What's for Dinner? v.18.29: Farfalle with Creamy Carrots and Pancetta
Ok, I know right after the holidays I was excited about all my new cookbooks and I still am! But shortly before Christmas I took advantage of a special offer to get full access to all the recipes at...
View ArticleKitchen Table Kibitzing December 8, 2019
Early FrugalityWe were still college students when we got married in the early 60s. Thus we didn’t have too much money. Rent was $70 a month, which gave us a bit left for food. Lamb ribs were only 10...
View ArticlePWB Peeps Toosdai Evening: Serious Ogden Nash Poetry for Today, August 20,...
Welp, it is Toosdai and so it is the day for some srs mischiefery with a mashery of Ogden Nashery (illustrated)!Let’s see what today is and if we have Ogden’s poetry to cover it… Googles… we do!!!But...
View ArticleThe Dolt Cannot Even Pardon Turkeys Without Embarrassing Himself
The President of the United States is such an embarrassment that he cannot even perform the simple duty of the traditional Thanksgiving week pardon of turkeys without taking swipes at Democrats.Instead...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v10.30 How do you turn soup into gold?
Just add 24 carrots!!!Spring is springing in the PNW and carrots are sweet after a cold winter in the ground. I love growing and eating carrots in all their many, many ways. This week are simple soups...
View ArticleKitchen Table Kibitzing 10/9/2014: This Week in Nowheresville, NJ
(1)Umbellifer Gossip: Carrots! Get a room!!!Did you know that carrots are related to parsley, celery, and parsnips, and also to anise, fennel, caraway, cumin, dill, and coriander (the dreaded...
View ArticleBoehner’s Dark Secret: “It’s All About the Carrots”
Hi Eric. You won’t believe what happened to me last night. POTUS finally invites me –- the goddamn Speaker of the House -- to this state dinner at the White House (big deal) and what does he do? He...
View ArticleFarming Tip #137 or The Curious Humor Of A Complex Universe
Say a starry eyed city slicker shows up to the farm talking about wanting to work outdoors, with nature, and flowers, and staying in shape and wanting to get back to some romanticized version of some...
View ArticleIt's Raining!
I won't claim that this post has any kind of political significance, or that it's important to anyone but me and perhaps those who live in Oklahoma, but...It's Raining!Some places have gotten almost an...
View ArticleOrganic Gardening From Beginners VI: Spring Stuff Edition
This is part of an on and off series about organic gardening from some guy who knew nothing about it. The best info is usually found in the comments. My neighbor likes to give me a friendly, hard...
View ArticleEat Your Vegetables
The fact that vegetables and fruits have been used by our ancestors to not only feed the tribe but for medicine, proves that we should go back to the future if we are too survive.
View ArticleLighten your Load this Holiday: Part 1 of 4
Cross posted from The Clean Plate Club. The day after Thanksgiving, I had the worst hangover. And I didn’t have anything to drink. Once in a while, we just have to splurge on a heavy meal full of...
View ArticleGang of 20: Tough districts, but voted NO Stupak, YES Reform
There's been a lot of talk this week about retribution after Saturday's win-loss passing of the House health reform bill. There will be time for revenge, but we need to remember to say thanks to those...
View ArticleCarrots AND Sticks
In general, the Carrots Not Sticks movement makes a recommendation to give carrots, rewards, when your congressmen vote the correct way, rather than focusing so much on giving out sticks, messages of...
View ArticleWhat methods are there for encouraging unity among democratic politicians
I know this is just a message board and it really doesn't matter, but I'm curious as to what all methods can and are used to ensure that politicians vote with their party. Here is my understanding of...
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