When you have dogs they is so much that you have to know. We got a Black Lab a little over a year ago. We dealt with the puppy stage now we are dealing with the next stage. Xena is a good dog for everyone in my family but me. So when I take her …
Monthly Archive: February 2011
Feb 26
Stock Market News for the week ending 02/25/2011
Monday 21. 2011 was a Presidents day so the market was not open but on Tuesday February 22, 2011 the Dow Jones open at 12389.74 and the Dow closed on Friday at 12130.45 which was down for the week by 259.29 points. Tuesday February 22, 2011 was all about the turmoil with Libya and North …
Feb 24
Mardi Gras King Cake
King cakes do not begin and end with Mardi Gras. The season really begins on January or the twelfth night the day the Three wise men finally reach Jesus. The New Orleans tradition began in 1870 with European customs. As part of the celebration of Mardi Gras, it is traditional to bake an oval cake …
Feb 22
Mardi Gras Beads
Why are Mardi Gas beads called Throw beads Throw beads are meant to be thrown. During the parade krewe members throw handful of beads out to the crowd. The people in the crowd will do crazy things to get beads from the parade. Once they have them then they wear them for the rest of …
Feb 20
Stock Market News for the Week ending 02/18/2011
If you go to www.stockcharts.com and pull up the INDU chart you will see that the Dow just gets higher and higher. You may be thinking to yourselves will there be a pull back or will the DOW just keep climbing and climbing. On Monday February 14, 2011 the Dow Jones 12266.86 and Closed on …
Feb 17
Are the Bears coming into the Stock Market
In looking at the charts on the Dow Jones, that last major pull back was on November 2010, when it pulled back to the 50 day moving average. The same thing happened on the SPY. The major pull back was back in November 2010 where it also pulled back to the 50 day moving average. …
Feb 16
Potatoes
Potatoes 1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 4 to 5 cloves garlic, unpeeled 2 bay leaves 6 springs thyme, plus 2 teaspoons thyme leaves 1 cup Romesco sauce (from above) 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley Make the potatoes: Place the potatoes in a roasting pan, and toss well with …
Feb 15
Spanish Romesco Sauce
Spanish Romesco Sauce I have not heard of this until today. This is such a popular sauce in Spain. It’s been called the “ketchup” of Spain. Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 1 1-inch thick slice of crusty bread, torn into pieces 1/2 cup blanched almonds, chopped or slivered 5-6 garlic cloves, chopped 1 teaspoon salt …
