Preserved since 1758, Mount Vernon is a spectacular tourist attraction that tells the story of George Washington. Since 1860, over 8 million tourists have visited the historical sight. The area contains about 8,000 acres of land and a mansion with 21 rooms that are full of adventure and history. Inside one of the rooms, Nelly Custis Room, there is a crib given by Martha Washington that is specifically designed for Nelly’s child, Frances Parke Lewis. It has sides that lowers to make it easier to…
of time, money and it can help with the food waste. Another example is the option of freezing left over food and making sure it gets eaten the next day, or taken for a lunch. A few items that you can buy fresh and store in the freezer is bread. If you store bread in the freezer it stays fresh for a much longer period of time. If you buy fresh fruit and you end up not using all of the item you can always freeze the left overs and use them later in a smoothie or ice cream. Finally, a household can…
Walnut Spread Ingredients 8 oz Walnuts 3/4 cup Agave syrup 3/4 cup dried pears cut into 4" dice 1 tsp ground coriander 2 Tbs finely grated orange zest 1 Tbs orange juice 1 tsp lemon juice 1/8 tsp coarse salt 12 slices of French Bagette bread, cut on the diagonal, about 1/2" thick (whole wheat English muffins or bagels) 1/2 cup Reduced fat cream cheese Method Preheat the broiler Coarsely chop half of the walnuts, and finely chop the remaining…
salad, and making bread was my favorite way to spend time with him. Sunday, at the crack of dawn, my father would wake up and make a pot of coffee. The bitter, pungent odor would waft into my room waking me for the day. By the time I had made it to the living room my father would have a small…
with your favorite breads Butter is a wonderful substance, especially in sense of taste, which can make any food outside of breakfast cereal taste better. Butter is not only delicious but also versatile. Usually people refrigerate it in order to prevent it from getting rancid. If you've ever pulled a cold stick of butter out of the fridge with the hopes of smearing that yummy stuff on toast must have experienced that cold butter simply does not spread and it also destroys your bread too by…
startled me as it came dripping towards my feet. Along with that, no one was at the bus stop as they usually were. No one was at school either. I came home with nothing to do. So I went into the kitchen and got toast with Nutella. I love Nutella and bread. I took smaller bites of the toast than I usually did. It was like everyone was playing a huge prank on me. It’s been one and a half weeks and still haven't seen anyone around me, so I have gotten kind of used…
Pascaline An idea does not just come out of nowhere; there needs an action to trigger those specific thoughts. The same goes for inventions, events need to lead up to the need/idea for an invention. For example, sliced bread would have never been invented had not the recipe for bread itself been created. Another example takes place in the life of Blaise Pascal. The upbringing of Blaise Pascal led to one of his greatest inventions, the Pascaline calculator. Blaise Pascal was born in…
Recipe #61 - Spiced Tomato Bruschetta Ingredients: • 1 slice Crusty salt bread, toasted • 1 tablespoon roasted red peppers pesto sauce • 1 teaspoon olive oil • 1 fresh green tomato, sliced into ⅛-inch medallions • Dash of dried pepper flakes • Pinch of kosher salt • Pinch of white pepper Directions: 1. Spread pesto sauce on one side of bread; heat in toaster oven until warmed through. 2. Meanwhile, pour oil into non-stick skillet set over medium heat. Fry tomato medallions until lightly…
The mind works in many different ways, there are electrolytes or shock waves running through the brain. Getting pinch or getting hit by a ball would activate the sense of the body once the brain receives the wave it will process it and respond to the action that is going on. I have worked in a kitchen for most of my teenage years, where I have experience burns, cuts and verbal abuse to the point where no one could understand why I chose this life style. I started to work in a rustic farm to…
People making the dessert flan dates all the way back to ancient Roman times. It was a custard made from mixing cream and eggs to make a custard. The Romans made types of flan that we might find interesting, like eel flan. Other types of flan was sweet flan flavored with honey. The word flan is from Latin, “flado”, meaning a flat cake. Which then became “flaon” in Old French. In Spain, Flan is a custard made with caramelized sugar, which gives it a sweet taste. While the Moors made flan flavored…