What do you cook when you're bored?
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Things to do when you're bored
Comments (11)Crossword puzzles, sudokus (hah), a good book, take a nap, go to Borders, go to get a vanilla latte, log on to emusic.com (all too often lately), walk around the garden. I have some many things to do I don't have time to be bored. I need more time to do them! Kathy...See MoreDo you run appliances when you're not in the house?
Comments (29)I live in Toronto, Canada. Unfortunately, we are one of the 10,000 residents selected to "test" the new "smart meter" - which means we are billed at different rates than the next door neighbours for using electricity at the same time of day or night. They have divided the 24 hours in the day into periods of low, medium and high energy use - and based the charges for those with smart meters on a sliding scale. So basically if I run my dishwasher and dryer from midnight to 7:00 a.m. I will be charged much less than say if I run it at noon. Yet our neighbours - with 6 people in the house - as opposed to the 2 of us plus dog - and no smart meter - can run their appliances at noon and be charged far less than we are. There is something wrong with this scenario. I have spoken with Hydro and the person I spoke with agreed, no way would he go to bed - or leave the house - with appliances such as these running. The ONLY good thing going for me at the moment is that I am on a fixed electricity rate for 5 years - which while sadly costs more per kw hour than the rate the NON smart meter people are using - I can run my appliances when I want and it will cost me less than adhering to the new rules imposed on me. But, when my term ends I don't know if I will be allowed to renew. The local firemen buy their firehouse food supplies where I shop and I asked for their opinions and they agree with me - and so did the dishwasher and dryer repairman who was here last week. What really scares me about the dryer is the lint/dust/hair you name it build-up in the drum. We needed new bearings and while I keep the lint trap and hose as clean as possible. I can't remove the drum since I can't re-balance it - the repair man confirmed that the average Joe can't do this - but he sure cleans his a lot at home. I cleaned it as fast as I could while he was working on fitting in parts - otherwise he would have had to stick in back in as is. When we are away I unplug everything I can - not the fridge though - but I think I will start turning off the washer hoses. Our insurance INSISTS that our outside water tap be turned off when we are away - too many instances of vandals breaking windows, tossing hoses inside and turning them on. Should this happen we would not be covered - not a risk I am about to take. When I call to tell them we will be away (a requirement) the first thing they say is to remember to turn off the outside hose - and forget timers. It is hard without family - and we don't have a trusted neighbour. But of course there are those who do have trusted neighbours, who unfortunately have "trusted" kids, with "trusted friends" and in the end a whole slew of people know your alarm code, things go missing, parties are held with underage teens etc. etc. I envy those with the true trusted neighbour! I missed the finale of Boston Legal because I wouldn't leave the VCR plugged in and set. Annoying....See MoreDo you re pot your orchids into a better mix when you buy them?
Comments (11)When I started growing orchids I used the big box supplies including plastic pots and prescribed medium of bark, charcoal etc. They started to die because the medium broke down and there was no air around the roots. Much needed. The part of the plant that grew out of the pot was vibrant. I made a drastic change. Now all my plants are mounted on trees or pieces of bark or potted in clay pots with only lava rock. I use a fertilizer with no urea and no salt build up. And I water every day. This is what happens in the tropical places where the species live. They can have a heavy downpour and minutes later the sun is shining. and repeat maybe several times in a day. So good drainage along with clay pots that aspire allows daily watering. This does not work for every orchid. But the menu is so big on the ones that do like this culture. I don't grow paphs, bulbos, and any orchid that likes its roots completely in the pot. Orchids that live in constant cloud like wet environment. Mine must dry out. I have been doing this for a number of years and it works for me....See MoreWhat do you make when you're bored?
Comments (28)There are a whole panoply of Russian and Slavic words for different kinds of dumplings and buns, and I get lost. :) Some are regional and some have morphed over time. I never heard of pierogi until I saw a bag in the freezer section of Trader Joe's. I had to check my definitions because the only ones my mother made were pirozhki. I'm sure it was my grandmother's voice I heard when my mother said "pirozshki". (pier-ohzh-KEY ("pier" like the dock, long "o" (almost a "u"), zh like the medial "g" in the American way of saying "garage", shorter duration of the vowel "i" than the full amount we give to the word "key" (or the end of "donkey". It's a long "i" for a short time.) There are Russian dumplings very similar to pierogi with a different name, and so-called "Russian" pierogi with cabbage. PM, according to Wikipedia a pasty is made with pie crust and baked. Salteñas are a form of empanada, so called (as notes Wikipedia) in reference to their popularity as empanada from the Salteña, the woman from Salta. Like most empanadas, they are baked and have a short dough, but not pie flaky. It's the Salteña filling that's most distinctive. In many ways, empanadas are different from pasties, but are underlyingly the same. It's like the difference between English and American language. The same language but different words and accents. I would call pasties and empanadas "hand pies", whereas pirozhki are risen, fried buns (though some people do bake them) with filling. And a pirog is a whole loaf of yeast bread. But they're all dough wrapped around filling, as are all kinds of other pastries with different heritages and names. Tacos and burritos could also be on the list, though the dough part is usually cooked first, then recooked with the filling. And tacos are usually fried, though not risen. :)...See Moredcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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