Pumpkin Pancakes..(Recipe Of the Month)

Ingredients

2 cups flour
4 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1.5 cups milk
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg
2 tablespoons oil

mix together milk, pumpkin, egg, oil . in a separate bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and salt. stir into the pumpkin mixture until just combined.

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Recipe Of the Moment.

ITAL SOUP

Ingredients:

1 Cho cho
1 pound of yam
1 green pepper
3 spring onions, celery
2 pints of water
1/2 Small cabbage
1 pound of pumpkin
2 cloves of garlic1 pound of callaloo (Spinach)
1/2 pound of carrots
2 medium sized tomatoes
1/2 pound of sweet potato

Prepare the vegetables, first peel the yam,
sweet potatoes including the pumpkin, cut in
large dices and removing the seeds from the
pumpkin.Wash callaloo carefully, trim away any thick
stems and chop. Coarsely chop cabbage having
carefully discarded outer leaves, peel then
slice the carrots.Next peel the cho cho, cut it lengthways in
quarters then remove the heart.Next roughly dice the cho cho and then green
pepper, peel and chop the tomatoes and slice
the spring onions.Put the pumpkin along with root vegetables in
a large saucepan with water.Bring saucepan to a boil and simmer for about
10 minutes. Add callaloo to pan with cabbage,
cho cho, pepper, and chopped tomatoes, spring
onions.Finally, season with plenty of freshly ground
black pepper and simmer for twenty minutes or
more until cooked.



Serves 4 to 6 People

Ital or I-tal is food approved of in the Rastafari movement. The word derives from the English word vital, with the initial syllable replaced by i.^[1] This is done to many words in the Rastafari vocabulary to signify the unity of the speaker with all of nature.

Recipe of the day:Currie Channa

Ingredients:
1 onion chopped

1 tablespoon of ketchup

2 tablespoons of curry powder

1 teaspoon of hot pepper sauce

1 can of (19 oz.) chick peas

1 tablespoon of cooking oil

1 minced garlic clove

garlic-salt and pepper for flavor

Preparation:
First drain off chick peas, retaining halfa cup of liquid. Add the oil and saute theonion and garlic.
Next add the curry powder, and cook gentlyfor at least 1 minutes.
Add the chick peas along with onion mixtureand then fry for at least 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients and reservedthe liquid. For at least 15 minutes simmergently and serve the Curried Channa hot or warm.

Recipe of the Day!

CARROT JUICE


Ingredients:

2lbs. Carrot
1 can Condensed Milk
¼ lb Sugar
2 tablespoon nutmeg
2 tablespoon vanilla flavoring
3 cups water


Tools:

Electric Blender

Fine grain strainer

Wash the carrots to remove any dirt or foreign matter, then cut the carrots into tiny pieces, let us say 1/8 inch (please, do not measure the pieces just estimate).

Put carrots into the Electric Blender one handful at a time until the Blender is ¾ ways full, each time. Add about ½ cup of water to the carrots in the Blender. Turn the Blender switch to puree and allow carrots to process until they are ground to a pulp.

Remove pulp and place into a large mixing bowl. Add 1 cup water to pulp. Using your clean hand, squeeze the pulp in your palm, allowing the juice to flow through the strainer.

Put the squeezed pulp on a plate to the side. Repeat this process until all the pulp is squeezed.

Add water to the squeezed pulp that you put on a plate earlier, in a mixing bowl.

Squeeze this pulp again. Drain carrot juice into another container through the strainer so as to stop any remaining pulp from getting into the final product.

Mix in the condensed milk with the carrot juice, add sugar to taste. Add nutmeg and vanilla flavoring.

You can add more water or more ingredients if you like, to bring about the taste you desire.

Natty Notez

• Adding some rum wouldn't hurt.
• Have a safe weekend.
  

Happy Tequila Day !

National Tequila Day!!! -July 24th

In honor of National Tequila Day, I'd like to direct your attention to a few festive links.

The Smoky 'Rita
It's our smoky spin on a cocktail classic, made with 100% agave Tequila, and hickory smoked salt.

Margarita Madness
Flip through our bodacious beverage recipes and find the margarita that suits your mood.

Derby de Mayo Tequila Julep
Every few years, the Kentucky Derby falls on Cinco de Mayo. We make the most of the culture clash. Olé and giddy-up!


tequila drinking facts:

–Nine in 10 Americans who drink alcohol indicate they drink beverages containing tequila and four in five use top-shelf tequila.
–87% of Americans agree that tequila is not just for margaritas anymore, indicating that top-shelf tequila can be easily mixed into a large variety of refreshing cocktails.
–85% of respondents in Los Angeles agree that top-shelf tequila is worth the extra cost.
–20% of Chicagoans prefer the rim of their margarita glass with special/unique sugars.
–41% of New Yorkers would rather sip a lime/original-flavored margarita than any other flavor.

Now go get salty!

Best Margarita Recipe !!!!

• Two parts tequila (good tequila is always better...)
• Half part Grand Marnier (this is a critical part... trust me, don't go cheap on the citrus liqueur. Cointreau also goes very well, but really doesn't have the same aromatic flavor that Grand Marnier has; try them side-by-side; they have totally different flavors... if you cheat here with Triple Sec or Orange Curaçao, you must add a dash of orange bitters!)
• Half part fresh lime juice.
• Half part fresh lemon juice.
• Half part simple syrup.
• Half part Limoncello (a fairly inexpensive type of lemon liqueur that isn't sour but has lots of big citrus flavor... this is, I think, the secret ingredient in most restaurant margaritas— that extra citrus flavor adds a lot without making the drink more tart).
• Pinch of salt. Very little will go a long way... alternatively, rim the glass with coarse salt.

Mix with a bunch of ice cubes in a shaker and shake violently for about 15 seconds (until ice starts to crystallize on the outside of your metal shaker). Pour contents into an old-fashioned glass and, for a nice visual appeal, you can finish with a drop of grenadine (let it sink to the bottom for a sweet finish). Add a couple of skinny straws and a slice of lime if you like. Trust me!

Hint: too strong for your taste? Stir in some lemon-lime soda— don't shake!

Black Bean Salsa

2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (17-ounce) package frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
2 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 large avocado, peeled and diced
1 small onion, diced
1/8 to 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Salt and pepper


Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a large bowl. Cover and chill overnight. Taste and add salt, pepper, or more lime juice as necessary. Serve with tortilla chips as an appetizer, or with grilled chicken breast as a meal.



This is a great Recipe ...try it and you and your friends will lovvvvve it!!!

Facts That Can be Useful or Just interesting!! (Vinegar)

HEALTH & BEAUTY:

Dampen your appetite. Sprinkle a little vinegar on
prepared food to take the edge off your appetite.

Soothe a bee or jellyfish sting. Dot or douce the
irritated area with vinegar and relieve itching.

Relieve itching by using a cotton ball to dab
mosquito and other bug bites with Vinegar straight
from the bottle.

Relieve sunburn by lightly rubbing it with
vinegar. You may have to reapply.

Take 1 cup of vinegar and warm water into a
large glass and use to rinse your hair after
you shampoo. Vinegar adds highlights to brunette
hair, restores the acid mantel, and removes
soap film and sebum oil.

You take 1 tablespoon full and swollow when you
have the hiccups. It stops them instantly.

Relieve dry and itchy skin. Add 2 tablespoons to
bath water.

Fight dandruff, by rinsing with vinegar and
2 cups of warm water, after shampooing.

Soothe a sore throat. Put a teaspoon of vinegar
in a glass of water. Gargle, then swallow.

Cure for colds. Mix one-quarter cup Apple Cider
Vinegar with one-quarter cup honey.
Take one tablespoon six to eight times daily.

Treat sinus infections and chest colds.
Add 1/4 cup or more vinegar to the vaporizer.

Feel good recipe. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass
of water, with a bit of honey added for flavor,
will take the edge off your appetite and give
you an overall healthy feeling.

Remove fruit stains from hands. Rub with vinegar.

Remove warts by applying a lotion of half cider
vinegar and half glycerin.
Apply daily to warts until they dissolve.

Relieve arthritis. Before each meal, drink a
glass of water containing two teaspoons
Apple Cider Vinegar.
Give it at least three weeks to start working.

Remove corns by making a poultice of one crumbled
piece of bread soaked in one-quarter cup Vinegar.
Let poultice sit for one-half hour, then apply to
the corn and tape in place overnight. If corn does
not peel off by morning, reapply the poultice for
several consecutive nights.

Cure an upset stomach by drinking two teaspoons
Apple Cider Vinegar in one cup water.

Prevent yeast infections. Douche with one
tablespoon vinegar to one quart warm water,
to adjust the pH balance in the vagina.

Clean dentures by soaking them overnight in
vinegar, then brush away tartar with a toothbrush.

Relieve cough by mixing one-half cup Apple Cider
Vinegar, one-half cup water, one teaspoon cayenne
pepper, and four teaspoons honey.
Take one tablespoon when cough acts up.
Take another tablespoon at bedtime.

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Timeless

• Vinegar has been used for 10,000 years. It just might be the world’s oldest ingredient!
• The main uses for white distilled vinegar are cooking/food preparation and cleaning/disinfecting.

World Renowned

• The International Vinegar Museum is in Roslyn, South Dakota.
• The International Vinegar Festival is held every June in Roslyn, South Dakota.

The Pride of the South

• Consumers in the South buy and use more white distilled vinegar than in any other region of the country.

There she blows!

• Adding vinegar to baking soda produces a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide. This combination is often used to make a do-it-yourself erupting volcano.

It’s magic…

• Pearls melt in white distilled vinegar.
• An egg softens in white distilled vinegar because the acetic acid dissolves the eggshell.
• Immersing a chicken bone in vinegar for 24 hours will make it rubbery.

A Breath of Fresh Air

• An open dish of white distilled vinegar will help remove paint smells from a room.

Secret ingredient

• Salad dressings, sauces, marinades, ketchup, mustard, and pickles are all made with white distilled vinegar.

From the Garden

• Vegetable vinegars are made with potato, cucumber, beet root, and tomato.
• Herb vinegars include thyme, oregano, basil, rosemary, sage, garlic and mint.
• The most popular herb-flavored vinegars use thyme and oregano.

A Fruity Twist

• Fruit vinegars include apple cider, coconut, fig, black currant, pear, prune, raisin, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, peach, pineapple, and cherry.
• Cider vinegar is made from apples and is the most popular vinegar used for cooking in the United States.
• Raisin vinegar is produced in Turkey and used in Middle Eastern cuisine.

Cheers!

• Germany, Austria and the Netherlands make vinegar from beer.

Sweet Treat

• Italy and France produce a rare honey vinegar.
• Cane vinegar, made from sugar cane juice, is popular in the Philippines.

Healthy Hints

• Soothe a sore throat with a mixture of apple cider vinegar, water and honey.
• Soak your feet in white distilled vinegar to stop athlete’s foot.
• Drink a teaspoon of white distilled vinegar to stop the hiccups.
• Pantyhose last longer when rinsed with water containing 1 tablespoon of white distilled vinegar.
• Massage white distilled vinegar into your scalp, rinse, then wash with regular shampoo and watch dandruff disappear.

The Cat’s Meow

• Spray white distilled vinegar on furniture to stop the cat from scratching it.

Natty Note
I use Vinegar to clean my chicken , I hate the smell of chicken,,ew.

Shots !!Shots!!! of the day!!

Red Snapper recipe

1 shot Crown Royal® Canadian whisky
1 shot amaretto almond liqueur
1 shot cranberry juice

Shake, pour into an old-fashioned glass, and serve.

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Bear Juice recipe

1 oz Crown Royal® Canadian whisky
1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz cranberry juice

Combine ingredients into a stainless steel shaker over ice and shake until completely cold. Strain into an old-fashioned glass, and serve.

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Woo Woo recipe

1 1/2 oz peach schnapps
1 1/2 oz vodka
3 1/2 oz cranberry juice

Pour all ingredients into a highball glass over ice cubes, stir, and serve.


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Jello Shots recipe

Jello shots are probably one of the easiest type of shot to make, and a hell of a lot more tastier than most. There are tonnes of flavors, but here's a good one nonetheless.

1 package watermelon jell-o
1 cup boiling water
1 cup Malibu® coconut rum

Mix hot water and jello. Add rum. Pour into 2 ounce cups. Serve after the jello has set.


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Red Headed Slut recipe

1 oz peach schnapps
1 oz Jagermeister® herbal liqueur
cranberry juice

Chill and serve.

Pita Bread Pizza

Not only healthy, but this quick pizza can be made to your individual tastes.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 six inch pitas
• 1/2 cup prepared spaghetti or pizza sauce
• 1 small tomato, diced
• 1 small onion or several green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup sliced olives
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 small green pepper, sliced
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1 package pepperoni, sliced
• Parmesan cheese, grated

PREPARATION:

1. If baking the pizzas, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degress C). If grilling, don't preheat the oven.

2. While one of you is preparing the sauce, the other should start preparing the toppings.

Natty Note

• Add bacon to this it rockz
• It you want to watch or buy your love a very romantic movie get 50 first dates.
• Appreciate some one today
  

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If you need to fine something anything,,anyone,,blah blah blah..

I'm out its late and I'm not tied , or even in the slightest mood to blog tonight , but I figured I blog something,,I mean I did start like Wednesday,,lol and omg I'm already slipping up,,I suck, I should be more in a blogging mood tomorrow, or may be not *sigh*. One thing I'm thankful for is that when I do finally lay down I will sleep and sleep well. Today I cooked curry shrimp and white rice, below I will leave the recipe, for those who are interested in how I make it. I will not be leaving any Natty Notes , because as I said I am so not in the mood ..lol ok bye..




2 lbs fresh shrimps
1.25 fl oz oil or (olive oil and butter)
1 onions, chopped
1/4 shin of a scotch bonnet pepper finely chopped up
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 tomato, chopped (or ts ketchup, or tomato paste)
1/4 teaspoon salt
black pepper
1 1/2 cups water

Peel and de-vein shrimp if necessary,wash, season with salt and pepper. Heat oil. Add onions, garlic, . add curry powder , ketchup to the water, add to the pot with the onions and garlic bring to a boil then reduce. Add shrimp. Heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until shrimp is cooked.

Best served with white rice.

WooHoo !! Its Friday

AWesome Right??...First off Let me give you this great recipe for Catfish Nuggets you got to tell me what you think about it .

40min 10 min prep

• 2lb Catfish Nuggets
  
• 1 egg
• 2 cups buttermilk (you can use regular or low fat)
• 2 cups cornmeal
  
• salt and pepper (or just use any seasonings you want)
• oil
  

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1. Put oil in a skillet until it is halfway up or you can use a deep fryer, a deep fryer is actually best for these. Heat until hot or if using skillet use medium high heat.
2. In a large bowl beat egg with a fork, add buttermilk to it. Beat again to incorporate.
3. In another big bowl put cornmeal and seasonings to taste.
4. Rinse nuggets and dip into milk mixture, depending on how many you have you could probably fit them all in at one time.
5. Take a few out of the milk and dip in to the cornmeal, roll around to get it coated good, then put into oil.
6. If using skillet put them in until skillet is full. fry 3 minutes, turn and fry another 2-3 minutes. If using a deep fryer fry 5 minutes, about halfway through stir them around to break up any that might have clumped together. They are done when golden brown and flake easily with a fork.

You can dip it in Tartar sauce and enjoy ...yummm!

Natty Notes

• flex you stomach about as often as you can everyday and hold it and count from 1-15..it will work wonders on your abs .
• Jewelery boxes suck.
• zero cokes are better for you 0 cals.