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Friday, July 29
Cora's Sour Cream Banana Bread Recipe + The BEST Way to Eat Banana Bread (How have I never done this?!)
Right now I'm in New Jersey visiting my family. Despite the fact that my sister-in-law Cora had a baby just six weeks ago, she has still been caught cooking us delicious food. Yesterday she made four loaves of banana bread, which (unsurprisingly) are already gone! Cora has been kind enough to share her sour cream banana bread recipe with us today. Everyone say thank you, Cora! {Thank you, Cora!}
Cora's recipe is wonderful and tastes like butter. The day it is baked, the top is wonderfully crispy, while the bread itself is soft and moist. And as happy as I am to now have Cora's great recipe, I'm even more happy about the fact that Cora and my brother Christian shared the greatest tip ever for eating banana bread.
You know how when you make banana bread or brownies or whatever that has a crispy top and it goes soft over night? WELL…Cora and Christian always toast their slices of banana bread and then slather the slices with butter. The top gets crispy again, the edges are awesome, and the bread stays soft and delicious. And then, of course, melted butter. It's basically the greatest and I may never eat banana bread any other way again. These toasty slices of heaven might be even better than fresh-from-the-oven banana bread. Crazy talk, I know, but true.
Enjoy! BonANA Appétit!Cora's Sour Cream Banana Bread RecipePrep timeCook timeTotal timeFrom my wonderful sister-in-law Cora, who is an excellent cook!Author: Jane MaynardRecipe type: BakingServes: 2 loavesIngredients
- ⅔ cup butter
- 1⅓ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or coconut extract (either are delicious!)
- 1½ cup mashed bananas
- 2¾ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ c sour cream
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add vanilla or coconut extract then add eggs, beating well after each egg.
- Add mashed bananas and mix well.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.
- Beating on low, add ⅓ of the dry ingredients until just combined. Add ¼ cup of the sour cream, beat on low until just combined. Repeat with ⅓ of the dry ingredients, then the rest of the sour cream, then finishing with the last ⅓ of the dry ingredients, making sure to mix until just combined with each addition.
- Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and bake for 40-45 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
Posted by Jane Maynard at 11:12 am 4 Comments
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Thursday, June 30
Summer Grilling: Brown Sugar Bourbon Salmon Pecan Salad
{Cue music} Summertiiiiime and the grilling is eeeasyyyy. That's right, forget the kitchen, it's time to start cooking all of the foods on the grill. I'll admit, I use my outdoor grill all year, but it's especially lovely to cook outside in the summer, and pretty much a necessity when the weather gets hot.
The Salmon Council approached me to develop another recipe with them, this time focusing on the grill. Of course I said yes because grilling salmon is my most favorite way to prepare it. The result was this delicious grilled brown sugar bourbon salmon pecan salad that our whole family loved. (Well, everyone except Owen, but he is a 4-year-old who cannot be trusted when it comes to food.)
As part of the recipe challenge, the Salmon Council sent me a box of Grill Mates goodies from McCormick. They sent many wonderful Grill Mates products, but the Brown Sugar Bourbon Marinade Mix caught my eye. I decided marinated grilled salmon would taste wonderful over a mixed green salad and perfect for summer. Then I started thinking more about the spicy marinade mix and had a feeling it would be good on candied pecans. I was right! These candied brown sugar bourbon pecans are awesome on salad…or even alone as a snack! The nuts are bursting with flavor with just a hint of sweet. So good.
I am so glad I had the chance to work with the Salmon Council and McCormick on this project because this recipe now exists. Enjoy!Brown Sugar Bourbon Salmon and Pecan SaladAuthor: Jane MaynardServes: 4-6Ingredients
- 1½ pounds salmon filet, skin on
- 2 packages McCormick Grill Mates Brown Sugar Bourbon Marinade Mix
- ¼ cup oil
- 3 tablespoons water, divided
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon butter
- Mixed Greens (approximately 5-6 ounce package should be good)
- Sliced tomatoes
- Ricotta Salata
- In a 9x13 baking dish, whisk together 1 package of the McCormick Grill Mates Brown Sugar Bourbon Marinade mix, ¼ cup oil, 2 tablespoons of the water and the vinegar.
- Place salmon filet in the dish, skin side down, then flip over so skin side is facing up. Cover dish with foil and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- While salmon is marinating, preheat oven to 350º F and prepare the brown sugar bourbon pecans by placing the pecan pieces in a small bowl and tossing with HALF of the other Brown Sugar Bourbon Marinade packet. (You will have one half packet leftover...save it for another day!)
- In a small bowl mix together 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of the water and 1 teaspoon butter. Microwave for 20 seconds.
- Pour brown sugar mixture over the spiced nuts and stir until evenly coated. Spread nuts on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, stir, then bake for 5 minutes more. Remove from oven, stir, and let cool. Be sure to stir and break up the nuts as they cool so they don't stick to each other or the foil.
- When the salmon has been marinating for about 45 minutes, preheat the grill to medium heat, around 500º F.
- When salmon has marinated for 1 hour, remove from fridge and, using the foil that covered the dish, place the salmon skin side down on the foil, folding up the edges of the foil to catch any liquid that cooks off while on the grill. Spoon marinade from the dish onto the salmon and spread evenly.
- Place foil with salmon on center of the grill, close the lid and cook for 10-15 minutes, until salmon is fairly easy to flake apart. Remove from grill.
- Toss mixed greens with seasoned nuts, sliced tomatoes and ricotta salata. Plate mixed greens and top with grilled salmon. Serve with your favorite salad dressing.
Thank you to the Salmon Council for sponsoring today's post!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 6:41 pm 2 Comments
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Wednesday, May 4
Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies + FairHer, Celebrating the Women of Fair Trade (+ a Giveaway!)
Mother's Day is just around the corner, which means two things for me. First, I am planning on not cooking this Sunday, or even parenting much at all (that's how I like my Mother's Day, nice and lazy). Second, I'm teaming up with Fair Trade USA once again to celebrate the amazing women farmers of fair trade! I think this might be my 4th Fair Trade Mother's Day recipe and giveaway…I've lost track! Anyway, since it's not Mother's Day quite yet, I am still in the kitchen and today I've cooked up a batch of double chocolate coconut cookies that I am certain you will love.
But before we get to the recipe we need to meet a farmer. And do a giveaway, which includes tons of awesome fair trade goodies. Let's go!
This year Fair Trade is focusing on the women of fair trade through their #FairHer campaign. Like ONE, another non-profit organization I work with frequently, Fair Trade recognizes how important it is to help women in order to tackle poverty. In fact, you can't tackle poverty without focusing on women. And the work Fair Trade does empowers women in many ways, especially given that women produce more than 50% of the world's food (ummmm…btw…they only own 2% of the land).
To make this all a little more real, I'd like you to meet one of those women farmers, Virginia Jimenez, a sugar cane farmer & member of the CORA Cooperative, a Fair Trade Certified organic sugar producer in Paraguay. Gimenez has been involved with sugar cane all her life, as both her father and late husband were sugar cane producers. Her late husband, Mario Miranda, joined CORA in 2010 and died a year later. Gimenez, a mother of four, has taken over as the CORA-affiliated producer.
Here are a few of Virginia's thoughts: "For us, the access to machinery that CORA provides is key for our annual production [note: according to CORA, they are able to lend the use of machinery at low or no cost by using some of the Fair Trade premium fund]. I also like the ideals behind CORA. Their strict rules are good for our society. For example, the controls regarding the use of child labor is very good. The safety workshops have also been great help. And the idea of producing organic sugar cane without chemicals is very important. My husband believed strongly in this. If we were able to increase our earnings, whether from sales or from the premium fund, I would like to see our health services improved. We do not have medical attention here on a daily basis. If a poisonous snake bites someone, we have to go really far."
So, keep an eye out for that fair trade symbol on the food you buy. It's helping wonderful women like Virginia. A sincere thank you to Virginia for sharing her story and thoughts with us!
I mentioned a giveaway, didn't I? Fair Trade USA sent me a package of goodies to provide inspiration for today's recipe, and one of you lucky people will receive the same package! It just might be their best one yet. Click here to read about all of the products included!
Here's how to enter the giveaway! (Comments must be posted by Midnight PT 5/11/16):
- Simply leave a comment on this post! That's it!
- Bonus entry: Follow Fair Trade Certified on Facebook (leave a separate comment for bonus entry, if you already follow just let us know!)
- Bonus entry: Join the This Week for Dinner email newsletter list! (leave a separate comment for bonus entry, if you already subscribe just let us know!)
I think it's time to get cooking with all these yummy fair trade ingredients!
Today's cookies may not be fancy but they are pretty much perfect. Crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, these chocolate cookies are filled with dark chocolate and coconut, one of my favorite flavor combinations. And there are so many ingredients in these cookies that can go fair trade, from the sugar to the vanilla to the chocolate! For this batch I used Guittard's organic semisweet chocolate baking wafers, which are my favorite chocolate chips to use in any cookie recipe. I also used Lake Champlain's organic unsweetened cocoa, another fabulous chocolate source that I can't get enough of.
Enjoy! And Happy Mother's Day!Double Chocolate Coconut CookiesPrep timeCook timeTotal timeAuthor: Jane MaynardServes: 3 dozenIngredients
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Generous ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut (I love wide sliced)
- 1½ cups semisweet chocolate chips (I love Guittard's baking wafers)
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, mix together the butter, sugar and brown sugar on medium speed for approximately 5 minutes. (Yes, 5 MINUTES...you want it to mix for a long time.)
- Add the eggs and vanilla and mix on medium speed for another 2-3 minutes.
- Place a sifter over the bowl and add the salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour and cocoa powder to the sifter, then sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix on low until just mixed.
- Add coconut and chocolate chips and mix with a large spoon until evenly distributed.
- Place dough in 2-tablespoon dough balls on a cookie sheet, leaving a few inches between each cookie.
- Bake for about 12-14 minutes. The cookies shouldn't look wet beneath the surface (if that makes sense).
- When you take them out of the oven, drop the pan flat onto the counter or stovetop to force the cookies to settle.
- Let cool a few minutes before eating. Cool completely before storing in an airtight container. Dough balls can also be frozen and cookies cooked from a frozen state, you just may need to add 1 or 2 minutes to the cook time.
Posted by Jane Maynard at 2:12 pm 65 Comments
Categories: featured recipes, Recipes, sweet things Tags: chocolate, cookies, double chocolate coconut cookies, fair trade, fair trade usa, fairher |
Friday, April 22
Super Easy Chicken for Tacos That Tastes Awesome
Hi friends. Today's recipe isn't really a recipe at all. I would say it's more of a kitchen tip and one that I am loving. Today I'm going to tell you how to make super easy chicken for tacos that tastes so good. And when I say easy, I mean easy.
My cousin Jamie gave me this idea and I will be forever grateful to her. We were cooking up tacos one night and had chopped up a bunch of grilled chicken thighs. Jamie grabbed some leftover taco seasoning and tossed it in the bowl. GENIUS. The chicken turned out awesome and now I make it this for tacos all the time.
You can use any taco seasoning, but my favorite is from Penzeys. Not only does this seasoning taste great, but it comes in a jar, so you can use as much or as little as you want. It's so much better than a packet.
Also, I always grill my chicken and while this is super tasty with chicken breasts, chicken thighs are definitely my favorite. Just grill up the meat, cut into bitesized pieces, then toss with taco seasoning.
This seasoned chicken is also great on salad or in a wrap. Basically it's the best. You're welcome.
Posted by Jane Maynard at 11:41 am No Comments
Categories: featured recipes, Kitchen Tips, main dishes, Recipes Tags: chicken, taco night, taco seasoning, tacos |
Wednesday, March 30
PB&P Sandwiches (aka Pear Brie and Prosciutto Grilled Cheese) + A Tasty Giveaway!
Forget PB&J. Or PB&H. Today I give you PB&P! And it has nothing to do with peanut butter. But it is a sandwich. And it has everything to do with savory pear sauce, brie and prosciutto. That's right, pear brie prosciutto grilled cheese sandwiches…PB&P! And this sandwich is scrumptious.
It's springtime, so fruit is in the air. (Along with love, but that's another blog post for another blog, really.) Libby's hired me to develop a recipe using one of their canned fruits to celebrate the spring season. I immediately thought of canned pears (one of my favorite foods growing up!) and wanted to try out a fun savory twist. Enter the PB&P.
I love brie in a melted state. And I love the combination of salty prosciutto with sweet fruit. And I love bread. So, basically, today's sandwich is the love of my life. The sandwich itself is quite simple – bread, sliced brie and prosciutto with a smattering of savory pear sauce. The layers of flavor are delicious, and the texture is perfect. Oh, and by the way, the savory pear sauce is so good and beyond easy to make. And, even though this is a great sandwich for springtime, by using canned pears it not only simplifies the recipe, but you can make this any time of year!
Before we get to the recipe, Libby's has a giveaway for you today! One lucky winner will receive this super cute Crate & Barrel Six Bottle Spice Box along with an assortment of Libby's Fruit, so you can get creative in the kitchen, too! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter! Comments must be posted by midnight PT on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 and prize must be shipped within the U.S.
Good luck to all on the giveaway…and now for the recipes! Enjoy!PB&P Sandwiches (aka Pear Brie Prosciutto Grilled Cheese)Prep timeCook timeTotal timeAuthor: Jane MaynardServes: 1Ingredients
- 2 slices good quality bread
- 1 thin slice prosciutto
- About 4 thin slices brie
- 1-2 tablespoons savory pear sauce (see recipe below)
- Butter
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat about 5 minutes.
- While pan is heating up, spread pear sauce on 1 slice of bread.
- On the second slice of bread, place the brie slices evenly to cover then top with prosciutto.
- Put the sandwich together, then butter the top.
- Place sandwich butter side down in the pan, then butter the other side (that is now facing up).
- Cook sandwich over medium heat until both sides are golden brown.
Savory Pear SaucePrep timeCook timeTotal timeAuthor: Jane MaynardServes: 1 cupIngredients
- 1 15-ounce can Libby's pear halves, drained but reserving 2 tablespoons of the juice
- 1 tablespoon thinly sliced onions (about ⅛ of a small onion)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- Couple shakes of ground pepper
- Heat olive oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once hot, add onions and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the pear juice to the pan, then the drained pears. Break the pears up with a spatula a bit. Add salt, ginger and pepper and stir well.
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to about medium-low, making sure to maintain a simmer. Simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally and smashing up the pears each time you stir. The final consistency should be saucy with lumps.
This post was sponsored by Libby's – I received compensation in exchange for work performed. Price per serving for the PB&P sandwich is approximately $2.00.
Posted by Jane Maynard at 5:38 pm 22 Comments
Categories: featured recipes, Giveaways, main dishes, Recipes Tags: brie, giveaway, grilled cheese, libby's, pear spread, prosciutto |
Thursday, March 24
Homemade Baked Samosas
Today I'm sharing a recipe for flaky, baked homemade samosas that don't really taste that much like real fried samosas and are a lot of work but are also super delicious. How's that for selling a recipe?
My friend Traci wanted to make homemade samosas and found two recipes for baked samosas, one from The Kitchn that uses egg roll wrappers and another on Food 52 that uses puff pastry. We got together one Friday morning and tried making the puff pastry version. It took hours. I don't know, maybe our chatting made us slow, but I don't think so. In the end it's a recipe with several steps, one of which involves rolling out each samosa individually and stuffing them. It can get time consuming, especially if you are making a lot of samosas. Traci and I did have a lot of fun cooking the samosas, but it was indeed a labor of love.
The good news is the samosas were really delicious. The texture was nothing at all like a fried samosa you would get at an Indian restaurant, but I suppose in the end that shouldn't have come as a surprise. I mean, it's puff pastry. And they weren't fried. So, yeah, they're gonna be different. But they are still really good and the filling is divine.
Knowing that puff pastry samosas are best served fresh, Traci and I froze a bunch of the unbaked samosas for cooking later. When I baked a frozen batch they came out perfectly. So, if you do in fact decide to tackle this recipe, triple or quadruple it and then freeze a whole bunch of the samosas before baking. Although, if you just make one batch, then it won't be as time consuming because you want be rolling out and stuffing as many. I'll let you decide your own strategy!
But the freezing-ahead aspect of this recipe is why I'm really excited about sharing it with you. Seriously, having homemade, yummy samosas just waiting in the freezer for you on a busy weeknight is pretty awesome.
One more thing, the green cilantro sauce you see in the pictures. I threw that sauce together on the fly and it was almost good…but I added too much onion. As I was getting this post ready, I decided not to share what I did with you and looked up some actual Indian cilantro sauce recipes. This one on Fine Cooking looks like what I was trying to accomplish, so that's what I will make next time.Homemade Baked SamosasPrep timeCook timeTotal timeFrom Food 52, although I have rewritten the directions based on our experience with the recipe.Author: Jane MaynardServes: 20-25Ingredients
- ½ pound potatoes, cut into large chunks
- 2 large carrots, cut into chunks similar in size to the potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- half of a small yellow onion, chopped
- 1-inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¾ cup frozen peas
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 1 serrano pepper, minced
- salt (the original recipe calls for a pinch, but it definitely needs more than that...I think we did ½ teaspoon - measure ¼ teaspoon at a time to taste)
- Two 15x10-inch frozen puff pastry sheets (the puff pastry at my store was smaller than that, more like 9x9 inches, so I needed two packages...be sure to check the size!), place in refrigerator to defrost a few hours before using
- Flour
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and carrots and cook for 10 minutes, until tender.
- Drain water and mash potatoes and carrots together with a potato masher. Leave mixture slightly chunky.
- While potatoes and carrots are cooking, heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion, ginger, and cumin. Cook for about 5 minutes, until onions are tender and translucent.
- Add onion mixture, peas, cilantro, mint, garam masala, serrano pepper and salt to the potato/carrot mixture. Mix well. As I mentioned in the ingredients list, add salt ¼ teaspoon at a time and taste the mixture to get the right amount.
- Preheat oven to 375° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, unfold one of the sheets of cold puff pastry and cut it into 3x3-inch squares.
- Roll each square out with a rolling pin quite thin (this is where my directions diverge from the original recipe more significantly). Place a scoop of the mixture onto the center of the square, about 2 tablespoons. You do not want to overfill or the filling will escape when baking, so it might not seem like enough filling, but it is. Brush two sides of the square with water just along the edge. Fold the dough over the filling diagonally to form a triangle, folding the unbrushed edges onto the wet edges. Once the dough is folded over, gently squish the filling sideways to fill the samosa evenly. Using a fork, press down all along the two joined edges to seal both sides, then flip the samosa over and crimp the edges with a fork again.
- Place triangles on prepared baking sheet, leaving a bit of space between the samosas. Brush the tops with egg wash. At this point you can bake the samosas or place them in the freezer.
- If freezing: Place baking sheet with samosas in the freezer. If freezing you can fit more samosas on the tray than if you were baking them. Fully freeze, then transfer samosas to an airtight container or ziptop freezer bag. When ready to eat, follow baking directions below, adding 5-10 minutes to the cooking time.
- If baking: Bake 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Serve warm!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 11:58 am 5 Comments
Categories: featured recipes, Recipes, side dishes Tags: homemade samosas, puff pastry, samosas |
Wednesday, February 24
Southwestern Salmon Orzo Salad
February is American Heart Month. To raise awareness, the Salmon Council reached out to see if I would create a salmon recipe, which I was most happy to do! So, today we have Southwestern Salmon Orzo Salad, and it is quite tasty, if I do say so myself.
Currently, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for every 1 in 4 deaths. While that sounds dire, the good news is that a healthy diet and lifestyle can significantly help fight heart disease. When I interviewed Lisa Oz last December, one of my biggest takeaways from our conversation was how her heart surgeon father was an early adopter of using diet to help his patients' health, an approach that then influenced Dr. Oz (Lisa's husband). It can be quite miraculous what nutritious eating can do for our bodies.
Today's post is specifically focused on heart-friendly salmon. Salmon is filled with omega-3 fatty acids, and it is recommended that we eat food high in omega-3s at least twice a week. But in addition to those omega-3s, salmon is also rich in protein and Vitamin D, a highly nutritious combination that can help lower cholesterol and reduce your risk of dying of a heart attack by up to one-third.
The Salmon Council challenged me to incorporate DeLallo's organic whole grain orzo into my recipe. I immediately thought of an orzo salad that my mother-in-law makes that has a Greek flavor to it. I decided to change things up and give the salad a southwestern flare, using a cilantro dressing and adding some heat to the salmon. I have to admit that I'm not normally a huge fan of whole grain pastas strictly for taste reasons, but this whole grain orzo was awesome – just as delicious as regular orzo but with a nice nutritional boost. And the salad overall is sooooo good. The spicy sweet salmon pairs beautifully with the fresh-tasting cilantro dressing and the crunchy veggies. And, if you want to add just a bit of cheese, queso fresca or cotija Mexican cheeses are PERFECT in this salad. If you're trying to cut back on cheese, though, the salad is just as good without it!
A note about the salmon – as much as I loved it in the orzo salad, it was also really delicious all by itself. The preparation is super simple, making it a great meal on its own.
Southwestern Salmon Orzo SaladAuthor: Jane MaynardIngredients
- 8 ounces uncooked whole grain DeLallo orzo
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 1 to 1-1/2 pound salmon filet, skin on
- 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
- ½ cup black beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ cup canned corn
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cloves minced fresh garlic
- 8 ounces salsa verde
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup water
- About 3 ounces queso fresca or cotija cheese, crumbled (optional)
- Add 2 tablespoons salt to a large pot of water. Bring to a boil.
- Add orzo. Return to boil then cook for 9 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain and set aside.
- Preheat outdoor grill to medium heat, so internal temperature of grill reaches 500º F.
- While the pasta is cooking, rinse and dry the salmon filet. Brush both sides of the salmon filet with olive oil.
- Place skin down on a large piece of foil, folding up the sides, leaving a couple inches between the edge of the salmon and the edge of the foil all around the filet.
- Mix together the brown sugar, ½ teaspoon salt, cumin, cayenne pepper and garlic. Spread evenly on the top of the salmon filet. Place salmon on the foil on the grill and cook with the lid closed for 10-15 minutes, until salmon is fairly easy to flake apart. You may see some white stuff as well. Remove from grill.
- Remove salmon from the skin in very large pieces. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix together the cooked orzo, bell pepper, black beans, corn.
- Add salsa verde, chopped cilantro, sour cream and water to a blender and blend well.
- Add ½ cup of the green sauce you just made to the orzo mixture and stir well. Add salmon pieces and stir carefully.
- Serve with extra green sauce and top with queso fresca/cotija cheese if using.
- Serve immediately or chilled.
To learn more about salmon, visit the Hooked on Salmon Facebook page and get salmon recipe inspiration on Hooked on Salmon's Pinterest board. To find out more about DeLallo's products, click here to visit the DeLallo website!
This post is sponsored by the Salmon Council. DeLallo provided me with the orzo I used in this recipe.
Posted by Jane Maynard at 2:23 pm 5 Comments
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Thursday, February 18
Curry in a Hurry!
My dear friend Michelle had the opportunity to live in Hyderabad, India for a year and is, therefore, well versed in Indian cuisine. One day when we were hanging out, she was ranting and raving about curry powder. Her complaint is that Americans think that curry powder makes curry, when in fact curry powder totally isn't Indian. Sure enough, if you look up curry powder on Wikipedia you'll see this: "Curry powder and the contemporary English use of the word "curry" are Western inventions and do not reflect any specific South Asian food." Michelle explained that "curry" basically means a saucy dish with tons of spices, and there are lots of different kinds of curries in India, and that none of them have curry powder.
Basically, curry powder isn't Indian. The end.
Michelle was feeling bad, however, once she realized that there is a recipe she has from an Indian cookbook that actually does use curry powder. It's called Curry in a Hurry and it's her favorite non-Indian Indian food recipe. I've had this recipe sitting in my "to-try" pile for years and we finally made it last week! It was very good, even if it is fake curry. 😉 Nate commented that it actually tastes more like a North African dish, which is kind of true. Whatever it is, it's delicious. All of my kids liked it, too, especially my 8-year-old Anna. (Here's a link to the cookbook the recipe came from originally – Michelle likes this book a lot!)
As for which curry powder to use for this recipe, just use whatever you find at the store. I used McCormick's curry powder. Michelle said that since she first shared the recipe with me, she has discovered Penzey's curry powders and she likes them better than the standard grocery store versions. The Sweet Curry Powder is milder and Michelle says her kids really like that one, but her favorite is the Maharajah Curry Powder, which has really good flavor.
Thank you, Michelle, for giving us a way to use curry powder that doesn't make you want to yell at us. 😉Curry in a HurryPrep timeCook timeTotal timeOriginally from "Indian Home Cooking" by Suvir Saran (I modified the measurements slightly on a few things and wrote the directions in my own words.)Author: Jane MaynardIngredients
- 1½ tablespoons oil
- ½ of a small onion, chopped
- 5 teaspoons curry powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 dried red chilies (I just used 1 so it wouldn't be too spicy for my kids)
- 1 can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 4 chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces (original recipe was 2 chicken breasts, but I added more)
- 3-5 cups fresh spinach
- Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent.
- Add curry powder, garam masala, garlic and red chilies. Stir for one minute.
- Add coconut milk, tomatoes, tomato paste and simmer until thickens, stirring regularly.
- Add chicken; simmer until chicken is fully cooked. (Alternatively, you can add already cooked chicken if you have it, just cook until heated through.)
- Add spinach, stir and cook until spinach as wilted.
- Serve over rice.
Posted by Jane Maynard at 1:20 pm 8 Comments
Categories: featured recipes, main dishes, Recipes Tags: curry powder, indian food, recipes |
Tuesday, February 2
Spicy Layered Chocolate Mousse Squares
Last week I traveled to Minneapolis to visit the General Mills headquarters, where I had the chance to meet with the director of sustainability at General Mills as well as participate in a small group Q&A with the president of cereal (at which point I asked waaaay too many questions). It was a great visit and I learned a lot, much of which I will share later. But today I have to tell you about the birth of Spicy Layered Chocolate Mousse Squares.
During the visit they had all the visiting food bloggers participate in a recipe challenge with Justin Warner (winner of Next Food Network Star Season 8). We had to create a recipe within 1 hour incorporating a General Mills cereal along with at least 2 items from the list of natural ingredients used for flavoring and coloring their cereals. (Over 75% of Big G cereals no longer use artificial colors or flavors and they are on track for almost 100% within the year.)
Me being all serious about the challenge that wasn't even being judged.
I have zero desire to ever be on a competitive cooking TV show, so when they told us what we were going to be doing, I was not excited. But I put my thinking cap on and got to work. With General Mills professional cook Mary Kaye at my side (I wanted to take her home with me!), I created the dessert I'm sharing with you today. I decided to use Cocoa Puffs, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and cocoa powder.
Justin giving his stamp of approval for the chocolate mousse technique I stole from Nigella Lawson; Mary Kaye and I writing up the recipe
I ended up with a delicious layered dessert using the following layers. Layer 1: Cocoa Puffs crust with a hint of cinnamon (the crust had great flavor). Layer 2: Sweetened, whipped cream cheese. Layer 3: Chocolate mousse spiced with cayenne pepper. Layer 4: Unsweetened whipped cream, sprinkled lightly with cocoa powder and cayenne pepper. The final product tasted great, with a subtle heat that builds over time.The richness of the chocolate and the spice of the cayenne is counterbalanced by the almost sour flavor of the cream cheese, and all that creaminess goes perfectly with the crunchy crust. Plus, the layers look really pretty on the serving plate.
I made the recipe again last night just to be sure I had all the measurements where I wanted them. Once again I enjoyed it thoroughly. Nate had a chance to sample it as well and said that it is really good, but that I might have hyped it up too much. I told him it was a hit in Minnesota so whatever.
So, here you go! Spicy Layered Chocolate Mousse Squares! Maybe I should put cooking competition shows on my to-do list after all. Actually, no. Never going to happen. One hour with a helper and no judges was already too much pressure! 😉 (Side note: I totally stole the chocolate mousse technique from Nigella Lawson and it works beautifully. Click here for Nigella's instant chocolate mousse recipe and save it to your recipe box.)
One more thing! We had the opportunity to work in the photo studio to photograph our recipes. We had a professional prop stylist, food stylists and photographers all there to help, along with more beautiful props than you can imagine. This is the first time I shot a recipe with artificial light. Until I have this set up in my house, I probably won't do it again…but it sure was fun!
Me acting all serious again.Spicy Layered Chocolate Mousse SquaresPrep timeTotal timeAuthor: Jane MaynardServes: 16Ingredients
- 3 cups Cocoa Puffs
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 8 tablespoons butter, divided, softened to room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 pint (2 cups) heavy whipping cream
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla, divided
- 1½ cups mini marshmallows
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more for dusting
- cocoa powder for dusting
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Place 3 cups Cocoa Puffs in a zip-top plastic bag. Using a rolling pin, crush the cereal until it is in crumbs, with no large pieces remaining. Pour crushed cereal into a medium mixing bowl.
- Add 6 tablespoons of the butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to the cereal, combine well with a fork or pastry blender.
- Press mixture firmly and evenly into the bottom of an 8" x 8" baking dish. If crust is sticking to your hands, wet your fingers lightly with water.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes. Remove from oven and set on counter to cool completely. While the crust is baking and cooling, make the cream cheese, chocolate mousse and whipped cream layers as described below.
- For chocolate mousse layer: In a heavy medium saucepan, melt bittersweet chocolate, 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of hot water over medium-low heat. Once melted, add the mini marshmallows and cook until marshmallows are completely melted. Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes.
- While chocolate is cooling, in a medium mixing bowl, mix together ½ cup of the cream, ½ teaspoon of the vanilla and ¼ teaspoon of the cayenne pepper. Whip with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Fold chocolate mixture into the whipped cream, carefully mixing until there are no more white streaks.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 30 minutes (not longer). If you are still prepping other layers at the 30 minute mark, remove the mousse from the fridge and set aside until ready to assemble the dessert.
- For the cream cheese layer: Using a hand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, ½ cup of the cream and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Start out at low speed until ingredients are mixed evenly together, then slowly increase speed to medium-high. Beat for about 1 minute, until very well blended. Set aside until ready to assemble dessert. Do not refrigerate before assembling - this will make it easier to spread.
- For the whipped cream layer: Beat 1 cup of the whipped cream in a large mixing bowl until thick but still spreadable. You do not want stiff peaks to form, but it should be thicker than soft peaks.
- To assemble the dessert: Once the crust is completely cooled, spread the cream cheese layer first directly on the crust, spreading evenly. Next add the chocolate mousse layer, spooning the mousse onto the cream cheese layer in several spoonfuls around the dish, then carefully spreading to all the edges. Finish with the straight whipped cream, spreading evenly on top and using a frosting spreader or knife to smooth out the top.
- To dust the dessert with cocoa and cayenne: Using a mesh sieve, over the sink spoon some cocoa powder into the sieve carefully. Hold the sieve over the dessert and tap it with a finger to sprinkle a thin layer of cocoa powder over the entire top surface. Repeat the process with cayenne pepper, making sure to sprinkle just a very light layer.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Serve cut into 16 squares.
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Thursday, January 21
This Week for Dinner Podcast #21: Meredith Walker
Today's guest on the show is Meredith Walker. I met Meredith last year when I traveled with her to Malawi with ONE and Heifer International. After a week of truly life-changing travel together we are bonded for life! In addition to Meredith being completely lovable and someone I can laugh with for hours on end, she is also the co-founder and executive director of Amy Poehler's Smart Girls, a website that Meredith started with her best friend Amy Poehler with the goal to empower girls. Previous to Smart Girls Meredith worked as the head of the talent department at Saturday Night Live, where she booked the guests and pretty much met everyone. Meredith began her career in television, however, working under the tutelage of respected journalist Linda Ellerbee on Nick News. The show won a Peabody and several Emmys while Meredith produced there, but the best part of her job at Nickelodeon was interviewing kids all over the country with interesting stories to tell, creating the foundation for her interest in the lives of young people.
Meredith is the best and I feel lucky to count her as a friend. I am so happy she hung out with me on the podcast, especially since she was so pumped to share her favorite recipe with us all, as well as a few kitchen tips!
- Amy Poehler's Smart Girls
- Posts on Smart Girls about our trip to Malawi
- Posts on my blog about our trip to Malawi
- Joel Mozersky Design
Photo of Joel's Meatballs from MeredithFrench Onion MeatballsRecipe for French Onion Meatballs, as created by Joel Mozersky of Joel Mozersky Design and friend of Meredith WalkerAuthor: Joel MozerskyIngredients
- Onion Mixture:
- 4 sweet white onions, halved, and sliced very thin
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1½ teaspoons fresh thyme
- ½ bottle white wine - I used chardonnay
- Meatballs:
- 2 pounds ground chicken (breast or thighs or both)
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves crushed garlic
- 1 handful of basil, minced
- 2 eggs
- 1 handful of chopped garlic chives
- salt and pepper to taste
- olive oil for frying
- Topping:
- ¾ cup Comte cheese
- ¾ cup Gruyere cheese
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- garlic chives
- Sourdough bread
- Chop the onions very thin. Put the butter and oil in a stock pot on medium low heat. Add the onions and thyme, and cook them down until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add the wine and cook for 10 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, and let simmer on low until the liquid concentrates- about 20 minutes to 3 hours- the longer it simmers, the better it gets. You want it to be a somewhat thick soup consistency.
- While the soup is cooking down, combine all of the meatball ingredients in a bowl. Then form the meat into meatballs, a little larger than a golf ball. They might be a little wet, but they should stick together well enough to form. Heat some olive oil in a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Fry the meatballs on all sides until they have crispy edges and are cooked through- about 5 minutes per side. When they are cooked, but them in the pot with the onions and let them simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Transfer about half of the contents of the pot with the meatballs into a casserole dish. There should be liquid underneath and between the meatballs, and the onions as well.
- Cut up slices of sourdough bread. Grill or toast bread with a little olive oil on it. Put it on top of the meatballs. Then top with the cheeses and garlic chives.
- Broil until the cheese melts, serve in shallow bowls with crusty bread.
- Serve the rest of the soup on the side
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December 6, 2005
'Dirty negro' insult not always racist: Italy court
By Gavin Jones
ROME (Reuters) - Calling a foreigner a "dirty negro" in
Italian is not necessarily a racist insult, Italy's highest
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men punched and insulted some women from Colombia, caused deep
unease at a time when Italy is struggling to contain racism.
The court on Monday ruled in favor of one of the men, who
argued he was not being racist when he launched the assault
with the words: "Sporche negre -- cosa ci fanno queste negre
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in others or lead to "discriminatory behavior for reasons of
race, ethnicity, nationality or religion," the court ruled.
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by expressions of "generic dislike, intolerance or rejection
based on race, ethnicity or religion," which appeared to fit
the case in question, the court said.
Politicians across the political spectrum criticized the
ruling and said it could not have come at a worse time.
Soccer matches around Italy began late on Sunday as players
unfurled banners saying "No To Racism" in response to an
episode on November 27 when Marc Zoro, Ivory Coast defender for
Messina in Serie A, the top division, threatened to walk off
the pitch because of racist chants from Inter Milan fans.
"This judicial interpretation is astonishing," said Green
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Luigi Bobbio, of the conservative National Alliance party,
said the verdict was the result of "a subtle poison (that) has
seeped into our jurisprudence: originality at all costs."
The supreme court is no stranger to controversial
In recent years it has ruled that "an isolated and
impulsive" pat on a woman's bottom at work did not constitute
sexual harassment, and returned a verdict that a woman could
not have been raped because she was wearing skin-tight jeans.
Carlo Fucci, the vice president of Italy's national
association of magistrates, warned that the court's ruling
"could blunt the weapons that can be used against racism."
As part of the campaign against racism, all but one of the
parties on Milan's city council this week appealed to the mayor
to grant Zoro Milan's most prestigious award, a golden statue
of its patron saint, Ambrogio.
The populist Northern League party, which is often accused
of racism, dissociated itself from the appeal.
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This week in 1933, Congress passed The Glass-Steagall Act, also known as the Banking Act of 1933 (48 Stat. 162) prohibiting commercial banks from engaging in the investment business (ie., underwriting, trading, speculating and selling risk products while calling it "financial advice" and having the assurance of tax-payer bailouts when players implode.)
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How to Be Your Own Inspector When Buying a New Home
We get asked frequently if we have any tips for those buying a new home. Well, today's column will help you become your own inspector. These tips are for someone buying an older home, however they can be useful if you're buying something brand new.
- Give the good folks at the Development Services Records Section a call at (619) 446-5200 (or the local building department if the address is outside the City of San Diego), and give them the address of your new home. They will then be able to give you all the permit records we have on file. If you like, you can get copies for a small charge. Most or all of this can be done by telephone and mail.
- When a trained inspector looks at a structure they often use a ''path of travel'' approach. Simply defined, it means that as you walk up to the structure you observe the condition of the walkway and the path you would travel within the building. Make sure you cover the entire interior of the building, then go outside and complete a circle of the structure. This works whether your buying a free-standing, single-family home, or a condominium.
- So, lets take a walk. As you walk the sidewalk and/or driveway, you may notice some cracking of the concrete. Small hairline cracks or fissures in an older home are not necessarily a problem. What is a problem is when the cracked areas are not level -- one side is raised above the other. This may indicate expansive soil -- soil that expands when it gets wet. In most areas of the county, the soil is expansive and that can be a problem. Involve a professional (licensed contractor, landscape architect or soils engineer) if this cracking is excessive.
- While you are outside, look up at the section of the roof that is visible. Does the roof surface appear to be level, or do you see bows or dips? Are there missing or loose shingles? Does the roof appear to be in generally good condition? You'll need to call a roofing contractor if a repair or replacement is needed here.
- A simple circular bubble level will help you see if the floors are level. On carpeted floors, the level is a good indicator of problems. If the floors sag, squeak or groan it may be best to call a licensed contractor to take a second look.
- Look under each sink for water damage, patching and the condition of the pipes. These are telltale signs of possible problems.
- Look into the attic for insulation and signs of roof leakage.
- Check out the walls and ceilings of the rooms for patching and cracks. If they seem excessive, its once again time to have a professional take a look.
- Are the exterior walls peeling or cracked? If the cracks and peels seem excessive, put that on the list for your licensed contractor.
- Remember the permits you got from the good folks? Do they match what you see in the house? If not, ask questions.
This is a start and we are here to help. You're always welcome to ask questions of our Field Inspection Services staff. Give us a call at (858) 492-5070.
Art Buxbaum is chief of residential inspection for the City of San Diego. Those who do not live in the City of San Diego proper should check with the local city or county jurisdictions before following any advice in this column. For more information on building permits, including when you need a permit and when you don't call Field Inspection Services at (858) 492-5070.


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The text message in the image at left would seem routine, but the story behind it is heart-wrenching.
Police in Greeley, Colo., say that text-messaging thread led to the death of a University of a Northern Colorado student on April 3.
Alexander Heit, 22, of Boulder apparently was still typing when he veered into oncoming traffic, jerked the steering wheel to avoid a crash and flipped his vehicle. He died shortly after.
Heit's family released the image as a caution to others who would text & drive.
"I can't bear the thought of anyone else having to go through something like this," said Sharon Heit, Alexander's mother.
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Texting while driving has been illegal in Colorado since late 2009.
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Maybe because his big brother is such a legit Durfee High basketball legend, Michael Fleming seems to rarely get mentioned in the discussion of all-time Hilltopper greats. That may be an oversight.
Michael Fleming, younger brother of Ernie Fleming and a heck of a player in his day, died on Dec. 27 at age 59. His obituary ran just last week.
Maybe because his big brother is such a legit Durfee High basketball legend, Michael Fleming seems to rarely get mentioned in the discussion of all-time Hilltopper greats. That may be an oversight.
Michael Fleming, younger brother of Ernie Fleming and a heck of a player in his day, died on Dec. 27 at age 59. His obituary ran just last week.
Thanks to Manny Papoula's encyclopaedia of Durfee hoops, we can present some info on Mike Fleming the basketball player, and the numbers are pretty impressive.
Four years behind Ernie, Michael averaged 18.3 points per game in 1971, and that number is eighth best among Durfee players in the Hilltoppers high-scoring decade of the 70s, and it's 21st best of all time. His single-game best of 36 points ties for 10th all-time in Durfee land.
Fleming played three years with the Durfee varsity, averaging 6.7 points as a sophomore on a 19-2 team. Creating a dynamite frontcourt duo with Al Herren, Fleming averaged 17.4 points per game in 1970.
In what amounted to an aborted senior season, he averaged 18.3 points a game. Durfee Hall of Famer Tom Gastall, a sophomore on the 1971 Hilltoppers team, recalls Fleming quitting the team somewhere toward mid-season.
"He was a good player, a nice guy," Gastall said. "I got the feeling it (basketball) wasn't that important to him. I don't know."
At 6-foot-2, the high-flying Fleming was a few inches shorter than his brother Ernie, who starred at Jacksonville University and was drafted by the NBA and ABA. While he wasn't as dominant in the paint as his big brother, Michael was still exceptional inside.
He was a great leaper and, Gastall vividly remembers, Michael was blessed with a huge wing span.
Gastall recalled from the days of intense pickup games at the Boys' Club one day when Fleming and the late Chuck Frascatore, who was about Fleming's height, stood next to each other with their arms raised. "The tips of (Fleming's) fingers were about a foot higher," Gastall said.
According to his obituary, Fleming was employed as a social worker for the Mass Rehabilitation Commission.
• Jay Correia has never been one to shy away from wearing many hats. The School to Career program coordinator and program director at Durfee and the district coordinator of mentoring, Correia this week is headed to Fenway Park for an invitation-only tryout as the team's public address announcer. A former social sciences teacher at the high school and a passionate Red Sox fan, Correia is comfortable in front of a microphone. He has done PA for Durfee sporting events and he is Mr. High Energy on the mike for school pep rallies. And here at The Herald News, Jay was a correspondent and a bowling columnist. "Still in initial stages," Correia said. "I emailed them my credentials ... They invited me to an invitation-only tryout. I am going to give it a whirl."
• While flipping through the Papoula Files, I stopped at the page for the 1977 state championship team. That group, featuring Ken Fiola and Kevin Whiting, went 26-0. What surprised me was learning how they almost never came close to going undefeated. In their season opener, the Hilltoppers had to go to overtime to defeat East Providence 61-55.
• From the list of great names for an athlete in his/her sport, we give to you Bishop Stang star swimmer Jonathan Mariner. (Apologies if this is a repeat thought from last year.)
• While this issue has been mentioned elsewhere in this newspaper, it deserves thorough exposure. Re: These frozen yogurt places which sell their wares by weight. The shop the Sullivans visited in Seekonk had two cup sizes, large and mammoth. In other words, it's very easy to over-buy. I did. So did the kids. But yes, we'll be back. We also hit the one at the bottom of President Avenue in Fall River. I showed more restraint.
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Paying for all those school lunches just got a whole lot easier and much more convenient in Anoka-Hennepin School District 11.
For a few years, the school district has used FeePay, an online tool parents could use to add money to their students' meal accounts for school lunches. And while many parents used the convenient tool to keep track of their students' accounts, there was a small service fee that kept some parents from utilizing FeePay.
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- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Spring Valley Elementary School (0.9km)
- Hewitt Elementary School (4.1km)
- Midway High School (4.5km)
- Midway Intermediate School (5.8km)
- TSTC High School (6.9km)
- Midway Middle School (7.9km)
- Robinson Junior High School (8.2km)
- Robinson Primary School (8.2km)
- Rosenthal Elementary School (8.2km)
- Robinson High School (8.2km)
- Woodway Elementary School (8.3km)
- Midway High School (8.3km)
- Robinson Elementary School (9.1km)
- South Bosque Elementary School (9.2km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints America Church (2.1km)
- Saint Jerome Catholic Church (5.6km)
- Central United Methodist Church (7.5km)
- Woodway First Baptist Church (8.3km)
- Youngblood Memorial Presbyterian Church (9km)
- Sonrise Baptist Church (9.4km)
- Westwood Baptist Church (9.5km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Church of Christ - Hewitt (0km)
- Church of Christ - Sun Valley Boulevard (2km)
- Church of Christ (7.8km)
- Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (8.8km)
- Bethel Methodist Church of Robinson (9km)
- Crestview Church of Christ (9.3km)
- First Baptist Church of Robinson (9.5km)
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Hewitt Park (2km)
- Panther Stadium (4.6km)
- Midway Little League Fields (5km)
- Midway Little League Broughton Field (8km)
- Poage Park (8.2km)
- Stars Stadium (8.9km)
- Waco Independent School District Stadium (9.3km)
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- airport;
- a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Heathrow Airport (5.4km)
- Rabbit Run Airport (7.7km)
- Providence Health Center Heliport (9.2km)
- tower;
- a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- KWTX Radio Tower (Lorena) (7.2km)
- KCTF-TV (Waco) (8.7km)
- WACO-FM (Waco) (9.2km)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park (3km)
- Waco Memorial Park (5.1km)
- Whitehall Cemetery (8.5km)
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- hospital;
- a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- North Flat Creek (5.9km)
- Chambers Creek (6.8km)
- building(s);
- a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
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Nostalgia powering up market for vintage video games
As some of the most popular products of the 2016 holiday season demonstrated, the interest in vintage video games and consoles is on the rise, both among collectors and gamers. In this article by Eric Bradley, as part of his book Picker's Pocket Guide -- Toys, the market for vintage video...
Figural Buckles: Impressive 3-D models at home on a belt
In a special Collector Feature, Antique Trader contributor Steve Evans discusses collectible belt buckles. This lesser-known collecting interest offers quite a few options for starting and forming a collection, and they are definitely on the more affordable end of the collecting spectrum.
Eric Bradley: A good guy finishes first
Eric Bradley, new Director of Public Relations for Heritage Auctions, fields questions from Paul Kennedy, Behind the Spine columnist, about working his way up the ranks, and evolution of the antiques and collectibles marketplace.
Beatles-used gear is Mount Everest of memorabilia
There's no question that The Beatles' popularity is something of legend, and auction results of Beatles-used gear confirms popularity among collectors. Noah Fleisher, author of The Beatles: Fab Finds of the Fab Four explores this facet of Beatles memorabilia with collecting expert Andy Babiuk.
Olivetti 32 note cards may be future ephemeral collectibles
Typewriters may be a thing of the past when it comes to business, but not when it comes to serious appreciation from collectors. In the latest 'Things We Love' column, Print Editor Karen Knapstein shares how the new Olivetti note cards demonstrate that fact.
Bottle Treasures Uncorked: Popularity of ginger beer bottles
Although ginger beer breweries have all but disappeared, popularity of various ginger beer bottles continues among collectors, reports Mike Polak.
Book serves as reading list of best graphic novels
The genre of graphic novels continues to engage readers of all ages and interests. In the recently published "100 Greatest Graphic Novels", authors Katrina Hill and Alex Langley lead a unique exploration into some of the best books this genre has to offer.
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I have some issues with remote control with Intel KVM, we are using landesk management suite 9.0 in the server side, godaddy certificate for remote provisioning, The devices are amt versions 6,7,8, and all have Intel integrated graphics. After provisioning all vPro options work but in some devices Remote Control via Intel KVM desn't work. To get kvm option working, in landesk managemet console we have to go to Intel vPro Options -> Intel vPro Status.. then we go to Remote Control via Intel KVM and works. It seems that device is provisioned but kvm option is "False", then when we do Intel vPro Status, Intel amt finish configuration.. We don't know. When a device is just provisioned it show KVMOptions><EnableKVM>False</EnableKVM>.. in log file from scs_discovery, after intel vPro status it show True. Maybe a bug in provisioning process? Also to say that when device is provisioned and kvm doesn´t work, we go to Intel MEBX with Ctrl+P and KVM is Enabled..
Is there some issue like this that you know?
Thanks very much in advance,


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New Lamar offense showcases variety
Published 10:03 pm, Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Prairie View A&M defense could not have known what was coming. The Lamar offense ran its first seven plays out of seven different formations. The eighth looked nothing like any other.
Lamar fans Saturday saw an effective offense managed by coordinator Larry Kueck and operated by quarterback Ryan Mossakowski. It was far better than the four-turnover mess at Louisiana-Lafayette, and it's a best-case scenaro for Lamar this Saturday at Hawaii.
Against Prairie View, Lamar ran 72 plays and averaged 6.0 yards per snap. Mossakowski's first nine completions went to six different receivers. He made smart decisions, either tucking and running or throwing the ball incomplete when pressured by the defense.
"We knew this offense was very versatile," said Mossakowski, a former Kentucky backup who transferred from a Mississippi junior college after the 2011 season. "Coach Kueck does a phenomenal job of getting in there and calling the right plays and spreading it around. It makes my job a whole lot easier, and he calls the right plays."
The varied offensive plays called by Kueck, best known for his effective offenses at Marshall with quarterback Byron Leftwich in the early-2000s, showed from the beginning. The Lamar offense opened with an eight-play, 71-yard touchdown drive in which each play was run out of a different formation.
During that drive, Lamar put receivers in motion, Mossakowski alternated between shotgun and under-center positions, and receivers and tight ends started from various places on the field. The first seven plays were run from one-back formations, and only the eighth had no backs.
Later in the game, Mossakowski lined up at wide receiver and receiver Kevin Johnson took a direct snap, and he scored his third touchdown on a 12-yard run.
"Coach Kueck, that's part of what he does," Lamar coach Ray Woodard said. "You can't focus on one guy or one thing. He likes to spread it around."
Lamar frequently rotated running backs Herschel Sims and DePauldrick Garrett. They subbed for each other four times alone in the opening drive, and Garrrett touched the ball only one more time than Sims by the end of the game.
Mossakowski threw twice during the opening drive, both times to Johnson. His next seven completed passes went to five different receivers, including another one to Johnson and two to Reggie Begelton (West Brook).
"We don't have that stretch-the-field vertical threat, one guy or two guys like J.J. (Hayes) and Marcus (Jackson)," Woodard said in reference to two graduated receivers. "It's kind of almost by committee. Really, you spread the field and you get the open receiver and that's what we're doing."
Two of Lamar's longest pass plays - a 20-yard gain by Johnson in the opening drive, and a 34-yard gain to slot receiver VanLawrance Franks in the fourth quarter - were on passes caught behind the line of scrimmage.
The only other pass play longer than 20 yards - a 22-yard gain by tight end Cory Soto in the second quarter - was caught 14 yards downfield.
With this offense, short gains can turn into long gains. Lamar will take those gains for as long as they can get them. Especially when they have results like those experienced Saturday.
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Just the other day, my friends and I were having a discussion about cars. Although I have no car for I prefer public transport to save money, I was still able to join the discussion because I have some knowledge about cars. This is thanks to the information I have gathered from various articles I have read and second hand information I got from other people. I guess you could say I am not ignorant about cars.
Everything was going well since we were able to voice our opinions and share the knowledge we had. Unfortunately, things got out of hand when one of my friends moved the topic to diesel engine oil additives. They became stubborn with their opinions since they have different point of views when it comes to the best engine oil additive. This time, I can't join their fiery arguments since I have no car and I have no information about oil additives.
When I came home that night, I became more interested about oil additives, especially when I saw my friends arguing about it. I turned on my laptop and began researching about oil additives.
It turns out there are different kinds of oil additives in the market and they are all claiming to be the best. They boast of the benefits they bring and have various convincing testimonials. I learned a lot from what I have read. I learned that oil additives may be natural or synthetic. I learned that the benefits range from improving the viscosity of the engine oil to reducing fuel consumption. I also learned that there are oil benefits that can clean the engine and while there are others that may bring harm to the engine instead.
Wow. There's so much I need to learn about engine oil additives. Maybe, by the time I buy my own car I might have decided which engine oil additive I would use.


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Here is Chapter 2. I used a bit of Mrs. Gaskell's ending here. Let me know what you think!
Hardly sure how he had mustered the courage to be so bold, Mr. Thornton turned sharply and bid her follow him. As he turned from her, he could not help but think himself mad to be indulging the deepest wishes of his heart by trying to understand Margaret's apparent change of opinion about Milton. He could not resist hoping that somehow that change could also apply to him. It was a tiny hope, but in light of the utter desolation he had suffered these past months, it was as though a bright fire burned in his chest.
They arrived in the library, both feeling a little uncomfortable to be alone together, and each unsure of what the other felt and intended.
"Miss Hale, I…"
Something unfamiliar in Mr. Thornton's demeanor – a certain softness, perhaps – gave Margaret a surge of courage.
"Please, Mr. Thornton," Margaret interrupted. "I did not think I would have the chance to speak with you, but now as the opportunity has arisen, and as my departure looms ever closer, I must. I could not forgive myself otherwise. I have been so terribly pained and shamed by the falsehood to the police inspector… particularly in that I knew it debased me in your eyes. I cannot bear it." She looked to him with pleading eyes.
Mr. Thornton stared at her in amazed and anxious silence, willing her to continue. She looked down and did so: "I cannot regret it entirely, for it was done to protect another. I could not speak of it to you earlier for fear for his safety, but I must speak to you now to satisfy my conscience. The man you saw me with at the station that night, he is my brother."
She searched his face for understanding; what she saw baffled her. Mr. Thornton hung his head and sighed raggedly in what appeared to be deep relief.
"So….so, you are not….you do not…" Mr. Thornton stammered.
Margaret did not know what to say; her heart raced as she trembled at the emotion in Mr. Thornton's incomplete utterance.
"My brother, Frederick, is wanted by the Navy," she continued hurriedly. "He is not at fault, but he was charged with mutiny nonetheless and faces immediate hanging if he is ever discovered. We could not allow anyone to know of his presence here. He came only to see mother one last time. I am sorry I could not tell you earlier, but I was afraid for his life while I believed him still to be in the country. And I, …I did not wish to put you in a difficult position as a magistrate."
Margaret bowed her head in regret, and did not see the elation in Mr. Thornton's expression. "Margaret…." he began, with great emotion, his courage rising, and hope with it.
At the tender tone of his voice, Margaret raised her face to his, eyes wide.
"Margaret," he said again, and this time she noticed the use of her Christian name. "How is it that you do not wish to leave Milton…when you have lost so much here?"
She was at a loss at this change in topic. She could not believe he did not remark upon all that she had divulged – all that she had kept so closely guarded for so long. "I hardly know," she began hesitantly. "I did not like Milton when I first came here, but I have grown accustomed to it." She paused. "It is my home," she added almost inaudibly.
"Your home?" Mr. Thornton murmurred, afraid to believe what he heard.
"Yes, because in Milton I have lived a full life; I've learned much. I…" She broke off, looking once more at the floor.
"Miss Hale, you…what?"
"I… I have known you, Mr. Thornton," as she uttered these words, she wished she could run from the room. Her strength of character, however, kept her feet firmly rooted to the floor; her only escape was to keep her eyes away from his. She could not bear to look at what would surely be reproach in his eyes, though she did not doubt that she deserved it.
"Margaret!" Mr. Thornton breathed.
She would not look at him.
"Margaret," he said again, with more force. "I must know what you mean. You do not wish to leave Milton because…you have known me?"
"Mr. Thornton, please. Forget what I said."
"Forget?" he asked, the pain evident in his voice. "How can I forget...what…what may be that which I have long wished to hear? How can I not try once more to…" His voice trailed off.
He waited, but she said nothing. He could hardly contain the swirl of emotions that stirred within him – fear, hope, longing, consternation, love – but he would not speak so unguardedly, so rashly, this time. He needed some assurance from her, some sign that he was not alone, his feelings not unrequited, any longer.
"Margaret, please…speak, or I shall claim you as my own in some presumptuous way."
"Your own?" she nearly whispered. "…But you said…you told me you did not care for me."
"Never mind what I said then. What did you mean when you said you have known me?"
"Oh, Mr. Thornton, I cannot. I am not good enough," Margaret murmured.
Mr. Thornton could hold his feelings at bay no longer.
"Not good enough! Don't make a mockery of my own sense of unworthiness. Margaret…" He hesitated. "Margaret, I did not speak the truth when I said my passion for you was over. Can you not see how it was impossible for me to do otherwise, when I had no hope of gaining your regard, when I believed you to love another? I loved you then. I love you still." He moved closer to her, his eyes beseeching her for a response. He was terrified to hope too much, yet she did not shrink away from him as he feared.
Margaret was somewhat stunned by Mr. Thornton's admission, but not displeased as she had been the first time he told her of his love. Through the overwhelming waves of confusion, and, it seemed, elation – for her feelings, and their strength, surprised even herself – she managed to speak at last.
"Mr. Thornton, please do not think me…indifferent to your feelings. I…I have learned that things in Milton are not always as they appear, that I misjudged you. I have come to deeply regret the way I have spoken to you, especially after the riot. Please forgive me."
"Forgive you, Margaret? I cannot forgive what I do not resent."
Margaret raised her eyes to Mr. Thornton's. She could hardly believe his words or understand his gentle, loving tone of voice.
"You are no longer indifferent to me?" Mr. Thornton continued timidly. "Can you possibly return even a small measure of my feelings for you?" He waited for his heart to break afresh, too afraid to look at her.
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Tumors ( seal ) on the neck
Encyclopedia Symptoms / / August 12, 2017
There are many reasons for the appearance of tumors in the neck.The most common are enlarged lymph nodes.They can be caused by bacterial or viral infections, cancer (carcinoma, a malignant tumor) or other rare causes.
swollen salivary glands under the jaw may be caused by an infection.The tumors as dense lumps in the neck muscles caused by injury or curvature of the neck.These lumps are often on the front of the neck.Seals in the skin or a little deeper it often caused by cysts - such as tallow.
thyroid gland can also produce a tumor or one or more lumps.This may be due to thyroid disease or cancer.Most cancers of the thyroid gland appears very slowly.They often can be cured by surgery, even if present in a few years.
All tumors and seals in the neck area of children and adults should be checked immediately by your doctor.In children, the majority of tumors in the neck caused by infections that are easily treatable.Treatment should start quickly to prevent complications or the spread of infection.
With age, the likelihood of developing cancer in the neck area is increased.This is especially true for people who smoke or consume a lot of alcohol.However, most adults lumps are not cancerous.However, with the appearance of any tumors in adulthood should immediately consult a doctor and undergo sootvestvuyushee examination, which would prevent the development of serious diseases.
Causes tumors and seals in the neck
Causes of enlarged lymph nodes in the neck:
- bacterial;
- atypical mycobacterium (a type of bacteria);
- bacterial pharyngitis;
- cat scratch disease (felinoz);
- peritonsillar abscess;
- strep throat;
- tonsillitis;
- tuberculosis;
- carcinoma, including mouth;
- Hodgkin's disease;
- leukemia;
- non-Hodgkin's lymphoma;
- inflammation or thyroid cancer;
- goiter;
- Graves' disease;
- viral hepatitis;
- herpes infection;
- HIV infection;
- infectious mononucleosis;
- Rubella (Rubella, German measles);
- Viral pharyngitis;
- allergic reactions, including allergic reaction to drugs (medicines);
- food allergy;
- an increase in the salivary gland;
- pig;
- swelling of the salivary glands;
- stone in the salivary duct.
Diagnosis and treatment
encourage the patient to see a doctor to determine the cause of lumps in the neck, and methods for their treatment - particularly if the patient has an abnormal tumor or compression on the neck.
Doctors examine the medical history and perform a physical examination of the patient.
doctor may ask the patient the following questions about his medical history and symptoms:
- where the tumor;
- whether solid lump;
- whether this lump of soft, malleable (slightly moving) bag-shaped (cystic) or otherwise;
- not whether this is a painless lump Bursiform (cystic) mass;
- whether the whole neck swelled up;
- whether it began to grow larger;if so, for how many months;
- which still have symptoms of the patient;
- whether the patient's rash;
- whether the patient breathing difficulties.
If a patient diagnosed with "thyroid goiter", he may need medication or surgery to remove this crop.If the doctor suspects thyroid nodule, the following may help in the diagnosis and treatment:
- CT scan of the head or neck;
- radioactive thyroid scan;
- biopsy of the thyroid gland.
If the seal is caused by a bacterial infection, the patient may need antibiotics.If the cause is a benign cyst, you may need surgery to remove it.
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DONT WORRY, THIS IS A "NO SPOILER" REVIEW. I just can't do it to ya'll. It's 4:30 in the morning, and I just came back from the 12 Midnight showing of THE AVENGERS. I just want to start this review by saying AWESOME! AWESOME, AWESOME AWESOME, AWESOME AWESOME! This was a perfect culmination to a story …
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THE AVENGERS Film says "73M Already Baby! What?"
Superherohype.com reported some international theatrical estimates that were provided by Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios. So far, estimates say that THE AVENGERS have made $73M in sales from Wednesday to Friday this week (What will the weekend figures look like?). Some of the top countries were Australia, UK and France. They said the numbers didn't …
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UPDATE: Gay SOMA bar the Eagle opening delayed again
UPDATE: No sooner than it appeared that the Eagle could be landing (finally) again in San Francisco after a years-long hiatus, its wings were clipped.
Earlier this week the owners of the famous gay bar in the city's South of Market neighborhood had hoped to reopen as soon as this Friday, February 15. Invites went out for beer bust events this Saturday, February 16 and Monday, February 18.
Then came word late Wednesday night that a problem with obtaining the necessary permits would not allow for the bar to open as planned this weekend.
The Bears of San Francisco posted a note to their Saturday fundraising event's Facebook page that "after some conflicting building inspectors' judgements" the SF Eagle would not open by the weekend. They moved their beer bust to Castro bar 440.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence were also forced to cancel their event initially planned for Monday.
Thursday afternoon SF Eagle owners Mike Leon and Alex Montiel apologized for the postponement on the bar's Facebook page and said they are "moving forward with our plans to open as soon as possible."
They added, "We sincerely apologize for this turn of events, but some things are simply out of our control."
There had been some indication that the doors to the SF Eagle would remain shut awhile longer. As a Bay Area Reporter blog post Wednesday, February 13 noted, the bar's owners had not officially announced the return of the business. As word spread about the beer busts, the bar's website (a screen grab of which is above at right) continued to say only that the bar would "open soon." An online calendar remained blank.
"We are currently in the process of making many repairs to the property, inside and out. There will be quite a few changes made to the bar, they were either required in order to to be code compliant, or suggested to create a better experience," the website explains.
Word about the watering hole's imminent return began to spread earlier this month after the Bears of San Francisco started to promote its beer bust.
In a note posted on Facebook Monday, one of the organizers, Tim Butler, said he had spoken with the owners last week and that the event "is still looking like it will be a go. They anticipate being open maybe Friday evening, but definitely on Saturday."
Wednesday afternoon the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence followed suit and announced their own beer bust at the bar on Presidents' Day to raise money for the nonprofit SF Beautiful.
"That's right, The Eagle is opening this weekend and we are so proud to be a part of it by hosting one of our popular beer busts on President's Day. Come celebrate with the crowd that made the Eagle legendary and salute the new owners who have poured their heart and soul to bring back this space back that is loved by many," stated the Facebook page for the event, which has since been taken down.
The bar at 398 12th Street shut down in April 2011 after a rent dispute between the former owners and the landlord. The closure sparked wide protest within the LGBT community and even attracted the attention of City Hall.
An attempt by several straight bar operators to reopen the bar was derided by backers of seeing the Eagle be kept as a gay-owned institution. Last September that wish was fulfilled when it was announced that Leon and Montiel had taken over the bar and signed a lease with property owner John Nikitopoulos.
Plans to reopen last fall quickly were pushed back, though, and a rumored New Year's Eve opening fizzled. The need for a new roof on the building caused the opening to be delayed.
"Over the next few weeks we will be updating this website as much as we can," state the owners on the bar's website. "We would like to thank all of those who helped us save this space from abandonment, to make the SF Eagle a reality."
The Eagle's revival can't come soon enough for those worried about seeing western SOMA losing its gay heritage. Since its heyday in the 1970s when Folsom Street was referred to as the Miracle Mile for its vast collection of gay bars, the area has dwindled down to a few surviving bars and leather retailers.
Sex club Mack Folsom Prison near the intersection of 9th and Folsom closed down last year. And last week it was revealed that Kok, a gay bar down the block, is being sold to new owners.
According to Grubstreet the place will be renamed Driftwood and the co-owners – one gay the other straight – aim for it to be a gay-friendly cocktail lounge.


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A million-dollar winner is named and a troubled show gets a do-over in tonight's TV.
On NBC's "America's Got Talent" (7 p.m., cable channel 5), Justin Bieber will perform and one of the Top 6 will be crowned the winner, netting a Las Vegas contract and a $1 million check.
Who will it be? Dance group David Garibaldi and his CMYKs, sand artist Joe Castillo, the Olate Dogs, child dance act The Untouchables, comedian Tom Cotter or musician William Close. Don't look here for a prediction: Though I watched more episodes this year than ever thanks to my nieces, I don't think I caught any of these acts. Leave your predictions in the comments.
Elsewhere, FOX's "Glee" (8 p.m., cable channel 13) returns for a fourth season in which everything and nothing has changed.
Most of the main characters graduated last spring, but the show was unwilling to let them go. So, it seems we'll have a bifurcated show, with the adventures of Rachel (and, eventually, Kurt and Santana and most likely Finn) in New York and most of the rest of the cast back home in Lima, Ohio.
The premise of tonight's return is the search for "the new Rachel," which allows for lots of allegedly clever meta commentary, but is actually a lie: The show has no real interest in finding a new Rachel, or it would have let the other one go.
The already over-stocked show also gets a huge load of new characters, who seem likely to be underserved given the continuing fascination with the graduated ones. (Plus, their assorted new supporting characters like the ones played by Kate Hudson and, soon, Sarah Jessica Parker.) Sadly, I still doubt that longtime players like Tina and Artie will get much attention at all this season.
Now, I know I've promised to drop the show this year, mostly because I think hate-watching just leads to ugly lines around the face, but I may not be able to avoid it much, thanks to my friends' continuing fascination with the show. But the TiVo season pass is going to be much lower than before.
Also on:
- Auditions continue on FOX's "The X Factor" (7 p.m., cable channel 13), hopefully without anyone as egregiously villainous as Borger's Kaci Newton from last night's auditions.
- A pivotal rerun of The CW's "The Vampire Diaries" (7 p.m., cable channel 11) sets up its explosive season finale.
- Amarillo native John Rich returns to his home state as The CW's "The Next" (8 p.m., cable channel 11) travels to Dallas.
- Former contestants Mondo and Anya return to guest judge on Lifetime's "Project Runway" (8 p.m., cable channel 29) in an episode in which the designers must make their own prints.
- Jenna's wedding is derailed by Ryan's jealousy on FX's "Wilfred" (9 p.m., cable channel 43).
- Louie goes on a quest as the three-part season finale continues for FX's "Louie" (9:30 p.m., cable channel 43).
- And Jenna tries to fake some blog entries to see if she can shake her bad luck on MTV's "Awkward" (9:30 p.m., cable channel 64).
So, what are you watching?