Category: art

08/24/06 03:11 - 73ºF - ID#25012

Perfomance Art

Improv Everywhere's Slo-Mo Home Depot

is an inspiration to rabble-rousers everywhere.
Well played.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: food

08/14/06 07:14 - 71ºF - ID#25011

Kara's Perfect Pasta Salad

A yummy way to use up veggies from your 'fridge.
Ingredients
1/2 box rotini pasta (corkscrew)
1/3-1/2 cup chiavettas italian dressing (or an italian version of your choice - for me, only the 'vettas will do)
1/2 red onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper
(assorted veggies as you see fit - julienned carrots, peas, and ripped spinach would be good additions. I just did our grocery shopping tonight, and as such had very few true leftovers available.)
Steps
Cook pasta until almost done - DO NOT OVERCOOK. See my Southwestern Pasta Bake for what happens when pasta goes horribly, irretrievably wrong.
Drain and rinse with cold water.
Dump into a large bowl or a casserole dish - whichever will fit in your fridge the best.
Drizzle the dressing over the pasta.
Toss in the veggies.
Chill. Or eat. Or chill then eat.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: fun

08/09/06 08:41 - 53ºF - ID#25010

Be nice to your coworkers

No commentary needed:

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: pets

08/06/06 08:36 - 81ºF - ID#25009

Miss August?

Rachael Ray's Magazine

is having a Pet of the Month contest.
This is the picture I used to enter her:

I saw two cocker spaniels on our walk this evening that rivaled Abby in cuteness, but only because they were a double threat and one looked to be an eight week old puppy.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: food

08/05/06 10:03 - 68ºF - ID#25008

Purple food

It's a rare weekend that I'm actually in town with a day to myself. With J at at golf tournament this morning, and no other pressing commitments for me, I hopped down to the Elmwood Bidwell Market for some treats

I worked at a family-owned (not my family) market/garden center for several summers, and after countless 12 hour days of dealing with produce, produce, and nothing but produce, seeing a dozen tables of vendors hawking veggies and fruits in the summer sun doesn't really excite me.
Still, I wanted some fresh stuff, and I was pleasantly surprised by their selection. I ended up with a bunch of zucchini (for shredding/freezing for muffins), tomatoes (for salads), and purple peppers. Yes, one of the vendors had purple peppers and I think I should have bought more than the 6 I did buy. Look for my recipe for purple slaw later today.

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: potpourri

08/03/06 08:58 - 76ºF - ID#25007

Snakes on a Plane

Have the awesome Samuel L. Jackson leave a voicemail (or send an email) to tell your friends or family to go see Snakes on a Plane:

I love the viral marketing part of this, but even more than that, I love that the producers and marketers are taking such a lead from the Internets in how they promote this film. Make no mistake - this movie will not be winning any Academy Awards. But does it matter?

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Location: Buffalo, NY

Category: money

08/01/06 11:55 - 83ºF - ID#25006

Financial Planning

Does anyone have any recommendations for financial planners? We're looking for suggestions of local people who can give us advice on investments, taxes and retirement funding.