Beet and Carrot Juice

Here's the recipie for my beet and carrot juice for those who were
asking for it. Its simple and the best thing you can find for anemia.
It was given to my mother by a doctor who knows natural medicine and
works in third world countries where anemia is abundant, so this stuff
is strong.

Ingredients: 2 medium sized beets, 2 carrots, 2-3 oranges, plain
oatmeal(not the ready to cook kind) and sugar or honey to taste.

Peel and cut the beets in fourths, and peel the carrots and chop them
up a bit. Drop the beets and carrots in a juicer and juice them. Put
everything, pulp and all, in the blender, add a cup of oatmeal(more if
you really like oatmeal) and blend it all together. Strain the mixture
twice and put the juice in the blender. Put the pulp away to be used
in cooking if you wish. Add the orange juice and sugar or honey and
mix. Pour the juice in a cup and enjoy!

This is enough for about 4 people. Drink it quickly though, because
beet juice starts losing its nutrients after a day.

Craft Swap Update!

Who doesn't love free stuff? As an update to my Craft Swap post, i've
decided to make a group on My Craft Corner for the swap. It'll be
easier on everyone that way. Members of My Craft Corner can join the
swap and upload pictures of what they have so it'll be easier for
everyone to know what others have. That way they can pick who to give
their supplies away to and who they'll get supplies from. This is more
like a giveaway, but everyone wins!

If you aren't already an MCC member, join now and meet more great crafters!

http://www.mycraftcorner.com

As a side note, if you don't have anything to give, feel free to trade
one of your finished products for supplies!

Etsy Picks!

These are some of my favorites on etsy now. Too bad im broke... but I can dream!




Heres some awsome oreo cookie soaps! And gummy bear soap!

Why not? indulge in your favorite snacks without worrying about calories. From etsy shop LoveLeeSoaps










And here's something I want badly. A Graydon wool jacket.

This is from etsy shop FloremarkShop








And I am in LOVE with this dragonly necklace by Eclecticmoi

These are it for today. But i'll be adding more soon!

Recipie: Spanish Mangu (Mashed Green Plantains)

Here's a family recipie for a spanish dish called Mangu.
Mangu(pronounced man-goo) is a typical dinner or breakfast dish in the
Dominican Republic and is usually paired with spanish fried salami.
The recipie is for two people.

You can find green plantains in spanish grocery stores and big
supermarkets. They're called 'platanos verdes' and are easy to confuse
with the wider 'platanos maduros', or ripe plantains, which are NOT
bananas.

Ingredients: 3 green plantains, mayo, butter, and salt to taste.
Optional ingredients: cream cheese, fried salami.

Fill a medium sized pot 1/3 with water and a pinch of salt, enough to
cover the plantains well, and set it to boil. Peel the plantains with
a knife and rinse them. Set them in the pot to simmer about 10-15 min,
until the plantains are well cooked. Drain them and put them in a
bowl, then mash them well with a fork, mixing in a spoonfull of butter
and mayo, and if you want, cream cheese.

Now just fork it into a bowl and add salami. Enjoy!