You have to check this one out.
http://videos.komando.com/2008/07/22/a-dog-lullaby/
Hope you had a great day. I didn’t. Drove through monsoon rains for two hours then took the dog out and slid down a muddy hill in the dark (lights were all out). And Jim’s not here to sing me a lullaby! Not that he ever did.
Talk with you tomorrow.
This is a recipe from Gourmet, circa 1990. I wrote and asked permission to reprint the article giving appropriate credit to the publication and publisher but was denied.
Here is the link: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/SPICY-ALMONDS-AND-CASHEWS-13387
This is a great host/hostess gift and something good to have on hand for any party. I’ve made it many times and bring it to Nanny’s every year for Thanksgiving and to Jim’s parents whenever we visit.
My notes are as follows. Try to get raw, unsalted nuts if you can. I usually can’t find blanched almonds but don’t mind the skin. If you have to get roasted, salted nuts OMIT salt from the recipe. I place the nuts in a 350 degree oven for 5 minutes if already roasted, 10 minutes if raw, coated with the spice mixture. Be sure to cool thoroughly before storing – it takes a while. Try to restrain yourself from eating them all while cooling, and keep your family away as well!!!
You might think they’re not crispy enough when they come out of the oven. Better not to overcook or burn them. They’ll crisp as they cool. Enjoy!
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about Texas storms consider these two photos taken in the same moment. Also the crazy Texas birds are flying around like the lunatics they are. Is this like seagulls on the east coast? They know something’s up.
cloudiness
sunny
Now it’s five minutes later and it’s pouring rain and the dog wants to go out. It’s 7 a.m. Go figure. She’ll have to wait as she loves to swim but hates rain.
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Kevin LaRue’s blog to the right. He has a new BMW motorcycle en route from Germany to France to the US and is chomping at the bit to get it….
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Northward Dolly
Where I grew up when it rained like this a hot temperature would go down by at least ten degrees. Not in Texas. Luckily we missed the bulk of the storm but I awakened during this latest episode.
Downtown Dolly
This was taken through a window with raindrops. I read that a smuggler tried to use the hurricane’s “diversion” to try to take 5 tons of pot from Mexico to the US. It didn’t go well with Border Patrol.
Must get the frig fixed asap. The ice baggies near the top melted in 6 hours and I just refilled them, otherwise not opening the frig or freezer. It’s near 5 a.m. now and I’m going to try to get back to sleep.
More storms later on but we’ll probably get a lot of rain and not noise. Listen to me, the meteorologist (amateur).
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