Comments on: Friday smorgasbord: Being nice

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Jobs » Blog Archive » Twitter can save your life — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:03:02 +0000

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By: matchmaker

matchmaker — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:43:46 +0000

Y’all, I used a pie crust bag for years and years, until the zipper on my (by then) stiff and hard bag broke. I had become dependent on the dang thing, so I decided to try to do it without the bag, and now I can say I can just whip out a pie crust in a one, two three. It is now easy as pie to do. I use one of those big bread boards with the backsplash which I bought in Germany if I have to make a lot of crusts, but for just one I use the old kitchen counter, a long rolling pin (no handles)and about 1 T extra flour. Speed is the trick, I think. Then I fold the crust into fourths, lightly, and put it in the pan. I tried, years ago, a rolling mat, but gave it to the Goodwill after a few tries. I just try to work fast with a cool dough.

But I can’t recommend a pie crust bag enough if you are a beginner, or like to work with deliberation and care.

My mother-in-law, before she died, made 3 pies every Sunday, and more on holidays. I figure she made thousands in her 60 years of marriage. But she took her recipe out of the box each time she made pies, made each crust separately, and cleaned her oven afterward each time, too. Talk about deliberation and care!

By: Captain Stubs

Captain Stubs — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:40:59 +0000

Going out to lunch on a Friday with coworkers can be very enjoyable. But all must remember proper dining etiquette. There are many post regarding the proper etiquette for dining.

One that's always missing is that you should be upfront when buying a to-go item that is not for yourself. For example, if you by a malt to go for a friend, and don't indicate these intentions, you may falsely lead your friends to believe that it's for you. For Shame!

By: CrankMama

CrankMama — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:09:30 +0000

Well said… I just got a part-time gig by stopping in to say 'hello' to an old colleague. I think the key to true networking is to enjoy the company of your contacts… If they see that you take pleasure in their company and conversation, they're more inclined to help you out.