I had an unusually stressful Monday and even though it was a holiday, I worked at the computer all day turning out copy for an upcoming senior section. I had a late breakfast, but later in the day, found my thoughts turning to what I wanted for dinner and nothing sounded good. When I finally [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
The Vandals head into Taco Bell Arena on Wednesday to take on Boise State. The Broncos are 17-7 and 7-4 in the WAC, one of their losses was to Idaho. After the game three of the Broncos guaranteed a win, with Anthony Thomas going as far to say he’ll never lose to Idaho again. It should make for [...]
Monday, February 16, 2009
Some of you probably remember last April, when an avalanche outside of Juneau, Alaska, took out a large chunk of the power grid, and the city had to function almost entirely off of deisel power, effectively tripling - or worse - electricity rates. A friend of mine told me then about some of her parents’ [...]
Monday, February 16, 2009
Most busy cooks probably have a lot of recipes in their files that use canned soup as the base. As a working woman all my adult life, those recipes have been some of my top favorites and remain so to this day. I found one over the weekend that I thought readers might enjoy and because [...]
Monday, February 16, 2009
The Idaho women beat San Jose State 64-41 on Sunday and moved into second place in the WAC. All season Yinka Olorunnife has been zeroing in on a 28-year old rebounding record held by Denise Brose. During the 1980-81 season Brose had 277 rebounds. After the San Jose game, Olorunnife has 242 with five games left in [...]
Sunday, February 15, 2009
A few local teams have enjoyed the relative comfort of home court during the playoffs this season. While others have traveled to play each game. I can honestly say, personally, I have no preference. I have asked coaches and players and gotten wide and varied answers. Some players like having the time on the bus to [...]
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday’s 54-52 loss for the Cougars has to be one of the team’s most disappointing loses of the season. And judging from the post-game news conference I am not the only one that feels that way. Here is what the team had to say following the game: Taylor Rochestie: I’m going to remember this for a while because [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The Yinka Olorunnife rebound watch is officially on. Friday night against Fresno State,Olorunnife set a Cowan Spectrum record when she ripped down 20 boards in Idaho’s win over the Bulldogs. Olorunnife leads the WAC in rebounding, and she’s on track to break Denise Brose’s 1980-81 single season rebounding record of 277. Olorunnife had to average 10 rebounds a [...]
Friday, February 13, 2009
A press release from Log Cabin® Thursday arrived just in time to share a recipe to help celebrate President’s Day Monday. Log Cabin® has been a family household tradition since 1888 and the table syrup was named to honor President Abraham Lincoln because he, like six other U.S. presidents, were born in a log cabin. I’m probably [...]
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The heading is the title of a cooking magazine I received yesterday and like many such publications of late, it is chock full of recipes with an eye on the pocketbook, utilizing low-cost meats. The recipes showcased give tips on using cheaper cuts of meat that are “cooked slowly to keep them moist, bring out [...]
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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