Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Recipe for LOVE

It's taken me weeks...

But I finally finished it!

For those of you who DON'T know, my dear sister - SurferGirl - is getting married next weekend. SurferGirl lives in Hot-lanta and I am a couple states north. My mom and I decided to have a recipe shower for her, since we and all our friends and family live in different states!

It's been months of collecting recipes and photos. Then editing them and designing the coolest most kick-ass cookbook EVER. Ok, well, I think that the Joy of Cooking officially has that title, but my little cookbook is way cuter.

You can find it here:
So cute and cool. I hope they love it and I hope the famn-damily loves it too. Feel free to buy your copy today!
I should have one copy at the wedding, and would LOVE it if contributors partying with us in the islands would sign their pages for the happy couple!
The little dude is asleep, so I should get some work done. I'll get back to my cute crafts etc... soon. This book has taken all my time and now I have to pack for the tropics and get ready for
SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! Go GIANTS! man i hate the pats. i hate them so much!!!
cheers!
BeachMama

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Skinny Bitch and Kashi

Well, I've done it. I've taken the PLUNGE!
I
am now
vegan.

I've been a veg for a week and a half now. And despite an upset stomach last night, I've never felt better.

For all you who are thinking, VEGAN? WHAT THE HECK IS A VEGAN?!

A vegan commonly refers to a person who does not eat any animal by products of any kind. Period. No milk, no cheese, no meat.

WHY IN ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY WOULD SOMEONE DO THIS???!

Well, quite frankly, this has been a long time coming for me. I've never been a big meat eater in the first place. And over the last year or so I've come across some pretty startling research. Don't worry I'm not going to try to convert you. This is my journey, you can look up the info for yourself if you feel so led. I will just say this, buy organic and if possible, from a local butcher who does the dirty work himself. AND FOR THE LOVE OF BESSIE, AVOID FACTORY FARM PRODUCTS LIKE THE PLAGUE!

Ok, so now you know this, you should also know that I'm human. Not perfect. And I didn't sign my meat eating rights away and join some strange religion or cult. So if you see me eating sushi, or animal products, don't hate. This is a process. But I've been vegan for almost 2 weeks and honestly don't feel like I'm missing anything or craving non-vegan stuff. I'll keep you abreast of my food discoveries.

EBAY IS A PAIN!

For those of you who found my blog via ebay. I will no longer be selling on Ebay. It should be known as FEE-bay. Talk about double dipping!

Let's charge you for listing something. Then, we'll charge you for "extra" stuff in your listings. And hey, wait a minute, your listing actually SOLD? Well, we want a piece of that too. Whoa Nellie! You used PayPal... We own that and we'll gladly take a nice chunk of that. What's that you say? They paid with a direct transfer from their PayPal account to yours? No, that USED to be free. But we got wise to that, yes, well, we're taking an extra piece of that pie too.

If you know me, then you know I rebel. I can't help it. Blame my parents. They raised strong women who won't be caged in. So let me enlighten you to wonders of ETSY!

Since watching the AMAZING documentary called The Corporation, I've rebelled against corporate america. I try to buy things that are crafted by people. For example, My son's shoes are hand made in Minnesota by Bambino's. A stay at home mom who makes the most beautiful shoes EVER.

See. I TOLD you. Don't you wish your little bambino had turtle toes too?

Etsy is wonderful. You pay 20 cents to list and sell an item. Period. No funny business. No catch.

I will still be using PayPal. It's just too darn easy and universally accessible.

Ok, now on to my FAVOURITE THINGS and BeachMama's latest happenings...


Fav thing #1
Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal.
Yum crunch and wild blueberries. Need i say more?!?!

Fav thing #2
MY ELECTRIC BLANKET
I am a cold weather wimp. I admit it. I loathe winter weather. My dear husband, Moon Doggie, in his infinite wisdom got me an electric blanket for Christmas. Oh how i love to snuggle up in bed with the blanket on HIGH!


Fav thing #3
THE MOVIE: ONCE
If you love british movies, and even if you don't, you'll love this one. The write up on the box makes it seem like a Music & Lyrics movie, (which I also love) but this is NOTHING like Music and Lyrics. trust me. Watch this movie and you'll be hooked. The music is awesome.


Now to answer some of your questions from my fan mail!!!


1. What is the last book you read?
Technically, it was Junie B Jones and Meanie Jim's Birthday.
But MY last book was Skinny Bitch and Jerome Bettis' biograhy "The Bus: My Life in and Out of the Helmet"


2. What was the last movie you saw?
I can't remember the last movie I saw in a theatre. But we watched Balls of Fury last night. Not my fav movie. The night before we watched Operation Dumbo Drop. Pretty good.


3. What song are you listening to a lot these days?
Hmmmm.... I guess technically it is John Denver's Annie's Song. I'm singing it at my sister's wedding next weekend, and I've been practicing b/c my voice has been really scratchy and messed up for like a month. I just hope I don't croak it out and ruin the ceremony.

Ok ciao for now my little conch shell lovlies!