DaBookLady's Recipe Life: December 2008

Monday, December 15, 2008

Handmade Recipe Cards

I am in a "recipe swap" over at Flickr called "Yummy Recipe Swap" and I am waiting for this months recipe to come. I just sent mine on its way to my partner....you include one ingredient and a surprise if you want and then your handmade recipe card.....this onth I chose one that I liked and tried out of Woman's Day magazine...yummy salad with pumpkin dressing....and broccoli....yum yum.....

It is a lot of fun...of course I am a sucker when it comes to recipes....I am always snatching them from parties I go to from the host and or gatherings I attend...its the best way because you already know it will taste good....do you make any? Want to share? How many of you remember the recipe post cards...those are great.....

then I found this really cute idea about using our Christmas cards to make a recipe card file box...how cute is that? Cathy of California's blog also tells us about a great book you will absolutely have to get if you want to have your own craft biz...and I agree with her totally!

This book of Meg's is chock full of both practical (like what licences you need) and inspirational (interviews with some of your favorite crafters) information.
"Craft inc. Turn Your Creative Hobby into a Business" by Meg Mateo Ilasco, is published by chronicle books.

***Some Interesting Food and Health Facts***

*Avacados
*You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
*The drive-in restaurant concept, where patrons are served food in their vehicles, dates back to pre-World War II. The concept reached its height of popularity in the early 1950's. The first drive-in restaurant opened in Glendale, California in 1936.
*The average American consumes about 30 pounds of hamburger a year.
*The popsicle was invented by 11-years-old Frank Epperson in 1905. Epperson (1894-?) lived in San Francisco, California. Epperson had left a fruit drink out overnight (with a stirrer in it), and it froze, making a new treat.
*Purchase at least one pound of uncooked turkey per person when purchasing a whole turkey. You'll have enough for the feast and leftovers, too.
*Consuming chocolate was once considered a sin during the 16th and 17th century.
*The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allowed to take into space is pecan nuts.
*You use more calories eating celery than there are in the celery itself.
* Apples are made of 25% air, that is why they float.
* Apples, onions, and potatoes all have the same taste? Try the test: Pinch your nose and take a bite out of each.
* Carrots were originally purple in colour, changing in the 17th Century to orange with newer varieties.
* Cherries are a member of the rose family.
* Corn always has an even number of ears.
* Orange does not rhyme with any other word.
* Pears are a fruit that ripens from the inside out.
* Strawberries are the only fruit which has its seeds on its outer skin.
*44% of Americans go on a diet each year.
*A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.
*Catsup was sold as medicine, in the 1830's.
*Ben and Jerry's send the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo.
*Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings.
*Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight.
*Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
*The average ear of corn has 800 kernels arranged in 16 rows. *Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Monday, December 15, 2008

Handmade Recipe Cards