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Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:49:53 -0700

Coconut-Curry Pumpkin Soup

1 tblsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
4 cups chicken broth
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
1 can (15 oz) cannellini beans
� tsp salt
� tsp white pepper
1 tsp Vindaloo Seasoning (Penzeys)
1 tsp Maharajah Seasoning (Penzeys)
� tsp Rogan Josh Seasoning (Penzeys)
� cup coconut milk

Saute onion in olive oil until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add broth, pumpkin, beans and seasonings. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer uncovered for ten minutes.

Puree soup in small batches in blender; return to pot.

Over low heat, stir in coconut milk until well-blended; remove pot from heat and serve.

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Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:02:00 -0800

Blah, the end has come.

Alas, Classic Stumble, I loved thee well.

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Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:04:40 -0800

It's cold outside.� So, in a determined attempt to be warm, I made soup.� Not just any soup - some delicious, savory, very fall tasting soup.� Yes, it's winter, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Pumpkin Sausage Soup
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Olive Oil
1 large carrot, small dice
2 ribs celery, small dice
1 small yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
12 oz maple breakfast sausage links, sliced into small pieces
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� cup dry white wine
� tsp poultry seasoning
Scant amounts of nutmeg, cinnamon and black pepper
�
4 cups chicken stock
� to 1 cup ditalini pasta - more for a thicker soup
� can (approx � cup) canned pumpkin
� cup heavy cream
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Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat.� Drizzle with olive oil.� Add carrots, celery, onion, garlic andsausage.� Saut� until sausage is fully cooked and vegetables are tender.�Deglaze pan with white wine and add chicken stock, poultry seasoning, nutmeg and cinnamon and a few grinds of black pepper.�� Bring soup to boiling and add pasta; cook for ten minutes or until pasta is al dente.�Stir in pumpkin until blended, and turn off heat.� Add cream and stir to blend.� Season soup with salt and pepper if necessary.

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Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:38:18 -0800

�
Heard this song at a Mexican restaurant and loved it.� The translation is kind of off in spots but it's still a good guide.

Here's the video on YouTube...
El �ltimo Vals by La Oreja de Van Gogh�
(The Last Waltz by Van Gogh's Ear)

El �ltimo Vals

Como casi siempre
Cuando algo se muere
Nace la nostalgia buscando un coraz�n

Pero el m�o es raro
Y aunque est� desordenado
Es impermeable al dolor

La felicidad
Es un maquillaje
De sonrisa amable
Desde que no est�s

Coro:
Siempre ser�s
Bienvenido a este lugar
A mi lista de obsesiones
De nombres a olvidar.
�C�mo recordarte
Sin mirar atr�s?
Yo nunca olvidar� el �ltimo vals

Cuando todo acabe
Y el silencio hable
S�lo tus pupilas sabr�n que fue verdad

Y entre los cristales
Pedacitos de esa tarde
Donde comenzamos a so�ar

{Verso 3}
{Coro} x 2

And now the English translation...

The Last Waltz

Like nearly always
When something dies
Nostalgia is born looking for a heart

But mine is strange
And although it might be messed up
It is impermeable to pain

The happiness
Is a facade
Of pleasant smiles
Since you have not been around

Chorus:
You will always be
Welcome at this place
On my list of obsessions
Of names to forget.
How can I remember you
Without looking back?
I will never forget the last waltz

When everything is over
And the silence speaks
Only your eyes will know that it was real

And among the glasses
Remnants of that evening
When we began to dream

{Verse 3}
{Chorus} x 2

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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:27:35 -0800

There are those who would disdain to call this true chili, and to those people I say, No Soup For You!

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Chicken Chili

1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 onion, diced
3 tblsp vegetable oil

1 can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes with green chiles
1 cup frozen corn
1 garlic clove, minced

1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp ground coriander
1/2 tsp pepper

In dutch oven, saute chicken and onion in oil until onion is translucent and chicken is fully cooked.� Stir in remaining ingredients.� Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for thirty minutes.

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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:07:38 -0800

From my Inbox ...

My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed.

I turned to her and said, 'Do you want to have sex?'

'No,' she answered.

I then said, 'Is that your final answer?'

She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying 'Yes.'

So I said, 'Then I'd like to phone a friend.'

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Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:53:12 -0800

From Shopgirl:

Some nights alone he thinks of her.

And some nights alone..

..she thinks of him.

Some nights these thoughts occur at the same moment.�

�And Ray and Mirabelle are connected without ever knowing it.

�

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Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:42:14 -0800

"The Square Root of Three" by David Feinberg (1956-1994)

as recited in "Harold & Kumar, Escape from Guantanamo Bay"

I fear that I will always be
A lonely number like root three.
A three is all that's good and right...
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath a vicious square root sign?
I wish instead I were a nine;
For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic

I know I'll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality

When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three
Has quietly come waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer
We break free from our mortal bonds
And with the wave of magic wands

Our square root signs become unglued
And love for me has been renewed

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Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:58:23 -0700

Blasted paparazzi ... I've been caught cheating...

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Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:12:10 -0700

Some yummy, easy, comfort-food soup... perfect for fall.

Pasta Fagioli

1 pound mild Italian sausage
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 cups water
1-2 cans great northern beans
1-2 cans petite diced tomatoes
32 oz chicken broth
1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups fresh spinach leaves, cut into strips

In a large saucepan, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink.� Add diced onion and cook until translucent.� Add garlic cloves and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.

Add the water, beans, tomatoes, broth, macaroni and pepper.� Bring soup to a boil.� Cook for 8-10 minutes or until macaroni is tender.

Reduce heat to low.� Add spinach; cook 2-3 minutes or until spinach is wilted.