These two chapters bring a close on the New Deal and prepares us for the second half of the book covering World War II. The two chapters are: Chapter 11 – The Ordeal of Franklin Roosevelt Chapter 12 – What the New Deal Did Although FDR won a big victory in 1937, it wasn’t complete.… Continue reading Freedom From Fear – Chapters 11 & 12
Month: October 2010
Freedom From Fear Chapters 6 – 10. American Labor and Recovery
This is a dense, interesting book. Lots of details but still a pretty nice read. The chapters I’ve finished in the past few weeks are: Chapter 6: The Ordeal of the American People Chapter 7: Chasing the Phantom of Recovery Chapter 8: The Rumble of Discontent Chapter 9: A Season for Reform Chapter 10: Strike!… Continue reading Freedom From Fear Chapters 6 – 10. American Labor and Recovery
White Bean Soup with Kale and Andouille
I saw a nice recipe for this soup in this week’s Oregonian FoodDay (you can find a copy of it here). One of my unmet goals last year was to make something with different color beans. I’d done red beans and rice and pinto beans but hadn’t tackled black beans or white beans. I saw this… Continue reading White Bean Soup with Kale and Andouille
Spaghetti and Meatballs
I received the November 2010 copy of Cook’s Illustrated and found two recipes that looked very appealing. One is pot roast (sounds like a recipe from the 60’s) and the other was spaghetti and meatballs. Meatballs seemed right up my alley so I was all in. The recipe is on the Cook’s Illustrated site, but… Continue reading Spaghetti and Meatballs
Chile Verde
Fall has hit; a cool and rainy day is the perfect day for a nice bowl of green pork chile. This recipe comes from Karen Ray at the Food Network; it was an award winner and I’ve found it to be my favorite. My absolute chile is the Sunset Magazine El Cid chili; but that is… Continue reading Chile Verde
