Wacky Mommy sends love and support from Portland, Ore., to Crawford, Texas, where Wacky Mommy Cindy Sheehan is camped out with her crew, hoping to meet with George W. Bush and say what a lot of wacky mommies and daddies around the world are saying, “End the war in Iraq right now.”

Her son, Casey Sheehan, was killed in Iraq in April, right before his 25th birthday. She started Gold Star Families for Peace in response.

Find out more at Meet with Cindy and Casey’s Peace Page.

Peace and love now, not later.

WM

“You! What PLANET is this!”
— McCoy, “The City on the Edge of Forever”, stardate 3134.0

Last night my Wacky Friend A and I went to the zoo to see Ozotmatli (sp?), crazy Red Hot Chili Peppers sounding band from L.A. — kinda Tower of Power, with the horns and all, and Los Lonely Boys, to whom i pledge my undying adoration.

V. good show, nice warm night, under the moon and the stars. Huge crowd. Best show i’ve ever seen at the zoo, and A agrees.

WM

Well. Job interview went superfine, but no offer… yet…

Keeping fingers crossed. Here’s another recipe.

Signed,

An Unusually Quiet WM

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Here’s a nice one for hot days — Asian Noodle Salad. In the winter I serve it with black bean soup and cornbread. In the summer, a loaf of bread will do.

Enjoy!

WM

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“Marriage: a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters written in prose.”

— Beverly Nichols, author

okay, Wacky Mommy is in full, complete TOTAL FREAK-OUT MODE NOW! WTF? Oh. My. God…. Can’t write, can’t concentrate, can’t even manage to vacuum my g.d. office, much less work on the much-needed second draft of The Novel, because…

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You heard of “elimination communication?” It’s raising babies without diapers, aka “nappies” in the U.K.

Wacky Mommy is in favor of diapering. Bring on the Huggies…

Sweet jeebus, help us all. Not all progress is bad. More later…

WM

Quote of the day:

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writers’ workshop was great. now i need a cuppa coffee.

WM

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Have a great week — I’m off to a writers’ workshop. Can you dig it?

WM

SALLY TOMATO MARINARA SAUCE
For all those tomatoes you’ll soon be running into…

Saute in olive oil and safflower oil:
2-3 onions
2-3 bulbs garlic

Carmelize a little.

Add:
2 stalks celery
1-2 bell peppers (green, red, yellow or combination)
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried basil
salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste

Saute until peppers are soft. Add six big cans of tomatoes (drain most of the liquid off), or fresh, if available. (I sometimes use half fresh, half canned.) Cook at least two hours, stirring to prevent burning. Add two bunches of fresh basil, chopped, and one bunch fresh oregano, chopped. Blend with hand blender. Serve with pasta or use as pizza sauce

We try to have at least six containers of this in the freezer at all times. Microwave it, cook up some pasta, steam a veg, broil some garlic cheese bread — voila! You’re a gourmet.

This one is from Wacky Sister — it’s our new favorite potluck dish.

WM

COWBOY CAVIAR

1 can (15 oz) black-eyed peas, drained
1 can (11 oz) White Shoepeg Corn, drained (or substitute any white corn)
1/2 cup chopped tomato
2/3 cup chopped cilantro
2/3 cup chopped green onions
2 avocadoes, peeled and diced

Dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 – 1 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste

Combine dressing and mix into the first five ingredients above; add avocado.

Serve with tortilla chips.