Lasagna

Today I made a lasagna. Now usually I have to make 2 separate ones. My hubby doesn't like cottage cheese and I just love it. So I only had to make one today since I forgot to buy cottage cheese. But I did get to sneak in some spinach into the sauce when he wasn't looking. I did forget to put the canned mushrooms in but it wont make to much of a difference.

What do you put in your lasagna? Do you use cottage cheese? Have you tried it with spinach? Do you have to make separate ones for different family members? Do your children eat lasagna?

It is a excellent way to get all kinds of vegetables into a picky persons diet. The way I do most of the vegies is shredding them. I shred the celery, carrots, then I chop the onions really fine, green peppers I cut as much as I can to keep them from being big chunks when you take a bite. You can add all kinds of things like spinach, mushrooms, different peppers, fresh tomatoes, garlic, cucumbers, herbs. I say if you cut it right and mix it in the sauce the flavors will be explosive in your mouth and picky eaters wont even notice.

Cold Drinks

Perhaps cold drinks are one of the finest inventions which Science has given to us. It can feel us better if it is taken in hot summer. Whenever we feel thirsty these we often go for a cold drink. Almost everyday I have at least one cold drink or even more that too in winter. In summer days I can't even count the number of times I take these. Sometimes with my parents and sometimes with my friends. Now can you tell me how often you take cold drinks?

Hot Chocolate Puddings

Ingredients:
Orange Whipped Cream 1/4 cup(s) heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) Sugar
1/8 teaspoon(s) grated orange zest
Pudding 1/2 cup(s) sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch
3/4 cup(s) milk

Directions:
1/2 cup(s) heavy cream
1 pinch(s) salt
9 ounce(s) bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
In a small bowl, with a handheld electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream, sugar, and orange zest until soft peaks form. Refrigerate while making pudding.
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; whisk in milk, cream, and salt until blended. Cook over medium heat, whisking gently, just until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Remove pan from heat; stir in chocolate, butter, and vanilla until smooth. With a handheld electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat until light and fluffy. Divide pudding into 4 (6-ounce) ramekins; top each with a dollop of Orange Whipped Cream. Serve immediately.

Cookies

We have a wintry weekend on our hands and we were running out of fun things to do since it's so icy and cold outside. My daughter and I decided to make some homemade cookies and of course everyone has a favorite. She likes the plain sugar cookies with multi colored sprinkles on top, My favorite is Chocolate Chip and hubby loves Peanut Butter best of all.

So I took a basic Sugar Cookie recipe and made all 3 kinds and we even added some Chocolate Chips to the Peanut butter ones for a new twist! That seems to be a new Favorite of both my daughter and hubby!!

So what's your favorite kind of cookie? Homemade or Store bought?

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How to make Hot and Sour Soup

Material:
100 grams bamboo shoots, thinly sliced lengthwise.
50 grams of dried ear mushrooms, soaked, small slices
200 gr know Japanese, thinly sliced lengthwise
45 grams of dried shitake mushrooms, trimmed, thinly sliced lengthwise
80 g chicken breast meat, thinly sliced lengthwise, boiled
Windu 100 gr shrimp peeled, roughly chopped, boiled briefly
55 g hot and sour sauce *
5 g salt
Sand 5 g sugar
Taste spices 15 gr
9 gr sesame oil
Oyster sauce 10 gr
360 ml chicken stock
20 ml Soy sauce Mushroom *
20 g cornstarch (dissolved in cold water)

Basic Sauce Hot & Sour Sauce
Material:
720 ml hot pepper sauce
600 ml vinegar punchun
450 ml white vinegar
120 ml soy sauce

Method: Combine all ingredients with the flat, then store in refrigerator in a covered container.

How to make soup:
Heat the chicken broth in a saucepan. After boiling primary season with hot sauce & sour sauce, salt, oyster sauce, sugar, spice flavorings, sesame oil, and mushroom sauce. Stir well until boiling, then Thicken with cornstarch. After boiling, put bamboo shoots, mushrooms, chicken, shrimp and tofu, stir until well blended material. Serve hot.

I decided to stop being lazy

I decided to stop being lazy. Of course it's tough when you first start out, but after time you learn to cope. It's only been a month of working out everyday, and already I feel more lively and I noticed my abs getting toned and my arms as well. I can't wait to see further progress.

I'm on the South Beach Diet

I'm on the South Beach Diet, which really doesn't feel like a diet. It simply taught me the correct way to eat, and that I don't need to be dependent on pasta, breads, candy, desserts and other starchy, fattening foods.

Healthy food is actually very delicious, and I enjoy my meals a lot more than I did when I would eat a plate of spaghetti with bread sticks.

Don't restrict yourself in a way that makes you want to cheat, but don't indulge in more than the serving size of a fattening food.

Fresh and Healthy Fish is Very Good for Your Diet and Your Body.

I can't say enough about this Tasty Delight in the Can. I have been having Canned Tuna for over 30 Years. I just Add some Light or Fat Free Mayoniase and Sometimes Celery. You got a Yummy Meal for Lunch or even Dinner. You can even Buy some Items in the Supermarket to Liven Up the Tuna. I Buy the Solid White or Chunk White in the Can as Bumble Bee, Starkist or the Store Brand I Find to have the Best Taste. Since the Major Brands have Decreased the Tuna Content from around 5 1/4 Ounces to just 5 Ounces the Store Brand still Offers 6 Ounces at a Fine Price. The Store Brand Taste Great to. When on Sale it is Even Better. I Buy The Sandwhich Wrap, Hero or Roll and Bagel Plain or Flavored. The Tastier The Bread Adds a Nicer Taste to the Tuna. I Prefer Tuna in Water and I Drain the Water and the Added Salt and Eating Canned Tuna is Healthy.

The Crustini “Game Day”

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The company currently offers Wi-Fi for a rate of $2.95 for two hours, she said.
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Don't buy something just because it's on sale.

Ask yourself "Would I buy this outfit at full price?" Be wary of trendy of-the-moment pieces. There's a different between items so trendy they're out of style before the season's end and quirkier pieces with character that will be back in style every few years. Ever wonder why black suits and cashmere turtlenecks never go on sale? It's because they're classics that always stay in style. Many lower-priced retailer carry these items at regularly marked-down prices, but be cautious. Low prices may they've skimped on fabric,sizing and sewing. A great pair of shoes or a bag can make even the simplest and most inexpensive outfit look chic. Well-made accessories in classics shapes and styles can last a lifetime. Cheap gold earrings will always look like, well cheap gold earrings. Any suggestions, comments or reactions send here!

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I Quit Drinking Soda

I have tried several times to quit drinking coke. Every time I end up going back. The longest I have gone without a coke is 1 year. I really want to quit so bad but then I get nauseated or I get a headache and it is all I can think about it. There is something about going to the gas station to get a fountain coke. I am 15-20 lbs overweight. I really want to quit coke in the hopes I will shed a few of these lbs and not look so bloated.

vanilla ice cream with adsuki

Have you ever tried a flavor, or maybe just a brand of ice cream that was awful?
When I was a kid my mom and I visited family in Japan almost every year.
I remember one time we went in the spring/summer, and we went out to get ice cream from a nearby convenience store. We picked out a couple individual, pre-cupped containers of vanilla and adsuki (sweet, red bean) ice cream. I thought it was AWFUL. The ice cream tasted ok, but the adsuki in it just ruined it for me- the combination of both almost made me gag, but everyone else seemed to like it.