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Saturday, February 5, 2011
Unusual 2 Tasty: From Chef Martin Yan: Chinese New Year Recipe Dragon and Phoenix
Unusual 2 Tasty: From Chef Martin Yan: Chinese New Year Recipe Dragon and Phoenix - another blog by Denny Lyon
From Chef Ming Tsai: Chinese New Year Festival and Recipes
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From Denny: Chinese New Year 4709, that occurs in our Western year of 2011, starts its celebration on the new moon of February 3rd. It's considered a Spring festival and lasts for 15 days. This is the Year of the Rabbit and the Chinese sure do know how to celebrate! :)
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Lots of preparations go into this Lunar New Year celebration with organizing that gets underway about a month before the event. People start buying gifts, decorations, food and clothing.
The Chinese clean their houses thoroughly as part of the cleaning ritual to prepare for receiving the New Year. The tradition is the belief they are sweeping away bad luck. Bad luck or bad germs, it works either way.
Since red is the preferred color of Chinese culture they also apply fresh red paint to doors and windowpanes for the New Year. Windows and doors also get hung with happiness, wealth and longevity decorations.
On Chinese New Year's Eve there is a special dinner of dumplings and seafood to gift good wishes to all the diners. It's considered good luck to wear red to ward off evil spirits. Remember, don't wear black or white either because those colors are associated with sadness and mourning in Chinese culture.
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Comfort Food From Louisiana: Chili Cook Off: 3 Recipes From The Today Show
Comfort Food From Louisiana: Chili Cook Off: 3 Recipes From The Today Show: "3 awesome takes on chili recipes from cold weather comfort food to inventive and heart healthy." - another blog by Denny Lyon
Comfort Food From Louisiana: 6 Super Bowl Junk Food Recipes
Comfort Food From Louisiana: 6 Super Bowl Junk Food Recipes - another blog by Denny Lyon
Friday, February 4, 2011
Comfort Food From Louisiana: Muffin Monday: Sweet Potato Muffins
Comfort Food From Louisiana: Muffin Monday: Sweet Potato Muffins: "Check out delicious muffins and a Louisiana bed and breakfast inn stuffed with high end antiques for eye candy!" - another blog by Denny Lyon
The Healing Waters: Sleep Apnea: Taser Zap Your Tongue For Better Sleep
The Healing Waters: Sleep Apnea: Taser Zap Your Tongue For Better Sleep: "Sleep Apnea: Taser Zap Your Tongue For Better Sleep" - another blog by Denny Lyon
The Healing Waters: Exploding Number of Young Widows in the World
The Healing Waters: Exploding Number of Young Widows in the World: "Former First Lady of Britain, Cherie Blair, champions the millions of young widows of the world, shockingly many are right here in the United States." - another blog by Denny Lyon
The Soul Calendar: Popular Funny X-ray Pin-Ups Calendar: Stripped to the Bone
The Soul Calendar: Popular Funny X-ray Pin-Ups Calendar: Stripped to the Bone: "Definitely this is a fit for the strange but true category and amusing too." - another blog by Denny Lyon
The Soul Calendar: Giant Asteroid Threatens Earth In 170 Years
The Soul Calendar: Giant Asteroid Threatens Earth In 170 Years - Crank up the planet asteroid defense system because Earth is expecting an asteroid impact soon - by astronomical time. - another blog by Denny Lyon
Thursday, February 3, 2011
The Social Poets: 31 More Egypt Revolution Cartoons
The Social Poets: 31 More Egypt Revolution Cartoons: "Cartoonists churn out new opinions at as fast a rate as the situation changes in Egypt during the protests." - another blog by Denny Lyon
The Soul Calendar: 20 Funny Winter Weather Cartoons
The Soul Calendar: 20 Funny Winter Weather Cartoons - another blog by Denny Lyon
Romancing The Chocolate: The Farm of Beverly Hills: Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
Romancing The Chocolate: The Farm of Beverly Hills: Chocolate Sandwich Cookies - Chocolate goodness impresses in this famous restaurant cookie from Beverly Hills. - another blog by Denny Lyon.
Unusual 2 Tasty: Battle Belly Fat: Pan-Seared Shrimp Tacos, Crunchy Crust "Mac n Cheese,” Oven Fries
Unusual 2 Tasty: Battle Belly Fat: Pan-Seared Shrimp Tacos, Crunchy Crust "Mac n Cheese,” Oven Fries: "Eat your favorite comfort foods and still battle the belly fat. Recipes the whole family will enjoy they won't even know they are eating healthy!" - another blog by Denny Lyon.
Dennys Food and Recipes: Los Angeles Canters Bakery Recipe: Chocolate Cheesecake
Dennys Food and Recipes: Los Angeles Canters Bakery Recipe: Chocolate Cheesecake: "Try this well-loved easy one layer sheet cheesecake." - another blog by Denny Lyon
Dennys Food and Recipes: From Cafe del Rey: Mediterranean Pizza
Dennys Food and Recipes: From Cafe del Rey: Mediterranean Pizza: "From a famous restaurant - Pizza dough, tomato sauce and basil pesto - 3 recipes." - another blog by Denny Lyon.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
The Social Poets: Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring for 2011
The Social Poets: Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring for 2011: "Check out this year's funny prediction from the famous American groundhog and plenty of groundhog day trivia and more." - another blog by Denny Lyon
Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious and Odd: Funny Satire Pet Cartoons - 2 Feb 2011
Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious and Odd: Funny Satire Pet Cartoons - 2 Feb 2011 - Some real beauties in this tiny collection of satire goodies. Another blog by Denny Lyon.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Dennys Global Politics: Egypt Revolution Cartoons
Dennys Global Politics: Egypt Revolution Cartoons: "Check out the latest political opinions from American cartoonists about the revolution in Egypt."
Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious and Odd: Funny Cartoons: Happy New Year and The New Reality
Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious and Odd: Funny Cartoons: Happy New Year and The New Reality: "Get a good laugh and stay warm this winter with some crazy cartoons!"
Dennys Global Politics: Egypt Uprising: Throes of Revolution, Why?
Dennys Global Politics: Egypt Uprising: Throes of Revolution, Why?: "Learn more about Egypt, their righteous grievances, their push for democracy."
Dennys Art Sanctuary: 35 Stunning Wallpapers For February
Dennys Art Sanctuary: 35 Stunning Wallpapers For February: "Choose your favorite of the month to enjoy!"
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 30 Jan 2011
Posts on astronomy, news, politics, poetry, lots of crazy humor, health and food.
From Denny: The past month I've been busy rounding up what the readers enjoyed throughout the year on all the blogs. It's amazing what people find intriguing - like the crazy humor post about the sloths over at Dennys Funny Quotes. The sloth post has gone past 30,000 views. People just love the cute little guys in the video. It's for a good cause too - a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica.
Thanks, all of you, for visiting, commenting, subscribing in feeds and email updates! Your support is much appreciated!
Links follow * * *
From Denny: The past month I've been busy rounding up what the readers enjoyed throughout the year on all the blogs. It's amazing what people find intriguing - like the crazy humor post about the sloths over at Dennys Funny Quotes. The sloth post has gone past 30,000 views. People just love the cute little guys in the video. It's for a good cause too - a sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica.
Thanks, all of you, for visiting, commenting, subscribing in feeds and email updates! Your support is much appreciated!
Links follow * * *
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