Mele Kalikimaka

“The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.”― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (Make each day special so in retrospect you will enjoy it a second time.)  …Across the world…thank you Melanie….

…songs of the day….

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Christmases When You Were Mine


McDougall’s Baked Kale Chips
Preheat oven to 225 degrees.

Wash the kale well and leave some of the water clinging to the leaves. Strip the leaves from the thick stems and cut into uniform sized pieces. (Mine are usually about 2 x 2 inches.) Place on a non-stick baking sheet or on top of parchment paper on a regular baking sheet and sprinkle with seasonings of your choice (do not oil the pan or spray kale with oil).

Bake for about 30 minutes until crispy. Store in a tightly covered container to keep them crispy; they taste best the day that they are made.

Try spraying them with a light coating of Bragg Liquid Aminos or balsamic vinegar before baking, or just a light dusting of sea salt. They are easy to re-crisp if you don’t eat them all right away, just put them back in the oven for a short time.

Happy Birthday Ma Grande!!

Miranda Lambert The House That Built Me

...Happy Birthday my girl!!


Also...some alternative cooking techniques!!

Solar cooker for prepping/cooking breakfast, lunch and dinner.  

If not enough sun, then use a rocket stove for minimal fuel consumption.

"Hay box" technique to slow cook breakfast overnight.

...some good ideas to try out!!

Eskimo Cookies--her childhood favorite!!

¾ cup margarine
¾ cup sugar
1 Tablespoon water
½ teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 cup quick oatmeal
Powdered sugar
Put margarine in a large bowl and let stand until soft.   Beat well.  Add sugar and mix well.  Mix in water, vanilla and cocoa.  Mix in oats.  Keep in refrigerator overnight.  Shape into small balls and roll in powdered sugar.  Store in the refrigerator.

11-11-11

The Holiday:  Iris' monologue ...it turns out he wasn't in love with me like I thought...I understand feeling as small and as insignificant as is humanly possible...and how it can actually ache in places you didn't know you had in side of you ...and it doesn't matter how many new haircuts you get or how many gyms you join, or how many glasses of Chardonnay you drink with your girlfriends...you still go to bed every night going over every detail and wonder what you did wrong or how you could have misunderstood...and how in hell for that brief moment you could think you were that happy...and sometimes you can convince yourself that he'll see the light and show up at your door...and after all that...however long all that May be...you'll go somewhere new...and you'll meet people who make you feel worthwhile again ...and little pieces of your soul will finally come back...and all that fuzzy stuff...those years of your life that you wasted ...that will eventually begin to fade...