Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Ralph, Ralph...

On seeing this article in which Ralph Nader comments that Barack Obama “tries to talk White”, and that the reason for his success is because of White guilt... well, I not only had to comment, but I sent a letter to Mr. Nader, as well.

Obama using 'white guilt,' Nader says:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/25/nader.obama/index.html?section=cnn_latest

My Letter:

Mr. Nader;

You were one of my mother's great heroes, as you were mine as I was growing up.

But your statements regarding Senator Obama -- Well, I find them simply repugnant. I'm writing you as a Black woman who *is* articulate (and has often been accused by both Whites and Blacks as 'trying to talk White' because of that) and who also has 10 White roommates who are also voting for Obama (and, by the way-- not out of White guilt).


Please apologize-- not only to Obama, but also to the millions of Black People you have just insulted--including all of the Black educators past and present, who have have worked tirelessly to get our people to speak English properly, so that we too, through hard work and effort, and education, have a chance to realize the American Dream.

Being Black is *NOT* about being inarticulate.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Raven's Frighteningly Good Roasted Cauliflower

This is another of my takes on a classic.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 (or 6 cups) large head cauliflower, cut and separated into florets
Olive Oil ¼ cup or enough to coat cauliflower
Dried Basil , 1 teaspoon
Dried Parsley 1, teaspoon
Sweet Hungarian Paprika, 1-1/2 teaspoons
White Pepper 1 teaspoon
Nutriional Yeast, 2 tablespoons

Instructions:

Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees.

Put cauliflower into a large mixing bowl, and coat well with Olive oil.

Season with Sweet Hungarian Paprika, Granulated Garlic, dried Basil, dried Parsley and heaping tablespoon of nutritional yeast.

Turn out into a large baking pan, and arrange in a single layer.

Bake for one hour.

Enjoy!!!


Carb Counts for ingredients:

Cauliflower: 6 cups raw, approximately 15 grams carb.
Nutritional Yeast: 2 heaping tablespoons: Total Carbs 5 g
Dried Parsley: Trace carbs
Dried Basil: trace carbs
Hungarian Paprika: 1 gram carbs
Olive oil: 0 carbs
White Pepper, 1 gram carb.


Total Carbs per recipe:
22 grams carbohydrate


Per serving:
5.5 grams carb.