MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cake'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:02:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050722&cid=t_116267_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F18%2F9-tips-to-keep-reality-tv-from-ruining-your-life%2F At lunch today, I was part of a spirited conversation on the pros and cons of reality TV. That’s a broad category, of course, covering a wide range of shows from The Real Housewives to American Idol to Jersey Shore to Project Runway. My older daughter loves that show where they do fancy cake decorations — what’s it called? TV is significant for happiness — if for no other reason, because of the time involved. In terms of hours, watching TV is probably the world’s most popular pastime. Among Americans, it’s the most common free-time activity — for an average of about five hours a day. It’s a source of relaxing fun. But while television is a good servant, it’s a bad master. It can swallow up huge quantities of our lives, without much happiness bang for t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050722 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:15:55 +0100 5050722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5036278&cid=t_116267_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F16%2Fexpectation-affects-our-food-likes-and-dislikes%2F What is expectation assimilation? It’s the notion that our taste perceptions are biased by our imagination, and if you expect a food to taste good it will.  However, expectation assimilation also works in the opposite direction.  If you expect a food to taste unpleasant it will (Wansink, 2006). At a cafeteria in Urbana, Illinois, 175 people were given a free brownie dusted with powdered sugar (Wansink, 2006).  They were told the brownie was a new dessert that may be added to the menu.  They were asked how they liked the flavor and how much they would pay for it.   All of the brownies were the same size and had the same ingredients.  However, the brownies were served on a china plate, on a paper plate or on a paper napkin. Those who received the brownie on a china plate said t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5036278 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:28:53 +0100 5036278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028453&cid=t_116267_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F13%2Fwhy-sugar-is-dangerous-to-depression%2F You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to appreciate the link between sugar and depression. Anyone who doubts the relationship need only to spend a night in our house and see what type of behavior happens when two kids consume 12-ounce cans of Coke or Sprite — and the demonic demonstrations that happen after a 7-11 slurpee, especially if it’s red or blue, or God forbid, a mix. People who suffer from depression are especially vulnerable to sugar’s evil power. I am so sensitive to white-flour, processed foods that I can practically set an alarm to for three hours after consumption, at which time I will be cursing myself for inhaling the large piece of birthday cake at the party because I am feeling so miserable. That doesn’t stop me from eating dessert at the next gathering, of c... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028453 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:34:30 +0100 5028453 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4921419&cid=t_116267_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcreative-cakes-for-people-with-diabetes%2F2011.06.11 You know when you’re skimming through the newsfeed on Facebook, and something totally grabs your face and says “LOOK AT ME I AM THE AWESOME?” Yes, that’s precisely what happened when I stumbled upon Faye’s photo of Novolog-inspired cake pops.  (You did read that correctly.  Here, look:) Photo – and cake pops – by Faye! Faye has been living with type 1 since the age of 9, and for her 18th diaversary she wanted to make something special and bolus-worthy. Her current obsession has been cake pops (making them and feeding them to her non-d friends, even though I can safely say that some of her d-friends would happily go chompies on one), so when she saw the bright orange candy melts at her local AC Moore, a lightbulb went off – NovoLog cake pop... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4921419 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:00:44 +0100 4921419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4540726&cid=t_116267_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fmore-cake%2F The Big News broke while I was away training in Edinburgh. When I got home, at about 8pm, I was met by Joy, who had baked a surprise for me. (The cupcakes are stuck to a glass chopping board with icing. She’s good, but not quite good enough to make cakes hover in the very air. Yet.) I was thrilled. I took another picture: and then we sat down to dinner. When I went back to the living room to get the cakes for dessert, I found two things: Hope, Joy’s dog, fast asleep on the floor with her head resting on half of a cupcake case. And this. Fortunately for Hope, we were all in such a good mood that we laughed until we hurt. (Joy made us go out of the room to do it, so Hope wouldn’t know we thought it was funny. She takes dog ownership very seriously.) I ate the ‘C&#8... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4540726 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:13:36 +0100 4540726 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445988&cid=t_116267_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F02%2Faround-the-www%2F If you feel the need for a Monday browse around the interwebs, here are a few places I’ve enjoyed recently: Betty Herbert gives some excellent advice about Valentine’s day here. (Gentlemen, please pay particular attention to the words of wisdom about flowers and soda streams.) Betty’s blog is great fun too: she is re-seducing her husband after 10 years of marriage, and writing about the results. Catherine Hughes, a writer for whom I have a great deal of respect, wrote a thoughtful piece on disability and the will to work here. It reminded me of my months of working when I wasn’t quite up to it but unable to face life without work….. and reminded me that, for many, that soul-destroying situation can last for years, not months. If your day isn’t going so w... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445988 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:51:08 +0100 4445988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4411687&cid=t_116267_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fcancer-free-friday-talking-to-scott-pack%2F SB: Hello Scott, and welcome to Bah! to cancer. Please imagine that I’ve just given you a cupcake. SP: Nope, it just ain’t happening for me. I think you’ll have to send me a real cupcake. SB: Readers may well know you from the Me And My Big Mouth blog, but you’ve launched another one. Care to tell us about it? SP: Well, seeing as you asked. I am going to read a short story every day of 2011 and blog about it. At the time of writing I am two weeks in and haven’t buggered it up yet. SB: What’s so interesting about short stories? SP: Well, it the whole ’short’ thing. Authors can’t really muck around with a short story, they need to get a move on. The very best stories have much less faffing than novels. I prefer haiku to longer poems and ... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4411687 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:15:25 +0100 4411687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4119526&cid=t_116267_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FTy7bQLu8He0%2F Beatrix the Chihuahua is four years old today. A dog’s birthday celebration is admittedly not perhaps the most profound event that one can spend a day doing, but it marks a bright spot for us all as October sets in and the days are damp and gray. We get her a tiny cake with candles in order to give us all a perfectly good excuse to eat some cake, seeing how unwise it would be to let a dog eat a whole cake. You take what excuses you can! However it may be: she is four years old. Perhaps the reason that I celebrate this is because the anniversary of my cancer diagnosis (also four years) is coming up, and the gravity (not sure if there is a better word for it) of the fact makes all of the dates surrounding it stand out. In a little over a month will be my fourth Anniversary of Diagnosi... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4119526 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:12:50 +0100 4119526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031248&cid=t_116267_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FLBVhXaIyf_M%2F With all the excitement building around the Utopian Waiting Room Conference in Molvania in the earlymost part of 2011, we thought it would be fun to share some of the traditional Molvanian recipes for our fondling members to try their hand at. First up is a nice simple recipe sent in by one of the Sir Huberts former mistresses: the MOLVANIAN CAKE OF FRUIT RECIPE (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031248 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:34:25 +0100 4031248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3907759&cid=t_116267_136_f&fid=39212&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbahtocancer.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fbirthday-cakes%2F One of my favourite events  - when I’m free on the third Thursday of the month, which has not been that often of late – is the Firestation Book Swap in Windsor. It’s an event that combines books, writers and cake, so I feel very at home there. And I like to take some cupcakes along. (You may remember that I used to run a cake business.) Last Thursday was the Firestation Book Swap’s first birthday - the organiser, Scott Pack, wrote about it here – and so I thought that in honour of the occasion I’d come up with a new cupcake. It was pretty good…. so I thought I’d share it with you. (I don’t share all of my culinary experiments – it wouldn’t be fair.)  So, here’s the recipe – and if you like it, you could try th... Bah! to cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3907759 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:14:23 +0100 3907759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3854705&cid=t_116267_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FIypNLIQlvhU%2F You can get pizza delivered. Why can you not have cake delivered? Or breakfast? Especially, why can you not have cake for breakfast delivered? Filed under: asides Tagged: breakfast, cake, food, pizza (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3854705 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:07:09 +0100 3854705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676633&cid=t_116267_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F10-things-we-want-to-do-this-weekend-5%2F We had a busy week, and now we’re ready to have a jam-packed weekend. Check out 10 things we want to do over the next few days: Bake a cake. What better way to celebrate the weekend than a perfectly summery cake. Make our bathrooms greener. No, we don’t mean the paint color. We’re getting excited about our new fancy low-flow showerheads. We might even start singing. Eat our fruit frozen. We’ll try anything to beat the heat. A smoothie and some frozen grapes for a Saturday afternoon snack sound amazing. Take a break from meat. Our weekend will be filled with leisurely meals crammed with vegetables and whole grains – we got enough meat and dairy this week. Tweet. The world must know every exciting thing we’re doing this weekend. And now that we can have... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676633 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:50:49 +0100 3676633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3483069&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FJ95tc3xSJFE%2F  I decided I would bake my first homemade cake.  I spent 20 minutes in the baking aisle at Walmart.  Niya tried her best to get me to buy decorations but I refused to do so.  I wanted to focus my time on baking a cake not decorating; one step at a time.   Scott gave me a hand in the kitchen.  I was amazed on how much he knew about baking a cake.  He taught me how to separate egg yolk and how to measure a few things. Btw, bakers terminology is lame.  I broke one of my hand held mixers and Scott broke a measuring cup...LOLThe cake was a little dry and thick but had great flavor.  I would give myself  a "C".  I used the wrong flour..lol  I didn't know there was a difference between cake flour and multi purpose flour--cooked it a... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3483069 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:55:26 +0100 3483069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463787&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Fju9LlRF8JkU%2F  A couple of weeks ago I decided I want to learn how to bake and decorate cakes from scratch.  I am a good box cake maker but that's about it.  I can cook great meals but can't bake at all--unless box cake counts? Why do I want to learn how to bake cakes? not sure, it seems fun but challenging at the same time.  Plus, I would love to make Niya a birthday cake for her 5th birthday.  So, I have 7 months to learn how to bake a homemade cake.  Where do I start?  I enlisted the help of 2 of  my friends from the diabetes online community, Cara and Tina.  I was browsing though Cara's cake section on her facebook page.  I left a comment on one of her pictures letting her know I really wanted to learn how to bake.  She responded quickly.  ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463787 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3463787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023367&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FvDEZNGLbhns%2Frae-of-designs-pumpkin-cake.php My friend, Rachel, just started a blog.  She's a fantastic graphic designer and is starting her own business.  If you're looking for holiday cards, birthday invitations or personalized stationary, then look no further.  She does beautiful work!In a recent blog entry, she posted her recipe for pumpkin cake and it sounds awesome.  So awesome, in fact, that I'm making it in addition to the pumpkin cheesecake I always make for Thanksgiving.  I'm going to make it on Wednesday and post a picture.  Crumbly cakes are my favorite and this one sounds particularly yummy.Even if cake is not your thing, then stop over and check out her blog.  She's got lots of great design advice and tips.     (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023367 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0100 3023367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924865&cid=t_116267_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2009%2F10%2F25%2Fmaking-a-brain-cake%2F Making a Brain cake is fun, cheap and great for Halloween parties or get-togethers. This is a basic instructable to show you how to make the details for this cake, the size and shape depends on your preferences. You can do similar designs for cupcakes or even flat cakes depending on what best fits your needs. For instructions and pictures on how to make it read: Brain Cake at Instructables.com Related posts:Chocolate recipes – More cool how to projects Pure chocolate is...Encephalon #58 Decision making on Highlight Health the 58th edition of Encephalon, where we highlight some...Brain Blogging, The Fourty-Fifth Edition The new Grand Round of Brain Blogging is up... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924865 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:39:10 +0100 2924865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616829&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FXCUI0TZYsDw%2Fits-my-birthday.php So I'm taking the day off!  I am going to spend the day hanging out with my gorgeous daughter, my mom, and brothers.  David has to work :( but we'll see him later on today.  Tonight, we'll be going to one of my favorite restaurants in Cleveland to celebrate.  I can't believe that I'm 28 years old today.  It seems as though I blinked five years ago and here I... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616829 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2616829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2594590&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F0RNfm9kOctA%2Fa-diabetes-friendly-trip.php Last week, David, Leah and I were down in Orlando for the Children With Diabetes Friends for Life conference.  We met a lot of really great people!  One of our fabulous bloggers, Sara, Kerri (and her husband, Chris) from Six Until Me., and Mandy, who bless her heart, is one of the sweetest people in the "O.C.".  We had so much fun with them and all of the wonderful families... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2594590 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2594590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2571094&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FYnqGmTC1T4U%2Fbarefoot-contessas-flag-cake.php I love making this cake for patriotic holidays.  The first time I made it, I was living in Colorado (before I had diabetes) and brought it to a Fourth of July picnic.  It was the hit of the party, and everyone asked for the recipe.  I know that if you decide to give it a try, you'll love it too!  **Warning, this is not a low-carb recipe.  It contains real... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2571094 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2571094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556305&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FKs_iTVuwd9c%2Fwedding-weekends-and-lots-of-food.php What a week we've had!  David and I, along with my brother, Dominic and our baby girl, Leah, packed up the car and drove out to New York City and New Jersey for my cousins wedding.  We had a really great time, visiting with family in both Manhattan and in New Jersey.  It was quite a whirlwind and it does feel good to be home.I always have a bit of... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556305 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2556305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2510457&cid=t_116267_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fmargaret-thatcher-let-them-eat-cake.html Baroness Thatcher will stay in hospital for "several days" as a "precautionary measure", her spokesman has said. Lady Thatcher was "very comfortable". She was able to sit up in a chair and talk to visitors but doctors would assess her condition over the coming days. She was taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on Friday after she fell, fracturing her arm. On Saturday Lady Thatcher's son Sir Mark said she was "in good spirits". He said his mother was "relaxed" and had "a bit of mischief about her".BBCA "bit of mischief", eh? What a load of mawkish, patronising guff.I wish Lady Thatcher well. I voted for her in 1979 and, whilst I did not live to regret that vote as much as I regretted voting for Tony Blair in 1997, I did not vote for her again. She deserves and will, I trust, receive th... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2510457 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:03:00 +0100 2510457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405867&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fcooking-lessons-with-chicken-little.html Clearly it’s an exaggeration, but it’s the nearest I can get to convey the abject panic in the kitchen. Kitchen’s are fraught with dangers for the unwary and the ever so slightly paranoid. The motivation is clear and present, the desire to create something yummy but the overwhelming amount of angst that swirls around the kitchen soon have us both heading up the vortex. This is primarily due to my own ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time and feed the OCD beast within. Throughout this exercise there is the underlying ghost of tactile defensiveness, the abhorrence of dirty hands. I think there may well be a smidge of this phenomenon in many of us. It’s the reaction we feel when the unexpected happens. We stroll along on our own sweet way, when out of nowhere we find someth... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405867 Thu, 14 May 2009 06:20:00 +0100 2405867 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376600&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FJ2GeznCfPWQ%2Fthings-to-do-with-a-5-pound-bag-of-limes.php I am a big fan of Costco.  From the great deals on everything from wine to clothes to mattresses to lawn equipment to food, you can find just about anything at that store.  And let's not forget about the tasty samples being offered up at every aisle!  The other day, my mom, my baby girl Leah and I went there for a few things.  While we were browsing, I found... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376600 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2376600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376559&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Flisten-very-carefully.html Because I shall say this only once! Well, that at least was the plan. I don’t know about you and your campaigns but around here consistency and persistence are our watch words, together with big dollops of follow through. I think it’s the follow through where I am apt to trip up and fall down.A case in point would be a recent campaign that I instigated in an attempt to return some order to the chaotic state that we currently live in. It was quite a small campaign in the great scheme of things, very simple. The new campaign for the children was to pick up their Webkinz and Pokemons and put them in a laundry hamper, a large one, rather than leave them strewn all over their beds and carpet. It is so much easier to make beds and vacuum every day if you avoid having to wade your way through... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376559 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:52:00 +0100 2376559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260533&cid=t_116267_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FZUTjqQoOuus%2F I did not write about my birthday (last Thursday) because I wanted it to be not so big of a deal. I also was busy with the one thing that I did ask for: my birthday cake. The cake came from a local bakery, Busken’s, and was exactly how I wanted it: white cake with fluffy vanilla icing. There were blue and purple flowers on it. I mention this now because Buck and I are just finishing up the last huge chunk of it (yes, I let him have some). It has been a daunting task for me because, with my new stomach, I don’t digest large doses of sugary carbohydrates well. Therefore, my cake-eating has been interspersed with a few times to recover from the cake eating. Then, it was back for another piece. So I have proved again that if you really work toward your goal, you’re bound to a... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260533 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:41:44 +0100 2260533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2173051&cid=t_116267_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2FtWi97MZDKpg%2F Do you scurry around making school lunches, getting snacks ready, or checking the hot lunch menu to see if it’s something the youngsters will like?  If you’re working outside the home, as well as caring for children and an Alzheimer’s patient, do you wonder what to take for yourself? I’ve written about this topic at my Mary Emma’s Country Kitchen blog, under School Lunch Variations, covering lunches from my mom’s day to the present when my grandchildren take lunch and snacks to school.  There certainly have been changes over the years.  Perhaps your Alzheimer’s patient will relate and have memories similar to those of my mom’s or mine in a one-room schoolhouse. You’ll also find a recipe for Mayonnaise Cake, something we made often d... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2173051 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:15:10 +0100 2173051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2149679&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FjAQA_Qgz49U%2Fkitchen-disasters-crunchy-frosting.php It's winter time and with a new baby in the house we don't get out much.  I was feeling a little bored last night and decided to try out a Ina Garten's recipe for Chocolate Buttercream Cake in her Barefoot Contessa cookbook.  I followed the directions for the cake perfectly, and soon our house smelled like warm and melt-y chocolate.  While my delicious cakes were cooling, I made the frosting ... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2149679 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100 2149679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2130068&cid=t_116267_177_f&fid=38134&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbabybound.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F01%2F23%2Fsome-things-that-have-happened-recently%2F My f.wit cousin that has no sense in her head and is most likely a drug addict pretended to be pregnant to get money from my family only to “lose” the baby when it didn’t work.  And no this isn’t a joke, speculation, or guess.  It. Really. Happened. I started therapy with Mark to try to rebuild our relationship so that we can be happy again.  You’d be surprised how 4 years of infertility, addiction, and bi polar disorder can put a strain on a relationship.  I know.  Shocked the hell out of me too. I had my very first cavity filled and acted like the biggest baby about it.  That’s right folks.  I’m no longer perfect.  My tooth has a flaw.  But just my tooth.  Let’s not make too much of it.  Take it down a notch. I made myself a birt... B a b y B o u n d blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2130068 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:50:02 +0100 2130068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013673&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fmario-cake-decoration.html Done and dusted. He didn't want it to get 'dirty' by putting it ON the cake!Any takers?If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013673 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:16:00 +0100 2013673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1990903&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fhappy-thanks-icing-on-cake.html When I was pregnant with my second child, another girl, I enrolled in an aerobics instructor course. I did this because everyone told me that if I ever exercised, I would love it. I knew I would not love it, ever, so I took the course to prove that love would forever be absent.When I was pregnant with my third child, I bought one of those new fangled runner’s strollers, so that I could run with my two smaller children, and prove to everyone that running was totally hateful, pointless and shrinks your stature as your legs wear out faster than nature intended.When I was pregnant with my fourth child, my husband gave me a pottery wheel for our wedding anniversary, for some laudable reason best known to himself. I had never had anything to do with clay or pottery. He claimed that it would pr... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1990903 Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:58:00 +0100 1990903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975230&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Ffruit-cake.html “Agh! I am die!” he flops on the kitchen floor in a fine rendition of faint.“What’s up dear?”“I can be eating dah poison cakes.”“Oh that’s o.k. they’re not for us.”“I am not eating dah fruit cake?”“No. They’re for the school and anyway they’re not fruit cakes.”“You are be poison my school!”“No, no, no. No poison, just little cakes for the bake sale to raise revenue.”“Raise?”“Um…..make money for the school. People pay money for the cakes and the money goes to the school.”“People’s are be paying for poison? Dat is insane!”“They’re not poison,er…..poisoned, just cake.”“Cake wiv poison fruit.”“Oh those are just decorations made out of sugar. They’re not real fruit per se…..not really real fruit.”“Dey are real fruit... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975230 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:59:00 +0100 1975230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975231&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fsqueak_19.html Initially both my boys were diagnosed as ‘non-verbal’ or having ‘significant speech delays’ dependent upon which expert we favoured. These days, they have lots of words and they choose to share them with us frequently. However, I think it would be fair to say that as often as not, this is not their preferred method of communication. When the pressure is on, they both revert to type and communicate by gesture, mimicry and a wide variety of noises, each of which have very specific meanings.‘Noises’ are the most difficult things to describe, but I recognize each of them like speed dial tones as they are so familiar and ingrained into our family life. They convey an emotion more succinctly, accurate and immediately than words.…….I take him into the kitchen to show him. I tell h... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975231 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:59:00 +0100 1975231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1802768&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F5Kb-he4Y444%2F My son Charlie has, for most of his life, been a hands-down good eater. As a baby, while he did have more than a few gross motor delays), he had no difficulty learning to nurse. We’re not always or, indeed, often sure about what Charlie might be thinking due to his limited language, but we’ve generally been able to assume that he’s ever ready to eat. And then, this summer—-amid various other changes—a most curious thing happened. Charlie (who is definitely an adolescent) must be in the throes of a growth spurt. He’s needed new shoes after only a few months and shirts that seemed loose and baggy now are just the right length. He’s gotten decidedly lanky and lean. And he’s been eating less than he usually has, and left fries and burgers uneaten... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802768 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:38:37 +0100 1802768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791672&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F-WkTPGs5OWw%2F Will Cupcakes Be the Next Krispy Kreme? asks the New York Times last week in reference to the “cupcake craze” that has been endemic in the New York City for the past decade plus. Charlie, who’s not exactly anymore on the gluten-free casein-free diet (without dire results), used to make a beeline for cupcakes. Years of being told “no, you can’t have that” led to him being something like obsessed with bakery display cases and to running a finger through technicolor birthday cake frosting whenever we looked the other way. Now that we’ve started saying “sure, you can get whatever you want,” he seems to have become more picky in his food choices and cupcakes have been left in the dust for brownies. See what a little choice can do. Share This... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791672 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:37:15 +0100 1791672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1577412&cid=t_116267_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F326869075%2F A red white and blue hearty dessert recipe… You will need: 1 store bought angel food cake 2 cups of strawberries 2 cups of blueberries 1 tub of Sugar Free Cool Whip Sugar free strawberry Jello Cut angel food cake in half, prepare Jello as directed and when set scoop out of container and mix so Jello becomes ‘chopped’ up. Place Jello on top of bottom piece of Angel food cake and place upper piece of cake on top- think of Jello as your filler layer. Use SF Cool Whip as icing and spread over the top and down the sides of Cake with Jello filler. Cut up berries and sprinkle on top of cake- hold out half to sprinkle on top of individual servings when served. When all assembled place cake in fridge for at least an hour before cutting to serve. Tags: cardiac disease, dessert heal... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1577412 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:39:04 +0100 1577412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526862&cid=t_116267_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F314820190%2F By: Juria Yoshikawa Tags: angela white, birthday, birthday cake, breast feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding blog, lactation, third birthday, toddler nursing, weaning, weaning cakeShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526862 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:51:48 +0100 1526862 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1392601&cid=t_116267_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F276027206%2F Tags: birthday, birthday cake, breastfeeding, cake design, cupcakes, flower cake, lactation, sixth birthday, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1392601 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:12:01 +0100 1392601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122172&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F208543288%2F The December 30th Star-Ledger (NJ) cites the story of the supermarket pastry nibbler as one of its “2007 strangest crimes”:    For months, someone ate the tops off the Entenmann’s cheese buns and lemon cakes in the store Hough managed — stashing the open boxes behind the laundry detergent and cereals.  After some employees alerted the police to a 42-year-old woman with incriminating evidence on her hands, she blamed her behavior on bulimia. The police gave her a break and didn’t charge her. First thing that came to mind was the cake whose frosting a much younger Charlie drew his finger through in a supermarket, and the Mountain Dew he opened in the aisle of a Target, and the oranges his sticky fingers rearranged…..These kinds of things have beco... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122172 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:01:24 +0100 1122172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1106393&cid=t_116267_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fchronic-pain%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Flets-have-a-cyber-recipe-exchange%2F How would it be if we take a break from our pain, our weather problems and the vagaries of Mother Nature to share a few holiday memories? Why don’t we share some of our favorite holiday recipes just as we would if we could gather around my kitchen table in the morning and share recipes over a cup of coffee or hot herbal tea? This is the Northwest so it’s raining outside, big surprise there. It’s warm and cozy inside, there’s the faint aroma of cinnamon pinecones and potpourri in the air, there’s a dog lying at your feet and we’re sharing, as good friends do. We have survived another year. That’s reason enough to celebrate. My holiday memories are filled with thoughts of delicious food, aren’t yours? When I think about Christmases past, the tastes and the odors of the season... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1106393 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:13:06 +0100 1106393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=999512&cid=t_116267_134_f&fid=35157&url=http%3A%2F%2Fartsweet.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F11%2F01%2Fone-year-ago-today%2F I couldn’t let the day pass uncommented on: Happy Birthday to the sweetest, smilyest baby boy ever. I hope that your firstmom knows that her baby is safe is growing bigger and cuter by the day, and is loved to the moon and back again. We are so grateful and so humbled by the wonder that is you. (Source: Artificially Sweetened) Artificially Sweetened blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=999512 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:21:23 +0100 999512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=867392&cid=t_116267_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F155612175%2F Come on ladies, don’t let me down! I am so disappointed by the following research findings… Researchers at University of Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas found that women with a family history of heart disease were less likely than men to change habits such as smoking and infrequent physical activity. In fact, they were more likely to engage in lifestyle choices that increase their risk of heart disease than are women who didn’t report a history of heart disease. Seriously speaking, we need to be smarter than that. If you know what a risk factor is, which I know most of us do, then why not do all that you can to change the situation? Us women need to stick together and support and encourage each other. Find a buddy to walk and diet with or ask your partner to help y... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=867392 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:49:30 +0100 867392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=865546&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fgerm-free-thoroughbred.html Cleanliness may be next to something or other, but around this particular household, we aim to keep the germ count as low as possible. To achieve this goal, it is my habit to use ‘Clorox loo blocks.’ In America, I am given to understand that they also go by the unfortunate term ‘toilet cakes.’ I pop them cistern to help provide a sanitary conditions for those with bathroom challenges. Today I use blue sanitary blocks because they were cheaper, and my Scottish ancestry refuses to die. Life in the modern age is full of conveniences to make this goal easier to achieve, sanitary conditions rather than penny pinching, that is to say. Disposable wipes are now commonplace and flushable ones are available to clog up the environment at an ever faster pace. Whilst my boys require far less a... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=865546 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:57:00 +0100 865546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=655550&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fautism-and-loss.html If you have an autistic child, you lose a great many things. Parents of autistic children are martyr’s of self sacrifice. I for one, would be the first to lie down and let my children trample all over me. [translation = deep proprioceptive input] Some of those sacrifices are huge and important. Other things are tiny and insignificant. One of the most hugest things that I lost, by having autistic children, was the joy of creating a birthday cake, once a year for each child. Matching the cake to the child, chocolate for one, lemon for another and…….well no cake at all for him, come to think of it. To make the perfect cake to match the perfect child, is no mean feat. Although I fancy myself as quite a baker, if truth be told, I am but a mere amateur.Once you have chosen the perfect cake... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=655550 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:35:00 +0100 655550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623773&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F117809658%2F Charlie’s birthday was Tuesday, with a small party at school and sushi at a restaurant, a change for him as he is used to sushi purchased from the grocery store and arrayed inside a plastic container. We have a lot to celebrate these days—Charlie is able to handle unexpected situations; after a lot of struggle, Charlie is truly a happy boy who is happy to go to school and to be there (as I noted when I observed his classroom on Wednesday). Jim and I have tacitly decided to celebrate his birthday all week long and Saturday brings a train trip to Philadelphia to see some good friends. I think Charlie knew the celebrating was really on when I made his birthday cupcakes on Monday evening. I mixed up the batter (Charlie stirred it some) and showed him the pages for cupcakes in the ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623773 Fri, 18 May 2007 21:15:34 +0100 623773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620281&cid=t_116267_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Flet-them-each-brioche.html I am faced with a moral dilemma of gargantuan proportions. [translation = as well as a minor etiquette issue] Tis the season of school wind down when invitations proliferate. Kindly folk at the school wish to offer thanks to their volunteers and show their appreciation for inadequate services rendered. I find this a particularly delightful element of the American psyche. British people generally believe that they have a complete monopoly in the polite department, in both quality and quantity. Yet I do not ever remember experiencing such an outpouring of well wishes for minor services. [translation = although things may have changed in that last couple of decades] One of my favourite authors, "Mr.Bill Bryson" has also remarked, much more eloquently upon these perceived differences.I now fin... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620281 Sat, 12 May 2007 17:34:00 +0100 620281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=583193&cid=t_116267_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F01%2Fso-long-sweet-things%2F Filed under: Prevention, All Cancers, Diets, Cancer SurvivorsI've passed the two-year breast cancer survival mark and finally, I'm making a major life change. Why has it taken me so long? I'm not sure. I guess the time is right and it never was before. There's no reason to dwell on what I could have done sooner. What matters is that I'm taking charge right now.First it was soda. I totally eliminated it from my diet. It wasn't such a big hurdle, though, because it was never much of a habit. But sweets -- another story entirely.I love -- or shall I say loved -- sweets. Brownies, especially the gooey variety, were my favorite sugary treat. My oldest child loves them too and together, we would occasionally mix up a batch, wait impatiently while they baked, and then scarf down the whole pan.The... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=583193 Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 583193