For those who don't understand this reference, you may not have seen last month's YouTube sensation involving an emotionally unstable young "boy" (and I use this term loosely) defending Ms Britney Spears. This shocking video has 10 million hits to date. Warning: contains potty mouth, so you may want to turn your volume down if there are kids nearby...you have been warned.
Many of you might recognise the Bob's Red Mill products from the grocery store. You can find them in the baking isle (also near the soup and rice), but there are much better selections at health food stores. If you want the best selection, you can go directly to Bob's Red Mill in Milwaukie where they sell everything. You can even get a price break by purchasing the items by the box (usually 3-4 bags of same product per box).
I had visited the Bob's Red Mill store once before Hayden was born and Bob himself was there checking up on operations. Back then I thought it would be fun to go back and eat at the restaurant..and three years later, we finally did.
We didn't leave empty handed. We found cinnamon rolls, blueberry date nut bran muffins, biscuits, freshly ground almond butter, potato bread mix, corn grits, buckwheat pancake mix and date nut bran muffin mix.
Just recently, I have been following and participating in a discussion on my favorite 2 peas message board with Buddhists, Christians and atheists regarding the recently aired Survivor China reality show. The discussion revolved around a so called "welcoming" ceremony in a Buddhist temple where the Survivor contestants were asked to participate along with the Buddhist monks. One of the contestants, a Christian radio talk show host, walked out during the ceremony as it (bowing in front of a statue of Buddah) conflicted with her beliefs. Now people on message boards all over the Internet are expressing their views on this issue. Some are saying by doing this, she was disrespecting their culture...Others are saying they would do the same thing.The Bible is very clear that we are not to bow before false gods/idols. I think what she did is perfectly acceptable as she was not rude about it and tried to go along with the ceremony until her beliefs convicted her to remove herself from what seemed to her as crossing the line.
...bowing is a sign of RESPECT for you (I and most others here get that point loud and clear)...for Christians, however bowing is how we show submission to God. Bowing (or laying prostrate as was shown on the show) in front of a statue (whether it's Buddha or any other statue) is disrespecting OUR Commandments...that is why she left.
In case you can't read what this cat is trying to say, you can also find these truly inspired words here: Miss Teen USA.
There are many reasons to like bento (enviro-friendly reusable containers, healthy homemade meals, creative culinary outlet), but when I saw these Hello Kitty bento lunches, I was amazed. Funny thing is I actually own a Hello Kitty rice mold. I bought it when Natalie was little for using as a jello mold. I had NO idea...now where did I put that?Bentō (弁当 or べんとう) is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. While bento are readily available at convenience stores and bento shops (弁当屋 bentō-ya) throughout Japan, it is still considered an essential skill of a Japanese housewife to be able to prepare an appealing boxed lunch.
Bento can be very elaborate, aesthetically pleasing cuisine arrangements. Often the food is arranged in such a way as to resemble other objects: dolls, flowers, leaves, and so forth.
