I finally broke 180 lbs!! Never thought I would get there. New Goal – 175 by end of May.
End Weight: 179.6
Previous Weight: 181.8
Loss: -2.2 lbs
Net Loss: 30 lbs
BMI: 23.04
Percent of Goal: 100% Complete
Apr 28
Apr 26
You must watch this to the end to get the point.
Apr 18
I got inspired to post this recipe this morning after making them for the family. Enoy.
Description
A Dutch Baby pancake is a German Pancake that is a cross between a soufflé, Yorksire pudding and an omelet – it is a light, airy pancake with sides. It is made with eggs, flour and milk, and usually seasoned with vanilla and nutmeg, although occasionally sugar is also added (but I don’t recommend it, they are much better with no sugar in the batter). It is baked in a iron skillet and falls soon after being removed from the oven. It is generally served with fresh squeezed lemon, butter, and powdered sugar or fruit toppings or syrup. The lemon and powdered sugar should be applied liberally in my opinion.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Directions
- Place a 10 inch cast iron skillet inside oven and preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C). I actually use two small 6 inch iron skillets most of the time.
- In a medium bowl, beat eggs with a whisk until light. Add milk and stir. Gradually whisk in flour, nutmeg and salt.
- Remove skillet from oven and reduce oven heat to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Melt butter in hot skillet so that inside of skillet is completely coated with butter. Pour all the batter in the skillet and return skillet to oven.
- Bake until puffed and lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Remove promptly and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Squeeze 1-2 lemon wedges over the Dutch baby, apply fruit (or not) and then (using a hand strainer) shake powdered sugar liberally on top.
Apr 16
New Goal – 175 by end of May. I hope by going down to 175 it will be easier to ratchet up my calorie intake and level out at 180. But first I have to break the 180 barrier which I intended to do in the next 2 weeks. Notice the spike and weight gain last week on Vacation, but mmmmmmmmmmmmmm was all that food good.
End Weight: 181.8
Previous Weight: 182.8
Loss: -1.0 lbs
Net Loss: 27.6 lbs
BMI: 23.34
Percent of Goal: 94% Complete
Apr 15
Nothing like a good traffic visualizations. Governments and organizations have been releasing lots of GPS data, and as a result, we get to see some impressive animations and explore some slick interactives. Attached is on showing air traffic over the united states during a 24 hour period. The activity feels very organic as traffic peaks during rush hours and slows down at night.
Apr 13
India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor — not just through trade and politics, but through “soft” power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood. He argues that in the long run it’s not the size of the army that matters as much as a country’s ability to influence the world’s hearts and minds.
Apr 07
Below is a example of a website service for data visualization offered by a company called Tableau Public. This particular visualization is from Stephen McDaniel of Freakalytics and demonstrates how to display complex relationships between multiple metrics by looking at the stock market patterns relative to economic conditions from 1901-2008.
