NEWS VIEWS AND COMMENTARIES...March 19, 2011

What a week it has been for the world at large...a mind boggling earthquake and tsunami
in Japan followed by a nuclear disaster in the same area...hello! Revolution and riots in the middle
east and this is just the beginning folks...wow! Batman, what's it all about...CHANGE BOY, CHANGE!

By the way today is a full moon, a super moon on top of that...this makes for interesting activity in the coming
weeks. 

For Foodies:
The following is an economical and versatifle way to cook chicken.  You boil the whole chicken...I love
boiling a chicken.  First, wash the bird in cold water then preferably place the chicken in a big glass or ceramic bowl...pour white vinegar over the bird and some cold water to cover the bird...wash it well in and out and the
give it a final rinse with cold water...this little procedure gets rid of bateria and gives the chicken a lovely flavour.

Place the chicken in a big pot and cover the bird with cold water.  Add rough chopped celery (2 sticks), one
big carrot and a white onion, all roughly chopped.  Create a bouquet of fresh thyme, rosemary and a big bunch
of parsley...tie with string and add to the pot...don't forget the bay leaves, two or three will do.  Bring it all to
a boil then lower to simmer and let it do its thing for about 2 to 3 hours.  Once it is cooked take the chicken meat apart and store in a container for later use. 

You now have lovely chicken broth and you can use the chicken meat in so many ways, for example you can make chicken sandwiches, curried chicken or chicken fried rice etc...what I love about this is that it is economical and so versatile. 

Aphorism of the week:

Life is for LIVING