Posted on 07/24/2009 3:37:21 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition Category: Roundups | Comments(15)
Did you hear about the guy that lives on nothing? No seriously, he lives on zero dollars a day. Meet Daniel Suelo, who lives in a cave outside Moab, Utah. Suelo has no mortgage, no car payment, no debt of any kind. He also has no home, no car, no television, and absolutely no “creature comforts.” But he does have a lot of creatures, as in the mice and bugs that scurry about the cave floor he’s called home for the last three years.
To us, Suelo probably sounds a little extreme. Actually, he probably sounds very extreme. After all, I suspect most of you reading this are doing so under the protection of some sort of man-made shelter, and with some amount of money on your person, and probably a few needs for money, too. And who doesn’t need money unless they have completely unplugged from the grid? Still, it’s an amusing story about a guy who rejects all forms of consumerism as we know it.
The Frugal Roundup
How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Save Some Money. A fantastic introduction to home brewing, something I’ve never done myself, but always been interested in trying. (@Generation X Finance)
Contentment: A Great Financial Principle. If I had to name one required emotion for living a frugal lifestyle it would be contentment. Once you are content with your belongings and your lot in life you can ignore forces attempting to separate you from your money. (@Personal Finance by the Book)
Use Energy Star Appliances to Save On Utility Costs. I enjoyed this post because it included actual numbers, and actual total savings, from someone who upgraded to new, energy star appliances. (@The Digerati Life)
Over-Saving for Retirement? Is it possible to “over-save” for retirement? Yes, I think so. At some point I like the idea of putting some money aside in taxable investments outside of retirement funds, to be accessed prior to traditional retirement age. (@The Simple Dollar)
40 Things to Teach My Kids Before They Leave Home. A great list of both practical and philosophical lessons to teach your kids before they reach the age where they know everything. I think that now happens around 13 years-old. (@My Supercharged Life)
Index Fund Investing Overview. If you are looking for a place to invest with high diversification and relatively low fees (for broader index funds with low turnover), index funds are a great place to start. (@Money Smart Life)
5 Reasons To Line Dry Your Laundry. My wife and I may soon be installing a clothesline in our backyard. In many neighborhoods they are frowned upon - one of the reasons I don’t like living in a neighborhood. I digress. One of our neighbors recently put up a clothesline, and we might just follow his lead. (@Simple Mom)
A Few Others I Enjoyed
* 4 Quick Tips for Getting Out of a Rut * Young and Cash Rich * Embracing Simple Style * First Trading Experience With OptionsHouse * The Exponential Power of Delayed Consumption * How Much Emergency Fund is Enough? * 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind * Save Money On Car Insurance
Cats indeed make it be known that they are in charge - but I didn’t realize they would at such a young age! I have a friend who also calls their hissing ‘using bad words’. It’s got to be exactly what they are thinking, cussing us out. LOL!<<<
Yes, they are in charge, from birth and some with Siamese blood line, can out cuss all others.
I feel such a fool, when I grabbed them outdoors, I was stretched to the limit and kinda tossed them in the sand box that is always in the bathroom, ‘just in case’ it is needed.
Both were out to kill me and all I wanted was oxygen and to set down.
I noticed that one cried when I touched it and meant to ask the Humane Society Lady to take a look, but she did not have time to come in.
I knew that the tiny ugly one, kept coming to me and cussing, when he wanted a new supply of canned food.
It even lets me pick it up and gently love it.
But it always cried out, then at last, I got a chance to really look at it, expecting to find a twisted leg or?
I found a front leg, that has been ? cut off at the elbow, it is still a sore, and he cries out.
I need to peroxide it and that will upset him, but it should be done.
It is not bleeding, and part of the scab is missing.
Once again, real life wins out, the healthy one that is already showing growth and rarely gets in my sight, allows the legless one to come and take me on and order the next meal.
I do not know what happened to the leg, it is still painful to him, and of course in the future, I will be far more careful, than I have been.
God’s ways, the one who suffers, will be the best cat, for he knows all and has survived this far.
Glad you stopped by ....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292033/posts
Yes, Jim is correct in this thread.
It is our future.
I while back I bought a box of something called Veg-It. Have you ever heard of it? If so, is it like your vegetable powder? Very little comes up when you googlize the term.
Awww, poor little kitty. I wonder if the dogs couldn’ve gotten to him. Although it would be a miracle that he would’ve survived that.
I wish I could come and adopt him. A 3 legged cat may not make it outside. Poor little baby.
>>>I while back I bought a box of something called Veg-It. Have you ever heard of it?<<<
I am not familiar with it at all. I did find Vegit seasoning which contained:
Ingredients:
To Top Special yeast grown on blackstrap molasses, kelp, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (from soybeans), toasted onion, dill seed, ripe white pepper, celery, parsley flakes, papain enzyme, mushroom powder, orange & lemon peel, plus a delightful herbal bouquet of the best oregano, sweet basil, marjoram, rosemary, and thyme
Mine is Zucchini, Yellow squash, cucumbers, broccoli, parsley, peppers, onion & garlic (so far) - all that I have dehydrated from the garden. Plus mushrooms (from the store). I will keep adding - have done some green and wax beans that I will probably add, and by tomorrow I will have enough tomatoes to do a 10 tray load - thought I might add some of that too.
Mine is not a very scientifically calculated mixture - if I had it and it sounded good, in it went, like most things I do, it is by the seat of my pants... LOL Oh, down to last loaf of the veggie powder bread - that has been a hit, and used some this morning in omelets. All were good.
On the tomatoes, I saw somewhere about making tomato paste from the powder - I may try that, however I do like the mellowness of simmered tomatoes so would probably have to use fruit roll-up trays to capture that (but even with 3 dehydrators, I only have one fruit roll-up insert - guess I will have to make some... Get my paint stripper heat gun and put the rim on the outside and a lip on the center. I have seen counter top cutting sheets at the dollar store that might work (if they are wide enough) and 3 for a dollar is certainly doable, even if I have to make them a bit smaller to fit the size of the sheet. It is a nice stick resistant, cut resistant food grade, heavy duty plastic.
I just went out and measured one - It will work - they are about 3/4 inch too narrow on the width and about 3 inches over on length. I can work with that! I will try to make them uniformly circular with 3/4 inch clearance all the way around so the air flows evenly. Now just need to make a jig to form it as I heat it. With that I am told you can make great dehydrated spaghetti sauce, chili and soups that have already been spiced and cooked, then dehydrated - sounds good. Reconstitute, heat and eat.
I tried some of that first batch of dried venison tonight for venison chow mein. Turned out quite well! No leftovers, so it must have been good or everyone was just more hungry than usual - sometimes hard to distinguish between the two.
Oh, thanks for clearing me on Yahoo group.
Worked up the area for my late crops today- more string beans, spinach, kale, turnips, cabbage all due to go in tomorrow. Checked on my acorn squash and black beans in the back area (between the hybrid poplar rows) I am going to be overloaded with them both - 300’ row of acorn squash and 600’ rows of black beans.... (did you know that black beans are higher protein than any bean except soybeans (and don’t have the estrogen synthetic that soybeans do either.
One of my favorite dishes from when we lived in Cuba was Black Beans and Rice. They put a bowl of thick soup black beans, topped it with rice, sprinkled crisp cooked bacon pieces on, ring slices of crisp fresh onion, grated cheese, sprinkle with cider vinegar, a couple of split hard boiled eggs on top - Sometimes a dalb of sour cream on top. Yum what a great meal that is...
Few people realize it, but the cubans eat more rice per capita than even the chinese. They will have rice with a couple of fried eggs on top for breakfast, rice with picadillo (ground beef) and yucca for lunch and chicken and (saffroned) rice for dinner. Needless to say, in four years I learned to love all of them.
My father used to hate Christmas and New Year there, because they ate so much that there were always a bunch of heart attacks and funerals to go to from the food binging (Ok, combined with the Baccardi Rum) So all his employees seemed to have someone die then, and el Jefe had to go too.
Sorry for rambling on - just guess I am still wound up from writing the State Chair of the Republican Committee, telling him where I think they are off track. Seems they feel confident if an anti-conservative wins if he will caucus with the R’s - even though he votes D over and over (Like Mike Castle)
Speaking of which - H.R.2749 the overkill food safety enhancement bill that was killed by recorded floor vote yesterday - Well, Its baaaaaaccckkkkkk.Today they tried to vote to recommit with instructions - failed then they tried to reconsider, and that passed. We are still not out of the woods yet. I was hoping they would recommit without instructions which would have basically killed it.
So, we will have to live to fight another day! Of course my RHINO lone congressman (along with now 52 other R’s voted for it. FDA is just clammering for all that unfettered power - no oversight - no judicial proceedings - no warrants required, and none of those pesky small producers to worry about - either the $1,000 annual fee will discourage them, or the record keeping - all ingredients, farming practices, sales by customer name, etc.
Backed up by $100,000 fines or 10 years in jail for ANY infractions. No trials - at the disgression of the Administrator. Then they add a real ROFLOL clause - If the FDA fails to spend all of the money collected from fees, they will be refunded - LOL have you EVER seen a bureaucrat who didn’t spend it ALL and ask for more?
Gotta quit... stacking my soap boxes too high...
>>>A 3 legged cat may not make it outside<<<
We had a kitten thrown out along our road a few years ago - one rear leg totally mangled - took it to the vet and he tried to get it to mend, but to no avail.
So, for several years now we have had a great 3 legged cat - loves to go outside (but we seldom let her) She would probably make it with the exception of the foxes.
Whenever she gets out, we get our two rat terriers and they track her down, he puts a paw on the cats back to hold her down and the other one comes barking for us to catch the cat. Amazing how they learned that after only a couple of times seeing us go out and have to catch the cat. Smart dogs. LOL they are smart ones for sure... He will sit and say ‘Yum Yum’ in begging for table scraps, and if he has been away with us for a while, and he is ready to come home, he throws his head back and says ‘ Home, home, home’ and tapping your first finger on your thumb will evoke a huge toothy smile from him, curling his full lips and showing all his teeth.
This is what the blog world is calling “The Third Horseman”
July 30, 2009 Roll call number 680 in the House
Question On Passage: H R 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Ayes: 283 (Democrat: 229; Republican: 54)
Nays: 142 (Democrat: 20; Republican: 122)
Abstained: 8 (Democrat: 6; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of ‘Aye’ votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of ‘aye’ votes: 65%
Result: Passed
Votes by Representative
Name Voted
Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1] Aye
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5] Aye
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4] Nay
Rep. John Adler [D, NJ-3] Abstain
Rep. W. Akin [R, MO-2] Abstain
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5] Nay
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4] Aye
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1] Aye
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24] Nay
Rep. Steve Austria [R, OH-7] Nay
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43] Aye
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] Aye
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6] Nay
Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3] Aye
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2] Aye
Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3] Nay
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12] Aye
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6] Nay
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6] Aye
Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8] Aye
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] Aye
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1] Aye
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28] Aye
Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1] Aye
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13] Aye
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50] Nay
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9] Aye
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2] Aye
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1] Aye
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1] Nay
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7] Nay
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3] Aye
Rep. Roy Blunt [R, MO-7] Nay
Rep. John Boccieri [D, OH-16] Aye
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8] Nay
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1] Nay
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45] Nay
Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3] Nay
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2] Aye
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3] Aye
Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9] Aye
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7] Nay
Rep. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2] Aye
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1] Aye
Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8] Nay
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1] Aye
Rep. Bobby Bright [D, AL-2] Nay
Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10] Nay
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3] Aye
Rep. Henry Brown [R, SC-1] Nay
Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite [R, FL-5] Aye
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13] Aye
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26] Aye
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5] Nay
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1] Aye
Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4] Aye
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44] Nay
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4] Aye
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48] Nay
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7] Nay
Rep. Anh Cao [R, LA-2] Aye
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2] Aye
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23] Aye
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] Aye
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18] Aye
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3] Aye
Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10] Aye
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7] Aye
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31] Nay
Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6] Nay
Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0] Aye
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11] Aye
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R, UT-3] Nay
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6] Aye
Rep. Travis Childers [D, MS-1] Nay
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32] Aye
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11] Aye
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] Aye
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5] Aye
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] Aye
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6] Nay
Rep. Mike Coffman [R, CO-6] Nay
Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] Aye
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4] Nay
Rep. K. Conaway [R, TX-11] Nay
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11] Aye
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14] Aye
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] Aye
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20] Aye
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12] Aye
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2] Aye
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4] Aye
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7] Aye
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28] Aye
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7] Nay
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7] Aye
Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D, PA-3] Aye
Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7] Aye
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7] Aye
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53] Aye
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4] Nay
Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4] Nay
Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9] Aye
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4] Aye
Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1] Aye
Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10] Aye
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3] Aye
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15] Aye
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-25] Aye
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21] Aye
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6] Aye
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15] Aye
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25] Aye
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2] Aye
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14] Aye
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26] Nay
Rep. Steve Driehaus [D, OH-1] Aye
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2] Nay
Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17] Aye
Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4] Aye
Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3] Aye
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5] Aye
Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8] Aye
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8] Nay
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17] Aye
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14] Aye
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2] Aye
Rep. Mary Fallin [R, OK-5] Nay
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17] Aye
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2] Aye
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51] Aye
Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6] Nay
Rep. John Fleming [R, LA-4] Nay
Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4] Nay
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1] Aye
Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14] Aye
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5] Nay
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4] Aye
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2] Nay
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11] Aye
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11] Aye
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24] Nay
Rep. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5] Nay
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6] Aye
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8] Aye
Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11] Aye
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1] Nay
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20] Aye
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6] Nay
Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6] Aye
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12] Nay
Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6] Nay
Rep. Alan Grayson [D, FL-8] Abstain
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9] Aye
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29] Aye
Rep. Parker Griffith [D, AL-5] Nay
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7] Aye
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R, KY-2] Aye
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4] Aye
Rep. Ralph Hall [R, TX-4] Nay
Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19] Aye
Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D, IL-11] Aye
Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17] Aye
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36] Aye
Rep. Gregg Harper [R, MS-3] Nay
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4] Nay
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23] Aye
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1] Nay
Rep. Dean Heller [R, NV-2] Nay
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5] Nay
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2] Nay
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0] Aye
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27] Aye
Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9] Aye
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4] Aye
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22] Nay
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15] Aye
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2] Aye
Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2] Aye
Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2] Nay
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17] Aye
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12] Aye
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15] Aye
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5] Aye
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52] Nay
Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4] Nay
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1] Aye
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2] Aye
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49] Nay
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2] Aye
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18] Aye
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R, KS-2] Nay
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15] Nay
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3] Nay
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4] Aye
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30] Aye
Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3] Nay
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4] Nay
Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8] Aye
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11] Aye
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9] Aye
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1] Aye
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5] Aye
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13] Aye
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy [D, OH-15] Aye
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3] Nay
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3] Aye
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5] Nay
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1] Nay
Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10] Aye
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D, AZ-1] Aye
Rep. Larry Kissell [D, NC-8] Aye
Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22] Aye
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2] Aye
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas [D, FL-24] Aye
Rep. Frank Kratovil [D, MD-1] Nay
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10] Aye
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5] Nay
Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7] Aye
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2] Aye
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2] Aye
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1] Aye
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4] Nay
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14] Aye
Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5] Nay
Rep. Christopher Lee [R, NY-26] Aye
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9] Aye
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12] Aye
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41] Nay
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5] Aye
Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7] Abstain
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3] Aye
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2] Aye
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2] Aye
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16] Aye
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18] Aye
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3] Nay
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R, MO-9] Nay
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3] Nay
Rep. Cynthia Lummis [R, WY-0] Nay
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3] Nay
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9] Aye
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14] Nay
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D, NY-25] Aye
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14] Aye
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16] Nay
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24] Nay
Rep. Betsy Markey [D, CO-4] Nay
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7] Aye
Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8] Nay
Rep. Eric Massa [D, NY-29] Nay
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2] Aye
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5] Aye
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4] Abstain
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22] Nay
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10] Nay
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4] Nay
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4] Aye
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11] Aye
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7] Aye
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3] Aye
Rep. Patrick Mchenry [R, NC-10] Nay
Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23] Aye
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7] Aye
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25] Nay
Rep. Michael McMahon [D, NY-13] Aye
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5] Nay
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11] Aye
Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17] Aye
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6] Aye
Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3] Aye
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7] Nay
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2] Aye
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42] Nay
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10] Aye
Rep. Brad Miller [D, NC-13] Aye
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7] Aye
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1] Nay
Rep. Walter Minnick [D, ID-1] Nay
Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5] Aye
Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1] Aye
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4] Aye
Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3] Aye
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8] Aye
Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1] Nay
Rep. Scott Murphy [D, NY-20] Aye
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5] Aye
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8] Aye
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18] Aye
Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12] Abstain
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9] Aye
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8] Aye
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38] Aye
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2] Aye
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19] Nay
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21] Nay
Rep. Glenn Nye [D, VA-2] Aye
Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8] Aye
Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7] Aye
Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22] Nay
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1] Aye
Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27] Aye
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6] Aye
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8] Aye
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4] Aye
Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] Nay
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3] Aye
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10] Aye
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6] Nay
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7] Aye
Rep. Thomas Perriello [D, VA-5] Nay
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9] Aye
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7] Aye
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6] Nay
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1] Nay
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16] Nay
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19] Aye
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2] Nay
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2] Aye
Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0] Aye
Rep. Bill Posey [R, FL-15] Nay
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6] Nay
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4] Aye
Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12] Aye
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5] Aye
Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19] Nay
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3] Aye
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15] Aye
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0] Nay
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8] Aye
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16] Aye
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37] Aye
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23] Aye
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1] Nay
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3] Nay
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5] Aye
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8] Aye
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46] Nay
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R, FL-16] Nay
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6] Aye
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18] Aye
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4] Aye
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9] Aye
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34] Aye
Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40] Nay
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2] Aye
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1] Aye
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17] Aye
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1] Nay
Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3] Abstain
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47] Abstain
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39] Aye
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3] Aye
Rep. Steve Scalise [R, LA-1] Aye
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9] Aye
Rep. Mark Schauer [D, MI-7] Aye
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29] Aye
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2] Nay
Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18] Nay
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5] Aye
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] Aye
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13] Aye
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3] Aye
Rep. F. Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5] Nay
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16] Aye
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32] Nay
Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7] Aye
Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3] Nay
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1] Aye
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27] Aye
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19] Aye
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11] Nay
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9] Nay
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2] Nay
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13] Aye
Rep. Ike Skelton [D, MO-4] Aye
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28] Aye
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9] Aye
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4] Aye
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21] Nay
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3] Nay
Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2] Aye
Rep. Mark Souder [R, IN-3] Nay
Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18] Aye
Rep. Jackie Speier [D, CA-12] Aye
Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5] Aye
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13] Aye
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6] Nay
Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1] Aye
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1] Nay
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13] Aye
Rep. John Tanner [D, TN-8] Aye
Rep. Gene Taylor [D, MS-4] Aye
Rep. Harry Teague [D, NM-2] Nay
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2] Aye
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R, PA-5] Nay
Rep. C. Thompson [D, CA-1] Aye
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2] Aye
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13] Nay
Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R, KS-4] Nay
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12] Aye
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6] Aye
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-3] Aye
Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21] Aye
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] Aye
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5] Aye
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3] Aye
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6] Aye
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8] Aye
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12] Aye
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1] Aye
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2] Aye
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1] Aye
Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3] Nay
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20] Aye
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35] Aye
Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33] Aye
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12] Aye
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30] Aye
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9] Aye
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0] Nay
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3] Nay
Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19] Aye
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1] Aye
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2] Nay
Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6] Aye
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1] Nay
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10] Aye
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6] Nay
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1] Aye
Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3] Aye
Rep. C. W. Young [R, FL-10] Aye
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0] Nay
* - Voters marked “No Data” are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.
link to this abomination:
http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/6039
Food Renegade
challenging politically correct nutrition
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HR 2749 Passes With Some Reassuring Language
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Author: KristenM |
Well, friends, HR 2749 has passed. Of course, we knew it would. But thankfully, a reasoned debate happened before hand, some wording was altered, and many reassurances were given.
I’m still skeptical about the actual implementation of this bill, but that’s because I’m always skeptical about the choices Big Government makes that consistently support Big Industry, and in this case Big Ag.
To find out how your representatives voted, click here.
Thanks to Jill at the La Vida Locavore, we have a rough transcript of the section of the debate centered around how this bill will affect small-scale direct-to-consumer producers and certified organic producers.
A few highlights:
Representative Farr shares his concerns –
I have deep concerns, however, about the fee structure in the measure, which would charge a farm family making jams or syrup or cheese the same fee as a processing plant owned by a multinational corporation employing hundreds or thousands or workers. This strikes me as not only unfair but contrary to federal farm policy that has encouraged small and mid-sized family farms to get into small scale value-added enterprises to survive economically. I am seeking an assurance from the gentleman that a more progressive fee structure will be found that does not inhibit our farm families from taking advantage of new markets.
As a member of the Organic Caucus, I also have concerns about the interplay between this bill and the National Organic Program. Is it the Chairman’s understanding that this bill would not establish any requirements for organically produced or processed products which are in conflict with the requirements established by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 and the USDA’s National Organic Program regulations?
Representative Blumenauer echoes his concerns and adds a few more –
I am also concerned about the language regarding interaction between wildlife, livestock and farming practices. Biodiversity is a prerequisite for a healthy farm and not something we should penalize farmers for. Last week in my state, staff from Oregon State University and the Xerces Society led a tour to four diverse Oregon farms where farmers are utilizing techniques such as naturescaping, floodplain restoration and natural hedgerows to encourage crop health, control pests and invasive species, and enhance soil quality. I am concerned that these practices, which are cost effective and bring benefits to the farm and local wildlife, would be in jeopardy under this legislation.
I believe we should target reform and safety efforts towards practices which have been directly linked to food disease outbreaks, rather than limiting approaches that farmers have used for centuries to reduce their dependence on pesticides, herbicides and other carbon intensive farming techniques.
I would like assurance from the Chairman that as the Food and Drug Administration develops these criteria, they will consider the needs of small farms and the practices of organic farmers.
You’ll note that these are most of the concerns I listed yesterday in my post (pretty much all except giving the FDA the power to ban raw milk sales). The representatives questioning the bill made no mention of the NAIS system being implemented on small scale farms, but that’s because the bill that went to floor today provided exemptions from NAIS-type requirements for small-scale farms selling more than half of their products directly to consumers. YAY! For those of you who called your representative, give yourself a pat on the back!
And, you’ll also be pleased to hear the assurances given in response to the concerns of Mr. Farr and Mr. Blumenauer:
The bill before us includes important language that would exempt from registration and from fees on-farm processors who sell more than half of their product by value directly to consumers or who process grain for sale to other farms. I believe these two provisions go a long way to satisfying the kinds of concerns being expressed. However, I realize there are other small farms or small local processors who will not fit under these exemptions who may face a hardship and I promise to work with my colleagues to address these concerns as the bill moves into conference.
With respect to the National Organic Program, it is my expectation that the FDA will work very closely with the NOP as it implements this bill to ensure there are no such conflicts. There is direction within the bill for the FDA to consider small farms, organic practices and conservation methods, and I trust that this will be followed. The intention of this bill is not to harm farming practices that have existed for centuries with minimal documented health risk.
So, it seems like the worst of this bill has been amended, and hopefully the rest will work towards creating a safer industrial food supply.
link to original article:
http://www.foodrenegade.com/hr-2749-passes-with-some-reassuring-language/
and thomas roll call:
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll680.xml
If anyone can find more info on this please post
If you think my cat stories are involved.
Follow this scanner as it happens in Las Vegas:
[They were very involved for the last hour with a major gang fight, killings and the works........]
The dispatcher a few minutes ago:
“there is a loose Bengal Tiger at the intersection of” [I wasn’t registering streets, my brain is tired.]
Other calls:
“Where is the game warden? Is he on the way?”
“Report says it belongs to the man on the corner”.
“No need for the game warden the Tiger is caged”.
“I am with the man on the corner, he owns only one Tiger and it is in its cage”.................
[LOL, to my guess, a male tiger came to meet a lady tiger and got caught....]
One has to almost laugh at real life, the police copter had to land and refuel, so the tiger is free to roam through Las Vegas at will.
You are amazing!!
I wish I could come and adopt him. A 3 legged cat may not make it outside.<<<
Come and get him, he is yours.
No, he can’t go outside, I will keep him indoors.
When I bring in the babies, I tame them, if possible and find them a good home.
Feral cats are smarter than the average house cat, so they are fun to live with.
I suspect that the dogs did get it and that is when the Mama attacked and that was the end of it all.
Mama was the alpha cat, she decided who came to eat here and chased away a lot of cats, the cats are now real quiet and upset, for they have no leader.
I have seen a lot of cats come to eat, but not stay and one leaves me thinking of it a year later.
A small real pug nosed Persian cat was here for a day, it was so matted that it would have been impossible to clean its fur.
It was so spooky, that if I looked at it, it trembled and was gone.
Why can’t they tell us their stories?
They let us know when they want something and will even say thank you, or do horrible things to get even.
I had one for years that I called Hitler, she disappeared last year, but her favorite trick, when I did not follow her instructions was to find my purse and pee in it........my checks were always watermarked and smelled of the strongest perfume that I owned.
Hitler wanted whatever I ate and would get nasty if her nachos did not taste of salsa and have cheese on them.
article link :
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/rfid-tattoos-for-tracking-cows-and-people/
RFID Tattoos for tracking cows....and people
Did you know that Saint Louis based Somark Innovations successfully tested an “RFID tattoo” on cows and rats? Yes indeed, tattoo, not the ol’ RFID chip found in passports, dogs, and Dutch VIP clubbers. Somark’s system uses an array of needles to inject a passive RFID ink which can be read through the hair on your choice of beast. The ink can be either invisible or colored but Somark is keeping mum as to its exact contents. They only say that it doesn’t contain any metals and is 100% biocompatible and chemically inert. The tattoo can be applied in 5 to 10 seconds with no shaving involved and can be read from up to 4 feet away — the bigger the tattoo, the more information stored. Best of it all, it’s apparently safe for humans to ingest allowing the FDA to track back Mad Cow Disease, e-coli outbreaks, and Soylent Green. Don’t worry, they can’t track you just as long as you chew your food like mama taught. However, with “military personnel” listed as Somark’s “secondary target market,” well, it’s just a matter of time before we’re all cattle now isn’t it.
rev. 13:16
And he causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Ruby Tuesday’s Chicken Quesadillas
Serves 1
5 ounces boned and skinned chicken breast halves
Italian salad dressing (low-fat okay) to coat
1 (12-inch) flour tortilla
Margarine, melted, for coating
1 cup shredded Monterey jack/Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon diced tomato
1 tablespoon diced jalapeno pepper
Cajun seasoning, to taste
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup diced tomato
Sour cream (low-fat okay)
Salsa, for dipping
Place chicken breast in a bowl with enough Italian dressing to coat; allow to marinate 30 minutes in refrigerator.
Grill marinated chicken until done in a lightly oiled pan. Cut into 3/4” pieces and set aside.
Brush one side of tortilla with margarine and place in frying pan over medium heat.
On one half of tortilla, add cheese, 1 tablespoon tomatoes, peppers, and Cajun seasoning (in that order). Make sure to spread to the edge of the half. Top with diced chicken, fold empty tortilla side on top, and flip over in pan so that cheese is on top of chicken.
Cook until very warm throughout.
Remove from pan to serving plate and cut into six equal wedges on one side of plate.
On the other side put lettuce, topped with 1/4 cup tomatoes, and then topped with sour cream.
Serve your favorite salsa in a small bowl on the side.
Damon’s Pecan-Crusted Fluffy Sweet Potatoes
Source: The Columbus Dispatch - Wednesday, May 3, 2000 - Recipe by Ann McDowell, Columbus
Whipped Potatoes:
3 1/2 cups cooked sweet potato pieces or
1 (40 ounce) can sweet potatoes, drained
4 egg whites
2 tablespoons flour
Pecan Crust:
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons light butter
1/3 cup chopped pecans
Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- inch pie plate with vegetable cooking spray and set aside.
Whipped Potatoes: Using a food processor or electric mixer, beat the sweet potatoes, egg whites and flour just until smooth. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pie plate and bake for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare Pecan Crust: Place brown sugar and butter in a small microwaveable bowl. Heat on high power for about 20 seconds, until melted. Carefully remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and top with the pecans. Drizzle the brown sugar mixture over the pecans. Return to the oven and bake an additional 15 minutes, until golden and bubbly.
Servings: 6
Dollywood Dipped Chocolate Chip Cookies
Source: Gary Nichols/Dollywood - Wednesday, December 6, 2000 - Recipe #2623
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Dip
1 (6 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate morsels
1 (6 ounce) bag white chocolate morsels
Vegetable oil
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl combine butter, sugar, and vanilla extract; mix until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture. Stir in 12 ounces semi-sweet chips. Drop by level teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes. Cookies should still be soft when removed from oven. Place on cooling racks.
In separate small saucepan, melt bags of semi-sweet and white chocolate morsels. Add a small amount of vegetable oil to each saucepan. Dip each cookie halfway in dark chocolate and return to rack to cool. After cooled, dip the other half in the white chocolate. Allow to cool.
Dunkin Donuts Vanilla Filled Doughnuts
Source: Posted by Laurie April 27th 1999
Donuts:
1 package regular or quick-acting yeast
1/8 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees F)
3/4 cup lukewarm milk (scalded then cooled)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/6 cup shortening
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Vanilla Filling:
1/4 cup solid vegetable shortening
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon milk
Dissolve yeast in warm water in mixing bowl. Add milk, sugar, salt, egg, shortening and 1 cup of flour. Beat on low speed scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 2 minutes.
Stir in remaining flour until smooth. Cover and let rise in warm place until double, approximately 50-60 minutes.
Turn dough onto floured surface. Roll dough 1/2-inch thick. Cut with round cookie cutter. Cover and let rise on floured baking sheets until double, 30-40 minutes.
Heat vegetable oil in deep fryer or Dutch oven to 350 degrees F. Slide doughnuts into hot oil. Turn doughnuts as they turn golden brown, about one minute on each side. Remove carefully from oil (do not prick surfaces) and drain.
When cool, make small hole to insert vanilla filling (recipe follows) . Take a sharp narrow knife and carefully make a large cavity inside of the doughnut to hold the filling. Fill the doughnuts generously and dust heavily with confectioners’ sugar.
Vanilla Filling: Cream butter and shortening, gradually add sugar 1/2 cup at a time. Add milk and vanilla extract; beat until light and fluffy. Will keep for 2 weeks in airtight, refrigerated container. Fills 12 doughnuts.
Servings: 12
Elsah Landing Pineapple-Coconut Pie
Source: The Elsah Landing, Grafton, Missouri - St. Louis Post-Dispatch 7/24/00
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1 cup flaked coconut
1 (9-inch) pie shell, unbaked (see recipe)
Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine beaten eggs, sugar, salt, flour, melted butter, pineapple and coconut. Mix until well-combined. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes.
Lower temperature to 300 degrees F; bake for 20 to 30 minutes more or until center seems set and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Yield: 8 servings.
Elsah Landing Pastry for One-Crust Pie:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
2 to 3 1/2 tablespoons ice water
Spoon flour lightly into a 1-cup dry measure. Level off. Sift flour and salt together into a large bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture forms particles slightly larger than grains of rice. Sprinkle with ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Toss gently with a fork until all particles are uniformly moistened and will barely stick together. Shape mixture into a ball. Roll out on a lightly floured pastry cloth to form pie shell. Ease into pie plate; flute edges.
Yield: 1 (9-inch) pie crust.
Habanero’s Grill White Queso
Source: Habanero’s Grill, San Antonio, Texas
2 1/2 pounds Land O’Lakes White Extra Melt
3 poblano chiles, roasted, seeded and peeled
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon white pepper, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons chipotle concentrate (or 2 chipotle
chiles in adobo sauce, minced)
Tortilla chips, for serving
Cut the cheese into 1-inch cubes. Chop the roasted poblanos into 1/2-inch pieces.
Heat the half-and-half and the water in a pot over low heat. Add the cheese, poblanos, white pepper, cumin and chipotle. Stir until the cheese has melted and the ingredients are well blended and heated through.
Serve warm with tortilla chips.
Makes 20 servings.
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