Computer down. Replacement on the way. Too many appointments to get to everything. Will catch up soon.  Yesterday was National Pancake Day. I hope you celebrated.  RIP, Rev. Jesse Jackson. Support NPR  and PBS. They are more important than ever.   How many more days?  1,066.   

Wild Cooking Woman  2/18/26

 

Lemon Butter Chicken Breasts

Ingredients
6 medium boneless skinless chicken breast halves (11/2 lb.)
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning
⅓ cup butter  
2 lemons, sliced
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
Hot cooked rice or pilaf (optional)

Directions
Step 1: Prep Chicken – Place each chicken breast half between two pieces of plastic wrap. Pound lightly into a rectangle about1/4 to 1/8 inch thick. Remove plastic wrap. In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt. and lemon pepper. Coat chicken breasts with flour mixture.

Step 2: Cook and Serve – In a 12-inch skillet cook the chicken breasts in the hot butter, half at a time, over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes on each side or until brown and no longer pink. Remove chicken from skillet. Add lemon slices to skillet; cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until lightly browned, turning once. Return all of the chicken to the skillet, overlapping chicken breasts slightly. Drizzle lemon juice overthe chicken breasts. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more or until pan juices are slightly reduced. Serve
chicken, lemon slices, and pan juices over hot cooked rice or pilaf, if desired. Makes 6 servings.

Note: This recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens and is a bit different from Ina Garten’s. Use hers if you like garlic, and BHG’s version if you don’t.

 

 

 

According to Time.com, the current president’s support among young people has cratered over the last year, according to several recent polls—the drop among young men has been particularly stark. 

 

 

A recall is underway for peanut butter sold in 40 states, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 

 

In the 1950s, the idea that the ocean floor was not flat was radical.  Tharp’s hand-drawn maps eventually revealed that the ocean floor was covered in canyons, ridges, and mountains, which suggested that pieces of the Earth had moved.  At first, her findings were dismissed as girl talk. Tharp eventually received recognition. In 1978, the National Geographic Society awarded Tharp and Heezen (posthumously) the highly prestigious Hubbard Medal. And, in 1997, the Library of Congress named her one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century. (more)

 

 

According to The New Yorker, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests. 

 

This month, the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to offer teachers a copy of American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation. The works encompass autobiography, fiction, children’s literature, poetry, and oratory written by well-known and unrecognized figures in American history, from a petition by four Mennonites in 1688 to the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865.  This offer is LIMITED TO 5000 copies and will only remain open while supplies last.   Visit this page to claim this month’s offer.

 

 

 

What should you do about diabetic peripheral neuropathy? I’m no doctor and not giving medical advice, but these common-sense suggestions work for me. 

 

 

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died yesterday at age 84 after battling progressive supranuclear palsy(PSP), his family announced.  PSP is a rare neurodegenerative disease similar to Parkinson’s that affects an estimated five people per 100,000 worldwide. (more)

 

 

Ramadan begins today in Saudi Arabia, with many other Muslim-majority countries following the kingdom’s lead; nearly 2 billion Muslims begin the month of fasting after sighting the crescent moon (More)  Here are 26 nourishing iftar dishes to break the fast this Ramadan. 

 

 

 

 

Super Bowl Sunday. 42F outside. Snacks inside. Support NPR  and PBS.  One of the great joys of my life has been teaching history. Resources below for learning more about our nation.  We really need to know more history and geography. What bothers me is how many people don’t know, and don’t care that they don’t know. Ignorance may be bliss for some, but it sent us into a new Dark Age.  We neeed a chart showing how many times each person in the current federal administration appears in the Epstein files. Ben Bradlee  and Katharine Graham are rolling over in their graves.  How many more days? 1,076. 

Wild Cooking Woman  2/8/25

 

 

Here are a few resources for teaching or learning accurately about American history:

• Zinn Education Project  
• Word in Black
• OER Commons
• C-Span Classroom
• PBS Learning Media
• Crash Course   (YouTube videos)
• Library of Congress: American Memory
• Digital Inquiry Group  
• Smithsonian National Museum of American History
• Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
• OpenStax – US History

 

 

 

 

A long-time friend reminded me of Barbara Neely’s Blanche White books yesterday. Here they are, in order. I highly recommend them.

1 Blanche on the Lam    1992
2 Blanche Among the Talented Tenth    1994
3 Blanche Cleans Up    1998
4 Blanche Passes Go   2000

Barbara Neely is a highly acclaimed author best known for her mystery and thriller novels. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Anthony Award in 1993, the Agatha Award in 1992, and the Macavity Award in 1993. Neely’s debut novel, “Blanche on the Lam,” which introduced the world to her heroine Blanche White, won three of the four major mystery awards. (more)

 

On My Reading Table (or about to be)

• The Harvey Girl – Dana Stabenow
• The Last Mandarin: A Novel – Louise Penny & Melissa Fung
• Stolen in Death – J D Robb
• Dog Show: Poems – Billy Collins
• The Goblin in the Sink Drain – Hailey Edwards
• When No One is Watching – Alyssa Cole
• A Glimmer of Death – Laurell K Hamilton
• Murder in the Trembling Lands – Barbara Hambly

 

This is from An Elegy for My Washington Post by Carlos Lozado.

The Seven Principles for the Conduct of a Newspaper

 

 

 

 

Read the full transcript here: 

 

 

Key Dates for the 2025 Tax Year (Filed in 2026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you have someone in your life who lives alone or far away?  Are you going on vacation because you need a break from caregiving? (yes) Here are some free ways to help check on them while you’re away:

• https://buddyhelp.org/     Offers free emotional support through volunteer listeners and also provides access to professional online therapy.
• https://www.snugsafe.com/    A free app that sends daily check-in reminders. If you don’t respond, your emergency contacts are notified.
• https://checkinbee.com/     Sends daily text messages asking for a simple reply. If no response, designated contacts are notified.