Hellllooooo!
So you I wrote in my last blog that I had started living the Vegan lifestyle and was no longer eating cheese, eggs, gelatin...all that jazz. Well June brought A LOT of exciting stuff!! Mine and my boyfriend's birthday and a new job. The first week of June went great, I was eating vegan at work, not getting anything with cheese or egg or any animal stuff like that. My bf's birthday came and I knew that not eating cake or sweets was going to pose a challenge. I tried to resist but I felt awful that I was the ONLY one not partaking in the birthday dinner and desserts. I caved....I ate the brownies and the cupcakes. Next was MY birthday. I knew on my birthday I could have anything I wanted. Well the restaurants we went to were Italian, just like my family, which meant lots of cheese! I got a Veggie Pasta Cannoli so I definitely could've gotten everything without cheese but, it was my birthday!! Of course I'm going to splurge on my birthday :D We also had Tiramisu which was delicious by the way. That was just my mom and I celebrating, my dad's side wanted to celebrate as well. They have the tradition of getting Tres Leches cakes for birthdays. I LOVE Tres Leches (Three Milk) cake. But that is DEFINITELY not Vegan.
I am still very much vegetarian but I have definitely broken my veganism as of now. I know that nothing can truly be 100% Vegan if you really think about it but it makes you feel like you're trying to see the world form a different view. I still don't drink milk or eat eggs but I can't promise that I won't eat something that has dairy or eggs bakes into it.
I can always start my journey again but for now I am breaking vegan.
Love life
Friday, June 20, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Words of advice
So this whole vegetarian/vegan thing has been super hard for me, not the part where you have to cut out certain food but the part where I still have accept that other people do not care about animals and will continue eating meat. It really sickens me to know that people still eat meat after knowing the truth.
So what did I do? I reached out to a vegan support group. I am tried of coming across as being the bitchy, whiney, pushy vegan. That is the one thing I feared. I had asked a simple question: "How do you handle people's choices to eat meat in an understanding matter?"
The answer: "As a vegetarian for over half of my life, married to a man who is not, my best advice is that how one eat's is a VERY personal choice and there is no better way to loose friends than by criticizing their eating habits. You can cook awesome veggie/vegan recipes and then share them with friends, especially healthy, yummy sweets can really make a positive impression. Help influence people with your actions, not your disgust."
I have known this the whole time, I think I just forgot to think about it. Maybe I shouldn't push people towards veganism in such a blunt way. Maybe I should do it subtly. Make food around the holidays and other special occasions. *If I ever have the money to*
But then it still sits in the back of my mind that what if I go totally out there and make a delicious vegan meal and only to have them say "Oh it's pretty good" and then plop it on their plate with the non vegan food. They are going to try it and thinks it's good but are they really going to consider going vegan just because the food is good? maybe, but what they are probably sitting there thinking is "she can try all she wants but I will never stop needing my meat, milk, and eggs". And then I will just feel hopeless all over again. I don't want to waste my time and effort doing vegan things for other people if it isn't going to impact them.
This journey sure has been frustrating. I know it is supposed to feel peaceful and overpowering but right now I just feel let down. I take it very personally (even though I shouldn't) that the people who care about me, don't care about the animals. How can they not see the cruelty behind it? It's not about killing these animals, it's about the pain and suffering they have to go through because of our choices. We are taking away their lives. by the time they die they probably have wished it a thousand times already. They are stressed out and depressed. We lock them in cages their whole lives and separate the moms from the babies. if this were happening to humans we would put an end to it immediately but since it is just farm animals we don't care.
Just farm animals?
Just?
Wow.
They are living, breathing, felling creatures too, just like us.
They look a little different and they don't speak our language.
They have a heart and a brain, they feel too.
I feel so terribly bad that we had to pick the cows. Was it because they were easy to catch? Did our ancestors travel long distances, run out of food, and resort to having to kill an animal and the easiest one was a cow or a chicken or a pig? Most definitely. I believe with all my heart that we honnestly just got hungry one day and were in need of eating so we decided to give animals a try. Nothing wrong with that right? No not really, I am sure it only happen in certain areas of the world at the time and i am sure the animals were free roaming. Then what did we do? We taught our kids that it's okay to kill the animals because we need food to survive and sometimes we need to do what we need to do. Well still not too bad, although we have probably twice if not three times more people having to kill animals to eat and survive. Lest fast forward a loooooooooong time. We start getting smarter and start making different kinds of food and learning about nutrition. We now have figured out that you can get as much protein from beans, Quinoa, broccoli, asparagus..etc. and yet we still killing animals. Why? we have finally figured out what we need to survive and what types of nutrients we need in our bodies to live healthy like our ancestors once did. So why do we still need to kill animals? Well, our ancestors told their kids, who told their kids, who told their kids, who told their kids, etc that it is okay to kill animals because we need to survive. It all got passed dow to us. The only thing we didn't realize at the time is the nutritional education behind it. We were to blind to see that there are other things out there besides meat that provide us with the nutrients we need to survive. We went from eating meat to stay alive to now eating or "needing" meat because it tastes good. Selfish.
anyways the moral of this is that I will definitely try to not be so pushy with my veganism, but the world needs to change.
This world saddens me. And today I had someone tell me to change if i didn't like the world. I am changing but the majority of the world is not and they will be the ones who ruin this beautiful earth for all of us. You can try all you want to stop it but it takes the whole world changing before the day of peace comes.
I am outie for the night guys.
I am exhausted right now and falling asleep while typing hahaha
Night,
Emm
So what did I do? I reached out to a vegan support group. I am tried of coming across as being the bitchy, whiney, pushy vegan. That is the one thing I feared. I had asked a simple question: "How do you handle people's choices to eat meat in an understanding matter?"
The answer: "As a vegetarian for over half of my life, married to a man who is not, my best advice is that how one eat's is a VERY personal choice and there is no better way to loose friends than by criticizing their eating habits. You can cook awesome veggie/vegan recipes and then share them with friends, especially healthy, yummy sweets can really make a positive impression. Help influence people with your actions, not your disgust."
I have known this the whole time, I think I just forgot to think about it. Maybe I shouldn't push people towards veganism in such a blunt way. Maybe I should do it subtly. Make food around the holidays and other special occasions. *If I ever have the money to*
But then it still sits in the back of my mind that what if I go totally out there and make a delicious vegan meal and only to have them say "Oh it's pretty good" and then plop it on their plate with the non vegan food. They are going to try it and thinks it's good but are they really going to consider going vegan just because the food is good? maybe, but what they are probably sitting there thinking is "she can try all she wants but I will never stop needing my meat, milk, and eggs". And then I will just feel hopeless all over again. I don't want to waste my time and effort doing vegan things for other people if it isn't going to impact them.
This journey sure has been frustrating. I know it is supposed to feel peaceful and overpowering but right now I just feel let down. I take it very personally (even though I shouldn't) that the people who care about me, don't care about the animals. How can they not see the cruelty behind it? It's not about killing these animals, it's about the pain and suffering they have to go through because of our choices. We are taking away their lives. by the time they die they probably have wished it a thousand times already. They are stressed out and depressed. We lock them in cages their whole lives and separate the moms from the babies. if this were happening to humans we would put an end to it immediately but since it is just farm animals we don't care.
Just farm animals?
Just?
Wow.
They are living, breathing, felling creatures too, just like us.
They look a little different and they don't speak our language.
They have a heart and a brain, they feel too.
I feel so terribly bad that we had to pick the cows. Was it because they were easy to catch? Did our ancestors travel long distances, run out of food, and resort to having to kill an animal and the easiest one was a cow or a chicken or a pig? Most definitely. I believe with all my heart that we honnestly just got hungry one day and were in need of eating so we decided to give animals a try. Nothing wrong with that right? No not really, I am sure it only happen in certain areas of the world at the time and i am sure the animals were free roaming. Then what did we do? We taught our kids that it's okay to kill the animals because we need food to survive and sometimes we need to do what we need to do. Well still not too bad, although we have probably twice if not three times more people having to kill animals to eat and survive. Lest fast forward a loooooooooong time. We start getting smarter and start making different kinds of food and learning about nutrition. We now have figured out that you can get as much protein from beans, Quinoa, broccoli, asparagus..etc. and yet we still killing animals. Why? we have finally figured out what we need to survive and what types of nutrients we need in our bodies to live healthy like our ancestors once did. So why do we still need to kill animals? Well, our ancestors told their kids, who told their kids, who told their kids, who told their kids, etc that it is okay to kill animals because we need to survive. It all got passed dow to us. The only thing we didn't realize at the time is the nutritional education behind it. We were to blind to see that there are other things out there besides meat that provide us with the nutrients we need to survive. We went from eating meat to stay alive to now eating or "needing" meat because it tastes good. Selfish.
anyways the moral of this is that I will definitely try to not be so pushy with my veganism, but the world needs to change.
This world saddens me. And today I had someone tell me to change if i didn't like the world. I am changing but the majority of the world is not and they will be the ones who ruin this beautiful earth for all of us. You can try all you want to stop it but it takes the whole world changing before the day of peace comes.
I am outie for the night guys.
I am exhausted right now and falling asleep while typing hahaha
Night,
Emm
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Vegan Freak
Hello There,
It's been a while. I just got a new laptop so blogging will be sooooo much easier. I hope my blogs get out there someday. I know only few people will see these but blogging gives me such joy!
Tonight I would like to talk about a recent change in my life. I am now a vegan. I began a vegetarian lifestyle on March 13th 2014 and just recently decided to take it to the next step and become vegan.
At first it was hard because I had sooo many cravings. It was also really weird going grocery shopping at first because all I knew how to make without meat was pasta. I have recently gotten into more recipes such as chili, burritos, enchiladas, Pho, rice bowls and pbjs :)
I am also shopping organic as well so I can reduce the GMO content in my food. The cravings for meat have completely vanished and meat actually nauseates me now. I literally have the hardest time being around people who are cooking or eating meat. It's definitely been a struggle for me.
I am also struggling with accepting other people's choices to eat meat. It's extremely hard for me to be nice to meat eaters right now. Maybe I am just really sensitive right now. I think that after time it will get better. My whole family eats meat and so do all of my friends. I still love them dearly and I greatly appreciate the love and support they have shown me but I really wish they would research the meat industry and dairy industry to see for themselves.
Are any of you vegan or vegetarian?
Please reach out to me if you see this, start the communication nation!
Well I am outie for the night, I just felt like giving an update after being gone for 100000 years, okay not that long but you get it.
Peace and love to all!
Em
It's been a while. I just got a new laptop so blogging will be sooooo much easier. I hope my blogs get out there someday. I know only few people will see these but blogging gives me such joy!
Tonight I would like to talk about a recent change in my life. I am now a vegan. I began a vegetarian lifestyle on March 13th 2014 and just recently decided to take it to the next step and become vegan.
At first it was hard because I had sooo many cravings. It was also really weird going grocery shopping at first because all I knew how to make without meat was pasta. I have recently gotten into more recipes such as chili, burritos, enchiladas, Pho, rice bowls and pbjs :)
I am also shopping organic as well so I can reduce the GMO content in my food. The cravings for meat have completely vanished and meat actually nauseates me now. I literally have the hardest time being around people who are cooking or eating meat. It's definitely been a struggle for me.
I am also struggling with accepting other people's choices to eat meat. It's extremely hard for me to be nice to meat eaters right now. Maybe I am just really sensitive right now. I think that after time it will get better. My whole family eats meat and so do all of my friends. I still love them dearly and I greatly appreciate the love and support they have shown me but I really wish they would research the meat industry and dairy industry to see for themselves.
Are any of you vegan or vegetarian?
Please reach out to me if you see this, start the communication nation!
Well I am outie for the night, I just felt like giving an update after being gone for 100000 years, okay not that long but you get it.
Peace and love to all!
Em
Monday, November 25, 2013
Bracelets for a cause!
Hello everyone!
Just thought I would let you know that I make bracelets as well as hats! I am in the process of making one right now!
Currently, I am making ones to raise awareness for Cystic Fibrosis. I want people to be more educated about it and now how it affects people.
I am trying to get some local business going in Colorado, so check out my page on Facebook!
Facebook.com/ThreadzinColorado
Please check it, especially if you are in Colorado!
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Just thought I would let you know that I make bracelets as well as hats! I am in the process of making one right now!
I am trying to get some local business going in Colorado, so check out my page on Facebook!
Facebook.com/ThreadzinColorado
Please check it, especially if you are in Colorado!
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Technical Tip Tuesday!
Hello Everyone! Do y have I an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch? I'd say a lot of people do these days because of the image they put out there that owning and Apple product is "cool".....it's ok I have an iPad so I totally know how it is lol
Well I am trained in Apple products so I thought for this weeks Tuesday we'd make it Technical Top Tuesday!!
When I worked at Apple this was one of the biggest problems people would be upset about beside their scene shattering. I hope this blog helps at least a few of you keep your important information safe!
Have you ever been playing around on you iPad and you notice a little red circle with a number 1 in it on your settings application? That means you have an update, now a lot of people will just click on it and hit update without really understanding what it does. Updates are very good for y devices because they help improve bugs and software glitches that may be happening. Your software will NEVER be perfect so should think twice about getting mad if your keyboard doesn't pop up right away when you want to type....I know things like that can be annoying and you are probably thinking "why in the world did pay $500 for this device if the keyboard isn't going to pop up right away?" Well I have news for you, technology is not perfect. There will be issues no matter how well you take care of your device, so before you get mad just take a breathe and think of ways you may be able to fix it. You really don't need to upset yourself by overthinking it and wanting to know why it's happening, chances are the tech support person you are talking to doesn't know why it's happening they were just told by their supervisor to come up with some believable story to sound like they know everything about technology.
WOW I got off subject, so anyways. You go to do the software update but you don't realize that, depending in how big the update is, it will take the information off of your device and put it back on in updated format. When that happens there is ALWAYS a chance that you could lose all or some of your precious information. What you need to make sure you are doing is backing up all of you data in iCloud or iTunes before you do anything with that software, that way even if the update does erase your information you still have it on that backup.
You can make a backup in iCloud by going to Settings > iCloud > Storage and Back Up > and clicking on backup now
You can make a backup in iTunes by plugging your device into the computer, opening up the latest version of iTunes, look on the left had side of the iTunes and you should see Devices, under Devices should be your device. Click on your device and it should take you to the Summary page. There should be an option to Restore backup or Backup (iPad, iPhone, iPod). You will want to click on backup iPad, iPhone, iPod. If you click restore back up it will put the last back up that was made to that computer, onto your device.
I hope this post helped and if you guys have any other technical questions feel free to comment belo and I will do my best to answers then or at least provide tips on what you might be able to do.
Have a great night everyone!
Emm
Well I am trained in Apple products so I thought for this weeks Tuesday we'd make it Technical Top Tuesday!!
When I worked at Apple this was one of the biggest problems people would be upset about beside their scene shattering. I hope this blog helps at least a few of you keep your important information safe!
Have you ever been playing around on you iPad and you notice a little red circle with a number 1 in it on your settings application? That means you have an update, now a lot of people will just click on it and hit update without really understanding what it does. Updates are very good for y devices because they help improve bugs and software glitches that may be happening. Your software will NEVER be perfect so should think twice about getting mad if your keyboard doesn't pop up right away when you want to type....I know things like that can be annoying and you are probably thinking "why in the world did pay $500 for this device if the keyboard isn't going to pop up right away?" Well I have news for you, technology is not perfect. There will be issues no matter how well you take care of your device, so before you get mad just take a breathe and think of ways you may be able to fix it. You really don't need to upset yourself by overthinking it and wanting to know why it's happening, chances are the tech support person you are talking to doesn't know why it's happening they were just told by their supervisor to come up with some believable story to sound like they know everything about technology.
WOW I got off subject, so anyways. You go to do the software update but you don't realize that, depending in how big the update is, it will take the information off of your device and put it back on in updated format. When that happens there is ALWAYS a chance that you could lose all or some of your precious information. What you need to make sure you are doing is backing up all of you data in iCloud or iTunes before you do anything with that software, that way even if the update does erase your information you still have it on that backup.
You can make a backup in iCloud by going to Settings > iCloud > Storage and Back Up > and clicking on backup now
You can make a backup in iTunes by plugging your device into the computer, opening up the latest version of iTunes, look on the left had side of the iTunes and you should see Devices, under Devices should be your device. Click on your device and it should take you to the Summary page. There should be an option to Restore backup or Backup (iPad, iPhone, iPod). You will want to click on backup iPad, iPhone, iPod. If you click restore back up it will put the last back up that was made to that computer, onto your device.
I hope this post helped and if you guys have any other technical questions feel free to comment belo and I will do my best to answers then or at least provide tips on what you might be able to do.
Have a great night everyone!
Emm
Monday, November 18, 2013
Makeup Monday! Neutral Brown
Hello everyone! Today is Makeup Monday!!!! One of my favorite things to do is Makeup! I love it because a little bit of makeup can change your entire mood, it can make you feel better about yourself. Now, I don't wear it as much as I used to, but it is still one of my biggest passions.
Here is a look most of you ladies will love because you can wear it anywhere! It's not too much and it will go with any skin, eye, and hair color.
It just my usual Neutral Brown look that I would wear if I did my makeup everyday.
Here is a look most of you ladies will love because you can wear it anywhere! It's not too much and it will go with any skin, eye, and hair color.
It just my usual Neutral Brown look that I would wear if I did my makeup everyday.
Okay, so this is me before all the makeup.....scary right?
These are the only items I used:
NYX foundation
NYX Super Skinny liquid eyeliner pen
Kay Von D Eye Primer
Maybelline Mascara in Falsies
Kat Von D brush kit
Kat Von D Saint Eye Shadow Palette
A foundation Sponge to apply the foundation
Here is the finished look, the lighting in my house sucks :,(
I hope you all enjoyed Makeup Monday! Have a great rest of your day!
Emm
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Craft Sunday!! Little Hat
Hello everyone! Today is craft Sunday here and I will be showing you my current creation.
If you don't know already I love making hats! I use a loom knitter to knit them and they are so easy and fun to make! Currently I am working on one for a smaller head, not sure who to give it to though.
It doesn't look much like a hat at the moment but once I get a little farther on it you will be able to make it out better. The color scheme is light blue and black, perfect for a boy or a girl.
If any of you would be interested, I can do some tutorials here or on my YouTube channel, HotPinkZebra09 and teach you guys how to loom knit?
Let me know what you think!
Have a fantastic day everyone!
Emm
If you don't know already I love making hats! I use a loom knitter to knit them and they are so easy and fun to make! Currently I am working on one for a smaller head, not sure who to give it to though.
Let me know what you think!
Have a fantastic day everyone!
Emm
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Saturday Storytime- Trip to The Movies
Hello Everyone! I know it's super late, I was spending quality time with my family today. We had fun playing games and eating bacon wrapped chicken. I still wanted to write a blog though! So I thought what would be more fun that sharing a funny story with everyone?
It took me a while to think of just one story to tell, but I think I have found the right one.
So when I was in the 5th grade me and my best friend used to get dropped off at our local mall so we could hang out and window shop. The mall was very small and not too far away from our houses. I also had one of those ancient brick phones to keep in contact with my mom. Well, this was a Friday night after school and my friend and I convinced my mom to take us to the mall so we could see a movie and then she was to pick us up afterwards. She dropped us off and we told her we'd call after we were done at the movie. We went around and window shopped for a while until we figured out what movie we wanted to see. I had seen comercials on TV for a movie called Chicago, but it was rated PG-13 and we wee not 13 yet. I got the idea to try to get tickets for it without our moms knowing. My friends agreed because she had wanted to see it as well. We called my mom and told her we were going to see the Jungle Book 2 and we gave her an estimate of what time we would be out. We walked up yo the counter and got our tickets, the lady didn't ask for an ID or anything! We were so excited that we were actually getting away with it! We sat in the theater and waited for the film to start. I was very nervous because I knew that the movie must have been rated PG-13 for a reason, but at the same time I really wanted to know what the reason was. The movie started with an awesome musical number introducing Rene Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones. I thought how could this be a bad movie? It just has a lot of singing and some flashy outfits. The next seen was the main character leaving the bar with her lover, from there things got hot.....not what me and my friend were expecting. We didn't know if we should watch or not so we half covered our eyes and giggled. After the hotness the girl ends up shooting the guy she's with! Now keep in mind we were only 10 and back then we really weren't allowed to watch movies like this, especially without out parents! We must have felt awkward because we ended up leaving the theater after that scene. It was gruesome or anything but I think we just felt guilty more than anything. We must have gotten through a whole 10-15 minutes of it haha. We then shopped around the mall a little bit longer and called my mom to come pick us up. That upcoming Christmas I asked my mom to buy me the movie Chicago and she did. We watched it together and it has been one our favorite movies since then. We even bought the soundtrack and used to sing it in the car wherever we went. It's so weird to think that I felt guilty over that or that I couldn't make it through the whole movie. What a great memory to have! Do you guys have any memories or stories that you would like to share? Comment below and share your funny story or memory!
Night night!
Emm
It took me a while to think of just one story to tell, but I think I have found the right one.
So when I was in the 5th grade me and my best friend used to get dropped off at our local mall so we could hang out and window shop. The mall was very small and not too far away from our houses. I also had one of those ancient brick phones to keep in contact with my mom. Well, this was a Friday night after school and my friend and I convinced my mom to take us to the mall so we could see a movie and then she was to pick us up afterwards. She dropped us off and we told her we'd call after we were done at the movie. We went around and window shopped for a while until we figured out what movie we wanted to see. I had seen comercials on TV for a movie called Chicago, but it was rated PG-13 and we wee not 13 yet. I got the idea to try to get tickets for it without our moms knowing. My friends agreed because she had wanted to see it as well. We called my mom and told her we were going to see the Jungle Book 2 and we gave her an estimate of what time we would be out. We walked up yo the counter and got our tickets, the lady didn't ask for an ID or anything! We were so excited that we were actually getting away with it! We sat in the theater and waited for the film to start. I was very nervous because I knew that the movie must have been rated PG-13 for a reason, but at the same time I really wanted to know what the reason was. The movie started with an awesome musical number introducing Rene Zellweger and Catherine Zeta Jones. I thought how could this be a bad movie? It just has a lot of singing and some flashy outfits. The next seen was the main character leaving the bar with her lover, from there things got hot.....not what me and my friend were expecting. We didn't know if we should watch or not so we half covered our eyes and giggled. After the hotness the girl ends up shooting the guy she's with! Now keep in mind we were only 10 and back then we really weren't allowed to watch movies like this, especially without out parents! We must have felt awkward because we ended up leaving the theater after that scene. It was gruesome or anything but I think we just felt guilty more than anything. We must have gotten through a whole 10-15 minutes of it haha. We then shopped around the mall a little bit longer and called my mom to come pick us up. That upcoming Christmas I asked my mom to buy me the movie Chicago and she did. We watched it together and it has been one our favorite movies since then. We even bought the soundtrack and used to sing it in the car wherever we went. It's so weird to think that I felt guilty over that or that I couldn't make it through the whole movie. What a great memory to have! Do you guys have any memories or stories that you would like to share? Comment below and share your funny story or memory!
Night night!
Emm
Friday, November 15, 2013
Food Friday! Pasta Fagioli
Hello Everyone! Today is Food Friday and I have a delicious classic Italian dish for you all. It is easy, fast and feeds a lot of hungry tummies. Introducing.....Pasta Fagioli....or as some people call it, Pasta Fazool. This yummy Pasta soup is a classic!
What you will need:
2 Table Spoons of Olive Oil (or any type of cooking oil you have on hand)
1 large white onion
3 cloves of fresh garlic
1 14.5oz Can of diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning
2 14.5oz Cans of Chicken or Vegetable broth
3 Cups of water
2 Cups of Pasta, can either be Ditalini or small shells
1 table spoon of Italian seasoning
1 Bunch of fresh Kale
1 Table spoon of Tomato Paste
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ground Parmesean Cheese, as much as you'd like
2 15oz cans of white beans, drained
And a big cooking pot to make all of this in
Directions:
In a really big soup pan, cook onion and garlic with the olive oil until slight browning occurs. Stir in the diced tomatoes, broth, water and noodles. Let boil for 5 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, grab you fresh Kale. You want to rinse them off to make sure there is no earthly substances on it (it did come from the ground you know). After rinsing you will want to cut the steams off and begin cutting the kale into 1 inch square pieces. After you've cut the kale you will then place it in the pot and cook 5 mins more. Reduce heat to a simmer and add beans, Tomato paste, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for another 5 minutes, serve, sprinkle with Parmesean Cheese and devour!
This recipe is way too easy and inexpensive to not try! It will feed your whole family and it is perfect for the upcoming cold weather!
Please enjoy :)
Emm
What you will need:
2 Table Spoons of Olive Oil (or any type of cooking oil you have on hand)
1 large white onion
3 cloves of fresh garlic
1 14.5oz Can of diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning
2 14.5oz Cans of Chicken or Vegetable broth
3 Cups of water
2 Cups of Pasta, can either be Ditalini or small shells
1 table spoon of Italian seasoning
1 Bunch of fresh Kale
1 Table spoon of Tomato Paste
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ground Parmesean Cheese, as much as you'd like
2 15oz cans of white beans, drained
And a big cooking pot to make all of this in
Directions:
In a really big soup pan, cook onion and garlic with the olive oil until slight browning occurs. Stir in the diced tomatoes, broth, water and noodles. Let boil for 5 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, grab you fresh Kale. You want to rinse them off to make sure there is no earthly substances on it (it did come from the ground you know). After rinsing you will want to cut the steams off and begin cutting the kale into 1 inch square pieces. After you've cut the kale you will then place it in the pot and cook 5 mins more. Reduce heat to a simmer and add beans, Tomato paste, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for another 5 minutes, serve, sprinkle with Parmesean Cheese and devour!
This recipe is way too easy and inexpensive to not try! It will feed your whole family and it is perfect for the upcoming cold weather!
Please enjoy :)
Emm
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Update!
Just updating the blog here!
Making some changes and getting prepared for a new chapter in life. This blog is going to be so much fun, just wait and see!!!!
There will be recipes, crafts, stories, and photographs :)
Everything is going to get re-vamped on my blog, so keep a look out for some awesome fun!
Good night all!
Emm
Monday, May 10, 2010
Sephora Vs. Ulta...at least where I live
Sephora:
Pros:
Great store layout
Very helpful staff
Free oline shipping with $50 or more
Sephora Beauty Club
Free seasonal magazine subscription
Sephora beauty points card
3 free samples with every order
Free codes for free stuff
Updates on the latest make-up
They survey you so you get the proper make-up
They gift-wrap for online ordering
You get a personal card with Online ordering
They have Kat Von D's line
Cons:
None in my city
I have to drive about 35 minutes to the closest one
No hair products that I like
No TIGI line
No Bed Head make-up
Some stores are small and cramped
Ulta:
Pros:
Close to my house
Free shipping with $50 or more
3 free samples with online purchase
Hair Salon
TIGI hair products
good Ulta brand eye shadows
Big store
Cons:
No Kat Von D brand
No Tokidoki brand
No gift registry
Not very many sales
no costomer club
no reward points
No V.I.B (Very Important Beauty)
Both are very goo stores but both have pros and cons to them. if I had to go with one I would chose..........SEPHORA. They make you feel like a true beauty queen. They go out of their way to suit your style and they make sure you purchase top quality make-up for great prices. But they unfortunately don't have a store that is really close to my house and Ulta is right down the street. BUT they do have an excellent Online service center and a free Sephora catalog for every member. They also have a reward program where every dollar you spen you get a point and for every 100 points you get free things. It's great. I love it. I would encourage you to compare and contrast you two favorite make-up places.
Pros:
Great store layout
Very helpful staff
Free oline shipping with $50 or more
Sephora Beauty Club
Free seasonal magazine subscription
Sephora beauty points card
3 free samples with every order
Free codes for free stuff
Updates on the latest make-up
They survey you so you get the proper make-up
They gift-wrap for online ordering
You get a personal card with Online ordering
They have Kat Von D's line
Cons:
None in my city
I have to drive about 35 minutes to the closest one
No hair products that I like
No TIGI line
No Bed Head make-up
Some stores are small and cramped
Ulta:
Pros:
Close to my house
Free shipping with $50 or more
3 free samples with online purchase
Hair Salon
TIGI hair products
good Ulta brand eye shadows
Big store
Cons:
No Kat Von D brand
No Tokidoki brand
No gift registry
Not very many sales
no costomer club
no reward points
No V.I.B (Very Important Beauty)
Both are very goo stores but both have pros and cons to them. if I had to go with one I would chose..........SEPHORA. They make you feel like a true beauty queen. They go out of their way to suit your style and they make sure you purchase top quality make-up for great prices. But they unfortunately don't have a store that is really close to my house and Ulta is right down the street. BUT they do have an excellent Online service center and a free Sephora catalog for every member. They also have a reward program where every dollar you spen you get a point and for every 100 points you get free things. It's great. I love it. I would encourage you to compare and contrast you two favorite make-up places.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Chain Reaction
So I wouls like to start off with My wonderful trip to Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico in the summer of 2009. I went with a group of other teens aroud my age. We went there for 10 days and then brought their students back with us for 10 days. I learnd so much about their culture and they way they live their lives. It was so amazing to meet such wonderful people and to learn so much from them. I realized that they value everything in their lives and us Americans, don't always value the little things in life. We visited a school for underprivledged children and we vistited their houses. I live in a two bedroom apartment and I think it's tiny, these childeren were living in houses the size of my bedroom with their entire families and they were so happy. It really touched me and made me realize that people actually live like this and they don't have the ability to make it better. Yes, they might be happy with their situation but imagine how much happier they would be in a slightly bigger house? I wished that there was something I could do to help them. When I got back to the US and the Mexicans that were staying with us, left I thought about what I could do to help people in need. I think by helping one person at a time we can all make a difference. If everyone could help at least three people a year and those three people help three others each and so on, imagine how many people we could help. It doesn't have to be anyone in a different country or anything and it doesn't have to be something really big but if we can sacrifice something that another person can use it could help them out a little bit. I hope that people can catch on and at least try because the more we try the more we succeed.
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