Kathy Van Riper Book Information

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Justin Wangler's Recipe mentioned on the show!

Black-eyed Peas and Collard Greens
A simple one pot recipe is an easy way to start your new years day.

Recipe by Chef Justin Wangler
Kendall-Jackson


Serves 8

1 lb. black-eyed peas, dried
6 oz. bacon, diced
1 large yellow onion, diced
1 Ham Hock
3½ C. low-sodium chicken broth
4 C. water
1 bay leaf
4 sprigs thyme
¼ tsp. red pepper flakes
2T salt
1 bunch Collards, washed, stems removed and sliced into 1inch strips.

Pick through beans and remove any pebbles. Rinse thoroughly. Soak beans in
6 cups cold water overnight. In a large heavy bottomed pot over medium heat,
add olive oil and bacon and cook for 2 minutes. Add onions and cook until
tender and translucent. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil,
reduce to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes. Add collards and continue
to cook for about another 30 minutes or until beans become tender. Adjust
seasoning and serve with rice.

The Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2009 by Will Durst

THE TOP TEN COMEDIC NEWS STORIES OF 2009 Okay. Here’s the deal: the Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2009 are not to be confused with the Top Ten Legitimate News Stories of 2009. They are as different as night and day. Fire and frogs. Popeye’s chicken and ballet fundraisers. High rise condo balconies and balsa wood furniture. Southern Baptist 4th of July church picnics and snow tires. There were all sorts of heavy- duty stories that impacted the country and the planet. Can’t think of any right now, but trust me, there was a bunch. Rather, the Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2009 are the accounts that provoked a slow shake of the head and a soft chuckle without having to bear a moral weight larger than Manitoba owing to the extreme unfunny nature of the death, destruction and gruesomeness inherent in the legitimate news. So here is the flip side, the stories from 09 most filled with mirthing possibilities. 10. Governor Mark Sanford (R- SC) and Senator John Ensign (R- Nev) both found to have a bit of a problem in the monogamy department. The GOP breathes a sigh of relief that at least they were caught with women. 9. Beer Summit. Resolution sounded like the set up for a joke. A professor, a cop and a president walk into a bar. Because as we all know, beer fixes racism. 8. Swine Flu. To keep from defaming our proud American factory pig farms, government attempts to change name to SOIV: Swine Originated Influenza Virus. Fails to catch on. 7. Supreme Court Justice Sonja Sotomayor. For David Souter’s replacement, the President chooses a Catholic diabetic woman from the South Bronx of Puerto Rican descent. Apparently that search for the albino midget lesbian unwed Bangladeshi mother with a bum leg and lycanthropy fell just a bit short. 6. Cash for Clunkers. Upon first hearing about the program, many thought it was about raising the per diem for the Senate. Or a recurring entry on a lobbyist’s expense report. 5. Nobel Peace Prize. The outcry from the right made you think the President had been caught naked under a goat at a Junkie Hookers for Satan Convention. Glenn Beck so outraged, it’s a miracle he didn’t pull a Kanye West, rush the award ceremonies and yell how Dick Cheney deserved it more. 4. Tiger Woods. Fall from Mt. Olympus is steep and loud. Maybe Nike will give Elin an endorsement deal. Who wouldn’t want to buy the clubs that beat Tiger? The two have given a whole new meaning to: “Just do it.” 3. Somali Pirates. Who knew piracy was a 21st century career track? What’s next: scurvy? 2. Sarah Palin. Alaska deserves decisive leadership, which is why she proved she’s not a quitter by resigning. More Sarah Logic we city folk just don’t understand. Then she writes a book that sells almost a million copies to non- readers. Queen of the Illiterati. 1. Teabaggers and Health Care Rioters. Easy to understand why these folks are so leery of public health care when you realize how obviously they’ve been failed by our public education system. San Francisco based political comic, Will Durst, writes sometimes, this being a sterling example, and expects 2010 to provide him with even richer grist. Catch Durst in stand- up mode at the 17th Annual Big Fat Year End Kiss Off Comedy Show. Dec. 26- 31. 6 cities. 6 days. 7 comics. 2,347 laughs. willdurst.com.

Mayflower Trailer!

Stephan Pastis!

This afternoon on The Drive - the great Stephan Pastis, the creator of the comic strip Pearls Before Swine returns to the show to discuss a variety of topics, including his most recent trip to the Middle East (seen above sitting in Saddam's throne....).

Call-in and ask Stephan anything (we mean it) - 877-636-1350 or 707-636-1350 locally. Also, don't miss Stephan this weekend at the Schulz Museum - Advance reservations required. Cost is $32 for members; $40 for non-members. Call (707) 284-1263 for reservations.

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