Practically Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies

Our favorite Troll is back with instructions for making excellent chocolate chip cookies. Those of you who can't cook can just look at the pictures and dream.

Pound Cake

The troll teaches you how to make real pound cake, as opposed to the fake stuff that you can buy in the stores. As is usual with the Troll, there are lots of pictures and irreverent commentary.

How to make Chocolate Éclairs….

The troll teaches you how to make enough Chocolate Eclairs to feed an army. Speaking as one of the dudes who ate them all in minutes flat, I can tell you that they were good. Real good.

Pork Tenderloin with pictures….

The Good Doctor has done it again. What more do I have to say? It makes me hungry just looking at it.

How to track like a dog…..

Anyone who had done much reading on primitive skills will not be surprised by this article. But some times scientists are the last to figure this stuff out.

Rescuing the Reputation of E. coli

A commentator on my last seed was throwing around the term E. coli as if it is something that is always bad for you. But E. coli is a rather broad term. Not all E. coli is bad for you. In fact, you need E. coli to absorb certain key nutrients.

How the Mob controls milk prices

Everyone who claims that they want to have more cooperation in congress should read this article. When republicans and democrats get along the results are not pretty. Still, I have to agree with the victim of this story when he says…

The Canary in the Coal Mine?

If the economy ever does start to go south, sub prime lenders are the first to feel the pinch. Nouriel Roubini makes the case that sub prime lenders are signaling that a recession is on the way.

Lies, Statistics, and House Prices…..

There is a large body of evidence that indicates that the true extent of the housing crash is being understated in the official statistics. For those that do not want to wade through articles of a technical nature, the New York Times provides a good summary.

Useful information for terrorists

I think that this map is cool, but I am little doubtful if it should out there. I believe that the government keeps way to many things secret. But I would not mind if they kept the location of US nukes under their hat.

Should the French Police should "exercise their right to withdraw?"

This is the type of thing that encourages negative stereotypes of the French…

If this doesn't make you hungry….

If this doesn't make you hungry nothing will. Truly good pizza is something that has universal appeal (though we may differ on the toppings)

How you die from alpha radiation….

For those who want a more in depth explanation then is available in the regular media.

The benefits (or lack therefore) of back surgery….

I always thought that having a herniated disk in your back was one of the few times when it was clear that one should have back surgery. Guess I was wrong.

Good country cooking…..

It may not be as fancy as other types of cuisine, but give me food like this any day.

Ronald Reagan must be laughing…

Who would have thought that the "evil" Daniel Ortega; Leader of the "evil" Sandinista Regime that Reagan tried his hardest to undermine; would become the archetypical Reagan democrat. The irony of life can sometimes just be to much….

The Medical Benefits of Hot Air…..

As this political season comes to a close, it is good to be reminded that hot air is good for something….

The New York Time's goes Neo-Con

Well, maybe not exactly, but read for yourself…..

Fighting the wrong war as usual….

Long story short, US health authorities are spending big money to combat diseases that pose little immediate threat to Americans and ignoring a threat that is killing 13,000 Americans a year. Somebody you know is going to die because of this….

Some things bother even the Chinese…..

It is natural in a world ruled by real-politick to turn a blind eye to the things done by you allies. But sometimes it can be hard to do that…..

The problems with controversial Science…

The problem that arises when science deals with controversial topics is that passions get so high even among scientist that it can be quite hard to get at the truth. A good case in point is the Shroud Of Turin.

Throw them in Jail….

The New York Times has done enough in the last couple of years that anyone should think twice before believing a story that write. But this story rings true with things that have heard in less detailed fashion from other sources.

Will Russian turn Fascist?

One could argue that Russia already is Fascist in that there government is built around the typically Fascist notion of the all wise strongman. But the Russian state is not explicitly racist yet. That could change….

More Scary Graphs….

I know I have posted graphs before, but here are some more. The ones that bother me the most are the ones that show foreign ownership of US assets. I thought the levels were high in the late 90's and I never dreamed that the foreigners would continue to pile it on.

China as a Rogue trader..

Everyone is talking about the collapse of the Hedge Fund Amaranth due to the outsized positions that it took in natural gas. Most of the talk has focused on the danger that hedge funds pose for the world economy.

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