Ellie Goulding U.S. Tour

In SF the week before Spring break...

Taking a break from 490

...for a few minutes. Thought I would share these two tidbits from the last few days of readings (All from the 1970s):


‎[listing different forms of segregation in Northern Ireland] "In a Protestant pub the only Catholic present is likely to be the bartender."

[lists different ways leaders have tried to fill the gap between Protestants and Catholics] "Some other leaders in Northern Ireland mentioned the possibility of chess or bridge to bring the people together. But chess and bridge are not, to any great extent, the pursuits of working class people."

Yeah, and playing a good game of chess is gonna resolve decades of official government sponsored religious and political discrimination. LET'S GET OUR BRIDGE ON AND DISBAND THE IRA.

The Spendor of the Central Coast

With winter fast approaching, it's time to start brewing and keep warm!

Earl Grey, Irish Breakfast tea, chai, you name it, I'm drinking it. What is about tea that is just so good? It manages to calm and yet caffeinated simultaneously!

StoryofmyLife

“I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich.”

- Liz Lemon

A True Black Friday

It is a citywide blackout here in Lafayette Friday night just as the sun decided to say goodnight.I can hear the sirens echoing from all over town as well as the panicked driving. But I can’t see anything. Conserving computer power and phone power.

And now I read by candlelight…the way it should be.

*Now called the Black[out] Friday of 2010*

Cranberry Oat Cookies [Vegan!]

I have a bake sale this weekend, I also have a friend I want to cheer up, and it has been far too long since I've gotten my hands dirty making some delicious treats. I vaguely remembered a recipe I saw on Tumblr about cranberry applesauce cookies, and so naturally, I decided to make them when I'm standing in Target's produce section. Thank heaven for GOOGLE.

I found a recipe on Who Are You Calling Crafty?, and to my sheer and utter amazement, this vegan cookie recipe is BLISS.

We forgot to buy nutmeg, so used cinnamon instead, and substituted Stevia for sugar (you use half the amount suggested for sugar).

I was nervous, never having made a vegan recipe without cocoa or coffee, and anything with oats can be a hit or miss. Liz, whose humble abode was where this all went down, was less apprehensive, especially when she smelled the mixed concoction.

The 25 minute wait seemed endless, but it was well worth it. These little cookies are warm and scrumptious, and contain the essence of "comfort" food but are GUILT-FREE. I recommend them to anyone, vegan or not. Next time I make them, I'm using chocolate!

Applesauce-Oatmeal Cookies

 3 c. oatmeal

1 c. whole wheat flour  (or 2 c. oatmeal and 2 c. whole wheat flour, whatever combination you want) 1 t. baking soda 1/4 t. nutmeg 1 c. unsweetened applesauce 1 c. sugar (or less) 1 t. vanilla 2/3 c. raisins or dried apples or dried cranberries (I myself am not a raisin 

fan so I did not use that much.)  Combine the first four ingredients.  Mix up the next 3 ingredients and add 

them to the dry ingredients.  Stir in the dried fruit.  Roll in small balls and smash to 1/4 " thickness on the cookie sheet.  Bake at 275 degrees for 22-25 minutes.    Makes about 50+ cookies (I got 54 cookies with one batch) with only .3 grams of fat each.