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A local business group Friday fired one of the biggest salvos waged against a proposed tax increase for Terrebonne's public schools.
A local business group Friday fired one of the biggest salvos waged against a proposed tax increase for Terrebonne's public schools.
Dozens of residents have voiced opposition to the School Board directly, in letters to The Courier and in Facebook comments linked to the newspaper's stories on the issue.
But the chamber, which represents more than 900 businesses, is the first organized group to do so. And assuming it will mobilize its members to go to the polls May 4, the group just made a hard sell, as almost any tax could be described nowadays, even harder.
I'm still formulating my opinion as a voter, and The Courier has more reporting to do before the newspaper takes its own position on the 31-mill property tax hike.
The overarching goals for the $25 million a year the tax would raise sound reasonable, at least in concept: Boost Terrebonne's mediocre teacher salaries to, well, less mediocre, and improve the system's aging buildings, most of which are pushing 50-60 years old.
But I do share some of the chamber's concerns about the board's decision-making process and lack of concrete budgets and timelines for building projects that would be paid for with the tax money.
The board and Superintendent Philip Martin invited some of the criticism through the unorthodox process they have used to come up with the proposal and sell it to the public. In December, after months of discussion, the board voted to start the process of putting the tax on the May 4 ballot. It wasn't until earlier this month that it approved a plan that describes how it would spend the money.
Usually, it's done the other way around: Plan first, then determine how to pay for it.
Oddly, the rationale local school officials are giving for deciding on 31 mills is that it would put Terrebonne at the average collected among school systems statewide. That's pretty weak reasoning. It would be a lot easier to accept a money figure that was derived from a needs assessment done in advance. But the way it was presented makes it appear — whether it's true or not — that Martin and the board first decided to bring the system's property tax rate to the state average then determined what to do with the money.
As a result, statements like this, from chamber board Chairwoman Jennifer Armand, were predictable.
"The chamber recognizes and appreciates the current challenges of the Terrebonne Parish School District, especially in the face of increased cuts and mandates from the state and federal government," she said Friday. "We also believe that the best way to meet these challenges of growing a top-performing school system is to plan first and tax second."
I do wonder if the board has missed an opportunity to take a more-comprehensive look the current state of Terrebonne's public school system and its future needs and map out a strategy to address — and pay for — them. For instance, which communities are expected to grow over the next 10, 20 or 30 years, and which will shrink? Shouldn't that dictate where we build or renovate schools? What would it take to raise Terrebonne students' scores on state and national academic performance tests from mediocre to excellent? How much would it cost? Have other school systems had success at doing these things? What can we learn from them?
I also wonder if, in choosing its proposed building projects, the board is substituting difficult choices for expedient ones. Specifically, several board members and Martin have repeatedly said they are not interested in shifting the boundaries of school attendance zones in addressing the system's building needs. Its hard for me to envision a plan that would make the most effective and efficient use of the school's current buildings, and the best decisions on where to construct new ones, without changing school attendance zones that have been in place for decades. I realize a lot of residents would resist such changes. But is the board's unwillingness to ruffle feathers raising the cost of any building plan and shortchanging the parish and its children in the end?
Voters — at least those who bother to cast ballots in the May 4 election — will decide whether these or any other concerns outweigh the potential good that might come from spending more tax money on the parish's public schools. Expect a lot more public debate and discussion in the meantime.
Courier and Daily Comet Executive Editor Keith Magill can be reached at 857-2201 or email@example.com.

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Incarcerated R&B star Lauryn Hill has spoken out for the first time since she checked into jail earlier this month, revealing she has received a "warm reception" from her fellow inmates.
The former "Fugees" singer was sentenced to three months behind bars after pleading guilty to three charges of failing to file her tax returns between 2005 and 2007.
She began her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut on July 8, and on Saturday, a friend of the star took to her tumblr.com page to tell fans Hill is "doing well" in jail.
The pal also includes a personal note from the musician which reads, "I have known since very young to look for the purpose and lesson in everything, including the trials. Although it has taken some adjustment, I cannot deny the favor I have encountered while in here, and general warm reception from a community of people who despite their circumstances, have found unique ways to make the best of them.
"Thank you for the letters of concern and well wishes that I receive in the mail every day. Although I may not be able to write everyone back (sic), please know that they have been received, read, acknowledged, and appreciated."
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Does Amazon Want to Monopolize The Entire Publishing Chain?
from the how-much-is-enough? dept
The launch of Amazon's Kindle Fire at a price well below expectations has naturally focused people's attention on the e-book side of Amazon's operations, and the likely effect of the extended Kindle family on other publishers trying to go digital. But something else is happening at the other end of the publishing chain that could well disrupt the industry just as much, if not more: Amazon is becoming a major publisher in its own right.Things began back in May 2009, when it launched AmazonEncore:
a new program whereby Amazon uses information such as customer reviews on Amazon websites to identify exceptional, overlooked books and authors that show potential for greater sales.After this low-key start, Amazon added others imprints, including AmazonCrossing (foreign books in translation), Powered by Amazon (short books), Montlake Romance (romantic fiction), Thomas & Mercer (mysteries and thrillers) and, most recently, 47North (science fiction, fantasy and horror) - the last of these with some eye-catching authors:
47North launches with 15 books, including "The Mongoliad: Book One," the first in the ambitious, five-book, collaborative Foreworld series led by Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear. All of these books will be available to English readers in Kindle, print and audio formats at http://www.amazon.com, as well as at national and independent booksellers. 47North will publish original and previously published works, as well as out-of-print books.Meanwhile, back in May this year, Amazon hired a publishing industry veteran to become VP, Publisher of Amazon Publishing's New York office:
Amazon.com has taken its most aggressive step yet toward competing head-on with traditional publishers: It's hired Larry Kirshbaum, a literary agent and the former CEO of Time Warner Publishing Group (now Hachette Book Group), to start a general trade imprint.
Until now, Amazon's imprints have focused on genre fiction like mystery and romance. By hiring a high-profile industry veteran to focus on "quality books in literary and commercial fiction, business and general nonfiction"—and by releasing those books in both print and digital formats—Amazon is announcing itself as a serious competitor against the "big six" traditional trade publishing houses.Put all these imprints together, plus Amazon's main sales sites around the world and the Kindle e-readers range, and you have a fully-integrated global publishing strategy. It's hard to see how traditional publishers can respond. They may have impressive back catalogs, and established links with leading authors, but Amazon has the distribution network and growing success in e-book publishing. Above all, the trade publishing houses seem to lack Amazon's ambition: it looks like it doesn't just want to make money from the entire publishing chain, it wants be the entire publishing chain. Follow me @glynmoody on Twitter or identi.ca, and on Google+
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Women in Film and Media's "Movies and Martinis" will be an evening brimming with fun, excitement, and opportunity.
The event will be held at the historical Hollywood Theater, 1449 Potomac Avenue in Dormont, on April 24. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the celebration will continue until 9:30 p.m.
Movies and Martinis - and there will be martinis - will bring the Pittsburgh media community together to view an international film showcase, featuring short films chosen from 40 women in film chapters from around the world. Furthermore, it will be a celebration for the awardees of the Women in Film & Media Scholarship, the Point Park University Scholarship, and the Amy Lamb Memorial Scholarship.
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction and much more. Guests will also enjoy heavy appetizers, unique specialty martinis and wine, and will have the opportunity to purchase theater concessions.
Tickets can be purchased at wifmpit.org. They will cost $25 for members and $35 for non-members. Tickets are available at the door for $45. Tickets must be purchased online by midnight April 22.
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I am not sure where I got this recipe; I think I found one online and then modified it. It is my favorite plain scone recipe, though. On their own, the scones aren't much, but they make a perfect stage for delicious jams and spreads.
*I don't normally follow the doings of the royal family, but when I remembered that today was Prince William's wedding, I looked up the highlights on YouTube, and Edmund and I enjoyed watching a few selections. His favorite part was when the planes buzzed Buckingham Palace to congratulate the newlyweds. :) I loved the ceremony as it reminded me of my own wedding (same format, though the Royal wedding used a slightly modernized version). The Brits sure know how to pull off a gorgeous wedding with pomp and elegance!


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Update; June 3, 2009: What was all the fuss about? Read a bit further down this updated post and you will find that this whisky was pronounced the best single malt in the world in 2008. Serge Valentin begs to differ.
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" Yoichi 1987/2007 (55%, OB, 2000 bottles)
This one won the 2008 World Whisky Awards prize for the best single malt whisky in the world, it was about time we tried it! Rumours say that there's been subsequent bottlings after the Award but no idea if this is true. I have seen two different labels. [Nonjatta: This is true. There was at least one subsequent bottling and one new label]. This sample was gathered early in 2008 so it should be the original version.
Colour: Gold.
Nose: Straight peat smoke and mocha at first nosing, then more Virginia tobacco, old wooden furniture, burning beeswax (candle), new tyre and new leather jacket. Hints of smoked tea as well (lapsang soochong) and just a little seawater. Very nice, rather compact. With water: more of the same, with even bigger notes of newly tanned leather but otherwise no further development. Actually, it falls down a bit after a few minutes, really losing steam.
Mouth (neat): We're more or less in the same category as the other 1987, only more aggressive and lemony. Notes of Limoncello and a little nutmeg. With water: now it has got really, really good. Perfect balance between the peat, the spices, the dried fruits and the various other phenolic notes. Quite a lot of buttered caramel.
Finish: Long, getting a tad grassy and drying now.
Comments: Very good Yoichi (of course) but some parts are nicer than others. What is sure is that there are better Yoichis – in my book! SGP:364 - 85 points." (Serge`s scoring system is explained on this page.)
Update 2008: The Yoichi 1987 won the 2008 World Whisky Awards prize for the best single malt whisky in the world.
With all that fuss over Ginkgo, I nearly forgot Nikka`s annual "vintage" bottling. At about this time every winter they release a limited edition single malt of whisky distilled 20 years previously. This year`s version is now available in the Nikka online store. It is also on the Japanese high street and La Maison du Whisky, who handle the company`s European business, say 10 cases are being shipped to them. (By the way, La Maison are running a tasty looking competition, closing January 21, for a trip to Japan. Hooray! Only for residents in France though. Boo!)
Nikka are selling 2,000 bottles of the "1987" edition, four times more than the initial bottling of "1986" last year. Demand was such for "1986" that they had to drain the casks for a second 430 bottle release in May, hence the expansion.
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Cowboys sign DE Anthony Hargrove, who missed 2012 after suspension over Saints' bounty scandal
IRVING, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys have signed defensive end Anthony Hargrove, who sat out the 2012 season after he was suspended as part of the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal.
Hargrove, who signed a one-year deal Thursday, got an eight-game ban from Commissioner Roger Goodell after the NFL said the Saints ran a program that paid defensive players improper cash bonuses for hits that injured opponents from 2009 through 2011.
Hargrove's suspension was eventually reduced to two games, but he never signed with another team after Green Bay released him during the preseason last year.
The nine-year veteran was with Seattle the season before the bounty scandal broke. He played for the Saints in 2009 and 2010.
Hargrove was suspended the entire 2008 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Taking a long break
I haven't posted on my blog in a very long time. We are taking a break since I am in school full time, and being a full time mama to two wonderful little boys. I'm still cooking up a storm and wish I had more time to commit to my food blog! Miss you all. Hope you have a wonderful holiday!
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Alliance of Indie puts their levels into sequence and gives them names. "We are trying to get them named after Aliens references," explains Matt. Kieran loads up the level they are working on: "They Mostly Come Out At Night Mostly." They all chuckle. But then Milenko notices, "That key isn't lit."
"Shit" says Kieran. "It's still using the old key." He pulls up the code, sits down, and frantically types.
Tom lets out a cheer from the other side. "We got a level 1!"
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One Lonely Developer is still testing and programming. His leg is bouncing. His earphones are on against the increasing cacophony of the energetic room. But a mere four minutes later, they are off and he is packing up his equipment.
"Are you done?" I ask incredulously.
He shrugs, sighs. "I'm as done as I can be. I can't get multiplayer done in time. I'm just going to set up for playing and that is that."
He sounds defeated.
"Are you happy with it?"
Another sigh. "I'm happy that it is far better than what I got together last year," he says. "I'm disappointed I didn't get the net code together. This could have been a really fun game with the multiplayer."
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In the pro room, a crowd has formed around the Alliance of Indie monitor, watching the game in full screen. Badgers are stalking the corridors. It looks slick, it sounds slick.
"Shit, the ambient sound isn't repeating." says Kieran.
They close down the game and rush back to code again as the crowd disperses.
Matt says, "Can I make the lava red? I don't like it yellow."
"No! says Tom.
Tom sighs. "Hurry!"
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It's standing room only in the indie room as family and friends of the contestants arrive. With fifteen seconds left on the board, the countdown starts. Then comes the applause, the slumping in chairs, the letting go. It's over. After forty-eight hours, it's over.
The judgment
Over the next two hours, three local game industry heavyweights will go from game to game, play them, and choose awards for elements such best audio and graphics, and an overall winner. Meanwhile, everyone else plays and votes for the People's Choice Award by sticking a golden star sticker on a sheet of paper next to the game they enjoy most.
The third judge, in addition to John Passfield (bringer of donuts) and Mick Gordon (bringer of pizza) is Defiant Development director and former lead designer of now-defunct Pandemic Studios, Morgan Jaffit. The competitors look equal parts exhausted and terrified—to think these heavyweights are playing something they have made! They apologize for the bugs, stress the places they didn't get time to tweak. The judges are strict but also understanding, impressed at what these teams have pulled together in such a short period of time.
I join the masses walking around, eager to try the final versions of the games I have been following for three days.
Matchbox Battery
Matchbox Battery decided on the final name of Avoision for their Geometry Wars-esque game. The controls work as slickly now as during the game's production; bouncing balls away from your ship remains simple and intuitive. Four people play (impressively across four different screens) and must try to stay alive the longest. The waves start easy, with a simple spraying of balls from the bottom edge of the screen. By the fifth wave, turrets are circling across the map, spraying balls in all directions. Unfortunately, though, buggy collision code means many players are already dead by this stage, stuck on the sideline as the fourth player keeps going. If he survives the final waves, one final, impossible wave of balls floods the screen from every direction. This gets a chuckle from the players.
Still, the "badgering" isn't apparent in the gameplay, as more time is spent dodging balls than trying to hit them into your opponents. Bugs aside, the gameplay is solid and suffers only from a lack of playtesting, as the waves were all implemented in the final thirty minutes.
Well Placed Cactus
Next I try out Well Placed Cactus's Badger of Honour, which easily has the most polished menu screen in the room. From the splash screen to the high scores to the "How to play" section, the camera zooms around the Key Quay Island the team has crafted, from beneath the crystal clear water to above the clouds. In game, the three-dimensional graphics instantly set it apart from many of the games in the room.
Controls are fiddly, though, with the left analogue stick of a 360 controller used to move the camera and the left d-pad used for zooming. There are no control instructions in-game, and it can get confusing very quickly. Cluster badgers are unintuitive and often I end up with all my little badgers in the ocean. But flying the honey badger through the sky as AA gunfire and wind rushes past is exhilarating, as is sniping said AA guns with the otter EMP.
A further issue: the white-heat mode. Rather than making it clear what to shoot, it makes the worms and the random rocks on the island (final minute additions) look identical, and it hides the bright, awesome color palette. Ultimately, Badger of Honour is an excellent level, but how it stands up as an entire "game" is up for debate.
I ask Tyson if the team is happy with it.
"Absolutely," he says. "I mean, we would fix a few things here and there but you could pretty much take this to show people. 'This is my idea!'"
Rockin' Moses
Next, I head toward Rockin' Moses, where a massive group of people stand in a semi-circle watching a game unfold between Rocco, his father, and two kids. The team has used the leftover time they had to set up a booth to present their game. It's worthy of a game show. The Fifth Suit is running on a central display while, on either side of it, a video loops on two different screens of the four badgers circling a key.
The game runs magnificently. People understand what to do instantly, using tunnels dug by others to get to their own cards and keys faster. As I watch, one of the kids gets kicked out of the first round due to his key appearing in stone on the far side of the map. He is upset, briefly, before Rocco explains how he can now play as a ghost. For the next two rounds, the kid is in hysterics as he steals cards and keys and gets chased across the map. At the end, he takes his golden star sticker and puts it on the sheet of paper beside the monitor.
"We really wanted to make something people can gather around and play together," Rocco says. He looks around the crowd as controllers get passed to the next four eagerly awaiting a turn. "I think we succeeded."
A controller comes to me. The game plays as well as it did throughout the testing, but it feels far more fulfilling with all the polished visuals and the charming 8-bit sounds and music blasting from the speakers. Where Rockin' Moses' idea has really shone is in the way it allows for emergent play. While most of the other games are just one or a series of levels to beat, The Fifth Suit is playful, always creating new situations. While I'm playing, the man on the controller next to me turns to Rocco. "This is good. Who was the lead designer?"
"Oh. I was," says Rocco.
The man nods. "Cool. You should consider applying for a job at Half Brick."


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While Hatch narrowly outran Hiatt, he finished just one second off the course record. Hatch finished in 35:05, just one second behind the course record time of 35:04, set by Taylor Francom in 2008.
The Monticello High School cross country team used the race as a warm up for the Region 19 meet, which will be held on Wednesday at Loyds Lake in Monticello.
The Buckaroo squad dominated this race, as they have many races throughout the season.
Five of the top seven runners are on the MHS cross country team, including Hatch, Kelland Brewer (3rd), Jens Brewer (4th), Easton Nielson (5th), and Dallin Anderson (7th).
The defending Newspapers Rock 10K winner, Ryan Heck of Blanding, finished sixth.
Top female finisher is Alexa Smith, who finished the 6.2 mile course in 45:11. Britta McFarland is second and Gina Denton is third.
While it was cool for spectators, the weather was perfect for runners, who begin at Newspaper Rock and finish near the Dugout Ranch at the mouth of Indian Creek Canyon.
Age group winners include Alexa Smith, Britta McFarland, Tamra Willis, Lillian Bayles, Collin Hatch, Travis Black, Stephen Hiatt and Robert Hatch.
The youngest racer is Matthew Lewis and the oldest racer is William Phillips.
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Female 1-29
1st Alexa Smth 45:11
2nd Natalie Smith 51:25
3rd Rebecca Kirby 55:23
Female 30-39
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2nd Gina Denten 48:14
3rd Dawn Anderson 49:00
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2nd Michelle Adams 52.27
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2nd Elsie Dee 58:50
3rd Connie Huff 1:04:38
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2nd Kelland Brewer 36:01
3rd Jens Brewer 36:02
Male 30-39
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2nd James Lewis 43:50
3rd Kurtis Pugh 45:12
Male 40-49
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2nd Ryan Heck 36:25
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Last night, while the rest of you were tuning into the State of the Union address, Banana Joe, an affenpinscher, was winning Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The six other finalists (read: losers) were a Portuguese water dog named Matisse, a bichon frisé named Honor, an American foxhound named Jewel, a German wirehaired pointer named Oakley, a smooth fox terrier named Adam and — as crowd favorite — an Old English sheepdog named Swagger (#YOLO).
"This little fella seemed to want it a touch more. He's a fantastic affenpinscher, with a fantastic face, a great body. I've never had my hands on a better affenpinscher. Ever," said the Westminster judge, probably attempting to hide a semi. "He has the muscle tone of a big dog."
Banana Joe played the win pretty cool.
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What can we make of the unspeakable tragedy that took place last week in Newtown, Conn.?
To the overly political among us, it was an opportune chance to make horribly crass, misplaced and mis-timed arguments for or against gun control.
What can we make of the unspeakable tragedy that took place last week in Newtown, Conn.?
To the overly political among us, it was an opportune chance to make horribly crass, misplaced and mis-timed arguments for or against gun control.
Even as news of the horrible event was still coming out, people took to Facebook and other social media to call for gun control.
In Washington, D.C., it took just hours to convene a protest at the White House, with participants seeking more gun control.
At the same time, activists and malcontents on the other side started crowing about the need for more armed people in places such as schools — people who could have stopped the attacker before he so thoroughly accomplished his grisly goal.
It was all pretty tasteless.
I imagined people gathered in dimly lit rooms, huddled around radios or televisions, just hoping for the next massacre so they could jump on it and advance whichever cause they prefer.
There was almost a gleeful, gloating tone in some of the anti-gun folks' Facebook posts, as though this event just further proved what they knew was right all along.
I would have preferred that folks on both sides of the debate simply express sadness that the event had occurred rather than immediately moving to exploit it.
There's no getting around some of it.
The gunman used a rifle, a type that some have started calling an assault weapon. That term is filled with divisive connotations, and it was purposefully applied to a loosely defined group of guns whose main defining characteristic seems to be that they are scary-looking.
Dictionary.com defines assault rifle like this:
1. a military rifle capable of both automatic and semiautomatic fire, utilizing an intermediate-power cartridge.
2. a nonmilitary weapon modeled on the military assault rifle, usually modified to allow only semiautomatic fire.
So there you have it.
I don't know what an "assault rifle" is as opposed to other kinds of rifles, so I'll leave that distinction to the Facebook experts.
Getting too focused on the kind of weapon that was used last week, though, misses the point to a large degree.
Assault rifles sound scary to a lot of Americans, so I guess they'll be an easy target for Congress.
Meanwhile, the gun violence that pervades our culture will continue.
Even if you magically removed every assault rifle, however you define such a thing, from civilian possession, we would be left with the weapons used by most criminals to steal, threaten, rape and kill.
How, then, do we make it less likely that people in the future will commit similar crimes?
I don't know.
And I'll save you a bit of wondering: Congress doesn't know either. The people who already thought guns cause murder will continue to think that, and they will continue to try to make fewer of them legal.
To me, this is roughly akin to Congress hoping to increase the number of writers by requiring that manufacturers make more pencils.
Pencils don't cause writing, and guns don't cause murder.
And yet ... guns certainly make murder easier. In cases like this one, they can make a murderer much more efficient.
The debate over gun control has a sensible place in our public-policy forum. We should talk about how to make tragedy less likely while recognizing and honoring the Second Amendment rights we all enjoy — even those of us who choose not to exercise them.
Here is my suggestion: Give the nation a chance to grieve the victims of this latest rampage. Then, start a calm, measured debate over what can and should be done.
In the emotional grips of tragedy, good, rational debate is unlikely, probably even impossible. One might think back to the national decisions made in the emotional aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. We are still fighting two wars due to those hasty, some even might say senseless, decisions.
Let's not do it again.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Junk Food! Recipe: Fried Chicken Fingers
Dinner: fried chicken fingers & spicy beefburger.
This is my second successful attempt at making fried chicken with paleo ingredients - utterly delicious! Here's how -
Recipe: Fried Chicken Fingers
500g chicken thigh, skin on or off
2 eggs, beaten in a bowl
50g almond flour
1t paprika
1t cumin
1t thyme
1t garlic powder
1t parsley
... or your preferred herbs and spices
Optional salt & pepper
1/2 cup coconut oil
1. Heat oil in a solid (ceramic or cast iron) frying pan over low heat.
2. Slice chicken into long strips, about 1/2" thick.
3. Place strips in bowl of beaten egg, and toss with hands until coated.
4. In a wide bowl or plate, mix almond flour, herbs and spices.
5. Dip chicken strips in coating mixture, individually.
6. Place strips in pan, being careful of splashing oil. Fry until browned, then flip and fry until chicken is cooked through.
The finished product:
Definitely keeping this one in rotation! Healthy fats, low carbs, and a psychological treat! :)
8 comments:
- John said...
Looks amazing, must try this over the weekend. Ideal comfort food for a cold wet weekend here in the UK
- November 13, 2009 at 11:49 PM
- Steve said...
I second that.
- November 14, 2009 at 6:47 PM
The fried chicken recipe looks great, but if you are nut allergic, what would you use instead of almond flour?
thanks Bruce
- November 16, 2009 at 7:47 AM
- Jezwyn said...
Thanks guys, and thanks Mark Sisson for the link love!
Bruce, few people are allergic to coconut, so coconut flour would be my second choice. I haven't been able to find any available locally, so I haven't experimented with it, but from what I read online, it would go very nicely with chicken.
- November 16, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Could I keep the left over coconut oil in the fridge for next time I make these?
- November 16, 2009 at 9:11 PM
- Jezwyn said...
Pure coconut oil would keep, but any almond meal or egg remaining in the oil would go bad... If it;s a thrift thing, you could fry in olive oil or butter instead (I used butter tonight, just 'cos, and it was lovely!).
- November 16, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I love it when you experiment in the kitchen and then post the fabulous results in your blog. I copy the recipe into Word, and then save it to a "Jess's recipes" folder. I missed all the new recipes when you went to meat only. :-(
Keep them coming from time to time.
- November 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- baby crib said...
When I have no money to buy ingredients I end up making this. Simple and the price is not that high.
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Dear Cathy: We go to the beach with our grandkids. Sometimes, we see people there with their dogs. The dogs look happy, but are they allowed on public beaches? Seems like people might let their dogs poop in the sand and rather than pick it up they might cover it up and then my grandkids might scoop it up with their pail and shovel.
I am a big dog lover. I am just worried about health hazards on the beach.
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Dear Grandma Rose: I'm assuming you visit the Texas Gulf Coast. In Corpus Christi, dogs are permitted on the beaches, except during Spring Break. On South Padre Island and Galveston Island beaches, dogs are permitted year-round. General rules require dogs be kept on leashes and for their owners to bring poop bags and pick up any solid waste. As you point out, some people may not comply, but I believe most pet owners do, so I wouldn't worry about health hazards.
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Dear Cathy: We just adopted a young dog for our 8-year-old daughter. I want her to grow up to be responsible for animals, but I didn't know how much I should expect from her at her age. Do you have any suggestions on what we should ask her to do in caring for our first dog?
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i picked up this rare topaz shale hatchling in deepholm (they can also be found in the orange side of maraudon). i like to configure him with leech life, sticky web, and stone rush. this gives attacks from three different families (undead, beast, and elemental) for maximum flexibility, and the high healing from alternating the first two counterbalances the self-damage from the third. if you prefer maximum survivability, you can switch from stone rush to stoneskin for five rounds of damage mitigation.
there are four variations of shale hatchlings running loose in the wild (topaz, crimson, amethyst, and emerald), all with the same abilities but somewhat different stats. there is also the tiny shale spider which drops from jadefang and is considered a rare.
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