No Im not a cake decorator but I like to play one for birthdays. After watching a whole season of The Next Great Baker you think I would have improved a bit. Well maybe I did. The cake looks smoother and more level than usual. Im sure its the fault of my this old house and the uneven floors. Yeah. That has to be it. Why did my shakey Multiple Sclerosis hands have to come back this week? The 'Happy Birthday' is squiggley. The more I tried to fix it the worse it looked. We should have bought the 15 candles instead of the 1 and 5. They could have hidden a multitude of mistakes :)
No picture? No way!! Lets hope it tastes good.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sneaky Moms, Healthy Family
Picky teen, picky husband, picky me. We all need to eat healthy but....
A great way to add healthy fresh fruit to the diet is with a smoothie. We all know that. Fruit is better than a pastry. Its low calorie, nutritional etc. Getting the guys in my family to actually drink one is the hard part. Some times I dont feel like making one for myself. The answer is to have the fruit prepped or frozen. Ask them if they would like a fruit 'drink' and when they hesitate, grab the ingredients and throw them into the blender. Mix and done. Hand them the drink and make them feel guilty if they dont drink it. Works for me.
Here are the ingredients I used today.
Fresh pineapple, strawberries, peeled fresh orange, frozen bananas.
Always grate the zest from an orange before peeling it ( the orange part not the white part) . Dry the zest at room temperature then store it in an airtight container until you need to add some extra flavor to a cookie recipe.
Add 1 teaspoon of honey if desired a bit of coconut and a smidgen of the orange zest. Whirl in your blender. Mine was a little dry so I added a small amount of pomegranate juice and mixed again. You can add any fruits you like or have on hand. Yum! I really like these but if your family is hesitant,serve it up in a non see thru cup ( a sippy cup :) One taste and they will change their minds.
Moms have to be sneaky like that.
A great way to add healthy fresh fruit to the diet is with a smoothie. We all know that. Fruit is better than a pastry. Its low calorie, nutritional etc. Getting the guys in my family to actually drink one is the hard part. Some times I dont feel like making one for myself. The answer is to have the fruit prepped or frozen. Ask them if they would like a fruit 'drink' and when they hesitate, grab the ingredients and throw them into the blender. Mix and done. Hand them the drink and make them feel guilty if they dont drink it. Works for me.
Here are the ingredients I used today.
Fresh pineapple, strawberries, peeled fresh orange, frozen bananas.
Always grate the zest from an orange before peeling it ( the orange part not the white part) . Dry the zest at room temperature then store it in an airtight container until you need to add some extra flavor to a cookie recipe.
Add 1 teaspoon of honey if desired a bit of coconut and a smidgen of the orange zest. Whirl in your blender. Mine was a little dry so I added a small amount of pomegranate juice and mixed again. You can add any fruits you like or have on hand. Yum! I really like these but if your family is hesitant,serve it up in a non see thru cup ( a sippy cup :) One taste and they will change their minds.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Crocheting Again
Monday, January 14, 2013
No Hugs Please!
A hug is a good thing. Right? Well not if its associated with Multiple Sclerosis. I dont know who named it MS Hug but they certainly dont feel what I do! The hug for me is more of a kick in the chest kind of feeling that lasts for minutes or up to an hour. I call it the Demon Grip. I have experienced it a few times in years past before I was diagnosed. Was in the hospital twice. Ignorant dr gave me a GI cocktail. Well I guess it worked because I threw it up and got some relief from the terrible spasm. That is what the hug/grip is. A terrible muscle spasm that can make you feel like you are having a heart attack. I recovered in a few hours but now I am feeling like crap. I suppose this is a flare. Hard to tell the difference between 'normal' life for me and a flare these days. I will rest today. Try to not talk to anyone. Maybe find a movie in my collection. Crafting is out.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Make a Plan or Wing it?
Im the kind of person who likes to plan everything in advance, well in advance. That doesnt happen much anymore. Life with MS and fibro means not knowing how you will feel from one day to the next. Sometimes it means not knowing from morning to evening. Things have gotten more predictable and stable for me now. I know that shopping will have to be a one store, as quickly as possible trip. My Hubs does most of the grocery shopping now. He makes way more trips to the store than he should but I really appreciate it. Lifting a huge bag of cat litter to the cart, to the trunk and then up my stairs is just too much for me. Oh those steps!
The Kits keep me company. Ive heard having one will lower your blood pressure. I dont see how, considering mine are either constantly begging for food or getting into trouble.
The Kits keep me company. Ive heard having one will lower your blood pressure. I dont see how, considering mine are either constantly begging for food or getting into trouble.
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