Showing posts with label quality of life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quality of life. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Mourning: How to keep the faith when you have no control of life happenings.
Check out our blog creator's daily enlightenment on mourning and keeping the faith at Briana Fierce: The face behind the blog.
Let us know how you cope with challenges in your life! We will post them up on the blog if you email us at Fromgirltogirl@gmail.com .
p.s- If you live in Washington DC, Cleveland Park is having a free yoga introduction class! Maybe you can feel lighter in mind, body and soul, if you need to get your mind off of things! Information is on the homepage of Briana Fierce: The face behind the blog!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Must haves: Edible but beautiful gardens!
By Briana Booker
Have you ever wanted to have an edible garden similar to Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory? I do! So, I am thinking about making a semi-edible flower garden with my mom one of these days! In fact, I never had an edible flower to eat! But, I am more than willing to try!
People of the Roman, Chinese, Middle Eastern and Indian cultures have used flowers for meals for centuries! The secret is to use these flowers in simple dishes to give the dish a taste of elegance. Do not add a range of flavors to the dish because it will overpower the delicate taste of the flower.
A few edible flowers are lavender, thyme, dill, cilantro, day lily, squash blossom, nasturtiums, chives, and basil!
If you want a spicy to tangy taste, try a calendula officinalis.
If you are looking for a sweet taste, try carnations in wines or desserts!
Here is a recipe I look forward to trying, crystallized candy flowers!
Crystallized/Candy Edible Flowers:
Ingredients:
1 egg white or powdered egg whites
Superfine granulated sugar (either purchased or made in a blender or food processor - just blend regular sugar until extra-fine)
Thin paintbrush
Violets, pansies, Johnny-jump-ups, rose petals, lilac, borage, pea, pinks, scented geraniums, etc.
Wire rack covered with wax paper
Directions:
Carefully clean and completely dry the flowers or petals.
Beat the egg white in the small bowl until slightly foamy, if necessary add a few drops of water to make the white easy to spread.
Paint each flower individually with beaten egg white using the small paintbrush. When thoroughly coated with egg white, sprinkle with superfine sugar.
Place the coated flowers or petals on wax paper on a wire rack. Let dry at room temperature (this could take 12 to 36 hours). To test for dryness, check the base of the bloom and the heart of the flower to make sure they have no moisture. Flowers are completely dry when stiff and brittle to the touch.
NOTE: To hasten drying, you may place the candied flowers in an oven with a pilot light overnight, or in an oven set at 150 degrees to 200 degrees F with the door ajar for a few hours.
Store the flowers in layers, separated by tissue paper, in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to use.
Let me know how it goes and check out one of my favorite songs of all time 'Pure Imagination'.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Must see website: Dina Manzo and Project Lady Bug accessories!
By Briana Booker
My favorite real house wive Dina Manzo has a new website of jewelry, decor, blogging and many more accessories must haves!
She is just so fabulous and creative that I had to tell people about her new site! Above all, she is honest about her opinions and beliefs( I love to have these types of people surrounding me)! And I adore how she is humble and gives back to her community!
Check out her Project Lady Bug, which helps families and their children with life threatening conditions deal with financial cost of medical treatment and emotional hardships. I have seen someone I love suffer and it is the worse feeling to feel helpless.
Improving the quality of life is the objective of her project and I appreciate her taking the time out to be kind, supportive and loving, through the good and bad times, of all her Project Lady Bug families!
Fromgirltogirl are firm believers of improving quality of life for all as well! Please when you have a chance donate to project lady bug ! And also let us know how you like her new site!
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