Teabaggers trash talk Elie Wiesel

November 9, 2009
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With their own words, the under-educated right-wing fringe extremists who call themselves Teabaggers proved my point. I denounced them yesterday in my commentary with the weekly cartoon for their willful ignorance, knee-jerk hatred and bigotry and especially for their appalling anti-Semitism in equating health care reform to the Holocaust. That had prompted Elie Wiesel, a [...]


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Cartoon of the week – 11/8

November 8, 2009
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House Democrats finally remembered last night they are the majority party, elected to enact change, and passed a health care reform bill despite every obstructionist trick in the book by the GOP. They remembered nobody really cares what the extreme right fringe doesn’t want, except perhaps other teabaggers and wingnuts.
The lone Republican to vote for [...]


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Pumpkin latte

November 6, 2009
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Pumpkin was on my shopping list, so when I spotted Libby’s canned pumpkin on a small table at the supermarket last weekend, I made a beeline for it, not noticing till I got there that it was a sampler table. Grocery store samples are usually things I don’t eat, but I love pumpkin and coffee’s [...]


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How to: preserve and proof yeast

November 5, 2009
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Most people who get hooked on baking with yeast eventually buy it in bulk, whether online, from a local coop, a members-only warehouse store or even a friendly bakery if their town is lucky enough to still have a real one and not the typical par-baked and from-a-mix bake shops in supermarkets. Yeast is expensive [...]


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Make ahead Thanksgiving

November 4, 2009
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The big day is three weeks from tomorrow. I always try to make ahead some of a large or special meal and Thanksgiving is the Super Bowl of cooking. No way I’m waiting till the day before to start.
Some of the recipes here are designed for make-ahead or lend themselves to it, and I invite [...]


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Cashew and coconut sauce for grilled chicken

November 3, 2009
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I always welcome a quick but tasty recipe — who doesn’t? — and that’s especially true as we move into the busy holiday season. This year, with all the disruptions and work from moving, I’m especially happy when a new dish fits the bill. As this one does.
It uses the cashew butter I made in [...]


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How to: make cashew butter

November 3, 2009
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Cashews have so many health benefits they’ve become the world’s #1 nut crop, with more than 4 billion pounds harvested annually. They’re among the lowest in fat and the fat they have is the good, heart-healthy kind. They boast antioxidants, magnesium, fiber and copper; no wonder they’re sometimes called “nature’s vitamin pill.”
Cashew butter is so [...]


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Pumpkin pie spice

November 2, 2009
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I don’t usually espouse buying spice mixes and blends that can be put together quickly at home, but pumpkin pie spice is an exception even though I don’t use it in pie; my favorite recipe uses individual spices instead. I do use it in other baked goods. It’s a smart buy not only because it [...]


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Reality in fat city

October 12, 2009
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People in Huntington, WV bristle when their town is called America’s fattest and unhealthiest. They say it’s unfair and not true. Be that as it may, the CDC singled out the Huntington metro area for that dubious distinction and now a reality show with Jamie Oliver will try to turn things around.
Oliver is the British [...]


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Cartoon of the week – 10/11

October 11, 2009
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To hear the GOP tell it, President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize represents the end of civilization as we know it. Never mind that much of the world rejoices with us, applauding the selection of someone who is restoring the respect of America in other lands, respect shredded by one Republican Texas cowboy.
It’s not [...]


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