Month: January 2019

Poem

Ice

Cold, wet, and dry

Are the tears that I cry.

Of no use

Really just a tease

I would prefer to have a constant sneeze.

MwsR ❤

Did You Know?

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  • 66% of home based businesses are owned by women.
  • Insulating your attic reduces the amount of energy loss in most houses by up to 20%
  • President George W. Bush is related to all other U.S. Presidents!
  • Rain contains vitamin B12
  • Real diamonds can be made from peanut butter!
  • Rubber is one of the ingredients in bubble gum.
  • Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
  • The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime
  • The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!
  • You can tape a small mirror onto a cone speaker, play music and shine a laser on to the mirror and the reflection will look like a laser light show on your wall.

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Word of the Week

Perquisite

[ˈpərkwəzət]

NOUN
formal
  1. another term for perk.
    • a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one’s position.
      “the wife of a president has all the perquisites of stardom”
      synonyms:
      benefit · value · reward · merit · good point · strong point · asset · plus · bonus · boon · blessing · virtue · privilege · perk · fringe benefit · additional benefit · added extra · attraction · desirability · beauty · usefulness · helpfulness · convenience · advantageousness · expedience · expediency · profit · profitability · advisability · perquisite
      antonyms:
      disadvantage · drawback · handicap
    • historical
      a thing that has served its primary use and is then given to a subordinate or employee as a customary right.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from medieval Latin perquisitum ‘acquisition’, from Latin perquirere ‘search diligently for’, from per- ‘thoroughly’ + quaerere ‘seek’.

Laugh a Little

Quote

Absolutely

Spinach Gratin

Spinach Gratin

Serves: 8-10
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 47 min

Ingredients

Gratin

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 medium-sized yellow onions, chopped
  • 1/4 cup unbleached flour
  • 3 cups organic whole milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 pinch of cayenne
  • 1 1/2 cups grated Gruyere cheese
  • 3 16 oz. bags of organic, chopped spinach – thawed
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (up to 1 teaspoon)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper (up to 1/2 teaspoon)

Panko topping

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 pinch sea salt, to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Squeeze the liquid from the thawed spinach, handful by handful. Set aside.
  3. Heat milk to simmer in saucepan.
  4. Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed pot. Add onions and cook until wilted but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the hot milk and whisk the sauce until it thickens. Add the nutmeg and cayenne. Turn off the heat.
  5. Stir in the cheese and season with salt and pepper. Taste and correct seasoning. Add the spinach and mix in well.
  6. Pour into a 9X11 glass or ceramic baking dish. Prepare crumb topping.
  7. Melt butter in medium skillet. Add panko, sprinkle with sea salt and stir until lightly toasted. This occurs quite suddenly.
  8. Gently smooth the toasted panko on top of the gratin. Cook for 30-35 minutes until bubbling.

https://food52.com/recipes/3597-spinach-gratin