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I get SO frustrated when I thought I had an ingredient but in the middle of cooking, I find I don't have it or enough of it. That's what happened to me when Canaan & I were making PEEPS the other day. I didn't have enough powdered sugar. So I put granulated sugar in my clean coffee grinder and ground away. It turned into powdered sugar before our eyes. I'm sure you could use a food processor too.
TIP #43: Homemade Powdered Sugar
Posted by Kimber on Thursday, March 24, 2011 / Comments: (0)
We've all eaten those Marshmallow PEEPS when we were growing up...or lately. Not all of us like them though. I thought maybe by making these homemade marshmallow PEEPS from Martha Stewart that Ryan & I'd like them better. Let's see...
Make separate sheets in different colors. (I didn't.)
cooking spray
powdered sugar
2 envelopes or 1T&1.5t gelatin
2/3 C cold water plus 1/2 C room temp water
2 C sugar
1/2 t vanilla
fine colored sanding sugar
Spray pan(s) with cooking spray and dust with powdered sugar, tapping out the excess.
Sprinkle gelatin over cold water in the bowl of a mixer. let stand for 5 minutes to soften.
Meanwhile, heat sugar and room temp water in a saucepan over medium high heat, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Cook until syrup reaches 238 degrees on a candy thermometer.
Stir syrup into softened gelatin and keep stirring for a few minutes to cool.
Whisk on medium high speed until soft peaks form, 8-10 min.
Whisk in vanilla.
Spread mixture into baking sheet(s) about 3/4 - 1 inch thick using an offset spatula.
Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Cut out marshmallows using your favorite Easter or other cookie cutters. Wipe cutters clean between each cut.
Roll cut sides in sanding sugar to coat.
Store marshmallows in an airtight container at room temperature overnight. Use within 24 hours.
As you can see mine didn't turn out so hot but they tasted better than the store bought and a lot softer! I have to tell you it's disappointing to go through all that work and they don't last very long at all, not to mention they don't look all that great either. Martha Stewart rocks! I do not.
RECIPE #80: Cinnamon Twists
Whenever I make Brioche dough and have left overs, I put the leftovers in a Ziploc or Tupperware container in the freezer to make rolls or these Cinnamon Twists at a later date.
Ryan says these taste like a combo between a sugar donut and cinnamon roll.
You decide.
Cinnamon Twists
1/2 C sugar
1 T cinnamon
Brioche dough scraps
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with a little water)
Use a baking stone or silicone mat or grease a cookie sheet.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl then set aside.
Roll out dough with a little flour as needed. Brush surface of brioche lightly with egg wash and sprinkle generously with sugar mixture. Flip dough over and repeat.
Using a pizza cutter or paring knife, cut dough into 3/4" strips. Twist strips into spirals and space evenly on cookie sheet. Let rest for 15 minutes.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve warm or cooled but in the same day.
RECIPE #79: ON A DIET? 102 calories Apple Crisp
I don't know about you but I always want dessert and I shouldn't eat all the stuff I want to eat. Desserts 200 calories or less is VERY hard to come by. I like the flavored yogurts that are 100 or 110 calories but their just not very filling.
Here's a dessert that's 102 calories that's really delicious and filling. Enjoy!
serves 1
Preheat oven 400 degrees.
Place 1 apple, peeled & chopped into a baking dish (you can get 1 serving size dishes at Dollar Tree or other for $1).
Mix juice from 1/2 a lemon, 1 T water, 2 T stevia powder (I use Stevia in the Raw's baking stevia or Truvia), and a couple of dashes cinnamon. Cover the apples with the mixture.
Crush one Sea Salt or Original Melba Toast into tiny crumbs. Mix it with 1/4 t nutmeg, 1/4 t pumpkin spice and 1/4 - 1/2 t milk. Sprinkle on top of apples.
Cover with foil. Bake 20 minutes then uncover and broil for 1-2 minutes.
It's good and I wanted to drink a whole glass of the juice!
RECIPE #78: ON A DIET? Mock pasta noodles or rice with cabbage
As much as I love pasta and rice, Ryan & I really need to cut down on the carbs and eat even more veges. Here's how I'm doing that...
makes 2 or more servings
Mexican Style
1/2 to 1 head of cabbage finely chopped into rice sized or noodle size pieces
1 C chicken or vegetable broth
2 T minced onion
1 clove garlic crushed and minced
1/4 t Mexican oregano
1/4 t cayenne pepper or to taste
Dash of cumin or to taste
Fresh chopped cilantro
Salt & Pepper
Italian Style
1/2 to 1 head of cabbage finely chopped into rice sized or noodle size pieces
1 C chicken or vegetable broth
1/4 t fresh or dried oregano
1/4 t dried basil or 5 leaves fresh basil rolled and sliced
2 T minced onion
1 clove garlic crush and minced
Salt & Pepper
Indian Style
1/2 to 1 head of cabbage finely chopped into rice sized or noodle size pieces
1 C chicken or vegetable broth
1/4 t cumin
1/2 t curry
2 T minced onion
1 clove garlic crush and minced
Salt & Pepper
Oriental Style
1/2 to 1 head of cabbage finely chopped into rice sized or noodle size pieces
1/2 t ginger
3 T Bragg's liquid aminos
2 T lemon juice
3 T orange juice
2 T chopped onion
1 clove garlic crushed and minced
In a large frying pan, saute cabbage with water or broth along with any other liquid ingredients and onions and garlic. Add spices and cook until cabbage is tender adding more water or broth as necessary. Serve hot.
I made Italian Style tonight with homemade pasta sauce. Surprisingly really good!
With pasta sauce on top
What's for dinner?: Mom's Chicken & Dumplings
We ate this a lot growing up and my favorite part was the dumplings. I wish I could still eat it! Maybe someday.
Mom's Chicken & Dumplings
If not on a diet or watching fat: Boil 2-3 lb young chicken.
If on a diet and/or watching fat: Boil 2-3 lb skinless, boneless chicken breasts or tenders.
When done (about 10 minutes) take out and set aside.
Add 2 T butter to broth.
Mix together 3 C flour, 1 t salt, 1/2 t pepper & enough chicken broth (in the pot) to make a dough. Roll out the dough to desired thickness (I like 1/4") and cut into strips.
Add half the strips to the chicken broth, cover and cook 5 minutes.
Add the rest of the strips and cook uncovered for 15-20 minutes.
When 15-20 minutes is up, add chicken, 1/2 C milk & salt & pepper to taste.
Good with cornbread!
RECIPE #77: Raspberry Almond Cream Pastry
If fresh raspberries aren't available, use what's in season: fresh apples, pears, peaches, blueberries, blackberries or cherries.
Raspberry Almond Cream Pastry
makes 1 LARGE pastry
1 1/2 lb (cantaloupe size) Brioche Dough
Here's the Brioche dough recipe: http://kimbersgreatscott.blogspot.com/2011/02/whats-for-dinner-pulled-pork-with-mango.html
1/2 C almond cream
For almond cream: Cream together in a food processor: 4 T unsalted butter at room temp, 1/2 C almond paste, 1/4 C flour, 1 egg & one capful almond extract.
1/2 C raspberry jam
1 C fresh raspberries
Egg wash (1 egg beaten with a little water)
Sugar for dusting top (if desired)
Grease a cookie sheet or use a baking stone or silicone mat.
Dust surface of refrigerated dough with flour and cut off a cantaloupe size piece. Dust with more flour and quickly shape into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around the bottom on all four sides, rotating the ball a quarter turn as you go.
Roll out dough into a 1/8" "rectangle." Add flour as needed to prevent sticking.
Lift dough onto the cookie sheet (or fold it like you would a pie crust then unfold it on the cookie sheet). Cover the center third of the dough with the almond cream then the jam and top with the berries or other fruit.
Using a pizza cutter or paring knife, cut 1/2" wide strips down each side.
Brush strips lightly with egg wash. Fold strips, left over right, crisscrossing over the filling. If you want a braided look, lightly press the strips together as you move down the pastry, creating a braid.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush pastry with egg wash and generously sprinkle with sugar if desired.
What's for dinner?: Fast & Easy Italian Wedding Soup or was it "Israeli" Wedding Soup
Italian Wedding Soup
6 servings
Mix together:
1/2 lb ground beef
1 beaten egg
2 T bread crumbs
1 T parmesan
1/2 t basil
1 T & 1 1/2 t chopped onion
Shape into balls and set aside.
Mix together in a pot:
5 C chicken broth
1 -2 C water
1 C spinach
1/2 C toasted Israeli couscous or other pasta
1/4 C + 2 T diced carrots (optional)
Add meatballs, slowly so that you don't break them apart.
Bring to a boil over medium then reduce heat to medium.
Cook 20 minutes.
It's time for Spring Cleaning
Posted by Kimber on Thursday, March 17, 2011 / Comments: (0)
It's never fun to Spring & Fall clean, but our homes need it!
MOTIVATION:Find some type of motivation to do it. My motivation is that at least twice a year, if not more often, when people are over if they open up a cabinet or drawer or are being nosey, I want them to find it clean and orderly. I also just feel good when it's done.
BATHROOM:Deep clean everything: shower/bath, grout, sink, faucets, toilet, floors. Don't forget to clean up on high shelves, in cabinets and drawers, on all surfaces like the cabinets & walls, behind the toilet, etc. I even vacuum out the drawers and shelves before I use a Clorox wipe to clean them. Organize linen closet and refold towels and sheets if necessary. I do this every other month.
KITCHEN:OVEN: If you ever use your oven, then it inevitably gets dirty (especially if your husby uses it for BBQ). 1. If you have a self cleaning function, do that first to release as much gunk as possible. I do it anywhere from 3-8 hours depending on how much gunk and how long it's been there. Remember to remove the racks first because you don't want them to warp. 2. Soak racks in warm water and Dawn dish washing liquid for a few hours. You may have to turn them occasionally. Scrub with a scouring pad and then rinse well and dry with a clean towel. If when you scrub your stainless steel racks need extra help (Don't do this for aluminum racks. They'll discolor.), apply a homemade paste of 3/4 C baking soda and 1/4 C warm water and "paint it on" with a paint brush and let set overnight. Then use the scouring pad and warm/hot water to scrape off the gunk. Rinse and dry. 3. For the oven, clean out the oven with wet paper towel or I use my Dyson vacuum extension. 4. Make a paste of 3/4 C baking soda and 1/4 C warm water. 5. Fill in any holes in the oven with foil and wrap coils in foil. 6. With a clean paint brush, "paint" on the mixture on the oven but NOT the oven door or coils or screws/bolts or any other type metal. Also don't put it on the light. Leave on overnight if you do this in the evening. If you do it in the morning then leave it until nighttime. 7. Using a plastic scraper from your local hardware store or a Pampered Chef scraper, remove the dried paste, wetting as needed with warm water. 8. Wipe with a damp cloth or paper towel, repeat as necessary to remove streaks. 9. Mix equal parts of water and white vinegar. Clean the oven door with a soft cloth or paper towel. Avoid wetting the gasket as it can erode due to the vinegar.
Knobs: Remove knobs and wash with warm water and Dawn. Do not soak in water or use a cleaner that contains ammonia or abrasives. Dry thoroughly before replacing.
Gas stove top? Take off grates, griddles, etc. If gunk is heavy, place parts on a newspaper outside or in garage. Spray with commercial oven cleaner & follow those instructions. Let sit for a few hours or overnight. Wash grates in hot water and Dawn or other dish washing liquid. Use a scouring pad on noncoated grates and a sponge on coated parts. Dry thoroughly before replacing. Clean ports clear of any blockages with a pin or paper clip. Soak a cloth in hot water and place over a spill for a few minutes. Remove buildup with a rubber scraper like a Pampered Chef one or other pan scraper. Use a damp but NOT soaked sponge or cloth to wipe the surface clean. You don't want any extra water seeping out and damaging the igniter. Using a cotton cloth or paper towel, wipe the stove top dry.
Electric stove top? Remove coils and bowls. Wipe coils with damp sponge. Clean bowls in hot water with Dawn or other dish washing liquid. Open stove top and wipe with damp sponge. If you have the nasty gunk on the coils, turn your hood exhaust fan on high and turn the burners on high for 10-20 minutes.
Glass stove top? For ours, I use a Kirkland Costco brand scrubbing wipe or a paper towel and Young Living's Household Thieves oil cleaner to scrub away any gunk. If using the Thieves oil cleaner, spread it thinly with your hand and leave for a few minutes. Then come back and wipe/scrub it all off. After it's clean, I then use either an equal warm water & vinegar mixture with a paper towel to wipe all streaks away or a special glass stove top wipe like Weiman's Cooktop quick wipes.
Stainless steel? Always wipe with the grain.
Back Splash: Make sure to wipe the walls behind the stove with a Clorox wipe, damp sponge/cloth or other to remove spatters.
HOOD: I think this is one of the worst parts if you don't clean it weekly or monthly! If you do it weekly or even bi-monthly you can just wipe it off with a Clorox wipe. If not, wipe/scrub the hood with hot, soapy water & cloth/paper towel. Then wipe off with a dry paper towel/cloth. If it's stainless steel remember to always wipe with the direction of the grain. For the inside of the hood: Remove filters and light covers and place in hot water with Dawn and leave for 5-10 min. Brush with a nylon scrub brush. Rinse in hot water and dry. Use either Clorox wipes or hot, soapy water to clean the insides, then dry with paper towels/cloths.
TOASTER: Always make sure that small appliances are unplugged. Using a thin soft brush like a bottle brush (I used the bottle brush that came with my Pampered Chef decorator bottle set), remove crumbs stuck inside. Remove the crumb tray and clean it. If you don't have a removable tray, turn the toaster upside down and shake.
BLENDER: Wash the jar and cover in the dishwasher. Wipe the base with all it's parts and knobs with a damp cloth or Clorox wipe; obviously you should never submerge in water or put in the dishwasher.
MICROWAVE: Heat 1 C water in a bowl for 3 minutes on high to loosen all the gunk. If it smells, add 1/2 C lemon juice to the water before heating. Then let it sit with door closed for 5 minutes. Using a damp sponge/cloth with hot, soapy water, wipe out interior. Then rinse with clean water on a damp sponge/cloth. Clean outside of microwave with Clorox wipes or other. I also do this about once a month.
GEORGE FOREMAN OR OTHER GRILL: Remove all loose crumbs and build up then wipe everything with a damp soft cloth. I have to use a silicon or plastic scraper usually. I do this every time I cook on mine.
REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER: Take everything out of the refrigerator and wipe out with Clorox wipes or warm, soapy water on a cloth/sponge. Clean in warm, soapy water the drawers and shelves and dry thoroughly. Do the same with the freezer. Place everything back in their proper place, organizing by what it is (dressings, jams, dairy, drinks, etc.). Look at all expiration dates and throw out what's expired, bulging or gone bad/rotten. I do this 4 -6 times a year and organize the contents about once a month so that it's not such a huge job once or twice a year.
CABINETS: Remove all contents from cabinet. Also since I'm removing all my dishes and pots and such at this time, I wash everything. Vacuum out any debris which is likely after 6 months to a year. Clean all sides and bottom and shelves with Clorox wipes or other cleaner. Make sure everything is dry then place everything back into the cabinet. This is also a great time to clean out what you know in your heart of hearts that you're never going to use again and donate it to your local thrift store or adoption agency. (Make sure that it's an adoption agency that houses & helps take care of pregnant mothers.)
Remove contents from pantry and do the same.
Make sure to clean all appliances including all the small ones along with the large ones.
Use a steam mop if you have one or borrow one to really get those floors clean.
Clean out and organize all your closets and cabinets. Again this is a great time to donate unused and unwanted items to your local thrift store or adoption agency. (Make sure that it's an adoption agency that houses & helps take care of pregnant mothers.)
Wash all blankets.
Steam clean carpeting.
Clean out fireplace or pellet stove.
Clean off porches.
I've posted this before. Clean windows by spraying vinegar on windows and wipe in a circular motion with dry, crinkled newspaper.
Other vinegar uses: http://kimbersgreatscott.blogspot.com/2011/02/uses-for-vinegar.html
What's for dinner?: Caramelized Onions Pork Tenderloin
This is so easy!
Ryan & Canaan both ate the whole thing. Ryan said, "The onions add such a great dimention to an already great tenderloin!"
Ryan & Canaan both ate the whole thing. Ryan said, "The onions add such a great dimention to an already great tenderloin!"
Caramelized Onions Pork Tenderloin
1 onion, cut thinly (I used a mandolin.)
2 T olive oil
1 t sugar
pork tenderloin
salt & pepper
Heat olive oil in skillet. Add sugar and mix quickly. Then add onions, stir to coat. Cook for approx 20-30 min until onions are caramelized.
Cook for 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
I served it with broiled asparagus with olive oil & sea salt.
What's for Dinner?: Sweet & Sour Chicken, Pork or Shrimp
This comes from Ryan's side of the family although I've changed some of the amounts and ingredients as not to reveal the secret family recipe.
Sweet & Sour Chicken, Pork or Shrimp
2 lb chicken or pork strips OR peeled, uncooked shrimp
garlic salt
3-4 beaten eggs (I used egg beaters)
2 C flour
oil for frying
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C vinegar
6 T catsup
2 T soy sauce or Brigg's Amino
1 t salt
1/4 C water
Heat oil in skillet.
Season the meat with garlic salt, salt and pepper.
Dip into beaten eggs, then coat with flour.
Cook until brown on both sides.
Meanwhile, whisk together 1/2 C sugar, 1/2 C vinegar, 6 T catsup, 2 T soy sauce or Brigg's Amino, 1 t salt and 1/4 C water.
Drain meat on paper towels then place into baking dish.
Pour mixture over the meat.
Bake for 30 min on 350 degrees turning once 10-15 min in.
What's for breakfast?: GRANOLA BARS
I only made a half recipe this morning so I had 12. Thought it would last for the rest of the week along with snacks for Ryan & Canaan but Canaan ate 3 of them for breakfast!
Canaan said, "Mama, dees cookie monter good!" as he shoved another piece into his mouth.
He thinks all "cookies" come from Cookie Monster.
GRANOLA BARSmakes 24
2 C oats
3/4 C packed brown sugar
1/2 C wheat germ
1/2 t cinnamon
1 C flour
3/4 C raisins or other dried fruit
1/2 t sea salt
1/2 C agave or honey
1 beaten egg
1/2 C oil (OR 1/4 C oil & 1/4 C apple sauce or other vegetable or fruit puree - it's also really good with apricot, peach, carrot, beet or zucchini puree!)
2 t vanilla
You could add other optional ingredients in like:
1/4 to 1/2 C nuts
1/4 to 1/2 C dried apricots, cut
1/4 to 1/2 C chocolate, peanut butter or butterscotch chips
1/4 to 1/2 C coconut
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking pan.
Mix together all ingredients and mix with your hands if desired.
Pat mixture into prepared pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes until bars begin to turn golden at the edges.
Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into bars while still warm. Do not allow the bars to cool completely before cutting or they will be too hard to cut.
Make a statement with these necklaces
Posted by Kimber on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 / Comments: (0)
I started making rosettes when I made that child's apron a few weeks ago...
and I wanted to make something for myself so I started making necklaces.
NECKLACE #1: Spring Sing
It's for sale on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/70046162/spring-sing-rosette-bib-necklace
NECKLACE #2: Made this for myself
NECKLACE #3: It's Spring!
It's for sale on etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/69891947/its-spring-rosette-bib-necklace
NECKLACE #4: Escape with yellow
It's for sale on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/70044725/escape-with-yellow-rosette-bib-necklace
RECIPE #76: MELT IN YOUR MOUTH Caramels
Posted by Kimber on Saturday, March 12, 2011 / Comments: (0)
Yay! I finally got to use my grandmother's vintage candy thermometer.
MELT IN YOUR MOUTH Caramels
1 C butter
2 C packed brown sugar
pinch of salt
1 C light Karo
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 t vanilla
Melt butter in heavy saucepan; add brown sugar and salt. Mix well; add Karo and condensed milk & mix well. Blend and bring to boil. Stir constantly until it reaches 240 degrees measured with a candy thermometer. 240 degrees is for soft candy. Add vanilla and mix well.
Pour into buttered 9" x 13" pan. Cool. Cut into pieces and wrap in wax paper.
WHAT'S FOR DINNER? French Toast with Strawberry Yum
French Toast with Strawberry Yum
1 basket strawberries, washed, capped and sliced
1 C sour cream & 1/4 C packed brown sugar, blended and set aside
6 slices French bread 3/4" to 1" thick
butter for frying
4 slightly beaten eggs
1/4 t salt
Dip bread into combined mixture and let sit a couple of minutes to absorb as much of the batter as possible. Heat butter in skillet on med high heat. Add soaked bread a few pieces at a time and cook until brown on one side. Turn and brown other side. Place on pizza stone or ungreased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 3-5 minutes until puffed.
Arrange on platter and top with strawberries and sour cream mixture.
Serve hot
CUT some CALORIES:
sub 1% low fat milk for 1/2 & 1/2
sub low fat sour cream or yogurt for sour cream
WHAT'S FOR DINNER? Super Fast & Easy Hot & Sour Soup
If you're needing a really fast hot supper, this is it! It took me 12 minutes from beginning to end.
It's not what I had in mind when I began cooking. When you go to eat Sushi, do you ever eat the hot & sour soup? I love all Asian soups so I had an idea of what I wanted but it metamorphed into something better!
This is not really Hot & Sour Soup...it's more like a combo between Miso & Hot & Sour Soup without the miso (lol). Whatever you want to call it, it's great!
Hot & Sour Soup
serves 4
5 C water with vegetable bouillon OR 5 C chicken broth
4" piece fresh ginger, peeled & thinly sliced into coins (I used a mandolin.)
1 package of firm tofu cut into small cubes
3 green onions, thinly sliced (white & green parts)
2 C spinach leaves, washed and torn
1 T soy sauce
generous pinch sugar
1 T plus 1 t rice or cider vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar.)
lots of freshly ground black pepper (I also put 3 drops of Young Living's Black Pepper Essential Oil which was heaven to my nose.)
There are other ingredients you can put into this soup, I bet.
Sliced mushrooms
Fresh hot pepper
Crushed red pepper flakes
Grated carrots
Leftover shredded chicken or pork
Pour the broth into a dutch oven or stock pot along with the ginger and bring to a boil. Adjust heat to a simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the tofu, green onions, spinach, and soy sauce. Cook about 2 minutes. (If using other ingredients like the mushrooms or carrots you might need to increase the time to 20 more min of cooking or until it's heated through.) Season with sugar, vinegar and lots of black pepper.
RECIPE #75: Sunny Side Up Apricot Pastries
These are fun to make as well as to look at.
We loved eating them!
This comes out of one of my favorite cookbooks called Artisan Bread in 5 min a day
makes 16 - 2" pastries
Pastry cream:
2 C milk
1/2 C sugar
2 T unsalted butter
pinch of salt
1 t vanilla
3 T cornstarch
1 egg
3 egg yolks
1 1/2 lbs Brioche dough
1 C pastry cream (above)
8 ripe apricots halved (I used jarred halved apricots)
1/2 C apricot jam, melted
2 C sugar (I only needed 1 C)
Pastry Cream:
Bring milk, 1/4 C sugar, butter, salt and vanilla to gentle boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Whisk together cornstarch and remaining 1/4 C sugar.
Add egg and yolks to cornstarch and mix into a smooth paste.
Slowly and in small amounts whisk a little of the hot milk into the egg mixture. Once the egg mixture is warm to the touch, pour it back into the milk in the pan. Return custard to stove and bring to boil whisking continuously for 2 to 3 min until thickened.
Strain pastry cream into shallow container
and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly on the surface to keep a skin from forming. Put in freezer for 15 min then refrigerate.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat or use a pizza stone. Dust surface of refrigerated dough with flour and cut off a cantaloupe size piece. Dust piece with more flour and quickly shape into a rough ball by stretching the surface of the dough around the bottom on all four sides, rotating the ball a quarter turn as you go.
Roll the dough to a 1/8 to 1/2" thick rectangle, adding flour as needed to prevent sticking.
TIP: If you don't have a rolling pin, spray a drinking glass with cooking spray and roll. You can even use it to cut out 2" circle pieces like biscuits.
Cut out 16 2" circles.
Freeze scraps to make Cinnamon Twists or turns (coming soon to a blog near you).
Cover work surface with generous coating of sugar. Take one of the rounds and lay it on the sugar.
Using a rolling pin (or drinking glass), roll back and forth over center, stopping 1/2" from the two ends to create an oval.
If the dough sticks to the rolling pin, dust with a bit of flour. Lay the oval, sugar side up on the lined cookie sheet or pizza stone. Repeat with the rest of the dough, keeping the ovals at least 1" apart on the sheet.
Spread 1 T of the pastry cream in the center of each sugared oval.
Place 1 apricot half over the pastry cream so they resemble sunny side up eggs.
Rest the pastry for 45 min.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bake for 35 min.
As soon as the pastries come out of the oven, brush the apricot jam over the apricots to give them a nice shine.
Serve warm or cooled.


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Andy Zaltzman (& guests): Satirist for Hire - Election Special
Andy Zaltzman brings his uniquely interactive satirical stand up show to Udderbelly Festival for three election specials.
As polling day approaches and the nation cowers behind its collective sofa hoping for the least bad outcome, Andy and top guest comediens will address the audiences queries, complaints, demands and general gripes. Are you exasperated by economics, piqued by politics, or wound up by the world? Then this is your chance to have the issues you care about satirised to order by some of Britains leading comedians, who will delievr freshly - hewn, individually-tailored comedic responses to your big issues.
Show Information
Thursday, 7th May 2015
Thursday, 7th May 2015
1 hour 30 minutes
Venue Information
Jubilee Gardens, Belvedere Road
Map | Seating Plan
(5 mins) Take Concert Hall Approach toward the Thames, and turn left at Belvedere Road. Take the first road on your right, and you will see the purple Udderbelly tent.

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Living's large: Does it threaten Albemarle?
As Virginia Living gears up to release its fifth issue in August, Albemarle magazine is pounding away on its 95th. Albemarle clearly has seniority in the regional publication biz, but could it be threatened by the new kid in town?
John-Lawrence Smith, publisher of Virginia Living, says his magazine continues to sell out throughout Charlottesville and Albemarle. Barnes & Noble, in particular, he says, runs out early. And his goals are lofty.
"I want to be putting out 100,000 copies in two years," he says. The current print number for the nearly year-old glossy stands at 50,000.
Ruth Hart, Albemarle editor for the past two years, says that while the two publications may compete, "There's plenty of room in the market for more than one title."
But she acknowledges that Virginia Living is coming on strong.
"There must be some pretty deep pockets," she says.
At 114 color-packed pages bursting with ads, Virginia Living doesn't appear to need anyone's pockets for support. But Hart cautions that longevity counts for a lot and the two pubs have different focuses, she says.
"We do longer features," says Albemarle's Hart, while Virginia Living focuses heavily on "shorter and pithier" articles.
Hart also takes heart in her magazine's "loyal readership and strong advertising base." In a show of strength, the magazine is hosting the International Regional Magazine Association convention August 22-28 at Wintergreen. Hart says 125 people from all over the world will converge on the Nelson County resort. Virginia Living, however, will not be among the guests.
"They're not members of the organization yet," Hart explains. "You usually have to be around for a year."
Even without such membership, media watchers are taking note of the newcomer's ascent. Eric Allen, publisher of several central Virginia publications including Central Virginia Senior Life (formerly More! Monthly), says Virginia Living is "pretty fancy," but he worries that trying to appeal to the entire state may be tough.
"There are so many diverse areas," he says. "It's hard to be all things to all people."
That's why he doesn't think Virginia Living poses a threat to Albemarle's advertising dollars. "Builders and local shops won't fork out the big bucks for a statewide publication," he says, though he believes bed and breakfasts and other tourist-geared businesses may.
Like Virginia Living, Albemarle is "very nice looking," Allen says. But he considers it "kind of a puff piece." He says Albemarle was more interesting in years past, but the current preponderance of "recipes, home decorating tips, and pictures of pretty houses," caused him to cancel his subscription.
"If I were a woman in my 60s," says Allen, "I'd probably love it."
Whatever happens in the competitive landscape, Allen believes both magazines have their work cut out for them.
"Regional publications are tough to make a go of," he says, "because they're neither fish nor fowl."


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Bitdefender Total Security 2013 BETA is an early version of the company's most powerful security suite. And we do mean "powerful", because it's absolutely packed with features and functionality.
You get everything you'd expect in a security suite, of course: on-demand and real-time antivirus protection, a spam filter, firewall, privacy tools, browsing protection, online backup, file encryption and more. But that's just the start - the suite has also been extended with plenty of new ideas.
Safepay, for instance, is an isolated browser which runs in a secure desktop, with a virtual keyboard. It automatically launches when it detects you're visiting banking, payment or other sensitive sites to help ensure your transaction details stay safe.
Anti-Theft is a new web service which allows you to find the location of a computer on a map, to lock it remotely or wipe all the data it contains.
The USB Immunizer aims to make your USB flash keys "immune to autorun malware". We've yet to test this - and most similar tools aren't quite as powerful as they claim - but it's still an interesting addition to the suite.
If you're put off by the complexity of this kind of suite, then you may appreciate Bitdefender's new Autopilot: essentially it's a "leave me alone" mode where the program doesn't hassle you with popups and alerts, instead managing your system entirely automatically. (Which sounds like a "game mode" to us, but Total Security 2013 has one of those as well: it seems the Autopilot is even more encompassing.)
And all of this is presented in a brand new interface. This seemed a little confusing at first, but once we figured out the basics then it's all fairly straightforward: launch the main console from a system tray icon, view your security status at a glance, launch a scan with a click, or browse through the various modules to tweak settings or perform some action. It's all reasonably familiar.
Unsurprisingly, Bitdefender Total Security 2013 really isn't designed to run alongside other security suites. These will generally be detected at installation, with the program refusing to proceed until your existing solution has been removed.
And while the program seemed fairly solid to us, keep in mind that it is a first public beta. And bugs in this kind of low-level application could have very serious effects on your system, so don't even think of installing it on a system unless you have a full and recent backup available.
Otherwise, though, Bitdefender Total Security 2013 BETA looks like a promising package, well worth a look. And if you're willing to take the time to report any bugs you find as well, keep in mind that Bitdefender are offering prizes to the most active beta testers, including an Asus B121 12.1 inch Tablet, an Acer Aspire S3 13.3 inch Ultrabook, a Nokia Lumia 900, and 100x Bitdefender Internet Security 2013 licenses for 6 months.
The new interface isn't entirely to our liking just yet, but it's still a beta, and otherwise this is a very powerful and complete suite with some interesting new features.


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While week 7 is still underway it's time to wave the green flag and begin the week 8 guessing for our Fantasy TV Ratings Race Game for the 2011-12 season. Week 6's results are posted here along with the season totals to date.
Each week, you get a chance to guess the adults 18-49 ratings finish positions for the top 10 broadcast primetime shows.
- You'll receive 100 points if you pick all 10 finish positions correctly, 90 points for 9 of 10 correct, down to 20 points for 2 of 10. No points for picking just a single correct finish position.
- Any ratings ties after rounding will be decided by the more granular adults 18-49 viewership.
- Each week will be a different "race" identified by its end date. (i.e. 01 WE 092511 = Week ending September 25).
- Each week's "race" will have its own results, but there will be cumulative results for the entire race "season". I will probably run a "Fall" race season through 12/31/2011, and then a "Spring" season after 1/1/2012, but will decide on that later. I might keep to just one for the entire broadcast season.
- You cannot edit your entry once you submit it. Choose carefully.
- The combination of name and email address you use when entering is your unique identifier, it will carry through from week to week. I believe names created during the test this summer still exist if you'd like to use them.
- You can begin playing any week, you can play multiple "names", and perhaps even talk some smack once we start getting results, but at this time there are no prizes! (although prizes may follow).
- I've left out a few shows because of their irregular timeslots like Football Night in America (NBC), The OT (Fox). Also in tabulating the weekly finish order, I will discard shows that are not normally scheduled to begin during primetime (like a Sunday NFL afternoon overrun into primetime).
- Note: I have included broadcast primetime shows in the list that are premiering during the entire Fall, not every show airs next week! Choose carefully!
Here is an easy to look at list of all the shows in the scrolling list below.
Click here to see which shows were in the top 25 in the last 2 weeks for adults 18-49.
Click here for the list of premiere dates to see which shows are debuting for the week in question.
Make your guesses for week 08 WE 111311 below.
The deadline for the predictions is late on Sunday night as indicated by the counter below. The game does accept entries submitted slightly after the indicated deadline, however those entries are not assigned any points.
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• One town, fun for all
• Historic location, modern appeal
Utilizing great casino destinations is only a gamble if you choose to play a game, the rest is just hospitable convenience and great service waiting to help you make your next event as wild or as charming as you prefer. Deadwood, SD takes 'casino destination' to a new level with an entire community dedicated to great gaming and leisure activities all year long.
Once a rough and tumble, wild west town, Deadwood is now a gambling destination in the Midwest. The entire town is a Registered National Historic Landmark. This frontier town, which called to legends in search of their fortunes, is now full of modern-day appeal for those in search of great casino experiences.


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Huntington Bank exceeds $4B lending commitment to small businesses in Midwest
DETROIT – Huntington Bank announced Tuesday that it has exceeded its 2010 $4 billion lending commitment to small businesses in six states.
More than 24,000 small businesses obtained loans over the three-year period, helping to jump start hiring in Huntington's markets, which stretch from West Virginia to Michigan. Small businesses create more than 66 percent of all new jobs.
"Huntington was one of the first banks during the economic downturn to commit to increased small business lending," said Huntington's President, Chairman and CEO Steve Steinour. "We made the commitment after listening to business owners who needed loans to navigate the weak economy, while investing in their businesses' future growth. We also hired more than 150 additional business bankers to work with businesses and take a second-look at loan applications to make certain nothing was missed in determining their qualifications for a loan."
In addition, the innovative program offered turnaround lending for small businesses. With this portion of the program, a business that had a long history of success, but suffered losses during the recession, could obtain a turnaround loan if they had several quarters of profitability and reasonable projections for future growth.
Huntington's small-business loan commitment targeted Midwest states throughout the bank's service area. The approximate number of businesses in each state obtaining loans included:
Ohio – 15,400
Michigan – 5,200
Indiana – 1,800
Western Pennsylvania – 1,300
West Virginia – 800
Kentucky – 400
"Small business is a priority for Huntington, and we remain committed to continuing to create innovative ways to help small business owners," said Retail and Business Banking Director Mary Navarro. "We believe in the Midwest as a driver of the U.S. economy and are heartened by the positive economic news in our markets. We look forward to continuing to be part of the region's job creation and economic recovery."
Huntington is the largest Small Business Administration SBA 7(a) lender in its markets and third largest SBA lender in the nation in number of loans. In November of 2012 J.D. Power and Associates ranked Huntington "Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Small Business Banking". The national study looks at the following factors: product offerings; account manager; facility; account information; problem resolution; credit services; fees, and account activities.
Although the $4 billion small-business commitment has been met, Huntington's commitment to the recovery of the Midwest continues. In March of 2012, Huntington unveiled a $100 million commitment to affordable housing projects in Michigan, which is similar to a commitment made in Ohio in 2010. Likewise Huntington is nearing the fulfillment of a separate 2011 commitment to loan an additional $2 billion to small business in Michigan.
"Huntington has uniquely positioned itself to be the bank for small businesses throughout the Midwest and is honored to support its small business customers," Steinour added. "Our customers have made this $4 billion lending commitment possible. We want to thank them for their support, and we look forward to serving them in the future."
Copyright 2013 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Say the words "budget deficit," and Republicans and Democrats begin screaming at each other about who's to blame.
Republicans howl that the deficit is President Obama's fault, because he has exploded government spending and failed to fix the economy.
Democrats roar that President Obama inherited a catastrophic economic mess, that this mess will take time to clean up, and that our massive deficit is therefore President Bush's fault.
So, who's right?
Let's start by looking at the deficits under Presidents Bush and Obama. Then we'll figure out what has caused them. Finally, we'll assign some blame.
First, the chart below shows the progress of the annual deficits under Presidents Bush and Obama.
President Bush, you will recall, inherited a budget surplus (the first in decades). Then, hit with a recession, he took the budget into deficit. Then he cut taxes, growing the deficit to $400 billion a year. Then, the economy boomed between 2005 and 2008, reducing the deficit to $200 billion a year. Then, the financial crisis hit, and the Bush deficit ballooned to $400 billion again.
In early 2009, President Obama took over, amid the worst recession since the Great Depression. President Obama signed an $800 billion spending increase at the same time that GDP and tax collections tanked. The combination of these two factors--growth in spending and a drop in revenue--exploded the deficit to $1.4 trillion. In 2010, the economy and tax collections improved modestly, and the deficit shrank to $1.3 trillion annualized.
So, what actually caused these deficits?
The chart below provides a look at federal receipts (taxes) and spending during the same period. (The deficit is the difference between them).
Republicans howl that President Obama has exploded the size of federal government spending in his short tenure as President, and it is true that he has increased it. But President Bush actually increased federal spending by more than 2X as much as Obama has. So it is unfair to lay the explosion in spending at the feet of President Obama: Both presidents are responsible.
The increase in government spending, meanwhile, is actually NOT the only factor that has caused the deficit. The other factor--equally if not more important--is the fall-off in government revenue (tax receipts).
This second and larger factor can be blamed on two things: First, the Bush tax cuts, which reduced revenue, and, second, the weak economy, which has reduced the incomes and capital gains upon which most federal taxes are based.
In the chart below, you can see what happened to both federal receipts (red line) and spending (blue line) over the past decade.
President Bush cut taxes in 2001 and 2003. These tax cuts hit federal revenue, while federal spending growth continued apace. This combination ballooned the deficit in the early years of the Bush presidency.
By the middle years of the Bush presidency, however, on the strength of the housing boom and strong economic growth (much of which now looks like a debt-fueled mirage), federal revenues began to grow rapidly. By 2007, in fact, the gap had almost closed.
But then the bottom fell out. The housing bubble burst, the financial crisis hit, and the economy plunged into recession. And then President Bush handed President Obama the worst recession in more than 70 years and left Obama to clean up the mess.
This recession clobbered federal revenues (tax receipts--red line), which still have not regained their 2007 bubble highs. President Obama's stimulus, meanwhile, helped add about $600 billion to federal spending (blue line). The combination of these two factors ballooned the deficit from $400 billion when President Bush left office to ~$1.3 trillion now.
So, who's responsible for the massive deficit?
This is a tougher question.
We know WHAT is responsible: The combination of weak government revenues (tax receipts) and a vast increase in government spending.
But figuring out WHO to blame is a more subjective exercise.
If you believe that the growth during the "Bush Boom" was a debt-fueled mirage--a theory that is certainly supported by the evidence--then you can lay the blame squarely at the feet of President Bush. His combination of reduced taxes and increased spending took the US from a surplus to a deficit, and even the economic boom from a massive housing bubble and enormous borrowing couldn't close the gap.
Even if you think the "Bush Boom" was real, moreover, the recession and financial crisis began on his watch, and the deficit was already exploding when President Obama took office. So it's very hard to escape the conclusion that President Bush bears a lot of the responsibility for our current mess.
On the other hand, President Obama's stimulus certainly hasn't had as big an impact on the economy (and, therefore, government revenues) as he and his advisors promised it would. Given the extent of the mess Obama inherited, it's possible that nothing would have fixed it by now. But even huge Obama supporters are justifiably frustrated with his over-promising, as well as with many of the decisions he has made.
So it seems fair to lay some of the responsibility for our current deficit at President Obama's feet as well.
But, of course, if we're doling out blame, we need to bring two other parties into the conversation.
First, Congress, which approved all of the decisions above.
Second, us--the American citizenry--the folks who voted Presidents Bush and Obama and Congress into office.
We cheered as President Bush and Congress ignited the housing bubble. We cheered as they cut taxes and increased spending (it's just so marvelous to have it all). We cheered as President Obama and Congress approved the stimulus and extended the Bush tax cuts. And we're cheering now as Republicans promise us that--if only we just cut taxes and spending--our problems will be solved. (Never mind the examples of Greece and the UK, which demonstrate clearly that enacting "austerity" in the midst of a fragile recovery doesn't work).
In short, we've all become accustomed to our free lunch, and we never tire of electing politicians that promise it to us.
So if we want to know who's really to blame, we should take a peek in the mirror.
Now Read: The Truth About Who's Responsible For The Explosion Of Government Spending


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With his recent re-election, President Barack Obama has won the power to pardon more turkeys on Thanksgiving. But so does every one of us, by choosing a nonviolent Thanksgiving observance that gives thanks for our good fortune, health and happiness with a life-affirming, cruelty-free feast of vegetables, fruits and grains.
And here are more terrific reasons:
� You will stay alert through the entire football game.
� You are what you eat. Who wants to be a "butterball"?
� Your vegetarian kid won't have to boycott the family dinner.
� You won't have to call Poultry Hotline to keep your family alive.
� Fruits and vegetables don't have to carry government warning labels.
� You won't sweat the environment and food resources devastation guilt trip.
� You won't spend a sleepless night wondering how the turkey lived and died.
� Your body will welcome a holiday from saturated fat, cholesterol and hormones.
Our own dinner this Thanksgiving will feature a "Tofurky," lentil roast, mashed potatoes, corn stuffing, stuffed squash, candied yams, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. An Internet search on "vegetarian Thanksgiving"got us more recipes and other useful information than we could possibly use.


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Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka (ôs´kär kōkôsh´kä), 1886–1980, Austrian expressionist painter and writer. After teaching at the art academy in Dresden (1920–24), Kokoschka traveled extensively in Europe and N Africa. In 1937 his works were removed from German galleries by the Nazis, who considered his work degenerate. He moved to London in 1938 and after World War II lived in Switzerland and established an international summer school in Salzburg.
Kokoschka was influenced by the elegant work of Klimt, but soon developed his own distinctive expressionist style (see expressionism). His early portraits (c.1909–14) emphasize psychological insight and tension (e.g., the portrait of Hans Tietze and his wife, 1909; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City). The same restless, energetic draftsmanship is characteristic of his expressionist landscapes and his striking posters and lithographs. His landscapes include Jerusalem (Detroit Inst. of Arts) and View of Prague (Phillips Memorial Gall., Washington, D.C.).
See his volume of watercolors, drawings, and writings (1962); reproductions of his work, comp. by B. Bultmann (1961), L. Goldscheider (1963), E. G. Rathenau (1970), and J. Tomeš (1972); biography by E. Hoffmann (1947).


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The last time the Dutch installed a new monarch, exactly 33 years ago, it was a riot — literally. Protesters overran the streets not to greet their new Queen Beatrix, but to demand affordable housing. "Geen woning, geen kroning" — no accommodation, no coronation — they chanted. Today's program of events marking the abdication of the Queen and the investiture as King of her son, Willem-Alexander, is unlikely to pass off without some protests. Dutch republican groups are encouraging supporters to wear white clothes or hang white sheets from their windows to dilute the "orange madness," as throngs of their compatriots flood Amsterdam decked in the signature color of the royal House of Orange to celebrate its latest crowned head.
(MORE: Europe Goes Dutch: Holland Elections May Be a Referendum on the Euro)
The scale of the celebration indicates two things that might seem contradictory: the first is that large numbers of Dutch really care about their monarchy — and opinion polls reinforce that impression, with up to three-quarters of the population declaring themselves in favor of the institution. The second is that the monarchy no longer matters enough to attract much hostility. Last year, parliament removed from the Queen her last remaining role in national politics — appointing representatives to help with the formation of coalitions after elections. The monarch's job is now purely ceremonial, the Ribbon Cutter in Chief to a country, which, though in better shape than many other euro-zone economies, is in the grips of austerity measures, with unemployment at an 18-year high. This might not seem the best moment for expensive displays of pomp and ceremony.
Yet the cheering, orange-clad crowds suggest otherwise. The House of Orange and Europe's other monarchies — reigning in Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Spain and Sweden — have proved surprisingly resilient. These royals are not immune to the changes that have helped erode trust in politicians and other pillars of the establishment — far from it. They have come under ever more scrutiny, their frolics photographed through long lenses and their accounts, in some countries, put under the microscope. They have often disappointed their subjects while delighting tabloid editors. Who can forget Britain's long-running Charles and Diana soap opera? Belgian royals are still riding out the repercussions of a controversy involving Queen Fabiola, the widow of former King Baudouin, who allegedly sought to create a private fund to shield future bequests from her estate from taxes. In 2010 Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf did not deny allegations in a biography of a past affair with Camilla Henemark, the lead singer of a band called Army of Lovers. "The book came to us quite late yesterday afternoon, and I have not had time to read it yet. I cannot review a book that I have not yet read," he said. "I have seen a few of the headlines that have not been too nice. I've talked with my family and the Queen. We will turn the page and go on now, because as I understand, this is about things that happened a long time ago."
The fall from grace of Spain's King Juan Carlos I has been especially precipitous. As his country succumbed to a deep and gloomy economic crisis last year, the monarch evinced sympathy for the rising ranks of the hopelessly unemployed and then promptly departed on an expensive private safari to shoot big game in Botswana. His ill-judged trip came as the authorities looked into alleged corruption and tax fraud involving his son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin, a probe that later extended to the King's daughter, Urdangarin's wife Princess Cristina. A poll published earlier this month in the Spanish newspaper El País laid bare the cumulative impact of these events: the King's approval rating has slipped into the negative for the first time ever, at -11 points, with 53% of respondents disapproving of the way he carries out his duties.
(VIDEO: Why Do So Many Dutch Hate this 'King's Song'?)
That 43% still expressed approval for the King is probably a reflection of his historic role in helping steer Spain to democracy after the 1975 demise of military dictator Francisco Franco and his intervention in 1981 to halt a coup. Those, admittedly, are substantial contributions. Most royals find it harder to articulate what they bring to public life. "Even what is sometimes sarcastically called ribbon cutting can be meaningful," said the Netherlands' Willem-Alexander, discussing what he hopes to achieve as King in a Dutch TV interview given ahead of his accession.
(PHOTOS: Dutch Abdication: Willem-Alexander Becomes Europe's Youngest Monarch)
Celebrities cut ribbons, open supermarkets and launch ships. But monarchs, when they do their jobs well — and that means steadily and quietly and avoiding the taint of scandal and venality as Willem-Alexander's mom and Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Denmark's Queen Margrethe have all managed, over multiple decades — also provide a focus of national unity. Republicans argue that elected heads of state can and should fill that role. Yet trust in politicians continues to erode faster and further than in royalty. In Spain, Prince Felipe, Juan Carlos' son and heir, remains comparatively popular; in El País' poll, 61% approved of Felipe against 33% who did not. That contrasts with the 93% who disapproved of all politicians.
Across Europe and beyond, institutions that used to command trust — parliaments, police, religious leaders, and don't even mention banks — have fallen into bad odor. Countries are locked in crises, not only of economics but identity. The Dutch garbing themselves in orange and heading to Amsterdam will be cheering not only the new King but enjoying an increasingly rare opportunity to cheer themselves.
MORE: Euro 2012: Racist Abuse of Dutch Players in Poland Clouds Soccer Tournament


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Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 1-2
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 45 mins
For the bread dough:
For the filling:
Cream cheese topping:
Crumble topping (optional):
1. To make the bread dough:
- Warm up the milk over the stove and set aside.
- Using the Bosch kitchen machine shedder function, shred the carrots using size 5 blade. Take out the shredded carrots and set aside.
- Pour in the cooled warm milk, yeast, salt and sugar into the mixing bowl. Turn on the Bosch kitchen machine using the hook attachment at speed 1 to mix them.
- Add in all the bread and wholemeal flours and carrots. Mix at speed 1 for about 5 minutes, then at speed 2 for another 5 minutes.
- Add in the butter by parts and mix it into the dough at speed 2 for about 10 minutes.
- Rub some butter in a round bowl. Take the dough out from the mixing bowl and set it to rest in the bowl. Cover with a wet cloth. Let the dough rise for about 45 minutes or until the dough is twice its size.
- Divide the dough into approximately 18 pieces, each 30g.
- Take each piece and press out the air gently. Fold in the edges and form a round ball.
- Leave to rest for 15 minutes. Take each ball and press out the air gently.
- Flatten each ball into a 3-inch circle and place it on a buttered baking tray.
- Place a teaspoon of cream cheese topping on top of the dough. Add the fillings on top. Top it off with the crumble.
- Preheat the oven at 190°C. Lower to 150°C and bake for 20 minutes. Remove and place on a baking rack to cool.
2. To make the filling (you can do this while waiting for the dough to rise):
- Cut the apples into 1.5cm cubes and throw away the core.
- Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon powder onto the apple cubes.
3. Cream cheese topping:
- Whip the softened cream cheese and butter together using the Bosch kitchen machine whisking attachment.
- Add in the sugar and vanilla essence and whisk at speed 3.
4. Crumble topping (optional):
- Mix the flour, butter and sugar together using the Bosch kitchen machine blender attachment at speed 2 or 3.
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Winning April
End of the month, a good one. Don't have to hear any more about slow starts.
We carry a 15-12 record into tonight's game, two wins shy of the club record for April. The 1993 bunch went 17-5 en route to the pennant.
Jamie Moyer gets the nod tonight on Jamie Moyer Bobble Figurine night. Having him start on the night of his promotion is purely coincidental. Our promotions department sits down every November and maps out promotions for the following season. I know pitching coach Rich Dubee wasn't at that meeting last fall.
A chance of showers (which also means a chance of no showers) are forecast for the series finale tomorrow night. That's fitting because Randy Wolf is pitching for the Padres. During his Phillies career, it seemed as if rain/showers were always in the picture the day he started.
**Chase Utley has reached base in 20 straight games and 26 of his last 27.
**Pat Burrell's streak is longer, 25 consecutive games; also 26 of 27.
**Greg Dobbs leads all major league pinch-hitters with 5 hits and 6 RBI.
Tonight's Lineup
Werth, cf
Bruntlett, ss
Utley, 2b
Howard, 1b
Burrell, lf
Jenkins, rf
Feliz, 3b
Coste, c
Moyer, p
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Hey Larry…congrats on the Phillies "Go Green" efforts! I did a whole piece about it in my blog today. It is an outstanding accomplishment for the organization to be seen as a leader in the environmental effort. I am going to put a permanant link to the main page on my blog too. As a school teacher and a former environmental educator, I am so excited about it!! Very proud of our team & the organization & hope to see more awareness efforts around the ballpark in the future! :o) Thanks again,


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Nature and Science
June 2017
"There is no single, universal experience of 'reality,' no single objective portrait of the world we collectively share. There is only
: what
real to you."
~ from Kara Platoni's
We Have the Technology
Recent Releases
Where the Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
David Owen
Every gallon of water in the Colorado River legally belongs to someone, explains
New Yorker
staff writer David Owen.
This has consequences: though the river is supposed to flow to the Gulf of California, so much is diverted along the way that it simply runs dry near the U.S.-Mexico border. Following the Colorado from source to terminus, Owen explores the river's ecology as well as the complex network of systems that exploit its resources. With its in-depth examination of the links between natural and human-made ecosystems, this book may interest readers who enjoyed Dan Egan's
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
Miracle Cure: The Creation of Antibiotics and the Birth of Modern Medicine
William Rosen
How would you cure an infection? Bloodletting? Blistering plasters? Mercury? All of these (and more) were standard practice before antibiotics came on the scene. Beginning with the germ theory of Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch, this eye-opening book traces the scientific breakthroughs that contributed to the development of penicillin -- a game-changer that revolutionized medicine (while generating huge profits for pharmaceutical companies.)
Miracle Cure
also gives us a glimpse into the future: antibiotic-resistant bacteria and few, if any, treatment options.
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky
As both a neurobiologist and a primatologist, author Robert Sapolsky can confidently state that human behavior is...complicated. To understand why we do what we do, he asserts, one must take an interdisciplinary approach. In
, Sapolsky explores the best and worst of human behavior by taking a single (re)action and examining what's going on in the brain and body in the seconds, minutes, hours, days, and even years before it occurs. It's an unusual but fascinating approach that will make you reconsider your own behavior.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson
"America's most approachable astrophysicist" (
Kirkus Reviews
) offers readers a concise and conversational introduction to cosmology. In 12 engaging chapters, Neil deGrasse Tyson explains, in straightforward and mostly jargon-free prose, the composition of the universe and the laws that govern it. Covering topics ranging from the Big Bang to general relativity to dark matter, he also describes what we don't yet know about the universe. While some science background is always useful when confronting astrophysics, it's not essential to enjoy this book.
Darwin's First Theory: Exploring Darwin's Quest to Find a Theory of the Earth
Rob Wesson
Although today Charles Darwin's name is synonymous with evolution, his first love -- and career -- was geology. In fact, his official role aboard the
HMS Beagle
was as a geologist. In this
richly detailed blend of biography, science writing, and travelogue
, geologist Rob Wesson traces Darwin's footsteps through South America and the British isles, revealing how his fieldwork led to his theory of "uplift," which laid the groundwork for plate tectonics.
The Human Body
Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Is the human body a territory to be mapped? A machine to be maintained? A canvas to be decorated? No matter what metaphor one prefers, it's clear that the body is more than the sum of its parts and that anatomy is just one lens through which we view ourselves. As he did in
Periodic Tales
, science writer Hugh Aldersey-Williams draws as much from art and history as he does from science and medicine in this engaging head-to-toe examination of the human body.
The Wild Life of Our Bodies: Predators, Parasites, and Partners that Shape Who We...
Rob Dunn
In this accessible look at evolutionary ecology, biologist Rob Dunn argues that human evolution is intimately connected to that of other species and the environment. Positing that the presence of venomous snakes may have led to enhanced color vision in primates, and that ticks and lice might have played a role in rendering humans nearly hairless, Dunn examines how our species' interactions with the natural world influenced our genetic code. However, there's a downside: as human survival becomes easier, human susceptibility to disease increases.
The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
Daniel E. Lieberman
u'd think that after six million years of evolution, humans would be less vulnerable to disease. However, as biologist Daniel Lieberman explains, we didn't evolve for optimal health, but rather to produce viable offspring in challenging environments. What's more, cultural evolution creates mismatches between the bodies we inherited from our ancestors and the environments we create and transform for ourselves and our descendants. This thought-provoking book uses our evolutionary history to examine the challenges we currently face in staying alive.
We Have the Technology: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are...
Kara Platoni
Annoyed by the limitations of the human body? You're not alone. As science writer Kara Platoni demonstrates, there's a growing community of "citizen scientists" whose members are pushing the boundaries of human perception -- often by experimenting on themselves. Understanding what these "biohackers" are doing requires knowledge of both sensory science and metasensory perception (how we experience time, pain, or memories) and Platoni provides readers with an overview of the science while introducing them to the eccentric individuals bent on upgrading our basic hardware.
Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond
Robert R. Provine
In this follow-up to
Laughter: A Scientific Investigation
, neuroscientist Robert Provine explains the evolutionary reasons behind the everyday behaviors we take for granted -- such as yawning, sneezing, crying, hiccups, and more. Accessible and full of intriguing examples, t
his engaging book is perfect for readers who have always wondered why we can't tickle ourselves or why yawning is often contagious.
Contact your librarian for more great books!
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text: Monday, December 12, 2011 Bill to Add PTs to Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Legislation introduced on December 8 by Sen Susan Collins (R-ME) would add physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) to the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship, which currently offers tuition assistance for physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, optometrists, psychologists, physician assistants, pharmacists, and veterinarians serving in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Collins had proposed the addition of PTs and OTs to the scholarship program in an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. In talking points on the amendment, which was not considered due to time limitation on debate, she said that data provided by the Department of Defense indicates there is a shortage of both PTs and OTs in the Air Force and the Navy—in active duty, reserve, civilian, and contractor positions. Collins called the inclusion of PTs and OTs an "important insurance policy against a shortfall of these medical professionals who help our wounded warriors return to living full and independent lives." APTA is awaiting word on how the bill (S 1976) is expected to move through the legislative process. Comments This bill would help make it more feasible to pay off student loans and serve my country at the same time. Posted by Katherine Miller on 12/12/2011 4:08 PM After completing my AFROTC commitment I left the AF and am currently in PT school. I always wondered why PTs and OTs weren't offered the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship. This would ensure our forces have all the medical personnel necessary. Posted by Dulcinea Harju on 12/17/2011 11:00 AM I would like to know the status on this proposed legislation. My son is a college senior hoping to get into physical therapy school, and he is worried about how he will pay for it. Posted by Darla Lobb on 3/20/2015 4:42 PM I would like to know the status of the proposed legislation. Posted by William Kennedy on 9/7/2015 11:07 PM I am about to start physical therapy school in January. I am more than ready to sign up. The tuition for my school is going to be about $33,000 per year. Posted by Fahim Lodhi on 11/6/2016 9:19 PM


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If you hate women (and who doesn't, really?) then you'll be shocked to learn today that, despite both being confirmed females, Kristen Stewart and Jennifer Lawrence don't hate each other at all. Not even a little bit. In FACT (well not "fact" but according to US Weekly), the fictional feud (perpetuated by KStew fanhards) that was meant to turn them into Hollywood's biggest enemies since Ange and Jen/T.R. Knight and Isaiah Washington/Sean Young and reality, etc., actually inspired them to get in touch and now they're besties!
Kidding aside, I don't think we need to be too hard on ourselves for falling for this one, which I totally did. The appeal of an ongoing grudge between Katniss and Bella is pretty undeniable. After a few years of watching KS struggle in the spotlight, it was a relief to see JL's seemingly effortless poise under the pressure of holding up the next YA film franchise and presented an easy narrative to contrive.
What's coming out today though is that, at the peak of reporting on their cold war, Jennifer emailed Kristen to break the ice. SO on Oscar night when Jennifer won, instead of lighting herself on fire in jealousy, Kristen was freaking out with joy and whooping and throwing diamonds in the air or whatever you do when you're super rich and your super rich best friend wins an Oscar.
So now instead of the feud stories, which always kind of reeked too much of Lindsay VS Hilary, we'll get gossip about their wild girl time, which reeks just enough of Drew and Cameron in their Charlie's Angels days! The story also references a deep hang that took place between Jennifer, Kristen and Emma Watson during TIFF 2012 at Soho House. Imagine these three are the faces of that relaunched franchise?!
(Lainey: this is genius, Dean. And it has now been moved up on the Gossip Genie request list.)


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The Intriguing Southeast Europe tour is a rider's paradise, with exploring the region's beautiful and lightly traveled roads taking priority over sightseeing. With an open attitude and a sense of adventure, it will be two weeks you'll never forget. Photos by the author unless otherwise noted.
The Balkan region has had a hand in world history more often than you might think. Thanks to its geographical position, it?s always been a crossroads of culture, where farming first spread from the Middle East into Europe during the Neolithic era, and as the convergence point of Latin and Greek influence, Orthodox and Catholic Christianity, and Islam and Christianity. It?s been home to Goths, Huns, Slavs and Ottoman Turks, among many others.
For riders with an adventurous streak, the Balkans are also a fascinating place to explore, well off the beaten tourist track, where surprisingly entertaining roads with very little traffic will carry you through magical forests, along jade-colored rivers, over high mountain passes and past farm fields where workers still till the soil by hand. I first traveled to the Balkans with Adriatic Moto Tours (AMT) in 2017 (read about that here), visiting Slovenia, Bosnia and Croatia, and was smitten by the culture, history, friendly people and, most importantly, the amazing roads. So this time I opted for a longer, even more adventurous getaway that would complete my tour of the former Yugoslavia — Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro — as well as allow a visit to two "behind the Iron Curtain" countries, Bulgaria and Albania, and a unique opportunity to get a passport stamp from a rather controversial country, Kosovo.
The 15-day Intriguing Southeast Europe tour loops out of Belgrade, Serbia, with rest days in Sofia, Bulgaria; Ohrid, North Macedonia; and Sarande, Albania.
The Intriguing Southeast Europe tour begins and ends in Belgrade, Serbia, a bustling city that sits at the confluence of two mighty rivers, the Danube and the Sava. I arrived a day early to acclimate and explore the city on my own, which I highly recommend. Belgrade, like most European cities, is very walkable and there are several interesting museums and points of interest, including an air museum that features pieces of a U.S. F-117 stealth fighter and an F-16 that were shot down during the 1999 campaigns, a monument to the Jewish and Roma victims of a Nazi concentration camp that once sat on the riverbank (Yugoslavia was occupied by the Nazis during WWII but its people resisted valiantly and were ultimately successful in driving them out) and the Museum of Yugoslav History, burial place of dictator Josip Tito. Most of the people I interacted with spoke English, and all were friendly.
The Serbs that I met tended to be very open and matter-of-fact, and it?s clear the events of 1999 are still quite fresh in their memories. At dinner the first night, only hours after I?d arrived, two young men at the n...
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Before she became a parent, Claire Harvey was firm on the subject of screen time.
"I wasn't allowed to watch a lot of TV when I was younger, and I wanted my kids to have the same sort of innocent childhood," Harvey says. "I am the mother who said to herself, 'My kids will never watch TV!' "
Today, however, as she and her husband juggle the demands of family and jobs, Harvey acknowledges turning to the television, or her iPhone, to entertain her two young children. Against her pediatrician's advice, Harvey, 32, of Bethesda, allows her 2-year-old, Jace, to watch "This Old House." "He could watch five episodes in a row, if I let him," Harvey says. Occasionally, she also lets him use an educational app on her iPhone.
Harvey doesn't think the screen time is harmful. Still, she says she feels guilty every time she turns on a device — particularly when her 1-year-old, Haisley, is in the room.
"It's one of my constant everyday struggles and worries," Harvey says. "I wish there were more guidelines out there."
Based on research linking too much television to language delays and disrupted sleep patterns, the American Academy of Pediatrics strongly discourages television viewing for any child younger than 2, and recommends that older children watch no more than an hour or two per day. But for parents seeking advice on managing their kids' screen time beyond television, the recommendations go no further than the obvious: Limit it, and monitor content.
In part, that's because the definition of screen time has grown far beyond television to include laptops, smartphones and tablets. It has become harder to measure how long our kids are exposed to various screens.
A 2011 study by Common Sense Media, a San Francisco-based think tank focused on children and media use, found that half of children younger than 8 had access to a mobile device and that TV still accounts for the largest share of their screen time. Half of children younger than 2 watch TV or DVDs on a typical day, and among all children younger than 2, the average is 53 minutes a day. About 12 percent of children 2 to 4 use computers daily, and 24 percent at least once a week.
"All screen time is not equal," says Michael Rich, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children's Hospital. "What a kid does on an iPad is totally different from what they are doing when they are watching TV. It's different psychologically, neurologically, educationally — so we can't just lump all screens together."
Further complicating efforts to draft new guidelines for screen time is the breakneck pace of technology. Almost as soon as scientists begin to study a new device, the gadget-of-the-moment becomes a thing of the past. Research into the developing brain and the impact of new technology is still in its infancy.
And much of what we are learning is contradictory. A Common Sense media survey of teachers about the role at-home media use plays in the classroom found that most teachers believe technology harms academic performance. Yet the teachers also said media use is helping students develop quick, efficient research skills.
But as parents teetering anxiously on the digital divide, how do we know if the decisions we make are hurting our children? The fact is, it's too soon to say what the neurological impact is on a toddler given an iPhone to ward off a tantrum or on a preschooler watching a few hours of movies on a long car ride.
We do know that when our kids are engaging in screen time, they are missing out on time-tested activities that contribute to their emotional, cognitive and physical growth. But we also know that a digital world is one in which they will need to be adept.
"Media are so ubiquitous that we need to start thinking about them not as something good or evil, but part of the environment in which we raise our kids," Rich says. "We need to think about it like the air we breathe or the water we drink." And then he delivers a more pointed criticism: "We need to get involved and stop using it as a babysitter."
Get involved? For many parents, screen time means the opposite — it's a chance to step back from the demands of our children. But Rich says understanding your child's media choices can turn technology into a learning opportunity.
That's what happened when Collette Loll Marvin, who teaches at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and is a mother of two, stopped imposing limits on screen time for her son, Quinn, 14.
"Quinn has always been drawn to screens and technology — ever since he was 3 years old," she says.
Marvin and her husband, a technology executive, spent years questioning their parenting when it came to Quinn's television or computer time. It was not until they loosened the reins on at-home media, she says, that they saw its potential.
"I saw that for him it was an interest like sports or music, and that he was using technology as a tool for creativity," Marvin explains.
Now a freshman at the Lab School, a school for kids with learning difficulties, Quinn is thriving. Marvin says increased screen time has helped him academically and socially. He has turned technology into a serious pursuit, building his own computer.
But at what age do we begin to experiment with technology as an educational tool? That's where the early research gets thorny.
At Georgetown University's Children's Digital Media Center, director Sandra Calvert, a psychology professor, oversees studies into the "video deficit," the hypothesis that toddlers learn better from observing behaviors in real life than on a screen.
In one study, researchers showed 21-month-old children a video of the familiar "Sesame Street" character Elmo nesting plastic cups. They showed another group the same video featuring an unfamiliar character called DoDo nesting the cups. Finally, they gave the cups to a control group of toddlers who had not watched any videos. The children who watched Elmo nest the cups outperformed those in the other two groups, evidence that toddlers can learn conceptual information from videos featuring familiar characters like Elmo.
In a similar, ongoing study, the center is using iPads to measure the strength of "parasocial" (or intimate, one-sided) relationships children have with on-screen characters and how we can leverage these in education.
"Twenty-first-century literacy is dependent on screens, and our early findings are promising," Calvert says. "Tuning it out is a missed opportunity to open up a wonderful world of exploration that involves learning with your child."
Maybe so, but there remain many informed parents who choose to cut out media entirely. For some, it's out of fear that research might someday show new technology damages nascent brains.
For others, it's a personal choice. Daniel Willingham, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia, doesn't allow his children — 5 and 7 — any at-home screen time. Willingham says that as a result, his children play well together and are quick to entertain themselves.
That said, Willingham, a cognitive neuroscientist, is not sounding any alarm bells. He notes that his family's stance on screen time was not inspired by research.
"We made this decision because we like a peaceful house," Willingham says.
Until research offers clarity, experts agree the best thing we can do is find a way to manage screen time that works best for our families, and ensure it's being used judiciously. And we need to be mindful that when our children are in front of a screen, they are not climbing trees, painting pictures, caring for baby dolls or building towers with blocks.
"For every hour our kids spend on the screen, they should spend at least one squeezing mud between their toes in the back yard," Rich says. "An iPad can't dig a hole in the sand or build a fort out of sticks and mud."
Molly Knight Raskin is a freelance writer.
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Journalist invited to appear at Brazil Congress
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian congressmen will invite the American journalist who has published documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden to appear before the Foreign Relations and Defense Committee of the lower house Chamber of Deputies.
Committee president Nelson Pellegrino says he will extend the invitation to Glenn Greenwald on Wednesday.
The invitation comes after British authorities on Sunday detained David Miranda, Greenwald's partner, as he arrived at Heathrow Airport in London. Miranda, who is in a civil union with Greenwald, arrived Monday in Rio de Janeiro, where he lives with the journalist.
London police detained Miranda under anti-terror legislation.
Greenwald, who reports for the Guardian newspaper in Britain, promised he was going "to write much more aggressively than before" about government snooping.
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