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More:Information on Japan's Earthquake and Tsunamis | How You Can Help | Travel-Related and Contact Information | For concerns about a specific U.S. citizen in Japan, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you've been following the aftermath of last week's massive earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan you're probably wondering how you can help. Millions are affected, recovery will be protracted and difficult.
Besides the initial, tragic effects of the disaster, millions of people in Japan still have no running water or power. Lines spanning city blocks and lasting hours are forming, as thousands look to acquire basic essentials. All supplies are being rationed.
As overwhelming images of the devastation rushes in Japan, many compassionate Americans feel the urge to help. The best way, however, to contribute to the massive relief effort is not always clear. The Center for International Disaster Information provides some very useful information on how you can help, and offers this guidance:
"When disasters happen abroad, the best and most effective way for Americans to help is to give cash. Donating cash instead of goods ensures that victims can get the quickest possible access to basic items on the ground provided by our experienced humanitarian partners.
"By learning how to give responsibly, and by making sure that others understand the importance of cash donations as well, you can have a real and lasting impact on the lives of international disaster victims."
For more information on how to help provide individual assistance to those affected by the disaster in Japan, please click here.
For the latest on the United States Agency for International Development's Response to the crisis in Japan, please click here.
Editor's Note: This entry also appears on the USAID Impact Blog.
J.S.E. in the U.S.A. writes:
The victims of tsunami and earthquake in Japan really needs our help. we have to support them in terms of any kind of donation.
Ehsan T. in Washington, DC writes:
Very well written article! All of us should feel obligated to help in anyway we can. We should only hope that the crisis does not worsen.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
I think it would be a good thing for the US to offer anyone in Japan rendered homeless a visa and green card if they have family in America they can stay with if they wish to.
I know this would mean bending the rules a bit, but this is an exceptional situation.
Debbie in Michigan writes:
We have room in our home for 4 people & would help them however we can, whether that be on a temporary or even permanent basis. Please if anyone knows who/how to let them know, please forward this message to them. We can only imagine there are families or people who lost their entire families who are looking for someplace to go.
Please have someone contact us if we can be of any assistance.
K.G. in India writes:
This is a good link.
This person uploaded most of donation links: "http://helpjapanbeinghuman.blogspot.com/"
Ukisu in Japan writes:
Thank you, your help.
Akio in Japan writes:
Hello. Help me. I am the victim in Japan. Much as we can. Thank you.


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Google and Verizon Near Deal on Selling Internet Priority
Google and Verizon are in talks, and may be near agreement, on "paid prioritization." That is, giving certain content providers access to faster delivery speeds in return for fees paid to Internet service providers. The fees would be paid by companies like YouTube, which move large quantities of data, and would most likely be passed along, ultimately, to Internet users. An agreement would be contrary to the concept of "net neutrality," the guiding tenet of Internet policy, up to now, which does not allow for favoritism of one form of content over another. The recents developments were made possible only by a recent court decision that determined that the FCC does not have the power to regulate Internet Service.
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General Linguistics: Instructor, Thammasat University, Thailand
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The Department of Linguistics of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat
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Skip to comments.Major leftist group now tied to 'domestic terror' (SPLC - Southern Poverty Law Center)
Posted on 04/24/2013 11:14:34 PM PDT by Perseverando
Attacker admits plans for violence facilitated by organization's 'hate' listings
A key leader of the Washington-based Family Research Council, the pro-family organization attacked by gay terrorist Floyd Lee Corkins, II, last year, says he is asking the government to stop utilizing the organization that likely influenced Corkins decision to attack innocent workers at FRCs Washington office.
Retired Lt. Gen. William G. Jerry Boykin, the executive vice president of FRC and also a member of the board of WND.com, also is asking the U.S. news media to stop citing reports, statements and claims from the Southern Poverty Law Center, which he said legitimizes the organization.
The reason is that Corkins, who has pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic terrorism, confirmed to the FBI that he obtained information about the FRC from the hate group listing posted online by the SPLC, and thats how he picked his target.
According to the governments sentencing memorandum in the case against Corkins, who is now expected to be sentenced sometime in June, the mass killing of innocent civilians was averted narrowly by the heroic intervening actions of Leonardo Johnson, a building manager/security guard who was seriously injured as a result.
It happened when Corkins came to the FRC office intending to shoot everyone he could, but was stopped by Johnson, who wrestled Corkins into submission even though he had been shot in the arm.
See Jihad in America: The Grand Deception, which reveals the threat that is hidden in plain sight for Americans.
Among the counts to which Corkins has pleaded guilty is an Act of [Domestic] Terrorism while Armed.
During an FBI interview of Corkins after he was taken into custody, an agent asked Corkins, What was your intention Youre a political activist you said?
Corkins responded: Yeah,
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
The SPLC is behind the U.S. Army taking the position that conservative Christians, Catholics, etc. are potential terrorists and members of hate groups. The Family Research Council was also put on SPLC's list.
Someone should sue for liability.
If you you took the oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, the federal government now considers you to be an enemy of the state. In a more simple time, that would be called cannon fodder.
There was a time here some PC freepers would not tolerate negativity and Dees and Potkin
Furthermore that Morris Dees is one sick fellow if one were to look into the file on his divorce proceedings. Disgusting.
Actually, that is the Southern Preposterous Lie Center. Let's all keep their name straight.
So if he acted against a group condemned by the SPLC, did he really commit a crime? Or was he just a little bit overenthusiastic in implementing Obama Administration policy?
Do you mean the fact that Morris Dees having sex with his son's wife?
/dripping with sarcasm
SPLC is a scam. It's run exclusively by white men making $150,000-$400,000 year plus benefits. Apparently they don't work very hard either - that is left to staff feeding lower down the food trough.
SPLC has declared Free Republic a "hate group"
So take that all you Nazi scum who hang out here.....
And the organization evidently has assets in excess of $250 million. There is evidently no "poverty" in the SPLC.
I went to FRC's website to see what all of the hate was about.
What these guys do is collate peer-reviewed research and put it in a form that is easy for the general public to understand. For example, they would dig up clinical studies on the rates of infectious diseases in one lifestyle versus another lifestyle.
It winds up that their website is EXCELLENT and I would recommend that parents take a look at it, and then possibly show it to their kids, if they're of the age where they're starting to think of lifestyle choices - the data they have will scare the crap out of them, and rightfully so.
After seeing what they have, it's understandable why they left is trying to shut them down.
Their game needs to be turned against them and victims of their lists need to sue them.
He simply didn't like FRC supporting family values. That's all. That was the reason he engaged in terrorism. No joke.
The left wing loons are cracking up. Every time there's a mass shooting or bombing, the perps are left wing and/or Jihadist that are registered democrats.
The democrats in Washington need to tone down the hateful rhetoric.
FBI video: Domestic terrorist says he targeted conservative group for being anti-gay" (Examiner)
On the SPLC's own definition of "hate group." (Since there is no legal definition, they just made one up.)
" a 'hate group' has nothing to do with criminality [or] potential for violence " Rather, as Potok put it, "Its all about ideology."
No crime, no violence, just "wrong thinking".
All you need to know about the SPLC:
These five men, all linked with Occupy Wall Street, attempted to blow up a bridge as an overture to the wholesale destruction of Cleveland, Ohio, and in the name of anarchism. They also looked to blow up the Republican convention.
They were anarchists, he repeated.
He paused. Were not really set up to cover the extreme Left.
A class action suit that would empty their coffers sounds like justice.
The SPLC is the Anti-White KKK. They would love to lynch some Whitey....esp conservative ones
Where is the New York Times
Where are the breathless NBC liars?
Where's CBS's "60 Minutes' of liberal propaganda fed to them by liberal PR firms?
For that matter - where is FoxNews?
And they've influence violence - check out this story to see how....
My local paper has not covered this story - they're not interested in how this young terrorist was influenced to commit a violent act by the SPLC:
The SPLC is often welcomed on news shows just like it a legitimate organization.
>>>Someone should sue for liability.<<<
You got that right. The left is constantly using the legal system to advance their agenda and destroy their enemies. Time to be proactive. It would be a delight to see the SPLC on the stand trying to defend their listing of the Family Research Council as a terrorist organization. Sue them for millions, and the stick the head on a pike at the outskirts of town to warn the next stupid bastard not to do it again. Metaphorically, of course.
Even if SPLC loses, it would cost them millions defending themselves.
Be nice to see lefty groups getting hammered by their own tactics.
Thanks for the ping.
The SPLC has long been a leftwing hate group that does its dirty work by lumping together conservative and even Christian groups in with criminal gangs.
That hasn't stopped some Freepers from using SPLC smears to try to shut down immigration control discussions. When you see mainline immigration groups being accused of promoting eugenics then you know you have run across one of them.
Glenn Beck where are you ? you need to expose this leftist terrorist group (SPLC - Southern Poverty Law Center) for what it is, you got the bully pulpit now use it.
Well, well, well, another leftist showing a violent response and yet the Tea Party is still considered a hate group by the MSM.
Every time another leftist commits a violent act the only response from the commie supporters is Tim McVeigh.
Well at least Tim was responding to the government bar-b-que of women, children, and useless men in WACO and killings at Ruby Ridge so while his actions are to be condemned, they are understood as a poor response to an out of control government.
The left certainly has more bombers, killers on their side and some with very close ties to this abomination of an administration.
The Southern Poverty Law Center's people were behind the lie about the 'Vast Right Wing Conspiracy'. They made that up - then spread the information through police departments.. The SPLC worked in the shadows telling people things must be kept secret - stopping the light of day and the press from exposing their lies. If Hillary hadn't spilled the beans - the lies might have worked.
Turns out the press wouldn't have been a problem...
If a right wingers had walked into a Gay Rights Organization with the intent of killing a bunch of gays and stuffing fast food in their mouths, do you think the New York Times would cover it on the front page?
Bet on it. They would have pictures and retrospectives - the whole nine yards.
But when it's a crime - a hate crime - against conservatives - we hear crickets from the Washington Post, the New York Times, the LA Times, and Chicago Tribune.
The reason people don't trust the 'press' anymore is because the press has become untrustworthy.
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The Cavs are 3-2, with one loss coming on the road in OT against a quality team. A much better start than I expected.
The Cavs are hitting 42.3% of their 3's, which is unsustainable. Boobie is leading the way at 61%. It seems like the PG's can take the ball into the paint, draw in the defense, and kick it out for an open 3-pointer anytime they want. I expect opponents will adjust their defenses to reduce the number of open looks.
The Cavs are averaging 102 ppg, which is way more than I expected. I thought this team would struggle to score, but that's not been the case. I didn't look for Irving to score 18-20 ppg this early in the season.
On the downside, the Cavs are hitting only 65% of their free throws. That cost them a win against Indiana, where they missed 13. TT has been the biggest offender, but I think most of the roster is below their career norms. They can beat the Detroits, New Jersys, and Charlottes without hitting the free throws, but it will cost them against better competition.
McLeod mentioned that the Cavs are leading the league in preventing fast break points, allowing only five per game. They're forcing opponents to grind out points in the half court offense and all but eliminating easy transition buckets.
The Cavs have outscored their opponents in the second half in four of five games. This may be due in part to Scott using 10 players, which keeps everybody fresh for the second half.
Would you trade Irving and Sessions for any pair of point guards in the league? Between the two they're averaging 25.8 points, 11.8 assists, and 7.4 rebounds per game. Those are Magic Johnson numbers, except Magic didn't play 48 minutes. As Irving gains experience those numbers should only improve.
Biggest disappointment has been Casspi. He's the worst Cavs starter I've seen since - Larry Hughes? Mike Sanders? Walt Wesley?
Once Casspi settles down and gets back to his career norms, modest as they are, the starting unit will be a little better. But right now he's a disaster.
Now that the league has some film on this year's edition, we'll see if the Cavs can maintain this level of play. The main change I expect is that defenses will stay on the 3-point shooters rather than collapsing into the paint, opening things up underneath.


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Twenty years ago – 1993
Two months of hard thinking led Dunkirk School Board President Robert Barlette to a decision he feels is best for the entire school district. He introduced and the board of education passed a resolution rescinding an earlier decision to terminate the contract of Superintendent Terry Wolfenden. The 5-3 vote, with one member absent, to rescind a Dec. 29 measure, was greeted with cheers from many of the over 100 residents attending the meeting. Others appeared shocked into silence.
Thirty years ago – 1983
For many years, hospitals in New York state have been faced with a heavy backlog of elderly patients awaiting discharge to skilled nursing homes. Four area hospitals – Brooks in Dunkirk, Lake Shore near Silver Creek, Westfield Hospital and Tri-County in Gowanda, are among those facing the problem. Because of a shortage of skilled nursing facilities, many area senior citizens are forced to remain unnecessarily hospitalized for months at a time. Area nursing homes are not rejecting patients because of their condition or lack of funding – there simply are no beds available.
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Today marks the start of the week-long grand opening of Presto Car Wash, 950 Central Ave., Dunkirk, an automatic car washing business with newly-installed equipment.
Fifty years ago – 1963
Daniel A. Putnam, president of the Kiwanis Club of Dunkirk, announced the Kiwanis-sponsored Pancake Day at Philip Murray Union Hall was a "tremendous success." It was estimated that 7,500 pancakes and 6,500 sausages were served.


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This marks the 35th year that the State Department has produced the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices covering 194 countries. The U.S. government compiles the human rights report, not just because we have to, but because we believe it is imperative for countries, including our own, to ensure that respect for human rights is an integral component of foreign policy.
The 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices provide a wealth of detail on human rights conditions around the world. It is worth noting that because we are publishing this report four months into 2011, our perspectives on many issues are now framed by the dramatic changes sweeping across countries in the Middle East in 2011. Historians will have the benefit of time and perspective to help understand what triggered these popular movements, but it is clear three trends clearly contributed to their development and to other changes that occurred throughout the world in 2010.
The first is the explosive growth of non-governmental advocacy organizations focused on a wide range of democracy and human rights issues and causes. A second notable trend is the dramatic growth of the Internet, mobile phones, and other connective technologies that allow instantaneous communications to billions of people across the globe. A third development is the continuing rise of violence, persecution, and official and societal discrimination of members of vulnerable groups, often racial, religious, or ethnic minorities or disempowered majorities. Further information on all three of these trends is more fully documented in the Introduction to this year's reports, as well as in specific country reports.
This year, in addition to the country reports, we are very pleased to introduce a new website, HumanRights.gov. HumanRights.gov is the official U.S. government website for international human rights related information. While the country reports provide an overview of a year's worth of events, the website contains current news, as well as an archive of reports, press releases, statements, articles and briefings issued by the Federal government. We welcome your comments on how the site can be improved and grow in the months ahead.
Anna in Washington, DC writes:
I am interested to see what happens with humanrights.gov. Thank you for sharing this info and for the work you do.
Maksim in Russia writes:
Before you get into the foreign affairs, would be sorted out with their own affairs.
James O. in Cameroon writes:
Criticism is the act of criticising someone who has done wrong. I saw on BBC WEBSITE on China criticising the United States Of America. It said that the U.S should stop using human rights as a way to intervened in other countires affairs.
The Chinese should know that the Americans are the only superpower in the world.
They are the only world police in free and fair. The Chinese should look what is going on around the world ranging from bad governance,tyrannism,dictatorship,oppression to terrorism.They should know that this world is in great danger.
Everybody does what he or she likes and say nobody is watching me.The world is in brink of another world-war.If it is not for the United States of America the whole world would have been fighting another world-war.
The chinese should always learn to appreciate the Americans and get heed to their call for the respect of human rights in their country.They stop human rights abuses.
They should know that without the United States of America the world will become a war worse zone. Americans should ride on with their human rights affairs throughout the whole -world. May God bless the United States Of America.
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
I think there is nothing wrong with the US government judging human rights in other countries, as long as it judges itself and places itself near the bottom of the list where it belongs.
There is no reason why Burma, Somalia, or Rwanda, could not also judge human rights and issue their reports, along with Amnesty International and the U.N. It's all good, as long as it is true and they judge themselves and their own governance with the same standards by which they judge others.
There is no particular reason why Iran couldn't issue it's own report on human rights, or for that matter, Kim Jong-il.
The key issue is what standards to use. What is a human rights violation?
Does it matter whether a government tortures people to death, starves them to death, or taxes them to death?
Which nation has the unblemished record sufficient to set standards for the rest of the world?
Is there one standard to fit all nations? Or do we consider their cultural history as well?
Should states such as Nevada or California be rated individually, since they have separate governments?
Were the needless deaths at Waco, Texas, a human rights violation of Texas or the U.S. government? Are the U.N. peacekeeper rapes a human rights violation for the U.N. or the countries which supplied the peacekeepers?
Are not asset seizures as offensive to human rights as seizures of land or people?
At what percentage of income do federal taxes become human slavery?
When do military tribunals for civilian prisoners become de facto martial law?
Has our street-theater security nonsense at the airports reached the point of a human rights violation?
How about the slow-kill poisoning of fluoride in our drinking water?
What about the illegal war in Libya that we entered without a Declaration of War from Congress?
What was Abu Ghraib if not a human rights violation?
When will the State Department honestly rate our government and list it accurately on their own report?
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Thank you for showing interest in the meantime.


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MADISON – Services for Eldora Louise Springer (Stringer), 96, of Madison, formerly of Canby, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 26 at the Birk Funeral Home in Canby. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home on Saturday, January 26th. Burial will be at Canby City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, send memorials to the Madison Lutheran Home, 900 2nd Ave., Madison, MN 56256.
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Just a little weekend craft project, if you have some down time. This litte bunny will be revisited on Sunday to help introduce my Momenta project, but thought it was fitting to share to send us all into the weekend! I have been in love with little felt and fabric projects this week...if you haven't noticed. Been hittin' the Pinterest boards in search of patterns. This bunny pattern can be found HERE. I altered it slightly, as you will see in a couple of days, by adding button legs, facial features, fabric flower and of course the cottontail...which I created a large pom-pom from white yarn. If you are looking for the bird patterns...(fabric bird) HERE and (felt bird) HERE. (FYI: Just a little note on the bird. I usually handcut my own wings. )
Enjoy your weekend! Getting a little sprinkle outside today...drink up little flowers!
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peter cottontail...
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- LeAnne said...
So sweet....thanks for the link. Absolutely adorable!
- April 6, 2012 at 10:21 AM
- Marlou McAlees said...
loving this little guy ... soooo cute :) Happy Easter Andrea :)
- April 6, 2012 at 12:11 PM
- Dyane said...
How cute!^_^ Love it!^_^
- April 6, 2012 at 2:59 PM
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Oh! So pretty little one!
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This bunny is so sweet Andrea! Love the soft colors :)
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I bought a sampler of Pi Lo Chun from Adagio, and this morning I've brewed two infusions, the first for two minutes at 180 degrees (as the instructions suggest), and the second for three and a half minutes at 180 degrees. And of all the teas I've had, this one seems to have the least flavor.
Is this normal for this tea?
The main reason I'm asking, is because the sampler bag, unlike the rest I purchased, was full of air before I opened it. Is it possible that this tea is just dead? Or is it a case of bad instructions? Or is it just my uneducated palate?


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It's the most talked about 24 since Jack Bauer's eighth (!) sleepless day, and it now belongs to Darrelle Revis.
Mark Barron wore jersey #24 for the Buccaneers as a rookie last year after being selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2012 draft. Four days before the 2013 draft, the Buccaneers traded for Revis, the All-Pro cornerback who happened to have made the #24 pretty famous during his years with the Jets. That kicked off the obvious speculation – you know, after people got tired of talking about Revis' enormous talent and what it will mean to Tampa Bay's secondary – that Revis and Barron would strike some sort of deal to transfer ownership of that jersey number with the Buccaneers.
It didn't have to happen, but it always seemed quite likely to happen…and now it has happened. Leaving the issue of how the transfer was negotiated between teammates, the Bucs confirmed on Friday that Revis will wear #24 and Barron will move to #23. That also necessitated the move of CB Myron Lewis from #23 to #31, the number E.J. Biggers previously wore before departing in free agency.
So jersey #24 will still be prominently featured in the Buccaneers' secondary this year, just one level closer to the line. Barron, sporting #23, will play beside new safety teammate Dashon Goldson, #38. Returning CB Eric Wright is still sporting #21 and second-round draft pick CB Johnthan Banks has taken over #27, last worn by RB LeGarrette Blount. The Bucs even avoided giving #24 temporarily to a player on a tryout contract this weekend at the Bucs' rookie mini-camp.
As a celebration of this anticipated switch, which was revealed at 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday, Buccaneer fans can enjoy free-shipping on all merchandise purchased through the online team store for an entire week. Yes, that includes some new #24 Revis and #23 Barron jerseys. The free shipping period began at 3:00 p.m. on Friday and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. ET next Friday, May 10.
Speaking of Banks and the rookie mini-camp, his fellow 2013 draftees put on their first NFL jersey numbers on Friday. The entire roster can be found here but here's the rookie rundown:
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- #27 CB Johnthan Banks
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John P. Damiano, 78, of Gloversville and Jupiter, Fla., passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Nathan Littauer Hospital.
John was born on January 12, 1935, in Gloversville, N.Y., to the late Anthony and Elizabeth Burrell Damiano. He was a graduate of Gloversville High School. After high school John entered the General Electric Apprentice School, and retired in 1986 after 35 years of service. On September 23, 1956, he married Beverly Gage, and they shared 55 years together.
After retirement John and Beverly moved to Jupiter, Florida, and still maintained their home in Gloversville and returned every summer. While in Florida John worked for Pratt & Whitney, retiring in 1997. John was a member of St. Jude's Catholic Church of Tequesta, Fla., a member of the Elks Lodge of Jupiter, Fla., and the Moose Club. He enjoyed watching his New York Yankees every day. In the 70s John coached Little League Baseball and Pop Warner Football.
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This is the recipe I used to make 5 ten ounce dough balls:Flour 27.60 ozSalt .55 ozInstant yeast .12 ozMalted Barley syrup 1.15 ozWater 19.6 ozOlive oil 1.15 ozThe pizzas are baked in a 580 degree oven for about 5 minutes. They were started on a screen and finished on the deck, because I had no experience with this dough and didn't know how fast it would brown especially considering the added sugar. The following is a pie I baked today from the same batch. It was refrigerated for 42 hours, reballed and set out at room temp for 2 hours.John
MikeIn his book, Reinhart instructs the baker to reball the dough as part of the process...so technically I'm just following his instructions. But, I do observe that reballing takes out the big air bubbles, the ones that would tend to make the big black blisters on the top side of a pizza after baking. I'm going to try yet another dough ball today and see how it does.John
I'm still having fun experimenting with Reinhart's neo-neopolitan dough. In his book "Artisan Breads Every Day" he says that this version always gets the most votes for favorite in his pizza classes around the country. I've been doing most experimentation in my deck ovens at work, but then I realized that they are running cooler this time of year....so I tried some in my home oven where I can get the quarry stone up to 620 degrees. What a difference....now I'm not afraid of getting my dough too thin because the extra heat bakes them just fine. The following pizza is made from a 10 ounce dough ball, it has been refrigerated for 6 days, is 12 inches in diameter and is absolutely delicious!!John
John,That is a nice looking pizza. Since many of our members do not know how to work off of just baker's percents, can you provide the actual weights and/or volume amounts you actually used?Peter
Using baking percentages, each ingredient is stated (as a percentage) in relation to flour (which will be 100%). So, to figure how much oil to put in your recipe (your example), you take the amount of flour you are using by weight and multiply it by 4.3% (that is .043).John


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Norma,As I was going through my files on the PJ dough, I found a printout of Reply 9 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,1786.msg16465.html#msg16465. As you will note from that post, it appears that there was yet another version of the PJ dough, as follows:Pizza Dough: Unbleached enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, ascorbic acid, enzyme, niacin, iron as ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sugar, soybean oil, salt, yeast, wheat starch.So, as of about August 30, 2005, it appears that PJ was using wheat starch. If the ingredients were listed by order of predominance, then the amount of wheat starch would have been fairly low. Peter
Norma,According to the article at http://www.westfalia-separator.com/applications/renewable-resources/wheat-starch-wheat-gluten.html, which I found in a footnote of a Wikipedia entry on gluten, it appears that wheat starch is produced from the starch that remains from processing a dough to make dried vital wheat gluten. Presumably, the wheat starch would contain any related damaged starch. That might help explain the addition of more enzyme (alpha amylase) to work on that damaged starch when the wheat starch is combined with flour to make the PJ dough.None of the above should be of concern to you in making the clone of PJ Cheesesticks using your proposed clones of the PJ Garlic sauce. The best we can do is try to find a flour with the desired overall protein content. Peter
Your post at Reply 9 goes back quite a while. Was it Randy's version of the American style pizza that got you interested in PJ's pizza?
How is all that going to help me find a flour that I can purchased with the desired overall protein content if I decide to make the cheesesticks to offer at market? I only have limited sources for flours and don't have access regularly to the Power flour.
Norma,Yes, it was Randy's PJ clone that prompted me to try to come up with a version that I believed would be closer to what PJ was doing. Randy's clone was perfectly fine for a home setting but I felt that his clone dough had too high a hydration and too much yeast for a real PJ clone, and also too much salt and sugar/honey, and maybe not enough oil, and too short a fermentation window. It wasn't until about 2007-early 2008 that I decided to mount a full throated effort to try to come up with a clone of the real PJ dough. You can see from Reply 19 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,5721.msg54842.html#msg54842 that I was already heading in that direction at the time of that post. Also, by that time, the dough calculating tools had been created, which made it much easier to conduct cloning experiments. As a practical matter what this all means is that you want to either use a single flour, preferably an unbromated flour, that has the desired protein content (e.g., 13.4-13.6%) or a flour (preferably unbromated) with a higher protein content that can be blended with a lower protein flour (unbromated). In both cases, a pinch of ascorbic acid between the thumb and forefinger can be used as a dough conditioner substitute for potassium bromate. If unbromated flours are not available, then bromated flours can be used (but without the ascorbic acid). Examples of standalone flours with a protein content of about 13.4-13.6% include the Remarkable flour (unbromated) and the Supreme flour (unbromated and with ascorbic acid) from General Mills, the Producer flour (bromated) from ConAgra (which is specified for use for making breadsticks), and the Power flour (unbromated) from Pendleton. Since you do not have ready access to such flours, in your case you might want to blend a flour with a protein content in excess of 13.4-13.6% with another flour with a lower protein content to achieve a blend in the 13.4-13.6% protein range. The higher protein flour can include the KASL flour (unbromated) from King Arthur, the All Trumps and Balancer flours (bromated) from GM, the Bouncer flour (bromated or unbromated) from Bay State Milling, and the Kyrol flour (bromated) from ConAgra. The secondary flour in the blend can be just about any flour with a protein content lower than the first flour. The secondary flour can include all-purpose flour and bread flour, in just about any brand provided that the protein content is known. The precise amounts of the two flours for the blend can be calculated using the Mixed Mass Percentage Calculator at http://foodsim.toastguard.com/. Of course, you can always go to someone like ADM and ask them for a sample of wheat starch and use that with an unbromated flour such as the KASL blended with KABF or KAAP and a bit of ascorbic acid and diastatic malt (as a substitute for fungal amylase) to create a more accurate clone of the PJ flour blend. Peter
Norma,Yesterday I found another interesting article on wheat starch, at http://www.world-grain.com/News/Archive/Wheat%20starch%20and%20Gluten%20Manufacturing.aspx?cck=1 . Although I now better know the perceived benefits of using wheat starch, I still am not sure why PJ uses it. Wheat starch imparts a lighter color to a baked good, so maybe it further complements the lighter crust color that using a bleached flour imparts. From photos I have seen of PJ's pizzas, they don't typically have particularly dark crusts. Maybe that is intentional and represents the preference of its customers.Peter.
Norma,To the extent that anyone wants to try to emulate the PJ dough without using a single flour with a protein content in the 13.4-13.6% protein range, all that is needed is a flour with a protein content above that range and a second flour with a protein content below that range.Peter.
Norma,Overall, I think that your PJ clone cheesesticks came out well. However, there are a couple of things that you might want to try next time if you feel that you would like to proceed with this matter. First, you might reduce the amount of cheese. As you can see from Reply 493 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,6758.msg260046/topicseen.html#msg260046, the cheese that PJ uses is not a pure mozzarella cheese such as you used. You actually might get closer to PJ's cheese by using a bagged shredded low moisture, part-skim mozzarella cheese such as sold at retail in supermarkets. As noted below, your baked cheesestick pizza weight was a bit on the high side. Reducing the amount of cheese might help bring the final weight back into balance. And it might also reduce the grease factor. Second, you might try baking the cheesestick pizza directly on the stone surface of your deck oven until you get the desired bottom crust coloration and then use one or more screens or disks to lift the cheesestick pizza off of the stone surface and try to get the desired top crust/cheese coloration. In my standard electric home oven, I really never got particularly good results baking pizzas on a screen with the screen in direct contact with the stone. I did better by using either the screen or the stone, but not both at the same time. Third, if you felt that the "butter" flavor was too much, next time you can try reducing the amount of PJ Garlic sauce to 1.50 ounces. Based on the numbers you posted, I calculated that the weight of the unbaked cheesestick pizza was (14.4 ounces x 28.25) [dough] + 2 (31.62-2.08) [PJ Garlic sauce] + (4 x 28.35) [cheese] = 580.72 grams (20.48 ounces). I believe that you meant the finished cheesestick pizza weight to be 18 ounces (1 pound two ounces) rather than 1.2 pounds, so I used the 510 grams figure as being the more probable value. On that basis, the weight loss during baking was 34 grams (1.20 ounces), or 12.18%. The last cheesestick pizza you made and discussed at Reply 14 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25844.msg260886.html#msg260886 sustained a weight loss of about 13%. So, it appears that you are getting fairly consistent numbers out of your deck oven. For your information, the weight of the contents of the mini-tub of PJ's Garlic sauce is 31.62-2.08 = 29.54 grams, or 1.042 ounces. That is quite close to what is stated on the peel-off label for the PJ Garlic sauce. By any chance, did you try to convert the contents of one of the PJ mini-tubs of Garlic sauce to a volume measurement?Peter
Do you think I should try to get a sample of wheat starch to play around with, or don't you think it would be worth the bother?
Do you have any idea how I am going to make a home version of the PJ Garlic sauce? I think that task is very hard and am not sure what to try next.
Norma,That is up to you. It was more curiosity that prompted me to research the wheat starch matter further. Using the Nutrition Facts at https://store.nexternal.com/cbfi2000/storefront/wheat-starch-p14.aspx, and assuming that the PJ dough ingredients are in the right order by weight, it appears that one teaspoon of wheat starch weighs only 2.78 grams. So, I am not sure that it is worth the effort to try to recreate the PJ flour blend when only a small amount would be used for a single dough ball. And you don't want ADM or other source to be sending you a 50-lb bag of wheat starch.Peter
Norma,My thinking is that if you want Product A to look and taste like Product B, the best starting point is to try to recreate Product B, especially when you know the ingredients that are used to make Product B. So, in this case, I would wait for the McCormick product to see if that product does the trick when combined with the Parkay Squeeze soft margarine spread and some garlic powder. If that combination doesn't prove satisfactory, then I would have to rethink the whole exercise to see if there is any point in proceeding. If you get the McCormick product, you might post your results at the main PJ thread where you left off to try the non-clones of the PJ Garlic sauce.Peter
I might contact ADM to see if I can get a sample of the wheat starch to play around with. On the CamBrooke Foods website and on other places on the web there is an interesting pizza dough. http://www.cambrookefoods.com/recipes_and_tips/recipe_detail.php?id=15 I don't use Metamucil, but my mother has some I could try if I got a sample of wheat starch. The baking powder part combined with yeast and non-dairy liquid creamer (warmed) also sounds interesting to me. I also could see if wheat starch provides a delicate texture, flavor and light color like ADM says. http://www.adm.com/en-US/products/Documents/ADM-Wheat-and-Starch-Gluten-Sheet.pdf I guess if I contact ADM about a sample I would request a sample of Edigel 201 wheat starch. http://www.adm.com/en-US/Milling/Starches/Pages/default.aspx Is that correct? And no, I don't want a 50 lb. Of wheat starch though.
Norma,The recipe you cited appears at several places on the Internet. I saw it when I did my initial search but hesitated to mention it to you for fear that you would want to try it. But trying it is actually a good idea since it will tell you what a pizza is like when its principal component is starch, with little protein or gluten. It is a high carb product with a lot of dietary fiber, low in fat and sodium and no cholesterol, so it is perhaps a healthy product too. As for the ADM wheat product to request, I agree with your choice. If you order a sample online, you might want to mention the application (pizza dough) in case there is a better wheat starch to use for that purpose.Peter
Norma,One of the reasons, maybe even the main one, that I prepare detailed responses is to have a record to refer back to if necessary somewhere down the line. Usually, upon rereading my older posts, the subject matter comes back to me fairly quickly. Peter
Norma,The Grandioso min-tub garlic sauce is the one that Jon (c0mpl3x) recommended in another thread as an alternative to the PJ Garlic sauce.It is interesting that you got a Nutrition Facts sheet for the McCormick product since the Amazon website at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0012272X8/?tag=pmak-20 says that the product has no significant nutritional value. Peter
I did recall that the Grandioso mini-tub garlic sauce is the one that Jon (c0mpl3x) recommended in another thread as an alternative to the PJ Garlic sauce. I have to find out the price for a case of Grandioso min-tub garlic sauce. I have to look, but I think Jon said to add something else to the Grandioso mini-tub garlic sauce. If a case of the Grandioso product is cheap enough I might not have to make a garlic sauce each week if the PJ breadsticks turn out okay in my deck oven.Since I got a Nutritional Fact sheet for the McCormick product how does it stack up when I try it?
I did request a sample of Fibersym® RW from MGP http://www.mgpingredients.com/search/?keywords=Fibersym%C2%AE+RW I hope that was a good choice to request. More requests can be made though.
Norma,Jon said to use margarine with the Grandioso product, at Reply 38 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,25603.msg258575.html#msg258575 .I'm not sure I understand your question about the McCormick product. Can you expand upon your question?Peter


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- Thomas de Waal, Senior Associate, Caucasus, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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ITTF Coaching Certification Seminar in Maryland
There will be an ITTF Level 1 Coaching Seminar at the Maryland Table Tennis Center in Gaithersburg, MD, run by Larry Hodges. The seminar will be run on weekends: April 16-17, 23-24, and 30, with two sessions each day from 9-12, 1-4. There will be a minimum of 10 students, and a maximum of 16.
The ITTF Coaching Section is 24 hours (four sessions), and will be on the first two weekends. On April 30 there will be two Paralympics sessions. You may miss the Apr. 30 Paralympics sessions and still receive ITTF Level 1 certification but without IPTTC certification.
Those who attend can both improve their coaching skills and, upon completion of course requirements (which include 30 hours of coaching after the seminar), will be certified as an ITTF coach. Fee is $200 for the ITTF Coaching sessions, $60 for the optional Paralympics sessions. All students are required to purchase the ITTF-IPTTC Level 1 Coaching Manual, which you can buy at PaddlePalace.com, or order through Hodges by April 7. For more info on ITTF coaching, see the ITTF Coach Accreditation process.
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The names of five new division chairpersons have been announced at Maryville College.
"In the last two years, several Maryville College faculty members have stepped into leadership positions in their divisions," explained Dr. Barbara Wells, vice president and dean of the College. "These appointments are the results of retirement and other transitions in leadership at the College."
In addition to teaching and advising students, faculty chairs maintain the high academic standards in the division's program, evaluate faculty and other staff members, recruit new faculty in the division, assign teaching responsibilities, supervise student advising and manage the division's budgets, among other duties.
"Chairing a division is a big responsibility, but it's also an honor for the faculty appointed because it speaks to the confidence that the College and their colleagues have in them," said Wells, who chaired the College's Social Sciences Division for five years before being named interim dean in 2011. "I greatly appreciate the work they're doing on behalf of the College and its students."
Dr. Bill Swann, associate professor of music, assumed the duties of chair of the Division of Fine Arts in June 2011. The position was held previously by Mark Hall, who continues to serve as professor of art.
Bill Swann joined the faculty in 2000 and has a doctor of arts degree from the University of Mississippi. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in music from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Dr. Jerilyn Swann, associate professor of biology, was named interim chair of the Division of Natural Sciences in June 2011, following the departure of Dr. Ben Cash, who left to chair the biology department at the University of Central Arkansas. The "interim" status was dropped in January 2012 when her appointment became official.
Jerilyn Swann holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She has been a faculty member at the College since 1999.
The new chair of the Division of Social Sciences is Dr. Jenifer Greene, associate professor of management. Greene, who accepted the appointment in June 2012, succeeds Wells, who was chair of the division until her appointment as interim dean in 2011.
Greene is in her 11th year of teaching at the College. After earning a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, she earned an M.B.A., master's degree and doctoral degree from Clemson University.
With the retirement of Dr. Peggy Cowan in July 2012, the College appointed Dr. Brian Pennington, professor of religion, to chair the Humanities Division. Pennington, a member of the faculty since 1998, holds degrees from Georgetown University, Candler School of Theology at Emory University and Emory University.
Last month, Dr. Traci Haydu began her tenure as chair of the Division of Education. Haydu, associate professor of physical education, joined the faculty in 2004. She takes over for Dr. Terry Simpson, who continues as professor of secondary education and director of teacher education.
Haydu earned her bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University and her master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Maryville College's other academic divisions, Behavioral Sciences, Languages & Literature, and Math and Computer Science are chaired by Dr. Lori Schmied, professor of psychology; Dr. Susan Schneibel, professor of comparative literature; and Dr. Jeff Bay, professor of statistics, respectively.
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The Phillies Wives are proud to present a brand new recipe collection which features 36 favorite recipes from the Phillies with plenty of healthy ingredient substitutions. Beyond this delicious assortment of snacks, main entrees and desserts each two page spread also provides calorie content, nutrition facts, personal anecdotes and images of the players and coaches, their family members along with images of their prepared meals.
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The creative force behind step aerobics, Gin Miller discusses diet, exercise and doing something extraordinary.
Back in the late 80s�, Gin Miller created a fitness craze that has stood the test of time. Step aerobics was the mainstay of women and men�s workouts in the 90s, and is still taught worldwide today. We grabbed a quick five minutes with Gin to see what she�s up to now.
Spry: You are best known as the brainchild behind the step aerobics revolution. What initially inspired you to develop this fitness program?
Gin Miller: I wanted to do something extraordinary. I�m a super creative person�I always have ideas firing through my mind. With step aerobics, it was sort of like a light bulb went off in my head. Basically, my idea was to take the Harvard Step Test and set it to music. If you�re not familiar with the Harvard Step Test, it�s a test that was devised by Harvard University as a scientific indicator of heart health. You step up and down a bench for 3 minutes and they measure how long it takes your heart rate to return to a resting rate. I wanted to take the basic concept of the Harvard Step Test and design an exercise routine around it and set it to motivating, upbeat music. It was one of those ideas that really took hold.
In those days�this was in the late 80s�dance aerobics was the only major fitness program out there. But instructors were starting to make it really fast and complicated. There was a demand for something different; people wanted a challenging new exercise program that didn�t involve dance aerobics. The step opened up a lot of possibilities�you could sit on it; you could stand on it; you could do strength training on it. People responded to the program really well. There was a sort of cult following behind step aerobics. In those days, it was everywhere�it was almost something you couldn�t not do.
Spry: Is it true that a milk crate was one of the inspirations behind the iconic Reebok Step?
Gin: Yes, that was another big inspiration behind step aerobics! I twisted my knee and injured my MCL, or medial collateral ligament. A trainer at Georgia Tech, where I was working at the time, advised me to step up and down a milk crate to strengthen the muscles around my knee�he called it �poor man�s physical therapy.� Well, I started going up and down a milk crate, but it was too high, so I just used the porch steps of my house. I went up and down, up and down�it was summertime in Georgia, and within no time I was sweating profusely. I thought, �Man, this is hard.� And I was only doing it for seven or eight minutes�what if I did it for an hour? Surely I would get tremendous benefits! Eventually, I built myself a 12 inch-high step made out of wood and started stepping on that. After doing it for awhile, I got in fantastic shape. Eventually, I submitted a proposal and was granted a copyright for the concept. So yes, a lot of the inspiration behind step aerobics came from my knee injury; if I hadn�t hurt my knee, there would be no step aerobics!
Spry: With 35 years of experience in the industry, you have secured a name for yourself as one of the fitness industry�s top professionals. Has fitness always been an important component of your life?
Gin: Growing up, I was an athlete. I was hyper�always playing outside, running back and forth, jumping up and down. I started out playing almost every sport, but eventually I concentrated primarily on gymnastics. I went to Georgia Southern on a partial scholarship and was a part of the first women�s gymnastics team there. That was during the first year of Title IX, and it was difficult for female sports teams to get money or funding. It was a tough journey, for sure. We weren�t taken as seriously as the male athletes�in those days, women were still considered token athletes. We were the ones who broke down the barrier. It was a very challenging and rewarding experience to be a part of.
Spry: From Jazzercise to Zumba to Crossfit, there are always trends in the fitness industry that come and go. Step training, although it was developed in the late 80s, continues to be a mainstay in many fitness clubs and gyms. What would you say makes step aerobics a timeless and effective workout?
Gin: Step training has so many benefits. For one thing, you have your own piece of equipment in your own space. In Zumba or kickboxing classes, it�s easy to run into people. If you�re not coordinated or don�t have rhythm, it can be hard for you to feel comfortable in those kind of classes. People are comfortable with step training because they have their own space, their own station. Secondly, step training is incredibly simple�there are no complicated sequences. It�s rhythmic in nature, so it�s easy to follow. Third, it�s a low-impact movement pattern that has the calorie burn of a jog�that�s hard to accomplish. You expend a lot of energy moving your body up and down the step. So the combination of good music, simple patterns, being in your own space, low-impact movements�these are the reasons why people are so drawn to step training.
Spry: What advice would you have for women who are looking to begin an exercise program but are afraid they�re �too old� to try something new?
Gin: I think the secret is to make exercise apart of who you are. Choose your weapon�whether it�s tennis or badminton or running�and make it apart of your life. Take a couple of friends and work out together. Exercise is the single most important thing you can do for yourself, and it�s free! There are so many reasons for people to exercise: you live longer; you beat most diseases; you ward off diabetes; you�re happier; you�re more alert; you don�t have clogged arteries or problems with blood fat. People exercise because they want to look good, but when you exercise, you end up feeling good, too. So if we could reverse the reasons for exercise into a �feel-good� thing rather than a �look good thing,� I think people would stick with it more. Consistency is key! The best thing you�ll ever do in your whole life is getting your weight under control. It leads to everything else being good. It�s the answer. You just have to make exercise apart of your life, and everything will fall into place after that. When you�re fit, everything�s better. There�s not one thing that doesn�t get better when you�re healthy.
Spry: You�re 57 years old and you don�t seem to be slowing down anytime soon! What�s your secret?
Gin: I couldn�t imagine stopping. When I work out, I work out as hard as I can. I don�t just go through the motions�I give it my all. My advice to people is this: When you work out, don�t waste your own time. Do something extraordinary. Work as hard as you can. When you give something your all, it builds self-confidence and self-esteem, and it changes your physiology. When you exercise, you are turning back the clock and defying the aging process. And who doesn�t want that? I am 57 years old, but there are 27-year-olds in my classes who can�t keep up with me. It doesn�t matter what your age is�if you exercise, you will keep your body young. If you look at the women who have been in the fitness industry for 30 years, they have retarded the aging process. They are 60-year-old women and look like they�re 20.
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Episode 41
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Bizarre Comicast #41 is online! Comic's got issues and Kris Johnson's
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NINJA TURTLES might be from space. Who is driving? Bear is driving! How
can this be!? We make a QUIK STOP to talk about the CLERKS cartoon,
possibly coming back for 2013!
In REVIEWS, Kris & Sean agree that BATMAN can no longer be denied as book of the week; the Court Of Owls is the scariest thing to happen in comics since Fredrick Wertham (says Sean... 'cause he's a sissy). We encounter the GODS OF MARS as Sean lavishes praise on the manifestly excellent storytelling of Ramón Pérez. Finally, we sanction X-SANCTION, the worst of the week!
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Increasing energy awareness and improving energy efficiency in our schools
The School Energy Efficiency Program (SEE) helps Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E) public school districts and county offices of education identify, evaluate and implement energy efficiency retrofit measures. The program recommends projects that reduce energy use and school operating costs while providing an improved learning environment for teachers and students. Increasing energy efficiency also benefits the environment by conserving our natural resources and reducing air emissions. PG&E has contracted with CLEAResult, a third party energy efficiency implementation specialist, to implement the program.
Eligibility Requirements
The program is open to public K-12 school districts and county education offices in approved counties within PG&E's service area that receive gas or electric service from PG&E. Customers located outside of these approved counties will be considered for program participation on a case by case basis. Government agencies may also be eligible (consult your PG&E account representative to determine if you qualify). The program focuses on Retrofit and Retro-commissioning projects, but New Construction is excluded.
The SEE Program operates from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015 and may be modified or terminated without notice.
Benefits of the program may include:
- Comprehensive, strategic approach to implementing high-value energy efficiency upgrades.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 171
Total Fat 7.5 g
Saturated Fat 0.5 g
Sodium 164 mg
Total Carbohydrate 8 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Protein 9 g
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Turkey breast cutlets ½ pound
Salt 1/8 teaspoon
All-purpose flour 2 tablespoons
Dried thyme 1 teaspoon
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Canola oil 2 + 1 teaspoons
Sliced mushrooms ½ cup
Dry white wine 4 ounces
- Place turkey between 2 layers of plastic wrap and pound with a mallet or the palm of your hand until each piece is ½ inch thick.
- Season turkey with salt. Combine flour, thyme, and pepper on a large plate. Dredge turkey in flour mixture so it is lightly coated.
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and sauté 1-2 minutes, until golden brown. Move mushrooms to the sides of the pan, add 1 teaspoon oil to the center, add turkey, and cook 3-4 minutes on each side, until cooked through.
- Remove turkey and add wine to pan. Reduce by half, stirring and removing brown bits off the bottom of the pan to flavor the sauce. Serve mushroom sauce over turkey.