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Posted: 03/28/2008 - Police say Nancy Dunn murdered her 81-year-old mother, Edith Parker, in her home on Tuesday. Dunn plead not guilty to that murder charge on Thursday in Mt. Sterling.
Updated: 03/28/2008 - The measure would create a Golden Alert system, modeled after Amber Alerts for missing children, to spread the word when Alzheimer's patients wander off.
Updated: 03/28/2008 - A Louisville mother charged with killing her two children while they slept and then briefly taking a university counselor hostage at gunpoint pleaded not guilty at her arraignment today.
Posted: 03/28/2008 - The heavy rainfall on Friday morning sparked some flood watches across the state.
Posted: 03/28/2008 - U.S. News and World Report has released its list of America's best graduate schools. Five of the University of Kentucky's programs made the cut.
Posted: 03/28/2008 - A judge has ordered a Kentucky man charged with an 18-year-old theft of $21.64 to be held on a $1 million bond.
Posted: 03/28/2008 - Police in southern Kentucky are searching for suspects after a man was stabbed early Friday morning.
Updated: 03/28/2008 - A second person has been charged with animal cruelty after 74 malnourished horses were found on a Jessamine County farm.
Posted: 03/28/2008 - Health officials say the number of people who have become ill after eating at a well-known Shelby County restaurant on Easter Sunday has increased to 115.
Updated: 03/29/2008 - The Fayette County Coroners office has now identified two of the victims killed in Thursday mornings triple-fatal accident.
Updated: 03/28/2008 - A 9-year-old Somerset boy was struck by a stray bullet while he slept on the floor of his parents upstairs apartment. The bullet came from the apartment below on South Central Avenue.
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Another View -- Molly Kelly: New Hampshire needs gambling money to fund its basic needs
First, I am not a proponent of gambling. But I am a strong proponent of restoring the funding that is reflected in our governor's proposed budget. I can't emphasize enough how critical these funds are to my priorities and the priorities that I hear about every day from the people I represent.
Funding public higher education so that all of our state's young people have an equal opportunity; providing funding for mental health programs for those individuals and families who are suffering today without any hope for a better life; growing our economy with an educated and skilled workforce and real investments in infrastructure and fostering innovation; making sure hospitals and other providers don't close their doors to children and their parents due to uncompensated care: all of these are not only top priorities, but a direct expression of my deepest-held values.
So my vote was a vote to have the resources to provide an equal opportunity for a life with dignity and hope for all the people, not just some of the people. This is what the citizens of our state deserve.
I have heard arguments from those who object to a casino within our borders under any circumstances. Some question the revenue that will be generated, others the social costs of expanded gambling, and others see this as a pure moral issue. These are passionate arguments from people who truly care about our state and our citizens, and I respect those who make them. Let me briefly address each.
In terms of revenue, our best nonpartisan analysis from the legislative budget office says that a casino would generate $130 million per year, on top of the $80 million we get in this biennium. And this would be money we won't otherwise have. The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, in offering facts on both sides of the argument, estimated that 2/3 of the visitors to the casino would be from out of state, and therefore would be bringing in new dollars.
In terms of social costs from gambling addiction, these are real and painful. But the problem is, they are already here, and they are about to increase. Make no mistake, with our 12 licensed charitable gaming operations and simulcast horse and dog races, gambling is here, and it is a massive $150 million annual industry even without counting our state lottery.
What's more, Massachusetts is about to license three new casinos right over our border. The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies - again, with no bias toward casino gambling - has said that these new casinos mean that we will lose $75 million a year if we do nothing at all.
In short, we are about to absorb all of the social costs of casinos, plus the economic ones, with none of the revenues. The bill that I voted for at least provides tough new regulation on gambling instead of the lax system we have now, as well as millions of dollars specifically for addition prevention and treatment.
Finally, let me address the moral question. Everyone must judge for himself or herself on this question, and I respect different points of view. I simply point out that turning our young people away from access to an education because they cannot afford it is not only immoral, but very bad for our economy and for the future of our state. Keeping people with mental illness stuck in emergency rooms or even worse, shunted to prisons, is wrong. As with most difficult questions in life, there are real considerations both ways.
The bottom line is that our needs are real and profound. They won't go away if we neglect them; they will get worse, cost us more, and hurt our people more deeply. If there were other sources of revenue on the table that might come even close to meeting our needs, I might support them too.
So my vote was a vote to move forward, to try to help as many of our citizens and business as possible, and to uphold the values of opportunity, equality and compassion that our state should always reflect.
Sen. Molly Kelly is a Democrat from Keene.
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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, react as they talk to the media while holding the Prince of Cambridge on Tuesday after posing for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital where the Duchess gave birth on Monday.Photo by Associated Press /Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Britain's new prince has spent his first night at his Kensington Palace apartment - the day after offering a royal wave upon being presented to the world's media for the first time.
The name of the new third in line to the throne hasn't been revealed yet. Bookmaker William Hill has George as the favorite name at 2-to-1 odds, with James at 4-to-1.
Images of the prince, his little hand peeking above a white crocheted wrap, blanketed the front pages of newspapers Wednesday. The Daily Mail offered a photo album image with the headline "Baby's first royal wave."
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OREGON – Unknown suspect(s) entered a home in the 1300 block of East Meadow Dr., and took cash out of a safe on June 4.
• Unknown suspect(s) broke the rear window of a vehicle in the 3100 block of Navarre Ave., but took nothing, on June 26.
• Unknown suspect(s) shattered a window of a locked car in the 900 block of Reynolds and took a computer, cell phone and tablet on June 19.
• A bike was found in a field at N. Lantern and Stephen Dr. on June 20.
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A first time bear hunter could make state history with a more than 700 pound prize he found Southeastern Price county.
The hunter, Mark Listle says he 's still waiting for confirmation from the DNR whether or not his bear has set a state record.
"That's my first black bear I ever shot."
Listle has been deer hunting since he was 12 years old, but on Friday night after a tip from a friend, he made a discovery of a life time on a farm in the Town of Spirit in Southeastern Price County.
"I was pretty excited cause I knew from the pictures [my friend showed me] how big it was and to it person to see it, it was awesome when you see a 727 pound live weight bear that's big."
The bear 's live weight was certified at a weighing station in Prentice.
After that Listle brought it to the Safari Room in Medford to have it mounted.
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|quit - "'I simply love to smoke,' the tall and striking former model conceded to shoppers who paused to listen as Neal spoke Saturday at Bloomingdale's in New York City's midtown. 'But you have to stop doing it or you stand a greater risk of dying. For me, quitting is my greatest personal accomplishment. The number of women who die every year because of it is just staggering.' Through a program called Circle of Friends, which calls for smokers to surround themselves with a cast of friends and loved ones to quit, Neal has been smoke-free for more than two years. Her appearance at Bloomingdale's lent star power to the group's effort to sign up participants for its scheduled run/walk June 11 in Central Park. Neal distinctly recalls how she became a chain smoker who breezed through at least two packs of cigarettes a day. 'I was a teen model living in Japan,' she says. 'We would work, work, work and they wouldn't let us eat anything. The only thing they would allow was a long break to smoke.' Neal says she has tried 'millions of times' in the past to quit smoking. She credits the main link in her Circle of Friends, fiancé and Irish model Marcus Fitzgerald, for helping her fend off nicotine fits", The Jersey Journal, May 6, '05
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|quit - "As I am" Autobiography by Patricia Neal and Richard Deneut, Simon & Schuster, '88
|"A Lucky Strike smoker, Patricia was in a series of ads for Chesterfield cigarettes that also plugged her current films", "Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life" by Stephen Michael Sheare, c. '06
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Like Napa & Co, but not Napa
We've been to Napa and Co in Stamford a couple of times and think it's wonderful, but want to try something new for Valentine's Day dinner on 2/13.
Trying to decide what we want, we've narrowed it down to a New American Napa-ish type menu, rather than, say French or Italian. We're coming from Westchester, so locations that work are Greenwich, Stamford and maybe a little beyond.
Market in Stamford looks good. I looked for reviews here, but really could only find one mention, in which someone said Market is good, but Napa is better. Is that the general consensus?
I'm not really warming up to Rebecca's menu.
Any thoughts or are we not really going to do as well or better than Napa, given what we're looking for?
I've posted in the appropriate board to get Westchester suggestions.
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harvest supper- and this is just my opinion- is so quiet and tiny- no bar, no background music- it lacks atmosphere for valentines- but thats just my opinion. food is fantastic, though
re: missmar79
I agree completely...but seemed like the OP was going for food above all else, so I threw it into the mix...and the food is fantastic...
Jfood keeps tabs on ~80 restaurans in the area and he would include these in the next tier down:
Rebecca's - jfood likes, others on the boards do not seem to share his opinion (watch the truffle supplement at >$30)
Jean Louis - small and romantic
The others in G'wich that others like that are just too snooty, even for jfood include L'Escale, Valbella, and La Crumy-aire (Banksville)
Stamford - Of the 20+ restaurants on his list, he cannot get to second tier status. Someone mentioned Jean Pierre, jfood currently has on the gotta try list.
Darien - Less than Stamford
New Canaan - Full disclosure, jfood lives here. NC restaurants are noisy.
-Bistro Bonne Nuit - some would complain of crowded. Food is top notch
-Harvest Supper - Another Napa trained chef. Small as well
-Aloi - Tuscan cooking at its finest. Pasta dishes and osso bucco are best around
-Sole - New chef is really hitting his stride as well
-Roger Sherman Inn - Jfood has not gone since new chef arrived. hears good things.
Norwalk -
-Osetra probably hits the best of list
-Pasta Nostra - Fantastic pastas but good luck getting in.
Some may through Match into the fray, jfood is not a fan.
In Wilton, take a look at Schoolhouse. Amanda will give you a full run down.
Enjoy V-Day
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Well, I WAS going to mention Schoolhouse...but got the following email yesterday, so doesn't exactly fit into the Saturday night criteria - try for Friday, perhaps?:
As an update to our Valentines weekend availability, we currently have dinner reservations available Sunday, February 14 at 4:00PM and dinner on Friday, February 12. We do have a waiting list for Saturday and Sunday night dinner.
re: jfood
Re "Someone mentioned Jean Pierre, jfood currently has on the gotta try list."
Don't bother, IMO. It is not in the same class (in terms of food quality or ambiance) as the other restaurants on your list.
I think Napa is quite good, I just wish they'd ease up on the salt sometimes. Market is cut below, IMO.
Thomas Henkelmann in Greenwich used to be our "special event" dinner place, but it seems to have gone down in quality in the last few years.
I second Bistro Bonne Nuit, great place. Only been to Harvest Supper once, it was excellent.
jfood has a good list.
We went to Market once, and weren't impressed with the food or the service given the price point. Haven't gone back since.
re: missmar79
I thought Ferrante was "ho-hum".
Aria I like a lot. My wife and I take our two (well behaved) daughters there. The food is, in general, excellent. Fantastic gnocchi.
I also like Emme of Capri, which is in that area. Much smaller, tighter confines, but good food.
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Market is definitely not of that caliber. Pricewise yes, quality no. Nor is Chez Jean Pierre. Have always heard great things about Schoolhouse. Used to go to The Homestead a lot and always had great food and service but honestly it's been a few years. I have a personal dislike for Aria and Emme of Capri also. Considering the economic climate both owners could be a little less arrogant, but that's just me.
Also- I hate to put a damper on the evening but Valentine's Day like New Year's Eve is such a rip-off in the restaurant business. I know this from experience behind the scenes. But if you must- I think your options are better in New Canaan and Greenwich.
re: lillydaisy
Couldn't agree more. The food" epiphonies" that Marcia craves are rarely experienced on Valentines Day. At least not in a restaurant. It's also getting late in the game to get a table anywhere. As someone said, Friday the 12th might be the smart play.
Also agree that the owners of Aria and Emme have big egos, but nonethess serve some of the best Italian in town. I go to Aria in spite of Stephan -- their Burrata app is silk and cream. While their gnocchi is sublime, not as etherial as Napa, nor well sauced as Columbus Park.
And tho Pierre Louis is a nice intimate parisian spot, no fireworks. Nor will you find spills and thrills at Ferrante.
Marcia, you may want to give Chef Peter Kelly another chance to win your heart.
re: louuuuu
I'm curious on the ego comment for Emme of Capri. My husband and I go frequently and have sent many of our friends as well, and we all have had nothing but positive interactions with Massimo, who seems to go out of his way to provide the best meal he can. I also find his prices to be reasonable for the food quality he provides.
What was your experience that caused the big ego impression?
re: gillyweed
luca and massimo both eminated from maria's in norwalk and each went on to open their own locale. luca's food is better but his prices are too high and what he charges on his wine list is flat out unjust. massimo is a big fellow with a big personality and i like him. i find his prices fair but his food and wine quality not to the standard he kept when he was at maria's.
when restauranteurs simply hand their winelist over to a salesperson to put together all they're going to wind up with is whatever the salesman's supervisor told him to sell. its why there is such competition among the salespeople to convince the restaurant to let them manage the list.
re: gillyweed
The only time I've been there, found his "big personality" while gracious and attentive, a bit too much. Especially in a small space. I appreciated his pride in his menu and place, but felt he just had a very high opinion of himself. Yes, the pasta was superb. While the price points for dinner are fine (in early twenties) for lunch high.
Emme may be one of the top Italians in town, but I prefer Columbus Park and Aria. Maybe also because Emme doesn't have a hard liquor licence, I feel deprived of my preprandial cocktail!
Emme took over from a very ho hum luncheon spot, so appreciate the quantum jump in appearance and cuisine, especially in the epicenter of Stamfords restaurant scene..
But back to the original post, I don't feel any of Stamford's Italians are what Maricia is looking for. They aren't "Napa and Co" but not Napa.
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btw, in checking the NY board to see how they're getting along without Ct,, see this same thread from Marcia has received 0 replies.
re: missmar79
I was initially interested in Market when it first opened, but it's really disappointing me these days. I absolutely LOVE Napa...and Rebecca's is really truly an amazing experience, and she herself is divine. Grace Lamb is also warm and gracious at Harvest Supper, and I recently had a terrific meal there. Homestead has been consistent I think over the past 10 years, but is definitely a more traditional, buttoned up formal dining experience. Has anyone been to Splash recently?
Bistro Bonne Nuit in New Canaan has lovely food, and a quaint and quiet atmosphere...
It really depends on what kind of food you want, atmosphere (romance? sound levels?), and price point.
2 other very different options. You could go for Sunday Brunch at the Hyatt in Greenwich. Expensive but a great buffet brunch. Since your in Westchester you could also look into X2O in Yonkers


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Returning to Normal
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 | Labels: family, freezer-friendly, real food, veggies
No matter how old you get, there are times when only your Momma can make you feel better.
When you're down with a bad cold, only Momma can make chicken soup just the way you like it.
A scraped knee? Momma will make the boo-boo all better with nothing but a kiss and a Snoopy band-aid.
When your first (second, third or twentieth) true love breaks your heart, Momma is there to help you pull yourself up by the bootstraps and make you feel loved again.
And so it is that after I've been in a blogging/cooking rut for almost a year, only Momma could get me started again.
This time last year Boy Toy and I were getting ready for vacation in Mexico and the folks were on safari in Africa. It was the last week of "normal" as we would know it until very recently. After months, days and weeks of watching my mother struggle to get her strength back, I was very pleasantly surprised when she showed up and dropped five dozen ears of corn at my doorstep. Things were definitely getting back to normal.
My hometown in Tennessee has long been known for fruit and produce grown by the Scott family - namely strawberries, tomatoes, and corn. There is a world of difference between real farm-grown food and the mass-produced food in the grocery store but most people never have the chance to experience the difference. Nor have they experienced the satisfaction of "putting up" food to be enjoyed long after it's out of season.
As a child, I can vaguely remember most all of my family members sitting on the porch at some point in time stringing and snapping beans from the garden or "working" tomatoes into pints and quarts. It was a family affair - a time to be together, talk, laugh and tell stories. It was a joint effort to do the work and a joint effort to enjoy the bounty for the rest of the year. It was a way of life. Sadly, the art of canning and preserving food has been lost on alot of today's population. Invite a bunch of friends over for a bean stringing party or a corn shucking soiree and see how many show up! I'm still a farm girl at heart because, even after years of being removed from it, I still love the satisfaction of "working" real food.
The folks and I spent Friday evening shucking and plucking 60 ears of corn (some of us even clowned around) from Scott's farm and planned to prepare it on Saturday for the freezer. Once you get past all the shucking, it's really a pretty easy thing to do.
Once the corn is clean of all the silks and the ends are trimmed, fill the largest pot you have with water (about halfway) and bring it to a slow simmer. Add the corn in batches and give the water a few minutes to return to a simmer. Cook the corn for about 4 minutes, making sure to push the corn down to the bottom a few times because it floats to the top.
Remove the corn from the pot and put it into an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Once the corn is cool, use a sharp knife and cut the kernels from the cob. Bag the corn in freezer bags - it works best if you make the filled bags lay flat so you can stack them in the freezer and take up less room. We bagged the corn in both pint and quart bags and got 10 pints for me and 9 quarts for Mom.
When you're ready to use the corn, defrost it and cook however you please. I like to saute it with a combination of olive oil and butter along with fresh garlic, diced red or green bell peppers. Add fresh herbs like parsley, thyme or basil at the end of cooking and season with salt & pepper.
With a little bit of time and effort this summer, you can enjoy fresh corn all year long!
I'm a Debbie Downer
Sunday, February 23, 2014 | Labels: cheesecake, dessert, family
Here at Wish Upon A Chef we talk mostly about food and recipes, but I want break from tradition for just a few minutes and talk about life. And we can't really talk about life without also talking about death.
I started this blog in 2006 during a rough patch in my life. Cooking and blogging gave me something to look forward to and be accountable for and I blogged like hell during those days. Things eventually worked out for the best and I've thanked my lucky stars for the joy and happiness I've experienced since those dark days. But I think we all know it can't be roses and rainbows every single day and blogging or cooking can't always cure what ails you.
My blog has been without words for the last 3 months. My meals have consisted mostly from the stock of frozen prepared foods in my freezer. There has been no creativity or desire. No words would come.
My mother has been battling stage III cancer since September. She is preparing for a bone marrow transplant in March at Vanderbilt hospital.
We tragically lost my 16-year-old cousin to suicide in November.
Jesse James, my furry four-legged companion of nearly 12 years, died in February.
My job has caused a great deal of anxiety and stress over the past several months.
I look at myself in the mirror and I hate what I see - the dark circles under my eyes, hair badly in need of coloring. I hate the way I feel - lethargic, unmotivated, depressed. My thoughts have been dark and brooding. I've been going through the motions and nothing more, but it's time to change all of that and the only way I know how is to dive right back into life.
It's time to breathe life back into Wish Upon A Chef and resurrect a few other projects that I've been working on. It's time to be thankful for the times we've had and make the most of the time still yet to come.
I chose a Caramel Apple Cheesecake from Pinterest as my inspiration for getting back into the kitchen. The recipe that I found was based on Mimi Hodges' Candy Apple Pie, which won the Pie of Emeril's Eye contest, but I tweaked it just a bit more and came up with the perfect blend of sweetness to celebrate a friend's birthday this past weekend.
It's life. It's death. It's all going to get in the way at times.
Caramel Apple Cheesecake
adapted from Mimi Hodges, winner of Good Morning, America's "Pie of Emeril's Eye" Contest, 2000
1 1/2 cups ginger snap cookie crumbs
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
5 1/3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Apple Filling
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3-4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
16 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup chopped pecans, for garnish
To make the crust: preheat the oven to 375 F. Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with a circle of parchment paper. Combine the cookie crumbs, sugar, cinnamon and melted butter in a medium bowl. Use a fork to stir until the crumbs are evenly moistened. Transfer the mixture to the prepared springform pan and press into an even layer over the bottom and about two-thirds of the way up the sides of the pan. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until golden in color. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for about 10 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350 F.
To make the apple filling: Melt the butter in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, salt and cinnamon, stirring to combine, and cook until gently bubbling, about 1 minute. Add the apples and toss to coat. Cook until the slices are tender, and most of the liquid in the pan has been reduced, about 15-20 minutes. Add the cooked apples to the cooled crust.
Refrigerate the crust while you make the filling.
To make the cheesecake layer: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and sugar on medium speed until smooth. Add the vanilla, egg and lemon juice and beat until incorporated and smooth, about 1-2 minutes. Pour the cheesecake batter over the apples in the crust and spread into an even layer. Bake until the cheesecake is set, about 20-30 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and cool to room temperature then refrigerate for at least 4 hours before making and adding the caramel.
To make the caramel sauce: Add the butter, brown sugar and heavy cream to a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Lower the heat to medium and continue boiling until the mixture thickens slightly, about 7-8 minutes. Turn off the heat and let cool slightly.
Remove the sides of the springform pan, then gently pour the caramel over the cheesecake. Garnish with chopped pecans, if desired. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.
Give thanks for pumpkin pie
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 | Labels: dessert, holidays, pie
When I was a kid, I overheard two woman having a conversation about how they dreaded the holidays. They were griping about having to shop and wrestle with the tree and this, that and the other and they were just going to be so glad when it was all over. As a kid, I just could not imagine the horrid thought of not wanting to celebrate the holidays! How could you not look forward to putting up a Christmas tree and baking cookies and going to parties and having loads of presents from Santa?? I vowed right then and there that I would never be a grumpy grown-up like them.
But guess what?
In those years of teen-angst when I wanted nothing more than to become an adult, I didn't realize just how much of a rip-off adulthood actually is. I didn't know that I would grow up to become a woman who did not acquire the seemingly mandatory female shopping gene and someone who hated crowds. I didn't realize it would be challenging to scrape together extra cash for buying gifts because there were so many bills that needed to be paid. And where does one find the time to totally redecorate their home and bake dozens of cookies and attend holiday parties after they work 40+ hours each week?
I can totally sympathize with those women from long ago and fully understand what they were talking about. Now, don't get me wrong - I've managed to overcome these obstacles in years past what with the advent of online shopping and 0% interest credit cards and such. But on top of everything else, I have had alot of sickness in my family these past few months and a recent tragic death and I don't feel like "doing" the holidays this year. Even my favorite holiday, Halloween, passed by without much fanfare this year and Thanksgiving will be much the same. I don't care about all the hoopla and bling - I just want to spend time with my family and loved ones and be thankful for yet another year together.
With my recent switch to more real foods, I wanted to prepare a Thanksgiving feast this year with nothing but real food. No processed soups in my green bean casserole. No canned turkey gravy and no white flour in my breads and desserts. But there was no motivation to research and test recipes. No excitement to shop for ingredients. No desire to prepare food for days to impress my guests.
Boy Toy is in charge of frying the bird and I'll do the regulatory sides, but nothing fancy this year. I made my favorite Trader Joe's Copy Cat Cranberry Walnut Tart and cranked out a couple of pumpkin pies. I used my secret ingredient in the pies: Chinese Five Spice. I love this stuff! It is a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves but the addition of star anise, Sichuan pepper and fennel give it a subtle kick. I like to use it interchangeably in recipes like my cinnamon roll recipe that calls for alot of cinnamon. I know it sounds weird to use peppers and fennel in a sweet recipe, but trust me, it works. The mixture is not overpowering at all and leaves people wondering what the taste is and feeling like they can't quite put their finger on what it is exactly .
Serve this pie with freshly whipped cream and give thanks that it is so easy to make!
Easy Pumpkin Pie
Serves 8
1 frozen deep dish pie crust, thawed
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
1-1/4 cup evaporated milk
2 eggs, beaten
Heat oven to 425. In a large bowl, combine filling ingredients. Pour into pie crust. Carefully transfer to oven rack.
Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 and continue baking 30-40 minutes longer or until knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool 2 hours; refrigerate until serving time.
Serve with fresh whipped cream.
The Intimadator
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | Labels: real food, seafood
"When you work in a small office, there are very few places to hide the crazy."
This is my favorite quote of the week from one of my coworkers. She's fairly new to the office and is just now finding out what I've known for five years now - our office is a Monday through Friday psychopathic roller coaster ride. It's a running joke that my job reminds me so much of my second marriage and I partly think that fact has helped me cope with the office full of crazy for so long. After a while you learn how to spot the subtle (and not so subtle) signs of who is having a bad day, when to keep your head down and when it might be time to sign the separation papers and find the door.
For the most part, I love my job but there's only so much intimidation you can take before something you like and enjoy becomes a dread. Only so many days that praying that the boss doesn't come in actually pays off. So much disappointment when you pull into the parking lot each morning and realize the place isn't totally engulfed in flames (I've actually witnessed one of my jobs burn nearly down to the ground before.)
Wielding power through intimidation is a mighty thing - a rush of addictive adrenaline. And I only know this because I occasionally get to be the office intimadator - it's a very rare occurrence, but it happens. And it happened last week.
A few of us were discussing lunch plans - who's going where and eating what and I announced that I was going home (I have that luxury since I only live 5 minutes away) and having leftover crawfish etouffee for lunch. They looked at me in disbelief.
You're having what?
Crawfish etouffee.
Where did you get it?
I made it.
That sounds so intimidating.
I tried to explain that my version of the bayou delicacy was one of the easiest things in the world to make but they would have no part of my trying to bully them into thinking that. They rushed off to eat their fast food and talk about who does she think she is and can you believe she actually said that?? Meanwhile this office outcast went home to enjoy the simplest, most delicious lunch and felt no remorse for lording her cooking skills over the office minions.
Seriously, folks. Don't be intimidated or feel bullied by the title of food. This is the simplest dish ever. It is by no means authentic Creole cuisine and does not have a roux base because I'm taking steps to cut processed foods from my diet (in this case white flour), but there is still plenty of flavor and the simplistic nature of this dish makes it appear regularly on my menus.
Rouxlessness Crawfish Etouffee
(Get it?? Rouxlessness = Ruthlessness. Sounds intimidating, huh?)
Serves 4
1 package frozen crawfish meat, thawed
1 large onion, diced
1 cup green bell peppers, diced
1 cup celery, diced
1/2 cup scallions, sliced
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 stick butter
Tony Cacheres Seasoning
Rice, cooked*
Melt butter in saute pan over medium high heat. Saute onions, celery and bell pepper until clear, about 7 minutes. Add crawfish and scallions. Heat, stirring occasionally, until crawfish is heated through and begins to curl, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with Tony Cacheres. Remove from heat and stir in green onions and parsley. Serve over rice.
*For every 1 cup of rice, boil 2 cups of water. Add rice and stir once. Cover and turn heat to lowest setting. Do not disturb for at least 15 minutes. Fluff with fork.
Cleaning up my crack(er) addiction
Monday, October 21, 2013 | Labels: crackers, October Unprocessed, real food, snacks
Since starting the October Unprocessed 2013 Challenge, I feel like Old Mother Hubbard. I can still give my dog a bone because he would sell my soul three times over for a Milkbone, but my cupboards are bare since I committed to removing what processed foods were left from my nearly year-long attempt to change my eating habits.
You can see what my pantry looked like back in April, and I'm pleased to admit that my shelves are no longer straining under the weight and pressure of entirely too much food for one person. Ridding my supply of processed items was a huge relief but also scared the pants off of me. What would I reach for during those moments of weakness when I want something to eat RIGHT NOW?
More than halfway through the challenge I'm pleased to report that I haven't starved to death (yet) but it will probably take me just as long to restock my pantry with the good stuff as it did to rid it of the demons. There's a lot of label reading involved, alot of products in the stores to weed through and one thing I've learned is that just because it's organic, all-natural or non-GMO doesn't mean it's going to taste good and I'm going to like it. Some of the things I've tried so far, I would rather starve to death than have it in my pantry again.
I needed to replace my crack(er) pipe addiction with an acceptable alternative quickly, before I committed really bad food-related crimes. Of course I could make my own but who the bleep has time for that? Triscuits were my first attempt at finding an acceptable crack alternative, but after doing some research on canola oil (one of the ingredients in Triscuits) and considering I could consume enough of them to kill a lab rat, I decided to steer clear of them.
Have you ever looked at the ingredients listed on the box of your favorite crackers? Check out the ingredients on this box of Kashi crackers - a brand that markets itself as a healthy, nothing artificial, whole grain good-for-you product. More than 20 items listed in something you can make at home with less than 5 ingredients. And God only know where that "natural flavor" came from. No thanks.
I started paying attention to sections of the grocery store that I normally blew past, never giving a second glance or much thought to and the Jewish section yielded some really great cracker finds! Check out the ingredients on the Streit's 100% Whole Wheat Matzo crackers and the Manischewitz brand of matzo. Pretty simple stuff, huh?
Now check out the ingredients on the Kavli Crispy Garlic crackers. While it does contain sugar, there's not even enough of it to even register on the RDA scale so I decided they were acceptable.
Finding good, clean, unprocessed convenience items takes a bit of effort and some thinking and looking outside the box. If there is a questionable ingredient, look it up online and I guarantee you'll find more than you need to know about it (and if it's questionable to begin with that should tell you something, no?)
It's time to slow down, unwind, unprocess and pay attention to what goes into your mouth. Treat your body like the temple it is meant to be instead of a make-shift pup tent. You won't regret it and I can promise there are much-better-for-you alternatives out there to the things you currently love to eat. If I can clean up my crack(er) addiction, I have faith that you can too!
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November 27, 2014
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) -- A Maury County woman has been charged with reckless homicide for what her attorney says was the accidental asphyxiation of her husband after he consented to be bound and gagged.
According to the arrest warrant, 25-year-old Rebecca Bargy placed duct tape over James Bargy's mouth and eyes, put a ball gag in his mouth and then tied a bandage around his head, leaving only his nostrils showing.
She also tied his hands and legs behind his back. She then left him for 20 hours.
Authorities found the 29-year-old's body around 4 p.m. Saturday. Rebecca Bargy faces up to 12 years in prison if found guilty.
She has a bond hearing set for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Mt. Pleasant. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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The Edward R. Murrow high school chess team heads to the White House after winning the national chess championship last spring in Dallas
The championship chess team from Brooklyn defeated 1,200 students from nearly 350 schools across the country to win the national title
US Senator Charles E. Schumer today brought Brooklyn's Edward R. Murrow High School Chess Team - the 2004 National Champions - to the White House today to be congratulated by President Bush. After winning the national chess championship last April, the Edward R. Murrow chess team met with Senator Schumer in his New York City office. After congratulating the victorious team, Schumer sent a request to the President that their remarkable achievement be honored with an official visit to the White House.
Senator Schumer escorted the chess team into the oval office.
"This is a tremendous day for a tremendous group of young New Yorkers," Schumer said. "The President wanted to meet with the Murrow High School team because their guts, smarts, and grace under fire make all of us proud. As a Brooklynite and senator representing New York, I couldn't be prouder."
Coach Eliot Weiss, a calculus teacher, founded the Murrow chess club over 20 years ago and has led his team to winning the last 5 New York State titles. Last year's national championship team was made up of eight players, including Salvijus Bercys, the 2004 New York State High School chess champ, Dimitriy Minevich, Ilya Kotlyanskiy, Will Edgard, Nile Smith, Olga Novikova, Oscar Santana and Alex Lenderman.
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hey lester--- just for the record i have no iron deficiency and recently my blood checked out perfectly healthy, by my coincidentally veggie physician.
i've been vegetarian for 14 years, and have contributed blood at local blood drives often, out of the kindness of my heart, and proving the strength of my blood.
i'm late into this little spat, and i'm not sure why you are so upset or threatened.
for the record, i like the register, generally.
i like other periodicals that on occasion publish anti-veg posturings.
could you clear it up with me, why are you so upset and what did vegetarians ever do to you to hurt your feelings so?
ahh pravda!!!!!! my favorite source of truth.
if pravda said it it must be so.
while some slurp down their soured milk, i'll console myself with the likelihood of a longer life free of preventable diseases. it is unnecessary to eat the flesh of others to obtain all the essential amino acids. our bodies build the non-essential out of the essential amino acids found in a variety of plant sources.
it is also totally unnecessary to drink the blood of others under the mistaken notion that failing to do so will result in iron deficiency. our bodies produce heme from the basic essential aminos. that is why entirely herbivorous animals (like cows or myself) have iron-rich heme-filled blood pumping through their bodies.
too much iron, as with too much protein, especially of a low quality source actually become indicators for a whole host of diseases such as stroke, hypertension, heart attack, kidney stones, etc. but you'll find that out soon enough.
in the meantime, the joke's on you! and i hope the mere existence of vegetarians doesn't increase your stress hormone levels, bc that's not good for your longevity either!
peace out dude!
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1 free-range egg white, whisked until stiff peaks form when the whisk is removed
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Spoon the cheesecake mixture into the lined ramekins. Chill in the freezer for 5-10 minutes, or until set.
For the poached apricots, place the chopped apricots, orange juice and honey into a pan and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until the apricots are softened.
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