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Pumpkin Zeppole – You “Can” Do It

Prabhu TL October 09, 2015

It may sound strange, but the only way to mess up this pumpkin zeppole, is by using a fresh pumpkin. Like virtually every other pumpkin dessert, I think using pure canned pumpkin will give you the best results. That really is the trick to this Halloween treat.

If you take a pumpkin, roast it, and scoop out the flesh, it may look similar to the canned stuff, but you’ll be surprised at how little sweetness and flavor it actually has. It sounds like a great way to go, but in reality, it is not. And what about “sugar pumpkins;” that smaller variety of pumpkin specially grown for cooking? They are definitely better, but still, it’s been my experience that even those don’t have as concentrated a flavor.

Like all things cooking, people will vehemently disagree with me, and claim they can achieve results that are just as good using fresh, but even so, that’s a lot of work for something that’s basically the same. Ultimately, you’ll have to decide.

By the way, if you can't get canned pumpkin, roasted butternut squash (just like we did for this soup) will work very nicely!

Special thanks to my old friend, Jennifer Perillo, for this recipe was adapted from one of hers. I’m not above stealing a recipe from total stranger, but it’s nice knowing the foundation for a recipe is coming from someone who actually knows what they’re doing. I hope you give these a try soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for about 24-30 depending on the size:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon fine salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1 cup (8 ounces) fresh ricotta cheese, well-drained

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree (or roasted butternut squash)

1/4 cup white sugars

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Canola oil for frying

Dessert

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Minecraft Pocket Edition v0.12.1 (ATUALIZADO)

Prabhu TL October 09, 2015

Descrição:

Jogue a maior atualização do Minecraft: Pocket Edition até hoje! É a revolução de uma geração. Baixe e veja com seus próprios olhos!

Minecraft é um jogo sobre blocos e aventuras.

A Pocket Edition inclui os modos de sobrevivência e criatividade, multijogador em rede wifi local, mundos infinitos, cavernas, novos biomas, criaturas, aldeias e muito mais. Construa, crie e explore por todo o mundo, desde que tenha mãos e energia de sobra.

Nunca foi tão fácil aproveitar o Minecraft em qualquer lugar.

Minecraft: Pocket Edition é um aplicativo universal. Pague uma vez e jogue em todos os seus dispositivos Android.

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Atualizado: 04 de outubrp de 2015

Tamanho: 45M

Versão atual: 0.12.1

Requer Android: 4.0 ou superior

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Acacia Minimal

Prabhu TL October 06, 2015

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Description

Acacia is a fully responsive blogging theme especially for fashion & lifestyle bloggers. With minimal and clean layout is a content-first to delivers comfort for your readers. It adopts to any device no matter the size.
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Crab Rangoon – Rhymes with Swoon

Prabhu TL October 06, 2015

Many people are surprised when they find out that crab rangoons are about as Asian as Buffalo chicken wings, but it’s true. Even though they’re commonly found on Chinese and Thai menus, they were actually invented in San Francisco, at Trader Vic’s, in 1956.

While not “authentic,” these crispy crab and cream cheese wontons are one of the most addictive, delicious, and crowd-pleasing appetizers ever created. That is, if the filling has enough crab in it. Most of the restaurant versions I’ve had are probably 3 or 4 parts cream cheese, to 1 part crab, but here we’re using a 1 to 1 ratio, and the results are amazing.

Besides being generous with the crab (or lobster, or chicken), the other critical factor is the “warhead” fold. Even though you can fold these over once to make a simple triangle, I highly recommend using the method shown herein.

The “turnover” fold is easier, but you don’t get nearly as much crispy goodness, and that’s what makes these so great. It’s that contrast between the warm creamy center, and those four crunchy edges that makes this such a magical bite I really hope you give them a try soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for about 60 Crab Rangoons:

8 ounces cream cheese

8 ounces crab meat, drained well

1 clove crushed garlic

1/3 cup chopped green onions

1 teaspoons soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon fish sauce

1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon sesame oil

1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

pinch cayenne

60 square wonton wrappers

canola oil for deep-frying

For the sauce:
(Note: I only made a half batch in the video. This should easily be enough for 60 rangoons)

1 cup ketchup

1/4 rice vinegar

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon sriracha hot sauce, or to taste

Appetizer Cheese Seafood

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Today is the last day of Google as you know it

Prabhu TL October 02, 2015

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Google as you know it is about to change forever... ish.

The Internet giant announced Friday that it expects to transition its stock from "Google Inc" to "Alphabet" at the end of the business day, marking the official start of the next era of Google as part of a larger holding company.

The company first announced in August that it would create a new parent company called Alphabet, a move that some took to be a joke at first. Under the arrangement, Google will be just one — albeit by far the largest — of a suite of independent businesses operating under the Alphabet umbrella.

Versions of this corporate reorganization had been discussed internally for at least four years, according to multiple Google insiders. The goal: to free Google cofounder and CEO Larry Page up from running the business day-to-day so he could brainstorm the next Google.

"Our company is operating well today, but we think we can make it cleaner and more accountable. So we are creating a new company, called Alphabet," Larry Page, Google's cofounder, wrote in an announcement at the time. Page, previously the CEO of Google, forfeited that role to longtime executive Sundar Pichai and took over as CEO of Alphabet.

Sources say it also affords more C-suite positions to hold on to top talent as well as a greater level of independence to grow (and spin off) new businesses and make room to acquire multi-billion dollar companies.

The Alphabet conglomerate currently includes Nest, the smarthome device maker it acquired; Google X, its so-called "moonshot" division; Google Ventures and Google Capital, its early and late-stage venture capital arms; Calico, its life extension venture; Life Sciences (self explanatory); and Sidewalk Labs, focused on improving urban life. And, of course, Google.

More may be on the way: Google is reportedly planning to break out its robotics efforts into a separate division within Alphabet.

At least some changes may already be visible to the public: namely, Google's redesigned logo. As one source told us previously, Google was hesitant to make big changes to its iconic logo while Page was CEO. But with Pichai in charge, the pitch to update its logo for the era of smaller screens was an easier sell.
see also - Google's Perks Are So Amazing, Employees Have Found Ways To Secretly Live On Campus And Avoid Paying Rent

Not much will change on Friday for ordinary folks. On Wall Street, shares of Google will still trade with the tickers GOOG and GOOGL, following last year's stock split, but the corporate name will now be listed as Alphabet Class A Common Stock and Alphabet Class C Capital Stock.

The biggest changes are yet to come.

Learn more from mashable : The inside story of why Google is becoming Alphabet now

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Easy English Muffins – A Model of Buttery Deliciousness

Prabhu TL October 02, 2015

I don’t watch a lot of food television, but every once and a while I’ll catch a show where celebrity chefs sit around describing the best things they ever ate, and this English muffin was inspired by one served at the Model Bakery, in Napa, CA.

These muffins were fried in clarified butter, and looked (and sounded) absolutely amazing. I didn’t actually use their recipe, since I wanted to experiment with a simpler, faster method; but if it makes you feel any better, I did cook them in clarified butter.

Speaking of which, I’ve never done a video for clarified butter, but you don’t need one, since all we do is melt some unsalted butter (the only kind I ever use), and once it’s melted, take a spoon and skim off the white, foamy milk solids from the top. That’s it. Once clarified, you can use it without fear of the butter burning from high temps, or long cooking times.

If you want, you could just briefly brown each side and finish these in an oven until cooked through, but I did mine all the way in the pan, a la Model Bakery, and it worked out fine. They took about 7 to 8 minutes per side, and really took on a great buttery flavor.

Over the years, I’ve tried several different methods, including the traditional batter cooked in ring molds system, but I think this technique is much easier, and produces something very close to a classic English muffin. I hope you give these a try soon. Enjoy!

Makes 6 English Muffins (recipe can easily be doubled):

- First mix:

1 1/2 tsp dry active yeast

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup warm water

- Wait 15 minutes to see if yeast is alive, then add:

2 tsp vegetable oil

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 egg white

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup warm water

- Mix dough and let double

- Form 6 seamless balls of dough, press on to a lined baking pan, coating both sides with non-hipster corn meal.

- Allow to double in size and fry in clarified butter for about 7-8 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Let cool before splitting!

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Swat (Dinheiro Infinito)

Prabhu TL October 02, 2015

Descrição:

O mais realista anti-terrorista jogo FPS no Android!,

No século 21, o terrorismo se espalha rapidamente em torno dos world.As todo o material anti-terrorismo mostram que todas essas atividades terroristas estão relacionados a um forces.They escuro têm bastante avançadas armas militares neste combate guerra moderna: lutador não tripulada, novos lançadores de foguetes , metralhadoras poderosas, e pode até ter começado a tomar forma de weapons.In nuclear face desse forças dard poderosos, todos os países se reunir e estabelecer uma SWAT das Nações Unidas com foco em bater forças escuras em todo o mundo e salvaguardar a paz mundial .

Características:

Uma nova coleção e atualização do sistema!

2 Nova arma super!

3 da Epic efeitos audiovisuais!

4 novas cenas realistas.

5 Novas combinações de lutas!

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