Recipe of the Day

Savory Croissant Breakfast Pudding

Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup finely chopped yellow onion
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 Tablespoon minced fresh parsley
6 ounces Canadian bacon or baked ham, trimmed and diced.
6 ounces breakfast sausage, crumbled or chopped
8 large eggs
3 cups whole milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1-1/4 teaspoon Emeril's Original Essence or Creole Seasoning
8 cups cubed or torn stale croissants (about 8 croissants)
8 ounces grated Gouda or Fontina cheese (about 2 cups)
1/2 cup fine dry breadcrumbs (croissants)
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with 1 Tablespoon of the butter and set aside.

In a medium skillet, melt 2 Tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, green and red bell peppers, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring until soft (about 3 minutes). Add garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add parsley, stir and remove from heat. Let cool.

In a medium skillet, melt remaining 1 teaspoon of butter over medium-high heat. Add Canadian bacon and cook, stirring for 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Add sausage to the skillet and cook, stirring until browned about 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels.

In large bowl, beat the eggs. Add the milk, cream, 1 teaspoon of the Essence, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper and whisk to combine. Add the croissants and let sit for 5 minutes. Add the cooked Canadian bacon and sausage, the onion mixture, the Gouda cheese and stir to incorporate the ingredients. Pour into the prepared dish, cover with aluminum foil, and bake until almost completely set, 50 to 55 minutes.

In small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, melted butter and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of Essence. Uncover the pudding and sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture evenly over the top. Return to the over, increase the heat to 375 degrees and bake until the pudding is completely set in the center, puffed and golden brown on top, about 20 minutes.

Let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

Stinkless Durian

Durian is a fruit popular in SE Asia. The taste is very rich, delicate, almost "meaty" in a way. Packed full of vitamins, protein, it's very good for you.

Except one slight problem. It stinks. Literally. Some cities have fines for bringing durians into hotel rooms and taxis. The smell has been descibed as "rotten garlic", "raw sewage", and other less polite terms. Some people say it's like "eating pudding in an outhouse"

Fans Sour on Sweeter Version of Asia’s Smelliest Fruit

"You can take the sugar out of soft drinks and the fat from junk food. But eliminate the pungent odor from what may be the world’s smelliest fruit and brace for a major international controversy.

The durian, a spiky fruit native to Southeast Asia, has been variously described by its detractors as smelling like garbage, moldy cheese or rotting fish. It is banned from many hotels, airlines and the Singapore subway. But durian lovers — and there are many, at least in Asia — are convinced that like fine French cheeses, the worse the smell, the better the taste.

Under the durian’s hardy shell are sections of pale yellow flesh with a consistency that can be as soft and oozy as custard and a flavor that is nutty and sweet with hints of vanilla and an occasional bitter bite.

“To anyone who doesn’t like durian it smells like a bunch of dead cats,” said Bob Halliday, a food writer in based Bangkok. “But as you get to appreciate durian, the smell is not offensive at all. It’s attractive. It makes you drool like a mastiff.”

Nevertheless, a Thai government scientist, who after three decades of research is one of the world’s leading durian experts, now says he has managed to excise its stink.

Working at an orchard here, near the Cambodian border, the scientist, Songpol Somsri, crossed more than 90 varieties of durian, many found only in the wild, and came up with a fruit that he says smells as mild as a banana. He named it Chantaburi No. 1, after his home province and the location of the research center.

It will please Thai consumers, he says, and might help broaden the acceptability of the durian, unlocking the door to new American and European customers who, like an increasing number of Thais, are likely to reject a fruit that reeks like last season’s unwashed gym socks."

Stinkless Durian

Durian is a fruit popular in SE Asia. The taste is very rich, delicate, almost "meaty" in a way. Packed full of vitamins, protein, it's very good for you.

Except one slight problem. It stinks. Literally. Some cities have fines for bringing durians into hotel rooms and taxis. The smell has been descibed as "rotten garlic", "raw sewage", and other less polite terms. Some people say it's like "eating pudding in an outhouse"

Fans Sour on Sweeter Version of Asia’s Smelliest Fruit

"You can take the sugar out of soft drinks and the fat from junk food. But eliminate the pungent odor from what may be the world’s smelliest fruit and brace for a major international controversy.

The durian, a spiky fruit native to Southeast Asia, has been variously described by its detractors as smelling like garbage, moldy cheese or rotting fish. It is banned from many hotels, airlines and the Singapore subway. But durian lovers — and there are many, at least in Asia — are convinced that like fine French cheeses, the worse the smell, the better the taste.

Under the durian’s hardy shell are sections of pale yellow flesh with a consistency that can be as soft and oozy as custard and a flavor that is nutty and sweet with hints of vanilla and an occasional bitter bite.

“To anyone who doesn’t like durian it smells like a bunch of dead cats,” said Bob Halliday, a food writer in based Bangkok. “But as you get to appreciate durian, the smell is not offensive at all. It’s attractive. It makes you drool like a mastiff.”

Nevertheless, a Thai government scientist, who after three decades of research is one of the world’s leading durian experts, now says he has managed to excise its stink.

Working at an orchard here, near the Cambodian border, the scientist, Songpol Somsri, crossed more than 90 varieties of durian, many found only in the wild, and came up with a fruit that he says smells as mild as a banana. He named it Chantaburi No. 1, after his home province and the location of the research center.

It will please Thai consumers, he says, and might help broaden the acceptability of the durian, unlocking the door to new American and European customers who, like an increasing number of Thais, are likely to reject a fruit that reeks like last season’s unwashed gym socks."

It's a flail, NOT a mace!!

Girl Attacks Teacher With Medieval Weapon - Another Girl Who Intervened Was Hit By Weapon Called Mace

"The freshman girl told police she was “tired of getting picked on,” so she took a mace to school.

Not Mace, the pepper spray.

Mace, as in a medieval weapon.

A long wooden stick attached to a metal chain with a spiked ball on the end.

The 15-year-old swung it at a teacher Thursday morning but struck a fellow student who intervened, Gary police said. The victim, a 19-year-old Lew Wallace High School senior, suffered cuts on her hand and thumb protecting the teacher. School security detained the freshman and confiscated the weapon."

Gahhhh.....don't they teach ANYTHING anymore???

(On Edit - They corrected the article to read "flail" now)

It's a flail, NOT a mace!!

Girl Attacks Teacher With Medieval Weapon - Another Girl Who Intervened Was Hit By Weapon Called Mace

"The freshman girl told police she was “tired of getting picked on,” so she took a mace to school.

Not Mace, the pepper spray.

Mace, as in a medieval weapon.

A long wooden stick attached to a metal chain with a spiked ball on the end.

The 15-year-old swung it at a teacher Thursday morning but struck a fellow student who intervened, Gary police said. The victim, a 19-year-old Lew Wallace High School senior, suffered cuts on her hand and thumb protecting the teacher. School security detained the freshman and confiscated the weapon."

Gahhhh.....don't they teach ANYTHING anymore???

(On Edit - They corrected the article to read "flail" now)

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My Primary Love Language is Words of Affirmation

<th colspan="2">My Detailed Results:</th>

Words of Affirmation:	9
Physical Touch:	7
Quality Time:	7
Acts of Service:	6
Receiving Gifts:	1

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Unhappiness in relationships is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. It can be helpful to know what language you speak and what language those around you speak.

Tag 3 people so they can find out what their love language is.

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They Are???

(gakked from ckgriffin)

I feel loved when...

The Five Love Languages

My Primary Love Language is Words of Affirmation

<th colspan="2">My Detailed Results:</th>

Words of Affirmation:	9
Physical Touch:	7
Quality Time:	7
Acts of Service:	6
Receiving Gifts:	1

About this quiz

Unhappiness in relationships is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. It can be helpful to know what language you speak and what language those around you speak.

Tag 3 people so they can find out what their love language is.

Take the Quiz!
Check out the Book

Flying Car, take 67923........

Friends fashioning flying car

"At a time when most men their age strive just to stay active, Vernon Porter and Clarence Kissell plan to fly.

Dr. Porter, 72, and Mr. Kissell, 70, are building a flying car – a concept that has been around since 1918 and has largely eluded dozens of inventors, schemers, scammers and dreamers.

Time is a challenge, for obvious reasons. They hope to have an early prototype aloft by this fall and complete work on a final "buildable" prototype in five years or less, says Dr. Porter, a cancer survivor."

Flying Car, take 67923........

Friends fashioning flying car

"At a time when most men their age strive just to stay active, Vernon Porter and Clarence Kissell plan to fly.

Dr. Porter, 72, and Mr. Kissell, 70, are building a flying car – a concept that has been around since 1918 and has largely eluded dozens of inventors, schemers, scammers and dreamers.

Time is a challenge, for obvious reasons. They hope to have an early prototype aloft by this fall and complete work on a final "buildable" prototype in five years or less, says Dr. Porter, a cancer survivor."