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  1. L Gilbert

    Blender Drinks

    Sorry. It just annoyed me. Didn't have much to do with blender drinks either. Um, a lighter version of the smoothie I mentioned early would be to blend a couple handfuls of strawberries (or whatever) with a liter of milk. I wouldn't try anything too acidic though unless you want runny...
  2. L Gilbert

    Blender Drinks

    Health food stores, drug stores, grocery stores. Can replace the i-scream with sherbet if you like too.
  3. L Gilbert

    Blender Drinks

    You have anything USEFUL to contribute? Or are you just showing off your usual lack of good sense? Smoothie: Fill the blender about a third-full with strawberries (or whatever you prefer), and add a about a cup of milk, a quarter cup of demerara or splenda, a tablespoon of vanilla, two...
  4. L Gilbert

    Pork tenderloin... and no meat thermometer

    hmmm We buck up the tl into 3cm thick medallions and cook them in a variety of ways: BBQed, sauteed with mushrooms, stir fried with veggies and served with chow mein or yakisoba, etc.
  5. L Gilbert

    Sugar free/Low Carb

    YVW. I love to help. :)
  6. L Gilbert

    Pancakes for breakfast....or whatever

    Definitely are just the container for the real treat! I also like our homemade Saskatoonberry jelly for variety. "Pancakes for breakfast....or whatever" ..... Whatever is right. We had pancakes, bacon, and cackleberries for dinner the other evening.
  7. L Gilbert

    Sugar free/Low Carb

    slow cooker recipes - Google Search
  8. L Gilbert

    Sugar free/Low Carb

    I posted one recipe. As for slow cooker recipes, the ones we use are basically those from the cookbook that came with the cooker: chilis, stews, etc.
  9. L Gilbert

    Sugar free/Low Carb

    Personally, I like some short order food. Like Japanese stir fry, for instance. Here's one we use when we aren't near Edo's fast food restaurant: meat (chicken seafood, etc) or tofu is optional 1 small or medium onion sliced 1 or 2 very small sweet red peppers ( Or about 1/2 the North American...
  10. L Gilbert

    Shortage of doctors

    (I wasn't sure if this should be here or in the science forum as it is to do with medicine but is also a political issue) Initially the idea was that Canada trains people from underdeveloped countries to become doctors so they can go home and help their people. The past few years, this has...
  11. L Gilbert

    Bonuses for top execs of AIG at the taxpayer's expense

    Insurance giant AIG to pay $165 million in bonuses - Yahoo! Finance Gov't should make them give back the bailout money or start seizing assets.
  12. L Gilbert

    Pancakes for breakfast....or whatever

    hehehe Keyword = exercise
  13. L Gilbert

    Pancakes for breakfast....or whatever

    Waffles, pancakes, crepes, that Russian thing where bread dough is fried and eaten, etc. All are yummy. Specially with butter and our homemade saskatoonberry jelly on them. Maple syrup is good, too. :D
  14. L Gilbert

    Recipes

    Henckel's has (or used to have) different qualities of blade. 1 stickman on the blade was lower quality while 3 was the highest, I think. We use Miyabi knives. Anyway, pork medallions in teriyaki sauce is suuuuuuuuuuure tasty. :) 5 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 minced...
  15. L Gilbert

    Speaking of endangered species ...

    AAAS ANNUAL MEETING: Will Many Endangered Species Recover? Erik Stokstad At the AAAS meeting, conservation scientists reported that 80% of listed species are conservation reliant and will need to remain on the endangered species list. And the situation is likely to get worse. Full story at...
  16. L Gilbert

    R&D gets 21 billion

    U.S. BUDGET: Science Wins $21 Billion Boost as Stimulus Package Becomes Law Eli Kintisch This week, a historic $787 billion economic stimulus package was signed into law that provides more than $21 billion for research and scientific infrastructure, including $10 billion for the National...
  17. L Gilbert

    Good for a laugh

    (Or at least I thought it was good for a laugh). I actually paid attention to BCTV's version of the news today for the first time in weeks. When did they start making the cymbal sound between news articles? At first I thought I was hearing things but the sound continued. It reminded me of the...
  18. L Gilbert

    BCCLA calls for charges to be dropped in polygamy cases

    British Columbia Civil Liberties Association - http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/09Polygamy.pdf BCCLA would much prefer that Blackmore and his cronies be charged for various sexual abuses if there is any truth to it. Charging them with polygamy sounds like a legal nightmare considering the...
  19. L Gilbert

    How to peel an egg without peeling

    Think I will try it both ways for breaky tomorrow. (I'm a two-egg sorta guy)
  20. L Gilbert

    Global Warming ‘Greatest Scam in History’

    The by-products would be the salts resulting from the reaction. Those are used for many different things. Lead and other metals are recycled, too.