Saturday, February 15, 2014
all we are saying is
Potage au St Germain has been served since ancient times, about 500BC.
It took its name from the Chateau St. Germain of Louis XIV of France, in about 1660. Louis apparently loved the stuff.
skepticism.org
True “potage” is made from fresh peas; this is the dried, split-pea variety.
And it’s so easy!
Wash then soak your peas in clean water for a hour or two.
Chop a few carrots and onions while you make a rich vegetable stock.
Now strain your stock, drain the peas and dump the stock and peas in together with a salty, smoked hock or big ham bone. It won’t need salt, but add lots of fresh, ground pepper.
Toss in your onions and bubble it covered for a couple hours, stirring now and then so it doesn’t burn on the bottom.
I found ham in the freezer and I added bacon, too.
Whatever you have is fine,
just bubble it for hours so it breaks down in the soup.
Unfinished soup can overnight in the fridge.
If it gets too thick thin it with more stock from your freezer. Just add the carrots about an hour before you want to serve.
When the stock is absorbed and the peas are blended and the carrots are very soft, it’s ready to go.
Give peas a chance.
With homemade croutons!
Friday, February 14, 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
game. set. match.
By now you’ve probably heard that yesterday was a big day for the internet.
The usual guys like the EFF and Public Knowledge helped to sponsor a day of open protest.
People who are fed up with being watched online had their day to make this clear.
Some just want the same privacy they now have in their home.
mcafee.com
Others intend to keep on stealing digital stuff.
But whatever your reasons, sponsors set up an easy, one-click form to effortlessly lodge a protest.
You clicked right?
You called or sent an email to protect your online privacy.
Right?
secular.org
Well.
That’s what the NSA is counting on, actually.
In fact, with notices posted all over the internet they logged just over 237,000 total protests in 24 hours.
.00075% of the country.
Like the size of one small midwestern town.
blackberryalarmclock.com
The NSA has this well played, methinks.
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