Some new exercises

Inspired by the Men's Health Power Training book, today I did this exercises.

Chili Instructions - My usual style

Ingredients:

Purchase each time

• Ground turkey (~$3)
• 2 cans of beans - black, red, kidney, pinto ($1.50)
• 1 can of corn ($.89)
• 1 can of whole tomatoes ($1.33)
• Onion ($.50)

Re-use

• Red wine ($3)
  
• Cumin ($4.50)
  
• Chili powder ($3)
  
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce ($1.50)
  

Instructions:

1. Saute the onion (dice it first) and add the ground turkey.
   
   
2. Drain the water out of the turkey. Turn the heat down to med-low for a slow simmer
   
   
3. Pour in some red wine - probably a glass or so
   
4. Crush the whole tomatoes by hand and add them. Also add the corn and beans (drain the beans first)
   
5. Finely dice 2-3 chipotle peppers and add them
   
6. Add a tablespoon or so of cumin, and 2-3 tablespoons of chili powder - all to taste.
   
7. Let everything simmer for at least 30 minutes
   

Chili Instructions - New Style

Ingredients:

Purchase each time

• Ground turkey (~$3)
• 2 cans of beans - black, red, kidney, pinto ($1.50)
• 1 can of corn ($.89)
• 1 can of whole tomatoes ($1.33)
• 1 can of stewed tomatoes ($1.33)
• 1 bag of chopped walnuts ($~3)
  
• Onion ($.50)
  

Re-use

• Red wine ($3)
  
• Cumin ($4.50)
  
• Chili powder ($3)
  
• Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce ($1.50)
  

Instructions:

1. Put the walnuts in a baking sheet and roast them in the oven. I just did 325° for about 10-15 minutes.
   
   
   
2. Saute the onion (dice it first) and add the ground turkey.
   
   
3. Drain the water out of the turkey. Turn the heat down to med-low for a slow simmer
   
   
4. Pour in some red wine - probably a glass or so
   
5. Crush the whole tomatoes by hand and add them. Also add the corn, stewed tomatoes, and beans (drain first)
   
6. Finely dice 2-3 chipotle peppers and add them
   
7. Add a tablespoon or so of cumin, and 2-3 tablespoons of chili powder - all to taste. Also, add the walnuts.
   
8. Let everything simmer for at least 30 minutes
   

Hotels in review - Shenzhen Sheraton

In Shenzhen we're staying at the Sheraton. When I think of a Sheraton I think of a gimmicky castle hotel from back home - but that's not the case here at all. This hotel is very modern with a really nice bathroom and bed. It also has a hidden door closet, which took me about 15 minutes to discover. Also, I found the watermark option when exporting pictures from Picasa, hence the name in the bottom right corners.

 

  

  

 

Hotels - Dongcheng International

My hotel in Dongguan was the Dongcheng International. I actually got the exact same room as last trip, and the same layout as every trip. This actually helps make it feel a little bit more like a home away from home. The room is very large - with a walk-in closet, huge bathroom, and couch - and it's honestly about as big as my condo.

Day 4 - Dongguan/Teppenyaki

My card reader is down, so I'll post pictures here later if possible.

Needless to say, we spent another day in Dongguan and got a fair amount of work done. Later we went to a final dinner at my favorite Japanese Teppanyaki place - and we even had the same chef as last time! Pyatt asked me who to 'challenge' with sake shots, so I told him Eric (who I challenged last time). Every time he challenged Eric, Eric would challenge me, so it resulted in a 3-way sake shot - cam pei!

Day 3 - Dongguan

Spent today working, and then went to dinner at a Brazilian steakhouse - honestly. Afterwards Denbo, Rich, and I went for 1 hour massages costing $6 each- purely innocent.
Below is some broken English from the buffet stand at dinner.

 

And Denbo having a great time shaking a maraca.