This one was too funny not to share. Just look at that dopey expression!
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
dog-shaming
Sister introduced me to the website dog-shaming.com, and now I read it obsessively everyday. This is where people can shame their dogs when they do something bad by posting their dog's picture with a description of their deed in first person, or rather, first dog.
This one was too funny not to share. Just look at that dopey expression!
This one was too funny not to share. Just look at that dopey expression!
Monday, September 17, 2012
vitamin goodness of escarole and beans
I needed some new vitamins, and since P is vitamin guru, I decided to do a bit more research on the subject. P looks at sources and mandates the use of capsules because they allow for better delivery. As such, he has an array of vitamin bottles on our nightstand so that he can get the vitamins he wants from the sources he wants. Me too lazy for that. Me want a multivitamin because frankly, it's hard enough for me to remember to take 1 pill a day. Me also don't like swallowing so many things at once.
What I want to talk about is escarole and beans. Am I gonna get in trouble here? This is one of P's favorite family recipes, and he's on another continent right now and not here to stop me from publishing this. Although I recently found a version of it online, so I don't think it's a big secret.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/recipes/escarole-bean-soup-recipe
We love this delicious dish, and it is SO EASY to make.
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garlic - 3 cloves or however much you want
2-3 sweet italian sausages
1 head of escarole, coarsely chopped
1 can of white beans
In a pot, cook the garlic and sausage (taken out of casing and broken down out of sausage form) in oil. When the sausage is about half-way done, put in the escarole and entire can of beans, including the juices. Boil until escarole is soft. Done.
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If you compare with the recipe included in the link, the traditional dish is not done with sausage. But we love sausage and it really turns it into a heartier soup.
I thought this was a pretty healthy dish (minus the sausage fat, but hey! good source of protein), but I didn't know how good! White beans are a SUPERFOOD, with lots of potassium and 3.9 mg of iron per half cup. Escarole is considered a dark leafy green, which I didn't know because it's rather light in color to me. It is a great source of antioxidants, beta-carotene, vitamins C and K, and folate. A pretty well-rounded meal that is also delicious!
So far, I've learned the differences between vitamin A and calcium sources, etc, which is actually pretty interesting. This isn't really what I wanted to discuss here though, and I'll praps save it for a later date.
What I want to talk about is escarole and beans. Am I gonna get in trouble here? This is one of P's favorite family recipes, and he's on another continent right now and not here to stop me from publishing this. Although I recently found a version of it online, so I don't think it's a big secret.
http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/recipes/escarole-bean-soup-recipe
We love this delicious dish, and it is SO EASY to make.
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garlic - 3 cloves or however much you want
2-3 sweet italian sausages
1 head of escarole, coarsely chopped
1 can of white beans
In a pot, cook the garlic and sausage (taken out of casing and broken down out of sausage form) in oil. When the sausage is about half-way done, put in the escarole and entire can of beans, including the juices. Boil until escarole is soft. Done.
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If you compare with the recipe included in the link, the traditional dish is not done with sausage. But we love sausage and it really turns it into a heartier soup.
I thought this was a pretty healthy dish (minus the sausage fat, but hey! good source of protein), but I didn't know how good! White beans are a SUPERFOOD, with lots of potassium and 3.9 mg of iron per half cup. Escarole is considered a dark leafy green, which I didn't know because it's rather light in color to me. It is a great source of antioxidants, beta-carotene, vitamins C and K, and folate. A pretty well-rounded meal that is also delicious!
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
my liz lemon side
Like Liz Lemon, I don't much stand for unfairness. Take the pilot episode for example.
Liz: Hello? excuse me? there's a line, buddy.
Guy: There's two lines.
Liz: No, no there's one line. We're in it.
Guy: I'm just getting a hot dog.
Liz: We’re all getting hot dogs! What, do you think there's two lines and we're all in this line and you're the only genius that got in the other line? You believe this guy? ... Don't line up behind him, he cheated you.
Guy: Hey shut up!
Liz: Now I want all the hot dogs please! yeah, I'm buying all the hot dogs.
Guy: You don't have to do that. No, no, no, You don't have to do that.
Lady: That is ridiculous.
Liz: And I’m giving them to the good people.
Lady: I'm starving.
Liz Lemon is supposed to sound ridiculous, but having stood in line for hours at Sundance, Broadway shows, and student tickets, I couldn't agree more with her!
It takes more energy to fight the injustices, but I just have the need to make my voice heard and bring the injustices to the attention of the people responsible.
I'm not sure if it's because we were shopping at Costco, but we recently purchased defective products from Ziploc and Gillette. Both were a packaging issue, and you can imagine how that just makes a Ziploc bag pointless. I complained (it's so easy now - you just have to send an email vs calling customer service or writing letters as I have done in the past), and have been sent several free vouchers for said products as compensation. Victory!
But it really isn't about getting free stuff, although that DOES help. It's really about letting people know it's not okay in hopes that something will change in the future. It makes me feel good to not let people get away with things, ie not to be cheated!
Liz: Hello? excuse me? there's a line, buddy.
Guy: There's two lines.
Liz: No, no there's one line. We're in it.
Guy: I'm just getting a hot dog.
Liz: We’re all getting hot dogs! What, do you think there's two lines and we're all in this line and you're the only genius that got in the other line? You believe this guy? ... Don't line up behind him, he cheated you.
Guy: Hey shut up!
Liz: Now I want all the hot dogs please! yeah, I'm buying all the hot dogs.
Guy: You don't have to do that. No, no, no, You don't have to do that.
Lady: That is ridiculous.
Liz: And I’m giving them to the good people.
Lady: I'm starving.
Liz Lemon is supposed to sound ridiculous, but having stood in line for hours at Sundance, Broadway shows, and student tickets, I couldn't agree more with her!
It takes more energy to fight the injustices, but I just have the need to make my voice heard and bring the injustices to the attention of the people responsible.
I'm not sure if it's because we were shopping at Costco, but we recently purchased defective products from Ziploc and Gillette. Both were a packaging issue, and you can imagine how that just makes a Ziploc bag pointless. I complained (it's so easy now - you just have to send an email vs calling customer service or writing letters as I have done in the past), and have been sent several free vouchers for said products as compensation. Victory!
But it really isn't about getting free stuff, although that DOES help. It's really about letting people know it's not okay in hopes that something will change in the future. It makes me feel good to not let people get away with things, ie not to be cheated!
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