Bloom Energy - An Energy Solution for the Future

        Ever heard of Bloom Energy?  I hadn't until recently.  Bloom energy can provide clean energy solutions and can be used to power a home or an entire building.  It's still in it's baby phase, but many major companies like Google, Staples, eBay, Walmart, Coca-cola, The Bank of America and more have all bought Bloom units.  Bloom can save a lot of money over time and eliminate the use of the grid all you need is to invest in the Bloom units themselves.  Bloom isn't currently available to regular customers but who knows maybe soon in the near future everyone will have Bloom!  http://www.bloomenergy.com/

Looking for Something to Cook? Here's a Recipe

        Looking for a new recipe or two?  You're in luck I'm releasing two of my scones recipes from The Stand if you are interested.  Listed BELOW in this post and under the Discontinued Page! 

Here are two recipes officially no longer available.  Recipes were made during year of 2009 for coffee stand.  *Found on Epicurious.com

Chocolate Chip Scones

Preheat-400*

Bake for 20 min.

Scone ingredients

• 2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/3 c. plus 2 T sugar
• 1 t. baking powder
• ½ t. baking soda
• ½ t. salt
• 6 T (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced
• 1 t. (packed) grated lemon peel – optional
• ¾  c. miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• ¾ c. chilled buttermilk
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 t. vanilla extract

1. Butter and flour baking sheet
2. Sift 2 c. flour, 1/3 c. sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl
3. Add butter and lemon peel (rub in with your finger tips until butter is the size of rice)
4. Mix in chocolate chips
5. Whisk buttermilk, egg yolk and vanilla in small bowl
6. Add to dry ingredients until dough comes together in small clumps
7. Gather dough into ball
8. Press onto lightly floured surface into about 8 in. round
9. Cut into evenly sized wedges
10. Transfer to baking sheet
11. Bake and enjoy!
    

Cranberry-Orange Scones

Preheat-425*

Bake for about 12 min. or until golden brown 

Scone Recipe

• 2 c. all purpose flour
• 1/3 c. sugar 
• 2 T grated tangerine peel
• 1 T baking powder
• ½ t. salt
• ½ c. chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• ½ c. dried cranberries
• ¼ c. crème fraiche or sour cream
• 3 T fresh tangerine juice
• 1 large egg
• 2 t. unsalted butter melted
• 2 t. raw sugar*

1. Line baking sheet with parchment paper
2. Whisk flour, 1/3 c. sugar, peel, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and blend
3. Add ½ c. chilled butter
4. Using your fingertips, rub in until mixture resembles coarse meal
5. Mix in cranberries
6. Whisk crème fraiche, tangerine juice, and egg into medium bowl to blend
7. Gradually add flour to mixture, using a fork to toss until moist clumps form
8. Knead dough briefly on a lightly floured surface until it becomes smooth
9. Pat dough into a 8 in. round and cut into even pieces
10. Transfer to prepared baking sheet
11. Brush with melted butter sprinkle with sugar
12. Bake, share and enjoy!

*Sources noted. Epicurious. Choco. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Chip-Scones-104462 . Cran-Orange http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Cranberry-Orange-Scones-15682

Sonos - A Wireless Music System

        Sorry i've been so tech heavy lately but there has just been so many awesome things happening in the tech world recently!  Anyway I have one more neat tech device to share with you.  It's called a sonos wireless music system.  With Sonos you can play music in different rooms of your house in sync and control it from your computer or phone or normal remote.  I'm sorry I know I'm not doing a very good job at explaining this it does way more and is more advanced than just that, you don't even have to own that much of your own music because you can use internet radio services like Pandora, Spotify and more!  If you have a minute check it out it is a really cool way to enjoy music throughout rooms of your house.

Take control!

The system

Mac OS X Lion - Get The New OS Today

        If you have a Mac you can now update your software the new Lion system with improved everything and many new features.  Lion is available only through the Mac App Store so no buying discs required.  They even let you buy it once and install on all computers.  The new upgrade now for only $29.99, or read about it on apple.com.




Or see the video below from TechnoBuffalo about LaunchPad, just one new feature!

The New MacBook Air

        Along with Apple's new Lion OS they have also released a few new computers.  One of these is the new MacBook Air.  The new computer has new state of the art processors, thunderbolt, flash storage, and now a back lit keyboard.

Fox Hollow Farm

        Just wanted to let you know about a local farm near us.  It's called the Fox Hollow Farm.  It's a family owned farm that has many types of meats, fresh eggs and even some produce.  You can even pre-order your thanksgiving turkey to be raised from birth and can live in a happy     If you have a minute and want to check out some cool stuff visit foxhollowfarm.org. Do you have any farms local to you where you can buy fresh eggs, meat and more?