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[Kitsune06]

There's something wrong with the Atomic Carrot look?

[chickwhorips]

naturally i'm redish-brown.

though i do have some fond memories of some manic panic pink.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

There's something wrong with the Atomic Carrot look?

I think it tends to look better when you're in your 20's or 30's.

[KnottedYet]

making Jambalaya. A fine traditional Irish meal for St. Paddy's Day.

[Duck on Wheels]

Uh oh. I didn't wear any green. Good thing nobody here knows about pinching. And as for a traditional Irish meal ... I had lamb khorma, peshawari nan, and an Indian lemonade that I don't remember the name of (basically like US-style lemonade, with the addition of a pinch of salt).

[snapdragen]

Well, one of us is trying to keep tradition - I'm making Irish Stew or sorts. With beef instead of lamb, lots of taters, carrots and parsnips, and a can of Guinness. It smells wonderfull in the kitchen right now.

[roguedog]

Well, one of us is trying to keep tradition - I'm making Irish Stew or sorts. With beef instead of lamb, lots of taters, carrots and parsnips, and a can of Guinness. It smells wonderfull in the kitchen right now.

Hey send a recipe. THis sounds good.. well, hmm.. did the Guiness go in the stew or in the chef???

[snapdragen]

Here 'tis. I used parsnips instead of turnips, Safeway had no turnips! I swear, the Guinness went in the stew.

Vegetable-Beef Stew

From Cooking Light
We enjoyed this hearty stew with beef, but cubed leg of lamb would work, as well. For robust Irish flavor, use Guinness Stout or another stout for the beer that's specified in the recipe.


2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 pound beef stew meat
1 (14-ounce) can low-salt beef broth
1 (12-ounce) bottle beer
1 1/2 cups cubed peeled baking potato
1 cup (1/2-inch) cubed peeled turnips (about 2 medium)
1 cup thinly sliced leek (about 1 large)
1 cup (1/2-inch-thick) slices carrot
3 thyme sprigs
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
Thyme sprigs (optional)

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef, and cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Add beef broth and next 9 ingredients (broth through black pepper), stirring to combine; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
Combine 1/4 cup water, flour, lemon juice, and sugar, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to beef mixture, stirring constantly; bring to a boil. Cook 3 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in parsley. Garnish with thyme sprigs, if desired.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 1/2 cups)

CALORIES 337 (30% from fat); FAT 11.3g (sat 3.5g,mono 3.9g,poly 2.1g); PROTEIN 24.6g; CHOLESTEROL 55mg; CALCIUM 56mg; SODIUM 434mg; FIBER 3.7g; IRON 4.4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 27.5g

Cooking Light, MARCH 2004

[snapdragen]

There's something wrong with the Atomic Carrot look?

I used to do kind of an auburn color, with blond streaks. One streaking session I over did the bleach, and ended up with Billy Idol white hair all over. So, I run to the store, buy a box of red, thinking it will tone everything down. Uh huh. Can you say "Lucy, I'm home!" Ran back to the store and got a box of light brown - the end result was quite nice. I'm so glad my hair survived!

Now I'm a light to medium brown, depending on which box I pick . I do have a bottle of Red mousse stuff I keep meaning to try. I thought maybe I'd streak my bangs with it.

[KnottedYet]

Help! I'm stupid!!

Today on Garrison Keillor's Prarie Home Companion there was this wonderful guitar instrumental that I think was called "Lucky Thirteen" played (maybe) by Jen Larson. I can't find a downloadable version anywhere! AAAAG!

How do I find this? I went thru the NPR and Prarie websites and thru iTunes, but had no luck.

[Trek420]

This looks like her myspace page?

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=166708560

[KnottedYet]

Yup, found the myspace page already. Can't find the one instrumental song, though. The title was "Lucky 13" but it doesn't sound like any version of Lucky 13 I am able to find. Not sure it was Jen Larson. May have been someone else. grrrrrr.