This Indian farmers cheese could be considered the tofu of the Bengali empire. The texture is similar, but the taste is creamy and slightly tangy. Use it alone in salads or as a meat replacement in curries.

Ingredients:

1 half-gallon whole milk

Salt

3 tablespoons lemon juice

Cheesecloth

1. Salt milk to your taste. I recommend one tablespoon. Dump the mixture into a medium saucepan.

2. Your mother told you never to boil milk, but that’s exactly what you want to do in this case. Once it starts thickening and bubbling, throw in the lemon juice. The acid will separate the curds from the whey and make you feel like Mr. Wizard.

3. Reduce the heat to very low and stir continuously. Once the whey is fairly clear, remove your pan from the heat. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes.

4. Line a colander with two pieces of cheesecloth draped in opposite directions. Place it in the sink, then empty the contents of the pan into it.

5. When the mixture is cool enough to handle, press the curds to drain them further. Once you are satisfied that the whey is all gone, tie each end of the cheesecloth at the top.

6. Put your bundle on a plate under something heavy. I used my binder filled with menus. Let it sit that way for at least 20 minutes. Then, if you’re using your paneer later, refrigerate it. When you’re ready to cook, cut the cheese into cubes and enjoy!

www.paperdollheaven.com/en/game/1250/Kurt_Cobain.html this I thought was quite cute. Altho I must confess I was curious why whoever made it hadn't thought to provide a few bits of drag wardrobe as well; the man himself, I am sure, were he alive to see it, would not only approve, but probably dress himself up in same the moment he laid eyes upon the selection.

Anyway, that said.. a bit of science.
Ever wonder what's missing that we're suddenly all getting this bizarre weather? Apparently what we're missing is sunspots.

An international panel of solar scientists now predicts that the next solar storm season, which should peak in 4 years, will be the weakest since 1928. The most common measure of a solar cycle's intensity is the number of sunspots, the more spots, the more solar storms. Earlier predictions allowed for a higher number of sunspots.

The panel predicts that the upcoming solar cycle 24 (which keeps getting delayed) will peak in May of 2013, with a maximum of 90 sun spots per day on average.

If this new prediction is correct, it would make solar cycle 24 the weakest since 1928, when it peaked out with 78 sunspots. Solar cycle 24 would also be the 9th weakest season since the 1750's, when numbered cycles began.

Also, solar cycle 23, which is ending, could end up being the longest cycle since 1823.

An unusually long, deep lull in sunspots led the panel to revise its 2007 prediction that the next cycle of solar storms would start in March 2010 and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012. The persistence of a quiet sun also led the panel to a consensus that the next cycle will be "moderately weak," according to the NOAA press release.

Many scientists believe that long periods of low solar activity has a noticeable cooling effect on the planet.
Oh right! Great! That'll explain why I can't move my flippin' car! Bring back global warming! Everybody! Start breathing harder! We need more people! Breed like rabbits!

It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants – even, if she so requests, in a policeman’s helmet.

In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen - in case she needs the bones for her corset.


Oh, the fun things one can learn on any given day! :-)

One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore". No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say"I love you."

So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage..And old cars.. And children with bad habits and report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.

Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a sister-in-law after divorce. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.

Life is important, like people we know who are special.. And so, we keep them close!

I received this from someone who thought I was a 'keeper'! Then I sent it to the people I think of in the same way.. Now it's your turn to send this to all those people who are "keepers" in your life, including the person who sent it, if you feel that way. Suppose one morning you never wake up, do all your friends know you love them?

I was thinking..I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that needed rekindling or three words needing to be said.

Let every one of your friends know you love them.. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words and a smile can do. And just in case I'm gone tomorrow.

I LOVE YA!!!

Live today because tomorrow is not promised.

The lovely playful snow full of sparkles, like one thousand suns smiling. I stood and stared, kicking snow sparkles to the sun. I made foot print flowers in the field of snow, they flew and melted on my face kissed by one thousand suns sparkling freely.

→ I love Red Bull. an unholy amount. You know what else I love?
Sweet red organic bell peppers chilled in water = heaven. Next time I’m cutting them into little hearts. Also? Beets are surprisingly delicious when cooked into a curry.

I know I go on about food a great deal. This must annoy you when there's probably not much of it where you are at this time, but I guess the important thing is to savour what you have when you have it.

How are you all faring?

It seems to me the last time I'd looked in you were experiencing a short of food. Have you pondered getting hands upon some dried stock? When I was in the City I'd developed a bit of a fondness for porridge.

Don't know how to make it? No worries. Add oats {proper rolled oats, none of that quick-cooking rubbish} and milk to saucepan in approximately 1:2 ratio {sometimes I prefer to use equal parts water and milk instead of just milk}. Add a very large pinch of salt. Bring to the boil and then simmer while stirring until cooked. Serve with more milk and golden syrup. In lieu of golden syrup, brown sugar is good. As a last-ditch, raw sugar can be used. White sugar is right out. Lately I've been experimenting with treacle, because I happened to have some, and it's also pretty good.

This is completely random, but I think my friends are awesome balls, and you, of course, are all my friends. I had an odd dream of the night before tho. Yes, I know. I'm Death, and Death sleeps? But I do. Perhaps I dream up life.

Nonetheless.. I dreamed I was in something like a school or some other largish building only everyone was French speaking and may or may not have been Vietnam-era soldiers. Anyway, I went up to one and half-whispered as I'm pouring some very black coffee "fight the darkness because it is everywhere."

Anyway. Food for thought. :-)

FRIDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A molecule that tames bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea has been identified by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

The finding, they say, could help in the development of new drugs to combat increasing microbial resistance to antibiotics.

The molecule LED209 blocks a bacterial receptor, called QseC sensor kinase, from biochemical signals from the host that trigger bacteria to release toxins and cause illness.

"What we have here is a completely novel approach to combating illness," study senior author Dr. Vanessa Sperandio, an associate professor of microbiology and biochemistry, said in a UT Southwestern news release.

In studies in vitro, the researchers found that LED209 blocked the QseC sensors in E. coli, salmonella, and Francisella tularensis bacteria. In mice, LED209 prevented salmonella and F. tularensis from causing illness.

The findings were published online Aug. 21 in Science.

Conventional antibiotics kill bacteria. Killing or inhibiting the growth of some bacteria "angers" them and causes them to release toxins. LED209 allows bacteria to grow but prevents virulence that causes illness, according to the study.

"The sensors in bacteria are waiting for the right signal to initiate expression of virulent genes," Sperandio explained. "Using LED209, we blocked those sensing mechanisms and basically tricked the bacteria to not recognize that they were within the host. When we did that, the bacterial pathogens could not effectively cause disease in the treated animals."

Allowing the bacteria to survive also reduces the likelihood it will develop drug resistance.

The study looked at how LED209 affected three pathogens, but the researchers believe that drugs that target QseC could have wider use, because the sensor is present in at least 25 important animal and plant pathogens, including those that cause lung infections and Legionnaire's disease.

For those of you who missed the post in poly_extra, this LJ will no longer be used for play in polychromatic.

Please remove girlwhowas if you are a part of that playing community, for I shall be recycling this LJ for use in another.

Thanks! :-)