Remember those German cheeseburgers-in-a-can?  The ones that were rumored to be extremely nasty?  Well, the one in my living room expired a week ago, which naturally meant that it had to be eaten.  Here’s a summary in ten pictures.  Conclusions follow.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Our incredible volunteer popping it open. Everyone gasped. We crowded around. Nothing spewed out screaming like in Ghostbusters.

Popped open the other side and shucked it out. Dry bread! Someone said his hands now smelled like meat. Someone else said they smelled like poo. Someone had better have been wrong.

No campfire, so into the microwave it went! Our volunteer requested the "nuclear" setting, but we just settled for "high" for 30 seconds...

...and it came out steaming! Appetizing, no?

Modern art: the empty can.

Oh. My. God.

I shuddered at this point.  (Click the photos to expand!)

What goes better with a cheeseburger from a can than a glass of fine French red wine, of course? No ketchup or other condiments were added, in order not to taint the subtle flavors carefully engineered using the best in German technology.

Chompin' down. He did his best.

He didn't finish.

Our excellent volunteer with a steel stomach concluded a few points about this thing:

1.  It’s better than Quick.
2.  The meat actually tasted like meat.
3.  The meat also tasted like paper.
4.  The “cheese” had plenty of something awful.
5.  If you were stuck in the woods somewhere and had this canned burger, you could eat it without dying.

So there you go.  Not good at all, but in the end, you could do worse.  Three cheers for German innovation!

Another real food recipe to help those who still eat out of cans and boxes. Here are plenty of make-ahead tips to get this casserole rolling well in advance.

2 lbs fresh or frozen green beans
8 oz mushrooms of your choice rough chopped
2+ cloves of garlic
2 TB butter
2 TB brown rice flour
1 1/2 Cups milk
1/2 Cup turkey or veggie stock
salt and pepper
Fried Onions (see below)

Green Bean casserole has 3 parts: beans, mushroom cream, and fried onions. You can prep each of these parts separately and store them until ready to assemble OR you can make the casserole in advance and freeze it.

For the beans: Clean and string them if using fresh. Blanch them in boiling salted water for 3 minutes to intensify their color. Shock them in an ice bath. Drain in your salad spinner and store until the big day. Frozen beans are easier– just leave them in the freezer.

For the mushroom cream:

Saute mushrooms and garlic in butter until mushrooms soften, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle rice flour over and whisk. Cook to a light brown roux. Slowly whisk in broth. Slowly whisk in milk 1/4 cup at a time until cream has reached desired thickness. Some like the sauce a little thicker or thinner. Adjust the level of milk according to your taste.

This can be stored in a mason jar for weeks in the freezer. Thaw completely before assembling casserole.

For Fried Onions:

1 large yellow onion
1/2 Cup rice flour + 1 TB cajun seasoning blend
oil for frying

Slice onion into thin rings. Dredge in seasoned flour and fry in hot oil, about 350 degrees F. Drain well. Fry in small batches. Fried onions should be made the same day for optimum crispness.

To assemble casserole:

Stir the green beans with the mushroom cream and half of the fried onions. Turn into a casserole pan. Top with the remaining fried onions.

At this point, you can bake straight away uncovered OR you can cover the casserole dish and freeze it for up to 2 weeks. Make sure you use a thermal shock proof casserole dish if you use this method.

Since you are probably baking this with the turkey, in whatever crowded space you can find, cooking times will depend on the temp you have set for your turkey. In a 375 degree F oven, the casserole will be hot and bubbly in about 30 minutes.

Cooks Tip: Sometimes I sprinkle a little fresh grated parmesan cheese on before baking. It gives a very nice and even browning. It’s also salty. I love salty.

J’en tire un constat assez simple… on n’est pas une guilde de photographe!!! Sinon, vous êtes trop occupé à leveler vos perso (ce qui a des chances d’être l’option la plus plausible). Néanmoins, je vous invite à regarder deux images qui ont été publiées par Guedail et par Quick.

Guedail

Gadzestan avec de la neige!!!

Quick

Gwel

LOS ANGELES – A procuradora da cidade de Los Angeles, Carmem Trutanich, afirmou nesta segunda-feira, 16, que ainda espera obter o reembolso pelos US$ 3 milhões gastos pela municipalidade com o funeral de Michael Jackson. Apesar disso, um relatório afirma que não há lei que preveja esse tipo de ressarcimento.

O Comitê de Segurança Pública da cidade irá revisar nesta segunda-feira um relatório, segundo o qual Los Angeles gastou US$ 3,2 milhões na cerimônia realizada em julho no Staples Center, incluindo US$ 2 milhões em horas extras para policiais. O documento afirma também que o funeral deu um impulso de US$ 4 milhões para a economia local.

O relatório afirma que não havia determinação em julho prevendo que a proprietária do Staples Center, a AEG, reembolsasse a cidade. Apesar disso, a procuradora disse que buscará o dinheiro.

Fonte : reidopop.com/mjbeats | terra.com

 

Acabou o romantismo pós-trauma, hein?

Letícia

Sinceramente, a noite foi dividida em dois momentos : o pré-GaGa e o pós-GaGa. Tenho dó de quem se apresentou depois; não havia como impressionar e entreter mais a platéia do AMA Awards 2009.

Go GaGa!

Letícia

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A daily walk around inspection of your machine could save you very expensive  and unnecessary repairs.

I use the drippings from our roasting turkey to give this stuffing a flavorful burst of tradition. The best thing about this stuffing is that it takes only a few minutes and can be prepped several days in advance.

Up to 5 days ahead prep these veggies and store in the fridge.

4 large carrots, diced
1 stalk celery with leaves, chopped
1 yellow onion, diced
8 oz mushrooms, any variety, rough chopped
8 oz walnuts, rough chopped
2 TB dried sage
1 TB black pepper
1 TB thyme

Prep bread crumbs well in advance. The best option is to save heels of gluten free breads you buy throughout the previous month. Cube the bread bits and store in a gallon size freezer bag. You want 8-10 cups total. You can also use gluten free corn bread. Bread crumbs store in the freezer for about 2 months.

When you are ready to assemble the stuffing, add 3 TB butter or turkey drippings to a heavy stock pot or large dutch oven. Heat over medium-high. Toss in the prepped bag of veggies and herbs. Saute for 7 minutes until onions are soft and the vegetables have sweated out some of their moisture. Heating the dry herbs with the fat will disperse the flavor and help it develop fully.

While veggies are softening, drain off 2 cups of fluid from your turkey roasting pan. Set aside for finishing stuffing.

Toss in the prepared bread crumbs and cubes. Drizzle in turkey drippings as needed for moisture. Cover stuffing and transfer to the oven to keep warm until serving. If you’ll be keeping the stuffing in the oven for more than 20 minutes, add an additional 1/4 Cup of turkey drippings to maintain moisture.

*For vegetarian stuffing, use veggie stock in place of turkey drippings. For vegan stuffing, use a quality butter substitute and vegan bread cubes.

Jen here.  I know – it’s been a while.  I’ve been pretty busy lately.  We’ve been cooking things like brown rice, and bacon ricotta pasta, and focaccia made from my 5-minute bread dough (I’ll post details later) but nothing new and exciting.  But, the cooking holiday of the year is coming up, and I wanted to share a recipe we’re going to try this year (so, no action shots yet, except for one I just took today of the prep work).

The craziness in my world stems from the fact that my brother-in-law, Mike, passed away completely unexpectedly at the end of October.  He loved to cook, and while I was talking with my niece after his funeral, she remembered how he had served pumpkin soup one year that she had come up for Thanksgiving.  In the aftermath of all the organizing, mourning and cleaning, I ran across a recipe of Mike’s, which was his “Quick Creamy Pumpkin Soup.”  So, in his honor, I will be making this for my family this year year, since we will be hosting Thanksgiving at our house.  I don’t know for certain if this is what he served that year, but it will be his Thanksgiving recipe from now on.  I love how fast it goes together.  There’s also a bit of versatility, too.  I’ll be doubling this for Thanksgiving.

First, you’ll need canned pumpkin, or pumpkin puree.  I’m making mine using these directions from Nourishing Heart & Home (a lovely website).  I tried it the first time a couple of weeks ago, after somebody threw a pumpkin at our front door.  You know, when life gives you lemons (or a cracked sugar pie pumpkin), make lemonade (or pumpkin puree).  These are actually the three small pumpkins we bought right before Halloween, that we never carved (there just wasn’t time).  I’m roasting them as we speak.  The first pumpkin gave me 3-1/2 cups of puree that in my freezer.  (One tip:  I pureed my pumpkin in my blender, and had to add a bit of water.  This time I’m going to use the water that’s in the roasting pan.)

Quick Creamy Pumpkin Soup from Mike Nebeker

Put chicken broth in a 2-quart saucepan.  Stir in pumpkin.  Heat until pumpkin is hot.  Add cream and pepper.  Puree in a blender (use your immersion blender here) until smooth.  Serve in bowls with a light sprinkling of nutmeg.

AHL Quick HitsNovember 20, 2009

LOOKING BACK:
In Thursday’s only action, AHL scoring leader Corey Locke racked up four points (2-2-4) as Hartford beat Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5-3… On Wednesday, Mark Mancari scored twice as Portland rallied past Worcester, 5-3… Johan Backlund made 25 saves in Adirondack’s 2-0 win over Toronto… Rookie Drayson Bowman scored twice to help Albany past Syracuse, 5-2… Warren Peters potted two goals as Texas stayed hot with a 3-1 win at Rockford… Anton Khudobin made 16 saves for his third shutout as Houston edged Peoria, 1-0… Springfield scored twice in the final 1:54 of regulation to pull out a 4-3 win over Lowell.

Wed 11/18
ADIRONDACK 2, Toronto 0
ALBANY 5, Syracuse 2
Norfolk 2, MANCHESTER 1 (SO)
SPRINGFIELD 4, Lowell 3
Binghamton 2, HARTFORD 1 (SO)
Portland 5, WORCESTER 3
HOUSTON 1, Peoria 0
Texas 3, ROCKFORD 1
Hamilton 2, ABBOTSFORD 1

Thu 11/19
HARTFORD 5, W-B/Scranton 3

LOOKING AHEAD:
Texas brings its 12-game points streak (9-0-2-1) into Van Andel Arena on Friday to battle Grand Rapids, which is 8-1-0-0 on home ice this season and 9-1-0-0 in its last 10 overall… The Stars have not dropped a regulation decision in exactly a month, dating to a 4-0 loss to Lake Erie on Oct. 20… Stars goaltender Brent Krahn (9-1-0) leads the league in GAA (1.20) and save percentage (.964) and hasn’t lost since opening night at San Antonio on Oct. 2… Sergei Korostin paces all AHL rookies with eight goals (8-2-10) in 19 games for the Stars… Jeremy Williams shows eight goals (8-2-10) in 15 games for the Griffins, four more than anyone else on the team, and Kris Newbury has a point in seven of his last eight outings (1-8-9)… The Griffins have allowed the first goal in 11 of their 15 games but are 7-4-0-0 in those 11 contests.

Albany, which has played 13 of its first 19 games at home, hits the road this weekend for games in Manchester on Friday and Binghamton on Saturday… The River Rats are just 1-4-0-1 away from the Times Union Center this year and takes on a Monarchs club which is 7-1-0-1 on home ice… Albany features four rookies among its top six scorers – Drayson Bowman (6-6-12), Zach Boychuk (5-7-12), Stefan Chaput (3-8-11) and Chris Terry (3-4-7)… Jerome Samson paces the Rats with 18 points (7-11-18) but has just one goal in his last four outings… Manchester rookie Andrei Loktionov, who is scoreless in three straight, had three goals and an assist in the Monarchs’ 6-3 win at Albany on Oct. 3… Corey Elkins shows 2-2-4 in his last two contests for Manchester… Jonathan Bernier is 1-3-2 in his last six starts after winning six of his first seven decisions for the Monarchs.

Winners of three straight contests, Chicago wraps up a six-game road swing with a visit to Rockford on Friday… The Wolves are 7-2-0-1 since Chris Chelios (1-8-9, +10) signed on Oct. 20 and Don Lever was installed as head coach the next day… Jason Krog has a point in four straight games (2-5-7) and six of his last seven (3-9-12) for Chicago, while Brett Sterling is also riding a four-game scoring run (3-3-6)… The Wolves’ Spencer Machacek shows a point in his last three outings (2-3-5) on the heels of a season-high four-game drought… Rockford leading scorer Mark Cullen has posted 16 points (7-9-16), seven more than runners-up Danny Bois (5-4-9) and Jake Dowell (1-8-9)… Cullen is tied for the IceHogs’ goal-scoring lead with Nathan Davis (7-1-8), who totaled five scores as a rookie last season… The home team has won 20 of 24 all-time regular-season meetings between these clubs, including the IceHogs’ 9-2-0-0 mark at the MetroCentre.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 11/20
Texas @ Grand Rapids, 7:00
Norfolk @ Lowell, 7:00
Worcester @ Portland, 7:00
Hershey @ Binghamton, 7:05

Springfield @ Providence, 7:05
Syracuse @ Rochester, 7:05
Toronto @ Lake Erie, 7:30
Albany @ Manchester, 7:30
Peoria @ San Antonio, 8:00
Chicago @ Rockford, 8:05
Hamilton @ Manitoba, 8:30
Milwaukee @ Houston, 8:35
Bridgeport @ Abbotsford, 10:30

Sat 11/21
Manchester @ Lowell, 1:30
Grand Rapids @ Toronto, 4:00
Springfield @ Hershey, 7:00
Norfolk @ Portland, 7:00
Albany @ Binghamton, 7:05
Worcester @ Providence, 7:05
Adirondack @ W-B/Scranton, 7:05
Hartford @ Syracuse, 7:30
Peoria @ Chicago, 8:00
Texas @ Rockford, 8:05
Hamilton @ Manitoba, 8:30
Bridgeport @ Abbotsford, 9:00

Sun 11/22
Norfolk @ Worcester, 3:05
Lake Erie @ Toronto, 4:00
Texas @ Chicago, 4:00
Manchester @ Providence, 4:05
Milwaukee @ Houston, 5:05

Mon 11/23
No games scheduled

Tue 11/24
Rochester @ Hamilton, 7:30
Milwaukee @ San Antonio, 8:00

ALUMNI WATCH:
On Thursday, Kris Versteeg registered a pair of goals as Chicago rolled to a 7-1 win at Calgary… Also Thursday, 2008 AHL All-Star Tuukka Rask made 32 saves and went 3-for-3 in the shootout as Boston edged Atlanta, 4-3… 2009 AHL All-Star Ryan Potulny tallied a goal to help Edmonton take a 6-2 win over Colorado on Wednesday.

BY THE NUMBERS:
12 — Top scorers in the AHL entering the weekend who all play in the Eastern Conference… Abbotsford’s Jason Jaffray and Milwaukee’s Cal O’Reilly, among six players tied for 13th with 17 points each, are the West’s first representatives on the leaderboard.

AHL LIVE:
Watch live games, highlights and features, get video on demand and more all season long with AHL Live. Visit ahllive.com for more information.

Monarchs’ Bernier is Goaltender of the MonthKaka has no regrets

AHL Quick HitsNovember 18, 2009

LOOKING BACK:
In Tuesday’s AHL action, Brandon Bochenski tallied his league-leading 11th goal of the season at 2:33 of overtime to lift Norfolk past Portland, 2-1… Four different Abbotsford skaters found the back of the net as the Heat returned home to post a 4-1 win over Hamilton.

Mon 11/16
No games scheduled

Tue 11/17
Norfolk 2, PORTLAND 1 (OT)
ABBOTSFORD 4, Hamilton 1

LOOKING AHEAD:
Lowell takes its five-game winning streak across Massachusetts on Wednesdmay for a visit to division-rival Springfield, which has yet to suffer a home regulation loss (5-0-2-1)… The Devils have already won twice at the MassMutual Center this season, once in a shootout and once in overtime… Ben Walter has netted a goal in three straight games and has a point in five straight (4-3-7) for Lowell, and rookie Nathan Perkovich has racked up five goals and eight points in his last five contests… Devils second-year pro Vladimir Zharkov shows multiple points in three straight outings (1-5-6), and rookie Nick Palmieri has found the scoresheet in four straight games (1-3-4)… The Falcons, 5-1-3-1 in their last 10 games overall, are led by Charles Linglet, who is tied for third in the league with 20 points (7-13-20) in 17 games after totaling 25 points in 58 AHL games last season… Falcons forwards Chad Wiseman (4-3-7) and Colton Fretter (1-5-6) are each riding four-game scoring streaks… Springfield has converted 31.3 percent of its home-ice power plays (10-for-32), the second-best mark in the league.

Peoria begins a three-game road swing at Houston on Wednesday in the teams’ first meeting since their 2009 West Division semifinal, won by the Aeros in seven games… The Rivermen, who have played 11 of their first 16 contests at home, are just 1-2-0-2 away from Carver Arena thus far… Peoria’s Jonas Junland, a 2009 AHL All-Star, ranks third among AHL defensemen with 16 points (6-10-16) and has a point in 13 of 16 games on the season… Rookie forward Lars Eller is averaging a point per game (3-10-13) with the Rivermen in between NHL call-ups to St. Louis, and veteran defenseman Bryce Lampman has a point in three of his last four contests (3-1-4)… Houston, which is 9-9-0-0 on the season, shows 35 goals in its nine victories (average 3.89) and 10 goals in its nine losses (average 1.11)… Former Rivermen winger Jon DiSalvatore paces the Aeros with 11 points (3-8-11) in 18 contests, and Danny Irmen shows a team-high six goals (6-4-10) in 17 tilts after totaling seven goals in 69 games for Houston last season… Peoria brings the AHL’s third-best power play (23.6 percent) to town, but the Aeros feature the league’s second-ranked penalty kill (94.1 percent).

After taking a 4-1 victory on Tuesday, Abbotsford hosts division-rival Hamilton at the Entertainment & Sports Centre on Wedneday in the back end of a two-game set… Heat rookie defenseman John Negrin, who has already appeared in three NHL games for Calgary this season, recorded his third consecutive goal-and-an-assist performance in Tuesday’s win… Jason Jaffray netted his team-leading ninth goal of the campaign and now has a point in three straight games (3-3-6) for Abbotsford, which received its other scores on Tuesday from Cam Cunning and Kris Chucko… Heat goaltender Leland Irving (8-6-1, 2.46, .918) made 33 saves and allowed one or fewer goals for the sixth time in 16 appearances this season… Hamilton has managed only one goal in four of its last five games, a 5-1 win over Syracuse on Saturday standing as the lone exception… David Desharnais scored for the Bulldogs on Tuesday and has a point in all three games (2-2-4) since returning from an injury suffered in preseason… Ben Maxwell (3-8-11 in 16 games) and Brock Trotter (3-8-11 in 16 games) are tied for the Hamilton team scoring lead… Abbotsford has registered an AHL-leading six shorthanded goals, five of them at home.

(all times Eastern)
Wed 11/18
Toronto @ Adirondack, 7:00
Syracuse @ Albany, 7:00
Binghamton @ Hartford, 7:00
Norfolk @ Manchester, 7:00
Lowell @ Springfield, 7:00
Portland @ Worcester, 7:05
Peoria @ Houston, 8:05
Texas @ Rockford, 8:05
Hamilton @ Abbotsford, 10:30

Thu 11/19
W-B/Scranton @ Hartford, 7:00

ALUMNI WATCH:
Recalled from Hershey earlier in the day, 2009 Calder Cup champion Jay Beagle assisted on the game-winning goal for his first career NHL point as Washington beat the N.Y. Rangers, 4-2, on Tuesday… Matt Moulson, coming off three straight 20-goal seasons for AHL Manchester, scored twice in the N.Y. Islanders’ 4-1 win at Boston on Monday.

BY THE NUMBERS:
14 — Games played by both Toronto and Adirondack this season, tied for the fewest in the AHL so far… The Marlies make their lone visit to Glens Falls on Wednesday to battle former head coach Greg Gilbert and the Phantoms.

AHL LIVE:
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Aeros rally in shootout to down BulldogsLa Liga round-up

I really love this side dish — admittedly, it isn’t the healthiest. I haven’t tried to adapt the amount of sugar, but I do put a minimum amount of butter on it.

If you serve ham for Christmas, I recommend making this for something different this year. It’s delicious with ham/pork! And it re-heats well.

Since it’s an old 1950’s-1960’s recipe, it’s written a little vague, but here it is!

You probably don’t need more than a 1 1/2 qt or so casserole for this, unless you’re doubling the recipe!

Baked Pineapple

(Old family cookbook)

1-20 oz. can crushed pineapple

1 cup sugar

2 tbsp cornstarch

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup water

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl

- Pour into a casserole dish (2-4 quart work best, I think)

- Dot the top with butter (I use about 2.5 tbsp, broken into small pieces)

- Sprinkle with cinnamon

- Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.

I was curious about this Kahlua pork I’d seen on the cooking blogs — I actually had two recipes bookmarked for it.

Okay, so maybe at first I was curious because I thought they meant Kahlua, the alcohol…not kahlua, the cooking-pig-in-a-pit method. But still.

So in the interest of ramping up my arsenal of crockpot recipes (I love having enough on hand we don’t get sick of them!) I thought I’d try it out.

Problem was, I couldn’t decide between the two recipes. So I read both, took from each what I liked, and made it my own.

The one kahlua pork recipe is oven-only, but I liked those ingredients better than the other, which was crockpot, but in a complicated change-the-heat-after-a-period-of-time sort of way.

Well, I leave at 7:30 am and I don’t get home until 6:30 pm — there will be no changing heat halfway through cooking! LOL

So I made it my way, and it was DELICIOUS. I served it with a baked pineapple side dish (to keep with the hawaiian theme), and rice to soak up the delicious pork/liquid smoke juices. DH loved loved loved it, and begged that we have it again!

My only change is that next time, I’ll make slits in the pork roast and put pieces of garlic into the meat…rather than mincing the garlic and just adding it to the pot!

Kahlua Pork

(Adapted by me from here and here)

2-3 lb. pork roast/butt/shoulder/whatever

1 tsp kosher or sea salt

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp black pepper

3 cloves minced garlic

1/4 cup liquid smoke (you can find this near the ketchup in the grocery store)

1/2 cup chicken broth

Directions

- Mix the kosher/sea salt, garlic powder, and black pepper together to make a spice rub

- Rinse the pork roast, pat dry, and then rub the spices all over it

- Place in the crockpot, fat side up

- Sprinkle minced garlic over roast in crockpot, add liquid smoke and chicken broth to the pot

- Cook on low, 8 hours

- Remove from crockpot and let rest 5 minutes, then shred pork

- Return to crockpot and let sit long enough to absorb some of the juices

- Serve over rice

An organization will not begin the transformation until it is aware that the quality of the product or service must be improved. Awareness comes about when an organization loses market share or realizes that quality and productivity go hand in hand. It also occurs if TQM is mandated by the customer or if management realizes that TQM is a better way to run business and compete in domestic and world markets.

Automation or other productivity enhancements might not help a corporation if it is unable to market its product or service because the quality is poor. The Japanese learned this fact from practical experience. They could sell their products only at ridiculously low prices, and even then it was difficult to secure repeat sales. Until recently, corporations have not recognized the importance of quality. However, a new attitude has emerged—quality first among the equals of cost and service—the customer wants value.

Quality and productivity are not mutually exclusive. Improvements in quality can lead directly to increased productivity and other benefits. The improved quality results in improvement in productivity, capacity, and profit. Many quality improvement projects are achieved with the same workforce, same overhead, and no investment in new equipment.

More and more corporations are recognizing the importance and necessity of quality improvement if they are to survive domestic and world-wide competition. Quality improvement is not limited to the conformance of the product or service to specifications; it also involves the inherent quality in the design of the system. The prevention of the product, service, and process problems is a more desirable objective than taking corrective action after the product is manufactured or a service rendered.

TQM does not occur overnight; there are no quick remedies. It takes a long time to build the appropriate emphasis and techniques into the culture. Over-emphasis on short term results and profits must be set aside so long-term planning and constancy of purpose will prevail.

My Consultancy–Asif J. Mir - Management Consultant–transforms organizations where people have the freedom to be creative, a place that brings out the best in everybody–an open, fair place where people have a sense that what they do matters. For details please visit www.asifjmir.com, and my Lectures.

Dois vídeos de apresentações de Stefani Germanotta – mais conhecida como Lady GaGa – provam que o talento veio antes da fama :

Verdade que não achei Hollywood láá essas coisas, mas Captivated e Electric Kiss arrasaram.

Letícia

O começo é engraçado, depois é só meio criança. Mas de qualquer maneira, merece um post!

Salvem os peruanos (?) !!

Letícia

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Detalhe pro inglês impekvel.

Come Brasil, Beionce!

Letícia

Today’s meal is beef stroganoff. I have adapted it from an old family recipe and cheapened it in doing so. It’s a good one dish meal, easy to make, but does take some time and preparation.

Needed:
1-2 lbs beef ( of some kind. The recipe origionally calls for cubed steak. I used the stew cut from the local kingsoopers. Cost about 3.50 a pound)
1 tbs garlic
1 onion
1 lbs mushrooms
1 can tomatoe soup
Worshtishire sauce

First thing is to marinade the beef. This isn’t entirely necessary but will definately pay off in the end. I used janes crazy salt, garlic pepper rub with Sierra Nevada double IPA. Marinade for as long as you want, I did about 4 hours.
Next oil the LAN and begin brazing the meat. Do this for 10-15 minutes or until all the meat is well browned.
Next throw in the garlic, onion, mushroom, and tomatoe soup. Let this simmer for 45 min or until the meat is tender. Add worshtisher sauce to taste, usually about 1-2 tbs. Thus can be served alone of on rice/egg noodles/mashed potatoes etc.
The cost for this meal was $7 for two pounds of meat, the onion was $.50, the soup $.80, mushrooms were $2.50. This yielded about four servings. So per serving we have $2.75, not bad for such a classy entree.

However, salvation has arrived!  Here is a simple how to for making frothy milk with a jam jar and a microwave.  Sorted! 

(My mother has asked that I point out that Friday is kitchen cleaning day and it has been a hell of a week so any mess you see is the result of bad timing for me to do a quick photo shoot before doing my chores!  I would like to point out the irony of the fancy coffee maker sitting in the back of the shots.  Hasn’t been used in years, I think the instructions were written in Martian!)

Half fill a clean jam jar with milk. Put the lid on.

Shake the jar for about 30 seconds.

The bubbly milk should have doubled in volume.

Remove the lid and microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute (depends how hot you want your milk).

Remove from the microwave.

 (I have to put in here that your milk will probably be a bit more bubbly than mine, mine had to sit for a bit here as there was a fight over the work surface while mum made a bacon sandwich!)

Put your coffee or hot chocolate in the mug. If making hot chocolate I like to mix the powder with a bit of milk first then give it 30 seconds in the microwave.

Pour the milk into the mug holding back the foam with a spoon.

Spoon the foam on to the top. Enjoy!

TWITTER’s Impact Continues…

Some social media networks are known as major time drainers for procrastinating students, butTwitter can also be used for school work, valuable networking, job searches and project management.

Here are 100 great Twitter tips, tools and tutorials for serious college students who want to turn their Internet time into something valuable.

Finding People

These tools will help you find the right people to follow, whether you want to hook up with industry insiders, people who can help you with your research, companies you’d like to intern with, or other professors and students.

1. Who Should I Follow?: This service will recommend interesting people for you to follow based on any username you type in.
2. Just Tweet It: With this service, you can find other Tweeters with similar interests as you.
3. Mr.Tweet: Mr. Tweet can also point out influential Tweeters you should be following.
4. WeFollow: Type in keywords to find people who’ve tagged themselves in this directory.
5. FriendOrFollow: Find out who’s not following you back with FriendOrFollow.
6. Twubble: Expand your follow bubble with Twubble.
7. Nearby Tweets: When you need a reference or contact who lives in your city, use this service to find them on Twitter.
8. Twitterator: With Twitterator, you can bulk-follow complete lists of people.
9. SocialToo: Sync follower lists with other social media sites like Facebook.
10. TweepSearch: Use this tool to search users’ bios when you’re looking for specific people to follow.
11. DoesFollow: Find out if certain people are following each other to help friends make connections.

Research

Use these tips and tools for job searches, finding experts to cite in your papers, and to learn more about the topics you’re discussing in class.

1. twitority: Get authority-based Twitter search here.
2. Twitter for Research: Why and How to Do It, Including Case Studies: Learn how to use Twitter for historical research and which tools to use.
3. Monitter: Monitter uses your keywords to find relevant tweets.
4. TweetMeme: TweetMeme is sort of like Digg and is helpful if you want to search popular links that are being tweeted.
5. Tweetag: Tag-Based Search for Twitter: This guide will show you how to use Tweetag to find information based on tags.
6. How to Use Twitter for Information Mining: This guide can help you gather information on companies, individuals and topics.
7. @trendingtopics: Follow Twitter’s trending topics feed to get frequent updates on breaking news.
8. Twitscoop: This service lets you “search and follow what’s buzzing on Twitter in real-time,” great for keeping up with trending topics.
9. Twitter search: Type in a keyword to find out how it’s being discussed on Twitter in real-time.
10. TweetVolume: Here you can enter words and phrases to see how often they pop up on Twitter, and where.
11. How to Search Twitter – The Advanced Guide: Discover how to do a word-level, person-related, location-specific, date-specific or resource search on Twitter.
12. 7 ‘Secret’ Ways to Use Twitter Search: This article will help you become a more efficient researcher and tune out the “chit-chat.”
13. Tweetbeep: Set up alerts so that you know when something or someone is being tweeted about.

Study Breaks

Twitter isn’t just about research and assignments. These tips and tools will show you how to use Twitter for break time, too.

1. Foamee: Keep track of who owes you beer and coffee with this tool.
2. Cursebird: Track curse words on Twitter and see how many times people say the “f” word and other fun swear words.
3. LoveTweet!: Find love poems, break-up stories and more.
4. Tweetwasters: Use this tool to manage your wasted time on Twitter.
5. InnerTwitter: InnerTwitter lets you know when it’s time to get back to work and focus on what’s in front of you.

Discussion and Collaboration

When you have to meet with project group members, study for a test with classmates, talk with a professor, or tweet from club meetings, use these collaboration tools and tips.

1. Share files: Services like FileSocial and FileTwt let you share files publicly or privately.
2. Screenr: Create screencasts for your followers with Screenr.
3. 30+ More Ways to Create Twitter Groups: This guide will show you how to make the most of Twitter groups.
4. Share videos and photos: For school projects and presentations, share videos and photos via Twitter.
5. GroupTweet: Set up private communication with group members using this tool.
6. StrawPoll: It’s easier to collect data from groups of people when you use a poll like this one.
7. Twitzer: When you need to explain something in greater detail, use this app to type in more than 140 characters.
8. TweetCube: Share files — including videos and images — with TweetCube.
9. twonvo: Twonvo is helpful for following conversations: retweets are displayed like Facebook’s threads.
10. Phweet: Phweet is like conference calling for Twitter friends.
11. tweetparty: Group messaging is made possible by tweetparty, which lets you create subgroups too.

Building Relationships

Here you’ll learn all about using Twitter to build quality relationships for school and your career.

1. Don’t spam: Spamming means tweeting every time something pops into your head. Edit your tweets so that you’re only contributing when it matters, not whenever you’re bored.
2. Tweeple Card: Make a business card for Twitter with this tool.
3. twtcard: Send surprise greeting cards to network with people or send invitations to study groups.
4. Retweet: Retweet others’ comments, and they’ll be more likely to do the same for you.
5. Share your knowledge: Let others know you’re available for homework help or to share tips and insight into your passions.
6. Follow Friday: Look for new users to follow on Fridays, when your other friends will hashtag some of their favorites. Highlight your followers too to spread the love.
7. Edit your follow list: The people you follow and your followers can influence what others think about you, so be careful who you network with.
8. Tweet about things besides you: You’ll be known as a more valuable follow if you tweet news stories and about things besides yourself.
9. Become an expert on your community: Whether it’s your dorm or your city, be the one others turn to for help navigating and finding things to do in your area.
10. 8 Things to Consider Before Using Twitter Lists: Before you start listing, read this article to learn about its benefits and downfalls.
11. Use direct messaging: For more private conversations, reach out to someone via direct message.

Career

Twitter is a great career resource too, so make use of these tools and tips when researching companies, finding internships and setting up interviews.

1. twibs: Find businesses to follow with Twibs.
2. Twitter JobSearch: Type in the job you want and let this service find it for you on Twitter.
3. Set up two different accounts: Set up a business account and a separate one for goofing off with your friends: you don’t want your future employers to see what you tweet about parties and late nights.
4. Keep an eye on the competition: Get to know the habits and resumes of people vying for similar jobs as you.
5. Know how to pitch yourself: Don’t just talk about how great you are: pitch your skills in the form of tips for others.
6. Organize a tweetup: Schedule a meet-up or mixer to meet contacts in real-life.
7. Turn Twitter Friends into Real Friends: Learn how to network so that your Twitter relationships result in something concrete.
8. Getting In Front of High Profile People: Copyblogger shares tips for getting on the radar of the tweeters who matter.
9. 10 Networking Tips for Tweeters: Emma Merkas’ tips include standing out from the crowd and being social in real life.
10. Tweetmondo: Look for business contacts in your area or an area of your choosing with Tweetmondo.

Organization

Keep your Twitter experience streamlined and in control with these tools and tips.

1. Twitblocker: When you need Twitter for school and work purposes, block out all the social noise with this tool.
2. Lists: Create lists to organize discussions and groups.
3. Desktop: Use a desktop app so that you can view, filter and organize your Twitter feeds without having to log on.
4. 10 Ways to Archive Your Tweets: Learn about the tools and tips that can save you room on Twitter.
5. 20 Ways to Filter Your Tweets: Learn how to filter tweets by keyword, links, groups, or favorites to stay better organized.
6. TwitKit: TwitKit is a Firefox app that creates a Twitter sidebar for your browser.
7. MyTweeple: Check tweets, hide followers, review people’s stats and reevaluate your follow list with this tool.
8. twuffer: Schedule tweets to share later with twuffer.
9. Twply: Have @replies forwarded to your inbox so you never miss a shout out.
10. Ping.fm: Ping.fm is another tool for syncing FB, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, AIM and more.
11. 10 Ways You Can Use Twitter Lists: Sarah Evan’s article shows you 10 ways you can use lists to organize Twitter.

Assignments

Check out this list to find ways to use Twitter for project management, assignment tracking and more.

1. bkkeepr: Track your reading lists here.
2. TwitterNotes: Take, save and tag notes on Twitter with this app.
3. Twittercal: Sync Twitter and your Google calendar so that you’re reminded of deadlines and exam dates.
4. Twitly: Separate your Twitter follows into different lists and groups, which is especially helpful if you want to separate different classmates, people you’re following for different research papers, or general follows.
5. How to use Twitter as a project management tool: Study groups and clubs will get tips on using Twitter effectively here.
6. Remember The Milk: The Twitter version of this task manager can also remind you of upcoming assignments, study groups and more.
7. Read the news: Subscribe to niche and general news feeds for supplementary learning materials.
8. Ask questions: Use Twitter as a study help tool, and ask questions when you can’t get ahold of your professor.
9. Take notes: Take notes from a club meeting or class to save for later, get feedback from others in the community, or share with a friend.

Tutorials and Guides

Turn to these tutorials and guides for in-depth explanations for setting up Twitter, finding people, and more.

1. The Ultimate Guide to Everything Twitter: Start out with this guide to learn about Twitter memes, relationships, apps and more.
2. HOW TO: Do Good on Twitter: This guide will show you how to find nonprofit groups and get your own club on Twitter.
3. Treating Twitter as an Investment: Making Twitter work for you takes time. Read this article to find out why it’s worth it.
4. Twitter for Academia: This guide is written for professors but can also be helpful for students wanting tips for using Twitter for discussion, research and real-life experience.
5. @TwiTuts: Follow this feed to get constant Twitter tutorials and tips.
6. Make the Most of Your 140 Twitter Characters: TutWow can help you say more with less.
7. 3 Ways to Recognize Bots and Spammers on Twitter: Don’t waste your time following worthless auto-spammers.
8. Top Twitter Tools Exposed: If you don’t know which tools to start with, watch this video.
9. Twitter Tutorial: 5 Desktop Apps: This is kind of a goofy video, but it can help you figure out how to pick a desktop application for Twitter.
10. How to use Twitter on the go: Use Twitter on your mobile phone after watching this video.

Miscellaneous Tools

From selling your stuff on Twitter to making Twitter easier to find, check out these tools.

1. Twitpay: If you have PayPal, you can raise money for causes or sell your stuff with TwitPay.
2. twitition: Create, sign and share petitions with this tool.
3. TwitterFone: Send messages to Twitter with your voice when you use TwitterFone.
4. Xpenser: Use Xpenser to track your expenses and save money, even while you’re on Twiter.
5. Twitturl: This Firefox add-on lets you post the URL of the page you’re currently on to Twitter.
6. Twittonary: This dictionary of Twitter words and shorthand will keep you on track with tweeting pros.
7. Twitsig: Your tweets will show up as images when you use this tool.
8. Tweetminster: British politics are tracked on this live Twitter stream.
9. Twitlist: Sell and buy your stuff with Twitter and Craigslist with this mashup.

Thanks to Carol Brown, Accredited Online Colleges.

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AHL Quick HitsNovember 18, 2009

LOOKING BACK:
In Tuesday’s AHL action, Brandon Bochenski tallied his league-leading 11th goal of the season at 2:33 of overtime to lift Norfolk past Portland, 2-1… Four different Abbotsford skaters found the back of the net as the Heat returned home to post a 4-1 win over Hamilton.

Mon 11/16
No games scheduled

Tue 11/17
Norfolk 2, PORTLAND 1 (OT)
ABBOTSFORD 4, Hamilton 1

LOOKING AHEAD:
Lowell takes its five-game winning streak across Massachusetts on Wednesdmay for a visit to division-rival Springfield, which has yet to suffer a home regulation loss (5-0-2-1)… The Devils have already won twice at the MassMutual Center this season, once in a shootout and once in overtime… Ben Walter has netted a goal in three straight games and has a point in five straight (4-3-7) for Lowell, and rookie Nathan Perkovich has racked up five goals and eight points in his last five contests… Devils second-year pro Vladimir Zharkov shows multiple points in three straight outings (1-5-6), and rookie Nick Palmieri has found the scoresheet in four straight games (1-3-4)… The Falcons, 5-1-3-1 in their last 10 games overall, are led by Charles Linglet, who is tied for third in the league with 20 points (7-13-20) in 17 games after totaling 25 points in 58 AHL games last season… Falcons forwards Chad Wiseman (4-3-7) and Colton Fretter (1-5-6) are each riding four-game scoring streaks… Springfield has converted 31.3 percent of its home-ice power plays (10-for-32), the second-best mark in the league.

Peoria begins a three-game road swing at Houston on Wednesday in the teams’ first meeting since their 2009 West Division semifinal, won by the Aeros in seven games… The Rivermen, who have played 11 of their first 16 contests at home, are just 1-2-0-2 away from Carver Arena thus far… Peoria’s Jonas Junland, a 2009 AHL All-Star, ranks third among AHL defensemen with 16 points (6-10-16) and has a point in 13 of 16 games on the season… Rookie forward Lars Eller is averaging a point per game (3-10-13) with the Rivermen in between NHL call-ups to St. Louis, and veteran defenseman Bryce Lampman has a point in three of his last four contests (3-1-4)… Houston, which is 9-9-0-0 on the season, shows 35 goals in its nine victories (average 3.89) and 10 goals in its nine losses (average 1.11)… Former Rivermen winger Jon DiSalvatore paces the Aeros with 11 points (3-8-11) in 18 contests, and Danny Irmen shows a team-high six goals (6-4-10) in 17 tilts after totaling seven goals in 69 games for Houston last season… Peoria brings the AHL’s third-best power play (23.6 percent) to town, but the Aeros feature the league’s second-ranked penalty kill (94.1 percent).

After taking a 4-1 victory on Tuesday, Abbotsford hosts division-rival Hamilton at the Entertainment & Sports Centre on Wedneday in the back end of a two-game set… Heat rookie defenseman John Negrin, who has already appeared in three NHL games for Calgary this season, recorded his third consecutive goal-and-an-assist performance in Tuesday’s win… Jason Jaffray netted his team-leading ninth goal of the campaign and now has a point in three straight games (3-3-6) for Abbotsford, which received its other scores on Tuesday from Cam Cunning and Kris Chucko… Heat goaltender Leland Irving (8-6-1, 2.46, .918) made 33 saves and allowed one or fewer goals for the sixth time in 16 appearances this season… Hamilton has managed only one goal in four of its last five games, a 5-1 win over Syracuse on Saturday standing as the lone exception… David Desharnais scored for the Bulldogs on Tuesday and has a point in all three games (2-2-4) since returning from an injury suffered in preseason… Ben Maxwell (3-8-11 in 16 games) and Brock Trotter (3-8-11 in 16 games) are tied for the Hamilton team scoring lead… Abbotsford has registered an AHL-leading six shorthanded goals, five of them at home.

(all times Eastern)
Wed 11/18
Toronto @ Adirondack, 7:00
Syracuse @ Albany, 7:00
Binghamton @ Hartford, 7:00
Norfolk @ Manchester, 7:00
Lowell @ Springfield, 7:00
Portland @ Worcester, 7:05
Peoria @ Houston, 8:05
Texas @ Rockford, 8:05
Hamilton @ Abbotsford, 10:30

Thu 11/19
W-B/Scranton @ Hartford, 7:00

ALUMNI WATCH:
Recalled from Hershey earlier in the day, 2009 Calder Cup champion Jay Beagle assisted on the game-winning goal for his first career NHL point as Washington beat the N.Y. Rangers, 4-2, on Tuesday… Matt Moulson, coming off three straight 20-goal seasons for AHL Manchester, scored twice in the N.Y. Islanders’ 4-1 win at Boston on Monday.

BY THE NUMBERS:
14 — Games played by both Toronto and Adirondack this season, tied for the fewest in the AHL so far… The Marlies make their lone visit to Glens Falls on Wednesday to battle former head coach Greg Gilbert and the Phantoms.

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La Liga round-upAeros rally in shootout to down Bulldogs