Well-seasoned cuisine: A craving for an old-time classic leads to dessert
Every once in a while my sweet tooth will get the best of me and I will crave a dessert without really being able to put my finger on it. Last weekend, I wanted to bake something so a friend suggested I find something to use the Grand Marnier he had bought recently. But when I looked up a few recipes, there were lots of them for complicated soufflés or cakes that required special equipment that he did not have in his basic baking supply arsenal. We decided against baking something and settled instead at picking up a few sweet things at a bakery in Santa Clara.
Flores: ‘The Woman in Black’ builds suspense without gore
It doesn't take much in a scary movie to make me jump, which is probably why I don't watch too many scary movies. And a well-crafted scary movie doesn't need a lot of gory moments to be scary. Some of the best movies I've seen are the ones that keep me on the edge of my seat - and guessing about the twists and turns - without the blood. One of the scary movies to hit the screen recently is reminiscent of such movies as "The Others" and "The Haunting."
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust raises fees
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, which has branches in Hollister and San Juan Bautista, has raised its service fees and changed some of its account terms and conditions.
Stage company presents a laugh-out-loud comedy
The latest San Benito Stage Company show promises to be quite funny – it is so laugh-inducing that the eight-person cast has been having a hard time keeping a straight face delivering their lines during rehearsal.
New Roman Catholic parish established
The Catholic Diocese of San Jose, encompassing all of Santa Clara County, was inaugurated in 1981. It has grown steadily since then, to an estimated 650,000 members now. Yet, only three new parishes have been formed, the latest in 1994.
Golf: Tiger Woods set for PGA Tour debut
Tiger Woods, wearing a windbreaker and answering questions humorously and seriously, spoke nearly 1,540 words of insight about his own game and that of his amateur playing partner this week at the AT&T National Pro-Am, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
MLB: Giants need to add offense to go with stellar pitching
When it comes to winning games, Bruce Bochy does more with less. He wouldn't mind a little more relaxation.
Lincoln reminds us of American inventiveness
Abraham Lincoln never visited Silicon Valley, but he would no doubt appreciate the spirit of innovation and ingenuity that exists in our global high-tech epicenter. Lincoln, whose birth date is Sunday, happens to be the only U.S. president who ever received an invention patent. That fact leads me to believe he would have a word or two to say to many of today's politicians who are now thwarting efforts to upgrade America's patenting system .
