2014年1月25日星期六
It consists of three basic sizes that include full
So, as you can see, churning butter is probably not something I am preconditioned to be able to do. Fortunately I have a good stand mixer so no churning was involved and I used COLD dairy products which did NOT taste like grass or clover or anything else green.I may be experiencing a twinge of guilt including a homemade butter recipe with a dairy free bread recipe but not guilty enough not to do it! This warm gluten free pumpernickel bread spread with homemade butter was a little slice of heaven! For my dairy free readers, it is pretty amazing with some dairy free cream cheese and smoked salmon. It is also pretty darn good all by its lonesome.Since pumpernickel is supposed to be a dense, substantial bread, I went to my brother's party later that day I used a combination of superfine brown rice flour from Authentic Foods and sorghum flour along with some tapioca starch. I also added a super-secret pantry item I keep well hidden way, way in the back of the pantry - gluten free instant mashed potato buds. In my own defense, I would never, EVER make mashed potatoes with them but I do keep it on hand as a gluten free flour substitute for making potato pancakes and for breading fish. If you don't keep a secret stash of potato buds in your pantry, just boil up a potato or two, mash it up and use that instead. I added some rich and robust organic molasses from Wholesome Sweeteners, unsweetened cocoa powder, caraway seeds and a few more pantry items.
This recipe makes 2 loaves of bread which is good because it takes no more time to make two than it does to make one and the bread keeps well and can even be frozen.Your kitchen is likely to be a center place in your house. How many hostesses have welcomed their company, chatted in the entryway for a bit and then passed up the living room with its couches and recliners to say, "let's go into the kitchen, it's more comfortable in there!"?Your kitchen will also be the center for your food and dining needs. If you are on a budget but you want your kitchen to have the same effect as the kitchens you see on TV programs, you will need to have some tricks up your apron sleeves.One way that you can get the kitchen you really desire is to focus on the products. This isn't in reference to the kitchen appliances, the kitchen mixers, the blenders and the professional knife sets, but rather the food and the memories that your kitchen really has the potential to produce.After all, if you are more interested in owning the pots and the pans and the fine china than you are the people that you will be serving food too and enjoying the time in your kitchen with then there really isn't a budget big enough for your kitchen fantasies. However, if you are genuinely trying to help everyone who walks into your kitchen feel at home, you can accomplish this on even the most modest budget.
2014年1月23日星期四
I went to my brother's party later that day
The 37-year-old emptied the contents of the bag into his deep fat fryer, not realising the deceased rodent had been frozen alongside the battered langoustine tails.He has now reported the grisly find to Tesco and environmental health officials who are investigating.Mr Ali bought the 3 packet from Tesco in Bathgate on Wednesday and later that day decided to fry them up for an afternoon snack.He said: "I stuck my hand in the bag and put it in, I was in a hurry."But he noticed something was amiss when he checked the pan two minutes later.He said: "I saw something black was inside it. I thought 'what the hell is that?'"I fished it out and it was a mouse. I was shocked, upset and angry. I was looking forward to scampi. I love scampi."After the incident he contacted the supermarket chain and West Lothian Council's trading standards department.He said the experience has left him unable to eat anything, adding: "I've only been drinking juice, I'm starving."And he described how he has been taunted over the incident by some members of his family.He said: "I went to my brother's party later that day and as soon as I got in my brother was going, 'squeak, squeak!'
"A West Lothian Council spokesman said: "We have been contacted by a local resident regarding the alleged find of a mouse in a locally bought food product. Our environmental health officers are investigating."A Tesco spokeswoman said: "We set ourselves very high standards for the safety and quality of our food. Swansea needs to recycle an extra 7,000 tonnes a year if the council is to meet a Wales-wide target of 58% by 2016.It currently recycles 52% of what is thrown out and from 2016 will be fined 200 for every tonne under the target.The council's cabinet will decide on the limit on Tuesday and could introduce it in April."The result of limiting black bags and increasing recycling will helps the council avoid any unnecessary fines, lower waste disposal costs and improve our local environment," said cabinet member June Burtonshaw."We have a wide range of popular recycling services available for residents and the latest research shows that almost three quarters of people now put out two or less black bags."We now want to go a step further by encouraging more people to reduce their black bag waste by limiting the amount of black bags that we'll collect."However, we'll be working with residents to introduce these changes over time and we'll also take account of people's circumstances such as the size of their family and any obstacles to recycling."
2014年1月14日星期二
Kitchen fire leaves family homeless
He also liked a double kitchen island with a stone top from Williams-Sonoma, because it had so much storage. "It's cool that those boxes pull out and you have drawers," he said. He has a lot of stuff, "so hiding clutter is key."For a "simple, sturdy and utilitarian" option, he chose Restoration Hardware's salvaged-wood kitchen island. Whereas the Conrad kitchen island from Pottery Barn, he said, "is higher up, so you can sit around it," if that's what you're looking for.But Joe Colombo's Mini Kitchen, designed in 1963, was his favorite – despite the price."If I had 26 grand to spend on an island, this is the one I'd get," he said. "It's beautiful, it's functional. It's not cheap, but if you can swing it, it's 26 grand of mod and groovy."
Firefighters pulled a 44-year-old woman from the floor of her smoky bedroom shortly after Midnight, when the kitchen of her apartment at 1120 St. James Ave. burned.Dennis Leger, executive aide to Springfield Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant, said the woman was transported to the Baystate Medical Center where she was treated for smoke inhalation. There is no current word on her condition.The 12:15 a.m. blaze damaged the kitchen of the first floor apartment "A" Unit of the Springfield Housing Authority apartment complex, but also forced families in adjoining units out as their apartments filled with smoke. Neighbors could be seen airing their apartments out as firefighters worked in the downstairs unit.
Leger said the fire started in, and was contained to the kitchen, where he estimated some $15,000 in damage was caused by the fire. A Lincoln family is searching for a new place to live after a kitchen fire causes major damage to their apartment.It happened just after 5 p.m. Officials said the fire started from a pan of grease left unattended on the stove. The grease ignited and spread onto the walls and the cabinets.Residents of Havelock Apartments were evacuated, but were allowed back in after 20 minutes. Unfortunately, the family of the apartment won't be able to stay."They won't be able to stay here because of the fire damages, they'll have to be relocated and Red Cross is here to help them with that," City fire investigator Chuck Schweitzer.
Firefighters pulled a 44-year-old woman from the floor of her smoky bedroom shortly after Midnight, when the kitchen of her apartment at 1120 St. James Ave. burned.Dennis Leger, executive aide to Springfield Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant, said the woman was transported to the Baystate Medical Center where she was treated for smoke inhalation. There is no current word on her condition.The 12:15 a.m. blaze damaged the kitchen of the first floor apartment "A" Unit of the Springfield Housing Authority apartment complex, but also forced families in adjoining units out as their apartments filled with smoke. Neighbors could be seen airing their apartments out as firefighters worked in the downstairs unit.
Leger said the fire started in, and was contained to the kitchen, where he estimated some $15,000 in damage was caused by the fire. A Lincoln family is searching for a new place to live after a kitchen fire causes major damage to their apartment.It happened just after 5 p.m. Officials said the fire started from a pan of grease left unattended on the stove. The grease ignited and spread onto the walls and the cabinets.Residents of Havelock Apartments were evacuated, but were allowed back in after 20 minutes. Unfortunately, the family of the apartment won't be able to stay."They won't be able to stay here because of the fire damages, they'll have to be relocated and Red Cross is here to help them with that," City fire investigator Chuck Schweitzer.
2014年1月13日星期一
Kitchenware with flare will make your cook smile
I can't live without this. I made fortune cookies for the wedding of some friends a couple of years ago and I can safely say there would have been no success without my Silpat. Made of fiberglass coated in silicone, it can line your baking sheet or sit directly on your oven rack. Nothing will stick to it. Nothing. It replaces parchment or wax paper for any sticky project, evenly distributes heat for even baking, wipes down easily with mild soap and water and rolls up or lays flat for easy storage.Of all the items on this list, I have to dub this one the crown jewel. It has been one of my secret ingredients for years since I discovered it at The Spice House in Evanston,The Best Kitchen Upgrades Money Can Buy Ill. Tomato powder is created through a process of spray-drying the ripest, sweetest tomatoes of the crop. That canned tomato paste comes in that ridiculous little can that you never know what to do with once it's opened ...
Tin foil? Plastic wrap? You'll never need tomato paste again? Tomato powder re-hydrates magically into paste or sauce and keeps in your fridge, tightly sealed in its jar, indefinitely. Patty Erd of The Spice House says that she heard her husband tell a customer that it was a great way to "summer up a winter tomato," which I know we are all craving right now. Go for the 2-cup jar for $14. Anything smaller is just a tease.The leader in non-stick kitchenware brand Nirlep today announced the launch of its new ecommerce online store Nirlep is the first company in India to launch the non-stick brand in kitchenware and has been a market leader since 1968. The addition of a new online distribution channel by Nirlep will give an edge to reach out to the new potential and new-gen market.
The online store of Nirlep is hosted on the state-of-the-art service based retail technology platform BuildaBazaar. Today Buildabazaar hosts more than 17,000 brand stores and has enabled them to gain economy of scale and deeper market penetration.Nirlep, enjoys great brand recognition in providing the innovation-led multi-kitchen solutions brand with a wide range of technologically innovative products that enable healthy cooking and has been a leader in the non-stick segment for over five decades. The company has served its customer with the highest quality of cookware and kitchen products. Customers can now check out the wide range of Nirlep kitchen solutions and order online the selected product with efficient home delivery service.
Tin foil? Plastic wrap? You'll never need tomato paste again? Tomato powder re-hydrates magically into paste or sauce and keeps in your fridge, tightly sealed in its jar, indefinitely. Patty Erd of The Spice House says that she heard her husband tell a customer that it was a great way to "summer up a winter tomato," which I know we are all craving right now. Go for the 2-cup jar for $14. Anything smaller is just a tease.The leader in non-stick kitchenware brand Nirlep today announced the launch of its new ecommerce online store Nirlep is the first company in India to launch the non-stick brand in kitchenware and has been a market leader since 1968. The addition of a new online distribution channel by Nirlep will give an edge to reach out to the new potential and new-gen market.
The online store of Nirlep is hosted on the state-of-the-art service based retail technology platform BuildaBazaar. Today Buildabazaar hosts more than 17,000 brand stores and has enabled them to gain economy of scale and deeper market penetration.Nirlep, enjoys great brand recognition in providing the innovation-led multi-kitchen solutions brand with a wide range of technologically innovative products that enable healthy cooking and has been a leader in the non-stick segment for over five decades. The company has served its customer with the highest quality of cookware and kitchen products. Customers can now check out the wide range of Nirlep kitchen solutions and order online the selected product with efficient home delivery service.
2014年1月11日星期六
The Best Kitchen Upgrades Money Can Buy
"It's both halves here. It's talking one-on-one with senators here and bringing more people into the conversation — more students, more seniors, more scientists, all of us who care about the future of this country," she said.U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has garnered the kind of fevered attention during her freshman year that would make most political figures drool — with supporters even calling on her to consider a 2016 presidential bid, a notion she's dismissed.As she enters her second year in Congress, the Massachusetts Democrat said her focus is instead on improving the economic fortunes of ordinary Americans, a theme that is dovetailing with a renewed emphasis in her party on economic justice and with President Barack Obama's own stated goal of addressing income inequality.
For Warren, stabilizing the ordinary American family's finances rests on a number of pillars — from reining in student debt to easing what she calls the nation's retirement crisis to doubling funding for federal research programs.Warren has also positioned herself as a passionate defender of Social Security, even bucking Obama on changes she said would weaken a key protection for millions of older Americans."Let me put it this way: I disagree with anyone who talks about cutting Social Security benefits," Warren said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. "This is a time when we need to talk about the hard decisions we have to make to make sure the Social Security system is stable and will pay benefits forever into the future."
Warren said while adjustments to the program may be needed, calls from some Republicans to privatize Social Security or cut benefits are misguided. She said Americans are hitting their retirement years with more debt, less savings and fewer pension benefits than a generation ago.Given that, she said, this is the "absolute worst time" to talk about reeling in benefits.Another issue Warren is fired up about is soaring student loans, which she said is leaving new graduates with suffocating debts that can stifle their futures.Warren has filed what she calls a "skin-in-the-game bill" that tries to pressure colleges to keep costs down for students and ensure they get a meaningful diploma when they graduate.
For Warren, stabilizing the ordinary American family's finances rests on a number of pillars — from reining in student debt to easing what she calls the nation's retirement crisis to doubling funding for federal research programs.Warren has also positioned herself as a passionate defender of Social Security, even bucking Obama on changes she said would weaken a key protection for millions of older Americans."Let me put it this way: I disagree with anyone who talks about cutting Social Security benefits," Warren said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. "This is a time when we need to talk about the hard decisions we have to make to make sure the Social Security system is stable and will pay benefits forever into the future."
Warren said while adjustments to the program may be needed, calls from some Republicans to privatize Social Security or cut benefits are misguided. She said Americans are hitting their retirement years with more debt, less savings and fewer pension benefits than a generation ago.Given that, she said, this is the "absolute worst time" to talk about reeling in benefits.Another issue Warren is fired up about is soaring student loans, which she said is leaving new graduates with suffocating debts that can stifle their futures.Warren has filed what she calls a "skin-in-the-game bill" that tries to pressure colleges to keep costs down for students and ensure they get a meaningful diploma when they graduate.
2014年1月7日星期二
Daughter and father move to a healthier diet
Watching a movie changed Stacy Finney's way of thinking about food. But there were even more changes to come.Finney, a nurse at Clark Memorial Hospital, routinely prepared meat/starch/vegetable trios for husband Mike, teenage daughter Emma and herself in their Jeffersonville home."I was pretty much OK with that," she said. After watching "Food Inc.," a documentary about factory farming, the treatment of animals and antibiotic resistance, the family continued to eat meat but purchased it from Preferred Meats, a butcher in Sellersburg."When you switch to grass-fed beef that has no chemicals and hormones, the difference in flavor is unbelievable," she said.
Last year, after her father, Tony Herron, who lives in Charlestown, was diagnosed with cancer and a girlfriend was being treated for cancer, Finney became seriously committed to studying the relationship between food and health, recognizing that the subject is full of controversy.She and her father watched "Forks Over Knives" and read "The Engine 2 Diet," both of which advocate non-animal based diets and the elimination of processed foods in diets. Finney and her father dramatically revamped their diets, traded recipes and provided mutual support."We all have our bodies out of whack. When you change the way you eat,If you're thinking about remodeling your Chicago kitchen you have to give it a week or two to let your tastebuds adjust. Then the foods begin to come alive to you," Herron said.
In three or four months, he lowered his blood pressure and cholesterol, lost 50 pounds, gained energy and was able to stop taking medications."I began to read more books than I had in my whole life, and began educating myself about diet and juicing," Herron said. He's a major juicer, drinking 32 ounces a day of a mix of carrot, celery, apple, asparagus and ginger juice.Finney no longer cooks with oil, butter or animal products. Her all-vegan, mostly all-organic recipes concentrate on rice, beans, legumes and vegetables.Herron is a fan of using Boca Veggie Crumbles for chili and tacos, and his daughter will sometimes make chicken Parmesan with fake chicken patties. However, she considers both of those products processed foods and tries to limit them in her cooking.
Last year, after her father, Tony Herron, who lives in Charlestown, was diagnosed with cancer and a girlfriend was being treated for cancer, Finney became seriously committed to studying the relationship between food and health, recognizing that the subject is full of controversy.She and her father watched "Forks Over Knives" and read "The Engine 2 Diet," both of which advocate non-animal based diets and the elimination of processed foods in diets. Finney and her father dramatically revamped their diets, traded recipes and provided mutual support."We all have our bodies out of whack. When you change the way you eat,If you're thinking about remodeling your Chicago kitchen you have to give it a week or two to let your tastebuds adjust. Then the foods begin to come alive to you," Herron said.
In three or four months, he lowered his blood pressure and cholesterol, lost 50 pounds, gained energy and was able to stop taking medications."I began to read more books than I had in my whole life, and began educating myself about diet and juicing," Herron said. He's a major juicer, drinking 32 ounces a day of a mix of carrot, celery, apple, asparagus and ginger juice.Finney no longer cooks with oil, butter or animal products. Her all-vegan, mostly all-organic recipes concentrate on rice, beans, legumes and vegetables.Herron is a fan of using Boca Veggie Crumbles for chili and tacos, and his daughter will sometimes make chicken Parmesan with fake chicken patties. However, she considers both of those products processed foods and tries to limit them in her cooking.
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