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Chocolate Brownie with Vanilla Ice-cream & Chocolate Sauce. Ingredients For the Brownies Serves 4 16 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 cups sugar 4 eggs lightly beaten ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2/3 cup all-purpose flour sifted. 13 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces ½ cup toasted hazelnuts 4 cups vanilla ice-cream For the Sauce: ½ cup cream 6 ½ ounces semisweet (dark) chocolate, cut into small pieces. Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter an 8- inch square cake pan. FOR THE BROWNIES: Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in the sugar, eggs, cocoa powder, flour and vanilla. Add the chopped chocolate and hazelnuts. Pour into the prepared pan and baked for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan. FOR THE SAUCE: Heat the cream until it is just about to boil. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Let stand for 10 minutes before stirring until smooth. When cool, remove the brownies from the pan and cut into 8 rectangles. To serve, slice the ice-cream into 4 rectangles, the size of each brownie. Place between 2 brownies and serve immediately with chocolate sauce on top. 106 CNM | CARIBBEANNETWORKMAGAZINE.COM
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108 CNM | CARIBBEANNETWORKMAGAZINE.COM Recipe for Coffee Crunch Cake Makes one 10-inch cake Ingredients 2 ¼ cups cake flour (not self-rising) 1 ½ cups sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup vegetable oil 6 large eggs, separated Zest of 1 lemon (2 teaspoons) 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract Coffee Frosting – Coffee Crunch Directions 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together flour, ¾ cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add ¾ cup water, oil, egg yolks, zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. 2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whisk egg whites on mediumhigh speed. With machine running, add remaining ¾ cup sugar in a slow steady stream, beating until incorporated and stiff glossy peaks form. 3. Remove bowl from mixer. Gently but thoroughly, fold beaten egg whites into batter, in two additions. Pour into a nonstick 10-inch tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from oven, and invert onto a narrow necked bottle. Let stand until cool, about 1 hour, before removing pan. 4. Place cake on a serving platter. Cover cake with an even layer of frosting. Just before serving, sprinkle top and sides of cake generously with coffee crunch. CNM Desserts The sweet life: Sweet Recipes that delight both the eye and the mouth Enjoy! Happy New Year
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110 CNM | CARIBBEANNETWORKMAGAZINE.COM Don’t stop Afather, before sending her daughter to Miami, told her: As you don’t speak English, if a man touches your titty , tell him “ Don’t” but he touches down there, tell him “stop”. Three months later , the daughter called her father and told him , she was pregnant. The father , angry as it could be: “before you leave , what have I told you? “. “Dad, I did exactly that, he was touching both at the same time, so I told him “ don’t stop”! Here’s a Plan About 2 years ago my wife and I were on a cruise through the western Mediterranean aboard a Princess ship. At dinner we noticed an elderly lady sitting alone along the rail of the grand stairway in the main dining room. I also noticed that all the staff, ships officers, waiters, busboys, etc., all seemed very familiar with this lady. I asked our waiter who the lady was, expecting to be told she owned the line, but he said he only knew that she had been on board for the last four cruises, back to back. As we left the dining room one evening I caught her eye and stopped to say hello. We chatted and I said, “I understand you’ve been on this ship for the last four cruises.” She replied, “Yes, that’s true.” I stated, “I don’t understand” and she replied, without a pause, “It’s cheaper than a nursing home.” So, there will be no nursing home in my future. When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship. The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day. I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for: 1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day. 2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to the restaurant, or I can have room service (which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week). 3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night. 4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo. 5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you. 6. I will get to meet new people every 7 or 14 days. 7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the mattress replaced? No Problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your inconvenience. 8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don’t even have to ask for them. 9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare; if you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life. Now hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or name where you want to go? Princess will have a ship ready to go. So don’t look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship. P.S. And don’t forget, when you die, they just dump you over the side at no charge. Fishing Aman was stopped by a game warden in Northern Minnesota recently with two buckets of fish leaving a lake well known for its fishing. The game warden asked the man, “Do you have a license to catch those fish?” The man replied to the game warden, “No, sir. These are my pet fish.” “Pet fish?!” the warden replied. “Yes, sir. Every night I take these fish down to the lake and let them swim around for a while. I whistle and they jump back into their buckets, and I take em home.” “That’s a bunch of hooey! Fish can’t do that!” The man looked at the game warden for a moment, and then said, “Here, I’ll show you. It really works.” “O.K. I’ve GOT to see this!” the game warden replied. The man poured the fish in to the water and stood and waited. After several minutes, the game warden turned to the man and said, “Well?” “Well, what?” the man asked. “When are you going to call them back?” the game warden prompted. “Call who back?” the man asked. “The FISH.” “What fish?” the man asked.
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112 CNM | CARIBBEANNETWORKMAGAZINE.COM CNM - Movies Synopsis: About a young, successful pickpocket in the New York subways living the fast, free, outlaw lifestyle until confronted with an old one-night stand whoinforms him that she is pregnant with his child. January 4 2012 Synopsis: Walt Disney Pictures’ magical animated classic “Beauty and the Beast” returns to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™, introducing a whole new generation to the Disney classic with stunning new 3D imagery. The film captures the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who’s taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle’s enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a prince January 13th 2012 Synopsis: Kate Beckinsale, star of the first two films, returns in her lead role as the vampire warrioress Selene, who escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans, and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. January 20th, 2012 Synopsis: Stephanie Plum (Katherine Heigl), an unemployed lingerie buyer, convinces her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie (Patrick Fischler), to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop, Joe Morelli (Jason O’Mara), on the run for murder -- the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, Ranger (Daniel Sunjata), she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter. January 27th, 2012
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114 CNM | CARIBBEANNETWORKMAGAZINE.COM Trinidad and Tobago The American Academy of Mechanics (AAM) is pleased to announce that the Twelfth Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics (PACAM XII) will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad in January 2012, in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. PACAM conferences are held every two years in early January, always in a Latin American or Caribbean venue. The objective of PACAM is to bring together researchers, practicing engineers from North America, Latin America and the Caribbean for presentation and discussion of their advances in the field of Applied Mechanics with a view to strengthening the links between scholars in the region. The conference gives participants the opportunity to exchange scientific, technical, computational and experimental ideas. Bermuda Marathon Weekend January 13th – 15th, 2012 Surrounded by crystal clear waters warmed by the Gulf Stream, Bermuda is the perfect wintertime destination for the active-minded traveler. With its lush foliage and pastel-colored buildings, Bermuda is one of the most beautiful places on earth and the ideal destination for your next race. A short flight from many East Coast cities and Toronto, Bermuda only feels like it is a million miles away. British Virgin Islands January 23 - 26, 2012! BVI Plastic Surgery Workshop Conference Dr. Ralph BlocksmaThe British Virgin Islands Plastic Surgery Workshop was originally conceived by Drs. Ralph Blocksma and Ian Jackson. The meeting is currently in its 26th year. It is a not for profit event and is supported by the Government of the BVI. The meeting is designed to be informative and informal with a relaxed atmosphere. Sessions run from 8.00 am to noon; allowing for attendees to enjoy all the beauty and splendor of the British Virgin Islands. The meeting attracts all comers, from academics to community surgeons from both Europe and North America. Attendees tend to come back year after year; participation has grown! Mark your calendar for our next Plastic Surgery Workshop in Tortola, British Virgin Islands: January 23 - 26, 2012! Curacao Jan 21, 2012 Uphill Challenge The Uphill Challenge supports cancer patients in their struggle. Well-trained (and less well trained) cyclists climb for 4 hours long the feared Fort Nassau slope in order to gain attention and money for the fight against cancer. This event is organized by the Ride for the Roses Foundation Curacao and the proceeds will benefit the Princess Wilhelmina Fund Curacao. Antigua and Barbuda Triathlon -Jan 29 2012 ST JOHN’S, Antigua – French professional triathlete Benjamin “Benji” Sanson is the latest to sign up for the Digicel Wadadli Tinman and joins the list of high profile athletes slated for the half-iron distance triathlon on January 29, 2012, starting at Catamaran Hotel in Falmouth Harbour. Sanson will now be among the clear favourites to be crowned champion of the first ever Digicel Wadadli Tinman along with Argentina’s Claudio Delpeuche, Nevis’ Reginald “Reggie” Douglas and Andre Simon. The four accomplished triathletes have been named as the four ambassadors of the Digicel Wadadli Tinman and will seek to focus the attention of the global triathlon community on Antigua & Barbuda. Puerto Rico - Jan 17-21 The 11th Annual Caribbean Dermatology Symposium features an educational program with internationally-known faculty who will provide the latest updates in medical dermatology and the diagnosis and treatment of various dermatologic conditions. This continuing medical education activity offers 22.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. The Symposium will be held in Puerto Rico at the oceanfront Rio Mar Beach Resort, January 17-21, 2012. A special hotel room rate starting at $239 per night (plus tax and resort fees) has been secured for participants of the Caribbean Dermatology Symposium. Grenada Jan 27 - 31 Start the Caribbean Regatta Season in Grenada at the Grenada Sailing Festival Camper & Nicholsons Racing Series, which will be taking place from Friday 27 January to Tuesday 31 January 2012. This popular event will be based at Camper & Nicholsonsw’ Port Louis Marina, Grenada’s newest international class marina, and will provide challenging top quality racing plus an early Regatta Season ‘TuneUp’ to the international yachts visiting the Caribbean for the winter and the highly competitive crews based in the Region. Bahamas - Jan 22- 24 Caribbean Marketplace is open to companies that qualify under the following categories: Suppliers – Hotels (bed and breakfasts, chains, management companies, resorts, timeshares, villas), Attractions, Destination Management Companies, Restaurants, Tourist Boards and Transportation Companies (airlines, automobile rentals, motorcoach). Suppliers must be CHTA members in good standing. If your company is interested in attending and need to submit a membership application, you can contact the Membership Department at [email protected] or via phone at 305-443-3040. Jan 22, 2012 St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands What better way to see this gem of the Caribbean than to run over its rugged mountains and along its stunning shoreline? Caribbean calendar of events for Jan, 2012 Dr. Ralph Blocksma
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