Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Do not leave your dog in the car
I still can't believe people will leave their dog in their cars while doing errands. Leave your pets at home if you have to get out of your car at any point. A cracked window is NOT sufficient to cool your car or your pet. I hate when this happens!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Guardian
Listening to my Pandora, a song came up which touched me in a way that I haven't felt for a long, long time. I want to share it with you, as I think we all need someone to watch over us. And we should be grateful for them.
Alanis Morissette - "Guardian"
Enjoy!
Alanis Morissette - "Guardian"
Enjoy!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Vegan baking cheat sheet
I've been reconsidering going back to being a vegan. The challenge is to cook and bake vegan with a non-vegan husband. Believe me, it's hard! But not impossible.
Thanks to PETA and this awesome baking cheat sheet, I might just start sooner than I anticipated!
The best part is that most of the substitutes I already have! So, it's not like I'll have to spend a lot of money to begin baking vegan... and my husband won't even notice. *wink*
Here's PETA's baking cheat sheet for you:
Gotta love the "Made with lots of {heart} by PETA"!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Feliz Dia Papa
I want to say, Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there, but especially to my dad: May God bless you today and always, and I wish you health, peace and strenght. I love you!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wich one will I be?
15 days after my LAVH/BSOO, I am still not feeling the menopause side effects. I wonder, when I do, which one of these funny dwarfs will I be?
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Homemade Frozen Strawberry Lemonade
Homemade Frozen Strawberry Lemonade
It has been unusually hot in my little corner. Temperatures in the upper 90s (°F) with heat
index of 107°!! So, I decided to step
outside to my garden and see if Mother Nature had gifted us with lemons. Yes! Fresh lemons for lemonade!
Want the recipe? Here you go!
Before you begin… Give your lemons a roll. If they seem hard, roll them on a cutting
board or kitchen counter while pressing down.
This will soften your lemons and make them easier to juice. You can also place your lemons in a bowl filled with hot tap water before rolling.
Ingredients (makes 8 servings aproximately):
10 oz. of fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 cup (8 oz.) of water
1 cup (8 oz.) of sugar
4-5 cups of cold water
5 strawberries (per serving)
Ice
Magic Bullet or blender (if you want the frozen version)
Procedure:
In a small saucepan,
combine 1 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
simmer until the sugar dissolves. Do not
stir! (You can get away with stirring it once, but if you don't want it to caramelize, do not stir.) Once the sugar is dissolved,
remove from the heat and place in the refrigerator to cool completely. I placed it in the freezer.
While the sugar water is heating, squeeze the juice of your lemons
over a measuring cup. You’ll need 10
ounces of lemon juice. Depending on the
size of your lemons, you might need to squeeze the juice from 10 to 15 lemons. Hint: Get the kids to help. My 6 year old niece begs to squeeze the lemons.
Grab a pitcher and combine the lemon juice, cooled sugar
water and 4 cups of cold water. While
stirring, taste your lemonade for tartness.
If it’s too tart, add 1 more cup of water in ½ a cup increments, until
you find the perfect taste. Voila! You
have just made lemonade!
Now grab your Magic Bullet (or blender) and place some ice
and 5 strawberries in a tall mug. I
filled my mug about ¾ full of ice before adding the lemonade. Add your lemonade, and strawberries, and using the cross blade,
blend until the ice has been completely crushed and the strawberries have been completely combined. Serve in a pretty glass and enjoy!
You can also freeze the lemon juice in an ice cube tray and use it instead of ice for a refreshing twist to water, soda, or even to add to your lemonade glass to keep it from watering down.
Oh, and just in case you were wondering, here’s a picture of
my beautiful lemon tree!
Enjoy your lemonade. Enjoy the Summer. And thanks for visiting my little corner!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Happy National Chocolate Ice Cream Day!!!
Happy National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, Everyone!!!
Need an excuse to eat Chocolate Ice Cream? Well, you got it!!! Today is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day!!!
So, grab some chocolate ice cream and top it
with chocolate chips, hot fudge, sprinkles, almonds, or anything else that you’d
like. I know I will!
photo: www.cdkitchen.com
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Venus will travel by the Sun - today!
It is said that it happens once in a lifetime - if you are lucky. Today at sunset, we will have the privilege to watch Venus transit through the Sun.
According to NASA, the event has occurred 5 times before in recorded history. They happened in 1761, 1769, 1874, 1882, 2004 and now in 2012. It happens in pairs of 8 years apart, and the last one of 2004, happened the same year as the Indonesian Tsunami of 2004, giving this event an aura of bad luck.
There is an added factor that makes this week’s transit especially intriguing — Venus will appear to be transiting the Sun in a backwards motion! This is due to an optical illusion, as the Earth orbits the Sun at a slower speed. Interesting, huh?
If you are a bit science curious like me, I've found a website that if you enter your zip code, it'll tell you the best time to watch the transit. Click here to get to it.
Ohhh, I can't wait!!! In my little corner of the world, we will begin watching a bit after 6:00 pm, at sunset. I hope I get to see it.
However, do not look at the Sun with the naked eye — even if you get to see it in the early hours of the morning. Either use special solar viewing glasses for a few minutes at a time, or by using a telescope to safely project the image on to a screen. Click here for more information on safe solar viewing from NASA. Or here for a video on how you can use the binoculars to project an image of the sun.
I really hope you get to enjoy this once in a lifetime gift from the Universe!
Update: View a live stream from different parts of the world! Click for Live Stream
Update: View a live stream from different parts of the world! Click for Live Stream
Sunday, June 3, 2012
For myself. For my sister. For my dad.
For myself. For my sister. For my dad. We are all Cancer Survivors.
God Bless us all. Celebrate life. Today and everyday!
God Bless us all. Celebrate life. Today and everyday!
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