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Weather

Minimal impact

Even if it does snow, it is not going to snow much. Not only is it not going to snow much, it’s not even going to rain all that much.
So, you can stop freaking out any time now.
From the forecast discussion:

1000-850MB THICKNESS VALUES SUPPORT A CHANGE OVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW IN THE TRIAD BY 06Z…WITH A CHANGE OVER OR MIXING OF RAIN AND SNOW FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST BY 12Z. THIS IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. IT IS STILL IMPORTANT TO STRESS AT THIS TIME THAT EVEN WITH A CHANGE OVER TO SNOW…FORECAST LOWS FOR MONDAY MORNING WILL BARELY REACH FREEZING…AND NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL LIKELY KEEP THIS EVENT TO MINIMAL IMPACT.

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Sports

Game time vs. Miami

This for planning purposes only — The Tar Heel Men’s Basketball team plays at 7:45 p.m. Sunday in Coral Gables, Florida. Coral Gables is home to the Miracle Mile, which has some nice tile work and is based on the vision of a walkable downtown. The game is being broadcast on Fox Net. From the official game guide:

No. 3/3 North Carolina (22-2, 8-2) will play its second game of a stretch of four games in ten days when it travels to face Miami (15-8, 4-6) on Sunday night.. The Tar Heels beat Duke 101-87 in Durham on Wednesday night to win its eighth straight game and take sole possession of first place in the ACC. Miami is coming off of a 78-75 overtime loss at Duke on February 7th. The Hurricanes have had eight days off. Carolina leads the all-time series between the two schools, 12-2. Carolina has won four in a row in the series. Carolina is 4-1 at Miami.

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Community The Eater

Hashed Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Chestnuts

Recipe Provided by: Sheri Castle from Creative Cooking with Sheri Castle

Ingredients

2 pounds small, fresh Brussels sprouts**
8 ounces bacon*, diced
1/2 to 3/4 cup chicken stock
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
1 cup roasted chestnuts, chopped (dry pack from a jar is fine)

Procedure
1.Trim the ends of the sprouts and shred them with a knife or with the shredding dish of a food processor. Set aside.
2.Cook the bacon in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat until crispy. Remove the bacon to paper towels with a slotted spoon.
3.Add the sprouts to the skillet and stir to coat with the bacon drippings. Drizzle a little of the chicken stock over them, put the lid on, and cook, stirring often, until they soften, about 15 minutes. Add more chicken stock if they get dry. The sprouts should be tender, but not soggy.
4.Season with salt and pepper.
5.Taste and add the sugar if needed.
6.Stir in the chestnuts and bacon.
7.Serve warm.

The Carrboro Farmers Market runs from 9am-Noon every Saturday.

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Miscellany

NC cut of the stimulus

Mark Binker at the News and Record has the release from Gov. Perdue’s office.
NC got zip in rail money and as he notes school construction is out. From the end of the doc, the grand total:

NC TOTAL FOR THOSE ITEMS WITH CURRENT ESTIMATES:
House: $7,361,363,000
Senate: $5,462,631,000
Conference: $6,089,387,000

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Arts & Music

Old Ceremony at The Cradle

With Roman Candle. Sounds like a fine Valentine show. This from them:

You are cordially invited to the release of The Old Ceremony’s third album “Walk on Thin Air” this Saturday at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro (February 14th- Valentine’s Day). I suggest that you buy tickets in advance in case it should sell out (http://www.catscradle.com/tickets.html). We are very happy to be playing at the Cradle with our friends Roman Candle and will have some surprises up our sleeves . . .

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Miscellany

Mobil Guide honors local eateries

The Mobil guide has bestowed its prestigious four-star rating to two area eateries:

The Carolina Inn’s Carolina Crossroads, which won the designation for the ninth year, serves Southern cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner, in an upscale atmosphere.

The Fearrington House Restaurant, a certified Green Restaurant, serves sophisticated contemporary cuisine in an elegant country inn setting.

Only two other establishments in North Carolina earned four stars: Cary’s Herons at the Umstead Hotel and Charlotte’s Gallery restaurant.

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Miscellany

Last-minute V-Day tips

We know it’s been a busy week and maybe the whole Valentine’s Day timely tips for you.

First, if you’re just getting around to thinking about what to give your darling, check our gift Guidelines for Valentine’s Day giving.

If chocolate’s a must-have for your Valentine, considering buying it from one of our fine local providers listed here.

And if you’re planning to cook up something for your loved one, remember these helpful hints from Glasshalfull Chef Ricky Moore:

• Don’t be generic about it. You could buy that heart-shaped box of chocolates, but don’t.
• Let your passion for your loved one drive your choice of dish and ingredients.
• Remember that cooking for someone is one of the most intimate things you can do. That’s good stuff.

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Miscellany

Win Whole Trade Flowers for a Year!

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/floralsweepstakes/index.php

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Arts & Music

New show opens at Wootini

Wootini (Carr Mill Mall) opens an exhibit by Matt Duquette on Friday, Feb. 13 at 7pm. “Transitions”, which runs through March, invites appreciators to wander through Duquette’s mind as he switches paths in life. This grouping contains new and old original work that spans five years and covers feelings of despair, overwhelming joy, music, still life, humorous robots and abstract organic designs.

A transplanted artist with a wide range of styles and skills, Duquette hails from Buffalo, where he spent the last few years dedicated to web design and animation.

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The Eater

Events at 3 CUPS: This Week

Wine & Undercover Southern Fare Social
February 12, 2009 at 6:00 pm

New Uses for Old Southern Condiments

Through her artisan food venture, Farmer’s Daughter, April McGreger reintroduces us to some forgotten culinary treasures of the Southern larder. For this social, the menu is vintage Southern, yet thoroughly chic: pastured pork rillettes with spiced muscadines, bacon-wrapped bourbon’d figs, field pea cakes with tomato jam, and a German-style cheesecake with gingered-pumpkin preserves. This promises to be a memorable food event complete with our own inspired wine pairings. Learn a little something about Southern food tradition, and explore fantastic wine and food pairings that will energize your dinners at home. 6-8pm, $18 in advance, or $20 at the door.
Register here:
http://www.3cups.net/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1882

Barbecue Joint sausage + Farmer’s Daughter sauerkraut = the best Choucroute Garnie you may ever taste. The evening will feature local pork and Alsatian wine pairings. 5pm, $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Seating is limited, so a reservation is highly recommended.

from Jay Murrie of 3CUPS, “Sam Suchoff of the BBQ Joint mentioned he could whip up a mean choucroute, an Alsatian standard featuring sauerkraut and sausage. Done. I immediately started work on the wine pairings. Rigorous, sausage-based scientific research. Sam’s charcouterie event in January was a crazy raucous good time- check out the encore. Otherwise I’ll gloat about the food when we see each other and you will be sad.”

Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: 3CUPS
Street: 227 South Elliot Rd
City/Town: Chapel Hill, NC

Register here:
http://www.3cups.net/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/3902

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Sports

Motorists please note

Highways through Chapel Hill are blocked due to celebrations regarding a recently held sporting contest. Crowds are due to clear within hours. The next such contest is scheduled for early March.