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MAIN DISHES--Meats, Fish, Poultry, etc.
May 26 2006 at 8:56 PM
Please post your MAIN DISH recipes here.
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BarbVT's Favorite Salmon Recipe
May 26 2006, 8:58 PM
Posted by BarbVT on 5/25/06
My Favorite Salmon Recipe - easy
Put an inch and a half of water in a skillet.
Add 5 peppercorns and 1 bayleaf.
Bring to a boil and add as many pieces of salmon as you like. Simmer for 10 minutes per inch of thickness. Don't cover.
Make a sauce using half a cup of sour cream (lowfat is fine), a tablespoon of mayo, a couple of tablespoons of chopped green onion (or regular), and as much dill as you want. You can easily increase the recipe.
This recipe is so easy and very delicious.
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Chicken Enchiladas
May 27 2006, 3:53 AM
This recipe is an ad for Crisco Oil. I use Penny FL's sauce recipe too. It is good. I also use turkey instead of chicken.
3 cups enchilada sauce
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 c. thinly sliced green onions
3/4 c. shredded cheddar
3/4 c shredded Monterey Jack
1/4 c. sour cream
1 4 oz. can diced green chiles
1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro
salt & pepper to taste
12 6" corn tortillas (I use larger flour totillas. We like the flour ones instead of the corn. But because they are bigger, I use fewer tortillas)
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the enchilada sauce below. In a medium bowl, mix chicken, green onions, 1/2 c cheddar, 1/2 c Monterey Jack, sour cream, chiles & cilantro. Stir in 1/3 c enchilada sauce. Season with salt & pepper. Set aside. Heat oil in pan and fry tortillas, one at a time until soft (10 seconds per side) (I don't do this step since I use flour tortillas). Drain on paper towels. Spray 9 X 13 baking dish with oil. Spread small amount of sauce in bottom of dish. Spread 2 heaping tablespoons of chicken mixture in each tortilla & roll up. Place seam side down, side by side in prepared dish. Pour remaining sauce over top with remaining cheese & bake until bubbling, 15-20 minutes. Garnish with extra sour cream, sliced green onions & chopped cilantro.
Penny's Enchilada Sauce:
3 T. vegetable oil
1/2 t. oregano
2 T. flour
1/2 t. cumin
1/8 c. chili powder (2 Tbsp.)
1/2 t. garlic powder
1 15 oz can of tomato sauce
1-1/2 c beef broth
Heat oil and flour in saucepan for 1 minute. Ad remaining ingredients and simmer at least 15 minutes.
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Mom's Easy Stew
May 27 2006, 4:04 AM
1-1/2 lbs lean beef, cut in 1-1/2" cubes (chuck, round or sirloin) (I use round steak)
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/4 tsp pepper
2 stalks celery, cut in diagonal slices
4 carrots, cut in halves
2 onions, cut in 1/2 inch slices
1 (10-1/2 oz) can condensed tomato soup
1/2 soup can water
3 potatoes, peeled & cubed
Place beef (no need to brown it) in 3 qt. casserole. Sprinkle with salt, basil and pepper. Top with celery, carrots and onions. Combine soup and water. Pour over meat & vegetables, coating all pieces. Cover tightly and bake in slow (300*) oven for 3 hours. Add potatoes and bake 45 minures longer. Serve with slaw and crusty bread.
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Spicy Chicken
May 27 2006, 4:09 AM
1 med. onion
6 garlic cloves, minced
5 Tbsp. butter or margarine, divided
3 c. chicken broth
2 cans (15 oz) tomato sauce
2 c. chopped green onions
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. dried thyme
1-1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce
1 Tbsp. salt
1-1/2 tsp garlic powder
1-1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. dried basil 1/4 tsp ground cumin
2 lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cubed
16 oz. angel hair pasta (we serve it over rice)
1/2 c. sour cream (this is very important LOL)
In a large sauce pan or Dutch oven, sauté the onion and garlic in 2 Tbsp. butter until tender. Stir in the broth, tomato sauce, green onions, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, cayenne, and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large resalable plastic bag, combine the salt, garlic powder, pepper, basil and cumin; mix well. Add chicken and toss to coat.
In a skillet, sauté chicken in remaining butter until juices run clear. Add chicken to tomato sauce; simmer for 10 minutes. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Top with chicken mixture. Garnish with sour cream. Yield: 8 servings. From Taste of Home.
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Moroccan Chicken Stew
May 27 2006, 4:11 AM
Moroccan Chicken Stew
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Yield: 6 servings
From Family Circle Magazine an Food Network
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1-1/2 lbs. skinless chicken thighs (I use breasts)
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 red onions, quartered lengthwise, sliced crosswise
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 (16 oz) can tomato puree (no salt added)
1/4 c. honey
1-1/2 tsp salt
2 sweet green peppers, cut in 1/2-inch squares
1/3 c. golden raisins
1 can (15 oz) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
12 oz. orzo pasta, cooked (I think we used rice)
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
3 Tbsp. chopped parsley leaves
Toss flour and chicken in bag to coat. Cook chicken in oil in nonstick skillet 6 minutes, until browned, turning once. Transfer to plate.
Cook onion in skillet 7 minutes. Add garlic, cinnamon, ginger, cumin, cayenne: cook 1 minute. Stir in tomato, honey and salt. Add chicken; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Stir in peppers, raisins and chickpeas; simmer, stirring, 15 minutes, until peppers are tender and chicken is no longer pink near the bone.
Serve over orzo. Sprinkle with almonds and parsley.
I served this with 1/2 slices of navel oranges and rice. The oranges were so good with this. Don't know why.
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Turkey casserole--No Noodles!
May 27 2006, 11:03 AM
This is a low-fat casserole. You can do several things to reduce the calorie count--substitute reduced fat cheese, skip the cheese on top, use skim milk, skip the bread cubes or substitute crushed low-fat potato chips, etc.
Turkey Casserole--No Noodles!
2 cups cubed turkey
One 10 ounce package (or about 1 cup) frozen peas
1 cup chopped celery
One 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained (optional)
2 tablespoons chopped bell pepper (green or any color)
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1 can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/2 cup milk
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar or jack cheese,
2 tablespoons white wine or chicken broth
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 slices white bread, cubed (see note above)
Combine the turkey, frozen peas, celery, water chestnuts, bell pepper and onion in a large bowl. In a small saucepan, combine the soup, milk, 1/2 cup cheese, wine or broth, lemon juice and salt. Cook and stir over low heat until smooth and heated through. Pour over turkey mixture and toss to coat.
Transfer to a 2 quart baking dish coated with nonstick spray. Top with bread cubes, if desired. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese (if desired) and bake for 5 minutes longer, until cheese is melted. If using potato chips for topping, sprinkle them over the top for the last 5 minutes.
This says 6 servings but better serves 3-4 adults. If I were making it for the freezer, I'd freeze it before baking.
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How to Make Chicken Fried (country fried) Steak with Country Gravy
May 28 2006, 8:32 AM
Use round or sirloin steak. If it's on sale, top sirloin isn't that much more expensive...and it is that much better! "Petite sirloin" is bottom sirloin, and it's fine. Recipe from my inlaws, who owned The Hilander Restaurant, Burns, Oregon, 1957-64. Chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes, with soup or salad, coffee AND a piece of pie, sold for $1.25.
Chicken Fried Steak with Country Gravy
Tenderized round or sirloin steak, cut into serving size pieces
Flour for dredging
1 egg, beaten slightly
1 cup water
Dried bread crumbs or crushed saltines
Salt and pepper to taste (I use seasoned salt)
Oil and margarine
Dredge all of the steak in flour, shaking off the excess. Wash your hands. Mix egg and water together to make egg wash. Dip floured steak in egg wash, then dredge in bread crumbs or cracker meal. Preheat a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add oil to heated skillet and then melt about 1 tablespoon of margarine in skillet. Fry steaks in oil and butter until golden brown on one side. Turn, season with salt and pepper, and fry until done. Transfer to an ovenproof plate or pan and keep warm in oven until all of the steaks are cooked. Add oil and butter to pan as needed.
COUNTRY GRAVY--Gravy is an art, not a science. The success of your gravy will depend on the pan drippings. If you have more than a tablespoon or so of grease left in the skillet, pour off the excess. If you don't have enough grease, melt a little butter in the bottom of the pan. Add about 2 tablespoons of flour and stir until smooth to make a roux. Cook for a minute or two to eliminate the "raw" taste from the flour. Using an egg whisk (one of those spring-y type things), stir the roux while you add about 1-1/2 cups of milk. Stir until thickened. If it got thick right away, you probably have too much flour in it and will end up with "pudding gravy." If so, add more milk and continue stirring until it boils and is the right consistency. If it is too thin, just keep cooking and stirring until it thickens up. Season with salt (seasoned salt) and pepper. Stir in a chicken bouillion cube or about 1/2 teaspoon chicken soup base...this is the secret ingredient. Country gravy is usually on the salty side.
Edited to add this note--It is usually cheaper to buy round or sirloin steak on sale and have the meatcutter tenderize it for you than to buy pre-packaged cube steak...which is over-tenderized and tends to fall apart when you work with it. Have the meatcutter put it through the tenderizing machine twice. I have never been charged extra for this service.
This message has been edited by MaxineS on May 28, 2006 8:48 AM
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Max's Baby Back Ribs
May 28 2006, 12:53 PM
Originally posted by Maxine
Baby Back Ribs
1 or more racks of baby back ribs
salt & pepper
sliced onion
minced garlic or garlic powder
dry wine - any kind
BBQ sauce - any kind
Line a roasting pan with foil and lay ribs in pan. Pepper ribs well. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 min - 1 hour.
Remove from oven, salt the meat and top with garlic and sliced onion. Pour 2 cups dry wine over the ribs. Cover with foil and return to oven at 250 degrees. Bake for about 5 hrs., basting occasionally. If necessary, add a little water to pan drippings.)
Remove from oven, discard onions. Pour off any pan drippings. Baste with BBQ sauce and return to oven for 30 min. Do not cover.
Turn meat over, baste again with BBQ sauce and bake another 30 min. If necessary, turn meat again, baste and continue baking until ready to serve.
Comments from Max--You can use any kind of wine or barbecue sauce. I usually use white or rose wine. I am not a barbecue sauce purist--I usually doctor up Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce with more garlic and a little brown sugar. I have also speeded this up to about 6 hours by baking at 275 degrees. You do want long, slow cooking.
This message has been edited by MaxineS on Jul 17, 2006 7:13 AM
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Chicken Broccoli Skillet
May 28 2006, 5:34 PM
Posted by lili in CO, moved by forum owner to this thread
Chicken Broccoli Skillet
May 28 2006 at 2:23 PM lili In CO
Okay, ...Miracle Whip makes me gag... but for this recipe only, I break down and buy the disgusting stuff. Its a good way to get kids to eat broccoli.
1/2 cup Miracle Whip
1 lb. chicken breasts, cubed
2 cups water
2 cups chopped broccoli (fresh or frozen)
1/2 pound Velveeta, cubed
2 cups Minute Rice, uncooked
Heat Miracle Whip in large skillet. Add chicken and cook until done - about 8 minutes.
Add water, broccoli and Velveeta. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
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Tammy L
Bar-B-Qued Meat Balls
May 28 2006, 5:41 PM
Bar-B-Qued Meat Balls
1 pound ground beef
1 egg
¾ cup evaporated milk
½ Tblsp. salt
¼ cup chopped onion
½ cup cracker crumbs
Mix all ingredients and roll into balls. Brown meatballs and pour off grease.
Then add:
2 Tblsp. Worstershire sauce
2 Tblsp. sugar
1 cup ketchup
½ cup water
3 Tblsp. vinegar
6 Tblsp. chopped onion
Simmer for 20 minutes
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Tammy L
Barbecued Ribs
May 29 2006, 6:17 AM
Barbecued Ribs
4 pounds pork ribs
Vinegar Basting Sauce
2/3 cup water
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
Barbecue Sauce
1 cup ketchup
1 cup water
½ cup cider vinegar
1 tsp. hot sauce
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
¼ cup prepared mustard
¼ cup butter or margarine
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
Combine all barbecue sauce ingredients in saucepan. Bring to boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer while ribs are basting in the oven.
Place ribs in a shallow roasting pan. Pour vinegar basting sauce over ribs. Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes for baby loin back ribs or 1 hour for spareribs or country-style ribs. Baste with vinegar mixture halfway through cooking time.
Drain ribs, discarding basting sauce. Grill ribs over low coals for 15 minutes, turning after 8 minutes. Baste ribs generously with the barbecue sauce before putting on grill and when turning.
***I got this recipe out of a Southern Living Magazine years ago. It is really good.
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May 31 2006, 4:30 PM
Meat mixture:
1 lb. ground beef, cooked
1 clove garlic
1 TBS. parsley
1 TBS. basil
1-1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups canned tomatoes
12 oz. tomato paste
Cheese mixture:
3 C cottage cheese
2 beaten eggs
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 TBS. parsley flakes
1/2 C parmesan
Also need 1 lb. of sliced mozzarella and 10 oz. cooked lasagne noodles.
Simmer meat mixture ingredients uncovered for 1/2 hour. To assemble, put 1/2 noodles in pan, then 1/2 cheese mixture, 1/2 mozzarella and 1/2 meat mixture. Repeat layers but make mozzarella the top layer. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes. I usually keep mine covered with aluminum foil for most if not all of the baking time.
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Super Easy What-Am-I-Gonna-Take-to-That-Potluck Meatballs
June 1 2006, 4:32 AM
I buy Armour original or caramel meatballs (not Italian) when they are b1g1, which makes them $1.29 a pound. I HATE rolling meatballs!
I make this for all our graduation parties and other get-togethers, and it's always a hit.
Three or four pounds of meatballs fit in my large crock pot. Adjust as you need to for your crock pot or baking dish.
For every 3-4 pounds of meatballs, add 32 oz Grape Jam (has to be jam, not jelly) and two bottles of Chili Sauce (found near the ketchup). I know it sounds crazy, but it is SOOO good. Kind of a tangy, almost sweet-n-sour flavor.
I have no idea how many points this is on WW, and I'm not checking! They're worth the spurge!
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My favorite salmon recipe
June 6 2006, 9:30 AM
My brother made this for us last summer and we LOVE it!
This is good for the farmed salmon. It is way easy!
Take a salmon steak cover the meat with mayo (we use light)
make sure the meat all has some mayo on it. Then put a few
peppers on top of the mayo. We have this jar of little green
peppers in vinegar that we use. Maybe 2-3 depending on if you
like it spicy! Wrap in foil and cook on the bar-b-que. Its done
when it flakes with a fork.
The meat is SO moist and tastes really good! It is sooo
easy to make too!
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Herbed Pork Tenderloin
June 19 2006, 6:41 PM
¾ c. red wine vinegar 1-1/2 t. dried parsley flakes
¼ c. margarine, cubed 1-1/2 t dried oregano
2 T Worcestershire sauce 1 t. garlic powder
2 t. seasoned salt ¼ t. pepper
2 pork tenderloins (about ¾ pound each)
In a saucepan, combine the first eight ingredients. Cook for 3 minutes or until butter is melted. Grill pork tenderloins, covered, over medium heat for 18-20 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160º, basting with herb sauce and burning occasionally. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting. Yield: 6 servings.
I think this must be easy to make. I bought the stuff & dd#2 made it while we were at a meeting. She sliced it before grilling (she looked at the picture instead of reading the directions) & it was delicious.
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Mueller's Baked Macaroni and Cheese
July 14 2006, 5:25 AM
This came off the macaroni box and it is my family's favorite.
Mueller's Baked Macaroni and Cheese
2 Tbsp. corn starch
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dry mustard (optional)
1/4 tsp. pepper
2-1/2 c. milk
2 Tbsp. butter
2 cups (8 oz) shredded American or Cheddar cheese, divided
8 oz. elbow macaroni, cooked 7 minutes and drained
In medium saucepan combine first 4 ingredients; stir in milk. Add butter; stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium-high heat and boil 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Stir in 1-3/4 cups cheese until melted. Add elbows. Pour into greased 1-quart casserole. Sprinkle with reserved cheese.
Bake uncovered in 375 degree oven 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
I make buttered bread crumbs for the top by buttering a slice of bread and then just pinching off little pieces. They come out crunchy and yummy.
Also, I have tried slightly undercooking the macaroni because it will cook more in the oven. Don't do this as it makes the sauce dry. Fully cook the macaroni until tender or al dente. Then you get the right consistency with the sauce.
Please let me know how you like it if you try it.
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Sheila's Freezer-Friendly Mac & Cheese
July 16 2006, 1:43 PM
Sheila says--
I usually make 4 tins at once and freeze 3, and it keeps really well for at least up to 6 months. I made lots of it before I had the baby because I knew it was mild, and good--and we all like it.
From the Farm Journal Freezing and Canning cook book 1978 edition
Macaroni and cheese (single recipe)
1-1/2 cups of uncooked macaroni
1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
2 Tblsp butter
2 Tblsp flour
1/4 tsp pepper
3 c milk
2 c grated cheese (they call for sharp cheddar but I have used all sorts)
1/2 Tblsp fine grated onion
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 c buttered bread or cracker crumbs (but if freezing, not needed till you are going to serve it).
Cook macaroni in salted water aobut 2 minutes less then for normal doneness. Drain and rinse.
Make a white sauce of butter, flour, salt, pepper, and milk. After made stir in cheese. Add macaroni, onion and Worcestershire sauce.
Cool, place in greased 8 x 8 pan. Label, freeze.
To serve, thaw well and bake 350 degrees for 25 mins. Remove foil then add crumbs bake 15 minutes more.
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Meat and Potato Pie
August 23 2006, 4:41 AM
Meat and potato pie - (my version of traditional Lancashire dish)
Make in deep dish for preference. Pre boil lots of potatoes and cook a very small amount of mince (hamburger) with onion.
Mix the whole lot together with as good a gravy as you can manage at the time and season well. NO HERBS but plenty of pepper. Top with pastry brushed with beaten egg. Serve with a veg - carrots or cabbage go well.
This is a winter dish - nobody can move far afterwards!
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Fish Pie
August 23 2006, 4:43 AM
I usually use coley with a few prawns thrown in because coley is very cheap and the dull colour doesn't show up in a fish pie.
My favourite is to mix white fish with a little(a third of the amount?) smoked cod or haddock - then a few prawns mmaybe.
I make it like this
Precook fish.
Make about half a pint to a pint (depending on size of pie)of white sauce. If I have cream or creme fraiche I will add a dollop.Add plenty of parsley or herb of choice/salt/pepper.
Pour over fish in oven proof dish and mix so integrated.
Cover with enough mashed potato to cover, then top with grated cheese or leave plain. Cook in oven or whizz under grill to brown if everything is still hot from preparation.
You can also heat in microwave then brown under the grill
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I've been starting to brew with rye more and I was wondering the exact purpose of a beta-glucan rest. I brew in a bag (BIAB), and I've done beta-glucan rests for a few rye brews, and not done it for a few others. Even when I don't do it, I'm still able to move the grain around in the bag, so mashing is not an issue.
My question: is a beta-glucan rest ONLY to avoid lautering issues in traditional all-grain brewing, or do beta-glucans (or lack thereof) come into play in the finished, fermented beer? Do the yeast utilize beta-glucans, does it affect body, or does it all simply precipitate out during ferment?
My brewing technique at this time is still too inconsistent for me to answer this myself, unfortunately.
I did a quick look at "How to Brew" and it seems like yes, a beta-glucanse rest is only to ease lautering difficulties.
Part of this question should be how well modified your rye is. If it's well modified, then yes lautering is the main reason. For less modified rye, a protein rest is necessary.
Pro-brewers are very picky about beta-glucans since those compounds adversely affect clarity. Excessive levels do not precipitate and they stay in the beer. If brewing a Rye beer, a level of haze is a given and would not be a detriment. If brewing an otherwise clear beer style with a dose of rye, then clarity may be more of a concern. A beta rest may be necessary in that case.
The beta-glucans do effect the lauterability of the mash along with some other compounds particular to Rye. If you can adequately lauter the grist, no beta rest is needed.
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Thanks for the replies. I have no reason to believe the rye malt is not fully modified, I don't have issues with mashing/lautering due BIAB, and I'm generally not a stickler for clarity.
Do high amounts of beta-glucans affect the flavor or body of the beer? I generally associate a certain thickness with rye beers, but I don't know if this is due to beta-glucans or perhaps proteins, or perhaps just the examples I've had of rye beers.
Beta-glucans are big body builders. They are a great way to add viscosity to the wort and subsequent beer, excepting for the clarity issue. I know of several highly accomplished brewers that add a few percent of a grain like unmalted barley, wheat, rye or oats to boost body and mouthfeel.
Unmalted barley has the highest beta-glucan content of brewing grains including oats, rye, and wheat. The thing with rye and wheat is that those grains tend to make up larger percentages of the total grist than unmalted barley. Its interesting to note that when barley is malted, its beta-glucan is reduced to about one-tenth of the raw grain. I haven't found a definitive answer as to if the other grains also undergo a large reduction in beta-glucan content when malted. But I assume those same enzymatic processes in malting effect those grain's beta-glucan content similarly.
Thank you, that is the info I was looking for.
Out of curiosity, do beta-glucans also help with head retention? I know high protein content helps with body and head retention, and I'm wondering if body is positively correlated with head retention, or if it's just happenstance that protein increases both of these.

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Finally, check out this video from STAGE: Students Taking Action for Gender Equity. In celebration of the launch of our Holla 101: An Educator's Guide to Street Harassment back in February, STAGE hit the streets and held their own Chalk Walk, in an effort to reclaim their city's sidewalks. The video is a recap of their walk!
Here's what HOLLAs around the world have been up to:
Hollaback! Appalachian Ohio held a 2 hour workshop at Hocking College on Assertive Responses to street harassment and Bystander Intervention.
Hollaback! Baltimore was interviewed on WYPR's Maryland Morning radio show talking about their Safer Spaces campaign. Check it out here! On Tuesday and Thursday, they co-sponsored an event with Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, artist of the Stop Telling Women to Smile project. Tatyana held an open and casual discussion about street harassment and the Stop Telling Women to Smile project.
Hollaback! Houston visited with some inspiring students at St. Catherine's Montessori who wanted to know more about the Hollaback! movement. They are taking on some great feminist topics and are ready to take action. Sounds fantastic!
Hollaback! LA made this kick ass new postcard (pictured above). And it will soon be available in Spanish! They were also mention in this local podcast.
Hollaback! Philly was at Awesome Con this week, talking with people about how cosplay =/= consent!
Hollaback! Tucson was at the University of Arizona's Take Back the Night event for a night of healing and solidarity.
Til next week,
HOLLA and out!
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Hi there, I've just started using the wonderful Kepler by Slimbach. The font is great, of course, but there's a strange kerning value set between the lower case f and the open parentheses and brackets. The default kerning here is 126, which looks a lot. It can be manually adjusted, of course, but it would be interesting to know the reasons behind such a choice.
I like Kepler. Especially the display weights.
I think that looks like a bug. Perhaps Miguel or Paul can check with Robert and comment....
My guess: +126 is the amount that's necessary in the Italics to keep the bracket and the f descender from clashing?
I only have the original Kepler MM fonts to look at, but I think Florian is on to something.
Checking the AFMs for the Light Display masters, it looks like in Roman the parenleft-f pair would have a kern on the order of -20. But in the Italic, the parenleft-f pair gets a kern more like +110 to +130. Factoring in some interpolation, I imagine that's where the +126 value comes from and was just accidentally picked up from the Italic and applied to the Roman.
So, Thomas is right: that would be a bug.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
I looked at this issue with Robert and he first thought it could be caused by a bad kern value in one of the masters. But then we looked at all the Roman fonts in the family and the kern value between the left parenthesis/bracket/brace and the 'f' is pretty consistent. So, yes it's a bug, but we no longer have enough information to know exactly how it happened.
Don't think of it as a bug, think of it as a subtle homage to Linotype machines. :-)
Wow interesting!
I can imagine how Slimbach would react to this!
I'm going back to this thread because I don't want to create a new one about the same typeface.
I've noticed that in Kepler the "Th" is set as a standard ligature.
(above: ligatures turned on by default; below: Th ligature manually desabled)
I respect the designer's choice, but from my point of view it would have been better to have it as a "discretionary" ligature. When set at very small sizes, say 6 or 8 points, the "Th" ligature can be a little confusing to the reader's eye, with the two different glyphs resembling one single letter. Who types the text can correct them one by one, since you can't turn off a single ligature without affecting the others - a hard work if you're setting a book, for example. So I believe that having it as discretionary, as someone else suggested (in general term, not specifically to Kepler: http://lamb.cc/blog/2008/07/14/css-ligature-support/), should help. Just my two cents!
since you can't turn off a single ligature without affecting the others
You can use search-and-replace to do exactly that. At least, in InDesign it works... haven't tried it in QXP. Admittedly, this needs to be done after setting all the text, but it's not difficult.
I'm not saying this to argue against having some way to turn off specific ligatures as a feature: I think it would be useful. But at least there is a work-around.
Also FWIW you'll find this as a standard ligature in a whole bunch of Adobe typefaces, including mine.
Thomas said "Admittedly, this needs to be done after setting all the text"
In InDesign CS4, this actually can be done live, on-the-fly, thanks to GREP styles: Create a character style that disallows ligatures. In your paragraph style options, set up a new GREP style and let it automatically apply the character style to every instance of 'Th'.
"Also FWIW you'll find this as a standard ligature in a whole bunch of Adobe typefaces, including mine".
Yep - and here's how some Adobe fonts look, all of them set at 6 points:
Ok, the quality of the image is bad - but I still think that the text reads better with this ligature disabled, as in the Hoefler Text, Cycles and Whitman examples. Though correcting the "Th" ligature is possibile with the search function, it would be better to have it as a separate choice. I'm on Indesgin CS3, by the way.
On the same level, this leads me to think that it would be useful to have fonts with particular glyph options; I know some typefaces have it. For example, after setting a book in Hoefler Text, the author asked me if the Q cap italic could be changed with a more conventional one - an alternate glyph could have helped, in that situation.
Thanks for the comparison image, Nicola. It is interesting that the Th ligature seems to cause less of a legibility problem in the types with smaller x-heights.
Two comments:
1) Most of those Adobe fonts have optical size variants, so you should be using the appropriate one if you're setting text at 6-8 point size. I question the validity of critiquing their legibility at such small sizes, when variants optimized for those sizes are also available.
2) Aside from that, I don't see a legibility problem specific to the Th ligature in the samples shown. Indeed, I prefer it to the spacing created by the Th combination in the non-ligated examples. I think this is a matter of taste, though.
I suppose it is a matter of taste. I find the Th ligature still unfamiliar and distracting. I, too, wish that it were activated in a set separate from the standard ligatures -- individually "turnoffable."
For whatever reason, I see all of the examples above as starting with some sort of backward Gamma.
One thing to consider - I don't kern letter pairs when I'm going to replace them with a ligature that will be included in the liga feature. Maybe Adobe does, I don't know. But if you don't use the ligature, Th is a pair that frequently needs kerning.
Charles: They do (I checked Arno Pro Caption).
Charles wrote: I don't kern letter pairs when I'm going to replace them with a ligature that will be included in the liga feature.
Ah, but Adobe doesn't kern pairs at all any more, except when they need special treatment. They kern classes instead. So in a typical typeface the bhkl will all be in the same class for kerning, and will get the same kerning against the T (if any). To un-kern the Th combo would actually *increase* the size of the font for no gain. Thus Florian's observation.
Ah, but I ignore that class kerning -- If I'm reworking an Adobe font, I either strip out the class kerning entirely if I have to, or use old-fashion pairs kerning as "exceptions." At least for the base characters.
b h k l may all have equal sidebearings -- or equal optical side spacing, but I don't think they should necessarily be kerned the same. I remember when I squawked about the Adobe using kerning values of "2". I think there is more than that needed with kerning between letters involving b, h, k, l etc.
I remember when I squawked about the Adobe using kerning values of "2"
That would be an artifact of interpolating kerning values between different masters in MM space. Probably at least one of those masters had a significant kern, but some of the middle values might not. IIRC, Adobe filters values less than 5 from the exceptions, but it doesn't save any space to filter them from the class kerns, so I'm not sure if they do.
IIRC, Adobe filters values less than 5 from the exceptions, but it doesn't save any space to filter them from the class kerns, so I'm not sure if they do.
Our kern filtering policies have varied quite a lot over the (OpenType) years. Probably some (or most) early OT fonts were not filtered at all, but eventually we did apply some post-processing to remove kerns below some value like +/-2. (The kerns would be commented-out of the input feature code.) Probably in some cases that value got up to 5, but I think 2 was regarded as pretty safe. I'm actually not sure what has been done in recent fonts like Arno. Anyway, I recall that the filter was applied to all kerns -- class pairs and otherwise -- for quite a while, whether or not it actually resulted in size reduction. It was just a standard production step.
Although this thread never did go far enough for me, "[Bad] Kerning in Kepler" is yet another example of Unprofessional Fonts from Professional Designers. Fonts should work out of the box, and not have to be modified by end users.
While I'm at it, Kent Lew's Whitman is the most comprehensive, flaw-free text font I own (out of about 1900 fonts). It almost pisses me off, because it's my go-to font when I want legibility and readability. Which is to say that I wish I had more choices as good as Whitman.


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I recently tried a bottle of Oak Leaf Pinot Grigio Chardonnay. When I bought it I wasn't expecting much, I was mostly just curious. Surprisingly it turned out to be pretty good wine. After doing some research I discovered the brand has won several awards. For example, it won a gold medal at the prestigious Florida State International Wine Competition and Silver and Bronze at the 2008 San Francisco Wine Competition. It was also rated the steal of the season this Summer by O magazine.
You're probably not very impressed with any of this but the best part is that I found Oak Leaf at WalMart for $3. Apparently the brand makes 5 varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio/Chardonnay and White Zinfandel. If you try one sometime drop a line.
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I've been thinking a lot about the whole concept of healing lately. I'm going through some things in my own life. One of my partners just left the Mormon church and is trying to deal with years of sexual repression as well as the pain of losing what's been his entire life for twenty-three years. My best friend back home is dealing with a pretty bad break up.
We all have things we need to heal from. There are demons in everyone's closet that we'd like to lock away and hide the key. We all have arrows sticking from our hearts where we've been hurt. And we all must choose, do we walk with them still sticking out or do we learn to heal them? If we choose healing how do we heal our wounds?
Of course we must face our demons. We must acknowledge our arrows. We must push them out. That's all part of the process. However, I'm coming to the belief that the real healing doesn't come from wrestling with our pasts. I believe the healing comes when we learn to let ourselves be loved.
I recently had a partner call me "a wreck" in the most terrible of contexts. He followed it up with, "you have all these health problems, and you drink, and...." It went on way too long before he stopped and said, "Wow, I just labeled you with a bunch of really negative stuff. I wish I could take it back."
This guy claims he wants to be "a healer". So far, there has been nothing healing in our relationship. And this is why.
Healing doesn't come from pointing out someone's weaknesses. It doesn't come from judgment toward their lifestyle. It definitely doesn't come from name calling. And it doesn't come from focusing on the negative.
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I sent my friend a text message and told him what this partner (ex?) said to me. He called me and asked if I was okay. Of course I said I was but my friend said, "No really."
"I was just starting to do better. I was feeling like myself again. Then this guy turns around and tells me he can't cum because I'm a wreck. Are you fucking kidding me?"
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Lihzahrd Temple
The Lihzahrd Temple (also known as the Jungle Temple) is a Hardmode, post-Plantera structure that can be considered the Jungle's relatively small version of the Dungeon. Each generated world contains one Temple. It resembles a Mayan pyramid, though it is located deep in the Underground Jungle, and has no surface entrance.
Within the Temple are Trap-filled corridors leading down to a large room containing the Lihzahrd Altar, used to summon the Golem boss. Unlike the Dungeon, the Temple contains no naturally-placed light sources. The Lihzahrd Altar requires one Lihzahrd Power Cell to activate, several of which can be found in Lihzahrd Chests throughout the Temple.
In order to access the Temple, one must first defeat Plantera to get the Temple Key, used to open the Lihzahrd Door at the Temple's entrance. The door can be destroyed with explosives in the mobile version, allowing Pre-Hardmode access. The Temple itself is constructed from Lihzahrd Bricks, which can only be mined with the Picksaw dropped by the Golem.
The Lihzahrd Temple contains unique Lihzahrd enemies, and Lihzahrd-themed furniture. Its Lihzahrd Chests have a chance to contain a Lihzahrd Furnace, for crafting further Lihzahrd furniture.
The Temple is filled with several types of Traps, including Flame Traps, Spear Traps, Spiked Ball Traps, and Super Dart Traps. Traps occur much more frequently in the Temple than in the Dungeon, and are far more damaging. They are activated by Lihzahrd Pressure Plates, which only respond to players. Like Dungeon traps, all Temple Traps, Pressure Plates, and Wires can be looted by the player for use in player-built Mechanisms.
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- Even before entering Hardmode, Lihzahrds and Flying Snakes can spawn outside the temple, if the player is standing directly in front of a Lihzahrd Brick Wall (in the temple's entrance, for example). These monsters pose a very high threat to ill-equipped players.
- You cannot normally enter the Temple using a Rod of Discord until the door has been unlocked with a Temple Key. This can be "sidestepped" by using a Hammer to remove enough of the Lihzahrd Brick Walls to clear a spot inside the Temple to appear in. Once the door is unlocked, you can teleport in without removing walls first.
- Has a chance to spawn in the Underworld biome and have Underworld Enemies.
- Has a chance to be breached allowing you to by pass the door and not use a key.
- May not spawn with every type of template trap.
- For info about entering the Temple without the Temple Key, see Guide:Skipping Stones#Lihzahrd Temple.
- While Lihzahrd Bricks and the temple's altar can currently only be mined by the Picksaw, most other objects in the temple, including the traps, can be removed with ordinary tools.
- An effective way of avoiding the traps in the Temple is to hold a wire related item (Wire Cutter, Wrench, Dart Traps, Pressure Plates, or any trap from inside the Temple) to make the wiring of the traps in the temple visible.
- The Dangersense Potion is extremely useful, as it illuminates all traps, spikes and buttons, allowing you to avoid them with ease.
- Each Temple is guaranteed to contain some Lihzahrd Power Cells in the Chests (roughly 4-9 on average). It is guaranteed that there will be two chests in the Lihzahrd Temple, each containing a Power Cell.
- Temple traps will occasionally spawn outside of the door.
- Being in sections of the temple where there is a lot of visible open space in the jungle will allow normal jungle enemies to spawn outside of the temple more frequently, lowering the spawn rate of Lihzahrd Temple enemies.
- 1.2.3: The Golem boss room in new worlds is now slightly larger.
- The world generator now checks to make sure a Lihzahrd Altar spawns inside the temple.
- 18.104.22.168: You can no longer teleport into the Lihzahrd Temple (this is still possible as of 188.8.131.52 given Lihzahrd Walls are removed from target location).
- 126.96.36.199: Lihzahrd walls can be harvested.
- 220.127.116.11: The Chlorophyte Drill can no longer be used to destroy Lihzahrd blocks.
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Apologies- I meant of course 'more expensive than non-branded counterparts'
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starting seeds from frozen pods
I googled around about this, but found very little info.
In nature pods fall to the ground, freeze in winter, thaw in the spring and some of the seeds germinate to reproduce. I've had several springtime "volunteer" tomato plants that grew from fallen fruit at the end of the season.
So, as an experiment today I took a Bhut from the freezer, thawed it out and removed the seeds. I placed a few into moistened starter mix on the heat mat and left the rest out to dry. I plan to try to start the dry seeds in about a week or so.
Anyone here tried this before? Results?
This post was edited by robeb on Sun, Dec 30, 12 at 20:50
It's worked for me before (though from a thicker-wall sweet pepper).
It's not ideal because moisture in the seed could ice up and break the coats harming the germplasm inside, but I've not only grown from seeds like this, but grown healthy plants.
I, too, dried mine before I started my seeds. It wasn't because of some method I was trying...it was because I was using the peppers for something else and I left the seeds out for a few days on a paper towel before giving them a run.
I planted 4 to a "cell" and though no cell had all 4 germinate, all sprouted multiple plants (which I pruned to 1). If I was going to do it again I'd probably use a paper towel starting method to better ensure I didn't end up with empty cells.
They all produced healthy/vigorous plants.
At the end of the 2011 season I uprooted one of my Kung Pao plants and laid it down next to my rose bush some peppers even though it was uprooted still ripened. So after the fall and winter passed in the 2012 season I seen what looked like pepper seedlings. I let them grow out on their own. They were tall and spindly and the fruit that set and ripened were tiny compared to the previous season. They were tiny but still very hot. So the seeds can survive the cold winter as they could probably survive a freezer, but why put them through it when it's not necessary. Unless its a temperature controlled long storage means.
I have some Butch T pods in the freezer. Whole pods, uncut, fresh off the plant, just in case I ever decided to try cooking with one.
I suppose I could try thawing one out next year and seeing if the seeds are viable just as a test, but I would highly doubt it. Couple months of being frozen solid, I would expect the moist seeds to have massive ice crystal damage.