DDOS Attack - Not Chicken Little

Spane, 6 years old, in April of 2010
My own personal DDOS, Spane, 6 years old, in April of 2010
So, yesterday, August 9, 2012, there was a DDOS attack on the servers that host The Good Plate. This is the second time this has happened. This is not something for which the hosting provider is at fault - this is some miscreant doing damage.

Have you ever heard of a DDOS attack - it's a Distributed Denial Of Service. Basically, thousands of computer send simultaneous requests to a single server, and there are so many requests that the server is unable to respond, and has to shut down until the attack stops.

It's as if you're in a room with a hundred people, and they are all asking you different questions at the same time. I don't know about you, but sometimes, I feel like I'm under at DDOS attack when Spane starts asking me "Mom, why does this? Mom, why does that? Mom! Mom! Mom!". You know how it goes if you have kids.

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Crab Shrimp Cakes with Louis Sauce

Recipes in this PostGarnished Crab Cake Picture by Stu Spivack at Flickr

When I was a little girl living in Germany, my mother used to get frozen crab cakes. I loved them. A few years ago, I found a package of Zatarain's crab cake mix, and I made it with imitation crab. Yup, you heard me right - imitation crab.

Here's my thoughts on imitation crab. What is imitation crab? Imitation crab is made from surimi, a concoction of fish, usually pollock, a binder and flavoring. I never think of imitation crab as crab, I think of it as Krab.

I went to the market yesterday, and stood there thinking about what to make for Friday Food. Krab was on sale, and there was a nice package of small bay shrimp on sale as well. Since I was going to be making this for Amber's family as well as mine, I got both, and thought I would mix them together.

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Lemon Margarita Bavarian Creams - Enjoy!

Lemon Margarita Bavarian Creams

Lemon Margarita Bavarian Creams - Enjoy!
Lemon Margarita Bavarian Creams - Enjoy!

These alcohol-free Lemon Margarita Bavarian Creams are festive and easy to make. You can have them as a dessert for your Mexican-themed dinner. Enjoy!

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Artichoke, Avocado and Shaved Parmesan Composed Salad

Artichoke, Avocado and Shaved Parmesan Composed Salad

Artichoke, Avocado and Shaved Parmesan Composed Salad

A very long time ago, a friend took me to a wonderful restaurant where Santa Monica Blvd meets Beverly Blvd. in West Hollywood, California. The restaurant was called Figaro, and my friend said I should order his favorite salad. I don't remember what it was called, but I have always remembered how good it was.

Years later, when this same friend came back into my life, I told him I had a surprise and presented this salad. He was so happy he almost wept, saying he never thought he would have that salad at Figaro's again - as the restaurant had closed quite some time before.

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Homemade Charcoal Chimney Starter, Burgers Topped with Cheddar and Coleslaw

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Raleigh Burger - Coleslaw Cheddar on a Kaiser Roll

 

There used to be a wonderful coffee-shop in Santa Monica called Nick's. One day, I went in there and ordered something called a Nick Burger. It had coleslaw and swiss cheese on it. It was so juicy you had to eat it over the plate. It became my favorite burger, and tonight, I decided to recreate it, with a little zip.

I've been becoming very brave of late with my Weber. First I started out with Match Light coals because they were pre-soaked, and easy to get started. Then, I graduated to using charcoal fluid and regular coals. Then today, I realized I had run out of fluid, and the corner store was closed. I knew that there are specially made charcoal chimney starters, and I thought I could make one from scratch. It wasn't difficult at all making a homemade charcoal chimney starter. No more relying on charcoal fluid for me!

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Our Favorite Cooking Quotes

"You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients." ~ Julia Child

"A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch." ~ James Beard

"Freeze? I’m a robot, not a refrigerator." ~ Marvin the Robot - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe

"Soup puts the heart at ease, calms down the violence of hunger, eliminates the tension of the day, and awakens and refines the appetite." ~ Auguste Escoffier

"Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life." ~ Anthony Bourdain

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