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Apple Salad with Autumn Cider Dressing

Apple Salad with Autumn Cider Dressing

Apple Salad

Autumn Cider Dressing, (below)

1 tart firm apple, cored and cut into 1/2 inches chunks
(I like Granny Smith, but use whatever apple you prefer)

3 cups (more or less) Romaine lettuce, washed, trimmed, torn into bite-sized pieces

1 cup arugula, washed & torn into bite-sized pieces
(you can use watercress or fresh spinach instead)

Crumbled or sliced/cubed cheese – this could be blue cheese, feta cheese, or goat cheese

3 tablespoons coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans

In a bowl, toss the apple chunks with 2 tablespoons of Autumn Cider Dressing. Place the lettuce and arugula in a large salad bowl and toss with the remaining dressing. Divide the greens among 6 salad plates, top with the apples and the crumbled or cubed cheese, then sprinkle with walnuts or pecans.

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making apple cider

Autumn Cider Dressing

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon apple cider
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 teaspoon crumbled dried thyme

Whisk all ingredients in a bowl until creamy.

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Cheesy Apple Pie

At this time of the year, the apple orchards are often filled with fruit, and people start thinking about apple pies. Here’s my own version, which combines the flavor of apples with that of cheddar cheese. Yummy!

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Ocean’s Cheesy Apple Pie

For the crust:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter-flavored shortening (Crisco)
1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese (may use mild or sharp as you desire)
3 – 4 tablespoons of water

In a mixing bowl, stir together flour and salt. Cut in the shortening to the size of small peas. Stir in cheese. Sprinkle one tablespoon of the water over part of the mixture, and toss with a fork. Continue to sprinkle in water, a tablespoon at a time, and toss until all is well moistened. Form into a ball

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to form a 12 inch circle. Ease into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim to 1/2 inch beyond edge of plate, fold under pastry. Finish the edge as desired. Do not prick pastry.

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For the filling:

5 cups thinly sliced, peeled cooking apples
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

In a bowl, combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt. Transfer to crust.

For the topping

3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter
1 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese (may use mild or sharp as you desire)

In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. Cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly. Gently stir in the cheddar cheese.

Sprinkle the cheddar topping on top of the filling. Cover edge of pie with foil to prevent burning, and bake in a 375 degree oven for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and make for 20 more minutes, until top is golden and fruit is tender. Makes 8 servings of delicious pie!

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Although we did not have the number of entries we had hoped for in the Equal Communication Access Blogging/Vlogging Contest, we still received a number of entries, which are listed below:

Lois’s My World at a Glance

“Equal Communication Access”

http://www.lois4.com/ECA.html

 

 

Deaf Culture On-Line

“Intimate Moments”

http://www.deaf-culture-online.com/intimatemoments.html

 

Signs of the Times

“Being the Belief”

http://thedeafjeff.blogspot.com/2007/08/being-belief.html

 

Independent Entry

“A Day In the Life of a Deaf/HoH Person”

http://deafpagan.com/2007/09/26/eca-entry-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-deafhoh-person/

 

Bill Creswell’s Blog

“Why I Support Equal Communication Access”

http://billcreswell.wordpress.com/2007/09/21/why-i-support-equal-communication-access/

 

Quinn Creative

“Equal Access for Deaf Pagan”

http://quinncreative.wordpress.com/2007/07/18/equal-access-for-deaf-pagan/

 

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF THE ENTRIES

 

The following blogs/vlogs are NOT eligible for judging in the contest for various reasons (created by judges, not submitted for the contest, etc.) but are being listed here for your reading/viewing pleasure as additional information on Equal Communication Access:

 

Ear of My Heart

“An Equal Communication Access ASL/Captioned Poem”

http://www.earofmyheart.com/wordpress/?p=272

 

Crystal‘s Corner

“Why I Support Equal Communication Access”

http://crystaldolphin.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/why-i-support-equal-communication-access/

 

Deaf Progressivism

“Equal Communication Access Now”

http://deafprogressivism.blogspot.com/2007/06/equal-communication-access-now-short.html

 

DeafDC – Allison Kaftan

“Support Equal Communication Access”

http://www.deafdc.com/blog/allison-kaftan/2007-07-24/support-equal-communication-access/

 

Nemeton – Yvonne Aburrow

“Equal Access to Love”

http://nemeton.blogspot.com/2007/07/equal-access-to-love.html

 

A More Silent World

“What Does Equal Communication Access Mean to ME?”

http://growingsilence.blogspot.com/2007/07/what-does-equal-communication-access.html

 

Pure Deaf

“Equal Communication Access”

http://puredeaf.blogspot.com/2007/06/equal-communication-access.html

 

Deaf Pagan Crossroads

“What Equal Communication Access Means to Me”

http://deafpagan.com/2007/07/14/what-equal-communication-access-means-to-me/

 

The Deaf Edge

“What’s In It For Me?”

http://deafpundit.wordpress.com/2007/07/11/whats-in-it-for-me/

 

In addition to the above specific posts, there are many posts which discuss Equal Communication Access in some way… all over the Deaf Blogosphere/Vlogosphere. For more information, be sure to check out DeafRead at:

http://www.deafread.com/

 

Also take a look at the Equal Communication Access website at:

http://equalcommaccess.org/

 

 

MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING

EQUAL COMMUNICATION ACCESS

 

 

 

 

 

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Here is one of the entries for the Equal Communication Access Blogging & Vlogging Contest, submitted by “WAD.” Because this individual does not have a blog site, this entry is being posted here for everyone’s reading pleasure.

In this entry, WAD has chosen to show a schedule of a day in a deaf/hard of hearing person’s life, and demonstrate how equal communication access impacts us all in our daily lives; whether it be captioning, interpreters, pagers, videophones, etc.

The original entry was all one table with three columns for time, activity, and additional information; however, due to the limits of WordPress, the entry had to be edited to fit onto the page of this post. Thus it has been split into half, with the activity above and the additional information below. The additional information contains links for blogs, websites, news page, etc. where one can read further information about enhancing accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.

Perhaps you will find this post to be interesting and informative!

TIME ACTIVITY

6:00 Bed vibrated and the lamp on nightstand flashed – woke up
7:00 Read captioned news on the Internet with a cup of coffee
8:00 PDA vibrated. Received alert email on way to work- news of accident on Thruway Exit 47
9:00 Discussed brief but important information with supervisor using Instant Messenger
10:00 Registered for Defensive Driving course with town Recreation & Parks;
requested sign language interpreter as it has a line, “special needs/limitations/medical conditions (please include participant name)…town to provide and pay for interpreter fee
11:00 Shared with my colleague on how things have changed over time, especially on equal access
12:00 Went to restaurant and ordered my lunch – small vibrating device was given to me to let me know meal’s ready to be picked up
1:00 Participated in video conference meeting with a few clients using relay conference captioning
2:00 Provided information to my colleague to consider attending workshop on providing equal access to information for everyone
3:00 Made hotel reservation for my incoming vacation – Checked to see if it met ADA requirements
4:00 Showed Equal Communication Access video to my colleague
5:00 On the golf course’s third hole, a message showed up on the cart’s GPS device display screen instructing golfers to return to pro shop due to approaching lightning
6:00 On the way home, the vehicle had a flat tire. Contacted AAA via IP Relay for road assistance using my pager
7:00 Light strobe flashing across each room in the house – signaling me that visitor is at the door
8:00 Viewed closed captioned videos on PDA and iPods
9:00 Chatted with my long distance girlfriend using videophone and my hearing dad via video relay service
10:00 What a productive day. Good night!
TIME ADDITIONAL INFO
6:00 http://www.harriscomm.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=42_123
7:00 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/shane-feldman/2007-07-24/cnncom-
refuses-to-caption-us-presidential-debate/

8:00 http://www.nysthruway.gov/tas/signup.shtml
9:00 http://www.aim.com
10:00 http://www.townofbrighton.org/07fallfinalform.pdf
11:00 http://www.nad.org/site/pp.asp?c=foINKQMBF&b=1387157
12:00 http://www.pager.net/Long-Range-Systems/Restaurant-Pagers.html
1:00 http://www.fedrcc.us/fedrcc
2:00 http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
3:00 http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/hotelcombr.htm
4:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNLvqY97ak4
5:00 http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20070827/RECREATION02/70827024
6:00 http://www.ip-relay.com/myiprelay.html
7:00 http://www.smarthome.com/4060.html
8:00 http://www.deafdc.com/blog/adam-stone/2007-09-08/itunes-and
-ipods-now-support-closed-captioning/

9:00 http://www.sorensonvrs.com
10:00 ZZZZZ

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