Yes we can
What does politics have to do with food? Everything. For instance, our agricultural policy impacts international trade, food and nutrition assistance programs for the poor and elderly, environmental preservation, food safety, and the well-being of rural communities. The Farm Bill includes billions of dollars of subsidies that often go to huge mega-farms, not farmers. Here in Wisconsin we get to vote on Tuesday, if you live elsewhere and haven’t had your primary yet then check out this list to see when it’s your turn.
Vote in your state’s primary election:
- Tuesday, February 19: Hawaii, Wisconsin
- Tuesday, March 4: Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont
- Saturday, March 8: Wyoming
- Tuesday, March 11: Mississippi
- Tuesday, April 22: Pennsylvania
- Saturday, May 3: Guam
- Tuesday, May 6: Indiana, North Carolina
- Tuesday, May 13: West Virginia
- Tuesday, May 20: Kentucky, Oregon
- Tuesday, June 3: Montana, South Dakota
- Saturday, June 7: Puerto Rico
Check out Obama on the issues.
Check out the NY Times Election Guide 2008 for full coverage of the voting and issues.
Check out the Yes We Can video:
Here’s a double chocolate, pecan muffin that screams “yes we can” have chocolate for breakfast. Choose the chocolate for your audience…I made these specifically for Dexter so I used milk chocolate, but semisweet or bittersweet would be even more fabulous. They got rave reviews form everyone and they’re the perfect match for a cup of coffee.
Yes We Can Muffins
printer-friendly recipe
4 ounces milk chocolate
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
1 1/4 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 12 cup muffin tin or line it with paper muffin cups.
Melt the butter and the chocolate. Add the milk, egg, sugar, and vanilla. Stir to combine. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold the liquid and the dry ingredients together, add the pecans and gently, and minimally stir them in. Fill the muffin tin and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes and then remove the muffins from the pan.
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Thanks for this important reminder! Yes, and chocolate muffins are appropriate any time of day for me. Your photos are just begging for a big bite!
I’m glad you told me it’s alright to have chocolate for breakfast, as I sit here this morning eating chocolate and vanilla pudding…
YES WE CAN! Iowa did, now it is Wisconsin’s turn. Make us proud tomorrow. We will be watching the news, eagerly waiting for Obama’s victory speech.
Chocolate and pecans are one of my favorite combinations. The muffins look great.
I hope I’m not premature, as it’s just an hour after the polls closed, but I think it’s safe to say “Yes, we did!”
I’ll drink to that!
Hi! I, too, am in Madison and really enjoy reading your blog.
Curious about this muffin recipe… I may be missing something, but how many pecans do you use? Roasted or unroasted?
Thanks so much! Stay warm! ;)
Yes, you did! And amazingly he collected 50% of the white female vote and seriously undermined Clinton’s working class vote. Time to open a bottle of something.
JEP, you’re such a sweetie…thanks.
Brilynn, pudding is a perfect food…sugar, protein, and deliciousness!
Jamie, yes we did…and what a great speech he gave.
Barb, it was a great day…for once the cold and snow didn’t bug me.
Jill, welcome fellow Madisonian! Silly me…I forgot to put them in the ingredient list. I think I used 1 cup, not toasted. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Mike, what an excellent day! Cheers to you.
Those muffins look amazing. Incidentally, the Wyoming primary is in August the Democratic caucuses are what takes place on March 8.