2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 pound) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated [white] sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLE TROLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup chopped nuts

Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large mixer bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

For high altitude baking (>5,200 feet): increase flour to 2 1/2 cups; add 2 teaspoons water with flour; reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake at 375 degrees.

Except I think it's troll house Kookies

is that people in the military know why Webb quite

Proud of yourself for slurring a genuine hero?

Proud of supporting a guy who had a noose in his office?

since he's from Cali, they probably eat it all the time.

California Rock Crab Spring Rolls with Plum Dipping Sauce

3/4 cup cooked California rock crab meat, flaked
1/2 cup cabbage, minced
1/3 cup cooked green beans, chopped
1/3 cup raw bean sprouts, chopped
2 tablespoons canned bamboo shoots, chopped
1 to 2 teaspoons pickled ginger, minced
1 tablespoon green onion, chopped
2 tablespoons grated carrot
1 to 2 teaspoons cilantro, chopped
spring roll, Lumpia*; wrappers
plum dipping sauce

In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and mix well. Put 3 tablespoons of filling on front section of the spring roll wrapper. Form the filling into approximately a 3 inch by 1 1/2 inch mound. Fold one end of the wrapper over the filling. Next, fold the 2 sides toward the middle, then roll the wrapper up and place seam side down on a platter. At this point, the spring rolls may be sliced in half and served on a garnished plate with the dipping sauce, or they may be left whole and fried in hot oil. Makes 7 spring rolls.

Plum Dipping Sauce

2 tablespoons plum jelly
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 teaspoon rice vinegar

Combine ingredients and gently heat until jelly is melted. Serve warm. Makes approximately 1/4 cup.

Nutrition (per serving): Calories 72; Protein 5 gm; Carbo. 11 gm; Fat 0.3 gm; Cholesterol 14 mg; Sodium 138 mg

* Lumpia Tip: Lumpia may be found in the frozen food section of Asian food stores and in a few supermarkets. Rice paper wrappers may also be used, although sometimes they are more difficult to handle. Wonton wrappers may be substituted, but these must be cooked as they are a noodle.

Throw on your cowboy boots, dress the table with a confederate flag, and enjoy!  Unless you aren't a racist pjony, like George Allen.  Then just eat em, bc they are good.

I prefer chianti; I like to chew my wine.  They would also be quite a bit more than $1.

I started cooking at 12 for the family, my mom had 2 jobs and dad worked in a factory for 10 hours a day; my brother and sister and I (I am the oldest) were latchkey kids.

My best recipe is portabello mushroom and roasted red pepper with both ground beef and italian sausage lasagna.

But I don't give out that recipe.
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Great, now I want a glass of wine and some lasagna.

I'd have to up my bid to $100 because the Silver Oak would easily run $75.  But, don't tell my hunting buddies that I've been known to enjoy good wine from time to time.

Deal?

that I enjoy PBR once in a while, and you've got a deal.

you've got to add a little salt on the top of the can.

I learned that one in Floyd County.  BTW, I attend the NASCAR Nextel Cup Race in Richmond on Sat. night.

George Allen gave a speech to vigorous applause in front of 100,000 plus people.

I didn't see any Jim Webb signs or literature anywhere.

Where were you?

We kicked ass.

Every outstanding cook I know (five or six I can think of) makes a point of saying how inadequate they are, and how they're really not that good. 

In other words, they're appropriately modest... usually because it takes a fair amount of knowledge in virtually anything before you realize how much there is to know, and how many people out there are probably a lot better than you are.  I find the same thing in playing chess -- guys who claim they're great, I can whip them in a few minutes every time.

My sister-in-law, on the other hand, goes out of her way to tell everyone how fabulous she is in the kitchen.  Needless to say, her cooking is sub-par (and that's putting it nicely).

(it's comforting to know that little miss "quite the cook" won't be inviting me over for dinner anytime soon.)

If not, I can understand your comments.

Um, yeah right.

This is the only thing Allen has, The Reagan ad.. and a 27 year old article.

OF COURSE he's going to use it time and time again. Why? Because Allen's campaign is scared.

They had to retract from being "positive" because they don't really have a positive vision.

If you think it's over then your about as stupid as Allen.

The ad was a pack of lies.'

JIM WEBB served in the Reagan Administration not for "10 months" like DICKWAD likes to claim but 4 YEARS. IT's called math assholes.

They are totally distorting Jim Webb's record.

Ha.. I am rolling in laughter.

Why, they have no idea what they are getting into.

Jim Webb's going to respond and it's going to make repubs and trolls cry

Your is possessive (e.g., "Your mom needs to fumigate the basement, I.Pothole").

You're is a contraction of you are (e.g., "You're quite the little eating champion, i.Potbelly")

Something like "Your retarded, i.porky" would just be wrong. Funny, but wrong. They actually have t-shirts with that on it, which I find funny, but politically incorrect. I better stop now before I get into real trouble.

You should talk.

Doc,
I'll bet you my cocker spaniel dog for something of worth that Jim Webb's negatives substantial increase within a week's time.

What do ya say?

Is that it shows how little attention and readership the right wing blogs get (oh, sorry, this is actually a fact), so you guys post a diary here to get attention.

I actually like the post and your comments Roger. I don't agree with most of them, but at least you're not I.Dorkus, who rarely makes sense and I envision him as a cackling teen in mom's basement. Sorry, I mean 30 something in mom's basement.

Now, these ads, back and forth are just hilarious. Webb fires a Ron Reagan, Allen shoots back with a Nancy, VV fires an AK 47, Allen will do what next? I'm hoping we get to a Willie Horton level real soon.

Will Allen's ad hurt Webb? Sure, with some people. Will Webb's ad help Webb? Sure, with some people. I know both of the people it will. Will the VV ad hurt Allen? Sure with some people, and I know some of them too. It really is a shrinking pool of percentage points they are each fighting over at this point, so all the negative or positive ads in the world are not going to swing things like we saw the big Macaca swing things four weeks ago.

The upcoming debates will, I think, have a much bigger impact. I can't wait to see those, but I'm not going to blindly predict a "winner" or whatever. I'm just looking forward to them. I mean, Kerry cleaned Bush's clock in each debate and look what happened there.

in the same way that right wing talk radio gets more attention.

But, I think in the case of left bank blogs, people check them out to see how outrageous some of them truly are.

In my own situation, I like right behind enemy lines and cause a little ruckus.  If I can keep the discouse civil, I'll do so.  But, I'm not averse to mixing it up either.

So, in the tradition of Mosby's Raiders or Wendell Fertig and his men left behind in the Phillipines, I like to raid the enemy's camp once in awhile.

I haven't posted here much for a month because I have been recovering from major hip surgery. However, I'm actually getting a kick out of this race.

The Allen ads will impact Webb greatly because Webb is unknown in Virginia.

Additionally, the revelations regarding the Academy women will somewhat negate whatever gains Webb received from the macaca incident.

The debates won't mean much unless one of the candidates makes a major gaffe.

For whatever reason, the Webb folks seemed hellbent on pushing the envelope with respect to the Reagan ad.  I greatly believe this will ultimately the critical factor in the race because it will underscore that Webb has some character flaws.

For better or worse, people know Allen.  The same can't be said of Jim Webb.  Months ago, I had a conversation with a Webb official.  I asked him what Webb's name ID was.

He commented that "he is universally known."  I laughed and pissed him off.  But, as the polls indicated then and still do now, Webb is not well known.

For this reason, the Reagan rebuttal ad will be the decisive factor in the race.

That sounds an aweful lot like the 101st keyboardist lines, and I despise those folks. Talk about character flaws.

Combat is combat. This is a blog where people exchange news, views, jokes and stupidity in no particular order. What Jimmy Webb is doing in Iraq right now is combat, please don't confuse that with what you do.

I am not partisan about this issue. I also despise the chickenhawk stance the New Republic has taken on the war and the way that they liken their writing to "fighting it out" on the Internet or in print. Sickening wherever it happens and from whomever.

the point is that in politics, litigation, or sports, victory usually goes to the one who has the initiative.

A wise football coach once said, "Success is when preparation meets execution."

it sure looks like to me you do.

Maybe I should have left it at - you crave the attention you get on left blogs- over 20 posts in hours.

Read the Mike Shear analysis.

It's just that they're here thinking they will actually demoralize the Democratic blogosphere.

HA!

I encourage it.  At least they're not out campaigning like we do when we step away from the keyboard.  They're clearly here at all hours!

For Allen.

Screechy voice decries Webb's service in the Reagan administration.  Playing fast and loose with the record.

Equals Allen looks soft, dishonest, and whiny.  The ad accurately describes the current GOP.

Great work Scott Howell, Chris LaCivita, and Dick Wadhams!

If you had actually read any of Webb's books, you might notice that Born Fighting is non-fiction-so Allen's ad is wrong.

why is he running negatives?  Tch, tch....so sad.