Miami primer

Alright, let the experiment begin. I'm sure you're thinking that I'm a fool because this is technically week two of the season, yet the first post I've made chronicling a recipe. And to that I would say you are correct. Somewhat.

I had plans for a meal to be made featuring the culinary tastes of the great city of Indianapolis, but was given an opportunity to watch that Colt beatdown in person. Alas, no cooking food while watching the game at home. It's alright; we play Indy twice so I'll push the menu back until then.

As far as this week is concerned, the Texans take on the Miami Dolphins. Losing last Monday night to the Patriots, the Dolphins put on much more of an offensive display than I personally thought they were capable of. Granted, the porosity of New England's D is generally overlooked because of #12, but I still came away feeling a little less confident about the outcome for the Texans. I said a little bit. I still think the Texans walk away from this one victorious, just not by the two touchdowns I initially thought.

When looking into the culinary tastes of a diverse city like Miami, I had several directions that I could go with this dish. Miami being located on the Atlantic coast, I could have gone with a seafood dish; but, as I mentioned in the first post, I'm trying to keep the seafood items to a minimum. No offense to seafood, I just think nothing kills the football mood worse that that "fish" smell.

I digress. Miami also has a well renowned Caribbean element to its culture and cuisine. In fact, the islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and other countries in the Caribbean have had such an influence on Miami and Florida's food, that the term "Floribbean" was created to describe these types of dishes. Floribbean dishes tend to consist of seafood, poultry, or pork and feature fresh citrus juices and several different types of peppers. So without further ado, I present this weeks, Miami inspired menu:

• Floribbean mojo roasted pork
• Pork loin marinated in a 'mojo' marinade, served with mojo sauce
• White rice w/ black beans
• Self explanatory
• (I hope you weren't expecting five courses)

Anyways...that wraps up this post. Depending on feedback, look for an entry like this towards the end of each week with a little bit of football, little bit of culinary history, and whatever else I feel like rambling about before Sunday. Grocery shopping in a little bit, cooking/watching victory on Sunday, and I hope to post the entry that will be the primary focus of this blog up by Sunday night.

Happy Football Viewing

-MB