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The one thing that everyone of the Reschexpert Blog readers has in common is that they are involved in some way with building a home. What we want to look at today is what time of year is the best to start your new construction project. Whether it be an alteration, addition, or new home construction everyone must consider what time of year they would like to “break ground” on their new construction project. This is a big area of humor, but most projects planned for the summer will generally fall into this category. Things pop up and it takes longer on than expected on most items on your project to get excavated and running. That is ok, because cooler weather, less busy construction schedules for subcontractors make fall the perfect time to start your construction project. One key pointer for building in the fall is to give yourself adequate time to get it “dried in” before the harsh winter hits so that you can work indoors on cold dreary days. We have all heard it from someone along the way in our construction project, “Wait till it slows down and I will get to your project.” Well Winter can be that time they are speaking of. Probably the least favorite time to launch construction projects. The soil is moist, the sun is short, days can be cold, and jobsites can be slick. The one advantage to starting your construction project in this season is that you demand for all the services you need is less. This can lead to lower prices, better choice of materials & subs, and more open schedules to have your project put first in line from the plumber to the electrician. The Super Bowl is over. The flowers are blooming. Everyone who forgot to do anything over the winter is now ready to start their construction project. So grab your grocery bag and head to the local “Spring Home Improvement” show. Spring has sprung is what we used to say at the construction company. We would go from building absolutely nothing to 20+ projects in about 3 days. Give it one good sunny 67 degree day and everyone is calling in ready to break ground. This is a great time to start construction, just be aware that the beginning of the season can still get really cold and spring rains means lots of delays on site with workers stuck in the truck for the day. This is a great time to get the your construction project going. The ground has dried out a little and sun is usually rampant. The most important feature about this time of year is that you get the most daylight. With the summer solstice brings extra long days which can mean subcontractors and laborers accomplishing more. Increased productivity each day on site ultimately equals lower cost for your entire construction project. The one downside to summer building with smaller builders, vacations. A one week trip to the beach for each of your project managers, contractors, and subcontractors can leave you sitting by the bus stop wondering where the summer went in a jiffy. Overall, I have started home construction projects in every season and I can tell you it usually boils down to one thing. We will get started when everything is ready. This is why I designed our Rescheck and Manual J service the way we did. You may have to wait on numbers, the banker, material, and everyone else on your construction project but you will never have to wait on us. We turn projects around in 4-6 hours and offer free lifetime modifications. Ask anyone else on your construction project for results and guarantees like that. We will be waiting. Just call us 865-235-6277 or email us your plans right now to [email protected] . We will print off a full size set of your plans, start your calculations, and send you a breakdown of your projects Rescheck along with an invoice one it is ready.
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Creative ideas for your home, yard and more. The best way to develop an excellent guest room in your basementDecember 5, 2017 Comments Off on The best way to develop an excellent guest room in your basement decorating,home improvement,landscaping,new spaces,storage,style Jimmie Fox A guest room in your basement Generally associated with American as well as English way of living, cellars have actually come to be standing icons as well as lug flaunting legal rights. They have actually ended up being plain vanilla for balcony residences in high-density locations near town hall like Paddington in Sydney and also Brighton and also Toorak in Melbourne. If you are just one of the house owners, intending to transform your basement right into a guest room, this is the best post for you. Several home owners have actually transformed shop cellars right into rooms for amusement, living, resting, playing, functioning, visitors and also even more. Exactly what is even more, they recognized that an area in a basement includes the impact of the realty, offering it an immediate worth increase without effecting on the next-door neighbors. In case you do not have sufficient elevation, you could constantly include aesthetic elevation by repainting the ceiling in dark shades. The dark impact makes area aesthetically greater and also functions well with a various kind of visual appeals. Prior to you begin anything, you have to gauge the basement initially so you would certainly have a suggestion of what does it cost? room you are dealing with. Additionally, you should be specific that the elevation remains in conformity with the building regulations. While there are no certain structure policies around cellars, each neighborhood council could enforce guidelines on transforming a basement right into a living location when it come to elevation constraints, preparing overlays, allows and so on Air flow and also all-natural light Sufficient air flow and also all-natural light are important if you have habitable room in sub-terrain. Air flow is critical for air movement, as well as not simply to maintain the basement fresh, yet additionally to make certain that wears down from food preparation, heating systems, as well as comparable, are securely funnelled away. While there are many imaginative synthetic lights systems possible, absolutely nothing compares with real daytime. The most effective method to make sure all-natural light is by setting up home windows. Below you ought to take into consideration egress home windows, as it is called for by The International Building Ordinance to contend the very least one emergency situation retreat and also rescue opening in the habitable area listed below the ground. Mentioning home windows, their positioning must be taken into consideration meticulously as they can be a fundamental part of a total guest room style. Based upon just how the land inclines you could think about also setting up bigger home windows in some areas of the basement. On the other hand, smaller sized home windows could likewise have a wonderful influence on the room if you camouflage the dimension with some shutters and also drapes. In order for home windows to offer their objective as well as give sufficient all-natural light and also, furthermore generate the beauty of sunbeams puncturing via the glass, they have to be continuously tidy. If you do not have adequate time to spare on cleaning as well as cleansing them, there is constantly a Sydney Based Home window cleaning up firm that could arrange this out for you. Nonetheless, you still should ensure which flooring items are appropriate for lower-level usage. Do the research study on what products suffice to make use of. As an example, a strong wood floor covering as well as fiber board laminate floor covering that hasn’t already been dealt with for moist resistance are not a great selection. Nevertheless, syntheticed timber, ceramic tiles, rubber and also rug might be achievable selections. Following point you must think about when developing a guest room in the basement is the floor covering. When it involves choosing floor covering, fortunately is that virtually any kind of floor covering is appropriate to mount in a low-level basement. The majority of precisely installed kinds have the ability to withstand damp problems and also high moisture. Electrical outlets & Buttons Your visitors will possibly require an area to bill their digital gadgets. On top of that, you could wish to establish a tv in the space. For that reason, you should believe very carefully where to place in electrical outlets as well as cover the area with sufficient of them. Prior to you begin the electrical wiring of electrical outlets and also buttons, ensure every little thing is done by the book as well as based on electric codes.
Editorial: The ideal gift for the person who has everything: a calssy little bit of Nothing. Travel: The terracotta army marches on. Technology: Dyson's Lightcycle lamp follows the day. Stationery: Iris makes your compass look totally out of date. Gadgets & Gear: Is your knife sharp? Books & Writing: IndiGraph for all kinds of ink. Misc.: Cute vans Next issue: What to look forward to. PD: Store is under renovation and is currently unavailable CONTACT PD: email@example.com EDITORIAL: THE IDEAL GIFT FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING: A CLASSY LITTLE BIT OF NOTHING Yes, you read that correctly.You desperately are looking for a gift for your mate or friend who has everything; he or she may be a millionaire with a house full of every luxury imaginable, a bank vault of jewellery and a multi car garage full of dream cars. Or perhaps he or she is happy with very little. Both deserve a bit of class. So what exactly is Nothing? The name says it all. The packaging is probably the most beautiful envelope that you have ever laid eyes on. It has every thoughtful feature. The envelope is die cast, and is made from top quality materials and design, a hand embossed seal, wax seal, security stickers and hand numbering. It comes as a PDF for you to print, and in standard, premium and deluxe versions. Now for the contents. As it says, there is nothing. The envelope is the gift. The philosophy is, in the creator's own words, Maybe NOTHING is an art project making some self-aware and ironic statement about consumerism. Or maybe it's designed to remind the recipient that they have enough, that they are enough. We all have someone who is impossible to buy for. This a great way to finally say thanks, to give back, and simply make them smile. If you are wondering who its for, again in the creator's own words, You could give it to someone who needs NOTHING as much as you do, or frame it and proudly display it yourself. And after the campaign closes, there will be no more Nothing. However there will be a second Kickstarter campaign for SOMETHING! (PD hopes). It all makes perfect sense! Head over here to get Nothing: TRAVEL: THE TERRACOTTA ARMY MARCHES ON. Since their discovery in China, the terracotta warriors have fascinated historians and art lovers alike. MOTS has let PD know that if you happen to be in Australia, you can view a selection of them in Melbourne's National Gallery Victoria. The massive army of some 8.000 warriors, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses, are part of the funerary art of Qin Shi Huang, buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE, with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife. The exhibition includes more than 150 exquisite treasures of historic Chinese art and design. From the Qin dynasty (221 – 207 BCE), the exhibition presents eight terracotta warriors alongside two full-sized horses and two replica bronze chariots. Objects lent by leading museums and archaeological sites from across the Shaanxi province include priceless gold, jade and bronze artefacts dating from the Zhou dynasty (1050 – 256 BCE) through to the Han dynasty (207 BCE – 220 CE). [Photographs: National Gallery Victoria] Details and on line tickets here: TECHNOLOGY: DYSON'S LIGHTCYCLE LAMP FOLLOWS THE DAY Dyson is renowned for its brilliant engineering. It has done it again with its Lightcycle, which has to be the most sophisticated desk lamp ever. This is not just pointless complication. You may have noticed that the intensity of natural light varies throughout the day. Sensors detect this and adjust the light. You can also control the intensity of the light to suit your activities. The tech also reduces glare and flicker. All to minimise eye strain. And it has an off-on sensor too. The light is adjustable for reach and height, and can be rotated on its base. It also has cooling technology to make sure that the LEDs last for 60 years, according to Dyson. Simply brilliant. Available in black or silver. STATIONERY: IRIS MAKES YOUR COMPASS LOOK OLD FASHIONED. The humble drawing compass has been a standard tool for drawing circles for a long time. The iris completely re-thinks this tool. The people at Makers Cabinet got their inspiration from the camera iris diaphragm and re-purposed it into a beautiful brass instrument. Simply rotate the rings to get the size hole that you need to draw. And note that there will be no hole where a needle would normally pierce the paper. Ingenious. GADGETS & GEAR: HOW SHARP IS YOUR KNIFE? Making sure that your pocket knife is sharp is essential; there is nothing more dangerous than a blunt knife. You may have seen people run their finger lightly over the edge; this is definitely a NO-NO! There is a much safer way of doing it. All you need is a piece of paper such as a newspaper! The Art of Manliness tells you how to do it. Get all the info, including tips on sharpening your knife, at Art of Manliness: BOOKS & WRITING: INDIGRAPH PEN FOR ALL KINDS OF INK Most ink pens cannot be used for India or Chinese inks because they dry out in the pen. The IndiGraph pen is a beautifully designed writing instrument that overcomes this problem. The secret lies in the water reservoir in the cap. A membrane makes sure that the nib is kept moist but not wet. This ergonomic pen has a removable clip. There is a choice of nibs. MISC: CUTE VANS PD has never met a kid of any age that had everything they wanted. If that kid that you know comes close (which is doubtful) then he or she will find joy in these irresistible vans. Candylab is a veteran maker of wooden cars. It has now turned its hands to producing these lovely vans. The pictures say it all. The detail is great. The vans are made from beech, the base is diecast metal and the parts that stick out are made from rubber. There are seven different vans to collect. The next issue of PD brings a really sophisticated biolab to your home, for the budding scientist in you.
You can’t go wrong with eggs at breakfast, but how do you decide how you want them cooked when they’re all so tasty! There are so many different methods available when it comes to making eggs, and they all serve a unique purpose. I’ve narrowed down the vast list of options to the 5 most popular ways to cook eggs. The more I learn about eggs, the more I’m blown away at how versatile they are and want to master new techniques. Let’s set our hearts on breakfast and learn something new! This post is part of our Basic Cooking Skills series. Each week we will be doing a deep-dive into one basic cooking skill and a brand new recipe to accompany it to practice that newfound skill. Check back throughout the series for updates and new posts. Please note this post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you, if you make a purchase using the links. Please see my disclosure for more details. Nutritional Benefits of Eggs Not only are eggs the perfect centerpiece for breakfast, they contain immense nutritional value. According to Keck Medicine of USC, eggs provide essential protein, various vitamins, and choleric benefits that are immense in number for a food of such small size. Conversely, there are risks of consuming raw eggs. I’m definitely guilty of eating raw cookie dough or licking cake batter off the spoon, so it’s important to be aware of the potential risks and stay informed. When preparing eggs, it’s important to keep in mind CDC guidelines to prevent catching any food illness from underprepared eggs. Pasteurizing eggs (heating them at a certain temperature for a certain amount of time) is recommended by the USDA as a method to drastically reduce the risk of food poisoning and does not affect the egg’s nutritional quality. Interestingly, in cooking classes I have taken chefs have mentioned repeatedly how common it is among their peers to consume small portions of raw eggs in dishes. (We even made an aioli with raw egg in the class!) So while consuming raw egg may be more common than we think, children, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunocompromised should take extra caution and avoid it entirely. Now let’s get cooking. How to: Cook an Egg When compiling research for this post, I landed on a post that lists over 100 ways to cook an egg. That’s insane!! It can get pretty overwhelming, in my opinion, to wrap my head around all the various methods and know which ones are the most reliable. I’ve narrowed it down to this shortlist of 5 of the most widely-used ways to cook eggs: - Sunny side up Below you’ll find the entire guide to cooking eggs explaining the steps to complete each cooking method and how best to use each type of egg. Guide to Cooking Eggs 1) Boiled Eggs - Cooking pot There are a lot of varying opinions on the proper way to boil eggs. I’ve tried to change up the process a little to test out different tips, but there’s one way that never fails me. Place eggs in a pot and fill with water. Submerge the eggs completely and ensure there is water above them too. Bring the water to a boil. Once boiling, remove the pot from the heat and cover. Let sit for 10 minutes for hard-boiled eggs. While the eggs are cooking, prepare a large bowl with ice water. Place the eggs directly into the ice bath and let sit for another 10 minutes. Peel the skin of off the eggs and enjoy! Hard vs. soft The length of time that eggs rest in the hot water affects their doneness. 10 minutes will cook the yolk completely, referred to as hard-boiled eggs. A cook time of 5-8 minutes only cooks the yolks partially, referred to as soft-boiled eggs. Which type of boiled eggs you want will depend solely on what your plans are for them. What recipes can I make with boiled eggs? Hard-boiled eggs are easier to slice into smaller pieces and crumble the yolk because they are fully cooked. Salad toppings, potato salad, and deviled eggs are some of the most common ways to enjoy hard-boiled eggs, as well as just eating them plain as a healthy snack. Soft-boiled eggs are not as easy to cut and the soft yolk is more difficult to handle. They’re best served with a starch to help soak up the yolk. You will find them mostly in dishes like ramen, on toast, with noodles or rice, or even over a salad. 2) Scrambled Eggs Arguably the most popular way to cook eggs: scrambled! There’s some nostalgic about enjoying simple scrambled eggs for breakfast. And with a few fun add-ins, classic scrambled eggs can be taken to a whole other level. Heat a nonstick pan to medium or medium-low heat. Melt butter and add enough olive oil to ensure the entire pan is covered. Crack the desired amount of eggs into a small bowl. Mix in a splash of milk or cream, shredded cheese, and salt & pepper. Whisk thoroughly until completely combined (I like to use my stand mixer to make sure they’re really whipped). Pour the eggs into the pan. As the eggs start to cook, gently hold the outer pieces of egg into the middle. Keep stirring and moving the cooked parts of the egg until it no longer “floods” (the liquid of the egg moving around — it should now be thickened) and everything is cooked through. If you’d like to mix in other ingredients for a scramble, ensure they are cooked separately and toss into the eggs when they are about 90% done. Hard vs. soft Similarly to boiled eggs, hard scrambled eggs are when the eggs are cooked completely through and no longer have a dewey look. Scrambled eggs are considered soft when they are still a little moist but aren’t runny. What recipes can I make with Scrambled eggs? Enjoy scrambled eggs outright with toast and bacon, add into a breakfast burrito, mix with country ham and green onions, or stir into fried rice. The opportunities for scrambled eggs are numerous and you can’t beat the ease of scrambling on the stovetop! 3) eggs Sunny Side-Up Sunny-side up eggs are the eggs you see in movies being served at old-school ’50s diners and are very camera friendly. Melt butter in a nonstick skillet over medium to medium-low heat. Crack the egg directly into the pan. I still find it tricky juggling multiple at once in the same pan without them running together, but it’s doable! Cover with a lid and let it cook undisturbed. The lid will trap the heat trying to escape from the pan and will help cook the top of the egg. The whites of the egg will cook quickly and may start to crisp on the edges. The yolk takes a little more time, but once it’s no longer translucent it’s ready to serve. Eggs. made sunny-side up are very similar to over-easy eggs but there are slight differences Instead of using a lid to trap steam to cook the top of the eggs, for over-easy you actually flip the entire egg over. and cook it face down for a few brief minutes. What recipes can I make with Sunny-Side Up eggs? Toast is the #1 companion of sunny-side up eggs! The inside of the yolk will be a little runny so having a starch to sop it up is preferred. Toast, hash browns, grits, or on top of a breakfast bowl are some of the most widely-used ways to enjoy sunny-side up. 4) Shirred Eggs - Heavy cream This method of cooking is unique in that it is baked in the oven! Only recently did I learn about shirred eggs and loved the idea of individual baked egg cups! Eggs are mixed with cream and baked to create a dense custard that can be enjoyed with lots of toppings. Using ramekins for individual servings, grease thoroughly. Crack 2 eggs into each ramekin and add heavy cream. Add a dash of salt and pepper and bake. Bake until the edges are set but the middle moves slightly, around 12-14 minutes. What recipes can I make with Shirred eggs? Ramekins are perfect for individual breakfast servings and each can be uniquely topped. Top with parmesan cheese and green onions for a classic touch. Line the ramekins with prosciutto and top with sliced tomatoes for a little Italian flare. Heat dried herbs into the cream and stir in veggies for a fresh take. - Deep pan I always thought that poached eggs were TOO fancy for me but boy was I wrong! Poached eggs cook in hot water alongside a splash of vinegar. The vinegar helps science do its thing and allows the egg to coagulate and solidify. How cool! Heat a few inches of water and bring it almost to a boil. Pour in a tbsp of vinegar. Crack each egg into a small bowl and carefully lower the bowl into the water and pour in the egg. Carefully swirl a large spoon in the water around the egg to help form a round shape. Multiple eggs can be poached at once but it can be a little tricky to keep them from cooking into one another. Cook for 5 minutes. Remove the egg and place in a tea towel and serve. If not eating immediately, place in an ice bath to stop the egg from cooking. What recipes can I make with boiled eggs? Like other forms of eggs, poached eggs pair perfectly with starches. The yolk is runny and is soaked up with bread or potatoes. Top a breakfast hash with poached eggs and chimichurri, or create eggs benedict with an english muffin and hollandaise. Poached eggs are a quick way to bring your breakfast to the next level! Implement Your New Skill Coming next week is a tried and true breakfast recipe that I LOVE and is a keeper in my house. Come back next week to check it out! The possibilities when preparing eggs are endless! What are you favorite ways to enjoy eggs? Is there a new method you’d like to try? Share in the comments below!
This article confers 1.0 ARRT Category A Continuing Education credit, which will be awarded upon completion of an online post test. The entire text of this supplement, learning objectives, and the posttest are available at appliedradiology.org/aici. Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) is a serious physiologic disorder seen in individuals of all ages but is relatively common in the elderly and in those with a number of conditions, including stroke, oropharyngeal and esophageal cancers and cancer treatments, certain neurologic diseases, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.1 In pediatric populations, dysphagia is seen most often in those born prematurely and/or with cardiac, pulmonary, craniofacial, airway, and neurologic impairment, as well as those with developmental disorders.2-6 Importantly, published prevalence rates for dysphagia are likely a gross underestimation, as the primary diagnosis of a patient with dysphagia is often the underlying condition (e.g., stroke), not the dysphagia itself.7 The burden of dysphagia includes association with significantly longer lengths of hospital stay, higher likelihood of discharge to a post-acute care facility, and greater odds of inpatient mortality vs comparable inpatients without dysphagia.8 The modified barium swallow study (MBSS), also known as the videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), uses barium sulfate radiographic contrast media of different viscosities to assess swallowing physiology and diagnose dysphagia. Research shows that standardization of the procedure and its materials optimizes the ability to capture swallowing impairment9 and minimizes radiation exposure,10 leading to safer videofluoroscopy examinations. There are three important aspects of MBSS standardization, which relate to (1) the contrast media, (2) the examination protocol, and (3) the match between diagnostic stimuli and dietary consistencies, for people with dysphagia. Varibar® (Bracco Diagnostics; Monroe Township, NJ) is a series of barium sulfate-containing preparations available in 5 standard consistencies: Thin Liquid, Nectar, Thin Honey, Honey, and Pudding.11-15 The Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) is a standard protocol and rating system used to accurately and consistently quantify and communicate MBSS findings in adult populations.16,17 The International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) is a framework of new, standardized terminology and testing methods to describe food textures and drink thicknesses, with the goal of developing global standardized terminology and descriptors for dysphagia diets.18 The objective of this article is to assist clinicians and other healthcare providers tasked with diagnosing and managing the patient with dysphagia in understanding the relationships between Varibar, the MBSImP, and the IDDSI framework, and how to apply them in clinical practice. In addition, this article seeks to address considerations specific to pediatric patients and practice-related policies and procedures. The MBSS is a barium sulfate-enhanced fluoroscopic motion study typically performed by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) together with a radiologist, assisted by a radiologic technologist, to evaluate anatomy and swallowing physiology simultaneously in real time.19 The goals of the MBSS are: (1) to identify and distinguish the presence, type, and severity of physiologic swallowing impairment; (2) to determine the safety and efficiency of oral intake; (3) to determine the impact and appropriateness of selected interventions (postures, maneuvers, bolus variables) on swallowing physiology, airway protection, and efficiency in real time; and (4) in collaboration with the treating physician and interdisciplinary team, to develop intake and diet texture/nutritional management plans.19 Identification of dysphagia pathophysiology also guides selection of appropriate rehabilitative treatment approaches. Varibar is the only FDA-approved barium sulfate contrast product line for evaluation of swallowing using the MBSS.11-15 Varibar products are multi-use and vary in consistency from thin to thick, with each consistency defined by a viscosity range: Thin Liquid (<15 centipoise [cps]), Nectar (<150-450 cps), Thin Honey (800-1800 cps), Honey (2500-3500 cps), and Pudding (puree). Varibar was scientifically formulated to evaluate oropharyngeal swallowing physiology under fluoroscopy, and these formulations represent consistencies known to affect swallowing physiology. Unlike other barium sulfate contrast agents formulated to maximize the mucosal coating required for standard gastrointestinal (GI) imaging studies,20 Varibar products are formulated to possess minimal coating properties, in order to facilitate clear visualization of the dynamic swallowing process.21,22 Moreover, the 40% weight/volume (w/v) concentration provides uniform opacification across all consistencies, ensuring optimal image quality.23 Off-label mixing of other barium sulfate products with foods and liquids is not recommended, as it is associated with increased risk if aspirated, and involves risks of contamination from a food safety perspective. In addition, it would be very difficult to replicate the standardized consistencies and barium concentration of Varibar in one’s own clinical practice through implementation of individualized barium-based recipes. The Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile (MBSImP) involves assessment of 17 components of the swallowing mechanism in adults, and includes a scoring metric to objectively profile physiologic impairment of swallowing function.24 (Table 1) The MBS- ImP provides a standardized protocol to interpret and communicate MBSS results in an evidence-based manner that is consistent, specific, accurate, and objective.19 Although research shows that certain swallowing tasks have high probabilities for identifying specific extreme impairment (e.g., large-volume, thin-liquid swallowing for oral containment and airway protection, or cookie swallowing for physiological components of oral clearance), it is recommended that multiple swallowing tasks be performed during an MBSS.9 The MBSImP protocol was and continues to be validated using Varibar,9,16,23 and MBSImP reports contain reference to the Varibar consistencies used for each swallowing task to evaluate primary components of swallowing physiology. Many resources, including training courses and a large case registry, are available on the website https://www.mbsimp.com/. Historically, a number of countries have attempted to develop dysphagia diet standards; however, not surprisingly, these standards have used different terminology, labels, values, and levels, creating potential confusion for health professionals and researchers, as well as individuals and caregivers.18 Without international standards, individuals may find that their modified texture diet is called something completely different as they move among hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and countries. In 2002, the American Dietetic Association (now the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) created the National Dysphagia Diet (NDD).25 The NDD specified different diets containing items that were appropriate for patients with swallowing disorders. Although the NDD was based on consensus among dietitians, SLPs, and food scientists, the NDD classified food and drinks based on a subjective comparison of their textural properties to certain “anchor” foods and, therefore, each patient, caregiver, or healthcare provider could potentially interpret the levels differently. In 2013, the IDDSI Task Force convened with the goal of developing international standardized terminology, descriptors, and testing methods for foods and liquids. The outcome was the creation of the IDDSI Framework.18 (Figure 1) This framework consists of 8 levels: drinks span Levels 0–4, while foods span Levels 3–7. Armed with an understanding of the swallowing physiology, clinicians can use this framework to build a diet that meets patients’ needs across all ages, care settings, and cultures. In addition to the IDDSI framework, the committee developed simple, objective, reliable, and accessible methods to test and classify any food or drink: the IDDSI Flow Test, the IDDSI Fork Drip Test, the IDDSI Spoon Tilt Test, the IDDSI Fork Test, the IDDSI Fork Pressure Test, and the IDDSI Fork Separation Test.26,27 Depending on the expected framework level, several tests may be required to confirm the properties of a particular food or drink; indeed, several IDDSI testing methods are mandatory for some levels. 26,27 The IDDSI level of drinks is assessed using the IDDSI Flow Test, in which 10 mL of liquid is placed in a standard 10 mL syringe with the clinician’s finger placed over the bottom of the syringe. The finger is then removed and the liquid permitted to flow out the bottom for 10 seconds, timed using a stopwatch. Based on the mL remaining in the syringe, the liquid is assigned to a particular IDDSI level.26 Note that syringes may vary in length, and it is essential to use a syringe of specific dimensions in order to obtain a correct result. Currently, the only recommended syringe for North America is a BD model 303134. The IDDSI level of foods is assessed using one of four methods: (1) The IDDSI Fork Drip Test for foods/liquids estimated to be at Level 3-5; (2) the IDDSI Fork Test to evaluate food particle size in Levels 5-7; (3) the IDDSI Spoon Tilt Test to assess adhesiveness and cohesiveness; and (4), the IDDSI Fork Pressure Test to assess food hardness in Levels 4-7.27 Videos demonstrating all of these tests are available on the IDDSI Website (https://iddsi.org/),26,27 along with a poster28 and reference cards29 detailing which test(s) are appropriate for each level. In contrast to Varibar, which is a standardized set of barium-based stimuli to evaluate swallowing physiology during an MBSS, and to the MBSImP, which is a swallowing assessment protocol for use with the MBSS, the IDDSI framework is used to classify the consistency of foods and liquids. IDDSI is “a description, not a prescription.” This is different from the NDD, which provided preconceived lists of foods and drinks that fit into a specific “diet.” Moreover, as the IDDSI framework is being adopted and implemented worldwide, food manufacturers are increasingly using IDDSI terminology on their labels; however, it is not sufficient to rely on those labels, as consistency can vary with temperature, among batches, in fresh vs stale products, etc. The only truly reliable measure of the IDDSI level of a food/liquid is the result of the appropriate test(s) done at the point of serving. This is particularly true if a patient is having difficulty swallowing a food/liquid that would be expected to be acceptable based on the results of the MBSS or the food package labeling. In that case, an IDDSI Test is recommended to confirm that the product is in fact at the presumed consistency level at the time of consumption. The IDDSI terminology (e.g., Slightly Thick, Mildly Thick, etc.) is not used on Varibar product labels. Rather, the consistency labels that were in use at the time of Varibar product development and FDA approval are used (e.g., Thin Liquid, Nectar, etc.). That said, Varibar products have been mapped to the IDDSI consistency levels (Table 2); SLPs can translate the IDDSI level nomenclature to the caregiver and patient once the assessment is complete.30 Performing an IDDSI Flow Test to confirm food/liquid consistency at the point of use is simple. Such testing is not necessary with Varibar, as the consistencies of these products are factory-controlled and stable; however, flow testing can be used to confirm the similarity between Varibar products and specific foods or liquids that are being considered for inclusion in a patient’s diet. When performing an MBSS, it is not necessary or appropriate to test a food/liquid from every IDDSI level. Doing so would contradict the principal goal of the MBSS — to use representative, discrete, standardized stimuli and tasks that have been specifically developed to reveal impairments in swallowing physiology. Furthermore, if liquids/foods representative of each IDDSI level were administered, the exam would be too lengthy, exposing the patient to unnecessary radiation. Rather, exploring swallowing ability through the full range of foods/liquids as part of a non-radiological clinical examination outside of the fluoroscopy suite is more appropriate. It is helpful to think of foods in terms of categories; it is unnecessary to test every item in a category. For example, if the MBSImP protocol is followed, the solid task (Lorna Doone cookie coated with pudding barium) is meant to assess the patient’s ability to break down the solid bolus (IDDSI Level 7). It may then be possible to infer from the cookie task how the patient will perform with IDDSI Levels 5 and 6. If the patient presents with a score of “(1) slow and prolonged chewing and mashing, but complete recollection or formation of the bolus is achieved,” foods with an IDDSI Level 6 consistency (Soft & Bite-Sized) might be suitable. On the other hand, if the patient earns a score of “(2), disorganized chewing and mashing, with solid pieces left unchewed,” food with an IDDSI Level 5 (Minced & Moist) may be more suitable. The foods themselves do not have to be tested in the fluoro suite; rather, evidence has shown that the presence and nature of swallowing impairment are best identified with a standardized set of barium consistencies used in conjunction with the MBSImP protocol.9 Regardless of the patient’s age, the purpose of the MBSS is to diagnose swallowing pathophysiology and to determine effective compensatory and treatment strategies. As in adults, a standardized protocol permits collection of baseline data and comparison between repeat exams and among patients. However, the MBSImP has not been validated in infants or children. Work is underway to create and validate the BaByVFSSImP© Impairment Profile to quantify swallowing observations made from videofluoroscopic swallowing studies in bottle-fed patients.31 Until the BaBYVFSS is made widely available, clinicians evaluating pediatric dysphagia are advised of the following: (1) a standard protocol should be attempted with all patients and, if there is non-compliance, the protocol can then be modified; (2) protocols must be developmentally appropriate with regard to viscosity of materials presented, presentation of barium material (bottle/nipple, open cup, straw, etc.), and position (semi-upright, upright, etc.).6,19,32,33 Additionally, it is well documented that infant swallowing function changes to a greater degree over time, so the MBSS protocol must allow for evaluation across multiple swallows throughout the first few minutes of swallowing. This may be accomplished by intermittently viewing the infant drinking from the bottle at discrete points where continuous fluoroscopy can be applied to help the clinician and radiologist evaluate for significant changes in swallowing function.33,34 Varibar Thin Liquid (IDDSI Level 0) is representative of both breastmilk and standard infant formula in terms of thickness.22,35-37 Therefore, it is the preferred first consistency to administer during the MBSS in pediatric patients. Other liquid consistencies (e.g., Varibar Nectar [IDDSI Level 2] and Varibar Thin Honey [IDDSI Level 3]) are administered only if performance indicates potential for improved swallowing safety with their administration. Importantly, many infants show improved safety of oropharyngeal swallowing function under MBSS with increased thickness to IDDSI Level 1 (Slightly Thick). There is currently no Varibar product that meets the clinical characteristics of IDDSI Level 1 (Slightly Thick). IDDSI Level 1 (Slightly Thick) can consistently and accurately be produced by mixing equal parts Varibar Thin Liquid with Varibar Nectar. This ratio has been confirmed to be accurate with the IDDSI Flow Test across multiple trials.38 Then, as for adults, the results of the MBSS should assist the clinician in determining which IDDSI Level (0- Thin, 1- Slightly Thick, 2- Mildly Thick, or 3- Moderately Thick) is most appropriate for the safe and adequate oral intake of liquid/food for pediatric patients. In infants and young children, considerations for dietary recommendations need to account for the fact that significant nutrition is often consumed via breastmilk, formula, and/or baby food; therefore, it is important to understand how these items fit into the IDDSI framework. Studies show that the viscosity of expressed breastmilk is usually consistent with a thin liquid consistency (IDDSI Level 0).35 Similarly, most standard cow’s milk formulas meet the clinical criteria of a thin liquid consistency (IDDSI Level 0).22,36,37 A notable exception is Enfamil™ A.R. Ready to Feed infant formula (vs the powder version that has to be reconstituted with water), which contains rice starch and has been shown to be equivalent to IDDSI Level 1 (Slightly Thick).38 If IDDSI Level 1 (Slightly Thick) is not sufficient to achieve safe and efficient oral intake, and thicker IDDSI Levels (Mildly Thick IDDSI Level 2 or Moderately Thick IDDSI Level 3) are shown to significantly improve oropharyngeal swallowing function, the clinician must use clinical testing methods, such as the IDDSI Flow Test, to determine the appropriate thickener-to-formula ratio to match the IDDSI Level that was determined to be safest under MBSS. Note that when mixing formula with commercially available thickening agents, a number of factors have been shown to influence the resulting thickness, including: the type of thickening agent used, the base fluid (formula) characteristics, the amount of base fluid, the temperature of the formula at mixing and at serving, the sit time (time from preparation to consumption), and the method of mixing the thickening agent into the fluid (i.e., shaking, stirring, and/or immersion blending).22,37 With respect to baby food, research conducted at The University of Alabama evaluated the relationship between commercially available Stage 1 through 4 baby foods and corresponding IDDSI Levels.39 The findings demonstrated no relationship between the manufacturer’s marketed stage and IDDSI levels. Most baby foods marketed as Stage 1 were classified as IDDSI Level 3 (Moderately Thick), with only one Stage 1 food classified as IDDSI Level 4 (Extremely Thick). Stage 2 baby foods were classified as IDDSI Levels 3 (Moderately Thick) and 4 (Extremely Thick). Stage 3 and 4 baby foods were classified as IDDSI Levels 3 (Moderately Thick), 4 (Extremely Thick), and 5 (Minced and Moist). Therefore, it may be prudent to evaluate each brand/stage of baby food independently using the appropriate test to determine the corresponding safe IDDSI level determined by MBSS. There are quality, safety, and efficiency benefits to using standardized, on-label, FDA-approved barium sulfate products in MBSS clinical practice. Overall quality is improved by a reduction in variability: the use of standardized products contributes to the ability to adhere to uniform standard operating procedures (SOPs)/protocols, thus reducing study-to-study variability. Comparisons to follow-up studies in the same patient become more valuable, since the specific barium preparation used is no longer a variable. The potential need for repeat studies due to inadequate results may also be reduced. With respect to the stimuli themselves, when a barium sulfate product designed for other GI imaging procedures is added to liquids/foods by hand, there is the potential for variability in the textures of preparations among individual SLPs and different facilities. By standardizing the viscosities and barium concentration, reproducibility in both the results and documentation of results (i.e., professional communication) can be improved. Safety is enhanced with fewer infection control risks. Mixing barium sulfate products with commercial liquids or foods increases the potential for the introduction of pathogens, either from the liquids or foods themselves, or from the increased handling by personnel. Therefore, it is less of an infection control risk to use a preformulated, FDA-approved, multi-use product. Streamlined study preparation and workflow both contribute to improved efficiency and decreased waste. The use of standardized products: (1) decreases the number of items on the tray for each study, leading to reduced handling, better organization, and less discarded surplus (see Figure 2 for optimal tray set up); and (2) eliminates the time and resources needed to procure food and prepare food-barium mixtures. Routine use of the same products for each study also increases SLP familiarity with those MBSS-tailored products and the manufacturer’s recommendations on their handling and use, minimizing the risk of human error. Finally, onboarding and education for new SLPs is streamlined; consistent processes and procedures can help new SLPs be successful in learning the organization’s study protocols and products. In addition to the above, performing risk assessment in partnership with an organization’s infection prevention leader and safety officer can help address any needed updates in infection prevention and control best practices, as well as review of any SOPs/protocols for compliance with the institution’s policies (see Table 3 for Sample Checklist for Implementation of Update in Best Practices). It is important to promote a culture of safety throughout an organization. Highly reliable organizations have standardized processes to reduce variability and help provide the same outcome when a test is repeated by various staff members; implementation of standardized, FDA-approved barium sulfate products is an example of this. Toward that end, one can also consider the adoption of standardized contrast as a department-wide performance improvement project (PIP). As part of this PIP, one can track how adopting standardized practices increases the ability to compare intra-patient results over time, reduces variability by helping to provide the same outcome when a test is repeated by various staff members, and lessens the frequency of incident reports related to infection, suboptimal outcome, and/or repeat exams over time. Finally, preparing staff for regulatory and accreditation agency inspections and surveys is important. Surveyors may want to observe a procedure, which includes setting up the room and tray and preparing the patient, as well as cleaning protocols after the procedure. SLPs should be prepared to answer the following questions: How do you know which study to complete for the patient? How do you select which products to use during the study? How/where are supplies/products stored? How/where do you set up your tray for the study? How do you ensure to minimize transmission of infection between studies? How were you trained or oriented to your department protocols? How and how often is competency assessed? Use of standardized barium products (1) simplifies demonstration of tray set up, as well as description of which products are used and how they are stored, and (2) ensures that all queried SLPs will provide similar answers to the surveyor’s questions. Evaluation of patients with dysphagia across their lifespan often involves an MBSS, a videofluoroscopic examination in which the patient is administered a set of barium sulfate-containing stimuli of different consistencies. The use of Varibar, a standardized barium sulfate product line designed for the MBSS, along with the MBSImP methodology, provides an accurate and reliable assessment of swallowing physiology and the effectiveness of any interventions. Once any swallowing impairment is identified and described, an appropriate diet can be recommended, and the IDDSI framework and testing techniques can be used to ensure the suitability of any food or liquid. Frequently Asked Questions IDDSI is not a regulation or guidance to comply with; instead, it provides a method of classifying the wide array of existing food and beverages based on consistency. IDDSI can also be used to describe Varibar products, the standardized set of stimuli used for the MBSS, based on their consistencies. Therefore, “IDDSI compliant” is not an appropriate term to describe the Varibar products, and IDDSI is not asking manufacturers to change or rename their products. The MBSImP is a protocol used during the MBSS that focuses on the physiologic components of the swallow, while the IDDSI framework presents a standardized system for classifying liquid and food by consistency, to guide dietary preparations once the physiologic problem is identified. It is important to recognize that the MBSS is not a “feeding test” – it should not attempt to test every possible consistency level of food and liquid. Rather, the MBSS uses a standardized set (reproducible across clinicians, clinics, and hospitals) of representative consistencies known to affect swallowing physiology, in order to evaluate the nature and severity of swallowing impairment and airway invasion. A treatment plan indicating safe consistency levels (including the IDDSI levels) can then be formulated based on the MBSS results. Moreover, recommended IDDSI levels can be included within the MBSImP standardized reporting template as part of the plan of care. Varibar products have been formulated specifically for healthcare providers to use during the MBSS based on consistencies known to affect swallowing physiology. At the conclusion of the MBSS, the SLP should be able to identify safe consistency levels, and translate that to the IDDSI dietary framework for patients and caregivers. Patients and caregivers do not handle/manage barium sulfate products and, therefore, the renaming of FDA-approved barium sulfate products to match IDDSI terminology is unnecessary and medically inappropriate. Varibar is a multi-use product.11-15 Multi-use containers are allowable by accrediting bodies provided that the organization has a policy supporting safe use, and that those safety standards are followed. Therefore, if your institution does not currently have a multi-use policy, it can be created together with relevant stakeholders, including SLPs, department safety officers, etc. Other than the MBSImP, there are no specific protocols as to how much of each Varibar product preparation is used with any one patient; it will depend on the individual healthcare practitioner and patient requirements. All unopened, pre-mixed Varibar products have a shelf life of 24 months from the date of manufacture; the Thin Liquid powder has an unopened shelf life of 18 months. Once opened, Varibar products can be stored up to 21 days at controlled room temperature, with the exception of Varibar Thin Liquid, which is supplied as a powder and reconstituted and, following reconstitution, can be stored for up to 72 hours under refrigerated conditions. Note that every Varibar product bottle has a “dating field,” where pertinent information can be recorded. As long as proper storage and labeling SOPs are in place and adhered to, approved and standardized multi-use products are preferable to unapproved and/or non-standardized single-use products. Varibar is the only FDA-approved barium sulfate product for use with the MBSS. In addition, Varibar Thin Liquid is both scientifically as close in viscosity to water as possible, and has been shown to be a good indicator of oral containment and airway protection.9 Therefore, it is important to work with your department to identify a suitable/convenient refrigerator to store reconstituted Varibar Thin Liquid. It is likely that such a refrigerator is available within the Radiology Department or its vicinity. This is not necessary or recommended. Each IDDSI consistency level is a range, and this reflects the wide variability in dietary pre-thickened beverages. A “nectar thick” beverage from manufacturer A may differ in consistency from a “nectar thick” beverage from manufacturer B, and a “nectar thick” orange juice from one manufacturer may not be the same consistency as a “nectar thick” cranberry juice from that same manufacturer. That is the purpose of IDDSI – to be able to classify dietary liquids objectively, based on the IDDSI Flow Test, into one of the IDDSI levels. In contrast, Varibar products are tightly controlled for consistency, reliably mapping to specific IDDSI levels based on reproducible flow results. The only exception to the above is for the creation of an IDDSI Level 1 Slightly Thick consistency. This consistency is most often used in pediatric dysphagia practice. There is currently no Varibar product that meets the clinical characteristics of IDDSI Level 1 (Slightly Thick), but it can consistently and accurately be produced by mixing equal parts Varibar Thin Liquid with Varibar Nectar, and is recommended for testing during infant MBSS.Back To Top Diagnosis and Management of Swallowing Physiology: Standardized Contrast, the MBSImP™, & the IDDSI Framework. Appl Radiol. Catriona M. Steele, PhD, is a senior scientist and director of the Swallowing Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, KITE – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network; and a professor of speech-language pathology at the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Financial disclosures for Dr. Steele include: Salary from University Health Network, Toronto; R01 Grant funding from National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Consulting relationship (speaker honoraria and advisory panel) with Nestle Health Science; Consulting relationship (advisor) with Benitec Biopharma; Royalties on webinars from Northern Speech Services and Medbridge; Previous educational grant from Bracco Canada. and honorarium received for participating in this monograph. Non-financial disclosures include: Board Member, International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative; Councilor, Dysphagia Research Society; Associate Editor, Dysphagia journal. Editorial board member, Journal of Texture Studies; Consulting relationship (speaker honoraria and advisory panel) with Nestle Health Science; Consulting relationship (advisor) with Benitec Biopharma. Royalties on webinars from Northern Speech Services and Medbridge; Previous educational grant from Bracco Canada. Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, is the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders School of Communication; Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Radiation Oncology, at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. : Financial disclosures for Dr. Martin-Harris include: Principal Investigator, NIH/NIDCD K23DC005764, Standardized assessment of swallowing impairment, 2003-2010; Principal Investigator, NIH/NIDCD 2K24DC012801-0, Data Science Applications in Communication and Swallowing Disorders, 2013-2024; Clinical Impact of Respiratory-Swallow Training on Refractory Dysphagia in OP HNC, VA Merit Review Award 5101RX002352 2018-2022; Machine Vision Fellowship, Bracco Diagnostics 2020-2021; MBSImP royalty recipient from the Medical University of South Carolina; Honorarium received from participation in this monograph. Non-financial disclosure includes owner and license guarantor to Northern Speech Services (NSS). Memorie Gosa, PhD, is an Associate Professor of communicative disorders at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. Financial disclosures for Dr. Gosa include: Salary from The University of Alabama, Druid City Hospital, and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital; honorarium received for participation in this monograph. Non-financial disclosures include: Board Member, Council on Academic Accreditation, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Stephanie Edwards Allen, BSRT, MBA, is Continual Read- iness Coordinator at Monarch, Creedmoor, NC, USA. Financial disclosure for Ms. Allen includes: Honorarium for her participation in this monograph. She has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Love is a mystery. Love is unitive. Love is how we connect as human beings with one another and with the whole universe together. Love is how we learn, become better, and make the world a better place to live for us and others. Love needs freedom to breathe, equality to thrive, and openness to flow and grow. Love is personal, political, philosophical, sexual, social, historical, metaphysical, transcendental, et al. Sadly, we have only one word to describe such a complex emotion. The ancient Greeks had six different words, but even that’s not enough. 2021 taught me new ways to describe the complexity of love and its various hues. Love lost on many counts, but it miraculously sprang on a few occasions like a phoenix. My LOVE vocabulary was defined and redefined by people who touched my life one way or another this year.shillpi a singh LOVE IS STORY: Jameel Gulrays The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories, said American writer Mary Catherine Bateson, and Mumbai-based septuagenarian adman Jameel Gulrays couldn’t agree more with her. After spending more than five decades in the advertising world, working on popular brands, and teaching the nuances of this profession as a faculty member at leading institutions, Gulrays turned a new leaf and dedicated himself to work on his passion project – Katha Kathan. It was kindled by his earnest desire to preserve Urdu, and other Indian languages, promote and popularise them so that these aren’t reduced to mere dialects but live on to tell tales and regale the younger generations. He, along with his band of storytellers, has been pursuing the idea zealously since then. He was born with a silver spoon to Abid Gulrays in Bombay (as Mumbai was known then) on November 5, 1949. His father was multitalented – satirist, poet, and columnist par excellence – who also wrote songs for Hindi films in the 40s and 50s. Reminiscing his lyricist father, he says, “Surajmukhi released in 1950 had two memorable songs – suniye huzoor husn ka charcha na kijiye and husn ka guroor hai ye buri baat hai. The latter sung by Lata Mangeshkar was a blazing hit.” His father has 20 songs and ghazals to his credit as a lyricist. At one point time, Abid Sahab was also associated with the newspaper, Inquilab. His satirical poems titled Baatein were a popular feature of the newspaper. He wrote these poems daily under the pseudonym, Cigarette Baaz. He also wrote a column, Tazyane, and it was so popular among the readers that many of them bought the newspaper just to read his piece. He used the pseudonym Phool Phenk, which came from Gulraiz. He wrote many columns under different names. He moved on from Inqilab to edit Mosavvir following a tiff with the management at the newspaper. Babu Rao Patel owned the publication Mosavvir, a popular film magazine, and at one point in time, it was edited by none other than Saadat Hasan Manto. “I still fondly remember what he told me in my growing-up years, though I lost him quite early on at eight, these lessons have become the guiding principles of my life. He used to tell me that ‘should anyone move one step towards you, you should take ten steps forward and meet him/ her. If someone takes one step away, you move 10 miles away’. He always urged me to do my job without expecting anything in return, as expectations always hurt. Another invaluable lesson was around money. It is inconsequential, so don’t give importance to it; it can’t buy happiness.” But destiny had other plans. Gulrays’ father was fond of horse racing, and in one such race, he lost his entire fortune. He couldn’t cope with the humungous loss, and unable to bear it, he passed away soon after. It was the beginning of a long period of misery for the family. They were forced to move out of their plush bungalow in Mahim and settle in the predominantly Muslim locality, Bhendi Bazaar. The little boy was just eight then. Due to financial constraints, he was enrolled in an Urdu medium school – Bandra Urdu High School (now Bandra Urdu High School & Junior College Of Science, Commerce and MCVC). “In hindsight, I think, it was all a part of God’s plan. I loved reading Urdu and Persian literature during my early years in school and college, and these stories stayed on with me forever. Perhaps, I was destined to take on the arduous job of saving the language and its literature one day,” he says, with a deep sense of satisfaction. Ad-ding on to life The loss of the breadwinner took a toll on his mother. She couldn’t live for long in penury, fell ill, and eventually passed away. “Her death shattered me completely as she was my biggest pillar of strength,” he says with moist eyes. His voice chokes on the mere mention of his parents, both of whom he lost early on in life. He was eighteen and barely in the first year of college then, but he had to fend for himself and also look after his family that included two younger brothers. He desperately started looking for a job to make ends meet. Circumstances forced him to leave his place in Bhendi Bazaar and relocate to a far-off suburb Malvani. “The nearest station was Naigaon, and I had to walk for an hour to take a local train. It was an underdeveloped area then, and hardly any buses used to ply there. Come rain or hail, I had no choice but to keep marching on, both literally and metaphorically,” he says. Advertising legend Ayaz Peerbhoy, who was his father’s friend, came forward to help and hired him for his agency. The remuneration was meagre, but it was something he badly needed, and he gladly took up this offer. In those days, the advertising world was dominated by English-speaking people, and anyone who didn’t know the language had little or no chance of survival. His ability not to give up came in handy and has stood him in good stead throughout. He not only learned English but mastered it. Later in his life, he set up an advertising agency and had the top-notch brand as his clients, and gave some memorable advertising campaigns in his five-decade-long career. A new chapter He is an avid reader, and loves to spend hours immersed in the world of words. The library at his house in Khar, Mumbai, has an enviable collection of Urdu literature. One day, while sitting in his room, immersed in one of Manto’s stories, it dawned upon him that after his demise, his treasure trove will be in a shambles. “A raddi wala (ragpicker) will come and collect these books and sell it to a kabadi wala (junk dealer), who will sell it to vendors. Manto will be served on a plate of bhelpuri, Chugtai will be wrapped in paan, and Krishan Chander will be wrapped on vada pavs,” he rued. The thought shook him no end, and he decided to tell those tales, some well-known, others not so known, and many of them unheard, unread, and unknown, for the benefit of the younger generation. His passion for preserving Urdu and other Indian languages and the earnest desire to promote and popularise them for the younger generation led him to pursue the idea zealously. His undying love for stories that gave birth to Katha Kathan, a virtual repository of gems from Indian languages, relayed through his online social media channels on YouTube and Soundcloud – and relived through his offline storytelling sessions, a regular feature before the lockdown. To start with, he started recording masterpieces from Urdu literature and releasing them on his YouTube channel. “One day, people might not be able to read these tales as they would no longer know the script. If these pieces are recorded and preserved, they would still be able to listen to them, whenever and wherever, and this, in a way, will preserve the treasure trove of stories for posterity,” he recounts. Initially, Gulrays thought of focussing only on Urdu literature, but once he exchanged the idea with others, he realised that the fate of other Indian languages is no different, so he widened his scope and included other “gems” of Indian literature, and featured stories in vernacular languages too. Katha Kathan was started in 2015, and to date, he has recorded more than two thousand stories for his online platforms. It is a passion project funded by his selfless desire, and in all these six years, he has made humungous investments in terms of his money, time and energy, without taking a penny from any outsider. The growth and reach of the Katha Kathan project are purely organic, be it the views or the subscribers. The numbers only show the depth of his involvement and the widespread reach of his movement to keep Urdu and other Indian languages alive. His honest endeavours have been suitably rewarded, and the former adman is now known as a connoisseur of the Urdu language, and his quintessential storytelling has won him many ardent fans and followers, and they range from celebrities to ordinary people. His popularity cuts across geographical, social, and linguistic barriers. People across the globe closely follow his work. Renowned actor Naseeruddin Shah has joined hands with him and is a regular in all Katha Kathan events. It is their shared love for Urdu that has kindled their camaraderie and friendship. Sharing an anecdote, he says, “It so happened that I was recording Ismat Apa’s stories and releasing them on my YouTube channel, one after the other. I noticed that someone called Naseeruddin Shah would invariably comment and praise my work on these uploads. At first, I thought this must be some imposter. Why would someone of Naseeruddin Shah’s stature stop by at my YouTube channel, appreciate my work and care to comment? I wondered.” After the fifth story, he received a message that he (Naseeruddin) is coming to Delhi and would like to meet Gulrays. The actor thought that Gulrays is Delhi-based. Gulrays informed him that he lives in Mumbai, and they met, discussed the stories; Shah staged those as “Aurat, Aurat, Aurat,” and it was well-received by the audience. The actor, in his magnanimity, mentioned Gulrays’ name and his contribution in every interview that he gave after his play’s astounding success. “I sometimes wonder how come a genuine soul like him still exists in this world. He never declined his invite to any Katha Kathan show,” he says. Today, the actor is relearning Urdu, and calls Gulrays whenever he comes across a difficult word or sentence. Their relationship is based on mutual respect for each other’s work. “I have also benefited immensely from this partnership, and Naseeruddin Shah has always obliged my request for the interviews. Karwan-e-Mohabbat, with which I am associated, has gained a lot from these interviews,” he says. Minding the language These days, filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj and his singer wife Rekha Bharadwaj are taking lessons in Ghalib from the connoisseur of the Urdu language. “There are two interesting anecdotes about Ghalib. One is that “if it wasn’t for many of Ghalib’s “shrah” (explanation of Ghalib by many scholars), he would have been very easy to understand. And the second one is that Ghalib is perhaps the only poet in the world whose work, if you can’t decipher, gives you double the pleasure,” says Gulrays. He thinks that if one has to understand Ghalib, one has to view his poetry through the prism of mysticism. “Ghalib himself declares in one of his couplets that he would have been considered a “Sufi” if it wasn’t for his drinking habits. Jameel insists that any effort to understand Ghalib must be made in this direction if we truly want to decipher his work,” he adds. One of his explanations has impressed Gulzar so much that he has expressed his desire to meet him. Katha Kathan celebrates the works of Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand, Sahir Ludhianvi, Krishen Chander, Ismat Chugtai, and many others, but the celebrated and controversial writer Manto remains Gulrays’ all-time favorite. “Manto continues to be misunderstood despite finding new admirers decades after his death because most people haven’t really read his work in totality. They read six or eight of his stories and dub him an obscene or a dark writer. He is neither, and there is a lot of it that needs to be explored to understand Manto’s body of work better,” he adds. Taking a walk down the memory lane, he recounts how his childhood home – his lavish bungalow in Mahim – had a portion of it rented out to Shyam, a popular actor in those days, by his father to tide over the financial crunch. Shyam and Manto were best of friends, and Manto often dropped in to see Shyam. It seems like a connection established by the umbilical cord, and Gulrays holds the prolific writer in high regard. “Why Manto decided to migrate to Pakistan is a question still debated by many. He was miserable there, as some of his letters reveal. Perhaps, he took that decision because of an incident involving his friend Shyam. Riots had hit both sides of the border. Shyam had some relatives in Lahore, and he was anxious about their safety and wellbeing in such troubled times. One day, news came that one of them had been killed, and in an inebriated state, he told Manto that he could kill him one of these days. Regaining his sobriety, he apologised, but Manto was so shaken up that he decided to leave India. The interesting bit is Shyam went to see him off at the dock, where they drank together for the last time,” recounts Gulrays. Now, in his twilight days, Gulrays could ill afford to bask in the glory days and live off comfortably. Not someone to sit on his laurels, he has been working for the Indian languages and literature because, as he says, “Languages are our homes, and we must protect them.” He rues how the millennials are losing touch with their mother tongue. “If they don’t prefer to communicate in their mother tongue, eventually they would lose touch and forget to read and write in that language. Once that happens, it would spell the death knell for these languages,” says Gulrays, explaining the real reason behind his passion project – the need to preserve these languages so that they don’t up remain a dialect for future generations. - International Yoga Day: Yoga A Day Is A Sure Shot Way To Keep Sickness Away - Dad’s the word! - Appy to Date? Not Actually! - Give ’em a ‘summer break’ - A drippy medical fad? To listen to stories, follow Jameel Gulrays on YouTube and Soundcloud. Gulrays is not just an individual but an institution. So many people claim to love Urdu, but there is no one like him. He remains one among the few sincere and selfless soldiers of the language who has been single-handedly working on this mission, regardless of the bouquet or brickbats that could come his way. A Baithak of Katha Kathan is a must on the first Saturday of every month. During the pandemic, it has moved to a virtual platform. Earlier, it was held at his home, where stories flowed along with a generous helping of snacks and beverages. These days, he has started using Clubhouse to his advantage and hosts a dramatised storytelling session with Katha Kathan Team at 10.30 pm every Sunday. These virtual sessions see story lovers from across the world in attendance. Katha Kathan’s Jashn-e-Manto featuring actor Naseeruddin Shah. Bushra Rahman, an eminent Urdu novelist across the border, once sent a message praising his style. Shah, when asked, ‘why we don’t a Zia Mohyeddin here?’ had once famously quipped, “You haven’t heard of Jameel Gulrays.” Shah’s statement sums up the sentiments of his ardent admirers, who come from across the world, belong to different age groups, and speak different languages. The common thread binding them all is their love for stories in Urdu and other Indian languages. And the tribe is growing every day. A devoted Urdu lover, he has a team of young volunteers growing under his tutelage at Katha Kathan to keep the love for languages and stories alight. He quotes a couplet of Majrooh Sultanpuri in the parting, and that succinctly sums up his illustrious journey. “Maiñ akelā hī chalā thā jānib-e-manzil magar log saath aate ga.e aur kārvāñ bantā gayā.” The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in. Few people dare now to say that two beings have fallen in love because they have looked at each other. 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Santa Anita Bonsai Society A community dedicated to the study and appreciation of the ancient art of Bonsai. We have another great evening of bonsai planned for April. Our guest will be Ted Matson, so it will be an opportunity to learn the critical details of bonsai development. Ted has the wonderful ability to communicate his knowledge very clearly throughout his demonstrations. It is always a pleasure to watch and listen. Ted began studying bonsai in San Francisco in 1979. He moved to the Los Angeles area in 1980, and over time, studied with Ben Suzuki, Shig and Roy Nagatoshi, Melba Tucker, Warren Hill, and John Naka. Ted started teaching bonsai classes at his home in the late 1980’s. In 2008 he began working at bonsai full time. Ted is a member of Descanso Bonsai Society, California Shohin Society, California Bonsai Society, and Nampu Kai. He oversees both the GSBF and Huntington bonsai collections, including more than 400 trees. There are approximately 70 trees on display at a time. He has chaired both the GSBF Convention and the California Shohin Society Seminars and has done workshops and demonstrations across the U.S. Ted’s demonstration material will be Mexican Guava. The demo tree will be in our raffle. He is bringing additional examples of the same material that can be purchased for a great price by anyone interested. Join us for a fun evening. Meeting Time And Place: April 13, 2019 at 7pm LAC Arboretum/ Palm Room Our Southern California weather is back and everything is growing and blooming. Now is when we need to watch our trees closely and not let them get “leggy”. It is important to nip or pinch terminal buds on each branch. This will force side branches to grow and create a more dense foliage mass while also shortening the internodes. As branches grow, watch the underside for downward growth and the topside for unwanted upward growth. Keep an eye on excessive growth in the upper portion of your trees that will draw energy away from lower branches. We are still in repotting season also. Repotting helps stimulate new growth, and our trees love new soil and a little extra space to grow. If you are changing pots, prepare the new pot with screens over the drain holes and tie-down wire to hold the tree in place prior to removing the tree from its current pot. If you are using the same pot again, keep the tree roots moist while cleaning and prepping the pot for reuse. I enjoy the sight of a newly repotted tree. You can almost see the refreshed tree generating new roots and shoots. We love seeing our trees thrive during the spring, but the fast growth requires our attention to maintain even growth from top to bottom. Enjoy the season, but be observant and diligent. March 2019 Meeting Highlights We had plenty of member trees available for our workshop with Lindsay Shiba. He was able to spend quality time with each member while doing a wide variety of work. A couple of trees received their first styling as bonsai with the member’s participation. Lindsay provided pruning and styling advice for all the trees, and tree owners worked with him to improve their material. Lindsay talked about each tree, so all our members were able to learn from his vision. Multiple varieties of trees were involved, so advice and techniques differed from tree to tree. We got a very well-rounded presentation, and participating members went home with revitalized trees. Workshops are a good opportunity for developing the quality of our trees, and Lindsay’s help and advice was greatly appreciated. SABS membership is growing … Thank You! Membership in SABS is available anytime of the year . If you first join SABS during Oct-Dec then your membership is current until Dec of the following year. For renewing members the dues are requested each January. Our membership dues are vital to SABS remaining financially viable. It has been exciting to see how SABS’s membership has grown during the past year. Thanks for your participation and support. The SABS Newsletter is one of the “perks” of belonging to our club and is sent via email or US mail to all of our current members The newsletter will always be available on our website www.sabonsai.org Visitors always welcome at our meetings….come check out SABS anytime April 27-28 San Diego Bonsai Club 54th Annual Spring Show Casa del Prado Rm 101, Balboa Park May 4-5 Dai Ichi Bonsai Kai 34th Annual Exhibit and Sale Demos both days at 1pm, dinner reception Sat. at 6pm May 25,26, 27 Santa Anita Bonsai Society Annual Memorial Day Weekend Show L.A. County Arboretum, 9a-4p, vendors, sales area, demos each day at 1pm Come Join Us Date: April 13, 2019 LAC Arboretum, Palm Room 301 N. Baldwin Ave Arcadia, CA 91007 Board Meeting 6PM before general meeting Everyone welcome - we’re planning our show 2019 Monthly Meeting Dates April 13 - Ted Matson May 11 - Al Nelson Workshop June 8 - Steve Valentine April 13 - Y.S. Farn, Lorraine Miles, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Liz Do May 11 - David & Debra Mauzy-Melitz, Dick Ryerson, Mike Kelly, Victor Shelton June 8 -David & Jenny Tsai, Daniel Deephouse More sign up opportunities will be available at upcoming meetings
Associating sentence example It is useful for associating with plants of fine foliage. He revived nominalism by collecting and uniting isolated opinions upon the meaning of universals into a compact system, and popularized his views by associating them with the logical principles which were in his day commonly taught in the universities, He linked the doctrines of nominalism on to the principles of the logic of Psellus, which had been introduced into the West in the Summulae of Peter of Spain, and made them intelligible to common understandings. From grinding her own pigments to dressing up in Tudor costume to associating with historical re-enactors she will strive for the greatest authenticity possible. Even younger readers are sometimes attracted to the comic book format simply because of the pictures, and beginning readers can practice reading skills by associating pictures with words. 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Many children overcome shyness by themselves, some through associating with younger children, which allows them to display leadership behavior, still others through contact with other sociable children. These teens have a distorted view of pregnancy, seeing it as a status symbol or associating pregnancy with adulthood. It was preferred for parties when it was still considered not quite acceptable for a shirtless man to be associating with a group of women.Advertisement Since those popular entertainment appearances, the prestige of associating diamonds with the eternal has grown, including world-renowned De Beers adopting the slogan "a diamond is forever" as one of their corporate icons. The distance that some may feel when associating with other signs of the zodiac is not a problem that Aries suffers. They like motion and often learn best by physically manipulating objects or by associating concepts with movement. 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The manakins are peculiar to the Neotropical Region and have many of the habits of the titmouse family (Paridae), living in deep forests, associating in small bands, and keeping continually in motion, but feeding almost wholly on the large soft berries of the different kinds of Melastoma. Associating the nude solely with the performance of menial tasks, he deemed it worse than a solecism to transfer such subjects to his canvas, and thus a wide field of- motive was closed to him.Advertisement He elevates the present by associating it with the past and future of the world, and sanctifies it by seeing in it the fulfilment of a divine purpose. In associating St Pelagia with St Marina, St Margaret, and others, of whom either the name or the legend recalls Pelagia, Hermann Usener has endeavoured to show by a series of subtle deductions that this saint is only a Christian travesty of Aphrodite. At first inclined to conservatism, he afterwards became an exponent of the mediating theology (Vermittelungs-theologie), and ultimately a liberal theologian and advanced critic. Associating himself with the "German Protestant Union" (Deutsche Protestanten-verein), he defended the community's claim to autonomy, the cause of universal suffrage in the church and the rights of the laity. Papyrus and many dated inscriptions fix the succession and length of reign of the eight kings very accurately; The troubled times that the kingdom had passed through taught the long-lived monarchs the precaution of associating a competent successor on the throne. He took rather a prominent part in the discussions at the council, associating himself with Felix Dupanloup and with Georges Darboy, archbishop of Paris, in his opposition to the doctrine of Infallibility, and supporting their arguments from his vast knowledge of ecclesiastical history.Advertisement A strand of wampum, consisting of purple and white shell-beads or a belt woven with figures formed by beads of different colours, operated on the principle of associating a particular fact with a particular string or figure, thus giving a serial arrangement to the facts as well as fidelity to the memory. But, unlike the pope, he gave ear to the popular cry for redress of political grievances; and persisted in associating with the baronial opposition, even after he was ordered by Innocent to excommunicate them as disturbers of the peace. Though sometimes assembling in troops of from thirty to fifty, and then generally associating with zebras or with some of the larger antelopes, ostriches commonly, and especially in the breeding season, live in companies of not more than four or five, one of which is a cock and the rest are hens. Founding ethics on the native and cultivable capacity in men to appreciate worth in men and actions, and, like the ancient Greek thinkers whom he followed, associating the apprehension of morality with the apprehension of beauty, he makes morality wholly independent of scriptural enactment, and still more, of theological forecasting of future bliss or agony. But the determination of the birds which should be technically considered "Teals," and belong to the genus Nettion, as distinguished from other groups of Anatinae, is a task not yet successfully attempted, and much confusion has been caused by associating with them such species as the Garganey and its allies of the group Querquedula.Advertisement A venerated tree in modern Palestine will owe its sanctity to some tradition, associating it, it may be, with some saint; the Israelites in their turn held the belief that the sacred tree at Hebron was one beneath which their first ancestor sat when three divine beings revealed themselves to him. Especially interesting are the traditions associating the same figure or incident with widely separated localities. The division that Louis the Pious made at Aix in 817 among his three sons, Lothair, Pippin and Louis, was of like character, since he reserved the supreme authority for himself, only associating Lothair, the eldest, with him in the government of the empire. Above all, he had secured the future by associating his son Robert with him on the throne; and although the nobles and the archbishop of Reims were disturbed by this suspension of the feudal right of election, and tried to oppose it, they were unsuccessful. In his last years Philip left the duty of repelling the attacks of his Norman and other enemies to his son Louis, associating him with himself, as "king-designate," some time between the 24th of May 1098 and the 25th of September 110o.Advertisement It will assuage the fears of subscribers worried about publicly associating themselves with fiction. The species is also known to be highly gregarious, associating with other small cetaceans in mixed species groups. In associating itself with commerce philosophy behaved just like a young noblewoman who marries a commoner whom she supposes to be an honest man. You merely think by associating it with ' Roman Catholicism or whatever ' you will make it sound sinister. In the wild state it is gregarious, associating in herds of ten, twenty or more individuals, and, though it may under certain circumstances become dangerous, it is generally inoffensive and even timid, fond of shade and solitude and the neighbourhood of water.Advertisement Scholars agree in associating the earliest concordats with the celebrated contest about investitures (q.v.), which so profoundly agitated Christian Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries. At the same time he corrected the error made by Illiger in associating the Phalaropes with these forms, rightly declaring their relationship to Tringa (see Sandpiper), a point of order which other systematists were long in admitting. Important as the ring is throughout the tetralogy, Wagner would no more think of associating a theme with it for its own sake than he would think of associating a theme with Wotan's hat. Securities were taken against the revolt of slaves by not associating those of the same nationality and language; they were sometimes fettered to prevent flight, and, after a first attempt at escape, branded to facilitate their recovery. The difficulty first arises in elementary mensuration, where it is partly met by associating arithmetical and geometrical measurement with the cardinal and the ordinal aspects of number respectively (see Arithmetic).Advertisement All day long in their play-time and work-time Miss Sullivan kept spelling into her pupil's hand, and by that Helen Keller absorbed words, just as the child in the cradle absorbs words by hearing thousands of them before he uses one and by associating the words with the occasion of their utterance. And latterly, to her surprise and bewilderment, Princess Mary noticed that her father was really associating more and more with the Frenchwoman. At the same time, there was a peculiar appropriateness in associating the Sabbath with the doctrine that Yahweh is the Creator of all things; for we see from Isa. In the first place it increased the visibility of the signalling instrument; in the second place it brought that instrument into the position in which it could most readily catch the operator's eye; and finally it eliminated the effort involved in associating one piece of apparatus with another and in finding that other. If Peter really thought of taking the administration into his own hands, he very soon abandoned the idea and returned to the irregular suburban life he had led during his half- Peter the sister's regency - associating with foreigners who could Great, teach him the mechanical arts of the West, drilling 1689- troops, building and sailing boats, forming projects 1725. On the whole the remarks of this esteemed author do not go much beyond such as might occur to any one who had made a study of a good series of specimens; but many of them are published for the first time, and the author is careful to insist on the necessity of not resting solely on sternal characters, but associating with them those drawn from other parts of the body. They hailed it as their guard and protector; and, associating with its apparent watchfulness the well-known fidelity of the dog, they called it the "dog-star" and worshipped it. He strengthened the position of his family and provided for the security of his kingdom by associating his two sons, Recared and Hermenegild, with himself in the kingly office and placing parts of the land under their rule. He studied law, and while still young took to politics, associating himself with the most advanced movements, writing articles for the anarchist journal Le Peuple, and directing the Lanterne for some time. He was so often accused by political purists for associating politically with men of discredited reputation that his own picturesque statement of his conversion to a belief that in legislative or administrative politics one must work with all sorts and conditions of men is illuminating. While refusing to acknowledge the Roman Church as the true church, he allowed it to be a true church and a branch of the Catholic body, at the same time emphasizing the perils of knowingly associating with error; and with regard to the English Church he denied that the acceptance of all its articles was necessary. Further, internal peculiarities associating events now at Sinai-Horeb with those at Kadesh support the view that Kadesh was their true scene, and it is to be noticed that in Ex. But it was to pastoral work, and not to academic duty, that he thenceforth devoted himself, associating with it, and scarcely placing on a lower level, the affectionate discharge of his duties as a son and brother. 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Everyone gets some form of laryngitis every now and then. Whether it is from illness or from voice use, the cause of the voice loss/hoarseness is pretty much always the same: swollen and irritated vocal cords. Here are some strategies to help. Not a sexy answer, I know, but it’s still number one. Once the vocal cords are injured, they need space to recover. And every time you make sound, they slam into each other. So you can see that taking a break from voice use is important for healing. If you sprain an ankle, you wouldn’t expect to go for a regular run the next day. You gently return it to function. And just like you can’t instantly un-sprain an ankle, you can’t un-swell vocal cords either. So take it easy as you heal. Staying hydrated is a no-brainer here, especially if you are sick. Water, herbal tea, other beverages without caffeine or sugar are ideal. Drink enough that you “pee pale” all the time. Inhale steam or nebulized saline Nothing we drink touches the actual vocal cords, but everything we breathe does. Inhaling humidified air is extremely helpful for vocal recovery. For detailed information about drinking fluids and inhaling steam or nebulized saline, check out my blog post, Why you need to keep your voice moist (That’s right, I said moist!) here. Honey has been shown to reduce cough. Ginger and garlic have a myriad of health benefits including antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Anecdotally, licorice, hyssop, marshmallow, slippery elm, eucalyptus, and peppermint are touted as being beneficial to the voice. A word of caution: It’s easy to assume that all natural remedies are harmless, but if something is powerful enough to help, it is also powerful enough to do damage. And some natural remedies can negatively impact the effects of prescription medications. So always consult with a medical professional before taking any new substances. This article from St. Luke’s Hospital on complementary and alternative medicine treatments for laryngitis has some more great information. Determine if dietary changes would be helpful If acid reflux is a component to your hoarseness, dietary changes might be in order. My post Is acid reflux secretly messing with your voice? has more details about this situation. Gentle voice use as you regain vocal health While voice rest is important, total rest is rarely recommended for more than two or three days. If you can comfortably make sound, you can start with some gentle humming. If you are familiar with other voice exercises for forward placement, those would be good here. When you do talk, you want to keep your voice as clear as possible without pushing. You probably won’t be loud, but you also don’t want to be breathy. Think of talking over your throat rather than through it. Consult with a healthcare provider about medications that might be helpful Depending on the cause and nature of the vocal cord injury, as well as your vocal demands, medications might be an option. Consult with a doctor if your hoarseness continues for more than 2 weeks. Don’t beat yourself up! This one is especially meaningful for performers, as there can be a stigma attached to vocal injury in singers. This is ridiculous! When an athlete gets injured we don’t chalk it up to poor technique, we understand this comes with the territory. Same is true for vocal athletes. So rest, recover, and keep doing your best! If you could use assistance with any of these steps, reach out to schedule a session!
I want to share with you my absolute most favorite recipe for homemade strawberry cake. For some reason, good from-scratch strawberry cake recipes are really hard to find. There are a wealth of recipes that use strawberry-flavored jello, strawberry extract, and a boxed cake mix but what if you want to make a cake to put a dent in that gallon bag of strawberries you have in the freezer? If you ask me, strawberries just might be the world’s most perfect fruit. Well, pretty darn perfect as long as they’re ripe and clean 🙂 Decadent enough to be considered dessert on their own, they most certainly don’t need artificially flavored Jello and food coloring to bring out the best in them. If you are still looking for a good, completely-from-scratch strawberry cake without Yellow No. 5 and Red No. 6, this should go on the top of your must-try list. The cake is nice and moist, has a prominent strawberry flavor, and it’s pink! From nothin‘ but strawberries. “This is so cool! Listen to this: Potatoes, sunflower oil, and salt. That’s all!” My husband was really excited. I stared at him from across the booth at Jason’s Deli, no doubt a little puzzled at the time. He was reading the ingredients on a bag of potato chips and was completely blown away that the manufacturer was only selling us potato chips in our bag of potato chips. I was a little surprised myself. Ingredient labels on packaged foods can sometimes be a little daunting – and sometimes extremely disappointing (cough Central Market and their pistachio-less Pistachio Muffins cough). I’m most definitely not anti-packaged foods. I always have a couple boxes of Duncan Hines cake mix in my pantry. There’s nothing worse than being wide awake at 1am and having nothing sweet to munch on or getting smacked with a chocolate craving when the weather is too bad to leave the house. French Vanilla cupcakes, straight out of the oven, are the best! And your house still smells wonderful when you come downstairs the next day. That being said, I do mostly bake from scratch because it’s fun. You know, “fun” to realize that you don’t have enough sugar, “fun” to get started and realize that there is actually an over-night step involved, or “fun” to realize that what you thought was a box of cake flour in the bottom drawer of the pantry was actually a misplaced box of Lucky Charms. You know. “Fun.” This has been the most popular recipe on my site for over 3 years now. I’ve tried to condense the most common questions and comments from the comments below into a FAQ. Please do take a second to skim through so you get the best tasting cake from your efforts! Strawberry Cake FAQ Why is the cake in the picture three layers and the recipe only for two? Because I doubled the recipe (4 layers) and froze the extra layer. If you want a 3-layer cake, you can do the same. Or just increase the recipe by 50% for the third layer (you’ll need 3 pans). Why is my cake a different color than yours? All of the color and flavor comes from the berries. Use the best, ripest berries you can find during strawberry season – all red berries with little/no white. Out-of-season berries that have been shipped half a world away won’t give you a pretty pink cake or much strawberry flavor so consider using frozen (no sugar added) berries instead. If your color/flavor is lacking, it was the berries. For the strawberry puree, I’ve found that cooking the strawberries down gives the cake a more vibrant color (see the cupcake picture above) and a stronger strawberry flavor. To do this using fresh strawberries, rough chop the strawberries, toss with sugar, and let sit for an hour or so until nice and juicy. Add 1/4 cup water and then simmer in a small sauce pan for 15-20 minutes, until the berries are very soft. To do this using frozen strawberries, place the thawed berries and any accumulated juices into a small sauce pan and then simmer 15-20 minutes, until the berries are very soft. Pour into a fine strainer set over a bowl. With a rubber spatula or spoon, scrape and press the strawberries through the strainer until all of the juice is in the bowl and you’re only left with the juiceless pulp (don’t rush this step – it’s important). Discard the pulp and transfer the juice back to the sauce pan. Reduce the liquid down to 1/2 cup and cool. Proceed with the recipe, using 1/2 cup of milk. What is this “cooked puree” business? That wasn’t here last time I made this cake. See the previous question. If you use the cooked puree method described above, you’ll use 1/2 cup cooked puree + 1/2 cup milk. If you use the original method described in the recipe below, you’ll use 3/4 cup fresh puree + 1/4 cup milk. What did you fill the cake in the picture with? I used Quick Buttercream Frosting and leftover strawberry puree (from the recipe below). What can I do with the extra strawberry puree You won’t have extra puree if you use the cook method. Otherwise, fold it into some of the frosting or use it between the cake layers (as pictured). Is the cake strong enough to support fondant and tiering? Yes! I’ve done both with no problems. Can I make the cake into cupcakes? Of course! Check the cupcakes for doneness around 20 minutes. How can I make this cake gluten-free? I have no experience with gluten-free baking, but Marianna has offered some great tips in her comments below. Fresh Strawberry Cake A completely from-scratch, fresh strawberry cake. No jello, food coloring, or artificial flavors! - For the strawberry puree: - 24 oz very ripe strawberries, hulled (or no-sugar-added frozen strawberries) - 1-2 tsp sugar (optional) - (see FAQ above for alternate strawberry puree method) - For the cake: - 1/4-1/2 cup milk, at room temperature - 6 large egg whites, room temperature (4 whole eggs can be substituted, per reader comments) - 2 tsp vanilla extract - 2 1/4 cup cake flour, sifted - 1 3/4 cup sugar - 4 tsp baking powder - 1 tsp salt - 12 Tbsp unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), at room temp - If frozen strawberries in whatever form (sliced, whole, etc) and in whatever container/bag you have them in. Pour into a fine strainer placed over a bowl and let sit. Lightly toss the strawberries occasionally to remove any pockets of excess liquid. Reserve the liquid for another use or discard (see FAQ above for alternate use of the liquid). - If using fresh strawberries, just hull, slice and toss with a teaspoon or two of sugar and cover. Let them sit at room temperature for a couple of hours, until nice and juicy. - Place strawberries in a food processor or blender and puree. - Reserve 3/4 cup puree for the cake. (If you are using the cooked puree method from the FAQ above, you will only use 1/2 cup puree.) - Use leftover puree to fill the cake or fold into the frosting, if desired (you will not have leftover puree if you use the cooked puree method). It's also fabulous spooned over ice cream... and eaten straight with a spoon. - Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare two 8- or 9-inch pans: spray inside with baking spray with flour (or use some sort of grease/flour combination). - In small bowl, combine puree, milk (if you used the cooked puree method in the FAQ above, you'll use 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of puree; if you did not cook your puree, use 1/4 cup of milk and 3/4 cup of puree), egg, vanilla and mix with fork until well blended. In bowl of stand mixer, add sifted flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix to combine. Continue beating at slow speed and add butter. Mix until combined and resembling moist crumbs. - Add wet ingredients and beat at medium speed for about 1 minute or until full and evenly combined. Stop mixer to scrape down the sides of the bowl and hand beat for 30 more seconds. - Note: The batter will not get any pinker in the oven so if you're disappointed in the color from your berries, maybe consider adding a drop or two of pink or red food coloring. - Divide the batter evenly among the pans and smooth tops. - Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (time will vary). Let cakes rest in pan for about 10 minutes and turn out onto wire racks. Let cakes cool completely (about 2 hours). Yields: 1 2-layer cake (8 or 9 inches) or 24 cupcakes Estimated time: 40 minutes
Barbecue is eaten all over the country in many ways. Some people have different bases for their sauces or cook theirs at a different temperature than others. Although, it might all seem the same to you it isn’t. It tastes different, smells different, and is prepared differently. One of my dad’s friends Chris (everyone calls him Crafty though), is a barbecue judge! He is from South Carolina and judges barbecue based on a few things: taste, smell, and how the chef prepared it. While he was in New York, we took him out for his birthday to Pik Nik BBQ in Tarrytown where he gave me some tips on barbecue. When I got there, we sat down and he told me something that is the number one priority for good barbecue: Low and slow, not high and fast. What that means is you cannot rush the barbecue. You have to put it at a low temperature so the meat can cook and also kind of fall apart when you eat it. When you cook it on a high temperature, it doesn’t get to really absorb the sauce or break down. On the other hand, when you cook it on a low temperature, the opposite thing happens. It breaks down and it absorbs the sauce. Now which option would you pick? For me, I would definitely pick the second option. After Crafty talked to me about how to cook barbecue, we ordered our food and drinks. For drinks, we got South Carolina Sweet Tea. Then, for dinner we ordered burnt ends, pulled pork, brisket, and ribs. The sides were brussels sprouts and bacon, baked beans, and mac & cheese. Now I know that you might think that South Carolina Sweet Tea is just normal tea, but it is very sweet and is a popular South Carolina drink. It is delicious!!! It is exactly what it is called. It is really sweet, but not too overpowering which makes it delicious. Shortly after we got our drinks, we got the burnt ends. I was so excited! My favorite thing to eat if we are having barbecue is burnt ends. Pik Nik doesn’t have burnt ends on their menu, but they gave us some that they happened to have in the back. Crafty told me as they got to the table what we were looking for in good burnt ends. We smelled them as part of the procedure and then we ate them. They were delicious! They melted in your mouth, and if you let it sit in your mouth you would be able to savor the succulent pieces of heaven in your mouth. It was delicious and Crafty agreed we both thought they were absolutely delicious. As we finished the delicious burnt ends graciously given to us by our waiter, the ribs came out. We again followed the procedure and when we tasted the ribs they were super good, but Crafty did say that there was some membrane that was under the bone which you can eat, but is just not something that they look for in good ribs when they are judging. Besides that the ribs were awesome and I recommend getting them if you go there. After the ribs, everything else got to the table: the pulled pork, the brisket, the bacon and brussels sprouts, mac & cheese, and finally, the baked beans. The brisket was very good, but sadly I only got a little taste because it was a big hit at our table. I enjoyed the pork a lot. The only thing I have to say is that it was a little dry, but the ketchup based sauce on the table made it very good and moist. Now, we have the sides. For some reason, sides always seem the most exciting part of the menu. Sometimes I get a dish because it has such an amazing side. Weird, right? Anyways the sides were amazing, I think we got the best sides on the menu. The brussels sprouts in the brussels sprout and bacon dish were very crispy. The bacon was also very crispy and they both went very well together. The mac & cheese was amazing!! It was ooey and gooey and the crust of bread crumbs on top was a wonderful pairing, as well adding another level of textures. The last side was the baked beans. It was the best side! It had chorizo which added a lot of flavor to it it. Overall the sides were amazing!!! Pik Nik had very good food, and I thought it was very kid friendly. I would love to go there again and I think you should too.
I may receive a commission if you purchase through links in this post. I am not a doctor; please consult your practitioner before changing your supplement or healthcare regimen. Learn how to make Cabbage Noodles as a wonderful grain-free replacement for pasta — gluten-free, low carb and great for anti-inflammatory diets like AIP, this recipe is also Paleo, Keto, Whole30 and GAPS-friendly. Plus, scroll down to see some great topping ideas and recipes! While Cabbage Noodles don’t taste “just like” noodles made with grains, we love this recipe and how satisfying a meal can be made with this healthy vegetable — truly delicious, and they won’t weigh you down. I enjoy pasta-style Cabbage Noodles with Marinara or No-Tomato (AIP) Sauce JUST as much as I used to enjoy real pasta! This Complete Guide to Cabbage Noodles teaches you how to either braise or boil your noodles, whichever you prefer. And, depending on your diet, see the variety of sauces to put on top below! Whether Gluten-free, Paleo, AIP or Keto, you’ll love sauce, add-ons and even meatballs on top of your Cabbage Noodles! How to make braised Cabbage Noodles Economical yet gourmet, the pan juices and wilted goodness of braised Cabbage Noodles are comfort food with an elegant finish. De-glazing the pan with broth or scant vinegar, starting with bacon fat and sea salt, you get a silky, caramelized noodle. Here’s how to make braised Cabbage Noodles: - Cut the cabbage into quarters. Cut out the core, and cut the cabbage into strips — as thick or thin as you like. I like fettuccine thickness. Watch the video below (in the recipe Notes) to see how! 🙂 - Next, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. When it is very hot, add your fat of choice (bacon fat is wonderful), and swirl to coat the pan. Add the cabbage plus a bit of sea salt, and sauté until the cabbage is almost tender — about 5 minutes. - After sautéing, you’ll add a small amount of broth, plus a little optional vinegar (usually apple cider vinegar is used) to de-glaze the pan. De-glazing might sound fancy, but it’s just a way of harvesting all the good sticky bits off the bottom of the pan and consolidating that flavor into a glaze that coats the Cabbage Noodles. - Lastly, reduce the heat, cover, and slow-simmer the noodles until your desired tenderness is reached — five to ten minutes. As a rule, a crowded pan increases the cooking time. PRO TIP: Use a big skillet. Crowding the cabbage slows down the cooking and allows less surface area for sautéing. Broth and Vinegar Choose just broth to de-glaze if you want a neutral flavored noodle. Or vinegar is often used in German cooking. Braised Cabbage Noodles de-glazed with vinegar are a little bit tangy and taste great served with sausages. That’s it! Now taste your noodles, and add a little more sea salt if desired, to taste. Or your sauce may add all the flavor you need. You can also finish braised cabbage by briefly cooking with fresh or dried ginger, to create a fitting spicy nuance. For those not doing the AIP diet, you can add freshly ground pepper. How to make boiled Cabbage Noodles Nothing could be simpler, and yet the result creates a great meal: - Bring a large saucepan or stock pot of water to a boil. As with braised Cabbage Noodles, simply quarter and core your whole cabbage (watch video how-to in the recipe Notes). - Add sea salt to the boiling water, add your sliced raw cabbage, and boil for up to 5 minutes, or as little a 3, until you’ve reached your desired doneness. - Strain, as you would pasta, top with your favorite pasta toppings, and serve. Toppings for all ancestral eating As mentioned, Cabbage Noodles are great for a variety of real food diets: Gluten-free, AIP, Paleo, Keto, Whole30 and GAPS. Most of you know what toppings you like on pasta! I’m going to highlight toppings specifically for the AIP and Keto diets below, to assist with what CAN be eaten on these diets (which are very different and specific). The rest of you can most likely have most of the options listed. (Although, for Whole30, obviously avoid any dairy recipes given for Keto.) AIP Cabbage Noodles toppings No-Tomato Sauce that’s nightshade-free Nomato Sauce, Cabbage Noodles & Meatballs is one of those casual meals that makes everyone full and happy. Nightshade-free, Paleo, AIP and GAPS, this nourishing dinner truly satisfies like a big plate of pasta — but better! The No-Tomato (a.k.a. Nomato) Sauce recipe I share below is something I decided to try back in 2015, while taking a break from nightshades. Nightshades, as you may already know, are a category of produce than can exacerbate inflammation. So often times, those of us with autoimmune conditions, especially those following the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP diet), will forgo this whole group of vegetables and fruits to find added relief from inflammatory symptoms. If you haven’t had No-Tomato Sauce yet, you’ll be amazed, really, how similar to tomato sauce it is! I didn’t set out to make it taste JUST like tomato sauce, but more to create a yummy red sauce. But the lime juice and other flavors really marry so beautifully, so you do get a very tomato-y, delicious flavor and texture. If you’re not avoiding nightshades, I still recommend No-Tomato Sauce for anything but a low-carb diet. Served over cabbage, with meatballs, it’s one yummy meal! If you’ve got produce to process — beets, carrots and turnips — this is a great way to use them! No-Tomato Sauce freezes beautifully. You can even make a big batch for convenient, healthful, future meals. (We also enjoy the leftover sauce with chicken.) Find the Instant Pot version of No-Tomato Sauce HERE. Other great AIP toppings for Cabbage Noodles are: - chopped cooked bacon, roasted slices of delicata squash and fresh or dried sage - AIP-compliant sliced sausages, sautéed onions and garlic + fresh herbs - pan-fried or oven-roasted chicken with pan juices or gravy Keto Cabbage Noodles toppings For a great Keto and Low Carb meal, whip up a batch of Cabbage Noodles. Then serve with a variety of sauce and protein options: - Low Carb Marinara Sauce - Blender Cheese Sauce with cooked up ground beef or fried up sausages - Peanut Butter Stew - Creamy Lemon Chicken with Garlic - Creamy Garlic Mushrooms with Bacon … and Steak Low carb Cabbage Noodles are a great base for so many wonderful toppings. A full serving of Cabbage Noodles has 3 to 4 net carbs, depending on your appetite. Meatballs with Cabbage Noodles Meatballs are easy, affordable, and everyone loves them. I include a recipe for Paleo, AIP, Keto, GAPS, Whole30, Gluten-free Meatballs below where I bake them on a cookie sheet OR poach them in simmering bone broth — so very little work to cook them while the noodles cook. Complete Guide to Cabbage Noodles (pasta alternative!) — Paleo, AIP, Keto, GF - Crock Pot or saucepan - 1 head green cabbage core removed and thinly sliced; (see video how-to below) - ¼ cup bone broth - 2 Tablespoons bacon fat or traditional fat of choice - 1-½ Tablespoons apple cider vinegar or balsamic vinegar (optional) - 1 teaspoon sea salt - ¼ teaspoon dried ginger , optional OR (not AIP) freshly ground black pepper Optional Marinara Sauce or AIP No-Tomato Sauce (see recipe Notes below for recipe) OPTIONAL: Meatballs (AIP, Keto, Paleo, GF, Whole30, GAPS) - 2 pounds ground turkey thigh or other ground meat of choice; pork is good or a combination of two meats works well - 2 Tablespoons coconut aminos optional - 2 teaspoons dried thyme or a combination of other dried herbs: sage, rosemary, oregano, basil - 1½ teaspoons sea salt - ¼ teaspoon dried ginger OR (not AIP) freshly ground pepper, to taste - To cut cabbage: Cut the cabbage in half. Cut each half in half again, so you have 4 quarters. Cut down at a diagonal to remove the core from each quarter. Slice each quarter into strips, about 1/3" each. (See how-to video below in recipe Notes.) Braised Cabbage Noodles (like sautéing, but the pan is de-glazed) - Heat large sauté pan over medium-high heat until very hot. Add fat, then cabbage and sea salt. Sauté for 5 minutes; then turn heat to low and cover for 5 minutes. - Add the broth and vinegar to deglaze the pan, scraping up any bits that are stuck and folding the noodles to distribute the pan sauces. Taste one "noodle" to see how crunchy it is and if you want your noodles softer. If so, reduce heat to low, cover and slow simmer 5 more minutes. Serve. Top with preferred sauce, cooked bacon pieces, fresh herbs and/or optional Meatballs. Boiled Cabbage Noodles (alternative to braising/sautéing) - Over high heat, bring large saucepan or stock pot of water to a boil. - Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt. Add all the sliced raw cabbage noodles. Give them a stir. - Reduce heat slightly as needed to keep the water simmering or slow-boiling. Cook noodles about 5 minutes (or as few as 3 minutes for a more al dente doneness). - Strain and serve, topped with favorite toppings. - In a large mixing bowl: Sprinkle coconut aminos, herbs, sea salt and optional ginger/pepper over ground meat. Mix it into the meat; but don't over-mix. Form meatballs, whatever size you like. I prefer large meatballs (about 1"+ in diameter) because they remain moist inside and they're faster to make. - To poach: Poach these in simmering bone broth until they float and are cooked through when cut open in the middle, about 15 to 20 minutes if the broth is simmering, depending on their size. To bake: Bake them on a cookie sheet, at 375 degrees Fahrenheit, until cooked through, about 20 minutes, depending on their size. How to Cut Cabbage Noodles video OPTIONAL: AIP No-Tomato Sauce OR for Keto, use Marinara SauceIngredients - 4 medium carrots, cut in half - 1 small beet - 1 small-medium turnip - ⅔ cup bone broth - 3 Tablespoons lime juice, fresh - 1 inch nub fresh ginger root, chopped roughly - 1-½ inch nub fresh turmeric root, chopped roughly - 2 cloves fresh garlic, chopped roughly - 2 teaspoons fresh oregano, or use 1 tsp. dried - ¼ teaspoon sea salt - Vegetables can be steamed, or simmered until tender in bone broth. (If you have a pot of simmering bone broth already cooking, just pop veggies into the simmering broth, and have them cook without any effort.) Either way, cook veggies until they're very tender: carrots, turnip and beets. - Place the ⅔ cup bone broth in blender. Add slightly cooled, cooked veggies. Add remaining ingredients as well: lime juice, ginger, turmeric, garlic, oregano and sea salt. - Purée until smooth, 30 to 50 seconds. You will have a thick, beautiful sauce. How much this recipe makesYou'll have meatballs and sauce leftover, which for us is always a good thing. Double the cabbage recipe, if you prefer, using two pans for the added quantity. Keto Carb countThe nutritional information for this recipe reflects just the Braised Cabbage Noodles (not the optional sauce or meat toppings). How to incorporate bone broth Bone broth can be used in this recipe to de-glaze the Braised Cabbage Noodles. But if you intend to serve this dish with Meatballs or the AIP Nomato Sauce, you can also use bone broth as an easy, nutritious way to poach the meatballs and veggies — like a Chinese hot pot. I usually have bone broth cooking OR ready to use. I keep it on hand, but also find it very easy to make last minute in my Instant Pot. You can keep this simmering savory goodness to make life easier. On the days or nights when there’s little time to cook, use broth to cook veggies or poach meat. Nothing could be simpler and it makes meat moist, veggies EASY, and the broth, well, it makes the broth taste like whatever you’ve cooked in it, which is fine. Nutrition in cabbage Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable, in the same family as broccoli and cauliflower. It is credited for: - assisting in phase 2 detoxification - being high in fiber - its provision of Thiamin, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Folate and Manganese (source)
The other day, I spotted a solitary ripe banana languishing on the counter. In my household, ripe bananas mean it’s time to do some baking! Rummaging through the fridge and pantry, I found some leftover homemade caramel sauce and an unopened bag of pecans, and the idea hit me: caramel banana pecan muffins! But of course, it’s hard to bake much with a single banana, so I bought a few more at the store. I ate a couple, they ripened to their prime baking state, I baked these muffins, and I found myself left with…a solitary ripe banana. D’oh! Right back where I started. These caramel banana pecan muffins are like a cross between banana bread and sticky buns. I’ll give you a moment to imagine that and to start salivating… The bananas give the muffins a deliciously moist crumb, the pecans provide a nice crunch, and the caramel infuses the tops with a lovely golden color and juuuust enough decadence to get your morning off to a delicious start. I tucked a bit of caramel sauce inside the muffins as well, but the batter absorbed it while baking: you can’t see the caramel, but the flavor is there, subtly dispersed throughout the muffins. If you want to see little pockets of caramel, I recommend cutting up caramel candies and sprinkling the pieces throughout the batter. I adapted this recipe from Erin’s “healthy banana nut muffins” over at Well Plated by Erin. I daresay I un-healthified them a tad with the caramel sauce, but I slightly reduced the calories from sweeteners elsewhere, so maybe it almost balances out? Anyway, I also subbed light mayo for Greek yogurt, since I don’t typically buy Greek yogurt, but you can use whichever is more convenient for you. I know that baking with mayo may sound iffy—I was a bit wary the first time I tried it, but it resulted in one of my favorite coffee cakes of all time! You can’t taste the mayo at all in the finished product, I promise. These caramel banana pecan muffins would make a great addition to a brunch spread…and as it happens, Mother’s Day is right around the corner! They also freeze well, so you can easily keep some around for those days when you need a little treat in the morning. Enjoy! - 3 very ripe bananas - 1 egg, beaten - 1/3 cup mayonnaise (light mayonnaise is fine) - 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil - 1/2 cup brown sugar (packed) - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 1/4 teaspoon salt - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon - 1/4 cup milk (skim milk is fine) - 3/4 cup chopped pecans, divided - 4-7 tablespoons caramel sauce - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place liners in the cups of a muffin pan. - Mash the bananas with a fork. It’s okay if there are still small lumps. Mix in the beaten egg, mayonnaise, and oil, and stir until smooth. Mix in the brown sugar and vanilla extract. - In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Once combined, add to the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Stir in the milk, then 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. - Fill the lined muffin cups halfway full. Spoon about 1/2-3/4 teaspoon caramel sauce into each cup. Add more batter, until the cups are about 3/4 full. Add another 1/2-3/4 teaspoon caramel sauce to each muffin and sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chopped pecans over the tops. - Bake for 17 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. - *Either store-bought or homemade caramel sauce is fine. I make mine from scratch, using a recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction.
Just like with homesteading you don’t have to have acres and acres of land to create a small pollinator garden. You can plant a pollinator container garden oasis of nectar-rich flowers that will encourage the pollinators to stick around. Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Here are some Native Plants that do well in Containers and attract Pollinators Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica) Nettles, despite their sting, are a wonderful companion plant in a garden, as they help release volatile oils in other plants, repel pests like aphids and attract beneficial insects. Often considered a weed, nettles spread enthusiastically, so they might be be best planted in their own container. Harvest nettles with gloves and long sleeves to avoid coming in contact with their stinging hairs. Once cooked or dry, they will no longer “sting.” Nettles are considered a superfood, high in iron, calcium, vitamins A and C, and other nutrients. They are also used medicinally in a variety of ways. Nettle tea is used as a fertilizer, especially in biodynamic farming techniques. Asters (Aster spp.) Check for natives to your particular area. Asters are attractive late-season bloomers that attract all kinds of beneficial insects and repel insect pests. Try planting with cherry tomatoes for a bold purple-and-red combination in late summer/early fall. Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Cardinal flower is a beautiful, brilliant-red lobelia known for its attractiveness to hummingbirds. Cardinal flowers and other lobelias prefer partial sun and moist soil, so try them paired with edibles that have similar needs, such as greens, carrots, beets, turnips and cabbage. Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) Lupine is in the bean family and is a fantastic nitrogen fixer, loved by permaculturists. It’s also attractive to bees and butterflies, and is a beautiful flower. Plant lupine with broccoli, corn, leafy greens or any other heavy nitrogen users. Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) Another pollinator magnet, bee balm is a lovely burst of color among your vegetables and herbs. It’s said to repel pests in soil, which is helpful when planted among edibles. It also has been said to improve flavor of tomatoes. Bee balm is easy to grow, preferring full sun and moist soil. Flowers and leaves can be dried and used for herbal tea, traditionally known as Oswego tea. It also has a variety of medicinal uses. Blueberries (Vaccinium species) Blueberries, one of the few widely cultivated native North American fruits can be grown very successfully in containers in most growing zones. A large healthy plant will produce hundreds of flowers to attract native bees and honeybees needed for pollination—but the bees will likely visit your other plants nearby, as well. Blueberries need a high-acid soil or soil with an acidic fertilizer added and should be watered frequently. Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) This licorice-flavored plant in the mint family is a Midwest native that grows well just about anywhere. It can be interplanted with other veggies and herbs to attract all kinds of bees and butterflies. Later in the season, when it goes to seed, it becomes a magnet for finches and other seed-eating birds. It also makes a wonderful herbal tea. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Native to Midwestern prairies, coneflower is a stunning plant that attracts butterflies and bees. Echinacea is also well known for its medicinal properties. Provide it full sun and interplant it with lower-growing vegetables, like squash. Native Phlox (Phlox spp.) Phlox comes in many varieties, blooms in the spring, and will attract beneficial insects and pollinators. Creeping phlox makes an attractive “spiller,” draping over the side of your planter, and is a butterfly magnet. It likes partial shade, so plant it under taller veggies. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Yarrow is another super plant revered by permaculture enthusiasts and biodynamic farmers. It’s known for repelling insect pests, attracting many beneficial insects and acting as a fertilizer. It grows easily in most zones and in most soils. Yarrow has a variety of internal and external medicinal uses. It comes in many colors, but white yarrow is considered the best variety for medicinal preparations. Here are some Container Combos that will keep your pollinators happy. The most attractive container combos usually include thrillers, fillers, and spillers. Thrillers are the tall showy plants at the center or center back and fillers the shorter but also upright plants that fill in around those superstars, while spillers hang out over the edges of the container. Bee Happy Container Bees prefer flowers in yellow, white, blue, and purple hues. Consider using long-blooming dwarf sunflower Helianthus ‘Suncredible Yellow’ as your sun-colored thriller, dwarf coneflower Echinacea ‘Kim’s Knee High’ as your purple-tinted filler, and a white alyssum such as Lobularia ‘Snow Princess” to spill the appropriate scent of honey over your efforts. Fly High Container Butterflies like bright colors such as red, orange, and yellow—on blooms large enough for safe landings. To capture their attention, you might want to make the red and orange tropical milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, your thriller, with a lower-growing red and yellow gaillardia, such as ‘Arizona Sun,’ as your filler. Then add trailing Lantana ‘New Gold’ as the spiller. Hum Along Container Hummingbirds prefer anything red and love blooms that have a furled funnel shape. To make that color pop, pair it with dark foliage or flowers. For a partial sun position, you might choose a red-flowered bee balm with purple bracts, such as Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’ for the thriller, a dusky salvia such as Salvia splendens ‘Lighthouse Purple’ for the filler, and a dangling red and purple fuchsia like Fuchsia magellanica for the spiller. Planting Tips for Your Small Pollinator Garden Some of the plants mentioned here are perennials, and might not bloom until their second year, so make sure that any perennials you purchase are at least 2 years old. If you intend to keep them in their containers over the winter, those plants should survive in a hardiness zone that ranks two zones colder (north) than where you live. Select containers for your perennial pollinator garden composed of a material that doesn’t crack easily. If you combine annuals with perennials, simply replace the annual plant the following year. Also, avoid spraying the plants with insecticides, since those likely have contributed to the current decline in pollinators. And you’ll want to help alleviate that problem—not contribute to it! And there you have it… pollinator gardens in containers. You don’t have to have tons of space to attract those pollinators; a balcony or small patio is just enough. I would love to see what Pollinator Garden Containers you come up with, send us a message or leave a comment below. If you are looking for ways to attract more hummingbird to your yard check out How to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Backyard.
Lately, I’ve been going back through some of my texts digging for more information on Hellenic and classical Mediterranean prayers to the One, sometimes known as Aiōn, the God of gods, ineffable and indescribable except by what we can see in our material and sensible world. The Aiōn is not quite an elusive figure, since we see the same name pop up in the sense of both “eternity” as well as a deity of unbounded time and space, in distinction to Khronos, the god of limited and experienced time. Aiōn was a notable figure in several mystery religions of the time, including Orphism and Mithraism, and even appears in some Pythagorean texts (or so I read). One of the books I sometimes go to is G.R.S. Mead’s Hymns of Hermes, a cute little book that gives several hymns and prayers that Hermes Trismegistus gives in several Hermetic texts, such as the Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth as well as the Divine Poemander. These forms of the prayers are not original, of course; Mead had a habit of very fancifully rewriting the prayers into a sort of modern English in the style of biblical prayers. I can’t blame him; the book is from the early twentieth century, when many occult texts were being published widely for the first time and with a penchant for Egyptian exoticism and mysterious woogity. That said, the book is a good one for picking out some “authentic” Hermetic prayers, and some even occur in the Nag Hammadi Scriptures, which lends it some credence towards this. One such prayer, though, didn’t quite fit into the set of the others. Mead described a prayer that was written in such a style as to easily fit quite into the Hermetic paradigm, and found in that most-beloved of texts, the PGM. In comparing Mead’s version and that present in Betz’ version of the PGM (specifically PGM IV.1115), I noticed that Mead does away with the barbarous words scattered throughout the prayer and rephrases things in a way I find too fanciful. I took the liberty of transcribing the prayer from the PGM with a few emendations of my own, but nothing as extreme as that of Mead, and reincluded the barbarous words. It’s a fascinating prayer, and definitely one that deserves my attention: Hail, whole cosmos of the aerial Spirit, ΦΩΓΑΛΩΑ Hail, Spirit who extends from heaven unto earth, ΕΡΔΗΝΕΥ Hail, Spirit who extends from earth which is in the middle of the cosmos unto the ends of the abyss, ΜΕΡΕΜΩΓΓΑ Hail, Spirit who enters into me, convulses me, and leaves me kindly according to the will of God, ΙΩΗ ΖΑΝΩΦΙΕ Hail, beginning and end of nature that cannot be moved, ΔΩΡΥΓΛΑΟΦΩΝ Hail, revolution of untiring service by heavenly bodies, ΡΩΓΥΕΥ ΑΝΑΜΙ ΠΕΛΗΓΕΩΝ ΑΔΑΡΑ ΕΙΩΦ Hail, radiance of the cosmos subordinate to the rays of the Sun, ΙΕΟ ΥΗΩ ΙΑΗ ΑΙ ΗΩΥ ΟΕΙ Hail, orb of the night-illuminating, unequally shining Moon, ΑΙΩ ΡΗΜΑ ΡΩΔΟΥΩΠΙΑ Hail, all spirits of the aerial images, ΡΩΜΙΔΟΥΗ ΑΓΑΝΑΣΟΥ ΩΘΑΥΑ Hail to those whom the greeting is given with blessing, to brothers and sisters, to holy men and holy women! O great, greatest, round, incomprehensible figure of the cosmos, of heaven ΕΝΡΩΧΕΣΥΗΛ in heaven ΠΕΛΗΘΕΥ of the ether ΙΩΓΑΡΑΑ in the ether ΘΩΠΥΛΕΟ ΔΑΡΔΥ of water ΙΩΗΔΕΣ of earth ΠΕΡΗΦΙΑ of fire ΑΦΘΑΛΥΑ of air ΙΩΙΕ ΗΩ ΑΥΑ of light ΑΛΑΠΙΕ of darkness ΙΕΨΕΡΙΑ shining with celestial light ΑΔΑΜΑΛΩΡ moist, dry, hot, and cold Spirit! I glorify you, God of gods, the one who brought order to the cosmos, ΑΡΕΩ ΠΙΕΥΑ the one who gathered together the abyss at the invisible foundation of its position, ΠΕΡΩ ΜΥΣΗΛ Ο ΠΕΝΤΩΝΑΞ the one who separated heaven and earth and covered the heaven with eternal, golden wings ΡΩΔΗΡΥ ΟΥΩΑ the one who fixed the earth on eternal foundations ΑΛΗΙΟΩΑ the one who hung up the ether high above the earth ΑΙΕ ΩΗ ΙΟΥΑ the one who scattered the air with self-moving breezes ΩΙΕ ΟΥΩ the one who put the water roundabout ΩΡΗΠΗΛΥΑ the one who raises up hurricanes ΩΡΙΣΘΑΥΑ the one who thunders ΘΕΦΙΧΥΩΝΗΛ the one who hurls lightning ΟΥΡΗΝΕΣ the one who rains ΟΣΙΩΡΝΙ ΦΕΥΓΑΛΓΑ the one who shakes ΠΕΡΑΤΩΝΗΛ the one who produces living creatures ΑΡΗΣΙΓΥΛΩΑ the God of the Aiōns! You are great, Lord, God, Ruler of the All! ΑΡΧΙΖΩ ΝΥΟΝ ΘΗΝΑΡ ΜΕΘΩΡ ΠΑΡΥ ΦΗΖΩΡ ΘΑΨΑΜΥΔΩ ΜΑΡΩΜΙ ΧΗΛΩΨΑ This section in the PGM is only described as a “hidden stele” or “secret tablet”, without instructions on how to use it or a purpose other than it seems to be an adoration of Aiōn. I’m okay with that, since it’s general enough to be put to many ends, and the use of the barbarous words can offer a meditative aspect to it, intoning the name and linking it to the aspect listed for each name. While many of the attributes ascribed to Aiōn make sense, some are a little unclear. In Platonic thought, it was thought that the One was a perfect being of perfect shape and form, and to Plato, the most perfect shape was the sphere, hence the description of Aiōn as “greatest, round, incomprehensible figure of the cosmos”. Personally, I get a huge kick out of working with this prayer, and the names are something I want to revisit later in a more mystical or capital-P Powerful way; I make use of this prayer before any serious working nowadays, especially as a preface to the Headless Rite. In the PGM, the prayer is followed by yet another stele (PGM IV.1167), this time with the purpose that it is “useful for all things; it even delivers from death”, with the ominous warning that one is to “not investigate what is in it”. This prayer, too, is addressed to Aiōn, but appears to be more of a protective incantation than mere adoration. It’s not given in Mead’s book, but it’s useful all the same, as I reckon it. Presented is the prayer below, again with my minor emendations: I praise you, the one and blessed of the eons and father of the world, with cosmic prayers. Come to me, you who filled the whole cosmos with air, who hung up the fire from the heavenly water and separated the earth from the water. Pay attention, Form, Spirit, Earth and Sea, to the words of the wise who know divine Necessity. Accept my words as arrows of fire, because I am Man, the most beautiful creature of the God in Heaven, made out of spirit, dew, and earth. Open, o Heaven; accept my words! Listen, Helios, Father of the World! I call upon you with your great name, you, the only one having the original element: ΑΩ ΕΥ ΗΟΙ ΑΙΟΗ ΥΕΩΑ ΟΥΟΡΖΑΡΑ ΛΑΜΑΝΘΑΘΡΗ ΚΑΝΘΙΟΠΕΡ ΓΑΡΩΑΡΘΡΗ ΜΕΝΛΑΡΔΑΠΑ ΚΕΝΘΗΡ ΔΡΥΟΜΕΝ ΘΡΑΝΔΡΗΘΡΗ ΛΑΒΕ ΖΕΛΑΝΘΙ ΒΕΡ ΖΑΘΡΗ ΖΑΚΕΝΤΙ ΒΙΟΛΛΙΘΡΗ ΑΗΩ ΟΥΟ ΗΩ ΟΩ ΡΑΜΙΑΘΑ ΑΗΩ ΩΗΩ ΟΩΟ ΩΑΥΩ You are the holy and powerful name considered sacred by all the angels. Protect me, N., from every excess of power and from every violent act. Yea, do this, Lord, God of gods: ΙΑΛΔΑΖΑΩ ΒΛΑΘΑΜ ΜΑΧΩΡ ΦΡΙΞ ΑΗ ΚΕΩΦ ΕΗΑ ΔΥΜΕΩ ΦΕΡΦΡΙΘΩ ΙΑΧΘΩ ΨΥΧΕΩ ΦΙΡΙΘΜΕΩ ΡΩΣΕΡΩΘ ΘΑΜΑΣΤΡΑΦΑΤΙ ΡΙΜΨΑΩΧ ΙΑΛΘΕ ΜΕΑΧΙ ΑΡΒΑΘΑΝΩΨ O Creator of the world, Creator of the cosmos, Lord, God of Gods: I have spoken of your unsurpassable glory, you who created gods, archangels, and decans. The ten thousands of angels stood by you and exalted the heaven, and the lord witnessed to your Wisdom which is Aiōn: and said that you are as strong as he is. I invoke your hundred-lettered name, which extends from the sky to the depth of the earth! Save me, for you are always ever rejoicing in saving those who are yours! ΑΘΗΖΕ ΦΩΙ ΑΑΑ ΔΑΙΑΓΘΙ ΘΗΟΒΙΣ ΦΙΑΘ ΘΑΜΒΡΑΜΙ ΑΒΡΑΩΘ ΧΘΟΛΧΙΛ ΘΟΕ ΟΕΛΧΩΘ ΘΙΟΩΗΜΧ ΧΟΟΜΧ ΣΑΗΣΙ ΙΣΑΧΧΟΗ ΙΕΡΟΥΘΡΑ ΟΟΟΟΟ ΑΙΩΑΙ I call upon you, the one on the gold leaf, before whom the unquenchable lamp continually burns, the great God, the one who shone on the whole world, who is radiant at Jerusalem, Lord! ΙΑΩ ΑΙΗ ΙΩΗ ΩΙΗ ΩΙΗ ΙΗ ΑΙΩΑΙ ΑΙ ΟΥΩ ΑΩΗ ΗΕΙ ΙΕΩ ΕΥΩ ΑΗΙ ΑΩ ΑΩΑ ΑΕΗΙ ΥΩ ΕΙΗ ΑΗΩ ΙΕΥ ΑΕΗ ΙΑΙΑ ΙΑΩ ΕΥ ΑΕΥ ΙΑΗ ΕΙ ΑΑΑ ΙΙΙ ΗΗΗ ΙΩ ΙΩΗ ΙΑΩ I call upon you for your blessing, Lord! Betz says that “this protective prayer presumes a section describing a gold lamella to be worn as a phylactery”, which “contained the hundred-letter name of the god and was worn as a protection against ‘every excess of power’ and the ‘very violent act'” mentioned in the prayer. The notion of a name being 100 letters would’ve been important, and the final stanza of the prayer does say “the one on the gold leaf”, so it’s possible that such an instruction to the prayer might be omitted. What’s interesting is that the two last strings of barbarous words are marked in the PGM as both having 100 letters each, though the final string only has 99 letters in it; the first string has 149, the second 108, and the third has 19, for comparison. The style of the barbarous words is much more Egyptian in nature, and bears some in common with those found in the Headless Rite. What’s even odder about this prayer is that it’s the only place in the PGM, according to Betz, is that Sophia (Wisdom) is identified with Aiōn. This is an unusual thought, whether in Gnostic, Christianity, or other mystery traditions. Further, despite the Egyptian Gnostic feel of the prayer, it even references the Jewish miracle of the undying light of the menorah in the Temple of Jerusalem, from whence the festival of Hanukkah comes. Between the Jewish, Gnostic, and Egyptian influence (especially due to the reference to decans alongside angels), this latter prayer is a prime example of how syncretic and elastic Hermetic magicians could be in the old days. Of course, not all the prayers that Mead lists were pared down so much. One prayer that took me a bit of finding is one that Hermes Trismegistus taught to his son Tat, which Mead calls “the secret hymnody”, which is pretty much what it is, for it is “not taught but hid in silence”. Hermes introduces it as an initiation, as it were, to Tat in Book XIII of the Corpus Hermeticum, titled the Secret Discourse on the Mountain. This book focuses on the nature of rebirth, but also emphasizes the truth that only silence can tell (much as in the same way of the Hymns of Silence Hermes describes in the Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth). After some persuading, Hermes instructs Tat to recite it outside and bow down in adoration facing the south at the setting of the sun, and again at the rising of the sun facing to the east: Let every creature in the cosmos give ear to this hymn. Open, Earth! Let every lock that holds the rains open to me! Shake not, trees! I am about to praise the Lord of Creation, the All and the One. Open, heavens! Winds, be still! Let God’s immortal sphere receive my song. For I am about to sing praise to the Creator of All, who fixed the earth, who suspended the heavens, who parted fresh water from the ocean in lands inhabited and in the wild for the creation and sustenance of all mankind, who ordained that fire shine for every use of gods and men. Let us give praise to Him above the heavens, the founder of all nature. He is the eye of Nous. May He receive the praise of every power within me. O powers within me, sing to the One and All! All you powers, sing praise together at my bidding. Divine Knowledge, illumined by you, I sing through you of the spiritual light and I rejoice in the joy of Nous. Sing praise with me, all you powers! Temperance, sing with me! Justice, through me praise what is just! Generosity, through me praise the All! Truth, sing of the truth! Good, praise the Good! Life and Light, from you comes the praise and to you it returns. I give thanks to you, Father, the strength of all my powers. I give thanks to you, God, power of all my strength. Your Word through me sings to you. Receive all back through me by the Word, a spoken sacrifice. Thus cry the powers within me. They praise the All, they accomplish your will which comes forth from you and returns to you, being the All. Receive an offering of speech from all beings. O Life, preserve the All within us. O Light, illuminate the All. O God, inspire the All. For Nous guides your Word, O spirit-bearer, o Creator of the world. You are God. All this your man proclaims through fire, air, earth, water; through spirit, through your creatures. From you I have discovered eternity’s song of praise and in your will I have found the rest I seek. By your will, I have witnessed this praise being sung. To which Tat adds, with Hermes’ corrections and exhortation to use caution with his words: To you, God, first author of generation, I, N., send these offerings of speech. God, you are the Father, you are Lord, you are Nous, receive these words of mine as you will. For by your will all things are accomplished through the Word. This final prayer, though without barbarous words or names of power, is important in the Hermetic tradition since it represents a type of Hermetic initiation. Once Tat, the most intuitive and spiritual of Hermes’ sons including the intellectual Asclepius and technical Ammon, is initiated properly into the seven spheres of the planets, he is finally able to join the eighth sphere, that of the fixed stars, that of Silence, and begin further work into direct realization of gnosis. It’s only with the initiation, however, that Tat receives in properly communicating in the manner of this sphere that allows him to do this, as well as the similar initiation that Hermes gives in his Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth: I call upon you, who rules over the kingdom of power, whose word is an offspring of light, whose words are immortal, eternal, immutable, whose will produces life for forms everywhere, whose nature gives form to substance, by whom souls, powers, and angels are moved, whose word reaches all who exist, whose providence reaches all who exist, who produces everyone, who has divided the eternal realm among spirits, who has created everything, who, being Self within Self, supports everything, to whom one speaks in silence, being perfect, the invisible God, whose image is moved when it is managed, and it is so managed, who is exalted above majesty, mighty one in power, who is superior to those honored! Α ΩΩ ΕΕ ΩΩΩ ΗΗΗ ΩΩΩΩ ΗΗ ΩΩΩΩΩΩ ΟΟΟΟΟ ΩΩΩΩΩΩ ΥΥΥΥΥ ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ Lord, grant us wisdom from your power that reaches us that we may relate to ourselves the vision of the Eighth and the Ninth. Already we have advanced to the Seventh since we are faithful and abide in your law. Your will we fulfill always. We have walked in your ways and have renounced evil so your vision may come. Lord, grant us truth in the image! Grant that through your spirit we may see the form of the image that lacks nothing and accept the reflection of the Fullness from us through our praise. Recognize the spirit within us, for from you the cosmos received soul, for from you, the one unbegotten, the begotten came to be. The birth of the self-begotten is through you, the birth of all begotten things that exist. Accept these spiritual offerings from us which we direct to you with all our heart, soul, and strength. Save what is within us and grant us immortal wisdom. Then, after Hermes once more coaches Tat on how to hymn in silence and the two ecstatically praise God, Tat continues the hymn: I shall offer up the praise in my heart as I invoke the end of the cosmos, and the beginning of the beginning, the goal of the human quest, the immortal discovery, the producer of light and truth, the sower of reason, the love of immortal life. No hidden word can speak of you, Lord. My mind wants to sing a hymn to you every day. I am the instrument of your Spirit; Mind is your plectrum, and your guidance makes music with me. I see myself! I have received power from you, for your love has reached us. O Grace! After this, I thank you by singing a hymn to you. You gave me life when you made me wise. I praise you. I invoke your name hidden in me! Α Ω ΕΕ Ω ΗΗΗ ΩΩΩ ΙΙΙ ΩΩΩΩ ΟΟΟΟΟ ΩΩΩΩΩ ΥΥΥΥΥΥ ΩΩΩΩΩΩ ΩΩΩΩΩ ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ ΩΩΩΩ You exist with spirit. I sing to you with godliness. The series of vowels given in these prayers are evidence of ecstatic glossolalia, but their varied nature indicates a collected power from their previous initiations with the seven planetary spheres, given the relationship of the seven Greek vowels to the seven planets. Hermes concludes this discourse not with instructions of practice but with instructions to preserve the lesson he gave Tat through a detailed list of directions to engrave the prayer and discourse on turquoise steles, to be done when the planet Mercury is at 15° Virgo, the Sun is in the first half of the day. The final set of instructions seems odd, I admit, but it attests to the holiness and permanence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, as many prayers to the Aiōn are throughout Mediterranean spirituality.
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Chicken / How long to cook chicken on a grill etc. Chicken rubbed with Knox's Yummy Chicken dry rub and a couple slabs of excellent ribs. Photo submitted by: Chris Iron Pig Competition Cooking Team, SC Cooking chicken on a grill is a great way to make an easy and tasty meal. There are a couple of simple rules for cooking chicken on a grill listed below. If you follow these suggestions and your recipe you should be able to grill chicken like a pro. Also see cooking temeratures and times, click here. Grill chicken over lower heat (230 degrees F. - 250 degrees F.) for a longer amount of time (45 minutes to an hour or longer depending on your ability to regulate temperature). - This will allow you to cook your chicken on a grill so it is cooked thoroughly without as much worry about flames charring the chicken. - You will not have to spend as much time moving chicken around while waiting for it to cook through. - Possibility of it being cooked on the inside before burning the outside of the chicken. If you have an iron grate on your grill, brush it with olive or vegetable oil before grilling. - This aids in preventing chicken from sticking to grill. - Mixing a drop of liquid smoke in the oil you brush on grill is not a bad thing either. Learn to properly prepare charcoal for your grill. - Even cooking surface. - Evenly cooked chicken. - Everybody is happy. Buy a meat thermometer - Boneless chicken is done when the internal temperature is 170 degrees F. and bone in chicken is done when the internal temperature is 180 degrees F. A meat thermometer will accurately tell you this without slicing into chicken on the grill and - Never under or overcook chicken cooked on a grill when using a meat thermometer. - No guess work Do not baste with thick sugary sauces, like BBQ sauce, while cooking. Baste with BBQ sauce after chicken is cooked and only for the last 5 minutes or so to carmelize the sauce. - Reduces the chance of a bitter flavor caused by sugars burning in sauce. - After chicken cooks, baste with BBQ sauce and allow to glaze chicken on the grill for a couple of minutes before removing. - This prevents flare ups because of excess sauce. - BBQ sauce really does not have to cook anyway. Use a recipe for cooking chicken on a grill Allow chicken to rest after you are finished cooking it on the - This allows fluids to evenly distribute through chicken before - If you cut into hot chicken off the grill the fluids will run out of meat and the chicken will be less moist and succulent. Resting stops this from happening. Using the above suggestions will make cooking chicken on a grill much simpler. Below is a summary. - Cook over lower temperatures for longer times. - Oil the grate before cooking chicken on a grill - Properly prepare charcoal before cooking - Use a meat thermometer - Do not baste with BBQ sauce until cooking is complete - Use a recipe for approximate times and temperatures - Allow chicken to rest after cooking on a grill. Not rocket science, more of a lesson in patience . The more you cook chicken on a grill the better you will become. Follow these guides and experiment. Have fun and eat well.
Mr Oliver Maurice, Director, INTO attended the recent conference of the parties (COP) COP 23 under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which aims to “prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system” held in Bonn, Germany. Mr Maurice presented the “Gianyar Declaration: Cultural Sustainability and Climate Change” that was ratified at the INTO ICNT conference held in Bali in September 2017. Indeed Mr Maurice has attended most of the previous COP conferences representing the concerns of the global INTO membership regarding the effects of climate change on their heritage sites. As an INTO member the NTZ first participated, with the very kind assistance of Mr Maurice, in the COP 22 in Marrakech in 2016 when Mrs Sharon Waterworth, Chartered Environmental Scientist and Vice Chair of the NTZ produced a poster for display on climate change in Zimbabwe. The important issues included: a) the education of NTZ members and visitors to our sites about the effects of climate change b) for the NTZ to share information about what action the NTZ is taking to protect heritage from climate change and c) to be able to get communities involved in protecting their local heritage sites. The NTZ was able to keep abreast of the conference by listening to regular blogs by Mr Maurice and a podcast series run by Mr Bill Turner entitled ‘INTO Conversations that Matter’. For this years COP 23 conference Mrs Waterworth wrote a paper entitled: “Climate Change: Consequences for The National Trust of Zimbabwe” extracts of which were kindly displayed at the conference by Mr Maurice on the INTO stand. The NTZ would like to extend its gratitude to Mr Maurice for attending the conference and working hard to highlight global heritage issues with respect to climate change. Climate Change: Consequences for The National Trust of Zimbabwe Globally, according to many scientific organisations, including NASA and the United Nations (UN), agreed that 2016 was the hottest year on record. The UN reported that, this was a new high for the third year in a row. It means 16 of the 17 hottest years on record have been in this century. 2016 was the warmest year in the 136 years of modern data-keeping. The scorching temperatures around the world, and the extreme weather they drive, mean the impacts of climate change on people are coming sooner and with more ferocity than expected. Everyone on earth is and will be affected by climate change, but the countries that will experience the most severe impacts are in the developing world. Africa (with the exception of South Africa and Nigeria) contributes to only 4.6% of total average global greenhouse gas emissions. The IPCC predicts that average temperatures across most of Africa will increase more quickly than the global average. Zimbabwe, situated in central southern Africa, is endowed with abundant human and natural resources, and these resources are interdependent. For example, since the economy is heavily reliant on agriculture and electricity, its strength and stability are linked to the climate and particularly the state of the country’s water resources. Around 20% of its land area, including the Zambezi and Limpopo river valleys, lies below 900 m. The climate is strongly influenced by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which develops as a result of the collision of warm moist air masses from the north and cool air masses from the south. Zimbabwe has one of the most variable rainfall patterns in the world in terms of distribution across time and space, although dry spells and droughts are part of a normal cycle. The graph below shows the variability in average seasonal rainfall since records began in 1901. As can be seen by the strongly zigzagging line, Zimbabwe has experienced wide fluctuations in average seasonal rainfall over the last century. The red line on the graph indicates that average rainfall is declining. The decline is attributed to climate change. Zimbabwe’s continental interior location means that it warms somewhat more rapidly in the future than the global average. Zimbabwe average seasonal rainfall (mm) 1901/02 to 2009/10 Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s National Climate Change Response Strategy states that “Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity today”. There is evidence from records since 1900 that average annual surface temperature has increased by 0.4°C. There are now, more hot days and fewer cold days than in the past. Climate change is expected to bring an increase in average temperatures across the country of between 1°C and 3°C before the end of this century. Temperature extremes cause ground frost during the cold season and heat waves during the hot season. Annual rainfall could decline by between 5% and 18%, especially in the south. Rainfall will become more variable. There will be an increase in droughts, floods and storms. A small increase in winter temperatures could have a disproportionate large effect on human health and deaths as it will increase the distribution of the preferred habitats of insects that carry disease including mosquitoes, tsetse flies and ticks. In Africa in 2015, the region was home to 90% of malaria cases and 92% of malaria deaths. Between 1990 and 2015 Zimbabwe lost 36% of its forest cover at a rate of 9% per decade. Deforestation has become a major problem in recent years as forests have been cleared in preparation for agriculture, for fencing and for use as firewood mainly for tobacco curing and brick making. Natural resources and ecosystem services have been degraded over the years through various human activities. Climate change will accelerate the degradation and its impacts will be felt more strongly. Soils, for example, have been increasingly eroded through annual ploughing, burning for land clearing, building on wetlands, deforestation and poor grazing management. The lack of controlled water run-off from slopes and uncontrolled open-cast mining areas has added to the degradation. The country’s economy is heavily dependent on water availability and its gross domestic product (GDP) has been strongly affected by rainfall fluctuations in the past. During years where rains have been good, GDP has increased and decreased in drought years GDP. Climate change will exacerbate hardship and poverty among the people of Zimbabwe, those living in rural areas, will be the worst affected. Photograph courtesy of David Brazier, 2015 The impacts of climate change in Zimbabwe, particularly the increase in rainfall variability, make it difficult for organizations operating in the tourism and heritage protection sector such as the National Trust (NTZ), who now have to cope with seasonal shifts, wildfires, threats to soil fertility and an accelerated expansion of deserts. In addition extreme weather conditions such as droughts and heat waves, storms and intense rain affect visitor numbers and a lack of water resources at some of the properties is fragile. The Worlds View property relies on water pumped from a local dam that is dependent on rain water. La Rochelle County House is reliant solely on borehole water to supply the hotel and a holding dam for the up-keep of the gardens. The water for the Rhodes Nyanga Historical Exhibition is supplied from the adjacent hotel that is provided via a water canal that is owned by the Water Board. These three sites receive the highest numbers of visitors who require access to water. The Mabukuwene property which also receives visitors: only has access to municipal water which is rarely distributed. Whilst some of the other more remote sites do not have a water supply at all: Fort Gomo, Sebakwe Poort and Murahwa’s Hill. It is not only humans that require water to live and together with the destruction of natural habitats, pressure from human settlements and poaching, wildlife populations have been decimated, particularly those of endangered species. In November 2016 Mr David Dell, Chair of The Friends of Hwange ( one of the oldest and largest National Parks in Africa) announced that there was certainly an increase in the heat levels in the Park and 2016 was particularly hot as has the last few years. Elephants not only need water to drink but also to keep their bodies cool. Their skin has many small cracks into which moisture is trapped by mud and as it dries the latent heat of evaporation helps to cool them down. It is hard enough providing water to drink let alone enough to keep them cool. We are seeing a number of elephant deaths in the Park. Buffaloes are also succumbing to the extreme heat. Apart from these two species suffering other animals are also having a hard time as they cannot get to the water as the troughs are dominated by elephant. Scientists worldwide agree that global warming is happening, and that human activity causes it. We now need to implement adaptation and mitigations strategies to combat the terrible effects of climate change and to prepare for the future by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Primarily, we must protect the natural resources on which our lives and livelihoods depend by introducing better land management practices Adaptation strategies are actions to counteract the adverse consequences of climate and landscape change. Natural resource managers can use both strategies to reduce adverse ecosystem effects of climate and landscape change. These strategies can increase ecological resilience to climate and landscape change. Mitigation strategies are actions to prevent, reduce, or slow climate and/or landscape change such as increasing the use of solar and wind energy and reduce ecosystem vulnerability, conserve biodiversity and restore degraded ecosystems. Communities, too, can adapt for example by switching to more drought tolerant agricultural crops, increase the use of irrigation in crop production in areas expected to become more arid, maintain landscape connectivity to aid vegetation and wildlife migration. At the recent International Conference of National Trusts held in Bali, the NTZ, as a member organization, pledged to implement (wherever possible) the Gianyar Declaration for Cultural Sustainability and Climate Change that was ratified at the conference by undertaking the following actions: - Reduce our carbon footprint and - Encourage our visitors to reduce their carbon footprint - Undertake water conservation practices - Mainstream climate change by including the subject in all of our agendas, meetings, decisions and management methods - The NTZ will be hosting the inaugural Africa Region conference in Zimbabwe in 2018 and we will focus on organising a ‘green’ conference by implementing measures such as: reducing our carbon footprint, limiting the use of one time plastic, produce the minimum amount of solid waste, undertake tree planting and so on - Conserve intangible cultural heritage associated with our properties - Any new buildings that may be built on any of our properties will be designed as environmentally friendly as possible. The NTZ will work closely with planners, architects and engineers to achieve this - Environmental Management and Monitoring Plans will be compiled both for the construction and operational phases of any new developments - Sustainable urban and rural landscape, garden and estate management practices will be adopted on our properties - Reduce, reuse and recycle solid waste - Conserve biodiversity at our properties and - Promote creative industries based on the conservation of nature and culture The NTZ is dedicated and actively working to reduce the impact of climate change that is threatening each and every one of us. The NTZ kindly acknowledges Anna Brazier, 2015, Climate Change in Zimbabwe: Facts for Planners and Decision Makers, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Some people think medieval history is boring—all religion, suppression, and marrying for alliances—but we know better, don’t we? Medieval history is a Pandora’s box of surprises, and the deeper you go, the stranger they get. Case in point, penitentials. Yes, I’m going to get into sources here with you for a minute, but bear with me, it’s worth it. When studying the Middle Ages, the temptation is to stop at Canon Law, that is, the rules and guidelines set by the Church. The mistake is in assuming everyone lived by it; even prominent people within the Church disagreed with each other on many key points, and the laws they reached by consensus were laws for an ideal world where everyone lived perfect Christian lives according to the standard of whichever pope they happened to have at the time. As you can imagine, not everyone lived the way Rome wanted them to. To get a more accurate picture of medieval life, we need to consider other sources like court documents, medical texts, and even popular literature. The source we’re going to be looking at today is a personal favorite of mine: pentitentials. What, pray tell, is a penitential? It’s every bit as exciting as it sounds. Penitentials were confessional literature compiled by monks as guides to the theory and application of confession. Spanning hundreds of pages and multiple volumes, penitentials listed every sin imaginable in separate categories and advised punishments for each. Penitentials are fantastic sources for those studying the Middle Ages, but proceed with caution: while many of the sins do give us a better idea of the ways in which common people could misbehave, it is impossible to say how often some of the sins came up (or how many were products of a bored monk’s imagination. See also marginalia, below). With that disclaimer firmly in place, we are going to take a look at the Decretum of Burchard of Worms. Apart from having the best name ever, Burchard served as the bishop of Worms from 1000 until his death in 1025. During his tenure, he wrote his Decretum, a massive twenty-book list of every sin conceivable to the medieval imagination, drawing on a combination of earlier penitentials and things actually heard in confession at that time. Some of the penitentials he used as sources dated back to the seventh century, and this may help to explain some of the stranger sins below. The nineteenth book of Burchard’s Decretum has a section dealing in sickness of the soul, including magic, divination, and “women’s vices.” It is worth noting that many of the “diabolical practices” mentioned here could be forgiven with a fairly light penance, as opposed to the death sentences handed out like candy four hundred years later with the publication of the Malleus Maleficarum. Many of these are framed as questions a priest would ask his penitent. I have included some of my favorites here, but if you want to read this in its entirety, you can also find it here. As relevant art from these period is sadly limited, I have added some marginalia to our…erm…margins. Enjoy. “Have you violated a grave, by which I mean, after you see someone buried have you gone at night, broken open the grave, and taken his clothes? If you have, you should do penance for two years on the appointed fast days.” I mean, not since college. Is that bad? “Have you refused to attend mass or prayers or to make an offering to a married priest, by which I mean have you not wished to confess your sins to him or receive the Body and Blood of the Lord from him because you thought he was a sinner? If you have done so, you should do penance for one year on the appointed fast days.” That’s right. Married priest. At this point, priests were still allowed to marry or have concubines. Clerical marriage wasn’t condemned by the pope until Leo IX in 1049, but the ban didn’t take hold until well into the twelfth century after the Lateran councils in 1123 and 1139. The more you know! “Have you tasted your husband’s semen in order to make his love for you burn greater through your diabolical deeds? If you have, you should do seven years of penance on the appointed fast days.” Okay, oral sex has magical properties. So far, so sensible. What next? “Have you done what some women are wont to do? They take their menstrual blood, mix it into food or drink, and give it to their men to eat or drink to make them love them more. If you have done this, you should do five years of penance on the appointed fast days.” How’s that for a binding spell? If that doesn’t work: “Have you done what some women are wont to do? They take a live fish and put it in their vagina, keeping it there for a while until it is dead. Then they cook or roast it and give it to their husbands to eat, doing this in order to make men be more ardent in their love for them. If you have, you should do two years of penance on the appointed fast days.” “Have you done what some women are accustomed to do? They lie face down on the ground, uncover their buttocks, and tell someone to make bread on their naked buttocks. When they have cooked it, they give it to their husbands to eat. They do this to make them more ardent in their love for them. If you have, you should do two years of penance on the appointed fast days.” Bread…on my butt? “Have you done what some women are wont to do? They take a man’s skull, burn it, and give it to their husbands to drink for health. If you have, you should do one year of penance on the appointed fast days.” Who hasn’t? Next… “Have you believed what many women turning back to Satan believe and assert to be true: you believe that in the stillness of a quiet night, with you gathered in your bed with your husband lying at your bosom, you are physically able to pass through closed doors and can travel across the span of the earth with others deceived by a similar error? And that you can kill baptized people redeemed by Christ’s blood without using visible weapons and then, after cooking their flesh, can eat it, and put straw, wood, or something like this in place of their hearts, and, though you have eaten them, you can bring them back to life and grant them a stay during which they can live? If you have believed this, you should do penance for forty days (that is, a quarantine) on bread and water with seven years of penance subsequently.” Do any women believe that? Show of hands, please. “Have you done what some adulterous women do? As soon as they find out that their lovers wish to take lawful wives, then they use some sort of evil art to extinguish the men’s sexual desire so that they are useless to their wives and unable to have intercourse with them. If you have done this or taught others to, you should do penance for ten days on bread and water.” Sure. Someone put a “spell” on you. Right. “Have you done what some women are accustomed to do? They take off their clothes and smear honey all over their naked body. With the honey on their body they roll themselves back and forth over wheat on a sheet spread on the ground. They carefully collect all the grains of wheat sticking to their moist body, put them in a mill, turn the mill in the opposite direction of the sun, grind the wheat into flour, and bake bread from it. Then they serve it to their husbands to eat, who then grow weak and die. If you have, you should do penance for forty days on bread and water.” Is this a sin or a recipe? And hang on, only forty days for murdering a spouse with magic bread? Also included under “women’s vices”, for some reason: “Have you eaten any food from Jews or from other pagans which they prepared for you? If you have, you should do penance for ten days on bread and water.” BURCHARD. What. The. Heck? I guess there wasn’t a chapter for xenophobic culinary guidelines. As batty as these sound, some of them are nevertheless revealing of superstitions and pagan rituals that had survived until the eleventh century through confessional literature, if not in real life. We do need to take these with a pinch of salt, however; while some of them could be indicative of real practice, others are just as likely to have been imagined or embellished by the monks painstakingly copying these manuscripts and doodling madness in the margins.
Why Dryopteris Marginalis Leaves Turning Yellow? Dryopteris Marginalis (marginal wood fern) is a beautiful evergreen fern that likes to grow in shady areas. This species of fern is native to North America and Asia. The leaves of the Marginal Wood Fern are pinnately divided with leaflets that are twice-pinnate and that have fine texture. The Marginal Wood Fern produces an abundance of fluffy seed heads known as fronds during the fall season; these seed heads reach heights of up to one foot. The following are the causes of Dryopteris Marginalis leaves to turn yellow; Overwatering can lead to root rot. Overwatering can cause the Marginal Wood Fern to lose its coloration and turn yellow. If you water your plant too often, look for signs of root rot and stop watering. For best results, choose a site for your Marginal Wood Fern with at least six hours of direct sunlight per day. If the humidity in your area is low, it can cause your fern to turn yellow. To remedy this, consider adding some moss to your soil to increase the amount of moisture around the roots. The more moisture that you’re Marginal Wood Fern has, the less likely it is to lose its coloration and turn yellow. Try placing a saucer under the pot for a few days and keeping it moist to let the soil absorb more moisture around their roots. If the temperature is too cold, or fluctuates too often, it can cause your Marginal Wood Fern to lose its coloration and turn yellow. Dryopteris Marginalis (marginal wood fern) likes temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Over fertilizing the plant can cause it to lose its coloration and turn yellow. When you fertilize consider using a balanced fertilizer that contains a low amount of nitrogen and phosphorous with a higher concentration of potassium. For best results, wait until the soil has warmed up to six degrees Fahrenheit before fertilizing. Poor air circulation If the air in your area is too stagnant or still, this can cause your Marginal Wood Fern to lose its coloration and turn yellow. Place your Marginal Wood Fern in an area where it will receive at least six hours of direct sunlight per day. By doing so, you will be increasing the amount of air circulation around the plant. In addition, adding more moss to the potting soil can help enhance air circulation as well. Lack of light If you are unable to give your Marginal Wood Fern at least six hours of direct sunlight per day, it can cause the leaves to lose their coloration and turn yellow. If you cannot provide your Marginal Wood Fern with enough light, consider moving the plant to an area that gets lighter. If the soil does not contain enough nutrients for the Marginal Wood Fern, it can cause the leaves to lose its coloration and turn yellow. To avoid this from occurring, fertilize with a balanced fertilizer that contains a low amount of nitrogen and phosphorous with a higher concentration of potassium. If your Marginal Wood Fern is not receiving enough water, this can cause the leaves to lose their coloration and turn yellow. Watering once a week should be enough to keep your Marginal Wood Fern hydrated. If you are unsure as to how much water is needed, wait until the top inch of soil becomes dry and then water. Dryopteris Marginalis (marginal wood fern) is an evergreen fern that prefers to grow in shaded, moist areas. Is Dryopteris Marginalis An Outdoor Plants? Dryopteris Marginalis (marginal wood fern) is an outdoor plant. Marginal Wood Fern is excellent for shady areas, woodland gardens and borders, and as a ground cover beneath trees. Their fronds appear in late summer and are attractive through fall. They make a good choice if you want to attract butterflies and other pollinators to your garden. It is hardy to zone 5, will grow in full sun or partial shade, but dies back in winter. When growing in outdoor areas, Marginal Wood Fern is best in moist soil and high humidity. They are also known to take poor soils and other poor conditions very well. These plants can be found in many nurseries. The Marginal Wood Fern are very easy to care for and require moderate levels of water and fertilization to get the desired foliage color. The soil should be kept moist during the summer, but the foliage should not be allowed to sit in water. The ideal temperature range for this plant is about 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit. The Marginal Wood Fern supplies a great ground cover and can create a natural look. The Marginal Wood Fern is an evergreen fern that likes to spread by creeping rhizomes, which increases its size over time. You may have seen it in the shade of trees and fences, on rock walls or in woodland gardens. This species of fern has green and lacy fronds that are spore-bearing, with medium-fine texture and a medium growth rate. Is Dryopteris Marginalis Easy To Grow? Dryopteris Marginalis is a small-growing fern, which can be cultivated indoors and outdoors. However, this plant has been noted for its ability to adapt well to new environments even in areas with low light levels and poor soil conditions. The foliage is evergreen, which makes it look attractive in winter as well as summer. Its fronds grow up to 1 foot tall and the plant will cover itself with a layer of fronds during the spring season. This evergreen fern is drought resistant and prefers high humidity levels. When cultivating this plant, it is important to make sure that the soil is kept moist during summer. However, the plant will not require any watering in winter. The best time for planting this fern is spring as well as autumn when temperatures are warm and there is no threat of frost. It has a shallow root system and requires good drainage of the soil. But you can grow it in pots on the balcony or terrace to protect it from freezing temperatures. Grow this plants in bright light – full sun, partial shade, grows well in poor soil and will be able to grow in very wet areas. The soils should be rich and moist. It is best to water this plant during the spring season but never allow the soil to get too dry for it. If you are unable to provide adequate light for your plant, it can cause your plant’s leaves to turn yellow and eventually turn brown. How Fast Does Dryopteris Marginalis Grow? This fern has a moderate growth rate. When growing in outdoor areas, Marginal Wood Fern is best in moist soil and high humidity. It has been seen to grow up to 25 inches over a period of four years. In addition, you need to make sure that the soil is kept moist during the summer months so that it will not dry out completely, which can cause your fern’s foliage to turn brown during the winter months. It grown up to height of 1-2 feet, but it can be kept further 1-3 feet with proper care. The fronds emerge from the rhizomes in the spring and grow up to one foot tall. In addition, it can spread to a diameter of 6 inches, which makes it an ideal ground cover for small spaces. Marginal Wood Fern’s low growth habit makes it perfect for ornamental borders and as a ground cover beneath trees in shade gardens. The ideal conditions for this plant are about 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit. This evergreen fern grows well in shaded and moist environments. The light conditions should be partial shade to full shade with indirect light. It will tolerate a range of soil types from sand to loam and rocky soils. Does Dryopteris Marginalis Likes To Be Prune? The fern enjoys pruning and can be placed in a pot or garden bed. The marginal wood fern is used for ground cover and any excess leaves can be trimmed to keep the plant’s appearance clean. The fern will experience growth spurts if it is consistently given a good amount of water. When pruning this fern early in its life, the fronds should be trimmed to about 2 inches tall at the base of the leaf. This will leave enough foliage to continue spreading. If you are pruning, it is best to do so in late summer when temperatures are warm and soil is dry. This plant is slow-growing and has a shallow root system that can withstand drought, but it will die if you do not keep the plant moist during winter months. Pruning help Dryopteris Marginalis grow vigorously and maintain an attractive shape. It needs to be pruned regularly to maintain its ground cover look, as it will get tall and wide if it is not trimmed from time to time. How Do You Prune Dryopteris Marginalis? This fern is slow-growing and has a shallow root system. Therefore, it is important to prune the plant in late summer when there is no threat of frost. It is best to trim the plant at its base and leave the first set of leaves that are about 2 inches tall and then trim off finer fronds after that. You can also use regular scissors for this purpose so that you can have a good look at your fern’s foliage. This will help to keep your fern clean and maintain an attractive appearance for your yard. The following are the steps to follow when pruning Dryopteris Marginalis: - To begin pruning, you should remove any dead, diseased or damaged fronds. - The plant will have a slow growth rate, so trim your fern at its base cutting off only about 1/3 of the fronds. - Trimming the fern at soil level is your best option because you will be able to see where to cut and if there are any insects lurking in the leaves. There can be some resistance when cutting because of the rhizomes in the roots and this is normal with this plant. - You should not cut the leaves at the base or before they have reached an inch in width. - To ensure that your fern does not suffer from any insect damage, then you can use pesticide to control aphids and spider mites on your plant during pruning time. - The fern should be well-watered after pruning. - You can also prune the plant to fit your landscape and cut off the fronds at an angle. - You can trim off smaller fronds by hand or you can use a pair of shears if your fern is large and needs some major pruning. Should I Mist Dryopteris Marginalis? Dryopteris Marginalis need to be misted in order to maintain a good appearance. If you want to apply water, you can use a wet cloth and blow dry the plant well. You can also add water to the plant and let it sit for a few hours. Misting may require you to spray the fern once or twice a day. If the plant is outdoors, you can simply add water and it may be enough. In case you are growing this plant in your home, then you will have to mist it more frequently as it will not get much natural light inside the house. Dryopteris Marginalis does not need any additional fertilizer if it is grown outdoors because the plants absorb nutrients from air and soil as they are required. When misting, use a fine spray and make sure that you mist the fern from top to bottom to prevent the leaves from browning and discoloring. The fern’s appearance may suffer if it does not receive adequate water.
How Do You Repot Senecio Kleiniiformis? Senecio kleiniiformis should be repotted once every 2-3 years. The best time to repot these plants is in the spring. When repotting, they should be kept in a fast-draining soil mix. The plants should be repotted so that their roots do not reach the bottom of the container. If the plant begins to topple over, the pot can be slightly smaller in size. Repotting should not be involved when propagating the plant by cutting or seed. Each time the soil comes into contact with the stem and leaves, it will develop an odor similar to detergent, which is a sign that it is time for repotting. When repotting Senecio kleiniiformis, you should remove potting soil from the root zone of the plant by gently pulling on each stem individually. The pot should be emptied and refilled with more soil mixed evenly with a small handful of sand or coarse gravel to encourage drainage. Here are the steps to follow when repotting: - Remove the plant from its pot by loosening the soil until you can easily grasp the stem at its base with your hand. - Cut a small slit at each pot’s bottom using a sharp knife. - Set each plant gently into the new container and fill in around it with dry soil to about halfway up the stalk of each plant. Water gently after each repotting so that leaves do not start to wilt and die from too much water (the excess water will drain away from the root zone). - Place the plants in a bright location for an hour or so to help encourage new roots to form. - Place the plants into the same amount of sun that they received in their previous potting mix. - Water the plants and keep them watered until the roots have grown to their final pot size. How Much Light Does Senecio Kleiniiformis Need? Senecio kleiniiformis can function well indoors with both partial and full sun exposure, though direct sunlight may burn leaves, causing them to scorch or fade, so it is vital to move the plant outdoors in the springtime when it is warm and sunny. Indoors, a plant receives direct sunlight in the morning, which will heat the leaves; however, they must be watered regularly to keep them from drying out. The best location for a Senecio kleiniiformis would be in a room with fluorescent lighting and moderate temperatures between 16-24°C. Senecio kleiniiformis can also tolerate low light conditions, such as being placed in partial shade with less than 20% of its daylight hours coming from direct sunlight. The soil should be kept moist and not allowed to dry out. The light level it receives indoors should be in between that of natural light and high levels of artificial lighting. This can be achieved by placing plants in rooms that have clear, bright glass walls with direct sunlight. Will Senecio Kleiniiformis Grow Indoors? Senecio kleiniiformis is a species that can be grown indoors, but it will require an outdoor environment where it receives full sun exposure to fully develop leaves during the summer months. It is also necessary to keep the soil around the plant well-drained, as this helps avoid root rot and maintain humidity levels required by Senecio kleiniiformis. When growing Senecio kleiniiformis indoors, good airflow is required, so use a terrarium to house your plants if you do not have a window in your home. To help warm these plants up, allow them to receive sunlight on one side of their container when they are kept inside during the winter season; this will warm them up without having to bring them outside. When grown indoors, it should be kept at around 18-22°C year-round. You should also keep the soil around the plant moist and not allow it to dry out. During the winter months, plants should be kept indoors in a sunny, warm area where the temperature is between 21-28°C and exposed to full sun. A light misting of water can be applied weekly, as long as it is not so much that it will cause the plant to wilt. During the winter, when natural sunlight is at a low point, fluorescent light can be used instead. If your Senecio kleiniiformis receives too much water, it will produce small rosettes on top of the leaves rather than large succulent leaves; this is an indication that the plant needs more sunlight. The leaves should be healthy and green in color with no yellowing on them and no spots or markings on them. How Do You Prune Senecio Kleiniiformis? Senecio kleiniiformis should be pruned only when they are young, as they will form a woody stem. Pruning is best done in the spring after their foliage has changed colors to a bright green and has finished blooming. When pruning Senecio kleiniiformis, the best time to do so is when they are in the outermost growth phases of their life cycle with a new growth stage. When pruning, simply cut back any stems that are stunted or being grown too long and damaged. A general rule of thumb is to target plants with 5 or more succulent leaves in order tom healthy and strong. Senecio kleiniiformis can be pruned into clumps by removing all weak stems from the top of each plant until a healthy stalk remains at the base of the plant. This will encourage newer roots to form around each stem and an abundance of new leaves. You should also remove any plants that have browned or white spots on their leaves, as this is a sign of poor health. Leaves will wilt if the plant is being over-watered, so keep its soil moist, but not so wet that it causes the leaves to fall off. If you want to increase the height of your Senecio kleiniiformis, cut off the top growth and allow new stems to sprout. To promote new growth on your Senecio kleiniiformis, dead stems should also be pruned away until only longer, healthy ones remain. This can be done by trimming away long side branches and letting new flowers form at the base of each stem. Here are steps to follow when pruning Senecio kleiniiformis: - Using a sharp pair of scissors or pruners, cut the dead or damaged portion of the stem at ground level. - Remove all weak and unhealthy sections of a plant’s stems. - Prune your Senecio kleiniiformis to encourage new growth and its desired shape and create an attractive shape for it in your home environment. - Water the plant after pruning so that water will be drawn up through the entire root zone and so that new roots can form along the entire length of each stem. - New growth will be encouraged, so feel free to trim away any growth that you don’t want. - When pruning any Senecio kleiniiformis leaves, snip just the tip of the leaf to stop any bleeding, but do not cut all of the way through. - Remove any damaged leaves as they may harbor disease-causing organisms that could spread to the rest of your plant. - Do not leave any leaf trimmings on the ground, as these can serve as a food source for pests that could attack your Senecio kleiniiformis at a later date. - Your plants should be pruned annually to maintain their health, shape, and vigor. - Remove any dead or damaged leaves from around the base of the plant so it will receive more sunlight since this is where new roots form. - If you find that your Senecio kleiniiformis plants are getting large, old, or too tall to fit into the space they were initially given, it’s time to prune these down. - Look over the cuttings you take right away; if they are unsightly and do not look healthy, take them back for removal. How Often Should You Water Senecio Kleiniiformis? Senecio kleiniiformis should be watered regularly; however, you should avoid over-watering it. It does well when watered weekly, but it may need more frequent watering during blooming periods of springtime or during hot summer months. When watering, ensure the plant is watered thoroughly until water runs out of its base. The amount of water a plant will require depends on the size of its container and how much you have it exposed to natural sunlight. If your home is naturally dark during the winter months, you may be required to water your plants more frequently than those kept in areas with brighter lighting conditions. You can check to see if your Senecio kleiniiformis needs to be watered by sticking a finger into the soil up to an inch and feeling for moisture; if it feels dry, your plant needs watering. When watering Senecio kleiniiformis indoors, it can be done by placing a plant saucer under a plant’s pot or by using a watering can with a long, thin spout. This will ensure that the water reaches all parts of your plant throughout the root zone. You should also allow the soil to dry out between watering intervals; if the soil is constantly wet, this may cause root rot in your Senecio kleiniiformis. To help water flow through the root zone, small holes or drainage holes can be made in your plant’s container. This will prevent water from collecting around the plant’s base and will aid in keeping it properly watered. Soil should be slightly moist; if you use a finger to dig into the soil, it should come out with a little moisture on it.
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Salmon is a fantastic protein to cook for dinner, but it can be frustrating when you need to defrost the salmon. Some people may think defrosting salmon in the microwave is a bad idea. However, it’s actually one of the best ways to defrost your fish quickly and safely! We’ll answer all your questions on what you need to do for defrosting, how long it will take, and why this method is superior to other methods. Can you defrost salmon in the microwave? Yes, salmon can defrost in the microwave. You will need to use a large enough dish or container for your frozen salmon. Fill the dish but do not overcrowd it with too many pieces of fish. Then cover the dish with plastic wrap or another microwave-safe cover so that it stays moist while defrosting. Microwaves vary in power, so defrosting time will depend on your machine. However, defrost salmon pieces for around five minutes per pound (thawed) or two to three minutes per half-inch of the thickness. You can then use this defrosted salmon immediately or store it in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours before cooking. Why defrost salmon in the microwave? One of the biggest reasons to defrost salmon in a microwave is because it’s safer and quicker than most other thawing methods! If you defrost it on a counter or by using water, bacteria can develop which can cause food poisoning. Defrosting frozen fish in cold water takes longer than using the microwave because of how conductive water is. Microwaves defrost by heating the food, not lowering its temperature so it defrosts much faster than other methods! Is it safe to thaw salmon in the microwave? Salmon can be safely thawed in the microwave as long as the defrosting time and food safety standards are observed. When defrosting salmon in the microwave it is important to defrost for the right amount of time. You’ll want to let it heat long enough in the microwave without overcooking or burning parts of the fish. Furthermore, if you defrost for too long you run the risk of spoiling the texture of the salmon. Worse is if you then let the meat sit at room temperature for an extended period after defrosting. Doing so can cause bacteria can form on the meat which is unsafe. The USDA states that meat or salmon in this case that is left out at room temperature for more than two hours should be thrown away. So if you know you aren’t prepared to cook the salmon immediately after defrosting, you should put it in the refrigerator to thaw instead so that bacteria doesn’t form on your defrosted fish. Or you cook it immediately using your preferred recipe or method. How to Defrost Salmon in Microwave? To defrost salmon in a microwave, remove the salmon from its packaging and place it on a plate. Microwave in ‘defrost’ mode or nuke it at 30% power for 2-3 minutes intervals. During the defrosting process make sure you flip the salmon every 30 seconds so that it defrosts evenly. One of the most common mistakes people make when defrosting food is to think that it’s ok to nuke it at high power for extended periods and then it’s done. The truth, though, is that microwaves start heating things from the outside in and not the other way around. So if you don’t flip your salmon halfway through cooking, it’ll be heated on top while the bottom might still be cold. With that said, flipping the meat every 30 seconds prevents hot spots and overcooking. So while you may believe that thin slices of salmon don’t need to be flipped because they’re so thin and the microwave should defrost them well, you’d be incorrect. How long does it take salmon to thaw? The time salmon takes to thaw varies depending on how it is defrosted and the size and thickness of the cut. If you have a thin 1/2″ slice of salmon it will thaw much quicker than if it is 2 inches thick. Furthermore, if you thaw it in the fridge it will take longer than if it is thawed underwater or in the microwave. How long to defrost salmon in microwave? Defrosting salmon in a microwave will generally require 2-3 minutes per inch of thickness. Keep in mind that microwave wattages vary so cooking times will as well. For example, a 1000-watt microwave will thaw salmon faster than an 800-watt microwave. Thaw Salmon in Water If you decide to defrost the salmon in water, then you should place the fish into a colander and run under cold water until thawed or you could submerge it in; this can take up to 30 minutes depending on the size of your fillet. Thaw Salmon in the Refrigerator If you choose to defrost your salmon in the refrigerator, leave it in its original packaging overnight and put it on a plate or rack to keep the meat from getting waterlogged. The salmon should be defrosted in the refrigerator within 12-24 hours depending on the cut size of your salmon. Thaw Salmon at Room Temperature To defrost salmon at room temperature, leave it in its original package and place on a plate or rack. It should take about 30 minutes to defrost cut fillets at room temperature; however thicker portions of the salmon can take up to an hour. However, it is not recommended to thaw salmon at room temperature as it is not safe to have the fish at room temperature for an extended period of time. In fact, if you’re defrosting your salmon with this method and then you can expect the flavor and texture to decrease. Worse yet, you run the risk of having bacteria form on the meat which can cause food poisoning issues. With all that in mind it leads to one of the most commonly asked questions: How do you defrost salmon quickly? You can quickly defrost salmon by microwaving it. Put the fish on a microwave-safe plate and use the defrost setting. Other ways to defrost salmon are to run cold water over it or let it sit in the fridge overnight. Do I need to defrost salmon before cooking? Yes, defrosting salmon before cooking will ensure a more even cook and prevent under-cooking. It will also ensure that the taste and texture of the finished meal are as they should be and reduce your chance of food poisoning from eating uncooked cold meat. The USDA suggests that the thickest part of the salmon should have a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit before serving. If you cook the salmon while it is still frozen, it may not be cooked enough and you will serve it below the recommended safe temperatures. Also, keep in mind that the cooking time will be about 50% of the thawed cook time. Frozen salmon will thaw before it can start cooking, so if you do decide to cook salmon while it is frozen then you need to plan ahead and adjust the times. In general, your safest bet is to always thaw your meat before cooking it. This will help ensure that your meal turns out as intended and reduce the chance of food poisoning from eating uncooked cold meat. Can I refreeze defrosted salmon? Yes. you can refreeze a defrosted salmon under the right conditions and if you’ve followed the right thawing procedures. But it is not recommended to do this because the texture of the meat changes when you thaw it. Therefore, it is usually advised to cook it after you have thawed it. For example, if you thaw the salmon using the microwave you run a slight risk of overcooking the meat while it is being thawed. This will cause the texture of the meat to change since it is mildly cooked in some parts. If you end up refreezing this salmon fillet when you take it out to thaw it again the taste and texture might not be the same. This is why it is recommended to cook the salmon immediately after you defrost it in a microwave. Even methods like defrosting on the countertop or in cold water run the risk of spoiling the meat which would make it generally unsafe to refreeze. The safest way of defrosting fish like salmon in order not to change its flavor or texture when you refreeze it would be defrosting it in the refrigerator overnight. By defrosting it in the fridge you can refreeze it without having to worry about the taste or texture since the meat wasn’t heated. You can also refreeze the salmon if it is already cooked. Once the meat is cooked you will already have the desired texture and taste. As such, you can go ahead and refreeze it so that you can take it out and heat it up for another time. Tips to Defrost Salmon in Microwave - Spread the salmon out on a plate and place it in the microwave for approximately three minutes. - Make sure you rotate or flip the salmon to avoid hot spots and uneven defrosting. - Cover the fish while it is being defrosted so that it can retain moisture. - Leave your microwave open for at least 15 minutes to allow the fishy smell to fade or use lemon/vinegar with water and baking soda to clean up. - Allow the salmon to stand for a few minutes before cooking. This will allow it to cook more evenly and make sure you don’t overcook parts of your fillets. - Refreezing microwave defrosted salmon is not recommended because the texture changes when you thaw it, but if done correctly can be safe provided that it has been cooked first. Defrosting salmon is very straightforward given that you follow the right steps and thawing procedures. This blog post has provided you with some quick tips to help defrost salmon in the microwave as well as outlined why it is not recommended that you refreeze this fish product after having microwaved it. You can now go ahead and take these tips into consideration when cooking your next meal!
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The modern business environment is very volatile and complex therefore demanding more attention and dedication from entrepreneurs and business executives. If business individuals lack the necessary management skills then their business efforts are most likely to fail because businesses demand that managers make the right decisions in order for them to survive in time of emergency and even in the normal course of business (Baruch, 2004, 114). We will write a custom Essay in various areas specifically for you for only $16.05 $11/page 812 certified writers online The Next Generation Management module is a module that will enable those interested in management to understand how to manage not only their own business ventures and organizations and also impart sense of social responsibility through attending various lecture, workshops, seminars, and conferences around Dublin. Contemporary management of organizations is not simple and therefore this is why this module will concentrate ensuring that attendees gain Personal and Career Development: Competence assessment, planning and development, which is important in ensuring that managers have the ability to attain skills that will assist them to have the necessary skills in both the short run and long run such skills include better decision making capability, better leadership ability, and in turn managers will be able to base their decisions on logic through critical thinking. Furthermore managers who undergo personal development programs are able to portray self confidence communicate better and even end up being creative due to the flexible approach that they have to tackling organizational issues. The Next Generation module will also help managers gain ability to appreciate the need of operating with a Global and a societal approach by attending lecturers from renown Nobel Laureate, Dr Chu the discussion made clear that the physical environment was part and parcel of the business environment and therefore needed to be taken care of because if it disintegrates that the economy and human economic activities will also fail. Additionally, discussions from this part of the model enable students of management appreciate the role of creativity and innovation together with the important role which both agriculture, ethics and Greenpeace plays in the environment. Research is a crucial part of Next Generation management module because research is able to assist managers gain the right information that will guide their decision making and logical thinking process. Discussions unveiled on the importance of carrying out systematic research and avoiding plagiarism because plagiarism can often affect the outcome of a research and compromise its quality. Get your 100% original paper on any topic done in as little as 3 hours Research is an important part of today’s business environment and therefore it is important to gather and analyze data properly so that the information obtained can be considered useful and assist in decision making( Kourdi 2009, 114). The discussions on research did shed light on Digital media and communication which has become an integral part of organizational and inter-organizational communication. Managers are therefore required to embrace the emerging communication trends that individuals in the business world are adopting today because they can determine whether an organization performs better or even fails. The acquisition of the right skill set and through continuous learning for those who intend to become good managers since it helps them realize and even surpass their potential. With more high-tech devices, mobile technology and software it is necessary for managers to attend various seminars and tutorials and implement continuous learning techniques that will allow them to embrace the latest communication and software trends for the benefit of their organization especially when dealing with consumers (Solomon & Askegaard, 2002, p.44) Managers in any functional area of an organization are expected to run organizations on behalf of the shareholders and produce the expected results it is therefore necessary that managers gather the necessary knowledge from various avenues in order for them to get the necessary skills to help them carry out their functions more successfully and efficiently. The Next Generation Management gives managers the opportunity by which they can learn more and become better managers through attending a series lecture, workshops, seminars, mini-conferences that aim to encourage, the need to sustain personal development, social responsibility, research skills and communication skills which are an essential part of today’s organizations (Trott 2008, 78). This module is therefore very important not only for businesses, organizations and managers as individuals but also can be influential in the country’s economy, which aims to increase the output of individuals who are directly linked to the economy of the country. The economy and the business environment are subject to highly complex variables and all managers including marketing managers should be ready to solve business problems as they present themselves. We will write a custom Essay on Management in various areas specifically for you! Get your first paper with 15% OFF It is therefore necessary for entrepreneurs and leaders to have the necessary management skills so that complex business situations can be solved and situations which often present themselves as problems can be turned into opportunities (Kourdi 2009, 4). By applying leadership skills organizational managers can come across as more effective and make better decisions because their analytical and logical skills can be easily improved as a result of attending discussions of this model. This module furthermore insists on the importance and priority that should be attached to creativity and innovation at both the individual and society level. Many individuals who haven’t been exposed to teachings of this model may be tempted to ignore the importance of innovation in today’s society. The Next Generation Management gives the learner the opportunity to expand their mindset to look at the business and economy as part of the globe and the entire global society and therefore initiate solutions that are not only solutions to the problems of the county of Ireland but are also a solution for the entire globe. When managers operate with global approach they are most likely to make decisions that are more ethical and moral. Today’s business environment is full of scandals and irresponsibility and thus managers are required to put their foot down and make decisions that not only correlate to their interests but also to the interests of the community This module enables managers weigh benefits accrued in the short run and compare them to benefits that will be accrued in the long run and factor them in their decision making in order to increase positive outcome. Managers need to discover that business success doesn’t come easy and if they desire to be successful they are required to become very creative and innovative Creativity is becoming the backbone of the world’s greatest organizations and the largest economies. Managers are therefore required not only to use their abilities but also gather the views of various subordinates and together work towards developing creative approaches of doing business and reinventing the economy. The Next Generation module also enabled the importance of taking care of the environment and ensuring that the country remains agriculturally stable in order to ensure that the future of Ireland is secured because food stability is important to the economy of any country. The destruction of the environment will therefore have a negative toll on the business environment and thus managers should not remain ignorant or arrogant to the environment hence they should struggle to maintain the environment one on one or through environmental organizations such as Greenspan. Not sure if you can write a paper on Management in various areas by yourself? We can help you for only $16.05 $11/page This module provided a platform which made it clear that research should take center stage in improving not only the economy but also businesses . Managers are supposed to carry out research more frequently and vigorously and information gathered from research should be clearly analyzed using packages such as SPSS can be used to assist in the process of decision making. Managers usually require a lot of facts so that their ability to make carry out analysis and solve problems can be made easier. There are many dangers of plagiarizing work and therefore it is necessary for managers to carry out independent qualitative and quantitative research so that their research can unveil new findings that can help them and their organization carry out innovative It is thus necessary to use all research tools in order to ensure that the findings of research can turn out to be very useful even when presented to other peers and those who the information as useful. The Next Generation Management gave us the opportunity to appreciate the development in media and communication techniques that are used in today’s commercial environment. Technological environment have led to many inventions which managers can use to carry out their functions more easily and companies can even collect data from their consumers more easily through socials sites and mobile applications and use this in shaping organizational strategy. Marketing managers for example, can improve on organizational marketing strategy and even increase organizational revenue streams by embracing the role played by technology in the media (Trott, 2008, 103-113). The introduction of the internet in the business environment is very important to the managers since the managers can use internet search engines to maximize business opportunities for themselves and their organizations, and it is therefore necessary for managers to take technology serious because it is a key success ingredient in today’s business environment. Enterprise Resource planning is an important part of today’s organizations because it assists organizations to minimize losses and wastage of resources and therefore organizations should also adopt technologies that will allow them to plan on how to optimize the use of their resources. In conclusion the Next Generation Management module has opened my eyes to the world of strategic management practices, making it clear that success of today’s commercial enterprises depends on how well managers are able to make financial, marketing, human resource and other organizational decisions by adopting innovative techniques.Personal & Career Development Good management is necessary for the continued existence and success of commercial organizations; this is because commercial organization and even non commercial organizations usually find themselves in ambiguous situations that require managers to use their skills and talents to direct the organization out of dilemmas. For managers to successfully plan, staff, control, organize and direct the organization it is necessary that these managers obtain the necessary set of skills that will proof usefully in ensuring that the day to day and long run operations of the organization are carried are driven by strategic goals which are enshrined in the mission and vision of the company and it is therefore important to ensure that organizational staff and especially management have their talents and skills fully developed to competently deal with ambiguous situations (Baruch 2004, 44). While an organizations mission is mostly a vehicle of taking the organization into the future it mainly operates with a short term day to day operation and the vision is usually long-term managers are therefore need to have their personal skills developed for them to make the necessary career decisions effectively. Most of these skills were developed in a series of seminars and workshops that required managers to go out on their own talk. For example Deloitte conference, assess the value of an idea, CV writing workshop, Bobby Kerr-motivation, coaching speech, Paddy Power – motivation, coaching speech, Attendance of Chinese classes- for personal development, Be involved in tutoring of IT for elderly people, and Improving Yourself-esteem – seminar/workshop. It is hence clear that managers require their organizations to put in place training and development schedules that will assist their managers require the necessary long-term and short-term skills carry out their organization responsibilities in today’s turbulent business environment. The following are the most important skills that those who were part of the management module were required The Next Generation Management module required that managers attend lectures, workshops, seminars, mini-conferences and individual development of personal development plan speeches Dublin. The following are some of the necessary shorter skills that managers were able to develop during this Next Generation Management module which were scheduled to take place in a timeframe of 12 months: are required to operate with a high level of confidence this is because other subordinates look up to them. Hence, if managers do not portray self confidence then subordinates may be forced to doubt his leadership and decision making abilities and this is will therefore affect the organization (Baruch, 2004, 32). Managers are therefore required to dress, talk and even carry themselves in such a way that portrays that they are highly confident. Managers are required to have a positive image and positive thoughts of hope and possibility and transfer this to subordinates ands clients while interacting in the normal course of business. is a key part of business and is therefore vital that managers use communication techniques that will ensure all stakeholders are informed in the right time and the right information is given to them. Managers are therefore required to develop skills that will allow them to pass messages with the right tone, mimics, gestures and pronunciation (Corfield 2009, 5). Managers are also required to have the appropriate presentation skills that will enable the managers carry out oral presentations with high effectiveness not only in official meetings but also social events. The business environment is volatile and ever changing and it is therefore necessary that managers have the necessary skills that will allow them to be highly flexible especially when organizational changes take place.Managers are therefore required to be highly radical and use environmental scanning techniques and create the necessary support systems that will enable the organization embrace change. Dynamic managers are more likely to create organizations that smoothly embrace strategic change that is necessary for better performance of the organization. It is often the task of managers to make sure that fresh ideas are consistently developed in commercial organizations. A dynamic environment requires new ideas frequently and thus managers are required to be trained to tap into their imagination in order to develop new ideas (Trott, 2008, p.7). Managers are thus encouraged to continuously research read and even attend seminars that will develop their innovative skills. Manager are required to have the necessary skills to prioritize and efficiently allocate resources where they are needed and therefore they need to develop their self management skills. Managers are required to plan in advance and schedule activities within a timeframe and see to it that these events occur The Next Generation Management module which was scheduled took place in a timeframe of 12 months also ensured that manager’s personal and career development assisted manager’s gain the following skills. Managers are supposed to be leaders and be able to influence the behavior of individuals and inspire them to follow the strategic goals of an organization in order to achieve the mission and vision. Managers with up to date leadership skills are able to set goals prioritize and also operate with well defined action set an image for the organization and trend for subordinates by ensuring that they have a positive attitude, properly research and have the knowledge and assist subordinates to grasp the fact and process, and this was the aim of the Next Generation Management module. Managers are required to have the ability to bring subordinates’ together and build relationships through cooperation and mutual respect for the benefit of the organization (Whetton & Camerson 2007, 88). Managers are able to do this by constantly attending seminars, tutorials and social events in order to gain team building skills. Managers are often required to make quick decisions when need arises and hence it in good that managers have the ability to analyze situations with wisdom and make acceptable justifiable solutions that are backed by fact and reason (Beeson 2009, 54). Managers build such capacity through tutorials, seminars and focus on continuous research. Analytical and Problem solving techniques Manages are required to use logic and reason in order to ensure that they can effectively resolve difficult matters that are problematic. It is thus very important that managers develop the right potential to handle problematic situations and emerge out of them by using logic and facts to solve problems (Whetton & Camerson, 2007, p.18). Managers are able to acquire this skill through continuous learning and research, concentration and also by attending the right seminars and tutorials Global and Societal Awareness Nobel Laureate Lecture The Next Generation Management module demanded that we attend seminars and tutorials to assist us as students of contemporary management to get an in-depth experience of why it is necessary for manager’s, businessmen and entrepreneurs to have societal awareness while carrying out their duties. In one of our lectures at a seminar, the Nobel Laureate Dr Chu and other numerous speakers made it clear that it is important for students of business to know that business activities are usually accompanied by physical impact, because business activities usually depend a lot on the environment for most of its activities to be successful. Dr Chu made it clear that the operations of businesses and commercial enterprises normally cause climate and environmental changes. He furthermore made it clear that the issue of energy has caused big debate and it is now the high time that researchers encourage industries to use renewable energy sources and re-evaluate energy policies so as to save the planet from further depletion. The speaker insisted that the downturn and destruction of the environment would most likely lead to the demise of the economy and it is thus necessary to nature the environment and replenish it using technologies that will transform the environment in order for human economic activities to take place. University of Enterprise: Delivering Ireland’s Next Class of Successful Entrepreneurs. The future of the economy and of the corporate world definitely depends on how well today’s young entrepreneurs are natured and brought up in order for them to become the best business elite in the future. Modern entrepreneurs are therefore required to be shaped in order for them to become highly dynamic and environmentally conscious. If the upcoming entrepreneurs are arrogant and ignore the important role the environment plays making their ventures a success then there will be faced with an economic downturn thus entrepreneurs should operate with practices which do not pollute or degrade the environment. It is thus necessary to prepare entrepreneurs so that they can acquire the necessary knowledge and also have the ability to apply it in the real world (Trott, 2008, p.33). Lectures at the workshop also made it clear those entrepreneurs who continuously learn and take education serious are more likely succeed. The Long Debate (Inventorium) This discussion made it clear Creativity and imagination is a key cornerstone of today’s turbulent business environment laying emphasis that the greatest organizations are continuously searching for new creative avenues of doing business and therefore this is why they excel as compared to their counterparts (Trott, 2008, p.16). The lecturers made it clear that an economy which considers itself as superior and smart must continuously apply more effort towards ensuring that their greatest minds are always working on the next big thing. Ireland is a country of vision and thus has put its best minds towards bringing innovative practices into the country’s economy Additionally it is also important for the entire society to create mechanisms for sustaining development but at the same time self-development should not be ignored because it is important to the success of entrepreneurs and organizations. The speaker insisted that if one is expected to be outstanding, it is a must that he/she operates with a mentality that will give his or her venture the stability to be highly creative so that he can use novellus ideas to outshine other competitors. Climate Change and agriculture The discussion centered on the importance of agriculture on the economy keeping in mind that one of the most important elements of an economy is the ability of a country to have enough food to feeds it citizens in order for it to move towards industrialization. The current global economy is growing at a faster pace and the environment is becoming depleted due to the careless nature of corporations therefore threatening agricultural The discussion also revealed that the effects of pollution and deforestation are having a negative effect on the temperatures, rainfall and the quality of the soil therefore having a negative impact on agriculture. If the current trend continues together with effects of population explosion then it is more likely that the global economy and entrepreneurial efforts will also be affected and therefore innovative methods like green houses must be introduced in order to increase food production. The discussion made it clear that ethics provide a basis by which individuals are able to determine what is right or wrong. Ethics are governed by moral values and what may be morally ethical in Ireland may not be necessarily ethical in any other part of the world. The discussion further revealed that what is lawful is not necessarily ethical and that individuals are normally torn between loyalty and the truth or even sometimes on maters to do with personal interest verses community interest therefore affecting their decisions . It is therefore true to conclude ethics is strictly personal and thus individuals must evaluate the possible consequences of their actions/decisions and if the results are have more harm that good to the society abandon them. The business environment is for example involved with decisions that aim to increase benefit of the organization but it is necessary that managers and entrepreneurs apply ethical principles while making business decisions. Managers and entrepreneurs’ should apply wisdom and not only look at a short-term view but also take a long-term approach while making business decisions was based around the numerous numbers of non governmental organizations that have dedicated their efforts towards restoring the sanctity of the environment that has come about as the result of human activity. The discussion revealed that Greenpeace is a non governmental organization that funds its activities using donations, the organization aims flora and fauna and make earth a better place by reducing environment destruction. Entrepreneurs and business executives are aware of the toll that their business activities have on the environment and therefore it is important for them to use their corporate social responsibility arm by donating and funding activities of such bodies with the aim of having the environment restored. of having such organizations around is that these organizations promote responsible behavior by adjusting the attitudes of human beings who are responsible of exploiting natural resources. The organization has hence achieved a lot through its operations which spread in over 40 countries in the world, making it a very important part of the global society. Research skills are important for today’s managers, the business environment is highly volatile and organizations are faced with problems and thereby managers and employees need to have the ability to carry out research in order to assist management to make important decisions based on factual findings (McGivern, 2006, p123). It is thus necessary for individuals to adhere to ethics and ensure that any research that they carry out is not plagiarized . Every research is unique in its own way and it is hence necessary to carry out research diligently and base the findings and recommendations based on the findings of the research (Hogan, Dolan, & Donnellly, 2009, p.16). Discussions in the Next Generation Management module made it clear that if a researcher carries out research and for what ever reasons decides to replicate findings by borrowing from the works of another researcher it will be necessary that the researcher acknowledge all sources where he/she borrowed from. Plagiarism is not only illegal but it can also be misleading in some instances and thereby compromise any strategic decisions that managers make especially in commercial organizations. It is therefore necessary for researchers to be highly disciplined and carry out their literature review properly by consulting and acknowledging the various sources of their information. Once researcher has gathered the necessary data it then becomes their responsibility to interpret and arrange the data in such a way that it will serve the main objective of their research. The researcher must find the most suitable way to analyze their data so that it can make sense to the audience which it was intended for (Kourdi, 2009, p.38). Many researchers conduct their research so that they can provide useful information that can be used by not only other peers but also by those in the business environment in order to assist managers in their decision making process. This is therefore the main reason which always drives researchers to carry out research in order to have them published and reviewed by their peers. When a particular writer’s research is highly appreciated and commended by peers then a researcher feels a sense of pride and therefore will continue to expound on his research by carrying out other works. Strategic decisions especially branding and product decisions made by marketing managers are not guess work but rather they are based on academic foundations that are normally obtained from various peer reviews and published sources. If this published work and peer reviews were absent then it would make it hard to know which research findings were more correct and therefore justifiable, this fact would make it quite hard for business managers to carry out decision making because they would simply doubt the facts that were presented in front of them. Peer review enables various researches which are published undergo vigorous scrutiny and therefore ascertain the validity of their contributing to the various disciplines they claim to have authority over. SPSS is a software package that enables individuals carrying out research quantify their findings and make the most suitable conclusions hence, making useful information out of the data (Burrell, and Morgan, 1979, p.13) The discussion of the Next Generation Management module made it clear that this software is very important in the field of social sciences. When researchers want to carry out social researches and even analyze demographic data this package becomes a very important part of their research due to its ability to accept quantitative data and summarize it in the form of graphs, pie charts and even pictographs (McGivern, 2006, p 43).Marketing activities of such organizations usually require a lot of research that requires demographic analysis and thus manager’s end up using this package to make the necessary deductions that are crucial in formulating marketing strategy (Burrell, & Morgan,1979, p.98). It thus becomes clear that in the absence of this package then managers would be subjected to a more tiresome ways of analyzing data that is collected using questionnaires. It is thus necessary for managers who intend to become good researchers to quickly learn and frequently use this package in order to have more factual information that is good for decision making within the organization. The Next Generation Module discussion also made it clear that the research process can only be successful if the right techniques are used by managers to construct the moist appropriate questionnaires. Faulty questionnaires will most likely compromise the entire research process and it is therefore important for a manager/researcher to clearly define the purpose of his research and thus generate questionnaire questions that are specific and appropriate for the research at hand (Burns & Burns, 2008,p.63-67). If the questionnaire is compromised then the findings will most likely also be compromised and such events will in turn the decisions which managers make in the long run. Dublin buss is able to accurately construct its questionnaires in order to gather satisfaction data from its customers and use this information to justify changes (Solomon & Askegaard, 2002, p.17). Digital Skills, Media & Communication The need for individuals within the business community and the economy to communicate is very important and plays a big role in determining the success or failure of the organizations which they run, it thus has become very necessary that individuals within the business industry to dedicate resources and adopt the use of web technologies such as CSS3 & HTML5 in order to maximize the potential of their business ventures Web technologies are thus very essential because they enable companies and organizations develop websites that are a very important part of communication and business considering the web is sometimes necessary for financial transactions and exchange of goods and services to occur (Hoffman & Novak, 2000). Managers within functional areas of I.T and marketing should make sure that the individuals who are responsible for using web technologies have the necessary programming skills that enable them program and develop websites efficiently by getting rid of redundant coding by Mike Schroepfer, Facebook VP of engineering, enabled the participants understand that computer science developments play a very big role towards defining the level of innovation among many industries and especially businesses. Computer science enables managers develop the necessary innovations that are necessary in project management and also plays a big role towards ensuring that people around the world are connected to each other therefore enabling a lot of opportunities to be realized (Payne & Peck, 2003, p.87).Business managers and marketers especially should ensure while using such technologies that the parameters are customized in such a way that the end consumers find it suitable for their use. As much as individuals usually resist change, it is the duty of managers to work hand in hand with the society to help them embrace change that will result to more positive outcome. As much as consumers and majority of businesses are embracing the digital age that has most of its activities going on over the internet, managers are thus expected to have the necessary minimum skills that will enable them embrace the digital world that has become inseparable for businesses ( Kourdi, 2009. P.188-190). Majority of business activities and especially marketing activities have forced marketing managers to formulate digital strategies that will enable them carry their business activities on the net. Web 2.0 technologies has taken the concept of social marketing to another height thereby pushing a lot of consumer traffic to the net and therefore companies are even distributing, promoting and marketing their products using viral marketing techniques. Blogging sites have now become a part of the social revolution on the internet thus demanding managers strategies that will enable their products and brands gain good images and ratings in the social media of the internet A while back, mobile phones were just used for communication by marketers and managers, thanks to the numerous mobile phone applications that run on smartphones such as IPhone and Android enabled hand sets consumers have a direct link to the worldwide web and business products just on the click of a button. With these facts unveiled managers are supposed to get rid of mobile any obstacles that hinder the enhancement of doing business between organizations by developing programs and applications that will make it easy and more convenient for consumers to conduct business with their mobiles. Numerous businesses around the world are increasing their business potential and realizing many revenue streams as a result of embracing and integrating the use of mobile applications into their business models. Search optimization technology is very important as far as using web applications is concerned and a company’s website may simply have low traffic and low transactions if the wrong approach was used by developers and I.T specialists in order to set up a website (Windham, 2001, p.145).Website developers thus have no option but to work hand in hand with all functional managers in order to ensure that the right key words are used while developing websites so that when consumers/clientele go online their websites are more likely to have more chances of being accessed by consumers who wish to purchase products or access company information. plays a very big role in ensuring that organizations communicate with the entire world and it is therefore up to them to adopt the latest technologies such as cloud computing technology in order to take their organizations into the next level and make it more easier for customers to use the web to interact with the organization & Novak, 2000). If organizations fail to use technology to store appropriate consumers data and manage organizational resources then it will become hard for this organizations to maximize their business opportunities. As technologies become obsolete and as new technologies become more usable the I.T experts are required to ensure that the transition between technologies is smooth and doesn’t affect the organization negatively used within organizations is used in order to help organizations manage resources and run operations with a high degree of efficiency. Many organizations are adopting the use of Enterprise Resource Planning Technology with the aim that the software will assist the organization through its managers prevent the wastage of resource through optimizing the use of resources within the organization. The introduction of such software enables organization plan its sales and revenue streams at a high and also reduce any unnecessary cost thereby saving organizations from unnecessary loses. The role of software in business cannot be ignored and if the level of software innovation within Ireland decreases, so will the performance of organization and the economy. It is thus necessary for stakeholders to invest in the future of the Irish software industry and ensure that innovation because if they fail to do this then the growth of the Irish economy and other related industries will also be compromised. The development of new software is vital towards sustain sales and competitive intelligence of many industries and thus continuous and consistent research should be carried out in order to make sure the Irish software industry stays ahead within the markets needs.
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Everyone seems to be staring at a screen these days, whether their computer, their smartphone or another digital device. The stress it puts on your eyes can cause a condition called "digital eye strain" (DES) or "computer vision syndrome" (CVS). Symptoms include eye fatigue, dry eyes, blurred vision, headaches, neck and shoulder pain, red eyes, and eye twitching. How To Protect Your Eyes While You Work Below are a few things you can do to lower your risk or mitigate any discomfort associated with DES. 1. See your eye doctor for a comprehensive eye exam This is one of the most important things you can do to prevent or treat symptoms associated with computer vision syndrome. During your eye doctor’s appointment, make sure to speak with Dr. Anthony Tran about your working habits, including the frequency and length of time you use a computer and other devices at work and at home. If you get a chance before you come, measure the distance between your eyes and your computer screen and bring that information to the optometrist, so that you can get your eyes tested for that specific working distance. Computer vision syndrome may be exacerbated by an underlying dry eye disease, which can be diagnosed and treated at our eye clinic in Cedar Hill. Sometimes people who have good visual acuity assume they don’t need any glasses. However, even very mild prescriptions can improve eyestrain and curb fatigue when working at a computer. 2. Good lighting is key Excessively bright light, whether due to outdoor sunshine coming in through the window or harsh interior lighting, is a common cause of eyestrain. When using your computer, your ambient lighting should be about 50% dimmer than what is typically found in most offices. You can reduce exterior light by closing drapes, blinds or shades and diminish interior illumination by using fewer or lower intensity bulbs. Computer users often find that turning off overhead fluorescent lights and replacing them with floor lamps is easier on their eyes. 3. Minimize glare Eyestrain can be aggravated by glare from light reflecting off surfaces including your computer screen. Position your computer so that windows are neither directly in front of nor behind the monitor, but rather to the side of it. Consider installing an anti-glare screen on your display. If you wear glasses, get anti-reflective (AR) coating on your lenses to reduce glare by limiting the amount of light that reflects off the front and back surfaces of your lenses (more on that below.) 4. Upgrade your display If you have a CRT (cathode) screen on your monitor, consider replacing it with a flat-panel LED (light-emitting diode) screen that includes an anti-reflective surface. Old-school CRT screens can be a major cause of computer eye strain due to the flickering images. For your new flat panel desktop display, choose one with a diagonal screen size of at least 19 inches, and the higher the resolution, the better. 5. Adjust display settings for added comfort Adjusting your computer display settings can help decrease eye strain and fatigue too. - Brightness: Adjust your device’s brightness to match the luminance around you. If the white background of this page looks like a light source, then it should be dimmed. However, if it appears dull and gray, it may not provide enough contrast, which can make it hard to read. - Text size: Adjust the text size for maximum eye comfort, particularly when reading, editing or writing long documents. Increase the size if you find yourself squinting, but bigger isn’t always better, since overly large text display may force your eyes to track back and forth too quickly for comfort. - Color temperature: This refers to the spectrum of visible light emitted by a color display. Blue light is short-wavelength visible light, whereas orange and red are longer wavelength hues. Exposure to blue light helps keep you alert but tends to cause eye fatigue after a while; yellow to red tints are more relaxing and may be better for long-term viewing, especially at night. Many devices allow the user to adjust the color temperature. 6. Get computer glasses Nearly 70% of North Americans experience digital eye strain related to prolonged use of electronic devices. To combat these effects, CustomEyes Vision Care recommends digital protection coatings, which act as a shield to cut the glare and filter the blue light emanating from digital screens and artificial light. For the greatest eye comfort, ask Dr. Anthony Tran for customized computer glasses, which feature mildly tinted lenses that filter out blue light. These can be made with or without prescription vision correction, for the benefit of those with 20/20 vision or contact lens wearers, though many people with contacts actually prefer to have alternative eyewear to use when their lenses become dry and uncomfortable from extended screen time. CustomEyes Vision Care can help you choose from a vast array of effective optical lenses and lens coatings to relieve the effects of digital eye strain. 7. Don't forget to blink When staring at a digital device people tend to blink up to 66% less often, and often the blinks performed during computer work are only partial which aren’t as effective at keeping the eyes moist and fresh feeling. Making a conscious effort to blink more while working or watching can prevent dryness and irritation. 8. Exercise your eyes Another cause of computer eye strain is focusing fatigue. Look away from your computer every 20 minutes and gaze at an object located 20 feet away, for a minimum of 20 seconds. This "20-20-20 rule" is a classic exercise to relax the eyes’ focusing muscles and reduce computer vision syndrome. The steps above don’t require a tremendous amount of time or money to be effective. Contact CustomEyes Vision Care in Cedar Hill to make an appointment with Dr. Anthony Tran and learn how the right eye drops, eye exercises, computer glasses, or AR coatings can improve eye comfort, reduce computer vision syndrome and potentially lead to increased productivity and job satisfaction.
Today I’m sharing my Gluten Free Chocolate Ripple Cheesecake that I made for Valentines Day. I’ve shared a few crazy cheesecake recipes in the past so thought I’d try for a more traditional option and I think I have succeeded. This cheesecake is sooo good. A delicious and super easy cheesecake thats not too rich and packed with my own Gluten Free version of the Arnott’s Choc Ripple Biscuits. For the Aussies out there, you will know what Arnott’s biscuits are and just how many desserts call for Arnott’s biscuits. So I was stoked when I managed to create a recipe that was quite similar. If you’re not familiar with this type of biscuit, it’s a plain chocolate biscuit that is used as a staple in many desserts. I originally posted my gluten free version of the Choc Ripple biscuits as part of a dessert from my childhood called peppermint log. I don’t think I really advertised just how similar the biscuits are to the normal gluten containing kind and I’ve never posted the recipe separately. So you might want to print this recipe for safe keeping! If you like chai tea or chai flavouring and banana bread, then you will love this Gluten Free Chai Spiced Banana Bread! The bread is super moist with a great balance of chai spices and banana flavour. I also love the look of the loaf with the sliced banana on top and the added texture of walnuts. Just talking about it makes me annoyed there isn’t any left! If you’re wanting to spice up the classic banana bread recipe, this is a simple but tasty option. Perfect for morning or afternoon tea, or anytime really. Oh and if you’re not such a fan of chai spices how about my Gluten Free Mixed Berry Banana Bread? Another Australia Day has come and gone, and to celebrate I made this no churn Gluten Free Lamington Ice Cream! It’s ridiculously easy to make, with the most time consuming step involving making gluten free sponge cake for the recipe. I used my lamington sponge cake recipe but you could also use a gluten free packet vanilla cake mix if you’re short on time! This year I wanted to make something a little different, and given the Summer heat in Melbourne, what better option than ice cream! For something a little different you could even add raspberry jam? To all my Aussie followers, I hope you had a lovely Australia Day with your family and friends. If you enjoy peppermint chocolate you will LOVE this Gluten Free Peppermint Slice! If you haven’t already, you need to add peppermint slice to your repertoire of baked goods. Though I’m probably a little biased as peppermint chocolate is my second favourite (behind caramel chocolate of course). This peppermint slice recipe is super easy to make with only 10 minutes of actual baking required. If you’re on morning tea tea duty at work, or for your next party, go ahead and make this recipe and let me know what you think? Oh and if caramel chocolate is your favourite you might also want to check out my Gluten Free Salted Caramel Slice. These Gluten Free Melting Moments bring back so many memories from my childhood! Back then I only knew these biscuits as “Yo Yos” thanks to my beloved Nan and Mum. Nan would always get so cross when she went to bake a batch and I had eaten half the raw mixture already from the fridge (oops). Back in the day, these biscuits were made with a traditional lemon icing and regular flour and feature as part of food stalls at school fetes, a country Sunday market called “Trash & Treasure” and to raise money for various charities/organisations. So I thought it was about time I make a “Gluten Free Yo Yo” and try a variation with Chocolate Buttercream instead. I’ve also included a Lemon Buttercream in case you prefer the more traditional melting moment. Both are YUM.
Transient introduction on IP grading The IP Code is made up of the letters IP adopted by 2 digits and an optionally available correspondence. As defined in worldwide commonplace IEC 60529, it classifies the portions of safety offered in opposition to the intrusion of strong gadgets (together with components of the physique like fingers and fingers), mud, inadvertent contact, and water from electrical sockets. This commonplace goals to current customers extra complete data than business phrases resembling waterproof. The primary digit signifies the diploma of safety that the enclosure provides entry to hazardous parts (e.g., electrical conductors, transferring parts ) and the ingress of strong overseas objects: 0X: No safety in opposition to phone and ingress of issues. rigid led light bar 1X: Protected in opposition to objects bigger than 50mm, resembling for instance any large floor of the human anatomy, such because the again of a hand, however no safety in opposition to deliberate contact with a physique space. 2X: Protected in opposition to objects larger than 12.5millimeters, like fingers or related objects. 3X: Safe in opposition to gadgets larger than 2.5millimeter, resembling instruments, thick cables, and so on.. 4X: Safe in opposition to gadgets larger than 1mm, resembling for instance most cables, screws, and so on.. 5X: Mud protected. Ingress of mud shouldn’t be fully averted, nevertheless it should not sort in adequate amount to intervene with the sufficient functioning of this equipment; full safety . No ingress of dustcomplete safety . The second digit signifies that the diploma of safety of this tools within the enclosure in opposition to dangerous ingress of water: X 1: Protected in opposition to dripping water. Dripping water (vertically falling drops) could have no dangerous impact. X2: Protected in opposition to dripping water when tilted round 15º. Vertically dripping water could have no detrimental impact as soon as the enclosure is tilted at an angle as much as 15º from its regular place. Water falling as a sprig at any angle upto 60º from the vertical shall don’t have any dangerous impact. X four: Protected in opposition to splashing water. X-6: Protected in opposition to water jets. X7: Protected throughout immersion as much as 1 m. Ingress of water at dangerous amount shall be unimaginable when the enclosure has been immersed in heat water below specified circumstances of strain and time (as a lot as 1 m of submersion). X-Eight: Secure throughout immersion past 1 m. The equipment is appropriate for steady immersion in water below circumstances that will probably be given by the producer. As soon as briefly offered the completely different IP rankings we transfer into the purpose of this information, that will probably be to make clear the very bizarre IP rankings utilized to strip lights and to drastically assist selecting a LED strip lighting based on this explicit score. Which IP protection matches your strip job most helpful? Versatile strip LED items Are Often out there in 2 or three fashions (relying on how vast will probably be your assortment of the producer ): IP20: With out watertight remedy along with PCBs, usually fitted with”3M” adhesive tapes on buttocks, match for indoor arid areas use simply. Many producers that don’t give an intermediate model between IP20 and IP68 declare that these strips are acceptable for indoor use basically, that’s not only a true assertion and might generate collapse of their set up. Humidity or intermittent contact with water generally occurs in indoor areas resembling Kitchens or Loos and for that purpose, and consequently these areas want further safety. IP64: Utilizing crystal resin glue protected along with PCBs, usually fitted utilizing”3M” glue tapes on buttocks, match for indoor moist are as setup. This selection is not at all times made out there from all producers, however those that supply it detect it’s extra profitable than IP20 since the exact same diameter of strip permits an even bigger safety on high of a nicer dispersion of this gentle all through the resin. The IP analysis of those objects might be additional enriched with an appropriate insulating materials of ends and inter connections, and that is exactly why some suppliers assert these strips have a better score, for instance as for instance ip-66 or IP67. However, please notice that the actual IP of the merchandise, on their very own, is IP64. IP68: With silicon clear tubing sealed and guarded within the ends. It might be both totally stuffed with glue or just inserted in an electron tubing, being the earlier possibility extra sensible when it comes to interconnection and diminishing the burden of those strips. It may well both be offered with”3M” adhesive tapes on the underside or with steel mounting brackets and DIY spare components provided. The glue tape possibility shouldn’t be advisable because the burden of those IP68 strips is considerably greater and should make the adhesive fixing fail from the mid time period, which is much more possible in out of doors areas or for sure, underwater. Consequently, for a really dependable exterior setup, solely mounting brackets ought to be thought of. This stuff are acceptable for out of doors and one meter submerged software program.
Okay, maybe I am too excited about this project. But I am so in love with how they turned out and that they were just so simple to make that really anyone could make them. It also doesn’t hurt that they incorporate some of my favorite things like gold, marble, and succulents. These little planters would be perfect lined up on a shelf for decor, or as the centerpiece at your next dinner party, or even as little favors at a spring or summer bridal party. The possibilities are endless, and once you get started making them, I promise it will be difficult to stop. - Marble hexagon tile - Colorful large plastic Easter eggs - Gold Leaf Pen - Hot Glue - Assortment of Succulents and some potting soil You will begin by opening the eggs and using the bottoms only. But save those tops because I have another project coming up next week for how to use those! You will also need to separate the marble hexagon tile from its backing mesh so that you have individual pieces to work with. Now use your gold leaf pen to color the top edge of the bottom portion of the egg. There should be the inset section of the egg that you will want to paint gold. This helps disguise the fact that the little planters are made from plastic eggs and gives a nice gold accent to the planters. Once your eggs have been accented with the gold, you will use your hot glue to fill in any holes in the bottom of the egg. Just a small dot of glue will work. Then use the hot glue to affix one egg bottom to one piece of the marble hexagon tile. And repeat with all your other eggs and tile pieces. Now you have your mini planters all ready to be filled with potting soil and baby succulents! The great thing about succulents is that you can break off the shoots from one large succulent and replant them to make mini plants. As long as you keep the soil moist they will re-root and begin growing anew. If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen me hint at pulling succulent shoots from my succulent garden for this project a few weeks ago. Now that your mini planters are filled, I don’t think that there is anyway someone would be able to tell that they started as plastic Easter eggs. Do you? Have you had enough photos of them yet? Well, how about one more. Just for good measure! Now go get your craft on and I will see you next week with even more awesome plastic Easter egg ideas for your spring table! *Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links which means that I get a percent of the sale if you were to happen to purchase something that I link to. The price is the same for you either way, but I get a little commission that helps me pay for more supplies to make even more awesome blog posts for you!
▲ The Blue-winged Pitta was recently spotted on Marado, which is a popular stopping point for migrating birds and the people who watch them. An endangered birds species never before seen in Korea was recently spotted on Marado, off the south coast of Jeju Island. According to the Jeju Wildlife Research Center and the Korea Association for Bird Protection of Jeju Office, the Blue-winged Pitta was spotted May 30 during their annual research on migrating birds on Marado. Blue-winged Pitta inhabit subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest in southern China, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand and north Malaysia. The bird migrates at night and spends the winter in Sumatra, Borneo, and Singapore. The bird has not been seen in Japan and Taiwan. The Blue-winged Pitta forages by flicking leaves aside with its bill to look for ants and earthworms. Compared to the Fairy pitta which has been observed in Korea, the Blue-winged Pitta has a bigger body, stronger bill and wider, blue wings. The black eye lines crossing both eyes are also wider than those of the Fairy pitta. Kim Eun Mi, the Director of the Research Center said this proves that Marado is a place of call and an important route of migration for the birds. She said the Center will continue to observe and conduct research to forecast possible changes among migrant birds related to climate changes. Kang Chang Wan, the president of the Korea Association for Bird Protection of Jeju Office, said the Blue-winged Pitta is an endangered species and listed on the Red List by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and needs special protection. He felt that further research should be carried out on Marado. ⓒ Jeju Weekly 2009 (http://www.jejuweekly.com) All materials on this site are protected under the Korean Copyright Law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published without the prior consent of Jeju Weekly. Mail to email@example.com \| Phone: +82-64-724-7776 Fax: +82-64-724-7796 #503, 36-1, Seogwang-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea, 63148 Registration Number: Jeju Da 01093 \| Date of Registration: November 20, 2008 \| Publisher: Hee Tak Ko \| Youth policy: Hee Tak Ko Copyright ⓒ 2009 All materials on this site are protected under the Korean Copyright Law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published without the prior consent of jeju weekly.com.
Last Wednesday, May 29th, was my 37th birthday and the blog’s second and we celebrated both with nugaton. Nugaton is, for those who know me from my days in Argentina, my most iconic dessert. This is the one dessert that was never missing in our birthdays and the only cake my brother still wants for his. Nugaton is the dessert I am always asked to prepare when I’m invited to a party back home, and the one that my friends most looked forward to eating whenever I entertained. It is not, however, a family recipe. Truth be told, the original recipe appeared in a box of Quaker Oats in Argentina, in the ’70s. It quickly popularized because it was ideal for making in a whim, and kids loved it. The original recipe, however, has been modified countless times, as it normally happens in family kitchens, where ingredients and proportions are altered depending on what the person cooking has on hand, or to each family’s taste. The beauty of Nugaton is not only that it is very simple to make, doesn’t require an oven and can be shaped in any way one wants, but also that the ingredients are few and, generally speaking, easy to find. Because of this, I have been able to make it pretty much everywhere I have lived. Those who know me from Córdoba, New York, Québec, Fuerteventura, Belgrade, Daoukro and Abidjan have all had a taste of this childhood classic and have all loved it. Now it’s your turn to do it and to let me know how you like it! The most important part of making nugaton is to get the chocolate oat paste right. For many years, I was unable to get consistent results because, ahem, I had never measured the ingredients (you can see the original page of my recipe notebook HERE and laugh at the lack of precision). I knew how nugaton was supposed to turn out and I just kept adding this and that, and maybe a little more of that other thing until I reached the desired result. This was fine for me, but it made it impossible to share the recipe with anyone else, as you can imagine! This time, because I was going to share the recipe with you, I wanted it to be precised, so I measured everything and I am confident that you will be able to enjoy a delicious home made nugaton, that will look and taste the same as mine does- or even better! Now, just one important recommendation before I leave you with the recipe: try to use ingredients that are the best quality possible. When a recipe uses very few ingredients, as in this case, each of them affects the final taste, so the better the quality, the better the results. And even though I don’t normally make specific brand recommendations, in this case I will because, in my experience, it makes a difference. So there it goes: use Quaker oats when making it. Trust me on this one! You will notice that, in this recipe, I use 70% chocolate and may wonder if it can be made with cocoa, and the answer is yes, it can. In fact, my mum makes it cocoa most of the time, and I will give you the quantities for it too. You can also use half chocolate and half cocoa. And even though the original recipe uses butter, if you, like me, cannot eat dairy, it can be replaced by dairy-free margarine. The same goes for milk: the original recipe calls for cow’s milk, but I normally replace by oat, almond or hazelnut ones that go really great with this dessert. Here is the recipe: Ingredients: 300 grs butter or dairy-free margarine , 350 grs dark chocolate (70%) or 100 grs dark chocolate + 3/4 cup cocoa, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 350 grs sugar, 500 grs oats, 200 ml milk (I use oat, almond or hazelnut milk), two packs of cream crackers. 1) Melt butter/margarine and chocolate together in a saucepan 2) Put the oats and sugar in a big saucepan and mix well. 3) Pour the margarine/chocolate sauce over the oats and mix well. At this time, you will notice that it feels like the sauce is not enough to coat the oats. Don’t worry, keep mixing. 4) Bring the mixture to slow heat and continue stirring all the time. Add milk in small doses, mixing very well after each addition. After a few minutes, you will notice that the oats start to cook,and the paste becomes easier to work with. When this happens, mix one more time, remove from the heat and continue stirring for a couple of minutes. 5) Put a little bit of paste at the base of the plate where you will present your nugaton, so that the crackers stay in place. Add one layer of crackers and then put a couple of tablespoons of nugaton paste on top. Spread the paste well all over the top, using a spatula. 6) Continue layering crackers and paste until you have approximately 6 tablespoons of paste left. When this happens, put the last layer of crackers and then pour all the remaining paste on top. Working with a spatula, spread and smooth the paste all along the top and sides of the cake, as you would with any frosting. Decorate as desired and put it in the refrigerator until one hour before serving. What is your most iconic dessert, the one that people always ask you to do over and over again? We are still in Belgrade, enjoying the beautiful Spring days with our family and taking daily strolls with Luka and Zoe around the city. Everything has been very quiet around here these past days because of the extended holiday of Labor Day and the Orthodox Easter, so the city, which is normally booming with energy, has had a lovely calm, leisure-like feeling, pretty much like the one you get on a vacation resort by sea. Really, really nice and relaxing 🙂 Today’s post, however, is not about Belgrade. It is a recipe I came up with in my quest to get my children to eat vegetables! I had seen online and read about different cakes and brownies made with veggies inside, but all the recipes I could find used dairy which, as you know, is an ingredient that Luka and I shouldn’t eat. So I decided to experiment a bit, and, after a few trials, I came up with this recipe. To make it even yummier, I also made a frosting that, instead of butter and tons of sugar, uses avocado and honey. And the best part? It tastes delicious! I like to make this cake in a sheet cake or brownie pan because it’s ideal for cutting into small bites. One word of caution, though: The addition of the veggies makes this cake EXTREMELY moist, so make sure that it’s cold when you cut it. It is actually a good idea to put it in the fridge for 20 minutes before doing so, and to use a sharp knife dipped in hot water to do so. And don’t worry: this cake does not taste like salad! If you let it cool down appropriately, you won’t be able to tell there are veggies inside. I advise you, though, to make it with your children because I think it is a good idea for them to get used to the idea that vegetables can be part of the food they like. The more they get used to you making vegetables a part of their diet, the more normal they will seem to them and, hopefully, they will be willing to try them in other ways as well. Here is the recipe: Chocolate sheet cake and frosting, with hidden veggies (dairy free, egg free) Ingredients: 100 grs dark chocolate (70%), 1 cup vegetable milk, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, 1/3 cup oil, 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 cup beet puree, 1/2 cup carrot puree, 1/4 cup spinach puree, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt. For the frosting: 1 avocado, 1/2 cup honey (or agave), 2 tablespoons cocoa 1) Put the chocolate in a bowl, then place the bowl over a pot of boiling water and let it melt. Once it has melted, set aside and let it cool. 2) Put the milk in a bowl and add the vinegar. Wait a few minutes, until it curdles. 3) Add oil, sugar and vanilla and beat until incorporated. 4) Sift flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. 5) Add 1/2 the flour mixture to the liquid ingredients and mix well. 6) Add the vegetables to the batter. Mix well. 7) Add the rest of the flour. Mix well to incorporate fully. 8) Add the melted chocolate and mix very well for a few minutes. 9) Grease a pan and dust it with cocoa. Pour the batter in it, tap it against the counter to divide it evenly and remove any air bubbles, and place it in the oven, pre heat at 175 degrees celsius, for about 1 hour, or until a knife stuck in the middle comes out clean. 10)Once fully cooked, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool. 11) Make the frosting: Peel the avocado, remove the flesh and mash it with a fork. Add honey and cocoa and beat until light and fluffy. You may use an electric mixer if you have one. 12) Once the cake has cooled down, add the frosting on top. Place it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes, cut into small square bites and enjoy! Do you hide vegetables in desserts? Which is your favorite recipe? Please share in the comments! Do you celebrate this holiday or it is not a tradition where you live? As an Argentinian, I didn’t grow up with Valentine’s day and learn’t about it from movies and American TV shows. It was only in the late ’90s that it became more common to celebrate it, but that was only for those who had someone to celebrate it with and, until I met my husband, many years after that and in a different country, I didn’t. Most years, I would get together with my best friend (also single at the time) , cook together and watch movies that had nothing to do with romance, like the Lord of the Rings trilogy-extended edition. It was awesome. Rom-Coms could be watched any other day. We were not against the holiday, we were not a Valentine’s Grinch, we just felt that it was not for us. Like “ The day of the secretary” is not for you unless you are a secretary and you don’t expect your life to be different just because someone else is celebrating, I didn’t expect anything from Valentine’s day. But since everything seemed to be taken over by teddy bears and pink hearts, we made it ours by creating our own traditions. The first Valentine’s day after I met my husband, which happened 3 weeks after we got married, we spent it apart. We were living in Ivory Coast at the moment, and had left to get married in Italy during our vacation time. But the day after we left there were riots that led to the evacuation of all non-essential staff of the organization where we worked and we got married on the day when our colleagues were being transported to Gambia. Then the call came: My husband had to go back, he was essential staff. I was not, so I had to stay behind. Argentina was too far away so, a mere two weeks after the wedding, we traveled to Belgrade (where my husband’s family lives) and I stayed with them for 3 weeks. My husband’s ethnic group has a tradition (no longer being followed anymore, from what I’m told) of bringing the bride back to her family a few weeks after the wedding, to give her the opportunity to change her mind, so we used to joke that he didn’t want to risk it, so he was leaving me with his family instead 😉 So Valentine’s day went by, uncelebrated, and maybe because of that, we never made a big deal about it. But we always have some treat, even if it’s just a block of dark chocolate, to mark the day, just because we take every opportunity to celebrate all that is good in our life. Today’s recipe is the one I prepared for my monthly contribution to Petit-On. The ingredient selected for February was cheese, which presented a problem for me, so I checked with Raquel to see if I could use substitutions, and she encouraged me to write this recipe. If you are reading these words and have been reading this blog for a while, you are probably wondering why is cheese a problem for me. I have, after all, a recipe for the best cheesecake ever, which is also one of the most visited blog posts. The reason is that I can’t eat dairy without feeling pain in my breasts due to a condition called cystic fibrosis. We discovered it two years ago when I ran in panic to the doctor after finding a lump the size of a marble in my right breast. The doctor ordered a breast ultrasound and we found out that I have cysts in my breasts, which are not dangerous but fill with liquid during ovulation, which causes pain. Milk makes the pain bad, but cheese, cream and yogurt make it unbearable and, when I do eat them, I know it’s at my own risk and regret it later. Since then 95% of my diet is vegan (I didn’t eat meat or eggs from before discovering this condition) and I have been working on finding substitutions for my favorite treats (You may have noticed that I normally list ” butter or margarine”in the ingredients, and that is because I used to make it with butter but now use vegan margarine and know it can be done). Now let’s be honest: vegan cheese is not brie or camembert, but when the choice is feeling enormous pain and freaking out when doing my breast exam, vegan cheese does the trick. This recipe was created by adapting and modifying tworecipes from Sara Britton, of the blog My New Roots. I had been wanting to try them for a while and found this to be the perfect opportunity to do so. And I love the result! It is called cheese brownie, because it has a raw brownie base,made only with walnuts, cocoa, dates and cocoa nibs for added crispiness. As Sara advises, Medjool dates are better because they are sweeter, but if you cannot find them or they are too expensive, simply add more quantity. Also, if you can, use good quality cocoa because it does make a difference. The cream cheese filling is made with cashews, that were soaked overnight, agave nectar (or honey, if you are not vegan), coconut oil (which hardens at room temperature, so you will need to submerge the closed bottle in warm water for 10 minutes before using it), lemon juice (to give it the slightly bitter, characteristic “cheese”flavor) and orange and clementine juice and zest. I chose these flavors instead of the more traditional vanilla/fruits of the forest because citrus are in season and the trees that line my street are ripe with fruits. They also combine beautifully with the depth of dark chocolate. As you will see, the recipe is very, very easy and it only requires a food processor or blender to do all the work. Furthermore, because of its characteristics, it is very versatile, and can be shaped in any form you like and even cut using a cookie cutter. I made little hearts using small heart shaped pans for my children, and a bigger, rectangular one, which I then cut in small squares to eat as “cheese brownie bites”. Since today is Valentine’s day, I placed a few bites in a home made origami box lined with mini cupcake cases, to give as a small present. Do you like them? Here is the recipe: Orange and Clementine Cheese brownies (adapted and modified from My New Roots) For the crust: 1 cup walnuts, 1 1/2 cup dates (Medjool are best), unpitted and soaked in warm water for 10 minutes, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 2 teaspoons cocoa nibs For the filling: 2 1/2 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight, 2/3 cup coconut oil, 2/3 cup agave or honey, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup orange juice, juice of 1 clementine, zest of 1 orange and 1 clementine. NOTE: If you like sweeter desserts, reduce lemon juice to 1/3 cup and replace by orange juice. 1. Cover the pan you will use with foil, making sure to leave plenty at the sides. This will help you unmold the cake without needing to invert it (just pull the excess foil and lift, carefully, and it will come up. 2. Place walnuts in the bowl of the food processor and process until they turn into powder. Add cocoa and process 30 seconds to integrate (or pulse). Turn the processor on and start adding the dates, one at a time, until getting a sand-like dough that compacts when pressed between your fingers. 3. Pour the dough in the pan, extend it evenly and press with your fingers to shape it. Set aside. 4. Wash and dry the Food processor’s bowl and fill it with all the ingredients necessary for the filling. Just dump them all at once. Turn the food processor on, and let it work until the ingredients morph into a smooth cream. How smooth the filling will be depends greatly on how powerful is your food processor, so I joke that if it becomes very smooth, I made a vegan philly cheesecake and, if it’s a bit crumbly, I made a ricotta cake instead 😉 5. Pour the filling over the crust and smooth using a spatula. 6. Wrap the cake in the excess foil and place it in the fridge for at least 6 hours. 7. Take out of the freezer 30 minutes before serving. Cut with a warm sharp knife while still cold. Amigos hispanoparlantes: La receta en castellano está en Petit-On! Pueden verla haciendo click AQUI. Good morning dear friends! Today is Christmas’ eve and this is the last post of the 2012 advent calendar! I can imagine that, by now, all presents are wrapped, all menus are more or less figured out, and you must already have an idea of how you want to set up your Christmas table, am I right? Or maybe not? In case you need a last minute idea, here is one of my favorites, a twist on the traditional Pandoro/Panettone/Pan dulce, that we normally eat after the toast, back home in Argentina. And because it is a last minute idea, it requires no baking, no effort at all, and it requires only two store-bought items: pandoro/panettone/pan dulce and ice cream. 1) Begin by cutting the top of the Pandoro, and carving a hole with a serrated knife, as in the picture below. 2) Using a spoon, fill the hole with the ice cream of your choice. In this occasion, I used caramel but my favorite is actually stracciatella, or plain vanilla if you are using pan dulce instead of pandoro. It is better to let the ice cream sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before using it, so that it’s softer and easier to work with. But if you are in a rush, simply mix it with a spoon until it reaches the right consistency. 3) Place the” cap” of the pandoro back on top, wrap in foil and put the pandoro in the freezer for 2 to 3 hours. 4) For serving, you have two options: serve it as you would serve an ice cream cake, straight out of the freezer, dusting it with icing sugar or pouring chocolate sauce on top, or as a chaud-froid, by placing the pandoro a few seconds in the microwave to heat the exterior without melting the interior, then adding hot chocolate sauce on top. If you don’t have a microwave, you can heat the oven, turn it off and place the pandoro inside for 5 minutes maximum. This will make the exterior slightly warm, without completely melting the ice cream inside. May your celebrations be merry and bright, and may your heart be full of love, today and always! Have a lovely Christmas, dear friends! Con sabor latino… Buenos días queridos amigos! Hoy es nochebuena, y este es el último post de este calendario de adviento virtual 2012. Imagino que, para este momento, todos los regalos estaran ya envueltos, el menú delineado, y ya tendrán una idea de cómo quieren poner la mesa para la cena de navidad…o quizas no? Por si acaso lo necesitan, aquí les dejo una idea de último minuto que me encanta, una vuelta de tuerca al tradicional Pandoro/Pan dulce/ Panettone con el que solemos brindar, en Argentina, cuando suenan las 12 campanadas anunciando que ya es Navidad. Como es una idea de último minuto, no requiere horneado, ni decoración, ni esfuerzo, sólo dos ingredientes comprados: el panettone/pandoro/pan dulce y helado. 1) Comiencen por cortar la tapa del pandoro y ahuequenlo con un cuchillo serrucho. 2) Con una cuchara, coloquen helado en el hueco. Yo usé helado de caramelo en esta ocasión, pero mi preferido es el de crema granizada para el pandoro, y uno de buena vainilla para el pan dulce. Tengan en cuenta que es mejor que el helado no esté demasiado duro, asi que saquenlo de la heladera 15 minutos antes de usar, o bien revuelvanlo unos minutos con una cuchara hasta que se ablande. 3) Coloquen la tapa nuevamente en su lugar, cubran en papel film y lleven al freezer por al menos dos a tres horas 4) Para servir, hay dos opciones igualmente ricas: presentarlo como una torta helada, o sea ni bien sacado del freezer, espolvoreado con azucar impalplable o acompañado de salsa de chocolate ; o bien como un chaud froid, colocandolo un par de segundos en el microondas para que el exterior se caliente apenas, sin derretir el helado, y acompañarlo de salsa de chocolate caliente. Si no tienen microondas (como yo), calienten el horno y, cuando tenga temperatura, apaguenlo y coloquen el pandoro dentro por un máximo de 5 minutos. Recuerden que no queremos que el helado se derrita, sólo calentar apenas el exterior, para generar una textura y sensación diferentes al probarlo. Espero que sus celebración sean maravillosas y muy felices, y que sus corazones estén llenos de amor, hoy y siempre! Que tengan una muy feliz navidad, queridos amigos! Good morning dear friends! It’s day 18 of the advent and here I bring you another edible gift idea: a cake mix for a delicious mocha chocolate chip cake – with recipe included, of course. This recipe is not my own. It appeared on Hallmark magazine in January 2008, a beautiful publication that, unfortunately, doesn’t exist anymore. I was living in Ivory Coast at the time, working in peacekeeping and was subscribed to the magazine, that I received by post on a bi-monthly basis and this was the last number I received before moving to Cyprus. It was like a breath of fresh air, full of lovely ideas, crafts and delicious recipes. It was in its pages that I saw this cake for the first time, as well as the way to layer it for a present, which I have adapted below. The article included other recipes as well, but I haven’t tried them yet. I promise to share them with you as soon as I do! The great thing about this gift is that it takes out all stress from making a cake from scratch. People who hate baking generally hate the precision it requires, the measuring, sifting, scooping…by doing all that work for them, we take away all difficulty. The person who receives this mix only has to add a few ingredients and follow a few simple steps (the same that are required when making a box cake) and in a less than an hour they will have a delicious, preservatives-free cake with fresh ingredients ready to be eaten. You could also prepare this cake mix for yourself, without the fancy label and packaging, and keep it ready for those times when you want a home baked cake but you don’t feel like going through all the trouble. It is also a great option when travelling for a short time, to the mountains or to the beach, when we don’t feel like bringing all our baking equipment with us. We can just pre-measure all dry ingredients at home, toss them in a Ziploc bag or any other container, and finish baking at our destination. Another advantage? The mix lasts for 6 months! Here is the recipe and the instructions for layering it as in the pictures Mocha chip cake (adapted from Hallmark Magazine of January 2008) Ingredients: (for making the cake at home): 2 cups sifted cake flour, 1 tablespoon espresso, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa, 2/3 cup brown sugar, 2/3 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup powdered milk , 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 170 grs or 3/4 cup butter or margarine, 3/4 cup water, 3 eggs, 2 tablespoons vanilla extract (the last four are the ingredients to be added by the recipient of the cake mix jar) Note: If you don’t have cake flour, you can make it at home. For each of all purpose flour, remove 2 tablespoons from it and add 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Sift together several times, to integrate. Preparation of the cake mix: I am detailing below how to layer the mix, as described by Hallmark magazine. You can also put each ingredient as an individual layer, it doesn’t affect the final outcome, but make sure to sift together flour,baking powder and baking soda before adding them for better results. Layer 1: 3/4 cup cake flour, espresso, baking powder and baking soda Layer 2: 1 cup cake flour and cocoa Layer 3: 1/4 cup cake flour and brown sugar Layer 4: granulated sugar and powdered milk Layer 5: chocolate chips Instructions (to be included with the cake mix): 1) Pour all contents of the jar in a bowl and mix briefly 2) Add 170 grs of soft butter and ½ cup of water and beat on medium speed for 3 minutes 3) In another bowl, beat 3 eggs with ¼ cup of water and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 4) Add egg mixture to cake batter in 3 times, mixing well after each addition. 5) Divide the batter in two and pour it in two 9 inch/20 cms round cake pans, previously greased and dusted with cocoa or flour (cocoa doesn’t leave a white trace and adds to the chocolatey flavor) 6) Bake at 175C or 350 F for 20 to 30 minutes, or until a stick inserted in the middle comes out clean 7) Let cool and frost with vanilla, mocha or chocolate frosting, if desired. Once I had measured, mixed and layered all ingredients, it was time to beautify the present. I cut a circle of Christmas paper (which came with a crafts magazine) and glued it to the top of the jar. I prepared a small card, containing the instructions, with a small piece of red cardboard paper, zig zag scissors, a hole punch and party circles that I downloaded for free from catch my party (I will show you other uses of those free printables in posts to come). I also copied the instructions in a word document (using calibri font, size 8), printed it, cut it and glued it to the inside of the card. Then, I punched a hole and attached it to the jar with red and white baker’s twine. The whole present also included a red kitchen towel, a home made greeting card, two bars of good quality chocolate and recipes for my favorite vanilla, mocha and chocolate frostings, as well as recipes for making hot chocolate. Everything was placed in a white straw container, and tied with red ribbon. I truly hope the persons I am giving it to will like it! Do you like it? Con sabor latino… Buenos días queridos amigos! Hoy es el día 18 del adviento y aquí les traigo otra idea de regalo comestible: una mezcla casera para una torta moca de chocolate (o sea, con café), con receta incluida, por supuesto. Esta receta no es de mi autoría, la ví en el número de enero de 2008 de una revista que lamentablemente ya no existe, Hallmark Magazine. Este número en particular lo recibí por medio de una suscripción, justo antes de venir a vivir a Chipre. Era una revista preciosa, llena de manualidades, recetas deliciosas e ideas creativas. En sus páginas encontré esta receta que hoy comparto con ustedes, y la idea de regalar mezclas pre hechas. El artículo incluía otras receta que no incluyo porque aún no las he probado, pero tengan seguro que, en cuanto lo haga, las compartiré aquí con ustedes! Este es un regalo que me encanta hacer porque quita todo el stress que mucha gente siente al preparar una torta casera. La mayor parte de la gente que conozco a la que no le gusta la repostería, suele tenerle miedo y hasta odiarla por la precisión que ésta requiere, por cómo hay que medir, cernir y pesar los ingredientes. Con este regalo, nosotros hacemos todos esos pasos por ellos, y quien lo recibe sólo tiene que actuar como con una torta de caja: agregar ingredientes húmedos y mezclar. Unos pocos pasos despues y en menos de una hora tendrán una torta casera, sin conservantes y con ingredientes frescos, lista para ser disfrutada. Tambien pueden usar esta idea para preparar mezclas para ustedes mismos, y dejarlas listas para esos días cuando tenemos ganas de comer algo caserito pero no tenemos ganas de tomarnos todo el trabajo que ello implica. Tambien es una buena idea para cuando salimos de vacaciones por un dias, al campo o a la playa, y no queremos trasladar todo nuestro equipo de reposteria (cucharas medidoras, balanzas y demases). Sólo tendremos que medir y pesar todo en casa, ponerlo en una bolsa Ziploc o en otro recipiente y terminar la preparación donde sea que vayamos. Otra ventaja más? La mezcla dura 6 meses! Aqui les dejo la receta y las instrucciones para que las capas queden como en la foto: Torta moca de chocolate (adaptada de la edicion de enero 2008 de Hallmark Magazine) Ingredientes (para hacer la torta en casa): 2 tazas de harina de reposteria, 1 cucharada de espresso en polvo, 2 cucharaditas de polvo de hornear, 1 cucharadita de bicarbonato sodico, 1/2 cucharadita de sal, 1/2 taza de cacao amargo, 2/3 taza de azucar moreno, 2/3 taza de azucar comun, 1/4 taza de leche en polvo, 1/2 taza de chispas de chocolate, 170 grs de manteca o margarina, 3 huevos, 3/4 taza de agua, 2 cucharadas de extracto de vanilla (estos últimos cuatro ingredientes deberán ser agregados por la persona que recibe el regalo, si es para regalar). Nota: si no tienen harina de reposteria, pueden hacerla casera de la siguiente manera: Por cada taza de harina común, retiren 2 cucharadas soperas y reemplacenlas por maizena (fécula de maiz). Tamicen varias todo para que se integre bien, y listo! Preparación de la mezcla pre hecha: La forma de presentación que les detallo a continuación es la sugerida por Hallmark magazine. Tambien pueden colocar los ingredientes uno a uno, de manera individual, pero asegurense de tamizar harina, polvo de hornear y bicarbonato antes de hacerlo, para que la torta quede perfecta. 1er capa: 3/4 taza de harina, espresso, polvo de hornear y bicabonato sódico 2da capa: 1 taza de harina y cacao amargo 3er capa: 1/4 taza de harina y azucar moreno 4ta capa: azucar comun y leche en polvo 5ta capa: chispas de chocolate Instrucciones (deben acompañar el frasco con la mezcla): 1) Coloque el contenido del frasco en un bowl amplio y mezcle brevemente 2) Agregue 170 grs de manteca y 1/2 taza de agua y bata con batidor electrico a velocidad media por 3 minutos 3) En otro bowl, bata los huevos con 1/4 taza de agua y 2 cucharadas de vainilla 4) Agregue la mezcla de huevos al resto de la masa en tres tiempos y bata bien luego de cada adición. 5) Divida la mezcla en dos y coloque en dos moldes de torta de 20 cms, enmantecados y espolvoreados con cacao o harina (yo prefiero cacao para tortas de chocolate porque no deja pelicula blanca y hace que el sabor sea aun mas chocolatoso) 6) Cocine en horno a 175 grados por 20 a 30 minutos 7) Retire, deje enfriar, rellene con crema de vainilla, moca o de chocolate (si asi lo desea) y espolvoree con azucar impalpable. Una vez que mezclé los ingredientes y los coloqué en el frasco, llegó la hora de arreglarlo para que quedara bonito para regalo. Corté un círculo de papel navideño (que había venido de regalo con una revista de manualidades) y lo adherí a la tapa del frasco. Preparé una tarjetita con cartulina roja, tijera de puntas, un troquel individual y unos printables gratis que encontré en catch my party. Copié las instrucciones en word (con letra calibri, tamaño 8), las imprimí, recorté y pegué a la tarjeta. Luego usé el troquel para hacer un agujero y adjunté la tarjeta al frasco con hilo rojo y blanco. El regalo tambien incluía un repasador rojo, dos tabletas de chocolate de buena calidad, una tarjeta hecha a mano, recetas para mis cremas de vainilla, moca y chocolate preferidas, y recetas para preparar chocolate caliente. Coloqué todo en una cajita de paja de color blanco y finalicé la presentación con un moño rojo. Espero que este regalo le guste a quienes pienso entregarselo! Y a ustedes ¿les gusta? Have you ever had a cake once and then dreamed about it for a long, long time, wishing you had the recipe? This is what happened to me with this cake. The first time I had it, I must have been around 6 years old. We had gone to the house of one of my mother’s friends, Cecilia, and she served us this cake. I remember falling in love with its flavor immediately and I never forgot about it. Years later, Cecilia came home and baked it with us, but we were so into the conversation that we didn’t write the recipe down. “It’s easy! we will remember!”we thought but, of course, we didn’t. As time went by, we started doubting our own memories ( “How much honey did it take? One cup? No, it was two..or maybe one… I can’t say for sure” “What was it that Ceci had added to the honey that made it bubble?” ), until after a couple of failed attempts we recognized we didn’t remember how the cake was made at all. My mother and Cecilia lost contact for a while and I lost hope of getting this recipe. Then, one day, just a few years ago, my mom surprised me sending me this recipe by email! She had met Cecilia, asked her for it and wrote it down for me! I baked it the following day and it was as good as I remembered. This is a really, really easy cake and it is ideal for eating when the weather starts to cool down, wrapped in a blanket, reading a good book by the window, or to share with friends while having coffee. I like it so much because of its ingredients: honey, cinnamon and pepper so, if you like Christmas cookies, you will most probably like this cake too. But there’s more: This cake is sweet, but not too sweet and spicy but not too spicy . It’s just perfect! In this occasion I covered it with a cinnamon glaze, but this is completely optional: the cake doesn’t need it and it is just as delicious without it. Now, without further ado, here’s the recipe: Cecilia’s honey cake (serves 12) Ingredients: 125 ml of honey ( 1 small glass), 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 125 ml oil (canola/ sunflower), 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 2 cups of self-raising flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder (see note), 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. Preparation: Put the honey in a small saucepan, add enough water to barely cover the honey and bring to the boil. When it starts boiling (when the first bubbles appear at the sides of the pan), remove from the heat and add the baking soda. It will grow and bubble a lot, so keep mixing with a wooden spoon until it stops. Let it cool down, until warm but not hot. In the meantime, beat eggs, sugar and oil in a separate bowl and add to the honey once this is warm. Sift flour, cinnamon, pepper and baking powder and add to the liquid ingredients, little by little, mixing until no lumps remain. Pre-heat the oven at 175 C. Grease and flour a 6 inch pan, pour the preparation in it and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Note: If you are making this recipe in Argentina, you do not need to add baking powder to the self-raising flour. I used Blancaflor without needing it! For the cinnamon glaze: Mix 1 cup of icing sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and add boiling water until reaching a spreadable consistency (I needed 3 tablespoons, but it may vary. Pour over the cake, let it cool down and slightly harden and enjoy! I hope you like this recipe as much as I do and let me know if you make it (you can add pictures to the facebook page!).Have a great weekend! Con sabor latino... ¿Alguna vez les pasó eso de comer una torta deliciosa y soñar con ella por mucho tiempo, deseando tener la receta para poder hacerla una y otra vez? Eso es precisamente lo que me ocurrió a mí con esta torta de miel. La primera vez que la probé debo haber tenido unos 6 años. Habíamos ido de visita a la casa de una amiga de mi mamá, llamada Cecilia, y ella nos ofreció esta torta que había preparado. Qué delicia! Quedé inmediatamente enamorada de su sabor y nunca lo olvidé. Cada vez que mi mamá se encontraba con su amiga, yo recordaba esta torta deliciosa y le pedía la receta, pero siempre lo olvidaba. Un día Ceci hasta vino incluso a hacerla a casa pero, inmersas en la conversación, olvidamos anotar la receta. “Es facil, nos vamos a acordar’pensamos pero, por supuesto, no lo hicimos. Con el tiempo, nuestros recuerdos comenzaron a tornarse borrosos y fuimos olvidando detalles importantes. “¿ Llevaba una o dos tazas de miel? ¿qué era eso que Cecilia agregaba a la miel que la hacía borbotear?” empezamos a preguntarnos, hasta que un día, luego de varios intentos fallidos, tuvimos que reconocer que no teníamos idea de cómo se hacía. Cecilia y mi mamá perdieron contacto por un tiempo,y yo perdí la esperanza de volver a probar la adoraba torta de miel. Luego, un día, hace unos años, mamá me sorprendió enviandome esta receta por email. Se había re encontrado con Cecilia, le había preguntado la receta y, esta vez sí, la había anotado para mí. La hice al día siguiente de recibirla, y sabía tan rica como la recordaba! Esta es una de esas tortas fáciles, fáciles, fáciles, y es ideal para comer cuando el clima comienza a tornarse más fresco, envuelto en una manta, leyendo un libro al lado de la ventana, o compartiendo con amigos alrededor de tazas de café caliente. Me encanta por sus sabores: miel, canela,pimienta, y si a ustedes les gustan las típicas galletitas navideñas, seguramente también la amarán. Pero ese no es el único motivo: Esta es una torta dulce, pero no demasiado dulce, y especiada, pero no demasiado especiada. Es perfecta! En esta ocasión la cubrí con un glaseado de canela, pero si quieren consumir menos azucar pueden obviarlo tranquilamente: la torta no lo necesita y es igualmente maravillosa sin él. Ahora sí, sin más prolegómanos, aquí está la receta: Torta de miel (para 12 personas) Ingredientes: 125 ml de miel, 1 cucharadita de bicarbonato sódico, 125 ml de aceite, 2 huevos, 2 cucharaditas de azucar, 2 tazas de harina leudante, 1 cucharadita de polvo de hornear (ver nota), 1 cucharadita de canela molida, 1/4 de cucharadita de pimienta molida. Preparación: Colocar la miel en una cacerola pequeña, cubrirla apenas con agua, y llevarla a fuego moderado. Cuando rompa el hervor, retirar del fuego y agregar el bicarbonato, revolviendo siempre para que no rebalse (el bicarbonato hará que la miel crezca y burbujee alocadamente). Dejar reposar hasta que esté tibia. Mientras tanto, batir en un bowl los huevos, el aceite y el azucar. Agregar a la miel cuando ésta esté tibia. Cernir harina, polvo de hornear, canela y pimienta y agregar a los ingredientes líquidos poco a poco, incoporando bien hasta que no queden grumos. Precalentar el horno a 175C. Engrasar y enharinar un molde de unos 12/15 cms de diametro y verter la mezcla en el mismo. Llevar a horno moderado por aproximadamente 40 minutos o hasta que, al insertar un cuchillo en el medio, éste salga limpio. Nota:Si hacen esta receta en Argentina, no hace falta que agreguen polvo de hornear a la harina leudante, yo he usado harina Blancaflor sin necesidad de hacerlo. Glaseado de canela: Mezclar una taza de azucar impalpable con 1 cucharada sopera de canela. Agregar agua hirviendo de a poco, hasta que adquiera consistencia de glaseado. Verter sobre la torta, dejar que enfríe y servir! Espero que les guste esta receta tanto como a mí y cuentenme si la hacen! Pueden subir fotos a la página de facebook, me encantaría ver sus re-creaciones de esta torta (y de todas mis otras recetas!). The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. 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First-time cannabis growers have a plethora of questions when it comes to the first phases of marijuana cultivation. Even though growing marijuana plants is Learning how to germinate cannabis seeds is essential to all future growing success. Properly popping beans puts you on the road to healthy plants and heavy harvests. But there are a few things to consider in order to master how to germinate cannabis seeds the right way. Planting germinated cannabis seeds is the method least taxing to your nerves. Click to read about how to plant germinated weed seeds like a pro! How Deep Do I Plant Pot Seeds? First-time cannabis growers have a plethora of questions when it comes to the first phases of marijuana cultivation. Even though growing marijuana plants is not much different from growing other plants (since every plant needs soil, light, nutrients, and water in order to thrive), the difference is in how much of these factors the cannabis plant needs. In order to end up with a good Sativa, Indica, or hybrid marijuana strain, growers need to take into consideration the unique requirements that each strain needs. To help you become more confident and informed when you set out to start marijuana cultivation, we’ll get into the subject of germination and planting of cannabis seeds, providing you with everything you need to know in order to grow Marijuana. Tips Before You Start With the Germination of Marijuana Seeds There are a few things you’ll need before you begin germinating seeds: - Get high-quality seeds from a reputable seed bank. - Keep your marijuana seeds under a specific temperature for germination that should be about 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 °C). - Keep your germinating seeds away from direct sunlight (don’t keep them on your windowsill or near a heater since they will get dry, and seeds need moisture). - For the germination stage, you’ll need jiffy pellets or starter plugs that are designed specifically for germinating weed seeds. - For indoor cultivation, you’ll need grow lights that will be used after you plant the cannabis seeds in pots. Guide for Planting Cannabis Seeds In order for the marijuana cultivation process to result in a harvest, the marijuana plant needs to go through 4 stages: germination (3-10 days), seedling (2-3 weeks), vegetative stage (3-16 weeks), and flowering (8-11 weeks). The first and second stages are the most crucial when it comes to planting pot seeds. The first stage (germination) begins when the dry cannabis seed is placed in water until it sprouts. Some seeds may germinate, while others may not, depending on the quality of the seeds. Good cannabis seeds should be brown in color and should feel hard and dry to the touch. Transplanting (Planting the Seed) Once your seed has sprouted, it’s ready to be placed in soil so that it can start growing. Its taproot will grow downwards, while the stem grows upwards. As the plant grows, two cotyledon leaves grow out of the stem these take in sunlight to help the plant grow healthy and stable. Germination: The Wet Paper Towel Method This germination method includes germinating your seeds with damp paper towels and has been a tried-and-tested method for germinating seeds. Two pieces of paper towels are soaked in tap water and the seeds are stored between the sheets. Additional water is added over the next few days to keep the seeds moist. Sprouting times tend to vary, but the seeds will generally take between two and four days to sprout, and if they take longer it’s best to throw them away, as they probably aren’t viable. After a few days, tiny roots should appear, and that is an indication that the seed is ready for planting. Germination: Soaking Seeds in Water Another method for germinating cannabis seeds that works well with harder seeds is the soaking method. This method requires you to place the seeds at room temperature tap water and keep them soaked for 32 hours. After you’ve put the seeds in water, some of them will sink to the bottom. These seeds are viable. The non-viable seeds will float, and they need to be thrown away. After 32 hours, you can use the paper towel method on the seeds that sank, and after they sprout, you can plant them. Planting the Seeds Directly This is a harder germinating technique and one that isn’t recommended for first-time growers. In order for it to work, growers need to be informed about the plants’ required nutrients, humidity levels, and the appropriate pH soil levels that are needed. For this type of seed germination, you’ll need to plant the marijuana seeds in moist soil, about an inch deep. You’ll also need to have some additional heating system to keep the plants warm for the first few days. Even though planting the seeds directly may not be the best option for novice growers, it does have its benefits, like not risking breaking the taproot off when you’re transferring the plant to another pot. Transplantation of Germinated Marijuana Seeds After germination, you can plant the germinated seeds in a pot. Remember that the cannabis seedlings and its taproots are fragile in this early stage and you need to handle them with care, so it might be good to use tweezers when you do this. Fill small pots (2 inches) with potting soil that is loose and moist to the touch. The pots should be filled ¾ of the way. Make half-inch pre-drilled holes by using your finger, and carefully place one sprouted seed in each hole. Cover the seed with soil, spray it with water, and refrain from pressing the soil. It will take about one more week for the germination process to conclude, after which a stem will surface, and the taproot will produce secondary roots. The best soil for sprouting cannabis seeds is a seed starter with only a little bit of fertilizer, as cannabis seedlings need loose soil in order to grow easily. For hydroponic cultivation, you may want to germinate in rockwool cubes because they retain moisture better. Replanting for Healthy Growth Young plants need to be planted in smaller pots before they’re replanted into bigger containers, so that they can grow a stronger root system. That’s because small plants that are planted in bigger pots may find it harder to get oxygen when they’re surrounded with too much growing medium, which can result in stunted growth. It’s best to replant your cannabis plant as it outgrows its pot. Avoid leaving your plant in a small pot for too long as that can result in you having a “root-bound” plant (the roots grow too large for the pot and the plant can asphyxiate and die.) Some growers will directly plant the seedlings in the final container. However, this is not recommended because it will be harder for the plant to get oxygen when it is surrounded by too much growing medium. On the other hand, if you find that your plant absorbs water within a day, it might be time for a bigger pot. If the thought of transplanting your weed seeds sounds tiresome and challenging for you, then you can always plant directly in the final container. But do expect slightly slower growth, and make sure you are careful when watering the plant so as not to give it too much water. Cannabis plants require specific conditions in order to thrive and produce a good harvest. However, taking care of marijuana seeds isn’t as hard as you may initially think. Planting these seeds is similar to planting any other seeds when you’re gardening fruits and vegetables. All you need to know is how to properly germinate and transplant your young plants. With a bit of knowledge and practice, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a seasoned cannabis grower. How To Germinate Cannabis Seeds: A Step-by-Step Guide “It all starts with a seed.” Learning how to germinate cannabis seeds is essential to all future growing success. Properly popping beans puts you on the road to healthy plants and heavy harvests. But there are a few things to consider in order to master how to germinate cannabis seeds the right way. Step 1: Choosing Seeds First, you must decide on what seeds to grow and where to get them. Seek out trustworthy seed companies that have been around and have a track record of successful breeding. Take a look at our High Times Seed Bank Hall of Fame for a list of 50 of the most well-known and accomplished strain creators. Don’t have seeds mailed to the location where you’re growing or planning to grow. Beginners might want to start with an indica-dominant strain that will stay small and stocky with a short flowering time. Sativa-dominant strains tend to stretch more and have longer flowering times. If your seeds have been sitting around in storage for a while, check out these tips for germinating old seeds. Step 2: Sprouting Seeds Some people choose to use the moist paper towel method to germinate their seeds but I recommend just sowing them directly into the medium you plan to grow in. This reduces any stress the seedling will suffer through the transplanting process and secures the young plant firmly into your chosen mix. Moist Paper Towel: Place seeds on a plate between two moistened paper towels. Put a plate on top to cover and within a couple of days, you should see the seed cracked open and a taproot emerging. Immediately and carefully (using tweezers) place your seed into your growing medium taproot down and water it in. There’s nothing inherently wrong with using a moist paper towel, as long as you’re gentle with the emerging tap root and as long as you don’t let the taproot grow too long before planting. My belief is simply to start the plant in its own medium to reduce the likelihood of damaging the tender young roots and shoots. Straight Into Medium: Poke a hole in your pre-moistened grow medium of choice. Drop your seed in about a quarter- to a half-inch deep. Cover the seed with more of your medium and tamp it down gently. The important thing is to not plant too deeply and to keep the medium moist and warm for the best germination success rate. Clear plastic wrap placed over the top of the container helps maintain humidity. A heating mat underneath your plastic tray will increase your success rate as well. Step 3: Seedling Care Within a few days, you should see a minuscule green shoot emerging from the top of your medium. Immediately get your seedling under adequate grow lighting. Ideally, for the strongest growth rate, you want Metal Halide (MH) lighting, but Fluorescent or LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lighting works fine and won’t produce as much heat. No matter what lighting you choose, always remember not to keep your grow-light too high above your seedling as this will make it stretch to reach the light and leave your young plant looking long and lanky.Use a timer to make sure the lights are on for at least 18 hours per day. Learning how to germinate cannabis seeds also means treating the emerging seedlings with the proper care. Temperature and Humidity: You never want your seedlings to dry out. Keep your medium moist but not soaking wet. The air in your grow space should be kept warm, between 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit and with a relative humidity between 50-60 percent. Use a thermometer/hygrometer to keep track of these factors at all times. As your plant adapts to its new environment, you will see new foliage sprouting forth. Your plants are now well into their vegetative stage of plant growth. Final Hit: How To Germinate Cannabis Seeds Now that you know how to germinate cannabis seeds, you’re ready to begin the process of growing your own weed. Just remember, provide light, food and water to your plants when they need it and keep the environment within acceptable levels of temperature and humidity. You’ll avoid so many problems by simply maintaining the proper parameters. One last tip: Remember to label your seeds, seedlings and clones to avoid confusion and costly mistakes. Now get growing! Planting Germinated Cannabis Seeds The Right Way Planting germinated cannabis seeds means making them crack and show the taproot between paper towels or in a similar setup, and then gently transferring them into the medium. Knowing your seeds are viable and alive gives you the peace of mind to patiently wait for the sprouts. It’s possible to plant pot seeds the way nature intended: straight into the medium. However, planting germinated cannabis seeds is the method least taxing to your nerves and that gives you maximum control. Planting Germinated Cannabis Seeds: Why And When? For experienced growers, germinating marijuana seeds is something done almost on cruise control. However, first-timers may find this a nerve-wracking ordeal. They start to panic and make all kinds of mistakes. Nonetheless, germinating cannabis seeds before planting them has its benefits. Why Germinate Seeds Before Planting Them? Planting marijuana seeds after germination, not before it, is the least traumatic germination method not only for the grower, but also for the plant. When the seed is awakening, the conditions should be just right. Otherwise, you can run into problems: - The medium can be made too moist, and this can lead to damping off and similar issues. - After a couple of days, the soil begins to dry out, starting from the surface. If the seed hasn’t cracked by this time, it won’t crack at all due to the lack of moisture. - If you plant the seed too deep, it can suffocate, especially if the soil is soaked with water. - Some seeds take longer to sprout. Inexperienced growers lose their patience and begin to excavate, damaging the seed in the process. Because of all this, it’s always safer to germinate your seeds first and then put them in the ground. Best Soil For Growing Weed When To Plant Germinated Marijuana Seeds Suppose you’ve placed weed seeds between moist paper towels. The seeds may crack and show taproots after only 12 hours, but this usually takes longer – typically, a day or two. You don’t have to rush and plant them as soon as you see that your seeds are alive and well. Provide a few extra hours for the taproot to become a bit longer – a half-inch (about 1cm) is okay, although more than an inch (2.5cm) is too much and should be avoided. Planting Germinated Cannabis Seeds Step By Step The whole process is actually very straightforward, quick, and seamless, but for your convenience, we’ve broken it down into separate steps.
Single purple-blue and white corolla with sepals of white and pink. Blooms in early summer to early August. The fuchsia has oval, green leaves and produce fruits that are edible but not appetizing. Mulch heavily where winters are cold. Prune back dead or broken branches in spring, especially on plants that were left outside in areas with mild winters. Cooler summer temperatures make Fuchsias a favorite for the Pacific Northwest.Important Info : Does not tolerant drought, high humidity, and high summer heat. Google Plant Images: click here! CharacteristicsCultivar: Diana Wills Size: Height: 2.5 ft. to 6 ft. Width: 1.67 ft. to 3 ft. Plant Category: edibles, shrubs, Plant Characteristics: decorative berries or fruit, seed start, weeping, Foliage Characteristics: small leaves, deciduous, Flower Characteristics: pendent, showy, single, Flower Color: blues, pinks, purples, whites, Bloomtime Range: Early Summer to Late Summer USDA Hardiness Zone: 9 to 11 AHS Heat Zone: Not defined for this plant Light Range: Part Shade to Full Sun pH Range: 5 to 7 Soil Range: Sandy Loam to Loam Water Range: Normal to Moist FertilizingHow-to : Fertilization for Established Plants Established plants can benefit from fertilization. Take a visual inventory of your landscape. Trees need to be fertilized every few years. Shrubs and other plants in the landscape can be fertilized yearly. A soil test can determine existing nutrient levels in the soil. If one or more nutrients is low, a specific instead of an all-purpose fertilizer may be required. Fertilizers that are high in N, nitrogen, will promote green leafy growth. Excess nitrogen in the soil can cause excessive vegetative growth on plants at the expense of flower bud development. It is best to avoid fertilizing late in the growing season. Applications made at that time can force lush, vegetative growth that will not have a chance to harden off before the onset of cold weather. How-to : Fertilization for Annuals and Perennials Annuals and perennials may be fertilized using: 1.water-soluble, quick release fertilizers; 2. temperature controlled slow-release fertilizers; or 3. organic fertilizers such as fish emulsion. Water soluble fertilizers are generally used every two weeks during the growing season or per label instructions. Controlled, slow-release fertilizers are worked into the soil ususally only once during the growing season or per label directions. For organic fertilizers such as fish emulsion, follow label directions as they may vary per product. LightConditions : Types of Pruning Types of pruning include: pinching, thinning, shearing and rejuvenating. Pinching is removing the stem tips of a young plant to promote branching. Doing this avoids the need for more severe pruning later on. Thinning involves removing whole branches back to the trunk. This may be done to open up the interior of a plant to let more light in and to increase air circulation that can cut down on plant disease. The best way to begin thinning is to begin by removing dead or diseased wood. Shearing is leveling the surface of a shrub using hand or electric shears. This is done to maintain the desired shape of a hedge or topiary. Rejuvenating is removal of old branches or the overall reduction of the size of a shrub to restore its original form and size. It is recommended that you do not remove more than one third of a plant at a time. Remember to remove branches from the inside of the plant as well as the outside. When rejuvenating plants with canes, such as nandina, cut back canes at various heights so that plant will have a more natural look. Conditions : Full Sun Full Sun is defined as exposure to more than 6 hours of continuous, direct sun per day. WateringConditions : Regular Moisture for Outdoor Plants Water when normal rainfall does not provide the preferred 1 inch of moisture most plants prefer. Average water is needed during the growing season, but take care not to overwater. The first two years after a plant is installed, regular watering is important. The first year is critical. It is better to water once a week and water deeply, than to water frequently for a few minutes. Conditions : Moist and Well Drained Moist and well drained means exactly what it sounds like. Soil is moist without being soggy because the texture of the soil allows excess moisture to drain away. Most plants like about 1 inch of water per week. Amending your soil with compost will help improve texture and water holding or draining capacity. A 3 inch layer of mulch will help to maintain soil moisture and studies have shown that mulched plants grow faster than non-mulched plants. Conditions : Outdoor Watering Plants are almost completely made up of water so it is important to supply them with adequate water to maintain good plant health. Not enough water and roots will wither and the plant will wilt and die. Too much water applied too frequently deprives roots of oxygen leading to plant diseases such as root and stem rots. The type of plant, plant age, light level, soil type and container size all will impact when a plant needs to be watered. Follow these tips to ensure successful watering: * The key to watering is water deeply and less frequently. When watering, water well, i.e. provide enough water to thoroughly saturate the root ball. With in-ground plants, this means thoroughly soaking the soil until water has penetrated to a depth of 6 to 7 inches (1' being better). With container grown plants, apply enough water to allow water to flow through the drainage holes. * Try to water plants early in the day or later in the afternoon to conserve water and cut down on plant stress. Do water early enough so that water has had a chance to dry from plant leaves prior to night fall. This is paramount if you have had fungus problems. * Don't wait to water until plants wilt. Although some plants will recover from this, all plants will die if they wilt too much (when they reach the permanent wilting point). * Consider water conservation methods such as drip irrigation, mulching, and xeriscaping. Drip systems which slowly drip moisture directly on the root system can be purchased at your local home and garden center. Mulches can significantly cool the root zone and conserve moisture. * Consider adding water-saving gels to the root zone which will hold a reserve of water for the plant. These can make a world of difference especially under stressful conditions. Be certain to follow label directions for their use. Conditions : Normal Watering for Outdoor Plants Normal watering means that soil should be kept evenly moist and watered regularly, as conditions require. Most plants like 1 inch of water a week during the growing season, but take care not to over water. The first two years after a plant is installed, regular watering is important for establishment. The first year is critical. It is better to water once a week and water deeply, than to water frequently for a few minutes. PlantingHow-to : Planting Vines & Climbers Choose the planting site for your climber carefully: its long flexible stems may need some shelter, but planting right next to a wall might keep it from the sun or water it needs. Make sure that there's room for the climber to grow when it gets tall, and remember that it will grow towards the sun unless carefully trained. Be sure you will be able to manage the plant once it becomes tall, or that if it has a mind of its own, it won't become a problem. Select a support structure before you plant your climber. Common support structures are trellises, wires, strings, or existing structures. Some plants, like ivy, climb by aerial roots and need no support. Aerial rooted climbers are fine for concrete and masonary, but should never be allowed to climb on wood. Clematis climbs by leaf stalks and the Passion flower by coiling tendrils. Akebia and Wisteria climb by twining stems in a spiral fashion around its support. Do not use permanent ties; the plant will quickly outgrow them. Use soft, flexible ties (twist-ties work well), or even strips of pantyhose, and check them every few months. Make sure that your support structure is strong, rust-proof, and will last the life of the plant. Anchor your support structure before you plant your climber. Dig a hole large enough for the root ball. Plant the climber at the same level it was in the container. Plant a little deeper for clematis or for grafted plants. Fill the hole with soil, firming as you, and water well. As soon as the stems are long enough to reach their support structure, gently and loosely tie them as necessary. If planting in a container, follow the same guidelines. Plan ahead by adding a trellis to the pot, especially if the container will not be positioned where a support for the vine is not readily available. It is possible for vines and climbers to ramble on the ground or cascade over walls too. Clematis and Roses actually work quite well this way. How-to : Preparing Garden Beds Use a soil testing kit to determine the acidity or alkalinity of the soil before beginning any garden bed preparation. This will help you determine which plants are best suited for your site. Check soil drainage and correct drainage where standing water remains. Clear weeds and debris from planting areas and continue to remove weeds as soon as they come up. A week to 10 days before planting, add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting site to improve fertility and increase water retention and drainage. If soil composition is weak, a layer of topsoil should be considered as well. No matter if your soil is sand or clay, it can be improved by adding the same thing: organic matter. The more, the better; work deep into the soil. Prepare beds to an 18 inch deep for perennials. This will seem like a tremendous amount of work now, but will greatly pay off later. Besides, this is not something that is easily done later, once plants have been established. How-to : Planting and Removing Annuals When planting annuals, begin by preparing the soil. Rototill rotted compost, soil conditioner, pulverized bark, or even builders sand into the existing soil and rake it smooth. Annuals grow quickly, so space them as recommended on plant tags. Remove plants from their containers or packs gently, being sure to keep as much soil as you can around the root ball. If the rootball is tight, loosen it a bit by gently separating white, matted roots with your fingers or a pocket knife. Plant at the same depth they were in the containers. Gently fill in around the plants, providing support but not cutting off air to the roots. Water the plants well. Through the season, be sure to fertilize for optimal performance. Take special care to cut back or completely remove any diseased plants, as soon as you see there is a problem. At the end of the season, be sure to remove all plants and their root balls. Rake the bed well to prepare it for the next season's planting. How-to : Pruning Flowering Shrubs It is necessary to prune your deciduous flowering shrub for two reasons: 1. By removing old, damaged or dead wood, you increase air flow, yielding in less disease. 2. You rejuvenate new growth which increases flower production. Pruning deciduous shrubs can be divided into 4 groups: Those that require minimal pruning (take out only dead, diseased, damaged, or crossed branches, can be done in early spring.); spring pruning (encourages vigorous, new growth which produces summer flowers - in other words, flowers appear on new wood); summer pruning after flower (after flowering, cut back shoots, and take out some of the old growth, down to the ground); suckering habit pruning (flowers appear on wood from previous year. Cut back flowered stems by 1/2, to strong growing new shoots and remove 1/2 of the flowered stems a couple of inches from the ground) Always remove dead, damaged or diseased wood first, no matter what type of pruning you are doing. Examples: Minimal: Amelanchier, Aronia, Chimonanthus, Clethra, Cornus alternifolia, Daphne, Fothergilla, Hamamelis, Poncirus, Viburnum. Spring: Abelia, Buddleia, Datura, Fuchsia, Hibiscus, Hypericum, Perovskia, Spirea douglasii/japonica, Tamarix. Summer after flower: Buddleia alternifolia, Calycanthus, Chaenomeles, Corylus, Cotoneaster, Deutzia, Forsythia, Magnolia x soulangeana/stellata, Philadelphus, Rhododendron sp., Ribes, Spirea x arguta/prunifolia/thunbergii, Syringa, Weigela. Suckering: Kerria How-to : Pinching and Thinning Perennials Once you plant a perennial, it does not mean that you will enjoy years of maintenance-free gardening. Perennials need to be cared for just like any other plant. One thing that distinguishes perennials is that they tend to be active growers that have to be thinned out occasionally or they will loose vigor. As perennials establish, it is important to prune them back and thin them out occasionally. This will prevent them from completely taking over an area to the exclusion of other plants, and also will increase air circulation thereby reducing the incidence of diseases like botrytis and powdery mildew. Many species also flower abundantly and produce ample seed. As blooms fade it is advisable to deadhead your plant; that is, to remove spent flowers before they form seed. This will prevent your plants from seeding all over the garden and will conserve the considerable energy it takes the plant to produce seed. As perennials mature, they may form a dense root mass that eventually leads to a less vigorous plant. It is advisable to occasionally thin out a stand of such perennials. By dividing the root system, you can make new plants to plant in another area of the garden or give away. Also root pruning will stimulate new growth and rejuvenate the plant. Most perennials may be successfully divided in either spring or fall. Do a little homework; some perennials do have a preference. How-to : Planting Shrubs Dig a hole twice the size of the root ball and deep enough to plant at the same level the shrub was in the container. If soil is poor, dig hole even wider and fill with a mixture half original soil and half compost or soil amendment. Carefully remove shrub from container and gently separate roots. Position in center of hole, best side facing forward. Fill in with original soil or an amended mixture if needed as described above. For larger shrubs, build a water well. Finish by mulching and watering well. If the plant is balled-and-burlapped, remove fasteners and fold back the top of natural burlap, tucking it down into hole, after you've positioned shrub. Make sure that all burlap is buried so that it won't wick water away from rootball during hot, dry periods. If synthetic burlap, remove if possible. If not possible, cut away or make slits to allow for roots to develop into the new soil. For larger shrubs, build a water well. Finish by mulching and watering well. If shrub is bare-root, look for a discoloration somewhere near the base; this mark is likely where the soil line was. If soil is too sandy or too clayey, add organic matter. This will help with both drainage and water holding capacity. Fill soil, firming just enough to support shrub. Finish by mulching and watering well. How-to : Preparing Containers Containers are excellent when used as an ornamental feature, a planting option when there is little or no soil to plant in, or for plants that require a soil type not found in the garden or when soil drainage in the garden is inferior. If growing more than one plant in a container, make sure that all have similar cultural requirements. Choose a container that is deep and large enough to allow root development and growth as well as proportional balance between the fully developed plant and the container. Plant large containers in the place you intend them to stay. All containers should have drainage holes. A mesh screen, broken clay pot pieces(crock) or a paper coffee filter placed over the hole will keep soil from washing out. The potting soil you select should be an appropriate mix for the plants you have chosen. Quality soils (or soil-less medias) absorb moisture readily and evenly when wet. If water runs off soil upon initial wetting, this is an indicator that your soil may not be as good as you think. Prior to filling a container with soil, wet potting soil in the bag or place in a tub or wheelbarrow so that it is evenly moist. Fill container about halfway full or to a level that will allow plants, when planted, to be just below the rim of the pot. Rootballs should be level with soil line when project is complete. Water well. How-to : Planting Perennials Determine appropriate perennials for your garden by considering sun and shade through the day, exposure, water requirements, climate, soil makeup, seasonal color desired, and position of other garden plants and trees. The best times to plant are spring and fall, when soil is workable and out of danger of frost. Fall plantings have the advantage that roots can develop and not have to compete with developing top growth as in the spring. Spring is more desirable for perennials that dislike wet conditions or for colder areas, allowing full establishment before first winter. Planting in summer or winter is not advisable for most plants, unless planting a more established sized plant. To plant container-grown plants: Prepare planting holes with appropriate depth and space between. Water the plant thoroughly and let the excess water drain before carefully removing from the container. Carefully loosen the root ball and place the plant in the hole, working soil around the roots as you fill. If the plant is extremely root bound, separate roots with fingers. A few slits made with a pocket knife are okay, but should be kept to a minimum. Continue filling in soil and water thoroughly, protecting from direct sun until stable. To plant bare-root plants: Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Prepare suitable planting holes, spread roots and work soil among roots as you fill in. Water well and protect from direct sun until stable. To plant seedlings: A number of perennials produce self-sown seedlings that can be transplanted. You may also start your own seedling bed for transplanting. Prepare suitable planting holes, spacing appropriately for plant development. Gently lift the seedling and as much surrounding soil as possible with your garden trowel, and replant it immediately, firming soil with fingertips and water well. Shade from direct sun and water regularly until stable. ProblemsDiseases : Verticillium or Fusarium Wilt Wilts may be contracted through infected seed, plant debris, or soil. This fungus begins and multiplies during the cool, moist season, becoming obvious when weather turns warm and dry. Plants wilt because the fungus damages their water conducting mechanisms. Overfertilization can worsen this problem. Able to overwinter in soil for many years, it is also carried and harbored in common weeds. Prevention and Control: If possible, select resistant varieties. Keep nitrogen-heavy fertilizers to a minimum as well as over-irrigating as they encourage lush growth. Practice crop rotation and prune out or better yet remove infected plants. Pest : Thrips Thrips are small, winged insects that attack many types of plants and thrive in hot, dry conditions (like heated houses). They can multiply quickly as a female can lay up to 300 eggs in a life span of 45 days without mating. Most of the damage to plants is caused by the young larvae which feed on tender leaf and flower tissue. This leads to distorted growth, injured flower petals and premature flower drop. Thrips also can transmit many harmful plant viruses. Prevention and Control: keep weeds down and use screening on windows to keep them out. Remove or discard infested plants, keep them away from non-infested plants. Trap with yellow sticky cards or take advantage of natural enemies such as predatory mites. Sometimes a good steady shower of water will wash them off the plant. Consult your local garden center professional or county Cooperative extension office for legal chemical recommendations. Pest : Spider Mites Spider mites are small, 8 legged, spider-like creatures which thrive in hot, dry conditions (like heated houses). Spider mites feed with piercing mouth parts, which cause plants to appear yellow and stippled. Leaf drop and plant death can occur with heavy infestations. Spider mites can multiply quickly, as a female can lay up to 200 eggs in a life span of 30 days. They also produce a web which can cover infested leaves and flowers. Prevention and Control: Keep weeds down and remove infested plants. Dry air seems to worsen the problem, so make sure plants are regularly watered, especially those preferring high humidity such as tropicals, citrus, or tomatoes. Always check new plants prior to bringing them home from the garden center or nursery. Take advantage of natural enemies such as ladybug larvae. If a miticide is recommended by your local garden center professional or county Cooperative Extension office, read and follow all label directions. Concentrate your efforts on the undersides of the leaves as that is where spider mites generally live. Pest : Mealybugs Small, wingless, dull-white, soft-bodied insects that produce a waxy powdery covering. They have piercing/sucking mouth parts that suck the sap out of plant tissue. Mealybugs often look like small pieces of cotton and they tend to congregate where leaves and stems branch. They attack a wide range of plants. The young tend to move around until they find a suitable feeding spot, then they hang out in colonies and feed. Mealybugs can weaken a plant leading to yellow foliage and leaf drop. They also produce a sweet substance called honeydew (coveted by ants) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal growth called sooty mold. Prevention and Control: Isolate infested plants from those that are not. Consult your local garden center professional or the Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal insecticide/chemical recommendation. Encourage natural enemies such as lady beetles in the garden to help reduce population levels of mealy bugs. Pest : Whiteflies Whiteflies are small, winged insects that look like tiny moths, which attack many types of plants. The flying adult stage prefers the underside of leaves to feed and breed. Whiteflies can multiply quickly as a female can lay up to 500 eggs in a life span of 2 months. If a plant is infested with whiteflies, you will see a cloud of fleeing insects when the plant is disturbed. Whiteflies can weaken a plant, eventually leading to plant death if they are not checked. They can transmit many harmful plant viruses. They also produce a sweet substance called honeydew (coveted by ants) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal growth called sooty mold. Possible controls: keep weeds down; use screening in windows to keep them out; remove infested plants away from non-infested plants; use a reflective mulch (aluminum foil) under plants (this repels whiteflies); trap with yellow sticky cards, apply labeled pesticides; encourage natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden; and sometimes a good steady shower of water will wash them off the plant. Pest : Aphids Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow-moving insects that suck fluids from plants. Aphids come in many colors, ranging from green to brown to black, and they may have wings. They attack a wide range of plant species causing stunting, deformed leaves and buds. They can transmit harmful plant viruses with their piercing/sucking mouthparts. Aphids, generally, are merely a nuisance, since it takes many of them to cause serious plant damage. However aphids do produce a sweet substance called honeydew (coveted by ants) which can lead to an unattractive black surface growth called sooty mold. Aphids can increase quickly in numbers and each female can produce up to 250 live nymphs in the course of a month without mating. Aphids often appear when the environment changes - spring & fall. They're often massed at the tips of branches feeding on succulent tissue. Aphids are attracted to the color yellow and will often hitchhike on yellow clothing. Prevention and Control: Keep weeds to an absolute minimum, especially around desirable plants. On edibles, wash off infected area of plant. Lady bugs and lacewings will feed on aphids in the garden. There are various products - organic and inorganic - that can be used to control aphids. Seek the recommendation of a professional and follow all label procedures to a tee. Fungi : Rusts Most rusts are host specific and overwinter on leaves, stems and spent flower debris. Rust often appears as small, bright orange, yellow, or brown pustules on the underside of leaves. If touched, it will leave a colored spot of spores on the finger. Caused by fungi and spread by splashing water or rain, rust is worse when weather is moist. Prevention and Control: Plant resistant varieties and provide maximum air circulation. Clean up all debris, especially around plants that have had a problem. Do not water from overhead and water only during the day so that plants will have enough time to dry before night. Apply a fungicide labeled for rust on your plant. Fungi : Powdery Mildew Powdery Mildew is usually found on plants that do not have enough air circulation or adequate light. Problems are worse where nights are cool and days are warm and humid. The powdery white or gray fungus is usually found on the upper surface of leaves or fruit. Leaves will often turn yellow or brown, curl up, and drop off. New foliage emerges crinkled and distorted. Fruit will be dwarfed and often drops early. Prevention and Control: Plant resistant varieties and space plants properly so they receive adequate light and air circulation. Always water from below, keeping water off the foliage. This is paramount for roses. Go easy on the nitrogen fertilizer. Apply fungicides according to label directions before problem becomes severe and follow directions exactly, not missing any required treatments. Sanitation is a must - clean up and remove all leaves, flowers, or debris in the fall and destroy. Pest : Caterpillars Caterpillars are the immature form of moths and butterflies. They are voracious feeders attacking a wide variety of plants. They can be highly destructive and are characterized as leaf feeders, stem borers, leaf rollers, cutworms and tent-formers. Prevention and Control: keep weeds down, scout individual plants and remove caterpillars, apply labeled insecticides such as soaps and oils, take advantage of natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden and use Bacillus thuringiensis (biological warfare) for some caterpillar species. Diseases : Pythium and Phytophtora Root Rot Rot Rot, Pythium or Phytophthora occurs when soil moisture levels are excessively high and fungal spores present in the soil, come in contact with the susceptible plant. The base of stems discolor and shrink, and leaves further up the stalk wilt and die. Leaves near base are affected first. The roots will turn black and rot or break. This fungi can be introduced by using unsterilized soil mix or contaminated water. Prevention and Control Remove affected plants and their roots, and discard surrounding soil. Replace with plants that are not susceptible, and only use fresh, sterilized soil mix. Hold back on fertilizing too. Try not to over water plants and make sure that soil is well drained prior to planting. This fungus is not treatable by chemicals. Rhizoctonia Root and Stem Rot symptoms look similar to Pythium Root Rot, but the Rhizoctonia fungus seems to thrive in well drained soils. Weeds : Preventing Weeds and Grass Weeds rob your plants of water, nutrients and light. They can harbor pests and diseases. Before planting, remove weeds either by hand or by spraying an herbicide according to label directions. Another alternative is to lay plastic over the area for a couple of months to kill grass and weeds. You may apply a pre-emergent herbicide prior to planting, but be sure that it is labeled for the plants you are wishing to grow. Existing beds may be spot sprayed with a nonselective herbicide, but be careful to shield those plants you do not want to kill. Non-selective means that it will kill everything it comes in contact with. Mulch plants with a 3 inch layer of pinestraw, pulverized bark, or compost. Mulch conserves moisture, keeps weeds down, and makes it easier to pull when necessary. Porous landscape or open weave fabric works too, allowing air and water to be exchanged. Pest : Scale Insects Scales are insects, related to mealy bugs, that can be a problem on a wide variety of plants - indoor and outdoor. Young scales crawl until they find a good feeding site. The adult females then lose their legs and remain on a spot protected by its hard shell layer. They appear as bumps, often on the lower sides of leaves. They have piercing mouth parts that suck the sap out of plant tissue. Scales can weaken a plant leading to yellow foliage and leaf drop. They also produce a sweet substance called honeydew (coveted by ants) which can lead to an unattractive black surface fungal growth called sooty mold. Prevention and Control: Once established they are hard to control. Isolate infested plants away from those that are not infested. Consult your local garden center professional or Cooperative Extension office in your county for a legal recommendation regarding their control. Encourage natural enemies such as parasitic wasps in the garden. MiscellaneousGlossary : Arbors, Trellises, Pergolas Arbors, trellises, and pergolas provide vines and climbers the support needed for their growth habit. These can be used as features or accents in a garden to add height, to provide shade, or as a transitional element from one area of the garden to another. Common materials for these structures include wood, metal, and plastic. Select according to the style of your garden and the amount of upkeep required. Painted, wooden structures will be higher maintenance, whereas a rust-proof metal structure will require less maintenance and last longer. Glossary : Bird Attracting The term bird attracting applies to any plant that has flowers, fruit, nuts, or structure that attracts birds. Most plants on ""bird attracting"" lists have favorable fruits or flowers that serve as food, but the trunks, limbs and foliage cover that trees and shrubs provide should not be overlooked as they add shelter for raising young and protection from foul weather. Glossary : Border Plant A border plant is one which looks especially nice when used next to other plants in a border. Borders are different from hedges in that they are not clipped. Borders are loose and billowy, often dotted with deciduous flowering shrubs. For best effect, mass smaller plants in groups of 3, 5, 7, or 9. Larger plants may stand alone, or if room permits, group several layers of plants for a dramatic impact. Borders are nice because they define property lines and can screen out bad views and offer seasonal color. Many gardeners use the border to add year round color and interest to the garden. Glossary : Container Plant A plant that is considered to be a good container plant is one that does not have a tap root, but rather a more confined, fibrous root system. Plants that usually thrive in containers are slow- growing or relatively small in size. Plants are more adaptable than people give them credit for. Even large growing plants can be used in containers when they are very young, transplanted to the ground when older. Many woody ornamentals make wonderful container plants as well as annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, and bulbs. Glossary : Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest refers to plants native to parts of or all of the northwestern region of the United States, including Northern California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Glossary : Sand Sand in the purest sense, has no organic matter, a large particle size between 1.0 - 2.0 mm, and drains rapidly, with no water holding capacity. White to light gray in color. Does not form a ball when squeezed in hand, unless damp or wet, easily falls apart. Glossary : Some Sand Some Sand refers to a soil that drains fast, but has lower water holding capacity due to the presence of a little organic matter. A good workable soil that needs added fertilizer due to lower fertility levels and adequate water. Usually gray in color. Forms a loose, crumbly ball that easily falls apart when squeezed in the hand. Glossary : Loam Loam is the ideal soil, having the perfect balance between particle size, air space, organic matter and water holding capacity. It forms a nice ball when squeezed in the palm of the hand, but crumbles easily when lightly tapped with a finger. Rich color ranges between gray brown to almost black. Glossary : Annual An annual is any plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season. Glossary : Deciduous Deciduous refers to those plants that lose their leaves or needles at the end of the growing season. Glossary : Evergreen Evergreen refers to plants that hold onto their leaves or needles for more than one growing season, shedding them over time. Some plants such as live oaks are evergreen, but commonly shed the majority of their older leaves around the end of January. Glossary : Perennial Perennial: traditionally a non-woody plant that lives for two or more growing seasons. Glossary : Shrub Shrub: is a deciduous or evergreen woody perennial that has multiple branches that form near its base. Glossary : Heat Zone The 12 zones of the AHS Heat Zone map indicate the average number of days each year that a given region experiences ""heat days"" or temperatures over 86 degrees F(30 degrees Celsius). That is the point at which plants begin suffering physiological damage from heat. The zones range from Zone 1 (less than one heat day) to Zone 12 (more than 210 heat days). The AHS Heat Zone, which deals with heat tolerance, should not be confused with the USDA Hardiness Zone system which deals with cold tolerance. For example: Seattle, Washington has a USDA Hardiness Zone of 8, the same as Charleston, South Carolina; however Seattle's Heat Zone is 2 where Charleston's Heat Zone is 11. What this says is that winter temperature in the two cities may be similar, but because Charleston has significantly warmer weather for a longer period of time, plant selection based on heat tolerance is a factor to consider. Glossary : Plant Characteristics Plant characteristics define the plant, enabling a search that finds specific types of plants such as bulbs, trees, shrubs, grass, perennials, etc. Glossary : Small Shrub A small shrub is less than 3 feet tall. Glossary : Medium Shrub A medium shrub is generally between 3 and 6 feet tall. Glossary : Flower Characteristics Flower characteristics can vary greatly and may help you decide on a ""look or feel"" for your garden. If you're looking for fragrance or large, showy flowers, click these boxes and possibilities that fit your cultural conditions will be shown. If you have no preference, leave boxes unchecked to return a greater number of possibilities. Glossary : Soil Types A soil type is defined by granule size, drainage, and amount of organic material in the soil. The three main soil types are sand, loam and clay. Sand has the largest particle size, no organic matter, little to no fertility, and drains rapidly. Clay, at the opposite end of the spectrum, has the smallest particle size, can be rich in organic matter, fertility and moisture, but is often unworkable because particles are held together too tightly, resulting in poor drainage when wet, or is brick-like when dry. The optimum soil type is loam, which is the happy median between sand and clay: It is high in organic matter, nutrient-rich, and has the perfect water holding capacity. You will often hear loam referred to as a sandy loam (having more sand, yet still plenty of organic matter) or a clay loam (heavier on the clay, yet workable with good drainage.) The addition of organic matter to either sand or clay will result in a loamy soil. Still not sure if your soil is a sand, clay, or loam? Try this simple test. Squeeze a handfull of slightly moist, not wet, soil in your hand. If it forms a tight ball and does not fall apart when gently tapped with a finger, your soil is more than likely clay. If soil does not form a ball or crumbles before it is tapped, it is sand to very sandy loam. If soil forms a ball, then crumbles readily when lightly tapped, it's a loam. Several quick, light taps could mean a clay loam. Glossary : Growth Buds Plant stems contain numerous buds that will grow and renew a plant when stimulated by pruning. There are three basic types of buds: terminal, lateral and dormant. Terminal buds are at the tips of twigs or branches. They grow to make the branch or twig longer. In some cases they may give rise to a flower. If you cut the tip of a branch and remove the terminal bud, this will encourage the lateral buds to grow into side branches resulting in a thicker, bushier plant. Lateral buds are lower down on the twig and are often at the point of leaf attachment. Pruning them encourages the terminal bud, resulting in a long, thin branch. Dormant buds may remain inactive in the bark or stem and will only grow after the plant is cut back. Glossary : Fertilize Fertilize just before new growth begins with a complete fertilizer. Glossary : Pruning Now is the preferred time to prune this plant.
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THIS is definitely not a book on watercolour painting for beginners. But if you have mastered the basics, then Mastering Light And Shade In Watercolour will surely make a good reference. Master watercolourist Ong Kim Seng does not waste time with the nitty-gritty in his book. Instead he sweeps you off in a single stroke to a visual adventure on his type of vibrant watercolour techniques. The watercolour pieces that Ong painted from his overseas trips are visual delights. This 128-paged hardcover is a storehouse of painting tips and styles that you will discover as the renowned Singaporean painter takes you through the intricate aspects of the aqua medium. In Chapter One, under Tools of Expression, Ong briefly skims through the brushes, colour and paper - three key areas that most watercolour instruction would cover in boring detail. Not Ong. Here, he only tells you the essentials not as an instruction but perhaps as a anecdote, sharing with you about the types of brushes he uses, the paper he prefers and his palette of colours, stopping short at the brand. If you wondered why he didn't share with you his favourite brands - as I have seen in many watercolour instruction manuals written by art mentors of the west - perhaps this might enlighten you: "I prefer moist tubes but I don't stick with one particular brand because I like experimenting with colours from different paint companies. Sometimes working with only one brand can create an overdependence on that brand and if through circumstances some colours are no longer available, this can be frustrating." Chapter Two takes the reader on a journey of discovery of how Ong deals with his works in specialist topics such as how light and shade (or shadow), tone, colour, contrast, shape, size, line, texture, and perspectives, can add life and vibrancy to your painting. The light conversational-style of instruction, peppered with anecdotes of real-life situations Ong encountered during his painting trips, makes this book a gem, as much as the colourful pieces he did. Ong starts each section with an Action Plan segment - a summary of possible options to take before you lay the first wash. These are crucial signposts that will lead you through the thicket of techniques about to be revealed in each of his work - be it composing for luminosity and contrast or working with shadow shapes. To ensure easy understanding of the nature of light and luminosity, Ong indicates the direction of the streaming sunlight in each of the painting in discussion. He also teaches you how to approach your initial sketch of the scene you are about to paint with a shadow plan - something I do not find in most watercolour painting books that I have read. Although the main theme is about mastering light and shade, which are hallmarks of the artist's works, Ong shares more than just the technicalities of watercolour painting with his readers. He also talks about true-life experiences that are hard to come by unless you paint outdoors often. For instance, in one of the chapters, where the author talked about his work entitled Village in Peliatan, Bali, he said: "I was watched by a pack of dogs barking from a distance. I often carry a pack of biscuits with me when I paint outdoors, and I gave them a few to pacify them. They stopped their barking and I was able to paint." Such an anecdote (lots of them in this book) is invaluable to artists embarking on plein-air sessions. Chapter 8: Critiquing Your Work is a revelation. Says the artist: "Knowing how to judge your work is just as important as knowing how to paint. It is best to critique your work by yourself and not seek the views of others. The moment you seek advice means you are not sure where the fault lies." And he goes on to teach how you can narrow down possibly problematic areas and improve or even salvage your work. This chapter rounds up the first theoretical half of the book before Ong embarks on the hands-on section. There are altogether 10 interesting demonstrations by the artist, each showing how he approached the subjects he discussed in the earlier chapters. Each of these shows the different stages of work - from sketch to final painting - and how each scene, under different climatic condition, is painted, step-by-step. Although there are many watercolour instruction books, this one is unique not because it was written by a renowned artist who has won many international awards but because it is by an Asian artist. I say this because most watercolour instruction books are authorised by artists in the West, who for most part of their lives, lived and painted in a much different climate - unlike in the tropics where colours are much more vibrant, livelier and brighter. To paint the colours of the tropics in a medium as challenging as transparent watercolour, one needs to master the light and shades in scenaries that we are so familiar with. This Ong has done remarkably well. Mastering Light and Shade in Watercolour will certainly make a good companion and an indispensable guide to any watercolourist embarking on his painting journey
City of Murals – Photographing Kansas City I am working on a project in Kansas City this week and had a bit of time on Saturday to explore the town. It as a scorcher here and the weather was a hot and humid 95 degrees. I am so glad that I rented a car so that I could drive around rather than walk. When I travel I typically take Uber and it would have been nearly impossible to walk through the city yesterday without melting. If you want to check out the full gallery of pictures I took today, you can go to this link – Kansas City – City of Murals. First off the BBQ is Amazing I am a BBQ Pit National City guy and I always have felt that it is the best BBQ that I have ever had. But someone said, “Hey the BBQ in Kansas City is Amazing”, so I did my Yelp Roulette and asked my phone, “Where should I eat?”. It directed me to the best BBQ in the city – Gates. When I walked in it was dimly lit and you had to wait in this long cafeteria line to order. The lady was very fast and expected you have your order ready to yell out in 2 seconds. Since I never went before I really had to prepare for 5 minutes how I was going to say it. When she called on me I said, “BBQ Beef on Bun, No Sauce, with Fries”. I think I managed to sound like a local. She handed me a plate that looked just like the plates we get at the good old BBQ Pit. I had heard the sauces were the most famous thing about the place so I tried both the sweet and mild BBQ sauce as well as the original. I have to say the sauce blew me away. It was a tangy BBQ sauce with some cumin and other spices in it. The beef sandwich was amazing and it perfectly smoked, moist and cut thin. Sometimes the BBQ Pit will give you dried slices but this beef just melted in your mouth. I have to say this was the perfect BBQ Sandwich. I am hooked. This City has So Many Murals I needed to do some research before I went out to see the city and everything I found indicated to me that this city was filled with murals. And that is awesome because I love murals. And the murals would differ based upon the district you go to. Kansas City has about 10 or 11 districts and each hold an historical importance to the city. So I hunted down the best of districts and areas on Google and then jumped in the car to see what I could find. West Bottoms – The Old Warehouse District The first place I went was the West Bottoms. The West Bottoms are where all the old agricultural factories are and also housed the US Stockyard Exchange – the place where everyone would come to sell their cows. It’s now the hippest place in the city. In West Bottoms I happened upon this huge empty yard filled with shipping containers. There was no one around but it was so cool. The Gas and Light District From West Bottom, I headed over the Gas and Light District. This is an old district that has been completely built up and is where most of the tourist go. They had some very cool art that really captured the spirit of the city. The Jazz District – 18th and Vine The next district I drove to was the Jazz district on 18th and Vine. This is a historic district where Charlie Parker invented and launched his distinct jazz sound. The Convention Center District Downtown has several different areas that have totally different vibes. So I headed off to the Convention Center and saw some amazing architecture and art as well. There is literally art all over this city. It is very unique. The CrossRoads Art District The Crossroads Art District is pretty amazing. It’s an eclectic mix of shops, art galleries and restaurants and a cool alleyway that stretches for about 5 blocks that has tons of graffiti all over the walls. It was interesting to walk through the alley and see the graffiti covering everywhere. It was so cool. As I drove further in the neighborhood, the art was springing up on almost every wall I saw, and it was all very high quality. A Great Day I had a great time touring the city with my camera which is why I love photography. If I didn’t have my camera I might have been bored sitting in my hotel room. It’s a great city and I can’t wait to head back to Gates BBQ again. I’m addicted now!
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CLICK ABOVE TO READ MY MASTERPIECE TABLE 41! An Analysis of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (Shakespeare) by Joseph Suglia A question that arises in the minds of readers of The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is inescapably the following: “Why does Iago have a pathological hatred for Othello?” Well, why does anyone hate anyone? Why does anyone love anyone? The sources of hatred, as of love, are largely unconscious. Hatred and love are not the products of conscious agency. They are feelings that appear inexplicably in the mind. The unconscious sources of human behavior can be marked in literature, however. We are dealing here with a literary fabrication, a figure made of paper and ink, not a human being, and there might be textual clues that would explain Iago’s seething hatred for Othello. There seem to be four hypotheses for the grounds of Iago’s vehement antipathy toward Othello: - Iago resents Othello for choosing Michael Cassio as his lieutenant. Othello passes over Iago for promotion to lieutenant and instead selects him as his ensign or “ancient.” He becomes someone who delivers Othello’s letters and carries his luggage. Iago inveighs against the election of Cassio, whom he considers someone who has a merely theoretical knowledge of the science of death, a “great arithmetician… [t]hat never set a squadron in the field / Nor the division of a battle knows / More than a spinster” [I:i]. And yet Othello does raise Iago to the lieutenancy in Act Three, Scene Three. Why, then, would Iago continue to hold a grudge? - Iago abominates Othello because he suspects that Othello has slept with his wife, Emilia. This is mere rumor, and Iago knows that the rumor is probably a canard: “I hate the Moor / And it is thought abroad that ’twixt my sheets / He’s done my office. I know not if’t be true, / But I for mere suspicion in that kind / Will do as if for surety” [I:iii]. Iago admits that he has no evidence to support this hypothesis, and it doesn’t matter to him one way or the other whether Othello has cuckolded him. Iago seizes upon the rumor as a pretext for his boundless negativity. - Iago is sexually jealous of Othello. He is desirous of Desdemona, Othello’s wife. This interpretation is not altogether without evidence, but it is not a comprehensive interpretation. If Iago is sexually possessive of Desdemona, why, then, would he offer her to Roderigo?: “[T]hou shalt enjoy her—therefore make money” [I:iii]. Iago makes his lust for Desdemona plain in the following lines: “Now I do love her too, / Not out of absolute lust—though peradventure / I stand accountant for as great a sin— / But partly led to diet my revenge, / For that I do suspect the lusty Moor / Hath leaped into my seat, the thought whereof / Doth like a poisonous mineral gnaw my inwards…” [II:i]. This passage makes it clear that “love,” for the immoralist Iago, is the mere scion of lust and that his desire for Desdemona is really the desire to screw Othello over. He cannot bear the thought that Othello has “leaped into his seat”—which is to say that Iago’s rivalrous-emulous identification with Othello takes precedence over his carnal interest in Desdemona. - Iago despises Othello for his race. It is true that Iago repeatedly calls Othello “the Moor.” Depriving someone of a proper name, and replacing that person’s proper name with a common noun, is a common way of depersonalizing someone. George W. Bush engaged in this linguistic practice quite often, renaming Vladimir Putin “Ostrich Legs,” Tony Blair “Landslide,” Silvio Berlusconi “Shoes,” and John Boehner “Boner.” There is no question that Iago uses ugly racist language: Othello is nominated “an old black ram [that is] tupping [Brabantio’s] white ewe” [I:i]; he is “a Barbary horse” that covers his daughter; “you’ll have your nephews neigh to you, you’ll have courses for cousins and jennets for germans” [Ibid.]. Consider the audience to whom this language is addressed. Iago’s invective might be used for purely rhetorical purposes, in order to produce specific effects within Brabantio, Desdemona’s father. Brabantio is clearly a hardcore racist idiot who thinks that all North Africans are witches and warlocks and that Othello, therefore, could only win his daughter through ensorcellment: “Damned as thou art, thou hast enchanted her” [I:ii]. He makes this point with deadening repetitiousness. He cannot conceive of his daughter “fall[-ing] in love with what she feared to look on” and cannot comprehend why she would reject the wealthy “curled darlings” [I:iii] of the state in favor of the Moor. Iago, the reptilian-Machiavellian manipulator, might be playing on the racist sympathies of Brabantio in the way that a clever lawyer might stir up the racist antipathies of a jury without being a racist him- or herself. While it is possible that there is a racial element in Iago’s hatred for Othello, his hatred is not reducible to racism or racialized nationalism. Iago’s hatred for Othello is an absolute hatred—a hatred absolved from qualification, from relation. A textual clue for the unconscious sources of his hatred is contained in the following lines: “Were I the Moor, I would not be Iago… I am not what I am” [I:i]. Were Iago the Moor, Iago would not be Iago: Am I alone in hearing in this line an unforgiving self-contempt and the desire to become Othello? Whenever a human being encounters a stranger, the question is always the same: “Who are you?” In other words: Who are you in relation to me? Are you similar to me? Are you different from me? To what degree are you different from me? How do I measure myself against you? In the case of the stalker Iago, there is, I suspect, the painful consciousness of his own inferiority vis-à-vis Othello and the painful desire to become Othello, which is an absolute impossibility. This is the meaning of the last line quoted: “I am not what I am.” Iago is not identical to himself because he identifies himself intimately and yet impossibly with Othello. If you are obsessed with someone, you desire to become the person with whom you are obsessed. This will never happen, but what will happen is that you will no longer be your own, you will no longer be yourself, for the object of your obsession will engulf you. Iago’s rivalry with Othello embodies the dialectic of the self in relation to the other human being. There is, on the one hand, the self-assumption of the self–which is based on the differentiation of the self from the other human being–and, on the other hand, the becoming-other (Anderswerden) that Hegel describes in The Phenomenology of Spirit. In the lines cited above, Iago articulates how he imagines himself as other-than-himself–how he exteriorizes himself as Othello–and recuperates himself from this self-exteriorization. Would Othello have murdered Desdemona even without Iago’s deceptions and interferences? This, of course, is a silly question from a philological point of view, since we only have the text and any speculation about “what would have happened” outside of the text is absurd. However, it is important to think through the necessity or the non-necessity of Iago in relation to the act of uxoricide that Othello performs. Let me rephrase the question, then: How integral is Iago to the act of uxoricide that Othello performs? My interpretation is that Iago plays a non-essential role in the murder of Desdemona. He externalizes a jealous rage that is already within Othello. Iago echoes prejudices and suspicions that are already seething inside of him. From the third scene of the third act: OTHELLO: Was not that Cassio parted from my wife? IAGO: Cassio, my lord? no, sure, I cannot think it / That he would steal away so guilty-like / Seeing you coming. Notice that Iago is merely reflecting Othello’s suspicions. Iago is reactive, not active. It is Othello, not Iago, who questions Cassio’s honesty: OTHELLO: Is [Cassio] not honest? IAGO: Honest, my lord? OTHELLO: Honest? Ay, honest. IAGO: My lord, for aught I know. OTHELLO: What does thou think? IAGO: Think, my lord? OTHELLO: Think, my lord! By heaven, thou echo’st me / As if there were some monster in thy thought / Too hideous to be shown. Thou dost mean something, / I heard thee say even now thou lik’st not that / When Cassio left my wife: what didst not like? The monster does not dwell in Iago’s thought, but in Othello’s. Iago draws out the monstrous thoughts that have been devouring Othello for some time. It is Othello who does not like the way in which Cassio slinks away from Desdemona when her husband approaches. It is Othello who finds Cassio’s behavior suspect, not Iago. Iago eschews direct accusation and instead employs innuendo. It is often said, as I discussed above, that Othello is a victim of racism and nationalism. One should not also forget that Othello has nationalist prejudices of his own, absorbing, as he does, the idea that all Venetian women are whores—hence, his rush to judge Desdemona as licentiously “liberal” as he inspects her hand: “This hand is moist, my lady… This argues fruitfulness and liberal heart: / Hot, hot, and moist. This hand of yours requires / A sequester from liberty, fasting and prayer, / Much castigation, exercise devout, / For here’s a young and sweating devil, here, / That commonly rebels. ’Tis a good hand, / A frank one” [III:iv]. The inspection of Desdemona’s hand was Othello’s idea, not Iago’s. Othello impulsively believes Iago’s every word condemning Desdemona, for Othello has already condemned Desdemona in his mind. Just as Othello impulsively believes Iago’s every word condemning Desdemona, and denies Emilia’s every word defending her, Desdemona impulsively takes the side of Cassio, pledging to be his mediator until the end. Both Othello and Desdemona are impulsive, acting without evidence. Nor is Desdemona entirely innocent in her own annihilation. When she falls in love with Othello, Desdemona falls in love with what she once and always has feared to look upon. She loves Othello because of his violence, not despite his violence. Desdemona is what psychologists call a “hybristophiliac”: someone who, like Rhianna or Bonnie Parker, is sexually attracted to violent criminals. She is originally drawn to Othello for his adventurous exoticism and his proximity to death. As Othello puts it in the first act of the play: “[Desdemona] loved me for the dangers I had passed” [I:iii]. Iago suggests to Roderigo that Desdemona will grow tired of Othello’s differentness and seek out another lover: “[Desdemona] must change for youth; when she is sated with [Othello’s] body she will find the error of her choice; she must have change, she must” [I:iii]. Is Iago wrong? As Rene Girard suggests in A Theatre of Envy, Othello could eventually be replaced by a younger version of himself, for, in marriage, what husband could escape the crushing banalizations of the everyday? The “extravagant and wheeling stranger” [I:i] would become a boring and bored husband like any other. Othello, if he does not solidify his role as the death-giving general, is doomed to disintegrate into a cuckold. In a sense, Othello is never other than who he appears to be. By contrast, following Harold Bloom, Iago is engaged in a war against being. Iago is anti-being or nothingness: He is not what he is. When Iago says, “For I am nothing, if not critical” [II:i], this may be taken literally: He is divided against himself. Othello, on the other hand, is always only what he is. From the beginning of the play until its terrifying end, Othello is the violent warrior who loves death more than he loves love. IF YOU ARE AT LEAST TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD (28), FEEL FREE TO READ MY NOVEL WATCH OUT: THE FINAL VERSION:
Seven Wonders of the United States to Surprise You The USA land of beauty and natural resources. Amon many other beauties, seven wonders of the United States give the travelers thrill, adventure, and joy. Seven wonders of America is not only the wonder of the United States, but also the resources of the whole world. This article will give an overview of seven wonders of the United States. and It’s an ardor of thoughts to share these items of historical past of worldwide significance that not solely have a good time the nation through which they reside, however a lot of that are a part of our world heritage. Seven wonders of the United States We’re conscious that these unsure occasions are limiting many facets of life as all of us follow social and bodily distancing. Whereas we’re persevering with to function locations that make our state great, we don’t count on or encourage you to go test them out instantly. We consider that supporting native points of interest is essential now greater than ever and we hope our articles encourage your future adventures! 1. The Grand Canyon, Arizona The Grand Canyon is, without doubt, one of the most recognizable and beloved pure options in America, which one of the seven wonders of the United States. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Web site in 1979 and has dazzled guests with its staggering immensity and drama for so long as it has existed, which is a really very long time certainly. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles lengthy and practically 6 million years outdated, relying on who you ask. It was shaped because the Colorado River minimize its means by way of the exhausting stone of the area, and over two billion years of geological historical past could be seen within the canyon’s sheer cliff faces. The Ancestral Puebloans had been the primary recognized native folks to reside within the space, and the area is now inhabited by the Hualapai, Havasupai, Southern Paiutes, and the Navajo. The primary European to see the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas of Spain, who stumbled throughout the world in 1540. 2. Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is one other globally acknowledged pure function, which one of the seven wonders of the United States. There are literally three separate falls which can be collectively known as Niagara Falls: Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Bridal Veil Falls. Mixed, the falls have the best circulate charge of any waterfall on earth, whereas Horseshoe Falls holds the excellence of being essentially the most highly effective waterfall in North America. The falls are over 165 toes excessive and an important technique of producing hydroelectric energy for the town of Niagara. Right this moment, the falls are probably the most well-liked locations for home and worldwide vacationers. These cascades are a frequent honeymoon cease and have offered inspiration to generations of artists. 3. Redwood and Sequoia Forests, California These forests are residence to the tallest bushes on earth, which one of the seven wonders of the United States. The large redwoods and sequoias draw guests from all around the world who come to face within the shadows of the most important organisms to ever reside. Redwood bushes and sequoia bushes might look related, however, they’re really very distinct species with completely different likes and dislikes. Redwoods want a moist and barely humid setting and have a tendency to develop in northern California. They will attain as much as 378 toes in peak. Sequoias like to hang around in excessive elevations and love the periodic dry warmth of extra mountainous areas. They’re barely shorter than redwood bushes, however, they are often a lot wider and truly larger total than the redwoods. A tree nicknamed Normal Sherman is over 2.7 million kilos and over 100 toes extensive. It’s the largest organism on the planet immediately. 4. Death Valley, Nevada Positioned in Death Valley National Park, this desert is, without doubt, one of the most original environments on the globe. It’s the absolute lowest, the driest and hottest place in North America, and one of the seven wonders of the United States. That is the land of extremes. The desert’s Badwater Basin is a staggering 282 toes beneath sea degree. Dying Valley’s Furnace Creek has the glory of being one of many hottest locations on earth. In 1913, the best reliably recorded air temperature ever was recorded right here – a stifling 134 levels Fahrenheit. Death Valley can be the house of the Timbisha native folks, who’ve been residing within the space for not less than a thousand years. Uncommon rainstorms sometimes deliver with them a complete transformation of the world, because the seemingly barren desert erupts in fields of wildflowers. 5. Cliff Palace, Colorado These surreal dwellings are situated within the Mesa Verde National Park, which one of the seven wonders of the United States. It’s the largest cliff dwelling construction in North America and positively considered one of this nation’s biggest National treasures. Constructed by the Ancestral Puebloans over a thousand years in the past, this huge complicated of sandstone, mortar, and picket beams were occupied for not less than 150 years earlier than being mysteriously deserted. Some consider that droughts devastated the meals provide within the space and induced the native folks to relocate. The structure of Cliff Palace is fascinating. As a result of the common lady at the time of its building would have been about 5′ and the common man about 5’6”, the size of the buildings and doorways is curiously smaller than anticipated. Over 150 rooms have been excavated, it’s theorized that the palace might have been the middle of a bigger metropolis or neighborhood. 6. Grotto of the Redemption, Iowa Words cannot even start to clarify how breathtaking this man-made, Midwest surprise actually is. Positioned in West Bend, this construction is actually encrusted with valuable stones. Gems and jewels glitter on nearly every floor, from the elegant spires to the fragile arches. The grotto’s creation was a labor of affection by German immigrant Paul Dobberstein. As a younger man in Germany, Dobberstein fell very ailing and swore to construct a shrine to the Virgin Mary if she would assist him to get well. When he finally landed in West Bend in 1898, the religious man was disenchanted to search out that his new residence had no naturally occurring valuable stones. Father Dobberstein collected stones and gems for 14 years earlier than starting building on the grotto and labored for 42 years of his life earlier than his dying in 2002. This staggering feat of expertise and devotion is actually probably the most spectacular websites in America. 7. Hubbard Glacier, Alaska You do not have to go away the nation to discover a real polar large. Positioned in Disenchantment Bay, this frosty behemoth is over six miles extensive and over 400 toes tall. It steadily “calves”, or lets go of smaller ice chunks, and the ensuing icebergs could be over 4 tales in peak. Most of this glacier’s bulk is definitely hidden below the water, which is admittedly saying one thing when you think about how gigantic the seen portion is. Large cruise ships are completely dwarfed by the glacier. Nicknamed the “Galloping Glacier”, there are reviews that this ice function is definitely rising. Based on NASA’s Earth Observatory, the Hubbard Glacier might be thickening because it creeps alongside Disenchantment Bay. In fact, there are loads of extra unimaginable wonders in America that we didn’t bring into the light. Let us know your feedback. 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An Erotic Paranormal Western Jess slid her nude body along his jeans and further up, gradually rubbing her bare skin over him as if she were a wet towel. Her nipples were tingling from the buttons on his shirt. By the time he raised her belly to his face, Lacey gulped as she indeed became a moist shivering mess. She was constantly surprised by his sheer physical strength; his raising and holding her in the air seemed just a normal feat to him. Jess used his tongue to trace a path up her silky folds and back down. The feeling was like a blazing brush stroke of pure euphoria as she helplessly whimpered. Raising his head, he quietly looked at her while that magnificent smile of his slowly appeared and spread out on his face. The affect of this smiling sexiness to her already pounding heart was immediate and inescapable. Oh… Lacey almost huffed the thought aloud. Jess dipped his head again and breathed a searing stream of warm air onto her tender skin as his mouth rested at her open thighs. “Open yourself to me.” Slowly and with shaking hands, Lacey reached down and placed her fingers on either side of her folds, opening herself to his mouth. Her hands shook as she revealed herself to his eyes and lips while her soul seemed quietly bared to this savage cowboy as well. The vulnerable sensation of the act was exhilarating and completely terrifying at the same time. The sky blue in his eyes darkened to simmering cobalt as he stared at her exposed skin. He raised his head and looked at her shivering body. “I will make you scream—again.” She fought to hold her quivering body still and knew without a doubt or any pretense at self-delusion that she would ultimately and most certainly—scream. TOO SEXY FOR HIS HORSE: I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy…so sexy it hurts…sooo sexy…Yeah. The song kept going. Too sexy for my car…too sexy… “What in Glory's heaven is that awful screeching sound?”Jess stood up, towering over her. His bare muscled body, stretching out above Lacey, as she knelt on the ground. Slowly, Lacey gazed up at her magnificent savage cowboy while the colored light streamed across his sleek bare skin. “I think it's now and forever—your song, cowboy.” She let out a giggle. Jess let out a loud whistle and his horse was there almost instantly. A repeated chortle came from Lacey. Extending his body out, he leaned over and grasped his horses bridle, grabbing the reins. “What is so darned funny, Lace?” He tucked the tether in with the other leads. “Nothing,” she called from behind him. “I just never knew what that song meant until now!” Jess shook his head with annoyance, and hefted his nude body up, mounting the horse. Lacey openly gaped up at her nude cowboy, sitting astride the steed. “Uh, Jess, won't it hurt if you ride like that?” A few silent seconds went by, and then peals of feminine laughter came from behind him. Jess rolled his eyes as he moved the horses forward. “God Dammit, woman, would you shut the hell up!” “Okay, okay!” Lacey answered in a laughter-strained voice. “Now, follow my lead. I don't wanna lose you in the dark. And don't move your eyes from me, ya hear?” Jess maneuvered his horse ahead of hers. “Oh, don't worry, sweet cowboy. There's no way in heaven or hell I could possibly look away!” She burst out with a splutter of hilarious laughter again. Leanore author page: http://tinyurl.com/AUTHOR-LEANORE Book Link: http://tinyurl.com/chfx9rh
HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS OATS Oats are nutritious and healthy whole grain that is packed with protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They have been shown to help lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, aid in weight loss efforts, boost energy levels, and improve digestive health. There are many delicious ways to enjoy oats, including oatmeal, granola, muesli, oatcakes, and more. Oats are also a great addition to smoothies and baked goods. The health benefits of oats are due to the unique combination of fiber and protein found in this whole grain. Oats are rich in beta-glucan, a type of soluble fiber that has been shown to lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart disease, and improve blood sugar control. Beta-glucan also helps to make you feel full, which can help with weight loss efforts. WHAT ARE OATS Oats are a type of cereal grain that is commonly eaten for breakfast. They are also used in many baked goods and other recipes. Oats are very nutritious and have a variety of health benefits. Check out these 16 special overnight Oats recipes for weight loss. Some of the health benefits of oats include: - Lowering cholesterol levels, - Reducing the risk of heart disease, - Improving blood sugar control, - Helping with weight loss. - Oats are also a good source of fiber and protein. Do Oats have gluten? There is no gluten in oats, so they are safe for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. However, oats are often processed in facilities that also process wheat, barley, and rye, so they may be contaminated with gluten. To avoid this, look for oats that are labeled “gluten-free.” Is Oatmeal Keto? No, oatmeal is not keto. Oats are whole grain and contain carbohydrates. A single cup of oats contains 27 grams of carbs, which is too high for the keto diet. However, you could potentially make keto-friendly oatmeal by substituting the oats for low-carb ingredients like almond flour or coconut flour. Can you eat raw oats? There is no need to cook oats before eating them – they can be eaten raw, soaked in milk or water, or boiled. Raw oats are more nutrient-dense than cooked oats, but they may be less digestible and more difficult to chew. Soak or cook oats before eating them if you have trouble digesting them raw. Oats are a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They contain more protein than other grains, and they’re also high in antioxidants. Oats can be helpful in lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels, and they may improve digestion. Eating raw oats is a healthy way to start your day or add them to snacks or smoothies. Just be sure to chew them well so you don’t choke on them. Swallowing large pieces of oats can cause blockages in your throat or intestines. TYPES OF OATS There are three main types of oats: Rolled oats, quick oats, and steel-cut oats Each type has a different texture and flavor and is best suited for different uses. Rolled oats are the most common type of oat. They are made by steaming and rolling whole oats into flakes. Rolled oats have a light and fluffy texture, and a mild, nutty flavor. They are easily cooked and easy to digest. Quick oats are made by precooking and rolling whole oats into flakes. Quick oats have a texture similar to rolled oats, but they cook more quickly. Quick oats also have a milder flavor than rolled oats. Steel-cut oats are made by chopping whole oats into small pieces. Steel-cut oats have a chewy texture and a nutty, toasted flavor. They take longer to cook than other types of oats, but they are also more nutritious. Steel-cut oats are a good source of fiber, protein, and vitamins. There are so many delicious ways to enjoy oats! Here are some of our favorites: -Overnight oats: soak oats in milk overnight, then add your favorite toppings in the morning for a quick and healthy breakfast -Savory oatmeal: cook oats with broth instead of water for a heartier meal, and top with things like eggs, cheese, and veggies -Fruit and nut oatmeal: add dried fruit, nuts, and seeds to your oatmeal for a flavor and nutrient boost -Chocolate oatmeal: stir in some cocoa powder or melted chocolate for a decadent treat Whatever way you enjoy them, oats are a nutritious and delicious choice! 10 HEALTH BENEFITS OF OATS If you’re looking for a nutritious and delicious way to start your day, look no further than oats! This whole grain is packed with fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals that can provide numerous health benefits. Here are 10 reasons to add oats to your diet: 1. Oats can help lower cholesterol levels. 2. Oats are a good source of fiber, which can promote digestive health and help prevent constipation. 3. Oats can help you feel fuller longer, making them a great choice for breakfast or as a snack. 4. The soluble fiber in oats can help to regulate blood sugar levels and provide lasting energy throughout the day. 5. Oats are a good source of protein, which is essential for tissue repair and growth. 6. The vitamins and minerals in oats can help to boost immunity and keep you healthy. 7. Oats can help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. 8. Oats contain antioxidants that can help protect the body from harmful free radicals. 9. Oats can help to promote healthy skin and reduce the risk of certain skin conditions such as acne. 10. Eating oats regularly may help you maintain a healthy weight by controlling your appetite and keeping you feeling full longer. Whether you enjoy oatmeal for breakfast or sprinkle some on top of your yogurt, there are endless ways to incorporate this nutritious grain into your diet. Give oats a try and you may be surprised by how good they taste – and how good they are for you! 10 Best Oats Recipes You Should Try If you’re looking for some delicious and healthy oats recipes, look no further! These 10 recipes are all nutritious, easy to make, and absolutely delicious. 1. Overnight oats with fruit: Start your day off right with a bowl of overnight oats filled with fresh fruit. This recipe is super easy to make ahead of time and takes just a few minutes to assemble the night before. Try using your favorite seasonal fruit for a delicious and flavorful breakfast. 2. Oats porridge: A bowl of warm oatmeal is the perfect comfort food on a cold winter day, but you can enjoy it all year round! This recipe is easy to make in just minutes and tastes delicious topped with fresh or dried fruit. 3. Oat pancakes: If you love breakfast foods like pancakes but want a healthier option, look no further than oat flour! These delicious flapjacks only require a few ingredients and are sure to become a family favorite in no time. Who doesn’t love a good cookie? This healthier version uses oats instead of traditional flour and is packed with flavor. Enjoy them as a snack or for dessert with a glass of milk. 5. Oats and honey granola: This homemade granola is so much better than anything you’ll find at the store. It’s perfect for topping yogurt, as a quick breakfast, or as a crunchy snack. Peanut butter and oats are a classic combination that is sure to please even the pickiest eaters. These chewy, soft cookies are perfect on their own or served with a glass of milk. 7. Oats and dried fruit bars: These healthy and easy-to-make bars are perfect for on-the-go snacking. They’re packed with oats, dried fruit, and nuts for a filling and nutritious treat. For a delicious twist on classic oatmeal cookies, add in some chocolate chips! This recipe is sure to be a crowd-pleaser and you can feel great knowing they’re made with wholesome ingredients. 9. Oats smoothie: Start your day off right with this easy, healthy smoothie. Just blend together some oats with your favorite fruits, yogurt, and juice for a quick and filling breakfast on the go. 10. Oats cupcakes: These delicious and moist cupcakes are a unique dessert option. They’re made with oats, so they have a fabulous texture and you can feel good about serving them to your family! Which of these recipes will you be trying first? I love the overnight oatmeal with fruit – it’s so easy to throw together at the start of the week and is always a hit. My Take Nutritious Oats If you are looking for a healthy and delicious breakfast option, nutritious oats are a great choice. You can cook them in many different ways and add a variety of toppings. oats are also a versatile ingredient for baking. Get creative and experiment with different recipes to find new ways to enjoy this healthy grain. Related Nutritious Oats Recipes: - 16 Overnight Oats Recipes - How to make a crunchy Cranberry Oatmeal muffin? - Do you know about Oat Groats?
Common Name: Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot Scientific Name: Andropogon gerardii You are welcome to visit the Native Plant of the Week at 4020 Dunston Avenue. The featured plant will be in the front yard and will be marked. General Description: Clump-forming perennial that reaches 6-10 feet in height. Grass blades have a bluish tint and seeds/flowers form on short “spikelets”. There are often three spikelets at the tip of the stalk which resemble a turkey’s foot; a feature which earned big bluestem one of its other common names. Habitat: Big bluestem is the dominant grass of the Midwestern tallgrass prairies and grows best in moist soil with full sun. However, it ranges over much of the eastern U.S. and tolerates drought and partial shade quite well. This makes big bluestem a flexible player in a native Virginia landscape. Additional information: Big bluestem provides excellent cover for wildlife and the nutritious seeds are eaten by many birds. It is also a larval host for several species of butterflies. The foliage of big bluestem turns an attractive russet color in the Fall and the seed stalks are a great addition to flower arrangements.
Sowing: Prepare the soil with compost or organic matter; Chinese cabbage prefers full sun or partial shade, and grow best in temperatures from 45-75 F (7-24 C). Direct seeding works best, about 4-6 weeks before the last average spring frost date. Plant seeds about 12″ apart in rows about 12″ apart; germination should take place in about 10 days. For a fall crop, direct sow in July. Growing: Keep the soil evenly moist for the healthiest growth. If the sun gets too hot, Chinese cabbage tends to “bolt” or go to seed; in long periods of heat, some kind of shade may be helpful. Harvesting: Harvest the entire head when it feels firm but not tough, cutting it off at the surface of the soil. The young leaves that grow from the stump make wonderful salad greens. Seed Saving: In areas where the ground freezes over winter, it will be necessary to dig up the plant before the first heavy frost; cut off the top to 3″ and store the roots in sand or sawdust over winter, and plant them again in the spring. In warmer climates, cover the plant thickly with mulch over winter. In the spring, allow the plant to flower and go to seed. When the long green pods turn brown, pick them individually. Pour boiling water over the seeds to kill any bacteria that may have formed, them let them completely dry. Remove the pods and store the seeds in a cool, dry place.
Best Affordable Washing Machine To Buy In 2022. From the different types and styles of washing machines out there in the market, we have done extensive research to present you with the best affordable washing machine to buy in 2022. 8 out of 10 women say that doing laundry is boring yet routine work for them. And those visiting public laundries or Laundromats go one step further because they have even tough schedules to follow. Best Affordable Washing Machine Buying the best washing machine for a home can solve all these issues at once. They clean your clothes efficiently, are very easy to operate, reduce your utility bills, and provide peace of mind as they are not public but just in your use. Most people are skeptical and hesitant while buying a perfect washing machine for their clothes and other delicate stuff. After all, no one has enough time and money to waste again and again on these magical boxes for their clothes. So it’s a one-time decision for many and we are here for help. - How well a washing machine cleans out the junk in your clothes. - Capacity to remove hard stains. - How much they are efficient in energy consumption - How much they are capable of reduced utilization of water - What are after-effects of the fabrics? - How they affect allergy sufferers - Ease of use - Last but not least, reliability and durability factor. The history of washing machines goes back to 1767 when Jacob Christian Schaffer first introduced the wooden boxed washers operated by levers. People say he gifted this invention to his wife on her birthday. Imagine! What a present that was for a housewife at that time. In 1904 the first electric washer was introduced in the USA while changing the concept of old washing machines. These days a variety of washing machines can be found in the markets, all thanks to technological advancements. We will discuss all types of washers one by one and show you what is best for you and why. Because buying what is best for you and your fabrics is not a simple task one may think. We got indulge ourselves in hours of hours in research for the best washing machines just for you. Buying the Best Affordable Washing Machine for Home: If you are here for a new washing machine or just want to know which washing machine best suits you, you are hitting two targets with one arrow. From thousands of overwhelming options in the market, we will try our best to help you in choosing the best washing machine for your laundry problems. While choosing the right model and right capacity washing machine, you have to ask yourself certain questions: - What is your budget? - What is your family size and average load of clothes? - How much space you have to adjust a washing machine? - How frequently you need to wash? Types of Washing Machines: Typically there are just two types of washers, Residential washers, and commercial washers. Both have the same basic function of washing your clothes but are different in many ways. Our major focus will be on residential washers here and we will break down the further in the below lines. As the name shows, these washers are for home-based users. People who can’t afford to use Laundromats or Public laundries rely on these easy-to-use washers in their relaxing homes. Residential washers are built in different washing capacities ranging from 1 cubic foot to a maximum of 6.2 cubic feet so far. The increasing influence of technology has also played a major role in the advancements and varieties of washing machines. However, the core function of all the washers is the same, but their features and options vary so much that it becomes difficult for a layman to be specific about his needs. These washers come in different sizes, different operating systems, different load capacities, different washing techniques, and so on. We will here discuss all the major types of washing machines for the best results in homes. Residential washers can be further classified into: - Front Load washing machines - Top load washing machines - Portable and compact washers - High-Efficiency Top-loading Washing machines - Washer and Dryer combo - Stackable Washers Front Load Washers: Did you know that 25% of the water in the United States is used by washing machines? According to the United States Department of Energy, front load washers are capable of cutting down water usage up to 40%. Front-load washers are so far the most result-oriented washers in known history. They consume less water and detergent as compared to traditional top load washing machines. They work on different grounds as top load washers so they manage to save you a lot in utility bills. But this extra care for you makes them costly from traditional washing machines. The relationship between washer and fabric is intense. But front-load washers also take an edge over top load washers in this capacity. They are gentler and delicate with the fabrics increasing their shine and life many-folds. Capacity And Features Front-load or horizontal axis washers have usually a larger load capacity than top load washers. Their energy-efficient technology and noise-less operation keep them at par with their predecessors. Many other extended features like steam wash mode are gaining popularity as the technology is growing. These types of washers work on filling the washtub with a little amount of water. The whole inner tub is then rotated by a powerful motor that moves the clothes along with it. Gravity plays an important role in this type of cleaning process. Clothes are lifted in and out of the water with the help of side paddles located on the inner side of the tub. This mechanical movement helps in cleaning the clothes and removing tough stains without using much water as in top load washers. As the water usage is low so you should use less detergent. Rest assured about the cleaning process because the impeller in these washers is made to clean with less water and less detergent. Best Affordable Front-load Washing Machine in 2022: Electrolux EFLS627UTT 27 Inch With its SmartBoost System and LuxCare technology, it remains at the top position for the best front load washer for a large family and also the best stackable washer in 2022. World’s first brand to introduce a special place in the washer’s drawer called Adaptive Dispenser. The Adaptive Dispenser is designed to specifically accept detergent pods including all other detergent forms, which pre-mixes the water and the detergent before the cycle begins. Thus making the detergent spread evenly in the cycle and maximizing the cleaning power of the detergent. This Electrolux front load washer has a stainless steel inner tub with a lifetime warranty. And a massive 10 years warranty for the powerful motor for your peace of mind. These warranties are a perfect reason to say that you will make a safe investment in a front load washer for your home. Electrolux EFLS627UTT is a washing beast full of excited and very useful cleaning features. We will discuss some of the most important and powerful features here to save time. This feature allows you to select the type of stain from the control panel then it optimizes the wash program based on your stain selection. It pre-mixes water, detergent, and stain remover before the cycle begins to create a gentle cleaning solution. Once activated, the washer reheats and recirculates the detergent to give extra treatment to your fabric, so that the task of two cycles is completed in one cycle. The Perfect Steam feature rinses your delicate clothes from the bottom and removes dirt and stains gently from the fabrics without any hard pushing. Good news for those having too busy schedules. If you can’t reach your wet laundry when the washing cycle is done, after some time the wet laundry gets musty and leave an odor. The Extended Refresh feature shows its grave importance here, it tumbles wet let laundry time and again for 12 hours keeping them fresh and odorless. 99% of bacteria and 95% of allergens got killed with the maximum temperature reaching 152°F during the sanitize cycle. People with sensitive skin and the parents who use cloth diapers for their babies also find this feature a healthy one. This advanced feature lets you install the front door on your choice according to your space needs. It means you can open it to the right or open it to the left, it’s completely your choice. Shortest wash time: As you all know, time is money. With 15 minutes of fast wash time, it’s leading in the industry with such speed. It washes your favorite clothes with special attention, making them clean and tidy once again in such a short period. Ultimate clean fabric is the result of an Adaptive Dispenser. You can use whichever detergent type you want, be it a detergent PODS, adaptive dispenser premixes water or detergent before the cycle begins. Finally releases this mixture in the washing tub with such intelligence that every fabric gets its share in the detergent, unlike other washers. The Electrolux EFLS627UTT is definitely the most effective front load stain remover washer with the world’s first Adaptive Dispenser technology. With its stain-soak feature, it fights stains like no other. It has a fast speed cycle when you are in a hurry and an Extended Refresh feature when you are busy. It can equally distribute detergent in a washing cycle for gentle and smooth cleaning. Perfect steam and Sanitize are the features that make you and your fabrics healthy. And health is wealth! Top Load Washers: Almost every one of you or your parents has used traditional top load washing machines. A few years back markets of the United States were selling just these types of machines. These are vertically oriented washers with an opening at the top which allow you to put water, detergent, and your clothes. Top load washing machines are easier to use, ergonomically engineered, and much cheaper than front load washers. However, it is a fact that front load washers leap energy efficiency and much less water usage than their top-load counterparts. However, some people and experts think that top load washers are tough on fabrics gradually and slowly damaging fabrics. Capacity and features: Top load washers have less capacity than front load washers. Their shape, size and working mechanism restrict them to wash heavier loads to a certain extent. Top load washers come in both stainless steel and plastic bodies which also makes them easy to move at a suitable or desired place in your home. These washing machines have fewer features and functions as compared to front-load washers but that doesn’t mean they lack perfect cleaning capacity. They have different water level features, a variety of wash cycles, and different wash timers for different fabric categories. These traditional washers are still famous among people for their easy handling and easy-to-use features. They don’t have complicated touchpads unlike front load washers however, some new variants come with more features but are still easy to understand. Just put water or select water level (if automatic washer-it will fetch water from the faucet itself) put some detergent and your dirty laundry. Select wash cycles and then washing timer and rest assured that your cloth will come out clean. Top load washing machines have an agitator in the lower end of the washtub which performs the major function of tumbling the clothes. The 360-degree rotation rubs your fabrics with the sidewalls of the tub to remove tough stains and make them tidy. Best Affordable Top Load Washer To Buy in 2022: If you are interested to buy a top load washing machine for your home, we suggest you do no other than Whirlpool WTW7500GC. Being a 4.8 cubic feet and 28 inches top load washer, it has a couple of features you will not find anywhere else. It has a specialized built-in interior faucet that helps to pre-wash clothes for the removal of tough stains. Intuitive touch controls give you a better understanding of What to Wash and How to Wash options. Whirlpool 7500 top loader washer has Adaptive Wash Technology with an Active Bloom system. This Active Bloom system automatically pumps water from the bottom to ensure every cloth gets rinsed equally and evenly. This top load washer is a pack of many wonderful options and functions. But we will dig some top-of-the-line features of the Whirlpool WTW7500 washing machine. Built-in sink and faucet: This whirlpool top load washing machine has a built-in internal sink that gives you easy access to the instant water stream to easily pre-wash your fabrics for the removal of tough stains. This stream of water runs for just 10 minutes afterward it shutdowns automatically. This built-in faucet can also be used for handwashing after completing your laundry. Intuitive touch controls: When you first look at the touch control panel there is a chance you may feel surprised but the next moment you will realize it is as easy as ABC. On the left side of the panel, you have “What to Wash” options where you can select the type of clothing you want to put in the tub. You can also select colors, darks, whites, towels or beddings/bulky from here. On the right side of the control panel, you have “How to Wash” where you can guide the washer to wash your dirty laundry in Normal, Quick, Delicate, or Heavy Duty cycles. However, Whirlpool WTW7500 allows you to customize up to 26 wash cycles to get the right type of fabric care for whatever you’re washing. Adaptive wash technology with active bloom™ action: This Adaptive Wash Technology with Active Bloom Action senses the size of each load and adapts wash actions and water levels for better and gentler cleaning. This intelligent feature chooses perfect washing operations if you don’t want to customize your own wash cycle. Moreover, Active Bloom pumps water from the bottom of the washing tub when it senses there is less water than required (when some of the fabrics absorb too much water) according to the load. This helps in equal and excellent rinsing of each fabric for awesome cleaning results. This feature lets you soak your clothes in the washing machine instead of manually soaking outside of the washer. You have to select the Pre-soak option for it in the washer before the cycle starts. The wash cycle will start automatically after the completion of this 30-minute function. This interesting function protects your colorful laundry from overwashing and helps in maintaining its colors. This technology uses a precise combination of gentle wash action, temperatures, and time. Hence keeping your garments vibrant and shining like before. A top-loading washing machine is a good choice if you are looking for a relatively cheap and traditional configuration. They are still energy efficient having more cleaning capacity in newer models and designs. Even though they use more water than front loaders they are capable of washing extra-large loads quite easily in their large drums. Portable and Compact Washers: As you already know, laundry is a boring yet must-do task. But what aggravates the problem is the availability of a small place or area for doing laundry. Portable and compact washers are the oldest from the washing machine family because of their make and structuring but are ideal for small places. Portable washers are small and less powerful as compared to high-end traditional washers. But that’s a compliment as they are lesser in weight and easily moveable from one place to another. Compact washers are considered perfect for small apartments and small families. Mostly they are manufactured in top loading style with perfect small and medium-size washing load capacity. Portable washers come in both fully automatic and semi-automatic modes for ease of use. They mostly work the same as the top loader and front load washers. Portable and compact washers are not only perfect for small apartments but they are good enough for college rooms, Dorms, and RVs at the same time. Many extra features like drain hose, inlet water hose, adjustable suspensions are added in the most reliable portable and compact washers in 2022. Best Affordable Portable and Compact Washer: Giantex Portable Washing Machine If you are here in search of the most reliable portable and compact washer, Giantex Portable Mini Compact Twin Tub Washing Machine is the ultimate result. With a washing capacity of 11 pounds, it has a spinning capacity of 6.6 pounds for drying your clothes in a few minutes. This is surely a superb washer for small washing loads. The days are over when you have to go to Laundromats or public laundry because you don’t have enough space for traditional front load and top load washers in your place. Giantex Portable washer has twin tubs hitting two targets with one arrow. Working on a simple principle, you just have to add water in the washtub with the water inlet hose, add some detergent, and put your dirty laundry. Select the wash timer according to the condition of the laundry and it will make your clothes fresh again. If this washer doesn’t fall in your washing load requirement, please read the top 10 best portable and compact washers to buy in 2022. Compact Size and Portability: Crafted with high quality and environment-friendly material Giantex Portable washer has overall dimensions of 24.8 x 15x 28.35 inches. With that excellent sizing, you can wash dirty laundry as well as dry it fast in just no time. Weighing just 29 pounds it can be easily moved by a teenager from one place to another in your apartment as and when required. Washing Functions and Options: Ease of usage is kept in mind while making this compact washer. You can choose a suitable time for your laundry from the 15-minute wash timer and spin time from the 5-minute spin timer. This is much easier than newly designed washing machines with pre-programmed settings which are often difficult to understand by a common man. Giantex portable mini compact washer has many added features making laundry much easier. There is a filter net on the inner side of the washing tub to catch extra dirt from the clothes and fabrics. Thus the water in the wash cycle remains less dirty and clean throughout the cycle. Provided with a long water inlet pipe you have the authority to place the washer where you want. Just connect it to a water source and fill the washing tub. For dirty water, there is a 43-inch long drain hose for better disposal. The transparent lid on the spinner restricts clothes from throwing away due to its fast speed. With a 1300RPM heavy-duty motor the spinner dries out clothes very efficiently, so it takes very little for clothes to dry out completely when you hang them. Compact washers are an excellent choice when you lack proper space for a well-off top load or a front load washing machine. They are small in size but that doesn’t mean they are less efficient in any way as compared to their large counterparts. They use less energy because they are made for small and medium washing loads. And last but not least they are very affordable and easy on your pocket. High-efficiency Top Loading Washing Machines: There is an ever-increasing demand for high-efficiency top-loading washing machines in recent years because they save time and water when compared to front-load washing machines. Unlike their other top-load counterparts, they use a special rotating mechanism called an impeller at the bottom of the washing tub for better cleaning. These high-efficiency washers are more expensive than agitator washers but at the same time compensate you for saving a lot in utility bills. Besides saving you in utility bills these washers have other advantages too. They have the capability to wash a load in 60 to 85 minutes instead of 75 to 120 minutes, time is taken by front load washers. Technological advancements are also adapted by these high-efficiency cloth cleaning machines. Perfect manufacturing engineering restricts their vibration during washing heavy loads and spinning cycles. They are equipped with several powerful features and functions like front load washers that make less use of water, less use of detergent, and combinations that suit your delicate laundry while washing is exceptional. Best Affordable High-efficiency Top Load Washer: Your days are over when you have to go to public laundries or pay extra utility bills for your in-efficient old washer. It feels awkward when you pay so much for your washer and still someone from your circle points out the stain on your shirt. Buying an efficient washer for your home is a priority when you need excellent cleaning results along with reduced power and water bills. The market is filled with many, but we are here with a classic one, the Whirlpool WTW5000DW high-efficiency top load washer. Click here for an extensive look at the top 10 best high-efficiency top load washers. Whirlpool WTW5000DW washer comes with a capacity of 4.3 cubic feet, suitable for a larger washing load. This extra space makes this washer a must for large families where the washing load is relatively larger. Having a large capacity is not a single perk. The whirlpool washer is officially recognized as a high-efficiency top load washer by the Department of Energy (DOE). Quick wash cycle: Whirlpool WTW5000 washer cleans out dirt and soil in small loads with a quick wash cycle in a few minutes. It means that after putting dirty laundry in the washtub you start a quick wash cycle, you will have enough time to wash a few plates and a set of cups before the alarm of the washer rings. The spin speeds are also increased during the quick wash cycle letting your clothes dry faster. The quick wash cycle makes whirlpool prominent in the huge list of top loaders in the market. Presoak & deep water wash option: Some hard and tough stains are difficult to remove in normal washers. Stains like blood, coffee, and chocolate cause your soft hands to ache. Whirlpool WTW5000DW is equipped with a kind of special presoak option for your hands and of course, your clothes. The presoak option lets you soak your delicate clothes in the washing tub for a specific time before the washing cycle starts. This feature makes your fabric stay in a good shape for a long, as now the washer can easily remove stains after presoak. Moreover, the Deep Water Wash cycle takes on the stains with an extra addition of water to break down the soil and stain in the fabrics. Automatic water levels: Washers are not intelligent but Whirlpool WTW5000DW is. How? The WTW5000DW uses an automatic water level function based on the weight and type of the load. This feature regulates water whenever it senses a low water level according to the ongoing washing load. The balance of water level and washing load is essential for better cleaning and high efficiency. Smooth wave washtub: The smooth wave stainless steel washtub gently guides clothes without any extra twisting and turning of clothes. These smooth water currents help fabrics to look shiner, last longer, and away from fraying and snagging. Bulky items/sheets cycle: Large sheets, heavy curtains, or comforters are usually thought to be the most difficult items to wash. The Whirlpool WTW5000DW high-efficiency top load washer is equipped with Bulky items/Sheet Cycles to cater your this problem. Unique low profile impeller: If you have a small space for laundry it gets boring and less fun. The same is the case with washers. Impellers usually occupy more space in the washing tub resulting in a low frequency of water reaching clothes during wash cycles. So the result you get is unclean and dirty laundry. But this Whirlpool washer has a unique low-profile impeller giving more space for perfect cleaning. It is equipped with specially designed fins to move cloth towards the center of the washtub, where the deepest and finest cleaning happens. If you love your mother’s old top load washing machine and also want to reduce utility bills then you must head for a high-efficiency top load washer. These top loaders are the best washers for saving you a lot in power and water consumption and are much cheaper than front load washers. They have some extra features other than traditional top load washing machines for perfect cleaning and care for your laundry. For more facts and figures about the best high-efficiency top load washers in 2022, click here. Washer And Dryer Combo Or 2 In 1 Washer Small places always tend to create difficulty in performing various tasks. Washing is one of them when you have less space in your apartment. It feels very bad when there is space for the washing machine but not for the dryer or space for the dryer is available but the washer is difficult to fit in. Here you are left with only two options available, a washer and dryer combo for your small apartment or a stackable washer. The stackable washer will cost you an arm and a leg so the washer and dryer combo is the perfect solution for small spaces. So you are about to hit two targets with one arrow. This is because the washer dryer combo comprises of a front load washer and a cloth dryer into a single appliance. The size of this combo unit is almost the same as that of a single stand-alone washer or dryer. This 2 in 1 unit typically bears all the specialized features, options and programs for perfect washing and drying experience. But all with half the footprint, so you may not remain short on space issues anymore. For more accurate information, these combos are best for washing purposes but have a major drawback in drying. They use a staggering amount of water for drying other than washing. They can cost you a lot in water bills if you use them frequently for drying purposes. Many of you have a question in mind what is the washer and dryer combo is or how do the washer and dryer combo work? We will explain it here briefly. The washer and dryer combo has a single tub used for both washing and drying clothes. The washing experience is almost the same as a conventional stand-alone washing machine. You just have to add some detergent, water and put your dirty laundry in the tub and you will have almost the same result as a single washing machine. When washing is done, you don’t have to waste your time picking up the cloth and put in a separate dryer. The dryer automatically starts its due process at the end of the washing cycle. Surprisingly these combos are very interesting and complicated at the same time on the drying side because drying has to be done in the same tub used for washing. A lot of plumbing and water inlets are present in the tub for washing purposes so one can ask how it dries the clothes. Dryers in washer dryer combos are condenser dryers, unlike traditional vented dryer which pumps hot wet air directly into your laundry. These condenser dryers capture the moisture from your wet laundry by pushing warm dry air into it. This dry air becomes humid and warm in a few cycles and ultimately condensed in a heat exchanger, from where it is collected in a tank and drained off. The air becomes dry and is reheated again for the repeating cycle. Here you have a valid question: where is the use of water in it? As many of you know that water is the most efficient conductor for heat. In these condenser dryers, heat exchangers have small metal capillaries where cool water flows to extract heat from the warm air. After a few cycles water becomes warm in the heat exchanger and is drained out. Fresh cool water is drawn in from the tap again and the cycle continues until your clothes are dry. Best Affordable 2 in 1 Washing Machine: LG WM3488HW 24″ Washer/Dryer Combo 2.3 cu. ft. LG is the most reliable brand that makes regular washers and dryers along with some best vent-less condenser dryers according to Yale Appliance and J.D. Power. We all know that LG takes good care of its consumers. Therefore, LG WM3488HW is a perfect pick for the best and most reliable washer dryer combo. LG has a huge portfolio in the washing and drying line. Follow this link to read about the top 10 best washer dryer combos. It has some top-of-the-line features and is more reliable than its piers. This combo unit can easily facilitate a washing load capacity of 2.3 cubic feet with a whooping dryer speed of 1400RPM, more than its competitors. Combined with 14 different wash programs and 5 wash temperatures it delivers excellent washing results. No need to worry about water levels, they are automatically adjusted according to the size of the load in each cycle. For best drying results this combo unit has 4 drying levels, More Dry, Normal Dry, Damp Dry, and Low Temp Dry. These drying levels work along with 4 different spin speeds according to your requirements. Washers generally use one-way or two-way motion inside the washtub for cleaning the laundry. Constant washing in the same routine may damage the fabric in the long run. LG WM3488HW washer dryer combo has a unique 6Motion™ Technology. It uses up to 6 different wash motions for better cleaning results. This smart technology also helps the washer to remain gentle on clothes throughout the wash cycle. Water level adjustment and load management are the two most important things to consider before washing your laundry for optimal results. However many of you neglect the importance of balancing water levels according to your washing load. Low water level according to washing load always gives poor cleaning results. On the other hand, a high water level is a waste of nature’s gift along with the increase in bills. LG WM3488HW washer dryer combo’s Smart Diagnosis wash technology keeps a check on the weight and size of the washing load. It automatically sets the water level and washing time for the most favorable results. Residue and detergent buildups are the major concerns for the maintenance of the washers. If not cleaned regularly, it may shorten the life of your washer. But as you know this is LG. And when you pay for LG products you rest assured of the reliability and safety for years and years on. This combo washing machine and dryer have a specialized TUBCLEAN Cycle for periodic maintenance to keep it clean and fresh. Water jets and high temperature is used to scrub the accumulated residue and to sterilize the tub. Tub Clean Cycle ultimately keeps it in high-performing working conditions for the best results. Every electric dryer must have an external venting through which it expels warm and moist air. And that air is typically loaded with lint which may cause serious health hazards. LG WM3488 combo is really the best affordable washing machine that relieves you to have an external venting. The dryer uses vent-less condensing to dry your laundry without the need for external venting and at the same time saving you from various health problems. Truebalance™ anti-vibration system: If you have a car, you have noticed that when the suspension system of the car becomes out of order for a few days it may severely damage the engine with it. Ultimately results in inefficient performance with a huge loss of amount. The same is the case with washers, if they go out of balance for any reason, their washing and drying performance is reduced noticeably. And many washers in the market fall prey to their vibrations and lose their efficiency after some time. LG WM3488 washer dryer combo has hit the nail on the head with its TRUEBALANCE™ anti-vibration system. This system automatically adjusts the washer after every spin cycle so its balance remains in position for superb cleaning results throughout. We recommend this washer for many reasons; it is perfect for a small apartment where space is short for a separate washer and dryer. It is also best where proper external venting is not possible or not available because its dryer uses a condensing system to dry your laundry. Its best supported by a variety of washing options and washing timers according to your clothes requirements. It has just one drawback, It uses a large amount of water for drying purposes when compared to stand-alone dryers. Otherwise, it’s the best possible option for many. Stackable Washers and Dryer: These are another yet little bit expensive solution for space-related issues. If you are living in a small apartment or condo and can spend some extra bucks, the stackable washer and dryer might be the best option for you. A front-load washer and a front load dryer of matching size and shape are stacked up vertically with the help of a stacking kit. This helps in saving a lot of space because one of them acquires vertical space above the other instead of the floor. However, you can use them by placing them side by side if you can afford enough space. Generally, the front load washer is placed on the ground and the dryer is stacked above it for better performance. A washer is usually heavier than a dryer when it has water in it, so it is technically best for the washer to stay on the floor. They are generally available in 2 sizes, 24 inches, and 27 inches. The most commonly available size is 27 inches for normal users while 24 inches is a compact size for relatively smaller places and apartments. Stackable washers and dryers consist of a front load washer and a front load dryer. Front-load washers as we discussed earlier, are more efficient more reliable washers as compared to top load washing machines. They use an impeller system for excellent cleaning results without damaging the fabric of your clothes. Several useful options and functions are available for an easy and enjoyable washing experience. Front-load washers are more water and power-efficient than top load washers. They utilize less water for washing cycles without comprising the quality of cleaning. On the other side, front load dryers work on the principle of electric heating or gas combustion. The dry warm air is pumped inside the drum which extracts the moisture from the wet swinging clothes. The dry air becomes humid in a few cycles and is ready to be thrown out. This humid air is then expelled out of the dryer through a vent at the back of the dryer. This vent must be connected to an exterior vent to through this humid air out of the house. The warm wet air is not suitable to be thrown into the house because it has lint in it which can cause fire easily and is hazardous for health. Best Affordable stackable washer and dryer in 2022: Finding the best stackable washer and dryer according to your washing needs and available space is a cumbersome task. It’s up to you if you choose a compact set or a standard washer and dryer set for you. Here is a complete list of the top 10 best stackable washer and dryer sets in 2022. But here we have found the best overall pair of stackable washers and dryers from the whole bunch of washers and dryers in the market. LG WM3700HVA washer and LG DLEX3700V dryer prove to be a perfect set of stackable washer and dryer set to deliver thorough and efficient cleaning results. Have a look at both of them one by one, This LG washer provides a massive 4.5 cubic feet washing capacity for larger loads. But here is something more interesting about it, it supports TWIN Wash System. With this system available, you can attach the ingenious LG SideKick pedestal washer with LG WM3700HVA. This way you can handle both large and small loads side by side at the same time. Its huge stainless steel washing tub can handle heavy and bulky loads in just a few loads saving you a lot of time and energy. This washer is equipped with the Allergiene cycle that deeply penetrates steam into fabrics to remove over 95% of pet dander allergens. It delivers excellent cleaning results with its COLDWASH technology. This feature uses cold water and specialized washing motions to deeply penetrate fabrics for the best results. Here are some other fantastic features of this washer: Enabled with SMARTTHINQ technology LG WM3700HVA washer changes your lifestyle in a true sense. You will have alerts on your mobile phone when the wash cycle completes and you can manage various functions just from the touch of your device. Just download the free app onto your Android or iOS device and manage this washer from anywhere. You can also direct the washer with your voice command for more ease. Gone are the days wasting a lot of water for the perfect wash cycle, however you never knew what the exact quantity of water to use is. LG’s SenseClean system automatically adjusts the water level in the washtub according to the weight of the load. For more powerful washing results this system also adjusts wash time for that load to come clean. Direct Drive Motor When you pay a hefty amount for just washing your laundry, you are betting on many things. Reliability is one of them but the top priority for many of you. And no one cares about reliability better than LG. WM3700 washer has a direct drive motor because it uses minimal moving parts providing more efficiency. That’s a fair reason LG is so confident in giving a 10-year limited warranty for this motor. Asthma and allergy-free: 10 out of 1 person get allergic to laundry products in the United States says a study……website…. LG WM3700HVA washer is manufactured with eco-friendly materials and is certified as asthma and allergy friendly by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). Lg LoDecibel operation and true balance system: Some washers operate just to annoy you with their freaking sounds while running wash cycles. But this front load washer has a unique LoDecibel operation which ensures the soundless functioning of the washer throughout the wash cycle. You can hardly tell that it is running. LG has another important feature in its washer, the TrueBalance system. This system helps in maintaining the balance of your washing machine during the wash cycle and keeps the environment of your laundry place peaceful. Moreover, this system also ensures the vibration-free operation of the washer providing reliability to your precious product. Lg’s Speedwash Cycle Emergency washing may become a frightening experience for many of you. An urgent washing process often means low cleaning quality that too consumes so much of your time without giving satisfaction. LG WM3700 is enabled with SpeedWash Cycle for your emergency washing needs. This function allows you to get small loads clean and fresh in just 15 minutes making your life easier. Nothing describes beauty with brains more than the LG DLEX3700V Dryer in the field of washing and drying lines. Handling a large capacity of 7.4 cubic feet must need an efficient and intelligent controlling system, LG has it. Its beautiful and easy-to-use electronic controls with a dual-LED display let you dry your laundry according to your needs. Its SmartThinQ technology enables you to control the dryer remotely with your mobile device through a Wi-Fi network. This dryer is packed with several useful features that make it a top pair for a stackable washer and dryer. However, no other washer in this price range delivers like LG DLEX3700V so it’s a waste of time to compare apples and oranges. Let’s have a look at some of its vibrant features. Steam is the new feature that every second dryer in the market is being proud of. But LG DLEX3700V has a revolutionary TURBOSTEAM technology that produces some real steam to reduce wrinkles and odors. Turbo Steam reduces wrinkles in some fabrics to the extent that you don’t have to iron them practically. Reduced Utility Bills When efficiency comes with reliability and saving only one name appears on the screen of the mind, LG. This dryer uses 20 % less energy hence reducing your power bills without compromising the quality of operation. Sensor Dry System Nothing is more embarrassing than pulling out (still) moist and damp clothes after a complete spin cycle when you are in hurry. But not this time, LG has a solution for your every problem regarding washing and drying of clothes. It has a SENSOR DRY system in its DLEX3700V dryer which ensures you get dry laundry all the time. It senses the moisture levels in the clothes and automatically adjusts the drying time and temperature without your intervention. Lg’s Speeddry Cycle Like LG washer’s SPEED WASH cycle its dryer also has a SPEEDDRY cycle for speedy dry cycles. With this feature, you can get your wet clothes dry in just 15 minutes. Flowsense duct clogging indicator: All vented dryers work with a proper external venting system for the best drying results. They have various pipes or ducts for exhausting warm moist air and lint within them. This lint may gradually stick in the ducts causing blockages which can result in low drying performance, and you don’t even know about the problem. It may feel bad in winters or rainy days when it takes too much time for drying warm garments when you need them the most. LG’s FLOWSENSE DUCT CLOGGING INDICATOR automatically signals you that it is time to clean the ducts from lint and stuff. This timely cleaning enhances the durability of the motor as well as the drying results remarkably. Non-washable items like throw pillows, children’s toys, or some type of shoes can be cleaned easily in its specially designed STEAMSANITARY CYCLE. LG DLEX3700V dryer sanitizes these non-washable items and gets them free from germs and bacteria. Everything revolves around time and time is money. STEAMFRESH cycle saves your time; you can get wrinkle-free refreshed garments in just 20 minutes so they don’t need ironing. This cycle works extremely great with 5 garments at a time. Wrinkle Care Option Here is another exciting and working feature of this washer. Torn clothes with so many wrinkles and creases on them are difficult to iron. DLEX3700V dryer has a WRINKLE CARE option. It lets you put dry clothes in the dryer and it will noticeably reduce wrinkles for you. Commercial washers are a lot bigger than residential washers. They are specifically made for the bigger load that is why they have a large capacity. These are mostly used in public laundries, Laundromats, Restaurants, Hostels, hospitals, etc...
Whether you live in a climate with cold winter weather or you are planning a ski trip up north, winter can be a challenge if you suffer from dry eyes. Dry, cool air, cold winds and even drier indoor heating can cause eye irritation, burning, itchiness and redness, and sometimes even excessively watery eyes as more tears are produced to compensate for the dryness. Many people have a chronic feeling that they have something in their eye and some even experience blurred vision. These symptoms can be debilitating! Dry eyes is one of the most common complaints eye doctors get from patients during the winter season, especially in the cooler climates. That’s why we’d like to share some tips on how to relieve dry eye discomfort, and how to know when your condition is serious enough to come in for an evaluation. Tips to Relieve Winter Dry Eyes: - Keep eyes moist using artificial tears or eye drops. You can apply these a few times each day when the eyes are feeling dry or irritated. If over-the-counter drops don’t help or if you have chronic dry eyes, speak to your eye doctor about finding the best drops for you. Since not all artificial tears are the same, knowing the cause of your dry eye will help your eye doctor determine which brand is best suited for your eyes. - Use a humidifier to counteract the drying effects of indoor heaters or generally dry air. - Point car vents or indoor heaters away from your face when the heat is on. Try to keep your distance from direct sources of heating, especially if they blow out the heat. - Drink a lot! Hydrating your body will also hydrate your eyes. - Protect your eyes outdoors with sunglasses or goggles - the bigger the better! Larger, even wrap-around glasses as well as a hat with a wide brim will keep the wind and other elements out of your eyes. If you wear goggles for winter sports, make sure they fit well and cover a large surface area. - Soothe dry eyes using a warm compress and never rub them! Rubbing your eyes will increase irritation and may lead to infection if the hands are not clean. - Give your eyes a digital break. People blink less during screen time which is why extensive computer use can lead to dry eyes. Follow the 20/20/20 rule by taking a break every 20 minutes to look 20 feet away for 20 seconds and make sure you blink! - For contact lens wearers: If you wear contact lenses, dry eyes can be particularly debilitating as the contact lenses can cause even further dryness and irritation. Contact lens rewetting drops can help your eyes feel better and may also allow you to see more clearly. Not all eyedrops are appropriate for use with contact lenses, so ask your optometrist which eyedrop is compatible with your contacts and cleaning solution. If rewetting drops don’t help, consider opting for glasses when your dry eyes are bad, and speak to your optometrist about which brands of contact lenses are better for dry eyes. Many people find dry eye improvement when they switch to daily single use contact lenses. Chronic Dry Eyes or Dry Eye Syndrome Dry eye syndrome is a chronic condition in which the eyes do not produce enough tear film, or do not produce the quality of tear film needed to properly keep the eyes moist. While winter weather can make this condition worse, it is often present all year round. If you find that the tips above do not alleviate your discomfort or symptoms, it may be time to see a optometrist to see if your condition requires more effective medical treatment.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management. This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here. Keeping up Your Strength at Coachella Outside food and drinks are prohibited at Coachella, but the occasional peanut butter sandwich has been known to slip by security. Even if you can get into the “hospitality area” it’s slim pickings as far as decent food is concerned. The options at the cash-only food tents tend to be pretty limited. That doesn’t mean you have to spend three days surviving only on kettle corn and Ecstacy. The Coachella Valley is home to some excellent eats. Plus, there are some great stops along the way to start carb-loading for the craziness ahead. If you do manage to escape the festival, here are some places to go take a breather and regain your strength: WHERE TO EAT ON THE WAY THERE AND BACK: THE WHEEL INN The Wheel Inn in Cabazon has always been easy to find because of Claude Bell’s giant dinosaurs, which are barely visible from the highway these days. There is something slightly surreal about the Wheel Inn. Something even beyond the riotous decor, 1960's glowing orb lights and overwhelming profusion of steer horns. But the hostess and waitresses are welcoming and friendly (even in their new Flintstones-inspired uniforms). The breakfasts and burgers are the best in town. Some of the food, like the turkey dinner, can be a little too cafeteria-ish. But the chicken fried steak and peanut-butter pie will make you change your name to Bubba. Buy a trucker CD in the gift shop next door to listen to for the rest of the drive. The Wheel Inn 50900 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, CA 92230 (951) 849-7012 SPANKY'S CHICKS & RIBS BBQ Right next door to the Wheel Inn, the big smoking BBQ out back might draw you over. The employees are all perky, wholesome teen girls, which is somehow comforting. The owners may be from New York City, but they can do Texas 'que with the best of them. The brisket is moist and tender, slathered in a sweet BBQ sauce, and the rib-tips fall right off the bone. As of last Fall they were still open, but it is kind of curious that it is impossible to find them on Citisearch or any other internet sites. All online reviews lead right back to me. If they have closed down, hop across the parking lot for some more peanut butter pie and then drop us a line. 50920 Seminole Road, Cabazon, CA 92230 (951) 922-3999 Open 12noon - 9pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Farmer Boy’s off the Milliken exit in Ontario is just one of a chain of fast-food joints with gigantic, juicy burgers and huge wheels of onion rings. The explosion of country charm is a bit much for me. But I have been a little freaked out by small towns ever since I saw 200 Maniacs. 54 S. Milliken Ave., Ontario, CA 91761 (909) 390-7160 WHERE TO EAT WITH THE A&R GUY: Cuistot feels like a restaurant that was just plucked out of the French countryside and dropped right into the middle of the desert. Service is friendly and the sommelier is the best in town. Ask him if they have anything from the Westley winery in Oregon. Heck, ask him to bring the whole bottle. Start with the foie gras with caramelized apples, then order the short ribs, beef chops, or rabbit, all served in intense wine reductions. Go nuts - it’s on the record company’s dime, right? 73-111 El Paseo, Palm Desert CA 92260 (760) 340-1000 Open for lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm Open for dinner 6pm-9:30pm LG’s PRIME STEAKHOUSE From the moment you enter their ceiling-high wooden doors, you are transported into a world of old-school charm. The servers are solicitous yet unobtrusive. Sink into a giant, padded booth, order an aged filet and find out why LG’s is in the Top Ten Hall of Fame of Steakhouses. LG's Prime Steakhouse Palm Springs: 255 South Palm Canyon, Palm Springs 92292 (760) 416-1779 Dinner only. 5pm -9:45pm La Quinta: 78525 Highway 111, Suite 100 La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-9911 Dinner only 5:30pm - 9:45pm Palm Desert: 74-225 Highway 111, Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 779-9799 Dinner only 5:30pm – 9:45pm This is the ultimate romantic restaurant, with a magical patio filled with twinkling lights. They get consistently high marks on foodie websites and all reviews are positive. High prices and occasionally snobby waiters make me hesitant to recommend it. On one particular visit when service was slow, I joked, "What? Did our waiter go home?" AND HE HAD. But on a good night, the ambiance and the food are worth the risk. Some dishes are a little too experimental. Stick with the roasted meats and crème brulee. Located in a residential area just off the main drag, it can be a little hard to spot. Watch for the twinkling lights on your left. 385 West Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 325-7602 Lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm Dinner 5pm – 10pm WHERE TO EAT WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE ROYALTY CHECK TO COME IN: Located in the center of the Palm shopping center, the bustling, cheerful buzz of Tyler’s immediately puts you at ease. Cooks flip burgers, customers shout orders, and the milkshake machine whirrs away happily. The burgers are thick and juicy, and you can order them topped with grilled onions. Go for two sliders instead of one burger. They are thicker. And cuter. Try their famous coleslaw instead of the fries. After all that partying, you can probably use the Vitamin C. 149 S. Indian Canyon Dr. Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 325-2990 Lunch only. Closed Sundays. They do Memphis, Texas, and St Louis-style BBQ, among others. The restaurant is one of several owned by the Kaiser family so it's kind of corporate. Crazy Bone’s dining room and patio are spacious and comfortable, teetering between casual and elegant. The catfish fingers and shrimp po’boy are straight out of New Orleans. The St Louis ribs, which are like giant baby backs, blow the rest of the BBQ dishes away. 262 South Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 325-5200 Dinner only starting at 5pm. Voted the #1 deli in the Coachella Valley, Sherman’s is known for its breakfasts and old-fashioned Jewish deli food. For breakfast, try one of the omelets, which are served unfolded, pancake-style. For lunch, a sandwich piled high with pastrami or corned beef will give you the protein boost you need to rock out for the rest of the day. Palm Springs: 401 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 (760) 325-1199 Palm Desert: 73-161 Country Club Dr. Monterrey, CA 92262 (760) 568-1350 Both locations Open 7am – 7pm WHERE TO EAT IF ALL OF THESE PICTURES OF MEAT ARE TOTALLY FREAKING YOU OUT: Serving a variety of vegan and vegetarian pizzas, rice bowls, snacks, and desserts, Native Foods is appealing as well as environmentally friendly. The "Handhelds" look especially exciting, with whimsical names like "Mad Cowboy", "Rockin' Moroccan", and "Hail Seitan" (OK, I made that last one up). Palm Springs: Smoke Tree Village 1775 E. Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92264 (760) 416-0070 11am - 9:30pm. Closed Sundays. Palm Desert: 73-890 El Paseo Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 836-9396 11am - 9:30pm. Closed Sundays. All Photos by Elise Thompson This post was originally run on April 26, 2007. 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Maintaining a balanced diet by consuming a sufficient amount of veggies might be challenging at times (especially if Burger King or Sonics is around the corner). Even while busy weekdays leave little time for cooking, it does not appear that eating meals out is sufficient for maintaining a healthy diet. This leads us to the question: how to boil vegetables in the microwave? After doing the research, here’s what I discovered… Best Method: Add one to two teaspoons of water, or a little more if you want to steam a lot of food at once. Put it in the microwave and put a lid on it to keep the steam inside. Firmer vegetables, like turnips or potatoes, might take 6–8 minutes, but softer and more moist vegetables, like broccoli, might only take 4 minutes. After conducting more investigation, I discovered new information that is important for you to be aware of; thus, I ask you to kindly continue reading… — Chilirush (@chilirush) July 6, 2017 Is microwaving vegetables preferable to boiling them? It may come as a surprise, but microwaving vegetables is a superior method to boiling them… In addition, microwaving vegetables can reduce the formation of potentially harmful substances inside some meals, which can take place when certain foods are prepared by deep frying at high temperatures. When compared to other techniques of preparing vegetables, such as boiling, microwaving vegetables takes significantly less time to reach the desired temperature. When water is brought to a boil, its temperature can reach as high as 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius), and during this time, any and all nutrients present in the water may be lost. When is common knowledge, boiling vegetables causes the vitamins and minerals in them to be lost in the cooking water as the veggies are drained… As a result, the consumption of vegetables by you has no positive effect on your nutritional status. When vegetables are cooked at high temperatures, the boiling method significantly alters their texture, flavor, and taste, increasing the likelihood that they will become mushy or waterlogged. In general, vegetables contain vitamins that are both fat-soluble and water-soluble. When vegetables are cooked, they lose their water-soluble vitamins, such as vitamins C, B1, and B9. 👱🏻♀️I usually cook 4 cups of rice at a time and store it in the freezer. I also freeze vegetables, meat and fish. 👵🏻It is convenient to do so. If you heat them in the microwave before cooking, you can use them as they are. 👱🏻♀️Yes, that's right. pic.twitter.com/f5Ar57GZHB — ONE DAY TALK (@Talk1953) May 12, 2022 Can I cook raw veggies in the microwave? Yes… However, steaming vegetables in the microwave is the greatest approach to maintain the nutrients in the vegetables while still cooking them to the ideal degree. When microwaving raw vegetables, it is very necessary to add a little amount of water. It is preferable to use less water if you want to maintain the maximum amount of nutrients since excess liquid and any nutrients that are water-soluble will be lost in the process of discarding the liquid. When raw vegetables are immediately microwaved, some of the nutrients they contain may be destroyed. FYI: According to a number of studies, vegetables cooked in a microwave are thought to lose 97% of their anti-inflammatory flavonoids, which is a higher percentage than vegetables cooked in a boiling water bath. Instead of boiling vegetables in the microwave, steaming them is preferred since it preserves the bulk of the vegetable’s nutrients. In addition, you may use this cooking method for practically every type of vegetable. It is possible to prepare vegetables for safe microwaving by either placing them in a dish with a few tablespoons of water and a lid, or by placing them in a microwave-safe container and then moistening the container with water before placing it in the microwave. When they’re cooked in the microwave, do veggies lose any of their nutritional value? In contrast to other techniques of heating or cooking, the time required for microwaving is significantly less. As a result, it protects the minerals and vitamins that would otherwise be destroyed by the heat. When food is cooked in water, some of its nutritional value is lost into the liquid. However, cooking in the microwave preserves more of the food’s nutrients than other methods, notably steaming. There is no evidence that microwaving causes greater damage to food than any of the other methods of preparation. Today’s work lunch is a tonkatsu bento. It’s nothing special if I’m being honest. I’m surprised that the cutlet stayed crispy in the microwave. The side vegetables were okay, I enjoyed a piece of the tofu in there. The lemon tea is refreshing as always. 7/10 pic.twitter.com/MKtmUTj2NT — Gordon (@commedesgordons) November 20, 2021 When vegetables are cooked in the microwave, they do not lose any of their nutritional value; on the contrary, the microwave cooking method actually helps to maintain nutritional value owing to the short cooking time. Because cooking in the oven or on the stovetop takes longer and takes place at higher temperatures, the food either loses its nutritional value or burns very rapidly. Water, temperature, and cooking time are the three variables that might have an effect on the vegetables when they are being prepared. When vegetables are cooked in a microwave, none of these three variables have any effect, therefore there is very little loss of nutrients. Reduce the amount of water you use to prevent the loss of nutrients, and limit the duration and temperature of your cooking at a lower setting to prevent the breakdown of nutrients caused by high heat. Advice for cooking veggies in the microwave \| Thing you need to know Cooking veggies in the microwave is a simple process that preserves their nutritional value. When compared to preparing each type of vegetable separately, cooking a mixture of vegetables saves time in the kitchen. FYI: However, you should be aware that different vegetables have varying amounts of water content… As a result, while you are microwaving them you will need to modify the amount of water that you put in. Additional suggestions for cooking vegetables in the microwave, in order to achieve the best results: If you are going to microwave entire vegetables like potatoes or squash, you should pierce the skin of the vegetable with a fork to prevent it from bursting while it is cooking. While they are cooking in the microwave, place them on a towel that has been dampened with water. This will help absorb any excess moisture that may be produced. How to Prepare Dark-Leaved Vegetables in the Microwave Because Anyday generates a steam chamber in the microwave, any leafy green may be cooked in a flash in the microwave; the only variable is the amount of time it takes to cook. Greens that are delicate and fragile, such as spinach or arugula, only need about 30 seconds in the microwave to wilt wonderfully, while greens that are rougher and more fibrous, such as collards or chard, will cook in approximately two minutes. If you are unsure how long it will take your greens to wilt, begin with 30-second intervals and continue doing so until they reach the desired level of doneness… Reduce your risk of food borne illness by taking a few simple precautions: -Wash and dry you hands before preparing food. -Wash and dry raw fruit and vegetables. -Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator or microwave#FoodSafety #Committed2MOFamilies #ExtendMU pic.twitter.com/1vkea853Vp — MU Extension – Nutrition, Health & Families (@MUExtNutrHealth) December 12, 2019 Before you add the greens, heat the dish in the microwave for one minute with a little oil, some salt, and aromatics like garlic, onion, or ginger to infuse additional flavor into the meal. The next step is to cram as many of your leafy greens into the Anyday as possible and cook them. They will shrink quite a little while they cook! If you want to cook more greens, all you have to do is add them to the greens that have already been cooked, give them a stir, and then reheat them in the microwave. 1. How long to cook vegetables in the microwave? Put it in the microwave and cover it with a lid to prevent the steam from escaping. Turn the microwave up to high! It may take 6–8 minutes for firmer vegetables such as turnips or potatoes, however softer and more moist veggies like broccoli would take significantly less time, perhaps 4 minutes. It’s possible that spinach and other leafy greens only need 3! 2. Best vegetables to microwave? \|1. Corn: Place corn that has been frozen in a bowl that can be heated up in the microwave. 2. Broccoli: Separate the broccoli stems from the florets and set them in a bowl that is appropriate for use in the microwave. 3. Carrots: Cut the carrots into widths that are 1/4 inch thick, and then sprinkle them with a little amount of water in a bowl or dish that is suitable for the microwave. Using the #microwave on 100% power, which attempts to ensure the oscillator in the #microwaves' radiation driver is using a sine wave, is a revolutionary way to cook vegetables. More nutrients, taste & quality in a thick plastic container filled with water and two broccoli heads. pic.twitter.com/Y4YtaePm9o — Nathan Dickerson (@NDickerson604) February 23, 2021 What exactly did we study in class today? We now understand how to steam large quantities of food in the microwave by adding one to two tablespoons of water, or a little more. Place it in the microwave and cover it with a lid to contain the steam. Turnips and potatoes, which are firmer vegetables, may take 6 to 8 minutes to cook, but broccoli, which is softer and more moist, may only need 4 minutes. It might surprise you to learn that boiling veggies is preferable to microwaving them. Vegetables can also be microwaved to lessen the creation of potentially dangerous compounds inside some foods, which can happen when some foods are deep-fried at high temperatures. FYI: Vegetables can be heated to the required temperature in the microwave more faster than they can be heated in other ways, such as by boiling. The temperature of water may rise to 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius) when it is brought to a boil, and during this period, any and all nutrients may be lost. Enjoy the rest of your day, always stay safe, and treat others with kindness & respect!
What do bangs, eyebrow cuts and dermaplaning have in common? They all take 3am courage—fuelled by hours of semi-legit research on TikTok and YouTube—to pull off in a dingy dorm bathroom. But what about those beauty commitments we undertake in broad daylight? I’m talking tattoos and piercings, among other high-risk fads. Take all the time you need to trace your fingers over the battle scars left by your 2015 nose piercing because a new facial accessory is on the horizon as we speak. Introducing the whimsical and zero-fuss world of nose cuffs. Are you someone who wants tattoos and money pieces one minute, and wolf cuts and belly button piercings the next? What about your tenth grade curiosity as to what you would look like with a septum ring? Much like temporary tattoos and magnetic piercings, nose cuffs are a nifty way to both pull off and test drive a piece of body art without the actual commitment. At this point, you’re probably wondering ‘Oh, those $1 clip-on rings are back’. Well, the concept is. But your local nose candies just underwent a gen Z glow-up no one saw coming. Available in the wildest shapes and designs, faux nose cuffs of 2021 are a statement—minus the bloodshed. According to Refinery29, the peak in demand for the accessory hints at a greater need for us to embrace maximalism after lockdowns. “Naturally, after the concentrated period of time that we spent hyper-focused on our faces in Zoom calls, it’s no wonder that accessories of the face are shining again,” the publication added while interviewing Celest Salgado, a Brooklyn-based artist who has been creating dreamy nose cuffs—ranging from exquisite designs to elaborate bridges featuring chains and charms. The comments section under Salgado’s TikToks are digital proof of gen Z’s shifting preferences to the dramatic and zero-commitment face accessory. “As I’ve progressed, I’ve come to notice it’s my more unconventional shapes that people seem to gravitate towards,” she said, highlighting how unique and whimsical shapes, in particular, tend to resonate with her audience. “I think people really like the idea that no one piece is the same as the next.” Just like knotless braids gaining traction over the pandemic, nose cuffs are often questioned on their cultural significance. Part of traditional rituals worldwide, the definition of what a nose ring means to a wearer depends on the region and belief system they were brought up in. With origins dating back to 1500 BCE, the accessory often marks a critical moment in someone’s life—such as entering adulthood or getting married. For Salgado, an important element of her work is to ensure that she remains open to cultural boundaries. “I’m aware that there is some facial jewellery that has significant cultural meaning such as the nose chain but I do not, nor do I plan on making those,” she clarified in one of her videos, now at 82,000 views and counting. “My designs are based off of my own paintings and I made them because I don’t have an actual nose piercing but really wanted something to emulate it!” After extensive research, the artist is thereby ensuring that her designs do not appropriate other cultures and remain uniquely hers. With TikTok users dubbing her pieces as the future, it’s safe to say that the whimsical accessory has got the gen Z seal of approval. Apart from being a safer and often comfier option than the real deal, faux nose cuffs save users from the pain and roller-coaster trauma associated with the typical healing process of nose cartilages. Such tissues are essentially slower at self-healing, given the fact that there is less blood in the area due to its specific cellular structure. While some rings use magnets to help stick onto the nostril walls, the most common are designs that adhere to the natural curves of the nose without any further aid. These can be inserted and tightened until it appeases your anxiety of them falling off after you head out the door. This brings us to a concerning standstill regarding the materials that are used to make the accessory in the first place. Considering their price range, faux cuffs are generally made of materials inferior to those used in regular piercing jewellery. The problem here is that the metals in their composition may trigger allergic reactions and irritations owing to little tissue tolerance, particularly in moist areas like the nostrils. “It’s better if the fake nose rings you purchase are made of high-quality materials such as stainless steel, titanium or bioplast, since they are highly hypo-allergic even in the case of an existing bruise inside of the nose,” noted Streetdirectory.com, adding how it’s extremely concerning if you decide to insert a faux ring into a freshly pierced area—which only adds to the risk of developing an infection. “Nevertheless, try not to use any form of jewellery if you have nose ulcerations or herpes lesions as you may aggravate them.” Keeping this in mind, feel free to embrace the versatility nose cuffs have to offer as yet another medium of expression. Meanwhile, brace yourself to see more artists exploring the potential these nose candies have to offer—well into 2022 and beyond. Who actually looks like their pictures on social media? If you say you’re 100% #nofilter, you’re a liar. But then again who isn’t? We all partake in tweaking our photos—smoothing out the wrinkles, popping the highlighter more, cinching the waist a bit—but how far will we tweak our looks for the likes? To date, tweaking our looks would be considered catfishing, but in 2019 when fake news and photoshop reign supreme, this has morphed into what could be considered digital beauty. A type of beauty solely for the internet. From the second we wake up, we bury ourselves into our phones with faces rarely seen without a filter. This daily exposure has skewed our perception of beauty and raised our standards of it to impossible, even unnatural heights. With oceans of beauty editing apps available to us, it’s apparent that we are obsessed with elevating our face for the likes. Our obsession has even led to a new type of psychological body disorder, Snapchat dysmorphia. Being the latest rage in plastic surgery, SnapChat Dysmorphia has had people asking plastic surgeons to make their faces match their Snapchat alter egos. Although some may not be ready to go under the knife, people are still willing to explore any avenue to make themselves look prettier for the post. So what if we could edit our faces in real life as easily as we can on our phones? With the latest oddball beauty trends spreading across all platforms, that future might be closer than we think. The latest futuristic beauty trend that has been causing alarm and fascination is sculpted makeup. Coming from the Chinese version of the Tik Tok app, Douyin, women are sculpting chiselled noses and chins with prosthetic wax (according to commentators, Ben Nye nose and scar wax is the go-to product), and refining their jawlines and cheekbones with facial tape, resulting in a narrower and sometimes unrecognisable look from the person’s original face. This type of catfishing 2.0 goes beyond Facetune or a Kardashian-like contour and has morphed from being a display of low self-esteem into an oddly fascinating and frankly impressive feat of face transformation. Many Chinese Tik Tok users say this “trend” is solely done for the online likes and not as an actual beauty aesthetic for the real world. According to Reddit readers, this wax is prone to melt in warmer temperatures and not ideal for all day use outside. It’s interesting to think that there is a beauty trend that solely lives within the internet for likes. It also opens up the possibilities that sculpted makeup could be a way for people to become their own plastic surgeons. Instead of praying that your genetic features will become the next IT body ideal, you can hyper-personalise your face with the latest body trends guilt-free and without permanence. If these products were developed for longer lasting daily use, this could pioneer into a form of fast-fashion plastic surgery; you can try out a different face the same way you try on a different outfit. On the other, more critical side, many users have commented that sculpted makeup promotes cultural appropriation. Asian girls yearning for more European features: whiter skin, narrowed facial structure and pointier noses and chins. Although this isn’t the first incident of cultural appropriation in the beauty realm, the lines are becoming more blurred for what is ethically appropriate. Blackfishing, another odd beauty trend that has been making the rounds on social media platforms, is being dubbed the new form of Blackface. Using makeup, hairstyles, and fashion that is associated with the African American community, white Instagram girls are transforming themselves with racially ambiguous or at least half black features. Although none of them have claimed that this was their intention, it is undeniable when you see the difference. Although this is an oddly fascinating and alarming display of the power of makeup, it does note the lengths users will go to look good for social media and to belong within a cultural group of their desire. Digital beauty trends such as these have ignited a discussion around what is real, and can any of these peoples’ looks be the real thing or is it smoke and mirrors? With a year away from a new decade of the 21st century, our perceptions of truth and authenticity are dangerously skewed and maybe even become nonexistent. As our obsession with customisation continues, the possibility that we could (and most likely will) be able to create our own faces with ease and convenience could spark a new wave of beauty on and outside of the internet. A potential future of beauty that aligns with our rapid-paced society; we won’t have to go to plastic surgeons and spend thousands of pounds on one new face, we can create a new face for every day of the week. We could look like any ethnicity we want and quite literally be anyone we want to be. The ethical implications are still up in the air, but the idea that we can be our own plastic surgeons is both alarming and innovative. So be your own judge, define your own beauty online and off, because who knows what you’ll look like tomorrow.
It’s official. Oatmeal is not just for breakfast anymore. You can also slather it with nacho cheese and wrap it in a tortilla. CNN reports that, in response to claims that their beef mixture contains only 35% beef, Taco Bell released a statement detailing the exact contents of their meet filling. You can see where this post is going: We start with USDA-inspected quality beef (88%), then add water to keep it juicy and moist (3%). Mix in Mexican spices and flavors including salt, chili pepper, onion powder, tomato powder, sugar, garlic powder and cocoa powder (4%). Combine a little oats, caramelized sugar, yeast, citric acid and other ingredients that contribute to the flavor, moisture, consistency and quality of our seasoned beef. Thanks, TB…I feel so much better about all those Bell Beefers I ate as a kid. Wait, did you just say “cocoa powder”? BONUS: Check out this photo gallery of fast food menu fails.
His canine experienced lovely fur but it commenced to glimpse moist and harmful. His friend’s pet dog started off to have joint complications. They equally gave supplements to their respective canine –for joint problems and for fur issues. But it was challenging to give far too numerous supplements to a doggy for one clinical problem. Pet entrepreneurs will notify you there are puppies who spit out tablets or merely refuse to be specified drugs. Philipp Renner and Tim Michael resolved to work jointly to formulate what they now contact complement treats. Instead of offering two to a few tablets to their puppies for a single medical concern, they give a health supplement treat which is made up of all the supplements necessary to deal with the healthcare challenge. Dr. Shiba, a holistic pet dog wellness model founded in the United Kingdom, supplies dietary supplement treats that deal with concerns about the abdomen, fur, and tummy. These products and solutions are named Joyful Tummy, Silky Fur, and Jolly Joints supplements respectively. The components are all normal, and pet dogs really like the treats, Renner mentioned. The best point about these supplement treats, he mentioned, is that it each stops and cures problems in the joints, fur and stomach. At the back again of the solution, there is a guide on the advisable dosage depending on the bodyweight of the pet dog. “Our mission is to update and enrich the each day life of puppies, “ said Renner, Dr. Shiba’s main govt officer (CEO) and co-founder. “The holistic dog wellness brand is concentrated on building functional solutions personalized to every dog’s requires. The German-formulated puppy snacks were being co-made and endorsed by veterinary professionals as functional supplements packed into yummy treats. Dr. Shiba is ready to supply a healthful and tasty alternative to probiotic nutritional supplements for puppies,” he added. Dr. Shiba was produced with tips from veterinarians and is endorsed by veterinary authorities as “functional dietary supplements packed into yummy treats.” Dr. Shiba also recently collaborated with Pawssion Venture, a non-earnings organisation that rescues pet dogs in require. ”We have usually wished to make a manufacturer that has unique and healthy delivers for animal fans and I experience that we have previously touched a good variety of canine communities in the Philippines. Now, we want to be on a mission to impact , upgrade, and enrich life of each and every pet in the state, regardless of whether they are sheltered or ready to be adopted. My team and I have been eager on pushing forward this advocacy due to the fact day 1 and I’m pleased that it is coming to lifetime,” stated Renner, “While there is an increase in the quantity of tortured and homeless however adopted puppies in the Philippines, Dr. Shiba and Pawssion Task have decided to aim on the well being of canine in the nation advertisement hope to create a neighborhood exactly where caretakers and fur-ents are dedicated to delivering the most effective nutritional supplements obtainable,” Renner explained.
Are Your Contact Lenses Causing Dry Eye? Among the more frequent complaints, eye doctors receive from patients is that their contact lenses are making their eyes dry. While dry eye syndrome (DES) is very common among both contact lens wearers and non-wearers alike, the symptoms can be more severe and uncomfortable if you wear contact lenses. Typically, DES symptoms include irritated, red and itchy eyes. The best way to deal with contact lens-induced dry eye syndrome is to visit Dr. Donlon and Dr. Bubnovsky, so we can determine exactly why your eyes are dry and provide ways to increase your comfort while wearing contact lenses. What Is Contact Lens-Induced Dry Eye? The cornea, the front of your eye, is the only area of your body that receives oxygen directly from the air. One reason contact lens wearers are predisposed to dry eyes is because the contact lens on your cornea can partially block oxygen from entering the eye. Although many contact lenses are designed to allow larger amounts of oxygen to permeate the eye, wearers can still experience dry, gritty eyes, especially towards the end of the day. Another cause of contact lens-induced dry eye is the lenses’ absorption of tears. Lenses need liquid to stay soft and maintain their shape and integrity. This is known as contact lens-induced dry eye. In a healthy eye, tears allow the contact lens to comfortably swim in the tear film above the cornea. A shortage of lacrimal fluid can lead to gaps in the tear film, causing the contact lens to irritate the surface of the eye. That, in turn, causes pain, redness and itchiness. This effect can be further exacerbated if the lenses are low in quality or are poorly fitted to the eye. Such contacts absorb too much liquid from the tear film, causing the eye to lose vital moisture. This can also occur when traditional soft lenses are worn for an extended period of time. Getting Relief for Contact-Lens Induced Dry Eye The following can provide relief from contact lens-related dry eye. - Eye drops – Be sure to get eye drops that can be applied safely with contact lenses to reduce discomfort and refresh eyes. If, for any reason, the over-the-counter eye drops aren’t working, consult Dr. Donlon and Dr. Bubnovsky, who can provide more effective treatment options. - Eye vitamins – Certain vitamins, taken orally, can increase the amount of nutrients your eyes receive. This not only improves eye health, but also increases contact lens comfort. The best eye vitamins and supplements include lutein, zeaxanthin, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Omega-3. - Silicone hydrogel contact lenses – These lenses are made from the most innovative contact lens material available on the market. They are extremely breathable because they permit up to 5 times more oxygen to reach the eye than older-generation contact lenses. This allows them to be worn over a long period of time. They reduce dryness and boost comfort. - Low water content contact lenses – It is a common misconception that the higher the water content, the more comfortable the contact lens. For certain wearers, particularly those suffering from dry eyes, it can have the inverse effect. High water contact lenses allow more oxygen to flow to the cornea but over time, as they lose liquid, they draw it from the tear film, thus exacerbating dry eye symptoms. - Daily disposable contact lenses – Also called dailies, these single-day contact lenses are a great option for dry eye sufferers. This is because protein deposits don’t have the time to build-up and cause discomfort, and lenses don’t dry out as a result of improper cleaning routines. - Scleral lenses – These large-diameter rigid gas permeable (GP) lenses vault over the entire corneal surface, ensuring that the front surface of the eyes don’t dry out. The liquid reservoir between the lenses and the cornea provides a continuous moist environment that protects the cornea and provides relief for those with dry eyes. - Orthokeratology – Would you like to wear contact lenses only when asleep? Orthokeratology (or ortho-k) is a gas permeable contact lens prescribed for overnight wear only. These lenses reshape the cornea while you sleep and temporarily correct nearsightedness and other refractive errors, thus enabling you to see clearly during the day without any need for contacts or glasses. This reduces contact lens-related dry eye symptoms. - Adhering to the hygiene routine advised by your eye doctor – Those who wear monthly lenses need to adhere to a specific hygiene routine advised by their eye doctor. If you’re using the wrong solution or not cleaning your lenses properly, this could be why you’re suffering from dry eye. Keep in mind that not all multi-purpose cleaning solutions are designed to clean silicone hydrogel contact lenses, so make sure the solution you’re using is correct. There is also a chance you may have sensitive eyes and that your dry eye symptoms may be an adverse reaction to the preservatives in the solution. If your eyes feel irritated, yet you are using your regular cleaning solution, speak to Dr. Donlon and Dr. Bubnovsky, who will recommend a preservative-free lens solution for improved comfort. Tips to Avoid Dry Eye When Wearing Contact Lenses To prevent eye dryness or inflammation, we recommend the following tips: - Make sure you’ve been fitted for your contact lenses by an eye doctor, as the eye practitioner can determine the exact strength and curvature of the contact lenses you need, and recommend the most suitable lenses for your eyes. - Regularly get your eyes examined for vision acuity and general ocular health. Contact Monroe Vision Associates Dry Eye Center today for a comprehensive eye evaluation. - Purchase high-quality lenses and make sure they have good oxygen permeability. Lenses with hyaluronan, particularly silicone hydrogel lenses, are excellent for people prone to developing dry eyes. Hard lenses also come highly recommended, as they draw very little liquid from the tear film. - Until you find a better solution, do not wear contact lenses for extended periods. If you suffer from dry eyes, it is best that you only wear them for a few hours and on special occasions, such as for an outing or to play sports. Avoid wearing contact lenses when watching TV or working at your computer, as these place a strain on your eyes. - Make sure to dispose of lenses every day, fortnightly or monthly, depending on what your eye doctor recommends. Your contact lens containers should also be changed every few weeks to prevent any germ build-up. - Avoid wearing contact lenses when ill with a cold or the flu, as there is an increased risk of transferring germs into the eyes. Remove contact lenses if you have an eye infection like conjunctivitis (or pink eye), as germs can build up extremely well underneath them. If you wear contact lenses and struggle with dry eyes, ask your Monroe Vision Associates Dry Eye Center eye doctor about scleral lenses. Dr. Donlon and Dr. Bubnovsky will patiently assess and explain your condition to you, and will provide solutions and treatments for optimal visual clarity and comfort. Fortunately, there’s a vast array of contact lens types and brands available, so those who fear that they may have to discontinue contact lens wear altogether need not worry. Call the Monroe Vision Associates Dry Eye Center today to schedule your consultation. We help patients from the Monroe Township, Trenton, Edison, Easton, and all through New Jersey enjoy great vision and comfort while wearing contact lenses.
Ben Esra telefonda seni bosaltmami ister misin? Telefon Numaram: 00353 515 73 20 A Perfect Time with a Perfect Stranger The meetings, the bullshit, and the business part of the day were finally over. It had been one meeting too many, and certainly one heated argument too many for Ricquie. She wondered where the concept of give-and-take had gone. These people were like her last boyfriend Carl, – his way or the highway. She was quite certain there were a few men in that meeting that figured women were supposed to be in the sack, playing mommy, or taking notes with their mouth shut – as in secretaries, or executive assistants as they are know today, and that really pissed her off. Finally free for the day, she left the building, hailed a cab, and asked the driver to take her to the West Bank Suites Hotel. He didn’t speak much English, but he seemed to know where it was. At last he was one man who didn’t want to argue with her. She tried to relax in the back of the cab for the ride to the hotel. She thought of Carl and sex, or was it sex and Carl? He hadn’t been all bad. As a lover he had proven very interesting, and had introduced her to a few things. One of the more interesting things had been those wool-lined wrist cuffs that he had used to tie her arms to the bedposts while he ate her to one delicious orgasm after another. Ricquie was getting wet just thinking about it. She got off so well, so intensely, soaking his face, when a lover ate her to completion. She wasn’t much on the bondage thing, but this had been great. Unfortunately, there were things that she liked that he just wouldn’t even talk about – anal sex for starters. It had been a long time since she had gotten off that way. Anal for her was just so deliciously nasty! There wasn’t anything like being eaten to completion and then having the guy take her up the ass. Old Carl wasn’t much for talking during sex either, let alone some erotic “dirty” talk. Then there was his macho attitude all too much of the time. It finally got to the point where he had to go. Now here she was in another city for a few days, and instead of just arguing with one man, she was doing group arguing. Thank God the day was over. It was time for a nice hot shower and then a nice meal – alone! It wasn’t that she had to eat alone, more than one of those God’s-gift-to-women men had offered to take her to dinner. The cab stopped in front of her hotel. Ricquie paid him, gave him a generous tip, and went straight to her suite. Once inside, she gave a sigh of relief, dropped her purse and computer case in a chair and slipped off her suit jacket, tossing it onto the bed. The heels came off next, and a moment later the blouse found itself on the bed. She was starting to feel a little more human – dirty and sweaty, but human. Ricquie walked over to the curtained sliding glass door, drew the curtains apart a little and looked out. Not bad, second floor, small balcony with a black wrought iron railing, a plastic table and chair, and a view of the ocean. Albeit across a narrow tree infested park separating the back of the hotel from the beach and the ocean, but still a great view. It would have been a better view with fewer trees, but at least she could see the ocean. Her attitude was beginning to improve. She left the curtains where they were, turned and walked to the bed. Her skirt soon found itself next to the blouse. In short order, her bra, pantyhose, and thong lay next to them on the bed. Naked at last, she headed for the bathroom. The shower had been invigorating. Wrapping herself in the soft white terrycloth robe provided by the hotel, she walked back to the sliding glass door and opened it. Warm moist evening air greeted her. She plopped down in the chair and soon had her feet up on the railing, crossed at the ankles. He robe wasn’t tied tightly and slid open. Looking around quickly, she noticed that there wasn’t anyone in sight, so she just enjoyed the warm evening breeze on her now clean skin. It was a pleasantly wicked feeling exposing her body like this. But, since there was no one to see her, so she made no attempt to cover herself. Soon the exhibitionist streak in her let her uncross her ankles. A wicked smile crossed her lips. Then her legs moved apart – just a little at first; in a few moments a little further. She glanced around nervously. There still wasn’t anyone. Soon her feet were about two feet apart, as if she was displaying her very private parts to anyone who might be out there – except of course there wasn’t anyone out there – just the trees and the ocean. It felt so wicked, so naughty, and so very sexy. Ralph had been sitting on the ground with his back to the tree for half an hour now, enjoying the ocean and fresh air. It had been a long hard day. It was however, the beer bottle was empty and it was time to go and find something to eat. He rolled on his side to look at the hotel for no particular reason, when a flash of movement caught his eye. There was a woman on the second floor in the center of the hotel sitting out on her balcony with her feet up in the canlı bahis railing. If took him a few seconds to realize that other than the white robe, she had nothing on! A few moments later, she moved her legs apart, giving him an even better view. He was just a little too far away to have a truly great view, but this was getting interesting. He moved over a little, putting most of his body behind the tree, exposing as little of him to her view as he could and still watch her. The hell with eating, this was getting a lot more interesting. He settled in to watch her and see if she did anything worth watching. Yea, in my dreams, he thought. Exposing herself, even if there was no one watching, was getting Ricquie hot – very hot. Soon a hand slid down over her tummy, moved slowly over her well trimmed downy soft bush, and slid down between her legs. Her other hand began caressing a perky nipple – gently at first, flicking lightly over it, then more earnestly by gently pinching it and tugging on it, making it grow. Her lovers had always loved her long sexy thick nipples. Now those dark pink nipples were standing out from her breasts waiting for someone to suck on them, tease them, or otherwise stimulate them. She could almost come with the right lover sucking on them. The hand between her legs moved slowly up and down over her sex and felt her growing wetness. A finger slowly brushed over her swollen clit, teasing it a little, before curling and sliding slowly, deeply, into her. She gave it a firm squeeze. Oh God, she thought, where’s a man when I need one, and not one of those pricks I was with today. I need a real man, one who knows how to eat me and please me. Her thoughts turned to a lover before Carl, okay he was a jerk too, but time erases some of the more unpleasant aspects of people and she remembered one of their better lovemaking sessions; a really hot one, where he ate her to a hot juicy climax, then he had turned her over and took her in the ass. It wasn’t the first time she’d taken a man up her bottom, but it was one of the best times ever. The finger inside her slid out and began firmly circling her now hard and aching clit, teasing it and getting her hotter by the second. The other hand moved to her other nipple and was far less gentle with it. Her eyes were closed most of the time now as the big event, the desired end, the big O rapidly approached. Here she was, out on a hotel balcony, her legs spread, jilling off for the whole world to see, and she was about to get off. Now she wished she had remembered to put her vibrator in her suitcase. Right about now, that thick little friend of hers would have come in handy. Ralph moved a little, rolled partly to one side, and slid a hand down his pants to adjust a raging hard-on that wasn’t in a comfortable place. Watching this woman masturbate was really getting him worked up. He had just hoped that she might stand up and really give him a view of her naked body. Instead, she was sitting there getting herself off! With his hard cock now in a better place, he resumed watching her. He wasn’t close enough to see every little detail, but he was sure close enough to know what she was doing – there wasn’t any doubt what she was doing. He hoped she hadn’t noticed him moving; he had tried to move slowly and be very careful. A piece of tissue paper fluttered by in the light breeze. Ricquie notice some movement out in the park. Was there someone out there – someone watching her? She stopped what she was doing for a second, freezing there with one hand between her legs and one hand with a firm nipple in its fingers, suddenly forgetting how erotic it was supposed to be if someone was watching her, and stared out at the park. Ricquie wasn’t exactly a dedicated exhibitionist. The piece of tissue paper fluttered along in the light breeze, eventually catching of a small bush several yards from Ralph. Relieved to see that is was nothing more than paper, she quickly resumed what she was doing. There wasn’t anyone out there after all. Her head rolled backward as two fingers now slid into her wet pussy. She resumed her daydream about what her lover was doing to her. Soon one finger can out of her and the tip of that finger slid into her puckered little anus as she thought of her lover and how he had pulled out of her and slowly entered her back there so long ago. Her legs moved further apart as she remembered the way he had taken her, enjoyed her, and had encouraged her to play with her clit as he moved in and out of her hot little ass, bringing both of them to a screaming climax. Today, she had another climax, albeit a quiet one out on the hotel balcony remembering that event. When she was done, Ricquie just sat there exhausted and breathing hard. A few minutes later, she stood, spread the robe wide, flashing the whole world, then wrapped the robe tightly around her body, tied it firmly this time, and went inside. Ralph lay there for a few minutes, hardly believing bahis siteleri what he had just seen. Not only did she sit there and get herself off, she had flashed him too. He didn’t know if she was staying in the hotel alone, but he just had to try to get in touch with her. It wasn’t hard to figure out which room she was in, all he had to do was count balconies from the north end of the hotel, go to the second floor and find that room number; that done, he went to his room, picked up the phone and dialed that number. If a man answered, he was going to excuse himself and say it was just a wrong number. He hoped a woman would answer – and one did. It took a little fast talking to explain why he was calling, no he wasn’t a pervert, and that she had nothing to fear if she met him downstairs for a drink. If she didn’t want to, he would never bother her again – ever. Strangely enough, she had agreed to meet him. On the way to the hotel’s bar, Ricquie was having some second thoughts about meeting a guy that was, as far as she was concerned, little more than a peeping Tom. Yes, she had been out there on the balcony jilling off in public, but still…. The nerve of this guy to call her and ask her out for a drink after telling her what he had seen! Then, he did sound rather inviting in his own way, and he did give her his room number and tell her that he would leave her alone if she decided not to have anything to do with him. And, he did sound honest – if there is such a thing as an honest pervert. Come to think of it though, she never had checked to see if that room number and the name he gave had anything to do with each other. Well, it was time to throw caution to the wind and take a chance on a nice voice. God, she thought, what if he’s really ugly? Well, it wouldn’t be the first time a blind date turned into a dud. She’d just make up an excuse and leave. Ricquie stopped, took a deep breath and entered the bar. Ralph notice Ricquie as soon as she entered the bar. He stood and waved to her. Fortunately she didn’t turn and leave the bar, but came over and introduced herself. Ralph didn’t bring up sex or what she had been doing when he had noticed her, and neither did she. They had one drink and then decided to go a few doors down the street to a nice little Italian restaurant that looked promising. There, the conversation hinted at sex now and then, but they still never discussed what she had been doing on the balcony. Ricquie had been wondering if he was ever going to get around to asking about what she had been doing out there on the balcony that afternoon. Now she was wishing that she had worn something a little sexier, a little more provocative than the conservative blouse and skirt she had chosen for this meeting – with the pervert that turned out to not be a pervert. She knew he just had to bring up what she had been doing sooner or later this evening. Eventually she would mention the little matter; though she would rather he did it. Ralph was a pretty interesting guy, was pretty decent looking, and she wouldn’t mind going to bed with him – actually, she wanted to go to bed with him. It wasn’t until they had returned to the hotel bar later that evening and nearly finishing another drink that they got around to talking about sex – and what she had been doing. It was turning her on to know that he liked her and had watched her that afternoon. Now that he had finally brought it up, she was more than happy to tell him that she was just a little sex starved and that she had been out there thinking of a former lover and what he had done to her. “And just what would that be?” he had asked her. Finally they were talking about sex. Now all she had to do was get him where she wanted him – between her legs. “Well,” she started, “it’s a little kinky or downright nasty for most people, but he ate me, letting me or rather making me come all over his face, and then he took me in the ass.” There, she had blurted it out. Now to see if he was completely turned off by the idea of anal sex or if he was okay with it. “Anyway, that’s what I was thinking about while I got off. And, before you ask, no, I don’t get off out in public as a general rule. I really thought there was no one out there today. As for the anal sex part, I only like it if I am in the mood – and very horny.” “Having gotten off this afternoon, I guess we can rule out you being ‘very horny.’” “Don’t bet on it. Getting yourself off isn’t quite as good as having a good lover get you off. It beats nothing, but it’s not what it could be. So, how horny are you after seeing my little show this afternoon?” Like she couldn’t guess! Just this little bit of sex banter was getting her hot enough to screw him in the elevator on the way to either of their rooms. Unless he was some kind of eunuch, she guessed that he was hiding a nice hard-on under the table in inside his pants. Now the only question was, how nice and comfy a fit inside her was his “thingy?” “I think ‘very’ bahis şirketleri describes it pretty well.” A few minutes later, Ralph had paid the bar bill and the two left for his room. He had invited her to his room, and that had been just fine with her. If this turned out to be a great night, that meant a large wet spot on the bed and he could have that! She would retire to her room after the event and he could have the wet spot all to himself – and the sweaty sheets. Inside, the door was barely closed before they were at each other, hugging, kissing, and nearly ripping each others clothes off. “Nice boobs,” he said as her bra came off. “Thanks,” she said as his pants hit the floor around his ankles. She reached in and found the tent pole in his boxer shorts. “Oh yeah,” she sighed as she took a firm hold on it. She gave it a firm stroke up and down the rigid shaft. “Just the right size; this ought to be a nice comfy fit.” By now he had wiggled out of his boxers while she held him, and then proceeded to remove her panties. “Oh,” she exclaimed when she discovered that he was uncut. “Interesting; I don’t have a lot of experience with this type.” She gave him a few slow strokes, watching the swollen cock head slide in and out of the soft foreskin. “This is fascinating.” “Mom and Pop were hippies of sorts and didn’t go for that clipping attitude of the day. What you’re doing feels pretty good too.” She watched his cock in fascination, and slowly gave it a few more strokes. “Well, I’ve never been had by an uncut one before, this ought to be interesting.” He slipped a hand between her legs and found her ready and wet – very wet. “From what I hear, you won’t really know the difference. In a way, it’s mostly a cosmetic thing. Anyway, let’s get it where it belongs.” They moved to the bed, with her under him, and she spread her legs very wide for him. “Let me have it baby,” she purred, “all of it. Let’s see if I can tell the difference. Make me come all over your nice hard cock.” She was so wet he slid all the way into her in one slow erotic stroke. “Oh that’s tight, hot, and wet” he groaned. He felt her pussy give him a firm squeeze. “And you fill me nicely. Now how about giving it to me nice and hard, the way I like it. I want you to really FUCK ME!” she commanded. About then she noticed that she really couldn’t tell the difference between a clipped cock and Ralph’s uncut one. Interesting, she thought. She had imagined that there would have been some difference. Ralph’s first few strokes were slow and gentle, as he just enjoyed her tight pussy around his hard cock. Then he started to pick up the pace and pound away at her, driving deep and nearly pulling out of her on the backstroke. “How’s this baby?” he asked. “Getting fucked the way you like it now?” His arms were under her sides, hands on her shoulders, pulling her onto him with each lunge of his hard cock into her. He was giving her a nice hard fucking. Ricquie’s legs were still spread wide and up in the air, making sure he could go as deep as he wanted. She had discovered pretty quickly that he wasn’t quite long enough to hit bottom, so she could let him fuck her with abandon and not get the unpleasant surprise of a hard cock smashing into her cervix. “Yea, baby,” she cooed, “that’s it, give me that nice hard cock. Pound my hot pussy.” Apparently she could talk as dirty as she wanted, and he ate it up. She loved talking dirty and wished he would too, or at least a little more than he was, but he seemed to be the quiet type. Her fingernails raked his back. “Fuck me nice and hard; make me cum all over your nice hard cock.” Ralph pounded away at her, enjoying a chick that talked dirty and really liked to get fucked. She was so wet that his whole groin was getting wet now with her sex juices. God this was great, he thought; now, if I can just hold off a little and convince her to let me take her in the ass. That talk about anal sex earlier in the evening had made him want to have her that way so badly. He pounded away at her a little longer and then slowed down. He was getting way too close to coming, and from the sound of it, so was she. She had been groaning and moaning as he fucked her, and only now did he realize that if anyone had been in the hall outside of this room, there would have been little doubt about what activity was going on in here! Dear little Ricquie was a real moaner. “How about we try it in your ass?” he whispered in her ear. She wasn’t too sure about taking a guy in her ass that she didn’t know very well, but she was so hot and Ralph had been very considerate so far. She thought about it for a second and then decided to let him take her that way. “Uh…okay. Easy at first okay lover?” she pleaded. “Sometimes it doesn’t feel so great when it first goes in, and sometimes I need the guy to pull out and try again.” “Yea, sure, no problem. How do you like to do it: like this and just have me slip it into your ass, or do you prefer doggie style?” “This way works,” she said. “I think I like this better than doggie. But, I gotta play with my clit to get off either way; I hope that doesn’t bother you.” Ben Esra telefonda seni bosaltmami ister misin? Telefon Numaram: 00353 515 73 20
These body fluids, this defilement, this shit are what life withstands, hardly and with difficulty, on the part of death. There, I am at the border of my condition as a living being. My body extricates itself, as being alive, from that border. Such wastes drop so that I might live, until, from loss to loss, nothing remains in me and my entire body falls beyond the limit… (Kristeva 1982, 3) Julia Kristeva’s essay on abjection, Powers of Horror, certainly seems to speak true in the dead of summer, as we try to withstand the rising temperatures and oppressive humidity. Her writing points again and again to the uncomfortableness of things that disgust and repel us: sweat, vomit, piss, blood, puss, and so forth. She goes on to dissect the greater meaning that these elements signal — a crossing of borders, of established order. Obviously, the horror genre is no stranger to the subversion of order. At their core, horror films portray precisely that which “disturbs identity, system, order. What does not respect borders, positions, rules.” (4) And, in hot weather such as this, we may resemble the very border-thrashing creatures we see in horror films: moist, disheveled, maybe a little foul-smelling, perhaps short-tempered and ready to lash out if anyone dares to make physical contact, civility and niceties be damned. Some of us avoid direct sunlight if forced to venture outside, seeking out shade projected by towering buildings or leafy, wooded areas. Others hide out in dark interiors, and in the absence of air conditioning, cool basement spaces are coveted. The scraps of light material that we manage to drape over ourselves quickly erode into damp matted masses of water stains, deodorant rings, and stray drops of cool beverages we chug to quench our undying thirsts. We try not to move, to exert any energy, because to do so is to encourage fresh trickles of sweat to trace their way down from various body creases and pool amidst our bloated folds. At its worst, this heat can even induce stomach-turning results as bodies reject their insides in protest. All I’m saying is that it’s not entirely strange to identify at least in part with those putrefying beings in any of our favourite creature, alien, or zombie movies. So, as you wait for this hot weather to pass (and if you’re not feeling uncomfortable and clammy enough as it is), seek out one of these truly disgusting distractions (and of course, there’s plenty more where these come from). The Evil Dead (1981) Sam Raimi’s love of practical effects deserves our appreciation and everyone’s favourite cabin-in-the-woods tale features tons of it. As Ash and his group of friends settle in during a getaway to the famous ramshackle cottage, they uncover the ghastly Necronomicon and what spews forth is all kinds of messy evil: rotting flesh and open sores, to gushing gore and explosive streams of vomit. For that matter, each installment in the Evil Dead realm (including its offshoots, remakes, and reboot in TV form) has volumes of bodily fluids to contribute to the mix, so take your pick! The Thing (1982) It’s hard to forget the revolting mutations in this John Carpenter film. When a crew of researchers in the Antarctic encounter a parasitic creature that can assume the form of other living beings, tensions and trust levels among their group quickly escalate. They agree to attempt a blood test to determine whose skin suit the creature is residing in, and things get… a little slick and slimy. Okay, that’s an understatement: there’s definitely plenty of body-splitting, skin slippage, gore splatters, and stringy mucous to go around, much to the crew’s terror. When the creature can’t take the heat, it tears its human disguise apart. Funny how the phrase “kill it with fire” is especially at home in this hot weather… The Fly (1986) David Cronenberg is a champion of body horror, so it’s crucial to incorporate something from his oeuvre, hence this horrifying, yet mesmerizing flick. In his efforts to explore teleportation, scientist Seth Brundle’s experiment goes terribly awry, bringing about a strange transformation of gooey proportions. At first, the effects take hold bit by bit with the appearance of rash-like pustules and nail-shedding bodily decay. But how about that final sequence? If the heat doesn’t put you off your lunch, this very well might. Braindead (aka Dead Alive) (1992) We’d be amiss not to include Peter Jackson’s early cult horror-comedy. After Lionel’s overbearing mother is attacked and infected by a deadly creature (of all bizarre things, a loosed Sumatran rat-monkey hybrid), he does his best to tend to her increasingly decaying state. However, her death and ensuing reanimation threaten to spread a zombie plague. The film hints at what’s to come with this treat of a dinner scene. Let’s not give all the credit to the skin-crawling special effects of earlier decades – films like James Gunn’s directorial debut deserve some attention, too. A meteorite carrying an alien parasite crash lands in a small town and absorbs into the identity of Grant, a local brute. As the creature takes control of its new human suit, it tries to hide its oozing, tentacle-waving monstrousness from Grant’s belittled wife and the increasingly suspicious police and town-folk. Behold, the creature in its nasty glory.
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This ultra moist blackberry lemon bread is bursting with fresh blackberry and tart lemon. We took an extra step and made a blackberry swirl that runs throughout the loaf to give it a more intense blackberry flavor and make it a showstopper. It’s rich, tender, and has a sweet-tart lemon glaze that makes it simply irresistible. Be fully warned: one slice of this delicious blackberry lemon cake is never enough! Our lemon blackberry bread looks like traditional pound cake, but when you slice into it, there is a stunning purple ribbon of blackberry goodness. The fun part about this sweet bread recipe is that it will have a different design every time you make it. Why This Recipe Works The best part about this blackberry lemon bread? It’s easier to make than you might think! Not only is it a simple yogurt cake recipe, but we’ve also included a helpful video tutorial showing you exactly how to make the blackberry swirl. - The recipe doesn’t need any special equipment. - Rubbing the lemon zest with the sugar releases the lemon oil and intensifies the flavor. - An extra drop of lemon oil adds more lemony goodness without adding too much liquid from lemon juice. - Combining some of the cake batter with blackberry jam and swirling it into the cake gives this loaf cake a beautiful marbled effect and extra blackberry flavor. - You can use fresh or frozen blackberries. - It is the perfect lemon blackberry dessert for any occasion. Her recipe calls for 1-1/2 cups of flour. However, she uses a different method for measuring flour. Since we measure our flour according to King Arthur’s measurements, we have adjusted the volume measurement for 1-2/3 cups of flour (the weight measurement is the same). If you’ve ever tried a Starbucks Iced Lemon Loaf, you know what to expect: a moist lemon cake and a delightful lemon glaze. But we have a better way to get your lemon loaf fix. Our lemon blackberry bread takes it to the next level with a blackberry ripple and juicy pockets of fresh blackberries. - Sugar. Regular granulated white sugar. - Eggs. Make sure the eggs have time to come to room temperature. - Sour cream or yogurt. Let the yogurt or sour cream come to room temperature. - Oil. Use a neutral flavored oil such as canola oil or safflower oil. - Lemon zest. Use a microplane to get fine bits of zest. - Vanilla extract and lemon oil. - Flour. This blackberry yogurt bread works just fine with all-purpose flour. - Baking powder. Make sure the baking powder is not expired. - Blackberry jam. Homemade or storebought. - Blackberries. You can use fresh or frozen blackberries. If you have extra-large berries, cut them, so they are just a bit larger than blueberries. - Lemon glaze. Made with powdered sugar, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. How to Make Blackberry Lemon Bread To make this blackberry pound cake, follow these easy steps! For the full recipe and ingredient amounts, scroll down to view the printable recipe card. - Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside. - Use your hands to rub the lemon zest into the sugar. This will release the lemon oils and give the sweet bread a more lemony flavor. - Whisk in the yogurt (or sour cream), eggs, lemon oil, and vanilla extract. - Fold in the flour mixture, then drizzle in the oil while stirring with a spatula. - Transfer 1/2 cup of batter to a small bowl and stir in the blackberry jam. - Fold the blackberries into the bowl with the larger amount of batter. - Alternate the two batters into a loaf pan. - Give the batter a swirl with a knife and place it in the oven. We have a few tips to get the best results for this blackberry lemon bread. - Make sure your loaf pan is the right size. We used an 8-inch by 4-inch loaf pan for this recipe. If you use a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan, the cake will not need to cook as long, and it will not rise as tall. - Room temperature ingredients help the batter hold an emulsion and blend together better. - If you notice the pound cake browning too much, place a sheet of greased aluminum foil over the top halfway through the baking time. - Try to use small blackberries. If you have large blackberries, cut them into smaller bits. Larger berries tend to sink to the bottom even if you coat them in flour. - The original recipe is a yogurt cake, but sour cream works equally well. - If you want the blackberry swirl to have a deep purple color, add a couple of drops of blue food coloring to the jam. Using Frozen Blackberries I mentioned above that you could use frozen berries to make this lemon and blackberry cake. However, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. - If the blackberries are small (about 1/2 inch long), keep them frozen and toss them right into the batter. You may need to add a few minutes of baking time. - For larger frozen berries, thaw them, cut them into smaller bits, and then blot the moisture with paper towels. - Thawed blackberries will break up easily and make purple streaks in the batter. Frequently Asked Questions Yes, you can freeze this blackberry lemon bread! Wrap it well in plastic wrap (after it is completely cool) and place it in a freezer-safe bag. It will keep well for up to three months. It freezes better if you don’t ice the cake first. This blackberry bread will stay moist for up to one week. Since you are adding fresh (or frozen) berries to the cake, you should store it in the fridge. If you omit the berries from the recipe, you can keep it on the counter for up to four days. This blackberry lemon bread is the perfect combination of sweet and tart flavors. The blackberry swirl gives it more blackberry flavor and makes the bread look extra special. It’s pretty enough to serve at a bridal shower or a small, casual wedding, and it is fantastic for brunch. Every time you make this recipe, you will have a different design, so make it on repeat. Some of the following are affiliate links. We may receive a small commission if you click on these links and purchase something. You don’t pay any extra, but it will help us keep the lights on. Some Other Recipes We Are Sure You Will Love: If you love lemon desserts, this lemon ricotta cake is right up your alley! It’s part cheesecake, part butter cake, with a rich and dense texture and lovely lemon flavor. And, our chocolate buttercream cake is one you’ll make on repeat! With only one bowl required and less than 10 minutes to prep the batter, it’s an easy recipe. Connect With Savor the Best: Please follow us on our social media accounts Did you make this recipe? We would love to hear from you. Drop us a comment below. - 1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour (200 grams) - 2 teaspoons baking powder - 1/4 teaspoon salt - 1 cup sugar - zest of 1 lemon - 1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature - 3 eggs, room temperature - 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract - 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil - 1/2 cup flavorless cooking oil such as canola - 5 tablespoons blackberry jam - Optional: 2 to 4 drops blue food coloring** - 1 cup blackberries, tossed with 1 tablespoon flour - 1 cup powdered confectioners sugar - pinch of salt - 2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice - Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray an 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 inch loaf pan with cooking spray (or line the pan with parchment paper). - Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Whisk or sift to distribute the ingredients and get the lumps out. - Place the sugar and lemon zest in a mixing bowl. Rub the sugar between your fingers to infuse the lemon zest. Add the sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and lemon oil. Whisk until everything is well blended. - Use a silicone spatula to stir in half of the dry ingredients until well blended, then stir in the other half of the flour mixture. - Pour the oil into the batter gradually while stirring with a silicone spatula. - Transfer 1/2 cup of the batter into a small bowl and stir in the blackberry jam and blue food coloring if desired. - Stir the blackberries into the larger bowl of batter and pour about 2/3 of the batter into the prepared loaf pan. - Pour the blackberry jam batter into the pan, then top it with the rest of the batter in the larger bowl. - Transfer the loaf pan to the oven and bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until the loaf cake starts pulling away from the pan's edges. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean or with a few crumbs attached. - Let the loaf bread cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges and remove it from the pan. Let it cool completely on a wire rack. - Add the powdered sugar and salt to a bowl. Pour in 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and whisk until smooth. If you want a thinner glaze, slowly add more lemon juice until you get the consistency you like. - Drizzle the glaze over the top of the cooled loaf bread. Let the bread sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes or until the glaze firms up. - Garnish with fresh blackberries or candied lemon slices. - Make sure you have the correct size loaf pan. A larger pan will change the baking time and the blackberry bread will not rise as high. - You can substitute the sour cream with plain or Greek yogurt. Full-fat sour cream or yogurt will give the bread a better texture than reduced fat. - If you line the pan with parchment paper, let the edges overhang a bit. You can use the edges of the paper to lift the loaf cake out of the pan. - You can store this cake at room temperature for 1 day or in the fridge for 4 days. Let it cool completely, then wrap it in plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out. If you don’t add the blackberries, you can store the loaf cake at room temperature for 4 days. - If you have extra large blackberries, cut them in half. Larger berries will sink to the bottom of the pan even if you coat them in flour. - If you use frozen berries, add them to the batter while they are still frozen unless they are extra large berries. If you have larger berries, thaw them, cut them in half, then blot the extra moisture off with paper towels. - The food coloring gives the blackberry swirl a brighter color. You can also use 2 teaspoons of butterfly pea flower powder if you don't want to use artificial coloring. - This recipe is a riff on Dorie Greenspan's French yogurt cake. The original recipe only needs about 50 to 55 minutes to bake, but the extra moisture from the blackberry jam increases the baking time slightly. Bake the loaf cake until a toothpick comes out clean or has just a few crumbs. Nutrition Information:Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1 slice Amount Per Serving: Calories: 369Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 122mgCarbohydrates: 62gFiber: 2gSugar: 23gProtein: 6g Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third-party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.
“Did you stop and smell the roses today?” Z asked. “I smelled a lot of coffee,” A said. “I ask that because I’m amazed by how many people fail to take stock of their lives,” Z said. “I know it,” A said. “Life is a series of moments, good and bad, but how many cycle through the good in preparation for the bad? They’re onto the next moment soon after a moment.” “Some of the times, they’re preparing for the next moment while in the moment,” Z said. “It drives me crazy. Flowers stress them out. “I need to buy a vase now that you gave me flowers. What vase would be most appropriate for this particular flower?” Did you know certain vases don’t highlight various flowers very well? I know nothing about flowers apparently. And if you don’t buy the proper pot for a plant why bother purchasing it in the first place? I have no idea about this stuff. I’m not ready for primetime. They don’t even smell the flower. They smile, and all that, to be polite, but they’re not there when they accept them. They’re in some place where this whole flower thing will somehow go horribly awry. They don’t live in moments. They worry about them.” “Oh it is. There are some matters from their past that lead them to constantly prepare for the future,” Z said. “The minute after they complete a project, they’re onto the next. There is no appreciation of a completed task. They’re onto the next one while they’re doing this one, and when they prepare, they over prepare. They do that because they want everyone to enjoy the moment, which is an admirable quality, but they forget to enjoy it themselves.” “They actually sound pretty normal,” A said, “and normal can be annoying, but it’s not as annoying as abnormal. My rule of thumb is if people don’t annoy me, they will, eventually, when I’m done digging deep enough. Your job, if you choose to accept it, is to find annoying flaws and determine if you can live with them.” “It’s probably a good rule of thumb,” Z said, “especially since I annoy the people around me by trying to find what might annoy me. Add to that the fact that I’m not getting better looking with age, and I probably shouldn’t be as picky as I am. Most men age well, I have not. I don’t know if I was ever attractive, but I’m pretty sure I’m not as good looking as I once was. Do you still find me attractive?” “I never did.” “Speaking of rules of attraction,” Z said. “Do you ever consider how lucky we are that our body continues to operate, at a healthy level, every day?” “I appreciate that more and more as I age,” A said. “All right, but you didn’t ask me the question I expected,” Z said with a smile. “Which is how does good health make us more attractive? Since you didn’t ask, I’ll just launch. Some people are just naturally better looking than others, but those of us in the mid-to-lower tiers look for indicators in a mate. The first, and most obvious, are found in the skin and hair, but they’re so obvious that we make conscious decisions on who to date based on what we see in them. Our subconscious decisions focus on other, not so obvious indicators. A great set of teeth, for instance, are an unusual trait to seek, but we all do it in subconscious ways. We all love a great set of teeth, but how many people say I chose to date Amy over Teresa, because Amy has better teeth? And the indicators in her eyes and lips suggest greater hydration practices, and we all want to kiss a healthy set of moist lips, even if we don’t consciously make note of the difference, unless there are exaggerations.” ”I’ve never thought about it with that much focus,” A said, “but I’ll grant you that a person with healthy features is generally more attractive than someone who has something like frayed hair, and poor dental hygiene.“ “What about those people, and we all know one, who can eat anything, drink to excess and smoke, and they’re healthy as an ox?” Z asked. “I live with the notion that God is fair, until I meet those who watch what they eat, exercise 2.5 times a week, and then on Tuesday they come down with liver failure. “What the hell? How did that just happen?” we ask. It just does. It’s the cold water, cruel answer. We can go crazy when it’s our loved one, trying to figure out why, but the point blank, inarguable answer is that some of the times it just happens. What’s the difference? Why does it happen to some and not others? Is it all about genes and genetics, or is it some measure of luck that it doesn’t just happen to us? “How many people do you know who’ve had their whole world upended due to some devastating malady and injury young in life?” Z continued. “It leads me to think those of us who woke up healthy today are a marvel of science. We’ve all heard the line that everything we do in our younger years catches up to us eventually, and some people abuse their body with food, alcohol, and drugs, but some don’t. Andy Kaufman claimed he didn’t have any vices in life save for chocolate ice cream, and he died of lung cancer at thirty-five. Thirty-Five! How did that happen? It just does. He said he never smoked a cigarette in his life. If that’s true, how unlucky is that? How many people die thinking it was the chocolate ice cream that caught up to them? Andy thought that. Why would he come up with such a ridiculous notion? Because he had no other explanation. He probably went crazy trying to come up with some answer to his devastating situation, and that’s what he came up with.” “We are lucky on the big things, the life and death issues,” A said, “but we’re also lucky with the little things. A friend of mine started getting ulcers that were so painful they affected his quality of life. He said he practiced good health before, but the ulcers made him a fanatic. How did they pop up in the first place? He and his doctor went over his diet, and they couldn’t find anything in particular. As you said, it just happens to some people. Others have earaches, toothaches, and all the other aches and pains that seem trivial until you’re the one suffering from them. You’re right though, some people abuse their body, and some don’t, but I’m inclined to think that the separation between good and poor health is something as unfair as genes. Those of us who aren’t suffering from some ailment based on genetic predispositions don’t know how lucky we are.” “Do we have a genetic predisposition to a chemical imbalance in the brain that results in depression?” Z asked. “I knew a guy who became depressed at fifty. As far back as anyone remembered, he was relatively normal, happy, healthy man. Then one morning, he didn’t want to get out of bed. He didn’t have a mind-shattering, life-altering moment that brought on the onset of depression. “It just sort of happened,” they said. The idea that it makes no sense to anyone, including his doctor, is frightening, because if it can happen to him why wouldn’t it happen to us? What’s the difference between him and us? How do we prevent it? Does it just happen to some of us, or are there years of neglect and abuse that lead to it? Is it based on age, a midlife crisis of sorts, diet, lack of exercise. We don’t know. They don’t know. They can’t pinpoint when the depression began, but one day, one month, or one year they find themselves either marginally or clinically depressed. If he experienced some indicators younger in life, we could use genetic predispositions to explain it, but why did the onset wait until he was fifty? “At one point in his decade long battle with depression, they had to switch his medication,” Z continued, “and they say that his reaction to the medication was such that he took his own life. Did the medication over balance one chemical, or fail to balance the way the first medication did? Is the whole process of balancing chemicals one that once we become more familiar with them, we’ll be able to regulate the stew better? Will further study of DNA and RNA help us understand it better? Is a high functioning liver genetic? What about the pancreas, and the lymphatic system? How do all of our systems work in harmony, day after day, to maintain good health?” “We have a miraculous machine no doubt,” A said, “and even though I believe the difference between good health and poor health has a lot to do with genetics, I question that too. I question it only because I’m overwhelmed by the idea of it. You mean to tell me that one of the primary reasons my friend died of lung cancer and I didn’t is based on the lungs the two of us received from our respective lineage? I’m not saying it’s wrong, but it’s difficult for me to grasp. I don’t know what I’m talking about in this area, and as I’m about as far from a geneticist as one can be. I understand how understanding our gene code better can unlock a number of these mysteries, but can it explain everything? Atheists complain that the religious use God, and His mysterious ways, to explain the current gaps in the explanations our modern science provides, but do modern scientists use the gene code in the same way? The science we have now suggests that genetics plays a major role in good health, but will we believe the same thing 100 years from now? Will future science embolden and strengthen this concept, or will future scientists laugh at our present reliance on DNA to explain gaps in our current knowledge?” “It’s way above my pay grade too,” Z agreed, “but what about those who do make that money? What do our current minds of medicine do to cure the body of its ailments? They prescribe pain pills to help us deal with the pain of healing. “No wait, I’m really hurting here, and all you’re giving me is a pain pill? I want you to fix my organ and get it working again.” Our best course of action, they say, is to let the body heal itself. But, I’ve seen supplements in drug stores that suggest that it can aid in restoration. “Those claims are mostly crap,” our doctors say. Our marvelous machine often heals itself better than the most brilliant minds of medicine can. They also know that it’s better for the body to heal itself. Healing hurts of course, and some of the times the best plan is to take pain pills that help us deal with that pain, and “call me in two weeks if the pain persists.” Relying on the body to heal itself doesn’t always work, of course, and when it doesn’t they go to the next course of action, but it works so often that most brilliant minds of medicine know that the best course of action is to simply sit back and wait for the miraculous powers of the human body to heal itself.” “We shouldn’t neglect the healing properties of water either,” A added. “My doctor asked me about water one time. “How much water are you drinking?” he asked. Now, I knew water was a good thing, and I tried to drink more of it for better health in a more general way, but he added, “It can cure what ails you.” I considered that a throw away line. I thought it was something he said so often, to so many patients that it didn’t have much meaning, but I know enough about myself to know that such lines will stick with me if I didn’t badger the doctor for more details. “What do you mean water can cure what ails you?” I asked.” “Well,” he said, “drinking enough water can cure muscle pain, it can make you feel better in ways that can aid in achieving better mental health, and it can balance out salt in the body.” He’s all about the word can, because he knows how much we love our absolutes and the resulting unrealistic expectations that follow.” “Most of us have heard that cure-all stuff,” Z said, “and we all know that this simple element is the best prevention for dehydration, but how many of us sit back and think about the depth of a line like what your doctor said, it can cure what ails you. Drinking more water can promote greater wellness and prevent some of the debilitating conditions we’ve talked about today. When people talk about good health, they all go to food and exercise, you are what you eat and all that, but I drill down deeper to the fundamentals of good health, and laying at the bottom of that well is water and sleep. “Yeah, don’t forget about sleep.” A added. “Water and sleep. Body builders are always looking for that magic elixir to greater muscle development. They seek brightly packaged supplements that aren’t shy about selling their brand of nirvana. How many supplement stores do you have in your area? They’re everywhere. They’re like the stagecoach charlatans of yesteryear rolling into a town square to sell their miracle cures to unsuspecting customers. Are their claims entirely fraudulent, probably not, but they’re not nearly as over-the-top effective as they claim. I’ve heard some, who are not in the supplement industry, claim that you can throw most of those supplements and protein shakes out the window and get an extra hour or two of sleep for similar and sometimes better results.” “We would much rather buy good health than rely on fundamentals like water and sleep,” Z said. “Imon Point says, “I have a product that helps the muscles heal 30% faster after a workout.” “That’s interesting,” Mary Quite Contrary, interjects, “but did you know that my product has the capacity to also build muscle while aiding in the healing process? You simply must try my product.” I have product, do you have product? We want better health, and to get there we think we have to spend money on it, so we buy machines, products, and gym memberships.” “How many gym memberships are purchased and rarely if ever used?” A asked, nodding in agreement. “It’s an incredibly profitable industry,” Z said, “because the no-shows do not put the wear and tear on machines that they would if everyone showed up. You would think that if people decided they were not going to enjoy the fruits of their membership that they would cancel their membership, but cancelation rates are extremely low.” “Because canceling a gym membership is like canceling your quest for good health.” “Exactly!” Z said. “My dad was an interesting character. He purchased a series of books on the lives of saints. They were leather bound and lined with gold flint. They were beautiful books. As a kid, I was not permitted to touch them. My dad didn’t touch them either. My mom said something shocking to him one day, “It’s not enough to own them, you have to read them.“ The fact that my dad repeated that line so often suggests that the thought never occurred to him. I think he thought to own them is to own them. I think he thought the purchase, and the careful preservation practices he employed made him more holy. My guess is he thought St. Peter would greet him at the gates with, “I saw that beautiful collection you bought on us. That must’ve set you back a couple paychecks. Come on in my friend.“ Gym members might be equally shocked to learn that purchasing a gym membership is not the key to good health. You have to use it.“ “It is fascinating to think how much we complicate matters by trying to buy the products that promote greater health, better well-being, and some marketed form of absolute serenity,“ A said. “When if we just concentrated more on the age-old fundamentals, like drinking more water and getting more sleep, we might be able to cure more than we ever dreamed possible.” “As with everything else in life, some of the times it’s not that simple,” Z said. “That’s the line you hear most often from complicated people who complain about complications. If you dare to propose to them that their complicated problem could could have a simple solution, they treat it like a personal insult. “It’s not that simple for me, I have an ailment that defies your age-old fundamentals. Trust me, I tried them.” Some of the times, it is more complicated, but some of the times, the solution is so simple that most people disregard it, because it can’t be that simple.” “The complicated people who love to complain,” A said. “I know them well. I was raised by one. They might know as little about their problem as we do, but they know the wrong when they hear it. You spent your whole life complaining about various health problems, trying to make them appear more severe than they were. Now that you actually have a severe health problem, does it validate all of your complaints, or does it nullify them by comparison, and when you’re finally laid to rest, what are you going to talk about?” “In the absence of something to complain about,” Z said. “We will find something to complain about.”
Snakes are cold-blooded animals, and like all other reptiles, they depend on their living environment for warmth. That’s why keeping your snake warm using something like a heat lamp is crucial for keeping your pet snake healthy and happy. But, how warm does it need to be? when do you need to turn on the lamp and when can you turn it off? what happens if you leave the snake alone and the heat lamp must be turned off or it does so unintentionally? Can your snake tolerate the cold? In simpler words; how cold is too cold for snakes? Lower than 70 degrees Fahrenheit (21 Celcius) is too low for almost all snake species, but the exact temperature mainly depends on the species itself. You need to know the ambient temperature and the basking spot temperature for the species of your snake so you could make their habitat comfortable. In this article, we are going to discuss exactly what makes a temperature too cold for snakes, the exact requirements of the most popular snake species, what happens if it gets too cold, and answer any other questions you have on your snake’s requirements, so keep reading as I do my best to answer all of this in the simplest way possible. How cold is too cold for snakes? The main reason behind the rise in popularity of snakes as pets in recent years has been mainly due to them being very low-maintenance. You need very few things to keep them healthy and happy – if we can even say that snakes can be happy. But temperature is one of those requirements that can be quite difficult to get right if this is your first time owning a snake. Having the right temperature in their tank is crucial for keeping the snake happy, and if it gets too cold for them, they may not even survive. The temperature at which your snake will get too cold will depend on their species, but as a general rule, most snake species will start to get too cold when the temperature drops below 70 degrees Fahrenheit or 21 degrees Celsius. Temperature requirements of popular snake species Below is a table with some of the requirements of the most popular snake species. \|Species\|\|Basking Spot Temperature\|\|Ambient Temperature\| \|Corn Snake\|\|85 °F \| \|Ball Python\|\|90 °F \| \|Boa Constrictor:\|\|90 °F \| \|Hognose Snake:\|\|88 °F \| \|California Kingsnake:\|\|85 °F \| \|Rosy Boa:\|\|85 °F \| \|Gopher Snake:\|\|85 °F \| What do snakes do when it gets too cold? Snakes will often go into some sort of a dormant state during the winter months to help conserve energy. This means they will not eat or drink and their heart rate will slow down. If it gets too cold outside, snakes may become inactive and even die. So how do they do it? Snakes do not actually hibernate, but instead, they will enter a hibernation-like state that’s called Hibernation, sometimes also referred to as wintering. During Brumation, the snake will sleep for extended periods of time and their bodily functions will slow dramatically to conserve energy. This ensures the snake survives the harsh winter since it doesn’t expend energy and there is no heat for the reptile to absorb. Brumation is quite fascinating, and you can learn more about it in this article that discusses if snakes hibernate in houses. You may also notice a snake burrowing into the earth. Burrowing, even in warm weather, helps keep the snake warm. The snake will dig into the ground to protect itself from the cold temperatures and elements above ground. If a snake can’t dig into the earth and burrow itself, it won’t survive the winter. Since your snake is unlikely to be able to burrow itself in its tank, and the temperature in your house probably won’t get so cold that it needs to go into brumation, this is the behavior you’re most likely going to see from your pet snake that will tell you that it’s getting too cold for them. When the temperature drops, snakes will huddle as well. This might be a solo huddle in which the snake folds up into a ball or a communal huddle with multiple snakes curling up together. Surprisingly, snakes of various species will usually take part in a group huddle. It goes to show that if the goal is important enough, in this case, it’s preventing heat and energy loss to survive the harsh winter, even snakes, the most solitary creatures that we know of, will work together. Can Snakes get too cold? Yes, snakes can get too cold and it’s important to keep an eye on the temperature in your house if you have a snake as a pet. While they may be able to survive lower temperatures than us, there is still a limit to how cold they can handle before it becomes harmful or even fatal. If the temperature falls below 40 degrees Fahrenheit or four degrees Celsius, it is too cold for your snake. Snakes are ectothermic creatures and as such rely on the environment to regulate their body temperature. In colder conditions, snakes will slow down until they reach a point where they cannot move at all because of how cold they’ve gotten. If you notice your snake is not moving, this could be a sign that the temperature in your home has dropped to an unsafe level for them. Does the cold weather kill snakes? Yes, the cold weather can kill snakes if they can’t protect themselves from it in one way or another, for example by going into brumation or huddling together. Why Snakes bask in the sun Snakes are cold-blooded reptiles that require the sun and the heat it provides for energy. If a snake’s body is unable to absorb sunlight through its skin, it will eventually deteriorate. Learn about the numerous advantages of adequate sunshine exposure for snakes: Getting The Needed Warmth Snakes require a consistent supply of sunshine and the heat energy it provides to maintain their bodily functions working correctly. Although they can’t spend 24 hours in the sun, enough light and warmth will assist snakes with digestion and metabolism. Snakes also generate vitamin D in the same manner as people do, by converting ultraviolet sunlight from the sun. This vitamin is critical to a snake’s survival since it aids in the maintenance of bones and metabolism. A single snake has hundreds of bones, which is a testament to how important it is for it to create as much vitamin D as possible. How to provide a good home for your snake Snakes are wonderful roommates and rarely expect anything in return. The only thing a snake need is a suitable, temperature-controlled environment. If you’re considering getting a pet snake, here are some simple methods to guarantee that it doesn’t get too chilly. Install a Thermometer in their habitat Snakes are most likely to be affected by the cold when they can’t get away from it or if their body is unable to regulate how hot or how cold they are. To ensure that your snake stays protected, you must install a thermometer in its habitat to keep an eye on the temperature inside its enclosure. A terrarium thermometer is required when setting up your snake’s living space. This will guarantee that the temperature never falls below 65° Fahrenheit (18.3° C), which we now know to be a snake’s freezing point, and that it stays in the 80-90°F range (32° C). Furthermore, this kind of thermometer will guarantee that the humidity levels are suitable for the snake. The moisture in the air around it will be absorbed by the moist environment, preventing dehydration in the snake. If you want a Thermometer only, I highly recommend the (very good and still very affordable) VIVOSUN Digital Heat Mat Thermostat from Amazon which you can check here or by clicking on the image below. However, I would advise getting something better like that Reptizoom Thermometer, Hygrometer, and Temperature controller as it will control everything to make sure the temperature and humidity stay in the most comfortable conditions for your snake. I used to use only a thermometer in the past, but this device really takes the manual work completely off my plate, so I recommend at least checking it out on Amazon here and giving it a thought. Consider UVB Lighting We understand that the sun not only warms snakes but also gives them vitamin D, which is something they won’t get indoors (and you can’t just go around walking your snake in public as you do with a dog), you can get them UVB lighting to emit those rays and simulate the outdoors conditions. As snakes would in the outside world, they absorb and process ultraviolet radiation, ensuring that their bones and bodily functions remain healthy. Snakes don’t require UVB, but it is said to benefit them in some way, so it’s definitely worth considering. Provide Ground Cover Ground cover is necessary for snakes because burrowing is common among them. Hopefully, they will not have to use this method since their terrarium thermometer is functioning correctly. It’s also a good way to cool down and keep themselves safe. Substrate, a combination of aspen and Cypriot shavings, is often used to line the floor of a snake’s habitat. Snakes love it because of its naturalness and softness to the point that they can tunnel through it. In conclusion, Snakes get too cold, and it’s important that you take all of the necessary precautions to keep your snake warm. By following these tips, you can be sure that your snake will be happy and healthy. An inadequate habitat can lead to many problems, including the snake running away even, so you need to make sure everything is just right. The good news is that even with these specific requirements, snakes take less work to keep in good health than most other pets. How Cold is too cold for Corn Snakes? Less than 75 °F or 23 °C is too cold for corn snakes. Try to keep your snake’s tank a bit warmer than that to keep your corn snake happy and healthy. If the temperature drops too low, your snake may suffer some health problems. If you like this article, please share it!
WATER MAKE-UP PEARL PURE Water Make-up Glossy Pure Grimas Water Make-up Pearl Pure is an unperfumed, gluten-free, glossy water-based make-up, intended for face-painting and body-painting. Water Make-up works just like watercolour paint. The colours can be mixed together. Pure means that the product in question does not contain any chemical preservatives (such as parabens) or halogenated organic compounds. The Water Make-up Pearl Pure is available in palettes of 6 or 12 x 2,5 ml cups. In addition the colours can be ordered individually in A1(2,5 ml) and in 15, 25 and 60ml packaging. Click a colour to see the sizes available in that colour. There are 41 matt Water Make-up (Pure) colours plus 12 Pearl shades. In the dermatological declaration one can read the following: The products have been dermatologically tested for 24, 48 and 72 hours on 30 persons with healthy skin. No irritation occurred. Has been evaluated at: The toxicity profile of the ingredients used, taking account of any contaminants present. Interactions between the various raw materials. Quantities of weight and volume the consumer is exposed to. Foreseeable improper use by the consumer-group. Water Make-up (Pure) can be applied directly onto the skin, but you can also first apply a layer of Grimas Cake Make-up. This has the benefit of allowing the colours of Water Make-up (Pure) to be applied more evenly and more vividly and also that they are easier to remove later. Cake Make-up dries quickly and does not mix with the Water Make-up (Pure). When you work with Water Make-up Pure, it is important to apply it to a clean, non-greasy skin. This will allow the make-up to stick to the skin better and to keep its effect longer. Water Make-up works just like watercolour paint. Use a brush or a make-up sponge and a little water to make the surface of the colour soft and pasty. Don't work too dry, but do not use too much water. Water Make-up (Pure) dries within 15 seconds. If you do not want the colours to mix, be sure to wait for the first layer to dry before applying another colour over it or up against it. Regularly change the water you rinse your brushes in and work preferably with two water dishes: one for light and one for dark shades. Water Make-up (Pure) can also be applied to hair, as long as it has not been treated (perm, dye, bleach, henna). Use a toothbrush to do this. You can lightly wash the skin with lukewarm water and soap (or shampoo) to already remove a great part. Massage it in briefly and rinse off with lukewarm water. Scrubbing too much with water and soap or shampoo can irritate the skin. You can clean the skin further if required with a cleansing milk or cleansing cream. Massage it in gently and remove it with a soft tissue. Do not use Afschmink, as this contains waxes and oils which actually adhere the Water Make-up to the skin. Do not use ready-to-use cleansing cloths. If a trace of colour is left on the skin, it can be removed with Grimas Cleansing Lotion. If the skin feels dry after cleaning, you can apply a care cream. Hair that has been coloured using Water Make-up (Pure) can be washed with shampoo. Clearing up the materials If necessary, rinse the Water Make-up clean and wipe the surfaces of the colours dry with clean tissues. Let the make-up dry out in the air and only put the lid back on when the Water Make-up is dry. Store it in a dry and cool place until the next time you use it. The sponges are disposable so you can throw them away after use. If you do want to reuse them, first rinse them under the tap with some soap or shampoo or wash them in the washing machine (in a net bag or pillow case), set to at least 60°C. You can clean brushes with water and soap or shampoo. Put the moist hairs of the brushes back into shape by hand after washing. Dry the brushes lying flat on a towel and do not place them upright, since that causes the moisture to run down into the shaft.
Chinook carries steam generators by Relax-A-Mist. We can help you plan your steam room or simply provide the equipment. Turn your shower into a spa… When you are building or renovating your home, you will be planning which features you want to include. Do you look for features that are energy efficient, luxurious and practical? Ones that make you feel good and only take a small amount of your time so you will enjoy using them on a daily basis? Relax-A-Mist® steam equipment is all of this and more! Unwind and relax after work, sports, or exercising, in your own luxurious steam bath with all of its refreshing and healthful benefits. Enveloped by warm moist steam, fatigue and tension in your body dissolve into the mist and are washed away.Complete your bathroom with a Relax-A-Mist® steam generator and turn your ordinary shower into your private steam room, ready for your personal enjoyment at a moment’s notice. Models SG-9, 14, 18, 23, 27, 36 Finish: Chrome or Custom Finishes available Dual Temperature Controls Digital Programmable Timer Drain Control Systems Included Starting at $7,083 Canadian
After Extraction of Wisdom Teeth In most cases, the removal of wisdom teeth is performed under local anesthesia, laughing gas (nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia), or general anesthesia. These options, as well as the surgical risks (i.e., sensory nerve damage, sinus complications), will be discussed with you before the procedure is performed. Once the teeth are removed, the gum is sutured. To help control bleeding bite down on the gauze placed in your mouth. You will rest under our supervision in the office until you are ready to be taken home. Upon discharge your postoperative kit will include postoperative instructions, a prescription for pain medication, antibiotics, and a follow-up appointment in one week for suture removal. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call us at Howell Office Phone Number (732) 364-0400. Our services are provided in an environment of optimum safety. We utilize modern monitoring equipment and our staff are experienced in anesthesia techniques. What will I feel like after wisdom teeth removal surgery? On the first day after wisdom teeth removal surgery, you may experience some minor bleeding and pain. You should cover your pillowcase with something so that you don’t get any blood on it. Each individual’s reaction to surgery varies, and the sensation of pain can range from mild discomfort to severe pain. A variable amount of swelling can be expected following the surgery. This swelling usually peaks on the second day and should begin resolving on the third day. You can limit the amount of swelling you will have by using ice for the entire first day. The more ice you use the first day, the less swelling you are likely to have on the second day. Please remember to put ice on the first day even if it is somewhat uncomfortable to have the cold next to your skin. On the third day, you will notice that your jaw muscles are stiff, and it is difficult to open your mouth normally. You can apply moist heat to your face on the second and third day allowing your muscles to relax more and open wider. Most of the time you will want to limit your activities for a few days. We ask that you follow your post-operative instructions closely. Doing so will make you as comfortable as possible during the first few days following your procedure. Please allow time for your body to begin healing before resuming an active social, academic, or athletic schedule. Most patients feel like they are over the hump and on their way to recovery in 3 to 5 days. Are there any problems after the extraction of wisdom teeth? As with any medical procedure, there can be complications or an unanticipated result. Some complications that patients undergoing wisdom tooth extraction may experience include: - damage to the sensory nerve that supplies sensation to the lips and tongue - sinus communication - dry sockets After the procedure, our assistants will review your post-operative instructions with your escort. We ask that you follow these instructions closely, as they will make you most comfortable following your procedure. If you were sedated, you will be comfortable and drowsy when you leave the office. Most patients prefer to go home and rest with no other physical or scholastic activities planned for a few days. With any medical procedure, there can be unexpected results. These can include delayed healing, infection and post-operative numbness or tingling in your lip, chin, or tongue. Dr. Levintov will review relevant post-operative events with you and answer any questions during your office visit. Damage to Sensory Nerve: A primary concern is a nerve within the lower jaw bone that supplies feeling to the lower lip, chin, and tongue. This nerve is frequently very close to the roots of the lower wisdom teeth. Having these teeth out between the ages of 12 and 18 usually provides shorter roots so that the nerve is not so close to the roots of these teeth. Occasionally, when the teeth are removed, and especially in older patients, the nerve can become injured. When local anesthesia wears off, you may experience a tingling or numbing sensation in the lower lip, chin, or tongue. Should this occur, it is usually temporary and will resolve gradually over a period of weeks or months. On rare occasions it can result in a permanent alteration of sensation similar to having local anesthesia. We feel that you should be aware of this possibility before consenting to surgery. The upper wisdom teeth are situated close to your sinuses, and their removal can result in an opening between your mouth and the sinus. Once again, if the teeth are removed at an early age, the root formation is minimal, and this complication is very unlikely. However, if it does occur, it will usually close spontaneously, but we may give you special instructions to follow, such as avoid blowing your nose for two or three days following the surgery. You can wipe your nose, but don’t blow your nose. If you have to sneeze, you should sneeze with an open mouth into a tissue. Pressure should not be created in the sinus area, which may dislodge the healing blood clot. If you sense this condition occurring after the surgery, please contact the office. An additional procedure may RARELY be necessary to close the opening. Dry sockets continue to be the most common problem people experience following dental surgery. They arise due to premature loss of a blood clot in the empty tooth socket. This seems to occur with greater frequency in people who smoke or are taking birth control pills. While both jaws can be affected, they usually occur in the lower jaw on the third to fifth day. They cause a deep, dull, continuous aching on the affected side(s). Patients may first notice the pain starting in the ear radiating down towards the chin. The symptoms frequently begin in the middle of the night, and your pain medication regimen may not help. Treatment can involve changing your prescription. Occasionally it is helpful to place a medicated dressing in the empty tooth socket. This will help decrease the pain and protect the socket from food particles. The effectiveness in alleviating the pain lasts for 24-48 hours and may require dressing changes every day or two, for five to seven days. Dressings usually are removed when you have been pain free for 2 to 3 days. The dressing doesn’t aid in healing. The only reason to place a dressing is for pain control. If medication is controlling the pain, the socket will heal without a dressing. Following removal of the dressing, an irrigation device may be provided to help you to keep food particles from lodging in the extraction site. Occasionally, post-operative infections occur. This usually requires an office visit and clinical examination. Many times, just placing you on an antibiotic for one week will take care of the infection. If it persists, the area will have to be drained and cleaned. Other temporary problems you may experience in the post-operative period include stiffness of the jaws, chafing around the corners of your lips, facial bruising, and blood oozing from the extraction sites. The post-operative instruction sheet we will provide should answer many of the questions related to these more common concerns. If not, don’t hesitate to call the office at Howell Office Phone Number (732) 364-0400.
Mold Remediation in Plandome Manor, NY 11030 Everything You Need To Know About Mold Inspection And Testing In Plandome Manor, NY Are you planning to buy a new home in Plandome Manor, NY? Did you observe any black spots in your own house in Nassau County? Molds can be hazardous to your health if left untreated or undetected. Inspecting mold spores or noticing any dark spots in your home can help you make informed decisions before buying a new house. First Response Restoration and Cleaning Inc. is the most extensive and reliable mold inspection, mole testing, and mole remediation company in Plandome Manor, NY. Situations Or Incidents After Which Mold Inspection Is Must Many people in Nassau County believe that it is easy to spot a mold. But molds can grow anywhere from ceiling bathrooms to not visible places like behind the wallpaper or baseboards. You should do mold inspection regularly. There are situations, events, and incidents in which you should check for any mold problems: 1) Water damage: You need to get your place inspected if there are any roof leaks or broken pipes. Any place in your house that got wet and you could not dry it within 48 hours. The place may have got contaminated by mold. 2) Buying New Property: When you plan to buy a house, it is essential to get inspected for water leakages and mold. 3) Unoccupied House: If your house was unoccupied for many months, there are chances for mold development. First Response Restoration and Cleaning Inc. can only identify the mold problems by inspecting the home. 4) After Mold Remediation: If you have recently done any mold remediation, regular check-ups can also help you ensure that your mold problem is resolved entirely. 5) Observe Mold Growing In Your Home: If you notice any dark spots of black or green color growing in your home, these can be molds. 6) Strange Smell: If you find any foul smell inside your house, it can be mold growing in your home. Get your house checked by a professional immediately before it spreads and damages the entire house. 7) Health Complications: Health issues like asthma or other respiratory problems can be due to exposure to molds. It is better to get your place inspected to get rid of mildew to be safe and healthy. Types Of Mold Testing Performed By Mold Testing Professionals We, First Response Restoration and Cleaning Inc. in Nassau County, provide a full range of services from inspection to testing to remediation. Any inspection done without testing is like half work done. The test helps you determine what kind of mold is present, and accordingly, the professionals can suggest treatment. There are four basic types of testing professionals do. 1) Air Quality Test: It helps identify the concentration of mold spores in the air. The mold usually develops in dark, moist places. And they slowly spread over time. 2) Surface Test: This test helps determine the extent of your mold problem. The samples are collected from hard surfaces like walls, cabinets, etc. 3) Bulk Testing: This test determines the concentration of mold inside the walls or low visibility places. 4) Culture Tests: It identifies the exact type of mold in your house. The samples are collected from several places from your home. They are further sent to the laboratory to determine the precise kind of mold. And accordingly, the treatment is suggested by the specialist. A complete physical examination of your house is done during the mold inspection. The mold inspector uses flashlights, cameras, and other tools to access the place prone to mold growth like HVAC ducts, pipes, storage areas, etc. The EPA recommends calling experienced professionals if the mold contamination is more than 10 square feet. Call us First Response Restoration and Cleaning Inc., if you are buying a new house in Plandome Manor, NY, or suspect any mold problems in your home. Our experts in Plandome Manor, NY, will contact you promptly. Call us at 516-541-0500 if you need a trusted partner to help you make that choice. Some information about Plandome Manor, NY Plandome Manor is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The majority of the village is considered part of the Greater Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The easternmost part of the village is more closely associated with Port Washington. The population was 872 at the 2010 census. The Village of Plandome Manor incorporated in 1931. Like the villages of Plandome and Plandome Heights to its south, Plandome Manor derives its name from the Latin ‘Planus Domus’, meaning plain, or level home. The manor house of Matthias Nicoll who was an early mayor of New York City and among the first generation of the Nicoll family on Long Island, was a wood frame home built in the 1670s, and one of the first homesteads in this area of Cow Neck, the namesake of the Cow Neck Peninsula (also known as the Manhasset/Port Washington Peninsula). The manor itself was torn down in 1998 and replaced with another estate. Author Frances H. Burnett, author of The Secret Garden, built her home, Fairseat, in Plandome Park in 1908, and lived there until her death in 1924. Burnett’s son, Vivian, and his wife Constance, had erected a home nearby on Bayview Road after their marriage. Following Frances Burnett’s death, her nephew, publisher Archer P. Fahnestock moved into Fairseat, but the home burned down leaving only the stucco carriage house and garden intact. In 1940, Fahnestock sold it to Leroy Grumman. Directions from Plandome Manor, NY to First Response Restoration and Cleaning Inc. Here are some cleaning-related links: - International Janitorial Cleaning Services Association - International Sanitary Supply Association - Association of Residential Cleaning Services International - Cleaning For A Reason: An ISSA Charity
The scourge of the novice gardener is the rapid decline in soil structure and fertility. Carrot and beet roots became tasteless, tomatoes became increasingly diseased, yields and fruit quality declined, onions rotted in winter, and so on. To maintain high yields of vegetable products, gardeners began to intensify the use of fertilizers (often only minerals), herbicides, pesticides, and other chemicals. But these only temporarily increased the effective fertility of the soil, reduced the natural fertility, and continued to negatively affect the soil structure. Bedding plants are an important part of organic farming and can ensure high yields without chemicals. Our article is about what kind of green manure to sow in the fall and what green manure to use in the winter. WHY IS THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL DECLINING? This happens because agricultural techniques are not followed. - The soil becomes infertile due to the removal of the same elements by cultures that have been growing in the same place for a long time. - It leads to the accumulation of pests and diseases affecting not a single crop, but an entire family (Solanaceae, Cruciferae, and others), which are grown in one place for several consecutive seasons. - Systematic burning of crop residues significantly destroys soil organic matter and its structure. The reduction of organic matter leads to the sanding of the soil. In order to stop the process of destruction of natural soil fertility, it is necessary to restore and continuously increase the amount of organic matter in the soil. This can be achieved by the following agronomic measures - switching to permanent mulching of the soil with crop residues. For the mulch, use healthy fresh crops and weed residues (preferably unsown), straw, fallen leaves, humus, and compost. - Manure (fresh and semi-decomposed), humus, bio-humus obtained through EM technology, vermiculture, and other methods are systematically applied during autumn tillage. - Recently, the siddat technology, capable of improving soil structure, quality, and fertility (including natural ones) and significantly increasing the amount of organic matter in the soil in a short period of time, has been introduced more and more actively into agronomic practices. THE ROLE OF GREEN MANURE IN SOIL FERTILITY Green manure crops or green manures have proven to be effective ecological fertilizers. They are also referred to as green manures. In organic farming, the cultivation of siderata is the most effective and economical means of restoring soil fertility. Siderata (weed-like) are individual crops or a mixture of plants, usually annuals, that develop a strong root system and fast-growing above-ground green mass. The green roots loosen the soil, especially the heavy component (loamy black soil), provide a large amount of organic residue, and the above-ground parts serve as a good snow control agent. They can be used as mulch or embedded in the soil as green manure after mowing. - For loosening the soil (rye, oats, rape, mustard, etc.) - To disinfect the soil against scab, rot, and nematodes (mixture of green crop radish + rape + mustard with marigold, marigold, and oats) - To improve fertility and loosen pasture soil (alfalfa, alfalfa, vetch, oat mixture, rye, mustard with legumes) - for mulch (alfalfa, comfrey, fenugreek, and other green manures) - to protect against returning cold fronts in spring (any cold-tolerant green manure) - for pest control in the form of a mixture of flowering plants (marigold, marigold, lupine, purple crocus, clover). Their mixture of odors repels pests. Siderata is an opportunity to balance all the necessary useful elements in the soil: nitrogen, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and organic compounds. Without earthworms, small insects, bacteria, and microorganisms, the soil would not become fertile. Green manure plants contribute to their appearance and create the most favorable living conditions. One of the great advantages of these green manures is that they completely remove weeds from the garden bed. The carpet of sown green manure is so dense that even a small patch of weeds cannot germinate. SOWING IN WINTER CONDITIONS Mulch plants are sown at different times of the year: spring, summer, early fall, and winter. It is important not to allow green manure plants to mature, as they can then be classified as weeds. It is very effective to mow when the height of the upper part is 8-12 inches (20-30 cm) or during germination. There are many benefits to sowing green manure during winter. - It frees up time when sowing and planting early vegetable crops (early cabbage, carrots, early potatoes, and others) in the spring. - extending the time green manure remains in the soil (until May) helps the plant’s root system to better loosen the soil and release additional mineral salts needed for later crops in the rotation. - The rich green mass is a good shade from the hot spring sun and the returning cold, and after mowing, it can also be used as a mulch. WINTER SOWING TECHNIQUES FOR GREEN MANURE Depending on the size of the seeds, grass seeds are sown at a depth of 1-2 inches (2.5-5 cm). Seeds are sown densely. The denser the seeds, the better. - Winter sowing is done more often by scattering and by row sowing in furrows between future cultivation rows. - Winter sowing of green manure is done after the final harvest of the crop. - Thoroughly clean any disease traction and weeds. - If the soil is very poor, apply molybdenum nitrate or phosphorus and potassium fertilizer at a rate of 30-40 g/11 sq ft. - If necessary, turn it over 8-10 inches (20-25 cm). If not tilled, weeds should be removed from the area by shallow tillage. - If the soil in the 2-4 inch (5-10 cm) layer is very dry, water it before sowing green manure. - Green manure should be sown twice after the early harvested crop. The first fall sowing takes place in August, and crops with a short development period (beans, peas, barley, etc.) are sown. The above-ground parts are trimmed at the height of 8-10 inches (20-25 cm). The cuttings are incorporated into the soil, where they can decompose before the onset of cold weather. The decomposition of the young green matter releases sufficient quantities of mineral salts and, at the same time, enriches the soil with organic matter. - During the overwintering period, the second sowing of early crops and the main sowing of late crops, wintergreen manure (Sweet clovers, vetch, winter rye, etc.) is spent in the period from the 2nd-3rd decade of September to the 1st decade of October. Sedum has time to develop a good root system and form above-ground parts 2-4 inches (5-10 cm) or taller before the winter cold. Sometimes the seeds are sown late, and the culture does not have time to form above-ground parts in the fall. It will regrow very quickly in the spring. The above-ground portion formed in the fall acts as a snowpack in the winter to prevent wind erosion, while in the spring, the spreading green manure prevents evaporation of water and keeps the soil moist. In the spring, the wintergreen manure is tilled into the soil before planting or sowing the main crop. It is very important not to over-saturate the soil with the green matter when laying sod. The useful microbiota is depleted on acidified soils, and the green matter cannot be processed in time by the useful microbiota. Crop residues become acidic and begin to rot in the soil (you can smell the decay). It is best to store some of the plugs for composting and incorporate the rest into the soil on such soil. If the grass seed is sown in one piece, leaving the cuttings on the soil surface is best. Mulched soil will allow roots to decompose more quickly in the soil. 2-4 weeks later, early crops can be planted or sown. In the case of row sowing, the above-ground portion is cut in the spring, dumped between the rows, shallowly incorporated into the soil, and the main vegetable crop is planted or sown in these rows 2-3 weeks later. GREEN MANURE CROPS FOR WINTER SOWING The choice of green manure plants or mixtures depends on the quality of the soil and the main crop in the vegetable rotation. When selecting green manure crops, they should not be sown in the same family as the main crop. For example, use a cruciferous crop, such as colza or rape, as green manure for cabbage (also in the cruciferous family). It is necessary to select green crops in advance, depending on the impact on the soil and the main crop. For potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, bell peppers, rye, oats, lupins, oil radish, mustard, and Common bird’s foot are good green manure precursors. For beets, carrots, and beans, mustard, bitter greens, oil radish, rape, peas, and vetch are the best. They help loosen heavy, bunched-up soils and suppress weeds. They provide sufficient nutrients for plants from the mineralized matter of green manure. Green manure groups that protect the soil from viral and bacterial decay and some pests include vetch-oat mixtures, oilseed rape, legumes, phacelia, and ryegrass annuals. They are good loosening agents for heavy soils and excellent precursors for cucurbits (zucchini, cucumbers, squash) and eggplant crops (tomatoes, bell peppers, eggplants). When using green manure such as mustard, oil radish, marigold, and golden lotus, the soil will be effectively cured of iron nematodes and nematodes. In loose soils and areas with erosion processes, any cruciferous crop gets good results, forming deep branching root systems (phacelia, bittercress, rape, radish, mustard). At the same time, they are good precursors for potatoes, corn, and winter crops. They are recommended as green manure plants on excessively wet soils, which require high moisture (lupins), and on dry soils – drought-resistant (rape, bittercress, fenugreek). On soils poor in organic matter, which require increased amounts of nitrogen and other nutrients, the best green manures are leguminous crops (vetch, alfalfa, peas, fodder beans), cruciferous (winter rape, winter slope), cereals (rye, oats). The above crops in no way limit the use of other crops or their mixtures as green manure. The main thing is to give priority to the use of green manure in the rotation of vegetable crops. More Related Information About Gardening Beginners
There’s no such thing as a shy dahlia. They’re the party animals of the plant world, with attention-grabbing flowers in all colours, shapes and sizes. They flower for months, too, so when everything else in the garden is starting to fade in late summer, they’ll still be going strong. Find out how to grow dahlias. Choosing your dahlias Dahlias range in size from giant to dwarf, some reaching over 2m (6.5ft) tall with dinner-plate-sized blooms, while others grow to just 30cm (1ft) high and make fabulous container plants. There’s a range of different flower types too, including spiky-looking cactus dahlias, huge multi-petalled decorative dahlias and neat round pompom dahlias. If you’re looking for bee-friendly flowers, single dahlias are your best bet, with a single row of petals around an open centre that’s easy for pollinators to reach. How to plant dahlias To get ahead of the crowd, buy your dahlias as tubers and start them off indoors in February or March in pots filled with multipurpose compost. Soak the tubers in lukewarm water for an hour before planting, to rehydrate them. Once you’ve planted your tubers, place the pots in a cool bright frost-free spot. Keep the compost moist and let the plants grow on until it’s warm enough to harden them off and plant them outdoors. You can also plant dahlia tubers directly outdoors once all risk of frost is past. They need a spot in full sun, in a light, fertile, well-drained soil. All dahlias except the dwarf bedding varieties will need good sturdy stakes, and it’s best to put the stakes in first when planting, to avoid damaging the tubers. Plant the tubers about 10cm (4in) deep, with the join where the root meets the stem pointing upwards. Add a general-purpose fertilizer like Growmore when planting and water well afterwards. Growing dahlias in pots outdoors is a simple solution when space is limited. Fill the containers with multipurpose compost, add a slow-release fertilizer like Osmocote, and plant the tubers 10cm (4in) deep. Caring for dahlias Feed plants fortnightly with a balanced liquid feed and water regularly, especially in dry periods. Once plants start flowering, feed fortnightly with a high potassium feed like Tomorite. Once shoots reach about 40cm (16in), remove all but the five most vigorous shoots and pinch out the tips of the remaining shoots down to the top pair of leaves. This feels brutal but will give you healthy, bushy plants. Slugs love dahlias, so protect your plants with pet-friendly slug pellets or make evening patrols with a torch to find and destroy marauding slugs. Deadhead regularly to encourage the plants to produce more flowers. Dig up tubers after the first frost. Brush off surplus soil and hang the tubers up for a couple of weeks to dry. Then pack them into a box, covered in moist sand, and store somewhere cool and frost-free over winter. With our vast range of dahlias and other summer-flowering bulbs, you can fill your garden with colour this summer. Visit us to see what’s in store!
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[Taipei] After being in operation for 7 years, Cantonese restaurant Le Palais 君品酒店- 頤宮中餐廳 was awarded 3 Michelin Stars in both the inaugural Michelin Guide Taiwan 2018 and in 2019. Out of more than 130 restaurants in the guide, it holds the distinction of being the only one achieving the highest rating possible. Despite its French name, which literally translates to “The Palace”, the restaurant serves mostly fine Cantonese banquet cuisine using high quality, seasonal ingredients. All cookware and sauces used on the Cantonese side are from Hong Kong, but all the fresh ingredients are grown locally. Helming the kitchen are culinary master chefs duo of Executive Chef Matt Chen (陳泰榮) and Head Chef Ken Chan (陳偉強). Chef Matt Chen moved to Taiwan from Macau nearly 20 years ago, while Chef Ken Chan moved from Hong Kong three decades ago and became Head Chef in 2010. Located on the 17th floor of the Palais de Chine Hotel (君品酒店) central Taipei’s Datong district – a short walk from Taipei Main Station (台北車站), Le Palais epitomizes the same elegance the hotel reflects. As one of the top 25 luxury hotels in Taiwan, Palais de Chine Hotel speaks utmost class worthy of housing a 3-Michelin-starred restaurant. The dining room is lavish-but-smart decorated and designed to impress, with its brass and golds, dark steel and mirror ceilings. Despite its opulent ambiance with traditional touches of oriental ceramic art, calligraphy and Chinese paintings, the place feels chic and modern. Each elegant table is set in its own special screened off area. The beautiful table setting is a preview of the fine cuisine that will grace it. Le Palais’ A La Carte Menu offers Dim Sum, Chef’s Specials, Abalone and Edible Bird’s Nests, Cantonese Barbecue, Soup, Seafood, Meat, Vegetables & Tofu, Fried Rice & Noodles, and Desserts. Start off with the pretty pleated Palais de Chine Steamed King Prawn Dumplings (NT$480, SGD21 for 3 pieces) a.k.a. Har Gao, with naturally sweet lightly-cooked prawns encased in a thin, delicate translucent skin. The waitress highly recommended the Steamed Rice Rolls with Shrimp and Chinese Doughnuts (NT$480, SGD21). When it arrived, it looked similar to a ”zha leong” except that there were shrimps within the fried dough sticks. Pardon the cliché, but this was indeed an explosion of both flavours and texture – from the succulent shrimps in the middle, crispy youtiao on the outside, wrapped around with silky smooth rice rolls. Technically very difficult to prepare. I was also enticed by the Baked Barbecue Pork Bun, but hesitated due to the price tag. It was NT$300 (SGD13.20) for one piece. 13 bucks. It looked similar to Tim Ho Wan’s, but probably 10 time its price. Suddenly, I felt guilty being too extravagant. Life is short, and so we went for it. To be honest, no regrets at all. The best Baked Char Siew Bao I ever had. It was the contrast between the hot, piping crisp layer and the moist saucy fillings and sweet char siew that was thoroughly enticing. There are a couple of La Palais signature dishes that need to be pre-ordered – the Cantonese Style Crispy Roast Duck Course, Crispy Roasted Baby Duck, Barbecue Pork, and Crispy Deep-Fried Chicken. The Cantonese Style Crispy Roast Duck Course (NT$3,980, SGD175 whole) is recommended for 8-10 people. The duck, sourced from Yilan Xiaobei, Taiwan, weighs an ideal 3.5kg for that optimum fat-meat ratio. Sliced into pieces, wrapped in a lotus leaf with mozzarella cheese, romaine lettuce and osmanthus sauce. The Crispy Roast Baby Duck (NT$2,580, SGD114 whole) is a smaller (600g) 28-day old duck,meant for 4-6 people. Also sourced from Yilan Xiaobei, the baby duck is stuffed with a variety of Chinese herbal medicines and marinated for 2 days. It’s then roasted in a traditional Chinese roasting oven for about 40 minutes, followed by an air-drying process. Before serving, it’s topped with hot oil to keep the amber red skin crisp to perfection, while keeping the meat tender and moist. I had the Le Palais Signature Barbecue Pork (NT$1,580, SGD70 per plate), similar to most Hong Kong style, using Kurobuta Pork shoulder butt marinated in a house special sauce for 45 minutes. It is then roasted for about 30 minutes, and basted with a final touch of maltose sauce. This disaccharide gives the tender-cooked lean meat its classic shiny char siu appearance and adds a sticky sweet but not charred finish to the barbecue pork. I generally found the slices delicious and tender, but cannot say that the satisfaction level is very much better than those found in Hong Kong’s good roast pork stores. The Crispy Deep-Fried Chicken (NT$1180 for half, SGD51.90) was probably an mm thick crispy skin contrasted with succulent meat. Again, I would say an average above chicken, but found this alone hard to justify for both the 3-star rating and price tag. (Perhaps it is also because there are many good roast chicken shops in Singapore as well.) If budget is not an issue, go all in with their special Michelin 3-Star Set Menu (NT$8,800+, SGD388+ per pax) which includes Le Palais Assorted Appetisers; Lobster Salad with Dried Radish; White Pepper Fish Maw Soup; Stir-Fried Diced Wagyu Beef with Garlic and Black Beans; Braised Australian Abalone with Goose Foot and Shiitake Mushroom; Steamed Tiger Grouper with Chinese Sausage; Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup; Cantonese Sponge Cake; and Almond Milk. Dessert wise, get the Sesame Balls (NT$380 for 3, SGD16.70) that looked like an ordinary dim sum, but was actually filled with molten lava-type black sesame fillings. If we were to use some of the other Michelin-starred Taipei restaurants as a yardstick, then it is understandable why Le Palais would have been awarded the coveted 3 stars. In generally, I thought that the dim sum dishes were more impressive compared to the cooked dishes. While it is said that Michelin inspectors judge based on taste alone, part of the reason why Le Palais works is due to its opulent décor. Service staff were also well-trained in the description and taste profiles of every item the entire menu, and introduced the dishes in the most poetic and soothing way. Le Palais 頤宮 17F, Palais de Chine Hotel, 3, Section 1, Chengde Road, Datong District, Taipei, 110 Tel: +886 2 2181 9985 Opening Hours: Lunch 11:30am – 2:30pm, Dinner 5:30pm – 9:30pm (Mon – Sun) Michelin Guide Taipei 2019 Ming Fu 明福台菜海鮮 (Zhongshan, Taipei)
“Most probably we won’t miss the sunrise tomorrow,” we said to each other while wishing a good night to the wrinkled moon. It’s a fact in my life, I see the rising sun only two or three times in a year. But I love Sunrise. I love how orange-ish the world turns to, how fresh that blue shade of the sky looks once it gets enlightened. My eyes get soaked with moist or memories, as if the fog finally eloped with dark nights to welcome the new morning. There’s something about mornings that makes all of us awake. There’s something about it. Some well-kept secret that no human beings could know.In a week or so I will start a new journey on old roads and I will see many sunrises for some time. This year is different, it was supposed to be different and filled with many sun-kissed mornings.We keep driving uphill while playing hide and seek with the baby Sun. The hue of the nature keeps changing too. Our radio plays “It’s always a good time” as if that dead set of wires and missing parts feels alive too today.Some mornings, you know, start so smoothly, as if someone behind the camera set the stage perfectly and we are just playing our part. Well scripted and well directed play, yes, it looks like that.
Lobsters are a colorful type of shellfish widely known as delicious seafood, which most consider a tasty, and for the most part quite pricey, treat. Although lobsters are considered a seafood delicacy and a type of shellfish, this does not necessarily mean they can be considered fish. A lobster is, in fact, not considered a fish but rather a marine crustacean. Lobsters fall into the category of crustaceans rather than fish because they are biologically different. Like crabs, lobsters, too, have a segmented body with a few pairs of legs, claws, and a hard exoskeleton. Lobsters, although primarily known as a seafood delicacy, are a type of marine crustacean classified as Arthropoda, along with similar sea critters such as crabs, shrimps, barnacles, and insects. A lobster actually shares more physical characteristics with a woodlouse than it does with a fish. Lobsters can be split into two sub-categories based on their physical features – true lobsters or spiny lobsters. Are Lobsters Considered Fish? Although lobsters are a type of shellfish, they are not considered to be actual fish. This is due to the biological and physical differences between them. Despite their many physical differences, lobsters and fish have certain things in common. The Differences Between Lobsters And Fish Unlike lobsters, fish have various sets of fins, which they use to maneuver themselves around in the water with the help of their muscular bodies. However, most lobsters have a few pairs of legs and can propel themselves forward using the muscles in their tails. The outside of a fish is also covered with scales, whereas a lobster has a hard outer shell covering called an exoskeleton. Although lobsters and fish both have gills, lobsters can stay alive out of water for much longer than fish. Fish can typically survive out of water anywhere from ten minutes to three hours, depending on the size of the fish, whereas lobsters can survive out of water for up to 48 hours if their gills remain moist. Another major difference between lobsters and fish is their eyes. The eyes of fish are similar to those of mammals such as birds but have a slightly more spherically shaped lens, whereas lobsters, like insects, have compound eyes, which do not give the lobster very clear visuals; however, they are excellent at detecting motion, especially in the dark which aids them when they are hunting prey at night. The Similarities Between Lobsters And Fish Besides the fact that lobsters and fish share the same ocean habitat, they also share the same internal respiratory system. Just like fish, the gills found on lobsters extract oxygen from the seawater to allow them both to breathe underwater. The Differences Between True Lobsters And Spiny Lobsters The division of lobsters into sub-categories is due to various species of lobsters existing in different ocean habitats and having physical characteristics which differ from species to species. The differences in lobsters’ physical characteristics also directly impact their commercial importance in the seafood industry. Ocean Habitat Of True Lobsters And Spiny Lobsters All types of lobsters can be found dwelling at the bottom of the ocean, between rocks and small crevices. They are bottom feeders which feed on the decaying flesh of other shellfish. The main difference in the habitat of true lobsters and spiny lobsters is the ocean water temperature in which they are found. True lobsters are found in colder ocean waters such as those off the coast of South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Spiny lobsters are also called rock lobsters and are found in warmer ocean waters such as areas in the North-eastern and North-western Atlantic Oceans. In the seafood industry, lobsters are either categorized as “cold water” or “warm water” lobsters as their commercial importance differs. The Physical Differences Between True And Spiny Lobsters Both true lobsters and spiny lobsters have five sets of legs; however, the first set differs between the two. The first set of legs of lobsters are claws, and true lobsters have a much bigger set of claws than those of the spiny lobsters. Therefore, true or “warm water” lobsters are much more sought after in the seafood industry than spiny lobsters, as there is more meat that can be harvested from the claws. The size of the claws is, however, not the only physical difference between these two categories of lobsters. The spiny lobsters get their name due to their long, thick antennae, which give them a “spiny” appearance. Unlike their spiny lobster counterparts, true lobsters have much smaller and thinner antennae. The Difference Between Lobsters In The Seafood Industry As with any commercial industry, more is always better when it comes to output quantity. True lobsters have more edible meat than spiny lobsters, as it has a lot of meat that can be harvested from the claws and the rest of the body. The only edible meat that comes from a spiny lobster is that which can be harvested from its tail. The taste and color of the meat also vary between these two categories of lobster. True lobsters have much whiter and tastier meat than spiny lobsters. This results from the temperature of the water they are found in. The colder waters allow lobsters not to absorb the salt in the ocean water, making the meat sweeter than that of lobsters found in warmer waters. The meat’s quantity, taste, and color make the true or “cold water” lobsters the more sought-after option in the seafood industry. A lobster is, in fact, not considered a fish but rather a marine crustacean. Lobsters are similar to fish in terms of the fact that both organisms share the same ocean habitats and have the same respiratory organs known as gills which they use to breathe underwater. However, they differ greatly in their biological structure as they have different external physical structures and features. Lobsters can be categorized into either true lobsters and spiny or “rocky” lobsters. The main differences between these types of lobsters are the temperature of their ocean habitat, the size of their front set of claws, and the size and thickness of their antennae. True lobsters are more popular in the seafood industry as they yield a bigger quantity of whiter, tastier meat than spiny lobsters.
- Partial Sun to Full Sun (At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight) - Mature Height 36 - 42 Inches - Mature Spread 36 - 42 Inches - Growing Zones 4 - 8 Foxgloves are standard in any Cottage garden. Dalmatian Peach Foxglove a lovely shade of fresh peach that would be a great contrast or compliment to any of the perennials planted in your garden border. The whorls of thick leaves form a sturdy base for the gracefully tall flower stems. Delicate peach blooms with orange speckled throats turn to cream as they age on the flower stem. As a cut flower, foxglove lasts for quite awhile. Foxglove tolerates a wide range of hardiness zones. In the lower zones of 3-6, the plant will die back completely to the ground. Often in zones 7 and 8 the leaves at the base of the plant will stay green all winter, even with a light dusting of snow. Deer resistant and also resistant to most diseases. Foxglove Dalmatian Peach is an unbeatable low maintenance plant. Dalmatian Peach Foxglove Care Digitalis prefer soil that is neutral to acidic with a pH of 5.0- 6.5. They also like a moist but free draining site that has average fertilization. An annual feeding of a slow release, balanced fertilizer will keep these gems producing the giant blooms that they are known for. Foxglove will do fine in a part to full shaded site.They do a very good job of brightening up the back of a shady woodland border. Regular deadheading will keep this perennial producing blooms longer. There is not much left to cut back in the fall. Cutting off of any damaged and dead foliage the following spring is usually all this plant needs to look good. The birds like the seed heads of foxglove and will help to spread them around for you. Any unwanted seedlings are easily weeded out in the spring. Dalmatian Peach Foxglove Spacing Mass plantings of Foxglove are the most impressive way to display this one. Spacing should be 12 inches on the center of the plants. Make sure to put these giants at the back of a garden border. The height of the bloom stem can be from 36-42 inches. Dalmatian Peach Foxglove Information \|USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 - 8\| \|Plant Type: Perennials\| \|Light Exposure: Partial Sun to Full Sun (At Least 5 Hours of Direct Sunlight)\| \|Mature Height: 36 - 42 Inches\| \|Mature Spread: 12 - 18 Inches\| \|Spacing: 12 - 18 Inches\| \|Flower Color(s): Pink, White\| \|Flower Description: Peach\| \|Bloom Period: June\| \|Foliage Type: Semi-Evergreen\| \|Foliage Color(s): Green\| \|Seasonal Interest: Summer Flowering\| \|Resists: Deer, Rabbit\| \|Attracts: Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds\| \|Uses: Wildlife Gardens\| \|Features: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flowers\| \|Common Name: Dalmatian Peach Foxglove\| \|Scientific Name: DIGITALIS PURPUREA `DALMATIAN PEACH`\| Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on; type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors. For more detailed information, please click here. Plant Addict Guarantee (Included On All Plant Orders) Plant Addicts guarantees your plant(s) will arrive happy and healthy, but the plant(s) are being shipped through the mail and accidents happen. If the plant is dead, has dried out roots or the incorrect item was shipped just notify Plant Addicts within 3 days upon delivery. We may ask for pictures but will try to make it as easy as possible for you. Please note plant(s) with damaged branches or wilted leaves will not qualify for this guarantee. Plants are very resilient and will rebound quickly when cared for correctly. For information on how to care for you new plant please check out our guide. 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For more information, please go to our Shipping & Returns page at the bottom of the website. Standard Colors: 2-3 business days Special Order Colors: 8 weeks - this is due to the planter being custom made with the color(s) of your choice Please Note: On special orders there can not be any cancellations Time of Order: - If there is extreme heat we’ll delay shipping. - We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail. It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. 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The completely sealed nature of this unit ought to keep all pests away, as properly as an oxygen or water that may intrude with dry pet food. Whether you need to retailer dog food, pet seed, or even grass seed, this container will make an excellent ally in any backyard shed or kitchen. The seal is airtight, too, so you won’t find your pet food going stale even should you store it for several weeks. The snap locks also needs to assist to keep any small pests like ants out of your stash of dog kibble. If you've a big canine at home or a quantity of smaller canines and the necessity to hold a lot of dry meals available, the proper storage is essential when you don’t need your personal home reeking of pet food. The best hermetic pet food storage container is the Gamma2 Vittles Vault Outback. This container is insanely well-reviewed on Amazon, with greater than 7,500 5-star evaluations. 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Harry Barker Classic Food Storage Container is made of sturdy, recycled metal. A 55 qt meals has sufficient capacity to hold roughly forty five lbs. As any canine homeowners is conscious of, the equipment you need on your pup are infinite. Hooks on the side of this container are excellent for keeping leashes, collars, and anything you need shut at hand. As you’d expect from a storage bin of this capacity, the container is type of cumbersome and reasonably heavy, too. In return, you’ll get sufficient room for several luggage of Fido’s favourite. There’s a spout to make serving your food super-simple, and there’s additionally a measuring cup so you can precisely portion your pup’s food and treats. By buying a small bag at a time from the native retailer, you’ll end up spending rather more cash over time than by buying online in bulk. 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You will want to put it on the floor within the pantry, kitchen, laundry room or mudroom. Imagine an open bag of canine in the same method you’d picture an open field of cereal. You may be OK leaving the bag open from time-to-time however it’s not going to style too great if it’s open for a while, or when you depart their meals out for an extended period. Shortcuts To Dog Food Storage Container That Just A Few Learn About The lid should close tightly even after plenty of use–so decide a high-quality container. In contact with air, kibble can get stale, lose its flavor, and change texture from crunchy to delicate. While not probably the most dangerous factor that may happen when dry meals isn't stored correctly, it will positively make your pet less involved in the food you’re offering . Dog meals containers assist with that by preserving your saved dog food away from the three causes of spoilage. If you've different varieties of dog food, consider buying separate stackable containers that can be simply stored. The finest dog food container for you'll depend upon what exactly you’re on the lookout for and the way a lot house you have in your house. If you're looking for pet food container concepts, you should think about one of many above choices. There are additionally ornamental meals containers in addition to personalised ones. According to the specialists, you must hold your dog’s chow in its unique bag even whereas stored inside the container to keep it recent. The old saying, “You get what you pay for” comes to mind on this category. We independently research and recommend the best merchandise; Learn extra here. We might obtain commissions on purchases produced from our product recommendations. If you’re selecting moist meals, nevertheless, you shouldn’t enable the meals to face for longer than an hour. Not only would this appeal to flies but the food shortly turns foul and may cause abdomen upsets in your pup.
Apple Sour Cream Coffee CakePosted by in Food Sounds good, doesn’t it? This recipe is from October Everyday Food. This recipe has everything a gal could want in a coffee cake – sour cream, apples, nuts, cinnamon, crumb topping. Thumbs down though. Not a winner. This would not cook all the way through no matter how hard I tried. It’s supposed to bake 60-70 minutes. I gave up after 80 because it was burning on the edges. I’m not even going to type the recipe here because I didn’t like it. It was moist, but moist to the point of mushiness. It had some spice flavor, but not enough. The crumb topping absorbed into the cake. Just not a good thing. You can follow any comment to this entry through the RSS 2.0 Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Here are seven unique purposes for your pumpkin this holiday season using your Vitamix Blender! Vitamix is hands down the best blender, preferred by chefs, easiest to clean and is the best investment in my opinion. (You can read more about why I love Vitamix here) 1. Your BASE – Pumpkin Puree for All Things Pumpkin Pumpkin puree is so simple to make in the Vitamix! You can then plug it into numerous recipes. Process roasted pumpkin flesh for 20 to 30 seconds using the 4 or 5 setting on your Vitamix – easy peasy! Pick either the sweet pumpkins or pie pumpkins for optimal results. 2. Pumpkin Pancakes, Muffins and More! Your pumpkin puree blends right into most batters as a healthy sub for oils or butter normally called for in recipes. Give your baked goods an extra 5 minutes of baking time than typically called for. Just add in the pumpkin puree when you would normally add the oil or butter. Then stir the batter as the recipe directs. 3. Carrot Cake Transformed into Pumpkin Bread Take your typical carrot cake recipe and sub the carrots with 16 ounces of that pumpkin puree you made and set aside (no more than 1 cup of puree). Follow the recipe otherwise and voila! You have moist, delicious pumpkin bread! Wrap it up and put a bow on it – you’ve got a great gift idea for neighbors! 4. Soup Stock Save the seeds and fiber in the fridge to make a wonderful soup stock. You’ll need to make your stock within 1 day of refrigerating. Follow a standard recipe for making vegetable stock and use it for all kinds of warm soup recipes! 5. Creamy Pumpkin Soup One of the GREAT things about the Vitamix is you can use it to make soup! Here is a recipe for delicious pumpkin soup using your Vitamix! 6. Pumpkin Butter is Better Mix a pound of pumpkin puree with 1 cup brown sugar, plus a teaspoon of cinnamon and some crushed cloves to taste. Cook on your stove top over medium-low heat until it cooks down – roughly 35 to 40 minutes. Pumpkin butter can be used to season a poultry dish, flavor your morning porridge or spread on whole grain toast. Set it out on the table at meal time for any variety of ways to compliment a meal. 7. Pumpkin Cheer You can create a warm pumpkin cider! Spike it with a bit of dark rum if you wish or drink mix a dollop of your pumpkin butter into some Lady Grey tea for a non-alcoholic treat. 8. Pumpkin Walnut Spread This is such a yummy addition to your holiday meal! Check out this recipe HERE!
3 Sun Safe Skincare Habits To Follow Right Now With the temperatures going up and sun becoming stronger, it’s time take sun exposure seriously to keep skin protected and healthy. Here are some expert skin care tips that we curated for you. Summer’s nearly here. The temperature’s rising and many among us are getting ready for some sun worship, and few are looking to hide indoors. Whichever group you fall into, it’s important to escape the harmful effects of the sun, dust, pollution, free radicals et al. With little care and attention, the joys of summer can be yours without worrying about tan, or sun burnt skin. We’ve got tips from Dr Blossom Kocchar, Aromatherapist, Aesthetician and Founder of Aroma Magic, and Dr Raj Parikh, a Mumbai-based Dermatologist for your skin. Protect Your Skin One of the best ways to keep your skin looking younger is to provide it the right protection. Using right creams and some TLC will make sure it looks fresh even through the harsh months ahead. Before we go down to protecting your exterior, you need to take care of your internals to be able to fortify your skin from the inside. “Drink lots of water through the day, not only to replenish lost moisture but also to help flush toxins out of the body. Sipping cold Herb or spice teas offer added therapeutic benefit. To counteract the outside, choose cooling herbs and spices such as mint, cardamom and fennel. Milk has a cooling effect that is soothing inside as well as outside. Drinking a cup of cold milk is a great idea. You should start your summer skin protection ritual right away to make sure that skin remain fresh and flawless,” suggests Dr Kocchar. Screen the sun We all know the virtues of a good sunscreen; needless to say that it is a must. It is the biggest defence that you can give your skin to fight the harmful UVA and UVB rays. “Look for a sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 30 to combat the high sun that Indian summers get. If you have sensitive skin a water-resistant sunscreen with SPF 35 will help protect your skin. If you know you are going to spend a long time under the sun, then look for sunscreen that has SPF 35 and above,” says Dr Parikh. You apply sunscreen to dry skin at least 15 minutes before going outdoors and should reapply after swimming or perspiring. Typically, one coin size of sunscreen lotion is enough to cover exposed areas of the body properly. For lips, the best protection against sun damage is a water-resistant lip balm that keeps the lips moist and that has an SPF of 15. If you are planning to wear shorts, minis, tanks, sleeveless tops or crop tops then protect the exposed parts of your body as you would your face. Pick a spray sunblock to cover any exposed part like arms, legs and back. After sun care Even if you are meticulous with your sunscreen, tanning is something you can’t avoid. You need to be regular with a skin care regimen. According to Dr Kocchar, you can use a balancing skin cleanser made by combining milk with almond meal and rose water that fights tan as well as soothes burnt skin. “Apply cucumber water over your exposed areas including face, hands feet and neck to soothe burnt skin and avoid tanning. At least once a week, treat yourself to a fruit or vegetable mask. Cucumbers, avocados, apricots and papayas are great homemade masks. Puree the fruit or vegetable and blend with some yoghurt, honey, oatmeal and lemon juice (for oily skin) or rosewater (for dry skin) and apply evenly to the face. Let stay for 15-20 minutes and then rinse off with lukewarm water,” she says. If you are too lazy to make packs out of kitchen goodies, then pick a good anti-tan mask and anti-tan scrub and use them not just on your face but also on your arms and legs. Buy a good skin brightening moisturiser to apply at night. The actives prevent excessive melanin build-up under your skin, which is the biggest reason for tanning.
Sheep Warmer Dimensions: 10″ x 15″ Weight: 2.75 lb. Fabric: Made with soft Berber Fleece with sewn on felt face & feet Cover: Removable washable cover for easy laundering Filling: Filled with whole corn (not the popping kind) Insert: Made of cotton muslin, with Velcro closure, filled with corn Free shipping on orders of $100 or more! Other Product Information - Not medicinal looking – will decorate a bed or chair - No added fragrances (as with rice socks) – Aroma is that of a freshly popped bowl of popcorn. - Portable – no wires as with conventional electric heating pads - Easy to use — no messy hot water bottles! - Microwave for moist heat therapy to relax tight muscles - Heat to stimulate circulation and improve flexibility - Warm to ease away cramps and muscle spasms - Bring soothing comfort to cold hands and feet - Freeze for cold therapy to reduce swelling and pain Fill Your Own We have designed our products so you can purchase them without the corn filling and easily fill them with whole corn (not popcorn) or rice. No sewing! Customs regulations in many countries outside the US often do not allow importation of whole corn. Save $2 per item plus the cost of heavier weight shipping, whether you are placing a domestic or international order. Please contact us by phone or email to order. Questions? Please contact us. We are always happy to help you with information about our products and service over the phone. 888-835-7485 Grandmothers love Maine Warmers Cozy Sheep. Don’t leave your Maine Warmer at Grandma’s house. You might not get it back.
* Images shown are of mature plants Frost-Friendly Plum Tree Dubbed the California plum tree of the Midwest, Black Ice plum trees can withstand cold weather up to -30 degrees Fahrenheit! This means your tree won’t die well below freezing, so you can continue to reap the reward of sweet, juicy plums without ever having to worry about replanting after a cold winter. Add Surprising Interest to Your Landscape This Lydecker plum tree’s branches spread out and weep over the trunk creating a stunning architectural display to muse over every season. In the spring, little white, waxy flowers bloom against lush green foliage. In late July, big, purplish-black plums with red and yellow flesh will fill the boughs of your tree. Get Extremely LARGE Plums These plums aren’t just pretty — they’re big, too. Black Ice plums are the size of tennis balls! The Black Ice Plum tree is the love child of a California cherry plum tree and a large Japanese plum tree called P. Salicina. The Black Ice plum inherited its size from the Japanese variety making it one of the largest hybrid plums. The Black Ice is a little piece of human ingenuity in your own yard! Perhaps the JUICIEST Plum You’ve Ever Tasted The California cherry plum gives this black plum its sweet flavor. That’s why it’s known as a dessert plum. Imagine baking your own plum pies and tarts. You’ll only need a couple of plums per recipe since they’re so big, which means you’ll have plenty more to bake and share with your neighbors, friends, and family. Simple to Sustain, Little to Manage, Black Ice Plum trees persevere in cold weather making them an exceptional selection if you live in areas where temperatures dip below freezing. These plum trees are also easy to maintain. They only require full to partial sun light and well-drained, fertile soil. The Black Ice is also a dwarf plum tree, so it will take up less space in your yard. You could even plant it in a container. Let the bees put in the work pollinating your trees, so you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor while also seeing the spectacle of nature unfold before your eyes. Very Popular at Farmers Markets If the best farmers like this plum, you will too! The Black Ice plum tree is well known as a farmers market favorite. Impress your friends by having one of the most sought after plum trees around. No need to rush the crowd and paw over plums when you can pick plenty at your leisure in your own yard! Prepare for a fruitful summer by planting one of these black beauties yourself. Order now! Black Ice Plum Tree Pollination Black Ice Plum Trees are not self-fertile. You will need to plant another variety to achieve fruiting. Below are the most effective pollinators we have chosen for your area... Planting & Care 1. Planting: First, find an area with well-drained soil and full sun (6 to 8 hours of sunlight per day). Once you've selected your location, dig a hole that's approximately a foot and a half deep and equally as wide. Place your tree in the hole, tamp down the surrounding soil to remove air pockets, and then water to settle the roots. Finally, spread a layer of mulch over the soil around your tree to help encourage healthy growth and preserve moisture. 2. Watering: Water young trees heavily during the first growing season to help promote growth, then water regularly. Best to water deeply at the soil line, let the soil dry out slightly then water again. Do not let the soil become fully dry. Water well into the early autumn, to have good soil moisture through the winter. 3. Pruning: A year after planting your Cherry Tree, prune in the late winter, while it's still dormant. Shape the tree to encourage horizontal branch growth with space between branches. Prune once a year as necessary to remove weak, drooping branches. 4. Fertilizing: Fertilize in the spring and midsummer using low-nitrogen fertilizer, applying 2 weeks after planting and 4 weeks after the first application. Use a complete fertilizer, such as 10-10-10, and apply 6 to 8 inches away from the trunk. 5. Location: Your location should include full sun and if possible, sheltered from excessive wind exposure. South or West facing spots out of the wind are best. Plums are tolerant of urban pollution issues and will do well in city environments. Avoid planting in low-lying areas where late spring frosts are more common. FGT Tip: Black Ice will do best in well-drained soils, with average to evenly moist soil conditions. Starting with good organic matter helps with water retention, aeration, and provides nutrients. The plum will not tolerate standing water for extended periods of time. Estimated Shipping Time: Most orders ship immediately. As noted on the website, some items are seasonal, and may only ship in spring or fall. Once your order is shipped, you'll receive an email with a tracking number. \|Amount of Order\|\|Shipping Charge\| \|Less than $125\|\|$19.95\| \|$125 +\|\|FREE SHIPPING!\| \|Mature Height:\|\|10-12 ft.\| \|Mature Width:\|\|8-15 ft.\| \|Botanical Name:\|\|Prunus 'Lydecker'\| \|Does Not Ship To:\|\|AR,AZ,CA,ID,LA,WA\| \|Grows Well In Zones:\|\|3-8 outdoors\| \|Your Growing Zone:\|\|#\| Growing Zones: 3-8 outdoors(hardy down to -30℉) Customer Reviews & Photos So far so good! Very nice so far. Plant survived shipping and is doing well! Can’t wait for it to produce! I ordered the 3 or 4 foot version and it was packaged perfectly. I almost hate to throw the box away because it was such a good box. The plant in burlap bag was awesome as well. Quickly had it in the ground and already seeing noticeable growth. This was our first time buying from this company and we love them! We bought 3 black ice plum trees 5-6FT. They shipped fast/were packaged well! We also received a free Peace Lilly. 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This Healthy Carrot Cake is made with coconut flour, for a naturally grain-free and gluten-free dessert. I love how moist and flavorful it is, while being naturally-sweetened and higher in protein. What are the Benefits of Coconut Flour? What I love about coconut flour is that it’s naturally gluten-free and high in fiber. In fact, it’s so high in fiber that it actually needs quite a few eggs to help give it lift and moisture. That means this cake it higher in protein than traditional recipes, which should leave you feeling satisfied and without crazy blood sugar spikes. I also love that you don’t need to use very much of this type of flour to make an entire cake. A little bit goes a long way! How to Measure Coconut Flour To properly measure coconut flour, dip the measuring cup into the bag of flour, then use the back of a knife to level-off the top. Don’t use a heaping measure, as it will result in a dry cake. Coconut Flour Substitutions When working with coconut flour, it’s important to note that traditional substitutions will not work with recipes that have been developed for this grain-free flour. Coconut flour can NOT be swapped for almond flour, oat flour, all-purpose flour, or any other flour. It’s just too different! You also should not substitute a flax egg for any recipe that calls for coconut flour– the results will be very flat and mushy as a result, and not something you could serve to guests. I recommend looking for a different recipe that uses another type of flour in that case. If you need an egg-free recipe, I recommend starting with my Vegan Carrot Cake Muffins, instead. How to Make a Healthy Carrot Cake This carrot cake recipe couldn’t be easier to make. You need just one bowl and about 10 minutes of prep time before it goes in the oven! This recipe is easiest to stir together when your ingredients are at room temperature, but it will work even if they are cold from the fridge. For an impressive two-layer cake, you can spread this batter into two 6-inch or 7-inch pans. I’ve also baked this cake in a Bundt pan for a pretty presentation. Make sure you grease the pan very well if using a Bundt pan, or line the bottom of you pan with a square of parchment paper for guaranteed easy removal. Healthy Sweet Potato Frosting I like to frost this cake with my Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting, which is naturally sweetened and made with white sweet potatoes. I love how fluffy it looks, like real buttercream! (This one doesn’t fool my picky 5-year-old, who has tasted “real” buttercream, but that hasn’t stopped him from eating it.) I use a double batch of this frosting to generously frost this two-layer carrot cake. Healthy Carrot Cake (Gluten-Free!) - 1 cup coconut flour - 1 cup maple syrup (for a less sweet cake, you can use 3/4 cup) - 1/2 cup melted coconut oil - 8 eggs , at room temperature - 1 tablespoon cinnamon - 1 teaspoon ginger - 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1 tablespoon lemon juice - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 2 cups shredded carrots (about 4 carrots) - 1/3 cup diced pineapple (optional) - 1/4 cup raisins (optional) - Preheat the oven to 350F and generously grease a 9-inch pan, a bundt pan, or two 6-inch pans. (Tip: Add a square of parchment paper on the bottom for easier removal later.) - To prepare the cake, combine the coconut flour, maple syrup, coconut oil, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt, lemon juice and baking soda, and whisk well to create a uniform batter. If any of your ingredients are cold the mixture will be thicker than traditional cake batter, but don't worry, it will still bake just fine! Once the batter is uniform, stir in the shredded carrots, pineapple, and raisins (if using them). - Pour the batter into your prepared pan(s) and bake at 350 until the center is firm, about 40 to 50 minutes. (If using a deep bundt pan, it takes about 50 to 60 minutes.) - Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting. For best shelf-life, store the cake covered in the fridge for up to one week. - I have tried lowering the number of eggs in this recipe, by replacing 1 egg with 1/4 cup of mashed banana instead. The result is a slightly drier cake that doesn't hold together as well. You can get away with this swap if you need to reduce the recipe by 1 egg, but I don't recommend trying to lower it by much more or the cake won't hold together. - You can also reduce the maple syrup to 3/4 cup if you want a less-sweet cake. I assume honey would work similarly, if that's what you have on hand. (In fact, for honey I wouldn't use more than 3/4 cup because the flavor is stronger than maple syrup.) Nutrition info above is for 1 of 12 slices, without the frosting or optional add-ins. This information is automatically calculated using generic ingredients, so for accurate results I recommend using the labels on your ingredients at home. Additional Recipe Notes: - This recipe should make roughly 24 cupcakes, so feel free to reduce the ingredients by half if you don’t need that many. In my experience, coconut flour cupcakes need to bake for about 30 minutes, and I like using silicone baking cups to avoid any sticking. - For a fluffier frosting, you might want to try using Coconut Whipped Cream the way I did on these pretty Applesauce Cupcakes. If you try this recipe, please leave a comment below letting me know how you like it. And if you make any modifications, I’d love to hear about those, too! We can all benefit from hearing about your experience. 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What Root System Does a Tomato Plant Have? If you’re planning to grow tomatoes, you need to understand the root system of a tomato plant to help grow healthy tomato plants that will yield bountiful fruits. And this article provides everything you need to know about the tomato root system. The common garden tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum commune) is a native perennial crop of tropical America. Away from its native home, the tomato plant is a much-branched, rankly growing, annual crop that grows well in most well-drained soils. The tomato plant is grown for its fruit and is very common in home gardens and commercially grown for profit. Tomato Plant Root Configuration (The Root System of Tomato Plants) As with any plant, the roots make up about a quarter to a third of a tomato plant’s total weight. Though tomatoes are dicots, the plant may have different root systems depending on how it starts its life. Typically, a single tomato plant can have several root configurations depending on the watering patterns and growing conditions while the plant is still young. Seed-grown tomato plants will have a taproot system, characterized by a large, central root with branched smaller lateral roots. If grown from cuttings, the plant develops fibrous roots, thread-like and of the same diameter, which mainly bind together around soil particles. Also, every part of the stem that touches moist soil develops adventitious roots. These extra roots reduce the plant’s overdependence on the taproot and result in an overall healthier plant. It’s a popular technique to bury a part of the tomato plant stem under the surface to encourage the growth of extra roots. How Deep Do Tomato Roots Grow? Taproots in tomato plants can go as deep as 3 feet or more, depending on several factors. On the other hand, fibrous roots cannot go as deep, and they tend to bind together at the topsoil layers. If you are planting your tomatoes in containers, consider the container’s height over width while growing seed-planted tomatoes, and vice versa for tomato cuttings. Factors Affecting Tomato Plant’s Root Depth A plant’s root depth affects its survivability and is determined by a number of factors. Below are some of the factors that affect the depth of a tomato plant: Tomato Plant Variety Different tomato varieties have varying root characteristics. Some varieties develop strong taproots that penetrate deep into the soil to provide nutrients and water to the plant. Other varieties have weaker roots that don’t go as deep and thus depend more on the gardener for water and nutrients. The same care is required if you plant your tomatoes from stem cuttings. However, all varieties require care to stay healthy and produce high-quality fruits. Where You Grow the Plant Naturally, taproots can go very deep into the soil, but the depth can be limited by the amount of soil depth available. For instance, tomatoes grown in open fields or raised beds have more room to go deeper than those grown in containers. When the taproot is prevented from stretching down by a container’s boundary, it tends to grow in circles at the bottom of the container. It won’t get any additional nutrients by coiling multiple times but will be extending as biologically expected. Soil Type and Available Nutrients Apart from the biological need to grow downwards, taproots do so to reach for more nutrients and water for the plant. If the soil in your garden is nutrient-poor and loose, the taproots may stretch to maximum lengths. But in cases where the soil is nutritious and well-drained, the taproots will go down 3 feet at most. Taproots for plants grown in healthy soils are thicker and not fully developed lengthwise but have many secondary lateral roots. Also, very dense and compact soils are hard to penetrate, and the taproot grows laterally as with the container situation. Encouraging Root Growth Apart from absorbing nutrients and water for the plant, the root system offers support by strongly anchoring the plant in the soil and stores the product of photosynthesis such as sugars and proteins. Thus, it’s important to encourage strong root development in your tomato plants to boost their health. The process starts while the plants are still young in the seedbeds. Normally, tomato seeds start life indoors in containers or a weather-elements-protected seedbed. To encourage strong root growth, tomato seedlings are transplanted several times before planting outside. The main reason is to limit the growth of the taproot lengthwise to encourage the development of secondary lateral roots and fibrous roots on parts of the stems. And it’s advisable to ensure that every transplanting lands the plant into a deeper container or a higher raised bed than the previous one to avoid the taproot coiling or growing laterally. For example, plant the seeds in a 2-inch pot, then move the seedlings to a 4-inch, then to a 6-inch, and finally to outside planting. Be careful not to damage the developing root system while transplanting, and keep the soil well nourished and watered regularly. When planting, eliminate the leaves apart from the top two, and bury part of the stem to almost the leaves’ level. This way, the plant develops new roots on the buried stem to back up the taproot. A deep-rooted plant is more likely to survive extreme conditions and fruit as expected. You can add a well-mixed fertilizer, compost, or both into the planting holes to top-up the soil nutrient levels. Also, cultivate soon after the plants pick up to promote soil aeration and eliminate competing weeds. It’s a common practice to do soil ridging to improve plant stability, and mulching to prevent soil moisture loss. Tomato Plant Root Problem The tomato plant roots are as prone to diseases as other plants. Most common root diseases originate from poor soil preparation that lowers air and drainage properties, and insects that prey on plant roots. Common tomato root problems include corky root, fusarium crown rot, southern bacterial wilt, and phytophthora root rot. Prevention and Solution Most tomato roots’ problems can be eliminated through proper soil preparation to encourage drainage and aeration before planting. Also, ensure you eliminate weeds that may harbor disease-causing insects. If fungal infections are suspected or caught early, fungicides may help the plants recover. Other prevention methods include crop rotation and the introduction of beneficial nematodes that prey on harmful insects. But take care not to crop-rotate tomatoes with other crops with similar diseases like cotton or okra plants. Final Thoughts on the Root System of a Tomato Plant And there you have it, having a good understanding of how the tomato, or any other plant’s root system works will help you grow healthy plants. As we’ve established, tomatoes can have a fibrous or tap root system depending on how you grow them. Soil type, depth, and tomato varieties affect how deep they grow. To encourage healthy root growth, transplant them several times. And to prevent diseases, prepare your soils well before planting, use fungicides, rotate crops carefully, and utilize beneficial nematodes. - Tips for Growing Tomatoes Indoors - How to Grow Tomatoes in a Grow Bag – A Complete Guide - How Long Does a Tomato Plant Live? - Henderson, George. The Farming Manual: A Guide to Farm Work.
A German motorcycle helmet is one of the most recognized helmet designs among riders. During World War II, German soldiers liked such helmets before because they were tough enough to protect combatants on and off the battlefield. These helmets are still manufactured after the war, and many riders use them regularly to stand out in public. These famous motorcycle helmets were originally exclusively available as a novelty. Still, you can readily obtain D.O.T. authorized German motorcycle helmets when riding a motorbike. German helmets also don’t cover your face, making them an excellent choice for riders who don’t like the suffocating moist experience of a modular or closed-face helmet. This helmet is lighter than other helmets, making it more straightforward for riders to wear on extended rides since it decreases neck pressure. As a reason, many motorcyclists adore these German-style helmets. I’ve compiled a list of the top 11 best German motorcycle helmets on the market. You’ll see that they’re more than simply novelty products after you try one of them. Here they are: - TORC T55 Spec-Op Motorcycle Half Helmet - Bell Rouge Half Motorcycle Helmet - Bell Rogue Honor Half Helmet - Daytona Helmets Novelty German - EXCELSIOR INT Chrome German Novelty Skull Cap - HTTMT German Black Leather Half Face Helmet - Wheeling Motorcycle Half Open Face Helmet - AHR RUN-G Open Face Motorcycle Half Helmet - Vega Half Size Warrior Motorcycle Helmet - TCMT Dot Adult German Style Half Helmet - Daytona Carbon Fiber Novelty Motorcycle Helmet As an Amazon Associate, I Earn From Qualifying Purchases In a Hurry? Our Chosen Top 3 Best German Motorcycle Helmets For You Reviews of Our Top 11 Best German Motorcycle Helmets for You 1. TORC T55 Spec-Op Motorcycle Half Helmet This helmet should be considered by riders seeking a Harley Davidson German helmet. Because of its rugged and patriotic style, the TORC T55 Spec-Op Half Helmet can match the attraction of the Harley bike. In addition, this gear’s low-profile oval shell design lends a sleek appearance to your ride. A unique feature of this helmet is that the visor can be dropped for extra comfort. You don’t need to wear goggles or sunglasses with this around. The visor protects the sun’s rays and other environmental factors. Although some users reported that the visor caused slight visual distortions, this was not universally verified. Modifications are required. The innards of this German novelty helmet are expected to be pretty appealing. Your head will have a comfy ride thanks to the helmet inside cushioning. The internal fabric of this helmet can be removed, which is an important consideration. You can clean it if you feel it is already covered with sweat and dirt. It is possible to reduce the odor and irritation of the helmet to the scalp by doing this. - The shell of the helmet is built of a unique polycarbonate - For extra aesthetics, there are a variety of graphic prints available - It can provide adequate impact protection - The fabrics and pads can be removed and washed - Visors can hamper your vision 2. Bell Rouge Half Motorcycle Helmet Initially, German helmets were popular due to their military-inspired appearance. Because of its popularity among motorbike riders, this war-torn artwork has lived to the present day. The Bell Rogue is a good bet if you’re looking for a German helmet with a contemporary military aesthetic. It’s as hard as it gets in this one. It’s made from a combination of different composite materials. The muzzle is both long-lasting and adjustable. Additionally, it has the FidLock magnetic system, which makes it easy to attach and remove from the helmet in a matter of seconds. It provides protection and gives the gear a more modern tactical look. Speaker pockets have been added to the Bell Rogue. The latter allows you to place communication devices in your helmet during riding. The helmet’s interior is lined with genuine leather, adding to the overall comfort. Additionally, the leather can be cleaned. - Comes with speaker pockets which are set for communication - It offers the ideal mix of looks and usefulness - It has a unique tactical look to it - German motorcycle helmet with DOT approval - It only comes in a few sizes 3. Bell Rogue Honor Half Helmet The Bell Rogue German Style half helmet delivers quality, convenience, and advanced protection without compromising performance. The helmet’s exterior shell is lightweight carbon composite and provides excellent impact protection. The Flex energy management inside lining improves helmet safety even more. This liner is constructed of genuine leather and has a perfect fit and feel. The Bell Solid Rouge helmet also has an effective muzzle that is well-integrated with the helmet and shields your nose and mouth from the air, insects, and other pollutants. If you strike the road, this muzzle can save you from road rash, but it only provides little impact protection. The muzzle also has a Fidlock Magnetic system for quick muzzle attachment and removal from the helmet. The muzzle’s lining is also detachable and washable, making it highly useful. The helmet’s D-rings are made of the highest grade stainless steel, ensuring they will last a long time. Speaker pockets are also included in the Bell Rogue helmet. To improve your riding experience, you may now quickly attach communication devices to your helmet. - There are three shell sizes and three EPS sizes - The Department of Transportation has given its approval - The Interior is made of genuine leather - It also comes with integrated speaker pockets - The cost is very high 4. Daytona Helmets Novelty German Daytona is a well-known model of helmets that are both safe and long-lasting. It uses the best polycarbonate material to create its low-profile vintage German Novelty motorbike helmet. The helmet’s interior has a moisture-wicking lining that keeps your head cool and comfortable. The helmet is designed to have a low profile and avoid a mushroom-like look while not blocking your ears. The sliding adjuster on the Nylon Y-strap can be easily changed to acquire the perfect fit. Its quick-release mechanism lets you quickly put it on and take it off with a simple one-finger lever release. This Daytona Novelty German-style motorbike Helmet includes a bag to keep the helmet clean while not in use, increasing its longevity. You’ll also receive a fashionable mesh bandana to keep your look modern. Furthermore, the tailored inside design ensures a safe and comfortable fit. Unfortunately, the D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) has not certified this gadget. Thus it cannot be used for safety purposes. - It’s a Helmet with a Low Profile - It does not affect your ears - Nylon Y-Strap with Sliding Adjuster is included - It also includes a free head-wrap as well as a helmet bag - It’s not DOT Approved 5. EXCELSIOR INT Chrome German Novelty Skull Cap The outside hard surface fiberglass shell of the Excelsior Chrome German Novelty Cap protects the rider’s head in the event of an accident. The Nylon Y-strap retention system and a flexible chin strap add to the helmet’s safety by allowing it to remain appropriate and comfortably on your head. The steel-riveted strap design keeps the helmet from falling off or moving while riding. The Y retention strap offers enough room to keep your ears from being squeezed. The helmet’s inside is lined with cushioned lining, making it easy to wear and providing comfort even on longer journeys. The enlarged rim also guarantees that the helmet fits comfortably on your head. The complex designs on this Excelsior Int novelty helmet give an ancient German motorbike helmet a new look. This novelty item, however, is not a safety helmet. The Department of Transportation has not authorized it, although it has a sturdy fiberglass shell. Nonetheless, suppose you prefer a traditional German-style helmet with some modern twists like skull designs. In that case, this Excelsior Int novelty helmet is a great option. - It’s quite lightweight - Comes with a Y-Strap Retention System made of nylon - It includes a cushioned liner - It’s Reasonably Priced - Not approved by the Department of Transportation 6. HTTMT German Black Leather Half Face Helmet The HTTMT German Motorcycle Helmet is a half helmet with glasses. It boasts a lightweight, sturdy, durable shell and an ultraviolet protection coating that shields the helmet from the sun. The soft padding and inside leather material give a pleasant and comfortable ride all day. Furthermore, this helmet does not come with any old pair of goggles. This helmet has unique goggles with scratch-resistant, give a clear vision, and protect your eyes from air, dirt, and bugs, which is especially important while driving through an area with a lot of pollutants or sand in the air. The helmet has a stainless steel double D-ring for a secure fit, and you’ll be delighted to learn that it meets D.O.T. safety regulations. For a badass look, this HTTMT German Motorcycle Half helmet is ideal. Its high-quality goggles will enhance the ride’s comfort, security, and style. The main disadvantage is that the goggles are only available in one size, so they may not suit everyone. - It has a lightweight, long-lasting composite shell - It’s ideal for cruisers, tours, and scooters - This one is enjoyable to wear and has a soft inner - It also features a UV-resistant finish - Only one size of goggles is available 7. Wheeling Motorcycle Half Open Face Helmet The Wheeling 201 Bullet Cruiser Helmet is an excellent choice for more comfortable and safe riding. The robust ABS shell of this elegant motorcycle helmet is combined with an EPS lining to protect the rider’s head in the case of a crash or accident. The inside shell of the Wheeling cruiser helmet is equipped with a detachable and washable moisture-wicking fabric lining. It also has a retractable neck curtain for riding in colder weather and a drop-down sun visor for bright days. This half-shell helmet has an adjustable nylon chin strap that makes it simple to modify to fit your head. A quick-release buckle on the chin strap makes attaching and unfastening a breeze. The ear straps can be adjusted as well. - It’s straightforward to put on and take off - It provides sun protection - The Department of Transportation has given its approval - To maintain the helmet fresh and clean, it is easily attachable/detachable and washable - The size runs huge so go for a smaller size 8. AHR RUN-G Open Face Motorcycle Half Helmet The exterior shell of the AHR RUN-G German Style Helmet is made of high-quality A.B.S. material. It also has a high-density EPS liner that functions as a buffer layer, absorbing all impact and protecting your head in the event of a collision. This EPS liner is nicely ventilated as well. The helmet has an adjustable quick-release buckle that makes putting it on and taking it off pleasurable. The D-Ring straps may be adjusted for a unique fit, and they also assist in keeping your head in a proper and comfortable posture. The dense padding within the helmet might generate a little mushroom effect on the rider’s head with as much comfort as it offers and as much protection as it adds. However, this function will protect your head if you get into an accident. The D.O.T. has approved this headgear as safe for use. You won’t feel any extra strain on your neck because the helmet is low in weight. Additionally, a helmet bag is included with the set, allowing you to store your helmet while not in use. This A.H.R. Run-G Open face helmet has a classic vintage look, but many complain that it sits too high on smaller heads and provides the rider’s head with a mushroom look. - The product and quality are excellent - DOT Approved - Liner made of high-density EPS - Its wear-resistant and very lightweight - It’s not a low-profile headgear 9. Vega Half Size Warrior Motorcycle Helmet In 1994, the Vega Helmets brand was created to meet the growing demand for premium headgear. Their Vega half-helmet, compact and light, is meant to make riding easier and more comfortable. This helmet has a novel dialling adjustment mechanism to provide a perfect fit. With just a single click, you may remove your helmet whenever you choose, thanks to this quick-release system. Additionally, the Wick-Dri Liner system is fitted, which removes moisture and sweat. High-density EPS liner absorbs impact and prevents it from getting to the rider’s head, enhancing safety. Drop-down sunscreen protects your eyes from the sun, bugs, debris, and rain so that you may enjoy a fun ride in any weather conditions. To further bolster the impression of comfort, the helmet has been kept as light and small as possible. The Vega German Style motorcycle helmet is designed to meet the needs of riders who want a stylish and functional helmet while staying within their price range. This helmet’s 5-year guarantee alone makes it an excellent investment. - It features a Wick-Dry Liner for Moisture Wicking - It’s for those who want a fashionable and comfy motorcycle helmet - The DOT has approved this one as well - Comes with a 5 year warranty - Straps need to be softer and more flexible 10. TCMT Dot Adult German Style Half Helmet You can cruise the roads in style with the TCMT German Elegance Half Helmet. This sleek and attractive retro helmet is low in weight yet tough in construction. It allows for more excellent air circulation than a full-face helmet, keeping your head cool and fresh while still providing the necessary protection in the event of an incident. When riding at faster speeds, the TCMT half helmet is aerodynamically built to reduce stress on your neck and chin. On the other hand, the interior of this motorcycle helmet is thickly cushioned for enhanced comfort. This German-inspired helmet also features an adjustable chin strap and twin D-rings for a comfortable fit. Scratch-resistant goggles are also provided for protection from the sun’s rays, wind, and dust. - The inner shell is cushioned and washable - Chin strap with dual D-rings, which can be adjusted - The exterior shell is aerodynamic - A helmet bag is included for easy storage - Some users didn’t like the goggles that come with this helmet 11. Daytona Carbon Fiber Novelty Motorcycle Helmet Another Daytona novelty helmet in the German style, although this one is classier and has a lower profile than any previous Daytona helmet. This helmet’s whole shell is made of pure Carbon Fiber, giving it a featherlight feel on your head. The helmet has a custom form inside and stitched exterior seams to keep the face from twisting. Your head will stay cool and dry thanks to the moisture-wicking textile inner. The helmet is easy to put on and take off, thanks to the single-finger fast release. The sliding adjuster on the forward-positioned Nylon Y-Strap retention system allows for precise adjustments for a tailored fit. Moreover, the tubular nickel-coated steel rivets on the helmet look amazing and don’t get in the way of your ears. Daytona includes a free fabric drawstring bag with this helmet and a mesh bandanna in a head wrap design. However, the Daytona helmet is a novelty item that does not meet DOT safety requirements. - The item is easy to put on and take off thanks to the single-finger fast release - It doesn’t get in the way of your ears - It comes with a custom-formed interior for a snug fit - This low-profile novelty product eliminates the mushroom look - The Department of Transportation has not approved this product Read More: Are German Motorcycle Helmets Legal What to look for while purchasing the best German motorcycle helmet? To choose which German helmet is perfect for you, look for the important qualities listed below. These German motorcycle helmets are more like curiosity pieces than practical riding gear. Consequently, if you’re looking for their ergonomics, you’re wasting your time. On the other hand, the aesthetics and design of these helmets can be expected. Many motorcyclists are interested in these German helmets just for that reason. On their motorcycles, these helmets may make them seem reasonable and badass. Be careful to consider your preferences while selecting a helmet. Spikes and other graphic prints might be seen on certain German helmets, while others are plain and elegant. Neither of these designs is unattractive. But, of course, you must select the helmet that best suits your aesthetic preferences. Modern German motorcycle helmets are often built of either polycarbonate or carbon fiber, a more grounded substance with unmatched toughness. Using any of these materials results in a helmet; that provides adequate protection without affecting the helmet’s weight. You can’t expect novelty helmets to be strong enough to protect your head in the case of an accident. These helmets aren’t as robust as you think they are if they don’t have DOT certification. At least the German military helmet isn’t made from plastic. Even if these helmets are made of composite materials, fiberglass, or high-grade PVC, they will still be safe to wear. For these reasons, they must be sturdy and long-lasting so that you don’t leave your head open. Certificates of Safety Compared to other models of helmets, the German motorcycle helmet is the least protective. Only your head is protected by these half-helmet designs, leaving your face unprotected. Finding a German motorcycle helmet that meets DOT regulations is the best way. This seal of approval indicates that the helmet has been thoroughly tested and includes all necessary safety features, such as a liner, strap, and robust shell material. Unfortunately, not all German helmets are DOT-approved, and you can’t demand a non-DOT-approved German helmet to be durable enough to shield your head in an accident. Unless they are DOT-approved, these helmets are hardly ever as sturdy as you may hope. Because a helmet must pass a thorough safety test before being authorized by the DOT to ensure that it will secure your head. When buying a DOT-certified helmet, search for a safety certificate or DOT sticker. The most crucial consideration when purchasing a helmet is its size. Only a helmet that is the proper size and fits precisely on your head can give comfort and protection from impacts. Various head shapes and sizes can be fulfilled by German motorcycle helmets. You must first measure the size of your head to determine the correct size of your head. Use a cloth tape measure and wrap it around your head from the top of your brows to the back of your head, almost an inch above your eyebrows in front. The reading should be noted, and don’t forget to check the size charts. In terms of headwear, comfort is the most important thing to consider. A big part of the appeal of German motorcycle helmets is the level of comfort they give their wearers. The lining of most German helmets is made of moisture-wicking, soft, and comfy materials. So the rider won’t feel suffocated like they would with a full-face helmet. Several German helmets come with a pair of goggles as well. Choose a helmet with removable and washable padding and lining to avoid unpleasant odors or skin irritations. The bottom line The ideal German motorcycle helmet is an essential requirement for a big bike. Right now, however, fashion allows motorcyclists to try out these trendy motorcycle accessories. With these helmets on, you’ll always be the center of attention. Here, I’ve included some of the best possibilities for a German novelty helmet. It would be ideal if you could test them out before using any of their alternatives. I’m confident in my abilities. You won’t regret it at all if you take a look at them! Frequently Asked Questions Is it legal to wear a motorbike helmet of German? While riding a motorcycle in many places, head protection is required. The transport department, Snell, or any other security organization must officially authorize a German-style motorbike half-helmet. German-style helmets made as a novelty item are neither DOT-approved nor legally acceptable for highway use. DOT-approved German helmets, on the other side, are safe and legal to wear when riding on roads. What do you understand by “novelty helmet”? Most German-style helmets are novelty products, meaning they are designed for appearance rather than function. They appear to be ordinary motorcycle helmets; however, they do not fulfill federal DOT safety requirements. It should be stated that they are not for protection but fashion. It is unlawful to ride a motorbike on the highway while wearing a novelty helmet in several areas where DOT-approved motorcycle helmets are needed by law. Is it safe to use a German motorbike helmet? Motorcycle helmets made in Germany that meet DOT safety requirements and are approved by the Department of Transportation are safe to use. Our Final Thoughts German motorcycle helmets started as a trend to reflect the memories and looks of the German military. They have since influenced many current motorcyclists. Even though many individuals have complained about how risky these products were, many of these German Style motorcycle helmets are now certified by DOT that is just as secure to use as any other helmet. The German Style Motorcycle helmets aren’t for everyone, but there’s no denying they look fantastic. 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What temp should haddock be cooked at? Baked Haddock Recipe Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service explains that fish and shellfish should reach an internal minimum temperature of 145 Fahrenheit before it’s considered safe for consumption. How long does it take to cook a piece of haddock in the oven? Place haddock fillets in a glass baking dish, and drizzle with melted butter. Bake on the top rack of the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily, about 15 minutes. How long does it take to cook fish at 350? How long to bake: Weigh a pan-dressed fish before cooking, then bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350°F oven 6 to 9 minutes per 8 ounces of fish. How do you cook a piece of haddock? How to cook haddock: in a pan - Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add a glug of olive oil. … - Depending on the thickness of the fish, cook for 4-5 mins, before turning and cooking for a further min. - If your fillets are skinless, cook for 2-3 mins on each side. Do you cover fish when you bake it? Lots of people prefer to bake their fish by wrapping it in foil. This method is very efficient, as it cuts down on oven and utensil cleaning time. By wrapping the fish in a protective covering, it has a similar effect to steaming, as moisture is sealed within the foil rather than escaping into the oven. WHat is the 10 minute rule for cooking fish? What is the 10-Minute Rule? The rule 10-Minute Rule or Canadian Cooking Method is simple: cook fish for 10-minutes per inch of thickness. Then, flip the fish only once, halfway through the cooking time. Whether you plan to follow a recipe or not, start by measure the thickest part of the fish with a clean ruler. What temp do I cook fish to? While the FDA recommends cooking fish to 145°F, for a flakier, more moist and tender salmon filet many chefs find that it’s best enjoyed when it’s cooked to medium – 125°F. Check out these key temperatures for Smoked Salmon! Is haddock or cod better? Cod has also less cholesterol and sodium than Haddock. Finally, compared to Haddock, Cod has more polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids, making it a wonderfully healthy option. So, if you want to make a choice based on nutrition, cod is the winner. Haddock has more taste and it is still a very healthy option. Is haddock a healthy fish? Haddock rates among the best fish to eat because of its high-protein, low-calorie and low-mercury content, but it ranks lower than many other fish for its heart-healthy fats. How long do you bake fish for at 375? - Heat oven to 375°F. Grease bottom of rectangular pan, 11x7x1 1/2 inches. - Cut fish fillets into 4 serving pieces if needed. … - Mix remaining ingredients, drizzle over fish. - Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. How long does it take to bake fish at 450? Bake, uncovered, at 450 degrees F. for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. How long does fish need to cook? Food Stylist: Christine Albano. Cooking fish for 10 minutes per inch of thickness is an old rule of thumb that works perfectly when roasting fillets or steaks. It’s just enough time to cook the flesh through so that it’s opaque, but not so much that it flakes. How long does it take to cook haddock in a pan? 2. Dust the fish in the flour, tapping off any excess, and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan set over a medium–high heat. Fry the fish for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until fully cooked, then add the remaining butter and the lemon juice. How do you know when haddock is cooked? The best way to tell if your fish is done is by testing it with a fork at an angle, at the thickest point, and twist gently. The fish will flake easily when it’s done and it will lose its translucent or raw appearance. A good rule of thumb is to cook the fish to an internal temperature of 140-145 degrees. What herbs and spices go with haddock? If you want to stick to single origin spices or herbs, look towards the classics – fresh dill, parsley, sage, garlic and chives are especially good with fish. Which oven setting is best for fish? Temperature. Standard baking temperature is 350º, which works just fine for fish. But you can get away with setting the temperature even lower. This extends the cooking time, which may help if other ingredients in the dish need more time to cook. Is it better to bake fish in glass or metal? You can place the fish in foil packets to help it stay moist or you can place the fish in a greased baking pan or dish. We suggest cooking your fish in glass rather than metal, as glass bakeware helps cook the fish evenly while in the oven. Is it safe to cook fish in aluminum foil? Aluminium is significantly more likely to leach into food, and at higher levels, in acidic and liquid food solutions like lemon and tomato juice than in those containing alcohol or salt. … This research suggests that aluminium foil should not be used for cooking. What are the guidelines in baking fish? A general rule is to cook a fish 10 minutes for each inch of thickness. The 10 minute rule should not be used for deep-frying or microwaving fish. The fish should be cooked until it has reached an internal temperature of at least 145ºF. Do you rest fish after cooking? Fish needn’t be rested unless you are sure it is slightly undercooked, and then you should transfer the fish onto a warmed plate and cover with foil for a few minutes. Cooked meat is rested typically because it spikes in temperature. Do you Pat fish dry before seasoning? You don’t pat the fish dry But to keep the fish from getting tough and mushy, always pat it dry with a paper towel before cooking it. What is the best way to cook fish? 5 Easy Ways To Cook Fish – YouTube What is the best fish to bake or broil? Rich fish (salmon, bluefish, mackerel) are best cooked skin-on and broiled for about 10 minutes, skin side up. These need little more than a proper seasoning of salt and a sheen of olive oil to help crisp the skin. Is baked haddock healthy? Haddock is a good source of vitamin B6 and B12, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, and selenium. Like most fish, haddock includes Omega- 3 fatty acids, which may provide a wide range of health benefits. It’s also worth noting that haddock is high in cholesterol (104 g). Does haddock have worms like cod? Cod worms can infect various saltwater fish, especially cod, Pacific rockfish (also called Pacific red snapper), whiting, mackerel, haddock, herring and salmon. … If you eat fish raw or undercooked, you run a very small risk of infection with one of these worms. What is the healthiest fish to eat? The top 10 healthy fish to include in your diet: - Salmon. Salmon is versatile and one of the best sources of omega-3 fatty acid, which is essential as the body cannot make it on its own so it must be obtained through food. … - Mackerel. … - Cod. … - Trout. … - Sardines. … - Crab. … - Haddock. … Does haddock taste fishy? Haddock Taste. Haddock and Cod can be fun to fish for, but there’s one real reason people catch them: They’re delicious. … Haddock is more flavorful and “fishy.” However, the difference between Cod and Haddock is more about shape and texture than taste. Cod fillets are thicker and firmer. Is haddock bad for cholesterol? The favorite choice for the term “Haddock” is 1 fillet of Haddock which has about 100 mg of cholesterol. The amount of cholesterol for a variety of types and serving sizes of Haddock is shown below. Popular Serving Sizes of Haddock. \|1 cup flaked\|\|90\| Which fish is better haddock or halibut? When speaking about vitamins, the comparison charts tell us that halibut is a winner here with a score of 4:5. It is a great source of Vitamin D and its amount is more than 47 times higher than in other fish (in 300gr). From the other hand, haddock is 2 times richer in vitamin B12 and B5 than the second one. How long does it take to cook fish in a convection oven? Bake the salmon (convection bake 450 degrees F) for 20 minutes or until cooked — do not turn the salmon convection air cooking will cook both sides of the fish — the cooking time will vary depending on the size of your fillets, do not overbake or the salmon will be dry and not taste good!) How long do you bake frozen fish for? You can roast either skinless or skin-on fish, but make sure to place the skin side down if it has it. When roasting from frozen, cook for 20-25 minutes. When roasting fresh or thawed fish, cook 15 minutes. The fish will be done once it’s completely opaque. What is dressed fish? A dressed fish has had its organs, scales, head, tail, and fins removed. It’s ready to be cooked. A fish steak is a crosscut slice from a large dressed fish. Steaks do not need any special preparation before cooking. A fish fillet is a boneless piece cut lengthwise from the side and away from the backbone. Do you put lemon on fish before cooking? The simplest fix is to reach for acid. At the very least, a cooked fish fillet will always benefit from a spritz of lemon or lime. If you briefly marinate that fillet in lemon or lime juice before cooking it, it becomes much more flavorful without tasting acidic. What kind of pan do you bake fish in? What type of pan should you use for pan-roasting? You can use any skillet that is oven safe. Cast iron skillets and roasting pans are popular options. If you use a cast iron skillet, be sure that it is well seasoned so that the fillet will not stick to it. Can you cook haddock in a frying pan? Lightly flour the skinned side of the haddock, then season the other side. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan, then place the fish, floured side down, in the pan and cook over a medium-hot heat for 5-6 mins until golden brown. What is the best way to season fish? The best way to season fish is to try to complement the natural depth of flavor and texture of the fish. Meaning, if you are seasoning a mild white fish with a fine flaky texture, use light seasonings like lemon, herbs, and delicate spices. Can you cook fish on a griddle? A griddled fish with some chips can make any day great! … So, cook seafood on the griddle. It’s the only appliance on which you get a seared crust, locked-in juices, and you can even steam with a basting cover! That means juicy, crispy, and fresh seafood every time! Do you take the skin of haddock before cooking? Haddock fillets are readily available from your fishmonger. … To crisp the skin of haddock when pan-frying, place it skin-side down in a preheated pan for a majority of the cooking time, and only turn it over in the last minute to finish it off. What should I serve with haddock? A combination of avocado cubes, minced onion and crushed garlic complements the mild taste of haddock and supplies heart-healthy unsaturated fats. Sauteed zucchini, cucumber slices and grilled eggplant are additional vegetables that pair well with haddock. Can you eat haddock raw? Also best to avoid eating raw: haddock, which can also make you sick. Even if you can find the highest quality pollock and haddock, it’s just not worth the risk. … It’s important to remember that, even with seafood labeled as sushi grade, eating raw fish is always more of a risk than eating cooked fish. Can haddock be pink? This represents around 50 per cent of the total UK haddock market, which was valued at £90 million in 2008. … Although yellowing is not harmful, affected fillets take on a distinctive yellow colour, which when cooked turn pink. What happens if you eat undercooked haddock? Foodborne illness can result in severe vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, among other symptoms. Major types of food poisoning that can result from eating raw or undercooked fish and shellfish include Salmonella and Vibrio vulnificus. … Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that lives in warm seawater. Why is my haddock rubbery? Seafood is one of the most difficult proteins to cook because it’s so unforgiving. If cooked too long, it gets tough and chewy fast. Even if sautéed properly, you may not yield the right texture due to it having been frozen and/or pumped with water in processing. What sauces go well with fish? Here, 10 great sauces that will take any fish dish over the top. - Parsley Sauce. This easy, lemony sauce is fantastic with crisp, butter-fried sea bass or snapper. - Smoked-Almond Romesco Sauce. … - Fresh Herb Sauce. … - Rich Ketchup Sauce. … - Mint Sauce. … - Lemon Cream Sauce. … - Salmoriglio Sauce. … - Red Wine Sauce. What spices work with fish? Some good pairings for mild fish are chervil, chives, dill and parsley. Meaty, full-flavored seafood, such as tuna, swordfish, and even clams, mussels, and shrimp will stand up to stronger-flavored or peppery herbs, or herb blends that include marjoram, basil, oregano and sage. How do you use Robertsons Spice for fish? Sprinkle on any and all fish, from tigerfish straight out of the Zambezi to cod straight out of the supermarket freezer. If it has gills, it’ll grill well with Robertsons Spice for Fish.
Olympia, Japan, Los Angeles, flora, & lots & lots of cakes… updates coming soon. Olympia, Japan, Los Angeles, flora, & lots & lots of cakes… updates coming soon. Or, at least, the South in June… I can’t believe how quickly Summer is approaching – it’s been a busy Spring! Between work (all three jobs, plus smaller side hustles!), my involvement with the Young Democrats of Georgia, The Young Democrats of Augusta-Richmond County, The Columbia County Democratic Party, RCSAS, school (all As, thank you very much!), and as a contributing writer for Live Your Dream, it’s pretty much non-stop all day, every day. I can’t really complain, though, as it’s all fulfilling, and on top of all of that, I also get to flex my creative muscles with weddings, cake baking, & personal writing, so the balance is starting to fall into place. Since my facebook and twitter feeds are already full of politics, I’ll not bore you here with it and instead share a few of the other things I’ve been up to over the past month and a half. My mom and I went to the lavender farm in upstate South Carolina and came back with a plentiful supply! Lavender simple syrup was made first, followed by blackberry lavender jam, and I’m still filling jars full of dried lavender buds. The simple syrup was used to soak lemon cakes – one of which was for a Memorial Day low-country boil at a friend’s house and the other for Humanitree House. Each cake was iced with a lemon buttercream and sprinkled with fresh lavender on top – all vegan, of course. I was really happy with how this recipe turned out – a nice combination of moist and fluffy, with just a hint of lavender that wasn’t overpowering. Strawberry season started early this year (looking at you, global warming) and ended this past weekend, but I took as many opportunities as I could to hit up the u-pick. We’ve got jars of strawberry preserves stocking the fridge, which are even more delicious when spread on homemade strawberry loaf! In between baking, I was fortunate enough to have two pieces of work published. The first was in WSU’s literary journal, LandEscapes, and the other was in a book produced by Weaver House Co. about textiles. There are still some books at Weaver House available, as well as some really beautiful weavings! There’s really nothing like fruits and veggies this time of year. We planted artichokes last summer, and they finally produced! I was SO PROUD of these delicious gals! It was almost too hard to eat them, but somehow, I managed. 😉 One of my co-workers has backyard chickens and every Friday, she sells the most beautiful eggs. I don’t always eat eggs, but when I do (insert meme here), they are always fresh! Look at these pretty colors! I’m now salivating because blackberry season has finally started! I had wanted to pick my own, but they won’t let you do that at the farm with the strawberry patch due to snakes! Regardless, I got a bunch that were pre-packed, ready to make jams and cakes! The farm also has rows and rows of gladiola and zinnias and I can never leave without filling my car to the brim. I’ll save those for another post, though! Finally, with the premiere of the new season of ‘Twin Peaks,’ I had no choice but to make a cherry pie. I know I wasn’t the only one enjoying a slice! I suppose I should have made something for the latest season of ‘House of Cards,’ which gave me LIFE. Also, Robin Wright in ‘Wonder Woman’ is seriously the greatest thing ever. I could wax poetic about her right now, but then I’d end up crying (again) so instead, I’ll just daydream about owning the Antiope Barbie doll. In other news that will be detailed in the next update, baby Iris turned 1 and we adopted an 11-year-old deaf Boston baby named Spanky, who I like to call Spankmaster Flash. He is just the sweetest and they are getting along swimmingly! All the heart eyes for my babies. Fingers crossed I can knock out another blog post by the end of the month. I’ve got a wedding this weekend, and am super excited about the flowers we’ve ordered – plus, the site is incredible. Now, if only I could decide what cake flavor to make next…any suggestions? Since I’ll be baking a blackberry cobbler tonight for a friend, I’ve got dessert on the mind and thought I’d share some of the cakes I’ve made recently. I had a last minute order for a birthday cake this past weekend that was fun to do, as I was given carte blanche in regards to the filling. I used my beloved vegan Lithuanian white cake for the base, soaked the layers in a homemade lemon simple syrup, and enrobed it in a fresh strawberry icing. Because I was short on time, I opted to decorate it with strawberries and candied lemon slices, leftover from the lemons I used for the simple syrup. My jadeite cake stand is one of my favorites, and it always looks good with pink icing! The best part about cake-making is leveling the tops – delicious scraps for days! I inevitably have leftover icing, as well, so makeshift cake sandwiches are made frequently. I’ve yet to use the scraps for cake pops, as I’m still on the fence about those. I know that sounds weird, but THEY seem weird to me! The client I had before this one had requested a cake with a bohemian theme, with fresh flowers. She also wanted the white cake, but with fresh raspberries for the filling and icing – this happens to be my favorite combination, so I was quite eager to make it and lick the spoon! I really enjoy using fresh flowers as decoration, and will never tire of using roses and raspberries together. Again, the color palette of jade green & rose pink will never grow old… She also wanted a bit of the “naked cake” look, so the icing wasn’t applied on it too thickly. We have “treat day” at the station each year which encompasses delicacies of both the savory and sweet variety, and, naturally, I bring some kind of dessert. Last year I made a vegan dark chocolate yule log, but this year I decided to go with something a little simpler, and made a gingerbread cake with cream cheese icing and candied cranberries. We are savages at work when it comes to food, so the cake was gone within an hour, at best. Last, but not least, I made a dark chocolate cake for my former 😦 co-worker’s birthday. I don’t really like chocolate cake, and because I think they all taste bad, I can never gauge whether or not mine are okay, haha. Still looking for that perfect chocolate cake recipe, so if you’ve got one, PLEASE send it my way! Inspired by one of my friend’s love for violet-flavored candies, I’ve got violet simple syrup on the mind now, and am thinking of making that the star of my next cake. I’m also leaning toward a slightly tart, slightly sweet grapefruit and poppy seed cake – doesn’t grapefruit curd sound so good?! *extra credit if you get the title’s reference! Ah, June. It’s the birth month of my best friend, my boyfriend, my pops, AND Summer Solstice! The Spring season has been more than generous this year, with an abundance of Knock-Out roses, fresh banana peppers, and a plentiful supply of lemon balm & mint. I’m eager to see what the Summer will bring, as the temperatures soar and our garden continues to flourish. Spring has had me drawn to cooler tones – shades of purple, blue, and deep pinks, reflecting the colorful hydrangea surrounding the neighborhood. They’ve shown up in my floral arrangements as well as in the jewelry I wear. I’ve added to my collection from Seaglass & Stardust with opals and amethysts, ignoring the superstition that one isn’t supposed to wear opals unless her birthday is in October! However, my mother’s birthday is in October, and since Nicole has started a “Trio Thursday,” my mom and I ordered some to share. Nicole was incredibly helpful in finding the right stones for us – I was looking for the blue, relaxing hues while my mom was interested in ones with a fiery, pink flash. Rounding out the combo with a lighter, milky opal, and with three unique shapes, she created pieces that we’ve been wearing constantly. If you follow her Instagram, you’ll notice her chunky amethysts have been selling like hotcakes! As soon as she restocked, I moved quickly and ordered one for my mom for Mother’s Day -as purple is her favorite color – and accompanied the ring with a lavender bush for the yard. I ended up receiving an amethyst ring of my own a couple of weeks later, and have enjoyed mixing and matching with my ever-growing treasure trove. Peter and I spent another afternoon at the Atlanta Botanical Garden recently, admiring the Chihuly exhibit and taking in all of the new blooms. The leafy Philodendrons always catch my eye, and I couldn’t help but take a photo of this icy opal contrasting against the warm red leaves. The Chihuly exhibit was lovely, and I’d be interested in seeing the glass under the lights in the evening. We also spent some time back at the High, checking out the Basquiat exhibit, where they’ve displayed pages of his notebooks and selected works. It was intriguing to try and decipher his thought process, often schizophrenic at times. While the show has ended there, I would encourage everyone to visit it if it arrives in your area. As mentioned above, we’ve had a plethora of Knock-Out roses – and I can’t wait for the next round to bloom! Having worked for a florist many moons ago, I’ve always enjoyed floral arranging & design, and received my own florist’s license this Spring. Weekends have been consumed with a wealth of bouquets – from large baskets full for Beltane to smaller, fragrant nosegays placed in bud vases. As our current garden grows, I’ve been studying up on English herb gardens with the help of some exquisite guides from the 1800’s. The scents are wonderfully intoxicating and the herbs themselves can be used in many remedies and teas. With the entrance of June and the hotter weather, it’s time to start putting my hair up – though we don’t sweat in the south – we “glisten.” Seaglass & Stardust has started carrying the sweetest amethyst bobby pins that will do just the trick for keeping my bangs in place as they grow. That is, until I make the stupid decision to cut them again once it reaches 100 degrees with 100% humidity! 😉 Follow Nicole on Instagram to see all of her updates and sales, and take a peek at her website, where she’s been so kind to use one of my photographs! Go to http://www.democratsofcolumbiacounty.com/ for the new site! Sail Away to Fancy Adventures of a pawsh pup
The French affectionately call their beloved homeland “l’Hexagone” because of its distinct six-sided shape. Each corner of France has its own unique character: the rugged and outdoorsy French Alps; sun-drenched and slow-paced Provence; the glamorous and gorgeous Côte d’Azur coastline; and idyllic Alsace, a pastoral region where storybook hamlets are tucked away in the vine-covered rolling hills. Paris and Versailles are must-see destinations for a first trip to France. Other classic travel itineraries include stops at fashionable seaside resorts, fairy-tale castles, and glorious Gothic cathedrals. More off-the-beaten-path experiences are found in the countryside, such as at farmhouses in Burgundy, fishing villages in Brittany, and quaint towns in the forests of the Pyrenees Mountains. From cultured cities to pristine nature sites, France offers endless tourist attractions. Discover this fascinating and diverse country with our list of the best places to visit in France. 1. Paris & Versailles Appreciated for its elegance and joie de vivre, Paris is a grand European capital filled with architectural masterpieces like the Eiffel Tower and the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Reflecting the city’s rich heritage, the Louvre (one of the top museums in Paris) contains an exceptional fine arts collection, while the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée de l’Orangerie display treasures of French Impressionist art. Other charms of Paris are its atmospheric medieval quarters and graceful boulevards. Quintessential tourist experiences include shopping at bookshops in the Latin Quarter, strolling the Champs-Elysées, and people-watching from a sidewalk café terrace on the Boulevard Saint-Germain-de-Prés. A short train ride from Paris is the UNESCO-listed Château de Versailles. Built for Louis XIV (the “Sun King”), this opulent 17th-century palace is a testament to the glory and absolute power of the French monarch. The château’s splendid Baroque facade, dazzling Hall of Mirrors, and fountain-adorned formal gardens allow visitors to imagine a scene of France’s bygone royal court. Accommodation: Where to Stay in Paris: Best Areas & Hotels 2. The Charming Countryside of Provence In contrast to the grey skies of Paris and northern France, the charming region of Provence basks in bright Mediterranean sunshine most of the year. This rural area feels untouched by the modern world and has a rugged, earthy appeal. The rolling hills are covered with a patchwork of small farms, olive groves, sunflowers, and lavender fields. Fragrant rosemary, sage, and thyme and other wild herbs grow here in abundance and enliven the local cuisine. In this dreamy landscape, Impressionist painters found inspiration to create vibrant works of art. Visitors are enchanted by the villages perchés, which crown Provence’s hilltops. Two favorite destinations are Saint-Paul-de-Vence, a picture-perfect walled medieval town (near many Côte d’Azur tourist spots, such as Eze) and Gordes, which is among the top attractions in the Luberon. In the heart of Provence, traditional ambience is found on the tree-shaded streets and outdoor cafés of Aix-en-Provence, at the festivals of Arles; and by the old seaport of Marseilles. Also not-to-be missed are the Palais de Papes in Avignon; the legendary beach resort of Saint-Tropez; and the Roman theater in Orange, one of the amazing sites of the Haut-Vaucluse. 3. The Côte d’Azur Also known as the French Riviera, the Côte d’Azur is a glamorous stretch of Mediterranean coastline named for its deep azure-blue waters. The skies are often a mesmerizing cerulean hue as well, thanks to the sunny weather most of the year in this area of southern France. Stretching roughly from Saint-Tropez (overlapping with the Provence region) to Menton, less than 30 kilometers from the border with Italy, the Côte d’Azur has been a fashionable seaside resort destination since the early 19th century. Spring and autumn bring milder weather and a quieter, more relaxing atmosphere. The Côte d’Azur has something for everyone. Nice is the place to enjoy the good life, visit art museums, and stroll along cobblestone streets and palm-fringed boulevards. Within a short drive from Nice are places to visit as day trips, such as splendid waterfront villas and top-notch art museums. Among the most famous French Riviera tourist attractions are Cannes, which has a dazzling beachfront promenade and an alluring Old Town; and Monaco, a tiny royal principality that is synonymous with luxury and decadence. Both Cannes and Monaco feature five-star hotels, acclaimed restaurants, and yacht-filled marinas. Sun worshippers flock to Saint-Tropez, a happening summer vacation spot with exclusive private beaches, as well as public beaches that appeal to regular tourists. Vacationers appreciate Antibes for its expansive sandy beaches, atmospheric medieval quarter, and fabulous Picasso Museum housed in a castle overlooking the sea. 4. Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy Mont Saint-Michel is a highlight of the Normandy region, a pastoral landscape of apple orchards, woodlands, and cow pastures. This unmissable tourist attraction ranks number one on the long list of Normandy travel destinations, which includes stellar sights such as historic castles and picture-perfect towns. Built between the 11th and 13th centuries, the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel is one of the most awe-inspiring sights in France. The UNESCO-listed abbey is perched on the hilltop of an islet in the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel and is considered a marvel of Gothic architecture. The abbey church was an important medieval pilgrimage site on the “Way of Saint James” route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Modern-day pilgrims still make the journey here, crossing the Bay of Saint-Michel by foot at low tide. Visiting Mont Saint-Michel is a spirit-lifting experience. Tourists may attend religious services, concerts and cultural events at this sublime historic abbey. 5. The Châteaux of the Loire Valley Like the scene of a fairy tale, magnificent castles are scattered throughout the densely forested landscape of the Loire Valley. Stretching for 280 kilometers, from Sully-sur-Loire to Chalonnes-sur-Loire in Anjou, the Loire Valley is the largest UNESCO-listed site in France. The region boasts an incredibly rich cultural heritage. During the 15th and 16th centuries, France’s kings built sumptuous country retreats here purely for entertainment and enjoyment. Extravagant châteaux, such as the grandiose Château de Chambord and the emblematic Château de Chenonceau, offer insight into the opulence of the Renaissance-era French court. French nobles and elites also built stately manor houses, such as the majestic Château of Cheverny and the Château d’Azay-le-Rideau in an idyllic setting with a water-filled moat. For families with kids, the Mini-Châteaux Park in Amboise is a marvelous destination. Set in two hectares of woodlands, the amusement park features more than 40 replicas of Loire châteaux built on a 1/25 scale. Children love exploring the kid-sized castles designed with authentic details. 6. Reims & its Magnificent Gothic Cathedral Reims is justifiably placed among France’s list of “Villes d’Art et d’Histoire” (“Cities of Art and History”). Of the town’s three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most renowned is the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims, where French kings were crowned. The most celebrated event was when Joan of Arc escorted Charles VII to the cathedral in July of 1429 for his coronation as king. Built in the 13th century, the Notre-Dame Cathedral of Reims is a gem of High Gothic architecture. The dazzling exterior features a profusion of flying buttresses and sculpted angels, while the spacious interior has a solemn ambience of spirituality. Among the city’s top attractions, other UNESCO-listed landmarks include the Palais du Tau, a 17th-century Archbishops’ Palace, and the 11th-century Basilique Saint-Rémi. 7. Fishing Villages, Historic Ports & Beaches in Brittany A picturesque coastal region, Brittany has a rich maritime heritage seen in its historic port towns: Saint-Malo, surrounded by old ramparts; the medieval capital of Nantes; and the fortified 14th-century Concarneau. The seaside also boasts stylish beach resorts like fashionable Dinard on the Côte d’Emeraude, the summertime vacation destination of La Baule on the estuary of the Loire River, and Tréboul near the lovely riverside town of Quimper. The scenery is dramatic and unspoiled, with secluded sandy beaches and a rocky coastline, where wild Atlantic waves crash against the shore. Centuries-old fishing villages are sheltered in quiet bays and on tiny windswept offshore islands. Breton culture can be traced back to the Celts (the local dialect is related to Gaelic). Similar to Ireland, it is a land of mythology and legends. Today, Brittany is strongly Catholic. Locals celebrate ancient religious customs called “pardons,” special festivals when townspeople wear old-fashioned regional costumes. The local cuisine features delicious specialties such as fresh seafood and savory buckwheat crepes. Brittany also has a famous regional pastry, the “kouign-amann,” a buttery pastry made with croissant dough that is layered with sprinkles of sugar, has a moist cake-like center, and a crispy caramelized exterior. 8. Biarritz & Saint-Jean-de-Luz A blend of Parisian-style elegance and the untamed natural beauty of the Atlantic coast, Biarritz is an upscale seaside resort with fabulous beaches. Biarritz was favored by Empress Eugénie, who loved this area of the Basque region. She chose a sandy hillside overlooking the Bay of Biscay as the location for her Imperial residence, the Villa Eugénie. This Second Empire palace has been converted into luxury accommodations, the five-star Hôtel du Palais, which offers exquisitely decorated guest rooms and an oceanfront gastronomic restaurant. Next to the hotel property is the Grande Plage, a sandy beach that has attracted sunbathers since the Belle Epoque. Another of the top beaches in Biarritz is the Plage du Miramar. A picturesque scene of colorful, striped cabanas and parasols during summertime, this sheltered beach has the delightful ambience of an old-fashioned seaside resort. Just a half-hour drive (15 kilometers) from Biarritz is the historic fishing port of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a popular summertime destination with family-friendly beaches. Traveling inland 25 kilometers from Biarritz is the traditional Basque village of Espelette. This small village boasts typical half-timbered, red-shuttered Basque houses decorated with rows of dried red peppers called Piment d’Espelette (prized for use in Basque cuisine). In Spain’s Basque country, 50 kilometers by bus, car, or train from Biarritz, the lively seaside city of San Sebastian delights visitors with its elegant architecture, sandy beaches, and gourmet tapas. 9. Joan of Arc Monuments in Chinon, Rouen & Orléans France’s national heroine, Joan of Arc led the country to victory during the Hundred Years’ War when she was only seventeen years old. Her divinely ordained mission, instructed by heavenly voices, is still an inspiration to the faithful. Joan of Arc’s remarkable story began in Chinon, where on March 9, 1429, she went to meet the future Charles VII (the “Dauphin”) at the Forteresse Royale (a medieval fortified castle). On this momentous occasion, the “Maid of Orléans” informed the Dauphin of his right to the crown and asked for help in forming an army, which was needed to break the Siege of Orléans (a pivotal event during the Hundred Years’ War between France and England). Because of its rich heritage, Chinon is listed as a Ville d’Art et d’Histoire (City of Art and History). At the tree-lined Place Jeanne d’Arc stands a monumental bronze equestrian statue of Joan of Arc depicted as a heroic military leader. Among the top attractions of the Loire Valley, Orléans is another essential stop on the Joan of Arc trail. The city was saved by the “Maid of Orléans,” during the Siege of 1429. After leading the French to defeat the English army, Joan of Arc came to the town’s Cathédrale Sainte-Croix to pray. The cathedral’s 19th-century stained-glass windows recount the history of Joan of Arc. In a 15th-century half-timbered house, the Maison de Jeanne d’Arc presents exhibits about Joan of Arc, who is now recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. A bronze equestrian statue of Joan of Arc graces the Place du Martroi in Orléans. Tourists can learn more about Joan of Arc’s life story at several of the top sights in Rouen. At the 13th-century Tour Jeanne d’Arc (dungeon), a relic of the town’s old château, Joan of Arc was imprisoned, threatened with torture, put on trail, and accused of heresy. Since this infamous trial in 1431 and martyrdom, Joan of Arc has been elevated to a saint. Built on the site in Rouen where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, the Eglise Jeanne d’Arc pays tribute to the saint’s legacy. This modern church features an upwards-swooping roof designed to resemble flames. Rouen also has a museum devoted to Joan of Arc, the Historial Jeanne d’Arc, in the former Archbishop’s Palace (a classified Historic Monument) on the Rue Saint-Romain. This museum delves into Joan of Arc’s epic story and explains how she changed the course of French history. Evocative multimedia exhibits and videos bring the events to life in a thrilling way. 10. The Alsace Region The historic cities of Strasbourg and Colmar, along with the hundreds of Alsatian villages, have a special old-world charm that is completely distinct from the rest of France. The architecture and ambience of Alsace has been influenced over the centuries by neighboring Germany, as seen in the brightly painted, half-timbered buildings and venerable Gothic churches. Quaint and cultured, Strasbourg enchants visitors with its narrow cobblestone streets, scenic canals, and ornate cathedral. Colmar is the quintessential Alsatian town, full of interesting old churches and traditional houses with flower-bedecked balconies. Outside these two cities is an unspoiled landscape of vine-covered foothills. Nestled in the valleys and along the Rhine River are tiny storybook hamlets and picturesque villages. The Alsace Villages route is a delightful way to explore the region. Many villages are listed as the Plus Beaux Villages de France (Most Beautiful Villages of France), and some are designated as Villages Fleuris (Flowering Villages) because of the vibrant potted flowers that adorn the homes and streets. 11. Mont-Blanc & Annecy in the French Alps The French Alps boast some of the most awe-inspiring natural scenery in the world. The majestic Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Europe, an iconic snowcapped peak that soars to 4,810 meters. At this altitude, the air is fresh and the landscape is sublime, with crystal-clear lakes, dramatic rushing waterfalls, peaceful valleys, and refreshing pine forests. During summertime, visitors flock to the Alps to go hiking, cycling, and mountain climbing. In the winter, the French Alps draws many tourists for Alpine skiing, snowboarding, and cross-country skiing. The area has many of France’s top-rated ski resorts. Other things to do during the snowy season include ice-skating, dog sledding rides, and old-fashioned horse-drawn sleigh rides. Besides the spectacular mountain terrain, the region also has a rich cultural heritage linked to the ancestral territory of the Italian royal House of Savoy, as well as the historic Dauphiné region. The lovely mountain village of Chamonix (about a 15-minute drive from the base of Mont Blanc) offers traditional alpine ambience, while Annecy (just over a one-hour drive from Chamonix) has an ancient château, lakeside scenery, and fairy-tale ambience. For those seeking a rejuvenating getaway, the region’s Belle Epoque spa towns, such as Aix-les-Bains and Evian-les-Bain, deliver the ultimate relaxing vacation experience at pampering thermal spas and upscale hotels. 12. Prehistoric Caves in the Dordogne & the Pyrenees The Dordogne region is one of the best places to visit in France for viewing prehistoric cave paintings. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Lascaux Cave in the Dordogne’s Vallée de la Vézère contains masterpieces of Paleolithic art created by Cro-Magnon man. Although the Lascaux Cave has been closed to the public to prevent damage, visitors may view copies of the cave’s artwork at the nearby Lascaux II site (in Montignac). Also in Montignac is the Centre International de l’Art Pariétal (International Center of Cave Art), which presents exhibits about prehistoric animal paintings and reveals the work of archaeologists. The center includes Lascaux IV, which is a complete replica of the prehistoric Lascaux Cave. Also in the Vézère Valley, the Grotte de Rouffignac is adorned with paintings of horses, cows, bison, deer, goats, and mammoths. One of the top attractions of the Pyrenees region is the Grotte du Mas d’Azil, an immense cave decorated with drawings from the Magdalenian and Azilian periods. This tourist attraction deep in the Pyrenees Mountains offers guided tours and admission to the nearby Musée de la Préhistoire. About an hour drive from the Mas d’Azil Cave, the Grotte de Niaux also has remarkable Palaeolithic art dating from 14,000 to 10,000 BC. The Grotte de Niaux is open to the public for guided tours (reservations required). Near the town of Tarascon-sur-Ariège, the Grotte de Lombrives reveals fascinating ancient history, and the Grotte de Bédeilhac dazzles with its rare Magdalenian-era prehistoric art. 13. Rocamadour: A Medieval Pilgrimage Destination Clinging to a sheer cliff, Rocamadour seems to aspire towards heaven. This amazing site was the third most important Christian pilgrimage destination in the 11th century and a stop on the Camino de Santiago pilgrims’ route. The village has seven medieval-era sanctuaries, accessible by steep pedestrian staircases. The most famous is the Chapelle Notre-Dame (Chapelle Miraculeuse), which contains the precious 12th-century Black Virgin (Notre-Dame de Rocamadour) associated with miracles. Rocamadour’s largest church, the Basilique Saint-Sauveur is a UNESCO-listed historic monument. This 13th-century pilgrimage church displays the architectural transition from Romanesque to Gothic. Outside the village is the Causses du Quercy Regional Nature Park. Within this unspoiled landscape on the Quercy plateaus, grazing goats produce milk that is used to make AOC-labeled Cabécou de Rocamadour cheese. In late May or early June, the Rocamadour village hosts the Fête des Fromages (Cheese Festival) devoted to farmhouse cheeses of the region. Other top attractions within an hour-and-a-half drive of Rocamadour include: Limoges (145 kilometers away), classified as a Ville d’Art et d’Histoire and one of the top travel destinations in the Limousin region; and Périgueux (115 kilometers away), a quaint town in the Dordogne region dating to the Roman era, which was also on the Camino de Santiago. 14. Bordeaux & Saint-Émilion The Bordeaux region is a beautiful bucolic corner of France, where grandiose castles preside over rolling, vine-covered hills. Scenic tree-shaded paths traverse the countryside and follow alongside the Garonne River, as well as its placid canals. Many travelers enjoy exploring this area on a leisurely cycling itinerary. The region has two exceptional UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the elegant city of Bordeaux, with more than 350 buildings classified as historical monuments, and the little country village of Saint-Émilion, 51 kilometers from Bordeaux, which is packed with notable churches and monasteries. 15. The Burgundy Region: Quintessential France The Burgundy region is an idyllic landscape of lush woodlands and rolling hills dotted with impressive monuments. Romanesque chapels, ancient towns, and inspiring old abbeys attest to a rich cultural heritage. Among the top attractions of the Burgundy region are the historic city of Dijon, with its aristocratic palaces, ornate Gothic churches, and excellent museums; the charming medieval town of Beaune; and the monumental Abbey of Cluny, which was the largest church in Christendom until the 16th century when Saint Peter’s Basilica was built in Rome. Besides its incredible history, Burgundy is renowned for gastronomy. The traditional cuisine includes a repertoire of famous specialities such as escargot, Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy), and Coq au Vin. 16. Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees Mountains The mountainous Pyrenees region is a soul-inspiring place that offers both natural splendor and spiritual wonders. The region has many sacred pilgrimage sites, as well as rejuvenating spa towns. The UNESCO-listed Cirque de Gavarnie is nature’s version of a cathedral. Forming a semicircle, the awesome 1,700-meter-high limestone rock walls are draped with dramatic waterfalls that tumble down into rushing rivers and peaceful streams. The entire Hautes-Pyrénées region is part of a national park, the Parc National des Pyrénées, which borders Spain. Within the park are hiking trails through lush forests and verdant valleys. During wintertime, the French Pyrenees is a popular destination for downhill skiing. Top resorts include Cauterets, Font-Romeu, and the Grand Tourmalet ski area. 17. Lourdes: France’s Biggest Catholic Pilgrimage Site Nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains, Lourdes is France’s most important Catholic pilgrimage site. Millions of visitors come to Lourdes every year for spiritual inspiration. Some arrive to bathe in the waters in hopes of miracle cures. To the faithful, Lourdes is known for the 70 validated miracles that have occurred here. The main pilgrimage sites, the Grotto (where Saint Bernadette received her divine visions), and the Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire are surrounded by a serene woodland alongside a tranquil babbling brook. Marian Processions take place every evening at 9pm from April through October. The procession of hundreds of pilgrims holding candles is a breathtaking sight to behold. 18. Gourmet Restaurants & Cultural Attractions in Lyon An enticing destination for gourmands to visit, Lyon is at the heart of French gastronomy. Lyonnais cuisine is renowned for its delicious regional specialties such as quenelles (fish dumplings served in a creamy sauce), steak, Bresse chicken with morels, sausages, and salads. Tourists can choose from an incredible selection of restaurants. For casual everyday dining, the “Bouchons Lyonnais” (traditional bistros) allow visitors to sample the authentic local cuisine while enjoying an inviting, cozy ambience. A top destination for fine dining, the Auberge du Pont de Collonges was helmed by famous chef Paul Bocuse for decades. Today this legendary gastronomic establishment with two Michelin stars has changed its name to Restaurant Paul Bocuse. The restaurant carries on the legacy of Paul Bocuse by continuing to serve his signature dishes. Besides its gourmet delights, Lyon is rich in cultural heritage. The city is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Among the many historic attractions are ancient Roman ruins, atmospheric medieval quarters, and elegant Renaissance houses. Lyon’s Musée des Beaux-Arts is second only to Paris’ Louvre Museum in its wealth of artistic treasures. The museum contains an outstanding assortment of European paintings from the 14th to 20th centuries, including masterpieces by Véronèse, Rubens, Delacroix, Renoir, Monet, and Picasso. 19. Gascony Region & Toulouse in the South of France The rural area of Gascony and the city of Toulouse exude the sultry charm of southern France. Sunny and slow-paced, Gascony (Le Gers) has a traditional rural character that seems untouched by modernity. The rolling hills are blanketed with a patchwork of small farms and dotted with quiet country villages and ancient castles. Steeped in history dating back to the 13th century, Toulouse is known as “The Pink City” because of its distinctive red-brick architecture. These buildings reflect the sunlight in a rosy-toned hue. While ambling the pleasant town squares and basking on outdoor café terraces in Toulouse, visitors soak up the laid-back vibe of this beautiful and balmy city. The UNESCO-listed Canal du Midi runs through Toulouse and flows all the way to the Mediterranean port of Sète near Marseille. The tree-shaded path along the canal is popular for leisurely strolls and cycling. 20. The Camargue The Parc Régional de Camargue, just 16 kilometers from Arles in Provence, is a place where visitors can take a breath of fresh air and enjoy unspoiled natural scenery. Marshlands, meadows, salt flats, and pastures blanket the landscape. In this pristine UNESCO-listed Biosphere Reserve (around 100,000 hectares of protected wetlands), wild white horses roam free, and pink flamingoes thrive. The nature reserve is home to over 300 bird species, which makes it a paradise for bird-watching. Other famous fauna include the native Camargue Bulls, which are raised for use in bullfighting. 21. Island of Corsica The island of Corsica has a rugged and raw beauty, seen in its dramatic coastal landscapes, pristine forests, and snowcapped mountains. The island is fringed with beautiful beaches, quiet bays, attractive fishing ports, and lively seaside cities, while the inland hillsides are crowned with ancient villages where time seems to stand still. Sun-worshipping beach lovers and outdoorsy and sporty types (including hard-core hikers) are drawn to the island’s incomparable nature sites. The 1,000-kilometer shoreline offers crystal-clear waters that make it a paradise for snorkeling and scuba diving.
Lithuanian Christmas Eve Biscuits \| Kūčiukai [Recipe] Christmas is a time for tradition. What’s fascinating to me is how much those traditions vary from country to country and even from family to family. Some children post their letter to Santa up the chimney, some through the regular mail. Some leave out milk and cookies for Santa, but in our house it was a bottle of Guinness and a few mince pies. (Clever ole Dad!) Some traditions don’t believe in Santa at all. Being somewhat food obsessed, to me the most interesting differences are centred round the foods we eat and how we prepare and serve those foods. In Ireland, the main Christmas feast is served on Christmas Day and typically includes roast turkey, baked ham, boiled Brussels sprouts and roast potatoes. Sweet treats include iced Christmas cake, brandy-laced Christmas pudding and mince pies. Most of these foods are not traditional used in Lithuanian Christmas cooking and in many cases are impossible to source here. In Lithuania, the main celebration is on Christmas Eve. The meal, known as Kūčios, consists of 12 meatless dishes and typically includes herring, sauerkraut, potatoes, mushrooms, beetroot, carrots and stuffed eggs. For dessert there is a stodgy cranberry drink known as kisielius and bite-sized biscuits called kūčiukai (koo-chuck-ay) made with poppy seeds. Kūčiukai are typically served with a glass of milk. Old traditions dictated that no animal products, including dairy products, should be consumed on Christmas Eve and so poppy seed milk was used in place of dairy milk. In many regions this custom has now petered out and dairy milk is used. In some homes the biscuits are soaked in milk before eating, in others the milk is served as a drink on the side. Kūčiukai are widely available in the supermarkets here, but they are generally mass-produced and full of unnecessary ingredients. They are incredibly simple to make and only require a small number of ingredients so this year I decided to make my own. I always feel that the tradition of making the food is as important as the food itself. We always made our own Christmas cake and pudding and now that I’ve chosen to live here in Lithuania I want to start a new tradition of always making my own kūčiukai. Notes on ingredients: I use butter in my kūčiukai. Traditionally, only foods typically available during a Lithuanian winter could be used in preparing dishes for the Christmas Eve feast. To me, butter is one of the oldest and most natural cooking fats and fits well with this tradition. Many recipes I found both online and in books used butter as an ingredient. However, if you prefer to stay with the tradition of avoiding dairy products while still using traditional Lithuanian ingredients, I suggest replacing the butter in the recipe with 25 mls (2 Tbsp) of rapeseed or sunflower oil. The description of kūčiukai on Wikipedia says that they are made with leavened dough – that is, that the dough has been risen with yeast or some other raising agent. All recipes I found either in books or online included yeast. I made many batches of kūčiukai while developing this recipe and only one batch rose significantly. That batch included more water and the final biscuit was not as crisp as I would like – it was more like a bread than a biscuit. My final recipe still includes yeast as it impacts both the flavour and the texture, but don’t expect the dough to double in size as you would with yeast bread. It may rise slightly, or not at all. However, allow it to rest for at least one hour before baking to allow for fermentation of the sugars which will improve both the texture and flavour of your final biscuits. Poppy seeds are widely available in Lithuania, particularly at this time of year. They also appear to be widely available in the US. In Ireland I’m not sure if they are available in all supermarkets, but they currently available in Lidl and should also be available in Health Food stores or in Polish or Lithuanian supermarkets, if you happen to live near one. Lithuanian Christmas Eve Biscuits \| Kūčiukai This recipe is no longer available online. For the full recipe and detailed, step-by-step instructions, please see my cookbook, available from just $2.99 here. The book contains all of the most popular Lithuanian recipes including cepelinai (potato dumplings), šaltibarščiai (cold beet soup) and kugelis (potato pudding), plus stories from my life in Lithuania and colour photos of the stunning Lithuanian countryside. To preview the book click here. NEW! Lithuanian Cookbook: You can now find all the Lithuanian recipes featured on this site in my new cookbook. This beautiful 77 page book also contains stunning photos of the Lithuanian countryside. Available from just $2.99 here. To preview the book click here. More Lithuanian Recipes LITHUANIAN KUGELIS \| POTATO PUDDING: A national dish of Lithuania, kugelis is a rich and hearty potato pudding. My version is made with chicken pieces, which steam inside the potato mixture, making them moist and delicious. (View recipe) LITHUANIAN CEPELINAI \| POTATO DUMPLINGS: The national dish of Lithuania, cepelinai are hearty, nourishing and delicious. Written for cooks making cepelinai for the first time, this recipe includes step-by-step instructions with photos. (View recipe) LITHUANIAN COLD BEET SOUP \| ŠALTIBARŠČIAI: This garishly pink soup is both light and nutritious, perfect for warm sunny days or for weekday lunches when your tummy needs a little TLC. (View recipe) LITHUANIAN KOLDŪNAI \| MEAT DUMPLINGS: These delicious dumplings are the perfect comfort food – quick to cook, mild in flavour and served with a dollop of sour cream and a salty bacon and onion topping. (View recipe) LITHUANIAN BALANDĖLIAI \| CABBAGE ROLLS: Another of Lithuania’s national dishes, these cabbage rolls are stuffed with seasoned ground pork and served with a creamy, tangy tomato sauce. Recipe includes step-by-step photos. (View recipe) LITHUANIAN CURD CHEESE DOUGHNUTS \| VARŠKĖS SPURGOS: These Lithuanian-style doughnuts are light and airy and not at all cheesy! They do not require yeast and so are quick and easy to prepare. (View recipe) INGREDIENTS: 250 g \| 9 oz plain flour (all-purpose flour) 5 g \| 1 tsp salt 7 g \| ¼ oz fresh yeast or 3.5 g \| ⅛ oz dried yeast 90 g \| 3 oz sugar 20 g \| 2 Tbsp poppy seeds 25 g \| 2 Tbsp butter 90 mls \| 3 fl oz warm water **The water should be just warm enough to touch with your finger for at least 10 seconds without feeling hot. I generally use 1/3 boiling water and 2/3 cold water to get just the right temperature. METHOD: Preheat the oven to 180˚ C (355˚ F) Place the flour, salt, sugar, poppy seeds, butter and yeast in the large bowl of your food processor and mix on full power for about 20 seconds to thoroughly combine the ingredients and to distribute the yeast and poppy seeds. Pour the water into the food processor and mix on full power for about 1 minute. The mix should come together into a ball in about 20 seconds but continuing to mix for a little longer will help to knead the dough. After 1 minute the dough should be soft and slightly sticky to touch. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured board and knead for about 1 minute to form into a smooth round. Place the dough in a lightly floured bowl, cover with a clean tea towel and leave in a warm place for at about 1-2 hours to rise and ferment. (Note that the dough will not rise significantly in the same way as yeast bread. However, allowing the dough to rest for 1-2 hours will greatly improve the final flavour & texture of the biscuits.) After 1-2 hours, transfer the dough to a lightly floured board and cut into 4 pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a long sausage about 2 cm wide. Ensure the dough is the same thickness along the full length of the roll so that the biscuits will all be a similar size and cook evenly. Note that the roll will end up being about 40 cm long so make sure you have enough space on your board. Alternatively, use your worktop to roll the dough or cut the dough into smaller pieces before rolling. Cut each roll evenly into 2 cm pieces. You should get about 25 pieces per roll. Transfer the pieces to a lightly floured baking sheet. Leave a small gap (about ½ cm) between each piece as they will expand a little during baking. Bake for 15-18 minutes until all the biscuits are golden brown and a little crisp. They will crisp further as they cool so don't overcook them. Cool on the baking sheet before transferring to an airtight jar or biscuit tin. Enjoy with a cold glass of milk or with your favourite coffee.
Myths regarding Expiry Date: As per FSSAI, we're obligated to mention the Shelf life of the product in form of a best-before date or expiry date on every edible product we supply to you. Shelf life depends on multiple factors like the quality and freshness of the product, its moisture content, storage, transportation, packaging (most critical aspect) and handling at the customer's end. At Urban Platter, most of our products are preservative-free and we advocate clean-label eating. Hence, both us and our customers need to be well informed about best practices to enjoy the most out of our products! Let's begin by an example: It is estimated that the average life expectancy of a person living in India is ~70 years . However, it does not mean that every person in India will live till 70 or cannot surpass this estimated benchmark of 70. With a healthy lifestyle, better quality nutrition and exercise routines it is very much possible to live longer and healthier. Similarly, every packaged food product comes with an estimated expiry date. It does not necessarily mean that the product becomes unhealthy for consumption after the expiry date. Stored under proper conditions and depending on the quality of the ingredients, the product may last beyond its estimated expiry date. Dry ingredients like Salts, selected Spices and even a few tree nuts like Almonds often last much beyond their expiry dates. Indian kitchens have had the heritage to store and use traditional Spices & Masalas for years in their pantry and also invent various techniques like using castor oil with selected grains to prolong the shelf life of ingredients. Many customers expect products they are buying to be fresh and also delivered to them within 24-72 hours. Although this sounds highly rational, it is far from the reality. Here are some common facts which would help you in understanding the way packaged products are made available in the market: - In order for the product to be delivered to the customer within 1-3 days, the product must be almost ready to ship as soon as the customer places an order. It would be illogical to produce, manufacture and ship the product after the order is placed. - No matter what commercial product a customer is purchasing, it would have to be produced, procured, packed and distributed across the nearest city or hub for faster deliveries. - Production of ingredients itself takes months (sometimes years) before it can undergo manufacturing, packaging and distribution. - Manufacturing, Packing and Distribution require a considerable amount of time themselves. If the products are imported, then this timelines are prolonged even further. Did you know? India is one of the largest consumers of Dry Fruits and a whole lot of them are imported. Imports take a minimum of 2-3 months via Sea. - Fulfilment of order is the last milestone in this whole complex network. Having expectations for fresher goods is only aspirational and never a realistically possible event. Many people put efforts into sustaining this network of operations which starts from production, manufacturing, packing, distribution to warehousing so that the final customer can enjoy the luxury of sourcing the product at the click of a button. Kindly be mindful of these invisible background processes the next time you buy any product. Here are 5 tips to get the best possible shelf life and experiences which you can put to everyday use: - Once the product is received, inspect it thoroughly well. Sensory aspects like how the product looks, its Aroma and its Taste should be a healthy indicator of its quality. - Always Store the product as per mentioned norms, ideally, in a Cool and Dry Place devoid of Sunlight. In a hot and humid country like ours, food products are spoilt at the slightest introduction to moisture. Bright Light or Sunlight also leads to discolouration and sometimes heats the product, leading to a poor experience. - Handle with a Clean and Dry Spoon / Hands. A soiled or moist spoon often carries moisture and other contaminants, further compromising the environment of the packaging of the product, thereby impacting its shelf life. Make it a practice to clean the spoon every time you use it. - Keep the lid Airtight or transfer it to an Airtight container. As mentioned earlier, Humidity and Air need to be of good quality. For that, choose a pre-cleaned, odour-free glass or PET container with an air-tight lid and immediately transfer it into the container immediately. This is ideal for spices, seasonings or baking ingredients. - Refrigerate when necessary. With most liquid products, sauces, condiments or even nuts, you must refrigerate them once opened (and keep them airtight) for the best quality experiences and shelf life. For extremely sensitive products like Almond milk and Oat milk, please follow the instructions on the pack and ideally consume them in 2-3 days once opened. Please make an educated decision when buying food products. Bon Apetit.