Quotes - Sophia Loren

 

CONCERNED HUSBAND

 

Once there lived a happy couple who had been together for decades.  But after spending years together, husband was concerned that his wife was not hearing well as she used to hear. He thought that she might need a hearing aid but he wasn’t sure how to approach her.

He called his family doctor asked for suggestion. The doctor told him to test it with a simple idea. The doctor said, “ Stand 40 feet away from her and speak as loud as you would speak to her in a normal conversation. Observe if she hears you. If not, reduce the distance into 30 feet, then 20 feet, and  so until you get a response. The distance will help us to estimate her requirements for the hearing aid ”

Next day , the husband saw his wife cooking dinner in the kitchen. So he took the opportunity to check the doctor’s Idea. He got 40 feet away from his wife and asked , “ dear what is there for dinner?” . He waited for response but did not get  any.

He moved a bit closer  and asked “ dear, what is there for dinner?”. He still did not get any response from his wife.

He then stood twenty feet away from his wife and asked the same question, hoping he would get a response this time. But the wife did not respond.

He then stood just ten feet away from his wife and asked “ Dear , What is there for dinner.”  He did not get any response

By now the husband was very concerned and felt pity about how bad is his wife’s hearing.

Then he walked right behind her and says, “ Honey, what is there for dinner. “

The wife shouted, “John, This is the the fifth time I’m saying, CHICKEN..!!”

Moral:

Most often, the problem may not be with others but could be very much within us.

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Maple Caramel Pecan Sticky Babka

 

Ingredients

Makes two babka cakes if you use 2lb bread tins. 

For the dough

• 1 cup (240ml) warm whole milk
• 2 1/4 tsp (7g) instant dry yeast
• 1 tbsp (12g) brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 tbsp (60g) unsalted butter, melted
• 3 3/4 cups (450g) plain flour
• 1/2 tsp (2.5g) salt

For the maple caramel sauce

• 1/2 cup (120ml) double cream
• 2/3 cup (107ml) maple syrup
• 1/4 cup (50g) brown sugar
• 12 tbsp (170g) salted butter
• 2 tsp (10ml) vanilla extract

For the filling

• 2 cups (200g) roughly chopped pecans

Preparation

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the milk, yeast, brown sugar, eggs, butter, flour, and salt. Using the dough hook, mix until the flour is completely incorporated, about 4-5 minutes. The dough should be a little bit sticky, but not wet.

Cover the bowl with cling film and let sit at room temperature for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

To make the maple caramel sauce, combine the milk, maple syrup, brown sugar and salted butter in a medium sauce pot. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring regularly to keep it from burning. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.

Grease two 2lb bread tins and line the bottom with parchment baking paper.

Lightly dust a surface with flour. Divide the dough into two parts. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough onto the surface, then trim the edges with a knife to obtain a rectangle of about 40cm x 30cm.

Spread half of the maple caramel sauce over the dough, leaving a 2 cm border all around. Sprinkle half of the pecan nuts.

Brush a little of water over the long edge of the dough on your left. Using both hands, roll up the rectangle like a roulade, starting from the long side on your right, rolling towards the left side. Roll the dough completely into a perfect, thick log, sitting on its seam.

With a knife, trim off 2 cm of both ends. Gently, cut the roll into two, length-way, from the top to the bottom. Position the cut sides facing up, gently press the ends together.

Lift the right half over the left half. Repeat with the left half over the right half and press the ends together to seal it.

Carefully lift the loaf and place into the tin.

Repeat the process with the remaining dough. Cover the two bread tins with cling film or a tea towel. Let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180°C Fan. (Important: don’t forget to rest the babka cakes in the baking tins for about 30 minutes before baking. Transfer the tins to the oven and bake for about 30 minutes, until the loaves are golden brown on top. If they are browning too quickly on top, cover with foil halfway through cooking.

Leave the loaves in their tins until completely cool before moving onto a serving plate. Store in airtight containers.

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What is your legacy?

 About a hundred years ago, a man looked at the morning newspaper and to his surprise and horror, he read his name in the obituary column.

The news papers had reported the death of the wrong person by mistake.

His first response was shock.

Am I here or there?

When he regained his composure, his second thought was to find out what people had said about him.

The obituary read, “Dynamite King Dies.”

And also “He was the merchant of death.”

This man was the inventor of dynamite and when he read the words “merchant of death,” he asked himself a question, “Is this how I am going to be remembered?”

He got in touch with his feelings and decided that this was not the way he wanted to be remembered.

From that day on, he started working toward peace.

His name was Alfred Nobel and he is remembered today by the great Nobel Prize.

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Just as Alfred Nobel got in touch with his feelings and redefined his values, we should step back and do the same.

1. What is your legacy?
2. How would you like to be remembered?
3. Will you be spoken well of?
4. Will you be remembered with love and respect?
5. Will you be missed?

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