Posted in Paborit-O Faves | May 27th, 2008
I was talking to a friend one time and we were sharing our love for food and everything sweet. I was sharing my love for chocolates when I was literally aghast with surprise when she told she has never eater Tim Tams.
Seriously, Tim Tams?!?!??!!
THE Tim Tams?
(and she’s 30 now, by the way)
So sad.
Tim Tams are [...]
Posted in Food Tidbits | May 26th, 2008
These add flavor and spice to our food!
From Wikipedia:
Seasoning is the process of adding or improving flavor of food. Seasonings include herbs, spices, and all other condiments (which may themselves be referred to as “seasonings”). Salt may be used to draw out water, or to magnify a natural flavor of a food making it richer [...]
Posted in Food Tidbits | May 20th, 2008
I knew it!
Mars and Twix have been all-time favorite and I have confirmed it is a best seller!
There is much debate over which is the best selling chocolate. While some claim that it is Mars, others think it to be the caramel layered Twix. Yet others believe it to be Kit Kat.
Earlier, the Mars bar, [...]
Posted in Lose the Pounds | May 19th, 2008
Having spent a week on a road trip, I learned one thing along the way: Fast food is unavoidable, given time and budget constraints. You can’t beat a drive-thru for convenience and speed of service, although a bellyache later can quickly remind you of the excess calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium you just put [...]
Posted in Lose the Pounds | May 18th, 2008
The word “diet” doesn’t always mean eating less to lose weight—although that’s what we commonly associate it with today. Someone “on a diet” is trying to eat less, or stop eating sweets to fit into a smaller pant size.
Diet has another meaning. It also describes the food that you normally consume—following a vegetarian diet, an [...]
Posted in Table Manners | May 14th, 2008
Glasses
Each place should be set with all the glasses that will be used during dinner (except dessert-wine glasses, which may be brought out when the dessert is served). The water glass belongs to the right of the plate, just above the knife. Wineglasses should be set to the right of the water glasses in the [...]
Posted in Paborit-O Faves | May 13th, 2008
Hmm, seems like there is competition among the two.
I personally like Red Ribbon better, I so love their chocolate cake (because it chocolate caramel fillings) and their banana loaf crunch – I can eat one loaf in one sitting. I also love their Coffee Crumble cake and of course their mango cream pie.
Though Golidlocks has [...]
Posted in Healthy Foods, Lose the Pounds | May 12th, 2008
Did you know that your digestive tract contains more than 400 types of “friendly” bacteria? These little guys, commonly referred to as probiotics (which means “pro-life”), help reduce the growth of harmful bacteria and promote a healthy digestive system. That’s right! Probiotics are live bacteria with clinically-documented health benefits.
Health Benefits
It appears that when the digestive [...]
Posted in Table Manners, Uncategorized | May 9th, 2008
The following rules for setting a table correspond to the numbers seen in the table setting illustration below.
1. The flatware, plate, and napkin should be one inch from the edge of the table.
2. The plate is always in the center of the place setting.
3. The [...]
Posted in Real Life Woes, Uncategorized | May 8th, 2008
When I was working, I used to drown three cups of coffee a day. These days, unfortunately, going above two makes my heart palpitate so I try hard NOT to drink coffee.
I still stick to one cup a day – decaf of course.
What’s yours?