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As the light changed I entered the intersection, at the same time that another car decided not to stop at his red light but just make a right turn and end up directly in front of me. No harm done…until he pulled into a prime parking spot where I wanted to go. Admittedly, I am not perfect and my first thoughts were less than positive! However I made a decision right there and then that I would change my mind – I decided that there was a better spot for me because he had taken that one. Sure enough, around the corner, closer to my destination, and I didn’t have to parallel park, was an even more perfect spot. So, not getting what we think we want sometimes works out even better!
My preference is to cook my quinoa in a Tupperware rice cooker because it’s easier and I know it won’t burn. Kathie Wagner is a great Tupperware rep and can get you one…but, if you don’t have a rice cooker then in a medium sized pot boil the 2 cups of water, add the 1 cup quinoa, reduce heat to medium and cook until tender (between 12 and 15 minutes). Put the cooked qunioa in a big mixing bowl and keep turning it over with a spatula to get it cooled off (unless you are really organized and did this part earlier in the day). Add the remaining ingredients once the quinoa is cooled. Will keep two to three days.
This smoothie takes advantage of our seasonal rhubarb which is oh so delicious! There is a little bit of prep for this but this is truly a yummy way to start your day!
* Rhubarb Puree – chop up the stalks of rhubarb – I used 3 stalks – put in a small sauce pan and add about 3/4 cup of water. Simmer, stirring for about 20 minutes. This made 1 cup. I used 1/2 cup for my smoothie and then a froze the other half cup in an ice cube tray so that I can use it in another smoothie (definitely do not put ice cubes in if you are using frozen cubes of rhubarb AND frozen strawberries!) The rhubarb plant originates in China and is a member of the chard family. The leaves are inedible (and poisonous). Rhubarb has been a plant used in many Asian healing traditions and is said to assist in raising energy up from the root chakra through the spine. The Rhubarb Compendium is a great source for all things rhubarb including nutrition info and more recipes! Community Micro Lending was founded recently in Victoria with the aim of building a vibrant local economy, fostering sustainable business, reducing local poverty, and enhancing individual empowerment through self-employment. Community Micro Lending facilitates loans between lenders and borrowers in the Greater Victoria community and provides volunteer mentorship as well as in-house staff support to all borrowers. Do you want to be part of this community initiative that is bold, timely and innovative? Do you want to be actively involved in another person’s success story? Mentorship is a cornerstone to the success of Community Micro Lending. Their borrowers are matched with mentors who share their knowledge and time to help ensure higher business success and personal empowerment. They welcome people with business knowledge and skills, motivational capacity, and passion for the community to join their community of mentors. They are looking for Mentors who are:
Benefits of becoming a Mentor
For more information head to www.communitymicrolending.ca
Arriving in Victoria in 2005, Veronique came from Montreal where she held a position managing the photo archive for the National Film Board, a job which she describes as amazing and really got her creative juices flowing. She had her own business there, as she does here with da Silva Photo, shooting commercial and retail photography. Setting up roots in Victoria came naturally for Veronique, “Vero” to her close friends. She became involved in the Fernwood Community Association, volunteering as the photographer for the publication “Vibe”. She also volunteered and did fundraising with Bridges for Women and Woodwyn Farms. The main focus of her early days in Victoria, however, was her beautiful little girl, Sofia. After three and half years, and with Sofia ready to start kindergarten, Veronique relaunched her commercial photography business in Victoria. Sofia is frequently by her side – in fact, the first time I visited Veronique at her studio, Sofia was there in the role of Business Manager, handing out business cards and promoting her mom (I’m told that Sofia wants to start her own business one day soon). “To Haiti with Love” was a day long event that Veronique created immediately after the devastating news of the earthquakes in Haiti. This event came together in six days and raised over $12,000. Veronique and her studio partner Michael shot black and white photos throughout the day for donations, and another friend, Miss Rosie Bitts coordinated an evening show with vocals and burlesque, complete with Gordie Tupper as the MC! This event captured the attention of local and national media. Veronique loves to build connections for people and was constantly being asked “do you know someone who…” and so she decided to get a bunch of women together for a potluck event in her living room – 30 women showed up and the event went until 2 am in the morning! The next morning, while she was cleaning up bottles from her living room she was receiving emails from women who wanted to know when the next one was going to be…and the Girls Night Mixer was born and immediately outgrew the living room…events have been held at the Fernwood Inn, Union Pacific Coffee House and The Oswego. The distribution list has grown from 30 to 550 and events are sold out within 24 hours of the invitation being sent out. The group is an intimate number of under 100, where tremendous friendships are born with spectacular women. The benefactor of funds raised at these events has been Bridges for Women. And what does the future hold for Veronique and Sofia? Lots of personal and professional growth – Veronique loves her studio space, has rebranded her business look and feel, her creative juices are flowing and her business growth enables her philanthropic energy to shine through. Sofia is in school and sets up her business, her “store” in the studio while Veronique works. It is my honour and pleasure to know these two ladies and I’ll be watching them as they soar to unlimited heights! This blog post was published today in my BLISS newsletter.
This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they’ll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and made them homes. For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who don’t. What makes a good mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? The ability to nurse a baby, fry a chicken, and sew a button on a shirt all at the same time? Or is it heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time? The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 am to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby? The need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a school shooting, a fire, a car accident, a young person dying? I think so. So this is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And for all the mothers who wanted to but just couldn’t. This is for reading “Goodnight Moon” twice a night for a year. And then reading it again, “just one more time”. This is for all the mothers who mess up. Who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair and stop their feet like a tired 2 year old who wants ice cream before dinner. This is for all the mothers who taught their daughters to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead. For all the mothers who bite their lips – sometimes until they bleed – when their 14 year olds dye their hair green. Who lock themselves in the bathroom when their babies keep crying and won’t stop. This is for the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot. This is for all the mothers whose heads turn automatically when they hear a voice call “Mom” in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at home. This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their children’s graves. This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, and who can’t find the words to reach them. This is for all the mothers who sent their sons to school with stomach aches, assuring them they’d be just find once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away. This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation. And mature mothers learning to let go. For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers. Single mothers and married mothers. Mothers with money, mothers without. This is for you all. So hang in there. Better luck next year. I’ll be rooting for you. Cindy Lange-Kubick – Lincoln Journal Star
This is very yummy!
Sauté onions, garlic, celery and carrots in a large soup pot over medium heat for about five minutes. Add curry powder and cook for 5 minutes more. Add stock, mix well and bring to a boil. Simmer about 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, heat through and serve! I cannot take credit for this recipe – only the adaptations that I made. It originated on Adam Hart’s Power of Food blog/website and I KNEW I had to make it! I adapted it slightly to make it fit with my Healthy Living program that I’ve written about before – visit Adam’s site to find the original recipe along with a cool video that shows him making this wonderful dish. Lisa and I shared this for lunch today – we both loved it! The night before…
At lunch… In a large wok type pan put all of this:
Cook this for 20 minutes, then add in the potatoes and quinoa you cooked the night before, until they are heated through. Serve with lime wedges. Can you say yummy? Yesterday was a total ‘me’ day – I didn’t even turn on my computer (I admit I did check my email via webmail from two other people’s computers so I was not totally media free but it was quite refreshing (and my elbow hurt a lot less – partially due to the acupuncture I’ve received from Kristy Garry and the reiki and good advice from Debra Wilson – thanks ladies!) So…I digress because this was really about carrot cake…. I had seen Bubby Rose’s Bakery many times before while I was taking my drycleaning in to Wet Cleaner (a non-toxic drycleaner). Since I was having a day for me and I don’t usually treat myself to bakery items I decided to wander over – everything looked SO delicious, but I was drawn to the ‘mini carrot cake’ - it was so cute and it had a huge squirt of orange cardamom icing on the top (often my favourite). It was so yummy and the perfect size to treat myself – they have a bigger version too if you want to share. Later that night I found myself at the Craig Street Brew Pub with my friend Trish Bishop who treated me to a Heart Opening Chakra meditation earlier in the day, along with some other healing treatments she does in her work as a Shaman. When we were done the healing we were both starving and So, back to the carrot cake – the Craig Street Brew Pub was super busy and great atmosphere. We ate our dinner (I had chicken wings and Trish had the popcorn shrimp – both yummy) and since I love carrot cake so much (it’s not the whole reason my company is called 24 Carrot Learning but it sure helps when we have an event and I’m selecting menu items
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Served this yummy salad at a networking party I held at my place last night – it was delicious and I’m thrilled there are leftovers for me today! I can’t take credit for the serving tip (shown below) – Richelle at 
All the runners up and all the wannabes. The mothers too tired to enter or too busy to care. This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers at soccer games Friday night instead of watching from cars, so that when their kids asked, “Did you see my goal?” they could say “Of course, wouldn’t have missed it for the world,” and mean it. This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayar wieners and cherry Cool-Aid saying “It’s OK honey, Mommy’s here.” This is for all the mothers of Kosovo who fled in the night and can’t find their children.
My mom’s favourite! I was making her a batch and decided to convert and create my own recipe that fits with the 
headed to the pub - we passed the most beautiful spring store window on our way – 
we decided to share a piece of carrot cake – we just had to take a picture, because look at the cute little carrot on the right hand side, made out of the most delicious orange flavoured icing – this isn’t on the menu all the time, the deserts change but ooo laaa laaa – it was yummy!
