent (this will ensure it cooks evenly).

When meat browns, add white wine and reduce. Add tomatoes and stew for 5-10 minutes, or until tomatoes soften. Add tomato sauce and let simmer low heat for 90 minutes, stirring only occasionally.

Suggestions & Wine Pairing

Ideal pasta for bolognese sauce includes the likes of penne rigate, linguine, spaghetti, farfalle and of course, all manner of baked pasta varieties (like lasagna). Pairing this North Italian classic with wine is relatively easy; all one needs is a relatively light or fruity wine with medium tannins. Think of Chianti Classico, Valpolicella and most wines issued of the Sangiovese varietal. French appéllations of the Bordelais also will work well, but Merlot verietals would be ideal.

Best mix for 2006

The BBC Radio One - Essential Mix of the year ws voted to be Trentemoller's New Year's Eve bash.