Supposedly a ‘new’ species – or a Yeti or whatever was caught in China. The story on BoingBoing reads that it will be subjected to DNA testing. I wonder if it will survive the process. It’s perhaps one of the saddest photos I’ve seen in a while:
Archive for April, 2010
Because I would like to stop having only coffee and Boost for breakfast, I’m taking the recipe below from one of my favorite blogs and adapting it to my own tastes. I love Polenta. It’s easy, filling and tasty. A world apart from say Cream of Wheat or (god-forbid) Oatmeal for me. Having grown up on maple _everything_ I’m optimistic that this will become a new breakfast tradition (at least some days)
Thanks to Cheap, Healthy and Good for what you are about to read:
3 cups cold water
1-1/2 cups 1% milk
2 cups cornmeal
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup Maple syrup (**can NOT use Aunt Jemima – only real Maple here!)
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup raisins or dried cranberries
1) Combine water, milk, cornmeal, and salt in a medium-size saucepan, stirring briskly to combine. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture reaches a boil, about 10 minutes.
2) Reduce heat to low. Cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens.
3) Remove from heat. Stir in pancake syrup and butter; ladle into bowls. Top with additional syrup and sprinkle with raisins just before serving.
Approximate Calories, Fat, Fiber, and Price Per Serving
296 calories, 5.4 g fat, 4.7 g fiber, $0.50
Calculations
3 cups cold water: negligible calories, fat, fiber, FREE
1-1/2 cups 1% milk: 158 calories, 3.7 g fat, 0 g fiber, $0.32
2 cups cornmeal: 1010 calories, 4.7 g fat, 20.4 g fiber, $0.90
½ teaspoon salt: negligible calories, fat, fiber, $0.01
½ cup pancake syrup, plus more for serving (I use Aunt Jemima Butter Lite): 200 calories, 0 g fat, 2 g fiber, $0.67
2 tablespoons butter: 204 calories, 23 g fat, 0 g fiber, $0.12
½ cup raisins or dried cranberries: 206 calories, 0.8 g fat, 5.6 g fiber, $0.96
TOTAL: 1778 calories, 32.2 g fat, 28 g fiber, $2.98
PER SERVING (TOTAL/6): 296 calories, 5.4 g fat, 4.7 g fiber, $0.50
