31 January 2011
30 January 2011
Oreo Truffles first provided by Anu
Oreo Truffles Recipe - Food.com - 87967: "Oreo Truffles"
or from Anu's old blog
these are great!
Here is the actual recipe just in case the link goes bye bye:
Oreo Truffles Recipe
1 hour | 1 hour prep
40 truffles (approximately)
1 lb Oreo cookies (3 sleeves)
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (using different extracts allows for subtle flavour changes...I've used mint extract, upped to 1 tsp) (optional)
1 lb milk chocolate
1/2 lb white chocolate
Using a food processor, grind cookies to a fine powder.
With a mixer, blend cookie powder, cream cheese and vanilla extract until thoroughly mixed (there should be no white traces of cream cheese).
Roll into small balls and place on wax-lined cookie sheet.
Refrigerate for 45 minutes.
Line two cookie sheets with wax paper.
In double-boiler, melt milk chocolate.
Dip balls and coat thoroughly.
With slotted spoon, lift balls out of chocolate and let excess chocolate drip off.
Place on wax-paper-lined cookie sheet.
In separate double boiler, melt white chocolate.
Using a fork, drizzle white chocolate over balls.
Let cool.
Store in airtight container, in refrigerator.
29 January 2011
Reuse Your Keurig K-Cups!
My Keurig coffee maker stopped working a couple of days ago. It lasted 3 years and maybe I de-scaled it once (suppose to do this every 3 months). Anyway, while driving today I started wondering if you could create a cup of coffee with a K-Cup without an electric brewer. (Probably because I had to go yesterday morning without coffee or at least until I bought a new machine.) I was thinking about a french press that had a K-Cup holder at the end. Somebody must have thought of this before....well I couldn't goggle anything close to my idea.....
But I did find this cool thing.....
AND I THINK THIS IS GREAT
The Simplest Diet for Lean Fitness | zen habits
The Simplest Diet for Lean Fitness | zen habits: "I’ve cut my less healthy choices down to Saturdays — as inspired by Tim Ferriss’s book The 4-Hour Body"
18 January 2011
17 January 2011
ukulele strap project
first thing are the guitar straps buttons to be mounted on the ukulele. So I went to the local guitar store figuring they might cost 4-5 bucks.
they might look like this....add a felt washer and that would be it. They had them, but they wanted 9 bucks, plus tax and I'd have to find felt washers.... I don't mind the $10 so much, but it is not worth that
...so time for another plan.
on the way home I made a few stops looking for a substitute. Finally at the local hardware store I found these....Brass knurled thumb nuts. I think they were no.8 thread.
looks pretty close.....65 cents each. I added a no. 4 x 3/4 inch brass wood screw for 15 cents each to complete the set. they slip right through.
bought a sheet of felt self adhesive pads, assorted sized for another buck and I was in business.
Strap buttons = 3 dollars...that's more like it.
14 January 2011
09 January 2011
04 January 2011
03 January 2011
Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro Takes Ukulele Seriously : NPR
Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro Takes Ukulele Seriously : NPR: "Ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro is redefining the traditional Hawaiian instrument. Guest host Jennifer Ludden talks to Shimabukuro about his new CD, Peace Love Ukulele."
02 January 2011
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