Yeah, Ravelry is in the news. I've read a lot of what's happening and I have a few thoughts on the matters.
1. Ravelry is not a public corporation, it's private.
2. Ravelry "seems" to be leaning to The Left. Let's be clear, not democrats, but The Left. That's different.
3. Ravelry should stick to yarn projects and not permit politics. It's more than I want or care to handle, and I am not in agreement with their beliefs, therefore it IS my prerogative to leave a group that I find disrespectful or hostile to my classic beliefs.
4. I'm happy not being a part of that group. If you stay with Ravelry, that's fine with me, we're still friends or friendly, I have no problem with that.
I hope Ravelry continues to prosper, and hope that they reconsider being mixed up with politics and such.
God's abundant blessings to all of you. ✟✟✟
Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fun. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Super Bowl Commercials- First Down!
- Mc Donald's -With Larry Bird- A+
- Focus on the Family- Heisman Trophy winner's mom talking about her son- A
- Doritos- Dog Collar-A
- Doritos- Kid and Mom's date-C
- Bud Light commercials- C-
- Coca Cola Simpson-
- Doritos casket- it's so silly I have to give it an A
- Monster.com- So-So B
- Bridgestone- Bachelor Party- I didn't get it. Seems to be making fun of a movie which I never saw. Undetermined.
- Cars.com- It tells a good story. B+ to A-, not quite decided.
- Budweiser Bridge- It's a good story, but not quite an A. I give it a B.
- Career Builder.. so-so
- Dockers pants... so-so
- Hyundai Sonata with Bret Favre- A
- Dove for Men... I don't know... B-
- Budweiser "Lost"- B+
- Dodge Charger... A+
- Teleflora.. D- It makes me want to order flowers LOCALLY. I mean, how do I know that I can trust THEM anyway?
- Dr Pepper- D- Lame lame lame
- NFL Full Contact- A
- Harry Potter's World- so so
- Flo TV- so so
- Intel's Jeffrey- B-
- Flo TV with The Who song- so so
Tune in later for the rest!- Mc Donald's -With Larry Bird- A+
Saturday, February 6, 2010
What A Way to Go!
So my friend, Jenn, posted this recipe on her blog called Hearty-Choke Dip. I saw the title and thought, "NO WAY!" I'm leaving the recipe so you can see it's real. And who knows, you *might* want to make and eat it. Or, after reading this, serve it to someone you don't really like!! haha!  Just skip to the comments that follow... Hearty-Choke Dip |
Description:
From Eat, Shrink & Be Merry
http://www.foodnetwork.ca
Ingredients:
1 can (14 oz/398 mL) artichoke hearts (not marinated)
1/2 large yellow sweet onion, coarsely chopped
3 large cloves garlic, peeled and cut into thirds
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 can (19 oz/540 mL) white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup light sour cream (3% or 5%)
1 package light garden vegetable cream cheese (such as Philadelphia brand - 8oz/250g)
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
4 or 5 dashes hot pepper sauce
1/2 package frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry, and chopped
1 cup packed shredded Asiago cheese, divided (4 oz/113g)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425ºF.
2. Drain artichokes and pat dry using paper towels. Cut artichokes in half. Place artichokes in a small casserole dish or baking pan. Add chopped onions and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Mix well. Roast uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring once, halfway through roasting time.
3. While vegetables are roasting, place kidney beans, sour cream, cream cheese, lemon zest, and hot pepper sauce in the bowl of a food processor. Whirl until smooth.
4. Remove artichoke mixture from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 375ºF. Let vegetables cool for 5 minutes, then add to ingredients in food processor. Pulse on and off until mixture is well-blended but still slightly lumpy. Transfer artichoke mixture to a bowl and stir in spinach, a pinch of black pepper, and all but 2 tbsp Asiago cheese. Spoon mixture back into casserole dish. Top with remaining 2 tbsp Asiago cheese.
5. Bake, uncovered, on middle oven rack for 30 minutes, until mixture bubbles around edges and top turns a light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving. It's hot! Serve with multigrain pita chips or whole-grain crackers.
6. Tip: Make sure spinach is well-dried (use paper towels to squeeze out excess moisture) before adding to dip.
From Eat, Shrink & Be Merry
http://www.foodnetwork.ca
Ingredients:
1 can (14 oz/398 mL) artichoke hearts (not marinated)
1/2 large yellow sweet onion, coarsely chopped
3 large cloves garlic, peeled and cut into thirds
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 can (19 oz/540 mL) white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup light sour cream (3% or 5%)
1 package light garden vegetable cream cheese (such as Philadelphia brand - 8oz/250g)
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
4 or 5 dashes hot pepper sauce
1/2 package frozen spinach, thawed, squeezed dry, and chopped
1 cup packed shredded Asiago cheese, divided (4 oz/113g)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425ºF.
2. Drain artichokes and pat dry using paper towels. Cut artichokes in half. Place artichokes in a small casserole dish or baking pan. Add chopped onions and garlic. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Mix well. Roast uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring once, halfway through roasting time.
3. While vegetables are roasting, place kidney beans, sour cream, cream cheese, lemon zest, and hot pepper sauce in the bowl of a food processor. Whirl until smooth.
4. Remove artichoke mixture from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 375ºF. Let vegetables cool for 5 minutes, then add to ingredients in food processor. Pulse on and off until mixture is well-blended but still slightly lumpy. Transfer artichoke mixture to a bowl and stir in spinach, a pinch of black pepper, and all but 2 tbsp Asiago cheese. Spoon mixture back into casserole dish. Top with remaining 2 tbsp Asiago cheese.
5. Bake, uncovered, on middle oven rack for 30 minutes, until mixture bubbles around edges and top turns a light golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving. It's hot! Serve with multigrain pita chips or whole-grain crackers.
6. Tip: Make sure spinach is well-dried (use paper towels to squeeze out excess moisture) before adding to dip.
THESE ARE THE COMMENTS THAT FOLLOWED THE RECIPE...
Grammie wrote on Feb 5 These sounds good. I love choke dip I haven't seen it with spinach together. Chili's has a very good choke dip. |
Hummingbird wrote today at 8:20 AM River Glorious said  This is a weird name. Who would want to eat a dip called "choke"???  because it has artichoke in it :) |
Hummingbird wrote today at 8:22 AM Grammie said These sounds good. I love choke dip I haven't seen it with spinach together. Chili's has a very good choke dip. it's in a lot of the artichoke dips you see around here. We usually order the spinach and artichoke dip at Crabby Joes when we go there. VERY good. We watched the Eat, Shrink & Be Merry show last night and it looked really good so thought we'd check their website to see if the recipe was on there. foodnetwork.com and foodnetwork.ca are not to be confused with each other - they are vastly different sites and the shows differ. Rob really misses Emeril Live's shows they took it off the air here on food network Canada. |
River Glorious wrote today at 3:20 PM Yes, but "choke" as in one-step-away-from-running-out-of-air-and-dying? |
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Twas the Week Before Christmas
by the Center for Individual Freedom Staff
'Twas the week before Christmas, when Congress met,
So eager they were, to pile on the debt;
They knew it was wrong, deep down in their core,
But golly gee whiz, they must spend, spend some more;
With constituents distracted by holiday cheer,
Why, this was their chance, to spend more this year;
So the politicians huddled, they plotted, they planned,
$1 trillion, $2 trillion, how much could they scam?
And that’s when it happened, Reid and Pelosi stood up,
“What’s another $2 trillion, the voters are chumps!”
They raised the debt ceiling with nary a care,
And once that was done, they didn’t stop there;
More rapid than eagles, agendas were set,
They whistled and shouted, “No, we’re not done yet!”
“On health care, on taxes, on Carbon Cap-and-Trade,
“We’ll say it’s the rich, but everyone pays!”
“And for those who oppose us,” Reid and Pelosi insist,
“One call to the White House, you’re on the enemies list!”
And so they proceeded with their devilish plans,
Big government to all, constituents be damned.
###
* With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.
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