Good morning Christy!

what a dear little hamster.

Good Morning Christy and Elliot

Well my first act of the day was a donation. Now to get coffee and perhaps a donut.

yumMmm, make mine glazed.

How’s the play going?

I’m in. Didn’t know regular folks are taking a hit too, thought it was just the banks we have to worrry about.

BTW I guess the survey popups are about ad revenue. Is it important for us to fill them in? I do once in a while, fun to pretend I’m a big spender.

Done. Thanks for all the great work all of you do here Christy. I’ll do what I can to keep the hamsters happy ; )

You got it. It’s going ok I guess. I haven’t really been back since opening night. There’s lots of drama going on here keeping my occupied.

Mornin’, Christy -

It may bother you to ask for bucks but I’m willing to bet it doesn’t bother pups at all….we all gotta hang float together. *g* I don’t do on-line money stuff but there will be a check in the mail Monday.

The weather isn’t cooperating (overcast and chilly) but I’m back on the coast for the year and looking forward to cranking up gardening. The pots of pansies didn’t fare too well over the winter without faucet water so I’m heading out today in hopes of finding more. Most people here plant them in-ground in the fall and they do just fine but potting is pushing the package a little so there may not be much available in the garden stores. Hope it warms up soon because there are lots of little seeds in starter pots that could use a strong shot of sun.

Good morning, Christy and pups.

Cbl and I are in for a 10 this morning. We would like it to be more but you are right, times are tough.

Hope you and yours are well this morning.

Hmm, I didn’t see an option for sunflower seeds

I’m in. And I clicked through on a few ads as well. I’d be lost without FDL.

Morning, Christy,
Waccamaw is right: No prob here.
A lot of us would say that you and Jane and the rest of the team are just doing God’s work.
I think that will suffice.
Contribution is on its way.

Christy, why not let the Lakers know how much is needed. BuzzFlash let’s everyone know how much they need to raise each month. It’s nice to have that benchmark. Hope my donation helps. Not as much as I would like to donate but all that I can afford to donate right now.

So, I hear that Olberman and Rachel didn’t exactly cover the Stewart/Cramer story to anyone’s satisfaction. I missed all tv last night (and web-surfing as well). Although I did keep hearing whoops from the living room from the men in my house watching Syracuse basketball.

Morning Christy and all, will be enroute after I get sand out of my eyes and coffee in system.

I just ventured over to Buzzflash. Saw the meter for $30,000. Is that per month????

I was gonna say No more dough until we know where it goes, then I realized I hadn’t sent any dough in a long time*g*

Done.

The ACLU and FDL get this months donation. Thanks for all you do!

Morning all — need coffee. *g*

They are about ad revenue — the various ad networks that run ads online depend on Nielson information to decide where and when to place some ads. So thanks for filling those out! :)

especially tight money-wise right now, but i am ‘chipping in’ to the pile…if you were here and needed something, i would drop what i was doing and find a way to help..i like that you let us know when you really need the money, so i can help then. i wish it were more, am always willing to help when the coffers are low. i guess every little bit helps.

i have learned that people not asking for help is as bad as asking too often for help. either scenario someone is worrying. don’t want you guys to worry.

usually when teddy is around i say–ok teddy, waving money around….

puac off-topic
couldn’t remember the proportions for hummus, so, found this yesterday. middle eastern cooking quick and easy youtubes..i made some last night and it IS the best hummus i have ever eaten..ate it with warmed ezekiel bread. am eating broccoli with it right now. yes, it is that good that i am eating it for breakfast. i used dried mint, 1/4 c tahini and 1/3 whole yogurt..i used bottled lemon juice too….her baba ghanoush is dead-on, too.better than my recipe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4uSf0d5yhw

Thanks so much. We work very hard to not have to ask for donations — and we have a really great ad revenue system now that works well when people are actually buying ads. But that’s dropped off tremendously the last couple of months for everyone online because pretty much all businesses are tightening their budgets.

The thing that always baffles me is that we have a LOT of readers on the blog, and we get very few publishing ads. You’d think there would be more given the demographic potential. But I’m not an ad person, so how would I know? *g*

Thanks for clicking the ads — it really does help. :)

Is that recipe available in transcript form?

Thanks mucho!

would you explain again why and how they help?

as a matter of fact it is:
Hummus with Meat is a variation of the traditional hummus dish.

Hummus or hummus bi tahini (Arabic: حُمُّص) also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus) is a dip or spread made of blended chickpeas, sesame tahini, lemon juice, and garlic.

Recipe

2 cups traditional prepared hummus – see Dede’s hummus video recipe
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp seven spices
1 tbs. butter
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 tbs. chopped parsley
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Spread prepared hummus in a flat dish. Sprinkle paprika on top. In a skillet brown the ground beef on medium heat, to it add the salt, black pepper and 7 spices. Sprinkle the ground beef on top of hummus. In another pan, melt the butter and add the pine nuts and brown on low heat until lightly browned, sprinkle on top of ground beef and hummus. On top of the pine nuts sprinkle the parsley and drizzle the olive oil. Serve with pita or toasted pita chips.

Thanks so much — it’s really appreciated.

Our barking dachshund woke me up out of a deep sleep this morning — barking at a dog barking somewhere outside. She’s a cranky old doggie this morning, and I’m just sort of sitting here sipping my coffee in a sleepy coma at the moment, trying to shake myself out of this stupor. Hate that.

LOL — that’s hilarious! We’re the victims of our own efforts. *G*

Not fair that y’all should have to worry about it when it’s all of us pups out here in internet land who benefit so much from everything you do….you shouldn’t ever hesitate to ask when the need is there. *smooch*

Off in quest of pansies and other gardening stuff. See everyone later…..

wacc–easy. i’ll type it out for you. it was sooo good. browser slow, need to close down some things. be back. will take a little bit.

Yummy — that sounds tasty.

Have started my peppers and tomatoes. They haven’t popped up yet but hoping any day now. Will be pruning some trees to open up a bit more sun for the survival garden. Nothing like your own fresh vegetables and fruit. Thinking the garden will save me at least $1,500!

Thanks Elliott & dmac!

*poof*

Oh wow — thanks mucho for that. I usually use a bit of lemon in my hummus, too — like the bright kick it gives to balance the earthiness of the chickpeas.

Makes me miss the original Solai. I, who fought against having a pet, suggested to my daughter that we get another puppy this summer. No decision yet.

Done. When I hit the lotto I can do more. *g*

Wow — sounds like you’ve been doing some great planning. There really is nothing like a fresh, sun-warmed tomato just from the vine in your own garden, is there? With a little fresh mozzarella, some freshly picked basil, a little sea salt and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil? Nummy!

Thanks so much. Really appreciated.

Thanks much — things are much better now that I’ve gotten a little coffee. Fighting off The Peanut’s ick from last week at the moment, so I’m moving a little more slowly than usual. It’s the curse of having a child in kindergarten, I’m afraid. *g*

Hmmmm…thinking about making a big crock pot full of cranberry beans, and maybe some oven-fried potatoes and onions and a pan of cornbread for dinner tonight. Am in the mood for “good ole grub,” as my granny used to call it. You can take the girl outta the hills and hollers, but you can’t take the hills and hollers out of the girl. *g*

Hmm, I have some chick pea flour was going to buy some tahini for a goddess dressing, and I was going to preserve some lemons today perhaps this thread is a sign of some sort that I should make hummus also.

thanks elliot! i hadn’t made it to her site yet…

i made the basic hummus

from the site elliot linked
basic hummus
http://www.dedemed.com/index.p…..ummus.html

Recipe

1/4 Cup Yogurt (i used 1/3 c)
1 Can Garbanzo Beans “Chick Peas”
1/2 Cup Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste) (i used 1/3 c)
1/2 Cup Lemon Juice (video says 1 lemon, used 3 T bottled juice)
2-3 Cloves of Garlic
1/2 Tsp of Salt
1/4 Tsp citric acid “if you need more lemon taste”
2 Tbs water “if to thick”
3-4 Fresh Mint Leaves “for taste”
2 Tbs of Fresh Parsley “for garnish”
1 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper or Paprika “for garnish”

1/4 Cup of Olive Oil “for garnish”

Mix first 9 ingredients and blend until smooth and to desired thickness. Garnish with parsley, cayenne pepper and olive oil.

wacc–on the videos she describes using a little more or less of an ingredient, so, i did.

I trust everyone survived ‘we’ve got you surrounded’ Friday. I went to Beck’s website about the event. He’s asking for photos. Thinking of sending him one wearing my Obama button.

Speaking of food, It was the topic of Obama’s weekly radio address:
FDA Appointments and Reversing a Troubling Trend in Food Safety
or as twolf says “We will no longer put food on our families.”

which ties right into Sunday’s Book Salon which I do believe a certain Christy Hardin Smith is hosting.

and she used a mortar and pestle to smash up the garlic with the salt…was fun. then add to food processor.

gotta close some tabs.

oooo, got a linky? Is there a place for comments? I’ll send a pic of me on the streets. That oughta frost his ass.

What good timing, when the credit crunch hit our overseas income froze up like the St Lawrence river. We have been living off the kindness of our friends since September 08, but yesterday we got the first of our overseas funds wired to our bank.

We are not out of the woods yet but we decided to add something to your tip jar. It’s not as much as we did in the past but we consider FLD to be an important part of our lives.

Loving the rain today, spent the week spreading steer manure and wild flower seed. We are working for a cheery spring.

i used 1/4 c tahini, not 1/3

Sorry to go OT Obama announces his new FDA director and her deputy – calls the FDA athreat to public health and plans overhaul
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..74926.html

I spent the entire day blissfully not surrounded. I love Southern Dragon’s idea of sending photos of not being surrounded.

Maybe we should start a flickr group of all of us not having been surrounded. *G*

Thanks so much. And so glad they finally loosened up some of your fundage — how annoying!

Hey, Beck!! Surround this!

Marion Nestle had a note about the new FDA nominee on her blog the other day. She seems to really like her. I’m taking that as a really, really good sign.

well there is a firedoglake flickr group *s*

christy at 39–tyler made cranberry beans on the food channel thismorning…i’ll see if i can find the recipe after i fix yror

said folklore says to add small tomato halved and potato halved to beans, it softens the skin. so, he does. made bouquet garni including savory, which helps with, well, ummmm.

Yea, a contact is a contract until one party says F-OFF.

Did you see we have Marion Nestle coming for a book salon chat on Sunday afternoon, btw?

Hmmmm…at our house, we throw them into the crock pot and let them cook all day with a ham hock and I don’t have to do anything beyond soak them overnight and pour them into the crock with some water. I bet savory would be tasty with them, though.

Here’s the link for Beck. Got it from Hunter at DKos. He spent the whole day on look-out for us, just trying to keep us safe.

http://www.glennbeck.com/conte…..198/21018/

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Who is that handsome fella with the white hair? ;-)

So, I’m going back through the Marion Nestle book prepping for the chat tomorrow. But after that, I’m in the mood for something light and funny in fiction. Anyone have a suggestion for a good diversion book?

You bet ; ) Happy to help!

What are all you accomplished chefs making for St.Patrick’s day? I’ve already been told by some friends that they will be stopping in for dinner that night as I’m the only Irish person they can do that to…lol. It might be a very Italian St. Patrick’s day with Pizza and green peppers.

Christy, if you haven’t done so lately, try a dry run through the donation screens making a PayPal donation. I kept logging in to PayPal and then getting kicked back out to a correction screen which demanded to know my credit card info. Eventually I bulled my way through, but I could have thrown up my hands and quit. PayPal is such a convenient method that I imagine quite a few people try to use it; it would be a shame to make it difficult for them.

Best of luck with the hamster chow!

Click-thru rate is one of the things that ad placement companies look at when they place an ad on a site. If you have a site where folks rarely click thru to the advertisers, it’s not as high up on the “let’s buy an ad there” food chain. More clicks can help to equal more ads, along with good traffic and a whole host of other components that go into that evaluation.

Sorry missed that comment earlier and just caught it in the scroll back thru…

G’morning, everyone.

Hmmmm — I did do a dry run though it recently and didn’t have a problem. I’ll let the tech folks know so they can check it just in case. Thanks!

Janet Evanovich is the funniest writer out there, at least the first 5 or 6 books. She’s a perfect pick-me-up. She’s been mentioned before, have you tried her yet?

may I suggest Guinness cupcakes?

There’s always a good Irish soda bread — easy yet tasty and satisfying. This is a really good one — I make it with half and half unbleached flour and whole wheat flour for more heft. The caraway seeds are optional, too:

http://find.myrecipes.com/reci….._id=410100

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups nonfat buttermilk
Vegetable cooking spray

Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well. Add buttermilk; stir well until a dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 3 to 4 times. Pat dough into an 8-inch round cakepan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and bread is golden. Let cool in pan 5 minutes; loosen edges of bread with a knife. Remove from pan; let cool on a wire rack. Cut into wedges.

I know that when you ask, Christy, it’s because it’s really needed. Snail mail will be on its way this week. :)

Dmac, thanks for the recipe video. She’s posted a bunch of other tasty-looking ones. Yum.

Where is the link showing my donation and credit card number?

And then there’s the possibility of Irish Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce. Or some Irish Lamb and Barley Soup.

Thanks very much. We really will put it to good use, I promise.

Hey! Haven’t seen you in ages — how is the wee Balrog?

She is very funny — haven’t read one of her books in a while. That’s a good idea. thanks for the reminder!

Morning barbara — how is your brother doing? Better, I hope…

Less wee, as he’s coming up on 2 years old. A tad terrible at times, too (alliteration!).

Thanks for all the hard work over the years!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/rec…..index.html

Hey, Christy, thanks for askin’. He dodged the bullet this time. No surgery. Just released and feeling pretty good.

speaking of food,
It’s Pi Day

(Happy Birthday Nanc)

Here’s a whole recipe collection at myrecipes on Luck o’ the Irish meals from breakfast to dessert.

Or maybe just Guinness is a cup.

It really is a “meal in a bottle,” isn’t it? *G*

Is this already up-thread? Anyone have a really good recipe for a moist Irish soda bread (if such there be)? Every time I’ve tried it, it comes out like baked particle board.

People interested in food and vegetarian eating can maybe check out my partner’s new blog, JustVeggingOut.

Recipes all through the week, affordable, simple stuff that can usually be done efficiently on weeknights.

Oh, and thanks for the donations!!!!

i make beans all kinds of ways. love em.

I have a really moist Irish Soda bread recipe. Hold on…

Hamster chow or Hamsher chow ?

Times have been very hard around here but looking very very well lately, will send along some help after the bills go out today. Been here since the Plame Game of Fame, always felt bad about not putting in. My new years resolution – take care of my friends at the Lake! Thanks & love to all who have added so much to my world.

I like them baked or snapped

What are all you accomplished chefs making for St.Patrick’s day?

Here is an ancient Irish recipe I learned from my Great-grandfather:
1] purchase enormous quantities of God’s liquid gift to mankind – beer;
2] purchase green food coloring;
3]mix;
4] drink, dance and tell wild stories.
It goes well with the Super Bowl Carp recipe I shared earlier this year.

“The Pig Did It” Can’t remember the author and have loaned it out. Got it for Christmas. Literary silliness.

lol!

I was under the impression, possibly mistaken, that “clicking around” on the ads frequently was, if not illegal, at least strongly frowned upon. So I don’t click on an ad unless I am truly interested (even if I wind up not buying).

And I’m in for $25 this morning.

Here you go, barbara — I found it. Got this out f an old Sunset magazine at my dentist’s office a while back — it’s amazingly tasty with potato soup, too. I use the molasses as the sweetener and it is wonderful:

Kinsale’s Irish Soda Bread

2 1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
About 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups buttermilk
About 1/3 cup salad oil
2 tablespoons light molasses or corn syrup

1. In a bowl, mix whole-wheat flour, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, soda, and salt. Add buttermilk, 1/3 cup oil, and molasses; stir until well moistened.

2. Rub a 9-inch cake pan with oil, then dust with all-purpose flour. Scrape the bread batter into the pan and spread level.

3. Bake in a 400° regular or convection oven until bread is well browned and just begins to pull from pan sides, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan at least 5 minutes. Cut loaf into wedges in pan or invert from pan, turn over, and cut into wedges.

And will go good with the pizza.

Indeed, maybe it’ll be breakfast…

Super Bowl Carp?!

Christies Saturday morning posts can lead to weight gain—- beware !

Wouldn’t you think I’d have thought to ask for this while we were in Ireland? Who needs Google? I have Christy, and the bread’s been tested!! Sounds perfect. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

I think that’s if you have a site and you click on the ads all by yourself to up-tick the ad revenue. That is certainly frowned on. But if individual visitors click on the ads when they come on the site, then that’s what ad purveyors want them to do.

It’s whent he ad click-thrus don’t match up with the visitor numbers that you start having questions. I’m just asking folks to click thru the ads when they see one, eh?

Yeah, sorry about that. *G*

“The referee’s blind!!”
“Who said that guy is a real quarterback?”
“Ah, jeez, this is garbage.”

Thanks so much — it’s very much appreciated.

I think a couple of my uncles had that same recipe at every family gathering. *G*

OH!
lololol

got this one at herb club, is moist, very. not like soda bread i have aten. more like loaf bread.
friend used just herbs in it, and cut into rectangles. was really good, but i like the traditional dry one.
i’m trying christy’s next.

Irish Soda Bread

Greased baking sheet
Preheat oven to 350 degrees; bake 1 hour or until golden brown

3 1/4 cups flour
1/3 cup plus 1 T sugar, divided
1 t Calumet Baking Powder
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
——-
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
——-
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup currants or raisins

Mix flour, 1/3 cup of the sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.

Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Add buttermilk and currants; mix just until moistened.

Place dough on floured surface; knead 10 times. Shape into round loaf, 2 1/2 inches thick. Place on greased baking sheet.

Cut deep 1/2 inch ‘x’ in top of dough. (across loaf, important little part)
Sprinkle with remaining 1 R sugar.

Bake 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into 16 wedges to serve.

Store leftover bread in resealable plastic bag for up to 24 hours. Or, for longer storage, wrap tightly and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.

Drive to your local Breadsmith….

love the neighborhood artisan bread store. These days, when everyone’s pinchin’ pennies, little luxuries–artisan bread, a bar of French-milled soap–give beautiful zen moments.

Catching up with threads. Neighbor’s #1 pit bull was crusing the ‘hood last night (including my yard). Then #2 pit bull broke its rope leash and joined in the fun. Including galloping into my yard, baring teeth and growling. City ordinance says nothing can/will be done until human (or docile pet) flesh is laid open, bones crushed or….

Would rather wake up to your dachsund, I think.

Had corned beef and cabbage with Irish soda bread for dinner the other night. Corned beef is one of my favorites when I can get it !!

Decision made for St. Patrick’s day. Corned beef and cabbage with green beer (and pizza in case that bombs.)

Saw in your post you’re setup for subscriptions now, Christy. FDL homepage needs a widget just for that! Your “pledge week” appeal is so much more soothing while soliciting than the NPR marathon drones.

I have a wonderful recipe labeled “Senate Restaurant” bean soup (I don’t know if it is the genuine stuff they serve there). I use one of those packages of 17 kinds of beans, and in addition to the ham hock add a large clove of garlic (chopped) sliced carrot and quite a bit of chopped onion (recipe says 4, but I only use 2 and that’s plenty), 1/2 lemon, 1-1/2 bay leaves, 3/4 tsp thyme and 6 stems fresh parsley. You’re supposed to tie the lemon, parsley and bay leaves in cheesecloth, but I don’t bother, I just fish them out when the soup is done. At the end you puree 2 cups of beans and add them back to the soup to thicken it, and of course remove the ham from the bone and cut it up. It is one of my favorite winter soups.

Oh, yum! Thanks. Never met a carbohydrate I didn’t like! High time barbara retaps her dormant baking skills.

barbara@109

Fargo’s revising its dog rules after a pit bull ripped open a German shepherd…imagine if this had been a little child.

Mr. Sunshine’s seen pictures that have been used in insurance claims of the damage that these and certain other breeds do…it’s horrific.

Thanks, I knew I had read SOMETHING about it. I know the point is to have clicks on the ads, but wherever I read it they were cautioning against lots of clicking just to up the counts.

Morning, Christy. That picture reminds me of soemthing…

A couple of years ago I got up early to do some writing. It was about 5am, still dark, and I sleepily prepared my cuppa tea. I put the spoon in the jar of honey and lifted. Huh, this is heavy honey, I thought.

As I lifted the spoon, I saw a little mouse, glistening with honey except for the very tip of her nose. I stood there, blinking, wondering wtf. She jumped off the spoon and ran up my arm to my shoulder, where I could hear heavy panting in my ear.

She sat there long enough for me to get my wits back. I took her outside to the chicken coop and stood with my shoulder level to the roof. She jumped off my shoulder and ran across the coop. By the time she reached the other side she was covered in bits of leaf, twigs and acorns.

OK, off to the tip jar. Namaste.

That soup is so famous that the US Senate has put up a couple of versions on their own website, too. I’ve tried them — they are definitely yummy.

why if it isn’t our old friend P.U.A.C.hacutec . . .

David’s blog is fabulous, lotsa good, affordable ideas and sensible as hell (although I would suggest more April and Joy:D)

chuckling as I recall an anecdote from the haloscan days – something about him wondering aloud why you spent sooo much time talking to people ‘on that damn computer’ – lol

“Friends of public broadcasting, you must step to the plate with a donation now (and now is an excellent time, because we are offering a musical waffle iron as a premium!) or this winter’s fundraiser will morph into our early spring fundraiser, which precedes our mid-spring fundraiser….”

My donation may not be large, but it was instant.

Thanks for all you do.

Awwwww — poor little mouse! Such a cute story. I can just see her trying to keep her little nose up to keep from getting buried in honey. *G*

crikey ! that’s me, cbl, and not oldnslow above :D

Also mention to your techs (I’m sure you HAVE), that show and hide text don’t work here on your new blog, but it does on the main pages. I’m using FF3 on a Mac.

…and we don’t have “edit” here yet, either. I suspect it’s all coming…

Off to the store to get some buttermilk. Recipe sounds great.

I am seriously thinking I may have to move out of this house, which for various and sundry reasons is a gut-wrencher. But I can’t live like this, and I can’t expose my friends and grands to this. If I call about last night’s episode, they’ll maybe, maybe send someone to chastise the owners, who then become very angry. It’s happened before. David had finally had it with being snarled at in our yard. Debating whether to call. Urgh.

Yep — they know. They’ve been trying to find the riddle in the code on why that is — it’s buried somewhere. We decided to launch without having fixed every little bug because I desperately needed more time flexibility with my FIL living here now, it’s been a little hectic for me.

Hopefully, that one will get resolved soon along with a coupla others.

If you don’t have buttermilk, you can always substitute plain yogurt and/or the same amount of milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice in it to “sour” it. Works great as a substitution and it even works with a powdered milk mixed with water version, too. :)

Thanks so much — every little bit adds up, it really does. So thanks muchly!

Hey, Christy. How is FIL doing? And equally important, how are you and the other ReddHedds doing? Chronic illness is…challenging.

Oh barbara — that is so awful. There is no excuse for them acting that way and not being responsible pet owners. None at all.

exactly, Barbara.

And Christy@118, for years I thought that was Jocie Burdick’s recipe, everybody in ND had it, and then I did an internship in Sen. Burdick’s office in DC one college summer and found out everybody everywhere had it…including the Senate cafeteria the staff used. On a student’s tight budget, it was a great summer soup as well.

Doing well as you can when you head out to dialysis three days a week, I suppose. Better than expected for the FIL. It’s been a challenge the last couple of weeks because we’ve all been passing The Peanut’s bronchial/strep ick around, which has meant we’re all more tired and snot-filled than usual. But we’re beginning to see the light at the end of the sniffles, so it’s much better at the moment.

Ask your neighbors for the name of their homeowners’ insurance company and the proper contact person, and also their family attorney. Tell them you’re just being proactive.

What a great story.

Almost all of the ones I’ve seen online are just beans, ham and onion. I got mine from a 20+ year old Junior League cookbook and recently found the same recipe online at http://www.prestigemall.com/recipes/lf118a.html. CAUTION, I think there’s a misprint because it only specifies 1/2 lb. beans instead of 1-1/2 lb.

Bad linky.

We’re sorry but the page you requested is no longer on this server.

Just want to take a moment to say thanks to everyone for donating this morning — it’s very, very much appreciated. We have such a great community of folks here, and I don’t get to tell you all enough how wonderful you all are — not just for chipping in, but also for making all the calls and sending all the faxes and everything else we do week in and week out.

You guys rock!

Here’s the really sad part. I’ve never met them. Don’t know their name. No one does. Because no one dares go near their yard.

Wow. I copied it directly from the web page and pasted it in. Let me try again…I will paste it as a live link this time, because there are both ones and Ls in it).
Senate Restaurant Bean Soup

Just tested and clicking on the link @ #141 works fine.

Good Morning, Christy. Thanks for all you do. A little reminder for hamster food is not a bad thing.

It has been a month since my father died, and I am still getting caught up after being away for months to take care of him. There is an obit at the WSJ today, not my favorite, but whatevah. (It was much more awesome for me that somebody put a diary up at the Great Orange Satan or on BoingBoing.)

Hugs to you. It’s good to see you.

Grief sucks. I’m so sorry for your loss. This is a great place to be!

(((Christy, hugs to you, too.))) Caretaking is wonderful, but it is hard to take care of yourself when caught up in doing for so many others, as you do.

Christy, John Grisham wrote a book entitled “The Painted House” and it has nothing to do with lawyering. It’s absolutely charming and I think you would enjoy it.

I just love cardinals.the subtle color of the female is just beautiful. Well the crazy train has pulled into the station so I off. This one form of mass transit that I’m not a supporter of.

Hi Christy — Typo in the text on the donorinvite page message,

I just donated to Firedoglake, and I’m hoping that you’ll join me.

Firedogalake Firedoglake is a community where people come together

Thanks for all you do . . .

cna make ‘fake’ buttermilk with milk lemon juice..i’ve done that many times.

alton from good eats says it wroks just as good chemically in a recipe.

Just sent my widow’s mite, wish it could be more. If the economy picks up and Main Street blossoms, I’ll try to do it monthly.

Still lurking…

JEP

call the dog catcher, they’ll get tired of ‘bailing’ them out. around here, no tag on dogs and loose dogs can add up.

Christy! Don’t pour scalding coffee on the cute hamster! I just chipped in $50 to bail him out!

little bit less fat and calorie brownies
http://www.foodnetwork.com/rec…..index.html

Hey Christy, I’m in for a donation. Can’t imagine life without FDL.

Hamster food is in the toobz and Kinsale’s Irish soda bread is in the oven. Apologies in advance if the wrong dough comes out on your end…

Thanks to all the FDL folks for putting together something truly wonderful. Thanks to all the participants for a tremendous community of people who deeply care about one another and making the world a better place for all.

As SD would say,

Namaste.

done…wish I could give more. Youngest kid still in college
thanks for all you FDL folks do Christy

Wish I could help with a click, but there’s no dough in the account. If there’s a check in my Saturday mail, which there should be, I’ll run to the bank and then come back here to clickety click. I did click on some ads.
The job interview went well yesterday, so hopefully there’ll be more coming at you soon.
I promise to support this site with more than just hugs.

Christy

What size server (CPU), How much Disk do you need and what connection speed?

May have a less expensive hosting solution.

Hey, girl, good luck with interview!!!

Hi Barbara. Thanks. It’s a full time job at a book store in Pasadena. It doesn’t pay very much and I’ve been questioned, by the manager, about why I would accept something so low. The temp job industry is in the toilet big time. I would consider the book store job a huge blessing and would work hard. Sheesh.
How are you and how is your brother?

Down for $10/month recurring….should have done that long ago…

You guys really are far more important to me than just a couple cups of coffee….got to keep the priorities straight in my life!

Book store! Heaven!! Money, not so much, but what a lovely way to wait out the economy. Brother G was released from hospital a couple days ago. No surgery this time. Crikey. What a puzzler. Seeking solutions that may not be there.

Good news for brother Gary (is that right?). Will continue to lift you both up.
Times be tough for sure. In the mean time, I joined an all women’s gym and am really enjoying the work out and the comraderie there. Also, working towards getting the vegetable garden in. Have the seeds and am, slowly, getting the yard ready.

And your point is…??? *g* Couldn’t hurt!!

Thanks so much for the kind words.

And yep, now he’s an addict with his own blog.

Full circle.

Or, as David says as he holds one of the dogs up in the air, “The Circle of Liiiiife!”

MN temps headed toward 60 next few days. We will all go crazy. No jackets. Guys in shorts. Raking yards. And can’t really safely plant outside until end of May. (sigh)

(((Pach))) Hi! Long time no see. Ships in the night?

Yeah, I don’t get to write or comment much anymore. My full time efforts are now trying to fund this blog and others by getting ad revenue into the.

As Christy says, the market has gotten tougher, so we really do appreciate any help people can offer.

How else can we sustain a media system focused on the interests of the many rather than the few?

I’m in for an extra donation. I’ve got to review our spending and see what I can do to bump up our monthly donation.
Thanks, Christy.

It’s David, Pachs’ partner. Thanks for checking out justveggingout.com! As a labor lawyer, I hope (expect) to add substantive labor content on the blog in the near future. On Thursday, though, my employer, a certain government agency, advised me: “I’m not saying that you should add a disclaimer on your website that the views you are expressing represent your own . . . . ”

Hence, my posting of the American Rights at Work/Free Choice Act image on Thursday night, without comment.

ha! l0ol…

point is, be creative…thought a brownie recipe would make you get your pans out for sure…

and i just found that one this morning. interesting substitutions.