Your pizza is here! Well, not actually at your door like delivery, but shaming myself in front of you did get me going with this pizza recipe post. I don't know why it took so long. First let me me tell you that this recipe made more than one pizza. I made a different pizza each night for three or four nights and G and I shared each of them. They were all different depending upon the ingredients that I happened to have at the time. But there was one thing in common with all the pizzas. An expect... More ...

I really mean it this time. Remember this post from over a month ago? Maybe if I shame myself in front of all of you, I'll finally post this recipe. It will be up by the end of the week. I promise. Anali's First Amendment © 2006-2008. All rights reserved. This Post's Link ... More ...

Growing up, I was always told not to waste food. I remember not being able leave the table before I finished a meal or being told that I couldn't have dessert until I finished my food. With my sweet tooth, not having dessert was serious punishment, so I learned to take less if I couldn't finish it. To this day, it hurts me to throw away food. When something spoils, which is pretty rare, I wince as I toss it into the trash. In our current economy, with food prices soaring and the general st... More ...

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This morning I finally decided to make some granola. This post inspired me to get to it. Because I've made granola before, I didn't stick to the recipe and just threw some of the standard ingredients (oatmeal, molasses, brown sugar, honey, vanilla, salt, water) together and baked. After I let the granola mixture cool, I added raisins, flaked sweetened coconut and chopped walnuts. Here are some more detailed recipes, if you'd like to try your own. After you compare a few recipes, you can crea... More ...

Saturday night was the perfect summer night. Clear and not too warm. Way too nice to be inside, so G and I drove North to Somerville. Well, it's not too North really, but for us South Shore people there is often a big divide and debate between the North Shore and the South Shore. Actually, I'm the South Shore person and G grew up in Boston. We parked in Davis Square and just walked around. I brought my camera just in case. Since it was warm, G could have a little dairy, so we shared som... More ...

These are the things that I read and blog about via Wordle. Click on the picture to see a larger image. Now this is something fun to do on a Friday afternoon. Thanks suttonhoo! Have a good weekend everyone! Anali's First Amendment © 2006-2008. All rights reserved. This Post's Link ... More ...

Happy Juneteenth everyone! I didn't get a chance to write a new post this year, but check out my posts from the last two years. *Updated* EbonyMommy has a list of other Juneteenth resources that you can read here. And she has kindly included my post as one of them. Thanks for the link love! Anali's First Amendment © 2006-2008. All rights reserved. This Post's Link ... More ...

Remember this post when I said that I was going to visit Chipotle for a free burrito? Well, I never got to use the very stylish coupon, because it expired before I could make it over to their Brighton location. However, I did end up getting a free burrito from them. Chipotle opened yet another restaurant, but this one is in Quincy on Newport Avenue. Right across from Stop & Shop. On June 5th, they gave out free burritos all day, so G and I went and we each got one. Even though it was cl... More ...

I was one of many people shocked to learn that TasteSpotting was shut down. Completely gone except for a handwritten note which states the following. Thanks for a great 18 months! In light of recent legal complications, NOTCOT will no longer be operating tastespotting.com.- jeanNOTCOT6.13.08 I loved to gaze over the pictures of food, learn about new food blogs, and find new recipes too. Well, I guess the service and joy that TasteSpotting provided was too important to remain unfilled. I learned... More ...

One of the things that I love about visiting new blogs is finding more blogs from their sidebars. It's like finding a new unexplored frontier with each new blog. Conversely, I find it really annoying when sidebar blogs are dead or the link doesn't work. I just did a sidebar cleanse and took out blogs that appear to have passed on. I figure if someone hasn't posted in three or four months, the blog is dead. Also, I deleted blogs where the writer said that they were closing down their blogs. ... More ...

I volunteer for my local NPR Radio Station (WBUR) when I have free time - usually in the mornings. It's actually pretty fun. They give out free books to their volunteers and feed you breakfast. Plus the Volunteer Coordinator, Jonathan Peck is a very nice guy. When WBUR has their fundraisers, people call in to donate money and you just answer the phone and take down their information. It's very laid back and usually you have some time to just sit and read when the phones aren't ringing. Most of... More ...

Today I attended the Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. It was held in Lowell at the Tsongas Arena. I was a Delegate again for Quincy, but must admit that it seemed much more exciting when we were choosing the nominee for Governor back in 2004. (Correction - 2006) . Maybe it's just me. Here's a picture of Governor Patrick as he spoke to all of us. It seems like such a long time ago when he was running for Governor. Now all eyes are on the national election and it was definitely spoken ... More ...

I had the great fortune to write a guest post over at Freelance Writing Jobs. Please click here to read my post called The Essence Of A writer. Deborah Ng does a great job at Freelance Writing Jobs by finding different freelance writing opportunities and listing them for free. I hope that you'll check out her blog. I'm looking for more writing opportunities and hoping some will come my way. Do you need a freelance writer and like my writing style? I can also provide writing samples. Please conta... More ...

What an amazing time to be alive, to be an American, especially a black American. I don't have the words to convey how happy I am that Barack Obama is the Democratic Nominee - and hopefully the next President of the United States. I think that he will do great things for our country. Just as an aside, when G and I first started watching Obama's speech last night, for some reason we had on Fox News. I didn't notice until I saw the way they were describing what was happening. The wording was somet... More ...

I wasn't going to post today. Then I was going to "tweet" something small. Then I realized that I couldn't restrain myself and just had to put up a post. I finally saw Sex and the City! I loved it! I've been waiting for this movie since I first heard that it was being made. I didn't watch the series from the beginning, but got into it by renting the DVDs and watching it in syndication. I've seen all the shows, but there is something so comforting about watching this show. Especially right be... More ...

When I wrote this post about CVS coupons back in February, I had no idea that it would take on a life of its own. I wasn't the only one searching for their coupons. There is a constant flow of people Googling for CVS coupons, especially on weekends and they wind up on my blog post. In this economy especially, every little bit helps. I was a big fan of the coupons myself, but since I wrote the post, I wasn't able to find them anymore. They were taken down from the website that I was going to and ... More ...

This time I'm ready. When I left work last night, I saw these film signs. They'll be filming near my office on Saturday, so I won't be driving in. Remember this post from last fall? They were filming for the Pink Panther and I was caught off guard. I have no idea what movie is filming, but I'll bring my camera. I'm also really excited about Sex and the City opening today. If my plans go well, I'll be seeing it on Sunday with some friends. By then all the craziness should have died down a little... More ...

I hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day Holiday. G and I stayed pretty close to home. I guess we had an urban staycation. We sat out by Wollaston Beach for a little while and enjoyed the sun. Finally summer weather in the 80's! I love how you can see the Boston skyline from Wollaston Beach. There was a flock of seagulls circling around us at one point. I tried to take a picture of all of them in motion, but only captured one. It's looking like any time off this summer will be a stayc... More ...

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