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Having a backyard can be exciting if you know how to get the most out of your space. Make your backyard feel like an outdoor oasis by using these ideas to create a space where your family and friends can spend time, have fun, and enjoy the outdoors.
1. Purchase some nice outdoor furniture. This will create an area for your guests to sit and relax. Although plastic chairs are inexpensive, they are definitely not the most inviting. Pick something comfy that your guests don't mind sitting on. Purchasing pillows to add with your outdoor furniture will also make the space more appealing.
2. Surround the area with trees, flowers, or even a fence. This is the key to making your backyard seem more private. Adding a barrier between you and your neighbors will give your space a more enclosed feel.
3. Add a fire pit. This is the perfect way to gather everyone around and make the space feel more like home. From roasting marshmallows to telling stories, a nice fireplace with nice seating will have your backyard going from drab to fab in no time.
4. Adding a hammock can give your space the relaxing and calming feel that every backyard needs. This is perfect for those days and nights when you just need to rejuvenate and recharge.
5. Having lights in the backyard is the key to making it feel romantic and pretty. String lights can be all you need to add that little something extra.
6. A pool can be a hefty investment, but if you are really looking for something to make your backyard more inviting, a pool will certainly do the trick. Having a pool brings your friends and family together to enjoy the outdoors.
7. Having a dining table outside will help with summer entertaining. This will make sure everyone is outside enjoying the fresh air and some delicious food. An outside grill or bar can also add an inviting touch.
Having great food, people, drinks, and of course a backyard will create lasting memories for everyone. The only problem you will have is getting your guests to leave.


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Hey, remember when President Obama crusaded against Medicare fraud and vowed to crack down aggressively on scammers who've bilked the program out of an estimated $90 billion? Like Archie and Edith Bunker used to sing: Those were the daaaays.
While Democrats pretend to protect the elderly and disabled, leaders of the People's Party have pocketed gobs of campaign contributions from fat-cat donors tied to massive Medicare rip-off schemes.
Let's talk some more about Dr. Salomon Melgen, shall we? We now know that the jet-setting Florida eye doctor who flew beleaguered Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to several alleged sex romps in the Dominican Republic also overbilled the government by $8.9 million for care at his clinic. That's according to Menendez's own aides. They acknowledged last week that their boss met with federal health bureaucrats at least twice to lobby on Melgen's behalf.
"Federal investigators and health-care auditors have had concerns about Melgen's billing practices at various times over the past decade," according to two former federal officials who spoke to The Washington Post. "In part, they have examined the volume of eye injections, surgeries and laser treatments performed at his West Palm Beach clinic."
Now, brace yourselves. A Menendez aide says that while Sen. Sleaze-Bob intervened, he didn't know nuttin' about Melgen being under investigation. Just like he didn't know nuttin' about his longtime aide working for Melgen's port security firm in the Dominican Republic, on whose behalf Sen. Sleaze-Bob also intervened.
And just like he didn't know nuttin' about yet another ride on Melgen's plane in 2008 (exposed this week by the conservative Daily Caller), which he forgot to disclose to the Senate.
Senate Democratic leaders have done nuttin' to prevent Menendez, who also sits on the Senate Finance Committee overseeing Medicare, from playing a prominent role in Medicare reform negotiations while Melgen's Medicare fraud investigation unfolds.
It's all par for the Democrats' conflict-of-interest course, of course. Recently departed Obama health care czar Nancy-Ann DeParle raked in millions from her positions on a handful of corporate boards under fire for various regulatory violations, whistleblower complaints and Medicare fraud.
One of the companies for which DeParle served as a director, kidney dialysis empire DaVita, has been plagued by whistleblower fraud allegations for nearly 20 years. These include long-standing claims (many still under investigation or the subject of ongoing litigation) that the company overused the anemia drug Epogen and then billed Medicare for it; submitted fraudulent Medicare claims for dialysis drugs; and forged alleged kickback schemes between doctors and joint ventures.
Another Medicare fraud suspect, the Stryker Corporation, paid nearly $17 million to settle allegations about false claims submissions in 2007. Pat Stryker, liberal heiress to the Stryker fortune, is an Obama bundler and one of the Democratic Party's wealthiest progressives. She was also behind the now-bankrupt Obama green energy boondoggle in Colorado, Abound Solar.
While the Obama campaign (aided and abetted by the lapdog media) viciously smeared Mitt Romney by tying him to Medicare fraud he had absolutely nothing to do with while at Bain Capital, this White House has escaped any scrutiny of its own ties to accused Medicare scammers. Instead, the administration was happy to powwow with Menendez and other Democratic leaders on policy strategy this week.
What did they have to say about Menendez's lobbying on behalf of Medicare exploiter Melgen and the conflict-of-interest cloud stretching from Capitol Hill to 1600 Pennsylvania? Nuttin'.
Ho-hum. Nothing to see here, move along. Be vewwy, vewwy quiet.
Michelle Malkin [email her] is the author of Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores . Click here for Peter Brimelow's review. Click here for Michelle Malkin's website. Michelle Malkin is also author of Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild and Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies.

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CrockPot Stuffed Peppers Recipe
heading out to see the amazingly wonderful Jen Scharpen perform a reading. In a restaurant.
Where they have restaurant food.
So I figured I'd just cook these puppies up, take some pictures and do a tiny taste test.
Instead, I devoured two.
And didn't eat restaurant food.
They were that good.
The Ingredients.
Serving Size: 1 Pepper Per Person
(say that ten times fast!)
-enough peppers to fit your crockpot. I have a 6qt oval Smart Pot, and six nestled perfectly in the stoneware
1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
1 cup already-cooked rice
1 can flavored tomatoes (I used fire roasted, Italian would work. If you don't have flavored, add 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning)
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup water
The Directions.
in a bowl, mix the ground beef and rice with all the stuff (except for the water and the peppers)
wash and clean out the peppers. Save the tops.
** NEW Tip from Sue Marie in my SLOW COOKER CONNECTION group:
Poke a hole in the bottom of each pepper with a sharp knife or skewer to allow any accumulated grease to escape.
Stuff each pepper with a good amount of the ground beef and rice mixture
Nestle the peppers into your crock and put the little pepper tops back on.
Pour in 1/3 cup of water around the bases of the peppers
cook on low for 6-8 hours. I cooked these for exactly 8.
The Verdict.
I didn't offer these to the kids for dinner.
They knew we were going out, and I fed them macaroni and cheese. The next day my little one "helped" me eat leftovers for lunch.
The peppers had an amazing roasted flavor, and the meat was cooked nicely with out a hint of grease--which was a fear I had.


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In 1845, the first football laws were written by Rugby School pupils; other significant events in the early development of rugby include the Blackheath Club's decision to leave the Football Association in 1863 and the split between rugby union and rugby league in 1895. Historically an amateur sport, in 1995 the International Rugby Board (IRB) removed restrictions on payments to players, making the game openly professional at the highest level for the first time.. Structure of a Rugby TeamEach team starts the match with 15 players on the field and seven substitutes. Players in a team are divided into eight forwards (two more than in rugby league) and seven backs. ForwardsThe main responsibilities of the forward players are to gain and retain possession of the ball. Players in these positions are generally bigger and stronger and take part in the scrum and lineout. The forwards are often collectively referred to as the 'pack', especially when in the scrum formation. Front rowThe front row consists of three players, two props; the loosehead prop and the tighthead prop, and the hooker. The role of the two props are to support the hooker during scrums, to provide support for the jumpers during lineouts and to provide strength and power in rucks and mauls. The third position in the front row is the hooker. The hooker is a key position in attacking and defensive play and is responsible for winning the ball in the scrum. Hookers normally throw the ball in at lineouts. Second rowThe second row consists of two locks or lock forwards. Locks are usually the tallest players in the team, and specialise as lineout jumpers. The main role of the lock in lineouts is to make a standing jump, often supported by the other forwards, to either collect the thrown ball or ensure the ball comes down on their side. Locks also have an important role in the scrum, binding directly behind the three front row players and providing forward drive. Back row The back row, not to be confused with 'Backs', is the third and final row of the forward positions, they are often referred to as the loose forwards. The three positions in the back row are made up of two flankers and the number 8. The two flanker positions, called the blindside flanker and openside flanker, are the final row in the scrum. Their main role is to win possession through 'turn overs'. The number 8 packs down between the two locks at the back of the scrum. His role in the scrum is to control the ball after it has been heeled back from the front of the pack and the position provides a link between the forwards and backs during attacking phases. The backs' role is to create and convert point-scoring opportunities. They are generally smaller, faster and more agile than the forwards. Another distinction between the backs and the forwards is that the backs are expected to have superior kicking skills, especially the fly-half and full-back. Half-backsThe half-backs consist of two positions, the scrum-half and the fly-half. The fly-half is crucial to a team's game plan, orchestrating the teams performance. They are usually the first to receive the ball from the scrum-half following a breakdown, lineout or scrum and need to be decisive with what actions to take and be effective at communicating with the outside backs. Many fly-halfs are also their team's goal kickers. The scrum-half is the link between the forwards and the backs. They receive the ball from the lineout and remove the ball from the back of the scrum, usually passing it to the fly-half. They also feed the scrum and sometimes have to act as a fourth loose forward. Three quartersThere are four three quarter positions, the inside centre, outside centre and left and right wings. Like the fly-half they generally possess a good kicking game and are good at reading the play and directing the attack. The centres will attempt to tackle attacking players; whilst in attack they should employ speed and strength to breach opposition defences. The wings are generally positioned on the outside of the backline. Their primary function is to finish off moves and score tries. Wings are usually the fastest players in the team and are either elusive runners, or more commonly in the modern era, big, strong and able to break tackles. FullbacksThe fullback normally positions himself several metres behind the back line. He fields any opposition kicks and is often the last line of defence should an opponent break through the back line. Two of the most important attributes of a good fullback are dependable catching skills and a good kicking game. Laws of Rugby UnionScoringRugby union is played between two teams – the one that scores more points wins the game. Points can be scored in several ways: a try, scored by grounding the ball in the in-goal area (between the goal line and the dead ball line), is worth 5 points and a subsequent conversion kick scores 2 points; a successful penalty kick or a drop goal each score 3 points. The values of each of these scoring methods have been changed over the years. Playing fieldThe field of play on a rugby pitch is as near as possible to a maximum of 144 metres long by 70 metres wide. In actual gameplay there should be a maximum of 100 metres between the two trylines, with anywhere between 10 and 22 metres behind each try line to serve as the in-goal area. There are several lines crossing it, notably the half way line and the "twenty two," which is 22 metres from the goal line. Rugby goalposts are H-shaped, and consist of two poles, 5.6 metres apart, connected by a horizontal crossbar 3 metres above the ground. The original pitch dimensions were in imperial units, but have since been converted to the metric system. Match structureAt the beginning of the game, the captains and the referee toss a coin to decide which team will kick off first. Play then starts with a drop kick, with the players chasing the ball into the opposition's territory, and the other side trying to retrieve the ball and advance it. If the player with the ball is tackled, frequently a ruck will result. Games are divided into 40-minute halves, with a break in the middle. The sides exchange ends of the field after the half-time break.Stoppages for injury or to allow the referee to take disciplinary action do not count as part of the playing time, so that the elapsed time is usually longer than 80 minutes. The referee is responsible for keeping time, even when—as in many professional tournaments—he is assisted by an official time-keeper. If time expires while the ball is in play, the game continues until the ball is "dead", and only then will the referee blow the whistle to signal half-time or full-time; but if the referee awards a penalty or free-kick, the game continues. Passing and kickingForward passing (throwing the ball ahead to another player) is not allowed; the ball can be passed laterally or backwards. The ball tends to be moved forward in three ways — by kicking, by a player running with it or within a scrum or maul. Only the player with the ball may be tackled or rucked. When a ball is knocked forward by a player with his/her arms, a "knock-on" is committed, and play is restarted with a scrum. Any player may kick the ball forward in an attempt to gain territory. When a player anywhere in the playing area kicks indirectly into touch so that the ball first bounces in the field of play the throw-in is taken where the ball went into touch. If the player kicks directly into touch (i.e. without bouncing in-field first) from within their own 22 metre line the lineout is taken by the opposition where the ball went into touch, but if the ball is kicked into touch directly by a player outside the 22 metre line the lineout is taken level to where the kick was taken. |


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Don't Be Your Own Worst Enemy
One of the most well-known investors of the 20th Century, Benjamin Graham, said that "the investor's chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself."¹
What Graham understood—and modern research is catching up to—is the idea that we all have emotions and biases that affect our decision-making. The innate wiring built to survive pre-modern times can be counterproductive in our modern world, especially when it comes to investing.
Let's take a quick look at a few of the human emotions and biases that can adversely impact sound investment decision-making.
Fear and Greed — These are the two most powerful emotions that move investors and investment markets. Each emotion clouds our capability for rational and dispassionate decision-making. They are the emotions that lead us to believe that prices may continue to rise (think the Tulip price bubble of 1636) or that everything has gone so wrong that prices may not recover (think Credit Crisis of 2008-2009).
Some investors have found a way to conquer these emotions, be brave when everyone else is fearful, and resist the temptations of a too-exuberant market.
Overconfidence — Peter Bernstein, a noted economic historian, argued that the riskiest moment may be when we feel that we are right.² It is at that precise moment that we tend to disregard all information that may conflict with our beliefs, setting ourselves up for investment surprise.
Selective Memory — Human nature is such that we tend to recast history in the manner that emphasizes our successes and downplays our failures. As a result, we may not benefit from the valuable lessons failure can teach. Indeed, failure may be your most valuable asset.
Prediction Fallacy — Humans have an innate desire to recognize patterns and apply these patterns to predicting the future. We erroneously believe that because "A" occurred and "B" happened that if "A" happens again, we can profit by anticipating that "B" will repeat. Market history is littered with examples of "rules of thumb" that have worked, until they no longer worked.
Financial markets are complex and unpredictable. Our endeavors to tap their opportunities to pursue our financial goals are best realized when we don't burden the enterprise by blindness to the inherent behavioral obstacles we all share.
- Quoteswise.com, 2017
- Strategy in Practice, George Tovstiga. 2013, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Creamy Cauliflower Spaghetti Alfredo - Delicious and Not Scary
Those of you who made the chocolate mousse know what I'm talking about. It's the quintessential special occasion ingredient. So, when the craving struck for a nice spaghetti with Alfredo sauce recently, I decided to try an alternative to the 4,000-calorie all-cream version, and grabbed a head of cauliflower.
If there was a game (called "Oppafoodosites") where someone yells out a food word, and you have to yell back the complete opposite - "cauliflower" would be my response to "heavy cream." But, as you'll see in this video recipe, the creamy cauliflower puree, with just a small splash of cream, makes a beautiful sauce.
I also love the dusting of crispy Parmesan breadcrumbs that top this delicious pasta. I used the very fine, dry breadcrumbs instead of the larger homemade crumbs you've seen me use in other videos, since I wanted a very fine, almost gritty texture to top the creamy sauce.
This cauliflower spaghetti Alfredo is a great "bridge" recipe, helping us transition from rich, decadent Valentine's offerings to much leaner winter fare. This tastes and feels very rich, but is actually quite light. Enjoy!
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
1 head cauliflower, cored, cut in large pieces
1/2 tsp dried Italian herb blend
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
4 cups water
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
for topping:
1/2 cup fine bread crumbs
1/3 grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
2 tbsp any chopped fresh herbs (thyme, parsley, oregano, basil, etc)
14-oz box spaghetti, cooked and drained
1/2 lemon, juiced
For another similar, and equally delicious cauliflower pasta video recipe, check out this oldie, but goody: Cauliflower Spaghetti "Aglio Olio"
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45 comments:
Very odd yet looks delicious, Chef John.
- February 16, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- texichan said...
This looks absolutely delicious. I want it in my stomach, right now. And, agreed, wheat pasta is gross. I like this stuff.
- February 16, 2009 at 1:47 AM
I will definitely put this recipe on the week's menu. I'm trying to stick with the dietary practice of food combining; and this recipe looks like it'll fit in perfectly. Thanks. I do find "whole wheat" pasta's texture to be unappealing. Barilla whole grain pasta's different?
- February 16, 2009 at 3:34 AM
- Chef John said...
yes, it tastes pretty much like regular pasta
- February 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Yay! Can't wait to try this...caught your video on YT. I adore cauliflower!
I came up with a great recipe for making a 'mashed' cauliflower which (imho) totally blows potatoes away. This is cream optional too, I just use a bit of olive oil and veggie broth and the secret ingredient is adding half of one caramelized onion. - February 16, 2009 at 3:07 PM
- PukaDog said...
Just discovered Foodwishes-dot-com. This could be a very good year. What a fantastic blog! After a few months of Foodwishes instruction I may well be able to forego my "Man and a Can with a Plan" (as well as the follow-up "Man and a Can and a Microwave") cookbook.
Question: how is a food wish submitted for potential posting on how it's done properly prepared by Chef John? Is there a separate email address for that or am I overlooking a link on the right side of the webpage? - February 16, 2009 at 5:06 PM
- childsdish said...
Have you tried Chef John's recipe for potato cauliflower mash? It's really good, too! - February 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Chef John said...
you can email it on the "Contact" page (check the menu in sidebar) or leave it in one of these comments. Of course, a large donation is customary!
- February 16, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Oh wow... that looks delish, and I do not enjoy cauliflower normally. I think I will need to make it with the kitchen door closed and see what the family thinks. (if they knew what was in it I don't think they would try it with an open mind :)
Thank you Chef John for another rut breaking recipie! - February 16, 2009 at 9:21 PM
This looks so damn good, I can't believe going nearly-cream-free is that easy.
Quite a website you've got here sir, I too just found you through youtube. Though I'm a new attendee to your postings, I'm quickly burning through your old catalogue. I humbly encourage the idea of more branches thrown the vegetarian way. - February 16, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Why does this happen to me? I just made mixed mushrooms alfredo sauce with penne. I just went to your blog and guess what?? You made something healthier for something I craved. Chef John...you rock dude!
John - February 16, 2009 at 11:03 PM
- Unknown said...
I made this tonight, and it was ridiculously, disgustingly, delicious. How's that for a mix of adjectives?
I added half a cup of cream by the way, because I like fat, what can I say.
Thanks Chef John for this delicious recipe! - February 17, 2009 at 2:16 AM
- Daniel Vu Tran lol said...
You make me sad at night knowing I will not be eating this before bed.
- February 17, 2009 at 6:42 AM
- Stephanie said...
Hey Chef, can the left over sauce be frozen?
- February 18, 2009 at 7:27 AM
- Chef John said...
yes u can
- February 18, 2009 at 10:59 AM
My mother-in-law used to make a peasant dish with cauliflower. She fried chopped onions in olive oil until translucent and added cooked cauliflower with some of the liquid and let that simmer while the spaghetti, which she broke in half, cooked. Tossed all together with lots of grated Italian cheese.
I will have to try your recipe, looks wonderful. - February 18, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Chef John
I am a Chinese, but I really love your recipe. your food is yummy and beautiful
It is impolite and impropriate to ask here. Do you have general meat sauce recipe for spaghetti, because I can't find it.thank you - February 19, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- Chef John said...
I've never posted a meat sauce recipe. I will sometime, but may have to change for that one! ;-)
- February 19, 2009 at 11:40 AM
i HAVE to try this one! it looks delicious.
- February 20, 2009 at 10:57 AM
- Leti said...
This looks totally fabulous. I bet HungryGirl would approve :> Any chance you could do a quick caloric comparison on some of these recipe swaps?
- February 22, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Leti said...
This looks totally fabulous. I bet HungryGirl would approve :> Any chance you could do a quick caloric comparison on some of these recipe swaps?
- February 22, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Nata said...
It was delicious!!!
- February 25, 2009 at 12:55 AM
I'm a huge heavy cream fan and not so much a cauliflower fan, but I can definitely see the appeal of this dish. I can't wait to try it!
- February 25, 2009 at 1:50 PM
- texichan said...
I've a friend who's lactose intolerant - I'm sure that there's no substitute for the Parmesan, but as far as the cream goes - can she thicken it with anything else? (silken tofu, soy milk, something like that?). I understand if not, but if so, what's the best option, do you think?
- February 28, 2009 at 1:30 AM
- Chef John said...
I've never used any of those soy products so I'm not sure. I believe they make milk for lactose intolerant people, don't they? You can just leave it out, it doesnt really effect the thickness.
- February 28, 2009 at 1:34 AM
- Dave said...
Thanks as always Chef! Someone actually already asked my question (can i make a big pot of sauce and freeze), and you answered yes. So lets take it a step futher...
Always looking for ways to avoid the expensive takeout on those too-busy-to-cook evenings, and you can't beat leftovers for lunch. Always love leftovers but am wearey about making too much and freezing if it will end up ruinning it. Do you have a list of "favorites for freezing" from your website recipes? Or, do you have any hard and fast rules for the do's and don't of freezing. Given that we're all tightening our belts nowadays, could make for a timely post!
Same question to all you other loyal fans... any favorite Chef John recipes for freezing? -Thanks! - February 28, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- Chef John said...
sorry to disappoint, but I almost never freeze food. After eating once and then the leftovers another day, it's usually gone. I know the cabbage rolls freeze well, as does any dough. Also, any soup or chili freezes.
- February 28, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- MegamiMoon said...
I've made this twice already. The sauce is so smooth and creamy, I didn't miss the calories at all. I also love that when you microwave the leftovers the next day, the sauce stays nice and consistent, doesn't separate into a greasy mess like most alfredo sauces. The crispy, cheesy breadcrumb topping compliments this dish perfectly. Delicious! Thanks Chef John! =)
- June 29, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- Chef John said...
My pleasure!!
- June 29, 2009 at 12:57 PM
- fherrero said...
I have to admit that you have taught me to cook like a chef. I love your cooking videos. I even tried your thanksgiving turkey and it was beautiful. My family couldn't believe that I was able to cook. I'll never tell them that you're the man behind my stove! Thanks.
- July 13, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Hi Chef John, pardon me if this question is a little odd... I don't have an immersion blender like the one you used. What can i substitute with? Thanks!
- October 2, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Chef John said...
just use a regular blender in small batches.
- October 2, 2010 at 6:24 PM
Hi Chef!
For the topping, will it taste as good if I were to use the ready-made bread crumbs used for frying?
Can how many servings does this recipe serve?
Am cooking this for a Christmas party this weekend! Can't wait to try it out =) - December 18, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- Chef John said...
can't answer 1st question, it's subjective, but this serves about 4.
- December 18, 2011 at 3:17 PM
I can't believe I just ate cauliflower, and my kids consumed it, too. This was a great alternative to a traditional alfredo...and a much lighter, guiltless option as well.
- February 28, 2012 at 8:24 PM
Delish! I made this tonight for dinner and can't believe that cauliflower is the base for this sauce. Chef John you are amazing!
Thank you for sharing. Glad I found your blog. - March 3, 2012 at 12:03 AM
- Unknown said...
Love your stuff Chef but this, Ugh. Alfredo is a cream sauce for a reason. I was able to convert this to soup so, no waste.
- March 7, 2012 at 10:26 PM
Chef John could I use frozen cauliflower instead of fresh and if so how much?
- April 12, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Cauliflower has, historically, been one of my least favorite (actually, loathesome) vegetables to consume. However, I have had 100% success with all of your recipes and thought that, perhaps, this one would cure me of my cauliflower hatred. My oldest daughter also loves alfredo (I typically dislike it almost to the degree of cauliflower), but I was willing to try this recipe because of my love for her and the fact that I have had a 100% success rate with you recipes and teaching videos. The results: this recipe is a family and guest favorite! Everyone for whom I prepared this (including me) has not been able to get over the fact that the sauce is primarily cauliflower...and that it could taste so good and develop such a rich texture. I was also intrigued by the fact that you used Barilla whole grain pasta. A friend of mine is diabetic and can only have this type of pasta; so, between wanting to make this for her and the fact that you recommended it, I had to try it. So, we'll finish up our stock of regular pasta and occassionally make our own from scratch; but, moving forward, its looking to be Barilla whole grain. Who knew it could be so good!
- April 19, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Unknown said...
perked my intrest so I made it. I thought the taste was odd, but my husband liked it. Thanks for your videos, you've taught me much!
- April 17, 2013 at 8:39 PM
- Jacks_Shenanigans said...
Hola Chef J,
Would using a chicken stock in place of water really change the flavor much?
I thought about using 2 or 3 cups of homemade chicken stock to create the cauliflower cream sauce.
As always, thanks for such a great site.
Best! - July 23, 2013 at 8:32 PM
- Maranatha Mama said...
Romano is a good substitute for those who cannot use Parmesan. The former is made from sheep milk, the latter, from cow's milk. My husband is lactose intolerant, I am sensitive to casein & Romano works for both of us.
- December 8, 2013 at 4:10 PM
- Seeker said...
Chef John
For some reason I have a difficult time printing your recipes. Is there a better way to do so?
Love your pasta with olive oil and garlic.
Regards - July 6, 2016 at 8:18 PM
- Unknown said...
Put over spiralized zucchini (courgettes for the Poms), it is still very good, and fits the low-carb diet some of us type 2 diabetics follow.
ps initiated our brand new ( it's your fault ;-) ) 14" cast iron skillet, by frying onions for French Onion dip.
Cooked beautifully.
Do you have a preferred technique?
pps Have forgotten Gordon and Jamie.
you teach how to cook, not how to make a particular dish. - July 30, 2017 at 6:12 AM
- Atam said...
Where is the video, has it been removed?
- January 4, 2018 at 9:35 PM


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My 3rd grade daughter just started ISTEP testing this week, so to try and give her a different protein source for her breakfast than the standard scrambled eggs, I tried something different!
Last weekend I gave a trial run of this recipe that I'll call a Quick & Tangy Egg Muffin. It uses Salsa Me Krazy which is a sweet, tangy salsa that uses all-natural, American-grown ingredients and no artificial preservatives.
The "quick" part of the recipe is that I cooked the egg in the microwave (What?! I know!!). Not that eggs take a long time in the skillet, but to make a great round little egg patty for the sandwich, it just works so well this way.
Ingredients for 1 Quick & Tangy Egg Muffin:
- 1 egg
- 1-2 tsp milk (optional)
- whole grain English muffin (I like Aunt Millie's)
- 1 Tbs Salsa Me Krazy
- sprinkle of shredded cheddar
Easy peazy directions:
Using a 1-cup round glass dish (I use this Pyrex one), spray the bottom with non-stick cooking spray. Crack egg and scramble with fork in glass dish. Add in 1-2 tsp milk, if desired. Cook uncovered for 1 minute on high in the microwave. You'll notice it puffs up, then lays back down in a lumpish sort of way, kind of like how I feel on Mondays:
Toast your English muffin and spread with a little butter. Lay the egg on the bottom, top with Salsa Me Krazy and sprinkle with cheese.
You can find out more about my first Salsa Me Krazy experience, and purchase a jar to try for yourself at SalsaMeKrazy.com. In fact, the entire month of March you can purchase as much as you like for 30% off! No promo code required, just head here to purchase and the discount will be automatically applied. Enjoy!
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Stalin and Mao: Parallel Rise?
Russel Tarr compares and contrasts the rise to power of two Communist leaders.
Russel Tarr compares and contrasts the rise to power of two Communist leaders.
Russell Tarr sees similarities but also important contrasts in the foreign policies of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy
Russel Tarr introduces the new International Baccalaureate, assessing its advantages and disadvantages compared with A Levels.
Once again Russel Tarr demonstrates how ICT can enrich and enliven the work of historians.
Russell Tarr explains how the Bolsheviks established their grip on Russia after the 1917 Revolution, and at what cost.
Russel Tarr shows that there is much more to using video than pressing 'play'.
Russel Tarr outlines what was at issue in the clash between Catholics and Protestants.
Russel Tarr demonstrates how today's technology can enliven teaching and learning about the past.
Russel Tarr considers key issues from the life of the famous Cardinal.
Russel Tarr asks key questions about the religious radicals of the 16th century.


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Whose welfare? Not child's
Published 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 6, 2013
If there is ever a contest for the law with the most grossly misleading title, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 should be a prime candidate, because the last thing this Act protects is the welfare of Indian children.
The theory behind the Indian Child Welfare Act is that an American Indian child should be raised in an American Indian culture.
Based on that theory, a newborn baby of American Indian ancestry, who was adopted immediately after birth by a white couple, was at 27 months of age taken away from the only parents she has ever known and given to her father.
Apparently the tribe has rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act. If this child were of any other race, a court would be free to decide the case on the basis of whatever was in the best interests of the child. Instead, the child is treated almost as property, contrary to the 13th Amendment that outlawed slavery.
Fortunately, the legal issues growing out of this case are now before the Supreme Court of the United States. We can only hope that the justices will use their wisdom, instead of their cleverness, to decide this case.
The wisdom of Solomon provided a good example many centuries ago, in a case where two women each claimed to be the mother of a child and each demanded custody. Since he did not know who was the real mother, King Solomon said that he would cut the child in half and give each mother her half.
When one of the women dropped her claim, in order to spare the child's life, he knew that she was the real mother. Anyone who would ruin a helpless child's life, in order to assert their own legal prerogatives, or to protect the tribe's turf, raises very serious questions about what kind of parent they are.
The question is not which home is better, but whether the child will ever feel secure in any home again, after the shock of being forcibly taken away.
The welfare of a flesh-and-blood human being should trump theories about cultures — especially in the case of a two-year-old child, who has been torn away from the only parents she has ever known, and treated as a pawn in a legalistic game.
This little girl is just the latest in a long line of Indian children who have been ripped out of the only family they have ever known and given to someone who is a stranger to them, often living on an Indian reservation that is foreign to them. This has happened even to children who have spent a decade or more with a family to which they have become attached and is attached to them.
There have already been too many scenes of weeping and frightened children, crying out in vain for the only mother and father they have known, as they are forcibly dragged away.
Whatever the merits or demerits of various theories about culture, they are still just theories. But too many people put their pet theories ahead of flesh-and-blood human beings.
One of the rationales for the Indian Child Welfare Act is that, in the past, Indian children were wantonly wrested from their Indian parents and sent off to be raised by non-Indians. But nothing we can do today can undo the wrongs of the past — especially not by creating the same wrongs again, in reverse.
While those who are most victimized by the so-called Indian Child Welfare Act are the children ripped out of their homes to satisfy some theory, they are not the only victims.
Indian children without biological parents to take care of them can be needlessly left in institutional care, when there are not enough Indian foster parents or adoptive parents to take them into their homes.
The Alice in Wonderland legal situation can hardly encourage non-Indian families to take care of these children, when that can so easily lead to heartbreak for both the children themselves and the surrogate parents who have become attached to them.
The New York Times reports that fewer than 2 percent of the children in Minnesota are Indian, but 15 percent of the children in that state's foster care system are Indian. In Montana, 9 percent of the children are Indian, but Indian children make up 37 percent of the children in foster care.
What a price to pay for a theory!
(Thomas Sowell's website is www.tsowell.com)


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Author: Gordon Prather
Physicist James Gordon Prather has served as a policy implementing official for national security-related technical matters in the Federal Energy Agency, the Energy Research and Development Administration, the Department of Energy, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Department of the Army. Dr. Prather also served as legislative assistant for national security affairs to U.S. Sen. Henry Bellmon, R-Okla. -- ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee and member of the Senate Energy Committee and Appropriations Committee. Dr. Prather had earlier worked as a nuclear weapons physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico. View all posts by Gordon Prather


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The marriage of Julia 186
The prime lesson of the last 100 years for political leaders and heads of government is: if you go left you will take your country to economic failure.
It is a lesson that President Obama either has not learnt, or has learnt well and wants just that result.
At his second inauguration (painful words!), "the apostle of the ever-expanding state" delivered "an ode to collectivity". So Charles Krauthammer writes.
The media herd is stunned to discover that Barack Obama is a man of the left. After 699 teleprompted presidential speeches, the commentariat was apparently still oblivious. Until Monday's inaugural address, that is.
Where has everyone been these four years? The only surprise is that Obama chose his second inaugural, generally an occasion for "malice toward none" ecumenism, to unveil so uncompromising a left-liberal manifesto.
But the substance was no surprise.
After all, Obama had unveiled his transformational agenda in his very first address to Congress, four years ago. It was, I wrote at the time, "the boldest social democratic manifesto ever issued by a U.S. president."
Nor was it mere talk. Obama went on to essentially nationalize health care, 18% of the U.S. economy — after passing an $833 billion stimulus that precipitated an unprecedented expansion of government spending.
Washington now spends 24% of GDP, fully one-fifth higher than the postwar norm of 20%.
Obama's ambitions were derailed by the 2010 midterm shellacking that cost him the House. But now that he's won again, the revolution is back, as announced in Monday's inaugural address.
It was a paean to big government. At its heart was Obama's pledge to (1) defend unyieldingly the 20th century welfare state and (2) expand it unrelentingly for the 21st.
The first part of that agenda — clinging zealously to the increasingly obsolete structures of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — is the very definition of reactionary liberalism.
Social Security was created when life expectancy was 62. Medicare was created when modern medical technology was in its infancy. Today's radically different demographics and technology have rendered these programs, as structured, unsustainable. Everyone knows that without reform they'll swallow up the rest of the budget.
As for the second part — enlargement — Obama had already begun that in his first term with ObamaCare.
Monday's address reinstated yet another grand Obama project — healing the planet. It promised a state-created green energy sector, massively subsidized (even as the state's regulatory apparatus squeezes fossil fuels, killing coal today, shale gas tomorrow).
The playbook is well known. As Czech President (and economist) Vaclav Klaus once explained, environmentalism is the successor to failed socialism as justification for all-pervasive rule by a politburo of experts. Only now, it acts in the name of not the proletariat but the planet.
Monday's address also served to disabuse the fantasists of any Obama interest in fiscal reform or debt reduction. This speech was spectacularly devoid of any acknowledgment of the central threat to the postindustrial democracies (as already seen in Europe) — the crisis of an increasingly insolvent entitlement state.
On the contrary. Obama is the apostle of the ever-expanding state. His speech was an ode to the collectivity. …
For Obama, nothing lies between citizen and state. It is a desert, within which the isolated citizen finds protection only in the shadow of Leviathan.
Put another way, this speech is the perfect homily for the marriage of Julia — the Obama campaign's atomized citizen, coddled from cradle to grave — and the state.
In the eye of history, Obama's second inaugural is a direct response to Ronald Reagan's first. On Jan. 20, 1981, Reagan had proclaimed: "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem."
And then he succeeded in bending the national consensus to his ideology — as confirmed 15 years later when the next Democratic president declared, "The era of big government is over."
So said Bill Clinton, who then proceeded to abolish welfare. Obama is no Clinton. He doesn't abolish entitlements; he keeps old ones and creates new ones to pursue a vision of a more just social order where fighting inequality and leveling social differences are government's great task.
Obama said in 2008 that Reagan "changed the trajectory of America" in a way that Clinton did not.
He meant that Reagan had transformed the political zeitgeist, while Clinton accepted and validated the new Reaganite norm.
Not Obama. His mission is to redeem and resurrect the 50-year pre-Reagan liberal ascendancy.
And take it as far left as he possibly can. To mold a poorer, more subservient, more weakly defended, mediocre America under dictatorial government.
How far will Americans let him take them in that direction?


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Brockley Bites
Ladywell Assembly Meeting tonight
The Ladywell Assembly takes place tonight, from 7pm-9pm at St Andrew's Centre on Brockley Road.
Residents of Ladywell ward are encouraged to attend the public assembly and air their views about the key issues facing the area. The Brockley Assembly attracted a big turn-out and you can read about it here if you want to know what to expect.
Burned-down house rises from the ashes
The house on the corner of Upper Brockley Road and Geoffrey Road that burned down last year, killing one person, is now almost completely rebuilt. However, some residents have expressed concern that the addition of side windows, facing on to the site of the neighbouring MOT garage, could hamper plans to redevelop that site. Any new application for housing on the garage would be restricted by the need to avoid blocking the new windows.
Ecosium under new management
Well, not that new. But one of the partners in the Harefield Road restuarant has taken outright control, installing a new menu and focusing on the service problems that have blighted the business. Given that much of the criticism it received from Brockley Central readers pre-dates the takeover, it could be worth a reappraisal.
There's no such thing as virtual society
Who better than the harmonious folk of Brockley Central to take part in an experiment about online co-operation?
The Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London is looking for volunteers to take part in a trial of a new online social game.
Whether you are into online gaming or not, this is a great excuse to play games whilst contributing to valuable university research. The game involves creating an online persona, or 'Familiar', for yourself and then creating and collaborating on various tasks with other players through your in-game character.All you need to do to take part in the trial is to play the game for 6-8 weeks, but this means you will need internet access.
All players taking part in the trial will be entered into a prize draw to win a £150 voucher redeemable at Currys.digital, PC World, or the Link, and after the trial has finished you will be asked to fill in some questionnaires. Goldsmiths is looking for 100 volunteers from all walks of life - you don't need to be an experienced gamer. If you are interested please contact Dr Elaine Beattie on 020 7919 7338 or email email@example.com


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Every Christmas, one lucky someone is sent down to the basement refrigerator at my in-laws' house to retrieve the tiramisu, and forgive me, but I think it's the happiest moment of the holiday season. The china comes out along with the fancy spoons and napkins, and a bunch of hungry dessert-lovers wait in anticipation at the dining table for our favorite final course. We may be full of dinner and the tiramisu may be store-bought, but with a cup of espresso it tastes like heaven on earth! Take it from me… Not long ago, I avoided coffee-flavored anything.
I will never be able to thank my married-into family enough, though, for coaxing me into loving this delicious confection! Soft, spongy and feather light with layers of whipped cream, mascarpone and sweet ladyfingers, just one spoonful is never enough. Now that I found a recipe with an almost identical taste to my favorite, I'll hopefully be able to debut my homemade dessert at a future Christmas with my family!
Best of all, this recipe is so easy and tastes best after a full day of sitting in the fridge! Though it turned out incredibly tasty, I wasn't sure if this tiramisu would work out at first, so I used the easiest-to-find ingredients possible, including store-bought ladyfingers and mascarpone. However, if you are interested in taking this homemade all the way, check out these recipes for homemade mascarpone from Teenie Cakes and homemade ladyfingers from Annie's Eats, two of my favorite food bloggers.
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
- 3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1 12 ounce package ladyfingers
- 1/3 cup coffee-flavored liqueur, or strong coffee
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
- 1 1 ounce square semisweet chocolate
- Combine egg yolks and sugar in the top of a double boiler (If you don't have one, here's an easy tutorial on how to make your own). Reduce heat to low, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and whip yolks until thick and lemon colored.
- Add mascarpone to whipped yolks. Beat until combined. In a separate bowl, whip cream to stiff peaks. Gently fold into yolk mixture and set aside.
- Line the bottom and sides of a large glass dish with the ladyfingers. Brush with coffee liqueur or strong coffee. Spoon half of the cream filling over the lady fingers. Repeat ladyfingers, coffee and filling layers. Garnish with sifted cocoa powder and/or shaved chocolate. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- If desired, use a round biscuit cutter to cut individual portions of tiramisu from the dish. (This keeps calories down and also creates a nice presentation for guests!)
- Enjoy!


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By MATTHEW LEE
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry straps himself into a helicopter as he prepares to fly out of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Sunday, March 24, 2013. Kerry was in Iraq today, meeting with officials in an unannounced visit. He says he made it clear in talks with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that the U.S. is unhappy with Iraq for letting Iran use its airspace to ship weapons and fighters to Syria. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)
KABUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry embarked on talks Monday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with his anti-American rhetoric. The session came shortly after the U.S. military ceded control of its last detention facility in Afghanistan, ending a longstanding irritant in relations.
During Kerry's 24-hour visit to the country — his sixth since President Barack Obama became president but his first as Obama's secretary of State — Kerry planned to meet with Karzai, civic leaders and others to discuss continued U.S. assistance to the country and how to wean it from such aid as the international military operation winds down, and upcoming national elections.
Karzai has infuriated U.S. officials by accusing Washington of colluding with Taliban insurgents to keep Afghanistan weak even as the Obama administration presses ahead with plans to hand off security responsibility to Afghan forces and end NATO's combat mission by the end of next year.
U.S. officials accompanying Kerry said he did not plan to lecture Karzai or dwell on the apparent animosity but would make clear once again that the U.S. did not take such allegations lightly, They said he would press Karzai on the need for May's elections to meet international standards and continue to stress the importance of Afghan reconciliation and U.S. support for a Taliban office in Qatar where talks could occur.
Karzai is expected to travel to Qatar within the week and some movement on the opening of an office is likely then.
Kerry, who arrived in Kabul from Amman, Jordan, had hoped also to travel to Pakistan on his trip to the region but put it off due to elections there. Instead, he met late Sunday in Amman with Pakistani army chief for Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, officials said.
The pair had a private dinner at the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Jordan as Pakistan continued to seethe in the aftermath of the return from exile to the country of former president Pervez Musharraf, himself a former army chief.
Earlier Monday, the U.S. military ceded control of the Parwan last detention facility near the U.S.-run Bagram military base north of Kabul, a year after the two sides initially agreed on the transfer. Karzai demanded control of Parwan as a matter of national sovereignty.
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Joseph Dunford, handed over Parwan at a ceremony there after signing an agreement with Afghan Defense Minister Bismullah Khan Mohammadi. "This ceremony highlights an increasingly confident, capable and sovereign Afghanistan," Dunford said.
The dispute over the center threw a pall over the ongoing negotiations for a bilateral security agreement that would govern the presence of U.S. forces in Afghanistan after 2014.
An initial agreement to hand over Parwan was signed a year ago, but efforts to follow through on it constantly stumbled over American concerns that the Afghan government would release prisoners that it considered dangerous.
A key hurdle was a ruling by an Afghan judicial panel holding that administrative detention, the practice of holding someone without formal charges, violated the country's laws. The U.S. argued that international law allowed administrative detentions and also argued that it could not risk the passage of some high-value detainees to the notoriously corrupt Afghan court system.
An initial deadline for the full handover passed last September and another earlier this month.
The detention center houses about 3,000 prisoners and the majority are already under Afghan control. The United States had not handed over about 100, and some of those under American authority do not have the right to a trial because the U.S. considers them part of an ongoing conflict.
There are also about three dozen non-Afghan detainees, including Pakistanis and other nationals that will remain in American hands. The exact number and nationality of those detainees has never been made public.
A new agreement, or memorandum of understanding, was signed at the ceremony by Dunford and Khan, but the U.S. military said it will not be made public. The agreement supplants one signed last March, which had been made public.
The U.S. military said in a statement that the new agreement "affirms their mutual commitment to the lawful and humane treatment of detainees and their intention to protect the people of Afghanistan and coalition forces," an apparent reference to the release of detainees deemed to be dangerous.
There are about 100,000 coalition troops in Afghanistan, including about 66,000 from the United States. American officials have made no final decision on how many troops might remain in Afghanistan after 2014, although they have said as many as many as 12,000 U.S. and coalition forces could remain.
The U.S. started to hold detainees at Bagram Air Field in early 2002. For several years, prisoners were kept at a former Soviet aircraft machine plant converted into a lockup.
In 2009, the U.S. opened a new detention facility next door. The number of detainees incarcerated at that prison, renamed the Parwan Detention Facility, went from about 1,100 in September 2010 to more than 3,000.
After Monday's handover, it was renamed the Afghan National Detention Facility at Parwan and the U.S. military said it would provide the Afghan army with advisers and $39 million in funding.
The United States has spent about a quarter of a billion dollars to build the Bagram facility along with Kabul's main prison located in the capital.
Patrick Quinn in Kabul and Rahim Faiez in Bagram, Afghanistan contributed to this report.


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Donut 2.75" - 2.75" x 2.75" x minimum of 1.2", but can add Saturn ring for thicker donut
Weights will vary depending on your formula.
Weights can be adjusted to your liking on the low profile plates.
The low profile tablets, for the puck shape, will let you determine weight and thickness.
Our molds are made of PLA. PLA stands for Polyactic Acid and is a thermoplastic polymers in that it is derived from renewable resources like corn starch or sugar cane.
Printing Defects - Sometimes there might be slight discoloration, or a slight printing defect. This will not affect the performance of the molds.
Cleaning your mold is as easy as rinsing under cool water, and towel dry. Never soak your molds as they can retain water. Do not place your molds in the dishwasher. PLA is susceptible to heat, so please do not use warm or hot water.
We do not offer refunds or cancellations on any orders. If you have any issues with any item, please contact us directly, and we will work with you. If you have any quality issues, please contact us directly.
To use: Place the bottom piece inside the cylinder. Add your bath bomb mixture. We recommend weighing it so you can make the same size bomb each time. Place the top piece on top, and then simply press down hard. You can either push the top and bottom piece out of the cylinder by hand, and then unmold, or you can use the plunger to push the pieces out. Wipe away any mixture on the inside of the pieces before making the next bath bomb.