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Robert Norman "Bob" Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host.[1] He was best known as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, a television program that aired on PBS in the United States, and was also aired in Canada, Mexico and countries in Europe.
Bob Ross was born on October 29, 1942, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Ross was raised in Orlando, Florida.[2] Ross had a half-brother, Jim, whom he mentioned in passing on his show.[3] While working as a carpenter with his father, Ross lost part of his left index finger. It did not affect the way he held his palette while painting.
Ross enlisted in the United States Air Force at age 18 and went on to serve as a medical records technician.[4] He eventually rose to the rank of master sergeant and served as the first sergeant of the U.S. Air Force Clinic at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska.[5][6] In Alaska, Ross first saw the snow and mountains that later became recurring themes in his artwork. He developed his quick-painting technique to create art for sale in brief daily work breaks.[7] Having held military positions that required him to be, in his own words, "mean" and "tough", "the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being late to work", Ross decided that if he ever moved on from the military, he would never scream again.[6]
During Ross's stay in Alaska, he worked as a bartender part-time, when he discovered a TV show that was called The Magic World of Oil Painting, hosted by a German painter named Bill Alexander.
After studying with Bill Alexander, Ross discovered that he was soon able to earn more from selling his work than from his Air Force position. Ross then retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service with the rank of Master Sergeant[6] and became famous worldwide hosting The Joy of Painting.[1]
Before the show launched, Ross would try to promote the painting technique but with little interest. He also had to find a way to cut back on spending, so he decided to have his hair permed, just so he could save money on haircuts. The perm hairstyle was not comfortable for Ross, but ultimately became an iconic feature of the painter.[8]
Ross was the host of public broadcasting series The Joy of Painting. The show had its first run from January 11, 1983, to May 17, 1994, but still continues to appear in reruns in many broadcast areas and countries, including the PBS oriented Create. During each half-hour segment, Ross would instruct viewers in oil painting using a quick-study technique that used a limited palette of paints in each work and broke down the process into simple steps. Art critic Mira Schor compared him to Fred Rogers, another PBS television host, noting that the softness of Ross's voice and the slow pace of his speech were similar.[9]
Ross later founded his own successful line of art supplies and how-to books, and also offered painting classes taught by instructors trained in the "Bob Ross method", building a $15 million business.[10] In a 1990 interview, Ross mentioned that all his paintings were donated to PBS stations and that his earnings came instead from sales of his 20 books and 100 videotapes (the total to that date), as well as profits from some 150 Bob Ross–trained teachers and a line of art materials sold through a national supplier.[7] Ross also talked about the donated paintings on the show Towering Glacier (#2341), on which he said that they were to help the stations out.[11]
Ross also filmed wildlife footage, squirrels in particular, usually from his own garden. Small animals often appeared on his show, even during some of his trickier works, as he would often take in injured or abandoned squirrels and other assorted wildlife and look after them.[7]
Ross used the wet-on-wet oil painting technique, in which the painter continues adding paint on top of still-wet paint rather than waiting a lengthy amount of time to allow each layer of paint to dry. From the beginning, the program kept the selection of tools and colors simple so that viewers wouldn't have to make large investments in expensive equipment. Ross frequently recommended odorless paint thinner (aka odorless mineral spirits) for brush cleaning. Combining the painting method with the use of one- and two-inch brushes as well as painting knives allowed Ross to paint trees, water, clouds, and mountains in a matter of seconds. Each painting would start with simple strokes that appeared to be nothing more than colored smudges. As he added more and more strokes, the blotches transformed into intricate landscapes.[12][10] Ross dedicated the first episode of the second season of The Joy of Painting to William Alexander, explaining that "years ago, Bill taught me this fantastic [wet-on-wet] technique, and I feel as though he gave me a precious gift, and I'd like to share that gift with you [the viewer]".[13]
Ross noted that the landscapes he painted—typically mountains, lakes, snow, and log cabin scenes—were strongly influenced by his years living in Alaska, where he was stationed for the majority of his Air Force career. He repeatedly stated on the show his belief that everyone had inherent artistic talent and could become an accomplished artist given time, practice, and encouragement, and to this end was often fond of saying, "We don't make mistakes; we just have happy accidents."[14] In 2014 the blog FiveThirtyEight conducted a statistical analysis of the 381 episodes in which Ross painted live, concluding that 91 percent of Ross' paintings from those episodes contain at least one tree, 44 percent include clouds, 39 percent include mountains and 34 percent include mountain lakes. By his own estimation, Ross completed more than 30,000 paintings in his lifetime.[15]
Ross was well known for other catchphrases he used while painting such as "happy little trees".[16] In most episodes of The Joy of Painting, he noted that one of his favorite parts of painting was cleaning the brush, specifically his method of drying off a brush, which he had dipped in odorless thinner, by striking it against the thinner can and easel. He would smile and often laugh aloud as he "beat the devil out of it". He also used a palette that had been lightly sanded down, which was necessary to avoid catching the reflections of strong studio lighting. At the end of each episode, Ross was best known for saying, "so from all of us here, I'd like to wish you happy painting, and God bless, my friend."
When asked about his laid-back approach to painting and calm and contented demeanor, he once commented, "I got a letter from somebody here a while back, and they said, 'Bob, everything in your world seems to be happy.' That's for sure. That's why I paint. It's because I can create the kind of world that I want, and I can make this world as happy as I want it. Shoot, if you want bad stuff, watch the news."[17]
Ross was a big fan of country music and in 1987, he was invited on stage by Hank Snow at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. The audience gave him a huge ovation and Ross himself was a little nervous at first, but felt better after cracking a joke to the crowd. Snow was also given a private painting lesson by Ross, along with his business partner, Annette Kowalski.
Ross visited New York City to promote his hardcover book, called The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross,[18] and painting techniques to a studio audience several times. One visit was in 1989 when he appeared on The Joan Rivers Show, another was in 1992 on a live show with hosts Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford and there was one in 1994, when Phil Donahue, who watched his videos and loved his painting technique, invited him to the show to promote his work. Ross took five audience members to come on stage and do a painting; even Phil himself did a painting and showed it publicly in that episode. Ross at one time got an invitation to appear on Oprah, but declined the offer because Ross wanted to do paintings for the audience, while the show wanted to focus on couples who are in business together, but do not live together.
In the early 1990s, Ross filmed several MTV promotional spots that according to the Washington Business Journal, "dovetailed perfectly with Generation X's burgeoning obsession with all things ironic and retro."[19]
Ross had two sons, Bob and Steven, with his first wife, Lynda Brown. Steven occasionally appeared on The Joy of Painting and became a Bob Ross-certified instructor.[1] The last episode of Season 1 was a question-and-answer forum in which Steven read a series of general "how-to" questions sent in by viewers during the season, and Bob answered them one at a time, technique by technique, until he had completed an entire painting. Ross and Brown's marriage ended in divorce in 1981.
Ross and his second wife, Jane, had one son, Morgan, who is also an accomplished painter.[1] In 1993, Jane died from cancer, and Ross did not remarry.
Ross was diagnosed with lymphoma in the early 1990s, which eventually forced his retirement after The Joy of Painting's final episode aired on May 17, 1994. He died at the age of 52 on July 4, 1995. [20][21] His remains are interred at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Gotha, Florida.[22]
A character based on Ross was featured in the first season of The Boondocks in an episode titled "Riley Wuz Here".[23]
Google celebrated the 70th anniversary of his birth with a Google Doodle on October 29, 2012. It portrayed Ross painting a depiction of the letter "g" with a landscape in the background.[24][25]
Twitch.tv is hosting a marathon of Bob Ross' The Joy of Painting series which started on October 29, 2015 in memory of what would have been his 73rd birthday.[26][27]
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Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Six artists present six different explorations of ceramic materials linked by a thread of domestic life and the stories that household objects could tell. Each set of objects has metamorphosed from its real-life counterpart, exhibiting a playful rearrangement, reinterpretation, or retelling of form, function, and purpose.
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One of our Program Committee members, Reshama Shaikh, recently interviewed Andreas Mueller, a Lecturer in Data Science at Columbia University and core developer of the Python library scikit-learn, on some of his recent work with the scikit-learn open source community. There is a scikit-learn sprint that is co-organized by Andreas and Reshama (an organizer for the meetup group, Women in Machine Learning and Data Science) to increase women's participation in open source contribution, on March 4th in NYC. Check it out here.
RS) Tell us briefly about yourself
AM) I'm currently a lecturer in Data Science at Columbia University, where I teach applied machine learning. I have been a core developer of the Python library scikit-learn for the past 6 years. I recently published the book Introduction to Machine Learning for Python.
RS) How did you get involved in scikit-learn and open source in general?
AM) While working on my Ph.D. in computer vision and learning, the scikit-learn library became an essential part of my toolkit. I was an ardent user of the library, and I wanted to partake in its advancement. My initial participation in open source began in 2011 at the NIPS conference in Granada, Spain, where I had attended a scikit-learn sprint. The scikit-learn release manager at the time had to leave, and the project leads asked me to become release manager; that's how it all got started.
RS) Last year, you reached out me, as an organizer of the meetup group, Women in Machine Learning and Data Science, and asked of our group's interest in doing a sprint. You were working on a grant to NSF to fund the sprint for my meetup group. Where did you get the idea to submit a grant to increase women's participation in open source?
AM) It was part of a bigger grant submission to the NSF. It is very obvious that in academia, in particular in computer science, there are very few women, there is gender bias. This is apparent at conferences where there are noticeably few women. Unfortunately, in open source, the gender bias is even worse. And in academic open-source, it is even lower. There is only one woman among the top 100 contributors to the scikit-learn library. Fortunately, there are lots of funding agencies that are happy to fund diversity and research.
RS) What are your long-term goals for increasing women's participation in open source?
AM) My goal is to have more women actively involved in scikit-learn. Right now, there are 1 or 2, so any number greater than that is progress. Ultimately, we would like to have more women involved in central open source projects in other python projects such as numpy, matplotlib and jupyter.
RS) What do you think women bring to open source that is missing?
AM) This is a complicated question, and I want to avoid statements that are generalizations; that one gender does something that another doesn't. My ultimate goal is to make sure that everyone in the community participates. Since both men and women use open source, it would be beneficial for the entire ecosystem if both men and women were contributors.
RS) Why do you think women are not as involved in open source?
AM) There could be a number of hypotheses. Maybe we are just so unfriendly to women and they start to drop out – I don't think that's it, though. The gender disparity is a substantial problem in other places in tech. It's possible it is a funnel problem, where women do not have the opportunity to start being involved. A female friend of mine, a high-profile machine learning researcher, told me she was anxious to post on the scikit-learn issue tracker. We need to find barriers and remove them.
RS) Why is contributing to open source so important?
AM) This is an easier question. There are many tech applications and research that have been written in open source. Basically the whole internet works on Linux, and that is open source.
In contrast, there are software projects that receive corporate funding, either in terms of money or time. This is very true for the Apache ecosystem. The scientific python ecosystem, as well as other scientific programming languages such as R and Julia, are mostly the product of volunteer labor. Most scientific packages don't have support from industry at all. There are so many people (including students and self-learners) who would not be able to do their work without it. Accessibility to open source is fundamental for education and research. This accessibility leads to opportunities for users that has categorically profound advancement for many sectors of society. The startup community has flourished as a result of this access.
RS) How does one get involved in contributing to open source?
AM) People can reach out to a project on a mailing list. Projects have guidelines on how to contribute, how to get started; they can also sign up for the mailing list. There is an issue tracker on github that lists things people can work on: fix a bug or make a small addition. It's a good idea to start with something small. The entire process on how to submit a contribution might be complicated; My advice: start small and then go to more interesting stuff. Small contributions really help. Details here: http://scikit-learn.org/dev/developers/contributing.html
RS) What are other open source projects?
AM) Other open source Python data science projects are: numpy, matplotlib, jupyter, pandas and scipy. More details can be found at: scikit-learn.org.
*Both Reshama and Andreas will be attending MLconf NYC on Friday, March 24th. Andreas will be discussing scikit-learn and his O'Reilly book at a table in the networking space during the conference. Mention "Andreas18" and save 18% on a ticket to the event!
About Andreas Mueller
Andreas Mueller is a lecturer at the Data Science Institute at Columbia University and author of the O'Reilly book "Introduction to Machine Learning with Python", describing a practical approach to machine learning with python and scikit-learn. Dr. Mueller is one of the core developers of the scikit-learn machine learning library, and has been co-maintaining it for several years. Dr. Mueller is also a Software Carpentry instructor. In the past, he worked at the NYU Center for Data Science on open source and open science, and as Machine Learning Scientist at Amazon.


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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Chiang Mai Curry Noodles
I decided that the first dish I cooked would be this soup from Northern Thailand. It was quite simple to put together and very tasty. It was even better the next day as the flavors really had a chance to melt together.
2-3 garlic cloves, peeled
1 tsp ground tumeric
1 tsp salt, plus a pinch
1 tbsp red curry paste
1 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
3 cups coconut milk, with 1/2 cup of the thickest milk set aside
1/2 pound boneless flavorful beef (sirloin tip or trimmed stewing beef), cut into 1 inch chunks
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup water
3 tbsp Thai fish sauce
1 tbsp lime juice
peanut oil for deep frying noodles (optional)
1 pound Chinese egg noodles (bamee)
Toppings and Condiments: Fried noodle nests
1/2 cup coursely chopped shallots
1/2 cup minced scallions
1/2 cup pickled cabbage (Thai style)
1 lime, cut into wedges
Finely mince the garlic, place in a small bowl with the tumeric, a pinch of salt and curry paste and mix well together.
Place a large heavy pot or wok over high heat. Add the 1 tbsp oil and when it is hot, toss in the curry mixture. Stir fry 30 seconds, then add the reserved 1/2 cup coconut milk and lower the heat to medium high. Add the meat and sugar, stirring frequently for 4-5 minutes, until the meat has changed color all over. Add the remaining 2 1/2 cups coconut milk, the water, fish sauce and the remaining 1 tsp salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook at a strong simmer for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lime juice. (this soup can be prepared up to an hour ahead and then reheated just before serving).
Meanwhile make the crispy noodles (optional, but I heartily recommend them). Place a plate lined with several layers of paper towels by your stove. Place a large wok or heavy pot over high heat and add about a cup peanut oil, or 1/2 inch oil. When the oil is hot, drop in a strand of uncooked noodle to test the temp. It should sizzle slightly as it falls to the bottom and immediately puff and rise to the surface: adjust the heat if necessary. Toss a handful (about 1 cup) of noodles into the oil and watch as they puff up. Use a spatula or long tongs to turn them over and expose all of them to the hot oil.. They will crisp up very quickly (less than 1 minute). Lift the crisped noodles out of the oil and place on paper towel lined plate. Give the oil a moment to come back to temperature, and then repeat with a second handful of noodles. (the noodles can be made ahead of time and left standing at room temperature for several hours).
To serve: bring a large pot of water to a vigorous boil over high heat. Drop in the remaining noodles (or all noodles, if you didn't make the crispy noodles), bring back to a boil and cook until tender but not mushy (about 6 minutes) - drain well.
Divide the drained noodles among 4 large bowls. Ladle over the broth and meat. Top with crispy noodles and a pinch each of the shallots and scallions (I just used shallots). Serve with the remaining condiments set out in small bowls so guest can garnish their soup as they wish. Provide each guest with chopsticks and a large spoon.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Chicken Korma
1 3/4 pounds skinless chicken breasts
2 medium onions
1 fresh green chili (optional)
a thumb size piece of fresh root ginger
a small bunch of cilantro
1 15 oz can of garbanzo beans
peanut or vegetable oil
a pat of butter
1/2 cup korma or other mild curry paste (I used Patak's Tandoori mild)
1 14 oz can of coconut milk
a small handful of sliced almonds (I had slivered on hand)
2 heaped tsp unsweetened shredded coconut
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
2 cups natural yogurt
1 lemon
Cut the chicken into 1 inch pieces. Peel, halve and finely slice onions. Halve, seed and finely slice the chili (if using). Peel and finely chop the ginger. Pick the cilantro leaves and finely chop the stalks. Drain the garbanzo beans.
Put a large pan on high heat and add a couple lugs of oil. Add the onions, chili, ginger and cilantro stalks with the butter. Keep stirring it enough so it doesn't catch and burn but turns evenly golden. Cook for about 10 minutes. Add the curry paste, coconut milk, half the almonds, the beans, coconut and chicken. Fill the empty can with water, pour it into the pan and stir again. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and simmer for 30 minutes with lid on. Check the curry regularly to make sure it's not drying out (add extra water if neccessary). When the chicken is tender and cooked, taste and season with salt and pepper. (I let the korma continue to simmer with the lid off after 30 minutes to let the sauce thicken up a bit).
Serve with rice. Add a few spoonfuls of yogurt dolloped on top, and sprinkle over the rest of the sliced almonds. Finish by scattering over the cilantro leaves and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Jamie Oliver's Cracking Burger - post 2
After much contemplation I did decide to post the recipe. It goes along with the premise of the book. He wrote it with the intention of getting people to cook again. The recipes are easy to follow and have picture tutorials throughout. He also wants people to pay it forward with cooking. Well I recently moved and don't know anyone out here well enough to tutor them in cooking so my blog will have to do it for me. Here's the recipe:
12 cream or plain crackers
8 sprigs of fresh Italian parsley
2 heaped tsp Dijon mustard
1 pound ground beef
1 large egg
sea salt and freshly ground pepper
olive oil
Wrap the crackers in a kitchen towel and smash up until fine, breaking up any big bits with your hands, and put them in a large bowl. Finely chop the parsley, including the stalks. Add the parsley, mustard, and ground beef into the bowl. Crack the egg and add a good pinch of salt and pepper. With clean hands, scrunch and mix everything up well. Divide into 6 and pat and mold each piece into a roundish shape about 3/4 inch thick. Drizzle the burgers with oil, put on a plate, cover and place in the refrigerator until needed (this helps firm them up).
We BBQ-ed them and melted cheddar on top. Jamie reccommends using a grill pan as well to cook the burgers. Place into a toasted bun and top with your favorite burger toppings. Enjoy!
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Jamie Oliver's Cracking Burger
I posted a few days back how I'd bought 3 new cookbooks that have re-energized my cooking efforts. I had so much fun grocery shopping today as I looked towards the next couple of weeks of meals. But now I'm hit with a quandary. Here's what happened.
We had friends over for dinner tonight. We rolled out the old BBQ and I prepped Jamie Oliver's Cracking Burger from his Food Revolution cookbook. Along with it I served a Cesar salad and my own special home fries. One bite of this burger and was hooked. YUM! much tastier (I think) than the home burgers I've been making. The rest of the table enjoyed them too. So here's my question: I generally don't post recipes as is found in a cookbook. I will post them if I have made my own taste changes and note them appropriately. I just don't want to get into any copyright issues; therefore, no picture as there was no intention to post. This cookbook was designed, however, for the purpose of sharing the recipes with friends, teaching them to them to add to their repetoire (the pay it forward notion of cooking). So what do I do? I'm planning I think 4 of his recipes over the next 2 weeks. If these burgers are any indication then I know already how good the other food is. Do I post the recipes? Review the recipes? Help me out here foodie friends! What do you do with published recipes? I'd really like to know.
We had friends over for dinner tonight. We rolled out the old BBQ and I prepped Jamie Oliver's Cracking Burger from his Food Revolution cookbook. Along with it I served a Cesar salad and my own special home fries. One bite of this burger and was hooked. YUM! much tastier (I think) than the home burgers I've been making. The rest of the table enjoyed them too. So here's my question: I generally don't post recipes as is found in a cookbook. I will post them if I have made my own taste changes and note them appropriately. I just don't want to get into any copyright issues; therefore, no picture as there was no intention to post. This cookbook was designed, however, for the purpose of sharing the recipes with friends, teaching them to them to add to their repetoire (the pay it forward notion of cooking). So what do I do? I'm planning I think 4 of his recipes over the next 2 weeks. If these burgers are any indication then I know already how good the other food is. Do I post the recipes? Review the recipes? Help me out here foodie friends! What do you do with published recipes? I'd really like to know.
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Having Fun Catching Up
I've spent a little time today catching up on your blogs - lots of fun. I've been minimal at blogging the last while (adding a 3rd child to the mix will do that), but I still love visiting you (and drooling over your food). Several of my favorite bloggers have also taken breaks (good for you! - we will welcome you back when you are good and ready to come back) Happy eating!
Giveaway Alert!
Deb is having a cookbook giveaway and from what she has posted the recipes look delicious! Check it out here
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Getting Inspired...
It seems like wherever I turn these days I am getting the , same message about food. Go a little more natural, less preservatives, less sugar filler just the beauty of the food brought out. Use spices and herbs to enhance flavour. Snack on the basics to meet your cravings (I'm currently munching on nuts and raisins instead of my usual chips and dip and liking it). Stock up with more fruits and veggies. Drink more *gasp* water (I'm really bad at this). So I'm trying a little at a time to untroduce some changes. I figured this blog would be a good outlet for my venture (and hopefully being public about it will help me along). I also bought 3 (count 'em 3) new cookbooks this week.
The first is Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. You knew that was coming didn't you? I'm usually not one to get on a cooking bandwagon. I don't watch cooking shows very often (weird for a foodie I know). This is, in fact, the first Jamie Oliver cookbook I've ever bought. I'd been hearing a lot about this book and caught one episode of his show of the same name. I liked what I saw. I checked out his website and the recipes he left on Oprah's site and really liked what I saw, so I bought the book. Yum! I love what's inside. (I love reading good cookbooks - not so strange for a foodie)
The other two books I credit a new friend with. We recently moved and have been meeting new people. We've dined twice at the home of this lovely cook. Her secret to amazing food comes from these books. So, we splurged and bought 2 of them. They are Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid's beautiful recipe books. I bought 'Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia', and 'Mangoes and Curry Leaves: Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent'. I would love to get more of their books (hint, hint). I really look forward to creating with these books. We love authentic ethnic food and I have craved being able to recreate that in my kitchen.
Onto more of my goals in eating these days. 1-better breakfast, I'll blog on that another day. 2-more salads. This is one of my favorites which I never made because my husband doesn't like raw spinach. It just occurred to me that I could just make a smaller salad for myself (well duh!). Very simple, a handful of baby spinach leaves, some sliced strawberries, a shake of slivered almonds and a spoonful of Renee's poppyseed dressing. Renee's is the best I've found when it comes to salad dressings. Sorry my American friends, this is a Canadian brand, I hope you have an equivalent.
Tonight's dinner had this salad on the side of Salmon baked in a honey hoisin sauce (PC brand out of the jar) and some of Jamie Oliver's nutmeg and garlic rice. The family verdict? Salmon - very yummy, salad - only I ate it and loved it, rice - mixed opinion. My oldest son (who is 5) tried it and wasn't a fan. My husband thought it was a nice change for once in a while. I did too.
I used a basimati. Cook the rice first. Separately, in a large frying pan, over low heat, heat a bit of olive oil and a pat of butter. Add 8 cloves of garlic (peeled and thinly sliced), add a little salt & pepper to season. When garlic is just starting to turn colour add a tsp of ground cinnamon and 1/4 ground nutmeg. Add cooked rice and blend altogether. Remove from heat, squeeze juice of 1 lemon over all and serve hot.
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Labels: cookbooks, fish, healthy eating, rice, salads
Banana Chocolate Chip Cauliflower Muffins
Yes you read that title correctly! These muffins have cauliflower in them and they are delicious! I am constantly on the hunt for ways to get my 3 year old to eat veggies and I picked this beauty of a recipe up from Gourmet Gin. You can find the recipe at her site here. I didn't even tell my husband about the secret ingredient until they were all gone (he was duly impressed). My 5 year old noticed the cauliflower cooking when we were making the muffins (the boys are my assistant cooks) but missed the step where I put it into the batter. Most importantly my 3 year old loved them. In fact, he asked just this morning if we could make them again.
*You'll notice that the chocolate chips in mine melted that's because I didn't let the cauliflower cool down before adding it to the batter.
Giveaway Alert!
My friend Jill and I are hosting a giveaway on our parenting blog site Clever Mamas. Pop on over and take a look here!
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Reclaimed Shipping Crate and Sherpa Coffee Table
I know I say this a lot, but, this is one of my favorite projects of all time!!! It all started with a trip to ReStore. If you've never been to ReStore, you must go! It is a home improvement thrift store, just the description is dreamy, right? Anyway, this was out in the yard and I asked how much, $5 later and it was in my van, ready for its new home.
I used it this last Christmas as my tree stand and swooned every time I looked at it . I couldn't bare to put it back outside after Christmas so I decided to turn it into the diy coffee table I always knew it could be.
I started out with a trip to Home Depot and picked up a 1/2 sheet of plywood. It was a 4X4 sheet of pre-sanded plywood in the project section. No cutting and wasting, no giant pieces of plywood to shove in the van, just a small, concise piece that even I could carry on my own (no awkward cart required). It was $22 and worth every penny.
The plywood was a touch too big to fit inside the four corners of the crate so I used a pencil and scratched a line around from the underside. Then I flipped it over on a couple of saw horses and cut it out with a saw. I did a few dry fits until it fit snug inside the crate. (NOTE: for my crate, this piece of 15/32″ plywood fit perfect, check your crate to make sure it was made with the same dimensions before purchasing a piece of plywood)
Then with a quick sand of rough sand paper to smooth out all of the edges and any rough spots and I laid it in place. I actually quite liked the look of the wood and considered finishing it off some how (and still may in the future) but then inspiration struck.
I grabbed a woven gray throw and wrapped the plywood top, stapling the edges to the underside. It added sheen, texture, and color to the crate. But it was still lacking somehow.
That was when my Sherpa rug came in. My mom had bought it from Costco for me when I had my first baby. He loved rolling around on it. It graced every nursery after that. Since I no longer have or need a nursery (keep your fingers crossed!) I was looking for a way to use it downstairs in our family room. I didn't want it getting a lot of foot traffic since they can be pricey to clean (trust me, we've had to have this one dry cleaned twice alread…come on, we had it in a nursery…?). Laying it diagonal over the gray throw and hanging down the wood sides was perfection.
I love the juxtaposition of the rough wood, stamped and stenciled with rusted nails and green braces against the shimmery gray throw and the fluffy cream rug.
The colors are perfect with my grayish blue wall, charcoal chairs and light gray velvet sofa.
Here is a view from upstairs. It is large and fills up the center of our family room, but acts as a great gathering spot.
Again, I'm loving the fancy gold accent table in the same room as the rustic coffee table.
Another photo to show how well the textures work together.
Now, for you traditionalists, this "coffee table" is not your traditional piece. It is taller than the seat cushions of the sofas and the chairs. This may bother some people, but not me. I've always liked the UN traditional.
The crate is very sturdy (and heavy) and the plywood is quite strong even without any securing of it to the crate. The sherpa lambs skin rug beckons the kids to lay on it (note the sleeping babe below). It is a favorite spot to lay and watch tv, or to perch and play guitar. Imagine having a party and eight people could sit around the edges and talk to the people on the hearth, sofas or chairs.
Here you can see how it all fits together in my current family room decor. When things get switched over to Summer Beach, I'm sure this table will get a makeover of sorts. (read about my wall hanging and neutral pallet mantle)
Alright, alright, I'll stop talking, just enjoy the photos…
Total cost of this table: $5 crate, $22 plywood, throw, rug, and staples on hand = $27
Project Difficulty = super easy!
Project Time = 1 hour of fiddling with the wood and throw
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Cherry Blossoms are indigenous to many East Asian countries including Korea and Japan. This combined tour offers you the best opportunity to have a detailed expedition to two beautiful countries in Asia when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
APRIL 07 - 19, 2014 | 13-Day Journey | US$4,888.00
Day 1. Monday, April 7 (USA/Seoul)
Depart USA - Seoul, South Korea
[Meals on board]
Day 2. Tuesday, April 8 (Seoul)
Welcome to Seoul 'the land of the morning calm.' Meeting, assistance and transfer to our hotel.
Day 3. Wednesday, April 9 (Andong Hanoe Village/Gyeongju National Museum)
Start our tour of Korea with a visit to the traditional Andong Hanoe Village, a UNESCO heritage site. Pupolarly known as the birth of Korea's Confucianism, the place is preserved for it's thatched-roof villages. This picturesque village is also known for it's mask dance. Should time/weather permits, we'll get to enjoy the traditional performance amidst the picturesque surroundings. Later, we transfer to Gyeongju, the ancient capital of the Silla Dynasty for the Gyeongju National Museum. Divided into 3 main halls and an outdoor garden exhibit area. The artifacts range from prehistoric times to the Three Kingdom period, as well as items buried with the Royalties in the Tombs of Cheongmacheon area.
Day 4. Thursday, April 10 (Gyeongju)
Today's tour starts with the UNESCO preserved site of Bulguksa Temple. Built in year 528, the name of the temple is literally translated as "Temple of Buddha's Land" or "Buddha's World Temple". It aims to realize the blissfulness of the Buddhist scriptures where the mortal being's suffering is being released. The steps leading to the temple being called the "Blue Cloud Bridge" and "White Cloud Bridge" as well as the decorative elements in the architecture are all symbolic of the temple's name. In the afternoon, we'll visit the Seokkuram Grotto, a small and quaint temple which houses an elegant but majestic statue of Buddha. Our last stop is the Cheomseongdae means "star gazing platform". It was built out of 362 pieces of cut granite which represent the 362 days of the lunar calendar and it is the oldest astronomical observatory in Asia.
Day 5. Friday, April 11 (Seoul)
Head back to Seoul for the Gyeongbuk Palace, the main and grandest of the five palaces. Construction started in 1300's and in the 1400's its beauty flourished. Few fires destroyed it and was burnt down during the Japanese occupation. It was reconstructed several times since and now brought back to its former glory. Leisurely walk in the palace grounds as we tour the various buildings. Next we drive pass the Presidential Blue House, home to the current President of Korea (No photography allowed). Next, we visit the Presidential Museum set up in 2010 to coincide with APEC meeting. The museum encompasses the past, present and future of Seoul as well as the entire Korea. Later in the afternoon, enjoy as we prowl the streets of popular Namdaemun (South Gate Market) and Dongdaemun (East Gate Market).
Day 6. Saturday, April 12 (Seoul)
This morning, we try our hands on making the zesty Korean dish - Kimchi. An instructor will provide us with the ingredients and teach us the method of cooking. Then to Jogyesa, considered the "Head Temple" of Buddhist in Korea. From here, walk the streets of Insa-Dong, often considered the "Mary's Alley of Seoul" or antique streets. This evening, we'll enjoy a local production that has garnered world acclamation. The Nanta "Cooking" Show celebrating it's 14th year of showbiz. A non-verbal comedy, the production showcases traditional drumming skills in a lighthearted kitchen scene and instead of drumstick, they thrill the audience with pots, pans and knives. Later in the evening, we'll visit the popular Itaewon - Seoul designated "Special Tourism District" to highlight it as a destination for internationals to enjoy a diversity of culture, shopping, and entertainment experiences.
Day 7. Sunday, April 13 (Incheon/Osaka Kansai Airport)
Welcome to the "Land of the Rising Sun" - Japan. Meeting, assistance and transfer to our hotel.
Day 8. Monday, April 14 (Osaka/Nara/Uji/Kyoto)
Start- visit Osaka Castle, whose construction began in 1583 on the ruins of the Ishiyama Honganji Temple. The castle was the largest of its time and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the 16th century. Then to Nara, the oldest capital city of Japan. We'll visit Todaji Temple, the largest wooden building in Japan. It also houses the largest bronze statue of Buddha at 16.3 meters high, and the surrounding park is filled with over 1,000 Sika deer. Continue to Uji where we can experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. In the afternoon, to Kyoto, a historical city that was spared from air raids and saved from the atomic bomb during the World War II. Visit the Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum, in the scenic and historic Fushimi district, which is regarded as one of the brewing capitals of Japan and is home to more than 20 breweries.
Day 9. Tuesday, April 15 (Kyoto)
First is a visit to the spectacular Heian Shrine, where we see an extensive stroll garden of the Meiji period with a grove of weeping cherry trees. Of special note are the stepping stones in the pond, which were actually the pillars of a 16th century stone bridge that once spanned the Kamo River. Here we'll also find the largest Torii Gate in Japan spanning the road leading to the shrine. At the Nishijin Textile Center, we can view displays of Kimonos and even watch a kimono fashion show. Visit the Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavilion) covered with 18 carat gold leaf. This 3 story structure was originally built by the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitshu in 1397. Next is the Ryoan-ji Rock Garden, famed for its exceptional rock and sand garden (seki-taki). Lastly, we will tour Gion, the old Geisha Quarter, and Pontocho, whose cobblestone alleys vibrate with night life.
Day 10. Wednesday, April 16 (Kyoto/Toyota/Bullet Train Ride)
Today's tour starts with the famous Kiyomizu Temple, best known for its wooden state that juts out from its main hall, 13 meters above the hillside below. The stage affords visitors a nice view of the numerous cherry and maple trees below that erupt in a sea of color in spring and in fall, as well as the city of Kyoto in the distance. Continue to Toyota Kaikan Museum, which has displays of Toyota's new car models and technologies. Next, experience a Shinkansen bullet train ride, which can reach speeds of up to 300km/hr. We will stay at the Onsen Hotel at Atami Onsen, where we can soak in the therapeutic waters of spa bath and feast on a traditional Japanese Kaiseki banquet dinner.
Day 11. Thursday, April 17 (Hakone/Mt. Fuji/Tokyo)
Travel to Hakone and take a 20-minute ropeway from Togendai to Owakundani. Much of the area here is considered an active volcanic zone since its creation from the eruption of Mount Hakone some 3,000 years ago. Here we can experience hot springs and hot rivers where sulfurous fumes still linger. Owakundani also has splendid view of Mt. Fuji in good weather. Next, we head to Gotemba Peace Park, take in the scenic view of Mr. Fuji and thousands of cherry blossoms, then proceed to Mt. Fuji. Along the way, enjoy the changing scenery, from thick vegetable to lowlands to rolling clouds. We will stop at Mt. Fuji 5th station (depending on the weather) to admire the world famous peak. And afternoon in Tokyo. Today's last visit is Shinjuku, Japan's largest entertainment district, with department stores, subterranean malls, and electronic shops sorrounding Shinjuku station.
Day 12. Friday, April 18 (Tokyo)
Tokyo Tower/Imperial Palace/Sumida River Cruise/Asakusa Sensoji Temple/Ueno Park/Odaiba
In the morning, we will be taken to Tokyo Tower, the world's tallest self-supporting steel tower. At 333 meters high, Tokyo Tower is 13 meters taller that its model, the Eiffel Tower. We will go up to 150 meters to the main observatory deck and get a bird's eye view of Tokyo. Next is a visit to the Imperial Palace, the former site of Edo Castle. In the heart of the city, we can explore the park, surrounded by moats and stone fortifications. In the afternoon, board a cruise ship at Hinode Pier for a 40-minute ride along the Sumida River to Asakusa. At the Nakamise walkway, we can peruse the many stores that lead to Tokyo's oldest and most famous Buddhist Temple, Sensoji Temple. Continue to Ueno Park, famous for its more than 1,000 cherry trees. From here we will cross the Rainbow Bridge and be treated to stunning views of Tokyo Bay. We will travel to the man made islands of Odaiba and see cutting edge architecture, as well as the night view of Tokyo Tower and Rainbow Bridge.
Day 13. Saturday, April 19 (Tokyo/USA)
Official end of our tour, check out and transfer to the airport our flight to home or to wherever your destination may be.


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I can't say enough good things about this oshiruko. Oshiruko is a sweet porridge traditionally made with azuki beans and a few pieces of shiratama (dumplings made of shiratamako—glutinous rice flour). This recipe uses kabocha instead, blending it with creamy coconut milk and condensed milk to allow the natural, earthy sweetness of the kabocha to shine. Add the chewy shiratama into the equation and it's perfection.
For me, oshiruko is firmly associated with New Year's at my aunt Midori's house in Hiratsuka. My family had a tradition of watching Kouhaku and then, when it struck midnight, we'd walk to the nearby shrine. The whole neighborhood would gather, waiting in line for the first prayer of the new year. As we waited in the cold, volunteers would hand out small portions of oshiruko to everyone. It's the Japanese equivalent of hot cocoa—sweet, warm, and more importantly, comforting.
This recipe is easy to prepare, but even easier if you have a microwave and blender (I used neither and it was still a breeze). Aside from locating the ingredients, the hardest—and most dangerous—part is cutting into the kabocha. The original recipe says to top with sweetened azuki beans, but I don't think it needs it.
Entertaining over the holidays? You can make this in advance and warm when you're ready to serve. It might be a nice surprise ending to an otherwise predictable meal.
Kabocha Shiruko
Adapted from わたしの味びに選んだ80のレシピ
Makes 4 servings
1/8 kabocha (about 8.75 oz / 250 g)
scant 1 cup (200 ml) coconut milk
scant 1/2 cup (100 ml) condensed milk
pinch of salt
7 oz (200 g) shiratamako
1 Tbsp sugar
approximately 1/2 cup (100 ml) water
boiled azuki beans (optional)
Peel the skin off the kabocha with a sharp vegetable peeler and cut into small bite-sized pieces (watch those fingers!). Steam for 4–6 mins OR line a microwave-safe bowl with paper towel, place the kabocha inside, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 4 mins. Test doneness by piercing the kabocha with a toothpick or skewer. If firm, cover again and steam/microwave.
If using a blender, put the kabocha in a blender with the coconut milk and condensed milk and blend until smooth.
If doing this by hand, mash the kabocha in a bowl (if you used the microwave, just remove the paper towel). I then passed it through a sieve, but if you have a nice consistency, I don't think you need this step.
Whisk together the kabocha, coconut milk, and condensed milk in a pan over low heat. Add a pinch of salt. While this is warming, prepare the shiratamako by placing it in a bowl with the sugar and adding water very slowly. Once it forms a dough about the softness of your earlobe, divide into 12 pieces and roll to form a ball.
Bring a pot to boil and cook the shiratama until they float to the surface. This indicates they are done. Strain excess water and serve in a small bowl with the kabocha soup. Top with azuki beans, if using.