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Refreshing 4 Bean Salad

November 5, 2013

Last month I signed up for this 28 day program with Jordan Lark of Evolutionary Health.This program gave me the kick start to get back on the clean eating wagon. The program ended on 31st October and I continued with clean eating.I say clean eating in the broadest sense of the word.But mostly I am trying to eat non-processed and low carb.I have been a little slack this week with Diwali and outings,but good overall.
Today we spent most of the day out.We left home after a Brunch of eggs,Sausage n toast and went to the Royal Botanic Gardens.A fun afternoon was spent walking around,splashing around the mini-stream at Ian Potter Children’s Garden and rounded off with some Ice-cream and burgers and wraps.After all the gluttony,my tummy wanted salvation and this salad came to the rescue.I mean what’s not to love when there’s beans,avocado,and the usual suspects that make a salad.

Interested,much? Read on for the recipe :

Ingredients: ( Makes 3 generous portions)

2 cans 4-beans or any beans of your choice ( drained and rinsed to get rid of excess salt
1 avocado (pitted and diced)
1/2 green capsicum-diced
1 small spanish onion,diced
1 medium sized tomato,diced
1 medium sized cucumber,diced
4-5 lettuce leaves,washed and torn.
rock salt,pepper
1 tsp lemon juice(optional)

Just toss everything together and chill in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes,before serving.
Rainbows make me happy :)

November 4, 2013

In the last 2 months,I have seen so many rainbows that I can’t help but wonder if its a sign of good times to come 🙂
The girls and I were fortunate enough to see a complete Double rainbow-like we literally walked into it..but as luck would have it,my phone had run out of battery,but we stood there,soaking in the view.
There were a few more partial rainbow spottings and they immediately cheered me up and I have really needed cheering up in the last month or so.
I recently spotted this one,in my backyard,nearly complete,but oh! so beautiful ..oh! so perfect!

I ran out to the front to see if I could get a better picture of it..I couldn’t see the complete rainbow,but I saw a second faint rainbow behind this one…Can you spot it?Just over the bright green leaves.

And yesterday,we were driving back from a friend’s place and we saw a rainbow…A complete rainbow..SO Perfect,such bright colors and so close to the car..I almost reached out to touch it. But,the phone was out of charge(AGAIN!!!)
But I don’t think I am going to forget the view in a hurry 🙂
I hope these photos make you smile,just as the rainbows made me smile 🙂
xx
Trish
Presenting Mickey Mouse

November 3, 2013

Here’s Ms.Nanya,dressed up as Mickey Mouse 🙂

For her costume,I used –
Her black full sleeves T-shirt with a hoodie

Black tights( $4 from K-Mart)

Red shorts-I had a pair of red pants,a gift to Aadya,when she was 3.It was too small for her,so,I just put it aside for Baby#2(whenever,he/she appears!).So,I pulled those pants out of my bag of clothes too-good/new-to-be-thrown,and just shortened them to the desired length.

2 cotton pads for the white spots on Mickey’s shorts.You could even use white paint,but I couldn’t find my paints.

And lastly, Mickey Mouse ears($5 from the local Party shop-Let’s Celebrate Parties)

I used some facepaint to paint her nose and whiskers …Ta da..All done 😀
Diwali in a Jar

November 2, 2013

Every year,for Diwali,I host a one-dish potluck party.This year,thanks to my non-existing Diwali spirits,I didn’t plan anything. SD wanted a celebration,but I was in no mood for it. So, we accepted the invitations to others’ parties and so instead of playing hostess,I am playing guests 🙂 And that means,I get to bring them presents and that I get to create those presents*rubs her hands in glee*.

Now,everyone who knows me,know I love glass jars.I absolutely adore them. So I got a couple of Glass jars and filled them up with sweet and savory Diwali treats,tied a ribbon to the neck of each jar.And I am wishing someone gifted one of these to me 😀

I put a small square of baking paper between each layer.

This is the top-most layer-something sweet to start your Diwali with and it ain’t Diwali,if there are no lights,correct?
If you are looking for a last minute gift,look no more 🙂
Oh,just in case,you are wondering,everything in the Jar is out-sourced,but the packaging was done by me..:P
Happy Diwali and Prosperous New year,peeps 🙂