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SPIRAL SHADOW /KYLESA /DUST

raw raw rawwwwwaar

I bought all my weeks groceries to go raw until i leave for FL. wish me luck. im excited to try new recipes and to see how my body feels. no cookies or ice cream for awhile! boo.

                                                          http://www.rawfoodlife.com

my new fav lady love blog.

This lovely blog covers everything from sex to mermaid conventions! How can I not like this.

site--->  http://thehairpin.com/

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you either love them or hate em'

Growing up in Florida you where used to seeing "boiled Peanuts" signs and make shift stations all along the road. When I moved to NY in 2010 it took me forever to find raw peanuts in order to boil them and re create what I grew up loving. I finally found "green raw peanuts by the lb" in Chinatown! You could basically buy "anything" in Chinatown if you searched hard enough *wink. So I brought my 2 lbs of raw peanuts home with much excitement and went to town. I boiled those suckers for 2 days straight mixing in all the right seasons and the 2 cups of salt it called for. my final product was exactly what i had been waiting to taste since leaving Florida. When I introduced my roommates from various parts of the US to my freshly made batch, they had mixed reactions. They either love them or hated them and all of them where confused about where they came from and why they where mainly found on the side of the rd in the southern parts of the US. Anyhow, so here is some back ground on those wonderful little pods and some info I just found out for myself. I HAVE easily found raw peanuts (lots of "raw dieters" here) in Portland and have made a few experimental batches with different seasons. Michael Barker (my roommate) and I decided if all else fails in our working lives.. we will just open a boiled peanuts cart and add to the 129875039475097 other food carts floating around in Portland.


How to make boiled peanuts --->> link


History of Boiled Peanuts

Boiled peanuts are a traditional snack in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, northern Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. They are an acquired taste, but according to southerners, they are totally addictive. From May through November, all over the south, you will see roadside stands - ranging from woodsheds to shiny trailers - offering fresh boiled peanuts. Sometimes they are hard to open with your fingers, and you must resort to using your teeth, but according to most people, they are worth the trouble.

Southerners will tell you boiled peanuts should always be accompanied by a beer, sweet tea, or a soft drink. Traditionally they are eaten outside where it doesn't matter if wet shells are tossed or spit on the ground.

Boiled peanuts are green or raw nuts that are boiled in salty water for hours outdoors over a fire. The shells turn soggy, and the peanuts take on a fresh, legume flavor. A green peanut is not green in color, just freshly harvested. It takes ninety to a hundred days to grow peanuts for boiling, and they are available only during May through November throughout the southern states. One of the drawbacks of boiled peanuts is that they have a very short shelf life unless refrigerated or frozen. If you leave them out on the kitchen counter for 3 to 4 days, they become slimy and smelly!

Another reason to like Portland. $4 MOVIES!

around every corner you will find a small theatre in your neighborhood here in Portland. most of the movies run from $3-$5. the movies that are showing are never new, but some of the better ones are selected to show, rather than 10 to pick from. I recently decided to do a whole week of movies. here is my first movie of the week ---> BEGINNERS. i LOVED this film, starring Ewan McGregor (we've all seen his stuff), Mélanie Laurent (the blond french girl from inglorious bastards), Christopher Plummer (from the sound of music and other films). the story really touched me regarding the sometimes strained and unique relationships you have with your parents and the reality of being in love with someone and it not working out despite it all. there's also a dog in this movie that you will want to steal and take home to live with YOU "Author". i thought it was nicely written and played out. a little on the tear jerking side (especially if you had recently gone through any relationship woes). PLEASE try to go see this movie or netflix it!

‎1hr 44min‎‎ - Rated R‎‎ - Drama‎
Director: Mike Mills - Cast: Ewan McGregor, Mélanie Laurent, Christopher Plummer, Goran Visnjic, Bill Oberst Jr.

"Beginners" imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver. Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father more »who -- following 44 years of marriage -- came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal's new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.

MUSICFESTNW 2011

I signed up back in late June to volunteer to work at this years MUSICFESTNW in Portland in order to get a free $150 wrist band and to meet new people. I thought it would be a fun way to get myself out there and see bands I normally would have not heard of nor bought a ticket for. Today was the training class. The basics of working a large fest and to find out where you are placed and dates etc. I'm excited about a few bands including: The Joy Formidable,Sallie Ford& the Sound Outide, Kylsea,The Butthole Surfers, Marketa  Irglova, archers of loaf, The Corin Tucker Band and more.

Here is the line up ------>     http://2011.musicfestnw.com/

July 17th. moving day.

So most of you all know by now, I have uprooted from Brooklyn, New York and moved myself and my 8 boxes of my life to Portland, Oregon. It's decision I am growing to appreciate! I'll post more about my experiences and life on the Pacific West Coast as soon as I can.

THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOUP BOOKS

If you love soup as much as I do and  feel as though it soothes the soul (I'm no hippie but shit- seriously!), then you have to find this book. I bought it a year or so ago in a clearance bin at a book store. BEST $8 ever. The Soup bible is a  collection of soup recipes divided into six sections: light & refreshing, rich & creamy, warming winter, hearty lunch, one-pot-meals, and special occasion. The variety is excellent, and there are soups from around the world. The front section on making stocks is very helpful as it includes not only the standard vegetable, chicken and meat stocks, but also fish stock and stocks for Chinese and Japanese cooking.

Each recipe comes with beautiful end-result pictures as well as pictures of some of the steps involved. The directions are clear and simple. Many of the recipes come with suggestions for variations and all of the vegetarian selections are marked. Most of the soups use easy-to-find ingredients, but the exceptions often have tips on where to find the unfamiliar items.