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Making A Mother's Day SnapGenie
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This year, make mom her Mother's Day gift right on your myfamily.com site with a SnapGenie created just for her. Gather up your favorite pictures of mom and the family, pick up the phone, and you'll have the perfect Mother's Day gift in no time.
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Select Photos
Look through your site and find all the photos you want to use in your SnapGenie. If you'd like to use pictures that aren't yet on your myfamily.com site, now's the perfect time to upload them. Once you've got all your photos ready, put them in the order you'd like them to appear in your SnapGenie.
Tell Your Story
Once your photos have been selected and in order, it's time to decide what you want to say and who's going to say it. Get everyone you want participating in the SnapGenie around the computer, then dial the toll-free number. Follow the on-screen instructions and click through the photos, recording personal messages in your own voice for each one.
Send It Off
When your SnapGenie is finished, give it a name and send it to mom. Just type in her email address, add a brief message, and click the 'Send' button. She'll receive an email that contains a link directly to her SnapGenie. She doesn't even have to be a member of your myfamily.com site. And remember, your Mother's Day SnapGenie will also be placed on your myfamily.com site, so other members of the family will be able to chime in with their own comments and join in on the fun.
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Join The myfamily.com 2.0 Community
If you'd like a place to share your thoughts about myfamily.com 2.0 and share your experiences with other people who use the service, then the myfamily.com 2.0 Community Site is for you! Everyone's invited. Just click on the link below to request membership to the site.
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Vacation Photo Contest
Congratulations to our winners!
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Vikki Hanges
Colts Neck, NJ
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Alison Dymond
South Jordan, UT
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Carol Ising
Charleston, WV
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Beth Gustafson
Nashville, TN
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This Month's Contests
Best Father's Day Photos
Father's Day is coming up on June 15th. Let's celebrate the holiday with a photo contest all about dad. Just upload photos of you and your father to your myfamily.com site, then use the 'Share' feature to send them to us at MFContest@tgn.com. We'll pick our favorites and include them in next month's newsletter.
Best Father's Day Recipe
Got a special recipe you're going to make for your dad this Father's Day? Does he have his own recipe that he loves making for you? Send your father's favorite recipes to us at MFContest@tgn.com and we'll include our favorite in next month's newsletter.
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How Do You Use myfamily.com?
Raymond Matuszak
submitted by
his aunt:
Marylou Bryant
Tonawanda, NY
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"We first stumbled upon myfamily.com when my nephew Raymond was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. We have family located around the country and with doctor appointments and such keeping my sister and her family busy it was hard to make phone calls on a daily basis to keep everyone informed. My sister and her children found this site and we used it to post updates on his condition and to give him support and encouragement. His surgery has past and he is doing better. He will have a lifelong struggle now but at least he is improving.
Myfamily.com kept our family in touch and informed. I myself have branched a site from that one and plan on at least one more for my husband's side of the family. This is a great way for family and friends to stay in touch, show off those photos and share the day-to-day things that happen in your life."
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Featured Recipe - Macadamia Nut Encrusted Halibut
submitted by:
Lynnda Kalk
New Ulm, MN
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"While vacationing in Hawaii this past February, we couldn’t get enough of the fresh fish served in the most creative and delectable ways. My Macadamia Nut Encrusted Halibut recipe incorporates the island's favorite nut, the macadamia, into the breading and the creamy sauce. As they say in Hawaii, 'It broke da mouf!'"
Halibut Ingredients:
4 (6oz) servings halibut
Hawaiian sea salt or fresh squeezed lime juice
1 c. Macadamia nuts- chopped
¾ c. Panko Japanese bread crumbs
2 eggs
1 Tbsp water
Flour for dredging
Peanut oil for sautéing
Directions:
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Place macadamia nuts and Panko in food processor bowl fitted with a work blade. Using pulse, crush nuts and Panko together until you achieve a medium coarseness. Do not over grind nuts or you will extract oil.
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In a shallow bowl, beat eggs with water until smooth.
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Heat a large sauté pan or skillet on medium heat. Lightly season halibut (if using seasoning salt) dredge in flour, and then dip in egg mixture. Place the pieces in macadamia/Panko flake mixture and press nuts on, coating well.
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Place oil in heated pan and add the halibut pieces, browning for about 3-4 minutes per side. Transfer them to an oven proof platter and finish in a 350 degree oven until juices run clear & meat is flaky.
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Macadamia Nut Sauce Ingredients:
1 c. heavy cream or half & half
3 Tbsp. water
¼ c. finely chopped macadamia nuts
Hawaiian sea salt
Lime slices and parsley for garnish
Directions:
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Add cream and water to skillet used to brown the halibut. Cook and stir over low heat, scraping the bits from the bottom of pan.
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Add the chopped macadamia nuts and salt and cook until sauce is reduced and slightly thickened.
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Spoon over fish and garnish with lime and parsley, if desired.
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