Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Heat oven to 180°C or Gas mark 4 (356°F) degrees. Prepare the baking tins. Mix the softened, unsalted butter until it is fluffy. Add the caster sugar to the bowl and keep mixing. Break two eggs into a small bowl and add the vanilla extract. Lightly beat the eggs and vanilla. Pour the lightly-beaten eggs and vanilla to the butter-sugar mixture. Add the flour to the mixture. Add in one tablespoon of milk. Divide the batter into the paper cases. Bake for 15 minutes or until they are golden brown. Allow the fairy cakes cool before decorating them.

Answer: You want your oven to be at the right temperature by the time you are ready to bake your fairy cakes, so turn on your oven and set it to 180°C (356°F) degrees. If you are using a gas oven, set it to mark 4. Take out two 12-hole baking tins, and insert a paper case into each hole. If you do not have any 12-hole baking tin, then you can use 6-hole ones instead. Take 110 grams (4 ounces) of softened, unsalted butter and place it into a bowl. Then, using a whisk or electric hand mixer, beat the butter until it is fluffy in texture. You can cut the butter into smaller pieces to make it easier to beat, but since it should already be softened, and at room-temperature, this may not be necessary. Once your butter is light and fluffy, add 110 grams (4 ounces) of caster sugar to the bowl and continue mixing. Set aside your whisk or mixer once both the sugar and butter are combined. This will make it easier to pour the eggs into the butter-sugar mixture later in the recipe. You also won't have to keep stopping to break the eggs. Also, adding your two fluid ingredients together will ensure that the vanilla flavour is spread evenly throughout. Consider using a measuring cup instead of a small bowl. The spout will make it even easier to pour the eggs into your butter-sugar mixture. You are not only mixing the two together, but you are also breaking the yolks up. This will make it easier to add them to the butter-sugar mixture, and prevent you from accidentally adding too much at one time. Stir the mixture as you add the eggs. Do not add the eggs all at once; you'll risk splitting or curdling the mixture. If your mixture splits or curdles, don't worry: the mixture will even itself out once you add the flour in the next step. Once everything is combined, add 110 grams (4 ounces) of flour and fold it into the mixture with a spoon or spatula. Keep turning and stirring the ingredients until everything is combined. Start with one tablespoon of milk, add it to the batter, and mix it. If the texture is still too thick, add a little bit more milk. You want the batter to be thin enough so that you can scoop it up with a spoon, but thick enough so that it slowly drips off the spoon when you turn it upside down. Using a spoon or spatula, gently ease the batter into the paper cases. Start by filling each case half-way to ensure that you have enough batter for all of them. Once each paper case is filled, you can add more batter to each one. Transfer the tins into the oven and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown. Once they have finished baking, pull the tins out of the oven and set them aside so that the cakes can cool. You can test whether or not the cakes are fully baked by poking a toothpick into the center of one. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cakes are done. If the toothpick comes out with gooey batter attached to it, the cakes are not done and need to be baked more. Let the cakes cool in the tins for a few minutes before taking them out and setting them on a rack to finish cooling. If you do not own a cooling rack, you can set the cakes down on a plate or platter instead.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Go for a hike. Have a beach day. Go sledding if it's a snowy day. Visit a museum on a free day. Host a film festival. Camp in your backyard. Rearrange your furniture

Answer: Pack a lunch and strike out for adventure. Look up local parks in your area and choose a scenic trail. You don't need to go on an epic hike--just strolling around a small, local park can be a gratifying encounter with nature. Go to the ocean or a nearby lake, spread out your towel, and soak up some sun. You can swim, play beach volleyball, frisbee, or just relax and read a book. Beach comb and look for sea glass and shells and use them in an art project later. If you don't have a sled you can use a piece of cardboard, a laundry basket, or the lid of a plastic container or big trash can.  Try ice skating. Initiate a snowball fight. Most museums have a free day, either once a week or once a month. Try getting there early, since lot's of other people are bound to have the same idea. Check with your local library for free museum pass. Some libraries have single-day passes to museums and other attractions in your area that can be used any day of the week (you may have to reserve them in advance). Ask your friends to bring one of their favorite films, pop some popcorn, and settle in for a lazy day of good cinema.  Set up a backyard film festival. Hang a white sheet in your back yard, borrow a projector, and cover the ground with blankets so you can watch movies under the stars. Ask your friends to contribute by bringing some snacks and sodas. Hosting pot-luck style will keep you from spending lots of money on food and drinks. Experience the great outdoors without leaving your neighborhood. Set up a tent, toast marshmallows over a backyard fire or grill, and tell spooky stories. If you get too cold or freaked out in the night, you can just go inside to the comfort of your own bed. in your house or room. You'll be amazed by how re-energizing it can be to change up the placement of the furniture in your house. You'll be giving your house a makeover without spending a dime.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Make Chinese dumplings. Make potato dumplings. Make gyoza dumplings Make flour dumplings.

Answer: Make these tasty dumplings that include lamb or pork as well as cabbage. These tasty potato dumplings, also known as 'Pierogi', are a typical Eastern European dish that is served with sour cream and a healthy dose of salt. . Make these tasty gyoza dumplings with pork, shrimp, cabbage, and a variety of spices. Make these tasty flour-based dumplings without any filling and enjoy them in a soup or a stew.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Understand what net worth is. Assess what you own. Count up your cash. Include the cash value of any life insurance policies as cash. Include investments and retirement accounts. Total up retirement account balances. Determine your home’s value. Estimate the value of everything in your home. Consider your car’s value. Consider any other types of assets.

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Before calculating net worth, it is important to know what it is, and its purpose. The easiest way to define net worth is that it is what you own, minus what you owe. Net worth is how much you would have left over if you were to take everything you own, sell it, and use the proceeds to pay off what you owe.  Your net worth gives you a good idea of your overall wealth and the health of your financial situation. For example, if you have plenty of debt, and own very little, your net worth would be negative, which means your financial situation may not be healthy. This is because if you own a $1,000 computer for example, but owe $20,000 in debt, if you subtract what you owe (the debt) from what you own (the computer), you still owe $19,000. Because you owe $19,000, your net worth would be -$19,000. On the other hand, if you own a home worth $100,000, a car worth $20,000, and have a $50,000 mortgage, your net worth would be a positive $70,000 (or $120,000 of assets minus your $50,000 mortgage liability). What you own is also known as your assets. This component of calculating net worth really is as simple — and possibly daunting — as making a dollar value estimate of everything you own, from the car you drive to the contents of your sock drawer.  Don’t worry yet about determining the amount you owe on things like your house or car; that work will come with your liabilities.  The focus now is on establishing the market value of your possessions. That is to say, how much your possessions would sell for if you were able to sell them today. Start your asset counting by making an outline with the following categories: Cash & Cash Equivalents. Investments Retirement Funds. Home. Home furnishings and valuables. Automobiles. Other. Cash is a type of asset. This includes the contents of your bank accounts (like checking, savings, or High Interest Savings Accounts), any physical cash you have on hand, or any cash in investment accounts.  Let’s say, for example, that you have $3,000 in your checking account and $17,000 in your savings account, for a grand total of $20,000 in cash (running total: $20,000). Be careful not to count the value of investments as cash. For example, if you have a Roth IRA account with a mutual fund worth $5,000 in it, do not count that mutual fund as cash, because it is an investment. Perhaps your parents bought you a policy as a kid, or you signed up for one yourself or through work.  If it is a whole life policy that builds cash value, then that cash value is part of your assets.  If you own a whole life insurance policy, there are two values linked to it — cash value and face value. When you pay premiums, part of the premium goes to paying the cost of insurance, and the remainder goes into a cash fund. The value of the cash fund is known as the cash value. The face value is the amount your family receives if you were to die (or the cost of the insurance). If you were to close the policy early, you would receive the cash value.  Count cash value — the amount you would receive if you closed out the policy — not the face value, as being an asset. The cash value of a whole life policy typically builds up slowly to the point where it equals the face value once you reach the end of the mortality table used to establish your policy (often at age 100). Whether you have a substantial portfolio or have just started investing, the current dollar value of such investments is another portion of your overall assets. Investments include things like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or exchange traded funds.  Let’s imagine that you have $5,000 an investment account. This would give you a running total of $25,000 in assets. Note that running total simple means adding up everything we have so far, so $20,000 in cash plus $5,000 in investments equals $25,000 of total assets. As you are more than likely dealing with hypotheticals and not actually “cashing out” your assets, it is probably unnecessary to factor in any withdrawal penalties for removing funds from an investment account.  But it can’t hurt to be familiar with the details of any penalties you may face in the future. If you have a defined contribution account with your employer, like a 401(k) or 403(b), or an individual retirement plan like an IRA or Roth IRA, these count towards your assets. These are separate from investments, as they cannot be easily liquidated.  For example, imagine you have $15,000 in a 401(k) account with your employer. This bring your running asset total to $25,000 + $15,000, or $40,000. This is where things get a bit more speculative.  Instead of counting up funds, you have to make a best guess about the value of what is likely your most valuable possession — your home.  You need to establish the fair market value for your home — the amount you could expect to fetch for it if you put it on the market.  The most common way to do so is by finding the sale prices for comparable properties, which are those similar in location, size, age, condition, style, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, etc.  How to Determine Market Value for Your Home offers many ideas on identifying “comps” and establishing market value, including:  consulting newspapers, real estate websites, and local tax offices/websites; talking with a real estate agent; and having an appraiser do the estimating for you. For this exercise, we will say that your home is valued at $150,000 (running total:  $190,000). This is likely to involve even more speculating and estimating.  You will probably be surprised by the amount you get, as the average single renter in the U.S. usually has $20,000–$30,000 in such personal property. One of the best tips to estimate the value of things in your home is to search the item on Google.com or Kijiji.com to see what the used item is selling for on the market.  This is a useful exercise not only for determining your net worth, but also for figuring out how much renter’s or homeowner’s insurance you should carry.  Having a detailed list of your possessions — including photos, if possible — will also come in handy if you ever need to file a claim. For insurance purposes, you probably want to determine the replacement value for your things — what it would cost to actually replace them.  For your net worth, however, you simply want to establish the market value — what someone would pay for them as is.  For instance, you might be able to sell your five-year-old TV for $100, but replacing it with a comparable new one might cost $250. We’ll pretend your household possessions add up to $25,000, for a running total of $215,000. Be careful not to double-count anything. For example, you have already estimated the value of your home, therefore, you need to make sure that anything that was part of your home value is also not added to your list of valuables in your home. Generally speaking, if it is not staying in your home when you sell it, you can add it your list of valuables in your home. Again, this involves some guesswork, but thankfully there are numerous resources for establishing the market value for automobiles.  The traditional “blue book” for car valuations is now more easily utilized online, along with many competing car valuation and/or car-buying sites. You can also ask a car dealer for an estimate; if he or she has any inkling that you may want to buy a car, a dealer will likely be happy to do this for you. For our sample running total, let’s add $25,000 for your car to make it $240,000. Remember if you own it, it is an asset. You may have some debt on that asset (like a car you borrowed money to own for example), but that debt will be subtracted later on in the net worth calculation. Don't forget to include the value of any business you may own for example, or any additional property (like a cottage).