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    pan sauces

    I deglaze with wine first then add shallots(and/or herbs)...and reduce. Add some stock and reduce further. When it gets syrupy -- take it off the heat and add whisk in some butter to smooth it out. Season to taste. Simple and delicious.
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    "I was a Christian"-no you weren't!

    How do you define "peace"?
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    Baking bread

    Heavy or Dense bread might be a couple of things... Too much flour -- weigh your flour instead of using measuring cups, it's much more accurate. Humidity and other factors come into play. How long did you let it rise? It should at least double in bulk -- and it should rise slow enough and...
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    Pope Blasts Europe for Excluding God.

    To be fair...this was written while he was still a Cardinal... Zenit.org has an article on it. And I think most of the book is previous lectures he gave as a Cardinal...
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    Pancakes......mmmmmmm

    Try this... 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 egg 1 1/4 cups buttermilk or more -- I like them a little thinner 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 cup cooking oil - or melted butter ( I use butter) Dash of Vanilla ( optional) pinch of salt...
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    Free Will

    Fair enough... I've been exposed to some versions of Christian Theology that aren't so bad...and others that are worse than I could have imagined.
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    Free Will

    Christian Theology and Free Will don't mix well for me... How can I truly be free when I'm unable to choose alternatives. I *must* sin according to Christian Theology. I am not free to be sinless, but I'm supposedly held accountable for those sins... Absurd.
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    American Idol

    I think it has to do with the time it takes to flip the live footage for a replay... The use the footage from the dress rehearsal on the later songs because there's not enough time to use the live footage... That's what I heard at least and I think Fox is open about it...
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    Favorite Cookbook

    "The way to Cook" by Julia Child is my favorite.
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    Are fertility treatments abortions?

    Many terms refer to different things: Alive - Human Life - Person - Human Being etc. Personally, I cannot use the term Human Being to describe the cells that exist at the moment of conception. When does it become a human being? I don't know... probably when the brain starts working or in...
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    Are fertility treatments abortions?

    IVF is truly a miracle for many people... I cannot find anything "incredibly sad" about it.
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    Jimi Hendrix

    Didn't Jimi say -- "Music is my religion". He was one of a kind...
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    Favourite quotes thread

    Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear. -Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Peter Carr, August 10, 1787 And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the...
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    Favourite quotes thread

    "Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion." -- Dalai Lama
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    BUSH: You work three jobs?

    I don't think she's losing sleep because of worrying about her social security... it's probably because she's working unbelievably long hours. Which the president made a joke of -- and missed the point.
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    Judge rules test-tube embryo is a person

    Or go to the Pope Paul VI institute... for example... NaPro technology has been very successful.
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    Judge rules test-tube embryo is a person

    I don't think it's necessarily that simple... Negligence may come into play here... from dictionary.com 3. Law. Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in an unintended injury to another party.
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    Pancake Recipes?

    Try this... 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 egg 1 1/4 cups buttermilk 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 cup cooking oil Dash of Vanilla ( optional) pinch of salt Mix the wet ingredients first... Then mix in the Baking powder - Baking soda and...
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    *i*n*c*e*s*t* (???)

    Euthyphro's dilemma can come into play here. “ Is the holy loved by gods because it is holy? Or is it holy because it is loved by the gods?”
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    Pics of the Moon

    Very cool.... I'm jealous... I'm in the market for a new scope and wished I had one last night. The moon in Chicago was extraordinarily bright for a while.