I feel compelled
I have no choice but to post this on my website. It is embarrassing.
Just wait for it!!
This is Rep. Hank Johnson (D) from the 4th Congressional District of Georgia.
Welcome Reese James
Reese James Widhelm was born on May 7 2009 at 6:08 AM. Reese and Jen are both doing great.
Reese was 20″ and 8lbs.
Homemade Laundry Detergent
Many people have asked what recipe I use. Here it is and a link to where I got it.
Ingredients
- 2/3 bar Fels Naptha
- 1 cup washing soda
- 1 cup borax power
- 5 gallon bucket
Instructions
- Grate the soap and put it in a sauce pan.
- Add 6 cups water and heat it until the soap melts.
- Add the washing soda and the borax and stir until it is dissolved. (Caution: when adding these ingredients add them slowly, as there is a tendency for the soap to overflow the pot. Big mess!!)
- Remove from heat.
- Pour 4 cups hot water into the bucket.
- Now add your soap mixture and stir.
- Now add 3 gallons of water and stir.
- Let the soap sit for about 24 hours and it will gel.
You use ½ cup per load.
For more details you can read the original post over at The Family Homestead.
Light Summer Cole Slaw
Ingredients
3 cups shredded green and/or red cabbage
1 cup shredded carrots
2 celery stalks, thinly sliced
2 T chopped parsley
1/2 cup pecans, walnuts or other nut of your choice
1/4 cup sesame oil
2 T cider vinegar
1/2 t garlic powder
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, soaked 15 minutes, chopped (optional, the ingredient, not the chopping)
1 t fennel or poppy seeds (optional)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
Toss all ingredients and allow to marinate for 1 hour, stirring often.
Notes
Substitution/modifications
- Instead of the sesame oil use toasted sesame oil. It gives it much more of an Asian flare.
Raw Foods Can Heal
Even though I don’t do it, and I know I should, “Raw Foods” can heal.
So many people believe in the common medical model that says everything has a pill and if it doesn’t have a pill then you are doomed. It just isn’t true!!
I haven’t read too much about this organization or any of the science behind it…but, if you have tried everything else and spent thousands, if not 10s of thousands of dollars already, what do you have to loose just changing your diet.
Take a look to see how an incurable disease, diabetes, can be reversed, that’s right, reveresed, by changing diet.
Lentil Salad
This is a very simple and delicious recipe from “Carol Alt: Eating in the Raw (p. 135)”. It works well as a side dish or it can be a meal in itself.
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Pink Lemonade
Fill a pint glass with ice. Add:
- 1.5 oz Vodka
- 3 oz Sour Mix
- Splash of cranberry juice
- Dash of lime juice
Shake well and enjoy!
Make your own sour mix
“Sour mix”, also known as “Sweet and Sour mix” is a bartender’s shortcut used in recipes which would otherwise call for both lemon juice and sugar syrup. Today, most recipes call directly for sour mix.
Combine in a 1 quart (1 liter) pitcher or bottle:
- 18 oz Water
- 12 oz RealLemon brand lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
Mix well and use in your favorite drink recipe. Highly recommended for Long Island Ice Tea.
Breast-feeding Best for Mothers as Well as Infants
Breastfeeding has been a large part of how we have raised our children, and I believe one of the contributing factors in their development. Many don’t realize the links between breastfeeding, their children’s health and the mother’s health. Be sure to read this article. It explains this link in lay terms that are easy to understand.
Read More:Breast-feeding Best for Mothers as Well as Infants
Original Article: Breast-feeding best for mothers, too, experts say
