https://community.cookinglight.com/ en Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:24 GMT vBulletin 60 https://community.cookinglight.com/cooking_light/images/misc/rss.png https://community.cookinglight.com/ https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152795-Is-everyone-safe-OK-tornadoes&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 22:57:26 GMT Watching the coverage and it just looks so devastating. The coverage of the Plaza school has me in tears. Hoping all of you are ok. Watching the coverage and it just looks so devastating.

The coverage of the Plaza school has me in tears.

Hoping all of you are ok. ]]> Other stuff PurplePotato https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152795-Is-everyone-safe-OK-tornadoes https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152794-RIP-Zach-Sobiech&goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52:02 GMT I hadn't heard anything about this until I just read about it on CNN. It's very touching and very sad. RIP Zach.

Zach Sobiech was diagnosed at 14 with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer.

Last May, Zach was given a year to live after doctors ran out of treatment options.

Zach's song "Clouds" went viral on YouTube; now celebs have posted a response.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/health...html?hpt=hp_t2 ]]> Other stuff mcgee https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152794-RIP-Zach-Sobiech https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152792-Visting-Burlington-VT-needs-ideas!&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 23:31:35 GMT Hello!

I haven't been on here in forever - crazy busy!!!! Hope everyone is well:^)

So, here I am! I am running the Vermont City Marathon next weekend in Burlington, VT, I will be there Friday thru Monday morning (Parents will be there until Tuesday). What are some places and areas we need to see? I want to do a Ben & Jerry's tour and spend some time on Church st. What else do you recommend? I have looked a fair amount on line but really don't see much and I know the Burlington area has so much to offer.

I'd love to get your ideas - anything goes because if I can't do it this round I will definitely be back - I have spent very little time in VT and I regret that so I plan to spend more time there in the near future!!!! What a beautiful state in my back yard!

Thanks so much in advance:^)

Michelle:D ]]> Other stuff Triathlon13 https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152792-Visting-Burlington-VT-needs-ideas! https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152775-about-dates-of-perishable-foods-and-vent&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:55:08 GMT I have had bad luck many times buying fresh food at Tj''s only to have it go bad in a day or two so I am now very careful at looking at their dates on their fresh food items. Yesterday I was there and they were doing their samples using crackers with chicken salad and a sliced persian cucumber on top. They had the packages of cucumbers right there on the counter with the samples that had a date of 5/14. It had not buy by or use by date, just 5/14. Are they allowed to sell after the date?


Laurie ]]> Other stuff Laurielee https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152775-about-dates-of-perishable-foods-and-vent https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152772-Second-Marriage-Gift-Question&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:01 GMT our niece is getting married a second time. she's been divorced about 8 years, no children. Her new husband is 40-ish, owns a home, has not been married before. they're having a medium size church wedding, reception etc. 60-70 people. (guest list is more limited on her side of the family)
so 2 successful professionals with combined households. They are registered at a couple stores. We attended and gave her a generous gift for her first wedding. What is appropriate for a second wedding? any rules or suggestions here? or is it entirely dependent on how generous we feel? ]]> Other stuff Valerie226 https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152772-Second-Marriage-Gift-Question https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152766-Veggie-Garden-2013&goto=newpost Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:29 GMT I thought I had already read/started something of this nature for 2013 but maybe not :rolleyes: I just wanted to see what everyone's gardens are up to.

My garlic seems happy. Strawberries are late! I'm just getting flowers. The last couple of years we were almost done by now. Asparagus is doing good, maybe slowing down some. I have onions, carrots, soybeans, green beans, peas, beets, chard, romaine all coming up. Pretty happy with the volume. Filled in some spots that were missing soybeans.

My volunteer cilantro isn't as abundant as usual but I've resorted to putting down plastic to help control weeds so that is my trade off. I was stomping on my mint last night getting in and out of the garden was was wishing for a mojito with that heavenly smell!

I had to fence in my blueberry plants. The bunnies just won't leave them alone. What a pain but hopefully will help them grow. My blackberry plants are setting flowers which was a nice surprise. Seems a little early but is okay with me! Lastly, my grapes, knock on wood, are setting flowers too. I'm determined to net those this year because I'm pretty sure the birds were the culprits the last 2 years stealing my grapes. We were in Sonoma in late April and got a tutortial on grapevines. I'm feeling a little better about maintenance.

Anyone else? ]]> Other stuff donleyk https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152766-Veggie-Garden-2013 https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152745-foot-problem&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 23:35:58 GMT I'm having a problem with my foot, and wondering if any of you have experienced it and might shed some light on what I should do for it and how long it's likely to last.

I went outside on the boat Sunday to close one of the cockpit curtains because it had started to rain, which involved simply reaching out to do so. When I came back in, I had a little pain on the bottom of my foot. Went out to get some exercise later in the day and didn't make it far, because I had a tingling pain between a spot on the ball of my foot and my toes. By the next day I had a bruised, swollen area just under the ball of my foot above my arch, near the middle. I'm guessing I have torn or strained a ligament where it attaches to bone. I've been icing it and having DH massage it and not walking on it any more than I have to because walking seems to irritate it.

Anybody had this problem? Is it something that's going to linger a while? I'm thinking about icing it again and then soaking it in epsom salts tonight. :o ]]> Other stuff JulieM https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152745-foot-problem https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152743-Pictures-that-make-you-think-HMMM&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 21:36:15 GMT All I can say is,"Oh my!!"

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassa...lly-exist-6z51 ]]> Other stuff vbak https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152743-Pictures-that-make-you-think-HMMM https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152736-I-m-reading-Gone-Girl-I-don-t-understand-the-hoopla-about-this-book-yet&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 17:15:47 GMT I'm about 1/4 of the way through. They just discovered Amy is missing. The writing is fast-paced and there are some zingers but the insights aren't always on-target. But everyone was raving about this book last year. Can someone enlighten? ]]> Other stuff foodfiend https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152736-I-m-reading-Gone-Girl-I-don-t-understand-the-hoopla-about-this-book-yet https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152709-Favorite-sheets&goto=newpost Tue, 14 May 2013 14:21:09 GMT I like soft with few wrinkles. That eliminates percale and a lot of the higher thread count sateen sheets.


Thinking about trying these ... http://www.thecompanystore.com/450-t...d=sheets-solid ]]> Other stuff charley https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152709-Favorite-sheets https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152697-Orange-Azalea&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 14:53:57 GMT My son just gave me a gorgeous azalea for Mother's Day but it's orange. All of my other azaleas are pinks, reds and purples, and my color themes for the yard tend to be pink tones with blues and yellows and reds as accents. I have no idea what to do with this; it will clash horribly with the rest of the plantings. I was especially surprised because he doesn't like orange and I thought he knew that I don't either, but the azalea is pretty enough that that wouldn't matter if I could think of a place to put it where it wouldn't stand out like a sour note in a symphony.

Any ideas, or do I just exchange it...? ]]> Other stuff RiverFarm https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152697-Orange-Azalea https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152696-What-to-send-to-a-terminally-ill-person&goto=newpost Mon, 13 May 2013 13:05:06 GMT I just found out that my 38 year old cousin has stage 4 of a very rare and aggressive cancer, and she has been given virtually no chance of survival. She is a single mom of two kids, and I just feel terrible for them. I'd like to send them something, but what? They live out of state, and I don't know their interests very well. I thought about sending a gift card for them to buy what they would like, but is that too impersonal? I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks. ]]> Other stuff Andrea_2 https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152696-What-to-send-to-a-terminally-ill-person https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152688-Hungarian-Shadow-Theatre-group-worth-watching&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 23:13:14 GMT Performance leaves the Britain’s Got Talent crowd and judges in tears. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xZHq1hDPlo Performance leaves the Britain’s Got Talent crowd and judges in tears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xZHq1hDPlo ]]> Other stuff charley https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152688-Hungarian-Shadow-Theatre-group-worth-watching https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152678-Snow-Snow-!-SNOW-!-!&goto=newpost Sat, 11 May 2013 12:47:59 GMT May 11, and it's snowing. Not a snow-rain mix. Snow. Just...sigh. So much for a weekend working in the yard! ]]> Other stuff leebee https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152678-Snow-Snow-!-SNOW-!-! https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152672-Pre-and-Post-Hysterectomy-advice&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 21:39:13 GMT Most of it is coming out at the end of the month, probably an abdominal removal:eek:. What aren't they telling me that I'll need to know? ]]> Other stuff heavy hedonist https://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?152672-Pre-and-Post-Hysterectomy-advice