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Cara Membuat Tabs Widget

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Cara membuat tabs widget untuk menghemat ruang pada blog sudah sering di tulis pada artikel blog-blog tetangga. Bermacam-macam trik yang mereka berikan untuk dapat berbagi ilmu kepada para reader. Ada yang mudah untuk dipraktekan namun ada juga yang cukup membingungkan dan diantaranya ada juga yang memberikan trik yang sama karena "mungkin mereka 1 guru dan 1 ilmu" :) Kali ini saya juga ingin
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Smoked Ham and Butternut Squash Spaghetti – Short on Daylight, Long on Flavor

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I never film at night, since I don’t like the look of the video when I use artificial lights. Sure, I could actually learn how to use a real lighting kit, but it’s easier for my simple brain to just film during the day.

However, once in a great while, I’ll starting making something, like this smoked ham and butternut squash spaghetti, that looks like it’s going to be so good that I don’t care about lighting quality, and film it anyway.

Other than this less-than-subtle warning about the lighting quality, there’s not a lot to say about this simple and very delicious winter pasta. It will work with literally any type of ham or smoked sausage; and as I mention in the video, bacon would also shine.

Despite the rich and decadent mascarpone, the sauce is actually pretty light when you consider much of the sauce is really just chicken broth and squash. By the way, I didn’t add it, but I think a squeeze of fresh lemon juice at the end would have been a great idea. I hope you give this hearty pasta a try soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

14 oz package dry spaghetti

2 tbsp olive oil

4 oz thinly slice smoked ham

3-4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

red chili flakes to taste

1 1/2 to 2 cups chicken broth, or as needed

3 cups diced butternut squash

salt and pepper to taste

1 cup mascarpone cheese

1-2 tbsp chopped Italian parsley

freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Know Your Cheese

As most of your know, I LOVE cheese, and two of the most commonly used varieties in my kitchen are fresh mozzarella, and mascarpone. In addition to this recipe, I’ve used mascarpone in several recent videos, and received numerous inquires as to which brand I used.

My usual go-to brand is Galbani, so I was thrilled when Michele and I were recently invited to an event hosted by Lactalis Foodservice. Along with Galbani, Lactalis owns many of markets’ top cheese brands, such as President, Sorrento, and Precious, just to name a few.

This Chef’s Table event was held at Farina, San Francisco, and not only did we enjoy a very nice meal, but we got to talk directly to the people making the cheese. One reason I love shopping at Farmers Markets is that you get to meet the people producing the food you’re about to cook, but it’s not often you get the same experience for a product you buy at the supermarket.

Here are a few highlights from the evening.

Pardon the poor quality photo, but I just had to show this Foccacia di Recco, featuring Galbani’s Bel Paese. It’s sort of like a stuffed pizza, which uses a very basic, unleavened bread dough that’s rolled, spun, and stretched very thin, before being stuffed with the creamy cheese. It’s baked in a very hot oven, where it puffs up, and gets crispy on the outside, while the inside stays soft and cheesy. It was awesome, and something I must figure out how to make!

Chef at Farina spinning the dough for the Foccacia di Recco. By the way, the videographer seen here is my friend Vincent McConeghy, a fellow western New Yorker, and author of the novel, Gastro Detective.

This was my favorite course of the night. A golden and red beet timbale with Istara Petit Basque and shaved black truffles. What glorious combination of flavors!

I want to thank Lactalis Foodservice for hosting such a fun evening, and the chefs at Farina for taking such good care of us! For those of you that requested more info about the mascarpone cheese, you can check out the official website here. Grazie!

Chestnut and Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates with Almonds

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This is a very simple and quick appetizer idea for any occaision. We served these as one of the appetizers before Thanksgiving dinner.

Ingredients:

20 dates, pitted

20 whole almonds

1/3 cup of chestnuts, roasted and cut into small chunks

1/3 cup of blue cheese, crumbled

Preparation:

Split dates donw the center and carefully remove the pit. Do not cut date in half. Stuff 1 or 2 pieces of roasted chestnuts down into the bottom of date, next stuff to the top with blue cheese crumbles. Lastly, top each date with a whole almond. Place dates on a lined baking sheet and bake in a 400 degree F. oven for about 7 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted. Let cool slightly before serving so your guests do not burn their mouths on the hot cheese.

bantu kasii judul donk

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HENINGNYA MALAM

LARUTKAN LELAP

SENYAP…..

MIMPI…..

BUNGA TIDUR TAK ABADI

DALAM DIRI

HANYUTKAN ANGAN

TERBANG….

MELAYANG.

WAHAI BUMI

BANGKITKAN DINGIN PAGI

EMBUN DINI HARI

DALAM SUBUH KOKOK BERGANTI

TIADALAH JIWA

TERBANGUN KARENANYA

MATI…..

LUPA AKAN DIRI

HAYYA ‘ALASH SHOLAH

SAHUTAN MU’ADZIN MUSHOLA

PENUHI AJAKAN KE SURGA

JANNAH-NYA

BAGI SIAPA YANG MENDATANGINYA

APALAH DAYA

KEKUATAN ITADA

TUK MEMAKSA

IKUTI AGAMA

MAKTABAH SALFA, 26 DZULHIJJAH 1430 H

JANGAN ULANGI PIAGAM DJAKARTA

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DULU IA DI BANGGA ELUKAN

NAMUN, SEBUAH NASIB

SEMBURAT TERKORBANKAN

AGAMA, NYAWA

DAN KEHORMATAN!

AKANKAH SEJARAH KAN TERULANG

PIAGAM DJAKARTA JADI PANUTAN

HAK PRIVASI BERAGAMA

DINTERVENSI BINATANG JALANG

SEKARANG…..

GARA-GARA SATU ORANG

KALAH…..

MENANGKAN KECURANGAN

TEKAD AWAL PEGANG KEJUJURAN

TOLAK KEMUNAFIKKAN

DI HARI UAN

PENUH PENYESALAN

31 MARET 2010

NEGERI YANG HILANG

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Kulihat negeri penuh dosa

Dalam rahim para pendosa

Kutatap sendu mata

Dalam genang kesedihan

Sedih melihat anak bangsa

Dalam derita kehidupan

Sedang “bapak dan ibu bangsa”

Senyum merekah di bibir mereka

Kuingat negeri yang hilang

Tenggelam diamuk peradaban

Dan buluh menjadi saksi

Bahwa “bapak dan ibu” dulu

Tidaklah bersikap begitu

Kutanya cahaya

Bisakah negeri yang hilang

kembali muncul dari lautan

Yang tenang menghanyutkan

Kutanya dan kutanya lagi

Dan kudapati diriku dalam

Jeruji rehabilitasi

26 november 2011
kicauan burung pagi

BINTANG KECIL

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Kecil-kecil dibesarkan

Besar-besar dikecilkan

Kecil besar disamakan

Kecil-kecil diinjak

Besar-besar diangkat

Kecil besar dibedakan

Kecil dan besar

Besar dan kecil

Berbintang dan bertanah

Berharum dan berbau

Jatuhlah yang jatuh

Naiklah yang naik

Begitulah di sini

Di tempat kau berada

26 nov 2011
isengan kicau burung

The Sin City

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A road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas probably is the simplest drive ever! Most of the time, you just go straight and straight on the only road in the middle of vast desert. Sometimes there are few cars pass by from the other side but the main scenery is the large, almost plain area.

At the end of the dry and sandy place there is a big casino building. If you see it then you're just about
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Saturday Video: Sagan on A Reassuring Fable

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by Salman Hameed

This short segment is a good demonstration of the difference between Sagan and somebody like Dawkins. In many ways Sagan is saying the same things, but he is not assuming that those who follow religious beliefs are simply idiots. Furthermore, he adds a larger humanistic tone by mentioning skin color and ethnicities alongside with religion. Enjoy.

Islamic New Year Month of Muharram

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Muharram Islamic New Month in UrduMah-e-Muharram k barre Parhne k liye is Image pe Click ki jiye our Apni Islami Maloomat me Izafa kijiye agar koi Masla darpaish aa jaye to neeche Comment main bayaan kijiye Allah hume our aap ko Deen ki Sahi Samajh Ataa Farmaye Ameen ! Islamghar