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Etta James- Rather Go Blind (Lucky Paul Remix)
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The 70,000 women who die annually as a result of unsafe abortion didn’t just die because abortion was illegal in the country they live in. They died because their lives were seen as dispensable by those in charge.
“Smokey” Buchanan from the West Palm Beach police force, measuring the bathing suit of Betty Fringle on Palm Beach, to ensure that it conforms with regulations introduced by the beach censors. c.1925
Eggs Rachel
The original Eggs Benedict was supposedly created at Delmonico’s for regular customers Commodore E.C. Benedict and his wife. It was an off the cuff dish suggested by the server in response to the Commodore asking if they had anything new to serve. I’m not surprised that not a lot of thought went into its creation; the traditional recipe is not that good or inspired. For years, particulary the hungover ones of college, I have been ordering variations in restaurants, which I usually further vary. After many years of hungover brunching, I created Eggs Rachel for Christmas Brunch with my family, and it’s been a huge hit.
INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6)
1 Package English Muffins (Original or Whole Wheat),1 Dozen Eggs, 4 Roma Tomatoes (Romas are the best bet for flavor, especially in the winter), 2-3 Avocados, 1 Package Bacon, Milk, Butter, 1 Package Hollandaise Sauce (We use McCorkmicks. You want to make your own Hollandaise sauce, you say? Oh, you fancy!)
NOTE: A big key to the whole dish is timing. You don’t want to toast the English Muffins too far in advance. For a large group, toast the English Muffins in the oven and start right before the first group of eggs.
1. Slice the Tomatoes. I like to season them with a little bit of salt and pepper.
2. Begin to fry the bacon, turning every now and then. The bacon should be on the very crispy side.
3. Prepare Sauce according to package.
4. Slice Avocados towards the end of the frying the bacon and sprinkle with lemon juice to stay fresh. I also season these with a little bit of salt and pepper.
5. Coarsely chop bacon.
6. Poach Eggs* for 2 1/2 minutes for perfect soft eggs. Like your eggs over medium you say? Don’t come to brunch at my house.
Arrange English muffins on plate and top with a slice of tomato and two small slices of Avocado per muffin.
Top with poached egg, hollandaise sauce and a generous amount of chopped bacon.
*We usually end up eating in shifts in my house, as our poacher can only do 4 eggs at a time, but we’ve resolved to buy an extra poacher for next year. Don’t use a microwave poacher.
We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.
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| — | Anais Nin |
Romanian Film Festival Opens at Lincoln Center Tomorrow!
Our School
The 6th Annual Romanian Film Festival starts tomorrow (November 30th) at Lincoln Center, and I highly highly recommend checking out some films. First up for me is Friday’s screening of Our School, a verite documentary about 3 Roma children in Transylvania from Brooklyn filmmaker Mona Nicoara.
Spent Sunday afternoon filming my good friend and Percussion Lab resident, Nooka Jones, playing records and talking about some of the LPs in his collection. Look out for the video, Five Records with Nooka Jones, in the coming weeks!
That’s the very talented Victor Tadashi behind the camera.
