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|Wlodarczyk's Promoter Rules Out Drozd, Flores Possible
WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (49-2-1, 35 KOs) rejected an offer from Andrey Ryabinskiy�s �World of Boxing� to defend his title against red hot European champion Grigoriy Drozd (3...
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|Photos: Spence, Wade, Browne, Flores, Washington Win
LAS VEGAS � Undefeated Errol Spence, Jr. didn�t lose a round and may have made the transition from prospect to contender in a dominating unanimous decision victory (100-90 three times) over the dur...
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|Spence Dominates Cruz: Wade, Browne, Flores Win
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas - Junior welterweight prospect Ladarius "Memphis" Miller (3-0, 1KO) won a four round unanimous decision over Jacinto Quintana (2-3, 2KOs). All three judges had i...
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|Wlodarczyk Talks BJ Flores, Taking Time Off, More
WBC cruiserweight champion, Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (49-2-1, 35KOs), could defend his crown against BJ Flores (29-1-1, 19KOs) in August. Given this possibility. Flores is set to return on June 27th ag...
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|BJ Flores To Return To Action on June 27 in Las Vegas
BoxingScene.com has been advised that top rated cruiserweight contender BJ Flores will return to the ring on June 27th at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. His opponent will be finalized in the next fe...
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|Stiverne Stops Arreola in Six To Capture WBC Gold
By Francisco Salazar - USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, California - There is finally a heavyweight champion who doesn't have the last name of Klitschko. In a high stakes rematch, Chris Arreola (36-4...
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|Photos/Weights: Stiverne vs. Arreola Rematch, More
Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola have stepped it up a notch in training for Saturday's rematch at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. With a vacant heavyweight title at stake, bo...
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|Photo: Deontay Wilder and David Haye Reunite in LA
There will be plenty of heavyweights in the house on Saturday night at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. David Haye and Deontay Wilder reunited during the media functions to promote Satu...
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|Krzysztof Wlodarczyk-BJ Flores Explored For The Fall
According to Polish media, WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (49-2-1, 35 KOs) could possibly make his next defense of the title in the fall, in the Unites States, against perennial co...
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|BJ Flores Inks Agreement With Al Haymon
Cruiserweight contender BJ Flores (28-1-1, 18KOs) has confirmed to BoxingScene.com that he reached an agreement with powerful adviser Al Haymon. Since the start of the year, Haymon has been on ...
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|Tony Bellew Talks Weight, BJ Flores, Shreds Cleverly
Being a professional fighter must be similar to negotiating mountainous terrain. You have to scale a number of peaks, motor through rocky pathways and do whatever you can to reach your goal. Most...
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|BJ Flores Targets Tony Bellew, Plans To Check His Chin
Last Saturday night in Liverpool, Tony Bellew (21-2-1, 13KOs) moved up to the cruiserweight division and knocked out Valery Brudov in the twelfth round. He wants to have another fight or two before...
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|BJ Flores is Open To Antonio Tarver Showdown
Once-beaten cruiserweight contender BJ Flores (28-1-1, 18KOs) is looking for a major title shot in the near future. Because of ongoing promotional issues, the 34-year-old fighter has been inactive ...
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|BJ Flores Splits With Don King, Eyes Monaco Tourney
Cruiserweight contender BJ Flores (28-1) has informed BoxingScene.com that Don King has released him from his promotional contract. Flores said that the split was cordial. "(We are on) very, ve...
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|Video: BJ Flores Gives Career Update, Talks Memo, More
Ryan Burton cruiserweight contender BJ Flores discusses the status of his career, an upcoming WBO final eliminator, working with Angel "Memo" Heredia and more.
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|BJ Flores Retains The Services of Angel 'Memo' Heredia
BoxingScene.com first reported that WBO #1 ranked challenger BJ Flores (28-1-1) will face #3 ranked Nuri Seferi (33-6) in a final WBO cruiserweight eliminator in Seferi's native Albania either on M...
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|BJ Flores vs. Nuri Seferi WBO Mandatory Eliminator
BoxingScene.com has been advised that a WBO cruiserweight eliminator is being finalized that will match the #1 ranked BJ Flores (28-1-1) who holds the NABO title, against Nuri Seferi (33-6) who is ...
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|Flores: Tomasz Adamek is Capable of Outboxing Pulev
Top cruiserweight contender BJ Flores, who also serves as an expert analyst for NBC Sports, gives for two division champion Tomasz Adamek (48-2, 29 KOs) a good shot to defeat undefeated Kubrat Pule...
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|Freddie Roach, BJ Flores on Adamek-Cunningham II
Trainer Freddie Roach and cruiserweight BJ Flores worked the NBC telecast on Saturday night at the Sands Resort in Bethlehem, PA. Both of them felt the rematch between Tomasz Adamek and Steve Cunni...
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|BJ Flores Aiming For Lebedev or Huck/Afolabi 3 Winner
Cruiserweight contender BJ Flores was in Bethlehem, Pa., to call the NBC broadcast of the rematch between Tomasz Adamek and Steve Cunningham. But while he�d been hinting at an eventual move to heav...
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Real happiness -- the kind that leaves you feeling ridiculously giddy and radiant -- isn't just about those occasional big-ticket bliss experiences, like falling head over heels in love or landing your dream job. It's also about the simpler moments of joy in life, the ones that come around a helluva lot more often. "You can create happiness by focusing on the small, everyday positives and minimizing the negatives...not by waiting for that lottery jackpot hit to happen finally," says researcher John Reich, PhD, professor of psychology at Arizona State University. Cosmo has unearthed piles of research on the power of positivity to show you just how easy it is to put yourself on cloud nine in an instant.
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Grin, even if you don't feel like it. This is one time it's okay to fake it. Just force yourself to smile when you need a lift. Research at Clark University found that students who were induced to smile actually felt happier. "Even just going through the motions can trigger feelings of joy," says Myers.
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Disappointed with the limited number of investment options in your TSP?
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Have you ever wished you could put those tax-deferred dollars in a "socially responsible" fund? Or an environmentally green fund? Or high-tech or a REIT (real estate) fund?
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London Orient: it's about the big picture
After Barry Hearn announced a proposal to turn Leyton Orient into London Orient, Matt Porter, the club's chief executive, explains his vision for the future.
If I've learned one thing in 12 years of working for Barry Hearn, it's how to get a headline. Quite simply, nobody does it better.
Friday morning's Daily Telegraph was a perfect example as his interview with Paul Kelso over the current state of our application for tenancy of the Olympic Stadium screamed out his idea to change the Club's name to London Orient if we're successful.
"If you want to get fed you have to have a seat at the table."
We know not all of our fans would be keen on this idea and we know, as do others who are running the same race as us, that there are a large number out there who wouldn't even want to watch their team play in the Olympic Stadium, even if the government press the button to spend north of £150m on completely rebuilding the lower tier with retractable seating (which by the way, was what we told them they should build back in 2007 before a spade had even hit the ground).
But we also know that there are a good number out there who acknowledge that that the Club's name has changed in line with its location previously, and that this could present a chance for us to make a serious attempt at achieving long-term Championship status, with the profits from the sale of our current stadium invested fully in the squad.
If you want to get fed you have to have a seat at the table, and however far-fetched Barry's dream may seem to some people, you can't criticise him for having a vision of an Orient operating on a different level to where we are currently.
We believe that if West Ham United were to be awarded the right to play in the Olympic Stadium on their own, it would kill our football club. Not today, not tomorrow, but slowly and painfully over time, strangling our ability to attract new supporters and maintain our strong and healthy presence within the grassroots of our east London homeland.
"We could successfully rebrand ourselves in to the number one community club for the capital"
If you don't go along with that theory, ask the bloke who runs your local corner shop what would happen if Tesco Express opened up next door. Sure, those that had been buying their papers off him for years would probably continue to do so – but what about the young family that move in to the area? Where would they shop?
We are confident that we could successfully rebrand ourselves in to the number one community club for the capital. We would have sufficient capacity to incentivise new fans to give us a try on more than a one-off basis, and we would have sufficient nous and understanding to ensure that our long-standing supporters were rewarded for their loyalty appropriately.
But it's jumping the gun to treat the situation as a done deal. There's a growing school of thought that subscribes to the theory that the powers that be will resist the temptation to put a football tenant in place, and keep the stadium as a multi-purpose facility at a much lower cost on the public purse.
But regardless of the verdict that comes out of City Hall over the next couple of weeks, we are approaching the culmination of a five year period of debate, conjecture and political manoeuvring, and we are standing at a crossroads in the future of a football club that has been in existence since 1881.
All those charged with making those decisions must realise the seriousness of the situation and ensure they uphold their duties appropriately.
Matt Porter is chief executive of Leyton Orient, you can find him on Twitter @mattporter_lofc
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DESSERT Cookbook of the Month Suggestions
- oakjoan Apr 9, 2008 12:32 PM
For a couple of months now, we regular COTM participants have been discussing the idea of having a Dessert Cookbook of the Month. Quite often, people suggest these books, but the majority usually decides that a dessert book for a whole month, especially outside the holiday season, is too specialized for the main cookbook choice.
Sooo, I'm introducing the new "Dessert Cookbook of the Month"! It will run for TWO months instead of just one, alongside the regular thread for COTM.
We've had several suggestions already: PURE DESSERT, a new book by Alice Medrich, the owner of the former sweet shop called Cocolat, in Berkeley, CA; several books by David Lebovitz and BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND TEA by Rose Carannini owner of the Rose Bakery in Paris. There are problems with the Rose Bakery book, as it's difficult to find and isn't in many libraries. Further, Lebovitz' book ROOM FOR DESSERT is now out of print, and the copies I've been able to find were on Amazon and quite pricy. He does, however, have a wonderful website with recipes, as well as other books.
I think the only dessert cookbooks we've had in the past are Dorie Greenspan's Baking From My Home to Yours and Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook.
I'd love to hear what suggestions you guys will make, and to see if there's enough interest to really get this 2 month-long Dessert Cookbook Topic going! I'll let it run for a couple of weeks and then announce and post a voting thread.
re: NYCkaren
That's Dolce Italiano, a cookbook by Gina De Palma, Dessert Chef at Mario Batali's Babbo Restaurant in NYC.
re: oakjoan
I think you mean DOLCE ITALIANO, by Gina De Palma [g].
re: Caitlin McGrath
I bought my book when she was selling it at Di Palo, and the two things I tasted (the names of which I don't remember right now) were delicious. I believe JoanN has baked a bit from this book - I don't bake much these days, and have no idea why I bought the book other than I was there and she was there!
re: MMRuth
The only thing I've made from the book so far is the Honey and Pine Nut Tart pictured on the cover. But a number of people made other recommendations from the book here:
re: jsaimd
No, we're not, but it's good to get into the habit of writing in CAPS! Thanks.
re: yayadave
Right you are yayadave! She does have some lunch and tea recipes (including a really great braised lamb shank), but it's mostly desserts. In any case, it's hard to find apparently.
I also have PURE DESSERT and DOLCE ITALIANO and would be interested in those.
Two more:
THE SWEET LIFE: DESSERTS FROM CHANTERELLE (I've made a number of fantastic desserts from this one)
DESSERTS BY THE YARD (Sherry Yard's new book with lots of great-looking recipes)
Ok, I guess this topic inspires me because I just searched my library system for "dessert cookbook" and perused through 150+ titles. I can't believe that my library carries some really great and many recent dessert cookbooks! Since this is the initial brainstorm, here are some more suggestions:
DEMOLITION DESSERTS by Elizabeth Falkner
PERFECT LIGHT DESSERTS by Nick Malgieri (it promises delicious desserts using real butter, sugar, cream, etc. for under 300 calories per generous serving!)
THE SWEET SPOT: ASIAN INSPIRED DESSERTS by Pichet Ong
VILLAGE BAKER'S WIFE by Gayle & Joe Ortiz (what can I say, their bakery is about 5 min. from where I live)
TARTINE by Elisabeth Prueitt & Chad Robertson
Books already mentioned that I'm also interested in:
ROOM FOR DESSERT (and Lebovitz's website)
Thanks, oakjoan, for suggesting this sweet offshoot!
re: Carb Lover
I would suggest that a month that pairs Lebovitz's web site and ROOM FOR DESSERT should also include RIPE FOR DESSERT, his book of desserts that include fruit.
I have PERFECT LIGHT DESSERTS, but haven't made anything from it yet.
re: Caitlin McGrath
oakjoan, I think we'd just better start a support group for Breakfast Lunch Tea...
I wonder what happened to all the copies I saw stacked up at Anthropologie when the book was released?
Agree with the ROOM/RIPE FOR DESSERT books/web combo
and DOLCE ITALIANO
I also suggest for the long term of this project
IN THE SWEET KITCHEN by Regan Daley -- the one or two things I've made from it have been excellent. It's a bit of a tome...
re: Carb Lover
What's Demolition Desserts all about Carb Lover? It sounds intriguing!
re: Katie Nell
Catchy title, right? Well, I haven't actually seen the book yet although I've requested it from my library. It interests me because Elizabeth Falkner is a well-known pastry chef in SF for Citizen Cake and the newish Orson. I think the title reflects her playfulness and creativity w/ desserts.
I read the Amazon reviews after I suggested this, and I'm not sure if it's a crowd-pleasing book. The editorial review says it's for seasoned bakers and the buyer reviews are mixed. Some of the mentioned recipes sound intriguing to me though!
re: Carb Lover
The desserts sound right up my alley. The first chapter is a Study on Chocolate Chip Cookies, so it can't all be just for seasoned bakers. As I brought up that Amazon page though, Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More: 200 Anytime Treats and Special Sweets for Morning to Midnight by Carole Walter caught my eye. I adore coffee cakes! Has anyone baked from this book?
re: Katie Nell
I don't plan on doing any more baking any time soon, but I, too, would love to explore Carole Walter's book on coffee cakes, etc., at some point. I recently made a number of cookies from her cookie book and although I had some caveats about how the recipes were written (see http://www.chowhound.com/topics/485609 ), the results were very good indeed.
re: Katie Nell
I've only baked one thing so far from Carole Walter's new book, the banana chocolate chip cake (I added chips AND walnuts - yum.) It was fantastic. Got rave reviews and everyone asking for the recipe.
re: Carb Lover
here's what I hope is a link the Publisher's weekly review of the book
(I want the PW cookbook reviewer to be my new best friend)
re: Katie Nell
I do have the Demolition Desserts book and it is intriguing. It might not be for everyone though. First, as an initial impression, it uses a certain amount of gothic anime style cartoons for illustrations. Just a design thing. I'm not sure what I thought of that. Seemed kind of distracting but doesn't go to the quality of the recipes. There are many georgeous photographs. Just luscious.
More to the point, many of the desserts, in fact perhaps most of them as I leaf through it now are sort of composed desserts with multiple components. With catchy names.
So, for example, there is S'more a Polooza which is "malted hot chocolate, chocolate peanut butter cream, toasted marshmallows, crushed graham crackers and peanut rice curry."
Or, there is Cocoshok which is "coconut panna cotta, dark chocolate sauce, walnut-caramel coconut candy, venezuelan-spiced rum-and-lime granita."
Another one is Karrot Keiki which is "carrot caketons, cream cheese-currant-walnut balls, pear sesame salad, sesame vinaigrette."
Or "Waking Up in a City That Never Sleeps" which is "cheesecake custard, sour cream sorbet, graham cracker powder and blueberry paper."
Most are in this vein. Like I said, composed desserts with multiple components.
Of course, you don't have to make all the components but could pick and choose.
There is one picture here that looks gorgeous and has caught my eye. It is for something called "Shagalicious: and it's a genoise with rum syrup and a passion fruit cream filling and what she calls "coconut shag finish" which is a whipped cream and coconut exterior. That one I have my eye on.
If you have questions about the book, I'm happy to check it more for anyone.
re: karykat
The S'more a Polooza was one that caught my eye when I looked at it on Amazon. I don't think it's a good contender for COTM, but the desserts really do sound good, so I think I'm going to check it out anyway! Of course, it will probably end up being the kind of book that I just look at and wish that MMRuth or Carb Lover were here to make the desserts for me! ;-)
re: Katie Nell
Katie: ROTFL!
re: Carb Lover
I've made a number of items from the Sweet Spot and it's been great. The recipes really seem to cater to my personal tastes.
re: beetlebug
Nice to hear some first-hand support for this book! After reading the Amazon reviews, this book and Lebovitz are probably my top choices.
re: beetlebug
beetlebug -- what kinds of things did you like from the book. I would like to try it, if not now then sometime, and am wondering what worked well.
re: karykat
I've made cookies and cupcakes. The cookies were for my annual christmas cookie giveaway and the cookies from this cookbook were more popular than my other ones.
Specifically, the cookies were the coconut chocolate chip cookies (pg. 89) and ginger oatmeal raisin cookies (pg. 91, I subbed dried blueberries for the raisins).
The Dragon Devil's Food Cake Cupcakes (pg. 56) were also great. While there was nothing special about the cupcake itself, the frosting was absolutely amazing. Lapsong souchong tea leaves, star anise, bourbon are infused with water. This infusion is mixed in with a chocolate ganache for the frosting. The taste was simply out of this world.
Lastly, I also made the watermelon shaved ice with salt and pepper (pg. 208). Essentially, this is a watermelon granita with lemon zest with fleur de sel and pepper. The mixture of sweet and savory gave the granita a different twist. It was extremely refreshing on a hot summers night.
I have a lot of recipes tabbed off to try in this book, but since there are only two of us in the house, it doesn't help our waistlines when I make desserts. Neither of us have the will power to not eat the dessert and C doesn't like to share great desserts with either of our co-workers. ;-)
re: beetlebug
These all sound very interesting.
re: beetlebug
That icing sounds spectacular!
re: yayadave
It really is. I'm not a huge frosting eater either. And, thinking about the cupcake portion, it had an interesting texture since you add chopped chocolate to the batter. But, it really was the perfect foil for the frosting.
re: beetlebug
This book sounds really interesting! I definitely would like to see Sweet Spot be on our list one of these months...
re: beetlebug
What is it with these cookbook authors and tea? Pure Dessert has a really great chocolate tart which is served with whipped cream infused with jasmine tea. Excellent, by the way.
re: oakjoan
Darn it. This recipe also looks great. And, on my way there, I found the recipe for the raspberry chocolate chunk muffins. So much for that waistline.
re: beetlebug
That "watermelon shaved ice" sounds like something that would make an interesting jello.
re: yayadave
Oops. For the watermelon shaved ice, I meant to write lime zest.
That would be an interesting jello. would the salt inhibit the jelling part?
re: Carb Lover
So I got a few of the above books (Demolition Desserts, Perfect Light Desserts, Tartine, and The Sweet Spot) from my library. After leafing through each, I'd be happy to focus on any of them but my top choices for this time are The Sweet Spot and Demolition Desserts. I love Pichet Ong's modern twist on Asian desserts, and many of the recipes seem doable at home.
Demolition Desserts is definitely a funky and unconventional cookbook w/ anime illustrations, but the layout and desserts look really fun and different. I like Falkner's last paragraph in her acknowledgments:
"This book would not have happened without the works and inspirations from Avery Falkner, Jason Falkner, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, the Cure, Pierre Herme, David Lynch, Martha Stewart, Madonna, Richard Serra, Jean-Paul Gaultier, David Bowie, Quentin Tarantino, Frank Gehry, Marie-Antoiine Careme, Jane Campion, Sofia Coppola, Christine Manfield, Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, Franz Kline, Masaharu Morimoto, Dif Juz, Cocteau Twins, the Adria brothers at El Bulli, Yoshitomo Nara, Comme des Garcons, Chrome Hearts, and Orson Welles."
I'm sorry to hear the negative reviews on Malgieri's Perfect Light Desserts. At first glance, there are many classic recipes that are naturally light by design or have been slightly modified to be a bit lighter. I often find dessert recipes to call for too much sugar, so I'm interested in trying some of Malgieri's recipes regardless if this book is chosen.
re: Carb Lover
I think "The Sweet Spot" and "Demolition Desserts" are the two must haves for me. DD has a dessert called "Cherries of the Corn." How's that!?
re: yayadave
Yayadave: I think it's a jokey reference to a horror movie called "Children of the Corn". Yeah, that's the way to entice folks to try your recipe! Name it for a nightmarish horror movie! :+)
re: oakjoan
Oh, yes! She has one called "A Chocolate Tart Named Desire." In the book and, apparently on the resto menu "Cherries of the Corn" is written in dried blood colored spooky font. In her write-up on "CotC" she says that two of her staff came up with the name. "That was a great moment, because it made me realize that my co-workers got it when it came to naming our desserts." Reading that made me decide to "get it" too. In a side-bar on this recipe, she recommends "two months before, make the cherries; three days before, make the ice cream; the day before, make the grits; just before serving, pop the popcorn and plate the dessert." Work that out! TeeHee! I'll give you a hint. That is "sweet corn ice cream." Anyway, THE SWEET SPOT and DEMOLITION DESSERTS arrived today and that truly is an overabundance of riches. THE SWEET SPOT is not as off-the-wall, but it's just as unusual.
re: Carb Lover
I love Perfect Light Desserts! I know we aren't voting, but I was about to suggest that when I saw this thread.
re: wildfire
wildfire, will you please share some of your picks/successes from Perfect Light Desserts?
re: Caitlin McGrath
I will acknowledge that I may have been hasty in my judgment of Maglieri's book.
Still would put Pure Desserts as my highest priority.
The almond cake I made from it was great. And so many of the recipes look really good. Sophisticated, letting ingredients shine, quality without being fussy.
Also very interested in the Sweet Spot and some of the others.
re: Carb Lover
I made several recipes from Perfect Light Deserts, and they weren't. That book went to Goodwill.
re: pikawicca
Thanks for sharing your first-hand experience w/ PLD, pikawicca. Do you remember which desserts were duds for you?
re: Carb Lover
Sorry, CL, I don't remember. I just know that it was every recipe I tried -- they just didn't work for me. I'd rather have one stellar, high calorie dessert per week than seven mediocre ones, like those in this book.
How about an ALICE MEDRICK combo? PURE DESSERT +CHOCOLATE AND THE ART OF LOW -FAT DESSERTS
PERFECT LIGHT DESSERTS by Nick Malgieri
I would love to do a Leibovitz combo later in the summer when it's unacceptably, sweltering hot here in the Midwest July/Aug so we can include Perfect Scoop his ice cream book!
Thank you oakjoan!
re: The Dairy Queen
TDQ, the hive was working overtime on The Perfect Scoop when it came out - check the archives. : )
I'd hate to see the other Lebovitz books get short shift in non-baking July/Aug, although he has good preserves. For me, July/Aug would be the time to look at Chez Panisse Fruit, or The Perfect Scoop on it's own. Except it's almost like TPS was done here last summer....
re: pitu
Yes, I've seen the archives--nevertheless, I'd still like to cook from TPS in combination with another Lebovitz cookbook as I won't want to bake extensively in July or August because my kitchen will be unsufferably hot. What will appeal to me and my family then are things that are cool and refreshing. Since the DCOTM spans two months, it seems to me having a Lebovitz combo wouldn't be that onerous. Those of you who want to bake can still do so. Also, I hate to say it, but we don't get great local fresh fruit where I live: it's basically all melon all the time, except for brief --meaning a couple of weeks maximum--strawberry and blueberry periods. Books featuring glorious fruits grown in California and shipped here green and hard just make me grumpy. ;-).
re: The Dairy Queen
The trouble with The Perfect Scoop is that, if I'm right, a book devoted solely to ice cream. That means one must have an ice cream maker and I don't know that they're all that prevalent. Pairing it with his website would make a good combo.
re: oakjoan
I'm sorry I obviously was unclear in my post; by a "Leibovitz Combo" I meant pairing Perfect Scoop+Room for Dessert IN JULY/AUGUST (not now) when ice cream would be appealing. And of course, his online recipes would be fair game as they always seem to be (based on my "extensive" one and a half month experience with COTM ;-) ).
re: oakjoan
Perfect Scoop actually isn't solely ice cream -- there are definitely a lot of ice cream recipes, but there are also lots of recipes that don't call for an ice cream maker -- cookies, brownies, cones, lots of sauces, etc. to go along with ice cream. So people who don't have an ice cream maker (and it definitely seems like there are a lot on this board who have them!) could use purchased ice cream to make his ice cream sandwiches/sundaes, etc or just make the brownies or cookies on their own.
re: JasmineG
OR, and I think this is a much better idea, you guys with ice cream makers could buy some for the rest of us! Wouldn't that be grand?
Actually, I have a Donvier hand-cranker that I use all the time. ;+)
I'm excited to do a dessert book. I have a few that look great and would love to get cooking from. My two highest priorities, by far, would be PURE DESSERTS and THE SWEET LIFE.
I'd also be interested in DESSERTS BY THE YARD and THE SWEET SPOT. I'm not sure that THE SWEET SPOT's desserts are all that complex. At least some of them aren't. But they do call for some different asian ingredients. (The book is asian inspired desserts. Some western desserts with an asian twist. But I don't think that would be all that difficult to get ingredients. This group has been pretty adventurous.)
I'd also like to do a combination of the LEBOVITZ' books. Or IN THE SWEET KITCHEN.
I wouldn't be so wild about PERFECT LIGHT DESSERTS. I was very excited about that one. I made one thing from it. It was absolutely beautiful and tasted horrible. So I just brought that one to the used bookstore to sell.
re: karykat
Oh no--how disappointing about that cookbook you had to sell to the used store (I don't want to mention the name again because I don't want oakjoan to accidentally count it as another vote.) That happened to me with a cookbook last year. Even though I am a total packrat, I knew it wasn't worth keeping...
re: The Dairy Queen
So, DQ, I'm registering 10 votes for Perfect Light Desserts for you....correct?
karykat: Why did you take the light dessert book back to the used bookstore after just one recipe was awful. Was there another reason or did you look at some recipes and find that they looked weird or yucky?
Plz advize.
re: oakjoan
Hi oakjoan. I have been lightening my book collection. As much as I hate to do it! Too many in storage. So I have had to make some choices.
Nick M's recipes sometimes seem kind of basic to me. And I'm not remembering all of what was in Perfect Light Desserts, but I think I thought there were enough other places I could get the basics that he had in there. For example, I think he may have had a fair number of cookies in there which just didn't inspire me. (Again, if I am remembering correctly.) The one recipe I did try was a light cake that had a raspberry filling. You made the cake in a springform and cut it and then filled it with this berry mixture and reassembled the cake with the filling layer in the springform. So that when you disassembled it there was this nice raspberry layer in there. But I think it was lightened with an egg white raspberry mixture that seemed way too sweet too me. Like I said, it looked beautiful. I think the technique would lend itself to other fillings and other cakes that might taste better. But . . . . too many desserts. Too many cookbooks. Too little time.
I bought the book on Amazon but then brought it to a used book place to sell. (I've been kind of thinking of forming a used book coop for cookbooks so that people who like to buy cookbooks can share them instead of having to either accumulate or get rid of them. Anyway.)
re: karykat
The above-mentioned book is useless in my opinion - I have all of Nick M's others and love them, but was not tempted by any of the recipes in this one - and this was during a time that a favorite dinner-party guest was on a strict-ish diet...
re: oakjoan
Goodness, no, oakjoan. If I had the power of 10 votes, I'd use it for good rather than evil--to, say, lobby Amazon to start carrying the rose bakery cookbook, for instance. :).
re: The Dairy Queen
TDQ - Re Rose Bakery book:
It IS for sale on Amazon. I saw it yesterday. It might be only sold by others, though...since I have it I didn't look too closely. Also could be expensive. It was pretty expensive to begin with and is filled with glorious color photos.
re: oakjoan
Yep, you get 4 hits for this book as being available from third party sellers on Amazon at prices ranging from $32 to $74 (plus shipping.) If you're looking for it on Amazon, it's also helpful to spell the author's last name "Carrarini". Amazon, itself, alas, does not seem to stock it.
re: The Dairy Queen
I've had Breakfast Lunch Tea for about a year now. Don't remember how much it was, but it was pricy new. Of course it was certainly NOT as pricy as the copies from the 3d party sellers on Amazon.
Since I have Rose Carrarini's book, I've been craving David Lebovitz' book Room for Dessert, which is also for sale by 3d parties for big bucks.
It's weird, I never was a dessert person. I mean I liked dessert but I rarely made anything special. My stand-by was vanilla ice cream, frozen yoghurt or gelato topped with different berries, or peaches and nectarines, etc.
I would definitely be interested in a dessert cookbook running for 2 months. I would like to work from: BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND TEA by Rose Carannini, and Lebovitz' book ROOM FOR DESSERT along with his website.
PURE DESSERT I'm having the Very raspberry coconut tart tomorrow night.
THE LAST COURSE-out of print and expensive but many libraries have it.
I like the suggestion of the TARTINE cookbook, and would also suggest BAKING WITH JULIA, which has lots of recipes from the show of the same title and I've had a lot of success with the recipes, and CHEZ PANISSE DESSERTS.
re: divamon
Oh, that's a good one. The Ischl Tarts are now a Christmas tradition.
re: emily
Many general cookbooks have great selections, and I use these more often.
Some good dessert-only books:
DESSERTS by Silverton
DESSERT CIRCUS by Torres
GREAT ITALIAN DESSERTS by Malgieri
DESSERTS TO DIE FOR by Desaulniers
DESSERTS AND PASTRIES by Lenotre
FRENCH COOKIE BOOK by Healy and Bugat
re: oakjoan
I'm not surprised to hear it's fantastic! I'm very interested in doing an ALICE MEDRICH combo, PURE DESSERT +CHOCOLATE AND THE ART OF LOW -FAT DESSERTS (which won a Beard award as did one or two of her others). I'm even MORE interested now that you say you're finding Pure Dessert amazing.
I always loved Cocolat.
And, pitu, that is a wonderful coincidence that we are starting the DCOTM project the same month our chosen COTM doesnt' offer dessert recipes.
re: oakjoan
I have loved Pure Dessert. I would love to explore it further. Perhaps since this was a suggestion thread you haven't heard about it so much because it was already suggested?
re: jsaimd
I just want to mention (remention?) that I've become a big fan of David Lebovitz' website. He's very generous with his time - answers messages, posts lots of his recipes, and is generally entertaining and quite funny. Maybe the fact that he describes Paris and France so well is what gets me...I'm always longing to return and this give me a small fix.
Are we planning on beginning this in May? Just looking toward needing to reserve books from the library : ).
My vote is for THE SWEET SPOT by P. Ong. The recipes look fabulous! They are exotic enough to be new territory for me, yet most of the ingredients are accessible.
My vote is for Alice Medrich, PURE DESSERT and/or BITTERSWEET, or any of her others. Pure Dessert has some truly excellent and unusual recipes (chestnut things especially good), and Bittersweet has a wide range of recipes for virtually every form of chocolate, in every type of dessert, high and lower-fat (the lower-fat Reine de Saba cake is particularly good).
re: buttertart
isaimd: You are right. I think we should start in May. Since the thread will run for TWO months, getting the book (buying, reserving at library) will be less of a problem.
I was going to wait until this weekend to start the actual voting, but now realize it will have been "a couple of weeks" tomorrow. So tonight I'll put up the voting thread and we then can start the real deal.
re: oakjoan
I'm running a bit late getting the voting thread up. Will post it tomorrow morning. Don't worry...it'll be up for 2 months.
re: oakjoan
The Dessert COTM will be up for 2 months...not the voting thread. Duh.
oakjoan asked us comment here instead of in the DCOTM voting thread, so I just wanted to call everyone's attention to jsaimd's comment here http://www.chowhound.com/topics/51267... that ALICE MEDRICH's CHOCOLATE AND THE ART OF LOW -FAT DESSERTS is out of print. I'm still voting for it as part of the ALICE MEDRICH combo, PURE DESSERT, but I thought I'd point that out in case it mattered to anyone. I figure most people would be cooking from PURE DESSERTS if the combo won anyway!
re: The Dairy Queen
Just FYI--even though it's out of print--there are 32 copies of CHOCOLATE AND THE ART OF LOW -FAT DESSERTS on Amazon (through 3rd party sellers), some under $10, many under $20. Plus shipping (generally $3.99).
Since people are voting now, please note that these are not the same book. I got the listings from the library.
Dessert circus : extraordinary desserts you can make at home / Jacques Torres with Christina Wright and Kris Kruid ; photography by John Uher.
Dessert circus at home : fun, fanciful, and easy-to-make desserts / Jacques Torres with Christina Wright and Kris Kruid ; photography by John Uher.
In response to LulusMom's question--are a lot of the Medrich recipes online? Tons and tons of Medrich recipes are online, as far as I can see, but she has about 7 books out, so, not all of them are from Pure Dessert or Art of Lowfat Cooking. But, here's a sample of what I found by simply googling "Alice Medrich recipes"--these are the first two pages of hits. I hope that helps you decide one way or the other!
So many good dessert cookbooks, so little time...
• Recipe: Nibby whole-wheat sablés
• Recipe: Corn tuiles with salt and pepper
• Recipe: Vin santo chiffon cake
Pure Dessert
Whole Wheat Sables
Nibby Buckwheat Butter Cookie Recipe
From Pure Dessert
o Quark Soufflés
o Chunky Blackberry Sauce
o Honey Caramels
o Lavender Caramel Sauce
o http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/ild...
From Pure Dessert
Bittersweet Citrus Tart
From Pure Dessert
Alice Medrich's Melting Chocolate Meringues
From Bittersweet.
Bittersweet Mocha-Pecan Roll
From Dessert & Demi-Sec
Chocolate Pecan Pie
From a Year of Chocolate
Adapted from 'Cookies and Brownies' by Alice Medrich
Alice Medrich's Cocoa Syrup
From Bittersweet
Warm Mocha Tart
From Bittersweet
Bittersweet Chocolate Tarts
Warm Bittersweet Mousse
Truffles Au Cocolat
Coconut Saras
Tiger Cake
Nibby Asparagus with Prosciutto
Nibby Green Beans
From Bittersweet
Classic Bittersweet Brownies
re: The Dairy Queen
Thanks so so much TDQ - that is amazing, and helpful, as always.
re: LulusMom
You're welcome. There might be plenty of recipes out there for the other authors, too, but I didn't search on those...it might be worth doing a quick search if the availability of online recipes is the tipping point for you.
It seems from the number of blog hits out there, Medrich has a bit of a following in the bake and blog community...


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All Cash, Bail
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Not just a U.S. Issue
While attacks against domestic computers make the biggest headlines in this country, it's important to remember that the cyber war is a global issue. That fact isn't lost on the U more »
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Melissa Wenhold
Advanced and Pre-professional Ballet Instructor and Advanced Modern Teacher
Melissa Wenhold comes to us from East Greenville, PA with a wealth of knowledge in dance and teaching. She began her dance training at the age of six under Deanna Schubert, Founder and Artistic Director of Schubert School of Dance Arts. For the next fourteen (14) years she trained and performed in classical ballet, pointe, modern, jazz and tap. During her tenure at Schubert School of Dance Arts, she attended summer studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet, and Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts and danced with the J. Dance Company in Bucks County, Pa. Melissa continued her dance training and graduated from the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts. Ms. Wenhold holds a BFA in dance from Belhaven University in Jackson, Ms. and served as part of teaching faculty for Pennsylvania Classical Ballet and Schubert School of Dance Arts. In addition, she continues to expand her teaching experience through master studies at Belhaven University and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Teachers Training. We are extremely excited that Ms. Wenhold will be joining the Link Faculty.
Bethany Lenhart
Ballet Instructor
Bethany Lenhart is currently a Fellow of the Cecchetti Council Of America, holding the Advanced Certification (FCCA). She serves as the First Vice President and current Liaison Coordinator of the Executive Board. Bethany has held the offices of President, Vice-President, Corresponding Secretary, and General Board Chairman. She received the Sylvia Hamer/Margaret Marsh Scholarship and attended the Cecchetti Teacher's Course in England. She has choreographed for several regional dance companies in the USA and Canada and was associated with the former Flint Ballet Theatre. Bethany has received the Children's Champion Award and is listed in the International Who's Who of Professionals.
We are very excited that Bethany has joined the Link Family and Faculty.
Sarita Pauline Mehta
Sarita began her early ballet training at Rochester School of Dance. At the age of twelve, she was selected to dance with The American Ballet Theatre in their production of Le Corsaire. At age 13, Sarita was accepted into the Michigan Ballet Theatre Company Rochester Hills, MI – Cornelia Sampson, Artistic Director..
During her tenure with Michigan Ballet Theater, Sarita felt a strong calling to dance for the glory of God and became a member of the Studio's christian dance company, Grace Dance Ensemble. Currently, Sarita teaches worship classes at The Link from beginning A through advanced levels, Mustard Seeds (creative movement for 3 year olds) and Pre-Ballet 1 and 2.
Sarita has a huge passion for teaching young girls to dance for the glory of God, and believes it undoubtedly has the ability to change lives by its beauty and power. Sarita is a student at Oakland University pursuing a graduate degree in Elementary Education.
Susan Howard
Financial Administrator and Ballet Instructor
Susan Howard received her early classical ballet training at the Doris Marsh School of Ballet. Earlier jazz and tap training were studied at the Judy Kanary School Of Dance. Following her study, she went on to become a dancer with the Detroit City Dance Company, a professional modern dance company under the direction of Carole Morisseau. Plans to join the Alvin Ailey Dance Company were thwarted when she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior. In 1984, Susan joined "The Glory Dancers", a Christian interpretive ballet company that toured locally, regionally and nationally, communicating the Gospel message through dance. As a member of CCA, Susan has attended numerous Cecchetti seminars as well as workshops including the 1998 IBC Teacher's Workshop with David Howard and Master Classes at the Houston Ballet in Houston, TX, in addition to spending two summers with Sylvia Palmer, Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Mary Beth Kisner, Gus Giordano Dance Company. Susan was a ballet instructor for 7 years at the Bethesda Christian School of Dance and performed with the Latter Rain Christian Dance Ministry for 11 years. She then went on to teach ballet, tap, jazz, and modern for 7 years at Kensington Church School of Dance. In 2002, Susan assisted Betty Mitchell in launching The Link School of the Arts, a 501c3 arts launch of Kensington Community Church. Currently, Susan serves as Financial Administrator and is a Ballet instructor at The Link.
Theresa Maybee Bolinger
Drama Instructor and Director Of Productions
Theresa has been a performer, director and producer for over fifteen years. Performance credits include: performing as a cast member on Main Stage at The Second City (Detroit, MI) and Assistant Directing there under Saturday Night Live Director Tom Gianas, cast member of "Strong Women Keep Coming", Host of TV pilot "Peacemakers", Improvisational Comedian for Toyota Motors and a Spokesperson/Product Specialist/Trainer for automotive companies including General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, Honda and Toyota. Theresa has also had featured film roles in "Mutant Swingers from Mars", "Temptation" and "A Polish Wedding".
Theresa has served as Executive Director for Spare Me Productions and Executive Producer for Peacemakers, Inc. Theresa has also served as Director/General Manager of The Magic Bag in Ferndale, The Millennium Centre Convention and Performing Arts Complex in Southfield, The Majestic Theatre in Detroit and The Federal Reserve Conference Center in Detroit. Mrs. Maybee Bolinger has served as a Director, Assistant Director, Producer, Costumer, Make Up Artist and Set Dresser for many productions such as, "A Family Affair", "If These Hips Could Talk", "Ain't Nothin' Like Family" and, most recently, "Whatever She Wants" starring Vivica A. Fox in 2007. Theresa has spent over twelve years in Christian Arts Ministry including Director, Producer and Programming Team for Kensington Community Church from 1997 – 2000, Drama Team at Northridge Community Church from 2003 – 2005 where she directed the drama for "The Glory of Christmas" 2004- attracting over 20,000 audience members.
She is currently Drama Instructor and Director of Productions for The Link School of the Arts in Troy since 2002. Theresa has been a member of Word of Faith International Christian Centre in Southfield, Mi under Bishop Keith Butler since 2001.
Lisa Johnson
Jazz Instructor
Dance has been part of Lisa's life for as long as she can remember. Lisa began her early training with Mask School of Dance, Jean Nuccilli's School of Ballet, Toni's School of the Arts and Wendy's Dance Arts. Later, Ms. Johnson was crowned Miss Wendy's Dance Arts where she began formal training with Carol Morisseau of Detroit City Dance Company. Following her training, Lisa became a company member and for the next few summers trained with the Harbinger Dance Company, Alvin Ailey and New York City Ballet. Lisa has performed with Wayne State University Dance Department, Oakland University Dance Department (Laurie Eisenhower), and Other Things and Company.
Lisa received a BS in Biology from WSU and years later discovered that her true passion was teaching. Over the years, she has created winning choreography for local Dance Schools and Churches. While teaching, Lisa began her focus of teaching in Creative movement, while still concentrating on Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop. With the true freedom of expression, Lisa later incorporated her love for Christ into her teaching, and has taught at many area churches. Lisa and her husband, Blake, are members of St. Scholastics Church in Detroit, MI.
Betty Mitchell
School Director and Ballet Instructor
Betty Mitchell began her early ballet training with Jean Nuccilli, Southfield, MI, continuing her studies with Leslie O'Day (O'Day School Of Dance – Detroit, MI) and Rosemarie Floyd (Royal Oak, MI). Her mentor and current coach is Rosemarie Floyd (Royal Oak, MI). In 1986, Betty was asked to assume the position of Director of Dance at Bethesda Christian Church, where she directed and also taught classes; specifically ballet. Classes were offered in ballet and modern to students through intermediate levels. Performances at various large church and school events contributed to a rapid increase in student enrollment and brought a significant awareness of Jesus Christ to the performing arts in the greater metropolitan Detroit area. In December 1994, Betty was asked to assume the Director of Dance position at Kensington Community Church (Troy, MI), where a Fine Arts School was implemented. The School offered classes in ballet, modern, jazz, tap and ballroom. Other disciplines – voice, drama and music – were also offered. The Ballet program quickly grew to over 250 students. During her tenure at Kensington, Ms. Mitchell coordinated many special events with local regional and nationally recognized ballet and modern companies, such as Ballet Magnificat (Jackson, MS), Eisenhower Dance Ensemble (Oakland County), Rosemarie Floyd Civic Contemporary Ballet (Royal Oak,MI) and Houston Ballet Dancers (Southfield Millenium Center, Southfield, MI)
Currently, Betty is the Director of The Link School of The Arts and Artistic Director of The Link Ballet. As a non-profit 501 C3 arts organization, Kensington Community Church launched and provided the initial funds to establish this School in 2002. The mission of The Link is to provide education, training and community outreach performances that draw people to Christ and bring Glory to God! High quality instruction in ballet is offered as well as jazz, tap and modern dance classes. The Link operates as a separate entity with its own mission and infrastructure.
Ms. Mitchell is a certified teacher and member of the Cecchetti Council of America (CCA) and is currently working on her FCCA certification. She has also studied the RAD and Vaganova methods of ballet and has participated in many teacher's workshops, master teacher classes and, collaboratives with notable instructors from Houston Ballet – Pricilla Nathan Murphy, Victoria Vittum, Clara Cravey, Lauren Anderson, Andrew Murphy, Shawn Stevens (New York City Ballet and Twyla Tharp), and the IBCTeacher's workshop (David Howard).
On March 24, 2012, The Link Ballet presented it's very first classical ballet production, "Giselle." Many thanks and appreciation goes to Mr. Ben Stevenson, O.B.E. for his generosity in choreography, Lauren Anderson (former principal dancer with Houston Ballet) for her flawless staging and Andrew Murphy for his impeccable dancing, artistry, experience and world- renowned fame. This opportunity really showcased the Company's versatility and strength in ballet as a true art form.
Ms. Mitchell is a member of Living the Word Christian Ministries, Hazel Park, MI (Pastors Taylor and Cynthia Cox).


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On Tuesday, some Henderson parents learned their young children won't be able to finish out the school year.
The Head Start Program based at South Heights Elementary School is closing next month due to federal budget cuts.
Parents say they were called to the school for a meeting and never expected they'd find out their child will be without a school.
Parents gathered in trailers behind South Heights Elementary School Tuesday night for what they thought was a meeting about the next school year, not this.
"We just found out she can't even finish the school year," parent Britney Bell said.
"It's going to be bad. I got to find somewhere for my little girl to go to school," parent Ashley Carter said.
We're told the Head Start Program, operated by Audubon Area Head Start, will close its South Heights facility early next month, affecting over 50 children.
"All through school we hear the slogan "No Child Left Behind," and now apparently, all the three year old are," Bell said.
Bell says she was told the South Heights location is closing due federal budget cuts, a victim of the so-called sequestration.
"They said they had to cut a million dollars worth of funding, and apparently the preschool is $206,000 of it," Bell said.
The cuts, parents say, will end up costing them more money if they have to end up enrolling their child in a private program or daycare during the day.
"It helps us out throughout the day to help us get out things done and stuff we need to do," parent Tormarr Bell said.
Parents say they were given some alternatives, other programs their children might be able to be a part of if there's space.
"She can just finish until May 3rd and then she's just out of luck until there's an opening in another spot," Britney Bell said.
We're told the staff based at that location could also soon be out of a job.
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What Did You Cook Over the Holidays?
Before we dive back into work and school, let's pour one last glass of eggnog and reminisce about our holiday cooking adventures. Did you host your family holiday dinner? How did it go? Did you try any new recipes on your day off?
My biggest triumph was cooking the Christmas braid pictured above. It's adapted from an old Fleishmann's Yeast recipe that my mother baked only on Christmas morning. Since my parents were visiting me this year, instead of the other way around, I thought I'd surprise them with this for breakfast...with a few personal touches, of course!
If you're interested in the recipe, I wrote about it here:
• A Christmas Tradition Demystified from the Chicago Tribune
But I want to hear about your cooking triumphs! What did you make over the holidays? Any good stories to share?
Related: Holiday Dinners: What's Traditional For Your Family?
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We hosted a Christmas eve dinner for my family and it was a lot of fun. The cheese/corn puffs didn't turn out so well but the pork tenderloin made up for it. We also did a New Year's day pancake breakfast that was lively and laid back at the same time. But this holiday season, I am most proud that I learned to make Italian tri-color cookies...they are so divine! Happy New Year, everyone!!
I hosted Christmas morning for the first time with my in-laws. I made the Kitchn's very own ham and cheese egg casserole and from-scratch cinnamon rolls. I also made the obligatory loaves of challah bread for Christmas eve dinner (my in-laws are not Jewish, but they love my challah bread!).
I forwarded Faith's Sweet Potato hash with baked eggs recipe to my mom and she made it for brunch over the Christmas weekend. It turned out fantastic and we all enjoyed it! Anytime that I can convince my family to eat good food and try something different from their traditional monkey bread made with Pilsbury biscuits...it's a win!
I took time off cooking this holiday season and let my mom and aunts do the work! Besides, they make better Filipino food than I do ;-)
Some highlights were a beautiful cranberry jelly tart with almond crumble:
And Faith's port stewed prunes:
i made some delicious gooey butter cake, red velvet rice krispies, peppermint crack, s'more cookies, and pistachio cherry biscotti ... and I'm sure some "real" food too... ;)
We didn't try anything new and instead stuck with old favorites: creme brulee french toast for breakfast on Christmas morning and steamed crab with drawn butter and garlic bread for Christmas dinner. New Years Eve was fondue, charcuterie and champagne. In between was a grilled rib eye for my husband's birthday with lots of wine and cocktails to boot. While I wasn't happy to go back to work today after a week off, I am glad to get back to a more normal eating schedule.
Our biggest triumph was a Roasted Pork with Brown Sugar Bacon Glaze. It was my first venture into the world of pork roast and it was AMAZING! So tender and flavorful! http://bakeeatrepeat.blogspot.com/2011/12/roasted-pork-loin-with-bacon-brown.html
We added a new cookie to our list of "keepers"--Aunt Sis's Strawberry Tarts from the Gourmet Cookie Book. Strawberry is our everyday jam and it seemed too plain for a special cookie so I played around with the recipe. Rolling them in sugar, flattening with a glass, and filling the depression with Smucker's Triple Berry jam made a lovely little cookie.
I made a bûche de Noël for the first time! It was the most fun, chaotic and DELICIOUS holiday treat I've ever tackled! I have to share a link, because I'm proud of that little log:
I made lasagne from scratch! Slow cooked my bolognese sauce for 4+ hours (Marcella Hazan's recipe), made my own ricotta and mozzerella cheese, and rolled out my own pasta dough for the first time. It was SO worth it! It was just me and my parents for a quiet holiday this year but it was one of the best yet!
though not traditional, i made figgy pudding cookies (a literal version) and they've been a HUGE hit everywhere i brought them!
Cheesecake for new years,
Chocolate chip coffee cake for christmas,
and some nice chicken soup to eat after iceskating while I was home with my folks.
Mostly though, I took off from cooking, but made a couple big batches of soups and stew to get us through the long days at home: black beans, corn chowder, shortribs. Yum!
We conquered croissants over the New Year's weekend, using the Cook's Illustrated Recipe in their most recent magazine. Totally delicious!
My mom bought a standing rib roast for Christmas Eve and left my boyfriend and me to cook it while they went to church. I was TERRIFIED. Thankfully, as always, a good cut of meat doesn't need much and it was amazing. My 7-year-old nephew even liked the roasted brussels sprouts I made to go along with it.
A few days later, I made my first beef stock with the ribs and a few more soup bones thrown in. It made the most amazing French Onion Soup of my life and I've still got two quarts left!
New Year's Eve was a grilled pizza bar (grill one side of the dough, let everyone top it with their choice of a ton of toppings and grill the other side until the cheese is melty). A big hit!
I made a beef brisket that was simply amazing...A Tyler Florence recipe that I will use going forward.
I made a delish veggie christmas dinner.
Here's the menu with link to my blog:
1) Artichoke Olive Dip
2) Butternut Squash Soup
3) Pomegranate Arugula Salad
4) Mashed potatoes
5) Baked Mac and Cheese
6) Green beans with crispy leeks
7) Quinoa stuffed portabellas
8) Orange cream cake
I made 2 batches of The Kitchn's skillet toffee for the first time. SOOOO easy and delicious!!! Not to mention dangerous. This will become my holiday routine from now on (have to limit myself to only eat that during the holidays...)
I also made a pork roast for the first time following a recipe from the newest issue of Martha Stewart magazine. The pork was tender but the sauce needs a lot of help. Will try it againnext time and see how I can tweak it a little.
Oh yes, I made a batch of The Kitchn's skillet toffee too! It was easy and so good, and made great gifts! I plan to make it again for sure!
Fudge, lots of fudge.
Chewy chocolate coconut macaroons
Chocolate chip meringues.
Spicy bourbon pecans.
For Boxing Day dinner with my extended family I made:
Pickled shrimp
A gorgeous smoked heritage-breed ham (the easiest big roast to make, I swear)
Wild rice
Green beans galore ( a mountain of them)
A divine black eyed pea salad adapted from the Dec 2011 Country Living
A big layer cake stuffed with lemon curd & frosted with cream cheese lemon icing
Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate sour cream icing
My family ate a lot, but they decimated that lemon cake. Not a leftover crumb to be had. I am really missing those leftovers!
I made pimento cheese since I'd been hearing so much about it. It was so-so. Also made a sweet/spicy roasted pepita that was delish and addictive.
Made pumpkin orange rolls, and forgot to split the dough, so the rolls were huge! Still have at least half left, and decided to cut out carbs for New Years. I've always had impeccable timing.
A lot of wonderful kitchen adventure for me over the holidays that I am extremely grateful for. My husband and I hosted a small holiday sit down dinner for his coworkers at our place. I was completely nervous because it was my first time hosting a lovely sit down dinner and about 6 months pregnant into it, but thankfully everyone had a great time! It was an Italian night and I made bruschetta for appetizer. I made Fuji apple walnut salad for our salad dish. And for our entrees, I made creamy bowtie pasta cooked in mushrooms and sundried tomatoes, a simple spaghetti cooked in olive oil, garlic, grape tomatoes, and basil, oven roasted spatchcock chicken, and meatballs cooked in slow cooker. The guest were responsible for desserts. I made coffee and tea to compliment them and I had such a great time!
For our Christmas Eve party at my brother's home, our family gathers for potluck. I made Pastelon which is a Puerto Rican lasagna (recipe given to me by a best friend), Pinakbet (my mom's famous Filipino recipe cooked in pork slices, garlic, onion, tomatoes, eggplant, bittermelon, okra, long beans, and lima beans) and Red Velvet cupcakes topped with cream cheese icing.
I LOVE being in my kitchen and enjoying every minute of it!
My Nana's spritz cookies with nutmeg! Green Christmas trees and pink camels and Scottie dogs (as she used to do). Just ate the last two three days ago . . . I may have to make a non-Christmas batch.
We made delicious fish tacos with homemade roasted green chili sauce, some Guamanian food for a friend who spent the day with us and Spam musubi. New York Times chocolate chip cookies for dessert! It was a hit. So nice to do something different since we weren't able to be with family and shared the day with friends.


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Where has Planet Orange gone?
Going to Tuesday night's Phoenix Suns game as a fan, I had the expectation of a fairly big crowd to be on hand. I wasn't expecting a packed house because the Suns haven't had one of those all year, but I figured there would be more support than usual.
After all, it was Eric Bledsoe bobblehead night. The Suns-friendly neighbors across the street at Chase Field would tell you their biggest attractions to the ballpark are when they have bobblehead giveaway nights.
The Arizona Diamondbacks averaged a little more than 26,000 fans per game last year, but they drew more than 42,000 on Paul Goldschmidt bobblehead night against the New York Mets. Forty-two thousand people are not showing up to see the Mets, either.
For some reason, those bouncy-headed figurines are a big hit in this city, but the hysteria has yet to catch on with Suns fans.
The numbers say the Suns had 16,636 people at the Tuesday game against Chicago, but there were many who dressed up as empty seats and an even bigger amount that had on Chicago Bulls jerseys, which made it seem like the Suns were plyaing on a neutral court at times. Forward Marcus Morris even tweeted after the game wondering if he was in Phoenix or Chicago.
Is this Phoenix or Chicago?
— Marcus Morris (@MookMorris2) February 5, 2014
"It wasn't frustration," Morris said of the tweet. "We thought we were the home team, so we felt like we need the fan support to be a little bit better. Not cheering when the other team scores."
Just imagine how bad that noise could have been had Derrick Rose been playing? A crowd of red jerseys swelled around the visitor tunnel prior to the game. Bulls fans outnumbered Suns fans a half hour before the game began, when Derrick Rose went through an individual workout on the court.
The Suns (29-20) entered the Tuesday's game on a league-best five-game winning streak, and had won eight of their last 11 games. They have dropped two straight games, including the Chicago defeat, but still currently sit in the seventh spot in the Western Conference, just three and a half games behind the Los Angeles Clippers atop the Pacific Division.
You would think that the city would start getting behind a team that is exciting to watch and fighting for a division title, but it is not showing in the seats at US Airways Center.
"We are a good team and exciting to watch, and just want our support to be a little better," Morris said.
I understand the people that are still in a wait-and-see approach due to the lack of trust for Robert Sarver, but the funny thing is that he has quietly done some things that have put the team in the position they are in. He admitted to Grantland.com's Jonathan Abrams some of his mistakes, especially holding onto the past too long, and he boldly extinguished one mistakes by firing general Lance Blanks this summer. He was the guy that pushed hard for the team to sign Goran Dragic over Raymond Felton last summer.
Imagine where this team would be if he didn't step in and make that move?
The Suns are currently 24th in the NBA in percent of stadium filled at 81.1%, behind teams such as the Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz and even the Orlando Magic, according to ESPN.com. That number should go up in the near future with big draws like the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics coming to town.
But some of those fans are coming to see the other team play. When will Phoenix fans start showing up to see the Suns play? When will U.S. Airways start rocking again?
Hopefully before April.
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Toward an American conservatism :constitutional conservatism during the Progressive Era
- Joseph Postell (ed.)
- Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Constitutional conservations played a major role in the debates and outcomes of Progressive Era (1880-1920). This volume gives these constitutional conservatives their first full explanation and demonstrates their ongoing relevance to contemporary American conservatism.


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Written by:
The seaweed gathered on the shore
tangled in the stones with broken shells
and pieces of glass, polished smooth.
A crab, waiting for the tide, scampered
to a safe corner of a small pool to hide
and peeked to see if I was moving on.
I carefully stepped from stone to stone;
a young boy hopped quickly by
and I thought of those…less cautious days,
as I planned the six more steps
that lead to the safety of the sand;
where, in the summer, blankets and towels
cover the beach like an eclectic quilt.
There, smiling, I recalled those times years ago
when the hectic busy days of midsummer here
made winter fly with anticipation, but,
on this October morn, I find peace in this near solitude,
and as a retreating wave washes sand
from beneath my feet, I'm glad for all of life.
Those days of Led Zep and the Doors
to these of jazz, blues, and Sinatra.
Mostly though, I'm glad for this day, the greatest of all,
as tomorrow and the next will be.
I skipped a stone into the surf
and turned to walk toward the sea wall.
Perhaps I'll come again tomorrow
before winter makes me wait till spring.
March 2, 2013


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737 MAX: We did this story last week on the development cost of the Boeing 737 MAX.
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Fill 'er up: Here's a scary story about a goof in aerial refueling of a Boeing 707-based JSTARS.