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After the tsunami destroyed the Fukushima plants, Germany moved quickly to shut eight nuclear power plants, and made plans do away completely with their nuclear capability. Despite the best safety record of any industry in the country, and the critical role nuclear plays in fueling German industry, Germany's past experience with large tsunamis was just too horrific to ignore. And Germany's strong economy and commitment to protect the environment were small prices to pay for Chancellor Merkel to shore up her weak coalition with the Free Democrats. Maybe she can ask Greece for help later.
But don't worry. Germany is building about 25 clean coal-fired power plants to offset the loss of nuclear and address Germany's admittedly "unaffordably expensive and unreliable" renewable portfolio (Der Spiegel). The German Green Party can now celebrate the opening of a 2,200 MW coal-fired power plant near Cologne. It started spewing out its annual, relatively clean, 13 million tons of CO2, and other nasties, so much lower than those older dirty coal plants that would have put out 15 million tons of CO2 for the same power output.
A perfect fit to Germany's low-carbon future.
We usually give the Germans credit for being rational, but this coal plant will emit over one million times more carbon this year than all of their nuclear plants would have over the next 20 years, and cost over twice as much to run as any one of the them. Germany's present strategy will absolutely not allow them to reduce their carbon emissions anywhere near their goal of 40% by 2020.
Unless the German people give up the nice parts of their lifestyle and become insanely efficient, they most likely will not reduce their emissions at all by 2020.
But the new Federal Environment Minister, Peter Altmaier, was quite excited during his discussion of the new coal plant, "The new power plant is an impressive example of how the high levels of efficiency of modern coal- and gas-fired power plants not only help to reduce carbon emissions but can also make an outstanding contribution to the success of energy industry transformation" (Energy Business Review).
Wow, this coal plant is flexible indeed. It has a purported efficiency of 43%, up 10% from old plants. It can ramp up and down within minutes to meet renewable's intermittency. It burns lignite coal, the cleanest of all coal, of which Germany has plenty. And at $3.4 billion, it's a steal.
And it comes in the nick of time for German industry. Thanks to their Renewable Energy Act (EEG) and the shutting of their nuclear plants, the country's energy costs are skyrocketing and driving German manufacturing out of business or off-shore (Germany Rethinks Its Energy Revolution).
The EEG is simple: renewables get a guaranteed high price for their electricity for almost a decade, the utilities have to take it onto the grid in front of all other energy sources, they have to buy it at rates way-above market value, and the difference is paid for by the average citizen at the end of each month.
What could go wrong?
Electricity costs are going up more rapidly than expected because Germany failed to integrate this EEG plan into the larger infrastructure development needed to implement it. The grid can't handle it, the transmission system is not there, and the power disruptions and brownouts are wreaking havoc on the country's energy reliability. And the consumer is expected to pay even more to fix these problems in the short-term.
No one thought Germany would be insane enough to shut down their nuclear plants, without a reason and without backup, when it was producing the cheapest energy in Europe. In fact, Germany's nuclear production was the only economic way to implement the EEG, even if nuclear was to be phased out early as the new mix matured. And they could still be restarted relatively quickly and cheaply.
But it better be quick, because all German industrial and manufacturing sectors – steel, aluminum, paper, cement, plastics, chemical – are migrating to countries with cheaper electricity as energy and carbon-costs are eating up to 50% of their expenses. Almost one in five German industrial companies plans to, or already has, shifted capacities abroad (Switch to Renewables Endangers Germany's Industry).
ThyssenKrupp, Germany's largest steelmaker, expects 5,000 job losses because of high electricity prices, and recently sold its Krefeld stainless steel mill to a Finnish competitor, devastating a little town on the Rhine. The Düsseldorf-based conglomerate GEA closed its zinc plant in nearby Datteln. Europe's largest copper producer, Aurubis of Hamburg, announced plans to move some operations abroad, especially to Asia and South America, where energy is cheaper. Aluminum manufacturer Norsk Hydro substantially cut back production in its Neuss plant, having shut down two production lines completely, and forcing the plant's 450 workers to reduced hours.
Even legislation pending in the European Union to remove the carbon-costs may not keep these companies in Germany.
Seemingly unwitting, the green energy sector forgets that they also need steel, cement, and plastic, a fact noted, ironically, by the left-leaning Social Democratic Party Chairman Sigmar Gabriel.
As expected in the vicious circle started by all this, social unrest is just beginning. The average household in Germany will be paying almost double for energy next year compared to last year. Many of Germany's poor and unemployed are on fixed energy credits, and can't afford either the increased electricity costs or the cost of energy-efficient appliances that could counter their rising monthly bills. Wealthy citizens can install solar panels and actually make money on them.
Unfortunately, the middle-class is bearing the brunt of the tax burden for both the industry and the poor, as well as paying the bulk of the increasing monthly costs. Soon Germany may not have the economic engine to carry the rest of Europe through its financial crisis. Merkel will have to find another coalition or her government may fall.
So it's a perfect storm for coal to come to the rescue. I mean, it's clean, right?
"And at $3.4 billion, it's a steal."
It certainly is, that's only $1.55 a Watt. For comparison, those nuclear plants cost between 5 and 8 a Watt (Darlington B was projected at $8.25, Vogtle comes in around $7). In fact, that number is so good, I'm suspicious… is that an all-in figure?
Why do you constantly refer to 'carbon dioxide' as 'carbon'? They are two very different commodities! You might as well say fishes swim in hydrogen when you actually mean water – h2o….
This is a terribly researched article. So many inaccuracies and plain untruths, I'm astonished to find this on Forbes.
Chancellor Merkel is coalescing with the Free Democrats, not the Greens. The Greens are an opposition party.
I don't know where the number of 25 coal plants comes from, but some are proposed by major utilities, much fewer are actually being built, and many do not even move forward due to their environmental impact and lack of certification.
You are saying there are brownouts disrupting the country's grid. No such thing is happening in Germany, and reliability is much higher than most countries. It is feared that reliability may be impacted if no transmission is built.
"The average household in Germany will be paying almost double for energy next year compared to last year. " That's just complete bollocks! The EEG is expected to increase costs from 3.6 cent to 6cent per kw/h, but makes up a small part of the actual cost of electricity. Finally, you fail to mention the billions of Euros the four major utilities have been making in profits in the last few years. Guess how? By overcharging customers and blaming it on the drive to renewables.
Less sarcasm and more research may even make you a decent reporter, but this is just a tirade of falsehoods. Have you been writing Paul Ryan's speech, too?
As an engineer and green supporter who has studied this industry, written about it and is making a film on it, this article hits the main point square on, even if the details are up for debate. Wind cannot, and will not, ever, replace base load on the grid. It's a fool's errand to try to replace coal, gas, nuclear or hydro power with wind.
Why? It's so simple a 5 year old gets it. What you want as everyone wants is Power = energy on demand. No one wants energy only when the wind blows. The fatal flaw in this plan is that Wind does not blow all the time. And it's power cannot be stored on a national or regional grid level. Wind was abandoned several hundred years ago because it is unreliable and has no storage. The other power sources are all STORED energy which we use on demand: Power. Wind and solar will never power the electric grid and they are replacing carbon free sources like nuclear and hydro. and requiring coal and gas to ramp up and down inefficiently.
But our corrupt leaders do not want to understand, because the real purpose behind wind is to steal taxpayer dollars with the blessing of the public. Do you doubt that? Look at the biggest wind companies in Ontario for example: Suncor (tar sands oil), Florida Electric and power (coal plants), T Boone Pickens (oil). I know first hand that these crooks are getting $900k per year, guaranteed for 20 years, to produce unreliable energy that we don't need and that is replacing paid for, cheaper, non-carbon sources like nuclear and hydro. And they are hurting people and the environment in the process turning farmland and nature preserves into industrial suburbs. This is pure insanity from an environmental, economic and safety perspective. The only thing that makes sense is that a few well-connected companies are making billions of dollars from the tax and ratepayers. Are you one of the victims?
So many people take an either-or stance. I have never understood those who 'dream' of a 100% wind and solar future, whenever they think it might occur. Even if storage were feasible on a massive, grid-level scale, it still cannot solve all the problems induced by the variability of those two energy sources. Day ahead electricity forecasting (demand and supply) is currently much more complicated as levels of renewable generation increase. Storage likely can solve much of the shorter term forecasting and corresponding network management actions, down to hours or even 15 minute intervals. But even a massive rebuild of our national grids – all of them – with some futuristic inclusion of large scale storage, will not be enough to guarantee reliable, high quality (appropriate voltage and frequency) electricity without some level of dispatchable generation.
It makes more sense to debate whether it is economically sound and overall a reasonable goal to target 20%, 30%, or 50% sourcing from renewables, and from which ones (hydro is more limited, e.g.). There are advantages, the largest of which is the very low marginal cost or pricing. Most technical people admit that the best solutions fall somewhere in the generic "all of the above" category given the complexity and uncertainty of the matter.
The political side of it, as always, is especially fraught with issues. Without getting into the debate here about historical energy subsidies and who gets what for what reason today, it is still safe to point out that tax payer dollars have been used by the elected class to 'stimulate' the electricity industry since a time shortly after the days of Edison and Westinghouse. Same with crops. Same transportation. If there is decent money involved, you can at a minimum predict industry and large, private investor involvement (Suncor, utilities, Pickens, etc.). But you can also predict the interjection and fiddling of governments, local and federal. There are 'crooks' at the turn of every corner, to use your phrase. Everyone finds a way to enrich themselves. Private investors look for the profits, the bigger the better. Industrial conglomerates look for managing risks by hedging and by diversifying. Surely GE wouldn't be in the wind turbine business due only to some theoretical scam of accumulating taxpayer dollars, for one example. They have a lot at stake in the power industry, a situation better served by being able to provide a larger array of products and to be ready for whatever shifts occur. To think their motives for investing so much in R&D and in acquiring product and technology leaders is solely to take money from DC is an oversimplification of the facts.
One area more sinister is often the behavior of the elected class. While there are often noble and innocent goals on the front end of many subsidy "programs", you only need to look at the corn ethanol industry to see how quickly graft, cronyism, and inertia take over. Reason and sensibility are out the window. People get rich by keeping the ball rolling, consequences be damned. On that we might agree. I think. If I read you correctly.
Now some more crap.
As *been green* is not a movement in Germany your statement is sorry to be said – simply wrong.
She was seeing that the desicion to go *nuclear* again doesn't had support in Germany and if she wanted to stay in business she had to rechange her mind.
Simple as that.
On the case of the DIHK and it's finding, first yes they are affraid and second — nobody in his clear mind is thinking about moving operations to other countries because of fluctations.
Costs possibly but most unlikely, but fluctation? Sorry where should they go, the USA?
Sorry by our our standards our grid sucks, but you are third world status.
It would be better is you would do some real research onto a matter and not follow only othe newspapers what they write.
Would be good to make some real research about a matter before producing something like this.
Possibly you should prepare a list with the 25 or be it 20 coal plants been planned for, which status they reached and how likely they are been build at all.


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Donnie Brennan had been charged with three felony counts. All related to his unsuccessful run for sheriff. Brennan had been accused of living outside the county but filing as if he were a resident. Brennan's Attorney James Martin Davis said a judge dismissed a charge of false candidate filing and false political accountability statement.
Brennan still faces arraignment for a nonresident voting charge later this month.

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paulr9 Posts: 1I have a court date for a accident in october 2012 and thinking whether to go to court and talk to prosecutor for point reduction or simply pay as guilty over phone. I got careless driving 2 pointer ticket.
My driving history is not that good, though my latest Driver history shows only 2 points
from 6 incidents in last 5 years after twice 2 pointer credits "POINT CREDIT -ANNUAL SAFE DRIVING".
Generally, If I am guilty , I go to court and ask the prosecutor to reduce the points for extra fine. Rarely, prosecutor says no to this except only once saying some thing which I didn't understand. He Said some thing like " If you get 3 times break or 3 times in 5 years you will lose your driver license" .
I doesn't remember for which incident it is. As per the record last accident in July 2012 has 2 points, which I beleive he reduced from 4 points to 2 points I think.
My question is whether I go to court and ask the point reduction or just pay with out going. The challenge is I need to skip the job for that day, if I have to go to court. This I want to decide based on the probability whether the prosecutor gives the break or not.
Though my boss agreed to take a day off to compensate later, he was not happy with that, so I want to avoid court, if Idon't have the chance to reduce the point.
My question what is that rule that decides whether prosecutor gives point reduction. I know they want money and we are just a number.
My driving history record report doesn't say when he gave a break in points. Are there any way I can get the information.


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Actor A.J. Bowen has won deserved praise from horror fans for his unsettling turns in House of the Devil and A Horrible Way to Die. But in the actor's latest project, he plays (as he explains in the following interview), the least creepy person in the film. Read on to find out what Bowen had to tell me about his role in Padraig Reynolds' cross-genre kidnapping tale turned supernatural thriller, as well as his next film, the holiday fright fest Silent Night of the Living Dead.
Rites of Spring has an unusual rhythm in that it begins as a gritty realistic drama and becomes more of a supernatural thriller as it progresses. Is that part of what attracted you to it?
I was in the middle of making another movie called A Horrible Way to Die, and I was almost done with that when an email from my friend Ti [West], whose manager John Norris, who was producing this movie, Rites of Spring. He told me that one of his clients was directing it, and would I have an interest in it. He sent me the script, and I read it, and was immediately drawn to it because… I kind of lived in this indie arthouse world for a couple of years. And I loved being in that world, but sometimes it can get exhausting, because these films are either self-aware or you can end up treating yourself and your content way too precious. And become too self-absorbed with your own sense of important. When I read this script for Rites of Spring, it reminded me of the first Wrong Turn. When that came out theatrically I loved it, because it was so straightforward. It wasn't winking at the audience in any way. It was lean, I think it was seventy, eighty minutes long. It was in and out, and I really liked that about Rites of Spring. Because tonally it was similar. It was structurally not dissimilar from Dust Till Dawn or one of those other movies that are sort of like a genre mash-up, but it wasn't a comedy, and it took its subject seriously. It was more like that Bronson movie Ten to Midnight, where you've got a Charles Bronson movie and it also mixes with a slasher movie. I really liked that element to it, and like I said, I'd done a few movies where I played a bad guy, and I was getting tired of doing that. I was really tired of choking women out. I know they were paying me, but I was like, "I'd really like to stop doing this." So when Patrick told me he wanted to play the part in Rites of Spring when he did, and I looked at him, I was like, "I don't have to choke any women out? I don't have to stab any girls? Righteous! Yeah, I'd down." That's how I ended up getting involved with it.
You're working here with an actress with whom you worked in The Signal, Anessa Ramsey...
Yeah, right before it became official we were doing it, when Patrick told me he was trying to see if he could get Anessa for the movie, I was like, "Anessa Ramsey? Hold on. I'll call her." I got off the phone and I called her and told her, "If you're thinking about not doing this movie, I'll hurt you. You gotta do this." Because we hadn't gotten to act together since The Signal, and we'd been friends for years. So it was cool to do a movie together, as actors, where I'm not trying to chase her down.
It was interesting, because she had one part of the movie, and I was in the other part. Then when we run into each other it becomes the third part. So it was cool to be holding down separate parts and then entangling those together.
How would you describe your role in Rites of Spring?
[Laughs.] How did I describe him to Patrick… "Sad guy that frowns a lot," I think. I thought it was an interesting sort of character, because it was a guy who was sort of emasculated, and had not really taken control of his own life, was a passive character in his own story. Seeing how easily that can lead to tough situations… beyond the whole creature feature element of it. I was really trying to key into playing a guy who looked up and found himself involved in this kidnapping that he had no intention of getting to this point So he kind of looked up and painted himself into a corner, that he couldn't get himself out of. Then quite literally a monster comes in and kind of reshuffles the deck. He doesn't have a lot of time, but that moment for him puts him in a situation to try to take control of what's going on the best that he can for himself, to try and right the situation he got into. For me, it was keying into the character of the little girl in the movie, that represented that sense of hope that was gone from the guy. So keying into the girl and spending time around that girl really humanized him. I probably scared the little girl who was the actress in the movie, because I wanted to hang out with her a lot. I was like, "See, I'm not a creepy guy. We can be friends. It's gonna be okay. I gotta put this thing back in your mouth now, but it's no big deal."
I saw some review of the movie that hadn't actually seen the movie, that was talking about creepy I am. I put on Twitter yesterday, "Hey, look, if I'm creepy in Rites of Spring than I really fucked up. Because that is not what I was supposed to be. Apologies." I'm probably the only non-creepy person in the movie, except for Anessa, but she's creepy for different reasons, because she's so petite.
You have another film of interest in the pipeline – Silent Night of the Living Dead. The name alone would seem to make it a hit with horror fans.
[Laughs.] Paul Davis, the director of it, we've been friends for years, and I loved his documentary on American Werewof, and he told me "This movie, I'm gonna direct it. Do you have any interest in doing it?" I asked him what it was called and he told me and I said yes immediately. Because I have this weird… I have pretty much every Christmas-themed horror movie ever made, on VHS Laserdisc, DVD. So when he told me about Silent Night of the Living Dead, I said "Wait, I get to be in a Christmas-themed horror movie? Yeah, I'm in. Completely." Then he told me Tom Savini was going to play my dad, and I was like, "I guess that's alright. I mean, I don't know who he is or if he's done anything of any value, but I guess I'll work with him." [Laughs.] Then just hearing how they were going to shoot outside of London, I was like, "I absolutely have to do this movie." We're shooting it at the end of this year, the beginning of next year. It's been punishment for me, because I'd known about it for over six months, because when he first asked me I thought I was saying yes to then going and getting on a plane. I was like, "Oh, you English dudes talk about it and then you actually do it. American-style, I find out about it and six hours later I'm on set. I don't know how people who actually plan things get things done. But yeah, it's gonna be pretty cool. The script's great. James Moran wrote it, who wrote Severanace. I love it. For me selfishly it's an opportunity to play a very different type role than most people have seen me do, so I'm really stoked about it.


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The Regents of the University of California Respond
On Saturday, I sent an email to the Regents of the University of California in response to the chilling events that took place on the UC Davis Campus on Nov. 18th. Here is their response:
On behalf of the Board of Regents, thank you for your email regarding the appalling incidents that occurred by police against protestors on the University of California Berkeley and Davis campuses. Please know that your concerns will be forwarded to the Regents shortly so that they are all made aware of your serious concerns.
Several statements have been released by the University regarding these incidents. We hope that the following statements and actions taken by the Regents, the President, the Academic Senate, and the Chancellors will help address at least some of the concerns you expressed.
– UC Board of Regents Chairman Sherry Lansing has released a video statement that she is "shocked and appalled" by the images of police actions during recent incidents at UC Berkeley and UC Davis, and that she supports President Yudof's effort to review systemwide procedures so that students can engage in peaceful protests. Regent Lansing also informed the UC community that the Board of Regents will meet by teleconference next Monday, November 28 at four locations around the state. That meeting will include an expanded public comment period to allow students greater access to express their views to the Board. Regent Lansing's video statement is available here: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/26709. Please note that tuition increases are not on the Regents November 28 agenda: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/nov28.html.
– Regarding the situation at UC Berkeley, last week President Mark Yudof released a letter to UC students expressing his distress over the incident, and his confidence that campus leadership will conduct a fair review of the unfortunate events (http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/26683).
– Following the incident at UC Davis, President Mark Yudof issued a statement that he was appalled by the situation and that he will do everything in his power to protect the rights of UC students, faculty, and staff to engage in non-violent protest (http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/26702).
– President Yudof yesterday convened the chancellors of all 10 campuses, indicating that UCOP senior leadership will examine the incidents, thoroughly review police procedures and training, and recommend long-term practices to ensure the safety of those demonstrating peaceful protest (http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/26708).
– Regents Faculty Representative and Academic Senate Chair Robert Anderson has forwarded to President Yudof four statements adopted by the UC Systemwide Academic Council regarding the imperative that campuses should exercise restraint in responding to peaceful protests and that UC faculty support the right of free speech by all members of the UC community. The UC Academic Council also reiterated its opposition to the state's divestment in higher education (http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/RMAtoMGYonProtestsandPolice112011.pdf).
– Chancellor Linda Katehi has apologized for the incidents on the Davis campus (http://dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.php?id=13761) and issued two media releases stating that the police chief and officers involved in the UC Davis incident have been placed on administrative leave (http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10084; http://news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10086). She also released a letter to the UC Davis community indicating that a task force of faculty, students, and staff will be formed to review the events, and that the UCD Office of Student Affairs will review policies in relation to encampments and consider whether they reflect the current needs of students (http://chancellor.ucdavis.edu/messages/2011/taskforce_111911.html).
– Chancellor Robert Birgeneau issued a statement to the UC Berkeley campus that he has asked the Chair of the UCB Police Review Board to launch an immediate investigation into the police actions on that campus (http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/14/chancellors-message-regarding-last-week%E2%80%99s-events-on-campus/).
Again, we hope that these statements help allay at least some of your valid concerns. Though it was an egregious situation that prompted you to write the Board, the Regents always appreciate your taking the time to express your views regarding any issue involving the University of California. Please feel free to continue to do so in the future.
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Subject: An Abuse of Power at UC Davis
Dear Regents of the University of California,
I watched with great dismay, videotape of the incident that took place
on the UC Davis Campus yesterday afternoon (Nov. 18, 2011) in which UC
Davis Campus Police fired pepper spray directly into the faces of a
line of peaceful, non-violent student protestors, locked arm-in-arm
sitting on the ground in defense of their first amendment rights to
free speech and peaceable assembly.
At the direction of UC Davis Chancellor, Linda Katehi, who was
appointed by your board in 2009, UC Davis Campus Police used excessive
and unnecessary force against the students they swore to protect and
serve. This incident was a brutal demonstration of power that shames
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As a concerned citizen of this great state, I urge you to launch an
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Megan Hasty and Barry Bedre of Palestine were married May 18 at First Presbyterian Church of Palestine.
The Rev. "Doug" Blanton of Frankston read vows before an altar decorated with black candelabras and flower arrangements of different shades of pink and green.
Parents of the bride are Don and Annette Jones of Palestine, and Harold and Shirlene Hasty of Corrigan. Grandparents of the bride are Harold and Mary Alice Gilbert of Palestine, and the late Clifton and Lena Hasty of Palestine.
Parents of the groom are H.E. "Scooter" and Linda Bedre of Palestine. Grandparents of the groom are Russell and Doris Turbyfill of Palestine, and the late Ed and Pearl Bedre of Palestine.
Escorted by the groom, the bride wore a long A-line white strapless gown with pink flowers embroidered on the top and train. The flower design was accented with pearl beading.
The bride carried a bouquet of fresh gerbera daisies in all shades of pink with white calla lilies wrapped in white ribbon and pearls.
Attending the bride was Heather Boyd Garza, friend of the bride, of Palestine
Bridesmaids were Lori Johnson, sister of the groom, and Grace Johnson, niece of the groom, of Lufkin.
Attendants wore black knee-length satin dresses. Each had a different style. They carried small bouquets of gerbera daisies wrapped in hot pink ribbon.
Flower girl was Lexie Johnson, niece of the groom, of Lufkin.
Ring bearer was Angus "Gus" Bedre of Palestine (pictured with the bride and groom).
Best man was Richard Farris Jr., friend of the bride and groom, of Palestine.
Groomsmen were Woody Johnson, brother-in-law of the groom, of Lufkin and Billy Johnson, friend of the groom, of Palestine.
Ushers were Craig Anderson, friend of the groom, of Palestine, Charles Ray Evans, friend of bride's family, of Manvel, Jon Graham, friend of the groom, of Palestine, and Donnie McMahan, friend of the groom, of Palestine.
Providing music were organists Aaron Jackson and Kathleen Brown, both of Palestine.
The reception was hosted by the bride and groom at Palestine Senior Activity Center.
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In a Tuesday news release, the Salvation Army of the Des Moines metropolitan area said they provided groceries and meals to more than 10,200 households out of two different food pantries during its fiscal year that came to an end on Sept. 30. They also served more than 98,200 meals during their homeless feeding program on Tuesdays and Fridays.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – After months of wrangling, the North Carolina House passed a bill that would snatch Charlotte Douglas International Airport from the City of Charlotte and place it in the power of an independent regional authority.
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I made this to top the "Best Brownies" recipe on this site. It was great. I used a little less vanilla, because I didn't want to run out. For the coffee, I used one single serving instant coffee package mixed with the three tablespoons of water. I melted the butter completely in the microwave. The icing came out thick and spreadable, and tasted great on the brownies.
I was looking for something to go on tope of a chocolate birthday cake and found this recipe. I am pleasantly surprised. I varied the recipe by using 2 tablespoons of Mexican Rum and Expresso Coffee Powder instead of Strong Coffee. Jackpot!!! This recipe has potential in that a lot of variations of the theme is possible. I could try Whiskey, Maraschino, Amaretto, . . . The reason that I did not give it a high Kid Friendly rating is because Coffee is an ADULT taste. Kids do not like coffee that much. Of course, I also discounted this on my overall rating. . . .on the other hand, my son liked it. This is great on Chocolate Cake, and a good recipe to experiment with!
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Just in time for the end
of the year, here's a list of the albums that has caught my ears. I can't claim
that these are the best albums available, but they are the things that I've
enjoyed hearing and often find myself telling friends about.
C.E.F. Weyse: The Key Masterpieces (DaCapo 8.226105-06)
Christoph Ernst Friedrich
Weyse. Who was this guy? According to the liner notes, this Danish composer was
also a "piano virtuoso, court composer, organist, improviser, gourmand, humorist,
and celebrity." A year ago, I'd never heard of him. Because of listening to
this album, I now know he's written some delightful symphonies, lovely songs, a
Christmas cantata, and some catchy overtures, all thanks to this collection and
its crisp performances.
Warner/Nuzova: Russian Music for Cello & Piano (Cedille 120)
Great romantic cello performances, with a really nice selection of repertoire. My favorite discovery here is the Miaskovsky Cello Sonata No. 2, but you also can't go wrong with Rachmaninov's cello sonata here. These two major works are complemented by miniatures from Scriabin, Schnittke, and Prokofiev. I love the music, the performance, and the sound.
Mozart * Spohr Clarinet Concertos / Jon Manasse, clarinet; Seattle Symphony, dir. Gerard Schwarz (HMU 907516)
Yes, you do need another Mozart clarinet concerto recording, and here it is. I'm not a clarinet expert, but I love listening to Manasse play, so I'm happy to add this recording to my collection (along with Stoltzman and Meyer). Don't ignore the Spohr concerto either! Will someone please arrange to get Jon Manasse to play here in West Virginia? Either with an orchestra or as a duo with pianist Jon Nakamatsu, he's an artist from whom I'd like to hear more.
Mi Alma Mexicana (My Mexican Soul) / Alondra de la Parra, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (Sony 75555)
More excellent performances of music I rarely encounter (except for Moncayo's Huapango – that piece has started showing up everywhere recently!) This collection features music written by Mexican composers over the last 200 years, and I agree with conductor Alondra de la Parra that this music deserves a place in the standard repertoire of more orchestras (check out her interview in the recent issue of Listen magazine if you can). Give this album your attention, especially the Ponce Concierto del Sur for guitar and orchestra.
Telemann: The Baroque Gypsies / Ensemble Caprice (Analekta 9919)
Shhh! I'm cheating. This album is from 2009, but I first heard it this year. Ensemble Caprice is an inventive group of performers, both in the traditional Gypsy selections and the music by Telemann (including the Cricket Symphony!) This year Ensemble Caprice released Salsa Baroque, which highlights music from Spain and Latin America. It's also a good album with which I look forward to spending more, but I keep coming back to this Telemann.
Mozart Symphonies / Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Levine (BSO Classics 1001/02)
Lots of good orchestral albums this year! The Boston Symphony continues with their series of concert recordings on their own record label, and these recordings of early Mozart symphonies are lively and lovely.
John Sheppard: Media vita / Stile Antico
I just love listening to these guys sing. I can hardly keep up with how many albums they have coming out recently, but it has all been beautiful. John Sheppard might have been a "neglected Tudor master" a year ago, but hopefully no longer after more people hear this recording of church music in Latin and English (my favorite: the Gaude Maria).
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Okay, I'm sure I'll remember or discover some other forgotten favorite from the past year within a day or two of publishing this list, but it's time to let it go. The new year will be here in just a few hours, and I hope it brings us all some more great music.
Let me know some of your recent favorites in the comments :)
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The program that I've been producing airs tonight (and on Christmas Eve), and I still have yet to mention it here!
Hope you can tune in for "Christmas with the Ohio Valley Symphony" tonight at 9pm and December 24 at 2pm on West Virginia Public Radio. Here's the press release from the Ohio Valley Symphony with all the details!
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE OHIO VALLEY SYMPHONYW.Va. Public Radio airs "Christmas with the OVS" Hark! The little town of Gallipolis is about to share its holiday spirit with the world, thanks to West Virginia Public Radio. The state-wide network will air "Christmas With The Ohio Valley Symphony" -- a broadcast of highlights from the OVS's 2009 "Christmas Show" recorded live at the Ariel Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre-- twice during the week before Christmas.Celebrate the sounds of the season with family, friends, and favorite holiday songs and Christmas carols at Dec. 21 at 9 p.m. and Dec. 24 at 2 p.m. OVS music director Ray Fowler leads southeast Ohio's only professional orchestra from the stage of the Ariel-Ann Carson Dater Performing Arts Centre. The performance was part of the orchestra's season-long 20th birthday celebration.For Fowler, the OVS's conductor since its first performance in 1989, the holiday concert is a special event that has become a beloved community tradition. Listeners can look forward to new pieces, holiday classics and more modern seasonal standards -- all set for orchestra by master arrangers including Carmen Dragon and Leroy Anderson. The OVS's years of success are a testament to the region's dedication, Fowler said. "A small, Appalachian community can actually support a quality symphony orchestra experience. That's very special."Hearing the OVS on their home stage, the 1895 opera house that was restored by the community is a special treat. "The acoustics are superb," remarked Executive Director Lora Lynn Snow. "We treat the Ariel as an instrument and have designed the orchestra around the hall. We are so pleased to be able to share this sound with WV Public Radio's audience."In addition to the 14 broadcast stations of WVPR, whose signals already reach well into Kentucky, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the performance also will be available online through the network's Web site, www.wvpubcast.org. On this home page, click on the "Listen Live" box and choose the medium you want to listen on (computer, iPhone). Anyone around the world with an Internet connection -- on a computer or a mobile device like a smartphone -- will be able to share the experience of an Ohio Valley Symphony holiday.Tune in and let The Ohio Valley Symphony cap your Christmas preparations with this special holiday event. For more information, call the Ariel-Dater office at (740) 446-2787, visit the OVS online or WVPR's Classically Speaking blog.
While the Symphony Chorus cannot be heard on the current WVSO season, the local community clearly demonstrated their support of the chorus last evening. (ed. note: This sentence was edited for clarity after this article was initially published.)
It was SRO for
Messiah at Christ Church United Methodist
in Charleston. Chairs of all kinds were brought
from rooms throughout the church to accommodate the overflow crow – and some
folks just stood through the concert or sat on the stairs. Christ Church's David Donathan says: "In my 18 years at CCUM, I have never seen that many people in that
room. It was very exciting!"
And for
their efforts, the 80 member ensemble was rewarded with an extended standing
ovation at the end of the 90-minute concert.
Kudos go to
director Dr. David Castleberry for his leadership, and not just as conductor.
The choice of repertoire, Handel's Messiah,
was both popular and timely. His judicious cutting created an offering that
both satisfied the audience but did not wear out the chorus. He also matched
the vocal quality of the soloists to the solos well.
As a
conductor, Castleberry was efficient and clear with very little expression
except during the alternating sections of Since
by man … He'd obviously done his job in rehearsal. He took the movements at
a clip, detached and 'dry' to match the musical period. A small instrumental ensemble
of 11 provided more than sufficient accompaniment for the chorus and soloists.
Oh – and no stick. It was an intimate performance.
The chorus
was well-rehearsed and fairly well-balanced. They executed the melismas with
accuracy and delicacy, a quality often lacking in the performance of this work.
The chorus was not unleashed until the Hallelujah
and the following choruses. And Castleberry gave the singers somewhere to go
and grow in the final chorus by starting the Amen section quietly and detached.
As for the
soloists – they were all members of the chorus. What a pleasure! Choristers are
rarely allowed to shine individually but they did last night. Dirk Johnson,
Roger Wolfe, Erin Kishpaugh, Susan Tams, Eva Jones, Winnie Smith and
16-year-old Collin Nelson all acquitted themselves admirably.
should also go to the concert sponsor, DiTrapano, Barrett & DiPiero and all
the donors who stepped up to support this dedicated organization. It's amazing
the commitment a little controversy can elicit.
By all
reports, the retiring offering plates were over-flowing – and well-deserved!
Bravo WV Symphony Chorus!
P.S. The Bloch Sacred Service is planned for the spring semester. Interested
singers can contact Dr. Castleberry by email or at 304.696.2963 to schedule an
Last night after six years at the helm, I conducted my final
program with the West Virginia University Community Arts Orchestra. The CAO is
a community outreach orchestra that services players of various abilities
ranging from talented youngsters to college age students, working pros who are
looking for an opportunity to perform serious literature and older players who
simply enjoy performing as a hobby. Regardless of their playing level they all
take the idea of performing very seriously, and it has been a privilege and
pleasure to work with them.
One of the real challenges for a conductor working with a
group like this is to program literature that balances the technical abilities
of more advanced players with the limitations of the less advanced. Last
night's program included the Prince Igor Overture of Alexander Borodin,
an arrangement of the Schubert Marche Militaire, the first movement of
the Franck D minor Symphony, the rarely played Three Holy Kings March
from Franz Liszt's Oratorio "Christus" and three movements from the Opus 10 Caucasian
Sketches of Ippolitov-Ivanov.
I have always admired the work of Andre Previn. I worked for
him on many occasions when he was Music Director of the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra and think of him as an exceptionally perceptive musician. One of my
colleagues who worked for Previn while playing in the San Antonio orchestra many
years ago said that he admired most that Previn was able to recognize and
ignore problems that could not be solved and to work all the harder at problems
that could be dealt with. I think that this is one of the paramount abilities
that a conductor of an amateur orchestra must possess. When rehearsals can be
made productive without becoming stressful for the players a conductor can feel
a real sense of accomplishment.
Our recent program stretched the abilities of our fine
double reed section (Caucasian Overture), our brass section (Franck and Liszt)
and our winds overall in the Borodin, while allowing the strings a bit of a
breather in the Schubert and Ippolitov-Ivanov. If player as well as audience
reaction was any indication we succeeded in the primary goals of this sort of
program, which should be to please the audience, allow the players a sense of
genuine accomplishment and present the composer's works as faithfully as our
abilities allow.
My hope for this orchestra as well as for the many other
similar orchestras in this country is that they will continue to receive the
institutional and community support that they deserve. The many players who
devote individual practice and rehearsal hours to present programs of this sort
form the backbone of the cultural life of our local, regional and national arts
identity, and I hope that you join me in supporting them and wishing them many
years of great success.
John Ashton is a conductor, composer, former classical trumpet player, decent wine maker and mediocre sailor (recently wrecked his twenty-seven foot sloop). He still conducts the Fairmont University Community Orchestra and tends to his garden.
Don Carlo will be
broadcast live in high definition from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera
House in New York City to select
movie theaters around the world this Saturday, December 11, at 12:30 pm. Local opera lovers can view this broadcast at the Cinemark theaters in Ashland
and at the Huntington Mall (ed. note: You can can find a location near you on this site.)
The start time of 12:30 pm
is a half hour earlier than usual because the expected running time is 5
hours. The opera will be sung in Italian
with MET titles in English. If you have
time conflicts this Saturday, the United States
encore performance will be Wednesday,
January 5, 2011 at 6:30 pm
at the local Cinemark theaters.
The world premiere of Don
Carlo was at the Paris Opera in 1867. The original French libretto (script) was based on the play by Friedrich
Schiller. The libretto was later
translated into Italian.
Some of us saw the live broadcast of Boris Godunov on October 23. When Don Carlo was performed
in St. Petersburg, the Russian
composer Modeste Mussorgsky was working on Boris
Godunov. The audience may notice
similar characteristics in Czar Boris and King Philip.
Father and son conflict, tyranny and the downtrodden, and idealistic
realism and status-quo are all points of stress in the plot of the opera. A major conflict is the struggle between the
power if the throne, represented by King Philip and the power of the Church,
represented by the Grand Inquisitor. The
confrontational duet between the two basses provides a memorable dramatic impact.
The ending of the opera tells us that "suffering is
unavoidable and ceases only in heaven."
Larry SticklerProfessor of MusicMarshall University
It's beginning to look...
I'm not sure when it began to look a lot like Christmas, but it certainly is now in full swing. My friends are all putting up their Christmas trees (I'll get there eventually), and I've heard some great holiday concerts.
I have a few more holiday concert pictures to share (previously posted holiday concert pictures can be found here and here).
The West Virginia Symphony will perform its "Home for the Holidays" concert tonight and tomorrow at the Clay Center in Charleston. They were in Lewisburg last night, and they'll be in Parkersburg on Sunday. They'll also be playing for Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet next weekend. And the weekend after that, the WV Symphony Chorus is singing Handel's Messiah. You can find these concerts and many others on our calendar.
At least two community bands are also performing this weekend. The Kanawha Valley Community Band performs their winter concert tonight at the LaBelle Theatre in South Charleston, and the Greater Huntington Symphonic Band plays their holiday show at the Renaissance Center in Huntington on Sunday.
If you have holiday concert pictures you want to share, get in touch! Related links:
- A few thousand words (not really!) - WV Classical Calendar -- December
- West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
The female
vocal ensemble womanSong has been on the Charleston scene a dozen years now, and I've
attended several of their concerts, mostly after Emily Capece assumed the
position of artistic director and conductor.
This past
weekend's Winter Concert offered a diversity of music and musical styles. Capece
is a fine conductor – clear and expressive. While I'm not very well acquainted
with the female choral repertoire, she seems to be well-acquainted with it.
The concert
opened with a small ensemble singing an Alleluia
by Tarik O'Regan, an up-and-coming thirty-something British composer who's
gaining an international reputation. The fanfare was performed with only drum,
putting both audience singers in the spirit of the season.
The full ensemble
then divided in two and went back a century for an 8-part Ave Maria by another British composer, Gustav Holst.
Capece also
directs Cora Voce, the high school girls choir of Appalachian Children's
Chorus. They joined womanSong for the performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, the entrée of the evening as
it were. A small instrumental ensemble from the symphony, David Donathan on
continuo and soloists Mariel van Dalsum-Boggs and Branita Holbrook-Bratka also
joined the fray.
commissioned work, Stabat Mater was originally
written for male soprano and alto and continuo; the work was later arranged for
SA chorus with soprano and alto soloists and strings by Bach. Unfortunately,
both soloists were sopranos. Van Dalsum-Boggs offered her usual lovely spinning
soprano, but Holbrook-Bratka's fine mezzo voice was often lost in the lower
range, However she did provide a marvelous tonal color contrast.
Pergolesi died at the young age of 26 and this was one of his final works. Written as a Good Friday meditation in honor of Mary, it enjoyed immense popularity and secured his place in musical history.
addition of the younger voices suited the Pergolesi well, supporting a pure
tone to match the style of the musical era. The instrumentalists only covered
the alto soloist occasionally. I was surprised to see cellist Andrea DiGregorio
playing bass, but I probably shouldn't have since most string players must teach
all strings.
intermission, it was obvious that the audience was bolstered by family and
friends of Cora Voce as there was a mass exodus. What a shame! There were
treasures in store for those who stayed for the second half – not the least of
which was the outstanding accompaniment of pianist Janet Brightbill who also
offered a superb solo for the free-will offering.
We traveled
back a few more centuries for the text to Vivos
Voco by contemporary composer Joan Szymko. The ensemble performed this
intricate work from memory as they did some other works near the end of the
program. As a choral singer myself, I appreciated the commitment required to do
that and it impresses an audience.
The chorale
was joined by violinist Tim Tan for two of the Five Hebrew Love Songs, written
by Eric Whitacre for his wife, soprano Hila Piltmann. These are haunting
melodies, delicately delivered by both ensemble and violinist.
Snowforms by Canadian R. Murray Schafer
paired vocal and visual landscapes for what the composer calls a 'soundscape.'
As a singer, I can assure you that these require much more than vocal skill to
perform. Each singer must become a vocal interpreter, a shared creator of the
work of art.
After a
nicely sung When the Song of the Angels
is Stilled by a small ensemble, the full chorus launched into the lighter
section to close the program. The folk song Wood River and soloist Nicole Cofer was an audience pleaser.
That was followed by a sing-along First
Nowell (which could have benefited from some audience light) and a Swingle
Singers-like version of the Dance of the
Sugar Plum Fairy.
The program
ended with the stirring Lay Earth's
Burdens Down, a commissioned work for the Portland Symphonic Girlchoir. The
ensemble then launched into a rousing encore of the favorite, Go Where I Send Thee.
I should
mention that Wood River and Go Where I Send Thee are both part of their just-released first CD,
titled Gloria for its main work, the
setting by Vivaldi.
All in all,
it was a most pleasant evening of diverse music well-performed. The ensemble
actually looked like they enjoyed singing this music, a quality that is often
lacking. They sing again for Good Night and their Spring Concert is slated for
April 30. Mark your calendars!
Here's a holiday greeting from the Canadian Brass -- a free download of A Very Merry Christmas performed by Zoë Bentley & The Canadian Brass.
(You have to give them your email address to get the download, but perhaps it's not too bad to share your address with such amiable musicians as the Canadian Brass.)
This comes just in time for the holidays, and as the Canadian Brass arrive in West Virginia to perform at Shepherd University.
Related links:
- Interview with Chuck Daellenbach of Canadian Brass- WV Classical Calendar -- December 2010
Just a few pictures that I've received recently from classical music groups in the area. If you have pictures from classical concerts or other music events that you've been attending, consider sharing them with Classically Speaking readers. Send me an email if you're interested in submitting pictures.
The WV Youth Symphony is playing a concert this weekend, and they sent a picture of the orchestra taken by Michael Keller at a recent rehearsal:
The Ohio Valley Symphony has been been performing in the lovely old Ariel Theater in Gallopolis, where they'll be playing their Christmas concert this weekend. Here are some pictures taken by Lora Lynn Snow:
Finally, here's a photo from the West Virginia University Holiday Choral Concert, with the choir conducted by Kathleen Shannon.
There are a lot of great concerts around the state before the end of the year. Check them out, and let me know if I'm missing anything here.
Dec. 1: Marshall University OrchestraDec. 1: Met Opera HD Encore:
Donizetti's Don Pasquale
(Barboursville, Ashland, KY; Pittsburgh, PA; Germantown, MD, and others)
Dec. 2: Marshall University
Wind Symphony Dec. 2: Chamber Music Recital
(Fairmont State University) Dec. 2: WVU World Music
Dec. 3-4: Madrigal Dinners (Glenville State College)Dec. 4: Ohio Valley Symphony Christmas ShowDec. 4: WomanSong Chorale:
Songs of the AngelsDec. 4-5: Marshall University
Choral Union Dec. 4-5: Holiday Gala Concert (Shepherd University Friends of Music) Dec. 5: WVU Holiday Choral Concert "Magnificat"
Dec. 5: Charleston Civic Chorus Winter Concert
Dec. 5: West Liberty University Winter Choral Concert
Dec. 5: Festival of Lessons
and Carols (West
Virginia Wesleyan College)Dec. 5: Messiah Community
Sing Along (River Cities Symphony)
Dec. 5: WV Youth Symphony
Winter Concert
Dec. 6: Saxophones of Fairmont State University
Dec. 6: Marvin Hamlisch and
J. Mark McVey (interviews) (Marshall Artists Series)
Dec. 7: Marshall University Symphonic Band
Dec. 7: WVU Chamber Winds
Dec. 7: Ceremony of Carols (Concord University)
Dec. 7: Collegiate Singers
and Chamber Choir (Fairmont State University)
Dec. 7: Ohio University Southern Christmas (OUS Community Band and
the Brass Band of the Tri-State)
Dec. 8: Sounds of the Season
(Concord University)
Dec. 9: Canadian Brass (interview) (Shepherd University Friends of Music)
Dec. 9: Fairmont State University Wind Ensemble
Dec. 9: WVSO Home for the
Holidays (Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg)
Dec. 10: WVU Community Arts Orchestra
Dec. 10: WVU Graduate String
Dec. 10-11: The Nutcracker with the Wheeling Symphony
Dec. 10-11: WV Symphony Home
for the Holidays
Dec. 11: Met Opera Live in
HD: Verdi's Don Carlo (Barboursville;
Morgantown; Ashland, KY; Pittsburgh, PA; Germantown, MD, and others)
Dec. 11-12: Chanticleer Children's Chorus
Dec. 14: Tuesday's with Fran: Schumann's Short Pieces (interview)
Dec. 17-18: The Nutcracker with the WV Symphony
Dec. 18: Huntington Symphony Holiday Festival
Dec. 19: WV Symphony Chorus, "Messiah"
Dec. 21: Carnegie Children's Choir Annual Holiday Concert (Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg)


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No one suggested champagne?
Wondering what it says about me that brunch is synonymous with champagne . When we have people over for brunch (or go to someone's for brunch), the unspoken rule is that everyone brings a bottle of champagne. And by the end of brunch, they're all gone.
It's been a really long week. I read the above as A bunch of penis if she was a dirty penis thief.A bunch of pens if she was a dirty pen thief?
I like the idea of the tea sampler. How about some nice biscotti to dunk?
resurrecting this thread for a similar etiquette question.
I have finally managed to schedule a play date for my son with one of his friends from pre-school (they are 2). His mom has invited me to brunch with her husband (mine is out this weekend) at their place on Sunday, and then the kids can play.
I asked if I could bring anything, since usually when I go to informal brunch with friends with kids I usually bring bagels & cream cheese or something - but she said no, just bring yourself.
Should I still bring some flowers or something for her effort?
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I think people should do whatever they are comfortable with. If those who feel the need to take a gift take one, then those who don't want the gift should not take offense. If those who don't believe they should take a gift don't take one, then those who believe they should receive a gift should not take offense. That way, everyone will have to suck it up and not be offended some of the time, and everyone will have times when they are actually pleased.
There is more than enough real offense in the world without looking for it among our friends.
As a side note for those who like to take plants and flowers, in the spring, potted daffodils make a great gift. They are inexpensive, have no perfume, there is no need to find or buy a vase, and they are only expected to last a week at best. They are also environmentally friendly because the receiver can, if they like, plant them in the garden where they will bloom every year for years to come. They can also just chuck them in the garbage and no one will be the wiser.
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Quinoa-Cranberry Salad with Pecans22 Reviews 1 Pic
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Original recipe yields 3 cups
- Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the quinoa is tender, and the water has been absorbed, about 15 to 20 minutes. Scrape into a mixing bowl, and cool to warm, about 20 minutes.
- Once the quinoa has cooled, stir in the pecans, cranberries, olive oil, and lemon juice; season to taste with salt and pepper to taste. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour before serving.
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The recipe is good as is, however, I added 1 chopped apple, 1 orange supremed, and zest of 1 orange,and replaced the pecans with walnuts . You can also use fresh cranberries, and crush them in the food processor and add sugar to you likeness.
This recipe was sort of flavorless so I made a few changes. I sautéed an onion and celery with garlic, thyme, rosemary and sage. I mixed it into the salad and also added golden raisins. This made it taste like and alternative stuffing. Would be great for vegetarians at Thanksgiving!
Simple and tasty for sure. The changes I made included using red quinoa instead of regular (really yummy and nutty). I used fresh cranberries rather than dried as they are in season and so good for you! I also sauteed a small onion and garlic to add to the mix. As far as seasonings go I mixed the olive oil, lemon, salt and pepper per the recipe and then added a little honey for sweetener and some fresh sage from my home herb garden. To finish I threw in some fresh chopped parsley also. This recipe is awesome because you can really mix and match what is in your cabinets and make it work regardless. The last thing I'll add is that quinoa always takes a bit longer to cook than the package says. It's usually ready for me in 20 minutes, not the indicated 6 or 7 minutes.
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Amount Per Serving (6 total)
- Calories
- 222 cal
- 11%
- Fat
- 11 g
- 17%
- Carbs
- 27.9 g
- 9%
- Protein
- 4.7 g
- 9%
- Cholesterol
- 0 mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 73 mg
- 3%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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