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Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
My mother is standing in front of the bathroom mirror smelling polished and ready; like Jean Nate, Dippity Do and the waxy sweetness of lipstick.

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Salinas Valley is in Northern California.

The Straw Men by Michael Marshall
Palmerston is not a big town, nor one that can convincingly be said to be at the top of its game.

Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
Later than usual one summer morning in 1984, Zoyd Wheeler drifted awake in sunlight through a creeping fig that hung in the window, with a squadron of blue jays stomping around on the roof.

Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
In 1517, Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, feeling great pity for the Indians who grew worn and lean in the drudging infernos of the Antillean gold mines, proposed to Emperor Charles V that Negroes be brought to the isles of the Caribbean, so that they might grow worn and lean in the drudging infernos of the Antillean gold mines.

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Howard Dean for President, 2004

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posted Friday, August 22, 2003

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posted Monday, January 27, 2003

Turkey Curry and Rice

Ingredients
  • 1 tbs. cooking oil
  • 1/2 c. chicken broth
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • 2 tbs. spicy curry
  • 1 tbs. curry
  • 1 tbs. cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. cumin
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. tumeric
  • 1/2 tsp. white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. coriander
  • 1 lb. of ground turkey (or chunked turkey breast)
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1/2 c. peas
  • salt

Directions

  1. Heat oil over medium high heat, cook onions and carrots approximately 5 minutes.
  2. Drain any remaining oil and add chicken broth, sour cream, and spices. Bring to a boil.
  3. Add turkey and peas, and continue cooking approximately 5 minutes, or until done.
  4. Add salt to taste and serve with steamed rice.

posted Thursday, June 6, 2002

Vegetarian Parmesan

Ingredients:
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1 tbs butter
  • 1/4 c chopped onions
  • 1/4 c sliced mushrooms
  • 1 med chopped tomato
  • 2 tbs tomato paste
  • 2 tbs tomato juice
  • 1/2 tbs oregano
  • 2 slices mozerella cheese
  • 1/2 pkg angel hair pasta
  • 2 Morningstar Farms Tomato & Basil Pizza Veggieburger patties
  • grated parmesan cheese
  • salt & pepper

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven and begin cooking Morningstar patties as directed.
  2. While the patties are cooking, make the sauce: Heat the oil and butter over medium-high heat and saute onions until tender. Add mushrooms and garlic and continue cooking until mushrooms are also thoroughly cooked. Add tomato, tomato paste, tomato juice, oregano, pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to low and simmer.
  3. Ten minutes before patties are done cooking, boil the water and cook pasta according to the directions on the package.
  4. When the patties have five minutes remaining before they are done cooking, remove them from the oven, place a slice of mozzerella on each, and return them to the oven for the remaning five minutes.
  5. Drain pasta and top with the Morningstar patties.
  6. Check tomato sauce, add more tomato juice if needed, and adjust with salt and pepper to taste before adding to pasta and patties. Top with parmesan cheese if desired.

Serves two.

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