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Congress president Sonia Gandhi is set to campaign in Telangana on 16 April for the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Lok Sabha and Assembly polls are simultaneously scheduled to be held in Andhra Pradesh on 30 April and 7 May.
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Wednesday's rally is Sonia's first campaign in the region, after the government announced the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Telangana is to be formed on 2 June.
Sonia's poll campaigning is much anticipated by the beleaguered Congress leaders, both in Telangana and Seemandhra. After Telangana was announced, Congress is seen losing its ground in AP, in the changed equations of various parties.
She will address the party's rally at Karimnagar's Ambedkar Stadium at 4pm. Sonia will reach Karimnagar from Trivandrum by a special flight that will touch down at Hakimpet Air Station at 3.15pm. From there, she will reach the stadium at around 3.55pm by helicopter.
Sonia will address the public meeting for 45 minutes. She will then return to Delhi. Congress senior leaders and the party's Andhra Pradesh in-charge Digvijay Singh has also been scheduled to participate in the campaign rally.
The Telugu Desam Party-Bharatiaya Janata Party combine, on the other hand, has planned a series of election rallies in Andhra Pradesh after 18 April.
The poll campaigns are to be addressed jointly by BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena founder and actor Pawan Kalyan. These poll rallies, by the three leaders on a single dais, are expected to be crowd pullers. TDP is also understood to be planning to rope in its star campaigners - N Balakrishna and Junior NTR - both popular actors in AP.
Pawan has already endorsed the TDP-BJP combination in AP, and started campaigning for BJP in Karnataka on 15 April. He addressed two huge rallies in Karnataka's Raichur and Kolar but could not make it to the third one at Gurmitkal in the Gulbarga district.
Meanwhile, it is said that Modi has invited popular Tamil actor Vijay to meet him in Coimbatore on Wednesday. It has been reported that Vijay's official Twitter fan page tweeted that the actor felt privileged to be invited by Modi to a non-political meeting, and he is looking forward to the interaction with the BJP PM nominee.
Modi has already met superstar Rajinikanth in Chennai, where he (Modi) addressed an election rally on 13 April.
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The League of Women Voters of Oak Park & River Forest is sponsoring a candidate fair from 1-3:15 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St.
At the forum will be candidates running in the April 9 municipal election, which includes District 200, Oak Park Library Board, and village president. Candidates from both contested and uncontested races will be present. The Oak Park village board is one of the uncontested races. Candidates in contested races will speak, while the uncontested race candidates will have campaign literature available. Guests will have the chance to speak with the candidates.
The League of Women Voters will also be hosting a candidate for River Foreset trustee and village president candidates Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Concordia University, 7400 August St.
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Posted: March 23rd, 2013 11:58 AM
Actually, the LWV timing is perfect for me. Spring break means no school meetings, sports, etc. to conflict. No time is best for everyone. However I join Mary Ann in expressing my appreciation to the LWV for sponsoring the forum.
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Thank you to The League of Women Voters of Oak Park for sponsoring the candidates forum. However, the date should have been considered because this is the start of District 97 and 200 spring break. Is there an option to change the date??
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Hans-Joachim Watzke, Borussia Dortmund sporting director: "I can live with this draw, but Zenit do have a host of quality players such as Hulk and others. It's not the shortest trip for us, but we will manage. It's a good omen for us to play in St Petersburg. We had a long journey last year in the first knockout round when we played Shakhtar Donetsk. It was cold there as well and we prevailed."
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|Lafayette residents discuss placement of park features.
Dozens of Lafayette residents filled a meeting room at the Rosa Parks Transportation Center downtown over the lunch hour — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. to be precise — to offer their input on what they want the Horse Farm to look like when design and construction is complete.
"Personally I really was expecting this kind of turnout, but it's still really impressive to see this much interest in the project, and this is just our first meeting," Elizabeth "EB" Brooks told us appreciatively. Brooks is the director of planning and development for Lafayette Central Park Inc., the nonprofit created to shepherd the project from pristine 100 acres to premier public green space.
Participants gathered around about a dozen tables and used green and red stickers — green for "yes," red for "no" — to mark areas on aerial maps of the property spots where they would like to see (or not see) certain features; the features corresponded to a number which participants wrote onto the dots. So, for example, if a participant liked the idea of a playground or water feature or garden being in a certain part of the park he or she would place a green dot on that location and write in the corresponding number for that feature.
Brooks' group will take the maps from this current series of community meetings (see below for the remainder of the schedule), digest them and come back to the public in mid November for another round of meetings, followed by a Dec. 3 meeting to finalize the basic design of the park.
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"Hopefully we can break ground late next summer, early fall and within 14 months — summer of '15, fall of '15 — have a ribbon cutting, at least of phase one of the park," Brooks added.
Here's the remaining schedule for the current round of community-input meetings:
Today, 6-8 p.m. at the South Regional Library
Thursday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Heymann Center Ballroom
Thursday, Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Center
Friday, Oct. 25, 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Fletcher Hall Auditorium
Saturday, Oct. 26 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at the Horse Farm
NOV 25 Here's a link to the petition that has been created to save Zeus, a family dog who is targeted for death by the learned fathers of the Avoyelles Parish village of Moreauville. They passed an ordinance based on nothing that outlaws pit bulls and Rotweillers. As of Tuesday morning, the petition had more than 230,000 signatures - a number that's a wee bit higher than the village population of 929.
NOV 25 Blogger Tom Aswell is writing about the latest in a federal lawsuit against Du Pont that claims the chemical company's Ascension Parish plant has been leaking toxic fumes on a regular basis for years without reporting it. The company is asking the court to prevent the plaintiff from talking about a fatal toxic leak that happened in Texas, Tom writes.
NOV 25 Louisiana Democrats are limping, but don't count them out, Jeremy Alford writes in this post on LaPolitics. They've come back before; but the one thing the D's can't do is just twiddle their thumbs while waiting for the pendulum to swing left, Alford opines. They need to rebuild and rebrand, he says.
NOV 25 Blogger Mike Deshotels offers this primer on predatory charter schools and how they operate, specifically in Louisiana. They're not just profiting from our tax dollars, they're using children and shortchanging them to do so, Deshotels says.
NOV 25 Blogger Rod Dreher is writing about the increasing number of retail establishments who are open on Thanksgiving in this post. He's got a list of stores that will be open and a list of stores that won't.
NOV 25 Edwin Edwards took off the gloves on Monday, this post on WAFB tells us. At a Press Club appearance, he wondered how his 6th Congressional District opponent, Garret Graves, could be an expert in all the areas in which he claims to be - when he has no college degree in anything. (Five years - FIVE YEARS - in college, but no degree. Huh?)
NOV 25 This story in the LSU Reveille assures students that the Jindal administration's removal of millions from the TOPS fund won't affect students. Oh, ah. K. Is that like the raid on the OGB wasn't going to affect state employees? Who is the adviser for this paper?
NOV 25 Apparently the Jindal administration can't handle old folks, either. This post on The Advocate outlines a legislative auditor's report critical of the administration's handling (or not handling) of the state agency that oversees services for the elderly.
NOV 24 Blogger Bob Mann is blogging about race and the Senate campaign in this post. Sure, everybody knows that Mary Landrieu doesn't do too well with white folks, but how come the GOP can't get arrested in the black community? Bob is asking.
NOV 24 The GOP has a boogie-man for anybody thinking about voting for Mary Landrieu: President Obama. But the Dems have one for Bill Cassidy, too, Melinda Deslatte writes in this AP post on The Reading Eagle -- and his name is Governor Jindal.
NOV 24 Columnist Stephanie Grace is writing about Bobby Jindal's continuing refusal to accept federal funding for the expansion of Medicaid. It's purely an attempt to benefit him politically, meaning the decision is "cruel, short-sighted and remarkably self-centered." Well, yeah. Have you met him?
NOV 24 Because of a town ordinance, the police will come to a disabled girl's home this week to take away her service dog and kill him. Sound like a bad Lifetime movie? Nope - it's real life in Moreauville, blogger Lamar White Jr. tells us in this post. The dog's crime? Being born a pit bull. What's the reason for this ordinance? Well, the town fathers are a little vague on that one. Maybe Obama?


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"Witness reported people arguing outside and multiple shots were fired," she said. "We believe it's possibly some known associates that are aware of each other."
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Last year, after Michele Bachmann launched a smear campaign against Hillary Clinton's aide Huma Abedin and alleged that there had been "deep penetration" by the Muslim Brotherhood in high levels of government, People For the American Way launched a campaign to get Bachmann kicked out of the House Select Committee on Intelligence. On the Intelligence Committee, she has special access to sensitive national security information, which probably shouldn't be in the hands of a fear-mongering conspiracy theorist. But this week, Bachmann announced that she had been reassigned to the Intelligence Committee, despite the protests.
In light of the news, PFAW has revived its petition drive and the campaign has been covered by USA Today, the Huffington Post, and the Ed Show:
Back in July, we published a rundown of Bachmann's worst conspiracy theories. Since then, she's added to her repertoire, claiming that President Obama has "enforced Islamic speech codes here in the U.S." and is intent on imposing Sharia law at home and abroad.
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Korean auto major Hyundai has reportedly started dispatching its new offering in the small car segment - Eon 1.0-litre - to dealerships in India.
Photographs of a white Eon 1.0-litre parked at a dealership has now hit the web, suggesting that the arrival of the vehicle is imminent. MotorTrend has the new Eon's snap. Hyundai Eon with a 1.0-litre petrol engine has been in the rumour books for quite a while now. Previous reports had stated that the company started accepting the bookings for the new variant of Eon in the country.
Though the official price of the car is yet to be known, a new report by NDTV claims Eon 1.0-litre, in non-metallic shade, is priced at 3,83,130, and the metallic shade is available at 3,86,623 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
As far as we know, the car will be powered by 1.0-litre, three-cylinder motor, which can churn out a power of 65 bhp and a torque of 9.7 kgm, and will host features like air-con, power steering, front power windows, keyless entry and 13-inch steel wheels.
In terms of the styling, the 1.0-litre Eon looks the same as the current model. The car will be pitted against Maruti Suzuki Alto K10, Maruti Suzuki Estilo and Datsun GO in the domestic market. The new avatar of Eon will come only in the Magna variant.
In the domestic small car segment, Hyundai's new offering is now positioned strategically. Eon, a car which has been on the Indian roads for quite sometime, was lacking an effective engine to fight current leaders like Alto and Alto K10. Now, with the new petrol engine-equipped Eon model Hyundai hopes to thrive in this market, where the competition is getting tougher by the day.
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The vehicle was launched in March 2012 and will continue Advent's strategy of investing primarily in North America and Europe.
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I have a little bit of a pan fetish, I love pans that do more than cook which may sound odd as the sole purpose of a pan is to cook food but I just find that if a pan can offer a little more than just plain old cooking it can capture my interest a little more and make me want to buy it. I'm an advertisers dream I know.
The Tower Housewares 24cm colour changing aluminium frying pan has really caught my attention, I wasn't aware of the brand before and since using this pan and loving it I've researched more products and have an expanding wishlist of products, it just goes to show that when a pan does more than just cook a consumer gets excited about what the brand can offer next and will spend time researching more products.
The 24cm frying pan has a revolutionary CeraSure ceramic coating which ensures completely non stick cooking, quite often a manufacturer will say a pan is non stick and you find after a couple of uses that food has started to stick and it has become a nightmare to clean. I always take non stick claims with a pinch of salt and I like to give them a proper testing by cooking a wide range of items like scrambled eggs, sticky Chinese sauces and fried noodles.
The Tower fry pan has a colour changing rim which turns white from black when the pan reaches optimum temperature, this not only helps to save energy when cooking but cuts down the cooking time as you're adding food when the pan is ready not heating up a full pan which takes much longer than from empty.
We're a family of 4 and the 24cm colour change aluminium frying pan is a perfect size for us, I've cooked a range of successful dishes in it and I'm pleased to say you can clean it with minimal effort thanks to the non-stick ceramic coating which really is non stick.
You can view the vide below to see the pan changing to white when at optimum heat and you can see that even the most sticky sauces don't stick to the pan.
The food being created in the video above was a vegetable chow mein and sticky plum chicken, you don't need a 24cm pan by Tower to create this but it does help!
To make the vegetable chow mein you will need:
1 pack of beansprouts
1/2 head of broccoli
1/4 spring cabbage
1 carrot peeled into strips with a grater
handful of chopped peppers
4 mushrooms
1 clove of garlic finely chopped
4 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 Red onion
Fine rice noodles (pre cooked)
Heat up some oil in a pan, add the vegetables and garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and cooked noodles and pop a lid on for a couple of minutes to allow everything to steam. Once the vegetables are cooked add the soy sauce and mix thoroughly.
I find it best to make the plum sauce in advance, grill the chicken and add it all together before serving on some boiled basmati rice. To make the plum sauce you will need:
1/2 glass of Red Wine
1 Bay leaf
1/2 jar of plum jam
2 Tablespoons of honey
1/2 bottle of reduced salt soy sauce
2 cloves of garlic pureed
2 plums pureed
Add everything listed above to a pan, bring to the boil and simmer until it starts to thicken. I recommend making this sauce in advance to give the flavours time to blend together and I find the sauce thickens and tastes better the second time around.
When you're ready to eat add the sauce to a pan until it starts to bubble, add the grilled chicken and cook until the sauce has thickened and is sticking to the chicken. Serve immediately and sprinkle with some chopped spring onions if you have them to hand.
*Disclaimer* I received this product free of charge so I could create a culinary delight. To view the whole range of Tower Products visit the Tower Housewares website.
The Townhouse pub is situated on George Street not far from the South Side of the river in Leamington Spa, it's not on the main shopping road so would require a bit of searching if you're not local to the area. The deco inside has a real vintage feel about it and has my favourite J.H Lynch prints of the Mysterious and exotic lady known as 'Tina'. I love the exposed bulb light fittings although they do make your eyes go fuzzy if you look directly at them!
Tables are adorned with retro candles with hardened red wax, something you might expect to see in an Italian resteraunt (or my kitchen). The furniture is mis matched which only adds to the quirky vibe that the Townhouse exudes.
Neither myself or Mr Gourmand had visited the Townhouse before but we had heard good things about the place from friends who had visited one of the open mic nights so we figured we would give the place a try.
Staff were very friendly and accommodating and the pub is family friendly although there is a step at the front door so bare this in mind if you have a pram or pushchair with you.
Mr Gourmand and I took advantage of the £5 lunch offer which consists of a very decent sized meal and a drink. It's always a risk when you visit somewhere new for lunch as to what you are going to receive so we ordered blindly.
With a good selection of food available Mr Gourmand opted for the Broccoli and Cauliflower cheese which was served with chips and salad. The Broccoli and Cauliflower cheese was bathing in a delicious creamy cheese sauce and topped with what seemed like a whole packed of melted cheese on top. The meal was extremely delicious and satisfying.
I really fancied something different to what I would normally order and picked the Roast Beef and Horseradish sandwich served with chips and a side salad. The Roast Beef was pink in the middle which is exactly how I like it, the slices were thick and plentiful. The horseradish sauce was creamy and had a good heat to it which is just what I like, there is nothing worse than mild, smooth supermarket horseradish that has no flavour.
The beef was served on a warm ciabatta which had been buttered, I just managed to finish it all but I did let Mr Gourmand sample the beef as his eyes were drooling at my huge sandwich.
£5 doesn't usually get you much even in a fast food eatery so if you're in the Leamington Spa area, need lunch and have a spare £5 to spend you won't go wrong visiting The Townhouse.
If I'm completely honest, these brownies were my best EVER! I didn't think I'd ever be able to beat my stuffed cookie brownies but these were on another level. I tweaked my usual recipe a little and boom, a taste explosion in the mouth. The pecans added a bit of texture, the centre was fudgy and gooey and the top was crunchy. Perfection in a square.
To make these little squares of awesomeness you will need:
350g 70% Dark Chocolate, broken into pieces
250g Unsalted butter
3 large eggs
250g dark muscovado sugar
50g plain flour
1tsp baking powder
75g pecan nuts, chopped
Put the chocolate and butter into a pan and heat gently until melted. Remove from the heat and cool for a few minutes.
While your chocolate mixture is cooling, whisk the eggs and sugar together in a large bowl until light and glossy, you mind find this process easier if you use a hand mixer.
Add the melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture, stirring it in gently with a large spoon.
Sift in the flour and baking powder and fold in with the pecan nuts.
Tip the mixture into a greased and lined baking tin and bake until firm. I test by inserting a skewer into the middle of the brownies, if it comes out clean I know they are usually done.-
Place the tin on a wire rack and cool then cut the brownies into squares, remove from the tin and cool completely on the rack.
You should get 8 or 9 decent sized brownies from this mixture, of course this depends on the size and depth of the baking tin you are using.
Lemon drizzle cake is a family favourite, usually I make a loaf cake soaked with lemon icing but on this occasion I made a layer cake filled with a delicious lemon cream curd.
To make this cake you will need:
200g of caster sugar
200g of unsalted butter
The zezt of 2 lemons
3 beaten eggs
200g self raising flour
Preheat the oven to 180C. Grease and line a 20cm springform cake tin
Beat the sugar, butter and lemon zest in a mixing bowl until pale and fluffy, using an electric whisk.
Gradually add the eggs, whisking until the egg is incorporated into the mixture. Carefully fold in the flour.
Pour the cake mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes.
To make the filling you will need:
115g icing sugar
40g Butter
4 tablespoons lemon curd
Place the icing sugar and butter into a bowl and mix well until smooth, add the lemon curd and mix well. Split the cake horizontally in half. Spread the base cake half with the mixture and top with the second half of the cake.
To make the topping you will need:
55g icing sugar
lemon juice
Add enough lemon juice to the icing sugar to make a thick icing. Drizzle over the top of the cake and allow to set.
Yo! Sushi recently opened in Leamington Spa and the Gourmand family went along during the opening weekend to check it out. We're a family of Sushi lovers and have visited Yo! Sushi branches in Newcastle upon Tyne, Birmingham and London so to have a branch in our town is very exciting for us.
Situated in Regent Court in the centre of town which is a pedestrianised street filled with a great selection of restaurants and shops, Yo! Sushi offers a fantastic range of hot and cold dishes, it's not all just about the raw fish!
I love the décor inside this particular branch which has a mixture of industrial and cosmic influences as you can see in the picture above, there is a lot of stainless steel and the orbs hanging from the ceiling really captured Baby Gourmands attention (and mine too if I'm being honest).
As with all Yo! Sushi restaurants you can see the chef's at work thanks to the open kitchen, the conveyor belt is huge and I love the buzzer noises at this branch.
Tables are set as standard and feature all of the usual condiments like Pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.
We started with some Miso Soup (£2.20) which contains seaweed, tofu, spring onion in a soy bean broth you can have unlimited refills of this soup which is fantastic value for money and incredibly tasty.
Mini Gourmand loves to select dishes from the conveyer belt and Cucumber Maki (£1.90) is one of her favourite dishes, Baby Gourmand was quite partial to these himself.
We asked for a couple of recommended dishes and the first of the dishes we tried was the Popcorn Shrimp Tempura (£4.30), this was a new dish for us and incredibly delicious so much so that our chopsticks were fighting for the last piece.
Mini Gourmand decided she liked the look of the Vegetable firecracker rice (£2.50) which was rather delicious although Mini Gourmand slightly underestimated the heat, Mr Gourmand and myself finished this off for her. Firecracker by name and Firecracker by nature.
Our second recommended product was the Beef and Garlic Teriyaki which was by far my favourite dish, the glaze on the beef was so tasty and one piece just wasn't enough.
Baby Gourmand started to get a little cranky so to keep him quiet we picked a plate of Fresh fruit (£3.40) which he devoured, it's really nice to see fresh pineapple included in a fruit salad rather than tinned.
The Salmon Selection (£5.00) was our next dish, this was extremely good value for money and tasted so fresh. It always surprises me how the most simplistic of dishes can often be the most tastiest.
Mr Gourmand took a shine to the Chicken Teriyaki (£3.90) which was succulent due to the meat being thigh rather than breast which can often be a little dry. The sticky sweet sauce really complimented the chicken and the crisp white cabbage was a nice addition to the dish.
Our final dish was the Scallop Katsu which was served with the most delicious wasabi mayonnaise which gave a fabulous kick. Scallops are one of my most favourite things to eat however I'm often scared to order them when I go out as they are often very overcooked. On this occasion the scallops were sweet, succulent and cooked to perfection.
It's always deceiving how filling the food at Yo! Sushi actually is, between the 4 of us we had 8 plates of food and 4 bowls of Miso Soup and we were stuffed, we didn't even manage any Mochi which is Mini Gourmands favourite.
Baby Gourmand loved the futuristic highchairs in Yo! Sushi which were a perfect size for him and had just enough space for his colouring book and crayons. The restaurant is very child friendly and the staff are great with children of all ages, one member of staff even helped me to secure Baby Gourmand into the highchair and showed me how the straps worked.
During our visit people were queuing at the door for a table, there were a mixture of all ages in the restaurant and it looked extremely popular. Each time I have walked past since my initial visit it has been bustling so there is no doubt in my mind that Yo! Sushi made a great decision by opening a branch in Leamington Spa. We will definitely be visiting again as a family and will be using the takeaway service very soon.
Disclamier: All food consumed during our visit was complimentary, our thoughts and feelings about the visit are honest and impartial.
I remember being around 8 and begging my mum to let me make Angel Delight at home, we didn't have dessert very often as my mum preferred us to have a piece of fruit after dinner so to be allowed to make a packet of instant dessert was a real treat.
Chocolate was and still is my favourite flavour, it's so versatile and super quick and easy to make when you're in need of a quick chocolate fix.
The new Bubblegum flavour of Angel Delight recently launched in Tesco and I couldn't wait to whip up some desserts for my family using it. The bubblegum flavour is made only using natural colourings and is suitable for vegetarians. Angel Delight is super easy to make, just take a sachet and mix with milk, leave for ten minutes to set and voila you are ready to eat.
The first dish I made was a Bubblegum cheesecake which was basically layers of crushed biscuit, chopped strawberries and angel delight folded in to whipped cream. Mini Gourmand ate two portions of this because she found it so delicious, she didn't realise that the creamy mousse was Angel Delight.
My second dish was Angel Delight made the traditional way topped with strawberries, everyone loved the new flavour including Baby Gourmand. Mr Gourmand liked it so much that he requested the remainder of the Angel Delight be used to make a milkshake.
Angel Delight is actually very versatile and makes an incredible ice-cream which is how I like to use my leftovers.
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Autumn is here with a bang, I could have been forgiven for thinking we were having a bit of an extended summer as the weather in Warwickshire has been glorious apart from the odd day of rain. I've not had to wear a coat yet this morning and I've noticed that trees and flowers are also a little unsure about what season we're in.
Yesterday there was no mistaking that it was Autumn, cold, windy and dull. I had the heating on for most of the day and by 3pm it was so dark in my lounge that I needed the light on to see. I don't know about you but on a cold, wet and windy day I always crave some sort of baked goods which can sometimes prove to be difficult when you have a toddler preventing you from doing anything that doesn't involve him.
I had enough bread so didn't want to make that so I made the next best thing which takes very little time to bake and very little time to cook and I suppose it also takes very little time to eat too. Cheese Scones.
Not blowing my own trumpet or anything but these scones were delicious and to make them you will need:
225g Self Raising flour
1tsp baking powder
55g salted butter
100g cheese
Pinch of salt
Pinch of cayenne pepper
80 ml of milk
Egg for glazing
You can choose to top with extra cheese but I only had 100g so couldn't on this occasion.
Preheat your oven to 200c. Pop all of the dry ingredients into a bowl, cut the butter into cubes and mix into the dry items with your fingertips until everything resembles breadcrumbs. Sprinkle in the grated cheese and mix in. Make a well in the centre and pour in enough milk to give a soft but still firm dough using a little bit at a time.
Flour your surface and roll out the dough until 2cm thick and using a scone cutter cut out your scones. Glaze the tops with a beaten egg and bake for 15 mins or until golden brown and cooked through.
Breakfast time is probably the most hectic time of the day in our household especially for me, I'm usually rushing around trying to get Baby Gourmand dressed and fed, making Mini Gourmand's lunch and making sure Mr Gourmand eats breakfast and has everything he needs for work which leaves very little time for me.
It's usually way after 9am before I even think about grabbing something to eat and usually by that time I'm either getting ready to leave the house or have housework to do.
A third of people in Britain skip breakfast, we're always told it's the most important meal of the day but in reality very few of us actually have time to eat breakfast.
My idea breakfast which very rarely happens now would have to be a great selection of pastries, cheeses and a full English with beef sausage and turkey bacon, copious amounts of sweet coffee and a chocolate muffin to finish.
Belvita breakfast comes in a range of ten flavours and I was recently sent three of the newest ones to try, Choc Chip, Apricot and Hazelnut. Baby Gourmand helped me polish off the Choc Chip ones before any of the family had a chance to give them a try, I thought they were my favourite until I tried the Hazelnut which are just delicious and my new go to breakfast of choice.
Belvita biscuits are clinically proven to regularly and continuously release carbohydrates over four hours which help to keep you going. Each box of Belvita contains individually wrapped portions containing 3 biscuits meaning you can enjoy your breakfast on the go with your drink of choice.
So how can you eat Belvita breakfast biscuits and still get a balanced diet? To be honest eating the biscuits alone have to be better than eating nothing but to make it more nutritious you can add a portion of dairy, a portion of fruit and a drink to wash it all down.
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Mini Gourmand is now 14 and very eager to get into the kitchen to cook, I've recently allowed her to cook dishes for herself and Baby Gourmand to give me a chance to give the bathroom a clean or get on with some ironing without having a toddler pulling at my leg every five minutes.
I personally like to meal plan ahead of time but quite often things pop up which are out of my control, usually it's because Baby Gourmand has been very trying and I've not had a chance to get into the kitchen to prepare dinner. This is where frozen ingredients come in handy.
Mini Gourmand has been an afterschool chef this past couple of weeks and her best dishes so far were Waffle Pizzas which she cooked for herself and Baby Gourmand and Fish with Rice which she cooked for me and Mr Gourmand.
To make Waffle Pizzas you will need to cook waffles until they are almost cooked, top with sliced tomato, sliced peppers and grated cheese. Return to the oven to finish cooking.
Mini Gourmand served her waffle pizzas with a side of broccoli and there was clean plates all round. I would never have previously thought to use waffles this way and I'm actually sad I didn't get served them myself as they really did look amazing.
Mini Gourmand cooked a dish of fish with rice for myself and Mr Gourmand which again is something I wouldn't normally cook for myself but I'm really glad I tried it as it's a new favourite. We don't own a microwave so couldn't steam the rice but Mini Gourmand was able to cook the rice in a pan with a little water and I'm sure the end result was just as good as if it had been microwaved.
The fish had just the right amount of black pepper and the dish as a whole was extremely filling and delicious.
I'm definitely going to let Mini Gourmand lend a helping hand in the kitchen in the future, I need to make sure I have my freezer stocked up with quick teatime solutions and allow her to use her artistic flair with them.
This post is an entry for #Afterschoolchefs Challenge sponsored by Birds Eye. Learn more on the Birds Eye Facebook Page.
This was actually the first time I'd even seen a Spaghetti Squash never mind cooked with one so I had no idea what to do with it when it arrived in my vegetable box a couple of weeks ago. A quick look on google told me that the Spaghetti Squash was watery but could be used as a replacement for pasta and was great when stuffed so I decided to cook a similar filling that I would use with a marrow as they can also be very watery.
To make the Stuffed Spaghetti Squash you will need:
1 Spaghetti Squash
1 small tub of ricotta cheese
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
1 tbsp chopped basil
1 pack of mozzarella cheese cut into slices
For the sauce:
1 tsp olive oil
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
6 herbed chicken or beef sausages
250g chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp chopped basil
Preheat oven to 180º. Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds and membrane. Season lightly with salt and black pepperand bake on a baking sheet, cut side down until soft.
In a small bowl combine the ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and basil and set to one side.
In a large pan, heat the oil and add onion and garlic; sauté on a medium heat until soft. Chop the the sausage into chunks and cook until browned and cooked through. When the sausage is cooked, add the chopped tomatoes and cover, reducing heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes, remove from the heat then add in the basil.
When the spaghetti squash is cooked, let it cool for about 10 minutes keeping the oven on. Use a fork to remove the flesh into a muslin lined sieve reserving the shells. Drain the squash soak up any excess liquid, then toss with the sauce. Layer the shells with the sauce and ricotta mixture and place on a baking sheet.
Top each squash with the mozzarella cheese and bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese has melted.


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"There is a natural synchronization between the business models, the IoT is there to support ," explained Brendan O'Brien, Co-founder and Chief Architect of Aria Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at the 15th International Cloud Expo®, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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The major cloud platforms defy a simple, side-by-side analysis. Each of the major IaaS public-cloud platforms offers their own unique strengths and functionality. Options for on-site private cloud are diverse as well, and must be designed and deployed while taking existing legacy architecture and infrastructure into account. Then the reality is that most enterprises are embarking on a hybrid cloud strategy and programs. In this Power Panel at 15th Cloud Expo (http://www.CloudComputingExpo.com), moderated by Ashar Baig, Research Director, Cloud, at Gigaom Research, Nate Gordon, Director of T...
Nov. 23, 2014 07:45 AM EST Reads: 2,244