clusterflock » Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org a site about everything Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:03:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mr. Pig’s Barrel Train http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/mr-pigs-barrel-train.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/mr-pigs-barrel-train.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:46 +0000 Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=82027

“That’s a nice train you got there, Mr. Pig. Ain’t got many passengers yet.”

That is all.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/mr-pigs-barrel-train.html/feed 19 Beans and Cornbread http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/beans-and-cornbread.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/beans-and-cornbread.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:23:59 +0000 Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=82016

Seeing as how we were talking about cornbread . . .

and we’ve been talking about cornbread for over a year now . . .

Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five serve you up some “Beans and Cornbread.”

It makes no difference
What you think about me
But it makes a whole lotta difference
What I think about you

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Subject: Storage of a grass skirt
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:43:43

Hello!

Wanted to ask if anybody has any recommendations about how to properly
store a grass skirt?

Thank you!

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Though it’s not nearly as famous, there is a non-New-England kind of clam chowder out there. Instead of the heavy cream or milk, this one is laced with tomatoes and a healthy abundance of other vegetables.

It makes for a lighter chowder, but still a comforting one, especially during frightful weather. This Manhattan clam chowder recipe from Martha Stewart hits all the right notes. There is the porky base, the chunky vegetables, and of course the all-important clams.

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Deron Bauman: Gluten-free vegan nachos.

Sheila Ryan: Refreshing lemon dessert.

Or: New England vs. Manhattan clam chowder.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/super-bowl-party-checklist.html/feed 101 Farewell, Ben Gazzara (1930-2012) http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/farewell-ben-gazzara.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/farewell-ben-gazzara.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:30:13 +0000 Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=81842

Ben Gazzara died this afternoon, on the anniversary of the death of John Cassavetes on February 3, 1989.

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At Serious Eats, we care about the big questions. “What’s the difference between Sicilian-style pizza and grandma pizza?” “What’s the difference between a slider and a mini-hamburger?” And, more recently, “What are all the different styles of doughnut?”

Because there are cake and yeasted and crullers and fritters, cider and potato and sour cream, malasadas and beignets and churros—wait, do we count churros? We’ll get to that later.

Come meet all the different doughnuts in this great land.

]]> http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/doughnut-styles.html/feed 35 R.I.P. Don Cornelius (1936-2012) http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/r-i-p-don-cornelius-1936-2012.html http://www.clusterflock.org/2012/02/r-i-p-don-cornelius-1936-2012.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:25:45 +0000 Sheila Ryan http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=81721

Don Cornelius checked himself out, it would appear.

See him here — doin’ it to death — with Mary Wilson in the Soul Train line dance.

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Offer: Blow up nativity for yard Clarke area of Dubuque

This works, we just don’t have a spot in our yard here that works, we are all hill! This is in great shape, only one stitch holding up a sheep has come out otherwise good as new. Quick pickup would be a plus, hoping to put it out today. Thanks

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