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Didn't Cristina Applegate star in that?

Annie the Axe? Is she the Rule 63! version of Hrun?

If she didn't, she should have.

rhino, luv, I'm (you should excuse the expression) green with envy.

Some plants can look good wearing anything...

Today Legion World watches and speculates over Cleome's potential achievement of Time Trapper Status!

She's pretty chatty...

Yes. She's so chatty, she should change her name to Cathy.

Or Elizabeth Cady Stanton!

Since Legion Tracker asked for my slaw recipe, here it is!

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CALICO SLAW:

Allow yourself at least an hour or so before serving. Better yet, make it the night before.

A food processor is your friend here. Though it will be easier to get large/coarse pieces if you cut by hand.

Ingredients:

1 sm, or ½ a large head of red cabbage
2 sweet peppers, any color(s) you like. (Or one sweet pepper and one large carrot)
4-6 stalks celery, include the leaves if they’re there
1 10 oz can of corn (NOT creamed), drained, liquid reserved in a small mixing bowl.

¾ C white or cider vinegar
½ C olive or other vegetable oil
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp dry mustard
1 T caraway or poppy seed

Directions:

Rinse all veggies.

Remove the core and the outermost leaf (or leaves) from the cabbage and discard them. Shred or chop (fine or coarse is up to you) and place in a (very large) mixing bowl. There should be 10-12 cups. It will shrink/pack down a little after seasoning.

Remove stem, seeds, and membrane from the peppers. Chop them coarsely and add to bowl. (If using carrot, peel and remove the ends. Then chop or slice thinly.)

Trim any dried or brown ends from the celery stalks. Use a vegetable peeler to remove any discolored areas. Slice thinly and add to bowl.

Add the drained corn. Mix everything gently to combine.

Prepare the dressing: Combine all remaining ingredients with the corn liquid that you’ve reserved in the small mixing bowl. Mix well to dissolve sugar and salt. (There should be 1 3/4 to 2 C of dressing altogether.) Add them to the chopped veggies and mix/toss gently but thoroughly.

Pack the mixture into one or two large containers and cover tightly with lids. Let “steep” at room temperature for at least one-half hour, turning and shaking occasionally in the covered containers to mix the dressing around well.

Taste the slaw and correct the seasonings if you like. (The proportions here are pretty mild. That is, only moderately salty/sweet/sour/spicy.) If you correct them, let the slaw sit out again at room temp for another 30 mins. Refrigerate once you’ve got the seasonings as you want them, at least 1/2 hour before serving.

Makes about 10 cups of slaw. Keeps well in the refrigerator for at least a week.</span></span>

Question!

Can I substitute vodka for the white vinegar?

Only really, really expensive vodka, though.

The recipe looks calico-licious, cleome. I'll have to make it for the next potluck. Thanks for sharing!

That DOES look good C ... the wife and I will give that a try the next time we're making a mess in the kitchen!

Get your mind out of the gutter!

[sulks]

I wasn't gonna' say anything about it, Dude.

[whistles, looks at ceiling]

BTW, still eating the leftovers. Not as photogenic as they were on Day One, but still tasty.

Leftovers are always better anyways!

Did somebody say... <span style="font-size: 18px;"><font face="cursive">Gingerbread?!</font f></span>

(This stuff is not for weaklings. It's dense and it's DARK. Don't be surprised if when you pull it out of the oven, it looks more like chocolate cake than like traditional gingerbread. Cover any uneaten portion loosely after it's cooled. Good the first day, better the second.)

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Ingredients:
1 T cider vinegar
3/4 C Milk
2 C Flour (sift once before measuring!)
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves OR coriander OR cardamom
1/3 C sugar
1 egg
1/2 C dark molasses
1/4 C honey

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8" x 8" x 2" pan.

Add the vinegar to the milk, and set aside. Sift together twice the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the shortening. Add the sugar gradually and cream well. Add the egg and whip until fluffy. Add the molasses and honey and mix.

Add the dry ingredients to the shortening mixture, about 1/4 at a time, alternately with the (by this time) curdled milk. Stir only until mixed after each addition.

Turn into prepared pan and bake 40-45 minutes, or until bread rebounds to the touch when pressed gently in the center.
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I can't believe I missed this! Thanks for the recipes, cleome. I'll definitely give them a try soon.

Count me in too. I already showed this to my wife and she's game to try.

Cleome, I was looking through your flicker account again.

I especially was taken with this pic - http://www.flickr.com/photos/xenophora/6188833810/in/photostream

here's the comment i was gonna post -

Very classy! I especially like the "swirls" in the background. Makes the girl look like she's stepping on... well, a nautilus shell is the nearest shape I can think of. (PS - you sent me from LW Thanks for the gingerbread recipe!)

And I really like this one too!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/xenophora/6180851220/in/photostream

The red cherries and the red uniforms of the marching band make such a good image of red. And the bar cutting across the cake is really interesting. Makes me think, is that really a cake, or... well, something else.

Thanks for checking out my pics, IB.

And thanks for sharing them with us, cleome

Less than ten posts to go until I hit Double Time Trapper.

Help me out here, Minions!