Month: March 2008

End all wars: Poem to America

A war free from government: arms trafficking, arms manufacturing, abusing power and position. No, you're not America if you use your toys to enrich your friends, driving up their stock. You're not America to use your money put your soldiers unprepared, at harm's way. I want my money to go to education and health care. End it! End the insanity that tells anyone anything good comes out of violence, and the conflicts in the Middle East. End the petty wars and the seemingly necessary ones too. Use your energy on something constructive. Show me you can function in peace. Show me you have…

Easter-time Dominican recipes

While Americans hunt for eggs filled with candy at Easter, Dominicans are scouting their neighborhood for whomever is making their favorite Easter-time dessert, all Lenten season. Habichuelas con dulce is one of two very popular Easter-time Dominican recipes that use beans or corn, and a combination of evaporated and condensed milk, sweet potatoes and sugar. You are in for a treat with the following habichuelas con dulce recipe. If you're looking to make maíz con dulce or chacá, click here. Source: Dominican Cooking Habichuelas con Dulce is one of Dominican Republic's most cherished traditions. It is prepared for Easter…