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Awesome salsa: 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 small can corn, drained 1/2 a red onion, chopped 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1 can Ro-tel tomato/chile blend, drained 1/2 can Ro-tel “hot” variety, drained. 2 limes Grab a largeish bowl; dump and stir. Not the limes though. You only [ READ MORE ]
It was pretty good! It ended up sort of a weird process; most quark recipes are acid-set (you ferment the milk until the curd breaks) but I was attempting a lazier and shortcuttier version that introduces a bit of rennet partway through the culturing process. The rennet had no effect that I could see, though… so [ READ MORE ]
Why can’t a fella buy some non-stupidified kitchen tools, huh? I’m trying to make some quark and I need a nice sterile place to put 5 quarts of fermenting milk. I have a few 5-quart bowls, actually, but I’m going to use 5 quarts of liquid and it needs some sloshing room, so I really [ READ MORE ]
I don’t know what is up with the recent proliferation of Half-Life tribute films, but I knows I likes it! This most recent entry is the subject of some debate, with some saying it is probably a student demoreel and others saying it probably cost way too much money and time for that. I must say [ READ MORE ]
Some of the silly ironies of the American political landscape have been well known: that the red states survive on federal largesse far more than the blue states, that southern evangelical christians are more likely to get divorced, etc. Recently we got to hear from the Republican governor of Louisiana about how volcano monitoring (which [ READ MORE ]
Remember when the army covered up Pat Tillman’s death by friendly fire? Well now they are covering up this young woman’s death by friendly fire: The additional wrinkle is that along with friendly fire, LaVena Johnson also suffered friendly rape and friendly getting-burned-with-acid and friendly being-set-fire-to. Oh, and since we wouldn’t want to hurt morale back home, the [ READ MORE ]
Bread dough climbing up the hook on your fancy mixer instead of kneading gracefully? Hit that hook with a little non-stick spray before you start. I’ve been making bread in this machine for years and got the best result ever today with this little nugget of information. They ought to put that in the manual. Thank [ READ MORE ]