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Lychee-Mint Spritzers – Derby Ready

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Every year I  watch the Kentucky Derby on tv. I will watch the show leading up to the race , enjoy looking at the surroundings, the fashion and the jockeys and  horses.   Each one so beautiful in their own right – good clean fun in the comfort of my living room.  This year while noshing on some goodies,  I will be trying a new cocktail drink  , something light , a spritzer.

Lychee-Mint Spritzer – serves 2

Muddle 8 mint leaves with 2 teaspoons sugar in a cocktail shaker. Add 4 canned lychees, 1/4 cup syrup from the can, 3 ounces vodka and a squeeze of lime juice; shake with ice. Strain into 2 ice-filled glasses; top with seltzer. Repeat to make more drinks. Garnish with mint and lime.

 

 

Putting my money on a filly!!

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Memories – A Mother’s Day Gift

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For My Children: A Mother's Journal of Memories, Wishes and Wisdom“Memories light the corners of my mind”.

Do memories light the corners of your mind?  Not my mind.

Memories tend to get filed away in some dark corner of my mind.  The funny thing is when you see, read, or just smell something it triggers the memory just like that.  SNAP!

So when I came across this journal, My Children: A Mother’s Journal of Memories, Wishes and Wisdom.   I thought what a great thing to have.

Memories are something special…it’s the memories that we create in the course of our lives that keep us smiling, or crying.  Good or bad a memory can be forgotten….but memories can stay intact when you record them in a journal that you can look through and light up the corners of your mind.  The best is this is a journal that your children, grandchildren and maybe even your great grandchildren can review with you.

My Children: A Mother’s Journal of Memories, Wishes, and Wisdom is a beautifully designed and illustrated book with creative prompts that will spark mom’s recolletions of fun family vacations, favorite games, an speciel holday traditions.

This collection of fill-in-the-blank lists, questions, and querieis is the easiest way for any mother to record on paper answers to the questions her children never thought to ask but will love to discover, such as:

What is some of the craziest parenting advice you ever received?

What have been yoru favorite parts of being a mother?

In what way are your  children like you?

If life had a rewind button, what moments would you want  to relive?

For my Children is a way to chronicle a mother’s history, record stories and memories that might otherwise be forgotten…

So this Mother’s Day you can help mom relive her most cherished and unforgettable moments of motherhood…give her the gift of memories.

 

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Food and Health, product review

Portion Size Me – A Kid Driven Plan to a Healthier Family

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I’d like you to meet Marshall Reid, now a sixth grader, who excels in his communication skills. His hobbies include cooking, Tae Kown Do, playing football. canoeing and most importantly, playing game on his Playstation. This wonderful book was inspired by 10 year old Marshall, who was fed up with being overweight and misrable.  Marshall, with the help of his mom and family, decided to redifine his life by making choices based on “portion size me”  instead of the commerical driven  “super-size me“. Bravo, Marshall!!   No strict diets.  just a workable lifestyle for the entire family, and it can become a lifestyle for your family too.

This is a lovely and easy book to read  and through an assortment of tips and personal anecdotes, Portion Size Me brings children and their families together to make conscious decisions about what they put into their bodies. Alexandra (Mom) and Marshall developed a fun-filled project with six achievable goals to help create positive, long-lasting, healthy behaviors, including:

·         Eat as many real foods as possible

·         Read ingredients

·         Pause before you eat

·         Get moving

·         Help out in the kitchen

·         Watch portion sizes

 

With easy-to-follow, adaptable recipes and kid-friendly tips, your child will be eager to take charge in the kitchen, and in life as well.

For inspiration and to see videos , visit:

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Dinner Is Done – Rotisserie-Chicken Recipe Ideas

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I love a rotisserie chicken so much that I make it a point to pick one up every week.  Whatever we don’t eat that day I wrap up and bring it to work for lunch.  Here are two of my favorite recipes.  Hope you try ,  change around and enjoy them as much as we do.

Buffalo-Chicken Pizza

Preheat oven to 425

Lightly coat a prepared whole-wheat pizza crust with your favorite buffalo wing sauce (or BBQ sauce), leaving a 1/2 inch margin around the edges, top with a couple of handfuls of chopped rotisserie chicken (1 1/2 cups), 1 cup (4oz) of shredded mozzarella cheese and 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese. Bake according to pizza crust package directions.  Serve with tossed salad.

 

Chicken Lo-Mein Soup

Boil 6 cups water , add 2 packages chicken flavored ramen-noodle soup mix and 2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken.  Simmer 3 minutes or until noodles are tender.  Add a few handfuls of baby spinach leaves and cook until they wilt. Serve with chow-mein noodles for extra crunch and a few dashes or soy sauce or hot sauce.

Easy Chicken Nachos

Prehat oven to 400

Microwave 1 cup canned low-fat refried beans with just enough water so it’s spreadable.  Arrange tortilla chips on a large foil-lined baking sheet, top chips with prepared beans, 2 cups of chicken, 2 cups (8 oz) shredded Mexican cheese blend, 1/2 cup diced tomatoes, and 1/4 cup chopped green onions.  Bake for 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.  Serve with salsa, guacamole (store-bought or homemade) and low-fat sour cream.

This is great one for  when the kids are sleeping over.

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