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Layered Zucchini Parmesan is a popular simple vegetarian dish full of flavor and crispy, cheesy texture. Serve this favorite as a main dish or side dish!
I can't believe we're already more than halfway through May. I was looking at the calendar and realized that it's been a year now since I graduated culinary school! Craziness. Last April I also celebrated five years of blogging. FIVE! That's even crazier. I've shared hundreds of recipes throughout the years, and this Layered Zucchini Parmesan has been a reader favorite. It was originally published in 2010, which was before anyone was really on Pinterest. Since then it's received over 170,000 pins so I thought I'd updated the recipe with a new post and video. Check it out!
Although I've been blogging for over five years, it was only last fall that I started blogging full-time. I now have more time to create quality content (like videos!) to share with all of you. There's nothing better than receiving a comment, email, Tweet, or Facebook post from you telling me that you made a recipe and loved it. That's why I do this! I recently created a new email for you to send requests to. Feel free to email firstname.lastname@example.com with ANY recipe, video, or post requests. I would love to know what YOU want to see. I'm here to make your life a little more delicious!
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Taste: There's a reason this has been one of the most popular recipes on my site – it's ridiculously tasty yet simple.
Texture: The crisp, crunchy zucchini paired with the thick marinara sauce and melted cheese is out of control.
Ease: Easy! There are basically two parts to this recipe, and both are very straightforward.
Appearance: Who wouldn't want cheesy disks of golden brown zucchini with bright red marinara sauce on their table?
Pros: Simple, tasty, meatless option. Pretty healthy too!
Cons: None!
Would I make this again? This recipe was originally published in 2010 and I've made it quite a few time since then.
How to make Video: Layered Zucchini Parmesan
- 3 large zucchini, sliced into 1/3-inch coins
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
- Kosher salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 cup marinara sauce, homemade or bottled
- 2/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Coat a large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- Blot the zucchini coins with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Place the zucchini in a medium bowl and drizzle with olive oil, turning to coat each piece. In a separate bowl, combine the Parmesan, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper.
- Dip each zucchini coin into the Parmesan mixture, turning to coat and pressing the breading slightly to ensure it sticks. Place breaded zucchini coins in one even layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes or until browned and crisp.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 400°F. Coat the bottom of a small baking dish with the marinara sauce. Layer one third of the crisp zucchini coins over marinara, overlapping if necessary. Sprinkle zucchini layer with mozzarella. Repeat the layers 3 times (or until the zucchini is gone, depending on the size of your baking dish) ending with a sprinkling of cheese.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe by Tessa of Handle the Heat
19 Responses to "Video: Layered Zucchini Parmesan"
This looks so good!!
Zucchini is my total favorite, so I am ALL over this dish! I can't believe you have been blogging SO long, that is so awesome! I just hit 1 year…I hope I'm still rocking it out like you in the future! Pinned! 🙂
Wish I had this for lunch today, so delicious!
I recently made a gluten-free version very similar to this (http://twoforksonelove.com/baked-zucchini-casserole/). I wonder how it would work with panko instead of regular bread crumbs.
Love the video, you did a great job!
I know you create beauty posts from time to time but I was wondering if you would sometimes do a post on the tops you wear in the video entries? Love them : ) Definitely trying the new method as well, I always get frustrated with soggy casseroles, bleh.
Glad you are willing share the insight 🙂 it remember one patterned lilac colored top I loved, where can I get it? Slightly loving lilac for summer.
I'm thinking of the top from the "Making Challah Bread." Hopefully the store still has it since it's summer now. Such a bummer when that happens.
I tried this today and Deeelicious!! Thank you!
I need the nutritional information for this recipe. I cook for a type 1 diabetic. Thanks!
Great recipe! But please note that parmesan cheese isn't suitable for vegetarians, could you prove an alternative for this?
Thank you! I will be trying this out soon and have just prepared my dough for your mozzarella rolls-cant wait to try them out!
I loved this dish so very much! My husband and I gobbled it all up! I will make this many times over!!! Very very yummy!
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Colton, Lancashire Genealogy
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Parish History
Colton Holy Trinity was an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Lancashire, created by 1623 from Hawkshead, Lancashire Ancient Parish. See also a List of Chapelries in Colton Parish and, a List of Chapelries in Hawkshead Parish
Other places in the parish include: Bethecar Moor, Nibthwaite, Colton West, and Colton East.
Colton is a village in Cumbria since 1974 (historically part of Lancashire), England. Its name has been recorded as Coleton (which is Old English for 'village') and Coulton, and its existence has been recorded as early as 1202. The settlement is situated on an incline, at the top of which is Colton Church, which was built in 1575 and rebuilt 25 years later. Colton Beck, which runs beside the village, was once known as Cole, meaning 'hazel stream'.[The local parish council is also named Colton, and includes Finsthwaite, Lakeside, Oxen Park, Nibthwaite, Bouth, and Rusland in its boundary.
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"COULTON [or Colton] (Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union of Ulverston, hundred of Lonsdale north of the Sands, N. division of the county of Lancaster; comprised also the chapelries of Haverthwaite and Rusland and the parochial chapelry of Finsthwaite. East Coulton is 5 miles north by east from Ulverston." See also the chapels of Haverthwaite, Rusland, and Finsthwaite. There was built also a meeting-house for the Society of Friends here.[1]
Civil Registration
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Lancashire Online Parish Clerks
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Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 306914.
http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census
Poor Law Unions
Ulverston Poor Law Union,Lancashire
Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lancashire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
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Henry Flagler's railroad arrived in Key West on September 22, 1912 and the Island City was changed forever. The Conch Tour Train is proud to be the legacy of Flagler's engineering miracle.
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In our 46th podcast we catch up with Blizzard Entertainment senior animator and iAnimate game instructor, Kevin Rucker. Before coming to Blizzard, Kevin animated on Ice Age 3 at Blue Sky Studios, shipped multiple God of War games while at Ready At Dawn, and was a Cinematic Lead on Ready At Dawn's multi-award winning game The Order: 1886. This all added up to some great discussion about animation, VR, and industry advice.
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Blog Tag: Blizzard Entertainment, Ready At Dawn, The Order:1886, VR
In our 45th podcast we interview animator & director Patrick Osborne. Patrick has worked for such companies as Sony Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios. While at those studios, he's worked on such films as Surfs Up, Tangled, and Wreck-it Ralph. He's probably most known for his work in shorts. He was an Animation Supervisor on Paperman, and directed the much loved short Feast. He's recently released his next short for Google Spotlights, Pearl. This is his first foray in to the realm of VR. It was great to talk about his animation journey as well as working in this medium.
Blog Tag: Feast, Feature, Glen Keane, Google Spotlight, Pearl, Tangled, VR, Walt Disney Animation Studios
In our 43rd episode, we interview Sebastian Kalemba who is currently a Lead Animator at CD Projekt RED in Poland. Sebastian (Seb) is not only one of the first students to grace iAnimate, later he became a feature alumni, and now you can find him teaching in our game workshops. Seb lead the animation team on CD Projekt's critically acclaimed The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. In this interview we discuss his role as a lead on the project, his journey to get there, and tips for working in a creative, yet busy, industry.
Sebastian's 2014 Reel | CD Projekt RED | Game Animation page | Feature Animation page
Blog Tag: CD Projekt RED, instructors, The Witcher 3, tips, VR
We have returning guest, James Bennett. James has been working in the animation industry for over 15 years and has worked at some of the top studios and blockbuster films during that time. He has worked on such films as Godzilla, The Hobbit, Avatar, King Kong, Tin Tin, How To Train your Dragon 2, & Madagascar 3. James has been teaching in our Creature workshop division helping students achieve the amazing quality found in our recent creature student show reel, but will also now taking on a new workshop here, Pre-Visualization. In this podcast we talk to James about his experience working in pre-viz for films like How To Train Your Dragon 2 and what one can expect from the workshop he'll be teaching. It's always lively with James, making this an interview you won't want to miss.
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Personally, I find Google's decision to remove their 'right-hand side ads' sad, as I suspect this ruling has just cut out micro businesses and Small Businesses. TIP: So now, if you're a small business, you need to realistically have a budget of above £300pcm (ideally £500+ per month) in order to get sales.
Also, it's going to force you (the smaller budget business) to explore other Marketing avenues like AdWords' Display/Banner avenue (hard work), or more likely Facebook Ads etc (easier & more effective option).
I'm pretty certain it's a wrong move by Google for lots of reasons; including but not limited to …
So why has Google done this? I suspect it's less to do with their claimed 'low engagement' stats for said right column (though I'm sure that exists) and more to do with commercial motivations and/or business modelling.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a Google advocate but also a realist… This will likely reduce the sheer amount of Small Advertiser accounts for Google to have to support (streamlining the Support overheads). It will also hike up the bidding war for the top spots (streamlining ad revenue).
First and foremost I'm certain this change will come… Google will address the currently resulting issue of 'natural results being shoved to below the fold' – Google have long recognised the importance of 'helping their user get to what they need as quickly as possible' (see attached pic) – and ads are not the route to sustain that UX goal for Google.
Do comment and let me know your thoughts! 🙂
Steve Walters
Small Business Helper, UK.
Succinctly put: Microsoft STILL don't put you first.
This may sound like a rant; but it's not. You and I can take a lesson from Microsoft's lack of attention to
detail. the user. Simply: Lead your project/s 'ALWAYS' with the user first & foremost.
Here's my experience or short story of upgrading from Windows 8 to Windows 10 just now… In my case, I made the leap to Windows 10 simply because I had heared more positive than negative ie.Windows 10 is faster than their previous versions and better UX design (User Experience).
But!! … there's evidence Microsoft STILL don't put the user first. Here's the little tell-tale sign they still aren't as clever as they think they are (not that I think I'm cleverer, I just expect more from this giant) …
Upon my upgrade, my first annoyance comes…
Whilst checking various apps to see if they still work ie.Photoshop CS6 etc, I get to Chrome Browser; which is the KEY cog in my daily workings … and here's what Chrome tells me…
"Chrome isn't your default browser." – that same bloody age old trick from Microsoft! Forcing their defaults upon people is not the way to go. I don't care WHAT their reasons are; it's just not good enough.
A few things this tells us about Microsoft; still in this day and age …
All the above said, day 1 of my upgrade seems swifter than expected and I can't really argue with all this being free to me. It just saddens me, perhaps because I work in marketing, that they've yet again forced things upon the user that I'd have got a good telling off for back in my university days studying Design for User Experience aka.UX, UI, Cognitive Design, Marketing etc.
– Microsoft
should do know better than most companies out there how branding & marketing are increasingly a key cog in the success if integrated with their other (eg.dev) departments and business models.
This post covers what it's like to work at one of these new up & coming temporary office facilities/desks, and largely, reasons not to use such temporary office space or Hot Desking as it's known – where you turn up and hire a desk for typically £10+ per day.
From what I 'see' today, the workers here (IndyCube's Cardiff; Trade Street.) appear to be …
As I sit here in IndyCube Cardiff, similar to other hot desk facilities I've trialled, for me here are the main reasons I can't see myself using such Hot-Desking or Co-Working environments in future; in order of impact …
I've spent £10 to park nearby, plus it took me around 15/20mins to find parking and then pay over the phone due to lack of card machine. Plus, as a newbie at least, walking/finding this place wasn't easy, luckily I used Google Navigate app on my phone, despite this, it wasn't clearly signed – I walked past this grey door twice in belting down rain & wind. If I wasn't on the day trial, I'd also have to pay around £10+ for the desk use.
So for me to leave home, get to an office, to do the same as I would at home, to then leave that office and get back to receive kids, really reduces my core hours even more. Most here are having a lot of downtime in chatting with each other – I'm no grump, but I'm guessing they don't feel the same time constraints as I do.
Let me know what you feel about my thoughts and also you're own experiences – Where do you work from and what works best for you?
Here's a quick tip if you'd like to increase your publishing ease, speed and/or frequency. Whilst I'm using my WordPress Site in this example, you can achieve the same for whichever website you have, the key is installing LastPass Browser extension!
If you want to increase the likely-hood of your drafting (or publishing) blog/page posts more frequently I settled for neither and use the following instead, and may I suggest you do the same …
All the features you may want eg.'Save as Draft', 'Publish to Social', 'Create Categories' – everything you're used to from WordPress.
… for my liking anyway, to put my finger on it, the core issue is: The absence of configure ability to show the options that suit me at time pof publishing or drafting. For example: I often like to create a draft post as and when it springs to mind, many extensions don't cater for this.
More inconvenience = less likely-hood to use.
I understand the aim of extensions are to keep it simple, but even simplicity needs to have considered the detail and make it easy for the user.
Comment below if you'd either like my thoughts on something, or just to have your say on the above.
Ok, the inspiration for this post may seem a little cliché or even immature. Regardless, I'm running with my gut Instinct …
… is what I nearly named this article. Let me explain …
I've just watched the film 'Limitless' (be are with me) for a second time, I first watched it in 2013; 2 years after its release. If you've not seen it I highly suggest you do. And if you have seen it, watch it again and humour me, make some comparisons to yourself and/or your own business – actually I'd love you too share them in your comments further below!
On my 2nd viewing, I've realised how we all have different personal obstacles in running our life and/or our business (let alone growing it).
Fortunately, one problem I don't share with the character in this film is: putting off my work, leaving my home office and turning to drink at the pub. However I am guilty of putting off my work sometimes; we all are. Specifically for me, putting off the less exciting work, that is, the tasks that address 'my own' issues/business.
You see, I love helping others; other business owners. But I'm aware I (too often) use that as my excuse to not help myself or my own business.
If you've ever had NLP sessions (Nuro Linguistic Programming) or even just had a business coach or attended Entrepreneur type seminars, you'll have learnt perhaps that you too are guilty of putting off certain tasks.
Along my long journey of self-discovery / improvement, a few things resonated with me and chances they'll help you too…
1.Don't Self-sabotage
2.Know your motivators .
3.Get a system (paper or software; doesn't matter).
Silly as it may sound, I've developed a Task Prioritisation tool to help myself and it's been a long standing goal of mine to help the masses with my realisations (staying with you), to not only prioritise, but to remind you or even convince you of what task to do first and what difference that might make; helping you 'Realise & Visualise' your resulting reality.
You see, I've come to realise lack of visual path plays a key part in why we (the majority of us at least) don't perform as efficiently as we could.
Despite many years (since 1996) of helping many types of businesses, business owners and decision makers, it's only since setting up my own business in 2008 that I've come to realise I (we) need visuals and justifications to help us 'efficiently' get things 'progressed' – CRM's don't do this and never do Project Management tools.
Now I appreciate you might not be like me, and that we all have different mindsets, natural tendancies and abilities (eg.See Myers Briggs Personality Profiling), however, here's why this post WILL likely will help you … I've realised just how much my visualisation of projects and action plans very much helps every business owner / decision maker I come across – staying with myself.
It seems to be THE key reason that we struggle to move forward with 'things', or the reason that what we're doing isn't working too well eg.Many take a stab at their Marketing yet don't know what's working or what to do about it. … My visuals help them get clarity but more so Visualise what might work and why.
I'd like to share/launch my formulae here soon. So if you'd like to be included and would like to try my suggested tools(at no cost), do leave a comment below or private message me with what you'd like help with; it could be anything from personal life to business life etc. … Simply let me know and I'll do my best to shine some light for you via the visual tools I successfully use for myself and Clients.
I mention this first, as it's important to know what makes them different and what makes them equal in order for you to judge whether this is the right product for you. My goal is to help you the reader. This claim isn't just my opinion, you can see this for yourself in their keynote talk, shouting about being able to make a call from you wrist – this has been done many times and many years prior to Apple! So…
My understanding is Apple have never created any of their markets per se; they've just popularised them (/made mainstream) by introducing better U/I (simplicity largely). EG. I had MP3 players (namely Creative Labs and Archos) well before Apple launched their iPod . I had a touchscreen phone (Sony Ericson & HTC) well before Apple launched their iPhone.
Apple's 'pull' has usually been: 1.Looks and 2.Usability (innovatively so) … so perhaps we need to understand reviews of how Apple's Watch feels & looks compared to others already on the market – as that's where Apple came into their own with both iPod and iPhone. ie.If they're significantly easier to use and look cooler then they'll win the popularity contest – even if the functionality is less than competitors!
My guess is they will get the success they are historically used to with this Apple Watch product – if you watch Apple's Keynote talk by CEO Tim Cook (jumps to 52mins exactly to see the 'Watch' part), in my opinion they are laying claim to what is already out there in some shape or form and has been for years – however, they've made it attractive – Gorgeous looks and Innovative on the Usability front.
Apple's Keynote talker shouts about a few things which is not new…
Whilst it'll be interesting to see how Apple's £10k Watch fairs in it's own right amongst the age old luxury watch market – I suspect the £10k watch's role is more so part of a holistic marketing strategy ie.Not so much a serious attempt to gain market share of the 'luxury watch' sector
I suspect 'a few' aspects in Apple's 'Watch Marketing Strategy' surely must consist of: 1.To amplify the Watch launch PR on the whole 2.To strengthen Apple's ever 'premium price point'; this time for their entry level watches (Apple's sales mantra has always been to capture the masses) 3.For Apple's watch to stand our from the crowd of geeky alternatives (no other wearable tech alternate has made a high-end luxury version). 4.A few celebs here & there may well purchase, endorse or become a catalyst for the iWatch(as it were) movement.
You'll find a lot of hype on the web about NFC (Near Field Communication) – also known as 'Device 'Tap' Technology', but as of 2014 and current early part of 2015, it's near useless if you're hoping to engage with new prospects / customers (see why further below) – BUT IT DOES HAVE USES …
Some 'tracks of thought' for you (with examples)…
How others are wrong …
Many sites out there rave about NFC for marketing purposes, and there are many tech advocates out there, however, the reality is: the following points make it difficult for most small businesses (or any size business for that matter) to make use of NFC right now (2015) as …
This post is not about getting geeky about NFC tech and boring you to death, but rather…
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Disclaimer & Why this Suggestion:
The following is a snippet of the best of all Android Security App 'Reviews' that I've seen …
(Review is by IO.Hazard of TechAlert.com)
" Our current favourite security app for Android, 360 Mobile Security – Antivirus by Qihu 360 Software, is a very strong and capable app that goes beyond the common anti-malware strategy by adding hot-fixes (read "patches") to certain Android security issues.
360's interface is one the best around: User friendly with gorgeous looks while keeping it as simple as it can be. We never knew what to expect for when we installed 360 Mobile Security for the first time, although we must say it surprised us in a good manner when, in addition to malware, it also detected and offered us to patch a series of specific Android vulnerabilities that neither Avast, TrustGo nor Lookout (among other major anti-malware players) ever considered.
As far as we are concerned, this is one of the most innovative features any security app has included so far, as there's no need to wait for firmware updates from the manufacturer to patch our device's vulnerabilities (let's face it, most of us know THAT update could never arrive) or seek protection by installing third-party ROMs. There is a trick regarding 360's ability to patch the vulnerabilities, though: In order to keep your phone safe, you must keep the 360 Mobile Security installed; should you ever want to uninstall it, you will lose all the "patches" it had ever installed on your device.
In case you need to change the behaviour of 360 Mobile Security, all you have to do is to swipe the main UI to the left and tap on the small gear-like icon. There, you can enable and disable the Auto Updates, the Auto Start, the language and the notification tray, which includes short-cuts for the System Clean-up, the alarm, the recent apps and a flash-light toggle.
360 Mobile Security also packs some goodies such as a Privacy Advisor, a System Clean-up Tool and a very useful "Floating Window" as 360 describes it. The first one will list all the installed apps under 7 permission-based categories whilst the second one will kill any app you choose and it will also clean private data from the system's history. If you see an app you do not want to kill included in the "Running Apps" list, all you have to do is adding it to the ignore list and the app will be excluded from future kills for good. The floating window is a small but omnipresent floating short-cut that can be placed on the sides of the screen. When tapped on, it shows all apps currently running but it will offer you to add a varied set of toggles for Wi-Fi, Mobile Data, Bluetooth, GPS, Screen Brightness among others. If you feel like the floating window is causing you some problems, you can disable it or ask 360 to show it only in the launcher screen. The latest version also includes a much-needed call filtering feature, which is very customizable and lets you create your own "blacklists".
(!) If you do not feel confident about providing anonymous statistics regarding 360's usage, make sure you disable the Customer Experience Improvement Program.
360 Mobile Security provides a high level of protection to your device. Even though it lacks things such as an Anti-theft or a Firewall, its design and the features it includes compensate that loss. During our test, it consumed about 6~8 MB of RAM while idle, and it peaked at 19 MB while performing a scan in a heavily loaded device, so there is no evidence it will slow down your device unless you have a lot of background running-apps installed. As a security app, it really shines due to its efficient anti-malware engine and the advanced system vulnerabilities fixing which, in our opinion, takes the cake when it comes to consistency and efficiency in the area of security as a whole. This feature alone made this "rookie" Android app feel like real veteran. Plus, its sleek design and simplistic use of very powerful tools turns it into the-next-app-to-beat, and we hope 360 Mobile Security keeps improving in future versions and, most importantly, remains as 100% free security app."
For the FULL review by IO.Hazard click: TechAlert.com
It sounds like the start of a joke, right? Well, in all seriousness it's not that obvious and probably why you found this page in the first place. I'll give you the answer later on (click to jump to the spoiler further down this post).
In short…
Because my wife's inaccurately introduced me as all 3 over the years! 🙁
I've been struggling for a 'first post' for some time.
(I digress…) Also, whilst wondering how to present this Blog, it hit me… you may have heard all the marketing hype out there about: "be yourself", "wear your heart on your sleeve" and you will find the right perspective and "audience will like you more for it". So, this Blog is me; everything I believe in, how I think, how I love helping others – all that, but usually written in business light.
'Geek' kind of resembles me (to an extent). I don't know whether I'm a Geek, a Nerd or a Boffin, but my wife's called me all 3 at some point or other since we met (2001).
Let's get cracking on the answer…
'An unfashionable or socially inept person.'
To be or become extremely excited or enthusiastic about a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest.
ME? I can 'Geek-out' about some things from time to time I guess. You're a Geek too – see the proof: interesting InfoGraphic 'Evolution of the Geek'.
'A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious.'
A single-minded expert in a particular technical field: e.g. A computer nerd.
ME? Nope – Not true! e.g. I've never been a serious nerd prior to discovering girls and cars, perhaps I should have been 'boringly studios', but never was.
'A person engaged in scientific or technical research'
A person with knowledge or a skill considered to be complex or arcane: e.g. a computer boffin.
Me? Hmm, I like doing as many things as properly as I can, so this often involves researching the options out there and choosing the best one – but I still don't think it makes me a Boffin?! e.g. On the Boffin scale… I'm nowhere near The Egg Heads (as seen on BBC).
We are all (yes you also) somewhere on 'the scale' of all the above (Geek, Nerd, Boffin). Your 'traits' don't make you any particular type of 'label', but merely one attribute amongst your many.
So the difference between them? There isn't a difference! All 3 definitions evolve around you having more knowledge than your peer, on a given topic, for a point in time, which potentially distances yourself socially as a result.
Do of course feel free to chip in with your comments below!!


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sometimes yes and sometimes no.
And speaking of working out which way the seams will lie...I usually manage to press the seams in the best direction, but when I come to sew the blocks together, invariable there is one seam that should have been pressed in the opposite direction. This is the reason that I usually used sashing. But sometimes I would like sewing squares together to achieve a secondary block or design (or whatever it's called). Is this just trial and error or is there a system?Originally Posted by 2livesdown7togo
Ohhh, this is a good reason! Will keep it in mind as I don't make a sample block. With that said, my SIL always does and her blocks do turn out nicer!Originally Posted by eparys
I typically make sample blocks because every once in a while, the cutting directions are wrong. Cutting out 30 2.5 inch strips can be a problem if they were supposed to be 2.25 inch strips. In addition, sometimes your color combo doesn't work as well as another color combo.
I sometimes join BOMs where you are automatically sent the kit every month. I make the first out of my stash. Once satisfied, I then make the block out of the BOM provided fabric. This way, I also get two quilts out of it (those BOMs cost a LOT of money!). One is for me and the other gifted.
When I make sample blocks, such as for a swap, I use the same pile of christmas fabric. That way, the blocks will work together into a new quilt.
If color is my issue, I put the sample block not used into an orphan block box. I periodically take blocks out of there for other projects, but if the box ever gets full, I'll just make an orphan block top.


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|1,291 sq. ft.
|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|3 - 6 nights
Comfortably furnished, three bedroom, three bathroom, fully air-conditioned, semi-detached villa with three private terraces with lovely views towards the Mar Menor providing excellent accommodation for a family, or six adults. The villa is accessed via a short, sloping path from the roadside parking, & is set in landscaped gardens close to one of the nine community pools, used only by adjacent villas. The villa comprises three floors. The entrance floor contains the living/dining area, kitchen & main terrace with BBQ, table & chairs. From here, stairs lead to the lower floor with master bedroom/en-suite & large twin bedded room/en-suite. Both bedrooms have French doors leading to a large, gated terrace with patio furniture. The gate leads to the on-street parking, directly outside the villa. In the under stairs recess there is new washing machine. The upper level, accessed by an external staircase, has a twin bedded room/en-suite with private terrace, built in BBQ & sun beds.
Beach towels,high chairs, cots and stair gates etc can be hired from our management company If any required please e mail for prices.
Check in time is 16.00 and checkout time is 10.30 am We may allow some flexibility with these times but prior approval is needed.
Family owned villa used every 2nd month but that is flexible according to enquiries. Please do not take calender as cast in stone, always better to enquire. Family try to come down as much as work commitments allow.
Robert & Margaret Hunter purchased this villa in 2014
Why here? Enjoyed a great holiday here and decided to buy. The weather, the closeness of the pool, less than 2 mins walk from front door. The security, choice of cafe's, restaraunts and bars. the sports rights giving large discounts, where else can you play a €135.00 round of golf in places like La Manga for $35.00?? The maintenance. security and cleanliness of the resort has made me certain I have made the right choice.
As above, weather, golf, tennis, bowls, security and all facilities a couple of any age or a young family can enjoy.
11 wonderful days. Beautiful villa in perfect location. As a couple on our own we had a fantastic break. Villa had all we needed, free wi fi, cable TV, phone, washing machine and all we needed for cooking. Bbq on the balcony was bliss. Food at local supermarket was reasonable but the big mercodona was less than half the price of uk. Swimming pool was only a two minute walk which was great for us. So many cafe's and bars and restaurants in the vicinity. Recommend a hire car at some point to be able to see cartagena and Pablo de calas. Pablo is a gem of a place with great places to eat. Al in all a great place which I would certainly return.
We had a wonderful holiday and El Rancho was
Perfect. Thank you.
We stayed at El Rancho 22 in August 2016 for 2 weeks with our 3 children.
We couldn't recommend it highly enough. It is beautifully decorated to a high standard, with lovely furniture and you can tell that real thought has gone into providing a comfortable place to spend your holiday.
There was everything that we needed in the kitchen (a first for us!) and the furniture and extra home accessories made it feel like a home away from home.
The extended sun terrace is such a great feature: loads of space, comfortable furniture and a great dining table meant that we spent a lot of our time relaxing out there.
We have been to La Manga for the last 3 years and can honestly say that this is the nicest villa that we have stayed in. Margaret was incredibly helpful throughout the whole booking process and made things so easy. There was also a helpful and detailed information pack giving the local attractions and amenities.
The ladies that came to change the bedding were also lovely and the villa was spotless when we arrived.
We almost don't want to tell everyone how fabulous El Rancho 22 is as we want to be able to book again!
Thank you so much!
The accomodation far exceeded our expectations. The decor and fittings are excellent and both the owners and the management company provided excellent service and were very quick to respond to any of our requests. Communication with the owners was excellent and the information provided ensured a wonderful stay. I would recommend this accomodation to couples and families. The facilities on the resort are great and the community pools are well maintained with two within a minute walk of the villa. We enjoyed lovely meals out and made use of the barbecue on the extensive balcony. If travelling with friends there are 3 terraces - allowing some private space if needed. If we return to La Manga in the future I would definitely want this villa. Thank you for a lovely stay.
Enjoyed a family break, husband, myself 4 year old, 9 month baby and my parents from end of may to beginning of June. Villa was immaculate with all essentials apart from a draining board to put dishes on (sorry but plates kept sliding on kitchen unit), surrounding area beautiful. Three levels great as parents had the upstairs to themself. Pool not too far from villa, there was 9 pools to choose from. It was very quiet so always got a bed.Car is essential to go to supermarket. Small supermarket in the square is very expensive but supermarket near tennis courts reasonable. There is a supermarket outwith El rancho which is much cheaper. Visited Si restaurant lovely food and family friendly, small park for kids and entertainment some nights. Really enjoyed our holiday but it was very quite and there wasnt enough entertainment for the children. We noted that it started to get more lively a couple of days before we left. The public pool opened up and the kids club opened so june july time better for kids. Margaret that owns the villa also very helpful and any problems we phoned her. Overall lovely stay would go back with friends but not with kids due to lack of entertainment. It is quite a well to do area and if u are looking to stay in a authentic spanish town, this is not the holiday for you.Would recommend to family friends.
We stayed at the villa for 11 days in August 2010 with a toddler and a baby. The villa is very well set-up for a young family - a highchair, cot, and stairgate were provided ( a stairgate is essential in all the villas we saw in El Rancho, because of the steep tiled stairs leading directly off the lounge).
The bedroom layout was ideal for us, with the two main bedrooms next to each other. Bedroom 2 was enormous, with plenty of space for a cot next to 2 twin beds. Also, the en-suite to bedroom 2 was accessible from the hallway as well as via the bedroom, meaning that any guests could use the bathroom during the evening without disturbing the children, and without having to go through our bedroom,
We did not hire the top floor, but it would be ideal if we brought the grandparents along, as it is a self-contained floor accessed externally. Equally, it would be good for families with teenage children that want a bit more independence.
TV and broadband access were handy, as was the telephone, enabling us to make free calls to other villas within La Manga, and also to book restaurants, golf etc.
There is a good range of restaurants within the resort, many of which are very child-friendly, with children's menus and highchairs available.
The golf was excellent, although pricey, with stunning, challenging courses, well maintained and well run.
The villa's location suited us well, just a short walk from the pool, and about 5 mins walk from Bellaluz centre (where the shops and restaurants are)
The local beach is a 5 minute drive, with plenty of sun loungers and umbrellas available, and lovely warm sea.
Communication with the owner was prompt and friendly.
All in all, a fabulous holiday in a lovely villa in a great resort.
We stayed at this villa in October 2009, half term week, 4 adults and 2 teenagers, the resort was fantastic, and the positioning of this villa was perfect. The nearest pool was at the correct distance for peace and quiet for the elder adults, but little more than a stones throw for the teenagers to walk (without a grumble) The resort was safe and secure enough to allow the teenagers freedom with very little parental concern, and the restaurants and bars excellent . I cannot praise the position of the villa within the resort enough. Simply Superb, we hope to return in 2010.
The La Manga Club resort is particularly famous for its excellent golf and tennis facilities. There are 3 high quality golf courses, all within a 10 minute drive. The South Course is used for major championships. The tennis centre is a 5 minute drive and has 28 courts, mainly clay, but also some hard and astroturf courts. Both the golf and tennis centres offer a high standard of professional tuition.
La Manga Club has a private beach cove at La Cala, a 5 minute drive, on the Med coast. There is a larger sandy beach at Calblanque, a 15 minute drive away, also on the Med coast, popular with the Spanish, but with no facilities. There is another sandy beach at Mar de Cristal, a 15 minute away, on the Mar Menor, a warm, shallow, inland sea, where there are water activities available, and a beach bar/cafe.
Also in La Manga Club are shops, bars, restaurants, squash, paddle tennis, pitch and putt, bowls green, spa, gym, sauna, and jacuzzi.
The nearest towns are Cartagena and Murcia.
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The embattled energy industry was given a lift on Thursday when a 12-month investigation by regulators into alleged rigging of the wholesale gas market ended with a clean bill of health.
The dual inquiry by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Ofgem concentrated on six suspicious trades at the end of the gas market trading year in 2012. It concluded there was no evidence of market manipulation.
The energy and climate change secretary, Ed Davey, said the watchdogs had been given credible explanations by the sellers for the relevant, below-market-price trades and failed to find evidence that disputed them.
"Ofgem and the FCA have conducted a rigorous review and have not found evidence of market manipulation in this case. Market abuse is a very serious concern and I'm determined that where it exists, the full force of the law is brought to bear," he said.
"That's why we're introducing annual competition reviews to make sure the energy market is operating properly, and we're proposing to introduce criminal sanctions for manipulation of the energy markets."
The Department of Energy & Climate Change only formally gave powers to Ofgem to investigate manipulation in the energy market in June of this year. Those powers gave the regulator licence to impose civil sanctions but the aim is to extend this so that rigging of the gas market could have the same penalties as manipulating the financial markets. This could include a potential seven-year jail sentence.
Seth Freedman, the price reporter who first raised the gas market allegations with the regulators last November, said he was unable to comment on the case after signing an agreement with his former employer Isis-Heren.
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