IMHO, steve is a bit late on this one.

I knew it was bullshit when they agreed to censor their web searches for the Chinese.

For Google, it is “Do no Evil, unless we make money at it.”

I am preparing Beef Short Ribs today.  About 10 pounds.  Here is what I am doing to them:

Line your pan with foil and spray with Pam or equivalent type of non-stick sparay

Put the ribs on the pan

In a bowl mix the following:

• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 3 teaspoons onion powder
• 3 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

This will give you a good greek tasting spice mix.

Rub the spices into the meat, and let sit for a while.  Some people let them sit in the refrigerator over night, I didn’t have the time to day.

Cover the Pan with foil and pop them in the oven at 325 degrees for 2.5 hours.

Take out and eat up.

Contrary to popular belief, true believing Catholic couples do use some forms of birth control.  While believing Catholics are not supposed to use chemical forms of birth control, there are natural forms of birth control that are used by catholics.

NFP – Natural Family Planning is a system of measuring a woman’s body’s temperature  to figure out just when she ovulates.  The couple then abstains from sexual relations during this time.

The barrier method – While the Catholic Church teaches that there are several barrier methods are wrong there are a few barrier methods that are approved.

Here the child acts as a barrier so the parents don’t have time, nor do they have energy to have sex.

Coitus interruptus – There are various forms of this method.

Method 1 – The Toddler that is sleeping down the hall wakes up.  The universe has some sort of perverse sense of humor since it is almost always true that a toddler will wake up and go to their parents room when sex is about to or has just begun.

Method 2 – The door is locked, and you and your spouse are alone, the kids are downstairs watching some sort of movie that they are totally engrossed in.  Chances are, at the moment of contact the following will happen:

Method 3 - Nursing.  This method is used by a subset of Catholic couples.  It is sort of related to Method 1 above, but as it happens, when the circumstances get interesting for the couple.  The nursing toddler or the nursing baby will wake up.

So, there you have it, your introduction to the diverse world of Catholic Birth Control.  Final note, this post is supposed to be a humorous look into parenting and parental relations.  It is NOT intended to be take seriously.

It is tragedy that we have allowed the killing of the unborn in the womb for 37 years.  As a Prolifer, I am completely Prolife.  This extends to the death penalty.

I cannot excuse Scott Roeder’s actions.  He took a man’s life.  He justifies this because the man is an abortion doctor.

To me this just unfathomable.  How can someone who is Prolife, take a person’s life.

First State of the Union speech by President Obama: ‘We face a deficit of trust’

Hmmmm…. what could be the cause of that???

Then there is the bullshit statement on the lobbyists…  Except if you give them a waiver…

I watched the speech, now I wish that I had just popped in the new Star Trek DVD.  If I am going to watch some fiction, it might as well be enjoyable fiction.

First, no apologies.  I am from the south.  I am from Texas and I make no bones about it.  I cook with Bacon Grease and I LOVE IT.

Americans have gotten it into their head that fat is bad, well to tell you truth, our ancestors were eating bacon grease for thousands of years and guess what WE are still around.

Nothing gives eggs the right taste like Bacon Grease.  So here you go.  Cook yourself up a whole passel of Bacon, scrape the grease from the pan when it is cooled, and put it in a jar.  Place this jar in the refrigerator.

Next time that you want eggs.  Break two or three of them in a bowl, mix them up with a bit a heavy cream.  Set aside, and put your cast iron skillet on the stove, let the skillet heat up.  Throw a heaping tablespoon of BACON GREASE into the frying pan and let it sizzle.  Cover the pan and the sides with the grease and then pour your eggs in.  Scramble them together and then once done take them off the heat.  Go to the table and eat them and then PRAY to God for making pig fat taste so wonderful.

Now, I am going to take some time to mention cast iron.  If you don’t cook with it… STOP, run out and buy yourself a cast iron frying pan.

Season it.  A good seasoning will make it almost nonstick.

Here are instructions on how to season the frying pan or dutch oven:

You season a cast iron pan by rubbing it with a relatively thin coat of neutral oil NOTE: Use vegetable oils (canola, sunflower, etc.), shortening (like Crisco shortening) or lard for seasoning your cast iron pans. Place the cast iron pan, upside down, in the oven, with a sheet of aluminum foil on the bottom to catch any drips. Heat the pan for 30 to 60 minutes in a 300 to 500 degree oven. Once done, let the pan cool to room

temperature. Repeating this process several times is recommended as it will help create a stronger “seasoning” bond. The oil fills the cavities and becomes entrenched in them, as well as rounding off the peaks. By seasoning a new pan, the cooking surface develops a nonstick quality because the formerly jagged and pitted surface becomes smooth. Also, because the pores are permeated with oil, water cannot seep in and create rust that would give food an off-flavor. Your ironware will be slightly discolored at this stage, but a couple of frying jobs will help complete the cure, and turn the iron into the rich, black color that is the sign of a well-seasoned, well-used skillet or pot.

The American nun who has been appointed by the Vatican to conduct an apostolic visitation of American women’s religious orders has written to the leaders of women’s religious communities, asking for their cooperation in the inquiry. Mother Mary Clare Millea’s letter, dated January 12, implicitly acknowledges that many religious orders have failed to respond to earlier requests.

Mother Millea was appointed by the Congregation for Religious to head the apostolic visitation. Last year she sent questionnaires to the leaders of women’s religious orders, asking that they be returned by November 20. Many religious orders, joining in a refusal to cooperate with the Vatican inquiry, did not respond.

File this under “Why am I not Surprised”

And I want to find a new theme for the place.  So if you log in and see it looks differently just realize I am playing around.

John

Here is another recipe that I have been using.  According to my wife, and kids this is a keeper:

Again, for me, cooking for someone is the ultimate in friendship and love.