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StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 7-Step Thanksgiving Turkey Guide: The Secret to a Juicy, Tender Bird is the Clay Pot

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:26:03 +0000

Hi Kristi - If you are happy with your results, stick with how you are doing it! I cook mine at a lower temperature for longer and then in the last half hour or so I turn up to 425 degrees to brown the skin. Matter of preference really. If you do stuff your turkey, I would recommend the lower temp for longer to prevent outer meat on turkey from becoming overcooked. Just from my experience.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 'Naughty but Nice' Chocolate Almond Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:16:50 +0000

Hi Jesse - Thanks for pointing this out. I will update the ingredients list. It is 2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour or you can use whole wheat flour too. You can reduce the flour but if you do this, make sure you let the mixture of wet and dry ingredients sit for 20 min before baking. I would not eliminate ALL the flour personally as the cookies will have trouble binding.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Sneak peek: New SSC tech

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:06:19 +0000

You are also lucky Chris that I have a sense of humor. The E!Channel mimic was NEVER suppose to be posted on StarkSilverCreek. Nice job on the improvements in green screen and video stablization work.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Photo of the day

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:15:17 +0000

Yikes, this was over 3 years ago, 2 hair colors ago....

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Wine Tube TV: The Napa Dance

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:13:15 +0000

Thanks Rick! Glad to know my dizziness was not in vain.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : My completed pear oil paintings...reunited and signed

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:43:53 +0000

Thanks Yvonne!

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Julie, Julia and Pat

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 03:56:42 +0000

Having just finished several hours of flying and several meals on airplanes and in airports. I am salivating looking at these photos. Yummm....I am definitely inviting myself over sometime Pat! Thanks for letting me live vicariously through you this evening :-)

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : My third painting: The red barn that wasn't

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:36:18 +0000

Merci Marrie! Appreciate your comments and words of encouragement. Final signed oil paintings are here: http://www.starksilvercreek.com/2009/11/my-comple... My red barn painting is progressing nicely (finally) as well. I'll be posting an update on this third painting this week. Have a nice day too! Loni

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 2010 Loreto Calendar: Proof is in the pudding

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:03:47 +0000

Sent approval to get calendars printed. Printers estimate with printed within the next 8 business days. and then it will be shipped out to me. Stark Central becomes a mail center after that :-).

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Pieces of Bay Bridge fall: Once again Twitter first on the scene

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:27 +0000

Saw sign while on 101 N south of downtown San Jose which noted the Bay Bridge is closed today. From radio, some officials are saying this is the same area they had fixed during the shutdown for bridge repairs over Labor Day.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 2010 Loreto Calendar: Announcing the 14 finalists (preorder deadline today)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:12:26 +0000

Thanks Maria for both your photo contribution and your generous support of this year's Loreto calendar. We'll be updating all of you once we get the proof copy of the calendar.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 'The Kite Runner' World Premiere: A thousand splendid standing ovations

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:19:16 +0000

Hi Brittany, Glad you enjoyed it and we obviously agree with your opinion as well! Let us know if you see any other plays you enjoy. Love to hear about them.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 2010 Loreto Calendar: Announcing the 14 finalists (preorder deadline today)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:02 +0000

All - Quick update. More details to come. I just sent the calendar to the printer last night. They told me I should get a proof copy of it next week. Once I get it, I'll share a preview of it with all of you. I am sooo excited! Loni

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 2010 Loreto Calendar: Announcing the 14 finalists (preorder deadline today)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:01:41 +0000

Hi David - Thank you for contributing your photography skills to this endeavor. I just hope my layout skills and the calendar printers does everyone's photos justice. To date, we have 151 Loreto Calendar orders. This is incredible and completely surpasses last year's efforts. I will be tallying up totals on how much we have raised soon and update all of you. Loni

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Final weekend in Loreto: Tropical storm 'Rick' update and Del Borracho

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:32:28 +0000

Al, Mandy is sooo cute in the first photo. I see she is developing a taste for wine :-)

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : 2010 Loreto Calendar: Announcing the 14 finalists (preorder deadline today)

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:15:13 +0000

Thanks Cathy for the support. The photos this year were amazing. I looked at the back cover gallery after I finished and thought, "This selection would have made a beautiful calendar as well!" We knew we would get some great photos when we opened this year's calendar to submissions by the Loreto community. However, the quality of all the photos exceeded all my expectations. As of my last count (I hope I am right), we have 113 calendar orders! I will definitely be ordering more than 100 calendars. I am so glad everyone is getting their orders as I really do want to fulfill everyone's order with this version of the calendar which has the back cover gallery and the wonderful quotes. Since every calendar will contribute about $9 to benefit the children of the Internado school in Loreto, we will keep trying to fulfill demand if you all keep ordering them. However, noted above, the pre-order will be guaranteed to get this limited edition version. Also, for those that got last year's calendar, one thing we did decide to keep was the type of binding as it allows the calendar to hang nicely.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Venturing into Vegetable Gardening

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:02:08 +0000

Hi Ric - I just responded to a comment last night asking me why I did put legs on mine. I think it depends on your situation and what you want to plant. I've had readers write in loving the height of the planter box because it is easier to work the soil without bending down and one reader built one for her brother who is in a wheel chair and couldn't reach down to garden. However, Helen, another reader commented that because I grew tomatoes in my planter box, I had to climb up in order to prune them so perhaps a lower planter box height would have alleviated this problem. Just factors to consider. As for the polyurethane sealer, I personally would feel uneasy about using it as I would be concerned about chemicals against my vegetable plant roots. I know others have used plant lining material from their garden supply store. Good luck, Loni

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Starbucks VIA: Bringing new meaning to your fast-paced life

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:09:47 +0000

I still haven't tried it yet to weigh in on this but will try one of these days. It's just that if I am at a Starbucks, I am tempted just to order their tried and true stuff rather than venture to something that most would admittedly say is on par or below. Convenience true. Although I take the opportunity when I am not around a ready source of coffee to try to wean myself off of it a bit. I have my fourth year university thesis partner to blame for my caffeine addiction.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Starbucks VIA: Bringing new meaning to your fast-paced life

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:06:42 +0000

I find it a little amusing that Starbuck's in store coffee starts at the "tall" size of 12 oz and moves quickly up from there, yet their VIA format recommends 8 oz. I am all for smaller portion sizes, however, after Starbucks has trained us to gulp down Venti, I wonder if they are looking for consumers to double up on their tubes of this stuff.

StarkSilverCreek - All Things West Coast : Vegetable gardening with Loni's planter box: Maintenance Tips

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:02:53 +0000

Hi Helen - LOL. You bring up a very good point. I had built it on legs so that I could easily work the soil without having to bend down, Makes a lot of sense for those that are growing herbs in the planter box. The other reason was I had also designed a lower shelf for storage and any lower and the storage area would not be as useful. The sun also gets to it easier higher up as the fence casts shadows. Having said all this, when you bring up this point, it does make me think if I had weighed this factor to lightly in my original design. Yes, for tomatoes, a lower planter box may have been a nice compromise. I do know some readers have built this planter box without the legs and that is definitely a good option too. Best, Loni