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Collective Stupidity
Never underestimate the power of collective stupidity when enough highly skilled people support a bad idea, it can change how we see things and result in serious, possibly irreversible, negative effects. Karl Albrecht articulated this concept in his “Albrecht’s Law,” from his book Brain Power: Learn to Improve Your Thinking Skills, which states, “Intelligent people,…
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Minolta 17-35 F/2.8-4.5 D on Sony Alpha A99 V
First impression I have mixed feelings with this lens, the build seems to be good quality, and heavy glass, easy handling, sharp at the center of the glass, but the corners are not at my expectations. From the photo reviews I have seen, is It not true that the quality of this lens equals its…
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Pike Place Market – Seattle
The public market is a year-round farmers market selling all sorts of vegetable, seafood, cheese and flower stalls along with handicrafts. One of the major attractions is “the flying fish” where Vendors at Pike Place Fish Market cheerfully toss salmon to each other and crack jokes, always drawing a crowd at the fish stall by…
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Elisabeth Ihlen “PØLSELAGING”
Jeg bestilte ferdig vaskede fåretarmer på spole fra England for wiener/grill (Home Pack Ready Spooled British Sheep Casings) http://www.weschenfelder.co.uk/catalog/807/natural_british_sheep_casings Merk! Fåretarm er mye skjørere enn svinetarm og tåler også mindre varme. Man kan nok bruke svinetarm, men pass på at det er riktig størrelse hvis det er grill/wiener størrelse du ønsker. Et tips jeg fikk…
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Patatas Aioli
Cooking awesome Spanish food doesn’t necessarily mean high expenses in form of exotic ingredients, the potato is much overlooked. My last post entries focused on pasta, and the family is grown tired with it, so in the next few posts I am going to focus my food ventures on potatoes, It allows for cooking while…
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Béchamel Sauce
I’ve always had this love hate towards Béchamel, because it so time consuming, if mostly end up with buying, what they claim to be béchamel, in the local store. Though it might work it’s not the same thing as the real thing. Do take the 25 min it takes to prepare the source from the…
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Ling Fish Soup
.. Not being a big fan of fish without its original flavour, I seldom put the fish meat into the soup, I much prefer adding it just before serving. This blog is not going to focus on how to make the fish stock. There is plenty recipes for that, or cheat as I do buy…
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The best osso bucco i’ve ever tasted
The best osso bucco i’ve ever tasted My very good friend Regis Baccaro made this splendid dish. I urge your to try it. Its not an easy, nor is it cheap to Cook, and it takes a loooomg time.. but it quickly became one of my favorite dishes.
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Homemade Pasta
Why buy your pasta when you can make your own in 5 min. There is a lot of foolishness around the net with people making pasta by hand do disregard them, they envy us people in the 2100 century. Another point of debate is salt, some put salt in the dough, others just boil…
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Worlds best lasagna
INGREDIENTS 1 pound sweet Italian sausage 3/4 pound lean ground beef 1/2 cup minced onion 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes 2 6-ounce cans tomato sauce 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1…