The ones posted on the internet required canned soups, etc. and tons of butter or other fats.

Quick Crawdad Chowder
 4 T each butter and flour
 4 c broth or water reserve ½ to ¾ cup of either liquid for creaming potatoes
 4 c milk
Melt butter over medium heat in a 4 quart pot. Whisk in flour to make a paste, and allow the roux to become golden to ( Read more... )

 Sunday 16 Sept 2007

Interesting observing the behaviour of squirrels change over time.  Nearly all of them used to either make a tragically mad dash for the other side of the road in the path of an oncoming car or retreat after crossing the car’s path.  Later there were more with the strategy of pausing before deciding which they would do, but ( Read more... )

I found this link while researching Molly Ivins obits:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html?ex=1327640400&en=a18a7f35515014c7&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss ( Read more... )