All Saints Day November 1

All Saints' Day (in the Roman Catholic Church officially the Solemnity of All Saints and also called All Hallows or Hallowmas^]), often shortened to All Saints, is a solemnity celebrated on 1 November by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honour of all the saints, known and unknown.

In the Roman Catholic Church, All Saints' Day is a Holy Day of Obligation in many (but not all) countries, meaning going to Mass on the date is required (unless one is ill or elderly). However, in a number of countries that do list All Saints' Day as a Holy Day of Obligation, including England & Wales, the solemnity of All Saints' Day is transferred to the adjacent Sunday if 1 November falls on a Monday or a Saturday, while in the same circumstances in the United States the Solemnity is still celebrated on November 1 but the obligation to attend Mass is abrogated.

In Portugal, children celebrate the Pão-por-Deus tradition, and go door to door where they receive cakes, nuts and pomegranates.


Panellets (Catalan All-Saints Cookies)

"These fabulous 'cookies' come out around the middle of October and are traditionally eaten on All-Saints Day (November 1) in Catalonia, Spain. The traditional ones are made with pine nuts, but you can also find them with almond or coconut."

Ingredients:

1/3 Pound potatoes, cube
3 1/2 cups ground almonds
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3/4 cup pine nuts
2 egg yolks, beaten
3/4 cup cornstarch
2 egg whites, beaten

Directions:

1. Place the potatoes in a small saucepan; cover with water and bring to a boil.
cook until the potatoes are tender; drain. Mash the potatoes with a fork. Allow to cool.
2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (225 degrees C). Lightly butter a baking sheet
3. Combine the cooled potatoes and almonds. Slowly add sugar while stirring with a wooden spoon. Stir in the lemon zest; continue mixing with your hands. From the dough into 1-inch balls. Roll the balls in the pine nuts; brush with egg yolk. Form each ball into a crescent shape. Cover each cookie with cornstarch and then brush with egg white. Arrange cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden, 10 to 12 min

Best with coffee

Happy Halloween

Batty Cupcakes

Ingredients

• Cupcakes (baked from your favorite recipe)
• Chocolate icing
• White frosting
• 2 M&M's Minis

• Jujube candy
• Thin Mint (we used Haviland brand)
• Andes Creme de Menthe candy

 

Instructions

1. Frost a cupcake (baked from your favorite recipe) with chocolate icing.
2. For the bat's face, set two M&M's Minis in place for eyes and add a jujube candy nose.
3. For the wings, cut a Thin Mint (we used Haviland brand) in two and set the halves in place as shown. Then cut an Andes Crème de Menthe candy in half diagonally and set the pieces in place for the bat's ears.
4. Finally, add a white frosting mouth, fangs, and pupils.

 

Boo Beverage

Ingredients:

2 cups orange juice.

2 cups milk.

2 pints orange sherbet.

4 ripe bananas.

2 cups whipped toppings.

18 miniature chocolate chips.

Directions:

In four batches, process the orange juice, milk , sherbet and bananas in a blender until smooth. Pour into glasses. Cut a hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; fill with whipped topping. Pipe a ghost shape on top of each beverage. Position chocolate chips for eyes.

Pumpkin Flavored Coffee Recipes

                                                                                                              Recipe Tips:
1/2 oz. = 1 Tbsp. syrup
*Substitute 1/2 cup

 strong brewed coffee

for 1 shot (1/4 cup)

 of espresso, if desired.

Ingredients:
12 oz.
1 shot Espresso
1 oz. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Flavored Syrup
6 ounces steamed half and half

16 oz.
2 Shots Java Queen's Espresso
1 1/4 oz. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Syrup
8 oz. Steamed half and half

Recipe:
Combine Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Flavored Syrup, espresso, and steamed half & half. Top with whipped cream and dust with pumpkin pie spice.

Yummy Sufganiya recipe!! (Sufganiyot)

A sufganiyah (Hebrew: סופגנייה; plural, sufganiyot: סופגנייות) is a ball-shaped doughnut that is first fried, pierced and injected with jelly or custard, and then topped with powdered sugar. It is usually eaten warm.

The Hebrew word sufganiyah derives from the Greek word sufgan, which means "puffed and fried". This accurately describes the look of a sufganiyah, which was originally prepared as two pieces of dough surrounding a jam filling, which was then fried together. Today, balls of dough are deep-fried separately and then injected with a filling through the use of special injector machines.

Ingredients:

• 1 scant tablespoon (1 package) dry yeast
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup lukewarm milk or warm water*
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter or pareve margarine, softened*
• Apricot or strawberry preserves
• Sugar
• Vegetable oil for deep-frying
• *Use butter and milk if serving at a milk meal, and water and pareve margarine for a meat meal

Equipment

• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cups
• Mixing bowls
• Spoon
• Sifter
• Clean dish towel
• Rolling pin
• Juice glass
• Deep fryer or heavy pot
• Slotted spoon
• Paper towels
• Tiny spoon

Preparation:

Child: Mix together the yeast, 2 tablespoons of the sugar, and the milk. Let sit to make sure it bubbles.

Child: Sift the flour and mix it with the remaining sugar, salt, cinnamon, egg yolks, and the yeast mixture.

Adult with Child: Knead the dough until it forms a ball. Add the butter or margarine. Knead some more, until the butter is well absorbed. Cover with a towel and let rise overnight in the refrigerator.

Adult: Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch.

Child: Cut out the dough into 24 rounds with a juice glass, or any object about 2 inches in diameter. Take 1/2 teaspoon of preserves and place in center of 12 rounds. Top with the other 12. Press down at edges, sealing with egg whites. Crimping with the thumb and second finger is best. Let rise for about 30 minutes.

Adult: Heat 2 inches of oil to about 375°. Drop the doughnuts into the hot oil, about 5 at a time. Turn to brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.

Child: Roll the doughnuts in sugar.

ENJOY!!

Japanese Omamori lucky charms

The Japanese people believe that omamori is a charm that protects the holder and gives good luck. On one side is the name of the temple that produced the charm, and the other side is a blessing, usually to aid in some specific challenge that the owner needs to persevere against. These are sold generally at temples and can be hung wherever the owner needs it.
http://www.jlist.com/ this is a good page to shop for cute Omamori charms and lots of other amazing things from Jlist ;)

http://www.sonic.net/~anomaly/japan/mamoru.htm  this is a nice page with lots of info on Omamori charms ^_^

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/color-red.html this is another page with amazing info about Omamori charms and the secret of the color red!

Yummy products

http://www.sephora.com/

                                         Yummy Melting Marshmallow cream

Nice idea for a Christmas getaway ;)

                                                        Pixie Perfect from Too Faced

Beautiful makeup bag .:* Cute*:.

                                                             Sugar Delight Gift Set  
Sweet as sugar!

                                                    "Til Dawn" Lacquer Nail Polish Set #1

Extra sexy colors.. ;)

                                                                                                                    Brit For Men Gift Set
For him...

Be Fabulous Kit from First Aid Beauty

Just what your skin needs ;)

Dazzle Gift Set from GHD

Your wish came true!!

Hotels in Mexico

Amazing beautiful hotels in the most friendly warm country ever =)

http://www.gayot.com/hotels/bestof/10best_hotels_mexico.html

Lucky bracelets

From  www.luckyeyesinc.com lucky eye bracelets for protection.                                                                



and a super cute lucky love and money bracelet from www.balicharms.com as featured on the "today show" and worn by celebrities like madonna and beyonce !!!

Bueatiful silver cross bracelet  www.vistabella.com

Hamsa bracelet www.luckjewels.com

 Beautiful Lucky Karma Bracelet with Rose Quartz for Love & Friendship  www.loveandlucky.com 

Lucky in Love French Perfume Label Bracelet www.babygirlboutique.com

Lucky Buddha jade bracelet www.wowamulets.com

Mrs. Sigg's Fresh Pumpkin Pie

Prep Time:20 min   Cook Time:1 hr   Ready In: 14 hrs 40 min


             

Ingredients

• 1 sugar pumpkin
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

Directions

1. Cut pumpkin in half and remove seeds. Place cut side down on a cookie sheet lined with lightly oiled aluminum foil. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the flesh is tender when poked with a fork. Cool until just warm. Scrape the pumpkin flesh from the peel. Either mash, or puree in small batches in a blender. Increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C.)
2. In a large bowl, slightly beat eggs. Add brown sugar, flour, salt, 2 cups of the pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and evaporated milk. Stir well after each addition.
3. Pour mixture into the unbaked pastry shell. Place a strip of aluminum foil around the edge of the crust to prevent over browning.
4. Bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C), then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake an additional 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Remove the strip of foil about 20 minutes before the pie is done so that the edge of the crust will be a light golden brown. Cool pie, and refrigerate overnight for best flavor.

HOT NEW VS ;)

http://www.victoriassecret.com/

PINK

BLACK

WHITE

Tips to look fresh and pretty "fast"!

1. Take a quick 10 min shower with a fruity shampoo like Herbal Essences.

2. Quick 5 min hair dry with a strong hair dryer.

3. Apply some hair serum.1 min.

4.Use a strong hair straightner to control the wild strands this will take 5 min.

5. Apply face cream + hand cream. 1min.

6. Apply a creamy foundation that is a bit darker than your color to give you a fresh tan look, dont apply to the neck just a bit on the face dont over do. keep it light. this will take around 2 min.

7. Apply mascara to the upper lashes only. that will take 2 min.

8. Pink blush, over your cheek bones and your nose and under your eyebrows. that will make you look flushed and rosy. that will take 2 min.

9. Apply red lip balm or red lip gloss but it has to smell good and look reddish or pinkish on your lips.

you need 1 min.

10. Red or black or hot pink underwear. this needs 2 min.

11. Wear a white shirt. 1 min.

12. Denim jeans. 1 min.

13. Red or black or hot pink shoes, heels, sandals. 1 min.

14. Hoops earings, gold or silver. 1 min.

15. Apply black pencil eyeliner to the bottom lid only. make this the last step you do befor you go out. 2 min.

16. Spray vanilla or white musk perfum all over you even your hair, its a light smell so apply extra for it to last longer. no strong or spicy perfumes. 1 min.

17. Grab a red or black or hot pink clutch put your pencil eyeliner in it and your lip gloss in it along with your cell and your ready to go. Note: the underwear and shoes and clutch must be one color. it will make a strong statment and an extra sexy touch. 1 min.

.:*This look is good for a date or a brunch*:.