We have made it through a virtual start and are well on our way to success. This month is a month of remembrance and celebration. This is a time to remember those African Americans who have overcome tremendous hardship to offer a range of contributions to our communities, cities, states, and country. It is also time of celebration! February kicks off Louisiana’s Mardi Gras season filled with parades and King Cake. Hope you have a wonderful semester and treat yourself a little along the way.
The Learning Commons Library will be offering Basic Computer Classes for BPCC students.
Is that computer mouse giving you problems? Try www.pbclibrary.org. They offer a tutorial to help beginning computer users learn how to use your mouse. Use the program link either at home or here in the Learning Commons Library, on Mondays at 10:30am.
Are you good with your mouse but have trouble performing tasks on a computer, stop by the Learning Commons at 3:30pm on Wednesdays for a Beginner Computer class. This class will teach you how to log into the BPCC computers, how to get into LOLA and Canvas, how to submit assignments in Canvas, and how to print. Just stop by or call 678-6042 for more information.
Biographies
Letters to a Young Athlete Chris Bosh
How to Be Human Jory Fleming
Minor Feelings Cathy Park Hong
My Time Will Come Ian Manuel
Fiction
When No One is Watching Alyssa Cole
What Strange Paradise Omar El Akkad
The Woman in the Purple Skirt Natsuko Imamura
The Maidens Alex Michaelides
The Wonder Test Michelle Richmond
The Freedom Race Lucinda Roy
The Hellfire Club Jake Tapper
Strange Beasts of China Yan Ge
Non Fiction
The Presidents vs The Press Harold Holzer
The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz
Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power Amy Sonnie & James Tracy
State of Emergency Tamika D. Mallory
When the Stars Begin to Fall Theodore R. Johnson
We Need New Stories Nesrine Malik
Culture Strike Laura Raicovich
The Chinese Question Mae Ngai
The Art of War Sun Tzu
The Secret History of Food Matt Siegel
Until the End of Time Brian Greene
The Devil You Know Dr. Gwen Adshead & Eileen Horn
African American Arts Sharrell D. Luckett
World of Art Whitney Chadwick
Enchantments Marci Kwon
Women Artists in History Wendy Slatkin
African Art Reframed Bennetta Jules-Rosette & J.R. Osborn
The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers Hollis Robbins & Henry Louis Gates, Jr
The Failed Promise Robert S Levine
2 lbs stewing meat cut into 2” cubes
3 carrots sliced
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tbls tomato paste
1 can beer
3 c ready to use beef broth
1 ½ lbs potatoes, peeled and cubed
½ tsp dried thyme
½ c frozen peas
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable Oil
In a dutch oven or large pot heat a drizzle of oil over medium high heat. Brown beef in batches without crowding the pan, transferring the cubes to a plate as they’re done, adding more oil as necessary between batches. Add some more oil to the pot, if necessary and sauté carrots and onions for about 5 min, until onions start to soften. Add garlic and tomato paste; cook, stirring, for 1 min, pour in beer and broth.
Return beef and any accumulated juices to the pot and stir in potatoes thyme, salt and pepper. Liquid should just cover the beef and potatoes, if it doesn’t, pour in some extra broth or water (but not too much, since this is a stew not a soup and you don’t want it to be too watery.) Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 1 ½ hours or until beef is tender, vegetables are cooked, and liquid has thickened. If the stew is not saucy enough, add a bit of broth to thin it to your liking, stir in peas and cook for a few more minutes to warm them up. Serves 4 to 6.
TIP: Stout is traditional in this kind of stew, but a lighter beer can add a nice crisp flavor. Experiment with different beers or just use whatever you happen to have in the fridge.
*Chorney-Booth, Elizabeth. Best of Bridge Sunday Suppers: all new recipes for family and friends. Toronto, Ontario. Robert Rose. 2017.
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