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May 3, 2010
Dear Abby: It seems the moment we got married a year ago, my husband promptly started gaining weight and adopting horrible habits. He has put on more than 100 pounds. I don’t want to nag him, but the magnitude of his bad habits is making me contemplate divorce.
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Dear Abby: Man adopts bachelor habits the minute he gets married
May 3, 2010
NEW YORK — Actress Helen Wagner, who played mild-mannered Nancy Hughes on the CBS soap opera “As the World Turns” for more than a half-century, has died at age 91. She died Saturday, said New York-based CBS, which didn’t say where she died or what was the cause of her death.
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‘As the World Turns’ matriarch Wagner dies at 91
May 3, 2010
Fortuitously, as Greece struggles in financial meltdown, its satirists are this year’s stars of the Cartoon Festival exhibition in Shrewsbury. They are funnier than I had (naively) expected, but what struck me most was the glee with which these modern Greek cartoonists plunge into their heritage of myth for inspiration in their fiscal crisis.
May 3, 2010
It used to be the case that UK campaigns were thought to follow the US lead closely: Clinton’s War Room in 1992 became Blair’s Millbank in 1997; Bush’s Compassionate Conservatism in 2000 became Hague’s in 2001.
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Cleggmania could change the world’s elections
May 3, 2010
When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad walks up to the podium today in New York to deliver another blast of venom, the only proper response is for the US to hit Iran’s economy with much tougher sanctions than anyone has yet tried. That means targeting its oil industry, not just its leaders and its banks.
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Sanctions on Iran have failed. The US must target its oil
May 3, 2010
As just about the only game show that Britain had not previously imported from America, the TV leaders’ debates made a lot of people uncomfortable. They seemed to reduce the election campaign to a popularity contest between three guys — and their choice of tie.
May 3, 2010
Seen anything daft yet? The May Day Bank Holiday weekend is the time of year when every eccentric in the land first comes out to play. But it is far more significant and telling than that about who we are and what we really believe in, particularly with just days to go to the election
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Embrace your eccentricity this Bank Holiday
May 2, 2010
Over the weekend, many a Sydney goer would have seen the Crabtree & Evelyn La Source Relax & Revitalise gift pack featured in the popular In Style magazine in the Sydney Morning Herald as a fabulous gift idea for Mother’s day. Offered by Everything But Flowers , this brilliant gift pack will transform parched, dry skin and restore youthful suppleness with ultra light, nutrient rich formulations from the sea
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Crabtree and Evelyn Featured In The Sydney Morning Herald
May 2, 2010
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May 2, 2010
These are some of the gifts received from friends and family, hope you like them. My Birthday was on the 24th of April but since I had to attend to a certification course last week (I’ll take the written exam on Monday so wish me luck), …
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Tany et La Mode: Presentes de Aniversário – Birthday Gifts
May 2, 2010
Sumptuous Savory Pies like these are staple in Greek cooking.Thanks to Ivy and her clearly explained recipe I was able to recreate her traditional whole grain Greek Spanakopita(Spinach Pie) from scratch. A short cut for the crust is to use the store-bought phyllo.In the mood for a more wholesome pie,and prior experience of rolling tissue-thin strudel dough ,I was willing to take the tougher route.Rolling each sheet with passion for good food.Gladly the result was worth every muscle,a flaky and absolutely filling pie.Be sure the whole wheat flour is fine ground ,or the whole wheat pastry flour should also be good.
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Whole grain Spanakopita(Greek Spinach Pie) from scratch
May 2, 2010
Kale got me keenly interested for all its health assets.After all one can never get enough of greens.Copious serving like such in this saag is healthful as well as toothsome. Did you know that besides being rich in Vitamins A,C and K,dietary Fiber,Kale is also a very good source of Calcium?,good news for those with milk allergies.A cup of kale supplies 93.6 mg of calcium (9.4% of the daily value for this mineral) for only 36.4 calories. Recipe : Chicken Kale Saag Saag is a cherished green side dish of North Indian cuisine.Spinach is common tender green in saag ,often paired with bitter mustard greens,the hearty kale is an equally healthy accomplish for a green in the saag.I like the saag little more runny than thick,add less water for a more thicker gravy.
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Chicken Kale Saag
May 2, 2010
A slice of wholesomeness,brimming with goodness of broccoli and brown rice,the quiche is hearty meal in itself. Originating from Germany,also revered in France,unquestionably quiche is a popular savory pie of the region.A quiche is usually made with wheat dough crust and filled with eggs and generous amount of cheese.My reincarnation of quiche here is from Vita mix cookbook,that is commendably low in fat calories and has a decent touch of whole grains
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Broccoli Quiche With Brown Rice Crust.
May 2, 2010
Though not as good-looking as the bakery bread ,these Chubby bagels were satisfying enough for my first attempt.Also the fact these are enriched with different kinds of whole grains,low in fat and devoured warm out of the oven ,the pure pleasure of baked bread.Likewise,it was exhilarating to bake them in choicest flavors. I’ll save the sweet kind for another post and focus on the savory and spiced for now.Each of these are enjoyable in any meal of the day.Breakfast ,slather on some low fat cream cheese or nut butter spread and for a more hearty lunch or dinner fill in with any combination of veggie stuffing ,like citrusy no-mayo cabbage slaw(coleslaw) for instance.Chopped up in the slaw ,are two kinds of the cabbages -savoy and red cabbage,the citrus dressing remains same for both. Here is the line up of wholesome Homemade Bagels Spiced Whole Grain Bagels has whole grains – whole wheat flour,barley flour ,seeds – Sesame and flax seed meal,Spices – Whole crushed red chillies,garlic and ground coriander
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Homemade Whole Grain Bagels and Citrus Coleslaw
May 2, 2010
March was Tunisian Special in Walima Cooking Club .Beautiful small oasis along the Mediterranean African coast,Tunisia has immense diversity in both food and culture.The cuisine is a pleasing potpourri of flavors influenced by the neighboring African and European cuisines.
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Tunisian Shakshouka(Eggs in Tomato Pepper sauce) with Baguette
May 2, 2010
Kibbeh is a torpedo shaped crunchy appetizer ,adored not just in Middle East but also in the Middle Eastern eateries around here.The authentic Syrian spring kibbeh stuffed with fresh home made cheese was embraced by the 2 hostesses(Nisrin and Mona) for the Walima cooking club this month.Yearning in vain for fresh cheese,my recreation of kibbeh is void of any stuffing but I did add a touch of vegetables to make up for the flavor.Usually deep fried,I chose to grill,although one can also BBQ or bake them.And for my vegetarian viewers who wish to make these,there is good news,the soy granules work just as well as the minced meat. Bulgur The other main ingredient is the bulgur wheat,that is not the same as cracked wheat.Bulgur wheat is quicker to cook,for its is par boiled and toasted before breaking them unlike the cracked wheat which is broken directly from the wheat berries.
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Grilled Kibbeh
May 2, 2010
From the folks at Challenge Butter , a photo contest ! The Real Challenge for Real Bakers contest prizes include lots of cool stuff from NordicWare , but the contest ends soon (May 3, 2010), so best get your entries in ASAP. I am dying to try the Challenge European-style butter (it’s supposed to be super high butterfat (83%, I think) and extra yummy for baking, but unavailable in the northeast, where we live).
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Photo contest plus a freebie, ending soon!
May 2, 2010
LOS ANGELES — In the recently released trailer for “The Expendables,” the action movie directed by Sylvester Stallone about a group of aging mercenaries on a rebel mission in South America, big-screen graybeards such Stallone, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren and Mickey Rourke (along with the more youthful Jason Statham and Randy Couture) are plotting a coup when an unexpected face suddenly materializes.
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Hollywood wonders if Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back
May 2, 2010
We are constantly updating our rolling 30-day RSS calendar at right; to send listings at any time, email cupcakestakethecake at gmail.com with event name, date/time, 2-3 sentence description, price, URL and images, if any. We do our best to list cupcake events that come to our attention but all listings are at our discretion. We welcome international event listings
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May 2010 cupcake event calendar
May 2, 2010
Another reader-submitted set of photos (yay!), by Janice , in North Carolina (go Tar Heels !). Janice recently started her own custom creative cupcakes business in her hometown of Charlotte. These cupcakes were created for a 10-year-old girl who wanted art-themed treats and held her party at a decorate-your-own-pottery place
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It’s My Treat by Janice