Melodie Munro's Blog – December 2011 Archive (23)

Beef & Cabbage Stir-Fry with Peanut Sauce

WebMD Recipe from EatingWell.com

The subtly sweet peanut sauce blends deliciously in this beef, cabbage and carrot sauté. Spice up the dish with a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce. Serve with udon noodles.

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Total Time: 40 minutes

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Recipe…

A Secret Scrolls #102

A Secret Scrolls message from Rhonda Byrne

Creator of The Secret and The Power

From The Secret Daily Teachings

Happiness is a state of being, and comes from the inside of you. By the law of attraction you must become on the inside what you want on the outside.

You are either choosing to be happy now, or you are making up excuses for not choosing to be happy. But there are no excuses for the law!

May the joy be with…

An Old Japanese Love Warrior

--by Terry Dobson

A turning point in my life came one day on a train in the middle of a drowsy spring afternoon. The old car clanked and rattled over the rails. It was comparatively empty -- a few housewives with their kids in tow, some old folks out shopping, a couple of off-duty bartenders studying the racing form. I gazed absently at the drab houses and…

"Of Poppy Seeds & Nougatine"

by Rosalee de la Forêt

This past summer I traveled to France to meet my husband’s family. I’ve been reminiscing about that trip a lot lately, especially because of my video series on HerbMentor.com, Plants in France.

This series narrates videos and photos I took in France and shares the French culture of these plants.

In case you aren’t an HerbMentor.com member I thought I would share a taste of…

Twinkling star cupcakes

Prep time: 1 hr, plus 2 hrs drying

Cook time: 20 min

Serves: 12

Pastel pink and green icing and sparkling, glittery stars, make Angela Nilsen's pretty cakes perfect to serve at…

Sparkling vanilla Christmas cookies

Hang these from a Christmas tree or pack them into boxes as end-of-term gifts for teachers and friends.

Makes 20 biscuits

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 12 mins

Plus chilling time (raw dough)

Ingredients

• 140g icing sugar , sieved

• 1 tsp…

Please adopt a senior dog

One by one, they pass my cage,

Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.

Way past his time, he can’t run and play.

They shake their heads slowly and go on their way.

A little old man, arthritic and sore,

It seems I am…

Astronomers discover biggest black holes ever

Scientists have discovered the two biggest black holes ever observed, each with a mass billions of times greater than the Sun's, according to a study published Monday.

The two giants are located in the heart of a pair of galaxies several hundred million light years from Earth, said the study in scientific journal Nature.

Each black hole is estimated to have a mass about 10 billion times…

NASA confirms 'super-Earth' that could hold life

By Kerry Sheridan

In another step toward finding Earth-like planets that may hold life, NASA said the Kepler space telescope has confirmed its first-ever planet in a habitable zone outside our solar system.

French…

One of the world's most expensive foods is made from bird saliva

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

by Mike Adams, the Health Range

(NaturalNews) For more than 400 years, bird's nest soup has long been one of the most expensive foods in the world, and even today a single bowl…

It's all I want for Christmas…

Gordon Ramsay's mint chocolate truffles

Gordon says: 'At home, I’m raising my own little brigade of sous chefs, who are always willing to help with any recipe that involves chocolate and the possibility of licking the spoon…

Chicken Korma Recipe

Diet Non-Vegetarian

Cooking Method Sauteed

Difficulty Moderate

Course / Dish Main Course

Main…

Tandoori Chicken (low fat version)

Ingredients

4 largeChicken Breasts; - Skinless Boneless

2 tablespoonsvegetable oil; or olive oil for basting

-- Marinade --

3/4 cupPlain yogurt

2 tablespoonsLemon juice

4 clovesgarlic; peeled

1 inchfresh ginger; - Peeled

1 tablespoonGround cumin

1/2 teaspoonGround cardamom

1/4…

Low Fat Thai Chicken Curry

By Fiona Haynes, About.com Guide

Coconut milk makes a wonderfully mild and sweet aromatic base for this Thai-accented low fat chicken curry. Chili garlic sauce and curry powder add…

The dangers of your digital death

Harvey Jones, 11:26, Monday 5 December 2011

Don t make this mistake with your family s finances...

You only live twice, James Bond author Ian Fleming wrote. Well, I've just discovered that you die twice as well. The first is your paper death, and the second is your digital death.

Digital death is…

Make tasty traditional mince pies

Mince pies at their very best. Delicious served cold or hot with a splash of cream. Simply irresistible festive treats!

Serves: 12

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Oven Temperature: 200° c - 390° f

You will need

680 g ready-to-roll…

Life Vest Inside - Kindness Boomerang - "One Day"

Watch as the camera tracks an act of kindness as its passed from one individual to the next and manages to boomerang back to the person who set it into motion.

Life Vest Inside - Kindness Boomerang - "One Day"…