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Southern (Indian) Thanksgiving

Nov 21, 2009 - Tandoori turkey in the oven For a few years now I've wanted to try to marry the traditional Southern Indian food my husband grew up enjoying with Thanksgiving as I know it (Southern girl with a love of spice and heat). So this year I did a trial run of a tandoori-style turkey made in the oven. By next year I hope to build my own tandoor, or at least grill this guy, because it needs a little more heat to crisp up properly. - 7 Comments

Secret Santa # 3

Nov 30, 2007 - I know you love to read & cook, so I thought you might enjoy these books by Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Anthony Bourdain's "Les Halles" Cookbook By the way I hear he likes dive bars ;) - 7 Comments

Is China headed toward collapse?

Nov 11, 2009 - Is China headed toward collapse? By EAMON JAVERS The conventional wisdom in Washington and in most of the rest of the world is that the roaring Chinese economy is going to pull the global economy out of recession and back into growth. It’s China’s turn, the theory goes, as American consumers — who propelled the last global boom with their borrowing and spending ways — have begun to tighten their belts and increase savings rates. - 9 Comments

Goals

Nov 06, 2009 - Goal Number 1.Guitar What I want to achieve:Fear of Flying - rocket to the moonStrumming PatternIf the moon fell down tonight Mariage d'amorCanon in dWhat Am I going to do to achieve it :1) Play guitar at least 1 - 2 hours per day2) Read up on guitar music theory 3) Go to website and learn the strumming pattern , fingering warm up.4) Die Die Die never give up attitude !!!!Goal Number 2 !!! Cooking ! What I want to achieve :1) Learn the basic - Frying , baking blah blah blah .2) Cook a full course Meal3) Learn from mother ( take notes )4) Spagehtti5) Muffins and cookies6) Fish , pork , chicken porridge ;)7) Read up Read up Read up !!!How Am I going to achieve It : 1) Read up Read up Read up !!! - 0 Comments

Claude Lévi-Strauss, Anthropologist, Dies at 100

Nov 03, 2009 - By David Henry http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aY43vBHLDM6I Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Claude Levi-Strauss, the French social anthropologist who influenced generations of intellectuals with his ideas on culture and said the human species would become extinct, has died. He was 100. - 16 Comments

Obama Cooks the Books, Either That, or He's Admitting His Plan Will Destroy the Economy

Jan 13, 2009 - Obama Cooks the Books Either That, or He's Admitting His Plan Will Destroy the Economy Posted by Brian Faughnan Tuesday, January 13th at 3:50PM EST No Comments Incoming OMB Director Peter Orszag took some flak at his confirmation hearing today, most notably from Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL). But while the continuing criticism of Obama’s economic plan will make the headlines, Orszag might also need to answer some more questions about the damage he seems to expect Obama to do to the economy. Until a few weeks ago, Peter Orszag was the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. - 14 Comments

Tender at the Bone...... A book for a Cook

Jan 08, 2007 - Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, by Ruth Reichl is a wonderful book for anyone who loves to cook or really appreciates great food. Reichl is a famed New York Times food critic who has turned her love of food into a career. In this funny and moving memoir, she writes about growing up a lover of food and learning from family and friends through the taste-buds. - 9 Comments

Vegetarian Cookbook - Suggestions Needed

May 17, 2009 - I would like to get a vegetarian cookbook and am looking for suggestions. I want one with easy to make meals that include easy to find ingredients. :) So people, send me your suggestions! - 5 Comments

Vanity Fair Interviews Ashley Greene on the set of Eclipse

Oct 15, 2009 - Direct from the set of Twilight: Eclipse, VF.com caught up with Ashley Greene (aka “Alice Cullen” in the Twilight saga) to discuss filming the upcoming New Moon, cast reunions, and how becoming a vampire has changed her life. VF.com: So you’re in Vancouver right now on the set of Eclipse … Ashley Greene: I am. I just got to set! - 2 Comments