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Monday, October 10, 2005

chillin

so yea, I am chillin in the library "working" on a paper for my one class this week. We don't have class today because we are celebrating the invasion of the "America" by the Spanish. Well at least that is how some people see it--I don't know how I feel about the story of Columbus. He was the topic of conversation I almost all of my classes for the first few weeks of school because were talking about teaching in a multicultural environment...Anyway I am bored and kinda upset....

you see I wanna get a new phone so I can have text put back onto my plan. However, in order for me to upgrade my phone I have to upgrade my plan because my plan is old. But I don't wanna upgrade my plan!

Anyway, this is the most useless blog I have ever posted....

posted by j_cardinell at 5:19 PM

6 Comments:

  • A useless post deserves a useless comment, so here goes! I successfully made falafel for dinner, after attempting it yesterday and nearly starting a fire on my stove. It was tasty. (The second time.)

    By Blogger laura, At Mon Oct 10, 08:47:00 PM 2005  

  • Ok, I give up, What is a falafel?

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At Tue Oct 11, 03:56:00 PM 2005  

  • HA--don't worry daddy i did not know what it was until i moved to ny--it is food--i think it is jewish--i dont like it...

    By Blogger j_cardinell, At Tue Oct 11, 04:44:00 PM 2005  

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

    Falafel ballsFalafel (Arabic: فلافل ( falaafil[?]) Hebrew: פלאפל), also known in Egypt as ta'amiyya (Arabic طعمية), is a fried ball or patty of spiced fava beans or chickpeas, dating back to Biblical times and originating somewhere on the Indian subcontinent. Falafel is today eaten in India as well as in Pakistan and the Middle East. It is traditionally served with a yoghurt sauce, as a sandwich or a filling in pita bread, or as an appetizer.

    Though its origin is uncertain, it is believed by some that it originally came from India, where it was made with spiced soured bread. The word "falafel" comes from the Arabic word فلفل (filfil), meaning pepper, and probably ultimately from Sanskrit pippalī. Falafel (at least the Middle Eastern style) is made from fava beans, chick peas or any combination of the two. The Egyptian variation exclusively uses fava beans, while other variations may exclusively use chick peas. What makes falafel different from many other bean patties is the beans are not cooked prior to use. Instead they are soaked, possibly skinned, then ground with other ingredients and deep fried.

    Recent culinary trends have seen the triumph of the chickpea falafel over the fava bean falafel. Chickpea falafels are served across the Middle East, and popularized by expatriates of those countries living abroad.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At Tue Oct 11, 06:35:00 PM 2005  

  • J, I just read your blog from September 19. I love to read also and reading your site is quite fun reading. Thanks for the entertainment and education! Falafel and more planets!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At Wed Oct 12, 12:15:00 AM 2005  

  • god, i love falafel. tony and i get this great falafel mix at kroger. we like to make sandwiches out of it on pita bread. yum!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At Wed Oct 12, 10:18:00 AM 2005  

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