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This is what an out-of-the-box ochiba install looks like. Nothing special, but if you know a little HTML/CSS, it should be quite easy to tailor it to your needs.

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As of ochiba 0.9.2, the default now looks like this.

Sounds fun.


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Returning to work was tough. At least the cleaning crew took good care of the cooler.

I needed something stronger to face the boss.


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Taken after the first snow in Canaan Valley near Davis, WVa.


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boy I hate crowds

your mother

Better mine then someone elses


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The primary ingredients

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While that's going, I'm trimming the chicken. 2 lbs boneless/skinless thighs (the recipe calls for 3 lbs but that's like skin-on/bone-in). I hate all the little fatty bits, though, so I have to get rid of as much of that as possible.

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Once that's all done, chop the thighs into reasonable size (I like them big, so each thigh part into thirds), and season with salt and pepper.

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The sausage is mostly done by this time. They are going to cook some more later, so it's OK if they are a little underdone. Set these aside, and throw the chicken in and brown over high heat.

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The recipe calls for 1.5 cups chicken broth. I start 1.5 cups with 2 bouillion cubes at this point.

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The vegetables: 1 each green and red bell pepper, cut into strips. 1 onion, in coarse chop. And 2 small cloves of garlic. Remember to mind the chicken (flip once) while you are chopping these.

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Chicken looks about done - again, they are going to cook some more, so don't worry about it being cooked completely. Just as long as they are browned and sealed.

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Throw the chicken into another pot. At this point, I slice the sausage and then sear the slices to seal them a bit before also tossing them into the pot.

Then the vegetables, sauteed vigorously over high heat, until they just become soft. Those go into the pot, too, along with 1 cup of rice (I used like 1.25 cups, cuz I like rice).

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Now for the broth. The pan all the stuff above was cooked in should be properly messy by now. Toss in:

chicken broth
0.5 cups white wine
2 chopped tomatoes (I used 5 Romas, actually)
0.25 teaspoon saffron
0.5 teaspoon oregano
0.25 teaspoon cayenne

Stir vigorously, scraping the pan all over, to deglaze all the tasty gunk.

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Toss the broth into the pot and stir well.

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Simmer for 25-30 minutes. Then, add 1 cup sliced black olives and 1 cup frozen peas (I discovered at the last minute, I didn't have any peas, so I used 1 cup frozen succotash from Trader Joe's). The recipe calls for 0.5 cups of each, but I find that too slight.

Then, simmer another 5-10 minutes to heat the late additions.

This is the finished product! The beauty of this dish is that it tastes even better reheated after a couple of days in the fridge.



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What the web site looked like before 2005-08-04


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This is a really quick dish. Start out by boiling 1 cup of water.

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Once it's boiling, toss in 2/3 cup couscous (I get bulk stuff from Whole Foods - it's heck of a lot cheaper than boxed stuff).

Cover, and remove from heat. That's pretty much it for the couscous part.

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The rest of the ingredients. Depulp and chop 1 tomato (or 2-3 Romas). Chop 4 oz feta into 1cm cubes (half of the package shown here). Open 1 can (2.25 oz) sliced black olives.

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Throw it all into a mixing bowl. The nice part of this recipe (other than how quick it is) is that you can go cheap with supermarket ingredients as shown here, or you can splurge and get some good Kalamata olives and something like mild sheep's feta, and using the same recipe get something that's a cut above.

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Toss with some olive oil and red wine vinegar. I don't really measure. I would guess like 3 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons vinegar. Adjust to your taste.

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Finally, dump in the couscous, which should be done by now, and stir with a fork to fluff it up.

You could also throw in some chopped toasted walnuts and/or chopped fresh basil if you have some lying around.

It took longer to upload these pictures and annotate them then it did to make the dish!

just replying to see if i like this software.

Testing

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Best cookies E.V.E.R!!!

These are from a recipe I got from the Times awhile back; it appeared again on their "Best of 2002" list. It originates from a bakery in Vancouver called Senses Bakery and is flourless.

Ingredients (I double the recipe because the 1X is small):

* 1 pound bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, preferably 70% cocoa (I'm using a pound plus here)
* 6 tablespoons butter
* 4 eggs
* 2/3 cup sugar
* 1 1/2 cup ground almonds (I used 1.5 cup preground hazelnut meal, from Trader Joes)
* More sugar, and powdered sugar for garnish

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I cut the butter into pats, about 1 tablespoon each, before tossing into the chocolate.

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OK, once that's all melted, fold into the egg mixture. I switch to the paddle attachment and slowly add the chocolate while mixing on low.

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Taking color...

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Once finished mixing in, throw in the ground nut and mix thoroughly. It should look like this. Put this into the fridge overnight.

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Now for the messy part: take a small scoop, about 2 tablespoons, and roll into a ball (should be about the size of a ping pong ball). Roll in granulated sugar.

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Place on parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Bake at 325F for 10-12 minutes.

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This is what they look like out of the oven. The cracks are cool.

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Messy part. I tried dunking my hands in ice water periodically, I don't think it helped much. Also not helping much is the heat wave we're currently experiencing.

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Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar when slightly cool.

All told, I get a yield of about 24-30 cookies from a double batch. The original recipe says it makes about 36, so I must make them large or something.

These are excellent with coffee.

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER


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Slick!

shopeed

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cool!

Durrr

i WONDER.


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