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PORTLAND, Ore. — An Alaska Airlines jetliner bound for Seattle made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., Thursday night after the pilot lost consciousness, an airline spokesman said.
The co-pilot landed Flight 473 safely after declaring an emergency to get priority care for the pilot, spokesman Paul McElroy said. All of the airlines' pilots are trained to fly single-handedly.
The pilot lost consciousness "somewhere over Oregon," McElroy said, then later regained consciousness and left the cockpit. A doctor on board the flight tended to him in the cabin until the plane landed and was met by medical personnel on the runway.
The pilot, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital but there was no immediate word on his condition, McElroy said.
The Boeing 737-700 with 116 passengers and five crew members left Los Angeles about 6:30 p.m. and touched down in Portland at about 9 p.m. It had been due to arrive in Seattle at 9:30 p.m.
McElroy says the pilot has been flying for Alaska for 28 years and was current on his six-month medical evaluation. The co-pilot is an 11-year Alaska Air veteran.
On Jan. 22, the co-pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Las Vegas fainted briefly, and the pilot requested emergency landing priority to get prompt medical assistance for him.
"At this point we do not believe there was a connection between the two incidents," McElvoy said.
Twenty passengers with a tight schedule for connecting flights were put on a Horizon Air shuttle flight to Seattle on Thursday night, the spokesman said.
A new pilot was dispatched to Portland to fly the remaining passengers to Seattle on board the same plane.

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Ludwig S. at Indeed Models photographed by Carlitos Trujillo and styled by Francisco Abasolo & Cristina Monras with pieces from Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Vivienne Westwood, Acne Studios and more, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Ludwig S. at Indeed Models photographed by Carlitos Trujillo and styled by Francisco Abasolo & Cristina Monras with pieces from Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Vivienne Westwood, Acne Studios and more, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
AMIRI's Pre-Fall 2024 collection brings a fresh take on casual elegance. It's all about the chill vibes of California meeting the easy-going style of Europe's beach clubs.
Under the Creative Direction of Jerry Lorenzo, photographers Maria and Louise Thornfeldt captured Fear of God ESSENTIALS latest offering.
Find out which luxury firm the successful British footballer David Beckham will design menswear collections for.
LOEWE and On have teamed up to create a new clothing and footwear line that's all about practicality and style.
Parisian-based independent footwear brand b o t h is all about transformation for this upcoming fall.
Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta, creatively directed by Matthieu Blazy, presents its "Summer Solstice" 2024 campaign.
The ACS+ Heritage Pack is Salomon's way of celebrating their history while keeping up with the present.
American fashion label Aimé Leon Dore presents the first installment of its summer collection.
Sustainability is at the heart of wetheknot, and this collection stays true to that, using eco-friendly materials like recycled nylon and organic cotton.
'THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST – Part 2' is Julian Zigerli's way of saying that when it comes to what you wear, there are no rules.
SSSTUFFF's latest SS24 collection, "Surreal Dreamscapes," is a fresh take on everyday style, mixing the ordinary with a touch of the extraordinary.
This new line is all about capturing the laid-back yet stylish essence of Bodrum, a favorite summer spot in Turkey known for its beautiful sea and vibrant life.
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Frank Lin, the Creative Director, has designed this collection to blend historical inspiration with modern style.
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A groundbreaking survey of Pakistanis has found stronger support for militant groups among the middle class than the poor. The finding by a team including Princeton researchers challenges the conventional wisdom about links between economic status and views on militants that has helped shaped American foreign-aid policies since 2001.
The nationally representative survey of 6,000 Pakistani adults, conducted in the spring of 2009, also found that Pakistanis in general held militant groups in low regard. And, when the survey results were analyzed along with data that identified the sites of violent attacks, researchers saw evidence that support for the militant groups was reduced by residents' direct exposure to militants' violent actions.
The survey and its potential implications for the way American foreign aid is distributed are described in an article published online in July by the American Journal of Political Science. The authors are Princeton graduate student Graeme Blair; C. Christine Fair, assistant professor, Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University; Neil Malhotra, associate professor, Graduate School of Business at Stanford University; and Jacob Shapiro, assistant professor of politics and international affairs in Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
Expectations that poorer people are more susceptible to the appeals of violent groups have contributed to U.S. policies that focus on using aid to reduce poverty as a way to combat militant violence. But the survey found that the poor in Pakistan were substantially more negative toward militant groups than their middle class countrymen. By one measure, poor Pakistanis were up to 23 times more negative about militants than their middle-class counterparts.
"Giving development aid may be effective in improving peoples' livelihoods and making them better off in monetary ways, but it is not going to be effective in changing their minds because the poor in Pakistan are not the people whose minds we need to change," said Blair, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Politics. "They already really dislike the militant groups."
David Laitin, the James T. Watkins IV and Elise V. Watkins Professor of Political Science at Stanford who wasn't involved with the research, said it represents an advance in scholarship on the topic.
"This paper takes one more careful step toward understanding the relationship of poverty and terror, much of it moved forward by Princeton scholars. Alan Krueger, now chairman of the [White House Council of Economic Advisers], revealed that suicide bombers came from the richer elements in countries with terrorist organizations," Laitin said. "Professor Shapiro, in an earlier paper, demonstrated that Iraqi insurgents were recruited more successfully from the employed than the unemployed. And this paper pushes us further, showing that the absolutely impoverished in Pakistan are less likely to support terrorist cells.
"Poverty is bad enough, these Princeton scholars show us, but the poor aren't willing accomplices to terror."
A novel approach
The survey, which the journal article describes as "arguably the first valid, national measurement of attitudes toward militant groups in Pakistan," used a novel technique to measure support for four militant groups: Kashmiri tanzeems (or organizations), the Afghan Taliban, al-Qaida and sectarian tanzeems.
Participants were visited, normally at their homes, by survey teams between April 21, 2009, and May 25, 2009. In keeping with cultural norms of the area, participants were surveyed by a member of their own sex.
Participants weren't asked directly about support for the groups — which could have been dangerous for those conducting the survey and could have skewed results.
Instead, some participants were asked their level of support for four policies — such as universal polio vaccination across Pakistan. When other participants were asked about their support for the same policies, the survey takers noted that one of the militant groups supported each policy.
From the difference in responses, researchers estimated support for the groups themselves.
"At the time we were in the field, the subject of militancy was a tense one in Pakistan," Shapiro said. "So asking people directly how they felt about specific organizations, lots of people wouldn't tell you how they felt. The estimate of support you would draw if you asked people directly would be biased."
The researchers later compared the locations where the survey was conducted with areas where political violence had been reported, using data they collected on 27,570 incidents of such violence. The researchers found that dislike of militant groups was stronger among the urban poor living in areas affected by militant violence in the year before the survey.
"Our interpretation of the fact that the urban poor in Pakistan are the most negative toward militant groups suggests to us that these are the people who are most affected when a bomb goes off," Shapiro said. "The average upper-middle class family in Pakistan doesn't go to the market for itself, isn't out in exposed public spaces that much and its income isn't extremely vulnerable to short-term disruptions. But of the urban poor, all of that is true."
Shapiro said that a similar survey undertaken in the winter and spring of 2012 and overseen by many of the same researchers indicates that militancy has become an even more sensitive topic in Pakistan than it was when the original survey was taken, though it is too early to know how support levels for militant groups has changed.
"We know now that poor Pakistanis are more negative towards militants than others," Shapiro said. "Now we want to understand exactly why, and the new survey is designed to help get at that."
The results of the 2009 survey are part of a growing body of research that calls into question a direct link between economics and violence, Shapiro said.
"There are a ton of wonderful reasons to give money to Pakistan and try to support economic growth there and in lots of other places," Shapiro said. "But when we premise it on what I think is an incorrect notion that doing so is going to change people's political views, we're distorting how we spend the money. Foreign aid is scarce and powerful and should be spent on making people's lives better."
And over the past several years, Shapiro said, the U.S. government has begun rethinking how it directs development spending, focusing more on how aid programs can address specific grievances that are motivating people to support militant groups.
Another potential area to focus aid is on helping residents understand the consequences of militant violence, Shapiro said. That includes helping middle-class and upper-class Pakistanis understand the extent to which their country's underperformance economically compared with its peers is a consequence of the presence of militant organizations, he said.
The survey in Pakistan and related data collection on violence was supported by the International Growth Center, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Department of Homeland Security through the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events.


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The building at 1315 Duke St. was originally built around 1812 as a residence for General Robert Young, commander of Alexandrias militia who died in 1824. This three-story brick building then became the headquarters for one of the largest slave traders in America.
In 1828, Isaac Franklin and John Armfield formed a partnership, which bought and sold people through the interstate slave trade. Though importation of people for slavery into the U.S. was outlawed in 1808, the domestic trade flourished. As the need for slave labor in the Chesapeake region waned with the decrease in tobacco production, demand for slave labor grew in the Cotton Belt. Franklin and Armfield took advantage of this trend, acquiring slaves who were then shipped south where they could demand a much higher price.
It is estimated that in the early 1830s, Franklin and Armfield saw profits of more than $100,000 per year from the domestic slave trade. The brick building served as the Franklin and Armfield office and behind it was a yard surrounded by a high, whitewashed brick wall, which served as a holding pen for slaves. Men were kept in a section of the yard on the west, and women and children were in the eastern section.
Franklin and Armfield began to withdraw from trading in the late 1830s and by 1858, their old slave pen operated as Price, Birch, and Co. Evidence of the later business is visible in this Civil War period photograph, when it served as a Union jail.
Today the building is owned by the Northern Virginia Urban League, which opened the Freedom House Museum in 2008 to educate visitors about slavery.
Out of the Attic is provided by the Office of Historic Alexandria.


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February 7, 2012– Austin, TX: The Records Preservation & Access Committee (RPAC) – a joint coalition of international genealogical societies representing millions of genealogists and family historians – announces the launch of its Stop ID Theft NOW! campaign with its We The People petition posted at WhiteHouse.gov.
Call To Action For IRS To Do Its Job
Each year, fraudulent tax refund claims based upon identity theft from recently deceased infants and adults are filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The current target is the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) or Death Master File since this file, as found on numerous genealogy-oriented websites, could possibly be the source of identity thieves acquiring a deceased person's Social Security number.
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Tax Fraud and Identity Theft: Genealogists Are Not To Blame
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Loss of Access to SSDI Affects More Than Genealogists
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About Records Preservation & Access Committee (RPAC)
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This dish reminds of my dear friend Valentina – she is crazy for chickpeas and I'm sure she'd love this.
There's not much left to say about Donna Hay's recipes – they look good, taste fantastic and are not over the top complicated to put together. Her success is totally deserved – she's the real deal, in my humble opinion.
What a delicious way to have chickpeas – they were the perfect side for the fish, which was unbelievably easy to prepare and full of flavor, even though I didn't use the chilli.
This is my contribution to this week's Weekend Herb Blogging – I keep forgetting to mention that it was created by the lovely Kalyn - this time hosted by Rinku from Cooking in Westchester.
Garlic chickpeas with cumin fried fish
adapted from Off The Shelf: Cooking From the Pantry
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 leeks, shredded
1 tablespoon shredded lemon zest – I used lime zest
3 cloves garlic, sliced
2x 400g cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
freshly ground black pepper
Cumin fried fish:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped – I didn't have any at home
4 x 200g firm white-fleshed fish, cut into pieces
Heat a frying pan over medium heat. Cook the oil, leeks and lemon zest, stirring occasionally for 8 minutes or until the leeks are golden and a little crisp. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the chickpeas and cook for 5 minutes or until heated through. Stir through the parsley and salt.
To cook the fish, heat a frying pan over medium heat. Add the butter, olive oil, cumin and chilli and cook for 3 minutes. Add the fish to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side or until just cooked through.
Place the chickpeas on serving plates, place the fish on the side and serve with a lime wedge.
Serves 4.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Garlic chickpeas with cumin fried fish
31 comments:
Yum--I'm with your friend Valentina--I love chickpeas too. And these look especially tasty, with the lemon zest, garlic, and leeks. The fish looks great, too.
- May 17, 2007
- Gattina Cheung said...
Cumin is one of my favorite spice, and flat-leaf parsley is my favorite herb... your entry just carries all my favorites!!! *big hug*
- May 17, 2007
Patricia--I am SO making this meal this weekend! The chickpeas and the fish both sound amazing. And even better, they don't sound complicated. I promise to give you credit when praise is heaped upon me.
- May 17, 2007
- Nora B. said...
I like chickpeas but I always have it in a salad or in curry. This combination sounds good. This fish recipe reminds me of one that my mom makes. But she also uses tumeric.
- May 17, 2007
Wooo...garlic chickpeas...it smells very garlicky to me :D, and the cumin fried fish. I know this is goin' to be a darn good aromatic dish!
- May 17, 2007
- Anh said...
Pat, don't you love our Australian chef/food writers? *wink*. I like Donna Hay and other Aussie famous foodies. Really love their approach to food!
Your fish and chickpeas are beautiful! and the lime & rosemarry chicken was very good. I loved it! :D - May 17, 2007
- Kalyn Denny said...
I think I should try something from Donna Hay. This sounds just delicious. Love all these flavors.
- May 17, 2007
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Garlic, chick peas and together! Can't be beat! Then you put in fish! That's got to be a winner and healthy as well. I've been a fan of chick peas for a very long time now.
- May 18, 2007
- sher said...
Marvelous! I love the combination of fish and chickpeas. They are perfect together.
- May 18, 2007
Love chickpeas too! :) Everything in this dish just call out to me...all the flavors. Even the fact that it's from Donna Hay ;) Can't wait to try this!
- May 18, 2007
- Jen said...
Ohh I absolutely love chickpeas. I am constantly looking for new recipes that include them. Thanks!
- May 18, 2007
- Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) said...
Canned chickpeas are one of the great convenience foods of the world. I never remember to soak the dry ones ahead of time, so there is always at least one can of chickpeas in my pantry.
- May 18, 2007
- Stella said...
Hmm, cumin fried fish sounds so tempting. And I love your recipes for they're simple but all the more flavourful & tasty.
I wish I lived nearby you!! - May 18, 2007
- Amanda at Little Foodies said...
This sounds really simple but fresh and delicious. It was my first visit and I loved your other recipes too. Amanda
- May 18, 2007
- Warda said...
Cumin and chickpeas???? My favorite combination. I just made yesterday a chickpea soup with lamb.
- May 18, 2007
It looks great and probably tastes wonderful!!!! Can I have a taste? Never had chickpeas this way!
Have a great weekend!
www.mangiachetefabene.wordpress.com - May 18, 2007
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Hi, Sarah!! Thank you for visiting my blog! I love leeks and I think they paired well with the chickpeas.
Gattina, I like cumin a lot, too!
Terry, I'd love to hear your opinion about it, my friend. And you're right - they're not complicated, not at all.
Nora, I'll keep that suggestion in mind. :)
Tigerfish, thank you, sweetie!
Anh, Aussies rock! :)
I've been meaning to buy one of Bill's books too.
I'm so glad to know that you liked the chicken, dear!! Thanks for telling me!
Kalyn, I think you can use some of her recipes and adjust them to South Beach. She adds an Asian touch to some of her food, I don't know if you like that.
Tanna, I think it has many good flavors and healthy tones, too. My mom used to say (when I was little) that fish makes you smart. ;)
Sher, thank you, dear!
Joey, I know you're a big Donna fan - like me! ;)
Good to have you back, sweetie!
Jenjen, I hope you like it! Thank you!
Lydia, for this dish I cooked my own chickpeas, but I forgot to soak them so I had to use a pressure cooker. :)
Valentina, I try to vary because if it were up to my husband's food all you'd see was beef, beef, beef. :)
Thank you, sweetie! I appreciate your kind words!
I'd love to have a neighbor like you, you bet!
Hello, Amanda! Thank you for your visit and for the lovely comment! I hope you visit me again!
Rose, that soup sounds delicious - I heard this morning that next week is gonna be a very cold week. That soup would be the perfect dinner!
Verena, help yourself, sweetie! Have a great weekend, too! - May 18, 2007
- Amanda at Little Foodies said...
I will! I just did infact. Thank you for your lovely comments on my blog and I will be back again I'm sure of it. Amanda
- May 18, 2007
- Toni said...
OK, girl, you've got my attention here. I adore chickpeas, and fish is a staple for me. I'm also a chili fan, so I'm going to make this one with the chili. This looks so easy and soooo very, very good!!!
- May 18, 2007
- Anh said...
Pat, I like Bill Granger, too. His best book, in my opinion, is the first release - Sydney Food. I have cooked quite a bit from it and really like the results.
- May 18, 2007
- Kelly-Jane said...
Mmm, that is a delicious pairing, looks yummy too! I'm always looking for new ways with chick peas, must dig this book out again.
- May 19, 2007
- Lis said...
Oh my.. the chickpeas with the leek, garlic and lemon sounds AMAZING! And that fish?? *swoon*
This will be made by me.. oh yessss it will. =)
xoxo - May 19, 2007
- Freya said...
I adore chickpeas and would eat this dish without the fish! But I bet it's just perfect with it!
- May 19, 2007
- Mallow said...
I definitely plan on trying this combo - it would never occur to me to put chickpeas and fish together, but it looks great!
- May 19, 2007
- Kajal@aapplemint said...
hey i'm crazy for chickpeas too...but one thing u may not know about it is that if u over indulge then u'll be farting your way to the high skies...hahaha...not thats not very lady like...but i had to tell you this !
- May 20, 2007
- Truffle said...
Sounds like a beautiful combination and gorgeous photo!
- May 20, 2007
- Patricia Scarpin said...
Amanda, I'm glad you did! Thank you! You have a wonderful blog!
Toni, I know you love chilli - I want to make this dish again with chilli. It's easy, you're right, sweetie!
Anh, thank you for the hint - I really respect your opinion and this will be very helpful!
Kelly-Jane, I really like that book. :)
Lis, I hope you like it, my dear!
Freya, they were great together!
Mallow, thank you for stopping by! I really appreciate it.
It's pretty simple but the result is great!
Kate, I had a huge laugh with your comment! Good to know that, tks for telling me! :D
Truffle, thank you! You're too kind. :) - May 20, 2007
- Nazca said...
It's not four cheese pizza but... it does have a nice light feel to it... you make it sound nice and simple too, I'll definitely try it sometime :-)
- May 21, 2007
- Kirsten said...
Oh perfection! So delicious and simple. This one I'll be trying!
- May 22, 2007
Patricia--I finally got around to making this tonight. A big hit with everyone! I also didn't have a chili pepper, so I added about a half teaspoon of cayenne pepper that gave it just a bit of heat. I served a fruit salad of mango, strawberries and banana as a side. It played wonderfully with the intense flavors of the two starring dishes. Thanks for the great recipes!
- May 23, 2007
- Unknown said...
Hi There,
Due to the fact I expected carb-limited guests, I substituted Shirataki (the kind made with some tofu) that had been rinsed and then boiled for a minute or two for the garbanzo beans. Delish. And happy guests.
I don't usually use cumin except in a few indian recipes I have. This was a nice way to prepare fish. I used scrod as it was on-sale, however I think the dish deserved sablefish (or the 2x times the price marked up "black cod" which is sablefish just more expensive).
PS: Cut the Shiratki noodles with kitchen shears a couple times to facilitate mixing. They are long and rubbery, cutting them makes the dish meld better.
PPS: I didn't have the vaguely described "chili pepper," so I used a couple shakes of dried red pepper flakes (with seeds.) - May 30, 2007


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It's no longer Meat Week here on The Salt (we are deep into Pie Week, in case you haven't noticed). But that doesn't mean we can't flag a good meat story when we see one.
According to several Chinese media reports, the coach of the Chinese women's Olympic volleyball team got pretty bent out of shape this week over his players' losses in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix finals, which wrapped up Sunday in Ningbo, China.
The cause of the slump? The players hadn't eaten any meat in three weeks, according to the coach. The volleyball team had been on the road, so they didn't have access to the specially sourced meat they eat at their training base.
The team normally gets its meat from suppliers who can guarantee it isn't tainted with clenbuterol. That's an additive in animal feed, known as lean meat powder, that's also considered a performance-enhancing drug by the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
"[The players] have showed significant decline in their strength and fitness," Yu Juemin, the coach, told Beijing News after China lost in three sets to the United States on Sunday. "We dared not eat pork when we come out of our training camp for the tournament because we are afraid of clenbuterol."
Back in March, Chinese Olympians were instructed to avoid all Beijing restaurants out of fear of possible clenbuterol doping. Some 50 percent of meat consumed in Beijing is said to contain the chemical.
As Allison Aubrey explored in her story last week, humans have evolved to eat meat and it's a big part of what makes us human. But the Chinese coach's fears made us wonder just how much an athlete's performance might depend on their meat consumption.
According to one Chinese sports medicine doctor, high-intensity training and competition does require meat.
"Athletes ... definitely must consume enough animal protein from lean meat such as beef, mutton and pork, more so than ordinary people," said Zhao Jisheng, an associate professor at the College of PE and Sports at Beijing Normal University.
But it seems there are also a lot of world-class vegetarian athletes out there, according to this slideshow we found on Treehugger.com. Among the superstars who forgo meat are tennis player Martina Navratilova, basketball player Robert Parish, and football player Tony Gonzalez. We also know that there probably isn't one ideal diet for everyone, athlete or not.
Of course, Olympic athletes aren't the only ones in China who get special access to "clean" food: There are also organic farms designated for Chinese astronauts and high-ranking officials. Though eliminating chemicals like clenbuterol from the food supply is an increasingly high priority for Chinese food safety officials, they still have a long way to go.
"The fact that only top athletes have access to healthy meat products reflects how grave our food safety problem has become," said Li Youyou, a Beijing resident told Global Times.
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Monday, July 19, 2010
Bow Ties with Sausage and Leek Sauce
Farfalle or Butterflies with Sausage and Leek Sauce
...and a very beautiful Morpho butterfly from Brazil for Blue Monday.
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I had a backlog of leeks in the refrigerator and needed to clear space for other produce that's being harvested. To that end, I made a leek tart and a large batch of potato soup that was destined for the freezer and fall lunches. There were still, however, several large leeks that had to be dealt with. A quick search took me to the recipe that I'm featuring today. I am a huge fan of Lidia Bastanich and have nothing but good things to say about the food she prepares. This recipe is one she developed and I'm happy to report that those who follow it will have a pasta that's delicious, inexpensive and easy to make. The original recipe comes from her book Lidia's Italian Table which can be found here. This dish appealed to me on several levels. We are trying to eliminate some of the meat in our diet, and while the dish is not vegetarian, it uses far less meat than is found in most pasta sauces. While strongly flavored, it is also very light do to the absence of cream or a tomato base. The flavor of leeks dominates the other ingredients in the dish. I do not recommend using onions in their stead. The leeks add a sweetness that is missing in onions and they would really change the nature of this dish. I know those of you who try this will like it. Here's my version of the recipe.
Bow Ties with Sausage and Leek Sauce...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite, adapted from Lidias Italian Table
6 quarts salted water
2 large leeks (about 1 pound)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 sweet Italian sausages (about 6 ounces), casing removed
1 tablespoon minced shallots
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided use
1 cup young peas, blanched in boiling water for 2 minutes, or defrosted and drained frozen baby peas
1 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth
Salt and freshly ground pepper
12 ounces bow-tie pasta (farfalle)
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigian-Reggiano cheese, plus more for serving, if you like
1) Bring salted water to a boil. Cover pot to speed up the boiling time.
2) Meanwhile, prepare leeks: Cut off and discard top third of rough green portion and root ends. Remove any brown or wilted outer layers. Slice remaining green and white parts into 1/2-inch-thick rounds. Rinse leek slices in several changes of cold water, swishing them around to remove all soil and grit.
3) In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Crumble sausage meat into skillet and cook, breaking up lumps, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add leeks to skillet and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 5 minutes. Stir in shallots and cook for 1 minute. Add 1 tablespoon of butter, peas and stock. Heat to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, cover skillet, and set aside.
4) While sauce simmers, stir bow ties into boiling water. When water returns to a boil, uncover pot. Cook pasta, stirring occasionally, until al dente (tender, but firm), about 12 minutes. Drain bow ties well and return them to pot over low heat.
5) Add sausage and leek sauce to the pasta and toss well until pasta is coated. Remove pot from heat, add remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and grated cheese. Toss well. Serve immediately, passing additional grated cheese if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Capellini Capricciosa - One Perfect Bite
Pasta Puttanesca - One Perfect Bite
Penne with Asparagus and Lemon Sauce
Orzo Pasta with Shrimp - The Wicked Noodle
Fruity Chicken Pasta Salad - The Kitchen Witch
Caramelized Pepper and Sausage Pasta - Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice
This post is being linked to:
Smiling Sally - Blue Monday
70 comments :
- Eileen said...
Sounds good. :)
- July 19, 2010 at 1:51 AM
- Mary | Deep South Dish said...
I always love the combination of leeks with sausage - delish!
- July 19, 2010 at 2:44 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
I cooked some mini bow ties the other day with peas and feta...but I like your version more...so much better and lighter.
- July 19, 2010 at 4:26 AM
- J e l e n a said...
love the bows...they are so underrated compared to other pasta...they always bring a smile to my face
- July 19, 2010 at 4:32 AM
- Unknown said...
What a great dish. I love the way you described everything that is good about it!
- July 19, 2010 at 4:39 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Am ready to finish that whole plate immediately..yummy!
- July 19, 2010 at 5:23 AM
- Joyti said...
The butterfly was lovely :)
I don't eat sausage (dont eat pork or beef)...but otherwise the recipe looks enticing. - July 19, 2010 at 5:25 AM
- FOODESSA said...
Mary...I absolutely agree that so many interesting recipes can use a little less meat...and pasta certainly helps us with that ;o)
When leeks are in season...I chop a lot of it and store little portions in the freezer for later use...I love the flavour it imparts in a dish.
Lovely recipe...thanks and have a great day,
Claudia - July 19, 2010 at 6:30 AM
- Sutapa said...
Great dish! light healthy and the combo of leeks and sausage sound delicious!
- July 19, 2010 at 6:42 AM
- Deana Sidney said...
I am with you mary, I think we should all cut our meat footprint down a size or two... this is a great way to do it and leeks are so underused and so tasty.. thanks for the great idea.
- July 19, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- Sushma Mallya said...
leek sauce sounds great..looks yum
- July 19, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Catherine said...
This is right up my street, it looks delicious! Sausage and leeks are fabulous components for a sauce :)
- July 19, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Simply Life said...
delicious pasta dish!
- July 19, 2010 at 7:46 AM
- Joanne said...
Sausage is perfect for mixing into pasta because it has such a strong flavor that you don't need to use very much! I love it's saltiness paired with the sweet leeks. Masterpiece.
- July 19, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- Martha said...
I am craving some good pasta and this looks yummy -- soon, I hope, soon!
- July 19, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- From the Kitchen said...
Mary: I'm a big fan of Lidia too! And, I have seven nice leeks in the crisper that are in search of a "dish".
Thanks for the potato soup for the freezer reminder--those winter winds will blow sooner than I like to think.
Have a delicious week!
Bonnie - July 19, 2010 at 8:00 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
I am quite a fan of bow tie pasta - and have been since I was a child. It just makes me smile!
- July 19, 2010 at 8:43 AM
- PeggyR said...
That sounds yummy and I love the butterfly.
- July 19, 2010 at 8:44 AM
- Vegetarian Yogini said...
very appealing dish- I love watching Create as well and Lydia is one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing!
- July 19, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- penny aka jeroxie said...
Nice and clean recipe... delish!
- July 19, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- SmilingSally said...
My husband loves pasta with Italian sausage, Mary.
Happy Blue Monday. - July 19, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Unknown said...
I adore leeks! They do offer such a nice flavor, bit of sweetness like you mentioned. My husband would love this dish! I think I will be getting Lidia's book too...not sure why I haven't yet? Thanks Mary!
- July 19, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- Claudia said...
Leeks and sausage are such a perfect pairing. Throw in some pasta and I'm a happy camper. I also love Lidia's recipes!
- July 19, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh, Mary, this sounds wonderful! We love leeks and I'm always looking for new ways to use it. Thanks for the great recipe!
- July 19, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- Katerina said...
I love leeks. Combining them with pasta and sausage is ideal. I would also love to see the leek pie you make, since I am making such one too. It would be great to see your way of making it.
- July 19, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- CaSaundraLeigh said...
Bow tie pasta has always been one of my favorite pastas. We have been using a lot of leeks lately at work too,more so in soups than anything. But I would love to make this for my pasta-loving family back home!
- July 19, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- black eyed susans kitchen said...
Delicious and beautiful! What more could a woman want on a Monday morning?
- July 19, 2010 at 9:29 AM
- gengen said...
Yummy entry....Happy blue Monday.
mine is here - July 19, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Jen_from_NJ said...
I have always had great luck with Lidia's recipes. Sweet leeks with the Italian sausage sounds like a winning combination.
- July 19, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Big Dude said...
I'm sure I'd love this and just happen to have some bulk, homemade Italian sausage in the freezer that needs to be used. Good summertime pasta dish that will be tried soon.
- July 19, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- tinyskillet said...
Mmmm...this looks wonderful! I love using leeks, they have such a nice flavor. This whole dish just seems to work!
- July 19, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Unknown said...
I like the leek sauce with sausage, it just sounds wonderful. I'm also a fan of bow tie pasta, how could you not love a pasta shaped like that?
- July 19, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Tasha said...
This is right up my alley! I love broth based sauces in the summer time, and with leeks, peas, sausage and parmesan, it sounds delightful. Plus there is just something fun about farfalle!
- July 19, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Marie said...
Oh wow! Thanks for sharing this lovely recipe with us. Luv bow tie pasta and leeks...can't wait to try it. Visiting from Blue Monday.
-marie - July 19, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Susi's Kochen und Backen said...
Mary, I love the combination of flavors and the lightness of the dish! This is a perfect meal for a hot day!
- July 19, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- DailyChef said...
I really like this pasta and am so glad you posted it on your blog!
- July 19, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- Momgateway said...
lovely sauce...can't goo wrong with sausage and leeks..
- July 19, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Monet said...
My last comment was deleted...but this pasta looks delicious. I adore leeks, and although I don't do sausage, I'm sure this would still taste delicious without. Butter, shallots, cheese and leeks...yum!
- July 19, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Pam said...
Mary, it sounds delicious and I love your writing about it! The butterfly is gorgeous also! Have a good day!
- July 19, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- Unknown said...
I can almost taste this dish Mary. My mouth waters just reading about it. Yum. A must try.
Have a great day. Michael. - July 19, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- Julie said...
Mary - Another delicious recipe. Yesterday I looked at my bookmarked recipes to plan my menus for the week. I am guessing 25% of the recipes I have bookmarked are yours!! Making your shrimp with corn and basil tonight. I love Lydia and leeks! I hardly ever cook with sausage. One more of Mary's recipes bookmarked. Check! Have a great day!
- July 19, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- Namitha said...
Hi Mary ! Hope you are doing great. Just got back after a long vacation in India :-)Really missed you all..I know I have tons to catch up now..
This is such an awesome combo..my daughter would love this - July 19, 2010 at 1:30 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Totally craving pasta now....
- July 19, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh yum, shallots and leeks in a sauce sounds like a dream.
I also made your strawberry bread pudding over the weekend, my husbands co-workers thank you - they devoured it. - July 19, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Chiara said...
I love this kind of pasta and I'll try this sauce very soon, thanks for sharing , your blog is now in my section "Cucinare in altre lingue" (cooking in other languages)...kisses
- July 19, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- Juliana said...
Oh Mary, this bow tie pasta dish looks amazing...I better get my lunch before I drool over my keyboard :-)
- July 19, 2010 at 3:07 PM
- Biren said...
This really sounds good! I like leeks and bowties. I have some bowties but will have to get some leeks which shouldn't be a problem. Will have to sook this soon.
- July 19, 2010 at 3:30 PM
- Julie M. said...
Mmmmm. I make a dish similar to this and it's delicious! Pretty much anything with sausage is delicious in my book though. I know this recipe won't disappoint. Thanks for sharing!
- July 19, 2010 at 3:36 PM
Fabulous picture of the Morpho butterfly! I like butterflies- as long as they don't flutter *any*where near me and stay well away!
Pasta with any kind of leek sauce is lovely, and so comforting- this dish looks delicious. Have a great week Mary, x - July 19, 2010 at 3:57 PM
- Eliana said...
I love all kinds of pasta dishes and this is one that I can see myself eating for many years to come.
- July 19, 2010 at 4:23 PM
- RamblingTart said...
How delectably homey and comforting, Mary. :-) It's like a hug in a bowl. :-)
- July 19, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- redmenace said...
I can't imagine a better combination. What a perfect way to use up your leeks. I'm now hungry!
- July 19, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- Ana Powell said...
Happy and delicious blue Monday ♥
- July 19, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Rita said...
Farfalle is one pasta that I just love;and what great recupe you are sharing; thanks so much. I know my husband will love this one.
Rita - July 19, 2010 at 6:49 PM
- Unknown said...
I love pasta recipes!
- July 19, 2010 at 7:01 PM
- Suman Singh said...
bow tie is my fav pasta..looks delish!
- July 19, 2010 at 7:09 PM
- Carolyn said...
Mmmm, I can't do the pasta but the sausage and leek sauce sounds wonderful! I could pour it over ribbons of zucchini!
By the way, your blog is in my "inspirations" list, and I put you on my list for a blogger award. This is one of my favourite blogs. - July 19, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- The Words Crafter said...
Gosh, that looks good! I can't wait for fall-I do much more cooking in cooler weather and I'm putting away so many recipes...thank you!
- July 19, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Kim said...
I just bought one of Lidia's books but haven't had the chance to cook anything from it yet. I'm so glad to hear that you like her recipes. I love the sound of the leek sauce. It looks and sounds wonderful. Hope you're doing well this summer!
- July 19, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- Jingle said...
it is amazing!
- July 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- Jeannie said...
Such a lovely pasta dish! And the butterfly is beautiful!
- July 19, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- joyh82 said...
Looks yummy, love the dish too.
Have a great week! - July 19, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- We Are Not Martha said...
I don't cook with leeks enough. I do love sausage and this looks incredible!
Sues - July 19, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- Valérie said...
With those ingredients, I don't see how this couldn't taste good!
- July 19, 2010 at 10:45 PM
- The Glamorous Gourmet said...
That recipe sounds delicious & love your photos! Would enjoy that dish with a nice glass of Fiano de Avellino - thanks for sharing! Cheers!
- July 19, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- tigerfish said...
My kind of one-dish meal!
- July 19, 2010 at 11:56 PM
- giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...
Buone le farfalle "Barilla" !!!
Mi piacciono molto con panna, piselli e pezzettini di prosciutto cotto e tanto parmiggiano grattuggiato sopra !
Buona giornata. - July 20, 2010 at 1:30 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
What a beautiful dish--I love the sausage and leeks and it all looks so creamy and good together. A beautiful butterfly picture too. ;-)
- July 20, 2010 at 3:57 AM
- Kathy said...
sounds like one of those perfect recipes that would be made often! I've made a similar version - looking forward to trying this one!
Kathy - July 20, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- Joe Ambrosino said...
Just lovely. I own that cookbook, Mary and I follow that philosophy in my cooking.
- July 20, 2010 at 11:34 AM


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NFL Playoff Preview — Keys to Watch For in the AFC & NFC Championship Games
The final four NFL teams head into their respective conference championship games hoping to advance to the Super Bowl. Here are three things to watch for in each of Sunday's games:
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Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver; 3 p.m. (ET) on CBS
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• Backs to the Future - While Brady and Manning must avoid turnovers on Sunday, the play of each team's featured running back could be more important. Knowshon Moreno leads the Broncos ground attack and LeGarrette Blount, who scored four touchdowns in last week's win over the Colts, is the feature back for the Patriots. The player who can help establish the running game -- and free up the passing lanes -- could carry his team to the Super Bowl.
• Looking for a Hero - With defensive leaders Vince Wilfork of the Patriots and Von Miller of the Broncos sidelined with injuries, other players will have to lead their respective defenses against the opponent's Hall of Fame-level QB. Whoever fills that vacuum best with a turnover, sack or stop could change the course of the game.
NFC Championship: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
CenturyLink Field, Seattle; 6:30 p.m. (ET) on FOX
• Russell's Runs - San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick is often lauded for his ability to run the football for positive yardage, while Seattle's Russell Wilson gets credit for his elusiveness. In addition to scrambling, Wilson must create his own running opportunities and keep the 'Niners' defense from keying too heavily on running back Marshawn Lynch.
• Beware of the 12th Man - The 49ers have lost their last two meeting with the Seahawks at the very loud CenturyLink Field by a combined score of 71-16. Seattle hasn't lost a home playoff game since 2004. If the 49ers do win their third road playoff game in three weeks, they will have earned every bit of it.
• Which Defense Will Rise Up? - Seattle's 'Legion of Boom' secondary is known for shutting down the passing games of opponents. The 49ers pass rush can beat any quarterback into submission. The defensive unit that comes up biggest could rule the day.


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According to Gustavo Arellano, the most common question for the Mexican is "Why do Mexicans swim with their clothes on?" Well, for the Korean, the most common question is this: "[Who/what/when/why/how] do Korean guys [like/dislike/act/feel] [in/about/with/for] girls?"
If there is only one thing to remember about Korean men, it's this: they are men before they are Korean. Do you have breasts and a vagina? Then at least some Korean men would go for you. It's relatively uncommon, but hey, interracial dating is always relatively uncommon.
The Korean covered this topic before: try cooking for him. But that advice usually works for all men. There is no love serum that especially works on Korean men. Just be yourself. The Korean Girlfriend's advice? Give him a head. (She's a keeper.)
Why do Korean guys want to get married so soon?
The Korean tangentially covered this as well. There is a huge pressure to be married by a certain age. Once that age is past, it's as if Koreans are on fire sale. This is worse with Korean women, but men are definitely affected by this as well.
There is no such thing as "ultra super special Korean guy-to-girl gift", except possibly on certain days. (Described here.) Gift is no more than a gift. If it has an uber secret hidden message, he would probably tell you. Remember, girls are the ones who like to play detective games with clues and such. Guys never put in that much effort, except when they stop calling you back.
Here's the answer – I DON'T FUCKING KNOW. Stop flooding the Korean's inbox with your 20-page sob story! If you want some genuine help, go read this instead. The Korean will say this one more time: Korean men are men before they are Korean. Whatever relationship problem you are having, 99 percent of it has to do with the fact that he is a man, and maybe 1 percent of it has to do with the fact that he is Korean. Before you send that email to the address on the bottom, please, please, PLEASE think through your situation, eliminate ALL possible non-cultural explanations first, and then ask if you have to.
After this post, if you still have a question about Korean men, it had better be good.
-EDIT 3/20/2008 11:35 a.m.- SPECIAL ADVISORY TO LADIES FROM PHILIPPINES, VIETNAM, AND OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
The Korean recently noticed that many people from above countries (presumably women) are getting to this particular post through Googling for "Korean men". Your situation tends to be somewhat different from regular dating, so please read this carefully.If you are considering dating/marrying a Korean man, look out for the following:
1. Remember that majority of Koreans are racists. That means that they despise people whose skins are darker than them. Southeastern Asians are darker than Koreans. You do the math. It's safe to say that in many cases, your relationship will not be based on respect.
Even if your guy is not racist, his parents, relatives, and friends are going to be racist. That makes a long-term relationship or marriage extremely difficult. At some point, your guy will be forced to choose between you and everyone else he knows. Guess which one he is more likely to choose?
2. The same principle applies everywhere: Korean men are exactly the same as all men. And all men lie, beg, manipulate, and do other despicable things to have sex with women. Korean men are no different. The fact that they have less respect for you would make this more likely.
3. Are you going through some type of a broker? Be EXTREMELY careful about these services. Korean men who come to Southeast Asia through a marriage broker do so because NO KOREAN WOMAN WOULD MARRY HIM. There is a reason for that. Of course, some men are just unlucky -- Korean women tend not to marry divorced men or men living in rural areas as farmers. But many men are your classic, stuck-in-the-1960s type of Koreans whose hobbies include beating their wives.
4. Regardless of going through a broker or not, watch out for older Korean men (in 30s~40s as opposed to in early 20s), for the simple reason that older Korean men are more likely to be racist, manipulative, and disrespectful to women. Remember, there is a strong pressure for Koreans to get married in their early 30s at the latest. So if there is a single Korean who is older than, say, 33, either s/he went through some unusual circumstances, or something is wrong with that person.
5. Lastly, do not fall for the two classic mistakes that all women make about men at some point in their lifetime: "He is different from everyone" and "He will change for me." The first one is correct only about 20 percent of the time, and the second one is never correct.


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At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a transition program that's become a lifeline for the so-called uninsurables — people with serious medical conditions who can't get coverage elsewhere. The program helps bridge the gap for those patients until next year, when under the new law insurance companies will be required to accept people regardless of their medical problems.
In a letter this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, state officials said they were "blindsided" and "very disappointed" by a federal proposal they contend would shift the risk for cost overruns to states in the waning days of the program. About 100,000 people are currently covered.
"We are concerned about what will become of our high risk members' access to this decent and affordable coverage," wrote Michael Keough, chairman of the National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans. States and local nonprofits administer the program in 27 states, and the federal government runs the remaining plans.
"We fear…catastrophic disruption of coverage for these vulnerable individuals," added Keough, who runs North Carolina's program. He warned of "large-scale enrollee terminations at this critical transition time."
The crisis is surfacing at a politically awkward time for the Obama administration, which is trying to persuade states to embrace a major expansion of Medicaid under the health care law. One of the main arguments proponents of the expansion are making is that Washington is a reliable financial partner.
The root of the problem is that the federal health care law capped spending on the program at $5 billion, and the money is running out because the beneficiaries turned out to be costlier to care for than expected. Advanced heart disease and cancer are common diagnoses for the group.
Obama did not ask for any additional funding for the program in his latest budget, and a Republican bid to keep the program going by tapping other funds in the health care law failed to win support in the House last week.
Brian Cook, a spokesman for the HHS agency overseeing the health care law, took issue with idea that thousands of people could lose coverage, though he did not elaborate.
"These actions are part of our careful management of the program to ensure that there is a seamless transition … for enrollees, and that funding is spent appropriately," he said in a written statement.
The administration has given the state-based plans until next Wednesday to respond to proposed contract terms for the program's remaining seven months.
Delivered last Friday, the new contract stipulated that states will be reimbursed "up to a ceiling.
"The `ceiling' part is the issue for us," Keough said in an interview. "They are shifting the risk from the federal government, for a program that has experienced huge cost overruns on a per-member basis, to states. And that's a tall order."
State officials say one likely consequence of the money crunch will be a cost shift to people in the program, resulting in sudden increases in premiums and copayments. Many might just drop out, said Keough.
If a state and HHS can't come to an agreement, the federal government will take over that state's program for the rest of this year. Amie Goldman, director of the Wisconsin program, said that would be an unneeded and possibly risky disruption for patients who'll have to change insurance next year anyway, when the pre-existing conditions plan formally ends.
Goldman said in her state, for example, the University of Wisconsin hospital isn't part of the federal government's provider network. "My colleagues in other states have similar concerns about holes in the network," she said. "I think it puts people at medical risk."
At his news conference this week, Obama acknowledged the rollout of his health care law wouldn't be perfect. There will be "glitches and bumps" he said, and his team is committed to working through them. However, it's unclear how the pre-existing conditions plan could get more money without the cooperation of Republicans in Congress.
The program got off to a slow start, partly because insurance isn't cheap. It offers policies at market rates, and that can mean premiums of $500 a month for someone in their 50s. The first inkling of financial problems came in February, when HHS announced a freeze on new applications.
The plan was intended only as a stopgap until the law's main push to cover the uninsured starts next year. Subsidized private insurance will be available through new state-based markets, as well as an expanded version of Medicaid for low-income people. At the same time, virtually all Americans will be required to carry a policy, or pay a fine.
States are free to accept or reject the Medicaid expansion, and the new problems with the stopgap insurance plan could well have a bearing on their decisions.