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I had this candy when I was a kid. They were so chewy and the peanuts were so tasty! They are not only wonderful candies, but also sweet childhood memories. Ingredients: 300g marshmallow 300g peanut 200g skim milk power 1/3 cup butter Directions: Heat a large non-stick skillet on low (2), add butter, wait until it is melted; Add marshmallow, wait until it is melted, stir to mix well; Add skim milk powder, stir to mix very well; Remove the skillet from heat, add peanuts, stir to mix very well; Roll the nougat flat between two sheets of parchment paper, about 1.5cm thick; Let it cool on a wire rack, then cut into candy pieces; Store in an air tight container, do not stack them without a parchment paper in between, or they will stick to each other.

These home-made dinner rolls are plain and simply, freshly out of the oven and irresistible!  Makes 24 Total time: 2 hours Ingredients: 2 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp active yeast 2 1/4 cup warm water (30 degree) 1/8 cup butter, at room temperature 1 1/2 tsp salt 5 1/4 cup flour Directions: Mix sugar and yeast in the warm water in a large mixing bowl, let stand for 5 mins or until foamy; Add butter, salt, and 5 cups of flour into the bowl; with a stand mixer, mix together at low speed; Change to knead hook, add the remaining 1/2 cup flour, knead at speed 2 for 5 mins, until the dough pulls off the side of the bowls easily; or knead by hand; Cover bowl and let rise to double the volume, about 1 hour; Line a 11x17 baking dish with parchment paper, divide dough into 3, then each into 8 pieces for a total of 24; make each piece into a ball and place evenly in the baking dish;  Cover baking dish and let rise again, about 15 mins; brush with melted butt...

The charm of home made bread - hot, fresh, simply delicious!  Ingredients: 1 cup warm water (30 degree)* 1 Tbsp sugar 1 1/4 tsp active dry yeast 1/4 cup vegetable oil 3 cup flour 1 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup raisin (optional) or for a wholewheat flour version 2 Tbsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp yeast 1 cup warm water 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 cup flour 2 cup wholewheat flour 1 1/2 tsp salt  Use the whole-wheat setting  Directions: Add warm water, sugar, and yeast in the bread machine pan, let stand for 10 minutes; Add the rest into pan in the listed order; Start bread machine with basic setting; Add raisin if preferred. * heat up cold tap water in microwave for 20 seconds 1 1/2 warm water 1 1/2 tsp active yeast 1 Tbsp sugar 1/3 cup oil 4 1/2 cup flour 700g 1 1/4 tsp salt Black & Decker bread machine 3lb light setting 

将猪肘洗净，放入锅里，加冷水煮开10分钟，捞出洗净，用刀刮皮清洁； 八角（1）、姜片、葱段、生抽（2大勺）、老抽（1大勺）、盐（1大勺）、花椒、料酒、白糖、半碗水，同猪肘一起放入高压锅，炖45分钟； 猪肘装盘，汤汁倒入炒锅加水淀粉大火收汁，浇在猪肘上，洒上葱花。

我家的炉子是在Sears买的 Kenmore, 才用了7年，后面2个小炉头相继歇菜，点不着了。 今天打算买新炉子，网上一看，最便宜的$1200左右，是不是啊？！老爸的名言一下子在脑海里蹦了出来，“事情都是人做的，人家能做，你也能做，用自己的头想一想。” 妈妈叫上爸爸，一起来修！ 看，后面2个小圈罢工了。 断电。打开烤箱门，炉沿下方有2颗螺丝跟烤箱生在一起的，拆掉一拉，翻起来。内幕如图。 工作的大炉子是这样接线的 罢工的小炉子是这样接线的。插上电源，爸爸用试电笔一检查，2个小炉子都有电，线路没问题。那就是开关使坏了！拆后盖。 后盖上附有详细的电路图。妈妈物理很差的！爸爸没有耐心看。我们还是看实物吧！ 原来是控制器坏了！2个控制器，白色的塑料都烧黑了，还有黑色粉末掉下来。换个这零件应该就可以工作了，抄代码。 空间很小，用镜子照个反相，再用镜子看正面。镜子真是个好东西！ 妈妈一边抄代码，一边自言自语，“这控制器是不是有问题啊？怎么2个都能烧坏了？再买2个来是不是同样下场啊？。。。” 爸爸一边给炉子还原，一边发表意见，“就是！这种2个都坏的情况，我们那 fault tolerance都不能 handle! Design defects!" 哈哈哈。。。fault tolerance, 做 carrier grade telecom的朋友们都懂的。 爸爸妈妈花了一个钟头，手脑并用，到炉子里兜了一圈。最后结论，买新炉子！ 有始有终！坏了的零件是这个，叫做burner switch, 加元$32加税一个。本来想换开关的，爸爸说“你换了这2个，那2个很快也要换！” 冥冥中妈妈觉得乌鸦嘴说的会兑现。算了，买新的！

2015年的圣诞假期，我们一家三代第一次去坐了游轮，然后在阳光明媚，椰树摇曳的弗罗里达度假屋住了一周。美好的时光，留在记忆里，Blog上。 旱鸭子坐船记   Everglades国家湿地公园一日游 Florida Keys

One mom's way to hold memories ... Every year, kids brought home the school pictures, some are really bad, some are awesome! No matter what, the pictures record their growth in that year, which means a lot to mom. ;) I like to make this bi-fold paper picture frame to save their yearly school pictures. They make wonderful gifts for the grandparents, and good for me to see their changes year after year.  Materials: Plain bi-fold greeting card from your craft store, 5 x 6.5 in Scrapbook cardstock paper, plain or printed Ruler X-acto knife Cutting mat Pencil Double sided tape 3 x 5 pictures, 2 Instructions: Make mats:  Cut 2 rectangles from the scrapbook paper, 4.5 x 6 in; Measure 5/8 inches from all sides, draw and cut the inner rectangles; repeat for another; Measure and cut 1 strip of tape for the short side of the mat, and 2 strips of tape for the long side; cut each strip into 2 long strips. We want to leave some room around the inn...