Very Easy Asparagus With Lemon and Parmesan (serves 2-4) Ingredients: One bunch asparagus (I like very thin asparagus) ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, shaved or grated Olive oil, to drizzle Black Pepper Juice from ½ lemon Preparation: Rinse and remove tough part of asparagus stalks Cook in boiling water for 3-4 minutes until the […]
The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach
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**** ½ The Art of Fielding Author: Chad Harbach First Edition: Back Bay Books, 2011 Original language: English Summary: Harbach’s novel deals with the life of Henry Skrimshander at Westish College. Henry, in his senior year of high school and with no prospects for college, is spotted by Mike Schwartz, who sees Henry’s potential right […]
November
04
Go Girl! DC’s High Heel Race
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From my column at The Washington Times Communities WASHINGTON, November 3, 2012 — After being postponed due to Hurricane Sandy, Washington, D.C.’s 26th annual high heel race came off without a hitch on Thursday. The D.C. High Heel Race takes place every Tuesday before Halloween on 17th Street NW, starting on R Street. The High Heel Race […]
November
03
Chicken Scaloppini
posted by lasesana
Chicken Scaloppini (serves 4-6) Ingredients: 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts ½ cup flour 2 Tbs. vegetable oil 1 Tbs. butter ½ cup white wine Juice from two large lemons 2 tsp. lemon zest 3 Tbs. small capers Salt & pepper, to taste Preparation: Slice and pound the chicken breasts into thin cutlets using […]
October
31
5-Minute Spanish Class #015: Present Tense of Regular Verbs
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Regular verbs All Spanish verbs in the infinitive end in -ar, -er, or -ir. To conjugate, drop the ending and add: -ar Yo -o Tú -as Usted/ él/ ella -a Nosotros/ as -oamos Ustedes/ ellos/ ellas -an Hablar, to speak Yo hablo Tú hablas Usted habla Nosotras hablamos Ellos hablan -er Yo -o Tú -es Usted/ él/ ella -e […]
October
30
5-Minute Spanish Class #014: The Family
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The Family: la familia el esposo husband la esposa wife el hijo son la hija daughter el hermano brother la hermana sister el padre father la madre mother el abuelo grandfather La abuela grandmother la tía aunt el tío uncle el sobrino nephew la sobrina niece la prima cousin el primo cousin la cuñada sister-in-law […]
Easy Pork Tenderloin With Creamy Indian Spice Sauce
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This is my go-to recipe when I’m feeling lazy but still want a warm tasty meal that is not boring! Ingredients: 1 Pork tenderloin 1 Can cream of mushroom soup (if you use condensed, add 1 cup water) 2 ½ Tbs. Indian spice mix (or any spice mix you find in your cabinet) Here is […]
We Thought We Were Spared Sandy’s Wrath…
posted by lasesana
Apparently not. Last night, as Hurricane Sandy passed DC and we went to bed, I gave a sigh of relief that nothing had happened to our old house and that we were all safe. I had heard a rip and a crash around 10 pm, but I thought it had been part of an old […]
5-Minute Spanish Class # 013: Possession II
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POSSESSION: Possessive adjectives Possessive adjectives must agree in number and gender with the object possessed. Short form: Yo Mi/ mis My Tú Tu/ tus Your Él, ella, usted Su/ sus Your, her, his Ellos, ellas, ustedes Su/ sus Their Nosotros/ nosotras Nuestro/Nuestra(s) Our My blouse mi blusa Your pants […]
5-Minute Spanish Class #012: Possession I
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POSSESION: Tener v. ser de Tener = to have Tener To have yo tengo I have usted tiene you have tú tienes you have él tiene he has ella tiene she has nosotros/ nosotras tenemos we have ustedes tienen you have ellos/ ellas they have I have two brothers Yo tengo dos hermanos […]
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