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'Swamp king' prehistoric crocodile identified in Australia :
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Scientists in Australia have identified a new species of prehistoric crocodile they have christened the "swamp king." The creature, officially named Paludirex vincenti, measured more than 16 feet (five meters) long and dominated waterways in southeastern Queensland, according to a press release from the University of Queensland (UQ) published Monday. It lived between 5.33 and 2.58 million ... ...more
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Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
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Do you have a cookie burning problem? Me too. It seems that whenever I bake, I either get soft, yogurt-y cookie puddles, or the hardest cookie bricks imaginable. Lucky for me, there is an alternative: no-bake cookies! I'm hardly the first person to ever make them, but there's something satisfying about making cookies without so much as touching an oven. Now, without further ado, the ... ...more
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Quick Dessert Recipe
Anybody Can Cook
Banana Sheera Ingredients: 1 cup semolina (rawa), 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, 2 ripened bananas, 7 small cardamons, 3 cups of water, 1/2 cup ghee or oil, dry fruits (optional) (measuring cup for all ingredients should hold 250 ml of water). Procedure: 1. On a medium high flame roast the Semolina. 2. Stir continuously till the semolina changes its colour to golden brown and then ... ...more
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Easy Homemade Fruit Sherbet
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Is there anything better than a frozen treat on a hot day? If you're struggling to choose from the grocery aisle (or just can't go there right now), and you have some fruit and condensed milk on hand, you can make sherbet right now, even without an ice cream machine! Some may prefer the dairy-free cousin of sherbet, sorbet, and that's fine, just make sure to use a dairy free condensed milk ... ...more
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Why is Jell-O Such an American Staple?
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I was preparing some sugar free gelatin as a dessert yesterday-- quarantine diet, you know-- and it struck me as it's occurred to many before me: why is gelatin so enduring in American culture? Without the flavorings and additives we've come to love, it doesn't taste like anything, and it's not especially beautiful on its own. And why would it be? Gelatin is just the heavily boiled connective ... ...more
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Don't Feed Your Wedding Guests a Meal
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I can hear the clutching of pearls from here. "How DARE you suggest that we not feed our guests! Are we not good hosts?" Obviously, you have to feed your guests something. But should it be a full meal? You might have looked at the meal plans for your wedding venue, and your crying wallet screamed "no!" So what could you feed them instead? Here are a few alternative ideas to feed a hungry ... ...more