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Kerala Pineapple Beef Curry with Cucumber Raita
- Active Time 20m
- Total Time 35m
Serves 4
Kerala is the southwesternmost state of India, and the cuisine is marked by two characteristics: spicy foods and ingredients that reflect the region's subtropical location, such as the coconut and pineapple in this sweet curry. This dish cooks quickly, partly because of the tender cut of beef. This is unlike many Indian curries, which need slow, lengthy cooking for all the flavors to fully marry.
- For Raita:
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1/2 English or hothouse cucumber, grated
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Pinch of coriander seeds (optional)
- 1 or 2 sprigs fresh cilantro, for garnish
- For Rice:
- 2 cups basmati white rice or long-grain American rice
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- For Curry:
- 1/4 cup light olive oil
- 1 pound top sirloin steak, cubed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 small white onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons minced ginger
- 2 tablespoons Madras curry powder (preferably Patak's or Sharwood's), or more to taste
- 3/4 cup frozen pineapple juice concentrate, thawed, or 1 1/2 cups canned pineapple juice reduced over high heat to 3/4 cup
- 1 small pineapple, peeled, cored and diced
- 3/4 cup beef stock
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- For Garnish:
- 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
- 12 to 16 fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup mango or other fruit chutney
TO PREPARE RAITA: Place the yogurt in a mixing bowl and add the grated cucumber, pinch of salt, pepper and coriander. Mix well and chill in the refrigerator. Garnish with the cilantro just before serving.
TO PREPARE RICE: Soak the rice in cold water for 10 minutes. Using a strainer, drain the rice and rinse under cold running water until the water no longer looks milky. Place the rice in a saucepan with 4 cups of cold water, the salt and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer, stir briefly, and partially cover the pan. Cook for about 7 minutes, or until the water is absorbed; do not stir the rice while it is cooking. Keep warm and fluff with a fork just before serving.
TO PREPARE CURRY: While the rice is soaking and cooking, prepare the curry. Heat the oil in a saucepan or deep, heavy skillet. Season the cubed sirloin with salt, add to the pan, and stir for 5 minutes over medium-high heat, until browned on all sides. Add the onion, garlic and ginger, and saute for 1 minute. Stir in the curry powder so that it thoroughly coats all the ingredients and smells toasty and aromatic; saute for about 1 minute. Add the pineapple juice concentrate, pineapple, stock and coconut milk, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes so that the liquid reduces slightly. Adjust the seasonings and keep warm.
TO SERVE: Place a mound of rice on each warm serving plate and spoon the curry next to or over it. Garnish the curry with the almonds and cilantro, and serve the chutney and raita in bowls on the side.
Tip: Curry powder is usually a mixture of 15 to 20 different ground spices and Madras curry is a hot variety; use a mild curry powder if you have a low tolerance for spicy food. In Hindi, "basmati" means "queen of fragrance," and this aromatic rice is higher in quality, more fine textured, and less starchy than other long-grain rice. A fine domestic substitute is Texmati rice, which, as the name suggests, is a type of basmati grown commercially in Texas. Texmati rice can be found in gourmet, specialty and natural food stores.
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911 calories; 29g total fat; 73mg cholesterol; 432mg sodium; 126g carbohydrates; 6g fiber; 40g protein
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Less educated women were also more likely to become pregnant while they were living with their partner.
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Excel Switching Corp. of Hyannis and Cape Cod Cooperative Bank worked their way through the maze of applications and regulations that were the state's economic development grant process earlier this year and were rewarded with training grants totaling more $210,000.
With the creation of a streamlined process that state officials say "turn things around," they may be among the last companies in the commonwealth to go through that often-times confusing process.
Wednesday morning at Cape Cod Community College, state Secretary of Economic Development Ranch Kimball announced the creation of the Business Resource Team. The goal of the new effort is to create easier access to the economic development grant and funding programs offered by the state.
Kimball, who was appointed to the post four months ago, said that he spent three of those months meeting with more than 90 companies and 250 executives to see where the problems were in these funding opportunities for business.
After an introduction by Excel's president, J.C. Murphy, Kimball told the 60 or so gathered in the Tilden Arts Center that what he found in those meetings was that the state needed to change.
"We've come to recognize that the way to keep companies like Excel competitive ... we have to focus on you in this room, our customers," he said.
The Business Resource Team (BRT) includes members of MassDevelopment, the Massachusetts Office of Business Development the Economic Stabilization Trust and the Workforce Training Fund and is focused on creating easier lines of access for businesses.,
To help facilitate this, a new Web site, www.mass.gov/bizteam, is intended to serve as a one-stop information resource for information and application.
In an interview after the announcement, Kimball said that the state is also working with regional agencies with grant finds of their own to broaden the scope of that one-stop center.
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Reply+65#2 - aeternumvale (07/05/2013) [-]
None of them wearing gloves, Leaves hammer behind...
#30 to #2 - Loppytaffy (07/06/2013) [-]
Assuming these people are on the Russian police database to be tracked with?
#28 to #2 - swedishviking (07/06/2013) [-]
except they where....
#18 to #2 - counteractive (07/06/2013) [-]
They were wearing white latex gloves, it looks like they were leaving the hammer intentionally, probably had someone elses fingerprints on it. I think this because at no point do they use it.
#15 to #3 - sparkysparkybooman (07/06/2013) [-]
No but they usually keep them on record. If the persons finger print isn't on record at the time, when it later does at some point, it'll come up and they can be convicted for this crime too.
Reply+13#5 to #3 - justanotherzombie (07/05/2013) [-]
No but if the one that left the hammer has been convicted for anything they have them.
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Everybody knows that the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving, right? Well, probably not, but it was the Pilgrims' Thanksgiving that gave us our Thanksgiving holiday as we know it today.
The Pilgrims came to the New World looking for a way to worship God as they wished. They were not Puritans. Puritans wanted to change the Church of England to do away with its bishops but keep its ties to the government. The Puritans went on to settle the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Pilgrims at the Plymouth Colony were Separatists.
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Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine are to give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet.
The rebels vowed to secure the site and allow the recovery of bodies, the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe said.
The plane, carrying 298 people, crashed in rebel-held territory on Thursday.
The two sides in Ukraine's civil conflict have accused each other of shooting the jet down with a missile.
The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It fell between Krasni Luch in Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighbouring region of Donetsk.
Malaysia Airlines said flight MH17 was carrying at least 154 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians, 43 Malaysians (including 15 crew), 12 Indonesians and nine Britons.
Other passengers came from Germany, Belgium, the Philippines and Canada. The dead include world-renowned Dutch researcher Joep Lange who was among a number of passengers en route to an international Aids conference in Australia.
It is the second disaster suffered by Malaysia Airlines this year. Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Malaysia to China in March and has still not been found.
The separatists pledged to provide assistance after holding a video conference with senior representatives from the OSCE, Ukraine and Russia.
In a statement, the OSCE said the rebels had agreed to "close off the site of the catastrophe and allow local authorities to start preparations for the recovery of bodies".
They would also guarantee "safe access" to international investigators and OSCE monitors and co-operate with Ukrainian authorities.
Ukraine has declared the area a no-fly zone, while other airlines have announced they are now setting flight paths to avoid eastern Ukraine.
Rescue workers said on Friday they had recovered one of the plane's black box flight recorders after searching through debris spread across several kilometres.
The Interfax-Ukraine news agency earlier reported that another black box was found by separatist fighters and handed over to Moscow. Observers say the move, if confirmed, is likely to cause international controversy.
US and Ukrainian officials said they believed the plane had been brought down by a missile – a Buk thought to have been used by the rebels in Ukraine before.
The separatists were said to have seized the Buk after overrunning a Ukrainian military base.
However, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Vitaliy Yarema has cast doubt on this, telling local media on Friday: "The military told the president after the passenger plane had been shot down that the terrorists did not possess our Buk missile systems."
Ukraine has called the disaster an "act of terrorism", blaming it on Russia who it says has been aiding the rebels in the conflict and supplying them with advanced weapons.
"The Russians are done for. This is an international crime which must be investigated by the international tribunal in The Hague," Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.
Ukrainian authorities have released what they say are intercepted phone conversations that proved the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the Ukraine government for restarting military operations in the area, where it is trying to regain control from pro-Russian rebels.
"The country in whose airspace this happened bears responsibility for it," he said.
Russia has called for a "thorough and unbiased" investigation, adding that the tragedy also highlighted a need for a swift end to the Ukrainian conflict.
Separatist leader Alexander Borodai also accused the Ukrainian government of downing the airliner.
But Ukraine's defence ministry said there were no Air Force jets in the area and no surface-to-air systems being used against the rebels.
Earlier on Thursday, Ukrainian officials blamed the Russian Air Force for shooting down one of its ground attack jets on Wednesday, and a transport plane on Monday.
The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on the disaster on Friday morning in New York.


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Kenny Chesney's new album, Welcome To The Fishbowl, has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart after selling more than 193,000 units. This is Kenny's eleventh consecutive album to debut at No. 1. The album also debuted at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200 Chart, beat out only by pop star Justin Bieber's new album.
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First week sales of Welcome To The Fishbowl passed first week sales of his last three albums, including the critically acclaimed Hemingway's Whiskey which produced five No. 1 singles and a Top 5 hit. "This dramatic increase in sales is a real testament to the strength of his new music, as well as the continued momentum of his career at every level," Gary Overton, Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO, said.
Welcome To The Fishbowl has already produced a Top 10 hit with "Feel Like A Rock Star," Kenny's duet with Tim McGraw. His current single, "Come Over," is one of the fastest rising singles of Kenny's career. Kenny celebrated album release week with a free, live streaming concert as part of the American Express 'Unstaged' series as well as performances on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and The Today Show.
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The Rochester Americans announced today that the Amerks will hold a "Hometown Heroes Day" on Monday, Jan. 21 as the team hosts the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 1:05 p.m. game at The Blue Cross Arena. The Amerks are honoring all first responders such as police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical technicians. Following the Amerks-Bulldogs game, the Rochester Police Department will face-off with the Rochester Fire Department in an exhibition hockey game.


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When the state agricultural restriction ended a few years later, the Lins decided to complete their development plans with a proposal for 98 homes and an 18-hole championship golf course. They would be built on the 562 acre parcel they still owned above the newly developed Kottinger Ranch. The City Council approved the plan but a citizens' group successfully challenged the action and, in a referendum, reversed the council's approval in an election that turned on several hundred votes. While the new residents of Kottinger Ranch opposed the expected heavy golf course traffic on Hearst Drive; many others in the city objected to the development plan that called for removing 3,000 of the Lins' site's 18,000 trees to clear land for the golf course.
Now the Lins are back with a revised plan called Oak Grove that calls for the development of 51 lots for new custom homes at the top of Hearst Drive and a gift to the city of 497 adjoining acres free of charge to the city of Pleasanton. The city has plans to use the land for trails, equestrian paths, a park and accessible public open space. The council again approved the Lins plan, with a development agreement attached that also has the city receiving $1 million in traffic-related funds, a new hillside firefighting vehicle and a requirement that the Lins must pay for building all the trails and other amenities in the parkland before the sixth home lot can be sold. Again, some residents of Kottinger Ranch object to the development as well as others such as former City Councilwoman Kay Ayala who objects to new homes in the southeast hills. After the council vote in late 2007, Ayala organized a citizens' coalition called "Save Pleasanton's Hills" and successfully collected enough signatures to force another referendum on the Lins' project. After two years of litigation by both parties, the referendum will now be on the June 8 state primary ballot, asking voters to decide if they want to allow or reject the Oak Grove plan.
Although the council approved Oak Grove in 2007, the issue goes back to 2004 when the Lins asked again to build 98 homes on their property, but without a golf course. They assumed that because their acreage is still shown in the new General Plan as accommodating up to 98 homes, their plan would win Pleasanton's approval. They even cut the number to 51 in a compromise with critics and threw in the 497 acres of adjoining land to sweeten the deal.
Now it's up to the voters to make the final call. Between now and then voters should read city Ordinance 1961 and the Oak Grove development agreement that's attached, available as one document on the city's Web site. The coming campaign over the Oak Grove measure will be heated; voters owe it to themselves to learn what the Oak Grove plan is all about.


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"How frequently were you doing the balance exercises?"---------Andrew, I find that once or twice a week is sufficient for me these days and the session doesn't have to be very long- maybe 15 minutes.
Why not take the rain kilt and ditch the rain pants? That saves about 9 oz.Also you can do way better for an insulating layer than the 13 oz atom. I used the montbell ex light down puffy at 5 oz. it was sweet!!Also I did NOT heed the advice and actually brought a short sleeved shirt. Waste. Total waste. And if you are as white as I am you will never, ever wear it. Too cold at night, too sunny during the day. So either go for another long sleeve for sleeping, or just take the one shirt. And + a dozen or so about carrying a 5 pound pack.
" At this point, I'd be happy with a base of 15 with a Bearikade weekender or maybe an expedition. I'm freaking horrible at figuring out how much volume food takes up."Go to Hobby Lobby if you live near one, they sell little paper mache boxes. Buy one that is about 80-100 in3, or build yourself an exact small one out of thin wood.Put a days food in it. Set minimum of 140+ cal/oz overall for all meals and snacks. If you stick heavily to peanut butter, olive oil, pepperoni, tortillas, precooked bacon (yum), trail mix, and junk foods, you can get 4000 cal into 80 cubic inches. Plan to eat heavily at TM, RM, VVR the first week to make up for any calorie deficit, and accept the calorie deficit you will run the last week+ to WP.do this and you can get 8 days food in the weekender, and another day not in it when leaving MTR. 9 days food should be plenty for a light hiker to get to WP.All food must be repackaged in ziplocks and rolled up tight. Any snack foods need wrapper pierced with needle, expel all air, then put a small piece scotch tape back over the hole if desired.
Edited by livingontheroad on 03/16/2014 18:56:16 MDT.
I have never used a McHale, so can't compare, but I have carried 28 lbs in an arcblast and it carried like a dream. I know it doesn't seem like it, but the support is great. I have also read that adding the lumbar pad makes it even better. Again, I don't have experience with McHale, but based on my experience and a lot of other reviews I have read, I think it is a low risk swap out. Also, remember that as you eat food, your pack weight drops. I consider this important because I would rather have an uncomfortable pack for a couple days (until you eat enough to make the pack comfortable) than carry an extra 3-4 lbs for the entire trip.Other points..-11oz for rain pants seems like a lot for something you will likely rarely wear. I have a pair of Luke's pants that are in the 4oz range and much cheaper. Can't hike in them, but I can't hike in any rain gear without wetting them out from the inside.-I made the switch to trail runners and can't believe how much better they are. I used to have soaked feet despite avoiding getting the boots wet. Now I don't care and I never get blisters. Just make certain you have good quick dry socks and trail runners that are designed to drain and dry fast.-2 lbs per day of food is a lot. 1.5 lbs is more typical, but everyone is different.Edited to add bullet points instead of adding another post.
Edited by jrmahler on 03/23/2014 05:47:20 MDT.
I've updated the gear list spreadsheet to make it aesthetically easier to see the sub-category totals and added some italicized and purple text next to gear that would be need to be purchased.I also added in a section to estimate my consumable weight and calculate total carried. I'm seeing that with an Arc Blast I'd likely be ~30lbs with 7 days of food and 2 liters of water and an 4oz fuel canister. I'm guessing I'd actually need to carry and 8oz fuel canister (is that about 13oz?)Some changes:- Possible swap REI eVent rain pants for Montbell Versalight: -7oz- Possible swap Arcyteyx Atom LT for Cerium LT: -5oz (ugh $$$)- Possible swap Mchale for 60L Arc Blast: -55oz (!)Woot! 12lb base weight with all swaps.Edit: Saw the gear forum thread about my jacket question so no need.@Jen M: You know, I am indeed pale (can't tan albino power) so yes - might as well ditch that extra short sleeve shirt or swap out for a second long sleeve. Not sure which I'd do since I can see utility in having a sleeping shirt or a swap for when I "wash* up in a lake. Jason, Jenn, M.B: Ok, you've convinced me to lower my estimate for food to 1.75 PPD (low body fat % = high metabolism). Thanks for your comments. Overall, I believe that I've got a pretty good system to protect me from light rain and wind while hiking, sun on nice days, and use the wind layers and insulation to stay warm at night.
Edited by am1982 on 03/28/2014 13:30:36 MDT.
Take a jacket or pocho. Leave the pants and the kilt at home. If you have nylon pants to hike in, they'll dry fast enough for summer in the sierras. I spend bout 30 nights a summer up there and with the exception of a weird wet week a couple of years ago, I have never needed rain pants. If it's that bad, get on your shelter and wait for it to pass. I'd skip the kilt too, but it's a reasonable compromise.
I can't stand hiking in rain pants, because they make me sweat like crazy. If it is warm and rainy, I just leave them at home because my pants (Ramparts) dry really quickly. If it is cold and rainy, then I like to put my rain pants on when I stop hiking. What this seems to do is trap the heat from my body inside of the rain pants, which helps to dry out my pants somewhat. This has made it more manageable since without rain pants I would wake up with cold and wet pants to start the next day in, which isn't fun for the first hour.
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Ahh winter. The season we love to hate. All that cold, wind and rain – not the best collection of weather types, let alone when they're combined with energetic little ones. If you're stuck indoors and aren't keen on day-in, day-out Dora or Ben 10, try one of these indoor activities. It'll get them creating, imagining, playing and having a ball.
1. Make a newspaper tent
That large expanse of a living room is screaming out for a transformation. This one will keep them busy building it AND playing in it... bonus! Use picture rails, hooks or curtain rods (anything up high and stable enough) to tie lines of string around the room, connecting up to where you started so you've created the "foundations". Now lay two to three sheets of newspaper side-by-side lengthways so you've created a long, narrow column. Tape the sheets together so you have a "wall". Tape or peg one end of the column to the string. Continue your way around until all walls are up. You can add rooms by tying more string to existing string and cut out doorways and windows once they're in place. Alternatively... Turn a giant box into a cubby house. Turn the box upside down and use a box cutter to cut out a window then cut up from the floor and across for a door (bend the third side so it is "hinged"). The kids can then get creative making cling-wrap glass for the window, stick a bottle-top lid on the door as a handle and play decorator with paints, textas or crayons.
2. Have an indoor tea-party picnic
Pop your prettiest sheets over the dining table (move the chairs out of the way first) and pile the inside with as many cushions, blankets and rugs as you can find – and that'll fit! Let them get all dressed up and then cosy into their tea-party cubby with some treats. Fill a teapot with milk and lay out your tea cups with the sugar pot filled with flavoured milk powder like Nestle Quik or Milo. Let the kids make their own "tea" by mixing their powder and milk in their tea cups.
3. Make a doorway puppet show
Get an old sheet, curtain or large piece of fabric and cut it so it's slightly wider than a doorway. Now cut a square window in the centre – low enough so that when it hangs from a doorway a child will be able to stand or kneel and comfortably hold a puppet at that height. Using two pieces of contrasting fabric (tea towels or pillowcases are ideal) pin them lengthways from the "inside" of the theatre at the top so they fall as curtains. Use ribbon or string to gather them to the sides of the window and tie when the show starts. Tie string around the top corners of the sheet and hook onto 3M hooks or some nails on either side of a door frame. For puppets, put all those odd socks to good use (use string or wool as hair, buttons as eyes and sticky felt as spots) and make good use of a collage box and glue! You could also cut out people from magazines and tape them onto paddle-pop sticks or straws. Perform a show and then let the kids make up their own show.
4. Create a reading/family tree
Stretch out your weekly library trips (your local or school library trip) with this activity. If you're happy enough to paint one onto a wall, go for it, but for a less permanent tree, draw the tree stump and branches on large sheets of paper – Ikea has a great roll of paper (Mala Drawing Paper Roll) that is ideal – and tape up with 3M removable poster strips on the wall (it's best to tape the paper in place first and then draw the tree onto the paper). Next, cut out a whole bunch of large-ish leaves on various pieces of patterned paper. Every time your child reads a new book, have them write the title, author, date and what they loved about the book onto a new leaf and have them stick it on the tree. For more variation on your tree, have the children draw characters or items from the books, then cut them out and stick them amongst the leaves. Alternatively... try making a family tree. Have the children take pictures of all their family members, print them out and stick them on a branch with a collection of things about each family member. Have them cut out things from magazines or toy catalogues they associate with each member – fave colour, toy, book, food, etc.
5. Build a box city
Start saving your cereal, tissue and shoe boxes! Once you have a collection, set up the dining table with paints, scissors, papers, buttons, pipe cleaners, cotton wool, textas and anything else you can think of! Have them paint the boxes and stick square pieces of paper as windows and doors to make buildings. Let them create their own city and use toy cars or little people from the dollhouse as its inhabitants. Also try turning the city into a fun photobooth. Lie the box buildings on their side so the fronts of the buildings face upwards. Also lie cars and people on their sides so as you look down on the "city" from above, it looks as if it's the right way up. Now have your child lie on the floor above the buildings and have them positioned so it looks as though they're leaping over the buildings. Take happy snaps from a ladder of your super-human children!
6. Create a string obstacle course
Here's a fun way to make them earn their afternoon treat (or special gift/surprise). Tie one end of a roll of string around the "surprise" and then wind your way throughout the whole house, letting the string fall behind you as you go, until you either run out of string or patience! Hand the other end of the string to the child and have them follow the string around the house to find out what's on the other end. For older kids, make it a treasure hunt with little notes as clues. Each note can be a riddle or just a visual clue (like a picture of the fridge) so they know where to look next.
7. Have a prankster day
Think April Fool's Day jokes but not on April Fools. Think of silly pranks or little jokes that will have them in hysterics and wondering what on earth will happen next. Try these:
Cling-wrapped doorway: Tape clingwrap to one side of a doorway, stretch the roll across and tape it to the other side. Repeat above and below the first wrap several times so it's not so obvious.
Jelly drinks: Make up some fruit-juice coloured jelly and pour it into their cups. Insert a straw and place it in the fridge to set. When you offer them their afternoon juice they won't be expecting not to be able to drink it normally!
Balloon rockets: Blow up a balloon and twist the end rather than tying it off. Now jam the twisted end into the top of a doorway by closing the door. When the children open the door, the balloons will zoom around the room.
Tricky milk: Place a little drop of food colouring into the bottom of their cereal bowl and pour cereal on top. When they pour their milk into the bowls, it'll mix with the dye and magically change colour!
Short-sheet their beds: Just when they think the tricks are over, this classic will have them sleeping with one eye open. Using a flat sheet, tuck it around the mattress at the pillow end as though it is the fitted sheet. Stretch it out to the bottom of the bed, now fold it back on itself up to the pillow as though it's the regular flat sheet. Tuck in the sides and replace the doona. When they get in, they'll wonder why their legs get stuck halfway down the bed!
8. Make your own cool-shaped crayons
If you have a bunch of old shabby crayons you don't know what to do with or want to turn some store-bought crayons into something special, try recycling them into new shapes. You'll need to remove all the paper and group them into like colours. Place like-colour crayons into an empty tin and place them in a pot of boiling water. Once the crayons have melted, pour the liquid into a shaped ice cube tray (try Ikea or Chalet for a great range of shapes like hearts and stars) and allow to cool and set. Once they're hard, they're ready for use. These make great party gifts. Also try making rainbow crayons. Follow the same instructions, but don't fill the entire mould with one colour. Use less in each mould, wait to set, then pour in the next colour until you have a rainbow of colours per crayon.
9. Make a memory game
Cut up a large sheet of cardboard into an even amount of squares about 5cm x 5cm. For younger kids, 10-12 cards is plenty; for older ones, you can make it more challenging by adding more cards. Trace around something round that will fit on the cardboard square (like a small tin) with a black marker and have the kids decorate them in pairs (polka dots, stripes, zig zags, solid colours). Mix the cards up and lie them face down in a grid formation. Each player gets to turn two cards over, trying to get a matching pair by remembering where each card was. You can also get creative with this idea by making anything into a memory game: photos, images from the computer, pictures the kids draw (as long as they're good at repeating the same picture!), scrapbook paper, fabric swatches...
10. Have a "snowball" fight
Here's one way to get rid of the wriggles and allow a jolt of energy. Give each child and adult a pile of newspaper and stand them around the room. Use a timer or stopwatch and set it for a few minutes. When you say "go!", everyone has to scrunch up a piece of paper into a ball and throw it as a snowball. You can hit whomever you like and can return the ones that hit you when you run out. Go until the timer buzzes and the person with the most "balls" at their feet gets to put all the paper in the recycling!
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There's Lots of Fun Stuff Happening in Kitsap All Weekend
The weekend is shaping up as a big one for Kitsap County, with plenty to do for all ages and tastes. Here's a breakdown of some of the major events:

Quicksilver hydroplane races: Today and Sunday from approximately noon to approximately 6 p.m. on Dyes Inlet, with free public viewing at Silverdale Waterfront Park; beer garden from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and entertainment at 7 tonight by Bill Brown and the Kingbees. Free shuttle from Kitsap Mall.

Details: www.quicksilverhydroraces.com.

Chief Seattle Days: Today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5:30 p.m. in Suquamish. Highlights today include a memorial service for Chief Seattle at 9 a.m., a parade at 11 a.m., salmon bake at noon, canoe races at 1 p.m. and powwow and competitive dances from 1 to 6 p.m.; Sunday highlights include canoeraces at noon, a salmon bake at noonand powwow and dances from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Details: www.suquamish.nsn.us.

Olalla Bluegrass Festival: Today from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Olalla Valley Ballfield on Olalla Valley Road in South Kitsap. Featured bands include Great Northern Planes, West Valley Highway, Naugahyde Ride, Moe Dixon, Rural Delivery and Misty Mamas. Cost: $12 adults, $7 kids and seniors.

Details: www.olallabluegrass.org.

Back-to-School Celebration: Today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South Kitsap High School track, for all SKSD students and their families. Includes a performance by Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth, a storyteller, and the band Retrospect, as well as a parade led by the South Kitsap Community Band that kids can join. More than 40 booths will line the track.

Details: www.skitsap. wednet.edu.

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60-Second Stir Fry: Dan Pashman
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Sporkful host Dan Pashman takes a turn in the 60-Second Stir-Fry hot seat. He answers questions on everything from granola to social media.
Matching Diners To Chefs, Startups Hatch Underground Supper Clubs
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
60-Second Stir Fry: Jeff and Adina Bialas
Friday, January 11, 2013
Jeff and Adina Bialas of J&A Farm in Goshen, New York, get their turn under the spotlight for this 60-Second Stir-Fry.
60-Second Stir Fry: Jacques Gautier
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Chef Jacques Gautier takes his second turn in the hot seat for this round of 60-Second Stir-Fry.
60-Second Stir Fry: Whitney Wright of Gilt Taste
Friday, December 07, 2012
Former cook at Per Se and current Gilt Taste senior editor Whitney Wright takes a turn under the spotlight.
60-Second Stir-Fry: Steve Ettlinger
Friday, November 30, 2012
Steve Ettlinger admits that he's not a huge fan of junk food, but Amy Eddings put him to the test by pressing him on what junk food he would eat if he had to indulge. Instead of naming off a branded product, Ettlinger went with the more general answer of "glazed donut." Maybe that's more of a mid-afternoon treat for the author, though, because he said he prefers a savory start to the day.
For Restaurants, Food Waste Is Seen As Low Priority
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Giving Thanks Around the (Newsroom) Table
Thursday, November 22, 2012
When you can't eat with the ones you love, love eating with the ones you're with. Or something like that, with apologies to Crosby, Stills and Nash.
The 4-Hour Chef: Lengthy Book Offers Short Cut to Kitchen Excellence
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Author, nutritional supplement entrepreneur, tech investor and speed learner Timothy Ferriss promises in his latest book, The 4-Hour Chef, to teach you the skills you'd gain in six months of culinary school in just 240 minutes.
Those 4 hours are about the time it took me to get through the first 20 pages of this dense, wide-ranging tome. I've got 620 more to go.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
November 10, 2012 —
I'm spoiled. I live about six blocks away from Empire Mayonnaise, the artisanal mayo shop that sells little pots of mayonnaise in flavors like lime pickle (my favorite), bacon and black truffle.
But at $6 to $8 a pop for a 4 ounce jar, it's pricey. So, with a nudge from New York Times food writer Melissa Clark, I decided to make my own.
For The Love Of Cheese, Diners Unite In Italy
Saturday, October 27, 2012
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Friday, October 26, 2012
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Mayor Mike's war against obesity has employed a wide array of weapons, including posted calorie counts at fast food restaurant chains, an end to transfats in baked goods, 1,000 new permits for street carts selling veggies and, most recently, a ban on sugary drinks over 16 ounces. But here's another tool he might want to consider: banning eating around the city's landmarks and tourist hot spots.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
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Friday, October 19, 2012
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Last Chance Fun: Corn Mazes
Monday, October 15, 2012
I talk about fleeting opportunities for seasonal eating during my regular Friday segment, Last Chance Foods — last week I spoke with Kurt Alstede of Alstede Farms about the waning days of the sweet corn season.
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Join us as we celebrate the re-opening of Promenade at Bonita Bay with the ultimate burger competition- Burgers and Bubbles! Enjoy unlimited burgers and beverage samplings from 16 of Southwest Florida's top restaurants and a variety of craft beers, champagne, sparking wine and craft sodas. The event also includes: -Food and beverage seminars -Live music and entertainment -Kid's activities (kids under age of 4 are free!) -Celebrity judges! AND Trophies will be awarded for the best burger and best alternative burger! A portion of proceeds will benefit the Bonita Springs Assistance office in celebration of their 35th anniversary
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NEW YORK (AP) — As Gael Monfils hit ball after ball into the net during his first service game Friday at the U.S. Open – resulting in four double-faults – a thought occurred to him: "Seems pretty high, huh?"
So after getting broken to fall behind 2-0, Monfils figured it wouldn't hurt to check it out for himself.
The rules of tennis call for the net to be 3 feet (91.4 centimeters) tall in the middle, and Monfils walked up and held his hand atop the white tape. He drew a chuckle from chair umpire Gianluca Moscarella by wondering aloud whether the net was set up properly.
"I asked him, like, `Are you sure?'" Monfils said later.
And Moscarella's response?
"He said, `You should kiss the net and it should be better after,'" Monfils recalled with a smile.
Monfils wasn't bothered by the chair umpire's reluctance to measure the net.
"I trust him, because I know they do it before and between the sets," the Frenchman said.
The 20th-seeded Monfils wound up with 10 double-faults in all, but that did not prevent him from beating Alejandro Gonzalez of Colombia 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round at Flushing Meadows for the first time since a quarterfinal run in 2010.
Next up is a match against another Frenchman, 12th-seeded Richard Gasquet.
Perhaps Monfils should bring a tape measure.
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In Madisonville, where I grew up, we would use smoked ham to add flavor to our red beans. In New Orleans, they would use pickled meat. Pickling of pork was done in the Creole community. Pickled ribs with potato salad were popular. The meat was pickled in a brine, more or less, along with seasonings. There is a market in New Orleans that still makes pickled meat, in just this way. They might also use some kind of vinegar. In this red beans recipe, I stick with the smoked meats, just like in the country.
YIELD: Makes 6 servings
- 1 lb. red kidney beans
- 2 qt. water
- 1 large onion (chopped)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 lb. smoked ham (cubed)
- 1 lb. smoked sausages (in 1/2-inch slices)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp. chopped garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tbsp. black pepper
- 2 tbsp. chopped parsley
- 1 tsp. whole thyme leaves
- 2 level tbsp. salt
Pick through beans, removing all bad beans or any other particles. Wash beans well. Place beans in a 5-quart pot. Add the 2 quarts of water. Add onions; bring to a boil. Lower heat and let beans boil slowly for 1 hour. When beans are soft, stir well, mashing some against the side of the pot.
Heat oil in frying pan; add ham and sausage. Sauté in oil for 5 mintues. Then add the sausage, ham, and oil to beans. Deglaze pan with the cup of water, then pour into beans. Add all other ingredients. Let simmer for 30 minutes. Beans should be nice and creamy. Serve over rice.
Leah Chase shares her tips with Epicurious: · Red beans are a perfect low-maintenance but hearty choice. "They practically cook themselves," Chase says. Just be sure to stir them occasionally to make sure they don't burn. You can also prepare them in a slow-cooker. · If you'd like to cut down on the cooking time, many cooks choose to soak their beans in water beforehand, Chase says. Clean and sort the beans as directed, then leave them in a bowl, just covered with water, overnight or several hours ahead. · If you prefer a more pronounced garlic flavor, add the garlic more toward the end of the cooking. "It will have a more powerful taste that way," Chase says.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories658
- Carbohydrates55 g (18%)
- Fat30 g (47%)
- Protein44 g (87%)
- Saturated Fat7 g (36%)
- Sodium3,600 mg (150%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat6 g
- Fiber20 g (79%)
- Monounsaturated Fat15 g
- Cholesterol70 mg (23%)


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When you accomplish a routine or goal that you have set for yourself, always realize that you made it. Don't settle there, keep pushing for more. Even if its 5 minutes added to your routine - every day its a little more. It adds up and you will have built and conquered the highest mountain in your life.
I get to a point where I am comfortable and do not push myself, I'm afraid to push harder because I do not think I can. When I do say, "it's time, just do it" I find that I can push beyond where I think I am. Just pushing myself that little bit more increases the intensity without making my workout longer but I still start to see losses again.
Whenever I feel like giving up I think of the people on the biggest looser show and I push myself even harder334
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Google Maps Adds Real-Time Transit Data in NYC, Salt Lake City
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
UPDATED 4:50 p.m.: Google Maps now publishes real-time data for the NYC subway. Not for all subway lines, but it's another step in the march of technological progress that transit advocates hope will make more people ride the subway, and enjoy the journey more too. Salt Lake City was added to Google Maps today as well.
The NY MTA had previously released the data on its website, smartphone apps and through publicly available data for other people to use for making apps. Now the two main transit routing websites have both integrated the real time information, so a passenger, or prospective passenger, can see exactly which train is coming when -- not just when it is scheduled to arrive -- and if they happen to have a choice between the two lines with real-time data, they can even compare departure times and choose the line accordingly. Or more conveniently have Google Maps routing functions do the choosing.
That increases trip and trip planning efficiency and just as important, knowing the departure times reliably can also increase perceptions of efficiency, which makes people more likely to choose transit over other modes according to a 2011 study from the University of Chicago, which makes this point with charming academic-ease:
"The provision of real-time transit information might serve as an intervention to break current transit nonusers' travel habits and in consequence increase the mode share of transit use. Moreover, the results of this study suggest that real-time transit information may be more successful in increasing transit ridership if combined with facilitating programs that enhance commuters' opportunities to be exposed to such systems before using them."
Like Google Maps. Or HopStop, or other transit routing that can integrate this data.
Google first added real time data in six cities in 2011. Google spokesperson Sierra Lovelace said, as of today, Google transit routing is now in 800 cities. Real-time data is only available in the handful of those where the local transit agencies make the data available, including Boston, Honolulu, San Francisco, London, Madrid, Torino, Italy, and as of today, New York City and Salt Lake City. "While it's not all 800, it is many, and we're always looking to expanded that offering," she said.
Lovelace says there are one billion monthly unique users of Google Maps (including Google Earth and all map services), half of them on smart phones. While Google didn't have a breakdown of the data by city or by feature, there is certain to be a sizable audience that now has access to NYC's real-time data through a platform they already check regularly.
Note the "real departure times" below the times in the screengrab above, as TN reader Steve Vance and Chicago transportation writer, points out, that line is what indicates the difference between real-time and scheduled arrival and departure times.
The NYC subway only releases real-time data on seven of roughly 25 lines (depending on if you count the shuttles and the temporary H train). For now it's only on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 42nd Street Shuttle lines. The other lines have a different switching system which does not produce real-time data in a way that can be exported. There is no timetable for upgrading the rest of the system.
H/T Second Ave Sagas
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HopStop Offers Carbon Emissions Calculator with Transit Directions
Thursday, August 11, 2011
When consumers can see how much power they're using minute by minute with in-home "smart meters," they typically cut back on energy consumption -- at least a little. The Dutch are experimenting with in-car meters that tax miles driven on the theory that it will cut down on driving. Would that kind of information affect day-t0-day transportation decisions for transit riders too? Transit riders now have a new source of data on environmental impact: trip planning website HopStop now includes carbon emissions calculations in their travel directions.
HopStop CEO Joe Meyer said the company received thousands of user requests for a feature that quantified the environmental benefits of public transit. Now, right next to the estimated trip time, you'll see your CO2 savings compared to driving. "At the end of the day, we're a source of information," Meyer said. "This is giving people additional context around the information they are already coming to us for."
HopStop is using a proprietary algorithm based on data from the EPA and the World Resources Institute to estimate the savings for each trip compared to driving solo. While there's no shortage of carbon calculators out there -- including several specifically about transportation and even public transit including one by New York's MTA -- HopStop is injecting this environmental information right in the moment when people are choosing how to travel.
But some are unsure that this will make a big impact. "I doubt if this one will have a substantial effect [on changing travel behavior]," says Richard Thaler, co-author of Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health Wealth and Happiness, which is about how people can be guided into better decisions without restricting choice. "There are lots of factors that go into the choice of a mode of transport -- time, expense, convenience, etc. -- and carbon emissions is just one, even for those who are sensitive to such things. So, [this new feature is] a good thing, but unlikely to shift much behavior, especially in the short run."
HopStop's Meyer says he isn't doing this to shift how people travel, he's providing what his customers want -- more information. "We're just telling you it's a more environmentally friendly way to travel… compared to driving, and here's the saving."
According to New York's MTA, emissions from a single passenger car trip can be five times more than the alternative transit trip, and as much as 8.25 times more if you factor in dynamic effects. MTA research analyst Dana Coyle explains: "There are three components of the carbon savings of transit use as we see it. The first is mode shift... shifting from a vehicle to a different mode [like] transit or walking or biking. The second is congestion relief. By removing cars from the road, the vehicles that are left can drive more efficiently... so you are getting better gas mileage. The third part is a land use factor, this one is a little bit tricky." She explained that if transit allows for denser neighborhoods, then you can avoid carbon emissions by, say, walking to the grocery story on your way home instead of taking a separate car trip.
That's system wide. For each individual decision, the new HopStop feature is more like the Dutch in-car meter, or an in-home smart energy meter. When home electricity usage is presented in real time, it reduced energy consumption by 7 percent on average, according to a review of experimental studies of "smart meters." This kind of awareness matters on the margins: to shut off the A/C when a fan might do, or to remember to turn the lights out, or stop blow drying your hair. It was also tied to paying more for extra electricity used, which isn't the case with transit.
However, HopStop users clamoring for the carbon calculator may use the information in another way: to brag. This information may become the kind of data that lets people advocate for their already firm choices with more conviction. Look out, transit-accessible cocktail parties: straphangers can now boast about another way they're better. And, because the new feature will also compare the carbon emissions of biking/walking (which have zero carbon emissions in this calculator) with transit, it could make the eco-conscious bus rider hoof it a little more frequently.
Even if carbon isn't the top determinant between driving or riding, it can't be a factor at all unless it's measured.
HopStop is making this available on the website immediately, and on all mobile apps within the next two months.
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HopStop Adds Biking, Carshare, Twitter to Transit Directions
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The trip planning website HopStop.com is transforming itself into a lifestyle app for transit riders. Besides transit directions, its bread and butter since 2005, it now offers features like bike directions and carshare and taxi reservations.
This is yet another example of the trend in transit trip planning apps and websites to integrate more complete and customizeable route options that incorporate walking, bikes, real time arrival information and, now, carshare. It's also a sign that HopStop is feeling the heat from the hundreds of local trip planning apps that are popping up as more and more transit agencies make their schedules and data available to software and mobile app developers.
For instance, one of the Hop Stop's new features is biking directions, which they currently only provide for New York City. Google Maps began introducing that in beta last March and MapQuest added it this February. But in other areas, HopStop is ahead. It now combines carshare locations with reservation services at Hertz Connect (but not Zipcar). There's also taxi directions with fare estimates through Limo.com, and an option for city to city public transportation routes via Amtrak.
In the past, where HopStop has gone, other app companies have followed. So it's worth noting that HopStop's new features integrate Facebook and Twitter, allowing users to broadcast where they are, or will be, and have HopStop stick instructions right in there for others to join up. HopStop was the first major trip planning company to develop software that made using transit easier. Now that the field it helped create is getting crowded and increasingly competitive, expect to see more roll-outs of complete offerings like this one.
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Mapquest Joins HopStop, Google, Offers Transit Directions
Friday, February 11, 2011
(Alex Goldmark, Transportation Nation) Mapquest now includes transit directions for many U.S. cities. HopStop began the same service in New York in 2005. Google Maps also has a transit feature.
One tricky element of transit mapping directions has been the walking portion of a trip, specifically distinguishing which roads are best for pedestrians when that differs from driving directions.
Mapquest said in a statement that their new transit and pedestrian options allow "walking travelers to be routed down one-way streets, pedestrian malls, through parks and along designated paths" and " provides train departure and arrival information, helpful hints to alert train passengers, and station search information in designated cities."
The transit feature works in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Boston. MapQuest worked with San Francisco-based, geospatial data and mapping company, Urban Mapping, to develop its transit option, and additional city content is planned for 2011.
HopStop works in 27 cities and metro regions.
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