stand up and speak out. Wear Blue jeans on Apr 26, 2012

Denim Day has been internationally celebrated since 1999 in protest of an Italian High Court ruling that overturned a rape conviction because the victim was wearing jeans. The justices reasoned that since the victim wore very tight jeans, the man who was accused of raping her could not have removed her jeans by himself, so the victim must have willingly participated. Enraged by the verdict, women ...of the Italian Legislature protested the decision by wearing jeans. As news of the decision spread, so did the protest.

Blue jeans are worn by millions of Americans every day, but students, faculty and staff at the University of Missouri would like your department to wear denim on Thursday, April 26th for a special reason – to step forward and take a stand against rape and sexual violence.

Cards rally squirrel goes nuclear

Watch cause the rally squirrel is going nuclear this year!

odds and ends

forget pink..support Stand up to Cancer.

In case you haven't heard, Susan K has stopped funding to Planned Parenthood. All money donated by them was used for free breast cancer screenings and nothing else. Thankfully an individual has donated 250,000. to keep the program funded in the short term.

I have always had a problem with Susan K's pink campaign for breast cancer. they have tried to take over and keep all attention to themselves and exclude other cancers. Like the way they have co-opted September for their walk even though Sept is Ovarian and reproductive cancers month.

Zuppa Toscana-My way

3 cans chicken stock 1 cup heavy cream
1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
1 lb mild sausage, cooked and crumbled
1 lb spicy sausage, cooked and crumbled
1 medium sized russet potato, sliced very thin
4 cups chopped kale, (large bunch)
1 can canollini beans
3 shakes of Chalupa or favorite hot sauce


Combine stock and cream in stockpot over medium heat. Add potato slices, and beans to soup. Add chopped Kale and cooked & crumbled sausages to pot. Add spices and let simmer 1 hour. Add Chalupa/hot sauce and let simmer for 10 more minutes.

IRISH STEW

1 tbsp olive oil 3 cups of water
2 lbs boneless round steak, cut into chunks, or beef stew meat.
1 tsp salt 3 large potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 tbsp rosemary 1 large onion, rough chopped
1 cup beef stock 2 carrots, peeled and rough chopped
1 parsnip, peeled and roughly chopped
1 cup roughly chopped leeks parsley
1 tsp freshly ground pepper



Heat oil in Dutch oven, add beef and cook, stirring gently until evenly browned. Season with salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Add onion, carrots, parsnips, and cook with meat for approx. 5 minutes.

Add water and beef stock, bring to a boil, before turning heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, until meat is tender. Stir in potatoes and simmer. After 20 minutes, then add leeks and rosemary. Continue to simmer over low heat, uncovered until potatoes are tender. Serve hot in bowls garnished with fresh parsley.

Home Made Mac and Cheese

Homemade Mac & Cheese

3 tbsp butter (not magarine) 1 1/2 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream 1 cup flour(or gluten free flour)
1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper
1 cup flour (or gluten free flour) 1 cup shredded mozzarella
1/2 tsp dry mustard or 1 tsp regular mustard
1/4 lbs Velveeta cheese, Shredded
16 oz elbow macaroni (or gluten free elbow macaroni)
paprika

In a large stock pot boil macaroni according to package directions. Pour into colander and let sit.
In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, mustard and pepper until smooth

Remove from heat. Stir in Milk and cream slowly until smooth. On medium heat stir constantly for 10 minutes until thickened, remove from heat. Stir in 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, Velveeta cubes, Mozzarella cheese until melted.

Pour cooked macaroni into greased 9x9 or 9x12 casserole dish. Pour cheese mixture over top and mix together well. Sprinkle with pepper and left over shredded cheddar cheese and top with paprika (sprinkle over entire top of mixture)

Bake in a 375 oven for 30 mins, then turn up to 425 for 10 minutes (if not brown and bubbly on top turn on broiler for 3-5 minutes.).