* 12 sheets filo dough (each about 14x9 in.) thawed if frozen
* 1 bar (3.5 oz) Lindt Lindor truffles (18 pieces)
* 1/2 pint fresh raspberries
Serves 6
Active: 30 minutes/Total 42 minutes
1) Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Have a baking sheet ready. Unfold filo; cover with plastic wrap to prevent drying.
2) Make each turnover: Remove 1 sheet fillo; lighly coat with nonstick spray or brush with melted butter. Fold in thirds lenghtwise; lightly spray or brush top. Place 1 piece of chocolate about 1/2 inch from bottom end of strip; top with 1 raspberry. Fold lower right corner over filling, forming a triangle. Continue folding triangles to other end of strip. Place on baking sheet. Repeat to make 12.
3) Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden. Remove to wire rack to cool. Melt remaining 6 pieces chocolate in microwave; drizzle over turnovers. Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with remaining raspberries.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Theme for the next month...FOOD FOR THOUGHT
There are so many times that I see something and say hmmm! That makes perfect sense. Well this month I will share the "Food for thought" ideas that I have come across.
For today... Grab your pen and paper and try this out!
We live in a culture that encourages us to shop. But how savvy a customer are you? Find a quiet moment and consider the following...
1) What we buy and how much we spend are influenced by how we feel. Think of a day when you shopped when you were angry, anxious, lonely or blue. What did you purchase? Did you enjoy it, return it, or wish you'd spent your time doing something else?
2) Family attitudes and habits we encountered in childhood may influence us for a lifetime. What good shopping habits did you learn growing up? What bad habits have you inherited?
3) We can be smart shoppers in some areas (say, food or clothes or airfare) and noodleheads in others (like furniture, fixtures and more). What do you tend to purchase wisely? Were do you go astray? What makes shopping for these items hard for you? Do you need a shopping coach?
4) On a scale of one (you never trust 'em) to ten (you're a salesman's dream), how susceptible to advertisements or sales pitches are you? Have you ever bought something you didn't need because of a commercial or a print ad? Consider how you could be more discriminating.
5) Imagine that your closet went up in flames and you had to rebuild your wardrobe with only a few key pieces. Which items would you pick? To see how it would feel, select ten things you already own (not counting underwear or pajamas) and wear just hose for the next week. Was it difficult? A relief? Were you surprised at how little you could get by with?
As Americans we are spoiled when you really think about it. All of the choices, ads, credit and accumulation of things that we really don't need but purchase on an impulse, just to have or to keep up with the neighbors.
Is it all really necessary? We need to purchase more storage containers and bigger homes just to store all of the STUFF that we really never needed to begin with.
For today... Grab your pen and paper and try this out!
We live in a culture that encourages us to shop. But how savvy a customer are you? Find a quiet moment and consider the following...
1) What we buy and how much we spend are influenced by how we feel. Think of a day when you shopped when you were angry, anxious, lonely or blue. What did you purchase? Did you enjoy it, return it, or wish you'd spent your time doing something else?
2) Family attitudes and habits we encountered in childhood may influence us for a lifetime. What good shopping habits did you learn growing up? What bad habits have you inherited?
3) We can be smart shoppers in some areas (say, food or clothes or airfare) and noodleheads in others (like furniture, fixtures and more). What do you tend to purchase wisely? Were do you go astray? What makes shopping for these items hard for you? Do you need a shopping coach?
4) On a scale of one (you never trust 'em) to ten (you're a salesman's dream), how susceptible to advertisements or sales pitches are you? Have you ever bought something you didn't need because of a commercial or a print ad? Consider how you could be more discriminating.
5) Imagine that your closet went up in flames and you had to rebuild your wardrobe with only a few key pieces. Which items would you pick? To see how it would feel, select ten things you already own (not counting underwear or pajamas) and wear just hose for the next week. Was it difficult? A relief? Were you surprised at how little you could get by with?
As Americans we are spoiled when you really think about it. All of the choices, ads, credit and accumulation of things that we really don't need but purchase on an impulse, just to have or to keep up with the neighbors.
Is it all really necessary? We need to purchase more storage containers and bigger homes just to store all of the STUFF that we really never needed to begin with.
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