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In its annual report, the 2016 Tall Building Year in Review, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced that 2016 saw the completion of a record 128 buildings 200 meters or higher. This number surpasses the previous record of 114 completions set in 2015. Eighteen of these buildings became the tallest in their city, country, or region, and ten earned the designation of supertall, at 300 meters and above.
The Results Are In: 2016 Is a Record-Breaking Year for Tall Buildings
Gensler's Shanghai Tower Named CTBUH's Best Tall Building Worldwide for 2016
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has named Gensler's Shanghai Tower as the 2016 Best Tall Building Worldwide, citing its "innovative design scheme in traditional Shanghainese architectural traditions." The building was selected from among four regional winners, which included BIG's VIA 57 West (Americas), Jean Nouvel's The White Walls (Europe) and Orange Architects' The Cube (Africa).
The Names and Numbers Behind the World's 100 Tallest Buildings
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released some of the facts and figures behind the projects appearing in their recent book, 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings. The construction of tall buildings requires collaboration between many different companies and firms and the efforts of hundreds of people, but a few select firms have been responsible for more of the design and engineering achievements than any other.
Continue reading to see the 18 design architects that have contributed multiple buildings to the top 100 list.
These are the World's Tallest Twisting Skyscrapers
The past ten years have seen a new twist in tall building design: buildings that rotate as they rise, either for engineering or purely aesthetic purposes. Inspired by this recent trend, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has produced a new graphic entitled Tall Buildings in Numbers "Twisting Tall Buildings" to analyze the "recent proliferation of twisting towers creating a new generation of iconic buildings throughout the world."
The infographic compares the buildings by height, along with the tightness and total degrees of their rotation. Continue after the break for the full graphic and links to the projects on ArchDaily.
8 Things You Should Know About Fazlur Khan, Skyscraper Genius
When it comes to skyscraper architects, the first name that comes to mind is often Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. No firm has completed more supertall buildings than SOM, and to this day, they remain a leader in the field, designing both the western hemisphere's and the world's tallest buildings in One World Trade Center and the Burj Khalifa. Yet, arguably, the height of their powers came in the 1970s, directly following a lull in skyscraper construction that allowed the Empire State Building to retain the status of world's tallest building for nearly 40 years.
It was then that Falzur Khan, a SOM architect and structural engineer, came up with the structural innovation that revolutionized the skyscraper industry, leaving lasting impacts on the construction methods of supertall buildings today.
Drawing from a recent story published by Mental Floss on the designer, we've come up with a list of facts about his life and role in the world of architecture.
Continue reading for the 8 things you should know about Falzur Khan.
The Top 12 Architecture Channels on Youtube
There's so much to learn about architecture, yet so little time. The smart architect knows to have a variety of sources for their architectural knowledge, and that's why we've put together a shortlist of our Top 12 Architecture Channels on Youtube, and picked some of their best videos for you to see. Read more to find out the best architecture videos, from sketching and rendering tutorials to architecture documentaries.
CTBUH Names Winners of 2016 Tall Building Awards
The Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat have announced the winners of the 15th edition of the CTBUH Tall Building Awards. From over 100 submissions, the best buildings from four regions – the Americas, Asia & Australasia, Europe and Middle East & Africa – were selected, along with recipients of the Urban Habitat Award, the Innovation Award, the Performance Award and the 10 Year Award. The CTBUH will pick a global winner from the regional selections later this year.
The towers were chosen by a panel of architects from world-renowned firms and were judged on every aspect of performance, looking in particular for "those that have the greatest positive impact on the individuals who use these buildings and the cities they inhabit."
Read on for the list of winners.
Bjarke Ingels on Sculptural Skyscrapers and Refining Parameters in High Rise Design
In an interview with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Bjarke Ingels reflects on the design of skyscrapers, noting how "sculpture is fine, but if its arbitrary it's not as interesting." Architects, Ingels argues, have the problem of "skilled incompetence:" the notion that they "already know the answer before [they've] even heard the question." This prevents them "from questioning the question, or having the question rephrased, or elaborating on the question, or even listening for the question – because [they] already know the answer."
Call for Submissions: CTBUH 2016 International Student Tall Building Design Competition
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is pleased to announce its 5th International Student Tall Building Design Competition. The goal of the competition is to shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in modern society.
As worldwide populations continue to urbanize and grow, creating megacities, the role of the tall building in the twenty-first century has moved beyond simply addressing spatial and economic efficiencies. The permanence of these structures necessitates careful forethought into how they will interface with the surrounding urban context, the natural environment, their inhabitants, and the world as a whole. Although they are statically embedded in our cities, skyscrapers must employ a dynamic spatial and functional dialogue, allowing them to remain active and relevant for not just decades, but centuries.
Winners of the Inaugural China Tall Building Awards
The China International Exchange Committee for Tall Buildings (CITAB) and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) have announced the winners of their inaugural China Tall Building Awards. Four buildings, including two designed by Zaha Hadid and Kengo Kuma, were chosen as China's best tall buildings. Other winners were recognized for their innovation, success within the urban environment, and construction excellence.
"With the support of the Architectural Society of China and the Architectural Society of China Shanghai, the first year of this regionally focused awards program was very successful, with numerous high-quality projects entering into the running under six categories of recognition," said CITAB and CTBUH.
The World Now Has 100 Supertall Buildings
Following the recent completion of 432 Park Avenue in New York City, The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced that there are now 100 supertall (300-plus-meter) skyscrapers in the world. The majority of these skyscrapers are in Asia and the Middle East, mirroring construction trends that have emerged over the past decade. Dubai leads the rankings with 18 supertall buildings, while New York City now falls in second place with a total of seven, including 432 Park Avenue.
China's Newly Completed Shanghai Tower Is Now the 2nd Tallest Building in the World
Gensler's recently completed Shanghai Tower is now the 2nd tallest building in the world, and the tallest building in China, according to The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). At 632 meters tall, it is the third building in the world to exceed 600 meters and be designated "megatall."
CTBUH Names Stefano Boeri's Bosco Verticale "Best Tall Building Worldwide" for 2015
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has selected Stefano Boeri's Bosco Verticale as the Best Tall Building Worldwide 2015 for "its extraordinary implementation of vegetation at such scale and height," according to a press release. The tower was selected from a shortlist of four buildings, which included SOM's One World Trade Center, Toyo Ito and RSP Architects' CapitaGreen and Foster + Partners' Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid Tower.
Skin New York: A Conversation Between an Architect, a Facade Consultant, an Engineer and a Fabricator
Join the CTBUH New York City Chapter for a discussionon on Facades Design and Contsruction in New York. With an increased reliance on technology and specialization, and the need for speed and innovation, the Facade Talks Series aims at a new type of open and focused conversation to bring together different sides of the spectrum of the facade industry. The Talks are focused on building enclosure systems and the challenges in designing and building facades, where Industry leaders in architecture, facade design, engineering and construction will present and discuss new ideas, innovative technologies, and challenges in both design and construction based on a specific theme.
Santiago Calatrava's Turning Torso Wins CTBUH's 10 Year Award
Rotating a full 90 degrees along nine pentagonal sections, Santiago Calatrava's "Turning Torso" was deemed the world's first twisting skyscraper upon its completion in 2005. Still Scandinavia's tallest tower, the 190-meter Malmö skyscraper has been awarded a 10 Year Award by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) for its continued valued to the surrounding area and successful performance across a number of categories, including environmental, engineering performance, vertical transport, iconography, and others.
"The Twisting Torso is one of those superb examples that went beyond the creation of a signature tower and helped shape an entirely new and invigorating urban fabric," said Timothy Johnson, Vice Chairman, CTBUH Board of Trustees and Partner, NBBJ.
CTBUH Announces Winners of its 2015 Urban Habitat Competition
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced the winner and finalists of its 2015 Urban Habitat Award. Launched in 2014, the Urban Habitat Award recognizes the contributions of tall buildings to the urban realm. The winners this year were chosen for influencing their environment and cultural context intelligently, adding social sustainability to their immediate site and wider context. See all of the finalists and the winner after the break.
CAF Launches Open Competition for New Chicago Headquarters
The Chicago Architecture Foundation has launched an open international ideas competition for a facility that will include a new headquarters, visitor center and exhibition space for CAF; a new headquarters for the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH); a design and allied arts high school; and flexible learning spaces for out-of-school-time youth programs. The project, dubbed the Center for Architecture, Design and Education (CADE) will a new kind of learning campus aimed to "equip young people to be stewards for the built environment of the 21st Century."
VIA 57 West: Challenging Form and Urban Development in Manhattan
Join the CTBUH New York City Chapter for a discussion on the VIA 57 West building. Guest speakers Bjarke Ingels (BIG), Aine Brazil (Thornton Tomasetti), and Jeff Crompton (Hunter Roberts) will discuss the architecture, engineering and the construction process behind this unique structure. VIA stands tall at 467 feet and is one of the most architecturally distinctive buildings constructed in New York City. The building provides a dramatic visual gateway to Manhattan's skyline along the Hudson River. VIA is a hybrid between the European perimeter block and a traditional Manhattan high-rise development. The building's unique shape combines the advantages of both: the compactness and efficiency of a courtyard building providing density, a sense of intimacy, and expansive views. The form of the building shifts depending on the viewer's vantage point. While appearing like a pyramid from the West Side Highway, it turns into a dramatic glass spire when seen from West 58th Street.


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Many moons back someone requested a photo of the PJohnson midnight blue dinner suit I commissioned. I'm never likely to get around to taking a specific photo, but I was sent the one below by a friend from a recent event, so I thought I'd post it. Excuse the poor lighting and dubious looking drink. [[SPOILER]]


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Okay, so lately, I have been getting lots of criticism as to entering my daughter in pageants. It has always been that way. DH's parents disapprove and my parents couldn't hate it more. What is so bad about glitz pageants?! People saying that Toddlers and Tiaras is a prequel to Sixteen and Pregnant?! That is an extremely stereotypical show. Toddlers and Tiaras is MEANT to make parents look crazy. Glitz pageants teach poise, passion, and grace! What is the big fuss?! Just about every girl in Sherwood has competed in at least 5 or 6 pageants. AT LEAST. I'm pretty sure DD likes them. We have been doing the since she was about 2 or 3 months old. What is the big fuss?!?! Seriously, why am I getting criticized for this?? Is it only me?!?!
I have mixed feelings on pageants. The good - kids are taught poise, get to showcase talents. The bad - they are being judged on looks (including weight as they get older), and some kids get an overinflated ego that the parents reinforce, making their kids brats. I guess as long as a child's identity isn't based around being in pageants it's not so bad. But I know quite a few women who grew up in pageants thinking they were better than others, and real life has not been good to them. You can also tell the pageant moms who feel badly about themselves and are living through their kids. I don't agree with putting a child in as an infant, or even before they can express if they want to be in a pageant. The parents are doing that for their own benefit, to hear how cute their kids are.
Oh, and don't get me started on parents that put their kids inappropriate costumes and have them do vulgar dance moves like they are college kids in a club. Judges should take off points for that.
I have no use for any pageants with little girls wearing makeup and hair extensions. It's absolutely bizarre. Same goes for BABIES or toddlers. When a child is old enough to at least walk and talk and have a discussion with their parents about whether or not it is something the child WANTS to do, then have at it.
I want to be clear, that I'm only answering this because you asked directly. I would never tell someone that the hobby they chose for their child is wrong, unless it was something like Toddler fight club or the Jr. lodge of the KKK. However, glitz pageants, as I understand them, aren't something I'd choose for my hypothetical daughter. For my family, I worry that the message they give is that appearance is what's important. I also think that there are some unfortunate messages about money in the pageant world, where people seem to (I admit, I don't know much) spend a lot of money on things like fancy dresses. You mention poise, passion and grace. To me poise is about how you act under pressure. An ER doctor who stays calm and thoughtful and deliberate while dealing with a gunshot room, demonstrates the kind of poise I want my child to have. I think that's a very different kind of poise than you get from being on stage. To me passion is important, but I think there are many other, more wholesome, activities that can teach that. As for grace, grace is about how you treat others, not just about how you move or perform. I can imagine researching it and possibly allowing my daughter to compete if she came to me and begged, but I can't imagine bringing the idea to her in any way. It would have to come 100% from her.
Hmm...you sound like you are asking and want answers...so, I'll share my opinion. I dislike pageants for girls or boys, for any age. I have a client who started doing them in college and her mom and I joke about it sometimes--she is NOT a pageant mom, lol. As a hairdresser, I've met many pageant moms over the years--the TV shows them to extreme but pretty typical, imo. I don't do pageant hair anymore--once I owned my own business and could pick and choose, I stopped taking them. My biggest deal with them is I do not think kids should be judged on their looks--even with fake teeth, fake hair, fake tans and makeup to enhance. Teach girls to be strong and smart-- worry less about the "princess" in you. That's just how I feel, YMMV.
Sorry Op, but you asked. I think they are awful, particularly the infant/toddler pageants. They are somewhat common in my neck of the woods as well. I try not to judge other parents because I really don't want others to judge me but this is one of those things I have a hard time with. I agree with Jennasis, when they're old enough to truly want to do it and parents have the income so that it's not being taken from college savings, etc., then that's another story. And IMO, the glitz are the worst.
I think they teach children that shallow values are important. They are not age appropriate, kids that age should not be in makeup,hair extensions, fake tan, and fake teeth. That is not real beauty everything on them is fake. Children should not grow up learning that thy need all of that o be beautiful it sends all the wrong messages. They lose their individuality, trying to imitate the perfect pageant robot with a fake smile. Ick.
ITA. Completely inappropriate. I have a 4yo DD so she's at the age, I think, to be able to ask to do something if she has an interest in it... if she asked me to do pageants, I'd do everything I could to dissuade her from it, possibly even put my foot down and just give a cut & dry, "no, it's not happening".
If the pageants are judged on God-given NATURAL beauty then I don't see an issue with them. If the pageants are the kind with fake teeth and fake hair then I think they are disgusting. Those parents might as well come right out and tell their kid "Sorry, Sweetie, you are too ugly to win without all of this extra stuff I make you wear so go out there and act like you are worthy." Modeling is a better way to go. I did it back in the day and my cousin is a model. Much classier than pageants, IMHO.
The rule, people. OP, your daughter is 10, no (I'm going by your signature)? So pretty much her whole life, she has been involved in pageants - and you are just "pretty sure" DD likes them. Sounds like there is some doubt in that statement. Maybe DD tells her Grandparents that she doesn't like them and is afraid to tell you?
I'm not 100% sure if DD fully enjoys them, but she is very happy when she wins. She sends me mixed feeling. Screams and kicks like a 5 year old before practice but shows up on pageant say and rocks it! I don't know. She has basically been raised in pageants...
I thought of that also. Plus, since both sets of grandparents dislike it, I am sure they are thoroughly embarrassed, especially nowadays, because if people have never been to a pageant, the only ones they have seen are on TV and so that's what people think you do--and if it is glitz, I guess it IS what you do. I'd be mortified if my daughter had a child and put them in pageants (I know I'd need to deal with it, but I'd be mortified.) I went to a glitz pageant last Spring at our mall. I actually went because the girl my BIL is involved with has an aunt whose dd does pageants so I was playing PI. I thought I'd walked into the TV channel (TLC?)--wow, I'll be nice and stop because I HAVE seen the movie "Bambi"...
Personally, I don't like them. IMO a pageant where you do anything other than showcase exactly what your mama gave ya, is just false advertising. I wanna see a pageant that has real women, no veneers, no false eyelashes, no extensions or weaves, no fake tans, no fake chest, no butt implants, no liposuction or calf implants. No face lifts, or nose jobs, or lip injections, no artificial nails and no color contacts. What happened to natural beauty, I so look forward to that trend again!
Toddler Fight Club - that made me LOL ITA. There are other ways to develop those qualities. I admit that I am not familiar with them enough to know but it does not appear that anything other than "traditional/old fashioned" beauty is favored. Big hair, shiny clothes, lots of makeup. I find it curious that you're *pretty sure* she likes them. If she's the 10 yo in your sig, haven't you talked about it at all? I can't see how trying to look older & glam with all the fake accessories creates a healthy sense of self. I don't knock others for their choices (some of them do look adorable) but it's personally not something I would allow for my kids. They also don't wear clothes that make them look too old or watch shows/movies far above their maturity levels. Luckily, we've never lived somewhere where it was popular but I can see where kids/parents might be more interested if it's something a lot of kids do in the area.
Ditto, I've been waiting for someone to post the pot stirring smiley. But I took the bait anyway, I've been out for a while, lol.
Well, she has never openly told me "Mom, take me out of pageants", and I am very clear with her that if she ever feels as if it is necessary that she should stop pageants, she can come to me. Again, she rarely says "I love pageants I want to be Miss Universe!!". That's why I get mixed feelings.


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Chocolate Ganache
The last thing I decided to do today was to use up a batch of cupcakes I had frozen a few months ago and instead of frosting them. I decided to ganache them! This is a VERY EASY recipe and its amazing!
Chocolate Ganache
What you will need:
1 part Heavy Cream
2 parts Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
So for example- I used 1/4 cup heavy cream and 1/2 cup chocolate chips and I easily dipped 12 cupcakes.
1. Heat a saucepan on medium heat with water until boiling.
2. Place a bowl on top that does not touch the hot water below.
3. Dump the chocolate and cream into the bowl and stir slowly until the chocolate melts and comes to a nice shiny consistency.
4. Dip cupcakes into ganache and twist your wrist while lifting the cupcakes out to make sure you keep the chocolate on the cupcake and not all over the kitchen!
5. Let set about 5 minutes and serve!
Banana Crumb Muffins
So I had the day off today and I decided to go on a mini baking spree. Not crazy just mini….like me! I had 3 brownish naners left and something just had to be done. I am tired of the same old Banana Bread, don't get me wrong I LOVE it but I just needed something different. Thus, the Banana Crumb Muffin! I have never made anything "crumb" before…so what the heck… I decided to give it a whirl! and again- Delish! they are soft and moist but have that great nice crumb topping…equal balance perfecto muffin of goodness! You will not regret making these if you enjoy Bananas!
Banana Crumb Muffins
Adapted from AllRecipes
You will need:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour – (I used half Whole Wheat and half All-Purpose)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar – (I used Splenda)
1 egg, lightly beaten – (Eggbeaters)
1/3 cup butter, melted
Crumb Topping:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar – (I used Brown Sugar Splenda)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
2. In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
4. In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.
This recipe is very versatile and you can add anything else you want like walnuts, pecans, blueberries, etc. You can add more cinnamon if you're obsessed with it like me or you can add more bananas if you want a more flavorful muffin.. Either way- YUMMY!
Salsa del Norte
I know I know… what the heck? Not baking…but really good salsa nonetheless! I made this and it tastes delish all warmed up with some fresh tortilla chips! My other half annihilated it– but that is not surprising as salsa is his other love in life.. i think besides nachos… Anyways… the reason I made this was because of the MASS abundance of tomatoes we had this year! I mean the garden is and still is still exploding with tomatoes… so this was my way to use up some of that lot….try it… sooo good!
Salsa del Norte
Adapted from Use Real Butter
What you need:
1 1/2 lbs. whole Roma or Italian plum tomatoes- unpeeled
1/2 medium onion, chunked
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro – (I omitted this because I don't care for it).
2-3 fresh jalapeño peppers – (I used a can of diced chiles).
2 garlic cloves
1 1/2 tsps salt
2-3 tbsps vinegar or cider
pinch of sugar (optional)
1. Heat broiler. Place tomatoes on a small baking sheet lined with foil.
2. Broil 15-18 minutes, turning a couple of times until soft and skins split. There should be some dark spots.
3. Let the tomatoes cool a bit.
4. Put the whole tomatoes in a blender with the rest of the ingredients and purée.
5. Serve warm or refrigerate for later use.
A change for the better!
Hello all!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a gander at my blog. I know it's not fancy and super cool yet. But hopefully one day, I'll get there!
I just signed myself up to get my certificate in Baking and Pastry. I stated my classes 2 weeks ago and I have to say – they are SO tiring but SO very worth it! I am taking Patisserie 1 at the moment as well as an Intro to Hospitality something or another course. I love the Baking class! We have had 2 lab days so far and I've already learned Quickbreads: Biscuits, Scones, Pop-overs, Soda Bread, Muffins, Crumbcakes, Coffeecakes…um, I think that is it…but still! Lots! Love it! I am so happy when I'm baking… so stay tuned if I ever get to bring something home to show you!
Sugar Cookie Bars with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
So I know its been at least a month since I last posted- I am so sorry. I have been busy beyond explanation, thus I am full of excuses. Last month I decided to surprise my other half so that when he came home from work, he would have a taste treat to nibble his work day stress away on. I know he is a fanatic for sugar cookies! Yes- and snickerdoodles and lots of other sweets or course. But I wanted to keep in line with the previous Bar cookie I had made but make its polar opposite…. the Sugar Cookie Bar! Oh and was a giant hit in the house and with friends alike! So go ahead and make them- YUMMY!!! I could not figure out a way to make these healthy except that you can substitute Splenda for sugar. One is ok….really…trust me… you'll thank me later !!
Sugar Cookie Bars:
What you will need:
13×18 sheet pan
1 cup butter- room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
5 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Grease baking sheet.
3. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Add vanilla & mix well.
4. In a separate bowl combine flour, salt & soda & stir with a whisk to combine. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined. Spread on a greased baking sheet.
5. Bake for 20 – 25 min, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting and frosting.
Vanilla Buttercream
(or use your favorite buttercream recipe)
What you will need:
1 cup butter- room temp
3 TBS cream cheese- softened
1 tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
4 cups powdered sugar
3 TBS milk
food coloring (if desired)
1. Combine the butter and cream cheese and cream until smooth. Add vanilla and salt and cream until incorporated.
2. Add the powdered sugar in 1 cup increments then add milk until smooth and spreadable.
3. Divide into separate bowls and color if desired.
Enjoy! This is also great to bring to parties if you don't want to bake a cake!
Decorated Frosted Cake
So I had my final class of the first series on Tuesday. I made a Chocolate cake for the kiddies and I thought yellow would be a lovely frosting color to contrast to the deep chocolate cake. I was so nervous that I was going to totally ruin the decor for this cake… I mean I had no vision for it at all but in the end I thought I would dedicate my first real decorated cake to my other half.. 🙂 And I think it turned out really pretty! I can't believe I can make real cake roses now… so cool! and write all neat! My handwriting is horrible in real life but this looks authentic! I hope you like as well… lemme know your thoughts, comments, suggestions, anything! Any suggestions for my next big dessert or cake? I need some motivation please!!!!!!!!!!!
No sugar – low fat Banana Loaf Cake
SO I recently fell in LOVE with a blogger man. I did.
He had awesometastic recipes and I love his bloggie man style. He lives in PARIS… I am So jealous.
Anyways, I made a healthier version of his already healthy version of a Banana Loaf cake with no real sugar for my madre.
Banana Loaf Cake- slightly adapted from Dave Lebovitz
What you will need:
One 9-inch cake
2 1/2 cups flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon – I love cinnamon so I used almost 1 tsp
3 large egg whites
1/2 cup Splenda
1/2 cup Splenda Brown Sugar
3 tablespoons margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract – I also love vanilla- so I used almost 1 1/2 tsps
2 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 or 5 large very ripe banana-mash, then measure)
One 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan, sprayed with vegetable cooking spray coated with fine, dry breadcrumbs or a dusting of flour
1. Set a rack in the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
2. Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
3. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the egg whites to break them up, then whisk in the sugar and the brown sugar. Whisk in the butter and vanilla, followed by the mashed bananas.
4. Sift the flour mixture over the banana mixture and thoroughly fold it in. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
5. Bake the cake for about 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean.
6. Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then unmold it and cool completely on a rack
Storage: Keep the cake wrapped in plastic at room temperature after it has cooled. For longer storage, double wrap and freeze for up to a month.


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Growing up in Malaysia, there is a kind of lemon sandwich biscuits that I have loved since childhood. These sandwich biscuits are nothing fancy and will most definitely not be found in any patisserie, but whenever I taste (more like see as the taste seems to have deteriorated) them, they transport me back to my carefree childhood days and it is probably for this feeling alone that I still buy them when I see them. Another one of my favourite childhood sweets are Danish butter cookies, the ones sold in the round blue tins that I think most Malaysians grew up with, it was always fun for me to pick and eat each shape in the tin and I think the one shaped like the figure 8 was my favourite shape. So, what do my favourite childhood sweets have to do with today's feature? I bet you have already guessed it - today's feature is simply a result of me combining these two 'child food' memories of mine into one neat little post.
Although sables are obviously French and not Danish, they share the same delicious buttery taste and although the textures differ a little I am equally fond of both. These cookies are incredibly easy to make with minimal mess- these are slice and bake cookies where you don't even have to break out your cookie cutters, so none of those rolling and 'oh no batter too soft', place in fridge, roll again issues that are just ugh-inducing for lack of a better term. The batter is rolled up into logs, refrigerated to firm and then sliced into rounds for baking. Then all that's left to do is to assemble the cookies to sandwich the lemon cream. Easy and just a tad more sophiscated than plain (but just as good) sables. Oh by the way, you will need to make the lemon cream too though which I promise is also a breeze to make. The lemon filling I made has a very subtle lemon scent and that is how I like it but please do tailor it according to your preferences.
On friendship, I just saw three of my friends earlier whom I have not seen in ages - the longest one being a decade ago and yet when we met, it was just the same as always, not a tinge of awkwardness and just hanging out like there was no decade-long break in between. I guess that it's true what they say of true friends, we don't have to always see each other physically to be friends and real friendships don't disappear with distance. It was such fun to reminisce with friends I have not seen since we last studied together in London, oh how naive we were during those days (not that I am very sagely now) but you know what I mean, to see my old coworker from my first job ever and to be reminded of both the good and seemingly bad memories that seemed to have happened ages ago etc etc. With all that in mind, I would like to dedicate this post to my dear and true friends - you know who you are and that includes you my dear readers and twitter/ blogger friends. You know, it has definitely happened more than once when on a day I am feeling inexplicably meh, your kind or totally hilarious comment or tweet totally brightens up my day so thank you very much and hope you'll all like these lemon sandwich sables. :-)
Makes about 2 dozen sandwiches
French Butter Cookies Recipe (adapted from Martha Stewart)
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 cup of butter/ 2 sticks/ 225g, softened
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla essence
Use a wooden spoon to beat up the butter until slightly fluffy. Add the sugar in 3 increments and mix well after each addition. Add in the egg, mix to just incorporate and add in the vanilla and mix again just to incorporate.
Add the sifted flour in 3 increments as well and mix well. Divide batter roughly into 3 portions. Spoon each portion onto some baking paper and roll into a log. Repeat with remaining batter. Place in fridge to harden for at least 1 hour or more.
Pre-heat you oven to about 180 C. I prefer to bake my cookies in 2 batches although they can all fit in 2 trays but I prefer to bake these on the middle rack. So plan accordingly.
Get the logs from the fridge and start slicing into around 1/2 inch discs. Place on baking tray, flat side down and bake for about 15-20 minutes. Note: If you find the cookies a little too soft, place them in the fridge again to harden before baking, if not it might spread too much in the oven. Please watch your cookies closely after the 15 minute mark as each oven behaves differently.
Lemon Buttercream Recipe:
Zest of 1 lemon (about 1 1/2 tbsps)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 cups packed icing/ powdered sugar
1 stick of butter (about 115g), softened
1/8 tsp salt
Firstly, beat the butter up well. Add in the zest and lemon juice. Mix well. You can do a taste test now and if you want a heavier lemon scent, add in more zest. Add the sugar in 3 increments, mixing well each time. Finally add the salt and mix well to combine.
Place in fridge. This can be made in advance and kept in the fridge before assembling the sandwich cookies. Once you are ready to assemble the cookies, take this out from the fridge and allow to rest for a few minutes before using for easier spreading.
Notes from Jen:
1. All-purpose flour is the same as plain flour.
2. Don't substitute with self-raising flour since this recipe does not contain baking soda/ powder at all.
3. If you prefer plain sables, just leave out the buttercream but add 3 more tbsps of light brown sugar to the recipe above, I purposely lessened the sugar amount as the lemon buttercream would make it a tad too sweet.
4. Do use good quality butter as these cookies derive a lot of their flavour from the butter (French Butter Cookies right?) :O
5. Do ask me if you have any further questions, I will do my best to help.
Lemon Cream Sandwich French Butter Cookies (Sables) for Friendship
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Labels: Baking, Cookies, Desserts |17 comments:
Yummy...eat with a cup of Kopi O :p
- Wednesday, May 25, 2011
- Three-Cookies said...
I concur with your thoughts on friendship. I haven't seen some of my friends for ages. Those cookies sounds awesome. Both individual components would be delicious on its own, however the sum of the parts will be greater than the whole:)
- Wednesday, May 25, 2011
- Technicolor Kitchen said...
Your cookies are adorable! And I love anything lemon. I haven't made sandwich cookies in ages, you've inspired me!
- Wednesday, May 25, 2011
- Cooking Gallery said...
These look so good! I can imagine eating them with a cup of cold milk tea ;) - I don't like drinking something warm, that's why ;).
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Cooking Gallery said...
These look so good! I can imagine eating them with a cup of cold milk tea ;) - I don't like drinking something warm, that's why ;).
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Nami said...
Oh my, these look TOO good. If I'm there I'll be eating 5 cookies before finishing a cup of tea. I'm very dangerous around sweets, especially when they are citrus flavor!!! I want to make it but I most likely finish everything as soon as I'm done baking. How do you control your sweet tooth (if you have one)??? Very nice to dedicate this post to your friends. I'm sure they would love that!
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Tastes of Home (Jen) said...
thanks Nami! I don't really have a sweet tooth lol rice/ noodles are more my weaknesses, whenever I bake, I don't eat much but give to family/ friends. But I love lemon desserts the most hehe
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Tastes of Home (Jen) said...
thanks CG! Ohh really? Cold Milk Tea sounds great too yum!
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Tastes of Home (Jen) said...
Thank you TK! I love most things lemon too :D
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Tastes of Home (Jen) said...
thanks TC...so funny, today I just bumped into an ex classmate of mine whom I haven't seen since High school! :D
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Tastes of Home (Jen) said...
Kopi O sounds great!
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
- Fion said...
really nice!!! feel like i want them RIGHT NOW :DDDD
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
OMG! I totally remember those butter cookies in the blue tins. I live in Hawaii, but we had those too. The ones that were shaped like a pretzel and covered in rock sugar was my favorite growing up!
- Friday, May 27, 2011
- Jamie @ Wokintime said...
OMG! I totally remember those cookies in the blue tins. I live in Hawaii and we had those too. The pretzel shaped ones with the rock sugar was my favorite growing up!
- Friday, May 27, 2011
- Jamie @ Wokintime said...
OMG! I totally remember those cookies in the blue tins. I live in Hawaii and we had those too. The pretzel shaped ones with the rock sugar was my favorite growing up!
- Friday, May 27, 2011
- Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets said...
Mmm this looks delicious and reminds me of cookies I ate as a kid
- Saturday, June 04, 2011
- Tastes of Home (Jen) said...
thanks! really? hehe same here
- Sunday, June 05, 2011
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Libel is a strange branch of the law. It is generally a civil action, yet it is heard by a jury. And the jury, not the judge, sets the level of monetary damages awarded to a successful plaintiff. Much of the evidence resembles material that is common in criminal cases, yet the police are not involved. Journalists and lawyers do the sleuthing. The results can be horrendous for one or other of the parties - sometimes both - and the costs are often sky high, yet, unusually, legal aid is unavailable. Only wealthy complainants can use the system; only rich publications can defend themselves.
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This is an excerpt from my next release due out in July - Forbidden Territory. The best thing about this book? I had the fun of co-writing it with my best friend. Coolest thing ever!!
Mica has just had a run in with her ex and has decided to ditch the party early too annoyed with everything to even stop and tell her best friend, Lexy, she is leaving.
I wrenched the front door open, deciding to walk home. I knew it would take me for-bloody-ever! Living in the country had some major cons; one being that there was no such thing as just popping around to someone's house. It was always a drive.
Damn it, Lexy! This wouldn't have happened if you hadn't ditched me.
"Hey, you need something to help you relax?"
The voice in my ear was deep and throaty. It could have almost been sensual if I hadn't known its origin. Suzanne's boyfriend moved in front of me, a little self-rolled cigarette perched in his fingers.
I cleared my throat and took a step back. "No, thanks."
"You seem pretty upset. A few puffs of this and all your worries will just float away." His fingers jiggled in the air as if he were sprinkling gold dust over me.
A lick of fear ran up my spine.
"Come on, sweetie. Come back inside with me." His hand was feather light as it brushed over my skin. My brain began to tick with escape strategies, but I couldn't see many of them working. Who knew what this psycho was capable of? The glazed sheen in his eye was freaking me out.
He leaned in closer, his lips basically brushing my skin. "I promise, it'll make you feel better."
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- Beginner Freshwater Aquarium
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My angel fish are being attacked? I have a 60 g tank stocked as follows 2 platnium angels (dead) half dollar sized 2 black angels (dead) qaurters size 3 dalmation mollies 1 male 2 female 1 yoyo loach 3 clown loaches (2.5 inches) 1 clown pleco my PH is 7.5 ammonia and nitrate 0 water is at 80 I do 25% water change a week adding prime I have a filter rated for a 90 g tank forget brand name My tank has been up for a couple months and the angels have been in since it cycled the 4 loaches and pleco were added about 2 weeks ago. Yesterday I came home and found the two platnium blue angels dead I noticed no erratic behavior in the days prior although I did notice 1 fin looked like it had been nibbled. when I found the fish there eyes looked to have been eaten out and they both had small chunks taken out of there bodies. The two black angel fish were swiming togather I thought maybe they had paired up and killed the other two. Then I get home today and both the black angel fish are dead same thing eyes missing and a chunk taken out of its body. I am 95% sure it is not a water issue. Anyways my question is this has anyone had experience with loaches being super aggressive? and what would you do in this situation should I take back all the loaches and basically start over? Could it be the Molllies? Maybe disease? anyways any help will be appreciated. |
The culprit is most likely the Yoyo Loach. It mentions in our profile that this loach should not be combined with sedate long-finned fish--such as angelfish, as it may fin nip. Also, loaches should be in small groups of each species; being on its own will often increase a fish's natural aggression. Though regardless of numbers, the nipping is still going to occur as I noted. The rapid demise of the angelfish would at first suggest possible disease brought in with the newer loaches, but not necessarily; your observation of torn fins confirms in my mind that the loach/loaches were likely responsible. The Yoyo is probably the culprit; the Clown Loach should also not be kept with angelfish because of the loach's active nature, though I can't rule out nipping here too. The harassment/nipping likely stressed the angelfish and they died. [You may find my article on stress useful, here: http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/f...um-fish-98852/ ]. The subsequent eye and body issues would naturally occur with any dead fish if loaches or the pleco find the corpse, and they would. If you decide on angelfish, I would return all loaches. Better substrate fish would by any of the cory catfish. And i would also lower the temperature, since 80F is a bit high for angelfish that are captive bred which I am assuming these are, since they are not the original species but colour/variant morphs. A max of 77-78F is sufficient. It is always best not maintain any fish at the high end of its temperature range, since the warmer the temp, the harder the fish must work just to "live" normally.:-) Byron. |
Thank you for your input. 3 of my local fish stores told me that I would be fine, clearly they were wrong. There's so much info on the net about fish keeping its hard to tell what's right and what's wrong. I'll have to decide what I want to do now return th loaches or add more and re think the tank as it was supposed to be based around the plat angels. I have a tall 20 with a school of tiger barbs maybe I'll move them into the 60 and more yoyo loaches and a clown o two to complete there schools and do an angel only tank with the tall 20 maybe more relaxing a nd is perfect for there long fins. If I do go this route would a school of marble hatches be ok in this tank. They don have long fins but they are slow moving and there bellies my be exposed. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Steven Gerrard is among the last of a dying breed, and his hopes of making yet more history with Liverpool have been given a major boost, as the club's official website announced that the veteran had signed a contract extension running until June 2015.
With over 600 appearances for the Reds already to his name, Gerrard's helping hand could prove critical if the club is to be restored to its former glory within that time frame, with his leadership posing of crucial importance.
Having joined the Liverpool academy at the age of nine, Gerrard has spent his entire career on Merseyside, a growing rarity among players at the elite level.
Upon signing his new deal, Gerrard stated, via the club's website:
I've been here that long and so to extend, it's a big day for me and I'm really happy for myself and my family. It's great news.
It lets me know the club thinks an awful lot of me and want me here.
I'm glad it's all done and it's happened at the right time before the season, so I can just focus on playing as well as I can.
Like Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes at Manchester United, the 33-year-old's name will be etched into Liverpool folklore all the more because of the length of time that he's remained at Anfield.
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IDC forecast that China's share of the smartphone market will increase to 26.5 percent this year from 18.3 percent last year, while U.S. market share declines to 17.8 percent from 21.3 percent.
China's sales will be helped by the availability of Android devices priced at $100 or less due to intensifying competition among smartphone vendors, according to IDC. The research firm expects Chinese carriers to help sales by subsidizing phones.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is the biggest maker of phones using Android around the world and also in the Chinese market. There it is trailed by domestic companies, including Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, ZTE Corp and Lenovo Group Ltd.
In the U.S., growth is expected to slow this year because smartphones already make up the majority of shipments here.
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Kotzwinkle's protagonist is a successful actor, David Caspian, who is at the pinnacle of his career in big-budget action films. But Caspian is slowly losing his psychic identity to a kind of "double" named Felix Falkenhayn, who is living in Germany during the war. The actor has reached a point in his career where he could be complacent and repetitive (as his agent advises) or he could keep responding to the challenges of his craft. Living amid all of the temptations of a sybaritic and pampered existence, Caspian finds his family falling apart, his work becoming stale, his sense of himself disintegrating into fragments of escapist activity, and his sanity threatened by what appear to be episodes of psychic transference.
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Wow, this is an amazing collection of art for Spirt,
amazing stuff all around. I wish more production art was done traditionally these days each one of these is such a wonderful piece of art. - May 16, 2007 at 7:27 AM
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Thanks Noah,
I have several hundred of those lined up to be posted.
A collection indeed.
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The ATIV Q tablet will let users share files between Windows 8 and Android applications, Samsung said at an event to unveil the new device in London Thursday. The hinged device also has a keyboard that lets the tablet operate like a laptop.
Samsung is chipping away at Apple Inc.'s dominance in tablet devices, touting rival operating systems as it mimics the strategy that made it the most popular mobile-phone maker. Shipments of Samsung tablets, No. 2 to Apple, more than tripled in the first quarter from a year earlier, giving the Suwon, South Korea-based company 18% of the market, according to a May report from researcher IDC. Apple, with about 40% of the market, saw shipments rise 65%.
Tablets, which are touchscreen computers that occupy a space between laptops and smartphones, are expected to surpass shipments of personal computers by 2015, researcher IDC said in a report last month. Tablet shipments will grow 45% from this year to 332.4 million as PCs decline.
Apple's iPad started the boom when the device was released in 2010. Cheaper alternatives to the iPad, which is priced from $399, will drive wider adoption, IDC said. Cupertino, California-based Apple began selling the iPad Mini last year, which is priced from $329 on the company's website.
Samsung also introduced the ATIV Tab 3, which it's billing as the thinnest Windows 8 tablet, at approximately the thickness of a smartphone, with a 10-hour battery life. In the Galaxy line, they premiered the Galaxy NX camera, which can connect to 4G and runs on Android, allowing access to applications like mail, music and maps.
On the PC side, Samsung debuted three new Windows 8 computers under the ATIV label, with technology that lets users sync mobile devices with their computer more easily.
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A redesign for 2007, the CRV is a four-door five-passenger cross-over SUV offered in three trim levels – the LX, EX, and EXL. The Honda CRV comes available in either two or four-wheel-drive configuration and comes standard with a 2.4-liter 16-valve four-cylinder engine that produces 166 horsepower linked to a five-speed automatic transmission.
Read more Read lessHonda's compact, carlike CR-V sport-utility vehicle has been completely redesigned for 2007. It's slightly wider than before, and ground clearance is also a few inches lower because the spare tire is no longer hanging off a side-hinged rear door (a conventional top-hinged hatch is now standard). Cargo space is also increased slightly, but new features like the dual-deck cargo shelf improve convenience. The CR-V still only offers a four-cylinder engine--though the engine gets a 10-hp boost and automatic transmission is now standard--and the Real Time 4WD system has been reworked for improved torque transfer to the rear wheels.
Versatile, upgraded interior; cargo space; gas mileage; safety features
The 2007 Honda CR-V boasts improved ride and handling, along with a quieter, more comfortable interior. As before, the CR-V is not oriented toward off-road ability. While other competitors offer a V6 option, the CR-V only has a four-cylinder, but the powertrain has impressive smoothness and fuel economy.
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California Poet Laureate Launches Poem for Newtown, Conn.
Unity Poetry Wall project by UC Riverside's Juan Felipe Herrera invites Americans to express their thoughts about the Dec. 14 mass shooting
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — As Americans grapple with the horrific deaths of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera has created a nationwide unity poem project to help express what the country is feeling.
"Let's put our efforts into ending violence wherever it may rise," Herrera, a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, wrote on his Facebook page, where contributions to the Unity Poetry Wall for Newtown, Conn., reside.
The California Poet Laureate's poem, "Little Ones We Carry You," launches the project. By the morning of Monday, Dec. 17, nearly two dozen individuals had contributed their thoughts as well, some in Spanish, most in English. A selection of these verses follow Herrera's.
Submissions may be made on Herrera's Facebook page or sent to him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Little Ones We Carry You
Little ones we carry you with our hearts today and tomorrow
Many tomorrows – we will be there with you
Whether we have flowers or poems or prayers
With our hands our bodies somehow
We will touch the earth for you and the rain and the green winds
We will sing for you and your teachers who covered you
And your principal who protected you and your mothers
Fathers sisters brothers all who are one now
We will become them we will become you somehow
As we grow we will grow for you and embrace each other
The songs from your sky hearts will be the songs from our city hearts
Songs lighting your hands will be the songs lifting our hands
Somehow we contain you somehow you are here inside
Go up to the skies touching the infinite now
Little ones we carry you with our hearts today and tomorrow
This is our song
We will end the fire
Let us sing together
(For the children who perished at the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings, and their teachers, staff, principal and the communities of Newtown, Conn. – 12/14/12)
Juan Felipe Herrera
California Poet Laureate
Little ones I carry you (in tears) when I hug my little girl extra tight
—Erica Kohl-Arenas
Family and friends of the Little Ones, we embrace you from across the miles, hold your song of mourning in our hearts, grasp your hand and pray beside you in whatever way you pray.
—Liz Gonzalez
Let us sing together
Our lives will play for u
We will work for u
We will work for the emerging we
That wants to break free
We remember you
as we work to heal
the pain of the world
the pain of past generations
and we begin anew, now
in this moment
this precious moment
this miraculous moment
of infinite possibility
—Everardo Pedraza
Death blew into Sandy Hook like the wild winds of a tornado
Innocent kids taken away to early
Innocent kids given wings to sing along with the rest of the angels
Newton, Connecticut didn't lose twenty kids
It gained twenty angels
—Rolando Ortiz
Rayos de luz,
rayos del sol-
semillas fallecidas
semillas agradecidas.
Las memorias se convertirán en abundancias de amor.
(Translation: Rays of light, rays of the Sun — seed grateful dead seeds. The memories become abundances of love.)
—Olivia Gonzalez
A shower of stars this night
glints a thinly-veiled peace.
We look to the heavens,
a blanket of pinpoint fires,
some zinging across the sky
some lit like song.
These are the beauties
we might have known.
—Dini Karasik, for those we lost on December 14, 2012
Little ones,
There are no answers
No reasons
No explanations for the senseless act of one madman
Today, there is only sorrow
and pain
and tears
and darkness
—Allisson Ramirez
Criss-cross applesauce,
a kindergarten story;
for Yeats this meant the phase
of childhood where impulse reigns,
before fate intervenes
with the knowledge of death.
—Carol Dorf
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You know that excitement index I blogged about? Tonight's game shattered the record. 4.5 — the highest in 110 years of baseball post-seasons. The old record was 4.1.
For once, I think the system is right.
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Admission to Cruising Downtown is $5; children under 12 are free. Parking is free, and handicapped parking is available directly behind City Hall along Franklin Street.
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Funny you should post this. I am using minky right now on a baby quilt, and guess what, this is my first attempt at free motion quilting. It's SO EASY! I am having no shifting like Jennyroo said..it's pinned about every 8-10 inches. There are many different kinds of minky..mine is from Chenille Magic. No problems whatsoever :)
ReplyDeleteI have never used minky but I have used polar fleece to cut down on time and expense when making a quilt - no wadding just front and fleece. The fleece went through easily provided I went slow - my machine has a half speed button and a walking foot. I also didn't do too many corners, just let the fabric flow under the foot and gently turned it. I think I ended up with on little spot that was a bit messy but was happy with the overall result and this was my second attempt at quilting.
ReplyDeleteI've made one quilt with minky (54.5" x 54.5") and didn't have any problems with it. I sewed straight lines with a walking foot, went slow, and had the minky on bottom. I don't show much of the back, but you can look at a post about the quilt here, http://bearlysewing.blogspot.com/2011/05/bloggers-quilt-festival.html


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Taste the delight on fresh home-made bread with perfect results every time, the whole process of mixing, rising and baking takes place in a single elegant easy to control unit with only 6 buttons on the top of the design and a LCD display. With adjustable crust control, whether you want it to be light, medium or dark to allow you to get a result that suits your tastes. Using an automatic dispenser you can add nuts or anything you would like into your bread, this machine will dispense them at the right time, the dispenser is located on the inside of the lid.
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