Fresh Fruit Galette - 8 Servings

How to Make Fruit Galette

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE DOUGH:

• 1 ⅓ cups/165 grams all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon/15 grams sugar
• ½ teaspoon/3 grams fine sea salt
• 1 large egg
•  Heavy cream, as needed
• 1 stick/113 grams unsalted butter, cut into big pieces
• 2 teaspoons/10 milliliters lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon/4 grams grated lemon zest (optional)

FOR THE FILLING:

• 3 cups summer fruit of your choice (berries, stone fruit, figs), sliced or cubed if necessary
• ½ cup to 3/4 cup/100 to 150 gramssugar, to taste
•  Pinch of salt
•  Juice and grated zest of 1/2lemon (optional)
• 3 to 4 tablespoons/25 to 35 gramscornstarch

PREPARATION

MAKE THE CRUST:

1. In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, or in a large bowl, pulse or mix together flour, sugar and salt. In a measuring cup, lightly beat the egg, then add just enough cream to get to 1/3 cup. Lightly whisk the egg and cream together.
2. Add butter to flour mixture and pulse or use a pastry cutter or your fingers to break up the butter. If using a food processor, do not over-process; you need chickpea-size chunks of butter. Drizzle the egg mixture (up to 1/4 cup) over the dough and pulse or stir until it just starts to come together but is still mostly large crumbs. Mix in lemon juice and zest if using.
3. Put dough on lightly floured counter and pat it together to make one uniform piece. Flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic and chill for 2 hours, or up to 3 days.
4. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Roll the dough out to a 12-inch round (it can be ragged). Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper and chill while preparing the filling.

MAKE THE FILLING:

1. Toss together fruit, all but a tablespoon of sugar, the salt, the lemon juice and zest, and the cornstarch. Use more cornstarch for juicy stone fruit and less for blueberries, raspberries and figs. Pile fruit on the dough circle, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border. Gently fold the pastry over the fruit, pleating to hold it in (sloppy is fine). Brush pastry generously with leftover egg and cream mixture. Sprinkle remaining sugar on the crust.
2. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until the filling bubbles up vigorously and the crust is golden. Cool for at least 20 minutes on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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How to Make Tasty Mustard-Shallot Vinaigrette

How to Make Tasty Mustard-Shallot Vinaigrette

INGREDIENTS

• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 heaping teaspoons Dijon mustard
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil, more to taste

PREPARATION

1. In a container with a tight lid, preferably a glass jar, combine shallot, vinegar and mustard. Close tightly and shake well to mix. Add salt and pepper, and shake again.
2. Add olive oil 1/3 cup at a time, shaking very well after each addition, until smooth and emulsified (you may want to wrap a kitchen towel around the container, just in case). Taste and add more olive oil, 1/4 cup at a time, if dressing is too tart.
3. Use immediately or refrigerate up to 3 weeks. The chilled olive oil will form a lump, so remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before using to allow it to liquefy. Shake well before serving to re-emulsify.

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Safest & Effective ways to Lose Weight Fast

How to Lose Weight Fast

Tired of carrying around those extra pounds? The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to create a low-calorie eating plan that you can stick to for a long time. If you just want to drop a few pounds fast, there are plenty of techniques and tips you can adopt to help you reach your short-term goals, too. Scroll down to Step 1 to learn more.

1

Make time for exercise. Exercising might actually make you gain a few pounds of muscle when you first start, but it's an essential component of any long-term, sustainable weight loss plan. Regardless of how busy you are, it is essential that you make time to exercise each day if you actually want to lose weight and keep it off. Even little things like walking instead of driving to the store can affect how quickly you lose weight.

• Exercise while doing chores. Make as many trips upstairs as possible, walk the dog three times a day, and dust, sweep, and mop with vigor.
• Increase the amount of walking you do. Choose the stairs over the escalator and park as far from the store as you possibly can.
• Start a hobby that involves moving around a bit, even if it doesn't sound like "exercise." Gardening, building small projects, working on cars, or playing with animals are all great ways to burn calories.

2

Try out a circuit training program. If you are trying to lose weight quickly for a particular event and don’t care about keeping the weight off, you can try a condensed workout routine. Many women’s and health magazines as well as personal trainers offer similar condensed workout routines designed to maximize weight loss and visible physical slimming within only a few days of beginning the regimen.

3

Be realistic about the type of exercise you can do when starting a new program.If you are hoping to lose weight and keep it off, you will have to do more than a condensed fitness program. The best way to get into exercising is by picking exercises that you are actually going to do and, hopefully, enjoy. If you hate running, don’t make it your main form of exercise--you will need much more motivation each day than if you picked an exercise that you actually enjoy. Instead, try out different exercises until you find a few that you really love, like swimming, biking, or even Zumba.

• Remember that games like volleyball, tennis, and even Frisbee can help you burn calories while having a blast, making exercise a social and fun activity you will want to enjoy everyday.

4

Keep your exercise regimen interesting. Variety is the key to both promoting a healthier you and keeping you motivated. When you do the same exercise day in and day out, you put yourself at a higher risk of injuring yourself. You are also more likely to become bored, thus making it harder to find the motivation to keep exercising. While at the gym, switch between machines, join a fitness class, and add some resistance training into your schedule.

5

Get enough rest. Being properly rested will help you maintain sufficient energy throughout the day, making you less likely to overeat and less prone to injury during physical activity. Sleep deficiency has actually been linked to an inability to lose fat, so getting enough sleep can really help you on your path to losing weight.

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Special Sesame Panko Crab Cakes with Cilantro Lime Tartar Sauce

How to Cook Sesame Panko Crab Cakes with Cilantro Lime Tartar Sauce

Ingredients:

For the crab cakes:

• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over
• 1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs, plus ½ cup
• 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
• salt and pepper
• oil, for cooking

For the tartar sauce:

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons chopped pickles
• 2 tablespoons chopped red onion
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Whisk together mayonnaise, scallions, eggs, mustard, Old Bay (you can find it at any major grocery store), and lime juice. Fold in the crab, followed by 1 1/2 cups panko, sesame seeds, and salt and pepper to taste.

Divide into 8 equal portions, and form into patties. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

While the crab cakes are chilling, prepare the tartar sauce by stirring together all the ingredients in a medium bowl. In a non-stick or cast iron skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Dredge the crab cakes in the remaining 1/2 cup of panko.

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Sesame Panko Crab Cakes with Cilantro Lime Tartar Sauce

MAY 25, 2015 BY BILL 6 COMMENTS

Sesame Panko Crab Cakes with Cilantro Lime Tartar Sauce

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 8 crab cakes

Ingredients

For the crab cakes:

¼ cup mayonnaise

2 scallions, chopped

2 eggs

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning

2 teaspoons lime juice

1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over

1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs, plus ½ cup

2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

salt and pepper

oil, for cooking

For the tartar sauce:

½ cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons chopped pickles

2 tablespoons chopped red onion

¼ cup chopped cilantro

1 tablespoon lime juice

Whisk together mayonnaise, scallions, eggs, mustard, Old Bay (you can find it at any major grocery store), and lime juice. Fold in the crab, followed by 1 1/2 cups panko, sesame seeds, and salt and pepper to taste. Divide into 8 equal portions, and form into patties. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

While the crab cakes are chilling, prepare the tartar sauce by stirring together all the ingredients in a medium bowl. In a non-stick or cast iron skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Dredge the crab cakes in the remaining 1/2 cup of panko and fry until golden brown, 3-4 minutes per side. Serve with tartar sauce and lime wedges.

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How to Make Money Blogging for Beginners

How to Make Money Blogging for Beginners

1. Google Adsense

Google Adsense might be the fastest and easiest way for a beginner to start earning so-called passive income with a blog.

As the name implies, Adsense is a contextual advertising network that places partner (business) ads on your website. It’s easy to set up – a quick copy and paste of some Adsense code and you’re good to go!

Don’t worry that your blog niche won’t be able to draw quality ads to your site. Google Adsense is one of the biggest networks on the Web, so you should get a healthy enough list of clickable sites to attract your readership.

Just make sure your content is of the highest quality!

Though Adsense is a popular option, I think that affiliate information marketing is also an excellent way to make virtually passive income online.

2. Amazon Associates

Amazon Associates is the long established in-house affiliate program run by Seattle-based Amazon.com – the biggest online retailer in the world today. It offers bloggers the chance to earn commissions (up to 8.5%) by advertising Amazon products on your website – provided visitors click-through from your blog to Amazon.com and make a purchase.

The one caveat about Associates is that it probably suits bloggers who write about merchandising, retail products and shopping a fair bit. Logically, it will help your performance if visitors arrive at your website already predisposed to buying.

The program works by getting Amazon links, banners, or widgets (e.g. slideshows, ‘My Favorites’, ‘Wish List Widget’) onto your pages.

Another way to make money with Amazon is by publishing digital books on Amazon Kindle.

3. Create E-books and Information Products

Regular blogging is the ideal training ground for creating e-books, still one of the most popular forms of information products being sold by online entrepreneurs today.

Consider your blogs as “free” information that you offer to readers to demonstrate your expertise. With time, they become your fans and are ready for more in-depth material. This is your opportunity to make money – by presenting your e-books for sale alongside your free blog.

Just make sure that the e-book builds on your blog output – don’t simply rehash what they have already seen! After all, these people are now paying customers and will get upset with old information. Later on as you become more established and your archived material becomes more extensive, poll your readers to see what topics they’d be interested in learning more about and potentially what topics of e-books they’d be interested in purchasing.

Notice that I avoided putting a specific dollar figure on the amount you can make from blogging. It will come down to your work ethic, your skills as a writer, your ability to generate targeted traffic, and plain old good luck. It’s a bit like baseball: everyone played it as a kid, only a small fraction make it to college ball, an even smaller number become professional, but only the cream of the crop make it to the majors.

You have to decide where in the blogging “big leagues” you want to end up.

The reality is that as more and more people from all over the world come online, the harder it will become to get attention and generate income. That's why it's so important to focus on building your email list, so you can follow up with your visitors, build a relationship and increase sales.

That being said, there are countless success stories out there, and the formula for success is surprisingly simple. It’s just up to you to get it done!

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