Easter's just a few months away.
I give you links related to original peeps
- Peep Research , with a new special of Peep Surgery
- An American Peep in Paris
and of course,
- Lord of the Peeps
Purple peeps are my favorite, though it hurts my stomach and teeth to eat more than one at a time.
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02/03/2006 15:07 #24932
Original PeepsCategory: food
02/01/2006 22:24 #24931
Ronald McDonald HouseCategory: hope
I have been privileged to work with the Ronald McDonald House for the past few months on a Web site redesign. After being invited to join their marketing committee by someone with whom I work (and president of their board), I took over the responsibility of updating their site, and introduced a plan to recreate their site using weblog software .
Implementing it took on a sense of urgency in the past few days, as they are announcing the new site in their next newsletter. So, aside from a few behind-the-scenes tweaks, it is set to go.
The Ronald McDonald House of Buffalo gives children and their families a welcoming, supportive "home away from home" while being treated at local hospitals. People come from around the world to receive medical care in our region, and staying in a hotel for days - or weeks - at a time isn't always an option. The RMH provides so much more - the chance to connect with other families in similar situations, a real kitchen, and dozens of other amenities make an otherwise traumatic time a little less burdensome.
The Ronald McDonald House is there for those families who live out of town and who are depending on Buffalo hospitals to keep them alive. Imagine that a child in your family is injured in a car crash and requires months of intensive care. Or is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and needs weeks of chemotherapy injections. Could your family afford that hotel bill? Could they travel from their hometown to the hospital every day? Would they have any type of support system in another city? My guess is no.
I feel honored to have been part of this, and look forward to adding new features and content. If it means that one family sees information on that site and it helps them, it has been worth it.
For those of you who eat at McDonalds, the Help with all your Heart campaign will continue through February 14. Pitch in a buck or three when you place your order; these funds stay in the area to make this House possible.
Implementing it took on a sense of urgency in the past few days, as they are announcing the new site in their next newsletter. So, aside from a few behind-the-scenes tweaks, it is set to go.
The Ronald McDonald House of Buffalo gives children and their families a welcoming, supportive "home away from home" while being treated at local hospitals. People come from around the world to receive medical care in our region, and staying in a hotel for days - or weeks - at a time isn't always an option. The RMH provides so much more - the chance to connect with other families in similar situations, a real kitchen, and dozens of other amenities make an otherwise traumatic time a little less burdensome.
The Ronald McDonald House is there for those families who live out of town and who are depending on Buffalo hospitals to keep them alive. Imagine that a child in your family is injured in a car crash and requires months of intensive care. Or is diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and needs weeks of chemotherapy injections. Could your family afford that hotel bill? Could they travel from their hometown to the hospital every day? Would they have any type of support system in another city? My guess is no.
I feel honored to have been part of this, and look forward to adding new features and content. If it means that one family sees information on that site and it helps them, it has been worth it.
For those of you who eat at McDonalds, the Help with all your Heart campaign will continue through February 14. Pitch in a buck or three when you place your order; these funds stay in the area to make this House possible.
02/01/2006 19:47 #24930
Kara's Corn BreadCategory: food
Goes good with chili or meatballs, the recipes for which I will post soon. For the meatballs, it works particularly well, since those also have to be in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes. I modified this from the directions on the back of the (Quaker) corn meal package.
Ingredients
1 cup ap flour
1 cup corn meal
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vanilla sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. honey
1 egg
splash of veg. oil
Tools
Big bowl
Spoon
8 x 8 pan
olive oil spray
Steps
Combine all ingredients, mix well
Pour into greased 8 x8 pan
Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
Ingredients
1 cup ap flour
1 cup corn meal
1 cup milk
1/4 cup vanilla sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. honey
1 egg
splash of veg. oil
Tools
Big bowl
Spoon
8 x 8 pan
olive oil spray
Steps
Combine all ingredients, mix well
Pour into greased 8 x8 pan
Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
01/26/2006 19:16 #24929
Kara's Bread PuddingCategory: food
The only other time I've had bread pudding (besides tonight) was at a Kahunaville in Syracuse at least 4 years ago, so I"m not sure what the final result was supposed to look like. This turned out to be less like a pudding, and more like a banana crisp. Tasty, nonetheless. Bread pudding is also the perfect recipe for using up that food in the kitchen that everyone has laying around in a "good, but not good enough to eat" stage - like day-old bread, very ripe bananas and almost-funky milk.
Ingredients
Bread, ripped into small pieces or sliced into cubes.
(enough to fill an 8x8 pan)
2 1/2 cups milk
1 cup oatmeal
3-4 ripe bananas, sliced
1/4 c. (half stick) softened butter
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
Tools
superlarge bowl
spoon
8x8 baking pan
Steps
Combine the bread, milk and oatmeal in a large bowl. Set aside for 15-20 minutes. Use this time to put away all your dishes and clean off the counters - you know you've been putting that off for days.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl. Mix very well. The butter can disguise itself as bananas, and you don't want to bite into a chunk of butter. Or do you?
Pat the mixture into the 8x8 pan.
Bake for at least 30 minutes, or until it's mildly crispy on top. Do not burn. The original recipe said to cool before serving, but I couldn't wait.
If anyone has a better suggestion for making it more puddinglike, please tell me!
Note: I softened the butter by microwaving it on a defrost setting for 15 second. Your microwave may require more or less time.
Ingredients
Bread, ripped into small pieces or sliced into cubes.
(enough to fill an 8x8 pan)
2 1/2 cups milk
1 cup oatmeal
3-4 ripe bananas, sliced
1/4 c. (half stick) softened butter
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
Tools
superlarge bowl
spoon
8x8 baking pan
Steps
Combine the bread, milk and oatmeal in a large bowl. Set aside for 15-20 minutes. Use this time to put away all your dishes and clean off the counters - you know you've been putting that off for days.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl. Mix very well. The butter can disguise itself as bananas, and you don't want to bite into a chunk of butter. Or do you?
Pat the mixture into the 8x8 pan.
Bake for at least 30 minutes, or until it's mildly crispy on top. Do not burn. The original recipe said to cool before serving, but I couldn't wait.
If anyone has a better suggestion for making it more puddinglike, please tell me!
Note: I softened the butter by microwaving it on a defrost setting for 15 second. Your microwave may require more or less time.
01/25/2006 21:09 #24928
the HasselhoffCategory: celebrity
I give you ... the Hasselhoff :
first, an astonishing video
then, a haunting visual image
Anyone else have a favorite Hasselhoff link?
first, an astonishing video
then, a haunting visual image
Anyone else have a favorite Hasselhoff link?
southernyankee - 02/01/06 20:43
Seriously, why do I find him hot right now?
Either I am slightly kooky from working too much or my standards have hit an all time low here in the nations capitol! I think the latter!!! : )
Seriously, why do I find him hot right now?
Either I am slightly kooky from working too much or my standards have hit an all time low here in the nations capitol! I think the latter!!! : )
mike - 01/25/06 22:07
My computer is way too slow to go to those links but I just want to say my favorite Hasselhoff moment is when he is wearing a glittery light up tuxedo and dancing on the Berlin wall as it is being knocked down. Those crazy Germans love him! seeing that is prolly one of the best moments of my life
My computer is way too slow to go to those links but I just want to say my favorite Hasselhoff moment is when he is wearing a glittery light up tuxedo and dancing on the Berlin wall as it is being knocked down. Those crazy Germans love him! seeing that is prolly one of the best moments of my life
theecarey - 01/25/06 21:29
omg.. "hooked on a feeling", is it?? This is hilarious. I had no idea.. really.. It sent me into a horrible fit of coughing giggles (getting over a cold)!!!!
and the Hasselhoff Recursion icon.. just not what I expected. Its classic!
btw, the first link to Wikipedia doesnt go anywhere.
I soo had a crush on him as a kid. Night Rider, right?
I really wanted Kit for my very own.
ahh, thanks for posting these links.. I must watch that video again..
omg.. "hooked on a feeling", is it?? This is hilarious. I had no idea.. really.. It sent me into a horrible fit of coughing giggles (getting over a cold)!!!!
and the Hasselhoff Recursion icon.. just not what I expected. Its classic!
btw, the first link to Wikipedia doesnt go anywhere.
I soo had a crush on him as a kid. Night Rider, right?
I really wanted Kit for my very own.
ahh, thanks for posting these links.. I must watch that video again..
haha, I love the peep surgery page- hadn't seen the others before though will have to check them out.
Based on the Deep Fried Twinkie i decided to fry peeps in greece and see what happens but then I lost them, once I find them it is experiment time.
LOL. Love the peeps, smoking and alchol page! Thanks for the chuckles!