Sunday, July 10, 2016

Solution TIPS Found - How to Upload Images to the Blog from...

Finally, I spent a bit more time to find out how to upload images to BloggerSpot that got uploaded to Google+ or Google Photos since the Classic Picasa Web Album is no longer supported... beside uploading from your hard drive, etc.  Google itself does not talk about it or I can't find the instructions but this site by peggyktc got it all in details.  Maybe she works for the Google, but this info is what I needed.  Thank you.  If you needed it, the link is here:
How to insert/upload images from Google+ or Google Photos
 

Saturday, July 09, 2016

BED BUGS!! - Do Not Ever Stay at Red Roof Inn at Southborough, Massachusetts

During my trip to Boston, I booked a hotel through Hotel.com.  I thought Hotel.com checks all the hotel's cleanliness and their background before recommending at their site.  I was very wrong with this one.  At this Red Roof Inn in Southborough, outskirts of Boston where I stayed two weeks ago - it was a nightmare.  I should have known when the counter staff does not look professionally trained - don't stay there rule.  It was so late in the evening when we arrived in Boston, and after all - this is based on a review someone posted that it is a clean reliable motel.  BUT PLEASE Do Not Stay There - Room 208's bed is covered with Bed Bugs!!  Yak!!  I made sure the room is clean before we got in, but I failed to lift the mattress to check.  The room is clean, but oh my goodness. . . When I saw one little bug crossing the edge of the sheet, I smashed it, I didn't think about it.  Until 30 seconds later I thought, "what in the world is a bug crawling for?" And I flipped open the sheet, I saw blood markings on the sheet near the feet.  Then I saw another bug crawling out where the dead bug is!!! Oh, My Gosh!! it's the Bed Bug!!! I could not even get money back!! It's 2 am.  I waited through till the morning in the bathroom.  Luckily I  didn't put any stuff on the bed or had opened any of he luggages.  The only consolation the next day that was made up was a good lobster dinner at the Warf.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Double Apricot Upsidedown Coffee Cake

This is my test coffeecake made from Fresh Organic Apricots and Organic Apricot Preserves.  It turned out quite good.
Prepare the stuffed apricots toward the end.  But know that you need them in the recipe.
Cut 9 large ripe but firm organic apricots into halves and remove seed.
Organic Apricot Preserves - Scoop a good teaspoonful of it to cover the Apricot halves.
3 Large Organic whole eggs - room temp - beaten with 1-1/4 C Organic Cane sugar until pale yellow and fluffy.
In a bowl, shift several times - 1-1/4 Cup organic Red Mill's Pastry flour with 1-1/2 tsp Baking Powder without aluminum; 1/4 tsp Kosher salt; 1/4 C Organic Cane Sugar; 1/2 tsp Ceylon True Cinnamon. Mix well.
Heat oven to 350'F.   Center Rack
MIX: Add 2 tsp Pure Vanilla extract to 1/4 C Organic Stremicks Heritage low fat milk room temp and 1/4 Cup Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil melted (solid in a jar), 1/2 Cup Daisy brand Sour Cream.   After mixing these together, Add to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Add half of the puffy beaten eggs into the flour mixture.  Making sure that there are no flour lumps left.
Fold in the rest of the beaten eggs.
Pour into brownie mold over the parchment paper.
Prepare filled Apricots.
Place each halves faced down into the batter - lined up or in any pattern you want.   They are going to Sink eventually.
Bake till the tester come out clean.   Around 30 minutes, check the color of the cake.  If it is still too soft at the top - wiggly, bake 8 minutes longer.  If the cake is still soft at the top and tester still look moist at the top but browning at the edges, lower the temperature to 300'F.   Your Apricot should be fuming out at the top here and there.
I can't remember how long I baked since I didn't set the timer on, but I think the whole thing took 35 to 45 minutes?   I was doing a visual checking every 5 minutes after 30 minutes.

Happy Baking!