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Becky's StoryOf course you dont have to use moose meat. Any type of ground meat works....of course since my dad has a few freezers full of Moose, Elk, Venison, Sheep, etc...i usually pick a more game-ier ground meat.
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2Put the cooked meat and onions into large crackpot. Add chili seasoning packet to the meat, using the fat kept from the browning process to get the seasoning absorbed into the meat.
3Dump in tomato sauce and diced tomatoes (drained). Rinse the kidney and black beans to remove all the liquid they are in and then add those as well. (if you are adding corn, do it the same).
4Add Basil and Oregano, salt and pepper, chili powder, garlic, etc...anything you want to add. I never measure mine out...i would estimate i add 2 tbsp oregano, 1 tbsp salt (coarse kosher), 1/2 tbsp pepper, chili powder, cumin, and garlic, and a handful of fresh basil leaves coarsely chopped. However i continually add more to the taste...experiment!
5cook on low for 8 hours.
6serve with sharp cheddar cheese, sour cream, corn bread, and of course, the great Crystal hot sauce.
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Jefferson County's bankruptcy is authorized under Alabama state law, a federal judge ruled, rejecting demands by creditors that the biggest U.S. municipal bankruptcy be thrown out.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Bennett in Birmingham said in a ruling issued yesterday that the county met the last of a five-part legal test to determine whether the bankruptcy was authorized.
The victory means county officials can begin drafting a plan to adjust debts of more than $4 billion that may include cutting what it pays creditors. Should creditors appeal, a judge would have to decide what actions the county can pursue in bankruptcy while a higher court reviews the ruling.
Jefferson County filed for bankruptcy in November, after county, state officials, a court-appointed receiver and bondholders failed to implement a tentative agreement that would have required its sewer debt to be cut by about $1 billion.
Jefferson County's bankruptcy was opposed by Bank of New York Mellon Corp., the trustee for the sewer debt, and creditors JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), which owns more than $1 billion of the sewer warrants, Bank of America Corp. and Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. A group of taxpayers who are suing Jefferson County also sought to dismiss the bankruptcy.
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Creditors had argued that Alabama's law requires cities and counties to have issued bond debt in order to be eligible for bankruptcy. The U.S. Bankruptcy Code allows states to set limits, or even bar, their cities and counties from filing for bankruptcy.
Because Jefferson County's long-term debts were called warrants, not bonds, in all legal papers, Alabama law prevented the bankruptcy, creditors argued.
Bennett disagreed and ruled the county's bankruptcy was legal. That was the only remaining question about the legality of the case, Bennett said in his ruling.
David E. Lemke, a lawyer for BNY Mellon, didn't immediately return a call for comment on the ruling left at his office after regular business hours yesterday.
The county's sewer system doesn't collect enough money to pay obligations on more than $3 billion in related debt. Since the Nov. 9 bankruptcy filing, the county has battled bondholders and the sewer system's receiver for control of the system and its finances.
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One Alabama town, Prichard, had its bankruptcy petition thrown out by a bankruptcy court judge because its debt didn't include funding bonds. After Prichard appealed, a federal district court judge asked the Alabama Supreme Court about the dispute over bonds and warrants.
Jefferson County contended that limiting the bankruptcy option in Alabama to municipalities with bonds would be "absurd."
"Were the objectors' argument the law, a county struggling to service $3 billion in bond debt would be authorized to declare bankruptcy, but a county struggling to pay the same $3 billion in warrant obligations would not," the county argued in court papers filed Dec. 13.
Creditors argued that bonds and warrants are different under Alabama law, in part because bonds can only be issued after a vote of residents, while warrants can be authorized by elected officials.
Bondholders' Request
Bondholders asked Bennett to dismiss the bankruptcy, which gives the county the right to stop paying some bills temporarily while it reorganizes its finances. Under Chapter 9 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the county may seek court approval for a plan to reduce what it owes creditors.
Jefferson County was the 13th entity to file a Chapter 9 bankruptcy in 2011. Three other filings were by municipalities: Boise County, Idaho; Central Falls, Rhode Island; and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The rest were special-purpose districts and public-benefit corporations. A bankruptcy judge dismissed Harrisburg's case, saying it wasn't properly authorized under state law.
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Hello, Kitty: My wife and I are both 25. We have been married for three years, together for five. I love her with every last beat of my heart, but I feel she has lost interest in some sexual activities. Like most men, I love oral, both giving and receiving. She used to wear me out; now I have to basically beg her for it. Actually, once she gave me head, like, eight times in one day. I will never forget that day. Could I be doing something wrong? I trim down there and I'm clean. I also die for the chance to give her oral. It's actually my favorite thing. I can do it for hours. Anyway, how can I get her more into this kind of thing? She loves doggy-style and cowgirl position, so she isn't cutting sex out altogether, but I'm worried there will be no more oral. What can I do? Do women normally "calm down" like this?
Lhone Lee Coque
Hey, Lhone: News flash: Oral sex is work, hence the term "blowjob." If your wife was once giving it eight times a day (also known as porn-star-tough), I wouldn't be surprised if she wore herself out and needs a wee break. There's no need for you to worry if you're ever going to get it again or if she's lost her spark completely, because her affinity for other types of sex proves she's still interested. So what if she's laying off oral? She was going hard for a while and deserves a break! Instead of complaining, try talking. Ask her why things have changed and if there's anything you can do to reignite the flame. Hopefully she'll open up, but if she doesn't, just relax and allow her mojo to come back naturally. Trust me, there's no greater turnoff than a whining, begging man. However, if things stay like this for longer than a year, no one will blame you for taking matters into your own hands. Meow.
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I believe in solving problems by looking for what we have in common
To The Daily Sun,
My name is Richard Hanson and I am a candidate for a position on the Selectboard of Center Harbor, New Hampshire.
I have been a resident of Center Harbor for the past 28 years residing with my wife, Alice, in an old New Englander home within walking distance to the village. I have been actively engaged in the community, serving as an alternate member of the Zoning Board for more than 12 years and as a member of the Inter-Lakes School Board for 15 years. I also worked as a part-time police officer under Chiefs Andrew Fowler and Mark Chase. I retired from the Pemi-Baker School District about five years ago, where I was employed as a high school counselor at Plymouth Regional High School for 30 years.
I am a graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor's Degree in philosophy, Master's degree in counseling psychology and a Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law. I have been a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association since 1991.
I have no specific agenda or concerns with the current state of affairs in Center Harbor. The past few years have been somewhat challenging, but past differences of opinions are mostly resolved with resolutions that appear to satisfy most.
My interest in becoming a selectperson originates from my passion for working with people, being part of a team, and having a voice in the operation of town government. In my 15-year tenure on the Inter-Lakes School Board, I have served as board chair for the past four years, represented three towns (Center Harbor, Sandwich and Meredith) as the School Board member-at-large position, chaired the negotiation team and helped develop and manage an over-$20 million budget.
My work with the Police Department and Zoning Board for many years has given me insights into the operation of our town's government which will be beneficial in performing the duties of a selectperson.
I believe my greatest personal strengths are my ability to see two sides of an issue and to bring disparate groups together. I believe in solving problems by finding what we have in common and not focusing on what separates us. As a selectman, I will work to manage our town's government efficiently and effectively. It is my hope to be part of a Selectboard that is open, honest, responsive, and responsible. I would greatly appreciate your vote for selectperson on March 11.
Richard Hanson
Center Harbor
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A number of prominent N.H. Republicans are now endorsing Cryans
To The Daily Sun,
In a recent letter, Kevin Leandro makes the assertions that because Executive Council candidate Mike Cryans had been a banker he may not be trustworthy and that he had spent a lifetime picking the pockets of Americans. Does Mr. Leandro have any facts that support these assertions he makes against Mr. Cryans? If so, then he should be forthright with facts versus backhanded with suggestion and innuendo.
Yes, Mr. Cryans was a banker, a career he entered after teaching. He worked at Littleton Savings Bank and Dartmouth Banking Company. Is Mr. Leandro aware of any charges against either of these banks, or Mr. Cryans while he was in their employ, which suggests that either the banks or Mr. Cryans did anything that would warrant their being considered to not be trustworthy? If not, to suggest that someone is untrustworthy and picking the pockets of Americans simply because they worked in banking is disrespectful to Mr. Cryans, to the majority of those in the banking industry and to the intelligence of us readers.
Mr. Leandro also stated, "Mike Cryans and a bunch of Democrats are disgracefully trying to extract the endorsement of Republican Ray Burton." The facts are that Mr. Burton did endorse Mr. Cryans for Grafton County Commissioner in 2012 and that Mr. Burton's three surviving siblings — two of them Republicans — have collectively endorsed Mr. Cryans for Executive Council.
Mr. Burton's siblings have stated the following, "I cannot think of a more qualified individual to fill his seat than Mike Cryans. I have no doubt that he will put the needs of his constituents first and come to Concord to provide full services as a public servant. Mike knows there is a lot work to do, and he will get it done ... There is little doubt that my brother, Ray, left big shoes to fill, but I am confident that Mike Cryans is the man to succeed him. He has a deep understanding of District 1 and the issues facing its residents. Mike is someone who listens to the concerns of his constituents and will follow through on their issues. I know he will make an excellent executive councilor. ... Now we must 'look north' and elect someone who will continue to advocate for northern NH residents. That person is Mike Cryans. Intelligent, compassionate, and dedicated to serving the needs of others, Mike will never forget the residents of District One."
Utilizing and promoting the fact that Ray had endorsed Mike in 2012 and the fact that his siblings' have endorsed Mike for Executive Council is far different then trying to extract an endorsement from a deceased Mr. Burton as Mr. Leandro suggests in his letter. This week there was a substantial list released of prominent New Hampshire Republicans that are now endorsing Mike Cryans. Every campaign promotes important endorsements, so expect to hear the fact that these members of the New Hampshire GOP are endorsing and supporting Mike as they clearly find him to be the best candidate to serve District 1 on the Executive Council.
Denise Doyle
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Cryans was born & raised in Littleton & is lifelong Grafton County resident
To The Daily Sun,
Election Day is Tuesday, March 11, and I ask you to join me in voting for Mike Cryans to represent District 1 on the Executive Council.
Many folks are not quite sure what the Executive Council does and what they do not have the authority to do. The Executive Council manages the affairs of the state, alongside the governor, each acting as a check on the other. The Executive Council is not part of the legislative branch -- they do not make laws.
The best executive councilors, like Ray Burton, work in a non-partisan way and do what is best for the state of New Hampshire. For six years, as a member of the Grafton County delegation, I have worked with Mike Cryans in North Haverhill, our county seat, where he serves as county commissioner — a post that he shared with Ray Burton for 16 years. When it came time to elect the chairman of the Grafton County Commission in 2009, 2011 and 2013, Ray Burton nominated and supported Mike Cryans. Mike has worked for the people of Grafton County to provide services, improve facilities at the county and do it in a fiscally responsible way.
Whether visiting residents of the nursing home, dining with employees in the county cafeteria, or braving the elements on a blustery November day touring conservation lands in Grafton County, I have found Mike to be a person who is genuinely interested in the goings-on of the county and who connects with his constituents and truly cares about them.
Ray Burton's siblings have endorsed Mike Cryans, saying in their letter of endorsement, "I have no doubt that he (Mike) will put the needs of his constituents first and come to Concord to provide full services as a public servant for the people of District 1."
Join me on March 11 and elect Mike Cryans — born and raised in Littleton and a lifetime resident of Grafton County. He will fight for the North Country and the needs of all of District 1.
Rep. Suzanne Smith
NH House of Representatives, Grafton 8
Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 March 2014 11:48
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Does it make sense to put all administrative offices in 1 part of school?
To The Daily Sun,
I've been thinking about the taxpayers being asked to fund a $4 million project for the Alton Central School, with a large chunk of this money going to centralize the administration offices.
In the past few years all we've heard about is the safety of the children, which I agree should be a priority. However, with this latest request for millions, we'd model an elementary school after a corporate business, and put all the administration offices in one end of the building?
We've spent many thousands of dollars for cameras and special keyless entries because of the high level of safety concerns for the children. Wouldn't it make sense that the administrators should have their offices at each end and in the middle of the building, to further ensure the safety of those whom they are supposed to be responsible for, the children? It would seem that by having all the offices at one end of the building, it would leave three-quarters of the school unattended by an administrator.
I think this part of the request takes money away from the children, who should be the sole focus of any spending in this economic environment.
When you consider it was the superintendent and administrators who carefully controlled any, and all participation in the renovation planning, it's interesting that the administrative offices have become a priority. Evidently, the superintendent has control over our School Board, too, because they're in agreement.
Furthermore, under this plan, we'd be paying an architect who, I feel, is responsible for the $1 million warrant article for the High School roof repairs. Apparently the School Board agrees with me, as this architect is not involved in its repair.
Lastly, my husband suggested $4 million last year to prove the lack of planning for the amount of spending the School Board always wants to incur. The amount is getting more reasonable, but here we are again, asking if their plan is a viable one.
Barbara Howard
Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 March 2014 11:43
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All 3 of these petitioned warrant articles are bad deals for Alton
To The Daily Sun,
The Alton Town Warrant has three ill-conceived petition articles that should be rejected by the voters.
Article 42 would have the town not pay the approximate $7,000 membership fee to the Lakes Region Planning Commission (LRPC).
Of the 30 towns in the LRPC area, many have a similar mix of lakeshore versus non lakeshore land use as does Alton. It makes sense for our Planning Board to have easy access to data from all of these towns and knowledge of what approaches they have taken to similar problems. Your elected board members are responsible for using, or not using, such input to best meet Alton's needs. Why circle the wagons and operate in a vacuum?
The LRPC also sponsors the annual Hazard Household Waste (HHW) collections for member towns. For Alton and Wolfeboro, LRPC originally helped organize our successful two town HHW facility. LRPC also inventories and does traffic counts on area roads and provides the local prioritized input to the State's 10-year transportation plan.
In 2001, as chair of the Alton Planning Board, I spoke at the Town Meeting in favor of joining the LRPC, which passed. I just can't see how withdrawing now would be good for the town.
Article 43 would eliminate the employment position of Town Planner, replacing such with contracted hiring. I personally experienced periods on the Alton Planning Board with contracted planner support. Some were good, some less so. All were expensive, and their stays in the position limited in duration. Most never got to know the town and their approach to applications was never consistent from one contracted planner to the next. This makes life difficult both for applicants and board members. The Planning Board members are your elected officials, we should leave it to them to determine how best to meet their needs.
Article 44 would eliminate the employment position of Town Assessor, also replacing such with contracted hiring. I was a member of the Alton Board of Selectmen in 2004 when Tom Sargent was hired as full-time Town Assessor. Prior to that a revolving door of contracted "assessing agents" continually came and went, and they were expensive. None stayed long enough to get to know the town. None was able to get ahead enough to deal with town-wide imbalances. This often resulted in sudden revaluation changes and the ensuing long lines of irate taxpayers. Tom has gotten to know the town well and has stabilized the process with small annual changes based on prior-year sales. He also introduced on-line tax cards in Alton which vastly cut the office administration load.
I personally worked with Tom for several years when I was an Alton selectman, and I can vouch for his knowledge and integrity. Paying more money to return to the revolving door of expensive contract hires would be insane.
All three of these petition articles are bad deals for Alton and should be voted down.
Alan Sherwood
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'State of Play' Critic Reviews
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Rotten Tomatoes: 207 reviews
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)84[An] excitingly twisty and topical new politics-and-media conspiracy thriller.
A.O. Scott New York Times (Top Critic)40The chance to explore the swiftly changing culture of Web-age journalism is one of several intriguing possibilities that State of Play squanders.
Peter Bradshaw Guardian [UK] (Top Critic)60State of Play rattles along very satisfactorily, and Crowe brings to the role a relaxed self-possession and even charm.
Claudia Puig USA Today (Top Critic)75Though it is a well-crafted political thriller, State of Play may actually have more to say about the beleaguered state of print journalism than about governmental shenanigans.
Ann Hornaday Washington Post (Top Critic)Based on a hit BBC miniseries, State of Play features a handsome production and terrific performances from its aforementioned stars.
Wesley Morris Boston Globe (Top Critic)63It's a pleasure watching this cast make the most of the material.
J. Hoberman Village Voice (Top Critic)An effectively involving journalism-cum-conspiracy yarn with a bang-bang opening and a frantic closer.
Joe Neumaier New York Daily News (Top Critic)70It's Bateman who adds juice just as too many conspiracies threaten to spoil the stew. His cameo as a hustling scuzzball is the film's most memorable performance.
Amy Biancolli Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)75It's a film in a hurry. In the scant minutes between plot twists, we get treated to bite-size nuggets of character development and a few juicy nibbles of acting from a cast almost universally committed to going large.
Christopher Kelly Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)67The movie doesn't quite work, but even when it's misfiring it has an old-fashioned appeal.
Lisa Kennedy Denver Post (Top Critic)88This conspiracy thriller, starring Russell Crowe as an investigative newspaper reporter and Helen Mirren as his fire/ice editor, comes at us like the proverbial bat out of hell and keeps up a brisk rhythm built for intelligence.
David Edelstein New York Magazine (Top Critic)It's like a time bomb that's never dismantled but never explodes. The movie is good enough that the ending leaves you ... not angry, exactly. Unfulfilled.
David Denby New Yorker (Top Critic)The three screenwriters may have been trying to work too many plot strands into two hours; in any case, State of Play is both overstuffed and inconclusive.
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)75A smart, ingenious thriller set in the halls of Congress and the city room of a newspaper not unlike the Washington Post.
Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)75The kind of acting Crowe does here won't win awards and doesn't scream for attention. Yet it serves the thriller conventions as well as the old-warrior-journalist cliches in style.
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader (Top Critic)This rote paranoid thriller was adapted from a 2003 BBC miniseries, with a few topical headlines folded in and some cursory attempts to make newspapers seem au courant.
Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)88The journalist in me loved State of Play. The moviegoer in me even more so.
Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)75A solidly constructed thriller that recalls the paranoid conspiracies of the 1970s.
Tom Long Detroit News (Top Critic)67State of Play makes you wonder where we'll be in a decade; more importantly, it makes you wonder where we are now.
Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic (Top Critic)80State of Play, based on the outstanding British television series, is a first-rate political thriller, but it's also something more.
Rex Reed New York Observer (Top Critic)State of Play is the latest incoherently written, mass-entertainment gibberish by the overrated Tony Gilroy.
Andrew Sarris New York Observer (Top Critic)It is Mr. Crowe who lends State of Play a sense of perpetual urgency as he traverses the corridors of power in search of massive wrongdoing at the risk of his own life.
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)This efficient, admirably coherent thriller about reporters digging down to where politics and murder meet in Washington, D.C., has a wistful air about it as regards the fourth estate at a time when the profession is dangling by a thread.
Kyle Smith New York Post (Top Critic)State of Play is bordered by the states of absurdity and cliche.
Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)80As dense as a Watergate era newspaper and as immediate as a blog, State of Play is an absolutely riveting state-of-the-art "big conspiracy" thriller.
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An elderly woman died after a fire broke out in her Hyde Park home Saturday night, the Boston Fire Department said in a post on its Twitter feed.
The two-alarm fire at 40 Colchester Street broke out about 7:45 p.m. The woman, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a Boston hospital by Boston EMS, but was pronounced dead.
The home was heavily damaged by the fire that started in the basement. The woman, who had lived in the house for decades, could not get out in time.
A man who lives in the house was at first unaccounted for but was found outside and was not seriously injured.
The fire department says they will investigate the blaze, along with Boston Police and the Suffolk County DA. The fire department says that is standard procedure.
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I'm a newbie here and I'm wondering if it's a good idea to peel off the dry brown layers covering the bulb (the part above ground). My reasoning is to uncover any bug/worm hidden in between and also leave less places for water to pool and rot the bulb. Do you do the same? Thanks for your help!
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|Hi BunnyNomNom,
Several of us here on the forum are avid bulb peelers myself included. Especially so if the layers are loose. If they are really tightly stuck to the bulb then I don't bother. Most of us do it for exactly the reasons you stated...Donna
- Posted by berkeleysgr8 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 9, 13 at 14:12
|With new bulbs I peel them so I can inspect what's underneath. I wash off any noticeable mold and clip off any old dried roots (they're prone to rot), and then pot them up.
Looks like someone bought a bunch of bulbs from Edens Blooms. I purchased 3 of the Vegas bulbs. I kept two for myself and gave one to my mother. One of the bulbs I kept produced the biggest flowers I've ever grown on a hippie! They are very faintly scented too. I should note though, what I received were NOT Vegas. They were red with white stripes, not the reverse as is the pattern for Vegas. I'll be interested to see if yours blooms true to form for Vegas or if you got the mystery bulbs that I did!
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My summer so far
July 16, 2010 § Leave a comment
I feel as though I have been absent for a very long time. Like the days have gotten ahead of me and it's somehow 1 a.m. and I'm not home yet but it feels like I just left the house for work. The recipes have gotten ahead of me, the bookmarked ones have been adding up and the ones I have made have been disappearing before I have a chance to think about them. There were the molten chocolate cakes (baked in my new cake pans) that we made one night in about twenty minutes, which disappeared just as quickly. The blueberry crumb bars, of which I cut a small sliver to save — gone by the time I got home from work.
But despite these disappearances, I have been learning quite a bit about food. We made risotto, using the entire box of rice, quickly realizing just how much rice an entire box of rice is. We pan-fried risotto balls, stuffed with fresh mozzarella and breaded, the next night for dinner. Perhaps a better day of cooking was when we had tomato-mozzarella tart for dinner and plum clafoutis for dessert. The plum clafoutis was easy to pull together, the crepe-like batter is simply poured over cut plum slices, skins on and everything.
Plum Clafoutis
From Gourmet Magazine
1 lb black or red plums, pitted and cut into eighths
2 tablespoons Armagnac or other brandy
1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp sugar, divided
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon pure almond extract
Confectioners sugar for dusting
Preheat oven to 400ºF with rack in middle. Butter a 2-qt shallow baking dish.
Toss plums with Armagnac and 1 Tbsp sugar in a bowl and let macerate 15 minutes. Transfer plums to baking dish with a slotted spoon and pour juices into a blender. Add eggs to blender with milk, butter, flour, salt, extracts, and remaining 1/2 cup sugar and blend just until combined. Pour over plums.
Bake until puffed and just set in center, about 35 minutes. Cool 15 minutes, then dust with confectioners sugar.
Another time…
…we excursioned to the fish market by the waterfront and bought live lobsters and soft-shell crabs…then looked up how to cook them. The lobsters sat on our kitchen floor for a bit while we boiled them one by one in the small pot and fried the battered crabs until brown and crispy. I made a honey cornbread to go along with the seafood and one of the boys grilled fresh clams in the backyard.
About two weeks later, I headed over to the Eastern Market after work (which I hear is better on weekends) and bought crushed-chili hummus, stuffed grape leaves and chocolate cream ravioli, which didn't totally win my heart. Perhaps it was the disconcerting idea of chocolate pasta, but I ate it feeling like it was all a bit strange. We've spent Friday evenings at the jazz concerts in the Sculpture Garden on the mall, dining on crusty bread, hummus, guacamole and sangria. And late weekend nights at Five Guys.
Nectarine-custard tart
July 7, 2010 § Leave a comment
Houses stacked on top of each other, walls touching, vines wrapped around balconies as if to protect the inhabitants from the streets, which are invariably delicately smudged with dirt and garbage and fallen fruits from the trees above. Buses are packed full of businessmen and women, middle-school children who giggle obnoxiously loudly and 30something men who casually sit in the back and make you distinctly uncomfortable with just one look. This, in my eyes, is a city. Here, I see people at three times of the day, 8:50 a.m., lunchtime, and 5 p.m. During those times, the pristine metro is packed, the streets bustle with people in a rush to get to their destination — which alternates between the office, the restaurants, and home — and for a brief moment, I am reminded of home. During the other times, I am shocked by the empty streets, surrounded by 6 story buildings with glass walls, housing cubicles, and, if you're lucky, large personal offices. Washington D.C. seems to me a city made to be a city but not much else. Maybe I am just shocked by a city government that actually keeps the sidewalks clean and the streets drivable, but there is so much vapid, empty space here and it makes me uncomfortable.
Yesterday, I took the metro up to Friendship Heights after work. I wanted new baking pans from Williams Sonoma so that I could finally bake in shapes other than a 9-inch circle and a brownie pan. I picked up a long, rectangular tart pan, a couple mini tartlet molds and a set of four 5-inch spring-form cake pans, which are super adorable. Then I decided that since I was on Wisconsin Ave. anyway, I might as well walk home. I had no idea how far it was until I was halfway home (I checked on the metro maps at all the bus stops, yet somehow did not get on a bus) and I had already been walking for 40 minutes. When I finally got home, I decided a run was unnecessary and went right to breaking in one of the new pans.
I was really excited to use my new rectangular tart pan. At home, the Boulangerie Bay Bread makes all their tarts as rectangles and sells them by the slice. I used to love their thick slices of flan after school. Nothing other than a traditional tart would do to christen my new pan. I made a traditional flaky crust with just a smidgen of sugar, layered a bit of almond flour at the bottom, then topped it with a creamy vanilla custard. As soon as the custard was mostly set in the oven, I topped the tart with a layer of fresh nectarines, gently dusted with cinnamon sugar and turned the broiler on. The sweet custard, juicy, tart nectarines, and crackled, golden, sugar topping made this tart a true winner.
I wish I could post better pictures of the tart. Unfortunately, blogging from this house is becoming incredibly difficult. Often, I get home around 8 p.m., spend about an hour deliberating over what to make and crossing out recipes for which I don't have half of the ingredients. When I finally get something out of the oven, it is too dark to get a reasonable picture. The biggest hurdle is getting through the night; there has been many a time when I wake up the next morning, intending to get a good picture in the daylight, only to find that whatever it was I left out on the counter has been devoured by my housemates. When there is a tiny sliver left to photograph, I run into camera problems. My own camera is still chilling somewhere next to the IRAs race course in Camden, NJ or (equally likely) being enjoyed by the clever person who managed to steal it at the regatta.
Flaky Tart Dough
Adapted from Tartine
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup very cold water
3 cups + 2 tablespoons flour
1 cup + 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
In a small bowl, add the salt to the water and keep in fridge until ready to use.
Add the flour to the work bowl. Cut butter into 1″ chunks and scatter across the top of the flour. Pulse briefly until you have large crumbs. (I don't use a food processor and instead do this with my hands) Add the cold water/salt mixture and pulse until the dough begins to come together in a ball but is not completely smooth. You should still see chunks of butter (about pea size).
On a floured surface, divide the dough into two balls, shape into disks 1″ thick (work the dough as little as possible). Wrap well in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight.
To make the custard:
3 eggs
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups milk
In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, vanilla, sugar and salt until smooth and frothy. In a saucepan, warm the milk until just before boiling. Add the milk to the bowl and whisk until combined. Pour the custard mixture into the tart pan.
Assembling the tart:
Take the tart shell out of the refrigerator. Sprinkle a generous layer of almond meal over the inside bottom of the shell; this will help absorb the moisture from the custard and prevent a soggy crust. Pour the custard mixture into the shell and brush the side of the tart with an egg white. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the middle of the tart is set. Remove the tart from the oven, layer with thin slices of nectarine and sprinkle (sparingly) with cinnamon sugar. Put the tart back into the oven under the broiler on HI for a couple minutes or until the top is just starting to brown.
Happy Hour: Peach ginger muffins
June 17, 2010 § 1 Comment
You would think, just based on this blog, that I would have no troubles cooking meals on a daily basis. It is a rare occasion for me when something goes really, really wrong in the kitchen. Sure, I've seen not-so-knockout cupcakes and cookies that spread a bit too thin, but I really don't share the aversion to cooking of many of my teenage friends. But the last week and half have proven that cooking is a lot harder than it looks.
I have no problem with baking. I can roll out of bed and start making cookies in a heartbeat — and have done so on many occasions — but when it comes to actually cooking dinner, I'm dragging my feet. I find myself making all the excuses I've heard so many times previously and laughed at: I don't have any ingredients, cooking will take too long, there is this friend I really want to have dinner with, Lucky Bar is having 50cent taco Happy Hour, it's Ladies Night at the Melting Pot fondue restaurant and, my favorite one after starting work, I'm just too tired. So we have been in Washington D.C. for about a week and a half (though it feels like so much longer) and we have only managed to cook dinner twice. To put that in perspective, I have also made a cake and two batches of cookies. This week, all we managed to cook up was prosciutto tortellini. Last week, it was this spinach quiche. And then there was that time the boys made fried chicken and the kitchen fogged up with smoke for the entire night. But we swear we are cooking tonight, so be on the lookout for a dinner update coming soon.
In the meantime, here is a little taste of home. My baking and my parents' fully stocked kitchen, with all the ingredients already there and no need for a frantic, last minute grocery run. The recipe will follow soon, as it is currently in a brown box being shipped across the country.
It's Moving Day: Blueberry golden cake
June 10, 2010 § 1 Comment
Well, we are good and settled into Washington D.C. We are subletting a cute townhouse with a red front and green trim, right next door to Saxby's coffeeshop. A couple oddities about the house first: front door keys seem to be nonexistent, as does hand soap in the bathrooms, the backyard is more of a concrete pit and there are strange paper flowers as décor in the front room. But we've been slowly switching things up a bit. Hand soap came a few days ago courtesy of a CVS trip and the Phillies flag hanging over my bed was quickly replaced with a California state flag. Other than a few minor roadbumps, the house is great and the boys are sweethearts* (though one of them, deemed the Georgetown cuddler by the others, has yet to arrive).
While everyone else has started work this week, Caroline and I have been bumming around the house and exploring the neighborhood. We've discovered great vintage clothing stores, Georgetown Cupcake and plenty of frozen yogurt and gelato shops. We've gone on an ill-fated trip to the grocery store and still have yet to cook dinner, despite the fact that neither of us are absolute disasters in the kitchen. We went on a run and somehow found ourselves jogging through the Arlington Cemetery. Oh, and then we met Ralph Nader at a book signing in Dupont Circle.
I've also spent a bit of time in the kitchen, exploring the baking options. It's a good thing I brought most of my baking pans from college as well as most of the ingredients that were left over at the end of the term. Unfortunately, in a last minute panic over how many bags I had to squeeze into the car, I decided to leave the flour and sugar behind. This posed quite a few problems when I decided to make a cake yesterday morning. I picked this recipe for a nectarine golden cake from Sassy Radish. Except instead of nectarines, I decided to use blueberries, which I picked up Buy one get one free at the supermarket. Then realizing I had no white flour, I used ¾ cup of whole wheat flour and ¼ of almond flour. And with no white sugar in the house, it was all brown sugar. Sure the cake didn't come out anything like the original, but it was delicious all the same.
Blueberry Golden Cake
Adapted from Sassy Radish, which in turn was adapted from Gourmet, September 2009
3/4 whole wheat flour
1/4 almond meal
2 teaspoons baking powder
Rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar, divided
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter a 9-inch pan. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined. Spread batter evenly in pan, then scatter blueberries over top. Stir together cinnamon and remaining 1/2 Tbsp sugar and sprinkle over top. Bake until cake is golden-brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove side of pan and cool to warm.
Photo by Caroline Clark.
*Bill would like to make a correction that he is a thug and not a sweetheart.
Say goodbye to home: Whole grain breads
June 9, 2010 § 1 Comment
Awhile ago I mentioned that my family had started baking our own bread. While I was home we made a couple loaves a week, the first being a molasses rye bread and the second a honey whole-wheat walnut bread. I can now honestly say that I do not think I will ever be scared of yeast again. It's like a baby. Set it in a bowl with a little warm water and a sugar to consume and it will grow, flourish, and make beautiful, tall loaves of bread. To be eaten right out of the oven, still warm and slathered in butter. Bread is one of those wonderful foods whose smell just radiates the feeling of being home. I think it will be the first thing I make in my new house in Washington D.C. (I just moved in two days ago!).


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