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Hello, my name is Karyl F. Stein and this is my website–a place to collect artifacts related to my family and interests. Family and friends may enjoy the journal entries. Perhaps some will wonder how I prepared a certain meal and look up the recipe. Searches for technical setup or configuration help may lead to one of my articles. Others may wonder how they got to this site and quickly run away! Whatever your reason for being here you are welcome and I hope that you find something interesting or useful within these pages.

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  • Backups – 2024 Edition

    Backups – 2024 Edition

    I have used a number of different backup and high-availability (HA) strategies over the years. These have gotten rather complex especially on the HA side. Therefore, for 2024, I decided to move away from HA and simplify the network. I also reviewed what I was backing up in order to further streamline the backup process […]

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  • Shrimp Tempura

    Shrimp Tempura

    While this recipe is for shrimp tempura, the shrimp may be replaced with other things. Those things should, however, be fairly low in moisture such as carrot or zucchini strips. This can also be made gluten free by substituting the flow with a gluten-free option. I have tried with rice flour and it tastes basically […]

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  • Tomato Feta Fritters

    Tomato Feta Fritters

    This is a flavorful recipe that is also very flexible. It is probably more of an appetizer than a main course, but a few of these make what I think is a great, quick lunch if the batter is prepared in advance. In my opinion, the batter should be rested some in the refrigerator as […]

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  • Mini Paella

    Mini Paella

    This is by no means a traditional paella, but has great flavor and is customizable to your tastes or what you have on hand by using different proteins and/or vegetables. If using shrimp, I would probably cook them about a minute a side where the recipe has you searing the chicken, but not add back […]

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  • Crab Cakes

    Crab Cakes

    This is a quick and flavorful recipe that can be made into a meal or an appetizer. I usually make these meal-sized and the recipe reflects that. However, if you are making smaller-sized cakes, then cooking times should be reduced. I tend to use lemon juice instead of lemon zest, (and if you do, I […]

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