September 14, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

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Chicken Tikka Masala: Because It's Friday Night and Everything's Alright

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Meet Fabulous Indian Cooking Instructor (Catch the Next Class, In Case You Missed this One!)

Chicken Curry with the Works! Chicken Curry, Basmati Rice and Sooji Halwa with Smriti “Simmi” Isaac

Tuesday, September 11th 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Cooking and Lifestyles Classroom on Mezzanine, $50.00

Curried Chicken or Chicken Curry? A popular Indian dish that has as many different recipes as the number of spices that go into it. Learn a quick and simple method of preparing this comfort food that can be served with rice or rotis, and will satisfy every time!

We’ll also make a Indian-style Basmati Fried Rice with a tempered seasoning of whole spices.

The meal will finish with Sooji Halwa (a dessert made with fine semolina roasted in clarified butter and seasoned with sugar, saffron and golden raisins).

This class is held in the Cooking and Lifestyles Classroom at Whole Foods Market, 3135 Washtenaw Ave., in Ann Arbor. Students may register on-line through http://www.wccnet.edu/lifelong-learning/

via wholefoodsmarket.com

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We’re looking forward to singing along this year!

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On This Day: September 14

Updated September 13, 2012, 2:29 pm

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On Sept. 14, 1959, the Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.

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On Sept. 14, 1879, Margaret Sanger, the outspoken early twentieth-century advocate of birth control, was born. Following her death on Sept. 6, 1966, her obituary appeared in The Times.

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1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.

1901 President William B. McKinley died in Buffalo, N.Y., of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, 42, was sworn in, becoming the youngest president in U.S. history.

1940 Congress passed the Selective Training and Service Act, providing for the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.

1959 The Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.

1975 Pope Paul VI declared Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton the first U.S.-born saint.

1982 Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries suffered in a car crash.

1994 The remainder of the major league baseball season was cancelled on the 34th day of a strike by players.

Current Birthdays

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Actor-director Tyler Perry turns 43 years old today.

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Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley (“According to Jim”) turns 41 years old today.

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1936 Walter Koenig, Actor (“Star Trek”), turns 76

1940 Larry Brown, Hall of Fame basketball coach, turns 72

1944 Joey Heatherton, Singer, dancer, turns 68

1947 Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, Rock singer (Sha Na Na), turns 65

1947 Sam Neill, Actor, turns 65

1960 Melissa Leo, Actress, turns 52

1964 Faith Ford, Actress (“Faith and Hope,” “Murphy Brown”), turns 48

1970 Ben Garant, Actor (“Reno911!”), turns 42

1970 Craig Montoya, Rock musician, turns 42

1973 Nas, Rapper, turns 39

Historic Birthdays

Margaret Sanger 9/14/1879 – 9/6/1966 American birth-control advocate.Go to obituary »

81 Luigi Cherubini 9/14/1760 – 3/15/1842
Italian-born French composer of opera and sacred music

89 Alexander von Humboldt 9/14/1769 – 5/6/1859
German naturalist and explorer

92 Alice Stone Blackwell 9/14/1857 – 3/15/1950
American women’s suffragist and editor

77 Charles Dana Gibson 9/14/1867 – 12/23/1944
American artist and illustrator

61 Jan Masaryk 9/14/1886 – 3/10/1948
Czechoslovakian statesman and diplomat

66 Karl Compton 9/14/1887 – 6/22/1954
American educator, physicist, and president of M. I. T. (1930-48)

74 Norman Chandler 9/14/1899 – 10/20/1973
American publisher of the Los Angeles Times

87 Hal Wallis 9/14/1899 – 10/5/1986
American motion-picture producer

62 Allan Bloom 9/14/1930 – 10/7/1992
American writer, philosopher and teacher

1814	Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.
1901	President William B. McKinley died in Buffalo, N.Y., of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin eight days earlier. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, 42, was sworn in, becoming the youngest president in U.S. history.
1940	Congress passed the Selective Training and Service Act, providing for the first peacetime draft in U.S. history.
1959	The Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the moon as it crashed onto the lunar surface.
1975	Pope Paul VI declared Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton the first U.S.-born saint.
1982	Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries suffered in a car crash.
1994	The remainder of the major league baseball season was cancelled on the 34th day of a strike by players.

1936	Walter Koenig, Actor (“Star Trek”), turns 76
1940	Larry Brown, Hall of Fame basketball coach, turns 72
1944	Joey Heatherton, Singer, dancer, turns 68
1947	Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, Rock singer (Sha Na Na), turns 65
1947	Sam Neill, Actor, turns 65
1960	Melissa Leo, Actress, turns 52
1964	Faith Ford, Actress (“Faith and Hope,” “Murphy Brown”), turns 48
1970	Ben Garant, Actor (“Reno911!”), turns 42
1970	Craig Montoya, Rock musician, turns 42
1973	Nas, Rapper, turns 39

81	Luigi Cherubini 9/14/1760 – 3/15/1842 Italian-born French composer of opera and sacred music
89	Alexander von Humboldt 9/14/1769 – 5/6/1859 German naturalist and explorer
92	Alice Stone Blackwell 9/14/1857 – 3/15/1950 American women’s suffragist and editor
77	Charles Dana Gibson 9/14/1867 – 12/23/1944 American artist and illustrator
61	Jan Masaryk 9/14/1886 – 3/10/1948 Czechoslovakian statesman and diplomat
66	Karl Compton 9/14/1887 – 6/22/1954 American educator, physicist, and president of M. I. T. (1930-48)
74	Norman Chandler 9/14/1899 – 10/20/1973 American publisher of the Los Angeles Times
87	Hal Wallis 9/14/1899 – 10/5/1986 American motion-picture producer
62	Allan Bloom 9/14/1930 – 10/7/1992 American writer, philosopher and teacher