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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:08:45 +0000recipechillisaladrestaurantseafoodchickensauceChineseporkthe bestvegetarianItaliancabbageasiancourgettecucumberdaikongarlicsidesJapaneseSouth East Asian cuisineasparagusbaconcheesecomfort foodcrabcreamhot saucekim chipicklespotatosmokedsoupsweetstunaAustraliaBritishEnglishFavikenFrenchGentlemen Gourmets of LondonGlasgowKing IslandMichelinNorfolkRonanSichuanSingaporeSwedenTabascoVancouverWaku Ghinabaloneanchoviesartichokebarbecue hot saucebarbequeblue cheese saucebone marrowbroad beanscarrotcasserolecauliflowercherry bombchicken wingschilli sauceclamscobnutcodcrayfishcuringcuttlefisheggsfennelfine diningfishguinea fowllemongrasslobstermarrowmushroomsoctopusoffalolivespecorinopork sambalpoultrypoussinprawnpâtéquincerhubarbribsromanescoscotch bonnetspringsproutssquashstreet foodtamarindtomatoestripetrufflevinegarwhite wineAntonia Eatsnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)Blogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-3815698549555309239Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:59:00 +00002015-04-20T03:59:41.843+01:00mushroomssaladspringsproutsSpring Sprout Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="(1).jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> This is a refreshing, crunchy salad that goes very well with fatty meats like roast pork or bacon. I like to sprout my own seeds using a <a href="; target="_blank">sprouting tray</a> but you also buy sprouts from good farmers markets.<br /> <br /> Ingredients:<br /> 50g dried Chinese shitake mushrooms<br /> 150g soy bean sprouts 50g lentil sprouts<br /> 50g mixed seed sprouts <br /> 100g carrots, shredded<br /> 50g Chinese celery, finely sliced<br /> 50g banana shallots, finely sliced<br /> a small bunch of coriander, leaves only<br /> half a tablespoon sesame seeds<br /> a tablespoon rice wine vinegar<br /> half a tablespoon lime juice<br /> half a tablespoon lemon juice<br /> half a tablespoon fish sauce<br /> half a tablespoon light soy sauce<br /> a tablespoon extra virgin olive oil<br /> a teaspoon untoasted sesame oil<br /> <br /> Put the Chinese mushrooms in a small saucepan and pour over enough boiling water to cover them. If you have one put a small plate on top of the mushrooms to hold them down in the soaking liquid. Leave for 20 minutes, then slice the stalk off from each mushroom and discard. Put the saucepan over a medium flame and bring the mushroom caps and soaking liquid to the boil. Simmer the mushroom caps until they are tender - they should not have any dry parts when sliced in half. Remove the mushroom caps from the simmering liquid and leave to cool in a covered bowl. When cool slice each cap into half cm thick slices.<br /> <br /> Rinse out the small saucepan and heat it again over a high flame. Add the soy bean sprouts, stirring constantly for two minutes so they cook but don't brown. Then cover the pan and turn off the heat to allow the sprouts to cook through without losing their crunch. Leave for five minutes.<br /> <br /> Set a small frying pan over a low heat and add the sesame seeds. Keep a close eye on them and shake the pan occasionally until the seeds brown lightly and smell lovely.<br /> <br /> In a large bowl combine all the sprouts with the sliced mushrooms, carrot shreds, celery, shallots, coriander and sesame seeds. Mix the dressing in a separate bowl, then pour over and toss everything to combine.2015/04/spring-sprout-salad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-3149888901360157926Fri, 03 Apr 2015 04:13:00 +00002015-04-20T03:41:37.547+01:00chillilemongrassporkpork sambalSouth East Asian cuisinetamarindMonbiot family pork sambal<br /> Ingredients:<br /> <br /> 2kg pork belly<br /> 16 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped<br /> 8 fat cloves of garlic, peeled and halved<br /> 16 chillies, roughly chopped and deseeded<br /> 2 tbsp belacan (shrimp paste with chillies)<br /> 3 tbsp peanut oil<br /> 2 tsp turmeric<br /> 8 tbsp tamarind water<br /> 8 tbsp fish sauce (approx, add more to taste if needed)<br /> 4 tbsp brown sugar<br /> 4 stalks of lemongrass, outer layers removed and cut into 1 inch sections<br /> chicken stock<br /> sea salt, to taste<br /> <br /> Cut the pork belly into 2 inch by 1 inch pieces. Blitz the shallots, garlic, chillies and belacan in a food processor until smooth. Sauté the paste in peanut oil for five minutes or so until fragrant. Add the pork belly pieces, turmeric, tamarind water, fish sauce, brown sugar, lemongrass and enough chicken stock to cover the pork. Bring to the boil and simmer covered until the pork is soft and tender. Taste and season with sea salt to taste.<br /> <br /> Serve with steamed rice. This is even better made the night before.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="240" /></a><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="240" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> 2015/01/monbiot-family-pork-sambal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-8188758095291862479Fri, 03 Apr 2015 03:50:00 +00002015-04-20T03:46:21.298+01:00blue cheese saucechickenchicken wingshot saucesmokedSmoked buffalo chicken wings<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="253" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Ingredients:<br /> 2.5lbs chicken wings<br /> 535g sea salt<br /> Water<br /> Peanut oil (the amount will depend on the size of your saucepan)<br /> Beech wood dust for smoking<br /> <br /> <br /> Cut through the tendons of each wing joint so it separates into three parts - the wing, drumstick and tips. Reserve the tips separately - you can roast these in a 350ºF oven for 25 minutes for a crispy treat. Brine the wings and drumsticks in a 80% salt to water brine for one hour. For 2.25 litres of water dissolve 535g salt in about one litre of hot water and then top up with cold water and ice. I put everything in a ziplock bag and close it without air bubbles.<br /> <br /> After an hour pour away the brine and rinse the wings. Lay them on an oven rack over a baking tray and allow to dry for an hour. Cold smoke the wings for three hours over beech wood dust. Preheat the oven to 212ºF and then roast the wings until they reach an internal temperature of 65ºC. Check them periodically with a meat thermometer. At this point you can cool and store the wings in a fridge for up to a week.<br /> <br /> Fill a saucepan three quarters the way up with peanut oil and heat over a medium flame until the oil reaches 215ºC. Meanwhile preheat the oven to 100ºC. Carefully lower each wing into the hot oil to avoid any splattering. Deep fry the wings in batches of no more than six for four minutes until they are light brown and crisp. Remove the wings with tongs and place on a plate covered with kitchen roll to soak up any excess oil. Transfer the wings onto an oven rack and place in the preheated oven to keep warm. When the oil in the saucepan reaches 215ºC again start frying the next batch and continue until you have fried all the wings. When you are ready to serve Put all the wings into a bowl with the warm hot sauce and toss to coat.<br /> <br /> Serve the wings with blue cheese sauce, extra hot sauce and carrot and celery sticks. Eat them as soon as you can pick one up without burning your fingers.<br /> <br /> Hot sauce<br /> <br /> Ingredients:<br /> 6 fl oz Tabasco or Louisiana sauce<br /> 1 teaspoon cayenne powder<br /> 1 teaspoon garlic powder<br /> 5 dashes of Worcestershire sauce<br /> About 6 fl oz of white vinegar (adjust to taste)<br /> 5-10 grams of cornstarch or kudzu starch dissolved in a little water<br /> 200g cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes<br /> Sea salt to taste<br /> <br /> Combine the hot and Worcestershire sauces, cayenne and garlic powders and vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium heat. Turn the heat down and simmer until the mixture reduces by half. Turn off the heat and whisk in the butter, cube by cube. Taste and adjust the sauce with salt if needed. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon. If it is too thin bring the sauce back to the boil and add the starch mixture sparingly, whisking each time until the sauce thickens to the desired consistency. Keep the sauce warm but not bubbling over a low heat or in a warm oven.<br /> <br /> Blue cheese sauce<br /> <br /> Ingredients:<br /> Half a tablespoon of butter<br /> Half a tablespoon of flour<br /> 150ml whole milk<br /> 6oz salty, citrusy blue cheese like Great Hill Blue<br /> 150g crème fraîche<br /> <br /> Melt the butter in a frying pan over a low heat and add the flour. Stir to form a soft paste - add more flour if needed. Whisk in the milk bit by bit and simmer the mixture to form a smooth sauce that will thickly coat the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and cool. Blend the cooled white sauce with the crème fraîche and half of the blue cheese (especially the white bits near the rind) in a food processor until smooth. Spoon the mixture into a serving bowl, crumble in the remaining cheese and stir to combine. Chill until needed.<br /> <br /> Celery and carrot sticks<br /> <br /> Wash the vegetables, peel the carrots and cut them into one inch by 2-3 inch batons.<br /> <br />2015/01/smoked-buffalo-chicken-wings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-27357722175137125Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:38:00 +00002015-04-20T03:47:30.973+01:00cherry bombchillichilli saucescotch bonnetRo's chilli sauce aka Nat Crack<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="237" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> This chilli sauce is dedicated to our wonderful, chilli aficionado friend Natalie. It was created especially for her.<br /> <br /> The scotch bonnet chillies add a wonderfully fruity flavour but are thin fleshed so the cherry bombs add body and juiciness to the final sauce. If you can't find these varieties you could substitute other chillies with a scoville of 350,000.<br /> <br /> Ingredients:<br /> 6-8 jars with 8 fl oz capacity (we used kilner jars)<br /> 2 pounds of scotch bonnet chillies in equal quantities of red, orange and yellow colours<br /> 2 pounds of cherry bomb chillies - these are red, round and plump, with a scoville of 350,000<br /> 5 large shallots<br /> 2 heads of garlic<br /> a cup of white wine vinegar<br /> Salt to taste<br /> Sugar to taste (if you find your chillies aren't naturally sweet enough)<br /> <br /> Place your washed glass jars in a large pot and cover with cold water, making sure there are no air bubbles in any of the jars. Place the pot over a medium to high heat and bring to the boil. While the jars are sterilising blitze all the ingredients in a food processor - how much is up to you. We like our sauce to have a fine grained texture but you could keep going to make it smoother.<br /> <br /> When the water in the pot comes to the boil turn the heat off. Carefully lift out a jar using tongs, pour off any hot water and place on a heat resistant surface. Immediately fill the jar with chilli paste using using a jam funnel or small jug and then seal. Continue with the remaining jars but leave the last jar open.<br /> <br /> Check the level of the water in the pot and pour off enough water so that your open jar won't be flooded when you put it in. Return all the jars to the pot standing upright. Bring the pot to a simmer over a medium to low flame and warm the jars until their internal temperature reaches 72ºC (161ºF). If you have a food thermometer with a temperature alarm you can just leave the probe in the open jar until the alarm sounds, otherwise test your open jar periodically.<br /> <br /> Remove the jars with tongs, seal the open one and allow all of them to cool. You can use the sauce right away but leaving them for a month or two will improve the flavour even more. Keep them stored somewhere dark and cool.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="251" /></a><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="320" width="260" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br />2015/01/ros-chilli-sauce-aka-nat-crack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-6206732119261889001Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:46:00 +00002015-04-20T04:00:46.298+01:00anchoviesfishsaladtunaBaby leaf salad with tuna dressing and anchovy crumbs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="240" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> This is a salad for fish lovers, full of flavour from the meaty tuna, briny fish and piquant capers. The saltiness of the anchovies is tempered by a rich, creamy dressing and the breadcrumbs add nutty, garlicky crunch.<br /> <br /> Ingredients<br /> <br /> 140g mesclun or other young salad leaves<br /> 3 spring onions or a small shallot<br /> a tablespoon of salted capers<br /> 80g best quality tinned tuna in olive oil e.g. Callipo<br /> a clove of garlic juice from half a lemon<br /> 3 tablespoons crème fraîche<br /> a table spoon extra virgin olive oil<br /> 4 anchovy fillets<br /> 2 teaspoons olive oil (use the oil from the anchovy tin if you have it)<br /> 2 heaped tablespoons of breadcrumbs or Japanese panko crumbs  <br /> 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper<br /> <br /> Wash and spin dry the salad leaves and put them in a large bowl. Finely slice the onions or shallot, rinse and dry the capers and add both to the leaves.<br /> <br /> Put the tuna with its oil into a small bowl, crush the garlic and use a fork to mash it into the tuna to make a smooth paste. Mix in the lemon juice, crème fraîche and olive oil and stir to combine.<br /> <br /> Place a small pan over a low heat and add the anchovy fillets in their oil. As they heat up they will start to disintegrate into the oil. Add the breadcrumbs and the cayenne pepper and stir with a fork to coat the breadcrumbs in the anchovy oil mixture. Cook until the crumbs are browned and crisp then remove from the heat.<br /> <br /> Toss the leaves in the tuna dressing, sprinkle over the breadcrumbs and serve immediately. Possibly with a cold glass of Chablis.2015/04/baby-leaf-salad-with-tuna-dressing-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-1214803966637263966Fri, 13 Feb 2015 03:25:00 +00002015-04-20T04:01:11.209+01:00baconcuringEnglishporkProper English Bacon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="240" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; height="240" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> We find American bacon too sweet as a great deal more sugar is used in the curing process. This recipe is for old fashioned, no bells or whistles English dry cured bacon. It's lightly salty, meat-sweet rather than sugary, porky and, in my mind, the way bacon should taste.<br /> <br /> Buy the best quality pork belly that you can afford, ideally from the back of the pig's belly where it will be thicker. The meat towards the front lies over the ribs so will give you thinner slices of bacon. I use Hampshire pork, a breed originally from England that is raised in the wild, fed on clover, grass and herbs and then slaughtered as humanely as possible. Stress at the time of death has a deleterious impact on meat quality, particularly in pigs where it can lead to blood spots that ruin the meat's texture and flavour. It's simple really - happy pigs equals good meat!<br /> <br /> Ask your butcher to take off the skin leaving as much fat on the meat as possible. You can save the skin to make pork scratchings.<br /> <br /> I choose not to use sodium nitrite (pink salt) in the curing process. Nitrites are used commercially to impede the growth of harmful bacteria like botulism in particular and result in the meat retaining a pink colour that is considered appealing by some. I find the colour looks unnatural and prefer not to use chemicals for home production.  The likelihood of botulism is very low and sea salt has a certain amount of naturally occurring nitrates but this is a decision each person should make for themselves.<br /> <br /> There's no need to use the more expensive flaky sea salt as fine grained crystals will penetrate the meat more evenly.<br /> <br /> Ingredients<br /> <br /> a skinless pork belly - how much is up to you!<br /> Fine grained sea salt<br /> Granulated sugar<br /> Coarse ground black peppercorns<br /> <br /> What to do<br /> <br /> First give your pork belly a quick rinse, dry it off and trim off any scraps of meat or fat that hang off the main piece. Measure the height of the thickest part of the belly and make a note. Then weigh the belly and use the following proportions to work out how much salt, sugar and pepper you will need.  <br /> <br /> 30g salt per kg of meat<br /> 10g sugar per kg<br /> 4g peppercorns per kg<br /> <br /> You'll see it's really not very much at all but don't worry - it's all you need. Mix the seasonings together and rub them evenly over the exposed meat and fat. Make sure you rub everything in well, get into any crevices and go around all the edges. Lay a sheet of cling film on a table and add an overlapping sheet if necessary so that you will be able to fold the edges over the belly on every side. Lay the belly on the cling film, fold up the edges and then put another sheet over the top. Wrap the belly tightly in several more layers of cling film so it's completely sealed and place it in a waterproof tray in case any liquid works its way out over the coming days.<br /> <br /> Leave the wrapped belly to cure for one day per half inch of thickness plus two additional days. Turn it over once a day to help the cure distribute. You should keep the belly in a cool place, ideally at 1.5°C (35°F), so it doesn't spoil. Smell the wrapped belly when you turn it each day - it should not smell sour or funky in any way.<br /> <br /> Try to keep humidity at around 80% for the best results during curing and drying. In the winter I cure and dry my pork in an unheated room with a humidifier next to it set to 80%.<br /> <br /> Once the belly has cured it's time to dry the meat and prepare it for smoking. Unwrap the belly and then either hang it on metal hooks or I find it easier to lay the belly on a metal rack over a baking tray. Let it dry for two days, turning each day. The surface should be dry to touch and not slimy. At this stage you have made bacon. You can use it now as greenback bacon and store it for three months or more providing it is kept tightly wrapped and in a fridge.<br /> <br /> Or you can cold smoke it to add more flavour! I like to smoke mine with oak wood for four hours to give it a light smokey kiss that doesn't overwhelm the porky of the bacon. The cold smoking process couldn't be easier. I use a Pro-Q cold smoker with oak dust and put the bacon, metal rack, tray and all in a large cardboard box with the lit smoker and punch a couple of small holes on either side of the box. I seal the top with wide tape and that's it. Just make sure the outside temperature is not above 26°C and preferably lower.<br /> <br /> After smoking wrap your bacon in cling film again and let it rest for a week to allow the flavours develop and distribute. You don't have to do this if you can't wait but I do think it improves the final result. 2015/04/we-find-american-bacon-too-sweet-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-3576471326837198451Thu, 05 Sep 2013 10:39:00 +00002013-09-05T11:42:34.006+01:00barbecue hot saucechillihot saucesauceTabascoHomemade Tabasco style hot sauce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Tabasco sauce has been a constant companion in my life, from being a quick way to add a lovely light heat to any dish to enlivening Bloody Marys on the plane and spicing up dull meals when travelling. I have always been curious about how it is made and an article in the <a href="; target="_blank">Telegraph</a> in July gave me the perfect excuse to try making my own version.<br /> <br /> I roughly followed Edmund Mcllhenny's original method -<br /> <br /> <i>'...crushing the ripest peppers, adding a cup of Avery salt to every gallon of crushed pepper, and letting the mixture age in crockery jars. After 30 days he added ‘the best French wine vinegar’ and let the sauce stand for another 30 days.'</i><br /> <br /> But used ingredients that are easily available in London. So the long red chillies you can find in most supermarkets or Asian corner shops. These are fairly mild but tasty. Maldon sea salt is a home favourite and a sharp flavourful apple cider vinegar from <a href="; target="_blank">Core Fruit Products</a> at <a href="; target="_blank">Oval farmers market</a>.<br /> <br /> Keeping the proportion of 1 cup (236.59ml) of salt to 1 gallon (4.54 litres) of chilli mash I blitzed a big bag of chillies to make a chilli mash and added the same ratio of salt.<br /> <br /> I left this mix in a cool dark place for a month to ferment, and then strained the mash through a fine sieve and added enough apple cider vinegar to give the sauce a sour lift.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></div> <br /> Ingredients:<br /> about 500g red chillies<br /> Maldon sea salt<br /> apple cider vinegar - to taste<br /> <br /> Sterilise a measuring jug, a container with lid for your mash, a large metal spoon and a knife or food processor blade and bowl. I did this by putting them in a big pot of boiling water for a few minutes. Dry well with paper towels.<br /> <br /> Wash the chillies thoroughly and remove any green stalks and nasty bits. Either chop them finely, seeds and all, or blitz in a food processor to a coarse mash.<br /> <br /> The ratio of salt to chilli mash is 1 cup (236.59ml) of salt to 1 gallon (4.54 litres) of chilli mash. I spooned my mash into a measuring jug and added about 36ml of salt to 700ml of mash. Mix well.<br /> <br /> Leave covered in a cool dark place for a month to ferment, then strain through a fine sieve, pressing out the liquid. Discard the leftover pulp. This left me with 250ml of fiery red liquid, to which I added 50ml apple cider vinegar.<br /> <br /> This chilli sauce has been incredibly versatile - delicious in everything from drinks, soups and sauces to grilled meats, stews and fish.<br /> <br /> I simmered the liquid with butter, sugar, more vinegar and flour, reducing it by half to make a gorgeously piquant hot sauce that is a classic with barbecued or deep fried chicken wings but also worked really well with some smoked prawns instead of aioli or mayonnaise.<br /> <br /> <h3> Homemade buffalo hot sauce</h3> <br /> Ingredients:<br /> 200ml chilli liquid<br /> 50g unsalted butter<br /> half a tablespoon of sugar<br /> a teaspoon of flour<br /> half to one tablespoon apple cider vinegar<br /> <br /> Gently heat the chilli sauce in a small saucepan with the butter until it comes to the boil. Stir in the sugar and half a tablespoon of vinegar.<br /> <br /> Sieve the flour into the lightly bubbling mixture and whisk out any lumps. Keep an eye on the flame and allow the sauce to simmer gently as it reduces, whisking occasionally to stop any sticking.<br /> <br /> When the sauce will coat the back of a spoon have a taste and add more vinegar and/or sugar if you would like it sweeter or more piquant. Reduce again until you have a nice consistency without it being too thick.<br /> <br /> Serve warm as a dip or drizzle over cooked meat, fish, grilled vegetables. Anything that takes your fancy really!<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></div> 2013/09/homemade-tabasco-style-hot-sauce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Antonia Cantwell)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835637178842259733.post-962852865927788024Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:34:00 +00002013-07-29T10:34:58.882+01:00The Shiori 15.5.13 and 13.6.13I love The Shiori. I love its quiet, tiny interior. The two cosy tatami matted booths are my favourite place to sit. Chef patron Takashi Tagaki's quiet but intense pace of work is fascinating to watch. And his wife Hitomi's friendly and at times entertainingly kooky approach to guests is a nice counterpoint to his silent concentration. The service is laid back - don't expect to arrive, eat in a hurry and leave quickly. This is the kind of evening that should not be rushed. The delicacy of the flavours and the beautiful balancing of textures and tastes deserve to be enjoyed slowly and thoughtfully. To me it is a wonderfully romantic evening, a perfect way to spend time together and enjoy something exceptional.<br /> <br /> We have been twice to far, the first time in May -<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="; width="266" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late afternoon light and we are the first arrivals </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="; width="266" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The short menu</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="; width="266" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparkling sake with wild strawberries - the heady aroma of fruit combined with sake lacking the acidity of sparkling wine, creating a hint of vanilla in the aftertaste</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taro potato stems with sesame vinegar - delicate translucent shoots almost reminiscent of white asparagus </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simmered bracken wrapped in yuba skin with aromatic sancho pepper leaf - a little leaf but packing a punch in flavour </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clear soup with sea bass, shreds of smokey grilled aubergine, soft simmered broad beans and watershield - a extraordinary plant with a jelly-like coating  </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sashimi plate, clockwise from left - horse mackerel, sea bream, tuna with sweet potato and seaweed sauce and sweet shrimp</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taro with crushed rice cracker, stuffed with prawns, shitake mushrooms and ginkgo nuts - dense squidgy pastry with savoury stuffing</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fried then lightly pickled snapper</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigri from left to right - toro with wasabi stem, salmon with seasoned seaweed, turbot with Japanese spices and yellowtail with spring onion</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More nigri - Japanese scallop with black truffle, Crystal Bay prawn with shiso leaf paste and lightly seared squid with ginger </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yuzu sorbet - deliciously refreshing</td></tr> </tbody></table> And the second time in June - <div> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="; width="266" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The long menu! </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Japanese kamiage yuba with wasabi and seaweed</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="; width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potato somen noodles with grated ginger, ginger shoot, spring onion and oscietra caviar </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="

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My work , my shows, whats new, gallery events, ceramic sculpture images and other ramblings pertaining to antoniaart.comnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)Blogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107754857971451603.post-6575385107085164175Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:50:00 +00002012-03-12T09:50:03.814-07:00Spring Fever brings Ceramic Drive<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"> </span></a></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="; width="149" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Telfont Fawn unglazed<br /></td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; 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imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="149" src="; width="200" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi Pond 1 Glazed</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="149" src="; width="200" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi Pond 1 unglazed</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="; width="364" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi pond 2 unglazed</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="; width="149" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koi Pebble unglazed</td></tr> </tbody></table> K<br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="237" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Rose</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="; width="298" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Telfont Fawn Glazed<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After months of little creativity on the Ceramic Sculpture front this past fortnight has been a great awakening in my brain and the studio. As the garden springs to life so my brain fights through the tangled web of winter, family care issues, the grieving process and daily work to finally build sculptures, paint and glaze.</span></td></tr> </tbody></table>2012/03/spring-fever-brings-ceramic-drive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107754857971451603.post-3149852146066495041Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:45:00 +00002011-12-23T08:45:37.482-08:00Merry Christmas & Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="; width="494" /></a></div> <br />2011/12/merry-christmas-happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107754857971451603.post-5331360825790428245Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:06:00 +00002011-10-09T08:06:09.434-07:00Ceramic Annual of America Photos - Antoniaart.com<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span></span></div> <div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a2c4c9; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Friday : 10am - 8pm</span></span></div> <div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a2c4c9; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Marin to Santa Barbara My Girl Goes" sculpture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">     "Flower Power Bikini"</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Pewter Poppers Bikini",  "Buddha Bikini", </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Protective Pewter Bikini".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div>"Love Armour Bikini"<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="; width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Red Lion Bikin",  "Love Armour"</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Blue Ginko Bikini"</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Botanical Bikini"</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="; width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Passionate Purple Bikini", "Dubai Bikini", </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Tassel Tips Bikini"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Tassel Tips Bikini"</div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="; width="320" /></a></div>2011/08/bikini-lingerie-show-ceramic-bikinis-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anonymous)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107754857971451603.post-7821742148487894632Sun, 08 May 2011 18:32:00 +00002011-05-08T11:32:01.074-07:00Marin Open StudioMarin Open Studios takes place next weekend May 14th & 15th from 11am - 6 pm both days.<br /> <br /> I will be showing  and selling my ceramic sculptures both large and small. Please feel free to come by and bring friends too.<br /> <br /> The Studio is located at : <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">544 Montecillo Rd San Rafael CA 94903</span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="236" /></a></div><br /> <table class="uiInfoTable mvm profileInfoTable" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; width: 493px;"><tbody> <tr><td class="data" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="111" src="; width="200" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="136" src="

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If you're not redirected, please go to <a href=";. I've fallen in love with the WordPress software, and decided to write all my blogs on that. Thanks for understanding.2013/07/moved-my-blog-to-aprilpastiscom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-2228085379980007543Sat, 08 Oct 2011 03:22:00 +00002011-10-07T20:22:40.130-07:00Ada LovelaceAda Lovelace DayAnalytical engineCharles BabbageHistoryPioneersProgrammerWomen in scienceHappy Ada Lovelace Day<span class="zemanta-img separator" style="clear: right;"><a href="; style="clear: right; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ada Lovelace" height="413" src="; style="border: medium none; font-size: 0.8em;" width="300" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 300px;">Image via <a href=";>Wikipedia</a></span></span>I have been fortunate enough to have had many wonderful women in my life who each left an impression on me in some way. But today, in honor of Ada Lovelace Day, I'm sharing a few of the women who inspired me.  Ada Lovelace was the worlds first computer programmer and on this day many people take the time to remember women of science. I want to honor the great women in my life.<br /> <br /> Number 1 would be my mother. I was lucky enough to come from intelligent stock. I learned a lot from her including my love of books, of learning, of history, of technology, and on and on, but what I think I learned most from her was perseverance. My mother had a very tough life, but she was like a phoenix, rising from the ashes again and again. Finding something to laugh about, gave her the strength to continue the fight. <br /> <br /> Number 2: Mrs. Crabb was my fifth and sixth grade teacher. She believed in me, which, allowed me to realize that I was OK with who I was and if there was something I wanted to do, I shouldn't worry what anybody else thought but just do it. I had been publishing an underground newspaper called "The Toilet Stall Times," and knew it wouldn't be long before I got into trouble for it. Boys were breaking into the girls bathroom to get a copy. Mrs. Crabb came up with the idea of publishing a book and that was how I started my life long publishing dream.<br /> <br /> Number 3: Jan Rawson, my journalism professor, was a stickler for everything. A stickler for facts; a stickler for grammar; a stickily for ethics…everything. Getting a paper back from her meant red ink and rearranged paragraphs with more pages of suggestions than pages in the original article. No paper was ever done. If it weren't for deadlines, I don't think anything would have ever gotten published. Exhausted from working all-nighters to get the newspaper out, I could barely keep my eyes open but she would still be at it up to the last minute because the idea of an error getting published was unacceptable to her. Jan gave me a drive for perfectionism, but also the value of a deadline. She also introduced me to my first "computer." Little did I know then, that that paper-tape spewing monstrosity was the beginning of a beautiful love affair with technology that still exists today. Rather than fear the machine because it was foreign, she taught me that it was just another tool and if you used it right, you could inspire the world.<br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="; title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="; style="border: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>2011/10/happy-ada-lovelace-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-2553075942719916353Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:42:00 +00002011-10-05T17:42:59.366-07:00ApplefacebookHistoryiPhoneIPodPioneersSteve JobsTim CookStop the Stream to Honor Steve Jobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; /></a></div>Steve Jobs is dead.<br /> <br /> The news makes my life pass before me. I stare at the screen where Facebook users continue their posts about Farmville rewards and I want to yell Stop! Stop all the game posts; Stop all the Tweets! Stop everything for one second and recognize the man for the way he changed the world. Can't you pause for a second to pay tribute to the man whose contributions lead to the creation of all these live streams of posts.<br /> He's been a part of my life for 26 years and yet, I only met him once. As I think about his life, I can only smile and say Thank you. Thank you for sharing your dreams and making them ours.<br /> <br /> Please observe a moment of silence at least to honor this great man. There was no one else like him and we're all better because of him.<br /> <br /> <b>Funeral Blues</b><br /> <i>W. H. Auden</i><br /> Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, <br /> Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,<br /> Silence the pianos and with muffled drum<br /> Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.<br /> <br /> Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead<br /> Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead.<br /> Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,<br /> Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.<br /> <br /> He was my North, my South, my East and West,<br /> My working week and my Sunday rest,<br /> My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;<br /> I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.<br /> <br /> The stars are not wanted now; put out every one,<br /> Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun,<br /> Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;<br /> For nothing now can ever come to any good.<br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="; title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="; style="border: medium none; float: right;" /></a></div>2011/10/stop-stream-to-honor-steve-jobs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-5738092060698951220Sat, 01 Oct 2011 05:44:00 +00002011-09-30T22:44:17.099-07:00help boardInternet forumLanguagesMessage BoardsOpen sourcePHPProgrammingScriptsUniform Resource LocatorShout Out To My Heros: Help BoardsToday, I'd like to do a shout out to the unsung heros, help boards. Most of the time, these over-worked administrators and moderators only hear the rants and ravings of an unhappy poster. But, you can bet if you've got a problem that you need solved, there's a help board with the resources you need to solve it.  I want to say thank you! You've saved my butt on numerous occasions.<br /> <div class="p1"><br /> <dl><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="; width="320" /></a></div><dt>Like the time I needed to hook up a Plasma TV to a LCD 15 minutes before a speaker was to go on--Thank you <a href=" Def Forum</a>!</dt> </dl></div><div class="p1"><br /> <dt>Or the time an app was preventing my computer from booting--Thank you <a href=" Community Forums</a><br /> </dt><br /> </div><div class="p1"><br /> <br /> <dt>Or the time a software update crashed my site-thank you <a href=" Ideas forum</a>. and <a href=" Component Forum</a>.<br /> </dt><br /> <dt><br /> </dt><br /> </div><div class="p2"></div><div class="p1">Sure, there are some boards I'd rather not visit at all for various reasons: too hard to search; bad attitudes; flamers; or its just not a topic I'm interested in, but most of the time I came to that forum searching for the answer for a very specific problem or area of interest.</div><div class="p1">When you are looking for assistance on a forum, its best to narrow down the forum to the exact product or question rather than go to a general topic forum. It's a real time saver because you're all speaking the same language so to speak. If you don't understand the conversations, then be honest and confess that you're a newbie and need the instructions as simple as possible. </div><div class="p1">Some of the best forums out there are forums supporting open-source software. Open-source makes it's code available to everyone and so their support forums, because of its very nature,  creates the free exchange of ideas. One of my favorites is the <a href=" Community Forum</a> because there are many helpful, knowledgeable people.</div><div class="p1">The key to a good forum, I've found, is the tone of the community and the knowledge of its users. The key to getting answers to your questions is to know the guidelines of the forum you're posting which can usually be found at the top or bottom of the front page of the forum. Check it out before your first post. </div><div class="p1">The second way to get your question answered quickly is including all the specifics around the item that is in question. For instance, if you're asking about a TV connection problem: give the product number, and the exact name of the unit you're trying to connect it to. Try not to voice your frustration too much or be too sarcastic. We all know you paid good money for what ever it is, so there's no need to re-state it. You can never say too much about what the product is because the more information they have, the better your chance of getting an answer.</div><div class="p1">Also, if you run across a forum post where you know the answer, it'll increase your Karma by sharing your knowledge. If you kinda, maybe, somehow have a hunch you have the answer, hold back posting until you can be more sure. There's nothing more frustrating than following bad advice.</div><div class="p1">And, the next time someone helps you in a forum, please respond to their good deed. Let them know that it solved the problem for you. That way they can mark the problem solved and others with similar problems can also benefit from the answer to your question.</div><div class="p1">Finally, remember to thank them.</div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="; title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="; style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>2011/09/shout-out-to-my-heros-help-boards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-5371992023503006785Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:49:00 +00002011-09-29T14:49:23.358-07:00AltaVistaGeorge BooleGoogleGoogle InstantGoogle SearchJustin TimberlakePinkSafeSearchsearchI means what I means<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="274" /></a></div>If you could hear me when I'm using Google Search lately, you might think I was doing a Popeye impression; I mumble a lot. Ever since Google changed its <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Search algorithm">search algorithm</a> in March, I'm having to reteach myself to surf. I go to Google and type something, say ""Monkees" like ice cream" and I'm half way down the results page when I realize that <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Google">Google's</a> suggested a different search for me:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>"showing results for <a href=" like ice cream</a><br /> search instead for <a href="; like ice cream</a>"</blockquote>"I means what I means," I mutter and click on the link to search for what I originally typed.<br /> I really do like change. Change is good. Change is necessary. Change is life, and all that hyperbole. But, come on! I've been searching this way since way back when <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="AltaVista">AltaVista</a> still existed. My head knows it's time for a change, but my fingers still do the walking, er typing, and they want to put phrases within quotes.<br /> It seems in Google's attempt to assist us, they have started ignoring power users by over riding what we search for. Their own <a href=" files</a> tell us that a phrase search works like this:<br /> <blockquote>"<a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Phrase search">Phrase search</a> ("")<br /> By putting double quotes around a set of words, you are telling Google to consider the exact words in that exact order without any change. Google already uses the order and the fact that the words are together as a very strong signal and will stray from it only for a good reason, so quotes are usually unnecessary. By insisting on phrase search you might be missing good results accidentally. For example, a search for [ "Alexander Bell" ] (with quotes) will miss the pages that refer to Alexander G. Bell."</blockquote><br /> However, they may need to update their help site as they is no longer an absolute. It used to be preferable to use the double quote boolean term to get exactly the phrase you were looking for within Google, but now its hit or miss.<br /> According to About.com, "<a href=" searching</a> is built on a method of symbolic logic developed by <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="George Boole">George Boole</a>, a 19th century English mathematician. Most online databases and search engines support Boolean searches. Boolean search techniques can be used to carry out effective searches, cutting out many unrelated documents. "<br /> There are tons of search strings available, but here are the terms I find most useful when searching on Google:<br /> <br /> <ul><li><i>"Exact Phrase Here"</i> -- If it's in quotes, Google is supposed to look for those words in the exact order.</li> <li><i>+Exact+Phrase+Here</i> -- The + before a word tells Google that each of these words must be in the results.</li> <li><i>+Word -other</i> -- Using the - sign, tells Google not to return any webpages with that word in it. In other words if you want to find Justin but not Timberlake you'd type +<a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="rottentomatoes" title="Justin Timberlake">Justin -Timberlake</a></li> <li><i>word site:weburlgoeshere</i> -- If you want to find something within a specific website use this. For example, if I want to find singer Pink's videos on Youtube I would type this: Pink site:youtube.com</li> </ul><br /> Currently the results of my search seems to change by the hour. I'm guessing it all depends on how much Google likes me at the moment of the search.<br /> It's hard enough when Google's autocomplete, <a href=" Instant</a>, starts filling in my words before I get to the fifth letter. I surf using my keyboard, hitting return after typing in my text, which most times means that Google Instant has replaced what I typed or filled in more than I typed milliseconds before I hit the return key sending me to ridiculous results. Type in "<b>do m</b>" and get:<br /> <br /> <ul><li><b>do m</b>idgets have night vision?</li> <li><b>do m</b>en like virgins</li> <li><b>do m</b>y thang lyrics</li> </ul><br /> You can stop Google from using instant search. According to Google's help files:<br /> <blockquote>"If you don't want to see results as you type, you can opt out by accessing your search settings under the  gear icon on any search results page. When you opt out, we'll save that preference on a cookie, so you'll stayed opted out until the cookie is cleared. Note that the preference will only apply to that particular computer and <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Web browser">Internet browser</a>, and it is not tied to your Google Account."</blockquote>To turn it off, go to your <a href=" preferences</a>. At the bottom of the page is the Google Instant options. Simply click the button next to "Do Not use Google Instant"<br /> I like Google Instant, but if you don't use it, you get the added benefit of being able to increase the number of results given on each page of a search. With Google Instant turned on you only get 10 results per page. With it off, you can choose 20, 30, 50 or 100 results per page.<br /> While you're in your preferences, you might want to reset your <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Safesearch">SafeSearch</a> filter. If children are using the computer, you can have it filter out adult content. The default is set to moderate filtering. For me, I don't want to be filtered at all so I click "Do not filter my search results." Don't get me wrong, I'm not a perv, I just don't want something computer program telling me what it thinks is appropriate for me to see. I can make my own decisions, thank you. I'm a big girl now.<br /> <br /> <b>INSTANT PREVIEW</b><br /> On September 22nd, Google changed its Instant Preview feature so that you no longer have to click on the magnifying glass to view what a website looks like before you click its link. You can now simply hover your mouse over to the right side of one of the results. When you do, two arrows " >> " appear, hover over that and a a preview of the site appears. This is very handy if you're looking for a specific site but can't remember it by name. One glimpse tells you whether you're in the right place or not. If it's not the specific site you want, hit the down arrow key on your computer keyboard, to view a preview of the next result.<br /> I'm not getting too attached to any of the new changes though, because Google made an announcement yesterday that they'll be rolling out even more changes soon. In the meantime, I guess I'll just cross my fingers while surfing.<br /> <br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="; title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="; style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>2011/09/i-means-what-i-means.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-6900366218069406083Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:58:00 +00002011-09-28T13:58:37.356-07:00CaliforniacheatingEducationGreat Neck New YorkGreat Neck North High SchoolKathleen M. RiceKathleen RiceSATStudentCheating is the symptom of educational woes<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="; /></a></div> I'm saddened by <a href=" news</a> today that five children paid someone to take the SATs for them and as a result they could face serious time.<br /> <br /> <blockquote> “Colleges look for the best and brightest <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Student">students</a>, yet these six defendants tried to cheat the system and may have kept honest and qualified students from getting into their dream school,” DA <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Kathleen M. Rice">Kathleen Rice</a> said. “These arrests should serve as a warning to those taking the <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="SAT">SAT</a> this Saturday that if you cheat, you can face serious criminal consequences.</blockquote> <br /> I've heard a lot of teachers complain how rampant <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Cheating">cheating</a> has gotten, but we need to start asking why. What's going on that our students have thrown morality out the window? If you look at the very basics of our humanity, you will see that people cheat based upon our survival instinct. Let me explain with a scenario:<br /> A man is <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Caught stealing">caught stealing</a> at a <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Grocery store">grocery store</a>. He's guilty of theft and should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. But, what if, you learn that this man stole a sandwich because he was starving? Or, what if he stole a loaf of bread to feed his children? You would be a monster if you ignored his reasoning and sent him to prison and left the starving family to fend for themselves.<br /> When anything threatens a person's livelihood, income or social status, they enter survival mode. I believe that the system itself lead the students to their moral breaking point.<br /> During the economic downturn, the biggest losers have been our educators and students. Every time I turn around I read about another cut to funding in education.<br /> Due to the drop in funding, colleges have increase their fees, limited <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Education">enrollment</a>, and increased their entrance requirements. The result is that students are doing what ever it takes to get what they feel they need to survive.<br /> Children are told from day one, that the only way to make it in this world is to get a good education, to get into the best schools. In <a class="zem_slink" href="(California)&t=h" rel="geolocation" title="California">California</a>, we took pride in guaranteeing a <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Higher education">higher education</a> for all, but now even <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Community college">community colleges</a> are feeling the burn.<br /> I am not condoning cheating. It's wrong. But, I'm saying cheating is the symptom of a much bigger problem. We've got to take a look at what's really going on. We've got to stop our politicians from taking money away from our schools.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"> <a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="; title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="; style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div> 2011/09/cheating-is-symptom-of-educational-woes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-1972842906830854468Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:35:00 +00002011-09-27T21:35:10.549-07:00facebookFarmvilleGoogleOnline CommunitiessearchSocial mediaSocial networktwitterWhat responsibility do we have to our followers? <br /> <div class="p1"> This past week, I've gotten quite a few (hundreds actually) new followers on <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> and <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Google">Google</a>+. What's going on? Does this have anything to do with the new changes on <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>? Do people hate it that much? Or, does it have anything to do with <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="FarmVille">Farmville</a> changes? </div> <div class="p1"> It's nice to have all the new followers, but with new followers I feel a bit of <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Moral responsibility">responsibility</a> to come up with good tweets and links. </div> <div class="p1"> I tried to find some great quotes by joining  quotesdaddy.com. It is pretty good, but, still it doesn't seem to be enough. So, I've been retweeting a lot. </div> <div class="p1"> Oh sure, I know that the marketing gurus are saying to themselves that they'd be doing a lot more than just repeating quotes. But I don't feel its right to blanket people with ads. Don't we have some responsibility to our followers?</div> <div class="p1"> I think my responsibility is to only share stuff that I find interesting enough to read. So my question is: What responsibility do we have to our followers? Please tweet me @geekesse.</div> <br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"> <a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="; title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="; style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div> 2011/09/what-responsibility-do-we-have-to-our.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-4962535234685048896Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:52:00 +00002011-09-24T23:52:39.096-07:00Bob SegerfacebookFree musiciTunesMusicPeace SellsPlaylistSpotifyThe Best Things in Facebook Are Free (for six months, anyway) <br /> <div class="p1"> <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Spotify">Spotify</a> is a <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Streaming media">streaming music</a> server that saves your play lists, of any music, not just what you've purchased, and you can replay that music from anywhere. Recently, that anywhere has included <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>. </div> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="; imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="; width="224" /></a></div> <div class="p1"> How do you add music on Facebook? When you are logged into Facebook on the front page, in the left column, you'll find an icon with the words "Music" next to it. It's located right under "Apps."</div> <div class="p1"> When you click on <b>Music</b>, you'll be asked to download an application called "Spotify." After installing it, you will be asked to login with Facebook. Or, you can set up an account on their website, without logging into Facebook.</div> <div class="p1"> When you do, you can see what music your friends are listening to; subscribe to their playlists; send recommended songs to friends; and just enjoy free unlimited music to your heart's content. </div> <div class="p1"> If you don't want to share your playlists you can turn it off. Within Spotify click on your preferences, then uncheck automatically share my playlists. It appears that its an all or nothing feature.</div> <div class="p1"> You can also disconnect Spotify while you're in the program so that the music you're listening to doesn't get played. To do that within Spotify, go to File, to Disconnect from Facebook.</div> <div class="p1"> Spotify is free. From what I can tell from <a href=" blog post</a> on Spotify, the service will only be free for six months.</div> <div class="p1"> Spotify pays for the <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Free music">free music</a> by running ads between every few songs and display ads from within the software. They also charge for subscriptions. In fact, every time you open the app, you are asked if you want to upgrade from the free account.  It says you can upgrade for a monthly fee. Unfortunately,  the form asks for my credit card information before it gives me the price, so I didn't complete it. <a href="; lists that the Unlimited Subscription is 4.99 per month and Premium (includes mobile) is 9.99  a month. If you spend a lot on music in <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="ITunes">iTunes</a> this option might be worth it. I'm just a little concerned that it seems to be luring people in with misinformation. You sign up and get all you're play lists created, then after six months, you're told you can only play 10 hours of music. Of course, this may have changed with the Facebook deal. </div> <div class="p1"> I'm sure there will be a huge uproar from the Facebook friends who, just having gotten used to the music part, are suddenly told that they are going to have to pay for the right to listen to music, but not own it. </div> <blockquote> "Abandon ship!"<br />"Hit the brakes!"<br />"I'd expand my farm before I'd pay that!"</blockquote> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> <div class="p2"> I don't want to stop people from enjoying their free membership on Spotify. Go ahead and enjoy it for six months. The Software is pretty cool and I'm really enjoying the ability to hear almost about every song I can think of. In fact, I've put some songs in that I would have sworn wouldn't be in there and they were. </div> <div class="p1"> As always, I have a couple of tips. First, when you search for a song or name and it says not found, try a different way to put it in the search bar. For instance, I searched for <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="amazon" title="She Said">She said</a> <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Plan B (British musician)">Plan B</a>, and no results appeared. But when I tried Plan B She said, it came up. Other times I put the artist last and it had the same problem. </div> <div class="p1"> Also, I was disappointed when I added the <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="homepage" title="Bob Seger">Bob Seger</a> song <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Turn the Page (Bob Seger song)">Turn the Page</a> to my <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Playlist">play list</a>, but it turned out that it was only a cover, cause I know that wasn't Seger, not even close. At least when I tried to play Peace Sells, it was listed correctly as a cover song (as made famous by Megadeath). So, just make sure you listen to the song before adding it to your play list.</div> <div class="p1"> Apparently, not many people are using the service yet. I have only one friend among hundreds who has a published playlist. So, if you'd like to share your playlists (as long as its not country) please add me.</div> <div class="p1"> Finally, if you find yourself getting attached to your playlists, and have no intension of subscribing at some time, keep a separate note of when you signed up and what's in your playlists.</div> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"> <a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="; title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="; style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div> 2011/09/best-things-in-facebook-are-free-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-3474493689171098724Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:59:00 +00002011-09-23T22:59:32.785-07:00miceMousemouse trapRiddex Sonic Pest RepellerMind Over Mouse? <br> <div class="p1"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>To catch a mouse diary</b></span></div> <div class="p2"> <br></div> <div class="p1"> <b>Day one:</b> Received the Riddex Sonic Pest Repeller and plugged them in. These were on sale real cheap at <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="amazon" title="Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite - Latest Generation">Amazon</a> so I <a class="zem_slink" href="; rel="wikipedia" title="Thought">thought</a> I'd give it a try before doing something more drastic. It was only a tiny field mouse after all. My family thought I was being over sensitive. But, the idea of something crawling around my living room is just too much. There were a lot of positive reviews. After I ordered them, however, I did more research and found that the <a href="; had a file on them for "unsubstantiated claims." Oh well, since I already ordered them I'd give it a try. The instructions said that it would take up to seven days. I followed the instructions to the letter, and plugged them in. I plugged it in two places on the first floor and in the hallway upstairs. I thought I noticed a bit of a ruckus in a corner, but I may have just imagined it. </div> <div class="p2"> </div> <a href="2011/09/mind-over-mouse.html#more">Read more »</a>2011/09/mind-over-mouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (April)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634767513366206956.post-5316203939220034697Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:31:00 +00002011-09-22T15:31:23.391-07:00firefoxGoogle ChromeInternet ExplorerOperaOpera UnitesafariscribefiretwitterAre you in a browser rut?<br /> <div class="p1"> Since this website is about surfing the internet, I thought I'd talk about the tools of the trade today. I'm surprised at the many people who still use Internet Explorer. Are you one of them? I have a number of customers who were, but I've released them from their shackles and I want to set you free, too! You're not stuck with Internet Explorer. There's a favorite saying among web surfers: "Friends don't let friends use Internet explorer." </div> <div class="p1"> Even if you're using another browser, you might want to try something else to see what you're missing.  Every day, you go to the same web sites, interact with the same groups, and kid yourself that you're on the cutting edge. You're not. Did you know that websites appear differently when viewed with different browsers? Sometimes, it can be quite dramatic. Did you know that some tools may be available in one browser but not another? Even if you prefer to remain in your comfort zone, you should have a secondary browser installed.</div> <div class="p2"> <br /></div> <div class="p1"> There are a number of browsers available these days. The other top browsers, besides

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