This is a link for an interesting study on how not all calories are alike. Gosh, eating gets more complicated all the time! :-)
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/which-diet-works/?src=me&ref=general
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Green Chili Rice
As you know by now, I like a bargain meal or side dish. This one could work for a meatless Friday meal or a side dish to chicken or beef.
Green Chili Rice
1 cup uncooked, white rice
1 cup sour cream
2 cups Monteray Jack Cheese, shredded
4 ounce can of roasted diced chilies
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Cook the rice according to package directions or in a rice steamer.
Combine the rice with the remaining ingredients except for 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Spread the mixture into a greased casserole dish and then top with the remaining cheese.
Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for approximately 25-30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and casserole is heated thoroughly. Serves four to six.
Ideas . . .
1/2 cup diced, cooked chicken or ham changes the game plan!
1 can of drained tuna would be interesting.
Mix the 1/2 cup topping cheese with some Panko crumbs for extra crunch.
Use 1/2 Monterary Jack and 1/2 sharp cheddar cheese.
Want it hotter? Use canned Jalepeno chilies.
Green Chili Rice
1 cup uncooked, white rice
1 cup sour cream
2 cups Monteray Jack Cheese, shredded
4 ounce can of roasted diced chilies
1 teaspoon chili flakes
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
Cook the rice according to package directions or in a rice steamer.
Combine the rice with the remaining ingredients except for 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese. Spread the mixture into a greased casserole dish and then top with the remaining cheese.
Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for approximately 25-30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and casserole is heated thoroughly. Serves four to six.
Ideas . . .
1/2 cup diced, cooked chicken or ham changes the game plan!
1 can of drained tuna would be interesting.
Mix the 1/2 cup topping cheese with some Panko crumbs for extra crunch.
Use 1/2 Monterary Jack and 1/2 sharp cheddar cheese.
Want it hotter? Use canned Jalepeno chilies.
Last Family Portrait!
Since the orange and the gray kitten are leaving for their new homes on Saturday, I wanted to get one, last family portrait. It is interesting to see how each kitten has a bit of their mother cat in them along with whoever their fathers happened to be!
Packaged Kittens?
The kittens very favorite toy is not the soft ball we got for them. They already lost interest in the ball of yarn that was a seven-day wonder . . . until they unraveled it. Their favorite play thing is an empty pretzel barrel. They rummage around in it, they sleep it in, they roll each other around in it, and stage kitty battles - either all three inside or two batting the third one who is inside the barrel.Another Dark Day in American History . . .
This news just came in over the Internet:
The Supreme Court has issued a 5-4 decision essentially upholding the Obamacare law that pro-life groups regard as the biggest expansion of abortion and abortion funding since Roe v. Wade. The law also drew strong opposition from the pro-life community not only over abortion but because the legislation also promotes rationing of medical care that could lead to involuntarily denying lifesaving treatment. The Supreme Court has incorrectly ruled that Obamacare is constitutional, pro-life groups are saying in response to the decision. They are pointing out that the need is greater now than ever to defeat pro-abortion President Barack Obama and elect a pro-life Senate that will join the House in repealing the legislation.
It seems that the Supreme Court ruled that as a mandate, obamacare couldn't force everyone to buy into the health care system proposed and passed by the democrats soon after obama came into office. Today, however, they did play with the wording and said that as a tax, this was constitutional. You have to wonder about these people. Ever since obamacare hatched into dreadful being, obama has been adamant that it was not a tax, yet, in order to stand by the president in opposition to the majority feeling in the United States, the Supreme Court has changed the wording of the law in order to find a reason to uphold a bad law. I imagine obama is smiling happily regardless of the play on words because he is now closer to forcing government intervention into every aspect of our lives. Next step? He will probably mandate we all take home part of our paychecks (if we are so lucky as to even find employement) in the form of vegetable to insure we eat a government mandate (or tax?) amount each day! Today, we surely find the Constitution being shredded to suit politicians and not upheld to protect the taxpaying population.
It is known that Catholics comprise a great amount of democrats. The Church has always wanted to make sure the poor and needy are taken care of so have supported programs that do just that. On the surface, it might have been a good move but history shows that when big government takes over, it is a detriment to religion. It is probably easier for the Church to do 'good' through government organizations but it has been at the cost of religion. I know for a fact that many Catholics and clergy supported the idea of obamacare so that everyone would be helped. The problem is they all supported politicians, including the president, who didn't respect their votes and had liberal, government-control agendas in mind.
Right now, we are in the middle of the Fortnight for Freedom to fight for our religious liberty on another front . . . and the Church, as a whole, isn't supporting the efforts of a few who actually care how it will all turn out. I wrote a letter to our diocese to ask about rallies, programs, talks, etc., that might be scheduled in support of the Fortnight for Freedom . . . and have yet to get a reply. Other people have reported the same disregard from there dioceses.
Sometimes, people wonder why things are going so wrong. It could very well be the contraceptive mind set of even our clergy. I was in a singles club once and the priest gave a talk and actually said that there might be a time in a marriage when the only solution would be using artificial methods of birth control. Years later, I realize that when you are lukewarm about birth control, how can you expect any of them to take a firm stand against abortion. Well, the proverbial chickens have come home to roost with all that has passed and been accepted over the last years. And, yet, there is still no massive outcry from the Church. Yes, there are a few who are not afraid to get picked up and picked on by the media but most of them keep a low profile. Someone told me that priests could not take any of this sort of thing on themselves without the 'blessing' or the bishop of their diocese. When we are confronted with a situation as we have today, shouldn't we leave the safety of silence and stand up to what we all know is right?
It is another black day in American and Catholic history today. One caller to a radio program said we shouldn't put our faith in princes, which is correct. The host said she wasn't a Biblical scholar but she knew the 'end' of the story and God always wins. I mentioned this to my husband and said we have to trust in God and pray. He said that God's answer might be the end of America as we know it. Interesting . . . another caller called obama the AntiChrist. The host said that she didn't believe that because the AntiChrist is a person who is popular to almost everyone and obama doesn't measure up on that score. Scary thought as we may encounter something even worse down the road.
The Supreme Court has issued a 5-4 decision essentially upholding the Obamacare law that pro-life groups regard as the biggest expansion of abortion and abortion funding since Roe v. Wade. The law also drew strong opposition from the pro-life community not only over abortion but because the legislation also promotes rationing of medical care that could lead to involuntarily denying lifesaving treatment. The Supreme Court has incorrectly ruled that Obamacare is constitutional, pro-life groups are saying in response to the decision. They are pointing out that the need is greater now than ever to defeat pro-abortion President Barack Obama and elect a pro-life Senate that will join the House in repealing the legislation.
It seems that the Supreme Court ruled that as a mandate, obamacare couldn't force everyone to buy into the health care system proposed and passed by the democrats soon after obama came into office. Today, however, they did play with the wording and said that as a tax, this was constitutional. You have to wonder about these people. Ever since obamacare hatched into dreadful being, obama has been adamant that it was not a tax, yet, in order to stand by the president in opposition to the majority feeling in the United States, the Supreme Court has changed the wording of the law in order to find a reason to uphold a bad law. I imagine obama is smiling happily regardless of the play on words because he is now closer to forcing government intervention into every aspect of our lives. Next step? He will probably mandate we all take home part of our paychecks (if we are so lucky as to even find employement) in the form of vegetable to insure we eat a government mandate (or tax?) amount each day! Today, we surely find the Constitution being shredded to suit politicians and not upheld to protect the taxpaying population.
It is known that Catholics comprise a great amount of democrats. The Church has always wanted to make sure the poor and needy are taken care of so have supported programs that do just that. On the surface, it might have been a good move but history shows that when big government takes over, it is a detriment to religion. It is probably easier for the Church to do 'good' through government organizations but it has been at the cost of religion. I know for a fact that many Catholics and clergy supported the idea of obamacare so that everyone would be helped. The problem is they all supported politicians, including the president, who didn't respect their votes and had liberal, government-control agendas in mind.
Right now, we are in the middle of the Fortnight for Freedom to fight for our religious liberty on another front . . . and the Church, as a whole, isn't supporting the efforts of a few who actually care how it will all turn out. I wrote a letter to our diocese to ask about rallies, programs, talks, etc., that might be scheduled in support of the Fortnight for Freedom . . . and have yet to get a reply. Other people have reported the same disregard from there dioceses.
Sometimes, people wonder why things are going so wrong. It could very well be the contraceptive mind set of even our clergy. I was in a singles club once and the priest gave a talk and actually said that there might be a time in a marriage when the only solution would be using artificial methods of birth control. Years later, I realize that when you are lukewarm about birth control, how can you expect any of them to take a firm stand against abortion. Well, the proverbial chickens have come home to roost with all that has passed and been accepted over the last years. And, yet, there is still no massive outcry from the Church. Yes, there are a few who are not afraid to get picked up and picked on by the media but most of them keep a low profile. Someone told me that priests could not take any of this sort of thing on themselves without the 'blessing' or the bishop of their diocese. When we are confronted with a situation as we have today, shouldn't we leave the safety of silence and stand up to what we all know is right?
It is another black day in American and Catholic history today. One caller to a radio program said we shouldn't put our faith in princes, which is correct. The host said she wasn't a Biblical scholar but she knew the 'end' of the story and God always wins. I mentioned this to my husband and said we have to trust in God and pray. He said that God's answer might be the end of America as we know it. Interesting . . . another caller called obama the AntiChrist. The host said that she didn't believe that because the AntiChrist is a person who is popular to almost everyone and obama doesn't measure up on that score. Scary thought as we may encounter something even worse down the road.
A Reality in our Every Day Life . . .
When
you struggle, that's when you realize what you're made of, and that's when you
realize what the people around you can do. You learn who you'd want to take with
you to a war, and who you'd only want to take to lunch.
- Chamique
Holdsclaw
That explains a lot . . .
We hear so much from our local and federal government about making cuts in spending which sounds admirable given the state of our current economy. Most politicians have no compunction about spending taxpayers' money in ways that they see fit which is not always in line with need. I was shocked, however, to find out that when they say they are going to cut spending, often they are talking about cutting spending on proposed spending not current spending. So, basically, they will continue with their ways on spending already in place but will cut expenditures on programs, etc. that are going to happen. Sounds like a bad way to save money to me! Hmmm . . . They come up with a figure they would like to spend on some, usually, stupid, deal and then tell us that they will cut the amount on the phantom money they are going to spend. I'd like to see one of us basic citizens try and get away with that! When are politicians going to remember a.) the were voted into office to represent our needs/wants/requirements and b.) it isn't their money to spend according to their sights.
Bragging about my daughter . . .
So, what does an art major do when there are no jobs available. Her mother encourages her to start drawing, painting saint pictures in hopes that someone might be interested in an original of their own! The very first college art class my daughter took at community college brought out the artist in her. She has a knack of drawing people and getting very good likenesses. She actually painted individual portraits of a friend's six children for a gift one Christmas. She doesn't go ordinary with her portraits but tends to paint them in colors that reflect the personality. Anyway, in case these saints aren't immediately recognizable - St. Philomena, Padre Pio, Blessed Mother and Child, and Maximillan Kolbe.Another thing an art major graduate does when there aren't any jobs available, is to head to another State and look for work there. The current economy is certainly changing life plans these days and not always to the better!
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