Black

black
  /blæk/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [blak] Show IPA adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb, adverb –adjective
1. lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
2. characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night.
3. (sometimes initial capital letter)
a. pertaining or belonging to any of the various populations characterized by dark skin pigmentation, specifically the dark-skinned peoples of Africa, Oceania, and Australia.
b. African-American.
4. soiled or stained with dirt: That shirt was black within an hour.
5. gloomy; pessimistic; dismal: a black outlook.
6. deliberately; harmful; inexcusable: a black lie.
7. boding ill; sullen or hostile; threatening: black words; black looks.
8. (of coffee or tea) without milk or cream.
9. without any moral quality or goodness; evil; wicked: His black heart has concocted yet another black deed.
10. indicating censure, disgrace, or liability to punishment: a black mark on one's record.
11. marked by disaster or misfortune: black areas of drought; Black Friday.
12. wearing black or dark clothing or armor: the black prince.
13. based on the grotesque, morbid, or unpleasant aspects of life: black comedy; black humor.
14. (of a check mark, flag, etc.) done or written in black to indicate, as on a list, that which is undesirable, sub-standard, potentially dangerous, etc.: Pilots put a black flag next to the ten most dangerous airports.
15. illegal or underground: The black economy pays no taxes.
16. showing a profit; not showing any losses: the first black quarter in two years.
17. deliberately false or intentionally misleading: black propaganda.

Black Night, Warm Embrace

Flight Over New York City, March 27th 2010

Black night
warm embrace
from above to below
rising spirits takes flight
as we connect we embark,
embrace and dream of bright
futures on this journey of light;
as one sum of an enlightened whole
seeing no color, no race, no face
will be left unstudied, embraced
as we are all bound by the same
Black night, warm embrace
rising higher, as we unite.

Black Forbidden Rice

nutty flavor

chewy texture

high in fiber, iron

max on visual impact

RECIPE for Black Rice

1 cup black rice

1 1/2 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt or 2" piece of konbu (seaweed)

by adding 1 1/2 tablespoon of mirin (japanese sweetened vinegar)

you create sumeshi - the rice used for sushi

a simple maki-zushi roll with pan-braised carrot, enoki mushroom & radishes

photos: Sung Uni Lee, www.homeschoolchef.com