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Dinkache Ladu-Remembrance of Things Past
March 31, 2006
Have you noticed how children love sticky, chewy sweets? Things that are loath to let go of their teeth.That have the inherent capacity to hang on...for a long time.Fudge is one, marshmallow another, aam papad,chikki, nougat ; anything, the traces of which can be found long after ingestion, that serve as little reminders of past pleasures.A lick around the chops and , what do you know, I found a bit. Like a camel with it's selective retention of feed particles in different chambers.
I confess to the same delight in glutinous stuff. Stuff like dinkache ladu.
This famous Maharashtrian sweet is made with 'dink', as it is known in Marathi or 'gaund'as it is known in Rajasthan, which is an edible gum, a resin from the axle-wood tree.
Dink is not to be mixed up with gum arabica which comes from the Acacia nilotica or the Babhul tree . Gum Arabica is used in many confectionaries and foods. It played a starring and notorious role in an urban legend.The one that was put about claiming Osama Bin Laden's wealth originated from mighty stores of gum arabica which he sold from his vast orchards of Acacia Arabica in Sudan. Shipments of the same were promptly cancelled in the US for a while. When it was discovered that this was a myth, gum arabica imports continued.
Anogeissus latifolia or the Dhawda is a very useful tree. Besides producing a resin called ghati gum ,which is also used in dyeing calico, as a binding agent in pharmaceuticals where it is known as Gummi Indicum, and is also supposed to have medicinal qualities, it's leaves provides fodder for animals and Tussore silkworms are fed on them.The leaves and bark are also used for tanning, the wood for firewood, and the flowers for bees, in apiculture.
The tree is also known as tiruman in Andhra Pradesh, vekali in Tamil ,dinduga in Kannada malkanjiram, tellamadi, dhemodo,chirimanu and a host of other names across India.
It is for it's medicinal properties that the resin is used in this ladu /sweetmeat. It is, traditionally, fed to lactating mothers and is supposed to help in increasing nutrients to the new born baby as well as in preventing backache after childbirth.It is also given to children in cold weather as dried fruits are supposed to be 'heating'.
- 2 1/4 cups Copra grated fine
- 1/2 cup Khus Khus/ Poppy seeds
- 1/4 cup finely slivered Almonds
- 1/4 cup broken cashewnuts
- 1/4 cup pista sliced fine
- 1 1/2 cups Ghee
- 3/4 cup atta/ wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cups date powder
- 1 1/2 cups 'Dink'/ resin
- 3/4 cup Caster sugar
- 2 1/4 cups Gur /Jaggery, shaved into small bits.
- 3 tsps Zaiphal / Nutmeg powder
- 2 tsps Elaichi/ Cardamom powdered
Roast the copra on a griddle/ tawa till pink in colour and dry.Take off fire.Break into smaller bits with a rolling pin. Roast the poppy seeds on the griddle till slightly coloured, stirring constantly.Take off the heat and grind into a powder.Roast all three dried fruits lightly and break into coarse bits.Roast the wheat flour on a griddle with a tablespoon of the ghee. Roast very lightly to take off the raw smell and give it a pale golden brown colour. Be careful not to burn it. Now roast the date powder on a dry griddle for a few minutes.
Mix the sugar and gur together.
Heat 1/4 cup of ghee and add the 'dink' resin stirring occasionally till it swells and pops.Take off fire and powder.
Mix all the ingredients including the nutmeg and cardamom powder.
Heat up the ghee and pour over the sugar and gur mix.
Now swiftly combine all ingredients with the sugar ,gur and ghee, mix thoroughly and form into balls immediately.It helps to smear some ghee on your hands while forming the ladus.
Though I recall this process as taking ages when I was young it is actually quite easy to make. In childhood, anticipation can really stretch time, from hours into aeons.


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Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is a Dune video game developed by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. It is based upon David Lynch's 1984 movie Dune, an adaptation of Frank Herbert's science fiction novel of the same name. The player takes the role of the commander of one of the three interplanetary houses, the Atreides, the Harkonnen or the Ordos, with the objective of wresting control of Arrakis from the other two houses. House Ordos is not featured in the Dune novels and is mentioned only in the non-canon Dune Encyclopedia. The basic strategy in the game is to harvest spice from the treacherous sand dunes using a harvester vehicle, convert the spice into credits via a refinery and to build military units with these acquired credits in order to fend off and destroy the enemy.
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Cockroaches are an unsightly pest that come into millions of homes each year. It's not just a problem in dirty homes, either. No matter how clean your home is, you could have a cockroach infestation at some point. If you've seen only one or two, you may be tempted to dismiss it as a minor problem, but be warned: they reproduce quickly. If you see one, this is likely an indication that there may be more in a concealed place nearby. A small cockroach or nymph is often unrecognizable to people and mistaken for a cricket or another type of bug. Therefore, it's important to educate yourself and deal with the problem as soon as you've identified it.
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There are some actions to take right away to make your home less attractive and less susceptible to cockroach infestation. Since food and water are major draws for these critters, start to eliminate these attractions that are in plain sight and you'll be less vulnerable right away.
- Make sure all food is stored in airtight, sealed containers.
- Clean your refrigerator regularly of smudges and food crumbs, both above and below.
- Wipe underneath your stove and keep it free from liquids and crumbs – roaches love these dark, warm spots.
- Repair leaky sinks and do everything you can to avoid having standing water.
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Mike Tobias, Founder & President
Mike is a serial technology entrepreneur who has been inventing and building web-based software products since 1994. He is an accomplished leader and CEO, has lectured at Queen's University's School of Commerce and Science and Technology MBA, and has researched and written extensively on High Performance Organizations and Teams. Some of his most recent writing can be found on the mercanix blog.
Mike has lead the development teams that have created and delivered over 1,000 cloud-based solutions since 1994 for companies which include:
Air Miles/LoyaltyOne
Assante Financial Services
Bank of Montreal
Canada Trust
CIBC Wood Gundy
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He also lead the company and product team for ember.HeatShield, a Risk and Compliance Management platform, which had among it's most notable customers:
Mike sold the .HeatShield product line to Ethicspoint, a Risk and Compliance company headquartered in Portland, Oregon in 2011.
mercanix was founded by Mike in 2011, and he has invented mercanix's first products, beacon, and mot-r, and has been the lead Product Manager, visionary and designer as well as leading our Technology Advisory team.
Michelle Sherbino, VP Managed Services
With over 20 years in IT service delivery and new market development, Michelle has spent the last 5 years working and speaking on behalf of training organizations around the world. Business process improvement and service delivery to internal and external stakeholders has been at the heart of every conference and workshop.
Prior to racking up the air miles and exhausting her vocal cords, Michelle spent time on the dark side, as the VP of Operations with ember – helping to marshal software development and design resources to deliver industry leading business applications for a variety of clients – from financial institutions to healthcare clinics and loyalty management firms. She's "back with the band", working with mercanix to extend our market reach.
Bill Buddle, VP Application Development
Bill is also an ember alum, and has worked with Mike and Michelle over a 20 year period delivering thousands of cloud-based application projects. Bill has been an active developer since 1998 while taking on increasingly more senior team, project, and client management responsibilities.
Before his return to working with the mercanix team, Bill lead 4 development teams as Enterprise Architect, Solution Architect and Delivery Manager for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and most recently supported 2000 PwC Tax professionals in an Enterprise Architecture role.
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I've spent most of my working life helping companies implement strategy. Almost all of that however was helping them improve company processes through computerization. One day it hit me that no matter what I did, if the company culture wasn't right, if leadership was ineffective or if employees were not engaged, all of my work on process went for naught.
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A two-year-old Nigerian boy has been rescued after his family abandoned him in the street over fears he was a witch.
The poor child was left to fend for himself for eight months, surviving off the scraps thrown to him by passersby, reports the Daily Mail.
Thankfully the boy was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Loven on January 31, and has been rescued from the street.
The boy has been renamed Hope and has received urgent medical attention for malnutrition and to help rid him of worms.
Loven founded the African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation three years ago, and has taken to Facebook to highlight how many children are at risk.
She said:
Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we've both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children.
Thanks to her intervention Hope is reportedly recovering well.
Loven commented:
Hope's condition is stable now. He's taking food for himself and he responds to the medicine he gets.
Today, he has had powers to sit up and smiling at us. He's a strong little boy.
After the incredibly powerful images of Hope went viral donations flooded in to help with the cost of the infant's medical bills, with it reported by the Mail that $1million (roughly £695,000) was received.
Loven has promised the money will be put to saving even more kids like Hope.
She said:
With all the money, we can, besides giving Hope the very best treatment, now also build a doctor clinic on the new land and save many more children out of torture!
He certainly looks a lot happier now.
Loven, and her husband David Emmanuel Umem, are reported to have been building their own orphanage since late January, and needless to say they will definitely be making a huge difference in the lives of many underprivileged children.
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NC House OKs infant screening for rare disease
Newborn babies would be tested for severe combined immunodeficiency – also known as SCID or "bubble boy disease" – under a bill that passed the N.C. House Thursday.
The Baby Carlie Nugent Bill, named for a Union County infant who died of the disease, would direct $466,132 to buy equipment for the test. The State Laboratory of Public Health would increase its newborn screening fee from $19 to $24.
"We still have one of the cheapest fees in the nation," said Rep. Charles Jeter, the Huntersville Republican who sponsored the bill.
The bill points to studies that show early detection is key to saving infants from the disease. Babies who get the necessary transplant by the age of 3.5 months have a 94 percent survival rate.
"I think the key for this is, if this bill passes today, we can cure 94 percent of the cases with a simple bone marrow transplant from either the parent or a sibling," Jeter said. "This is a bill that will truly save lives."
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With "Lac Lac", the third installment from Big K.R.I.T.'s "Week of K.R.I.T." new music series, the Mississippi-born rapper gets an assist from New York City-native ASAP Ferg. Even though the two occupy different corners of the rap world right now, they mesh extraordinarily well on the track, with K.R.I.T.'s unmistakable drawl and Ferg's engaging, versatile flow making for a charismatic tandem. The self-produced track also reflects K.R.I.T.'s keen ear for soulful, rustic, and southern beats. Listen below.
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Kiwi travellers wanting to take advantage of their own backyard could see a prolonged golden period for travel ahead. That is the view of the tourism industry that has welcomed price cuts offered by the two main airlines serving New Zealand's regions, Air New Zealand and Jetstar, a subsidiary of Australia's Qantas Airways.
On Monday Air New Zealand joined Jetstar in a price war for the regions, in offering cheap fares. Jetstar's $9 special fares were on new routes to Nelson, Napier, Palmerston North and New Plymouth.
One tourism boss said it was possible the country would experience a golden period for travel ahead, while another said New Zealand had probably never seen this level of activity in new airline services.
However there was a warning that cheaper air tickets would only remain as long as fuel prices remained low. Aviation fuel like other commodities has weakened during the last year.
One aviation website has called 2015 a year when everyone can make money given the fuel price slide. Certainly some airlines are doing well.
Earlier this month Air New Zealand announced a record annual net profit of $327 million. Chief executive Christopher Luxon said lower fuel prices and more seats would lead to cheaper flights. The airline would offer more than two million domestic fares for less than $100 over the next year, Luxon said at the profit announcement.
Tourism Industry Association New Zealand chief executive Chris Roberts said there was no reason, apart from changes to fuel, that cheaper flight ticket offers should not last for Kiwis with Jetstar in for the long haul on its low budget approach.
"Certainly there is an expectation (ticket prices) will come down, and allowing for any other external factors such as fuel prices, remain down," Roberts said.
"Certainly the signs are from Jetstar and the model they run, that they run a low cost service. Air New Zealand has welcomed competition and says it's able to respond so I think there will be more cheap fares available across both airlines for the travelling public."
Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism (CCT) spokeswoman Caroline Blanchfield said it could be a golden period ahead for domestic travellers, and international tourists would also be able to pop around New Zealand more easily. Business travellers would also benefit.
"We've (CCT) got a focus on this domestic travel and we think the more Kiwis moving around their own country the better it is," Blanchfield said.
"The old saying is 'don't leave home till you've seen the country' ... rather than jump on a plane and go to Australia. But there are so many things you can do in."
Blanchfield said she had just spent two days on New Zealand domestic activities like jetboating and quad-biking while hosting a group of professional conference organisers on what sights and venues were available in the South Island. Those organisers in turn could bring extra business tourism into centres like Christchurch for the benefit of the regional economy.
The potential for a longer period of reduced prices came after a period of "expensive" tickets on some routes. "People only buy what they can afford ... so any competition is healthy."
That lower prices could last was being demonstrated by Air New Zealand's long running grabaseat deals, Blanchfield said.
Roberts said the airlines would have to be careful not to get into a price war situation. When Qantas and Virgin Australia had competed vigorously on some routes across the Tasman in 2013 and 2014 both airlines had seen "heavy losses" within their regional operations.
"That market's now settled down and there is still good competition and reasonable fares available ... (but) they're not killing themselves."
Towns such as Invercargill that had missed out on Jetstar's New Zealand regional expansion into centres like Napier and Nelson, should not give up the fight, and keep building a case why a new service would be patronised, Roberts said.
"We've seen incredible growth (for consumers) in the last six months. It's not only Jetstar, there's other airlines that have expanded to take over the routes Air New Zealand is dropping. (Also) there's returning airlines like Origin, new airlines like Kiwi, we've probably never seen this level of activity."
Jetstar chief executive David Hall said Jetstar would continue to look for opportunities within other regions, but would not give a timeframe for any further new services. "The ones we've chosen this time around, and I say our initial launch, have very much been ones we believe that we can grow very quickly, can stimulate with low fares."
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This weekend the sweetest, cuddliest, laziest kitty ever turns 7 and she'll probably spend it napping in all of her favorite places :)
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Backstage Emanuel Ungaro
Is Iekeliene Stange (Marilyn Agency) not great?! :)
I did this polaroid of her during the rehearsal while everybody else was busy trying to photograph Lindsay Lohan...
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- Iryna StefanenkoOctober 11, 2009 at 1:39 PM
She is cool! I think she looks a little russian :)ReplyDelete
Robot moves never die! =DReplyDelete
Recomendo muito o documentário. É dificil arranjar tempo entre tantos desfiles mas vale a pena! :) tambem se conhece um pouco o outro lado da Anna que não esperávamos ver.
Wow!! So great!! What do you do that allows you to get all these awesome polaroids??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 11, 2009 at 4:47 PM
Oh for sure! She's got amazing bone structure and seems so fun!ReplyDelete
This is a perfect polaroid! I think that I photographed her on the street, which is in http://photodiarist.typepad.com/thephotodiaristcolor/ReplyDelete
Looking forward to the rest of your polaroids!
her face is absolutely stunningReplyDelete
not only is she stunning, but she's funny! i love her and this polaroid.ReplyDelete
I love her bony facial structure!ReplyDelete
I love Iekeline, she has fantastic style! love this polaroid., will probably be putting this on my next collage:)ReplyDelete
Belíssimas!Iekeliene e foto!ReplyDelete
she is amazing! love this polaroidReplyDelete
she is amazing!!ReplyDelete
The only thing that is odd is that it seems as if she has only one jacket or that is her absolute favorite jacket. She wore it in a photo I took in New York, another that Sartorialist took in London and this one in Paris . . .ReplyDelete
She's such a beauty :)ReplyDelete
Love the pic of Freida too!
so great.!!! love the position of the hands!ReplyDelete
You made a wise decision. She is SO much more fabulous.ReplyDelete
she is stunning-v Grace Kelly-and love the LiLo brush off xxReplyDelete
Haha, good decision. You've captured her beautifully! xxReplyDelete
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Her outfit is stunning and soo cool:)ReplyDelete
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It must be fun to see all the things that happen backstage:) hehe
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so perfect that you took this while everyone else was photographing Lohan. i prefer this subject (obviously). great shot!ReplyDelete
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haha, you were in the right mind set, who cares about LiLo, when Iekeliene is around, right?;)ReplyDelete
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I love her so much.ReplyDelete
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It's Purim this coming week.
I do look forward to celebrating with one and all.
I love the celebration, but always feel a twinge that the Festival deserves more serious attention. It's really not a children's story.
There are two extraordinary moments of courage in the Book of Ester. There is Mordechai, who refused to bow down, even before Haman, even knowing what might befall him and his people. And there is, of course, Ester, the pampered princess who finds the courage to go before the King, unbidden, to plead on behalf of her people – her status as a Jew being previously unknown to her husband.
I've been thinking about these acts of heroism in the context of the heroes I've met this week in Israel where I have been taking part in a meeting of the European Masorti Rabbinic team.
We go round the table sharing any news and Rabbi Reuven Stamov introduces himself, 'Shalom, I'm Reuven, from the Ukraine, we are at war.' He laughs, he has to.
Our colleagues from France are here. Rabbi Yeshaya Dalsace of the community just around the corner from the attacked supermarket in Paris showed my pictures of his Synagogue, being used by soldiers from the French special forces, sat in his Bet Midrash, weaponry spread out across the table. He laughed too, he has too.
One of our presenters was Rabbi Tamar Eldad-Applebaum, who spoke about being a Masorti Rabbi in Israel, 'You need a lot of Emunah, - faith.' Facing an Israeli society seemingly utterly polarised between the Daatiim – religious - and the devoutly Hilonim - secular she has founded a new community to practice what she calls Israeli-Judaism, neither Ashkenazi nor Sephardi, speaking to both Datiim and Hilonim. Hundreds are attracted. If you want to come, another of the Israeli rabbis leant over to me, you have to get there in plenty of time, otherwise you won't get in.
Rabbi Joel Levy, now combining his work at Kol Nefesh Masorti with serving as Director of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, is trying to transform Masorti Judaism worldwide by giving thousands of us the skills and the insights to grapple with the inner workings of the tradition ourselves.
The list goes on.
So what does it take to be a hero? A core belief that something is worth struggling for, and the perseverance to stand up for what is right, even if it is not easy. We are blessed to have many heroes in the Masorti movement. We are blessed to have, in the lead characters of the Purim narrative, great heroes to inspire all of us. So here's a question – what do you believe in, and do you have the courage of your convictions to stand up for these core beliefs?
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Everything Rachael Ray is exactly that -- a site devoted to Food Network chef, talk-show host and cookbook author Rachael Ray. Here, you can find out everything about RR: news, upcoming shows, ratings, clips, appearances, recipes. There's an RR timeline and an RR forum. There's even an RR "store."
You would think that anyone who devoted so much time to Everything Rachael Ray would be in need of a life if not a diet or meds and professional help. Well, you would be wrong.
Madeline Miller, 29, is delightfully normal and engaging. She's tall, thin, with shoulder-length blond hair and a professional appearance. She's smart, funny and splotches like a strawberry when she gets excited. When she's not Everything Rachael Ray, she's a lawyer, all raw beef and business.
But in the kitchen, a klutz. Never knew fresh from frozen. "Everything was Shake 'n Bake or came out of the freezer," says Miller, who grew up in Grass Valley, Calif. After college, she went to McGeorge School of Law and literally survived on fast food.
"Before I started cooking, I had never eaten broccoli," laughs Miller. "The only time I had a tomato was when it was on top of a Taco Bell pizza."
Then she got engaged. Then life turned serious. One epochal evening, she and her fiance were watching the Food Network. Hi! Rachael Ray! Miller decided to make Rachael Ray's recipe for Country captain chicken. For the first time in her life, she walked into a supermarket produce section. The recipe turned out well. Her fiance, eating, was speechless.
"The whole 30-minute concept," says Miller, of the appeal of RR recipes. "They're pretty simple. And I like her attitude. She drops things in the kitchen. Nothing is perfect. I just like her approach."
She bought an RR cookbook. Started putting favorite RR recipes on the refrigerator. Then, she says, "I was trying to find a Rachael Ray blog. But there isn't one. So, I said, 'Why don't I start one?'" That was last year.
Today, Everything Rachael Ray averages about 700 to 900 visits a day. Miller says she puts in about 20 minutes on her postings and, no, it doesn't interfere with her legal career. If anything, it has enhanced her life.
"I just found some happiness in it," she says. "I have 12 cookbooks. I write, I take photographs, I have this niche I'm filling."
Despite her loyalty, Miller has never actually met Rachael Ray. "If I ever meet her," she says, "I would like to thank her. I never ate fresh vegetables before. Now I eat fresh green beans."
Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Serves 10
This recipe is from Rachael Ray's "30 Minute Meals" on the Food Network.
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (2 turns of the pan)
1 ¼ pounds bulk Italian sweet sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 large potato, peeled and chopped into small dice
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 bay leaf
2 15-ounce cans white beans, drained
Salt and pepper
4 cups chopped broccoli rabe and greens
2 quarts chicken stock
Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano or Romano, to pass at the table
Heat soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and sausage and brown. Add veggies, bay leaf and beans. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook mixture 5 minutes to begin to soften the vegetables.
Add rabe and wilt. Add stock and cover pot. Raise heat and bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 15 minutes.
Adjust seasonings and serve soup with grated cheese, for topping.
Per serving, using low-sodium broth: 385 cal.; 19 g pro.; 27 g carb.; 22 g fat (8 sat., 11 monounsat., 3 polyunsat.); 48 mg chol.; 623 mg sod.; 5 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 52 percent calories from fat.
Black bottom cupcakes, butternut squash cupcakes, pumpkin with curry spice cupcakes, even chocolate with pink peppercorn cupcakes. Vanilla Garlic seems to be on an insatiable odyssey to find the perfect cupcake.
Garrett McCord is Vanilla Garlic. Just 23, he has an English degree from the University of California at Davis and is working on his master's at California State University in Sacramento. The kid can whip up the words!
About cupcakes, about his sushi-hating boyfriend Rob, about dousing a bacon fire at 2 a.m. with Windex, about his gluttonous cat named Eat Beast, who once submerged his entire head in a vat of batter. McCord thought the foolish cat had drowned, until Eat Beast came up for breath. And licked his whiskers.
Here's McCord on his zucchini cupcakes with cream cheese frosting: "None of the flavors berate you, but instead talk to you softly, ask you how your mom is, and then give you a back rub."
Not bad.
McCord, from Mission Viejo, Calif., is as thin as a spatula, with blueberry eyes and choppy blond hair. It was while starving in a UC Davis dorm room that he crafted his first decent meal: pad Thai ramen. Since then, life has been all singed hot pads and mixing bowls.
During the day, McCord works at Families First, a social service agency. At night, he and Rob make the dining scene. Theirs is a lively table repartee. Recently, while sick in bed with the flu, McCord tried to interview Guy Fieri of Tex Wasabi fame. Like a bacon fire, it was something of a disaster.
Even so, Vanilla Garlic, which was started last May as a bit of a lark, is growing in popularity. It averages 400 to 600 visits a day. Not quite Chocolate and Zucchini numbers. But it's a start.
"It just weirds me out," says McCord, incredulous at his full house of readers. "I never thought it would go anywhere."
Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 22 minutes Makes 12 cupcakes
This recipe is from www.vanillagarlic.blogspot.com.
1 vanilla bean
¾ cup milk
½ cup butter, room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 egg, room temperature
2 ¼ cups flour
Pinch of kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
Cut vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape seeds out and put them a saucepan with the milk. Heat milk until it just begins to bubble around edges. Remove from heat and let sit for 4 hours or longer in fridge. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, and cream for about 2 minutes. Sift flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder together. In a bowl, add some of the flour to butter-egg mixture, then some of the vanilla milk. Continue to alternate dry and wet ingredients, ending with the dry. Mix until just combined. Scoop into cupcake papers and bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Per cupcake, using whole milk: 255 cal.; 3 g pro.; 41 g carb.; 9 g fat (5 sat., 3 monounsat., 1 polyunsat.); 40 mg chol.; 179 mg sod.; 0 fiber; 23 g sugar; 31 percent calories from fat.
Kristy DeVaney, 28, is Cakegrrl. The Ohio native, who once operated a bakery out of her Dayton apartment, moved to Sacramento on June 9, 2004. To celebrate her birthday, her new entree in life, she had a piece of triple fudge cake at Rick's Dessert Diner.
She says: "I ate it. I was alone. I was ecstatic!"
Today, DeVaney works as art director for Senior magazine and lives in a studio in downtown Sacramento. She started her blog last year, and it's a compendium of recipes (many her own), dining reviews, food fund-raising parties (she attends them all), and local chitchat about, what else, food.
She seems to photograph, albeit badly, every crumb that goes into her mouth.
Cakegrrl, to hear her tell it, exists in a continual state of famishment. "I always have recipes in my head," she says, her brain this Cuisinart of thought. "I am always planning my next meal. That's how foodies are. I always have ideas. It's always, 'What am I going to have next?' "
This may be some literary license. In truth, Cakegrrl is about the size of a peeled bay shrimp. And she counts her daily caloric intake like Scrooge counts his coins. She's a workout fiend. Nonetheless, like a jazz musician, she can "taste" notes in her head, can riff melodious ingredients out of thin air.
Proof of the pudding was her recipe for strawberry guacamole, an unlikely combo, which won a medal at a recent strawberry festival. The first time that DeVaney actually made the recipe was for the contest. And even then, she never bothered to actually taste it!
Cakegrrl has some chops.
So, who is Cakegrrl? DeVaney's wicked alter ego? A devil's food cake wannabe to this otherwise angel's food good girl from meat-and- potatoes Ohio?
"She's me," she laughs. "She wants to be a cook. She wants to be a food writer. She's fun. I wouldn't trade myself for anyone. I'm happy to be me."
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Makes about 30 cookies
This recipe appears on cakegrrlscakery.blogspot.com.
½ cup butter
½ cup butter flavored shortening
¾ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup crushed potato chips
½ cup trail mix (or Milk Duds or Reese's Pieces)
½ cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 385 degrees. Cream butter, shortening and sugars until light and creamy. Add the egg(s) while mixing, and then add the almond extract. Add in the flour and baking soda, stirring until just incorporated, and then fold in the crushed potato chips. Finish the mixture by pouring the trail mix and the chocolate chips into the dough and folding those in as well.
Drop cookie dough onto parchment-lined baking sheets by tablespoonfuls. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until they brown to your liking.
Per cookie: 133 cal.; 1 g pro.; 13 g carb.; 9 g fat (4 sat., 3 monounsat., 2 polyunsat.); 22 mg chol.; 36 mg sod.; 0 fiber; 8 g sugar; 57 percent calories from fat.


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It's the most wonderful time of the year – for a wedding!
Everyone comes together at this time of year, so why not make the most of it and celebrate your nuptials, too? Rich sumptuous colours, roaring log fires and hopefully a sprinkling of snow, winter weddings are magical and romantic.
We love a Christmas wedding, so here are some of our favourite theme ideas to get you in the festive spirit…
Bridal Style
Dramatic lashes, scarlet lips, and a high neckline with just the right amount of skin; keyhole backs are on-trend. Float down the aisle in a gown with textured tiers that are light as snow or a gilded gown with intricate embroidery is a regal choice for Christmas time brides.
Photo: Bethany Ann Photography, Jessica Svoboda Photography & Sarah Crowder Photography
Festive Accessories
Bold accessories and colour tones really help your wedding day photographs "pop" and you'll definately stand out form the crowd with these ideas.
Darling bows add a girlie touch to these daring red-hot heels.
Display your accessories on a gold object to make them really pop in photos.
According to ancient folklore, the Druids regarded holly as a sacred plant and believed it had magical powers of protection. What better plant to include in your groom's boutonniere?
Personally, I've always thought that red bridesmaids dresses would be tough to pull off, but the cherry shade looks ultra-flattering on all of the 'maids skin tones.
Seasonal Colours
Let's think about Christmas colours – if you want to avoid the traditional greens and reds associated with the season, then there are loads of modern winter options for you to consider.
We love the look of berry shades such as deep reds and purples interspersed with winter whites. It's a chic option for a Christmas wedding that feels luxurious and festive.
Purple calla lilies are a sophisticated choice, and you won't need many of them to create an impact. Talk to your florist about what will work for you.
We think a beautifully decorated Christmas tree is an absolute must at both your ceremony and your venue.
Use the wedding colours you've chosen for your tree decorations.
Whites, silvers, golds and berry shades are classic and chic, while bright jewel shades of turquoise, emerald, ruby and amethyst will also look wonderful.
For your table decorations put a mini tree on every table, or, to make things look extra festive, you can drape some organza around your wedding tables or tie onto chair-backs and table centre.
Other great festive touches include personalised festive candy cane or snowflake and icicle napkin holder and place settings.
Holly wreaths and rustic woods and pinecones are another warming seasonal touch though perhaps use sparingly if there are lots of children on your special day, this avoids injuries.
Photo: Studio Lux, Shore Shotz, Sarah Crowder Photography, Rachel Pearlman Photography
Eat, Drink and be Merry
Christmas is the best time of year to splash out on great food and drink, so serve your guests a festive feast! You could offer your guests mulled wine and hot spiced apple juice as they arrive at your reception, with mini sausages to nibble on.
A version of Christmas dinner is a natural choice for your main meal. Most people love a roast – and it doesn't have to be turkey. If you're having a buffet you could serve up the main course carvery style, so as well as the traditional turkey with all the trimmings, you could offer a large ham and a vegetarian option.
For dessert, the options are endless – Christmas pudding, mince pies, Yule log, trifle… our mouths are watering just thinking about it!
We hope these ideas have inspired your festive wedding day, but a word of warning though before we go…
If you have booked a wedding at this time of year, make sure you get those "Save the Dates" out super quick to avoid any clashes of commitments over the festive period.


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A character named Me -- who incidentally has been bitten by a rabid bat and is on his way, Wizard of Oz-like, to find an elixir -- is walking in the mountains when he runs into bin Laden.
Speaking in what the stage directions call for as "a deep, gentle voice, kind of like the dragon in The Never Ending Story," bin Laden launches into a long monologue directed at Me.
"I'm coming. Move out of the way. Move out of my way. I have six fingers on my right hand. I have a knife in my back pocket. Do you have your gas mask with you?" says bin Laden's beard, which just so happens to be a shadow puppet. "I have chemical weapons. I have biological warheads. I'm Cinderella. I'm a red red apple. Look at my face, it's full of sky. Look at my face, I'm Vanna White."
If you're confused, that's the point. Misha Shulman's play, "Deathscape," which just completed a run at the Theater for the New City in New York, is based on a dream sequence worthy of Dali.
In the course of the play, Me crosses paths with not only bin Laden's beard -- which at one point starts singing Jewish prayers -- but also Freud, Rosa Parks, a blind monk, a lewd turtle, Medea, Marilyn Monroe and the Dalai Lama, who uncharacteristically bears a Kalashnikov rifle and identifies as a "Jewish Canadian."
It's worth mentioning that the turtle, whose name is Norman and who used to be Me's pet, propositions him. "Try and penetrate it, you'll see. There's a whole world in there. Wider than outer space. A black hole. Everything you've ever dreamed of is in there," Norman says in one of his less graphic statements. "Everything you ever imagined, two bedroom, three bedroom, duplex, villa, a mansion in the hills of Tuscany."
And several lines later, "You can tape the whole thing and put it on YouTube." Me turns down the turtle's propositions, but the absurdity of the encounter isn't quickly forgotten.
Another thread throughout the play -- though it's not such a blunt or loud theme -- is the Jewish references. Not only does bin Laden's beard pray in Hebrew and the Dalai Lama identify as Jewish, but the stage directions call for a scene to transpire "like in Jacob's dream from the Book of Genesis."
That's enough for the New York Jewish Week's Ted Merwin to connect the play -- and prior Shulman performances -- with the playwright's hometown of Jerusalem and his service in the Israeli army, as well as the "Talmudic dictum that dreams are one-sixtieth of prophecies."
Merwin's review is well worth a read, but the Jewish angle might be slightly overstated. Shulman's plays are worth a close look for the risks they take and their excellent dialogues. "Desert Sunrise" (more on the play here), which focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was perhaps more connected to Shulman's Israeli upbringing.
In many senses "Deathscape" felt more raw than "Desert Sunrise," but in that rawness, Shulman tackled the complicated realm of dreams, and I think he left viewers with far more in the way of interesting questions and themes to ponder than he did cliches.


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How to Start a Sports Card Collection
How to Start a Sports Card Collection
By Brendan White aka SteakNchop
You have just recently gotten into card collecting and are happy and amazed to see that you can trade, buy and sell online! But when you actually go online, nobody wants to trade for your cards! That's because you don't have very many cards. Rather logical, since you just started collecting so recently. So how will you start your collection? Do you just go to the hobby shop and buy a lot of cards? Or is eBay better? Or should you just buy packs? Read on to find out.
Option #1. Buy Boxes, Cases and Packs Online
The most fun of the options for starting a sports card collection is by opening up packs. Go to an online dealer with good prices and buy as many boxes or cases as you can afford. When you get them in the mail, open them up. You now have a sports card collection. Chances are you won't get your money's worth of cards, because if the cards in a box were worth more than the price of the box than card companies would just sell singles!
Option #2. Buy Boxes, Cases and Packs at a Card Shop
This is similar to option #1, but with this you get to experience and learn quite a bit if you open up the cards at a card shop. Other card collectors will high-five you if you pull a good card, knowledgeable people might say interesting things about the cards you are opening and overall you will learn quite a bit as well as have a great time. This is by far the most costly method, though.
Option #3. Buy Singles at a Card Shop
While convenient, buying singles at a card shop is not very cost effective. The cards will probably be sold for more than twice the price you could purchase them online! The card shop owner must pay rent and everything, so he or she must sell at such high prices so they can gain some sort of profit. It is great to support local card shops, so money spent here is probably the best place to spend it. But it is quite costly, so this is not the greatest option.
Option #4. Buy an Entire Collection from a Garage Sale or From a Local Person
This is actually a pretty good option. You get a lot of cards for an inexpensive price, if you make sure you get a good deal. A plus with this method is that all you have to do is drive over and pick the items up. A lot of the time people will overvalue their collection and accidentally give outrageously high prices. So make sure to prepare and remember that most cards printed from the 1980s to the late 90s are pretty much worthless. (Not all of them are, just the majority)
Option #5. Buy an Entire Collection Online
This has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. You know you can't pay much more than the collection is actually worth, because somebody else would have paid just a hair less than you did. On the other hand, an entire collection weighs a lot; expensive shipping charges. So buying an entire collection online will work fine if you can't buy a collection locally, but if given the chance most would choose option #4. It is also going to be a large purchase and a number of things can go wrong on the journey of the collection from the dealer to you.
Option #6. Buy Singles Online on eBay
This works well because you know exactly what you are going to get and what you will pay for it at a maximum. There are numerous problems with buying on eBay, though. Shipping can get very expensive unless you always buy from one or two sellers. You may get angry when somebody snipes away the auction you were about to win. You also must use PayPal, a service which is very good but does have its troubles. You never know if the cards will come undamaged and if they even will come, but eBay does have very good buyer protection and almost always favors to the buyer rather than the seller.
Option #7. Buy Singles on Sports Card Forum
Of all the options, this is the most interesting. Sometimes you may find a seller who will sell cards for much less than they are worth, while sometimes they are just trying to make money off new members like you. You must also post want lists and reply to offers, which can be very time consuming. Also, you will have to send first to most of the sellers, which can be problematic. Overall, this can be a very good option as well as an extremely bad one.
Option #8 Enter Group Breaks
This is quite a different option than what many people would think of, but it does have its logic. A group break is when a group of people buy a large amount of boxes or cases and then one person opens them, dispersing the cards based on which "slots" a person purchased. Usually, you will not get a very good deal on a group break. It is similar to opening packs in the way that you are paying extra for a chance of pulling an expensive card, which you probably won't pull. You also must calculate in the shipping fees from the person who opened all the packs to you. In reality, money wise this may be the worst other than buying at a card shop. The good thing about group breaks is that you get to experience the break with other card collectors, learning things in the process. This is certainly helpful for someone new to the hobby.
There is not one option that is clearly the best, but options that are better based on what you want out of the collection. If you want the experience, go to the card shop or join a group break. If you want to save money, either buy an entire collection or singles online. If you want to gamble a bit, then buying boxes or cases of cards is the way to go. In all truth, it is really your own preference that decides how you begin a collection and with all the ways to do it I am sure one will fit your personality perfectly.
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Those Aging Boomers – An Appropriate Food Gift
Posted: June 24, 2007
Lately we've read and heard a lot about the aging boomers, their effects on US society and their needs as they age. USA Today said that almost 3.0 million boomers have passed over to the other side…."the other side of 60 that is". Then there are the 75 million boomers still in their 40's and 50's. Many of us have a mother, father, aunt, uncle or friend in this age group. Or we might just be there ourselves!
These boomers are not ordinary people. They are post World War II children of privilege. Many are well educated, well traveled and have acquired significant material possessions in their life time. Which brings us to the point of this article. When it comes time for an occasion gift for these boomers…what do you give have someone who has it all?
Enter the era of experiential gifts. These gifts are exactly what they imply – an experience. For those gift recipients who have received every trinket imaginable over the years, consider an experiential gift. It might be a day at the spa, a day riding horse-back or even a ride in a hot air balloon. If your gift recipient has a taste for the gourmet side of life, consider a food gift.
Gourmet food gifts, specifically dinner gifts, can satisfy many gifting occasions, especially for those recipients who do not live nearby. If you want to say thank you with a dinner delivered, if you want to say congratulations with a gourmet meal, or if you want to let them know you are thinking of them, a gourmet dinner gift may suit your needs, and theirs. There are several companies that specialize in this type of food gift including Atlanta based GourmetStation. Most companies deliver nationally and provide a wide variety of cuisine with a minimum of preparation time. The idea is provide your gift recipient with an evening of restaurant quality food delivered right to their home. An experience they will long remember.
Small Town – Big Heart - Show You Care With Food Gifts
Posted: November 1, 2006
Small town USA was not a particularly exciting place to grow up. But something special was going on in the midst of the consistent low-key life…the establishment of values. Everyone knew everyone while weddings, births and funerals were the big events. The families were not particularly wealthy in the ways of the material world. But in the ways that count, they were very rich. Tight knit families valued each other, relationships with neighbors and friends, and good cookin'.
And I do mean good cooking. I remember my mother and aunt sending me to neighbors with one of their delicious three layer cakes for one event or another. I would walk into the neighbor's kitchen and food was everywhere. That's the way these small town people expressed love.
The world has moved on since those days, but I assure you, small town or big town, people still express love through food gifts. We see it every day at GourmetStation. Our gourmet dinners are shipped all over the US for wedding gifts, welcome new baby gifts, and sympathy gifts. Oh I forgot get-well gifts, and simply thinking of you gifts. Food gifts say it all, but I'm partial to GourmetStation meals delivered. New customers ask every day, what's your most popular food gift for this occasion or that occasion. To help you make your decision, below are my recommendations. You may not be able to walk down the street to your neighbors with your Mom's best layered cake, but you can let GourmetStation do the good deed for you.
Congratulations Food Gifts for weddings, new baby gifts, promotions, or job well done.
Parisian Four-Curse Dinner For Two.
Thinking Of You Food Gifts for a sympathy gift, get well gift, or to let them know you care. Tuscan Four-Course Dinner For Two.
Thank You Food Gifts for a heart-warming way to say, "thanks for all you do". Cajun Four-Course Dinner For Two.
Say Congratulations With Gourmet Meals
Posted: June 2, 2006
Welcome back guest writer Mark Stine! In this post Mark shares how says Congratulations and makes that special connection with experiential gourmet meal gifts. Enjoy
We all like to feel special and one way you can really feel special is to do something special for someone else. It's gratifying and lets that special person know you're thinking about them and their accomplishments. Whether it's friend, family or co-worker sending a gift to recognize someone's accomplishment or achievement is a wonderful way to keep in touch. And GourmetStation can make the gift giving so easy to do. Imagine how wonderful you feel when someone sends you something to acknowledge your achievement… pretty special right? You can be top of mind with all your friends and family by making simple gestures of caring and gifting.
I like the notion of gifting food for many occasions, including saying congratulations with gourmet food gifts. Of course we've all sent and received gift baskets, and some of them are quite nice. But if you want to give something that exceeds the ordinary, give an experience – a four course dinner for two from GourmetStation's Parisian, Tuscan, Cajun or Fusion menus. Think how appropriate an easy to prepare, elegant gourmet meal for two would be for a new baby gift, a housewarming gift, a promotion gift, or even a retirement gift.
When you start to think about it, the opportunities are so varied and can be a fun addition to your life. At my age I've begun to look at things differently and realize the focus is not about material things but about family, friends and celebrating their lives. Food makes that connection, the gourmet meals gifts do it best!
Celebrate Life's Victories
Posted: January 11, 2006
Congrats! is a little word that sings happy toasts and good wishes. Celebrations are life's happy moments, sometimes grand and sometimes small, when you stop for a second or two to acknowledge a dream that came true. I like to think of these life's victories as special holidays.
What can you celebrate? Think new: New baby, new job, new home, new pet. Think milestones and accomplishments: birthday, anniversary, graduation, team win. Think work: project completed, new client, promotion, innovative ideas. Think firsts: first rose in your garden, first kiss, first best friend, first car.
Of course, celebrations are more fun when you share the joy. There is no better way to let friends and loved ones know that you're excited about their special holiday than with a celebration gourmet food gift. If you're not feeling creative GourmetStation can help ensure the day is extra special.
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Food Gift For New Parent
Posted: October 22, 2005
It's rare that I hard sell GourmetStation's products. Oh sure, I drop a hint and a link from time to time. Now I can't help but share with you a real life experience on how our gourmet dinners came to the rescue of new parents. I've used our four course dinners as a Welcome New Baby Gift in the past and the feedback has been….well see for yourself.
We'll call Mom Cathy for privacy, and we'll call Dad John. Eric was their third child, and each time a new baby came into the house, Cathy and John thought the experience would be easier. Wrong again. Even though their routines were down pat, the responsibilities of the other two children exponentially increased the daily tasks.
No romance. Not enough sleep. No dining out. This couple, like most new parents, was experience deprived. So I came to the rescue. No, GourmetStation's congratulations gifts came to the rescue. The deep-chilled dinner for two arrived on Friday and Cathy was ready. She pulled down her wedding china including a cloth tablecloth and lace napkins. The dinners were from our Parisian menu line, so Cathy went with a French theme including a CD form Edith Piaf and Bordeaux table wine – a perfect choice with the Chicken Montrachet. Cathy had the children fed & in bed by 7:00 PM and actually had time to dress up with some Parisian style costume jewelry in the 30 minutes that the dinners were heating. John came home from work to a beautiful wife, French cuisine, and a little Heaven on earth. End of story. Sweet success.
The Best Place To Celebrate In Rome
Posted: August 18, 2005
When in Rome do as the Romans..... for the best place to celebrate or say congratulations try Checchino dal 1887 (Via di Monte Testaccio 30; tel +39 5746318). In Nero's day the location was once a pile of broken amphoras and terra-cotta roof tiles. Today it is a local legend, a party every night, filled with excellent Italian cuisine and a grand selection of wine. Traditional Italian dishes include Rigatoni with Pajata, sweetbreads and the trolley provides a wide choice of local cheeses. Desserts include spuma di ricotta with cocoa powder. Devilish!
If you want to say congratulations to a friend, loved one or business associate and you can't take them to Checchino dal, do the next best thing. Send a congratulations gourmet gift from GourmetStation.


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So, I'm interested in modifying a gameclient, mainly because I have spare time, and also because my honey would probably never enjoy the ones available - no offense to anyone meant here.
I'm used to programming/modding, not too shabby java wise, and as such am not here to ask for help on those matters.
What I am curious about is - how do custom clients are created here? I haven't stumbled on any source code package (shame on me if I simply did not notice any), and since modding is officially accepted but not supported in itself, I highly doubt the base client is modular.
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The eLFonian was witness recently to an amazing event. While out for a casual and relaxing stroll in one of the most isolated sectors of eLFonia, a radiant beam of considerable brilliance struck the ground.
While the stark and natural beauty of this event was something to behold, the real question is why go out walking in such an isolated area of eLFonia? Solitude helps clear the head of useless clutter – a reboot of sorts.
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