Chocolate pudding recipe

Pudding Ingredients:

1. 1 can black beans
2. 2 ripe bananas
3. ½ cup ground flaxseeds
4. 1 cup raw walnuts
5. ¾ cup distilled water
6. ¾ cup cocoa powder
7. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
8. 1 and 1/2 cup medjool dates (pitted)

For Garnish

1. 2 ripe bananas, sliced
2. berries of choice (I used raspberries and blackberries)

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat walnuts and water in the microwave for 45 seconds to soften walnuts. Place heated walnuts and water in a high powered blender or vitamix with black beans, 2 bananas, pitted dates, flaxseeds, cocoa powder and vanilla extract and blend until completely smooth. Place mixture into two medium sized glass pan or one large glass pan. Top with sliced bananas and berries. Bake for 30-40 minutes. Eat warm or chilled the next day. I like mine soft and warm. It’s so comforting in the winte

1964 "Get a haircut"

            The year 1964 was like 1969 a cultural pivot year many social norms were being challenged and American social life was being changed forever. LBJ won the election against Barry Goldwater. A Muslim Cassius Clay aka Mohammed Ali became the Heavy weight champion in boxing. The silver in our coins was changed to copper nickel coins in 1965 but the law approved by LBJ happened in 1964. The Beatles came to America on the Ed Sullivan show in NYC that year and music was never the same again what Elvis had started with Rock an Roll the Beatles capped with their music revolution.  The female opportunity as a human an a person really started to change for the better. Smoking was tagged with cancer and the Ford Mustang car was magic. Along with all this change was a record high  in wealth for most of America. LBJ introduced the "Great Society" we all know how that worked out 50 years later and 21 Trillion $$$ dollars the drain. Vietnam was starting to heat up as was rights for blacks in the South. Civil Rights was soon to become law and segregation in the South would end soon. There was Good and Bad an many way to look at this pivotal year. To me quite a few of the bad stuff came about because of  LBJ, yes change was needed and the South had to change but the Civil Rights Act was not a cure all and the demonstrations and riots to come well just read your history. Rebellion was the way of life yes we needed change but society needed time. Idealism abounded  in all of the baby boomers "right" was more important than the radical means being used. 1964 is history now I was 14 years old and a conservative, my hair was short, a crew cut and in 4 years draft bait for a War in South East Asia that made no sense to me. I went did my duty but would I do it again. I'm not sure. Would I like to relive 1964 you bet loved the music an life was so much simpler in  South West Pennsylvania at that time it was a great time to be alive an all the change coming was not all bad.   

Tortillas

My    Aunt Gertrude who lives near Winkleman,AZ sometimes makes tortillas,my late Uncle Edwin use to call them blow out patches. They are a lot of work and yes much easier to buy some at the local grocery store but for those who love that homemade flavor they can't be beat. The following Link http://www.nativeseeds.org/community/208-recipe-for-fresh-corn-tortillas   gives one method of making your own. The growing of native seeds is something my wife is going to try, our biggest problem has been the local fauna raiding the garden. That my friends is a story unto itself. If you try to make these tortillas  you will find them great tasting an have respect for the pioneers an natives who grew an make their own food.

False Messiah

            I could write volumes possibly encyclopedic libraries of why Liberal/Progressive trends in the USA have driven a stake through the heart of the Constitutional Republic created on Sept 17,1787. I won't for the simple fact I'm to old to do the research,I know it exists an believe I understand how it is happening but WHY still eludes me although I believe it to be just a lack of knowledge.The death grip certain groups have been given as a way of life. That is the simple fact, if your brought up to accept so called Government handout which in reality is stealing from the somewhat richer middle class to give to the low class. Only the middle class which was at one time the majority have/had the population base to support the handouts,relief,food stamps or outright theft of our Country's wealth to support the masses in low income societies throughout the country. Since LBJ 50 years ago we debased our $ dollars an inflation ie quantitative easing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_easing   has been a way of life for politicians. Make no mistake decades of lies an theft of our wealth and from all our future generations has created a false messiah complex for many groups.         There exists no E Pluribus Unum  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_pluribus_unum  within the USA. I see at least 5 distinct groups 1.Ultra Liberal  2. Ultra Conservative   3. +/- Moderates   4. Don't Know   5. Don't Care . I know there are shades of gray for each groups an we all have our axes to grind but that is how I see the political voters in the USA today. The way someone like Obama got elected falls under the false messiah complex which the Blacks,Browns an Jewish voters supports.This includes illegals or emancipated illegals that vote, for no controls ie positive photo ID are required. In 2008. The quantity  of voters in groups 1,4,5 an the splits in groups 2 an 3 who do/not vote now exceeds the conservatives and right leaning groups.The same thing happened in 2012 just to many voters vote for Government handouts or as they believe Entitlements! So many are unable to work or find it more lucrative to just live off the entitlements since over population an poor education are the norm for late 20th Century and early 21st Century in the United States. Not sure how this will shake out over the rest of this century but one thing you can bet on is the fact that China and India will be major players I only hope we get enough leadership to tied us over and that leadership will not be found in false messiahs.                                

Irish car bomb

Ingredients:
.5 ounce of Jameson's Irish Whiskey
.5 ounce of Bailey's Irish Cream
half pint of Guinness Stout

Layer the liquor, Jameson's first, in a shot glass.
Pour the Guinness and let it settle.
Drop the shot glass in the Guinness and chug.
Repeat as necessary. good for what ails you!

Mead a link to how it is made

http://www.leeners.com/mead/recipes/drymead.shtmlThe Renaissance Festival is the best place to try out some mead it is different but not so bad. I really don't drink much anymore but thought I would post this link to how to make mead.