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Featured Recipe: Strawberry Tiramisu for Two

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

From AllRecipes.com

Valentine’s may be over, but it’s never out of season to show your love with sweets for your sweet!

Ingredients

  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur
  • 18 ladyfingers
  • 1/3 cup chilled espresso
  • 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions

  1. Cut off the tops of the strawberries and slice the berries. Reserve 2 large whole berries for garnish.
  2. In a blender, place 2 cups of strawberries and 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar; blend to puree and set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine mascarpone cheese, 1/4 cup cream, 1/4 cup sugar, and liqueur; beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until thickened.
  4. Place 6 ladyfingers on a serving plate and brush each with approximately 1 teaspoon cold espresso coffee. Spread or pipe out 1/2 of the cheese mixture over the ladyfingers, and layer with half of the sliced strawberries.
  5. Repeat with the next 6 ladyfingers, espresso, remaining cheese mixture, and sliced strawberries; top with remaining 6 ladyfingers.
  6. In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup heavy cream with 2 tablespoons sugar; beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until just whipped, approximately 1 minute. Spread cream evenly over top layer of ladyfingers.
  7. Dust cocoa over whipped cream, and garnish with 2 reserved strawberries. Pour strawberry puree onto two serving plates. Cut tiramisu in half, and place onto puree.

From AllRecipes.com

Search for recalls at NHTSA site

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

The recent news of recalls in the auto industry brings automotive safety to the forefront of our minds. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 42,000 deaths occur each year in automobile accidents. In fact, the NTHSA cites traffic crashes as the primary cause of debilitating injuries in the United States and the No. 1 killer of Americans under age 34.

In addition to staggering emotional costs, the annual economic loss to society because of these crashes, in terms of worker productivity, medical costs, insurance costs, etc., is estimated at more than $150 billion. Clearly, there is a need for dramatic improvement in motor vehicle safety. Getting unsafe vehicles off the road is integral to improving safety and saving lives.

The NHTSA issues vehicle safety standards and requires manufacturers to recall vehicles that have safety-related defects or do not meet Federal safety standards. Since 1966, more than 390 million cars, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and mopeds, as well as 46 million tires, 66 million pieces of motor vehicle equipment, and 42 million child safety seats have been recalled to correct safety defects.

Manufacturers voluntarily initiate many of these recalls, while others are either influenced by NHTSA investigations or ordered by NHTSA via the courts. If a safety defect is discovered, the manufacturer must notify NHTSA, as well as vehicle or equipment owners, dealers, and distributors. The manufacturer is then required to remedy the problem at no charge to the owner.

To find out whether your automobile is subject to current recalls, Search for Recalls at the NHTSA website.

From NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation



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