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Sunday, February 06, 2011
Saturday, February 05, 2011
...and so the drumbeat continues to sound for nationalised healthcare.
A (some say THE) pioneer hip-hop artist is ill and thinks all the rest of us should tote the note.
During the intervening years between his initial success with hiphop music and now when brought low by kidney stones, what has this artist done with himself or his energy and resources? The little cricket played in the sun whilst the rest of we schmucks worked and saved and paid for our own health insurance (or not) so that we'd not come up short in the case of dire illness. Now that he's in a health crisis, all the rest of us need to dig a little deeper and see that he is seen to.
Call me obtuse, but I don't think America is all about the free ride. I think it's about being able to make one's own choices. I find this indictment of the American welfare system lobbed by an American via a foreign publication to be profoundly offensive.
During the intervening years between his initial success with hiphop music and now when brought low by kidney stones, what has this artist done with himself or his energy and resources? The little cricket played in the sun whilst the rest of we schmucks worked and saved and paid for our own health insurance (or not) so that we'd not come up short in the case of dire illness. Now that he's in a health crisis, all the rest of us need to dig a little deeper and see that he is seen to.
Call me obtuse, but I don't think America is all about the free ride. I think it's about being able to make one's own choices. I find this indictment of the American welfare system lobbed by an American via a foreign publication to be profoundly offensive.
Friday, February 04, 2011
By popular demand...
Here's a guy showing how to make a clafoutis. In my opinion, if you want something a little baked for dessert but not too wickedly decadent, this simple little cake is great. In fact, I still have some blackberries in the fridge, so I'm about to make one now. Also, this is fantastic with plain yogurt, as shown in the video. I've tried other recipes for clafoutis online which called for more sugar and for vanilla or other ingredients, but the one in this video is the best one I've tried so far. Oh, and my first clafoutis was with fresh figs, and it was marvelous. Bon appetit!
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Rabbit Stewed in Roman Style
Next to my Larousse Gastronomique, this is the most oft-used volume in my kitchen library. Published in 1979, in the UK, The Mediterranean Cookbook [Anna Macmiadhachain (Author), Mary Reynolds (Author), Claudia Roden (Author), Helge Rubinstein (Author)
]is a great resource for recipes for all manner of fresh fruit and veg dishes, as well as standard meats and fish and a bit of game. I'll cut to the chase and own that I am a bit of a snob in that I believe the folks along the Mediterranean evolved some of the most elegant regional cooking, and so when I was preparing to cook rabbit for the first time (last night), I changed my mind last minute to go from the twice-fried standard version to the Rabbit Stewed in Roman Style, according to this cookbook.
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. If you like Greek and Spanish cooking, as well as some more rustic French and Italian, this is a must-have, imho. Mmmm, mousaka! Mmm, spanikopita!
Anyway, the post just after this one will have the rabbit recipe on an image. If that doesn't work for you and and you need me to print it out here, then just let me know. Oh and click on the link above to buy this cookbook used. I think you'll be glad you did.
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
He said "don't ever lose this recipe, baby. I'll get you a rabbit anytime you want to cook it.
Between bites, he said "I now understand why Elmer Fudd wouldn't give up."
I concur. Was delicious. Recipe for Roman Style stewed rabbit soon to follow.
Btw - what becomes a stewed rabbit most? Nerd beer, of course.
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I concur. Was delicious. Recipe for Roman Style stewed rabbit soon to follow.
Btw - what becomes a stewed rabbit most? Nerd beer, of course.
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Work in progress: what became of teh bunneh.
Full report later.
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Something good is gonna happen...
The saints among lawmakers in Utah propose to honour the memory of one John Browning by making the M1911 an official emblem of the state.
A fitting tribute, indeed. I'll never forget the abject joy of the moment I first fired a 1911. Holly and JPG said my face lit up. My face hurt the next day from grinning. What a fitting tribute to a brilliant gunmaker, bless 'im.
h/t to Thud
A fitting tribute, indeed. I'll never forget the abject joy of the moment I first fired a 1911. Holly and JPG said my face lit up. My face hurt the next day from grinning. What a fitting tribute to a brilliant gunmaker, bless 'im.
h/t to Thud
star struck.
Celebrity journalist Anderson Cooper was attacked by a mob in Egypt and hit on the head about 10 times, according to news reports. Don't they know who he is? He's apparently not getting the reverence and propers the Katrina folks knew to give him.
No word on whether he cacked his Kiton denim breeks.
No word on whether he cacked his Kiton denim breeks.
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
A world in white
See the neighbor shoveling snow? I wouldve bet no one in town owned a snow shovel!
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Why I probably won't be going to work today.
Uh, after several cases of the weather services crying "wolf" we finally got some crap precipitation. Brrr. Fortunately, there's ample supply of citrus fruit here to stave off scurvy. And ive got my doggies to keep me warm.
Oh, and lightning and thunder during a snowstorm??? Kind of eerie, actually.
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Oh, and lightning and thunder during a snowstorm??? Kind of eerie, actually.
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