Should i read the harvard classics

Such was the educational purpose with which I undertook to edit The Harvard Classics. I have read quite a few of the books that make up the collection singularly over the years, particularly the classics from antiquity. My goal now is to start with volume 1 and work my way through the entire set.

I figure it will take me anywhere from months to read them all but I am not sure. I will probably put up a post with my impressions of each volume as I finish reading it. I am sure that there are some volumes, particularly poetry, that I struggle through and at times I may want to give up but my goal is to have finished reading the complete set by the end of They bring to you the rare pleasure of commingling with great minds, they feed your mind with stimulating thoughts, they turn your mind into fresh channels.

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Dow Jones. Meaning it wasn't a cheap sleazy novel. It took reading at least 30 more classics to appreciate it, and now it's my most favorite novel in the whole world.

I actually get goose bumps when I even think of Nabokov's words. I was surprised at myself at how much patience and desire I had when reading all these classics, even the ones I didn't particularly enjoy because it was still an experience. Through this process I read books I was sure I was not going to find interesting, for example "The Odyssey", and it turned out to be one of the best books I've ever read.

So the point is that even though it may seem like an unrealistic goal to set for oneself, you can guarantee that you'll find many among the list that you'll be glad you read. I'm currently reading War and Peace along with Yeats' collection of poetry, and I'm enjoying the experience of both and look forward to reading many more classics for as long as I live. Thanks for bumping this one up.

Earlier this year I also read The Iliad, which I enjoyed immensely. That one took me by surprise. After I got past the concept of the theme, I was able to appreciate the writing style of this author. Indem Sie weiterhin auf der Website surfen bzw. Mehr erfahren. Sign In. Join as a Pro.

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Here's another close-up:. Cookalong 3 - Carrots Q. Mix 1 cup orange juice with 1 or 2 shots of whiskey and pour over the top. Grind fresh sea salt and pepper over the top, dot with butter all over, cover with foil, and bake at until done to desired.

I like my carrots with a bit of bite still in them. You might need to add a bit more juice at this point if there isn't enough liquid left so what's left doesn't just burn up. You can also drizzle some maple syrup over the top after you dot them with the butter, but I find they're sweet enough without it. Sometimes I add it and sometimes I don't. I am leaning towards making the carrot tart for a dessert, I don't know if it will be good or not, it is mostly a curiosity thing but we'll see, because my weekend plans haven't firmed up yet.

It just adds a special taste that you can't quite put your finger on! Lisa o Coconut Carrots clip this post email this post what is this? I always have baby carrots on hand and a can of Coconut Cream in the pantry. The Coconut Cream is slightly sweet. In fact I just shared your recipe with the guy ahead of me at the checkout line. He had a huge bag of carrots. Turns out the carrots were for his horse. The following recipe was given to me by a co-worker a dietitian who advised that for he and his wife, it is a must have dish for Thanksgiving.

It is yummy. Put in 1 quart baking dish. Preheat oven to Combine mayonnaise and horseradish. Add onion, salt and pepper.

Mix well and stir into carrots. Bake 15 minutes. Can be done ahead and baked before dinner. When we had horses, we always bought large bags of carrots as a treat. They got them in the evening, and we always had to cut up one extra carrot for one of our dogs who loves raw carrots as well : o RE: Cookalong Carrots Thread 1 clip this post email this post what is this? Do I qualify? Lisa, the roasted carrots sound really good, but so does the carrot cumin tart. Hmmm, decisions, decisions.

After the carrots cook, the liquid has usually come down a little below the level of the carrots, so when adding enough milk to cover the carrots it will turn it white. The great flavor comes from the carrot cooking liquid, which is basically a single vegetable broth.

When you add the slurry, you make it nice and thick, then stir in some butter. I just put several tablespoons [or more] of cornstarch into a cup and add enough cold water to dissolve it while stirring. We like it rather thick, but you make it how you like cream sauces. I usually make more slurry than I think I'll need since cornstarch is cheap and I'd rather have more ready then have to go back and make some more if it didn't make it thick enough.

I hope I explained this clearly. It's much greater than the sum of its parts. Tashkent Carrot Salad Carrots — 2 lbs. Let stand for 10 minutes to get the juices out. Mix with the rest of seasoning. Let marinate for 6 hours. Mix thoroughly before serving as juices tend to collect on the bottom of the dish. Serve chilled. I have several recipes. Here's a nice seasonal one. Combine dry ingredients and set aside.

Grate carrots and set aside. Combine the carrots with the wet ingredients. Bake min. Store in the fridge because these muffins are moist and they'll mold otherwise.

Everyone has their own ideas about this, so you'll have to use your judgement. Also, I usually use paper lined muffin tins, but if you don't want to do that you have to grease the muffin tins with some type of shortening.

With the variability of the baking time, I suggest inserting a toothpick in the muffins to test them. When the toothpick comes out clean, the muffins are done. But watch carefully, because maple syrup burns easier than white sugar sweetened baked goods. But the taste is worth the trouble, IMHO. I make this as a stuffing for baked squash. The best time I ever made it I stuffed a small baked hubbard squash with it. The squash was about the size of a smallish football. Start by baking the cleaned squash halves at degrees for 45 minutes.

I always have trouble baking squash perfectly, so use whatever method works best for you. Meanwhile, make the tsimmes. Traditionally tsimmes is put in an oven or on the back of the stove on the evening of the Sabbath so it will be ready to eat the next day after a long slow cooking, and no more work will have to be put into it. This would work in a crockpot too, I think.

The original recipe called for some kind of meat, probably ground chuck? Add tomatoes, and veg. Add potatoes and carrots. Simmer 30 min. Add some water or more broth if needed. Add corn and fruit, simmer 15 min. Stuff tsimmes into squash, bake in the oven for 15 min. You can top this with bread crumbs, parmesean cheese, or grated white cheddar, or any type of mixuture, but it is not necessary.

Could also add a dollop of lowfat sour cream and sprinkle with chopped parsley. That's how I like it. Here's a carrot pie that is lower in fat than that carrot-cumin tart and something I have made before. At the end, sprinkle in the flour to brown slightly.

Bake 15 min at then turn down to for 39 min. Cool 5 min. Here's my regular pie crust recipe. It is very different from a shortening crust, but I still like it. I got the recipe and technique from my friend Martha Pie Crust makes top and bottom crust 2 cups flour - I usually use half whole wheat pastry flour 2 tsp. You can cut this recipe in half for just a bottom crust pie. If you want to get fancy with the crust for this pie, your can mix in some poppy seeds or ground sesame seeds, maybe 2 TBLSP.

The carrots cooked at H10,L10,M5 for 6 minutes and then looked like this: My DH loved the result, told me that the bacon added an interesting touch to it. The potatoes did not get anything extra from the bacon, I guess the potato skin is too thick to let bacon juices through.