1/Let’s do a recipe, haven’t done one in a while. This is a simple Croque Madame, a simple French bistro dish. It’s just a glorified ham and cheese sandwich with a fried egg. But it’s very good, and you can do it at home relatively fast and cheap.

2/this is for 2. Take four pieces of sturdy white bread, spread 2 tbsp of butter total over both sides. Bake at 375 F for about 12 minutes, flipping halfway. Crack 2 eggs and put them in ramekins (any dish is fine of course) and hit with salt and pepper

1/Ok so let’s do Beef Bourguinion, cash in my promise. This is the finished product served over simple mashed potatoes, garnished with parsley. Directions…. 2/what you need. About 3.5 lbs of Chuck roast, cut into chunks and tossed with a tbsp of salt. 2 carrots, 2 onions roughly chopped, handful of thyme and parsley. A head of garlic cloves smashed. Tbsp of tomato paste, 1/2 tsp anchovy paste. 1 lb cremini mushrooms. 2 cups pearl onions

The judge in Derek Chauvin’s case refused to allow the jury to see pages from a police manual depicting the hold that Chauvin applied, which specifically called the knee on the neck/back as non-lethal. The jury didn’t know Chauvin was following protocol.

If this isn’t reversible error I don’t know what is. There was a picture in the manual showing exactly what Chauvin did. I just learned this, and it underscores even more that Judge Peter Cahill manipulated the trial to get a guilty verdict. There are a whole bunch of PowerPoint slides you can see. They’ve been posted to a Google drive. But here are a couple examples.

1/Crème brûlée has a reputation for sophistication but is simple and easy. Good desert to make in advance. Directions if you want to do it below: 2/ this recipe is for 4 servings in shallow dishes of about 5 oz. You want two cups of heavy cream, and 5 tbsp of sugar. Place them in a sauce pan and bring to light boil, dissolve the sugar, and then pull from heat to cool for at least 5 minutes.

1/ Ok, as promised here is a recipe for doing a hearty Reuben Sandwich at home. Finished product below with a shredded Brussels sprout salad. Directions further down (this is for 2 sandwiches):

https://twitter.com/FischerKing64/status/1676407787436519424

2/ so I don’t buy sliced deli meat. I take a brisket (you can do it yourself or get one from the store) and prepare it. Later cut it into slices and chunks:

1/Ok, so I said I would give details. This is very easy, everyone does it his way, but see below if interested:

https://twitter.com/fischerking64/status/1719161227031777654

2/ I used a small red apple, small onion, 4 bratwursts (there will be leftover kraut for another 4), and 3 thick strips of bacon. Peel and dice the apple, slice the onion into thin strips, cut the bacon into 1/4 inch pieces

1/Haven’t posted a recipe in a while. Here is a simple shrimp roll - you can think of it as a poor man’s lobster roll. Relatively cheap, easy, nice for later summer. Details (this is for 2)…. 2/You small dice a stalk of celery and a green onion. Then chop a small bunch of parsley, dill and chives. Mix with zest of 1/2 a lemon and its juice. 2 large spoonfuls of mayo. 1/2 tsp of Dijon. Same of paprika. 1 tsp red wine vinegar. 1/2 tsp old bay seasoning. Cranks of salt and pepper. Stir together.

1/The disconnect b/w people saying USA is stronger than ever, and those bemoaning its decline, is that they’re talking about entirely different things. Short thread: 2/If you look strictly at projection of military force, ability to throw around economic weight with reserve currency, and focus on GDP figures, inflation targets, etc. - USA doesn’t look bad off…

Physical exertion - body building, long distance running, whatever - tends to make people conservative (at least not woke) because it forces them to confront reality of their bodies and their limitations. It’s harder to dream utopia when you run up against your own limits. This is also true of genuine mental exertion. Someone who studies mathematics very hard and realizes he isn’t going to win a fields medal is less likely to become woke than someone who majors in gender studies and is never even challenged mentally.

I did the tweet b/c someone said he didn’t like that Jamie-Lynn Sigler was partially Jewish, when of course she was beautiful in the picture I posted and anyone claiming otherwise is a ridiculous liar. But I knew this would follow, was curious to see the fallout. This has never been a dating account btw

1/As promised, I will explain these French bistro burgers. They are lightly seasoned with allspice, dash of cinnamon, salt/pepper, drizzle of olive oil and parsley. I like to serve it with a carrot salad with a citrus dash to cut the richness (link to salad at end). This is for 2 2/ For the meat - you want 12 oz of fat heavy (ça 80%) ground beef. Hit with cranks of salt/pepper, 1/8 tsp allspice, pinch cinnamon, and healthy chunk of parsley minced. Add dash of olive oil, form into balls. Refrigerate for while, then form patties as below:

Recurrent theme among white collar workers in 30s-40s is ‘did I really spend all that time in school for this?’ Economy deadens intelligent people, makes them feel trapped, humiliates them.

This is why the globalist system will collapse eventually. It’s Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. This is also why people flooded the streets in 1914 celebrating the outbreak of WW1. People threw off their deadening shackles, suddenly felt alive.

Re China technology posts. When you’re in China, it feels sort of modern, but in an Albert Speer way. Streets so large you can’t cross them, don’t want to walk them. Enormous air conditioned shopping malls where no one shops - they want clean, filtered air and escape from heat. These modern areas are juxtaposed against 1950 style slums, and side streets where guys ride around on scooters with kids hanging off the back, no helmets.

1/I will share with you a technique I like for mashed potatoes. This is more interesting than the Trump/DeSantis hysterics (very low bar, I know). These are potatoes mixed with caramelized carrots and chives. They’re good - earthy - go with many dishes. 2/Take about 1 lb of potatoes, cut them into discs about 1/2 inch thick. Chop up some carrots (4-5), a small handful of chives. Melt 2 tbsp butter over medium heat, add carrots, and cook for about 10m till you’re caramelized them - they’re brown, not burnt.

Something to consider - they called Bush Hitler. They trashed McCain, Romney. They called Trump Hitler, Mussolini. Maybe DeSantis has better chance than Trump if he wins nomination (doubtful given GOP base and charisma deficit) - but they will call him Hitler too incessantly. Those claiming he has the "ability and knowledge" to win and all that - you need to take into account that the media will attack anyone who challenges the left-liberal system, no matter who it is. They will invent affairs, scandals, everything. Lesson of Russia hoax etc.

1/Simple gnocchi sauce made of cream, wine, Roquefort cheese and some chives. Very simple if you’ve made and frozen gnocchi in advance or if you bought it at the store. Details… 2/What you need. I’ve got about 3/4 cup of heavy cream about 1/3 cup of wine, I chopped handful of chives up (didn’t use it all) and about 3 oz Roquefort

‘Vietnam taught America you don’t fight a war because some intellectual tells you it might be a good thing. I don’t think you’re gonna get Americans to fight a war again unless it really means something.’ - Stanley Kubrick in documentary film ‘Kubrick on Kubrick.’ He was wrong. This is a short, good film put out by Arte France. It consists of recorded interviews with Kubrick discussing his films, and archival footage of actors he worked with, and clips from his films. Recommend.

1/Regime/culture change is possible w/extreme brutality. If you kill all elites, lay waste to society, humiliate the culture, then rule w/iron fist - you can remake a society. But no one wants to do this now, and so all crusades to remake societies are fools errands. 2/Germany post WW2 is example of how this can be done. Firebomb the cities for years, kill all the best soldiers for years, rape every woman in sight, then hold every politician under your thumb for decades - and you can have a fat pliant woman like Merkel as the output…

For the Americans swooning over the pageantry of monarchy. Pick up a biography of any British monarch since about George III. These people are not really that interesting, not remarkable, don't have any involvement in actual government. They are tourist attractions. To the extent that their existence generates tourist dollars and helps the British economy, they continue to justify themselves. But that's about it.

1/So here is a peposo (beef cooked in wine, pepper, aromatics) served alongside some simple mashed potatoes and green salad. This is very rich, takes some time, but is worth it couple times a year. Details… 2/I had roughly 5 lbs of Chuck, which I trimmed of fat, then cut into cubes. I salted them lightly, let them sit at room temperature for an hour. I prepared aromatics - 3 shallots, head of garlic, 2 carrots, handful of rosemary and 3 bay leaves. Onion would be good too.

1/Computers have grown so strong at chess that world's best players have no chance. People can look at games computers play, and get ideas, but can't beat them. For years people kept saying chess was "dead," had been "solved." Really what happened is humans reached their limits.. 2/Same thing has happened in Go. The neural network computer that beat the best players, teaching itself how to play, attacked the game differently, in ways humans had not thought of and maybe could not have come up with on their own. Humans have a horsepower ceiling, shown here.