Council Bill CS R-18-7 passed Monday night, strengthening Albuquerque’s Sanctuary City status. The Ordinance vote was 6-3 (democrats to republicans, respectively).
Sponsored by Klarissa Pena and Pat Davis. 4 other Councilors voted in favor of the resolution: Isaac Benton, Cynthia Borrego, Diane Gibson and Ken Sanchez. Republican Councilors Brad Winter, Trudy Jones and Don Harris (district 9) voted in opposition to the measure.
The resolution states that Albuquerque is a “safe place for immigrants from all countries, as well as for war refugees, people of color, Muslims, Jews, LGBTQ people and people with disabilities.”
If you’re curious, City Councilors are elected in staggered 4-year terms. Terms end in November, with the swearing-in ceremony generally scheduled in early December. The terms for Council Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 began December 2017. The terms for Council Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 began December 2015.
In other news, 5 days ago Mayor Keller decriminalized marijuana. Didn’t hear a peep about that. The fine for possession of up to 1 oz of marijuana is now $25. Our last mayor vetoed the measure in 2015.
I dove in … made the burger, made the cauliflower fries, sauteed the red onions, made aioli (their version is to mix garlic with mayo but it was good enough), plated everything, and it looked great. And even better, it tasted great! I’d never topped a burger with balsamic red onions and the cauliflower tossed with panko and olive oil tasted like scallops, I kid you not. As simple as it sounds, this was a fantastic meal.
Troy made the Chipotle Barbecue Chicken Thighs with Pesto Pasta Salad a couple of days later. It seemed to take him about the same amount of time and again, fairly simple concept, great execution of flavor. This meal also had more calories than I would typically consider (830) so I ate a smaller portion and Troy had it lunch the next day. Win-Win. This was a very summery meal. And it was so nice to have pesto without all the work typically involved.
Our third and final Hello Fresh meal was Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Lemony Potatoes and Zucchini. This one also took about 45 minutes and made a bit of a mess using a cast iron skillet, two baking sheets, plus misc knives and utensils and separate cutting boards, but it was worth it. Perfect portion sizes (although I did add a small yellow squash to the mix that I happened to have on hand) and the calories were more reasonable at 570. I’ve never put cilantro on roasted squash, and I learned that I seriously need to learn how to make demi-glace sauce. It was yummo. Troy said it was his favorite. I’m sticking with the burger as my fave. But I thought all three were terrific.
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So the series 2 Apple Watch came out, and much like the iPhone 7, it’s expensive. Still. I think I want it.
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I’ve had a lot of interest in Gumbo, the adoptable bunny. Rather than responding to every question I thought I’d put together a little fact sheet for him.
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