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Spicy Duck Empanadas with Fire Sauce and Cilantro Cream
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound cooked duck breast, shredded
1 tablespoon Emeril's Southwest Seasoning, recipe follows
1/2 fresh sweet corn kernels
1/4 cup seeded and chopped poblano, New Mexican green or Anaheim chile pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 turns freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons minced shallots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 cups beef stock, in all
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 recipe empanada dough, recipe follows
1 large egg, beaten with 2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons brunoise red peppers, for garnish
2 tablespoons brunoise yellow peppers, for garnish
Fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
In a saute pan, heat the olive oil. Season the duck meat with 1 1/2 teaspoons Emeril's Southwest Seasoning. When the pan is smoking hot, add the duck and stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in the corn, peppers, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and the remaining Emeril's Southwest seasoning and saute for 1 minute. Add the shallots and garlic and continue sauteing for 1 minute. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the stock and bring to a boil. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup stock with the cornstarch and whisk into the filling mixture. Cook for 5 minutes over high heat. Remove from the heat and strain off the gravy. Return the gravy to a small saucepan, bring up to a boil, and let reduce for 5 minutes.
Remove the Empanada Dough from the refrigerator, divide it into 4 equal sections about 3 inches long, and carefully roll each of them out between sheets of plastic wrap to an 8-inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick. The dough must be handled with care to keep it from cracking.
Brush the dough rounds with some of the egg wash. Mound a generous 1/3 cup of the filling in the middle of each round of dough, fold over to form a half-moon pie shape, and crimp the edges with a fork. Brush the tops of the empanadas with more egg wash, place them on the parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, and fresh chopped cilantro together. Mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the empanadas from the oven. Cut an empanada open exposing the filling. Spoon the gravy on the bottom of the plate. Place the cut empanada in the center of the plate. Dab the cilantro cream on top and around the rim. Garnish with red peppers, yellow peppers, and fresh cilantro.
Empanada Dough:
1 cup masa harina
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Emeril's Southwest Seasoning, recipe follows
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon lard
1 cup warm water
In a mixing bowl combine the masa harina, flour, cornmeal, baking powder, Emeril's Southwest Seasoning, salt, and pepper, and mix thoroughly. Cream in the lard, and add the water a little at a time, working the mixture until all is completely incorporated. Using your hands, form the dough into a log about 12 inches long by 3 inches across and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound cooked duck breast, shredded
1 tablespoon Emeril's Southwest Seasoning, recipe follows
1/2 fresh sweet corn kernels
1/4 cup seeded and chopped poblano, New Mexican green or Anaheim chile pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
4 turns freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons minced shallots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 cups beef stock, in all
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 recipe empanada dough, recipe follows
1 large egg, beaten with 2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons brunoise red peppers, for garnish
2 tablespoons brunoise yellow peppers, for garnish
Fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
In a saute pan, heat the olive oil. Season the duck meat with 1 1/2 teaspoons Emeril's Southwest Seasoning. When the pan is smoking hot, add the duck and stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in the corn, peppers, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and the remaining Emeril's Southwest seasoning and saute for 1 minute. Add the shallots and garlic and continue sauteing for 1 minute. Stir in 1 1/2 cups of the stock and bring to a boil. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup stock with the cornstarch and whisk into the filling mixture. Cook for 5 minutes over high heat. Remove from the heat and strain off the gravy. Return the gravy to a small saucepan, bring up to a boil, and let reduce for 5 minutes.
Remove the Empanada Dough from the refrigerator, divide it into 4 equal sections about 3 inches long, and carefully roll each of them out between sheets of plastic wrap to an 8-inch circle, about 1/4 inch thick. The dough must be handled with care to keep it from cracking.
Brush the dough rounds with some of the egg wash. Mound a generous 1/3 cup of the filling in the middle of each round of dough, fold over to form a half-moon pie shape, and crimp the edges with a fork. Brush the tops of the empanadas with more egg wash, place them on the parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 35 minutes or until golden brown.
In a small mixing bowl, combine the sour cream, lemon juice, and fresh chopped cilantro together. Mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the empanadas from the oven. Cut an empanada open exposing the filling. Spoon the gravy on the bottom of the plate. Place the cut empanada in the center of the plate. Dab the cilantro cream on top and around the rim. Garnish with red peppers, yellow peppers, and fresh cilantro.
Empanada Dough:
1 cup masa harina
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Emeril's Southwest Seasoning, recipe follows
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 tablespoon lard
1 cup warm water
In a mixing bowl combine the masa harina, flour, cornmeal, baking powder, Emeril's Southwest Seasoning, salt, and pepper, and mix thoroughly. Cream in the lard, and add the water a little at a time, working the mixture until all is completely incorporated. Using your hands, form the dough into a log about 12 inches long by 3 inches across and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
It's different now that I'm poor and aging, I'll never see this face again
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I started building a home for him from scratch when the Guitar Center I work at decided to throw out an old display case as part of the remodeling we're going through.
Before:
(Thats not the one I took, but rather an identical display case that's still in the store.)
Almost there:
After:
(Thats the view from Bob's favorite basking spot.)
His new home is 69" x 19". All I had to do was remove the glass top, replace the wood doors with glass ones, build a substrate dam, and do the lights and decorations.
It already had two 24" flourescent fixtures which run nearly the full length of the enclosure so I just installed new starters and put a couple of ReptiSun 10.0 bulbs in. For the heat lamps I bought track lights and installed the track in an aluminum angle bracket that rests on the inner lip of the top. I drilled a hole in the bottom next to where the florescent fixture wires ran and ran that wire through there. The great part of this setup is that it looks nice and allows me to point the lights anywhere. I can also move the lights closer or further to any point in the cage and add more lights easily. I actually had to add two 75 Watt lams since the three 50 Watt lamps it came with were not enough. I wired the heat lamps to a dimmer installed in the base and the whole setup is wired to a single power cord that I plug into an automatic timer.
The glass doors are not on wheels like the origional doors but slide fine. I installed the substrate dam since I noticed that she likes to dig a lot and couldnt ruin her fun by putting her on tiles. The sand is anywhere from 1" to 4" deep and Im trying to grow bermuda grass in one end of her cage. I will also add some veggies like collard greens when the plants Ive potted are big enough.
The wood I got from my back yard and it was kinda though to clean them since they were so big and couldnt be baked or soaked in bleach, but I made sure to spray them and scrub them with bleach as good as I could and let them sit on my roof in the sun for a few days before being sprayed down again. There are lots of little tunnels that ants dug through them but I made sure they were all gone. There is still one large branch that I might add but that one is still out in the sun.
It took him about a week to adjust but his colors are nice and light again and he's been very active today. I think he really likes it.
Before:
(Thats not the one I took, but rather an identical display case that's still in the store.)
Almost there:
After:
(Thats the view from Bob's favorite basking spot.)
His new home is 69" x 19". All I had to do was remove the glass top, replace the wood doors with glass ones, build a substrate dam, and do the lights and decorations.
It already had two 24" flourescent fixtures which run nearly the full length of the enclosure so I just installed new starters and put a couple of ReptiSun 10.0 bulbs in. For the heat lamps I bought track lights and installed the track in an aluminum angle bracket that rests on the inner lip of the top. I drilled a hole in the bottom next to where the florescent fixture wires ran and ran that wire through there. The great part of this setup is that it looks nice and allows me to point the lights anywhere. I can also move the lights closer or further to any point in the cage and add more lights easily. I actually had to add two 75 Watt lams since the three 50 Watt lamps it came with were not enough. I wired the heat lamps to a dimmer installed in the base and the whole setup is wired to a single power cord that I plug into an automatic timer.
The glass doors are not on wheels like the origional doors but slide fine. I installed the substrate dam since I noticed that she likes to dig a lot and couldnt ruin her fun by putting her on tiles. The sand is anywhere from 1" to 4" deep and Im trying to grow bermuda grass in one end of her cage. I will also add some veggies like collard greens when the plants Ive potted are big enough.
The wood I got from my back yard and it was kinda though to clean them since they were so big and couldnt be baked or soaked in bleach, but I made sure to spray them and scrub them with bleach as good as I could and let them sit on my roof in the sun for a few days before being sprayed down again. There are lots of little tunnels that ants dug through them but I made sure they were all gone. There is still one large branch that I might add but that one is still out in the sun.
It took him about a week to adjust but his colors are nice and light again and he's been very active today. I think he really likes it.
Beef Burgers with Mushrooms and Aioli
1 1/4 pounds lean ground chuck
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 portobello mushrooms, stems trimmed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
4 (4-inch) square or round ciabatta or foccacia squares, halved horizontally
2 cups fresh arugula
Combine the ground chuck, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Shape the mixture into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
Lightly drizzle both sides of the mushrooms with the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, and garlic in a small bowl to blend. (The patties, mushrooms, and garlic mayonnaise can be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead. Cover them separately and refrigerate.)
Prepare the barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill the burgers until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Grill the mushrooms until just tender, about 5 minutes per side. Grill the focaccia squares cut side down, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes.
Spread the garlic mayonnaise over the roll bottoms. Cut the mushrooms into strips and arrange the mushroom strips over the mayonnaise. Place the burgers atop the mushrooms. Spread garlic mayonnaise on the cut side of the tops and arrange a handful of arugula on each. Cover the burger with the roll tops and serve.
1 1/4 pounds lean ground chuck
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 portobello mushrooms, stems trimmed
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
4 (4-inch) square or round ciabatta or foccacia squares, halved horizontally
2 cups fresh arugula
Combine the ground chuck, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Shape the mixture into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
Lightly drizzle both sides of the mushrooms with the oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Mix the mayonnaise, lemon juice, and garlic in a small bowl to blend. (The patties, mushrooms, and garlic mayonnaise can be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead. Cover them separately and refrigerate.)
Prepare the barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill the burgers until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Grill the mushrooms until just tender, about 5 minutes per side. Grill the focaccia squares cut side down, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes.
Spread the garlic mayonnaise over the roll bottoms. Cut the mushrooms into strips and arrange the mushroom strips over the mayonnaise. Place the burgers atop the mushrooms. Spread garlic mayonnaise on the cut side of the tops and arrange a handful of arugula on each. Cover the burger with the roll tops and serve.
Dealing With Hatred: How the Torrent of Anti-Americanism Affects Teenagers
By JEFF ZASLOW, The Wall Street Journal
Knowing that America is hated in many corners of the world, some of our best high-school students have a few requests.
Their school curricula require them to study the French Revolution, which began in 1789. Why, they ask, aren't they also learning about the Iranian Revolution of 1979?
They're taught foreign languages -- lots of verbs and nouns -- but not enough about the cultures where these languages flourish. Why, they ask, are they not given more insight into the politics and religions of those countries?
I learned of these and other concerns last week, when I interviewed about 70 students taking advanced-placement government and international-affairs courses at two suburban Detroit schools. These juniors and seniors -- they were the 11- and 12-year-olds of Sept. 11, 2001 -- had a good sense of the issues threatening the nation they will inherit. Aware that many of their contemporaries overseas are being taught to hate the U.S., they wonder what confrontations lie ahead when their generation reaches adulthood.
"We think, 'If they hate us, we should hate them,' but the truth is, we don't know them very well," said Gilbert Knie at Farmington High School in Farmington, Mich. "We need classes that go deeper."
On the long list of troubling things that parents need to discuss with kids today -- from school shootings to the risks of terrorism -- it's vital to include a look at America's place in the world. How can parents explain recent hate-filled speeches by the leaders of Iran and Venezuela? How can we help kids process the disparaging things being said about our leaders, morals and lifestyles? How do we balance our love of country with our desire to make our children good citizens of the world?
Though anti-Americanism has always existed, today's parents were only dimly aware of it during their childhoods. Our kids have a scarier reality. In a post-9/11 world, they are used to seeing a constant stream of TV images of hostile overseas rallies, with thousands chanting against us.
"The anti-Americanism is ironic," said Brian Bowman, a student at Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. "They say we're evil, but they accept every dollar we give them. It's like they're saying, 'We hate you, but we need you.' "
The National Association of School Psychologists offers Web pages of advice to help children cope with world affairs. As parents, we're told we shouldn't dwell on worst-case terrorism scenarios, or let kids watch endless war coverage, which could heighten their anxieties.
But in the classes I visited, students -- regardless of their politics -- said they wanted to know more. "We're probably similar to teenagers in the Middle East, but we don't get to see that," said Emily Maki, at Farmington.
Erika Mayer, a Lahser student, lived in Indonesia for two years, while her dad, an auto executive, was based there. "The anti-American feelings were more than you can imagine," she said. "They burned the flag every week in front of the [U.S.] Embassy. I didn't understand how they could hate us so much, because I know we have freedoms they don't have. They don't see the whole picture. They see only our mistakes."
Several Lahser students pointed out that ours is "a government of the people," so all of us are responsible for the nation's reputation. "A lot of countries don't like Bush and blame us for electing him twice," said Katherine Clair.
Given how news spreads globally today, Kara Koppinger said she wishes the U.S. media would be more careful. "Our media feeds off of our failures, broadcasting them all over the world." People in other countries see American teens carousing in decadent movies, but they don't know that U.S. teens are among the world's leaders in community service.
Last month in Denver, 10 Nobel Peace Prize recipients spoke to 3,000 teens at an event called PeaceJam. Some of the Nobel laureates blamed the U.S. for waging war in Iraq rather than feeding the world's hungry and building schools. Others called for negotiations with terrorists. The Michigan students rejected the idea of negotiations with al Qaeda, and many were unhappy that PeaceJam included so much finger-pointing at President Bush and the U.S.
At Lahser, Brittney Galliers was wearing dog tags with a small photo of her cousin attached. He was a U.S. soldier in Iraq who died in a roadside bombing in December. All this anti-American talk "would make him sick to his stomach," she said, because he felt he was fighting for freedom in Iraq.
On the day I visited Farmington, teacher Lisa Sievert showed her class a 2005 survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. It found that in Jordan, for instance, 60% of those surveyed had confidence in Osama bin Laden as a world leader; 41% had an unfavorable view of Christians, and 100% had an unfavorable view of Jews. In Lebanon, 49% of Muslims supported using suicide bombings against U.S. soldiers in Iraq. In Pakistan, just 22% have a favorable view of the American people. Large numbers of non-Americans in the survey labeled us as "rude," "immoral" and "violent."
It isn't easy for young Americans to put such animosity in context, says Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew study. "Clearly, they need a better sense of geography, history and perspective." That comes not just through education or parental guidance, but through their own commitment to be engaged rather than indifferent, he says.
In other eras, Americans took the rest of the world for granted. The smartest kids today know they can't do that. "There's a burden on their generation," Ms. Sievert told me. At Lahser, teacher David Jenvey agreed. "We need to give these kids encouragement and a sense of optimism about the country," he said, "because when they're older, they'll have to make some very tough decisions."
Thats pretty long ay?
By JEFF ZASLOW, The Wall Street Journal
Knowing that America is hated in many corners of the world, some of our best high-school students have a few requests.
Their school curricula require them to study the French Revolution, which began in 1789. Why, they ask, aren't they also learning about the Iranian Revolution of 1979?
They're taught foreign languages -- lots of verbs and nouns -- but not enough about the cultures where these languages flourish. Why, they ask, are they not given more insight into the politics and religions of those countries?
I learned of these and other concerns last week, when I interviewed about 70 students taking advanced-placement government and international-affairs courses at two suburban Detroit schools. These juniors and seniors -- they were the 11- and 12-year-olds of Sept. 11, 2001 -- had a good sense of the issues threatening the nation they will inherit. Aware that many of their contemporaries overseas are being taught to hate the U.S., they wonder what confrontations lie ahead when their generation reaches adulthood.
"We think, 'If they hate us, we should hate them,' but the truth is, we don't know them very well," said Gilbert Knie at Farmington High School in Farmington, Mich. "We need classes that go deeper."
On the long list of troubling things that parents need to discuss with kids today -- from school shootings to the risks of terrorism -- it's vital to include a look at America's place in the world. How can parents explain recent hate-filled speeches by the leaders of Iran and Venezuela? How can we help kids process the disparaging things being said about our leaders, morals and lifestyles? How do we balance our love of country with our desire to make our children good citizens of the world?
Though anti-Americanism has always existed, today's parents were only dimly aware of it during their childhoods. Our kids have a scarier reality. In a post-9/11 world, they are used to seeing a constant stream of TV images of hostile overseas rallies, with thousands chanting against us.
"The anti-Americanism is ironic," said Brian Bowman, a student at Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. "They say we're evil, but they accept every dollar we give them. It's like they're saying, 'We hate you, but we need you.' "
The National Association of School Psychologists offers Web pages of advice to help children cope with world affairs. As parents, we're told we shouldn't dwell on worst-case terrorism scenarios, or let kids watch endless war coverage, which could heighten their anxieties.
But in the classes I visited, students -- regardless of their politics -- said they wanted to know more. "We're probably similar to teenagers in the Middle East, but we don't get to see that," said Emily Maki, at Farmington.
Erika Mayer, a Lahser student, lived in Indonesia for two years, while her dad, an auto executive, was based there. "The anti-American feelings were more than you can imagine," she said. "They burned the flag every week in front of the [U.S.] Embassy. I didn't understand how they could hate us so much, because I know we have freedoms they don't have. They don't see the whole picture. They see only our mistakes."
Several Lahser students pointed out that ours is "a government of the people," so all of us are responsible for the nation's reputation. "A lot of countries don't like Bush and blame us for electing him twice," said Katherine Clair.
Given how news spreads globally today, Kara Koppinger said she wishes the U.S. media would be more careful. "Our media feeds off of our failures, broadcasting them all over the world." People in other countries see American teens carousing in decadent movies, but they don't know that U.S. teens are among the world's leaders in community service.
Last month in Denver, 10 Nobel Peace Prize recipients spoke to 3,000 teens at an event called PeaceJam. Some of the Nobel laureates blamed the U.S. for waging war in Iraq rather than feeding the world's hungry and building schools. Others called for negotiations with terrorists. The Michigan students rejected the idea of negotiations with al Qaeda, and many were unhappy that PeaceJam included so much finger-pointing at President Bush and the U.S.
At Lahser, Brittney Galliers was wearing dog tags with a small photo of her cousin attached. He was a U.S. soldier in Iraq who died in a roadside bombing in December. All this anti-American talk "would make him sick to his stomach," she said, because he felt he was fighting for freedom in Iraq.
On the day I visited Farmington, teacher Lisa Sievert showed her class a 2005 survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project. It found that in Jordan, for instance, 60% of those surveyed had confidence in Osama bin Laden as a world leader; 41% had an unfavorable view of Christians, and 100% had an unfavorable view of Jews. In Lebanon, 49% of Muslims supported using suicide bombings against U.S. soldiers in Iraq. In Pakistan, just 22% have a favorable view of the American people. Large numbers of non-Americans in the survey labeled us as "rude," "immoral" and "violent."
It isn't easy for young Americans to put such animosity in context, says Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew study. "Clearly, they need a better sense of geography, history and perspective." That comes not just through education or parental guidance, but through their own commitment to be engaged rather than indifferent, he says.
In other eras, Americans took the rest of the world for granted. The smartest kids today know they can't do that. "There's a burden on their generation," Ms. Sievert told me. At Lahser, teacher David Jenvey agreed. "We need to give these kids encouragement and a sense of optimism about the country," he said, "because when they're older, they'll have to make some very tough decisions."
Thats pretty long ay?
