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Uncle Earl’s Classic TV Channel was created by Earl Oliver in 2010. It has more than 10,000 classic movies and TV shows. It is free TV that you can watch from a web browser. It is well-organized and is easy to browse. A few of the categories are Feature Films with subcategories like Action Adventure, Westerns, Horror, Animation, Musical, Silent plus many more, Television Drama, (Alfred Hitchcock, Ben Casey and more), Comedy Shows, Musical & Variety, Game Shows, Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror, Mystery & Crime Drama, basically anything you could want in vintage screen is here. To view on tablets and other devices, watch in landscape mode.
https://www.solie.org/ClassicTV/
Kare-Kare sauce is Filipino in origin. It is made of peanut butter, annatto seed and a fermented shrimp paste called bagoong. There are powdered and jarred versions available now. The best is Fila Manila Kare-Kare which is on Amazon, 12 oz. for $10.99.
Fila Manila Kare-Kare contains date nectar and coconut vinegar. Other versions contain toasted rice. It is a thick savory sauce that is found in stews or melted into butter as a sauce. Kare-Kare is a specific rich stew, a kind of Southeast Asian curry made with the sauce and braised beef. It is not an overwhelming taste but has a delicious umami flavor.
Bon Appetit has these other uses for Kare-Kare sauce – spread it on grilled cheese, stir it into bucatini pasta or add a couple of tablespoons to rice or grits.
How delicious does this Seared Shrimp with Kare-Kare Butter look, from Bon Appetit!
Click here for recipe.
Two very resilient house plants:
ASE reader Frannie B. loves her ZZ plant. I had never heard of a ZZ plant before she recommended it. I now have a happy, healthy ZZ plant that is growing larger by the minute.It doesn’t get upset if it’s not watered on a strict schedule or if it’s in low light. I have mine in a bright spot and I’m rewarded by continual new shoots, but if you only have low light, it will do just fine.
Snake plant (also known as mother-in-law’s tongue) is happy in low or bright light. It only needs to be watered every couple of weeks in spring and summer and every four weeks in winter. It is a succulent with thick leaves. It produces new leaves year-round. It can grow from 6” to 8 feet.
Note: This plant is toxic to cats and dogs.
