Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 27 Sept 2010

*** Check out news, political opinion, political humor and funny cartoons, recipes, poetry, funny posts, photography, science news, spiritual thoughts and great quotes.





The Social Poets:

White House Staff Shakeup: Who Stays, Who Goes - Choices narrowing down as who leaves or who stays on the White House staff.

America and World Politics Cartoons - 25 Sept 2010 - Check out cartoonist opinion on American and world politics this week.

Is BP Fund Czar Feinberg in BPs Pocket? - The lies and promises unfulfilled keep coming from BP and Feinberg, the BP Fund Claims Czar.

King Abdullah II Talks Huge Middle East Gamble for Sept 30 - King Abdullah II talks strategy for successful Middle East Peace with Jon Stewart.

Wars Overseas, Wars in Congress, Wars in White House, New Book: Obamas Wars - Wars overseas, wars in Congress and wars in the White House are why our government is not working.

Presidential Memoirs: Who Bombed, Who Soared and Why - Check out some fun facts about presidential memoirs, how well they were paid and who really wrote some of them.

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 19 Sept 2010




The Soul Calendar:


Rare: Super Harvest Moon Occurs On Fall Solstice - Check out rare summer-autumn twilight glow that only happens about every 20 years.




Dennys Funny Quotes:


Funny Hunh?! Cartoons - 25 Sept 2010 - Check out this week's amusing observations about Life: relationships, pets and the tech world cartoons.

22 Funny Situational Hunh?! Cartoons - 18 Sept 2010 - Check out the funny twisted minds of cartoonists as they envision various life situations.

25 Ridiculously Funny Celebrity Duck Face Photos - Laugh at celebrities posing for the camera, mocking sexy.


Republican Tea Party of the Devil: Meet Satanist Christine ODonnell - Tea Party Delaware Senate nominee admits to practicing witchcraft and Satanism.




Visual Insights:


Cartoons About Our American Economy - 25 Sept 2010 - Check out cartoonist opinions this week on the state of the American economy.

Dennys Photo Gallery: Our Mysterious Moon - The moon continues to fascinate humanity - and creative photographers.

Dennys Photo Gallery: Swinging Good Fun!

Arts: Fun Incredible Beach Art Photos

Raucous Tea Party Republicans Cartoons - 21 Aug 2010 - Check out what the cartoonists are lampooning about the Tea Party and the Republican idea of politics this time!

Dennys Photo Gallery: Beautiful Yummy Artichokes and 11 Recipes

Arts: Whimsical Fiber Artist Ed Bing Lee - This fiber artist has a sense of the whimsy while he explores new ways to use simple knotting techniques to develop his art.

Funny Photos: How Your Brain Can Be Fooled

Dennys Photo Gallery: Summer Heat Wave

Dennys Photo Gallery: Beautiful Yummy Artichokes and 11 Recipes





Dennys People Watching:


Education Reformer Michelle Rhee Takes Hits For Bold Action - Take a look at town hall debate after viewing the education documentary film "Waiting For Superman" as NBC kicks off their reports on education in America.

Funny Outrageous Tea Party Politics - Check out cartoonist opinion this week as they draw the funny happenings from the Tea Party.

American Education Sec. Arne Duncan Talks Reform in Education





Beautiful Illustrated Quotations:


President Theodore Roosevelt Quote About Courage

Do You Promote Others As Well As Yourself?

Meditative Moon Photos - The moon continues to fascinate humanity - and creative photographers.

7 Thoughtful Quotes About The Future - Enjoy these reflections upon how we think about our future.

A Healing Spiritual Poem: Waking The Day - Spiritual symbolism is all around us in our daily life, ready to help heal and balance.






Dennys Food and Recipes:

Sesame-Ginger Truffles From Culinary Institute of America - A simple tasty recipe worth of gift giving during the holidays.

Red Lobster Restaurant: Cheddar Bay Biscuits

4 Casseroles 4 School Night Dinners: Chicken, Tex Mex, Tamale, Shepherds Pie - Check out some family favorites, easy and quick to cook - and nutritious.

Muffin Monday: 5 Yummy Breakfast Muffins - Skip the coffee shop muffin, make your own, save some money and save a whole lot of calories too.



*** Coffee photo by Quoquo @ flickr



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Best Spiritual Posts - my own best as well as links to other spiritual posts from all viewpoints
Poems From A Spiritual Heart - poetry
The Healing Waters - health news
Dennys People Watching - people in the news
Dennys Food and Recipes
Dennys Funny Quotes - humor

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Delectable delights in San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge
For hubby and I, one of our favourite things to do together is travel - get out there and experience new places, check out the local museums, shop (ya, that might be more "me" than hubby there), take loads of pictures and, of course, taste the local cuisine. We like to see as much as we can of a new place, and for us, that means lots of our time is spent walking - I've

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Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Here's another "throw it all in the crock pot and forget about it" recipe.  Fall is always a busy time of year with the kids back in school and all the other activities that follow.  The more easy and delicious recipes I can find, the better! 

Ingredients (printable recipe)

2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix

1 1/4 cup water or beef broth (beef broth adds more flavor--low sodium is best)

about a 4 lbs beef roast (I used a bottom eye of round roast)

Directions

Mix the soups and water OR beef broth together in the slow cooker and put the roast on top. Spoon some of the soup mixture on top of the roast to coat it.  

Cook on High setting for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low setting for 8 to 9 hours.

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Here's what I used.  I used beef broth instead of water and I used a 4 lb bottom eye of round roast.

I mixed the soups and beef broth together in the slow cooker and put the roast on top.  I spooned some of the sauce on top and let it cook on low for about 5 hours.  I needed it to cook a little faster.  So, I turned it up to high for about another 2 hours.

The Results...
Was Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast truly awesome?  My family thought it was!  Everyone enjoyed this roast and we decided we would give it 4.5 stars.  It was very easy to prepare and my husband even pitched in and made the potatoes!  The only thing I would do differently is cook this on low for a longer period of time.  I rushed the cooking time a little and we thought the meat could have been a little more tender.  Other than that, it was awesome and the gravy was delicious on the mashed potatoes.

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Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 19 Sept 2010

*** Check out news, political opinion, political humor and funny cartoons, recipes, poetry, funny posts, photography, science news, spiritual thoughts and great quotes.





From Denny: Am I'm busy playing "catch up" with all these posts in draft form - after 10 days off line, changing internet providers. :) Hope everyone had a great weekend!


The Social Poets:

Economy, World Politics, BP Oil Spill Cartoons - 18 Sept 2010 - Check out what the cartoonists think this week about the American economy, world and American politics and villainous BP's oil spill aftermath.

Waking The Day poem - Libations Friday 17 Sept 2010 - When the day - and I - awaken, present in the moment.

Obamas Popularity, Polls Roundup of American Opinion - 16 Sept 2010 - Check out this week's polling of Americans from the President's approval rating, tax cuts, anti-Muslim feelings to frustration with our politicians.

Good Move, Mr. Prez: Safeguarding The Gulf on Oil Production - Today the President took new measures to watch dog the oil and gas industry, increasing the safety of our environment.

Roundup of Late Night Funnies - 14 Sept 2010 - Catch up on the latest comedic musings and amusements from Colbert, Stewart and late night show jokes, funny video clips and newest cartoons before they post for the week at other sites.

Funny Video: Stewart Mocks Gov. Jan Brewer Fiasco, Wonders Why Dems Are Lame - One of the best political critics around, Jon Stewart wonders why the Democrats just can't seem to win against inept lying Republicans.

Funny Video: Colbert Mocks Beck On His Restore Honor Rally - Only Colbert has the truthful tongue to whiplash Glenn Beck's bizarre arrogance with just the right touch of comedic art and campy irreverence.

Funny Video: Letterman and Olbermann Laugh at Republican 2012 Contenders - and Beck - Letterman and Olbermann suggest unlikely crazy Republican possibilities for the 2012 Presidential season.

Funny Video: Letterman Teases Obama For Frequent Vacations - Irreverent comic Letterman chides both Tiger Woods and Prez Obama for their ideas of relaxation.

Funny Video: Jon Stewart Mocks Florida Pastor Behind Planned Koran Bonfire - Comic Jon Stewart wasted no time in analyzing the Burn a Koran Day incident that had the entire world in an uproar from every religious corner.

Who Will Be Prez Obamas Next Chief of Staff? - Check out the leading contenders who can make or break the Democratic agenda.

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 12 Sept 2010 - Check out news, political opinion, political humor and funny cartoons, recipes, poetry, funny posts, photography, spiritual thoughts and great quotes.







Beautiful Illustrated Quotations:


7 Thoughtful Quotes About The Future - Enjoy these reflections upon how we think about our future.

A Healing Spiritual Poem: Waking The Day - Spiritual symbolism is all around us in our daily life, ready to help heal and balance.







Dennys Funny Quotes:


22 Funny Situational Hunh?! Cartoons - 18 Sept 2010 - Check out the funny twisted minds of cartoonists as they envision various life situations.

Republican Tea Party of the Devil: Meet Satanist Christine ODonnell - Tea Party Delaware Senate nominee admits to practicing witchcraft and Satanism.








Visual Insights:


Koran Book Burning, September 11th Cartoons - 18 Sept 2010 - Check out what the nation's cartoonists had to say about the Burn a Koran Day call from a Florida pastor who eventually backed down from his threat.

Dennys Photo Gallery: Our Mysterious Moon - The moon continues to fascinate humanity - and creative photographers.







Dennys Food and Recipes:


5 Easy Game Day Recipes For A Barbecue - Simple crowd pleasing recipes, easy to make, for your successful tailgating on game day weekends.

Cake Tuesday: Lemon Cheese-Filled Cake - Check out what heavenly confection you can do with a simple cake mix.







The Soul Calendar:


Mapping Our Complex Brains: Human Connectome Project - Fascinating new project mapping the complex circuitry of our brains.


*** Coffee photo by Quoquo @ flickr



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The Social Poets - news, politics
The Soul Calendar - science, astronomy, psychology
Visual Insights - photos, art, music
Beautiful Illustrated Quotations - spiritual quotes, philosophy
Poems From A Spiritual Heart - poetry
The Healing Waters - health news
Dennys People Watching - people in the news
Dennys Food and Recipes
Dennys Funny Quotes - humor

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Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 12 Sept 2010

*** Check out news, political opinion, political humor and funny cartoons, recipes, poetry, funny posts, photography, spiritual thoughts and great quotes.






From Denny: It's been a wild ride changing internet providers and I was off line for 10 days. I tell ya when you slow down to snail time it takes a while to gear back up to a fast pace. So, rather than try to catch up I've decided to round up what there is and not sweat what there isn't. Gee, can you tell I absorbed "Greek Time" when I visited Santorini several years ago? Greek Time is extremely slow, unhurried and a definite "I'll get around to it" attitude. :)



Recent Post Roundups:

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 22 Aug 2010

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 15 Aug 2010

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 8 Aug 2010



The Social Poets:

Who Will Be Prez Obamas Next Chief of Staff? - Check out the leading contenders who can make or break the Democratic agenda.

Middle East Peace, Koran Burning, Iraq War Cartoons - 11 Sept 2010 - The threatened burning of 200 Korans took center stage this week over the Middle East Peace process with the public and the cartoonists.

America and The Economy Cartoons - 11 Sept 2010 - America's economic sugar high is a rocky roller coaster ride that no one knows where it will go. Check out the latest cartoonist opinions.

The Understanding poem - Libations Friday 10 Sept 2010 - We build Peace in our lives a moment at a time - and this is a poem story of how it can start early in childhood as it did for me.

Call to Christians And Muslims Against Violence From Threat to Burn Koran - Phony Christian pastor incites international violence for threatening to burn the Koran.

Economy, America and World Politics Cartoons - 7 Sept 2010 - Check out this week's amusing cartoon commentary on our American politics.

Majority in Poll Say America Still Not Ready For Big Disasters - Our government has a long way to go to convince Americans it can handle large scale natural or man made disasters.

Roundup of Late Night Funnies - 23 Aug 2010 - Check out the latest jokes from late night comics this week, along with some of the most current cartoons and LOL funniest videos from the likes of Colbert and Stewart.

Funny Video: Stewart Rips Fox News Lies About Ground Zero Mosque - Comics have endless material ripped from true headlines, like Fox News creating controversy to keep from sinking lower in the news ratings.

Funny Video: Campy Bed Bug PSA - Leave it to Jon Stewart to ferret out the campiest PSA done on bedbugs.

Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 22 Aug 2010 - Check out news, political opinion, political humor and funny cartoons, recipes, science news, poetry, funny posts, photography, spiritual thoughts and great quotes.




Beautiful Illustrated Quotations:

Ancient Healing Oil: Sandalwood - Modern technology life can be stressful and counter productive to spiritual growth. Try this essential oil to bring balance into your life.




Dennys Funny Quotes:

Prez Obama, Democrats, Trouble With Political Message Cartoons - 11 Sept 2010 - Cartoonists lampoon, and downright blast, the Democrats for doing a lousy job of getting out their message.

Funny Hunh?! Cartoons - 8 Sept 2010 - Check out this week's grinners to soothe your work week stress.

Funny Video: Bounty Mocks High School With Rap - Video: Bounty Brings It. Paper Towel Gang Keeps it Clean - great rap music video production for an ad.

Funny Work Cartoons - 23 Aug 2010 - Funny Work Cartoons - 23 Aug 2010




Visual Insights:

Dennys Photo Gallery: Swinging Good Fun! - Check out some wonderful photos from around the world validating how much we all have in common as children: we love to swing!

Arts: Fun Incredible Beach Art Photos - Check out the fun and funny creative designs for your latest version of the sand castle and sand art on your favorite beach.





Dennys Food and Recipes:


Celebrate: Yummy Southern Gulf Coast Shrimp and Crab Boil - Find out how easy it is to do your own shrimp and crab boil to celebrate the great seafood of the summer!


*** Coffee photo by Quoquo @ flickr (Brazil)


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*** Come by for a visit and check out my other blogs:

The Social Poets - news, politics
The Soul Calendar - science, astronomy, psychology
Visual Insights - photos, art, music
Beautiful Illustrated Quotations - spiritual quotes, philosophy
Poems From A Spiritual Heart - poetry
The Healing Waters - health news
Dennys People Watching - people in the news
Dennys Food and Recipes
Dennys Funny Quotes - humor

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Summer's disappeared

S'mores... they're not just for camp fires anymore!
So here I am, writing my first post in over a month. It seems like I fell off the face of the earth, but I managed to pick myself up and dust myself off. The last 6 weeks have been a blur of house-guests, out-of town visitors, errands, dinners, more visitors, meetings, work functions, appointments and all on top of the regular day job. Yep

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Zesty Slow Cooker Barbeque Chicken

Sometimes, I wish dinner would cook itself.  When I saw this recipe I thought this might come pretty close.  I figure I can put this together in the morning and not worry about dinner the rest of the day.  It will be ready when we are.  I'm hoping this recipe will still be big on flavor even thought it's takes little effort. 

Ingredients (printable recipe)

5 to 6 frozen skinless, boneless chicken breasts (depends on size)

1 (12 ounce) bottle barbecue sauce (1 1/2 cups)

1/2 cup Italian salad dressing

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions

Place chicken in a slow cooker. In a bowl, mix the barbecue sauce, Italian salad dressing, brown sugar, and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the chicken.

Cover, and cook 3 to 4 hours on High or 6 to 8 hours on Low.

Source Zanne Peters from Allrecipes.com

The ingredients

I put the chicken in frozen and poured the sauce on top.  Easy, easy and easy!

The Results...
The chicken cooked on low for 7 1/2 hours and it turned out very tender.  I shredded it using two forks.

This definitely didn't take much effort, but did everyone like it?  Yes, we all did!  I think "zesty" is a good way to describe this barbecue chicken.  It had just enough flavor without being overwhelming for the younger kids.  Even my toddler ate all her chicken for dinner.  I'm always happy when I find a recipe that is easy and the whole family likes.  Yay, for finding another family favorite!

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Tua Kieow dtom nam tan (Mung Beans in Sugar Syrup)

You can make a lot of delicious things with mung beans, and this sweet dessert is one of them. It very delightful. And that’s not all, beside that this dessert very delicious, it has a high nutrition value and very easy to make.  But I guarantee you its worth to making this dessert and most of the time little children like this dessert. It’s really good for them because of the nutrition value and they would like it because it’s sweet to which comes from sugar syrup.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Mung bean (cut out waste powder, beans and nuts, and then rock out)
• ¼ cup Brown sugar.
• ½ cup White sugar (to taste the flavor).
• 4. 6 cups water.

Preparation:

1. Separate the good beans and broken beans. Enter by bringing water mixing bowl. 
2. And poured into beans. Copy beans floating And the black pigment.
3. Rinse beans thoroughly.
4. The beans are roasted at a low heat. And the aromatic.
5. Set water roasted peanut aroma and then only put in a water setting.
6. When boiling water. Adjust light to low heat until beans are done cooking task a little soft.
7. Add granulated sugar Season to taste with sweet sugar raise enough boiling down.

Note:

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1. The time must be roasted with fire roasted mild or not done, the black is strictly prohibited. Because of cooking time. Bean will never soft. If cooking for a long time Maturation is not uniform.
2. To see if cooked beans, cooking time do I have more persistent because the distance from every 5 minutes until done. Task becomes much money. Not very far apart. Always need to keep more.
3. People are not very strong person because of turbid water, he does not.
4. Impatient with sugar quickly before the beans are soft, not cooked. Brown will go nuts because the nuts, not a soft strap.
5. Brown has resulted in the clear water.

   

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Kao Niao Piak Lumyai (Sticky Rice with Longan and Coconut Milk)

Longan is frequently eaten fresh or from the can in which it floats in its own juice, the longan can also be cooked with delicious results. In general, the fruit is considered tastier than the lychee but it is not as juicy. Longan is sometimes used instead of lychees or cherries in fruit salads, sweet and sour dishes and as garnish for cocktail drinks. The fruit has a juicy and sweet taste. For today I bring a dessert.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup uncooked sticky rice
• 2 cups longan meat or as much as you like
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2  pandan leaves (cut 1 inch)

Preparation:

1. Cook sticky rice in boiling water. The water should be above sticky rice for about 2 inches. Use loe-medium heat.
2. Keep stirring the rice and don't let the rice too dry or too juicy. Be careful, the rice may get burnt at the bottom of the pot.
3. Add pandanus leaves. Cook for 20 minutes. Notice the rice. When it's cooked, you will see the rice gets bigger. Remember to keep stirring the rice.
4. Now, Add sugar, longan and cook for one more minute. Then put the rice away from the stove.
5. Boil coconut milk on low heat. Add salt whenl it's boiling. Turn off the fire.
6. Put sticky rice longan in a small bowl and top with coconut cream.
7. Serve warm.

  

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Ka-ree Puff (Chicken Curry Puffs Thai style)

 

Curry puff  is a Malaysian, Singaporean and Thai, snack which is of Malay origin. It is a small pie consisting of specialized curry with chicken and potatoes or any vegetable in a deep-fried or baked pastry shell. The curry is quite thick to prevent it from oozing out of the snack.

A common snack in the region, the curry puff is one of several "puff" type pastries with different fillings, though now it is by far the most common.  Other common varieties include sardines and onions or sweet fillings such as yam.

This Thai curry puffs style make an excellent snack as part of a picnic. Curry Puffs are quite easy to make at home and are worth the effort.

Ingredients:

Filling :

• 1  cup of finely diced chicken breast meat
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 120 g. carrot, peeled and finely diced
• 180 g. potato, peeled and finely diced
• 1 tsp caster sugar
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 red chili finely chopped
• 75 peas, fresh or frozen

Pastry :

• 300 g. plain flour
• Pinch salt
• 75 g. butter, soft at room temperature
• 75 ml. coconut milk

Preparation:

Pastry : 

1. Sift the flour in a bowl with the salt and break up the butter into small pinches and add it to the butter. 
2. Using your hand rup the butter into the flour so that you have a crumb like mixture. 
3. Add the coconut milk and mix it in with the flour until you have a firm dough. 
4. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead it for 8-10 minutes until you have a pliable ball of dough.
5. Cover the dough with cling film and refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes but preferably overnight before using.

Filling :

1. Place the oil in a large saucepan over a moderate heat. 
2. Add the garlic, fresh coriander, ginger, spring onion, pepper, ground coriander, turmeric and cumin to the oil and cook it for a couple of minutes until the mixture is aromatic. 
3. Stir in the carrot and potato coating them in the spices and cook for a couple of minutes. 
4. Add the lemon juice, fish sauce, chili, sugar and a couple of tablespoons of water. 
5. Leave them to cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until the carrot and potato is tender, 
6. add the peas, return it to the heat for a further 5 minutes. The liquid should be evaporated and the vegetables should be cooked. 
7. Remove the mixture from the heat and allow to cool.

Curry Puffs : 

1. Rolls the pastry out so that it is 2-3 mm thick. Cut out 8 cm. rounds with a biscuit cutter. 
2. Place a small spoonful of the curry mix in the centre of each round. 
3. Moisten the sides of the pastry with water and fold it over, so that you seal in the filling. 
4. Mark the edges with a fork and set them aside until ready to cook.

To Cook : 

1. Heat the oil in a deep fryer, wok or saucepan to 180 - 190 C. Cook a few of the curry puffs at a time until golden brown (around 2 minutes). 
2. Remove the curry puffs and drain them on kitchen paper and repeat the process, until you have cooked them all.

  

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