Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Question/Thought of the day???

What type of thoughts do you have??? I know I'm guilty of bad thoughts. I may have stopped some things in my life from coming to past. It is up to us to admit the things we have done wrong & work on fixing them. Baby Steps Sisters but I will reach one of my destinies soon. What about you????

Monday, April 29, 2013

Question of the day!!!

Destiny Sisters Royale are you fighting your Destiny???? Are you where you want to be right now??? Did you fulfill any of your dreams??? Are you with the person you thought you would be with???

A delicious lemon pound cake with lemon glaze Prep Time: 10 minutes (facebook)

A delicious lemon pound cake with lemon glaze

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup vegetable oil

3 cups sugar

5 eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon lemon extract

Glaze Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup water

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1/4 cup lemon juice

Preparation:

Beat butter in a large bowl at medium speed of an electric hand-held mixer; gradually add oil, beating until well blended. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix just until blended after each addition. Stir in lemon extract. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan and place directly on wire rack.

Combine glaze ingredients, stirring until sugar dissolves. Brush lemon glaze on sides of cake and spoon glaze over top, a little at a time. Let lemon pound cake cool completely.

Friday, April 26, 2013

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies (From Facebook)

Don't shoot the messanger! Happy Mother's Day : )
Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
2-oz dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp red food coloring
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
8-oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F.
Line one brownie pan with cupcake liners
In small batter bowl, melt butter and chocolate together. Stir until combined and very smooth. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.
In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, vanilla extract and red food coloring. Add chocolate mixture and stir until smooth. Add flour and salt and stir until just combined and no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
Pour batter into lined wells.
To prepare cheesecake mixture, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and vanilla extract in a medium bowl until smooth. Distribute the cheesecake mixture over batter in the pan. Swirl in with a knife or spatula.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until brownies and cheesecake are set. A knife inserted into the cheesecake mixture should come out clean and the edges will be lightly browned.
Let cool completely in pan.

Health Benefits of Orgasm - Are Orgasms Good for You - Cosmopolitan

Health Benefits of Orgasm - Are Orgasms Good for You - Cosmopolitan:

"The Top 10 Health Benefits of Orgasms
Traning for a 5k? Watching Hoarders reruns on Instant Netflix? Or if your exercise regimen is somewhere in between, take heart: Sex is aerobic activity, and it's great for cardiovascular health. Says Dr. Rachel Needle, a psychologist at the Center for Marital and Sexual Health of South Florida, “One act of intercourse is the exercise equivalent of 30 minutes of jogging and walking nine holes of golf." The benefits have only just begun..."

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How to Burn Fat - 21 Ways to Burn Fat Faster - Redbook

How to Burn Fat - 21 Ways to Burn Fat Faster - Redbook:

"Stock up on green tea

Green tea isn't known only for its cancer-fighting benefits: It may help boost your metabolism, too. People who took green-tea extract three times a day saw their metabolic rate increase by about 4 percent, according to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. (Translation: You could burn an extra 60 calories a day, which equals about six pounds a year!) It may be because green tea contains catechins, which increase levels of the metabolism-speeding brain chemical norepinephrine, says Joy Bauer, a New York City nutritionist and author of Cooking with Joy."

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Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole found on Facebook

Million Dollar Spaghetti Casserole

Ingredients

1 lb. of Ground Beef
28 oz spaghetti sauce
8 oz of Cream Cheese
1/4 cup of Sour Cream
1/2 lb. of Cottage Cheese
Whole Stick of Butter
1lb pasta such as elbow noodles or rotini
Bag of shredded cheese (I use pizza blend)
optional: sliced mushrooms, diced bell pepper, diced onion

Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Boil the noodles. Mix together the cream cheese, sour cream and cottage cheese in a mixer to thoroughly mixed together. Set aside. If you have chosen to use the bell pepper or onion saute them for 3 minuted then toss in the hamburger meat. Brown hamburger meat in a skillet and drain. Add spaghetti sauce and mix together. Put a few slices of butter in bottom of a 9×13 casserole dish. Then layer half of the noodles in the bottom of the dish. Spread the cheese mixture over this layer. Then add the rest of the noodles on top of this with a few pats of butter.
Now pour the red sauce and meat on top and spread.
Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and spread cheese on top and return to oven for another 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

T-Shirt Design #9 Prototype Inspired by Lisa Richardson

Good Morning Sisters

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Free The 2-Minute Rinse Shower Timer| Soap & Glory Blog US

The 2-Minute Rinse | Soap & Glory Blog US:
"THE EARTH'S MOST IMMINENT ECOLOGICAL DISASTER: WATER SHORTAGE*.
At Soap & Glory, we encourage showering. (By selling a lot of shower gel.)
Which is why we’re on a mission to mitigate the earth-challenging effects of our business: A 2-MINUTE MISSION**.

SHOWERING RESPONSIBLY.
The average 5-minute shower uses 35 litres of water (70% of our recommended daily water use), and practically everybody showers (at least everybody we like to spend time with.) So how can a conscientious citizen help?

SAVE WATER. COME CLEAN. DO THE 2-MINUTE RINSE.
We timed seventeen Soap & Glory staffers and calculated that it was entirely possible to get washed, shampooed, conditioned and rinsed using somewhere around 120 seconds of running water. (Yes, there’s a bit of TAP ON/ TAP OFF involved, but make it in under the line and – as a bonus – you’ll get a clean conscience.)

To ease people into shorter showers, we’ve christened the second day of the workweek as 2-MINUTE RINSE TUESDAY"

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5 Workout Motivation Tips - Weight Watchers® Smart Ones®

5 Workout Motivation Tips - Weight Watchers® Smart Ones®: "5 Workout Motivation Tips

OK, you admit your exercise record has been spotty. Maybe you started the new year with a bang, but now you're falling back into old habits, using the same old excuses. It just proves change doesn't come easy.
Exercise may become more of a habit if you follow the advice of the folks at the Society for Public Health Education in Washington, D.C."

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1. Make a plan. Wanna-bes stay wanna-bes without a written plan that's simple and realistic. Going public also may help.

2. Start with small changes. If you've been inactive, find simple ways to get moving. Always take the stairs. Instead of a coffee break, take a short walk. Gradually increase your activity until you can exercise for 30 minutes a day.

3. Learn to love change. Exercise -- like life -- can get boring if there's no variety. Mix up your routine.

4. Pick a partner. This lets you share the joy of accomplishing goals, plus you can pick each other up when one of you starts dragging.

5. Reward your achievements -- but don't wait until you win a marathon. Select a meaningful way to celebrate the big and small accomplishments, especially as you first begin exercising.

25 Tips to Get You Moving

The American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association recommend that healthy adults ages 18-65 get 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise (such as brisk walking) five days a week. Researchers say three 10-minute intervals of aerobic exercise a day can be just as beneficial.

We've got 25 solutions to fit these important minutes into your busy day. You don't even have to break a sweat!

Exercise Around the House

1. Stand or walk while talking on the phone. You burn more calories standing than sitting and even more when you add movement.

2. While watching TV, lift light weights to incorporate more strength-building exercises into your day.

3. Clean up! Wash windows, mop, and scrub the tub to burn calories and beautify your home.

4. If your home has more than one level, use the bathroom on the floor above or below you to incorporate stair-climbing into your day. You can apply this rule anywhere you go.

5. Take a few minutes to stretch when you wake up in the morning and before you go to bed at night.

Exercise While Running Errands

6. If you have errands to run near your home, walk instead of driving. You'll burn calories instead of gas money.

7. Skip the drive-through at banks, restaurants, coffee shops, libraries, etc. Park your car and walk inside.

8. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. You'll likely get places even faster when you don't have to wait for the elevator to arrive.

9. Listen to songs that motivate you to get moving.

Track Your Exercise

10. Start an exercise journal. Write down when you exercise and what workouts you do.

11. Get out your calendar and schedule exercise time for the next week. Reward yourself when you complete all scheduled sessions.

12. Put exercise reminders around the house. Move them around and change the messages occasionally so you don't overlook them.

Exercise While Socializing

13. Exercise with a buddy. When someone holds you accountable, you're more likely to stay motivated to keep moving.

14. Stay active and, at the same time, support your favorite causes by participating in charity walks or races.

15. Instead of meeting a friend for dinner or coffee, meet for a game of golf, tennis, or another favorite sport.

16. Play with the kids -- spend time running around with them and try to keep up. This activity boost comes with guaranteed smiles.

Exercise By Walking

17. Wear a pedometer and strive for 10,000 steps a day. Start the morning with a short walk to get several hundred steps finished early.

18. Keep a pair of sneakers nearby at all times so you're always ready for activity. Stow a pair in your car or your desk at work as well as at home.

19. Use light ankle weights a couple of times a week when you walk to increase calorie burn and reap the strength-building benefits.

20. Explore trails or streets in a new neighborhood. A change in scenery helps keep your routine fresh.

21. Walk while listening to an audiobook. You'll walk farther to hear more of the story, and you'll look forward to tomorrow's walk.

Tip: To lose 1 pound of fat, you have to burn 3,500 calories. In one hour, a 150-pound person will burn about 470 calories jogging, 370 calories gardening, or 300 calories walking.

Mix Up Your Exercise Routine

22. Take advantage of the seasons. Start a garden in the spring, wash your car in your driveway in the summer, take a nature hike in the fall, and build a snowman in the winter.

23. Do eight to 12 push-ups against a wall for muscle strengthening. As you get stronger, add sets or make the push-ups more challenging by doing them on an incline, such as against a kitchen counter.

24. Try something new or something you've always wanted to do. Sign up for a yoga class, go kayaking or canoeing, or take a ballroom dance class.

25. If bad weather is keeping you inside, pop in a fitness DVD. If you don't have any exercise DVDs, check one out from your local library.