My blogging buddy Rebecca is hosting “Three Words” next Tuesday, October 23. Rebecca got this idea from Good Morning America. Watch the video and you will get it. Then head over to BlogMommas to learn how you can join in!
Time for Tasty Tuesday and another recipe! I’m also throwing in a history lesson. I love the potato! I could eat potatoes every single day. Did you know the potato has its roots in the windswept Andes Mountains of South America? The potato was first cultivated some 7,000 years ago. In about 1570 the first potato made its way across the Atlantic to make a start on the continent of Europe.
The potato is part of the nightshade family and as such does have some disagreeable traits. One should
never eat anything green from a potato. The leaves and stem are poisonous. Potatoes should be stored in dark, but dry places. Light will cause the formation of solanine on the skin of the potato. Though not likely to cause serious harm, green skinned potatoes can taste bitter and may result in temporary digestive discomfort.
When confronted by green skin on a potato, simply peel it away. Keep as much of the rest of the skin as possible. For this is where most of the vitamins reside. Potatoes are one of the most nutritious staple crops discovered by man. With milk in the diet, it can be a sustaining and healthful source of energy, vitamins and minerals both in times of want and in times of plenty.
You can learn more about the potato at Food History.
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Baked Potato Salad (more…)
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month
Thought I would give you 13 Facts on Domestic Violence
1.) Estimates range from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend per year1 to three million women who are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend per year.
2.) Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. (more…)
Guess what? It is Tasty Tuesday time again!
With the Hubby coming home at the end of the month, I will definitely have a few challenges when it comes to meals! While in the big sandbox, he is served chicken every single day! As the Hubby tells it, they have chicken prepared five ways. They are:
1.) Oven Baked Chicken
2.) Savory Baked Chicken
3.) Five Spice Chicken
4.) Fried Baked Chicken
5.) Jerk Chicken
If you hadn’t guessed it yet, the chicken that isn’t eaten is recycled the next day. By the time you get to jerk chicken that has got to be some seriously dry chicken!
My recipe for this week is a favorite of ours. It is inexpensive to make if I am lucky enough to catch a few good sales. (more…)
With October being domestic abuse awareness month, I thought I would explore the domestic abuse problem within the military community. Domestic violence is prevalent in the military family, but since it is dealt with internally, the statistics aren’t widely known.
Many blogs here at 451Press will be discussing this topic, in hopes to raise awareness, and I will provide links as the individual posts are published.
I am constantly struggling to come up with new, yet inexpensive, dinners for my family. I know that I am not alone in this battle, so I have decided to share a “tried & true” recipe every Tuesday. If you have any recipes, please let me know in the comments!
I ran across this letter at Opinion Journal, and just had to share.
Strength at Home
An appreciation of American soldiers’ wives.
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I’m sure everyone has heard this song by Tim McGraw. If not, take a few minutes.
I ran across this news story this morning, shocking is an understatement! If this were an American politician, it would be kill their career!
Bavaria’s most glamorous politician — a flame-haired motorcyclist who helped bring down state premier Edmund Stoiber — has shocked the Catholic state in Germany by suggesting marriage should last just 7 years.
Many military spouses know that they have a “key spouse” to contact when their husband is deployed for any questions or problems. But there is also many other places to find help online, express your opinion, help others, or just have a place to ‘connect’ with others in the same situation.
I found this the other day. While I don’t agree with the author 100%, I do understand.
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Letter to U.S. service member says what most of us are thinking …
The introduction to this letter says it was written by an interior designer and home planner from Atlanta. She was apparently writing to a relative serving in Iraq. Enjoy.
WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS?
This morning I ran across this article. We are constantly bombarded with bad news about the war, and I was glad to read a story that shows our troops in a better light. A kinder. gentler light.
In summary, the article is about an abandoned Iraqi baby, named Fatima Jubouri. Little Fatima’s parents are both deceased and she was left abandoned in a pile of garbage in Baghdad. It is believed her mother may have placed her there for safety, before she herself was killed. (more…)
No matter what branch your hubby is in, all of us military wives share a bond together. I ran across this Yahoo article yesterday, the rate of suicide in the Army is at an all time high. This really does sadden me when the Army, as well as all branches of the military are actively improving the process of seeking help.
Here is the article:
I ran across the cutest bracelet web site the other day~ Beadwork by Sheree! Besides beautiful bracelets for every occasion, there are special “Deployment Bracelets” for spouses and children!
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