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Sunday, June 5, 2011
My Ten Favorite Recipes
Last week I published the list of your ten favorite recipes. This week it's my turn. These are my 10 favorite recipes by category. You'll notice that desserts and snacks are missing from the list. They will be handled separately.
Beverage: Homemade Ginger Ale
Appetizers: Stuffed Mushrooms
Soup: Broccoli and Cheddar Cheese Soup
Salad: Endive, Pear and Watercress Salad with Candied Walnuts
Chicken: Braised Chicken with Riesling
Beef: Braised Short Ribs Cotes du Rhone
Pork: Tuscan Pork Loin
Lamb: Lamb Shreds with Deep-Fried Rice Vermicelli
Fish and Shellfish: Moules Mariniere
Pasta: Fusilli with Fennel, Sausage and Wine
54 comments :
- Katarina said...
Hope you'll get your computer fixed! I will visit you every day :) Have a great sunday!
- June 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM
- David said...
Mary, It is really a downer when the computer crashes! I've had it happen twice... Ugly! Thanks for the top recipes. At least five of them will be added to our files. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
- June 5, 2011 at 12:48 AM
- Pondside said...
What a bother for you! I hope you don't suffer from withdrawal!
I have tried your moules recipe and am now clicking back to have a look at the ginger ale.
- June 5, 2011 at 1:09 AM
Get a Mac ... Come on over to the Dark Side ...
- June 5, 2011 at 1:37 AM
- Aldy said...
Oooh, I'm sorry to hear about your computer problems, Mary. Hopefully you'll get that sorted soon. BTW, beautiful selection of recipes :)
- June 5, 2011 at 2:36 AM
- Lenia said...
What a great and delicious compilation!I hope you ll get your computer fixed soon,dear!Have a great Sunday!
- June 5, 2011 at 3:46 AM
- Food Glorious Food! said...
Bummer! Well everyone need to take a break and refelct once ina while don't we? My pick from your top tem I must say is Braised Chicken with Riesling... yummy!
- June 5, 2011 at 3:48 AM
- Nami | Just One Cookbook said...
Oh no Mary, I hope your computer will get it fixed soon. That reminds me that I should backup now... Your collection of 10 favorite recipes is amazing. We can NEVER catch up cooking your recipes because you have so many good ones!
- June 5, 2011 at 4:05 AM
- Maris(In Good Taste) said...
Great list of favorites! Hope 'Hal' feels better soon!
- June 5, 2011 at 4:46 AM
- Alessandra said...
Good luck with the computer!
Was it difficult to choose 10 favorite recipes?
- June 5, 2011 at 5:28 AM
- Plateful said...
Hope your technical issues are resolved soon -- good luck. If you pick these recipes for your top 10, I can certainly vouch for how delicious they are -- even without tasting them!
- June 5, 2011 at 5:51 AM
- Clint said...
Sorry about Hal. I know first hand what a pain in the you know what that is. In the meantime, I shall linger over your favorites and look forward to your return. Anyway, absence makes the heart grow fonder.......
- June 5, 2011 at 5:52 AM
- Flavia Galasso said...
Mary...your favorites..are even mine!!!....your computer will get well soon...happy Sunday and blessings, Flavia
- June 5, 2011 at 6:18 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Wonderful choice, hope your computer will get fixed soon...
- June 5, 2011 at 6:22 AM
- Margaret Murphy Tripp said...
Computer problems are frustrating. Hope it gets resolved soon. The list of favs was a great idea. I copied 4 to try, and especially liked the lamb recipe. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
- June 5, 2011 at 6:41 AM
- dr.antony said...
That ginger ale is really simple enough for me,and I tried it.I used to buy candied ginger from shop, and would no longer do it.
There is a local variant to this ginger ale ,where we add Thulsi (Holy Basil)leaves in to it.
- June 5, 2011 at 7:04 AM
- Andrea @ Vegvacious said...
Computer issues are always a downer - hopefully you can get things back up & running smoothly soon! That gingerale recipe and those stuffed mushrooms have piqued my interest - they're both on my list of recipes to try!
- June 5, 2011 at 7:05 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
I feel your pain Mary. Computer problems are a nightmare. Hope all returns to normal soon.
Who wouldn't love any of these fine dishes? They're sure to wash away the computer blues.
- June 5, 2011 at 7:50 AM
- Jocie's Mom said...
Oh bless! I know how frustrating computer problems can be. I myself just bought a new one yesterday after my poor, old, tired Mac decided it was time to roll over and die. Hopefully, you can get yours into a treatment program that will work :)
Love those stuffed mushrooms!
- June 5, 2011 at 8:37 AM
- Yvonne @ StoneGable said...
Mary, Sorry you are having computer problems! How frustrating!
Thank you so much for your top 10! I will be trying some and adding then to "On The Menu".
I am making your braised chicken this week! YUMMY!
Hurry back to us!
xo YVonne
- June 5, 2011 at 8:38 AM
- Karen Harris said...
I have a love/hate relationship with my computer. Right now it's working so I love it. I don't know how you narrowed your favorites down to ten. All of your recipes look delicious.
- June 5, 2011 at 8:38 AM
- StephenC said...
Hurry back. We all will miss you.
- June 5, 2011 at 9:06 AM
- James B said...
Ohhh they are some GOOD choices.
- June 5, 2011 at 9:11 AM
- Guvi said...
I very much like your selections, especially the mussels. As for Hal, I'm sorry for him, but I strongly recommend a Mac :)
- June 5, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- PeggyR said...
Oh I'm sorry to hear this, hope it gets fixed soon!
- June 5, 2011 at 10:26 AM
- ~::Lady Rae::~ said...
Hi Mary! Thanks for your encouragement and comment on my new blog- this is a beautiful site of yours! I hope to make mine as detailed and good-looking as yours. Thanks! Happy cooking :)
- June 5, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Catherine said...
Dear Mary, How can you pick just ten recipes. I love all of your recipes! They all look beautiful and I am sure taste great! I am impressed that with so many to pick from you were able to narrow it down to ten. Have a wonderful,blessed Sunday. Catherine xo
p.s. It is terrible when the computer goes. I hope it will be fixed soon.
- June 5, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Gloria Baker said...
Hope your computer fixed soon! I love all your recipes Mary all are amazing! gloria
- June 5, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Betsy Brock said...
Now that my mouth is watering....
- June 5, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- lena said...
everything looks so good and i especially like the mushrooms and the broccoli soup. Hope your computer problem can be solved asap, i know how frustrating that can be!
- June 5, 2011 at 12:42 PM
- Joanne said...
Oh Mary I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope it turns out okay!
- June 5, 2011 at 1:20 PM
- The Harried Cook said...
I'm having computer problems too! It's so awful when that happens :( I hope both our computers get fixed real soon! Lovely round up of dishes :) Thanks for sharing, Mary!
- June 5, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- Carol @ There's Always Thyme to Cook said...
Hope you get your computer fixed! What a pain.
Your top ten all look delicious!
- June 5, 2011 at 2:31 PM
- Janice said...
Oh no, computers are great when they are working, but when they go wrong they seem to affect your whole life. Hope you enjoy a few days free of the computer, it's always nice to do that too. Don't be gone too long though.
- June 5, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
Sorry about your computer, how old is it? The name...it is the same as that computer in that science fiction movie with the monoliths, two thousand something...I had to click on a few of these, I have never heard of homemade ginger ale!
- June 5, 2011 at 2:57 PM
- pigpigscorner said...
Hate computer problems, hope yours get fixed soon!
- June 5, 2011 at 3:45 PM
- GLENDA CHILDERS said...
Computers are scaring me a little these days . . . so problematic. Hope yours is soon on the mend.
I am off to make your gingerale. YUM.
Thanks, Mary. Maybe you can enjoy a rest.
- June 5, 2011 at 4:06 PM
- Marguerite said...
Great list of recipes! I love them all, but those stuffed mushrooms look especially delicious and are my fave! Hope you get your computer back, soon!
- June 5, 2011 at 5:15 PM
- Unknown said...
I hope your puter feels better soon! I spend way too much time hauntin your website for recipes!
- June 5, 2011 at 5:28 PM
- Big Dude said...
I've been awaiting these and am not disappointed - they all look delicious - I used to make root beer but never tried ginger ale. I'm so lucky to have a daughter and friend who both do computer stuff for a living.
- June 5, 2011 at 6:37 PM
The braised chicken with the Riesling looks like my favorite!
- June 5, 2011 at 7:08 PM
- Eileen said...
Everything looks so delicious, Mary. I especially want to try that Braised Chicken. Good luck with your computer.
- June 5, 2011 at 7:16 PM
- Arlene Delloro said...
A great round up. Hope "Hal" gets better soon.
- June 5, 2011 at 8:49 PM
- That Girl said...
I wonder what would constitute chicken soup for computers.
- June 5, 2011 at 9:36 PM
- scrambledhenfruit said...
Oh....I hope Hal feels better soon! Delicious selections here- It's hard to choose what I love best! :)
- June 5, 2011 at 10:29 PM
- Wendy Irene said...
I hope your computer will be well again soon! I'm sure when it is fixed you will be really refreshed and ready to share lots more of your wonderful inspiration with us. Hugs Mary & 'Hal' :)
- June 5, 2011 at 11:06 PM
- Jeannie said...
Your picks are definitely healthier than your readers' choices lol! Delicious too! So sorry to hear you are having computer problems...I know how you feel, I had just done a system recovery for my laptop too!
- June 5, 2011 at 11:16 PM
Mary, I hope that your computer gets fixed properly and that you will be happily blogging with us soon again. We will be sure to enjoy you scheduled posts too.
:-) Mandy
- June 6, 2011 at 2:11 AM
Wow! Mary, you always make my mouth water and these 10 favourite recipes posts are sending me on drool overdrive!
- June 6, 2011 at 8:35 AM
- Rita said...
I can see why you love these recipes; they are tempting me and will certainly try some.
- June 6, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Lucie said...
I have no trouble imagining how delicious these must be at your table... dinnertime must be wonderful!
- June 6, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Unknown said...
I hope your computer is fixed soon! The braised chicken sounds so good! Thank you for sharing your favorite recipes :)
- June 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM
- claire said...
those mushrooms are gorgeous!
- June 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- Red Nomad OZ said...
I'm back on line after a bout of no internet access coupled with a flat battery (I'm on the road at present). Now I'm catching up with all my faves - but won't leave a comment against all of them! I'm so loving this '10 favourites' series - glad to see dessert is in a separate compartment!! AND ... belated happy birthday!!
- June 7, 2011 at 6:51 AM


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Historical:Panorama Tools Plugins
- 1 Preface
- 2 Updates
- 3 Documentation
- 4 Preferences
- 5 The Filters
The Panorama Tools Plugins provide the most powerfull interface to the Panorama tools library. Virtually any function that is coded inside the pano12 library can be accessed by the plugins. PTStitcher and PTOptimizer, which are the basis for the different GUI front-ends only use a small subset of all available functions.
The plugins come as a set of four files in Photoshop plugin/filter (on windows: .8BF) or Gimp plugin format and are named adjust, correct, perspect and remap. They are compatible not only with photoshop but with other image editing programs that can load photoshop compatible filters, too. (f.e. IrfanView, GraphicConverter, ...)
In addition, the Panorama Gimp plug-in includes the Pan Controls filter, an early prototype of PTEditor.
Updated windows filters for 16 bit compatibility are included in Panorama Tools distribution on Jim Watters web site. Previously available on 'ePaperPress' by Thomas Niemann, are now available from Jim Watters at http://photocreations.ca/panotools/index.html To distinguish them from the old version they are named them PTAdjust, PTCorrect, PTPerspect and PTRemap.
The Panorama Gimp plug-in is available from Sourceforge.
Versions for Mac OSX - 16 bit compatible and allow for recording Photoshop actions with additional LensFix plugin - are available from http://www.kekus.com/software/plugin.html
The four plugins are listed in the photoshop filter menu under 'Panorama Tools'. Both versions can be used in parallel, if needed.
Helmut Dersch never published an extensive documentation of the plugins, but he provided several tutorials covering most of the features. With the original plugins comes a readme file from which I took most of the information provided here. For convenience it can be found here.
The filters are named PTAdjust, PTCorrect, PTPerspective and PTRemap (old names without PT). They all open with a small dialog which always has a small button called 'Prefs' in the upper right corner. This button opens a Preferences dialog, where the user can choose beween several ways how panotools should deal with result images. (More information can be found in the Panotools plugins Readme file)
(a) Display Cropped/Framed Resultimage
The Photoshop plugin interface does not provide resizing of an image window. If you choose this option, the result of an operation is displayed in the same window as (and replacing) the source image.
This option is recommended if the image size does not change or if the area outside the window bounds is not needed.
(b) Save full sized Result to File
If the image will get resized this option is recommended. The file name you provide here is extended by a number in case there will be more than one file - no need to specify different names if you want to save multiple results. Files will be in PSD format.
(c) Open Result with Application
This only makes sense if you choose (b) too. The saved result will be opend by the application you specify here (with full path). This will normally be your image editor (Photoshop or whatever).
(d) Don't save Mask
This is a special option for old photoshop LE, which was not able to deal with masks. It might be useful for other applications that don't use masks, too.
In the upper right corner of the Preferences filter there is another small button named 'More'. If you press it, you get a dialog where you can choose interpolator and gamma. See Testing Interpolator Quality and Interpolation and Gamma Correction articles by Helmut Dersch for details or read in the Panotools plugins Readme about Selecting the Interpolator or Gamma Correction
The Filters
Here a brief description and some links to tutorials that deal with the particular filter. (More information can be found in the Panotools plugins Readme file)
(Former name: Adjust) The most powerful of the filters. In the upper part of the dialog it lets you extract and insert images of any projection into and from images of any projection. The lower part is dedicated to reading control points and running the optimizer. The functionality of the lower part is mostly replaced by the common GUI front-ends now. (See also Panotools plugins Readme file)
Extract and Insert
For both tasks you have two choices: 'Use Options' or 'Use Script'.
Use Options
If you check 'Use Options' you need to press the 'Set' button. For both extracting and inserting there opens the same dialog, where you can specify what and how should be inserted or extracted.
The dialog has two parts, an upper one that specifies the image to extract or insert and a lower one that specifies the panorama from and to where the extraction/insertion should be done and how this should be performed.
Only values that can not be read from the source image must be specified. This is f.e. HFOV (horizontal Field of View), Format and Position in any case and Width and Height only for result images.
In addition there is a 'Correct' button in the upper part, which opens the same dialog as the Correct filter. Any transformation that is specified there is performed on the source image together (in one mathematical operation) with the Adjust filter operation in order to avoid unnecessary interpolation steps.
Some tutorials that make use of the Adjust filter, Extract and Insert feature by Options:
- Editing Panoramic Images from Helmut Dersch (caution, PanCtrls plugin mentioned there doesn't work anymore).
- Using Fisheye Lenses for Architectural Photography from Helmut Dersch.
- Extracting Rectilinear Images from Panoramas by Helmut Dersch.
- Using Ptools Adjust PS-Plugin to edit nadir / zenith by Flemming V. Larsen. This one shows how to remap the panorama in order to retouche nadir and zenith in one image.
Use Script
The "Use Script" option loads a text file script to set the preferences for the Adjust plug-in. Valid scripts include PTOptimizer and PTStitcher scripts. The file type must be text. Two uses for this option are to run the Optimizer without using PTOptimizer, to extract a set of images from a panorama (Adjust must be run once for each output image) or to stitch (Adjust must be run once for each input image).
(Former name: Correct) These filter gathers some useful functions that have not directly to do with panorama. Each of the corrections has a separate Options dialog. All of the corrections are made in one transformation step thus avoiding unnecessary interpolation steps. (See also: Panotools plugins Readme file)
Radial Shift
This is a frontend to the lens correction features of panotools. Lens correction is performed by a third order polinomial, the formula is displayed above the input fields.
The purpose of Radial Shift is to correct for barrel distortion, pincushion distortion or wavy lens distortion, for transverse chromatic aberration and for color separation by scanning cameras. Units for r_src and r_dest is image portrait width/2 (or landscape height/2), half of the shorter edge of the image corresponds to r_src=1.
If you check the option 'vertical', only the vertical axis is affected by the shift, and the unit is relative to image height/2. This can be used to correct lens distortions in Panoramic cameras. Finally, the option 'horizontal' shifts each pixel horizontally by an amount determined by its vertical distance from the center line.
For radial correction coefficients a, b and c are identical to the lens correction parameters used by PTStitcher and all of the GUIs (see top). The (linear) d coefficient specifies the image size and is not available for PTStitcher where the v parameter (Field of View) plays it's role.
The effect of the 4 coefficients can hardly be described but easily visualized. Go to Peter Reimer's site and get abc.xls if you want to see how the coefficients (un-)distort an image.
Radial Shift can be performed for red, green and blue channel separately in order to correct for complex transverse Chromatic aberration.
Some tutorials about correct, Radial Shift:
- Correcting Barrel Distortion by Helmut Dersch.
- Correcting Color Separation in Scanning Back Cameras by Helmut Dersch.
- Correcting Chromatic Aberration of Digital Cameras
- PTShift by Eric Gerds, which provides a sophisticated way to determine the right coefficients in order to correct transverse chromatic aberration with Radial Shift
Vertical Shift & Horizontal Shift
Shifts the entire image vertically respectively horizontally. Red, green and blue channel can be shifted by individual amounts. Input in pixels.
Shears the entire image. Shear is a distortion that shifts f.e. the upper edge to the right and the lower edge to the left (horizontal shear). Used to correct shear by some scaners. Input in pixels.
Scales the image using the panotools high quality interpolators. Input in pixels. You can preserve aspect ratio upon scaling by setting one of width or height to 0.
Radial Luminance
Corrects for edge light fall off (Vignetting). Correction can be done separately for red, green and blue channel. Input in brightness values (-255 to +255). Half of that amount will be subtracted from the center pixels of the image, whereas the other half will be added to the edge pixels.
Radial Luminance in the original panotools distribution caused some banding especially in areas with uniform color (like sky f.e.) because of 8 bit operation. The pano12 developers solved this problem recently (version 22.214.171.124) and with the 16 bit version (see top) it should be no problem at all (if used in 16 bit).
- Creating VR-Panoramas Using a 15mm Rectilinear Lens by Helmut Dersch contains a short section about Radial Luminance.
Cut Frame
Crops image to the brightest rectangle of a given size. Useful to crop scanned images to equal sizes. Set the preferences options to (b) and (c), since this tool changes the size of the image!
It automates the tedious task of cropping frames around scanned images, especially around circular fisheye images. If you are scanning negatives, the frame may be white. To crop this frame, invert the colours of the image, then run it through 'Cut Frame', and invert it back. This can be easily automated by photoshop actions or similar.
Fourier Filter
A Fourier Transformation and Wiener Filter.
- Attempt to Restorate Star Trail Images by Helmut Dersch is a possible use of a Wiener Filter.
Load & Save
All settings made in the Correct filter can be saved to and loaded from a binary preferences file. PTShift makes use of this ability to directly save chromatic aberration correction parameters to Correct, Radial Shift settings.
(Former name: Perspective) See PanoTools plugins Readme file
(Former name: Remap) See PanoTools plugins Readme file
Erik Krause 19:24, 19 Apr 2005 (EDT)


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Christ Is Risen!
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Telling people their church is "satan incarnate" and a "cesspool", and their primate is "the antichrist" ain't no way to "win friends and influence people".
Oh! I misunderstood! SorryÂÂ
I believe, as Traditional Orthodox, "winning friends and influencing people" is NOT what we should be concerned about!We should be spreading the TRUTH. I follow the blessed monks of the Esphigmenou Monastery on the Holy Mountain.
So is ignoring pedophilia. The RCC is a cesspool and the pope is the anti-christ!
This has got to rank as one of the silliest, Jack Chickish-statements I've ever read in any Orthodox forum, bar none. Surely you jest! Your remarks are clearly NOT representative of Orthodox Christianity.
With all due respect Jennifer, MANY Orthodox, like myself are not bigotted, but have deep rooted historical reason to have a dislike for the Vatican and modern Roman Catholicism.http://www.pavelicpapers.com/features/essays/psg.htmlWhile I don't extend these feelings to "individuals", as an institution, the RCC needs to get on her hands and knees and beg for forgiveness for her sins against the Orthodox in Yugoslavia.
Really? So for these particular monks, the pope is viewed as the anti-christ and the Roman Catholic Church is considered to be a cess pool. Is this correct? Forgive me for not accepting your word as gospel and asking that you provide some substantiation for this claim.
I actually read that webpage.  I then looked online for corroboration of the staments. I found some at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_Stepinac.  This is the first I have ever heard of the man.  I honestly do not know what to make of Archbishop Stepinac of Croatia.  Did he mean to help people, but did he neverthless collaborate anyway with the fascistic Utashe government?  Or, did he truly support the Utashe as enemies of communism and Orthodoxy, but did he also try to cover himself by trying to help some people ?  Or, something else?  I do not know.A few months ago, someone asked at another online discussion forum: "Why don't the Orthodox want to reuntie with the Catholic Church?"  And I responded that the Catholic Church has hurt the Orthodox in several specific and egregious ways throughout history:  most notably, the 4th Crusade and Uniatism.  (It was a uniate discussion forum, so the latter comment didn't go over well . . . )  Then, I added that the effects of those hurts have echoed through history down to the present day.  Well, this *really* didn't go over well, so I apologized for any offense and exited from that website.  Yet, the fact remains, these actions by the Catholic Church *did* cause real and substantial hurt to the Orthodox world.  An apology is nice, but it is rather a beginning.I think your attitude, SouthSerb, is at least *reasoned* in its outrage; and, you seem *to be willing* to make a distinction between the institution of the Roman Catholic Church and the individuals who are members of it.Finally, I have not been a victim of such catastrophic evils; and so I cannot say what I would do or feel if that were my experience and heritage.  However, I have experienced egregious personal hurt.  I found that so long as I kept the anger alive, by nursing the memory of the injustice, I was still giving victory to the one who had hurt me.  When I learned to forgive, I discovered two things.  Christ had taken my burden; and, I was now the victor because I was no longer the prisoner of my hurt.
I hope you who were hurt by my church will rise above that hurt, by the power of Christ, and forgive, so that you too can know peace and victory.
Tom and I don't agree on most things, but I can tell you that I am fairly certain he is not a bigot.
Quote:I hope you who were hurt by my church will rise above that hurt, by the power of Christ, and forgive, so that you too can know peace and victory.Thank you. That is very kind and I will try.
No problem. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100011_03/09/2005_60363
On most other church topics, Tom takes a secularist approach, but on his long held anti-catholicism (what was I just saying in another thread about protestant converts and anti-catholicism...) resorts to Esfigmenou.
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I follow the blessed monks of the Esphigmenou Monastery on the Holy Mountain.
It's the church of St. Therese of Lisieux and Dorothy Day and St. Francis and St. Clare. I won't argue that they were right about papal infallibility but they weren't evil.
What you say of Esphigmenou is not true either. The monks are in obedience to their igoumen and in communion with the synod of Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Athens. While I disagree with their position, I won't slander them either and say they are in obedience to noone, while Catholics are.ÂÂ
While it is not for me to comment on their moral qualities, I can say with some confidence that these people are most certainly not Saints; for we do not list those who are foreign to the Christian Church amongst the Saints who served Her.
Jennifer -You are mixing two seperate issues. GiC's rejection of Saint John Maximovitch is quite strange, and as I have pointed out before simply exemplifies his ignorance of Greek practice regarding the synaxarion. As for the RC saints you mention, they are not part of Orthodoxy, so the church does not see them as saints. How can those who weren't part of the Church be saints in it?
I seriously doubt that St. Therese of Lisieux and St. John of San Francisco are "foreign to the Christian Church."
You've gone too far this time. I've just reported you and I hope the moderators put a stop to this kind of bigotry. This bigot wants the church that I spent several years building to burn to the ground. This bigot wants the church I was raised in to be burned to the ground.ÂÂ
However, I accept Roman Catholic saints as saints because I see them as part of the Church (perhaps in an imperfect way).
For that then, your opinion is outside of the church. The Orthodox church sees herself as the entire one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. So it is odd that you would find fault with GiC when he is upholding the teaching of the Church.
For that then, your opinion is outside of the church. The Orthodox church sees herself as the entire one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. So it is odd that you would find fault with GiC when he is upholding the teaching of the Church.ÂÂ
Putting aside the fact that some of her theology is horrendous (and if I was feeling either particularly honest or uncharitable I would say heretical, but fortunately I'm not), I fear I fail to see how it is unreasonable to assert that people who die estranged from the Church cannot so easily be regarded as Saints of the Church. If someone dies outside the Church I would expect, at the very least, a declaration that said person is a Saint by the Great Church of Chriat; and preferably a few Anathemas against the supposed heretics who forced them out of the Church, as heresy is the ONLY Canonical Justification for breaking communion with your Bishop.
AMEN! Although, as all know, I have issues accepting all the teachings of the Church - I agree that the Orthodox Church IS the True Church.If you are a member of the Orthodox Church and you think otherwise - then you are basically saying that it does not matter which church you belong to.Do you feel there is Salvation in the Roman Catholic church? If you do, then why did you leave it? And please, go BACK TO IT!!!
Tom, what you write is a disgusting insult to people I know and love. To a good priest who put up with me for years. Who's still there for me whenever I need him even though I 'doxed.' A man who has literally given the shirt off of his back to people in need. I'd take him over anyone here, myself included.ÂÂ
As a Canadian, this is something which gets under my skin here too. There are so many born, white Canadians who endlessly complain about the changing complexion of their country due to immigration. Yet the fact of the matter is, these same whites don't have children, and certainly not in the numbers needed to replace themselves, let alone populate our vastly under-populated, resource rich nation. So, if it takes bringing in east-Indians, Pakistanis, Chinese, etc. to keep the wheels turning, well t.s..
Don't believe everything you think.
The more I know, the less I know.
as heresy is the ONLY Canonical Justification for breaking communion with your Bishop.
I have to agree with Jennifer, Tom.  I don't know why you have such an obsessive hatred for the Latin Church.  Or why you don't accept certain central doctrines of Orthodoxy and then imply that you are allied with the "ultra Orthodox".
Which is why the GOC separated from your hierarchs, because it sees them as heretics or at best in communion with heretics. While you will undoubtedly assert that your hierarchs are not heretics and that the GOC is therefore schismatic, wrong, "an abomination", etc. you have to admit they are being consistent and at least should be more charitable towards them.
That they are consistant I will grant, but so are the Latins...for that matter so are the demons (No one be too offended, I'm not making a comparison, just a point). However, your post does bring up an interesting point, the fact that the GOC believes the Orthodox Church to be in Heresy. This would imply that their beliefs are inconsonant with those of the Church, which from my perspective are clearly Orthodox; thus, perhaps the conclusion that should be drawn is that the GOC is not technically schismatic, but rather heretical, for they hold beliefs that are inconsonant with the Orthodox Faith as professed by the Orthodox Church. Of course, the other possibility is simply ignorance of the Faith of the Church, in which case they would be schismatics; perhaps this is an issue that warrents further investigation.
I wonder if it would make any difference if the Pope came out and Infallibly declared contraception a serious sin. You know - made it a dogma of faith.JoeS ÂÂ
You are cleverly trying to defeat the GOC position based on an argument from authority; however, since the authority in question is disputed you are not going to be successful.
Dumb Question for this Day #1: Who's the GOC and why are they in conflict with the EP?
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Controversies About Design Contests
Design Contests Are a Popular Procurement Way For Design, However Several Controversies Arise. This Article Discusses The Controversies About Design Contests
This article is about design contests and their controversies, it is not about design competitions which I categorize differently. Design contests, are organized by design contests organization companies on behalf of micro to small medium enterprises. Participants are offered money, only if, they win the competition.Design contests are not design competitions, they do not offer fame, publicity, prestige, a published yearbook, a certificate, an exhibition, a fair judging, a trophy or any other non-monetary benefits provided by the design competitions. They simply offer money to participants. Usually, there is no jury but a single judge who comments on the designs.Good news first: Design contests are often and frequently organized with the goal of procuring designs, the winners designs are usually realized, and good contests organizers provide encouraging feedbacks to participants in order to arrive at a more industrial or commercial design project, these all provide aspiring designers an opportunity to develop their skills.Design Contests are always indicated as "free to join", but sincerely, I cannot say they are free to join, as I know "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" i.e. the participants pay by their time. However, as I said earlier, this is an opportunity for young designers to test their skills, as in the end their submissions are checked for commercial viability.Meanwhile, the monetary benefits are also not as they are advertised, for as small as 100 euros of rewards, you can run a design competition, collecting more than 100 entries, which makes the cost of a design submission, less ten several cents, so there is not a fortune to be made for designers either. Since, the competitions are frequent, and you could perhaps win 1 in 50 competitions if you join frequently (imagine there are 50 other designers submitting also as good as you), I can say the designers are clearly underpaid and not respected at all for their creative contributions. But this is not the most striking issue.The most striking controversy is the ability to see other participants' design submissions while the submissions are still open. This unfortunately, leads designers to steal or heavily get inspired from each other. The contest organization platforms are designed in a way to allow and push designers to do so.Given that, designers usually tend to join such competitions last minute to protect their designs from being stolen, but I'll come to that later. Going back to the issue of heavily inspiration (i.e. to be sincere, designers stealing from each-other, or to be more correct, some platform designers stealing from new comers), this creates value for the organizer.From an organizers' point of view, designers stealing from others can be good as if a designer has a good idea but could not execute it well, another designer will be executing it better. In return, making the competition unfair and decreasing the ethical content. A respectful contest would not show entries of other designers. The second controversy is the comments by the organizer regarding the design submissions, while the submissions are still open. This has catastrophic results; the organizer usually likes a particular design submission and asks other designers to "get inspired" from that particular design submission, which leads other designers to get extensive inspiration from the particular design, effectively resulting in an idea theft. From an organizers point of view, this is great as the organizer can effectively manipulate the designers in creating a design that best fits the aims of the organizer. In return, killing creativity and converting the designers into mere creativity workers and decreasing the ethics. A respectful contest would not let you see the comments on other designs, and also would not let you see the comments on your designs either, until the results announced. Extension of the deadline, basically allows other designers who did not join the competition before to join and submit more designs, however because there are already a number of submissions which had been identified as "good" by the organizer, the new submissions are usually "heavily inspired" designs; i.e. they are better or worse executions of the "good" ideas that have been submitted before. This creates further idea theft, and decreases the value of the competition for the designers. But from an organizers point of view this is great as more designs are in which fit the aims. The way to have a respectful deadline extension should also accompany an added value such as prize increase for the winning entry.Furthermore, consecutive deadline extensions create shock to new comers, who realized the potential issues of idea-theft and therefore decided to submit last-minute, but of course she also looses her creative ideas in to the depths of design hell, and a more experienced designer, lacking creativity yet with better presentation skills immediately turns her design into a good product. The newcomer losts her idea, forever.Inability to take action; idea theft is common in design contests, but the problem is the inability to report this, and also the non-existent anti-theft policies, whoever copy in a design contest has the upper hand; it is logically a good idea to copy best designs to increase your chances of winning due to the nature of the organization of such design contests. This is of course so wrong in many dimensions and creates disrespect and distrust for fellow participants. Given all these elements, one should be very careful for joining these so called design competitions (which I classify as design contests). To understand if you are participating a contest or a real competition you must look for several checkpoints.1. Design contests usually offer a prize money (Which is indeed small). 2. Design contests do not offer a certificate, a trophy, a yearbook publication, an exhibition possibility, a press release, and any others positive non-monetary prizes that are usually provided by good design competitions. 3. Design contests do not have jury, they have a judge. 4. Design contests do not have a special website, they are run and hosted by the contest organization platforms which publish many other contests at the same place. I am not just talking about design contests superficially, to understand design contests, I have personally joined a few, and I was shocked to see the deadline extension which leaded my great design concept to be copied by another designer, and many others after the "constructive" comments of the organizer. The full list of design contests organizer platforms are available at designcompetition.com as of writing this article there are almost 50+ contest organizers, "praying" on the young and upcoming designers. They can and should do much better to provide better terms for the participating designers.Young designers should not join any design contests, but rather join the design competitions organized locally or nation-wise by the governments and trade associations, these contests are usually free to join, and they provide substantial amount of externalities and usually offer a generous award prize sum, prestige and publicity. They are organized usually to subsidize design, not to get benefits from designers desire for fame.Professional designers on the other hand should seek fame and prestige in premium international annual design awards which offer publicity, exhibition, mediation and other benefits, to gain fame and prestige. Design contests are total loss of time and money for the professionals and must be avoided at all times.Exerpt:This article is about design contests and their controversies, it is not about design competitions which I categorize differently. Design contests, are organized by design contests organization companies on behalf of micro to small medium enterprises. Participants are offered money, only if, they win the competition.Design contests are not design competitions, they do not offer fame, publicity, prestige, a published yearbook, a certificate, an exhibition, a fair judging, a trophy or any other no..
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It was fate that led Varun Sheth, Kunal Kapoor and Zaheer Adenwala to join forces and launch Ketto on August 15th 2012. Actor Kunal Kapoor, who supports several charities, noticed the challenges NGOs repeatedly faced while fundraising and began looking for ways to make the process more efficient. At around this time, finance professional Varun Sheth was keenly observing the business of social causes, while Zaheer Adenwala, a technology professional, was mulling over the possibilities of moving the fundraising model online. When this trio's paths crossed, ideas flowed and Ketto was born, heralding the future of fundraising.
What began as an engine for charities to fundraise efficiently became a platform for anyone to fundraise in support of NGOs. This led to the birth of NGO microsites that hosted several fundraisers run for them. Corporates too had a space to raise their Corporate Social Responsibility now. Besides starting a company fundraiser for a social cause, they could also use Ketto as a tool to build team spirit or as a recruitment solution. Learn more here.
Today, Ketto is not just a fundraising platform for social causes. It is a tool of and for empowerment. It is the key to a better tomorrow. With this in heart, Ketto has now created a space for creative projects to get funded. Because every good cause deserves support.
So let's get yours going!
Crowdfunding is the process of raising money online through contributions made by many different people who share the same passion for your project. Crowdfunding may also often involve a 'reward' in exchange for contributing.
The best way to start is to see what other successful fundraisers have done. For inspiration, you can browse current fundraisers here.
Have a blog of your own? Write your thoughts on the latest trends and developments in your field, or post a compelling list of events that inspired you on your own creative path. Anything that could potentially open doors will help once you're ready to launch on Ketto.
Tap into various creative communities, especially on Twitter. You can find really awesome creative folk to follow and tweet with by searching for relevant hashtags.
Be positive and personable with your online persona. Remember, you're building social bridges that will lead those supporters and enthusiasts to fund your next project.
Gathering a following takes time. As they say, Rome wasn't built in a day - and they're right.
Set aside a few months. It will pay off in the long run. We promise!
As with putting together the right film crew, having a proper fundraiser team is key. Interestingly, teams of two or more people typically generate 94% more funding than projects run by a single campaigner. Find people who can help you with specific aspects of the fundraiser - for example, a friend who specializes in social media or graphic design.
It's also important to make sure your Ketto profiles are up-to-date and complete with photos, bios, Facebook and email verification, and contact info. The more transparent you are, the more the crowd will trust you to use their money wisely.
For even more 'before the fundraiser' advice, check out our Fundraising Tips.
Once you establish your community and team, it's time to take the next step and create a fundraiser. While it may seem daunting, fear not! The process is simple.
Let's start with the video.
The video is the single most important element of your project fundraiser. It's essentially the elevator pitch you'd give to a CEO while travelling from the lobby to the penthouse.
You've got that much time to get across who you are, what your project idea is, and why people should care about your project enough to help you fund it.
The truth is that not many people will give money if you only post photographs.
People give to other people, not necessarily to projects. Many make the mistake of not appearing in their videos. Be. In. Your. Video. Say a few words to your potential funders, be as personable as possible, and chances are you'll be rewarded.
Looking for statistics? Fundraisers with a video raise an average of 114% more than fundraisers that don't. In other words, have a video. And don't make it too long! It's a pitch, not a dissertation. Keep your video fun, loose, informative, and from 2½ to 3 minutes in length.
Tell us about yourself.
Tell us about your project, and include the following:
Show us what you can do. Maybe share some of your past work, or something from the project at hand.
Don't leave your crowd hanging. You need to tell them what to do next - and that's to contribute.
The pitch-the area of text below your video-is where you'll fill in additional details about the project, such as a breakdown of the budget, a synopsis, and team bios. Keep it concise and clear and answer a few simple questions: Who are you? What are you raising these funds for? How else can people support your project? Yes, we know you covered much of this in the video, but sometimes the best bears repeating. Now is also the time for details. Before, you were pitching to a CEO n in an elevator. Now he's reading the proposal. Ok - not really. He's reading coverage on your proposal. Either way, he needs to know more. As crowdfunding has gained in popularity, more fundraisers are creating dynamic fundraiser experiences to make the text more visually pleasing. Custom headers, infographics, and additional embedded video content tell a more complete and exciting fundraiser narrative.
Whether you go the visual or verbal route, strive to make your text as personal as possible. Tell a compelling story of why you're passionate about your project, and present it in a way that makes others want to be a part of the story, too.
As with television's varied picture quality, the rewards offered in exchange for a contributor's support also vary in quality.
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"The Unique Experience"
"The Personal Touch"
We use a flexible model where you keep your contributions whether or not you hit your goal. Now, just because your project will cost Rs. 3,00,000 doesn't mean that Rs. 3,00,000 should be the amount you set as your goal.
Based on your answers, you should set your goal to a number you're confident you can hit. For instance, if you know you can get Rs. 9,00,000 from your immediate family, friends, and supporters, and you're relatively certain you can convince them to contribute within the first couple of days, setting a Rs. 3,00,000 goal should be all right. If there's any doubt, though, then lower that amount to a number you're sure you can get 30% of from the people you know.
A key thing to remember is that you can always overfund, and many do! In fact, 89% of fundraisers on Ketto do just that, and by an average of 30%. The philosophy is simple: "Shoot low, aim high" - set a goal at an achievable amount, look to hit that number in half the time, and then "aim high" and surpass it by the time the fundraiser closes.
But before all of this, be sure to research the expenses associated with making and/or finishing your project. Also, take into account any physical rewards you're offering, their costs (plus domestic and international shipping), and any fees associated with Ketto and payment processing. Add it all into the amount you're setting as your goal.
For larger projects, you might want to consider funding in stages and running multiple fundraisers, each with a modest goal. Or, you can fund various separate aspects of the project.
A host committee is a group of people you are certain will contribute to your Ketto film fundraiser. Most likely, this group will primarily include your closest friends, family members, and any supporters of your prior work.
About a week in advance, reach out to these individuals. Let them know you're launching a Ketto fundraiser to help fund your next project, and you "want them to be among the first to join the team."
Notice, there was no mention of making a contribution. That's for the launch date. By having these people on board, they will be an extension of your "team" and could prove your strongest advocates as share your fundraiser with others.
Longer fundraisers don't necessarily mean you'll raise more money. The longer the fundraiser, the harder it is to sustain the needed momentum. Statistically speaking, fundraisers that run between thirty and forty days raise the most money.
Be sure to leave about three weeks between the end of your film fundraiser and the date you need your funds by, since processing and disbursement can take up to that long.
For even more fundraiser creation advice, check out Funding Tips
Launching a fundraiser is just the beginning. The next step is maintaining your fundraiser, and to do that you need to keep momentum going for the duration of its lifecycle.
Act one of any project is always the same -- it's the set up. We get a sense of the dramatic question. That question is: will you get the funding for your project? Here's how you answer "yes."
A soft launch is when you launch your Ketto fundraiser by quietly reaching out to your inner circle and securing their contributions within the first 48 hours. This is done so that when you announce a hard launch (telling EVERYONE you know, article and blog placement, etc.) people will see your fundraiser's existing momentum and be quick to contribute.
Act Two of a Ketto fundraiser is when the real hustle and flow begins. Gone are the opening night jitters. Here you execute your planned strategy.
First, activate your outer network. All the Twitter followers whose lives your tweets have enriched; every Facebook friend you regularly interact with; that email list of contacts you've compiled over the years. Get to them and get to them BIG!
Start with email outreach. Instead of sending out a single email "blast" to your contacts, compose a more personal and direct message (or use a mail merge). It should explain the project succinctly and not necessarily solicit a contribution, but rather elicit a reaction in your reader to want to be a part of your team and make this film with you.
Always include the link to your fundraiser at the end, but focus on the invitation, not the ask. You will quickly see the impact. Keep being social. How do you do this?
Try to land traditional press and PR. You'll want to draft a press release and compile a list of bloggers and influencers in the creative space who have an audience that might be interested in your story and your fundraiser. You can also reach out to newspapers, TV and radio. Please note: press only gets you more attention, and should not be relied on to convert page views to contributions. That's your job.
This is why it's important to seek out press and PR at the proper time in a fundraiser's lifespan, usually once the 30% mark is hit. Try to bring your fundraiser offline. Think of ways to spread the word in the real world. You could attend meetups or other events armed with a pocketful of fundraiser cards to hand out, each complete with your fundraiser's short URL. Always start a conversation first, then share your fundraiser's information.
Another way to further engage your crowd is a referral contest, where each of your funders shares your fundraiser to their networks either through tweets, a short link, or the Ketto "Share" tool. Whoever brings in the most people or, better yet, the most funding, is rewarded.
The third act is when we start to question whether or not our hero will overcome. People are watching. To convert those who haven't contributed, try creating a sense of urgency. This should occur when you have one week or less left in the fundraiser. If you push urgency with over a week remaining, you may be crying wolf.
It's also in your best interest to add new rewards. Twenty percent of repeat contributions are for rewards that were added after the fundraiser went live. You can also remove old rewards that haven't sold to help keep the fundraiser looking fresh.
Don't forget to post updates about your fundraiser. On average you should update every THREE days. Otherwise, you risk people forgetting about your project. Feed the beast! Post about fundraiser progress, new videos - anything your audience might be interested in. Be sure to call out any major funding milestone: Rs. 1,50,000, Rs. 3,00,000 . . . Rs. 6,00,000!
Always think outside the box. Running a "routine" fundraiser is boring. Don't be boring! Try a stunt in the closing days or hours of your fundraiser, such as dance-a-thons, live streams, or event parties. Often, spending a little extra for an event will deliver many times over.
What do you do when you hit your goal? If you've played your cards right, you'll hit your goal quickly. When you do, it's good to have stretch goals ready. These are additional goals detailing what you can do with more funding, which will entice your crowd to continue contributing.
Be modest, though. Hitting Rs. 3,00,000 and then stating you want to go for Rs. 1,20,000 to complete the project doesn't work. Instead, after you hit Rs. 3,00,000, set your first stretch goal at an easily reachable number like Rs. 3,60,000. Then set the next one at Rs. 4,50,000, and with your third one, go long and go for Rs. 6,00,000. Of course, this all depends on how many days you have left in your fundraiser.
This is the end. Your fundraiser has ideally reached its goal. If not, regardless of your funding model, you should update your crowd and thank them again. Remember, people get excited about rewards. If you believe there will be delays in fulfillment, let them know. People are surprisingly patient as long as they know they're going to have to wait and that you're making progress. It's of paramount importance to continue nurturing the relationships you've established with your contributors and followers through email and social media, as they're now your community. Ketto is all about community.
It's the most claimed perk level.
Search the site. Find films similar to yours, and look at their results. Figure out what they did right, and what they did wrong. Keep in mind that well-funded fundraisers take many funders, not just a high amount of funds raised. Rs. 3,00,000 raised from only 4 funders is not a well-run fundraiser.
Reddit AMAs, Tweetchats, Google Hangouts on Air, or even a YouTube live stream hosted by the Ketto video player.
Think of a brand or business that might go in for that Rs. 6,00,000+ "executive producer" perk just to have their name mentioned.
It exists in perpetuity and will allow you to continue updating your contributors all the way to the film's release.
Remember, no panhandling! You don't want to come across as desperate.
The more you nag, the less you bag.
Each tweet or Facebook post should either inform or be a direct call to action. Ambiguity breeds nothing worthwhile.
Stay in touch with Ketto. We're here to support you through the full lifecycle of your project. We also want to hear your success stories!


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MIAMI — It's the dream of every professional tennis player to play for his nation's Davis Cup national team, and Ottawa-born Jesse Levine has taken bold steps to make this dream come true.
Levine, who has lived in Boca Raton, Fla., since age 13 and played tennis as an American through last November, applied in December to the International Tennis Federation to be allowed to play for the Canadian Davis Cup team.
Under International Tennis Federation rules, Levine will have to wait 90 days for his application to be accepted, so he won't be eligible to play the Davis Cup tie versus Spain from Feb. 1 to 3 in Vancouver. However, he will practise with the Canadian Davis Cup team.
"I am excited to play for my home country Canada, even if I can't play in February," said the 25-year-old Levine on a phone conference call with reporters from the Auckland, N.Z., tournament that he is playing. Levine is Canada's second-highest-ranked singles player (at No. 104) and will play for Canada at its tie in April.
"We are pleased that Jesse will play for Canada," said Tennis Canada president Michael Downey. "Jesse will strengthen our Davis Cup team as our second-ranked singles player. Being a lefty and having the experience of playing tough against top players adds depth to our roster."
"This is a wonderful opportunity not only because I want so much to play Davis Cup, but now I may have an opportunity of being in the Olympics as well. I am at heart a Canadian. I love the Ottawa Senators hockey team, I know the other Canadians since I played them in the junior level and everything feels right," added Levine.
He was also elated to learn that he would become the first Jewish player to play on the Canadian Davis Cup team since Derek Segal, also from Ottawa, did it in 1988. With Toronto native Sharon Fichman likely to play in the 2013 Fed Cup, the two are set to become the first Jewish man and woman to play Davis and Fed Cups in the same year since Mike Belkin (Montreal) and Vicky Berner (Vancouver) did it in 1968.
"It means a lot to be the first Jewish player on Davis Cup for Canada in so many years. I went to a Hebrew day school in Ottawa, feel proudly Jewish and look forward to play soon," Levine said.
Since turning pro in 2007, Levine has been invited several times by Canadian Davis Cup coach Martin Laurendeau to join the team, but he had declined until last December, feeling loyal to the United States Tennis Association (USTA), which funded his coaching and training since he moved to Florida in 2000.
"The USTA has given me so many opportunities with wild cards into tournaments [and] practising with the Davis Cup team that I felt for so long that my prospects should remain with the U.S.A. But I wanted to play Davis Cup and so it made sense to play for Canada," he said.
As a youth, Levine took tennis lessons at the Ottawa Athletic Club and attended school at Hillel Academy. He was all set to improve his tennis locally. But the family doctor found that Jesse's younger brother, Daniel, had colitis, so a few weeks following Jesse's bar mitzvah at Agudath Israel Congregation in Ottawa, the family moved to Boca Raton.
Because Levine's father is American, Levine had the option of joining either the American or Canadian Davis Cup teams. Ironically, the move to Florida turned out to be a blessing for Jesse as well. Levine continued to hone his tennis game by going to the Chris Evert Tennis Academy and later to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.
Living in a city with a year-round climate ideally suited for a tennis pro, Levine has blossomed as a well-rounded player. Winning a scholarship at University of Florida, Levine won 24 matches as a freshman in 2007 before turning pro. However, the odds of Levine earning a berth on the American Davis Cup have always been slim. Even with the retirement of Andy Roddick last November, there are currently six Americans ranked ahead of him for only two singles players to join doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan on the four-player U.S. Davis Cup team.
By contrast, Canadian coach Laurendeau prefers to have three singles players on his Davis Cup team to join doubles specialist Daniel Nestor. Levine would then be assured of a berth on the Canadian Davis Cup team in April, even if his ranking falls below that of current third-ranked Canadian Vasek Pospisil, ranked No. 125 by the ATP.
Levine's fortunes continue to rise. After finishing in the quarter-finals at the Auckland tournament, he is currently ranked among the top 100 in the world.


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Lately, it seems everyone is touting melons and savory cured meats as the greatest thing since the iPhone 3G. But this combo is still old skool at our house. You really can't go wrong -- melon's inherent sweetness is always deliciously magnified by the salty, savory prosciutto, no matter how much technology has changed.
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Wild Arugula, Cantaloupe, and Watermelon Salad with Prosciutto and Blue Cheese
Makes 4 servings
Print recipe only here.
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh basil or parsley, finely chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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1/2 cup watermelon balls
1/2 cup cantaloupe balls
2 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
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Thursday, January 8
African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup
Last week I shared with you my first New Year's resolution: eat more hamburgers. This week, I will reveal my second resolution: cook more with peanut butter. We are a week into 2009, and so far I'm doing great.
I have been making variations of this soup for nearly 10 years now, after initially spotting a recipe for an African yam and onion soup with peanut butter. The recipe is long gone, but my love for these rich, earthy flavors is still strong.
This is a hearty, nourishing soup that will fill your belly and make you feel warm all over. The meaty sweet potatoes and peanut butter are balanced by sweet pineapple, brown sugar, and creamy coconut milk.
2009 is gonna be a good year.
African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup
Makes 4-6 servings
Print recipe only here.
2 large sweet potatoes, scrubbed and sliced in half lengthwise
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1 yellow onion, diced
1 cup fresh or canned diced pineapple (drain canned pineapple)
4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 cup creamy salted peanut butter
1/2 jalapeno (the more the seeds the hotter the flavor)
1 (15 oz) can light coconut milk
salt, to taste
4 tablespoons unsalted peanuts, chopped
2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh cilantro
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking pan with tinfoil (for easy clean up). Brush the flesh of the sweet potatoes with 2 teaspoons olive oil; roast flesh side down for 40-45 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Scoop out the flesh and discard the skins.
In a deep pot over medium heat, saute onions and remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add cooked potatoes, pineapple, and broth. Bring to a boil; reduce to low, and add brown sugar, peanut butter, and jalapeno; cook 7-8 minutes. Turn off heat; allow to cool 5-10 minutes before pureeing.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until smooth; return to the pot over low heat. Add the coconut milk and salt, and stir occasionally until the soup is thoroughly combined and heated, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt. If you prefer a thinner soup, simply add a bit more water or broth until desired consistency is reached.
Garnish individual bowls with thinly sliced fresh cilantro and chopped peanuts.
Cook and bake more with peanut butter:
String Beans and Tofu with Thai Peanut Butter Sauce
Crunchy Peanut Butter, Banana, and Chocolate Chunk Muffins
Mom's Peanut Butter Fudge
Check out these delicious African soups too!
Susan's African Peanut and Yam Soup
Kalyn's African Inspired Crockpot Soup with Peanut Butter
Karina's African Sweet Potato Soup with Black Eyed Peas and Beans
54 comments:
- Susan said...
Mmmmmm...pineapple sounds great!
Thanks for the shout-out, Susan. Happy New Year!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Such a great flavor - peanut butter and then the yam/sweet potato, that's perfect!
Nice resolutions!
- January 8, 2009 at 10:49 AM
- Asha said...
I like your resolutions better than mine!! :D
Soup looks delicious, great one to tuck in for winter sitting on the couch wrapped with blankets!
Happy new year to you and your's Susan! :))
- January 8, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Ivy said...
Peanut butter also in soups? I have to try this.
- January 8, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Unknown said...
I loved the combination of pineapple and peanut butter, sounds so unique....
- January 8, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Snooky doodle said...
this is really interesting :) I ve never seen a soup like this. i wonder what it taste like. If i find sweet potatoes i ll try it :)
- January 8, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Meeta K. Wolff said...
it's what i love about african cuisine - the combination of sweet and savory works so well. lovely looking soup!
- January 8, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
A delicious looking soup! I really like that flavor combo!
- January 8, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Rita said...
Susan, I 've seen African peanut soup recipes before, but never made them. tell me something, why do you put pinneaple? Can you taste it in the soup? It is very unsual to me. Tx
- January 8, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soul said...
Love the flavours in this Susan...everything tastes better with peanut butter! But I'm sure you knew that...LOL
- January 8, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- Karen said...
This sounds like a delicious soup, Susan... and so rich with the coconut milk and combination of other flavors!
- January 8, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Dragon said...
Such a rich combination of flavours in one bowl. Awesome!
- January 8, 2009 at 2:46 PM
- K Allrich said...
Your version of African peanut soup is lovely (and making me hungry!). Thank you for the link (I will reciprocate on my recipe). And most of all, sending you and your family warm wishes for a healthy, delicious New Year! xox
- January 8, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
susan-It was my pleasure!
tanna-Enjoy more in 2009!
asha-Happy New Year to you too! And stay warm and cozy. :)
ivy-Please do! It's wonderful.
usha-It's really fabulous.
snooky-Yams work too. Good luck!
meeta-I love the contrasting flavors too.
rosa-Thanks so much!
rita-I added it because I love coconut milk and pineapple and I love mashed sweet potatoes with pineapple. So I thought, "Hey, why not add pineapple to the soup?" And I am sooo glad I did! The flavor is mild, but you can definitely taste it.
peter-But, of course! :)
karen-I'm glad you like it!
dragon-Many thanks!
karina-Oh, thank you, my dear. I hope 2009 is beautiful for you and yours as well.
- January 8, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- Johanna GGG said...
Eat more peanut butter sounds like an excellent resolution - when I was young one of my sisters would get a spoonful of peanut butter and sit eating it bit by bit! Can you get your peanut butter freshly ground - that is my favourite sort but have just been buying jars of the stuff lately - but now you have me craving some fresh stuff (and a bowl of that soup)
- January 8, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- eatingclubvancouver_js said...
What an intriguing soup: peanut butter and pineapples? I'm willing to try that.
- January 8, 2009 at 8:18 PM
- Dewi said...
I discover a new soup here. Never made anything like this, it does sounds delicious!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:22 PM
- Deeba PAB said...
I love the different flavours here Susan...I'd love to try this. Love the resolutions too...way to go girl! Have a wonderful 2009!
- January 8, 2009 at 9:35 PM
- Manggy said...
I on the other hand have apparently resolved to *eat* more peanut butter this year, heh heh :) (and... sigh.) But I wouldn't feel as guilty if it were in your delicious soup! :)
- January 9, 2009 at 5:49 AM
This is going to be tonight's dinner, towards my 2009 goal of making more soups.
- January 9, 2009 at 7:05 AM
- Katie Zeller said...
Yeah, I could live with this resolution, too. I like that.
I hereby resolve to eat more chocolate!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Soup - possibilities????
- January 9, 2009 at 8:54 AM
This sounds wonderful and I have everything in the house but peanut butter. Peanut butter is not one of my regular pantry items. If I make a small amount of peanut butter by grinding peanuts will the texture be too off for the soup?
- January 9, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
Excellent resolutions to have Susan!!!My resolution might be to cook with more lemon and basil but I already do.
- January 9, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- The Short (dis)Order Cook said...
You have excellent resolutions!
Great soup. I make a similar one with coconut milk, but I love the PB addition. I must try this recipe.
- January 9, 2009 at 12:13 PM
- Lori Lynn said...
What a great combo of flavors, I bet that jalapeno really added a nice balance to the sweetness.
2009 is gonna be a good year. Amen.
- January 9, 2009 at 1:58 PM
This is a soup I make often. Because I'm not a lover of peanut butter, I generally use a high percentage of squash (a mix of butternut and whatever else I have on hand) with a bit PB for thickener and a hint of peanut flavor.
- January 9, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- Heather said...
i like the idea of more PB, susan. Have you ever been to the peanut butter boy's website? I swear he puts pb in everything!! this soup sounds so good :)
- January 9, 2009 at 4:33 PM
- MeloMeals said...
Yum! all my favorite flavors here..
- January 9, 2009 at 5:18 PM
That really looks delicious. I'd like to invite you to take some time to drop by at Foodista and share your delicious recipe with us. We have launched an online food and cooking encyclopedia ala wikipedia. Add a recipe and you can win a $100 gift card to Sur la table. Don't forget to register first so we know who to thank the recipe for. Thanks!
- January 9, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Unknown said...
I really like the sound of using peanuts in a soup!
- January 9, 2009 at 6:19 PM
- whitneyingram said...
That soup is on my list now. Looks and sounds so comforting.
- January 9, 2009 at 7:10 PM
I have really enjoy a version of this soup. I love PB, sweet potatoes and spices. Yum!!
- January 10, 2009 at 6:23 AM
I made this yesterday (Doubled it) for a pot-luck dinner. It's so easy & it was the dinner favorite.
Tips: I needed to roast the sweet potatoes for over an hour.
I'd recommend doubling the jalapeno amount (or more) if you like kick.
Next time I'm using less coconut milk. I tasted it before adding the coconut milk & it was a much richer-more intense taste. Probably would add 1/2 the amount--but everyone did like it as is!
As always, your recipes rock!
- January 10, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Unknown said...
I simply adore sweet potatoes in any form, but never thought of combining them with peanut butter. While your resolution might be to eat more hamburgers, mine is to keep incorporating 2 days of vegetarian and one vegan into my diet.
Thanks for the vegan recipe - I'm on it!
- January 10, 2009 at 11:06 PM
- Brittany said...
Oh! That sounds like a beautiful flavor combo!
I was geting sick of my go-to sweet potato recipes!
- January 11, 2009 at 12:56 AM
- Half Baked said...
I love flavor combo in this soup. Peanut butter makes everything better:)
- January 11, 2009 at 6:52 AM
- Scott at Real Epicurean said...
Peanuts in savoury dishes are great - especially in soups like this. Great stuff!
- January 11, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
johanna-Uh, I still do that. ;)
js-I hope you do!
elra-Give it a try!
deeba-That's the plan!
mark-I can't resist pb. I simply can't.
susan-Yay! That's another resolution I would gladly make.
katie-Chocolate! Yes! How could I have forgotten? Choc-pb soup? I think there are possibilities.... :)
julie-I haven't done it to know for sure. But I don't see why it wouldn't work. You might also consider adding a bit of corn starch or flour as a thickening agent. Hope it turns out well!
val-I do that too!
sdoc-Why, thanks!
lorilynn-Sweet and spicy I can't resist.
ludia-That's a delicious alternative.
heather-I think once or twice. Great name!
melody-I thought you would like this. :)
foodista-Thanks for the invite.
kevin-They're wonderful.
rookie-It makes feel warm and toasty. :)
gretchen noelle-They just go so well toghether.
healthy librarian-Thanks for the feedback. That's exactly what I hope readers do; tweak it to suit your tastes. That's what cooking is all about! :)
toni-Glad to be of help!
brittany-Thank you so much!
paula-It certainly does. :)
scott-Thanks a lot!
- January 11, 2009 at 7:22 PM
- Jaime said...
mmmm i would love that soup! i could only make it when brent is out of town though b/c he hates PB :(
- January 11, 2009 at 8:30 PM
- Erin said...
What an interesting combination of flavors. I've lived in Ghana one and off for a total of three years. In Ghana peanut (or groundnut) soup is a very popular dish, almost always served with pounded fufu.
My only question is whether the word "yam" has been correctly interpreted. In susan's recipe, for example, it calls for "yam" not 'sweet potato" and while americans consider them the same thing, in Ghana what they call "yam" is actually a large tuber with flesh that is white, firm and dry even after boiling. More like the consistency of a baked potato. And when pounded it does not get mushy, but chewy like bubble gum.
I have a photo of West African "yam" in my post on Ghanaian Oto. http://skinnygourmet.blogspot.com/2008/02/ghanaian-oto-breakfast-of-brides-and.html
So my question is: is this recipe from a different culinary tradition outside of West Africa where sweet potatoes are used, or is this something that has acquired a new culinary significance through translation?
- January 11, 2009 at 10:03 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
jaime-I didn't know people could hate pb. ;)
erin-Thanks for sharing your experience. You're right. In fact, I have already written about the diff. between sweet potatoes and yams in the US here: http://foodblogga.blogspot.com/2008/11/thanksgiving-side-dish-recipe-olive-oil.html
That's why I called the soup African Sweet Potato and Peanut Soup. As for the origin/ translation question, you'd probably have better access to sources for that than I would since you lived in Ghana. Let me know if you find out an answer. Thanks!
- January 12, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- Deborah said...
I love your resolutions - I should follow!! This sounds delicious!!
- January 12, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Erin said...
I love that you took the time to dig into yams v sweet potatoes in your previous post. Perhaps there is, botanically speaking, no such thing as an American "yam," at least not if we use the word to mean a bright orange fleshed veg.
Based on looking through your references and my experience traveling through West Africa, I would say I am 95% confident (esp if the recipe is of West African origin, as it seems to be) that the recipes on which the soup is based are intended to be used with West African firm white fleshed yam (wikipedia: "yam" or "fufu"), of no relation to the sweet potato. I am checking with a friend with more South African experience to see if sweet potatoes are in use there.
So I suspect this may be a wonderful moment of lost in translation as culinary inspiration. But I actually really dig how the moment of translation then makes space for more new world Caribbean influences, like the addition of pineapple. Regardless, sounds like a totally delicious soul-warming soup recipe!
- January 12, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Have you ever tried peanut butter IN a hamburger. It is an interesting combo. I love it! The best condiment in a hamburger, seriously.
- January 13, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
Erin-Thank you for your thoughtful reply. It's funny, as soon as I see "fufu," I think of the novel Things Fall Apart. As for the recipe, let's call it "fusion."
julia-pb in a burger? Nope, I sure haven't. What made you try that? I'm curious.
- January 13, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Ooh thanks for this recipe. I really liked the peanut based African stews I tried before.
- January 13, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- ames said...
More peanut butter? You are a woman after my own heart, I adore African peanut soup! And since it's a brisk 14 degrees outside today, this sounds just perfect.
- January 14, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made this for a party I hosted recently, and the soup was a big hit. Everyone asked for the recipe. Thank you again!
- January 29, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
jude-You're welcome!
ames-Great minds...:)
laura-That's wonderful! Thanks for taking the time to let me know! :)
- January 29, 2009 at 6:15 PM
- Jeanne said...
Thanks - now yo've got me craving this soup too!!
- February 17, 2009 at 9:26 AM
- Coffee and Vanilla said...
Love the recipe! This soup must taste like heaven :)
I will post tomorrow peanut butter punch recipe ;) I got addicted to it in Jamaica, but hopefully they don't sell it here.... I tried to recreate it with very good result, kids loved it.
- March 6, 2009 at 12:28 PM
I can't wait to try this recipe! I wanted to share with you that a TBSP of creamy, natural peanut butter is the "secret" ingredient in my chili. It adds another dimension to it and helps to temper the heat.
- March 7, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
margot-PB punch? Seriously? I can't wait to see that.
edie-Mmmm... thanks for sharing your "secret" ingredient with me. I'll be trying it for sure. :)
- March 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Carolyn said...
Peanut butter?! I'm sold! I love discovering savory PB dishes. Thanks!
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