Your morning wake up call between the coffee and the bagel

The Snow Breaks My Balls Like

2012-01-29T12:18:00.004Z

Snow is nice right? It's all soft and cute and fluffy and makes us dreamy and happy, or that might just be the muscle relaxers but anyway, when you think of snow you think of something that brings joy to your life.

Well if you were to tell that to my face right now I'd deck you, or at least try to as I'm a wimpy guy who weights less than his cat, but still I'd try to harm you and given that I've always been the sort of loner who sits in the corner with bad thoughts flowing trough, I'd find ways of hurting you effectively. But that's not the point, the point is snow.

Last night I was merrily making my way back home after chilling with my bros, yes I do actually have friends, hard to believe I know and due to the snow and my impaired driving abilities I had to leave the car and walk home.

Only thing is I live in the fucking mountains and I had to walk back with snow all the way up to my knee, the blizzard was so intense I had snow in my face and obviously being the woods, I was in complete darkness.

Overall it wasn't actually that bad, I acted as if I were some special forces guy behind enemy lines in one of those video game missions where you get to wear snow uniforms and where headshots are so much cooler.

Also I had a pack of liquorice Haribos in my jacket's pocket, and those were life savers, just melting snow in my mouth and chewing on those bad boys while walking around in the woods in the middle of the night.

Ass Tender Deep Fried Chicken

2012-01-26T20:29:00.027Z

The deep friend chicken that we make around here, ain't like you're all you used to.

You know with fried chicken there's always something wrong with it, especially the one you get at those shop on the streets, it's either too crunchy and then you get drips of grease coming out after every bite you take, or sometimes the outside is damp and doesn't taste properly, leaving a weird texture in your mouth.
This tender pieces of chicken will be just nice on the outside at they are on the inside.

First of all before we actually start making the food, we shall get some appetite going, as I love beer, this usually involved me sitting on my ass having a few drinks trying to gather enough motivation to cook.

Batter: mix some flour, salt, egg, chili powder and some beer to make the batter.

I like my pieces of chicken to be relatively small, as they fry better and don't stick to each other, smaller pieces always cook better as well, so the batter is nice and golden and the meat inside is well cooked.

I find it that when the chicken is cut too big, sometimes the batter gets too dark and burnt, while the inside is still pink, and chicken ain't like pussy, it shouldn't be pink on the inside.

This is the chicken just after the battering process:

One of my personal techniques to make great deep fried food, is to cover each piece with great care and then slam them in the freezer for a while, so that the batter sticks to it and doesn't fall off while frying.

I don't use a deep fryer to cook, I have a very deep pan, which I fill with cooking oil, that's the chicken cooking in it the other night, I then use a spatula-like tool to get the food out!

That's the fried chicken after it's been stirred out, ready to be porked down by me

That's my lovely dinner, spicy chicken wings roasted in the oven and deep fried battered chicken, served with a cold beer and some extra sauce, just in case I don't feel it's spicy enough.

Monello Style Chicken Wings

2012-01-26T18:16:00.021Z

Okay the Monello Style Chicken Wings are just one way of expressing the "The Monello Way"

In Italian "Monello" is how school teachers refer to those kids they have trouble controlling, it doesn't necessarly mean troublemaker, but it's close enough.

What you need to make this awesome finger licking dish:

Ingredients:

-Well chicken obviously "duh", somehwere to cook it, and non-vegetarian friends who can be able to enjoy the fruits of your lard labour

Spices: Now that's most important aspect of it, as unfortunately a lot of people fuck up when it comes to spices and seasonings.

-Cumin

-Chili powder ( I used good one from the Indian state of Kerala, but I reckon any would)

-Jerk Sauce( now I know you were about to unzip your trousers but that's not it), it's a sauce from the Caribbean, it goes immensely with chicken and it's great with fish too.

-Olive oil ( I live in Italy so for me it's cheap, high quality and easy to acquire, I know some places it's not the same, but try to use extra virgin olive oil as it's the nicest)

-Garlic, I made a paste with chopped garlic using a mortar, always use fresh and stay away from those jars of garlic powder you find at the supermarket, yuck!

-Worceshershire Sauce (don't worry if you can pronounce this, nobody can, you can refer to it by "Lea&Pressins" on the most famous producers

-Soy Sauce

Preparation:

-Chop the garlic, add green and black pepper and then crush the lot with a mortar, the end result should be a paste, to which, you can add a hint of say sauce, we're talking drops here no more

-By hand, drip all the wings and drumsticks in the sauce, be careful that both side shall be equally bestowned by the sauce' gloriousness.

.-Place the chicken in a baking tray.

-I'm sure you have a bowl somewhere where you made that sauce, add some beer, ale would be the test but as I'm sure you're some of sort of cheap twat the lager that you were drinking is just fine. Add some chili powder to the mix. With a spoon gently place on the wings in the tray.

Now they don't have to swim in it, just a few drops so they taste better, capisci?

Now the next step is leaving the wings to marinate a bit in all the goodness we doused them

In an ideal situation that would overnight, so the flavourings do get a chance to permeate that tender chicken and become part of. Obviously in today's stressed out world, just the fact that you're attempting to cook your own dinner is a massive achievement.

Normally making dinner would probably involve you trying to get revenge on that 15 year old kid that "boom" headshot you on Battlefield until the bell rings and you're save from further humiliation. The bell obviously being the microwave letting wifey know that the Hot Pockets are ready

Obviously if you don't have time to leave the chicken in the fridge all night, is fine, but they do need at least a couple of hours and you have to make sure that both sides get the nice flavourings on them.

Oven needs to be hot and ready with the grill function on.

Epic Meal Time: TheChallenge

2012-01-26T17:05:00.008Z

So yesterday afternoon while were both struggling to look busy at the office, my coworker Lorenzo had the brilliant idea of making a challenge, a cooking challenge.

Now that might sound a little queer to some of the US-based readers, but this is Italy, and that's how we roll, goddamit. Also this wasn't just any cooking challenge, this was a quest to see of could produce the greasiest yet more palatable dish. We weren't simply trying to make yet another cheap-pathetic parody of Epic Meal Time. If we had wanted to that we could have just made diapers out of bacon and rolled up them around a little statue of baby Jesus.

The video of the priests and clergy licking the bacon off the poor child's ass would have gotten us millions of hits on Youtube and right now we could be internet millioners, pimping it out with star wars kid and that retard who cried about Britney.

The objective was something that would make you question whether the food was real not, of just delusion, like when you sleeep and you dreams are so vivid, you're pouring Tabsco on Jessica Alba's outer lipa, cause you thought was beef carpaccio( If you don't know what is, then man you're hopeless and you''ll spend the rest of your life wishing you were me)

Now no more time wasting on this writing shit and let's get to the action:

The two things I made for the challenge, were:

Monello Style Chicken Wings

and the other was

Ass Tender Deep Fried Chicken

Both contain propietary sauces combos and cooking techniques, you if you copy them you're ass

In the page you'll more details about both dishes. Peaceout

Funding International Organisations Violates Basic Property Rights

2010-09-16T17:10:00.005Z

A basic principle of liberty is that you and you alone as an individual have the right to fully enjoy the fruits of your hard labor in case you decide to engage in economic activities. Governments today, however, by robbing you of your wealth through inappropriate taxation violate your basic right to property.

Only you should have the right to decide how to spend the fruits of your hard work, no one else can excersise that right, if feel a moral obligation to be charitable you can do so by donating of your own accord to the dozens of existing charities, the government should not take the initiative and use your money, without your consent to finance international organisations of dubious relevance and effectiveness.

A fair and honest government would cut most development and foreign aid, and use the money collected through taxes to support initiatives that benefit the taxpayers and the areas where the taxes were collected.

International bodies such as the UN are huge bureaucratic monsters, where the waste of resources is of epic proportions, sadly those entities are very slow to adapt to the realities of a changing world, and even if they pledge to improve effectiveness and reduce waste, they so fare have systematically failed to make tangible improvements.

Interesting Developments on the Italian Political Scene

2010-09-10T11:12:00.004Z

Italy is not usually on the global political map and doesn't get that much media attention, it arguably of very little relevance, with below average economic growth rates and low leverage in international affairs.

It could be argued that some of the resons behind Italy's failure to emerge as a leading European nations are the related to the country's political scene, where the concept of government serving the interests of the citizens couldn't be more foreign and alien.

Italy's politicians have for decades been more focused on their own personal interests than those of the nation, as a consequence the country has lagged behind its European partners.

Up until now there was the complete absence of a modern European conservative movement in the country, as most centre-right parties were of the Christian Democrat tradition and those more to the right drawed their inspiration from the outdated statist authoritarian ideologies of the last century.

This week, however, has seen the emergence of Futuro e Liberta (Future and Freedom), established by former National Alliance leader Gianfranco Fini, the movement, although it hasn't been officialised as an indipendent party yet, is more aligned with the progressive and enlightened conservatism of David Cameron than with the crass populism of the current Italian government.

Fini could reshape Italian politics and bring the country back on the right track, his stated goals are to modernise the country, support entrepreneurship, create a business-friendly environment by relaxing some of the heaviest aspects of the dredful Italian bureaucracy.

Without doubt he would make the country more competitive and finally repair the tarnished image that years of Berslusconi's governments have caused, instilling some national pride back into a divided and increasingly poor nation.

The Collective Delusion of Anthropogenic Global Warming

2010-09-10T09:11:00.007Z

For a few years now we have witnessed a collective hallucinatory syndrome that has affected millions of people worldwide, unfortunately even those holding top government position.

This delusion, because let's say it clearly, it is nothing more than the fanstasy of mentally disturbed mind, is the idea that somehow mankind, as a specie, has managed to severly impact global climate to such an extent, claim the supporters of anthropogenic global warming, that our very existance is under threat.

The earth's climate has always gone through dramatic changes, matter of fact, our ancestors lived through an ice age, a severe drop in global temperatures, on which humans had no impact, we did not drive SUVs back then nor we mastered air travel, still the ice age came and went away on its own.

Now they claim that rising sea temperatures might disrupt the Gulf Stream, thus setting off a serie of interconnected catastrophic events that will bring about another ice age, the evidence is dubious at best, if not criminally forged, the data is manipulated and inserted in a simulator, which is incapable of predicting the complexities of our weather system.

Anthropogenic Global Warming is a large-scale scientific, political and financial scam, and should be exposed as such, brave free-thinking scientists who have tried to shed some light on this fraud, have been brutally attacked and silenced.

Now fortunately more people are speaking up, just today an article appeared on The Independent with an interview with the RyanAir CEO, we can only hope that more high-profile individuals will start to speak up and turn the tide on this global fraud.

The Democrats Broke the Economy

2010-09-09T08:38:00.003Z

One the thing the media is not too keen on reporting is the fact that the much despised (and rightfully so) former POTUS George W. Bush had actually tried to warn about the incoming sub-prime and Fannie Mae fiasco, he was trying to ring the bell as early as 2004.

Back then he was calling for the regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but Democrats in the shape of Barney Frank (D-Mass) claimed the system was stable and its foundations were sound, and blocked his efforts.

Many of those claiming Bush destroyed the economy also seem to forget that the US were cruising just fine through 2001-2006, despite 9/11 and two ongoing wars, unemployment was at 4.7%, it was only after the Dems took over Congress that the sistuation started deteriorating.

More than 4 million jobs had been created and unemployment rates were at record lows, until the Mid-term elections that is, afterwards when the Democrats started pushing their initiatives to boost home ownership among minority groups by forcing banks to loan to people who were not sensible risks, this created a housing bubble and efforts by Bush to reverse this were blocked in Congress, as mentioned before.

Still one good thing does not balance out all the bad state-centered policies Bush implemented, without even considering the murderous foreign policy disasters, on economic terms he was far from being a true conservative, the state grew, government agencies expanded like never before and civil liberties were systematically threatened.

The Car Bail-Out Failed, Rationality Wins

2008-12-12T08:51:00.002Z

Proponents of the Car Bail-Out don not seem to understand the very principles on which our economic system is based, in a competitive environment such as "ours" ( I use the term loosely, simply referring to the Western world) a firm only survives it it's economically viable.

Companies are responsible for their choices and in the case of mistakes they should accept full responsibility, obviously there are other factors to take into account, which are not their fault.

There is indeed an ongoing economic downturn and a global decrease in demand, it is also true to say that European and Japanese car makers are not immune either and have been suffering from a loss in profits.

However the ills affecting US car-makers run deeper, the dire economic conditions they currently find themselves in are the direct result of their failure to diversify their production, their failure to meet the ever-evolving consumers' needs and their failure to propose new fuel-efficient vehicles.

It was inevitable that with dwindling supplies gas prices were bound to go up, and it was also inevitable that consumers were going to demand vehicles with a better gas-mileage.

Since American producers have continued to put out highly unreliable gas-guzzlers they have lost a big share of the market to Japanese companies, which on the other hand have been investing heavily in R&D and are the leading producers of fuel-efficient cars.

So really although car sales have been going down globally, Japanese car-makers were still able to outsell their American rivals, thanks to wiser choices, to a better understanding of the market's needs and overall better decision-making at corporate level.

The Detroit three are economic dinasaurs, a legacy of the past, pumping them with tax-payer money would only postpone the problem, we have to abandon petty economic nationalism, which the reason why those companies still exist today and abide by the principle that market forces should be left alone.

Those firms had their time, they were not able to figure out what the consumers needed, they were not wise enough to understand that the days of cheap oil were gone and they were not able to predict that the price of gas would become a decisive factor in driving consumer choices.

Wednesday Night Special Quesadilla v2.0

2008-01-24T13:12:00.000Z

Just made one twenty minutes ago, I've been out in the woods clay shooting all afternoon, and the crispy air of the outdoors got me quite an appetite.

You will need:
-tortilla wraps
-hot mixed chillies(green jalapeno, red jalapeno, manzano)
-cheese(cheddar, red leicester
-turkey breast fillets
-refried beans
-olive oil
-cumin
-paprika
-chilli powder
-dried onions
-garlic

Optional:
-all spice mix, I use Jamaican Jerk blend, but Cajun works wonders as well.

Preparation:

Step 1:

Heat some oilive oil in a pan, when it's hot throw in the diced turkey breast and add the spices, I go quite heavy on the cumin, but really just add to your taste.

Step 2:

When the tukey is done, take it out, clear the pan and add some more oil.Put a tortilla wrap on the pan, turning it every ten seconds, whenever you see bubbles forming turn it to the other side.At this point you might want to lower the heat as well.

Step 3:

Add the grated cheese, the turkey, the mixed chillies and the refried beans, what I do is put a layer of cheese, then add other stuff then put more cheese, so that all the ingredients blend and get all "cheesed up" together.

Step 4:

Keep on low heat for a few minutes, then fold using a spatula, the success of this relies in you distributing evenly the ingredients, don't pile them up all in the middle, but allow at least an inch and a half of empty space on the perimeter of the tortillaAfter you fold it, you should end up with a burrito looking thing, the shape of a half moon, if you did things properly, all the stuffing will stay inside and you will be able to turn it no problem.Turn it on both sides, until it gets mildly browned, but be careful not to burn it.

Step 5:

Using the spatula, take the thing and put in on a dish, and enjoy.

Btw, all the ingredients were purchased in a Sainsburys, and should not be too hard to find in the exotic food area, just look for stuff with Old El Paso written on it, the mixed chillies came in a jar, the beans in a can.

The Degenerate Strikes Back

2007-03-29T12:56:00.000Z

What many people fail to realise is that we live in a real life Bible, like let's say MTV's Real Life but right in the Old Testament.

We live in a time where, behaviour that in the past was rightfully kept hidden, is now not only kept secret anymore but even advertised as if it were normal.

The degenerate liberal tolerant culture not only says that we have to live with such diseases such as homosexuality and other deviant behaviour, but we have to accept it.

We have people bragging on how they have changed sex, we have town councils even paying for such mutilations with tax payers' money, we have several clinics performing such operations.

Now in a healthy society a doctor who performs sex change operations would be facing at least ten years in prison, and somebody who expresses the will of changing sex would be put in a mental asylum because that's a clear display of severe mental schizophrenia.

But no, we have to accept it, without considering that if we continue down this path Western civilization would be probably collapse or taken over by Muslim radicals, which as a matter of fact are the least of all evil, being that they stronly oppose degeneracy and advocate for a healthy clean society. What disgusts radical Muslims disgusts me as well, so we've got a common ground there.
Islam, like all monotheistic religions advocates mental health, a rational, sane behaviour in society, as a contrast with the filth and dirt that Western societies have become.

"Thou hast forgotten me, else thou wouldst not have done thus."
This passage from Isaiah applies very well to taoday's Europe, a continent that has forgotten that its cultural roots are traced deep into religion and that fails to recognise the rottening of public sanity. Radical Islam could be interpreted as God's way of reminding godless Europeans that he's still there, and although what Muslims perceive might not be exactly your idea of God, it clearly shows that millions around the world are even ready to die for their God.

The Global Warming Scam

2007-03-27T13:38:00.000Z

So welcome to the new religion of the 21st century, now we have a new Spanish Inquisition but this time is in the scientific community. We all have to believe that humans are responsible for climate change, without considering extensive scientific evidence that can lead us to think that Global Warming is simply part of a naturally occuring warming trend totally unrelated to human activities.

Some scientists claim that the earth warms up every 1500 years and this is confirmed by historic data, global warming can simply be happening all by itself and there's very little that we can do to stop it.

It's funny how supporters of the anthropogenic warming theory are unable to answer when asked what caused the previous seven Ice Ages and what caused them to disappear since it wasn't human activity.

It's very sad how so many people are being brainwashed by that conman Al Gore and his vermin left-winger friends. Now the situation is getting even worse, since scientists that do not agree with the global warming dogma are being shunned and even threatened.

The media loves to portray those end of the world scenes of cities being flooded, tornados and all sorts of apocalyptic scenes that might scare the feeble minded fools into blind followers of the cult.

We are told every single day of the dangers of the ice caps melting, but nobody cares to note that those ice caps are a mere legacy of the previous seven or eight ice ages, that, guess what, were not caused by mankind. Those ice caps shouldn't even be there in the first place.

We are told by the media of how many species could face extinction due to climate change, but that's nature, trying to prevent that would be going against nature's will. Species do become extinct it's a matter of fact.

During the Cretaceus the levels of CO2 in the athmosphere were ten times higher than today, the whole planet was tropical, with rain forests in the Artic and dinosaurs roaming the lands.

Global sea levels were higher than today, estimates put as much as 200 metres higher and this is proved by the founding of sea animals fossils in the Alps.

The earth's climate is always changing, it's not a static entity, and obvioulsy it's still changing today and there's nothing we can do about it.