1.24.2011

i recently wrote in an email to a friend that i should spend less time making delicious things to eat, and more time on making amazing photographs. believe it or not, i am actually doing both making delicious things and photographs. i just haven't posted any of the pictures because i'm not sure how to deal with them yet.  i will when i find some rhyme and reason in their collectiveness.  i promise.
i made pumpkin pie this weekend. i also made pancakes. i also made some really great macaroni and cheese.
speaking of delicious and rich food, i decided to go back to the gym today. jesus, i felt like i was going to have a heart attack. i went a few times in early january, but i wasn't feeling so hot, so i took it easy. before that i hadn't been there since... the end of october. i am bad. i do run a bit though.  not great distances, but a few miles a pop.  you know, to keep the blood flowing.  if i'm going to keep eating cookies and pumpkin pie, i'm going to have to go to the gym more often, or i'm going to get large. at the moment i'm not large. despite some increased grayness and a smattering of age, i look pretty much the same as i've looked for the past several years.  i'm just a bit softer.  kind of like my brother in baking, the pilsbury dough boy.  under the beard, poppin' fresh and i share a similar complexion as well.  it's easy to remain pasty and white during the long wet and dreary dutch winter.  genetics helps with that, too.  
i think that is all i should say.
okay. bye.

best,
jim

3 comments:

Sassy Spinster said...

You can hit three-in-one by doing a shake-weights workout while baking. Then, you can photograph your final gourmet goods.

But before embarking on such ambitious endeavors, you should really
watch this South Park episode for inspiration. Really, you should.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s14e14-creme-fraiche

You gotta see the Shake Weight!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbsSeVr5NSI/watch?v=xbsSeVr5NSI

bearfax said...

ALSO you can take the shake weight concept and apply it to your rich food production by just making your own butter in a jar.

I do this every once in a while. It makes my triceps feel like steel.

http://vimeo.com/4113239

This video makes it seem more precious and less rigorous than it is in reality. My tip: use a smaller jar, make less butter at once. It takes forever otherwise.

Jim Turbert said...

I will keep everyone's suggestions in mind. I used to accidentally make butter all the time by over mixing the whipped cream when I worked at an ice cream shop. I was using an industrial mixer, though, so very few calories were burned, and it did not change the texture or firmness of my triceps.
I'm contemplating making a coconut custard pie this weekend. Y'all should come over and eat some.