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miso soup

t0astbandit — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:41:50 +0000

ingredients:
1/2 cup dried wakame (a type of seaweed)
1/4 cup shiro miso (white fermented-soybean paste)
6 cups veggie broth
1/2 pound soft tofu, drained and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

instructions:
prepare wakame:
combine dried wakame with warm water to cover by 1 inch and let stand about 15 minutes, or until reconstituted. drain before adding to soup later.

soup:
stir together miso and 1/2 cup broth in a bowl until smooth. heat remaining broth in a saucepan over moderately high heat until hot.

gently stir in tofu and reconstituted wakame.

simmer 1 minute and remove from heat.

stir in miso mixture and scallion greens and serve.

qmail

t0astbandit — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:51:18 +0000

qmail is my least favorite MTAs for linux servers. i think it’s a pain in the arse. the lifewithqmail.com and qmailrocks.org install processes are long and tedious. a guy at work called dan, made the best install script evar for it. you can get dan’s automatic qmail installation script here. you can have qmail up and running in minutes with his awesome script, which makes qmail suck a bit less.

CA XOsoft trouble

t0astbandit — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:41:53 +0000

i was having trouble logging into our XOsoft replication portal today. the problem started when i tried to open the ‘scenario management’ and was receiving a memory error, so i closed it and logged out. when i tried to log back in the screen was just refreshing when i tried to log back in. i was able to resolve this by restarting the ‘CA XOsoft Control Service’ via the Windows Service manager. just thought i’d share in case it could help someone else.

five bean chili

t0astbandit — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:43:17 +0000

it seems i have a lot of recipes which start out the same way, with tomato, garlic and onions…here’s another. it doesn’t really need to be five bean or use the same kind of beans. it’s more of a whatever is around kind of recipe.

ingredients:
1 – 2 tbsp olive oil, enough to coat the bottom of pot
3 cloves garlic, pressed or chopped
1 onion, diced
1/2 c. chili powder
2 tbsp ground paprika
1 tsp black pepper
1 green pepper, chopped
1 15-oz can black beans, drained
1 15-oz can pinto beans, drained
1 15-oz can light kidney beans, drained
1 15-oz can dark kidney beans, drained
1 15-oz can cannellini beans, drained
cheese, sour cream and green onion (optional)

instructions:

in a large pot saute onion and garlic in olive oil until the onions are translucent.

add green pepper, tomatoes, water and spices. stir well. adjust to medium heat until simmering.

once simmering, reduce heat to low for 60 minutes or until it has reached the consistency you prefer, stirring occasionally.

garnish with cheese, sour cream and green onion.

phone menu lolz

t0astbandit — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:57:18 +0000

bored and looking for some random entertainment?

call the toll-free nestle crunch number: 1-800-295-0051
when asked to choose a english or spanish, do not make a selection. just wait.
after a few seconds of silence you’ll get to the amusing part

chocolate peanutbutter no bake cookies

t0astbandit — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:17:23 +0000

ingredients:
1 3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1/2 c. butter
4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 c. peanut butter (i prefer smooth)
3 c. quick-cooking oats (very important, only use quick oats!)
1 tsp vanilla extract

directions:
whisk sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa in a medium sauce pan until well combined.

bring to a rolling boil.

cook for 1 1/2 minutes. don’t start timing until the goo is boiling

remove from heat then stir in peanut butter, oats, and vanilla until well coated.

drop tablespoon-size blobs onto wax paper or foil. they start to harden rather quickly so have the wax paper ready ahead of time.

cool until hardened before covering. stack between waxed paper or parchment for storage.

adam’s jerk burritos

t0astbandit — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:44:06 +0000

delicious burritos!

ingredients
1 can refried black beans
1 can tomatoes with chilies
1 small can pineapple tid-bits (chunks are ok too, but i suggest cutting them in half)
1 c. shredded cheese (cheddar, ‘mexican’ variety)
1 c. frozen corn, prepared
3 tbsp. jerk seasoning (i haven’t been able to find jerk seasoning lately, so there’s a recipe below)
2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
4 – 6 burrito sized tortillas

directions:
warm a skillet to medium heat.

mix everything together (except tortillas). then roll into 4 – 6 burritos.

place the burritos on skillet for a few minutes on each side to grill.

jerk seasoning:

ingredients
1 tbsp onion flakes
2 tsp ground thyme
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp dried chives
2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

directions:
mix well, store in empty spice bottle or jar.

sad boots :(

t0astbandit — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:15:51 +0000

i love my boots, but they’re broken AGAIN. this is the second pair of new rock boots i’ve had do the same thing. the soles crack all the way across the sole if they didn’t cost nearly $300 it wouldn’t be such a big deal, but man…i really don’t want to buy from them again, but i can’t find any other boots i like as much. when i contacted new rock when the first pair died, they basically said i was shit out of luck. i emailed them about the second pair, but this time no response after a week or more. the rubber has become brittle, in the picture other smaller cracks can be seen as well. i would honestly be happy if they would just send me some new soles…at least then i could have them repaired. broken boots make the baby jesus cry.

on a positive note, the first pair of new rocks i had lasted 3 or 4 years, so maybe it’s just a problem with newer ones.

perhaps telling the internets will get their attention.

peanut butter cookies

t0astbandit — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:56:13 +0000

i made these cookies last night since the city was basically closed because of snow. it was only about a foot, but people here act as if it never snows. what a bunch of weenies! we tried to go out but had to reroute because of a bus which appeared to have hit a parked car and couldn’t get up the hill. then we encountered a trolly, stuck in an intersection. we called it quits and came back home.

ingredients:
1 c. butter
1 c. brown sugar
1 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. peanut butter (i prefer crunchy)
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp baking soda

directions:
preheat oven to 350°F

cream together butter and sugars.

add eggs and vanilla, then beat.

mix in peanut butter

in a separate bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda. then add to the other mixture and combine thoroughly.

place dough in refrigerator for about 15 minutes or until ready to bake.

on a plate or in a bowl, pour some sugar. make the dough into approximately 1 inch balls. roll in sugar, then place on cookie sheet. flatten slightly with a fork.

bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

deals!

t0astbandit — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:38:31 +0000

thought i’d share these some are only for the weekend, but some last all week. yay coupon codes!

victoria’s secret deals for today and tomorrow.
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free 2nd day express shipping on orders over $75
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restaurant.com
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code: SANTA

barnes & noble
20% off online orders
code: A4A3X9C

borders
30% off an item, good through monday
code: BSL7022B

eddie bauer
free shipping on orders over $100
code: EBHOLIDAY
there’s also %25 off everything in stores

threadless still has $10 tees and shipping deals on orders over $200
US: $10 2nd Day Air
International: $7 off international expedited shipping