i have a ton of zucchini and summer squash (and do not own any canning material). i want to preserve some of it, so i was thinking about blanching it, freezing flat and then packing into freezer bags. i've found a lot of websites that say this works. my question, does it taste ok when you cook it? we usually eat it sauteed or breaded and broiled. i am afraid that freezing it will make it soggy. anyone?
i've also found another way to freeze it (but have way too many of these).
grate zucchini, summer squash and onion in a bowl (i prefer red onion, the man prefers sweet). mix in 1 or more egg whites (depending on how much you grated, should be just wet) and any spices you like. form into patties, grill in lightly oiled pan til browned. freeze flat, pack in freezer bags. these are SO good and keep pretty well in the freezer. i separate the patties in the freezer bags with wax paper.
anybody have any good ideas to use up cabbage? we're sick of it stuffed! and also sick of cole slaw (can you freeze that well?)!
i've also found another way to freeze it (but have way too many of these).
grate zucchini, summer squash and onion in a bowl (i prefer red onion, the man prefers sweet). mix in 1 or more egg whites (depending on how much you grated, should be just wet) and any spices you like. form into patties, grill in lightly oiled pan til browned. freeze flat, pack in freezer bags. these are SO good and keep pretty well in the freezer. i separate the patties in the freezer bags with wax paper.
anybody have any good ideas to use up cabbage? we're sick of it stuffed! and also sick of cole slaw (can you freeze that well?)!
My semi-regular round-up of articles, essays, and opinions of note for discerning Pagans and Heathens.
We start off in Central Asia where the government of Tajikistan has banned "witchcraft" and all forms of divination at the behest of President Emomali Rakhmon. A move done supposedly for the benefit of the poor in the former Soviet-controlled country.
"The law’s sponsors said that their purpose was threefold: to eliminate a drain on the poverty-stricken population’s finances, to crack down on “un-Islamic” activity and to reduce the number of people practicing medicine without a license — since the fortunetellers often also prescribe folk remedies."
The problem is that fortune-telling is a popular profession among the very poor they hope to protect, and Tajikistan, while being Islamic, is drenched in mysticism.
"Belief in spells, soothsaying and the paranormal is widespread throughout the former Soviet sphere, where suppression of religion under Communism led to a search for other forms of spirituality ... A mystic, almost pagan, tradition also runs deep here, though the country is primarily Sunni Muslim. Mullahs in the high Pamir Mountains, which dominate the country, are believed to have extra powers to discern the future, and they are often sought out for their powers of prophecy. A good fortuneteller is considered a prize, and word circulates quickly if one is perceived to be particularly gifted."
Will this be an unenforceable law? Or will government forces try to actively suppress “un-Islamic” activity by arresting women trying to scratch out a living in the economically depressed country. We'll have to wait and see.
Author Erik Davis profiles the Heathen Metal of the Bindrune Recordings label.
"I’ve sifted through a fair amount of gothic ambient music, forest metal, and dark folk looking for this sort of sepulchral traditionalism, this sense of ancient mysteries seeping up like clammy moisture through the moss underfoot, and most of it is as corny as clove cigarettes and black nail polish. In contrast, Celestiial’s haunting and glacial Desolate North album made me feel like I was alone and paddling into a dark fjord toward some ancient whale cemetery that was way spookier than the one I vaguely remember from that Disney movie I saw as a kid. I finish listening to this record feeling cold and clean."
For those wanting an audio sample of the bands Davis discusses, head over to Bindrune's MySpace page.
A variety of (mostly conservative) Christians are teaming up and using journalism to criticize the theology of Oprah Winfrey.
"Oprah Winfrey has become a catalyst for a new journalistic project and increasing news coverage by conservative Christians questioning and criticizing her spiritual beliefs."
While this in of itself isn't surprising, I did find the comments of religion writer Marcia Nelson, who authored a book on Oprah's beliefs, interesting. Nelson contends that Oprah isn't "New Age", but a "New Thought" Christian.
"Nelson, who studied a year of Winfrey's shows, differs with those who call Winfrey's spiritual ideas "New Age." She says Winfrey would be more related to the "New Thought" movement, which is more mainstream, focusing on positive thinking as a spiritual tool rather than crystals, for example. "I absolutely regard her as a Christian but ... she's one of those capacious Christians," Nelson said."
New Thought is indeed a separate strain of belief(s) from New Age, though the differences can seem somewhat arbitrary and esoteric to the outsider looking in, and the two subcultures overlap in many places, making distinctions somewhat hard to make.
Drexel University's online publication The Smart Set features what I suppose one could call "travel writing" by Steven Wells (the punk poet formerly known as "Susan Williams"). In "Let the Sunshine In", Wells writes about a visit to Glastonbury Tor, and substitutes mean-spirited mocking cynicism for cleverness.
"All over the Anglophone world, witches and druids will be conducting (or already have conducted) similar ceremonies, despite the fact the last real druids were exterminated by the Romans in A.D. 60. And that far from being an authentic ancient tradition, Western witchcraft (or Wicca) was invented from scratch by an outrageous liar in England in 1946. And the rest of this New Age menagerie has equally sketchy and recent roots — most of them right here, in the probably non-existent King Arthur’s sacred Glastonbury, where Jesus’ uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, almost certainly didn’t hide the Holy Grail (but there are plenty who reckon he did). Mohammed and Joseph Smith and L. Ron Hubbard have nothing on the New Age ningnangnongers. Not that I think that matters. I’m guessing the original druids and witches kinda made it up as they went along as well."
For Pagans, this isn't anything you haven't heard before. Though if your looking for a low-rent H.L. Mencken to amuse you for a few minutes, I suppose Wells might be your man.
In a final note, I have a couple of pieces of book-related news. First, two Llewellyn titles have won awards from a trade organization I've never heard of until today.
"Two Llewellyn titles, The Temple of High Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak and Natural Witchery by Ellen Dugan, have been awarded prestigious awards from the Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR), with several other Llewellyn titles being noted as award finalists ... COVR is an organization formed by a unique group of businesses that deal in "Visionary Resources," and who work with and support each other as independent retailers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and publishers of visionary books, music, and merchandise."
Congratulations to Llewellyn, if you say the COVR awards are prestigious, I'll take your word on it. Secondly, calling all horned-god fanatics, Avalonia Books announces the forthcoming release of "Horns of Power, Manifestations of the Horned God".
"This anthology is the first of its kind to be focussed on the horned gods of our ancestors and includes both scholarly essays, bardic retellings of stories such as that of Herne the Hunter and a number of experiential essays. Invocations and meditation journeys are also included."
Sounds interesting! But then we here at The Wild Hunt are a little biased. For a similar Pagan anthology of note, be sure to also check out "Written in Wine", an anthology of writings concerning Dionysos.
That is all I have for now, have a great day!
We start off in Central Asia where the government of Tajikistan has banned "witchcraft" and all forms of divination at the behest of President Emomali Rakhmon. A move done supposedly for the benefit of the poor in the former Soviet-controlled country.
"The law’s sponsors said that their purpose was threefold: to eliminate a drain on the poverty-stricken population’s finances, to crack down on “un-Islamic” activity and to reduce the number of people practicing medicine without a license — since the fortunetellers often also prescribe folk remedies."
The problem is that fortune-telling is a popular profession among the very poor they hope to protect, and Tajikistan, while being Islamic, is drenched in mysticism.
"Belief in spells, soothsaying and the paranormal is widespread throughout the former Soviet sphere, where suppression of religion under Communism led to a search for other forms of spirituality ... A mystic, almost pagan, tradition also runs deep here, though the country is primarily Sunni Muslim. Mullahs in the high Pamir Mountains, which dominate the country, are believed to have extra powers to discern the future, and they are often sought out for their powers of prophecy. A good fortuneteller is considered a prize, and word circulates quickly if one is perceived to be particularly gifted."
Will this be an unenforceable law? Or will government forces try to actively suppress “un-Islamic” activity by arresting women trying to scratch out a living in the economically depressed country. We'll have to wait and see.
Author Erik Davis profiles the Heathen Metal of the Bindrune Recordings label.
"I’ve sifted through a fair amount of gothic ambient music, forest metal, and dark folk looking for this sort of sepulchral traditionalism, this sense of ancient mysteries seeping up like clammy moisture through the moss underfoot, and most of it is as corny as clove cigarettes and black nail polish. In contrast, Celestiial’s haunting and glacial Desolate North album made me feel like I was alone and paddling into a dark fjord toward some ancient whale cemetery that was way spookier than the one I vaguely remember from that Disney movie I saw as a kid. I finish listening to this record feeling cold and clean."
For those wanting an audio sample of the bands Davis discusses, head over to Bindrune's MySpace page.
A variety of (mostly conservative) Christians are teaming up and using journalism to criticize the theology of Oprah Winfrey.
"Oprah Winfrey has become a catalyst for a new journalistic project and increasing news coverage by conservative Christians questioning and criticizing her spiritual beliefs."
While this in of itself isn't surprising, I did find the comments of religion writer Marcia Nelson, who authored a book on Oprah's beliefs, interesting. Nelson contends that Oprah isn't "New Age", but a "New Thought" Christian.
"Nelson, who studied a year of Winfrey's shows, differs with those who call Winfrey's spiritual ideas "New Age." She says Winfrey would be more related to the "New Thought" movement, which is more mainstream, focusing on positive thinking as a spiritual tool rather than crystals, for example. "I absolutely regard her as a Christian but ... she's one of those capacious Christians," Nelson said."
New Thought is indeed a separate strain of belief(s) from New Age, though the differences can seem somewhat arbitrary and esoteric to the outsider looking in, and the two subcultures overlap in many places, making distinctions somewhat hard to make.
Drexel University's online publication The Smart Set features what I suppose one could call "travel writing" by Steven Wells (the punk poet formerly known as "Susan Williams"). In "Let the Sunshine In", Wells writes about a visit to Glastonbury Tor, and substitutes mean-spirited mocking cynicism for cleverness.
"All over the Anglophone world, witches and druids will be conducting (or already have conducted) similar ceremonies, despite the fact the last real druids were exterminated by the Romans in A.D. 60. And that far from being an authentic ancient tradition, Western witchcraft (or Wicca) was invented from scratch by an outrageous liar in England in 1946. And the rest of this New Age menagerie has equally sketchy and recent roots — most of them right here, in the probably non-existent King Arthur’s sacred Glastonbury, where Jesus’ uncle, Joseph of Arimathea, almost certainly didn’t hide the Holy Grail (but there are plenty who reckon he did). Mohammed and Joseph Smith and L. Ron Hubbard have nothing on the New Age ningnangnongers. Not that I think that matters. I’m guessing the original druids and witches kinda made it up as they went along as well."
For Pagans, this isn't anything you haven't heard before. Though if your looking for a low-rent H.L. Mencken to amuse you for a few minutes, I suppose Wells might be your man.
In a final note, I have a couple of pieces of book-related news. First, two Llewellyn titles have won awards from a trade organization I've never heard of until today.
"Two Llewellyn titles, The Temple of High Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak and Natural Witchery by Ellen Dugan, have been awarded prestigious awards from the Coalition of Visionary Resources (COVR), with several other Llewellyn titles being noted as award finalists ... COVR is an organization formed by a unique group of businesses that deal in "Visionary Resources," and who work with and support each other as independent retailers, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and publishers of visionary books, music, and merchandise."
Congratulations to Llewellyn, if you say the COVR awards are prestigious, I'll take your word on it. Secondly, calling all horned-god fanatics, Avalonia Books announces the forthcoming release of "Horns of Power, Manifestations of the Horned God".
"This anthology is the first of its kind to be focussed on the horned gods of our ancestors and includes both scholarly essays, bardic retellings of stories such as that of Herne the Hunter and a number of experiential essays. Invocations and meditation journeys are also included."
Sounds interesting! But then we here at The Wild Hunt are a little biased. For a similar Pagan anthology of note, be sure to also check out "Written in Wine", an anthology of writings concerning Dionysos.
That is all I have for now, have a great day!
Sorry for the double post but a friend just sent me this artical.
Pretty much MORE evidence that eating animal products could be causing all the disease humans (but not other primates) seem to come down with.
Here is the link:
The Mystery of the Meat-eaters Molecule
It is basically talking about this one little molecule that seems to trigger damaging inflammation in the human body. They are thinking this is why animal to human transplants don't work, cause the body sees it as an invader...and there is evidence that the same happens when you eat animal product too.
Pretty much MORE evidence that eating animal products could be causing all the disease humans (but not other primates) seem to come down with.
Here is the link:
The Mystery of the Meat-eaters Molecule
It is basically talking about this one little molecule that seems to trigger damaging inflammation in the human body. They are thinking this is why animal to human transplants don't work, cause the body sees it as an invader...and there is evidence that the same happens when you eat animal product too.
- Location:at work...still goofing off
- Mood:nerdy
- Music:Akira Yamaoka- Love Psalm
I thought some of you may be interested in this new fun little thing tofurky is doing (esp since i know some of you also like free goodies)
It's called TOFURKY TUESDAYS
And it is pretty much like meatout mondays, lol. You pledge to eat one less meatless meal a week (tuesday) and in turn they have a virtual TOFURKY MOBILE, that goes cross country every Tuesday that passes based on pledges to not eat meat, to show how much gas/fuel/impact just ONE less meat meal a week makes.
I think that made sense.....
Anyway, you can sign up for Tofurky Tuesdays and they will send you a care package with free mags, coupons and promotional items ect.
Enjoy! And spread the word to some open minded friends/relatives :D
It's called TOFURKY TUESDAYS
And it is pretty much like meatout mondays, lol. You pledge to eat one less meatless meal a week (tuesday) and in turn they have a virtual TOFURKY MOBILE, that goes cross country every Tuesday that passes based on pledges to not eat meat, to show how much gas/fuel/impact just ONE less meat meal a week makes.
I think that made sense.....
Anyway, you can sign up for Tofurky Tuesdays and they will send you a care package with free mags, coupons and promotional items ect.
Enjoy! And spread the word to some open minded friends/relatives :D
- Location:at work, goofing off....
- Mood:cranky
- Music:NIN-Head Like A Hole
Feeling a little bit frazzled this morning. I've been doing really well with the no tv/diet & exercise thing and I'm already down from 204 to 196. I'm hungry ALL the time, though I'm counting calories to make sure I get enough food to not die, so I'm sure it's just my body reacting to the food it wants instead of the food it needs. The unfortunate side-effect of all this healthiness is that it's awakening the obsessive side of my brain. Fat I would just feel bad about myself and move on. Dieting, I'm beginning to worry over every little thing I eat and drink, and it's a fight NOT to get on the scale every day. It's a fact, weight fluctuates daily, so I'm just trying to weight myself weekly so I can get the big picture.
Work is also making me a little stressed. I leave for Phoenix on Saturday. It's a test run for my trip to Europe. My company has people who can do step in and cover for everyone in this office except for me, so I have to make sure that everything is perfect before I go, and pray that there are no disasters while I'm gone.
Stole a survey from pookie, so here it is:
Do you like the person you are becoming?
I like the person I am.
What do you wanna be as you get older?
A comfortable writer.
What song is stuck in your head?
Always Where I Need to Be
Someone knocks on your window at 2 am, who do you want it to be?
I'm on the third floor, so hopefully someone with stilts. Actually, there's only one person in the world I'd be cool with knocking on my window at two in the morning and she knows who she is :)
Wanna have kids before you’re 30?
I'm a procrastinator. I actually think if I'm going to do it (and I want to) that it'll be between 35 and 40.
Last item(s) you bought yourself?
Books. (a really cute YA series about modern day demi-gods)
Last item(s) bought for you? (someone else bought for you)
I can't remember. I think it was my birthday. I got lots of neat stuff then :)
Can you whistle?
Not well lol.
Do you sleep on your side, stomach, or back?
I'm a side sleeper.
What gets in the way of your sleep?
Usually stories. Either I'm thinking about stories that just sort of pop into my brain and I have to get up and write them down so I don't forget them, or recently I've been working on these horror stories and when I think about them and work on them right before I go to bed, I find I have trouble sleeping unless I sleep with my back to the wall because my imagination keeps conjuring all the things that might be sneaking up behind me.
Are your eyes the same color as your mom's or dad's?
Father's
How do you vent anger?
Usually there's a lot of growling and cursing and handwringing. Occasionally something gets thrown, but I've mostly outgrown that phase. Usually I feel very ridiculous after.
Do you smile a lot?
I enjoy smiling and I try to do it as often as I can.
Who was the last person you cried in front of?
I have no earthly idea.
Does anyone hate you?
Absolutely. And most of it is probably deserved.
Do you get 8 hours of sleep everyday?
Usually.
What was the last book you read?
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Is there something you always wear?
My glasses. I get dizzy without them.
What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Playing with a baby
Did you have an exciting weekend?
Exciting is a relative term. I read three books, wrote a short story, and mapped out my current project. I also did some Europe planning, cleaned my apt, and worked out.
Have you ever crawled through a window?
Mine, friends, and stranger's.
What do you spend most of your money on?
The largest portion of my money goes toward my rent, car and car insurance, and food.
Are you wearing a necklace?
No, I used to all the time, now I'm not a huge fan of stuff around my neck.
What are you wearing?
The standard for work: Khaki pants, polo shirt, underwear.
What's something that can always make you feel better?
Either putting the top down in my jeep and driving the beach road with some good music playing, or having a really good writing session.
Will this weekend be a good one?
Most likely no. I'll be on a plane all day Saturday and then from Sunday to Wednesday I'll be a computer geek conference I don't want to go to.
What do you want right now?
Take off work, go get a haircut, and spend the rest of the day on my patio working on The Deathday Letter.
Look behind you, what do you see?
My wall of servers.
Have you ever worked in a food place?
I spent one terrible day as a dishwasher when I was 13 (from which I was fired), and I've waited some tables.
What would you name your future daughter?
Lily Elizabeth
Any summer plans for 2008?
Hopefully finish my book before Europe in Sept.
What's on your schedule for tomorrow?
Um.. work?
Work is also making me a little stressed. I leave for Phoenix on Saturday. It's a test run for my trip to Europe. My company has people who can do step in and cover for everyone in this office except for me, so I have to make sure that everything is perfect before I go, and pray that there are no disasters while I'm gone.
Stole a survey from pookie, so here it is:
Do you like the person you are becoming?
I like the person I am.
What do you wanna be as you get older?
A comfortable writer.
What song is stuck in your head?
Always Where I Need to Be
Someone knocks on your window at 2 am, who do you want it to be?
I'm on the third floor, so hopefully someone with stilts. Actually, there's only one person in the world I'd be cool with knocking on my window at two in the morning and she knows who she is :)
Wanna have kids before you’re 30?
I'm a procrastinator. I actually think if I'm going to do it (and I want to) that it'll be between 35 and 40.
Last item(s) you bought yourself?
Books. (a really cute YA series about modern day demi-gods)
Last item(s) bought for you? (someone else bought for you)
I can't remember. I think it was my birthday. I got lots of neat stuff then :)
Can you whistle?
Not well lol.
Do you sleep on your side, stomach, or back?
I'm a side sleeper.
What gets in the way of your sleep?
Usually stories. Either I'm thinking about stories that just sort of pop into my brain and I have to get up and write them down so I don't forget them, or recently I've been working on these horror stories and when I think about them and work on them right before I go to bed, I find I have trouble sleeping unless I sleep with my back to the wall because my imagination keeps conjuring all the things that might be sneaking up behind me.
Are your eyes the same color as your mom's or dad's?
Father's
How do you vent anger?
Usually there's a lot of growling and cursing and handwringing. Occasionally something gets thrown, but I've mostly outgrown that phase. Usually I feel very ridiculous after.
Do you smile a lot?
I enjoy smiling and I try to do it as often as I can.
Who was the last person you cried in front of?
I have no earthly idea.
Does anyone hate you?
Absolutely. And most of it is probably deserved.
Do you get 8 hours of sleep everyday?
Usually.
What was the last book you read?
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Is there something you always wear?
My glasses. I get dizzy without them.
What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Playing with a baby
Did you have an exciting weekend?
Exciting is a relative term. I read three books, wrote a short story, and mapped out my current project. I also did some Europe planning, cleaned my apt, and worked out.
Have you ever crawled through a window?
Mine, friends, and stranger's.
What do you spend most of your money on?
The largest portion of my money goes toward my rent, car and car insurance, and food.
Are you wearing a necklace?
No, I used to all the time, now I'm not a huge fan of stuff around my neck.
What are you wearing?
The standard for work: Khaki pants, polo shirt, underwear.
What's something that can always make you feel better?
Either putting the top down in my jeep and driving the beach road with some good music playing, or having a really good writing session.
Will this weekend be a good one?
Most likely no. I'll be on a plane all day Saturday and then from Sunday to Wednesday I'll be a computer geek conference I don't want to go to.
What do you want right now?
Take off work, go get a haircut, and spend the rest of the day on my patio working on The Deathday Letter.
Look behind you, what do you see?
My wall of servers.
Have you ever worked in a food place?
I spent one terrible day as a dishwasher when I was 13 (from which I was fired), and I've waited some tables.
What would you name your future daughter?
Lily Elizabeth
Any summer plans for 2008?
Hopefully finish my book before Europe in Sept.
What's on your schedule for tomorrow?
Um.. work?
Thanks, Rob Brezny. This hits in just the right way today.
Cancer:
Mazel tov is a Hebrew phrase meaning "good luck," but its literal translation is "may the stars be good to you." It suggests that stellar energies influence our fate. In his book Jewish Magic and Superstition, Joshua Trachtenberg riffs on Judaism's ancient debate about the subject: "The stars determine human actions, but they too are creatures of G-d, established by Him to perform this special function, and therefore the influence they exert is subject to His Will. Repentance, prayer, piety, charity, good deeds . . . are the instruments by means of which man can induce G-d to alter His decrees and consequently to modify the fate that is written in the stars for him." I offer this, Cancerian, as evidence that the title of my column, "Free Will Astrology," is not an oxymoron. You have more power to shape your destiny than you imagine -- and now is a perfect time to prove it.
Cancer:
Mazel tov is a Hebrew phrase meaning "good luck," but its literal translation is "may the stars be good to you." It suggests that stellar energies influence our fate. In his book Jewish Magic and Superstition, Joshua Trachtenberg riffs on Judaism's ancient debate about the subject: "The stars determine human actions, but they too are creatures of G-d, established by Him to perform this special function, and therefore the influence they exert is subject to His Will. Repentance, prayer, piety, charity, good deeds . . . are the instruments by means of which man can induce G-d to alter His decrees and consequently to modify the fate that is written in the stars for him." I offer this, Cancerian, as evidence that the title of my column, "Free Will Astrology," is not an oxymoron. You have more power to shape your destiny than you imagine -- and now is a perfect time to prove it.
b: coffee. a lot of it.
l: ezekiel bread, 1/2 avocado, red leaf lettuce, heirloom tomoatoes, hummus, salt+pepper
2 strawberries
s: 2 cookies (butterscotch oatmeal cookie dough really)
d: cornmeal crust pizza with carmelized onions, cremini mushrooms, olive tepenade, pinenuts and zucchini (not the soba as planned..i kind of forgot about it)
a gobstopper
l: ezekiel bread, 1/2 avocado, red leaf lettuce, heirloom tomoatoes, hummus, salt+pepper
2 strawberries
s: 2 cookies (butterscotch oatmeal cookie dough really)
d: cornmeal crust pizza with carmelized onions, cremini mushrooms, olive tepenade, pinenuts and zucchini (not the soba as planned..i kind of forgot about it)
a gobstopper
I'm not kidding
But any vegan with a brain realizes that even vegan food from KFC is drenched in blood and misery.
But any vegan with a brain realizes that even vegan food from KFC is drenched in blood and misery.
What are your opinions on people who hunt their own meat? Do you see it as a lesser evil than people who consume factory meat?
I've talked it over with some vegan/vegetarian friends who don’t have a problem with it at all. Most of us agreed that if the animal has the ability to get away, without being severally injured and then dying slowly in the process, than it's a more natural way of consuming meat. Plus the animal doesn't have to suffer it's entire life knowing it's going to die or be mistreated like manufactured ones. On the plus side, for humans, the meat's organic.
I'm just curious since this seems to be a topic normally avoided by both sides.
Btw, I've been drinking my mother's soy milk. It's ok in small doses, but it still gives me the willies. Need to try some Almond milk.
I've talked it over with some vegan/vegetarian friends who don’t have a problem with it at all. Most of us agreed that if the animal has the ability to get away, without being severally injured and then dying slowly in the process, than it's a more natural way of consuming meat. Plus the animal doesn't have to suffer it's entire life knowing it's going to die or be mistreated like manufactured ones. On the plus side, for humans, the meat's organic.
I'm just curious since this seems to be a topic normally avoided by both sides.
Btw, I've been drinking my mother's soy milk. It's ok in small doses, but it still gives me the willies. Need to try some Almond milk.
Right now, I feel like hell physically. But my mind is blessedly free of brainfog and I can think. And I can write.
I woke up this morning itching to write in a way that I haven’t for a long, long time. In a moment of synchronicity, one of my beta readers sent me some feedback about Shaede overnight - just the kind of feedback I need to rework this into something better.
And so I embark upon another draft of Shaede. Hopefully this won’t take me overlong to go through - the bones are there, it’s just time to make them look pretty.
Time for some stats! Borrowing a page from Cherie Priest in the way she formats her daily work here.
Today’s progress:
Project: Shaede draft four
New words: 3,136
Total word count: 3,136
Goal: 100,000 words (or thereabouts)
Observations: Gah, I had a lot of writing tics in just the first chapter. And a lot of useless rambling. I’d forgotten how much I love the setting of The Crossing, though.
Things accomplished in real life: I stayed alive. Didn’t move much from the couch or the laptop, thanks to the fibro flare from hell. Painkillers are keeping the worst of the pain damped down, though.
Total words for 2008: 270,080
[cross-posted from my website]
I’m thinking of making these babies bagel-style soon. sehr delicious, with a simple layer of Earth Balance for breakfast. and a cup of black coffee. and a three-week vacation on some deserted island. aaaaaaaaah…
for 6 bars:
3/4 cup + 2 T room temperature unsweetened plain soy milk
1/3 cup unsweetened apple sauce
2 T peanut oil
2 T blackstrap molasses
1 T Sucanat
2 cups bread flour [spoon and level, but you will need more when kneading, add 1 T at a time]
1 cup whole wheat flour [spoon and level]
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 T vital wheat gluten
1 t ground cinnamon
1 1/2 t fine sea salt
2 t bread machine or instant-rise yeast
3/4 cup chopped raisins, add after a few minutes of kneading
wash, for a shiny crust
place all ingredients [except for raisins] in the bowl of your stand mixer. using the dough hook, have it knead away for a few minutes, adding flour 1 T at a time if dough is too sticky.
throw in raisins, knead for another few minutes.
finish kneading by hand until dough is elastic and smooth.
brush oil in a large bowl, coat dough ball with oil by swirling it around the bowl. cover and let rise for 90 minutes, or until doubled in size.
(if not going for a second rise) preheat oven to 375F. prepare 8×8 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. punch down dough and press it down into a rectangle. divide it into six equal rectangular portions. (just reshape them into bars a little and don’t fret if it’s not perfect.)
place bars in prepared pan, lightly pressing down on them with your knuckles. now would be the time to apply the wash.
this step is not absolutely necessary, especially if using instant-rise yeast, but humor the dough anyway: cover with plastic wrap and let rise again for 30-60 minutes.
(if doing a second rise, preheat oven 20 minutes before rise is done)
bake for 25 minutes or until bars reach 195-200F in the center. remove from pan, place on cooling rack and let cool completely.
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butterfly asked the question last night in her journal about how people defined their OTP's. It took me the better part of an hour to come up with an answer I felt truly befitted the question with my honest opinion, but it ended up as the following: OTP is such a rare term in my world I actually went to LJArchive to search how many times I've used it in my journal. In nearly six years I haven't used it even a dozen times.
I can ship a lot of people, which I do at a distance and read a lot of shippable fics because of it in most any fandom, but the OTP is special. And thus it's something I usually keep down and quiet.
The One True Pair in my head has to be two people who so completely effect each others world that they become defined by each other, defined by what happens to each other and with each other. It doesn't mean they have to have ended up together but it means that their connect was so deeply it leaves nothing unchanged for the rest of their life. Frequently they are stories where love triumphs even where it can't, where it is there even when it can't be had and is impossible to leave behind.
Some example OTP's I would count this in:
Michael/Sydney (ALIAS), Buffy/Angel (BtVS/Angel), Max/Logan (Dark Angel), Mulder/Scully (X-Files), Dawson/Joey[/Pacey] (Dawson's Creek),
Rose/The Doctor (Doctor Who), Aeryn/John (Farscape), Phedre/Joscelin (Kushiel), Christine/Erik (The Opera, or Susan Kay book), Francine/Katchoo (Strangers in Paradise), Achmed/Rhapsody (Symphony of Ages), Xena/Gabrielle (Xena)
I've looked over at the comments in that post since it went out. I've loved seeing what people have to say, so now I turn the question on you, oh, my flist. What do you mean when you say OTP?
- Mood:
complacent
Just found this on the overheardnyc feed, thought it was rather amusing :)
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/overhe
http://syndicated.livejournal.com/overhe
I've pretty much come to the conclusion that I am very dehydrated. I'm SO TIRED. I get enough sleep and I'm eating enough, but I don't drink nearly enough water and I'm usually running around working up a sweat while at work. Yesterday I got dizzy and almost passed out. Ugh. Today I made myself drink 3 or 4 20 oz cups of water. Still not enough probably... but it's a start.
So the 4th was fun. Wall-E is SO cute. I loved it.
We went downtown and ate dinner and had lots of beer. Then went and watched the Bats emerge from the town lake bridge. After that we watched the fireworks. It was a great show. They had the Austin Symphony Orchestra playing along in time with the fireworks. Fun times.
So the 4th was fun. Wall-E is SO cute. I loved it.
We went downtown and ate dinner and had lots of beer. Then went and watched the Bats emerge from the town lake bridge. After that we watched the fireworks. It was a great show. They had the Austin Symphony Orchestra playing along in time with the fireworks. Fun times.
- Mood:
drained - Music:Imperative Reaction - Only in my mind
I love that it's summer and there's so much fresh, in-season fruit *everywhere*.
What I love the most is when there's a whole spread of food available, like at a potluck, and out of everything sampled, the fresh pineapple or watermelon or strawberries are the tastiest. Believe me, I'm a BIG fan of pies, cookies, cake, and sweets in general, but there is something absolutely perfect about fresh fruit. Even the most skilled chef in the world could never create anything as delicious as a ripe, red, juicy strawberry.
Does anyone else feel the same or have I just gone bananas? LOLALALLLLZLLZLOLZZZ.!@#$!.
Sorry for that.
What I love the most is when there's a whole spread of food available, like at a potluck, and out of everything sampled, the fresh pineapple or watermelon or strawberries are the tastiest. Believe me, I'm a BIG fan of pies, cookies, cake, and sweets in general, but there is something absolutely perfect about fresh fruit. Even the most skilled chef in the world could never create anything as delicious as a ripe, red, juicy strawberry.
Does anyone else feel the same or have I just gone bananas? LOLALALLLLZLLZLOLZZZ.!@#$!.
Sorry for that.
- Mood:hungry
So what is your fave brand flours to bake with? I cannot seem to find white flour without additives (and I am not sure if those vitamins and minerals are vegan) so I get whole wheat. I know WW is good and all but sometimes when I bake it just tastes off, especially when you are trying to create some classic comfort food snacks. Like some cookies are A-OK with the WW flour but the cobblers I made while tasting good just had a earthy taste to them.
What is your fave classic chocolate chip cookie recipe? I am making a yellow cake tonight but want to make cookies tomorrow!
What is your fave classic chocolate chip cookie recipe? I am making a yellow cake tonight but want to make cookies tomorrow!
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