Potluck recipe - Spicy Chickpea Potato Stew

Mike asked about recipes from the dishes at the New Years Day Potluck.  Here's the recipe for the Spicy Chickpea Potato stew we brought.  Clipped out of the Chicago Tribune (I think) many years ago.

Zucchini chocolate cake recipe

Here's the recipe for the birthday cake we had last night, by popular request. I clipped it out of some newspaper many years ago, sorry I don't have proper attribution. If you google "zucchini chocolate cake", you can find many variations. Click on the recipe to see it larger.

New Years Playlist, Potluck Recipes, Lost+Found

One nice thing about playing the music from the computer is that it's easy to save the program as a playlist, and Jay wrote a little script to extract the names in plain text format -- attached below is the program of dances from the New Years Day party.

The spicy lentil-potato-filled tortilla roll-ups were based on the filling from this samosa recipe, except that instead of fussing with making the dough and baking or frying, I just spread the cooked filling on store-bought flour tortillas, rolled them up, chilled and sliced them. And I used mixed vegetables instead of peas, because I don't like peas. If anybody else was asked about their recipes and would like to share, you can add it to this post as a comment, if you'd like. Remember, you're welcome to comment on this or any other post in the blog. Or e-mail us if you have something interesting to share, and I can add it to the blog, if you don't want to mess with it yourself. I can't post PDF or MSword files, but plain text or HTML or URL links or .JPG images are all fine.

In the lost+found department, somebody left behind something that I'm surprised they haven't asked about yet - if you were there and check your belongings and find something missing, we'll have it there to be claimed on Friday. If you're not a Friday regular, please contact us to make arrangements to identify & retrieve the item.

Happy New Year!

------- Dance list from January 1, 2008 ---------

Lesnoto - Makedonsko Devojce
Pinosavka
Tzadik Katamar
Ais Giorgis
Bufcankso 1
Kendime
Karamfil
Oconomowoc 2006\Lalica
Dospatsko Horo 1
Seta
Lemonia
Ma Navu
Mori Shej, Sabina
Hora Fetelor
Makedonio
Dos Amantes
Moj Maro, Moj Marine
Sestorka
Vodeno Horo
Kjustendilska Racenica - Snosti Si Rada Pristana
June Camp 2006\Hasovska Lesa
Gori More
Macarena
Keshenavo
Jensen's Hambo
Moja Diridika
Zemer Atik
Svekrvino
Triti Puti 1
Oconomowoc 2007\Rododachtilos
Sapri Tama
Popovicanka
Pata Pata
Jeftanovicevo Kolo
Dalakopa + Alix Cordray\Linerender - Skepparshottis
Skip - Down at the Twist and Shout
Orijent 1
Lesnoto - NAMA Medley
Carnavalito
Sadi Moma
Raca
Yuliyan Yordanov - Spring Festival - Chicago 2006\_ 09_Pirinsko Shirto
New York New York
Nevesto Carvan Trendafil
Oconomowoc 2007\Above the Rainbow
Syrtos - Tin Agape - RPO
June Camp 2006\Ramno Velesko
Rustemul
Get Back to the Country
Paraliakos
Dobrudzanska Reka 1
Louisiana Saturday Night
Godecki Cacak
Hora Miresi
Capkan Dimco
June Camp 2006\Ciganko
Cobankat
Saint John River
Russian Round Dance
Cocek - Lasmagi Djasmagi
Lepa Moja Milena
Krici Krici Ticek
Moonlight Swing - Whose Bed Have Your Boots...
Haroa Haktena
Ashrei Hayish
Deninka - Ordan Seti Na Kulata
Fatise Kolo
Sonia Dion + Cristian Florescu\Hora de la Soroca
Ivanice
Hora Or
Passu Torrau
Hole in the Wall
Hora de la Cimpie
Kasapsko
Joc de Leagane
Never on Sunday
Osman Aga
Trgnala Rumjana 2