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I didn’t know people were eating monkeys!

Anu — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:59:39 +0000

I was reading a BBC.com website news story today about how 48% of the world’s primate species are facing extinction. The article explains that a large reason for that was the deforestation of the world; people are cutting down and/or burning the forests that the primates live in. That was depressing news. But what really surprised me was to read in the article that the extinction is being exacerbated by hunters who are hunting the primates for food! I did not realize that people considered monkeys as edible! I don’t know why, I just never really thought people would eat monkeys. That makes me especially sad, since I consider primates to be so closely related to humans that it almost seems cannibalistic to eat them!

Going to the Golden Corral

Anu — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:39:22 +0000

Tonight we are going to eat out at the Golden Corral. We are celebrating my sister’s wedding anniversary, so we are joining several other family members there. I like the Golden Corral; it is an all you can eat buffet with the best tasting yeast rolls I’ve ever tasted in my life! I sneak a zipper storage bag into my oversized purse that I bring just so I can bring the leftover yeast rolls home to eat later! They are the best! And I really like their mashed potatoes and their macaroni and cheese, too. Oh, and I love hush puppies! I’d really like to eat there EVERY DAY! Their salad bar and dessert bar is terrific, I like to eat a little taste of everything!

Watermelon instead of

Anu — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:51:03 +0000

I was reading that researchers have determined that eating watermelon can have a similar effect on the human body as name brand ED prescriptions do. They say you have to eat the yellow fleshed variety, and eat six cups of it, but that would do it! Of course, you’d be so busy running the bathroom to relieve your bladder that the whole pleasure part would be pretty limited! Watermelon is a diuretic and has been used homeopathically to help people with kidney problems. The same chemical is found in cucumbers and cantaloupe, but at a much lower level. And, eating that much watermelon would cause havoc with blood sugar levels, so I guess the men should stick with ED prescriptions for now, and just eat a little bit of watermelon for the other healthy benefits that eating fruit produces.

Steak and cheese sub sandwiches for supper tonight!

Anu — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:58:08 +0000

I didn’t sleep well last night; I only got six hours of sleep. Then I have had a really busy day. I’m tired and cranky, I have a headache and I don’t want to cook supper tonight. My honey just got home and said “what’s for supper?” I asked him to please cook up some quick steak and cheese sub sandwiches for us to eat. I really like them, those frozen thin sandwich steaks. They cook up quick and easy and are really yummy! So, he is cooking supper right this minute, while I’m typing! We’ll be having chips to eat with dinner and my tummy will feel so much happier; when I come back to the computer I’ll probably be in such a better mood!

Full fat cheese is good for you?!

Anu — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:19:21 +0000

I was delighted to read on the health.msn.com website that researchers now say that full fat chees is good for you! They say that it does NOT raise cholesterol levels, and actually helps dieters to lose weight! That is really good news because I love cheese! I have tried the low-fat stuff and I don’t like it – it has no flavor (except for cream chees, which is yummy!) So I will no longer avoid cheese (I HAVE been avoiding cheese!) and can start buying it (and snacking on it!) on a regular basis again!

Independence Day

Anu — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:29:42 +0000

Well, our country’s 235th birthday just passed. It was not particularly spectacular for me. I guess I was disappointed in our parade down Main Street. It seemed a bit too short; there were no marching bands or baton twirlers (like there were in the fireman’s parade around Memorial Day – that parade lasted for 2 hours!) and it seemed like it was mostly for the political venue.

I remember celebrating the 4th of July back when I was a child. It seemed bigger, better somehow. But then again, things you remember from your childhood always do seem that way, at least for me. I remember the fireworks and how big and beautiful they were and how long the show seemed to go on, and then there was the big family cookout. But, as we grow up, I guess reality sets in a bit and things just aren’t the same. The wonder of childhood is gone.

But, my niece did come to visit and she is in the military and stationed about 5 hours from here. It was so good to see her and spend some time with her. This will probably be my last chance to see her before Christmas because next month she is being transferred to Florida and will not be able to just drive up to see me any time she wants to. So, that part of the holiday was great!!!!

Playtime with Tabitha

Anu — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:35:43 +0000

Yesterday I took my niece, Tabitha, to the playground at our local park. I love to have Tabitha visit, but she sometimes gets a little bit excited and has occasionally broken things in my house, so I choose to take her to the playground instead for our visits.

As I watched her play on the slide, climbing up the 10 or so stairs to slide down again some 40 or 50 times and then move on to the swings for a bit and then to the merry-go-round, I noticed that the mulch they had on the ground was made of rubber. I had never seen this before and found it very interesting and different.

After our playground romp, we went to the local ice cream shop for a sundae. She decided that she wanted a banana split instead of a sundae. She ordered a hot fudge sundae and I had my peanut butter sundae (my personal favorite). Of course, being only 7 years old, Tabitha got fudge all over her clothes and face. Her mother will have an absolute fit!!! But, that is what being a kid is all about, isn’t it? You should be able to get messy when you eat ice cream.

After Tabitha’s visit, dropped her off at her house (after a little clean up in the bathroom at the ice cream shop) and went home and did a little research. I found out that there is a company called Rubberecycle Playsafer that recycles old used tires and sells this rubber mulch for use on playgrounds and in horse arenas. It makes a softer place to land if a horse or child falls, it is good for the environment and gives a person or a horse more sure footing. I think it is a wonderful idea for recycling of tires and lasts much longer than traditional mulch.

I don’t understand

Anu — Fri, 20 May 2011 03:23:03 +0000

What is the deal with my favorite Bryer’s ice cream, the caramel pecan praline only being in the stores sporatically? I love that flavor, and it seems to only available about 20% of the times that I want to buy it!

Well, I get frustrated and try other flavors which I really don’t care for as much. For instance, today I bought the caramel and brownie ice cream. Not enough caramel. I miss the carmel pecan praline! Don’t you just hate it when you have a craving that you can’t fulfill?

More Vegetables

Anu — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:02:50 +0000

Today I realized that my cooking has gotten into a rut of the same old recipes and the same foods on the menu each night. I am sick of my own cooking!

There are some great shows on cable TV about cooking, so I think it would be a good idea to devote at least one a week to watching a cooking show and expanding my food preparation skills. I also want to expand my knowledge of vegetables. There are so many different fruits and vegetables in the grocery store produce section now. I don’t even know how to prepare and serve half of them! First I need to learn how to select the right one, when is it ripe? Do you peel it or not? Discard the seeds or not? There is so much to learn!

Dumplings

Anu — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:56:58 +0000

For years I would make a big pot of chicken and dumplings and they always turned out wonderful. It was my “go to” dish for comfort food. I make the chicken by boiling it with onions, then remove the chicken, drain the fat, and cut the meat off the bone and into small pieces. Put it back in the pot with some spices and then make the dumplings. I always make the dumplings with the recipe on the side of the Bisquick box.

I don’t know what has changed, but the last several batches have not turned out well. The dumplings don’t get light and fluffy – they are hard little dough rocks. The food tastes wonderful, but the dumplings keep failing. I have no idea what is wrong and I’m getting very frustrated.