:stunned: oh my god. that's horrible. i'll be honest, i dont even really know who she is, but that's a terrible thing to happen to anyone. :(

 

 

she is Liam Neeson's wife. they have 2 young boys too. her mother is vanessa redgrave and her sister is joely richardson.

ah ok i know who liam is.

aw she has a whole family. :(

another video of Gwyneth arriving and the crazy camera flashes.

 

http://x17online.com/celebrities/gwyneth_paltrow/sexiness_in_the_city-03182009.php

she is Liam Neeson's wife. they have 2 young boys too. her mother is vanessa redgrave and her sister is joely richardson.

 

Ya they say she is brain dead

Ya they say she is brain dead

 

yah, it says she's going to be taken off life support. :shame: so terribly sad

another video of Gwyneth arriving and the crazy camera flashes.

 

http://x17online.com/celebrities/gwyneth_paltrow/sexiness_in_the_city-03182009.php

 

wow. i could never do that. that must have been blinding. :dizzy:

yah, it says she's going to be taken off life support. :shame: so terribly sad

 

Seriously?! Her accident was on the local news last night, but at that point they were saying everything was probably treatable.. and it didn't seem so serious since it happened on the bunny hill. But wow, I guess she really hit her head pretty hard on that fall. :(

Seriously?! Her accident was on the local news last night, but at that point they were saying everything was probably treatable.. and it didn't seem so serious since it happened on the bunny hill. But wow, I guess she really hit her head pretty hard on that fall. :(

 

Ya she hit here head and was fine but then later that day she started felling bad and that when her brain was severly swelled and now she brain dead and it looks like they are gona take her off life support!...its really sad im sorry for the family.

yes it's quite sad. her poor husband and little children. and everyone else in her family.

I didn't realise she was that bad. So so awful :(

yah, it says she's going to be taken off life support. :shame: so terribly sad

 

She already was taken off of life support earlier in the afternoon. A lot of news stations are behind though and they're still reporting that she's just in critical condition.

 

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/33274022.html

:cry:

that's terrible.

i pray for her family and friends

So sad about Natasha

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7949195.stm

:( So sad.

 

My heart goes out to her family.

My prayers for her 2 small kids for the loss of their mother at such a young age and also her husband who is now without his loving wife and to the rest of the family who also mourns.....

I was just watching Access Hollywood and they had footage of Gwyneth being asked by the reporter about her reaction to the Natasha Richardson tragedy and it seemed like she was not too happy being asked that. She said "don't ask me that, that's terrible". understandably so.

 

Blythe did say a few words and was shaken up and had tears in her eyes.

so sad :( :( True though they shouldn't just ask like that.It's inconsiderate, especially since they probable knew her

:(

So sad. R.I.P Natasha.

So sad :confused:

:cry: :cry: this is so sad...i feel for her family esp. her lil boys..... R.I.P.

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My friend Tamra Davis and I have so much in common, it’s ridiculous. We are both mothers of two small children, in the film business, are passionate amateur cooks, have an obsession with Vegenaise, are married to musicians and have a similar food ethos. Like most of us ladies out there, we are also attempting to balance it all. Tamra is a great cook, and after she had children, she became concerned with her family eating well and being healthy. She started developing family-based recipes and then she started sharing them with her friends. She has written an AMAZING self-published, purse-sized cookbook that is easy to bring with you to the market. She also does an online cooking show that I have gotten very into. It shows her cooking easy, delicious recipes to feed the whole family (including the Beastie Boys and their kids). My faves are the combo meals (another idea we have in common), where she makes something great for the kids and at the end tweaks it with some more sophisticated flavors for the adults. It’s really brilliant. I asked Tamra to share a bit of her philosophy and some of her recipes. She is an inspiration to me and she rocks.

 

--- Gwyneth Paltrow

 

GP: As a successful film and TV director (Billy Madison, Grey’s Anatomy), when and how did you start to get interested in food? Was it something you always loved, or more so since having children?

 

TD: I’ve always loved cooking and especially eating, but having kids is such a lifestyle changer. I found out how important it is to not only feed my kids healthy food but I realized I needed to eat well too. A mom can’t afford to get sick. It was also much easier to invite friends over for dinner than to go out. Dining out with kids can be great or it can go terribly wrong.

 

Because I was home so much with the kids, I found myself watching reality TV and the Food Network. It was challenging to find a host of a cooking show who was cooking food that I wanted to make for my family: healthy, organic, mostly vegetarian and easy. So what started out as an experiment in what happens when a filmmaker who is a mom winds up in a kitchen, ended with me making my own little reality cooking shows. No crew, just a camera, my life and a good recipe. A recipe has the structure and pacing of a perfect short film. It has a beginning (you shop or plan), a middle (you cook) and an end (you eat!).

 

GP: How did you start to develop your recipes? What were the restrictions/guidelines that you or your loved ones imposed?

 

TD: If I ate all the food I wanted to, I would be huge. For myself, I’m looking at how a recipe is written or a restaurant meal is prepared. Since I care about the size of my butt, I began by looking at ways to eliminate fat. I also don’t eat chicken or meat, so I had to get creative in coming up with recipes that have substantial protein without using them. My husband is lactose intolerant and my kids are vegetarian, but sometimes my older son Davis eats fish. So just in my own household there was a lot to consider. Then when you start to cook for friends or bake sales or potluck dinners, you realize so many people have eating concerns. I found it challenging and also rewarding to come up with recipes that tasted amazing and that my loved ones and friends could eat and enjoy.

 

GP: You are an incredibly talented artist and an amazing mother of two young boys. How do you find time to cook and why is it so important to you?

 

TD: I always prided myself on how efficient I am as a director, especially in television. It’s a whole different thing walking on to a set and telling 60 people what to do and then going home and patiently trying to get my toddler to eat his vegetables. In both situations you have to be creative and passionate about what you do. I tried to show in my cooking webisodes how I arrange my busy days to make certain recipes. Sometimes when I’m making a recipe, one of the steps is to do a quick part in the morning and that cuts down on the prep time at dinner. I also find that if I want to spend time with my kids when I’m not working, cooking with them is super fun. Even if they are not helping me in the kitchen but seeing me cook, they feel I’m there for them.

 

I really hope to inspire women with my recipes and show that it’s easy, fun and rewarding to cook for your family. When half of all meals eaten by Americans take place outside of the home and about one in every five children are obese I feel there is a great need to get people back in the kitchen cooking healthy and delicious food. I also think with the current economy more people will find that cooking at home can save them money. I hope my recipes inspire these people!

 

Recipes:

 

Tamra generously gave us a few recipes from her new cookbook, Make Us Something Good to Eat. They are delicious meals everyone can enjoy!

Seitan with Lemon Caper Sauce, aka “Dinosaur Meat”

 

Seitan is an amazing meat substitute. We use it all the time. It has a very similar texture and it even looks like meat. It really is a good substitute to use on someone who is used to and likes to eat meat at meals. I like it because it is a great source of protein for my kids and they always eat it. Don’t take this Seitan with Lemon Caper Sauce for granted. It’s really good. I ate the original version of this at Candle 79 in New York City. It was amazing. They have a great cookbook called The Candle Café Cookbook. Basically, I just do a quicker version of theirs. It’s almost impossible for this not to taste great.

 

 

“Dinosaur Meat”

SERVES: 2 adults and 2 kids

TIME: 30 minutes

 

* 4 ounces seitan

* ¼ cup flour

* 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs

* 2 pinches salt

* 2 tablespoons oil

* 1 clove garlic, minced

* ketchup

 

Slice the seitan into ½" wide medallions. Fill a covered dish or a baggie with flour, breadcrumbs and two pinches of salt and shake the seitan around. Heat a pan with two tablespoons of oil, add the garlic and sprinkle off the excess flour mixture as you put the seitan in the pan. Fry till golden on all sides. Serve with a vegetable and a grain. I sometimes make a silly design with the ketchup.

 

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Seitan with Lemon Caper Sauce

 

SERVES: 2

TIME: 30 minutes

 

* 8 ounces seitan

* ½ cup flour, plus 1 teaspoon

* 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs

* 2 pinches salt

* 4 tablespoons olive oil

* ½ scallion or 2 garlic cloves

* 1 onion, sliced thin

* 2 lemons, juiced

* 2 tablespoons capers, drained

* 1/3 – ½ cup white wine

* 1/3 – ½ cup water or light vegetable broth

* salt and pepper

 

Slice the seitan into ½" wide medallions. Fill a covered dish or a baggie with flour, breadcrumbs and salt. Shake the seitan around. Sprinkle off the excess flour mixture as you put them in a pan with two tablespoons of the olive oil and garlic. Fry till golden. Set on a plate and cover to keep warm.

 

Add the onion, garlic and two more tablespoons of olive oil to the pan you just used to cook the seitan. When the onions soften, add the lemon juice, capers, white wine and broth. Add the liquids slowly and reserve a little in case you need to add more. Cook for a few minutes and then thicken with a teaspoon or so of flour.

 

Top the seitan with the lemon caper sauce and serve with a grain and a vegetable for a complete meal.

 

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Grilled Fish with Pesto, aka “Shrek Pasta”

 

 

Pesto is a great standard. It’s simple to make and always tastes good. The color is so fantastic I can usually connect it with some cartoon character and the kids will eat it. Sometimes it’s Shrek Pasta, the other night it was Green Lantern Spaghetti. You could also call it The Little Mermaid Spaghetti. I make up names for their food all the time to help make it more familiar. I made this in Kauai - I served the kids a pesto pasta and added grilled fish for the adults. It was delicious. Oh, and I topped it with pine nuts and a bit of parmesan. Obviously, you can also serve fish to your kids too!

 

“Shrek Pasta”

 

SERVES: 4

TIME: 30 minutes

 

* 1 16-ounce package of spaghetti

* 1 cup toasted pine nuts, a small amount reserved for garnish

* 4 cloves garlic

* 2 cups basil leaves, washed, one reserved for garnish

* ½ cup parmesan cheese (optional), plus a small amount reserved for garnish

* ½ cup olive oil

* ½ cup vegetable stock or water

* salt and pepper

 

Boil water and cook the pasta. Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in a frying pan with a pinch of salt. When they turn lightly brown put them in a blender with the garlic, basil, parmesan cheese and olive oil. Add a ¼ cup of vegetable stock or water and blend until smooth. You may need to add a bit more stock or water to get the consistency that you like. Add plenty of salt and pepper to taste. Serve topped with toasted pine nuts, a basil leaf and parmesan cheese.

 

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Grilled Fish with Pesto Sauce

 

SERVES: 4

TIME: 30 minutes

 

Lightly brush four 6-ounce filets of fish (halibut, cod, salmon, or sea bass) with olive oil, lemon and salt. Grill for three to five minutes per side depending on how rare you like it. Place the grilled fish on top of a plate of spaghetti. Top with the Shrek Pesto Sauce, some toasted pine nuts, grated parmesan and shredded basil.

 

It’s excellent, and an easy dinner to pull off for guests and kids.

 

 

 

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Apple Cake

 

This is a super simple cake to make especially around apple season. In New York we get amazing apples. We went to an apple-picking farm right outside of the city with the boys. It was great fun and we got a ton of apples. If you can take your kids to a farm (where they can pick their own fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk...anything) and show them where their food comes from; it can be a great experience. This cake is also good in the morning with a cup of coffee or when you’re hosting a brunch.

 

 

TIME: 1 hour approx. including baking time

 

* 1 cup sugar

* ½ stick or 2 ounces butter, melted

* ½ cup applesauce

* 1 egg

* 1¼ cup flour

* ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

* ½ teaspoon baking soda

* ½ teaspoon salt

* 2½ cups chopped apples (or two large apples)

* ¾ to 1 cup chopped walnuts

 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease your baking dish. Mix the sugar, butter, applesauce and egg together with a hand mixer. Whisk the dry ingredients together. Blend the wet and dry ingredients and then add the apples and walnuts. Pour into baking dish and bake for 30 to 50 minutes (depending on your pan and oven temp) or until knife or toothpick comes out clean when inserted.

 

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download a printable version of all recipes

 

Visit Tamra’s website Tamradaviscookingshow.com for more information and make sure to pick up a copy of her new cookbook while you’re there!

 

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And I found this :nice: http://www.tamradaviscookingshow.com/shows/video/banana-pancakes/14

 

"One weekend morning Chris Martin, Apple, Ed Burns and Grace came over at like 8 in the morning. The dads, Mike was taking Skyler, were going to the Bronx zoo. So they came over early for pancakes. I made these and Ed and Chris ate a million of them. Chris wanted the recipe and one day he made them for us. They turned out really good but he was having a hard time because of the pan and spatula he was using. Sometimes it’s not you; it’s your equipment."

Aww that's cute :nice:

I can imagine him in the kitchen :rolleyes:

He was making those in January, he kept saying it on his radio shows :D

 

Imagine going to Bronx Zoo one day and seeing a Beastie Boy, a member of Coldplay and an actor just strolling around :lol: :stunned: