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In Texas, one in four people are uninsured, and the state's leadership has been vociferous in its opposition to the health-care law. Carrie Feibel, of member station KUHF in Houston, reports that despite the Supreme Court's ruling, political opposition to the Affordable Care Act remains strong. And that leaves many public-health advocates nervous about how the Lone Star State will implement the law.
CARRIE FEIBEL, BYLINE: Gov. Rick Perry said, in a statement, that the ruling is a stomach punch to the American economy. He called the law itself a monstrosity. Attorney General Greg Abbott says he's not giving up the fight.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GREG ABBOTT: I am against this tax. And I will work with the State of Texas, and members of Congress, to repeal this unprecedented tax imposed on Texans.
FEIBEL: Neither man said anything about how Texas will implement the law. So far, Texas has taken no official action to set up a health insurance exchange. But the big question now is the optional Medicaid expansion. What will Texas do?
KATY CALDWELL: I am a little nervous.
FEIBEL: Katy Caldwell is executive director of Legacy, a safety net clinic near downtown Houston.
CALDWELL: We are not known for our great Medicaid benefits.
FEIBEL: Caldwell says advocates like herself are hatching plans to lobby the legislature when it convenes in January. Since Medicaid is a state-federal partnership, if Texas opts in, the state could pull down $27 billion in federal money over the first decade. [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: The correct number, by the state's estimate, is $164 billion in the first decade of the program. Texas would need to provide $27 billion for the expansion program.]
CALDWELL: It's shocking to me that we would turn down that amount of money - and assistance - from the federal government to provide something as basic as health care.
FEIBEL: An estimated 1.4 million uninsured Texans could be covered under the Medicaid expansion alone. In the meantime, most Houstonians are still absorbing what the court ruling means for each of them. Scot More has insurance right now through his job working with the homeless.
SCOT MORE: I'm actually shocked, but pleasantly shocked. I totally expected them to throw everything out, or at least big chunks.
FEIBEL: More is HIV-positive. He says the court ruling guarantees that even if he loses his current coverage, other insurers won't be able to reject him for his pre-existing condition.
MORE: You know, I personally am getting really tired of my - who I am, and my health, being a political tool, you know. I'm a person. I'm not a policy.
FEIBEL: For NPR News, I'm Carrie Feibel in Houston.
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Why ITI?
I came down with a pretty nasty stomach, throat, head illness late last week, but that seems to have moved entirely through my system and I feel as physically ready as I could ever feel for an event like this. I ended up getting in a pretty good bit of "training" in the past 5 or 6 weeks. I didn't run as much this Winter as I would have originally planned to, but I feel like I'm in a great spot both physically and mentally. Does this mean I will definitively have a "successful" race? Most certainly not. But to me this uncertainty is one of the greatest appeals to this event.
In a "typical" single day race I think you can be so prepared that you can just about be certain of your ability to at least finish the race (with the exception of illness or injury). In this event though, I just don't think it matters how prepared you are for the Iditarod Invitational, it's still questionable as to whether you'll be able to make it to the finish. There are some aspects of this dynamic that make this a very intimidating and unappealing thing. At times it seems kind of silly to put so much time and energy into preparing for something which I have such a high chance of not fully accomplishing. At the end of the day though this is precisely why this event is so appealing to me. There is such an elusiveness to it that I really like. I have tried to walk/run to Mcgrath twice before, and yet I have still not been beyond about mile 145 of the route. I have such a curiosity of what lies beyond, in the those remaining 200 miles. Not only a curiosity about those actual 200 miles of trail, but more specifically a curiosity of what my experience of travelling to that point will be. Which things will be unlocked in me that I've never really seen and felt before. And the fact that it's entirely possible that I won't actually make it beyond this distance is somehow really exciting to me. I feel really good about my chances of finishing the full 350 mile route this time around, but I also feel really good and excited about the reality that doing so is going to be really hard, and something which I most certainly can not take for granted.
This race is without question the hardest race I have ever done in terms of the physical strength, persistence. and capability to finish it, but it's the mental and emotional opportunity for self exploration, self questioning, and self confirmation that comes with this kind of challenge that is so exciting and alluring to me. I took two years off from trying this event, not because I didn't want to do it those years, but because I think that was what I needed to do to adequately prepare myself for trying it again. I think now I am in the right place to at least go out there and be brave enough to attempt this thing again. Does that mean that I'm certain to finish? Most certainly not, but I'm as certain as I'll ever be. And it's that lack of certainty that I'm the most looking forward to.
35 comments:
- eric said...
good luck geoff... i sincerely hope you finish it this year and look forward to your report.
- February 24, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Looking forward to hearing the post-race report Geoff. What an exciting adventure that lies ahead in those 350 miles. There is no failure in the attempt.
- February 24, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- Greg said...
Reading this post got me fired up! It makes me want to do the event. Good luck. Enjoy every moment, especially the brutally tough ones. Safe travels.
- February 24, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Vikki said...
I will be thinking of you Geoff, good luck and stay safe. Also looking forward to watching the dogs mush over your footprints.
Take Care,
Vikki Baylis - February 24, 2012 at 2:33 PM
- Ellie Greenwood said...
Have a great adventure out on the trails Geoff, all the best!
- February 24, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Art said...
Best of success, Geoff.
- February 24, 2012 at 3:35 PM
- Jared Friesen said...
Sounds fun actually, like a good adventure over a week. Good luck in the race man, I am sure you will finish, what a feat!
- February 24, 2012 at 8:38 PM
- Unknown said...
Best of luck Geoff!
- February 24, 2012 at 11:04 PM
- Timmy Olson said...
Do it up Geoff!
InJoy the journey, we'll be cheering you on!
Be well,
Timothy - February 25, 2012 at 7:17 AM
- Hoppy said...
Into the unknown,ahhh the adventure. Blaze on that man! .enjoy the journey Geoff, best wishes and aloha all the way .
- February 25, 2012 at 12:48 PM
- Sarah Lavender Smith said...
This post gave me goosebumps. If anyone can do it, you can! Looking forward to reading the recap.
- February 25, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Have as much fun as possible, Geoff!! I hope you discover a lot about your self at ITI!!!
All Day!
~Ken - February 26, 2012 at 12:01 AM
- UltraJegi said...
Why indeed Geoff! Why oh why??????
3 more hours ... - February 26, 2012 at 11:06 AM
- Byron Pittam said...
Good luck man!
- February 26, 2012 at 4:11 PM
- Burt said...
Up next year the ITI 1000 mile?
- February 26, 2012 at 6:59 PM
- Burt said...
Up next year the ITI 1000 mile?
- February 26, 2012 at 6:59 PM
- Shailen said...
Congratulations, Goeff! Inspiring effort, very happy for you.
- March 4, 2012 at 3:42 PM
- tim white said...
Amazing!! Very inspiraional. I've been following all week long. Made it a hell of a lot easier to get out for my 8 to 10 mile evening runs! Congratulations to you Geoff!
- March 4, 2012 at 7:20 PM
- tim white said...
Amazing!! Very inspiraional. I've been following all week long. Made it a hell of a lot easier to get out for my 8 to 10 mile evening runs! Congratulations to you Geoff!
- March 4, 2012 at 7:21 PM
- Hoppy said...
Well done geoff!,3rd time a charm !.Raised the bar again.
- March 4, 2012 at 9:14 PM
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- March 5, 2012 at 12:17 AM
- Tony Grant said...
Great stuff Geoff! You're a proper inspiration to us all! Very much looking forwards to reading your race report.
Tony - March 5, 2012 at 12:19 AM
- Mike B. said...
Congratulations Geoff. Great way to start the year.
- March 5, 2012 at 3:47 AM
- shawn said...
Nice job Geoff, we're all so proud of you! Can't wait to hear all about your adventure! Hope your rest is going well.
- March 5, 2012 at 3:58 AM
- Bill said...
Just amazing Geoff! Congratulations on an epic race!
It was tough to follow how things were progressing at ITI, particularly for the runners, but anyone in the know shared what they could and you let your finish speak volumes!
Can't wait to read about this one. Enjoy your recovery! - March 5, 2012 at 8:25 AM
- Amanda Compton said...
- March 5, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- Lars said...
excellent, Geoff!
- March 5, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- keco said...
Nice Job, Geoff!
- March 5, 2012 at 12:11 PM
- John said...
Congratulations on the finish. Sounded like an epic journey. Inspiring stuff from you and all the racers.
- March 5, 2012 at 4:48 PM
- Andrew said...
You're the man!!
- March 6, 2012 at 5:45 AM
- Marcy said...
Congratulations! And almost winning overall, amazing!
- March 6, 2012 at 8:54 AM
- Unknown said...
can't wait for the race write up. congrats geoff!
- March 6, 2012 at 1:59 PM
- Unknown said...
Congrats Geoff, fantastic accomplishment. What a way to begin the year. Those 350 slogging miles will be a great deposit into your base running account
- March 7, 2012 at 1:32 PM
- Eric B said...
Grats Geoff on your great finish!!! Way to go!!
- March 8, 2012 at 7:24 AM
- JOLUfromMA said...
Congratulations Geoff!
- March 9, 2012 at 11:41 AM


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Three weeks from today, the 2012 London Summer Olympics begin. London will show off its cathedrals and castles, it's parliament and palaces, all that is splendid in one of the world's greatest cities. There is a seedy side of London, however, one that Olympic organizers presumably will not present. That is where we'll be going today with this encore presentation from our Crime in the City series.
Mystery writer Mark Billingham took reporter Vicki Barker to some of the places that inspired his dark twisted thrillers.
VICKI BARKER, BYLINE: A murderer stalks the homeless through a London night that, in author Mark Billingham's words, stinks of desperation.
MARK BILLINGHAM: (Reading) He turned from Dean Street onto Old Compton Street, heading towards Piccadilly, past the cruisers and the coked-up media wankers, past a wild-haired wino breathing heavily and scowling at the world from the doorway of a fetish wear boutique. As he walked, he realized where that dull ache came from. It was the effort of staying self-contained that drains you, of keeping yourself impervious to the offers and the pleas, to the promises of pleasure of one sort or another.
BARKER: Mark Billingham, reading from his 2006 novel "Lifeless."
BILLINGHAM: Now, this is Leicester Square. Looks lovely now, doesn't it?
BARKER: On a bright weekday lunchtime, Billingham, a stand-up comic, children's writer and crime novelist, retraces a murderer's steps and describes his own restless quest for settings.
BILLINGHAM: You write a better scene if you've gone down to the place where it's set. I had to do some stuff right on the banks of the Thames, and I looked on my left and there's a huge blown-up dead dog, you know, stuck in the sludge. It's blown up like a kind of a (unintelligible), kind of snarling. And I look to my right and there's a beautiful heron perched on it. And I kind of think, you know what, I could have sat in my office for two or three hours and I'd never have made that stuff up.
BARKER: The result, novels in which beauty and horror, tragedy and black comedy, interlock. Characters drawn from society's margins collide with the law or with each other, in settings which, though familiar to most Londoners, have been rendered sinister or disturbing.
BILLINGHAM: It's fun to write about what's hidden, because it has this kind facade. It's touristy and wonderful and look, we've got the royal family and Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Tower of London, you know, but you don't have to look very far to find not only a fantastically dark present, but a bit of really evocative dark history.
BARKER: In one novel, "In the Dark," present and past collide when a gang of young black drug dealers falls foul of an old style East End gangster.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: This week's Big Issue please, issue please?
BARKER: In Billingham's book, "Lifeless" street people like this man selling the homeless magazine, The Big Issue are not backdrop color, but central players in a parallel society to ours, one Billingham discovered while researching the book.
BILLINGHAM: There's a homeless opera company, there are homeless football leagues, there's a homeless theater company. There's a whole world, a whole community which I kind of discovered, with its own hierarchy. The drinkers don't hang out with the drug addicts. The drug addicts are suspicious of the people with mental illness. They're all suspicious of the immigrants. There's a real kind of society going on just beneath the surface.
BARKER: As the tourists mill around Leicester Square, buying half-priced theater tickets and bumping into nothing more sinister than each other, Billingham watches from his own darker vantage point, drawn from his years playing the local comedy clubs.
BILLINGHAM: You come into Leicester Square at three or four o'clock in the morning, and it's like the seventh circle of hell. You're like, just don't look anybody in the eye, don't look anybody in the eye, if you're looking up. It's how I kind of always imagine New York used to be. I was never a fan of cozy mysteries of anything set in the countryside, you know.
Do you know what? I just don't care. I'm a city boy. I grew up in a big city, in Birmingham, and I want to write about a city. It's much richer tapestry for me than green fields. Fields and wild life make me feel ill. I don't like - I don't want to write about that stuff.
BARKER: Billingham has a lived-in face, a pierced ear. He speaks in quick staccato bursts, a raconteur's voice. Some readers may find his police inspector hero, Tom Thorne, less engaging. He seems more sketchily described than the criminals and the scenery. Billingham says he consciously chose to make Thorne a work in progress.
BILLINGHAM: I really genuinely don't - the reader knows as much about Tom Thorne as I do at any one time. Well, what that does mean is that sometimes he goes into areas that readers are uncomfortable with.
BARKER: One of the most uncomfortable moments in his novels is a scene where Thorne is tied up and subjected to a very graphic sexual attack. And now, Billingham reveals that he too was the victim of a violent attack a year before he started writing the Thorne novels. It happened at a hotel in the city of Manchester.
BILLINGHAM: I got room service in this room one night and there was a knock on the door about half an hour later and I thought they'd come to collect their tray, you know, the empty plate. And there were three guys in ski masks and they just burst in and said they were going to kill me and tied me up, put a bag over my head.
BARKER: The man took Billingham's credit cards and held him there for three hours. He says the experience marked him as a crime writer in two significant ways.
BILLINGHAM: For in that first book it was really important to me that the victim had a voice and was somebody that you cared about. And secondly, I think one thing I can write about pretty well is what it's like to be afraid. I'm pretty good on fear. I remember when I was tied up in the hotel room, I was bouncing off the carpet because my heart was thumping so much. I can remember literally bouncing on the floor. And so, yeah, I can write about what it's like to be afraid, I think.
BARKER: Did that, in any way, inform your decision to start writing crime fiction?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Hello, hello, I say.
BARKER: An interruption - a twitchy, rail-thin guy with x-ray eyes right out of one of Billingham's novels.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: We're (unintelligible) one night. I said, (unintelligible) she said no go away. I said later.
BILLINGHAM: There you go.
BARKER: Yes.
BILLINGHAM: There's London, right there. That was very impressive. I mean, that guy, you know, I'm not being judgmental, but that guy's an addict. And there, you know, there are a lot of characters like that wandering around. I don't know how he's going to fill up his day, but I kind of know where he's going to finish up tonight.
BARKER: The police, by the way, never caught the guys who attacked Mark Billingham. He says they never came close. For NPR News, I'm Vicki Barker in London.
WERTHEIMER: Monday, a visit to our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., which serves as the backdrop for crime in my city. We'll roam around Washington with thriller writer Mike Lawson.
MIKE LAWSON: The senator was going to walk through those doors right there, those double doors. At the bottom of those steps was this young kid. He fired a gun twice and he hit the senator's aide. And the senator of this book is a fairly charismatic, lucky guy and once again, he was lucky, even though he's the bad guy.
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I readily admit that I'm both a traditionalist and a contrarian -- the two personality traits often feed off one another, especially when confronted with neophiliac iconoclasm, of which there is much in our hobby (and always has been, lest anyone foolishly think I'm singling out "kids today" as the source of this trend). So, it raises my hackles to hear someone suggest that level limits "make no sense" or alignment is "stupid" or ascending AC is "easier to use" or any one of dozens of other claims about the supposed superiority of later edition rules mechanics of D&D over those of the past. I won't for a second deny that, for some gamers, such things may be true, but I do deny -- vociferously so -- that it's true for all gamers, because I did and do use most of these "bad" rules in my campaigns and somehow manage to have a great deal of fun.
Want to drop alignment from your campaign? Go for it. Find that you need some kind of skill system to differentiate two 5th-level fighters from one another? More power to you. Think 1-minute combat rounds are too abstract for your tastes? Gotcha. You don't need anyone's permission to make these changes, least of all mine, and I don't necessarily think any particular change to D&D's original rules takes one outside the bounds of "old school" -- and, even if I do, so what? Grab a copy of The Arduin Grimoire and you'll probably find that Dave Hargrave disagreed with me, just as Gary Gygax disagreed with him. Believe it or not, I'm cool with that.
Just, please, don't make the mistake of implying that your preference for some later mechanical innovation is anything more than that -- a preference. Many of the rules you deride as "bad," "broken," "wrong," "stupid," "embarrassing" or any number of other unpleasant adjectives aren't so in any objective sense and neither an appeal to "I've always thought so and I've been playing since 1978" nor the tendentious metaphor of game mechanics as technology will make them otherwise. And, again, that's just fine. Speaking only for myself, if I felt more people actually got this, I'd probably be a lot less defensive about many of the traditional rules of D&D than I typically am (though you're still never going to get me to say much nice about Dragolance).
Since this is clearly a rant, in accordance with the Joesky Protocol -- and my own addendum to it -- I offer the following. The text in the quote box below is hereby designated Open Game Content via the Open Game License.
Dwimmersmite: Named both for its purpose and its place of origin, this sword +1, +2 versus spellcasters is a sapient weapon, Lawful in alignment and having INT 12 and Psyche 12. Dwimmersmite can speak and it understands both Common and Elvish, in addition to its alignment tongue and being able to read magic. The sword's motivation is to destroy magic-users and elves, which grants it the ability to paralyze such foes with a successful hit (save vs. spells to resist). In addition, Dwimmersmite can detect evil (20' range), invisible or hidden objects and creatures (20' range), and secret doors (10' range, usable thrice per day). The sword also grants its wielder clairvoyance, as per the magic-user spell of the same name, usable three times per day.
Given its high intelligence and psyche, Dwimmersmite is a very willful weapon, often overpowering its wielder, which it then uses as its "body" to achieve its singular goal of eliminating elves and magic-users from the world. Once, the sword distinguished between Chaotic and other types of spellcasters, but, in the centuries since its forging, it has been hardened in its views and no longer makes such distinctions. In Dwimmersmite's mind, all elves and magic-users are suspect and thus its foes -- the consequences be damned. Needless to say, the weapon frequently gets its wielder into much trouble and it has been many years since it was last seen in the hands of anyone in civilized lands.


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Usually when we have invited friends or family for a dinner, I look forward to the entire planning process of the evening meal. Maybe it's the hotel background that triggers these buttons, but browsing through cookbooks or my recipe notebook and musing over the choices and selections, really makes me happy and content.
If we have invited good friends or family, I am pretty much aware of the restrictions and choices and the planning is easy. However if we have invited guests who we are not completely well acquainted with, many questions arise. Things like food allergies or personal likes and dislikes are considered and I am often told by these guests that they were surprised by the thoughtful questions I asked prior to the planning of the meal. Isn't that normal and the duty of the hostess?
I think my absolute favorite part of meal planning is definitely deciding on dessert. Dessert makes me happy! I also know dessert makes a lot of people happy. I admit to often paying just a little more attention to detail with the selection and preparation of dessert.
Having said that, it certainly does not need to be an extremely elaborate dessert that I might serve. I often like using ingredients in my pantry and pairing it with fresh fruit, a smooth and delicious cream. Playing with different flavors and textures is something I often enjoy doing while putting the dessert together. Sugar and spice, chocolate and cream, crunchy and smooth - so many ideas get me into the swing of things in the kitchen.
Does dessert really have to be restricted to the end of a meal? Can we not have dessert when we like and even instead of a meal? How about dessert for breakfast?
Well this dessert idea is one of my favorites, simply because you can find any excuse to indulge into it anytime of the day. There's granola, fruit and quark making it the perfect breakfast or in-between snack. The cheese and fruit allows it to be fairly adequate for lunch or dinner and the added chocolate makes it the perfect selection for - dessert!
Nope - you do not need any excuse NOT to treat yourself to this dessert!
Vanilla Poached Plums and Blueberry Granola Goat Cheese Cream Verrines
Printable version of recipe here
200g quark
100g soft goat cream cheese
60g maple syrup
200g berry nut chocolate intense granola (or use granola of choice)
120g fresh blueberries
250g plums, stoned and cut in half or quarters depending on their size
100g Muscovado sugar
1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
- Prepare the cream by whisking together quark, goat cream cheese and maple syrup in a bowl until smooth. Taste and adjust sweetness by adding more maple syrup if desired. Place in the refrigerator to cool and thicken.
- To poach the plums add the sugar into a saucepan with approx. 110ml water and vanilla. Gently heat until the sugar dissolves. Slide the fruit into the syrup. Bring the pan to the boil, then let it simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the ripeness and size, until the plums are soft. Leave to cool.
- In clean bowls or glasses begin layering your verrines: first add a handful of the granola, then top with some blueberries, spoon a tablespoon or two of the goat cheese-quark cream. On top of this spoon a good tablespoon of the poached plums and more granola. Finally spoon some more cream over the top and sprinkle with some granola and blueberries.
- Serve the dessert immediately and while the granola is still crunchy. Enjoy!
Both Soeren and I are very fond of such desserts as it brings together a lot of our favorite ingredients in one bowl. The beauty of verrines is that you simply get a plethora of flavors, a variety of different elements and the imagination can run wild all with one dessert. So we push our spoons right to the bottom and as it is pulled back out again, we know that each spoonful will be taking us to a different flavor high each time. Using the berry nut chocolate intense granola I made a while back was perfect for the verrine. The cashews, poppy seeds and dark chocolate added a delightful crunchy texture pairing incredibly well with the creaminess of the the quark-goat cheese cream.
So go on and treat yourself to dessert any time of the day!
I'll be back next week with another sweet dessert – because dessert makes us happy! Enjoy the rest of the week.
You might like these dessert ideas from WFLH:
Banana Brioche Pudding with Baileys Caramel Cream | Panna Cotta - Strawberry with Balsamic Red Wine Syrup | Persimmon Honey Nut Yogurt Verrines |
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Hungary is very diverse when it comes to rural architecture, craftsmanship, folk music and dance. The black pottery of Mohács, the opulence of the embroidery of Matyó and Kalocsa, the delicacy of the Halas lacework – they all tell the distinct story of the locals.
Come with me and look the wonderful pictures while you will know the Hungarian's Folk Traditons:
For a comprehensive view of the architecture and a peak into the customs of Hungarian villages a couple of hundred years back, head to one of the numerous open-air village museums scattered around the country. Probably the most prestigious one is the Skanzen Open-Air Ethnographic Museum near Szentendre, just a stones-throw from Budapest. Don't miss the Village Museum of Göcsej (actually the very first village museum to be established in Hungary) with a beautiful water-mill from the 19th century at its heart.
The Museum Village of Sóstó is a must-see too, as it's one of the most diverse in Hungary, showing the multicoloured folk architecture and customs of five ethnographical regions (Szatmár, Rétköz, Nyírség, Nyíri Mezőség and Bereg) – all in one 'village'. The tavern is actually in use, so you can clink glasses here too. To travel back further in time, head to Tiszaalpár - here you'll find a reconstructed village of the Árpád-age (1000 – 1301), built according to archaeological finds, only using materials available at the time.
For a piece of living tradition, head to the beautifully preserved village of Hollokó, that's actually a world heritage site . What makes Hollókő really special is that it hasn't been turned into an open-air museum – it's a living village with locals leading a tradition-bound life. Of course there are other small villages where locals keep up their centuries-old traditions.
A secret tip: visit Hollókő in the spring – Easter celebrations bring out the most of this beautiful little village. Pottery, central to the folk culture of the Hungarians, is kept alive at the small villages of the Őrség and the Hortobágy regions.
At Easter, boys sprinkle girls with perfume while citing one of the funny little poems written for these occasions. According to the tradition, women who are not 'watered' will fade away – boys couldn't let that happen, could they? In old times, it used to be a bucket of cold water, however today it's a tamer version that's in use. Part of the Easter celebrations (and a favourite among kids) is the painting of eggs. In some regions egg-painting developed into an art form of its own, with local motifs scratched into and embroidered onto the egg – and guess what, sometimes eggs are even adorned with tiny horse shoes.
It is not just the architecture and the objects from the past, however, that define who we are. It is the great variety of folksy customs that are just as alive today. Want to hear examples? Well, there is the so-called Busójárás, for a starter. In the carnival season people dressup in scary costumes and wooden masks roam the streets to scare winter (or the Turks, according to another interpretation...) away.
Weddings in Hungary have their own choreography and traditions as well, of course. The wedding procession is particularly important and is usually followed by the whole village. The bridal dance is supposed to ensure the young couple's financial stability – guests have to pay to take the bride to dance. Breaking glasses will drive bad ghosts away, and by cleaning up the mess together the young couple can demonstrate how well they can cooperate. Oh, and don't be surprised if the bride gets stolen. The young husband has to perform some tasks to get her back... And believe it or not, thereis no other event in Hungary where more pálinka is drank than a wedding.
In fact every religious or ancient celebration will have their own customs that remain with us in some form such as the annual harvest and the pig sticking; as well as important days such as August 20th which celebrates the creation of the Hungarian state and remembering the Hungarian Revolution on March 15th. Make sure to visit Hungary for one of them and find out more about these odd people called Magyars!
Forrás: gotohungary.com


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NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A man opened fire Friday inside two classrooms at the Connecticut elementary school where his mother was a teacher, killing 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in corners and closets and trembled helplessly to gunshots reverberating through the building.
The killer, carrying two handguns, committed suicide at the school, and another person was found dead at a second scene, bringing the toll to 28, authorities said.
Police shed no light on the motive for the attack. The gunman was believed to suffer from a personality disorder and lived with his mother in Connecticut, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the investigation but was not authorized to publicly discuss it.
The rampage, coming less than two weeks before Christmas, was the nation's second-deadliest school shooting, exceeded only by the Virginia Tech massacre that left 33 people dead in 2007.
Panicked parents looking for their children raced to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, a community of about 27,000 residents 60 miles northeast of New York City. Youngsters at the kindergarten-through-fourth-grade school were told to close their eyes by police as they were led from the building.
Schoolchildren — some crying, others looking frightened — were escorted through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other's shoulders.
"Our hearts are broken today," a tearful President Barack Obama, struggling to maintain composure, said at the White House. He called for "meaningful action" to prevent such shootings.
Youngsters and their parents described teachers locking doors and ordering the children to huddle in the corner or hide in closets when shots echoed through the building. Authorities didn't say exactly how the shootings unfolded.
They also gave no details on the victim discovered at another scene, except to say that the person was an adult found dead by police while they were investigating the gunman.
A law enforcement official identified the gunman as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, the son of a teacher. A second law enforcement official said his mother, Nancy Lanza, was presumed dead.
Adam Lanza's older brother, 24-year-old Ryan, of Hoboken, N.J., was being questioned.
The law enforcement official who said Adam Lanza had a possible personality disorder said Ryan Lanza had been extremely cooperative, was not believed to have any involvement in the rampage and was not under arrest or in custody, but investigators were still searching his computers and phone records. Ryan Lanza told law enforcement he had not been in touch with his brother since about 2010.
All three law enforcement officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record about the unfolding investigation.
The gunman drove to the school in his mother's car, the second official said. Three guns were found — a Glock and a Sig Sauer, both pistols, inside the school, and a .223-caliber rifle in the back of a car.
Lanza's girlfriend and another friend were missing in New Jersey, the official also said.
State police Lt. Paul Vance said 28 people in all were killed, including the gunman, and one person was injured.
Robert Licata said his 6-year-old son was in class when the gunman burst in and shot the teacher.
"That's when my son grabbed a bunch of his friends and ran out the door," he said. "He was very brave. He waited for his friends."
He said the shooter didn't utter a word.
Stephen Delgiadice said his 8-year-old daughter was in the school and heard two big bangs. Teachers told her to get in a corner, he said.
"It's alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought was the safest place in America," he said. His daughter was fine.
Mergim Bajraliu, 17, heard the gunshots echo from his home and ran to check on his 9-year-old sister at the school. He said his sister, who was fine, heard a scream come over the intercom at one point. He said teachers were shaking and crying as they came out of the building.
"Everyone was just traumatized," he said.
Mary Pendergast, who lives close to the school, said her 9-year-old nephew was in the school at the time of the shooting, but wasn't hurt after his music teacher helped him take cover in a closet.
Richard Wilford's 7-year-old son, Richie, is in the second grade at the school. His son told him that he heard a noise that "sounded like what he described as cans falling."
The boy told him a teacher went out to check on the noise, came back in, locked the door and had the kids huddle up in the corner until police arrived.
"There's no words," Wilford said. "It's sheer terror, a sense of imminent danger, to get to your child and be there to protect him."
On Friday afternoon, family members were led away from a firehouse that was being used as a staging area, some of them weeping. One man, wearing only a T-shirt without a jacket, put his arms around a woman as they walked down the middle of the street, oblivious to everything around them.
Another woman with tears rolling down her face walked by carrying a car seat with a young infant inside and a bag that appeared to have toys and stuffed animals.
The shootings instantly brought to mind episodes such as the Columbine High School massacre that killed 15 in 1999 and the July shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead.
"You go to a movie theater in Aurora and all of a sudden your life is taken," Columbine principal Frank DeAngelis said. "You're at a shopping mall in Portland, Ore., and your life is taken. This morning, when parents kissed their kids goodbye knowing that they are going to be home to celebrate the holiday season coming up, you don't expect this to happen. I think as a society, we need to come together. It has to stop, these senseless deaths."
Obama's comments on the tragedy amounted to one of the most outwardly emotional moments of his presidency.
"The majority of those who died were children — beautiful, little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old," Obama said.
He paused for several seconds to keep his composure as he teared up and wiped an eye. Nearby, two aides cried and held hands as they listened to Obama.
"They had their entire lives ahead of them — birthdays, graduations, wedding, kids of their own," Obama continued about the victims. "Among the fallen were also teachers, men and women who devoted their lives to helping our children."


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What causes heartworm disease?
Heartworms are a blood-borne parasite called Dirofilaria immitis that reside in the heart or adjacent large blood vessels of infected animals. The female worm is 6 to 14 inches long (15 to 36 cm) and 1/8 inch wide (5 mm). The male is about half the size of the female. Heartworm disease is much more common in dogs.
"…incidence of heartworms that is far greater than previously thought."
However, recent studies of cats with heart and respiratory diseases have found an incidence of heartworms that is far greater than previously thought. Cats are relatively resistant to heartworm infection when compared to dogs, with the infection rate in cats reported to be 5-20% of the rate in dogs in the same location. Approximately 1/3 of infected cats live indoors only. Typically, cats have fewer adult worms than dogs, usually less than 6.
How are heartworms transmitted to a cat?
The life cycle of the heartworm is complex and requires two host animals in order to complete it. Heartworms require the mosquito as an intermediate host and as many as 30 species of mosquitoes can act as this host and transmit heartworms. Mosquitoes ingest immature heartworm larvae, called microfilariae, by feeding on an infected cat or, more commonly, an infected dog. The microfilariae develop further for 10 to 30 days in the mosquito's gut and then enter its mouthparts. When an infected mosquito bites a cat, it injects infective larvae into the cat. The larvae migrate and mature for several months, ending up in the right side of the heart and the pulmonary arteries. There they mature into adult heartworms capable of reproduction about six months from the time they enter the cat. Shortly thereafter, at around eight months after infection, they begin to produce a new crop of microfilaria that will live in the cat's blood for about one month. Cats are resistant hosts, and few circulating microfilaria are generally found.
"It is necessary for a cat to be bitten by an infected mosquito in order to become infected with heartworms."
Because of this life cycle, it is necessary for a cat to be bitten by an infected mosquito in order to become infected with heartworms. Heartworms are not transmitted directly from one cat to another or from a dog directly to a cat.
How are heartworms diagnosed?
There are several methods used in diagnosing heartworms; unfortunately, none are 100% reliable so a combination of tests is often needed. The diagnostic sequence usually progresses as follows:
"The most common signs are a sudden onset of coughing and rapid breathing…"
Clinical Signs
One of the most challenging aspects of diagnosing feline heartworm disease is that there are no specific clinical signs. The most common signs are a sudden onset of coughing and rapid breathing, signs that can also be caused by several other diseases. Other common non-specific clinical signs include weight loss and vomiting. On occasion, an apparently normal cat may be found dead, or may develop sudden overwhelming respiratory failure and heartworm disease is diagnosed on a post-mortem examination. Sudden death is thought to be due to a reaction within the lungs to the young heartworms, or to a reaction to dead or live heartworms entering the pulmonary arteries and obstructing the flow of blood to the lungs.
Acute Clinical Signs | Chronic Clinical Signs |
Collapse | Coughing |
Dyspnea | Vomiting |
Convulsions | Dyspnea |
Diarrhea/Vomiting | Lethargy |
Blindness | Anorexia |
Tachycardia | Weight Loss |
Syncope | Chylothorax |
Sudden Death |
Blood Tests
Several blood tests are used for heartworm diagnosis, but the heartworm antibody test and the heartworm antigen test are proving to be most helpful in diagnosing the disease in cats.
1. The heartworm antibody test determines that the cat's immune system has been exposed to heartworms. A positive test may indicate that an active infection is present. However, cats who have had heartworms but whose heartworms have died will also have antibodies for an unknown time. Currently, it is believed that the antibodies persist for two to four months after the heartworms have died. Cats with late stage larvae that are not yet adults, and cats with adult heartworms in places other than the heart, may also test positive with the antibody test. This test is very sensitive, so it is used first. If it is positive, the next test is performed.
2. The heartworm antigen test detects the presence of adult female heartworms. It is very specific, but not as sensitive as the antibody test. A positive test indicates that heartworms are present, but a negative test does not mean that they are absent. Because the cat must have at least two adult female worms present to make this test positive, a negative test may mean that the cat may only have a small number of worms or that all the worms present are male.
"A diagnosis of feline heartworm infection is confirmed when both the antibody and antigen tests are positive."
In summary, a diagnosis of feline heartworm infection is confirmed when both the antibody and antigen tests are positive.
3. A blood sample can be tested for the presence of microfilariae. However, less than 20% of cats with heartworms have microfilariae in their blood, and microfilariae are only present for one to four weeks. Although a positive test is diagnostic, a negative test means little.
4. An eosinophil count can be measured in cats suspected of harboring heartworms. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cells that occur in increased numbers when certain parasites are present. They are elevated in the presence of heartworms, but this elevation only occurs for a few months. This test is not specific, since cats with other parasites (intestinal worms, fleas, etc.) or allergies also commonly have increased eosinophil counts. An eosinophil count is often performed with a Complete Blood Cell Count (CBC) and serum chemistries during the initial diagnostic workup.
Radiographs (x-rays) permit us to view the size and shape of the heart. They also allow us to measure the diameter of the pulmonary arteries. Many cats with heartworms have an increase in the size of the pulmonary arteries, or the arteries may appear blunted (suddenly come to an apparent stop) on their way to the lungs, due to worms obstructing them. However, many other cats with heartworms have no abnormal findings on their radiographs, especially early in the infection.
Cardiac ultrasound or Echocardiography
Echocardiography allows the examiner to directly view the internal structures of the heart and surrounding vessels and assess the condition and function of the heart. In some cats, the actual adult heartworms can be seen; this finding confirms the presence of heartworms. However, because most infected cats have a low number of worms this does not occur often.
Can feline heartworm disease be treated?
There is no drug approved for treating heartworms in cats. One of the drugs for treating dogs has been used in cats, but it causes significant side effects.
"There is no drug approved for treating heartworms in cats the reaction to the dead and dying worms can cause sudden death."
To complicate things further, when the adult heartworms die during this treatment, they pass through the pulmonary arteries to the lungs where the reaction to the dead and dying worms can cause sudden death. Thus, we have a dilemma when a cat is diagnosed with heartworms. One of two main choices must be made:
1. Treat with the drug designed for dogs. However, this drug can have serious side effects in cats. These side effects include acute pulmonary (lung) failure and death in a small percentage of cats.
2. Treat the symptoms of heartworm disease and hope the cat outlives the worms. Since heartworms live in a cat for about two to three years (as opposed to five to seven years in dogs), several months of treatment are needed. When cats are in a crisis, they are treated with oxygen and corticosteroids ("cortisone") to relieve the reaction occurring in the pulmonary arteries and lungs, and, if needed, drugs to remove fluid from the lungs (diuretics). When they are stable, they are treated continuously or periodically with corticosteroids. However, the threat of an acute crisis or sudden death always exists.
3. Another possible treatment option, surgical removal of the heartworms, is currently being performed in Japan and some parts of Europe. Surgical extraction may become a better treatment option in the future, as the technique improves.
Is there a way to prevent heartworms?
Veterinarians now strongly recommend that all cats receive year-round monthly heartworm preventative in areas where mosquitoes are active all year round.
"There are excellent heartworm preventatives now available for cats, making prevention of heartworm disease safe and easy. "
Cats that live in colder areas, where mosquitoes are seasonal, should be on monthly preventative for at least 6 months of the year. There are excellent heartworm preventatives now available for cats, making prevention of heartworm disease safe and easy.
The reasons that heartworm prevention is now recommended for all cats are:
1. Diagnostic Difficulty. Diagnosing heartworms is not as easy in cats as in dogs.
2. Unknown Incidence. Heartworms are not nearly as common in cats as they are in dogs. However, they are probably more common than we realize. As we look more aggressively for heartworms in cats with better and better tests, we expect to find that the incidence is greater than previously thought. University studies have shown that up to 15% of all cats in certain locations, regardless of whether they are indoor and outdoor cats, have been exposed to feline heartworm disease.
3. There Is No Treatment. There is simply no good treatment for heartworm-infected cats. Effective drugs are not available, and cats that seem to be doing well may die suddenly. Treating heartworm infections in cats is risky at best, and not treating these cats is just as risky. It will take about two years for the parasitic infection to be eliminated in the cat, and serious clinical signs can suddenly appear at any time during this period.
4. Prevention Is Safe and Easy. Cats given heartworm prevention drugs have not shown signs of toxicity. There is a wide margin of safety, even in kittens as young as six weeks of age.
5. Indoor Cats Get Heartworms, Too. Exposure to mosquitoes is required for transmission. Cats do not have to be exposed to cats or dogs infected with heartworms. Obviously, cats that go outdoors are more likely to be exposed. However, an infected mosquito can easily get into the house and infect the cat.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Kobe Kiwi Wings with Japanese Relish - Outdoor Wednesday
I know I should look at them and think, "All things bright and beautiful. All things great and small." I've really, really tried, but they look like buzzards and I'm simultaneously trying to figure out how they got here and how I can get rid of them. Did you know they can fly? Years ago a wall street broker, long since gone to his just reward, was sure that "...in a high wind even a turkey can fly." He was spot on, about bad stocks and the other turkeys. They can fly at 55 miles an hour for short distances. These new members of our wildlife menagerie, probably escapees from a nearby raptor center, started me thinking about birds and winged creatures that cannot, for one reason or another, fly. Some years ago I developed a crock-pot recipe for chicken wings and my over stimulated sense of the absurd decided to call them kiwi wings because the donor chickens could no longer fly. I'll tell you more about the wings below. The turkeys, by the way, are fine.
This very simple recipe was developed to provide an alternative to standard, albeit delicious, hot wings. These wings are cooked in a two step process that utilizes the broiler and a slow cooker. While they lack the extreme heat of the more familiar version, they are hot and decidedly Asian in their flavor. The broiler is used to give the wings color. If you don't mind beige wings this step can be bypassed. The finished wings are sprinkled with an Asian relish patterned after one that comes from Kobe, Japan. The wings will have more flavor if allowed to marinate before cooking. Your preparation time will be about 20 minutes and the wings can be on the table, start to finish, in three hours. While these were developed to be served as an appetizer, when served with rice, they make a wonderful light meal. Here's the recipe.
Kobe Kiwi Wings with Japanese Relish...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
4 pounds chicken wings
1/2 cup Japanese (shottsuru) or Thai (nam pla) fish sauce
1 cup Asian sweet chili sauce (i.e. Mae Ploy)
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 cup minced scallions (white and tender green)
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
1 tablespoon finely minced parsley
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt (optional)
1) Cut wings into pieces at joints; discard wing tips or reserve for stock.
2) To make marinade, place fish sauce, chili sauce, lime juice, chili garlic sauce, brown sugar and cornstarch in a small (1-quart) bowl. Whisk to combine.
3) Place wing pieces and marinade in a 1-gallon resealable storage bag. Seal and shake to coat all pieces with marinade. Refrigerate for 2 to 8 hours.
4) Preheat oven broiler. Coat insert of a large (6-quart) slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
5) Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry with paper towels. Reserve marinade. Transfer chicken to rack of a large broiler pan. Broil about 6 inches from heat for 5 minutes per side.
6) Meanwhile, pour marinade into a medium (2-quart) saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook for about 10 minutes to thicken mixture.
7) Dip chicken pieces into thickened marinade. When coated, transfer to slow cooker. Pour remaining marinade over chicken, cover, and cook on HIGH for 2 hours.
8) Just before serving, combine scallions, ginger and parsley in a small bowl. Toss to combine.
9) Transfer wings to a serving platter. Sprinkle with relish and sea salt (if using). Serve hot. Yield: 10 appetizer servings.
This recipe is being linked to:
Outdoor Wednesday, an event sponsored by Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.
Crock-Pot Wednesday an event sponsored by Deb at Dining with Debbie.
61 comments :
- Alicia said...
Mmmmmmmmmm, Mary! Those wings look delish! I love the pictures of your turkeys and how you tied them all together for Outdoor Wednesday! I will have to try those this holiday season. Thanks for sharing and please come by and read about my unwanted guests from Mother Nature and see how I got rid of them.
Take care! - September 30, 2009 at 12:19 AM
- Alicia said...
Oh, I forgot to mention. I love your masthead picture, the fork with the salad, veggies. My mouth waters every time I visit!
- September 30, 2009 at 12:20 AM
- Unknown said...
i didn't know turkeys can fly---thanks for sharing. your wings look delish!
- September 30, 2009 at 12:21 AM
- My Little Space said...
I can imagine how it was taste like! So, aromatic and the picture looks so yummy.
- September 30, 2009 at 12:21 AM
- bj said...
O, these look and sound so delicious. We eat hot wings out here in West Texas like nobody's business. Just love them.
Thanks for sharing this recipe...I hope to give it a try. I love cooking in my crock pot.
xo bj - September 30, 2009 at 12:22 AM
- claudie said...
Thank goodness those aren't turkey legs... but our Thanksgiving is just around the corner... Canadian one. It seems that is one holiday that we do not share the same day... weird. anyway Mary, thanks for the yummy recipe yet again.
Happy OW
Love Claudie
xo - September 30, 2009 at 1:29 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
I love chicken wings, and I like asian inspired wings over those hot wings you get at most bars, These look terrific, gotta try this recipe. Thanks, great post as usual
- September 30, 2009 at 1:37 AM
- Carol at Serendipity said...
The wings look delicious. I have gotten so many wonderful recipes from your blog - now I just have to start cooking!
Carol - September 30, 2009 at 5:28 AM
- Hootin Anni said...
buzzards indeed....but, not quite as ugly. LOL
I read your blog title in my reader this morning and just HAD to stop by to see what Japanese Relish was. And the photo? My goodness this looks mouth watering. - September 30, 2009 at 6:10 AM
- Kammy said...
Mmmmmm sounds good, Mary ! I like your turkey shot !
Kammy - September 30, 2009 at 6:24 AM
- susan said...
Mary-My husband is an outdoorsman and turkey hunting is his favorite--he will take care of those for you. Aren't their legs really long?? My family loves wings-all kinds (except turkey :) Thanks, as always!
- September 30, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
We have seen a lot (and I mean a lot) of wild turkeys this year here in the mountains. And they sure can fly if you scare them. They make a big whoosing sound as they take off and act a bit annoyed that they have to leave.
Your wings look wonderful. I have fish sauce on my shelf and forget to use it sometimes. It adds so much to recipes.
Sam - September 30, 2009 at 6:44 AM
- Unknown said...
I love the title and the post! Your food always looks absolutely beautiful and delicious. Being a guest at your table would be a very nice treat. Thanks so much for posting to Crock Pot Wednesday. I am anxious to give this one a try. Debbie
- September 30, 2009 at 7:46 AM
- Puna said...
The birds look much more appetizing after they've been cooked.
- September 30, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Live.Love.Eat said...
Wow, these look incredible. I came by way of Dining with Debbie. So glad I did!!!!!!!!!
- September 30, 2009 at 8:30 AM
- Allie said...
yummy!! The wings look amazing I love all your flavors!
- September 30, 2009 at 8:38 AM
- Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...
I like that you spoke about how to get rid of the birds and then cooked some bird ;-)
This relish sounds like a refreshing change to the usual buffalo wings. Great combination of flavors. - September 30, 2009 at 9:59 AM
- Cathy said...
Yum, I do like chicken wings, probably because they hold so much sauce in relation to the amount of meat. I'm a Mae Ploy fan and know I would love this sauce. Can't wait to try this one, Mary.
- September 30, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- jo@blog-diggidy said...
mmm mmmm good!! great blog btw!! found you over at debbie's!! :)
- September 30, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Karen at Nittany Inspirations said...
The wings look yummy.
- September 30, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- Alyssa said...
I have to admit I might find it a bit scary to have a turkey flying by. You'd think they'd be rather ungainly in the air, and they're so big! The Kobe Kiwi Wings are going into my 'try soon' file. I'm amassing one full of Asian flavors, and these look delicious.
- September 30, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- Gaby said...
wow Mary!! Those wings looks so delicious - its only 8:42am right here and I could eat those right now!
- September 30, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- Megan said...
Mary, those look so tasty. I could eat them for breakfast! I quess they would be perfect anytime an long as you have a whole platefull. ;)
- September 30, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- R3 Method Show said...
I can usually see the beauty in all things too. But this time I am with you and give up trying. lol
- September 30, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- NKP said...
That reminds me of WKRP from 20 years ago, when they did the turkey giveaway.. by dropping them out of a plane. "God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
These wings look so tasty. I was born in Kobe (but am not Japanese)
Great idea to use the crock pot. - September 30, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- My name is Riet said...
Those wings look delicious. Great recipe
Have a nice day - September 30, 2009 at 1:10 PM
- Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...
Mary, I don't use my crock pot enough and this is a dish that may make me take if off the shelf! I like spicy wings and this recipe sounds perfect!
I saw wild turkeys while I was in South Dakota on vacation ..they were not as pleasingly plump as your visitors! - September 30, 2009 at 1:25 PM
- LV said...
I have heard that turkey's could fly, but never saw one. I trust you find a way to get rid of them, They look kinda think for Thanksgiving.I appreciate you taking time to visit today.
- September 30, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- Signing Out said...
Mary, those wings look scrumptious!
We have a family of turkeys (8 in all) living in our neighborhood. I understand their diet changes every few months, and summer is their vegetation season. Unfortunately, they grazed on our zucchini plants all summer.
Jane - September 30, 2009 at 1:46 PM
Oh Mary, what a cute post. It brought back memories of me counting 60 or more turkeys on our property. You are right, they do look like buzzards.
Great wing recipe!! - September 30, 2009 at 1:54 PM
- ❀~Myrna~❀ said...
I sometimes spot a lone wild turkey,but I've never had a flock. Great Pics.;~)
The chicken wings look delicious!
~Myrna - September 30, 2009 at 2:13 PM
- Baba said...
Hi Mary, the poor turkey's don't know what holiday is coming up !!
I really do not like chicken wings cooked this way, I like good old fried chicken wings..
Thanks for your visit to my place today..hugs, Baba - September 30, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Katy ~ said...
We have wild turkeys in our back yard. The cats stalk them until they see how big they really are!
Those wings look wonderful! - September 30, 2009 at 2:25 PM
- Ms. Bake-it said...
Great picture of your turkeys! My parents have a flock of wild turkeys (15 – 20) that invade them in Maine every year. They can be quite amusing to watch and definitely have a hierarchy.
Thanks for sharing!
~ Tracy - September 30, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- figtree said...
Those wings would be gone in minutes in my house! Looks delish!Figtreeapps
- September 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM
- Karen said...
We were watching the Outdoor Channel last night and sure 'nuff, there were a couple turkeys in the tree. I asked DH "How'd they get up there??" He said "They flew up there." Haha... I didn't know they could fly!! Learn something new every day, don't we? ;)
- September 30, 2009 at 3:30 PM
- Theresa @ Take A Sentimental Journey said...
h-m-m-m h-m-m-m-m those sure look good Mary ! I wished I lived in your house so I could eat all of your good stuff.
- September 30, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- JLS Hall (Joysweb) said...
Oooh, ugly birds! But those wings look great! I really should try this one - my hubby loves hot wings and this sounds like a nice variation.
- September 30, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Brenda Pruitt said...
That recipe looks so yummy! I'm fixing a Hawaiian chicken dish for supper.
Brenda - September 30, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- Maria said...
I love that relish!
- September 30, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- cherry said...
This looks yummy ! love the Turkey's NOT !! lol..hugs, Cherry
- September 30, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Maria, the relish is really delicious. I hope you'll be able to try it.
- September 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...
Just a note to say how much I enjoy your posts. I have been visiting for just a few weeks now but have already tried a couple recipes (the Bavarian Potato Soup was the last one we enjoyed)
Thank you for stopping by my place for Outdoor Wednesday and leaving your comment.
Kindly, ldh - September 30, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- penny said...
Hi Mary,
I never know whats cooking in the pot when I visit Mary... but this certainly is a funny, informative and yummy post.
Thanks for it all, Pam :) - September 30, 2009 at 6:13 PM
- Valerie said...
Mary - Thanks for leaving a comment on my page. It's nice to know when someone visits. Glad to hear my part of the world is not the only one that is still green!
Your blog is very pleasing to the eye ( and it looks like the tummy too.) - September 30, 2009 at 6:34 PM
- theUngourmet said...
I love wings! I like mine to be cooked well though. I can't take it if the skin isn't crispy. These look like they are cooked to perfection! I love the relish on top!
- September 30, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- Cindy (Applestone Cottage) said...
They look delicious! We have wild turkeys in our yard and nearby all the time! I find them quite amusing! Cindy
- September 30, 2009 at 7:46 PM
- Jeanne said...
We've had turkeys running around here, flying up and roosting on the 2nd story roofs and making noise. The neighbors boys used to have the chore of trying to shoo the turkeys away by throwing tennis balls at the turkeys when they roosted on our neighbors house... Life in the suburbs. National bird? I'm glad Ben Franklin did not get his way on that vote. There would be no dignity in trying to scare away the national bird with tennis balls...
- September 30, 2009 at 8:35 PM
- Kathy Walker said...
I love the turkeys! That was fun. The wings look delicious!
- September 30, 2009 at 9:35 PM
- SmilingSally said...
I never knew that turkeys could fly. You are so informative!
- September 30, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- teresa said...
They are very vulturish arent' they? I don't think I would like them hanging around too much either. Wings sound good!
- September 30, 2009 at 9:47 PM
- Becky K. said...
We saw many turkeys during our trip to the mountains this year. At one point there was a tree full of them.
The wings look great!! My family would eat those right up.
Becky K.
Hospitality Lane - September 30, 2009 at 10:24 PM
- noble pig said...
Those sound so good. And turkeys scare the heck out of me.
- September 30, 2009 at 11:14 PM
- Heather S-G said...
I can't help it...I love turkeys!! I get excited everytime I see some :D Your wings sound finger-lickin' good!
- September 30, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- Pam said...
The sauce sounds fantastic - I know my wing loving husband would really enjoy theses.
- September 30, 2009 at 11:53 PM
- Jane said...
Yes, turkeys can fly! I once came home to 11 on the peak of my roof.
Do they avoid your hose? My aunt had one in her back yard who thought the hose was snake...
Your recipe looks luscious! We'll have to try it this weekend.
Thanks for sharing it...
Jane (artfully graced) - October 1, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Those Turkeys look scary!!!! (LOL)
Oh and your recipe looks insanely good! :) Geez.. every time I come to visit, you make me hungry!!!! :)
Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes!!! Thanks for the visit! :)
Donna Marie - October 1, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Great little wings--love the combo of flavors!
- October 1, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Jean Stockdale said...
Your dish looks fabulous! You are quite the cook.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my pictures of New Orleans. We enjoyed our little day trip there. I traveled with my husband on business and we stayed in the area an extra day to do some site-seeing there. It is lovely and it was good to see the city was intact (in most areas) after coming back from the brink of disaster. Some areas are still badly scarred and my heart hurt to see vacant lots where homes and buildings were demolished, but for the most part the city has survived. Blessings. - October 1, 2009 at 7:07 PM
- storyteller said...
Oh my ... I've had Kobe Beef but never thought of cooking 'wings' this way. You are the most amazing cook and I enjoy my delicious (non caloric) virtual visits to your kitchen. Thanks for visiting Sacred Ruminations and I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Hugs and blessings, - October 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM
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Temptation of Wife
One night Goo Eun Jae got drunk and Jung Gyo Bin took this opportunity to take advantage of her. Eun Jae and Gyo Bin got married but their marriage is not a very blissful marriage. Eun Jae's best friend, Shin Ae Ri, openly flirts with Gyo Bin in front of Eun Jae. Gyo Bin decided that he did not want to remain married to Eun Jae and tried to kill her. Eun Jae was presumed to have drown and died. Gyo Bin thought he was successful in killing Eun Jae and moved on with Ae Ri. Months later, Eun Jae is back for revenge but she presumes the identity of another woman, Min So Hee, who had killed herself. How will Gyo Bin react to a girl who looks exactly like his presumed dead wife, Eun Jae? Will he be tempted by So Hee?
Country: Korean
Status: Completed
Released: 2008