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Helen Goh's Irish whiskey fruit cake Recipe - Good Food

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Ingredients 300g dried fruit (use any combination of sultanas, raisins, currants, figs, prunes) 100ml Irish whiskey 300g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp salt 200g unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing 200g dark brown sugar grated zest of 1 orange 2 large eggs, at room temperature 1 tsp vanilla extract 220g full-fat creme fraiche (or full-fat sour cream) icing sugar for dusting Method 1. Place the dried fruit in a bowl and stir in the whiskey. Cover with a plate and leave to soak overnight* at room temperature, stirring a few times. 2. Preheat oven to 175C (185C conventional). Grease and flour a 23cm bundt tin or 23cm round spring-form tin. Set aside.  3. Sift the flour, baking...

Sweet! Local bakers help animal shelter surpass fundraising goal (3 photos) - MidlandToday

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This year's National Cupcake Day was an exceptionally sweet one for the local OSPCA. "We're currently at $11,388.30 and some businesses continue to run fundraisers through the month of March, so I hope to reach $12,000," Midland Animal Centre community development coordinator Robin Elliott said. The major mid-winter fundraiser had an initial goal of $10,000. "This is an amazing outcome," Elliott said. "Last year saw $10,137 coming in, so I'm incredibly grateful to our amazing community!" This year's campaign received major helping hands from a trio of bakers, including 11-year-old Abbie MacLean, who raised $3,130 during the cupcake event. Local OPP officer Sam Sothourn raised $2,150, and Keltie Smith from Sweet Tooth Cupcakes raised $5,330. Elliott said funds will be used for general animal care and any major cases that come the shelter's way. "We are also currently t...

CUSTOMIZED MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE NUTRIFIT TO BE INCLUDED IN OFFICIAL GRAMMY® GIFT BAGS - EIN News

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Everyone Wins Nominee Git Bag Gift Bags Also Distributed Independently to Select Oscar® Nominees LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, March 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Distinctive Assets, the LA-based entertainment marketing company credited with transforming celebrity gifting into a bona fide marketing tactic, will yet again be creating the official GRAMMY ® Gift Bag as well as independently producing their legendary "Everyone Wins" Nominee Gift Bags, which have become the most buzzed-about swag in history. The GRAMMY Gift Bag will be handed out to the show's presenters and performers while the "Everyone Wins" Gift Bags will be delivered exclusively the top Oscar ® nominees in the Best Actor + Actress, Best Supporting Actor + Actress, and Best Director categories. One hot ticket item that will be again included in this year's round of freebies for both events is NutriFit's organic, personalized meal plans. NutriFit is LA...

Peter Jensen: My new definition of pain: Not the appendectomy, but the ensuing 21 days of cable news | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

Unfortunately, our website is currently unavailable in your country. We are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to your market. We continue to identify technical compliance solutions that will provide all readers with our award-winning journalism. Peter Jensen: My new definition of pain: Not the appendectomy, but the ensuing 21 days of cable news | COMMENTARY - Baltimore Sun

What Are the Best Jeans to Buy for Spring 2022? - The Cut

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"Fashion Friend" is a non-judgmental, politely honest shopping advice column. Send us your hyper-specific questions and we'll crowdsource answers from people with great taste. Video: The Cut Recently, I was scrolling through TikTok when I came across a video of a man in distress. "Tell me what denim is, right now ," he yells into the camera, holding his fist up in a faux -threatening pose. He very urgently wanted to know what denim is made out of and how, which is a good question, but I laughed because it also struck me as an existential one. What is denim right now? Designers are reinventing it, playing not only with silhouette and construction, but also with our eyes and expectations. On the run...

Analysis | Food-Delivery Services Will Struggle to Outrun Inflation - The Washington Post

Inflation is coming for consumers' pricey pandemic habits. Whether choosing restaurant dinners delivered to their door or at-home meal kits, many Americans have prioritized convenience over cost for the past two years. Food-delivery was a big beneficiary. Some of the top platforms including DoorDash Inc. and Uber Eats enjoyed triple-digit growth rates, supercharged by Covid fears and the suspension of restaurant dining. Similarly, meal-kit provider Blue Apron Holdings Inc. was struggling before the pandemic and considering putting itself up for sale. But when the virus hit, thousands of customers flocked to its service.  Now accelerating inflation, combined with easing fears about eating in restaurants as Covid cases drop, threaten to deflate the delivery boom. Inflation in particular is likely to prompt consumers to re-evaluate their...

UW Oshkosh students get Capitol showcase at Research in the Rotunda - UW Oshkosh Today

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Nine students from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh were among nearly 150 students from across the UW System putting their research on display at the 18th Research in the Rotunda event Wednesday in Madison. The event, returning from a one-year hiatus because of the pandemic, is an opportunity for undergraduate researchers to showcase their work with poster displays inside the State Capitol. Attendees include students representing the 13 UW System universities, many of their faculty advisers, faculty, staff and administrators from many schools and some state legislators. Research areas from UW Oshkosh students covered a wide range of topics, from the impact of voter ID laws on election turnout—from senior economics major Joey Reddin, of Brookfield—to a potential path to treat people afflicted by a parasitic flatworm—that one from the team of senior kinesiology major Mia VanHooreweghe and senior chemistry major Hailey Johnson, both of Appleton. For Mackenzie Seymour, a senior ...