Have you tried Avocados?

Since it’s the season for Avocados, Lemon.ly created an infographic centered on the healthy benefits of Avocados. Need a snack high in protein or sodium and cholesterol free? Add this alligator pearto your diet!  Source: http://lemon...-avocados#
National Avocado Day is celebrated every July 31.
All About Avocados
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Send Free Internet Greetings


August Flowers
Here's the list of Upcome Events so you can send your free Internet Greeting!
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Remind your friends and family about your special events coming up. You can send holiday greeting, birthday greeting or party Invitations. Just click on the links below; pick out your Internet cards and send. It's all FREE so Have Fun!
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Talk Time Tuesday July 31

A very Welcome to all my readers for another talk time Tuesday. Do you know what I'm doing right now? I'm drinking coffee and eating a fried bologna sandwich with mustard for breakfast. Ha!

 I have to tell you; I've been reading so much this morning about sandwiches... and looking at so many pictures of sandwiches until I had to fry myself one for breakfast. Tomorrow is the 1st day of August and that means it's National Sandwich Month.
So keep an eye out for some really good sandwich posts ok. I have several planned in celebration of the sandwich. The 1st post will be about the Panini sandwich. I love panini sandwiches in the winter time but I don't usually eat them in the summer. But hey August is National Panini Month too so we gotta-go-with-it right.
Last day for everyone to celebrate Christmas In July. I usually like to post a couple of things in honor of it but I just didn't find the time to do it this year. I had a few peppermint ideas I wanted to share.  I guess I will save all I have to say about Christmas for December. Smile~
August 1st is tomorrow and you know what that means for Americans. Hot Hot Hot Weather. A lot of people are going to be hitting the water to stay cool. I know swimming is a great way to beat the heat for sure. They say that August is the most popular time for people to go on vacation too. Personally I like the end of September for my vacation time.
Speaking of the heat.... I want to remind everyone about staying hydrated. Guys we must drink plenty of water when we are out in the heat. I learned the hard way last week. I worked out in the sun doing hard labor for 4 hours and I didn't drink enough water. I knew better but I kept on working. It made me very sick and it gave me the worst headache that lasted for 2 days. I will never do that again! So.... I plan on doing a couple post about prevention and treatment of dehydration. We want to live every day like a Holiday and that's hard to do when we are not at our best. Hey, August is National Water Quality Month too.

 Today's the day we say goodbye to National Picnic Month. A new month starts tomorrow but that doesn't mean we have to stop enjoying picnics. Picnics are a happy event that I say needs to continue on. In August I like to stay in the shade and read a lot. On my off days you can find me underneath one of my big trees perched on a comfy picnic blanked, doing a bit of relaxed reading. Talk about happy happy happy. Which reminds me of another holiday ahead of us.  

 Did any of you know that August is Happiness Happens Month and August 8th is Happiness Happens Day? I don't know where I've been but somehow this observance has slipped right past me for several years now. The purpose of Happiness Happens Month is to share happiness and encourage people to talk and think about happiness. Well that sounds perfect to me! I have to get caught up on this holiday for sure. I'm working on a post that explains about the history and origin of the holiday. I'm pretty excited about sharing one that actually has some factual information to it. lol.  Over time, the background history of  many holidays are lost. So keep an eye out for it. I'm hoping to have the post ready by August 8th.



In Closing: That's it for today ya'll.  A lot is going on for August and I'm not sure how I'm going to fit it all in but it's going to be fun getting it all done.  August is a GREAT month!
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Almond Cheesecake with Nut Crust Recipe

Cheesecake is a sweet dessert consisting of one or more layers. The main, and thickest layer, consists of a mixture of soft, fresh cheese (typically cream cheese or ricotta), eggs, vanilla and sugar; if there is a bottom layer it often consists of a crust or base made from crushed cookies (or digestive biscuits), graham crackers, pastry, or sponge cake.

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Almond Cheesecake with Nut Crust Recipe
Nut Crust:
  • 1 9 inch springform pan
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped nuts
  • 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons butter, softened
  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF
  2. Place all ingredients in mixing bowl and blend thoroughly
  3. Press firmly the mixture into the bottom and partially up the sides of a greased springform pan
  4. Bake for about 6 minutes or until the crust is a light golden brown. Cool before filling

Almond Cheesecake Filling:
  • 1 pound cream cheese, softened to room temp.
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/3 cup chopped almonds
  • 3 cups sour cream
  1. Heat oven to 375ºF
  2. Beat together cream cheese and sugar until fluffy
  3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating thoroughly after each egg
  4. Add extracts, almonds and sour cream. Mix until well blended
  5. Pour mixture into prepared crust and bake for 1 hour, or until set. Turn off oven, open the oven door slightly and
cool to room temp. Chill.
Top with whatever you like or plain. Cherries go great with almonds and so does chocolate. I whipped heavy cream, added vanilla and almond extract, powdered sugar, until the whipped cream was thick. Stiff peaks.
Enjoy
Photographer: James from Boulder, USA / 2.0 license /
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Holidays To Remember:
National Cheesecake Day / July 30
National Pie Day / January 23
National Nut Day / October 22

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Neapolitan Ragu is a Speciality of Naples

Neapolitan ragù is one of the two most famous varieties of meat sauces called ragù. It is a speciality of Naples, as its name indicates. (The other variety originated in Bologna and is known in Italian as ragù bolognese or ragù alla bolognese.)
The Neapolitan type is made from three main parts: a soffritto, meat, and tomato sauce. However, a major difference is how the meat is used, as well as the amount of tomato in the sauce. Bolognese versions use very finely chopped meat, while Neapolitan versions use whole meat, taking it from the casserole when cooked and serving it as a second course or with pasta. Also, the Neapolitan soffritto contains much more onion compared to the Bolognese. Preferences for ingredients also differ. In Naples, white wine is replaced by red wine, butter by lard or olive oil, and lots of basil leaves are used where Bolognese ragù has no herbs. In the Neapolitan recipe, the content may well be enriched by adding raisins, pine nuts, and involtini with different fillings. Milk or cream is not used, and a relative abundance of tomato sauce in flavour, in contrast to Bolognese use of a minimal amount, is preferred. The tomato season is much longer in more southern Naples than in more northern Bologna. Like the Bolognese, Neapolitan ragù also has quite a wide range of variants, the best known of which is ragù guardaporta (doorman's ragù).
Neapolitan ragù has many similarities with, and may be ancestral to, the Italian-American "Sunday gravy", the primary difference being the addition of a greater variety of meat in the American version, most famously meatballs (whence spaghetti and meatballs), braciole, sausage, and pork chops.
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Resources: wikipedia / cooking.com / Neapolitan cuisine / dictionary.com / photo license
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