Food Timeline: food history & vintage recipes Larissa Meek » 26 Cakes Perfect for Geeks Here is the most awesome list of cakes and cupcakes (perfect for Geeks). 1. Geek Cupcakes!!! Too Cute! These are by far my favorite cupcakes EVER! How cute are the pencil protectors, taped glasses and compasses? 2. Mark Randazzo, who has a bakery, Mark Joseph Cakes, got a lot of buzz for his cake-making skills on BoingBoing, Gizmodo, Elite Choice and more. *UPDATE* – Thanks everyone for pointing out this is not R2D2! 3. So these are CUPCAKES and not a cake… but too cute to resist. 4. This delicious dragon was made by Mike’s Amazing Cakes for some kind of Dungeon and Dragon party. 5. A Nikon Camera Cake (via fsumaria). 6. This cake was actually made for a wedding! 7. Back in July, 2007 Wired Magazine’s “How To” feature included a Wii Cake that was inedible due to support structures. 8. iPhone Cake I love my iPhone and think this cake might just be one of the easier ones because of the simple shape. 9. 10. This one is perfect for your open source geek. 11. 12. A Helio Ocean CAKE!!! 13. 14.
The 100 Healthiest Foods In the fast-paced world of nutrition research, it seems like a hot discovery hits the news every week. So we asked prominent scientists doing groundbreaking work on how edibles stave off illness to pin down the 100 most nutrient-packed foods. To make our list, a food had to be very rich in at least one vitamin, mineral or other compound known to protect against cancer, heart disease or other diseases. Be supermarket smart and use this list as your shopping list. you body will be glad you did! ANTHOCYANINS: Plant pigments that help protect you from heart disease. by Janis Jibrin, R.D.
Recycle pizza boxes into wall art - StumbleUpon Art for pizza lovers! BTW our pizza is delivered with a wax paper insert on the bottom of the box, so the boxes were clean. I wouldn't recommend using pizza boxes with food stains! I already had this idea in mind, but was going to use polystyrene blocks. ABOVE: Use larger pizza boxes to make unique art for a child's bedroom. ABOVE: The humble pizza box becomes eye-catching art for a home. You will need: Pizza boxes - small, medium or large Wallpaper, wrapping paper or fabric Bostik spray adhesive Ruler Craft or utility knife Scissors Double-sided tape to mount onto wall Here's how: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Originally posted in 2007, it seems that Pizza Box art is now becoming quite popular. [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] The humble pizza box has been transformed into a work of art - just another way to recycle our househole trash!
Sophistimom: Good Reading, Good Breeding, and Great Eating The Pioneer Woman Cooks - Ree Drummond I’m just finishing up the photos for my next recipe, but since we’re entering into flowery, lovely springtime, I wanted to bring this quick and easy—and too precious for color TV—dessert idea from my archives. I first posted it back in 2007 as I was making my way through a little recipe book I used in high school, and my girls plan to make some this weekend. I expect you to have a freezerful of these delights by 5:00 this evening. Back on the golf course, I used to have a traditional back-to-school party for my friends and me every year. Because I apparently had nothing better to do with my time and focus, I’d have Cranes invitations printed, would dress in my finest floral dress or suit, and welcome 15-30 girls into my parents’ house, where we’d all toast one another with sparkling grape juice and feast on chicken salad with dill and baked brie and things like that. Anyway, for the party after my sophomore year, I made these delightfully fun little flower pot desserts. But hey! (Oooh!
Bootstrapper » Top 100 Foods to Improve Your Productivity Besides eating to lose weight, why not eat to improve your productivity? Whether the following foods help sharpen your eyesight, keep your brain focused, or just fill you up without making you feel lazy, you’ll find they’ll help you keep your day on track. Energy and Brain Foods Most of us can be productive in the mornings, but if you find that you’re unable to concentrate or simply lose the energy to keep going many afternoons, these energy and brainpower boosting foods are what you need. Eggplant: As long as you don’t forget to eat the skin, it doesn’t matter how you ingest your eggplant. Eyesight For many entrepreneurs, long hours in front of the computer screen has become an absolute necessity. Strawberries: As with the other fruits on this list, strawberries help your eyesight. General Productivity Boosters The foods in this category don’t just boost your productivity in a single way, but rather they help you across multiple categories. Avoiding Colds and Other Common Illnesses
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