Charis

Dr Seuss WW2 immigrants cartoon

charisstoma — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 02:12:13 GMT

Title: … and the wolf chewed up the children and spit out their bones… but those were foreign children and it really didn’t matter.
Creator: Seuss, Dr.
Publisher: PM Magazine
Date: October 1, 1941
Notes:

Converted to black and white, cleaned up so that only the line art was present (1999)
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dr-seuss-adolf-wolf/

Interesting Times

charisstoma — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 18:12:47 GMT

Trump's Syria airstrikes: constitutional or not?</b>
By Lauren Carroll on Friday, April 7th, 2017 at 5:49 p.m.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/apr/07/trumps-syria-airstrikes-constitutional-or-not/

Bloomberg’s Sahil Kapur discusses reaction on Capitol Hill to President Trump’s missile attack on Syria April 7.

Some Democrat and Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Donald Trump for carrying out airstrikes in Syria without getting Congress’ approval first.

The United States launched nearly 60 cruise missiles at a Syrian airfield April 6, reacting to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s recent chemical attack that killed more than 80 civilians.

"The Constitution says war must be declared by Congress," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., in a statement April 7. "I voted for military action against Syria in 2013 when Donald Trump was advocating that America turn its back on Assad’s atrocities. Congress will work with the president, but his failure to seek congressional approval is unlawful."

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., issued a similar statement that read, "While we all condemn the atrocities in Syria, the United States was not attacked. The president needs congressional authorization for military action as required by the Constitution, and I call on him to come to Congress for a proper debate."

Whether it was constitutional for Trump to carry out these airstrikes in Syria without congressional approval is not an easy question to answer — especially because the Trump administration has not yet made public its own legal justification. We asked the Trump administration, and we’ll update this post if we hear back.

The Constitution says Congress has the power to declare war, but throughout the past 70 years or so, presidents have adopted a flexible view of their own constitutional role as commander-in-chief in order to engage in military action without congressional approval.

What we found is that in some cases people saying Trump needed congressional approval have gone too far, as U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan did in claiming that there is "no legal basis" for Trump's action. (PolitiFact Wisconsin rated that claim False.)

Yet the courts have not settled some constitutional questions about what is war and who gets to decide when the United States attacks. This story explains the complicated issue.

War powers evolution

For most of American history, the consensus view among politicians and legal scholars was that the Founding Fathers meant for Congress to have the "sole authority" in deciding to initiate any hostilities or war with another country. Although this remains the most common view among academics, actual practice has diverged significantly, said Andrew Kent, a law professor at Fordham University and an expert in the Constitution and national security.

"Hence, there is a kind of customary law of war initiation in modern times that has supplanted a long-held view, and the view of the Founders, about what the Constitution means," Kent said.

The last time Congress actually declared war was World War II. In 1973, to retain control over their constitutional authority, Congress passed the War Powers Resolution. The resolution required that, in the absence of a war declaration, the president must report to Congress within 48 hours of introducing armed forces into hostilities and must remove forces within 60 days unless Congress permits otherwise.

As of this writing, Trump is still within the 48-hour window to notify Congress and seek their approval.

But some legal scholars think the War Powers Resolution unconstitutionally restricts the president’s authority, and it hasn’t always stopped presidents from taking military action without congressional approval. For example, President Bill Clinton sent thousands of U.S. troops into Kosovo in the 1990s to participate in a NATO peacekeeping mission. Clinton never received congressional approval, yet he did not remove the troops after the 60-day mark.

Controversially, President Barack Obama took a broad interpretation of Congress’ decade-old authorizations for 9/11-related military action in order to justify airstrikes and other measures against the Islamic State, including in Syria, without obtaining further congressional approval.

Trump can’t easily use that same justification because the United States attacked Assad’s regime, not Islamic State fighters, wrote Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith in an April 7 Lawfare article. But he might be able to find precedent in the Obama administration’s legal justification for the 2011 U.S. intervention in Libya.

The White House Office of Legal Counsel determined then that it would be consistent with the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution for Obama to take military action in Libya because it served the "national interest." Also, the operation was intended to have a limited scope and short duration, as opposed to a full-on war.

Goldsmith noted, however, that it will be difficult for the Trump administration to come up with a sufficient reason why attacking Syria serves the national interest beyond maintaining regional stability and protecting international norms against chemical weapon use. Interestingly, Trump said the airstrikes were in the national interest when he announced them April 6 in Florida: "It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons."

So over the past few decades, presidents have routinely asserted their authority to take military action without prior congressional approval. Congress has largely acquiesced, and the Supreme Court hasn’t weighed in in any significant way.

So reasonable minds can disagree over whether this trend is constitutional.

Although Trump felt justified to take this action in Syria without congressional approval, he had a different take as a civilian about four years ago, when Obama was mulling taking military action in Syria after a chemical weapons attack. Trump said then that Obama shouldn’t attack Syria, but if he does he needs congressional approval first.

"The President must get Congressional approval before attacking Syria - big mistake if he does not!" Trump tweeted Aug. 30, 2013.

Jean's Diamonds

charisstoma — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:14:15 GMT

Jean's Diamonds
http://thecraftyquilter.blogspot.com/2011/09/jeans-diamonds-quilt-pattern.html
This was fine and now the images don't work. ARG!

Quilt size 51" X 51"

For this pattern you will need:

Assorted solid fat quarters or 1 yard total fabric (colored diamonds)
2 yards White solid (blocks and border)
1 yard of med Gray solid (border)
1/2 yard fabric (binding)
3 yards (backing)
batting
thread

1. From assorted colors:
Cut out 38 -- 4.5 inch squares
Cut 50 -- 2.5 inch squares

2. From white solid:
cut 66 -- 4.5 inch squares
cut 78 -- 2.5 inch squares
6 -- 2.5 inch strips width of fabric
6 -- 1.5 inch strips width of fabric

3. From Medium Gray solid:
Cut 28 -- 2.5 inch squares
6 -- 2.5 inch strips width of fabric
5 -- 1.5 inch strips width of fabric

Quilt Body:

Make 4 patch blocks using 2 - 2.5 inch white squares and 2 - 2.5 inch colored squares. (Blocks may be made in a variety of colored squares or one color through out the quilt. ) Sew one white and one colored block together. press seams toward colored side. Sew second white and colored block together. press seam toward colored side. Align seams and edges of 2 pieced units, sew together into four patch with opposite corners matching. see below. Make 24 units.

Assemble 4.5 inch white blocks, 4.5 solid blocks and 4 patch blocks in diagonal rows as shown.

Once all blocks are sewn together it should look like this:

Once top is assembled and pressed use straight edge to square up quilt edges. Lay straight edge over outside row of white diamonds. Cut 3/8 inch from point of colored diamonds. (Dashed line represents cut edge.)

Sew 1.5 inch medium gray strip around quilt. Press seams toward gray strips.

Diamond in a square White and Gray Border:

For each of the 14 diamonds that surround the body of the quilt you will need 2 white 2.5 inch squares and 2 medium gray 2.5 inch squares. Draw a diagonal line across the wrong side of the white and gray 2.5 inch square. This will be your sewing line. Take one 4.5 inch square and place one 2.5 inch white square in upper left corner, right side facing right side, and place one gray 2.5 inch square in lower right corner. Sew across your drawing diagonal line.

Once your pieces are stitched, press squares back and trim seam allowance to 1 /14 inch.

Now place one 2.5 inch white square in upper right corner and one 2.5 inch gray square in lower left corner, right sides together. Sew on your diagonal line. Press

Press triangles open and trim seam to 1/4 inch:

Continue making border diamond using the above method until you have 14,

Making Borders:

Sew 2.5 inch white strip to 2.5 inch gray strip, press seam towards gray. Make 6 total.
Take two of the white and gray border strips and cut in half. You will have 4 long lengths of white gray units and 4 short length white and gray units.

Now to assemble the borders.

Sew 3 border diamonds together matching corners and colors. Make two 3 diamond block units.
Sew 4 border diamonds together matching corners and colors. Make two 4 diamond block units.
Sew one long gray and white border strip to left side of both 3 and 4 diamond block units. Sew short gray and white border strips to right side of 3 and 4 diamond block units.

Take your 1.5 inch white strips and sew to white side of border strip.

Sew borders to sides of quilt top. Starting and stopping at least 1/4 inch from corner. (see mitered corner tutorial)
Miter corners and press seams.

Sew backing together, Quilt and bind as you like.

Marvel-ous

charisstoma — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 07:05:12 GMT

https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/x-men-avengers-crossover-disney-fox-deal-2017-12

T shirt seen at work today

charisstoma — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 05:17:45 GMT

https://www.amazon.com/Mens-There-Only-Types-People/dp/B0762LRNYL/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520313117&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=tshirt+There+are+2+different+type+of+people%3A++Those+that+can+extrapolate+from+incomplete+data

The Flu - When is it an Emergency?

charisstoma — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 02:26:27 GMT

https://www.livescience.com/61654-flu-signs-of-emergency.html?utm_source=notification

Most patients with the flu will recover on their own without medical care. But in some cases, the flu can be life-threatening, and so it's important to know how to recognize signs of a flu emergency, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

According to ACEP, signs that the flu requires emergency care for adults include:

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
Chest pain or abdominal pain.
Sudden dizziness.
Confusion.
Severe or persistent vomiting.
Flu-like symptoms that appear to get better, but then return with a fever and worse cough.
Swelling in the mouth or throat.

In children, emergency symptoms include:

Fast breathing or trouble breathing.

Bluish skin color.
Not drinking enough fluids.
Not waking up or not interacting.
Being so irritable that the child does not want to be held.
Flu-like symptoms that improve, but then return with a fever and worse cough.
Fever with a rash.

More common, nonemergency symptoms of the flu can include fever and chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, headache or body ache, fatigue, vomiting or diarrhea, according to ACEP.

Other tips to avoid catching the flu this season include washing your hands often, avoiding direct contact with ill people and getting a flu shot, Kivela said." Even though the flu shot is less effective this year, it still can reduce your risk of getting the flu and having serious complications," Kivela said.

People who are at high risk for flu complications include young children, people ages 65 and over, pregnant women and people with chronic conditions, according to the CDC. If people in this "high-risk" group develop flu-like symptoms, the CDC recommends that they should receive treatment with antiviral medications early in the course of their illness. To ask about receiving these treatments, people can contact their health care provider rather than go to the ER if they do not have signs of a flu emergency, the CDC said.

People can also avoid spreading germs by covering their mouth when they cough, washing their hands and staying home from work, school or other activities when they aren't feeling well, Kivela said.

Flapjack

charisstoma — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 22:07:12 GMT

Easy, Quick British Flapjack Bars
https://www.thespruce.com/yummy-easy-traditional-flapjack-recipe-435285

25 mins Prep: 5 mins, Cook: 20 mins
Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients
1 teaspoon unsalted butter
6 tablespoons/1/3 cup golden syrup (or white corn syrup)
6 ounces/200 g unsalted butter
2 cups/330 g porridge oats (rolled oats)
Pinch salt
Optional: pinch ground ginger

Directions
1. Heat the oven to 350 F/180 C/Gas Mark 4

2. Use 1 teaspoon butter to grease a 9x13-inch/23x33-cm baking pan and line the base with parchment paper.

3. Place the syrup and 6 ounces/200 g butter into a large saucepan and heat gently, stirring well, until the butter has melted into the syrup. Make sure you add all the golden syrup, sometimes it is hard to get it exact, and more is always better than less if you want your flapjack gooey but not falling apart.

4. Put the oats into a large bowl, add a pinch of salt and optional ginger and then pour over the butter and syrup mixture and stir to coat the oats.

5. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly making sure the surface is even.

6. Bake in the heated oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven while the flapjack is still slightly soft, it will harden once cool.

7. Place the pan on a wire cooling rack and cut the flapjack into squares but leave in the tin until completely cold.

8. The flapjack keeps well stored in an airtight tin.

Variations
The recipe above is a traditional flapjack, but there are also many, many other options. The method of making these alternative flapjack recipes is the same as above, just vary the quantities and ingredients as follows.

Coconut Flapjack: Use the same amount of oats and add in 2 ounces/55 g of sweetened dried coconut and continue with the recipe.

Apricot and Honey Flapjack: This healthier recipe than the traditional flapjack is made by using 3.5 ounces/100 g butter with 3 ounces/85 g soft brown sugar and 3 tablespoons honey, 12 ounces/350 g oats mixed with 3.5 ounces/100 g finely chopped dried apricots, and 1 small mashed banana.

Nuts and Seeds Flapjack: Add 2 tablespoons chopped mixed nuts and 2 tablespoons mixed seeds such as pumpkin and sunflower to the core mixture.

Traditional - Fruit Flapjack Recipe
https://www.thespruce.com/traditional-flapjack-fruit-flapjack-recipe-435288

35 mins Prep: 10 mins, Cook: 25 mins
Yield: Serves 6

Ingredients
1/3 cup/ 6 tbsp Golden Syrup or corn syrup
3½oz/100g butter
3oz/85g soft brown sugar
3 tbsp honey
12 oz/350g oats mixed with 3½oz/100g dried apricots
1 small banana, mashed

Direction
Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas 4

1. Butter a 9"x 13"/23cm x 33cm Swiss roll tin and line the base with baking parchment.

2. Place the syrup and butter into a large saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted into the syrup and stir well.

3. Put the oats into a roomy baking bowl, add all the other ingredients then pour over the butter and syrup mixture and stir to coat the oats.

4. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and spread evenly to fill the tin making sure the surface is even.

5. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven while the flapjack is still slightly soft, they will harden once cool.

6. Place the tin on a wire cooling rack and cut the flapjack into squares and leave in the tin until completely cold.

7.The flapjack keeps well stored in an airtight tin.

Marmalade Flapjacks
http://www.mackays.com/the-preservation-society/recipes/marmalade-flapjacks/

A tangy flapjack which can easily be prepared the night before for break time or lunchbox snacks. Just cut into small pieces and store in an airtight container.

INGREDIENTS

250g Porridge Oats
1 tsp Cinnamon
pinch salt
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
125g Butter
75g Golden Caster Sugar
1 heaped Tbsp Golden Syrup
150g Mackays Dundee Orange Marmalade

METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees and grease a tray bake tin.
Melt together the butter, sugar, syrup and 100g of marmalade over a low heat in a good sized pan.

2. Stir in the oats, cinnamon, baking powder and salt and mix until well combined.

3. Tip into the prepared tin and smooth with the back of a metal spoon.

4. Bake for 20 minutes or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden.

5. Melt the remaining 50g of marmalade and paint it over the top with a pastry brush.

6. Cut into bars whilst still warm, but don't attempt to remove until completely cool.

Museli Flapjack
https://www.thespruce.com/easy-and-healthy-museli-flapjack-recipe-435271

a slightly different style which I discovered recently.There is no baking in the oven, just a little stove-top cooking. This flapjack is museli-based so contains a hefty dose of nuts, seeds, fruit, in fact any you like following the measures below which use volume (use a glass measuring jug) rather than weight. With this recipe you have creative freedom to create a flapjack with flavours which you like.

15 mins Prep: 5 mins, Cook: 10 mins
Yield: Makes 8 (8 servings)

Ingredients
1 cup/235 ml medium porridge oats
3 cups/700 ml nuts and seeds (your favorite combination)
1 cup/235 ml dried fruit (cranberries, raisins, sultanas)
8 tbsp honey (runny)
1 oz/25g sugar (dark brown)
4 oz/115g butter (unsalted)

Directions
1. Heat a large deep pan on the stove.

2. Add the oats and your nut and seed combination (do not add any fruit) and cook for five minutes, constantly stirring to toast the ingredients, a taking care not to burn, the mixture should just be golden brown.

3. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.

4. Place the honey, dark brown sugar and butter into a saucepan. Melt, these together on medium heat, to completely dissolve the sugar.

5. Cook for a further 5 minutes on a low heat, again, taking care not to burn. Turn off the heat and keep to one side.

6. Mix the toasted ingredients with the melted butter mixture to form a stiffish dough.

7. Grease a 20cm x 20cm / 8" x 8"/ square cake tin and line the bottom with a sheet of baking paper. Press the flapjack mixture firmly and evenly into the tin making sure to get into the corners.

8. Mark out squares and rectangles in the flapjack then place the tin in the fridge and leave for a couple of hours to set.

The Flapjack keeps well in an airtight tin.

Some Suggested Combinations for Museli Flapjack:

Mix dried apples, pears and apricots (cut into small pieces) with the dried cranberries (making 235 ml altogether).

Marmalade is another lovely addition with the bitter orange flavour, it does however, have more sugar.

Mix 235 ml desiccated coconut into flax, sesame, pumpkin and sunflower seeds (700 ml in total)

If you want extra fibre, replace some of the seeds with a little wheat germ.

I have braved 'the closet' and did not find Mr. Tumnus but....

charisstoma — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:41:19 GMT

My sister needed copies to prove Daddy was Honorably Discharged from the Military and that Mom and he were married at the time of his death. She is looking at the possibility of Daddy's and Mom's ashes being interred in a military cemetery.

Found them and the copies of the joint IRS forms for the year of his death.
Reading Daddy's Discharge Papers was interesting. Wish he'd have talked more of those times while he was in service. I know that the big air blast fireworks on the 4th of July bothered him. He was in a Flight Squadron Group in the Army in Italy 1944 & 45.

I found an April 21st 1989 post dated envelope addressed to Mom, in which was a certificate from the United States of America honoring the memory of Wesley A Handrow. Signed by George Bush.

I found the Funeral Home's white zippered pouch for Daddy's funeral,in which are newspaper clippings of his obit.
I found 3 copies of Daddy's embossed Death Certificate issued 13 February 1989. He is listed as Married with a surviving spouse, my Mom.
I found copies of their joint income tax form for the year 1989

I found an envelope, as sent to Daddy from the Veterans Administration, containing a certified by the Register of Deeds of the State, a photo of a true copy of Daddy's Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States. It is embossed.
Now know my Daddy's Serial Number. He was in the 761st Bomb Sqdn 460th Bomb Gp. He was a Technical Sergeant. Flt Maintenance Gunner 748. They said his eye color were Blue. (HA. His hazel eyes were blue that day or they didn't have hazel as a eye color then.) He was 5'8 1/2" and 193 lbs.
There's a list of decorations and citations and what campaigns he was involved in.

Am going to copy the shit out these documents. The memories that these stir and the lost opportunities to discuss Daddy's life and my Mom's life with them.

My sister got back to me and was pleased. Those seem just the things she needs but, my sister is a Librarian, she didn't know who Mr. Tumnus is!! Yes, it was the closet and not a wardrobe but really!

Curved Log Cabin Quilt

charisstoma — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 00:38:57 GMT

Finished size: 80" x 80" (6 blocks x 6 blocks)

1 Jelly Roll (pre cut 2 1/2 inch strips of fabric)
1 Honey Bun (1 1/2 inch strips) -background color white
1 1/2 yards of border fabric.

Instead of cutting the center squares BEFORE attaching to your first strip, just sew the center STRIP to the 1st strip, 2 strips. Then press open and cut the 2 1/2" units, all in one step.

Here the darker colors are the thin 1 1/2" strips

ooooooh

BEADED CHRISTMAS SPIDER

charisstoma — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 23:44:59 GMT

The Story:

Why Every Christmas Tree Needs a Spider:

A long time ago in Germany, a mother was busily cleaning for Christmas. The spiders fled to the attic to escape her broom. When the house became quiet the spiders slowly crept downstairs for a peek.

Oh what a beautiful Christmas tree they saw!

In their excitement they scurried up the trunk and out along each branch. They were filled with happiness as they climbed all over the glittering tree. As they climbed, the tree became completely shrouded in their dusty grey spider webs.

When St. Nicholas came with the gifts for the children and saw the tree covered with spider webs, he smiled because saw how happy the spiders were, but he knew how heartbroken the mother would be if she saw the tree covered with the dusty webs.

So he turned the webs to silver and gold. The tree sparkled and shimmered and was even more beautiful than before.
That's why we have tinsel on our tree and every tree should have a Christmas spider in its branches!

~Author Unknown (and the story varies - sometimes Santa Claus is the leading man)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/18261657/great-teacher-gift-unique-teacher-gift?gpla=1&gao=1&utm_campaign=shopping_us_justbeadit3_sfc_osa&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_custom1=0&utm_content=5417824&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_fzEk7Xs1wIViCWBCh3NiQXpEAYYASABEgI2WfD_BwE

HOW TO MAKE A BEADED CHRISTMAS SPIDER

The Supplies:

1. 4 pieces of 24 gauge wire (approx. 8" long each)
2. 1 eye pin (approx. 2" long, a lower gauge for durability)
3. 1 bead cap (sized to cover largest bead perfectly)
4. 1 large bead (like this or this for the body)
5. 1 small bead (for the head)
6. Seed beads
7. Bugle beads

The Tools:

1. Needle nose pliers
2. (Optional) Wire cutters

The Time Required:

Once you get the hang of it, no more than 15 minutes per spider.

The Instructions:

First, cut the wire for the spider legs (I recommend doing a bunch at one time).
Wrap all four wires gently around your finger. Keep them as neat & lined up as possible:

Make a gentle loop, not a kink or bend.
Thread the larger bead onto your eye pin, followed by the wire you've made a loop in, then the bead cap and finally the smaller bead (this will be the spider's body):

Hold the spider body together tightly and adjust the wires so they come out of the bead cap similar to a real spider's legs. Holding the spider together tightly, trim excess wire from the eye pin (using either your needle nose pliers or wire cutters) leaving enough to create a loop:

To create a loop, use the same steps I outlined in this post about DIY earrings & this post about my DIY pearl & chain necklace. Bend the wire in one direction then, using your needle nose pliers, gently bend the wire to create a loop in the opposite direction:

Once your spider's body is nice and tight (not wibbly-wobbly), move on to beading the legs. Thread on one seed bead, then a bugle, then a seed bead . . . until the legs are the "right" length (this is purely subjective). For this spider, I used one short bugle and three longer bugles. You can mix it up with size and colour but don't ditch the seed beads because they act as "joints". When you've threaded a leg, trim the excess wire and close with a loop. Make sure not to make the legs too tight, or beads might break when you bend the the legs. But not too loose, either, because you might see gaps. You'll get the feel for it! Finish beading all of the legs.

Your spider might look a bit octopus-like when you're done. Take some time to bend and shape the legs the legs. It will take some fiddling, but that's the fun part!

2 versions Apple Pandowdy

charisstoma — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 03:08:03 GMT

Apple Pan Dowdy in a Skillet/ America's Test Kitchen
https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/5791842/apple-pan-dowdy-in-a-skillet-americas-test-kitchen/
https://www.cookscountry.com/videos/3628-apple-pandowdy

One of many old-school New England desserts with funny names (slumps, grunts, etc.), pandowdy is similar to skillet apple pie, except that during baking, the crust is pressed or slashed so the juices from the filling flood over the top and caramelize in the oven. Yes, you purposefully mess up the top, leaving a dowdy-looking result. To start, we precooked sweet, buttery Golden Delicious apples with sugar and cinnamon and then added a slurry of cornstarch, cider, and lemon juice to thicken the filling. For the topping, we used homemade all-butter dough with sour cream added (for a slight tang). To avoid smothered, mushy apples, we cut the dough into squares and casually arranged them to overlap on top. The partial coverage promotes ventilation, allowing the apples to keep their shape and not overcook. Pressing down on the crust halfway through baking allowed time for the crust to set up (not sog out in the liquid) and for the juices spilling over the top time to caramelize, yielding layers of texture—sticky, crisp and tender.

SERVINGS: 6 SERVINGS

Ingredients

Crust:
1 cup all purpose Flour
1 tbsp sugar
¼ tsp salt
6 tbsp butter chilled
2 tbsp shortening chilled

Filling:
½ Cup Apple Cider
⅓ Cup Maple Syrup
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp cornstarch
2 lbs Apples, combine tart and sweet, peeled
2 tbsp butter Egg whites and sugar for wash

Directions
In food processor pulse flour, sugar, salt. Then add butter and shortening. Pulse together to form cornmeal like crumbs. Remove and put in bowl, add 2 - 4 tbsp water, and form into dough. Put into plastic wrap, and put in fridge for at least one hour.

Filling:
Melt 2 tbsp butter, high heat. Add apples and saute until brown and not too soft, approximately 5 minutes. Turn heat off. Whisk cider, maple syrup, 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 2 tsp cornstarch in separate bowl. Whisk the sauce, and pour over apples.

Roll out dough with flour. Rotate and spin, roll into 11" piece to fit inside skillet. Roll over rolling pin, loosely drape, then unroll on top of skillet.
Brush with egg whites wash, then sprinkle sugar on top.
Cut dough into 6 pieces.
Bake in a 500 oven for 20-25 minutes. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.

Apple Pandowdy
https://www.marthastewart.com/333959/apple-pandowdy

This classic American dessert from the 19th century is "dowdied" up when dough is cut into pieces instead of being left whole. Source: Martha Stewart Living, October 1996
10 servings

Ingredients
crust
1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
Pinch of salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
3 tablespoons ice water

filling
4 1/2 pounds tart, firm baking apples, such as Granny Smith or Northern Spy
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, (1 lemon)
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon mace
Pinch of ground cloves
1/2 cup apple cider
1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. In a food processor, combine flour, salt, and 4 tablespoons of butter, and pulse about 30 times until the mixture resembles coarse meal.

2. Add 6 more tablespoons butter to the food processor, and pulse 3 times. Pulse a few more times while drizzling in ice water. There should still be some pea-size bits of butter in mixture.

3. Turn the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap, and flatten with your palm. Spread out toward the edges, spreading dough to an 8-inch square. Slip your hand under one side of the plastic wrap, and fold a third of the dough into the middle, lifting away the plastic. Repeat, folding the other side of dough square toward the middle, like a letter. Press down on the folded dough to seal the layers. Wrap the dough in plastic, and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

4. Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough freehand into 12 squares (2 1/2 inches each), and transfer them to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Return the squares to the refrigerator, and chill again until cold, about 30 minutes more.

5. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Meanwhile peel, quarter, and core the apples. Slice each quarter into 1/2-inch pieces. Combine the apples, lemon juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, mace, cloves, and apple cider into a large mixing bowl, and toss well to combine. Transfer the apple mixture to a large baking dish about 5 by 10 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches deep (3 1/2 quarts). Dot top of apples with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter.

6. Arrange chilled dough in a patchwork pattern over apples, allowing apples to stick out randomly between the squares. Quickly brush cold water over the squares, and sprinkle generously with sugar. Bake pandowdy until the juices start to bubble up and the pastry is light golden brown, about 30 minutes.

7. Remove pandowdy from oven, and place on a heat-resistant surface. Using the back of a metal spatula, press down dough so it is submerged slightly under apples and juices. Return pandowdy to the oven, and continue baking until the juices bubble up over the pastry, and the pastry is flaky rather than soggy, about 20 minutes minutes. Remove pandowdy from the oven, and let stand to cool at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve with ice cream on the side.

One Mom took her Christmas Cookie recipe to her grave..stone

charisstoma — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 02:30:27 GMT

Apple Crisp

charisstoma — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 02:05:25 GMT

Apple Crispy

http://tasteerecipe.com/2016/09/29/you-cant-go-wrong-with-this-easy-as-apple-crisp-apple-crisp/2/

“Easier than pie and just as—if not more—delicious, crisp is the shortest route to fruit dessert happiness. And while this recipe calls for apples, the buttery, lemon-nutmeg pecan topping (loosely adapted from chef Suzanne Drexhage of Berkeley’s Bartavelle) is equally at home on berries, peaches, or any other crisp-bound fruit.”

Ingredients

For the crisp topping:

100 grams (3 3/4 ounces, about 3/4 cup) all-purpose Gold Medal flour
165 grams (5 3/4 ounces, about 3/4 cup) raw (Turbinado) sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated zest from 1 lemon
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg (see note above)
1 teaspoon Morton kosher salt
100 grams (3 3/4 ounces, about 1 cup) Fisher toasted pecans
145 grams (5 ounces, 10 tablespoons) Land O Lakes unsalted butter, cut into small cubes and chilled

For the apple base:

4 apples, cored and diced (a mix of firm, tart Fuji and Jona Gold as well as softer Golden Delicious)
3 tablespoons Domino sugar
1 tablespoon Argo cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons bourbon, rye, or Scotch

Instructions

For the crisp topping: Pre-heat oven to 375°F. In a food processor, pulse flour, raw sugar, lemon zest, nutmeg, and salt until well combined.

Add pecans and pulse just until pecans start to break apart, 2 to 3 pulses. Some whole pecans should still be visible.

Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles a coarse meal with pea-sized chunks. Transfer to a bowl and chill in refrigerator or freezer until ready to bake.

To bake: Toss apples, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and whiskey in a large mixing bowl until evenly combined. Transfer to baking dish and cover with crisp topping, spreading it into an even layer across the dish. Do not pack topping down with your hands. Bake until topping is darker in color, sandy, dry, and firm to the touch, about 45 minutes. Let cool for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Quick Tip: You can make this recipe individual sized as well. Put the apples and filling into individual ramekins and baked for about 20-30 minutes and they’re just as good.

The Path through the Woods

charisstoma — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:42:47 GMT

https://serve.cdntik.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fa69a71c2571527a7fa74998b2457c3c.jpg

How to feed a crowd

charisstoma — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 02:45:34 GMT

Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce

charisstoma — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:29:28 GMT

Chicken with Mustard Cream Sauce

https://www.yummly.com/#recipe/Chicken-with-Rosemary-Butter-Sauce-2115825

This meal is easy enough for a week night dinner, but fancy enough for company. My favorite kind of recipe! Trust me, this is one chicken dish you’ll be making over and over again!
Serves 4 20min.

Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon dried tarragon or oregano

Instructions
Add olive oil to a large skillet and preheat over medium-high heat.
Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
Add chicken to skillet and saute until cooked through, about 10-12 minutes, turning once. Transfer to a plate and keep warm.
Pour chicken broth into hot skillet.
Whisk in the cream, mustard and tarragon or oregano. Cook and stir for about 2 minutes.
Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

Chicken with Rosemary Butter Sauce

charisstoma — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 01:22:21 GMT

Chicken with Rosemary Butter Sauce

https://www.yummly.com/#recipe/Chicken-with-Rosemary-Butter-Sauce-2115825
210 calories, fat 35%DV 23g, protein 2%DV 1g

This delicious dish can be made in about 20 minutes and only dirties one pot! And a sauce made with butter and cream–how could you possibly go wrong there?
This chicken is nice enough for company, but easy enough for a weeknight meal. My kind of dinner!
I recommend a side of rice, potatoes or pasta to go with the creamy rosemary and butter pan gravy.
In fact, it’s not a bad idea to double the sauce so you have some to spoon over your chosen side dish.
Add some grilled or steamed veggies (we like green beans!) and you’ve got a fabulous meal in almost no time.

Sauteed chicken breasts smothered in a creamy rosemary butter sauce. Ready in 20 minutes or less!

Ingredients
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
4 tablespoons butter, divided
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary

Instructions
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in 1 tablespoon butter 4-5 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through. Remove to a plate and keep warm.
Add chicken broth to pan and stir to loosen any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Add the cream and bring the sauce to a simmer. Continue to cook and stir until slightly thickened, 3-5 minutes.
Stir in the minced rosemary and the remaining butter until butter is melted. Return chicken to pan for an additional 2-3 minutes. Spoon sauce over top just before serving.

Empanadas

charisstoma — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 03:01:54 GMT

Gringo Beef Empanadas

How to Make Argentine Empanadas

Corned Beef Empanadas

Mushroom Empanadas

Pita Bread

charisstoma — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 02:51:57 GMT

Tuna Pies

charisstoma — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 02:42:15 GMT

How to make Soft Flour Tortillas

charisstoma — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 02:39:25 GMT

Tamales, meat or cheese. Red or Green Sauce

charisstoma — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 02:37:45 GMT

Chicken Tamales Red, Green Sauce, Cheese Tamales, Family Recipe! How to make tamales!

Quilt "Disappearing Hourglass 3"

charisstoma — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 07:07:57 GMT

"Disappearing Hourglass 3"

78" x 78"

1 pkg 10" squares color 1 - 42 squares
1 pkg 10" squares color 2 - 42 squares
1 1/2 yd border
3/4 yd binding
5 yds backing

Place one square of each color atop each other and sew around all outer edges.
Cut across diagonally from corner to corner both ways = 4 half triangles
sew these 4 squares so the inner triangle has the same colors opposite each other. Pinwheel effect.
Cut the sewn together block in thirds top to bottom and side to side.
Arrange these so:

Arrange these finished blocks so that the white corners meet and the black corners meet to get this style quilt.

Odd words for body parts you probably didn't know

charisstoma — Thu, 23 Nov 2017 08:48:13 GMT

http://www.dictionary.com/e/s/name-that-body-part/?param=wotd-email&click=4frirb&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Live%20WOTD%20Recurring%202017-11-22&utm_term=wordoftheday#the-human-temple

Glabella the tract of land between the eyebrows.

Rasceta are the little crinkly wrinkles or creases at the wrists (with hands palm-up).
- most people have 3, starting at the base of the palm. The first is an indication of health, the second prosperity, and the third influence in the community. A few have a 4th rascette line, meaning that you'll live beyond 100.

Philtrum is the groove that runs from the nose to the top of the upper lip. In Latin philtrum means “love charm.”

Gnathion- a witch is characterized by a long pointy nose and an often equally pointy gnathion.It's the lowest point of the midpoint of the lower jaw, also known as the upside-down peak of the chinny-chin-chin.

Axilla = armpit.

Canthus (pl. canthi)the outer point at which the upper and lower lids meet. Also the inner corner.

Purlicue- Make an "L" shape with your thumb and forefinger and the space between is the purlicue.

Tragus the bouncy, resistant cartilage that protrudes just outside the ear hole.

Hallux is the most weight-bearing toe of the foot, the big toe.

Lunula thw crescent-shaped milky arc at the base of the fingernail.

Frenum the stringy thing,membrane under the tongue. It restricts the tongue’s movement so it’s not flopping down the gullet.

Anatomical snuffbox the triangular-shaped depression at the base the thumb (with fingers fully extended) forming a perfect dimple or hollow for users to put snuff for sniffing.

Dimples of venus twin depressions sometimes visible on the small of the back or above the base of the spine.

Plans

charisstoma — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 21:25:39 GMT

Title: Plans
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"Okay, I've met him now. He's a brat." Silas said, “and so’s his Grandfather.”

Nick sighed and applied himself to what or rather who he was doing; obviously he wasn’t working hard enough.

“You’d think his grandfather would be concerned about the effects of his grandson on the other plane.”

“I think that Assembly Chancellor Shelbiel is blind to any deficiencies in his grandson,” Nick paused in his applying and got a growl for his non-applying, “probably on purpose.”

“Hmmmm,” Silas rotated his ass trying to get Nick’s cock in an advantageous position so he could do it himself. “Maybe we need to take another angle on this.”

Nick moved just enough to brush the spot where Silas wanted him and stopped. “Such as?”

The resulting growl was tinged with growing frustration but Silas through gritted teeth answered, “You say that I’m attractive. Maybe I can work with that and get our young demon brat to listen and realize that he may be causing his possible future mate harm.”

“We could do that. It might even work,” Nick mused. “How exactly are you planning on using your attractive self on getting Jazak to listen?”

“I’m not an idiot. You’ll be close and nothing is going to happen. I do not prey on the young or for that matter the old…. How old are you again?” Silas grinned as Nick growled and then he moaned as Nick slipped over that spot hard. “More. More of that.”

“Ask nicely.”

“Pleeeeease.” Silas yelped, “YES,” as Nick reapplied himself and so began a litany of yesyesyesyes.

Arranging a limp, satiated, still impaled deeply Silas atop himself, Nick asked, “Now how are you planning to get Jazak to listen to you?”

Groaning and lifting his head to let it plop back onto Nick’s chest, “I’ll think of something.”

“As long as you remember than you are mine,” Nick growled grasping Silas’ ass possessively and earning a weak snorted laugh.

“It would seem so considering the hard evidence… at least for now,” and Silas dropped his head back onto the wide hard chest below him.