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We’re almost done eating all the cookies I baked in December

by The Diva

My husband and I are finally clearing out some of the baking that I did in December. Not that there was anything wrong with it mind you … just that I went into baking overkill …. cookies, cookies, cookies everywhere!

This evening after dinner I took a look on top of our fridge and pulled down four freezer bags were I’d stored some of the cookies that I’d baked. The bags I took down only had a couple of cookies on them and lots of crumbs so we finished off a few of the cookies and crumbs and got rid of two of the bags. Maybe we won’t need to look for diet pills that work if we can get rid of the cookies soon.

I don’t think I’ll go on any more baking sprees for a while.

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I’m so full!

by The Diva

I’m so full! We had an early Christmas dinner this evening and I’m still full!

I don’t even think I ate that much, but I’m stuffed!

I made a turkey last night , Thursday December 23rd, yes a little early, but we’re going to the in-laws for Christmas and I like to have our own Christmas dinner too … so we had ours early .. so I guess tonight’s dinner was the second dinner .. All I had tonight was a little bit of stuffing, some turkey, some sweet potatoes and cranberry jelly and that’s it. No big helpings – just a little bit of each.

Perhaps I should put on my coat and take a long walk around the neighborhood and then I’ll feel a little less full.

Tomorrow when we go to the in-laws I’ll get to see how they decorated this year at the church across the street. My mother in law said something about how she used cypress trees as part of their decoration. It should be interesting to see how they decorated.

What are you doing for Christmas or the holidays? Any big plans?

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My husbands favorite dinner – lately

by The Diva

This evening we’re having what’s quickly becoming one of my husband’s favorite dinners. It’s pretty easy to make too.

We’re having a mix of long grain and wild rice, peas and chicken. I tend to eat these three food items separately but my husband likes to cut up his chicken and then he mixes the peas, rice and chicken together and he swears that it tastes like chicken fried rice. I’ve tasted his mix and it’s true – it does tasted like chicken fried rice … maybe I should mix mine up too.

This evening I think I’m going to pull out one of the desserts that I made two weeks ago – Zucchinni bread – perhaps cut some up and put it in the center of the table on a glass tile and we’ll have it for dessert after dinner. Yum.

Speaking of dinner … it’s after 8 pm … I’d better get cooking!

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Green Tea Health Benefits

by The Diva



If everyone knew of all the health benefits of green tea, the sales of green tea would spike immediately. The health benefits of green tea are important and substantial so people should consider making a cup of green tea every day a habit. According to legends, tea was discovered by a Chinese emperor about 5,000 years ago. This Chinese emperor was boiling water to the belief that it can become more potable and safer to drink. When suddenly a large gust of wind took over and blew the leaves into the water that’s boiling. By the combination of water and leaves, a brown mixture was fashioned. Reluctantly, the emperor discovered the mixture making a very fragrant aroma. The moment he tasted it, he described it to be agreeable. From that moment on, green tea was born. No matter how accurate this legend is, what’s important is that green tea have become one of the most popular drink in China.)


(More recently, the health benefits of green tea have been established by studies done by medical professionals and companies who produce green tea products. These studies do show that the health benefits of green tea can add to the longevity of those who drink this product.

Antioxidants in green tea are one of the main reasons why people are being enticed by it. By reducing incidences of increased cholesterol level in out body, it therefore reduces the body to experience hypertension and cardiac diseases. Studies also show that green tea can help minimize thrombosis formation which is also an associated factor to heart disease. When thrombosis goes into blood circulation, there will come a time when the thrombus will block the way of the blood that is supposed to go to the heart and this will compromise the heart with blood supply. Preventing thrombus formation is one very important effect of green tea.

Some say it’s impossible for green tea to affect bone diseases but the tea have proved them wrong because reports have it that green tea can prevent arthritis. Not only can green tea prevent arthritis from occurring but also eliminate the painful symptoms being contributed by the problem too. According to research on the
health benefits of green tea, it has a component that has the ability to reduce inflammation. Research also suggests that antioxidants have the capacity to delay any arthritic process that might occur and minimizing irritable symptoms as well.

Because liver is another agent responsible for metabolism, it is greatly affected by green tea. There is strong correlation of bonds between liver function and antioxidants. When the liver does it job, it filters the body from toxins and washes it away through excretion.

Toxins are referred to harmful substances that we gather through daily living like digested food, breathed air, consumed water, alcohol intake and even remnants of cigarette smoking. What green tea provides the body is stimulating and strengthening the immune system making the liver more capable of filtering every single substance that can be dangerous to the body.

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Guide to Picking the Best Water Filter

by The Diva

Deciding which system works as the best water filter in a home will largely be a matter of opinion. However, when making the decision, knowing what to expect from a water filter can help to make tht decision more educated. The type of water filter one chooses will also depend on the type of problems one is having with the water and the quality of water he is willing and able to pay for.

There are different options when it comes to water filters. Some inexpensive ones simply remove some of the heavier particles that are suspended in the water.  This is important but may be inadequate. The best water filters (and often the more expensive units) are designed to remove the smallest microbes. Using reverse osmosis technology, filtering out bacteria as small as .01 microns is not uncommon.

Hidden in a water supply are often found more than mere sediment. Water could also contain harmful bacteria. The best water filter systems will not only remove sediment but also this invisible enemy.

Naturally, the more a filter system promises, the more it will cost. But cost should not necessarily be the bottom line. Microbes can affect the taste, odor, and appearance of the water, as well as its safety. The best water filters provide the safest water. So to choose what is the right system, it is best that all sources of water used for drinking or cooking be tested. City water must meet a minimum standard for particulates. But well water also needs to be checked.

For many people simply having a water filter through which water is run before drinking can provide comfort in believing their water is free of contaminants. For others getting the best water filter money can buy will be a necessity. In cases where the well or water supply is heavily contaminated with bacteria, even the best water filter may not be able to handle the dangerous microbes in the drinking water.

The best water filters use a combination of filtering and bacteria removing technology. An adequate filter removes contaminants of .4 microns or more. Units that also kill bacteria usually use electricity as well. Water containing excessive iron may also have a sulfur smell. Filtering alone may not remove this odor from the water.

Water softeners remove minerals in water that make it work poorly in cleaning. But softened water passing through a water filter may extend the life of the filter cartridge itself. What is the best water filter system? The answer to that can only be determined when the water is evaluated, and the minimum acceptable levels of contaminants is established.

Berkey Water Filters are the best line of activated charcoal filters we are aware of. Check out the Travel Berkey Water Filter or another model. One amazing feature is that each set of filters they ship with can be re-cleaned to purify up to 6,000 gallons of drinking water.

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