Master food preserver Rachel Davis led a kitchen full of canning novices on a short course on food preservation. What I particularly enjoyed was Rachel’s depth of knowledge not only about the history of food preservation but also the micro-biology, chemistry and physics. All of those subjects intertwine to create the discipline of food science.
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Vegetarian Stromboli, old man cooking
I was making this vegetarian baked wrapped thing before I knew it was called Stromboli. For me, I liked the sweet and tangy filling punctuated by crunchy veggies wrapped in chewy dough. In the fashion of “Old Man Cooking”, it doesn’t take that long to make, it’s vegetarian, but not low cal.
Hell bent on Benghazi, GOP overlooks CIA Karzai cash
Every one wants to investigate Benghazi, DOJ subpoena of AP phone records, and the extra scrutiny Tea Party political organizations received from the IRS. But the bi-partisan scandal of the CIA paying cash to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has been conveniently forgotten by both sides of the political aisle. One GOP Senator questions CIA Karzai […]
WordPress Plugins can cause 503 illnesses
It all melted down when I started getting the 503 message: “503 Service Temporarily Unavailable. The server may be down for maintenance or it has reached the maximum of concurrent users”. Once the 503 happens the website and the dashboard shuts down, locks up, or crashes.
Are Sacramento Medicare provider charges worthless?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released the cost they pay for the top 100 hospital treatments for beneficiaries of Medicare across the country and the data presentation is virtually worthless to the average human being. The Charge master data set was successful in highlighting the complex and dysfunctional system we have in the U.S. for tracking and paying for health care.
Hollandaise sauce over baked vegetables
The combination of wanting a hearty vegetarian meal with a rich Hollandaise sauce resulted in this concoction. Some people will classify as a dinner recipe, others will shake their heads. It’s filling, tangy and versatile. The Hollandaise sauce is a nice alternative to the heavy cheese sauce I normally make. I can easily see adding some chicken to it.
44th Whole Earth Festival improves with age
The Whole Earth Festival zero waste event is great because I don’t have to eat from flimsy paper plates and plastic sporks that always break.
Is Goodwill creating great cash flow from donations?
Are there people that are making excessive compensation at Goodwill while some employees are not making a living wage?
Why did Tsarnaev return from Russia? Second Amendment
The Story of the failure of the Tsarnaev family to completely assimilate into the U.S. culture is nothing new. Even American’s born on this soil can have problems coping with the freedoms we have in the U.S. Tamerlan Tsarnaev could have stayed in Russia after his 2012 visit before he chose to return home. Aside […]
CMS sanctions SmartD Rx PDP
CMS cited numerous failures on the part of SmartD Rx to properly handle member’s prescription drug and enrollment transactions.