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White chicken chili

Ingredients:
2 large jars of Great Northern beans 3 cups chicken broth   
2 garlic cloves   
2 medium onions   
4 cups cubed chicken (approx. 4 chicken breasts)   
2 4-oz. cans green chilis *2 tsp. ground cumin   
1 1/2 tsp. oregano   
1/4 tsp. ground cloves   
1/4 tsp. cayenne red pepper   
Grated cheddar or monteray jack cheese salsa & sour cream if desired
Method
In one tsp. of oil, saute garlic & onion until sauced. Add beans & broth to mixture. Shred chicken (or in a food processor) and add to mixture. Add chilies & all spices. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook on low for 30-40 minutes. Great to make a day ahead! Serve with cheeses and sour cream for topping

Entry #455

Gingerbread Brownies

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/3 cup molasses
2 eggsPowdered sugar
Method
Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and cloves in a large mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine melted butter, molasses, and eggs. Add to flour mixture, stirring until combined. Do not beat (the batter will be thick). Spread batter in a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar sprinkled through a paper doily. Cut into squares.

Entry #454

December

December (listen) is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.

December begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Sagittarius and ends in the sign of Capricorn. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Ophiuchus, which is the only zodiacal constellation that is not counted as an astrological sign, and ends in the constellation of Sagittarius.

In Latin, decem means "ten". December was also the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February. December's flower is the narcissus or holly. December's birthstones are turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite. It is Seasonal Depression Awareness Month. December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere

Entry #453

Types of computer viruses







Types of computer viruses
Adam and Eve virus: Takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple.

Airline virus: You're in Dallas, but your data is in Singapore.

Anita Hill virus: Lies dormant for ten years.

Arnold Schwarzenegger virus: Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back.

AT&T virus: Every three minutes it tells you what great service you are getting.

The MCI virus: Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too much for the AT&T virus.

Bill Clinton virus: This virus mutates from region to region and we're not exactly sure what it does.

Bill Clinton virus: Promises to give equal time to all processes: 50% to poor, slow processes; 50% to middle-class processes, and 50% to rich ones. This virus protests your computer's involvement in other computer's affairs, even though it has been having one of its own for 12 years.

Congressional Virus: Overdraws your computer.

Congressional Virus: The computer locks up, screen splits erratically with a message appearing on each half blaming the other side for the problem.

Dan Quayle virus: Prevents your system from spawning any child processes without joining into a binary network.

Dan Quayle virus: Simplye addse ane ee toe everye worde youe typee..

David Duke virus: Makes your screen go completely white.

Elvis virus: Your computer gets fat, slow, and lazy and then self destructs, only to resurface at shopping malls and service stations across rural America.

Federal bureaucrat virus: Divides your hard disk into hundreds of little units, each of which do practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most important part of the computer.

Freudian virus: Your computer becomes obsessed with marrying its own motherboard.

Gallup virus: Sixty percent of the PCs infected will lose 38 percent of their data 14 percent of the time (plus or minus a 3.5 percent margin of error).

George Bush virus: Doesn't do anything, but you can't get rid of it until November.

Government economist virus: Nothing works, but all your diagnostic software says everything is fine.

Jerry Brown virus: Blanks your screen and begins flashing an 800 number.

Madonna virus: If your computer gets this virus, lock up your dog!

Mario Cuomo virus: It would be a great virus, but it refuses to run.

Michael Jackson virus: Hard to identify because it is constantly altering its appearance. This virus won't harm your PC, but it will trash your car.

New World Order virus: probably harmless, but it makes a lot of people really mad just thinking about it.

Nike virus: Just Does It!

Ollie North virus: Turns your printer into a document shredder.

Oprah Winfrey virus: Your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB, and then slowly expands back to 200MB.

Pat Buchanan virus: Shifts all your output to the extreme right of your screen.

Paul Revere virus: This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk attack---once if by LAN, twice if by C:.

Paul Tsongas virus: Pops up on December 25 and says, "I'm not Santa Claus."

PBS virus: Your PC stops every few minutes to ask for money.

Politically correct virus: Never calls itself a "virus", but instead refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism".

Richard Nixon virus: Also known as the "Tricky Dick Virus", you can wipe it out but it always makes a comeback.

Right To Life virus: Won't allow you to delete a file, regardless of how old it is. If you attempt to erase a file, it requires you to first see a counselor about possible alternatives.

Ross Perot virus: Activates every component in your system, just before the whole thing quits.

Ted Kennedy virus: Crashes your computer but denies it ever happened.

Ted Turner virus: Colorizes your monochrome monitor.

Terry Randle virus: Prints "Oh no you don't" whenever you choose "Abort" from the "Abort, Retry, Fail" message.

Texas virus: Makes sure that it's bigger than any other file.

UK Parliament virus: Splits the screen into two with a message in each half blaming other side for the state of the system.

Warren Commission virus: Won't allow you to open your files for 75 years

Entry #452

The Weather

For as long as people have been aware of weather, they've pondered its impact on their health. The Greeks noted the effect of "hot and cold winds" on pain and illness 2,400 years ago. During the Civil War, physicians wrote about amputee soldiers sensing pain in their "phantom" limbs when the weather changed. And folk wisdom tells of people who "feel the weather in their bones."
It rained all day yesterday and this morning it is chilly.This weekend we are expecting a wintry mix turning over to snow.I guess winter is arriving early this year.I love looking at the snow I just don't like driving in it!Have a great day everyone!!Blue Angel

Entry #451

Todays birthdays

Impressionist Rich Little is 69. Singer Tina Turner is 68. Singer Jean Terrell is 63. Musician John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) is 62. Actress Jamie Rose is 48. Singer Linda Davis is 45. Musician Bernard Allison is 42. Actress Kristin Bauer is 34. Actor Peter Facinelli is 34. Actress Maia Campbell is 31. Singer Joe Nichols is 31. Actress Jessica Bowman is 27. Singer Lil Fizz is 22. Singer Aubrey Collins is 20.

Entry #450

Hot Brown Sandwiches

INGREDIENTS:
6 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 cups turkey or chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
12 slices toasted bread
sliced turkey
paprika
12 slices tomatoes
12 slices bacon, cooked
PREPARATION:

In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Blend in flour; stirring until smooth. Stir in salt and pepper. Gradually add broth and milk. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.

Add grated cheese; simmer for about 8 minutes. Sauce will be quite thick. Arrange 2 slices of toast on each of 6 ovenproof plates. Top each slice of toast with turkey slices, cover with sauce, then sprinkle with a little paprika. Top each with a slice of tomato and a slice of cooked bacon. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes or until sauce is bubbly.

Entry #449

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope you all have a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving!!Many blessings to you all!!God bless and take care!Blue Angel

Entry #448

Peppermint stick pie



1 half-gallon peppermint ice cream, softened
1 chocolate-flavored crumb pie shell
1 12-ounce jar fudge ice cream topping


Steps:
1. In a chilled bowl, stir the ice cream until softened.

2. Spoon ice cream into pie shell, spreading evenly. Return to freezer for at least 4 hours or until serving time.

3. To serve, warm the fudge topping in the microwave oven according to directions. Let pie stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with warmed topping. Makes 8 servings.

Entry #447

Nov 21 birthdays

Nov. 21: Actor Joseph Campanella ("The Colbys," "Ben") is 80. Actor Laurence Luckinbill is 73. Actress Marlo Thomas is 70. Singer Dr. John is 67. Actress Juliet Mills ("Passions", "Nanny and the Professor") is 66. Actor-director Harold Ramis is 63. Actress Goldie Hawn is 62. Keyboardist Lonnie Jordan of War is 59. Singer Livingston Taylor is 57. Actress-singer Lorna Luft is 55. Actress Cherry Jones ("The Horse Whisperer") is 51. Bassist Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes is 47. Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman is 45. Actress Nicollette Sheridan is 44. Singer Bjork is 42. Actress Jena Malone ("Saved," "Life As A House") is 23.

Entry #446

More Than A Day

More Than A Day

As Thanksgiving Day rolls around,
It brings up some facts, quite profound.
We may think that we're poor,
Feel like bums, insecure,
But in truth, our riches astound.

We have friends and family we love;
We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more
Than they sell in a store,
We're wealthy, when push comes to shove.

So add up your blessings, I say;
Make Thanksgiving last more than a day.
Enjoy what you've got;
Realize it's a lot,
And you'll make all your cares go away.

By Karl Fuchs

Entry #445

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American holiday to give thanks at the conclusion of the harvest season. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada.

Entry #444

Nov 19 birthdays

Nov. 19: Actor Alan Young ("Mr. Ed") is 87. Talk show host Larry King is 73. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 70. Media mogul Ted Turner is 68. Newsman Garrick Utley is 67. Actor Dan Haggerty is 65. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 64. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 57. Actor Robert Beltran ("Star Trek: Voyager") is 53. Actress Kathleen Quinlan is 52. Actress Glynnis O'Connor is 51. Drummer Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver (and Guns N'Roses) is 46. Actress Allison Janney ("The West Wing") is 46. Actress Meg Ryan is 45. Actress Jodie Foster is 44. Actress Terry Farrell ("Becker") is 43. Drummer Travis McNabb of Better Than Ezra is 37. Singer Tony Rich is 35. Country singer Billy Currington is 33. Dancer-choreographer Savion Glover is 33. Singer Tamika Scott of Xscape is 31. Rapper Lil'Mo is 29.

Entry #443

Nov. 18 birthdays


Nov. 18: Actor Brad Sullivan (``Nothing Sacred'') is 76. Actress Brenda Vaccaro is 68. Actress Linda Evans is 65. Country singer Jacky Ward is 61. Actor Jameson Parker is 60. Actress-singer Andrea Marcovicci is 59. Drummer Herman Rarebell of Scorpions is 58. Singer Graham Parker is 57. Comedian Kevin Nealon is 54. Singer Kim Wilde is 47. Actress Elizabeth Perkins is 47. Guitarist Kirk Hammett of Metallica is 45. Actor Owen Wilson (``The Royal Tenenbaums,'' ``Zoolander'') is 39. Singer Duncan Sheik is 38. Actress Peta Wilson (``La Femme Nikita'') is 37. Actress Chloe Sevigny (``Boys Don't Cry'') is 33. Rapper Fabolous is 28. Rapper Mike Jones is 27.

Entry #442

Todays celebrity birthdays


These stars were all born on Nov. 16
Actor Steve Railsback is 62.

Actor David Leisure (Empty Nest ) is 57.

Actress Marg Helgenberger (CSI ) is 49.

Country singer-guitarist Keith Burns of Trick Pony is 44.

Jazz singer Diana Krall is 43.

Actress Lisa Bonet is 40.

Actress Tammy Lauren (Wanda at Large,Martial Law ) is 39.

Singer Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd is 38.

Actress Martha Plimpton is 37.

Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal (World Trade Center,Secretary ) is 30.

Actor Noah Gray-Cabey (Heroes,My Wife and Kids ) is 12.

Entry #441