After almost a week of dealing with a nasty head cold I'm thinking clearly once again. Funny thing is that I actually enjoyed being sick in an odd way. It was an excuse to take most of Monday off work and all of Tuesday. My first full day off in weeks! Instead of working I was able to focus on studying multivariate statistics, and actually enjoyed doing so. Okay, so I also slipped in the viewing of a movie as well. I was sick! I had to allow my brain a little rest. The only bummer to feeling yucky besides the actual feeling yucky part was not getting to hang out with my buddy, Jordan Plover.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
back more than ever
After almost a week of dealing with a nasty head cold I'm thinking clearly once again. Funny thing is that I actually enjoyed being sick in an odd way. It was an excuse to take most of Monday off work and all of Tuesday. My first full day off in weeks! Instead of working I was able to focus on studying multivariate statistics, and actually enjoyed doing so. Okay, so I also slipped in the viewing of a movie as well. I was sick! I had to allow my brain a little rest. The only bummer to feeling yucky besides the actual feeling yucky part was not getting to hang out with my buddy, Jordan Plover.
Monday, September 25, 2006
in the spirit of fall...
Fall has always been one of my favorite seasons for many reasons, one being the abundance of fresh produce from the farmers market, and colder nights that beckon the eating of warm and spicy dishes. This weekend I attempted making chili for the very first time. I looked through many recipes, pulled out the ideas I liked best and put them all together into my own special blend.
*Witches Brew Chili
1 winter squash (butternut or your favorite)
28 ounce can chopped or crushed tomatoes
1 large red onion
lots of garlic
2-3 medium summer squash (i used yellow for color)
1 large yellow bell pepper
2 cans black beans (including sauce)
1 bottle good beer
1/2 cup tvp (tectured vegetable protein)
2 vegetable bouillon cubes
~2 Tbsp cumin
~2 Tbsp Chipolte sauce (put 1 can chipolte peppers w/ adobo sauce in food processor)
salt to taste
Heat oven to 400. Slice winter squash in half and place cut side down in baking dish with ~1/2 inch water. Place in oven while preparing the rest to soften flesh. In large pot saute onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add the remaining ingredients. By now the winter squash should be soft. Scoop out the flesh and chop or break into small pieces and add to pot. Simmer ~30 minutes. Try serving with homemade skillet cornbread.
* I call it Witches Brew Chili because when the beer (get it? "brew") is added it gets all bubbly like a witches cauldron. Or my brother might say that it's because I really am a witch :)
Even though this was my first chili attempt it was quite successful. My roomies both had seconds and leftovers, and thus far we're all alive and well (unfortunately no special powers are obtained from this brew).
*Witches Brew Chili
1 winter squash (butternut or your favorite)
28 ounce can chopped or crushed tomatoes
1 large red onion
lots of garlic
2-3 medium summer squash (i used yellow for color)
1 large yellow bell pepper
2 cans black beans (including sauce)
1 bottle good beer
1/2 cup tvp (tectured vegetable protein)
2 vegetable bouillon cubes
~2 Tbsp cumin
~2 Tbsp Chipolte sauce (put 1 can chipolte peppers w/ adobo sauce in food processor)
salt to taste
Heat oven to 400. Slice winter squash in half and place cut side down in baking dish with ~1/2 inch water. Place in oven while preparing the rest to soften flesh. In large pot saute onion and garlic for a few minutes. Add the remaining ingredients. By now the winter squash should be soft. Scoop out the flesh and chop or break into small pieces and add to pot. Simmer ~30 minutes. Try serving with homemade skillet cornbread.
* I call it Witches Brew Chili because when the beer (get it? "brew") is added it gets all bubbly like a witches cauldron. Or my brother might say that it's because I really am a witch :)
Even though this was my first chili attempt it was quite successful. My roomies both had seconds and leftovers, and thus far we're all alive and well (unfortunately no special powers are obtained from this brew).
Sunday, September 24, 2006
brett dennen
If you're into uplifting, fun, feel-good music that will make you smile and maybe even tap your feet then check out the music of Brett Dennen. I recently saw him play at a tiny venue here before he took off to be the opening act for John Mayer and Sheryl Crow. I think he's very unique in many ways. One being that he's something around 6ft tall and has a gigantic cranium covered with red hair. Or is it that he has a normal size cranium covered with VERY thick red hair? Yes, the latter. He performs barefoot. Yep, he understands the importance of feet feeling free. He's homeschooled. Well, you can check out his website for more info or go to his myspace page to listen.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
If I had a blog it would say...
My friend Fuego recently asked to read my blog knowing all too well such a thing did not exist. I gave it some thought and concluded it would be yet another way to challenge my brother to use his blog. The following was my reply and thus official first blog I suppose.
I think it must be revival week because the church directly across the street from my house has been very active, and that's saying a lot considering it already seems they're there everyday of the week, but this week they really are. It started off with everyone attending church on Sunday dressed as mobsters for some reason. Then they were back Monday night, doors and windows wide open while the band blasted with lots of hallelujahs and praise the lord Jesus Christ. Tuesday night, a turn for the worse. No clapping. No band. No hallelujahs. Just the preacher preachin. I swear those church goers were in big trouble according to him. It sounded as if they were all going to hell if they didn't shape up soon and this was only Tuesday. The damnation you're all going to hell seems to be progressing through the week. Tonight (Thursday) the preacher sounds scarier than ever with the increasing raspiness of his voice from preachin every night. I think I might even be going to hell at this point. The one constant is that around 10pm they all come out which means the church kids screaming at the top of their lungs for 20 minutes. These kids don't have normal speaking voices as far as I can tell. They only speak at high decibel levels, I suppose to make sure God can hear them....
amen
I think it must be revival week because the church directly across the street from my house has been very active, and that's saying a lot considering it already seems they're there everyday of the week, but this week they really are. It started off with everyone attending church on Sunday dressed as mobsters for some reason. Then they were back Monday night, doors and windows wide open while the band blasted with lots of hallelujahs and praise the lord Jesus Christ. Tuesday night, a turn for the worse. No clapping. No band. No hallelujahs. Just the preacher preachin. I swear those church goers were in big trouble according to him. It sounded as if they were all going to hell if they didn't shape up soon and this was only Tuesday. The damnation you're all going to hell seems to be progressing through the week. Tonight (Thursday) the preacher sounds scarier than ever with the increasing raspiness of his voice from preachin every night. I think I might even be going to hell at this point. The one constant is that around 10pm they all come out which means the church kids screaming at the top of their lungs for 20 minutes. These kids don't have normal speaking voices as far as I can tell. They only speak at high decibel levels, I suppose to make sure God can hear them....
amen
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