pineapple burger

pineapple burgerIngredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 canned pineapple slices, drained
  • 4 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp. catsup
  • 4 tsp. mustard

How you do it:
Shape meat into 8 thin patties. Sprinkle with salt. Put 1 slice of pineapple on each of 4 patties. Top with remaining 4 patties and seal edges. Put burgers on broiler pan rack. Broil with tops 4″ from heat until brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

Mix brown sugar, catsup and mustard. Turn burgers. Spoon brown sugar mixture on burgers and broil until done, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Very surprising and delicious taste.

want to be a fashionista

Personally I like and want to be a fashionable lady. I am trying to fit in with my fashionista friends. Yet, I don’t have enough money to buy more fashion accessories and so on. But, I can’t let go of my fashion eyeglasses or I won’t be able to see words or even my friends. My favorite high fashion eyeglasses range from $250 to $350. That is quite expensive for my current financial status especially that I am earning less than that a day.

I am glad that I no longer have to spend that much due to the $ 8 Rx eyeglasses Zenni offers. These are all quality glasses that are very affordable. I can get value for my money. Plus instead of spending that much I can put the remaining amount in my savings account. Indeed, it will be a smart spending for me. Well, if I will ask you “How You Can Start Spending Smart” can you answer it?

treating wood before the next rain

treating wood before the next rainSpeeding to treat your wood before the next rain? Well, we’ve got your finish lines right here: natural-based wood treatments (for indoors and out) that leave unhealthy synthetic chemicals in the dust.

  • AFM DuroStain – eight eco-friendlier, water-based acrylic stain options. Also, WaterShield clear and waterproofing sealer around $35-$79 per gallon.
  • Poor Richard’s Woodserve – great for furniture and cooking surfaces such as cutting boards, made with fruit oils and recycled veggie oils around $35 per gallon.

Using this will give you the benefits, of having an air wins. Low-emitting finishes and sealants offer durability and aesthetic appeal without leaving you woozy or polluting the air. The earth also wins. At some point, those finishes will wash off into the environment, which is far less of a problem if they’re made with ingredients like veggie oils, rather than the usual petrochemicals. And you can give a better health for your next 10K race. You’re even safe using them on food surfaces like cutting boards. So, try it now guys!

congratulation Miss Venezuela

congratulation Miss VenezuelaMiss Universe is over and I have to congratulate Miss Venezuela for winning the contest. Yepey! Of course, I am still proud to our candidate who did not make it to the finals. That is just the nature of contest, there are winners and not so fortunate. I am not so interested in the candidates, I am more interested which crown design will be used.

Miss Universe let the audience choose the design for this year’s crown. The peace crown is really beautiful and shiny. Speaking of shiny, I have been checking a fine jewelry site that offers certified diamonds. I am still waiting for my engagement ring from hubby, it’s better that I do my own research. Hahaha

interesting home accessories

It’s really interesting to see different kinds of home accessories. It gives additional idea of how our house will look like and what kind of products we will use during the construction. And we will talk about kitchen sinks.

Basically, there are several types of kitchen sinks available in the market such as stainless steel, enamel over steel or cast iron, ceramic, plastic, marble, concrete, wood, stone, copper and so on. However, copper kitchen sinks offer many advantages that simply can’t be matched by other sinks. Not only does it add old world charm to the kitchen, but because copper is naturally antibacterial. Bacteria and other germs last only for a couple of hours in copper as compare to days for other kitchen sinks. Also, it is a non-rusting material with a unique visual distinction.

However, installing this type of sink is expensive to very expensive depending on the size and design. Plus, it requires polishing to retain its bright appearance.

Non-violent Parenting

FOR YOUR READING PLEASURE, Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K.   Gandhi Institute for Non-violence, in his June 9 lecture at the University of Puerto Rico, shared the following story as an example of “on-violence in parenting”:

“I was 16 years old and living with my parents at the institute my grandfather had founded 18 miles outside of Durban, South Africa, in the   middle of the sugar plantations. We were deep in the country and had no neighbors, so my two sisters and I would always look forward to going to town to visit friends or go to the movies.

One day, my father asked me to drive him to town for an all-day conference, and I jumped at the chance. Since I was going to town, my   mother gave me a list of groceries she needed and, since I had all day in town, my father ask me to take care of several pending chores, such   as getting the car serviced. When I dropped my father off that morning, he said, ‘I will meet you here at 5:00 p.m., and we will go home together.’

After hurriedly completing my chores, I went straight to the nearest movie theatre. I got so engrossed in a John Wayne double-feature that I   forgot the time. It was 5:30 before I remembered. By the time I ran to the garage and got the car and hurried to where my father was waiting for me, it was almost 6:00. [Read more...]

frustrating info

I mentioned somewhere in my blog that there are roughly around three leaks I found in the roof. It’s a bit frustrating learning that the owner used second-hard roofing from a construction. She recycled the roof and put it in our apartment.

Before, I thought that in some way we are to blame for the leaks because we affix the internet antenna in the roof. But, after talking to our neighbor I am enlightened. She knew the materials used since this apartment was reconstructed last year and she is already renting the other door five years from now. She said that this apartment don’t have a second floor. As she reconstructed it she used second-hand materials from the corrugated roofing, to the roofing panels to the second floor foundation.

Hubby and I talked about whether or not to buy new corrugated roofing. We have seen several quality roofing at tallantinc. However, as we checked the contract it says that she is not liable to any expenses we incur in buying the supplies and the labor for the repairs. I don’t know if we will continue with that idea or just leave this place after our contract ends.