Monday, March 22, 2010

Anxiously waiting!!!!

Over the weekend, we had a fun play date. I am going to post many pictures of these little ones so their mom can see how much fun they had. Their mom has not seen her two children since March 6th. She has been in Russia adopting their new beautiful addition to their family. They have been in the process of adopting their European princess for four months. Her family here is anxiously waiting for their new sister to come home. It looks like it might be another week before she gets to come home.  You can read more about her adventures.  Our lives adventures
It is so nice now that it is staying light later. They came over and played inside for about an hour. We then had pizza. After pizza they all went outside and played with the vehicles. They have some great imaginations. The emergency scenarios were so funny. They were making believe they were going to a fire then the fire truck broke down and the John deer came to the rescue. The john deer had to follow the fire engine to make sure it would not break down again.

The fire truck broke down and The Cisco Kid is on the job.
His little helper along for the ride.
The Cisco Kid is on the radio trying to worn the fire truck there is a problem.
They pulled into the repair station they set up with signs.
 
After a very exhausting time fighting fires, repairing the fire truck and racing around to save everyone they were hungry for some cookies, and cookies they got. It was a very fun play date. 


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Thursday, March 18, 2010

An every day Condiment can help you loose weight!!!!!!

Choose This Fat-Burning Condiment

It's perfect on potatoes, very good on veggies, and divine in salad dressings. And the best news yet? It may help with fat burning. The magic condiment in question: vinegar.

Obese people who took in 1 to 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar daily in a study melted significantly more body fat and belly fat than a group taking a placebo -- despite being on the same diet and exercise plan.

A Sour Path to Skinny

Vinegar may offer a weight loss boost thanks to acetic acid. Seems this sour stuff does double-duty fat-blasting, inhibiting the body's ability to store fat while boosting its ability to burn it. And even though apple cider vinegar was the type used in the recent study, researchers suspect most varieties of the liquid seasoning could have the same get-skinny effects. (Find out what the YOU Docs think about vinegar and weight loss.)

Other Tart Benefits

Vinegar also seemed to help lower bad-for-the-heart triglyceride levels and systolic blood pressure at the end of the 12-week study. That's a Sherpa's load of health benefits for one little flavor maker. So get your daily dose of vinegar with one of these tart-tasting, waist-whittling RealAge recipes:

When you're craving tart: Give your salad and grilled veggies a refreshing citrus-flavored punch with this Lemon-Balsamic Vinaigrette.

When you're craving savory: Add a Mediterranean touch to chicken with this Chicken in Garlic-Vinegar Sauce.

When you're craving sweet: Add a bit of tangy sweetness to dessert with these Balsamic-Spiked Strawberries.

Did You Know?

Apple cider vinegar can make your skin and hair beautiful, too.

By RealAge

Can Balsamic Bring Weight and Blood Sugar Down?


by Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD


Q. Is apple cider vinegar the only vinegar that works for stabilizing blood sugar and cutting appetite?

A. It doesn't seem to matter what vinegar -- white, apple cider, or even red raspberry -- you use. What's critical is that you use the vinegar that has 5% acidity (acidity is typically marked on the label). The waist benefits of vinegar come from its acetic acid. In balsamic vinegar, it's masked by a sweet taste, but it's there. Trust us, we're docs.

The antiglycemic effect is greater the more vinegar you consume: The bare minimum for lowering your blood sugar is 1 to 2 tablespoons. It's not the most chuggable liquid, so we think the best delivery system is as a salad dressing. Mix your favorite vinegar with olive oil at a 2 (vinegar):1 (oil) ratio, and serve with mixed leafy greens, crucifers like watercress and arugula, and other veggies.

I guess that is why the most popular salad dressing when on a diet is a light vinegarette dressing.   Makes sence to me!!!!


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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Leapin leprechaun's!!! They are up to their funny little tricks.

If it weren’t for one of my friend making a post about St Patrick’s day and what she had planned for her children’s surprise visit from a leprechaun, I would have forgotten all about it.

First thing this morning I was running around trying to gather some items. I had to place an order for some cookies because there was none left. Then I called a party store and had them set some gold coins aside for me. It was a good thing I called because when I got there someone had taken all they had.

When the children went to lunch. Mom leprechaun went into the class and set each desk up with some goodies. I couldn't leave without playing some tricks. I tipped over a chair or two. I put some coats up high on hooks and I turned the tissue boxes upside down.

Happy St Patrick's day!!!!
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Ebelskivers

A dear friend had given me this Ebelskiver Recipe book with pan about five months ago. Sadly!!!! This is the first time I have used it. I made some cheeseburger Ebelskivers and Manwich Ebelskivers. All I could say is that they were so good. This is my new found pan. The book has some really great recipes and I find myself thinking of new and inventive ideas to use for a great tasty center. This is one of those great items that William Sonoma sells.
Instead of making the batter from scratch, I used Bisquick.
I added a small amount of cheese to the batter. 
Slightly let the batter cook.
Add the ground beef.
Add cheese.
Flip the cheeseburger.
Delicious!!!!
I had some extra ground beef left over and I decided to put Manwich in the beef.  I then filled the Ebelskivers with the Manwich mixture. 
They turned out really good. 
I think that by adding a slightly moist filling was really so much better. 
As you can see, we enjoyed them.   

For more great recipes go to Temp my Tummy Tuesday.
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