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Home 1. Day 1: Declutter MagazinesDay 2: Declutter DVD’sDay 3: Declutter booksDay 4: Declutter kitchen appliances 2. If you take it out, put it back.If you open it, close it.If you throw it down, pick it up.If you take it off, hang it up. 3. A burnt light bulb that needs to be changed.A button that’s missing on your favorite shirt.The fact that every time you open your top kitchen cabinet all of the plastic food containers fall out. Happiness 4. 5. 6. How many times do you beat yourself up during the day? 7. Learning/Personal Development 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Allrecipes.com - recipes, menus, meal ideas, food, and cooking tips. Pearltrees videos. Ice Cream or Bastani with pistachio’s and rose water « Persian Cuisine from Javane's Kitchen.

Ice Cream is easier to make than you think. If you have an Ice Cream maker it’s even easier but not necessary. This is a basic Ice Cream recipe I adapted a little to give it a slightly Persian taste. Serves 4 Ingredients: 400 mls of milk 400 mls of double cream100 g’s of caster sugar4 medium eggs yolks2 teaspoons of rose-waterchopped pistachio nuts Preparation: If you are using an ice cream maker make sure your bowl is frozenYou will need a storage containerwhisk the cream until thick Method: Like this: Like Loading... Food: Hummus and Avocado Toasts with Roasted Tomatoes. How about some delicious and healthy appetizers? Not only for guests, I would totally do them for me and my husband, pair with some great wine for a Saturday night in...!! Here is the recipe: Hummus and Avocado Toasts with Roasted Tomatoes {Makes 6 – 8 party bites} Ingredients: * 6-8 slices of bread [gluten-free, whole wheat, etc.] * 1/2 cup hummus [store bought or homemade] * 1 avocado – halved, pitted and peeled * 4 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise, cores and seeds removed * 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil * 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar * salt + pepper to taste Directions: 1. 4.While the tomatoes roast, toast your bread. 5. 7. 8.

{Images and recipe via With Style &Grace discovered via Eat,Live,Run} Overnight Spiced Vanilla-Pear Oatmeal. As sad as I am to see summer go, I’m certainly enjoying the cooler weather September is offering. We’ve started turning off the air conditioner at night and cracking the windows to let the natural cool air in. And surprisingly, yesterday morning I woke up a little chilly. I got up at 6 to go for a run and it was so much colder (and darker) than what I’ve been used to all summer. By the end of my run I was hot and sweaty, but this spiced vanilla pear oatmeal was a beautiful thing to come home to.

No, my husband didn’t make me breakfast.…..my crock pot did. It’s the perfect breakfast for the brisk fall mornings, and even better for those frigid winter mornings to come. Just put everything into the crock pot right before you got to bed and when you wake up, not only will your house smell like heaven, but breakfast will taste like it too. Slow- Cooker Spiced Vanilla-Pear Oatmeal Ingredients 1 cup steel cut oats, dry 4 cups water 1 large (or two small) pears, sliced or chopped with skins. Avocado Basil Pasta. Pasta Salad with Avocado, Tomato, See how to make a fresh pasta salad with avocadoes, tomato, and mozzarella. allrecipes.com How to Make Avocado Pops Juno Demelo, Nutrition Editor at Fitness magazine, demonstrates the simple steps for making healthy, frozen avocado popsicles at home. fitnessmagazine.com How to Select, Peel and Pit an Avocado Learn how to select, peel and pit an avocado in this step-by-step how-to Kitchen Basics video. familycircle.com How to Cut and Peel Avocados See how to select, cut, peel, and dice avocados.

Perfect Breakfast Eggs, avocado, Parmesan cheese, and toasted bread come together to make a simple, savory breakfast. Chopped Cashew Salad A colorful, crunchy salad loaded with good stuff like avocados, grapes, and nuts. Citrus Avocado Smoothie Orange juice, avocado, milk, and honey make up this creamy, healthy smoothie! Cucumber Sandwich This healthy sandwich includes avocado, pepperoncini, and cream cheese. Chunky Guacamole: It's All About the Avocados bhg.com Instant Expert!

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