My Review of Roku HD Player

Originally submitted at Roku

The new HD, with built-in wireless, delivers top value in high-definition streaming.

Roku HD Player

Awesome Little Box!

By BlueTurtle from Little Rock, AR on 11/12/2010

5out of 5

Pros: Built in Wi-Fi, Easy to set up, Easy to use, Great value, Compact
Cons: Want more video choices
Best Uses: Secondary TV, Living room, Primary TV, Bedroom
Describe Yourself: Home entertainment enthusiast, Movie buff, Netflix fan

We have Netflix streaming on an Xbox in the den and a Wii in the living room. However, we didn't have a way to get Neflix in our bedrooms. We purchased the Roku just for Netflix and Pandora, but it does so much more! The built in channels and the private channels allow us to watch TV our way. We will defintely add additional boxes to our children's rooms, in the near future, as a replacement for their satellite boxes. All I can say is wow...totally awesome!

(legalese)

Homemade Mozzarella Cheese

Oh My Goodness! I made homemade mozzarella cheese this evening and it was so easy! Had I known how easy it would be I would have made it along time ago. There are several websites that give the directions on how to make it, but I used Eat. Drink…Better’s instructions. I did not see the measurement for salt in the recipe so I just eye-balled it…probably less than ½ tsp. There are two items that you probably don’t have in your cabinet…citric acid and rennet, however, I found them easily at Whole Foods Market. If your store doesn’t carry the products both of them can be found via the internet.

Anyway…Here’s a quick rundown of the pictures.


1. Citric acid and the rennet.

2. What the milk looks like when the curds separate from the whey (the whey is the almost clear liquid underneath the white curds).

3. The curds and a small bit of whey after I scooped them out of the pot.

4. Curds after the first kneading.

5. The finished, shaped mozzarella balls.

Making homemade cheese was an awesome experience and has fueled my desire to try more projects that were everyday practices for my ancestors. Cheese made at home…in 2010…who would have thought!?

Toodles!

First Veggies Of The Season

I finally took the plunge and planted two small gardens.  One for veggies and one for herbs.  I will post more pictures when the garden starts to fill our a bit more. I'll also add a veggie list when I get time.