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Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Low T3 Syndrome
Recruitment status was Recruiting
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|November 25, 2011
|Last Updated Date
|December 28, 2011
|Start Date ICMJE
|November 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|July 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Change from baseline in serum T3 levels at 48 hours [ Time Frame: baseline and 48 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01501110 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Low T3 Syndrome
|Official Title ICMJE
|Evaluation of the Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Thyroid Hormone Levels in the Low T3 Syndrome
|Brief Summary
The propose of this study is to determine whether N-acetylcysteine is effective in reversing the changes in thyroid hormones seen in critical illness, known as the low T3 syndrome.
|Detailed Description
The low T3 syndrome or nonthyroidal illness is characterized by low levels of T3, normal or high normal levels of rT3, low or normal levels of T4 and inappropriately normal or low levels of TSH. These changes affect up to 75% of patients and have prognostic implications.
Interleukin-6 (IL6) seems to have a causative role in the pathogenesis of nonthyroidal illness. There is evidence that the reduction in serum T3 was inversely associated with serum IL-6, while the rT3 have a positive association. The mechanism of action of cytokines on the metabolism of thyroid hormones has not been determined and the potential role of cytokines on the deiodases has been the focus of research.
In a cell culture model study, IL-6 was able to suppress the conversion of T4 to T3 by deiodases type 1 and 2 and stimulate the inactivation of T3 by deiodase type 3, a situation similar to nonthyroidal illness. The use of N-acetylcysteine prevented this alterations, been consistent with the hypothesis that IL6 inhibits the function of the deiodases by increasing the oxygen reactive species and by consuming gluthathione or some gluthathione dependent cofactor.
Considering the absence of human studies evaluating the use of N-acetylcysteine in nonthyroidal illness, the aim of this study is to investigate whether NAC has in vivo effect on changes of thyroid hormones.
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Phase
|Phase 4
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
|Drug: N-acetylcysteine
in infusion of 1200 mg of n-acetylcysteine twice a day for 48 hours
Other Names:
|Study Arm (s)
|Publications *
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|July 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|July 2013 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
|18 Years to 80 Years
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Location Countries ICMJE
|Administrative Information
|NCT Number ICMJE
|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|Responsible Party
|Josi Vidart, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Investigators ICMJE
|Information Provided By
|Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
|Verification Date
|December 2011
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The thing is - if they simply just kept adding new things on top of the old, the system would become larger and larger and bloated. They would then have to support a system with loads of different interfaces etc... both in terms of technical support and in terms of security updates etc...
It makes no sense for MS to keep everything in.
I love the new interface and the fact that it now performs even better than windows XP on similar hardware.
The only thing I'm not liking is the fact that because of the way the new taskbar (which is awesome btw!) works you're sometimes not sure if an app you've minimised to the system tray is still running as it doesn't show up on the taskbar.
That and I HATE the way MSN messenger now appears as 2 screens in the taskbar. One for the logged on user and one for the actual app window. IMO it would have made more sense to have somekind of customised 'right-click' or 'mouse-over' jump window to display that.
In fact if it wasn't for legacy purposes they could probably have done away with the system tray altogether actually as it's noticeable that there's a lot of overlap between what it and the new task bar do.
I rebuilt my old Dell XPS M1710 with Windows 7 Professional RTM last Thursday and its fantastic. No really, its a dream to use and seems to have given my machine a new lease of life.
Its not that I had any problems with poor embattled Vista Business, which served me well for almost three years. It was time for a rebuild and I thought I might as well install the latest to satisfy my inner geek.
i'm glad you like the new interface, but........
what if you have a special disability that means you need a particular machine, or cluster of machines setup so that you can use your input devices to control it?
As microsh@ft have ( seemingly ) removed the ability to setup a local default user profile, (which all users get when they logon to that machine), anyone with special needs is discriminated against.
Does anyone know if you can set up a local default user in windows 7, from my early testing in summer it seemed impossible ?.
I didn't like the new "mystery meat" interface, I think that it's definitely necessary to have a choice between that and text labels. Some people respond to visual stuff, pictures, so icons on their own are great, but someone like me gets pictures mixed up. I need text labels, or it takes me 3 times as long to find what I'm looking for!
Change isn't necessarily a good thing, but should be considered on its own rather than as automatically a bad thing. I notice that most of the comments against the new interface only have the complaint that its unfamiliar, or a change, whereas most of the positive comments say that its more efficient, or makes tasks easier.
I put the new style start menu along with the pathetic ribbon they stuck in Office. Waste of bleeding time.....Improves the user experience ? Tripe - just means I can't find anything without having to click 50 million times on some tabs....
I'm all for change but all these new fangled effects are nothing more than pure eye candy. If they put in as much effort into how the actual OS runs / responds etc etc then it may be ok - thing is yet again it needs a 10 zillion meg GX card, a CPU with more cores on than combined planets of the universe, and a motherboard that is nothing more than a glorified housing estate for the amount of memory you need to stick on it.
In the realms of computing / power / OS's, to me it's all going backwards, certainly not forwards as schools are forced to up-grade to these new PCs just to run the OS.
IBM had it right with WARP / LAN SERVER and OS/2 verions 3 & 4.
Microsoft have NEVER got it right, and they never will. [ Sorry wrong, - they did get something right - the Altair BASIC language - after that it's all poo poo in my opinion ]
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Windows Classic FTW. Same applies in XP and Vista...
...um...its running on my old laptop, a very battered, fairly low-specced machine. In fact I have a netbook which has more power than that laptop. And it runs just fine thanks. Vista meanwhile used to barely crawl along. I'd say that's a step forwards.I'm all for change but all these new fangled effects are nothing more than pure eye candy. If they put in as much effort into how the actual OS runs / responds etc etc then it may be ok - thing is yet again it needs a 10 zillion meg GX card, a CPU with more cores on than combined planets of the universe, and a motherboard that is nothing more than a glorified housing estate for the amount of memory you need to stick on it.
In the realms of computing / power / OS's, to me it's all going backwards, certainly not forwards as schools are forced to up-grade to these new PCs just to run the OS.
Take a deep breath. Step away from the computer for a bit. Go watch a film, or play football in the park. You seem to be heading for some sort of breakdown.
What another one ? Darn it.......You seem to be heading for some sort of breakdown
The thing that puzzles me is Apple tend to force changes on users, yet they are applauded for it (rightly so IMO as it keeps us moving forward). Microsoft have the audacity to change a 15 year old interface and they get slated... No its not perfect, but neither is the dock in OSX.
What i would like to see is a well designed dock/taskbar which will go on the left or right of the screen just as well as the bottom. We all have widescreen monitors now and it wastes alot of space on what is already the smaller dimention.
Last edited by j17sparky; 17th September 2009 at 05:25 PM.
I love windows 7.. been using the different released for awhile now..
currently running on the final release Candidate.. and my COmputer has never run better.. Vista was a Hog.. 7 runs like a dream..
I like the new taskbar design.. and the way the folder system is layed out..
all the complainers will get used to it..
remember when XP was jsut about to come out.. its Blue and Green Task bar scared us, and its Double start menu.. we got used to that.. and this is just the next stage.. its evolving.. move with it..
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The early sunsets I'm still getting used to here.
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ct: www.artmusic.org\n\nThe Birmingham Art Music Alliance will prese
nt the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music's Brass Qui
ntet in a free concert of newly composed music by BAMA members at 7:30 p.m
. Wednesday\, Jan. 15\, in the Samford University Brock Recital Hall\, 800
Lakeshore Drive.\n\nmusic_facultyquintet_sThe UAB Brass Quintet features
James Zingara\, and Steve Roberts\, trumpets\; Martin Cochran\, euphonium\
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is unique because it has a euphonium\, rather than a French horn\, as its
alto voice\, which gives the group a somewhat darker sound and provides mo
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d Hopson's "Purple Loosestrife (Satellite)\,"\; and Ron Wray's "Dance like
It Hurts." Also on the program are UAB Assistant Professor of Music Willi
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st year of teaching at Samford University. His "Three Simple Prayers" was
written in response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Page is minister of
music at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Huntsville. He has adapted "now d
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song "We Shall Overcome\," to honor the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr.\n\nJohnson is in his first year of teaching at UAB. His "Bluegra
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I haven't found that many good ideas although I've seen some valiant efforts.
I had to spend some time on the road at hotels with no decent food. If you are happy with Olive Garden and Bennigan's, I guess you are fine. I was tired of eating out, and desperately wanted to cook for myself.
I bought half a dozen eggs at convenience stores whenever I could. The easiest meal to make is soft-boiled eggs. (I've attempted chawanmushi in the microwave - tricky to do.) Place the eggs in the coffee pot. Drip hot water over them. Let them cook for a few more minutes. With a bit of salt, it is a satisfying "home-cooked" meal. Condiments which travel well can be used to add some interest.
Your ideas? The only requirement would be that it's easy to clean up in the sink. Oh, you do have a little fridge. The ingredients would have to be something available at a gas station convenience store (some better than others), plus something you can bring with you - umeboshi, for example, and not too heavy, obviously. It has to taste good!
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2 packages hotel ground coffee beans
1 package unflavoured gelatin
1/4 cup water
. Place ground coffee in filter basket.
. Pour vodka into cofffee maker reservoir.
. Turn on coffee maker and brew
. While coffee is brewing, unwrap a sani-wrapped cup and
mix the water and gelatin together in it.
. Add all the sugar you can find to the gelatin mix
. Heat on "hi" in microwave until mixture boils.
. Remove from microwave and stir until dissolved.
. Pour geletin mixture into vodka/coffee percolation, stir,
and place into minifridge.
When gelled, cut into bite-sized morsels and enjoy while lying
in bed watching the Weather Channel.
Serving suggestion: sprinkle with non-dairy creamer.
re: Chuckles the Clone
re: Chuckles the Clone
Wow, I'm gonna try this at home and wrap a piece of thinly sliced balogna around each cube. The new MOTEL style prosciutto and melon with a drink added in all at once. Fab!
re: Chuckles the Clone
The name alone got me :-)
re: Chuckles the Clone
After you eat that you'd wake up hungry and youd be sick.
re: Chuckles the Clone
> > . Pour geletin mixture into vodka/coffee percolation, stir,
and place into minifridge.
Problem is, it could take a full day or better to set, or if it even sets up at all. Mini-fridges also generally do not have the power or performace to keep things like milk from spoiling but some are better then others.
Ice! Ice is your friend here, and all h/motels have it and even an ice bucket. Making a mold out of the thin cup thing may work but it would be nice to have a loud mouth glass jar for this.
re: Chuckles the Clone
Chuckles . . . love your avatar.
re: Chuckles the Clone
Don't you face the possibility of the vodka igniting? Now THAT would be real hotel fun!
Though not available everywhere, often enough I've seen hard boiled eggs in convenience stores. Give me some of those, add jars of yellow mustard, mayo, sweet pickle relish, a bag of sunflower seeds and I've got egg salad. Dressed it up a bit with some kosher salt, pepper, and dill weed I've brought from home. Slap it on some bread and I've got one of my very favorite sandwiches.
I actually lived on 'em for two years while living in a dorm. Egg salad made up for at least 50% of my meals.
1. Turn on coffee maker
2. Order room service or get some great local chow to go.
3. Heat it up in the microwave
4. enjoy with a nice cup of coffee!
Y'know ... If you can softboil an egg in that coffeemaker you can
definitely poach a trout in there.
The problem then becomes finding a trout at the convenience store.
You probably can't find a trout at the convenience store. But you can
almost certainly find a pack of Oscar Meyer bologna.
Which brings me direct to my second entry in this contest: Poached Bologna.
Recipe and procedure identical to that of soft-boiled eggs with the simple
replacement of the eggs with bologna.
Enjoy while perusing local yellowpages and favourite chapters from the
Gideon bible -- in particular Leviticus 11 is recommended.
re: Chuckles the Clone
All right then. Let's say a decent supermarket happens to be close by.
And that was actually the case at times, and I've tried poaching fish. VERY nice. Tomatoes, too. A tiny bit messy - I do have to think about the next person who will use it for coffee. So, after a thorough rinsing (a little bottle of vinegar is a good thing to pack) I'd poach some fruit, and the meal would often end with a nice cup of fruit tea brewed in the coffeemaker. A cinnamon stick does wonders for a simple poached fruit dessert.
Microwaved broccoli is excellent, by the way.
re: grocerytrekker
If you pack a roasting bag (high temp plastic) then you could do all sorts of things in the coffee pot.
re: Leucadian
Indeed, that would be really helpful.
It's hard to be a discerning eater and a lazy cook. But I remember being surprised by how tasty the simply poached salmon was. Or pears. I could have seasoned it better, perhaps, but I was happy with just salt and pepper. (Chowhound ideas here for how to best season the dishes)
When there is no fish, no supermarket, yes, I HAVE eaten bologna. Every bit as good as an Olive Garden dinner, enjoyed in comfort, costing hardly anything at all.
re: grocerytrekker
>> I do have to think about the next person who will use it for coffee.
That's very considerate but the real thing you have to think is, "did the last
person cook shpilkes in this?"
The poached pears sound really good. While they're poaching you can bring the
microwave into play by using it to melt a chocolate bar to pour over them.
If the room's got a minibar, add a splash of brandy/rum/burbon to the
melting chocolate.
re: Chuckles the Clone
(oops. I requested this to be posted under your post, so they removed it, but apparently I had to repost it myself.)
I am sure it's not just me who runs it with water and throws out the first batch.
Impressive - your "shpilkes". So is the chocolate/rum idea.
Keep more ideas coming. I am too impatient to write recipes, and I know chowhounds can pull off some useable, detailed ones.
re: grocerytrekker
There is a drawback to microwave broccoli, unfortunately, in that the smell permeates the room--maybe not so bad during dinner, but I don't like waking up to it.
I often stay in a place with a kitchenette, and my regular routine is to get a bag of greens, maybe a fresh tomato, the smallest bottle of salad dressing I can find, a small loaf of good bread, and a package of Aidell's sausage. That will feed me for two nights, and seems a little healthier to me than eating out. I'm getting a little sick of this meal, though, so I'm hoping to find a way to vary the meals that I make.
re: Chuckles the Clone
Chuckles -- You are smart to consult scripture here. Without a doubt, the cloven hoof is going to be easier to stuff into a coffeemaker than the hoof that is not split.
So when you are in the convenience store, definitely take a pass on those hares and rock hyraxes. But watch out for the cud! That could be hard to deal with in the confines of a hotel room.
Years ago, in the early 80's, when I used to travel alot & was bored by bland restaurant road food, I would take along (an approx 14 x 6) electric griddle that was the bottom of a West Bend slow cooker. The slow cooker part was separate & was a 2 qt rectangular dutch oven with glass lid - sometimes I would bring that along too. Worked great for making lots of things. Eggs over easy, scrambled, omelets and so on. Could grill bread for toast, make grilled cheese sandwiches, other grilled sanwiches, steak (you can easily buy a single steak) or fish. Sometimes I would make pasta with sauce in the dutch oven part (which sits on the griddle for heat) or soup for a first course. The list goes on. This was before microwaves were in a lot of hotels, but honestly, I hate microwaves and do not use one at home anyway.
Another jockey friend who travels, brings along a smoothie maker & an electric wok. I believe they now sell really small electric skillets, which might broaden your horizons. I always have a soft sided ice chest (med shoulder bag style with plastic tub insert) in my car. Comes in extremely handy!
I no longer travel with my long retired West Bend cooker, but one thing I never leave home without besides my little ice chest, is . . . .
It is a salt free seasoning mix that is wonderful! It is really great on eggs too, but I use it for many different dishes. It is not your typical generic cajun seasoning.
This is made by a New Orleans local who is a chef and the seasoning is wonderful on just about anything from meat, chicken, pork & fish to salads to vegetables to dips, the list goes on. It has saved me from many bland & boring take out meal (and yes, I confess to having a tiny purse sized shaker - for those desperate moments). The great thing about it is that not only are the seasonings well balanced (and no, it is not spicy hot) but the fact that it is salt free means you can correct the seasonings of poorly seasoned food and still have it be edible because you are not adding salt! It is a very local kind of product here in N.O. and sometimes hard to find here in New Orleans, because it is not hugely massed produced, but made by Chef Eason himself. However, the link I provided above is the one I send to my friends outside of New Orleans and they can easily order from that website. I have used this product for years and always bring extra bottles on trips for those new found friends who fall in love with it too!
Aw cripes, I just reread your post, I guess I got carried away - and just now seeing the title again I realize you want to stick to the microwave & coffee pot. Well, maybe you could expand to a small electric skillet, I think there are 6 in square ones on the market. Definitely get some BAYOU BANG! It will turn whatever you make into something much more interesting!
I haven't tried this in a hotel room, but there's no reason it couldn't work (I did this some years ago when our kitchen was out of commission due to a reno.): Squash Risotto. Microwave the squash first (with some garlic and olive oil)(oregano if you have any). Then zap the arborio and some stock (I think I *gasp* used powdered), stir in the veg, and add some reggiano. Hey, presto.
Or what about caldo verde? Even easier, and I have actually made it in a hotel room. Only three ingredients, which were easy to find (even in Calgary in the middle of winter): kale, potato, chorizo.
re: deepcreek
Very much worth noting... slice the squash in half before microwaving. You know how eggs explode if you try to cook them in their shells in the microwave? Imagine that, only much bigger.
With a microwave, just about every entry in the "What's your favorite food that comes in a can or box" thread would be possible. Travel with a couple of light microwave cookware items makes poached fish, steamed vegetables, and baked potatoes easy. Recommend something like:
Pressman, Thelma. 1989. 365 Quick & Easy Microwave Recipes. Harper & Row. Ney York.
Leave the coffee maker for coffee. On the other hand, if you only have a coffee maker, you can make quesadillas on the heating element of the coffee maker and stuff like canned Chef Boyardee mini ravioli in the pot. But do carefully clean up.
You can make a decent breakfast sandwich in the microwave, assuming you have a small microwavable bowl and a pat of butter.
Grease the bowl, crack in an egg (pierce the yolk) and nuke for about 30 seconds. Keep an eye on it just in case. Use the rest of the butter on an English muffin. Put the egg on there, top with cheese if you can find it at your convenience store, or ketchup packets from a cafeteria.
You can make coucous in your coffeemaker. Bring a spice packet and some dried fruit.
Canned soups, obviously - make sure you get the ones with the pop tab opening.
re: piccola
You could make your favorite panini with the iron in the room. I think I would get some aluminum foil for easy clean-up.
re: piccola
Uh... wax paper in contact with a hot iron? Not a good idea unless you want to set off the hotel smoke alarm.
re: meels
When reading these fun posts, my brain ran to the iron too! Grilled sandwiches in foil sounds very doable, but what about cooking a piece of fish or chicken breast between sheets of foil??? Sprinkle herbs or seasoning in there! Now were cookin' with gas, er, the iron. Grill veggies too!
re: scuzzo
Careful with cooking foods that emit a discernible odor... Food odors cling to clothes and bedsheets, so either cook on the balcony and let the fumes escape outside, or be prepared to have food smelling clothes, and for the next time you leave and enter your room, to be bowled over by the smell of last of night's dinner!
At the moment I am cooking mainly on a single electric burner ($19.99 at Target)while waiting parts for my gas cooktop. The thing is small and compact and could easily fit in a carry all and along with a small skillet. Since I smashed the cooktop on New Year's eve I have also purchased a slow cooker and borrowed an electric skillet but that little burner has made both of those pretty unnecessary. I do have a microwave and an oven made pozole yesterday in my LC dutch oven and finished it in my oven though I could have transfered it to the slow cooker. Just having that one burner has made an exercise in frustration just go away.
When we were little kids, we made a road trip to the Maritimes with my parents who were on a really tight budget and we ate many memorable motel meals out of an open-top kettle that my mom brought with us. The places where we stayed didn't even have a coffeemaker.
We brought a case of instant noodles with us (although really thin somen noodles + miso soup mix would be healthier) and cooked them in batches. One time, we bought a couple pounds of live shrimp from the bait shop, poached them and ate them off of a pile of newspaper.
With a coffeemaker AND a microwave, what luxury! You could boil water quickly through the coffeemaker, and then finish cooking in the microwave some using the coffee mugs.
Nowadays, when I travel for work, I am usually starving for vegetables. Maybe you can find frozen spinach at the gas station or build a stash of raw stuff from a local dodgy 'salad bar' earlier in the day. Meanwhile, pocket a few pats of butter, salt & pepper, marmalade (an excellent stand-in for marinade), and salad dressing from your hotel breakfast buffet or lunchtime restaurant digs, in case you need ingredients for later.
Hard fruit, nuts, carrots, dry sausage, some hard cheeses, half bottles of wine also travel well, if you'd like to pack them ahead of time. Sometimes I've found emergency groceries in 24-hour RiteAid or Duane Reade as well.
( Love the panini iron idea!!! )
Cooking with just a coffee maker and a microwave? No problem! But shopping only at a convenience store? Argggg!
Splurge a little (on time, distance, or car use) and go to a real grocery store for real food - especially fresh fruit and veggies. Couscous mix in a box, chicken strips, asparagus, and bagged salad are your friends.
There was a thread last year on cooking in hotel room, although that poster had more supplies.
Oh, and I just saw Alton Brown do a "recipe" for oatmeal in a hotel coffee pot - basically, two packets of instant oatmeal and an herbal teabag where the coffee filter goes.
re: AnneInMpls
Ahh yes, AB.
While I am very impressed by the ingenuity of the CHers, no one has been able to beat the episode where he cured and smoked a salmon.
re: mojoman
Yes - you could make grav lax - you could bring a baggie with the salt/sugar/pepper from home, buy dill & salmon, use a miniature of vodka instead of aquavit and you'd be set. You could use the bible to weight it down!
re: MMRuth
But it takes a couple of days to make proper gravlax - in that amount of time you could go out and find a real restaurant.
i ended up being in a hospital about a 1000 miles from home for over a month. when my mom came to stay with me they gave me a room with a pull out bed and an extra sink/counter.
first thing my mom did was go out and buy a rice cooker. they're pretty small and you can fry, saute, boil, steam almost anything in those. she made bulgogi, scrambled eggs, spaghetti, and fried rice to name a few meals.
short of that, i've made a psuedo chawanmushi in the microwave with eggs, water, and scallions (or dried chives) beaten well then nuked. i add a little drizzle of soy sauce and it can be heavenly. also, kimchi might be a good thing to bring along for veggies - just remember to double/triple bag the jar! :o)
In the past couple of years due to a condo remodel and later sale, I lived out of a hotel room for a while. And because of the damn cat, it was a Motel 6 ... one of the few places that allow cats.
And despite my overall loathing of cooking, when you actually CAN'T ... it's a different ballgame.
I can't find it but there's a 3-in-one appliance that I used ... coffee maker, little griddle on top and toaster oven. It is lightweight & easy to throw in a soft picnic hamper and take along. The trouble with a microwave is they are heavy.
Get a hot plate and a cheap sauce pan. It can do a lot.
There are electric pots that heat water that are nice for tea and coffee ... if you use a drip melita cup.
There are picnic coolers that you can plug in that have settings for either cool or hot ... so you can keep milk on the cool setting ... or hot foods on the warm setting.
All of these things had afterlives.
The cooler is the most useful. You can pick these up at places like Target or Walmart. Great if you are buying seafood that is not close to home. They have adapters so you can plug into the car cigarette lighter or whatever they are called these days. Not so shoddy either for bringing food to a picnic or transporting a hot dish to a pot luck.
The hot plate I've used to for dinners as an extra burner or to keep food warm on a buffet.
When we have guests, I put the little 3-in-one in the spare room with a basket of tea and snacks so that people can have a little snack/drink in their room without having to shlep through the house in jammies or getting dressed ... Motel 6 'R Us.
re: rworange
A friend of mine recently bought one of those 3-in-ones at Target (No. California) - so I know they are still out there. It was only about $20 too.
Cuban Sandwich a la motel:
This can all be found at a convenience store:
- Mustard. Bonus points if hot and spicy. Sweet/hot, etc.
- Pickle, sliced thing and length wise.
- Swiss cheese
- Ham
- Bread
You might be able to kill several birds with one stone by getting their soggy hamd and cheese sub. Get it, strip off their mushy lettuce, etc. Then do this:
Take the hotel iron and fire it up. No need for water. Scout for a hard surface... tile, stone, or something metal. Don't try this on formica, plastic or anything else that melts. The longer stay places should at least give you a plate or two.
Place the hot iron on the soggy bread innards. Get em firm.
Then build the sammy... a layer of mustard, pickle, ham and cheese. Now it's time to toast the outsides. No need to press. Let the iron slowky sink in. Flip it and keep heating the bread until it's golden brown. You'll soon have a delish, toasty, melted happy gob of fun.
re: tastyjon
Good one!
Noodles with Beef Jerkey(just cook with the noodles)or peperoni,half and half(from Mcdonalds)lol or some coffee creamers.Pickled Vegis stay good forever.Nuts,dried fruits.
A can opener might widen your horizens.
Yah coffee maker burner makes some pretty nice sandwiches.If theres fast food near by theres all your condiments you can even go through drive through and tell them the condiments you need,including half and half.
I like the idea of hot oatmeal in the coffee maker if thats all you got.
re: deibu
I've done it, it works great. You'll need some foil, or a brown paper bag. Preheat your iron on the Linen setting, either wrap the sandwich in foil or in the bag, set the iron on top, and let it sit for 3 to 4 minutes per side. You don't need to butter the bread, it makes itself a pretty nice crust without it. Once you have the basic grilled cheese down, quesadillas and panini are an easy step.
Once you're done making the sandwich, you can fix some sunny-side-up eggs to go with it. Take an 8x10 piece of foil and fold each edge 1/2 inch in three times. This forms a makeshift skillet. Butter the inside of the foil, then break two eggs into a glass; if you want scrambled eggs, add one or two of those little things of half-n-half, and salt and pepper, then scramble with a fork. Hold the iron hot side up, and put the foil on top of it. When the butter sizzles, use your free hand to add the eggs. Cook them until they're as done as you like. You might be tempted to prop up the iron so you can let go of it... don't. Things could end very badly.
So, the rules are that we have a fridge, a microwave, a coffee pot and everything in a convenience store. I love a challenge!
Blue-Eleven Martini-
Blue slurpee mixed with vodka (mini bar of hotel) and garnished with chocolate shavings (scrape off mini Hershey bar)
White Fast Russian-
Cream (free creamers) mixed with strong coffee (chilled Starbucks or hotel coffee) and vodka (mini bar of hotel)
First course:
Ham & cheese crepes-
Cut ham and cheese from either a sandwich, or a Lunchables meal. Heat coffee maker so that bottom implement is hot and coffee pot is on the side. Mix pancake mix and creamer packets with one egg. Melt butter on heating implement and spoon on batter. Flip crepe when edges are dry and cook on other side. Fill with ham and cheese.
Deconstructed gazpacho-
V8 juice with chopped cucumber and green peppers (taken from a salad) and jalapenos, salt & pepper (free, taken from the fixings bar). Chill and serve.
Beef fajitas-
Thinly slice beef jerky and place in bowl with ketchup (from fixings bar) and water. Microwave until hot and let jerky sit until reconstituted. Heat coffee maker so that bottom implement is hot and coffee pot is on the side. Mix the finely crumbled coating from a corn dog with pancake mix, creamer packets and one egg. Melt butter on heating implement and spoon on batter. Set tortillas aside. Mix reconstituted beef with green peppers (from salad), onions and jalapenos (from fixings bar). Fill tortillas and serve.
Spicy Sausage Pannini-
On a roll, layer sliced sausage, jalapenos and nacho cheese. Spread butter on outside of roll and press with clothes iron. Press sandwich on each side until toasted.
Spam Frittata Primavera-
In a microwaveable bowl, nuke eggs, chopped Spam and chopped veggies of your choice (and availability). Top with diced cheese.
Strawberry chocolate trifle-
In a soup bowl, layer sliced Twinkies, strawberry jam (free packets), and vanilla pudding (from pre-made packets). Top with whipped cream (can), chocolate shavings (scrape off mini Hershey bar) and a few chocolate covered cherries.
Banana/apple dulce de leche shortcake-
A packaged honey bun cut in half width-wise w/vanilla ice cream sandwiched in between halves. Microwave caramels and sliced bananas/apples until caramels are just melted. Pour over honey bun. Top with whipped cream and crushed peanuts.
Chocolate pecan bread pudding
Take sandwich rolls (from ham and cheese sandwich) and leave out over night to dry. Cut into pieces and place in microwaveable bowl. In separate bowl, mix vanilla creamer packets and lots of dark chocolate shavings. Microwave until chocolate is melted. Let cool and mix in 1 beaten egg. Pour over rolls and microwave until just puffed. Topped with drizzled chocolate, whipped cream and crushed candied pecans.
I can go on.......
re: Main Line Tracey
This is sounding like a "Top Chef" challenge :-)
re: Main Line Tracey
Main Line Tracey, Very creative and inspiring! Love the "spam frittata primavera" If I had a restaurant in New York, I'd charge $12 for it.
re: Main Line Tracey
Hilarious MLT. People will undoubtlty try alot of everyone's suggestions and motels will go up in smoke. Imagine all of the fire marshals in the country finding irons with cheese melted all over them, they'll think it's a conspiracy!
re: missclaudy
Im going on vacation next week,after reading all these posts ill be doing research about the surrounding restaurants and use the coffee maker for coffee.They got free breakfast at most places,I can get 3-4 plates of that food back to the room and then all I got to find is dinner somewhere or get out the iron and make grilled cheese on waffles with beef jerky in them.
OK, I have never done this but have given it a think so here it goes:
In the grocer buy:
six sea scallops (use shrimp if opposed to scallops)
wild mushrooms
organic vegetable broth
organic chicken broth
onion (diced)
1 - saute mushrooms in coffee maker
2 - sear scallops in coffee maker and wrap in foil
3 - saute onion in coffee maker until soft, add rice, coat the rice
4 - meanwhile heat a 50-50 mixture of the broths in the MV until bubbly
5 - make risotto in coffee maker as you would on a stove(you may have to plug-unplug often to keep temperature correct)
6 - when almost complete add the mushrooms and scallops/shrimp
S&P should be in the room.
You can't find a supermarket? Maybe you can if you look harder? They don't sell much fresh healthy food in convenience stores. Can you bring a plastic or glass cookware dish and plastic wrap? This is not gourmet, but I like a big dish of microwaved broccoli with a little shredded cheese. Add a few drops of water with cheese, then microwave until done. Trader Joes has great organic frozen broccoli but any broccoli would work. The cheese you can bring from home..it does not take up much room. You can cover the dish with the plastic grocery bag if need be. I find this dish very satifying and nourishing.
Here's a Beef Curry recipe that won a camping Food Network Challenge: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recip... I'm sure you could work this in somehow with your limitations. I would think lots of backpacking/ camping recipes would work.
Call me cheap but I just went on vacation and the hotel had a very nice continental breakfast,that would get me by most of the day cause it was all you can eat,then you can take whatever you want to your room then id skip lunch and just eat snacks till dinner then eat brown rice,mixed canned vegis and cream of mushroom soup with fruit for dinner.There was a microwave and refrigerator in my room.
Ok, I see people bringing in appliances which defeats the contest. haha.
I would also not eat anything on this board.
Not every room has a microwave so I'm going to ditch that option which leaves me with an iron and coffeemaker. I would also skip any raw seafood and meat because it will take too long.
Pasta with sauce
1. Place sauce in freezer zip lock bag - you can add salad bacon bits, prosciutto, ham, onions...whatever is in your cooler. Put the bag inside the ice bucket and pour hot water until it reaches. Make sure the bag is not submerged otherwise you'll end up with tomato soup.
2.Place pasta in tupperware. Boil hot water and pour over pasta to cover. Continuosly boil hot water and drain to refresh the hot water in the pasta. Continue until aldente.
3. Drain off water from pasta and pour sauce over. Sprinkle cheese.
Other variations:
*condensed cream of mushroom soup + tuna + macaroni
Reheating soups:
Buy can soup with pop up lids. Most sanitary way is to remove the carafe, flip on the coffee maker and place the can on top. Stir stir stir..it'll be hot.
Wrap 2 slices of bread in foil. Iron bread on both sides.
Unwrap foil and assemble sandwich. Rewrap in foil and iron both sides until heated through.
Flour tortilla, cheese, cold cuts, foil and iron. Need i say more?
re: Joneseye
You left it out and got caught by the housekeeper who snitched to the manager.
Microwave a few sardines and see how long you will be welcome back in the Hotel. I stick to Frozen food from the nearest supermarket. Otherwise, sandwiches and soup or takeout.
If I have to be creative, I microwave prawns and toss them with pasta boiled in the coffee maker and use some pesto from a jar. If you have an Iron you can make a good grilled cheese or some of those minute steaks!
The Pres.
Buy a white wine, put some in the coffeepot. Poach some fruit first, remove from wine then sprinkle with a sugar packet, then set aside, then poach your fish, maybe toss in some garlic or herbs into the poaching liquid. Eat the fish, drink the rest of the wine, then warm the fruit in the microwave!
Open a gratuity packet of sweet shortbread biscuits.
Refresh them by toasting them on the coffee maker plate.
Take your Shpilkes and sandwich between toasty bikies.
Dip shpilkes in shot glass of Bailey's and consume....
Hotel Shpilke-a-misu....
re: davebough
I'm thinking toilet.. flushing... whipping..
Cappuccino foam, maybe??
or creative use of the in-house complimentary hair dryer??
re: davebough
that would be the ice bucket.
How about purchasing a microwave rice cooker? That opens up endless possibilities of combinations. Replace the cooking water with a can of chicken stock. Add chopped onions, peppers & garlic to cook along with the rice; maybe some frozen sweet peas. Convenience stores around here often have smoked sausage on a stick, or other hot cooked meats. Slice the sausage and/or chop some rotisserie chicken and combine with the cooked rice for a sort of jambalaya. The microwave rice cooker isn't complicated and it's lightweight, so adding it to your packing shouldn't be a burden. You can also steam vegetables in it. Really, I loves me some rice/meat/veg combos.
When I stay in a room with only a coffee maker, I can prepare the following foods:
Ramen Noodles
reheat canned spaghetti, ravioli, chili. (stand the can in hot water)
Iced Tea (ice from the icemaker down the hall)
Hot chocolate
Instant Oatmeal
With a microwave and a fridge, it's frozen dinners, frozen sandwiches, pizza, various kinds of flavored popcorn, etc.
re: Antilope
If you stand the can on a coffee heater plate with the occasional stir, it should work better.
re: DezH
I can't believe nobody has suggested that Okie Classic dinner menu, fried balony and popcorn. Best if you can get the bulk baloney with the red plastic casing, but gas-station baloney would also work. Fry the baloney on the coffee maker plate, pop the popcorn in the microwave. Enjoy with with Burgie Beer or Dr Pepper. I actually knew a kid in high school that ate this every night for dinner.
At home I like to make rice krispie treats in the microwave. Sometimes hotels provide those individual size boxes of rice krispies, throw in a pat of butter and a few marshmallows (or use peeps so you don't have to buy a big bag of marshmallows). Fun and comforting.
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Back in 2005 before the "Jersey Shore," Frank, John and Carmine Gotti Agnello — along with mom Victoria Gotti — were America's favorite orange, over gelled reality TV gang on the series "Growing Up Gotti."
Looking a little more professional, the Long Island GTL fam (Frank, 21, Victoria, 48, John, 23, and Carmine, 25) resurfaced at a press conference in NYC on Tuesday.
It's amazing what being out of the spotlight for six years will do to a fist pumper.
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In reality, I'm trying to do is similar to this w/ cforms:
I'm no Jquery/JS wiz so I need some help. Also willing to pay for the help if necessary.
From a flow it would work as follows using onChange, onBlur, onSelect, etc.
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WILDCARE Inc is the largest and fastest growing incorporated environmental volunteer group in Tasmania, with membership of around 6000. We support natural and cultural heritage conservation and reserve management throughout the State. We do work in
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We work in close partnership with government agencies who have responsibility for managing our environment as well as with local government and private landowners. We have around 90 Branches located all around the State, caring for National Parks and reserves, wildlife and cultural sites. We welcome sponsorship to support conservation projects and programs, through our Corporate programs.
To become a member join WILDCARE Inc complete the on line Membership form and join us in the knowledge that your membership fee supports volunteering for reserve management, nature conservation and cultural heritage conservation in Tasmania. If you are interested in being an active volunteer with us simply complete the volunteering section of the form dealing with what skills you have, what you would like to do and where you would like to do it. You will hear about opportunities related to your interests when they arise.
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On this Fourth of July, the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-2, behind the pitching of Jason Hammel and their hot bats.
After crushing the Red Sox for 16 runs and 19 hits Wednesday en route to a three game sweep, the Cubs' bats turned their attention to the Nats and pounded out 14 hits. They have 23 runs on 33 hits in their last two ballgames.
Hammel continues his mastery of the Nationals. He is now 8-0 with a 3.11 ERA in 10 career starts against them. After giving up a first inning home run to Jayson Werth, he settled down and went six innings, giving up two runs on five hits, striking out seven. His record now stands at 8-5, with a nice 2.98 ERA.
The Cubs started the scoring in the top of the first off of loser Tanner Roark (7-6) when Chris Coghlan led the game off with a single. He want to third on Justin Ruggiano's hit, and scored when Anthony Rizzo hit into a double play.
The Cubs continued the scoring with single runs in the second and third. In the second, Hammel put the Cubs ahead himself, getting a two-out single, scoring Nate Shierholtz. In the third, Ruggiano led off the inning with his second homer in two games.
In the fifth, Rizzo got an RBI groundout to extend the Cubs lead to 4-1.
Hammel left the game in the top of the seventh after Anthony Rendon led the inning off with a double. Neil Ramirez came in and struck out Ian Desmond, but then allowed a hit to Wilson Ramos to drive in Rendon. Ramirez retired the next two batters and the Cubs had a 4-2 lead.
The Cubs sealed the win in the ninth, scoring three runs on RBI singles by Ruggiano and Starlin Castro.
Brian Schlitter recorded the final three outs in the ninth that sent the Cubs on their way to some happy Fourth of July barbecues.
The win ended the Nationals five game winning streak. In addition to the four game Cubs winning streak, they have won six out of eight. They have a record of 25-19 after a start of 13-27. Their record now stands at 38-46 for the season.
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Under the headline, "Paul's absence felt at picnic," the Paducah Sun's Bill Bartleman reports that the Republican U.S. Senate candidate did visit the picnic earlier in the day, as well as a Republican luncheon. Bartleman reports that Paul's campaign made the original commiment when it thought the speeches were at 1pm and not 4pm. The Paul campaign sent an e-mail to picnic organizers citing the conflict:
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In an earlier story, the Sun reported that the political speaking chairman refused Paul's request to speak at 1pm, rather than 4pm.
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Tom got caught squidging in the bathroom after his sister got out of the shower.
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to "squidge" is to fuck around or to waste time. A "squidger" is a time waster, and "squidging" can also be used as a word to describe "holding out" on someone's stash, beers etc..
Why dont you stop fucking around..... HECTOR, quit squidging and pass me the dutch. Like filling out this dictionary form is a squidge around.
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Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. December 10, 1958, Vol. IV, No. 7 The Lively Arts By Gilbert Seldes It is surely a remarkable coincidence that in every year which witnesses the publication of a book of poems by E. E. Cummings, the judges who award the Pulitzer Prize man ... More >>
From Paris in the spring to a Delancey Street parking lot, the French make their move