Cheese Pinwheel Rolls Sooner or later, all my conversations inevitably turn to food. Don’t believe me? Call me up sometime and try to, say, sell me some insurance. I guarantee that before we get off the phone, I’ll be giving you my recipe for blackberry jam. I can’t help it. It’s just how I work. Perfect example: I was in a meeting a few weeks ago at the office. What was the best way to make them? Ah, the Frankenroll This recipe borrows heavily from two fairly unrelated things. To make these rolls, spread pizza dough liberally with melted butter, sprinkle it with cheese and spices, roll it up like a stromboli—then slice and bake like a pan of cinnamon buns. The result? Fill them however you like The best part about these rolls? This is what I always refer to as a Sliding-Scale Recipe. You can toss it together with a ball of pre-made dough and a bag of shredded cheese from the grocery store—or you can go all out and make the dough from scratch and grate your favorite cheeses by hand. Cheese Pinwheel Rolls
10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling The Geek and The Hipster: Love Story For Our Generation? | North Hollyhood Before you kill me over semantics, I am NOT suggesting that modern film romances are about World of Warcraft fanboys wheezing over skinny-jeaned girls on fixed-gear bikes. I use “geek” and “hipster” as loose labels for character archetypes that pop up in some youth-aimed romance stories in film nowadays. I’m not sure what this says about our generation, if anything at all, but hell, it’s worth considering. There was a time when teen romances were about the social outcast pining after the head cheerleader, or the captain of the football team. Or maybe the kid from the wrong side of the tracks hopelssly devoted to the sheltered reverend’s daughter. Danny Zuko and Sandra Dee. The Geeky Protagonist There have been “geeks” in love stories for decades, but “geek” has come to mean something different to our generation. The Hipster Object-of-Affection Personally, I’m beginning to notice these two archetypes appearing more and more often. Scott Pilgrim and Ramona Flowers
Don’t Break The Rules I call this one, OH MY GOD HIS HORIZON IS IN THE MIDDLE! New Zealand, 2010 While I can’t yet talk openly about the next book, my time in Jamaica brought me to finishing about 2/3 of the draft and as it slowly takes shape it comes closer and closer to becoming a real thing, a thing I can talk about and start getting excited about. And I am excited about this one – really excited. The question, reworded, was essentially this: How do I know when to break the rules and when to follow them? We’ve chosen the wrong word. There are no rules in art. There are none in composition, exposure, focus, or any other element of our technique. That’s not to say there aren’t helpful principles, but they are only that. Breaking rules for the sake of breaking rules isn’t usually art; it’s just anarchy. No literature professor worth his salt would tell you that you should always use certain words and sentence structures in certain situations. Some of this just simply can’t be taught.
Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes 6 Things Customers Do to Tick Off Chefs The Most Important Photography Tip There are many composition tips recommended by photographers, books, courses, workshops, blogs, etc. Everyone talks about them and they are certainly important and basic to create images that are not boring and that have a WOW factor. We also mention them in our blog and in our Photo-Tip-of-the-Day simply because they are important and secondly because the more you hear about them you will eventually learn how to apply them. "The Eye & I" captured by Edson Reece (Click Image to See More From Edson Reece) Composition rules are basic guides that tell you how an image will go from dull to exciting. Photographers already have to deal with color, light, contrast, detail, depth-of-field, modes and many other technicalities. The most important tip that hardly anyone talks about is ‘Train Your Eye‘. First tip to training your eyes – look at a scene, close your eyes and open them again. "Train of Darkness" captured by Colby Johnson (Click Image to See More From Colby Johnson)
Bach Flower Remedies - How To Use Bach Flower Remedies Both cats and people do better when they stay calm and healthy. But changes to a predictable routine can put Kitty’s tail in a twist, and cause stress and anxiety that can even make her sick. One of the best ways to soothe pet nerves is with flower essences. Several products are available, and are a “vibrational therapy” made from the essential oils of wild plants, trees, and bushes. One of the best known, Bach Flower Remedies, consists of 38 individual essences made by infusing spring water with wild flowers either by steeping in the sun or by boiling. What Are Bach Flower Remedies? Bach Flower Remedies were created by British physician Dr. FearTerrorMental torture or worryIndecisionIndifference or boredomDoubt or discouragementOverconcernWeaknessSelf-distrustImpatienceOverenthusiasmPride or aloofness Cats Aren't People! While I'm sure cats feel and express emotions such as love, we can't know with certainty they feel such things as "self-distrust" or "pride." Treating Cat Emotions
The 10 Types of Crappy Interviewees All artwork and content on this site is Copyright © 2015 Matthew Inman. Please don't steal. TheOatmeal.com was lovingly built using CakePHP All artwork and content on this site is Copyright © 2015 Matthew Inman. Please don't steal. TheOatmeal.com was lovingly built using CakePHP Seven Habits That Make Better Photographers – No Camera Needed Copyright Scott Bourne 2010 - All Rights Reserved 1. Laugh, relax and don’t take yourself too seriously. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. These habits have worked well for me and for friends of mine who have tried them. _______________ This post sponsored by the Digital SLR Store Like this: Like Loading... Related Tapping Into Your Creativity EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a guest post by Amar Ramesh. In "Technique & Tutorials" Benjamin Edwards: Photographer of the Week This photographer is a beautifully talented wedding photographer but his talent lies much deeper than that. In "Inspiration"
Ancient Pagan History of the Goddess Worshipers Well, no one knows what actually happened in the beginning or what our ancient ancestors believed, exactly. All we can honestly do is reconstruct a lineage using similarities in art, what writing remains, and archeological artifacts. What we can surmise is that at some point we, as humans, stopped being total savages and started paying attention to our divine inner Being. This is the point where the law of the jungle is transcended by rudimentary justice--that which seeks to keep the strong from getting over on the weak every time, though we still have a long way to go on that score. A very interesting book on that subject is The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes. Beyond surmising what took place at the dawn of time to start us on our long road to spiritual awareness, we can study the early records of the Celts, who as a group, would eventually play such a major influence on our Wiccan beliefs. According to Dr. But where did they come from?
Toddler strikes up friendship with orangutan "It was quite incredible to see such interaction and as you can see they make for the cutest pictures." However, the unusually intimate interaction was of no surprise to T.I.G.E.R.S founder Dr Bhagavan Antle. "I am not surprised by Rishi and Emily's friendship," reveals Dr Antle. "Orangutans are intelligent and certainly the most friendly apes on the planet. "The youngsters enjoy their playtime and are always looking for an opportunity experience new things and make new friends and monkey around. "Rishi, who is the youngest of the family, is always looking for someone to play with. "That's where Emily stepped in to provide a playmate to swing in the trees, have tea with, and go for a ride. "All infants have the capacity to get along and as youngsters the barriers between species appear to disappear." Orangutans are one of the most endangered species on earth.
Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior Animal Transformations If there is no other argument for animal adoption, I can't think of a stronger one than this. Today...