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North Toledoans work on name changeWritten by Kate Giammarise | | email@example.com
With several recent high-profile crimes and the lingering memories of the 2005 riots, many North Toledo residents are tired of the bad rap their neighborhood has.
So the neighborhood community development and advocacy group United North had an idea — along with the work the group does to improve housing, safety and bring businesses to the area — why not try to change the neighborhood's name?
More than 100 neighborhood residents met on May 20 at the Chester A. Zablocki Senior Center, 3015 Lagrange St., to talk over potential new monikers. Proposed names included Polaris One, Polaris Flats, ONE (Old North End) Village, Polaris Circle, Skyway North, Toledo Heights, United North Village, Rainbow North, ONE Village Circle, and United ONE.
People brainstormed about names and the neighborhood's past and future. Emilio Ramirez, principal of Woodward High School, said whatever name is chosen, United North will make sure it isn't already trademarked and will test it with the media.
Ramirez emphasized United North is interested in more than just a cosmetic name change.
"This is a piece of everything we're trying to do here," he said.
United North is working on a number of projects, such as financial assistance for business startups, a mural project for youth, and getting funds for repairs and renovations to homeowners as part of a "curb appeal" project. United North is made up of two community development groups, Lagrange Development Corp. and NorthRiver Development Corp. After having worked together for more than a year, the groups are formally merging.
"Now that both neighborhoods are working together as one community, Lagrange or NorthRiver doesn't describe the geographic area," according to a United North statement about the name change. "Choosing the right name is critical to celebrating the community's history while laying the groundwork for a successful future."
Important to the change is replacing the word "north," Ramirez said. "North End has a negative connotation. You think of North End riots, North End fights, North End burglaries."
United North's Executive Director, Terry Glazer, added, "A new name shows a new direction."
Opinion was decidedly mixed among the residents at the meeting.
Angel Place resident LaToya Carter said she prefers Skyway North.
"It sounds really nice," she said.
Allean Williams, who lives in the neighborhood, said she liked the name Polaris Circle. Still, she said, it may take elderly people a while to get used to the name change. Can people who have known the neighborhood as "North Toledo" their whole lives suddenly change because of a re-branding campaign?
Toledo City Councilman Joe McNamara said he thinks it's possible.
"You've got all the community leaders in this neighborhood in the room," he said at the May 20 meeting, "If they agree to use it, it will catch on."
Stephen Corzette, who is new to North Toledo, said he liked all the names presented at the meeting, but he added, "No matter what we do, it's still going to be the North End."


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* gcc 3.4 removal. There are two options - remove it entirely or just disable it by default (it still might be potentially useful, for example gcc34 in the pkgsrc will never support stack protection). Opinions?
* gcc 4.x update. gcc 4.1.2 we use at the moment is too buggy - to the point where some projects ignore bugreports at all if gcc-4.1.x is in use (ffmpeg for example). We should decide what path to choose at all with it though. There is several issues with newer gcc's - there is a license issue (newer ones at some point use GPLv3) and gcc 4.3 and up have a more dependencies (do we want all these in the base?).
have to decide whether it's OK to pull in GMP and MPFR libraries (needed for 4.3 and up).
* binutils update. The very same license issue potentially exists (2.18 and up are under GPLv3), but it would allow to use many performance improvements introduced in newer versions.
Corecode expressed his view that we shouldn't get rid of libc_r entirely - it's actually good potential testcase and I tend to agree with him. But we should do two things IMHO:
* move both libc_r.so and libthread_xu.so out from /usr/lib so no app has a chance to link against these directly (yes, corecode, I think now it's a good idea ;)
* introduce stubs for stuff not in libc_r - barriers, spinlocks and some more
There are also smaller items in the wishlist like updating ncurses and gdb (hint! ;P), but ... Yeah, I want a pony as well ...
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The Evansville man met Paul online. Paul disappeared on October 27th of last year. Investigators were led to Middleton's home in Evansville, where he lived with his fiancee and their child.
Neighbors say he had recently moved in and was burning a lot of brush. Middleton will be sentenced in May.
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Lander University announced its Presidents List, Deans List and Freshman Honors for spring semester 2014 on June 17.
Undergraduates who have earned a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 out of a possible 4.0 are on the Presidents List. Those with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.9 are on the Deans List, while freshmen with a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 earn Freshman Honors.
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Deans List: Kelsey S. McCarter, Ladson; Samantha L. Richmond, Goose Creek
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The most popular downloads in apps, music, and media
Apple has released the most downloaded items for 2011. Most of the songs, music, and television shows come as no suprise as the most popular pop culture releases of the year.
Top-Selling Songs
1. "Rolling in the Deep," ADELE
2. "Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)," LMFAO
3. "Firework," Katy Perry
4. "Grenade," Bruno Mars
5. "Forget You," Cee-Lo Green
6. "Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer)," Pitbull
7. "E.T. (feat. Kanye West)," Katy Perry
8. "Moves Like Jagger (Studio Recording from `The Voice' feat. Christina Aguilera)," Maroon 5
9. "Pumped Up Kicks," Foster the People
10. "Super Bass," Nicki Minaj
Top-Selling Albums
2. "Sigh No More," Mumford & Sons
3. "Tha Carter IV (Deluxe Edition)," Lil Wayne
4. "Watch the Throne (Deluxe Edition)," Kanye West, JAY Z
5. "Mylo Xyloto," Coldplay
6. "Born This Way (Bonus Track Version)," Lady Gaga
7. "Loud," Rihanna
8. "Take Care (Deluxe Version)," Drake
9. "Teenage Dream," Katy Perry
10. "Doo-Wops & Hooligans (Deluxe Version)," Bruno Mars
iPhone Apps
Top Paid iPhone Apps:
1. Angry Birds
2. Fruit Ninja
3. Angry Birds Seasons
4. Cut the Rope
5. Tiny Wings
6. Angry Birds Rio
7. Words With Friends
8. Camera+
9. Doodle Jump
10. Plants vs. Zombies
Top Free iPhone Apps:
1. Facebook
2. Pandora Radio
3. Words with Friends Free
4. Angry Birds Free
5. Skype
6. Netflix
7. Angry Birds Rio Free
8. Groupon
9. Fruit Ninja Lite
10. Twitter
iPad Apps
Top Paid iPad Apps:
1. Angry Birds HD
2. Pages
3. Angry Birds Seasons
4. GarageBand
5. Angry Birds Rio HD
6. Penultimate
7. Fruit Ninja HD
8. Cut the Rope HD
9. SCRABBLE for iPad
10. Keynote
Top Free iPad Apps
1. Angry Birds HD Free
2. The Weather Channel for iPad
3. Netflix
4. CNN App for iPad
5. Angry Birds Rio HD Free
6. Kindle
7. Skype for iPad
8. Calculator for iPad Free
9. Pandora Radio
10. Calculator Pro for iPad Free
Top-Selling Episodes:
1. "The Walking Dead," ("What Lies Ahead")
2. "Glee," ("Original Song")
3. "Breaking Bad," ("Box Cutter")
4. "Sons of Anarchy," ("Out")
5. "Gossip Girl," ("The Kids Are Not Alright")
6. "Instinct," ("Terra Nova")
7. "Modern Family," ("Our Children, Ourselves")
8. "Two and a Half Men," ("Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt")
9. "Victorious," ("Ice Cream for Ke$ha")
10. "Smallville," ("Finale, Pts. 1&2")
Top-Selling Seasons:
1. "Doctor Who"
2. "Modern Family"
3. "Dexter"
4. "Breaking Bad"
5. "True Blood"
6. "Top Gear"
7. "Glee"
8. "Entourage"
9. "Archer"
10. "The Walking Dead"
Top-Selling Movies (Sales and Rental)
1. "The Social Network"
2. "Limitless"
3. "No Strings Attached"
4. "Just Go With It"
5. "The Lincoln Lawyer"
6. "Bridesmaids (Unrated)"
7. "Source Code"
8. "Tangled"
9. "The King's Speech"
10. "Red"
Top Sellers (Fiction)
1. "The Help," Kathryn Stockett
2. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," Stieg Larsson
3. "A Game of Thrones," George R.R. Martin
4. "Water for Elephants," Sara Gruen
5. "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," Stieg Larsson
6. "The Litigators," John Grisham
7. "Now You See Her," James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
8. "The Paris Wife," Paula McLain
9. "Breaking Dawn," Stephanie Meyer
10. "Something Borrowed," Emily Giffin
Top Sellers (Nonfiction)
1. "Steve Jobs," Walter Isaacson
2. "Heaven is for Real," Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
3. "A Stolen Life," Jaycee Dugard
4. "Unbroken," Laura Hillenbrand
5. "Sh(asterisk)t My Dad Says," Justin Halpern
6. "Bossypants," Tina Fey
7. "Bossypants (Enhanced Edition)," Tina Fey
8. "In the Garden of Beasts," Erik Larsen
9. "SEAL Team Six," Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin
10. "Killing Lincoln," Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Ina's Greek Panzanella
The first time I made Panzanella, I thought, "Where has this been all my life?" My mom tried it and said, "This is like all the best parts of the salad without any of the boring lettuce!" While lettuce has it's place, I'll admit I'm still extra fond of panzanella. So when I watched Ina make a Greek version, it took all self control to refrain from running to the store and making it right then, in the middle of nap time. I held off until Monday so we could put in our Greek dinner for my brother's birthday. It was simple and delicious and even all those boys gobbled it down. I made a huge recipe and there wasn't a piece left over. With peppers and tomatoes on sale all over right now, I'm sure I'll be making it again soon.
A few tips that will make this salad extra special:
*Use English cucumbers so you don't have to peel them- the color will look better too (wish I had had these, but they were three times the cost so I just had to deal with the regulars!)
*Use two plastic lids (from deli or tupperware containers) to cut the cherry tomatoes- just fill one to the rim with tomatoes, invert the second lid and set on top of the other, and use a serrated knife to saw through them while applying a little pressure on top. Takes all of 30 seconds to cut a whole pint.
*Good feta is vital! Yes feta has a unique taste, but it shouldn't taste rotten (like the cheap kind usually does to me). Try Trader Joe's for a Greek made feta stored in brine. It tastes like the real deal.
*Watch the bread closely. Don't go check your email while it's toasting. It's a good thing I'd bought two loaves since I had to completely start over and didn't quite get the burnt smell out before the party... oops!
Greek Panzanella
from Ina Garten
Good olive oil
1 small French bread or boule, cut into 1-inch cubes (6 cups)
Kosher salt
1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 red bell pepper, large diced
1 yellow bell pepper, large diced
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1/2 red onion, sliced in half rounds
1/2 pound feta cheese, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup kalamata olives, pitted
For the vinaigrette:
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 cup good red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup good olive oil
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large saute pan. Add the bread cubes and sprinkle with salt; cook over low to medium heat, tossing frequently, for 5 to 10 minutes, until nicely browned. Add more olive oil as needed.
Place the cucumber, red pepper, yellow pepper, tomatoes and red onion in a large bowl.
For the vinaigrette, whisk together the garlic, oregano, mustard, vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper in a small bowl. While still whisking, add the olive oil and make an emulsion. Pour the vinaigrette over the vegetables. Add the feta, olives and bread cubes and mix together lightly. Set aside for 30 minutes for the flavors to blend. Serve at room temperature.
16 comments:
- Queen B. said...
Anne !!!
Ok, I think you can officially call me your blog stalker lady...... I squealed when I saw you had a new post....... I know...I really need to get out more.
I have never ever tried panzanella and have always wanted to !!
This is being printed as I type and hopefully I can post about it and link back to you next week.
- August 27, 2009 at 8:29 AM
- Jennifer said...
This salad is so beautiful and looks so tasty.
I really HATE being allergic to tomatoes!
- August 27, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- Mary Ann said...
I can't wait to try this version! Ina's Panzanella is one of our absolute favorite things. We have it all the time.
The greek flavors are superb, I bet.
Thanks Anne!
- August 27, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Kirsten said...
We make her regular Panzanella all the time..summer or winter. We need to try the Greek version. Looks great!
- August 27, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- Anne said...
Queen- I hope you love it- it's easy and so delicious I ate two whole platefuls, lol.
Jennifer- I can't believe you're allergic to tomatoes, that's horrible! My husband can't eat them because of some stomach issues but I still make them for myself occasionally. I'm sure this would still be tasty without them, though!
- August 27, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Sara said...
Oh! I saw her make this the other day on her show! Looks wonderful, I've never had panzanella before.
- August 27, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- biz319 said...
Once I discovered English cucumbers a few years ago, I've not bought any other kind of cucumber - so good!
Love this dish! :D
- August 27, 2009 at 9:16 PM
- ♥peachkins♥ said...
This looks really gorgeous!
- August 28, 2009 at 7:48 AM
- Jacque said...
Oooh, good tip on cutting the tomatoes!
This does look good, and no boring lettuce, LOL.
- August 28, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Barbara said...
So glad to hear what you had to say about this- I saw her make it recently. I wondered if I would like it better than her old panzanella recipe. In fact, I had panzanella a couple days ago in a restaurant and they only used heirloom tomatoes, the crusty croutons and a vinaigrette. I like more "stuff" in mine.
- August 29, 2009 at 8:59 AM
- pinkstripes said...
I thought the exact same thing the first time I made panzanella. I love it. A greek version sounds tasty.
- August 29, 2009 at 6:05 PM
- Me! said...
I have never heard of the lid thing for cutting tomatoes but that is such a good idea. That is such a good idea. Reading that is definitely the highlight of my day. Admittedly a pretty rough day but still the best part of it by far.
- August 29, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- J.R. said...
Anne, your food always looks so good :) I have something I think you will really enjoy. It is a new show on the Food Network called "What Would Brian Boitano Make?" First of all his food looks like it would be soooo yummy (who knew he was a cook?). Second, the guys is hilariously entertaining. If you have the Food Network, check it out.
- August 30, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- Cathy said...
This looks incredible, Anne! I've been eyeing Ina's panzanella for a while; now I know that I have to make it immediately. The salad is beautiful, and who needs all that boring lettuce, anyway?
- September 1, 2009 at 7:37 AM
- Angela Henrie said...
Anne, you don't need to wait to have a baby. Go get your toes done and get black! It will make you feel quite swishy. Do the nails too. (Love the panzanella, by the way. How old can the bread be?)
- September 2, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Kristi said...
YUM. I made this tonight, and it was YUM! The fam died of YUM. :o) And I accidentally didn't have any red wine vinegar, so I used white balsamic, and it was still so YUM! And my feta was Rawlins, WY feta, but the salad was still so good. So, I can't even imagine what yumminess would be involved if I had all the fancy schmancy stuff!
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In front of the Gift/Museum.
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1st Minute: 1 Muscle Up or 1 Chest to Bar Pullup / 1 Box Jump (24"/20")
2nd Minute: 2 Muscle Ups or 2 Chest to Bar Pullups / 2 Box Jumps
3rd Minute: 3 Muscle Ups or 3 Chest to Bar Pullups / 3 Box Jumps
(Add 1 Muscle Up or Chest to Bar Pullup/ 1 Box Jump per minute until the FIRST PERSON fails.)
Score = Total Reps
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4 Rounds for Time:
1 partner working while other partner is completing max L-sit hold/resting* (see below)
Partners will alternate rounds
15 Power Cleans (135#/95#)
25 Burpees
40 Double Unders (80 Singles)
*Resting partner will have ONE attempt to max L-Sit (for time) during each rest period. Total (of all 4 rounds) L-Sit time for both partners will be deducted from the overall time of the WOD.
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It seems that our love affair with Spain is stronger than ever, with the Spanish islands being voted Brits' favourite holiday destination and record numbers of us visiting Tenerife.
With the pound up against the Euro we can expect great value for money this summer, while still giving the Spanish economy a much-needed boost.
Spain has a fascinating culture, friendly people, delicious food, sun and, of course, sand.
It is home to 683 Blue Flag beaches to be exact, more than any other country in Europe, making it still one of the best places for a beach holiday.
Spain was also recently voted to be the least stressful destination for parents, making it a great family destination too.
Consider branching out from the British staples along the Costa del Sol and try the less crowded resorts of Menorca or along the Costa del Luz.
In the last couple of years, Bulgaria has started to emerge as a great family holiday destination.
With a range of beautiful resorts scattered along the Black Sea coast, Bulgaria has stunning beaches backed by green hills and quaint villages.
The Black Sea resort of Golden Sands is particularly good for families with a Blue Flag beach and a variety of water sports available, as is Albena.
Being outside of the Eurozone means that families can bag some great bargains in Bulgaria too.
There has been lot of hype about Greece this summer due to the current financial crisis there.
Travel experts agree that Greece is still an excellent and safe family holiday destination, as long as you stick to the islands and the beaches and book a package holiday, rather than trying to book independently.
This way, if airlines or hotels go bust, then you should be covered.The current economic situation means that you'll find some great bargains in Greece.
What's more, the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises has said that hotels will be trying to entice visitors by offering great rates and benefits such as free stays or free meals for children.
Some of the best Greek islands for families are Kefalonia, Samos and Syros.
Croatia's rising popularity now puts it in one of the top spots along the Mediterranean.
Although now more expensive than it used to be, families can still find value for money here as well as friendly authentic Mediterranean coastal towns.
For somewhere more relaxed and away from the crowds try the town of Zadar, and nearby islands of Ugljan or Dugi.
Portugal, like Spain has always been a British favourite, but it still remains one of the cheapest countries in Europe.
Recently Lisbon was in fact named the cheapest city for a drink by the Post Office's annual Travel Money City Costs Barometer. The barometer actually revealed that the cost of a round of drinks for two adults and one child would be three times cheaper than in Paris.
While the popular beach resorts along the Algarve are still great for families and provide good value for money, why not consider the coastal stretches further north, away from the hype?
Here you'll find the real Portugal where fishwives dressed in black grill sardines on the beach and there are miles of deserted sandy coast.
This post was written by Esme Fox, Lead Travel Writer for travel website www.iwantsun.co.uk. Article images used courtesy of Thinkstock.
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Troy A. Howard Middle School
The Garden Project at Troy Howard
Troy A. Howard Middle School
Our goal
To grow academically empowered successful young people who integrate sustainability into their lives by growing organic produce and learning to satisfy their needs locally. To learn where food comes from; how to grow, harvest, and prepare vegetables and fruits organically; and the keys to building healthy soils.
How we are doing it
Students garden year-round in 12-by-20 foot "hoop houses" that they built from locally acquired materials. The Garden Project serves as the core of the academic program for students participating in it, addressing state standards in social studies, math, language arts, and science. They learn about their region and its history, good nutrition, local food production, and how to conduct good science. The program is highly inquiry based, encouraging students to research the questions that arise in the course of operating the garden and running the businesses that arise from it.
The project grows 8,000 pounds of produce a year, permitting all of the district's schools to offer some fresh food with every lunch and winning prizes for heirloom vegetables at the country's largest organic fair, as well as donating food to the local soup kitchen.
Sales of produce and seeds at a Garden Project farm stand and at the local co-op cover most of the expenses of the program. Students serve eight-week apprenticeships, and then apply for work as "employees" in one of three divisions of the project: Compost, Seed, and Garden Stand. Each of the divisions is run as a business, providing the opportunity to learn about small business management and to acquire understanding and skills required by self-sufficient local agriculture.
What we are learning
Students are learning that they have the power to manage something they are proud of and that can extend into their lives as adults. Faculty members are learning that conducting such a program while attending to state standards can be done, and is highly rewarding, but requires flexibility on their part in order to design lessons that fit day-to-day developments in the garden or their businesses.
Cultivating relationships with place and community is important to the project's success. Everything the Garden Project does reinforces those connections, whether reestablishing orchards with native seeds, saving heirloom seeds, buying seeds from local companies, or taking the extra step to work with, rather than compete with, local farmers and seed savers. It's important not only that students contribute produce to the local soup kitchen, but also that they get to know the members of their community served by the kitchen. In turn, the community reciprocates: local businesses give discounts to the project, residents patronize the garden stand, and local families volunteer to help maintain the garden over the summer.
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Born: November 14,1951
Spouse: Xiao Hua,Chen Ting
Zodiac: Scorpio
Biography: Zhang Yimou is a Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor, and former cinematographer. He made his directorial debut with Red Sorghum in 1987. The movie earned positive reviews and even won the Golden Bear for Best Picture at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988.Some of his other films include Ju Dou (1990), Raise the Red Lantern (1991), , The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), To Live (1994), Not One Less (1999), Hero, House of Flying and Coming Home. Raise the Red Lantern was nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 1992 Academy Awards, becoming the second Chinese film to earn this distinction. The Story of Qui Ju won the Golden Lion award at the 1992 Venice Film Festival. The movie To Live released at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize, as well as earning a Best Actor prize for Ge You.See full bio
Zhang Yimou : Filmography
- Old Well (film)
- Old Well
- Fight And Love With A Terracotta Warrior
- Curse Of The Golden Flower
- Not One Less
- The Great Conqueror's Concubine
- The Flowers Of War
- Hero (2002 Film)


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As actress Raven Symone has made abundantly clear, the definition of what is or is not so Raven changes almost everyday. According to recent rumors, however, allegedly having a lesbian relationship with America's Next Top Model: British Invasion contestant AzMarie Livingston might be the most Raven thing of all. Earlier this week The National Enquirer started some rumors regarding the Cosby star's lady-oriented love life. "She's at a point now where she doesn't care what her family thinks, and she's in love with AzMarie," their source claimed. "She's a lesbian and wants to live that way. She feels her parents are still trying to treat her like she's a kid, and she's told them she's going to do what she wants." Sounds about right. Yup, this story just gets more and more Raven with ever new detail!
So is the gossip true? Raven, who is currently killing it on Broadway in the lead role of Sister Act, took to her Twitter this afternoon to…well, not to deny it, that's for sure. "I'm living my PERSONAL life the way I'm happiest. I'm not one, in my 25 year career to disclose who I'm dating. and I shall not start now," Symone tweeted. "My sexual orientation is mine, and the person I'm datings to know. I'm not one for a public display of my life." Dating a model and telling us mind our own business in the classiest, most dignified way possible? Would that the entire world could be half so Raven!
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By Tiffiny Cheng, David DeGraw and Kevin Zeese - foroureconomy.org
The next few weeks will culminate into a defining moment in American history and lay the course for our economic future. After two years of being asleep at the switch, Congress is finally stepping up and taking action on financial reform. The resulting bill will be a clear indication and definitive proof as to who is actually running our country. Will it reinforce the dominance of the Wall Street elite, or will it mark a rebirth of the rule of law and economic prosperity for millions of Americans who have seen their standard of living decline?
We cannot just sit back and let politicians, who are overly influenced by campaign funding and lobbying activities on the part of the big banks who have plunged us into this crisis, decide our future without us. Our passive unwillingness to stand up for our own rights is part of the reason we are in this crisis to begin with. Right now is the most pivotal time for us to make our voice heard.
This bill is where we draw the line and STAND UP.
Enough is enough! It's time for Americans to take OUR economy back from the big banks and financial interests that have looted it. It's time to restructure, decentralize and democratize OUR economy.
Wall Street has pillaged our country. It has been bailed out and saved from their casino gambling, Ponzi schemes and allowed to continue their plunder. They are the concentrated power that history has warned us about.
Trillions of our taxpayer dollars have been handed over from the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to the Wall Street elite, handed over to benefit the very people who caused the crisis. The truth about how many trillions of our tax dollars have been "transferred," and who exactly they have been given to, has been kept secret in the un-audited Federal Reserve. It is time to audit the Fed and either dismantle it or remake it so it reflects the interests of the people, not the big banks who have hijacked our economy.
How much do they have to steal before Americans say, 'No more! It is OUR money, it is OUR economy'? How many more honest, law abiding, hardworking Americans have to lose their homes, jobs and struggle just to acquire basic necessities and make ends meet before these greedy bankers are held accountable?
Before laying out our 12-step program to take our economy back, let's take a brief look at some of the devastating results of Wall Street's greed:
These are just some of the horrifying results of Wall Street's rigging of the economy. The free-market is now a rigged-market ruled by corporate welfare and crony capitalists who are funneling wealth away from 99% of the American public and directly into their coffers on an unprecedented scale. Risk, losses and debts have been socialized, while profits have been privatized.
As a consequence of their continued looting, austerity measures are about to be implemented. In state after state across the country, and on a federal level, we are facing severe deficits. Mass school closings have already been scheduled for the end of this school year, as thousands of teachers have already been told that they will no longer have a job. Pension funds and medical programs are being slashed. Fire fighters, police and health care workers are being cut back . Six million Americans are on the verge of losing the unemployment benefits that they have been surviving off of and there are now a record six available workers for every one job opening. Unemployment insurance funds have already been depleted in 33 states, with more expected to go into the red within the next few months.
Draconian cuts in vital social programs and critical government functions are just beginning to be phased in, while our national wealth is still being transferred to the wealthiest. They are pulling out the social infrastructure from below us and are about to pile higher taxes on top of us.
While nearly 200 million, two out of three, Americans are struggling to make ends meet and currently living paycheck to paycheck, billionaires have increased their aggregate wealth by a stunning 50% during this economic crisis.
The Robber Barons of the Gilded Age have now been displaced as America's greediest ruling class.
After trillions in bailouts – a cover for the greatest theft of wealth in history – we are seeing record-breaking profits and bonuses on Wall Street. We have the power to stop this looting, break up this concentrated power and take back the economy. We just have to stand up for ourselves – TOGETHER.
We can break the financial oppression, and here's how we will do it.
The Mobilization for OUR Economy begins while the Obama Administration and Congress are debating reform of the financial industry. However, much more than what is being proposed is needed to give Americans control over their economic lives. To achieve these objectives, we are working to make the following common-sense reforms into reality:
These are our primary objectives and the necessary steps that must be taken to take OUR economy back. If the financial reform bill, that has been two years in the making, doesn't live up to this 12-step program, we will know that our politicians have sold us short once again.
The Wall Street elite have controlled our political process for too long!
We must show them that we mean business this time, so STAND UP and fight for your future. Join us at sit-ins, protests and rallies across the United States. We can take back our country. We can regain control over our economic lives.
The time is now!
Call to Action: www.forOUReconomy.org
For Further Information:
Kevin Zeese, 301-996-6582
David DeGraw, 631-790-1830
Tiffiny Cheng, 413-367-6255
By Tiffiny Cheng, David DeGraw and Kevin Zeese http://foroureconomy.org/
The Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott Initiative (PACBI) has issued a statement encouraging Margaret Atwood not to accept the Dan David prize, which is based at Tel Aviv University (TAU). The PACBI statement is reproduced below. At the same time, the Palestinian Students Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI) issued an open letter from students in Gaza urging Atwood not to stand on the wrong side of history. This letter was endorsed by the University Teachers' Association in Palestine.
As the PACBI statement concludes, we at CAIA are also appealing to Atwood's:
— Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid - www.caiaweb.org.
Atwood – Do Not Accept Prizes from Apartheid Israel
The Palestinian community of writers and intellectuals is highly disappointed by your decision to accept the Dan David prize, which is based at Tel Aviv University (TAU). Your writings exhibit a sophisticated understanding of colonialism, structures of political power and oppression, yet your visit to Israel comes just over one year after its bloody assault on the occupied Gaza Strip during which it killed and injured thousands of Palestinian civilians and caused massive destruction to homes, schools, mosques, hospitals, factories, UN buildings, agricultural fields and infrastructure. In this light, your acceptance of a prize administered by Tel Aviv University and awarded in the presence of the Israeli President Shimon Peres can only be interpreted by Palestinian civil society as complicity in whitewashing Israel's crimes, colonization and system of apartheid. Your vast literary portfolio will forever be attached to the draconian machine of Israeli colonial and racist policy.
Last summer, following the assault on Gaza, the Israeli government announced a new effort to 'rebrand' Israel in the eyes of the world as a liberal nation enjoying membership in the Western club of democracies. In addition to the various forms of cultural outreach designed to highlight Israel's achievements, this effort included inviting more writers and artists to Israel in order to show the 'civilised' side of Israel and help cover up the reality of occupation and the brutal treatment of the Palestinians. Your appearance in Israel would lend itself to this well-oiled campaign to whitewash Israel's grave violations of international law and basic human rights. Above everything else, it would serve to deflect attention away from Israel's three forms of oppression against the Palestinian people: the legalized and institutionalized system of racial discrimination against the Palestinian citizens of Israel; the military occupation of the West Bank, including East-Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip; and the continuous denial of the Palestinian refugees' UN-sanctioned right to return to their homes and to receive just reparations.
These efforts cannot disguise the dark side of the story, the 43 years of an increasingly brutal military occupation, during which Israel systematically colonized Palestinian land with the goal of gradually emptying it of its original inhabitants in order to use it for the benefit of Jewish settlers. Despite the "peace process" which began years ago, Israel routinely violates the Palestinians' most fundamental human rights with impunity, as documented by local and international human rights organisations. Israel extra-judicially kills Palestinian leaders and activists; keeps over 9,000 Palestinians imprisoned, including numerous members of parliament; subjects all Palestinians under occupation to daily humiliation, intimidation and military violence; and continues to construct and expand its colonial Wall, declared illegal by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague in July 2004.
Tel Aviv University, the institution administering this award, as other Israeli academic institutions, is notorious for its deep and well documented collaboration with the Israeli military and intelligence establishment, its racially exclusivist university policy toward Palestinian citizens of Israel, and its refusal to acknowledge its past and to commemorate the destroyed Palestinian village on which grounds it was built.
A comprehensive report by the Palestine Society at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) presents strong evidence of intensive, purposive and open institutional cooperation of TAU with the Israeli military establishment. TAU must therefore be condemned for providing cross-departmental legal, technological and strategic support for maintaining and deepening the Israeli occupation by assisting ongoing lethal assaults on the occupied Palestinian territories and by defending and justifying Israel's occupation policies. These policies are implicitly and explicitly supported by TAU's Law Faculty which appointed an Israeli army colonel, Pnina Sharvit-Baruch, to its staff recently. As the army's principal international law counsel Sharvit-Baruch is responsible for green-lighting the decision to target civilian infrastructure and for a 'relaxing of the rules of engagement' regarding civilians on the army's International Law Division. The SOAS Report points out:
With the Dan David Prize allegedly aiming "to foster universal values of…justice, democracy and progress and to promote the …humanistic achievements that advance and improve our world." Tel Aviv University is only attempting to distract from its criminal record.
The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) National Committee recently stated that "Palestine today has become the test of our indispensible morality and common humanity." In the face of decades of unrelenting oppression, Palestinian civil society has called upon supporters of the struggle for freedom and justice throughout the world to take a stand and heed our call for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel until it recognises Palestinian rights and fully complies with international law. Many prominent international cultural figures including John Berger, Ken Loach, Arundhati Roy, Roger Waters, John Williams, among others, have declared their support for the boycott. Other renowned international artists, including Sting, Bono, Snoop Dog, Jean Luc Goddard and Joan Manuel Serrat have also heeded our call and cancelled their gigs or participation in festivals in Israel (see International Guidelines for the Academic Boycott of Israel).
In conclusion, and appealing to your sense of justice and moral consistency, we hope that, until Israel fully abides by international law, you shall treat it exactly as most of the world treated racist South Africa, or indeed any other state that legislates and practices apartheid: a pariah state. Only then can there be a real chance for a just peace in harmony with international law and based on equal human rights for all, irrespective of ethnicity, religion or other identity considerations. We urge you to reject the prize and to refuse to participate in a ceremony presided over by the head of a state accused of war crimes and other serious violations of international law.
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) was launched in Ramallah in April 2004 by a group of Palestinian academics and intellectuals to join the growing international boycott movement. This statement was published on their website www.pacbi.org.
An Open Letter to Margaret Atwood from Gaza: Don't Stand on the Wrong Side of History
Dear Ms. Atwood,
We are students from Gaza representing more than 10 academic institutions therein. Our grandparents are refugees who were expelled from their homes in the 1948 Nakba. They still have their keys locked up in their closets and will pass them on to their children, our parents. Many of us have lost our fathers, some of us have lost our mothers, and some of us lost both in the last Israeli aggression against civilians in Gaza. Others still lost a body part from the flesh-burning white phosphorous that Israel used, and are now permanently physically challenged. Most of us lost our homes, and are now living in tents, as Israel refuses to allow basic construction materials into Gaza. And most of all, we are all still living in what has come to be a festering sore on humanity's conscience – the brutal, hermetic, medieval siege that Israel is perpetrating against us, the 1.5 million Palestinians of the Gaza Strip.
Many of us have encountered your writing during our university studies. Although your books are not available in Gaza – because Israel does not allow books, paper, and other stationary in – we are familiar with your leftist, feminist, overtly political writing. And most of all, we are aware of your strong stance against apartheid. You admirably supported sanctions against apartheid South Africa and called for resistance against all forms of oppression.
Now, we have heard that you are to receive a prize this spring at Tel Aviv University (TAU). We, the students of besieged Gaza, urge you not to go. As our professors, teachers and anti-apartheid comrades used to tell us, there was no negotiation with the brutal racist regime of South Africa. Nor was there much communication. Just one word: BOYCOTT. You must be aware that Israel was a sister state to the apartheid regime before 1994. Many South African anti-apartheid heroes, including Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have described Israel's oppression as apartheid. Some describe Israeli settler-colonialism and occupation as surpassing apartheid's evil. F-16s, F-15s, F-35s, Apache helicopters, Merkava tanks, and white phosphorous were not used against black townships.
Ms. Atwood, in the Gaza concentration camp, students who have been awarded scholarships to universities abroad are prevented, every year, from pursuing their hard-earned opportunity for academic achievement. Within the Gaza Strip, those seeking an education are limited by increasing poverty rates and a scarcity of fuel for transportation, both of which are direct results of Israel's medieval siege. What is TAU's position vis-à-vis this form of illegal collective punishment, described by Richard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, as a "prelude to genocide?" Not a single word of condemnation has been heard from any Israeli academic institution!
Participating in normal relations with Tel Aviv University is giving tacit approval to its racially exclusive policy toward Palestinian citizens of Israel. We are certain you would hate to support an institution that upholds so faithfully the apartheid system of its state. Tel Aviv University has a long and well-documented history of collaboration with the Israeli military and intelligence services. This is particularly shameful after Israel's bloody military assault against the occupied Gaza Strip, which, according to leading international and local human rights organizations, left over 1,440 Palestinians dead and 5380 injured. We are certain you would hate to support an institution that supports a military apparatus that murdered over 430 children.
By accepting the prize at Tel Aviv University, you will be indirectly giving a slight and inadvertent nod to Israel's policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide. This university has refused to commemorate the destroyed Palestinian village on which it was built. That village is called Sheikh Muwanis, and it no longer exists as a result of Israel's confiscation. Its people have been expelled.
Let us remember the words of Archbishop Desmund Tutu: "if you choose to be neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." As such, we call upon you to say no to neutrality, no to being on the fence, no to normalization with apartheid Israel, not after the blood of more than 400 children has been spilt! No to occupation, repression, settler colonialism, settlement expansion, home demolition, land expropriation and the system of discrimination against the indigenous population of Palestine, and no to the formation of Bantustans in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip!
Just as every citizen knew that s/he had a moral responsibility to boycott apartheid in South Africa after the Sharpeville massacre, Gaza 2009 was the world's wake-up call. All of Israel's academic institutions are state-run and state-funded. To partake of any of their prizes or to accept any of their blandishments is to uphold their heinous political actions. Israel has continually violated international law in defiance of the world. It is illegally occupying Palestinian land. It continues its aggression against the Palestinian people. Israel denies Palestinians all of the democratic liberties it so proudly, fictitiously flaunts. Israel is an apartheid regime that denies Palestinian refugees their right of return as sanctioned by UN resolution 194.
Attending the symposium would violate the unanimously endorsed Palestinian civil society call for Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel. This call is also directed toward international activists, artists, and academics of conscience, such as you. We are certain that you would love to be a part of the noble struggle against the apartheid, colonization and occupation that the Palestinian people have been subjected to for the past 61 years, a struggle that is ongoing.
Ms. Atwood, we consider you to be what the late Edward Said called an "oppositional intellectual." As such, and given our veneration of your work, we would be both emotionally and psychologically wounded to see you attend the symposium. You are a great woman of words, of that we have no doubt. But we think you would agree, too, that actions speak louder than words. We all await your decision.
Besieged Gaza
The Palestinian Students' Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI)
Endorsed by The University Teachers' Association in Palestine
The American medical system is a corporate HMO rip-off system that feeds on the people.
The medical insurance companies, HMO's profit more by denying people medical care then by providing it.
In highly industrialized America, richest country on earth, some fifty thousand people die each year from treatable illnesses simply because they cannot afford to see a doctor.
More than forty six million Americans are too poor to afford medical insurance, many of them working.
The National Academy of Sciences, has estimated that lack of health insurance in the United States costs between $65 and $130 billion per year, due to health impairments and lost productivity.
Isn't it time for the American people to stop being the victims of medical insurance companies, and HMO's?
How many more Americans must die so that medical insurance companies can profit?
Contact your state representatives and tell them to vote yes for the health care plan. Although it does not contain a government run public option, which would have been much better, it will still let thirty million more Americans go to a doctor and get proper medical care.
It isn't perfect and it continues to allow the insurance companies to sit on the backs of the American people bleeding their country, but it's less brutal than our present system which now allows insurance company representatives to openly overrule doctors and deny claims and treatments to Americans souly for the purpose of profit.
Don't let the republicans and a few turncoat democrats doom the American people to another decade of exploitation and 'death for profit'. Go to this link, and select your state to access you representative's office phone number and other contact information: http://www.contactingthecongress.org/
Cindy Sheehan (National Executive Director) 707-301-6177
Joshua Smith (National Operations Director) 214-566-2137
Robby Diesu (DC Coordinator) 631-241-6966
Enough is enough! It's time we up the ante and demand that our voices be heard and heeded. It's time that the logical and rational voices of reason get a Peace of the Action.
While the wars in Central Asia and the Middle East rage hotter and hotter, and while the suppression of our civil liberties here in the U.S. continue, Peace of the Action is demanding an immediate cessation to U.S. hostilities.
Peace of the Action will be establishing Camp OUT NOW on the lawn of the Washington Monument (with or without governmental permission) on Saturday, March 13th, (exactly 23 days from today), to be a base of operations from which we will organize and direct daily acts of Civil Resistance throughout the DC area and until our demands are officially recognized.
The first week of Camp OUT NOW, we will be holding non-violent Civil Resistance training, hosting Peace notables and being invigorated by musicians as we start building the community that we are going to need in order to help each other through the planned sustained actions.
All persons, who have had enough of "business as usual" in DC and are willing to put our anti-war, pro humanity principles into practice, are invited to come out to Camp OUT NOW and stay with us for as little or as long as you have available.
Direct acts of non-violent Civil Resistance will begin Monday, March 22nd after we have joined ANSWER Coalition in its "March on Washington" on Saturday, March 20th.
For more information please visit www.peaceoftheaction.org, call or e-mail us.
Cindy Sheehan (National Executive Director) 707-301-6177
Joshua Smith (National Operations Director) 214-566-2137
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Public Option "Plan B" In the Works
You've probably heard the reports that some Democrats in the Senate or at least senators who caucus with the Democrats are threatening to filibuster the health care bill if it contains a public option. Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT], for example, says he'll join Republicans on a filibuster of a bill that includes a public option and isn't willing to wiggle on his position. Other Democrats that are not supportive of the public option and have not ruled out filibustering include Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE], Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN], Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] and Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA].
The democrats in the House have already sold the American people out. They sided with the insurance companies and the corporate health care industry against the people. It really is quite despicable that these so called elected officials would continue to deny the people a just and humane health care system.
This is why Americans must stand up and make their voices heard NOW! Your chance for a fair society is being stolen from you. Use the link below to locate your Senator's telephone number in Washington. Call their office and tell them your name and address, tell them you vote, and tell them you are against the corporate health care plan that was passed in the House of Representatives. Tell them you want a plan that contains a government run public option that competes with the corporate health care monopoly and provides real health care for all Americans including the poor and unemployed.
The Bushites and the fascists haven't gone away just because Obama is in office, they are right there in the American peoples faces robbing them of trillions of dollars with the planed banking debacle, and the ten trillion dollar "never ending war" based on lies, and numerous tax 'giveaways' for corporations and the super rich.
Our government, our president and congress no longer serve the people, they have become corporate military industrial bank lackeys. In the past year Obama has given 25 trillion- $25,000,000,000,000. to the international Federal reserve banking thieves. Our so-called leaders are helping their true masters to loot America into collapse, economically bleeding and enslaving the people for generations to come. Bush removed the rules and regulations that once protected the American people, now it's a feeding frenzy for the rich and powerful, and now it's the insurance companies turn to take their pound of flesh from the American people.
The republicans bragged that they would defeat this health care bill and "break Obama" once and for all, but it's really the American people they are breaking.
If we the people do not stand up and make our voices heard this outrage will soon be passed into law. Enrollment for every working American will be mandatory and the IRS will oversee payments to the insurance companies. It means a seventy billion dollar annual increase in profits for wealthy insurance company stockholders, and grinding corporate slavery for the American people. When an individual is forced against their will to give their money to a privately owned entity, profiting wealthy stockholders and non-governmental concerns, this is slavery. The rich and powerful are using our corrupt government to force us into corporate slavery. Resist it my friends or America won't be worth living in.
The American medical system is a government approved corporate HMO rip-off system that feeds on the people. The medical insurance companies, HMO's profit more by denying people medical care then by providing it. In highly industrialized America, richest country on earth, some fifty thousand people die each year from treatable illnesses simply because they cannot afford to see a doctor. More than forty six million Americans are too poor to afford medical insurance, many of them working.
Isn't it time for the American people to get up off their knees and make the politicians and the bloodthirsty corporations give something back?
Contact your Senator and tell them to reject the corporate health care plan that passed in the House. Tell them you want a "government run public option" that lets all Americans go to a doctor and get proper medical care including the working poor and the unemployed, without forced corporate servitude.
Go to this link, and "Select State" from the pull down menu (not the map) and press the 'GO' button. Your State Senators names will appear at the top of the next page, then select a particular Senator by clicking directly on his name and then click the 'GO' button to access his/her office phone number and other contact information: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/
As Chris Bowers points out in openleft.com- "In both branches of Congress, Democrats already have the votes and procedural options in place to pass a public option on health insurence reform. This means it is possible to pass a public option now. It also means that if a public option does not pass as part of health care reform, it will be a because of a political calculation made by the Democratic leadership, not because there was no way to pass one."
Now is your chance Americans. The democrats are weighing their political careers and reputations against the financial gains of going along with the insurance companies and the corporate health care industry against the American people. It really is quite despicable to continue to deny the people health care and the politicians know it. None of them wants to be seen as one of the greedy bums that helped screw the people out of health care yet again. But if they don't think the people are watching they will vote against the public option and corporate special interests will have scored yet another cruel victory against the people.
This is why Americans must stand up now and make their voices heard. Use the link below to locate your congressman's telephone number in Washington. Call their offices and tell them your name and address so they will know you are a real person, and say that you are a voter and you want them to vote "YES" on the "public option".
The Bushites and the fascists haven't gone away just because Obama is in office, they are right there in the American peoples faces robbing them of trillions of dollars with the planed banking debacles, the ten trillion dollar war based on lies, and the numerous tax 'give aways' to corporations and the super rich. The republicans are already bragging that when they defeat this bill they will "break Obama" once and for all. But who are they really going to break, Obama or the American people?
The American medical system is a corporate government HMO rip-off system that feeds on the people. The medical insurance companies, HMO's profit more by denying people medical care then by providing it. In highly industrialized America, richest country on earth, some fifty thousand people die each year from treatable illnesses simply because they cannot afford to see a doctor. More than forty six million Americans have no medical insurance, many of them working.
Make the politicians and the bloodthirsty corporations give something back. Contact your congressman and tell them you want them to vote "YES" on the "public option". If enough of the American people will let the politicians know that 'we the people' are watching them on this, just like we watch them on Social Security, the people will win this and finally all Americans instead of just the privileged will be able to go to a doctor and get proper medical care.
Go to this link, and "Select State" from the pull down menu (not the map) and press the 'GO' button. Your congerssmans names will appear at the top of the next page, then select a particular congressman by clicking directly on his name and then click the 'GO' button to access his/her office phone number and other contact information: http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/
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Where can I find Pici pasta in Chicago?
My husband and I just returned from Tuscany and have fallen in love with pici pasta. I bought some to bring home, but didn't realize how difficult it would be to find it in Chicago. Any suggestions on where to find it?
Have you tried L'apetito. I think there's two, one is on Wabash and Huron. In any event, pretty good sandwiches and pizza. They seem to have a bunch of imported italian items, but its really a small selcection. Maybe Treasure Island, you could even try to get them to source some for you.
You might want to try some of the places mentioned in this topic:
Italian grocery - www.chow.com/topics/774373
No idea how good this place is, but the menu lists cacio e pepe made with pici.


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Recipe by SianKJones
"This sweet green tomato chutney is a great way to use up unripened tomatoes."
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2 pounds
green tomatoes, chopped
1 pound
cauliflower, chopped
1 1/2 pounds
onions, chopped
2 1/2 pounds
brown sugar
3 cups
distilled white vinegar
1 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons
ground turmeric
2 1/2 teaspoons
dry mustard powder
2 1/2 teaspoons
curry powder
1/2 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon
ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon
ground ginger
1 cup
distilled white vinegar
This is really good. All the adults who have tried it loved it. None of the kids (teens) will even taste it! But they won't taste a lot of foods that are new to them! I made a lot of it and it will probably last into at least part of the fall/winter season.
Simply perfect and glad to see it online. Did this in England and then in Michigan and then in Georgia. A few minor differences but basically the same Betty, very good my Dear.
5 Ratings
this was too runny for my liking, so I took a good portion of the liquid off the top before canning and bottled it as a sweet and sour sauce. Turns out that the sweet and sour sauce was the most popular part in my household. However, friends who I shared the chutney with did like it and are hoping I'll make it again if this year's tomato crop doesn't get the chance to ripen before frosts set in.
I omitted the cauliflower. I also purred mixture before I added the flour/spice mixture. I also used apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Betty's Green Tomato Chutney
Serving Size: 1/128 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 128
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 44
Calories from Fat: < 1
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