Bomshel - Fight Like A Girl Album Releases October 20th!

Chuck Howard, Bomshel's Manager, asked me to change

the pic to this one. Click the picture to preorder your copy today!

My good friends Kristy O and Kelley Shepard have finally finished their much anticipated album, Fight Like a Girl! You can preorder it now, for $10 at Walmart by clicking here!

The album contains 11 Studio Tracks, and the Walmart version has 1 yet to be named Bonus Track also!

The album ships October 20th, and of course, you can expect a full review of the album on this page! In the mean time, 3 of their singles are currently available on iTunes, so be sure and check them out!

~Matt

And you didn't think I knew them :) Taken last summer in Dorr Michigan.

Cat Herding!!

This is hilarious! I have to thank Karen for posting this on Facebook! This is an EDS commercial, hope you enjoy!

~Matt

The Perfect Margarita Recipe

There's nothing more refreshing on a hot summer day than a nice cold margarita! So why am I talking about them on a cold September afternoon? Cause they're still just as good now, and I've been sipping on a great one for the last hour, so I feel like sharing!

History: There are many variations on where the cocktail actually came from. The most popular is that it was made for the actress Rita Heyworth, who's real name is Margarita Cansino. Before becoming famous, Rita was a dancer at a bar in Tijuana, and loved to drink Tequila. The bar owner told her that it wasn't ladylike to drink the liquor, so she asked the bartender to come up with a cocktail that she could drink. The ending result, the Margarita, is the most popular Tequila based cocktail in the world.

Here's how I make it.....

• 2 (2 oz) Shots Tequila
• 2 (2 oz) Shots Triple Sec
• 5 oz Simply Limeade
• Ice
• Cocktail Shaker
• Lime slices
• Course salt, Kosher, Sea Salt or Margarita Salt

OK, I know that the purists out there are going to shoot me for suggesting a limeade. Traditionally, this should be made with fresh squeezed limes instead, but I assure you, my method is closer to the real thing than all of those mixes out there people get instead. Plus, many bars mix simple syrup with their margaritas, to sweeten them a bit. The simply limeade is already sweetened, and prevents me from having to make a simple syrup, then let it cool before making the cocktail.

Making the Margarita is simple..... Mix the limeade, triple sec and tequila in the cocktail shaker, with about 3 or 4 cubes of ice. Shake vigorously.

You can serve blended with ice, but lately, I've just been serving it over the rocks. It tastes just as good, but less hassle.

Take a wedge of lime, and cut a slit in the middle. Put it on the edge of the glass, lightly squeeze, and rotate the glass around until the entire rim is coated with lime juice. Turn the glass over, and rotate on a shallow saucer of salt, thus coating the rim in salt. Flip the glass back over, fill half way with ice, and strain the cocktail into the glass.

Garnish with a wedge or wheel of lime on the rim.

Let me know what you think.

~Matt

Scary Maze Game

With Halloween just around the corner, I thought I would post this! If you haven't played it yet, it's a lot of fun, and very challenging! Turn your computer speakers up, as the sound effects towards the end of the fourth level will help you out a great deal! Have fun, and please let me know what you think!

If you beat the game, please let me know, I keep getting stuck on the fourth level.

Scary Maze Game

Play more games at Fugly.com

Sprint's Any Mobile, Anytime Plan....funny song

This song cracks me up, it's for Sprint's new Any Mobile plans!

Jabba the Hutt funny picture!

OK, this made me laugh :)

Romanian Garlic Sauce Recipe

It is my humble opinion that you can never know too many different kinds of sauces! You can make the same peice of meat, 5 days in a row, with a different sauce every day, and have 5 completely different dishes.

I overheard a Romanian friend talking about this sauce, so I had to look it up and try it. I found about 20 different pages, all with the exact same recipe, and the exact same preparation, so I won't list credit to a source here, every page was the same. It said this recipe was good on grilled pork, fish, chicken, or to dip french fries in. I have tried it on pork and chicken (very good), but found it a bit too potent for the fries. If you roasted the garlic first, it would change the flavor a bit, and would be an excellent dip for fries, but as is, unless you want to burn your tongue, it's a bit too much.

This is a cold sauce, no cooking involved in the preparation, but is then added to the pork/chicken and heated with it, thus infusing the meat with the garlic flavor.

The Romanian name is called Mujdei De Usturoi, and is prepared like this:

• 1 Head Garlic, broken into cloves and peeled
• 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 Tsp Kosher Salt*
• 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
• Black Pepper

*The recipe's I pulled from the internet all said salt, but for this recipe, I found that Kosher Salt had a better end result.

Use a mortar and pestle to crush the garlic and salt together into a paste. You could also finely mince the garlic, but a paste would be best. Alternately, a small mini prep or small food processor could be used to achieve the desired result.

Put the garlic/salt paste into a small bowl, and add the oil. Whip with a fork until it becomes fluffy. Add the sour cream and continue to whip until all of the garlic is incorporated. Add black pepper to taste, I prefer to use a grinder over preground here, you will notice the difference.

Alternate Recipe: Try roasting the garlic instead of using raw. It may not be traditional, but the end result will be good. Also, a 1/4 Tsp of chopped chives will go well with this recipe.

Try it, it's very easy, and let me know what you think.

~Matt

Introduction......

Hi....I'm Matt!

I'm a musician, amateur cook, cell phone salesman, and highly opinionated individual, and this is my blog!

I call it my "Everything Blog" because, well, it's about everything that has to do with my life that I feel like talking about. I will post reviews of music events I attend, musical instruments, tech reviews, current events, and maybe the occasional recipe or two.

So why should you read my blog?? Because, what I say matters!! Period!! Seriously though, I will try and keep the posts updated weekly, and I hope you enjoy reading what I have to say.

~Matt