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3" MoW Ebony Imperator Staunton Chess Pieces
Product Code: 23-S06Description
Chess Piece Details
Mark of Westminster Chess Pieces are the paradigm of perfection in wood staunton chess piece design. The premier chess pieces by Mark Of Westminster have been known for their heirloom quality. Each chess set is exclusive, with a printed certificate of authenticity that serves as a lifetime warranty for natural defect. Each chess piece is hand-carved, has leather-bottoms, extra queens, and the signature Mark of Westminster Logo beneath the king.
These chess pieces are Ebonywood and Boxwood, which can suit virtually any board color, however Walnut, Teak, Wengue, and Ebonized chess boards are most popular.
Ebonywood Chess Pieces are the prize choice of many chess aficionados. The purest ebony has little grain, and is jet black in color. Ebony is an extremely rare and hard wood, and is often seen in heirloom quality chess pieces.
Boxwood Chess Pieces are the near universal standard for 'white' chess pieces in hand-carved sets. It is a fairly easy wood to work with, and shows off good detail.
Chessboard Not Included. Deluxe humidor style storage box optional.
- King Height: 3"
- King Weight: 1.3 oz
- King Base: 1 1/4"
- Recommended Square Size: 1 1/2" - 1 3/4"


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The Water Damage Restoration Technician test by the IICRC (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification). Water Damage Restoration Technician is a designation that a professional restorer needs to prove that he or she is compiling with the most prevalent standards in the restoration industry. It has become increasingly important for a professional who is performing water damage restoration services to have "WRT" designation. Most companies that hire you require it and insurance companies that hire the companies that provide the service require that their technicians be certified.
Since I first took my class ninteen years ago, the material and the test have evolved greatly. There is a lot more information. The class used to be a two day class, but now it is a three day class. There are also five day classes offered that let you take the WRT/ASD (Applied Structural Drying) together. The newest WRT update was published in April of 2006. It is approved by ANSI (Approved National American Standards).
Important items you should know about the test:
Get the book from your teacher prior to attending the class (if possible). Read a few pages everyday. Usually the highlighted parts in the manual are extremely important to know and will defnitely be seen on your test.
Make sure you understand psychrometry completely.
Test has a total of one hundred and sixty multiple choice questions.
The correct answer is not always the only right answer, but rather the best answer.
Currently the answers need to be filled in on a Scantron sheet with a # 2 pencil.
There is no time limit for you to complete the test.
You need to get 75 percent to pass.
It may take up to six weeks to get your results and they are mailed directly to you.
It is also available in Spanish if you request to take it Spanish when registering.
The certification you get is a personal certification and stays with you regardless of who you work for.
Currently the test costs $50.
Cash, personal check, business check and credit cards are accepted. Checks need to be made to the IICRC.
Although I can't tell you the questions on the test, I can give you a good example of what you will see on the test. Answering the questions below will also help you in figuring out how well you'll perform on the test.
IICRC WDR Test Examples:
(1) The study of the relationship between air volume and the amount of moisture it holds at a specific temperature expressed as a percentage of that air's total moisture holding capacity is called:
A) Drying
B) Humidity
C) Psychrometry
D) Ambiance
(2) Harmful microorganisms present in blood or other potentially infectious materials, that could cause disease or death in humans are know as:
A) Bacteria
B) Bloodborne pathogen
(C) Malaise
D) Humectant
(3) Any material that absorbs and retains moisture retains moisture or water vapor from air is know to be:
A) Hepatotoxin
B) Mesophilic
C) Mycotoxin
D) Hygroscopic
(4) Delamination means:
A) Seperation of primary and secondary damage
B) Seperation of primary and secondary backing
C) None of the above
D) A and B both
(5) The person at an insurance company that interprets a policy and works with contractors involved in restoration is known as?
A) Inspector
B) Agent
C) Adjuster
D) Risk manager
(6) The following are potential routes of exposure for workers?
A) Inhalation, contact with mucous membranes, ingestion and dermal
B) Physical, mental, combined and thermal
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
(7) What does H.A.T.T an acronym for?
A) Hot, Alveolar, Temperature, Test
B) Hydrostatic, Absorption, Toxicity, Threshold Limit Value
C) Haitian Cotton, Absorption, Textile, Temperature
D) Humidity, Airflow, Temperature, Time
It isn't as easy as you think. If you have taken the carpet cleaning technician test before or the upholstery cleaning technician test before, you should know that unless you have a background in Biology, you will have to study hard to pass this one.
Since I received a deluge of requests from people wanting to know the answers to test for CCT. I thought I would just add a link on the my website with the answers. Visit the Magic Wand Company website below and select the Article tab then WRT Test Answers.
The purpose of the test is to make sure that a technician learns as much as possible to do his/her job well. I would be happy to help you in your endeavor to learn. Whether you need carpet cleaning supplies or restoration supplies or not, you are welcome to contact me.


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Arion, Small/M - Fantasy Insertable
Arion, Small/M - Fantasy Insertable
Size: small
Length: 8.25"
Insertable length: 6.5"
Circumference (tip):6.5"
Circumference (middle): 5.25"
Circumference (base): 6.125"
Firmness: medium (050)
All of our products are made exclusively of body-safe platinum cure silicone. This material is non-porous, hypoallergenic, and easy to clean! Use only with water-base lubricant & clean with mild soap and/or boiling for full sterilization.
Please note that we are a small independent shop creating hand-poured artisanal silicone sculptures. Slight variations in size or small surface irregularities are to be expected and are not considered "flops". Many of our products feature glimmering micas or glows that are difficult to capture. Please note that while we do our best to ensure all photographs represent the true color and appearance of our toys, we cannot account for discrepancies in screen color display etc.
Our in-stock items are shipped once weekly in discreet packaging from "TWH." Once your package has left our hands, we are at the mercy of the postal service-- unfortunately, due to the pandemic we have been experiencing shipping delays. This is especially true for international orders. Please be aware of this when ordering!


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Barack Obama The Last Press Conference of the First Term Washington, D.C. January 14, 2013
Please have a seat, everybody. Good morning. I thought it might make sense to take some questions this week, as my first term comes to an end.
It's been a busy and productive four years. And I expect the same for the next four years. I intend to carry out the agenda that I campaigned on -- an agenda for new jobs, new opportunity, and new security for the middle class.
Right now, our economy is growing, and our businesses are creating new jobs, so we are poised for a good year if we make smart decisions and sound investments -- and as long as Washington politics don't get in the way of America's progress.
As I said on the campaign, one component to growing our economy and broadening opportunity for the middle class is shrinking our deficits in a balanced and responsible way. And for nearly two years now, I've been fighting for such a plan -- one that would reduce our deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade, which would stabilize our debt and our deficit in a sustainable way for the next decade. That would be enough not only to stop the growth of our debt relative to the size of our economy, but it would make it manageable so it doesn't crowd out the investments we need to make in people and education and job training and science and medical research -- all the things that help us grow.
Now, step by step, we've made progress towards that goal. Over the past two years, I've signed into law about $1.4 trillion in spending cuts. Two weeks ago, I signed into law more than $600 billion in new revenue by making sure the wealthiest Americans begin to pay their fair share. When you add the money that we'll save in interest payments on the debt, all together that adds up to a total of about $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction over the past two years -- not counting the $400 billion already saved from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So we've made progress. We are moving towards our ultimate goal of getting to a $4 trillion reduction. And there will be more deficit reduction when Congress decides what to do about the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts that have been pushed off until next month.
The fact is, though, we can't finish the job of deficit reduction through spending cuts alone. The cuts we've already made to priorities other than Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and defense mean that we spend on everything from education to public safety less as a share of our economy than it has -- than has been true for a generation. And that's not a recipe for growth.
So we've got to do more both to stabilize our finances over the medium and long term, but also spur more growth in the short term. I've said I'm open to making modest adjustments to programs like Medicare to protect them for future generations. I've also said that we need more revenue through tax reform by closing loopholes in our tax code for the wealthiest Americans. If we combine a balanced package of savings from spending on health care and revenues from closing loopholes, we can solve the deficit issue without sacrificing our investments in things like education that are going to help us grow.
It turns out the American people agree with me. They listened to an entire year's debate over this issue, and they made a clear decision about the approach they prefer. They don't think it's fair, for example, to ask a senior to pay more for his or her health care, or a scientist to shut down lifesaving research so that a multimillionaire investor can pay less in tax rates than a secretary. They don't think it's smart to protect endless corporate loopholes and tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans rather than rebuild our roads and our schools, invest in our workers' skills, or help manufacturers bring jobs back to America. So they want us to get our books in order in a balanced way, where everybody pulls their weight, everyone does their part.
That's what I want as well. That's what I've proposed. And we can get it done, but we're going to have to make sure that people are looking at this in a responsible way rather than just through the lens of politics.
Now, the other congressionally imposed deadline coming up is the so-called debt ceiling -- something most Americans hadn't even heard of before two years ago. I want to be clear about this. The debt ceiling is not a question of authorizing more spending. Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. It simply allows the country to pay for spending that Congress has already committed to. These are bills that have already been racked up and we need to pay them.
So while I'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, America cannot afford another debate with this Congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up.
If congressional Republicans refuse to pay America's bills on time, Social Security checks and veterans' benefits will be delayed. We might not be able to pay our troops, or honor our contracts with small business owners. Food inspectors, air traffic controllers, specialists who track down loose nuclear material wouldn't get their paychecks. Investors around the world will ask if the United States of America is, in fact, a safe bet. Markets could go haywire. Interest rates would spike for anybody who borrows money -- every homeowner with a mortgage, every student with a college loan, every small business owner who wants to grow and hire. It would be a self-inflicted wound on the economy. It would slow down our growth, might tip us into recession, and ironically, would probably increase our deficit.
So to even entertain the idea of this happening -- of the United States of America not paying its bills -- is irresponsible. It's absurd. As the Speaker said two years ago, it would be -- and I'm quoting Speaker Boehner now -- "a financial disaster, not only for us, but for the worldwide economy."
So we've got to pay our bills. And Republicans in Congress have two choices here: They can act responsibly, and pay America's bills; or they can act irresponsibly, and put America through another economic crisis. But they will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the American economy. The financial well-being of the American people is not leverage to be used. The full faith and credit of the United States of America is not a bargaining chip.
And they better choose quickly, because time is running short. The last time Republicans in Congress even flirted with this idea, our AAA credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history; our businesses created the fewest jobs of any month in nearly the past three years; and, ironically, the whole fiasco actually added to the deficit.
So it shouldn't be surprising, given all this talk, that the American people think Washington is hurting, rather than helping, the country at the moment. They see their representatives consumed with partisan brinksmanship over paying our bills, while they overwhelmingly want us to focus on growing the economy and creating more jobs.
So let's finish this debate. Let's give our businesses and the world the certainty that our economy and our reputation are still second to none. We pay our bills. We handle our business. And then we can move on -- because America has a lot to do. We've got to create more jobs. We've got to boost the wages of those who have work. We've got to reach for energy independence. We've got to reform our immigration system. We've got to give our children the best education possible, and we've got to do everything we can to protect them from the horrors of gun violence.
And let me say I'm grateful to Vice President Biden for his work on this issue of gun violence and for his proposals, which I'm going to be reviewing today and I will address in the next few days and I intend to vigorously pursue.
So, with that, I'm going to take some questions. And I'm going to start with Julie Pace of AP. And I want to congratulate Julie for this new, important job.
Q Thank you very much.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes.
Q I wanted to ask about gun violence. Today marks the one-year -- or one-month anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, which seemed to generate some momentum for reinstating the assault weapons ban. But there's been fresh opposition to that ban from the NRA. And even Harry Reid has said that he questions whether it could pass Congress. Given that, how hard will you push for an assault weapons ban? And if one cannot pass Congress, what other measures would need to be included in a broad package in order to curb gun violence successfully?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I said, the Vice President and a number of members of my Cabinet went through a very thorough process over the last month, meeting with a lot of stakeholders in this including the NRA, listened to proposals from all quarters, and they've presented me now with a list of sensible, common-sense steps that can be taken to make sure that the kinds of violence we saw at Newtown doesn't happen again.
I'm going to be meeting with the Vice President today. I expect to have a fuller presentation later in the week to give people some specifics about what I think we need to do.
My starting point is not to worry about the politics; my starting point is to focus on what makes sense, what works; what should we be doing to make sure that our children are safe and that we're reducing the incidents of gun violence. And I think we can do that in a sensible way that comports with the Second Amendment.
And then members of Congress I think are going to have to have a debate and examine their own conscience -- because if, in fact -- and I believe this is true -- everybody across party lines was as deeply moved and saddened as I was by what happened in Newtown, then we're going to have to vote based on what we think is best. We're going to have to come up with answers that set politics aside. And that's what I expect Congress to do.
But what you can count is, is that the things that I've said in the past -- the belief that we have to have stronger background checks, that we can do a much better job in terms of keeping these magazine clips with high capacity out of the hands of folks who shouldn't have them, an assault weapons ban that is meaningful -- that those are things I continue to believe make sense.
Will all of them get through this Congress? I don't know. But what's uppermost in my mind is making sure that I'm honest with the American people and with members of Congress about what I think will work, what I think is something that will make a difference. And to repeat what I've said earlier -- if there is a step we can take that will save even one child from what happened in Newtown, we should take that step.
Q Can a package be discussed to allow an assault weapons ban?
THE PRESIDENT: I'll present the details later in the week.
Chuck Todd, NBC.
Q Thank you, sir. As you know, the Senate Democrats, Harry Reid sent you a letter begging you, essentially, to take -- consider some sort of executive action on this debt ceiling issue. I know you've said you're not negotiating on it. Your administration has ruled out the various ideas that have been out there -- the 14th Amendment. But just this morning, one of the House Democratic leaders, Jim Clyburn, asked you to use the 14th Amendment and even said, sometimes that's what it takes. He brought up the Emancipation Proclamation as saying it took executive action when Congress wouldn't act, and he compared the debt ceiling to that. So are you considering a plan B, and if not, why not?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, Chuck, the issue here is whether or not America pays its bills. We are not a deadbeat nation. And so there's a very simple solution to this: Congress authorizes us to pay our bills.
Now, if the House and the Senate want to give me the authority so that they don't have to take these tough votes, if they want to put the responsibility on me to raise the debt ceiling, I'm happy to take it. Mitch McConnell, the Republican Leader in the Senate, had a proposal like that last year, and I'm happy to accept it. But if they want to keep this responsibility, then they need to go ahead and get it done.
And there are no magic tricks here. There are no loopholes. There are no easy outs. This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend. They tell me, you need to fund our Defense Department at such and such a level; you need to send out Social Security checks; you need to make sure that you are paying to care for our veterans. They lay all this out for me because they have the spending power. And so I am required by law to go ahead and pay these bills.
Separately, they also have to authorize the raising of the debt ceiling in order to make sure that those bills are paid. And so, what Congress can't do is tell me to spend X, and then say, but we're not going to give you the authority to go ahead and pay the bills.
And I just want to repeat -- because I think sometimes the American people, understandably, aren't following all the debates here in Washington -- raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more. All it does is say that America will pay its bills. And we are not a dead-beat nation. And the consequences of us not paying our bills, as I outlined in my opening statement, would be disastrous.
So I understand the impulse to try to get around this in a simple way. But there's one way to get around this. There's one way to deal with it. And that is for Congress to authorize me to pay for those items of spending that they have already authorized.
And the notion that Republicans in the House, or maybe some Republicans in the Senate, would suggest that "in order for us to get our way on our spending priorities, that we would risk the full faith and credit of the United States" -- that I think is not what the Founders intended. That's not how I think most Americans think our democracy should work. They've got a point of view; Democrats in Congress have a point of view. They need to sit down and work out a compromise.
Q You just outlined an entire rationale for why this can't happen.
Q And if -- then if -- and you're not negotiating on the debt ceiling.
Q So you're not negotiating and they say you have to negotiate, and you're not considering another plan B, then do you just wait it out and we do go -- we do see all these things happen?
THE PRESIDENT: Well look, Chuck, there are -- there's a pretty straightforward way of doing this and that is to set the debt ceiling aside, we pay our bills, and then we have a vigorous debate about how we're going to do further deficit reduction in a balanced way.
Keep in mind that what we've heard from some Republicans in both the House and the Senate is that they will only increase the debt ceiling by the amount of spending cuts that they're able to push through and -- in order to replace the automatic spending cuts of the sequester -- that's $1.2 trillion. Say it takes another trillion or trillion-two to get us through one more year, they'd have to identify $2.5 trillion in cuts just to get the debt ceiling extended to next year -- $2.5 trillion.
They can't even -- Congress has not been able to identify $1.2 trillion in cuts that they're happy with. Because these same Republicans say they don't want to cut defense; they've claimed that they don't want to gut Medicare or harm the vulnerable. But the truth of the matter is that you can't meet their own criteria without drastically cutting Medicare, or having an impact on Medicaid, or affecting our defense spending. So the math just doesn't add up.
Now, here's what would work. What would work would be for us to say we've already done close to $2 trillion in deficit reduction, and if you add the interest that we won't be paying because of less spending and increased revenue, it adds up to about $2.5 trillion. The consensus is we need about $4 trillion to stabilize our debt and our deficit, which means we need about $1.5 trillion more. The package that I offered to Speaker Boehner before we -- before the New Year would achieve that. We were actually fairly close in terms of arriving at that number.
So if the goal is to make sure that we are being responsible about our debt and our deficit, if that's the conversation we're having, I'm happy to have that conversation. And by closing some additional loopholes through tax reform -- which Speaker Boehner has acknowledged can raise money in a sensible way -- and by doing some additional cuts, including making sure that we are reducing our health care spending, which is the main driver of our deficits, we can arrive at a package that gets this thing done.
I'm happy to have that conversation. What I will not do is to have that negotiation with a gun at the head of the American people -- the threat that "unless we get our way, unless you gut Medicare or Medicaid, or otherwise slash things that the American people don't believe should be slashed, that we're going to threaten to wreck the entire economy." That is not how historically this has been done. That's not how we're going to do it this time.
Q No plan B? You're not searching for any other --
THE PRESIDENT: Chuck, what I'm saying to you is that there is no simpler solution, no ready, credible solution, other than Congress either give me the authority to raise the debt ceiling, or exercise the responsibility that they have kept for themselves and raise the debt ceiling. Because this is about paying your bills.
Everybody here understands this. I mean, this is not a complicated concept. You don't go out to dinner and then eat all you want, and then leave without paying the check. And if you do, you're breaking the law. And Congress should think about it the same way that the American people do. You don't -- now, if Congress wants to have a debate about maybe we shouldn't go out to dinner next time, maybe we should go to a more modest restaurant, that's fine. That's a debate that we should have. But you don't say, in order for me to control my appetites, I'm going to not pay the people who already provided me services, people who already lent me the money. That's not showing any discipline. All that's doing is not meeting your obligations. You can't do that.
And that's not a credible way to run this government. We've got to stop lurching from crisis to crisis to crisis, when there's this clear path ahead of us that simply requires some discipline, some responsibility and some compromise. That's where we need to go. That's how this needs to work.
Major Garrett.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. As you well know, sir, finding votes for the debt ceiling can sometimes be complicated. You, yourself, as a member of the Senate, voted against a debt ceiling increase. And in previous aspects of American history -- President Reagan in 1985, President George Herbert Walker Bush in 1990, President Clinton in 1997 -- all signed deficit reduction deals that were contingent upon or in the context of raising the debt ceiling. You, yourself, four times have done that. Three times, those were related to deficit reduction or budget maneuvers.
What Chuck and I and I think many people are curious about is this new, adamant desire on your part not to negotiate, when that seems to conflict with the entire history in the modern era of American Presidents and the debt ceiling, and your own history on the debt ceiling. And doesn't that suggest that we are going to go into a default situation because no one is talking to each other about how to resolve this?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, no, Major, I think if you look at the history, getting votes for the debt ceiling is always difficult, and budgets in this town are always difficult. I went through this just last year. But what's different is we never saw a situation as we saw last year in which certain groups in Congress took such an absolutist position that we came within a few days of defaulting. And the fact of the matter is, is that we have never seen the debt ceiling used in this fashion, where the notion was, you know what, we might default unless we get 100 percent of what we want. That hasn't happened.
Now, as I indicated before, I'm happy to have a conversation about how we reduce our deficits further in a sensible way. Although one thing I want to point out is that the American people are also concerned about how we grow our economy, how we put people back to work, how we make sure that we finance our workers getting properly trained and our schools are giving our kids the education we deserve. There's a whole growth agenda which will reduce our deficits that's important as well.
But what you've never seen is the notion that has been presented, so far at least, by the Republicans that deficit reduction -- we'll only count spending cuts; that we will raise the deficit -- or the debt ceiling dollar for dollar on spending cuts. There are a whole set of rules that have been established that are impossible to meet without doing severe damage to the economy.
And so what we're not going to do is put ourselves in a position where in order to pay for spending that we've already incurred, that our two options are we're either going to profoundly hurt the economy and hurt middle-class families and hurt seniors and hurt kids who are trying to go to college, or, alternatively, we're going to blow up the economy. We're not going to do that.
Q (Inaudible) -- open to a one-to-three-month extension to the debt ceiling -- whatever Congress sends you, you're okay with it?
THE PRESIDENT: No, not whatever Congress sends me. They're going to have to send me something that's sensible. And we shouldn't be doing this --
Q -- (inaudible) --
THE PRESIDENT: -- and we shouldn't be doing this on a one to three-month timeframe. Why would we do that? This is the United States of America, Major. What, we can't manage our affairs in such a way that we pay our bills and we provide some certainty in terms of how we pay our bills?
Look, I don't think anybody would consider my position unreasonable here. I have --
Q But why does it presuppose the need to negotiate and talk about this on a daily basis? Because if default is the biggest threat to the economy, why not talk about it --
THE PRESIDENT: Major, I am happy to have a conversation about how we reduce our deficits. I'm not going to have a monthly or every-three-months conversation about whether or not we pay our bills. Because that in and of itself does severe damage. Even the threat of default hurts our economy. It's hurting our economy as we speak. We shouldn't be having that debate.
If we want to have a conversation about how to reduce our deficit, let's have that. We've been having that for the last two years. We just had an entire campaign about it. And by the way, the American people agreed with me that we should reduce our deficits in a balanced way that also takes into account the need for us to grow this economy and put people back to work.
And despite that conversation, and despite the election results, the position that's been taken on the part of some House Republicans is that, "no, we've got to do it our way, and if we don't, we simply won't pay America's bills." Well, that can't be a position that is sustainable over time. It's not one that's good for the economy now. It's certainly not going to be the kind of precedent that I want to establish not just for my presidency, but for future Presidents, even if it was on the other side.
Democrats don't like voting for the debt ceiling when a Republican is President, and yet you -- but you never saw a situation in which Democrats suggested somehow that we would go ahead and default if we didn't get 100 percent of our way. That's just not how it's supposed to work.
Jon Karl.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. On the issue of guns, given how difficult it will be -- some would say impossible -- to get any gun control measure passed through this Congress, what are you willing or able to do, using the powers of your presidency, to act without Congress? And I'd also like to know, what do you make of these long lines we're seeing at gun shows and gun stores all around the country? I mean, even in Connecticut, applications for guns are up since the shooting in Newtown.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, my understanding is the Vice President is going to provide a range of steps that we can take to reduce gun violence. Some of them will require legislation. Some of them I can accomplish through executive action. And so I'll be reviewing those today. And as I said, I'll speak in more detail to what we're going to go ahead and propose later in the week.
But I'm confident that there are some steps that we can take that don't require legislation and that are within my authority as President. And where you get a step that has the opportunity to reduce the possibility of gun violence then I want to go ahead and take it.
Q Any idea of what kind of steps?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think, for example, how we are gathering data, for example, on guns that fall into the hands of criminals, and how we track that more effectively -- there may be some steps that we can take administratively as opposed through legislation.
As far as people lining up and purchasing more guns, I think that we've seen for some time now that those who oppose any common-sense gun control or gun safety measures have a pretty effective way of ginning up fear on the part of gun owners that somehow the federal government is about to take all your guns away. And there's probably an economic element to that. It obviously is good for business.
But I think that those of us who look at this problem have repeatedly said that responsible gun owners, people who have a gun for protection, for hunting, for sportsmanship, they don't have anything to worry about. The issue here is not whether or not we believe in the Second Amendment. The issue is, are there some sensible steps that we can take to make sure that somebody like the individual in Newtown can't walk into a school and gun down a bunch of children in a shockingly rapid fashion. And surely, we can do something about that.
But part of the challenge that we confront is, is that even the slightest hint of some sensible, responsible legislation in this area fans this notion that somehow, here it comes and everybody's guns are going to be taken away. It's unfortunate, but that's the case. And if you look at over the first four years of my administration, we've tried to tighten up and enforce some of the laws that were already on the books. But it would be pretty hard to argue that somehow gun owners have had their rights infringed.
Q So you think this is an irrational fear that's driving all these people to go and stock up --
THE PRESIDENT: Excuse me?
Q Do you think this is an irrational fear --
THE PRESIDENT: Well, as I said, I think it's a fear that's fanned by those who are worried about the possibility of any legislation getting out there.
Julianna Goldman.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to come back to the debt ceiling, because in the summer of 2011, you said that you wouldn't negotiate on the debt ceiling, and you did. Last year, you said that you wouldn't extend any of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, and you did. So as you say now that you're not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling this year, why should House Republicans take that seriously and think that if we get to the one-minute-to-midnight scenario, that you're not going to back down?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, Julianna, let's take the example of this year and the fiscal cliff. I didn't say that I would not have any conversations at all about extending the Bush tax cuts. What I said was we weren't going to extend Bush tax cuts for the wealthy -- and we didn't. Now, you can argue that during the campaign I said -- I set the criteria for wealthy at $250,000 and we ended up being at $400,000. But the fact of the matter is millionaires, billionaires are paying significantly more in taxes, just as I said. So from the start, my concern was making sure that we had a tax code that was fair and that protected the middle class, and my biggest priority was making sure that middle-class taxes did not go up.
The difference between this year and 2011 is the fact that we've already made $1.2 trillion in cuts. And at the time, I indicated that there were cuts that we could sensibly make that would not damage our economy, would not impede growth. I said at the time I think we should pair it up with revenue in order to have an overall balanced package. But my own budget reflected cuts in discretionary spending. My own budget reflected the cuts that needed to be made, and we've made those cuts.
Now, the challenge going forward is that we've now made some big cuts, and if we're going to do further deficit reduction, the only way to do it is in a balanced and responsible way.
The alternative is for us to go ahead and cut commitments that we've made on things like Medicare, or Social Security, or Medicaid, and for us to fundamentally change commitments that we've made to make sure that seniors don't go into poverty, or that children who are disabled are properly cared for. For us to change that contract we've made with the American people rather than look at options like closing loopholes for corporations that they don't need, that points to a long-term trend in which we have fundamentally, I think, undermined what people expect out of this government -- which is that parties sit down, they negotiate, they compromise, but they also reflect the will of the American people; that you don't have one narrow faction that is able to simply dictate 100 percent of what they want all the time or otherwise threaten that we destroy the American economy.
Another way of putting it is we've got to break the habit of negotiating through crisis over and over again. And now is as good of a time as any, at the start of my second term, because if we continue down this path, then there's really no stopping the principle. I mean, literally -- even in divided government, even where we've got a Democratic President and a Democratic Senate, that a small group in the House of Representatives could simply say every two months, every three months, every six months, every year, we are going to more and more change the economy in ways that we prefer, despite strong objections of Americans all across the country, or otherwise we're going to have America not pay its bills. And that is no way for us to do business.
And by the way, I would make the same argument if it was a Republican President and a Republican Senate and you had a handful of Democrats who were suggesting that we are going to hijack the process and make sure that either we get our way 100 percent of the time, or otherwise we are going to default on America's obligations.
Q (Inaudible) -- line in the sand negotiating, how is that (inaudible) to the economy?
THE PRESIDENT: No, no, look, what I've said is that I'm happy to have a conversation about deficit reduction --
Q So you technically are willing to negotiate?
THE PRESIDENT: No, Julianna, look, this is pretty straightforward. Either Congress pays its bills or it doesn't. Now, if -- and they want to keep this responsibility; if John Boehner and Mitch McConnell think that they can come up with a plan that somehow meets their criteria that they've set for why they will -- when they will raise the debt ceiling, they're free to go ahead and try. But the proposals that they've put forward in order to accomplish that -- only by cutting spending -- means cuts to things like Medicare and education that the American people profoundly reject.
Now, if they think that they can get that through Congress, then they're free to try. But I think that a better way of doing this is go ahead and say, we're going to pay our bills. The question now is how do we actually get our deficit in a manageable, sustainable way? And that's a conversation I'm happy to have.
All right. Matt Spetalnick.
Q Thank you, sir. You've spoken extensively about the debt ceiling debate, but some Republicans have further said that they're willing to allow a government shutdown to take place rather than put off deep spending cuts. Are you prepared to allow the government to grind to a halt if you disagree with the spending cut proposals they put forth? And who do you think the American people would blame if that came to pass?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, ultimately, Congress makes the decisions about whether or not we spend money and whether or not we keep this government open. And if the Republicans in Congress have made a decision that they want to shut down the government in order to get their way then they have the votes at least in the House of Representatives, probably, to do that.
I think that would be a mistake. I think it would be profoundly damaging to our economy. I think it would actually add to our deficit because it will impede growth. I think it's shortsighted. But they're elected representatives, and folks put them into those positions and they're going to have to make a decision about that. And I don't -- I suspect that the American people would blame all of Washington for not being able to get its act together.
But the larger issue here has to do with what is it that we're trying to accomplish. Are we trying to reduce the deficit? Because if we're trying to reduce the deficit, then we can shape a bipartisan plan to reduce the deficit. I mean, is that really our objective? Our concern is that we're spending more than we take in, and if that's the case, then there's a way of balancing that out so that we take in more money in increasing revenue and we reduce spending. And there's a recipe for getting that done.
And in the conversations that I had with Speaker Boehner before the end of the year, we came pretty close -- a few hundred billion dollars separating us when stretched over a 10-year period, that's not a lot.
But it seems as if what's motivating and propelling at this point some of the House Republicans is more than simply deficit reduction. They have a particular vision about what government should and should not do. So they are suspicious about government's commitments, for example, to make sure that seniors have decent health care as they get older. They have suspicions about Social Security. They have suspicions about whether government should make sure that kids in poverty are getting enough to eat, or whether we should be spending money on medical research. So they've got a particular view of what government should do and should be.
And that view was rejected by the American people when it was debated during the presidential campaign. I think every poll that's out there indicates that the American people actually think our commitment to Medicare or to education is really important, and that's something that we should look at as a last resort in terms of reducing the deficit, and it makes a lot more sense for us to close, for example, corporate loopholes before we go to putting a bigger burden on students or seniors.
But if the House Republicans disagree with that and they want to shut down the government to see if they can get their way on it, that's their prerogative. That's how the system is set up. It will damage our economy.
The government is a big part of this economy, and it's interesting that a lot of times you have people who recognize that when it comes to defense spending -- some of the same folks who say we've got to cut spending, or complain that government jobs don't do anything, when it comes to that defense contractor in their district, they think, wow, this is a pretty important part of the economy in my district and we shouldn't stop spending on that. Let's just make sure we're not spending on those other folks.
Q -- find agreement with Republicans on this and --
THE PRESIDENT: Look, my hope is, is that common sense prevails. That's always my preference. And I think that would the preference of the American people, and that's what would be good for the economy.
So let me just repeat: If the issue is deficit reduction, getting our deficits sustainable over time, getting our debt in a sustainable place, then Democrats and Republicans in Congress will have a partner with me.
We can achieve that, and we can achieve it fairly quickly. I mean, we know what the numbers are. We know what needs to be done. We know what a balanced approach would take. We've already done probably more than half of the deficit reduction we need to stabilize the debt and the deficit. There's probably been more pain and drama in getting there than we needed. And so finishing the job shouldn't be that difficult -- if everybody comes to the conversation with an open mind, and if we recognize that there are some things, like not paying our bills, that should be out of bounds.
All right. I'm going to take one last question. Jackie Calmes.
Q Thank you, Mr. President.
Q I'd like to ask you, now that you've reached the end of your first term, starting your second, about a couple of criticisms -- one that's longstanding, another more recent. The longstanding one seems to have become a truism of sorts that you're -- you and your staff are too insular, that you don't socialize enough. And the second, the more recent criticism is that your team taking shape isn't diverse -- isn't as diverse as it could be, or even was, in terms of getting additional voices, gender, race, ethnic diversity. So I'd like you to address both of those.
THE PRESIDENT: Sure. Let me take the second one first. I'm very proud that in the first four years we had as diverse, if not more diverse, a White House and a Cabinet than any in history. And I intend to continue that, because it turns out that when you look for the very best people, given the incredible diversity of this country, you're going to end up with a diverse staff and a diverse team. And that very diversity helps to create more effective policymaking and better decision-making for me, because it brings different perspectives to the table.
So if you think about my first four years, the person who probably had the most influence on my foreign policy was a woman. The people who were in charge of moving forward my most important domestic initiative, health care, were women. The person in charge of our homeland security was a woman. My two appointments to the Supreme Court were women, and 50 percent of my White House staff were women. So I think people should expect that that record will be built upon during the next four years.
Now, what, I've made four appointments so far? And one women -- admittedly, a high-profile one -- is leaving the -- has already left the administration, and I have made a replacement. But I would just suggest that everybody kind of wait until they've seen all my appointments, who's in the White House staff and who's in my Cabinet before they rush to judgment.
Q (Inaudible) -- the big three.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, but I guess what I'm saying, Jackie, is that I think until you've seen what my overall team looks like, it's premature to assume that somehow we're going backwards. We're not going backwards, we're going forward.
With respect to this "truism" about me not socializing enough and patting folks on the back and all that stuff, most people who know me know I'm a pretty friendly guy. (Laughter.) And I like a good party. (Laughter.) And the truth is that when I was in the Senate, I had great relationships over there, and up until the point that I became President this was not an accusation that you heard very frequently.
I think that really what's gone on in terms of some of the paralysis here in Washington or difficulties in negotiations just have to do with some very stark differences in terms of policy, some very sharp differences in terms of where we stand on issues. And if you think about, let's say, myself and Speaker Boehner, I like Speaker Boehner personally, and when we went out and played golf we had a great time. But that didn't get a deal done in 2011. When I'm over here at the congressional picnic and folks are coming up and taking pictures with their family, I promise you, Michelle and I are very nice to them and we have a wonderful time. (Laughter.) But it doesn't prevent them from going onto the floor of the House and blasting me for being a big-spending socialist. (Laughter.)
And the reason that, in many cases, Congress votes the way they do, or talks the way they talk, or takes positions in negotiations that they take doesn't have to do with me. It has to do with the imperatives that they feel in terms of their own politics -- right? They're worried about their district. They're worried about what's going on back home.
I think there are a lot of Republicans at this point that feel that given how much energy has been devoted in some of the media that's preferred by Republican constituencies to demonize me, that it doesn't look real good socializing with me. Charlie Crist down in Florida I think testifies to that. And I think a lot of folks say, well, if we look like we're being too cooperative or too chummy with the President that might cause us problems. That might be an excuse for us to get a challenge from somebody in a primary.
So that tends to be the challenge. I promise you, we invite folks from Congress over here all the time. And when they choose to come, I enjoy their company. Sometimes they don't choose to come, and that has to do with the fact that I think they don't consider the optics useful for them politically. And, ultimately, the way we're going to get stuff done -- personal relationships are important, and obviously I can always do a better job, and the nice thing is, is that now that my girls are getting older, they don't want to spend that much time with me anyway, so I'll be probably calling around, looking for somebody to play cards with me or something, because I'm getting kind of lonely in this big house. (Laughter.) So maybe a whole bunch of members of the House Republican caucus want to come over and socialize more.
But my suspicion is getting the issues resolved that we just talked about, the big stuff -- whether or not we get sensible laws passed to prevent gun violence, whether or not America is paying its bills, whether or not we get immigration reform done -- all that's going to be determined largely by where the respective parties stand on policy, and maybe most importantly, the attitude of the American people.
If the American people feel strongly about these issues and they push hard, and they reward or don't reward members of Congress with their votes, if they reject sort of uncompromising positions or sharp partisanship or always looking out for the next election, and they reward folks who are trying to find common ground, then I think you'll see behavior in Congress change. And that will be true whether I'm the life of the party or a stick in the mud.
Thank you very much, everybody.
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Monday, April 11, 2005
Nigella is such a liar!
I was going to blog about the lovely anniversary dinner I had with Per on Saturday, but I can't - I'm too upset. This has, so far, been the cooking evening from hell. And it's only seven thirty.
Started by having the lid of my salt shaker fly off as I was salting the pasta water. Three quarters of the (large) container emerged, most of it thankfully into the water, but a lot also landed on me, my floor and my stove. Enough to find remnants of salt for weeks, I'm sure.
Next was making a birthday cake for my sister. I was going to make Nigella Lawson's Quadruple Chocolate Loaf Cake from Feast. All went fairly well, until I was going to pour boiling water down the funnel of my food processor. For some reason, I decided to use a metal measuring cup. Not such a great idea. Severe fingertip burn. Hurts.
That hurdle passed, barely, and next came - "line the tin with overlapping clingfilm. Don't panic - it won't melt." Like HELL it won't melt, Nigella! What kind of clingfilm do YOU use? The IRON kind? Let me just say - MINE melted. Which means all the loving labour spent on the cake is probably totally meaningless. Right now, I have a ruined loaf tin (and I didn't use my cheap IKEA one, either) with a chocolate cake in it. It smells delicious (if you can get past the scent of melted plastic, that is) and it's probably completely inedible.
If you look closely, you can see the melted plastic bits.
Oh, and to add insult to injury - Nigella also has you poke holes in the cake with a skewer, and then pour chocolate syrup onto it. I decided to go through with this last step, just in case the plastic magically heals and is not incorporated into the cake. (Still not fit for a birthday, but it might be some comfort.) Two mistakes. First, the chocolate syrups boils with a fury. All over. My salt-splashed stove now also has chocolate syrup on it. Lots. Then Nigella says, "if you don't have a cake skewer, just use a straw of spaghetti!" Oh yes. Do that. And like me, have the spaghetti break in neat inch intervals, lodging themselves inside the cake. Please.
I just feel like screaming. All the way to the UK. Hope she can hear me.
Update August 2007 - this is one of my most commented-on entries. I'm now forced to close the comments, as I'm not happy with getting heaps of abuse about this. Really, it should be taken rather lightly - I'm a big Nigella fan, and while this particular recipe was a dud, I'm very happy with just about anything else I've tried. The recipe I tried was as written in the first edition of the book, and the instructions have been changed in later editions and on the tv show. Apparently I wasn't the only one with problems. Anyway. I even feel a bit eager to try this again!
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I'm sorry Anne...but I laughed so hard at your cooking misfortunes. Thank you for the good chuckle. Atleast I know that I'm not the only one that has horrible, horrible cooking days! Don't let it get you too down.
- April 11, 2005 9:34 PM
Your post is hilarious!! And I know those kind of days :)
Btw,I have been flirting with Nigella's cookbooks for quite a while , but somehow managed to not buy any of them. Now you gave me a sweeping argument for not buying them in the future... - April 11, 2005 9:36 PM
- Sam said...
Anne. On behalf of the British, I would like to apologize. both the spaghetti and the cling film ideas sound slightly on the not smart side to me.
- April 11, 2005 9:56 PM
- tanvi said...
aww Anne! i feel your pain. dont worry, horrible baking days happen to us all (and why is it usually a string of misfortunes, not just one thing? when it rains it pours i suppose) its ok, better baking days will come
about nigella- most of her recipes are lovely but i remember i made her "fairy cakes" which turned out awfully- perhaps this was my fault or perhaps i expected an American-style cupcake. either way, i am certainly more wary when using one of her recipes now - April 11, 2005 10:43 PM
- Brenda said...
I'm so sorry to laugh at your expense but I did! I think we all can identify with the day you've had - when it rains it pours (literally with your salt!)... And I always hate when I know better but trust a supposed expert anyway! What was she thinking??
- April 12, 2005 1:23 AM
- Nic said...
Oh no, Anne! It sounds like Nigella *really* missed the mark on these recipes. Perhaps where she comes from it's traditional to have toxic, plastic infused chocolate cake with an uncooked spaghetti center. Perhaps she tested one too many of her boozey/drunken recipes before this one...
- April 12, 2005 4:59 AM
- Linda said...
Kitchen disasters like these are a real downer, but you can take comfort in knowing it made for a good story for your readers. I love Nigella's shows and books but I have read that some of the measuring cups in her line of goods were inaccurate and it took a while for the company to correct the measures to ensure accuracy. So perhaps careful editing and testing of product isn't her company's strongest suit. Good luck with whatever you cook next and hope you have an easier time with it!
- April 12, 2005 5:02 AM
- Niki said...
That's really odd, because I was convinced that plastic wrap would melt in the oven too, but I tried it and it worked! It stayed solid - it actually became thicker and more solid, if that makes sense. I just used the standard stuff that comes in a roll you tear off. It was so successful that I've been using it as a trick for other cakes, as I've run out of greaseproof paper.
Here: http://esurientes.blogspot.com/2005/01/double-chocolate-syrup-cake.html
Don't say she's a liar just yet! - April 12, 2005 11:56 AM
i agree that even if it works, wouldn't it possibly not be healthy and maybe a little toxic? it's not meant to be heated.
- April 12, 2005 12:08 PM
- Anne said...
Ah, thanks for all the kind comments :) Niki - I'm amazed! You must have seriously better cling film than we do. mine also became more solid - oh yeah, solid all the way into the cake. *sigh* I did try a bit this morning though, the cake is obviously not all plastic-soaked, but I couldn't get it out of the pan in one piece and besides, it was a little too sweet for my taste. Ah well. I have to make another cake this afternoon though! The good news is I have an awesome recipe for walnut-chocolate cake, and I look forward to sharing it with you!
- April 12, 2005 12:08 PM
- Niki said...
Yes, I thought it was a bit sweet too.
Incidentally, the innacuracies mentioned by Linda would have more to do with the people in the US who converted her recipes from metric into cups etc (which is by its very nature a more innacurate way of baking). I've found success with about 90% of her recipes (her cranberry Christmas morning muffins were horrible though), using the original version with the measurements in weight. I've noticed it's mainly US readers who complain of innacuracies in her quantities - and I think the problem lies there. It's difficult to really acurately convert form one to the other, and hers were written with metric/weight measurements in mind. (just my two cents there!) - April 12, 2005 12:21 PM
- Danno said...
Sorry about your sour cooking experience Anne, I won't laugh like the rest of these heartless buggers! :) j/k. Plus, I don't want to pick 1" long spaghetti sticks from my skull! I've had plenty of these days myself, along with every other regular cook on the planet. I've had these kind of days in restaurant kitchens before, Yikes! I have some tremendous cooking outbursts at home from time to time, which my wife can attest to. I always trust the recipe, in want of new ideas, even though my cooks instinct says, No!
- April 12, 2005 8:29 PM
- Anne said...
Thanks for the sympathy Danno :) I do trust recipes, and actually especially Nigella. She's usually so dependable - which is why I'm so disappointed! Oh well - things like this do happen.. let's just hope it'll be a while before the next disaster hits. :)
- April 13, 2005 6:53 AM
- Elise said...
Maybe she is using microwave-proof plastic wrap? Perhaps there is a version that can take the heat? I too have encountered instructions to use plastic wrap but have dismissed them. I remember as a child playing with matches and enjoying burning the stuff up into little melted plastic balls (if my parents only knew!). I just use stick free pans and I line them with butter and flour. Sorry for your disaster. What a disappointment!
- April 21, 2005 2:35 AM
There I was sat at work discussing just how delicious this cake was with ppl. Searched on the net for a piccy and found this thread. The recipe works and it is DIVINE !! Moist on the inside and crunchy outside.
Now I can't wait to get home to have another piece......I even told my pregnant wife that it had egg in the middle - he he even more for me !! - August 23, 2005 11:52 AM
It says, "make sure that you use proper cling film, and not 'non-PVC food wrap." - September 30, 2005 7:08 AM
- Anne said...
Yeah, well, Anonymous - I used the sturdiest thing I could find. And I actually don't think that's in the book... but I'm too lazy to go look it up right now. Anyway, lesson learned, don't put plastic in the oven, and just make the cake anyway.
- September 30, 2005 7:46 AM
- holly_44109 said...
Goodness! Last year I was eating a piece of a cake that my friend made and I bit right into a piece of spaghetti! I was shocked at first and didn't mention it to her for a long time. Now that I think about it, I believe it was a Nigella cake!
- December 09, 2005 10:03 PM
I made this cake too a while ago, to bring as a gift to a friend. I must say I had a strange experience which I haven't forgotten! The cling film didn't actually melt into the cake, but I realized half-through the cooking time (by which point it was, of course, too late) that using cling film wasn't such a good idea, that it was probably toxic / unhealthy, and that anyway it might melt.
As I said, it didn't melt, and the cake came out fine, but I became so obsessed with the toxicity / unhealthiness issue, that I immediately baked another plain chocolate cake & so ended up with two cakes! My partner was quite amused by the whole thing & ended up eating most of the quadruple chocolate cake on his own, since I wouldn't touch it.
One other thing- Nigella's recipes, I think, always use too much sugar. I have made it a habit to always use less sugar than she specifies.
Oh, and of course...the spaggheti thing for testing the cake doesn't sound like a great idea :-)) - August 14, 2006 1:07 AM
After reading of Anne's misfortune I;m a little concerned. I've just donloaded Nigella's recipe for Damp Apple and Almond Cake. Has anyone had success with this recipe? I'd hate to go through the time and expense of making it if it"s bad.
- September 30, 2006 4:32 PM
- Anne said...
Rick, I haven't tried that particular recipe - but don't worry, most of her recipes are very reliable. Just stay clear of any plastic wrap or uncooked spaghetti.
- September 30, 2006 5:34 PM
- CONSUMERISM CAN ONLY TAKE YOU SO FAR said...
I made this last week when I caught the middle of the Nigella Feasts episode because she used the machine and sour cream. I halved the recipe but please try it again because it was amazing for me. My first unequivocable cake success where I knew it was wonderful. This is also my first machine cake. It tastes expensive. I didn't use chips but unsweetened baker's chocolate squares. It is one week later and the last slice is denser and moister . Amazing. I also poured boiling water in but I didn't see her use cling film on the show. She had a loaf pan with tin foil lining. I don't like tin foil so I used my matfer silicone baking mat in my old corning glass loaf pan and it came out cleanly. Please try again. It's a good recipe.
- November 18, 2006 7:55 PM
- LOL said...
You are obviously a total idiot... The recipe says TIN FOIL you prat!! Not CLING FILM!!!! (pulling dumb face with tongue in lower lip)... Don't diss the Godess!
- February 15, 2007 2:32 PM
- LOL said...
While I'm here I might as well slate the Americans for not being too proud to start using the vastly superior Metric system. When are you gonna learn that a 'cup' is a rubbish unit of measurement! You even use it for butter; add 1 cup of butter!!! Where's the logic in that??? ... hang on, let me melt the butter down, then pour it in to my 'cup' and then simply place back in the fridge for a couple of hours, the scrape the butter out of the 'cup'.
oh and another thing Anne... It doesn't say poke holes in the cake to allow the liquid to drain into it... it says 'pierce the cake to see if it's cooked'. That means 1 Prick ie... (probably what you think of me right now)!
This is all in jest of course. Your article did make me laugh... but it was half laughing with you... and half laughing at you! Actually i'd say it was 40/60. - February 15, 2007 2:47 PM
- Anne said...
Jules, I guess I have to defend myself. Sounds like we have different books... Mine says exactly what I stated - cling film, and poke holes all over so that the syrup can soak through the cake - which is all good and reasonable, it was the dumb idea of uncooked spaghetti that was just.. dumb. I'm a huge Nigella fan, and have all her books - this is the one recipe that has not worked at all for me. :)
While on the subject of measurements - I'm happy with volume measurements for many things, but I'm completely with you on the "cup of butter". - February 15, 2007 3:56 PM
- LOL said...
llllllllllovely stuff. Sorry about calling you an idiot. I was only joking. Happy baking.
- February 15, 2007 4:52 PM
Hi... I made this cake and it was the first recipe I've ever tried from Nigella. It worked well and it was sooo yummy. I saw her using the aluminum foil to line the loaf tin. Maybe you should try this..
- February 19, 2007 4:02 AM
- Shelley said...
Anne, I am sorry about your disasterous cooking attempt, but it does help to READ the recipe closely, if you had read her recipe you would see that she does not state anywhere to use cling film, in fact it is greased foil that she uses. I think you should do your homework before ranting about the talents of a wonderful cehf! You should not blame another person for your mistakes nor should you post them on the web without checking your sources.
- May 03, 2007 6:51 AM
- Shelley said...
Here is her exact recipe out of her book.....
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/2 sticks soft unsalted butter
2 eggs
1 tablespoon good-quality vanilla extract
1/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or morsels
1 teaspoon cocoa
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1-ounce dark chocolate (from a thick bar if possible), cut into splinters of varying thickness, for garnish
Special equipment: 2-pound loaf tin (approximately 9 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 3 inches deep), lined with greased foil, pressed into the corners and with some overhang at the top. Alternatively, substitute a silicon loaf tin, no foil lining necessary.
Take whatever you need out of the refrigerator so that all ingredients can come room temperature.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F, putting in a baking sheet as you do so.
Put the flour, baking soda, cocoa, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream into the processor and blitz until a smooth, satiny brown batter. Scrape down with a rubber spatula and process again while pouring the boiling water down the funnel. Switch it off, then remove the lid and the well-scraped double-bladed knife and, still using your rubber spatula, stir in the chocolate chips or morsels.
Scrape and pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and put into the oven, cooking for about 1 hour. When ready, the loaf will be risen and split down the middle and a cake-tester will pretty well come out clean.
Not long before the cake is due out of the oven (when it has had about 45 to 50 minutes), put the syrup ingredients of cocoa, water and sugar into a small saucepan and boil for about 5 minutes, to give a thick syrup.
Take the cake out of the oven and sit it on a cooling rack, still in the tin, and pierce here and there with a cake tester. Pour the syrup over the cake.
Let the cake become completely cold and then slip out of its tin, removing the foil as you do so. Sit on an oblong or other plate. Sprinkle the chocolate splinters over the top of the sticky surface of the cake - May 03, 2007 6:53 AM
- Anne said...
Shelley - you're obviously assuming that I have the same edition of the book that you do. American, yeah? Well, I don't - I have the British edition, the first one that came out. And I'm very sorry, but it does indeed specifically say clingfilm. (And it also says, and I quote "don't panic - it won't melt.") I'll be happy to scan that page for you if you don't believe me. Happy to hear that they've changed the instructions for later/foreign editions - perhaps more people than I had a problem with it?
YOU should not assume that I don't know what I'm talking about - I find your comment really rude. If you've read this blog more, you should know that I adore Nigella - I love her food, and I love her recipes. (And can't wait to get her new book which apparently is in the works.) Except for this particular one, which just didn't work out at all. So - sorry you feel that I'm ragging on Nigella, but that's really not very much the case. - May 03, 2007 7:36 AM
- Anne Grethe said...
Jeg så Nigella lage denne kaken på tv i går, og kom over bloggen din i søket etter oppskriften. Hun brukte aluminiumsfolie - tin foil, til å kle formen med. Og kaken så selvfølgelig super ut...
- July 04, 2007 9:09 PM
- Anne Grethe said...
...and to your defence: check out this one http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~csh33/Cooking/QuadChoc.php !
- July 04, 2007 9:15 PM
- Anne said...
Thank you Milly! :) She's obviously changed from the first edition of the cookbook which I have, to using tin foil which sounds a lot better. I'm actually gearing up to try it again, but without the plastic wrap this time :)
- July 04, 2007 10:25 PM
Hej! Antar att du är svensk pga alla svenska länkar ;)Tänkte bara höra, vet du hur jag får tag i Nigellas recept på en musli hon gjorde i ett avsnitt? med choklad, äppelmos och nötter? Letar som en galning och hoppas på lite hjälp!Om du eller nån annan som läse de här vet eller har receptet, maila email@example.com. Förresten, förlåt om det är en hemskt sen kommentar, har ingen aning om hur gammalt inlägget är ;) ha det bra Kram!
- August 01, 2007 9:50 PM
i use nigella`s books all the time for cooking and i have never had any problems, you always should slightly adapt to your own ability and it seems that maybe your ability would be to get caterers in! as nigella`s instructions are clear ans simple and very well thought out, i have made some lovely meals with her receipes without any problems what so ever, it is a shame that yours went wrong but i would suggest trying one that is not to complicated for you. - August 02, 2007 3:01 PM
- Anne said...
Angelica - I've replied to you in e-mail :)
Anonymous - I'm not sure what Lisa you're addressing, but if you read this blog regularly, you'll know that I'm a huge fan of Nigella and this is the one thing that did not turn out well. She has changed the instructions in later editions of the book, which is probably because more people than I had a problem. I find your tone rather condescending. - August 02, 2007 5:45 PM


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