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Smooth Groovers Podcast - Season 3 - Episode 27 - Penultimate for this Season

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:33:54 GMT

Welcome to another exciting Season 3 Episode 27 This week we have no TV theme intro. Instead, we honour Levi Stubbs from the Four Tops who sadly left this world on 17th October 2008. Just a reminder, you can listen to the Podcast from i-tunes, Podfeed or by clicking on the play button below: Download audio [...]

AG Lite - Issue 376 | I can draw too

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 375 | Happy Halloween 08

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 374 | Pumpkin art

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 373 | Pumpkin patch

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 372 | Chase

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 371 | Ghost Candy

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 370 | Weather

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Smooth Groovers Podcast - Season 3 - Episode 26

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:46:22 GMT

Welcome to another exciting Season 3 Episode This week we start the show with The theme from Magnum PI. Just a reminder, you can listen to the Podcast from i-tunes, Podfeed or by clicking on the play button below: Download audio file (smoothgroovers-ep-s3-26.mp3) Or, Download here for all MP3 Players This week there are no newies. Instead, a something different [...]

AG Lite - Issue 369 | Drunk Costume

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 368 | New Macbook Pro

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 367 | Politics

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 366 | Empty

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

AG Lite - Issue 365 | Winnings

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Smooth Groovers Podcast - Season 3 - Episode 25

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:45:20 GMT

Welcome to another exciting Season 3 Episode This week we start the show with The theme from Airwolf.Just a reminder, you can listen to the Podcast from i-tunes, Podfeed or by clicking on the play button below: Download audio file (smoothgroovers-ep-s3-25.mp3) Or, Download here for all MP3 Players This week’s Newies include: Fourplay This Newie is from a new album by a Grammy-nominated super [...]

AG Lite - Issue 364 | Happy Birthday Poop Head

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Smooth Groovers Podcast - Season 3 - Episode 25

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:45:20 GMT

Welcome to another exciting Season 3 Episode This week we start the show with The theme from Airwolf. Just a reminder, you can listen to the Podcast from i-tunes, Podfeed or by clicking on the play button below: Download audio file (smoothgroovers-ep-s3-25.mp3) Or, Download here for all MP3 Players This week’s Newies include: Fourplay This Newie is from a new album [...]

AG Lite - Issue 364 | Happy Birthday Poop Head

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Slow Food Nation's Food for Thought Panel Discussion

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:54:02 GMT

Thanks to FORA.tv and Slow Food Nation, the panel discussion I attended during the SFN'08 event has been made available online. This panel is a who's who of the slow food movement, and I found the discussion to be fascinating on several levels.

The passion of the speakers is undeniable, their dedication to the mission is unquestioned, but beneath it all is a nagging frustration at not being able to fully answer the skeptics charges about how this "good, clean, and fair" food revolution will really take hold.

I left the lecture with almost as many questions as answers, but I also left with a smile, wondering how long it would be before food changes us, instead of the other way around.

This was a long discussion, so FORA.tv broke the video into two parts. This is part one. Enjoy!

BBB - Sukerbolle

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:10:00 GMT

A bread filled with sugar cubes? How could I resist?

When I saw the latest adventures of the Bread Baking Babes, I knew I had to roll up my sleeves and try the bread of the month. I had worked hard to understand baking with yeast in the humid climate of Lima, Peru. Since I currently find myself in the states I had to take into account different humidity, different yeast, different flour and so on. But I was certainly up for the challenge.

When I mentioned the ginger syrup in the bread to the family I am staying with, I admit I was met with some quizzical stares. Ginger? I bought the ginger root and planned to make the syrup as shown by Lynn. But I had a brilliant idea between the buying and the making and hoping everyone wouldn't be hating...maple syrup! I thought it would combine nicely with the cinnamon and be a more subtle flavor for those here who don't appreciate ginger. So I adapted.

The dough seemed to take a million years to rise in this weather - and because I left it on the stainless steel counters. Oh, and I used less yeast than called for. But once it did, I rolled it into a rectangle, sprinkled it with cinnamon and studded it with slightly crushed sugar cubes. I rolled it up and placed it into the loaf pan, allowing another long rise while I made and baked another cake.

I thought the bread looked deliciously perfect when I took it out of the oven, but truly had no idea what to expect when I cut into it. After it cooled (briefly, and ever so slightly) I sliced into it. To my surprise, cinnamon sugar goo began to ooze out. I was honestly delighted to see the dark swirl in the bread and to think that all of the sugar cubes had melted into utter deliciousness! Several of us enjoyed a slice that very night and again in the morning. Once it had cooled completely, some of the sugar cubes had hardened and the bread slices included large sugar chunks. What fun!

Oh, and my friends did note something wrong with my bread after all...I only made ONE loaf!

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Sukerbolle is being served up as the Bread Baking Buddies challenge of the month. This months challenge was hosted by Monique of Living on Bread and Water, October's kitchen of the month.