Monthly Archives: July 2008

Biscotti

The word “biscotti” in Italian is the plural form of biscotto, which applies to any type of biscuit, and originates from the medieval Latin word biscoctus, meaning “twice-baked”: it defined biscuits baked twice in the oven, so they could be stored for long periods of time, which was particularly useful during journeys and wars. Through Middle French, the word was imported into the English language as “biscuit”.

American biscotti are indeed crisp cookies often containing nuts or flavored with anise. Traditionally, biscotti are made by baking cookie dough in two long slabs, cutting these into slices… READ MORE!

Thers are our lovely Bible study girls from Mama Victoria’s orphanage. They came to ship yesterday and we had so much fun. They are so funny and they find humor in EVERYTHING!!! We gave them a tour around the ship and they were most enthralled by the kitchen and the laundry room. They could not get over the idea of putting your clothes in a box, adding soap, walking away, and coming back to clean clothes. They thought it was silly and that we should just do it… READ MORE!

Whatever you like to call them, just make sure there good & fresh preferably.

I make cinnamon rolls freestyle.  That means I make the dough, a cinnamon sugar mix (just to clarify I like to use 2/3 brown sugar and 1/3 white sugar and as much or little cinnamon as you like, no cinnamon creates caramel tasting rolls/buns), and melt some butter then just start making them!

This site from King Arthur Flour has good pictures and recipe for doing them at home, I do them in bulk, you know 300 or 400 at a time!… READ MORE!

Cardiff, Wales / July 2008 / Dr. Gary Parker, Africa Mercy Chief Medical Officer and maxillofacial surgeon, presented the opening lecture at the British Association of Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgeons annual scientific meeting in Cardiff, Wales, earlier this month

Dr Gary was also interviewed for the BBC Radio Wales programme “All Things Considered” this week (Sunday 20 July at 8.30am, repeated on Wednesday 23 July at 6.30pm), by Roy Jenkins.

The broadcast is available online for the remainder of this week:

Podcast&nbsp… READ MORE!

Focaccia (pronounced [foˈkatːʃa] foe-CAT-cha) is a flat oven-baked Italian bread, which may be topped with onions, herbs or other foodstuffs, related to pizza, but not considered to be the same. The word is derived from the Latin focus meaning “centre” and also “fireplace” — the fireplace being in the centre of the house — and this is a bread baked in the hearth. In English, it is sometimes redundantly referred to as focaccia bread.

It is typically rolled out or pressed by hand into a thick layer of dough and then baked in a stone-bottom… READ MORE!

Last month I (tyrone) wrote the following post on my other blog the AFM menu…

Its days like today that make me feel like packing in this blog (AFM menu).

The big boss man (my boss) is gone for an LOA. But that really doesn’t change a whole lot for me…work goes on, people keep eating. Its just that I have another blog that is more of a joint venture with my wife (tyroneandstephanie.com) where we both post thoughts and opinions on our days whether they be personal or work related. So I find myself split wanting to post… READ MORE!