INSPIRATION!

The pioneer women was a true inspiration. She uses many pictures of her creations step by step. Also she uses comedy and a has an great organization. I loved how everything was in order and she made me want to post blogs the way she does.




I also really liked this cooking blog post. I really like this post not becasu of the writting but because of her picture. Her/his main picture just drew my eyes. She/he used a pictured that made the cooking actually look like the "perfect" guacamole.

recipes!

MY FAVORITE HOME MADE LASAGNA!!!!!

INGREDIENTS!

• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
• 3/4 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.

Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

BASIL PASTA!


1 Cup Packed Basil leaves without stems
4 eggs
2 1/2 Cups whole wheat flour
1 Tablespoon olive oil

Directions:

Puree the basil in a food processor. Add the eggs and process for 1 second to combine. Pour in 2 1/4 cups of flour and the oil. Process until the dough forms a ball. Add the remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, and process the dough for about thirty seconds, or until it is smooth.

Lightly flour the dough, wrap it in plastic wrap, and let rest in the refridgerator for at least 30 minutes.

Roll out and cut the dough.

Dry the pasta completely before storing in a covered tin in the pantry ,or freeze it. The pasta will keep for several months in either the freezer or the pantry.

Makes about 1 1/3 pounds



TOMATO BASIL SOUP!!!

Ingredients:

8 to 10 tomatoes, peeled, cored and chopped, or 4 c canned crushed tomatoes
4 c tomato juice or part tomato juice, part chicken or vegetable stock
12 to 14 fresh basil leaves
1 c heavy cream
1/2 c (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Over medium heat, combine tomatoes and juice in a large saucepan and simmer for 30 minutes. In a food processor, combine tomato mixture and basil leaves in several small batches and process until smooth. Return blended mixture to saucepan over low heat. Stir in cream and butter, then season with salt and pepper. Continue stirring over low heat until soup is heated through. Serves 8.

Community Garden

So I went to the community garden on Hollister Street in Imperial Beach. When I went I didn't see that many people there. One person that i did interview was a local shopper.

Questions and answer:
1) DO you always shop at community gardens?
No not always, I usually just come here when I feel like a bunch of chemicals are being put into my body.

2) Is there a difference in the taste of foods?
Um, yea there ones at the regular stores usually have more of a exotic taste to it.

3) Why do you shop at community gardens?
Because everything is just healthier.

4) Do you only shop at community gardens?
No, i also shop at regular stores like Costco.

5) What do you think about people who don't shop at community gardens?
I don't think there is anything wrong with them. Its there choice not to.

Ecological Intelligence

Link to the Website: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1884779_1884782_1884776,00.html



What is ecological intelligence?
Basically ecological intelligence is knowing the what our products are made out of and how they effect Earth. So many people want to make a difference on the planet but because they have no ecological intelligence then they do not know hat they key problems are and what to do.

How does this connect to our project?
Our whole project is to find out why we don't live more sustainable. This connects to it because if we were more ecological intelligent then we would know what to support and what not to support. Also we would know the effects of the products.

Am I "ecologically intelligent?"
To tell the truth I am not at all. If u would ask me what they are made out of i would have no idea. I buy to my amusement and I don't pay attention to the effects. Also I am to be considered a taker and I live the selfishly instead of environmentally.

AD CAMPAIGN

1. Present proposed motto

Eat lean GO green!

2. Present proposed logo








3. Present theme/direction for campaign
a. (based on findings in your research)

Either trying to educate people or make them feel guilty.

4. Present ideas on how you will create the Video PSA and what you
will need to accomplish it.
a. Viral video?
b. Filmed with iPhones? Camera phones?

Filmed with a digital camera and showing part of the problem then showing solutions.

5. Find two modern advertisements that resemble or inspire your group
for your campaign and link them on your DP/blog as models.

This ad is using a bit of danger/threat to their ad which is pretty interesting and saying how eating meat can be deadly.

This one is pretty interesting, making it so the chicken is speaking itself telling you not to eat it and adding to the guilt idea.

List your group roles here for this portion of the project
(who will focus on what?)

-Sonora-Brochure

-Joe-Video psa

-Lauren-Video psa

-Giovanna-Poster

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BLOGGER POST 2

1)How is Ishmael using the word anthropomorphism in the text on page 82?
I think that he is trying to say that we see ourselves as the powerful species. That we see ourselves better and more useful than any other species because of our ability to adapt to the world. Also that we are in charge of the world an that the species should obey us. That if you don't do things our way then you are threat to us.

2)In this chapter Ishmael leads us through the evolution of the Awks on planet Calliope. They start out as Awks and then some evolve into Bawks and then a few evolve into Cawks. These Cawks live in tribes and have a cultural heritage. They practice the strategy of ‘Erratic Retaliation’.


PART A:How does Ishmael define ‘Erratic Retaliation’? How does it work in the case of then Cawk's?

He defines it basically as a peace system for the Cawk's. That they keep justice between two people instead of having the tribes get into a war. They also do it so that the people get what they deserve but not to the point where a group becomes extinguish.

PART B: Why is Erratic Retaliation a peacekeeping method?

Because it allows the Caw's to control the dispute with their methods. By doing that it will resolve the killing and destroying of of things.

PART C: Why don’t the Cawk's just annihilate each other (instead of just doing the occasional attacks?

Because they cannot annihilate each other. If they did then their race would soon come to a complete stop. Instead they need to keep others around and be able to mate and keep their family name alive