fresh berry tarts with coconut pastry creamLong time no see, everyone!I have been on hiatus.During my "cleansing/detoxification" of sugar for the last few weeks, I had tons of marking as this is the end of the school year.As [...]
FRESH BERRY TARTS WITH COCONUT PASTRY CREAM
Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 30 Mei 2008
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Eagle Creek
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 29 Mei 2008
Last weekend, I went on a 3-day backpacking trip with some friends. We endured rain, snow, difficult river crossings and a vicious mouse attack, but managed to have a good time nevertheless. Here are a few pictures:Punchbowl [...]
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Vaccines
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 28 Mei 2008
I am a label reader. Whenever I'm thinking about buying food in a box, which is rare, I typically read the whole label to look for sinister ingredients. So when I got a booster vaccine for tetanus last week, naturally I asked for the product information.Along [...]
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I feel like I'm taking crazy pills..
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Today, I was trying out a wpf grid control and couldn't figure out how to style or data bind or do anything with it in xaml.I sent the sales rep an email asking for some examples and I was told data binding, templates and styles were not currently supported [...]
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Our Travel Footprints
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By the time this post is published, I will probably be looking out from the window...and we should be landing in a short while...and begin our much awaited holidays. It has almost becoming a routine that we visit California [...]
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Exercise Didn't Keep Us From Getting Fat
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 27 Mei 2008
One of the surprising things I noticed when I was poring over data from the NHANES survey (US CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) from 1975 to 2006 is that the number of inactive people has diminished in that same time period from 50% [...]
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For the Love of Muffins
Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 23 Mei 2008
I love baking muffins, and nothing beats having a homemade muffin over a cup of hot coffee for breakfast!Whenever I need to bake something quick and easy, muffins would always be the number one choice. It is also a great [...]
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California "Raw" Almonds
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 20 Mei 2008
I bought about a pound of almonds yesterday for a backpacking trip I'll be doing this weekend. I like to soak raw almonds, then lightly toast them. It sweetens them and breaks down some of their anti-nutrients. When I arrived at the grocery store, [...]
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Yummy Blog Award
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I received this Yummy Blog Award from Sunshinemom recently! Thanks so much for passing on this award to me! Although I secretly think that I don't really deserve this award (these four Chinese words describe how I feel: [...]
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Real Food VII: Lentils
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 19 Mei 2008
Lentils are a healthy food that comes with a few caveats. They have more protein and less carbohydrate than any other legume besides soybeans and peanuts, and they contain a remarkable array of vitamins and minerals, particularly [...]
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Strawberry Spinach Chicken Salad
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Ingredients:4 cups torn baby spinach leaves2 cups cubed cooked chicken2 cups strawberries, cut in half1 cup green grapes1/4 cup Italian salad dressing1/4 cup orange juice1 Tbsp. Dijon mustarddash pepper2 Tbsp. sliced almonds, [...]
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Simple Wholemeal Bread
Diposting oleh good reading on Minggu, 18 Mei 2008
Made this wholemeal loaf a few days ago. It's a simple almost no frills everyday kind of bread. The steps involved in making this bread are quite easy. The only thing that you need is lots of time and patience. This bread [...]
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US Fructose Consumption Trends
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 17 Mei 2008
As you may have noticed, I suspect fructose is involved in overweight and other health problems. It seems to have adverse effects on fat deposition in the liver and insulin sensitivity that could be related to its association [...]
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Q&A
Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 16 Mei 2008
I recently went through my comments and realized there are quite a few ?'s that I haven't answered. I will answer what I do...and I hope that cosmetologists all over the world don't throw tomatoes at me.Ready, Set, GO!***I [...]
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Lessons From the Pima Indians
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 15 Mei 2008
At 38% and climbing in 2006, the Pima indians (Akimel O'odham) of Arizona have the highest rate of diabetes of any population in the world. They also have staggering rates of obesity (~70%) and hypertension. Things were [...]
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Loop-de-loop
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Wet the hair and part it down the middle...or in my case, a slant to the middle.Part it from the center to the ear. Pull into a ponytail and on the last pull through, only pull it 1/2 way through with the excess out the [...]
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