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Blast from the Past: Eerie Indiana

General | 27 July 2011

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This September will mark 20 years since the television series Eerie Indiana originally aired on NBC. Coincidence?
 
If you happened to be alive and impressionable at the time, or if you caught any of the re-aired episodes on FOX in the late nineties, you may have a soft and cob-webbed spot in your heart for this cult classic.
 

 
The Premise: A quirky mystery show intended for children, Omri Katz stars as Marshall Teller (above) whom with his friend Simon Holmes investigate the strange happenings in their home town.
 

  
Interested? Watch the opening trailer to peak your curiosity and rent the episodes through Netflix for some seriously interesting Summer viewing!!
 
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Awesome Office Supplies!

General | 26 July 2011

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Don’t eat the sushi!
 
If you’re heading back to school, or just want to dress up the old work desk, check out some of these irresistible little office supplies.
 
 
Try snubbing some poor spelling with Tomago, Ikura or Maguro sushi erasers!
 
 
Munch, munch! I’m lovin’ this crocodile staple remover . . . watch out little birdie paperclip holder!!
 
 
This futuristic grass pen holder is the modern version of the ol’ pen cup.
 

 

This gorgeous card holder from Connect Design adds just a perfect pop of color to your desk.
Who wouldn’t want to grab your card?
 
 
 
 
What IS this?

An electric stapler of course! Courtesy of the SFMoMA Museum Store, it may look like a kid’s toy, but big kids need toys too!

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Site to See: Instructables

General | 22 July 2011

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What do hosting your own cheese party, how to survive being stranded,  and making musical underwear all have in common?
 
These little tasks are just a few of the thousands and thousands of things you can learn to do on Instructables.com!
 
 
You can start by making an Ice Cream Sundae Plush! Or go crazy and submit your own idea to the gigantic cache of useful and quirky projects. The last time I looked, you could learn to make your own prescription swimming goggles, a steampunk toy set, or cake sushi, just from the front page!
 
Clockwise from left: 6 ways Baking Soda can get you a date & Musical Underwear & Host a Cheese Tasting Party & How to Survive Being Stranded
 
Are you a do-it-yourselfer? What sort of tips have you got to share?
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Ravishing Recipes: Nutella Crepes

General | 19 July 2011

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Do you have a favorite food that helps turn a bad day into a fabulous one? I definitely do, and mine is Nutella Crepes. Below is a family recipe that my grandmother was reluctant for me to give up, but I was able to coax it out of her, and I simply could not keep it a secret!
 


Ingredients:

    * 1 cup all-purpose flour
    * 1 teaspoon white sugar
    * 1/4 teaspoon salt
    * 3 eggs
    * 2 cups milk
    * 2 tablespoons butter, melted
    * 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
    * Lots of Nutella

Directions:

   1. Sift together flour, sugar and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, beat eggs and milk together with an electric mixer. Beat in flour mixture until smooth; stir in melted butter.

   2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 2 tablespoons for each crepe. Tip and rotate pan to spread batter as thinly as possible. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
 

 
Be creative! Add your favorite fruits and sauces to create a unique crepe of your very own!
 

Yum.

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Easy Vegan: How to Make Whole Wheat Bread

General | 12 July 2011

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Baking bread doesn’t have to be that hard, just use these tips and do it more than once. I swear you will get good at it!
 

 
Tip 1. Proofing Yeast: to get the perfect temperature of water for yeast, use HOT tap water that you can comfortably put your hand in. No more, no less.
 
Tip 2. Sticky dough makes tender bread. Knead your dough until it just barely sticks to your surface, with no flour left on the surface.
 
Tip 3: To measure flour use the dip and sweep method.
 
Tip 4: Bake loaves in the center of your oven and rotate once halfway through.
 
Ingredients:
4 C. Unbleached Flour
3 C. Whole Wheat Flour
2 Tbs. Yeast dissolved in 1/2 C. Hot Water
2 heaping tsp. Salt dissolved in 2 1/2 C. Tepid Water
1/3 C. Honey*
Olive Oil
*If you don’t eat honey you can substitute agave nectar or maple syrup.
Directions:
 
Combine all flour in a large bowl; make a well in the center. Add remaining ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon (dough should be a little sticky).
 
Knead for 2 mins. Let dough rise in a large bowl that you have coated lightly with olive oil. Cover with a moist towel (well-wrung out) and let rise 30-45 mins or until dough is doubled.
 
Punch down your dough, knead for 5 minutes and separate into 2 even pieces.
 
Shape each piece into a circle, fold in half, pinch together to make underside of loaf. Place in two lightly oiled bread pans. Cover again with your wrung-out towel and let rise 30-45 minutes.
 
Preheat oven to 400*.
 
Bake loaves for 10 mins. Turn oven down to 350*. Bake an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until bread sounds hollow when “thumped”!
 
Loosen edges with a butter knife and cool completely on a wire rack before storing. 
 
Impress all of your friends with your new talent!!
 
 
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