Dutchess Potatoes

Duchess potatoes. Welcome to old school, fancy schmancy mashed potatoes. Duchess potatoes are a rather precious way of serving mashed potatoes; they've been piped in decorative swirls, usually formed into individual portions, painted with butter, and browned in the oven. They taste great. I think it has to do with the butter. And the cream. And the way that both the tops and bottoms get browned. They're actually rather addictive. You can easily scale up this recipe. To make ahead for a dinner party, just prepare the mashed potatoes, pipe them and refrigerate. Put them in a 425°F oven 20 minutes before serving to brown. Ingredients 2 pounds potatoes or 1KG, peeled and cut into chunks Salt 1/4 cup heavy cream (Double thick cream) 4 tablespoons butter, divided 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 3 egg yolks Method Place potatoes in a medium to large pot and cover with a couple inches of cold water. Add a couple teaspoons of salt to the water. Bring to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are tender (the tines of a fork easily pierce), about 20-25 minutes. While the potatoes are boiling, melt 2 tablespoons of butter and set aside. You will use this butter to coat the potatoes right before they go in the oven. Preheat the oven to 425°F or 220 C. When the potatoes are cooked, drain in a colander and put the potatoes back in the pot set over low heat. Allow them to release steam for a minute or so. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and mash the potatoes until the butter has been incorporated. Add the nutmeg, black pepper, heavy cream and continue mashing the potatoes. Once everything is incorporated, add salt to taste and the egg yolks. Continue to mash until the mixture is smooth. Do not over-mash or your potatoes will end up with a gluey consistency. Using a piping bag with a large star point, pipe the potatoes onto a cookie sheet. Alternatively, you can just fill a casserole dish with the mashed potatoes, and use a fork to create lots of peaks on the surface. The swirled edges from the star-point piping bag forms or the peaks of mashed potatoes in a casserole dish will brown nicely in the oven. The browned parts taste great, so you want to maximize them. Whether you make piped portions or a casserole, paint the potatoes with the melted butter. Bake in the 425°F or 22oC oven until nicely browned, about 20 minutes. Serves 4-6 as a side dish.

Chakalaka Brood

Chakalaka Brood 2K koekmeel 3t Bakpoeier Sout 4 eiers 1 Blik (410g) Chakalaka – enige geur Cheddar of ander kaas opsioneel Meng koekmeel, Bakpoeier en sout in ‘n groot mengbak. Klits 4 eiers liggies met ‘n vurk en meng met droë bestandele. Roer chakalaka by. Roer ongeveer 1 koppie kaas by indien verkies. Smeer of spuit ringpan of broodpan. Krap mengsel eweredig in pan. Strooi bietjie kaas bo-op indien verkies. Bak by 180grade C vir ongeveer 45min of tot gaar. Bedien warm met botter. Kan ook koud ge-eet word.

Suiker Mielie Poffers

SUIKERMIELIEPOFFERTJIES

250ml koekmeelblom

10ml bakpoeier

5ml sout

1ml rooipeper

30ml margarien (gesmelt)

2 eiers (geskei)

5 ml Uie (gerasper)

300ml Cheddarkaas (gerasper)

420g geroomde suikermielies (Sweetcorn)

Olie vir vlak vet braai

Sif die droë bestanddele saam.  

Voeg die margarien of botter by.

Klop die eiergele en voeg dit by die koekmeelblom mengsel.

Meng dit goed.

Voeg die ui, kaas en suikermielies by en meng dit deeglik.

Vou die styf geklitste eierwitte in.

Skep lepelsvol van die beslag in warm olie en bak dit tot goudbruin.

Dreineer goed.

 

Vir goeie vet dreineering:

Ek sit ‘n klein afkoel rakkie (die soort waarop jy koekies laat koud word) bo-oor ‘n bord en sit die poffers/vetkoek/krummel steak daarop. Dit Dreineer goed. Ek verskuif dit na ‘n skottel of bord toe net voor ek die volgende klomp uit die olie haal.

All Physics - Honda Advertisement. Excellent

 There are no computer graphics or digital tricks in these images.
Everything that you see happened in real time exactly as you see it.
The recording required 606 takes and in the first 605 takes there always was something, usually of minor importance, that didn't work.
It was necessary for the recording team to install the set-up time after time and it took several weeks working day and night to achieve this effect.
 
The recording cost 6 million dollars and it took 3 months to finish.
The duration of the video is only 2 minutes, but every time that Honda shows the commercial on British television, they make enough money to support any of us for the rest of our lives.
However, this commercial has turned out to be the most displayed in the history of the Internet. Honda execs think that it will pay for itself simply because of the free showings.
There are only six Honda Accords built by hand in the whole world, and to the horror of Honda engineers, the recording team disassembled two of them for the recording.
Everything you see in the sequence (besides the walls, floor, ramp and the untouched Honda Accord) is part of those two automobiles.
The voice is that of Garrison Keiller.
The commercial was so well received by Honda execs when they saw it, that their first comment was how amazing the computer graphics were.
They almost fell out of their chairs when told that the recording was real without any graphics manipulation.
By the way, about the windshield wipers in the new Honda Accords, they are sensitive to water and designed to start working as soon as they get wet.. .
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26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity in 2012

1. The parents who made their son's wheelchair into the best Halloween costume ever


2. The terminally ill man who loves receiving mail... and got more than he ever expected


Scott Widak has Down syndrome and suffers from liver disease, and he loves receiving mail. His nephew Sean posted his P.O. Box on Reddit and the site's users responded with hundreds of letters, packages, and gifts.


3. A kind stranger who stopped a day from being ruined


4. The doctor who offered free medical care after Hurricane Sandy


5. And the people that helped out any way that they could

Hospital employees make a human chain passing containers of fuel up 13 flights of stairs to the backup generator at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.

Saving a dog.

 

Shared their electricity:

 

And Gifting:

6. The older couple who saw themselves in two young parents


7. This Libyan child who doesn't believe in hate


8. The parents who tattooed insulin pumps on their bellies so their diabetic son wouldn't feel "different"


9. The police officer who bought shoes for a barefoot homeless man


Jennifer Foster was visiting Times Square on Nov. 14 when she snapped the heartwarming moment. Here's her account of what happened:

“Right when I was about to approach, one of your officers came up behind him. The officer said, ‘I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let’s put them on and take care of you.’ The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man. The officer expected NOTHING in return and did not know I was watching*. I have been in law enforcement for 17 years. I was never so impressed in my life. I did not get the officer’s name. It is important, I think, for all of us to remember the real reason we are in this line of work. The reminder this officer gave to our profession in his presentation of human kindness has not been lost on myself or any of the Arizona law enforcement officials with whom this story has been shared.”


10. And the police officers who made blind 13-year-old Gage Hancock-Stevens' dream of being a cop come true

They even gave him a cake

11. The Michigan soccer team who gave their team manager with Down syndrome an opportunity to start

12. The Texas A&M students that blocked Westboro Baptist Church protesters with a human wall

When students heard that Westboro Baptist Church planned on protesting the funeral of a soldier, they formed a human barricade around the funeral service to block them out.

13. And this brave kid who stood up against hate

14. The woman who kept a homeless man dry during a downpour

15. The Disney security guard who is amazing at his job


16. The Icelandic heroes who rescued sheep during a major snowstorm

 

17. The quick-thinking little girl who saved her mom's life by slapping her with a piece of pizza
This 7 year old girl called 911 after she could not wake up her mom.
But first she slapped her with a piece of pizza.
You can see her receiving a medal and talking about it here:
7 Year old called 991, but first slapped her mom with a piece of pizza
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18. The young girl who loves her dog unconditionally


19. The famous rugby player who visited his biggest fan in the hospital


20. The bros who worked together to save a cat


21. The community that came together to make Caine's dream a reality


You can watch the full story here.
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22. The football star who gives children in need a shopping spree each year

This is a receipt for $19,000 in toys.

23. The man who comforts the old dog that saved his life

When John Unger had suicidal thoughts after a breakup, it was his dog Sheep who brought him back from the brink. This photograph shows Unger cradling his friend in Lake Superior to soothe the dog's arthritis.
Source: johnschoep.zenfolio.com  /  via: facebook.com

24. These candidates for parents of the year



25. The amazing couple who stuck together through unbelievable odds
We have send this e-mail out in November 2012.

Your read it again here: http://eposvriende.blogspot.com/2012/11/love-story-without-words.html

26. And every single time anything like this happened.

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