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Dinner arrived in five boxes the other night: one for the ribs, one for the orzo, two for the carrots and the last for the tiramisu. The boxes were ordinary, and the lumps of vacuum-packed frozen food inside looked anything but appetizing, but no matter: the meal for two I created with them a few hours later was divine. Divinely gourmet, to be precise...
...didn't go near a microwave to make either entree. For the orzo with lobster ($29.99) from French Laundry in Napa Valley, Calif., I simply boiled some water, plopped three vacuum-sealed bags into it, let them sit for 25 min., slit open the bags and arranged the ingredients on a plate. (I admit I did saute the lobster in a bit of butter for a few seconds, but it was worth it.) The tamarind barbecue pork ribs ($19.99) from the Coyote Cafe in Santa Fe, N.M., were even tastier and cheaper than the lobster, and they required a mere...
...womb. Such an image tugs on any reader’s heartstrings; no one wants to see a baby impaled on a sharp hook. The problem is, however, that this picture is a gross misrepresentation of reality: the majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester with a vacuum-like device—and no hooks...
...When I get here the first thing I do is take out the trash in all the offices and classrooms, then I have to wash the floors—I dry mop it, wet mop it, and buff it at least three or four times a week. I vacuum the rugs in the hall, then I do the bathrooms,” he says...
...Europeans and even Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres, the Saudis believe that a ceasefire won't take hold in the absence of a clearly visible peaceful path to Palestinian statehood. Instead of waiting for the Bush administration to restart political negotiations, Crown Prince Abdullah has stepped into the vacuum by restating the simple proposition that there'll be no long-term peace while Israeli soldiers and settlers continue to occupy the bulk of the Palestinian territory captured...