Showing posts with label Vegetarian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vegetarian. Show all posts

Monday, February 25, 2013

Mindful Monday




Advocacy:
♦"My Beef with the “I Love Boobies” Bracelets (in 2013)" (Support the person, don't glorify the body part)
♦Bull=  1: Slaughter house = 0 (Keep in mind that its from the Hong Kong Weekly World News.)
♦Do the children of abusive parents owe them anything?
♦A online resource for parents looking to help their children recover from eating disorders
♦Interview with Jazz. An amazing  girl activist!

Awesome:
♦Super cute gif...go look!!!!!
♦Spot on Calvin...spot on
♦Baby polar bear!!!
♦Bopping kitten and marshmallows
♦Cat wearing socks
♦Daria Quotes
♦Sad? Need a smile? Here is an adorable red panda. Your welcome. : )
♦Gorgeous nature gifs!

DIY:
♦Tea-riffic: how to cold brew tea (I love puns!)
♦Some fun ideas for printing on scarves

Feminism:
♦Brilliant men can get away with being disheveled, but women cannot...
♦"Nice Guys" are the worst
♦"A guy’s guide to approaching strange women without being maced"

Lol:
♦Star Trek logic (Too true!)
♦Somebody threw their hat in the ring to be Pope.....
♦Best Valentine EVER

Noms:
♦Huge list of 33 gluten-free desserts!!!
♦Herb goat cheese souffle
♦Three bread recipes, one is vegan

Self Care:
♦What you can do when you don't love yourself
♦Creating an inspiring creative space
♦The World Is A Kinder Place When You Are Kind
♦Turn around a bad day

WTF:
♦WTF Evolution? (a Tumblr of oddities in the animal world)
♦Scary ventriloquist dummys
♦Get the look: Cannibals....huh?
♦Pizza flavored lip-balm....eww




Monday, February 11, 2013

Microfilm Monday

Cutie-pie Stella. Source

Consumerism:
♦"Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed" (Wow, hadn't considered this.)

Disabilities/Illness:
♦Spoon Theory: explaining Lupus and its effects on daily life (This is a fantastic explanation for dealing with many disabilities/health issues; chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, cancer, clinical depression... the list goes on)

DIY:
♦Make a pinhole camera
♦Poster Wall Art (Very cool idea)
♦Home-made lotion bars

Feminism:
♦Advice on dealing with "Creepy Dudes" (It is a long read, but very worthwhile.)
♦ Lingerie Football League (How is wearing bikinis safe for tackling on AstroTurf?)
♦The other end of the spectrum: Prom-Dress Rugby (This looks awesome!)
♦Why is a woman having a positive body image and self love considered vain, or prideful?
♦"Skin Tone Tights" one color doesn't fit all.
♦Eye opener: Please stop calling illness a battle. (This post is about eating disorders, but the idea would also apply to cancer and other illnesses.)
Amazing excerpt:
"Women are pretty much expected to have pathological relationships with their bodies -- hence the usual bonding over self-loathing..."
Lol:
♦ Bargain Bin Blasphemy: Old LP's remade into Black-metal art
♦ Shakespearean Insults (Thou art a frothy, milk-livered maggot-pie!)


Mental Health/Self Care:
♦7 Ideas for being kinder to yourself

Modesty:
♦One Jewish woman's struggle with hair coverings (She decided not to.)
♦Another woman's journey toward head coverings
♦A very thorough post on finding flattering hats.

Noms:
♦Breakfast quiche
♦Cranberry Wild rice soup (Veg. but not vegan has half n half.)
♦Scottish Toffee

WTF:
♦Food fraud is common?!
♦Super creepy tableware (Stuff of nightmares)
♦My first meme coloring book
♦The Spider Who Couldn't Hide





Monday, November 26, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012

Cabbage Stew


Cabbage stew


This is a very simple soup. I use approximate measurements…so use your best judgment. The batch I made fit in my 6 quart casserole. Filling it up about ¾ of the way.
 

(I call it stew because the woman who gave me the recipe called it cabbage stew. Thanks Carol!)

Chunky cabbage stew with crackersBasics:
1 small red cabbage
1 lb of ground beef
2 carrots, or 2 handfuls of baby carrots
1 green pepper
1 small bottle (46oz) low sodium tomato or vegetable juice

Brown the ground beef
Add the juice, bring to a boil.
Then add the coarsely chopped cabbage.
Let the cabbage cook down.
When the cabbage is to the desired softeness add the rest of the vegetables.
Enjoy!

Red cabbage, green pepper, baby carrots





Its easy to customize, there are tons of things you could add to change it up. Easy to make it vegetarian. : )

Options:

♦Cumin
♦Paprika
♦Chili powder
♦Hot sauce
♦Cilantro
♦Onions
♦Garlic
♦Celery
♦Kidney beans
♦Stewed tomatoes
♦Dumplings
♦Potatoes
♦Soy meat instead of beef
♦Turkey or chicken instead of beef

Finnley Mae

Monday, October 29, 2012

Mucho Monday!


Happy, cat,
Source       Love the happy kitty!

I found tons, and tons of cool stuff for you this week! Hope you enjoy it folks. : )
 
Animals:
♦Oh man I have been there: Pill-ing a cat
♦Cats demonstrate their photo ninja skills
♦Amazing wildlife photography (SpaceManSteve, check out #5, and #6)
♦Need to express you irritation, or grumpiness...check out Colonel Meow
♦Cute cat + chilling + park bench = super cuteness

Awesome:
♦Random trivia: typographical river
♦Kanye Wes (Kanye West lyrics over shots from Wes Andersen Movies) So ridiculous!
♦The Bloggess put wigs on Hunter S. Thomcat
♦Captain Picard dances to Gagnam Style
♦You are beautiful (Super awesome video...go check it out!!!)
♦Get well cards for Malala (Made me teary eyed!) Info about Malala's story

DIY:
♦Cool use for old book spines
♦Make a galaxy scarf
♦Make a beautiful mask
♦A shirt + a scarf = cool new shirt. (I don't like the combo in the tutorial, but love the idea!)
♦Easy change-up tassel curtains
♦Tons of  homemade Christmas gift ideas
♦A way for freshening your towels
♦Make a cool crystal barrette

Fashion:
♦37 ways to tie a scarf

Feminism:
♦Introverted Fairy tales. These are pretty awesome!
♦*Sigh* I think that women have the right to dress sexy for Halloween if they choose to. I don’t appreciate that almost all costumes available are sexy, including costumes for little girls. So with my disclaimer out there here is a round up of some of the worst sexy costumes. There is also a music video that has non-sexy costume ideas. (Plus: it has a Tim Gun impersonator)
♦Dressing as part of a relationship. I found her discussion very interesting. (I don't dress much like my husband at all. We look like opposites, often getting weird second glances)
♦"Fantasy Slut League" this makes me so sick!
♦YES! I guy who gets it! (About harasment/cat calling)
♦Cats against cat-calling Tumblr:


legit cat call
I love this one! Source

Nom:
♦Make your own sprinkles. (I normally don't like sprinkles they are made primarily out of corn starch and wax, eww. These are different.)
♦Barmbrack ~ Irish Halloween bread (Interesting, sort of like King Cake for Marti Gras)
♦Pumpking double feature: Pumpkin-Beer Waffles, and Maple Pumpkin Granola
♦Garlic rosemary bead
♦Brussels sprout chips (Ok, so this isn't for everyone, but I really like brussels sprouts.)

WTF:
♦In the 1940's  a woman adopted and made clothes for a squirrel. (I think its cute, but really not the way a squirrel should live. He is a wild creature after all.)
♦Where's Waldo tattoo
♦Tongue soap...eww


Finnley Mae

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Thankful for Gramma Honey


Stars, sleep, iinsomina, creativity,

♥Found a cool site with tons of scarf tying ideas
♥Beautiful picture of love (Makes me teary eyed)
♥So excited for Gramma Honey's party!!!!!!
♥Wathcing the puppies play/fight is so fun.
♥Curry + pumpkin + soup = must try!!!
♥OMG! This made me laugh so damn hard!
♥I need to plant blue berries around my house next year. Yum and beautiful!
♥There was a terrible thunderstorm this morning. It knocked out the power for our neighborhood. A good excuse to go out for breakfast! [Also a good time to check emergency supplies]
♥Knowing that we make Frankie feel safe. She always comes to us when their is a storm, she gets scared.
♥This guy cracked me up!
♥Awww! Cute metal guy snuggling a kitty! This is so Raspi!!!!
♥Snuggling with the puppies.
♥Waking up to a purring foot warmer. (Rue was sleeping on my feet, cute boy!)
♥We have been enjoying the warm weather...while it lasts.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Farmer's Market Monday

Awesome:
♦Amazing cakes...at Cake Wrecks
♦This story is cool. Their products are a-maz-ing. I wish I could afford them!
♦Fun tattoo
♦Nostalgia in photo booths.
♦"I has a sweet potato"
♦Great story, yet heart-breaking.
♦Misspellings, and grossest blindfold ever...
♦Is your dog stalking you?

A one corgi parade!
DIY:
♦Hanging beaded glass vases
♦Dog-fashion diy, a reflective bandanna for your pup
♦Flower pillow with fabric markers
♦How to make a tassel
♦Sort-of a diy...Bon Appetite's advice for going to the farmers market.
Fashion:
♦This lady is so inspiring!

News:
♦Caffinanted sea water

Noms:
♦Aunt Peaches's Armadillo Dip.
♦Peach pie
♦Heath Bar Crunch Mini Cakes
♦Make your own version of a Snickers bar
♦Peach pancake with cherry compote (If I had a larger skillet I would make this right now!)
♦Grilling dinners for vegitarians. (I am nodding at you Alli & J!)

Mental Health/ Self Care:
♦Having a toxic parent

♦The girls from Rookie are awesome; Food is not the enemy.

WTF:
♦"I keep crashing" FACEPALM
♦Giant cupcake poncho...and it cost $89!!!!

I found quite a lot of stuff for you this week. Hope you enjoy!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Mwa-Ha-Ha-Monday!

A huge thanks to: Striking Truths!
Awesome:
♦I ♥ Twinkie Chan. Her stuff is so cute! I love the cupcake scarf!
♦Need a smile? Click here!
♦True kindness. Very heartwarming.

DIY:
♦Giant sunflowers. (Aunt Peaches is awesome!)
♦Fortune cookie favors. (Would be fun for a New Years party.)
♦Make your own recipe book.
♦Water-color fabric paint used on a pillow. (Aunt Peaches again!)
♦Do you sew a lot? Make a needle book.

LOL:
♦Marriage agreement
♦Beagle vs. Lemon
♦This job posting made me giggle. (MWA-HA-HA!)
♦The 18 worst things for lefties.
♦The cutest ear-hair I have ever seen. (I promise it's not gross.)

Noms:
♦Chocolate Rolo cookies
♦Candied ginger
♦Coffee S'mores pie
♦Espresso Pound Cake with Maple Bacon Icing.
♦Bacon corn hash.
♦For the broccoli haters: The “Amazing Incredible Broccoli Surprise Sauce”

Psychology, Self Care & Positivity:
♦An emotionally positive way to clean your closet.
♦Random Love Punches.  (Just go check it out!)
♦Or if you need a more disciplined motivation check out: Random Ass Kicks.
♦Manifesto A Day. (See photo at the top of this post.)

Monday, July 9, 2012

Mellow Monday

This is so darn cute!
Awesome:
♦Alien Marries Predator...the cake?

Diy:
♦Make a rain chain. (I had never heard of a rain chain.)

Noms:
♦Fruit and Berry ice cubes. Fun. : )
♦Homeade Snickers Bars
♦Jalapeno popper dip.

Self-care/Inspiration:
♦You give others VIP treatment, how about yourself?

♦I want a secret reading room!


WTF:
♦Beauty products you don’t need. (I disagree with the lip exfoliater, mine are like sandpaper!)
♦This ad for permanent cosmetics is just ridiculous!
♦Bird poop facial?! Ewww!
♦Goofy new domain names...

Have a great week!

Monday, June 4, 2012

Merveilleux Monday

Merveilleux:
(French) adj. marvelous, wonderful

Awesome:
♦The Post Office is honoring service dogs!
♦Super cute blank cards. (This one is my favorite!)
♦93 year old yoga instructor!!! She is amazing!
♦Hair do's from the 80's. (Pretty damn funny!)

DIY:
♦Make an animal print sweater.
♦Better photography tips. (She is talking about cookies, but it would work for many small objects.)
♦Can't afford to buy stretched canvas? Make a cardboard one!

Feminism:




Reading this comic (The Devil’s Panties) lead me to this article:

♦Large retailers putting condoms in locked cases. I wonder how this is impacting young buyers?
♦Gender pricing...grrrrr how irritating.
♦Nepalese women over-come cultural taboos to find jobs. (Not something I could do, I don’t like touching feet. Icky!)
Freaky Beauty Contraptions

*Trigger Warning for Sexual assault and abuse survivors*
More information at: Project Unbreakable

Mental Health/Recovery:
♦Medicinal Marzipan gives advice on how to combat weight/size stigma.
♦I ♥ this post: Explaining victim blaming.
♦Can we stop using "anorexic" and "thin" interchangeably?
♦Nine dangerous things you learned in school.
♦Need some inspiration. Click here...    : )
♦"When you veer off (your life) course..."

Noms:
♦Can't wait for fall to try this soup! Vidalia onion & Wild rice soup.
♦ Key-lime frozen yogurt. YUM!
♦Chai Coffee cake.

WTF:
♦Truly bizarre book: Grandpa Won't Wake Up.
♦Horrible "Tinkerbell" cakes.
♦Rita Hayworth, had to have her skin bleached? This is sad. (Her story is at the bottom.)

Monday, April 16, 2012

Otterly Monday

Grumpy otter needs his oatmeal.   (He totally reminds me of Wilford Brimley.)

Otter-tastic cuteness!


Awesome:
♦Flux Machine...crazy old photos...
♦Outtakes from classic film stars messing up their lines. (Swearing involved.)

Beauty/Fashion:
♦Side do.
♦Braided bun.
♦100 Fashion Icons.

DIY:
♦Magnolias...made from paper plates!
♦Make your own vinegar.
♦Stiched pendant necklace.
♦Not enough closet space? Make your own garment rack.
♦Dandelion T-shirt
♦Paper page bracelet
♦Seed tape...what a neat idea!

Entertainment:
♦Interview with Mad Men’s prop master.

♦An interesting article about the casting for Katniss in Hunger Games.
♦A film about the spread of western culture across the globe. "Beijing Punk"

Noms:
♦Black Raspberry Cream Cupcakes. YUM!
♦Raspberry & White Chocolate Honey Almond Meal Muffins
♦Chocolate peanutbutter popcorn.

Feminism:
♦Attention guys: Don't hit on women in a elevator at 4am...  (kind of no brainer in my opinion!)
♦Having grown up in a predominantly white town…I know next to nothing about other hair textures. This woman’s time line about her hair is fantastic!

Mental Health/Self-care:
♦How to spot fat talk (so you can stop it) Part 1 and Part 2.


Colors:
23 ~ Lavender
24 ~ Black
25 ~ Topaz
26 ~ White
27 ~ Purple
28 ~ Blue
29 ~ Yellow

Monday, December 5, 2011

Mon-der The Weather.

My apologies for the brevity of this post. I am really sick. I came down with a nasty head cold over the weekend and am still recovering.

When I am sick I crave two things: chicken soup with dumplings, and citrus spritzer.




I use this dumpling recipe, I just drop smaller bits of dough into chicken soup. About ½ spoonfuls (think grape sized) The dumplings will puff up to about walnut sized. I recommend using a large kettle as they grow quite a bit in size.

This citrus spritzer is really tasty, and has vitamin c. I highly recommend it for colds. It isn’t the best for the flu, the citrus is a bit harsh for an upset stomach.


I would love a kitty like this! Where do I sign up!

Have a great week, and stay healthy!

Colors:
12th Silver
13th Black
14th Yellow
15th White
16th Rose
17th Brown
18th Yellow

Monday, November 28, 2011

Manger Monday

Manger (French) meaning: to eat

Ninjas are Real! Watch the video. (It super cute!)



I had never thought of owls as cute before. They are so beautiful and adorable!

♦Need some Christmas Ideas? Do you have a bunch of old salt shakers? Check this DIYout.

♦Or this make-over idea for ornaments. Hint: Cupcakes!

♦Making flavored coffee syrups. YUM!

♦Sea glass candy. This is technically for wedding favors...but would be a cool gift.)

♦Behold the POWER of corgis!(Cute story! Happy ending.)

♦If you everthink that you can't...watch this blind kitten show you....that you can. He can!


Special needs animals are wonderful. They are loving, kind, fun, and sweet, just like regular animals. Give them a chance.

♦This has to be the weirdest blog ever. The Imaginary Image Blog. (Descriptions of imaginary photos.)

♦One last link, a fantastic duet! Bret of Flight of the Concords and Kermit the frog sing "Life’s a Happy Song."


I hope everyone had a nice holiday. Have your stomachs recovered yet?
: )

Colors:
5th White
6th Gray
7th Topaz
8th Green
9th Purple
10th Blue
11th Orange

Monday, November 21, 2011

Monday of the Turkeys




Not Thanksgiving related at all, but I really like this song.
All The Same To Me, by Anya Marina:



♦For your enjoyment, a really interesting article about the history of mincemeat pie.

♦A really neat idea for making mini pumpkin pies. (Use mini-muffin pans.)

♦The "Perfect Sugar Cookie recipe" from The Sweet Adventures of Sugar Belle.

♦Now presenting the infamously bad Kwanza cake from Sandra Lee!



Some Thanksgiving Trivia from National Geographic:

     ♦The largest pumpkin pie ever made weighed 2,020 pounds (916.25 kilograms).

     ♦A ripe cranberry will bounce.

     ♦All turkeys and chickens have wishbones.

     ♦Canadians celebrate their own Thanksgiving every October.

     ♦Abraham Lincoln declared a national day of Thanksgiving in 1863.

     ♦The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in 1924


If you want more tivia, quiz yourself here.



 
♦For my sentimental friends, Seven authors talk about their family traditions. One of them is by Garrison Keillor. (I love the Mr. Turkey one.)

♦To honor my vegetarian friends. Here is a vegetarian’s take on Thanksgiving.

 
♦Here is a HUGE LIST of vegetarian dishes that would be awesome for Turkey Day.

♦Thanksgiving Cake Wrecks.

♦There is a great movement to combat consumerism. The idea behind Buy Nothing Day is to boycott the madness of Black Friday. Doing so sends a message to retailers that we as consumers won’t fall for their madness.
     *Wiki Page
     *Adbusters

Have  great Thanksgiving! (Go easy on your poor stomachs!)

Colors: 28th Lavender
29th Black
30th White
Dec 1st Purple
2nd White
3rd Gray
4th Amber