Patterns by Patrick Moberg

113 Recession-Proof Money and Energy Saving Tips

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Pear Soup with Crunchy Bacon

1 onion
1/2 cup celery
2 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp flour
3 1/3 cups vegetable bouillon
4 Williams pears
1 lemon (juice)
1 twig rosemary
1/2 cup light cream
salt
pepper
4 bacon strips

Chop onion and celery and saute in butter.
Sprinle flour over onion and celery and continue to saute.
Add vegetable bouillon.
Cut each pear 2.5 inches below the stem and dunk the top part in lemon juice. Save for decoration.
Peel remaining lower part of pear and cut in quarters, deseed and cut in pieces.
Add pears with rosemary to bouillon. Boil for approximately 20 minutes.
Remove rosemary. Puree soup until viscid.
Add light cream and bring to a boil.
Season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
Keep warm.
Fry bacon in a frying pan and drain on paper towel.
Pour soup into warmed plates. Cut a wedge sideways into pear tops and fill with bacon strip. Put into soup for decoration.

Toxins: Hand-me-downs Can Protect Your Baby

Parents who buy hand-me-downs or used articles for their baby don't need to be ashamed - Buying or accepting second hand articles is not just great for your budget, in fact it is great for the health of your little one too.



German pediatrians at the institute of risk assessment warn that brand new products often contain toxins that infants are exposed to with little or no protection.
Therefore, parents are advised to find an intelligent mix between used and brand new products for their offspring.
Particularly problematic are newly built and furnished nurseries, where babies can be exposed to a multitude of toxins found in new cribs (varnish fumes), rugs and carpets (fumes from glues) and of course paint (fumes).
The same can be said for textiles; pesiticide leftovers in the fiber, toxins in the dye. And just think through how many machines and hands those fabrics went before they reach your home. Since second hand clothing has been washed several times before it reaches the skin of your baby, it is actually the healhier choice.

Martha Stewart's August Twecipes (or Twicipes)

tonight-no martinis. instead large dash Aperol,i/2 glass(full of ice) prosecco,top with club soda and add thick slice orange-refreshing!!!!!
5:34 PM Aug 25th from web

Pate Brisee In food procr 2.5Cflr tslt Ccold but in sm pcs/ mix10 secs + ice H2O til dough comestogthr/ flatn & chill in plstcwrp befrolling
9:45 AM Aug 11th from web



Fruit Salad - Toss 1pt raspberries + blueberries 1/2lb pitted bing cherries 2 oranges sectioned 2T grappa refreshing for a hot day!
11:12 AM Aug 10th from web

Shaved Golden Beet Salad - Toss 4 gold beets sliced very thin w/12 basil leaves 2tEVO S+P
9:31 AM Aug 5th from HootSuite

Jicama Slaw - Whisk 1t rice vinegar 3T chopped cilantro S+P Toss w/ 4C thin julienned jicama sticks.
10:00 AM Aug 4th from HootSuite

Pink Margarita Slushes - In blender mix 4C seedless watermelon 3T lime 2/3C tequila 5T sug makes 4 servings.
9:25 AM Aug 3rd from HootSuite

crisp topping 3/4 C ea brown sug,flour,butter crumble with fingers 1t cinnamon
7:09 AM Aug 2nd from mobile web

currant crisp:1C white,blk,red currants,1C yellow raspb, 1/2Csug in bking dish top with crisp topping bake 350 half hr
7:08 AM Aug 2nd from mobile web

Martha Stewart's July Twecipes (or Twicipes)