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Gold Coast's Greg Bird says it's been hard dealing with public perceptions and media scrutiny after being charged with two counts of supplying cocaine.
Gold Coast's Greg Bird says it's been hard dealing with public perceptions and media scrutiny after being charged with two counts of supplying cocaine.
ASADA chief executive Ben McDevitt will front the media in Canberra, a day after his organisation suffered a massive blow at the AFL anti-doping tribunal.
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Tony Abbott trades 'shirtfronting' Putin for joint cuddly koala pic
Sat, 15 Nov 2014 21:29 UTC
Yes, that's right. Social media is abuzz with photos of Abbott and Putin snuggling up to the world's cutest marsupial, even though previous statements had almost guaranteed that a scuffle was in the works.
When the soft, furry critter sunk its claws into Putin's suit, the Australian PM seemed to feel quite soft and fuzzy inside himself; a smack down shoulder charge appeared to be the last thing on his mind.
Abbott's remark came back in October, after he told journalists that he would "shirtfront" the Russian president on the sidelines of the G20 summit over the MH17 tragedy.
"I am going to shirtfront Mr. Putin - you bet I am - I am going to be saying to Mr. Putin [that] Australians were murdered, they were murdered by Russian-backed rebels," Abbott said.
Comment: Abbott is all bark and no bite.
Unclear and present danger: Jon Stewart on ISIS and US troops in Iraq
The Daily Show
Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:20 UTC
A tweet from Jordanian intelligence raises questions about ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and President Obama increases the number of troops in Iraq for murky reasons. (7:53)
A dog gets it right and howls at Louis Armstrong song, "What a Wonderful World"
Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:59 UTC
A dog howls along with a toy that sings Louis Armstrong songs. The dog, which appears to be a husky, attempts to sing along to Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" while being filmed. The song is played by a dancing toy that plays music and resembles a dog.
Little girl yells at street preacher 'piehole should be quiet!'
Michael Allen
Opposing View
Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:10 UTC
Opposing View
Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:10 UTC
A video (below) of the confrontation was filmed by Robert Goss-Kennedy who wrote on LiveLeak.com:
RawStory.com notes the girl also shouted, "Zip your lips!" and "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!"Every year Salem is inundated with street preachers during our Halloween celebrations. They spend most every weekend during October telling us to "Turn or Burn." I've been recording their interactions with people for a couple of years now for a long running art project, and while this young guy was preaching, a little girl just ran up and started laying into him.According to the Friendly Atheist, the little girl told the preacher, "Stop talking, no one's listening." She later followed with, "No one wants to hear you" and "Piehole should be quiet!"
West is losing the propaganda war: Russians have a better sense of humor!
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Russia Insider
Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:00 UTC
Russia Insider
Fri, 07 Nov 2014 00:00 UTC
Another reason Washington is losing the propaganda war:
Russian's have a better sense of humor than the policy wonks manning the info trenches in the West.
SOTT Exclusive: Mystery of underwater vessel in Swedish waters solved: 'Twas Putin!
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Get to the roots of t'hairorism: Turkish hair-removal cream features 9/11 mastermind
Wed, 05 Nov 2014 23:30 UTC
Self-confessed 9/11 architect, the hirsute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has appeared as an pitchman for an online campaign for a range of hair removal treatments - but the Turkish company behind the ads says the terrorist's image was used by accident.
Comment: Really? Accidental use of an image is hard to believe.
Next to the slogan "That hair will not shed itself!" is an iconic picture of the disheveled Al-Qaeda terrorist, taken after he was captured by US forces in 2003, and a series of white plastic bottles.
But the company in question, Epila, says that this was not a viral marketing stunt.
"We didn't know that he was a terrorist. This image is in popular use in Turkish memes on the Internet. The guy is quite hairy, so we thought his body was a good fit for our ad," Mehmet Can Yıldız, a company representative, told Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper.
"We didn't want to imply anything political. We didn't know that it could become an international story. I repeat: We featured him for his hair, not terrorism."
The Kuwait-born, US-educated Mohammed is currently in Guantanamo prison, awaiting the long-delayed trial for organizing the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. He is also implicated in over 30 other terrorist attacks and the beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002.
"I am the mastermind of 9/11, not Osama bin Laden," Mohammed once boasted during a pre-trial hearing.
Comment: We can't help but wonder if there is a hidden message here.
Bizarre dancing manhole cover in China
Olivia Rzadkiewicz
The Telegraph, UK
Tue, 04 Nov 2014 03:15 UTC
The Telegraph, UK
Tue, 04 Nov 2014 03:15 UTC
The footage shows the heavy cover rattling around on top of the manhole as though it is being pushed from underneath by an invisible force.
Local residents have been trying to solve the mystery behind the strange occurrence since it began a couple of months ago.
According to local media, the puzzle has now been solved, after it was revealed that a local restaurant had connected their chimney for waste gas emissions to the underground sewer pipe.
RT's audience are 'socially inferior', its 'pundits' cranks and fanatics
Neil Clark
Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:01 UTC
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The latest is a piece by Mr. Cyril Waugh-Monger, a very important newspaper columnist for the NeoCon Daily, a patron of the Senator Joe McCarthy Appreciation Society and author of 'Why the Iraq War was a Brilliant Idea' and 'The Humanitarian Case for Bombing Syria.'
Dear socially inferior person reading this article. My name is Cyril Waugh-Monger (I'm called 'Mr Terribly Pompous Neo-Con' by my friends) and I'm here to tell you why on no account should you watch RT and why you should be making complaints to Ofcom about this dreadful channel so that in the interests of 'free speech' and 'democracy' we can get it off air.
1. RT doesn't peddle Russophobia
Outrageously, RT doesn't compare Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler. It doesn't join in with the demonization of Russia and its leader. How can we have a channel which is watched by people in Britain, which doesn't do that? We neocons say that demonization of Russia and its leader is compulsory. How dare RT not do as we say!
Sarah Palin wrote a bunch of stupid words about some moronic thing for some dumb reason again
Tom Boggioni
Raw Story
Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00 UTC
Raw Story
Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00 UTC
Haven't we suffered enough already for whatever it was that we did, particularly if we didn't mean to do it, whatever it was?
Apparently not.
Okay. Now what, Sarah?
When we last heard from the matriarch of the Rock-em Sock'em Drunk'en Palin Partycrashers, she was very upset at America for laughing at her daughters who are apparently easily tipped over after a Zima or nine. Having thoroughly harangued the American media for lamestream "reporting" so-called "police reports" and "transcripts" of her daughter drunk-babbling "word-like sounds" at police officers, Palin has turned her disapproving eye on that colored Obamerbola guy for talking shit about someone's mom.
According to Sarah - who is the mother of either four or five children depending upon whether you're Andrew Sullivan or not - Oebolabunglermomhater, "Declares Stay-at-Home Moms Aren't Worth a Hill of Beans; Says It's a Choice 'We Don't Want Americans to Make"
Comment: Comedians like George Carlin and John Stewart need to analyze the words and deeds of politician and the media to expose the truth in a entertaining way. Clowns like Sarah Palin just need to open their mouths to expose their stupidity. Can we say how fortunate we are she was not elected as vice president, though nothing new came out of Bushama other than continued warmongering?


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Regional Conifer Nurseries: Pacific Northwest(add ones you like!)
Maybe we can use this place(or series) of threads to discuss which nurseries you frequent in person and/or mail order. Many new collectors(including myself) have scant idea of where to start when the become interested in collecting conifers. In particular I'd like to hear more about those in the corners of the state, places off the beaten path, or those on the Eastside(Kirkland, Bothel, etc.). Obviously anyone from North California, Idaho, Oregon, etc. would be welcome to recommend some nurseries they frequent for conifers.
Four 'long' years ago I started my collecting after stumbling on a webpage from Bob Fincham and Coenosium Gardens labeled "Landscaping with Conifers, Chapter 1: Miniature Conifers." Because it is such a cool article, I've attached it below. Back to my beginnings though as a collector, after I discovered Coenosium Gardens, I found almost zero sources for the conifers I sought after. I wasn't aware of other online sources, and/or they weren't very receptive to new customers and local nurseries had lousy offerings(which I still ended up buying anyways). Four years later I have met a lot of conifer people, been to dozens of nurseries and while there are surely many I have never been to before in Washington State, I've seen enough good ones(and bad ones) to recommend the ones I like to frequent.
Well this is sort of a misnomer as Bob and Dianne Fincham LIVE at their nursery and it's really Bob's collection with a nice selection of potted conifers in 5" square pots and gallons. Coenosium's has such a wonderful selection of very rare material and Bob and Dianne are so friendly that it has become about a 'quarterly' ritual to visit and drive home with a car load of conifers. Prices are very fair for the large, healthy stock and you'll find many dwarf and miniature conifers here that you really won't find anywhere else in the states. Another huge advantage of visiting Coenosium Gardens is you can often tour the gardens and see many of these plants in their mature glory. If you live within a few hundred miles, it's practically an obligatory visit for any collector. You'll want to email or call before you visit, again, this is a residence, you'll have to ask for an appointment to drop by. Bring some cash and your camera, it'll knock your socks off.
This good sized nursery has a solid selection of conifers. Most of it is Iseli stock though they also have some other choices. The prices here are fair for the most part and they do offer some enormous specimens, so those in the Puget Sound area can take a look and see if they have that plant you've been looking for in a 20-gallon size. Hardly the best nursery I've been to but I check it out a few times a year to see what's new.
This is a small family nursery but has probably the best selection of conifers for sale in the Pacific Northwest. The owner, Heidi, is a self-confessed plant addict and she emphasizes variety, rare and wierd plants over large swathes of the more recent trends. Heidi seems to have several sources, Iseli, Buchholz, Stanley & Sons and others. My young collection is pretty large, some 1400 cultivars but I swear Dragonfly farms has even more for sale. I am drawn back by constant new offerings, great prices and a selection that despite combing over it repeatedly, seems to have new plants every time I visit. Many of Heidi's plants are smaller, sometimes 2-4 year old plants, which for me is particularly attractive because it means they are more affordable and often have healthy root systems. It's a bit of a drive unless you live on the North Peninsula, but any conifer collector who hasn't found it is missing out.
This large scale nursery located near Bainbridge Island and Poulsbo offers a good selection of conifers, almost entirely from Iseli. Their stock is usually healthy and they offer some of the largest plants I have seen before. I check it out, usually on the way to Dragonfly Farms just to see if they have something new or unusual to offer. Their plants DO tend to be expensive, sometimes VERY expensive. I presume their location near spendy-Bainbridge is responsible for this. It's a good choice though if you're looking for instant impact and price isn't too much of a hurdle.
I'll post more as I recall them and/or visit new ones over the months/years.
Sticking with Washington State. I really like Lael's Moon Garden nursery in Rochester (around 20 miles south of Olympia). The owners, Larry and Bethany, run the place out of their backyard and as such, don't have the overhead costs that many of the big stand alone nurseries have. That means that their prices are quite reasonable.
They're self-professed plant nerds and belong to the ACS. Their inventory consists of a lot of larger specimens of the less-common conifers out there. Many of my larger trees originated at Lael's Moon Garden. Check'm out.
Here is a link that might be useful: Here's their website
I got small specimens of Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Columnaris', 'Chilworth Silver', Juniperus sabina 'Grey Owl', Abies pinsapo var marocana, Podocarpus hallii, and Cupressus benthamii from Colvos Creek Nursery, Vashon Island, in September. They appear to still be propagating all of their own stock.
I truly should -not- have browsed that link. LoL Now I'm on the hunt for another tree! Oy! The Davidia involucrata. I've found one variety that is hardy to my zone. =) So maybe I'll get lucky. heh Drat it anyways!
Thank you for the link, I'll be rattled for days, trying to find it. LoL
Hi will, Thanks for the kind words. I love conifers and am still learning. I hope more people find out just how great they are and for the most part very low maintance. Also maybe once people see your garden in the westsound home and garden magazine they will like them even more. I know you are humble and wont brag about yourself so I will. Also thanks for your knowledge on cool conifer. I might call some of the great plants coming next years and Will's hot picks.
I know I don't write on here very much but I do read the article always with a pen in hand to write down great plants. Thanks all for sharing and hope to see you if you are local or a conifer nerd.


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Potential shade problem?
Hello all! I am in the Kansas City area (I believe zone 6...) and this is my second year with a big garden. Last year our tomatoes did really well in our raised beds. We decided to expand our garden and added another long raised bed in between our old beds and our privacy fence. I noticed today that the privacy fence is shading the new box (duh moment), and I am a little concerned. Once the plants reach a few feet high they will be tall enough to reach the sunlight that comes over the fence and as there are no trees will receive sunlight most of the day. But until then they will be a bit shaded and I am worried it will bother them in the beginning. My husband mentioned that the sun will move over our yard a bit more as we get into summer, so that might help the situation. Am I worrying for nothing? I am tomato obsessed and love to can them so I'd be a bit heartbroken if they didn't grow very well! I've attached a pic, I stuck a stick in the bed and the "here" shows at what height the light pops over the top of the fence. Hope that makes sense and TIA!
Of course more sun is better than less, but based on my experience your tomatoes will still do fine.
--you say most of the day they still get sun, so if they are only missing a few hours of morning sun, they are still getting upwards of the 6 hour 'minimum' for them to do well. I have used a spot on the side of my house where the tomatoes were in complete shade until noon, then baked by direct sun and the reflected light and heat of the foundation. Stressful growing conditions, but they still produced more fruit than we could handle.
--the caveat here is that you may have more of a fungal problem with the plants close to the fence. Without morning light, they could stay dew-damp for longer, and of course the fence cuts down on circulation.
--when I have planted that iffy spot right against the fence, I have used containers with the bottoms cut off in order to raise the height of the transplants a foot or so. (It works like a raised bed within a raised bed.) I don't know if it was necessary, but it did get those younger plants in more light sooner. Of course, I also gave my "must have" varieties priority placement just in case.
First, On which side of the bed the fence is located ? North, Northwest not a problem. East also block sun few hours early in the day, until the sun is up high and a 6 ft fence is not going to block it.Then it is going to be on the South side.
All in all, tomatoes can thrive with 5 hours of direct sun and some indirect/filtered light. SIX hours of sun is considered FULL SUN, though at the lower end. If you are getting 6, 6+ hours of direct sun, that should be enough in zone 7, Maryland. Tomatoes are partial sun/shade plants.
I am doing OK in Western Washington State with 5 to 6 hours. It is not perfect but not a deterent.


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Wednesday, 25 March 2015
slow cooker sweet potato corn chowder
... I went for the most incredible walk on Sunday. We're lucky in Belleau because I can quite literally walk out the door and i'm in the middle of nowhere with beautiful walks in every direction but on Sunday it was like walking through one of those idyllic pastoral paintings by Constable. Firstly the sun was finally shining and even though it was cold, that glowing ball of fire does make a big difference to the psych. The fields are littered with lambs who bleat at every sound so that when you walk past it's like having the soundtrack of Spring follow you where ever you go. For the longest time I found myself sitting on a fence with the little lambs frolicking at my feet as their mothers eyed me suspiciously... and yes, whilst they will make someone a superb Sunday roast one day, today they are the epitome of life and renewal. I then made my way over to the Claythorpe Watermill which is a local wildlife attraction set in a 16th Century watermill. It's a beautiful location and one that The Viking and I went to see when it first went up for sale because we had an idea about moving on and setting up a local tourism company... I really wish we had. The current owners have done such a wonderful job of restoration and improvement and they make a mean scone and tea too - well worth a visit if you're ever in the neighbourhood. I may even be collaborating with them on something a little special this summer... so watch this space... and then once I left the watermill I headed home. The day had turned cold but luckily I had a warm fire and this glorious bowl of soup waiting in the slow cooker for me.
this is another exemplary dish from the brilliant Slow Cooked by Miss South... I use my slow-cooker at least once a week now and between my own inventions and those inspired by Miss South to ensure i'm not making too much brown sludge, I have to say I've not grown tired of it yet. As a kitchen gadget it sits on top of the stove like a regular pan and is a much loved and trusted little soldier. This soup is phenomenally easy to make yet yields the ultimate in warm and hearty comfort food. Corn chowder always reminds me of trips to San Francisco and walks along the piers. Sourdough soup bowls and the aromatic tang of salty, fishy sea air...
2 sweet potatoes - diced into roughly 2cm cubes
1 medium potato - diced into roughly 2cm cubes
1 large carrot - diced into roughly 2cm cubes
200g frozen sweetcorn - thawed
500ml good quality vegetable stock
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
200ml milk
place all the vegetables, chilli and seasoning into you slow cooker, pour over the stock and cook on low for 7 hours. After this time remove a large ladle-full of soup (liquid and vegetables) then add the milk and blend the whole thing with a stick blender - not too smooth - then pour back in the ladle-full off soup and mix together for a chunky/smooth soup blend
this being made in my slow cooker I am entering it into the brilliant Slow Cooked Challenge hosted by Janice from Farmersgirl Kitchen. I very often get the theme wrong for this challenge and Janice very kindly still lets me enter (maybe someone should update the very bold 'current challenge' link on their blog post a little more often - ahem) but this month, with the addition of chilli, I have hit the spicy theme right on the head...
eat and of course, enjoy!
Posted by belleau kitchen Links to this post at 11:21 Labels: carrot, chowder, soup, sweet potato, sweetcorn, vegetables, vegetarian
Saturday, 21 March 2015
mystery freezer cake with honey lemon buttercream icing
... it may be the Spring equinox this weekend but for me, the arrival of Spring is not officially here until two things happen. The first is when the daffodils at Belleau Cottage come fully out. This always happens later than those in gardens in London which can be as early as February some years but up here in the middle of the country it's always a little later than down south and I presume it's a little earlier than in my friends gardens further north. When we moved into the cottage 11 years ago it was September so we had no idea what lay beneath the bank of dried and yellowing grass at the front of the cottage so in that first Spring we were truly delighted. It can be such a pretty sight, even on a dull day... all that sunshine on the roadside...
.. the second is that moment when we arrive at the cottage late at night on a Thursday or Friday... it's pitch black outside and the cottage stands like a black hole silhouetted against the vast starry sky. The car engine switches off and all is silent until we open the car door to be greeted by the beautiful bleating of the Spring lambs. It's too dark to make them out in the field opposite the cottage but we know they are there and it sends joy into my heart... Spring has arrived.
mystery freezer cake with honey lemon buttercream icing
my mum always has cake in her freezer... if there was an apocalypse and for some strange reason you needed cake, head for north London for you shall always find cake. Her reasoning, as always, is sound. Why make one cake when you can make two at the same time making the same mess and using the same power. It's ideal for when random friends pop in unexpectedly, a frozen cake makes an excellent gift to someone who's just eaten and admired your cake - 'take one home, I have one in the freezer!' and it's also the perfect piece of frozen love to travel 2 hours up the motorway with and arrive with a fully thawed-out delicious home-made cake. Unlike my mum, I don't label my cakes when they go into the freezer so on the occasion when i'm too tired to bake but need a cake to give to a friend as a birthday gift it usually ends up as a mystery cake.
I've tried looking back over my blog to see what kind of cake it can be and at first I thought it was this honey cake but on cutting it open I think it's probably this brown sugar cake with apples and figs... either way it's gorgeous!
the icing was of course made fresh to give the cake a boost... this honey lemon butter cream is phenomenal, it's the perfect combination of sweet and bitter with the added zing of the lemon zest. I cannot recommend it enough!
115g unsalted butter at room temperature
260g icing sugar
85g runny honey
juice and zest of one lemon
extra honey for drizzling
100ml whipping cream
in a large bowl beat the butter with an electric whisk for at least 3 minutes until light and fluffy, then add the icing sugar a little at a time and beat in gently to avoid clouds of sugar
add the honey and the cream and beat in followed by the zest and a little of the juice according to taste - I like it nice and sharp
whip the cream to a firm consistency and fold in gently into the buttercream icing
smother the cake in the icing in any way you fancy and drizzle with a little more honey to serve
eat and of course, enjoy!
Posted by belleau kitchen Links to this post at 17:37 Labels: baking, birthday cake, cake, eggs, flour, frosting, honey, icing, icing sugar, lemon, sugar
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
The Viking cooks...veggie mince lasagne
... i'm still not 100% well. This has been the longest bout of flu i've ever experienced. It's been horrid and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I'm hoping it's not because i'm older. I know quite a few people of all ages who've suffered from this and it seems as though it's been a long illness for everyone but I do worry about how my age is effecting things when it comes to my health. All this has not been helped by the fact that mum turned up for Mother's Day lunch with an article she'd cut out of The Times about men's health and their age. It was grouped into decades and spelt out keys facts about what you should be doing in your life now that you're in your 30's / 40's / 50's etc... she said she'd brought it for The Viking (bless) but I felt compelled to read it anyway... you could tell she'd pulled it from The Times as one of the top tips for a healthier lifestyle for someone in their 40's was to 'grow your own vegetables'... thanks for that...
veggie mince lasagne
sometimes, when i'm feeling generous and my guard is down, I let The Viking into the kitchen. He is in fact a more than competent cook and if I allowed him to get on with in unhindered i'm sure we'd eat like kings. The issue is that i'm a control freak and I can't let go, so even though I was feeling like death warmed up this last weekend I still had to hover over his shoulder, which of course he hates. Whilst he's very creative in the kitchen he tends to have little patience for cooking and so i'm forever turning down the heat on searing hot frying pans and boiling liquids... if only he'd learn this one simple thing he'd be far less stressed and our food would be far less burnt... other than this the results are usually pretty phenomenal...
even though lasagne is, i'm sure, a staple in most house-holds we very rarely eat it. The Viking is not a big van of what he calls 'tomato goo' which very often seems to be the typical vegetarian offering when people don't know what to cook... it's a shame because I actually love a bit of tomato goo but I guess it also means that it feels a little more special when we do eat it. I love the fact that The Viking chose to use my loaf tin to make this lasagne. It's actually the perfect size for two and means we're not over-eating a giant tray of food. Well, he thought he was pretty clever anyway...
for the bolognese sauce:
1 medium onion - chopped
2 garlic cloves - finely crushed
1 celery stick - finely chopped
2 packets of 300g frozen Quorn Mince
1 large 250g tin of chopped tomatoes
1 large 250g tin of vegetable stock
2 teaspoons tomato puree
1 courgette - diced
1 glass of white wine
fresh rosemary and thyme
2 bay leaves
for the cheese sauce
75g unsalted butter
1 tablespoon plain flour
1 pint of liquid made up of half milk and half vegetable stock
8oz of strong cheddar - grated
1 teaspoon of French mustard
- to make the sauce, gently saute the onions, garlic and celery in a large heavy pan until the onions are translucent, add the mushrooms and let them sweat until tender, then add the mince, stir and let the whole lot sweat gently for about 5 minutes as the mince soaks up all the vegetable juices
- add the tomatoes then refill the tin with hot vegetable stock and add that too, then add the rest of the ingredients, stir and let it simmer very gently for at east an hour
- to make the cheese sauce, melt the butter over a gentle heat, remove the pan from the heat, add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until all the butter is absorbed
- place the pan back onto the gentle heat and add a little of the milk/stock and stir continuously until it becomes a smooth paste. Slowly add a little of the liquid whilst stirring until all the liquid has gone and the sauce becomes nice and thick, then let the sauce cook a little.
- after about 5 minutes add the grated cheese and mustard and stir until melted
- pre-heat the oven to 180c
- take a large ovenproof dish and layer the lasagne, sauce first, then pasta, then cheese sauce... I try and go for 3 layers, finishing with white sauce and topping with freshly torn mozzarella and a little more grated cheddar
- bake in the oven for 30 minutes or until beautifully golden on top
eat and of course, enjoy!
Posted by belleau kitchen Links to this post at 12:26 Labels: bechemel, bolognese, cheese sauce, Italian, lasagne, pasta, quorn mince, The Viking, tomato sauce, vegetables, vegetarian
Saturday, 14 March 2015
roasted butternut squash, broccoli and pea all-in-one pie
... yesterday I had lunch with a dear friend... she has recently finished working at a company where she'd been for over twenty years and where - with no exaggeration - she helped shape the face of the British PR industry. She started working in the industry, like me, at a time when we didn't even have email, let alone the internet. Connections were made by going out and meeting people, literally running from company to company with news, samples, details of new products... we built up our little black books alongside our contemporaries and new information was like gold. It simply doesn't happen that way anymore. It seems there is very little respect for working ones way up through the ranks, we want instant glory without the graft. I'm not actually complaining here, it's just a reflection on the way it has become. I was helping my friend set up a blog. As you can imagine she's had an incredible life with some wonderful stories to tell and she wants a place to write it all down... I really enjoyed helping her start her on-line diary but it fascinated me that she doesn't have a Facebook account... even my mum has a Facebook account! In this world that we populate with our blogs and social media I can't think of anything more liberating than not having a Facebook account... don't worry though dear reader. This still remains very much a fantasy...
roasted butternut squash, broccoli and pea pie
As I mentioned in the last post, I inadvertently made puff pasty the other day... I had wanted to make regular shortcrust but I think my butter was too cold so it didn't fully crumble and then I made the dough too wet so I chilled it for longer than usual and then when I was ready to use it I thought that the best way to deal with it was to treat it like puff pastry and fold it a few times... well as you can see from both posts there's no complaints from me but I do love how a simple accident can make for a stunning pastry, a pastry that can send fear into the hearts of the hardiest cooks!
Spring was most definitely in the air last weekend when I made this pie and I chose the ingredients to reflect the transition from colder months into warmer... the butternut squash adding it's rich creaminess to the lighter, fresher flavours coming from the peas and broccoli. Of course it's still chilly enough to warrant a thick cheesy white sauce and this one is a classic. The whole dish can be a little time consuming but oh boy is it worth it...
for the pastry
220g plain flour
100g butter - cold but not fridge cold - cut into small pieces
a pinch of salt
a little cold water
a tablespoon of dried oregano
75g strong cheddar - grated
for the cheese sauce
40g butter
40g plain flour
1 pint of milk or 1/2 pint of milk and 1/2 pint stock
75g strong cheddar (or any cheese)
for the filling
1 butternut squash - peeled and diced
150g sprouting long-stemmed broccoli - chopped
100g frozen peas
salt and pepper
fresh rosemary and thyme
olive oil
to make the pastry, sieve the flour into a large bowl, add the butter and rub it into the flour, raising your hands high as you do to allow plenty of air to get into the flour. This rubbing process will not be easy as the butter is cold but you're not after a fine breadcrumb, you want some large pieces of butter in there
add the oregano and salt and mix in then add a few drops of water and using one hand shaped like a claw begin to stir the flour and butter together, it should start to come together into a dough but you'll need a dribble in a little more water for it to fully come together... I actually ended up with far too wet a dough
once the dough is formed, tip it out onto some cling film, pat it out into a flattish disk, wrap it up and pop it in the fridge for 15 mins
once cold, take it out of the fridge and, still on the cling film, roll it out to double its size, then you want to envelope-fold the dough, which means folding the top over and the bottom up to create an envelope, then roll flat, turn by 90 degrees and envelope-fold again. Wrap it back up and refrigerate for a further 30 mins, it should now be ready to use.
pre-heat the oven to 170C
to make the pie, place the butternut squash into your pie dish, drizzle over a little olive oil, season well with salt and pepper and sprinkle over plenty of fresh herbs - cover in foil and roast in the oven for 20 mins, then remove from the oven, un-cover, stir in the broccoli and peas, re-cover and pop back in the oven for a further 10 mins or until the veg are al-dente. Remove from the oven and set aside
make the cheese sauce by melting the butter gently in a small pan, once melted, remove from the heat and stir in the flour into a smooth but thick paste then add a dash of the milk/stock and stir into a paste.
place the pan back on a gentle heat and slowly add a little milk at a time, stirring well between additions... if it looks like it may become lumpy take the pan off the heat and stir until smooth. Continue this way until all the milk is gone and you have a nicely thick sauce - let it bubble away very gently on the heat for 10 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the cheese sauce and set aside
pour the cheese sauce over the vegetables in the pie dish and set aside to cool for at least 15 minutes before you attempt the lattice pastry crust
roll out the pastry into a large oblong and then cut it into 6 long strips and 8 shorter strips (this is just a guide...)
lay the long strips lengthways along pie dish, with gaps in between, then take one shorter strip and, starting from one edge of the pie dish, weave it over and under each long strip... continue this way until all your pastry strips are woven. I like it looking quite rough and ready but feel free to trim to make it nice and neat
brush with a little beaten egg before baking for 25 mins or until the pastry is golden and puffy
Posted by belleau kitchen Links to this post at 12:15 Labels: bechemel, broccoli, butternut squash, cheese sauce, lattice pastry, peas, pie, puff pastry, vegetarian, white sauce
Thursday, 12 March 2015
cheddar and oregano puff pastry straws
... as a food blogger I often get asked if I have a favourite restaurant. It's at that point that I begin to explain that there are two different kinds of bloggers; restaurant reviewers and recipe bloggers... of course neither are mutually exclusive and in fact even I have turned my hand to a restaurant review every now and then but I do think there is a marked difference between the two. My mission statement has always been about sharing my love of the food I cook and my recipes. Anyone can go to a restaurant but not everyone has the confidence, time and ability to cook. However I think that now we're in the grip of a massive food revolution, both ingredients and establishments of all kinds are front and centre in everyone's minds and of course the obsession with celebrity is fuelling our greed for information about places that people go and infamous chefs... but it's not just people, even the humble burger has become a superstar. So I do understand why people always ask me about restaurants rather than the food I cook - although that happens too but that's enough ranting for another post... As it happens I do have a favourite restaurant which is a street side cafe on highway one in California called Nepenthe which i've waxed lyrically about on many occasions and it's as much about location as it is about the incredible bowl of french fries... plus it's nice and cheap which is always a bonus.
cheddar and oregano puff pastry straws
I made an extraordinary lattice pie at the weekend, the recipe for which I will share with you later in the week but I was left with a surplus of pastry and it was quite wonderful, handmade 'not-on-purpose' puff-pastry. I tend to be very lazy with my off-cuts and usually just bin them but I knew that this was extra-special pastry so I thought i'd enhance it with a little cheese and make some very easy cheese straws which as you can imagine, lasted for about 10 seconds once they were out of the oven!
the measurements here are for enough pastry to make a lattice pie with left-overs for these cheese straws but of course you could just make a lot of cheese straws!
I have tried to recreate how I made my mistake puff pastry so the method may seem a bit odd but it worked perfectly well...
220g plain flour
100g butter - cold but not fridge cold - cut into small pieces
a pinch of salt
a little cold water
a tablespoon of dried oregano
75g strong cheddar - grated
sieve the flour into a large bowl, add the butter and rub it into the flour, raising your hands high as you do to allow plenty of air to get into the flour. This rubbing process will not be easy as the butter is cold but you're not after a fine breadcrumb, you want some large pieces of butter in there
add the oregano and salt and mix in then add a few drops of water and using one hand shaped like a claw begin to stir the flour and butter together, it should start to come together into a dough but you'll need a dribble in a little more water for it to fully come together... I actually ended up with far too wet a dough
once the dough is formed, tip it out onto some cling film, pat it out into a flattish disk, wrap it up and pop it in the fridge for 15 mins
once cold, take it out of the fridge and, still on the cling film, roll it out to double its size, then you want to envelope-fold the dough, which means folding the top over and the bottom up to create an envelope, then roll flat, turn by 90 degrees and envelope-fold again. Wrap it back up and refrigerate for a further 30 mins, then repeat the roll fold process but this time sprinkle the grated cheddar onto the rolled out disk before folding... it should now be ready to use but a further 30 mins in the fridge won't harm it.
to form the straws simply roll out the dough into an oblong shape and cut lengths as thin or thick as you like - I like chunky thick straws.
bake on 170C for roughly 15 mins until the straws are puffed and golden
eat and of course, enjoy!
Posted by belleau kitchen Links to this post at 14:56 Labels: baking, cheddar, cheese, cheese straws, left-overs, oregano, party food, party snacks, pastry, puff pastry
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
triple layer marble nutella bundt cake
... there's an old wives tale that says you shouldn't bake bread when you're unwell as you'll pass the sickness into the loaf and it won't rise. I like cooking when i'm sick. It comforts me and leaves me with a sense of achievement that lying in bed simply doesn't do. I'm not talking about anything strenuous here and un-like many I don't really get stressed in the kitchen... I remember when I was sick as a young boy I used to take a day off school and whilst mum went off to work I would turn her kitchen upside down cooking and baking. I wasn't very good at hiding the evidence from mum and my concoctions were usually more experimental than edible but it was the process of being in the kitchen that I loved. I think I may have even pulled the odd fake sickie just so I could spend the day in the kitchen. This weekend I had The Viking nagging me to stay in bed whilst in fact I pottered around the kitchen making a mess. I can't help myself. It's in my blood... my weak, delirious, poisoned blood....
there's a reason you don't see many triple layer bundt cakes and that's because they're a bastard to cut and even trickier to put together again but when Sarah from Maison Cupcake set the mammoth challenge of triple layer cakes as the theme for this months we should cocoa I knew I had to give it a go... the cake is actually a really simple marble cake and I love my marble cakes left quite plain so I didn't want the filling to be too overwhelming. The whipped cream and nutella works a treat and obviously makes a stunning mouthful of joy in every bite...
i've adapted a classic 4 egg sponge recipe to suit my purposes and my large bundt tin but the 'weigh-the-eggs' method works for a smaller or larger tin, plus I find it's easy to split into two bowls once you've creamed the butter and sugar, this way you ensure the vanilla sponge is the only bit with vanilla and the chocolate sponge is pure chocolate... if that makes any sense...
for the cake
4 large free-range eggs (weighed in their shells at 220g)
220g butter
220g caster sugar
220g self raising flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
a little milk
for the filling
2 large tablespoons of Nutella spread
200ml whipping cream
pre-heat the oven to 180C and grease your bundt tin very well... I used butter this time and it turned out fine but if you're unsure then try one of those non-stick sprays - Lurpak do a brilliant Cooking Mist as part of their Cooks Range
for reference my bundt tin is 26cm dia by 9cm deep and fills beautifully with a 4 egg sponge
you'll need a very large bowl to cream the sugar and butter which I did with my electric hand whisk for at least 8 minutes until it was soft, light and fluffy
take out half of the creamed butter and sugar and place it in another bowl
into the first bowl add 2 eggs, one at a time, beating between each egg, then add half the flour along with the vanilla and a little dash of milk to help slacken
in the second bowl add the remaining 2 eggs, again, one at a time and then the remaining flour along with the cocoa powder and a little milk, beating as you go
spoon alternate tablespoons of the batters into your bundt tin continuing around until you've used it all up, then take a skewer or knife and run it through the batters in a swirling motion
bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes until risen and cooked through... there should be no wobble left in the top of the cake and a skewer inserted into the cake should come out clean.
set aside in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely
once cooled, make the filling by beating the cream to a thick consistency and then beat in the nutella
carefully slice the bundt into three even layers and generously spread the cream and nutella mix between each layer before reassembling
serve with a sprinkling of icing sugar in thick slices
we should cocoa is founded by Choclette from the Chocolate Log Blog and hosted this month by Sarah from Mason Cupcake
eat and of course enjoy!
Posted by belleau kitchen Links to this post at 11:18 Labels: baking, bundt, bundt cake, cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, cream, food blogger, marble cake, nutella, vanilla, we should cocoa
Sunday, 8 March 2015
oven-baked sausage risotto - super-easy one-dish meal
... i'm coming up to my 5th year of blogging and since i've been so busy in my 'real' life i've begun reflecting on what this blog really means to me. I started because I had a passion for food and a love for praise and of course I wanted to share my recipes but as I was welcomed into the food blogging community that changed a little and part of it became about that community and enjoying all that has to offer. It was a funny couple of years but once I had weeded out those whom I felt were a negative draw on my passion for the process I settled down into a comfortable rhythm. Now, as well as all that what I love most about blogging is the writing. I adore writing. Yes, sometimes it's hard to find a topic and getting into the stride of a piece can be tricky but once i've achieved that and locked myself away somewhere quiet I absolutely love the process...
... and of course now I have a blog that is both a diary of the past 5 years of my life and also a beautifully crafted recipe book, a place for others to pluck out delicious morsels of ideas... and of course sometimes I feel like this blog is an on-line reference storage facility, its sole purpose to facilitate The Viking should the zombie apocalypse rain down on us and I find myself un able to make it to the kitchen...
oven-baked sausage risotto - super-easy one-dish meal
this is dish is so easy to make that even if we had the hoards of the un-dead banging at the windows we'd still have time to make something gorgeous and sit down to a meal before picking up our machete's... not officially a risotto it still does everything a risotto does and has all the ingredients to produce a stunning comfort meal... I make a veggie version in exactly the same way just using veggies sausages and plenty of olive oil instead of the natural fat provided by the pork... i've used some gorgeous new season baby carrots in here as they look so pretty but feel free to jazz this up in any way you choose...
6 good quality pork sausages - I used the Sainsbury's Pork and Leek Taste the Difference range
1 medium onion - chopped
2 garlic cloves - unpeeled
1 medium leek - chopped
a handful of green beans - chopped in half
a handful of new season baby carrots - halved
1 and 1/2 pints good quality vegetable stock - I use Marigold Swiss Bouillon
1/2 pint white wine
200g arborio risotto rice - you may want to increase or decrease this weight depending on the size of your dish
salt and pepper and fresh herbs to taste - I used 3 twigs of lemon thyme
place the cut sausages, all the veg and seasoning in a large oven-proof dish, cover with foil and bake in the oven on 160C for 30 mins
take it out of the oven, take off the foil and pop it back into the oven for 10 minutes for everything to brown a little then take it out once more and stir it all together, add the rice, two thirds of the stock and the white wine, stir together, cover with the foil and pop it back into the oven for another 20 mins
take it out of the oven, remove the foil, stir well - you may need to add a little more stock at this stage or it may be perfect... pop it back in the oven for about 5 mins more without the foil just to add a little more colour and then remove... let it settle for a few mins before serving as it will be piping hot.
because i've used plenty of lemon thyme in this dish I am entering it into the lovely Cooking with Herbs bloggers link-up which is hosted so honestly by Karen from Lavender and Lovage and which this month has the theme of Spring Herbs
eat and of course, enjoy!
Posted by belleau kitchen Links to this post at 11:21 Labels: carrots, cooking with herbs, Lavender and Lovage, leeks, one-pot, oven-baked risotto, risotto, sausage, sausage casserole, sausage risotto, vegetables
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Life with a Toddler
> Need advice from seasoned moms on potty learning
I'm going to buy ds a potty seat just as soon as the holidays are over to start trying to teach him how to use the potty. He hides and squats when he makes a BM and he can make himself pee when he has his diaper off. What I am planning on doing is putting him on the potty whenever he wakes up for the morning or after his nap and whenever he starts trying to make a BM. I don't really know what to ask, I am just looking for some advice from some pitty learning professionals. Oh, I do have one concrete question. Should I buy some training pants after he starts going on the potty a bit and keep him in training pants during the day and diapers for naps, outings and overnights? Any advice and insights are appreciated.
Billy 7/10/01
I will jump in.
My #1 piece of advice is- don't be afraid of letting him experience wetness and poop in his undies. I have always let them run naked, or just normal undies while at home. IT is important for him to KNOW he is wet. Obviously this means that you will have to get a little messy too at times, but you already do with himin diapers right?
Also, keep the potty accessible- meaning keep in the room he will be in most. The living room, family room. If the potty is too far away he probably won't make it and that will lead to frustration for him. where if it is close his success rate will be higher thus room for lots of praise and excitement at a job well done. Your excitement and over zealous praise and happiness ie. jumping up and down, clapping, woohooing etc. will help motivate him to do it again. BUT do not make anything of an accident- at the most a smile and an uh-oh, that's ok. Let's clean it up. The less attention you give the accidents the better.
And give him time. Don't force anything on him. If he doesn't want to sit on the potty, then he doesn't. It needs to be his initiative that gets the ball rolling. You can encourage and make it easier (by putting the potty out where he can see it). My first ds used his potty for many things when we first put it out- it was a crown, a seat to watch a movie, a helmet.... but he became comfortable w/it and knew from watching us and our talking to him about potties and what we use them for and soon he began using it for its purpose.
I hope this helps and good luck!
It sounds like he is getting to the point that he might be ready to do it. Remember to be patient.
Training pants were a waste of time with my daughter. They were ineffective when she did have an accident, so what was the point?
We had one of those 3-in-one potties and it never got used. The seat-part that fit over the regular toilet was the only thing we used and it worked out super well.
We just asked her if she needed to go potty every hour or so and let her take it from there; it took less than a week before she was telling us when she had to go, and she only had about 5 accidents.
I am thinking, though, that your son seems a tad young for this (he's about 18 months, right?) so I wouldn't be too dissappointed if it didn't work just yet.
Oh, I forgot to answer your one concrete ?.
At first, you might want to put him in diapers, or training pants with a waterproof barrier when you go out. But as he gets better at home you can start putting him in regular undies, training pants and just always bring a couple clean sets of clothes until he gets better at holding it in.
He will learn to hold it and tell you in time, but at first he may not realize he needs to go until he has to go NOW.
Again, good luck!
momto l&a
My dd loved to have her potty in her bedroom instead of the bathroom, whos knows why. LOL Anyway we always let her run naked around the house and that realy seemed to help we also let her see us using the bathroom to help her understand. We would ask her sometimes if she had to go when it was obviouse that she did but we didnt force her to go or ask her every hour. Although for bed time when I started noticing that her diapers where dry come morning, I would ask if she wanted a diaper on or not, finally one night she said she didnt want one on, never wore one again at night.
We have never had an accident, she has been diaper free for about 6 months.
For us training pants where a huge waste of money!
edited to add that the her little poty for qutie a while was just a toy to her.
Lydia almost 3
Amelia almost 7 months
ugh we are having a heck of a time with this right now. ds is 33 months - e wants to go naked - no diapers or underwear and then he just pees anywhere! I can't help but get mad. I mean I am happy to have him wear diapers till he's in high school - i could care less... he's the one insisting "no diapers" but then he won't go in the potty... i mean he will go in the potty but he'll also go on the couch, in the corner, in his booster seat, etc
we are using the bummis training pants and I like them a lot... when he lets me put them on
Andrea - mom to
Great suggestions!!
I'm going to move this to the Toddler forum..we've had some great discussions over there about this.
Jumping in here...I think that these are some really great suggestions ! The thing that I would add too is to remember that every kids is different, and when they're ready to train, they will...and not a minute sooner
With our 6 yr old, I caved to pressure from my MIL. That day was miserable for both of us, he cried I cried...forget it. He simply wasn't ready and I refuse to let him get that upset over it. Fast forward 5 months, the day we're unpacking in a new house. He has a dirty dipe, I get out the wipes and he says "Mama, I don't want those cold wipes"....I explain that well....then you need to use the big boy potty. He says...okay and that, was that. Not one accident from that day on. Yup. No kidding ! (He was 22 mos the first time and 27 mos when it "worked")
Now..with Miss Priss here, she's been using the potty chair for nearly 4 months now. Dipes when we go out, nap, night...and she wears a shirt and no pants at home...occasionally we'll have a puddle...but, no biggy, we just clean it up and go on..not making it a big deal. She's going to be 2 next week.
So - go figure. I say to let them lead the way. If it's "work" to train...they're not ready...simple as that ! JMO !
My daughter started wanting to use the potty chair and/or regualr toilet with seat attached around 22 months, (just for pee), after her baby sister was born. Then she stopped wanting to so that was that.
Recently it was frustrating because every diaper change was a power-struggle, (she didn't seem to care if she sat in a dirty or wet diaper, but I did!), however, letting her go without a diaper meant that she peed anywhere. We had a guest staying with us so it was unrealistic to go diaper free in the house since we rushing around everywhere but the house. Now that it is just us at home, what has been working for us these past few days, (and it certainly surprised me), was leaving her naked from the waist down and putting her potty chair in her little tent like play hut and calling it her special bathroom. She LOVED that idea, the tent even has its' own zipper on the 'door'. She has been consisitenly using it since we tried it on Sunday, and even pooped in it for the first time on Monday, (although she first started on the carpet and surprised herself LOL). When she has insisited on wearing panties, she has peed in them and not attempted to go potty. I don't know where to go from here but it is a start. The tent idea really works and it is also very easy to clean up accidents. We dance, whoop and sing potty songs when she goes and tell her we are proud. By the way dd is now 31 months.
Originally posted by cmnt2c
I say to let them lead the way. If it's "work" to train...they're not ready...simple as that!
I totally agree with this statement! I "tried" here and there with ds...meaning, he showed some interest, I got all cheerleadery about it, he lost interest, I stopped hurrah'ing. We did this off and on for several months, but I really felt that "training" was not necessary, that when he was ready, he'd *go* just like that. Sure enough, it became clear at some point that he had complete control over his bladder and bowels, and so then I started getting him ready, saying "okay, such and such day we're doing this, such and such day, we're doing this (I went through a week of activities) and then on
this day
we're going to start wearing underwear!" He jumped on the bandwagon, and requested them a day early, and had few few few accidents. On the other hand, my friend "trained" her ds and it took her a year! yikes! That's far more work than I want! lol And in the end, they were both out of dipes and accident free at the same time. ds was about 32 months when he stopped using dipes. I think all kids are different, and yours may be ready, and that's great! We just have a footstool and an insert on the toilet seat itself.
Good luck! It's a fun adventure!
Originally posted by cmnt2c
I say to let them lead the way. If it's "work" to train...they're not ready...simple as that!
well i think the major problem here for me here is that he does want to - he begs to use the potty - he insists on using the potty but he will also pee and poop in his diaper or if I use underwear or leave him naked he'll pee and poop indiscriminitly too. it would be very easy for me to say "fine we'll wait till you are really ready and no potty until then" but he's not having any of that. and like i said above - it's hard not to get annoyed when he pees on the couch for the fifth time. He is 33 months and this has been going on for a few months already. probably around 5 months. so yeah - it's been work. His twin brother is not interested in the potty at all.
Your DS is the same age as my DD and she does the same thing. Wants to use the potty-but never seems to make it in time. We worked out the deal that she wears underwear-if/when she has an accident she helps clean up. So far she has made it to the potty twice
I however am not concerned about it-iI just keep carpet cleaned nearby and use that when she has an accident.
LOL I don't think it's a question of not making it in time - I wish it was... he just wants to use the potty when he thinks of it - like another activity - otherwise he wants to pee or poop wherever he is (and if he is in a diaper, underwear, or naked)
Yep-that's my DD. If she's busy doing something else forget-she can be peeing and I ask if she's gotta go potty she'll look at me ans say No momma-I busy. LOL. Her older sister wasn't trained until she started preschool and one day she just did it and hasn't had an accident since. I just try not to stress about it
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App'd for Citi Thankyou, got the 7-10 message kinda surprised since I have gotten the pre-approval letter hoping for a no interest deal for 12 months or more, probably getting declined because I found out that they have begun denying anyone that had ever had them listed on a bankruptcy which I did about 18 years ago... But we shall see, they gave me a Home Depot by Citi and gave me an instant CLI the same day to 4k, card sits with a 0 balance after I paid off a $600 zero percent interest deal.
Decided to AP for Chase slate to get the 0% interest deal for 15 months, got approved for 3k, found out while trying to get a CLI that I didn't get the "elite status" so no zero percent interest deal.
Debating on Apping for barclays... but don't like the idea of having them watch my reports like a hawk.
Discover also gave me a pre-approval but they are offering only 6 months no interest.
I also got a BOA card pre-selected offer while i was gardening for 90 days, but they are on my list to avoid.
geat approval. Maybe you should just apply for the ones youve listed. You already left the garden might as well make it worth it!
Yea you might as well apply for it, so that way they all fall off at the same time. Just make sure the cards you apply for is worth the inquiry.
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How to Make a Modern Mosaic Tile Box
Create a modern, colorful clay tile mosaic pattern on top of a decorative box.
Materials and Tools:
wood box
wood legs
1/2" drilled wood cubes
assorted beads including seed beads
white Sculpey polymer clay
rolling pin
wax paper
non-serrated knife
clay blade
2 roasting pans
acrylic paint
gold spray paint
small bottle of acrylic gold paint
detail and medium paint brushes
Fimo gloss varnish
Weldbond glue
crimping beads or fishing weights
1. Spray inside the box, lid and cube for the tassel with gold metallic spray paint and let dry.
2. Roll out white polymer clay with a rolling pin on wax paper.
3. Cut long rows of polymer clay with the knife and then cut into squares and rectangles with clay blade. No measuring, just freehand.
4. Score a design on several of the clay squares using the non-serrated knife. Bake as directed on package in a roasting pan with lid and let cool. While baking, mix acrylic paint and apply to entire box and legs. Let dry.
5. Paint legs to match with gold paint on the tips and let dry.
6. Using a ruler, draw a diamond shape design on the box and then paint with a contrasting color. Glue legs onto box.
7. Make tassels using wire and beads, feeding it through the wood cube. Crimp the wire on top of the wood cube so it stays in place. Glue tassels onto box one at a time.
8. Paint the tiles using acrylic paints and let dry.
9. Glue the tiles onto the top of the box. Use seed beads as grout if necessary.
10. Cover the tiles with varnish.
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A Jackpot When Takes A Lot
Hard job it was beyond hundred to count,
And he never knew how much a crore is,
And five times that they said would be all his,
Hard it was like taking tiger as mount.
How many zeroes do make one full crore?
It was for him mouthful, a tiger's roar.
Hope, he prayed, it was large enough a number,
Enough my family and more to feed,
And take care too of some untoward need,
More, to save me a lifetime's hard labour,
Or else, I will soon be back to square one—
Tea with bare loaf that Bombay calls a bun!
Oh, what an irritating irony?
How can money of all such problem be?
But all of three months it'd take for money
To come; till then he must pinch his penny,
Yon, he need worry no price tag any,
E'en if that be a pricey Armani!
Yet, he seemed not in rhyme with the new fate,
Perhaps, in seeming love with life so lean,
First e'er he felt secure in pauper's skin,
One, who just had with wealth, a confirmed date,
Nimble as he'd been with sewing needles,
He knew not, money could make such riddles.
No one can happy be with mere penny,
Any talk of prize still on his face shows—
With wrinkled furrows and with knotted brows,
Ah, man's not happy with tonnes of money!
Happiness! Weird, wayward are thy ways,
A happy bird that no happy eggs lays!
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recently won half of the jackpot of over 100
million rupees in a rag-to-riches story.
Fortune struck the migrant worker but he is
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Toekick step stool - Have it? Like it?
I'm having my cabinets go all the way to the ceiling and need to be able to utilize all the space. I'll need a step stool to get up there, but am having a heck of a time finding a spot that is handy to store the stool.
I came across this - Hafele has a stepstool that has wheels on it's sides I guess so that you can roll it when it is folded up. There is a bracket that attaches to drawer front and somehow you mount it inside the toe kick.
It's pricey, but it may be worth it if I don't have to save 3 inches next to the frig and can put those 3 inches into a wider drawer stack.
Anybody have one? What do you think of it?
Here is a link that might be useful: Toe kick step stool
We have a step in a bottom drawer -- created mostly for the 6 y.o. to reach the micro installed in cabinet above. The cabinets do go to the ceiling on this wall - not sure it shows in these photos. This step helps me reach the second and third shelf, but I still need to drag out the higher stool to reach the tippy top shelves.
Poggen Pohl makes on too!! I was able to play with it in their showroom, and it was amazing! My KD says everyone that has purchased the PP toekick step stool loves it.
I have the Hafele toekick stepstool. A complete waste of money. Don't buy it. First of all, it only adds about 1' to your height--pretty darn worthless. Second of all, the cost of the step-stool, the bracket, AND I had to pay my cabinetmaker to make the toe kick front, and his extra labor to cut into my toekick to install it. Third of all, it is very unwieldy to unfold to use, and to fold it back up to put it away. It took me quite a few tries to get the knack of it, and it is WAY stiffer than any regular stepstool to unfold. Fourth of all, it is VERY pricey for a 1' stepstool. The final insult to my budget was that I had to, in the end, still buy a proper stepstool (from Target, for about $35) that unfolds easily and actually gives me the height I need in a stepstool to reach my upper shelves. I am short, so anything above the second shelf I need a stepstool.
Have I convinced you?
P.S. That inexpensive Target stepstool is quite nice, lightweight, unfolds easily, thin, stores easily, and sturdy. However, if you are determined to spend a lot of money on a stepstool, the BEST one on the market is the Ultra-Slim Aluminum Step Stool at Williams-Sonoma. I'd recommend the 3-step version.
One more thing to add to my previous post - there have been some prior threads (rolled off by now) about stepstools on this forum with people posting their ingenious ways of storing stepstools. You may want to start a new thread entitled something along the lines of "ideas for stepstool storage?" or something.
I checked into the Hafele toe-kick step stool when I was designing my kitchen last year. I also found instructions out there on the web somewhere that tells how to make your own but my contractor just laughed at me and said why spend all that money when all you need is a toe kick drawer and a folding step stool.
So he built me a toe kick drawer and I bought a sturdy step stool for under $15.
Our drawer can hold anything smaller than 28"x17"x2" so if tall childless couple buy our place and have no need for a step stool, they can store cookie sheets or linens in the drawer. If the Halfele breaks or becomes more of an expensive hassle than anything else, all you have is a worthless toe kick.
Here is our modest but practical toe kick and step stool.
Now that is a great idea, jodi. I'll have to see if my cabinet maker is willing to do that. I'm one of those folks who grabs the kitchen chair and stands on it.
I've used the Kikstep library-style rolling stepstool for many years. You can nudge it where you want it to go, & it is round with a rubber bumper so it doesn't hurt anything. When you step on it, the frame comes down to the floor so there's no danger of it rolling. It goes in our pantry when I'm not using it.
It's an old post, and I don't know if you decided to get it or not. I have TWO. I love them. They are the perfect answer for a 5'2" cook in a large kitchen. Definitely add more than an inch to my height, no matter what the poster said. With these, I can reach every shelf in my kitchen, and I don't have to drag a big step stool out to do it. I'm actually building a new house and will install these in that kitchen as well.


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