LINGUINI WITH CLAMS, Aromatics and Cream

Marlith, Wikipedia,

Recipe serves four

• 3 lbs. fresh clams, be sure all shells are tightly shut
• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
• 2-3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 1 medium white onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons of fresh, lightly salted butter
• 2 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup of Organic Valley Cream, it's gluten-free
• 1 fresh lemon, juiced
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 16 oz. quinoa linguini, which is 1 1/3 packages

Wash clams well under running water. In a large saucepan, put the clams, white wine, bay leaf, and crushed garlic. Turn the heat on high, cover the pan, and cook for eight-to-ten minutes.  Steam the clams until they have been opened. Discard any clams that do not open. When the clams are cool enough to handle, remove them from their shells and reserve one cup of the clam liquid. Discard the bay leaf. Saute the aromatics (carrots, celery, onion) in the butter and olive oil in a large saute pan for two-to-three minutes. Add the cream and the clam juice and bring to a gentle simmer. Season with the black pepper and lemon juice.  Toss with cooked pasta which you have drained well and lightly rinsed.  Plate the pasta on a serving dish and sprinkle with parsley.

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NEGOTIATING: The Path of Java Jolt

Petr Kratochvil, Public Domain Pictures.net.

Starbucks says they are going to start putting religious quotes on cups. The very first one will say, 'Jesus! This cup is expensive!' Conan O'Brian

I stopped with a friend at a Starbuck's for a quick fix the other day. Her conversation with the young barista might sound familiar to you:


Friend: "I'll have a small coffee."
Barista: "You'll have a tall coffee."
Friend: "No. I just want a small coffee."
Barista: "Oh, yes. A tall coffee is a small coffee."
Friend: cross-eyed by now, "Ah, okay."
Barista: "Miss, will that be a decaf." (It was almost four in the afternoon.)
Friend: "No thank you! I just want a small, plain, caffeinated coffee."
Barista: "Okay, a tall, regular coffee."


Wow! I think it took me less time to negotiate the mortgage on my first house. And not to point a finger at Starbuck's, I believe it's a little like that almost anywhere these days. And that conversation didn't get into the challenges of flavored coffee drinks: "I'll have a small - no make that  a tall - decaf mocha with whipped cream - make that a nonfat, decaf mocha with whipped cream - no hold the whipped cream ... do you have soy? - I'll have a soy decaf mocha with whipped cream. Small. No! I mean tall. Make it iced. Oh, wait a minute. Is your soy gluten-free? I better not take a chance. I'll have a tall, iced nonfat mocha without whipped cream.Thanks! How much? An arm and a leg. Okay, and here's my right eye for a tip. Good job! Thank you." It's all a bit of a jolt: java included in the packaging.