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Peel a head of garlic in 10 seconds :)

Now this is definitely a neat trick… especially if you are like me and use tons of garlic!

I saw a link to this video here and to try it… It is so easy… crush a head of garlic with the side of a knife, a bowl or whatever you want and then place the head of garlic in a bowl and place another bowl on top and then shake!

Shake for a few seconds and that’s it… your garlic will be peeled!! It’s amazing right?! here is my own video to show it works. (sorry for voice… my nose is stuffy)

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The second half fo the video is showing my favourite garlic mincer called the “Garlic Zoom” I love it because you are not crushing the garlic and getting it all juicy which doesn’t work well in all recipes… This has blades on the inside, you just roll it on the counter and then you have perfectly minced garlic in a few seconds…

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Yay!

I did it! I got through a whole month of posting every day and completed my 4th NaBloPoMo!

Though my habit of posting more is definitely there, I am glad that I no longer feel the obligation to have a post every single day.

A few things I realized…

I have more to say than I think: even when I think that I have nothing to write and then force myself to sit down and actually start writing, more ideas come. The post that I start writing often gets scrapped, or put aside because there is something better… So I really need to sit myself down and force myself to write. I enjoy it… but I procrastinate way too much.

Readership is inspiring: The more I write, the more readers come read, and it inspires me not only to write more but actually do more. I love to cook, I love to sew and craft, so if I want to write about it and share, I actually have to do it!

That blogging is still something I want to do: there have been times that I wonder why I keep a blog, why I pay for hosting every year. But then it comes back to me.. I love blogging. It is the first journal that I have kept up with, I love the feedback, I love being able to look back ad see how much I have grown, how much my family has grown.

Now, lets see just how long I will keep up with writing more often…

 

 

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Five…

My Khéna is five… I can’t believe it!

he's five

It’s funny… the post I wrote last year could be the same post I write this year…

“His favourite food is Mayonaise with cheese.. he loves Sushi and Pizza, burgers and poutine. He won’t even try nut butters or citrus.

He love cars and trucks, and planes and helicopters an anything that has and engine. He still runs to the window each time the Garbage truck comes…”

The only thing is that he now likes citrus and has finally eaten peanut butter a handful of times… and he has added chicken and dumplings to his list of favourite foods…

My sweet boy

And he still loves anything and everything with an engine…

Still loves his trucks

“He is a charmer, he is sensitive, he is expressive, he is independant, he is handsome, he is funny, he is smart, he is cuddly , he is boisterous, and he is just happy…

He loves to blow kisses and give the biggest hugs…”

He still is… this is him, who he is… I don’t think he will ever change…

My sweet boy

I can’t believe that he is five… that it was 5 years ago that I gave birth to him just a few feet away from where I am sitting now, unassisted, in a warm pool of water in my living room.

What an amazing five years…

 

 

 

 

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First snow..

It was short-lived but fun while it lasted…

Snow!!

The temperature at the moment is abnormally high and though it is very comfortable, I am looking forward to colder weather and more snow.. (after I have my snow tires on though…)

By this time of the year, when all of the trees have lost their leaves and grey and browns are the predominant colours, the world around here looks drab and uninviting, so when the first snow falls it is like a fresh sheet on an old mattress. It is fresh and inviting and we can’t wait to get out and enjoy it…

It also gets the kids out for hours and hours with so many things to accomplish..

First Snowman...

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