August 2007

Butter Cookies

August 30, 2007

Ever since my little helper started “helping” me in the kitchen, I’ve been trying to make things that she can help me without messing up. So last week, we decided that we would like to make cookies. I decided to use the butter cookies recipe from here. These were the cookies before going into the [...]

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Mango Chicken

August 27, 2007

Got a tray of mangoes from Costco last week and surprisingly, they were pretty good. Anyway, since I had lots of mangos, I tried out a Mango Chicken dish that I saw in the recipe book. Verdict: It was ok. I think I should have used fresh orange juice instead store-bought OJ ‘cos that made [...]

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Martin Wordwide

August 25, 2007

Do you own a business? How would you like to have access to the largest database of mailing lists? If you answered yes to both questions, then Martin Worldwide is the company for you. Whether you are looking for consumer lists, business lists, mortgage lists, specialty lists or even ethnic lists, Martin Worldwide will be [...]

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Corn Potato Soup

August 24, 2007

Don’t you just hate it when you have just 1 piece of fruit or vegetable leftover? It’s usually too little to make anything substantial. Well, I had 1 corn!! Too little for the family to share and I’m too lazy to go to the store to get more. So, what did I do? Made a [...]

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Memory Walk

August 24, 2007

Did you know that more than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s is also the 7th leading cause of death in the U.S. So, what exactly is Alzheimer’s Disease? It is a brain disorder that gets worse overtime. Typically, the first symptom of Alzheimer is forgetfulness. Then as the disease progresses, other symptoms like [...]

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Mystery berry???

August 23, 2007

Do you know what kind of berry this is?? Strawberry – Not! Blueberry – Not! Blackberry – Not! Raspberry – Not! Marionberry – Not! Give up??? It’s . . . . Huckleberry!! This is the first time I’ve ever seen huckleberries. The name reminds me of Huckleberry Finn from the Tom Sawyer book. Anway, we [...]

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Invest with Monex

August 23, 2007

Lately I have been thinking about investing in gold and silver. While I was researching for more information on gold and silver investments, I came across Monex. Monex companies have been America’s gold, silver and other precious metals investment leader for over 30 years. With current declining US dollars and unstable stock market, there has [...]

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Orange Chiffon Cake

August 22, 2007

It’s been a while since I made chiffon cake. So decided to make one for breakfast. I usually use this recipe to make orange chiffon cake. Really soft & yummy! Edited to add recipe: Ingredients: (for 8″ chiffon cake pan) 115g Cake Flour 3/4 tsp Baking powder 85ml Warm orange juice Grated zest of 1 [...]

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The Next Internet Millionaire

August 22, 2007

Do you like reality show? Then don’t forget to check out the new reality show that debuted on August 17th on the internet. The Next Internet Millionaire is the world’s first competitive internet reality show where twelve contestants compete for a $25,000 cash prize and a joint venture with Joel Comm, one of the world’s [...]

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My goodies

August 20, 2007

Went over to Vancouver, Canada last weekend and look what I brought back!!!! : ) Loads of cute bento supplies!! I’ve been on a lookout for nice bento supplies for a long time. Actually they do have some really nice ones here in Uwajimaya but they are all very expensive. Too expensive for me, anyway! [...]