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Merrie England? Any like?
I am sorry if this has been asked before. I tried searching before posting, but could find no thread that matched, specifically, what I was thinking.
When I read Tolkein's The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings, it has a certain, I don't know how else to say this, 'flavor' to me. This feeling I do not get when reading other popular fantasy novels, like The Wheel of Time, A Song of Ice and Fire, Sword of Truth, etc. The closest I can get to this feeling is reading certain CS Lewis novels, like Prince Caspian, Silver Chair, or the Horse and His Boy.
It is, specifically, the parts of the novels relating to Hobbits and the Shire. A whimsical, nostalgic view of rural life. In my minds eye, it is like seeing it through old timey film, with all the charm of the pops, crackles, and black spots, if that makes any sense. It comes closest, to describe, the idea of "Merry England."
This is the closest I can think of to describe the feeling I get. I know it seems quaint(especially this being a UK forum), but the feeling appeals to me greatly. I mean, I like a lot of the other ideas of the book, like the decline of elder ways, and the rise of new, and how sadness tempers beauty, and makes it greater, but the first idea, this nostalgic(and likely unrealistic) fantasy involving rural life I like the best.
Are there any other novels with similar prose? I don't mean straight copies, like the first Shannara books, but books that have a similar feel. Does that make any sense?
I hope I didn't do anything wrong by posting here.
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Re: Merrie England? Any like?
You had a bit of a problem there because of the attempt at a link, which the spam filter caught (you need a certain number of posts to be permitted to post links -- see the Terms of Use).
The topic has occasionally come up, especially with regard to certain comments by Michael Moorcock on Tolkien, but I'm sure there will be plenty of others who would enjoy getting into such a discussion.
As for other writings of this sort... well, yes, quite a few; and I'm sure others will be better able to point you to them, as well....
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nether the same 'flavor' or 'place' but Ann McCaffry's Pern books give over to the 'homeyness' of a rural life. The Once and Future King is a favorite of mine for escapism into an England that may never have existed, but I enjoy believing it did.
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Yes. I saw the restriction on posting, but I thought it would be inappropriate to describe a genre, without at least posting where I got the description.
It's just...well, it reminds me of the small towns around Carolina, whenever I read it. Quiet, insular, slow paced, well run, and the friendliest people you will ever meet. I like it.
I am not a fan of the overly "realistic" fantasy, like Moorcock and Martin. I read a book to be entertained, not depressed and disgusted. I never understood the disdain writers like Moorcock had for these types of works. Sure, it may seem quaint(I don't think so, but I will give him the sake of the argument) in comparison to Moorcock, but his, in comparion, seem downright dreary. I'll take quaint any day.
Once and Future King is an excellent novel. As is the sequel, the Book of Merlyn.
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Well as it's only Americans who've commented so far, I'll give you a recommendation from someone in merry old England. Rural England too.
How about Watership Down by Richard Adams? Or Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Or the Dunctan books by William Horwood - these especially fit what you're after, I think.
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Yup, that's why many Scots aren't too fond of Scott (sorry).
He was writing for a Victorian audience while the descendants of his heroes lived in filthy tenements, worked twelve-hour days and were denied their real history (and were too busy putting food on the table to waste money on his books).
Unfortunately, this view of Scotland (the Shortbread Tin) is the way that many abroad see us, relegating our brutal and violent (if rich) history to the realm of fantasy, so that hard-headed, practical people who seek to restore Scotland's independent status are seen as hopeless romantics at best, or monsters at worst.
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I have only read a little of Walter Scott(Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, some of the Waverly novels), but I have a wholly positive view of him.
He, it seemed to me, saved Scotland. United it, even if in a exaggerated culture, helped the Scotts rise from the third class citizenship they seemed to share with the Irish. It seemed that the Scottish fortunes rose, when they were no longer seen as sub-human by the British. Similar to the "noble savage" view the French took to Arabs around the time of Dumas' novels, and how it improved trade and relations with them.
At least this is what I thought from what I have read. I will admit that I am an American, and don't know as much of Scottish history(more importantly, the mindset and viewpoint) as I should. Could you be more specific about what Scott did to the culture of Scotland, and how it is viewed by the world? Keep in mind that I bake my own scones and biscuits and shortbread, and have never seen a Scottish Tin. =p
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I'm afraid that you may have fallen into a few traps here. Ace and I have very different views on nationalism, but I suspect he would agree that historical re-invention is a Bad Thing regardless.
This led to a situation where Lowlanders frequently feared and hated their upland cousins. The historical apologists have conveniently air-brushed this in their quest for notions of Scottish one-ness.
By the time of Scott, things had changed. England and Scotland had been united under one crown and one monarch (Stewarts until Anne died in the early 18th century) for some time. Various Jacobite rebellions had failed - just - and the Highlands were under stricter control than ever before. The Anglo-Scottish border had been quieted and so the Lowlanders could breathe a sigh of releif. With the actual threat gone, the romantic image of the proud Highlander (a manifestaion of the "noble savage" myth which exists in your country too) was free to grow and flourish.
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Personally I think the 'nostalgia' comes from Tolkien writing as if he was penning a translation. Gives the impression of depth and comes, without a doubt, from his philological background.
I'm sure Tolkien would have admitted that William Morris and ER Eddison were his key influencers in this - other than the old sagas themselves. Their language is a bit more fanciful but if you can get round that they might appeal - would recommend Water of the Wondrous Isles by Morris first and foremost but others on the Morris thread might disagree.
Can't think of any post Tolkien writers that achieve this at all; not in fantasy anyway.
I'd check out Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra by CS Lewis as well, if you like the more famous Narnia books.
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This idealization of the world continues today. I would point to the very entertaining mystery series "Midsomer Murders" indeed to most of those tales of murder and mayhem with authors have been penning that are set in rural England. There is no such place in the real world.
I suspect it has to do with the desire, both on the part of the author (who offers this idealized world and the reader (who seeks to escape to that world). I know when I read or watch television for entertainment, I am not interested in the harsh realities of the world as it is, I want to relax and bask in the fantasy.
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Some villages outside the (generally and relatively) wealthy south east have suffered a similar fate - Hawkshead, Clovelly and the downhill bit of Robin Hood's Bay all spring to mind.
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Oh, and if it's old fashioned, olde world, we've barely made it to modern era charm you're after.....
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As to the name, I admit, I filched it from Mercedes Lackey's book The Catswold Portal. I began using it back in the heady days of IRC chat channels and have hung onto it to the point that it has become my normal forum nome de guerre.
On a side note, I find the evolution of the word "wold" fascinating in that it has come to mean the opposite of its philological roots "wald" (wood in German).
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civic1992 Posts: 1Hi, I recently bought a 1992 civic 4cyclinder, hence heading, and was wondering what the price was for repairing/replacing anything that needs to be done. Any input is appreciated,
-D15B4 series SOHC 16 Valve
-about 195,000km on it (not miles)
I bought if off my mate for $1000 AUD, Unregistered. To get it registered, I brought it to the mechanics to get a Road Worthy Certificate, RWC, ( According to Victoria Laws, coz I live in Melbourne ). Problems/expenses that I've encountered so far
-Alternator, got that replaced for $100 - parts and labour included
-Needed a Unregistered permit from VicRoads in-order to drive the car around, 10 days for roughly $50
-VicRoads inspection $50
-Some lightbulbs such as brake lights/parking lights/front lights replacement $10
-Needed to replace my whole front windscreen, since the mechanics would not let me get a RWC because of a scratch smaller then a $1 dollar coin, I had no insurance cover so it cost me about $185-the guy came down to my place and installed it.
-Road Worthy Certificate cost me $120, fair price since the mechanics need to take photos of every car before issuing a Road Worthy Cert.
-Gasket cover valve change $150, got this done at the same mechanic which issued me the RWC, knew this was a rip-off since they get the part in for 20-30bucks or something, Wasn't going to do it, but it had to be done to prevent oil leak, and pass
the RWC.
-Petrol $50bucks
-Power Steering container replacement $20
-Bought some minor accessories for $20
-Registration at VicRoads $610
Thats how much I spent so far, and now I need the following to be done:
Just got a quote for $650 which includes
-full tune up
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-timing belt replacement
-adjusting the carby choke due to car having a hard time starting up
-brakes bleeding due to the car Stil going abit when I step on the brakes
I told the mechanic I also have these problems:
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Anyone know what these problems are and approx how much to fix ?
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jsdouglas25 Posts: 1I have no certificates when it comes to working on Honda's, but i can tell you that cleaning the IACV is just a temporary fix, i can't tell you how many times I've taken that valve off of my girlfriends '99 Civic and cleaned it, i'm willing to bet i could do it in complete darkness. My advice: replace the part as i'm having to do, i did happen to find a a website www.costparts.com and they have the IACV for our Civic's for $75, which is at least $100 less than the national auto parts people.
97 civic LX sedan 176,800 miles....In the past 5 years I had the main computer replaced and cracked manifold replaced by the dealer. Now in the past 2 months this is the third time my speedometer has gone haywire while driving down the road or accelorating at an intersection. I need to disconnect the speedometer sensor to be able to drive the car. I have had the computer replaced with a used version twice and the speed sensor replaced once and all connection cleaned. Now I need this fixed again. In past 2 months as it had before ithis intially started it has felt like something was holding the engine back while trying to eccelerate . sometimes at high speed 50+mph engine hesitates and then rpms will jump way high then it wont speed up. It also feel like there is something holding back the engine at low speed. About 1 year ago the oxygen sensor was replaced. The fan for heat/ AC has gotten much noisier.
Could there be a short somewhere? Is there a warranty still affective for the manifold or ECu computer beyond 150,00miles.......
Also about 5 years ago the SRS main unit had an internal failure isn't Honda responsible for replacing it The dealer has refused to pay to replace it from the get-go.
I would appreciate any advice.. Thank you!
hondaowner13 Posts: 1My husband replaced my drivers door lock actuator since my remote would no longer lock or unlock my doors. The manual switch in the door worked fine. Now, once I close the drivers door, it locks automatically, and it is very difficult to open with the key from the outside. Wondering if there is some other part we should have replaced along with/instead of the actuator? I cannot manually lock the drivers door from inside since the replacement, and the entire lock seems very stubborn and near freezing up. Please help!!
my battery was 3 or 4 yrs old. I replaced that. The light occasionaly goes dim in the area between 40-60mph on speedometer and the whole fuel level. sometimes one or the other are dim a or both are lit up normally. There doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to it.
after changing the battery Its only had the issue where the car "stalls" when when trying to speed up about 3 times since the battery swap. Its been about 6-7 weeks ago?
I haven't had any problems with the whole speedometer going crazy and having to disconnect it to drive the car.
When I swap out my winter tires in April I'll have the lights/electrical checked out that light up the dash.
There has to be something corroded and shorting out there... and just need needs to be replaced from age. I can hear a loud click sometimes when the light comes on. a friend said he cleaned all the connections from the distributor going to the speedometer the ECU and dash area.
The only other thing I did was replace my headlight bulbs they were visiblely dimmer due to be at least 10 years old.
Hi, I have a Honda Civic 2000 with about 108,000 miles on it. A little while ago the "check engine" light come on even though the car was running fine. My mechanic said it had to do with the oxygen sensor. They reset some codes, and the light went off, but my car began shaking while at a stoplight and even stalled once--something it has never done before. I took it back, they ran some tests, then said it needed a new oxygen sensor. With labor and parts, it came to almost $500. A few days after that, the engine light came back on. I took it back, and the cycle was repeated--engine light reset, car shaking at stoplights. The mechanic told me to come back again and have their specialist look at it again. I have used this garage successfully for several years, but they have to bring in an outside mechanic to do this job, and they can't answer any questions about the work themselves. Advice and info is welcome. Does it sound to you like I need a new mechanic?
maldo2 Posts: 1My son has a 95 Civic 1.6L D16Z6, and while doing a tune up, we basically found out that whoever did it last before my son bought it, stripped the #4 spark plug. We decided to take the head off to rethread the spark plug hole. I keep on hearing that this is the safest way to do it. Well, for the TDC, #1 piston is high, the alignment marks are lined up on the camshaft sprocket. The rotor is pointing towards the #1 spark plug wire and the timimg marks by the belt are lined up. the only thing is....in the haynes book, it says to align mark in the flywheel/drive plate with the notch in the pointer.... I cant find this. so will it be ok if I continue to take the head off as long as all the other stuff is lined up???????
steveaspesi Posts: 46I've got a 2010 civic lx with the stock steel wheels and hub caps - and looking at Civic alloys being sold on Craigslist - one set is off the 2012 EX and the other is off the EX 2010.
both look like nice upgrades, but my impression is that the rims from the 2012 model look less substantial in the amount of metal used - Consumer Reports really slams the most recent edition of the civic and I was thinking they cut costs in many areas including the rims.
anyone else think that?
windgrace Posts: 83Hi everyone.
So I am inheriting a 2002 Honda Civic EX with 65k mi on it. I know I'm going to take it to the mechanic and have it checked out and replace what it needs.
However, I'm pretty sure I'll need new tires.
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Likely lat answering this, but at about 110k miles the timing belt MUST be replaced. If it breaks, you lose the whole engine. Prices vary by location and mechanic, but that should be around $350 atop other maintenance. As for the suspension, I have never experienced this in any Honda I have owner (owned them constantly since late 80's) so I cannot address this. If you push down hard on the car then quickly release if it bounces hard a second bounce, or does a 3rd bounce after you release it, the shocks or struts are likely bad (learned this clear back in the 60's, it's kind of a rule of thumb). That's the best I can advise on suspension.
The most common cause of this is the in-tank fuel pump (Civic has 2, one in the tank and 1 near the engine, both electric) Either the pump is bad, the sensor, or the attendant wiring. In any event, that has happened to my 2x on Hondas since the mid 90's. Both times it required both a pump and sensor as both were over 180k miles.
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I recently encountered a problem that I'm a little confused on what the cause might be.
I was driving the other day with no problems and it was raining heavily. As I was enter the freeway, the engine stalled for a second and would no longer accelerate, it would just idle at 10-15MPH. I pulled to the right shoulder, shut off the engine to check under the hood. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but I am no mechanic, so a glaring problem would go unseen even if it sticks out like a sore thumb.
However, after having a quick look under the hood and not finding anything. I tried to start the car and it would not start. It could not be the battery because all the lights etc were on. Needless to say, I called AAA and had it towed back to my house.
The following day, it started and ran normally without any problems thus far.
I was talking to a friend who was looking under the hood at the same night while it was raining and suggested maybe too much water gotten onto the engine and caused it. I am no expert truth be told and unsure how accurate that is.
My question is, have anybody experienced a similar problem and have found out what was the cause? I drive pretty long distances daily and having a car die out like that would get pretty dangerous on the highways with traffic.
Thanks in advance for the responses, I hope I can have an idea of what the problem might be and suggest it to my mechanic if he can't find a definite answer.
On a car that old, it is possible that old wiring can lose it's seal, thus letting in water. It's not hard to use a silicon gel to reseal connections, but without knowing the right wires to check, this one is probably best left to a mechanic IMO. You may wind up having to replace a harness, but a good mechanic might be able to reseal bad connections. A harness can mean big bucks, so I would get a second opinion if your mechanic says you need one.


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The Mankato Free Press
---- — Watching the dramatic conclusion of Sunday's Minnesota Wild game, I couldn't help but think I've seen something like that before.
Jason Zucker's overtime goal gave the Wild the 3-2 win over the top-seeded Blackhawks and made the series relevant again after Friday's drubbing at Chicago.
Since the breakup of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association began two years ago, I've argued in this column that it's time for Minnesota State fans to go to the Verizon Wireless Center, first and foremost, to see the Mavericks, not their opponent.
Another reason to buy a ticket? You never know who you're going to see.
Of course teams such as Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin were going to be big draws, and fans have lamented that those teams wouldn't be coming back to Mankato very much, if at all, once the league split up into the Big Ten, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and the "new" WCHA.
Amid those complaints, I was often stumped as to why fans didn't include a few other teams in that list, namely Denver.
The Pioneers never seemed to be a big draw at the civic center, despite winning a pair of national championships in the early 2000s and having some of college hockey's top talent.
Zucker was one of those players in 2010-11 and '11-12. A second-round draft pick of the Wild in the summer prior to the start of his college career, Zucker had two outstanding seasons at Denver. He scored 45 goals and 91 points in 78 games. In eight games against Minnesota State, he had five goals and six assists for 11 points. That included an overtime goal that ended the Mavericks' season in '10-11.
He only played two games in Mankato, but I recall the impression he made in that series. I sure wanted to see him play again, whether he was in a Pioneers jersey or a Wild uniform. I figured others would want to come out to the rink and see what all the hype was about with him. I surely wasn't the only one who thought if things work out as expected, it's going to be fun to watch this guy once he gets to St. Paul.
Already as a rookie, he's part of that team's history, an overtime hero.
Zucker isn't alone, of course. Other Wild players we've seen come through Mankato include Zach Parise (North Dakota), Ryan Suter (Wisconsin) and the now-injured Dany Heatley (Wisconsin), among others. It's fun to see those players in their formative years and try to predict what they'll become at the next level — if they even get there.
Minnesota State's alumni include David Backes, whose St. Louis Blues are in the midst of a first-round series against the defending-champion Los Angeles Kings. As the Blues' captain, Backes is a bona fide NHL star. Meanwhile, Tim Jackman and Ryan Carter have carved out solid careers and are currently with the Calgary Flames and New Jersey Devils, respectively.
The hope is we'll see Eriah Hayes skating with the San Jose Sharks sometime soon.
Here in MSU territory, hockey fans would love nothing more than to see one of the Mavericks get drafted by — or sign a free-agent contract with — and then play for the Wild.
In the meantime, they'll be learning to love those players they used to love to hate. Like Zucker.
Shane Frederick is a Free Press staff writer. Read his blog at mankatofreepresshockey.blogspot.com and follow him on Twitter @puckato.


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HOUSTON — – Morgan Weber grew up eating poppy-seed kolaches baked by his Czech grandmother, who honed her technique on a wood stove. Kolaches, soft pastries of yeasted dough with a divot in the center, traditionally filled with sweetened cheese or fruit, are a humble link to the Old World.
But in the Revival Market in this city's Heights neighborhood, Weber and his business partner, Ryan Pera, the market's chef, serve sweet and savory pastries that are decidedly American: kolaches laden with satsuma oranges or filled with strawberries and ricotta cheese, and savory versions girded with house-made sausages poached in locally brewed beer. On Saturdays, they sell 1,500 of them to a youthful clientele that also snaps up artisanal fare like caraway-spiced goat sausages.
This is the new world of the kolache, a food that now straddles several constituencies: the descendants of Czech immigrants, who still make the pastry in the broad swath of central Texas known as the Czech Belt; the highway commuters who have made it a coveted road food; and the artisans and entrepreneurs around the country who are positioning it as the next-generation doughnut.
As it juggles all these incarnations, the pastry seems to be having something of an identity crisis.
"Kolaches are in the love-child phase of their development," said Dawn Orsak, an Austin, Texas, folklorist working on a traveling exhibition that showcases Czech heritage in Texas. "The experimental versions got a lot of popular attention. An artisan backlash is peaking now. And another move toward wide popularity is building. Kolaches will probably continue to evolve as part of that cycle."
The kolache (pronounced ko-LAH-chee) entered the American repertoire in the mid-1800s, soon after immigrants from Central Europe settled in the hills and prairies of central and south-central Texas. The region was once home to more than 200 Czech-dominant communities. Today, the Czech Belt remains a stronghold of traditional culture, where polka bands led by accordion cowboys play church bazaars, and descendants contribute to civic organizations like the Katolicka Jednota Texaska and the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas.
Yet kolaches – once considered a svacina (pronounced sfah-CHEE-nah), or midday snack, in Central Europe – are being quickly adopted and just as quickly transformed by all sorts of audiences.
Kolaches and polka bands
This proliferation has been driven in part by Czech-Americans themselves. At festivals sponsored by Czech-led churches and civic clubs, which can attract thousands of people, polka bands play, church matrons cook Praha (a Czech version of goulash) and bakeries serve traditional poppy-seed kolaches. In Ennis, Texas, which holds a polka championship each summer, a grocery store helps finance community classes where Czech baking traditions are taught.
More influential, though, has been the rise of those roadside emporiums, selling everything from beer to deer stands to spiral-bound cookbooks, said Orsak, whose grandmother came to Texas from Moravia in the 1880s. Many Texans, no matter their heritage, now consider kolaches road food, best purchased at a Czech Belt rest stop. (In April, one of them, Czech Stop in the city of West, drew national attention when it stayed open to serve rescue workers after the deadly explosion of a nearby fertilizer plant.)
Now expatriate Texans in places like Portland, Ore., have begun to build customer bases at restaurants like Happy Sparrow Cafe, which serves Nutella-and-banana kolaches. Autumn Stanford, who owns the Brooklyn Kolache Co. in New York City, takes an artisanal tack, selling fruit-filled kolaches like apricot, as well as savory ones stuffed with bacon-wrapped hot dogs of Mexican-American derivation.
The inspiration for her business came from the roadside purveyors.
"My kolache story doesn't involve Grandmother making them in the kitchen," Stanford said. "Growing up in Austin, I didn't even know they were a Czech food. When I was young, both sets of my grandparents lived in Houston. And when we went to visit, we always stopped at Weikel's, in La Grange, for a bathroom break and a box of kolaches."
One recent afternoon at Weikel's Bakery, Pat Thomas, who was traveling from Austin to Schulenberg, Texas, confirmed that road-food imperatives still drove many kolache purchases.
"I came for the cream cheese kolaches," she said. "And the clean bathrooms."
Cream cheese, chocolate
Many Czech-Americans here, rather than feeling threatened by new varieties of kolaches that may obscure the pastry's origins, are so confident of their cultural and culinary patrimony that they embrace them. In that spirit, some church festival organizers have expanded their kolache bake-offs to include the category "other." And old-guard purveyors like Hruska's Store and Bakery, in business in Ellinger since 1912, now sell nontraditional cream-cheese-and-chocolate kolaches.
"Maybe the most important thing is that kolaches, in some form, continue to be made," said Orsak, the folklorist. "And they continue to be eaten. Kolaches have long been a kind of poster child for Czech identity. Now they're becoming a symbol for Texans. Maybe that's not so bad."
COMBINE yeast, milk, sugar and 1 cup flour in a large bowl to make pastry. Mix well, cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 20 minutes.
MELT 8 tablespoons (1 stick) of the butter. Pour into a large bowl and whisk in eggs and salt. Add to flour mixture and mix well. Slowly add remaining 2 cups of flour; the dough will be soft and moist. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes, adding flour as necessary to make a soft workable dough. Place in an oiled bowl, cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, make your choice of filling.
PLACE fruit in a small saucepan and add 1/2 cup water or just enough to cover to make the dried-fruit filling. Set aside until plumped and softened, about 1 hour. When fruit is ready, add sugar, cinnamon and lemon zest. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes. Pure in a food processor or blender and set aside.
USE an electric mixer to beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy to make the cream cheese filling. Add flour, egg yolk and lemon zest. Mix to blend and set aside.
ONCE dough has risen, punch it down and divide evenly into 12 pieces. Roll pieces into balls and place on an oiled baking sheet several inches apart. Flatten each ball slightly so it is about 3 inches in diameter. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
HEAT oven to 375 degrees.
MAKE crumble topping: In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, butter and cinnamon. Crumble with your fingers until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Set aside.
ASSEMBLE kolaches: With your finger, gently make an indentation in the center of each bun, being careful not to flatten too much. Fill with 1 tablespoon of cream cheese or dried fruit filling and sprinkle with topping. Bake until risen and pale gold, 12 to 15 minutes. While baking, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter. When the kolaches are removed from the oven, brush with melted butter and serve warm.Yield: 12 kolaches


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Update, 12:45 a.m.: With all 101 precincts counted, Elk Grove City Council Member Gary Davis has been elected mayor by a wide margin. He captured nearly half of the votes cast in the city.
Sophia Scherman, his closest challenger, received 14 percent of the vote. She was nearly tied with third-place finisher Jerry Braxmeyer, while Lynn Wheat was about a percentage point back.
LaWanna Montgomery and Greg Higley finished in fifth and sixth places, respectively.
Original story: Elk Grove City Council Member Gary Davis has declared victory in the city's mayoral race, claiming 49 percent of votes among the 50 percent of votes counted so far.
"We have a mandate from Elk Grove voters," Davis said at his campaign office on Laguna Boulevard. "Our priorities are what they're looking for in the elected mayor of Elk Grove."
Davis gave a brief victory speech and supporters tossed confetti into the air.
Jerry Braxmeyer, the only other candidate holding an election-night celebration, said before the polls closed that he was happy with the race regardless of the outcome.
"We're victorious no matter what," Braxmeyer said at his celebration at Logan's Roadhouse on West Stockton Boulevard.
Candidates Greg Higley and Lynn Wheat could not be reached for comment. Elk Grove City Council Member Sophia Scherman and LaWanna Montgomery answered calls but asked to be called back later; further attempts to reach them have been unsuccessful.
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'La Femme Nikita': Where Are They Now?
November 18th, 2011 4:46pm EST
Nikita fans are enjoying La Femme Nikita star Alberta Watson's juicy role on the new series - but what are the rest of LFN's talented cast and crew up to?
Show creators Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran went on to create FOX's smash hit 24, which revolutionized TV during its eight-year run on FOX. Surnow went on, with director Jon Cassar, to the controversial miniseries The Kennedys, while Cochran is rumored to have written a script for a possible 24 movie.
Composer Sean Callery followed Surnow and Cochran to 24, winning critical acclaim for his score work. He currently scores Showtime's new hit series Homeland, which is executive produced by former 24 producer Howard Gordon.
What happened to the cast? Click on through...
Peta Wilson (Nikita)
Australian actress Peta Wilson (seen here in 2004) played the title role in the USA series, and was nominated for two Gemini Awards in the role.
After LFN, Wilson played Mina Harker in the flick League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), sharing the screen with Sean Connery and Nikita's future Michael, Shane West.
She has kept acting, though she's probably still best known as Nikita. Other notable credits include a role in Superman Returns (2006) as Bobbie-Faye. Her most recent appearance was in a 2010 episode of CSI: Miami, "Sudden Death," playing the character Amanda.
Roy Dupuis (Michael Samuelle)
Roy Dupuis was the man behind Michael, Nikita's trainer and eventual lover; their complex, risky relationship was one of the core elements of the series.
After LFN, Dupuis (seen here in 2007) became the busiest of the cast post-series, mostly in films in his native Canada. His film Emotional Arithmetic, which also starred the likes of Christopher Plummer and Susan Sarandon, closed the Toronto International Film Festival in its release year.
He also participated in a two-part flick about notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine in 2008, and is co-president and founder of the Rivers Foundation, devoted to protecting the rivers of Quebec.
Eugene Robert Glazer (Paul Wolfe/Operations)
The man originally known only as Operations, Paul Wolfe, scared the daylights out of us - and for that, we can thank Eugene Robert Glazer. Unfortunately, we haven't seen much of him since then.
After LFN, Glazer's appearances were limited to a handful of TV roles, on series like Mutant X (2003), The Division (2004), and Cold Case (2006) - which is his last credit before a 2010 film called Reunited. Nothing has been listed for him after that.
Glazer re-teamed with LFN creators Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran in 2003 for a two-episode guest spot in the second season of 24 as the enigmatic Alexander Trepkos (as seen above).
Alberta Watson (Madeline)
Before she was Senator Madeline Pierce in Nikita, Alberta Watson was simply Madeline in La Femme Nikita - Operations' right-hand woman who was just as delightfully scary to face as he was.
After LFN, Watson made fairly steady appearances in various projects, from playing Amy Morgan in the 2004 flick The Prince and Me starring Julia Stiles, to a 2007-2008 recurring role in the Canadian TV series The Border. She first appeared on Nikita near the end of season one.
Like Glazer, Watson also appeared on 24. Two years after Glazer, she played the role of Division boss Erin Driscoll in the show's fourth season (pictured above). The first-season character Alberta Green (played by L&O: SVU actress Tamara Tunie) had previously been named after her.
Matthew Ferguson (Seymour Birkoff/Jason Crawford)
Of all the La Femme Nikita cast, perhaps Matthew Ferguson is the most enigmatic. After concluding the role of brilliant techie Seymour Birkhoff (and his twin brother!), he's largely gone quiet, sticking to three films and a handful of TV series spots over the last decade.
His two biggest post-show credits were in television. From 2002-2004, he appeared in five episodes of An American In Canada in the role of Derrick, and then from 2003-2007, voiced the character Bobby Lee in the series Odd Job Jack.
He didn't record another credit of any sort until 2010, when he popped up in episodes of the TV series Murdoch Mysteries and Unnatural History, and since then, nothing new has been listed for this talented actor.
Don Francks (Walter)
He was Section's beloved crusty old weapons guy (and before that, the voice of Sabretooth in the X-Men cartoons!), but since then, Don Francks (seen here in 2008) has continued to work steadily, mostly in television.
After LFN, his credits include the TV series Street Time and a recent appearance on the Canadian TV series The Listener. He also happens to be a musician, poet, and activist among many other things.
Both of Don's children are themselves actors - accomplished voice actress Cree Summer and actor Rainbow Francks, who played Lt. Ford on Stargate Atlantis.
Maybe we'll see Don or some other familiar faces join Nikita sometime soon...?
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The recruitment of Irving (Texas) offensive guard Rami Hammad was highly unusual, but the Texas Longhorns were the beneficiaries. BON spoke with Hammad just prior to his enrollment in Austin.
The Texas Longhorns will have their most experienced offensive line in years when the 2013 season starts, but even with all that experience, the starters all have room for improvement.
Since it's a small Texas class, and in honor of ever-advancing political correctness, everyone gets a trophy! Not really, but many of the prospects in the class did receive a coveted GoBR.
The Texas Longhorns have signed 15 prospects in the 2013 class, with the strongest group the offensive linemen. Find out what else the 'Horns added on offense.
Your place to discuss everything related to the prospects signing with Texas and every other school around the country.
The 2013 Texas offensive line class may be the best in the country and is the best in the 'Horns for years. Thing is, Stacy Searels can't afford for it to end up like the 2009 group.
The 'Horns have barely managed to beat Baylor in football recently and haven't develop offensive linemen as well, but will likely get a commit from 2013 Irving OG Rami Hammad, who decommitted from...
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A move so good, it transcends any age or height difference.
When Brewer becomes the piece that propels the bulls to the Finals, don't say no one warned you. Mchale not being able to use Ron Brewer...I have 0 words.
Pretty sure NVP's saliva is all over PJ's pjs. I made a joke there. About sex.
The former Rockets player is now returning to baseball
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An article talking about the differences in the long range shooting of the 2012 and 2013 Rockets. It's shameless self promotion, but I thought some of you guys might find it interesting. I've read TDS for a couple years and think it's a pretty smart community.
The Fanshot feature is wilting in this screen layout, but this deserves mention. Not just we got him back, but that he was happy to come back.
Quick summary: a) NBA players typically come from more resourceful families regardless of race. Lebron James and others players who grew up poor and with single parents are the exception. b) The growing proportion of foreign players in NBA has to do with improved health in other countries. Asik is cited as an example of a generation of healthier, and hence likely taller, Turks.
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What you don't see. . . . What we hope you can see. I made the change in March 2008. Don't ever be told who you must vote for. You decide who your vote should go to. If you are told to support one group from the other, then you know you are in bad company!
Monday, July 14, 2008
No. From Ministers to civil servants, sorry is definitely not the hardest word. 'Minta Maaf' is the local most often used word.
Try lining up to pay at JPJ, the counter will have a sign up 'minta maaf, sistem off line' or 'minta maaf, habis nombor'. Home Minister Syed Hamid said sorry for holding up traffic at the federal capital because 'Police Operations was in progress to maintain public security'. My ass!
'Ops Padam' was apparently commissioned to stop Anwar Ibrahim and his cohorts from mounting a protest, a non-event that Anwar himself denied even considering.
If the Police were so hell bent on stopping this protest, why not just call Anawr in for a questioning? With all the intelligence collected, why not 'invite' those responsible for a chat? (like what they did to Haris, on the candle light vigil held for ISA detainees, and RPK).
If you ask me, the way things are going on, especially with the Police, the government are trying to 'intimidate the rakyat'. I see it as 'if you attend this protest which MIGHT happen, I will put up more road blocks to deter you all', or 'if you even think of supporting this protest 'try sitting in your car for 1 hour to get to the city'!
Hello, MR Home Minister! Don't you know your actions of you and your goons are causing severe problems in what most other responsible governments call 'High Street Sales'?
It basically means people are staying indoors because of your idiotic 'public security procedures' and are causing less money to revolve around retailers? Which means there is a choking point which will in turn lead to rippling effects that will affect the economy?
I guess you did not learn that in Economics did you?
Also, try putting up more road blosks, and see if the Tourist will continue to come. Oh wait. You already have an excuse for that, simply just point to the 5 PR states, and say that they have been doing a bad job....not a bad idea, I must say.
But here is something I bet you did not think off. In all your haste trying to outdo that Anwar fellow, you have forgotten your responsibility. There are now more illegal immigrants running around Puchong and Nilai, and Banting, then you can think off! Also try Bukit Tinggi Klang, and ask your Policemen there how many illiegals they have rounded up? I bet you not much, seeing that they are now more interested in PKR Flags hoisters!
(It took me 20 minutes to get out of Subang and go to Ara Damansara, a journey which should have taken no more than 8 minutes! And my wife had to burn more fuel going to work today, no thanks to those goons in blue! BTW have they forgotten Nini?)
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- NGINAP SRENGENGE said...
I totally hate the current politic.
Who is governing Malaysia?.
Macam zaman dharurat dulu 1948-61.
- Hawkeye Jack said...
Aiii.. all my meetings were cancel as people were all caught in the traffic. They should have declared today a public holiday. Stupid buggers running the government and as usual we the rakyat have to suffer.
nini, who?
didnt the top cop said that they will eventually get the culprit(s) even if it takes aeon years.
put it this way, if you believe him you might as well believe there's father christmas. at least, you camn look forwad to carols and gifts.
BN? well, more roadblocks and jams in the name of national security!
by the way, these low lifes are very fond of the word national. remember NS program? In the name of national integration and they send children to deaths and hospitalisations while the cronies laugh all the way to the bank.
I better rest my case lest i may be charged for speculation.
- muststopthis said...
And that is what we all need...a.k.a 1948 Hartal.
Lets just all take a holiday!
Yup, you , me, the bus driver, taxi driver, everyone, just stay home and spend a whole day at home with the family....!
Lets say September 12?


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This week's kitchen tip is one I learned from Joshua's grandma. I noticed that the condiment bottles in her fridge all had dates written on them: The date each item was opened.
What a brilliant idea! How many times have I opened a carton of cream that says "Use within 10 days of opening" and I can never remember how long it's been open?! Having the date written on it is a great reminder to use it before it expires!
For salad dressings, writing the dates on them when you open them would allow you to easily see which bottles your family is using regularly and which ones take years to empty.
Hint: If something's been in your fridge for a year and it's only barely used, you could probably skip buying it next time it's on sale... ;)
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Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe
Posts you don't want to miss:
How to save time and money grocery shopping :: What, not everyone has a husband who will do the grocery shopping for them? ;) I don't always enjoy grocery shopping but Jessica's tips will help! Enter her book giveaway here.
Save time on kitchen prep work :: Do it now, make extras, add it to your Sunday "to-do"s: Mandi has the scoop on food prep efficiency in a home kitchen!
5 crazy ways to save on kitchen prep time :: Katie K. has some great simple ways to save time! Enter her book giveaway here.
Time-saving kitchen tips :: Katie G. shares her favorite shortcuts in the kitchen. Enter her book giveaway here.
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Slow-cooker to the rescue :: Amy reminds me to not let the Crock Pot gather dust in the cupboard. ;) Enter her book giveaway here.
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Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead & Freeze Cookbook
And, if you missed it this week: My morning routine and a cookbook giveaway (enter here)! :)
My favorite chai tea and honey pot
My morning and evening routines are what keep me going these days, it seems. Oh, I have to smile when I get emails like this one from my friend Maleesa:
How do you balance working out, cleaning, making meals, home schooling, blogging and lots more? I find that I have to force myself away from the computer and say I will do things and reward myself to get computer time. Do you have a limit of time? Or just when you have time? Or do you give only cetain times for it?
Honestly? It's as simple as doing the most important things first. And when something doesn't get done that day, I just let it go. Sometimes I let the cleaning go for a bit, and then I suddenly get fed up with the mess or dirt and that anger fuels a fast and furious cleaning or organizing event! Often, I make a "to do" list and then divide the chores among all of us.
I don't have a computer time limit, and that works for me because I am usually quite happy to leave it turned off and do other things. That doesn't work so well for blogging, but currently I am putting homeschooling, family time, exercise, and sleep ahead of blogging. I think I would go insane if I tried to blog while home alone with 5 kids! Then Joshua comes home and we like hanging out together in the evenings. :)
And then it's bed time. I've become a big baby about having to function on less than 8 hours of sleep; I much prefer mornings when my alarm goes (at 5am) and I get up feeling refreshed and ready to start the day.
Moshe (2) is often awake in the morning before I am!
So what do I do? I've really pared down to a few basics. My morning and evening routines keep me going and my kitchen happy. :)
Every evening:
Load and run dishwasherHang wet dish cloth(s) up to dryFill the Berkey with waterOpen the (finished) dishwasher and shake water off the dishes
Every morning:
Put away clean dishesGet out a fresh dish clothServe breakfast
If I can keep these routines going (and I usually can!), we have plenty of clean, dry dishes (with minimal effort), non-stinky dish rags, and filtered drinking water. :)
Our breakfasts are often oatmeal in the microwave, bananas, or eggs and toast. After breakfast, we get started right away on school. School, school. Right now it takes a portion of my day and an even bigger portion of my energy!
Which is one of the reasons I was so excited to receive this book in the mail last week:
Jessica Fisher, the great lady behind Life As Mom and Good {Cheap} Eats, has a new cookbook full of awesome recipes and freezer tips! I'm picky about freezer meals, but I know I am going to LOVE trying her freezer meal recipes and suggestions. Jessica includes an extensive grocery list and various meal plan options for making a big freezer cooking day of it, but I'll just be trying recipes here and there as the fancy strikes, doubling the recipes and freezing extras.
Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead & Freeze Cookbook is nearly 400 pages and a bargain for ~$11 on Amazon. I vastly prefer a bound and printed book to the e-book format, and this cookbook comes in nice quality paper. (There's also a Kindle edition available.) I was given a copy to keep in exchange for doing this giveaway.
Giveaway: One person will win their own copy of Jessica's new book! Leave a comment on this post letting me know you'd like to be entered. (Be sure to include a way for me to contact you if you win.) Winner will be announced on Monday, October 22, 2012.
This post is part of the Eat Well, Spend Less series! I'll be back with more from this series in a couple days! :)
Joshua went to the linen closet/pantry to retrieve something and proclaimed, "You're a genius!"
While this trick hardly makes me a genius, it is worth sharing for those of you who use natural peanut butter which separates in storage. :)
Peanut butter and honey sandwich tip HERE
I buy the big jars of Adams peanut butter from Costco, and getting a new jar "ready to serve" used to require some serious stirring power. The jars are also filled quite full so I usually ended up with sore hands, an oily drippy jar, and maybe even a bent metal spoon by the time it was finally mixed!
Now, I know some people have a special peanut-butter-stirring device, but I don't normally go for single-purpose items. (Plus, I don't think those stirrers come with a variable lid size, and my jars have huge lids.)
Others recommend dumping the whole jar of peanut butter into a big bowl and using the mixer to stir it, then returning to the jar. I don't mind dishes but that still sounds like a lot of bother to me!
My solution -- recommended by a reader, if I recall -- is: Store natural peanut butter in the jars upside down. When ready to open and use, it will be much easier to stir because all the oil will have separated to the bottom instead of the top! :)
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Powdered sugar is one of those messy pantry ingredients, at least in my house. A couple years ago I tried making my own powdered sugar which was a disaster. (Now that we own a Vitamix blender, I'm pretty sure it would work.)
So, I usually buy a bag of powdered sugar at Costco which lasts us something like 2 years. And Joshua did this handy storage trick to keep it from puffing everywhere when I rummage through my Lazy Susan looking for other stuff.
Look! Two twisters! This bag can be picked up or shoved around without puffing powdered sugar everywhere!
And then we stuck it in this plastic canister I had laying around and wasn't using. My Lazy Susan is looking much more organized. (But I think that should be a whole separate post... how to tame the Lazy Susan which is so handy to just throw/push/squeeze/squish everything inside!)
Apple Brownies recipe -- super easy and a delightful Fall treat!
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Okay, so you have a nice big onion and your recipe wants it diced.
Have you ever wondered if there's a best way to dice an onion?
I used to have all sorts of problems dicing onions nicely, until my uncle (who is practically a gourmet chef!) showed me how he did it. I've done it the same way ever since, and now dicing onions is a snap... even if I'm making a triple batch of salsa... when I need 18 cups of diced onions.
If you would like to watch the video tutorial, click here! This is a 6 MB WMV file and you can either right-click to save to your desktop, or just click and it will stream.
Here is the photo tutorial of what I think is the easiest way to dice an onion!
1. Start with a freshly-peeled onion. I always rinse the onion after I have peeled it, so it doesn't make me cry. (If you wear contact lenses, this won't be a problem for you, though!) Set the onion, root-side-down, on your cutting board.
2. Cut your onion in half.
3. Lay each half, cut side down, on your cutting board.
4. Slice one half of your onion as shown.
Slice thinly for minced onion, or thickly for coarsely-diced onion, or anywhere in-between as desired!
To get every last bit of your onion sliced, use one hand to hold the onion in shape and make the final slice or two.
5. Now, turn your sliced onion ninety-degrees to either the right or left, and...
6. Start slicing again, angling towards the middle of your onion. Make your slices thin for minced onions and thick for coarsely chopped onion.
7. Repeat steps for the other half of your onion.
And then you're done!
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After a gorgeous Summer, Fall is upon us here in the Pacific Northwest! The breeze is chilly and a few dry leaves are littering our yard. If I leave a window cracked overnight, the house is cold when we get up. (Okay, 60's isn't really cold, but we've been spoiled with warmth the past few months!)
AeroPress coffee maker
I've been enjoying making hot tea or coffee in the mornings again. I absolutely LOVE the AeroPress coffee maker that Joshua gave me on my birthday last year! One of my friends gave me this tip for brewing coffee:
Add a pinch of salt to ground coffee before brewing, then brew as usual. The bit of salt makes a smoother, less bitter cup of coffee.
I normally like salt in my food (I add it to my morning oatmeal without fail!) so as soon as I heard this tip I knew it was the thing I needed to change about my morning breakfast.
Salt and cinnamon added to my morning coffee grounds
I've already tried adding ground cinnamon and other spices to my coffee beans before brewing, and salt is the perfect finishing touch!
Do you add salt to your coffee? :)
Bonus picture:
Sweet sisters, Ruth and Channah :)
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Have you ever opened a box of pasta, used part of it for a recipe, and then later forgot how much pasta was left in the opened box? Well, I used to do that all the time. I usually buy big boxes of things like spaghetti and macaroni, and whether there's 8 or 12 or 16 ounces used, I can never seem to remember.
So now, when I open a new box and use some of the pasta, I mark the outside so I can remember later. I'm not sure why it took me so many years of guesswork to figure out this trick, but it sure makes things easier! :)
Update: Since this post was originally written (5 years ago!) I got this digital kitchen scale. I use it a lot -- more than I ever expected I would! :)
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I've been MIA online again... you see, Summer started here in Seattle in July, and it hasn't left yet. We have been enjoying every single day of sunshine and blue sky and cool breezes! I probably can't even count the number of miles we've walked, the picnic lunches we've eaten, or trips (all on foot) to the library or park.
(The good news? I'm still losing weight! And, we've added a few things to our family's outdoor activities... like tennis and frisbee and rollerblading.)
Moshe (2) eating lunch at a park
Anyway, here are a few miscellaneous tips from my kitchen; just little things we've been doing that really help. :)
Keeping the kitchen floor clean
With little kids, sometimes it seems like every meal requires a whole cleanup crew. I usually assign 1 child to pick up any dropped food from the floor, and another child to sweep with a small broom and dustpan. We have folding chairs at our kitchen table, so if the floor is really dirty, I also assign someone to fold up the chairs so the cleaning is easier. If it's really, really dirty, I assign a mopper.
Speaking of keeping the kitchen floor clean...
...going to the park for a picnic lunch is a great way to keep the kitchen floor clean. ;) We often take lunch along on our walks, because then we don't have to hurry back home to eat. (We're already working around nap time and make-dinner time!)
What do we like to take for our picnics?
The kids and I love PBJ sandwiches. I also try to have fresh fruit and veggies on hand to take along. I have the kids help with lunch -- making sandwiches, washing produce, and cutting it and putting it into bags. My oldest boys (ages 6 and 8) love getting to wash and cut cucumbers, celery, peppers, or pears! (I usually cut the harder foods like carrots or apples.)
Eliyahu (6) and Channah (6 months)
Emergency Stroller Snack Tip
On our walks, I wear Channah in my Ergo and push Moshe (2) in the stroller. We pack our water and food and gear (frisbees, balls, library books, etc.) in the stroller. I keep a small container of whole almonds in the stroller as an emergency snack. If we stay out too long, run too hard, or forget one of our sandwiches at home, we'll still have something to eat besides carrots and celery. (I love fruits and vegetables, but walking on the hilly roads here makes me hungry!!)
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Ripe bananas are easy to freeze for later! You can use frozen (thawed) bananas for baking, but my favorite use for frozen bananas is smoothies.
Tip: For easier smoothies, freeze ripe bananas in ice-cube-sized chunks on a cookie sheet. After the chunks are frozen, store in a ziplock freezer bag and use as needed for smoothies.
Strawberry Banana Kefir Smoothie
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NORMAN — Javier Restrepo's time on this earth might have been a short 4 1/2 years, but it was in those 4 1/2 years that Javier Restrepo stole the hearts of everyone he met.
Two of those hearts belonged to Javier's parents, Heidi and Santiago. And even though it is still a difficult process, Heidi and Santiago hope that their loss will one day be someone else's gain.
The Restrepo's story began when Javier was only 1 1/2 years old.
"He couldn't kick an ear infection. His belly was getting ascended. When we took him in, his pediatrician sent us to Norman Regional for an ultrasound of his stomach. His liver was packed with blasts, it's when his white blood cells go bad. So they were cancer cells that had packed his liver. I think over 90 percent of his white blood cells were cancerous," Heidi said. "It was never even on my radar. Just the worst news. The worst news. Not because of us, but because of him, because of how young he was and what he was going to have to go through."
That night, the Restrepo family began the biggest fight they had ever faced. Little Javier Restrepo started chemotherapy.
"He was a rapid responder. It was the type of ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) that was between 80 and 90 percent cure rate. He went into remission very fast," Heidi said.
After months of treatment, it seemed as if the Restrepo family's prayers had been answered. But the good news didn't last long. In 2008, Javier Restrepo relapsed.
"He was still on chemo and was having to suspend his treatment because his blood counts were too low," Heidi said.
Doctors told Santiago and Heidi that they could once again fight Javier's cancer by finding a candidate for a bone morrow transplant. The couple didn't have to look far as their oldest child, Diego, was a perfect match. The Restrepo family again was filled with hope that Javier would kick this Leukemia.
"During the process his liver failed because of the radiation therapy he had to go through. I would have to say that was the worst part of any of his treatment, not just for him, but for us as well. He had to go into the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and he was on machines. At first we were told because he was going through therapy he couldn't get a liver transplant," Heidi said. "Then we were told that the A.I. duPoint Center in Wilmington, Del., had a liver transplant program."
Since Javier was such a high risk, his name went to the top of the liver transplant list. But, knowing that time was not on their side, the Restrepo family knew they couldn't wait long.
Again, after several tests and even more prayers, it was decided that Heidi's brother-in-law would become a live donor for her son and give a portion of his liver.
"I think it was in the nick of time because Javi wasn't doing well," Heidi said.
And the waiting game began again for the Restrepo family. And the longer the clock ticked, the more complications that Javier faced. The steroids that Javier was forced to take were almost too much for his had to frail body. Eventually, doctors had to insert a tube through his rib cage to drain fluid that kept building up inside his body.
"He responded well and started playing again. We came back home and he was doing really well. I remember being in the Jimmy Everest Center doing one of our checkups and the doctor who was overseeing the bone marrow transplant said, 'You know, Heidi, honestly, I can't believe he is doing as well as he is right now,'" Heidi said.
Once again, the Restrepo family thought they had battled the ultimate fight. Then, during another checkup, doctors gave Heidi and Santiago more bad news. This time, they discovered fluid had built up in on Javier's spine.
"I knew at that point," Heidi said. "We were told that we could do chemo to buy time, but there was no cure. We had two choices, let it go and just assist him in whatever we could do to make him comfortable or take him and try and fight it. That was the hardest decision for us. I remember going upstairs asking Javi, 'Do you want us to take you to the hospital and try and make you better or do you want us to leave you alone?' He said 'Leave him alone.'"
It was then that Heidi, Santiago, Javier and Diego lived their days to the fullest. It also was the time that Santiago, realized he had a second family. Being the head coach of the University of Oklahoma Volleyball team, the Restrepo family were immediately showered with kindness and generosity of Santiago's coworkers.
"Coach (Bob) Stoops helped us go to Florida and let us stay in the place he has there," Heidi said.
But the giving didn't stop there, when the Restrepo family came home, via Stoops' private jet, OU head women's basketball coach Sherri Coale arranged a photography session with Shannon Ho. Javier also had time to meet with all the teams at OU and was even visited by the women's soccer team, the women's gymnastics team and OU cheerleaders while he was hospitalized at the Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center.
Even though the little boy that is described by his mother as a true fighter gave it his all, cancer was just too much. On July 31, 2009, Javier Restrepo's fight with cancer came to a close.
"Right after it happened, I just had this knowledge that he was better. It was very comforting," Heidi said. "I truly believe that there are some kids that are special kids that don't have a lot of time and you can just see that. And he was one of those kids, looking back we know he was never meant to be with us very long. I always say, we are just waiting until we get to see him again. In a weird way, that makes death easier for us. It's not a bad thing for us anymore."
Through all that they have received, the prayers from their church family at St. Thomas More University Parish and Student Center, the gift cards and support, the Restrepo family has one desire, to make Javier's legacy live on and, hopefully, raise enough funds to end the disease that took their son's life.
Since Javier's death, the Pledge for a Cure event has been established. The 2012 Pledge for a Cure event is scheduled for Oct. 28, at McCasland Field House. The Sooners face Texas in a nationally-televised contest on ESPNU at 2 p.m.
Donations will be accepted for the Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at the Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center. Cash will be accepted along with checks and money orders made out to the JEC Foundation.
Also on the day of the Pledge for a Cure, various OU head coaches will be available to sign autographs from 1:15-1:45 p.m., in the wrestling team room located on the north end of McCasland Field House. For a minimum $10 donation, individuals can receive one autographed item per coach. Tickets for the match are $8.
Those who can't make it to the game, but would like to donate, are encouraged to send funds to OU Health Sciences Center, HEM/ONC Jimmy Everest Center, Attention: Debbie Stuart, 1200 Children's Avenue, Suite 14500, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104
"We're just trying to do something positive for those families that are going through what we went through. Hopefully, it will give them a little bit of piece of mind and hope," Santiago said.
Even though a few years has passed since Javier's death, the Restrepo family still struggle with their loss.
"He had a great smile. He was very lovable. He was very friendly," Santiago said. "I miss my Mini-Me. He definitely had my personality."
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It's not exactly a vegetarian takeover, but still something for Tofurky lovers to celebrate: The three-millionth Tofurky Roast was sold last week, according to a Turtle Island Foods statement.
Tofurky—invented by Chevy Chase native Seth Tibbott, The Washington Post reported—was first introduced in 1995 by the small Oregon-based food processor. That year, 500 Tofurky Roasts were sold from about 20 natural foods stores in the Pacific Northwest, according to the statement.
Since then, Tofurky acceptance has improved every year.
The Tofurky Roast is "a savory combination of organic tofu, wheat protein, plant extracts and spices that give it a taste and texture similar to a boneless breast of turkey stuffed with a wild rice, celery and whole wheat bread crumb stuffing," according to a description offered by Turtle Island Foods. When unveiled, it stands as a large, oblong ball of beige-colored protein.
Tofurkys may be purchased a la carte (serving about five people, depending on appetite size), with gravy, or as an entire "Vegetarian Feast," complete with "Jurky Wishstix."
A full serving of Tofurky has more than 30 grams of protein—a useful fact for vegetarians to whip out in the face of fellow diners skeptical of the food's nutritive value. Additional nutritional ammunition: Tofurkys have calcium and iron. (See the nutritional information for details.)
Nearly 2 million pounds of grain were needed to make 3 million Tofurkys. In comparison, "to make this much turkey meat would require almost 20 million pounds of grain. Therefore ... almost 18 million pounds of grain [have been] saved," according to a Turtle Island Foods statement.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that Americans will consume 12.5 percent less turkey meat this year than in 2008.
"A 2011 Harris Poll commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group of Baltimore, MD, concluded that 17 percent of Americans now eat 50 percent of all their meals without meat," the statement added.
Perhaps the growing popularity of meatless meals has something to do with price—Tofurkys cost less per serving, on average, than do their formerly feathered counterparts.
Butterball.com's portion calculator suggests a 16-pound turkey will feed 10 adults with normal appetites, and with no leftovers remaining. A 16-20 pound Butterball Tom Turkey was listed for $25.02 on Peapod.com (about $2.22 per person) for ZIP code 20815 on Tuesday evening. In comparison, a Tofurky Roast (without gravy or Jurky Wishstix), costs about $9 in the Chevy Chase/Washington, DC, area and serves five people—or $1.80 a serving.
Read about how to prepare a Tofurky on Wheaton Patch.
Have you ever tried Tofurky? Would you consider adding a Tofurky Roast to your Thanksgiving table? Tell us in the comments.