New Blog Post: Some of the first cards I made.

I have a new blog post for some of the first cards I made.  

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White Light Meditation: A healing visualization

White Light

a healing visualization meditation

White light is considered a cleansing, healing light. Filling yourself with this light is a helpful way to access this healing energy. Using this visualization, you can direct your breath to the areas of the body that are in need of healing. Whether there is a specific spot in your body that is painful or whether you are healing from cancer, this is incredibly beneficial tool.  Cancer cells are specifically mentioned here, but feel free to use it anywhere, anytime you feel inclined.

1.       Lie down or come to a comfortable seated position either in a chair or on the floor. Feel free to use a blanket under your bottom for comfort and/or sit against the wall for back support.  One you are comfortable, close your eyes and direct your attention inward.

2.       Visualize where the cancer cells/pains are in your body

3.       See the white light enveloping the cancer cells/pains and eradicating any trace of them.

4.       Follow the white light as it travels around, eradicating any cancer cells/pains it finds, enveloping them with the light and moving on to the next spot.

5.       Continue to do this until you feel you have gotten to every possible cancer cell/pain that is in your body.

6.       Try to do this visualization technique for five minutes, and gradually build up to a half-an-hour. 

Salted Chocolate Brownie Treats....a 3 ingredient healthy brownie bite

These take about 20 mins to make and you only need 3 ingredients that you probably have on hand.
Bananas, Peanut Butter and Cocoa...oh and alittle sea salt.

Salted Chocolate Brownie Treats 

Makes about 16 treats

3 bananas
1/2 C peanut butter
1/2 C cocoa

Put it all in a bowl and mix with a hand mixer until smooth.
Drop onto baking stone with a  tablespoon or  cookie scoop.
Sprinkle on some sea salt,

Bake at 350° F for 8-10 minutes

Let cool 5 minutes on baking stone, then transfer to a plate to cool.

Pineapple Pulled Chicken ~Pressure Cooker Recipe

My Pineapple Pulled Pork is a huge hit in my house but its not always convenient to get an organic pork butt.  You can use boneless chicken thighs and make this in no time.  It is just as good.
This is great to have in your pressure cooker on keep warm for your football, birthday and holiday parties.

Pineapple Pulled Chicken (pressure cooker version)

Toss this all in the pressure cooker

3 lbs Boneless Chicken Thighs
1 C ketsup
1/3 C cider vinegar
1/2 C packed brown sugar (more or less, I am a junkie)
a handful of paprika
1 T pepper flakes
4 T worcestershire sauce
4 T drived minced garlic
salt
pepper
1 C pineapple juice or pineapple necter (goya)
1 Can crushed pineapple (you can use fresh and hit it in the food processor)
1/2 C molasses

Pressure Cook on on high for 25 minutes
Open the pressure cooker and pull chicken apart

Serve on a roll with coleslaw or eat it as is.

Now go put your feet up and have some tea....your family will think you cooked all day.


My favorite Pressure Cooker, at the time of writing this post, is the Instant Pot. Its affordable and has a stainless pot instead of non-stick crap..which is very important to my family.

I started about about a decade ago when my friend Deb Murray who was working for Wolfgang Puck sent me one of his models to try out, because I ran a Rice Cooker Group for him.  I immediately started a pressure cooker group and had 7000 active members.  We all shared recipes and learned so much together over the years.
I make a quick lasagna from raw noodles in no time, make mashed potatoes in it, in 8 minutes and they stay hot in there for everyone to come back for seconds..and hard boiled eggs in 6 mins that even eggs laid that day will slip out of the shell (and don't tell me your tricks to get eggs to peel..I have chickens, this is the only thing that works).  I will post these recipes coming up.  I have really been slacking.  My husband asked me last night, if something was on my blog because someone requested a recipe..I hadn't blogged yet.
Sorry..I am gonna try to be better about blogging them.
Please take my recipes and run with them.  You can make buffalo chicken barbq in this..which is like a buffalo chicken wing on a bun...just subbing out and in ingredients in this recipe.  Use your imagination....that is when the best recipes are created!!

Bujo~ Bullet Journaling: How to get started

Bullet Journaling aka BuJo

 For anyone interested in bullet journaling, here is a tutorial for beginners. You can get way more (or less) detailed than this, but its a starter for anyone who never heard of it.

Check out you tube and pinterest for ideas and lay outs.

What I like about bullet journaling is the commercial planners that I have purchased in the past, don't really cater to the subjects I would use and there are pages in commercials planners I never use. I have bought some really cool planners but still don't use 1/4 to 1/2 of the pages or scribble our their heading to make use of it.

You can make it as detailed as you like. If you enjoy it, and take your time, you can consider it a sort of meditation.

If you don't have time, you can buy one. There are many for sale made by some very creative people. Here is an inexpensive one and a great gift idea for the kids.

Amazon link

Unless your kid is creative (all kids are, aren't they). In this case, they have how to books.

Click to check out some great books.

..creative lettering

how to journal book

I find making my own more fun, but to each, his own.

Baked Crab Poppers (or salmon or tuna or even chicken)

 

recipe modified from original recipe source: Just a Pinch 

 This recipe originally uses crab meat, but for a poor man's version use tuna or salmon packets or even chicken.

Baked Crab Poppers (or salmon or tuna or even chicken)

Recipe makes 32 poppers

 Prep:20 Min

 Cook:10 Min

Method:Bake

1 c unseasoned Panko bread crumbs

1 c corn, canned

3 small mini red bell pepper
1 jalapeno pepper chopped (optional)

1/4 c green onion stems, finely chopped

16 oz jumbo lump crabmeat, drained (tuna, salmon and chicken work great too)

3/4 c Duke's mayonnaise

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

1 lemon

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray cups of mini-muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle cups with 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs, gently tapping and rotating to coat.

Finely chop bell pepper using the food chopper or manual food processor. Blot mixture dry with paper towel. Finely chop onion tops setting aside 1 teaspoon for garnish.

Combine corn, bell pepper, remaining onions, crabmeat (or chicken, salmon or tuna), 1/2 of the mayonnaise, egg, black pepper, and salt in the batter bowl. Mix well but gently to not break up the crabmeat too much. Sprinkle lightly with remaining Panko crumbs.

Divide mixture evenly among cups using the small or medium scoop. Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove pan from oven. Cool in pan 2 minutes and then remove from pan to stackable cooling rack.

Meanwhile juice lemon for sauce using lemon juicer. Combine juice, cayenne pepper, and remaining mayonnaise and mix well. Brush tops of crab cakes with sauce using chef's basting brush and top with reserved finely chopped onion tops.

More 30 Second DIY Hairstyle Videos

This is the Tails Up Style and was featured on my last blog post. Still my favorite and my favorite Flexi.

Welcome back. There are new videos on my webpage  but I decided to put them here for your convenience. See below and don't forget to check out my previous 30 Second DIY Hairstyles blog post with more videos.
www.lillarose.biz/namaste

Below are a few more hairstyle videos to try out with our awesome hair jewelry.
Have fun and enjoy.

These stay in your hair, and don't poke you in the head when you put your head on your head rest in your car, lay down to exercise, etc. They don't harm your hair like an elastic band does and you can pull it out fast and easy by pulling the pin to release it.

Here is the messy up. Looks great but takes very little time


Half-up Knot


Celtic Knot with Hair Sticks


Pony Roll with U Pins


Half Up Knot with Bobbies


Partial Braid


Braided Up with Hair Sticks


Half Up Braided Bun


Loose Braid


Braided Up & Down

Bobbies Side Braid


Visit my previous blog post for more 30 second styles or visit my webpage for more under sizing and styling videos.

Want to know what size you wear?


Get yourself some hair jewelry.  You will love the ease of use.  The flex is one piece so you can't lose the pin. Our Flex is made with Piano Wire and is very durable and flexible.  You can adjust the size slightly if you want to tighten or loosen the fit.

Be sure to check my site often for new styles being added every month.

They are always willing to swap it out if you order the wrong size. Be sure to call the home office right away and they will work with you to get you the right fit...their phone number is listed on your order slip.