Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
mmm...Chowdah
Venus de Milo New England Clam ChowderHere is a variation of our clam chowder recipe which was a multiple winner at the Newport, Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts chowder festivals. At the Newport chowder festival the Venus de Milo is a two time winner and has been enshrined in the Chowder Hall of Fame. The secret to an exceptional chowder is to not skimp on the ingredients. Canned ingredients may be substituted but the final product will not be the same.
Preparation Time: Approx. 90 minutes
Servings: About 2½ quarts or 12 servings
Ingredients
2 cups 1/2 inch dices potatoes
5 cups fresh chopped surf clams
3 cups clam juice
4 oz. butter
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup minced celery
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 1/2 cups light cream
salt as needed
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
3 bay leaves
3 teaspoons dry dill weed
Method
Wash the diced potatoes, drain and place in a stock pot with the clam juice. Bring the potatoes to a boil, add the chopped clams and bay leaves and simmer until the potatoes are tender.
In a separate stock pot melt the butter and sautee the onion, celery, and garlic until the onions become transparent. Add the flour to the butter and onion mixture to make a roux and cook over a low heat for several minutes.
Add the hot clam stock through a strainer a cup at a time and wisk until smooth. Add the remaining potatoes, clams, and stock and bring to a simmer.
Add the light cream, black pepper, and dill weed and return to a simmer. Adjust the seasoning.
Serve at once with oyster crackers.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
a pet peeve get's addressed
i really didn't want to follow with this so closely after my rant about homophobia (as this is not what this blog is about), but this was in my inbox this morning and was too good not to post.
a new ad camapign addresses people who say "that's so gay" when they really mean stupid. as this is something that drives me up a flipping wall, i thought i'd share it here. i know so many people, including those closest to me who say this, that i've started not complaining about it anymore. and i know that just makes it worse. if you mean stupid, say stupid. it's not complicated. you sound like a moron.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
bittersweet victories
november 5.
election day is over, and i wish there was some way that i could capture how i feel. the victory for obama was incredible, though not surprising (though i felt that bush would certainly lose in 2004 - and we know how that turned out). as my friend carey and i sat there on the couch (tears streaming down her face), we watched as the first african-american was elected president. an inevitable milestone? maybe. but still a sweet moment in history.
this morning the results of the ballot measures started coming in. question 1 in massachusetts was shot down last night (thankfully), by a significant margin. but as i started checking results of other states, i started to come down off my high.
arkansas will ban gay couples from adopting children or serving as foster parents. arizona and florida are banning gay marriage. california looks to be moving backwards. i don't know what to say about any of it. in an election centered around the message of change, this is beyond me.
don't get me wrong, i am so incredibly happy that we have jumped this huge hurdle in conquering racism. but how are people fighting for equal opportunities for all not in an outrage over the rampant homophobia made even more apparent by this election? equal opportunity for all, no matter what color of your skin...as long as you're straight.
this is not a political blog, and i am not a highly political person. and i know that people will never agree on everything, and that the world can't change overnight. but it just seems a bit hypocritical to be celebrating the fact that society has changed when really people have just changed who they are prejudiced against.
Monday, November 3, 2008
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