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Zucchini Brownies

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What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Table Food: Zucchini Brownies! There’s only one reason you ever need to mention the title of this dessert, and that is to avoid a food allergy to zucchini. Honestly, most people will raise their nose and never give it a chance if they know it’s in there. You cannot taste it. To prove it, I served this sweet treat to adults as well as kids. I heard comments like, “That fudge is super amazing!” These brownies are truly rich and fudgy, not to mention packed with healthy nutrients. Go for it.

ZUCCHINI BROWNIES

Ingredients:

3/4 cup butter

2 cups sugar

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 eggs

1/3 cup flour

1 cup cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon espresso powder

2 cups zucchini, peeled and grated

Powdered Sugar, for garnish

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 9”x9” baking pan with parchment paper…

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Jolly Monday Strikes Again!

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Another weekend gone by the wayside, another Monday to start the week … ho ho ho.  Well, at least you’re here to visit with us and we will try to provide some smiles, chuckles and laughs to get your week off to a fun start!  Today, Jolly begged to be allowed to help Joyful in the kitchen … well, some of you may remember the two times Jolly tried cooking before and the fact that he damn near burned the house down, so he’s not allowed to even go in the kitchen, let alone touch the stove!  But Joyful came up with a solution … surely he couldn’t make any disasters if we just made sandwiches … right?  Well, except for nearly chopping off a finger while slicing tomatoes, all went well, so we are offering a salad ‘n sandwich buffet this morning!  Grab a snack and let’s find some…

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Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees in endless cycle of Palestinian displacement – UPI.com

The Israeli army’s recent attack on Jenin refugee camp resulted in 13 deaths (12 Palestinians, including four children, and one Israeli soldier killed by suspected friendly fire).

An additional 143 Palestinians were injured, with 20 in critical condition, and up to 4,000 displaced.

Source: Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees in endless cycle of Palestinian displacement – UPI.com

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, CCHF, Virus Spreading In Europe Due To Climate Change

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By Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor | I am a writer, journalist, professor, systems modeler, computational and digital health expert, avocado…

Here’s another growing problem with climate change that politicians and business leaders can ignore—the spread of CCHF. CCHF is not a rock band. That would be CCR or Creedence Clearwater Revival. Instead, CCHF stands for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever. And it’s not like cowbell fever. It’s a potentially deadly fever caused by a virus that’s on the list of World Health Organization (WHO) priority pathogens that can cause outbreaks and pandemics.

Warmer and shorter Winters have meant that ticks carrying viruses causing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been moving Northwards into more temperate regions. Here CCHF viral particles (yellow) bud from the surface of cultured epithelial cells from a patient. (Photo by: IMAGE POINT FR/NIH/NIAID/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) BSIP/UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The problem is…

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España-Limitar los usos del agua para garantizar el consumo humano cuando los grifos se secan

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Redacción Medioambiente.- La situación de sequía prolongada que sufre España desde finales de 2021 y que no se prevé mejore en los próximos meses está obligando a limitar los usos del agua para garantizar la de consumo humano, sobre todo en Andalucía y el interior de Cataluña.

Pantano de Arguis, situado a 20 kilómetros de la ciudad de Huesca. EFE/ Javier Blasco

Restringir el riego de jardines y la limpieza de calles, prohibir el llenado de piscinas y fuentes o cortar el suministro de duchas en playas son algunas de las medidas más usadas para evitar poner en riesgo el “agua de boca” ante la escasez de precipitaciones.

En España, los Planes Especiales de Sequía (PES) distinguen entre sequía prolongada o meteorológica -derivada de la falta de lluvias y que ocasiona que los caudales se reduzcan de forma importante- y la escasez o sequía hidrológica, relacionada con posibles problemas de…

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