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Chicken Thighs Chicken Thighs, de-boned, skinless, 725 grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil, one teaspoon Chicken Broth, low sodium, one cup Onion, medium, sliced, one quarter cup Cherries, pitted, chopped, one quarter cup, cooked in orange juice with cardamom and cloves (to taste) and then strained. 1. Cook chicken in large skillet in the oil over medium high heat--about two minutes per side. 2. Add broth to the pan. Simmer. Stir. 3. Add onions and cherries. 4. Cover and cook until a proper reduction for about 14 minutes. In Sydney Australia, looks like the thighs have it.

From Stewart: HEY FOLKS! just wanted to let you know i'm coming to CA to play some shows!! so looking forward and i hope to see your smiling faces. here are the details: THURSDAY AUG 5 The Hotel Utah Saloon - San Fransisco CA 8pm legendary songwriter series with Heather Combs and more! SATURDAY AUG 7 House Concert - Los Angeles CA 7pm rsvp to (sethcutler@mac.com) special guest Drew Broadrick TUESDAY AUG 10 Bar Lubitsch - West Hollywood CA 8pm cool, vibey, intimate setting - co-bill with Drew Broadrick showcasing some new material and excited to be joining forces with my super talented friend drew...would love/appreciate your support! s t e w a r t l e w i s singer songwriter stewartlewis.com To experience Stewart in person is to see a truly beautiful man in every sense of the word!

And the word comes from Bill Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least: Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee,--and then my state (Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth) sings hymns at heaven's gate; For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings That then I scorn to change my state with kings'. We are fond here of returning to the land of OZ from time to time. We are nothing else if not obsessive. After all Tom Fontana's prison had an awful lot to show and tell. Now that [Matt Walton] Elijah Clark's crimes have been revealed on One Life to ...

Matt Cameron is the musician behind eating alone, a Brooklyn-based experimental electro-acoustic band. The newest release from eating alone is 'the long haul,' which goes on sale on Wednesday, july 21, 2010. Below is an exclusive Column of Life Q&A with Cameron who shares insight into his talent, new album and sharing the music. You play guitar, bass, ukulele and keyboards. What was the first instrument you learned and what inspired you to get started? Ihe first instrument I started playing was bass. When I was 13 or 14 I really got into Led Zeppelin and really appreciated what bass palyer John Paul Jones brought to the group. He was playing an instrument that is typically in the background but he just made it shine and really drove their whole sound -- I wanted to be that guy. I wanted to be the person who was driving the whole show but in a subtle manner -- like there's room for everyone but there's definitely a leader. Plus I really loved how people cheer...