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During the war both sides implemented a blockade tactic to weaken the other. Germany also implemented unrestricted submarine warfare which nearly starved Britain out of the war in 1917. However this tactic was not foolproof as Britain developed the convoy system to ensure supplies made it to the Home Front. This advert stating 'business as usual' highlights the strength of the British Navy and the convoy system. This must have helped to boost morale on the Home Front and provided faith in the strength of the British Navy.
(University of Glasgow Archive Services Ref: FRAS 76/2)
More information about the House of Fraser can be found through the archive catalogue www.housefraserarchive.ac.uk/
A house smells like a home when there's a pie cooling on the counter. I took advantage of the beautiful (and cheap) berries at the market and made this classic from Cook's Country. The graham cracker crumbs used in this cream cheese enriched crust added a pleasant nutty taste. The pie was filled with blueberries, raspberries, and ground cherries. And of course, nobody can refuse streusel.
The recipe is available from America's Test Kitchen to subscribed users. You can find it too at America's Test Kitchen Best Summer Desserts Magazine (Foolproof recipes for all our favorite summer treats, 2012), currently at newstand. Read more at Dessert By Candy.
My cheesemaking equipment is ridiculously simple. A gallon of store-bought milk from a local dairy, a Pyrex bowl (two, it ended up this time), a stainless steel perforated ladle, my lovely stainless steel copper-bottomed RevereWare stockpot, two water glasses for dissolving additives, my fancy kitchen thermometer/timer, and a bleached countertop. Not pictured: an over-the-sink strainer and a half-yard of butter muslin (much finer weave than cheesecloth you'd buy in the store).
On milk: this milk is from Wilcox Farms, which is local. They don't ultra-heat pasteurize their milk. UHT destroys most of the nutrients and proteins in milk, which means it'll last forever but it's virtually worthless to drink and totally worthless for making cheese. I failed the first time I tried to use even Wilcox; I think that the process of shipping it around still introduces too many temperature fluctuations and batters the poor proteins and binding agents that occur in it naturally.
For foolproof cheesemaking here in Seattle, you can buy non-homogenized whole milk from Golden Glen Creamery at Whole Foods, PCC, etc. - it is expensive, especially with the bottle deposit, but it will make cheese just as the kit directions say, and it's delicious to drink, too.
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This enchanting Galium was photographed at ~9000' elevation along the crest of the Sierra San Pedro Martir, in the vicinity of the locale referred to as "Yerba Buena" on the map on pg. 45 of the PDF referenced here. That PDF contains an annotated plant list for the Sierra San Pedro Martir (or 'SSPM') by Thorne, Moran, and Minnich and published in 2012. It indicates this species, Galium wigginsii, is endemic to the SSPM.
I've absolutely loved these red-flowered Galium species ever since seeing my first one years ago. Panning around the full-size versions of the images in this post (at their associated Flickr links) will give a feel for the interesting finer scale structure of this plant, and corroborate the characters discussed below.
The following is a summary of the character sequence encountered in walking these photos through the Galium key on pg. 477 of Ira Wiggin's 1980 'Flora of Baja California':
1) Flower not individually subtended by bracts; midribs and margins of leaves not conspicuously white;
2) Fruits bearing coarse, stiffish, straight 'specialized hairs';
3) Flowers many, in terminal and axillary inflorescences greatly exceeding the subtending leaves;
4) Plants polygamous; corollas red with lobes attenuate;
5) Leaves and stems minutely velvety puberulent longer hairs rarely present);
6) Leaf blades widest at or below the middle, gradually tapered toward apex; lower leaves
wider & shorter than upper ones; among granitic boulders in Yellow-Pine forest,
Sierra San Pedro Martir, endemic to Baja California: Jul-Sep...........G. wigginsii Dempster
The choices seemed very clear at each step above, except for 5)...where one has to choose between ''Leaves & stems minutely velvety puberulent'' vs. ''Leaves & stems glabrous to hispid (not velvety pubescent)''. If one goes with "'leaves & stems hispid'" choice, the result in Wiggins is G. wrightii...which is on both the plant list of Thorne, Moran, and Minnich and on the more current and complete plant list by Jon Rebman given to the SSPM Jepson Workshop participants. Below are some links to help compare these two taxa:
Galium wigginsii: Two herbarium sheet images from SEINET;
a flowering stem image from V. Sosa; and
a fruit image from RSABG;
Galium wrightii: Photos and an herbarium sheet from SEINET;
two images from R. Kleinman;
four images from plantsystematics.org; and
descriptions from Jepson's ''A Flora of California'' and the Jepson eflora page.
The two species are clearly very closely related...in particular, they both have epithets beginning with the letter "'w'". (Just trying to see if you're still awake :-). Also, descriptions and images of wrightii consistently indicate thinner, more linear leaves; and longer pedicels, among other things. Most importantly, I'm pretty sure that when the group encountered these plants in the field, Jon said they were Galium wigginsii, although I was always way behind taking photographs...and my memory isn't foolproof.
Whatever you want to call it, it's a great plant! :-)
PS: The 1970 paper ""Three new species of Galium (Rubiaceae) from Baja California" by L. T. Dempster contains the original description of G. wigginsii and is available on JStor.
Thu Dec 19, one more traumatic day with the Copples
Today may have been our last in Namibia, but it was the day we visited one of Namibia's most significant and popular attractions, the Fish River Canyon. Maps we had seen suggested there were two routes from Keetmanshoop, a shorter one on a gravel road, or a slightly longer one, via the B1, the road to South Africa. We had GPS coordinates from a Wikipedia site, and they suggested we take the latter. After two hours driving there is a road going East, the C12, signposted to the Fish River Canyon, 90 Km. In retrospect I think this is the point from which the map we found started. It was a good quality gravel road allowing 100 K/Hr. Every half mile Garmin wanted us to turn off the C12 on to non existent roads into the desert. Maybe the co-ordinates were wrong. After a while we noticed a rail line on our left following the road. A while later we saw a freight train approaching slowly and photographed it. It was probably designed to bring minerals from a mine. We continued on after crossing the line, and 20 minutes later reached the Canyon Roadhouse. This was an unexpected oasis, but the founders must have realized that hungry tourists on their way to the canyon might represent a good income stream. It is a very unusual place, and reminded me a little of Solitaire. I had an oryx biltong salad and L-A had oryx stew. We swapped half way through. We continued on our way for 10 minutes and reached the place to pay an entrance fee for the lookout: $N 130. There were still 10 Km. to go, and the road for this final section switched abruptly to rutted gravel which shook the Toyota cruelly. As we got closer to the look-out, we could see no signs of any canyon. We parked, and I checked the GPS co-ordinates. Only the first three numbers were correct! The correct coordinates are S 27 58 9293 E 017 59 7587. There is a moral here - don't assume GPS co-ordinates have been taken by people who know how to do it. Laurie-Ann had already walked into the lookout. After a ramp up to the front, there it was right in front of us, the epicentre of a huge canyon. It was breathtaking, all the more so because I had previously seen no pictures of it. You can see ours here. We remained in photographic mode with the SLR and iPad for 30 minutes. The light was perfect. Later I read up on the Fish River Canyon and discovered it stretched over 100 Km. To continue on our journey re retraced our route since the turning on the B1. From then on it was South Africa here we come. This had Laurie-Ann thinking about passports and I got them out so they would be handy at the border. L-A looked through hers to see the Namibian stamp. She looked several times but couldn't see it. Maybe it is very small. I said that not all immigration points stamp all passports. I remember in my youth having to beg immigration officers to give me a stamp. South Africa at the Vioolsdrift border is a range of mountains, most impressive to visitors. Soon we were presenting our papers, and at the second window our passports. The lady looked through them both. Then she looked at me. She said there were no Namibian stamps; how had we entered the country? I showed her the road fund invoice, as proof we had been through here 10 days ago. When I had got into that line up, I had never heard of the Namibian road fund charge for immigrants. I had assumed that when they looked at our passports they would have stamped them. It now appeared that the road fund people were unconcerned about passport stamping. The immigration officer said that Africa is not like Europe, where your every step is controlled by signs and foolproof methods to stop you ending up on the duty free side rather than the external side and vice-versa. She said that here it was up to travellers to visit customs, then immigration, without being frogmarched. What I had done was not very intelligent, is what she was saying. Then she said we had been illegal aliens in Namibia for 10 days. This had me expecting a police presence any moment. I said "What do we do?" She said, "You won't have a Namibian stamp." This was something I could live with. I got to keep my applications for re-entry forms as souvenirs of our transgression. I returned to the car, and told Laurie-Ann she was quite right. Then I sent a small thank you to The Lord that the matter had only arisen now, or we might have spent days worrying. I also thanked Him that we were not arrested in Namibia and asked to present our passports. We proceeded through the rest of the immigration points without issues, and very soon were legal in South Africa. It felt good! We had about an hour's drive to Springbok through beautiful mountains and valleys in daylight; on our outward trip it had been dark. We checked in the Blue Diamond Lodge, more like a botanical garden than a guest house. I was able to use a communal microwave to heat up the last of the mince stir fry.
Image Credit: Ruby Chadwick
Training of our field staff - enumerators and supervisors – lasted one week. At the end of the day, no matter how strong the methodology and no matter how perfect/foolproof the data collection tools, the quality of ones data depends on the execution in the field.
Many of our regular readers will know that one of my areas of specialization in public health is global health delivery. Previous research has shown that approximately 60% of childhood mortality could be prevented with existing solutions. The challenge is figuring out how to effectively get these solutions to the people that need them and have them effectively use them. Similarly, there is also a science to effective implementation of research and evaluation protocols. Training one’s team is the first step towards high quality data and the generation of strong and credible evidence.
Image Credit: Ruby Chadwick
Notes from the field, By Rohit Ramchandani:
Training of our field staff - enumerators and supervisors – lasted one week. At the end of the day, no matter how strong the methodology and no matter how perfect/foolproof the data collection tools, the quality of ones data depends on the execution in the field.
Many of our regular readers will know that one of my areas of specialization in public health is global health delivery. Previous research has shown that approximately 60% of childhood mortality could be prevented with existing solutions. The challenge is figuring out how to effectively get these solutions to the people that need them and have them effectively use them. Similarly, there is also a science to effective implementation of research and evaluation protocols. Training one’s team is the first step towards high quality data and the generation of strong and credible evidence.
Metered manual mode, motor drive, foolproof film loading... with a fast, lovingly-contrasty normal prime thrown on it. This is my Pentax SF10, a camera that I've been running a lot of Kodak BW400CN through and liking every moment of it... more results to come soon.
My first SLRs were Pentaxes and I've felt an attachment to the brand ever since. This one is no exception. The body is underrated, and the lens is a legend in its own right. Try one out sometime.
The Eyes Have It. Probably the most foolproof biometric measure is the eye's iris. Its complex pattern of zigzagging lines and random dots is much more distinctive than the whorls of a fingerprint. In fact, because authorities in a few foreign countries are confident that iris scans can't be circumvented, they're starting to allow airlines to use iris scanning at selected airports. If people register their iris scans, they can bypass the usual security check. Currently, a person's eye must be in close to the scanner. Intelligence and law-enforcement agencies hope that some way can be found to scan irises from a distance -- or even to spot a suspect in a crowd.
On a day which nothing went right, good thing there is still pie. I doubled up on Sour Cherry Lattice Pies made using America's Test Kitchen foolproof vodka pie dough and Rose Levy Beranbaum's sour cherry pie filling recipes. Patience paid off. The bottom of the pie was baked to golden. No soggy bottoms this weekend! Definitely one of my better works in my pie baking career.
Links to recipe found at Dessert By Candy.
Billbergia pyramidalis
Billbergia pyramidalis, commonly known as the flaming torch and foolproof plant, is a species of bromeliad that is native to northern South America and parts of the Caribbean. It was first described by John Sims, and got its current name by John Lindley.
A perennial, clump-forming stemless bromeliad plant, it is adaptable, growing well as a terrestrial or epiphytic plant. When on the ground, plants quickly create large clumps, and when planted at the base of a tree, they will slowly climb the trunk. The strap-like, green-coloured, overlaying, leathery leaves are arranged in jar-shaped basal rosettes, with a central cup that keeps water, organic debris and insects, thus providing extra nutrients to be absorbed by the plant.[4]
The thick, red or pink brush-shaped flowers on an individual plant last less than one month, but nearly all plants will come into bloom at the same time in the late summer or early autumn. In some latitudes, they bloom more frequently. The scarlet-coloured, erect, pyramidal flowers are laid in thistle-like inflorescences, which are made up of red, tube-shaped flowers with violet or yellow highlights.
I like your first composition, Mary. Foolproof, clean, simple, balanced. I'm not much for embellishments, so with the exception of the postage stamp, I thought it fun to find the accent already printed in the paper. (Scanner madness: the background music is really a lovely vintage yellow--not pink!) Nan
See the "Zonbu Green PC" video
live.pirillo.com/ - Ubuntu and Linspire better be on alert: Zonbu is on the way.Earlier today Chris received the Zonbu "Green PC" as part of a special beta program. The Zonbox is a small, noiseless machine running a customer Linux distribution. As Chris put it "this is what Linspire should have been."Zonbu says "being green doesn't have to make you blue:"Welcome to a new generation of environmentally responsible computing. Zonbu is ready to go right out of the box. All you need is a broadband connection. Nothing to install. Nothing to buy. Nothing but fun and foolproof ways to get more out of your digital life.Zonbu is a compact, ultra low power mini with all the bells and whistles:Intel-compatible ultra-low power CPU512 MB RAM + 4GB flash-based local storageGraphics up to 1400 x 1050 (16 million colors). Hardware graphics and MPEG2 accelerationPC-compatible ports for keyboard and mouse6 USB ports to plug-and-play all standard USB accessoriesBroadband ready: 10/100MB E
thernet built-inFor $99 and $12.95 per month you get to run Zonbu. The monthly subscription fee gives you access to the Zonbu service, which includes updates to your drivers, applications, and OS. In addition to the automatic updates, Zonbu also encrypts and stores your information on a "disaster proof" backup server, so in case your Zonbox doesn't work anymore you can still access your data.It sounds really cool, what do you think?This video was originally shared on blip.tv by l0ckergn0me with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs license.
Forget the women's vote, the black vote or the gay vote - the Trekkies' vote will sway the election...and Hillary has a foolproof plan!
This was a poster I designed for a really fucking awkward show that the homie choc set up at some hookah bar. We set up our Laptop's and drum machines in the kitchen and played inappropriate rap music for old Somali people and a bunch of white kids that choc hangs out with.
There has to be foolproof ways of dealing with valuable secondary resources without risk of a fiasco just as this. This is the inevitable outcome of business without responsibility and context must be engineered to cost the polluter heavily... otherwise nothing will change.
Nikon SB-23 flash.
One of the earliest TTL flashes.
Pretty simple and foolproof.
Works well on my Nikon F90x.
Min focal length coverage is 28mm
These are cheap on ebay.
Good little flash units
Takes 4 AA batteries that last for ever it seems.
Parking my car in this car-park in Sleaford ( Lincs) I was struck by the number of differing trade wheelie-bins. All from a differing company. There's money in muck!! Some of the bins have very detailed operator instructions in how to dump your rubbish!! Me, I lift the lid and drop, always seemed foolproof to me!
A good 'ol oatmeal cookie recipe that is fairly foolproof.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar (packed in)
1/2 cup sugar
-cream these together first
1 egg
1/4 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
-beat into the mixture
1 cup flour
1 tsp salt (optional)
1/2 tsp baking soda
-sift together and then stir into mixture
3 cups oats, uncooked
variety:
add 1/2-1 cup of chopped nuts, raisins, dates, coconut, chocolate chips, and/or dried cranberries, etc
Drop by spoonful onto cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes. Cool on rack. Makes 5-6 dozen.
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13/365 - Jan. 13, 2010: Homemade Doughnuts ...
I saw an easy way to make homemade doughnuts using canned biscuits, some time ago, on this site: Southern Plate.
I decided to give them a try because I had some leftover store-bought cake icing that needed to be used (I tried her technique for the chocolate glazing from the Baby Boston Creme Pies recipe).
The technique was uber-easy, however, and even though they look really pretty in the picture, they didn't all come out cooked all the way through.
I looked around online and couldn't see anyone else that had this problem, but I think I should have flattened them out a little and let the dough rest a little as well. Well, it warrants another try, eh? Although, next time I think I will do the cinnamon and sugar coat, like she has.
Yum!
(Tweaked in Photoshop and Lightroom.)
Related blog entry: Diana's Birthday Party
It looks like a mess, but it tasted good, according to everyone else! I was so full that I only ate a weeny piece. Oops. I ate plenty of the pudding, licked from the bowl and whatnot.
I used Foolproof Pie Dough with Bubby's Banana Cream Pie recipe.
Mr Fox wasn't exactly sure what he thought when Mrs PB woke up dressed as a fox.
Flabbergasted would be one word for it, horrified another. Once he overcame the initial jaw dropping shock, and checked the whereabouts and status of his foxy compatriots, Mr Fox set about trying to find out why Mrs PB was dressed as a fox.
When he engaged in his usual polite conversation with his fox impersonating partner, he was a little puzzled by the unfamiliar purr he got in reply. Continuing to purr, pouting, and touching her fur in a way that made Mr Fox feel altogether uncomfortable, she leant in for what he presumed could only be a butterfly kiss. This however was not what Mrs PB's batting eyelids had been building up to. No, Mr Fox was instead greeted with a battle cry and a kronk on the head with his favourite rolling pin.
Turns out it was all a test. Mrs PB had devised the cunning rouse to test her fox's fidelity. Despite him failing miserably, on account of her less than foolproof disguise, she was glad when it was all over. She wasn't sure she liked this whole fox malarky.
How pleasant it is to wander around rue Saint-Dominique in the sunny morning after a little shopping in the small shops of rue Cler. Want a bouquet to brighten your home? Go and visit Adriane M., the girly florist of rue Saint-Dominique. You will find all kinds of things in her boutique: romantic or modern flower arrangements, poetic shades and a foolproof smile. Don’t hesitate to ask for advice to choose your flowers or understand their signification, this florist with her good heart is here to guide you!
Open from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm.
Adriane M. Fleuriste / Décoration florale
4, rue Saint-Dominique
75007 Paris
France
Discover Cadran Hotel in Paris, near the Eiffel Tower,on its Website.
Merry Christmas! This is one of the two gingerbread cake houses which was made - we had this for dessert. We have a mold that you pour the batter into to make these and then you decorate them. It's quite foolproof!
Standing alongside the War Memorial and poppy wreaths is the 300-year old Parish chest of St. Mary's, Whitby. With its heavy iron strap-work and huge hand-made nails plus 3 locks - 1 for the Rector and 2 for the Churchwardens - nothing could go wrong. Until 1743, when robbers cracked it open by heaving it over the cliff. The Church plate and Parish records were never recovered.
stanley kubrick, 1968
Psychotic Air Force General unleashes ingenious foolproof and irrevocable scheme sending bombers to attack Russia. U.S. President works with Soviet premier in a desperate effort to save the world.
Hey guys! Welcome to my version of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
What you see here in the middle of the picture are called "buttons". They're made of "plastic". When you push them with your fingertip, they do this thing called "exactly what you want them to do".
To the left and right of the buttons, you see "knobs". They also do exactly what you want them to do.
Newer cars have these things called "screens" which are linked to "computers" in the cars. While this idea makes cars look more interesting, they don't quite have the functionality of the older, simpler, foolproof method of "pushing a button" or "turning a knob".
I'm not opposed to technology. But when it comes to cars, some things work, and some things don't.
This has been the February 8th, 2011 edition of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!"
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This is a foolproof method to getting perfect rice every time. No rice cooker needed.
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Name: Larissa Reis
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A common misconception when it comes to nutrition and fitness is that food is your enemy and muscle growth only occurs if you dedicate 110% of your time to working out.
This is completely incorrect and an unhealthy way to think. The truth is that your body needs the proper nourishment to accommodate the changes you are making to your exercise routine.
That’s why the motto of ProteinHouse is “Abs are made in the kitchen, not in the gym!” If you want to get lean, you better eat clean. Here are some foolproof tips for you to follow to make sure that you’re giving your body the nutrients it needs.
1 – You Have to Eat
Avoiding food is not only terrible for your mental health but your physical health as well. Your metabolism will suffer and your body will resort to using up the nutrients stored in your muscles to feed itself, resulting in a loss of muscle in addition to fat.
Eating will provide your body with everything that it needs to burn fat, keep your metabolism stable, and feed your muscles, which are the very things they need to bulk up and get lean. You can’t avoid eating, but you can make sure that you eat right.
2 – Eat the Right Foods
Unless you’re using steroids or have somehow won the genetic lottery, you’re not going to see those washboard abs by eating anything you want. Be sure to avoid processed foods, eat plenty of whole foods, and stay as natural as possible. It’s not essential to go 100% natural, but you need to make sure you’re taking in a diet that is 75-80% whole foods. The transition from fast food to whole foods can be difficult, but this is a lifestyle change and a journey that you’re embarking on because you love your body and want to take care of it. It will be worth it in the end.
3 – Every Meal Must Have a Protein Source
Getting ripped is not just about shedding fat! You’ll need a substantial amount of muscle to get the results you want. Lean muscle burns fat, and building up your muscles requires a steady intake of protein.
During your mission to reveal those abs, you’ll need to carefully balance your calorie intake through protein. You’ll feel fuller for a longer time, since protein keeps you satiated, and you’ll be preventing the muscle breakdown that occurs after calorie reduction. Making sure you eat protein with every meal, combined with a good weight-lifting and core/cardio routine, will help your six-pack take shape more quickly.
4 – Eat Greens & Keep Fiber High
Green vegetables such as legumes are a great source of vegetables and carbs, which are essential for building muscle. Eating high-fiber food helps you lose weight quicker, prevent fluctuations in your weight, support your heart health, and increase feelings of fullness after a meal. Make it a point to eat a high-fiber green vegetable with every meal.
5 – Don’t Be Afraid of Fat
It might seem counterintuitive, but believe it or not, eating fat helps you lose fat. Your body requires natural fats to function. Ensuring that you get a balanced intake of fats will help you reach your goals faster. Some high-fat foods include extra-virgin olive oil, steak, beef, chicken, even avocado. Remember, limiting your food intake – especially your fat intake – will cause your body to go into “survival mode,” holding on to its fat reserves for as long as possible. Its an inherent instinct that kicks in when your brain is stressed from lack of nutrients. You can avoid this by taking in a healthy amount of dietary fats as an essential part of your diet.
6 – Lift Weights
If your priority is establishing a firm six-pack, you might not think you need to focus on building your biceps. Not only does muscle building burn your fat at higher rates, but it also increases testosterone levels and increases your general physical weight, including the muscles in your core.
7 – Do Strategic High Intensity Cardio 1-2 x Per Week
Say your goal is to get below a total of 10% body fat. You’ll need to do plenty of cardiovascular stimulation in addition weight lifting. The most effective type of cardio you can do is called High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). This refers to very intense bursts of exercise for short amounts of time followed by a brief resting period. A common HIIT technique is to sprint close to your max speed for 30 seconds, followed by 30 seconds of rest, repeated 6-8 times, as opposed to the more common technique called “steady-state cardio.”
HIIT is believed to burn more fat and stimulate your metabolism such that fat is burned for up to 24 hours after the routine; as well as having the benefit of burning up fat, not muscle. HIIT greatly stimulates production of testosterone and human growth hormone (HGH), as well as increasing your lung capacity and strength. Perhaps best of all, the training periods only last 10 minutes or so!
By definition, HIIT is an extremely difficult routine to get into, but the rewards are well worth it. You can use the Internet to find reliable routines for you to follow on almost any cardio machine. If you stick to a routine, you’ll see the results you want in no time.
8 – Train after Fasting, if Possible
If your schedule allows for it, it’s best to train in the morning before your first meal. “Fasted-state” training allows you to carve out your abs at a more accelerated pace. Your testosterone levels are at their highest in the morning, you’ll prime your body to burn fat for the rest of the day, and food you eat after working out will go straight to your muscles rather than being stored as fat, because your body needs those nutrients now as opposed to later. The benefits of fasted training also include increased HGH production, the targeting of fat cells for energy as no food in your system is available for food, and don’t worry – the myth that you’ll have an insulin spike is nothing more than just that: a myth.
The first few times you train fasted might feel unusual, but that’s where the importance of perseverance comes in. Around the third or fourth session, you’ll notice an increase in energy and overall improved performance in the gym. I recommend LIPO 6 Black from www.nutrex.com for this – use my code, Larissa30, for a 30% discount. You can also have a large black coffee or a double espresso (no sugar, no cream) before the gym to help your energy levels. And of course, be sure to eat as soon as possible after that workout!
9 – Refuel Every 7-10 Days
Stripping away your body fat requires you to remain in a caloric deficit for the majority of the time. However, it is also crucial that you refuel every so often. This refers to a notable spike in your caloric intake in order to reset your leptin levels, boost your metabolism, replenish your glycogen stores, and keep you feeling mentally refreshed. Don’t confuse a refuel day with a cheat day! You’re still eating those same healthy foods, just in greater amounts with each meal. If you’re really missing sweets, just be responsible with your portion control. It’s best to plan your refuel day ahead of time, deciding what to eat so that you can best enjoy the feeling of those increased proteins, carbs, and fats.
10 – Ask for Help at ProteinHouse!
We understand that no two bodies are the same, so we offer customized meal prep plans. ProteinHouse wants to support everyone’s individuality as much as possible, and starting a new lifestyle of clean eating can be difficult in different ways, since everyone comes from different backgrounds, whether it’s vegan, vegetarian, a raw diet, or a total meat-lover diet. You don’t have to be scared to ask for help – that’s what we’re here for!
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Classic Roast Turkey with thanks to "Jump into Ireland" - discoverireland.com
This turkey recipe is fragrant and foolproof; the key to stress-free Christmas dinners from now on
Christmas Turkey
Serves 6 – 8
Ingredients
5kg (9.9 lbs) turkey, thawed if frozen, giblets removed
1 orange, quartered
60g (2oz) butter, at room temperature
20 cocktail sausages
10 smoked streaky rasher bacon
Bunch of sage
Bunch of rosemary
1 Preheat the oven to 190˚C/gas mark 5 (375°F ). Wash the turkey inside and out and dry well with kitchen paper.
2 Put the orange quarters into the turkey’s cavity. If you are stuffing the turkey, put the stuffing into the neck end, pushing it upwards towards the breast. Don’t pull the neck skin too tightly, as the stuffing will expand during cooking. Secure the skin with wooden or metal skewers crossways and tie the turkey legs together at the top of the drumsticks for a good shape.
3 Weigh the turkey and calculate the cooking time at 18 minutes per 450g (16oz).
4 Grease a large roasting tin with some of the butter. Smear the rest over the turkey skin and season well with salt and pepper, then place in the tin. Loosely cover with foil and roast for the calculated time. Meanwhile, halve the rashers, stretch slightly and wrap around each cocktail sausage.
5 Baste the turkey every hour. One hour before the end of cooking, remove the foil and drain off the excess fat. Thirty minutes before the end of cooking, put the sausages around the turkey or in a separate lightly-oiled tin, if you have no space.
6 To check if the turkey is cooked, insert a skewer into the thickest part of the thigh – the juices should run clear. If they are pinkish, cook for 15 more minutes and test again.
7 Transfer the turkey and sausages to a platter, tightly cover with tin foil and allow to rest for up to thirty minutes before carving. Serve surrounded by vegetables and stuffing balls and garnish with sage and rosemary.
Chef’s Secret: Roast the bird breast-side-down for an incredibly succulent result.
Apricot & Chestnut Stuffing
This is a delicious stuffing that goes amazingly well with turkey. Make extra, for leftovers the next day
Serves 6
Yummy Stuffing!
Ingredients
75g (2.5 oz) butter
1 onion, coarsely chopped
225g (8oz) fresh white breadcrumbs
225g (8oz) pre-soaked dried apricots, cut into small pieces
225g (8oz) chestnuts, roughly chopped
1 medium egg
Large bunch of parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C/gas mark 6 (390° F ). Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onion and sweat until soft but not coloured. Add enough breadcrumbs to get a moist consistency, then fold in the chopped apricots and chestnuts.
2. Beat in the egg to bind the mixture before adding the parsley and a pinch of salt and pepper. Turn into a buttered, shallow oven-proof dish and bake for 25-30 minutes until crisp and hot right through
The express service to Newcastle leaves at 9.33am and takes approximately one hour and ten minutes to reach the Eldon Square bus station in central Newcastle. The Stockton parish church of St. Thomas is in the background, built in 1712 it is 'attributed' to Thomas Wren. Today all it's stain-glass windows are hidden behind security grills designed to keep out the less than Godly among it's parishoners. Silverware valued at £10K was stolen recently so the precuations, if rather less than foolproof, are certainly necessary. However I mustn't slander the locals, the theives were most probably outsiders.
Sweet and demure, this capelet adds a sprinkle of soft, innocent style to day or evening wear. Whether you desire the light touch of knit, or the body and texture of crochet, we provide instructions for creating this capelet using either technique. For knitters and crocheters alike, these instructions provide an easy method for a custom fit even if your gauge is a little off: a clever box pleat at the back of the capelet provides not only a foolproof fitting technique, but a touch of Jackie-O styling. Not only will this capelet fit like a glove, it will lend a classic refinement to any ensemble.
Filling recipe from smitten kitchen.
One recipe for double crusted pie for top and one recipe for double crusted pie for bottom. Pie dough recipe from Kenji Lopez-Alt.
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