Archive for March, 2010

Sunday Dinner

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Lamb Stew with fresh mint and rosemary…..

I have been wanting Lamb a lot lately and finally got my wish. I had my butcher cube up a lamb shoulder and he did a wonderful job and only charged me $5.49 a pound so I was very happy.

I made it with Lamb Shoulder, Yukon Gold Potatoes, Baby Carrots, Pearl Onions, Peas, Garlic, Sea Salt, Crushed Pepper,Fresh Mint, Fresh Rosemary, Organic Chicken and Vegetable Broth.

We also had some awesome rolls with the stew.

Dessert yet to be determined lol.

Lamb is such a wonderful tasteing beast. If you are in the mood for something different and are tired of chicken or beef or pork….. give lamb a try but make sure you buy from a butcher if you can so you know it is more than likely fresh and not packaged with preservatives.

Bon Apetit
CB

Fresh Vegetables my family ate this week……

Friday, March 26th, 2010

asparagus (2x)

green pepper

onion

tomatoes

Lettuce

Mushrooms

Carrots

Celery

Water Chestnuts

Red Peppers

Cabbage

Broccoli

Green Onion

Snow Peas

Also this week my kids and wife FINALLY broke through and tried Shashimi (raw fish) and Roe (Fish eggs).

The best part of all of this is that everyone really truly enjoyed all the foods we had and we definately spent less on our food bill this week. Eating Fresh and Local is fun and exciting and I personally get inspired to cook more and better.

Bon Apetit

CB

Dear Evan Turner……

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Please come back for one more year. You and I both know with the talent we have coming back and the no 1 recruiting class next year that you guys could easily go undefeated and win a National Championship as well as another Big 10 Championship.

P.S. I heart you so much it is sickening.

Sincerely
CB

Vote for me in 2012

Friday, March 26th, 2010

I am hereby declaring my dream of running for President of the United States of America……

The Government in this country is sort of like a family of 5….. The Father (republicans) cares deeply for the first born child (rich)…. The Mother (Democrats) care deeply for the youngest child (poor)……. No one cares about the middle child (Middle Class). It is time for these 2 parties to stop having control over the country and take it back. So I am forming a new party called ” The Middle Class Party “. I want to represent the people of this country who aren’t represented by anyone. Vote for me in 2012 thanks

What rights am I given as an American……

Friday, March 26th, 2010

I have been pondering lately what I should expect as an American. I have given a lot of thought to this issue of rights vs. expectations.

So I wanted to share with the world my opinion. Let me start by saying I have been both poor and middle class in my lifetime. I know what it was like to stand in line for Govt. Cheese. I also know what it is like to go blow a whole lot of money on a vacation just because I could.

Having said that I think it is important to understand that in my opinion when this great country of ours was formed it was done so on the blood sweat and tears of some truly amazing people. They created this country to give people an opportunity in life to succeed and have the ABILITY to live the American dream.

We are all given the ability to reach this dream. Sure for some it is harder to achieve than others. Absolutely some are held down in a horrible situation. Some people fight and struggle their whole lives just to get ahead and some are born into a silver spoon life and dont have to try at all in life.

The fact is this we as Americans have basic rights but far too often people are demanding and expecting the Govt to step in and make it easier for them to reach the American dream.

There is no right to receive welfare or health care or bailouts or stimulus plans or any of the other things OUR govt is using to try and buy off people.

You all are given the right to liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness. No one is guarunteed to reach real happiness. The fact is people who expect the govt to take care of them and their needs wont find happiness in it. True happiness can only come from finding it and making it yourself.

I wish people would stop all these entitlement programs and I wish people didnt expect them as a right just for being an American.

I realize people need a helping hand on occasion as I know my family did. I also know I am greatful it was there. I am even more happy that my family worked hard to get off of them.

If our govt spent more time on meeting basic needs and stopped trying to buy votes and keep people in the situations they are in as a whole this great country would be much better off.

Sincerely
CB

Tonights Dinner

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Was brought to you by Mrs. Conservative Buckeye…….

Lettuce Wraps…… with Hydroponic Fresh Lettuce, Boneless Skinless chicken thighs, Fresh Mushrooms, Fresh Carrots, Onion, Celery, Water Chestnuts, Soy Sauce, Rice Wine Vinegar, Brown sugar, Kosher Salt and Crushed Black Pepper.

Needless to say this dinner was inspired by P.F. Chang. It was very delicious and the kids ate seconds. This dish is a wonderful way to sneak in foods that kids normally wont eat. The kids helped make dinner and chopped all the veggies using the famous SLAP CHOP.

I fully support eating these more often and enjoyed them immensely.

Bon Appetit

CB

Buckeye Women Bballers….

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Finished their extremely good season last night with a huge letdown. Losing an embarrasing game to Miss St. 87-67.

I am not sure why the women’s team year after year does so well in the regular season only to choke against teams they should beat easily. I hope they will use this loss as a stepping stone to another great year next year.

Focus ladies on one game at a time and have fun and I assure you will have continued success.

U.S. Census 2010 Completed…..

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

I just filled out my 2010 US census…..it took me 1 sec to write the number 4 and 3 secs to put it in the envelope. I dont know why they want all the other info but they wont be getting it from me.

Legally all you are required to do is list how many people live at the residence. The rest of the info is non sense and NOT important to anything to do with the US Govt. I do realize how important it is to send back the census and how it does help in important ways.

For an example:

It is predicted that New Orleans will lose about 300k residents on this census where as Provo, Utah will gain about 100k.

Why is this important?

New Orleans will lose 1-2 of their US REPS…… Provo will gain 1.

The same is true for Detroit and Cleveland and Youngstown….. they will all lose US reps.

While traditionally conservative areas will be gaining seats in the US house.

This is a wonderful aspect of the US CENSUS and probably the only good aspect.

Tonights Dinner

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

French Frittata with asparagus, green pepper, onion, tomatoes, bacon and sausage, Herbs de Provence, and farm fresh eggs.

Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Sea Salt, Crushed Black Pepper, Herbs de Provence, and Black Truffle Oil.

Dessert is a Strawberry and Almond milk smoothie.

Food is suppose to inspire you and make you happy if it doesn’t try something new and make it your own.

Bon Appetit

CB

My Political Manifesto……

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

This is just me shouting out to the world what I believe in and what I stand for in this little part of the world I call my home.

I am a CONSERVATIVE or maybe I am a REAGAN DEMOCRAT or possibly a TEA PARTY member I am not fully sure yet. I realize now having been politically active for 25 years of my 34 on this earth that truly now more than ever there is no one political group that represents me as a whole only certain parts of my beliefs.

I am 100% behind Smaller Government and Less taxes.

I am pro gun control…… to me gun control means I control my guns not you Uncle Samantha.

I am against abortion…… as a form of BIRTH CONTROL. In cases of rape, incest, and mothers health I can accept that as a neccesary abortion.

Stem Cell Research I have no problem with except that I think there are better ways to get the cells other than killing a possible life…… Donate your placenta blood ladies please.

States Rights are a MUST in my eyes. If I live in a state that doesnt want to be forced to govern the same way as another state I should be allowed to do that.

Gay Marriage….. this is a tough one for me as I dont really see the issue with it personally but my church does teach me to support traditional family so I do so. The best way in my mind to fix this issue is by one of two ways….. 1.)let states decide what they want to do about gay marriage. 2.) take marriage out of the GOVT period and let it be solely a church policy only.

Gays in the military…… I dont care what someone is if they want to serve my country and defend my life and freedoms then they have my full support.

Health Care is simple give every citizen the same health care as CONGRESS gets or stay the heck out of the insurance business.

Capitalism is what has made this country what it is today. When did it become a bad thing for companies of any type to make a profit? Stop with all this socialistic regulation of Private Companies NOW.

Illegal Immigration….. if I break the law I get prosecuted why not them too. Round up all illegal immigrants (that means you to illegal Canadiens) deport them all back home. Then set a Immigration policy that allows people to come here legally easier.

Borders and the military….. First, bring home all our troops from around the world and close down all those bases. Put all those troops on all borders and the ocean and defend THIS COUNTRY not the ones who don’t want us.

Foriegn Aide….. we give billions of dollars to nearly every country in the world. STOP THAT NOW. Give the money back to the people of the United States of America.

Environment ….. First off I love my earth and I am an avid hunter and fisher. I fully support doing everything ech of us can to save and protect her. Global Warming is a business nothing more and nothing less. I recycle and try to reduce my energy consumption. I dont litter and I support cleaning up the earth fully.

Death Penalty…… I use to be for it then I was against it. To me it seems like such a horrible thing to have to do. I feel bad for the people who have to execute a person and those who have to watch. It just seems like there has to be a better way to deal with these animals.

I am sure I will find more opinions of mine to share sooner or later. SO I will be updating this section as often as possible