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Indoor Gardening

September 28, 2009 – 7:04 am | by admin

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This past weekend I decided to try some indoor gardening and plant basil and rosemary, my favorite herbs by far!!! We’ll see how it goes. I’ve managed to keep a plant alive for about 5 years now… but I have to admit that there have been “rough” periods! Here are my beautiful freshly planted herbs by my kitchen window… Wish me luck!!! Interesting Facts: The word basil comes from the Greek βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning “king”, as it is believed to have grown above the spot where St. Constantine and Helen discovered the Holy Cross. The Oxford English Dictionary quotes speculations that basil may have been used in “some royal unguent, bath, or medicine”. Basil is still considered the “king of herbs” by many cookery authors. The name rosemary has nothing to do with the rose or the name Mary, but derives from the Latin name rosmarinus, which literally means “dew of the sea”, though some think this too may be derived from an earlier name. See more here: Indoor Gardening No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin .

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Triple Threat Acai Smoothie. Antioxidant Power. My Way.

July 14, 2009 – 3:21 am | by admin

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It was hot outside and I was way parched . I decided to get an acai smoothie from the nearest juice bar I could find. I tapped my toe eagerly awaiting fresh frosted smoothie bliss. It was quickly blended up and handed to me. I took a sip. It was….OK. Sigh. You see, I was a bit peeved because my acai smoothie was a light lavender color. To me, an acai smoothie should be dark black purple . The more creamy rich acai flavor the better! So to finally satisfy my acai craving I crafted my recipe for this Triple Threat Acai Smoothie . Three times the acai. Yes, I said three times the acai. Click ahead for this hardcore acai smoothie recipe… Acai, it’s official. As I recently mentioned, acai was a 2009 word addition to the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary . Yippee! But acai has been around for a while. My husband…

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Webster’s Dictionary Words 2009: Goji, Acai, Locavore.

July 9, 2009 – 3:30 pm | by admin

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A few of my favorite words (and foods) have been officially added to the 2009 Webster’s Dictionary . Among the additions are Goji, Acai and Locavore . Click ahead to read the official definitions and more 2009 word additions… Healthy New Words. I’m so glad that goji and acai have been added. However, my blogger.com spellcheck needs to catch up to these new word additions!…Also, I’m starting a trend to make Bee-gan (a vegan who eats honey) a 2010 Webster’s addition word! 2009 Word Additions: Acai -a small dark purple fleshy berrylike fruit of a tall slender palm (Euterpe oleracea) of tropical Central and South America that is often used in beverages ; also : the palm Goji -the dark red mildly tart berry of a thorny chiefly Asian shrub (Lycium barbarum) that is typically dried and used in beverages Locavore -one who eats foods grown locally …

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