Wednesdays

Even though I live across the river from French Canada where pea soup (soupe aux pois) is a national dish, I've never ordered pea soup in a restaurant or tasted split peas before, so I wasn't too thrilled to make this soup, and neither was my family in Saskatchewan! My sister suggested I make it when I return to Ottawa, but she wasn't so lucky with the Whisk Wednesdays' schedule. The kids passed o

I love the smell of onions cooking; it's one of my favorite smells. And French Onion Soup is one of my favorite foods. Although I made it earlier this year, this time I followed the recipe in Le Cordon Bleu at Home which calls for water as the base instead of stock. I found this intriguing since I thought the best onion soup was made with veal or beef stock. In the first taste test, we preferred t

Last week’s topic, Abortions for Earth?, sparked some great commentary, thanks to everyone who joined in! Andrea Zak of Schizofrenetic started a lively debate on her site, and my post was carried on BrazenCareerist. The conversation will continue until we all run out of steam I suppose, so feel free to join in.This week I turn to Universal Health Care, an oft-battled issue at BrazenCareerist. In

This next new addition to the blog has got me all excited. It's been stewing around in my head for several months now waiting for the right time to announce. I believe the time has come!Wordfull Wednesdays is an opportunity to hear many different bloggers' opinions and ideas about various topics. There will only be one topic each Wordfull Wednesday. It will be held every other week with a Mr. Link

Consommé Madrilène (kohn-sum-may) is a crystal-clear soup that is pure and clean-tasting, typically flavored with tomato, and served chilled. But getting this crystal-clear liquid requires fat-free stock and hamburger patties!I remember eating Campbell’s Consommé, made famous by Andy Warhol, for dinner when my mom was on her Weight Watcher’s kick. I actually enjoyed it with egg noodles, but

With the great success of my "What Exactly is Wrong with This Country" post (based on how much fun I had writing it and engaging in commentary) I thought I would create a series of themed posts to feature on Wednesdays with whatever quirk of humanity irks me that week. This article has irked me since last November, so this should be fun. I invite readers to chime in, suggest topics, and while disa

Bisque de Homard, or Lobster Bisque, is a once-in-a-lifetime soup. At $16 per bowl and $97 for a tureen, the word “soup” seems too simple and unworthy a description. Technically, it’s a bisque, but it needs a name deserving of its expense and grandeur. So you know what you’re getting into. So you’re prepared to savor every sip. So you’re prepared to slave in the kitchen for a whole day

White soup. White stock. White chicken. White button mushrooms. And a touch of pink from the ham. This is Velouté Agnès Sorel, a cream of chicken soup. Agnès Sorel was a mistress of French King Charles VII in the 1400s and this is one of several dishes named after her.This could also be the soup mentioned in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice:“As for the ball, it is quite a settled thing;and

::Whisk Wednesdays::Welcome to Whisk Wednesdays!I now have some buddies who will join me as I cook my way through a cooking school curriculum. We're always happy to have new people join us.You can find out more HERE.Leeks and potatoes are a classic pairing in Vichyssoise (pronounced vee shee swahzz), the cold version of this soup. Julienne Darblay is served hot with an “elegant” garnish of jul

::Whisk Wednesdays::Welcome to Whisk Wednesdays!I now have even more buddies who will join me as I cook my way through a cooking school curriculum. Find out more HERE. You should join us!We’ve left the tricky emulsion sauces behind and moved onto the first in a series of soups. The first soup on the list is Billy Bi (pronounced BILL-ee BEE and sometimes spelled bilibi or billi-b), which is a cre

::Whisk Wednesdays::Welcome to Whisk Wednesdays!I now have a some buddies who will join me as I cook my way through a cooking school curriculum. Find out more HERE. You should join us!Mayonnaise is another emulsification sauce made with egg yolks, a bit of water, oil, and some flavorings. The egg yolks are the liaison (or emulsifier) that gets the oil and water to combine in mayonnaise. The mustar

::Whisk Wednesdays::Welcome to Whisk Wednesdays!I now have a few more buddies who will join me as I cook my way through a cooking school curriculum. Find out more HERE. You should join us! Now that we've completed the mother sauces, we're into the derivative ones and Béarnaise is one of the best. It's based on hollandaise but has an added flavor boost from a reduction of wine, shallots, wine vine

::Whisk Wednesdays::Welcome to Whisk Wednesdays!I now have a couple of buddies who will join me as I cook my way through a cooking school curriculum. I'm so excited to find other bloggers who are interested in doing this too! I've had to organize myself a bit and have explained it all HERE. We will probably have to make adjustments as we go, but it should be fun. You should join us!Hollandaise sau

If you came by looking for the latest edition of Wednesdays for Wives yesterday you didn’t find it. You’d think 10 years of marriage would give me plenty of fodder, but I just haven’t been feeling inspired lately when it comes to that topic for some reason. So I’m going to take a break from [...]

Picking up where Wednesday in the Square left off downtown, Wednesdays on the Point is proving to be quite a success!  While I missed the first two weeks of performances, we were able to get out to Aunt Leni's Cafe this week for the third installment of the street concerts in Algiers Point.  The sidewalk tables were filled and the street was lined with the lawn chairs of the spectators.&

Here is today’s challenge for those of you who want a quick, metabolism boosting workout! 1. Hip Bridges x 15 2. Push Ups x 12 3. Chair Dips x 10 Repeat up to 3x! Good luck! Exercises are shown below: ——— – – —-

Every Wednesday afternoon before I started my current work contract, I would go to see Jo. Jo is 84 years-old and lives in a hostel for the elderly, five minutes from where I live.  She signed up for Computer Connections, a program that matches people with limited mobility with those who are technically minded, in Jo's case, me.  Initially she wanted me to teach her how to set up Skype and her

I've got more shit on my plate than a fat man at an all you can eat buffet. For today's post, I'm reaching back into the Daughter's archives and going with not one, but four individual posts that we did back in October of 2006. For those you that have been down and checking WYDU since then, sorry, but I'm sure there are enough cats that weren't around during those times that it'll be something

She towers above all. Wonder what it’s like being the crane operator on the 60th floor? On schedule for completion Fall 2008. when it’s time to buy or sell your Vancouver condo, talk to Maggie Share This

After a successful debut last month at the Stage Werx, Mike Spiegelman will be performing a short set of selections from Luggage Tuesdays this Wednesday as part of the Comedian Showcase at Our Little Theater in San Francisco. East Bay fans of the comedian can rejoice, knowing Spiegelman will also be performing his stand-up act at Spud's Pizza and Brew in Berkeley this Friday.Links at Upcoming.yaho

If like me, you missed the first episode of Torchwood on BBC2, you will be pleased to know that BBC2, is repeating the show on Wednesdays @ 7pm. Im guessing the show might be edited, because of the pre watershed timeslot, but it shouldnt take the shine of it if you missed it first time round. Remember Wednesdays @ 7pm on BBc2, followed by the new show @ 9pm.

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Solar Is In Oil keeps going higher and so do the stock prices of these solar plays—plays like First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR ) up $20 to $169, SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR ) up $20 to $150 and Suntech Power (Nasdaq: STP) up $8 to $65. They could all keep moving higher (odds are defin

There are many things I hate about Wednesdays , by now people will associate my name with the “ Wednesday hater “ but hey , I want to make myself clear , clear and heard !! after a loooong think about the actual reasons I hate wednsdays , iv personally come up with a mountain of bad things !! Firstly , the obvious They just sit in the middle of the week, bloating it out like a malignant lump. Causing people to use phrases like ‘hump day’. Has anyone not heard that? I worked yesterday , the day before , today and for the next two days , so in the immediate future I have nothing to look forward to , great ! Now I know people generally hate Mondays, but at least Mondays mean something, right? It’s the start of a new week. New things start on Mondays; new timetables, new jobs, new…things. I actually managed to track down this “ well known poem “ Mondays child is fair of face, Tuesdays child is full of grace, Wednesdays child is full of woe, Thursdays

We are going to hold off on $1k Tuesdays and World Wide Wednesdays for the weeks leading up to the unveiling of Argus so we have the budget to launch with a bang. I promise it will be worth the wait. Congrats to all the recent Posties who have grabbed these high dollar Opps.

As many of you know we have a large base of International Posties. Being that we are an American company the majority of our advertisers are currently in the US and are targeting US bloggers. Let's not get into that whole readership thing here, that is not what this post is about. I want you all to know that I am aware that you get segmented out of some Opportunities. Last week we brought back 1K Tuesdays. 1K Tuesdays have no segmentation, The Opps are open to everyone no matter where you live or how big or small the blog. This week we are going to introduce a new twist and see what you all think. 1K Tuesday will run as it did last week but from Wednesday at noon EDT to Thursday at noon EDT we will introduce some Opps that are only for bloggers living outside of America. We will have an 2 additional $50 Opps and 1 $150 Opp that are segmented only to exclude American bloggers. Depending on where you live that can be some big cash. Good luck all and let us know what you think.

It’s a lazy day around the BBHouse today, with our hamsters having fun with the HOH Camera and some last minute (and thankfully) quiet campaigning for votes going on by Mike and Kail. Well, most people are having fun with the HOH Camera - Dick doesn’t want to take ‘normal’ photos and keeps trying to set up shots - they’re gonna be AWESOME! The other Houseguests were all for it, for a while, but now that his hour is running down, they’re getting pissy. Everyone (’cept Dani - who always is vocal about complaining to her dad) says ok, does what he asks, but then runs back to whoever listens with the whine “HE was making me do this…” (HELLO AMBER! SOMEONE please get her evicted!) Is it just me, or are these the WEAKEST minded females EVER? Does it ever occur to them that they don’t HAVE to say or do anything they don’t want to? (Unless contractually bound by CBS, of course. Ha!) SPINES. These women need SPINES. MY da

Well, one thing I’ve done a lot more of lately is watching videos online. It’s about the most engaging thing to do late at night with a baby in one hand, the lights out and access to a mouse with the other. I’m finding video and the powers of technology are set to be an incredibly powerful tool in the years to come. Awareness can be raised about issues by anyone with access to a camera and a computer with the internet. I figure it would be nice for me to share some of the media I’ve come across, so you don’t have to waste your time browsing along. Possibly a weekly thing, I’ll try and post at least one or two videos I’ve come across that I found interesting and engaging. And, sometimes I’ll post one I just thought was funny. I might post some political bits, but just know, it’s only cause I found it interesting, not intending to brain wash you to one political side or the other, I don’t necessarily hold the same values or po

Today is Friday, I know. I’m not that mixed up. However, I wanted to draw attention to Marcus and his round-up of Wine Blogging Wednesday #33. I was included despite my missing the price range…. So many new wines to look for. Catie over at Through the Walla Walla Grape Vine has already posted the theme for #34: Cabernet Sauvignon, from Washington, of course. June 13 is the big day, but see her post for more details. Wine Blogging Wednesday

Perhaps garbage is a strong word, but I have not ever heard of either of these games: Xevious & Rush N Attack. Considering that nearly every retro release so far has been a staple of the 80s arcades or early home consoles, I am surprised that with two classic releases I have heard of neither.... [...to read the entire article with pictures, video, and more, please proceed to http://gnadegames.blogspot.com]

I am not feeling well today (had a dental surgery - ouch!) so my Works For Me Wednesday is going to be short. I recommend this book called "His Needs Her Needs For Parents. When I applied the principles taught in this book by Dr. Harley, it works! It worked in improving our marriage. Dr. Harley originally write a book called His Needs Her Needs. It a helpful book too but the problems and difficulties that parents have were not addressed there so he write a second one hence the additional word in the title "For Parents".I have to go to bed. for more Works For Med Wednesday tips, go to Rocks in My Dryer.

Ok not that stream (poor attempt at humor, I know) Data steaming...music, video, television, etc. So here are a couple of mobile links to get you started. The Mobile Stream Center (thestreamcenter.com/pda/) Radio Stations, USA and abroad Yuhnke (yuhnke.com/radio) Radio Stations PPC Vidz (ppcvidz.com/small/smallindex.asp) Video Clips, Live TV, Web Cams, etc. Pocket PC Media (

Yes I know today isn't Wednesday but I get asked all the time, "What sites do you visit on your mobile?" and so here are a few:Yahoo! wap.yahoo.com (ISP Portal) Google Mobile http://www.google.com/mobile/ (Google mobile applications)Chicago Tribune www.chicagotribune.com/wireless/avantgo/(Chicago news) USA Today http://wap.usatoday.com (World news)The Stream Center www.thestreamcenter.com/pda/ (streaming music) Wunderground mobile.wunderground.com (mobile weather, with animated weather maps) Accuweather pda.accuweather.com (mobile weather) CBS Stock Market Watch www2.marketwatch.com/palm/frontpage.asp(stock quotes, portfolio) ESPN-low res version mobile.espn.com or ESPN-high res version mobileapp.espn.go.com/wireless/espn/html/pocketpc (sports news) Mapquest www.mapquest.com/pda (mobile mapquest, directions)Those are just a few to get you started. Feel free to comment and add your own site and be sure to check back each Wednesday for more mobile friendly sites.