Archive for 2010

Cirque du Souffle – Amaretto Souffle

Mar 7th, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss

A soufflé is a light, fluffy, baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler which means “to blow up” or more loosely “puff up” — an apt description of what happens to this combination of custard and egg whites.



Cirque du Souffle – Acorn Squash Souffle

Mar 7th, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
Cirque du Souffle – Acorn Squash Souffle

A soufflé is a light, fluffy, baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler which means “to blow up” or more loosely “puff up” — an apt description of what happens to this combination of custard and egg whites.



The Piano Has Been Drinking – Not Me

Mar 6th, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
The Piano Has Been Drinking – Not Me

Describing the American singer-songwriter Tom Waits is not an easy task. I am thrown between calling him controversial, bizarre, or brilliant (Lady Gaga move aside…). And I still haven’t decided whether or not I like his music. I believe, it may be an acquired taste.



The Conservative Greenfielder’s Lament

Mar 6th, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
The Conservative Greenfielder’s Lament

I just discussed an article printed in the local newspaper, The Recorder, with my wife. She had kept it for me to read and was interested in my opinion about it. Before I share my – utterly unimportant – opinion, let me quote from the article (March 3, 2010) titled A Conservative’s Lament by Ben Clarke.



Hesitation Blues

Mar 4th, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
Hesitation Blues

Well, this yet another adventure tour through the fairyland of musical history. For many, many years I do have a CD containing the greatest hits of Ralph Mc Tell, and, besides his most famous song, Streets of London, there was one song that caught my attention, and that song was Hesitation Blues.



Ian Paisley Will Not Seek Re-Election

Mar 3rd, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
Ian Paisley Will Not Seek Re-Election

Former Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley will not seek re-election in the forthcoming general election. The 83-year-old founder and ex-leader of the Democratic Unionist Party is to relinquish the North Antrim seat he first won in 1970. Mr Paisley announced his decision to stand down in his local constituency paper, the Ballymena Guardian. Famed for his firebrand oratory, Mr Paisley was a founding member of the Free Presbyterian Church in Ireland in 1951. His evangelical theology heavily influenced his political views and throughout the Troubles he forthrightly denounced Catholicism and the papacy.



Book Review – Plug Your Book! by Steve Weber

Mar 2nd, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss

Plug Your Book reveals the most effective and least expensive tools to promote your titles and to increase your exposure. It’s the best book on online marketing I have ever read, and I read quite a few in the course of my consulting practice with small presses.



Scientific Study: Conservatives Have Lower IQ

Mar 1st, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
Scientific Study: Conservatives Have Lower IQ

The more intelligent people are, the more they are willing to engage into something new. Conservatives and religious people, in turn, do have a lower intelligence quotient. Psychologists believe, the phenomena can be explained through an evolution-biological view.



Baking – Parker House Rolls

Mar 1st, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
Baking – Parker House Rolls

Well, as a passionate bread eater I prefer my hearty German rye-sourdough bread filled with wheat and rye grains, but every now and then I bake something to satisfy the common American taste for soft wheat-based bread. I received raving comments about the Parker House Rolls I made yesterday, and I have to admit I enjoyed them thoroughly, too.



The Traditional New England Family Sport: Snow Shoveling

Feb 28th, 2010 | By Wilfried F. Voss
The Traditional New England Family Sport: Snow Shoveling

We have had snow falling for the last three days, and at the moment there is no end in sight. The 150 feet long driveway had already been plowed, but the guy who does that for us had to plow around the big branch that broke from one of our huge oak trees. That tree made it now to the top of our to-be-cut list for the summer.