London - stop for a Cider....then on to Portugal !

- Taken at 10:47 AM on September 26, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Madeira Toboggan ride

- Taken at 4:46 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

I am having coffee at the mall

- Taken at 4:34 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Lisbon

- Taken at 4:18 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Lisbon - first meal

forgot to pic....all gone
- Taken at 4:14 PM on September 24, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Pawlie's Amazing Paella (Pawaell-err)

Here it is near the end of the cook ( engineering)

Showing his fast hands

New iphone flash is pretty good....but this pic was not so good

Lasagna with Home Made Pasta

Pretty

AMG made pasta...NMG made filling.....we both constructed this ....It was Sooooooo Good !

Pho Oxnard

This place has some great stuff.

Large Menu of Vietnamese food choices

Mongolian Pork Torta

Made from pork chop recipe from Mustard's Grill in Napa

Chile Verde de Puerco - Just the starting elements

Nopoles Y Rajas ( Pasilla Peppers)

Seared Pork. I dont have pictures of the finished dish but it may have been one of the best I have made so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tomatoes - Tamato

Our Tomatoes - Yum Good - Grown from hanging plant on deck

Opolo Blending - The Gallagher Grop

Roger Won Second Place !!

First Wine turned into Judges

We gained a couple from the O.C. in our "Grop" but they took the picture

BBQ Chicken

Spicy Shrimp over Three Grain Risotto ( rice,barley,spelt)

Sous-Chef steps up. She is now a full Chef !

( Junior Chef)

This was so good!!

Excellent flavors....spicy....mascarpone in the risotto..heat from el Pato (mexican -salsa de chile fresco) tomato sauce.

This was better than the best restaurants put out.

Nice Riesling.... but should have opened a better one for this food.

AMGP 88

2005 Lone Madrone Old Hat

AMGP 92
Zin & Petite Sirah --16.7 Alc. ......strong but good!

Wine

2006 Denner Ditch Digger

AMGP 94 .....yeah another good one.

1999 Acacia Desoto Vineyard Pinot

AMGP 95
Last bottle of this. Hints of Tabacco and Vanilla

Ravioli Two Ways

Spinach and Mushroom & Lobster Diablo Ravioli

Portuguese Lunch !

Broiled Bacalhau(Salt Cod),Batatas(boiled Potato),grão-de-bico(chickpeas),Couve(cabbage),Bolo de caco(pan Bread),
Vinagre (vinegar) , and Azeite(olive oil)....and hot peppers.

My new Photo Gear

Canon 40D
Canon EF 24-105 mm f/4 L IS USM Lens
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens

Pawlie Birthday

Spencer the driver and the Man of the Day

- Taken at 8:10 PM on January 05, 2010 - uploaded by ShoZu

Another Sonoma Trip - Mushroom Hunting - A stop at Cornerstome Sonoma

This place is pretty cool set of shops.....The BLT sandwich here is the best I ever had.....we stop here whenever we come thru....at least once a trip!

http://www.cornerstoneplace.com/index.php