Frida Kahlo

“Well, I hope that if you are out there and read this and know that, yes, it’s true I’m here, and I’m just as strange as you.”

Chris Hedges Interviews Julian Assange

The Death of Truth:

And here is the audio:

Carne Guisada (Beef Stew)

• 1/2 tablespoon shortening

• 1 1/2 pounds cubed stew meat

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes

• 2 fresh jalapeno chile peppers, seeded and diced

• 2 chopped tomatoes

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• salt and pepper to taste

• water as needed

 

Directions

1. Melt the shortening in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add the meat and brown well on all sides. Add the onions and saute for 5 minutes, or until tender. Add the canned tomatoes, jalapeno chile peppers, fresh tomatoes, cumin, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
2. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour, or until meat is tender. (Note: If mixture is too thick, add water as needed. Or if mixture is too thin, combine some cornstarch and water and add to thicken.)

Pasole and Green Chili Stew

2 (64 ounce) cans hominy
3 cups water
3 -4 lbs pork shoulder
4 cups chicken stock
2 (64 ounce) cans green chilies
1 (64 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
2 medium onions
1 tablespoon dried oregano
4 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt
pepper

the original recipe used nixtamel* which is mexican limed corn, take 2 cups, rinse well in colander, put it in pressure cooker and add the water.Do not add salt as it will cause the corn to be tough.Cook at 15 lbs pressure for 1:20 minutes.

*You may use canned hominy, but the taste and texture will be different.

If you you are using canned Hominy add it with other ingredients after the pork is done

Take the pork sholder and cut it into several large pieces place in large stock pot,with the chicken stock until meat is tender

separate into bite size chunks.

While meat is cooking peel and dice the chilies and onions.

if using canned tomatoes crush into medium chunks.

peal & crush garlic and chop into small dice

Once meat is tender and pasole has finished cooking combine all other ingredients into pot with oregano and other spices, salt and pepper to taste. simmer for another hour to allow flavors to blend. serve with tortillas.

Julian Assange

 

Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide In The Air Into Useful Products

This bacteria is Pyrococcus furiosus, which grows on sugars at temperatures of about 100 degrees Celsius – in other words, when water boils.

Music School

Time For A New Category!

 

Anita Sarkeesian at TEDxWomen 2012

#misogyny  #gamification  #waronwomen 

“Chomsky: America Acts Like It Owns the World.”

Brilliant, as usual, and very much worth reading.