Sam and some other docs and nurses from Denver Children's Hospital left for Haiti a couple days ago. Their mission is to provide medical relief. They will be out there for ~ 10 days. We hope they are able to provide the much needed help. And also stay safe.
You can follow them on their blog: http://denverchildrenshelpshaiti.blogspot.com/
Thanks for helping those in need. We're all very proud of you.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sausage & Jerky
We spent the first weekend of 2010 making caribou sausage and tried something new: salmon sausage and caribou jerky. Turns out, sausage is a great way to turn our freezer-burnt 2008 salmon into something edible! We even found a healthier substitute for crisco/lard: organic shortening made by Spectrum. No hydrogenated fats! Even found it at the grocery store!
The salmon sausage prep is a bit of a pain. Have to de-bone and skin the fillets first. The grinding was relatively easy.
The stuffing went without hitch. But then we had to boil it in water to cook it and half of them exploded out of the casings! Still tastes yummy.
Next we made some caribou sausage, then tried our hand at making jerky. Borrowed Lincoln & Julie's 'jerky blaster' - looks like a giant caulking gun:
Grind up the meat and blast it into strips. Cook in oven for ~ 2 hours and tada! jerky!
tastes pretty good. I went through 3 lbs (wet weight) this week. will have to make more soon.
The salmon sausage prep is a bit of a pain. Have to de-bone and skin the fillets first. The grinding was relatively easy.
The stuffing went without hitch. But then we had to boil it in water to cook it and half of them exploded out of the casings! Still tastes yummy.
Next we made some caribou sausage, then tried our hand at making jerky. Borrowed Lincoln & Julie's 'jerky blaster' - looks like a giant caulking gun:
Grind up the meat and blast it into strips. Cook in oven for ~ 2 hours and tada! jerky!
tastes pretty good. I went through 3 lbs (wet weight) this week. will have to make more soon.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I arrived back in Fairbanks late on the 30th with frigid temps welcoming me home. The next morning, I watched the sunrise at 1055 - a little later than the ~0730 rises in Colorado! Try to ignore the watermark. My first experiment with HDR imaging and I haven't committed to the software yet.
The past several years I've been perfectly happy ringing in the new year at home, watching a movie in my pajamas. There have been a few years that I didn't even make it to midnight. Dave dragged me out kicking and screaming to UAF to watch the fireworks. So we stood outside at -20F for 20 minutes and I tried to take some photos.
Afterward, we checked out the UAF museum of the north. I had never seen the exhibits - only ventured in the museum to grab birds on a stick when I TA'd ornithology. Then we went to the Martin's for another fireworks show. Here's Phillip lighting one of his many incendiaries.
Some of their friends brought along some Thai lanterns that are like mini-hot air balloons.
Tradition is to write your name on the lantern so all your bad luck goes away when the lantern takes flight. Unfortunately, the lantern with all our names on it never budged. So all our bad luck is sitting in Phillip & Jackie's yard!! :)
We're looking forward to 2010 - year of the Tiger (which happens to be 'my' year)!!
Wishing everyone a wonderful new year!
The past several years I've been perfectly happy ringing in the new year at home, watching a movie in my pajamas. There have been a few years that I didn't even make it to midnight. Dave dragged me out kicking and screaming to UAF to watch the fireworks. So we stood outside at -20F for 20 minutes and I tried to take some photos.
Afterward, we checked out the UAF museum of the north. I had never seen the exhibits - only ventured in the museum to grab birds on a stick when I TA'd ornithology. Then we went to the Martin's for another fireworks show. Here's Phillip lighting one of his many incendiaries.
Some of their friends brought along some Thai lanterns that are like mini-hot air balloons.
Tradition is to write your name on the lantern so all your bad luck goes away when the lantern takes flight. Unfortunately, the lantern with all our names on it never budged. So all our bad luck is sitting in Phillip & Jackie's yard!! :)
We're looking forward to 2010 - year of the Tiger (which happens to be 'my' year)!!Wishing everyone a wonderful new year!
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