Posted by Judy Schwartz Haley | Book Love
School starts tomorrow, so we're in the final phases of getting ready for that. We've been stressing quite a bit about the books, as we had about $200 total between us, and all of our books totaled over $450 at the school - and that included used where they were available. We spent a lot [...]
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Mom called last night to say that David had just been deployed again. This is his third deployment, Afghanistan and Iraq before, I suspect Iraq again this time. :(God bless, David.© Copyright Judy Haley 2008. All rights reserved.
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This morning I attended a seminar on labor issues and current cases before the National Labor Relations Board. Yada Yada Yada Yawn. It was interesting, but not worth reporting on in a journal like this.Of note however, was the schwag. As with all seminars and conferences there was an abundance of schwag provided by the [...]
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Syrup1 cup water1 tsp ground saffron dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water1/4 cup rose water1 cup sugar1/2 tsp ground cardamomDough2 cups all purpose flour4 tbsp unsalted pistashios for garnish1 1/2 cups gheemake syrup: bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat and add the saffron water, rose water [...]
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* 1 lb lean lamb, cut into 2" cubes* 10 cherry tomatoesMarinade1/2 cup fresh lime juice1/4 tsp ground saffron threads dissolved in 2 Tbsp hot water4 cloves garlic, crushed2 tsp black pepper1 large onion, sliced 2 tsp saltBaste1/4 tsp ground saffron threads dissolved in 2 Tbsp hot waterjuice of 1 lime1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp pepper1/2 [...]
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3 Cups basmati rice2 lbs fresh favas, shelled and skinned2 Tbsp plain yogurt1 tsp saffron threads, ground and dissolved in 4 Tbsp hot water5 1/2 Cups coarsly chopped fresh dill5 cloves garlic, minced3 tbsp kosher salt1/2 tsp tumeric12 Tbsp ghee1/2 cup leeks, chopped1/2 cup cilantro, chopped2 tsp cinnamonToss the herbs together with the cinnamon and [...]
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