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Making Yogurt

Posted 01-02-2008 at 11:03 AM by Nicko (ChefTalk Blog)

Over the past several years I have attempted to make my own yogurt, but each attempt always resulted in nothing more than room tempature milk. Finally after about 6 attempts I actually ended up with real yogurt and learned what I was doing wrong.

If your wondering why anyone would want to make their own yogurt it is because I grew up with my father making yogurt. My father grew up in small village in Greece where they made their own yogurt. It was not a regular item in our house or...
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And a Happy New Year, Tx

Posted 01-02-2008 at 06:52 AM by Beemerchef




And a Happy New Year… Tx
Just Spirit and I celebrating, what better company. He was actually asleep by the time midnight rolled on… food, play, sleep and keeping an eye, most of the time both, on me, are his fulfillments in life. Don’t we wish sometimes…
28 degrees this morning, nice and warm and cozy… just relaxing in the Texas countryside before moving on to Louisiana soon, I don’t really know how
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A bit of San Antonio, Tx

Posted 12-31-2007 at 07:20 AM by Beemerchef



A bit of San Antonio, Tx
Another last day of the Year! Our second New Year on the road, in Texas as the last one! Quiet here, but no so quiet when we went to San Antonio for the afternoon with a friend of ours, Donna.
No picture taking allowed inside the Alamo, have no clue as to why… yet. Still, it was interesting and so was the River Walk packed with tourists… night and day situation considering the time
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Piedra Negras, MX

Posted 12-29-2007 at 08:27 AM by Beemerchef



Piedras Negras, Mx
As usual we have not kept our word regarding the taken route and are now parked in Luling, Texas. Slowly going East… confronting civilization, loosing ground on the open spaces… deserts… canyons.
We are visiting a friend, Donna, who is also a motorcyclist. This is the start of her own Journey and it has been interesting to watch how others handle the many daily situations that arise.
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Day 1... or before

Posted 12-28-2007 at 05:17 PM by Jim (From Hash to Homework)
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Before I became a teacher, or more accurately, before I started learning how to teach, I had to learn how to cook.
I never wanted to be a cook. Actually, I never thought about being a cook. It was not that it was not reputable enough, nor that it lacked moneymaking potential. I really did not have an inkling of what went on behind the door that the blue-haired lady disappeared behind. It just was not on my top-ten list of “things to do.” Rock drummer, yes. Computer geek, yes. Roadie for
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