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In his own words: living with lower back pain
At 48, Fred has been living with back pain for 15 years. He is married and has a nineteen-year-old stepdaughter and an eight-year-old son. His back problems began in 1986 as a result of a job-related accident; a piece of heavy equipment fell on him. Over the years, he has herniated the same disc four painful times and has had two surgeries and two fusions.
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
I started having severe leg and back pain a few days after the accident. I was having a lot of difficulty just trying to get out of bed in the morning, not to mention walking or bending over. Not being able to bend over was a serious problem for a flooring mechanic.
What was the diagnosis experience like?
I was first sent to a chiropractor for treatment. He was able to alleviate a lot of my leg pain, but I still was not well enough to return to work. The chiropractor diagnosed me with a bulging disc in my lower back that was impinging on my nerves. He referred me to orthopedic doctors who began to treat me for a muscle strain.
The orthopedic doctors continued to treat me for the muscle strain even after they found out that I had a herniated disc. I was told that most of the pain was in my head and that I shouldn't be having the amount of trouble that I was having. Since then I have had seven doctors over the past 15 years, and four surgeries performed by three different doctors.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
My first reaction was that although I had hurt my back, I would recover in no time at all. I usually heal very fast, but with this situation, I did not.
My long-term reaction to the problem has definitely changed. It has been a very frustrating process, both personally and professionally, and there is no real end in sight. I've returned to school twice for different professions, but have had a lot of difficulty finding and keeping work. And although I've had four surgeries, the back problems continue. For the past three years, I've been told that I would probably be in pain, on narcotic medication, and unable to work for the rest of my life.
All this has made it hard to stay positive, although I do try. I recently applied for financial aid to return to school, and am waiting for their decision.
How do you manage back pain?
I am on major medications for pain, as well as medications for anxiety and depression caused by the chronic pain. I do a lot of stretching exercises to keep the muscle spasms to a minimum. I also go to the YMCA to use the whirlpool, steam room, and swimming pool to get whatever exercise I can.
Have you made any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to your back pain?
Yes, I have had to make many changes in my life since being injured. I no longer try to do things that involve a lot of physical activity. I'm also not able to work on my vehicles or fix things that are broken around the house, as this causes a lot of pain. My appetite has decreased, since I don't get enough exercise to be very hungry most days. Luckily, I am fortunate that I never had a weight problem; I know that weight gain becomes a problem for many people with back pain.
Did you seek any type of emotional support?
I see a therapist each month to talk, and get refills for my prescription medication. I am lucky that I have a very good psychiatrist who has been very understanding of me, and the physical problems that I have.
I also belong to a support group on the Internet, which has been very good. It is a big help to be able to talk with others who are going through the same type of situations. It is very hard to find people around you that really understand the pain that you are having, or all the mental and emotional issues that come along with it. I also ask God for strength to help me get through the really bad days.
Does back pain have any impact on your family?
This condition has affected my family in many ways. When I first got hurt, I was 33 years old, married, had just bought my first house, and was getting my life together. I was making pretty good money and financially comfortable. But after I was unable to return to work, my wife left me. I went through my first bout with major depression, and was put on a lot of medication. The side effects were so bad that I gradually stopped the drugs, and decided I would just deal with everything on my own.
Later, I fell in love with a new woman, and we lived together for many years before we decided to marry. We had a son together, and he has been a godsend to me. He is the one that I think about when I am seriously depressed.
After 15 years of dealing with this, I have a lot of negative emotions and anger that sometimes spill out to everyone around me. This makes it very hard on my relationship with my wife and family. I realize now that when I felt I was losing control over my life, I tightened my grip on my family; this seemed to be the only place I felt I still had control. This caused my family to retreat from me, which made it hard to keep my relationships on a positive level.
What advice would you give to anyone living with back pain?
Be very careful in choosing a doctor. Personally, I will only work with doctors who can put my pictures and test results up in front of my face and explain everything in a way that I can understand. But, be aware that there will probably be many questions that you will never find an answer to.
While trying to return to work, be aware of how a prospective employer will look at your situation. My experience has been that employers are leery of hiring people with major medical problems, because they are afraid of missed work due to pain and medical appointments. They're also concerned about liability if you become injured again on the job.
Work very hard post-operatively on regaining your strength and mobility. After having surgery many of your muscles will be very damaged, and it will take a lot of work to get those muscles back into shape. The more surgeries you have, the more scar tissue and calcium deposits you will build up inside your body. This can cause major pain in itself.
Lastly, try not to take your anger and control issues out on your family or those around you. Remember that anyone who has not been through this cannot possibly understand what you are going through. Even your family cannot understand it most of the time.
Interviews were conducted in the past and may not reflect current standards and practices in medicine. Talk to your doctor to learn more about how this condition is diagnosed and managed today and what treatment approaches are right for you.


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In this article, I explain the many problems associated with concurrent access to hierarchical data structures. I explore several possible solutions, and describe a generic construct that encapsulates much of the complexity associated with locking hierarchical data structures in C#. The design, though, can be implemented in any programming language.
Let's start with a description of a problem with similar characteristics to my real project at work. I'm working on a scheduling service for online classes. The main data structure is a tree consisting of lectures. For each lecture, there are multiple class sessions (which can be represented as branches). Each class session contains slots that students can occupy. The invariants are: If the number of students exceeds a threshold, a new class session is added; and students can only attend one class at a time. (If a student joins another class, he is logged out of his current class.) So, the data structure that needs to be managed is a tree:
- Lectures
- Classes
- Students
The code needs to support a small set of operations:
- Attend lecture (student wants to attend a lecture)
- Expel student (student is removed from current class)
- Cancel class (stop a particular running class)
- Cancel lecture (stop all running classes of this lecture)
- Get statistics (number of classes running and number of students overall)
When this service is being accessed by more than one user, clearly there will be a contention issue that needs intelligent management of mutual exclusion and locking. Let's quickly look at the locking strategies available to us:
Coarse-Grained Locking. Coarse-grained locking is relatively simple to implement. In every thread that needs to access some shared state, you lock the entire state, read/write to your heart's content, and then release the lock. The access to the shared state is serialized and only one thread can access it. The problem with coarse-grained locking is that it's slow. If you have hundreds of threads that need to access the shared state, they will all have to wait until the current thread that holds the lock finishes its work, and only then will another thread be allowed do its thing. Such a system will most likely perform much worse than a single-threaded system. Coarse-grained locking is only useful if your threads execute quickly and, as a result, don't create a lot of contention.
Fine-Grained Locking. With fine-grained locking, multiple locks are used in a set sequence to lock the smallest possible part of the data structure that the current thread needs to operate on. This gives other threads the opportunity to work in parallel on other parts of the data. Fine-grained locking is where most concurrency problems emerge: race conditions, dead locks, live locks, lock convoys, and so on.
Lock-Free Algorithms and Data Structures. Lock-free algorithms address the issues raised by locks, but bring their own set of problems. Their use in the industry is still fairly new. At their core, they rely on atomic operations at the hardware level. It is very hard to design and implement lock-free algorithms properly because the building blocks are very small; when you compose them, the emerging behavior is not trivial to analyze.
In this article, I'll examine the most common solution fine-grained locking. The approach I use here, called ChainLocker, encapsulates the concept of sequenced or hand-over-hand locking of a chain of locks. Hand-over-hand locking refers to locking a top-level item (lectures tree root), looking for a particular branch (a specific lecture), locking the lecture, and only then releasing the lectures tree root so other threads can access other lectures in parallel. Once you have the lecture locked, you can look for a particular class, lock it, then release the lecture lock, so other threads can operate on other classes of this lecture. Here is pseudocode that demonstrates the concept:
lock(root) lecture = root.find_lecture(...) lock(lecture) unlock(root) class = lecture.find_class(...) lock(class) unlock(lecture) process(class) unlock(class)
To remove an element from the tree (such as a lecture), it's necessary to make sure nobody else has any class locked. You can do this by trying to lock all the classes in addition to the lecture, and only then remove the lecture; or you can mark the lecture as
CLOSED and remove it later in a background task after a short delay to make sure all current threads finish processing (new requests for a
lecture will fail as though it had never existed).
Design and Implementation
ChainLocker is a generic class that can be parameterized by the types of objects you want to lock. In our example, the types are
IDictionary<int, Lecture>,
Lecture, and
Class. A
ChainLocker can lock arbitrarily long chains of objects. Here, I present a three-level deep
ChainLocker, but I'll later introduce a
ChainLocker generator that can generate any size
ChainLocker you need. Listing One presents the code for the three-level
Listing One
using System; using System.Linq; using System.Threading; namespace ChainLocker { public class ChainLocker<T0, T1, T2> where T0 : class where T1 : class where T2 : class { public void Do(T0 state0, Func<T0, T1> stage0, Func<T1, T2> stage1, Action<T2> stage2) { if (state0 == null) { throw new Exception("state0 can't be null"); } var takenLocks = Enumerable.Repeat(false, 3).ToArray(); var states = Enumerable.Repeat<object>(null, 3).ToArray(); states[0] = state0; try { // Lock state0 Monitor.Enter(states[0], ref takenLocks[0]); // Execute stage0 states[1] = stage0((T0)(states[0])); // Bail out if returned null if (states[1] == null) { return; } // Lock state1 Monitor.Enter(states[1], ref takenLocks[1]); // Release the state0 lock so other threads can work on it Monitor.Exit(states[0]); // Execute stage1 states[2] = stage1((T1)(states[1])); // Bail out if returned null if (states[2] == null) { return; } // Lock state2 Monitor.Enter(states[2], ref takenLocks[2]); // Release the state1 lock so other threads can work on it Monitor.Exit(states[1]); takenLocks[1] = false; // Execute stage2 stage2((T2)(states[2])); } finally { // Release still held locks (If an exception was thrown) for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) { if (states[i] != null && takenLocks[i]) { Monitor.Exit(states[i]); } } } } } }
Here is the class definition:
public class ChainLocker<T0, T1, T2> where T0 : class where T1 : class where T2 : class { public void Do(T0 state0, Func<T0, T1> stage0, Func<T1, T2> stage1, Action<T2> stage2) { ... }
Before diving into the implementation, let's make sense of the class definition.
T1, and
T2 are the parameterized types in the order they should be locked. Note, the constraint
"where Tx : class." In the management service (MS) example we are running,
T0 is the root (
IDictionary<int, Lecture>),
T1 is
Lecture, and
T2 is
ChainLocker has a single method called
Do() has an interesting signature. It accepts an initial state of type
T0 called
state0, and then three stages (
state1, and
stage2). The initial state
state0 is the root, which must be locked first. The
stage parameters are delegates that specify what processing happens at each stage once the appropriate state is locked properly. If you are not familiar with the C#/.NET
Func and
Action delegates, they encapsulate an anonymous method with an arbitrary signature.
Action is for
void methods that don't do anything, and
Func is for methods with a return type. Both can take any number and type of arguments.
For example,
stage0 is defined as
Func<T0, T1>, which means it's a method that takes an object of type
T0 and returns an object of type
T1. The last argument to
Do() stage2 is
Action<T2>, which translates as a method that takes a
T2 object and returns nothing (
What is the purpose of this strange signature and how does
ChainLocker work? First off, an important concept of
ChainLocker is quick exit. Remember that
ChainLocker keeps scarce resources locked. It is often the case that a particular workflow will not go through the entire chain of
class. For example, consider a student trying to join a nonexistent lecture. Once in
stage0, it becomes clear that there is no such lecture and there is no point in going to
stage1 (processing the
lecture) and
stage2 (processing the
ChainLocker will bail out immediately at the end of
stage0. How does the generic
ChainLocker figure out that it should bail out early? That is the responsibility of the caller who provides the processing delegates.
ChainLocker relies on an unwritten contract that if a
stage delegate returns
null, it will bail out immediately. Here is the relevant snippet for
// Execute state0 states[1] = stage0((T0)(states[0])); // Bail out if returned null if (states[1] == null) { return; }
The last stage (
Action<T2> state2) returns nothing because there is no bailing out early after the last stage. An interesting consequence of this design is that entire
Do() method returns nothing. As part of processing, you can assign a result to a property on one of the objects you process, but
ChainLocker.Do() itself is always
void. It is possible to extend
ChainLocker to support a return type for
Do(), but I decided to avoid it because it can make the semantics very confusing in cases of early bail out (you can only return
null, but
null may also be a valid return value if processing goes all the way and also if the processing involves launching asynchronous operations). I decided to keep it simple and let the caller manage the results processing.


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Both the AFC and NFC have several playoff spots to fill as the 2013 NFL season heads into its next-to-last weekend. Here are five storylines we'll be watching:
AFC Playoff Teams Battle
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City — Sun. Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. (ET)
Both Indianapolis (9-5) and Kansas City (11-3) have already secured AFC playoff spots. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid would love for his team to grab the top seed in the conference and make other AFC squads go through Arrowhead Stadium in order to get to the Super Bowl. For that to happen, Kansas City needs to win out and hope Denver slips again like it did last week. The AFC South-champion Colts just need to convince everyone that they aren't backing into the playoffs.
NFC South Bowl II
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte — Sun. Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. (ET)
The Saints (10-4) crushed the Panthers (10-4) two weeks ago inside the Superdome. For the rematch, New Orleans travels to Charlotte where it may not be frigid, but it will be outdoors. Carolina's offensive line must not allow the Saints to again sack quarterback Cam Newton five times. Newton needs to keep the Panthers' offense on the field, so Drew Brees doesn't wear out the Carolina defense. New Orleans can clinch the NFC South and a first-round bye with a win. The Panthers can lock up a playoff spot with a victory.
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M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore — Sun. Dec. 22 at 4:25 p.m. (ET)
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NFC Division Leaders Clash
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia — Sun. Dec. 22 at 8:30 p.m. (ET)
The NFC East-leading Eagles (8-6) host the NFC North-leading Bears (8-6) in a crucial inter-division game for both teams. Depending on what Dallas does against Washington earlier in the day, Philadelphia could potentially clinch the division title with a win. If both Detroit and Green Bay lose their respective games, Chicago can wrap up their division with a victory against the Eagles in prime time. Or, the game might be rendered "meaningless," because both teams would have to win next week to make the playoffs anyway. NBC probably didn't think that way when they flexed this game into the "Sunday Night Football" spot.
Candlestick's Last Hurrah
Candlestick Park, San Francisco — Mon. Dec. 23 at 8:30 p.m. (ET)
A long season for Atlanta (4-10) might get a little longer. The Falcons must travel to San Francisco (10-4) for the final regular season game in the history of Candlestick Park. The 49ers could still host a playoff game at their venerable old digs, but this could be their last contest there before moving to Levi's Stadium in 2014. Presumably Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and other Niner greats will stop by (but they won't suit up). San Francisco can clinch a playoff spot with a win or an Arizona loss.


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Open Letter to Alan Yates of Microsoft
In his reply to the Massachusetts decision to use only documents in OpenDocument format, the Microsoft manager Alan Yates writes:
Open Letter to
Alan Yates
Dear Mr Yates,
It is with great interest that I have followed the debate that started
In your rather long, and doubtlessly well researched, reply
That point is the following. On page 7, and continuing on page 8 you
The draft policy identifies four products that support the
I understand your worries, but fortunately I am able to put your mind
Just to add a bit to your knowledge of KOffice, I would like to
In case you think that even two competing products will not be enough
I am sure that you are now much calmer, and if you want to know more,
Inge Wallin
Thank you, Inge. I'm sure this will help.
I am sure that Mr. Yates will be greatly reassured and uplifted by your letter. Hopefully, this will assuage the horrible anxiety Microsoft has suffered and continues to suffer, in the wake of this OpenDocument announcement, for it's good friend... the honorable State of Massachusetts.
By manyoso at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: Thank you, Inge. I'm sure this will help.
Watch out! The Massholes will soon jump on you for mistaking their Commonwealth as a State.
By james at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Thank you, Inge. I'm sure this will help.
Yes Massachusetts is a Commonwealth. One of only four in the US. The others are Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Whether or not they will jump on this mistake is anther question...;)
By brian at Tue, 2005/09/27 - 5:00am
It's Final - MA Goes With Open Document
As you may have heard, Massachusetts yesterday made its final decision to standardize on the OpenDocument format for all productivity applications. Check out http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20050923142231938 for some comments.
By Haakon Nilsen at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Reply to Mr Yates
The approach you rebut here seems rather tired - haven't we all been here before? (e.g., http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/19/ms_in_peruvian_opensource_nightm...).
Does anyone who isn't a fanboy react any differently to the way journalists did here? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/16/msoft_newham_10yr_deal/
Indeed, the penny is beginning to drop in ordinary society http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/insideit/story/0,13270,1550922,0...
By Gerry at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: Reply to Mr Yates
"The approach you rebut here seems rather tired - haven't we all been here before?"
No, because if you'd actually read it he's talking about KOffice and the fact that it supports the Open Document format. It is not a derivative of Star Office.
And when you can pay Cap Gemini and all sorts of other 'consultancies' a serious amount of money to go to these very impressionable local authorities and tell them the error of their ways, then they're going to buckle somewhat. Certainly in the UK, government agencies are very weak when it comes to listening to consultancies and large software companies. I've struggled to wonder how they came to use Star Office at all (and they weren't using it everywhere) in the first place.
However, you can only go doing that for so long, and eventually, over the next ten years we'll feel the effects of Open Document and the efforts of those promoting it. Fifteen to twenty years ago or more, large companies charging a great deal of money for proprietary networking solutions and stacks was the norm. No one thought that, or those companies, would ever end. These days, if you promote a proprietary networking protocol over TCP/IP, or any IP standard protocol, you'll simply be laughed out of business. How many of those companies are still around or actually selling those products?
By segedunum at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
The intresting issue is: What will it take to convince Microsoft to support Opendocument?
If we attack on all levels and fora in lobbying it must be possible to convince politicians of Opendocument.
But: do we have an advocacy paper?
By gerd at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: Opendocument
But would we want MS to adopt Opendocument? Wouldn't they just make their version slightly incompatible and turn things into a mess?
By Berra at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: Opendocument
Well then we'd know wouldn't we? It would also quite clearly be Microsoft's fault that they are breaking something, rather than creating their own formats, expecting others to use them and and whinging "Oh, but all these other office suites simply aren't compatible and are implementing our open standard wrong!"
Microsoft sees this as rather dangerous territory, and it's clear that their knees are shaking quite a bit over how to deal with it.
By segedunum at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Opendocument
> and it's clear that their knees are shaking quite a bit over how to deal with it.
I sadly highly doubt it. to get their knees to shake youd have to place a 50mt nuke in Mr. Gates office, which is controlled by a embedded linux system (which means double danger). THAT would show them fear, nothing else.
By Andy at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Opendocument
... 50mt nuke ... embedded linux system
embed a Microsoft system and see Bill really shake, rattle, and roll
By tepy at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Opendocument -- MS failed with Java
Microsoft had adopted Java and introduced "extensions" that only worked well for Windows. Sun brought MS to task and was forbidden to use the Java name, and had to pay a big fine. The response was the creation of C# and .Net, which is not doing well. The world is aware.
By Mario Miyojim at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
German blog post
By AC at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Letter to Massachusetts
Perhaps there should also be a letter to the fine people of Massachusetts congratulating them on their decision and letting them know all about KWord and letting them know of its Open Document support... perhaps someone over there could present them with a box full of Kubunty CD's ?
By Ivor Hewitt at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: Letter to Massachusetts
Who moved the 'y'. Obviously Kubuntu.... although Kubunty does have a nice ring to it.
By Ivor Hewitt at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Textmak import OpenDocument also
The newest version of Textmake from Softmaker http://www.softmaker.de at least can import OpenDocument format and as far as I know they will fully support it in future versions.
By Anony Maus at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: Textmak import OpenDocument also
That's ***not*** what they told me.
> I have some questions about the forthcoming version of Textmaker.
"We wrote an import filter to read a lot of files. An export filter is a lot of
By Rex Bachmann at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
It's a political issue...
This seems to be a political issue initiated from the Commonwealth of Masssachusetts probably to gain more freedom of selecting more than one software product for the future for governmental work and obligations. The right and only way in my opinion...
By Lochball at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: It's a political issue...
Hmm I'da never considered document retention and retrieval political.
By stumbles at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: It's a political issue...
> Hmm I'da never considered document retention and retrieval political.
It's political to the extent that it's economic public policy, and therefore politicians are involved. Anytime significant amounts of money, or influence that may translate into money, are involved there will be politics.
By don at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
How about "free speech"?
It took the Peruvian official's letter to make this plain to me (and, I suspect, to a lot of people), but there's a serious matter of freedom involved here. The recent embarassment of FEMA and the PTO over IE-only web pages underscored its importance as well: the ability to communicate with government is incontestably an aspect of free speech - certainly more so than porn, or spam, or telemarketing or lots of other detestable things that have hidden behind the First Amendment.
The real, non-negotiable issue for a sovereign State (or Commonwealth, though to the rest of us they're a State, thank you very much) is that requiring citizens commmunicating with government to use a file format that is controlled by a single private party, whose use requires a license from that party, is unacceptable.
The reasons would be merely theoretical had not that very party itself provided ample proof that they not only could but would make unacceptable use of their advantage.
By Brian Thomas at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
MS will just support OpenDocument =)
That's an easy task for them. Just one month worth of work. They'll feature discriminate; when selling to Mass, they offer that to them, when selling to everyone else, it would just be Office 12 format only. Unless all of US and Europe decide to mandate this. Then, hehee, Microsoft will be forced to support OpenDocument as a default standard. =)
Another tactic Microsoft would take is to attack the inferiority of OpenDocument, that it didn't include advanced features in today's office productivity. This may be their only strong point.
By Zero at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: MS will just support OpenDocument =)
OpenDocument doesn't have inferiorities, it just doesn't have some features that can be easily adopted after they are approved and agreed to by its committee. OpenDocument is XML based and the "X" stands for eXtensible, meaning, it is flexible and can be enhanced at will and any features and capabilities that it doesn't have yet can be added very easily. So where are the inferiorities? MS Yates would like you to believe it is but in actuality, OpenDocument is very powerful.
By Abe at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: MS will just support OpenDocument =)
OpenDocument has a few problems, like formula's in SpreadSheets. But I think it is a good start, maybe in a version 2.0 of OpenDocument, they can solves such problems.
By Boemer at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: MS will just support OpenDocument =)
Can you please be more specific? Someone from OASIS wrote that in 2004 too and they had to bang their heads a lot to solve it. But nobody spits out _what_ that problem actually was.
By Andy at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Spreadsheat Formula: undefined
If I understand the issue right, the format and meaning of formulae in the spreadsheats is not defined in the standard. So products are left in the open, implementing some or other look-alike of the Excel's formula implementation. Portability? Interoperability? Scriptability? Forget it.
To keep ti short: they are undefined.
Bu I did not really go and checked with the standard text, so I might be completely wrong.
By Anonymous Coward at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: MS will just support OpenDocument =)
I'm not familiar with the spec, but I think most opinions on the weaknesses for spreadsheets have come from this article:
It appears that some fairly important things are left missing or underspecified by the spreadsheet specification.
By Jess Sightler at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: MS will just support OpenDocument =)
points raised seem valid (though i haven't read the specification to verify them), but i don't get one thing - why didn't he give his input when od was created ?
also, i would really like to see a response and/or explanation to these points by od-tc member, anybode seen something like that ?
By richlv at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: MS will just support OpenDocument =)
Regarding the inferiority of OpenDocument, I'd like to point out that all versions of MS Word, past and present, also support reading and writing plain text files and rich text files (RTF). MS doesn't have a problem writing to file formats that don't support all of Word's features.. they only have a problem writing to formats that are close enough that they threaten to loose the stanglehold of their proprietary document formats.
By Pete at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Marketing koffice to MS.. I hope his response will also be posted here (if any)
By me at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
The terrible injustice
I am also concerned by the fact that OpenDocument's only representative on Windows is OpenOffice. Together with microsoft, I find it terribly unjust that we are sort of forced to use the only one available fully-featured application for creation of the OpenDocument documents.
By Daniel at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: The terrible injustice
You know, everyone seems to forget there are OTHER Windows office products than MS Office. WordPerfect for example. All that needs to happen is these other native Windows office products support the OpenDocument format and there will be more than one native product doing so. IBM could even get in there and tell their Lotus division to get the Lotus SmartSuite updated and support the format.
In addition, MS stating there's really only one codebase supporting OpenDocument is rather specious. After all, MS Office is the only product which supports all the features of the Office document formats. That would eliminate Office as a product, under Yate's argument.
By Mark at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: The terrible injustice
And Microsoft wanting to keep government as well as corporate entities locked into MSWord format is different,......... how?
By LaGrosse at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: The terrible injustice
You may want to read the post you replied to once again.
By cm at Mon, 2005/09/26 - 5:00am
Re: The terrible injustice
And Microsoft wanting to keep government as well as corporate entities locked into MSWord format is different,......... how?
By LaGrosse at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: The terrible injustice
Doesn't AbiWord (www.abiword.org) support the OpenDocument format? It's avaiable for MS-Windows as well.
By David at Wed, 2005/09/28 - 5:00am
Remember this?
By George Staikos at Sat, 2005/09/24 - 5:00am
Re: Remember this?
Goodness. Was it that long ago?
By segedunum at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Moving to Windows??
First off, excellent letter. Secondly, sorry if I'm a little behind the times here, but KOffice is moving to Windows? Does this mean that it will lose most of it's KDE functions (DCOP, for instance) and be ported? What about QT?
By Vlad Grigorescu at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Moving to Windows??
The QT libs have been ported to windows and they are now under the gpl with version 4.
By nemo3383 at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Moving to Windows??
I think the letter is referring to when KOffice (as well as the rest of KDE) will be ported to Qt4 and thus be legally portable to Windows.
By Dhraakellian at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Moving to Windows??
For a few years now people have been porting KDE/QT3 to Windows (at first to Cygwin then going for native), so that means when KDE is ported to QT4 the port to Windows shouldn't take to much more work.
By Corbin at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Moving to Windows??
Qt is available for Windows
By rinse at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
What Ms is working on
some nice developer's insights of microsoft:
Outlook Express to be renamed windows Mail, finally adds spam filter / Video
Screenshots of Office 12
By gerd at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: What Ms is working on
> Screenshots of Office 12
1. this will definitively frighten nearly 100% of their "normal" users to hell.
2. some IT admins in business may already try to estimate costs and (their own) time to explain the hordes of typists the new UI... ("yes, baby, that button is now just at another position on the screen. Yes, I know it used to be up there, but now it's a bit more left... ")
3. in the bigger companies they already book the "retraining lessons"... Well, we have the big wallet's over here and who cares anyway...
4. Some geeks may simply think, "fuck' em, they replaced menus with tabs, but so what, as long as it's somewhat usable"
5. On windows, after 3+ month everybody got used to it and will have to use both menus and tab interfaces for a transition periode of at least 2 years, as most windows software will change their UI to resemble MS's new "invention" (just to look more "up to date", ya know)
6. my humble opinion: I don't think you'll save a second when typing a letter using tabs instead of menus. It all boils down to a different "look" using some more pixels for the UI.
7. It's o.k. to give the UI more space on the screen (bigger icons, buttons, menu), because screen resolution is now better then 10 years ago. KDE's UI has been (moderatly) changing over the years and won't stop to do so in the future. I strongly "plead" for something like an "extended Toolbar" much like what we already have (configurability), plus resembling some of the functionality of MS new UI (but without the possibility to accidentally close a tab)
By Me at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: What Ms is working on
>1. this will definitively frighten nearly 100% of their "normal" users to hell.
I don't know: it was said the same thing for the 'fisher price' default look of WinXP but I think that a majority of the home users are using the default (many enterprise configures it at classic mode though).
One could say it is because that they have no clue of how to do the change (or fear that it would 'break things'), still they managed to use the new look without too much fuss I think.
So, I don't expect users to have too much problem, only an even bigger reluctancy to switch, but that has been the case since Office97: further version have bring nearly nothing useful (except maybe the groupware features, but very few users use them).
By renox at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: What Ms is working on
I see that Sharepoint, Exchange and the BizTalk Server are going to grow together. At least, they will be highly complementary. And there is a need, too:
- The companies will want email access through the web, not only through outlook.
But nevertheless, I also see from colleagues who work for M$ that the giant is nervous. OpenSource is tackling M$ on the desktop now, and the community is constantly getting better. At the same time, users are reluctant to learn new applications all over again and feel well-served by existing software (with maintenance expiring). And a great number of Computing Science students have been brought up on Linux, not on Windows.
In this sense we should really start to work on applications and on the age-old problem of application integration. We will have to see what apps are running in the enterprises and how we can attach to them. The OpenSource world will have to become an application integration world. BTW, why don't we shed more light on OpenSource ERP and CRM software? This is a core reason for small companies to stay on Windows.
By Markus Heller at Wed, 2005/09/28 - 5:00am
Re: What Ms is working on
> The OpenSource world will have to become an application integration world.
I strongly second that! Some month ago, I already did a prototype of an ERP-solution with Gambas, which is planned to be tranformed into a real KDE-app. It could fit some 1-20 employees, but not more. As I have my own "company" (5 employees) I have some experience, but not enough time to work on it (to be honest I have no free time atm).
By Me at Tue, 2005/10/04 - 5:00am
Great news.
OpenDocument is a major opportunity for KDE. If you have some time available, consider writing a bit about it on Wikipedia in your mother language. We actually have :
By jmfayard at Sun, 2005/09/25 - 5:00am
Re: Wikipedia
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Finishing, or plating, is a common treatment with sterling silver. Popular types of plating are rhodium plating, gold plating and anti-tarnish plating. Plating is used to extend the life and sheen of the jewelry. After sizing or buffing a piece of jewelry with a machine, it must be re-plated to restore the finish.
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Mother-of-pearl is found on the shells of mollusks, such as mussels and oysters, and the shells of pseudopods, such as snails. When the young of these creatures come into the world, they create a shell "house" in order to preserve their existence. The walls of this housing are formed with layers of their secretions, ensuring a simultaneous growth of house and creature together.
Depending on the type of animal and the environment in which it lives, secretions create various shapes and colors found on the different types of mother-of-pearl. White mother-of-pearl comes from pearl-bearing oysters. It features high reflective properties and is one of the most commonly used types of this material. Iridescent mother-of-pearl is a type in which the colors of pink and green are predominant, while variegated mother-of-pearl is a multicolored type. Stone mother-of-pearl is white with a low reflective power, while mat mother-of-pearl is dull grey and also has a low reflective power.
The shiny quality of mother-of-pearl has attracted attention for thousands of years. The Louvre Museum features mother-of-pearl objects that belonged to the Sumerians and were found in Mesopotamia. In China, a dish with geometric-shaped pieces of mother-of-pearl was found that belonged to the Tang Dynasty in 618-906 A.D. Mother-of-pearl work was also common in ancient Italy, Greece and Cyprus. Today, different types of mother-of-pearl are commonly used in the art world. This type of art is certainly a challenge, for in order for them to be made into works of art, the mother-of-pearl pieces must be thick enough to withstand being worked upon and be of high enough quality to beautifully reflect colors of the rainbow.
Often referred to as a gift from the sea, pearl's origin has been an object of folklore throughout history. Early Chinese myths told of pearls falling from the sky when dragons fought. Ancient Persian legend said that pearls were tears of the gods. In classical times, it was believed that pearls were formed when moonbeams lit upon shellfish, while Indian mythology suggested pearls were formed when dewdrops fell from the heavens into the sea.
In truth, pearls are lustrous gems with an organic origin. They are formed inside mollusks such as oysters, clams and mussels when an irritant such as a tiny stone, grain of sand or small parasite enters the mollusk's shell. To protect its soft inner body, the mollusk secretes a smooth, lustrous substance called nacre around the foreign object. Layer upon layer of nacre coats the irritant and hardens, ultimately forming a pearl.
This process of building a solid pearl can take up to seven or eight years. Generally, the thicker the nacre becomes, the richer the "glow" of the pearl and greater its value. While pearls that have formed on the inside of the shell (called blister pearls) are usually irregular in shape and have little commercial value, those that are formed within the tissue of the mollusk are either spherical or pear-shaped and are highly sought-after for jewelry. Most pearls on the market measure 7.0-7.5mm in diameter, but can be found as small as 1mm or as large as 20mm.
Although some pearls are found naturally in mollusks (considered the most valuable), the vast majority of pearls are grown, or cultured, on pearl farms. To instigate this culturing process, a small shell bead, or nucleus, is surgically inserted into the mantle of an oyster. Despite the fact that pearls are harvested in great quantities on pearl farms, producing a quality pearl is an extremely rare event. It is estimated that half of all nucleated oysters do not survive and, from those that do, only 20 percent create marketable pearls.
Since nacre is organic, pearls are quite "soft" and rank only a 2.5-4.5 on the Mohs Scale. The gems are very sensitive and special care should be taken when wearing and storing them.
The value of a pearl is judged by several factors and high-quality pearl strands should feature pearls well-matched in these factors: orient, the lustrous iridescence that's produced when light is reflected from the nacre, should glow with a soft brilliance; the nacre's texture should be clean and smooth, absent of spots, bumps or cracks; the shape of a pearl should be symmetrical and generally the rounder a pearl is, the higher its value; and although pearls come in many different colors (depending on the environment and species of mollusk), the most favored are those that have a rose-tinted hue.
Pearls are cultured in a variety of sizes, shapes and colors. Akoya pearls are the classic round pearls found in most pearl jewelry. They are mainly grown in the waters off Japan and are found in a range of hues, including white, cream, pink and peach. Mabe pearls are grown in Japan, Indonesia, French Polynesia and Australia. They are usually flat-backed and often called blister pearls because they form against the inside shells of oysters rather than within oysters' bodies. Tahitian pearls are grown in French Polynesia and come in a range of colors, including grey and black with green, purple or rose overtones. Because of their large size and unique dark colors, they command very high prices. Also prized for their large size, white South Sea pearls are grown in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and other areas of the South Pacific.
Freshwater pearls come in various colors and are grown in bays, lakes and rivers primarily in Japan, China, Europe and the United States (Mississippi River). They are often irregularly shaped and less lustrous than saltwater cultured pearls, making them substantially less expensive. Types of freshwater pearls include Biwa pearls from Lake Biwa in Japan, irregularly shaped baroque pearls and the exceptionally small seed pearls.
Pearls that develop within the soft tissue of mollusks encounter little resistance and therefore grow to be round or "regular" in shape. However, pearls that become lodged in the muscular tissue of shellfish experience resistance, so they free-form into irregular, unusual shapes. These "Baroque" pearls are asymmetrical and are world-renowned for their naturally unique beauty. Baroque pearls were especially prized by jewelers during the Renaissance.
In China, cultured pearls come mainly from freshwater rivers and ponds, whereas Japan is famous for culturing pearls along their saltwater coasts. Black pearls can be found in the Gulf of Mexico and in waters off some islands in the Pacific Ocean. In the warmer waters of the South Pacific, larger oysters produce South Sea cultured pearls and Tahitian black cultured pearls. Cultured pearl industries are also carried out in Australia and equatorial islands of the Pacific. For thousands of years, natural pearls have been harvested from the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the coasts of India and Sri Lanka. Natural saltwater pearls are also found in the waters off Indonesia, the Gulf of California and the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Pearls have been treasured throughout ancient folklore and history. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, considered pearls to be sacred. The Greeks prized the gems for their beauty and believed wearing pearls would promote marital bliss and prevent newlywed women from crying. In ancient Rome, pearls were considered the ultimate symbol of wealth and status. The ancient Egyptians were buried with them and Cleopatra favored pearls immensely. It is said that while dining with Mark Anthony, she purposely dropped a pearl into her drink to demonstrate the wealth of her rule.
Today, the pearl is a universal symbol of innocence and purity. It is the birthstone for June and is considered the traditional gift for couples celebrating their 3rd and 30th wedding anniversaries. Many believe the gem gives wisdom through experience, quickens the laws of karma and cements engagements and love relationships. It is also considered to offer the powers of wealth, protection and luck.
The largest pearl in the world is approximately 3" x 2", weighing one-third of a pound. Called the Pearl of Asia, it was a gift from India's Shah Jahan to his favorite wife, for whom he also built the Taj Mahal. Another famous pearl is called "La Peregrina," or "The Wanderer," and is considered to be the most beautiful pearl in the world. Pear-shaped and 1-1/2" in length, it is said that 400 years ago the pearl was found by a slave in Panama, who gave it up in return for his freedom. The pearl turned up in 1969 at a New York auction house. It was purchased by actor Richard Burton for his wife, Elizabeth Taylor.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Shortcut Green Chicken Enchiladas - Perfect for Your Americanized, Unauthentic Cinco de Mayo Fiesta!
But having issued the standard ethnic recipe disclaimer, I'll say, these aren't bad. As long as you choose a high-quality green sauce and a decently cooked rotisserie chicken, you should end up with a nice, easy, fast dinner.
Please buy some good cheeses and grate them yourself. You'll see me using a pre-grated Mexican cheese blend, which was me not wanting to waste a product sample I had received for a review (the verdict? Grate your own cheese!)
This low-quality video was posted on YouTube a long time ago, but for whatever reason was never posted here. In fact, I don't even have a decent photo of the final dish, which is why you see this crappy screen shot here. Enjoy!
1 rotisserie chicken
8 oz Monterey Jack cheese
8 oz cheddar cheese
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
3 cups green enchilada sauce
10 corn tortillas
2 tbsp hot sauce
Photo (c) Flickr user Sung Sook
44 comments:
I remember this vid it was near to when I found Chef John's vids...that was couple years ago--I made it and it was good. The Thai chicken coconut soup has become a staple here for me thanks to those YT vids. Wow--I have been visiting your site a couple years now. No wonder I have gained 20 lbs. Thanks again for inspiring folks like me to cook again.
- April 28, 2009 at 4:18 PM
The finished product looks so much better than the false advertising!
- April 28, 2009 at 5:26 PM
- CollegeGourmet said...
God, I remember this recipe from way, way back. Foodwishes 1.0; those were good times, but then again, so are these!
I made this a few days after the original posting, and I think I used leftover pork (carnitas style, because that's how I roll). It was mmm, mmm good.
- April 28, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- Unknown said...
Yum, I'm going to see if I have stuff to make this, or add things to my shopping list. I love green sauce with cumin too, and sprinke cilantro on it, YUM!
Or sour cream with a small can of jalapenos run through the blender (juice and all).
Or mole with chipotle would probably be good, since it was good in tamales.
Hubby doesn't like it as much if make it in 'caserole' style (using the tortillas like lasagna noodles), but he thinks it tastes much better if they're rolled ROFL
- April 28, 2009 at 11:28 PM
this looks absolutely terrific! Great work John :)
I really like the avocado garnish.. spectacular!
- April 29, 2009 at 12:01 AM
I'm gonna roll those tonight!
- April 29, 2009 at 12:18 AM
Hi Chef,
I remember you telling us umpteen times that while cutting meat, always cut across the grain, to keep it tender. But in the video, as you were shredding the chicken, it was coming apart all strandified. Wasn't that against the rules?
- April 29, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- Chef John said...
cooked chicken is always going to be soft. It doesn't have a grain, and shredded chicken is nicer than chopped chicken for things like this and salads, soups, etc. Across the grain cutting is for meats, so you are chewing shorter stands of protein and not long chewy ones.
- April 29, 2009 at 10:32 AM
- Charlemange said...
Good. Now I have something to make for tomorrow's dinner.
- April 29, 2009 at 5:19 PM
- Unknown said...
Can I use flour tortillas?
- April 30, 2009 at 4:22 PM
- Chef John said...
sure, they just get a little softer.
- April 30, 2009 at 4:26 PM
- Alberto said...
oh boy... I thought this was from the learn2cook times :D
- May 1, 2009 at 8:33 AM
Chef, I am making this tomorrow, thank you for a great recipe.
- May 1, 2009 at 9:21 PM
- Jesse from Detroit said...
Food Wish: How do you make a good pan sauce? (Mine always come out like thick gravy...)
- May 3, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Chef John said...
actually if you check out the "sauce" category in the sidebar you'll see I've done several pan sauce videos.
- May 3, 2009 at 11:51 AM
- Luatica said...
Oh yeah. I found an online store in France that delivers mexican ingredients such as dry chiles, salsa verde, fresh corn tortillas and such. Today I got my order so I decided to give a try to these (just came back to work so im not going to do a chilie or something) with some chicken breast i had in the fridge.
Now waiting for it finish baking but it already smells great.
Also just noticed today is the Cinco de Mayo, so I'm quite amused.
My boyfriend is staring at the microwave combo oven for the enchiladas to come out.
- May 5, 2009 at 3:13 PM
Do u have homemade green sauce recipe?
- July 7, 2009 at 10:09 AM
- Chef John said...
not yet :-(
- July 7, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Bill said...
I modified this one just a bit to meet my pantry. I've always been skeptical about tomatillo-based sauces and would chose tomato-based ones instead. I shouldn't have been picky. It was great!
I tried a homemade pepper puree this morning on my huevous rancheros. I hydrated the peppers and tried to process them smooth, but skin wouldn't puree well. I think I should have skinned them first.
- August 3, 2009 at 3:04 PM
- tethys said...
HI Chef John, Maybe this is too old to comment on - Im a new reader pouring over all the missed posts!!
I wonder if you might be able to suggest a "high quality" enchilada sauce brand? I assume you mean no artificial ingredients but am not sure if there are other things you look for as well.
Thank you!
- March 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- Chef John said...
just one that's mostly the vegetables and peppers, not a bunch of artificial stuff. (probably the most expensive one!)
- March 1, 2010 at 9:16 PM
I made this for lunch yesterday with enough leftover for dinner. Everyone loved it. I might skip the salt for the meat mixture next time; the sauce had plenty enough salt in it. Thanks for the recipe!
- March 23, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Hmmmm, I would be interested
In seeing this recipe revised. Would like to see a more tastier version. Something thay just yells out; Wow!
- July 28, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Saw these and had to make a batch. Love enchiladas! I'm disappointed that my store (Wegman's) didn't have a green enchilada sauce (high quality anyway). I ended up using a can of El Paso and a jar of Frontera Tomatilla Salsa. We'll see how they come out. I'm serving to some not so fussy eaters.;-)
- August 26, 2010 at 6:13 PM
- mely said...
I just want to let you know that I do really love your disclaimer. Coming from you means a lot to me a Mexican. :)
Love your blog, always helpful.
Have a great day!
PS. Where is the George Clooney photo? :)
- November 18, 2010 at 9:41 AM
- S/V Blondie-Dog said...
This is by far my favorite Food Wishes recipe...
It's super easy to put together, budget friendly, lots of flavor, and most importantly it pairs up perfectly with cold beer.
Yeah mon! My lady-friend does think that I be a great cook!
- December 28, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- Danielle said...
Would you be willing to give me a name brand for your high quality verde sauce?
For now, I'm making this tonight with a red sauce.
- January 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM
- Chef John said...
Sorry, it was so long ago I don't remember the brand!
- January 9, 2012 at 7:13 PM
- ChefJohnsBiggestFan said...
Looks easy n fab! NOW, although this may be the WRONG place to leave a food wish wish i would like to ask you humbly to make a CHICKEN MOLE recipe. I want you to know that i watched a foodnetwork recipe that looked great- went out spent 40 bucks on all the ingredients, came home made it and it was so bad that my family couldn't even EAT it. My 6 year old tells me everything i make is great "Except for those chocolate tacos!" she will never let me live it down.
- January 29, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Chef - forgive my ignorance please...if I wanted to roll these up ahead of time (like, before going to a movie), could I just do it like up to the sauce, and then pull them out of the fridge, sauce them and then bake them? And do you need to bake them longer or sit for a few minutes before putting them in the oven to make up for them being cold? (Sorry so stupid, but I'm learning a lot from you)
- February 13, 2012 at 6:34 PM
- Chef John said...
You can make ahead! May bake a few minutes longer.
- February 13, 2012 at 6:42 PM
- Allisa4757 said...
Twice in one week! I do love these! I used "Hatch" brand verde sauce, but next time will try "Las Palmas" after googling for the best green sauce. I am puffy enough after eating these and I really think an extra t. of salt is overkill. I only had really sharp high quality white cheddar and a "striped" artisan Jack cheese, I thought they would wrong for this dish, but they worked. Thanks Chef John, this is yummy:)
- March 2, 2012 at 9:36 PM
I cannot seem to find enchilada sauce and corn tortillas in canada visiting 3 of our biggest supermarkets.
So instead I got nacho sauce, blended it smooth and used that instead, and used flour tortillas.
This came out so great, my fiance said it's the best tasting dish I made so far :)
Thank you for making recipe so easy and good tasting.
- March 12, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- Tabitha said...
What if I wanted to use ground beef instead of chicken? Just brown it first?
- July 16, 2012 at 7:41 AM
- Lyndsay said...
Hi Chef John!
I made this recipe tonight but combined it with another because I didn't have green enchilada sauce. (can you believe it?) I only had a fresh green enchilada but it ended up being delicioust.
I substituted the enchilada sauce for a fresh one sauteed to soften (although I thought maybe roasting it would have been better as an afterthought) butter and flower to thicken it and 2 cups chicken broth and a cup of sour cream. They turned out fantastic and I think I will be making these a lot!
Just thought you might like to know and maybe even try!
- October 29, 2012 at 8:25 PM
- Carolyn said...
Thanks for the great recipe! I made this tonight and will be adding it to my favorites! It was packed with flavor and very easy. I added some sliced black olives on top as well. Also, I was happy to see that green chile enchilada sauce is very low in calories:)
- January 6, 2013 at 9:52 PM
- DeTigero said...
What to do when you can't buy the enchilada cause?? bummer!!!
- January 31, 2013 at 11:00 AM
- BBTGoss said...
Hi Chef John,
I'm a bachelor, and I want to make a batch of these. Do you think they will last in the fridge for a week if they are well-sealed? Thanks! I love your site!
- March 30, 2013 at 4:19 PM
- Chef John said...
hard to say. would be pretty soggy after a week.
- March 31, 2013 at 2:41 AM
- Unknown said...
Thank you Chef John for
this recipe.. I am making it tonight.. Enjoy the Day :-)
- May 21, 2013 at 3:20 PM
- cookinmom said...
I use a cake pan and put green sauce in it to dip both sides of the tortilla and then roll it up. So easy!!
- July 25, 2013 at 8:09 PM
- PJ said...
I have made this again and again and everyone loves it every time i make it. Thank you for posting... My one and only culinary talent is my ability to follow your directions!
- June 6, 2014 at 5:14 PM
- sdf said...
This has become one of my favorite recipes (esp with a fat juicy Costco chicken for just $5!!). I've gotten even lazier than Chef J normally allows, however - we also make tacos from the kit (disgraceful I know) and there are always taco shells left over. I collect them and when I have 6-7 I make this with the taco shells! It's great and the shells get crunchy and even more delicious. Don't forget the cumin.
- November 21, 2014 at 1:32 PM
- Unknown said...
I always go to chef John's trusted site for any recipe that I'm looking for and this one did not disappoint at all! Delish!! ps. I used Monterrey Jack cheese with jalapeno's for that extra kick!
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