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Amateur in the Kitchen

 Amateur in the Kitchen   Food & Beverages,Humor bakeware sets.   You can visit her site at http://www.BakewareSetsPlus.com.">I don't remember the first time my mother plopped me on the counter so I could help stir a batch of cookies. But I'm willing to bet that most everyone remembers their first unaccompanied foray into the kitchen. Mine came at age seven. Playing hookey from school (a sore throat or something similar) I had my heart set on whoopee pies. I'd seen enough of these marvelous chocolaty sandwiches come out of the oven. It sure looked easy enough. Reading the recipe was a cinch, but somehow my mind transposed 2 cups of flour into 2 Tbs of flour. It was a curious thing. I just figured that that expanding puddle of batter was going to magically mound up into the cookies. It didn't with the first pan, nor the second pan. But I had a large collection of wafer thin cooked batter. And then my older sister walked in from school. Three years  older a...

Peddle Power from Palma to Pollensa: Cycling in Mallorca

 Peddle Power from Palma to Pollensa: Cycling in Mallorca   Travel & Tourism One of the great things about Mallorca as a holiday destination is its versatility – the Mediterranean island really does have something for everybody. Its cycling opportunities are particularly good; the island offers services and routes for casual users, but the real pay-off is for those of an intermediate or advanced fitness level . The breadth of route type for such a small island may well surprise you. After reading this you’ll be so desperate to get into the saddle that you won’t even need a Mallorca airport taxi to disembark – you’ll be peddling straight off the plane. Tramuntana Coastal Road The Serra de Tramuntana mountain range runs diagonally from north to the west of Mallorca. Granted UNESCO World Heritage status in 2011, it is littered with an array of stunning mountain roads that put the zest in holiday cycling. The Ma-10 coastal road runs the length of Tramuntana; it’s the perfect w...