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Lily Allen's been on our radar for yonks, but recently we've been impressed anew with her dress sense. Proof positive was Allen's lovely look at the recent Concert for Diana-vivid turquoise dress, major Louboutin heels, white Wayfareresque shades, and giant black patent tote-which was understated compared to other performers, yet darling.
So with Lily's vintage, 50's-inspired, girly choices in mind, we've pulled a few items that we think she'd wear. Our checklist was as follows: old-school shades in new-school brights, graphic heels, a sizable tote, and naturally, a super feminine frock.
1. Saints and Sailors Large Turquoise Retro Sunglasses, $12.99, hottopic.com
The bright color and classic lines of these shades seemed very Lily-like to us.
2. Topshop Animal Print Prom Dress, $90, topshop.com
While Allen debuted her own line at the UK's New Look this spring (sadly it's not available in the US, otherwise we'd have shown it here), we think the simple shape and attention-getting print of this dress could have been designed by the singer herself.
3. Metalline Cuff Bracelet, $9.99, urbanoutfitters.com
Since she often pairs sneakers with fancy dresses, we know that Allen appreciates juxtaposition. This angular cuff would ad toughness to her girly ensembles.
4. Gorjana Gold Love Hoops, $115, maxandchloe.com
If you've ever paid attention to Allen's lyrics, you know that the lady's got a romantic heart hiding under her cynical words. These earrings combine her fondness for hoops and matters of the heart.
5. Christian Louboutin Graffiti Wedged Heel, $920, brownsfashion.com
Allen's sense of whimsy often comes out in her footwear, which is why we think she'd dig on these tagged wedges. One suggestion: If you're lucky enough to live by a Loubi store (LA, NYC, Paris) you can find these shoes for less dough that the above price. Right now, the LA store has the pump version of this shoe (also in yellow/black) for $675 or $495 for flats. Yeah, it's still lots, but a little less is better than nothing.
6. Gilded Convertible Tote, $48, urbanoutfitters.com
As we said above, a big bag is necessary for any ensemble featuring Lily Allen as its muse. While she's carrying the Chanel Coco Cabas bag in the image, this Urban Outfitter tote satisfies the size issue without denting your savings.
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Venessa is the granddaughter of Lavon and Lawella Oviatt. She is the daughter of the late Melanie Oviatt. Derek is the son of Steven and Dawn Manzanares.
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It may seem unusual to many people, but the Carbon County area seems to be producing students with excellent scientific minds year after year.
Take this years regional science fair awards in Cedar City. Carbon students captured eight of the 10 top spots at the fair and now will go on to judging for international consideration.
First place winners from the Carbon area included four junior high students and four from Carbon High.
Those from the junior high included Kate Kilbourne, Kaz Cook, Stephanie Cha and MeLisa King.
The winners from Carbon High were Joshua Cha, Nicole Hovata, Scott Potter and Myles Houghton.
Only four students from the entire fair were selected to go on to the international competition and two of those, Potter and Hovata, are from Carbon High.
Mont Harmon was presented with the traveling trophy for the school with the most points. The school will keep and display this trophy until next year when it will be up for grabs again.
"We are very proud of these students and what they have accomplished," said Terry Bikakis, a science teacher at Mont Harmon Junior High.
The regional science fair is broken up into two groups; the junior divison and senior divison.
Listed below are those students who placed in the Cedar City event from Carbon County.
Junior Division
Behavioral and Social Science
Adam Bedont- Mont Harmon- Third place.
Sidney VanDyke-Mont Harmon- First place
Geoffrey Vogel -Mont Harmon-Third place
Jordan Bigelow-Mont Harmon-Third Place
Environmental Science
Toby Prettyman-Mont Harmon- First place
Jessica Safley-Mont Harmon-Third place
Cameron Hansen-Mont Harmon-First place
A.J. Harmon-Mont Harmon-First place
Brianna Blackham-Mont Harmon-Second place
Kevin Brassaw-Mont Harmon-Third place
Shaylee Donathan-Mont Harmon-Third place
Senior Division
Kate Kilbourne-Mont Harmon-First place
Jake Hansen-Carbon High-Second place
Teresa Quintana-Carbon High-First place
Kaz Cook-Mont Harmon-First place
Joshua Cha-Carbon High-Second place
Kira MacKnight-Mont Harmon-Third place
Earth Science
Nicole Hovat-Carbon High-First place
Rocki Leonard-Mont Harmon-Second place
Faith Martinez-Mont Harmon-Third place
Nick Child-Mont Harmon-Second place
Nick Christensen-Carbon High-Third place
Scot Potter-Carbon High-First place
Stephanie Cha-Mont Harmon-Second place
Cal Samuelson-Mont Harmon-First place
Kahli Hicken-Mont Harmon-Second place
Brittney Jepson-Mont Harmon-Third place
Myles Houghton-Carbon High-First place
Raelynn Jensen-Mont Harmon-First place
Stewy Jones-Mont Harmon-Second place
MeLisa King-Mont Harmon-First place
Team Projects
Loren Norton/Kyle Hicken-Mont Harmon-First place
Venyce Martinez/Trisha Munns-Carbon High-Third place
In addition, a number of Carbon County students got special awards for their work and projects. In the junior division Kelcee Gilson of Mont Harmon received the American Pscychological Award, Emily Hunt of Mont Harmon got the American Meteorological Award, the U.S. Navy/Marine Corp. Award went to Toby Prettyman and Shaylee Donathan both of Mont Harmon, the National Park Service Award when to Andrea Norris of Mont Harmon and the Discovery Channel Awards went to Kelcee Gilson, Emily Hunt and Toby Prettyman all of Mont Harmon.
In the senior division special awards went to Cameron Dadgari from Carbon High who received the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Award, Cal Samuelson, Kyle Hicken and Loren Norton of Mont Harmon who garnered the U.S. Air Force Awards and Kate Kilbourne (Mont Harmon), Nicole Hovat, Kaitlyn Anderson, Nick Christensen, Heather Bird, Venyce Martinez, Trisha Munns and Myles Houghton, all of Carbon High got the U.S. Navy Award.
Other special awards in the senior division went to Venyce Martinez and Trisha Munns (both from Carbon) who received the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Award, Brittney Jepson of Mont Harmon who got the U.S. Metric Association Award and the U.S. Navy/Marine Corp. Awards that went to Teresa Quintana and Cameron Dadgari of Carbon and Jed Prettyman, Logan Banning and Jenifer Douros from Mont Harmon.
Two Carbon High students, Joshua Cha and Cameron Dadgari, received the Water Environmental Federation Awards. The National Park Service Award went to Nicole Hovat of Carbon High and MeLisa King of Mont Harmon.
Cameron Sherman of Mont Harmon was given the Scientific America Award, while Cal Samuelson of Mont Harmon received the National Teachers Mathematics Award. The Southern Utah University Geology Club Award went to Nicole Hovat of Carbon High.
Four students received the Nature High Summer Camp Awards. Those students included Faith Martinez from Mont Harmon and three Carbon High students, Nick Christianson, Nicole Hovat and Teresa Quintana.


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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
What I've Been Up To
I've gotten a few emails asking if I'm okay.
I am, and the idea that there are REAL people out there who worry and care about me is totally freaky and extraordinarily neat (yes, neat. I thought for a full 4 seconds on what adjective to use here, and I chose neat. all on my own. I need to stop watching Silver Spoons reruns on Nick at Night).
I'm working on the slow cooker manuscript---I've got the copy edits back and I'm working my way through them----it's due back in a few days, so I'm feeling kind of scatter-brained. It's a little disheartening to get a pile of papers back with red writing scrawled everywhere, but I've been told that it's all good, and most of the red stuff is not for me, but for the graphics people.
We have a finalized name, now, too! Make it Fast, Cook it Slow: The Big Book of Everday Slow Cooking. I like the name a lot. This is my living room. And since I like keeping it real and all, there's the laundry that I should have put away, but instead I'm hoping magical elves will come do it for me. I'm not following my own list of chores.
The slow cookers are nestled under the kitchen countertop, and they are currently empty. I have not planned anything for dinner. which means I've again not followed my own advice.
~~double sigh~~
We're probably going to have leftover baked bean soup that I made the other day but haven't gotten around to posting.
~~~triple sigh~~~
it tasted pretty good, though. I made it vegetarian. It could have used some bacon, probably.
or maybe Adam will pick up Taco Bell. Adam?
I'm still weighing heavily on this sadness.
and that's about it.
Thank you so much YET AGAIN for all of your complete and utter awesomeness.
and patience.
34 comments:
- Leann I Am said...
I've been checking both blogs, just to be sure. I am very sad about the things that have happened to the babies. That shouldn't happen. EVER. The one positive thing I can offer is that the seemingly worldwide love and support is just amazing. Neat, even! The positive vibes sent to those aching families make me feel a little better about the world.
Good luck on meeting your deadline. Red marks on something we made never feel good, even if they're not for us!
I can't wait to see the bean recipe. 6YO loooooooves her some BEANS!
- April 15, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Jenn said...
When the magic elves are done with your house, will you send them to mine?
- April 15, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- Nancy said...
I don't know you, or you don't know me, but today was the first day I've cooked one of your crock pot meals! I will be looking daily from now on b/c I think you are doing something great for SAHM's & working Mom's by sharing all of these recipes. Thanks for a great blog!
- April 15, 2009 at 3:16 PM
- Rachel said...
I heard about your blog from a friend. I am a mother of three and married. I have been cooking from the crock pot for a month straight and I wouldn't change a thing. I love it! Thank you for blogging.
- April 15, 2009 at 3:40 PM
It's good to hear from you and what you are doing. I assumed you were working on a manuscript for the year of blogging. It's such a natural.
I check on your recipes regularly, and although I rarely buy cookbooks any more, if you have one out, I'll surely buy it. Although I'd rather have an electronic copy.
I've been a dedicated crock pot user since my children were small, and we all seemed to eat at different times. Now things are much more organized, but those years taught me the value of crock pot cooking. Thank you for all the wonderful recipes, and I hope you don't desert your blog fans.
- April 15, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- mholgate said...
Mmmmm! Bean soup? My husband loves bean with bacon soup! If I could find a good crock pot recipe that would be great! Please post it when you get a chance! :)
I've got BBQ chicken in my crock pot today. It's simple, but my DH loves it and he can dig in when he gets home from Youth Group.
Hang in there! Can't wait until you publish!
- April 15, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- Sicilian said...
You have inspired me to be creative in my crockpot. . .
Thanks for all your hard work.
- April 15, 2009 at 4:48 PM
- Jen said...
Hi Steph! *waves* Glad to have you back!
Wore purple today for Madi. It's just so stinking sad.
Hope things come along perfectly for you, and would also like to borrow your elves. :)
- April 15, 2009 at 6:25 PM
- RLR said...
Is there a list where I can sign up to get the elves, too? Anxiously awaiting the cookbook!
- April 15, 2009 at 6:55 PM
- Saph @ Walk With Me said...
Hey, I loved Silver Spoons when I was a kid! I don't have cable though.
- April 15, 2009 at 7:06 PM
- Kathy said...
Copy editing oooh exciting!! A quick question (that I would email you, but my laptop and oulook are not on speaking terms) is what crock pot would you recomend? Mine is on its last legs and the last time I used it, it confirmed this when the knob crumbled in my hand.
- April 15, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- Netta said...
Every week when I'm planning my menus I search your site and find wonderful ideas... so, you just keep on giving even when you're not posting currently.
Thanks for all the wonderful ideas/recipes you've shared with us!
- April 15, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- alison - surefoodsliving.com said...
Hi Steph,
I'm enjoying your new blog and trying to do the daily chores. This is embarrassing to say, but I have actually (finally) started making my bed at age 38 and 11/12. And it feels good. And there are no messed up sheets to make me angry anymore.
Thanks for giving an update. I will plug your book whenever it is ready!
- April 15, 2009 at 10:00 PM
- Managing Life said...
Looks good.
- April 16, 2009 at 1:53 AM
- Astrid said...
I've been wondering about you! I've passed along the link to this blog to many friends and family members.
Good luck with the book! Sounds like you need to relax with a hot cup of tea or something (or glass of wine?).
Beans...hmmm...I haven't cooked anything with beans in it for a long time! :)
- April 16, 2009 at 4:04 AM
- Janie said...
I just found your blog last week. I made your chile verde yesterday and it was unbelievable. I too, am obsessed with my crock pot and I can't wait to try some more of your recipes soon! Thanks for the inspiration!!
- April 16, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- Amie said...
Umm seriously, I think you deserve a year long break, so no one's faulting you for taking a back seat on a chore or two!
- April 16, 2009 at 8:19 AM
- Rosemary said...
Could you tell me what you use your smallest crock pot for? I have 3, 5 and 6.5 qt. crock pots but I cook for just myself and it's difficult to fill the pots the recommended 1/2 to 2/3 full. I'd like to know about using a heat proof dish inside the larger pot.
- April 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Winter52 said...
Well, I'm quite new to this crockpot thing but it certainly seems a lot easier than timing everything so dinner is on the table when it's supposed to be. I used to hate it when it was my time to cook. Thank heavens for a husband and a daughter who actually like it! :)
- April 16, 2009 at 9:27 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
Kathy, I've only used Crock-Pot brand slow cookers. They were formerly under the Rival label, but now just say Crock-Pot.
Rosemary, I have a Little Dipper which is teeny tiny, and a 1.5 quart. I don't seem to see the 1.5 quarts sold any more, but I do see 1 and 2 quarts available.
You can put an oven safe dish directly into the crockpot to create a smaller cooking vessel---stick with pyrex, corningware, or some other thick dish that you wouldn't think twice about putting into the oven. I've used glass and metal loaf and cake pans, too.
You can also put a layer of foil over the food, and then put the cooker lid on to trap heat and steam. BE VERY VERY VERY careful removing the foil, the steam will shoot out. wear oven gloves.
if you have other questions, go ahead and email me at crockpotlady AT gmail DOT com and I'll try my best to help.
- April 16, 2009 at 9:42 AM
- Rosemary said...
What do you use the littlest one for. I thought I get and use the 2 qt. for carmelizing onions.
- April 16, 2009 at 9:47 AM
- RaNae said...
A new blog?? There's a new blog? Good luck on the manuscript. I, too, can't wait for the bean & bacon recipe, but as a copy editor, I know how long corrections take too.
- April 16, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Elaine at Lipstickdaily said...
Keep up the good blogging work. I love your stuff!
- April 17, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Sarah said...
Taco Bell? TACO BELL? I thought you were gluten free. Is there anything at Taco Bell that's gf? Oh, wouldn't that be fun (neat?)! It's been years since we've eaten anything from there!
- April 17, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- Crockpot Lady said...
Hi Sarah,
it's my little one who is GF. Do your own research, of course, but we get a side of rice, a side of pintos and empty taco shells. We also get nachos, no meat.
- April 17, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- GFE--gluten free easily said...
Steph--You are doing a terrific job with your balancing act. I'm so sorry about the loss of the babies. You always try to put yourself in the other parents' place and it's just devastating. Many hugs on that.
I made jambalaya in the crockpot yesterday for our support group meeting and it was wonderful ... very much enjoyed.
I love whenever you talk about your books! Very exciting. :-)
- April 18, 2009 at 12:11 PM
- bookflutterby said...
Crockpot obsession is not un-natural. I LOVE my crockpots, but DH thinks I don't need any more. I have a big one, a medium sized, and a small one (which is PERFECT for veggies and dessert!) My dream crockpot is one with all the settings, such as a timer...but DH says I'll get spoiled, hee hee! :P Love your blog!
- April 18, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- Connie said...
I want to start using mine more so I will be back!
- April 18, 2009 at 11:09 PM
- kitten said...
I just found your blog! LOVE IT!!! Thanks for the recipes.
- April 19, 2009 at 8:24 PM
- Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said...
Love your blog and am going to pass it on to several friends. Hope you will visit me sometime.
- April 19, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Dianna said...
Glad to hear you are ok. I have a pile of laundry over here that would rival yours and it's growing! I don't mind doing the laundry but for some reason, don't like to put it away! (Have the same problem with the dishes!)
One question - where did you get your small shelving unit in the back of the picture? I've been looking for something like that for the front hall. Thanks!
- April 20, 2009 at 4:02 AM
- Crockpot Lady said...
Hi Dianna,
We got it from IKEA. We have the TV on it and the vcr paraphanalia underneath in the slots. For a while it was a table in the playroom.
I really like it.
- April 20, 2009 at 6:17 AM
- Cindi said...
I love my crockpot and I love this blog. Thanks for all the great recipes.
- April 27, 2009 at 4:46 PM
- Julie Avery said...
Love the name of the book in progress. I'd love to buy a copy and copies for all my friends and every new wife I know! Keep the updates coming!
- May 9, 2009 at 12:44 PM
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East Carbon has long anticipated the opening of their new town museum and that event was well attended when it took place last week.
The museum features materials, displays as well as video from the past, covering the life and times of those who have populated the east county area for over 100 years.
As with all area towns, the mining industry is the center of the museums historical displays. Equipment and personal items from miners make up a good part of the museum's exhibits.
Also prominent in the building located at 124 Whitmore Avenue, are items from the schools that have been located in the area over the years, particularly the recently closed East Carbon High School. Trophies, sculptures, paintings and sports memorabilia of a time when the high school was the thriving center of the town are on display throughout the museum.
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Freeman killed Tennant last August while she was staying with her great-grandmother in Niagara Falls. Her body was later found in a garbage tote near her great-grandmother's home. Freeman was acquainted with Tennant's family.
Because he pled guilty, Freeman faces at least 20 years to life in prison when he is sentenced September 5, 2013.
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We investigated and found that the charging stations were just one very small part of what is, when you add it all up, a massive government effort to get us to drive electric cars.
President Obama set a goal to have one million electric cars on the road by 2015. We are now at 10 percent of that number. Despite that, the government continues to prop up the manufacture and sales of electric cars, beginning with lithium mines and ending with electric vehicle charging stations.
So are the taxpayer dollars being spent sparking interest or shorting out?
To date, the federal government has spent:
In all since 2009, U.S. tax payers have paid $5 billon in stimulus money to put electric cars on the road. But the plan hasn't really worked.
All one has to do to see Americans aren't embracing electric cars is to drive empty charging stations, from Grand Rapids to Muskegon to Holland.
Empty, lonely, spaces; sentinels waiting for you to plug into the future, proponents might say.
"I believe this is a tremendous asset for downtown, for other areas, I want to see them expand into neighborhoods, just like we see bike lanes, we see bike racks; they are very valuable assets," said Haris Alibasic, Director of the Office of Energy and Sustainability for Grand Rapids.
Others call the charging stations a waste of taxpayer money, pushing consumers where they don't want to go
"The lesson we need to learn is that when the federal government decides this is the direction we want to go, that doesn't guarantee success. We actually need a marketplace that's going there," said U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga.
And the marketplace is not going there, not yet serious about electric vehicles.
Lisa Symons and her family love her Chevy Volt, an electric and gas car. "It's actually outperformed everything that I thought. everything they told me is doing better," said Symons. "I'm saving a ton of money, very surprised. I almost never use gas, almost always on electricity."
Symons believes public tax dollars should be used to charge her electric car. "I absolutely do," she told WZZM 13. "Electric cars are cheaper and if we invest a little bit of money in promoting that change, we would save a lot in the long run on these other things."
"Why don't you think more people actually buy a Volt or a Nissan Leaf?" Lee Van Ameyde asked Symons.
"I'm surprised by how many people don't know about it; a lot of people have a hard time with change," said Symons. "For the electric cars, if there were more charging stations, there would be less range anxiety that people have, they're afraid they will run out."
There are already 70 public charging stations across West Michigan, given to communities by a company called Charge Point. They got $15 million federal dollars to put more than 4,000 across the country.
Local entities did pay for installation of the machines. Local dollars that ranged from:
Why so much in Holland?
"The board had a very lively discussion about it, it also went to City Council where they discussed it and decided that it was an appropriate thing to do," said Dan Nally of the Holland Board of Public Works.
As in most other cities, the public charging stations in Holland are free to customers.
"I think once again this is a long term investment; it hasn't gone as quickly as people would like, but I do believe it will happen and when we get to that point where they make up a larger percentage of the automobile, that we'll be in a good position to support that," said Nally.
And in Holland there's one other reason the commitment is high.
"We have two companies located in Holland: LG Chem and Johnson Controls, that make batteries for electric cars," said Nally. "Looking at the other businesses we support in Holland, such as Haworth and Herman Miller furniture, we looked at that as a small reason to support car charging stations in Holland."
Up the road, Grand Rapids, a much bigger city with fewer stations and a very big difference: It's not free to use a charging station, you have to pay.
"We can recoup the costs of the electricity that's being used at those charging stations," said Alibasic. By paying extra for the parking space. "We are charging a premium for a parking spot, so folks when they park have to pay an extra 50 cents per hour for that parking spot."
However, the revenue and usage numbers reflect how little the charging stations are used. In 21 months, parking revenue from the charging station spots was $3,447. That averages out to $172 per month. But that's at least enough to cover the 21 months of electric use, only $498.69.
The city calls it revenue neutral.
"So would you say revenue neutral has raised enough money to recoup costs of installation?" asked Lee Van Ameyde.
"No, it's been only a year and a half, but we continually monitor that; we are trying to make sure there is no loss to the city in installing the charging station," said Alibasic.
Not all charging stations sit vacant all the time. There's been a slow steady increase in usage and there's been a recent uptick in electric car sales.
If it happens at all, significant electric car ownership is decades away. For now automakers will have to rely on lots of tax dollars and a small but enthusiastic base of drivers.
"I feel almost like I have a little secret advantage over everybody else because of owning the car," said Symons.
Who will have no trouble finding a place to charge their vehicle.
Perhaps the most definitive indicator that electric car sales aren't where the government wants them to be. President Obama has asked Congress to increase the electric car tax credit from $7,500 to $10,000. Local governments will have to continue to play the odds, trying to be ready when or if electric cars become the norm, while not wasting taxpayer dollars if they don't.


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Turkey Chili
A lot of people have been asking what Hubby and I have been eating throughout the kitchen renovation. As I explained on demo day, we packed a mini-freezer full of foods to keep us from eating out. This chili is one of the things in that freezer. We've made it probably 6-7 times in the last year, I just never got around to blogging about it. For the kitchen renovation, I made one pot for Hubby and one that was not so spicey for me.
This chili is so good and so filling. And I love that it's healthy (and colorful) too. It's basically just a collection of ground turkey, canned tomatoes, and a ton of veggies (feel free to use whatever you like or have on hand). When we're not eating this out of the freezer/microwave, I like to serve Hubby's with a dollop of fat free Greek yogurt (so much healthier than sour cream) and some fresh cilantro.
Turkey Chili – From Cooks.com – makes 10-12 servings
2 lbs ground turkey
2 medium onions, diced
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
16 oz kidney beans, red (2 cans – drained) – I use one red and one pink
1 can Budweiser beer, more or less to taste and consistency – I use Sam Adams
16 oz can of tomato sauce
1 can diced tomatoes – I use the can with garlic/herbs
1 bag frozen corn – no need to defrost
1 large bag frozen diced butternut squash – no need to defrost
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped or minced) – I use 5 cloves
2 tsp olive oil
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground mustard
You will need a fairly large pot for this, 12X8 inches or so. First add the oil and brown the 2 lbs of turkey, drain any excess liquid.
Add all of the vegetables, beans, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. Add beer until you reach the consistency you desire, usually 1 – 1 1/2 cans or so (I use one bottle of Sam Adams).
Mix in the garlic and spices. Simmer for 20 minutes, then reduce heat. The longer it cooks, the more the garlic taste will blend in with everything else.
This chili freezes very well.
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Pretty cool recipe – I usually end up spritzing the ground turkey with Worcestershire Sauce when it's browning – helps make it taste a little more beefy
I'm a sucker for chili all throughout the year and I especially like that this is made with ground turkey for something healthier!
I tried this tonight and it was WONDERFUL! Thanks for posting it
I make chili a lot but instead of ground beef or ground turkey I use venison and cut it into small pieces.


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We too are arriving tomorrow night at Great Falls. Might bump into you shopping for fuel canisters or Bear spray, neither of which travel well on airliners. 4000 cal of food huh? It is dried?
I look forward to hearing about the adventures. I'm very much envious and little concerned for you all. Good luck and save travels to everyone.
Thanks David. We'll try not to get ourselves killed. Then how would we do all of the other cool trips we have planned for this summer?
Good luck and bring back the BMWO Cup back to the Bay Area or what ever it is you peeps are in competition for or just have a great time and be safe!
I was going to ask some of the locals to keep a watchful eye on the Californians but I thought that was a bit much. I am counting on you guys to come home safe.
Woke up to an inch of fresh snow in the front yard (@ 3300') today.
Sitting in a cafe in Choteau and checked the middle fork forecast for the last time. Bottom line...... In two days the forecast went from levels approach flood stage to almost a best case scenario. The first chart is from a couple days ago, the second from now. Weather looking good as we speak but one thing I learned from watch the weather on the trip is that it is wrong and will change.forecast from a couple of days agoCurrent forecast :)
Sounds like at least three of us are living. Ran into four hikers that talked with Dave and heard that Dan is out. Look forward to seeing all the trip reports.
Congrats on making it out. I'm looking forward to your trip report. Yeah I arrived at Bear Creek Sunday evening (11pm). Gedney and I got unintentionally split up near mid creek gorge so I'm not sure where he's at. Twin Pass was tough - miles of snow/sidehilling. The whole thing was an excellent adventure.
Well done gents! I made Bear Creek a little before noon yesterday. CO Greg was about 90 minutes behind me. Those four hikers saw Greg, not me. I was taking a nap in the sun at the time.Four finishers of 11 starters. I anticipate everyone else to get in this afternoon or tomorrow.
Got out yesterday at 1:35 pm about an hour behind Dave. Dan and I got split up Saturday night about a mile above Midcreek takeout after I thought I saw him get flipped in his raft going through a narrow slot. I took out of the river to scout the slot (and dump another 6" of water out of the raft) and could not catch him as by then it was 9:35 pm. By the time I portaged around it was too dark and I was rather chilled. Everything froze that night and by the time I got things thawed out in the morning Dan had a 3 hour head start. Like Dan said, lower Twin Creek pass was a tough climb. I reached the top at 9:15 pm, Sunday night and descended into Long Valley, then lost all my light and had to bivvy in a tree well until 5:00 am. I found Dan's footprints in the snow and followed them down until the trail apperared from under the snow pack. Interestingly enough, while following the footprints I came across a fresh set of Grizzly tracks that were also following his track. Good times!! Trip report and photos to follow.
Looking forward to the trip reports. I was camped out about 90 miles to the Southeast of y'all's start point and there was some NASTY weather throughout the weekend so I was constantly curious about how everyone was doing.
The weather was astonishing good overall. Saturday started cold and clear, and got downright hot by late afternoon. I was sweating like a pig working through the horizontal jungle gym that was the trail (deadfall) at that point. Saturday night was very cold, my shoes were so frozen I hiked in them for an hour Sunday morning before I could tie them. Sunday was gorgeous, and floating the upper half of the Middle Fork under 65 and sunny was just perfect. It rained pretty hard from 6-9pm, but I found a nice spruce under which I built a fire, and kept enjoying myself. Monday was cool and foggy until late morning, and got hot and sunny again in time for my aforementioned parking lot nap. We did hit a nice thunder squall driving back to town.Honestly, if I hadn't been so darn tired by the end of each day it would have seemed almost casual.
Thanks so much for the insight, Dave. Glad to hear such a tale of success. Looking forward to more write-ups!
Chris, John and I made it out at 1AM last night. Great trip. The creek crossings were anything but casual.... i want a packraft!
Andrew,I was watching this thread since my return from Scotland and was eagerly waiting to hear that you made it.Good to see you made it. Looking forward to get a detailed report and hear more about your river crossings.Manfred
Edited by Orienteering on 05/29/2013 10:30:28 MDT.
Nice job guys! Lodgepole and 25 Mile were pretty stout crossings. The later went down enough overnight that I was comfortable crossing solo; if it hadn't I would have been pretty nervous.Email me (dave at backpackinglight dot com) if ya'll are around this evening and want to grab dinner and/or beers.
Manfred, looking forward to your Scotland TR!25 Mile Creek gave the route a nice sting in the tail at the end when we thought we were nearly finished. We found creative ways to get across both that one and Lodgepole.
Andrew,here is my trip report for Scotland. I got some interesting weather over there too ...Best Regards,Manfred
Edited by Orienteering on 05/29/2013 13:20:49 MDT.
Day 0I arrived at the Bear Creek Trailhead at about noon and slowly the group began to assemble. I sat looking at the Middle Fork of the Flathead River wondering if the raging torrent in front of me foretold what I would have to cross in two days time, thirty miles upstream. We drove the 168 miles to get to the start point, looking to the west at storms brewing at elevation. It was great putting faces to another BPL group and you could tell that there were many in the group that were hardcore adventurers. Luckily we avoided the rain at Benchmark and I was able to cowboy camp in the woods. Middle Fork, Flathead River at Bear CreekDay 1 - The WallThe 8am start time couldn't come fast enough. I was up at first light, body still on eastern time, like a crazed griz ready to hit the trail. It was very cool to see Dave setting up his pack raft. I could really see getting into pack rafting though I doubt there are many good streams to raft in PA. Ranger Craig met us at the trailhead to kick off the festivities. Take a cowboy from the 1800's and you had Ranger Craig. He asked about routes and when I described where I was heading and asked if he had any concerns, his response was "it's pretty Straight-Forward." That brought back memories of the Sierra High Route and Roper's "Straight-Forward" descriptions that he used for several of the more challenging passes on the route.Dan ready to paddle through deep snow.We were off. Soon Dave peeled off to raft the South Fork of the Sun and I continued with the Other Greg and Dan until the bridge over the West Fork.Bridge over West Fork – Last Human Interaction for 80 miles At that point, I pretty much zoned out and flew up the trail making very good time. This was some of the nicest trail I have ever hiked.Perfect TrailThis lasted until mile 13 when the snow started to appear at 5800' and was solid at 6000'. While this slowed me down it was pretty straight-forward and soon I arrived at Cliff Mountain where the scenery became spectacular. Cliff MountainThe next 6 miles followed just below the Chinese Wall and was one of the coolest places I've ever hiked, especially with complete snow cover. Thankfully the snow was consolidated and relatively posthole free. View from the WallChinese WallI had a cornice break off the wall directly above me, the crack sounded like thunder. Routing was critical to keep me safely out of avalanche danger as well as avoid some steep terrain below. All in all, it was everything you want a trip like this to be. At the 26 mile mark I made my only navigation blunder of the trip. It was caused by a combination of fatigue, the fact that it was at the intersection point of three different maps and failure to pay attention. My data sheet had a waypoint labeled "near Larch Hill Pass" and I read Larch Hill Pass. I followed the map to Larch Hill Pass instead of continuing on the snow covered CDT to Spotted Bear Pass.North End Chinese Wall with Larch Hill and Larch Hill Pass I realized my error then decided it was the same difference in mileage going around the northern side of Larch Hill instead of the intended southern side. But when I hit the ridge coming off the north face I could see the route in front of me and I didn't like it. It was about 6:30pm and there was very steep terrain with cornices and I was losing daylight in a less than ideal area. I took my time and matched all terrain features with the map and soon discovered that there was a pass/saddle just the south east of Bungalow Mountain that would drop me directly into the Spotted Bear drainage via Hoop Creek. But to get there I would have to drop 1000' into the White River Drainage and climb up the south face of a mountain which looked to be snow free to reach the saddle off Bungalow. The distance was longer, it would require about 3 miles of off-trail bushwacking down to Spotted Bear River but it looked like 3 miles were free and clear trail. I quickly bombed down Larch Hill and reached the clear trail without fanfare. It was great flying on good trail and I raced the setting sun to the top. Next, decision time. I was in solid snow at 6800'. Continue off-trail down steep terrain in the dark or crawl into a tree well and sleep. Wisdom won and I have never had a better night sleep in a tree well. It was just large enough to fit my body and I had to use my full food bag to level out my feet. I wasn't too worried about being attacked by a grizzly, he wouldn't have fit in the hole.The day ended with about 30 miles, 14 on snow. I was happy with the progress especially with an 8am start. This would position me to cross the Middle Fork on Day 2 which was about 30 miles to the north.Day 2 - The Mission – Middle Fork FlatheadI wanted to reach the Middle Fork today because the river forecast predicted a minimum level on Sunday. But first I had to come off the high ground and negotiate Pentagon Pass. I slept in a bit until 6:00 allowing the snow to soften, at least that was my rationalization. After packing up and hitting the snow I soon discovered ideal snow conditions, firm but with traction. I flew down toward Hoop Creek, swerving and swooping to avoid some very steep terrain, definitely type 1 fun. At 6200' the snow turned to crap and I was off trail in a maze of fallen trees. There was no fast way through the mess and the last half mile took close to an hour. In spite of having a map and GPS it took forever to find the actual trail. It was only the bear prints that hinted at the trail below the rotten snow. Now some may say "but Malto you said that in snow it doesn't matter if you are on the trail or not." That's true when there isn't a million fallen trees to climb around vs. a relatively tree-free trail route.At 5200' I was out of the snow and again the trail was very fast. I saw my first human footprints, though no print-making humans were visible. I took a much needed break at the empty Pentagon Ranger Station and plotted my assent of Pentagon Pass. The clear trail continued for several miles up Pentagon Creek until I walked into one of my least favorite snow conditions, residual snow drifts at about 5500'. These were four to six feet high and you go up and down repeatedly. I rediscovered how exhausting these conditions can be. But all bad things have to come to an end and soon I climbed away from Pentagon Creek into perfect snow conditions. Many feet of flat consolidated snow. I rounded the ridge and Pentagon Pass presented herself. She was drop dead gorgeous and looked similar to many of the Sierra Passes with a very steep and well defined head wall. The climb up was straight-forward but steep. I soon hit rock and I climbed to the top. The view was breathtaking and I could see for miles in all directions.Pentagon PassView from atop Pentagon PassComing off Pentagon Pass was incredibly fun. It was a half run, half shoe-ski down over deep snow. I made decent time but the snow continued below 5500' with 50/50 snow as low as 5200'. Snow conditions north of Pentagon PassThe next few miles were rather boring, completely flat straight trail through trees. There was one highlight when a great view of the Argosy Mountain appeared. Argosy(?) Mountain I hit the Middle Fork at 6:30 just as the rain started. The river looked very straight-forward and I packed everything away and stowed the trekking poles preparing for a swim. I started crossing upstream from an obvious exit point and soon the water was waist deep. I wasn't using my trekking poles and just as I was mentally preparing to dive in, I realized the water wasn't getting any deeper and I walked across. Bottom line, it was a waist deep fairly slow crossing, no major issue.Middle Fork CrossingI was still very wet and I needed to hike some warmth into my body. It continued to rain and I was within easy hiking range for tomorrow so I stopped at the first flat spot and setup my tarp at about 8pm few miles beyond Shafer Air Field. This is rare for me to stop this early but I had plenty of time to finish tomorrow. My final mileage for the day was about 32 with about twelve miles in the snow.Day 3 - One last challengeI was home free, just a few minor stream crossings but nothing compared to the volume of the Middle Fork. A couple of miles into the day I hit Lodgepole Creek. Looked easy enough, I went in full of confidence from yesterday's crossing. Just before climbing out, my foot slipped and the waist deep fast water spun me around and I face planted fully into the stream. There were three casualties at that moment. My pride, which was no big deal. I also lost my map, also no major issue other than leaving a map in the Bob. But my iPhone was in my shoulder pouch in a ziplock bag. Safe enough.... Not. I was careless and left the pouch slightly open and the force of the water found some way of getting to the phone. Soon an Apple symbol appeared on the screen and the flash came on to drain the battery. But between me and drying out my phone were many miles of trail with a few more stream crossings but more irritating were the hundreds of blowdowns. More on that in a minute. I had one more challenging stream crossing at Twenty-Five Mile Creek. I ended up scouting out my route more carefully than any previous crossing and I was able to cross intact. By this time I was soaked and I decided to change into my shorts since they were dry. This added a few minor war wounds but it beat having chaffing which was starting. I had one major encounter with a blow down. A branch broke as I crossed and I fell backwards getting hung up by my gear upside down. My former PCT hiking companions would have laughed themselves silly. I started laughing thinking about it and I soon felt better.Before long the shorts were wet from the overgrown areas of the trail and chaffing was coming full steam. Not pleasant for an additional 15 miles. So I sped up the summer solstice and went butt naked from the waist down, drying my shorts by using them as a loin cloth in case any unsuspecting girl scout troop appeared. I will admit that it was refreshing and there could be something to the whole kilt thing, chaffing solved! Two miles from the end point I saw a group of four hikers in the distance. I quickly ducked into the woods and put on my now-dry shorts and met this friendly group. I found out that Dan and another hiker(I thought it was Dave, it was actually the Other Greg G) had already finished. That was good news. The final two miles were great, easy trail and I hit the trailhead at 3:30. finishing off the final 26 miles at a 3mph pace even with blowdowns and stream scouting. It was a fine day, great weather, just doesn't get any better thisMiddle Fork gaining strength. Last picture before iphone crashGearI took my 2011 PCT gear (see profile, few changes) with the addition of Cap 1 bottoms, my cuben rain suit and GPS. I did not take a short sleeve shirt. With 20/20 hindsight I wouldn't have changed a thing as far as gear. I used every single piece of clothing and gear that I carried and neither snowshoes or micro spikes would have provided any benefit.RouteI had multiple routes planned depending on conditions. The route I took exceeded my expectations. I was originally going to do the Sun River Pass route but a friend told me I had to do the Wall if I was going to the Bob. Pentagon Pass ended up being the hidden surprise, and worth the extra miles of snow. The trip ended up being about 88 miles with 26 miles in solid snow. But it was the snow that turns the extraordinary into the super extraordinary. Seeing the Chinese Wall with solid snow and only my set of prints stretching behind me was some of the finest miles I have hiked. It also starts me thinking about whether I could pull off a CDT thru hike in the next few years.Finally I want to thank Dave for pulling this together as well as exposing me to pack rafting. It adds yet another outdoor activity to my long list of pursuits. Now as I sit on the plane flying back to PA the question on my mind is "What's next?"
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