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"Country Pork and Parsley Crust"
Officially, I had "Country Pork and Parsley Crust" for dinner. I would actually call it "Root Vegetable Stew" if it were me. It did contain pork and a parsley-ricotta crust, but really it was a huge hearty stew of root veggies. Rutabaga, parsnips, carrots, and leeks made the bulk of the stew. They were complemented with celery and parsley. It ( Read more... ) -
Odd game of Dominion
So since this summer, friends of ours from San Diego (jawajames) got us into playing Dominion and its companion game, Dominion Intrigue. Tonight, playing with friends of ours locally, we had our lowest-scoring game yet. It ended when both the swindlers and laboratories were purchased, and was a final score of 6-7-8-9. (I unfortunately had 6, so was the ( Read more... ) -
Obama's Address to Notre Dame Graduates
So I just spent 20 minutes reading Obama's planned remarks to the Notre Dame graduates (link), and I have to say, I wish I had been there. The speech looked excellent and dignified--respectful and on a tone of acceptance ( Read more... ) -
Yummy Tortillas
Since right around Christmas, I have been trying to figure out how to make tortillas. Specifically I am interested in making flour tortillas, because I prefer their taste. I had been given a recipe which others had found good for making tortillas on The Homesick Texan's Blog. So I tried it out. Unfortunately, while their taste was really good, ( Read more... ) -
Homemade Peanut Butter
So last night we cracked open our new food processor. This was after working my way through the new Christmas gifts. Previously, we've used the new cast iron griddle/grill pan, which we've used to make burgers, pancakes, and tortillas. Then we've used the rice cooker -- both to steam broccoli and to make rice for stroganof. We also used the ( Read more... ) -
Merry Christmas!
So mercifully, my nieces and nephews let me sleep in until almost 7. Apparently they were up at 4am, and managed to let us sleep until 7. Then we came up and opened our stockings and Santa gifts, and now are sitting around as the family gets ready to go to church. Kristina and I went last night, so we're going to use the time to shower and get ( Read more... ) -
Curious about ads
So I noticed today that LJ is now displaying ads when you're not logged in. This kinda bothers me, and I'm beginning to think that maybe I'll switch to blogging (when I actually do, which isn't that frequently) on my own site and not on a hosted site. That site has RSS, so you'll still be able to subscribe. What it would probably do is eliminate ( Read more... ) -
Two weeks
So I'm now two weeks into my job at Purdue, and thought it a good time to update everyone. In my first two weeks, I've taught 5 lectures. They started off rough, and have gotten progressively better (in my opinion). The good news is that students are still coming to class, so things can't be that bad ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday Kristina!
(to the tune of "Happy Birthday")
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday to You!
Happy Birthday Dear Kristina,
Happy Birthday to You!