Thursday, March 11, 2010

Pineapple salsa

It only takes three ingredients to a wonderful no fat salsa. Salsa can compliment many dishes. Now that spring is in the air, I could not wait to start with something fresh and refreshing to eat.


All you will need is:
1 peeled and cored, diced Pineapple
1/2 small red onion diced
1/2 cup cilantro

Mix all the ingredients and you are ready to enjoy the sweet and tangy tast of this salsa.
 
For a low fat and refreshing lunch I topped my cottage cheese with the sweet tast of my pineapple salsa.  

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Spring is awakening!!!!

Spring starts with all the colorful Easter decorations and preparation for our families Easter traditions. Even though Easter is a little over four weeks away, there is so much to plan. We color about two dozen eggs for Easter and the Cisco Kid and I make a 3D bunny cake. I cannot forget about the Cisco Kids Easter basket that I have to put together. Then I have to plan for my Easter dinner. I follow my mother’s tradition and make very traditional Easter bread every year. Within these four remaining weeks, we have added a fun surprise and committed to a Disney Cruise vacation.  Cant wait for that!!!

Here are some of my Easter decorations. I made a couple of new decorations this year. Here are a few from last year.
I collect Easter bunnies. As you can see in all my arrangements I have an Easter Bunny.
 
 I like the feel of Easter to start at the front door.  My front door hanger I put together yesterday.   
 
 I just love this wire bowl that I have sitting on my Kitchen table all the time. I transform this center piece for every occasion.   
 I took all the flowers out and now I need to try to transform this into a color full spring, Easter arrangement.   
This took me a long time.  As you can see the previous picture is day light.  The completed picture its evening.  WOW!!!! Finally done.
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Monday, March 8, 2010

First Game of the Season and they had some great plays.

Last season the boys did not seem to care about winning or losing, just as long as they played. This season that is all they could talk about. The Coaches are great about not making the game about winning. The coaches still do not keep score. I guess the boys are all growing up and maturing.
They won their first Soccer game.
This is where they are congratulating each other for winning the game. 
A little father and son bonding. 

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Friday, March 5, 2010

Snooze and Lose!!!

This is to everyone who makes sleep their last priority. 

If you want to burn more calories during the day? Then hit the snooze button.


Seriously. Recent research shows how a sleep deficit does more than foster cappuccino cravings. A lack of slumber may also increase your risk for weight gain -- even if you're not overeating.

Sleepless and Sinking

In a study, middle-aged women who slept 5 hours or less per night gained more weight than the women getting 7 or more hours of shut-eye nightly. And the sleepless set was at much higher risk of gaining significant weight -- as much as 33 pounds -- during the 16-year study. Whoa! Women who slept 6 or fewer hours nightly also tended to gain a bit more weight than the 7-hour sleepers.

The truly big surprise of the study? The short sleepers weren't raiding the cookie jar. In fact, they took in about 50 fewer calories than their skinnier, longer-sleeping peers. All of which left the researchers to speculate that a lack of sleep may somehow depress metabolism, so people burn fewer calories around the clock. Missing out on deep, restorative REM sleep could also alter hormones in as yet undiscovered ways linked to higher body weights. Better hit the hay happy -- and sleep better -- with these steps:

Pull on some wooly socks. It helps your body release heat as a prelude to slumber. Real Age benefit:

Getting 6 to 8 hours of sleep per night can make your real age as much as 3 years younger.

Wow!!!! 3 years younger….thoes are some seriously great benefits just from the right amount of sleep.

You can get this and more Information from RealAge


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