EL SEGUNDO HERALD December 28, 2017 Page 15 Ingredients cookie crust • 9 ounces chocolate wafer cookies • 5 tablespoons butter, melted • 1 tablespoon Sugar In The Raw • 1 tablespoon Stevia In The Raw chocolate-peppermint filling • 12 ounces unsweetened chocolate, roughly chopped • 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes • 1 1/4 cup heavy cream • 3/4 cup Sugar In The Raw • 3/4 cup Stevia In The Raw • 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract whipped cream • 1/2 cup heavy cream • 2 teaspoons Sugar In The Raw • 1 teaspoon Stevia In The Raw Preparation Pizza, Pasta & More VALENTINO S “A Taste of Brooklyn” Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Garden Salad, Garlic Bread, Plus Tax WISHING YOU A SWEET HOLIDAY Have a Happy & Safe Holiday 2. In a medium bowl, add chocolate and butter. In a small saucepan bring cream, Sugar In The Raw and Stevia In 130 The Raw E. Grand to a boil,Ave. whisking 310-640-constantly 6149 until completely dissolved. Pour cream over the Corner chocolate of Grand and butter & Standard and whisk until chocolate has melted. Stir in peppermint and pour into crust. Chill at least one hour. 3. In a large bowl beat cream, Sugar In The Raw and Stevia In The Raw on high speed until stiff peaks form, about 1 minute. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve tart. Slice tart, top with whipped cream and dust with cocoa powder. • Politically Speaking One Man’s Opinion Another Man’s Opinion Nobody Should Be Shocked By Trump’s, Ambassador’s U.N. Antics By Cristian Vasquez When United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, on behalf of President Trump, warned that Washington would take action against the countries that voted to reject the President’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the criticism came from all angles. From anger to indignation, the United States was condemned for not only moving the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, but for Haley’s vindictive tone against the nations that voted against the move. Here’s the thing: Since when is a UN vote binding? Does it really matter, for the purposes of what the United States wants, that the UN opposed our position? Yes, this makes for horrible diplomacy and it is a direct contradiction to the spirit and purpose for being a member of the UN. However, for the people kicking and screaming about this bully tactic, why all the noise? It’s not the first time our leaders imposed their will on the world regardless of UN sentiment. Let’s not forget about the decision by President George Bush to invade Iraq despite opposition from the UN and from some of our nation’s strongest allies. Years before President Bush’s debacle, President Bill Clinton and his administration--despite knowing about the massacre occurring in Rwanda in 1994--dragged their feet to act and prevent this atrocity despite the willingness of the UN to intervene. More recently President Obama decided to bomb Syria despite a UN Charter that military force should not be used unless in self-defense, or if the Security Council approves the attack. I accept it’s rude, unacceptable and childish to go around threatening people, or countries, that disagree with you. But to my friends on the left looking for any reason to attack Number 45, remember that the actions of this administration mirror those of his predecessors. The UN has been treated like a yellow traffic light by every president. Each administration will for the most part respect its symbolism--but when in a rush, they’ll bypass rules in order to obtain the end goal. So what’s the outcry really about? Are people mad that our country picks and chooses when to cooperate with the UN—or because it’s done by a president they don’t like? Democrats are making the same mistake they committed back 2004 when they were so busy bashing President Bush at every opportunity that they never developed a solid platform--nor nominate a great candidate--and we were stuck with John Kerry and Bush in the general election. Democrats need to end that fixation to bash President Trump and get to work finding an ideal candidate for the White House and developing an agenda that will fix the damage caused by 45 at home and abroad. The way that Haley behaved in the UN is unacceptable, but sadly it is not exclusive to just this administration. Furthermore, it would be tragic if the Democrats gave President Trump another four years simply because all they did was spend their time pointing fingers and complaining. • We’ve Reached Armageddon Yet Again, According to Resistance By Duane Plank “Armageddon!” screamed southpaw Nancy Pelosi, the Cali Senator and Minority Leader of the House when she got wind of the details of the recently passed tax cut Mr. Trump adroitly guided through Congress. The world, she ranted, is sure to end because there will be tax breaks for most Americans, including…yup, the wealthy donor class. The very wealthy Pelosi pontificated that the little guy got hosed again, and the lefties all opened their resist Trump playbook, parroting DNC talking points, fanning out to saturate lib-friendly media outposts like CNN and MSNBC with their lock-step blatherings. A practiced master of understatement, the sardonic Pelosi thundered that “the tax bill that the Republicans put forth is probably one of the worst bills in the history of the United States of America!” Truth be told, the American tax system has been considered a sadistic joke for a very long time. A killer corporate tax on business entities strangling those trying to run a successful business and create jobs for legal American workers. Burdensome taxes forced many companies to move assets, profits and jobs out of the good old U.S. of A. Trump’s tax plan shaves the corporate tax rate from the astronomical rate of 35 percent to a more manageable 21. Middle-class families, as well as those hovering on the lower end of the money-making spectrum, will also catch a break. Yes, the wealthy types should also benefit. A win, win, win, right? Unless you’re an entrenched lefty on the tax and spend side. Those who think they are more adept at spending your money than you are are howling about the trillions, they surmise, the tax cut will add to the already unconscionable national debt. How have the entrenched bureaucrats been doing with your money? Frittering it away on idiotic boondoggles, bullet trains going nowhere, taking your money and gleefully flushing it as they graze at the bureaucratic trough. Yeah, bureaucrats are always the smartest folks in the room, right? As he celebrated his first major legislative victory, Trump crowed that “we are bringing the entrepreneur back into this country. Ultimately, what does it mean? It means jobs, jobs, jobs.” After the final passing of the plan last week, bucks-up corporations like AT&T, Boeing and the scallywag cheaters at Wells Fargo floated the notion that they would reward employees with bonuses, with the AT&T folks claiming they would gift 200,000 employees with $1,000 bonuses. Aa 2017 fades into the gloaming, the capstone is put on one of the most vitriolic years in American politics. Starting with the coronation of Trump, who stunned nearly everyone with his stomping of the somnambulant Queen Hillary. That event forced the leftists to search for an answer to why the chosen one tanked. Within hours, Dems and their bosom buddies in the mainstream media started concocting a yarn that it was the Russians, and mastermind “Rasputin Putin,” who delivered the Trump electoral victory. More than a year later, after wasting millions our tax dollars, they still have a “nothing burger” on collusion. Happy New Year! • Chocolate Peppermint Truffle Tart Recipe provided by BPT 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a 9-inch round springform pan with removable bottom and sides. In the bowl of a food processor, pulse chocolate cookies until fine. Transfer to a bowl and stir in melted butter, Sugar In The Raw and Stevia In The Raw until well combined. 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