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May 19th, 2013, 10:22 AMTheophylact replied to a thread Oh, look! A NEW Obama scandal!!! in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyHere, let me Google that for you.15 replies | 230 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 08:43 PMPulled Pork. Not smoky, because just done in the oven, but still pretty damn good.411 replies | 24752 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 04:42 PMTheophylact replied to a thread Oh, look! A NEW Obama scandal!!! in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyBecause the reg doesn't apply to Girly Marines, only Real Marines™. The implication is that Obama (the traitorous dog) is trying to turn our Real...15 replies | 230 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 04:37 PMTheophylact replied to a thread The perfect gift for an aspiring mass murderer in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, Controversy5 replies | 135 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 03:41 PMTheophylact started a thread The perfect gift for an aspiring mass murderer in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyA bit pricey, though.(Don't think Adam Lanza, think Charles Whitman.)5 replies | 135 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 03:19 PMTheophylact started a thread Oh, look! A NEW Obama scandal!!! in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyThe Daily Caller Accuses Obama Of Breaching ‘Marine Umbrella Protocol’ It would, of course, have been perfectly proper for the President to let the...15 replies | 230 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 02:35 PMTheophylact replied to a thread Obama care and religious organizations? in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, Controversy9 replies | 108 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 02:34 PMTheophylact replied to a thread Obama care and religious organizations? in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyRiiight. Vietnam, Grenada and Iraq all attacked us, so we had to defend ourselves by invading them. Try another.9 replies | 108 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 10:30 AMTheophylact replied to a thread IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyBullshit. She was appointed to head the Affordable Care office before anyone knew about the problems with the Tax-Exempt Organization office. ...12 replies | 128 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 10:23 AMTheophylact replied to a thread Obama care and religious organizations? in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyIf that were true, my taxes would be far lower, because I find wars of choice (Vietnam, Grenada, Iraq) morally repugnant -- and a hell of a lot more...9 replies | 108 view(s) -
May 17th, 2013, 09:41 AMTheophylact replied to a thread IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyShe was appointed during the Reagan administration. She got to be deputy head of that office during the George W. Bush administration, and was given...12 replies | 128 view(s) -
May 16th, 2013, 09:51 AMTheophylact replied to a thread Jon Stewart Rips Obama for Fueling Conspiracy Theorists with IRS Scandal in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyIn fact, there's an Op-Ed in the Times pointing out the real problem: These groups are required by IRS rules to be providing exclusively educational,...36 replies | 464 view(s) -
May 15th, 2013, 08:55 PMTheophylact replied to a thread Jon Stewart Rips Obama for Fueling Conspiracy Theorists with IRS Scandal in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyActually, the Washington Post and the New York Times have both had front page stories for the last several days, as well as editorials condemning the...36 replies | 464 view(s) -
May 15th, 2013, 01:50 PMTheophylact replied to a thread Tesla does a butt-hurt on car dealerships - NC legislation in the works. in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyYeah, and when your Aston Martin Vanquish breaks down in the middle of Kansas, it's really useful that the nearest dealer is in Denver or St Louis.19 replies | 222 view(s) -
May 15th, 2013, 12:02 PMMarcia's taking me out to dinner tonight. Don't know what I'll have yet, but the sweetbreads, the beef heart, the pork cheeks, and the rabbit all...411 replies | 24752 view(s) -
May 15th, 2013, 11:55 AMTheophylact replied to a thread Tesla does a butt-hurt on car dealerships - NC legislation in the works. in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyFunny how big supporters of free trade always come down on the side of protectionism when it's their ass on the line. Unlike the textile and...19 replies | 222 view(s) -
May 15th, 2013, 11:19 AMTheophylact replied to a thread What makes me think the UK Govt is lying about violent crimes? in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, Controversyno1_vern, that Telegraph story dates from over three years ago. What's the current story? Here's a BBC report from last month:And here's...4 replies | 96 view(s) -
May 14th, 2013, 07:34 PM12 replies | 292 view(s) -
May 14th, 2013, 09:51 AMTheophylact replied to a thread Rhode Island to Become 10th State* to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyThen there's this:10 replies | 281 view(s) -
May 13th, 2013, 08:26 PMThat's not your main problem.10 replies | 144 view(s) -
May 13th, 2013, 07:25 PMTheophylact replied to a thread Rhode Island to Become 10th State* to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyAs expected.10 replies | 281 view(s) -
May 13th, 2013, 07:09 PMTheophylact replied to a thread What contractionary economic policy is really all about in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyIt doesn't even occur to Atomic Rooster that the "family of four" might be a single parent with three children. Talk about tunnel vision...17 replies | 311 view(s) -
May 13th, 2013, 12:31 PMDon't forget the cancer patients on Medicare:10 replies | 144 view(s) -
May 13th, 2013, 10:12 AMTheophylact replied to a thread What contractionary economic policy is really all about in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyA reminder from Scalzi.17 replies | 311 view(s) -
May 12th, 2013, 08:57 PMSpaghetti with asparagus pesto. Asparagus is in season, and we've been eating the local stuff until it goes away (about another week or two).411 replies | 24752 view(s) -
May 12th, 2013, 01:25 PMTheophylact replied to a thread What contractionary economic policy is really all about in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyThe Federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. If you hold down two full-time minimum-wage jobs, you'll make $29,000 a year before taxes. For a family of...17 replies | 311 view(s) -
May 12th, 2013, 12:18 PMTheophylact replied to a thread What contractionary economic policy is really all about in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyAs a letter to the New York Times today points out, "n a world of Walmart wages, Walmart prices are actually all most people can afford." As...17 replies | 311 view(s) -
May 12th, 2013, 10:58 AMTheophylact replied to a thread What contractionary economic policy is really all about in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyI can't make any sense of Chuckiechan's position. First of all, we don't have 33 million "illegals". Second, increasing the labor supply lowers...17 replies | 311 view(s) -
May 11th, 2013, 05:34 PMTheophylact started a thread What contractionary economic policy is really all about in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyFrom The Guardian:Unemployment is good because it makes labor cheap and entrepreneurs can get rich by exploiting desperate workers. Obvious, but...17 replies | 311 view(s) -
May 11th, 2013, 05:24 PMTheophylact replied to a thread Hot mic catches politicians agenda - "confiscate, confiscate, confiscate" in DebateIMO: Politics, Religion, ControversyI don't think so.12 replies | 271 view(s)
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- May 15, 1940 (73)
About Theophylact
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- Native New Yorker, somewhat overeducated, serial monogamist (no children), word freak
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- silversmithing, cooking, cryptic crosswords, reading (of course)
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- chemist (US EPA)
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Red-Braised Pork
We just got Fuschia Dunlop's latest cookbook, Every Grain of Rice. Her other books have been really good, and we happened to have some high-quality pork belly -- uncured bacon with the rind still on. So we decided to make this tonight:Red-Braised Pork
1¼ lb (500g) boneless pork belly, with skin, or shoulder
2 tbsp cooking oil
4 slices of unpeeled ginger
1 spring onion, white part only, crushed slightly
2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
2 cups plus 2 tbsp (500ml) chicken
Another Matzo Ball Soup
This is the one we now make instead of the earlier version. The matzo balls are fluffier and the texture less variable from batch to batch. (The other recipe is a bit tastier when it's at its best, but when the matzoh balls are like little rocks, it's no fun.)2nd Avenue Deli's Matzo Balls
From Arthur Schwartz's Jewish Home Cooking
Makes about 12.
4 large eggs
⅓ cup schmaltz (rendered chicken fat)
¼ teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon salt
Fuschia Dunlop's Mapo Tofu
I thought I had posted this long ago, but it seems not. Well, here it is: Quite possibly my favorite dish.Pock-Marked Ma’s Bean Curd (Fuschia Dunlop)
1 block bean curd (about 1 pound)
4 baby leeks or 2 leeks
½ cup peanut oil (¼ cup will do)
6 ounces ground beef
2½ tablespoons Sichuanese chili bean paste (Toban Jian)
1 tablespoon fermented black beans
2 teaspoons ground Sichuanese chiles (hot, but not really optional)
1 cup “everyday stock”
I am a Very Bad Jew
and pork is my favorite meat.
Here's a pork goulash with sauerkraut, from David Waltuck's Staff Meals from Chanterelle:Pork Goulash, Szeged Style
¼ cup canola or other vegetable oil, or more as needed
2½ pounds boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of fat and cut into 1½ -inch cubes
2 large onions, sliced
2 large cloves garlic, minced
3 strips thickly sliced good-quality smoked bacon, rind removed and discarded, cut crosswise into ⅛-inch pieces
Cassoulet is just another word for Hoppin' John
I didn't get to make Hoppin' John for the shelter on New Year's Day, but cassoulet is close in spirit and only a couple of days late.
The authentic (though nobody can agree on it) cassoulet Toulousaine or cassoulet de Carcassonne uses preserved duck legs or goose legs. Too expensive for the quantity I'm making (a quadruple recipe!) or too tedious to make yourself. This version by Mark Bittman skips the confit de canard and tastes damn good.Cassoulet
Mark Bittman, How to Cook




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