Pork Chop Recipe

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/214565/horseradish-pork-chops/

Ramblin' On…

Finntann at Western Hero had an interesting post the other day, and we engaged in a discussion about cars. A number of us had driven at one time in our lives an AMC product, whether it was one of their cars, trucks or both. Finntann gave me the idea of writing this in detail, so before I continue, here's a proper H/T to you, Finntann: Yes, Finntann, I know you like this picture! For those of you who have never been to the Western Hero blog before, Finntann said he bought an AMX years ago and it reminds him of a Ford Pinto. I respectfully disagree with him, because I don't see any similarity in the body shape between a Pinto and an AMC Javelin/AMX. I see a similarity and a huge contrast at the same time between a Pinto and the AMC Pacer. The contrast is the Pacer is wider, while the similarity is the shape, and that they both came in a 2 door coupe and wagon (the Pacer wagon came out 2 years later in 1977). A number of Western Hero readers had some interesting comments about the pinstriping on the AMX & Javelins. I found this picture of one at American Parts Depot, an AMC wrecking yard that reproduces parts for AMC, Rambler, Nash & Hudson cars. This is also the typical pinstriping theme that ran rampant on a number of 70s and 80s cars and trucks. If you're wondering why I posted the photo of a Sirocco Beige 1962 Rambler Classic Custom at the top, I drove one for decades after I got my license in 1980. This one pictured is close to the one I have. My Rambler has been in the family since it was brand new. It was one of the most reliable cars I've driven, and I hope to restore it and have fun driving it again. By having a Rambler, I learned some things about AMC when I joined the AMC Rambler Club. One of AMC's early venture into muscle cars was the 1965-67 Rambler/AMC Marlin. This came about from a smaller prototype on the new 1964 Rambler American chassis, the Rambler Tarpon. AMC Chief Stylist Dick Teague had wanted to go with the Tarpon in 1965; however, CEO & Company President Roy Abernethy, who had the mentality "BIGGER IS WAY BETTER," meddled with the design, nagging Dick Teague and the production team to use the bigger Rambler Classic chassis to produce the Marlin from 1965-67. When AMC discontinued the Rambler Classic and introduced the AMC Rebel for 1967, the Marlin got switched to share the front clip with the Ambassador for its final year. In the meantime, Teague and his team had started working on a replacement for the Rambler American for the 1970 model year, using the Rambler American Chassis for its wheelbase. They also used the American platform to introduce the Marlin's replacement for 1968, the AMX & Javelin. The new design based on the prototype for the AMC Hornet proved to be a success for AMC. At the same time, AMC also had a car ready to end the Rambler name with a big bang in 1969: the Hurst SCRambler. 1967 also signalled the end of Roy Abernethy as CEO & President of AMC, as Roy Chapin Jr., the son of Hudson Motorcars Founder Roy Chapin, took over and brought AMC into making profits again. Chapin also made the wise decision of buying Jeep from Kaiser Industries in 1970, a move that his predecessor Roy Abernethy vehemently opposed in the early 60s when AMC had its first chance to buy Jeep during its early profitable years. Roy Chapin Jr.'s critics called the purchase Chapin's blunder, while car historians say it was AMC's best business move. AMC made the Jeep better by putting its 6 and V8 engines into their drivetrains. The first new Jeep that AMC designed after buying the company from Kaiser was the Jeep Cherokee. AMC also replaced the Gladiator pickup with the J series pickups. Several of Dick Teague's designs lasted well beyond his retirement in 1987 and his death in the 1990s: the smaller unit body Jeep Cherokee from 1984 lasted until 1996, then got tweeked for 1997. The Wrangler with rectangular headlamps got modified with round lamps in 1997. The Commanche Pickup lasted until 1992, with a change in 1988 when Chrysler added a short bed model up to its last model year. The 1993 Grand Cherokee started under Dick Teague, but was put on hold when Chrysler purchased AMC in mid 1987, then continued when Chrysler stopped producing both the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer in 1990. The 4.0 straight six became the last AMC designed item dropped by Chrysler, a strong engine based on the 232 6 that AMC introduced in the 1964 Rambler Classic, and also sold to Kaiser Jeep in 1965 for their pickup trucks and utility wagons.

There are a few things that AMC pioneered or co-pioneered that are now the industry standard: Nash pioneered the unit body cars starting with the Nash 600. Nash continued it with the Nash Ambassador, and after the merger with Hudson in 1954, the Hudson Wasp and Hornet shared the Nash platform with the Nash Statesman and Ambassador. The Hudson Commodore was the first with the drop down floors, which Nash partially adopted with the 2nd generation AMC Nash & Hudson Ramblers from 1956 to 1962, then fully adopted from 1963 onward. Nash co-pioneered the quad headlights on its final 1957 Nash Ambassador with GM's Cadillacs. Nash, Rambler & Hudson had a front seat option that would form a bed with the rear seats when fully reclined, and Studebaker-Packard shared that design. Today, Honda's Fit has that same ability. Rambler, along with Cadillac and Jaguar, came out in 1962 with the first dual master cylinder for its brakes. In 1967, it became mandated for all cars and trucks per DOT rules. Nash pioneered air conditioning for cars, then decades later, people who bought the AMC Pacer appreciated having AC and popularity spread. The AMC Pacer was the first American car to have rack and pinion steering in it. The AMC Gremlin was the first American Subcompact hatchback car, with the Ford Pinto modifying its coupe body to compete. GM followed suit with its modifications to the Chevy Vega, then introduced its Pontiac Twin, the Astre. The 1965 Ramblers were the first to have disc brake options. By the 70s, it became the standard. In 1984, the downsized Jeep Cherokee and Wagoneer had drop down floors and a unit body. That carried over to the 1986 to 1992 Jeep Commanche's cab, which was a modified Cherokee/Wagoneer body. The unit body SUV concept has carried over to car based SUVs. The cab forward interior concept from the 56 to 62 Rambler carried over to the Chrysler Concorde, Dodge Intrepid and Eagle Vision from 1993 to 1997. Let's not forget that Jeep/Eagle came as a package when Chrysler bought AMC in 1987.

I could go on and on with this, but I've already pushed my luck with it. There is, however, 1 more thing: AMC had built some prototypes of a car based pickup called the Cowboy back in 1970 when they bought Jeep. The truck was built on a Hornet chassis with both the Jeep badge and AMC badge. They were built with AMC's 258 6 and the 304 V8. Word is out that the protoypes are still on the road today. Someone once spotted the AMC Cowboy with the 6 cylinder engine in Kansas years ago. It was modified with a 1975 Hornet front bumper and grille. The other 3 are supposedly still out there as well. Now that will be an interesting find.

Cupcakes Vs Muffins

http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/36630/whats-the-difference-between-a-cupcake-and-a-muffin

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National Doughnut Day 2016: Krispy Kreme Orange California In Pictures

Nothing beats having some fresh doughnuts on National Doughnut Day. Krispy Kreme's Orange store at The Shops in the city of Orange California had a one and a half hour wait at 10 PM. But the yum factor made it worth the wait! Muh muh my! Muh muh my!
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Rattrapper's Charcoal Barbecue Tip: How To Get The Coals Hot

My good readers, here is a thing that has worked for me in several ways: It allows me to dispose of grease in a manner which won't clog my drains, and it recycles it by turning it into a fuel that helps ignite barbecue charcoal. Whenever you fry bacon, sausage or chicken, you will usually end up with grease and oil in your frying pan from the meat. If you're like me, you might use a tin can such as a can that had spaghetti sauce in it to store the grease to dispose of it later. Well, when you know you're going to be firing up your charcoal only barbecue grille, you can prepare yourself ahead of time to dispose of your excess grease and get the coals hot. For the few days before you do the barbecue, if you cook either sausage or bacon for part of your breakfast, pour the grease from your frying pan into a tin can, and save it in a safe place that won't catch on fire or attract pests. On the day you barbecue, when you place your unlit coals into the barbecue grille, pour your meat grease onto the unlit coals, and let the grease soak into the charcoal. Have some scraps, such as paper, lined up in the pile of coals, ready to be lit. Soak some lighter fluid into the coals if you think you might need to, and wait for about 10 minutes to light the coals. Light your coals with a match or a butane fire starter made for lighting barbecues.

Enjoy barbecuing whatever meat fills your belly! And as I said before, use some common sense when firing up that charcoal! Don't turn yourself into a char broiled human being.

Make America Great Again by Leon Patillo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MBH8S3XW7-s

This is Leon Patillo's latest song he has written as a prayer for our nation. Patillo is concerned over the spiritual condition of America, and addresses it in Make America Great Again.

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I'm Hungry For Gata Bread!

the armenian kitchen katah (gata) with filling.http://www.thearmeniankitchen.com/2011/07/katah-gata-with-filling.html?m=1

http://www.thearmeniankitchen.com/2011/07/katah-gata-with-filling.html?m=1

Symbolic Meanings Of Flowers

17 Japanese flower meanings
Mystere and I recently headed down to the Orange County Fairgrounds to attend a Donald Trump for President rally and saw a herd of left wing extremist Donald Trump haters trying to instigate a riot. These same dimwits are part of the 0ccupoop crowd and the Black Lives Matter crowd that terrorized Los Angeles neighborhoods. The moonbats at Orange County Democrats urged their puppets to incite violence and rioting by blocking traffic, doing burnouts in the fairgrounds parking lots, throwing glass bottles at police officers, and blocking traffic by jumping onto strangers' cars and attempting to tip over police cars and set them on fire. Fortunately, they failed to tip a car over to set it on fire; however these left wing extremist moonbats are filled with hate, and will commit acts of violence when election day rolls around.

With that on my mind, I had a weird dream of saying a prayer, and seeing a yellow camellia flower coming out of a bottle. The flower is symbolic of wanting a peaceful resolution to what Mystere and I saw at the Fairgrounds Thursday night. There is no place for violence anywhere in society.

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Sriracha Sauce Recipe

Red jalapeno peppers
Garlic
Tomato sauce from chopped tomatoes

Combine these ingredients with a mixture of vinegar and water. Cook it in a pot on a stovetop, place it in a jar or bottle.

Cool Puppies From Zilla Of The Resistance

These pups are so cool…no, I'm not going to post a spoiler here! You must follow the link and go to Zilla's site to see them. It's worth the extra time to go to her site and see the pups. Sorry liberal trolls, but if you try to trash her blog, she won't tolerate you; she moderates her blog comments. Hey Pookie Toot-Toot, that means especially you!


http://marezilla.com/2016/03/14/puppies-of-the-resistance/

Zilla's Puppies

http://marezilla.com/2016/03/14/puppies-of-the-resistance/

Windows 7 Repair Link USB

http://www.askvg.com/create-windows-7-bootable-usb-drive-or-dvd-using-official-windows-7-usbdvd-download-tool-from-microsoft/

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Old Versions Of Dropbox For Android

http://dropbox.en.uptodown.com/android/old

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Spiritual Warfare

Does Satan exist? Yes he does. The recent terrorist acts prove it. Satan is the father of all evil. Even science can't deny that evil exists. The way we see things naturally are really not what they seem to be. The physical world will change one day. God has His plans to make us into better people.

From the day we're born, we've been the targets of Satan. Satan got a foothold into all of us when Adam and Eve rebelled against God by eating from the one tree they were forbidden to eat from. We have all heard the term Dealing With Personal Demons used with celebrities fighting personal problems. Satan spearheads the demons when we get influenced and attacked by them.

Demons are Fallen Angels. It is written that 1/3 of God's angels rebelled with Lucifer aka Satan and are now doomed to spend eternity in Hell. One of the consequences is the rise of demonic cults. Cults have been rising like weeds as a result of organized deception. A number of them seem harmless on the surface, while others exhibit extremely violent characteristics when practiced literally. Cults have one common dead end: those who practice the given religion end up regretting following the given religion. Jesus Christ warned us to beware of such groups.

Gluten Free Buckwheat Pie Crust

http://www.piebakerpro.com/Buckwheat-Pie-Crust.html

http://dish.allrecipes.com/common-ingredient-substitutions/



WHO SAID YOU HAD TO GIVE UP DESSERTS JUST BECAUSE...???

I have friends who suffer from celiac disease. A recipe like this is a taste of pleasure to them. They can't eat wheat and certain other grains that contain gluten. This is one of the grains they can eat.

Update: You will now see an additional link to substitute some ingredients if you don't have some in your immediate pantry. One common substitute is margarine for shortening.

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Pumpkin Pie from scratch baked Pumpkin Filling

Okay, I'm going to one up Rattrapper with a few tweeks!

First, heat up 2 cups of thawed pumpkin in a saucepan, boiling out the excess moisture. Now, try this!

Cooking spray (for pie crusts)
2 graham cracker 9 inch pie crusts.
2 large eggs.
3/4 cup molasses.
1/2 teaspoon potassium salt aka salt substitute, such as No Salt.
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice OR
1 teaspoon each cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice.
12 oz can evaporated (condensed) milk.

Marshmallows or marshmallow cream (for pumpkin marshmallow pie).

Combine all ingredients except marshmallows or marshmallow cream, adding evaporated milk last.

Spray the pumpkin crust with cooking spray. Let spray soak into crusts, then pour ingredients into pie crusts.

Bake pies in middle of oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. At 15 minutes, reduce heat to 400. Continue for another 40 minutes, then check the center of pies. Knife or fork should come out clean. If not, keep baking until it comes out clean. For pumpkin marshmallow pies, when the knife or fork comes out clean, turn off oven and place 15 to 20 marshmallows on pies, and let it sit in turned off oven for about 5 minutes. Check and keep monitoring pies until marshmallows or cream carmelize on top. Remove pies, and place on cooling racks.

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Pumpkin Marshmallow Pie from Baked Pumpkin

MUH MUH MY! MUH MUH MY! Look at that pie! Mr. E and I are competing with great pie recipes. You saw the previous posts on how to bake the raw pumpkin and prepare it for future use. You will need to thaw it for use. Once it's thawed fill a plastic 4x6 inch rectangular container with the thawed pumpkin. That is the amount you will need to make 2 deep dish 9 inch pies. Here's the recipe, based on a Trader Joe recipe.

2 deep dish 9 inch pie crusts.
2 cups thawed pumpkin (fills a 4x6 inch rectangular plastic container).
2 large eggs.
3/4 to 1 cup brown sugar.
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice OR
1 teaspoon each cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice.
1 12 oz can evaporated (condensed) milk.

Marshmallow cream or marshmallows (to add after baking)

In a saucepan, heat the thawed mashed pumpkin to boil excess moisture out. Make sure moisture is nearly boiled out.

In a bowl, mix the ingredients, adding the condensed milk last. Do not add marshmallows or marshmallow cream yet. While mixing ingredients, heat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Pour the ingredients into the 2 pie crusts, except the marshmallows or marshmallow cream. Place the pies into the middle rack of the oven. Bake for 15 minutes at 425 degrees fahrenheit, then reduce the temperature down to 400. Keep it at 400 degrees for the next 30 minutes. Afterwards, check the firmness of the filling, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees and continue about 10 minutes, then check the center for firmness again with a fork or toothpick. The total baking time will be around 1 hour, give or take 10 minutes. When a knife, fork or toothpick comes out clean when inserted, turn off the oven, then, if using marshmallow, put between 15 to 20 marshmallows on top of the pies, or spread some marshmallow cream over the pie filling. With the oven off, put the pies back in while the oven is warm, and check around 5 minutes to see if marshmallows or cream has melted. The residual heat in the oven will melt the marshmallows, helping them spread over the center. Once they are melted, remove the pies, and put them on cooling racks.

Next: DEVOUR THE PIE WITH RECKLESS ABANDON!

Muh muh my! Muh muh my!

Update: To make a Pumpkin Smore Pie, use graham cracker crusts in place of a regular crust, melt some chocolate bars or half bag of chocolate chips for each pie, then put on marshmallows or marshmallow cream over the chocolate. As the pies cool, they will melt and make a pie to devour.

Gluten Free Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

http://cookingalamel.com/2013/09/buckwheat-chocolate-chip-cookies-gluten-free.html

How To Make Pumpkin Filling From Leftover Whole Pumpkins

The pumpkins from Halloween are uncarved and at your disposal. You decided to take on the task of making some pumpkin filling for the Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, but you just can't figure out how to prepare that big orange globe sitting in your kitchen. Here is how you do it:

First, you will need some tins to accommodate that pumpkin when you put it in the oven. A cookie sheet with raised edges is a must. Use cooking spray on it to keep the pumpkin from sticking on it.

Cut the pumpkin in half, and take out the guts (seeds and center). Place the halves onto the sheet.

Heat the oven to 350 degrees, and bake the pumpkin somewhere around 30 to 45 minutes, and check on the softness. Keep baking as needed until it gets soft. It usually takes around 50 minutes to completely bake the pumpkin pulp.

In a large sturdy mixing bowl, scoop out the contents, and mash the pumpkin pulp with a potato masher or a mixer. Save the contents in a container for future use. Contents may be frozen for the future.

Tip: you can save the seeds for roasting or for planting pumpkin vines the following Spring to grow your own Pumpkins.

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Marshmallow Pumpkin Pie Recipe

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/vb8jf6pj/marshmallow-pumpkin-pie.html



I saw this recipe, and it made my mouth water! This is a similar picture to what I saw, and the perfect crust for it is a ready made graham cracker crust. I look forward to having at it.

Update November 26 2015: I made it with a 9 inch deep dish pie crust. I made the pie without the marshmallows, then put the marshmallows on it while it started to cool, just out of the oven. It'll use about 15 to 20 marshmallows.

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Pumpkin Marshmallow Pie Recipe

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/vb8jf6pj/marshmallow-pumpkin-pie.html

I just saw the season debut of Master Chef Junior on Fox Television. The cookoff for the opener was to create a dish using Marshmallows as the featured ingredient. So here's a dessert recipe link I found for marshmallow pumpkin pie! Yum Yum!

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