Lover's Melt 2

     Are you a fan of seventies soul? Sixties psychedelia? Funk? Free jazz? Extra smooth cool out jams? Underground summer loving B-side anthems you have never heard? Then you are in for a real treat today :-) While Stephen Ellison aka Flying Lotus (more on him and his future of music label Brainfeeder later) is normally known for his very abstract, left-of-center hypnotic head-bobbing beats, with Lovers Melt II he is offering you a two hour mix of his favorite tracks, from the genres mentioned above, all blended up nice and smooth.  Its the perfect backdrop for a back yard cookout, a country drive or road trip, romantic time with a friend, an after-after party wind down, or when you want to cook up something extra special for your lover.   Oh, did I mention this mix is free? Because it is !! 100% free and legal from our friends over at Brainfeeder via the Stonesthrow podcast series. Download Here: Lovers Melt 2 Mixed By Flying Lotus 

     Since the title of the mix is Lovers Melt 2, I will offer up this amazing recipe I found in Food Networks Magazine July/August 2011 issue (slightly spiced up and altered to my loves taste buds) for you to cook for your lover.

Ingredients:

• 2 small to medium zucchini
• 2 small to medium yellow summer squash
• 4 eggs
• 1 to 2 jalapenos
• 3 to 4 green onions
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• salt and pepper
• pinch or two of cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons of butter

     Start off by grating up two small to medium sized zucchini’s and squash’s a piece with a box grater, mix in a couple pinches of salt and let drain in a colander for about 30 minutes, also be sure to squeeze out any remaining water after it has sat.  Finely slice up 3 or 4 green onions, 1 or 2 jalapenos (depending on how hot you want) and a clove of garlic.  Get this sauteing in a pan with a little butter.  Add your zucchini/squash mixture with some salt, pepper, garlic powder, crushed red pepper and a pinch or two of nutmeg.  Cook this until slightly dry and add about a quarter cup of chopped parsley.  Set aside and let cool a bit.  With the back of a spoon make 4 round indentations into the pan big enough to crack an egg into.  Put a dab of butter in each, add a cracked egg into each and season with salt and pepper.  Sprinkle each egg or the entire thing with your favorite grated cheese and place in a preheated 375 degree oven until the egg whites are set and the yolks are to your preferred doneness (the runnier the better).  Serve with hashbrowns, toast and sliced tomato (and bacon if you want :-)) If this doesn’t make your "lover melt" then just leave it up to the Flylo mix.  Until next time Peace, Eats, and Beats