THINGS THAT MAKE YOU WONDER (satirical humor here)

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU WONDER

**warning the following is all satire and not meant to be serious at all**

• Is biting your nails considered cannibalism?
• Is an identical twin an actual copy?
• If Eve was so bad for eating an apple then why do all the scourges of women start with MEN?
• If only need one shoe, can you still get a BOGO?
• Why during menopause do you get to stop shaving your legs and start shaving your face?
• Why do they call them hot flashes? They are more like volcanic eruptions.
• If a man is watching hockey all alone, how does he get his beer?
• Do hookers get workman's compensation for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Just a little humor to break up the day. Seriously, sometimes you need a little humor to make life tolerable.

THANKSGIVING DAY

Today is my favorite holiday in the whole year. Yes, I'm obsessed about Halloween but Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday by far. 


It's the one day out of the year that family means everything. Not everyone celebrates Christmas but everyone celebrates Thanksgiving. It's not by fluke that today is the busiest travel day in the United States. Students, far away relatives all flock to the main homestead to spend the day/weekend watching t.v., devouring more food than you can shake a stick at, arguing over who is gonna kiss that weird Aunt first. 


While my homestead in 3300 miles away, my homestead here is embracing the tradition of American Thanksgiving as well. Since I can't make it home, I do what I can here to make it as festive as I can. 


My day is almost ritualistic after so many years. Macy's annual parade, the dog show, Miracle on 34th St (only the black and white version for me today) and food. OK, so there is football in there too (shh this is a hockey house) I love the aroma of the fresh baked pumpkin pies merging with the sweet smell of savory sage and apple stuffed turkey. It is how I know that the holiday season has officially started and it's time to get my ass in gear and start to Christmas shop, decorate, bake and generally be nicer. (who am I kidding, I'm not 'Mary Poppins')


Thanksgiving has always been about celebrating the end of harvesting and cherishing things that are important to you. If you consider that as the motive, why wouldn't you celebrate it twice?


Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October, but I'm here to tell my fellow Canucks that there is nothing wrong with celebrating Thanksgiving twice. Twice as much love, happiness and turkey. What more could you want?


I know:  The great deals that start tomorrow!!!! Black Friday, the #1 highest grossing sales day of the year. Tomorrow is how most merchants will gauge what their year end will be like. It can be a make or break day for some retailers. 


I say, eat turkey, shop, enjoy your family and remember that the feelings that the holidays bring should stay year round.


Happy Thanksgiving to all and a very safe, blessed holiday season!

DAILY PSYCHIC TIP OCT 19 2011

You can never have too many candles or too much salt. To protect your home against ill will. Place a ring of salt around the house so no evil can cross. Use sage or rosemary smudges to cleanse the house from evil spirits or negative energy. Use apples that have been halved to show the natural pentagram in the centre and place laurel leaves (bay leaves) across the apple half and place them outside of a doorway to prevent any evil from entering. (it's organic so Mother Nature will take care of the apple or any little hungry critters)

Keep Thyme, Rosemary, Salt, Parsley, Bay Leaves on hand at all times.

I love to bake

Baking has becoming a cathartic release for me over the years. As a chef, I served hundreds of people a myrriad of different food but I always come back to my passion of baking.

This time of year is amazing for me. All the fresh BC fruit to choose from, I chose 3 of my favorites and created this pie.

Blueberries from Fraser Valley, Apples from Pitt Meadows and Cherries from Chilliwack. To make it even better, I used a 2008 **Twisted Tree** Rosado to macerate the fruit in first.

Served with a strawberry ice cream, it made the end of the season just perfect!

Next is prepping for my Annual Christmas Cookie Tray Orders. (pricing to follow soon)

Mega Fruit Muffins

SHER'S BC FRESH FRUIT MEGAMUFFINS

INGREDIENTS

3 1/2 c. flour
1 cup sugar [1]

 5 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
2 beaten eggs [2]
1 1/2 cup milk [3]
1/2 cup shortening

1/4 cup blueberries [4]

1/2 cup diced apples [5]

1/2 cup diced peaches [6] optional

1 tsp cinnamon

Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; make a well in center. Combine eggs, milk, and shortening, and add all at once to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin tins two-thirds full. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Makes 9-12 Texas muffins or 18-24 muffins.

You can also use chopped walnuts, coconut, almonds, dried cranberries, raisins as well as changing up cinnamon for nutmeg or all spice to make it seasonal.

Freezes well.

LINKS

http://www.bchoney.com

http://www.msbfarm.ca/

http://www.peachfest.com/

http://www.findfamilyfun.com/applefarm.html

http://www.haneyfarmersmarket.org/

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[1] can substitute honey instead of using sugar * 1/2 cup of BC fresh honey

[2] free range Maple Ridge organic

[3] I use 1%

[4] Fraser Valley fresh

[5] BC fresh gala or empire work best

[6] Okanagan fresh