Day 289 – (AD 1,451) – 24.6 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today I pedaled 24.6 miles on my Schwinn 170. Totals now stand at 30,904.3 miles; 49,735.7 kilometers.

And I have completed 54.9% of the distance to my next destination on Mars.

Question – How did “Pâté Chinois” ever translate from “Shepherd’s Pie”?

I made Pâté Chinois au Fromage en Grains for supper.

We discovered that it is a French -Canadian dish. That certainly makes sense now. It is sort of a cross between a Shepherd's Pie and Poutine. And all the years I lived in Canada I never had or even heard of it. It was the "fromage-en-grain" that threw me for a loop.

I grew up in a very British/West Indian family and always had Shepherd's Pie. I saw the French text version recipe of Pâté Chinois au Fromage en Grains. I followed the recipe and as I was putting the ingredients together I exclaimed that this is "Shepherd's Pie" with Creamed Corn and Cheese Curds.

Of course, I am always curious as to the derivation of and the use of certain words by different languages. I just could not make heads or tails of a literal translation of the title of the recipe "Chinese Cheese Pie in/with Grains".

After I ate a portion, I then stated that this is sort of a cross between Shepherd's Pie and Poutine. And that began me wondering as to the derivation of the recipe and the name.

From what I've sort of deduced the "Pâté Chinois" is the French-Canadian term for "Shepherd's Pie" and the "Fromage en Grain" is, again French Canadian term for "Cheese Curds".

In some way it could be called "Shepherd's Poutine Pie" or "Cottage Poutine Pie". And I can think of many more iterations.

Bottom line, it was a good "comfort meal". Satisfying and filling.

Soapbox -

This is my 1,551st post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 184,652 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 288 – (AD 1,450) – 25.1 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,



This morning I pedaled my Schwinn 170 another 25.1 miles. Totals are now 30,879.7 miles; 49,696.2 kilometers.

I have now completed 51.2% of the 650 miles to my next destination and goal point.


4-Day Sauerkraut. 1st taste. Crispy good.

We’ll see. I do love a foot-long with sauerkraut, onions, and mustard.

I guess I should make some time to check out the number of Autosomal DNA Matches I cur-rently have listed –

Family Tree DNA - 4,100

23andMe - 1,254

Ancestry - 16,350 (the majority are in the 5th to 8th cousin range)

I’m waiting for my results from Living DNA. I could be busy for some time.

If you are interested check out the above links at each of the 4 offered companies and organizations.

This is my 1,550th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 184,574 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 287 – (AD 1,449) – 25.6 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today I pedaled my Schwinn 170 25.6 miles. Totals 30,854.6 miles; 49,655.8 kilometers.

And I am now completed 47.3% of the miles to my next destination and goal point.

Cranes update - Inner top quilting completed; next the border. Binding to be attached. Pleased with the subtle effect of the pebbling against the Cranes.

We’re working on the design of our next quilt. Stay-tuned.

Sauerkraut is still fermenting. Day 3 now.

I had to split the quart jar up as it began to bubble forth…sort of like a rabid dog.

Reading –

Art and Fear – Observations On The Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles & Ted Orland, (April 2001).


A very good, quick read.



This is my 1,549th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 184,508 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 286 – (AD 1,448) – 26.4 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

This morning, with the help of daylight savings time I could get on my Schwinn 170 a wee bit earlier than normal. I pedaled another 26.4 miles. Totals now stand at 30,829.0 miles; 49,614.6 kilometers. Overall, I have completed 80.7% of my total Jim’s Trek.

And this morning I’ve completed 43.4% of the distance to my next goal point on Mars.

Busy in the kitchen yesterday - Sourdough Bread, Neiman Marcus Blondies, and Montreal Dry Garlic Spareribs with Spinach, Baby Bok Choy, Mushrooms Stir-Fry with Spiced Jasmine Rice.

I love to cook and eat. And I really like the Neiman Marcus Blondies.

Soapbox –

All-things-being-equal, it is now time to begin thinking about the Florida Gubernatorial election slated for November 6, one year away. Halleluiah, 2nd term is over.

Current candidates – (Source - Wikipedia)

Democratic –

• Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee
• Gwen Graham, former U.S. Representative and daughter of former Governor Bob Graham
• Chris King, businessman
• Philip Levine, Mayor of Miami Beach

Republican –

• Jack Latvala, State Senator
• Usha Jain, physician and candidate for the Orange County Board of County Commission-ers in 2016
• Bruce Nathan, physical therapist and independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016
• Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and former U.S. Representative
• Angel Luis Rivera, businessman
• Bob White, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida
• Daniel Zutler, businessman and independent candidate for President of the United States in 2016

Libertarian –

• Randy Wiseman, former Republican Chair of the Lake County School Board, Republican candidate for the State House in 2004 and candidate for Mayor of Mount Dora in 2013

This is my 1,548th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 184,446 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim

Day 285 – (AD 1,447) – 25.1 Miles – Jim’s Trek Part V – Mars on My Schwinn 170

Good Day,

Today I pedaled my Schwinn 170 25.1 miles. Totals – 30,802.6 miles; 49,572.1 kilometers.

And I have now completed 39.3% of the distance to my next goal point and destination.

Yes, that’s the boring part.




Supper of Spanish Baked Chicken was really, really good. FBS up, but methinks that's the leftover Halloween candy.




Question - With the past and continued increase of cell/smart phone images, and the ever increasing population of the "clouds" with the same, what exactly is/are everyone considering about the trail of their Internet photo-pedias?

Cranes quilt update - First size pebbling has been completed around the Cranes. Next size being quilted in the for outer quadrants.

Answer to question - All Crane pieces were cut with our original AccuQuilt designed die.

Yes, I’m starting something new, Fermenting. Cabbage $0.49 a pound, now Regular and Caraway Sauerkraut. Let you know if I survive in a couple of days.

This is my 1,547th post. Per Blogger Jim’s Trek has recorded, as of this writing, 184,393 Pageviews.

I welcome comments or thoughts or ideas. Please feel free to contact, email me at Jim’s Trek. (This link is my email address - jsmith58@gmail.com.)

Have a healthy day and smile,

Jim