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Husbands, Sunday Football, and Philly Cheesesteak Pizza
Reason #47 why I love my husband: He has deemed Sundays "Pizza and Football Day." That's right. He makes the pizza. Then we eat the pizza, drink beer, and watch football together.
If you're thinking, "But she just announced she has celiac disease. Why is she posting about pizza?" Here's my response: I'll still be posting carby Italian recipes like pizza and pasta. After all, Jeff isn't gluten-intolerant. However, I'll also be posting gluten-free recipes. So, rather than having less, Food Blogga will have more! Now for the pizza.
When struck with a serious hankering for a Philly Cheesesteak last Sunday, Jeff decided to make a Philly Cheesesteak Pizza instead -- a macho pie of succulent sauteed sirloin steak, sweet caramelized onions, and smoky cheddar cheese.
After the first bite, I thought his Philly Cheesesteak Pizza couldn't be improved upon. I was wrong. Reason #48 why I love my husband: He suggested adding a scoop of mouth-puckering, salty giardiniera to our pizza. Touchdown!
Philly Cheesesteak Pizza
Makes 8 slices
Printable recipe.
This pizza recipe was created by Jeff Benabio, aka @dermdoc, Food Blogga's husband. It should feed eight people; it will likely feed four; for the truly gluttonous, it will feed two.
1 pound store bought dough or homemade dough
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided
1 pound sirloin steak, cut into 1/2- inch thick strips
a sprinkling of salt and black pepper
1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups smoked cheddar cheese (or sharp cheddar)
2-3 tablespoons fresh finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, optional
1 cup giardiniera (Italian pickled vegetables)*
1. Roll out the dough and brush all over with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Cover with a dish towel and set aside.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add steak and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Cook for 4-6 minutes, turning once or twice, until lightly browned and just barely pink. Transfer to a plate.
3. In the same skillet over medium-low heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add onions and sprinkle with sugar. Cook stirring occasionally for about 10-12 minutes or until softened and browned. Remove from heat.
4. Sprinkle half the cheese evenly over the dough. Arrange the steak on top, then arrange the onions. Sprinkle evenly with crushed red pepper flakes, salt, and then remaining cheese.
5. For a pizza stone, bake at 500 degree for about 10 minutes, or until both the top and bottom of the crust is brown and the cheese is melted. For a baking sheet, bake at 450 for about 20 minutes, or until both the top and bottom of the crust is brown and the cheese is melted. Serve hot or at room temperature, and garnish with a spoonful of giardiniera.
*Shopping Note: Giardiniera, an Italian pickled vegetable salad, can be found at Italian specialty markets or in the Italian or condiment section of most major supermarkets.
You might also enjoy these pizza recipes:
Dad's Patriots' Potato Pizza recipe from Food Blogga
Whole Wheat Veggie Pizza recipe from Food Blogga
Tequila-Lime Shrimp Pizza recipe from Susan Russo at NPR.org
Fennel Sausage and Rapini Pizza recipe from Food Blogga
Mexican Pizza recipe from My Life Through Food
Meatball Pizza recipe from Recipe Girl
Spanish Inspired Pizza recipe from Jenn Cuisine ~ gluten-free
Pepperoni, Mushroom, and Sausage Pizza recipe from YumSugar
Flatbread Pizza with Prosciutto and Gouda recipe from The Food Addicts
Roasted Garlic, Gruyere, and Rosemary Pizza recipe from Tennessee Locavore
21 comments:
- Jessica @ How Sweet said...
Philly cheesesteak pizza?! I think this will become a favorite in my house.
- October 18, 2010 at 5:52 AM
- The Teacher Cooks said...
That is great looking pizza that your husband made. It seems that we are having a celiac disease epidemic. Has it just been misdiagnosed in the past?
- October 18, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- Jenn said...
omg my husband is DROOLING over that philly cheesesteak pizza, it looks awesome! Thanks so much for the mention :) I can't wait to see what delicious gluten free goodies you come up with!
- October 18, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Now that is a terrific pizza! I love the choice of toppings.
- October 18, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- Susie Bee on Maui said...
Kudos to the hubby-great looking pizza!
- October 18, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Joanne said...
With pizza this delicious, I am ashamed to say I count myself among the severely gluttonous. You see I didn't think that philly cheesesteaks could get better. But obviously they can.
- October 18, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Jennifurla said...
I so agree, touchdown. These pics are truly outstanding and really do this pizza justice. YUM
- October 18, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
We all know Jeff is a sweetie, but a sweetie who also makes pizza -- well, that is over the top!
- October 18, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Abby said...
That looks awesome! And cheddar is the only "orange" cheese I can handle on my cheesesteaks!
- October 18, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- Nisrine@dinners and dreams said...
What a wonderful pizza, Susan! Sorry to hear you have celiac but it's not the end of the world. I've been baking gluten-free lately and absolutely love it so don't worry you can still make all the things you like without gluten. Maybe the hubby won't mind sharing your diet.
- October 18, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- ChichaJo said...
Philly Cheese steak pizza is a brilliant idea!! What a great hubby you got there :)
- October 19, 2010 at 1:12 AM
- bellini valli said...
This is a macho kind of a dish Susan, but we gals will love it too.
- October 19, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- The Food Hunter said...
I like the way your husband thinks...and eats :-)
- October 19, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Christine said...
What a wonderful (and Manly!) pizza! Kudos to Jeff. I'm sorry to hear about your gluten intolerance, Susan, but glad that you've been diagnosed and can now eat the right foods. I detected gluten intolerance in myself last year and have struggled with it on my blog, not wanting to give up posting gluten-rich foods yet needing to acknowledge my change in eating patterns. I'm glad to see that you will be doing both and will take direction from your clever tack.
- October 19, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- Patty said...
It just looks so good...really amazingly delicious...
- October 19, 2010 at 2:17 PM
the thing abt homemade pizza is that u can pile (and i mean really pile) all the thing u love! that looks yummss!
- October 20, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- Kristina said...
Susan - thanks so much for linking to my post. I'm glad to see you're as crazy about pizza as I am!
- October 20, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Rosemary said...
Yes, this would probably feed two at my house!
- October 22, 2010 at 2:04 PM
- Holly Keegan said...
Yes! This is on my "pizza combo to try next" list (yes, that's a real list in my house!).
Thanks for link to my Mexican pizza- totally appreciate it.
- October 23, 2010 at 12:06 PM
- maumi said...
Just catching up on blogs - we Love creating pizzas so I'm sure we'll steal some ideas. As I'm Gluten-free too.. you should ask @ekivemark some of his tips... he's become very creative coming up with things that I can eat! This pizza is second after that delicious looking eggplant & caramelized onion pizza though - positively mouthwatering. ..and thinking about buying the book for my son!! Very Nice!!! @mjchatter
- November 4, 2010 at 9:09 PM
- Natasha said...
Wow, how did you train him to create such wonderful pizza! Now you just have to get him to declare Sunday a day of rest for you and a day of cleaning for him, and it will be perfect!
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Ben Bishop made a career-high 48 saves for Tampa Bay. He shut out the Hurricanes in his only other two appearances in Raleigh, including a 3-0 victory on Nov. 1.
Alexander Semin, Eric Staal and Ron Hainsey each scored after Carolina fell behind 4-0.
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The Rangers' offence broke out for the second straight day, following a 1-0 win over Detroit on Thursday, and recorded four goals for the third time in five games. Lundqvist, who got the day off when New York won 4-1 at Ottawa on Saturday, was sharp again in making 24 saves.
New York, 11-3-1 in its last 15 games, improved to 12-11-3 at home. Washington dropped its fifth straight (0-3-2).
Derek Stepan also scored in the first to chase goalie Philipp Grubauer. Ryan Callahan added a short-handed goal in the second.
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Radiohead's OK Computer we've asked some of our favorite musicians to participate in a song-by-song covers compilation.
Indicative of the album's continued importance, each invitee jumped at the chance; the results are personal, intense, tellingly various. Slow down, dig in, enjoy.
(Click here to read our essay on the impact of Radiohead's OK Computer.)
Stereogum Presents… OKX: A Tribute to OK Computer
Doveman - Airbag
Slaraffenland - Paranoid Android
Mobius Band - Subterranean Homesick Alien
Vampire Weekend - Exit Music (For a Film)
David Bazan's Black Cloud - Let Down
John Vanderslice - Karma Police
Samson Dalonoga feat. The Found Sound Orchestra - Fitter Happier
Cold War Kids - Electioneering
The Twilight Sad - Climbing Up the Walls
Marissa Nadler feat. Black Hole Infinity - No Surprises
My Brightest Diamond - Lucky
Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble - The Tourist
B-Side: Northern State - No Surprises
B-Side: Chris Walla - Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)
Doveman – "Airbag"
Radiohead are, for me, as much a straight-up anxiety as they are an influence. Unimpeachably great, but loved more than listened to (other than a brief period of Kid A obsession), and even more than love they inspire in me a feeling of intimidation. Their genius, though, is elusive, and not easily covered. "Airbag" is an astonishingly great song, and the way that opening is constructed is something close to perfect, each instrument entering in a way that is both beautiful and unexpected, but it's just a slip of a composition: Take away the arrangement and production elements and there's not much of a there there. The challenge, then, since it would be entirely uninteresting to recreate Radiohead's arrangement decisions with my own sounds, was to create a new set of production decisions, to invent another way that this slip of a composition could be arranged into something exceptional. My version has, at least, the merit of being different. -Doveman
> Stereogum's DOVEMAN archives
Slaraffenland – "Paranoid Android"
"Paranoid Android" was the first choice for all of us when asked to do a cover from OK Computer. The song is so well known that we knew we would be able to use very little from the original and it would still be recognizable. We had some discussions about how to arrange the rock-n-roll riff ("Ambition makes you look…"). It sounds so good on the original but it was a bit far from what we normally do. We ended up sneaking it in by arranging it for horns and woodwinds. Our version was made with great help from the Swedish sound-wiz Petter Samuelsson, who also co-produced and mixed our new album Private Cinema. Radiohead has definitely inspired us within our own music and as experimental musicians – we actually talked about Thom Yorke's vocal phrasing when writing the horn melodies on our earlier records – but mainly we're impressed by their ability to make difficult music sound so easy. -Slaraffenland
> Stereogum's SLARAFFENLAND archives
Mobius Band – "Subterranean Homesick Alien"
OK Computer came out at the perfect time for us. We were freshmen in college, all wide-eyed and confused and self-important. I think I'd just broken up with my first serious girlfriend: The full-frontal despair and paranoia soundtracked the time perfectly. And of course it sounded amazing…a real eye opener. We actually used to try to cover "Airbag" live for a very brief period – all those sounds and the crazy drum breaks – just to see if it was possible (which it wasn't most nights). That said, we picked "Subterranean Homesick Alien" because it's the least gloomy song on the album; it's practically carefree by OK Computer standards. -Ben Sterling, Mobius Band
> Stereogum's MOBIUS BAND archives
Vampire Weekend – "Exit Music (For a Film)"
"Exit Music (For A Film)" was the first Radiohead song I really got into. My friend Olympia put it on a mixtape for me. At the time I was struck by how much it sounded like classical music. Now I hear trip-hop and maybe a little Pavement (?!?!). No matter what I hear in it, this song is still 100% high-style Radiohead, a super-ambitious, pre-millennial banger. -Ezra Koenig, Vampire Weekend
> Stereogum's VAMPIRE WEEKEND archives
David Bazan's Black Cloud – "Let Down"
"Let Down" is the first song from OK Computer that really got me. I was more skeptical then and I remember trying to resist the record that all my buddies were freaking out about, but then the first depressed/hopeful (now classic) guitar line of this song cascaded out of the speakers and caught me off guard. I was instantly moved. By the end of the second verse I was choking back tears, undone. Days later it dawned on me that it was possibly the saddest and most beautiful single the radio would ever play. I still marvel at its sturdy construction and simple, sketch-like beauty. -David Bazan
> Stereogum's DAVID BAZAN archives
John Vanderslice – "Karma Police"
Radiohead is probably the band I've spent the most time listening to in the past 10 years, everything from The Bends to the very underrated Hail To The Thief. I chose Karma Police because it has the best bridge ever. ("For a minute there…") -John Vanderslice
> Stereogum's JOHN VANDERSLICE archives
Samson Dalonoga feat. The Found Sound Orchestra – "Fitter Happier"
Please refer to me as "Samson Dalonoga." -Samson Dalonoga
Cold War Kids – "Electioneering"
A debate to determine best song from OK Computer amongst my friends would surely end in camps divided and eventually, one person telling another that they are an idiot. Hot subject matter, like talking about The White Album. I'm not saying "Electioneering" is the best song on the album, but (still, a big claim!) it's certainly the most badass. It's lyrically everything we want to do – bursts of concrete imagery. It's the only album that I feel compelled to say way too grandiose things about, that rock journalists have already said plenty: Like that OK Computer is the single most important album to be released during my youth and that it was a rite of passage. But that really is the truth and I have never had an emotional connection with an album quite like I have with this one. -Nathan Willett, Cold War Kids
> Stereogum's COLD WAR KIDS archives
The Twilight Sad – "Climbing Up the Walls"
This may be the finest example of the fear of modern society evident in every corner of OK Computer, an awareness that would later become key to Radiohead's entire ethos. Whether the sinister harmony of the guitars and strings or the uneasy schizophrenic effect created by the dual vocal, there's a paranoia laced throughout "Climbing Up The Walls" so accurately captures the mental instability implied in the title. The sublime snare sound only adds to the helpless feeling that something's not quite how it should be. From the toys in the basement to the smell of a lonely local man, this track perfectly tramples over any trace of innocence that may have been left in today's youth. Scary stuff. -Mark Devine, The Twilight Sad
> Stereogum's THE TWILIGHT SAD archives
Marissa Nadler feat. Black Hole Infinity – "No Surprises"
I really liked the album Pablo Honey, but truly thought OK Computer was a masterpiece of its genre. "No Suprises" is one of my favorite songs of the record, and seemed to suite my vocal style well. To be honest, each and every song is worthy of covering, but this was the one that occurred to me first. It's melancholic and down tempo, which are qualities that sometimes appeal to me, qualities that I gravitate towards in my music. -Marissa Nadler
> Stereogum's MARISSA NADLER archives
My Brightest Diamond – "Lucky"
My Brightest Diamond votes Radiohead our favorite band of all time. We cannot commodify the value of being able to listen to this record for years and not tire of it, always hearing something new, the tones never wearing on your ears but rather endlessly fascinating with textures and new sound combinations, the songs and voice plumbing the depths of lostness then raising your spirits to a roaring high. Yes, we gush and are unashamed of our love. I chose this particular track because Diamond Girl needed another theme song. -Shara Worden
> Stereogum's MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND archives
Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble – "The Tourist"
I have to admit that when I first heard this album, I rarely listened to "The Tourist," the last song: You know, the phone rings, there is laundry to be done, and to think I own it on vinyl! It dawned on me that this was indeed my favorite song from the record when 1.) I saw them play it live and 2.) When The Decemberists' bass player Nate Query's old jazz group used to cover it, and later and to this day he bows out the melody at sound check on his upright bass. I'm sure the words are amazing and mean something, but oddly enough given the band that I spend eight months out of the year touring with, it's always the melody for me first and I find this one just like an attic space full of opium and air-conditioning. I couldn't resist singing "Hey man, slow down" into a vocoder on one track and a whammy pedal on the other … Flash Hawk temporarily getting taken over by the spirit of Sir Nose, or perhaps invaded by Dan Deacon. -Chris Funk
> Stereogum's FLASH HAWK PARLOR ENSEMBLE archives
Northern State – "No Surprises"
We chose "No Surprises" because it is so beautiful and calming – we did a lot of singing and harmonies and a few quieter songs on our new album Can I Keep This Pen?, so this seemed like a good continuation of that. The song is gorgeous but there is also sort of a foreboding aspect, in line with the vibe of OK Computer as a whole. We can really relate to the overall theme of the album, having grown up on Long Island and we have all now lived in NYC for many years – OK Computer obviously speaks to the suburban (and urban) experience on so many levels. Also, we thought of the song as a sort of lullabye for our good friends' new baby, Evelyn – it's an honest lullabye because the world she has been born into is a scary but beautiful place. -Correne Spero, Northern State
> Stereogum's NORTHERN STATE archives
Chris Walla – "Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2)
It's hard to believe "Polyethylene" didn't make OK Computer in hindsight. I've wondered if maybe it was a Bends era leftover that the band wasn't comfortable with or something; like when your college self is ashamed of the things your high school self used to say and do. It's a spectacular song I think. I like how part one is completely unintelligible (I cobbled together parts of a few readings, since there's nothing definitive), and how part two is more muscular than anything the band has done since. Mine is not muscular, but I'm also not a drummer by trade. Apparently I also can't count to five, six or seven. But OK Computer (and by extension, the Airbag EP) is, I believe, one of the records that re-wrote the book about what a rock record can be; a seamless and beautiful marriage of beauty, hope, conscience and presentation.
-Christopher Walla
> Stereogum's CHRIS WALLA archives
Above all else, the bands, who were amazingly helpful and patient with our efforts to put out our first album.
Additionally, without the generous help of the following people, this project would not have been possible.
- Artwork by: Nicole Johnston
- Mastered by: Paul J. Geissinger
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After a tenacious effort on Stacy part Alyssa Milano gives Robert Stacy McCain a tweet.
Interesting. cc: @ev RT @kausmickey: Does Twitter protect celebrities? http://bit.ly/4vIHld (via @atomsareenough)
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) October 28, 2009
Stacy being properly grateful remembers said re-tweet and in the middle of a rule five style post involving Ace chooses instead to defend her honor. At the end of an emotional day off the net I notice Stacy's post, write a little something about honor and loyalty and bring up my own tweet from William Shatner.
@datechguyblog @carrieffisher In 1966, no one in the US had heard of the good Doctor so I beg to differ on the opinion that WHO came first.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) July 14, 2012
Said tweet in the eyes of my sons and their college friends still producing a higher coolness factor in their eyes than 2 years on the radio and credentials for Presidential events and Scott Brown debates.
Stacy notices the post, and tweets out suggestions concerning bringing said fundraiser to a successful conclusion and said tweets end up generating his own tweet from William Shatner,
@rsmccain I follow @alyssa_milano and she follows me. Her tweets are delightful and informative. We exchange pleasantries every so often.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) January 6, 2013
and a follow up post on the subject.
Now despite efforts from loyal readers early on (Thanks to all of you) and some pushing from Sissy Wills my fundraiser had been dead in the water for days. I've been wondering how I was going to pay a bill due Thursday.
When I woke up this morning on this twelfth day of Christmas with my wife at work I turned on the laptop and checked e-mail and found I had tip jar hits from Brendan, Tanjia, Two Roberts and Jeff which were enough to bring me over the top to solve my problem.
Before anything else let me thank them and all the others who kicked in to get to my $600 goal but lets look at the events one more time.
Alyssa Milano tweets Stacy, William Shatner Tweets me, Stacy put up a post defending Alyssa Milano, I post on Stacy Loyalty, Stacy notices my post, tweets out my fundraiser, Stacy is Tweeted by Shatner, Stacy posts on the Shatner Tweet, I wake up and my fundraiser is completed successfully.
Apparently without Alyssa Milano and William Shatner tweeting my friend Stacy, he doesn't post on my fundraiser and it doesn't end successfully, but there is one more event in this sequence I didn't mention yet.
Although her funeral mass was yesterday, my mother died on Dec 13th. It had been a miserable Christmas for me and mine, we really didn't celebrate and almost every family tradition from the open house on down was discarded this year and I did a horrible job of bringing the family out of a faithless funk of a Christmas Season.
I last went to confession the day before my mother died. Yesterday I finally went to confession again.
Within 24 hours of that confession Stacy Writes his post, I write mine, Shatner Tweets Stacy, Stacy Writes his follow up post and my fundraiser ends successfully.
My thanks to Stacy, Bill, Alyssa and all the tip jar hitters for their actions leading to these events, but I believe the first thanks goes to the one who provided the grace to allow these events to take place.
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Finally! Since opening nearly two years ago, I always intended to visit 12th Ave Grill but despite living just 5 minutes away, never managed to make it until tonight. Too many place to eat and never enough time! I came with my family on a pretty calm Friday night. Reservations were for six pm and we were quickly seated as soon as we walked in.
Occupying the location of the old Mongolian BBQ, I never expected 12th Ave to be such a success. But lo and behold, they've made the pages of Food & Wine and other national magazines. Everywhere you turn, chowhounds are whispering with a blend of longingness and jealousy about their sinfully addicting macaroni & cheese. Yay for the success of local restaurateurs!
If the bread basket gives any indication of a restaurant's culinary aptitude, then we were definitely at the right place. A basket bearing three types of warm starchy goodness and a little dish of creamed butter just begged to be torn apart. It was hard to pick a favorite of the trio as the soft tomato loaf sweetly studded with bits of dried tomatoes and torn basil was just as inviting as the crusty browned baguette. Buried at the bottom was a bread similar to the baguette, only a tad sweeter with toasted walnuts. Needless to say, we polished off the basket rather quickly!
This was my main purpose for visiting. The Baked Macaroni & Cheese ($5.95). That much for a little ramekin of mac & cheese you say? Oh yes. And I didn't feel gypped at all. I have a secret place at the bottom of my heart that holds a cultivated love for Easy Mac (shhh!) But take the "crude" and classy it up and I'll love that just as much. A deep ramekin holding perfectly cooked macaroni mixed with a creamy blend of their house smoked parmesan and spices was topped by an oh so buttery crisp toss of savory bread crumbs. Oh dear it was good. Soo good that my sister demanded another for herself!
Easy to make at home, but how many people actually take the time to fry up a couple of mozzarella stuffed raviolis for themselves? That's what restaurants are for! The Crispy Fried Ravioli ($8.95) featured a duo of round ravioli stuffed with fresh mozzarella, basil and proscuitto. Deep fried then placed on a bed of arugula and fresh tomato coulis, I enjoyed it very much but felt that it was a bit too heavy, especially after the Macaroni & Cheese. I was disappointed by the coulis which didn't taste much different from plain old tomato sauce, but it made a great dipping companion to the baguettes.
One of our "lighter" dishes, the Spinach Salad ($9.95) arrived in a deep bowl filled with healthy green baby spinach with shaved cremini mushrooms and chopped tomatoes. The salad was toss in a warm bacon vinaigrette and finished with two rounds of crispy fried goat cheese. Man, they work their cheeses here – 3 for 3 so far! A simple salad done well. I though the combo of goat cheese with bacon worked together well. Oh heck, how could you go wrong with fried cheese and fried pork at the same time.
The Cinnamon Braised Shortribs ($19.95), according to me were, holymoley good. The cinnamon flavoring was very subtle but key to the smokey sweet taste. It reminds me of the role the spice places in pho – no immediately apparent but crucial to the success of the dish. The ribs were so tender there was no need to bother with a knife. A nudge of a fork and the meat fell apart in the most delicate manner. Supporting the ribs was a base of horseradish mashed potatoes with roast garlic aioli and broccolini. Some potatoes were left in chunks, a plus in my books and as the sole flavoring agent, the horseradish was very strong. Perfect if you like that distinct flavor, which I do, but overkill for my sister.
My dad had the Kim Chee Steak ($18.95). A skirt steak marinated in their housemade kim chee sauce, char grilled to rare (per my dad's request) was served on steamed rice along with sautéed bell peppers and sweet onions. I have no idea how this dish tasted. My dad ate it with such gusto and enthusiasm that I figured I'll come back another time and have it for myself. Conclusion? It must have been good!
Coming up right behind the macaroni & cheese, the number two reason for coming was to try the BREEEAD PUDDING. But guess what? It was taken off the menu upon the arrival of the new pastry chef Sami C. I was sad. No bread pudding? What? How can? How upset was I? Almost to the point of ordering NO dessert. Gasp. However the special of the night was a Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp ($6.95) and since rhubarb is rare on the dessert (or any) menu in Hawaii, it was pretty hard to turn down. We added a scoop vanilla ice cream ($1.50), but I think any crisp or crumble should automatically come with ice cream! It was fine, but far from extraordinary. The crisp topping was my favorite part, buttery and rich, it also managed to be light with a delicate crunch at the same time. The actual fruit beneath was beyond sugary sweet – I love rhubarb fruit for it's tart sweetness, but there was so much sugar in here that the unique flavor of the fruit was nearly lost. I honestly don't get it. Am I the only person in Hawaii not absolutely smitten with Sami C.'s creations, from her work at Grand Cafe, Nicos, Sam Choy's and now 12th Ave? Maybe our tastebuds don't agree. But one thing's for sure. I miss Lisa Siu and her bread pudding! What's that little candle sticking up from the ice cream? Why, it was my birthday :)
Service was excellent and everything went smoothly without a hitch. Our water glasses were constantly refilled and there's a certain hum, energy or vibe to the restaurant that keeps you at once energetic and relaxed. It's a small place, seating around 60 people. And with an open kitchen and casual yet classy feel, you'd feel equally welcome in heels and black dress or short and slippers. American bistros like this come a dime a dozen in NYC, but 12th Ave Grill is definitely a one of a kind in Hawaii.
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Honolulu, HI 96816
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What Kind of Love Has it Got to do With
This youtube link is my narration, with pictures, of the below story called What Kind of Love Has it Got to do With.
What Kind of Love Has it Got to do With
by Geeta Raj, in memory of my father Prithvi Raj, 1937-2010
New Delhi, India:
I started telling my life story to my father over spicy tomato soup in New Delhi. Having turned 32, I had come to Delhi from DC to meet my father after many many years.
In between my little-girl gulps and tears, I zig-zagged through pieces of the last 23 years. We moved on to crunch on papadums. It was the kind of crunch you hear in your head, on the inside of your ears.
We sat in a busy restaurant in Connaught Place – one of the largest financial and commercial centers in Delhi. A librarian from Oklahoma reading a romance novel dined to my right and, to my left, a South Indian family with small children who were picky eaters.
Later that week, at Nathu's Bakery, we settled in a maroon booth surrounded by concrete blue walls and neon lights casting a shadow from the whirring fan in the March evening heat. And, since eating together bridges estrangement, there were vegetarian coleslaw'esque sandwiches with abundant mayonnaise, lukewarm weak chamomile tea, and British-style biscuits that we dunked into that weak tea.
I only remember bits of my childhood – most if it is a dark, lonely blank. I remember emotions not particulars, like feeling pressure when under anesthesia but not sensation. Memory loss was anesthesia to the abuse, violence, and perversions that came from living with a mentally unstable and former refugee uncle as our legal guardian and a mother with manic depression.
I get tired of trying to fill in the years of my childhood that my father was so desperate to hear and finally admit my dark memory to him. In a rare moment of showing me physical affection, he put his hand over mine and said: "I'll help you remember. We'll figure it out together." He tells me he didn't know where we were for almost half of 1987, the year before he essentially left the States and my sister and myself for good. For as much as I know, 1987 may not have even happened.
We get a second order of weak chamomile tea (sorry dad, can't do any more chai) and deduce that indeed my mother did leave Texas with myself and my sister for India in 1987 without telling my father.
I pull out my digital camera and surprise even myself. On my memory card (a large one I am complacent about organizing and deleting) was a documented picture of my signature dated September 1987.
"Dad, I at least know where we were in September 1987." My father buys me a chocolate truffle cake, the only pastry in India that doesn't taste like rose water. I'm comforted by this gesture of my father buying sweets for his daughter – it was a little nibble of an intimate father/daughter moment I so much craved.
"Why do you have a picture of your signature," he asks. I've always loved postmodern theory and literature (shout-out to Paul Auster!) and I'm diving into this true postmodern tale of location, identity, personality, confusion. A story within a story within a story.
I explain to him how, two years prior, my sister and myself had visited Haridawar-one of the most popular pilgrimage places in India - to bring my mother's ashes and lay her to rest in the Ganga River. Haridawar attracts millions of pilgrims, tourists and peace seekers. It's located on the bank of the holy Ganga River and means the Gate to God. It's where you go to honor all stages of life. 4:12 Modern life has only reached bits of Haridawar- the banks are filthy, people shaving and bathing at every corner, shops overflowing with glittering prayer pieces and a slippery sludge of mud and water coats the floor. It could very easily be 1955.
On the banks, in the middle of the shops and prayer stands, stands a statue of one of India's freedom fighters. In front of that is the home of a family of priests who have performed all rituals for my mother's family for generations. The elderly priest we found at this home remembered my sister and myself from when we visited as children. He also remembered – now 20 years later - how I loved to sleep on the roof but would complain about the bedbugs from the straw beds.
I don't remember much but to me Haridawar was about summer holidays, marigolds and roses, the electric buzz of Ganga's waters at night-time, and summer monsoon rains.
After performing the final rites for our mother, we signed the family scroll at the home of this priest. Rolls and rolls of old-school style scrolls were piled high on creaky wooden shelves and filled with dated signatures by all guests.
It was summer, it was damp, we were sitting on a hard-surface couch in a dirty home that still had elephant-ear toilets. Though it wasn't a Jhumpa Lahiri novel of exotic India, mysticism and Indian accents with an educated British slant, this priest did have an extraordinarily magical power to flip through time as he flipped through the scrolls.
He pulled the scroll belonging to my mother's family – the Dhingra's – and traced to a 1913 signature of my great-grandfather who had signed in an old Urdu script. In 1913, the British were still in India and Pakistan hadn't been created.
My vivid imagination in fast forward, I flipped through the history of this family as he flipped through the scrolls. British Raj, build-up to the bloody 1947 partition, losing all, refugees in India, a depressed grandfather, rage, humility, migrating to Germany, migrating to the U.S., seeking economic relief…..and boom, he stops at 1987, at my mother's signature.
Seeing her handwriting brought so much of her back. And right next to her signature was mine at ten years' old. Geeta Raj. September 1987.
Back at Nathu's, I eek out this story for my father. "Dad, see, I can prove it. We were in India in September 1987."
I inhale deeply, clicking back and forth on my camera as I showed him all our signatures, dates and explained the preservation of a life I never knew.
My father held the camera to his face, the pain of lost time written into the curves of his cheeks, and sucked deeply on his cigarette.
There are snapshots about my father stored away in my heart. How he used to tell me not to go in the rain "because you're so sweet you might melt." How he encouraged my love to read but would caution not to use a word "unless you know its meaning." How he always told me I was a talented writer.
It never occurred to me, until after I shared my childhood stories, that he may actually love me. I now know, after point-blank asking, that he does. That I am linked to him by the intensity of which he missed both my sister and myself in those 20+ years. But like all Gemini men in my life, my father was also a difficult man to love.
Does he love me because I am biologically his daughter? Or for the person I have become, for my choices, my preferences? For how I kept writing my whole life, like he told me, and for all the times I still blush at the idea of melting when I'm caught in the rain.
When my father says he loves me, what kind of love has it got to do with? **** I was and still continue to be esurient to know my father, his history, to fill the equations, the space. To experience more moments when I observe so much of myself in my father. How he's a bohemian. How he talks to every random stranger at every curve of every step he takes and how I have done the same my whole life. How he loves photography and how I do. In our case, it's certainly nature, not nurture. After we determined where I was in September of 1987, it then became my father's turn to share about his journey through refugee camps in 1950's post-partition India, working through university, earning 5 degrees and leaving India for a different life, Afghanistan, Japan, coming to America. It was his turn to color in the gaps of who my father is, of what he believes, of what he supports.
I'm hiccupping because I'm crying with such velocity; I'm proud and surged with intrigue by his stories. "Dad, did you know that I also moved to Washington, DC and then to Kabul? I had no idea you lived in any of those places."
I ask him to tell me a story about when I was born. As he smiles at the memory of me as a slippery, water-logged toddler, I know he's smiling at my courage for jumping off the highest diving board as a 2-year old and for all the plunges I've taken in life since.
That's the kind of love it's got to do with.
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No Genre Is An Island
I want to add a few thoughts on why a blog devoted to the Vancouver Island and Coastal BC jazz scene would run a piece on a vocalist from New York performing in a Vancouver night club (see No Club Is An Island).
Forty or fifty years ago, largely through the work of performers like Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, and Stan Getz, jazz was comfortably in the mainstream. Turn on a popular AM radio station and you would hear Take Five, It's a Raggy Waltz, Desifinado or The Girl from Ipanema. Tune into a variety TV show and you would see Count Basie or Nat Cole or any number of jazz greats performing. They even had their own TV shows and specials.
We all know that has changed and that jazz is almost a dirty word in the mainstream media. For evidence, just count how often you see a jazz album review in our self-styled national newspaper.
It's also a poorly defined word. Ask the average guy on the street what jazz is and he'll probably tell you it's weird music with ten-minute long drum solos and no melody.
Guitarist Martin Taylor doesn't even tell people he plays jazz anymore. When asked by a stranger, he'll say he likes to play songs from the American songbook and Brazilian tunes. He's found that folks will then listen and discover they really like what he does – which is play jazz.
We need to find other ways to break down the barriers. One way is for composers to write music that bridges musical genres. Another is to open up performance venues and programs.
As saxophonist Monik Nordine pointed out in a recent interview on this site, jazz has always welcomed and integrated other forms of music into its fold.
And so when a new artist comes along who can deliver a believable version of a jazz standard and write original music that connects with the worlds of hip hop and soul, that to me is a good thing even if he does wear a sideways baseball cap and sneakers when he performs.
And when a club devoted to dance and DJ music is willing to take a risk and bring in a jazz musician, that's also a good and should be supported.
We're making progress. Here on the Island we've got jazz happening in churches, art galleries, and restaurants. But there's lots more we can do to bring in new audiences and break down barriers.


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TWD – Tuesdays with Dorie
These little Italian biscotti are super easy to make, and relatively quick. Cantuccini are a specific type of biscotti, usually dipped in a sweet Tuscan Italian wine called Vin Santo. When I was in Italy I was served this after dinner, and it's delightful. Vin Santo brings out the flavor of the almonds, and dipping the Cantuccini softens it.


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If you haven't been using your Crock-Pot to make breakfast, you've been missing out. As good as it is to come home to a nice dinner you've made in one, it's even a bit sweeter to roll out of bed and have a delicious meal waiting for you.
I love to make slow cooker breakfasts when we have company, or on any day I know we're going to be rushed in the morning. It's a great way to venture away from your standard cereal bowl once in awhile. Here are six of my favorite breakfast recipes I've found that you can make in your slow cooker or Crock-Pot. And, of course, breakfast for dinner is never a bad thing either.
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Just add butter, syrup, fruit, or whatever toppings you like, and you've got one amazing start to your day.
Packed with protein, you'll sleep well knowing this is waiting for you in the morning.
It sounds a bit strange, but it's scrumptious. With apples, cinnamon, and butter, it's similar to oatmeal, but the Arborio rice gives it a nice, new consistency.
If you prefer a more traditional start to your day, this recipe for oatmeal is a great one.
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This one only takes a couple of hours to cook, so if you're up before the rest of the house, get this started and they'll be awfully glad you did.
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The perfect side dish, this casserole is comfort food defined. It's a snap to make, and you'll be so glad you did.
Do you make breakfast in your slow cooker?
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Originally posted in the Vacaville Reporter: Feeding America, the national food bank network, recently released findings about the "missing meals" in each county in the United States. The Map the Meal Gap project was created, to learn more about the face of hunger at the local level. We now see that 1 in 7 people in the area are food insecure and that includes nearly 22,000 children in Solano County. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) tells us that 49 million people are in danger of hunger nationally. But as I considered those numbers, I was shocked when I saw that 1 in 5 children are in danger of hunger.
Hunger is a pervasive and solvable problem throughout the country. Studies like Map the Meal Gap 2014 (Meal Gap) allow Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano to continue to evaluate and adjust to the need in our area. With the extensive and revealing data provided, we will be armed with the information needed to work towards making sure everyone has enough to eat. The research data includes weekly food-budget shortfalls, demographics and poverty levels which help us determine the social issues in our area and work together as a community to find a solution.
The Meal Gap and USDA numbers say the same thing in many different ways: it is not acceptable for a country as rich as the United States to have children who do not get the food they need. Even one child going hungry is not ok. It does not make sense that hunger should be accepted, no matter the number.
Lori puts a face to those numbers. She is a food assistance participant in Fairfield. She describes her life before 3 years ago as having been "always married with children" and never having to worry about food or that type of thing. Three years ago she went through a very difficult divorce and found herself in financial trouble and needing to take care of her 2 children (now 12 and 14).
A nurse, she worked at the Public Authority with the elderly doing in-home support services, but she has been off work from there since August on disability – which means money is very tight.
The healthy vegetables, rice, cereal, apples, sweet potatoes and other staples she gets from the Food Bank are a huge nutritious boost to her and her children- and it means she can actually afford to buy meat on occasion. Simply being able to get milk (now quite expensive) is a huge relief.
Lori stresses that she appreciates every bit of the help she gets, and she feels it is teaching her kids how to share, be humble, conquer their fears and not be afraid to ask for help. She says their faces light up on days she picks up food, they are so excited to get the healthy yogurts, fruits and veggies she is able to bring home.
Lori hopes that people will see that there is little truth to the stereotypes about people taking advantage to the system. That those who get food, are like you and me, just in need of some help.
I am proud that the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano can help our neighbors like Lori. We will distribute nearly 21 million pounds of food to our neighbors in need this fiscal year, and nearly half that food will be fresh produce. We recognize however that we are one part of the answer. Nutrition programs like CalFresh, school lunch and senior citizen feeding programs demonstrate that as a country know how to extend a helping hand when our neighbors need food. When we see that food is needed, people motivate our response, not numbers.
If you would like to learn more, a summary of the findings, an interactive map of the United States, and the full report are available at www.feedingamerica.org/mapthegap.


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The webquest invadiv: a proposal to promote educational cooperative work in the classroom
Via the webquest http://www.uco.es/dptos/educacion/invadiv which contains the basic documentation necessary a degree in Psychology from the University of Córdoba, students can perform the required work practice in the areas of Research Methods and Special Education. Focusing on research and interventions in real world scenarios of diversity, students draw maps of relationships and design intervention plans to facilitate the creation of inclusive environments. Students perform this work, assisted by such features as advice of both a large group and small groups, apprenticeship contracts and a webquest to guide development of a practical proposal. Accompanying the teaching, this web-based resource is valued as a tool for facilitating students' autonomy, optimizing working time and allowing effective completion of proposals. The dynamic of the work performed by students has been shown to be a key factor in the development of their educational skills.
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Part 5: A '70 GTO and a '68 LeMans battle the heat, while trying to better their e.t.'s
For the past four months, High Performance Pontiac has delivered dynamic drag race pair-ups from our Pavement Pounders Shootout private-invitational at Norwalk, Ohio. We continue the series this month with two more racers who have their sights set on scoring their best e.t.'s ever. The first built a Judge-tribute GTO racecar so he could retire his real Judge from active duty, and the second recently bought a popular late-'60s convertible so he could teach himself the science of drag racing.
Let's meet the racers.
Wayne Kennedy and Tyler Caughill of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, comprise one of the Pontiac hobby's more popular racing teams. Their '70 GTO features a 0.040-over 455, aluminum heads, a Turbo 400, and 4.33 gears.
Howard Botting of North Syracuse, New York, recently joined the Pontiac hobby, but he's been a fan of the marque since he was a teenager. His '68 LeMans features a 428, No. 16 heads, an M20 four-speed, and 3.23 gears.
Weather Report
The temperature at Summit Motorsports Park during our Shootout ranged from 77 to 81 degrees. Barometric pressure was 29.95 hg and the dew point was 70 degrees. The track is 853 feet above sea level and density altitude ranged from 2,504 to 2,741 feet, so we will give each racer his own correction factor based upon the density altitude at the time of his best pass. Tyler's best pass occurred at 2:54 p.m. (DA: 2,741); Howard's best pass occurred at 2:27 p.m. (DA: 2,607). The correction factors are designed to chart the theoretical best performance at sea level and will be done on the best pass only, based on e.t.
Wayne Kennedy/ Tyler Caughill (driver)
The team's goal was to beat their GTO's previous best at Norwalk—a 10.18 at 131.30, which they recorded in 2010. "Since then but prior to the Shootout, the car has remained basically the same," Wayne says.
For his first pass, Tyler launched at 3,400 rpm, shifted at 6,000 rpm, and set a baseline. However, his 10.42/129.19-mph timeslip was 0.3 second off from their expectation. Wayne says, "Our crew member Mike Voycey said he heard overlap between the 2-3 shift. After the pass, we discovered the Turbo 400 was a pint low."
The team wanted to evaluate the effect valve-lash adjustment had on the GTO's performance (they hadn't adjusted it in 70 passes, according to Wayne), and dialed in 0.020-inch on the intake and 0.022-inch on the exhaust. The result was a 10.30 e.t. at 129.27 mph. Tyler's best time of the day came after he installed a 3,600-rpm launch chip—a 10.21 at 130.82.
"It took us until our last pass to get close to what we ran at Norwalk last year, thanks to Tyler performing spot-on," Wayne says. "When we reviewed our timeslips, we discovered our rear tires were failing. Two days after the Shootout, we installed new tires at the track, and saw an immediate improvement in our 60-foot times."
When asked about the track conditions, Tyler said, "Typical Norwalk starting line—lots of hook." He says the GTO "hooked well, but pulled to the right twice."
Howard Botting
Howard wanted to see if his street-trim LeMans performed better at Norwalk than on his local quarter-mile track. For his first run, he retained street tuning and tire pressure, and recorded a 15.02 e.t. at 97.82 mph. "I launched 500 to 1,000 rpm higher than I usually do at the track, and it spun bad at the line," he says.
Throughout the Shootout, he incrementally dialed in more advance and decreased tire pressure. On his tenth pass, he closed the dumps, launched at 3,000 rpm, shifted at 5,400 rpm, and earned his best time of the day—14.12 at 97.66.
"I didn't beat my previous best, but I'm having a great time finding my LeMans' sweet spot," he says. "The Shootout helped me test timing and tire pressure, I concluded that the LeMans likes 36 degree advance, and I'm pretty sure I can run less than 20 psi in my drag radials—but I'll have to test that in the future."
This month's Shootout participants came to the track to beat their previous best e.t.'s and hit new plateaus—Wayne and Tyler wanted to get into the 9s and Howard wanted to get into the 13s. Unfortunately, both had to settle for slightly less than their previous benchmarks. Regardless, both called the event a "learning experience" and they'll use the data from the day to help them improve their e.t.'s down the road. We're sure the cars and combos detailed in this story will give you plenty of ideas for your project.
HPP would like to thank the management and crew at Summit Motorsports Park for their assistance in making this Shootout possible, and John Labuda and Arnie Brewer, who helped make the day go more smoothly.
Strip Specs
Year/Model: '70 GTO
Race Weight With Driver: 3,035-lbs
Curb Weight: 2,860-lbs
Fuel Level When Weighed: 5-gal
Fuel: 94-octane Sunoco
Engine: '72 code-YH 455
Cubic Inches Before/After: 455 / 464
Engine Built By: Owner
Induction System
Air Cleaner: K&N
Carburetor: Holley 1,000-cfm
Jets: #90 Primary, #90 Secondary
Spacer Plate: 1-in open, phenolic
Intake Manifold: Edelbrock Victor, port-matched
Fuel System
Pump: Mallory 140-gph, 15-psi
Lines: -8 hard aluminum and braided
Regulator: Mallory 4-port, set at 8 psi
Casting: KRE aluminum D-port
Head Porting: Yes
Flow Numbers: 340 cfm at 0.600 lift
Valves: Ferrea stainless steel, 2.19/1.66-in
Bottom End
Pistons: JE forged flat-top, 0.040-over
Rings: Total Seal, file-to-fit, 1⁄16, 1⁄16, 3⁄16
Rods: Crower Sportsman forged 6.625-in
Compression Ratio: 10.5:1
Crankshaft: Ohio forged-steel, 4.21-in stroke
Rotating Assembly Balanced: Yes
Brand: Comp Cams solid-roller
Duration at 0.050: 268 / 275-deg
Duration Advertised: 300 / 307-deg
Lift with Specified Rocker Arms: 0.727/0.727-in
Lobe Separation Angle: 108-deg
Installed Position: +4-deg
Rocker Arms: Scorpion roller rockers, 1.65:1
Distributor: MSD Pro-Billet
Amplifier: MSD 6AL
Coil: MSD Blaster 2
Wires: Moroso 11mm
Spark Plugs: NGK R5671A-7
Total Timing: 30-deg
Rpm That Total Timing is Reached: 2,500
Headers: Hooker Super Competition
Primaries: 1.75-in
Collectors: 3.00-in
Exhaust Pipes: None
Mufflers: None
Crossover: None
Transmission: Turbo 400, reverse valvebody, built by Richard Ennest
Converter: Coan 10-in, 5,000-rpm stall
Shifter: Precision Performance Products
Rear: GM 12-bolt, narrowed to 42-in
Rear Gear Ratio: 4.33:1
Spool: Strange
Axles: Bear, 33-spline
Chassis and Suspension
Brakes F/R: Stock 11-in disc / GM late-model 11.5-in
Wheels F/R: Weld Draglite 15×3.5, Weld Alumastar 15×15
Tires F/R: M/T ET Front Runner 27.5×4.5×15 / Phoenix 15.5×33.5×15 slicks
Tire Pressure F/R: 28 psi / 10 psi
Suspension Front
Springs: Moroso Trick, 1.5 coils removed
Shocks: Competition Engineering, three-way adjustable, set to 60/40
Control Arms: Stock
Stabilizer Bar: None
Other Features: None
Suspension Rear
Springs: QA1 coilover, 150-lb/in
Shocks: QA1 single-adjustable, set to No. 4 setting
Control Arms: . .Competition Engineering four-link, back-half welded by George Fancy/Niagra Welding Academy
Stabilizer Bar: N/A
Other Features: None
Chassis Mods: None
The Rest
Interior Mods: Custom aluminum dash, removable Biondo delay box, gutted doors, Lexan windows and rear
Exterior Mods: '70 Judge stripes and rear wing, fiberglass front end and trunk lid
Safety Mods: Competition Engineering 14-point (1.65-inch-diameter) rollcage, Lakewood driveshaft loop, RJS five-point seatbelt harness, window net, Hughes transmission shield, Painless ignition cutoff, SFI-approved drivetrain parts
Color: Starlight Black
Launch Technique: 3,600 on the transbrake
Best 1/8-mile ET/MPH Prior to Event: 6.42/107.67
Best 1/4-mile ET/MPH Prior to Event: 10.10/133.12
Wayne Kennedy/Tyler Caughill
Wayne (shown on right), a 54-year-old employee at GM of Canada, who works at the St. Catharines Powertrain Plant as a GP-12 inspector for the new GF6 Transmission, and Tyler, a 20-year-old greenhouse technician, have been racing as a team since 2001. Wayne bought his GTO in 2005 because, "I wanted to retire our '70 Judge from racing." Tyler says the GTO is special to them because, "We were able to take a car that was basically nothing, and turn it into something." Wayne also owns a '70 Baja Gold Judge and an '09 G8 GXP. Tyler also owns a '98 Grand Prix GTP.
About Kennedy-Caughill Pontiac Racing
Wayne was in our Pavement Pounders Shootout in our July '03 issue with his '70 Judge. In 2005 he and Tyler began building a Judge-tribute racecar (with help from HPP Pavement Pounder Shootout alumnus Deryck Brown). In 2011, Tyler took over the reins as the full-time driver, and Wayne became the crew chief.
|Strip Tuning Log
|Launch RPM
|Shift Point
|1. 30-deg timing, 12-psi rear tires
|2. Adjust lash, top off transmission fluid
|3. 11 psi in rear tires
|4. Installed 3,600 chip
|Best Pass Corrected
|Run Notes: 1) Long overlap 2-3 shift; 2) Good 2-3 shift, car hooked to the right; 3) Straight launch; 4) Better launch and air.
Strip Specs
Year/Model: '68 LeMans convertible
Race Weight With Driver: 3,985 lbs
Curb Weight: 3,790 lbs
Fuel Level When Weighed: 1⁄2-tank
Fuel: . . . 5-gal, 93-octane mixed with 10-gal 110-octane
Engine: '68 code-YH 428
Cubic Inches Before/After: 428/428
Engine Built By: Bloss Machine
Induction System
Air Cleaner: Open-element, 14-inch-diameter
Carburetor: Q-jet, 750-cfm
Jets: .0.074 primary, 0.046 primary rods, AY secondary rods
Spacer Plate: None
Intake Manifold: Crosswinds dual-plane
Fuel System
Pump: Carter mechanical
Lines: 3⁄8-in
Regulator: None
Casting: No. 16
Head Porting: No
Flow Numbers: Unknown
Valves: 2.11/1.77-in
Bottom End
Pistons: TRW forged replacement
Rings: Stock replacement
Rods: Stock
Compression Ratio: 10.5:1
Crankshaft: Stock 4.00-in stroke
Rotating Assembly Balanced: N/A
Brand: Comp Cams hydraulic flat-tappet
Duration at 0.050: 224/230-deg
Duration Advertised: 268/280-deg
Lift with Specified Rocker Arms: 0.477/0.480-in
Lobe Separation Angle: 110-deg
Installed Position: Straight up
Rocker Arms: Comp Cams 1.52:1, roller-tip
Distributor: Proform HEI
Amplifier: MSD Streetfire
Coil: HEI
Wires: MSD 8mm
Spark Plugs: AC45
Total Timing: 38-deg
Rpm That Total Timing is Reached: 2,400
Headers: Doug's
Primaries: 1.75-in
Collectors: 3.00-in
Exhaust Pipes: 2.50-in, with exhaust cutouts
Mufflers: Pypes Street Pro 2.50-in, 2.50-in tailpipes
Crossover: Pypes
Transmission: Muncie M20
Clutch: Unknown
Shifter: Hurst Comp. Plus
Rear: GM 12-bolt
Rear Gear Ratio: 3.23
Posi: Stock GM
Axles: Stock GM
Chassis and Suspension
Brakes F/R: Stock 9.5-inch drum
Wheels F/R: Rally I 15×7 (reproductions)
Tires F/R: Cooper Cobra 235/60R15 / BFG 275/60R15 Drag Radials
Tire Pressure F/R: 35 psi / varies
Suspension Front
Springs: Stock replacement
Shocks: Monroe-matic
Control Arms: Stock
Stabilizer Bar: 1.25-in
Other Features: None
Suspension Rear
Springs: Stock
Shocks: Stock replacement
Control Arms: PMI tubular w/poly bushings
Stabilizer Bar: .875-in
Other Features: None
Chassis Mods: Airbags for rear springs, 5 psi (left), 15 psi (right)
The Rest
Interior Mods: In-dash tachometer, four-point seatbelts (rear)
Exterior Mods: None
Safety Mods: Driveshaft loop
Color: Flambeau Burgundy
Launch Technique: 1,500-3,000 and dump clutch
Best 1/8-mile ET/MPH Prior to Event: 9.00/79.65
Best 1/4-mile ET/MPH Prior to Event: 14.00/100.00
Howard Botting
Howard, a 45-year-old teacher, has been racing for three years. He purchased his '68 LeMans in 2005, because he "wanted a musclecar to have fun with and to use for hands-on learning for me, not my students." According him, "My favorite moment in it was running 14 seconds at 100 mph." Howard also owns an '07 Vibe. "Don't laugh. It's the wife's car," he says.
|Strip Tuning Log
|Launch RPM
|Shift Point
|1. 32-deg
timing, 30 psi in rear tires
|3. 34-deg timing, 28 psi in rear tires
|4. 36-deg timing
|7. 40-deg timing, 25 psi in rear tires, open dumps
|10. 20 psi in rear tires, close dumps
|Best Pass Corrected
|Run Notes: 1) Spun bad at line; 3) Bog at line; 4) Bogged at line, but less than previous pass; 7) Spun at line, let off, then got back in; 10) Bogged a bit. (Five most important passes shown.)