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Ask an American what a "quesadilla" is and most likely they'll tell you it's thin flour tortillas with cheese melted in between – but that's a Mexican quesadilla, and not the one I'm talking about today. Salvadoran quesadilla is a rich cheese-flavored pound-cake-like sweet bread which is perfect with a cup of coffee. You can buy them at some bakeries and Latino markets in the United States but often times, you'll find they aren't fresh and have gotten a bit dry. The good news is, you can make your own "quesadilla salvadoreña" at home, and believe me, it's even more amazing than the store bought ones.
I've actually been meaning to share a quesadilla recipe here for years, but the first one I tried was given to me by a friend who generously emailed me her family's recipe, and thus it wasn't mine to give away. Over the years I tried other quesadilla recipes, and eventually, tweaking here and there as I do, I ended up with a recipe all my own, but it still wasn't perfect. I continued baking and changing things, and the quesadillas were usually good, but I definitely had some complete failures along the way, too. Last week I decided to make another attempt and, (bendito sea!) success! Finally! Delicious success!
We ate every last crumb of the one in the photos, and days later, I made another just to double check my recipe, (and because we wanted more quesadilla!)
So here it is, just in time for making as a holiday gift for family, friends and neighbors, (if you can stand the idea of parting with it.)
Salvadoran Quesadilla
1 stick (8 tbs.) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese, grated
3 eggs, separated
1 (slightly rounded) cup sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup 1% milk, room temperature
1 tsp. baking powder
sesame seeds
1. Combine sugar, flour and baking powder in a medium bowl. Set aside. Note: The cup of sugar should be rounded, so it's slightly more than 1 cup.
2. In a medium bowl mix the cheese and butter and then add the milk. Set aside. Note: The cheese can be cheap non-brand name Parmesan. Grated "queso duro blando" or "queso duro viejo" can probably be substituted for Parmesan but I haven't tried it yet. You could also use 2% or whole milk in place of the 1% milk, but I do not advise skim milk.
3. In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Beat in the yolks, then add the cheese mixture. Beat at medium speed, slowly adding in the bowl of dry ingredients, mixing just until combined.
4. Pour into a greased 9 inch springform pan or round pie pan. You can also use a 7×11 rectangular pan, which is what I used the second time. Sprinkle lightly with sesame seeds. Note: Springform pans tend to leak a little until the batter has set up, so put a baking sheet on the lowest rack of the oven to catch any drips.
5. Bake on the middle rack of your oven at 300 to 325 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. (Actual cooking time will vary slightly depending on the size and type of pan. My oven runs a little hot, so I baked mine at 300 F.) Keep an eye on it starting at 30 minutes as it continues to bake to make sure you remove it before it begins to burn. It goes from yellow/unbaked to golden brown to burnt pretty quickly.
6. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pan. (It tastes better the next day, actually.) Cut into slices and serve with coffee.
UPDATE: I made this recently again in our new oven. (My old oven used to run hot.) In the new oven I baked it at 325 F in a 7×11 glass Pyrex and it came out perfect. 30 to 35 minutes may not be long enough depending on the pan size and varying oven temperatures, so don't be afraid to leave it in longer as long as you're keeping an eye on it. Don't take it out of the oven too early. It should be nice and browned like in the photos. It should not look like yellow cake on the outside! Also, I just want to say again that cheap store-brand Parmesan works great. That is my go-to for this recipe.

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|Four for the Money at Pittsburgh Open
|By Boyd Reed
|March 5, 2013
146 players came to the 2013 Pittsburgh Open, held March 1-3 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree, Pennsylvania. Players went through a lot just to get to their boards: freezing temperatures, intermittent snow and snarled traffic on several highways leading to the site.
No matter how cold the weather is outside, though, the Pittsburgh Open is known for delivering its share of hot surprises in its final results. Two years ago, NM Kevin Cao tied for first with GMs Alexander Shabalov and Alexander Ivanov. This year, three grandmasters - hometown hero Shabalov, GM Alex Yermolinsky, and a surprise in Turkish GM Suat Atalik, in the US prior to his Russian League season - came to town intending to bag some bucks.
However, the grandmasters didn't exactly have it all their own way. IM Chiel van Oosterom, a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, held GM Atalik to a draw in round 2. This set up a third round matchup on Board 1 between Shabalov and FM Thomas Bartell. These same players clashed in last year's Pittsburgh Open - and, like last year, Shabalov won to move to 3-0. He was joined on 3 points by NM Kristopher Meekins of Ohio, who announced his presence by knocking out two-time US champion Yermolinsky.
Going into Sunday's fourth round, Meekins, also the 2010 National High School Champ was paired on board 1 against Shabalov. Meanwhile the first all-GM game of the tournament featured Atalik as white against Yermolinsky on board 2. Meekins managed to draw against the four-time US champion as they both retained their lead. Yermolinsky was in a tough spot - he had to play the Black pieces, and was a half point behind Atalik, who himself trailed the leaders by a half point. No GM draws in this round! Atalik beat Yermolinsky to put himself in the lead pack.
In the last round, Shabalov and Atalik drew quickly on board 1 to reach 4 points. On board two, van Oosterom had white and 3 points against Meekins's 3.5 points. Meekins, seeded 10th at the start of the event, held the draw against van Oosterom and punched his ticket to the winners' circle.
This left NM Safal Bora to try and win against Cleveland veteran NM Pappu Murthy on board 3. The last piece of the Pittsburgh Open puzzle dropped into place when Murthy resigned.
Shabalov, Meekins, Atalik and Bora tied for first overall. They each won $664.25. Shabalov played by far the toughest schedule (he played against all of the other 4-pointers), so he collected the $86 winner's bonus.
In the Under 2100 section, John Ahlborg recorded the only 5-0 score in the entire tournament. In the Under 1800 section, Mark Milkovich swept his first four games, then shook hands quickly in round 5 to lock up that first prize. In the Under 1500 section, Tony Qin won his last-round game to take undivided first place. Finally,Pradeepraj Thiyagarajan and Michael Mount used their 4.5-0.5 scores to split top prize in the Under 1200 section.
Players enjoyed the quality atmosphere of the hotel (even with its eight-figure renovation project underway - perhaps the free signature DoubleTree cookies helped!). The tournament generally ran on time, and there were no major issues.
The Continental Chess Association sponsored the tournament. Andrew Rea and Boyd Reed were the tournament directors. Lary Rust and The House of Chess provided the chess concession. CCA looks forward to next year's Pittsburgh Open.
A complete list of prize winners is below. Also, please enjoy Atalik's win over Yermolinsky with variations by Atalik.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 0-0 6.Bg5 h6 7.Be3 e5 8.d5 Na6 9.Qd2 Nc5 10.f3 Nh5 11.g3
11.Bd1 f5 12.Bc2; 11.0-0-0 Kh7 12.g3
11...Kh7 12.0-0-0 a5 13.Re1
13.f4 Nf6 14.Bxc5 dxc5 15.Nf3
13...c6!N 14.Bd1!?
14.f4 Nf6 15.Bxc5 dxc5 16.Nf3 Nd7 (16...exf4 17.gxf4) 17.h4'; 14.Rd1!? Ra6!? Yermo
14...cxd5 15.exd5 Bd7
15...b6 16.Nge2 Ba6 17.g4 Nf4 (17...Nf6 18.g5 hxg5 19.Bxg5 Bxc4 20.Bc2 b5 21.h4 b4 22.h5!!') 18.Nxf4 exf4 19.Bd4 Bxc4 20.Bc2 (20.Bxg7 Nd3+ 21.Kb1 Kxg7) 20...b5 21.h4 b4 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Qd4+ Kg8 24.h5!!
16.Bxc5 dxc5 17.f4 exf4 18.Bxh5 gxh5 19.gxf4 (19.Qd3+?! Kh8 20.Nge2 (20.gxf4?! Qf6) ) 19...Bf5 20.Nf3
16...a4 17.Nge2 Qa5?
17...Qb6 Yermo 18.g4 Nf4 19.Nxf4 exf4 20.Bxf4 Qb4 (20...a3 21.b3 Qb4 22.Ne4) 21.a3 Qxc4 22.Bxd6 Rfe8
18.g4 Nf4 19.Nxf4 exf4 20.Bd4! b5 21.Bxg7
21.h4 a3 (21...b4 22.h5 (22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Rxe4 b3) 22...bxc3 23.bxc3 Nb3+ 24.axb3 axb3 25.hxg6+ Kg8 26.Bxb3 Qa3+ 27.Qb2 Rfb8 28.gxf7+ Kxf7 29.Qxa3 Rxa3 30.Bc2 Bxd4 31.cxd4 Rb4 32.Rxh6 Ba4!) ; 21.Re7 bxc4! ...22.Bxc5? Qxc5 23.Rxd7 a3-+; 21.Bxg6+ Kxg6!! (21...fxg6? 22.Re7 Rg8 23.Bxc5 dxc5 24.Rxd7±) 22.Qc2+ f5 23.gxf5+ Bxf5 24.Qg2+ Kh5 25.Qxg7 Nd3+
21...Kxg7 22.Qd4+ Kg8 23.cxb5
23.g5!? h5 24.Bxg6 a3 25.Re7 ; 23.h4 bxc4 24.h5 Qb6 25.Kb1 Rfb8 26.Nd1 Nd3
23...Bxb5 24.Re7 Rae8 25.Rhe1
25.Rxe8?! Rxe8 26.h4 Re3 27.h5 g5
25...Rxe7 26.Rxe7 Qd8 27.Re1
27.Qf6 Bd3 28.h4 Bxc2 29.Kxc2
27...Qh4? 28.Rd1+-
28.Kb1 Rb8 29.Ne4 Nd7! (29...Nxe4? 30.Rxe4 (30.Qxb6 Nd2+!) ) ; 28.Qb4 Rb8 29.Qxb5 Qxb5 30.Nxb5 Rxb5 31.Re8+ Kg7 32.Rd8 Rb6 33.Rc8 Kf6 34.Rc6 Rb8 35.Rxd6+ Ke5
28...Rb8 29.h4??
29.Ne4 Be2 30.Nf6+ Kf8 31.Rd2 Bxf3=; 29.Qb4 Na6 30.Qd4 Nc5=
29...Bd3! 30.Rxd3 Qxb2+ 31.Kd2 Rb4 32.Qf6 Nb3+!-+; 29...Bc4!? Yermo 30.Nxa4 (30.Qxc4? Qxb2+ 31.Kd2 Rb4-+) 30...Nxa4 31.Bxa4 Qb4 32.Bc2 Be2 33.a3 Qb7
30.Ne4 Nxe4 31.Bxe4 (31.Qxb6 Rxb6 32.Bxe4 Rb4) 31...Qa6!
30...Qa5 31.h5 g5 32.Qf6 Qb4 33.a3 Qb6
34.Nxf4! gxf4 35.g5 Qxb2+?!
35...hxg5 36.h6 Qxb2+ 37.Qxb2 Rxb2 38.Kxb2 f5 39.Rh1+-
36.Qxb2 Rxb2 37.Kxb2 hxg5 38.Rg1!+- f6 39.h6 Bb5 40.Kc3 Kh8 41.Rb1 Nb3 42.Bxb3
42.Bf5!?; 42.Re1!?
42...axb3 43.Rxb3 Be2 44.Kd2
44...Bc4 45.Rb6 Bxd5 46.Rxd6 Bxf3 47.Rxf6
2013 Pittsburgh Open - March 1-3, 2013
Prize Winners
OPEN - 1st-3rd: GM Alexander Shabalov (1st on tiebreaks), NM Kristopher Meekins, GM Suat Atalik, NM Safal Bora, 4 (last two also 1st U2300). 4th: IM Chiel van Oosterom, 3.5. 2nd U2300: Daniel Malkiel, Edward Dean, 3.
U2100 - 1st: John Ahlborg, 5. 2nd: Charlie Leach, 4. 3rd-7th: Michael Opaska, Maggie Feng, Roman Cano, Azzama Bochenkova, Theodore Mercer, 3.5 (last five also 1st-2nd U1900).
U1800 - 1st: Mark Milkovich, 4.5. 2nd-4th: James Tyler, Larry Sosna, Jason Lee, 4. 1st-3rd U1600: Mike Holsinger, Tim Zagurskie, Monish Yeluguri, 3.
U1500 - 1st: Tony Qin, 4.5. 2nd-3rd: Paul Terwilliger, Kentaro Miura, 4. 4th-5th: Premanand Alathursrinivasan, Andrew Orr, 3.5 1st U1300: Brian Suganraj, 4. 2nd U1300: Ved Sampath, Griffin McVay, Satyanarayana Yeluguri, 2.5.
U1200 - 1st-2nd: Michael Mount, Pradeepraj Thiyagarajan, 4.5. 3rd: Grace Mitro, 4. Top U1000: Aaron Gray, 4. Top U800: Alexander Reed, 2.5. Top U600: Wenjia Wang, 2. Top Unrated: Davis Evans, 4.
Complete tournament standings and prize amounts are at http://www.pittsburghopen.net. Pictures from the event are at http://www.facebook.com/PSCFChess.


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Kresimir Loncar is a fairly skilled and fundamentally sound big man, in the mold of what you can expect out of a typical European big man. He has size, a decent frame and he's rather mobile and coordinated.
Offensively, he's pretty versatile, being a threat both inside the paint or while facing the basket from further distances. He can play in the low post, showing nice movements there with decent footwork and footspeed, while having the resources needed to finish around the basket, like a useful half hook shot that he can perform. Facing the basket, his best weapon is his jumper, enjoying good mechanics and range out to the international three-point line (of course, it's basically a static shot). He has the handles to put the ball on the floor and try to beat his matchup, usually after a pump fake or by taking advantage of his defender's unbalanced position.
Loncar is rather solid on defense. He has decent lateral defensive movement for a center, while he usually manages to contain his matchups in the low post. He delivers good enough intensity. He's also pretty active looking for the rebound, especially on the offensive glass.
Kresimir can pass the ball too, particularly from the high post. In general, he shows a good basketball IQ.
Loncar doesn't look like one of your super intriguing big men prospects, as his potential looks pretty limited right now. He's not particularly athletic for the NBA level, showing average quickness and leaping ability, and looking more like a center in this department. But being under 7 feet tall, he doesn't enjoy the best size for this position (although it's not bad either), nor is he strong enough right now. For example, he still suffers to maintain good positioning to receive the ball in the low post, and his low post defense isn't strong enough for the next level. He will be able to put weight on, though, as his frame is good enough, so I don't expect this to be a serious problem in the future.
On the other hand, neither he is a serious offensive threat, being inconsistent in his scoring effort and abilities. His post-up game still needs refining, as too many times he can't manage to beat his rival with his moves. He could also use more consistency on his jumper, especially as he gets closer to the three-point line. His free-throw percentages are a little bit low considering the mechanics he shows. He rarely tries slashing plays, in part because of his average quickness. All in all, he still hasn't developed a reliable source to get good offensive production on a regular basis.
On defense he's not particularly intimidating despite his 6-11 size, basically because of he lacks the strength, shows average leaping ability and he doesn't look to block too many shots. Also, his lateral defensive movement is not good enough when he's not facing centers or athletically average PF's, suffering against the more mobile forwards.
At the end of the day, you can't say that Kresimir stands out in any particular department of the game, which makes him go rather unnoticed too often.
Loncar is another product of Split's amazing talent pool, from where guys like Kukoc, Radja or more recently Ukic came. If his name sounds familiar to you, that's because he's been on the radar for quite a long time. Back in Croatia he was considered a huge prospect early on, and at the age of 14 he had already played in the European Championships for Cadets of 1997, being two years younger than most of the kids playing there and enjoying some serious minutes of action (23 per game, to finish averaging 5.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals). One year later he was playing in the European Junior Championships, being three years younger than most of his teammates and rivals. He came back to the Cadets category in 1999 to become the best rebounder (15.3, over 6 rebounds more than the second, plus 14.4 points) of that year's European Championships.
But that same summer he left Croatia at the age of 16 and moved to Treviso in Italy to play for Benetton, one of the most active seekers of young talent in Europe. Meanwhile, he kept competing with the Croatian youth National Teams, playing in the 2000 European Junior Championships to finish with averages of 11 points and 5.9 rebounds while helping his team to get the silver medal.
For the 2000/01 and 2001/02 seasons he was loaned to DJK S. Oliver Wurzburg of the German Bundesliga. He played only about 15 minutes per game in the first season, with averages of 4.4 points and 3.8 rebounds, but improved in the second year to 10.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. It was the turn for the Under-20 National Team, playing in the summer of 2001 in the World Championships (again, he was three years younger than most of the players). His 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds helped Croatia finish second in the competition. A year later he took part in the European Championships of that category, where he averaged 16.4 points and 9.9 rebounds. Before that, in November of 2001, he had already made his debut in an official game with the senior Croatian National Team.
From there it was back to Italy for Loncar, where he finally saw some action with Benetton Treviso in the 2002/03 season, having 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in less than 10 minutes per game in the Italian League and 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in the Euroleague (he had a 21 point 10 rebound performance against Virtus Bologna, but it was a meaningless game). Looking for more playing time, he moved to another Italian team, Teramo Basket. Playing there the entire 2003/04 season he averaged 9 points and 5.5 rebounds in 19 minutes of action.
It seems like Loncar can't settle down anywhere, and this season he's playing in Ukraine for BC Kiev. While the domestic competition is pretty weak, his team is taking part in the FIBA Europe League, that features top teams from very weak Euro countries, and second-tier teams from secondary domestic leagues (there are no Spanish or Italian teams). At least it's a better competition than the Ukrainian League, and he's having a decent season with 12.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
Automatically eligible for the 2005 draft. His chances of hitting the second round are quite good considering he's a big man with numerous skills, but he could just as well slip all the way to nowhere given his unglamorous profile and the depth of this draft. Anyway, he could be an interesting investment in the mid-to-low second round to leave in Europe to develop.
He declared for the draft once already, in 2003, but did not receive serious enough consideration to stay in.
Kresimir still looks far from being an NBA player. Being so promising when he was younger in Croatia, he hasn't lived up to the expectations created then. But if he works hard, particularly in his post up game, mid-range shot and getting bigger in the gym, we shouldn't rule out the possibility of seeing him turning into a serviceable big man for some franchise's rotation, probably in the mold of a center given his athletic gifts.


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News flash! Online teens actually heed parents' advice
This post first appeared in the San Jose Mercury News
by Larry Magid
A study released last week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project had what might be surprising news about online teens. They actually listen to parental advice.
The big take-away from the report, "Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites" was that 69 percent of American teens who use social media say people their age "are mostly kind to one another on social network sites." Deeper into the report, you'll find that 86 percent of teens report getting advice from a parent, and 70 percent say they've received online safety advice from a teacher or "another adult at school. Almost half the teens say they've received advice from siblings and relatives and about 54 percent say they've gotten it from television, radio, newspapers or magazines.
The study, which interviewed 799 teens and their parents earlier this year, was sponsored by the Family Online Safety Institute and Cable in the Classroom.
Despite the fact that nearly all of the teens surveyed were wired into social media and mobile devices, just over a third said they have gotten safety advice from websites and only 21 percent from Internet and mobile phone service providers. Four out of six kids had received advice from other adults, such as youth leaders, clergy and coaches.
It was also heartening to read that younger teens are more likely to receive advice from older siblings, along with other relatives and librarians and that "for teens of all ages nd genders, parents are the most commonly mentioned source for advice about online safety."
The survey didn't ask whether this advice was sought out, appreciated or effective. But it did probe into whether kids looked for advice after witnessing meanness or online cruelty. More than a third who have seen others be mean or cruel on a social network site said they looked for advice on what to do. More than half the girls looked for advice compared to 20 percent of boys.
Teens who have been bullied themselves were even more likely to seek out help. Of this group, 56 percent reached out for advice compared to the 30 percent of teens who had not been bullied.
It's encouraging to note that 92 percent of the teens who asked for advice on how to handle online cruelty said the advice was helpful.
Nearly six in 10 said parents have the greatest influence. The study found some differences based on income and ethnicity, but what I found most telling is that parents who are themselves Internet users are more likely to serve as a teen's biggest influence. That certainly confirms advice that I've been giving for years — that parents need to go online and learn firsthand about the types of media their kids use.
This research tracks with other studies about parental influence. Several studies have shown that kids, including teenagers, do listen to what their parents say and pay attention to what their parents do. Even college students, according to a 2008 study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, are influenced by parental involvement.
But in order to be effective, advice from parents or any other adults also has to be accurate and actionable. Michigan State professor Kim Witte's Extended Parallel Process Model is mostly designed to measure how people respond to fear messages, but it can also be applied to other forms of advice. What she found is that effectiveness of messaging depends on the "assessment of the threat and their perceived efficacy." In other words, people tend to ignore warnings that don't resonate with their perception of reality and they won't take advice that doesn't lead to actions likely to have an impact.
Much of this research is based on behavioral issues like smoking cessation, but it can also apply to online behavior. Giving advice that makes little sense to kids is likely to go nowhere. For example, much of the advice designed to keep kids out of the hands of Internet predators was largely ignored because the kids' own experience correctly belied the perceived threats.
A few years ago, the media was filled with stories about teens being harmed by online strangers, even though research and the actual experience of the vast majority of teens failed to back up those fears. There is also widespread belief that putting personal information or even photos online can lead to danger, but millions of kids do that everyday and never hear about cases of kids they know having been harmed as a result.
While bullying can be extremely hurtful, 85 percent of teens questioned in this Pew study say that no one has been mean or cruel to them online in the past 12 months, and most don't bully others. And despite some media reports of widespread "sexting," only 2 percent of teens say they have ever sent a nude or sexually suggestive picture or video of themselves to others.


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Consider using this seven-week 5K run training schedule as your guide. This 5K run training schedule was created by Olympian Jeff Galloway. It's tailored for beginners or anyone who wants to complete a 5K race. You don't have to use this training schedule only for a 5K run.
You can also adapt it for a 5K walk.
This 5K training schedule incorporates a mix of running, walking and resting. This combination helps reduce the risk of injury, stress and fatigue while boosting your enjoyment of physical activity. Remember, you can run or walk slowly to help your body adjust to this 5K training schedule.
Under this 5K run training schedule, you'll spend a portion of your time walking. For instance, during week one on run/walk days, you'll run for 15 seconds and then walk for 45 seconds, repeating that cycle for 30 minutes.
As the weeks progress, you'll gradually increase the amount of time running and reduce the amount of time walking. If you're adapting the training for a 5K walk, then you always walk, even on run/walk days.
One day a week, which is Friday on this 5K schedule, is a day of rest from exercise, giving your muscles time to recover. On Sunday, you can either take a second day of rest, or you can enjoy a walk at your choice of distance. On this 5K run training schedule, race day falls on Saturday of your seventh week.