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Friday, July 9, 2010

8 Uncommon uses for nail polish



I was cleaning my bathroom's cabinets and noticed I have a bunch of old nail polish bottles that I'm not going to use anymore, and I started to think what I can do with all of these without throwing them away? then I remembered these old tricks:

Seal an envelope Worried about whether the glue will hold? or getting a paper cut? Brush polish on the underside of the flap.

Smooth a hanger If there are rough edges on wooden or plastic hangers that could snag clothes, don’t throw the hangers out. Just brush polish over edges.

Secure a screw Tighten loose screws on cabinets or pot handles by brushing some clear nail polish on screw threads. Insert the screw and let dry before using again. (Bonus - polish
also keeps them from rusting.)



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Friday, May 14, 2010

Tips and Tricks: 25 ways to clean with vinegar!




You know that I love learning new tips, that helps make our life easier. Well this time I found a a bunch of uses for Vinegar. Vinegar is a non toxic product, it has many many uses. It’s eco friendly. Very versatile and most important part is super inexpensive. Here are 25 ideas for making the most of vinegar:


1. Deodorize the sink: Pour 1 cup baking soda, followed by 1 cup hot vinegar, down the drain. Let sit for at least 5 minutes, then rinse with hot water.

2. Deodorize the garbage disposal: Make ice cubes out of vinegar. Run the disposal with a few vinegar ice cubes and cold water.
3. Clean countertops: Wipe down surfaces with a rag dipped in vinegar.

4. Clean the fridge: Use a mixture of half water, half vinegar to wipe down the interior shelves and walls.

5. Remove soap build-up and odors from the dishwasher: Once a month, pour 1 cup of vinegar into an empty dishwasher and run the machine through its entire cycle.

6. Bust oven grease: If you’ve got grease spots on the oven door, pour some vinegar directly on the stains, let it sit for 15 minutes, and wipe away with a sponge.

7. To make old glassware sparkle: To get rid of the cloudy effect, wrap a vinegar-soaked towel around the glass and let it sit. Remove and rinse with hot water.

8. Get rid of lime deposits on your tea kettle: Fill the kettle with vinegar and let it boil. Allow it to cool, and rinse with water.

9. Remove stains in coffee cups: Create a paste using of equal parts vinegar and salt (or in lieu of salt, baking soda) and scrub gently before rinsing.

10. Treat Tupperware stains (and stinkiness): Wipe the containers with a vinegar-saturated cloth.

11. Remove stains on aluminum pots: Boil 1 cup vinegar and 1 cup water.

12. Deter ant infestations: Spray outside doorways and windowsills, and anywhere you see a trail of critters.

13. Clean can openers: Scrub the wheel of your can opener with vinegar using an old toothbrush.

14. Remove stickers or labels: Cover the sticker with a vinegar-soaked cloth. Let it sit overnight—it should slide right off by morning.

15. Shine porcelain sinks: A bit of vinegar and a good scrub should leave them sparkling.

16. Clean grout: Pour on some vinegar, let it hang out for a few minutes, and buff with an old toothbrush.

17. Clean the shower door: Spray them down with vinegar pre-shower, or post (after you’ve squeegeed the glass) to remove hard water deposits.

18. Clean a grimy showerhead: To get rid of scum, fill a Ziploc with ½ a cup of baking soda and 1 cup vinegar and tie it around the showerhead. Let it sit for an hour, until the bubbling has stopped. Remove the bag and run the shower.

19. Make a toilet sparkle: Pour in a cup or two of vinegar and let it sit there overnight before scrubbing with a toilet brush.

20. Polish linoleum floors: Add 1 cup of vinegar for every gallon of water you use to wash the floor.

21. Clean paintbrushes: Soak paintbrushes for an hour before simmering them on the stove to remove hardened paint. Drain and rinse.

22. Clean grills: Spray vinegar on a ball of tin foil, then use it to give the grate a firm scrub.

23. Disinfect wood cutting boards: Wipe down wood boards with a wash of vinegar.

24. Clean the microwave: Fill a microwave-safe bowl with 2 cups water and ½ cup vinegar. Heat it on full power for 3-4 minutes until it comes to a boil. Keep the door closed for a few minutes longer to let the steam fill the microwave, loosening the grime. Remove the bowl (carefully!) and wipe down interior walls with a sponge.

25. Polish patent leather accessories: Give them a rub with a vinegar-soaked cloth. Buff with a dry cloth.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Quick and easy Chili!





This is my variation of an easy chili recipe. Great taste with hardly any work!

1 lb ground turkey browned and drained (usually the turkey is very lean)
1 packet of chili seasoning mix.
1/2 tsp garlic powder (if you want)
add 1 can each: Red kidney beans, pinto beans, northern beans ( for color)I leave the juice instead of draining.
add 1 can of diced tomatoes (with juice)
Diced green bell pepper (I use about half, depends on how much you like
1 small chopped onion.
Let all ingredients simmer for 30-45 min.
Garnish with shredded cheese..

Hope you enjoy!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Piñata Anniversary Giveaway!

Piñata Anniversary Giveaway!
Handmade by Lolos


We are celebrating our first year as a team ever. We are so happy to have such wonderful and friendly members. It was not easy for us to create this team. It was a huge challenge but we trusted our feelings and good energy to do it! We had the good luck to find amazing people during our journey and we thank you all for your support, trust and friendship.

So today is our celebration and we invite you to be part of this great and amazing day! Let's celebrate together! Go Spanglish Team!

Team Leaders and Founders

Lolos
BululuStudio

Piñata Anniversary Giveaway !

Our Piñata Giveaway will start today, Wednesday Nov 11th till Sunday Nov 15th.

Inside this great Piñata handmade by Lolos are 15 wonderful presents from our members.

Anyone, except team members can participate. In order to win this Giveaway you have to follow the rules, please.

Rules:

- Visit some member stores ( choose from some of the 15 members) and tell us what you like from their shop and copy the http code of that page :-)

-Follow our team blog.

-Make a blog post about this Piñata giveaway.

-Sign up for our e-mail updates with feedburner up on the right column. It’s free and if you change your mind later, you can always unsubscribe

-Tweet about our giveaway, shops and follow us on twitter. Come back and post it here.

-Make a treasury featuring our 15 members that are participating in this giveaway. Don't forget to post the link to visit the treasury. ( For the reserve you can add another team member to complete the list ).

-Bring a friend to our blog and have her/him leave us a note saying who referred her/him. Let us know here.

-Please leave an email or where to contact you, in case you’re the lucky winner.

Note: Limit seven entries per person.

The raffle will be held on Sunday 15th of Nov until 10:00 pm East and the result will be published Monday 16th at 2:00pm East.

Now we invite you to discover what it is inside the Piñata.

Red Brooch Flower : anadiazarte
Bracelet : estudiomartita
Key chain : Lanyapi


Cookies : FunFavors
Wood art : BululuStudio
Earrings : gabeadz


Scarf or belt : Humanidad
Soap : SoapyBlessings
Key chain and pendants : createev1


Necklace : CricketsCreations
Coasters : Yayahandicraft
Bracelet : Piruli


Bracelet : Lolos
Ornaments : missbutler
Pendant and ceramic business card : Sikiu


Good Luck everyone!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Dia de los Muertos Recipe!


Day of the Dead Bread:

- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of anise seed
- 1 1/4 teaspoon of dry yeast
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of water
- 4 eggs
- About 3 - 4 1/2 cups of flour
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1/2 cup with sugar
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 2 tablespoon white sugar


1. Heat the milk and the butter together in a medium saucepan, until the butter melts. Remove from the heat and add them warm water.
2. In a large bowl combine 1 cup of the flour, yeast, salt, anise seed and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Beat in the warm milk mixture then add the eggs and orange zest and beat until well combined. Stir in 1/2 cup of flour and continue adding more flour until the dough is soft.
3. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.
4. Place the dough into a lightly greased bowl cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size. This will take about 1 to 2 hours. Punch the dough down and shape it into a large round loaf with a round knob on top.
5. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for about 35 to 45 minutes. Remove from oven let cool slightly then brush with glaze.


To make glaze:

In a small saucepan combine the 1/4 cup sugar, orange juice and orange zest. Bring to a boil over medium heat and boil for 2 minutes. Brush over top of bread while still warm. Sprinkle glazed bread with white sugar.

Friday, September 25, 2009

La Isla del Encanto!


La Isla del Encanto
Borinquen...
Boriquen...
P.R.

This tiny little island has many names, and a big spirit. The beautiful island that holds my heritage is Puerto Rico. I was born and raised in New York, but I am known to everyone as a Puerto Rican, (or Nuyorican to some.) I love and am very proud to have been raised as an American citizen, but to me there has never been any denial of the place from where my culture hails.

El Yunque!


Within its 3435 square miles (8897 km2), the island not only has it’s own National Rainforest (El Yunque), but also the largest radio telescope in the world: SETI Observatory in Arecibo.
There are so many different sides to this treasure in the Caribbean. Puerto Ricans are a beautiful mixture of Taino Indian, European, Spanish, and African. We come in all shapes, sizes and shades.

What I remember most about my trips to visit family, is how laid back and accepting people are. There is a huge trust that God will always take care of any problem we have.
Some of my favorite memories revolve around food (my favorite subject). Even if you listen to a lot of our Christmas music, it revolves around food:

I remember sitting at the kitchen table with my mami, helping her make pasteles. She would make the “maza” and filling, and I would put a spoonful in the wrapper and wrapt them, anticipating the moment when we could finally devour them! She would labor over these every Christmas, and sadly I have not taken the time out to make them myself, but I hope to this year. A lot of people compare pastels to tamales, but they are a little different.

On of the prettiest songs I’ve heard is En Mi Viejo San Juan. I used to see my mom get a tear in her eyes thinking about her homeland, and being so far away. Now I do the same, as I always say that one day I will return to visit my parents land, and mine.


El Observatorio!


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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

A visit to Mt Rainer National Park!



I recently moved to Washington State, I was surprised with his beauty! Washington is beautiful and I enjoy living here. One of the best places to go is Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park was established on March 2, 1899, and encompasses 235,625 acres, ranging in elevation from 1,610' to 14,410' above sea level. The "mountain" is an active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice, surrounded by old growth forest and stunning wildflower meadows. The park is also rich in cultural resources and was designated a National Historic Landmark District as an outstanding example of early park planning and rustic architecture.
If you're looking for scenic drives or challenging hikes, or to enjoy historic architecture or mountain climbing, Mount Rainier has something for you. The view is spectacular!

This is only one of the hundreds of places you can enjoy mother nature here!, I would recommend it for a family trip, very peaceful place on Earth!

For more info visit here
and here

Mt Rainier

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Friday, September 18, 2009

Happy Day Chile!


Cueca

Chile,

Land of the Mapuche warrior, of the good wine and the coveted copper. Long and narrow, from North to South, with its arid deserts and fertile green valleys. Land of songwriters and wholehearted poets that sing of illusion and hope. Dreamers and fighters with 200 years of living and thinking of love.

From the distance, I celebrate my 18th, cooking empanadas, and drinking my good wine while listening to a song.


Viva Chile M....! my missed land!


To see know more about Chile click here


My Empanadas


My chilean Teammates!

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