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By Helsinki Commission Staff
From September 23 to October 4, 2013, the OSCE participating States met in Warsaw, Poland, for the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). The meeting was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) according to an agenda approved by consensus of all 57 participating States.
The HDIM is Europe's largest annual human rights gathering and provides a venue for participating States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to review the implementation of the full range of core human rights and fundamental freedoms (e.g., freedoms of speech, assembly and association; prevention of torture; right to a fair trial), as well as rule of law, free elections and democracy-building issues. National minorities, Roma, tolerance and non-discrimination are also on the agenda.
In accordance with OSCE procedures, the agenda included three specially selected topics, each of which was given a full day of review. In 2013, those subjects were: 1) freedom of religion or belief, 2) freedom of assembly and association, and 3) democratic elections and election observation — sharing best practices.
U.S. Delegation
The U.S. Delegation was headed by Ambassador Robert Bradtke. Newly confirmed U.S. Head of the U.S. Mission to the OSCE Ambassador Daniel Baer also participated. (During the HDIM, meetings of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna are suspended to facilitate participation by members of permanent missions to the OSCE in the Warsaw meeting.) Other members of the U.S. Delegation included Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Thomas O. Melia, Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism Ira Forman, and Co-Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Katrina Lantos Swett. Helsinki Commission Chief of Staff Fred L. Turner and other Commission staff participated in all aspects of the delegation's work.
Gavin Weise from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems served as a public member on the issue of democratic elections and election observation. Public Members have traditionally been included in U.S. delegations to OSCE human dimension meetings as a means of bringing special expertise to the delegation's work and to promote greater knowledge of the OSCE process in civil society.
This Year's Meeting
As the meeting opened, the high-profile case of imprisoned former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko remained unresolved, casting a pall on Ukraine's OSCE Chairmanship. GOLOS, a Russian NGO that reports on the integrity of elections in Russia, remained suspended in a wave of increased repression; Russian representatives protested against GOLOS participation at the HDIM. Former political prisoner and RFE/RL correspondent Dovletmyrat Yazkuliyev was not allowed to leave Turkmenistan to participate in the HDIM. Kazakhstani businessman Mukhtar Ablyazov and several of his former colleagues were held in various countries on the request of the government of Kazakhstan – while his wife and daughter were illegally deported from Italy to Kazakhstan.
The U.S. statements from the HDIM, raising these and many other specific cases of concern, are available on the website of the U.S. mission to the OSCE (osce.usmission.gov).
During the meeting, the United States held bilateral meetings with other OSCE participating States and extensive consultations with civil society. In addition, the United States organized a side event focused on one of this year's special topics, freedom of association and assembly, with a panel of activists from the Civil Society Platform: Yevgeniy Zhovtis, International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law (Kazakhstan), Valeria Rybok from the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine), Dmitri Makarov from the International Youth Human Rights Initiative (Russia), Aleh Hulak, Belarusian Helsinki Commission, and Rasul Jafarov from the Human Rights Club (Azerbaijan). Speakers described many negative trends across Eurasian and Central Asian states, including onerous registration requirements for civil society organizations, restrictions on peaceful demonstrations, and prosecutions of protestors. The panel and other attendees also emphasized the importance of a network through which regional civil society organizations could share experiences and effective activities.
Other side events were organized by ODIHR, participating States, and NGOs including Freedom House, Amnesty International, Human Rights First, the Open Society Foundations, and the German Marshall Fund. As at past HDIM meetings, some concerns were raised about the United States, including at side events focused on the abolition of the death penalty and on human rights and counterterrorism (which touched on Guantánamo, drones, and surveillance/privacy issues).
Switzerland held a side event during the HDIM to preview its goals for its 2014 tandem chairmanship (with Serbia taking the lead in 2015). Switzerland indicated that its two over-arching human dimension priorities will be to enhance the involvement of civil society and to strengthen the implementation of human dimension commitments. During what promises to be an active and ambitious chairmanship, Switzerland plans to hold four regional workshops with civil society in Southeast Europe, the Southern Caucasus, Central Asia, and Western Europe.
During the regular working sessions, several concerns were raised repeatedly, including violence against journalists, harassment of NGOs and restrictive NGO registration laws, and government actions against religious groups portrayed by some governments as non-traditional. Russia received significant criticism over its Foreign Agents law. (There also were a number of apparently Russian-sponsored "NGOs" which criticized the United States, supported independence for South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and hewed to anti-Baltic state themes.)
Problems in Central Asia received considerable attention, including the disappearance of some prisoners in Turkmenistan and the cases of Vladimir Kozlov and Mukhtar Ablyazov in Kazakhstan. During the HDIM, the NGO Crude Accountability and the Civic Solidarity Platform launched a project called "Prove that They are Alive." Designed to follow up on the 2003 invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism with Turkmenistan, the initiative is intended to compel the government of Turkmenistan to inform the families of those imprisoned in connection with an alleged coup attempt in 2002 whether their loved ones are still alive.
As at previous HDIMs, the allocation of time during the meeting was highly problematic. Of the topics restricted to three-hour sessions, the subject of tolerance and non-discrimination was the most oversubscribed. This session included discussion of the implementation of existing OSCE hate crimes commitments; combating anti-Semitism, intolerance against Muslims and other religious groups; racism and xenophobia; and anti-LGBT bigotry manifested through, in particular, "gay propaganda" laws. In such oversubscribed sessions, speaking time was strictly curtailed to accommodate the dozens desiring the floor, while other sessions ended early with time unused.
Notably, Thailand, an OSCE Partner for Cooperation, actively participated in this year's HDIM, perhaps in order to bolster its application to become a full OSCE participating State.


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YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Toshiba Corp. unveiled a robot Wednesday that the company says can withstand high radiation and help in nuclear disasters. But it remains unclear what exactly the new machine will be capable of doing if and when it gets the go-ahead to enter Japan's crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant.
The four-legged robot can climb over debris and venture into radiated areas off-limits to human workers. One significant innovation, Toshiba said, is that its wireless network can be controlled in high radiation, automatically seeking better transmission when reception becomes weak.
But the machine, which looks like an ice cooler on wobbly metal legs, also appears prone to glitches. The robot took a jerky misstep during a demonstration to reporters, freezing with one leg up in the air. It had to be lifted by several people and rebooted.
The robot was also notably slow in climbing a flight of eight steps, cautiously lifting its legs one by one, and taking about a minute to go up each step.
With obstacles that aren't as even and predictable as steps, such as the debris at the plant, it may need as much as 10 minutes to figure out how to clear the object, Toshiba acknowledged.
And if it ever falls, it will not be able to get up on its own.
Still, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it might use the robot to inspect the suppression chamber of the Fukushima plant, where a devastating meltdown took place after a mammoth tsunami slammed into northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.
Toshiba began developing the robot after the disaster with hopes it would prove useful in helping to decommission the plant. No human has been able to enter the highly radiated chamber since the tsunami disaster.
"We need this to go in and first check what is there," said Toshiba Senior Manager Goro Yanase.
It was unclear when a decision on the robot's use would be made, according to TEPCO, which operates the nuclear plant.
Although what Toshiba showed was top-notch robotics, what the machine might be able to do appeared limited in the face of the disaster's magnitude and complexity.
Japan boasts among the world's most sophisticated robotics technology, exemplified in the walking, talking human-shaped Asimo robot from Honda Motor Co. The inability of such gadgetry to help out with the Fukushima disaster was widely criticized.
Part of the reason is that robots, although suited for tasks such as greeting visitors at dealerships, are too delicate. Their wireless remote-controlled networks are not designed to endure high radiation. Honda has acknowledged Asimo would not have been able to withstand the environment at Fukushima, as some had suggested.
Toshiba's Yanase said the new robot, which has a dosimeter to measure radiation and six cameras, can stay in a 100 millisievert environment for about a year and can tolerate even higher radiated areas for shorter periods. At 100 millisieverts, the rise in cancer cases caused by radiation becomes statistically detectable, although even lower dose radiation is not advisable for people.
The suppression chamber was 360 millisieverts the last time it was measured, TEPCO said.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Texas-Style Gnarled Beer Bread and Other Good Things from Austin
Gnarled Beer Bread
My Texas Grandsons
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...One of the wonders of Texas cooking is beer bread. Texans eat it with barbecue and chili and other meals where cornbread might appropriately be served. It has a distinctive flavor and a gnarled appearance that's formed by dropping spoonfuls of a simple beer batter into copious quantities of melted butter prior to baking. The butter bubbles up through the bread as it cooks and forms craters of dough that many think resemble monkey bread. While I slice the bread for guests, I must admit that we pull off chunks of it when there is just family at the table. While I'm presenting a bare bones version of the recipe, finely grated cheese, chives or chili peppers can be added. Don't stint on the quality or flavor of the beer you use in this recipe. It is, after all, beer bread. Stout is too strong for my taste, but I love to use Draught Guinness or a dark beer when I make it. This is ridiculously easy to make and I think you'll enjoy it as a sometime replacement for corn bread. If you have leftovers toast or warm them to serve. Here's the recipe.
Texas-Style Gnarled Beer Bread...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite and Rebecca Rather's Rather Sweet Bakery and Cafe
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 (12-oz.) bottle good beer or ale
1/2 cup butter, melted
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously coat a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
2) Whisk flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a medium bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in beer. Stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. Do not over mix. The dough will be thick, heavy and very sticky. Pour half of melted butter into a loaf pan. Spoon clumps of dough into pan. Pour remaining half of butter on top of dough.
3) Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until golden brown. Top of loaf will be gnarled. Remove from pan and serve hot. Yield: 1 loaf or 10 servings.
38 comments :
- xinex said...
Looks very good and different. I have never had beer bread but wouldn't mind trying some...Christine
- January 5, 2010 at 12:16 AM
- Barbara Jean said...
Just came by to say hi.
I so appreciate when i see you have come to visit.
blessings in 2010.
barbara jean - January 5, 2010 at 1:14 AM
- jeanne said...
Hello Mary, it is very late but I wanted to say hello. Your grandsons are so handsome. Grands are the biggest blessing in our lives. I adore mine too.
I have made beer bread only once and it is very good and EASY. I will try your recipe and think about the beer I buy. I never gave it a thought before, but it does make sense.
I better get to bed as our puppy is an early riser.
Hugs, Jeanne - January 5, 2010 at 1:53 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
What a fun bread--it looks delicious too.
- January 5, 2010 at 3:46 AM
- Kat said...
Yumm! One of my favorites Mary. I like to use Shiner Bock in mine and it really is easy and delicious. Looks like you had a great time in Austin, your grands are adorable. Kathy
- January 5, 2010 at 6:08 AM
- Rinkly Rimes said...
I'm slightly gnarled myself but I don't look quite as tasty!
- January 5, 2010 at 6:23 AM
- Donna-FFW said...
Ive never seen anything like that before. I love coming here. I learn something new every time.
The boys are adorable! You are very blessed. - January 5, 2010 at 7:02 AM
- Coralie Cederna Johnson said...
What handsome young men, your grandsons! Grandsons are the greatest! I also have two from two different families. My oldest grandson will graduate from Harvard in May and my youngest grandson just celebrated his 4th birthday! They create the most wonderful memories for us!
Also, that Beer Bread looks so delicious, I am sitting here wishing I could taste it right now! Thanks for posting this! Happy New Year! Coralie - January 5, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- Hootin Anni said...
I've not heard it called "Gnarled" before, but beer bread it is!!
Cute Texas Grandsons Mary!!! - January 5, 2010 at 7:15 AM
- Heather S-G said...
Oh my gosh Mary...I think I have to make this today! Sounds awesome...especially with a little cheese added in. I bet we'd be pickin' like crazy...no knife required :) Delish!
- January 5, 2010 at 7:17 AM
- Debbie said...
Hi Mary! What a different looking beer bread! I'd love to try that one. Your grandsons are adorable...so handsome!
- January 5, 2010 at 7:29 AM
- Barbara said...
Love the photos of your grandsons!
The beer bread looks absolutely delicious! The top really does look gnarled. Copying now.
Happy New Year! - January 5, 2010 at 7:36 AM
- Martha said...
I love beer bread but my recipe is different -- beer, self rising flour and butter! It goes together in a thrice and sliced makes excellent breakfast toast!
Austin is a great place -- made even greater for you by your family living there. We had relatives in Blanco (the Hill Country -- not far from Austin). We always stopped in Austin on the way down! - January 5, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
My home town is Austin! You're speaking to my heart!
- January 5, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- La Table De Nana said...
I see what you mean by and other good things:) Beautiful boys:)I bet the bread is good too!
- January 5, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- Arlene Delloro said...
Never heard of this before, but it looks mighty tasty.
- January 5, 2010 at 9:16 AM
- George Gaston said...
Mary, this is an awesome recipe and easy, too! Nothing like warm bread with soups & chilies.
Looks like your grandsons have your good looks and personility ~ two lucky guys! - January 5, 2010 at 10:09 AM
- NKP said...
Delicious! That would be so perfect with chili!
- January 5, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Allie said...
Ah hah! So you're the one sending all the cold weather to us Texans! The boys are getting so handsome and tall!
We love our beer bread and you're right the cheese and peppers added make it even better. - January 5, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Liesl said...
Oh man do I love beer bread!! It is so delicious!
- January 5, 2010 at 12:30 PM
- noble pig said...
I love that gnarled look and those cute boys too!
- January 5, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- Claudia said...
I've had Irish beer breads but never Texas-style. Is totally mouth-watering and the kids are gorgeous!
- January 5, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Beer bread with BBQ... You betcha!
Killians Red man myself - January 5, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- lisa said...
Looks delicious!
Your Texas boys are cute as buttons! - January 5, 2010 at 1:51 PM
- shy said...
Texan beer bread looks delicious. I never tasted it yet, it looks yummy and it made me wanna grab your post andeat it. Happy new year Ms. Mary and to your family.
- January 5, 2010 at 1:56 PM
- Bob said...
This, I have to try. It looks amazing!
- January 5, 2010 at 3:19 PM
- The Chef In My head said...
Mary, I am beginning to acknowledge that we Texans do a lot of cooking with beer. Beer bicuits for breakfast here on a regular basis. This bread sounds great, I will have to give it a try. -LeslieMichele (Spring Branch, TX)
- January 5, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- The Cooking Photographer said...
I am allergic to corn and have yet to find a good bread sub. I printed this one to try with veggie chili. Thanks Mary!
- January 5, 2010 at 6:59 PM
- Schnitzel and the Trout said...
Those beautiful grandsons are just aching for a grandma hug!! I will try this bread one day. I wish I could taste it now.
- January 5, 2010 at 7:00 PM
- Pam said...
My husband would love me to make some beer bread for him. It looks delicious.
- January 5, 2010 at 8:23 PM
- Shirl said...
Hi thanks for stopping by, looks delish, I'll have to give it a try!
Blessings, Shirl
Shirls Rose Cottage - January 5, 2010 at 10:34 PM
- My Little Space said...
Haven't try out this recipe yet! It's in my list to do for quite awhile. Yours look a little chewy on top... must be tramendous fragrant!
- January 5, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- Lori said...
I have never made beer bread with all the butter but I must say it sounds very tastey! Interesting to know- always something interesting on your site Mary.
- January 7, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Katy ~ said...
Those sweet faces make me smile from the inside out; handsome young men indeed!
I've never had beer bread, but it certainly sounds good. Bet it's good with chili! - January 7, 2010 at 9:49 AM
- fg said...
Just stumbled upon you blog! I love it and I am making this recipe NOW! I will let you know how it comes out!
- January 8, 2010 at 5:59 PM
- Gypsy Heart said...
I just found your blog and already love all the recipes! I'm a native Texan, living in the DFW area. Beer bread is sort of a staple for most folks in Texas so thanks for sharing the recipe so that others might enjoy!
I look forward to more of your recipes and wonderful stories. - January 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Pat, welcome to One Perfect Bite. I'm so glad that you'll be joining us on a regular basis.
- January 9, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- April said...
WOW! This is SOOOOOOO simple and tastes WONDERFUL! I had to make myself stop eating it! It's that good!
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Holiday Pumpkin Bread in Theory and Practice
My theory was that if I took my banana bread recipe, which is one of my absolute favorites, and used pumpkin puree in place of the mashed, ripe bananas, I would have an equally impressive loaf.
So, what were the results of this grand pumpkin bread experiment? A very decent loaf of quick bread, which would make a handsome addition to any holiday dessert table! Having said that, next time I make it, I will be tweaking some things.
This was very good, but didn't have the I-can't-stop-eating-this-ness of the banana bread recipe. Considering the obvious fact that bananas and pumpkins are not the same thing, I will adjust the sweetness and fat content a bit to compensate.
Anyway, stay tuned for future updates, and if you happen to make any variations on this, I'd love to hear about it! Thanks, and enjoy!
Pumpkin Bread Recipe Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, soft
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 (15-oz) can pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Chinese 5-Spice
1/8 teaspoon allspice
Mixed in a bowl:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup chopped roasted walnuts
Bake at 325 degrees F. for about 1 hour
33 comments:
- FaylinaMeir said...
I got the amount from the video but you forgot to mention pumpkin on the ingredient list. just an FYI
I'm off to make this right now, thanks chef! - November 10, 2010 at 5:49 PM
- Chef John said...
oops! fixed, thanks!
- November 10, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Food Junkie said...
Ha ha, love it. Pumpkinless pumpkin bread. Sounds quite tasty.
- November 10, 2010 at 6:40 PM
- Chris K. said...
I like your incorporation of Chinese 5-Spice powder, instead of the traditional nutmeg/clove/ginger. I'm totally stealing that idea.
Instead of butter I use 1/2 cup oil plus 1/3 cup water, plus 50% more sugar. When combined, the batter seems kind of loose, but yields a nice loaf that isn't overly moist or sticky.
You may want to try reducing or omitting the baking powder altogether, and adjusting the baking soda accordingly. Baking powder sometimes makes quickbreads too acidic, which can affect flavor and texture... just a thought. - November 11, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Steffen P said...
This looks very good.
I bake my banana bread with mascarpone - which is awesome. - November 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM
- Rita said...
5-spice in a pumpkin bread? interesting... and a must try!
- November 12, 2010 at 5:43 PM
- Curvy Petite said...
I am trying this out right now! I left my butter in the microwave too long so my dough was a little on the liquidy side but it seems to be okay. I can't wait to take a bite out of it! Thanks for the recipe and continue to do what you do!
- November 13, 2010 at 6:33 PM
- Sarah said...
Out of curiosity, Chef John, what alterations would you make to this recipe? Would substituting half shortening in place of half the butter add enough of a fat content to get that richness of banana bread, do you think?
- November 15, 2010 at 12:15 PM
- Chef John said...
sorry, not sure! Don't think that would make it more rich, as I find butter richer than shortening.
- November 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- tucker's mama said...
i made this yesterday. used 1/2 butter and 1/2 apple sauce... a great sub for butter/oil; used brown sugar instead of white. this makes a huge loaf. cooked for 70 mins but could have used 75... was a bit underdone... but still very yummy, thanks!
- November 16, 2010 at 12:15 AM
I tried this earlier today (sans walnut) and it tastes great but the middle third of the loaf does not want to bake. I have been baking it over and over and it still does not bake through.
Alas :( - November 20, 2010 at 3:36 AM
- Chef John said...
Not sure i understand. Leave it in until it's cooked. If the skewer doesn't come out clean, don't take it out.
- November 20, 2010 at 3:56 AM
- Dinetonite said...
Delicious Buns! Thanks for the sweet treat.
- November 29, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- andrewuaic said...
no 2 table spoons of milk ?
- January 28, 2011 at 9:54 AM
This looks yummy buy no pumpkins here..I couldn't find the banana bread recipe?
- June 18, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Sry, I meant banana bread recipe video!
- June 18, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Chef John said...
There was no video for that one, sorry.
- June 18, 2011 at 3:22 PM
Can i replace the pumpkin with bananas?
- August 30, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Can you substitute pumpkin puree with canned pumpkin pie filling?
- October 22, 2011 at 4:42 PM
- Chef John said...
You can, but it will taste differently than mine, and I have no idea how exactly.
- October 22, 2011 at 7:59 PM
One can of pumpkin puree is listed in the ingredients!
- November 5, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Any changes or updates to the recipe? It was mentioned in the video that you might have a few changes that will make you want to eat the entire loaf in one sitting.
- December 11, 2011 at 1:08 AM
- Unknown said...
The pumpkin bread recipe link on All Recipes links to some recipe that uses yeast?! Error?
- February 29, 2012 at 4:56 PM
- Unknown said...
The video recipe and the pumpkin bread recipe linked on all recipes are different; the recipe has yeast in it? There was no mention of yeast in the video.....
- February 29, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- Chef John said...
There are 2 pumpkin bread recipes, and they must of linked to the wrong one. Here is the other one: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2008/11/holiday-pumpkin-bread-you-want-it-but.html
- February 29, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Unknown said...
I am giving this a try today! I have Thanksgiving this weekend in Canada and I think this will be a great treat for it! And I have 2 banana breads in the oven as I type! Smells freaken awesome in here!
- October 3, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Based on your comment that it wasn't quite sweet enough, I tried subbing a ripe banana for half the pumpkin puree, but keeping everything else the same (kind of a hybrid banana/pumpkin bread). The result was good, but still not as sweet as it maybe should be. Next time I think I'll try adding another 1/2 C brown sugar to the hybrid version, or maybe sub all bs for reg sugar in the original recipe and see if the extra sweetness of the bs makes the difference. All in all, though, very good bread!
- October 31, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Angie said...
Can iI replace sugar with honey fro this recipe?
thnx chef J.
- May 12, 2013 at 11:25 AM
- Angie said...
Can I replace the sugar with honey for this recipe? will it make it harder for it to come together?
Thnc Chef J! - May 12, 2013 at 11:26 AM
- Chef John said...
Sorry, but not sure! That would be a lot if honey.
- May 12, 2013 at 11:55 AM
- spindlyspiders said...
I noticed you omitted the dark chocolate chips and then remarked that the bananas are sweeter richer than the pumpkin. Might these two things be related?
- July 28, 2013 at 2:01 AM
- Amber said...
I made this last night and it turned out pretty well. I didn't have Chinese 5 Spice or Allspice, so I replaced both of those with the same amount of Pumpkin Pie Spice. Also did dark chocolate chips instead of walnuts. It turned out pretty well - very moist, but next time I think I will double the cinnamon since it doesn't stand out to me. I also spread this out between 2 smaller loaf pans (not the minis) rather than my one large loaf pan.
- October 23, 2013 at 11:13 AM
- Sally K said...
I used maple syrup instead of sugar and it came out great! Yum!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Florentine Schiacciata - Carnival Cake
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a quick and easy version of Schiacciata alla Fiorentina, a flat cake served by Florentines during their extended Carnival season. The cake is flavored with orange zest and extra virgin olive oil and, while it can be made with yeast, this version is leavened with baking soda and can be assembled in about 15 minutes. It's a lovely cake. It's lighter than an American sponge cake and it has an unusual, but very pleasant, fruity flavor. It is best served for dessert and it's wonderful with a slightly sweet fortified wine. I learned to make a version of this cake in the kitchen of an Italian neighbor when I was a child. There are, literally, hundreds of recipes for this treat. I like this one because it so nicely blends the flavors of the Tuscan orange and olive groves. Be sure to use extra virgin olive oil if you decide to make this. Anything else would be too strong for a dessert cake. It is also very important to make sure the cake is completely cooked before it's removed from the oven. Test in several areas, not just in the center of the cake. This is a moist cake and will stay fresh for several days if properly wrapped and refrigerated. Oh, before I forget, schiacciata is pronounced ski-ah-CHA-ta. I'm quite sensitive to this. I was able to make the cake long before I could pronounce its name and there was a lot of good natured teasing at my expense. Here's the recipe.
Florentine Schiacciata - Carnival Cake...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite and La Cucina Italiana
2 eggs
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1-1/2 cups whole milk
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar for dusting cake
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan with wax or parchment paper. Grease and flour pan. Set aside.
2) Whisk eggs, sugar, orange zest and juice in a large bowl. Combine olive oil and milk in a two cup measure. Whisk into egg mixture. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Fold into egg mixture until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
3) Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until done. Cool on a wire rack for ten minutes before removing from pan. Invert on rack to complete cooling. Sprinkle a liberal layer of confectioners' sugar over top of cake before serving. Yield: 9 servings.
You might also enjoy these recipes:
Mediterranean Chocolate Cake with Lemon and Olive Oil - One Perfect Bite
Biscotti Regina - One Perfect Bite
Pizzelles - One Perfect Bite
41 comments :
- Laurie said...
Oh this sounds wonderful! I think I will make this for my mom and dad tomorrow! What a nice surprise it will be for them.. my mom loves orange scented cakes and pastries.
Thank you for sharing this!! - March 11, 2010 at 2:36 AM
- Alessandra said...
how lovely!!!!
How are you Mary? I haven't been able to post regularly, did a lot of traveling and I am in Italy now for a few months...it is cold and snowing!!!!!
hope to have regular internet connection in the near future.
Alessandra - March 11, 2010 at 4:25 AM
- Allie and Pattie said...
Mary, I had to laugh- your pronunciation is perfect! My grandmother's neighbor always made this cake and taught me. You're very right about testing for doneness. Great post!
xoxo Pattie - March 11, 2010 at 4:38 AM
- Zurin said...
it looks gorgeously delicious Mary! I love how it looks so golden and moist. mmmmm
- March 11, 2010 at 6:01 AM
- ♥Sugar♥Plum♥Fairy♥ said...
Hullo Mary,howdya do....well haven been around lately ...laptop prob so cant post either....u have so muc of deliciousness posted here that can drool away at the yummyluscious godies ...
well my feeds arent still fixed so will be moving at a new home but same account-http://brightmorningstarsfoodie.blogspot.com/...but am still checking if these feeds update or no...hope they do.....
cheeers and wonderful day sweets.... - March 11, 2010 at 6:37 AM
- Carol at Serendipity said...
Another fantastic recipe. I will have to try this one.
Your recipes always make me hungry!
Carol - March 11, 2010 at 6:44 AM
- Martha said...
Looks lovely. I made something similar which I adored -- but I do like these kinds of cakes -- simple with no frosting so you taste the cake rather than the cake being the vehicle for frosting!
- March 11, 2010 at 6:45 AM
- Janet Metzger, Artist said...
If this cake tastes like it looks, it is a winner ;-)
- March 11, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- ♥ Kathy said...
That looks so good!
- March 11, 2010 at 7:37 AM
- Sinful Southern Sweets said...
I have to say, I must be wanting this for breakfast. When reading this, I could have sworn it said it was best served for breakfast...but then I saw the wine recomendation...well, I suppose we could have cake and wine for breakfast :)
Seriously, this looks wonderful! - March 11, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- NKP said...
Delicious and so delicate looking. Thanks for the pronunciation tip - I would definitely have gotten that wrong.
- March 11, 2010 at 8:00 AM
- Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...
Thanks for sharing this perfect cake!
- March 11, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
Wonderful - I have become quite a fan of oil cakes in the past couple of years. Somehow, the fruitiness of the olive oil and the citrus is a perfect match. And you can't beat only 15 minutes of preparation!
- March 11, 2010 at 8:25 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
Mary, I know I would love this with the orange zest and the olive oil.
Sam - March 11, 2010 at 10:37 AM
- Bob said...
I love orange cakes, I bet I would love this! Heh, I always hated being teased for not being able to pronounce things properly. I still do, actually, and my Boston accent doesn't help much. ;)
- March 11, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Maryrose said...
That looks delish. Orange trees are beginning to bloom here and the fruit is so sweet. Perfect timing.
- March 11, 2010 at 10:57 AM
- SmilingSally said...
It sounds like a perfect finish for an evening meal.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- My Little Space said...
Mary, this sounds simple and delicious! Just perfect for any tea parties.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- Kim said...
This cake looks so delicate and light! I love cakes with a hint of orange flavor and this sounds delicious. Gorgeous picture.
- March 11, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- Anna Mullican said...
Wow! That cake looks so moist and beautiful! I love the photography you did on this cake too! I will have to try it!
- March 11, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- noble pig said...
I wish I lived somewhere with an extended Carnival season, LOL. It's a beauty Mary!
- March 11, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
It sounds so festive and pretty!
- March 11, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Federica Simoni said...
splendida foto! splendida torta!! complimenti!
- March 11, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Holly said...
This sound and looks really good:) I love your pictures!!!
- March 11, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- Fresh Local and Best said...
This cake sounds absolutely delicious and must smell heavenly when baking!
- March 11, 2010 at 4:37 PM
- Claudia said...
I may make this tonight. I love cakes made with olive oil and adore the orange. I have never made it. Now I must. You twisted my arm.
- March 11, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Deana Sidney said...
I've never had this cake ... but I am loving these olive oil cakes... orange and the olive oil
- March 11, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Ginny said...
I will definitely be making this one! I am Italian and love anything new and different.
Thanks Mary! - March 11, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- La Bella Cooks said...
Perfectly refreshing for a summertime cake. I love this.
- March 11, 2010 at 7:38 PM
- Pam said...
It looks so moist and delicious Mary - I love the orange flavor.
- March 11, 2010 at 7:48 PM
- Martha said...
I'm not much of a dessert maker or baker but this sure sounds yummy!
- March 11, 2010 at 8:22 PM
- 2 Stews said...
I've never made a cake with olive oil and have always been intrigued by the thought. With orange you have me sold, and now I know how to pronounce it.
Thanks Mary.
Diane - March 11, 2010 at 8:42 PM
- Arlette said...
Looks awesome ..
We do a similar cake in Lebanon , and we add toasted Pinenuts or Almonds to the cake for extra crunch. - March 11, 2010 at 10:19 PM
Mary, your recipes are wonderfully luscious sounding!
I have to ask. . do you take those fabulous photos? The carnival cake... I'd put that sucker over my mantel! - March 11, 2010 at 10:25 PM
- Ivy said...
Thanks so much for taking the time to visit my blog. It is a pleasure to discover yours and I look forward to exploring and visiting.
I love these kind of cakes which remind me of home and yours looks beautiful. - March 12, 2010 at 12:20 AM
- Elisa said...
So easy and yet so yummy! thanks Mary for including the pronounciation, I would have butchered the name!
I'm writing this recipe in my cook journal right now! - March 12, 2010 at 3:45 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Such a bright and sunny cake!
- March 12, 2010 at 4:00 AM
- Andreas said...
Nice and fluffy cake.
- March 12, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Andreas, it is a very light, lovely cake with a unique flavor due to the olive oil. I really think you'd like it.
- March 12, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Katy ~ said...
What a bright and beautiful color...so perfect for welcoming spring.
- March 13, 2010 at 8:04 AM
- Unknown said...
This cake looks divine and perfect for the coming season of spring!
- March 15, 2010 at 4:46 PM


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Phil Plait posted part 2 of his response to the conversations spawned by his "Don't be a dick" speech at TAM8.
In his response he addresses my previous post on this subject and I think he does so very dishonestly. I posted the following, but I don't want it to get lost in the list of comments:
"The author of this one says I don't give specific examples, and therefore because he hasn't seen the insults they don't exist"
Actually, what I said was: "First of all, who is Phil talking about? This seems a bit quixotic and exaggerated to me. Where are these people who scream in your face on behalf of skepticism? Where are these people whose primary tactic is to yell at someone and call them a retard? Since Phil didn't provide any examples to support the claim, we can only guess."
That isn't an assertion that the problem doesn't exist, it was a legitimate objection. I even specifically mentioned that I felt it was exaggerated – which clearly means I'm not saying that the insults don't exist, I'm saying that I haven't seen evidence to support your implication that this is a serious and escalating problem.
You failed to provide examples, leaving us to guess. What I said was accurate…but instead of addressing it, you misrepresent it, so you can shrug it off committing yet another straw man right here.
"… and then accuses me of a strawman argument!"
Which, ironically, you've just done – again.
"I find that funny; finding examples about which I was speaking is trivially easy."
Then please provide them. This is the same sort of reply we get from the woo-clan. They claim something is true (vitriol is on the rise) and when someone asks for specific examples, they misrepresent the comment, laugh at it and claim that the evidence is all around you (or similar).
I'm legitimately trying to figure out the specifics of the problem here and find out why some people don't see this.
"The author also says I set up a false dichotomy and call people who don't agree with me dicks… all without the benefit of having heard my talk."
I had read the transcript and now I've watched it.
It is, in fact, a false dichotomy to present the options as "warrior" or "diplomat" to the exclusion of other options and combinations. That was my charge and it stands. Why not honestly address that charge instead of hand-waving about the fact that I hadn't yet heard the talk? I quoted the transcript for this charge, it was accurate and my response stands…unanswered.
And again, what I wrote was: "And maybe I'm missing something, but isn't Phil basically calling those who disagree with him, "dicks"? Granted, he's being very polite about it, but that seems to be what he's doing."
I was pointing out the potential irony. Your entire point was to object to the unnecessary name-calling which makes it harder to sell something that is already difficult to sell. My reason for pointing this out was that it's ironic that you couldn't even do this in your own talk.
"As far as appealing to emotion… hello! It's an emotional issue. That's the point. Note that my appeal to emotion was logical because it sets up my premise that being a dick doesn't help."
No, sir. I was pointing out the fallacy of making an emotional appeal. It doesn't become "logical" simply because it sets up your premise. Setting up (flawed) premises is the entire point for using emotional appeals and it's the reason that it's often noted as a fallacy – because it's insufficient to the task, epistemologically, yet remains convincing because humans respond to emotional appeals.
At least you provided a link so that people have the opportunity to read what I actually wrote.
You and I actually agree on the bulk of this (which I noted in my response) and it's distressing that your response to legitimate and accurate objections and questions is to misrepresent what I've said and scoff.
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The basic functions used to get a pixel, set a pixel, create a subimage, and add a constant value to an image are defined in the image object. The functions in this section are really macro invocations of the functions in the image object and are defined in <X11/Xutil.h>.
The XGetPixel function returns the specified pixel from the named image. The pixel value is returned in normalized format (that is, the least significant byte of the long is the least significant byte of the pixel). The image must contain the x and y coordinates.
The XPutPixel function overwrites the pixel in the named image with the specified pixel value. The input pixel value must be in normalized format (that is, the least significant byte of the long is the least significant byte of the pixel). The image must contain the x and y coordinates.
The XSubImage function creates a new image that is a subsection of an existing one. It allocates the memory necessary for the new XImage structure and returns a pointer to the new image. The data is copied from the source image, and the image must contain the rectangle defined by x, y, subimage_width, and subimage_height.
The XAddPixel function adds a constant value to every pixel in an image. It is useful when you have a base pixel value from allocating color resources and need to manipulate the image to that form.
The XDestroyImage function deallocates the memory associated with the XImage structure.


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The National Security Agency has been extensively involved in the U.S. government's targeted killing program, collaborating closely with the CIA in the use of drone strikes against terrorists abroad, the Washington Post reported after a review of documents provided by former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden.
In one instance, an email sent by the wife of Osama bin Laden associate Hassan Ghul contained clues as to her husband's whereabouts and led to a CIA drone strike that killed him in Pakistan in October 2012, the Post reported in its online edition Wednesday night.
While citing documents provided by Snowden — the American is hiding out in Russia after being granted asylum there — the Post reported that it was withholding many details about the drone-strike missions at the request of U.S. intelligence officials. They cited potential damage to ongoing operations and national security for their request, the paper reported.
The documents make clear that the CIA-operated drone campaign relies heavily on the NSA's ability to vacuum up enormous quantities of email, phone calls and other fragments of signals intelligence, or SIGINT, the newspaper said.
The NSA created a secret unit known as the Counter-Terrorism Mission Aligned Cell, or CT MAC, to concentrate the agency's vast resources on hard-to-find terrorism targets, the Post reported.
The documents provided by Snowden don't explain how the bin Laden associate's email was obtained or whether it was obtained through the controversial NSA programs recently made public, including its metadata collection of numbers dialed by nearly every person in the United States.
Instead, the Post said its review of the documents indicates that the agency depends heavily on highly targeted network penetrations to gather information that wouldn't otherwise be trapped in surveillance nets that the NSA has set at key Internet gateways.
The U.S. has never publicly acknowledged killing Ghul, according to the Post. The al-Qaida operative had been captured in 2004 and helped expose bin Laden's courier network, a key development in the effort to locate bin Laden. Ghul then spent two years in a secret CIA prison and returned to al-Qaida after the U.S. sent him to his native Pakistan in 2006.
U.S. forces killed bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in 2011. That same year, the Treasury Department named Ghul a target of U.S. counterterrorism sanctions after he had helped al-Qaeda re-establish logistics networks, enabling al-Qaida to move people and money in and out of the country. The Post said an NSA document described Ghul as al-Qaida chief of military operations and detailed a broad surveillance effort to find him.
Obtained during a monthslong effort to find Ghul, the email from his wife erased doubts U.S. forces had found him, the Post said.


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Turns out, s/he is also in the cake business.
Oh no you don't - no scrolling down just yet! This, my friends, is a cake worth savoring.
Why don't you call a friend over, click on the photo to enlarge it, and then take a few moments to count how many pieces of plastic there are? Next you can debate whether "Christmas" is two different colors to call attention to "Christ" or because someone ran out of red icing. Then, just for funsies, estimate how many bottles of sprinkles were poured on to make that thick crunchy coating.
Frankly, we could be here all day.
Ok, fully savored? Good.
Now, imagine being a business person, and one looking to expand that business. Would you - hypothetically speaking - think the above cake would be an effective marketing tool?
Why do I ask? Uh...well...
I know the mad sprinkle action makes it hard to tell, but that red paper is actually a business card - and of a wedding planner.
Yes, a wedding planner.
Who wants you to hire him.
To plan your wedding.
Is your friend still there? Good. Next time killer: imagine a wedding thematically congruent with that cake. Maybe draw a few pictures. Then send them to me - cuz THIS I gotta see.
To be honest, A. Nony, I'm a little jealous: this would've been a brilliant way for me to send my own holiday greetings out.
- Related Wreckage: Ye Olde Yuletide Ax
UPDATE: Well, I can't say I didn't ask for this. Heheh.
Marian Murdoch (who is a rockin' photographer, btw) cracked me up with the little bridge & Santa/officiator, but the best part is that shocked snowman. You can almost hear him saying, "OMG, Mary? Is that you?!?"
Then we have Fanboy Wife's creation:
Oh yes, it's all there - right down to the bonus-points-scoring red rickrack up the side of the bride's dress. That kind of attention to detail is what really sets you Wreckerators apart!
Another Update: Ok, one more, from 15-year-old Kelsie:
Love the children's choir. ;)
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Slow Wine USA Tour
27 Jan 2014
Following its English-language debut in 2011, Slow Wine, the guide to Italian wineries approved as good, clean and fair by Slow Food, is premiering a new and updated 2014 edition. The guide and a selection of its wineries will be the focus of events for trade and consumers during a tour of three US cities: San Francisco on January 27, Chicago on January 29 and New York on February 3.
The Slow Wine guide, published by Slow Food Editore and distributed in the U.S. by Chelsea Green, adopts a new approach to wine criticism and looks at a variety of factors to evaluate wineries in their entirety, taking into consideration the wine quality, typicity and adherence to terroir, value for money, environmental sensitivity and ecologically sustainable viticultural practices. Slow Wine was conceived to give a realistic snapshot of the current Italian wine landscape. The guide features reviews of 400 different wineries, each one visited by Slow Food experts. "With Slow Wine we have changed the way of reviewing wine," added Fabio Giavedoni, editor of Slow Wine.
Three symbols are used in the guide to evaluate each winery:
• €The Snail, the Slow Food symbol, signals a cellar that has distinguished itself through its
interpretation of sensorial, territorial, environmental and personal values in harmony with the
Slow Food philosophy.
• €The Bottle, allocated to cellars that show a consistently high quality throughout their range of
• €The Coin, an indicator of great value.
For those looking for access to the Slow Wine ratings at their fingertips: The Slow Wine 2014 app is available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The app contains all contents of the paperback with the addition of new features that allow users to navigate and share information on the vast Italian heritage of people, vineyards and wines easily. The app also allows users to find their closest carrier of the wines, take photos and rate them and share with their network on Facebook in the US and the ability to find nearby wineries when traveling through Italy.
The Slow Wine editing team is also planning the release of a bimonthly newsletter sold by subscription and dedicated to the English-, German- and Italian speaking markets. The digital magazine will be produced by a collaboration of over 200 contributors, as well as the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo. The newsletter's main objective is to offer readers a profound insight into the world of Italian wine, the world's largest wine producing country, inspired by the cornerstone values of Slow Food: environmental sustainability, adherence to terroir, craftsmanship and quality-price ratio.
Buy the Slow Wine 2014 guide online here.
For information on each event on the tour, please visit the links below:
San Francisco – afternoon trade and press portion, evening consumer portion
Chicago – afternoon trade and press portion,
evening consumer portion
New York City – afternoon trade and press portion, evening consumer portion
A complimentary copy of the guide will be included in the ticket price for the consumer events.
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