Rootbeer 2000's Blog

Fire Roasted Salsa

rootbeer 2000 — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:24:47 +0000

My sister-in -law loves my salsa and requests it whenever I visit - which is rare since I'm in the restaurant industry - but I was off for the Iron Bowl this year (Alabama vs. Auburn........War Eagle!) and thought I'd share the recipe with all of you...

Things you'll need:

2 lbs. (about 12) Fresh Plum tomatoes (also called Roma tomatoes)

2 cloves garlic

3 jalapeno peppers- small for milder sauce large for hotter

1/4 cup fresh cilantro, minced

1/3 cup white onion, diced

1 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)

3/4 of a lime, quartered

Line a baking pan with aluminum foil and place tomatoes and next 2 ingredients on them.

Broil for 6 minutes, turn everything over and repeat for another 6 minutes.

Remove from oven. While the tomatoes are cooling peel garlic skins and cut off the stems of the peppers (do not remove skins or seeds).

Place in a mortar and pestle and grind together to form a thick paste. You can also use a bowl and the back of a spoon if you don't have one.

Place tomatoes in the food processor with the paste you formed. Add onions and cilantro and pulse on low for a few seconds.

Squeeze lime juice into salsa, add salt and taste for seasoning, pulse for a few more seconds and you're finished!

This is a great salsa and will win you lots of praise at parties or family gatherings!

Peace,

rb2k

Chocolate Budini Recipe

rootbeer 2000 — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:09:38 +0000

OK, here is a fine dessert you can easily make. We serve this at the private members club and it is a fan favorite. This is kind of like a souffle and will have the consistency of cake on the outside while having a pudding consistency inside. Serve with some sliced almonds and some vanilla ice cream and youâ€™re good to go.

Chocoalte Budini:

Start with ingredients at room temperature **
This recipe makes about 12 desserts. You can halve the recipe if you like.

12 oz. dark chocolate
10 egg whites
7 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
3 sticks butter
pinch of salt, and cream of tartar

1) Melt chocolate, butter, and sugar over lightly boiling water in a double boiler, being careful not to cook the chocolate.

2) Whip egg whites to soft peaks w the salt and cream of tartar.

3) Whisk egg yolks into chocolate mixture.

4) Stir in 1/4 of the egg whites, then gently fold in remainder.

5) Pour into ramekins (about 1/2 way) and put in fridge until ready to bake.

Pre heat oven to 400 degrees, then bake for approximately 15 minutes.

Cooking

rootbeer 2000 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:14:59 +0000

My sister-in-law bought Mario Bataliâ€™s â€œMolto Italianoâ€ for me for Christmas and itâ€™s a great book if you like Italian food. Iâ€™m making Ragu Bolognese for the second time in 3 days to try to improve on it. Not saying that his recipe sucks or anything. But I work with a chef who cooked for him (1 year in Babbo and 1 year in Del Posto) and the interesting thing is how much of the recipe is NOT in the book.

I know all chefs have trade secrets they keep to themselves and thatâ€™s fine but Iâ€™ve never heard of a Bolognese not made with tomatoes before (his recipe only calls for tomato paste). Thankfully the chef I know gave me a TON of steps that were left out so Iâ€™m sure the depth of flavor will be much greater and one of the biggest tips is not to rush the sauce. Let it reduce a LONG time for a truly great balance of flavor. Itâ€™ll beready in a bout 3 more hours so come on by if youâ€™re in my neck of the woods!

rb2k

Ugh!

rootbeer 2000 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:22:26 +0000

Spewed like a retard on Stars today and tilted. Back to .25/.50 for a spell. Stupidly playing while trying to control your dog, and capping a river on a paired board. Not. Good. Not recognizing it in the heat of battle and stoppingâ€¦. even worse.

Taking a Shot

rootbeer 2000 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:05:21 +0000

Iâ€™m a very casual player. I donâ€™t get a ton of hands in during a month and have been pretty nitty with my bankroll in terms of trying to ascend the ranks in poker. But Iâ€™m taking a shot at .50/1 and I havenâ€™t noticed too much of a difference in skill from .25/.50. As long as I eliminate my mistakes I think Iâ€™ll do fine here.

Two hands from last night from a late session. I think I played one well, and KNOW I played the other poorly.

Poker Stars $0.50/$1.00 Limit Holdâ€™em â€“ 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is UTG with 9 T
Hero raises, CO calls, 2 folds, BB calls

Flop: (6.5 SB) T K 5 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, CO calls, BB folds

Turn: (4.25 BB) T (2 players)
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls

River: (8.25 BB) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls

Final Pot: 10.25 BB
Hero mucks 9 T
CO shows A T (three of a kind, Tens)
CO wins 9.8 BB
(Rake: $0.45)

Opener here is 37/21 and opens wide from later positions, albeit over a small sample.

Poker Stars $0.50/$1.00 Limit Holdâ€™em â€“ 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is BTN with A 8
UTG raises, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG calls

Flop: (10 SB) 9 K J (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets, SB calls, UTG raises, Hero calls, SB calls

Turn: (8 BB) 8 (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, SB calls

River: (11 BB) 8 (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, SB calls, UTG 3-bets, Hero calls, SB calls

Final Pot: 20 BB
UTG shows T Q (a straight, Nine to King)
Hero mucks A 8
SB mucks Q K
UTG wins 19.5 BB
(Rake: $0.50)

After reviewing this hand I shouldâ€™ve called the river and saved myself some money, as guy to my left was never raising. Also after the x/r I should be happy to get to SD as cheap as possible. A mistake on my part. Live and learnâ€¦

July...thank you for finally arriving!

rootbeer 2000 — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:44:43 +0000

June was a very humbling month for the Rootbeerâ€™s and Iâ€™m kind of glad to see it end. The only good thing to happen in June was my anniversary.

I got laid off my job to start June off with a bang. My wife had surgery and will be out of work for another 4 weeks. It couldâ€™ve been a much worse result, as at least she doesnâ€™t have cancer (TY Dealer!) so we are extremely relieved, to say the least.

It was touch and go there for a while if weâ€™d stay current on our mortgage but I was fortunate enough to find a new job within 2 weeks (TY Dealer!). The trade off is less time on the computer but it beats the alternative :)

Still playing more HUHU STTs than 6-max at the moment and am having success (over a small sample) and Iâ€™m taking some shots at .5/1 when I see a weak game with short stacks at the table.

Limit, Limit, Limit

rootbeer 2000 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:49:37 +0000

I started concentrating on playing HUHU LIMIT Sit & Goâ€™s recently for a few different reasons.

One, I recently got laid off from my job through no fault of my own and was planning to pull my roll out to help with family expenses. So I didnâ€™t want to risk a lot at one time.

Two, and more importantly for my development as a poker player, I really need to identify and adjust to different post-flop styles and quit spewing like Mt. Etna.

I play a few in a session when I have the time I have and have seen a drastic difference in how Iâ€™m adjusting now. Iâ€™m nowhere near where I want to be but Iâ€™m winning more than Iâ€™m losing which is encouraging.

The most frustrating opponent Iâ€™ve faced happened today. I played against the ultimate Loose Passive, Slow Player/ Station. His favorite line was open limp from the button with ATC, x/c, x/c, x/c, or for variation, donk river. With any top pair, 2 pair+ hand. It was gnawing at me until I realized I needed to stop betting so much post-flop and make hands to beat him, as he wasnâ€™t ever folding anything in his range. I think this opponent gives every one fits, donâ€™t they? What are some of your thoughts on ways to exploit them?

Check 1 2, check 1 2

rootbeer 2000 — Tue, 26 May 2009 02:02:05 +0000

This is a test. It is only a test. If this was a real poker blog you would have been instructed to ignore the authorâ€™s advice at all costs if you value your bankroll.