Week in Review
Aug 9th, 2008 by Kirsten
It has been a while since I’ve done a Week in Review post, but I have some miscellania collected so it seems like a good time to revive it.
Two good ones from B.W.:
‘Ordered liberty’- oxymoron?- I’d say so.
Even dog people like me can learn something from Cats.
Hot Swede Johan Norberg has a short segment on reason.tv discussing Swedish Myths and Realities. Among others, he makes an excellent point about how the socialist healthcare system in Sweden is free-riding off of technology benefits from (relatively) free enterprise.
Here are some Shiny, Happy Things you don’t have.
Mr. Bill shares a link to an old Economist article on the function of hard sterotyping and categorization in generating and perpetuating conflict: Don’t dare put me in a box. Yeah, not me either.
Jorge says this is about Religion and Freedom, but it has a broader applicability to all choices and freedom.
And finally, it would not be a Week in Review without some random features:
Recipe of the Week
I have a darn good tortilla soup recipe here. However, it is a MAJOR project to make. This one is a lot easier and still tasty enough that someone recently asked me for the recipe for it. In summary- the other recipe, tastier but hard; this recipe, easy but not quite as tasty.
Tortilla and Lime Soup Without Tortillas
(adapted from Solo Suppers)
chicken, shrimp, whatever sounds good, sliced, shredded or cubed
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup onion, diced
1 tsp minced garlic
about a half a chopped up chipotle, or canned green chili or jalapeno to taste
1/2 cup peeled, seeded and diced tomato (fresh or canned)
3/4 cup corn kernels (canned or about 1 ear fresh)
1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1-2 Tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 avocado peeled, pitted and diced
Most of the above is optional if you don’t have it and the measurements are all very forgiving if you change them. And you can make substitutions as you see fit. The lime is great if you have it- it really amps up the flavor- but this would still be good without it.
Saute the onion in oil until translucent.
Add garlic and chili and saute a couple minutes more.
Add stock and bring to a boil.
Add tomatoes, corn, cilantro, lime, salt and pepper. Simmer for a couple of minutes.
Add meat and simmer either long enough to heat it up if already cooked or long enough to cook it if raw.
Eat as is, or pour soup over avocado. Cheese or sour cream is also nice with this if it’s handy. Next time I make this, I will probably throw in some canned hominy.
Drummer of the Week
This week’s drummer of the week is hot, bald drummer Kenny Aronoff. Kenny just did a drum clinic in Bozeman which I blew off. That drive just seemed a little long that day. I should have sucked it up, though. Look at him go!
He is so being added to my Hot, Bald Man collection as soon as I get it reattached here.
