My budget software is telling me I'm over for groceries. I blame the cheese! Not the wine. The wine has his own budget. Which I was told by the budget software was also over. So I just increased the wine budget. Fixed!!!

Gratefulness and Luck

As a general rule, I am a rather grateful person. But I can't be hypocritical about this. Here's what I must say... It's a WHOLE lot easier to be grateful when things are going well.It's easy to think then that we 'created' all those good things.
In everything, there's a component of hard work, a component of timing, and if we are truly honest, even a component of luck. Not law of attraction. Not 'willing' it... Plain old luck! Coincidence. Whatever we call it. And it requires true humility to admit that, most especially *after* we have become its fortunate recipients.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Ricotta Garam Masala Coconut Mini Muffins

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Alright, for those of you who have been asking, I have managed to replicate the first batch of those made-on-the-spot-very-yummy-mini-muffins... And this time,  I wrote it all down!

Makes 24 mini muffins.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree (unsweetened)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup honey or agave nectar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp rum
  • 1/3 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup ricotta cheese

Mix all the wet ingredients together and add the following dry ingredients, but do not over mix.

  • 1 1/4 cup quinoa flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Pour in mini muffin mold, previously oiled with some coconut oil. Fill up to the top.

Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes.

Enjoy!

 

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This weekend's paintings.

"Albatross I"

September 04, 2010

40cm X 50cm

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"Albatross II"

September 05, 2010

40cm X 50cm

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What I Made for Last Night's Divas Dinner

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Avocado, Ricotta & Chives, Smoked Salmon Verrine
(appies in a shot glass)


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Tomatoes & Basil, Cucumber, Feta Verrine
(appies in a shot glass)

Morning Thought

Living in the present.

Forgetting the past, and borrowing nothing
from the future.

Neither pain nor joy.


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Art is everywhere...

Thank you Punam for introducing us to Chantey Dayal, this lovely artist.
Her work can be found here: http://www.chanteydayal.com/

Morning Thought

"I wasted so many years trying to be 'proper'.

Aging disgracefully... SO much more fun!!!"

Astrid

My brain this morning, and anytime really.

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This morning, the corner of my coffee table looks like my brain I'm afraid... A painting in progress, a fountain pen, a hot coffee, a list (of monkeys on my back), a pair of scissors, a moisturizing cream sample, my daytimer...
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A Big Shoutout to Plum

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Plum is a Canadian company located in Vancouver British Columbia.

Online, they have just switched from featuring their clothes on mannequins to having women wear them. What I love about this, is that the woman in the pictures is a regular size gal. I can now see what these clothes would look like on me and decide accordingly.

Great move Plum!!!

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