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... and including oven-roasted Broccolini.

1 1/4 pound of ground turkey (or some other meat of choice)
28 oz can of San Marzano tomatoes
8 oz Basil Pesto
8 oz container of Mozzarella balls (in water)
2 bunches of Broccolini
E.V olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper, paprika
6+ cloves of garlic (whatever your taste dictates)

Prep:
Preheat over to 400*

Get a baking sheet (or low pan) which will accommodate
6 golf-ball+ size meatballs and pool enough extra-virgin
olive oil (in the center) to coat those meatballs.

Remove 6 mozzarella balls and place on prep board. Get
the meat out and while still in its container, mark off
six-even-sized squares of meat. Pull out a section of
the meat, flatten it down, then grab a mozzarella ball
and place it in the center, then fold the meat around
the cheese to create a meatball. Move this to the sheet
and roll it in the olive oil to coat it. Now repeat this
procedure with the remaining meat.

Apply oregano, salt, pepper, paprika as desired on top
"sphere" of each meatball, then rotate so the up end is now
the bottom and apply seasoning to this "side" of meatball.

Get another flat pan large enough to hold the Broccolini,
spread out in the pan. Place the Broccolini out, prepare some
chopped garlic, then drizzle olive oil on the Broccolini,
and finish off by sprinkling the garlic over the Broccolini.

Put the meatballs in the oven on an upper rack. Set your
timer for about 13 minutes. (Be sure to check on them when
the timer goes off, they may bake up to 15 or so minutes).

Open the can of San Marzano tomatoes - you'll need about 2/3
of the can and spoon them (including its sauce) into a pan.
I use a whisk to "crush" and separate the tomatoes. (Dont use
a wooden stirring spoon cause the tomatoes tend to squirt up).
Turn up the heat to medium and continue to stir and crush up
the tomatoes. Reduce the heat to a low simmer.

After a couple of minutes, place the Broccolini in the oven
along with the meatballs. (You don't want the Broccolini to
bake as long as the meatballs).

Prepare whatever pasta (or other quick side dish) you like.
When the meat and Broccolini are ready, pull them out of the
oven and remove the tomatoes from the heat. Serve a couple
of meatballs and Broccolini to each plate and some pasta.

Now put about a 1/3 cup of pesto into the tomatoes and mix
it up, then serve over the meatballs and pasta. I've sliced
open one of the meatballs (out of three) so you can see the
Mozzarella ball in the center.

Coach probably needs the stuff (be sure to check all the photos):
http://deadspin.com/188081/its-good-to-be-jimmy-johnson

That's exactly like saying, "you know what I think?" and
then not saying anything :)

Welcome fellow Texan! Simply click the "Recent Posts" to
see all the latest action, er, postings ...

Welcome aboard! Click "Recent Posts" for the latest action.

Did you explain that one of the reasons for your decision is
because of her recent behavior? That might help in thwarting
her lash-back.

BTW - just wait till she gets to be an older teen :)

You obviously DON'T value your friends, according to this latest action.

Don't you know the "un-written" rules of men? One of them states:

"Any man should know that a friend's sister is off limits. Their moms
and ****ex-girlfriends**** are also off limits, but cousins are up for grabs."
Some say that it is acceptable if you wait six months.

Don't believe there are these "man rules" ?? Use this google search
term: rules men date ex-girlfriend

Here's one example:
http://www.manstake.com/site/rules-for-dating-your-friends-ex-girlfriend/

Letterman ...

Sorry to hear about your plight.

It's 4*c (oops, 40*f) here and partly cloudy.

Hope the bad weather passes quickly for ya.

You're not anywhere near 20 yet and you feel you
haven't found that person yet? Welcome to reality :)

Rubbing Stones

Up at the top, you'll see My Account, Mail, Search, Community

Click search and enter the criteria ...

Welcome aboard

If you're talking about the "rice-looking stuff", that's couscous, not rice :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couscous

Oddly enough, I just saw the MythBusters episode on
this subject yesterday. They said tomato juice merely
masks some of the scent, but does not neutralize it.

From mythbusters: http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2004/09/mythbusters_solar_death_ray_sk.html
Removing skunk odor with...:
* Tomato juice: plausible
* Beer (MGD): busted
* Douche: busted
* Hydrogen peroxide + baking soda + liquid dish soap: confirmed
* Commercial skunk remover: confirmed (not as good as custom mix above)


A mixture of soap, hydrogen peroxide, and baking soda proved
to work best for actually eliminating the aroma of skunk musk.

If I ask you for sex, will your answer be the same as the answer to this question?

Exactly ... I'm curious how the parent found out - it states that
the child stumbled on the term "in a classroom dictionary". I can
assume this child went home and asked the parent about it or
to elaborate.

The online Webster's shows the definition as, "oral stimulation of the genitals".
(Can't say if the print edition elaborates on the definition). My guess is the
child asked something about it and the parent was too embarrassed or
insecure in discussing the subject with their child ... rather, they shifted the
focus on the school as being "irresponsible" (my words).

I've seen recovery of USB drive data - it all depends
upon the exact issue with the drive.

What operating system are you using?

Have you tried the drive in another USB port or another computer?

What error(s) are being displayed (if any)?

Is the operating system "reacting" at all when you plug the drive in?
(IOW, is the drive showing up, but you can't see data on the drive)

Have you tried another USB stick to see if it's detected?

Are you connecting the stick to a USB *port* or *hub* ?

... from school shelves ...

After a parent complained about an elementary school student
stumbling across "oral sex" in a classroom dictionary, Menifee
Union School District officials decided to pull Merriam Webster's
10th edition from all school shelves earlier this week.

School officials will review the dictionary to decide if it should be
permanently banned because of the "sexually graphic" entry, said
district spokeswoman Betti Cadmus. The dictionaries were initially
purchased a few years ago for fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms
districtwide, according to a memo to the superintendent.

[...]
Board member Rita Peters questioned why one parent's complaint
would lead the district to pull the dictionaries.

http://www.pe.com/localnews/menifee/stories/PE_News_Local_W_sdictionary22.414bdf0.html