Glad to hear the school officials were all "He did what? Inappropriate!" rather than circling the wagons around him (like they probably would have in my school district).
In other news I made Bear Creek chili tonight, and perhaps overshot the mark a bit on pepper and garlic. I may mix it with pasta shells to cut the spice down a bit if it doesn't mellow in the refrigerator. Also, the people who made the package label are delusional (or Lilliputians) if they think someone can get 8 reasonable serving sizes out of one of these pots of chili.
Msbelle, I have paid ancestry, but it doesn't let you search anyone in the census last the 1940 one and living people. The city directories to to about The 50s. I can give it a crack because I am also pretty good with the google and library websites, but when I found my father's family, it sort of depended on the things my mom said being true- his name, where she worked, and that he was dead (although the time frame was wrong, which foiled me for years)
That is a great response from Matilda's school! I am glad you guys brought it to their attention and they responded in a fairly timely fashion and appropriately.
Perfect and appropriate response from the school.
In other news I made Bear Creek chili tonight
I made vegan Indian chili yesterday for DH and he declared it awesome. His reward for going to the Indian shop for me to buy spices.
Just adding my "Hooray for Matilda's school!"
Also, why did no one point me to Blue Haze's version of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" before? Brilliant mid-tempo reimagination of a beautiful song.
Driving in to work this morning, I noticed that all those taillights on the highway before me reflecting off the fog yields a very heading-into-Mordor vibe.
vegan Indian chili
I varied from recipe because I use canned beans and don't soak and all that.
Sauteed half a large onion, bunches of garlic, large red pepper, and a few small hot peppers. Added: 2 Tbls minced ginger, 1-1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1 Tbl chili powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 1/2 tsp cayenne. Cook with spices for a couple minutes then added a can each of black and garbanzo beans, large can crushed tomatoes, some veg broth (but water fine), splash of lemon juice, and a handful of parsley (didn't have cilantro on hand)
Very tasty and not as hot as you would think, but we do like spicy.
That sounds yummy, Laura. Hybrid cuisine for the win!
