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habanero peppers, seeded and minced
1 1/2 cups
white sugar
1 cup
softened butter
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
baking soda
1 teaspoon
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By the way...Giving a recipe a bad review because it didn't instruct you to wear gloves while handling habaneros is like giving a bad review for not telling you to wear oven mitts while removing a hot pan from the oven. It involves some level of common sense.
We've got a ton of habaneros in the garden, so I thought this might be an interesting way to use them. The taste reminded me of a bland sugar cookie with the flavor of a green pepper. Not exactly what I'd hoped for. I was, however, glad to learn the milk trick to cooling down my peppers for use in other recipes.
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I thought these were really good. I took them to a cookie exchange and while some of the ladies were fond of them, their husbands are the ones that raved about them. Yes, they are pretty hot. And, no, I am not going to take away stars because of a lack of glove language. If so, I'd have to deduct stars from every recipe that involves a knife that doesn't remind me not to cut my fingers off! Thanks.
GREAT cookies. My review of this recipe gets 2 stars, however, because it didn't warn readers to WEAR GLOVES or something protective while preparing the peppers. My hands burned for hours. I made the cookies yesterday evening, and this morning my hands still burn. The recipe was delicious, will definitely make it a again, but just wanted to give out a word of warning. USE GLOVES.
These cookies are a perfect combination of sweet & a slow hot after glow for your mouth! They're addictive too! I made them twice last week & will be making them again. Everybody wants the recipe! I need to stress, like another reviewer, it's an absolute must to wear gloves to protect your skin from the Capsaicin, the irritant that makes the peppers hot. It's also a good idea to ventilate your work area so not to breathe in the vapors. Especially if you use the footnote suggestion on how to take some of the hot out of the peppers before using them. The vapors are pretty wicked when you open the microwave door & also while rinseing them with warm water. I followed this recipe exactly & they were perfect each time. The footnote says you can repeat the process with the milk if you like but I found that just one time was sufficient to take any overbearing heat out but left a perfect amount of burn effect! My husband normally doesn't like anything hot but he loves these cookies! He can't seem to get enough of them. Thanks again for this keeper!
This is a wonderful combination of spicy and sweet!!! I was tempted to cut down on the habanero peppers but it was great according to the recipe!
i never follow recipes well but i followed this one almost exactly so i finally get to review a recipe! they were to DIE for. i have made them 3 times in the past 2 weeks and im not even a baker! i really like spicy stuff so i added more habaneros, did not seed them, or do the milk bath and they were HOT! but its exactly how i wanted it to be. i melted some milk choc to put as a glaze and it was yummy. i will be making this again and again
I was very surprised. We used 4 very fine minced habaneros and did not soak them in the milk. They are very tasty and everyone who we shared these with loved them. You definitely feel the tingle at the back of the throat but for me it was not uncomfortable. Other people who do not do heat at all did not like that part but still liked the flavor of the cookie. To give you a marker my heat level is a mild to low medium. Thank you for a great recipe.
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Amount Per Serving
Calories: 176
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Tortellini Primavera
I am a lover of any form of pasta primavera, and I pretty much have been for the past 25-plus years. This recipe is a spinoff of the one I posted here back in the dark ages of this cooking website—except instead of big chunks of veggies, I keep them in a fine dice, and instead of penne pasta, I use cheese tortellini—and my two girls and I absolutely devoured it for dinner last night.
Marlboro Man and the boys, meanwhile, had beef and bean burritos. How's that for reinforcing gender stereotypes on a Sunday evening?
Ha. It wasn't intentional, man. It just…happens sometimes.
Anyway, back to the pasta: It was delicious! You'll love it!
Here's how I made it.
Mince up some onion pretty finely.
Zees ees a somewhat delicate deesh, so I want all the ingredients to be delicate, too!
Then cut the sticks into a dice.
Cut some florets off a head of cauliflower…
Then break it into very small pieces.
Remember: Zees ees a delicate deesh!
Grab some frozen peas and have them at the ready…
Then grab a hunka hunka burning ham…
And cut it into pieces. Fun fact: I didn't realize this was sliced ham until after I diced it up!
But ham is ham, man…no matter how you slice it.
Or dice it.
Melt some butter in a large skillet, and throw in the onions and garlic.
Stir it around and cook it for a minute or so…
Then stir it and cook it for another minute.
(I'm not cooking anything too long because I want the veggies to remain somewhat crisp and delightful. Not mushy and pitiful.)
(I love how the color of the carrots starts to transfer a bit to the cauliflower. Purty.)
Next, pour in a good splash of white wine…
Then cook it for 2 or 3 minutes, or until the liquid is mostly reduced.
And now for the fun part: pour in some heavy cream…
Then add a little salt (it doesn't need much!) and plenty of pepper…
(I repeat: Go easy on the salt. Because of the cheese mixture in the tortellini [not to mention the Parmesan we're about to the sauce], the dish has plenty of salt going on as it is. Taste before adding more than just a sprinkle.)
Add about a half a cup of Parmesan…
Then stir it together and let the sauce bubble up and become magical.
Oh! I forgot about the tortellini.
Cook it and drain it and tell it you'll be right back.
Back to the sauce: pour the frozen peas right on in…
Then stir it around so it's all wonderfully, beautifully, sublimely combined. The peas and ham will heat up pretty quickly if the sauce is nice and hot.
Grab some basil if you have some.
You can chop it up, or you can roll the leaves into a tight roll and slice it really thin.
Now just toss in the tortellini!
It's everything that's lovely about pasta primavera—crisp spring veggies, flavorful cream sauce—but the tortellini really makes it magical.
Enjoy every single bite! And you can make this even quicker and easier-er by using frozen peas and carrots. Supah fast!
Some other things you can add:
* Chopped or sliced mushrooms. Saute with the carrots and cauliflower.
* Finely diced red pepper. Not exactly a spring veggie, but it adds pretty color!
* Diced zucchini. Ditto about it not being a spring veggie…but I won't tell anyone.
* Crumbled goat cheese. Stir into the sauce for a little extra richness.
* Softened cream cheese. Stir into the sauce for a little extra naughtiness.
* And of course, substitute any kind of pasta for the tortellini. Of course, it will then no longer be called Tortellini Primavera. Proceed at your own risk.
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Tortellini Primavera
- Prep Time:
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- Difficulty:
- Easy
- Servings:
- 6
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 whole Medium Onion, Finely Diced
- 3 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 3 whole Carrots, Peeled And Diced
- 1 cup Cauliflower, Broken Into Small Pieces
- 1/4 cup White Wine
- 1/4 cup Chicken Broth
- 1/3 cup Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 8 whole Basil Leaves, Chopped (or Chiffonade)
- 3/4 cups Cooked Ham, Diced
- 1 cup Frozen Peas
- Extra Parmesan, For Serving
- Extra Basil, For Serving
- 1 pound Cheese Or Spinach Tortellini
Preparation Instructions
Cook tortellini a couple of minutes less than package directions call for. Drain and set aside.
Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and stir to cook for 1 minute. Add the carrots and cauliflower, stir, and cook 1 minute. Splash in wine and broth, then cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until the liquid reduces a bit. Stir in cream and Parmesan and stir.
When the mixture is hot, stir in peas, ham, salt, and pepper. Allow them to heat up in the sauce. When the sauce is hot, stir in the tortellini. Check for seasonings, add more if needed, and serve with extra Parmesan and basil.
104 Comments and 16 Replies
Linda Jean On Monday, March 31 at 6:08 am
When I saw your FB post last night with the picture of this dish, I said that's my dinner tomorrow…today is tomorrow and that's my dinner! Can't wait! Thanks, Ree, for making my meal planning so easy! Now, what am I having tomorrow????
June Rezzino On Monday, March 31 at 4:38 pm
Are you serving this hot or cold Linda Jean?
Linda Jean On Tuesday, April 1 at 12:28 pm
Served it hot. It was awesome! I will keep the sauce recipe on my fridge as one of my go-to's. So many possibilities to mix veggies (shaved fennel, silver queen corn cut off the cob jumped right to mind) with different pastas, rice or other grains. I thought about bringing the leftovers to work to have cold for lunch but decided to leave for hubby to reheat tonight since I won't be home.
June Rezzino On Tuesday, April 1 at 12:56 pm
Thank-you very much. I am going to try and make it this weekend. Great idea about the recipe on the fridge too.
Diana Miller On Tuesday, May 13 at 6:06 pm
Just wanted to say i absolutely loved this recipe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is by far the most amazing pasta dish i have ever tried! i love pasta and i love veggies it took me a while to chop up everything considering i am not a chef so i am not capable of chopping quickly lol! but besides all the chopping it was so worth it!!!
Mona On Monday, March 31 at 6:11 am
Gosh, what time do you wake up!
CLW On Monday, March 31 at 10:07 am
Hey Mona, I was wondering that same thing!!! CLW
Patti Ann On Monday, March 31 at 6:25 am
Love the dish in the photo. Please tell me who makes the dish and what is the pattern name? Thanks
Michelle C On Monday, March 31 at 11:41 am
They're MacKenzie Childs plates and they're not cheap. They cost about $48 and up per plate. Beautiful plates though.
BunnyD On Monday, March 31 at 11:56 am
Thought the same thing! Love the pattern on the plate. That's gorgeous. Who is it by?
JYM On Monday, March 31 at 6:32 am
This dish just cries out… Spring! So versatile. Beautiful serving plate, also. Thanks for beautiful pictures to start our week, also. Love and hugs.
Theresa in Alberta On Monday, March 31 at 6:34 am
Serve on a pretty flowered plate and serve along side of a glass of red wine. Perfect meal to chase away the winter blaaaahs
AGinTO On Tuesday, April 1 at 11:02 am
Oooh, you're in Alberta? Winter is probably worse than here in Toronto! I have some frozen "fresh" tortellini in the freezer just waiting for this dish! I think I have all the ingredients (including the wine – woohoo), except the brick of parmesan and fresh basil – off to the store!
Elena On Monday, March 31 at 6:36 am
Energy for all day
Bonnie M On Monday, March 31 at 7:11 am
Very pretty recipe! Looks very healthy, too.( I am saying this very seriously!! C'mon guys, cream strengthens bones too!) This really looks like a really delcious treat and I will be making it soon! Yum and YUM!!
Thank you for sharing Ree.
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Deb R On Monday, March 31 at 7:27 am
Looks absolutely YUMMY!! and easy, will be making soon . . . is it ever going to stop snowing?!!
Cheryl Barker On Monday, March 31 at 7:45 am
Looks delish. And love the bowl. So pretty!
Chrystin On Monday, March 31 at 7:53 am
I've eaten pasta three days in a row now (whoops!), so I'm going to take a few days break and then this will be next up on the recipe list! I usually only eat vegetables by way of salads, so it's nice to find recipes for foods I love (PASTA) with vegetables integrated into the recipe.
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Christie Anne On Monday, March 31 at 8:08 am
I saw this on Instagram yesterday and couldn't wait for this post. The recipe looks pretty easy, but full of flavor. I will have to try it soon Thanks for sharing!
susan h On Monday, March 31 at 8:53 am
is it too early for lunch!!!! mmmmmmmmm this looks so good!!!!!
Sue H On Monday, March 31 at 8:56 am
Looks wonderfully springy! As soon as my Snowbird Mother returns from Florida, I think I'll whip this up! Thanks!
Lisa On Thursday, April 3 at 12:22 pm
What is Snowbird??
Donna H. On Monday, March 31 at 9:04 am
Everything about this post screams "SPRING"!!! peas, carrots, basil, the colors and the DISH … omgoodness . the DISH! Gotta know about the dish! Somebody (anybody) know about the dish??? Gorgeous !! Happy spring to one and all ..
k On Monday, March 31 at 12:18 pm
Hi Donna, the dish looks like Mackenzie-child's flower market enamel. You can find it @
mackenziechilds.com. I'm lucky to live near the main store in upstate NY. waiting for their barn sale!
Anna On Monday, March 31 at 9:19 am
Looks yummy – I'll try this soon (without the ham) and add asparagus – true "spring" primavera!
Adrienne K On Monday, March 31 at 9:22 am
Is it still Primavera if you add ham?
SandraG On Monday, March 31 at 9:46 am
Yes it is. The focus is on the veggies and not the meat. Any meat may be added.
Mardie On Monday, March 31 at 12:48 pm
Yeah, I wondered the something. Looked it up. Strictly speaking it can be primavera with meat but traditionally it means vegetarian. And ham? Yuck! I will do it without the ham. And why frozen peas if you can use fresh? Other than that looks pretty good.
Angella On Monday, March 31 at 2:27 pm
LOL – I wondered the same thing! As a vegetarian I got excited to see a veg dish highlighted. Oh well – just as easy to make without!
BJM On Monday, March 31 at 4:15 pm
Yes, because Pasta Primavera is not a real Italian dish nor is there a "classic" recipe. Sirio Maccioni, the well-known NYC restaurateur of Le Cirque, has been acknowledged for creating Pasta Primavera.
In any case adapting a dish to the season, what you have on hand or your tastes is what makes cooking fun. There is no "wrong way" if you like it. I grate Parmigiano cheese over shrimp pasta or risotto much to the horror of Italian friends (Italians never put grating cheese on seafood) because I want Parm cheese on my pasta, seafood or not! What a rebel, eh?
Next thing ya know I'll be running with scissors.
btw-One of the best spring pastas I've ever eaten was in Ferrara with tiny whole purple artichokes, pea shoots and crispy bits of Prosciutto over fresh tagliatelle…just thinking about it makes my mouth water.
Karen - NC On Monday, March 31 at 9:24 am
Good Morning Ree, looks like its going to be a beautiful day here in Carolina. That big old blue sky is every where. The pasta dish look delicious. Printed the recipe and will make soon. Enjoy the day… Karen
Amy On Monday, March 31 at 9:26 am
This looks SOOO yummy, PW. I love your photos… And tortellini. Also, the sauce looked so crisp and colorful!
Nicole On Monday, March 31 at 9:27 am
I so have to make this. It looks so pretty in the flowery bowl too.
dc On Monday, March 31 at 9:31 am
Yum! My sons would have gone for both! They're true omnivores!
Anne P. On Monday, March 31 at 9:45 am
What a luscious looking spring meal! I would definitely add asparagus tips to mine! Where do you find all your simply beautiful serving dishes and plates? I find it so hard to resist gorgeous serving pieces…it's good to use them everyday for something! I finally had to apply some self-restraint on entering my favorite antique store…too many temptations re serving pieces…I'm running out of room in which to store them. So fun, though, to use my very eclectic collection, after I got over my fear of breaking them (well, sorta.)
DDawn S. On Monday, March 31 at 9:47 am
This is the inspiration for tonight's dinner. I didn't have something planned and the steaks I pulled from the freezer aren't thawed yet. It's not even 11am and I almost can't wait for dinner now
Rebekah {aCricketSang} On Monday, March 31 at 10:00 am
I love your step-by-step photos. And they're always so bright and colorful. And of course the recipe looks great too.
Barb On Monday, March 31 at 10:25 am
I woke up early to see the recipe. Not nice to tease us last night. Smart marketing !
The recipe would be delicious with ham but for lent will sub either crab or shrimp. Thanks for making my Monday. I love pasta too. Can't wait to see your pranks tomorrow. Where will your rubber snake be?
ann On Monday, March 31 at 10:30 am
Great way to use leftover Easter ham.
Connie Fortner On Monday, March 31 at 10:32 am
I love this recipe. Do glad you are making new episodes, I have seen all the old ones 22 times. Yes, I counted.
Christine On Monday, March 31 at 10:34 am
Looks so good! What a great way to use up leftover ham and veggies!
Erin | The Law Student's Wife On Monday, March 31 at 10:48 am
Primavera anything brings joy to my heart. Also, I'm totally in love with that plate! Happy Spring all the way.
Averie @ Averie Cooks On Monday, March 31 at 10:58 am
This is gorgeous, Ree! And the plate is beautiful, too! pinned
Terry in CA On Monday, March 31 at 11:13 am
Just have to say Thank You again for your fabulous photos! They make doing this so much easier for the nervous trying-to-be-better cooks like me.
Jennette Yauch On Monday, March 31 at 11:40 am
that looks real yummy. I can't wait to try it. I am sure my husband will like it too. If he wanted something else he would have to make it him self. I have a sign in my kitchen one of those retro ones and it says Todays Menu take it or leave it. I stick to it.
Aine M-Grace On Monday, March 31 at 11:41 am
It looks wonderful. I might have to make this sometime soon!
Cara On Monday, March 31 at 12:03 pm
Looks beautiful! Ree or any other discerning cooks, I was wondering what is the tastiest fresh or frozen cheese tortellini you have come across? Thanks in advance!
Lauren On Monday, March 31 at 12:40 pm
This looks great!! Cant wait to try this recipe!
Linda On Monday, March 31 at 1:30 pm
I'm so happy to see this. I have all the ingredients just sitting in my fridge. This pulls them all together and since it's from you, I'm sure it is delicious. It's tomorrows dinner!!!! (Today is my daughters birthday and I'm doing your beef tenderloin, at her request! ) Keep cooking, Ree, lovin' it!!,
Kisha On Monday, March 31 at 1:36 pm
Why am I looking for my "Like" button???? LOL This looks lovely and like something I will need to try tonight
Thank you!
Gitte On Monday, March 31 at 1:39 pm
I am looking forward to making this attractive looking dish…..will use cream cheese instead of parmesan, because I just can't stand the smell of that stuff.
Elizabeth @ bowl of delicious! On Monday, March 31 at 1:42 pm
Wow, this looks so yummy! I may try this with asparagus to make it more "springy." I have homemade gnocchi in my freezer that I may use instead of tortellini. Thanks for the recipe!
Tiffany P On Tuesday, April 1 at 7:42 pm
Does everyone now have their own food site?
Tiffany P On Monday, March 31 at 1:49 pm
I don't know if you have a magic lens on your camera but your food photographs beautifully And I'm sure it's equally delicious.
Sandi W. On Monday, March 31 at 1:51 pm
Looks delish! I have often made tortellini with the heavy cream sauce only but I think adding the veg will make it a more complete, one dish meal. I will definitely be trying this recipe!
Johanna Decker On Monday, March 31 at 1:53 pm
I would add some asparagus … YUM!
Rani On Monday, March 31 at 1:59 pm
Hi Ree…looks delicious and fresh. Which store-bought tortellini brand do you prefer? Majority in my family prefers the Barilla dry type. But my son prefers the Buitoni fresh option. I'd like to know your opinion. Thank you.
Heidi K On Monday, March 31 at 2:00 pm
This looks delicious!! And the plate it is served on makes it look even better! What a beautiful pattern.
BJM On Monday, March 31 at 2:09 pm
I make so many versions of this….tortellini are perfect for making a quick satisfying meal. Our current fav is Cremini mushrooms (baby Portabellas), peas, asparagus and black pepper encrusted bacon…cuz it's asparagus season in Northern CA.
Sometimes I make it with zucchini, peas, yellow onions, red bell peppers and stick pepperoni…sounds weird but I dice the pepperoni and crisp it before I saute the onion & peppers and set it aside to add just before serving…which creates little crispy bits that explode in your mouth with spicy goodness…the menfolk might like it too, mine wolf it down.
Sandra On Monday, March 31 at 2:18 pm
I am so making this for dinner tomorrow night! This looks really good.
Rebecca Rangel On Monday, March 31 at 4:21 pm
is the dish you served on part of the same collection as the beautiful cake server you gave to MM's grandmother for her birthday??
could you remind me of the website, i just love them, i believe there were some coffee mugs recently in a picture also.
thank you!!
Lisa On Monday, March 31 at 6:26 pm
Looks amazing
L x
Deb in MN On Monday, March 31 at 6:49 pm
Ree, so glad to know you did the same with your ham…the recipe loos awesome, I'll be making it soon
anniebreland On Monday, March 31 at 7:53 pm
Love pasta any way it's cooked. This looks delicious. Can't wait to try
Ashley C. in NC On Monday, March 31 at 9:16 pm
Would love to make this!!! Is there something I could use to substitute for the ham… or possibly omit it? Don't want to lose flavor… just a few calories:)
Andi On Tuesday, April 1 at 2:36 am
Ree, this looks delish. Perfect for a party this weekend we are having for my grandson who is going to be 4. He is insisting his party be a at Chucky Cheese, this will be perfect for the adults. Thank you SO much again for your wonderful ideas. I think you are Heaven sent for us Big family Big event rollers. God Bless you.
And I will be trying this Tortellini this weekend. By the way, we have 3 Birthdays. My Grandson, his mother, the day b4 & mine the day after. So yes we are Blessed & you are a BIG part of our day. Thank you.
Chichi On Tuesday, April 1 at 3:10 am
This dish is going to be made for dinner this week. Love it, looks delicious
Jeth On Tuesday, April 1 at 8:20 am
I was so taken by your recipe that I stopped at our grocery store on my way home last night and bought the ingredients I didn't already have. I was a little concerned my husband might not like it particularly since you said your husband and sons ate something different the night you made this. No fear!! PA men eat Tortellini Premavera! John had three – yes three – servings and took some for his lunch today. I loved it and had it ready to eat in about 40 minutes. Delicious. I will make it again for sure. The ham was a wonderful addition and especially tasty with the peas and cheese. Thank you as always.
Joshua Hampton On Tuesday, April 1 at 8:28 am
Wow. This looks awesome. Now I know what I'm making for dinner tomorrow. Thanks for this.
Barbee On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:43 am
Ree, I've noticed on your TV shows that occasionally you cut raw meat on a wooden chopping surface. I've been wondering how you clean/sanitize it before chopping vegetables. This might be an idea for a post. I for one would love to know more since I inherited one I'd like to use.
bev @ bevcooks On Tuesday, April 1 at 9:55 am
Jillbird M. On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:06 am
I made this last night and it was SOOOOO good! Thanks!
littleyellowbutterflies On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:35 am
Oooh this looks incredible…I've been looking for a simple sauce to have with stuffed pasta, don't see the point in making an entire sauce when there's flavour inside the pasta too, you know? Will have to try this
Helen @ the crispy crouton On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:43 am
I have just found your blog and think your recipes are fantastic! Your lovely photography also really brings it to life and helps to clearly explain how to make it too. Think I'll be trying this one!
Kim G. On Tuesday, April 1 at 12:24 pm
Made this last night! My husband and I loved it! He wants me to make it again next week!
leilani On Tuesday, April 1 at 1:56 pm
What kind of butter salted or unsalted?
Gloria // Simply Gloria On Tuesday, April 1 at 3:22 pm
Ree, absolutely loving this tortellini dish! My boys would definitely devour this dish!
karen f On Tuesday, April 1 at 6:17 pm
I think that snow peas would be really good in this recipe.
Lauren S On Tuesday, April 1 at 10:50 pm
I cannot cook, but I was inspired to make this….and it turned out amazing! Will definitely be making this again!
Cindi P. On Tuesday, April 1 at 11:46 pm
What a great way to use leftover ham from Easter! I won't wait that long to try it….. I'm sure I'll be making it often. It will be a good way to get my family to eat their vegetables!!!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking On Wednesday, April 2 at 10:42 am
Comfort food's gone all summery! I love this, Ree. Can't wait to try it soon!
Rachel H On Wednesday, April 2 at 10:53 am
I'm so going to be making this dish, it looks delicious!
T.J. New On Wednesday, April 2 at 11:56 am
This looks yummy and I am going to have to force this upon my guys in the near future.
Laurie B On Wednesday, April 2 at 1:04 pm
My husband and boys gave this dish a big thumbs up! Thanks for always helping me out with dinner!
Mary S in MN On Wednesday, April 2 at 1:52 pm
Made this last night & my guys loved it! Both were happy there are leftovers for tonight (but I might make something else for them tonight so I can take this cold for lunch at work tomorrow
Mitzi B On Wednesday, April 2 at 3:16 pm
Devoured is a good word. That's just what my crew did to this dish. I heard groans of delight coming from my husband. Thanks PW
Mary Casstevens On Wednesday, April 2 at 5:21 pm
I cannot wait to try this. Looks wonderful. I love the McKenzie Childs plate it's on too.
Diane S. in San Diego On Wednesday, April 2 at 5:31 pm
Wow that looks good! I like to make enhanced fried rice kind of like that, too. Just loaded and delicious! I don't know if I am the only one, but you just crack me up on many levels… with not noticing it was sliced ham until you already diced it, etc., and you just keep on going with it. I love you to pieces Pioneer Woman!
Lyda Y On Wednesday, April 2 at 6:25 pm
When you posted this, it looked so good that I just had to try it. Oh boy, am I glad. It is delicious. I used asparagus and broccoli instead of cauliflower. My husband gave it a big two thumbs up!! Will definitely go into our meal rotation. Thanks, Ree!!
Hillary Franke On Thursday, April 3 at 11:15 am
Dear Ree,
Thank you so much for giving me a reason to drink wine on a Tuesday! This recipe was an absolute favorite that I will make over and over. (and I promise, not for the wine tasting/chugging while cooking!)
The only addition I made was bell pepper since I had one that needed using! I used a very buttery Chardonnay and it paired wonderfully!
Jaylene On Thursday, April 3 at 12:14 pm
Hey Ree, you should tackle the tough issue of tortillini vs. tortilloni. It's a heated topic of discussion at my house!
Elizabeth On Thursday, April 3 at 12:38 pm
For some reason, tbe printable isn't showing up? Saw the full recipe last night, but seems to have disappeared today… any advice? Making this tonight for my mom's birthday!
Diana On Thursday, April 3 at 1:21 pm
I don't see the printable either! Oh no!
Nancy On Thursday, April 3 at 1:32 pm
Your printables have disappeared. Please, please fix. I don't think I can import your recipes into my recipe program without the printable being visible.
Lindsay On Thursday, April 3 at 1:53 pm
I just got you recipe book for my wedding. I absolutely love reading it. Where is the handy dandy recipe printable on here. I would like to make this recipe this evening! Thank you!
Sandy L On Thursday, April 3 at 2:40 pm
The print version of the recipe is not showing up and when pressing print it didn't work.
Help! I want to make this tomorrow.
Raquel On Thursday, April 3 at 3:25 pm
Oh this sounds awesome and perfect for a spring dinner. I have a lot of the ingredients on hand so I might have to improvise and make it : )
Kelley On Thursday, April 3 at 4:23 pm
Oh thank goodness the printable is back. I have all my ingredients ready and guests arriving in 30 minutes. Better get to work. Thanks Ree and tech support.
Debbie S. On Thursday, April 3 at 7:23 pm
I made this for my family the day It was posted and it is a winner!!! We all enjoyed this dish and I had it for lunch the next day and it was even better! Thanks for another great dish Ree!
MollyO91 On Thursday, April 3 at 10:33 pm
I crave just about this entire dish. Going to crank this out for meeting my son's girlfriend this weekend. However, is there something wrong with me?? I cannot bear the thought of eating it with the carrots. The asparagus sounds like a good option, I like carrots, but they ick me out in this recipe. Is it just me??
Jo W On Thursday, April 3 at 11:17 pm
Made this tonight with asparagus instead of the peas, and no cauliflower (don't like cooked cauliflower at ALL). I julienned the carrots instead of chopping them because I liked them better that way visually (plus they don't overcook as quickly, I think), and I added grated fontina cheese along with the parmesan. It was SOOOO good! A great spring-y dish to cheer up a dreary, wet evening. Glad I listened though, and didn't add salt to anything, it didn't need any salt at all, not even in the tortellini cooking water. YUM!
FaithinFL On Friday, April 4 at 6:29 am
Dear Ree,
Thank you for this awesome recipe. Made this last evening, adding mushrooms. I was out of white wine , so used all chicken broth (plus the cream, of course). I was initially wary of the veggie blend, but went with it because we seem to love every recipe of yours that I try. Everything works in this (carrots, too!) – delicious- another winner – yum and Yum!
J.S. @ Sun Diego Eats On Friday, April 4 at 10:02 am
Using real ham really takes this to the next level. I don't know about adding cream cheese to the sauce though…
TabithaB On Friday, April 4 at 1:00 pm
I just referred a complete stranger to your website thanks to your fabulous cinnamon roll recipe!
Mona On Saturday, April 5 at 9:11 am
This looks incredible. I had to create a new Pinterest board just for it – Pasta Perfection!
lv2cook On Saturday, April 5 at 3:59 pm
Not very clear when the basil is to be added. Photos are nice, but the printed recipe is what is at the stove……
Robin Drew Swalley On Monday, April 7 at 10:30 am
Blueberry muffins…yummo!
Leslie B On Monday, April 7 at 12:20 pm
I will definitely be making the lemon lime poundcake. Thanks for posting! I couldn't wait after seeing your FB post. Also, the behave reference is from Nanny McPhee, I believe.
Sandy On Monday, April 7 at 3:35 pm
Made this over the weekend for lunch and it was very good! My hungry men even had seconds!!!
Megan On Monday, April 7 at 4:17 pm
Whoops! I was making this from memory and cooked my veggies in an entire stick of butter. It is still *unfortunately delicious! So, if anyone out their needs to gain weight, then a stick of butter in this recipe will do it!
cyndi On Tuesday, April 8 at 7:27 pm
this was easy and very good. i threw in some asparagus, broccoli . everyone in my family loved it.
Andrea On Wednesday, April 9 at 4:08 pm
This was SOOO good! Thanks so much, Ree!
Funderstanding On Wednesday, April 9 at 4:49 pm
That looks absolutely amazing!
JerryG On Friday, April 11 at 5:18 pm
Yum! That looks awesome! I'll have to give that a try!
Kathy H On Wednesday, April 23 at 7:25 am
I made this last night and was it ever good. I made it exactly as directed. Next time however, I will make it with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes and double the wine and chicken broth. I served it with crescent rolls and it was a hit.
Genafer On Tuesday, May 6 at 6:39 pm
This was very good; even my 4 year old picky son loved it. I only had frozen mixed veggies on hand and no wine so I just doubled the chicken stock. This has been added to our rotation; quick and easy!!


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Real Estate Owned - Volume 5, Issue 1
Ian Galloway
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
The collapse of the housing market has devastated neighborhoods and balance sheets alike. Millions of homeowners have defaulted on their mortgages and holders of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) have suffered massive write-downs. Banks and servicers have been increasingly called upon to renegotiate payment terms and reduce mortgage principle to slow the tide of foreclosures and stabilize the housing market. Despite such attempts to "work out" troubled mortgages, however, the foreclosure rate continues to rise at a steady pace.1
Lost in the current economic turmoil is a discussion of what happens to properties when they have completed the foreclosure process and revert back to the primary mortgage lender.2 In some cases, foreclosed properties are auctioned off or converted to rental housing. In others, they are razed or put into public use. In many cases, however, foreclosed properties remain unoccupied and become a financial drain on their owners. Such properties are known as real estate owned (REO).
Barclays Capital estimates that as of November 1, 2008, mortgage lenders and investors held 871,000 REO properties–up from 414,000 a year earlier. That inventory is expectedto peak around 1.4 million in mid-2010.3 For communities that experienced rapid housing appreciation, the REO fallout has been particularly acute. In this issue of the Community Development Investment Review, Dan Immergluck provides city-level data that raises alarming questions about the stability of communities overwhelmed by abandoned properties. Yet from a community development standpoint, this large inventory of REOs offers an unprecedented opportunity to increase the nation's stock of affordable housing. Community organizations and housing authorities across the country have been exploring ways to acquire REO properties and make them available to low-income homeowners and renters.
Holding REO properties can be a significant ongoing expense. Taxes, insurance, and repairs slowly erode owners' equity in a down housing market. Concern over these costs has led many lenders to sell their REO properties at significant discount; recouping, on average,only 70 percent of the attached mortgage principal balance.
These discounted prices have allowed some community organizations and housing authorities to purchase REO properties and put them back into effective use for low-income homeowners and renters. To date, these purchases have been sporadic and uncoordinated, mostly because of capacity and funding constraints.
Locating REO properties for potential purchase and rehabilitation can be a time-consuming and costly process. Few community organizations are equipped to identify, bid on,and acquire properties efficiently and cost-effectively. To assist these organizations many advocates have proposed online platforms to catalogue REO properties in an easily searchable format. Prabal Chakrabarti notes in this journal that such a database will soon be available in New England, and others are expected to follow. These online tools will lower REO acquisition costs and give smaller community organizations better access to REO properties. Large nonprofits have also emerged to provide capacity-building support. In her article, Mary Tingerthal discusses how the National Community Stabilization Trust (Stabilization Trust) has supported community organizations operating in neighborhoods experiencing a high incidence of foreclosure.
The Stabilization Trust has also advocated for increased neighborhood redevelopment funding. According to Tingerthal, the Stabilization Trust successfully lobbied Congress to set aside $3.92 billion of the $300 billion appropriated for the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to fund the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). The NSP will directly support REO disposition through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)program. Other sources of federal funding are available as well. For example, Anna Steiger explores the use of the New Markets Tax Credit program as a vehicle to acquire REOs. As the foreclosure crisis worsens, more federal and state programs will undoubtedly be tapped to mitigate its effect on community stability.
In general, housing authorities and community organizations can reduce the national inventory of REOs in three key ways:
Scattered Site Acquisition and Rehabilitation
REO properties are disproportionately concentrated in inner-city communities. Housing authorities and community organizations can acquire and rehabilitate these properties to help address the national urban affordable housing shortage. In their article profiling three federal asset-disposition programs, Ellen Seidman and Andrew Jakabovics point out that this approach has been successful in the past. They maintain that targeted REO acquisition and rehabilitation, if sufficiently informed by previous attempts, could achieve two community development goals simultaneously: returning abandoned homes to occupancy, and increasing the stock of affordable housing in low-income communities.
Land Banking and Deed-Restricted Affordability
While an acquisition and rehabilitation strategy would result in a one-time increase in available affordable housing units, those units will become unaffordable as housing market appreciation resumes. One solution to this problem is "land banking"—limiting a property's resale value through deed restriction. Tina Brooks discusses this strategy in this issue as she explores the possibility of making land banking a sanctioned municipal activity in Massachusetts. As Brooks notes in her article, capping appreciational lows land-banked properties to remain affordable for an extended period. Housing authorities and nonprofits can adopt this approach with REOs and price discounts can be passed directly to the homeowner. The flip side of this tactic is that homeowners will be unable to capitalize on significant gains in the housing market.
Blight Remediation and Housing Stock Contraction
A foreclosed home can significantly affect the value of the properties surrounding it. Some researchers have estimated that a foreclosed property can depress adjacent home values by as much as 8.7 percent.4 Although this effect decreases over time and distance, most homeowners would agree that living next to an unoccupied home is undesirable for a number of reasons, not the least of which being crime and fire risk. In cities that have suffered significant population decline, housing-stock contraction may be the best long-term strategy for rehabilitating neighborhoods racked by foreclosures and abandoned properties. This contraction might involve combining property parcels or razing buildings and auctioning off the underlying land to prospective mixed-use developers. In either case, blight is eliminated and local housing supply is reduced (potentially increasing the value of the homes that remain).
These approaches, and others explored in this journal, are just a few of the ways that REO properties can be used for public benefit. As foreclosures continue to mount and house prices continue to decline, more homeowners will find themselves in a negative equity position or unable to make their mortgage payments, or both. Already, one in five American homeowners is underwater—owing more on their homes than they are worth—and that number is expected to increase.5 This presents a community development challenge on two fronts. First, there is an immediate need to put millions of recently foreclosed-upon families into homes with affordable mortgage or rental terms. Second, the inventory ofREO properties must be reduced before it threatens to destabilize neighborhoods across the country. For either of these goals to be met, Carolina Reid offers three lessons to the community development field: more data are needed for targeted intervention, cross-sector collaboration is critical, and complex sources of funding must be managed and leveraged to achieve maximum impact. With billions of newly disbursed federal funds, the community development industry should heed these lessons and develop a coherent national strategy to put REO properties back into effective use.
The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco or of the Federal Reserve System. Material herein may be reprinted or abstracted as long as the Community Development Investment Review is credited.
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Table of Contents
Confronting the "Second Wave of the Tsunami": Stabilizing Communities in the Wake of Foreclosures
In July 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco convened a symposium in Los Angeles on the topic of stabilizing communities in the wake of foreclosures. The goal of the conference was to identify strategies that could help to mitigate the negative spillover effects of foreclosures on families and neighborhoods.
The Accumulation of Foreclosed Properties: Trajectories of Metropolitan REO Inventories During the 2007–2008 Mortgage Crisis
In addition to causing financial and social hardship to families and individuals, high foreclosure rates can have negative effects on neighborhoods, cities, and metropolitan regions.
Learning From the Past: The Asset Disposition Experiences of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, The Resolution Trust Corporation, and the Asset Control Area Program
In this essay, prepared for the NYU conference, we consider three earlier experiences with asset disposition by the federal government—the New Deal–era Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC), and HUD's Asset Control Area (ACA) program. In each case, the federal government was forced to deal with large-scale disposition of private-sector assets that passed into public hands as a function of federal funds put into an earlier, related transaction.
Community Development Financial Expertise Put in Service of Neighborhood Stabilization
As we began 2009, communities across the United States faced an unprecedentedcrisis brought about by millions of mortgage foreclosures and chaos in the capital markets. More than one million homes stand vacant and home values have fallen in every major metropolitan area over the past year. Several icons of the capital markets—Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and Wachovia Bank—no longer exist, and others, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are deeply wounded.
Massachusetts' Efforts to Address Foreclosed Properties
The growing number of troubled mortgages in New England poses challenges for local communities. As foreclosures mount, so do the number of vacant homes, given that most properties that do not sell at auction remain in the hands of the foreclosing lender. These foreclosed properties, known as lender-owned or real estate owned (REO) properties, present an obstacle to preserving healthy neighborhoods.
Community Land Trusts Work in the Best and Worst of Times
Recently I gave a speech at the National Community Land Trust Network's annual meeting in Boston to talk about the important role that community land trusts have in our neighborhoods by promoting stability through affordable housing and economic development opportunities. Those efforts are always welcomed and needed under normal conditions, and they are appreciated and needed even more so as we cope with unprecedented economic challenges not seen since the Great Depression.
Using New Markets Tax Credits to Mitigate the Impact of Foreclosures on Communities
Across the country, committees have been established to come up with ways to mitigate the impact of foreclosures on lower-income communities. A few are exploring the feasibility of having community-based organizations use the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program to facilitate the purchase of foreclosed residential properties for rehabilitation and resale to low- and moderate-income families.


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"We came into the championships after a great regular season and we felt really good about our chances this week to compete for a national championship," head coach Robin Morris-Walters said. "I thought everyone rode very strong and fought to the end. I couldn't be more proud of your team and the season we had. We lose some key seniors this season but we have a lot of returners for next year, which I feel gives us a great chance to have another strong season."
The Hunter Seat team fell 5-3, tying in Equitation over Fences, 2-2 and dropping 3-1 in Equitation on the Flat. Two of the Aggies' five loses in Hunter Seat were by eight points or less.
Shannon Dooley earned the lone point for the Aggies in the Flat competition with a 147-182 win over Emma Roberts of SMU. In Fences, Emily McConnell defeated SMU's Schafer Raposa, 165-133, as Elizabeth Solomon beat Sylvia de Toledo of SMU, 155-146.
The Western team scores looked much the same, falling 5-2 as well. The Horsemanship team tied 2-2, while the Reining team lost 3-1.
Brynn Larson earned the only point for NM State in Reining with a 140-136 win over Morgan Redwine of SMU. In total, the Aggies lost three head-to-head match-ups in Reining by two and a half points. Courtney Cruse beat Redwine in the Horsemanship competition by a score of 145-136.5, as Rianna Story defeated Jaclyn White, 139.5-120.
The Aggies end their season at 9-6 overall, holding a 4-1 record at home in 2013-14.


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This lecture discusses the steps necessary to preserve and understand historic recordings and lays out a set of procedures that archivists could apply to documents, paintings and other historical materials. Video produced and sponsored by the UW-Madison Libraries. Henry Sapoznik, is the director of the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at UW-Madison, a five-time Grammy Award nominee, the executive director of Living Traditions; founder of KlezKamp, creator of the Yiddish Radio Project, and winner of the 2002 Peabody Award. Video production and editing by Mary Waitrovich of Media Plus You.
Ever since Socrates was condemned to death for exerting too strong an influence on the young, Western culture has had profoundly mixed feelings about teachers. Our own culture alternately mocks and fears professors, and popular images of teachers in film and television give us a way to understand the values, hopes, and anxieties our culture associates with education. Does the university open doors, or lock us into confining tracks? Are professors serving the public or their own huge egos? Caroline Levine, Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, takes a look at stereotypes of professors that circulate in popular culture and makes an argument that we need to be critically aware of the ways that these shape our lives and expectations. The presenter is the author of two books, The Serious Pleasures of Suspense (2003) and Provoking Democracy: Why We Need the Arts (2007), and editor of the Norton Anthology of World Literature.
Sherry Mayrent is a UW-Madison donor, musician and preeminent collector of rare Yiddish and Hebrew music; her collection of 78-rpm recordings is the largest and most comprehensive private collection of such period recordings in the world, representing over 7,000 unique performances, and spanning the full gamut of Yiddish culture genres commercially recorded from 1895-1955. The donated collection has been fully cataloged and meticulously transferred and digitally preserved by the Grammy award winning sound engineer Christopher King. Mayrent and Carol Master have also made a major gift for the establishment of the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at UW-Madison.


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New London — Downtown business owners, property owners and residents filled the City Council chambers this morning for the first of two community forums to air their frustrations with City Hall and to take the first step in finding a solution.
They asked Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio whether businesses are a priority for the city and said they want the city's help in ending "neglect" downtown.
Finizio said he called the forums to hear the concerns and ideas of the downtown community to move the city forward.
Business owners have cited a number of issues that they say cause direct harm to their businesses, including: garbage collection, snow removal, parking, a diminished police presence downtown and an unreceptive city administration.
"These problems have an immediacy to them and we ask that the city works with the City Center District to solve them," said George Dowker, president of the City Center District. "We believe the cause of the problem is the lack of enforcement of city ordinances, which are inadequate."
Dowker asked that the city commit to working with City Center District to review and revise the relevant city ordinances and the enforcement of them.
"I still believe the opportunities before us are much greater than the challenges," the mayor said. "But the challenges are there and need to be addressed."
Jack Chaplin, who runs Chaplin's restaurant on Bank Street, said, "The bottom line is [whether] businesses are a priority for the city because they drive tourism, they drive economics for the city."
Issues with trash collection and snow removal, Finizio said, stem from the fact that the city simply does not have enough employees in the Department of Public Works and other city departments to do a garbage pickup and plow the streets during a snowstorm. Likewise, there are not enough police officers for the department to have a constant presence downtown.
"Our staffing levels are low, we know that. This was, in part, to balance our budget. Staffing has been cut across the city," Finizio said. "It needs to be restored for services to be restored."
Finizio said he believes the minimum staffing level for the police department should be 80 officers and he will fund the department at that level in his next budget request.
Though business owners expressed frustration with the state of affairs, they also urged the mayor to work with them to fix many of the issues.
"I'm here for one reason, I think, in summation, it's simply a matter of neglect. What I'm hearing are excuses," said Antonio Suarez, owner of Northern Light Gems on State Street. "What I'm hoping will come out today is not a reason why it has happened, but a solution."
Suarez said part of the problem is that there is not a feeling of partnership between downtown businesses and City Hall.
To fix many of the issues addressed at the forum, Finizio said, city residents may have to bear the burden of a tax increase.
"What we had was a system where we were spending but we were not matching it with revenues we were collecting honestly, we were taking it out of the kitty and the kitty ran out," Finizio said. "Now we're at a point where we have a tough choice to make. How much harm does the tax increase potentially do you versus how much harm does not having the cops or not having the infrastructure repairs do you? ... That's the debate we're about to enter into as a community."
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Three teens assaulted a man who confronted them as they were breaking into his car, and one was armed with brass knuckles, police said Thursday morning. Michael Pavlas, 17, of 18 Laton St., Melvin Reyes, 18, of 12 Cross St., and a 16-year-old boy were arrested at around 2:15 a.m. Thursday, police said. Police claim the three youths were breaking into a vehicle on Harbor Avenue around 1 a.m., and when the owner came out to confront them, they attacked him. The owner was treated for minor injuries, and police found the youths in the area nearby. The victim was able to identify them, police said. Pavlas faces misdemeanor charges of simple assault, receiving stolen property, attempted theft, and possession of a dangerous weapon, while Reyes is charged with simple assault. The 16-year-old is charged as a juvenile with first-degree assault, as police allege that the younger teen used the brass knuckles during the attack, although Pavlas had them at the time of their arrest. The youths were expected to be arraigned in Nashua District Court.


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This article describes the grease lubrication mechanisms in rolling bearings which are described in a new book written by SKF engineers [10], which was also addressed in a grease course co-hosted by ABMA and STLE at the 2013 STLE Annual Meeting.
Phases in grease lubrication
Grease lubrication is a dynamic process that can be divided into three phases as shown in fig. 1. During the churning phase, most of the grease will flow onto the seals or onto the bearing ring shoulders (into the unswept volume of the bearing) or will end up attached to the cage. From here, the grease will slowly provide the raceways with lubricant by either bleeding or shear. The lubricating film will be determined by balance between feed and loss of lubricant [12]. At some point, the reservoirs may be exhausted or deteriorate to the point that replenishment can no longer happen. If no relubrication has taken place, severe film breakdown will take place, called the end of grease life, which subsequently leads to bearing damage and failure.
Fig. 1: The phases in grease lubrication of rolling bearings.
Grease Reservoir Formation
The rate at which the reservoir formation will take place is given by the flow properties of the grease, also called "rheological properties". Fig. 2, shows the various exiting models At very high shear rates the grease viscosity may approach the base oil viscosity. Such high shear rates occur in the lubricating films between rolling elements and raceways.
Fig. 2 (right): Schematic representation of the viscosity-shear rate curves for lubricating greases on a double logarithmic scale.
Film Thickness
The lubricating film thickness in grease-lubricated bearings is determined by layers formed by thickener hR and by the hydrodynamic action of the viscous grease/base oil hEHL [2,4].
In the case of starved lubrication the film thickness is primarily a function of the thickness of the lubricant layers on the contacting surfaces (fig. 3), given by oil bleeding [3, 13], sideflow [11,12], replenishment [6,7] and shear and drag due to ball spin [5].
Fig. 3: Schematic representation of film thickness and pressure in a fully flooded and starved EHL contact [11].
Grease Life and Relubrication: Safe Operation
Lubricating greases are developed to operate in a distinct temperature window. The maximum temperature, called high-temperature limit (HTL), is the temperature where the grease loses its structure irreversibly. This temperature may not be exceeded at any time!
The low temperature limit (LTL) is determined by the temperature at which the grease will enable the bearing to start-up without difficulty. The "safe" temperature window is given by the Low Temperature Performance Limit (LTPL) and the High Temperature Performance Limit (HTPL). In this window the life of the grease follows "Arrhenius behaviour" and is predictable [1].
Grease Life and Relubrication: Grease Life Models
All models are empirical, based on grease life tests. In general grease life is defined as the L10 life: the time at which 10 % of a large population of bearings have failed. If relubrication is possible then this should be carried out much earlier. Fig. 4 shows the grease life for lightly loaded capped deep groove ball bearings as a function of rotational speed, mean bearing diameter, operating temperature and grease type (grease performance factor). Correction factors can be applied for the impact of load [1].
Fig. 4 (right): Grease life in lubricated-for-life standard radial deep groove ball bearings operating at light loads (C/P ≥ 15) [1,8]. Courtesy of SKF.
Lubrication Systems
The lubrication system should be designed to handle a grease that is best suited for the bearing. The design of the lubrication system needs to take into account the resistance to flow, compressibility, pressure venting, rheology, flow pressure, oil separation, seal-base oil compatibly and hardening and functioning of the pump.
Piet M Lugt, is a Senior Scientist in the SKF Group Technology Development, at the SKF Engineering Research Centre, in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. Paul Conley is a Chief Engineer at SKF Industrial Market, Strategic Industries, in St. Louis, USA. Dave M. Pallister, is a Chemist at SKF Global Laboratories, in Plymouth, USA. You can find their contact information in our membership database.
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A Remembrance of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (1924 – 2012) by Billy Frank, Jr.Dec 21st, 2012 • Category: NWIFC Blog
Billy Frank Jr., chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, wrote a thoughtful and comprehensive remembrance of Senator Daniel Inouye, who passed away earlier this week. The document charts Inouye's massive efforts in tribal relations and offers insights into federal Indian policy in the few decades.
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(WASHINGTON) -- Wayne Wang doesn't like people telling him what he can and cannot do.
``Sometimes I get really upset and bored with how the movie industry is filled with lawyers and executives and rating boards and preview focus groups that tell you, 'you can't do this, you can't do that, this is illegal, this you'll get sued, this won't work.' It's filled with everything that you're not supposed to do,'' Wang said.
``Once in a while I have to kind of break away from that ... there is a side of me that once in a while really needs to get that air,'' the Hong Kong-born director said in an interview.
And he gives free rein to those needs in his latest movie.
``The Center of the World'' is an unabashed exploration of a certain kind of sex as a young dotcom millionaire isolated in a world of technology pays a stripper to spend three days in a Las Vegas hotel room living his fantasies.
Shot in digital video, the film's sexual content can be unnerving. The Artisan Entertainment (news - external web site) production is the opening night film of the San Francisco International Film Festival on Thursday and is being released nationwide without a rating rather than having it go out with a rating of NC-17.
The festival is advertising the film as ``'Last Tango in Paris' for the wired generation,'' but Wang himself avoids making comparisons.
``I just wanted to take these two characters today and try to do a film that is truthful and real about sex, and not try to homogenize it or whitewash it,'' he said.
If it all seems unexpected from the director of such warm family dramas as ``The Joy Luck Club,'' from Amy Tan's best-selling novel, and the award-winning ``Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart,'' about a Chinese mother and her American-born daughter, it shouldn't, said Wang, who is 52.
``I'm very interested in family relationships and simple human dramas and I will always go back to that,'' he said.
An Experiment, An Exploration
``This film for me is an experiment, it's an exploration, it's a little bit like playing jazz,'' he said, using a metaphor of which he is fond. ``You kind of go to things that are slightly out of your control.''
A self-professed ``nervous'' person, Wang nevertheless appears to be well in control of his career, at least.
``The Joy Luck Club'' in 1993 was hailed as one of the first films with an Asian-American theme and cast to win a relatively wide audience in the United States.
Wang followed that success with independent films ``Smoke'' and ``Blue in the Face,'' in collaboration with novelist Paul Auster, and in 1997 returned to his native Hong Kong to film the handover of the then-British colony to China with ``Chinese Box,'' starring mainland star Gong Li and Jeremy Irons.
Hong Kong was not unfamiliar territory. Between the time he left to study in the United States as a teen-ager and when he became a U.S. citizen in the early 1980s, Wang went back and forth between Asia and America working in film and television.
``I was carrying a British passport at the time and ... I was kind of struggling with whether I'm really Chinese or American or even English for that matter, kind of conflicted about all that,'' Wang said.
Ultimately he chose America, he said, because of the degree of freedom he could have both personally and professionally.
``I had a lot of wild ideas as a young filmmaker and I couldn't do what I wanted to do (in Hong Kong),'' he said.
Reluctant Role Model For Asian-Americans
Wang has since become one of a handful of Asian-Americans who have had big success in the industry, and it is inevitable that he is brought up as a role model for young filmmakers. But it is a mantle Wang does not wear lightly.
``I work, and I make the films that I feel are important for me. I don't want to feel the burden or the guilt of saying that I'm kind of carrying a flag for Asian-American filmmakers or even making films for Asian-Americans,'' he said.
And yet Wang admits that it is to those stories that he always returns. His next project, he hopes, will be a film version of Korean-American author Chang-rae Lee's ``A Gesture Life,'' the story of a Japanese immigrant of Korean descent and his terrible experience of the Second World War.
``I have a wonderful script that Chang-rae adapted for me but it's hard finding the financing for it,'' Wang said.
``People don't realize how hard it is to raise money to do an Asian film still,'' he said.
``The Center of the World'' was made on a very small budget -- just how small Wang won't say -- and a very tight schedule.
Wang said his greatest concern is that the film will be ''silently censored'' by failing to win wide release.
Already The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, as well as several other regional newspapers, have reportedly decided not to run the original, more racy, versions of advertisements for the film.
``What's important for me is for a film like this to be shown, to be able to have the same kind of access as any other film,'' he said.
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April 5, 2013
Tisha Tori Bumpers-Smith
DURHAM – Funeral services for Ms. Tisha Tori Bumpers-Smith, 36, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary United Church of Christ, 1715 Athens Street. Public viewing and visitation beginning at Noon.
Survivors include her husband, Tyrone Smith; sons, Tori Bumpers and Torchea Bumpers; mother, Pamela B. Stone (Dean); father, McClinton Jones; grandmothers, Torchy Bumpers and Hassie Jones (Thomas); sister, Tovia Brodie; brothers, McClinton Jones Jr. (Johnetta), Antwoine Jones (Shonte-Hayes) and Nikki Stone (Stephanie); aunts, uncles, god relatives.
Arrangements by Fisher Funeral Parlor.
Quinton Gerod Cameron
DURHAM - Funeral services for Mr. Quinton Gerod Cameron (40) of Durham, NC will be conducted on today at 1 p.m. from the Victory at Calvary Church, and the interment will follow in the Glennview Memorial Garden. The family will meet with their friends one hour before the funeral service.
Survivors are one daughter, Ms. Quintals Alston; one sister, Mrs. Tonya Caviness Small; his father, Mr. Eddie Lewis Wilds, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Final care and arrangements are entrusted to: Hanes Funeral Service.
Robert Lee Davis
DURHAM – Funeral services for Robert Lee Davis, 76, of 3103 Cedarwood Street, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at West Durham Baptist Church, 1901 Athens Street. Family visitation with Masonic rites, 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the church.
He was a U.S. Army Korean Conflict veteran.
He retired from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park after 35 years.
He was a member of West Durham Baptist Church where he served on the Senior Usher Board, Trustee Board and Finance Committee.
A well-known loyal member and leader of the Masonic community, he was affiliated with A.S. Hunter Lodge #825, Durham Consistory #218 PHA and Zafa Temple #176, PHA.
Survivors include a son, Jeffrey K. Davis (Danita); stepson, Kenneth A. James (Rose); six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Amanda Screws (Charles) and Cheryl Davis Bradford; three brothers, James C. Davis, Charles E. Wright Sr. (Cora) and John W. Davis.
Viewing, Noon to 5 p.m. today at Fisher Funeral Parlor.
Denise Olivia McMillan-Liles
DURHAM — Denise Olivia McMillan-Liles, 55, of Durham, died Friday, March 29, 2013 at Duke University Medical Center. She was the daughter of Cora J. McLeod and the late James F. McLeod, born May 23, 1957.
Denise was employed by the Durham Public School system as a high school teacher for many years. She was then employed by Measurement Inc. until she became disabled in 2008. She completed her studies at Durham High School and her secondary education at North Carolina Central University.
She is survived by her husband, Michael A. Batts of Durham; two daughters, Karleshia Daye Jones and Krystal Daye, both of Durham; two brothers, George Green (Shirley) of Rochester, New York and James F. McLeod Jr. (Barbara) of Durham; four grandchildren, Kassan, Khalil, Kayla, Kaiden.
A memorial service will be held in her honor on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Mount Vernon Baptist Church at 1007 S. Roxboro St. Durham, NC 27707. Family hour will be held at 11 a.m., and the memorial will be held at 12 p.m.
Arrangements by Fisher Funeral Parlor.
Sumega Richmond Solomon
DURHAM - Mrs. Sumega Richmond Solomon, daughter of the late John Henry Richmond and Georgianna Carlton Richmond, was born Nov. 21, 1913 in Durham. She passed peacefully on April 1, 2013.
Sumega retired from the Ligett and Myers Tobacco Company after working 31 years as an inspector. She was a long time and faithful member of First Calvary Baptist Church and the Elks Salome Temple number 704 for over 50 years.
Cherishing her memory are son, retired USA Army officer, William Massey (Annette); one grandson, William Massey Jr.; niece, Delois Cook; nephew, Morris Richmond; Kelly Foster; Mary Brooks; and special neighbor and friend, Cynthia Williams.
Funeral services will be today at First Calvary Baptist Church, 1311 Morehead Avenue. Services will start at 12 noon. Visitation will be an hour before service.
Scarborough and Hargett Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
Edwin C. "Bunny" Wearing
DURHAM — Edwin C. "Bunny" Wearing, 68, departed this life unexpectedly on March 30, 2013 at Durham Regional Hospital. Mr. Wearing was born in Durham, NC to the late Henry Robert and Loreaster Holloway Wearing. He was retired from the Durham Public Schools. He leaves to cherish his memory daughters, Deborah L. Wilson, Sandra D. Ham; sons, Andrew Paulk, Kenneth Lunsford, Lamont Ross; his sister, Ms. Patricia A. Wearing and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday April 6, 2013 at 12 noon at Seedtime & Harvest Fellowship Church, 804 Berwyn Ave. 27704. Arrangements entrusted to Scarborough & Hargett Funeral Home.
Edith Paisley Murphy
February 6, 1922- April 2, 2013
CHAPEL HILL — Edith Murphy, 91, of Chapel Hill, NC, died April 2, 2013. She was born in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, the daughter of Edgar Lee Paisley and Samullea Hash. Edith was a graduate of Lees-McRae College.
Edith was predeceased by her first husband, Kemp Battle Nye; and brothers, Paul and Robert Paisley. She is survived by one son, Kemp Battle Nye Jr.; sister, Dorothy Haynes; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In 1968 Edith married Captain Douglas Murphy who predeceased her by a year.
Edith, a native Chapel Hillian, truly beloved by all, was an avid Tar Heel fan and a diehard yellow dog democrat.
There will be a visitation service today, April 5th from 1 to 2:45 p.m. at Walker's Funeral Home, 120 West Franklin St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 followed by the Funeral service in Walker's F.H. Chapel at 3:00.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina, 400 Flemington Dr. Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450 in honor of Edith.
Online condolences may be made at www.walkersfuneralservice.com