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Interesting recipe for expressing ones love - I mean the wife happy. When is an egg "in the hole" not just an egg "in the hole"? When in the hands of chef Matthew Accarrino! Accarrino, the culinary mastermind behind SPQR's first Michelin star, has elevated this simple breakfast dish into a masterpiece on the plate. Diced rutabaga, foraged mushrooms and rich brown stock take comfort food from homey to gourmet. Makes: 4 servings Ingredients: 1/2 cup rutabaga, peeled and cut in small dice Extra virgin olive oil 51/2 ounces (2 cups) mushrooms, preferably hen of the woods (maitake) Kosher salt 1/4 cup finely diced bacon 3 tablespoons white wine 1/2 cup brown stock 4 (3/4-inch thick) slices brioche About 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more to finish 4 eggs 1/2 shallot, minced 1 teaspoon chopped tarragon Handful of miner's lettuce or chickweed *Personally I am not a fan of mushrooms - so I am looking for an alternative or plan to leave it ...

Better FCAT and School scores for students Every parent wants better FCAT scores, better grades and for their child or children to do better in school – at least any concerned caring parent. But the question is – how do you go about it? How do you accomplish this if your child is more into video games than he is about learning? Every child is different – I should know because my 9 yr. old son is completely the opposite of my 15 yr. old daughter, like day and night. My daughter has always been quiet, reserved, she could be considered to be the epitome of the perfect child (never made a fuss usually did what she was told). When it came to school, she did her work and loved to read. My son, well that was a whole different ball game. My son turned out to be a rambunctious tyrant of mischief who loved to get into everything. His idea of fun is playing video games and reenacting video game war battle scenes on my pool table with the hundreds of toy soldiers he has – which he never...

Funny: Who is up for a burn? It’s the week end and it is time to distress, unwind and relax – so what do we do: make plans to get a nice crispy burn. I love making fun of friends and family who come back from frolicking in the sun with a nice reddish crispy look to them. Personally, if you know me – the sun and I are not friends. I hate getting sun burn; I hate it not because of the possibility of skin cancer or all the other health reasons like aging skin. But simply because I dislike being cooked, baked, and that uncomfortable pain one has to endure as you wait to recover from that oh so not nice tan (red burn) people seek after. Look, I am Hispanic and I am fair skinned and sort of look white (some people say I look jewish, Indian and even Mexican) but me and my self – I am comfortable with my shin, in my skin and I have no desire to be a bronzed god – I mean have the color of a bronze god (..LOL). So what does the family want to do – go to the beach, get some sun, come hom...