Here are some pictures I took in DC this weekend. The weather was so much better from Pittsburgh’s!
A quick note: I keep on hearing various candidates characterize DC in all of these ugly ways. Accusations of corruption and bad behavior abound. But having been an occasional visitor (who is albeit rubbing shoulders with more staffers than senators, or maybe more teachers, lawyers, maids and clerks to be more accurate) I have found a city which is full of passionate people. Normal people too, but DC is run on and by people who give a damn about how their government functions–functioning has more to do with showing up every day to do work than with pretty buzz-phrases and violent rhetoric. I am continuously impressed (and envious) of how casually close many of the people in DC are to their–our–government.
I find impressive people and interesting ideas in DC–and it would take more than a nasty pundit to make me think otherwise of our nation’s capital.
Inspirational Quote:
Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible player. -Albert Einstein
Hey all,
This is very loosely based on the pancake recipe for Pancakes in the America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook–except mine’s much much cooler.
- 4 cups of whole wheat flour (I used Indian Naan flour because it’s what I had and there’s a really nice Indian food shop near CMU).
- 5 tbs of Sugar (include some brown sugar–it’s nice with the pumpkin)
- 4 tbs baking powder
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 large eggs
- 6 tbs (tablespoons *not* tubs) butter (can be oil, but butter always tastes better)
- 2 cups of milk
- 2 cups of pumpkin
- 1 tbs pumpkin pie spice
Mix all liquids together and all drys together separately, then mix all. I used a fork but a whisk would work as well.
Notes for cooking in the hotel: I should have brought measuring cups and spoons–thus results with the above recipe will vary as I used coffee cups for cups, dining teaspoons and tablespoons for those measurements rather than more accurate measuring utensils.
Note from those who ate: more spices (maybe ginger or hand grated cinnamon) would be nice.
Bake like pancakes!
I am having tons of fun and will post more later!
Inspirational Quote:
“It would not be too much to say that what we have here is a stacked oral history sandwich on wry bread with hot mustard” After Appomattox: How the South Won the War
Hey all,
Here is our Thanksgiving meal schedule. Aren’t we good? 
Thursday 22st of October
Lunch
Sandwiches
Bread
Avocado
Sprouts
Ham
Turkey
Cheese
Lettuce
Mayonnaise
Thanksgiving dinner
Pumpkin pancakes
Syrup
Turkey
Sourdough
Corn on the cob
Friday 23rd of October
Lunch
Sandwiches
Bread
Avocado
Sprouts
Ham
Turkey
Cheese
Lettuce
Mayonnaise
Dinner
Guajillo a Mexican restaurant (one of the party insisted)
Saturday 24th of October
Lunch
Mac’n'cheese
Red Peppers
Salad
Balsamic Vinegar
Bananas
Dinner
Hamburgers
Vegi patties
Meat patties
Hamburger buns
Cheese
Cucumbers
Apples
Saturday 25th of October
Breakfast
Pancakes
Syrup
Flour
Baking Soda
Salt
Eggs
Milk
Sugar
Leftovers are important: buy Tupperware
Identified common ingredients
Salt
Pepper
Butter
Milk
Turkey
Cheese
Bread
Ideas for Desert
Desert:
Crepes,
Flour
Eggs
Milk
Butter
Salt
Chocolate,
Whipped cream
Ice Cream
Oranges
Inspirational Quote:
I work for a Government I despise for ends I think criminal.
John Maynard Keynes
PS: I’m addicted to lolcats.
This gizmo is from http://www.slide.com their user interface is simply a joy to use. I especially like the GUI for changing the order of pictures. Enjoy!
PS: if you don’t like the interface, tell me. WordPress recomended several other Slideshow websites which I could try.
Have a great day!
Inspirational Quote:
“We know how you feel honey–and remember, when you father was your age, he was fighting the Germans”–Randy Paucshe’s Journey Speech
