When making peanut butter cookies, use a metal meat mallet to make the crisscross design instead of using a fork. Simply dip the mallet in sugar, then press slightly on each cookie.
To prevent chicken breast meat from being too dry, after cooking the chicken, turn it over so the breast inside is down. Let sit for 15 minutes. This allows juice that would normally drip off the chicken to flow into the breast, so it’s more flavorful.
Try stirring a few spoonfuls of buttermilk into a bowl of cream soup, such as cream of mushroom, after it’s heated to add fresh, slightly tangy flavor.
Archive | November, 2008
Cooking Tips
30 NovGemini the Twin
28 NovARIES—The Aggressive
Outgoing. Lovable. Spontaneous. Not one to mess with. Funny. Excellent kisser. EXTREMELY adorable. Loves relationships, and, family is very important to an aries. Aries are known for being generous and giving. Addictive. Loud. Always has the need to be “right”. Aries will argue to prove their point four hours and hours. Aries are some of the most wonderful people in the world.
TAURUS—The Fighter
Aggressive. Loves being in long relationships. Likes to give a good fight. Fight for what they want. Independent but needs love and attention. Extremely outgoing. Loves to help people in times of need. Good kisser. Good personality. Stubborn. A caring person. They can be self centered and if they want something they will do anything to get it. They love to sleep and can be lazy. One of a kind. Not one to mess with. Are the most attractive people on Earth!
GEMINI—The Twin
Nice. Love is one of a kind. Great listeners. Very good at confusing people. Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out. Geminis will not take any crap from anyone. Geminis like to tell people what they should do and get offended easily. They are great at loosing things and are forgetful. Geminis can be very sarcastic and childish at times, and are very nosey. Trustworthy. Always happy. VERY loud. Talkative. Outgoing. Very forgiving. Loves to make out. Has a beautiful smile. Generous. Strong. THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.
CANCER—The Beauty
MOST AMAZING KISSER. Very high appeal. A cancer’s love is one of a kind. Very romantic. Most caring person you will ever meet in your life. Entirely creative person. Most are artists and insane respectfully speaking. They perfected sex and do it often. Extremely random. An ultimate freak. Extremely funny and is usually the life of the party. Most cancers will take you under their wing and into their hearts where you will remain forever. Cancers make love with a passion beyond compare. Spontaneous. Not a fighter, but will kick your ass good if it comes down to it. Someone you should hold on to!
LEO—The Lion
Great talker. Attractive and passonate. Laid back. Usually happy, but when unhappy tend to be grouchy and childish. A leo’s problem becomes everyone’s problem. Most Leos are very predictable and tend to be monotonous. Knows how to have fun. Is really good at almost anything. Great kisser. Outgoing. Down to earth. Addictive. Loud. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Not one to mess with. Rare to find. Good when found.
VIRGO—The One That Waits
Dominant in relationships. Someone loves them right now. Always wants the last word. Caring. Smart. Loud. Loyal. Easy to talk to. Everything you ever wanted. Easy to please. A pushover. Loves to gamble and take chances. Needs to have the last say in everything. They think they know everything and usually do. Respectful to others but you will quickly lose their respect if you do something untrustworthy towards them and never regain respect. They do not forgive and never forget. The one and only.
LIBRA—The Lame One
Nice to everyone they meet. Their love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! However, not the kind of person you want to mess with. You might end up crying. Libras can cause as much havoc as they can prevent. Faithful friends to the end. Can hold a grudge for years. Libras are someone you want on your side. Usually great at sports and are extreme sports fanatics. Kind of dumb at times.
Scorpio—The Addict
EXTREMELY adorable. Loves to joke. Very good sense of humor. Will try almost anything once. Loves to be pampered. Energetic. Predictable. GREAT kisser. Always get what they want. Attractive. Loves being in long relationships. Talkative. Loves to party but at times to the extreme. Loves the smell and feel of money and is good at making it but just as good at spending it! And protective over loved ones. HARD workers. Can be a good friend but if is disrespected by a friend, the friendship will end. Romantic. Caring.
SAGITTARIUS—The Promiscuous One
Spontaneous. High appeal. Rare to find. Great when found. Loves being in long relationships. So much love to give. A loner most of the time. Loses patience easily and will not take crap. If in a bad mood stay FAR away. Gets offended easily and remembers the offense forever. Loves deeply but at times will not show it feels it is a sign of weakness. Has many fears but will not show it. VERY private person. Defends loved ones with all of their abilities. Can be childish often. Not one to mess with. Very pretty. Very romantic. Nice to everyone they meet. Their love is one of a kind. Silly, fun and sweet. Have own unique appeal. Most caring person you will ever meet! Amazing in bed..!!! Not the kind of person you want to mess with—you might end up crying.
CAPRICORN—The Passionate Lover
Love to bust. Nice. Sassy. Intelligent. Sexy. Grouchy at times and annoying to some. Lazy and love to take it easy. But when they find a job or something they like to do they put their all into it. Proud, understanding and sweet. Irresistible. Loves being in long relationships. Great talker. Always gets what he or she wants. Cool. Loves to win against other signs especially Geminis in sports. Likes to cook but would rather go out to eat at good restaurants. Extremely fun. Loves to joke. Smart.
AQUARIUS—Does It In the Water
Trustworthy. Attractive. Great kisser. One of a kind. Loves being in long-term relationships. Can be clumbsy at times but tries hard. Will take on any project. Proud of themselves in whatever they do. Messy and unorganized. Procrastinators. Great lovers when they’re not sleeping. Extreme thinkers. Loves their pets usually more than their family. Can be VERY irritating to others when they try to explain or tell a story. Unpredictable. Will exceed your expectations. Not a fighter but will knock your lights out.
PISCES—The Partner for Life
Caring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. Messy at times and irresponsible! Smart but lazy. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Passonate, wonderful lovers. Fun to be around. Too trusting at times and gets hurt easily. Lover of animals. VERY caring, make wonderful nurses or doctors. They always try to do the right thing. Sometimes get the short end of the stick. They sometimes get used by others and hurt because of their trusting. Extremely weird but in a good way. Good sense of humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants. Loves to joke. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet. Good friend to others but needs to be choosy on who they allow their friends to be.
Sleeping At Work
26 NovHere are the twenty five best responses if found asleep at your desk!
25. “Oh, Man! Come in at 6 in the morning and look what happens!”
24. “This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!”
23. “This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!”
22. “You don’t discriminate against those with Latient Atrophy Zymosis Yeast syndrome, do you?!”
21. “Gee, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day.”
20. “They told me at the blood bank this might happen.”
19. “Oh, hi, I was trying to pick up my contact lens without my hands.”
18. “This is just a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time management course you sent me to.”
17. “Whew! Guess I left the top off the liquid paper.”
16. “I was just meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!”
15. “This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!”
14. “I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance.”
13. “I’m doing the “Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan” (SLEEP) I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend.”
12. “It worked well for Reagan, didn’t it?”
11. “This is a highly specific Yoga position to relieve work-related stress.”
10. “Just pacing myself for the all-nighter tonight!”
9. “I was working smarter-not harder.”
8. “Auggh! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.”
7. “I’m in the management training program.”
6. “The coffee machine is broken.”
5. “This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!”
4. “Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just won’t wear off!”
3. “Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!”
2. “Its okay. I’m still billing the client.”
And the #1 response if found asleep at your desk:
1. “… and I especially want to thank you for my excellent boss. Amen.”
Beethoven
26 NovA tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source. He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a headstone that reads “Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827″. Then he realizes that the music is the Ninth Symphony and it is being played backward!
Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him. By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played backward.
Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backward. The expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they were composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.
By the next day the word has spread and a crowd has gathered around the grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward. Just then the graveyard’s caretaker ambles to the group.
Someone in the group asks him if he has an explanation for the music.
“Don’t you get it?” the caretaker says incredulously. “He’s decomposing.”
