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To establish Johnny Rockets as the leading global restaurant chain providing a classic all-American experience.
To establish Johnny Rockets as the leading global restaurant chain providing a classic all-American experience.
Johnny Rockets is an international restaurant franchise that offers high quality, innovative menu items including fresh, never frozen 100% beef cooked-to-order hamburgers, Veggie Boca® burger, chicken sandwiches, crispy fries and rich, delicious hand-spun shakes and malts. Johnny Rockets is committed to moving forward with plans to purchase only cage-free shelled eggs by 2026. This transition period, which reflects the industry standard, will best allow us to promote sustainable business practices. This dynamic lifestyle brand offers friendly service and upbeat music contributing to the chain's signature atmosphere of relaxed, casual fun. Founded in 1986, Johnny Rockets operates more than 380 franchise and corporate locations in 32 countries around the world.
Johnny Rockets operates more than 380 franchise and corporate locations in 32 countries around the world.
Each year, Johnny Rockets serves 17 million Hamburgers, 11.3 million soda pops, 8.3 million
2.1 million orders of Onion Rings and 815,000 gallons of ice cream.
Over 7,500 dynamic people are employed by Johnny Rockets around the globe. Approximately 750 of those are
corporate employees, of which 50 work at the worldwide headquarters, in California.
Each Johnny Rockets employs 20-40 part-time and full-time individuals.
1 Provide a great work environment and treat each other with respect and dignity
2 Serve great all-American food in a timeless and fun environment
3 Apply the highest standards of excellence to the purchasing, preparation, and delivery of our products
4 Enthusiastically serve our Guests and meet or exceed their expectations at all times
Ronn Teitelbaum, an award-winning men's fashion retailer, launched the first Johnny Rockets on June 6, 1986, on Melrose Avenue, in Los Angeles, California. He founded the concept on the belief that everyone deserves a place where they can escape from today's complicated world and experience the uncomplicated goodness of classic Americana. The name originated by combining the timeless Johnny Appleseed story with the classic Oldsmobile Rocket 88. Together, they embody the concept of classic Americana and the promise of the future.
Not confined to any decade or era, Johnny Rockets combines the best elements from a century of American dining history to create an experience and menu that are relevant today…and will be, for decades to come.
In addition to malls, strip centers, and street fronts, Johnny Rockets restaurants can also be found in airports, aquariums, casinos, amusement parks, military bases, cruise ships, sports arenas and seaports. Notable locations include highly visible and popular destinations, including Ocean Drive, in Miami's South Beach; 3rd Street Promenade, in Santa Monica; South Street Seaport, in New York; Universal CityWalk, in Los Angeles, The Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates, both in Dubai.
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Kiwiology is a directory of kiwi blogs – the stuff that makes up the New Zealand blogosphere.
Blog topics include, but are not limited to:
New Zealand based blogs, Kiwis blogging overseas, blogs about anything 'New Zealand' or by people currently in New Zealand, New Zealand issues and current events and kiwis' personal blogs.
Why a New Zealand directory?
Kiwis are very vocal, talented and present on the web. Unfortunately some of that voice can get lost in the wider blogosphere with all that other noise going on. It's hard to find blogs and bloggers that are uniquely kiwi elsewhere on the web.
Try searching Technorati for "new zealand". Tons of crap, some good bits. We're here to fish out the good bits. So here they are…
How are the blog entries created?
All the blogs here are entered manually, and we do a quick check that the content is reasonably up to date and not dodgy, nasty stuff. Eg we won't add a blog that you haven't posted in since Jan 2006 or that you use to hurl racial abuse.
We also check the feed and URL address – sometimes though, our sources aren't the most up to date, so let us know if things need a freshen up.
Obviously this is all done by humans, who are known to be slow and doddery at times, especially pre morning coffee. So if mistakes sneak in, or something looks out of place, or you think a description doesn't suit, Let Us Know.
How do you find all the blogs?
We lurk around blogs quite a bit these days, and as you know, one blog leads to another… If your blog is on Kiwiology, we've probably had a squiz at your blogroll to see if there's anyone on there who we haven't met yet.
We also get many emails from lovely folk out there, letting us know about their own blog or their favourite NZ blogs.
Our friends also drop us a line when they stumble across New Zealand blogs that they think should be part of the directory.
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The Roman Catholic Church doesn't believe in divorce. It does believe in marriage annulment -- maybe too much, if you ask some church leaders. Pope Benedict XVI made headlines, mainly in the Catholic press, when he addressed the issue in late January. As best I can determine, the pope's speech drew little, if any, mainstream media coverage outside of a short Associated Press report that noted:
The Vatican's concern largely is directed at the United States, which in 2006 had more annulment cases launched than the rest of the world combined.
But in the Midwest, under the Gateway Arch, one of America's premier Godbeat reporters -- Tim Townsend -- was listening when the pope hinted at a potential crackdown on marriage annulments. Or maybe a source alerted him to the significance. Either way, Townsend smelled a meaty religion story with real human drama and important ramifications for many readers in the historically Catholic city of St. Louis. And on Sunday, his excellent report appeared above the fold on Page 1 of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Townsend boiled down the big picture this way:
American Catholics are seeking annulments -- the church's declaration that a marriage was invalid -- in large numbers. Whether ... they're hoping it helps them heal after a divorce, or allows them to get remarried in the church, annulments are in demand, and the church in the United States is granting them.
The St. Louis Archdiocese granted nine out of 10 requests for an annulment last year. American Catholics make up about 6 percent of the global church, but according to the most recent Vatican statistics available, the church in the United States granted 60 percent of the world's annulments in 2006.
Pope Benedict XVI has indicated that he believes that's too many, and some Vatican watchers say the church may decrease the number of annulments granted to divorced Catholics.
In general, GetReligionistas raved about Townsend's story.
But, like a disappointed Simon Cowell voicing regret over a favorite contestant who stops just short of a perfect moment, we have to keep it real: Townsend story's contains a pretty giant hole. His piece never really explains the ways in which a marriage can -- as Catholics see it -- be defective from the beginning and qualify for an annulment. This is as close as he gets:
Even after a Catholic couple gets a divorce, the church still considers the marriage valid. An annulment is a tribunal's declaration that a marriage was never valid to begin with, that there was a hidden impediment or "defect of consent" that kept the marriage from being legitimate.
That declaration comes only after a long and involved investigation that asks people to examine, in sometimes excruciating detail, the ups and downs of their marriage. The tribunal may conduct interviews with both parties, ask for details from friends and family members, search for documentary evidence of marital wrongdoing and order psychiatric evaluations.
That is good information, of course. But what are the realities that must be proven in these investigations? What are specific circumstances that would allow a marriage to be annulled after many years?
I also would be interested in more analysis -- from expert sources inside and outside the church -- on what the high number of annulments means. Despite claims to the contrary, is an annulment really the same thing as a divorce, particularly within the context of the U.S. church? If not, what makes it different?
I recall that former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, an outspoken Catholic, led an initiative to reduce that Bible Belt state's divorce rate, which at one time ranked as the nation's second highest. I wonder what he'd have to say about the number of Catholic marriage annulments.
Alas, I'm getting carried away. A reporter -- even one as fine as Townsend -- can cover only so much ground in a story. And, with a single glaring exception, he did a commendable job with this one.


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I desperately want a pastel map of Paris to frame for my office. I'll have to check out Ebay.
Please click the images to enlarge!
I practically squealed with delight at this kitchen! Those bar stools immediately reminded me of Gaynor Groome's, owner of Sydney store Shades Of Pale, kitchen. One of my all time favourites. And an aqua ceiling??! Absolutely stunning!
OK what is it with me and Green and Yellow at the moment? Hmmm.


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Mitch Albom Apologists are STUPID
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Is it legal to repost an entire copyrighted article like this?
It's called attribution, you ass-hat. Have I made it clear that Mitch wrote these articles? YES. The fucking page is called "Mitch Albom is a Terrible Writer"!!! Do I link the actual article? YES. Did I alter the article? NO. It even says the date and it says that HE wrote it.
So as Vincent Hanna says, "DON'T WASTE MY MOTHERFUCKING TIME!!!"
P.S. If Mitch's bitches have a problem with it, they can sue my ass. I'm sure the Free Press has already retained a great attorney for him given the scandal he's facing. That's right, I said it--I'm going to SUE Mitch Albom for civil damages for pain and sufferring for having LIED to me about those basketball players attendence at that game.
Then criminal charges will be brought against him for the MURDER of Jack Lemmon.
And finally, I will sue him again for sucking so hard.
Also, I hereby officially declare JIHAD on this website that attempts to satirize me and my cause.
Good day.


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Winser London were delighted to support ladies sport this summer, as we popped-up at the Women's Ashes. The Test Match was an exciting affair held on the Getty family estate, and here are some of our highlights:
The Winser London pop up awaiting the ladies.
Our pop up filled with ladies (L); Summer colours Winser London knitwear (R)
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The Texas Supreme Court Ethics Committee quietly issued an ethics opinion in May that says law firms can no longer have non-lawyer professionals who have the term "officer" in their job titles. Doing so wrongly gives the impression to the public and clients that people who aren't lawyers are in charge of or are controlling legal work.
"This opinion could limit our ability to hire the right people, which could then adversely impact how we deliver legal services," says Smith.
Fifty-three of the state's largest law firms, including Houston-based mega-firms Andrews Kurth, Baker Botts, Bracewell Giuliani and Vinson & Elkins, have filed objections asking the ethics committee to reverse its opinion. Cox Smith is among the signers.
Enforcement of the opinion could significantly damage how their businesses are managed, the law firms jointly said in a six-page letter obtained by The Texas Lawbook.
Legal experts say that the opinion could also be interpreted as banning firms from having non-lawyers hold positions with "director" in the title, which would cover hundreds more working in Texas law firms.
"We believe they just got it wrong," said letter signatory Michael Lowenberg, general counsel at the Gardere law firm, which has hundreds of lawyers in Austin, Dallas and Houston. "Nobody is going to think that our chief technology officer is a lawyer or that he's out there giving legal advice.
"Besides, what do you call these professions? Head computer guy?" he asked.
According to the opinion, the term officer, according to the opinion, "indicates that the person holding the title has the power to control the entire law firm (in the case of chief executive officer) or significant areas of the firm's operations."
The law firms, though, said in their letter that the committee "misapplied the relevant ethical rules" and "reached an overly broad conclusion that is not supported by the rules and does not protect the public."
The letter also said the new opinion would "cause enormous problems for the day-to-day operations of law firms throughout Texas." Eliminating titles such as chief financial officer would spur law firm executives to leave for jobs at investments or accounting firms, the lawyers said, as such titles demonstrate respect.
"The committee has ascribed too much significance to the word 'officer' and, in the process, has lost sight of the purpose behind these rules," the letter, authored by Haynes and Boone general counsel Stacy Brainin, said. "These people may manage important aspects of the firm's business, but - unless they are also lawyers - they do not own equity in the firm or control how the lawyers conduct their professional activities."
"We are aware of no evidence that the public has ever been misled into believing that the mere use of the word 'officer' necessarily connotes ownership or control of the firm's lawyers," the letter states. "To the contrary, the public knows full well that chief technology officers, for example, supervise other IT employees of the firm – not the lawyers."
Several professional organizations, including the Association of Legal Administrators, the International Legal Technology Associates, the Legal Marketing Association and the American Association of Law Libraries, also sent a letter to the committee asking it to rescind the opinion.
Mark Osborn, a partner at Kemp Smith in El Paso and chairman of the nine-member Professional Ethics Committee, confirmed that he has received the letters.
"The committee is going to consider them at our next meeting, probably in the fall," says Osborn. "We receive letters from Texas lawyers asking questions and we try to answer those questions in order to give guidance."
Osborn said he couldn't comment on the specifics of the opinion.
The Texas Lawbook is an online publication that covers business law in Texas. Go to texaslawbook.net.


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Nice folding desk by Raimundo Braz. It consists of a pallet attached to the wall that makes the function of shelf and wall to hang objects, it has added a folding table also made with pallets that hangs thanks to a metal chain.
Do you want to look for more pallet tables?


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August 1999: The Puerto Rican Miracle: How to Spend Beyond Your Means
An X-Ray of our consumption Patterns, causes and effects
By international standards, our share of consumption in GNP exceeds 93% of all countries in the world yet our income is barely a third of Mississippi`s per capita income. The consumer sector in Puerto Rico does not appear severely strained by low savings. Dramatic use and availability of credit is partly the explanation. Find out how the average consumer spends its income; why, despite a revolutionary health care reform, we are spending more on health and less on food. And, are we really spending less on education? In assessing whether the household sector has become overextended, debt balances provide some answers and worries as interest rates start to rise again.


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This is not my save thanks to original author

This save is set in chapter 19, at the last bench, right before you fight the final boss. The foam finger (one hit kill) gun is in the inventory. This is a legitimate "un modded" save that will give you credit for completing the casual, normal, hard, and impossible missions all at once. It is 82.6% complete which leaves some thing yet to be discovered if you want to go back and redo the appropriate chapters. Or just kill the final boss and start your own game with the unlocks.

There is ample health and ammunition equipped to kill the boss if you use the foam finger and enough material, parts, circuts, blueprints, etc. to make your own gun if you wish. I recommend giving it the finger, lol, as these final necromorphs will brutalize you.

To complete the game 1. Equip the inventory of your choosing. 2. Open the door and fly (without dying) to the final battleground. 3. Stand in the circle and using telekinesis to capture and shoot a blue-floating marker into the aliens eye three separate times without dying. After the third time and you kill the alien, run and climb up to your friend by pressing "A" when prompted or you will die and have to do it all again. Wait through 10 minutes of credits, a surprise ending, and see your reward.

Thank you, Enjoy,
Dead Space 3 Impossible Save 04/06/2016
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Family and friends, I'm going to need your help. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I was hoping we could all take the time to give back and help out a cause- something I have been doing now for the last fifteen years. I promise it will only take a couple of minutes.
As a little girl, I can remember my parents packing a bag and making a trek up to Boston Children's Hospital to see a special team of doctors with me. Given that this disease was progressive and untreatable at the time, there was never any good news from these appointments. I remember always feeling sad and fearful, so in an attempt to make me feel better, my parents would take me to the hospital gift shop and let me pick out a stuffed animal. It was the only thing that made me smile on those days.
Almost two decades later, those same feelings of sadness and fear still exist inside of me. I've lost the ability to hand write. I've lost the ability to feed myself. I've lost so much energy. And, just in the last six months, I've very slowly begun to lose the strength to breathe on my own. It often makes me wonder what's next. This isn't something that is meant to scare you. I love my life and wouldn't trade it for anything, but it's important for me to share a glimpse of reality with you. However, there is a silver lining to my story here. Unlike the little girl who only had her stuffed animal to cling on to underneath fluorescent lights and four white walls, I now have something more powerful and promising to cling to- hope.
There's currently a drug called SMNrx which has been proven safe and effective for individuals with SMA. Although this is incredibly promising news to the SMA community, we now have the biggest hurdle to face: getting this drug approved by the FDA. The FDA approval process can take years, years that many of us don't have left, which brings me to why I need your help. An Acceleration Approval option is available to us, we just need our voices to be heard by the right people. You with me, guys?
Below is an email template. Please copy and paste it into a new message, fill out your information, and send it to the email addresses listed here. That's all I'm asking you to do- see how simple it is?! Imagine a world where SMA can no longer take away the things in life so many people take for granted. Imagine a world without SMA.
Please send the email to:
In the "Cc" line please enter: firstname.lastname@example.com so that we can track how many emails are sent.
(In regards to patient age and type, I'm 25 and have type 1)


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The Subsidized Solution
Flank, known for its inventive façades (like the copper cladding at 385 West 12th Street), came up with a concept that inventively addresses the acute shortage of apartments for middle-income Manhattanites. Affordable housing, the way it's being created now, isn't bringing housing downtown, not anywhere close to where people work, says Mick Walsdorf, one of FLAnk's principals. The private-sector, free-market solution integrates a corporate logo into the building's shell, creating a permanent billboard at a major artery; ad revenue subsidizes the apartments. For this exercise, the firm picked Targeta clever choice, given that the company's known for unexpectedly chic design at extremely basic prices.


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To see some of our conversation, click here.
It was so nice to chat again with members of a wonderful PLN (Personal Learning Network); and their thought-provoking questions and tweets really got me to think about why I blog, what blogging does for me, and why I haven't blogged in such a long while.
I think different people blog for different reasons, but I can only speak for myself. I blog because it helps me to think. As you may, or may not know, this year I'm in a new role. I no longer have a classroom of my own.
Last night, I started worrying that perhaps the fact that I haven't been blogging indicates that I haven't been thinking! YIKES!
Mostly, over the last few months, I've been blaming my lack of inspiration on the loss of my students. I felt I needed to be inspired by the kids; it is from them that I gain wisdom.
But if I'm really honest with myself, I think I haven't been blogging because sometimes I worry that maybe it is best to edit myself. Should I be sharing my thinking "out loud" even when it is not entirely positive? I realized suddenly that this has been my dilemma. I am LOVING my job, and have been working with and meeting some amazing people. I feel truly blessed. But not all of it is positive and I guess that is the rub.
I find I am in a delicate balancing act where I am on the one hand working hard to build positive, collaborative relationships, but on the other hand, am also trying to apply some gentle pressure to get people to shift their thinking. It is challenging, but it is also energizing and exciting. I'm just not so sure how wise it is to blog about it!
In analysing my current drought, I stumbled upon a blog post by Beth Kanter. It is titled Nonprofit Blogging in the Workplace: Apologies or Permission? It thrilled me to see that someone else had put into words exactly what I had been struggling with but was having so much difficulty to name. To quote her blog, I have been wrestling with what I should and should not write, so it became easier to simply not write. Last night, however, thanks to the #etmchat Twitter chat, I realized that not blogging is not a solution! Blogging is cathartic for me, and maybe, just maybe, someone else needs to read what I write.
Late into the night last night, I sat with my iPad in bed, and jotted down all of the thoughts I've been curating for the last five months using my trusty Evernote. It felt so GOOD to let it all loose! Evernote is my Pensieve for those of you who are Harry Potter fans.
Dumbledore: "I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons the excess thoughts from one's mind, pours them into the basin, and examines them at one's leisure. It becomes easier to spot patterns and links, you understand, when they are in this form"
Harry: "You mean... that stuff's your thoughts?"
Dumbledore: "Certainly."
I'm hoping to share my thoughts on 21st Century Learning in subsequent posts in the very near future, so long as I can manage to do it delicately. Stay tuned. I hope you'll come along for the ride.
If you are thinking of taking up blogging yourself, here are some useful tips and ideas from Evernote About Blogging.


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Lord, Please remember me in your kingdom -- The Lord spoke to Paul in a vision. Do not be afraid, keep on speaking, and do not be silent. For I am with you (Acts 18:9).---Come Holy Spirit.


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Jesus said all we need is love. Love thy neighbor. Turn the other cheek. We clearly are not even close to that standard - sadly. However, we could at the very least respect our differences. Our right to be different. Our responsibility to be respectful to each other.
Yesterday three men massacred the staff of "Charlie" magazine in France. Two policemen were also executed. All people who had the right to live, be respected, and be loved by their families and friends. Yet, those rights weren't respected. A group of "orthodox or hard-line" Muslims seems to believe the staff at Charlie, and the two police officers, forfeited the right to live and love and be loved by publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. Islamic law, as practiced mostly in history, required those that insult the prophet to be executed. Some countries still use it - Saudi Arabia for example.
The problem for these Muslims is that the citizens they are executing are not from or in their countries. They live in a different society, with different values, and expectations. "Freedom of the Press", although it is not always that free in the West, is a key cornerstone in our democratic societies. In strictly Muslim countries it is not seen the same way. Yet, we expect them to see it our way, not theirs. They expect us to see it their way, not ours. There is no middle ground, because neither side respect the values of the other. We constantly berate Muslims for everything from multi-marriages, child brides, cloaked women, male-only education, female driving bans, etc. Basically, we want to change everything about them when it comes to what they believe in. Their values repulse us. We cannot bring ourselves to accept them and their societies for what they are.
They feel the same way. They can't stand how we live, how women have freedom, etc. It goes against everything they believe in. A woman in a swim suit is as offensive to them, as a cloaked woman there is to us. Just for different reasons.
That begs the question: Are we living in the modern version of the "Crusades"? Are we carrying the "white man's burden" of the Kipling world? Or are they trying to revive the times of Timur? Or is it both? Either way, the result is the same: hatred; and death.
The truth is, for all of us to survive, enjoy peace, love and be loved, we must respect each others positions. We must. Our "national interests" have to be shelved, and our "mutual interests" must replace them. We can live beside, or with each other without trying to impose our will on each other. To achieve that, we must respect each other's right to a perspective, the legitimacy of that perspective to the other party, and not violate it - especially arrogantly so. Might isn't always right. History has a way of showing those that were mighty always fall. Was it Jesus that said: "live by the sword, die by the sword"? I think so. If we cannot agree to respect the views of the opposing sides, whether Russian, Chinese, American, British, Muslim, Christian, then we are doomed to reap the ugly rewards of such attitudes. Paris yesterday is the latest example. There were many before, and there will be many after, until we learn...
Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the
round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're
not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify
them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change
things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the
crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that
they can change the world, are the ones who do.
Steve Jobs
US computer engineer & industrialist (1955 - 2011)
Thursday, January 8, 2015
The World needs Respect
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Very tasty!Mario Batali
THE I TALIANS brought us Michelangelo, Galileo and Pavarotti, and a unique approach to food, says chef Mario Batali. His latest cookbook, Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking (Ecco, 2010, available in select Costcos and online at Costco.com), celebrates the traditional Italian meal. Q: Many Americans are discovering a diet with less meat and more vegetables.
But you're saying this is nothing new to the
Italians. Can you elaborate?
A: On the traditional Italian table, farming, foraging and gardening have always
yielded the bulk of the food in the daily diet,
and the occasional pig, chicken or cow was
the exception to the rule. In my new book,
most of the protein comes from small portions of cured meats, cheeses and grains,
while the bulk of the meal is plant-based.
8 to 10 salt-packed anchovy fillets
Kosher salt
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
½ medium red onion, cut into
¼-inch dice
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1½ cups Mario Batali Marinara
Sauce or similar sauce
1½ to 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
1 pound penne
2 tablespoons salt-packed capers,
rinsed and soaked overnight in
cold water (change the water
;/; cup pitted Gaeta olives,coarsely chopped;/; cup coarsely chopped freshItalian parsleyFreshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Penne alla Puttanesca
Courtesy of Molto Gusto, by Mario Batali
Q: So what are the benefits of
following this eating plan?
A: The idea is to enjoy a kind of
happy, passing sense of content and
fullness not associated with the consumption of a huge steak or chop. A
balanced meal creates energy for
our constantly moving lives and our
brains, and our laughing and singing and dancing and playing.
Q: You've said that, to Italians, a meal is
more than just food. What is it?
A: Italians feel that it's their birthright to
have something homemade and delicious
every meal. The meal is not only about food,
but about maintaining the crucial connection
between family members as we all get even
busier than we thought possible. A simple
and perfect pasta night once or twice a week
bring families together around delicious
tastes. C
Avid Costco shopper
Katie Goodman from
New Mexico shares
her recipes at www.
1 cup quinoa
1 tablespoon Kirkland Signature™
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 red onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ teaspoons cumin
½ teaspoon oregano
1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder,Half each red, green and yellow bellpeppers, chopped
1 15-ounce can black beans, drained
¾ cup diced tomatoes (fresh or canned)
2 limes
Salt and pepper, to taste
6 to 8 ounces baby spinach
1 bunch cilantro
;/; cup cheddar or feta cheese
1 avocado, diced
Quinoa Taco Salad
Cook the quinoa according to packageinstructions.Heat olive oil in a sauté pan overmedium-high heat; add onion andsauté for 3 to 5 minutes, until translu-cent and tender. Add garlic, cumin,oregano, chili powder, cayenne andpeppers; sauté an additional 2 minutes.Remove from heat. Stir in the blackbeans, tomatoes and the juice of
1 lime. Stir in quinoa. Season to tastewith salt and pepper. Chill.Roughly cut baby spinach into strips.Remove about 1 cup of cilantro leavesfrom the bunch, rinse and pat dry, andtoss with the spinach. Divide spinachand cilantro mixture evenly among 4salad plates. Top each plate with ascoop of the quinoa salad. Top eachsalad with your choice of cheese anddiced avocado. Cut the remaininglime into slices to garnish the plates.Makes 4 servings. C
Put the anchovies in a small bowl andset it in the sink under a light streamof cold running water for 20 minutes.Drain the anchovies, pat dry andcoarsely chop them.Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil in a largepot and add 3 tablespoons kosher salt.Meanwhile, combine the olive oil, onion,garlic and anchovies in another largepot and cook over medium heat, stirring,until the onion is lightly browned andthe anchovies have broken down, about
5 minutes. Add the marinara sauce andred pepper flakes, and cook, stirring, untilfragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove fromthe heat.Drop the pasta into the boiling water andcook until just al dente. Drain, reserving¾ cup of the pasta water.Add the pasta and the reserved pastawater to the pasta sauce mixture; stir andtoss over medium heat until the pastais well coated. Stir in the capers, olivesand parsley, and serve immediately, withParmigiano-Reggiano on the side. Makes
6 servings. C


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Accommodation options within 8km from Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa include:
A small family run Guest House. Situated less than 3kms from Sandton City, and the major Business District of South Africa. Strathavon offers 1 self catering cottage ang 5 Ensuite Guest Rooms.
Harmony Guest House is situated right at the heart of Sandton in Johannesburg. Our location is about 5 min drive to Sandton mall, Gautrain, KFC and McDonald, thus, that make us to be at the center of Sandton activities.
Modern guesthouse in Sandown, one of Sandton's tranquil and secure suburbs. This owner-run guesthouse is conveniently located 2.7 km from the Sandton Gautrain Station as well as the Sandton CBD.
3-Star Guesthouse in Sandton close to Nelson Mandela Square, conference and medical facilities. Located behind a boomed entrance with 24 hour security service with clean rooms and tasteful apartments with private bathrooms and/or showers.
Highgrove Guest House is set in the heart of Morningside in quiet surroundings, minutes away from Sandton City. A modern Georgian styled home that offers privacy, comfort and well-appointed bedrooms with patio or balcony.