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To determine if a business coach is a good fit for you or not, you must conduct an interview — with yourself. You have to move from the position of "I want to want to have a business coach." To "I want to have a business coach."
There is a big difference between those two statements. Only when you are ready to improve by going through the discomfort of personal change are you ready to take on this improvement model.
Get ready to have your flaws exposed and be the subject of straightforward conversation. These are conversations that people inside your company may want to have you but never will, and frankly, probably shouldn't. As a third party, a business coach is fully equipped to handle this task. The question is, are you?
Part of being ready to start a business-coach relationship is having a clear understanding of the below concepts, which are key ingredients to making that relationship a fruitful and long-term one:
Values and ethics:
A business coach must share your values and moral compass, or the relationship is doomed from the beginning. That may sound like a simple and basic statement, but if a coach is encouraging you in one direction and that direction goes against your inner committee, stress and strife is what you can expect. There is a huge level of trust and confidentiality that is developed between you and your coach over a long period. Trust, which is a two-way street, cannot be compromised.
For a coaching process to be effective, you must be willing to be held accountable to tasks and deadlines for accomplishing goals that you set with your coach. You may be a very disciplined person, but sometimes things get in the way of even the best of intentions when it comes to meeting timeframes, at least in our own minds.
It is easier to rationalize a missed deadline in your own head than it should be for a coach to accept your excuse. This is where the added pressure of accountability comes in. It acts as a slight nudge to keep on task and be able to report your actions to someone else as accomplishments. This is especially true in the ever-present "not fun" things that are part of leading an organization. Sometimes it's too easy to put those items on the back burner when the right and responsible thing to do is meet them head on, in a timely manner.
A business coach can help with strategy and timing of the unpleasant items on your to-do list. I also make a business coach available to my top-line management as it is just as helpful for them to gain her insight into issues with which they have to deal.
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We don't always like to hear about our deficiencies. But what we like and what we need are sometimes two different things. Just as a batting coach points out what a ball player is doing wrong and what they need to focus on, so does a business coach point out things we are missing in our company and leadership.
Remember, seeking out a coach is not a sign of weakness. If that were true, very few star athletes would perform at the level they do. They need the honest feedback and assessment of their performance and the corrective measures that get them to the next level. I, for one, need this and know it has helped me in all aspects of my life and made me a better leader for my company.
Being better prepared to meet the challenges of our work makes our work a little easier and less stressful. When I can work smarter and not harder, that's a good game plan in my eyes; and my business coach helps get me there.
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Beer and Garlic Marinade for Chicken
This marinade has become a staple in our house over the past year. I first tried a beer marinade when I made the Smokey Chicken and Bacon Burgers last year. The burgers were a huge hit and we've made them a few different times now. We like to grill a lot of extra chicken each time we are grilling and then keep it in the fridge for easy lunches.
* Side note for NON-BEER drinkers: I do NOT like beer. I don't drink it myself and I don't like the taste or smell of it at all. I do however, LOVE this marinade. If you do not typically have beer in your house (and don't want to buy a six-pack just to try a new recipe), I have a tip for you. Trader Joe's sells individual bottles of beer for less than $1. You can thank my awesome little sister for that tip. I thank her often! If you don't have a Trader Joe's in your area, you could always try bumming a bottle from a beer drinking friend.
Beer and Garlic Marinade for Chicken Thighs
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(1) 11 oz bottle dark Mexican beer
3 tablespoons sesame seed oil
5 large cloves of garlic, minced, approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspooon cayenne pepper
4-5 lbs chicken, I used 10 boneless skinless chicken thighs
Place the chicken in a gallon size Ziploc bag or an airtight container. Whisk together the marinade ingredients and pour over the chicken. Turning the bag or container to coat the pieces evenly. Let rest in the refrigerator for 12-36 hours. I try to marinate chicken for 24 hours most of the time, because the longer times make a huge different in the flavor.
When ready to cook the meat, let the chicken rest on the counter for 30 minutes to an hour prior to cooking. I was marinating boneless skinless chicken thighs this time, so we cooked the meat on medium heat, 6 minutes on each side. Then increased the heat to closer to high and cooked it another 4 minutes. It was absolutely perfect; tender, juicy and loaded with great flavors. Enjoy!
FREEZER MEAL: Combine the marinade and chicken in a gallon size Ziploc and freeze them together. When you are ready to cook the chicken, thaw in the refrigerator, allowing the marinade to work it's flavors throughout the meat. Once thawed, cook as described above.
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This looks awesome Mary. I love that you used boneless thighs in the recipe. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Sounds wonderful, Mary! I love using alcohol in my marinades - even those I'm not too fond of drinking :)ReplyDelete
I think beer marinate might be a step towards liking beer. Next time you marinate, drink a tablespoon, increasing dosage each time and a time will come when you will have difficulty saving beer for the marinate:)ReplyDelete
Mary this chicken sounds so good! I love cooking with beer :)ReplyDelete
Marinade makes all the difference!ReplyDelete
Ohhh this sounds great! I will give it a try. The corner store near our house always has 'loose' single beer cans for sale in their beer cooler!ReplyDelete
This chicken was amazing last night! Thanks for making the chicken breast version for us. I think we will be making this one soon. My man loved it!!!ReplyDelete
Nice looking plate of chicken. I keep trying to make a beer based marinade, but it never seems to make it into the plastic bag.ReplyDelete
Now that sounds and looks really good.ReplyDelete
The chicken looks yummy! Juicy, seared to perfection - a great looking meal. We won't have to borrow any beer but have often wanted to try marinades with the rich dark beers. Thanks - welcome back - we missed you so!ReplyDelete
This looks insanely good!! -ReplyDelete
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The marinade sounds great!ReplyDelete
You men are totally cracking me up today. A tablespoon a day? LOL! My marinades always make it into the bags, funny enough. I've never been tempted to drink the beers.ReplyDelete
My grandmother always threw a "Miller Short" into her beef stew. She swore that it would tenderize an old shoe into great beef. I hate beer; always have, and, yet, even when I was little, my grandmother's stew was the best around. I don't have a trader joe's around, and alcohol sales in this state are major-league screwy, so I'd have to either buy a case at an "authorized distributor", or go to a restaurant, and order some food to buy a 6-pack. It's just nuts.ReplyDelete
I haven't used beer as a marinate for quite some time. Shame on me! It is always so good and I'm digging spice combos in this recipe.ReplyDelete
This marinade sounds wonderful. The chicken looks sooo yummy!!ReplyDelete
This chicken looks fantastic! Dinner on Sunday, I think.ReplyDelete
I'm so going to try this...I think I can spare a beer for the marinade.ReplyDelete
Yeah for Trader Joe's!ReplyDelete
Ok, this sounds really good. I am trying this next weekend! Always looking for flavorful marinades for chicken.
I'm not a beer lover either, but this marinade sounds terrific. I recently had a steak dish at a restaurant where the chef made a reduction syrup from dark beer and shiitake mushrooms. It was truly amazing.ReplyDelete
The chicken looks really tasty & what a great marinade! I'm gonna try this recipe next week. Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
This sounds like a perfect grilling marinade, since it has no sugars to burn.ReplyDelete
Dark Mexican beer? I'm trying to equate this to something in the English beer spectrum and not really sure. I might just use the can of Gales HSB that has been in the fridge for ages. FYI that's a bitter real ale.ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't know what the equivalent would be. I even tried to figure it out via Google, but that wasn't very helpful. I've made this with all sorts of beer though and we like them all. I simply like the Negro Modelo version best of all.Delete
Does it have to be dark Mexican beer? I have a case of Guinness I just might try that. I use it in my beef stew and it comes out amazing!Delete
Guiness should work fine. It will work with any beer that you like!Delete
Can I use something else besides sesame seed oilReplyDeleteReplies
The sesame oil provides a lot of flavor to this recipe. I imagine that you could use a plain olive oil instead, but I haven't tried that myself. Good luck!Delete


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First post so I want to say hi to everyone! I successfully installed and booted my iATKOS 5i 10.5.5 on this system!
The only problem is I don't have any sound or wifi. I can work around the wifi but I really need my sound. The weird thing is when I was doing the setup part after first install I heard the intro sound for about 10 seconds then it just cuts off. I am new to the hacintosh community and really hope I can get away from the tyrannical Microsoft. I don't really know a lot about installing custom audio or wifi drivers so any help would be appreciated!
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DACULA — Police now believe allegations of rape filed by a Dacula High School student are unfounded.
The 14-year-old girl told Gwinnett County police earlier this month that she had been raped by a 17-year-old senior in an incident that began on Dacula High's campus. The alleged victim originally said she and the male had walked across the street from the school's football field on Dec. 4, and the accused had pushed her against the wall of a building and raped her.
That is no longer believed to be true, police spokesman Cpl. Edwin Ritter said Tuesday.
"The investigation is ongoing," Ritter said, but "the rape did not occur."
Misdemeanor statutory rape charges could possibly be filed against the original suspect, authorities said. Ritter said the two parties are now believed to have had consensual sex, but the alleged victim is younger than the age of consent.
The Daily Post does not identify alleged victims of sexual crimes.
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1970 - George Harrison issued his single "My Sweet Lord."
1970 - Elton John earned a hit when he released his classic hit "Your Song".
1974 - John Lennon and Elton John performed a duet of "I Saw Her Standing There" at New York's Madison Square Garden. The show would be Lennon's final appearance onstage.
1979 - Beatles drummer Ringo Starr's Los Angeles home burned to the ground.
1984 - Prince's album Purple Rain scored another hit with fourth single "I Would Die 4 U."
1990 - Authorities in Los Angeles stated that Axl Rose could not be prosecuted for assault on his neighbor due to lack of evidence. Rose had been charged with hitting her over the head with a bottle.
1992 - Neil Diamond's Christmas Special debuted on HBO.
1943 Randy Newman
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FRISCO — The Southland Conference, as part of its year-long 50th Anniversary commemoration, unveiled its all-time men's and women's cross country honor roll on Tuesday.
The list includes 65 student-athletes (45 men/20 women) that have impacted the sport since the league began sponsorship in 1964 (men) and 1985 (women). Each of the league's all-time men's and women's meet champions is included on the honor roll and eight men's and women's coaches also were recognized for their historic contributions to the sport.
"The Southland Conference has a rich tradition in cross country throughout our history and we're pleased to recognize such an illustrious honor roll of great student-athletes and coaches," Southland Commissioner Tom Burnett said.
UTSA's representatives included Liza Hunter, Joanne Kineard, Dana Mecke and Stacy Poole on the women's side and David Hartman and Ryan Taylor for the men. Former Roadrunners head coach Shawn Flanagan, who now is in charge of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's cross country programs, also was honored.
Hunter raced to the 1992 league championship in leading UTSA to the team crown and she earned a berth in the 1992 NCAA Championships.
Kineard crossed the finish line first in 1991 in what was the Roadrunners' inaugural Southland meet and that propelled them to their first of three consecutive titles. She also was named the circuit's Athlete of the Year.
Mecke won the 2008 crown en route to being named the conference's Athlete of the Year.
Poole was the 1996 champion, as UTSA set a league record with 21 points. The league's Athlete of the Year also was an integral part of the Roadrunners' 19th-place team finish at the 1996 NCAA Championships, the only time an entire Southland squad has advanced to the national meet.
Hartman won the 1995 Southland Championship and was tabbed the conference's Athlete of the Year that season. He went on to participate at the 1995 NCAA Championships after helping lead the Roadrunners to the league crown.
Taylor captured the circuit's 1997 title en route to being named Athlete of the Year, as UTSA recorded its third consecutive conference championship. He went on to lead the Roadrunners to a 20th-place finish at the 1997 NCAA Championships with his 42nd-place performance.
Flanagan helped lead UTSA to seven team championships in his 11 seasons in the Alamo City. He earned a total of seven Coach of the Year honors (five women/two men) in leading the Roadrunners women to five Southland titles from 1991-93 and '94-95 and the men's to back-to-back crowns in 1995 and '96.
Southland Conference 50th Anniversary All-Time Cross Country Honor RollMenMaya Aden, Louisiana-MonroeRandy Arias, Texas StateHerman Atkins, Arkansas StateWayne Badgley, Abilene ChristianJimmy Balmer, UT ArlingtonRoger Barker, Louisiana TechJason Buie, UT ArlingtonPedro Caceras, LamarPaul Chandler, Abilene ChristianJoel Chemwetich, UT ArlingtonCody Clark, Stephen F. AustinRafael Colemenares, LamarLarry Cuzzort, McNeese StateNathan Flores, Stephen F. AustinDylan Fugitt, North TexasGerry Garcia, LamarBob Giersbert, Arkansas StateMiguel Gonzales, Sam Houston StateRobert Gray, Arkansas StateDavid Hartman, UTSAMatt Johnsen, LamarBruce Johnson, Abilene ChristianFrancis Kasagule, LamarPatrick Kimeli, Texas A&M-Corpus ChristiDavid Kohrs, McNeese StateSamuel Kosgei, LamarRodger Krueger, UT ArlingtonTom McGrath, McNeese StatePat McSweeney, McNeese StateBen Melly, UT ArlingtonDennis Moynihan, Texas StateJonah Ngeny, North TexasTom Nolan, Louisiana-LafayettePat O'Callaghan, McNeese StateMike Plumb, LamarMichael Sang, Southeastern LouisianaJoshua Sawe, McNeese StateHenrik Skoog, UT ArlingtonKevin Smelley, Nicholls StateShadrack Songok, Texas A&M-Corpus ChristiRyan Taylor, UTSA Thomas Teger, UT ArlingtonMichael Thompson, Stephen F. AustinSteve Wilson, Arkansas State
WomenRosita Astrom, LamarBecky Brooke, LamarRenee Graham, LamarLiza Hunter, UTSA Joanne Kineard, UTSAClerc Koenck, LamarEmily Koenig, UT ArlingtonDana Mecke, UTSAAshley Monteau, Stephen F. AustinAngela Nelson, UT ArlingtonStacy Poole, UTSAAna Rodriguez, Stephen F. AustinNicola Roff-Ratcliffe, Louisiana-MonroeAnne Ronoh, Texas A&M-Corpus ChristiFrida Rosenberg, UT ArlingtonRenee Rowell, Stephen F. AustinSarah Salmon, McNeese StateLauren Smith, Stephen F. AustinJanice Turner, Texas StateSita Waru, McNeese State
CoachesBob Cole, Louisiana-LafayetteShawn Flanagan, UTSA/Texas A&M-Corpus ChristiKen Garland, North TexasBob Hayes, McNeese StateSonny Jolly, LamarBill McClure, Abilene ChristianLou Snelling, Stephen F. AustinSita Waru, Lamar


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Do I need to earn reputation of 200 points per day consecutively for 50 days and 150 days to earn the Epic and Legendary badges?
For the Epic badge, you need to hit the daily reputation cap on (at least) 50 days. I.e. you need to have 50 days in your SO history when you received at least 200 rep points. The days don't need to be consecutive though.
For the Legendary badge, the same rules apply, except that the limit is 150 instead of 50.
Note that you can check at the bottom of your rep audit page, how many days you have reached the daily limit.
No, it's not consecutive. I recently received the Epic badge on SO, and I can assure you I didn't break the limit on 50 consecutive days.


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Tonight at downtown club Main Event, three of Cincinnati's best DJs will perform at a benefit to assist the musical pioneer who made their DJ careers possible. When news hit late last month that DJ Kool Herc was in the hospital, bleeding internally and enduring massive pain, many Hip Hop lovers with an understanding of the music's origins and originators began plotting ways to help. Tonight's event featuring Mista Rare Groove, Apryl Reign and DJ Pillo is one of several efforts across the continent (and probably globe) organized by appreciative fans to lessen the financial burden of Herc's mounting medical bills.
On this day in 1911, pulp fiction/sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard — who would go on to develop the self-help "Dianetics" program as well as found the Scientology religion — was born. Ninety five years later (to the day), one of his disciples, legendary Soul man Isaac Hayes, asked to be released from his contract with South Park (on which he brilliantly voiced the character Chef) following the cartoon's skewering of the Scientology movement. Hayes initially said he didn't mind the pair's satire of his religion, saying they were equal opportunity offenders, but someone from the "church" must've gotten to him, because he gradually shifted that position. Some reports emerged later that Hayes' announcement was written by someone else; essentially "someone quit for him," Fox News reported.
Still, Hayes was granted his release immediately, though creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone brought him back for an episode (with cobbled together audio previously recorded for other shows), essentially to kill his character off. The episode aired a mere nine days after Hayes (or someone representing Hayes) quit the show.
Hayes passed away about two years later from complications from a stroke he suffered about six months after leaving South Park. Fortunately, Hayes' contribution to music was so large, the cartoon mess didn't impact his legacy too much. It still begs the question of what was worse for Hayes' career — Scientology or South Park?
Last year, a former Scientologist revealed a memo he claimed was from a higher up in the church who was "investigating" Parker and Stone, allegedly spying on the duo and their associates to dig up dirt. According to the former church member, the memos also show that the church gave up its investigation after not finding any weaknesses to exploit. The Church of Scientology has been repeatedly accused of such intimidation factors involving critics and former members who talk about the religion.
I, for one, have nothing against Scientology specifically, and wish all Scientologists the best of luck in reaching the highest level of their spirituality and one day meeting the church's alien overlords (or whatever it is they believe). So please don't start spying on me and digging through my garbage. You'll only find discarded debt collection notices, well-used Victoria Secret catalogs and empty beer cans, anyway. Heil, Hubbard!
And let's all remember Hayes as one of the baddest muthas in Soul music history and not the celebrity who was guided/misguided by his chosen spiritual beliefs or that fat cartoon character who falls off a cliff to his gruesome death on South Park. (Though, you have to admit, that "Chocolate Salty Balls" song was the jam.) Here he is in all his glory:
Click on for Born This Day, featuring Mike Stoller, Terence Blanchard and Common.
On this day in 1969, a reported 30,000 people showed up at the Orange Bowl in Miami for the "Rally for Decency," a response to singer Jim Morrison's alleged "indecent exposure " during a concert by classic rockers The Doors three weeks earlier. One of the more infamous arrests in the history of Rock & Roll, an apparently wasted Morrison was reportedly erratic throughout the Miami show; Morrison's people admitted as much, but the evidence that the Lizard King pulled Lil Jim out during the show was never ironclad. Despite tons of photographers in attendance, there wasn't one shot of Morrison whipping it out onstage. (Some in the audience insisted he exposed himself, but others said it appeared Morrison was doing that third grade trick where kids poke their index finger out of their zipper to create the illusion of a penis. Today, it's widely reported that Morrison merely simulated masturbating on stage, which Lady Gaga does every time she goes grocery shopping.)
The Rally for Decency was organized by local teens from an area church in response to the incident. Conservative politicians took great joy in the event; like the right wing "wedge issuing" of today, it was a great way to keep people afraid of scary popular music and rally them to their anti-counterculture side. Morrison's behavior was indicative of the threat Americans faced if the longhairs were not defeated in the culture wars of the time.
Just like when there's a big GOP rally today and you can be sure people like The Statler Brothers and Kid Rock are going to make an appearance, the "decency" rally drew a who's-who of squares — according to a report that ran in The New York Times, the guest list included Kate "God Bless America" Smith, white-bread vocal group The Lettermen, Mickey Mouse Club member Anita Bryant and actor/comedian Jackie Gleason, whose huge appetite for alcohol was not only well known, but celebrated (the famous quote, "I'm no alcoholic. I'm a drunkard. There's a difference. A drunkard doesn't like to go to meetings," is credited to the former Honeymooners star, who, of course, also made threatening your wife with violence a running gag on his hit show.)
At the rally, Gleason expressed some wishful thinking, reportedly saying, ""I believe this kind of movement will snowball across the United States and perhaps around the world." Tricky Dick Nixon (another wonderful example of impeccable morals) also expressed support, writing a letter to the teen who headed up the rally that read, in part, "This very positive approach which focused attention on a number of critical problems confronting society strengthens my belief that the younger generation is our greatest natural resource and therefore of tremendous hope for the future."
Eventual culture war veteran Pat Buchanan (then a Nixon aide) gave Nixon a note during his briefings the day after the rally that showed evidence that the administration's interest was politically motivated. It read, "The pollution of young minds … an extremely popular issue, one on which we can probably get a tremendous majority of Americans" (according to history.com).
The rally, of course, failed to get rid of the evil counterculture. And the world hasn't ended. (Yet.)
Morrison died in Paris in 1971 while his indecency case was being appealed (according to Rolling Stone, he was found guilty of indecent exposure and "open profanity" after his 1970 trial). In December of 2010, Florida's Clemency Board pardoned Morrison at the request of departing Florida governor Charlie Crist.
Here's an hour-long concert by The Doors at the Hollywood Bowl. So as to not cause society to crumble once it is viewed, we scoured the footage thoroughly for any intentional or inadvertent penis flashing. You should be safe.
Click on for Born This Day featuring David Grisman, Damon Albarn and Chaka Khan.
"Has anyone seen Kanye lately? I haven't heard him piss off the world in like a week so I'm starting to worry." – Tweeted by me on May 16 at 3:59 p.m.
Not 30 minutes later, at 4:28 p.m., this tweet from Rap-Up.com popped onto my Twitter feed, "'I ain't kissing nobody's motherfuckin' babies. I drop your baby and you sue me' – Kanye West"
Like many other Kanye West fans, this is what I've had to deal with for the last 10 or so years of his solo career. Whether this soon-to-be father is ranting about not being a celebrity and holding random people's children, drunkenly yelling at pretty white girls at award shows, freaking out Mike Myers on live television or impregnating the bumper sticker on the Bentley of pop-culture, Kim Kardashian, it's been hard for Yeezy fans to deal with how "cray" Kanye has been since he was thrust into the public eye.
But with his near-brilliant performances of "Black Skinhead" and "New Slaves" on SNL recently (songs from his forthcoming album, Yeezus, due this coming Tuesday), all of Kanye's followers were reminded that Kanye is a lot like your drunken uncle at Christmas.
Sure, it was embarrassing when he threw up on your sister's gifts halfway through his tirade about "Obama phones" and how the commie teachers at the university you recently graduated from are ruining America's youth. But after a long clean up session and your mom stops crying, you open up the card that he gave you before his seventh Scotch and the contents inside contain a joint, $300 and a note stating, "Don't spend it on drugs," then you're immediately reminded of why you loved him in the first place.
So no matter what outlandish behavior Kanye comes up with next, I think we all need to be reminded that the "cray" that has inspired Kanye's less attractive moments is the same "cray" that has been the driving force in creating some of the most genius and interesting songs in Hip Hop of the last decade.
14. "Drive Slow (feat. GLC & Paul Wall)"; Late Registration – As the laidback beat puts the listener in a trance, Kanye paints a vivid picture of a summer spent driving around with his friend/mentor Mali; blasting his demo tape, looking for girls and desperately trying to grow up too quickly. Even though Kanye displays his great storytelling ability on this song, the real accomplishment here is that West found a way to make Paul Wall's feature not sound ridiculously out of place, which is a feat in and of itself.
13. "Say You Will"; 808's & Heartbreak – 2008 was a weird year for Kanye. Hell, 2008 was a weird year for all of us. But his unabashed openness (as you'll see with the rest of this list) about his lady troubles is what makes this a song stick out. The only downside of this track? It gave Drake the green light to be all open and overly emotional on all his records, so thanks a lot, Kanye!
12. "Drunk and Hot Girls"; Graduation – A lot of people don't care for this song, which is understandable because it's not one of Ye's deeper cuts. What this song does do, however, is give a perfectly, comical description of how one-night stands go. Plus, the song ends in him getting this girl pregnant, which brings to mind that slap-in-the-face reality check that every man and woman has the morning after a random sexual encounter ("Oh my god, not only did I overdraw my account at White Castles last night but is this the person that's going to ruin my life for the next 18 years and nine months?!?").
11. "Bittersweet"; Graduation – This is the first time Kanye blatantly admits he is in the wrong on a track. Sure, the first half of the cut makes him seem like a total asshole (wanting to drunkenly "shake the shit out of" his girl), but it makes his soul-spilling at the end all the sweeter.
10. "Addiction"; Late Registration – What's your addiction? Is it money, girls, weed? Kanye has been afflicted by not one, but all three. But hey, that's what makes this cut great. There is no catharsis or happy ending about how he found his will power and conquered his many ailments. But instead, we get a track about how, no matter what happens, no matter how hard he tries, his will power will always lose to the bad parts of his life, because they are just too damn good to resist – which is something everyone can relate to.
9. "Everything I Am"; Graduation – He'll never be picture perfect like Beyonce (no one will, ever) or rock some mink boots in the summer time like Will.I.Am (no one should, not even Will.I.Am), but what Kanye can do is spit some harsh truths about public criticism and Chicago violence over a soothing beat. So please, keep talking shit about him at barber shops if this is going to be the outcome.
8. "Can't Tell Me Nothing"; Graduation – Kanye addresses a few of his crazy outbursts on the first verse of this track (including the whole "President Bush doesn't care about black people, right Mike Myers?" incident) and handles it with a precision and poise. He admits that the scrutiny and pressure of fame has changed his behavior, but he doesn't know how to be himself (slightly crazy) without being criticized by the media. Can any of us understand that feeling? No. Does it sound like a bullshit excuse? Yeah. But hey, at least he knows he has a behavioral problem. Admitting it is the first step.
7. "Spaceship (feat. GLC & Consequence)"; The College Dropout – Anyone who has had a shitty job (service industry, retail) would be lying if they hadn't felt violent urges towards overzealous mangers who take their jobs too seriously. Lucky for us, we can live vicariously through Kanye on this joint instead of becoming the next viral sensation on worldstarhiphop.com.
6. "Jesus Walks"; The College Dropout – This song came out right when I got confirmed, which, as any of you were raised Catholic will know, is also the same time you stop going to church. It made me feel good to listen to Kanye, like his brand of socially conscious, Christ-loving jams were the sole key to my salvation and the only thing that could outweigh my deeply engrained Catholic guilt. Plus, who else could make a club banger about Jesus? Nobody but Yeezus.
5. "All Falls Down"; The College Dropout – Does anyone else remember when Kanye was the self-conscious outsider of the Rap game? You probably don't, hell, I don't even know if Kanye remembers. You'd think Kanye's egotisical façade he has concocted in place of his old persona would force him to listen to his own music more. But, alas, I fear that this Kanye is dead and gone, much like the career of that cute girl from Clueless that was in the music video.
4. "Roses"; Late Registration – "You know the best medicine go to people that's paid/If Magic Johnson got a cure for A.I.D.S./And all the broke muthafuckers past away/You tellin' me if my grandma was in the N.B.A./Right now she'd be ok?/But since she was just a secretary/Working for the church/For thirty five years/Things s'posed to stop right here?"
Kanye makes you feel the pain, anger and confusion of his family as they sit at the bedside of his dying grandmother on this track. I cry literally every time I hear this song come on, but I'm emotionally unstable. Then again, I'm pretty sure if you don't at least slightly tear up; you don't know what love is or your mom didn't hug you enough as a child.
3. "Blame Game (feat. John Legend & Chris Rock); My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – This track is almost "Bittersweet" in reverse because it's West whose emotions are constantly toyed with by his love interest as she lies about seeing another man. Although this song is mostly serious (especially heavy during the beautiful done Chloe Mitchell poem) it ends hilariously as Chris Rock is revealed as the "mister" (male version of mistress?), reaping the benefits her apparent education at "Kanye West School of How to Wear Some Fucking Jimmy Chu's"
2. "Through The Wire"; The College Dropout – If you ever question Kanye's dedication to the craft, go back and listen his first single, "Through the Wire". Done only two weeks after a car crash that almost took his life, Kanye hit the studio and rapped with his jaw wired-shut. Nowadays, Nicki Minaj can't even show up to her set at Summer Jam 2012 because radio personality, Peter Rosenberg, dissed her Katy Perry rip-off, "Starships." So next time you want to diss Kanye, just remember, despite his flaws, he's one of the only popular artist's keeping the spirit of hip-hop alive.
1."Runaway (feat. Pusha T)"; My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – He pleads without being pathetic. He's unflinchingly honest without being cliché. But most of all, he's artistically progressive without losing his knack for pop sensibility. The beat is one of the most simplistic of his career, but never once feels repetitive or overdone by the end of this 7-minute-and-49-second journey. From top to bottom this has to be considered Kanye's masterpiece, but who knows, he's outdone himself before.
Other Notables: "Heard 'Em Say", "The Glory", "We Don't Care"
I've had nearly a dozen different people ask me the same question over the last week or so: "What have you been listening to?"
Luckily, it's been a fruitful season for (relatively) new music. Here's my answer:
PJ Harvey —Let England Shake: Harvey's latest gets better and digs deeper with every spin via its textured arrangements and curious, Folk-tinged genre U-turns. I'm still not sure I like her more overtly topical lyrical bent, but her voice is as affecting as ever.
First let me say that I'm not what you would call a huge Olympics fan. This isn't an essay on sports. I'll tune in occasionally for things like basketball, soccer and Brazilian women's beach volleyball (LOTS of Brazilian women's beach volleyball), but it's hardly Must-See-TV for me every four years. If I had more patience, I'd probably watch more — but researching how the scoring works in water polo (and where they hide their horses) kind of takes the fun out of things.
I do love the drama of sports. I grew up the music nerd who didn't like sports because it was for jocks. My stance softened thanks to the 1999 Cincinnati Reds. Living just a few blocks away from the old Cinergy Field, I probably went to 50 home games that year — paid five bucks for a cheap "Top 6" seat (before they'd stop you from moving closer if there were open seats, which there usually were). Some of the dramatics of that season (cut short by a devastating one game playoff loss to the Mets) re-made me into the sports fan I was as a 10 year old.
The way drama in sports moved me reminded me (and still does) of the way music moves me. Though quite different experiences (sports is "thrill of victory/agony of defeat" exciting, while music moves me to my very core, caresses my heart, soothes my pain, gets me pumped up, etc.), they both give me a somewhat similar tingle in my brain.
As this year's Olympics progressed, I began to notice a lot of complaints about NBC's "tape delayed" coverage, whereby the network would hold back all the key, shining (mostly American athlete-oriented) moments for its prime-time broadcast. Of course, as pretty much every person with the ability to communicate online noted, this meant hearing that, say, Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt just made Olympic history … then turning on NBC to hear "tune in at 9 p.m. to find out how!"
Anyone with access to a radio, TV with channels other than NBC, a computer, smartphone or an excitable Olympics superfan BFF usually found out what happened up to 10 hours ahead of time. In some ways, I felt bad for the piling-on of NBC's Olympic events coverage. I mean, they did broadcast hours upon hours of live footage from London on their multiple Olympics platforms (iPad apps, Android apps, websites, additional channels, etc.).
But some people are busy, work strenuous jobs (without access to the aforementioned fancy devices) and want to come home, have some dinner, maybe smoke a doobie and THEN see what happened earlier at the Olympics. I'd be curious if anyone was actually able to avoid all spoilers — every time someone won a medal, I received a "news update" alert on my smartphone or would find out instantly on a British news website or within my Twitter or Facebook feed.
So I cut NBC the slightest of slack for fouling up some of the tape-delayed broadcast decisions (but there was no excuse for promoting Today show interviews with "new gold medalists" right before viewers actually saw said gold medalist win the top prize, something NBC did multiple times). If you really wanted to see an event live, you could do so.
The same can be said for the Closing Ceremonies, which streamed live on the Olympics many media platforms. But when it came time for editing it all down to a tight two-and-a-half hour or so prime-time broadcast, NBC had to cut some material out of the Closing Ceremony to make it fit and leave room for McDonald's and Coke commercials.
During the Opening Ceremonies, NBC shamefully cut away to show Ryan Seacrest interview Michael Phelps instead of airing the ceremony's tribute to the 52 victims of the July 7, 2005, terrorist attacks in London.
There's editing for time and then there's just rude ethnocentrism. If New York City hosted the Olympics and the BBC cut away from the broadcast to show Simon Cowell interview legendary British track cyclist Chris Hoy, I wouldn't be shocked if the U.S. immediately began discussions about when to start the bombing of London.
Thankfully, nothing quite that insensitive occurred during the Closing Ceremonies.
The Closing Ceremonies piqued my interest the most of all of the Olympic happenings, mostly because I'm a proud Anglophile when it comes to music. Of my favorite artists ever, I'd be shocked if half weren't from the U.K. (if not more).
So I was fairly excited when I heard that the Closing Ceremonies would be titled "A Symphony of British Music" (look, you can already buy a CD) and focus primarily on England's greatest export, alongside comedy (which was spotlighted cleverly in both the opening and closing events) and Cadbury Creme Eggs. (I was only "fairly" excited because these things can often be cheesier than a Super Bowl halftime show with Up With People)
I had a slightly busy Sunday (well, busy enough that I couldn't watch stuff on TV or online all day), so I checked a handful of performances from the Olympics live stream, figuring I'd be able to catch the whole thing later.
There were some great moments. The John Lennon/"Imagine" salute was touching in a pure, unforced and restrained manner (not much else was, but that's not what ceremonial, once-in-the-lifetime, music-driven ragers should be about, especially in London).
It was interesting to see athletes from other countries singing along to Oasis' biggest hit, "Wonderwall," in seemingly their own languages (not sure how Noel Gallagher felt about his little bro's band Beady Eye playing it, though; Noel did turn down a chance to participate).
The unfussy cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" was serviceable, but gets bonus points for bridging a generational gap by bringing together hot new singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran and RIchard Jones from young Brit band The Feeling with PInk Floyd drummer Nick Mason and Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford.
Meanwhile, the only thing missing from Eric Idle's perfectly nonsensical performance of "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was a chorus line of singers nailed to crucifixes (a la Monty Python's Life of Brian, the film in which it first appeared).
And, cheesy as it may have been, Freddie Mercury (in video projection/hologram-ish form) leading the stadium through a chant proved he is STILL the best frontman in Rock, even in death.
There were also, as is to be excepted, several cringe worthy moments.
The Spice Girls were a big deal for a few minutes, but did they deserve to perform more than one song at a global event like the Olympics? What exactly did they give the world besides a lady-friend for one of the planet's (former) greatest soccer players? I know, I know — it was a "rare" reunion (though it feels like they have "rare reunions" ever six months or so). I kept hoping for a five-olde-timey-taxi pile-up as they zoomed around the performance area at seemingly dangerous speeds.
Singer Jessie J must now be bigger than Princess Diana in the U.K., because she was able to perform multiple songs as well, like her big hit "Price Tag," showing the U.K.'s contribution to crappy Pop music, and "We Will Rock You" with Roger Taylor and Brian May, presumably because Paul Rodgers either wasn't available, passed away recently or refused to wear a nude, bedazzled unitard.
Ms. J also jammed with the artists during the segment where the London Olympics showed the world that there are indeed black people in the U.K., though Taio Cruz and Tinie Tempah are essentially carbon-copies of crappy American R&B/Pop singer/rappers. They did do a fun, mercifully short cover of the Bee Gees's "You Should Be Dancing," which probably pumped up views of the Bee Gees' Wikipedia page thanks to all of us who could have sworn the trio was from Australia (they were born in the U.K., moved to Australia, then back to the England where their career kicked off in earnest … in case you don't get Wikipedia).
There were a few glaring omissions from the parade of British Music stars, but the ceremony director gets a pass for that. How do you fit a century of music into three hours? Still, I could have done with seeing The Cure play (anything but "Killing an Arab") or New Order do a Joy Division/New Order mini-set or even Def Leppard (at least!) representing the influential New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement in lieu of Russell Brand singing a Willy Wonka tune and miming "I Am the Walrus."
And, hey, remember how Britain co-invented Punk Rock? Beside awkwardly copping "London Calling" as a sort of unofficial anthem (before people apparently listened to the lyrics) and a mention of designer Vivienne Westwood, Punk Rock wasn't very big in the U.K., I guess. And Fatboy Slim apparently invented the British rave scene and U.K. dance music (while living inside a giant inflatable octopus).
Finally, in the spirit of mixing British humor and music, it would have been hilarious if George Michael would have appeared with former Wham! mate Andrew Ridgeley clasped around his leg ("I let go once — never again!").
The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, Kate Bush and others reportedly turned down invites to be involved in the ceremony, though at least most were given props during the ceremony (Bowie's "Fashion" soundtracked the tribute to British fashion through the years, while a remix of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" was used as the music for a dazzling dance number spotlighting the tune).
The biggest blunder of the Closing Ceremonies, though, came once again courtesy of NBC's prime time broadcast.
I'm an editor and I understand that sometimes you can't fit every single thing you want into the tiny box given to you; tough calls must be made sometimes.
But what network exec's 14-year-old niece was given control over the U.S. broadcast's final cut on NBC? Whoever made the tough decisions made a few seriously bad ones and the internet has been screaming about how much it SUCKED ever since.
The Kate Bush-soundtracked performance was cut, but I get that. Kate's not a household name in the States. I caught rockers Muse — who wrote and recorded the official song of this year's Olympics, "Survival" — and can forgive that one too — their performance was a bit lackluster and the song has an oddly ominous tone, like something Mussolini would have commissioned had the Olympics ever come to Italy during his reign.
Ray Davies' performance might have been spared if he'd playing "You Really Got Me" or some other U.S. FM radio staple. But Davies could play nothing but his gorgeous ode to London, "Waterloo Sunset," because it was the perfect time and place for the beloved British hit to be performed.
(Click ahead to the 1:35 mark to see it, until NBC removes it)
When I realized NBC cut "Waterloo Sunset," that's when my head-cocked bemusement turned to "WTF!" annoyance. A peek at the internet revealed I was not alone (I think the Davies cut was the hardest for most true Rock fans to take).
That is, until the end of the broadcast.
The absolute worst cut from NBC's primetime broadcast was the deletion of The Who, the perfect British band to provide a grand finale. If you were watching live, you saw the extinguishing of the Olympic flame and then, while Bob Costas was allowed to blather on about nothing over the allotted air time a day or two earlier, causing the show to "run over," Costas signed off with a very quick, "We'll be back from Olympic Stadium in about an hour for the London closing party featuring The Who. But stay tuned now for a full episode of Animal Practice, the new NBC comedy presented commercial free."
The network switched over to Monkey Doctor (or whatever it's called) and then followed it with local news.
THEN The Who's impressive eight-minute medley — touching on proudly anthemic and quite British tunes like "My Generation" — was allegedly aired, an hour after prime-time programming had ended. Pete, Roger and their ringers kicked things off with "Baba O'Reily," with its perfectly dramatic, almost always spine-tingling opening keyboard riff, which would have made a perfect segue way from the flame being put out. Instead — Hospitals for Monkeys (or whatever it was called), commercial free!
I left NBC as soon as Marcus Monkeypants MD started and ultimately fell asleep, mumbling to myself about how I'll never watch another episode of America's Got Talent or something like that. Then I spent today looking up what I missed on YouTube and other sites … when available. There was some good footage posted for a few minutes, but NBC and the Olympics yanked them faster than Fred Willard in a movie theater.
The nbcolympics.com site DID have The Who segment up by this evening. But they called "Baba O'Riley" by its not-actual-title, "Teenage Wasteland."
See — 14-year-olds are running NBC!
Ultimately, it's not that big of a deal — today there was another sad, tragic, inexplicable shooting in public near Texas A&M University. We STILL have not seen what Paul Ryan's abs look like. And NBC says the Olympic games were the most watched in history; one ad exec went so far as to suggest the high ratings in the U.S. were BECAUSE of the weird tape-delay approach. It created excitement (not hair-pulling-out frustration?).
So keep it in perspective and start getting ready for the 2016 Olympic games in Brazil. I'm already plotting how to watch it all as it should be watched — on a live stream, on Brazilian TV or in person (CityBeat, I'm volunteering my services). Because you just know NBC is going to shoot 90% of it from "above the waist." Some of those amazing booties over there are definitely NSF-NBC.
On this day in 1970, a Cincinnati native (whose "celebrity" we do not celebrate locally, Nick Lachey-style) released one of the few albums we will gladly tell you to seek out and download illegally, should you need to hear it. Lie: The Love and Terror Cult, the "debut album" from singer/songwriter/cult leader/convicted murderer Charles Manson, was recorded on Sept. 11, 1967, and released just months before the murder trial of Manson and his "family." A year after the album was released, four Manson Family members (including Manson) were sentenced to death (in 1972, the sentences were reduced to life in prison after California abolished the death penalty in that state).
The album's original pressing reportedly only sold 300 copies, but subsequent reissues (proceeds from which were given to the families of Manson's victims) kept the notorious cult leader's weirdly experimental, psychedelic Folk Rock songs alive for future generations of musicians to cover. Guns N' Roses were the biggest band to ever cover one of Manson's songs. The convicted killer was an aspiring Rock Star who had schmoozed his way into the SoCal music scene of the late '60s, most notoriously befriending Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson (The Boys' reworked one of Manson's compositions on the 1969 album 20/20).
Other artists covering Manson over the years include Marilyn Manson (no relation) and wacky actor Crispin Glover.
Here's the song GNR recorded for its 1993 covers album The Spaghetti Incident?, "Look at Your Game, Girl."
Click on for Born This Day featuring Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and more …
A trio of Hip Hop superstars are in town today to rally voters to get to the polls tomorrow. Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige and P Diddy Puff Daddy Bo Didley Combs (or whatever his name is today) will appear on the Xavier campus today at 3 p.m. (gates open at 2 p.m.). They'll speak on the soccer field next to the O'Connor Sports Center. The threesome are appearing on behalf of the Obama campaign.
Music Tonight: The Southgate House's Parlour stage will be rockin' tonight with firecracker energy and creative, complex song structuring as Pittsburgh foursome edhochuli (yes, named for the unlikely cult hero/NFL ref) comes to Newport for a 9 p.m. show. The band is joined by excellent local Post Punk/Post Hardcore trio Knife the Symphony and Vacation, a local progressive Punk group that is fresh off of a string of East Coast tour dates with fellow Cincinnatians The Dopamines. Vacation's debut full-length is currently streaming through The Recording Label site (here), the locally-based home to free downloads of albums by Pop Empire, Sacred Spirits and The Kickaways.


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EGF Schools Excited about New Technology, Cirriculum, Other Changes This YearIt's back to school for children in Minnesota. Students at schools across East Grand Forks are seeing some big changes this year.
By: Stacie Van Dyke, WDAZ
It's back to school for children in Minnesota. Students at schools across East Grand Forks are seeing some big changes this year.
Local teachers have spent all summer preparing to help students learn in a variety of new ways. Both Sacred Heart and East Grand Forks Public Schools have made changes in staff, textbooks and curriculum. Students at public schools are seeing a reduction in the number of bus routes and more fruits and veggies on their lunch trays but the biggest change this year is in the form of new technology. Both Sacred Heart and the public schools have incorporated interactive smart boards into classrooms and staff at East Grand Forks are fully equipped with new iPads to make learning even more hands on.
David Pace, East Grand Forks Superintendent: "When we look at things in East Grand Forks, the new technology and curriculum, there's a lot to look forward to this year"
Enrollment may be a bit down from last year at Sacred Heart but only by about 10 students. So far numbers show that enrollment at East Grand Forks Public schools is up 35 students.
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For a 15 year old, Teah Flynn has done more community service than most adults. She has logged hundreds of volunteer hours raising funds for charities, walking dogs owned by disabled people, and producing public service announcements for such causes as drunk driving, texting while driving, finding missing children and establishing a national database for criminal DNA.
On February 9, 2013, Flynn, a two-star sophomore from Farmington, Arkansas, will host her most ambitious volunteer project so far - the "Keep The Ball In Motion Rally And Give Back" Tennis Relay. Through it she hopes to raise both awareness and over $700,000 for genomic cancer research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. That's a far cry from the $250 that she once raised for the Humane Society.
"I guess all this is an offshoot of what happened to my mom - the drunk driving was definitely," said Flynn, whose mother died in a vehicle driven by a friend who had been drinking. Not far from its destination, the Explorer that ferried her crashed into a gully, hit a tree, and instantly killed Leah. She was 32.
"We were sleeping, and we heard the ambulance," Flynn remembered. "Police officers came to our home and they told me to stay in bed. It didn't really register then. I didn't know what it was at that time, but now I do."
After the accident, her maternal grandparents adopted Flynn. Their grief was lightly lifted by their granddaughter's optimism and maturity.
"I was sitting at the breakfast counter crying," recalled Daun Flynn. "Teah said, 'Granny, don't cry, mommy is in heaven with God and nothing can ever hurt her again.' I will never forget those words."
Six months after their daughter's tragic accident, the Flynns saw an ad in the paper for tennis lessons and they signed up their granddaughter. Teah has been playing tennis since. She is on her high school team and trains at Pinnacle Country Club with Coach Manuel Cervantes. A member of the National Honor Society, Flynn is able to play tennis about six hours a week.
At age ten, Flynn and her grandfather George Schmitt signed up for video classes offered by the Fayetteville Community Access Television, and they have since produced numerous videos.
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1. Rod Bramlett, the voice of the Auburn Tigers, on the end of the Alabama game: "I don't know if it's really hit me yet."
2. Alabama "did not play well enough to win, period," Gary Danielson said.
3. Auburn plays again this week, by the way. Here are five players from Missouri for Auburn to keep an eye on.
4. Auburn has seen some wild finishes go their way. Missouri will have to be ready for the challenge.
5. This December is much better for Gary Pinkel now that he has Missouri turned back around.
6. Arkansas will need to do a better job of finishing after struggling so often in the fourth quarter this season.
7. No surprise: Florida junior cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy has declared for the NFL draft.
8. Georgia is hoping to build off its win against Georgia Tech, which closed out an injury-filled regular season.
9. Georgia AD Greg McGarity believes fans will travel to support a team thought fought hard all season.
10. Mark Story provides seven reasons to be optimistic about Kentucky's futute.
11. Louisville assistant coach Clint Hurtt went after Kentucky on Facebook. "You only play when you actually WIN," Hurtt wrote.
12. South Carolina's bowl future appears to be down to three options.
13. Former Tennessee DL Mo Couch said he took money at UT to support his family.
14. Athlon Sports provides some stats to know before the SEC championship game.
15. A deadly shooting Saturday night was over Alabama's loss to Auburn, according to the victim's sister.
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16. A buzzer-beater by Shabazz Naper gave Connecticut a 65-64 win over Florida Monday night.
17. Texas beat Vanderbilt 70-64 as the Longhorns held off a late charge from the Commodores.
18. This one wasn't close: Iowa State beat Auburn 99-70.
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21. Now Washington has a job opening. Could the Huskies make a run at Vanderbilt coach James Franklin?
22. Ohio State offensive lineman Marcus Hall will be available against Michigan State after receiving a reprimand from the Big Ten.
23. Mark Schlabach takes a look at all the scenarios involving the BCS championship game.
24. Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe announced his resignation on Monday.


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Thai prawn, ginger & spring onion stir-fry
Cooking timePrep: 30 mins Cook: 10 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 2
This stir-fry has a welcome spicy kick. Once you've made the paste, it takes only 10 minutes to cook
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 294
- protein
- 25g
- carbs
- 22g
- fat
- 12g
- saturates
- 2g
- fibre
- 3g
- sugar
- 17g
- salt
- 6.32g
- 200g raw, peeled tiger prawns from a sustainable source
- 1 green Thai chilli, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, 1 crushed and 2 finely sliced
- 1 bunch coriander, leaves and stalks separated
- 1 tbsp caster sugar
- juice 1 lime
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp groundnut oil
- 3cm piece ginger, finely sliced, then shredded
- 8 spring onions, finely sliced
- 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
- 85g water chestnuts, sliced
- 100g beansprouts
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- egg or rice noodles, to serve
- lime wedges, to serve
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- Put the prawns in a bowl. Put the chilli, crushed garlic, coriander stalks (snip these up using scissors first) and caster sugar in a spice grinder or small food processor and whizz together. Add half of the lime juice and the fish sauce, then pour this over the prawns.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok, add the ginger and spring onions and fry for 1 min. Add the red pepper and fry for 1 min, until the pepper starts to soften. Add the water chestnuts and bean sprouts, and toss together until the bean sprouts start to wilt. Add the soy sauce and a really good grind of black pepper, then tip the lot into a serving dish.
- Heat the remaining oil in the wok and add the prawns, lifting them out of their juices. Toss for 1-2 mins until they turn pink, add the marinade and swirl the wok quickly, then tip the lot onto the veg. Snip over the coriander leaves and sprinkle on the remaining lime. Serves over noodles with extra lime for squeezing over.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2010
Comments, questions and tips
Fantastic dish, what a flavour bomb! i only used 1 tbsp of fish sauce and i think it was just the right amount to give a nice accent, i omitted the coriander leaves at the end but definitely recommend using the stalks in the marinade as the flavour is really enhancing rather than so over-powering, also omitted the beansprouts as dont like them and replaced with broccolli- may steam alongside next time or just cut into tiny florets but still perfectly fine, finally added the zest of the entire lime which made it really fresh. Served with noodles for a beautiful dinner for two :)
I've made this 5 times now. The first time I too was left with sliced garlic, but now add at the same time as ginger. I also buy frozen prawns as these have already been de-veined and I find doing this a faff. I also find it's better if the noodles are added to the main dish and swirled around so they pick up all the flavour. An excellent dish, will continue with this one. I also find that by adding a few extra noodles, this easily feeds 3.
This was really tasty but I too knocked one star off for the dish being over complicated. It is easy to just cook it all together. I stir fried the veg, added the noodles, then the prawns (we used cooked as that's what we had in) and then finally the marinade. I stirred the coriander leaves into the dish and added a few extra when serving.
We didn't use water chestnuts (as didn't have any) but added some sugar snap peas and baby sweetcorn as we had those in.
I used half a normal red chilli with seeds and found it a little hot for me - it detracted from the other flavours. I think you just need to play around with the chilli quantities for personal preference.
It took a long time to prepare and was also left with two sliced garlic cloves at the end! I assume these would probably have been fried at the start with the onions and ginger. I also thought 3 tbsp of fish sauce was a bit much since it made it very salty. Got caught out at the end with the noodles since the dish was done and I needed the wok again! However, it tasted fresh and I will make it again. I will probably upgrade the rating to 4 when I reduce the fish sauce!