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Janice Segal Weizman, who was born in Toronto and attended the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto and later Hebrew and Bar-Ilan universities in Israel, has written a first novel, The Wayward Moon. The story is historical feminist fiction about a young Jewish woman forced to flee her home in Babylon in disguise as a man as she makes her way toward Israel in the eighth century.
The tale "is about her challenges as she finds herself in the midst of Muslim and Christian communities, and has to use her wits and ingenuity to survive," says Weizman, who made aliyah at 18 and has lived some 30 years in Israel.
She is being interviewed by Globe and Mail writer Michael Posner at a book launch hosted by Hebrew University. Prosserman Jewish Community Centre, 4588 Bathurst St. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.
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Chernick CD Launch Concert: Singer Aviva Chernick, lead singer for Jaffa Road, launches her own CD, When I Arrived You Were Already There, with a concert with her ensemble at The 918, 918 Bathurst St. north of Bloor. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. (doors open 7:30). $15, $20.
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• Toronto Jewish Film Society presents Annie Hall, starring Woody Allen (who directed) and Diane Keaton, judged by the society as the best Jewish film comedy of all time. Critic Adam Nayman is guest speaker. Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Al Green Theatre, Sunday, Dec. 2, 4 and 7:30 p.m. $15, $10. Seats on sale 15 minutes before each screening; admittance restricted. 416-924-6211, ext. 606.
• Film maven Shlomo Schwartzberg continues his series on director Sidney Lumet with a look at Dr. Strangelove, The Iceman Cometh, Diner, Norma Rae and The Wire. Miles Nadal JCC, Monday, Dec. 3, 7 to 9 p.m. $12, $6 at the door.
• Exile – A Myth Unearthed examines the story of the exile of the Jewish People through the lenses of archeology, history, myth and religion, using artifacts found at the ancient town of Sepphoris in the Galilee. The film posits the question: what if the exile, as we traditionally understand it, never happened? The repercussions, at least according to the filmmakers, include the possibility that some present-day Palestinians are the descendants of Jews from ancient times. This film, made in 2012 by director Ilan Ziv as a co-production of the National Film Board of Canada, is being screened at the Cinema Projection Booth East, 1035 Gerrard St. E., Dec. 7 to 13. $8, $6. Amit Breuer is one of the co-producers. Visit www.projectionbooth.ca for screening times.
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Friends of Yiddish: Mitch Smolkin, the Yiddish Swingtet (Jonno Lightstone, Jordan Klapman, Tony Quarrington) and Helen Winkler are featured in Chanukah Hulyanke, a Friends of Yiddish concert at Beth Tikvah Synagogue, 3080 Bayview Ave. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. $8 members, $15 guests. RSVP to Sandy, 416-458-1440, firstname.lastname@example.com
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• Koffler Chamber Orchestra performs with Jaques Israelievitch. Temple Emanu-El, 120 Old Colony Rd. $25, $20. Sunday, Dec. 2, 3:30 p.m.
• Aviva Chernick, singing in Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish and English, is featured in the Active Seniors & Boomers Chanukah Musical Celebration. Miles Nadal JCC, Thursday, Dec. 13, 1:30 p.m. $5 includes refreshments. Pre-register by Dec. 3, 416-924-6211, ext. 0.
Note: Prof. Frank Bialystok, a well-known Toronto-based author and scholar, is not a member of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, as stated in a previous column.


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Engineers can advance their careers with graduate credits, and the nation's top engineering schools have respected online offerings.
U.S. News and World Report is out with its top 50 rankings, this week, and the top five probably won't surprise:
- USC Viterbi School
- Penn State
- Columbia (Fu Foundation)
- Purdue
- Michigan
By contrast, the top 5 institutions on U.S. News' "regular" engineering-schools list are, in order, MIT, Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, Georgia Tech and Cal Tech. Michigan ranks 8th, Purdue 10th, USC 11th and Michigan 15th in that list.
The magazine published an extensive
methodology that went into its onling rankings,
starting with a definition of a distance learning program:
A program for which all the required coursework for program completion is able to be completed via distance education courses that incorporate Internet-based learning technologies. Distance education courses are courses that deliver instruction to students who are separated from the instructor and support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the instructor synchronously or asynchronously.
The magazine weighted a number of factors within areas including student engagement, faculty credentials, students services and technology, admissions selectivity.
Cost equation
Curious to me is that cost is not weighed in the magazine's methodology. (This is odd at a time in North America where the cost of college in general is coming under fire and since the cost structure of distance learning, at least theoretically, should offer some tuition bargains).
Here's a sample of the online tuition costs, which vary widely:
- USC ($1,569 per credit)
- Columbia ($1,578 per credit)
- Purdue ($1,111 per credit)
- N.C. State (#7, $726 per out-of-state per credit)
- UCLA (#11, $916 per out-of-state per credit)
- Texas Tech University (#50, $1,515 per credit in-state and $3,621 out of state).
Here's the complete list.
My question to you is:
- Have you participated in online graduate-engineering programs and, if so, what was your experience?
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A partnership between the Canadian Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation and the North York General Hospital Foundation will help to transform pediatric facilities in Toronto and Jerusalem.
The Bridging Children's Health campaign was created to unite the two hospitals in a shared commitment to improving health care for children, teens and their families, they said in a statement.
The campaign culminated in an event presented by First Capital Realty that featured keynote speaker Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City.
The campaign raised $1.1 million toward the redevelopment of North York General Hospital's child and teen program facility and the construction of the New Generation Building, which houses the Wilf Children's Hospital at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Lisa Colt-Cotler, national executive director of the Canadian Shaare Zedek Hospital Foundation, said "what started as a small seed of an idea between a member of our board and North York General's executive vice-president of philanthropy grew into a successful fundraising initiative. We knew that our donors and friends in the community would embrace this partnership to support pediatric facilities at both hospitals."
The Shaare Zedek Medical is in the final stage of its $60-million campaign to complete the construction of the New Generation Building housing the Wilf Children's Hospital, the most active maternity hospital in the western hemisphere with approximately 15,000 births each year.
The existing pediatric facilities were built nearly 30 years ago and, since 1979, the number of children treated as in-patients has risen by 400 per cent. The New Generation Building is one of the most significant and ambitious projects in Israeli medicine, with its focus on providing maternal, infant and pediatric care together in one facility, she said.
Colt-Cotler said that the $150-million campaign for North York General is the largest comprehensive campaign ever undertaken by a Canadian community hospital and will provide it with the resources to remain a centre for exceptional care and teaching in a diverse community of more than 400,000 people.
The campaign hopes to raise $5 million to redevelop the hospital's child and teen program facility, which will include a greater number of private in-patient rooms, and will provide greater comfort and convenience for children, teens and their families.
The Bridging Children's Health campaign honoured two doctors who have provided extensive contributions to heath care.
Dr. Ofer Merin is a cardiothoracic surgeon, lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defence Forces and deputy director general at Shaare Zedek.
He has close ties to Toronto and North York General, having completed his fellowship in Toronto and having led grand rounds at North York General on a recent visit. He was given responsibility for emergency readiness at Shaare Zedek in 2007, and was subsequently appointed as director of the hospital's trauma unit.
As commander of the IDF field hospital over the last 10 years, he has also served as the director of surgical operations in the field hospital that has performed emergency relief in Haiti and Japan following natural disasters.
The second honoree, Dr. Noah Forman, began his career in emergency medicine at North York General Hospital and also serves as medical director for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Fire Services.


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Contemporary aerospace programmes often suffer from large cost overruns, delivery delays and inferior product quality. This is caused in part by poor predictive quality of the early design phase processes with regards to the operational environment of a product. This paper develops the idea of a generic operational simulation that can help designers to rigorously analyse and test their early product concepts. The simulation focusses on civil Unmanned Air Vehicle products and missions to keep the scope of work tractable.» Mehr lesen
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IRS Office of Research Headquarters measures and models taxpayer burden, defined as expenditures of time and money by taxpayers to comply with the federal tax system. In this research activity, IRS created two microsimulation models using econometric techniques to enable the Service to produce annual estimates of taxpayer compliance burden for individual and small business populations. Additionally, a Discrete Event Simulation (DES) model was developed to represent taxpayer activities and IRS administration in postfiling processes.» Mehr lesen
AnyLogic 4.0: Simulating Hybrid Systems with Extended UML-RT Andrei Borshchev. Simulation News Europe, No. 31 April 2001, pp 15-16
We outline a modelling approach aimed to capture sophisticated interdependencies of discrete and continuous behaviors in hybrid systems. The approach is essentially a hybrid extension of widely recognized object-oriented languages UML and UML-RT. It is fully supported by a new simulation tool AnyLogic 4.0 from Experimental Object Technologies.» Mehr lesen
Distributed simulation of hybrid systems with AnyLogic and HLA Andrei Borshchev, Yuri Karpov, and Vladimir Kharitonov. Future Generation Computer Systems Volume 18, Issue 6 (May 2002)
A large class of systems being developed has both continuous time and discrete time behavior. In fact, any system that interacts with physical world falls in that class. Chemical, Automotive, Military, Aerospace are areas most frequently mentioned in this respect. To model such systems successfully and to get accurate and reliable results from simulation experiments one needs an executable language naturally describing hybrid behavior, and a simulation engine capable of simulating discrete events interleaved with continuous time processes. Additional problems arise with simulating hybrid systems in a distributed environment.» Mehr lesen
Decision Support Tool — Supply Chain Christian Wartha, Momtchil Peev, Andrei Borshchev, and Alexei Filippov. 2002 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC'02), December 8-11, 2002, San Diego, California, USA
We present a currently developed Decision Support Tool - Supply Chain (DST-SC). This is specialized domain oriented tool, which is an extension of the general purpose, UML-RT Hybrid Simulation kernel of AnyLogic by XJ Technologies. DST-SC allows high degree of flexibility with respect to the supply chain functionality being modeled, has the ability to handle large complex problems, and offers highly reusable model components, offering at the same time ease of use by non-experts in simulation.» Mehr lesen
Using Simulation Modeling for IT Cost Analysis Yuri Karpov and Timofei Popkov. The 10th HP Open View University Association Workshop, Switzerland, July 6-9, 2003
In the old days, the price for IT services was formed in a pretty standardized way. Network services had an explicit usage price per Kbit/ sec. The range of provided IT services have been growing very fast and have reached new dimensions of complexity. From infrastructure pricing to web-enabled application availability and performance nowadays the old rules for defining service pricing is not applicable any more. Today it is difficult or sometime even impossible to associate the provided service levels with the cost related to the processes of operation, maintenance and the capital cost behind it. The old measures of dollars per Kbit/sec cannot be the right measure any more.» Mehr lesen
From System Dynamics and Discrete Event to Practical Agent Based Modeling: Reasons, Techniques, Tools Andrei Borshchev and Alexei Filippov. The 22nd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society, July 25 - 29, 2004, Oxford, England
This paper may be considered as a practical reference for those who wish to add (now sufficiently matured) Agent Based modeling to their analysis toolkit and may or may not have some System Dynamics or Discrete Event modeling background. We focus on systems that contain large numbers of active objects (people, business units, animals, vehicles, or even things like projects, stocks, products, etc. that have timing, event ordering or other kind of individual behavior associated with them). We compare the three major paradigms in simulation modeling: System Dynamics, Discrete Event and Agent Based Modeling with respect to how they approach such systems. We show in detail how an Agent Based model can be built from an existing System Dynamics or a Discrete Event model and then show how easily it can be further enhanced to capture much more complicated behavior, dependencies and interactions thus providing for deeper insight in the system being modeled.» Mehr lesen


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Deadline reminder: Dec. 3 is the deadline for the issue of Dec 13. Dec. 10 is the deadline for the issue of Dec. 20. All deadlines are at noon. Phone 416-391-1836, ext. 269; fax 416-391-0829 or send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com. This week's What's New was done by Carolyn Blackman.
Thursday, Nov. 29
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, and Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Science Friday will discuss "Science, Religion and the Search for Meaning," Temple Sinai, 8 p.m. Members $10, non-members, $15. For information, call 416-487-3281, firstname.lastname@example.com; www.templesinai.net.
Saturday, Dec. 1
Beth Tikvah's Torah class will study Vayishlach, with Judge Irv Sherman.
Join Temple Sinai for a Havdalah service, followed by bowling and pizza dinner, Bathurst Bowlerama, 2788 Bathurst St., 5 p.m. For families with children ages 8-11. Adult members $10, children free. Non-members $15, children $5.
Sunday, Dec. 2
For ages 21 to 39 and 40 to 69. Beth Torah Synagogue, 7:30-10:15 p.m. Board Games: Scrabble, Rummicub, Trivial Pursuit, Millionaire, Bingo: 7:30 to 8 p.m. Prizes, refreshments. Info: Mollie at 416-733-3634, firstname.lastname@example.com
Monday, Dec. 3
Rabbi Eva Goldfinger's adult education class, "The Impact of Texts on Jewish Beliefs and Practices – Maimonides," 7 p.m., 18 Wynford Dr., $15. Info or RSVP, Roby, 416-385-3910, or email@example.com
A conversation between Rev. Bruce Gregersen, program officer, General Council of the United Church, and Rabbi Dow Marmur, rabbi emeritus, Holy Blossom Temple, with questions from the audience, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
Bill Gladstone will talk about "The Jews of Old Toronto – From the Ward to Spadina Avenue," Beth Tikvah Synagogue, $20 per session. 416-221-3433, ext. 352; email@example.com or.
Ezra Levant, author, journalist and TV host, will speak on "Political Correctness and the Rise of Islamism" at the City Playhouse Theatre, with a dessert reception following. Doors open at 7 p.m., program, 7:30 pm. Tickets, $25/$18 for students. Proceeds support the Israel Emergency Relief Fund through Canadian Hadassah WIZO. 416-630-8373; email@example.com.
Wednesday, Dec. 5
Beth Sholom adult education lunch and learn, noon, with Rabbi Aaron Flanzreich, at the office of Aird & Berlis, 181 Bay St., Suite 1800, for a discussion on "If I Am for Myself, What Am I? Can Law Make Us Better People?"To reserve, call Naomi, 416-783-6103, ext. 231; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Join Temple Kol Ami as they explore how Jews use movement to pray. Free, or $13 for Middle Eastern dinner. RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.com for dinner. Call 905-709-2620 for information.
Thursday, Dec. 6
Jack Newman, a Toronto actor, will read stories by Saul Bellow, Moishe Nadir and M. Nudelman, in Yiddish and English, noon.
Jewish Immigrant Aid Services annual general meeting, 7 p.m., Lipa Green Centre, Tamari Hall. Includes preview of new film, The Fortunate Jew.
Prof. Bahat, former chief archeologist of the Jerusalem District in Israel and currently a professor at University of Toronto and Bar-Ilan University, will present "The Politicization of Archeology in the Middle East," Beth David B'nai Israel Beth Am, 7:30 p.m. Call 416-633-5500 or www.bethdavid.com. Free admission.
Friday, Dec. 7
A speaker will give an account of struggling with and recovering from addiction, during Temple Kol Ami's Kabalat Shabbat. Sponsored by JACS. Call 905-709-2620 or www.kolami.ca.
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Bayt Youth, latke night, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. Jewish picture bingo, raffles, prizes, food. Tickets at door only if available. Register online a www.bayt.ca and click on latke night. Call Rich Winkler, 905-886-3810, ext. 135, or email@example.com.
Shaar Shalom Chanukah carnival, Dec. 2, noon. Midway games, sea of balls, cotton candy, prizes. $10 per family for members, $20 per family non-members. Call 905-889-4975, ext. 62, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Al Green Theatre. Tickets on sale for Judy and David Chanukah Live, 2012, Dec. 16, 3:30 p.m., Al Green Theatre. Benefits City Shul. Buy online at www.cityshul. com.
Join Beit Halochem Canada for its annual Chanukah party, Dec. 6. Dinner, dancing and entertainment. La Primavera Banquet Hall, $154 per person, reserved seating. Kashrut observed. beithalochem.ca or 905-695-0611.
Beth Tikvah Synagogue. Friends of Yiddish Chanukah concert, Chanukah Hulyanke, featuring Mitch Smolkin and the Yiddish Swingtet, Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Members. $8, guests, $15. RSVP, Sandy, 416-458-1440.
Temple Sinai family Chanukah party, Dec. 2, with Rob Joy and Dynamix features music, crafts, latkes. Bring a non-perishable food item, 11 a.m., lunch noon. Treasure hunt 1 p.m. Pre-registration cost for $15; non-members $18. Children under 10 free. At the door, $17, non-members $18, children under 10 free. 416-487-3281; firstname.lastname@example.com.
Chabad of Markham presents a Chanukah concert and festival featuring the Maccabeats, Dec. 9, 3 p.m., Thornhill Community Centre, $25. RSVP 905-886-0420, www.chabadmarkham.org.
Temple Har Zion holds weekly mah-jong drop-in, Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Enter building through doors at west side; for disabled access, use ramp at right of the main doors and ring for assistance. Contact Debbi, 905-881-8025, email@example.com.
A support group for caregivers takes place the last Wednesday of each month, at Dementia Support Seniors day centre, 1140 Sheppard Ave. W., Unit 12, 7 p.m. No charge. Call 416-638-8600.
Join young adults from across the city for a day of service with Habitat for Humanity, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Scarborough Build Site. Visit Torontohabitat.ca/presentbuild. Register by Dec. 5 to Hayley, firstname.lastname@example.com, or 416-487-4161. Each volunteer commits to a minimum donation of $25 to Habitat for Humanity.
Registration is required for all programs. Groups and workshops are open to all members of the community and fee reductions are available. All classes at Lipa Green Centre, 4600 Bathurst St., unless otherwise noted. Call Shawna Sidney, 416-638-7800, ext. 6215, or www.jfandcs.com.
Dating in Midlife, a 1-session workshop for men and women 40+ who have been single for 2 or more years, Dec. 11, Lipa Green Centre.
Raising Your Child or Teen in an Age of Overindulgence, a 1-session workshop for parents want to learn more about what indulgence is and ways to avoid overindulgence, Dec. 13, Lipa Green Centre, 7:30-9 p.m.
When You're About to Separate: What to Tell the Kids: A workshop for parents about to separate or in the early stages of separation. How and when to tell the children, as well as ideas and strategies to best meet your child's needs will be discussed. Dec. 13, Lipa Green Centre, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Charming Earl Bales Seniors Club in the Park. (60+). Valerie, 416-395-7881. Latkes and Laughter with live music, Dec. 12, 11 a.m. $5 at the door. Casinorama, Dec. 19, complimentary buffet lunch. Barber, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. Tuesdays, seniors gentle fitness with personal trainer, 10 a.m.; Wednesdays, social bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Thursdays, social bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Membership registration now open for 2013.
Seniors Cultural Club meets Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Borochov Cultural Centre, 272 Codsell. 416-630-9444.
Bernard Betel Centre, 416-225-2112. Lecture, Dec. 4.
"Majestic Norway," with Robert Shechter, 10-11:30 a.m., $3 members, $6 non-members.
Wellness lecture, "Assisted Devices for the Home and Walker Tune-Up," with Richard Olwyn, Nov. 29, 1:30-2:30 p.m., free.
New Horizons is a Jewish Hungarian seniors club that offers kosher food, card games and casino trips. 416-256-1892.
Bridge club at Forest Hill Library has reopened and is looking for new members. Call Lea, evenings, 416-487-7630.
Adath Israel Congregation. Wednesday afternoon socials. Bridge, mah-jong, Rummikub. Refreshments $2. Call Sheila, 416-665-3333, or Marcia, 416-932-1229.
Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue welcomes new players for mah-jong and Rummikub Monday and Wednesday afternoons, 416-633-3838.
Active Seniors & Boomers, Miles Nadal JCC, 416-924-6211, ext.155. Dec. 6, Guided Royal Ontario Museum visit with curator Corey Keeble.
Sherman Campus, 4588 Bathurst St., 416-638-1881, www.prossermanjcc.com.
Drop-in duplicate bridge, Thursdays, 12:30 p.m.
Seniors social art in the media of your choice, with discussions and information sessions, Mondays, 2 p.m.
Folk dance with Teme, Wednesdays, 10-11:30 a.m.
Senior Social Art, Mondays, 2-4 p.m. Free for members.
Jack and Pat Kay Centre camp presents winter camp at the Schwartz-Reisman Centre, Dec. 24-Jan. 4 for ages 2-1/2 to 12 years. Features swimming, hot-lunch program and bussing. Contact Lauren, 416-638-1881, ext. 4039.
750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211, www.mnjcc.org.
Toronto Jewish Film Society 2013 subscriptions available. firstname.lastname@example.com.
Toronto Jewish Film Society presents Annie Hall, with Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, Dec. 2, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker critic Adam Nayman. Al Green Theatre. Special promotion, dress like Annie Hall and bring a friend for free. General admission $15, ages 18 -35 (7:30 p.m. screening only) $10. No advance sales. Admission restricted to persons 18+.
Prosserman JCC referral promotion – if you are a Prossserman JCC member and bring in a monthly member, you'll get a Prosserman gym bag. If you are among the first 50, you'll get additional gifts of towel, water bottle and free one-day pass for a firstname.lastname@example.com.
Register now for art appreciation with Osnat Lippe on "Dutch Paintings," Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m., starting Jan. 15.
Lebovic Campus, 9600 Bathurst St., Vaughan. 905-303-1821. www.srcentre.ca.
Dec. 8-16, 6 p.m. join us for lighting of the candles.
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Another bad bout of vertigo knocked me for a loop once again last week, so I didn't get a chance to post current photos of the backyard. I sure hope this dizziness goes away soon; I don't like taking naps because my head hurts and it's no fun trying to keep my balance standing or sitting, much less walking!
Some of you may recall that a videographer for the local Housetrends Magazine spent a few hours filming our backyard last Monday. I was amazed at all the angles and shots the guy took over the course of 2½ hours! Gee, I'm so glad that the shoot was last week, since a wild and crazy storm came through on Friday, dropping hundreds of branches and leaves onto the landscaping! The yard will receive a good clean-up on Wednesday. It is one hot mess! And speaking of "hot," I certainly hope that our weather will be more tolerable than it's been the past few days. I don't like weather in the 100° range! Here are some "before" photos of our backyard, taken eight months ago. It's amazing what our landscape contractor, The Site Group, did to transform the yard. It went from a completely un-useable space to one that has multiple areas where we can entertain guests and enjoy the peaceful sounds of the stream and waterfall!
You can see how the ground undulated across the yard and sloped steeply onto the back property line. It was so uneven that we couldn't even set up a table for extra seating. We'd have to prop up the table legs with bricks in order to have a level top. Not a good thing….. Plus, the honeysuckle was taking over and encroaching upon the lawn. I rarely mowed back here, since the slope was so dangerous. As it was, the husband used to put on our son's football cleats so he'd have some traction as he pushed the mower down into the slope. At least the grass was green!
Looking the opposite direction from the previous photo, we had an old brick patio that had heaved and was actually sliding down the hill. In this picture, I had already pulled up all of the bricks and had taken down one side of the retaining wall that was made up of old railroad ties. The privacy fence was torn down with the help of a nephew, who was also responsible for removing the decrepit old deck outside of the kitchen.
There was a small concrete slab patio outside the sunroom that sloped towards the house. What?! Because of this, the concrete and the brick along the house foundation were stained black and green with mold and moss. Eeewww….
But now, the yard has a wrap-around brick path across the width of the house, with a patio on either end. A lower level patio features a fire-pit and we have a nice seating area on the patio off of the kitchen. We even have a water feature- a long stream winding from the top level of the yard into the lower level patio, where it culminates into a pond-less waterfall.
These are views looking from one end of the yard to the other. The plantings have really grown since last fall. You can see my initial post on the yard transformation HERE.
The crew began by creating the patio outside of the sunroom and carrying the path across the back of the house towards what used to be the old kitchen area deck.
Heavy chunks of stone, used to create the retaining walls, filled the side yard that was visible from the street. Neighbors wanted to know why the yard looked like a quarry! The stone slab that you see above was used as the bridge that crosses the u-shaped streambed.
The foreman and his right-hand man dug out the waterfall basin and installed the rock wall that borders the patio and holds the water basin into place. When stubborn roots couldn't be budged with the claw and bucket, the guys resorted to using an axe. Look how deep the basin is, and it is not even dug all of the way out!
Here's a zoomed view of the lower patio taken from the second floor balcony outside the master bedroom. Had we known just how much everyone would enjoy congregating around the fire pit, we would have made the patio area larger. There is still plenty of seating room, though- the ledge on the retaining wall is seat height and can accommodate quite a few people. As for me, I can usually be found sitting on the large stone anchoring the pit. I like the warmth of a roaring fire! See the rocks surrounding the waterfall area? Refer to the picture before this to see just how much of the boulders aren't even visible in this photo!
The stream begins at the top patio level, meanders under a stone slab bridge, and ends in a waterfall into a pond-less rock basin
This 10-foot diameter patio at the north end of the yard is the perfect size for a table and four chairs. We ate dinner out here with friends on Friday night. From this location, we have a view to the opposite end of the yard, where the sunroom patio is.
You can see the dining table patio on the other end of the yard. It is bordered by a very small lawn area. We only wanted a small patch of lawn to break up the hardscape and the plantings. It's so small that it takes only three minutes for me to mow. Now that's tiny!
As you enter the backyard from the side garden path, this is what you see.
I created a comfy room setting under the deck outside of the sunroom.
We use the old washtub in the corner as our cooler when we have parties.
I wish that this colorful potted container still looked this good! After last week's heat wave and the horrendous storm that came through- it looks a bit ragged and bloom-less. Maybe I can baby it back to health; if not, well, it's still green!
This is the patio outside the kitchen. We just wanted some additional seating for this patio, so I stained four Adirondack chairs and plopped an umbrella between them for some shade. I bought the chairs last September at Home Depot for the clearance price of only $14. What a bargain! The potting bench was borrowed from the laundry room. It's here mainly for looks, although I am keeping a few gardening tools inside its storage area.
And a look at the yard would not be complete without showing you some night views.
I love the play of the shadows on the fence. The underside of the bridge is lit and two large path lights highlight the beginning of the stream and the steps leading to the bridge.
Water cascades into the pond-less basis and is lit by a sunken spotlight.
Two tall sycamore trees are both up-lighted and down-lighted. A small maple is also lit from its trunk base.
The path lights are lit with LED bulbs that cast a nice, bright light onto the pathway, the steps to the bridge, and the first water drop in the stream.
I hope that you enjoyed seeing our backyard. I'm far from being an accomplished gardener, so I'm learning as I go as I maintain it. It's work, but we truly enjoy the fruits of our labor when we sit outside listening to the soothing sounds of the waterfall and having a nice cup of coffee or a glass of wine!
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Sixty years ago, my dear grandparents were married. A few days before the wedding, my grandfather's mother wrote a letter to my grandmother's mother. In her correspondence with her future in-law she said, "If there is anything in the old saying that a boy who is good to his mother will make a good husband, you have nothing to fear concerning your little girl's future happiness for there has never been a kinder, more thoughtful appreciative son than Jack has been...We are looking forward to having Jean as our daughter."
No truer words have ever been spoken. Witnessing my grandparents' mutual respect, love and kindness to each other my whole life has always been a testament to what a good and healthy marriage should be. Not to mention, I'm very grateful they were married, otherwise I wouldn't be writing these words today!
I asked my grandmother how they celebrated their wedding and she said that it was a simple affair, with just cake (that came all the way from Plano) and punch served at the reception. And she had an exquisite white dress from Neiman Marcus. Likewise, my grandfather has written that there weren't many photos taken, "but the scene is etched in my memory: My beautiful bride, dressed in white coming down the aisle of Melissa Baptist Church...Five-year-old David [my cousin] said, 'She looks just like Jesus!'" Though I've also heard the story told where another cousin, David's sister Susan, thought Grandpa looked like Jesus—I reckon this means it was holy matrimony indeed!
The rehearsal dinner was thrown the night before, which also happened to be the Fourth of July. My grandparents invited the wedding party of 16 people over to my grandmother's family farm, and my great-grandmother cooked up a feast of fried chicken, potato salad and homemade ice cream. My grandmother is the baby of her family, and that day as her older sisters were in the smokehouse preparing for the big meal by polishing the tables and flatware, my grandmother recalled that she was banished to the yard to pick plums. She didn't mention, however, if the plums were used in the meal.
My great-grandmother was renown for her cooking and her fried chicken was no exception. I asked how she made it and my grandmother said, "First she'd go into the yard and pick the chickens. Then she'd wring their necks." After plucking and cutting each chicken into eight pieces, she then soaked the chickens overnight in salty ice-cold water. Her crust was a simple flour dredge spiced with just salt and pepper. And, of course, she fried the pieces up in lard.
In honor of my grandparents' anniversary, I decided to make fried chicken my great-grandmother's way. While I don't have access to any live chickens, I bought a chicken from the farmer's market, which is about as fresh as it gets for me. As many have noted, this is the key to fabulous fried chicken: happy, free-roaming chickens will always taste better than unhappy, stuffed-in-a-cage chickens. I also decided to get some freshly rendered, non-hydrogenated lard from my local pork butcher since prepackaged, hydrogenated lard is not only tasteless but is unhealthy as well. (Though some would argue freshly rendered lard is equally unhealthy, but that's a discussion for another day.)
After brining my chicken overnight, I shook the pieces in a paper bag with flour, salt, pepper and a dash of cayenne, and then fried them in my cast-iron skillet filled with melted lard heated to 350 degrees. I don't know if it was the fresh chicken or the brine or the lard, but mercy, this was the most succulent, flavorful and crispy fried chicken I'd ever had the pleasure of making. Each bite was filled with crunch, flavor and juice. I'm a dark-meat girl, but even the breast was moist and delicious.
And while I realize most people won't fry their chicken in lard, (even Great-Grandma Gibson started using Crisco later in life because of lard's bad reputation), I do think everyone should try it at least once. Lard provides an unparalleled texture to the fried chicken. But even more important is soaking your chicken. Some people prefer buttermilk, while some people do both a salt-water soak and a buttermilk soak, but no matter which type of soak you choose, know that it's crucial to achieving a crisp skin with a tender, toothsome center.
I love listening to and reading stories about my ancestors. And I'm very grateful that my grandparents are still here to remind me of the way things used to be—I wouldn't be the person I am without these two amazing people in my life. So I raise my drumstick to you, Grandma and Grandpa—happy 60th anniversary! Thank you such much for all your wisdom, love, care, kindness, discipline, fun times and respect. But most importantly, thank you for showing me (and the rest of the world) what it means to be a true partnership and how to have a long and happy marriage—you two are role models! I love you!
Great-Grandma Gibson's Fried Chicken
One fresh whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
8 cups of water
1/2 cup of salt
1 1/2-2 cups of lard (can use shortening or oil) depending on size of your skillet. Fat should rise up the sides about 1 inch.
1 cup of flour
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat up 8 cups of water, and then add 1/2 cup of salt. Either add ice cubes or chill water until cool.
When water is cool, add chicken pieces and submerge. Keep covered in the refrigerator overnight or at least 8 hours.
Mix flour, salt and pepper and place in a paper bag.
Place each piece of chicken in paper bag and shake until evenly coated with flour. Lay coated piece of chicken on a plate. Repeat until all pieces are coated.
Heat lard on high heat in a large cast-iron skillet (though if you don't have one you can use any other kind of skillet as well) until temperature is 350 degrees. If you don't have a thermometer, it should take about five minutes to reach that temperature. You can test the heat by throwing in a dollop of flour—if it floats and starts frying, the temperature is perfect; if the flour sinks to the bottom, the lard needs to heat up a few more minutes.
Place chicken pieces in skillet skin-side down (they can be near each other, but shouldn't overlap) and turn heat down to medium. Fry on one side until golden brown (10-15 minutes), then turn with tongs and fry other side until golden brown.
Remove fried chicken from skillet with tongs, and drain for 10 minutes on a rack over a sheet pan or on paper towels or a paper bag. Serve immediately.
Note: This method produces a very thin but crispy crust. If you want a super-thick crust, you can do a flour dredge, then dip it into buttermilk and then dredge in flour again. And go easy on the salt since the chicken will already be salty from the brine. If you desire, you can add herbs to your brine. If you want to do a buttermilk soak, place the pieces in a bowl and then submerge in buttermilk for at least eight hours. If you have the time and want to do both the salt-water and the buttermilk soak, do the salt-water first and then the buttermilk soak. If you need to fry in batches, you can keep the fried chicken warm in an oven set at 150 degrees. Just don't leave it in the oven longer than 30 minutes or it will get too dry.
Monday, July 09, 2007
An anniversary served with fried chicken
Sixty years ago, my dear grandparents were married. A few days before the wedding, my grandfather's mother wrote a letter to my grandmother's mother. In her correspondence with her future in-law she said, "If there is anything in the old saying that a boy who is good to his mother will make a good husband, you have nothing to fear concerning your little girl's future happiness for there has never been a kinder, more thoughtful appreciative son than Jack has been...We are looking forward to having Jean as our daughter."
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- BEAR said...
The recipe works great. Our house keeper when I was a boy in Corpus Christi, and later in Houston was Grady-Mae Solomon. She could cook. We would go to church and when we got home she would have fried chicken like this, (also called pan-fried chicken), mashed potaotes with cream gravy, sweet peas, and banana pudding waitng for us. What a deal, go to church for a few hours and then get this! Reminds me that "Chicken Fried Steak" is called that because you substitute meat or "steak" for the chicken and cook it the same way. I love your blog. BEAR (firstname.lastname@example.com)
- radish said...
The post and recipe are both lovely, but what made me love this post, is the fact that you actually know the date of your grandparents' wedding anniversary - that is a wonderful thing!
- Elise said...
What a wonderful story and recipe. Thank you for sharing, Lisa.
- Frank said...
Brining works wonders on chicken and pork(especially the kind without much fat).
Yes, this is very much like my grandmother's method, who also had access to live chickens from the barnyard. My grandfather did the neck-ringing and plunging into hot water to make the plucking easier, then I carried the dead birds into the kitchen for cooking.
I believe my grandmother used lard or bacon grease(or both!). Good stuff!
(Followed by fried Lipitor!)
- Tim said...
Coming from parents who are now divorced it always makes me happy to hear about marriages that not only last but are happy. It's rare in todays world.
I love fried chicken but have never heard of anyone using a salt water soak before. Doesn't that make it.. well.. salty? :P
- Lydia said...
What a lovely ode to your grandparents -- and that chicken looks amazing! I can't remember the last time I've had (or made) real fried chicken, but if it kept your grandparents happy for all these years, it is definitely worth having!
- Kalyn said...
Thanks for sharing the inspiring story about your grandparents and the recipe. What a great post. I can imagine how wonderful the chicken must taste. (Personally I never got over it when my favorite Mexican restaurant stopped using lard in the refried beans.)
- Tatsu said...
The brine is what makes the meat moist - we won't cook a Thanksgiving turkey without brining it first. Buttermilk does something completely different to the meat, so I'm wondering if there isn't a one step way to get both.
- matt said...
How absolutely wonderful this story is, and the fried chicken looks divine! I'm a HUGE HUGE fan of fried chicken and you've inspired me to fry some up. I shall be using this recipe!
- teachergirl said...
This post brought tears to my eyes - when I tried to read it outloud to my girls, I got a lump in my throat. This is the kind of letter I want to get from their future mothers in law.
This is the kind of fried chicken I want their future grandmothers in law to make, too.
I love your blog. I've made your Texas sheet cake and biscuits. Thanks for this wonderful memory.
- Zora said...
Not that I have a personal fried chicken tradition (I wish I did), but my friends and I have been eating it quite a lot in recent years.
Tamara recorded a nice thing on WNYC for the 4th of July--here (http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/81631).
As for the whole lard/Crisco issue: People. Lard is fine. Read Rick Bayless on the subject. Better for you than butter, certainly. Crisco will kill you in a heartbeat--although now it is made trans-fat free by being _wholly_ hydrogenated rather than _partially_. Weird. Not sure I trust that. It's still unnatural.
- Rev. Biggles said...
MmMmmmMm, lard. It was the lard that made it so great. I use regularly and without it? I get this from the boys, "Papa, what's wrong with the pancakes? They aren't as good as last time."
Goose fat is fun.
- Yvo said...
mmm, this sounds wonderful. it sort of reminds me of Alton Brown's recipe for fried chicken, and you KNOW that's good ;)
- ALL THE BEST said...
What a truly wonderful and meaningful post. Thank you so much for sharing this story and the recipe, it sounds yummy. I'm a buttermilk girl myself.
- Carolyn T said...
I have some fond memories of my childhood when my grandmother would make fried chicken for Sunday dinner. Yummy. And then my memory bank delivers up an excursion to a restaurant, a kind of old log cabin, in the mountains west of Denver (in the Rockies) that was only open on weekends, as I recall. They had two sittings, like 5:30 and 7:30. No reservations. Once inside everybody sat down and waited. We had the usual relish tray - the ubiquitous bowl of carrots, radishes, pickle, olives - then we got a salad and biscuits to which we slathered butter to all edges. Then another wait, and to each table was delivered a large platter of just-out-of-the-pan deep fried chicken (with sides like corn and mashed potatoes and gravy). Oh my gosh was that ever good. My mouth waters just remembering it. Thanks for dredging those fond memories.
- Vanessa said...
Lisa, that chicken looks absolutely succulent. But this story is even better...thanks for sharing.
- christine (myplateoryours) said...
What a lovely story, and what a great heritage for you. And what yummy looking chicken!
- Tea said...
What a beautiful story, it left me teary-eyed as well. I love how much you cherish your family history, it's wonderful--as is this fried chicken, of that I have no doubt!
- lobstersquad said...
loved this.
- SteamyKitchen said...
What a lovely post - Great Grandma must be proud!
- Homesick Texan said...
BEAR--What a delicious memory! And yep, that's how chicken-fried steak gets it name.
Radish--Thank you, though I have to admit it's hard to forget the day since it's July 5, the day after Fourth of July!
Elise--You're welcome!
Frank--Isn't brining amazing? And I've heard of some people using both bacon grease and lard--Oh my!
Tim--The brine doesn't make it salty, it keeps the juices intact so the bird doesn't dry out when cooking.
Lydia--It's a bit of a mess to make, but it tastes unlike anything else. Try it!
Kalyn--Thanks! And I also can't stand it when Mexican restaurants don't use lard in their beans--the beans just don't have any flavor.
Tatsu--I wonder what a salty buttermilk soak would do?
Matt--Thanks! Enjoy!
Teachergirl--I bet that's the kind of letter all mothers would like to receive. And I'm glad you're enjoying the blog! Many thanks!
Zora--Thanks for sharing Tamara's radio segment--Edna Lewis is the queen of fried chicken! What a terrific 4th of July tradition y'all have! And I'm with you, trans-fat free Crisco is still sort of suspect.
Rev. Biggles--Is there anything lard doesn't make better? Your boys have great palates!
Yvo--Thanks! Haven't tried Alton Brown's recipe, but I'm sure he advocates brining.
Allthebest--You're welcome. Looks like I need to try the buttermilk soak soon.
Carolyn T--I love the sound of that log cabin restaurant--what an excellent meal!
Vanessa--You're welcome!
Christine--Thanks! I agree, family recipes are a wonderful heritage.
Tea--I think it's hard not to cherish my family history when everyone's always compiling old letters into books and such--it's fascinating reading.
SteamyKitchen--I reckon she would be! Thanks!
- Julie said...
This was sweet and lovely.
The letter your great-grandmother wrote to the other great-grandmother is touching, and I love the simplicity of the wedding party. I'm sorry wedding parties like this seem to have gone out of fashion -- they seem so much more genuine than the princess-for-a-day over-the-top extravaganzas we seem to go in for these days.
The chicken looks spectacular. Wow! And if you're going to fry chicken then I think going all the way and using lard is the thing to do. Genuine fried chicken is a treat and if you're going to go to that much trouble it ought to be the genuine article.
- Anonymous said...
I think lard is over rated. Not to start a war here, but I'm always amazed at th amount of people who congratulate others for using lard. "wow its a taboo! good for you!". I think most food is better with other fats. its a flavor thing, though, i guess its sacrilege for me to say that...
- persis said...
I love your food stories, especially this one. Another yummylicious recipe of yours to try. persis xx
- Homesick Houstonian said...
For tatsu and HT; America's Test Kitchen has a wonderful recipe for fried chicken that combines brining and buttermilk in one step. I can vouch that it comes out beautifully. I'm still trying to find out my mother's recipe though!
- Cynthia said...
You are indeed fortunate to still have your grandparents, it must be a joy to have them share the memories and traditions with you.
I will definitely try your Grandma's fried chicken.
- christine said...
What a beautiful beautiful story. And the picture, they are one handsome couple! And I especially loved this: Five-year-old David [my cousin] said, 'She looks just like Jesus!'" :D
- Mike said...
re: "...with just cake (that came all the way from Plano)"
20 years ago we thought Lake Lewisville was an 1.5 hour drive from far N. Dallas...seemed that way.
I'm not even close to imagining what Plano was like 60 years ago !!
- Terry B said...
What a wonderful story! You are indeed blessed to have had these people in your life--and their romance as an example.
I also loved their simple wedding and reception, so perfect and memorable. So much better than the insane circuses so many people have bought into these days.
- Anita said...
Oh, I'm drooling. We're finally getting whole chickens at our farmers market again, so this one is going on the short list.
Congrats to your grandparents! 60 years is quite a milestone. :D
- Homesick Texan said...
Julie--I agree, there's so much mess it might as well taste as good as it can. And most weddings are indeed so overblown these days. I understand why so many of my friends just elope.
Anon--It's not a sacrilege to say what you think, it's good to hear a difference of opinion! If you don't like it, you don't like it!
Homesick Houstonian--I'll have to check out that ATK recipe. And please share when you find your mom's recipe!
Cynthia--I know, I count my blessings every day! They are very precious to me.
Christine--Yes, that story has made us laugh for years!
Mike--My grandmother was impressed enough with the fact so I reckon it was regarded as very, very far from Melissa.
TerryB--Thanks! I agree, I feel fortunate I've had the chance to share so many years with them.
Anita--A fresh, farmer's market chicken is a must--they just taste so much better!
- Mike said...
Wowwww....Melissa has swelled to about 4,000 these days !
- ann said...
wowee... how did you know I've been suffering from a major bout of fried chicken cravings? I've never made my own, the closest I've come is mastering panfried catfish... now I'm thinking I might have to give it a go. This sounds awesome. Happy, happy to your grandparents as well!
- Homesick Texan said...
Mike--It's practically a metropolis!
Ann--Didn't you know I'm psychic? If you can do fried catfish, you can definitely make excellent fried chicken. Enjoy!
- Tommy said...
I was thinking. Your posts are so thoughtful and have some great background information, all centered around some awesome recipes. You could do some kind of cookbook/adventure guide that would surely be well received by not only foodies that follow you here, but by regular folks that like an easy read with food thrown in to thicken the plot.
I have no idea what your aspirations are, but I see huge potential. Shall I call Oprah ?
- Tatsu said...
Homesick Houstonian - thanks! Time to dig through the old CI and see if I can find it.
- s'kat said...
What a sweet story about your grandparents! I'm sure they're honoured to hear about this lovely, memory-laden fry-up.
ps- my maiden name is Gibson! Most of them live in California, but there are a few in Texas.
- wheresmymind said...
Where are the waffles???
- Homesick Texan said...
Tommy--Why thank you! What a great idea! Sure, get Oprah on the
S'Kat--Gibson isn't the most unusual name, but I wouldn't be surprised if we're distantly related!
Wheresmymind--Be patient...they're coming!
- Lisa said...
Your post brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!
- Terry said...
The process done by your grandmother was also done by mine. It was done to draw the blood out of the meat and remove the wild taste of the bird.
As years went by (and we grew up) people forgot about this process, but it returned as brining the bird because all the barbecue folks had to figure out how to keep chicken from drying out on long cooks at low temps.
Thus, someone remembered what their grandmother did years ago with fresh chickens and tried it for a different reason. And it worked. Who knew...
I have a cast iron skillet that has never had anyting in it but fried chicken and it's over 35 yrs. old.
- The Cooking Ninja said...
Thank you for sharing with us beautiful story of your grandparents.
- Homesick Texan said...
Lisa--You're welcome!
Terry--That's interesting, I never realized it was also done to make the bird less gamey.
The cooking ninja--You're welcome!
- Tartelette said...
Reading this was like reading a novel. I love grandparents stories, they are always so "educational" and at the same time comforting. Great recipe!
- Anonymous said...
My Great Grandmother, rest her soul,was from the south, & when she grew up, every family had a pot of bacon fat next to the stove to flavour everything. I am a chef & know that bacon fat is not very good for you, but she brined her chickens, swore by shaking them in a paper bag & fried them in bacon fat, and as little kids, nothing beat the moiture & flavour. Same ith her greasy beans & cornbread.
From Libby
- Culinarily Curious said...
I'm a bit behind on my blog reading, but wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the story of the beginning of your grandparents' life and legacy together. Your rendition of a family heirloom recipe in their honor is a perfect tribute to two lives well lived. Thank you for sharing a piece of them and of you with us!
- O'Dub said...
For an extra crispy version add some cornstarch to the flour.
Instead of brining one can also buy kosher chicken which is brined to remove the blood. Empire Kosher has a line of kosher chicken that is wonderful. The chicken is a little salty, so add little salt to the flour.
Empire Kosher products (including whole chickens and turkeys) can be found in many grocery stores throught the US. If your store doesn't carry their fresh poultry products, look in the frozen food section, or on-line at http://www.empirekosher.com/
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for sharing you memories;my favorit son in law one an only love fried chicken , and a very good cook but no luck with fried chicken he is not southren born, sending on your fried chicken from Grams
- masdevallia said...
Thank you for sharing your grandparents story. Three out of my grandparents were gone before I was born. I have so much respect and admiration for our elders. I only wish I'd had some grands of my own to learn from.
I love good fried chicken. I rarely make it for a few reasons, but when I do it makes me happy. I've never brined my chicken before frying. I do brine my Thanksgiving bird with great results. You're inspiring me to give the oven a night off and step up to the stove!
- Paige said...
Oh my goodness. My boyfriend and I, after FINALLY purchasing a cast iron skillet, have been meaning to tackle fried chicken. I was a bit intimidated, as his grandmother is the master of fried chicken (as most of our Texas grandmothers are). Well, we looked up your recipe, because you haven't led us astray yet, and goodness did it turn out well. We used the brine method, and it made for such tender juicy meat and such a thin crispy wonderful skin. I also wanted to thank you for sharing your story behind your great-grandmother's recipe and your grandparents marriage. I got all teary-eyed as I read it, and I think it added something very special to our experience making our own. Thank you again for the recipe!
- Lisa said...
I love the stories that you tell...this one choked me up a bit because my 6 yr old son is so wonderful to me, and I feel lucky as I do believe that this is the path he and I will always be on together, and yes I did look to my husband and see what a wonderful relationship he and his mother have. You really warmed my heart as well as my belly!
- Erica said...
I came to your site for cornbread - as always and this page was recommended. I thought man this makes me miss Grandma Clara - she made the best fried chicken, so I clicked on it. Not only is the recipe the same as hers down to the lard, but she was my Grandma Gibson. I am crying now, and about to go thaw out some chicken to fry. I love happy messages like this...
- Connie4933 said...
What a very precious story of your grandparents. Mine are gone now however all the memories remain. My grandmother was also great at frying chicken and most anything else. I loved Sunday dinners at her house! Thank you for posting... and I will certainly be frying up some chicken soon!
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A "Twitter troll" bombarded a Labour MP with a series of abusive messages after she supported a successful campaign to feature Jane Austen on the £10 note, a court heard today .
Peter Nunn, 33, retweeted "menacing" messages threatening to rape Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy and branding her a "witch", it is alleged.
He launched his campaign of "hatred" after the Labour politician backed a high-profile bid launched by feminist Caroline Criado-Perez to keep a woman on a British ban note, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
Alison Morgan, prosecuting, told the court that Nunn "embarked on a campaign of hatred in various different forms towards both women" last summer when the campaign was at the centre of press reports.
He began leaving offensive posts on July 29 - five days after the Bank of England revealed Austen would be the new face of the £10 note, it is claimed.
He allegedly retweeted a threatening message sent to Ms Creasy which read: "You better watch your back, I'm going to rape your arse at 8pm and put the video all over."
Ms Morgan said: "It is not alleged that he created the text and the threat, but for whatever reason he chose to retweet it and it is a message that is menacing in character."
Over the next day he sent a barrage of other offensive messages to the London MP using the twitter account @protectys, it is claimed.
In his next message he posted "best way to rape a witch, try and drown her first then just when she's gagging for air that's when you enter".
Later that evening he allegedly posted: "If you can't threaten to rape a celebrity, what is the point in having them?"
At 10pm that night, half an hour before Ms Criado-Perez and Ms Creasy were due to appear on the BBC show Newsnight to talk about the twitter abuse they had endured, Nunn left another tweet branding the MP an "evil witch".
Just minutes later he posted a message to the @eatcreasynow account writing: "Go get her, eat the meat!"
Ms Morgan told the court: "Two minutes before @eatcreasynow sent a message to Stella Creasy saying 'Hi, it took twitter 30 minutes to ban me before.
"'I'm here again to tell you that I'll rape you tomorrow at 6pm'.
"The defendant responded in a message to the world - Go get her eat the meat. It's our suggestion that, when read in the context of previous texts, that is itself menacing."
Later that night he left another offensive post, writing: "What's the odds of Criado and Creasy snuggling and cuddling under a duvet checking their tweets and cackling like witches (rape me says Caroline)."
The next day he continued his abuse, leaving posts under a new twitter account @stabproovest.
He retweeted a message to Ms Creasy from someone else saying: "I heard in the news that you are soon going to be raped. Will this be done by a massive black guy? Go away."
The court heard that Nunn, a self-styled blogger from Bristol, also left offensive blog posts in which he branded the campaigners witches and mocked them.
Ms Morgan, prosecuting, told the court that while the blog entries do not form part of the criminal charge, they show the "hatred" he had for the women.
She said: "They demonstrate the state of mind of the defendant at the time at which he was sending the reported tweets.
"If it were to be submitted that these were jokes or unintended, the background is that he appears to have formed a hatred towards the women expressing themselves on Twitter.
"There are matters that are offensive such as playing Ding Dong the Witch is Dead and a reference to witches and covens."
The court heard that Ms Criado-Perez, who spearheaded the campaign, received a barrage of abuse on Twitter.
Ms Morgan said: "It is right to say that beyond the confines of this particular case, Ms Criado-Perez received a significant number of offensive tweets to her Twitter account from many different users, but including the accounts attributed to this defendant."
Nunn was arrested at his home Emersons Green, Bristol, on August 7 after Ms Creasy and Ms Criado-Perez reported his abuse.
When he was questioned by police, he denied using Twitter to advocate violence or rape.
The self-dubbed blogger and journalist admitted he had retweeted messages that were violent, but said he did "to further debate".
Nunn, who wore a smart grey suit, white shirt and pink and purple patterned tie, denies sending a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character by a public electronic network between July 28 and August 5 last year.
Nunn accused Ms Criado-Perez in a series of manic video blogs of lying about rape threats in a "hoax" to clamp down on internet freedom.
In the first video, posted on his Twitter account, he launched a tirade against feminists who he said were using the micro-blogging site to further their own agenda.
In the clip, which is shot in the dark with eerie purple lighting, he said: "In this campaign, although technically it is a good campaign, she is exaggerating the amount of tweets and comments, there is something not quite right going on.
"Feminists are using it (Twitter) to push their own agenda, I think it might be a hoax. Listening to the radio interview, it is not quite clear where she is coming from, she didn't really seem offended."
He goes on: "I think they are witches, they are going to cast some spell over the freedom of the internet.
"They are probably working with the Government, the Government wants to restrict freedom. They just want to say to Twitter 'Get him, get him'."
He railed against moves to arrest Twitter trolls for posting abuse against the campaigners, and said: "Even the tweeters who did these things, these people they have messed up, they don't deserve jail, they deserve help."
Nunn posted six increasingly manic videos online in which he criticised campaigners and hit out at Twitter bosses for shutting down his accounts.
In the second clip, he stands outside in an area of grassland, and rants about "evil witches of the coven".
He said: "Caroline Criado-Perez, f****** Spanish, she's running this coven. And why? Its bizarre she has decided to basically try and f*** up Twitter.
"She has gone on there, got a few followers, and thought 'I'm the daddy'. She thought 'Yes, Twitter it's mine'."
He goes on: "She stirs up these women into a frenzy of hate, that is the only way I can describe it."
He also laid into Ms Creasy's attitude to abuse on Twitter, accusing her of diverting precious police resources away from catching real rapists by making police complaints.
Speaking in his West Country drawl, he said: "An MP gets a few jokey messages saying 'I'm going to rape you'. All right. It f****** happens, man. They disagree with you. They can threaten to kill you, I've heard that before.
"You have got to deal with it. You can't go crying to the police all the time, they have got enough work to do. They are looking for murderers and proper rapists, you are diverting their time and resources into fighting this problem."
In another clip he brands Ms Criado-Perez "a corrupt witch", adding: "Call her a feminist Nazi, call her what you want.
"She has got me banned two or three times now, I'm not impressed. She thinks Twitter accounts should be banned for simply disagreeing with her."
He said the women should have "brushed off" their abuse.
In another video, he plays the Wizard of Oz song Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead over a shot of his Twitter feed.
Throughout the clips, which were posted between July 28 and August 5 last year, Nunn denies sending abusive messages himself and insists "I've not been doing anything wrong".


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Pico de gallo, you oughta give it a try-o
Even if you're from Ohio, it'll get you by-o.
Don't get it in your eye-o unless you want to cry-o
So come on, don't be shy-o, eat some pico de gallo!
From "Pico de Gallo" by Trout Fishing in America.
You know how it is when you get a song stuck in your head and it just won't quit? The past few days I've been singing "Pico de Gallo" by Trout Fishing in America and no matter what I do, the silly song won't leave me alone.
It's not a complete mystery, however, why I've been humming this tune. It's August, which should be officially deemed national salsa month. Everything you need to make salsa is fresh and in abundance. Cilantro, tomatillos, tomatoes, garlic, onions, jalapenos, habaneros, serranos, corn, peaches or whatever else your stomach desires. (And perhaps this is why the Austin Chronicle has its annual hot sauce festival in what is also the hottest month of the year.) If you go to the farmer's market, you will be struck by the bounty. It's beautiful. And you will also feel the urge to take advantage of it because this is the peak—soon we'll only have apples, pears and squashes.
I think I've probably made a different type of salsa every night this week, but the one I always like to always keep on hand during late summer is pico de gallo. Most of my other salsa recipes can still taste OK with canned tomatoes or tomatillos but it's impossible to make pico de gallo (pronounced pee-ko duh guy-yo) unless the ingredients are fresh, ripe and in season. It just won't taste the same—it's a salsa fresca.
Pico de gallo in Spanish means rooster's beak, and there are a several schools of thoughts about why this salsa is so named. Some say it's because the bite of the peppers are like a rooster's bite. Perhaps, but this salsa isn't known for its fire as much as, say, a salsa made with habaneros would be. Others say it's called pico de gallo because you pinch your thumb and forefinger like a beak to eat it. To this I say poppycock! (No pun intended.) I have never pinched my fingers to eat this nor has anyone I've ever known. The one that seems most logical is that the Spanish verb picar means to chop, which is what you do with this salsa to create its chunky texture.
There's nothing quite like the flavor and color of a sun-ripened tomato; its sweet meatiness is the star of pico de gallo—the other ingredients are just supporting players. This is why you'll find pico de gallos that have jicama, or pico de gallos that have avocados or pico de gallos that have black beans, but they will all have tomatoes—it's what makes the dish!
Pico de gallo is a versatile condiment. You can use it on top of anything—chips, fish tacos, scrambled eggs—but I often eat it as a simple summer salad, too. Because I want the tomatoes to dominate my pico, I finely mince my peppers, onions and garlic so they aren't fighting for attention in my mouth. And while it may be a bit untraditional, I add a smidge of olive oil to bring all the flavors together.
The bounty we find in August doesn't last forever—so don't be shy-o, eat some pico de gallo!
Pico de gallo
2 cups ripe red tomatoes diced (about 4 medium tomatoes)
1 clove of garlic, minced
1/4 cup diced onion (about 1/4 of a small white onion)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 lime, juiced
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
Salt to taste
1. Mix all the ingredients and let it sit for half an hour.
2. Serve immediately.
Will last a day in the refrigerator, though it may get extra juicy. You can drain some of the juice if you like.
Makes 2 cups


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A photo of a Utah father wearing short shorts to teach his daughter a lesson has gone viral.
Scott Mackintosh says he wore the shorts, also known as Daisy Dukes, along with a shirt reading "Best. Dad. Ever.," to teach his daughter Myley, 19, a lesson.
"I'm a firm believer that the way we dress sends messages about us, and it influences the way we and others act," Mackintosh wrote in a blog post explaining his action. "My teenage daughter day after day continues to wear clothing that I, as her father, feel is inappropriate and immodest."
The father of seven went on to explain he wore the outfit to surprise his daughter during a family outing for dinner and miniature golf.
"As we arrived to the small amusement park, we were met with many stares and pointing fingers as I walked through the lobby and to the miniature golf area. I tried to keep up with my daughter who had expressed that it didn't bother her, but was not about to let me stay very close to her as we walked through the crowded room," he wrote.
After his wife and children posted a photo of him in the shorts, it spread like wildfire through social media.
Despite all the attention, Mackintosh wrote he wasn't sure his lesson quite got across.
"There was no 'Dad I get it' or 'Dad you're the best…. thanks for that awesome lesson.' I don't think my object lesson of 'modest is hottest' made the statement I had intended. But no matter if social media gets the story mixed up and twisted, my daughter will always know that her dad loves her and cares about her enough to make a fool out of himself."
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Hi everyone,
We will start the 'Oryoki Circle' sometime in late January. The plan is to get together on G+, probably on a Sunday evening GMT, and practice together this most complex and beautiful of rituals.
Please ensure that you have an Oryoki set in advance of joining the circle: with three bowls that nest in each other, a setsu (spatula), a spoon, chop sticks, a napkin, drying cloth, wrapping cloth and utensil holder.
We will follow the form Jundo has set out for us in the past, based on the official Soto-Shu rules.
Here's my plan for the structure of this over eight weeks:
Week 1: An introduction to Oryoki.
Week 2: Opening the bowls.
Week 3: Receiving Food.
Week 4: Eating and taking seconds.
Week 5: Offering to the hungry ghosts and cleaning the bowls.
Week 6: Cleaning the bowls continued and wrapping up.
Week 7: Putting it all together and making mistakes.
Week 8: The meaning of Oryoki.
Hopefully the same people will attend all of these, as we learn and practice together. For those that can't make it live, I propose recording them for later viewing so you can watch my mistakes over and over again!
Do let me know if you're interested. I aim to schedule the Circle for Sunday evenings, at 7 or 7:30PM GMT.
Deep bows,