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Recipes for the Cooking Impaired: Garlic Chicken
It's combination dinner and vampire repellent!
I started the rice soaking, and then prepped all the other ingredients while I was waiting. Once the ricer flipped over to the "steam" cycle, I started cooking, and everything was done together. Fast, easy, and delicious. 2 out of 3 kids agree that it's delicious, and it makes the house smell fantastic ( Read more... ) -
Octave vs Decibel
This is a repost for unlocking purposes.
This is another one that I run across quite a bit: the interchangeability of "octave" and "decibel" in reference to sound, as though the two are equivalent or synonymous. Let's take a moment and do a couple of quick searches.
An "octave" is a specific measurement of relative pitch or frequency of two ( Read more... ) -
Light-Years: Units of Linear Distance
This is a re-post for unlocking purposes.
I run across this more often than I should when reading fanfiction.
A light-year is a measure of distance, not of time. It is the distance that light will travel during one earth year (365.25 days, if you want to be picky). One of Earth's nearest neighbors, Alpha Centauri, is 4.3 light-years away. Light ( Read more... ) -
Nothing to see
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Recipes for the Cooking Impaired: BBQ Sandwiches, Saffron Rice
BBQ Sandwiches
The nice thing about this one is the flexibility -- make a little, or a lot! And the leftovers keep well. Here is the version I usually make:~2 lbs lean, boneless meat (I use pork roasts that I get on sale, but I've used beef or chicken, too ( Read more... ) -
Recipes for the Cooking Impaired: Shrimp Vegetable Pasta Thing
This is another in the series of "what the heck is in the fridge that I can make for dinner?" So with that in mind...
Shrimp Vegetable Pasta Thing (somebody please rename this ( Read more... ) -
Recipes for the Cooking Impaired: Rice & Egg Breakfast
Okay, I guess you can eat it for lunch or dinner or a midnight snack if you're so inclined, but I made it for breakfast. 2 out of 3 kids actively pester me to make this. It's tummy-rubbing delicious.
Rice & Egg BreakfastUncooked rice (any kind you like. I use medium grain rice ( Read more... ) -
Recipes for the Cooking Impaired: Chicken with Pineapple Salsa
This is a repost for unlocking purposes.
This was a step out of my comfort zone, but it was simpler than it looked, and came out mouth-wateringly delicious.
Chicken with Pineapple SalsaSTART THIS THE NIGHT BEFORE YOU WANT TO SERVE IT ( Read more... ) -
Earth's Atmosphere, General Oxygen Requirements and Tolerances of Humans
(this is a repost)
For the record, Earth's general atmospheric composition (up to about 25km above sea level) is:
78% Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
1% Argon
0-7% Water Vapor (this varies greatly)
and assorted trace gases including (but not limited to):
ozone, carbon dioxide, neon, helium, methane, and hydrogen.
( now take a deep breath )