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ericfruits · 7 years

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The likelihood of floods is changing with the climate

IN 1979 it was Claudette; in 2001 it was Allison; now it is Harvey: in 50 years, the city of Houston has been hit by three separate “500-year floods”. A 500-year flood does not have to happen only twice a millennium. But a run of three in one place does make it feel as if the past climate were no longer a reliable guide to the present—as if the climate itself were changing.

So, of course, it is. The world’s average temperature is between 0.6 and 0.7°C (1.1- 1.3°F) higher than it was in 1979. Scientists have understood since the 1850s that hotter air holds more water vapour; a law known as the Clausius-Clapeyron equation states that for every degree Celsius of warming, the atmosphere will hold 7% more moisture. In 1989 two Japanese researchers used computers to model this phenomenon and concluded that this wetter air would lead to more of the heaviest rains rather than, say, near-perpetual drizzle. It is thus no surprise that insurers see an increase in water-related disasters (see chart 1).

Other lines of evidence bear out the insurers’ loss data. In 2015 researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany compared computer models of the atmosphere as it now is and as it used to be to see how much of an impact these effects might be having. They found that the planet Earth experienced 12% more record-breaking downpours between 1980 and 2010 than might have been expected had the climate not been changing (see chart 2). The same year Reto Knutti and Erich Fischer at ETH Zurich, a Swiss university, found that the warming recorded since pre-industrial times made new one-day records for rainfall over land 18% more likely. For 2°C of warming, the target below which countries vowed to keep global warming under the Paris agreement of 2015, the figure would rise to 40%.

Despite these general relationships, climate scientists have for the most part been cautious about blaming particular events on the climate change driven by the emission of greenhouse gases. Heavy storms, for example, result from a complex confluence of factors. What made Hurricane Harvey so unusual—and unusually destructive—is that it intensified very quickly in the 24 hours before it hit Texas, thanks to a particularly warm eddy of water in the Gulf, and it then stopped dead in its tracks, held between two high-pressure systems as though in a vice.

But the fact that severe storms, like Tolstoy’s unhappy families, all differ in their details does not mean that there are no generalisations to be made about the chances that something will make a family unhappy, or a storm severe. By running climate models again and again under different conditions it is possible to get a sense of how much more likely a given event is under today’s conditions versus yesterday’s. “If climate change doubles the probability of an event, there is a sense in which half the blame is attributable to humans,” argues Myles Allen of Oxford University.

Since 2012 the American Meteorological Society has published an annual bulletin entitled “Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective”. Sometimes no link is found between specific meteorological anomalies and man-made climate change: that was the case with Britain’s winter storms at the start of 2014 and the water shortages in south-east Brazil later that year. In other cases—droughts in Kenya in 2012, a Japanese heatwave in 2013, torrential downpours in south-west China two years later—signs of human exacerbation can be discerned.

Coming for some time

All this matters because the models engineers rely on to build resilience into roads, buildings, bridges, dams and levees have tended to presuppose that the climate of the recent past represents the climate of the foreseeable future. This opens them up to two sorts of surprise: that tomorrow’s climate may be different; and that the day-before-yesterday’s climate may have been more variable than their records suggest. The likelihood of calamities that fall beyond the range seen in the recorded data is determined by extrapolating what the “tails” of the sample distribution might look like. Those extrapolations, it now appears, have sometimes been conservative.

Victor Baker, a palaeohydrologist at the University of Arizona, studies floods far away in time and space (he is particularly renowned for his work on catastrophic torrents in the distant past of Mars). The scars left by the biggest past events provide benchmarks for what might happen again: as Mr Baker puts it, “What has happened, can happen.” In 2013 he and his colleagues analysed 44 ancient inundations of the Upper Colorado River, estimating the floods’ intensity from the volume of sediment and establishing their age using a technique which reveals when quartz in those sediments was last exposed to daylight. Their analysis showed that the river’s “500-year floods” were twice as severe as estimates based on modern records alone implied: what had been considered a once-a-millennium flood turns out to occur more than once a century.

Chinese hydrologists, prevented from setting up modern rain-gauge infrastructure in the 20th century by invasion, civil war and the Cultural Revolution, have long relied on ancient records, both geological and human, to inform the design of dams and canals. Although in the 1990s America’s Bureau of Reclamation developed similar techniques to study the potential risks to large dams from very rare, extreme flooding, most Western hydrologists have tended to regard such things with scepticism, highlighting the difficulty of reliably interpreting the geological record. But interest in the field has grown. In September Mr Baker will give the keynote address at a big geologists’ shindig in London and, a month later, another to the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America.

A greater respect for the past will help people modelling hazards. So will better statistics. Advances in so-called “extreme-value analysis” have helped statisticians improve their projections of the under-sampled tails in their data. And modellers can augment the real world with thousands of computer-simulated scenarios.

Besides supplementing real-world data for statistical purposes, generating virtual weather this way is handy for risk assessment. As Mr Allen remarks, “We are, almost by definition, harmed by events that haven’t happened before.” Lea Müller, a natural-hazards expert at Swiss Re, a reinsurance company, recalls how one north-Atlantic storm simulation had charted the curious path that Hurricane Sandy subsequently took when it buffeted New York in 2012. It was just one of many generated scenarios and came too late for the city to impose stricter building standards, say. But it shows that scrutiny of possible worlds may alert people to potential perils in much the same way Mr Baker’s excavations can.

In 2015 the Federal Highway Administration asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to assess how much the assumption of an unchanging climate affects “Atlas 14”, NOAA’s repository of flood-risk estimates. Sanja Perica, who led the project, says the idea was to see how greater weight could be given to more recent data, which are more indicative of what a hotter future may look like. “The project ended with more questions than answers,” he admits. But his team soldiers on (though some fear that the flow of federal cash for such projects may dry up under President Donald Trump, whose budget has cut funding for various climate-change initiatives).

Understanding the risk of flooding in the future will demand pursuing many courses: statistics, simulations and sediment studies all have a role to play, says Peter Thorne of Maynooth University in Ireland, who contributed to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the current US Climate Assessment. The good news is that scientists are on the case. Sadly, engineers and their political taskmasters have been reluctant to embrace the advances they feel they can offer. They cling to “old data, poor data or no data at all,” gripes Mr Thorne.

Perhaps, Mr Knutti ventures, they prefer what they know and understand. Swiss building standards have not been updated in 40 years. Updating NOAA’s Atlas 14 may require a political decision, and given the lamentable stance of the administration support is far from assured, Harvey notwithstanding. What looks certain is that Houston, Mumbai and a host of other cities can expect more “hundred-year” floods before the century ends.

This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline "Frequency modulation"

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go-redgirl · 6 years

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Jeff Sessions Delivers: DOJ Nails Senate Intel Committee’s Security Chief as Deep State Leaker Breitbart ^ | June 7, 2018 | Ian Mason

Senior Justice Department officials announced late Thursday criminal charges against Senate Intelligence Committee’s long-time director of security James Wolfe.

The indictment charges Wolfe with making false statements to the FBI and details how Wolfe passed classified information, including presumably information related to one-time Trump campaign aide Carter Page, to a series of media outlets, confirming long-standing suspicions of the career intelligence community’s complicity in leaks. The three-count indictment charges Wolfe with separate instances of making false statements to the FBI, not directly charging him for leaking classified information, but appearing to detail how he did allegedly leaked classified information to reporters and then allegedly lied about it to the FBI.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com .

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Finally

1 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎37‎:‎00‎ ‎AM by PapaBear3625

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To: PapaBear3625

Watkins broke the Carter Page angle of the “Russia investigation” back in April 2017 with a story called “A Former Trump Adviser Met With A Russian Spy.” In it, Watkins claimed, “The revelation of Page’s connection to Russian intelligence — which occurred more than three years before his association with Trump — is the most clearly documented contact to date between Russian intelligence and someone in Trump’s orbit.”

It looks like Ali Watkins might have been the "honey pot".

2 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎39‎:‎15‎ ‎AM by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)

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To: PapaBear3625

But, but Sessions is not doing anything.

3 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎40‎:‎05‎ ‎AM by bcr100 (Its)

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To: PapaBear3625

Credit where it’s due.

Now more, and faster. Much, much more and much, much faster.

4 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎40‎:‎20‎ ‎AM by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)

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To: PapaBear3625

Good rootin’ shootin’ partner! I told them mean-old FReepers you’d come thru!! (Words of Granny)

5 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎40‎:‎31‎ ‎AM by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)

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To: PapaBear3625

Woah, he did this one thing. Hey, remember Bill Paxton’s quote from Aliens when told that Weaver/Ripley has been brought in because “she saw an alien once”?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lozoHJ5QU3I

6 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎42‎:‎36‎ ‎AM by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)

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To: Lurker

That was weird to read.

7 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎42‎:‎54‎ ‎AM by madison10

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To: PapaBear3625

I like how the feds noted that he used ‘secure’ applications to leak the info...and then lied to the FBI about being a leaker (he should have had enough brains to know that the FBI wasn’t ‘fishing’ at that point).

Now what becomes of all the other Trump Haters, and their ‘secure’ messages they’ve been sending to try to undercut Trump. Maybe WhatsAp isn’t quite as secure from government snoops as advertised. Tisk tisk.

I know one thing, if I were one of them, I’d sing FOR SURE. It would probably mean the difference between spending a few years in jail and then having to start a new career, versus DECADES in jail and a totally ruined life.

8 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎45‎:‎42‎ ‎AM by BobL (I drive a pick up truck because it makes me feel like a man)

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To: bcr100

He only moved because of this

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3661427/posts

9 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎46‎:‎43‎ ‎AM by Enlightened1

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To: PapaBear3625

My 1% just went up to 2%. (That Sessions is playing 4D chess)

10 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎47‎:‎06‎ ‎AM by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)

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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

It’s a start. But a small fish. Before we get too excited let’s see how many Big Fish criminal referrals are made from the coming IG report.

11 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎50‎:‎36‎ ‎AM by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small fee.)

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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

“Woah, he did this one thing. “

Okay, but where do you start? .... At the beginning.

“Quack, quack, quack” (just getting his ducks in a row)

Act 1, Scene 1. (I hope)

12 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎51‎:‎07‎ ‎AM by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)

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To: Enlightened1

LOL

13 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎51‎:‎38‎ ‎AM by bcr100 (Its)

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To: BobL

I hope he gets some sort of a prosecution deal and tells on all of the democrats he was appeasing.

14 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎51‎:‎40‎ ‎AM by Preachin' (I stand with many voters who will never vote for a pro abortion candidate.)

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To: bcr100

True. How about charging Wolfe with espionage and treason instead of the milktoast lieing to the FBI bullcrap. Looks like that law was written for two reasons. To harrass the innocent and give the guilty a lightweight charge when they are guilty of much greater offenses.

15 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎56‎:‎15‎ ‎AM by ping jockey (mohamed sucks)

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To: PapaBear3625

Clicking through the morning shows, I noticed only CBS reported this story. I may have missed it on NBC and ABC.

It wasn't the first story and there was no urgency.

This story is being downplayed if not buried.

16 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎58‎:‎06‎ ‎AM by yesthatjallen

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https://www.nytco.com/ali-watkins-joining-washington-bureau/

Ali Watkins, who covers intelligence and national security for Politico, will cover national security, starting Dec. 18. Read more in this note from Elisabeth Bumiller, Amy Fiscus and Mark Mazzetti.

We’re thrilled to announce that Ali Watkins of Politico is joining the Washington Bureau as a national security reporter.

Ali, who covers intelligence and national security for Politico, has had a series of important scoops. She broke news that Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser, met with a Russian spy in 2013. She also had exclusive new details on China’s harassment of American spies. Last month, she was the first to reveal the name of the Russian woman, Olga Vinogradova, who met with the former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos during the 2016 campaign.

Ali arrived in Washington in 2013 as an intern covering national security for McClatchy, where she was part of a Pulitzer-finalist team that uncovered the C.I.A.’s spying on Senate Intelligence Committee computers.

After McClatchy, Ali covered national security for The Huffington Post and then Buzzfeed before going to Politico.

Ali got her journalism degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she covered crime for The Temple News, the campus newspaper, and The Philadelphia Daily News.

She grew up in Pennsylvania and lives in Washington with her dog, Kellan. In her free time, she boxes and rides motorcycles.

She starts Dec. 18. Please welcome her.

17 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎8‎:‎59‎:‎49‎ ‎AM by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)

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To: Enlightened1

B.S. That “breaking news” post yesterday references a comment from Devin Nunes more than a month ago. LOL.

18 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎9‎:‎00‎:‎02‎ ‎AM by Alberta's Child ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")

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“I hope he gets some sort of a prosecution deal and tells on all of the democrats he was appeasing”

Yep, I doubt he sat in on meetings where sensitive info was discussed, it was feed to him. The Rat Senators will show their hand trying to get ahead of it just like Brennan and Clapper have recently.

19 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎9‎:‎00‎:‎15‎ ‎AM by DAC21

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Now more, and faster

There is no "faster". You're asking for an aircraft carrier to turn like a speedboat. These things will happen when they happen and not before they happen.

20 posted on ‎6‎/‎8‎/‎2018‎ ‎9‎:‎01‎:‎39‎ ‎AM by Tonytitan

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ianmkeenan · 6 years

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First Grow with Afghan Kush

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ILGM’s Afghan Kush seeds are the ideal cannabis seeds for growing both indoors and outdoors. When indoors, these seeds grow into bushy plants which are about 60 centimeters tall. Outdoors, they can transform into fat bushes.

Whether outdoors or indoors, Afghan Kush produces an abundance of buds. The Afghan Kush cannabis strain also has a fairly high THC and CBD levels.

Beginners will find the Afghan Kush easy to grow because it has the characteristics of strong, wild plants. These traits make them more resilient against the hazardous elements in nature. In fact, the Afghan Kush strain is popular because of its ability to adapt to changing environments.

Regular trimming is recommended for the Afghan Kush. This is a bushy, leafy cannabis after all. However, while a grower may invest plenty of time and effort to trimming leaves, rest assured this plant will take your mind off dealing with diseases, molds, and pests because it’s fairly resistant.

Afghan Kush flourishes in just about any climate and takes about 8 to 10 weeks to complete the flowering period. Outdoor harvests take place in October. Each plant can produce 400 grams of usable cannabis when grown indoors and up to a monstrous 600 grams outdoors.

Grower: TheDuke Location: NA Yield: 2.5 ounces (dried) Seeds: Afghan Kush

May 13th

The following supplies and equipment were used to initiate this grow:

Strain – Afghan Kush

Medium – John Innes Number 1

System type – Small grow box lined with foil made out of a 2’ x 1’ storage box

Lights – 1 x 150W CFL

Ventilation system – none

The current status of the grow environment is:

Temps – 80 degrees F (daytime); 64 degrees F (nighttime)

Humidity – 40 to 50% (both day and night)

pH – watering with pH 7.1 at the moment

Here are a couple photos of the seedlings at Day 5 and the setup they’re in. The routine so far has been to water every other day.

May 18th

Day 9 and they seem to be ok. Plant #1 on the left seems to have a little curl on one of its large leaves. Both are 3.5 inches in width from tip to tip. Both plants seem to be having some growth activity in the center.

May 24th

Plant #2 has blotches!

However, after reporting yesterday, the blotches seem to have stopped spreading. Keeping a close eye on them now.

Some root shots during the repotting.

And here they are on Day 16. This is also 24 hours after being repotted into new 6-inch pots with a half-strength dose of seaweed extract.

May 29th

It’s Day 21. Update time!

No complaint about Plant #1. At this point she has spread out evenly and measures 11 inches from tip to tip.

Plant #2 has some blotching on the bottom leaves which used to be the top leaves. This just shows the new growth are healthy and the blotches haven’t spread. At this point it may be better to just trim off the affected, dying leaves.

June 9th

Today, the plants moved from their box to the tent. Gave them some water and kept the lights on 24/7 for a few days. In a day or three, they’ll be repotted into their final homes. They were also topped after these photos were taken.

They both look healthy and decent-sized. Their growth should pick up some more because now they’re under 5 CFL bulbs.

June 11th

Went to see the plants this morning and the big, beautiful, erect fan leaf was all droopy and floppy. The heat got too high yesterday. Repotted and watered them so they should be back to form tomorrow.

June 13th

The plants are standing proud and strong once more. It looks like they have recovered from their being overheated from a couple days ago. Here are photos of one of the topped plants that grew a new stem and nodes.

July 6th

Here they are on Day 51 from sprout. This is their latest photo taken right before being switched to the 12/12 light cycle.

Today, they are 5 days into flower. Oh boy! They grew 3 inches in just two days! One branch was touching the bulb and burnt itself. Had to install a net

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theforkedspoon · 7 years

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Chicken and Spinach Linguini Skillet with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

This post is sponsored by Grocery Outlet Inc., but the opinions expressed here are entirely my own. Thanks for reading! #GroceryOutlet #GoGroceryOutlet #Wine #Organic #Sponsored

This delicious Skillet Chicken and Linguine with Fresh Orange and Oven Roasted Tomatoes makes for an impressive dinner party dish or easy weeknight dinner. Head to your local Grocery Outlet and grab a bottle of your favorite crisp white wine, such as a Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio, and enjoy this healthy seasonal dish with your favorite people.

I remember the first time I saw a Grocery Outlet Store. I had just moved to Sacramento and had never heard of them before. To be honest, you guys, I totally wrote them off and never thought about them again.

That is, until I met my friend Nicole two years ago. Like me, Nicole likes to eat healthy and shop for organic foods as much as possible. However, like most families out there, six dollars for a carton of milk or tub of organic yogurt is just not practical. So one day, like all good housewives do, we talked about where we did most of our grocery shopping (<---totally kidding, you guys!). However, bargain shopping is a frequent (hot) topic of conversation in mommy circles.

Anyway, she mentioned Grocery Outlet.

You guys, I was shocked! I mean, this friend of mine always ate so healthy and always fed her kids organic snacks. What did she mean, Grocery Outlet? That's when I got my lesson about Grocery Outlet and a reminder to never judge a book by its cover (in this case, the book is the market). So I thought, if she can do it, I can do it.

So I went. Like, two hours later.

I felt like I hit the jackpot, literally. Some of Octavian's favorite snacks- Nature's Bakery Fig Bars, Chobani Kids Pouches, Annie's Cheddar Bunnies and Mac n Cheese, etc. were all there. And then there were the organic grains and flours, coconut oil, pasta, yogurt, milk and cheese. All there.

So basically, I was totally wrong about this one.

And then it got better.

As I turned the corner to purchase our cart full of goodies, I saw it... the wine section. Not even slightly exaggerating, the wine section at Grocery Outlet is legit. And the prices are even better. So, naturally, I stocked up. And, whenever I need to give a last minute gift (to someone over 21, of course), I grab a bottle from my stockpile and I'm good to go.

So in celebration of grocery deals, good food and plentiful wine, I made one of my all-time favorite pasta dishes for you guys today. This is actually my version of a family favorite. I cut out some butter, added some garlic and onion, a little white wine to the cooking process, and finally, some oven roasted cherry tomatoes.

I should mention two very important things about this dish: first, the oranges, both in the cooking and as a side garnish, are essential. The citrus really is the star of this dish. Second, parmesan. Don't skip the parmesan (unless you hate cheese, then skip away!).

Anyway, my mom used to cook this for me and my siblings when we were little. When our family dynamics changed and my big sister took on the role of "mom" she continued cooking this same chicken dish. It was always a huge dinner highlight.

Nearly five years older than me, I looked up to my sister throughout my high school years. So, when I found myself a pretty serious boyfriend my freshman year of high school and wanted to cook him a nice homemade romantic dinner, this was the meal we (and by we I mean she) picked. Everything went prefect...until he cut into the meat and discovered that the chicken wasn't fully cooked (I don't think "food blogger" would have been on anyone's list of life goals for Jessica at that time).

Anyway, this chicken and linguini? We go way back.

I think you'll love it as much as I do (just make sure you cook the chicken completely).

And now that I'm old (remember yesterdays post) and can legally drink, I enjoy drinking this dish with a crisp white wine with fruity citrus notes. Some great examples are Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay. I would not recommend a heavy red or super sweet white.

Chicken and Spinach Linguini Skillet with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 50 minutes Yield: 4-8 servings Type: Main Dish, Chicken, Pasta + Noodles, Easy Dinner, Wine, Sponsored

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divided 2-2.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to approximate equal thickness* 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 tablespoon dried basil 2 teaspoons dried chili flakes 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large yellow onion, diced 6-8 gloves garlic, minced 1/3 cup dry white wine (optional) 24 ounces (2 bags) fresh baby spinach, roughly chopped** 1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice 2 packages fresh linguini OR 1 (16 ounce) package dry linguini 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese, plus more for topping Orange slices, for serving

FOR THE ROASTED TOMATOES

2 pints cherry tomatoes 2 tablespoons olive oil salt + pepper

Instructions

First prepare the roasted tomatoes:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl toss washed and dried tomatoes with olive oil and salt and pepper. Transfer tomatoes to a large rimmed baking sheet and bake for approximately 18-22 minutes, tossing once halfway through cooking. Tomatoes will be done once they are blistered and beginning to burst. Remove from the oven and set aside until ready to serve.

For the chicken linguini:

Reduce oven heat to 375 degrees F and bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.

Heat a large oven-safe Dutch oven or cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add 3 tablespoons of butter. Once the pan is hot and butter is melted, add the chicken breasts.

In a small mixing bowl mix together the Italian seasoning, dried basil, red chili flakes, salt and pepper. Using approximately half the seasoning mix, sprinkle the tops of the chicken breasts. Allow the chicken to cook for approximately 5-6 minutes, or until nicely browned on the bottom side of the chicken. Flip each chicken breast over and season the other half of the chicken breast with the remaining seasoning mixture. Allow the chicken to cook an additional 5 minutes, or until nicely golden on the other side.

Transfer your skillet to the oven and allow chicken to continue cooking until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.

When chicken is fully cooked, remove the pan from the oven (with an oven mitt!) and carefully transfer chicken to a clean plate to rest. In the same pan or skillet that the chicken was cooked, add remaining butter, tablespoon of olive oil and diced onion over medium high heat. Sauté onions for approximately 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the minced garlic and sauté for an additional 2 minutes. Increase heat to high and add the white wine. Gently simmer for 2 minutes, allowing alcohol to burn off.

Working in batches, add the spinach to the pan, allowing the previous batch to wilt before adding a new batch. It took me four batches of fresh spinach to get it all in there (it looks like a lot, but it shrinks WAY down!).

Once all the spinach has wilted and is fully mixed in with the onions and garlic, add the fresh orange juice. At the same time, add the fresh linguini noodles to the pot of boiling water (fresh noodles should only take 2 minutes to boil)***. Simmer the spinach over low heat keeping a close eye on the noodles as you do not want them to over-cook.

Once ready, drain the noodles and transfer to your skillet. Gently toss to combine the linguini with the spinach and onions. If noodles are too dry, add a bit of chicken broth or pasta water, or even some more orange juice! Remove from heat, sprinkle with the shredded parmesan cheese, add the chicken (and chicken juices) back to the pasta and top with your oven roasted tomatoes.

Serve with fresh orange slices and additional shredded parmesan cheese.

Enjoy!

*Chicken thighs would taste great also, just be sure to adjust cooking time according to meat used.

**You may also use frozen chopped spinach (2 packages), thawed and drained of excess liquid

***If you are using dry pasta noodles, start boiling them when you start sautéing the onions and cook according to package instructions.

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So, I'm curious, what's your favorite wine and food pairing??

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