Happy Birthday Sunflower
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themanintheseersuckersuit
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Happy Birthday Sunflower
May you have a sterling day!
Suitguy is not bitter.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive
The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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Thank you all for your birthday wishes!
Kay - I want to eat that cake!!! I've had about 4 birthday meals so far (not all today of course) and not one slice of bona fide birthday cake yet!!!
Christie - no such luck, I got soaked at lunch when I came out of the post office without an umbrella! But the weekend was beautiful!!
Kay - I want to eat that cake!!! I've had about 4 birthday meals so far (not all today of course) and not one slice of bona fide birthday cake yet!!!
Christie - no such luck, I got soaked at lunch when I came out of the post office without an umbrella! But the weekend was beautiful!!
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frogman042
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Well, I couldn't find a Sunflower Seed Birthday Cake recipe, I hope this will do as a birthday present:
Fruits and nuts are mixed with a honey butter mixture and baked into a crunchy granola snack mixture that kids love. Store in an airtight container to preserve the crunchy texture.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1/3 cup honey
4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup mixed nuts, including slivered almonds, coarsely chopped pecans, and walnuts
1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1/4 cup hulled green pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins or golden raisins (or a combination of both)
1/4 cup dried cranberries or blueberries
1/4 cup dried banana chips
Preparation:
Make sure the oven rack is in the center position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine the honey and butter in a small saucepan. Heat on low heat and stir until melted. Remove from the heat.
Combine the oats, mixed nuts, coconut, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and salt in a large bowl. Stir with a large wooden spoon to mix well.
Pour the honey butter over the oat mixture and stir until well combined.
Spread the granola evenly in a thin layer on a baking sheet.
Bake, stirring every 5 minutes with a wooden spoon to prevent the granola from sticking or burning, until fragrant and golden brown, about 20 minutes. (Do not overcook-the granola will crisp as it cools.)
Using oven mitts or pot holders, remove the baking sheet from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool. When completely cooled, transfer the granola to a large mixing bowl and stir in the dried fruit.
Transfer to an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Yield: 6 servings
Recipe Source: Emeril's There's A Chef In My Soup! by Emeril Lagasse (HarperCollins Publishers)
---Jay (On August 11, an ex-boxer, Gil Carter, who was toiling for the Carlsbad Potashers (who were, that year, a farm club for the Chicago Cubs), hit the longest home run ever slugged in major or minor league baseball. The shot heard around the state was hit off Wayne Schaper, a pitcher for the Odessa (Texas) Dodgers, over a 60-foot light pole, and landed 730 feet from home plate. The ball was found under a peach tree in a neighboring yard. Carter never made the major leagues, either. If you want to know the year this happened - take the current year - go back the same number of years as it is days to my air date and you will find it.)
Fruits and nuts are mixed with a honey butter mixture and baked into a crunchy granola snack mixture that kids love. Store in an airtight container to preserve the crunchy texture.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1/3 cup honey
4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup mixed nuts, including slivered almonds, coarsely chopped pecans, and walnuts
1/2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
1/4 cup hulled green pumpkin seeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins or golden raisins (or a combination of both)
1/4 cup dried cranberries or blueberries
1/4 cup dried banana chips
Preparation:
Make sure the oven rack is in the center position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine the honey and butter in a small saucepan. Heat on low heat and stir until melted. Remove from the heat.
Combine the oats, mixed nuts, coconut, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and salt in a large bowl. Stir with a large wooden spoon to mix well.
Pour the honey butter over the oat mixture and stir until well combined.
Spread the granola evenly in a thin layer on a baking sheet.
Bake, stirring every 5 minutes with a wooden spoon to prevent the granola from sticking or burning, until fragrant and golden brown, about 20 minutes. (Do not overcook-the granola will crisp as it cools.)
Using oven mitts or pot holders, remove the baking sheet from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool. When completely cooled, transfer the granola to a large mixing bowl and stir in the dried fruit.
Transfer to an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Yield: 6 servings
Recipe Source: Emeril's There's A Chef In My Soup! by Emeril Lagasse (HarperCollins Publishers)
---Jay (On August 11, an ex-boxer, Gil Carter, who was toiling for the Carlsbad Potashers (who were, that year, a farm club for the Chicago Cubs), hit the longest home run ever slugged in major or minor league baseball. The shot heard around the state was hit off Wayne Schaper, a pitcher for the Odessa (Texas) Dodgers, over a 60-foot light pole, and landed 730 feet from home plate. The ball was found under a peach tree in a neighboring yard. Carter never made the major leagues, either. If you want to know the year this happened - take the current year - go back the same number of years as it is days to my air date and you will find it.)
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Evil Squirrel
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Throw a lot of corn on there, and you've got some world class squirrel feed cake there! Mmmmmmm!!!frogman042 wrote:Well, I couldn't find a Sunflower Seed Birthday Cake recipe,
This was always one of my favorite pics from the original series I drew....
Spoiler
Squirrels are the architects of forests, the planters of trees, nature's own acrobats and show a zest for life that can inspire us. Every day should be National Squirrel Appreciation Day!
--squirrelmama (10/3/07)
Many of these (squirrel) migrations were probably caused by food shortages as well as habitat overcrowding. We solved that for them. We not only reduced their habitat, we reduced the whole species by about 90%. The least we can do now is share a little birdseed with them.
--Richard E. Mallery
2008 Squirrel of the Year Award winner
--squirrelmama (10/3/07)
Many of these (squirrel) migrations were probably caused by food shortages as well as habitat overcrowding. We solved that for them. We not only reduced their habitat, we reduced the whole species by about 90%. The least we can do now is share a little birdseed with them.
--Richard E. Mallery
2008 Squirrel of the Year Award winner
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I hope your day was fantastic -- and that you finally found some birthday cake on your plate!
"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant a tree; if in terms of a hundred years, teach the people." - Confucious
"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn." -- John Cotton Dana
"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn." -- John Cotton Dana
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