The Golden Goose Flies Low

The title of today's blog entry comes from a quote by Ax, one half of the legendary World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Demolition, before he and his partner went out and won the Tag Team Championship at Wrestlemania IV in 1988. Although the result was scripted, as it was sports entertainment not sport, the complete quote he says about the Golden Goose flying low and taking the chance to grab it is a powerful metaphor for taking opportunities in life. 

Thirty two years later in the early months of the third decade of twenty first century there's an  illness that restricts our movement in ways unimaginable even two months ago. However, despite what we may be told, the words from 1988 still apply today if we look hard enough and do not believe everything we are told by those who claim to hold all the keys. 

On the player on this particular evening in Spring 2020 was Styx's 1983 record "Kilroy Was Here". The album is a concept album that paints the picture of a bleak future in which rock music is banned by totalitarian rulers and a shady body called the "MMM (the Majority for Musical Morality)" who do the government's bidding. The story's central character is  Robert Orin Charles Kilroy. He is a former rock star who has been imprisoned by MMM leader Dr. Everett Righteous.  Kilroy escapes using a disguise, an episode which is described in the gleefully bouncy opening song "Mr. Roboto". As a good friend pointed out recently, the present situation appears to have made musicians and celebrities vanish from headlines, concert halls and theatres and so caused indirectly some of the events depicted in this album.  This in turn has made the record appear much more vital and relevant than it ever was upon original release. It's certainly a case of great art only appearing so some time after it was produced.  

A link to this record if you'd like to listen is at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k9NPYPA_LLBWBqBs-DWhVJp5qmqfwgmSo

One of the positives of the situation we all face is that it has made me realise the benefits of local food suppliers. For example for this recipe of a Goose and Duck Egg Rosti I acquired the Eggs from a local dealer within walking distance with all other fresh vegetable ingredients obtained from my newly re-opened and reborn Greengrocers just two minutes away on foot. Both businesses add value to the local community and their produce is top-drawer. 

The ingredients are as follows:

Eight Ounces of Halloumi.
1 Onion, topped, tailed, peeled and the cut into cubes.
1 Teaspoon of Black Pepper.
1 Teaspoon of Dried Chives.
Eight Ounces of shredded Sweetheart Cabbage. 
3 Spring Onion, topped, tailed and sliced thinly. 
1 White Potato, peeled and grated. 
1 Duck Egg
1 Goose Egg 
Tablespoon of Olive Oil
Cress to garnish.

The method is as follows:

1. In a Le Cresceut or a deep frying pan fry the Onions in rapeseed oil on a medium heat for around 10 minutes. 

2. Add the Chives, Black Pepper, Shredded Cabbage, Spring Onion and Grated Potato. Fry for a further 10 minutes stirring constantly to avoid sticking. 

3. Add the Duck Egg and half of the Halloumi and stir it into the mixture to create a ball.

4. Meanwhile fry the Goose Egg for around seven minutes on a medium heat in a separate frying pan. 

5. Lay the remaining Halloumi out on a plate with the cress to garnish. 

6. Top the Halloumi and the Cress with the ball of Rosti. Place the Goose Egg on top of the Rosti.

The thick yolk of the Goose Egg when mixed with the Rosti and stray Halloumi pieces gave this recipe a rich taste. It was a recipe with plenty of protein from the yolks of both eggs and goodness with the greens. It certainly helped my positive mindset, which was enhanced by a telephone call from a close personal friend later that evening. 

The base of Halloumi and Cress just before the Rosti and Goose Egg are added.