Tomato Basil Soup
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
I Medium onion, finely diced
2 cans (15 ½ Ounce per can) petite diced tomatoes
1 bottle/can (46 ounces) Tomato Juice
4-6 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
2Tablespoons Vegetable Soup Base ( I use LB Jamison Soup Base)
¼ cup of finely chopped basil
1½ cup of heavy cream (or more to taste)
¼ to ½ cup of cream sherry (if desired)
Melt butter in heavy stock pot. Add diced onion and sauté until transparent ( you do not want it to brown) . Add tomatoes- juice and the juice. Stir in sugar and vegetable base. Simmer for 15 minutes or as long as desired. Just before serving add cream and basil (AND SHERRY IF DESIRED). Allow soup to reach boiling. Adjust the seasoning to your taste. You are ready to serve.
As written this is a vegetarian recipe. If you wish you may add chicken soup base instead for a tasty variation. If you like a smoother texture you can use crushed tomatoes or a mix of crushed and diced. You can also blend prior to serving if you wish. I did not add Sherry at the Wassail.
Served at Trinity Wassail 2017
I Medium onion, finely diced
2 cans (15 ½ Ounce per can) petite diced tomatoes
1 bottle/can (46 ounces) Tomato Juice
4-6 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
2Tablespoons Vegetable Soup Base ( I use LB Jamison Soup Base)
¼ cup of finely chopped basil
1½ cup of heavy cream (or more to taste)
¼ to ½ cup of cream sherry (if desired)
Melt butter in heavy stock pot. Add diced onion and sauté until transparent ( you do not want it to brown) . Add tomatoes- juice and the juice. Stir in sugar and vegetable base. Simmer for 15 minutes or as long as desired. Just before serving add cream and basil (AND SHERRY IF DESIRED). Allow soup to reach boiling. Adjust the seasoning to your taste. You are ready to serve.
As written this is a vegetarian recipe. If you wish you may add chicken soup base instead for a tasty variation. If you like a smoother texture you can use crushed tomatoes or a mix of crushed and diced. You can also blend prior to serving if you wish. I did not add Sherry at the Wassail.
Served at Trinity Wassail 2017
C. S. Lewis Original Recording - BBC
Lee Hamilton and Richard Lugar at USI
Lugar, Hamilton to discuss “Civility in American Politics” at USI
The University of Southern Indiana will present a moderated conversation with Senator Richard G. Lugar and Congressman Lee H. Hamilton at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 in Carter Hall in University Center West.
The event is being offered at no charge and is open to the public. Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event also will be live-streamed and can be viewed at USI.edu/live-stream.
A reception will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center.
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The University of Southern Indiana will present a moderated conversation with Senator Richard G. Lugar and Congressman Lee H. Hamilton at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 in Carter Hall in University Center West.
The event is being offered at no charge and is open to the public. Seating will be available on a first come, first served basis. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The event also will be live-streamed and can be viewed at USI.edu/live-stream.
A reception will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center.
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World War I
The Crimson Field | PBS
Website: http://www.pbs.org/program/crimson-field/
World War I by the Numbers
Poster - History Channel Infographic
World War I and Evansville - James B. Gresham
World War I Museum
ASSYRIAN SPHINXES
"Two Assyrian Sphinxes guard the south entrance of the Liberty Memorial. “Memory” faces east toward the battlefields of France, shielding its eyes from the horrors of war. “Future” faces west, shielding its eyes from an unknown future." -- National World War I Museum
"Two Assyrian Sphinxes guard the south entrance of the Liberty Memorial. “Memory” faces east toward the battlefields of France, shielding its eyes from the horrors of war. “Future” faces west, shielding its eyes from an unknown future." -- National World War I Museum
25th Anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope
HubbleSite.org
Hubble 25
NASA - Hubble
This year we celebrate 25 years with the Hubble Space Telescope. It was named after Edwin Hubble.
Hubble 25
NASA - Hubble
This year we celebrate 25 years with the Hubble Space Telescope. It was named after Edwin Hubble.
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
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The PBS Frontline program, From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians, explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity.
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Eusebius the Church History
Below is a link to the LibriVox recordings of Eusebius The Church History that are Public Domain in the USA.
EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA (263 - 339),
translated by Arthur Cushman MCGIFFERT (1861 - 1933)
https://librivox.org/eusebius-history-of-the-christian-church-tr-by-mcgiffert/
Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time, with special regard to the following points:
1. the successions of bishops in the principal sees
2. the history of Christian teachers
3. the history of heresies
4. the history of the Jews
5. the relations to the heathen
6. the martyrdoms. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA (263 - 339),
translated by Arthur Cushman MCGIFFERT (1861 - 1933)
https://librivox.org/eusebius-history-of-the-christian-church-tr-by-mcgiffert/
Eusebius presents the history of the Church from the apostles to his own time, with special regard to the following points:
1. the successions of bishops in the principal sees
2. the history of Christian teachers
3. the history of heresies
4. the history of the Jews
5. the relations to the heathen
6. the martyrdoms. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)
The Siege of Jerusalem
This Youtube video is part of the BBC production, Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire.
Site of Jesus' trial by Pontius Pilate may have been unearthed in Jerusalem
During our studies of Josephus the Essential Writings, one of our class members shared an interesting article from the ABA website.
Josephus - The Art
Michelangelo's David
Death of Absalom
Soloman and the Queen of Sheba
Tilglath pileser iii
Sargon II
Blake's Nebuchadnezzar
Death of Absalom
Soloman and the Queen of Sheba
Tilglath pileser iii
Sargon II
Blake's Nebuchadnezzar
A Christmas Memory - Truman Capote
The Roosevelts
"THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962." --PBS
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
TED Talks
Technology - Entertainment - Design
TED began in 1984 and has expanded over the years. Speakers are given 18 minutes to express their ideas on a topic. Talks have been given by Bill Clinton, Steven Hawking, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Larry Page, Malcolm Gladwell, Karen Armstrong, and many Nobel prize winners.
Technology - Entertainment - Design
TED began in 1984 and has expanded over the years. Speakers are given 18 minutes to express their ideas on a topic. Talks have been given by Bill Clinton, Steven Hawking, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Larry Page, Malcolm Gladwell, Karen Armstrong, and many Nobel prize winners.
Kahn Academy
Kahn Academy is a nonprofit educational website. It was created by Salman Kahn a graduate of MIT and Harvard Business School. It contains thousands of videos that are used by schools and students.
Here are a few links from Kahn Academy that might be used with the book, A Peace To End All Peace, by David Fromkin.
Here are a few links from Kahn Academy that might be used with the book, A Peace To End All Peace, by David Fromkin.
- Sinai, Palestine and Mesopotamia Campaigns
- Sykes-Picot Agreement and Balfour Declaration
- Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
- Arabia after World War I
Parthenon night view - Wikipedia
Secrets Of The Parthenon Present A Gripping ‘Enigma’
Joan Breton Connelly is featured on the NPR program On Point. This hour program focuses on the meaning of this powerful icon from ancient times.
Link: On Point
Joan Breton Connelly is featured on the NPR program On Point. This hour program focuses on the meaning of this powerful icon from ancient times.
Link: On Point
Carrot Cake2 cups flour
2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups cooking oil 2 t. Baking powder 1 t. Baking soda 2 t. Cinnamon 1 t. Salt 4 eggs unbeaten 3 cups grated carrots 1/2 cup pecan chips Mix flour, sugar,eggs, oil, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Slowly add carrots and pecans. Pour batter into 8 cupcake tins and add rest of batter to cake pans. Grease and flour 2 9" cake pans and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. |
Cream Cheese Icing1 8oz package Philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 stick of butter 4 cups powdered sugar 
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“It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.”
― Roger Ebert
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"Jerusalem" |
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