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|*December 3 - 9
|Christian Relationships
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Read for This Week's Study:
|Exod. 20:12; Judges 1:21; Luke 9:23; John 3:13; Rom. 5:8; Eph. 5:21-33; 6:1-9; 1 John 4:10, 11.
Memory Text:
| "Submitting to one another in the fear of God"
Ephesians 1-3 gave us the basic theology of the church. From chapter 4 on, Paul discusses the practical application of this theology and how it applies to the Christian life, which, among other things, preserves unity amid diversity, emphasizes the Christian walk, and (as we'll study now) builds adequate relationships.
In the final analysis, Christianity is a religion of relationships, relationships with God and with each other. It makes no sense to claim to have a vital relationship with God without that relationship impacting how we relate to family and community. Church, home, and work are the primary arenas of Christian living. One cannot be a saint in the church and a devil at home. Christianity is not holiness in a vacuum. It is holiness in wholeness; that is, it affects every dimension of living--spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social. This week's lesson turns to principles of Christian relationships.
The Week at a Glance:
|What is Christian submission? How are those in authority supposed to act toward those under their authority? How are husbands and wives to relate to each other? What does Paul write about parent/child relationships?
*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, December 10.
|December 4
Submit to One Another (Eph. 5:21).
Read Ephesians 5:21. What is Paul saying here to us?
The verse is connected to the clause in Ephesians 5:18: "Be filled with the Spirit" (NKJV). Christian submission must not be equated with servility but rather with a proper attitude of humility and consideration to each other. Admittedly, such an attitude is not part of the natural self but a result of being "filled" with the Spirit, as was the case with fellowship and worship, singing and praising, and continual thanksgiving (Eph. 5:19, 20).
Viewed thus, submission does not carry the meaning we normally attribute to it. The biblical view of submission in no way teaches a dictatorial, authoritarian, unjust stance in social relationships where one exercises power and the other crawls in helplessness.
Indeed, Paul adds a qualifying clause to his counsel on submission: "in the fear of God" or "out of reverence for Christ" (NIV). The Christians' conduct and relationship with each otherbe it between husband and wife, parent and child, master and slavedoes involve submission but in the context of reverence for Christ. God is not a wrecker but a builder. He is not dictatorial and selfish but loving. Reverence for Christ draws a line beyond which the call for submission does not extend. Where submission is a violation of one's conscience or contradictory to God's will, Peter's bold stance, "We ought to obey God rather than men" (Acts 5:29), must take over. What should a wife or daughter do when the man of the house insists she go into prostitution in order to meet his economic demands? What should a child do if the father commands him to be a street-corner vender for drugs? Submit? Never. Submission in human relationships is never absolute and unquestioned. As its border, it has the will of God. When a so-called Christian expects submission beyond that border, that person has no right to be called a Christian and deserves to be dismissed from any Christian privilege. Submission "in the fear of God" (Eph. 5:21) demands respect on the part of wife and dignity and honor on the part of husband. This is even more crucial in an age such as ours, during which spousal and child abuse abound. No child of God should become or should be treated as a doormat.
|It's one thing to submit when we shouldn't submit, but what about submitting when we really need to? Sometimes that's even harder. Why is the foot of the Cross the only place where we can learn the meaning of Christian submission? What role does death to self play in submission? See Luke 9:23.
|December 5
Authority (Eph. 5:22; 6:1, 5)
The question of submission and obedience on the part of a wife, a child, or a slave raises the issue of authority. Upon what authority does a husband, a father, and a master expect submission and obedience? Ephesians 5:21 says submission is to be "in the fear of God" or "out of reverence for Christ" (NIV). Similar phrases occur in other places: "as to the Lord" (vs. 22, NKJV), "in the Lord" (Eph. 6:1), "as to Christ" (vs. 5, NKJV). These repeated references to Christ seem to indicate a divine order to this authority structure. Even though Paul does not elaborate on this point, he provides a useful analogy in the relationship between Christ and the church. "Christ is head of the church," and, therefore, "the church is subject to Christ" (Eph. 5:23, 24, NKJV). The headship of Christ is the model to which the church subjects itself. Likewise, the headship of the husband, father, and master is to follow the model established by Christianity. Authority is not tyranny nor is it without limits. In fact, Paul argues that both authority and submission are as in Christ, who "loved the church, and gave himself for it" (vs. 25). This point cannot be overemphasized. Love, not power, is the motivation behind the authority given to preserve the order of an organizational unit such as home or household. Similarly, love, not fear or a feeling of inferiority, is the motivation for submission.
What do these verses say about Christian human relationships?
Gen. 1:26, 27
Acts 17:26
Gal. 3:28
Eph. 3:6
|If some people need to learn submission at the foot of the Cross, what can those in authority learn at the Cross that could help them use their authority in a God-given manner?
|December 6
Husbands and Wives (Eph. 5:22-25)
As we read the verses for today, we can see that marriage is a divine institution, with husband and wife being equal partners (Gen. 2:24, Eph. 5:31). The unity and equality of the partners is stressed in the divine utterance that the two "shall become one flesh" (vs. 31, NKJV). Compare this with Ephesians 2:14, which speaks of how Christ made one out of two (Jew and Gentile), and you will realize the marvel of the divine origin of both marriage and church.
Also, Christ and the church are closely linked. Christ is the Head, and the church is the body (5:23). Without stretching the metaphor to dangerous proportions, it must be noted: (a) As body, the church is subordinate to Christ, the Head; (b) as Head, Christ loves His body the church, died for it, saved it, and sanctified it.
Submission and love do not antagonize the partners in marriage but bring them together. After all, submission means to give oneself up completely to the other. Love means the same thing and includes loving to the extent of dying for the other, even as Christ did.
How does the metaphor of Christ's relationship to the church help us understand how the husband is to relate to the wife? What force must be the prime motivator? See Rom. 5:8; 1 John 4:10, 11; Jude 21.
This intimate relationship between Christ and the church should be reflected between husband and wife. And though Paul and Peter are clear that wives are to "submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord" (Eph. 5:22, NKJV; see also Col. 3:18, 1 Pet. 3:1), he balances that by telling the husbands they must love their wives (see Eph. 5:25, 28; Col. 3:19). This love is to be modeled after Christ's love (Eph. 5:25)unreserved and sacrificial. The husband's headship spells not tyranny but responsibility in a partnership, while submission means not servility but honor, fidelity, and respect. Of course, we need to recognize human frailties: There are husbands who treat their wives as servants and abuse them endlessly. But that is a cultural and sin problem that Paul is not addressing here.
|What are some of the forces in your own society and culture that are warring against marriage? How is what Paul wrote here a powerful means to protect marriage against those forces?
|December 7
Children and Parents (Exod. 20:12, Eph. 6:1-4)
No other religion or philosophy has done as much for children as Christianity. William Wilberforce, a devout Christian, ended child labor in England. William Carey, the pioneer of Christian missions, acted to end child marriage and widow burning in India. Today in some rural areas in southern India, female infants are choked or poisoned to death, and Christian hospitals and pastors have set up cradles outside their doors so that unwanted female infants could be placed there without anyone noticing.
Roman culture during the time of the apostle Paul was even worse. Barclay quotes the famous Seneca: "We slaughter a fierce ox; we strangle a mad dog; we plunge the knife into sickly cattle lest they taint the herd; children who are born weakly and deformed we drown."The Letters to the Galatians and Ephesians, p. 176.
At a time like that, Paul writes to Christian parents and their children in a famous Roman city. How delighted the children must have been to be acknowledged in the letter from the great apostle.
What two things are expected of children? At the same time, how does Paul qualify his words regarding children and their parents? How does that qualification parallel what Paul says to wives regarding how they should relate to their husbands? What differences are there, as well? Eph. 6:1-4; see also Eph. 5:22, Col. 3:18.
Paul offers two reasons for obedience. First, it is right; it is the natural, accepted norm in every society. Second, God's moral law demands it.
Christian artists have depicted the law on two tablets: one containing the first four commandments and the other the last sixdividing our duty to God and to humans. But Jews had five on each table, as if to signify that honor to parents belongs with honor to God.
While obedience is expected of children when they are dependent on parents, honor toward them is a lifelong duty.
Paul counsels parents not to "provoke your children to wrath" (Eph. 6:4, NKJV). Think of some things that may do just that: poor example, hypocrisy, inconsistency, harshness. What else?
|What forces in your society work against strong and loving parent/child relationships? What does Christianity offer that can protect those relationships?
|December 8
Slaves and Masters (Eph. 6:5-9)
The Roman Empire had millions of slaves during Paul's day. The entire economic and social structure depended on slave labor. Slaves, for the most part, were treated as no better than working animals. Even a great man like Aristotle taught that slaves were only work tools. Ownership of one human being by another without any regard or respect to that individual's God-given rights and dignity must have been revolting to a sensitive and deeply spiritual leader like Paul.
Paul counsels the slaves in Ephesus to obey their masters and do their work as if they are doing it for Christ (Eph. 6:5). Work done in sincerity and goodwill "as to the Lord, and not to men" will not go unrewarded (vss. 7, 8, NKJV). Paul recognizes that slaves cannot change their circumstances, but they can conquer them. There we have a good Christian philosophy: While we cannot destroy evil at the moment, we must not let evil destroy us.
Though there's no direct condemnation of the practice of slavery in the Bible, how do the following texts in their own way speak out against the principles behind the practice? Matt. 22:39, Mark 10:44, Luke 6:31, Rom. 12:10, Phil. 2:3, 1 John 4:11.
Why didn't Paul do anything more? "It was not the apostle's work to overturn arbitrarily or suddenly the established order of society. To attempt this would be to prevent the success of the gospel. But he taught principles which struck at the very foundation of slavery and which, if carried into effect, would surely undermine the whole system."Ellen G. White, The Acts of the Apostles, pp. 459, 460.
Paul's ministry did bear fruit, and many slave owners became ardent Christians, along with their slaves.
Philemon is a good example. Paul, sending back this escaped slave, Onesimus, writes to Philemon to accept him "no longer as a slave but . . . as a beloved brother" (Philem. 16, NKJV).
What principles can you take from Paul's words that can help you better understand how you should act (depending upon your situation) toward either your boss or those who work under you or both?
|December 9
Further Study:
|Parents and children. "Parents, God desires you to make your family a
sample of the family in heaven. Guard your children. Be kind and tender with
them. Father, mother, and children are to be joined together with the golden
links of love. One well-ordered, well-disciplined family is a greater power
in demonstrating the efficiency of Christianity than all the sermons in the
world."Ellen G. White Comments, The SDA Bible Commentary, vol.
6, p. 1118.
"The Lord Jesus has not been correctly represented in His relation to the church by many husbands in their relation to their wives, for they do not keep the way of the Lord. They declare that their wives must be subject to them in everything. But it was not the design of God that the husband should have control, as head of the house, when he himself does not submit to Christ. He must be under the rule of Christ that he may represent the relation of Christ to the church. If he is a coarse, rough, boisterous, egotistical, harsh, and overbearing man, let him never utter the word that the husband is the head of the wife, and that she must submit to him in everything; for he is not the Lord, he is not the husband in the true significance of the term."Ellen G. White, The Adventist Home, p. 117.
Discussion Questions:
| Supposing you are made aware that one of your church
members is involved in spousal abuse; how should the church handle the issue?
As a church, should we keep silent about important social issues, or should we get involved? Are there some issues better left alone? If so, how do we determine what they are? Also, discuss these questions: In what ways can getting involved in social concerns deflect us from our real mission? Or, are social, concerns part of our real mission?
As a class, talk about the questions asked at the end of Tuesday's and Wednesday's lessons. What are the forces working against our families, and what can you as a class do that could help local church members as they face these assaults?
|I N S I D E Story
|"Bless My Son"
by KAREN GLASSFORD
"Please madam, bless my son," the man pleaded.
I was a member of an evangelistic team that had traveled to India to teach people about the only true God, to wrest them from their fear and darkness and bring them to the light of Christ.
"What is wrong with your son?" I asked the man.
"Hand not work, long time," he said, holding up his son's stiff arm. The thin fingers had curled into a tight ball and refused to move.
I burrowed my finger inside his fist and asked, "Can you squeeze my hand?" His sad brown eyes looked at me as he tried to move his fingers. But he could not move them. He wanted me to know that he understood my request, so he grabbed my hand with his good hand and squeezed hard.
"Oh Lord," I prayed, "I do not know what this man and his son know about You, but they have come asking for Your healing touch. This boy cannot play as other boys do, and when he is grown it will be hard for him to earn a living unless he can use both of his hands. Please Lord, if it is Your will, heal this little boy and fill him with your love. . . ."
A gasp startled my eyes open, and I stared at the boy. His face glowed with wonder and amazement as he watched his fingers relax from their tight fist. Slowly he wriggled his stiff little fingers, then he moved his wrist, which also had been stiff just moments before. A smile streaked across the boy's face, and his eyes shone with joy.
I squeaked out an emotional "amen," too moved to say anymore. I had just watched the God of the universe step down into a tiny rice field outside a little Indian village and take note of a little boy's need.
Night after night during the meetings, people came to hear the message of God's love. Some, like this little boy, came for healing. Hope struggled against fear as they made decisions to give up their idols and cling to Jesus instead. Joy filled their eyes as they realized that this Jesus truly is the God who made heaven, earth, and them. With new hope and a new purpose in their hearts, they are starting their journey to heaven and an eternity worth looking forward to.
KAREN GLASSFORD is a homemaker and mother living in California.
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Craig Kilborn is heading back to television.
Kilborn, who previously hosted CBS' "Late Late Show," before leaving the program in 2004 (he was replaced by another Craig – Craig Ferguson), will host a new show in an earlier time slot.
The New York Times, which was first to report the news, reported that the show would be syndicated via 20th Television, a division of FOX.
The new show will incorporate talk and, according to a memo, will also incorporate a "nonpolitical 'Daily Show'" type of vibe, the NY Times reported.
Kilborn's new show will reportedly air in the early evening.
Kilborn was the original host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, a show now hosted by Jon Stewart. "The Daily Show" turned from broader comedy toward political humor after the hosting change.
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Harvey Milk
(1930 – 1978) Politician
Harvey Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, Long Island. Milk served in the Navy, inspired by the cause of stopping the Communists in Korea. In the Navy, Milk rose rapidly through the ranks and he eventually became the chief petty officer on the aircraft carrier USS Kittiwake, stationed in the Pacific.
In Manhattan, Milk began working as an actuarial statistician with the Great American Insurance Company, then later with a Wall Street investment firm. While in Manhattan Milk was a strong conservative, but after becoming "more friendly" with the New York theater world, Milk adopted a more "hippie" liberal lifestyle. Dropping out of Wall Street, Milk grew out his hair and burned Bank of America card to protest the Vietnam War. Moving to San Francisco in 1972, Milk opened a camera store on Castro Street.
Angered by the mendacity of the Senate Watergate hearings, Milk made a quixotic run for San Francisco supervisor in 1973. An openly gay candidate, he ruffled the feathers of older, more cautious gays, and his hippie appearance put off many voters. Dropping his hippie image, he focused on his professional demeanor. In 1974 he established the Castro Village Association, an organization of local merchants, and also founded the Castro Street Fair. Before long Milk became known as the Mayor of Castro, holding court in his financially strapped camera store that by this point was a little more than a front for his political activities.
Later Milk was appointed by Mayor George Moscone to the Board of Permit Appeals, which made him the first openly gay city commissioner in the country. In November 1977, Milk won the election as supervisor from San Francisco's District Five (first openly gay candidate to be elected in any big city in the US). Under his urging, the city council passed a gay rights ordinance, nine to one, with the lone dissenting vote by Supervisor Dan White. Milk had a heavy influence in the fight against Proposition 6, an initiative sponsored by state senator John Briggs that would require the state of California to fire any teacher found guilty of "public homosexual conduct" which the law broadly defined as "advocating, imposing, encouraging or promoting of private or public homosexual activity directed at, or likely to come to the attention of school children and/or/ other (school) employees." Due in large part to Milk's tireless campaigning against the measure, it was resoundingly defeated by California voters in November.
Three weeks after the election, on November 27, 1978, Harvey Milk and Mayor Moscone were assassinated by Supervisor Dan White, a defender of "family values" who had long clashed with Milk over gay issues. A former police officer, White climbed in a back window at City hall, proceeded to the mayor's office, and after a brief argument, shot the mayor four times. Reloading his weapon, he went to Milk's office and shot Milk five times. Milk has been often compared to the Martin Luther King of the movement for gay ad lesbian civil rights.
("Queers in History", p. 322, "The Gay 100", p. 93).
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My Case For An Outdoor Butler
Sometimes the local newspaper asks me to write a story.
They don't call me when they need someone to cover a political scandal or a tornado.
They call me when they need someone to figure out how to raise a pet chicken.
In my heart I know I was born to do this. But I try to play it cool. When they ask if I'm available, I say "One moment please, let me check my calendar. . . ."
But really, I'm thinking WHOOOWEE! IMMA BE A FAMOUS CHICKEN JOURNALIST! And I'm wiggling around like a kid who has to pee.
After I get the call, I have a week or two to do research. This basically involves showing up at peoples' houses and asking if I can pet their chickens.
It also involves:
(a) seeing if this bathtub full of chicks and ducklings fits into my trunk;
(b) crying in the parking lot when it does not; and
(c) realizing I need to sneak it back into the feed store before anyone notices that it's gone.
When the research is done, I test my information out on Scott.
This involves poking him and telling him chicken facts so I can figure out which ones are the best.
Like so:
[poke] Chickens dig holes so they can take dust baths but then they shake the dust off and they're actually cleaner than before.
[poke] They eat yogurt. And grapes.
[poke] Some of them lay pastel-colored eggs.
This goes on for about three days and eventually I write the damn thing and send it in.
At this point, Scott says "WELL THANK GOD THAT'S OVER," and I say "I KNOW, RIGHT? NOW I FINALLY HAVE TIME TO GET US OUR OWN CHICKEN."
We will call her Louise. She's going to guard our backyard and eat our table scraps and make eggs for breakfast.
It'll be like having an outdoor butler, basically.
Just look at her butle the heck out of this wooden post.
Scott's being a real buzz-kill about her. He says she would violate our lease.
This coming from a guy who just asked me if he could trim the boxwood bushes in our front yard into the shape of a spaceship.
I get that we live in a NASA town and Scott likes space stuff. But, um, hello. What are the chances the spaceship looks like a giant ding dong? 90%. I'm pretty sure the lease says something about not putting ding dong monuments in the front yard. And if it doesn't, I'm writing it in.
But in case chicken journalism isn't a bottomless well of opportunity, I'm still cooking.
This is the delicious brioche from "Baking With Julia." You can get the recipe here. But if you don't have time to make fancy bread, just get a loaf of something at the store and smother it with some goat cheese and portobello mushrooms.
I like to throw garlic and mushrooms in a pan with some olive oil, salt and thyme and finish it off with a dash of balsamic.
For dinner, we toasted slices of brioche, smothered them with goat cheese, topped them with mushrooms, drizzled them with olive oil and sprinkled them with sea salt. It was awesome, and from start to finish, it took about 30 minutes.
Portobello Mushrooms with Balsamic & Thyme {Download & Print Recipe}
2 tbsp. + 1 tsp. olive oil
3 large cloves garlic, passed through a garlic press (or chopped is fine)
12 oz. portobello mushroom caps, cut into 1/2″ strips
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 tbsp. fresh thyme
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
In a medium or large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-low heat. When it's hot, add the garlic. Sautée for a minute. Make sure the garlic isn't browning or frying up. Add the mushrooms, salt and thyme. At first, the skillet will be dry except for the oil. 10-15 minutes into cooking, they will be dark and will have released their water content into the skillet. At this point, add the sugar and the vinegar. Cook, stirring occasionally, at least 5 minutes more, until most of the liquid in the skillet has evaporated.
Serving suggestions:
Spoon the mushrooms over goat cheese on toasted bread and drizzle with olive oil, if desired, and coarse salt. Or toss on salads, put in omelets, incorporate into pasta sauces, etc.
Thunder sat on her blanket for 20 minutes this morning with a shoelace hanging out of her mouth.
And then she took a nap, still connected to the shoe.
As I was saying to Scott, it's probably because my shoes smell like chickens now, and she's trying to tell us that we should get Louise.
juanitascocina #
One time my son won a chick at the min-fair at the mall. Yes, a chick. It was dyed pink. I tried to give it back to the carnie at the "fish a duck" tank, but she wouldn't take it back. She said it was his.
(This is how you know you're raised in a small, country town)
I turned in a circle and headed to the first guy in a cowboy hat I saw. I asked him if he had a farm. He did. I gave him the chick.
I have guilt. (even years later) I'm now in search of a chicken abandonment therapist. I think your new expertise in the chicken world may qualify you. How much would you charge?April 5, 2012
Carolina #
I've been asking Tom for a chicken for the last 4+ years. That's all I ask evey X mas, valentines, birthday, Martin Luther King day, lawyer day, but I'm still waiting. he is toooooo abal about zoning laws , Boooooooooooooo!!!!
let me know if you find a loophole to the law somewhere! Love and miss you!
cApril 5, 2012
Brooke (Crackers on the Couch) #
We want chickens, too. And when I say "we" I mean "I". I even went to a seminar about it last year and asked questions like, "Am I crazy to want chickens when we regularly have coyotes run through our back yard and also the driveway and also occasionally scare our cats so badly the run away and never come back?" She tried really hard not to look at me like I was crazy as she explained the benefits of proper fencing…April 5, 2012
Lisa #
Here in Charlottesville, VA, we have an organization named "Charlottesville League of Urban Chicken-Keepers" – C.L.U.C.K. for short. I'm thinking of joining just beacuse the acronym is so amazing. But you make a pretty good case for keeping chickens!April 5, 2012
Devry #
This blog brightens my day as I belly laugh from my corner of the office. Thanks for using your God-given gift to bring lots of laugher to others 🙂April 5, 2012
sarah #
I can see no reason this would violate your lease. The chicken will be outside. And when you build it's coop and cage you will be improving the property. Plus the yard will be in great shape because you will be providing fertilizer.
And eventually you will have so much fertilizer you will want to put in raised gardens. Yet another improved structure.
I can't see where this could go wrong. But don't get Louise, she looks rude. You have to find a hen who isn't uppity and is kind about you harvesting her eggs, just trust me here.April 5, 2012
SillyRnti #
I'm in the opposite situation. My hus wants chickens and I say no. I know we're living in the south and we're slightly red-necky (in the fun, trashy way) but having chickens is too country for me. I shudder at the thought of the mess and the smell. Besides, we have 2 dogs and 2 cats. Adding fowl would take us one step closer to a petting zoo.
I was afraid that your recipe might center on one of Louise's dearly departed relatives. I admire your restraint. 🙂April 5, 2012
Ginger Cobl #
You totally need Louise, and I know just where you can get her from, plus some friends for her to hang out with! Bring Scott over and I'm sure Tammy, Tillie, Ruby, and Emma-Jean can help win him over. He just needs to meet some really cool "chicks"!April 5, 2012
One of my coworkers and his wife keep chickens. The thing is, there's always something wrong with one of the chickens (too aggressive, got some chicken respiratory disease that will infect them all, gave him the side eye, flew up on top of the coop, etc.), and then it gets sent to "freezer camp." I suspect that keeping chickens is more difficult than it appears. But it might keep your freezer stocked full of delicious meal ideas.
The mushrooms look so delicious! I wish I could eat that right now! Apparently, your shoelace is also delicious…April 5, 2012
Alexis #
A friend of a friend bought a house in Palo Alto with a beautiful chicken coop in the back yard – some real deal construction. She got all excited, because you can have chickens here if the neighbors sign off on it – major chicken architecture indicates approval, no? But when they were all moved in, her neighbor was all, "I changed my mind." Talk about a jerk.
I have spent some serious time pondering whether a chicken coop would fit on my 4′ x 4′ balcony. I've got vertical space, it would be a feather sky-scraper. A fly-scraper? (And yes, I know chickens don't fly.)April 5, 2012
I would love to own chickens. Alas. 3rd floor apartment + 2 cats = not the friendliest chicken environment.April 6, 2012
I have chickens too! Snazzy, Nicki, and Mabel all live in my backyard and provide me with eggs, entertainment, and never ending almost heart attacks when they all disappear under a bush and I think a hawk has eaten them! I even blog about my chickie girls (and some other stuff too).April 6, 2012
First and foremost: I want/need/deserve that lunch. Maybe Friday. Maybe in the morning tomorrow. Either way, it has to be asafp.
Secondly: my partner and I want chickens (she has experience with them, where as the closest I've ever gotten has been a petting zoo when I was 9). Pastel eggs totally exist and are TOTALLY awesome. Also, I don't care what anyone says: fresh farm/backyard eggs are the cat's pajamas. Should cats WEAR pajamas.April 11, 2012
We have 25 chickens, including two Americanas that we named Abe Lincoln because of the ruff of black feathers under their necks. It always makes me giggle when I someone says "you have a chick that lays green eggs?" and I get to say "yep, Abe Lincoln lays green eggs for us." And, I must say, they make *excellent* butlers.April 15, 2012


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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 [REVIEW]
Released just a few months before we got it, the Redmi Note 7 is Xiaomi's new phablet with a few interesting things hiding behind it's regular looking shell. Latest Android Pie, fast mid-range chipset, bigger battery and a camera which claims to shoot 48MP photos! Given the price bracket, this is going to be a tough competition as there are many other contenders. Hopefully Xiaomi has made the right choices, so let's go and find out together.
Build quality
First thing you may notice is that this phone is pretty much all glass. The glass is on the front as expected, but it's also on the back and on the edges too presumably! This may not be good news for those wanting a sturdy and rugged phone, but who knows, this glass might be tougher than expected.
We have a pretty big camera dock on the back, a small droplet of a notch on top, and three very extruded and clicky buttons on the side. The USB-C port is located on the bottom of the phone in between the speaker and microphone holes. This phone feels relatively heavy in hand given it's glass build, but that also means it's a big fingerprint magnet and more prone to cracking.
Android OS
Since it's a Xiaomi, the MIUI OS is to be expected. Redmi Note 7 comes with the latest MIUI 10 from Xiaomi claiming better visual integrity, improved speed and generally just more features. For the fans of Apple's iOS, MIUI 10 draws lots of design cues from there whilst remaining very polished and fast. The transition animations are fluid and the phone shows no stutters or major hiccups in regular usage.
Given that it's a heavily customized version of Android, some "bloatware" is to be expected. Unfortunately, most applications here can't be disabled or uninstalled, including gmail, google chrome, and google photos. We hope you enjoy having two galleries on your phone for no reason. Thankfully, the system is aware of the notch and knows how to handle it, so there shouldn't be any unremovable black bars while viewing photos and videos.
First come the benchmark scores. Antutu gave us 144181 points on their benchmark. Using GeekBench, we got 1626 points for single core test, 5540 points for multi core test and 5617 points in the RenderScript test. Compared to some recent phones we had on review, the Note 7 scores come in par with the Mi A2, and both of them score a lot lower than the Pocophone's super fast flagship, the F1.
The user interface is smooth and browsing, task switching and watching videos is completely lag free. Jumping over into a graphically intense game gives you a hiccup here and there, but for the most part it was running relatively stable at around 30FPS or more at the highest settings I could set.
As most often seen in similarly priced phones, the display is a regular IPS LCD panel with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a FHD+ resolution of 1080×2340. As per usual for IPS phone panels, the brightness levels are nothing special and the color reproduction is pleasant without being too saturated and intense.
Even though they tried to make the screen seem bigger with the notch, Xiaomi ultimately failed at that goal because of the very thick bezels this phone has. This is not necessarily a bad thing for those who prefer a bit of space around the screen for gripping, but it certainly makes the phone seem bulkier.
Now here comes the interesting bit, the phone's 48MP shooter. Right off the bat we'd like to point out that in order to get the best color quality and night-time sensitivity, you should shoot at 12MP because of the camera sensor's quad bayer pixel arrangement. If however, you just want the sharpest photos of the biggest resolution, then switch the camera into the 48MP mode in the "Pro" section.
Speaking of the Pro section, this phone's manual mode isn't too special, but it still gives you control over focus, shutter speed and ISO. The controls aren't too precise, but at least the shutter speed extends up to half a minute for those saucy long exposure shots. White balance control is unfortunately severely limited to only four rough presets, and there appears to be no RAW option either. Bummer. Really unfortunate too, since the Note 7 has a tendency to get the coloration wrong, making some photos look unnatural.
This camera does offer a night mode which is surprisingly good and gives you some really tasty shots in bad lighting conditions. Portrait mode also works correctly on both the front and back cameras which is pretty cool given that it's doing the front camera depth sensing completely in software.
When it comes to videos, the stock camera application offers 1080p recording at 30FPS with EIS as the default. The stabilization is pretty good even though it trips up with shakier scenarios. You can also shoot in 60FPS with reduced stabilization or in slow motion 120FPS with no stabilization at all.
You be the judge of the image quality this phone produces, but I just have to say that the camera application could use some improvements in usability and configuration options. In it's current state, it feels somehow limiting to use, and the lack of customizability doesn't help it's cause. All in all, the camera is competitive in this price range, but there's a lot of room for improvement in the software department.
Audio Capabilities
I was excited to check how this phone performs in synthetic audio tests, but unfortunately I couldn't do them because the phone's output was just way too hot for my reference audio recorder, and lowering the volume introduced a lot of distortion into the signal for some reason.
Still, the powerful output will probably be a blessing to those with high impedance headphones and big cans in general. It sounds just as loud and juicy as my S9+, if not louder.
The speaker is also very loud and makes the phone's glass body resonate in your hand. No distortion on the highest volumes too, so it sounds like everything is in order here. It doesn't use the earpiece as a second loudspeaker so there's no stereo options there, but the bottom firing speaker does it's job adequately.
Given this phone's slightly bigger battery and relatively efficient chipset, the battery life figures should turn out pretty good. Starting off with the Lab501 test, this phone had it's battery drained by 4% during the 15 minutes of running the gaming sequence at maximum brightness. Playing PUBG Mobile for 15 minutes on maximum brightness drained the battery by 7% which means you should get roughly 3.5 hours of gameplay on a full charge.
Given the phone's 4Ah of battery, these figures aren't that good. I'd personally attribute it to the quite heavy MIUI running underneath since the Snapdragon 660 isn't that power hungry, but we can't know for sure. Thankfully, with the help of Android's battery saving technologies, the battery should prove a lot better in regular day to day usage.
Additional features
This phone also has some interesting additional features. It's good that it has FM radio for emergency situations and low coverage areas, but it also has an IR transmitter that can be used to control various appliances via the Mi Remote application. There are countless presets inside for various models, and with them I've managed to control both my air conditioners and my TV.
The fingerprint reader is very fast, unlike the GPS which had trouble locking in unless I was in an open space with perfectly clear skies. Your mileage may vary. Thankfully, the OTG support seems perfect which is not even that surprising these days. Mounting USB drives works, and it provides enough power too.
The Redmi Note 7 is a sleek device with an attractive price point for users who aren't interested in dropping $1000 for a smartphone, but also want a device which will serve them well over time. The hardware specs should be future proof given the 6GB of RAM, 4000mAh battery, 48MP camera and the well established Snapdragon 660 chipset. For the price point of just around $230, some of it's negative aspects can be easily overseen given that they could be fixed with a proper software patch from Xiaomi.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 [UNBOXING]
Just three months old at the time of writing, Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has fallen into our laps. Xiaomi's new competitor includes all the hip, new features of today. Even though it's very small and unobtrusive, the notch is still present on the top of the screen. The dual camera setup is also there, with the main shooter boasting 48MP capabilities.
Even though the body is made out of plastic, it does come in three different snazzy colors and feels fairly heavy in hand given its 186g of weight. The 4000mAh of battery should also come in handy if you're a heavy user or should you need some extra screen time at some point. Here's the full spec sheet:
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Specifications:
Model: Note 7
SIM Card: Dual (2x Nano SIM or 1x SIM + MicroSD)
OS: Android 9
CHIPSET: Snapdragon 660 (Octa core)
GPU: Adreno 512
Removable storage: Yes
Connectivity: GPS, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0
-4G: Yes
Fingerprint: Yes
Screen: 6.3" – 1080×2340 (19.5:9)
– Front: 13MP
– Back: 48MP + 5MP
Flash: Yes
Battery: 4000mAh, non-removable
Package contents: Phone, Charger, Type-C Cable, User Guide & Warranty Info, Clear Soft Case
Price: $219.99
Xiaomi Pocophone F1 [REVIEW]
Something is stirring up the waters in the smartphone world, and who would have guessed, it's Xiaomi. Known for producing great phones at great prices and making the very popular "MIUI" Android distro, this time they're setting the bar even higher. The idea of having flagship specifications at low prices is as old as it gets, but there's always someone pushing it farther and farther.
This time we get a phone that's powered by the Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 845, with an absurdly big 8GB of RAM and a pretty big 4Ah battery too. The special liquid cooling solution is also what sets this phone apart from the crowd, not to mention it's price. We'll start off with the build quality, and work our way up to see how this phone compares to it's competition.
Build quality
The first thing that caught my attention is the plastic back on this phone. Various materials like aluminum, leather and even glass are usually chosen to cover the back of flagships, but Xiaomi opted in for a pretty boring matte plastic. Thankfully, that's pretty much the only problem if you can even call it that. Plastic backing gives it the advantage of having better grip not affecting the signal reception, plus it still looks pretty similar to it's aluminum counterparts.
The phone itself feels pretty heavy and sturdy, but in reality you never know how many hard drops it can withstand. Thankfully, the front glass is made by Corning so it should have some protection against scratching. The power and volume buttons on the side are moderately clicky and well separated, but the power button is unfortunately still not textured. The extruded part in the middle of the back holds two cameras and a mirror-like fingerprint reader which is an another weird decision. Why put glass somewhere that's bound to be smeared by fingerprints?
Overall, this phone doesn't do any big mistakes when it comes to it's build. The matte plastic back and the glass fingerprint reader may pose a problem to some, but the rest of it is completely fine and up to the buyer's subjective tastes.
Android OS
Compared to a few previous phones we had on review, the Poco F1 has a pretty complex Android distribution installed on it which is heavily based on Xiaomi's world-renowned MIUI. While I wouldn't say that it has any bloatware per se, it does have a *lot* of functions and applications. This isn't your regular, clean Android that you expand on by installing the applications you need – it's much more complex and tightly packed with features. Expect to spend at least a week getting to know the system and getting accustomed to all of it's functions.
It even has a few redundant applications like the Google's photo gallery and Xiaomi's gallery. Unfortunately, you can't even disable most of these without rooting the phone. Despite all of that, the system still runs extremely smoothly without any hiccups. Really, with the specs we see on this phone, such performance is to be expected. Speaking of performance…
Benchmarks first! When tested with Antutu, the Poco F1 gets 293160 points. On Geekbench it scores 2396 points for the single core test and 8717 for multi core. Finally, on the Renderscript test inside Geekbench, it scores 13341 points. Getting such scores, it's currently taking the 10th place on Antutu's list of fastest phones with both the Samsung's Note 9 and Google's Pixel 3 XL scoring lower.
Benchmarks don't always tell the full story, but this phone has just absurdly powerful hardware for it's price. Of course, this means that it's performance in day to day use is as smooth as you can get it nowadays. Games also have no issue running maxed out as the F1 doesn't break a sweat handling them. Xiaomi chose maybe a bit overbearing name of "Master of speed" for this phone, but I can certainly see why. As benchmarks and real-life tests have proven, you're not going to get much faster than this. Only thing left for Xiaomi to do is provide updates and optimize their software.
Of course, if you're on a budget you'll need to be cutting corners one way or the other. Instead of using an OLED panel. Xiaomi instead opted in for a regular IPS LCD screen for the F1. IPS panels don't have burn in and can achieve better color accuracy at such a price point, but I think those factors take a second place to the benefits of OLED in smartphones. For what it is, the F1 still has a very respectable screen.
With a pretty wide notch at the top and all four corners rounded, this phone really does follow the design trends of today. I'm also happy to say that it has very good brightness levels with the minimum being pretty dark and the maximum being bright enough to easily be seen in the sunlight. The screen itself unfortunately has pretty non-standard aspect ratio of 18.7:9 but thankfully it keeps the resolution fairly reasonable given that it's Full HD.
If we take the worst phone camera and the best phone camera, the F1 would probably fall somewhere above the middle. Unfortunately, that's not saying much so let's take a look at the cameras themselves. There's a relatively useless 12MP + 5MP dual camera setup on the back with the second camera being used only for depth detection and nothing else. On the front we have a 20MP selfie shooter which surely won't deliver that amount of detail at night, but during the day you'll get some exceptionally sharp selfie shots.
Thankfully, the portrait mode does depth detection admirably and with practically no edge-detection issues. The regular photos are also very good given that Xiaomi opted to use a pretty fine Sony sensor. Combined with their clever but light image processing, you can achieve some really good shots with great dynamic range. Even during the night, this camera manages to pull through and make some very reasonable photos.
Unfortunately, there's no OIS so the video stabilization has to be done electronically. Still, don't let that stop you – while the stabilization is pretty aggressive, it's also very precise! During the day or in well lit areas, you can get some absurdly stable FullHD video. Switching over to 4K recording disables the stabilization so you must choose between shaky, sharp video or a stable video with a bit less resolution. Personally, I'd just stick with FullHD.
Audio Capabilities
Xiaomi thankfully kept the 3.5mm audio jack, but they added stereo speakers too! In the F1's case, the earphone complements the bottom firing speaker in order to create a pretty good stereo experience without the use of headphones. The speaker itself isn't anything to gawk at, but it's pleasant to listen to, has no audible distortion even at highest volumes and it does get pretty loud! They've done a proper job on the speaker, but how is the headphone output?
The headphone output achieves even less interesting results seeing how it lacks power for large headphones and has a relatively poor stereo separation. The frequency response loses it's linearity under load but the THD remains largely the same except for small changes in low frequencies. Xiaomi was never known for their sound quality, but even the cheaper Mi A1 achieved much better results.
In the sea of 3Ah phone batteries that have pretty much became a norm today, seeing a phone with an extra 1000mAh in there is really a positive change! The Pocophone F1 has exactly 4Ah of battery and anything less would be unsatisfactory given it's very beefy chipset.
In the 15 minute Lab501 test at maximum brightness, the battery depleted by 4% and in the next 15 minutes that I played Fortnite, the battery level fell down by just 6%. If we extrapolate that information, we get around 4 hours of gameplay on a single full charge.
Additional features
While this phone doesn't have some special features like an IR blaster or a heartbeat sensor, it does have the usual assortment of features. FM radio, for once, is enabled and can be used even without plugging in your headphones. It's true, the reception is practically non existent without them, but unlike in most phones you can at least turn the radio on. There's also a fingerprint reader on the back which is very fast and works without problems. The OTG functionality also doesn't have problems powering on anything I plug into the phone's USB port and the GPS is relatively quick to acquire my location.
Let's not kid ourselves here, this phone is practically on top of the food chain in it's price range. Xiaomi made sure to follow the trends and try to create a phone that's appealing to people, but personally I think they could've made some better choices. For example, they probably should have sacrificed the notch, the dual camera setup and maybe even lower the amount of RAM in order to get an OLED screen in that budget. Not counting that, the F1 is obviously a spec-focused phone and if raw processing power is what you seek, then look no further. This phone is probably going to serve you for years to come since it's specs future proof it pretty well.
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Obama has good reason to want to cut Karzai off at the knees. Karzai won't sign the security agreement despite unanimous support from the Loya Jirga, a council of elders with political say in Afghanistan. He released 65 Taliban from the Bagram prison despite U.S. protests that the detainees had been involved in attacks that wounded coalition and Afghan forces.
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Tom Umberg, a former Democratic state assemblyman in California and an Afghanistan War veteran, disagrees. "We still have a clear national interest there," he told me. At this very moment, there are children attending schools where they are planning to kill Americans and U.S. allies. "They are our sworn enemies."
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American rock band
The Killers are a popular American rock band.
Hot FussEdit
- Label: Lizard King/Mercury/Vertigo, 2004, produced by The Killers, Jeff Saltzman
- We took a walk tonight, but it wasn't the same.
We had a fight on the promenade out in the rain.
She said she loved me, but she had somewhere to go.
She couldn't scream while i held her close, I swore i'd never, let her go.
- (from Jenny Was a Friend of Mine n.° 1)
- I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all.
It started out with a kiss
how did it end up like this.
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss.
- Turning through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
'Cause I'm Mr Brightside
- (from Mr. Brightside, n.° 2)
- (from Mr. Brightside, n.° 2)
- I got soul but I'm not a soldier
- (from All These Things That I've Done, n.° 5)
Sam's TownEdit
- Label: Island, Vertigo, 2006, produced by The Killers, Flood, Alan Moulder
- And I'm sick of all my judges
so scared of what they'll find
- (from Sam's Town n.° 1)
- (from Sam's Town n.° 1)
- We hope you enjoy your stay
Outside the sun is shining
It seems like heaven ain't far away
- (from Enterlude n.° 2)
- (from Enterlude n.° 2)
- They say the devil's water, it ain't so sweet
You don't have to drink right now
But you can dip your feet
Every once in a little while
- (from When You Were Young n.° 3)
- (from When You Were Young n.° 3)
- I pack my case. I check my face
I look a little bit older
I look a little bit colder
- But my heart, it don't beat, it don't beat the way it used to
And my eyes, they don't see you no more
And my lips, they don't kiss, they don't kiss the way they used to,
and my eyes don't recognize you no more
For reasons unknown,
for reasons unknown.
- (from For Reasons Unknown n.° 5)
- (from For Reasons Unknown n.° 5)
- Or should I just get along with myself
I never did get along with everybody else
- (from This RIver Is Wild n.° 10)
- (from This RIver Is Wild n.° 10)
- Label: Island, Vertigo, 2007, produced by The Killers, Flood, Alan Moulder, Stuart Price, Jeff Saltzman
- Money talks when people need shoes and socks
- (from Tranquilize ft.Lou Reed n.° 1)
- (from Tranquilize ft.Lou Reed n.° 1)
Day & AgeEdit
- Label: Island, Vertigo, 2008, produced by The Killers, Stuart Price
- Are we human, or are we dancer?
- (from Human n.° 2)
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New I-395 tunnel segment to come with replacement of the existing 14th Street Bridges. Employs virtually the same alignment that I have proposed, though with a somewhat sharper curved transition to the existing SW Freeway then necessary.
Idea of revised ramp connections to 9th Street appears to require demolition of existing building at L'Enfant Plaza, which is consistent with desire to remove the "brutalist" 1960s-70s era architecture, and which would likely be eased by removal of the row of 28 townhouses that were irresponsibly placed only 16 1/2 feet from the existing SW Freeway retaining wall in 1999-2000 as the northern edge of the "Capital Square" residential project by EYI Associates between 0th and 7th Streets. With this occurring within sight of the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation, why did not these agencies object?
Beyond the sharper curved transition to the existing SW Freeway alignment, this NCPC plan differs from my conceptualization by lacking a split to a supplemental I-395 tunnel beneath G Street SW to ease constructibility (e.g. routing traffic- particularly during constructing the new connection to the existing SE Freeway alignment at 7th Street SW), while permanently providing additional capacity with a gentler curved connection to the north-south Center Leg (3rd Street Tunnel): easing a traffic bottleneck that customarily extends into Virginia.
The surface treatment differs with its lack of an extension of G Street SW towards the Jefferson Memorial providing some additional landfill to more integrate the area, and of a traffic circle at the 14th Street location of the I-395 tunnel portal. As I envision it, this new bridge/tunnel segment would be located on the extended axis of Louisiana Avenue.
This proposal also includes a new more literal "14th Street" Bridge -- together with the above mentioned new I-395 bridge -- crossing the Potomac River, with both having tunneled segment respectively to 14h Street and the SW Freeway. It also includes burying the railroad, preserving the existing railroad corridor but at a lower elevation accommodating a newly restored Maryland Avenue.
New development proposal by Hoffman-Struever Waterfront LLC
Yet will the authorities be able to control themselves to preserve the necessary easement for the new segment of tunneled I-395?
Or shall they place buildings directly in the path?
Boondoggles as "Capital Square", the "Golden Rule" apartment house, and a bit of the rush of development along the South Capitol Street corridor suggest the latter.
Final Approval for DC financing of Waterfront passed- SWDC Blog
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Giada at Home - Episode Guide
Season 4
Backyard Campout
Season 4 -
Giada De Laurentiis and Todd host a twilight party in their Malibu backyard, complete with fun camp-style food! Todd sets up a tent, pillows and sleeping bags for Jade and Julian, as Giada prepares a campy menu of Lamb Sliders, Penne With Roasted Vegetables and Prosciutto, and to stay warm, White Hot Chocolate With Marshmallow Stirrers.
Baked Goodies
Season 4 -
Bake sale goodies with a unique flare! Giada De Laurentiis spends the day in the kitchen baking a variety of fabulous treats including S'more Brownie Bites, Lemon Carnival Cookies, and Sweet Peach Cake.
Chocolate Heaven
Season 4 -
Giada De Laurentiis loves chocolate! She shares some of her favorite mouth watering chocolate recipes including a Homemade Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread, Double Chocolate and Mint Cookies, Brownie-Walnut Pie, and to top it off, a Chocolate-Espresso Martini!
Cooking with Kids
Season 4 -
Giada De Laurentiis creates simple recipes that Jade and her friends will love: yummy variations on children's favorites, Cheesy Pastry Puffs, Spaghetti Nests and Chocolate-Cranberry Treats.
Elegant Appetizers
Season 4 -
Giada De Laurentiis is hosting a cocktail party for her closest friends. She provides entertaining tips and creates easy dishes for an unforgettable evening. On the menu: Polenta Half-Moons with Whipped Goat Cheese, Mini Shrimp Cakes with Ginger Butter, Citrus Couscous Cups, and a refreshing cocktail, Frozen Grapetini.
Everyday Ingredients
Season 4 -
The holidays are over, and it's time to start the New Year off right! Giada De Laurentiis prepares an affordable and delicious meal of Strawberry Cream Parfaits, Hearty Meatball Stew, and Artichoke Soup with Fresh Mint.
Game Day Favorites
Season 4 -
It's a big football weekend and Giada De Laurentiis cooks up some fabulous munchies that will leave her guests talking about the food and the football! Giada's big game food includes Caprese Burgers, Warm Artichoke and Bacon Dip, and Spicy Cinnamon-Chocolate Brownies.
Giada's Favorite Chilies
Season 4 -
It's tailgating time and Giada De Laurentiis prepares unique chili recipes from around the country! With California Turkey Chili, Vegetarian Chili Verde, and Short Rib Chili, Giada kicks off game day with winning recipes.
Go Fly a Kite
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Giada De Laurentiis and her daughter, Jade, fly a kite on the beach while Giada's husband, Todd, enjoys the water kite surfing. Todd joins the girls and they share an elegant picnic dinner. Giada makes Gruyere and Spinach Bakes, Orzo with Artichoke Pesto and Grilled Corn and, for dessert, Strawberry and Lemon Meringue Clouds.
L.A. Steak Houses
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Los Angeles has a variety of unique steak houses that have become part of the local culture. Inspired by a few restaurants' signature dishes, Giada hosts an intimate "steak house party" featuring Butter Lettuce Salad With Gorgonzola and Pear Vinaigrette, Grilled Ribeye With Tomato and Poblano Chili Sauce and Spiced Bourbon, Beer and Maple Martinis.
Nonna Luna's Recipe Diary: Chapter 2
Season 4 -
Aunt Raffy joins Giada De Laurentiis in the kitchen to re-create a few of grandmother Nonna Luna's recipes. Nonna Luna's recipe diaries include a wealth of family recipes and cooking secrets passed down from Nonna Luna to Raffy, and then from Raffy to Giada. Some of Giada's favorites include Nonna's Artichokes, Baked Risotto and a special Spinach Loaf.
Power Boost
Season 4 -
Giada De Laurentiis prepares healthy, energizing recipes with amazing flavors for her New Year's Resolution! Giada uses fresh ingredients for a revitalizing menu that includes Rise and Shine Juice, Baked Halibut with Arugula Salsa Verde, Turkey, Kale, and Brown Rice Soup, and a healthy dessert of Blueberry Frozen Yogurt.
Pure Comfort
Season 4 -
Nothing beats an evening of amazing comfort food with your family. Giada De Laurentiis whips up a hearty meal for Todd and Jade; Pork Chops with Apples and Pancetta, Three-Cheese Potato Gratin, and a delicious Fried Banana Split.
Rise and Shine
Season 4 -
Rise and Shine with Giada De Laurentiis and get the morning started with a gourmet approach to breakfast classics. The delicious menu includes Creamy Polenta with Bacon and Cranberries, Sweet and Sticky Caramel-Hazelnut Rolls, Italian Sausage and Egg Bake, and a refreshing Strawberry, Lemon and Basil Mimosa!
Spring Lunch
Season 4 -
Giada De Laurentiis creates a perfect meal for her friends that celebrates the flavors of springtime. The light and healthy recipes include Linguine with Shrimp, Asparagus and Cherry Tomatoes; Fennel, Radish and Chive Salad; and a refreshing Peach, Raspberry and Lime Sangria.
Sweets and Treats
Season 4 -
Kids love surprises at Halloween! Giada De Laurentiis prepares entertaining and spooky treats for her young Halloween guests: Chocolate Apricot Bugs, Cinnamon Pumpkin Roll with Chocolate Filling, and delicious Macaroon Lollipops.
Thanksgiving Favorites
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Thanksgiving is a time to spend with friends, family and fabulous food! Giada De Laurentiis creates a fresh approach to a classic menu with Roasted Root Vegetable Salad, Pumpkin and Goat Cheese Risotto, and Cranberry-Orange Glazed Turkey for a memorable Thanksgiving.
Season 3
Bake Sale
Season 3 -Giada creates some out-of-this-world baked goodies for her nephew and sister to take to the school bake sale.
Big Game
Season 3 -Giada and Todd have friends over to watch the big game. Giada serves up a playful menu in the backyard.
Childhood Favorites
Season 3 -Giada makes three recipes that she and her siblings enjoyed as kids. She invites Eloisa and Igor over to the house to take a trip down memory lane and enjoy the cohesive menu.
Cooking With Raffy
Season 3 -Giada and Raffy continue their recipe swapping tradition. The two exchange two of their favorite dishes and then sit down to enjoy their hard work.
Golden Hour Beach Picnic
Season 3 -In this episode, Giada creates a fun menu to serve to Todd and Jade on the beach just before sunset.
If I Could Have Lunch With Anyone
Season 3 -Giada invites someone she admires over for a casual lunch. Apollonia Poilane, the owner of Poilane bakery in Paris stops by to enjoy a French inspired menu.
Jade's Music Class
Season 3 -Jade loves to sing and dance so Giada hosts Jade's music class at home and treats the kids and parents to a whimsical and delicious lunch.
LA Nights
Season 3 -Giada hosts a evening cocktail party poolside with sophisticated appetizers, fun cocktails and a DJ.
Light and Fabulous
Season 3 -Great recipes to kick off the new year right. A menu with a healthy touch ... light on fatty ingredients, heavy on flavor.
More For Your Money
Season 3 -Giada gives us some money smart recipes that save a few dollars, but still create amazing and fun dishes.
One Pot Meals
Season 3 -Four great recipes that can be made built in either a Dutch oven or saucepan ... everything from a hearty soup to an appetizer and even dessert.
Spring Has Sprung
Season 3 -Giada De Laurentiis celebrates Easter at home with her family. It's an intimate early afternoon celebration in the backyard. Giada gives Easter lamb a twist with a quinoa crust accompanied by orzo with a smokey vinaigrette and stacked eggplant and asparagus napoleons.
Sunset Brunch
Season 3 -Giada, Todd and Trevor spend their Sunday morning paddle surfing in the Pacific then head home for a casual brunch with elegant touches.
Taste Of Peru
Season 3 -Inspired by her visit to Peru with Oxfam, Giada prepares an authentic Peruvian meal and has her friends over to enjoy the food in her backyard.
Total Comfort
Season 3 -Giada enjoys some of her favorite comfort foods at a casual dinner with Jade in the kitchen.
Season 2
A Few Of My Favorite Things
Season 2 -Giada takes us on a global adventure with dishes from New Mexico, Jackson Hole and a recipe inspired by a favorite restaurant in Los Angeles.
All Dresses Up
Season 2 -The California style is usually laid back and casual...anything goes. But tonight, Giada invites friends over for an elegant dinner party.
Aloha LA
Season 2 -Giada creates a tiki-style party in her own backyard. The menu has an island flair.
Basic Italian
Season 2 -Giada prepares an Italian themed meal for her friends Sandra and Diana, who are taking Italian language classes.
Body and Soul
Season 2 -Giada invites her yoga instructor, and some other friends, over to the house for a day of rejuvenation. Giada's instructor leads a poolside yoga class, showing guests some simple poses that they can do anytime...anywhere...to relieve stress and tension. Giada prepares a healthy menu to be enjoyed after the class.
Bowling NIght
Season 2 -Giada and friends go to Lucky Strike for a night of fun and bowling. Giada prepares dinner at the house first, then the group enjoys dessert at the bowling alley.
College Rivalry
Season 2 -Giada some friends over to the house to watch the big game, and snack on some delicious football inspired food
Comfort Food
Season 2 -Giada shares some of her favorite comfort food recipes. These recipes are made for making you feel better.
Cooking School Made Easy
Season 2 -Giada makes three of her favorite recipes that she learned as a student at Cordon Bleu in Paris
Cucina Capri
Season 2 -Giada prepares a mouth-watering menu influenced by the flavors she's grown to love during her many visits to Capri.
Delaurentiis Family Dinner
Season 2 -The De Laurentiis family gathers for an epic family feast. Only, this time, instead of the expected Italian cuisine, Giada serves up another family favorite...Chinese
Fire in the House
Season 2 -It's the annual Firefighter's Pancake Breakfast and, this year, the local department is asking for Giada's help. Instead of serving the usual boring pancakes, scrambled eggs and greasy bacon, firefighters want to impress neighbors with an upgraded menu. So, Giada helps them create the best pancake breakfast of all time. Then, Giada, Todd and Jade join their fellow neighbors to enjoy the community feast.
Giada On Ice
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Giada's Sunset Brunch
Season 2 -Giada and Todd host a backyard party that's timed for sunset. The party is all about hanging out and being comfortable. Friends wear sweats or lounge wear and the food is gourmet comfort food. The setting is very "white world" with big poofs and mattresses in the backyard...very relaxed.
Grill It Your Way
Season 2 -Grilled Fish Kebobs with Parsley and Garlic Butter; Grilled Sirloin Steaks with Pepper and Caper Salsa Potato; Orange and Arugula Salad
Season 2 -Giada has a friend who just redesigned their kitchen. The friend is having a potluck party to unveil the kitchen to friends. Giada shares her favorite potluck recipes to take to the party.
Jade's First Birhtday
Season 2 -It's Jade's first birthday, so Giada is hosting a kids' party in her backyard. The party has a fun animal theme complete with games and costumes.
Let Them Eat Cake
Season 2 -Giada hosts a backyard party for her friends and their kids. The menu appeals to grown-ups but offers a kid friendly twist
Light and Delicious
Season 2 -Giada prepares a menu that will help viewers stick to their New Year's Resolution to follow a healthy diet.
Lunch with Raffy
Season 2 -Giada has referred to her Aunty Raffy as her cooking soul mate. In "Lunch with Raffy," Giada invites her aunt over for an afternoon of fun in the kitchen. Together they create a tasty lunch that is just as fun to make as it is to eat!
Lunch With The Girls
Season 2 -Giada invites over a few of her girlfriends for afternoon of laid back fun.
Northern Italian
Season 2 -Giada hosts a dinner party at her house with a menu that focuses on Northern Italian cuisine. The dinner includes a sampling of full-bodied red wines from the northern region of Italy.
Paint & Party
Season 2 -Giada invites some friends over for a signature cocktail, fun appetizers and a blank canvas. Each guest gets their own easel and blank canvas to create a masterpiece while they enjoy Giada's deliciously creative menu.
Picnic at the Getty
Season 2 -Giada takes Jade and a friend to the famous Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The group enjoys the spectacular art, followed by a homemade picnic lunch in the Getty's majestic gardens.
Pizza Party
Season 2 -Giada invites friends over for a pizza party. She makes the dough by scratch and comes up with three delicious pizzas recipes. Friends munch on the homemade pizzas while they make their own individual pies. Giada supplies custom "To Go" boxes so each guest can take home his pizza creation to cook and enjoy later.
Play Date
Season 2 -Eloisa comes over to the house to hang with Giada, while the kids, Julian and Jade, enjoy a play date.
Progressive Dinner Party
Season 2 -Giada plans a good old-fashioned neighborhood progressive dinner party
Sugar Rush
Season 2 -It's Halloween, so 'tis the season for a major sugar fix. Giada prepares decadent dessert with the kids in mind. She spins the chocolate turtle to perfection, turns truffles into lollipops and creates the ultimate marshmallows for trick or treaters to enjoy in a little sugar rush before heading out into the neighborhood for an evening of Halloween fun.
Tex Mex BBQ
Season 2 -Giada has some friends who travel to Mexico on vacation and bring home a very fun piñata for Jade. The whimsical gift inspires Giada to throw a backyard BBQ with a Tex Mex/Southwestern theme. Giada's festive menu includes fajitas, a black bean, tomato and corn salad and yummy churros.
Todd Loves Thai
Season 2 -Todd loves Thai food and is always asking Giada to whip up some Thai inspired recipes. So, tonight, Giada decides to be a little adventurous and surprises Todd with a Thai themed meal.
Todd's Midwestern Favorites
Season 2 -Giada makes a special meal for Todd, Trevor, Tommy and Kelly that reflects some of Todd and Trevor's favorite childhood dishes. Giada gives the Midwestern classics her own special Italian/California twist.
Totally Fried
Season 2 -Giada prepares four dishes that are all fried, including a fried dessert.
Walk For Life
Season 2 -Giada and some of her girlfriends walk a 5K race in Los Angeles to benefit cancer research. The night before the race, Giada prepares a nutritious and energizing meal for her team to enjoy. She also makes a delicious snack for the group to munch on during the walk.
When Life Gives you Lemons
Season 2 -Giada loves lemons. In fact, a few months ago she hosted a lunch at her house and one of her guests, Julie, brought Giada a lemon tree as a gift. Well...Giada planted that tree in her backyard. It's grown considerably since then and now bares big, healthy, beautiful lemons. So...Giada decides to use the lemons from her tree to create a lemon themed meal.
Season 1
Around the World
Season 1 -Giada prepares a cohesive menu based on her love of world cuisine. Giada's menu represents Trinidad, India and an Italian fusion creation.
Art House
Season 1 -Giada transforms part of her home into a gallery for one night to host an art show and display the work of one of her artist friends, Darren Quinn. Giada's party menu will be as colorful as the paintings, but also easy to eat since guests will be mingling and viewing art. Darren lives on Maui so the party decor will have a Hawaiian feel to set the mood and accent his artwork.
Beach Volleyball
Season 1 -It's the annual De Laurentiis volleyball tournament and this year Giada is in charge of the food! Giada makes a portable menu.
Breakfast For Dinner
Season 1 -Todd loves breakfast for dinner and in Italy, "Eggs for dinner" is very common so Giada prepares a delicious menu that is perfect for a relaxed and casual night poolside with lots of candlelight and comfy attire.
Bridal Shower
Season 1 -Giada prepares food for a bridal shower she is co-hosting for a close friend. The idea is that the event be relaxed with some unique surprises. Giada is creating food that steers clear from the typical mini-sandwiches, cake and punch. Instead, she offers a unique menu that is both playful and unexpected... plus some decorating tips and thoughtful gift ideas for the bride to be.
Busy Day Menu
Season 1 -We follow Giada from breakfast to dinner and capture everything in between. She shows us that there is always time to cook a delicious meal.
California BBQ
Season 1 -Giada prepares a fun and festive menu for an outdoor California Style BBQ. The menu incorporates Todd's favorite foods. It's All-American, think Burgers, Rings and Shakes with a twist!
California Light and Healthy
Season 1 -Giada is inspired to create a meal full of citrus flavors. Giada also makes an impromptu visit to a lemonade stand set up by some neighborhood kids. In the kitchen, she creates a meal that is incredibly fresh, citrus-esque and very California.
California Sushi
Season 1 -When sushi first arrived in America, it landed in LA... where it was quickly California-ized. Octopus tentacles were replaced with cucumber slices, and grilled blow-fish was blown off for avocado and cream cheese. Nowhere is the customization of sushi more of a California art form than at one of Giada's favorite sushi restraurants - Hamasaku. In this episode, Giada and her friend go to Hamasaku for lunch, where they design their own rolls and have some fun with Toshi, Hamasaku's charming and personable owner. As a result of this experience, Giada is inspired to throw a sushi making party at home, and invites a few friends over to hang out in the kitchen and make their own rolls. In the process, Giada shows how genuinely easy and fun it is to make beautiful and delicious sushi, while providing helpful timesavings tips.
Cocktails With Couples
Season 1 -It's a casual cocktail party at sunset on the patio. Giada invites friends over for a few light appetizers and a cocktail.
Day of Indulgence
Season 1 -Giada prepares a menu for a relaxing Spa Day at home with her friends. The husbands and kids head off for a day at the park so Giada and the other moms may enjoy spa treatments and a lunch full of comfort food. Lifestyle tips include Yoga on the beach, and an afternoon of pampering with a mobile spa service. Green Bliss Eco Spa offerns only organic treatments including facials, massages, and mani-pedis in the comfort of your own home. In this "Zen Den", Giada's menu incorporates indulgent foods with a healthier touch that can easily be recreated in any kitchen.
Dig in for a Cause
Season 1 -Giada educates viewers about the charity OXFAM and the deeds it does to help fight world hunger.
Food and Fashion
Season 1 -Giada combines her love of fashion and food by hosting a trunk show that highlights the work of three of her favorite designer friends. Since the clothing is a mix, the menu also includes an eclectic blend of flavors. Plus, the food that Giada makes is really easy to eat while walking around the house and mingling with guests... it's also stylish, creative, and artfully presented.
Food and Fun for Everyone
Season 1 -Friends, family and their kids come over for an evening of fun. Giada has hired a babysitter and has put the kids outside where she sets up beanbags, snacks, games etc. The grown-ups are inside playing grown-up games. The idea is that the menu is versatile it s suitable for both adults and kids you don't ALWAYS have to make a separate menu for the kids.
Garden Party
Season 1 -Giada hosts a beautiful garden party to celebrate Earth Day. Giada's menu incorporates ingredients from her garden and local Santa Monica Farmers Market.
Happy Trails
Season 1 -Giada and Todd set out together for a day outdoors, on a day-hike. Giada goes to Adventure 16 to gear up, and then prepares the food that she'll pack for their hike.
Last Minute Menu
Season 1 -Todd and Giada have invited a few friends over last minute, so Giada whips up something that's really easy but looks like she slaved all day.
Lazy Day Lunch
Season 1 -Giada shares some recipes to enjoy rain or shine.
Lobster Bake
Season 1 -Giada prepares food for a traditional lobster bake with friends. The group will gather at the beach to build a 3-4 foot hole in the sand that will be used as an "oven" to cook the lobsters Giada buys.
Many Thanks
Season 1 -Giada prepares a luncheon to thank all the key people on her team, including her lawyer, publicist, assistant, recipe tester, book editor, and television crew.
More Cheese Please
Season 1 -Giada makes three recipes that are all framed around one main ingredient that she loves- CHEESE!
Moroccan Magic
Season 1 -It's summer and there's nothing quite like a poolside cocktail party with live music and amazing food. Giada takes the "exotic" up a notch by making this summer fancy a Moroccan-themed gathering, timed perfectly for sunset. Her backyard is transformed into a colorful and sophisticated party scene, providing a new twist on a hot and sexy California night. The food? Also sexy AND Delicious, with Giada's glamorous touch.
Pasta Party
Season 1 -Giada whips up a pasta buffet with baked pasta, stuffed pasta, and pasta salad all in different shapes, cuts, colors and flavors.
Picnic in the Park
Season 1 -Giada prepares a picnic menu that is both portable and delicious for an outdoor concert, offering a fun and unexpected twist on the typical picnic fare.
Polo Brunch
Season 1 -Giada prepares brunch for a day at a polo match at Will Rogers State Park. Every Saturday and Sunday from April to October you can watch a polo match and the best part is, it's Free! Polo is lively, loud, beautiful and full of tradition. There are several polot grouds around the country, but Giada's brunch menu is practical for any outdoor spectator event - portable, colorful and flavorful, but still on the healthy side.
Recipe Sharing
Season 1 -Cooking is a shared experience and Giada invites her Aunt Raffy into the kitchen for a recipe swap. Everyone has a recipe that is a favorite, has been passed down thorugh generations, or is a self-creation. Either way, the outcome is delicious and meant to be enjoyed by as many friends and family members as possible.
Remembering Rome
Season 1 -It is a trip down memory lane. Giada is inspired to create a nostalgic Italian meal after looking through old photos of her childhood in Rome. Family members visit Giada in the kitchen as she cooks a menu that highlights some of her favorite Italian food memories.
Road Trip Picnic
Season 1 -Giada packs the perfect picnic for a trip on the road. She give tips how to make the meal easy to eat in the car or at a picnic spot.
Rock The Block
Season 1 -Giada decides to take charge of her neighborhood block party and make it extra special. Her menu foregoes the typical outdoor party food with chic and out of the ordinary dishes.
Small Bites
Season 1 -Giada prepares smaller versions of some of her favorite dishes.
Special Delivery
Season 1 -Giada prepares healthy, hearty and freeze-easy meals for her pregnant friend.
Spring Fling
Season 1 -Giada makes fun, light, happy food that celebrates the arrival of spring.
Surfs Up
Season 1 -Todd and his buddies are out at sea (kite surfing) and hungry for some good surf and turf, so Giada prepares fabulous surf-n-turf for the famished seamen.
Sweet Treats
Season 1 -Dessert, dessert and more dessert one dish can be packaged up to take to a friend. Another is a creation based on Todd's favorite sweet treat that he will indulge on throughout the week.
Table for Two
Season 1 -Giada and her husband Todd hire a babysitter and plan a very memorable date night at home. Giada plans the menu and makes the food, while Todd takes care of every other detail.
The Boys in the Band
Season 1 -Giada's friends are in the band and they are releasing an album so everyone gathers to celebrate.
We'll Always Have Paris
Season 1 -Giada creates a backyard dinner inspired by recent vacation to Paris. Giada plans an evening that reflects the flavors, adventures and activities of the trip - it's an opportunity to bring the travel experience back home.
Welcome Home
Season 1 -Giada makes Carolyna a 'good to be home' meal.