Tomorrow is Miami Open Men’s Final. We are going to see two remarkable players.
1.NOVAK DJOKOVIC
and
2. KEI NISHIKORI
Novak Djokovic with his current aura of gold has lost just one time in Miami since 2010 and has won 55 of his last 57 matches at Masters 1000 events.
This man, a gluten free fanatic,a joker and the most amazing human being is writing history of tennis.
And not just by chasing a very lucky, little, yellow ball but also by representing tennis as a sport.
By having the foundation to help children or by dancing in New York he is with us and we are together in the midst of tennis history….and we are not even aware of it.
Why?
Because there are so many unfairly ifs send towards him and I know when it is all said and done, he will be the greatest the sport has ever seen.
Until then I am making quick, no bake bread called “Oreo in Paris”.
Oreo in Paris-Golden Aura of Novak Djokovic
Ingredients
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
8 Tbsp water
1/2 cup butter
2 cups ground walnuts
3 cups graham crumbs
Topping:
4 oz chocolate
1 Tbsp oil
10 Oreo
Instructions
Boil sugar and water until the sugar dissolve. Take saucepan off the heat.
Add the butter and stir until is completely dissolved.
Add mix of ground walnuts and graham crumbs. Mix well until homogeneous.
Spread 1/3 of the mixture in 9- x 5-inch loaf pan, add Oreo, spread the second mixture add Oreo and finish with the last part of the mixture. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Melt the chocolate and oil. Spread the melted chocolate evenly over the mixture.
Refrigerate for a few hours. Now you are ready….
Visual Instruction below
Image1- boil sugar and water
Image 2-add butter
image 3 and 4 – add mixture of walnuts and graham crumbs
Mix sugar and water
oreoquickbread 2
oreoquickbread 3
oreoquickbread 4
Now follow step 4 in recipe box.
5 star cookies – tennis quick bread5 star cookies-oreo quick bread
Today is Good Friday and I want to bake this cookies for all people who are far away from their homes.
And God there are so many of them. Soldiers, refugees, children…Please send them love and prayers.
And God if you are listening up there, please do something, this world is getting crazy. Please stop the war, any war.
I do not care who is right, who is wrong …just make it happen. Make this world peaceful place, full of love, fun and joy.
And full of cookies. Green Soldiers Cookies..Just for you!
5 star soldiers cookies
It is really easy to make Irish Soldiers Cookies. As long as you have all ingredients and you follow instruction
in my recipe box you will be baking success.
So, before you start baking cookies please be sure you have the following ingredients:
Sugar (white and brown)
Butter
Egg
Vanilla
Green Food Coloring
Chocolate Chips (White and dark)
Flour
Baking soda, salt
Cocoa
Now you can start baking. Follow the recipe below…
Irish and Soldiers Cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 TBSP vanilla
2 tsp green food coloring
3/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups AP flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup cocoa
Instructions
Beat butter and sugars until combined.
Add egg,vanilla and mix for 2 min.
Add the food coloring and beat until combined.
Mix all dry ingredients together.
Pour them into wet ingredients.
Mix it by mixer (use low speed) or by hand.
Add white and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Mix it by hand.
Cover with the plastic wrap and chill for 2 hrs and up to 3 days.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Use 1.5 TBSP of dough and mold into ball (like half size tennis ball) and place it into baking sheet. Bake for 11 min.
Allow cookies to cool (if you can) and if you can’t start eating them right away.
You can store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
5 star cookies -soldiers cookies
“I Say A Little Prayer”
The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup
I say a little pray for you
While combing my hair now
And wondering what dress to wear now
I say a little prayer for youForever and ever, you’ll stay in my heart
And I will love you
Forever and ever, we never will part
Oh, how I love you
Together, forever, that’s how it must be
To live without you
Would only mean heartbreak for me
I run for the bus, dear
While riding I think of us, dear
I say a little prayer for you
At work I just take time
And all through my coffee break time
I say a little prayer for you
Forever and ever, you’ll stay in my heart
And I will love you
Forever and ever we never will part
Oh, how I’ll love you
Together, forever, that’s how it must be
To live without you
Would only mean heartbreak for me
I say a little prayer for you
I say a little prayer for you
My darling, believe me
(Believe me)
For me there is no one but you
Please love me too
(Answer his pray)
And I’m in love with you
(Answer his pray)
Answer my prayer now, babe
(Answer his pray)
Forever and ever, you’ll stay in my heart
And I will love you
Forever and ever we never will part
Oh, how I’ll love you
Together, forever, that’s how it must be
To live without you
Would only mean heartbreak for me
6. All The Pretty Girls – Now I may be a bit bias on this one, Chandra Mayor is my mentor and friend. She is also however, an amazingly talented author that is not afraid to tell it like it is. What I love most about her writing style is that she can tell a tale of utter brutality with beautiful and poetic words. All The Pretty Girls is a collection of short stories about the lives of a group of women. Some are struggling with poverty or domestic abuse. All are struggling with parts of themselves. I loved all these women, cared about their struggles and admired their strength that we would all hope to have in their situations.
7. Lessons From a Nude Man – Now again with the bias, I know this lady and I’m very proud to know this lady. One of my favourite Winnipeg authors and people, I first read her work in Prairie Fire Magazine and immediately wanted more. I searched out her work high and low and was disappointed to find very little else. Until one glorious day she announces that finally a collection of her endlessly entertaining,beautifully written and at times heard breaking short stories will be published for our reading pleasure! Donna is a Boreal writer, choosing the lush landscape of the Boreal Forest for the setting of these stories. Her affection and deep connection of this place can be felt through out this whole book that I couldn’t put down but at the same time never wanted to finish because I didn’t want to leave the exquisite world she created.
8. The Lucky Ones – This is a very serious book but it is an important book that I believe should be on everyone’s must read list especially in the wake of the Syrian refugee crisis. In this book, African refugees recount their experiences of their birth countries and of immigrating to Canada. In their own words they tell of their losses, their hopes and dreams and their new lives in Canada. I feel like I know all these people personally after reading this book and I’m happy they are here.
9. The Day Tripper’s Guide To Manitoba – There is so much to see in our own back yard! Our province is so diverse from the endless prairie that turns to the rolling hills of the Pembina Valley to the lakes and legends of the Interlake. In The Day Tripper’s Guide To Manitoba Bartley Kives shows us all of the cool places to go and things to do in our own province. And trust me, they are plenty.
10. Dance Gladys Dance – This unique and original novel features the ghost of a lady who just wanted to dance. Unfortunately her well to do husband had other ideas. The ghost of Gladys then begins to “haunt” young woman who’s given up on her dream of being an artist. This is a quirky and very enjoyable story with twists and turns and heart ache a plenty along with good humour (the novel won the Stephen Leacock medal for humour) and very real likeable and unique characters. This is definitely worth reading before you die. Or right now because there’s no better time then the present!
Truffle
Nutella
Truffle
Love,
Miranda
“READING GIVES US SOMEPLACE TO GO WHEN WE HAVE TO STAY WHERE WE ARE.”
Dyeing and decorating eggs is an Easter tradition. The fun part is, there are so many ways to do it.
For this post I will select easy and natural way – ONION SKINS.
Yes, we are dyeing Easter eggs naturally with onion skins.My grandmother and my mother made the most beautiful Easter eggs using this method.
Now you can do it too. Just follow instructions below and you will hear comments like: ” Beautiful! Those are the prettiest Easter eggs I’ve ever seen!”
And smile. (because our life is the biggest joke …just watch TV).
Now, let’s do it!
5 Star Cookies – Easter Eggs
To make this process success we will need the following:
-skin of organic yellow onions
-pantyhose (buy in $ Store)
-pot of boiling water
-vinegar
The eggs will come dark reddish-brown and you will impress your friends, family and your kids.
It is simple, easy and NATURAL!
Onion Skins - Natural Color to Your Easter Eggs
Ingredients
Skin of Organic Onions (between 6 to 10 lbs)
Pantyhose (Dollar Store)
Pot of Boiling Water
1 TBSP Vinegar
20 Eggs
Instructions
Cut about 5 inch sections of the pantyhose (enough to wrap around an egg and make a knot)
Gently wrap the pantyhose over the egg and pull tight to keep it in place and allow dye to soak through. Tie a secure knot in the back.
Fill the pot with water (it must cover the eggs, and place the burner on medium.) and 1 Tbsp vinegar.
Add eggs and when water starts to boil,boil for about 25-30 minutes.
Take eggs out of the pot.
Turn cool water on over them and gently remove the pantyhose.
Rub them with the bacon or with olive oil.
YOU ARE DONE! ENJOY!
If you want to see what you did to poor skin onions…
Onion Skin
Or if you want to see dark life of onion skins….look below
Dark Life of Onion Skins
I know the picture above is not pretty…but see your final product below. I love my eggs…specially with the glossy finish
Eggs and Bacon
I did say, you will hear: “Beautiful! Those are the prettiest Easter eggs I’ve ever seen!”
I know everyone’s heard of a bucket list, mostly places to go and things to do before you die. There are many destination books out there listing all the places you should go before you kick the proverbial bucket. The adventures sound amazing but how many people can actually afford the luxury of world travel?
Books can transport you on an amazing adventure to. And if you have a library card they’re free! So, I’m making a far more achievable bucket list. Here are my top recommendations of things to read before you die.
1.The Bible
– Yes really! If you want to be transported to far away lands, see fierce battles and amazing miracles the Bible has all this and more! It’s the ultimate love story, packed with action and adventure, brave heroes and terrifying creatures straight from the pit of hell there’s even a talking donkey! I personally believe the Bible, believe that all of the events therein are fact and base my life on that truth. However, even if you don’t, it’s still worth a read.
2. The Outsiders
– The ultimate coming of age story! This is my favourite book of all time. This is THE book that got me through my teens! This is THE book that inspired me to write. This is THE book that turned me into the bookworm I am today. Before The Outsiders was assigned as mandatory reading in my eighth grade class I’d never read an entire novel cover to cover. I found books, especially books targeted to my age group boring, stupid and entirely un-relatable. Apparently way back in the sixties tween (before the word tween even existed) books weren’t much different and so sixteen year old S.E. Hinton created this masterpiece which is second on my list of books to read before you die.
P.S. You don’t have to be a tween to enjoy it!
3. The Evolution Of Alice
– I won’t spend too much time on this one as I’ve already delved into it’s fabulousness in my previous book review post but I will tell you this book touched me deeply. It has such a unique and incredible mix of harsh and gritty everyday life with a touch of magic thrown in at just the right spots. And I’m a sucker for a really great friendship story.
4. The Sisters Brothers
– Out of all the books I’m recommending here, this one has the most entertainment value. If your looking for a real escape, I mean lose yourself completely in an utterly weird and crazy tale of two brothers on a mysterious mission then this Governor General award-winning book is for you! Patrick DeWitt is the author and I’d love to live just a day in his imagination! Now there’s something for the bucket list!
5. The Opening Sky
– The description of this book did it so little justice that I actually wasn’t interested in reading it at first. Thank goodness that the book I wanted was checked out at the library and this little gem was staring me in the face practically begging me to take it home. So I did and I found myself entirely wrapped up in the every day life of the Glasgow-Fimeser household, their problems and heartbreaks and their ordinary/extraordinary lives. What’s most amazing about this book is the masterful way in which a pretty everyday kind of family is elevated by the masterful writing talent of Joan Thomas. Life in The Wolsely neighbourhood takes on a life of it’s own and even though it takes place in the same city as I’ve lived my whole life, it transported me, not to a far off land but in to the life of an every day family which can be just as interesting.
5 Star Chocolate Truffles
5 star cookies Nutella
baking
5 Star Cookies – Cookies
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
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