Friday, December 10, 2010
Finals!
Finals are almost over, I think I can breathe again. By the end of the year I believe I will start looking like this fellow!
Monday, December 6, 2010
The Buffalo Theory
The "Buffalo Theory" of Beer
A herd of buffalo can move only as fast as the slowest buffalo. When the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first.
This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.
In this way regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers, and that's why beer is so GOOD for you!
Cranberrie shortbread sandwiches. Delicious!
I love cranberries, oh the sweet and tangy taste it leaves in my mouth is absolutely amazing! During the Thanksgiving I baked a batch of yummy cookies that my family just couldn't get enough. The secret ingredient contained cranberries and a small amount of red crushed peppers! It was a great combination. Who knew it would taste so good!
Not only can you enjoy this flaky buttery cookie but cranberries are very rich in vitamin C and flavonoids. Researchers have identified proanthocyanidins as the substance that prevents infectious E. coli from sticking to the lining of the urinary tract. These anti-adhesion effects could potentially help prevent peptic ulcers as well. As for the red pepper it contains capsaicin that stimulates blood flow and has well established antibacterial activity. Many people believe that eating spicy food will induce stomach ulcers but researchers have discovered that capsaicin provides protection against them. Experiments have also proven that cayenne benefits the cardiovascular system by reducing triglyceride levels and platelet aggregations in the blood.
Heres the recipe for this great shortbread sandwiches if you dare to try this unique combination!
Shortbread:
1/2 cup dried tart cranberries
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cold cup unsalted butter, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
Whipped filling:
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 recipe fudge sauce, below
1. preheat oven to 325 F. In bowl combine cranberries and crushed red pepper, cover with boiling water, Let stand 10 minutes; drain.
2. In food processor bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, cornstarch, salt, and bakindg powder. Add butter and soaked cranberries. Pulse until dough begins to clump together. Remove from processor. Gather dough and press in free-forms saquare. Roll between two sheets parchment paper to 12x9-inch rectangle. With knife, cut thirty-six-inch pieces (do not seperate). Slide parchment onto baking sheet and remove top parchment.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven. Cool on wire rack.
4. For whipped filling, in bowl combine whipping cream, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla, Beat with electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
5. To assemble, spread flat side of 18 rectangles with scant tablespoon of whipped filling. Top with remaining shortbread, flat side down.
6. Serve with fudge sauce, sprinkle additional crancberries.
Fudge Sauce:
In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup whipping cream and 3 tablespoons light corn syrup. Cover over medium-high heat until hot. Remove from heat; stir in 4 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate until melted. Let cool until thick about an hour. Dip shortbread cookies halfway into fudge sauce and place in parchment paper and enjoy!
Makes 18 sandwiches
Not only can you enjoy this flaky buttery cookie but cranberries are very rich in vitamin C and flavonoids. Researchers have identified proanthocyanidins as the substance that prevents infectious E. coli from sticking to the lining of the urinary tract. These anti-adhesion effects could potentially help prevent peptic ulcers as well. As for the red pepper it contains capsaicin that stimulates blood flow and has well established antibacterial activity. Many people believe that eating spicy food will induce stomach ulcers but researchers have discovered that capsaicin provides protection against them. Experiments have also proven that cayenne benefits the cardiovascular system by reducing triglyceride levels and platelet aggregations in the blood.
Heres the recipe for this great shortbread sandwiches if you dare to try this unique combination!
Shortbread:
1/2 cup dried tart cranberries
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 cold cup unsalted butter, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
Whipped filling:
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 recipe fudge sauce, below
1. preheat oven to 325 F. In bowl combine cranberries and crushed red pepper, cover with boiling water, Let stand 10 minutes; drain.
2. In food processor bowl combine flour, granulated sugar, cornstarch, salt, and bakindg powder. Add butter and soaked cranberries. Pulse until dough begins to clump together. Remove from processor. Gather dough and press in free-forms saquare. Roll between two sheets parchment paper to 12x9-inch rectangle. With knife, cut thirty-six-inch pieces (do not seperate). Slide parchment onto baking sheet and remove top parchment.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven. Cool on wire rack.
4. For whipped filling, in bowl combine whipping cream, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla, Beat with electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
5. To assemble, spread flat side of 18 rectangles with scant tablespoon of whipped filling. Top with remaining shortbread, flat side down.
6. Serve with fudge sauce, sprinkle additional crancberries.
Fudge Sauce:
In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup whipping cream and 3 tablespoons light corn syrup. Cover over medium-high heat until hot. Remove from heat; stir in 4 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate until melted. Let cool until thick about an hour. Dip shortbread cookies halfway into fudge sauce and place in parchment paper and enjoy!
Makes 18 sandwiches
Monday, November 29, 2010
I was watering my plants this morning and I noticed that ants are eating away my chile piquin plant. Which by the way is loaded with chiles! I love spicy food, the hotter the better. I have been eating spicy food since I was four years old! With every meal my mother would cut up a jalapeno with salt and I enjoyed the tingling hot feeling it left on my tongue.
Okay, I went off the subject. I was upset because the ants love eating my plant. So I mentioned the problem to my mother and she gave me a wonderful trick that would solve this nasty problem. She said to sprinkle a small mound of grits around the base of an anthill. Each ant will carry along one grit at a time and eat it afterwards once they settled in their home. After the ant drinks some water, the grit will expand and causing the ant's stomach to burst.
I was very pleased with the results and now my plant is ant free!
Benefits for eating hot peppers: helps with gettig rid of headaches, arthiritis, and weight loss
Okay, I went off the subject. I was upset because the ants love eating my plant. So I mentioned the problem to my mother and she gave me a wonderful trick that would solve this nasty problem. She said to sprinkle a small mound of grits around the base of an anthill. Each ant will carry along one grit at a time and eat it afterwards once they settled in their home. After the ant drinks some water, the grit will expand and causing the ant's stomach to burst.
I was very pleased with the results and now my plant is ant free!
Benefits for eating hot peppers: helps with gettig rid of headaches, arthiritis, and weight loss
Monday, November 22, 2010
Home remedy for sugar levels
Problems with high off the rocket diabetes numbers well no problem! My grandmother gave me one of her home remedy solutions that is suppose to help control sugar levels. So if you have a blender you are off to a good start! All you really need is one cactus cleaned and washed (nopales) about medium size, cut of a small arm of an aloe vera plant you only need the inside of the arm (it feels slimmy and has a clear look to it), 2 cups of fresh orange juice and mix in a blender. Drink up and enjoy! well I don't know if you can really enjoy that kind of smoothie early in the morning but it really works! I gave this recipe to couple of friends and they have seen improvements on their sugar levels. Maybe it will do the same for you!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
We are Monsters!
What ever happened to the horny toads in the Rio Grande Valley? I can still remember when I was a child I would love to pet them. Everytime I went to the backyard I was fortunate enough to find one. But as I grew older I saw less and less of this small creatures. I know what people must be thinking. How can you play with those ugly creatures? But it was amusing to me and I liked touching their thorny backs. They are harmless in fact many Hispanics have a superstition towards the horny toad. They believe the poor creature holds magical powers and if you carry one at all times it was suppose to bring good luck. I have a crazy uncle that used to carry one, when he used to play cards at the cantina. I'm not sure if it brought him luck nevertheless, he believed it did.
Could it be that horny toads are becoming extinct in the Valley? It could be possible since more houses are being built in the Rio Grande Valley, forcing the horny toads out of their native habitat. Another possibility could be that people place rat, lizard, or ant poison in their homes and causing the poor creatures to die.
So if you see a horny toad in your backyard please don't kill it! It's sad that we are destroying many plants and creatures, forcing them into extinction!
Could it be that horny toads are becoming extinct in the Valley? It could be possible since more houses are being built in the Rio Grande Valley, forcing the horny toads out of their native habitat. Another possibility could be that people place rat, lizard, or ant poison in their homes and causing the poor creatures to die.
So if you see a horny toad in your backyard please don't kill it! It's sad that we are destroying many plants and creatures, forcing them into extinction!
We should go back to organic food!
What is happening to us? Cloning cows for the consumption of meat and milk is just too much! What happen with eating organic food? No wonder our children are reaching puberty at a young age. If you look at a 10-13 year old kid they look like they were in high school. I remember when I was that age and I looked nothing like a grown 18 year old. But I believe it has alot to do with the food we eat. There has to be something behind the animals that we consume. Who knows what they feed the chickens for them to grow so big or a pig as well. Don't you think that it affects us? I believe it does that is why many people suffer from obesity, cancer, diabetes, cholesterol, and many other diseases out there.
My parents were born in a small little town called Miquihuana, Tamaulipas and once a year we go and visit family members. The town is surrounded by gorgeous mountains and although poor but the dwellers are very healthy. My mother said people never suffered of any sickness. And I think it has to do with the way they live. For example they grow their own corn and with that not only do they live off the corn but they feed it to their animals. Corn is very essential in Miquihuana, a person makes tortillas, tamales, goritas, and atoles. Their livestock only eat organic food such as hay, corn, grass, cactus, and stale tortillas. They also grow their own fruit and vegetables. Every household has their own garden patch. I was observing my aunt's garden and she had a wide selection of fruits and veggies. She has a huge trees that produces avocados, figs, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, walnuts, pecans and the list goes on, not to mention her tomato plants, zuchinni, onions, potatoes, and the best peas ever! Also the citizens of Miquihuana are blessed because they get to eat anything that grows in the mountains such as pine nuts, nopales, prickly pears, chochas (a flower that grows on top of a palm tree), deer, and many more. When my mother cooks scrambled eggs on a fire outside.The taste it's very different than an egg cooked on a stove.
I can keep going on and on about the quality life they have. The people their are very humble and simple but they live a very long and healthy life. My grandpa died at the age of 105 years old!! And his favorite food was a warm homemade tortillas filled with beans and of course his coffee. I also had a great great aunt that lived up to 115 years old! I know its hard to believe but its true. She was a wonderful cook and loved to cuss alot!!
I started noticing the children in the town and they are strong and healthy kids. And I have not found one yet that is obese. The best part of all they hardly get sick! Which is good because the doctor only comes to the village once a month. Also the children are not fully developed like the children over here. They look exactly their age and not like an adult.
I think we should go back to the old fashion ways and promote orangic food. We really need to stay away from cloning animals because that is just like putting your shoe in the door. And who knows what's going to happen next. Later people are going to want to clone humans which is going to lead to many problems in the future. Don't people understand we are hurting ourselves and our children. I believe this cloning business is going to get out of hand, even though it has good benefits it also comes with its bad ones as well.
My parents were born in a small little town called Miquihuana, Tamaulipas and once a year we go and visit family members. The town is surrounded by gorgeous mountains and although poor but the dwellers are very healthy. My mother said people never suffered of any sickness. And I think it has to do with the way they live. For example they grow their own corn and with that not only do they live off the corn but they feed it to their animals. Corn is very essential in Miquihuana, a person makes tortillas, tamales, goritas, and atoles. Their livestock only eat organic food such as hay, corn, grass, cactus, and stale tortillas. They also grow their own fruit and vegetables. Every household has their own garden patch. I was observing my aunt's garden and she had a wide selection of fruits and veggies. She has a huge trees that produces avocados, figs, oranges, lemons, grapefruit, walnuts, pecans and the list goes on, not to mention her tomato plants, zuchinni, onions, potatoes, and the best peas ever! Also the citizens of Miquihuana are blessed because they get to eat anything that grows in the mountains such as pine nuts, nopales, prickly pears, chochas (a flower that grows on top of a palm tree), deer, and many more. When my mother cooks scrambled eggs on a fire outside.The taste it's very different than an egg cooked on a stove.
I can keep going on and on about the quality life they have. The people their are very humble and simple but they live a very long and healthy life. My grandpa died at the age of 105 years old!! And his favorite food was a warm homemade tortillas filled with beans and of course his coffee. I also had a great great aunt that lived up to 115 years old! I know its hard to believe but its true. She was a wonderful cook and loved to cuss alot!!
I started noticing the children in the town and they are strong and healthy kids. And I have not found one yet that is obese. The best part of all they hardly get sick! Which is good because the doctor only comes to the village once a month. Also the children are not fully developed like the children over here. They look exactly their age and not like an adult.
I think we should go back to the old fashion ways and promote orangic food. We really need to stay away from cloning animals because that is just like putting your shoe in the door. And who knows what's going to happen next. Later people are going to want to clone humans which is going to lead to many problems in the future. Don't people understand we are hurting ourselves and our children. I believe this cloning business is going to get out of hand, even though it has good benefits it also comes with its bad ones as well.
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