OK. If you read yesterdays post and today’s post you might think I am one of those end-of-the-world-is-coming people. But it just happens that there were two interesting articles : )
Apparently the Chili earthquake shortened days on earth.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/02/chile.quake/index.html?hpt=T1
- Spark Dad
After seeing the devastating earthquakes in Chili and Haiti on the news our oldest son asked me a very interesting question this morning.
“Dad, one of my friends at school said that the world is ending because we are having earthquakes. Is that true?”
First of all I do not remember having that sort of conversation in 3rd grade. Secondly, the thought has crossed my mind…
I ran across an interesting article today outlining the differences between the Haiti and Chili quake.
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Palisades, New York (CNN) — About six weeks ago, a large earthquake devastated Haiti and killed over 200,000 people. Saturday, a huge earthquake releasing 500 times more energy, devastated Chile and killed hundreds.
So why did the smaller earthquake kill so many more people? And why the sudden spate of disastrous earthquakes in the Americas?
No, the apocalypse is not coming. No, the two earthquakes are not linked in any way. And no, Pat Robertson, you can’t blame the Devil or the French. The real answers, for those comfortable with science and the Enlightenment, are tectonics and poverty.
Look for my Camaro series to come out later today : )
- Spark Dad
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/vehicles/chevrolet/camaro/2010.brand_gm.html#engines
I will be getting the 6.2L V8 SS Model : )
- Spark Dad
One of my families favorite meals are homemade flautas. If you are not from Texas you might have never even seen this tasty, crunchy slice of heaven. Flautas are corn tortillas dipped in hot grease, wrapped around shredded beef of chicken and then deep fried. Very delicious. Very bad for you.
So tonight I set out to make them, but without all of the grease. Here is the recipe.
Ingredients:
3 Large Split Chicken Breasts
2 Tbs. Salt
2 Tbs Garlic
2 Tbs. Paprika
1 Can Pam or other cooking spray
10-20 Corn Tortillas
1 Plastic Bag
1 Cup Lettuce or Cabbage ( I did not have cabbage tonight )
1/2 Cup Fresh Tomato (Diced)
1/2 Cup Cheddar Cheese (leave out for a healthier meal)
2 Avocados
3 Limes
1/4 medium onion (diced)
1 small bottle of hot sauce (homemade is better)
1. Boil Chicken breasts until fully cooked. Remove skin and bones and wash thoroughly.
2. Shred chicken and place in a large bowl
3. Mix paprika, salt and garlic with shredded chicken. Set aside.
4. Slice open avocados, remove the meat inside and place in a small bowl. Using a fork mash up the avocado meat until the desired consistency. Squeeze in juice of 1 lime, add salt, 2 tbs of hot sauce. Mix well and set aside.
5. Slice lettuce or cabbage into small strips. Set aside.
6. Chop tomatoes. Set aside.
7. Spray bottom of a large pan and add in onion. Sauté onion on medium heat until caramelized.
8. Add in chicken mixture to the pan and cook for approximately 10-15 minutes. Do NOT overcook the chicken as it will dry the meat out. You are cooking it just long enough to let the chicken absorb the seasoning. Remove from heat.
9. Take about 6-8 tortillas and place in plastic bag. Do not seal the bag completely. Place in microwave for 2 minutes.
10. Remove tortillas from microwave and lay one tortilla
flat. Make a line of chick on one end of the tortilla. Roll the tortilla into a tight roll and place in baking dish.
11. Repeat until you have covered the bottom of the baking pan.
12. Spray the top of the flautas with pam and put in oven at 450-500 degrees. Cook each side for about 8 minutes or until golden brown.
13. Remove from oven, place on plate and garnish with lettuce or cabbage, guacamole, tomatos and hot sauce.
Serve with Mexican rice. Serves 6-8.
Enjoy!
- Spark Dad
In an earlier post I discussed my sunglass problems. This week I received a call from my eye doctor to come look at some frames that they ordered in for me to take a look at. My local eye doctor is a chain so the frames were less than spectacular!
When I bought the shades in Albuquerque at Dr. Iron’s Office I was able to get a very nice Oakley frame. I have received more compliments on my glasses this month that I received on my glasses in the past three years. So you can understand why I am being a little picky.
I searched the web again and once again come up with Moda sunglasses. They have a nice selection. After looking around their site I found the shades in the photo at right. I am going to my eye doctor on Monday to see if they can order them.
I will update you all when I find the answer. Until then check out the great prices at Moda sunglasses.
- Spark Dad
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