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Tortellini and Ham Salad

Ingredients
1 9oz Package Fresh Cheese Tortellini
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
2 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 Teaspoon Dried Rosemary
1/2 Teaspoon Minced Garlic
1/2 Teaspoon Sugar
1 1/2 Cups Ham diced
1 Cup Red Bell Pepper diced
1 4oz. Jar Marinated Mushrooms drained
1/2 Cup Black Olives chopped
4 Scallions white and green parts, chopped
Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions
1. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add tortellini and cook according to the package directions.
2. Drain and rinse tortellini under cold water.
3. In a large bowl whisk together the oil, vinegar, rosemary, garlic and sugar.
4. Add the tortellini, ham, bell pepper, mushrooms, olives, and scallions to the dressing and toss to coat.

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Beefy Burrito Casserole

Ingredients
1 1/2 pound Lean Ground Beef
1 16oz Can Refried Beans
1 Medium Onion chopped
1 Bell Pepper chopped
1 pack Burrito or Taco Seasoning Mix
1 Jalapeno Pepper minced, or use 1 Can Chopped Mild Green Chiles
2 Cups Salsa
1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
6 to 8 Corn Tortillas cut into strips

Directions
1. Brown ground beef
2. Stir in onion, jalapeno pepper, bell pepper, taco seasoning and refriend beans.
3. Spread about 3 tablespoons of salsa over the bottom of crock pot.
4. Place a layer of tortilla strips over the salsa, then a layer of ground beef mixture, then some cheese.
5. Repeat layers ending with salsa.
6. Cook low 5-7 hours. Serve with rice.

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Marketing vs Reality

This is one of those very few places where I say ‘there ought to be a law’.

I mean come freakin on. The picture is not even close. If that isn’t false advertising I dont know what is.

Check out this site which has plenty more examples of food reality not measuring up to the marketing photo. The site is in German, I think, but the pictures speak for themselves.

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Mountain Dew Council of Elders Exiles Non-Radical Teen

From their hidden sanctuary high atop Mount Dew, the Mountain Dew Council Of Elders formally passed judgment on area teen Brian Ruderman yesterday, unanimously ruling him “not radical” and sentencing him to eternal banishment from the Extreme Network.

“To you, Brian Ruderman, we have said in the past, Do the Dew,” Mountain Dew Highfather Snow-boardus the Totally Radical said as the final verdict was delivered. “But from this day forth say we it no longer, saying to ye instead, Brian Ruderman, go forth from this place, leave us, and Do the Dew no more.” ..continue..

My favorite ‘The Onion’ article, good to see their older stuff being put back on the site.

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Garlic Shrimp Stir-Fry

Ingredients
2 servings of rice
1 cup broccoli florets
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 pound medium frozen cooked shrimp, thawed
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon oil

Instructions
1. Prepare rice as normal.
2. Heat oil in skillet, add broccoli and garlic, stir for 2 minutes.
3. Add shrimp and teriyaki cook and stir addition 2 minutes.
4. Add rice to shrimp mixture in skillet, mix well. Serve.

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Barbecue Beef and Rice

Ingredients
1/2 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into strips
1 red pepper cut into strips
1/4 cup sliced green onions
1/4 cup barbecue sauce, any flavor
2-4 servings of rice.
1 tablespoon oil

Directions
1. Cook rice as normal.
2. Heat oil in skillet, cook steak, peppers, and onions 4-5minutes until steak is cooked through.
3. Add barbecue sauce to steak mixture, cook until heated through.
4. Serve rice topped with steak mixture.

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Easy Pizza Casserole

Ingredients
1 1/2 pound ground beef
1 Cup Onions Chopped
1 Cup Green Pepper Chopped
2 Garlic Cloves Minced
16oz. Spaghetti Sauce
8oz. Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Cheese
1 Cup Milk
1 Tablespoon Oil
2 Eggs
1 Cup Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. Brown ground beef, drain.
3. Stir in onion, pepper, garlic, spaghetti sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
4. In bowl, combine milk, oil and egg, beat 1 minute at medium speed.
5. Add flour and salk, beat 2 minutes.
6. Pour beef mixture into ungreased 13/9 pan.
7. Top mixture with mozzarella cheese.
8. Pour batter over cheese covering it completely.
9. Bake at 400 for 25-30 minutes until puffed and deep golden brown.

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Breastfeeding…at 8.

Many people would find this a bit strange, but I don’t know. The thing is most of us all drink milk, cow milk. Cow milk that is really produced for baby cows. So at 8 years of age it is socially acceptable to drink cows milk, but not human milk? Maybe it is because her daughter gets it right from the source. Would it be any more acceptable if mom pumped the milk and stored it in a container in the frig?

I have wondered why there hasn’t been a market for human milk. Wouldn’t you rather drink milk meant for your species rather than a cow? I guess that would never happen with the amount of milk that is produced along with the impossibility of controlling the womens behavior and diet that would affect the quality of milk.

There are actually human milk banks, one being The Human Milk Banking Association of North America. Kinda like the blood bank, women donate their milk for infants that require it, but for whatever reason can not get the milk from their mother. So its there for those that need it.

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Potassium Chlorate and Gummy Bear

Molten potassium chlorate is a strong oxidizing agent that reacts violently with sugar. Gummy bears have lots of sugar in them.

poor gummy

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Bow Tie Sausage Soup

Ingredients
1 pound Italian Pork Sausage
1 Medium Onion Chopped
1 Clove Garlic
6 Cups Chicken Broth
3 Cups Bow Tie Pasta
1 15oz. Can Tomato Sauce
1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 Teaspoon dried Basil
1 Teaspoon dried Thyme

1. Combine sausage, onion and garlic in large pot, cook until sausage is brown while breaking up the sausage with a wooden spoon.
2. Drain off sausage.
3. Stir in chicken broth, uncooked pasta, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, basil and thyme.
4. Bring to boil, reduce heat simmer 20 minutes uncovered, stir occasionally.

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