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I started a garden yesterday on the apartment balcony. A couple of herbs, and a couple of fruit-bearing plants. I'm not a great gardener -- I've definitely sent my share of plants to the Botanical Intensive Care Unit (from which they are never seen again). Yesterday in all the excitement I left a lone plant in the back of my car -- when I unloaded the car this morning, I found it, yellowed and limp, like a vegetable someone had boiled too long. I chopped off all the yellow limp bits, leaving very nearly nothing of the plant. Poor plant. I may just need to get a replacement if I can't save it.

I even started a little composting project. Now, if I only knew more about worm bins...

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Dr. Stephen Hawking asks on Yahoo! Answers: "In a world that is in chaos politically, socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years?", while Bono of U2 asks "What can we do to make poverty history?".

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Creme Brulee is one of those desserts that I've really only had in restaurants. Cool, creamy custard hidden underneath a caramelized crust. The Brulee part of the name refers to the caramelized sugar. It surprised me to learn that this restaurant dessert can be made easily at home (provided you have a kitchen torch).

It doesn't take very long to make, but it does involve a bit of pre-planning because you will need to refridgerate it for a couple of hours to set the custard.

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