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Well that would make sense that it's a goodhood, I reread your post and it makes sense about the cracking. Mine is cracking around the corners of the scoop, not to mention the large amount of water that stays in the hood at all times. When I open the hood, water just pours out of the drain holes underneath. Poor design but I love it, since then I have also put the Volant power scoop on it as well. Got it for $20 at Summit Racing in the scratch and dent thing.
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02-23-2013, 10:34 PM #13I have an RKS cowl induction hood on mine... I've noticed some improvement when up to speed (above 40)especially when towing my camper... just seems to have more power. Of course this is only my observation and not dyno proven. ))
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02-23-2013, 11:46 PM #14The butt-dyno isn't terribly accurate... and is prone to observer error.
02-24-2013, 10:12 AM #15What one really needs is the cold air intake... in combination with the ram air hood. The colder the air the more power you can build.
02-24-2013, 06:07 PM #16How do you figure? A CAI is ideally drawing in air from OUTSIDE the engine compartment. (Even the OEM airbox draws through the fender and not the engine compartment.) So an unducted ram air hood would cool the engine compartment, some, but should have no impact on the air temp of what a CAI draws in.
Mine right now has about 1/2" gap between the air box and hood ram air opening. My plans are to install a seal around it... just haven't gotten to it yet. Planning on installing a seal similar to what is used where the firewall and hood meet. Even with the 1/2" gap the amount of cold air coming in would easily displace the hot air coming from under the hood.
02-25-2013, 02:02 PM #20You may be flowing 300% more air to the intake, but your engine, if it is basically stock, is not using it. The stock induction on our silverado's delivers more air than the stock engine can use, even at WOT. The stock filter element flows something like 1700CFM, while the 5.3 engine uses a max of around 750 CFM, if I recall correctly.
As for "cold" air, the only significant diff will be when you are sitting at idle for a period of time and the air under the engine is somewhat stable (stagnant), i.e., not moving. At low speeds there is some movement of air through the compartment. At higher speeds, such as on a freeway, your under-hood air temp may be 10 degrees or so warmer than the outside air. Many tuners can be set to measure air temp at the intake. If you have one, try that out and see for yourself. There is just no significant benefit from a CAI on a NBS or NNBS Silverado, both of which have a shielded intake system. This is coming from a guy who used to swear that there were a few extra ponies under the hood after adding the CAI.
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced an operating profit of 120.7 billion yen (US $1.5 billion, euro 1.17 billion) for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ending March 31, 2013.
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More than 23%.
Since its October lows.
This next international -- says be careful because the rally is being artificially propped up by the Federal Reserve Jim Rogers.
Is the chairman.
Of Rogers holdings and my friend from Singapore.
Yeah children are doing very good speaking Chinese every day -- waiting to see you again I will be there are again -- I guarantee are at the Fed the Fed has a mandate not about pumping up the stock market Fed's mandate.
Is making sure that the economy is strong -- that unemployment is low.
In those two things it is failed miserably to turn things around so it.
How could the Fed justify.
Another round of money -- when it's passed money burning has not stimulated the economy.
-- get doctor Bernanke on your show and tell him the same thing he's not here the pump up the stock market but he thinks he has.
That's astonishing to me -- it's a written.
-- Jim he has two mandates one is to maintain the value of the currency failed the other is to maintain low unemployment -- yes he has failed in his all the his mandate does not have to do with the stock.
Marketing oh they -- -- people in jail for breaking.
You know on the other than those of the older and they don't happen anymore now this is a mess this is a -- -- humor -- Larry sit.
They're ready to spend billions more dollars of your money my money and everybody watching the shows money and -- not gonna do us any good is gonna build up debt.
Cash in the system inflation this is going to be a mess before itself.
Looking at the at the various Q -- which is -- shorthand for printing money you by the way say they QE3 is already begun yeah.
-- that they already begun to forget about the number one I think one of the behind by the way.
Garbage as far as I can sing and I probably -- -- -- way -- -- off balance sheet everybody else has but looking is an important what because looking at the balance sheets you say they have already.
Begun to print more money to buy more goods to add to their portfolios.
It's not brain surgery get out the numbers for him one they publish and you can read -- get up the balance and you'll see that the balance of the assets are going up.
They didn't come from the Tooth Fairy.
Somebody is in -- -- trading guess buying things -- your money and my money and printed does that why we've seen gold go up over the past week is.
You're not not the only one that know that they're printing money out there that this spinning that they don't have.
Everything's going up you.
What's happening with.
Why hasn't the dollar crash then and I don't they just gone -- down but why hasn't actually crash -- why haven't we seen the increase inflation why we've seen the increase.
In interest rates for thought in the last two or three weeks has started going down again.
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This -- terrible bear on the dollar but I don't the dollar because I think everybody else is gonna die in turn times of.
You'll dollars in investor or just as a means of exchange.
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First time I went to Russia.
Soviet -- I've been negative on the Soviet Union and Russia ever -- what is that 46 years have been negative.
I find myself to my astonishment -- to my amazement saying let you know when he's -- -- change.
Now I cannot defend their past actions I can attacked their -- past actions but they seem I would just denied Vladivostok as a matter of fact last weekend.
They seem to be making.
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Will invest in the same thing you invested and you get to keep the profits and we get to keep the -- this is -- we knew that several projects like he has.
He's spending billions of dollars in the Far East.
To build and a whole new transportation card this not heard the man -- I couldn't keep an interview I believe how he's how might you get involved how -- -- -- -- -- made up by the of their currency partnership currency what.
I -- invest in public traded Obama made by the congress -- stocks.
Problem is the stock market is 70% energy.
I don't think I wanna buy Russian energy companies are looking around for those other.
We teased that you have one country in Europe that you're really thinking is a good investment I know their currency begins with a K I don't know whether it's the Kroner -- what what is the country.
Well on my thanks your time Russia all OK well we we were thinking that you're there is one currency in Europe that your well -- -- writes that Swedish -- come krona that's what you mean.
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Balance of trade surpluses but don't print a lot of money and -- -- -- -- -- a central bank and an economy that I would want it.
Not the way.
Washington -- Jim Rogers it not only Smart guy himself but by the way your daughter is a number one Mandarin speaker in -- school in Singapore is that right -- He's at a school 3000 Chinese kisses for good matters speaker not bad I don't and Jim Rogers good to see you thank you --
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But on Tuesday a handful of businesses applauded a bill introduced in Congress to raise the minimum wage, and even sent out a news release vocalizing their support for doing so. They included retailer Costco and smaller businesses.
So why are some businesses calling for a change in policy that would so clearly increase their expenses, especially at a time when finances are stable at best? And why Costco, a public company that has investors watching every penny and questioning every management decision?
After all, wages in retail, when adjusted for inflation, have actually decreased by about 30 cents an hour since 2007. Wouldn't retailers want to keep it that way?
For Costco, the answer is no. The company has earned a reputation over the years for treating employees relatively well. Costco pays a starting wage of $11.50 an hour and gives most employees health care and other benefits.
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The Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group reviews of new graphic novels continues with this list of texts to enchant and inspire readers of all ages.
Knight, Hilary. (2011). Nina in that makes me mad! New York: Toon Books/Candlewick Press.
This graphic novel is for beginning readers. Each full page spread discusses a new reason why Nina is mad. For example, Nina gets mad when her parents blame her for something she didn't do. In the accompanying illustrations Nina is taking care of her baby brother in the bathtub. Tony gets carried away and splashes a lot of water on the floor. The speech bubble states, "No more bath for you tonight" (p. 9). Nina has a perplexed face with pointy eyebrows. Other reasons Nina gets mad include: "When you don't let me help" (p. 12), "When I try and it doesn't work" (p. 14) and "When I need you and you make me wait" (p. 20). The last page closes with, "But I feel better when I can tell you that I'm mad!" (p. 30). This fun picture book will definitely bring about discussion. Teachers and parents could ask—Do you ever get mad like Nina? or What are some of the things that cause you to get mad?
- Deanna Day, Washington State University Vancouver
Eaton, Maxwell. (2012). The flying Beaver brothers and the fishy business. New York: Random House Children's Books.
The Beaver brothers, Ace and Bub, uncover a plot by a corporation to use up the island's trees to create Fish Stix for consumers in this second title in the graphic novel series. In its advertisement campaign, the corporation claims that Fish Stix, made from ground-up trees, are somehow good for the environment. The campaign promoting Fish Stix features the brothers' nemesis Bruce. It will take an alliance made up of Ace, Bub, some evil penguins who aren't all that evil, and yes, even Bruce to stop the corporation before the trees are all gone. There are plenty of funny lines and visual humor as well to keep young readers entertained as well as informed. Using spots of green in the pen and ink and digitally colored illustrations complements perfectly the forests being destroyed so casually and so purposelessly. Older readers will recognize the greed behind the corporation's marketing of a product for which there really is no need and possibly compare those actions with some advertising campaigns by corporations today.
- Barbara A. Ward, Washington State University Pullman
Eaton, Maxwell. (2012). The flying beaver brothers and the evil penguin plan. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
In this second book, the Beaver brothers are swinging off a rope, hang gliding to a beach, and surfing some waves. All of a sudden some penguins steal one of the beaver's surfboards. An immediate chase begins. Fortunately, beavers can make bridges between cliffs pretty quickly by gnawing down trees. The beavers follow the penguins under water to a large refrigerator at the bottom of the ocean. They notice that the penguins are viewing large blue prints, but aren't sure what is going on. Readers will have many questions at this point in the book, making inferences and predictions. Later, Ace and Bub return to the ocean to enter the large refrigerator. They learn that the penguins are planning to create a frozen paradise using the ice machine. One beaver escapes and shuts down the refrigerator's turbine, thus saving their island. This humorous book seems to have a deeper meaning—are humans destroying the penguin habitat?
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. (2012). Lunch Lady and the mutant mathletes. New York: Knopf.
Dee, Hector, and Terrence, also known as the Breakfast Bunch, are forced to join the extracurricular Mathletes as their punishment for missing the museum field trip in the previous title. In this, the seventh installment of the Lunch Lady graphic novel series, the friends are definitely not thrilled to spend time after school solving math problems. But joining the Mathletes turns out to be less painful than they had expected. Even Dee comes around once the private school kids from Willoughby Academy denigrate the public school kids of Thompson Brook. The two teams roll on inexorably toward the final round of competition where they face each other. But there's something odd about the private school students and their competitive teacher, and it's up to Lunch Lady and her cafeteria side-kick Betty to figure out what's going on. Not only does she come through, yellow gloves, Cannoli-oculars, and Pineapple mace in tow, but so do Orson, the Mathlete over-achiever, and Mr. Kalowski, the school janitor. The book's lessons are sound, accompanied by the Lunch Lady's expostulations such as "Moldy Bread!" and "Sweet BBQ sauce!" Not only does the ever-ready Lunch Lady fight for justice, but she can also be depended upon to whip up a yummy batch of cookies just when they're needed.
- Barbara A. Ward Washington State University Pullman
Neel, Julien. (2012) Lou! Secret Diary. Translation by Carol Klio Burrell. Minneapolis: Graphic Universe.
Translated from its original French and winner of the Youth Prize of the Angouleme International Comics Festival, this graphic novel looks exactly like a comic book that might be found on store shelves. It stars twelve-year old Lou who is plowing headlong into adolescence. Trying to catch the eye of the boy across the street, in addition to finding a boyfriend for her single mom as well as designing her own clothes and fashion statement, this tween also keeps a diary of her thoughts and opinions, some of which are colorfully portrayed on the end pages of the book. Lou's diary provides a fun yet also serious look at that stage of pre-dating, dealing with crushes on boys and peer pressures. It's easy to see why Lou is so popular in so many different countries.
- Karen Hildebrand, Ohio Reading and Library Consultant
Nelson, O. T., & Jolley, Dan. (2012). The girl who owned a city: The graphic novel. Illus. by Joelle Jones. Minneapolis: Graphic Universe.
Originally written in 1975, this book of survival after an apocalyptic event translates well to the graphic novel format. After a virus kills everyone older than twelve, leaving those left behind to fend for themselves, Lisa Nelson and her younger brother are managing to survive, thanks to Lisa's ability to find food and supplies. Others use numbers and intimidation to take what they need, and Lisa forms a neighborhood coalition to guard against the marauding gangs. When the alliance fails, she fortifies a former school where her allies will be safe. Everyone has jobs to do, but Lisa feels responsible for everyone in her city. This graphic novel only hints at what may lie ahead for the survivors of the virus once they turn 12—or the emotional cost of being responsible for so many other dependents. Lisa's self-reliance and her determination to help others be self-reliant are particularly appealing in the original story and in this adaptation. While she and her friend Craig may have very different ways of finding happiness, both seek self-reliance. The title raises many issues; for instance, how will the survivors cope when all the available supplies have been depleted, and what happens when the society with which we are familiar has disappeared?
Phelan, Matt. (2011). Three remarkable journeys around the world. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
Jules Vern's Around the World in Eighty Days provided the inspiration for three adventurers who set out on their own worldwide journeys. First, questioning the value of ten years spent working in a mine, Thomas Stevens purchased a large-wheeled bicycle in 1884 and then rode it 3,700 miles from San Francisco to Boston. Upon reaching Boston, Stevens decided he was ready for a larger challenge and took off on an around the world bicycle ride. Reports of his journey were published over a three-year period in Outing magazine. Nellie Bly, a daring and dashing female reporter, embarked on her own journey around the world in 1889. She met her goal to return in less than 80 days since her travels lasted 72 days. During that time, the New York World, the newspaper for which she worked, sold record numbers of papers with updates on Bly's fabled journey. Finally, Joshua Slocum set out in 1895 to become the first person to traverse the globe alone in a small boat. Neither storms nor pirates stopped Slocum from reaching his goal. The inspiring stories of these three independent individuals fit the graphic novel format well with Phelan's artwork almost seeming to resemble a film screen.
- Terrell A. Young, Brigham Young University
Hicks, Faith Erin. (2012). Friends with boys. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook Press.
Maggie, who has been homeschooled all of her life, is understandably nervous about her first day at high school. Her three older brothers insist that she must go it alone since they did. She navigates the school corridors, alone except for the ghost that keeps following her, eventually making friends with two siblings, Lucy and Alistair. There are hints about the story behind the rift between the Mohawk-wearing Alistair and volleyball star Matt. When Alistair finally tells Maggie the story behind his haircut, it's easy to understand his reluctance to stand up for his sister or for the males who have been ridiculed for their preference for drama rather than sports. It's impossible not to like Maggie and understand her confusion about the often cruel high school social order. While there are some similarities to Anya's Ghost, this graphic novel can be savored for its own strengths, including its accurate depiction of the sometimes rocky shoals of high school and family. The author encourages readers to examine their own tendencies to judge others by their appearances when appearances are often masks behind which others may hide their true nature.
Long, Mark & Demonakas, Jim. (2012). The silence of our friends. Illus. by Nate Powell. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook.
Set in the late part of the racially volatile 1960s in Houston, Texas, this graphic novel tackles the challenging topic of civil rights. The story follows two different individuals whose lives come together unexpectedly: a white television newsman reporting on the city's civil rights protests, and an African-American Texas Southern University faculty member involved in the protests. When the protests turn violent, leading to the death of a police officer, the blame is placed on a handful of TSU students. The trial that results divides the city even more. The starkly stunning black and white illustrations evoke a sense of a time and place during which it was hard to know who to trust or what to believe. This graphic novel plunges readers right in the midst of this turmoil-filled period.
Lyga, Barry. (2011). Manga man. Illus. by Colleen Doran. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
When Ryoko, an attractive androgynous young man with beautiful feminine and masculine features, falls through a rip in time and space and lands in our world, he is shunned by many humans. The difference that makes others shun him makes him more attractive to Marissa Montaigne, a popular, beautiful teen who is bored with her life and her relationship with a hard-drinking football player. The romance between Ryoko and Marissa parallels that of Romeo and Juliet, complete with scenes in which Ryoko leans from his window and talks about his growing attraction to Marissa while she overhears him while hiding in the bushes beneath his compound. When he shows Marissa the different dimensions, she is able to move from one cartoon panel to the next. The pen and ink illustrations are beautiful and show the inner and outer beauty of this unlikely couple.
O'Connor, George. (2012). Hades: Lord of the dead. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook Press.
Sticking closely for the most part to the original story of Demeter, Hades, and Persephone in this fourth title in the Olympian series, the creator of this graphic novel describes how Hades kidnaps Persephone—known as Kore on Earth—and shows her around his kingdom. While she is gone, her mother, Demeter, allows the crops to fail as she searches for her daughter. Once she finds Kore again, she agrees to allow new life to bud on Earth to celebrate her daughter's return. Of course, during the time her daughter must return to Hades, cold weather will cover the Earth, representing Demeter's sadness at being separated from her child. But this updated story contains a twist as Persephone comes into her own while in the Underworld. Out from under the control of her mother, she flourishes, and although she is glad to be reunited with her mother, she is also relieved to return to Hades, enough so that she lies about having consumed any foods while in Hades the first time around. This is an empowered version of Persephone, unwilling to be a pawn in a game played by the gods. The different perspective is refreshing, allowing Persephone to make her own mark on how things are done in her new kingdom. One of the best illustrations is the last one, which shows the two rulers on their underground thrones, Hades with just the slightest smile on his lips. Fans of mythology will relish this moody version of the classic story.
Yang, Gene Luen. (2011). Level up. Illus. by Thien Pham. New York: First Second/Roaring Brook Press.
In the latest offering from the creator of American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang returns to the themes he covered in his earlier graphic novel: the clash between parental expectations and one's own dreams, cultural expectations, coming of age, and the journey to self-acceptance, among others. The story focuses on Dennis Ouyang, a boy whose attraction to video games has been denigrated by his parents in favor of academic success. After his father dies, Dennis plays games so much that he is kicked out of college. Four angels intervene and set him back on the path of success, but they allow him to have no fun whatsoever. His hard work pays off, and he is accepted into med school, but still he wonders about his life goals and whether he wants to spend the rest of his life doing what his father wanted him to do. Dennis ends up quitting med school and starts playing games for cash prizes. He returns to medical school after he realizes that he wants to make a difference in the world, only to find that the manual dexterity honed by all those games will actually be useful in his chosen area of specialization. The lines between reality and fantasy blur interestingly in this book with soft colored artwork and slight but pertinent visual references to video games at the beginning of each section.
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When haricots verts, those pencil-thin green beans, make their appearance in farmers markets, I get about as excited as when I see sour cherries. Something has to happen, and fast. They're so delicate that they start to go limp after even just a couple of days in the fridge, and then what's the point? I might as well use regular old green beans.
Not that there's anything wrong with that. But what's special about haricots verts is that very delicate nature, a quality that Clotilde Dusoulier in "The French Market Cookbook" (Clarkson Potter, 2013) refers to as their "youthful bounce."
Dusoulier, you may know, is the wildly popular blogger behind Chocolate and Zucchini, and with her charming new book she is showcasing, as the subtitle puts it, "Vegetarian Recipes From My Parisian Kitchen." She's a flexitarian these days, but with the cookbook she wants to show readers how to coax flavor out of the best locally grown, seasonal fruits and vegetables without relying on meats (mock or otherwise) or heavy amounts of cheese or even too many carbs.
That's the way I'm trying to cook, too, so as I flipped through Dusoulier's charming book, a recipe for a green bean, red rice and almond salad demanded to be made. It happens to be vegan, but in keeping with Dusoulier's understated delivery it's not labeled as such.
Nonetheless, it was a clear choice, because I had every ingredient on hand and didn't need to hit any market, French or otherwise. Dusoulier starts with leftover cooked rice, but the Bhutanese variety I had in my pantry takes just 20 minutes, so I didn't feel behind in the slightest.
In about the time I steamed the beans and made the dressing, it was ready for assembly - and my dinner companion and I were ready to eat.
Green Bean, Red Rice and Almond Salad
6 servings
This salad combines chewy, slightly nutty red rice with crisp green beans (preferably thin haricots verts) in a dressing made creamy by almond butter. It can be eaten hot, cold or in between.
MAKE AHEAD: The red rice can be cooked and refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months. The green beans can be cooked and refrigerated a day in advance. The salad without the almonds, parsley and pepper can be assembled and refrigerated a few hours in advance. Adapted from "The French Market Cookbook," by Clotilde Dusoulier (Clarkson Potter, 2013).
1 cup uncooked red rice (may substitute brown rice)
1 1/4 cups water
2 pounds haricot verts or thin green beans, trimmed
3 tablespoons all-natural unsweetened almond butter
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
2/3 cup almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped (see NOTE)
1 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Freshly ground black pepper
Combine the red rice and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, lower the heat until the liquid is barely bubbling, cover and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let the rice rest, covered, for 5 minutes, then uncover and fluff with a fork. Depending on whether your salad will be served warm or cold, partially cover the rice to keep it warm; let the rice come to room temperature; or cool, then refrigerate.
Meanwhile, set up a steamer over a separate saucepan of water on medium heat. Steam the green beans, tightly covered, until just cooked through but not limp, 7 to 8 minutes. Cool if desired.
Whisk together the almond butter, oil, lemon juice, vinegar and salt in a large salad bowl.
Add the cooked beans, turning them gently in the dressing to coat. Stir in the rice. Taste, and adjust the seasoning. Add the chopped almonds and parsley, then season with pepper to taste; toss to incorporate.
Serve warm, at room temperature or cold.
NOTE: Toast the nuts in a small, dry skillet over medium-low heat, until fragrant and lightly browned, shaking the skillet to avoid scorching. Cool completely before using.
NUTRITION Per serving: 360 calories, 10 g protein, 41 g carbohydrates, 20 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 380 mg sodium, 9 g dietary fiber, 3 g sugar
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SMS: Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake
Today is the first Sunday of December and it brought with it a little surprise for us. I woke up this morning, rolled over to look out the window and saw that the big tree outside of our bedroom window was covered in gorgeous white snow! It had been snowing when we went to bed last night but I didn't think it'd result in much accumulation. I came downstairs, grabbed my camera and took the photo above from the patio door in the back of our house. This was a perfect introductory storm. We only got a few inches and the sun came out immediately to start melting it for us. I look forward to more snow this winter, though I'm pretty sure I'm alone in that opinion.
On to today's business... This week's SMS, our last of the year, was chosen by Shandy of Pastry Heaven: chocolate espresso cheesecake with blackberry glaze! There is a lot of baking going on around here lately and only so many people to give things to so I decided to scale this recipe way back. Plus, the full recipe is baked in an 8" springform, which I don't own. I wound up going with 1/4 of the recipe, which yielded one full size cheesecake in my 4" springform as well as enough leftover batter to make a second very thin 4" cheesecake.
Aside from scaling the recipe back, I didn't modify the ingredients at all. The recipe is simple, though there are a lot of steps and you will wind up with a sink full of dishes! I skipped the water bath when baking my minis and also disregarded the baking instructions in the book. With the oven at 300 F, I found that my minis needed about 30-35 minutes for the center to set. I took them out of the oven to cool on a rack, skipping the step of leaving them in the oven after turning it off. I didn't have blackberry preserves so I skipped the glaze, opting instead to pipe a few small piles of whipped cream on top.
The verdict? The cheesecake was good - very creamy! It is, however, incredibly rich. I couldn't eat more than a few bites so I was glad I'd opted for the minis. I'm going to share the full size mini with my mom tomorrow. She's a big fan of the chocolate/cheesecake combo so I think she'll really enjoy this dessert. Thanks to Shandy for hosting this week! You can find the recipe on her blog or in the book. We'll be back in 2010 with more delicious recipes from the Sweet Melissa Baking Book - hope to see you then :)
29 comments:
- Nancy/n.o.e said...
Such pretty snow and such a beautiful cheesecake! The blackberry glaze sounds so intriguing with chocolate; I have an extra jar you could have had. Too bad we're not close enough to share over the back fence...
If I were you, I'd be thrilled for a break from a baking group. I look forward to seeing more SMS posts in January. - December 6, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- Flourchild said...
Im a BIG fan of snow too and woke up Sat. to a winter wonderland! SO know your not alone when it comes to lots of snow!!
My cheesecake is in the oven right now for the first step in the baking routine! So far it has went well and smells good. I am putting a peanut butter glaze on top. Come on over later and I will have it posted!
I like your mini cheesecakes and don't blame you for scaling down. Im really getting tired of all these sweets. I plan to take this to some friends tonight and share with them! - December 6, 2009 at 3:38 PM
- Gala said...
Yuuum! That sounds tasty. And I'm sooo jealous of your snow!
- December 6, 2009 at 4:26 PM
- sarahe said...
so jealous of your snow! and that cheesecake looks delish
- December 6, 2009 at 4:29 PM
- Lucy said...
Extremely envious of your gorgeous snow! This cheesecake looks gloriously decadent - delicious.
- December 6, 2009 at 4:49 PM
- TeaLady said...
I don't know which looks more lovely - the snow covered tree or the chocolate cheesecake. Both are winners.
I always like a simple cheesecake - so no glaze would work for me.
I would share with you in a heartbeat to give you another outlet for your goodies. - December 6, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- Hanaâ said...
Your cheesecake turned out great. From your picture I can tell it's pretty rich. You know what they say? Everything in moderation :o) Can't wait to bake this one. I'll have to wait a couple more days until I get my new oven.
- December 6, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- Lin said...
Looks like a winner. I think I'd skip the blackberries in favor of whipped cream also! Enjoy your hiatus and holiday!
- December 6, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- Kayte said...
So elegant and beautiful, the cheesecake. The snow is also beautiful as long as you promise to keep it there and not feel like you need to share it. I am definitely a summertime chick...how many months until the sun and green grass again? Sigh. Your cheesecake is so pretty!
- December 6, 2009 at 7:13 PM
- lakegirl said...
Your cheesecake looks beautiful!
We're getting snow tonight. More to follow tomorrow and Tuesday!
Happy Holidays! See you in January! - December 6, 2009 at 8:00 PM
- lakegirl said...
Your cheesecake looks beautiful!
We're getting snow tonight and more to follow tomorrow and Tuesday!
Happy Holidays! See you in January! - December 6, 2009 at 8:02 PM
- Susan said...
Love the picture of the snow! Beautiful. I miss the snow we used to get in upstate NY (I live in VA). Your mini cheesecake looks delicious.
- December 6, 2009 at 8:20 PM
- Karly said...
Ooh, looks so rich and chocolatey! My husband would loooove this. :)
- December 6, 2009 at 8:22 PM
- k.a.r.e.n said...
Great looking cheesecake! I went with minis as well. This was definitely rich! I only took a few bites as well!
Happy Holidays and Have a Happy New year! - December 6, 2009 at 8:33 PM
- Shandy said...
Tracey, thank you for baking along with me this week =). I love your mini cheesecake and what a perfect size for such a rich cheesecake.
The picture of your pristine white blanket of snow is beautiful. Merry Christmas! - December 6, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- Nina said...
This looks super nice! SNOW!
I have not seen snow in about almost 2 years. Last time I was in Tahoe was Freshman year of college. California just typically does not get snow. haha. - December 6, 2009 at 9:17 PM
- margot said...
Your cheesecake looks perfect! This one was a bit much for me; I was happy there were other people to eat mine this weekend.
The snow is so pretty, happy winter to you! - December 6, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- El said...
The snow was beautiful. Now if it would only return to 40 degrees after every snow fall! The cheesecake looks like a great accompaniment to a snowy day...
- December 7, 2009 at 8:25 AM
- spike. said...
I'm hoping for more snow too! And it sounds like I could get some as soon as tonight! I also made a small cheesecake- very rich indeed....not that it stopped me from eating more than my share!
- December 7, 2009 at 11:21 AM
- Katrina said...
gorgeous snow photo! We're supposed to get snow tonight and tomorrow and I'm excited!
MMmm, cheesecake. - December 7, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Lauryn said...
Your cheesecake looks gorgeous!!! And look how beautiful that snow is!
- December 7, 2009 at 5:06 PM
- Candy Girl said...
Awww - the snow and your cheesecake are lovely!
- December 7, 2009 at 7:21 PM
- Sarah said...
Your cheesecake looks delicious! I loved this one. One of my favorite SMS treats by far. I made a small version, too, so one slice was pretty tiny. I'm sure a full-sized one would have been too much to handle. It is a very rich dessert. I love a pretty snow. I've lived in very cold & snowy climates most of my life, however, so I don't at all miss a snowy winter. Once in a while is plenty for me!
- December 7, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- Leslie said...
What a spectacular photo! I envy you that view. This cheesecake looks so rich and delicious! Enjoy your SMS break...it will be January before you know it.
- December 7, 2009 at 10:47 PM
- Judy said...
gorgeous cheesecake!
good luck on your search for those mint chips! Let me know how it goes! =) - December 7, 2009 at 10:59 PM
- Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets said...
How very pretty! Your photos are making me hungry :).
- December 8, 2009 at 1:32 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
Beautiful picture of the snow! I am one of the few people who absolutely *loves* the snow... I'm hoping for a few blizzards this year (although don't tell my friends and family that)!
Love the cake... It is beautiful. You had me at espresso! - December 8, 2009 at 10:46 PM
- Jeannette said...
i just say how very jealous i am of your snow covered yard? *crosses arms* i think we should house swap for a while ;)
- December 9, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- oneordinaryday said...
This looks just delicious!
- December 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM


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Bradley has 23 years of coaching experience including seven seasons with the NFL. He has spent the last four seasons as the Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator. Bradley previously worked in Tampa Bay as a linebackers coach and quality control coach.
Bradley played an instrumental role in the Seahawks two playoff appearances. "It was just a matter of time before Gus Bradley became a head coach in the NFL," Jaguars General Manager Dave Caldwell said, "and the Jacksonville Jaguars are extremely fortunate that Gus will be on our sidelines for many years to come. Gus more than met every criteria we insisted on from our new head coach, and his intangibles and leadership abilities are exceptional. Gus is who the Jaguars need now and in the future."
"I am very proud to accept the offer to be the next head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars," Bradley said. "Shad Khan and Dave Caldwell expect to win, and that's what I wanted to hear. That's why I am coming to Jacksonville – to win a Super Bowl. I can't wait to meet everyone in Jacksonville on Friday and get this going."
Bradley also coached at his alma mater North Dakota State where he played defensive back and punter from 1984-1988.
Jags owner Shad Khan is looking forward to what Bradley will bring to the River City's team. "I had faith that Dave would make an outstanding hire, and my faith has been rewarded," Khan said in a statement to Action News, "Gus Bradley is perfect for our franchise. The energy he will immediately bring is incredible and I am confident the victories will follow."
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Perhaps you've come across a recipe or two on Pinterest for perfect skin. We've seen them too: banana and orange facials, spicy acne masks, olive oil cleansers and more.
But whether you're holistically-minded, frustrated with drugstore finds or having a beauty emergency, it's not always wise to experiment on your face with that thing you saw on the Internet.
We wondered, should you ever put your skin and hair at the mercy of your kitchen pantry?
"For the most part I prefer drug store or department store or cosmeceutical products from your dermatologist because they're actually tested on the skin and they go through certain quality control measures," said New York dermatologist Dr. Doris Day. "But in a pinch, there are things you can use at home."
You just have to pick carefully and learn a little bit from the past. People have been using substances like olive oil, yogurt, vinegar, honey and aloe for skin care for ages, Day said, and now there are scientific studies that explain why they work.
We asked Day, who has a few DIY recipes of her own in her book, "Forget the Facelift," to guide us through the "dos and don'ts" of homemade beauty treatments.
Think different
Here are some of Day's favorite pantry beauty ingredients.
Honey: One of Day's go-to products is honey. "Honey is published widely in medical literature for its use on wounds and diabetic sores," she said. It is antiseptic and creates a barrier on wounds that's breathable, like skin, she said. Honey also helps preserve homemade salves, so you can use them for more than one application. She includes honey in her recipes for acne treatment, eye de-puffing and exfoliating scrubs. It's excellent for treating eczema, she said.
Aloe: Aloe, like honey, is great for treating wounds, Day said, and other skin irritations. It is anti-inflammatory, she said, so it's great for the pain associated with burns and poison ivy. Just pop off a piece of an aloe house plant and rub it directly on your irritated skin, she said.
"But it can sting when you first put it on the skin, so you have to be a little patient that way," she said.
Oils: Olive oil and coconut oil are Day's favorites for home hydration. They are gentle on the skin, she said, and good for treating irritation. A little bit of these oils massaged gently around the eyes can help hydrate wrinkly skin under the eyes, but take care not to get it in your eyes, she said. Olive oil can even be used to effectively clean oily skin -- and is often used as a binder for sugar or salt scrubs.
For silky, shiny, smooth hair, Day recommends putting coconut oil in your hair, letting it soak in for a bit, then massaging in some shampoo before rinsing. If you shampoo after you've got water on your oil-soaked hair, it will be greasy for days, she said.
Exfoliants: Salt and sugar are excellent exfoliants, Day said. Baking soda, as well, can be used as a fine-grained exfoliant, and may have antiseptic and brightening qualities as well, Day said. It's simple to add salt, sugar or baking soda to any cleanser you already have and make it a scrub.
Dissolved epsom salts can also exfoliate the skin when used in high concentration. "Epsom salts are an all-purpose type of thing," she said. "Depending on the concentration, you can use it for everything from cleaning your furniture to get the calluses off your feet to help soothe your skin." It can help dry out a poison ivy rash if you use a small amount of Epsom salt in a bath, she said.
Tea: If you want to get antioxidants on your skin, use tea, rather than the often-suggested berries, Day said.
"You can put blueberries on your face, but that will just stain your skin and probably you won't get enough of the blueberry's antioxidant effect to make a difference," she said.
Steeped tea bags can effectively de-puff your eyes by themselves or strongly brewed tea can add antioxidant treatment to cucumber slices.
"White tea has the highest levels of antioxidants and caffeine, so that would be my preferred one for the face," she said.
Yogurt: Some DIY facial treatment recipes use milk for wrinkle-banishing properties, but Day said it's silly. Milk can actually spoil on your skin, and it's not strong enough to deliver any lactic acid, she said.
"It won't work," she said, "and it's expensive."
Instead, Day said, reach for the yogurt. In a mask, yogurt can deliver enough lactic acid to actually treat certain skin conditions.
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Here are some ingredients Days says to approach with caution, or consider other options.
Vinegar: Plain old white vinegar has historically been used as a deodorant, and it does stop body odor, Day said. But it has a major drawback: It stinks. "It's killing the yeast and certain bacteria," that can make you smell bad, she said, "but then you smell like vinegar." Adding essential oil to vinegar helps, but does not eliminate the salad smell entirely, she said.


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The drought of 2012, on the heels of raging high water in 2011, was a wake-up call that we live in a dry land with highly variable weather. Our reservoirs buffered the impacts of this one-year (so far) drought, but another dry year or two could show the limits of their ability to protect us from our fickle climate.
Given that both ancient tree rings and climate models suggest that longer and more severe droughts are quite likely in our future, what can we do to prepare? That question is the topic of this week's Upper Colorado River Basin Water Conference at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. The conference, organized by CMU's Water Center, brings together water experts, policymakers and stakeholders from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nevada for presentations on how we can better understand and respond to drier conditions.
Events begin Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, and continue through Friday afternoon, Nov. 9. All events will be held upstairs in CMU's University Center and can be registered and paid for separately — just go to www.coloradomesa.edu/watercenter for full details.
Things kick off Wednesday, Nov. 7, on an entertaining note with a reception at 7 p.m. and the viewing of the "Remains of a River" film from the Colorado College "State of the Rockies" program. The film is about boating from the headwaters of the Green River to the mucky remains of the Colorado River delta in Mexico and includes great river footage as well as funny and sharp commentary from the filmmaker/adventurers. Your $15 lets you view the film, meet the filmmakers and have two drinks.
On Nov. 8-9, beginning at 7:30 a.m. each day: Conference panels plus networking breakfasts and lunches, $100. On Thursday, panels address the impacts of dust on snow and bark beetles; understanding and managing streamflows; agricultural efficiencies and water sharing; how to meet environmental water needs in cooperation with other uses; and household water conservation: how to do it, and its role in meeting future demands.
On Friday, leaders of the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Basin Supply and Demand Study (due to be completed next month) will discuss the analysis and conclusions in the study and a panel of stakeholders and experts will provide their reflections on how the study was conducted and what it means for managing water into the future — from Denver to Steamboat Springs to central Utah. The final panel will feature top water planners from Colorado, New Mexico and Utah discussing their states' approaches to meeting future needs in the context of uncertain hydrology and obligations under interstate water compacts. Your $100 gets you into all the presentations as well as breakfast and lunch both days.
John Stulp, special policy advisor to Governor Hickenlooper on water, will be the keynote speaker at a dinner on Thursday,. Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. Cost is $25. Stulp, a farmer and rancher from Prowers County and former state Commissioner of Agriculture, also chairs Colorado's Interbasin Compact Committee, which is seeking to work with stakeholders from each of the state's river basins to develop a statewide water plan by 2016.
For more information on the conference and related events, check out www.coloradomesa.edu/watercenter or call the Water Center at (970) 248-1968.
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