Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged Food, Recipes, Scones on June 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cream Scones Recipe & Photo – Joyofbaking.com
Scone Recipe:
2 cups (280 grams) all-purpose flour
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
2 teaspoons (10 grams) baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup (76 grams) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (120 ml) whipping cream or milk
Glaze:
Cream
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged Food, Ham, Recipes, Stir Fry on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Found a recipe at About.com:Chinese Food for Fried Rice With Ham that I modified to fit what I had on hand. Turned out quite good. Will certainly fix it again.
Ingredients:
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 tablespoon butter
* 2 teaspoons soy sauce (approximately)
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Posted in Food, Recipes, tagged Food, Recipes on June 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cooks.com – Recipe – Shrimp With Sweet And Sour Pineapple Sauce
SHRIMP WITH SWEET AND SOUR PINEAPPLE SAUCE
1 1/2 lb. med. shrimp shelled
1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
Sauce:
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1/2 c. pineapple juice
1 tbsp. cornstarch
2 1/2 tbsp. vinegar
2 eggs beaten
16 oz. pineapple chunks
oil for frying
1/2 c. water
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. ketchup
2 drops Tabasco
Combine flour and [...]
Posted in Interesting URL's, Steampunk, tagged Auto, Rocket Car, Steampunk on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
New rocket car spotted in Silver Lake | Los Angeles Metblogs
Just hit the link and look. Then click on the Baron Margo link either here or there and look at some of the Baron’s other works. This is some serious heavy metal porn…
Posted in Bicycles, Woodworking, tagged Bikes, Handmade, Wooden on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Street Use: Wooden Bikes
Wooden Bikes
Wooden bicycles can be found all over the world. These handmade bikes are often larger-scale scooters that you sit on. Made with whatever wood can be found, they use small wooden home-made wheels covered with discarded rubber rims. Forward movement depends on the rider pushing with their feet.
Shades of The [...]
Posted in Books, Project Gutenberg, tagged Books, Project Gutenberg on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Île mystérieuse. English by Jules Verne – Project Gutenberg
First read this when I was 11 or 12. Fantastic book. Haven’t seen a copy in years so guess I’ll get to read it on the computer this time.
Posted in Howto, tagged Howto, Weeds on June 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The 7 Deadly Homemade Weed Killers
I can certainly think of the 7+ weedy sins of the garden but knowing how to cleanse my garden of these weeds is even better. Especially if it can be done cheaply and with household items. Murdering weeds is a fun past time.
So, for your reading enjoyment, here are The [...]
Posted in Howto, Woodworking, tagged Howto, Woodworking on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hidden Drawers – Articles at Woodcraft
Some interesting hidden drawers shown. The article is mainly an advertisement for the book Complete Illustrated Guide To Furniture & Cabinet Construction but shows a couple of interesting designs with enough detail to get the idea of how they are made. Neat stuff.
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