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DETROIT—Mr. Enforcer — believe me, you'd call him mister too — considers the question he's just been asked, sticking a pondering tongue through the gap where his two front teeth should be.
Hmm. No, Chris Neil can't recall ever dropping the gloves with Dion Phaneuf.
"I tried to. But ... "
But. See, there's one of the slags that's been heaved at the six-foot-three, 227-pound, purportedly tough (if not knuckle-dragging) Phaneuf over the years — his unwillingness to be found anywhere in the vicinity of an opposing pugilist-by-trade.
Neil last tried to get up Phaneuf's nose just this past Saturday, which now seems like a lifetime ago. Back in the day, back in Phaneuf's Toronto Maple Leafs era, back when he was the scorned enemy. On that night — which would go down in the annals as Phaneuf's final game as a Leaf, otherwise just another humiliating episode (6-1 loss) for Toronto — Neil chirped and zinged at the Leaf captain, hoping to get a rise, a glove poke, a face-swipe.
Nada. Probably a good thing too, because here they are, four days later, all best-mates and arm-around. On the same losing/bonding side at Joe Louis Arena, by evening's end, when Ottawa fell 3-1 to the Red Wings. Phaneuf started the game on the bench, which must have felt odd, but it's usual for a second-pair defensive tandem, as he's now co-billed. A so-so Grade C debut: Foot-tangle at the blue-line, second-shift, and WHOOSH there went Gustav Nyquist in on goal, forcing a top-notch save by Craig Anderson; burned by Henrik Zetterberg on Detroit's second goal. Almost took out Danny DeKeyser too, with one of his trademark heavy shots from the point.
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At least it wasn't a teammate's arm that got broken this time (see: Joffrey Lupul). That would have been a really crummy how-do-you-do.
In any event, Phaneuf broke his maiden as a Senator.
"I enjoyed every minute of it except the outcome," he said afterwards.
Hours earlier, on his first morning as an Ottawa Senator, Phaneuf was sitting alone in the lobby restaurant of his team's hotel. The aforementioned Neil, as fate would have it, was the first Senator he encountered. "I was the second guy down and we just sat and got caught up," the veteran boom-boom practitioner — 2,417 penalty minutes amassed — was saying, following the a.m. skate. "It was a nice quiet breakfast. We had bacon, sausage, breakfast. Hey, he even bought me breakfast. So that shows what a great guy he is."
Change lobsters and dance.
It's like the first day at a new school when your stupid parents move house mid-semester, except Phaneuf won't be wedgied by the class bully. Neil et al O — they're his new best pals, amigos. Some players called the previous day, after the trade news bombshell fell.
"Which means a lot," says Phaneuf. "And then, this morning, it was really nice, they were all very accepting and welcoming. To a guy who comes in to a new room, that means a lot."
A room where he likely never expected to be and despite the fact Ottawa was among the teams on Phaneuf's okay-list, as in clubs where he'd be amenable to re-locating. Jolting nevertheless, being on the opposite end of the Toronto-Ottawa rivalry, that Battle of Ontario everyone keeps banging on about, even if it exists more in decade-ancient history than the present.
"That's part of the business," shrugged Phaneuf, adjusting a red Ottawa-logo baseball cap over his brow, facing the media throng while bemused teammates looked on, made space, tossed a couple of ha-ha lines.
"It's about hockey, it's about what teams need," continued Phaneuf, addressing the crux of the nine-player swap. Or need to shed, as in anchor-leaden contracts. "For me, I'm a player, I'm here to do a job and I'm excited about that."
He used the word "excited" 13 times. Though it's always been difficult to tell when Phaneuf, invariably robotic in these interrogative situations, is jazzed up about anything. Six years in Toronto, reporters rarely saw him annoyed or angry or exasperated. Taking his emotional pulse was a perennial challenge.
These moments, at the entry point of his Senator sojourn, prove to be no different. Whatever thoughts maybe be swirling around inside Phaneuf's head are methodically filtered by the time they come out of his mouth. Particularly so when inquisitors attempt to coax comment about his flat-line tenure as a Leaf, their captain.
"I've answered a lot of questions about Toronto already this morning and I'm sure I'll answer a lot more throughout my life and my career," said Phaneuf, exhibiting just a whiff of impatience.
What was Phaneuf's imprint on the franchise? Can there be a legacy after half-a-dozen seasons which coincided with hockey nadir for the Leafs. Heck, who was this guy?
He does have an answer, perhaps how he'd like the epitaph to read on his Leaf years.
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"I know that, for me, I played as hard as I possibly could. I worked as hard as I possibly could for that organization. I had a great time playing there and being a Toronto Maple Leaf. But that changed. I'm an Ottawa Senator now and I'm proud to be an Ottawa Senator and that's where I'm at. I'm moving forward from my time in Toronto."
That's a workmanlike and doubtless sincere encapsulation. It is Phaneuf's misfortune that he will be remembered less for the honest effort, the mentoring of young teammates who palpably respected him, than for all that went wrong while he wore the Leaf jersey. There were few heady days apart from that one post-season appearance versus Boston and even that will be recalled miserably — his foolhardy OT "pinch" in Game 4, the spectacular Game 7 collapse — than for whatever giddiness those playoffs brought a city.
Failure is what Phaneuf will have to wear. Wasn't his fault, particularly, but neither was he without blame.
Phaneuf was no lifetime Leaf, true. Still, startling to see him Wednesday night in the white-red-and-black of a Senator, in his first game with Ottawa, his 802nd game in the NHL. Wearing No. 2 because No. 3 was already taken by fellow D-man Marc Methot and no way was Phaneuf about to ask pretty-please.
"I like it. Fresh start for me. It's a new chapter in my career and my life.''
The future is what Phaneuf would have preferred to discuss. Okay, thrilled to be a Senator, and they're pleased to have him — left-shooting rearguard to stabilize a woeful back end. Shouldn't be a big ask for a 30-year-old defenceman finally allowed to be no more than the No. 3-4 blueliner sum of his parts, paired with 22-year-old Cody Ceci.
"It's pretty exciting for us going forward," said Ceci, sounding not remotely excited about the prospect but being a stand-up 'mate. And "excited" was, of course, the operative word.
"He's played a long time. He knows what he's doing. Once he kind of figures out what I'm doing, then the rest of it will come.''
But, since you're asking, yes, mighty strange having a Phaneuf in the house, Ceci admitted.
"It was a definitely a little weird at first, seeing him walk around the room, especially when he first walked in. We're so used to seeing him with a 'C' on for the Toronto Maple Leafs."
Imagine how weird it was for Phaneuf.

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This short work was just the right length for my flight back to San Francisco. It is the story of a young lady who was the first person from the Americas to be "canonized" by the Roman Church. The lady's real name was Isabel Flores who was of the Spanish settlers. A passion for Christ at the youngest age caused her to rebel against all the requirements of a young lady and pursue a life of fasting, sleep deprivation, and self-inflicted tortures of various sorts as a nun. I can personally relate to the self-inflected tortures, but generally avoid the fasting and sleep deprivation. Supposedly she helped the sick and hungry, although I don't quite see how that would be possible given what she had done to her body. Or to put it another way, her life was a slow act of suicide done in the name of spirituality.
Much of her biography seems to be visions of Catherine of Sienna, Mother Mary and the Baby Jesus. This is combined with a power for prophecy and healing. It is these last two features that would cause the most problems for a Protestant like myself. The easiest way to deal with these is to dismiss them as so much rubbish that is unfit for a modern, scientific outlook. As if intellectuals weren't constantly receiving their own mystical revelations which they simply re-labelled as "science". I should prefer a revelation from God to one that was obviously a fraud dreamed up by an intellectual hiding behind a Ph.d.
Yet what do we make of visions of Mary? From my view, this is totally contrary to the Bible and I completely reject the Mariolatry of the Papists. Yet at the same time, I cannot condemn this as the work of evil spirits. A separate pretext for dismissing the whole thing as delusions is thus on offer to the Protestant: That it isn't theologically sensible. At this point, I am more inclined just to put the airplane seat back and listen without offering too much judgment.
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iSoftBet announces the release of its latest online video slot, Neon Reels™, transporting slot players into an exciting virtual 3D environment.
Having previewed Neon Reels™ at February's ICE exhibition, the iSoftBet team has been hard at work to ensure that Neon Reels™ lives up to the hype the game generated at the show. Since then, the supplier's development team have pulled out all the stops to launch a slot that exudes innovation, originality and gaming expertise.
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Over the weekend, I spent a few miles to fly to NC, visit my mother, and take in the opportunity to see extended family, including an aunt and uncle now in their 80s. Then, I took yesterday off to attend the memorial service for a former colleague of mine. Not only had we worked together, he was a mentor, and my friend.
All of these events came together at about the same time late last week, and I had to put together a plan to be in Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma over a 2-day period. Buying the tickets would have been easy enough in theory, but in reality, I was looking at over $2,000 in airfare. I've seen less charged for advance purchase biz class across the Atlantic.
In the past, I have winced at the thought of redeeming miles for domestic travel, especially for shorter flights. In some ways, it has just seemed wasteful. MrsMJ and I rarely take more than one trip a year outside the country by plane, but when we do, we like to do so in comfort. Miles make that happen for us, and I am fortunate to have plenty of miles. Miles also made the last 2 days happen for me. I'll be the first to say that I did not waste any time figuring out if I could fly some unique route to save a few miles….no doubt I could have hacked together something better than I did with some effort. I had the miles, so I spent them. That's what they're made for. I've got plenty more, but it would not have mattered to me if I had spent my accounts to 0 this weekend. In the end, what really matters is that I got there, for my family and my friend.
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The number of blended and fully online courses is increasing every year here at Shawnee State University. Currently more than 80 courses are offered in a blended or fully online format.
These courses are found in every department throughout the university. The majority of courses are offered through Blackboard, the primary learning management system for SSU. Most recently Echo 360, a lecture capture system, has been added to our collection for further enhancement of instruction at a distance.
Course Approval Process
Information on the course approval process for existing courses being taught for the first time as hybrid/blended or online courses or newly developed courses (f2f and hybrid/blended or online) may be found in these documents. There is a narrative policy description as well as flow chart formats.
- Distance Learning Course Approval Process (PDF)
- Course Approval Process for Undergraduate Courses Including GEP (PDF)
- Course Approval Process for Graduate Courses (PDF)
- Conversion of Course to Online Format Form (DOCX)
Courses using a blended/online format will need to be reviewed by the DL Committee prior to review by EPCC.
Designing blended/hybrid or online courses?
Be sure to direct your students to these databases for the most efficient and free resources through our library system.
Please note the scheduling procedures (PDF) for listing blended/hybrid or 100% online courses. It is important to accurately list the percentages as this has implications for our international students as well as for reports that are submitted to OBR.
Distance Learning Committee
The Distance Learning Committee meets the third Monday of each month from 4-5 pm in Provost's Conference Room as well as online using Adobe Connect.
The Distance Learning Committee is comprised of representatives from departments in the university. Membership on the committee is for two years. The committee meets on a regular basis throughout the academic year.
Tasks include but are not limited to reviewing the Departmental Guide for Distance Learning Courses to insure its contents support current research and trends in the area of Distance Learning, relaying communications directly to their respective departments about Distance Learning and assisting in maintaining up-to-date information on blended and online courses at SSU.
Distance Learning Committee Members
- Coby Long, Director (Teacher Education)
- Sheena Shifko, Secretary (Allied Health)
- Amr Al-Azm (Social Sciences)
- April Barnette (Rehabilitation and Sports Profs)
- Chuck Davis (Fine, Digital, & Performing Arts)
- David DeSario (Mathematics)
- Jim Hudson (Engineering and Technologies)
- Chris Meade (Natural Sciences)
- Dovel Myers (Business)
- Beverly Ochieng-Sande (Teacher Education)
- Hoai Tran (University College)
Distance Learning Resources
- Association for Distance Education and Independent Learning
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
- e-Tech Ohio
- Ohio Quality Matters Consortium
- Quality Matters (National)
- Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
Student Online Readiness Survey
Students may take an online readiness survey to determine their likelihood of success when taking an online course here at SSU. The link to the survey is found on the MySSU page. After logging in, look at the link choices across the top of the page under Shawnee State's name. Click on Student. The survey will appear in the right-hand column of the page. It takes about ten minutes to complete and will provide you and us with valuable information planning online courses in the future.


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An Orange County sheriff's deputy who allegedly drank at a Costa Mesa bar before he was pulled over with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit was charged Tuesday with drunk driving.
Mario Castro, 33, was driving the wrong way on a street in Orange on Sept. 30 when he was pulled over, according to a news release from the Orange County district attorney's office.
According to prosecutors, Castro, who lives in Orange, had a blood alcohol content of .24 at the time of his arrest. He was off duty at the time and arrested by Orange police.


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Ibiza, called Eivissa in Catalan, is an island set in the Mediterranean which is part of the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It has a surface area of 570 km² and a population of 125,053 (Spanish National Statistics Institute 2008). It has 210 km of coastline, with lots of small rocky outcrops. The maximum distances on the island are 41 km from north to south and 15 km from east to west.
It is located some 79 km to the east of the Iberian Peninsula, across the water from Denia, and to the north of Formentera. Its coordinates are 38.98° N 1.43° E. The island of Ibiza is divided into 5 municipalities: Eivissa, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Sant Joan de Labritja, Sant Josep de sa Talaia and Santa Eulària des Riu. Its capital city is Ibiza, (Eivissa, in Catalan), the municipality with the greatest density in terms of demography and the greatest importance in terms of administration and culture. The town with the second largest population is Santa Eulària, followed by Sant Antoni, Sant Josep and Sant Joan. The population of the island increases considerably during the summer months due to the influx of tourists.
The islands of Ibiza and Formentera are also known as the Islas Pitiusas or Pine Islands. They make up a different Archipelago than that which includes Majorca and Menorca although nowadays people talk about the Balearic Archipelago and they are all part of the same administrative unit. The only river in the Balearic Islands, that of Santa Eulària des Riu, flows through it.


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Would you say it is a luxury that we can ill-afford?
A canvas roof is not a roof. A canvas roof is a sheet that collects water when it pours. It sags with the weight of the water, teetering precariously, sometimes giving way from the weight.
We give the bottom of the canvas a good hard shove after the rain has stopped and water comes splashing down in torrents. The wet cement floor beneath successfully becomes even wetter.
We don't know when the government will take back the land. We don't know how long, beyond the expected 4 years, we'll be staying at our current location.
But does that make the need for a proper, sturdy roof any less essential?
We take our roofs for granted. Be it a 1 bedroom studio apartment, the usual 3 to 5 room HDB flat, a condominium or terrace house, we are provided with roofs over our heads. We can easily escape from Nature's wrath whenever we please and retreat into the safety of our homes. We come out again when the rain dies down and the sun starts to peek through the grey.
Unlike us, the dogs are and will be at the shelter for most of their lives. If the shelter cannot provide a basic amenity such as protection from the rain, how ironic that it is called just that - a shelter. We believe a roof is not only necessary, it is critically so. The health of the dogs, the hygiene of the place and all the things we strive so hard to achieve would be jeopardised if we continue to languish without a proper cover for the dogs.
We got a quote from the contractor who helped put up the metal fencing you see at the shelter.
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"A Limitless Supply of Ninja Tools" (地下水 無尽蔵の忍具, Chikasui Mujinzou no Ningu) is episode 189 of the original Naruto anime.
Naruto and Yurinojō do battle with Ruiga, and with Chōji's help, are able to defeat him by destroying his "dowsing" tonfas, which allows him to search for places where there are great amounts of water, and leading him to a dry area to put him at a disadvantage. Ruiga survives the battle, but the second brother, Jiga, kills him for a greater share of the country's wealth. Meanwhile, after Haruna's reasons for distrust were revealed to be the result of her father allowing her to be kept hostage as a child, Haruna manages to render Hinata unconscious to escape alone. Naruto pursues the princess, but encounters Jiga, who can manipulate magnetism.


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Saturday, July 24, 2010
BBA Slow and Steady : Pain de Campagne
Here is another of the great breads I learned from our Master of baking Peter Reinhart.
I used my sourdough instead of the pate fermentèè and loved it ! I should be so good to try both but I love very much baking with my sourdough.
Please visit the rest of the group ( Kayte, Nancy,Cathy,Audrey,Jessica, Melissa, Wendy, Di, Karen,Natalia,Sarah,Margaret, Tracey, and Leslie ) and the original BBA site for more bread.
For the Pane Siciliano I'll have to wait until August when I'll come back to my dear oven !!!
6 comments:
- elra said...
apparantly we think a like, I am currently kneading my dough for my pain de campagne. Yours look airy and delicious :)
- July 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Gorgeous! All that's needed is a bottle of wine ;-)
- July 24, 2010 at 9:59 PM
- Leslie said...
What a beautiful loaf, Natalia! I really must get a sourdough starter going so I can enjoy all these wonderful breads I still haven't gotten to!
- July 25, 2010 at 9:21 PM
- Kayte said...
Looks great...you are catching up to where I am: Pizza, which I hope to do this week sometime. Your bread looks great, inside and out.
- July 26, 2010 at 1:23 PM
- TeaLady said...
How did I miss this one? That looks perfect. Making these breads is so much fun.
Look forward to your oven return when it gets cooler.
- July 28, 2010 at 2:27 AM
- TeaLady said...
Oh, the bread looks fantastic. This was fun to make and easier than some. I can just picture that one toasted with some great cheese/sausage.
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August 03, 2009
Central Kerala Red Fish Curry...
For this post, I don't want to dwell on the house sale.. the status quo on that is still the same. It's been hot and humid here the whole of last two weeks.. hey wait, isn't that the weather in Kerala? Maybe the weather allocation got switched.. upside, I don't have to water my flowers, they are blooming like never before. Beautiful!! Downside.. my veggie garden is neglected and is attacked by weeds which are growing faster than the veggies. I didn't put down a weed fabric when I set the garden out and regretting it now. We did get some red delicious tomatoes and a gigantic cabbage was harvested this week.. the plant came from my kid's school as a competition to see who will grow the biggest cabbage. We just planted it and fed it and it grew big..
I have a bunch of posts to get thru but can't seem to find the time. This one is a post I started a year ago..:)it's only now that I got thru to it. The photo was taken awhile ago and it's just coincidence that I am on fishy posts. Every body around us is either on vacation or has family visiting and last year this time, we were in B'lore visiting our old friends.
That started off a train of reminiscence ...reaching B'lore in the early morning after a long but fun train journey from Calicut,(any train ride is fun for me as here in US, all journeys are by long back breaking, gas guzzling car rides or by flights as pointed out by another friend) we got picked up by our close friend Peedus and there started a non-stop session of jabbering and stories. SR, Peedus's better half was waiting at home to continue the stories. I could tell you a lot about them but I don't want to go into any personal details here. SR has a lot of varied interests ..flower arrangements, interior design, arch, photo blogging...she keeps up with her friends and classmates relentlessly thru wonderful photos and its stories ..........and to our delight, we found out that she is an ardent cook too. Not just cooking, which a lot of people may like, but we could obsess about the food and its merits among other things.
A clay pot simmering with ample shallots redolent in ample coconut oil.. That's the one image that is there still in my mind after one year...ah..(the luxury of having a ton of shallots all cleaned and chopped and ready.) I didn't know which curry the claypot was headed to, but was happy just to see the shallots.
It was a pleasure to see SR catching up on news with me...being in B'lore they are in touch with a lot of our college friends and at any time, it would take days just to get updates on all of them. She was cooking alongside, all the while adding some chili powder, manning another flame with erissery on it, requesting her girl Friday for the next chopped items...doing ten things at the same time.
I am always surprised when I see someone of our generation who loves to cook and feed. Especially considering that she had just fed us a full breakfast, she was just getting down to the lunch prep pronto. Old Soul SR.:)And absolutely yummy food. DH just sat and ate till he couldn't move. It's a wonder how much we can eat while on vacation. I bet a lot of her classmates and common friends who have stopped by her house on summer days will agree with me.
Anyway, to get back to the fish curry, it's the central Kerala kodampuli kind which is my favorite curry with King Fish. The recipe is from her friend, who is from Kottayam and is really amazing. My mom never used to make this curry but my M-I-L does and we just grew into it over time. King Fish being the big fat meaty fish, doesn't absorb flavors easily and resists most simple preparations. It does well with deep flavors, spices and marinades. The Kodam Puli is the best and strongest adversary it has faced. During their time together, the fish absorbs all of the puli's smoky flavor and power and thereby gets its tangy, spicy taste.
You will need:
Fish pieces-5
Kodum Puli-2 piece
Shallots-about 20, sliced finely
Ginger Garlic Paste-1 1/2 tbsp(fresh paste)
Red Hot Chili Powder- 2 tsp( this is spicy)
Kashmir Red chili powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric-1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves- 2-3 sprigs.
Oil (coconut oil is preferred)
Soak the souring agent, kudam puli in half cup warm water. Blend half the raw shallots and 1/2 tsp of the ginger garlic paste along with the red chili powder and turmeric to a fine paste. Don't add water while blending or add just a tablespoon of water. Just enough to get it to a paste. In the olden days, I am sure this was done on the ammi/mortar and pestle, so water was added drop by drop.
Heat oil (about 3 tbsp)in a meen chatti or pan and add half the shallots and curry leaves to the pan. When the shallots wilt, add the ginger garlic paste and saute on medium heat. Add the blended paste to the pan and cook it on medium heat or low heat (depending on your stove) till all the water is evaporated and the paste gives out oil..about 10 minutes.
This step should be done with care without burning the paste. If there is not enough oil for the paste to cook, add a bit more. If the paste doesn't get cooked, the fish curry will taste too spicy with raw red chili taste..
When the paste is moving as one mass, add 1 cup water and just the kudam puli. Reserve the water it was soaked in to be added if you need more sourness. Add salt and taste. When the paste and the water dissolve and come to a boil, add the fish pieces one by one. Cover the fish with the liquid and let it cook covered for about 15 minutes. I just let it simmer on low heat after the first boil, on the back burner.
As you open, the oil should have risen to the top and the color should be a deep red. Taste the curry and adjust as needed. Take out the souring agent if you don't like it too sour later.
Serve with puttu, idaippam, appam or porotta. The curry definitely taste better after a couple of hours and even better the next day with Puttu. The more the fish sits in it, the better the flavors meld and get imbibed.
26 comments:
- My Experiments with Cooking said...
I am amazed at how you can cook so many fish reicpes. I envy you. It looks yumm!
- Aug 3, 2009, 11:45:00 AM
- Rachel said...
Just the way I make it..My all time comfort food is fish curry, rice and moru!The moe puli the more better it is!
- Aug 3, 2009, 12:40:00 PM
- Faiza Ali said...
oh my ! The fish curry looks awesome dear. Love Kerala fish curry, wish I can it like yours...
- Aug 3, 2009, 5:13:00 PM
- Superchef said...
that looks soo awesome that im thinking of converting to a fish-eating vegetarian...lol!!
- Aug 3, 2009, 8:28:00 PM
- Nags said...
kerala fish curry, here i come :D i am going home very soon :)
- Aug 3, 2009, 10:05:00 PM
- Bharathy said...
I miss home,now :(!!
Amma too makes more or less the same way!..one of my favourites..
Yeah, it's really nice to see you coming up with the Nadan/Very Indian recipes lately! :)
Keep Posting, girl!..You Rock!
- Aug 4, 2009, 12:19:00 AM
- Sig said...
The red fish curry, my favorite! :)
Oh and "dwell on the house sale" - pun intended? :)
- Aug 4, 2009, 1:32:00 AM
- mathew said...
hey this is exactly how i make fish curry..though i dont use as many shallots...and i add some fenugreek too..;-)
i usually use salmon for making this style..though it doesnot come close to the neymeen we have back home...
As a kottayamkaran i swear this is a curry which is like the sacred test for all achayathi's in that part of the state for their culinary skills!!;-D
- Aug 4, 2009, 4:21:00 PM
- Mallugirl said...
My Exp.. NAh.. this curry's photo is old.:) I bet you make fish more often..
Rachel, good to hear u make the curry the same way.. i too liek the puli.. i eat up all the kodam puli. dunno if thats good for me though!
FAiza, its' not too difficult.. need good fish though. It took me a long time to figure out how to make it correctly and even now i some times make it too spicy or sour.. photos are deceiving.
Superchef, were u a fishitarian at any time?
Nag, kushumbu thonnunnu. missing kerala now!!have fun though and eat an extra bowl for me.
Bharathy, followed ur sis here, eh?
Ur photo of the fish curry w/ coconut still haunts me..it was way better, me thinks.
Sig, pun intended.. dwelling is turned into a hot house now..literally and figuratively.:)
Mathew, I too love the fenugreek in the fish curries, tho this recipe i wrote as is.. no additons from my side. So u must be an expert in this curry.. is this going to be the achayathi litmus test curry when u get married?
- Aug 4, 2009, 4:39:00 PM
- Miri said...
Wow, I love the tamarind based fish curries made down south - the flavours come together so much better on the next day isnt it? This one looks amazing...
- Aug 8, 2009, 10:49:00 AM
I made this curry today.. I was lazy to grind coconuts but wanted a thicker gravy than the mulakittathu. The shallot-chilly paste definitely made the gravy a lot thicker than I could have imagined!! It tastes great. Thanks for the simple recipe :)
- Aug 9, 2009, 4:37:00 PM
- Mandira said...
it sounds so delicious, and I love posts started a while back.. it brings in so many memories! I have to try this soon :)
- Aug 11, 2009, 11:20:00 AM
- vivari said...
your pics is really good. will try the curry as we love fish
- Aug 12, 2009, 11:17:00 AM
- Sunitha said...
hi friend
i've gone through so many blogs. but ur blog is very homely and also u din change the looks.i am back after a lon vaccation and everybodys blog looks unfamiler but urs remain the same. fish curry looks good.
- Aug 13, 2009, 1:45:00 AM
- Parita said...
Oh my that looks quite spicy!
- Aug 14, 2009, 5:44:00 AM
- lan said...
an awesome picture shaheen. the shape of the piece perfects the feel. your readers are all wishing for that homesale to happen soon for your sake.. i wanted comment about kolhapure and forgot. not the recipe but the name. that flooded the memories literally because of our collective worries of a favorite kolhapure chapal getting ruined if one wears it during the rainy season:-)
- Aug 15, 2009, 11:28:00 PM
- Vijitha Shyam said...
oh! brillaint inviting n temptin meen kari. Looks so good dearie.
- Aug 16, 2009, 9:01:00 PM
- s said...
- Aug 19, 2009, 3:26:00 AM
- Linda said...
Fish curry looks wonderful S! Do you get king fish here anywhere? Fresh or frozen? I could try with salmon too as suggested by Matthew.
I'm so glad to hear you got some ripe tomatoes. Mine are just barely starting to ripen -- one red and one yellow. If this heat holds I might get more.
- Aug 20, 2009, 9:42:00 PM
- Shifa Firoz said...
all ur fish recipes are making me drool.. :) i'll try this one soon.
- Aug 25, 2009, 4:40:00 AM
- Geeta said...
This looks absolutely delicious.
- Aug 27, 2009, 8:47:00 PM
- Jaya said...
these looks so delicious, we get king fish steaks here , may be I would try making it ..what if I dont find the souring agent you used in this curry...and also did you first fried the fish pieces before adding to the gravy ..do let me know..
hugs and smiles
- Sep 8, 2009, 3:14:00 PM
- Puspha said...
Mallu girl, I'm a great fan of fish curry. Ur curry looks fab!!! Good job.
- Sep 28, 2009, 12:44:00 AM
- crispus said...
Dear Mallu gal, am making ur fab fish curry right now..ur my fish guru online :)..but as im making this...where do we add the kashmiri chilli pow? in the 'arappu'? im guessing it is along with the red chili powder and gonna make it as such...i have a gut feeling this curry is gonna be a winner with my 'achayab'! :))
Great post!
- Jan 26, 2010, 1:09:00 PM
- mallugirl said...
crispus, the kashmiri chili pwder is along with the red chili powder.. just to reduce the spice level and yet get the heart stopping color.:)) let me know if there were any tweakings needed.
- Jan 26, 2010, 1:12:00 PM
Why is this recipe missing fenugreek which is so integral to all mallu meen curry?
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah The most Gracious The Most Merciful
Also on the authority of 'Umar (رضي الله عنه), who said: "While we were one day sitting with the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), there appeared before us a man dressed in extremely white clothes and with very black hair. No traces of journeying were visible on him, and none of us knew him. He sat down close by the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), rested his knee against his thighs, and said, O Muhammad! Inform me about Islam." Said the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم), "Islam is that you should testify that there is no deity except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger, that you should perform salah(ritual prayer), pay the zakah, fast during Ramadan, and perform Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah), if you can find a way to it (or find the means for making the journey to it)." Said he (the man), "You have spoken truly." We were astonished at his thus questioning him and telling him that he was right, but he went on to say, "Inform me about iman (faith)." He (the Messenger of Allah) answered, "It is that you believe in Allah and His angels and His Books and His Messengers and in the Last Day, and in fate (qadar), both in its good and in its evil aspects." He said, "You have spoken truly." Then he (the man) said, "Inform me about Ihsan." He (the Messenger of Allah) answered, " It is that you should serve Allah as though you could see Him, for though you cannot see Him yet He sees you." He said, "Inform me about the Hour." He (the Messenger of Allah) said, "About that the one questioned knows no more than the questioner." So he said, "Well, inform me about the signs thereof (i.e. of its coming)." Said he, "They are that the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress, that you will see the barefooted ones, the naked, the destitute, the herdsmen of the sheep (competing with each other) in raising lofty buildings." Thereupon the man went off. I waited a while, and then he (the Messenger of Allah) said, "O 'Umar, do you know who that questioner was?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know better." He said, "That was Jibril. He came to teach you your religion." [Muslim]
Notes From Sharh (Explanation):
This is no doubt a great hadeeth, in that it includes within it all the outwardly apparent and inwardly actions, and all the Sciences of the Sharee'ah return back towards it due to its encompassing all the Knowledge of the Sunnah. Hence some of the scholars have termed this hadeeth the Mother/Core of the Sunnah (Umm as-Sunnah), just as surah al-Faatihah has been termed the Mother/Core of the Qur'aan (Umm al-Qur'aan), due to its succintly containing all of the Message of the Qur'aan.
And in this hadeeth (from the mention of the white dress and black hair) is evidence for the beautification of ones appearance when entering upon the scholars, the pious and the kings, as Jibreel (alayhi as-salaam) came to teach the people by his appearance, his statements and his actions.
The fact that the 'man' had no sign of travel upon him, and yet no one had ever seen him before surprised the Sahaabah, as if he did not live amongst them then how did he just appear from 'nowhere'. In this way, Jibreel (alayhi as-salaam) was able to attract their attention to what he was to say next. His statement 'O Muhammad' rather than the respectful 'O Messenger of Allaah' that was obligatory upon the Sahaabah, also helped to attain the full attention of the Sahaabah.
His questions regarding Islaam, Imaan and Ihsaan show us that these are three distinct levels, with the level of Ihsaan being the highest. It is important to note here that these terms when used together indicate specific meanings, whereas when used on their own they may encompass the meanings of the other terms. The term 'Islaam' in its specific meaning refers to the outwardly apparent actions – such as the Shahaadah, the Prayer, paying the Zakaat etc. If a person has the basic amount of Imaan required of him and then performs these major outward actions then he is at the level of 'Islaam'.
The term 'Imaan' in its specific meaning refers to the inward beliefs of the heart, and for a person to enter the fold of Islaam he must adhere to the basic beliefs mentioned in this hadeeth. However, in a more general sense the word Imaan denotes the beliefs and actions in the heart (eg aqeedah and fear of Allaah), the statements of the tongue (e.g. dhikr of Allaah) and actions of the limbs (e.g. fighting jihaad in Allaah's cause). If a person achieves the basic outward actions of Islaam, and then increases upon that in terms of his belief and his other actions, then he rises to the level of Imaan.
Having Imaan in Allaah means the attestation that 1) Allaah – Glory be to Him – exists, and is 2) described with the Lofty and Perfect Attributes, and is 3) free from all deficient characteristics. And it includes the belief that He is One, The Truth, The Independent, and He is the Only Creator of all that exists, and He changes the creation as He wishes and He acts within His Kingdom whatever He wishes.
And Imaan in the Angels means 1) attesting that they are His honoured slaves, and that 2) they do not act except according to Allaah's command.
And Imaan in the Messengers involves 1) attesting that they are Truthful in all that they have conveyed about Allaah, and that 2) they were aided by Allaah in the miracles 3) they performed to prove their truthfulness, and that 4) they conveyed and explained the Message of what Allaah has ordered us with. Also, we must respect and honour them all, and we must not differentiate between them.
And Imaan in the Last Day involves 1) the attestation that we shall be brought back to life again after our death, and 2) shall be collected together on the Day of Judgement, and 3) on that Day will be the Accounting of our deeds, and 4) the weighing in the Meezaan (Scales), and 5) the crossing of the Siraat (Bridge), and finally 6) the entry to either Paradise or Hellfire. And the belief that 7) Paradise is the place for rewarding the doers of good, while Hellfire is the place for retribution for the doers of evil.
And Imaan in Qadr (Divine Preordainment) includes1) the belief that Allaah knows all that has happened and all that will happen, and 2) that He has written this down in the Protected Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfooz) which is with Him, and 3) that nothing can happen except by Allaah's Will and Permission.
And the way of the Salaf and the Imaams of the later times has been that whomsoever attests to and believes in these matters with a firm conviction having no doubt in them, then he will be counted amongst true Believers, whether he arrived at these beliefs through detailed study of the intellectual proofs or not.
The term 'Ihsaan' refers to the third and highest level, and is attained as mentioned in the hadeeth when the person worships Allaah as though he sees Him, and if he does not see Allaah, then he worships Him knowing that Allaah sees him. The scholars have mentioned that the higher level of worshipping Allaah as though one sees him is the level of mushaahadah. This implies that the person worships Allaah seeing the effect of Allaah's Names and Attributes in all the things around him. For example, when he sees mercy shown by an animal to its young he sees this as the effect of the Mercy of Allaah upon His Creation, and so on and so forth. Thus whatever the slave sees around him he is reminded of the Perfect Attributes of Allaah 'azza wa jall. It does not mean that the slave sees Allaah with his eyes, as this ru'yaa (Seeing) is only for the Believers on the Day of Resurrection. The second and lower level of Ihsaan is where the slave is constantly aware of Allaah watching him at all times.
The statement of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that "the one questioned knows no better than the questioner" shows that even the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) had no knowledge of when the Last Hour shall be. This knowledge is with Allaah, and Allaah alone. Regarding the Signs of the Day of Judgement, then two are mentioned in this hadeeth.
The first states that a slave-girl shall give birth to her master. Some of the scholars have suggested that this could mean that the people will degenerate to the extent that they will sell their women slaves, from whom they have already had children. These children may then unwittingly buy their mothers as slaves, and thus become their masters. Others have suggested that it means that children will become so bad mannered and insolent towards their parents that they treat their parents as though they were their slaves, and this is what we see in today's society.
The second sign is that the poor, destitute shepherds will compete with one another in building tall buildings. We only have to look to the Arabian Peninsula to see how people who were desert bedouins only a few decades ago are now literally competing with one another in constructing lofty sky scrapers. And there are some ahaadeeth from the Messenger sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam indicating that constructing tall buildings is hated, if there is no genuine need for doing so.
So this hadeeth contains an explanation of Islaam, Imaan and Ihsaan. It has been narrated from the scholars of the past, such as Imaam Aboo al-Husain ibn Bataal al-Maalikee that Ahl-us-Sunnah wa al-Jamaa'ah are united upon understanding Imaan to consist of Beliefs, Speech and Action, and that Imaan increases with the obedience of Allaah and decreases with His disobedience. This is contrary to the statement of some of the deviant sects that Imaan is fixed or constant, and a person either has it or does not. So different people have different levels of Imaan, and we are not all equal in this respect. Rather, we know from the statement of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that the Imaan of Abu Bakr radiAllaahu anhu was greater than the Imaan of the rest of the people combined (excluding Allaah's Messenger, of course).
And we also learn from this hadeeth that the person who attests to the shahaadataan and displays the major outward aspects of Islaam is considered a Muslim, while the one who goes further than that and increases in actions and beliefs is called a Mu'min. Thus the Mu'min is at a higher station than the Muslim. And the one who achieves the level of Ihsaan is the best of the three and is called a Muhsin – may Allaah 'azza wa jall make us of them.
Points of Benefit:
– This hadith is known as ummus-sunnah meaning it is the Mother of the Sunnah just like Surah Fatiha is known as Ummul Quran. sunnah. It includes the entire religion. As the prophet says in the end of the hadith, this was jibreal here to teach you your religion.
– The Prophet said Jibreal came to teach you the Deen. Which means all of the Deen consists of Islam Iemaan and Ihsaan.
– One form of studying hadith is by breaking it up into sections
– This hadith is in Sahih muslim and in Bukhari from Abu Hurairah. in Nasai its a narrations of Abu Hurairah. Imam Muslim started his Sahih with this hadith and Bukhari started with Actions are based upon intentions.
– Sit in the gatherings of the scholars, shows the virtue of sitting with the Scholars, you will benefit and learn if you sit amongst the scholars. It shows brotherhood that they were sitting together
– Jibreal sitting the way he did with the Prophet shows the closeness between them.
– Appeared suddenly, good looking smelling good well groomed look, Ibn Hibban says beard was black.(this should be the look of a student of knowledge).
a) Benefit: shows beard is from sharia and a sign of the pious
b) Angels can take the shape of a human. Another example is when the Angels appeared at the time of Ibrahim alaihis salaam.
c) they were amazed so they had not seen him before. He looked groomed so he did not have the signs of travel on him. Umar spoke with his opinion. He observed everyone's reaction to the stranger. When the man entered the sahabah looked at each other and mentioned amongst themselves that they did not know him so Umar said none of us knew him. This hadith also shows that a person is allowed to travel to seek knowledge from the scholars.
– rested his knees against his knees and put his palms on his knees.
– He did not give the salaam. a) Which means it is not obligatory to give salaam. b) Jibreal alaihis salaam wants to appear hidden, so people think he is from the beduoins.
– The Shaykh makes a point at the permisibility of addressing the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) by his name. The Shaykh reiterates that it maybe before the ayah in Surah Nur was revealed, Make not the calling of the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) among you as your calling of one another… (Surah An-Nur 24:63)
– This is one explanation and another opinion is that it might be because the beduoin came in addressing him by his name.
– The Shaykh shows the permissibility of a person asking questions about things he already knows so that others in the majlis may benefit from the answers. Just as Jibreal alaihis salam
– Islam linguistically means submission (aslama – Islam) and the shareeah meaning is specific submission, which means submitting to everything that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has specified. Submitting to the orders and staying away from the prohibitions. Salaah means duaa and in the shareeah means it is specific actions that begin with Takbeer and ends with Tasleem. Zakah means purity or growth. Zakaah is what makes your money pure and it makes it grow. Fasting means abstaining and the shareeah meansing is specific abstinence from dawn to dusk. If you read a word and you don't know the meaning then you ask the Scholars.
– The term 'Imaan' in its specific meaning refers to the inward beliefs of the heart, and for a person to enter the fold of Islaam he must adhere to the basic beliefs mentioned in this hadeeth.
– Surah Masad: "Tabat yadaa" Abu Lahab was stubborn and he wanted to disbelieve so Allah left him in that. Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, (i.e. they are closed from accepting Allah's Guidance), and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be a great torment. Allah said He will seal their hearts, as they refused to believe.
– Ihsaan is that one should have khushoo in the worship of Allah. To worship Allah as if you see Him but we cannot see him so know that He sees you. This is the level of Ihsaan. The lesser level of Ihsaan is Murakabah. Allah is going to be seen by the people in Jannah but according to the shareeah one cannot see Allah in this dunyah but If Allah wants the people to see Him on earth He is Able to do so. But Allah chooses that nobody can see Him in this Dunyah. It is only for the privileged believer in the akhirah.
– Belief with Submitting. Shaykh Uthaymeen said Al-Iqraar (Submitting) with I'tiraaf (Accepting) this is the Shareeah meaning that one has to admit with ur tongue. Belief should come with Acceptance.
– The statement of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) that "the one questioned knows no better than the questioner" shows that even the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) had no knowledge of when the Last Hour shall be. This knowledge is with Allaah, and Allaah alone. Regarding the Signs of the Day of Judgement, then two are mentioned in this hadeeth. There is a benefit in this for the scholar, if he does not know he says Allahu Allam or la adri. In the hadith of Abdullah ibn Abbas where the people came from Baghdad.
– Some of the scholars have suggested that this could mean that the people will degenerate to the extent that they will sell their women slaves, from whom they have already had children. These children may then unwittingly buy their mothers as slaves, and thus become their masters. Some said there will be a lot of Jihad so a lot of women will be taken as slaves and when she has a child, her child is her master.
– Others have suggested that it means that children will become so bad mannered and insolent towards their parents that they treat their parents as though they were their slaves – and this is what we see in todays society. Ibn Hajar and ibn Daquiqui have this opinion.
– That a slave woman gives birth to a child and he becomes a king.
– There is a hadith where the Prophet said I will tell you the signs of the Day of Judgment so we combine it and say that the Messenger said I will tell you about the Day of Judgment and Jibreal said tell us about the signs. When we see two ahadith that are narrated a bit differently we combine them. We don't throw one of them or both of them.
– Since Jibreal alaihis salaam was the one who asked it was attributed to him, A teacher can ask questions, Your deen is Islam Imaan and Ihsaan.
That the Angel Jibreel himself came to teach the fundamentals of the Faith to the Companions by asking questions to the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
That one can teach others by asking about that which he already knows.
That if someone wants to know about Islaam generally, then he should be made aware of the pillars which constitute it.
That Islaam is built on the five pillars which have to be acted upon with Imaan and ihsaan. Denying any one of these pillars and not wishing to fulfill any one of them makes one a non-Muslim.
That belief in what Allaah has destined for us, whether it is perceived to be good, or bad, is part of Imaan, and without believing in it, our Imaan is incomplete and defective.
That one must accept the Messengers sent by Allaah.
That one must develop Ihsaan in all that he does so that he is as much aware as he can be that Allaah is indeed watching every move that he makes.
That as part of the Islaamic manner the teacher should be ready to accept and say that he does not know the answer or that he does not know it better than the enquirer.
That the signs of the Last Hour are real and concern how we live and behave.
That although the Companions were the best of the people and were the most knowledgeable, they did not interrupt with their own answers, nor did they show impatience at the questioner. Therefore as part of the Islaamic manners, if someone asks a question to the teacher in a group, then the others in the group should keep quiet until one of them is asked for help.
It is not permissible to say that there is a certain length of time left before the end of the world, for none knows but Allaah, not even the Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Extra Benefits:
– Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has Mercy for the believers, the disbelievers will be treated with justice and there is the Wisdom of Allah in all matters.
– Murakabah – That Allah is watching you, and seeing you in everything you do and hearing you so you do all your actions with this in mind. So you fix your actions according to this knowledge. Knowledge is to fear Allah and to fear what you divulge about Islam.
– Ibn Masud said,"Whoevers speech does not match his actions then he is refuting himself".
– It was narrated that Yunus bin Maisarah bin Halbas said: "I heard Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan narrating that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: "Goodness is a (natural) habit while evil is a stubbornness (constant prodding from Satan). When Allah wills good for a person, He causes him to understand the religion.'" (Ibn Majah, Hasan hadith)
– It is narrated on the authority of Yahya b. Ya'mur that the first man who discussed about Qadr (Divine Decree) in Basra was Ma'bad al-Juhani. I along with Humaid b. 'Abdur-Rahman Himyari set out for prilgrimage or for 'Umrah and said: Should it so happen that we come into contact with one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) we shall ask him a bout what is talked about Taqdir (Division Decree). Accidentally we came across Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, while he was entering the mosque. My companion and I surrounded him. One of us (stood) on his right and the other stood on his left. I expected that my companion would authorize me to speak. I therefore said: Abu Abdur Rahman! there have appeared some people in our land who recite the Holy Qur'an and pursue knowledge. And then after talking about their affairs, added: They (such people) claim that there is no such thing as Divine Decree and events are not predestined. He (Abdullah ibn Umar) said: When you happen to meet such people tell them that I have nothing to do with them and they have nothing to do with me. And verily they are in no way responsible for my (belief). Abdullah ibn Umar swore by Him (the Lord) (and said): If any one of them (who does not believe in the Divine Decree) had with him gold equal to the bulk of (the mountain) Uhud and then, it (in the way of Allah), Allah would not accept it unless he affirmed his faith in Divine Decree. He further said: My father, Umar ibn al-Khattab, told me: One day we were sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (peace be upon him) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him. At last he sat with the Apostle (peace be upon him) He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: Muhammad, inform me about al-Islam. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and you establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth. He (the inquirer) said: Inform me about Iman (faith). He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil. He (the inquirer) said: You have told the truth. He (the inquirer) again said: Inform me about al-Ihsan (performance of good deeds). He (the Holy Prophet) said: That you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him, for though you don't see Him, He, verily, sees you. He (the enquirer) again said: Inform me about the hour (of the Doom). He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it). He (the inquirer) said: Tell me some of its indications. He (the Holy Prophet) said: That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings. He (the narrator, Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: Then he (the inquirer) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for a long while. He then, said to me: Umar, do you know who this inquirer was? I replied: Allah and His Apostle knows best. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: He was Gabriel (the angel). He came to you in order to instruct you in matters of religion. (Sahih Muslim)


text: Every now and again I pick up a book and try to learn some new music. I am somewhat illiterate whan it comes to reading and theory. Just bought Bass Secrets (from Guitar magazine) and learned what a Pentatonic scale is. Can anyone tell me what the use of these are. I see it as just knocking 2 notes out of the major and minor scales - but don't see why. What's the purpose behind that? I have the feeling I might be missing something here. PS. If I keep going through this book I'm going to be asking a lot of seemingly dumb questions, but this is the best place I know to take it.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
why does food taste better outdoors?
On my writing weekend, I ate most breakfasts and some lunches on the deck, and all snacks on the beach. Dinners were formally served in the dining room, but the appetizer course was eaten on the deck, with various forms of alcohol. As Virginia Woolf is my witness, it did taste better. See above, a 7-layer dip that was devoured not long after this picture was taken.
I took brownies (see here), and made a curried vegetable dish, for which there is neither picture nor recipe. It was the kind of dish which arises out of what vegetables are available and look good (onions, green and hot peppers, potatoes, corn, cherry tomatoes) and comes together with a pinch of this and a grating of that.
We were also well-supplied with chocolate, which as everyone knows is crucial to the writing process.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
the joy of brownies
I'm making brownies tonight to take to a writing thing I'm doing this weekend. Brownies are good because I've made them so often I don't really need the recipe anymore--they make me feel like a high-flying, don't-need-to-check cook. Also, they're good because they're good. No one ever pokes at them dubiously and asks, "Now what's this again?" They do say, "Oh, I shouldn't." But then they do.
I originally used the Joy of Cooking recipe, but over time I've tinkered with it a little, and I have several different variations. The big difference is that I use more chocolate and less sugar, because I like them fudgier and a little less sweet. I sometimes make them with nuts, but not too often, because one of my daughters hates nuts, especially nuts in cookies. I also use the trick (which I think I read about in one of Maida Heatter's cookbooks) of lining the pan with foil and then lifting the brownies out to cool--they're much easier to cut and you don't have to pry them out of the pan with a fork if you overbake them the slightest little bit.
1/2 cup butter
5 0z unsweetened chocolate (if I have it I use Scharffen-Berger)
1 and 3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
a tiny pinch of salt
1 cup flour
I often add
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts, and
1 cup chocolate chips
but this time I substituted 3/4 cup of slivered dried apricots and a handful of chopped crystallized ginger for the chocolate chips.
Melt the butter and chocolate together (I use the microwave, doing it in 30-second increments so it doesn't get too hot; is there such a thing as overmelted?). Beat the eggs with the tsp of vanilla and the pinch of salt. You could also add other spices, etc., if you're using them.
(The old Joy told you to add the sugar to the eggs, and then the chocolate/butter mixture to that. But the new one says to add the sugar to the chocolate mixture--the advantage of this is that you don't have to wait as long for the chocolate to cool, because it cools somewhat when it mixes with the sugar. And then you don't have to worry about it being curdling the eggs. And it works fine.)
After adding the sugar to the chocolate/butter, mix in the eggs lightly, mixing well but not beating. Then add the flour, mixing until just before it all comes together (so that there is still some flour visible. Add the nuts and/or chocolate chips or whatever you're adding, and mix the rest of the way.
I line a 9x13 pan with foil, and I grease the foil with butter, and then I throw in a mixture of sugar and cocoa to coat the pan (as you are directed to do with flour for some cake recipes), tapping out the excess. In goes the brownie batter, and the pan in the preheated oven, to bake at 350 degrees. Bake for 25 minutes--checking the brownies with a toothpick to see if they're done.
Sometimes I add a tsp of chili powder (chipotle or ancho); sometimes a half tsp each of cinnamon and nutmeg and ginger. I made it once with a syrup of mint made from the mint in my garden, but I forgot to write that version down, so I'll have to invent it again some time. I also made it once and drenched the still-warm brownies with a slathering of black raspberry jam, and then a chocolate-bar frosting, which was so decadent that I haven't yet done it again.
Some things that don't work: minimarshmallows and Heath Bar bits (they both melt into the brownies). But white chocolate chips are good; and M&Ms would probably be fine, too. I won't taste the brownies with slivered apricot, ginger, and walnuts until tomorrow, but they smell divine, and D says they're pretty good.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
the 5 things to eat before you die meme
I had trouble coming up with my own list--too many wonderful things, of course, but also, how to interpret it--personal foods? universal foods? unique and amazing foods? My list turned out to be personal, but somewhat accessible.
1. Pizza in Italy. I didn't really know how good pizza could be until I went to Italy. The 1st one my sister and I had (a Pizza Margherita in an 8-table restaurant in a Roman alley) was a revelation that swept aside all the unsatisfactory experiences with Domino's and their like. (Actually, any food in Italy would be a good list item--almost everything we ate there was wonderful.)
2. My mother's torte, made always for Christmas dinner, and occasionally on other state occasions. We learned that my sister couldn't have it for her June birthday though, since the heat tended to uncrisp and even melt it. When we were young, the torte seemed like a miraculous and unique creation, but I know it now as a variety of dacquoise, meringue layers filled and frosted with whipped cream flavored with cherries and pineapple. It's one of those recipes that turns out to be more than the sum of its parts.
3. Warm bread you've made yourself. The taste is wonderful enough in itself, good even w/o butter (although butter is welcome), but it's even better because of the sense of accomplishment. I waited a long time to taste this because of my fear of yeast, one of several food-preparation fears I had: fear of yeast, fear of canning, fear of pressure cookers, and fear of deep-fat frying. I've conquered the 1st two, and I'm contemplating learning how to make doughnuts.
4. Pierogi, an eastern-European kind of filled dumpling for those of you whose grandma didn't make them by the dozen, filled most often with potato and/or cheese, but now available in other flavors. I'm part Slovak, and my grandma and aunts were great pierogi makers. I myself am a great pierogi buyer. Hmmm--maybe I have a fear of pierogi? Pierogi should ideally be served with fried onions, some sour cream, possibly sauerkraut, and some kielbasi sausage. It's a dish that will turn you Slovak (or Polish or Hungarian).
5. A BLT, with homegrown tomatoes and lettuce, which incidentally we had last night for dinner--tomato slices as large as dessert plates, Red Sails lettuce, bacon from The Sausage Shoppe (home-cured), and bread from one of my favorite bakeries, the Stone Oven. I was starting to feel sick last night, and the BLT made me feel cured, for a while at least.
Bloggers I'd like to tag (and who I'm pretty sure haven't posted on it yet): Barbara at Tigers and Strawberries; Liz at Pocket Farm; ladygoat at Foodgoat; Queen of the Kitchen; and Gina at Crazy Diamond.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Back from Logan, Ohio, where I discussed canning with my son-in-law. He and my daughter have done green beans (in a pressure cooker) and tomatoes so far, their first time. D and I have done peaches, pears, chutney, and peach jam. The combination is starting to approach a balanced meal, along with the venison we have in the freezer. Back to the land! Oh, wait--too late for that. Not to mention that I don't want to chop my own wood and make lye soap or whatever they were doing on those communes in the '60s while I was living a more ordinary life.
I haven't quite got the hang of jam-making yet. I'm never sure how long to cook it and my sources are somewhat contradictory. Plus, I can't resist adding things to it (balsamic vinegar? why not!). The peach jam I made yesterday came out tasting very good, but a little too solid--too much pectin? or just overcooked? I'm not sure. I won't give a recipe, because I kept adding things in a manic way, but it tastes pretty good. I'm calling it Balsamic Peach Jam--a little balsamic vinegar, some cardamom seeds to spice it up a little.
Here's the jam on some vanilla ice cream: very bad picture; very good jam.