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A zap of a few seconds in the microwave will bring them back to life.
Not sure you would want to let him off of his leash........we can barely control him here.
Hmphhh! I might as well be dead! : ) (Patrick will understand)
I myself, would prefer the puff pastry to the dough of a calzone.
This is why Filo Dough was created.
I thought bananas by looking at the picture. It looks like bananas in the middle of each pineapple slice. Now that I look closer, I see that the cake underneath just browned a little in that area. But now I have another idea when I make it again!
Looks great Laura. I think the bananas are a great touch. I like that. I also thought that the next time I make this I may add a sprinkle of toasted coconut on top.
Laura, this looks wonderful!
UGH! and have you noticed (I am sure you have) that these "Chefs/cooks" do not even wear aprons! What is with that? The prima donna's!
This would work deliciously with peaches also!
Johnny, you better learn to like Macadamia nuts by January or they will through you off the islands.
Hum ! My mother used to make pineapple cake but without nuts. I can remember it was a good cake ! Yours loos great !
Haven't had THIS is a dog's age. Looks great (though I'm not a fan of Macadamias)
I like this variation.
PIGS!
Great job! They look beautiful.
Nothing could be finer than a stick to your ribs soup like this on a cold day.
The food in question in itself does not cause obesity. We cannot blame our eating habits on anyone else; it is no one's fault but our own. Again, no one is twisting anyone's are to eat anything. It is all a matter of choice. AND once that choice is…
"Unfortunately they typically seem to be only in places like France and Italy - rather than anywhere in America."..................The reason for this is because America is a melting pot. America was not built on just one culture or nationality. Ame…
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Some of my pictures are of honeybees. Some people cannot tell the difference between a honeybee and a yellow jacket/wasp/etc., so the pictures can help you to identify the honeybee. Not everything that buzzes is a "bee" as some will exclaim at a picnic "AHHHH a bee"! So the honeybee, a non-aggressive, mind it's own business kind of critter, gets a bum rap. Honey bees produce the perfect food.
I left http://www.beeswithoutborders.org/index.html as a link because I am a retired beekeeper (possibly to begin again in Spring) and honey is essential to all of us. As a food source, and becoming quite rare, we use honey everyday in cooking, eating, therapeutics, etc. Please research and support your local beekeepers! Please check out the link provided and donate.
I left http://www.beeswithoutborders.org/index.html as a link because I am a retired beekeeper (possibly to begin again in Spring) and honey is essential to all of us. As a food source, and becoming quite rare, we use honey everyday in cooking, eating, therapeutics, etc. Please research and support your local beekeepers! Please check out the link provided and donate.
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Shoppers Guide to Pesticides Part 2 - Organic Myths
Organic Myths
Source: Organic.org
Myth: Organic food is too expensive.
Fact: In general, organic food costs more than conventional food because of the laborious and time-intensive systems used by the typically smaller organic farms. You may find that the benefits of organic agriculture off-set this additional cost. At the same time, there are ways to purchase organic while sticking to your budget. Consider the following when questioning the price of organic:
Organic farmers don’t recei… Continue
Source: Organic.org
Myth: Organic food is too expensive.
Fact: In general, organic food costs more than conventional food because of the laborious and time-intensive systems used by the typically smaller organic farms. You may find that the benefits of organic agriculture off-set this additional cost. At the same time, there are ways to purchase organic while sticking to your budget. Consider the following when questioning the price of organic:
Organic farmers don’t recei… Continue
Posted on April 20, 2009 at 2:52pm — 6 Comments
Shopper's Guide to Pesticides
I thought this would be worthwhile and informative to share with everyone. The link at the end has a down loadable chart you can print, cut out and carry with you when shopping.
Most Contaminated: THE DIRTY DOZEN
Consistent with two previous EWG invest… Continue
Most Contaminated: THE DIRTY DOZEN
Consistent with two previous EWG invest… Continue
Posted on April 3, 2009 at 10:30am — 6 Comments
My prayer for the New year...................
bonne année
próspero año nuevo
Glückliches Neujahr
anno nuovo felice
Gelukkige nieuwjaar
с новым годом
glad nytt år
etc.................. may peace abound and wrap us all within it’s embrace. Peace to man and man kind. May brotherhood take hold and teach all men the The Golden Rule. For we are the world. We are the children. We are the one's that will help to make a brighter future.
http://gnapoleone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/we-are-the-world-we-are-the
http://www.nytimes.com/200… Continue
próspero año nuevo
Glückliches Neujahr
anno nuovo felice
Gelukkige nieuwjaar
с новым годом
glad nytt år
etc.................. may peace abound and wrap us all within it’s embrace. Peace to man and man kind. May brotherhood take hold and teach all men the The Golden Rule. For we are the world. We are the children. We are the one's that will help to make a brighter future.
http://gnapoleone.ning.com/profiles/blogs/we-are-the-world-we-are-the
http://www.nytimes.com/200… Continue
Posted on December 27, 2008 at 5:08pm — 4 Comments
Keep everything in focus
Would like to share the following, as stressful times fall around us...........................................
Ten Simple Things
By Steve Moeller
December 1, 2008
These are indeed interesting and extremely challenging times for all of us in the financial services industry. And they are taking a toll on advisors. This was driven home for me when I visited one of my favorite advisors in early October. As I walked into George Wislar's office at Wislar Wealth Management in Princeton , N.J. , I g… Continue
Ten Simple Things
By Steve Moeller
December 1, 2008
These are indeed interesting and extremely challenging times for all of us in the financial services industry. And they are taking a toll on advisors. This was driven home for me when I visited one of my favorite advisors in early October. As I walked into George Wislar's office at Wislar Wealth Management in Princeton , N.J. , I g… Continue
Posted on December 17, 2008 at 3:17pm — 3 Comments
The perfect food
As some of you may or may not know, honey is the perfect food. Honey has been found in Egypt tracing back centuries and when opened, perfect and unspoiled. Honey will crystallize when moisture gets into the container it is stored in, that does not mean it has spoiled. Unless it was lef… Continue
Posted on November 29, 2008 at 3:01pm — 5 Comments
Comment Wall (26 comments)
- At 10:06pm on August 17, 2007,
Penny Anderson said…
- Hi Debbie, I'm not familiar with Roccoco, but if you can describe them, maybe I do know of a recipe. I know different areas can have different names for the same recipe.
- At 12:18pm on October 27, 2007,
Paul said… - I am overwhelmed at the friendly responses I am getting but let’s not take this to fast
As I told John just friends at first.
- At 8:40am on November 16, 2007,
Liz said…
- Mrs. B, is it true that honey never goes bad? I have had a jar in the cabinet for years and I just went to have some the other day... I was then stopped by my Mother, telling me it was too old! (She always likes to make sure I don't eat things that have gone bad) I somehow remember you telling me that honey could never go bad... am I wrong??? Delete Comment
- At 7:38am on November 19, 2007,
- Mrs. B! The honey was just perfect! I used it in my tea and I eat it by the spoonful now, hahaha! :) Didn't throw it away, no worries! My Mom says thanks for the information and she always worries too much!
IYIYIYIYI!!!
- At 3:21pm on December 19, 2007,
Lori Moras said… - Thanks for the quick response! I checked that web page and that recipe isn't there. Was planning to make it tomorrow, any chance of it hitting the page by then? If not, I'll improvise, looks pretty simple to make!
- At 9:34am on January 5, 2008,
Mary Taylor said… - Hi Debbie - I told Paul that he shouldn't send anything, since that was decided. But, he wanted to send a small token - I wanted to eat the small tokens! Actually, you should be very impressed that they made it to you, because Paul has very little willpower with chocolate! Don't send anything, just come and visit again! P,S and I went to NYC on Friday, 12/28 - it was a beautiful day! We walked all over and saw Spelling Bee. Stan liked it, so we will go back again sometime. I will post a picture of us in NY!
- At 10:25am on January 5, 2008,
Paul said…
- Please don't send us anything
You guys are way ahead of us in xmas gift giving.
I just wanted to send a token of we'll you know.
We will visit in the near futre and you will have to buy massive quantites of food for our voracious appetites. Joy to you
Just enjoy those balls.
PT
- At 1:51pm on February 26, 2008,
Cheryl said… - Hey Debbie....
Thanks for the comment....and your db's chicken looks really great....I am going to give it a try I really don't eat meat but do eat chick once in a while. I don't cook with any skin on the chicken so I am hoping it will still be good. I really don't have to many ways of cooking my seafood.... basicly. I am very plain...... steam most everything, with a lot a spices of course. I do have a
couple of really good seafood recipes you might like I will have to put them on here when i have a little free time. Thanks again for your comment. Glad to hear you like the same GREAT FOODS I do. More people need to eat healthy.
- At 4:55pm on April 4, 2008,
Sandy M. Bushberg said… - Thank you Debbie. I agree with you about the value of honey. Not only do people take for granted the effort put into producing it by one of the greatest socialized communities in the world, but most people also don't know about the great medicinal powers of honey.
- At 6:07pm on May 1, 2008,
Melody Barrows said… - Sounds great, you'll have to keep me posted.
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I don't know why cilantro figures so prominently in Mexican dishes but it is one herb that I can't deal with and therefore turns me against many Mexican dishes. Maybe cilantro grows like a weed there. Of course, you can probably omit the cilantro an…
Interesting, verrrrrrrrry, interesting.
take some leftover bean soup and spread them on the bottom of a spring form pan. add a layer of pesto made from cilantro and pine nuts. cover with slices of roasted red pepper. finish with crumbled goat cheese. Pop in the oven for a few minutes to s…
throw dried black beans into a large heavy pot. add a peeled onion, some peeled garlic cloves, some whole chilies, cumin and coriander seed, bay leaf, cilantro, oregano, thyme, and a little tomato paste. cover with water and simmer for hours. serve…
daube ... I concede
Damn! But wait........is it "daube" or "doube"? CHECKMATE!!!!
perish
My horizon has already expanded to it's maximum of 3/4 of an acre. More than that and I might have to socialize. Parish the thought!
that's what I love about you, Patrick ... always ready to learn and grow and expand your horizons ... interestingly enough, southern France often uses pastas or rice (whereas the rest of France is usually potatoes)
ok. Then you have penne with the gravy from a southern France style beef pot roast. Tastes better now that I know what the hell it is.
Well that explains it. Your truth has set him free and he became lost in the moment.
Oui! Tres conveegial! (Laura, that's a word Patrick made up a long time ago)
I emailed John Briggs and complimented him on his improvisation. Here's what he replied:
"I consider this a honor I would not have tried this if I didn't sign on to your site for cooking
Thanks John"
well, it's more or less a stew, or just the process of braising some kind of meat in liquid (such as wine). It's just the southern French word for this type of braised meat dish
Now all we need is a butcher and a candlestick maker and we can set sail.
Laura wouldn't be Laura without her jam.
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