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10 Minute Turkey Stew

10 Minute Turkey Stew

Alright all you busy people, you have no time to cook but want to make a yummy & healthy meal, this is your answer, 10 Minute Turkey Stew! You only need a few simple ingredients. 

Ingredients:

1 Can of Campbells Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 Cup of Half & Half Cream

1 Package of "Lou's Quick-N-Easy Slow Roasted Turkey"

1 Cup of Any kind of Mixed Veggies, I use frozen Green Giant Mixed Veggies

Approx. 200 g of Egg Noodles

Salt & Pepper

Set a large pot of water to a boil, throw the Lou's Turkey in the microwave for 4 mins, add Egg Noodles & Mixed Veggies to the boiling water, cook until al dente ( this is only about 9 mins)...

...While the noodles and veggies are boiling take the cooked Lou's Turkey out of the microwave and chop up into 1/2 tsp sized chunks, Strain Egg Noodles & Veggies leaving about 1/4cup of the water in, add Mushroom Soup, Half& Half Cream & your now chopped Lou's Turkey, let heat up about a minute, add Salt & Pepper to taste. 

I feel almost guilty that Turkey Stew this good tasting can be made so quickly & easily.

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"They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they're coming for you.   In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans -- a single mother disconcerted by her daughter's menacing "smart" toys, a lonely Japanese bachelor who is victimized by his domestic robot companion, an isolated U.S. soldier who witnesses a 'pacification unit' go haywire -- but most are unaware of the growing rebellion until it is too late.   When the Robot War ignites -- at a moment known later as Zero Hour -- humankind will be both decimated and, possibly, for the first time in history, united. Robopocalypse is a brilliantly conceived action-filled epic, a terrifying story with heart-stopping implications for the real technology all around us…and an entertaining and engaging thriller unlike anything else written in years.  "

"In 2002, David MacLean woke up in a train station in Secunderabad, India with no money, no passport, and no idea who he was. Taken to a local mental institution, David was eventually diagnosed with amnesia, caused by a bizarre reaction he had had to Lariam, a common malaria medication. David had woken up to find he had forgotten his family, he had forgotten his friends, and he had forgotten the woman he loved. When he returned to the States, he was a stranger in his own home. And as he slowly pieced together the fragments of his former life, he found it forever changed. In The Answer to the Riddle is Me, David tells the story of the horrifying, sometimes comic and heart-rending year in which he lost his identity and reinvented himself. In so doing, he explores the mysterious depths of our personal psyches - who are we without the benefit of memory and experience? What ultimately makes us knowable to ourselves?"

"The End of Days Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return Chapter One The Messianic Clock Wherever one turns, humankind appears seized with Apocalyptic trepidation, Messianic fervor, and End of Time anxiety. Religious fanaticism manifests itself in wars, rebellions, and the slaughter of "infidels." Armies amassed by Kings of the West are warring with armies of the Kings of the East. A Clash of Civilizations shakes the foundations of traditional ways of life. Carnage engulfs cities and towns; the high and the mighty seek safety behind protective walls. Natural calamities and ever-intensifying catastrophies leave people wondering: Has Mankind sinned, is it witnessing Divine Wrath, is it due for another annihilating Deluge? Is this the Apocalypse? Can there be--will there be--Salvation? Are Messianic times afoot? The time--the twenty-first century A.D. --or was it the twenty-first century B.C.E. ? The correct answer is Yes and Yes, both in our own time as well as in those ancient times."

"Owen Gray is an ordinary 29-year-old high school teacher implanted with a medical chip that controls his epilepsy. When the Supreme Court rules that "Amps," people whose chips give them enhanced abilities, are not a protected class shielded from discrimination, Owen's father, who's also his neurosurgeon, reveals that Owen's chip is "something extra," and Owen is now in danger from "pure pride" activists. He takes off for an Oklahoma trailer park called Eden where chip designer Jim Howard lives alongside other implantees whose only protection now is each other. Most just want to live normal lives, but ex-soldier Lyle Crosby intends to exploit their enhancements to start a war, and Owen is thrust into the fight. Wilson keeps the action and fear-based prejudice ever-present without sacrificing depth. The story's heart is the moral quandary Owen faces once he knows his implant only responds to his deepest thoughts, keeping the reader wondering how far he will go and how much he is willing to sacrifice." Agent: Laurie Fox, Linda Chester Literary Agency. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Brain Food at Joe Rogan's Diner: Feast At* http://vimeo.com/53370665

*Inspiration at 17 mins 30 secs

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Scandinavian Christmas Snowflakes

Scandinavian Christmas Snowflakes

Red & White Danish Heart Snowflake

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Sunset

“The pale stars were sliding into their places. The whispering of the leaves was almost hushed. All about them it was still and shadowy and sweet. It was that wonderful moment when, for lack of a visible horizon, the not yet darkened world seems infinitely greater—a moment when anything can happen, anything be believed in.” 


― Olivia Howard Dunbar, The Shell of Sense

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Mini Loaves

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread 

Mini Loaves

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup Shortening

1 Cup Sugar

3 Eggs

1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder

Pinch O' Salt

2 Cups of Flour

3 Large Ripe Banana's

1 Tsp Baking Soda

1 Tbsp. Water

Optional - 1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips, or 1/2 Cup Nuts of your choice

Grease a mini loaf pan, or one standard sized bread loaf pan.  Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. Cream 1/2 Cup Shortening, add 1 Cup Sugar, work in completely. Add in 3 Eggs stir until incorporated. Add in a pinch of Salt & 1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder.   Gradually add in 2 Cups of Flour.

In a separate bowl mash 3 Ripe Banana's using a fork. Add 1 Tsp. Baking Soda & 1 Tbsp. of Water to bowl of Banana's and mix. Add mixture to First Bowl. Add in 1/2 Cup of Chocolate Chips, or 1/2 Cup of Nuts (if you are choosing the nuts option then 3 Tsp. of Cinnamon works nicely in with them)

Bake for 25 mins at 350 degrees or until golden brown & inserted toothpick comes out clean.

                                                                               ENJOY!

Banana Bread Cooling on a Window Sill with Open Shutters

Bite Sized Cucumber Rolls

Bite Sized Cucumber Rolls

Welcome to a whole new world, vertically sliced cucumbers!! So instead of cutting down the width of a cuke to get the normal round pieces the way most people cut them, this appetizer uses the novel approach of slicing the cucumber length ways from top to bottom then filling with yummies & rolling it up. You only need a few simple ingredients to get started: 

Cheese, I prefer Havarti because it provides a mild taste & is softer which helps in the rolling aspect. But you can switch it up to whatever suits your fancy.

Philadelphia Cream Cheese I chose smoked salmon, but this is also interchangeable. 

Cherry Tomatoes 

Long English Cucumber, best to use this variety, the skin is thin and edible

Do your prep & always remember to wash your veggies. You are going to take your cuke & cut it carefully lengthwise, this can be done with a knife or even better a cheese cutter. The thinner the slices the easier rolling will be.

Place a small slice of Havarti, a nickle sized wad of the Philly and half of a cherry tomato on one end of the cucumber.

Now Roll It Up!

*This might take a little practice , use a tooth pick to secure if you need to :)

These are tasty can be made with different ingredients to suit your palate, and are a pretty healthy option. I don't feel guilty eating these, I usually make up a plate of these and stash them in the fridge for when my belly in in snack mode.

If you don't have or like cucumbers or just want to try something new, throw those ingredients on a cracker. Any kind will do. I found these guys at Superstore, they are called Twistos, they are baked bread & come in a super delish Bruschetta flavor, check it:

I put the cracker then cucumber, smoked salmon philly & half a cherry tomato!

Another version of the same idea: cracker, cream cheese, half a cherry tomato & a slice of green pepper, Voila!! It also looks festive for Christmas get togethers...Make it Your Own, The Possibilities Are Endless, Enjoy :)

Stopping by Woods, Robert Frost

"Whose woods these are I think I know. 

His house is in the village, though; 

He will not see me stopping here 

To watch his woods fill up with snow."

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Robert Frost