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Thursday, January 6, 2022

Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Singer Maria Callas ~ Cauliflower Fried Rice ~ Alexandria Follen ~ Geese ~ National Bean Day

  


Good 45º dark cloudy foggy morning. 30% chance of rain.


Wow, yesterday we got sunshine! What a surprise....


We topped at 54º.
 
 
Picture of the Day...how about living on this corner! 😁
 

 
 
 
Interesting about singer Maria Callas...
 

Maria Callas (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was a Greek soprano and one of the most controversial opera singers of the 20th century. She had voice of great range and power, earning her the nickname 'La Divina' (The Divine One). Callas made her first Italian debut in 'La Gioconda' in 1947.


The next year she sang in 'Norma' and then appeared as Elvira in 'I puritani' in Venice, which was her first great success.

Callas married Giovanni Battista Meneghini. He was an older, wealthy industrialist,


In 1958, Callas met the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. 

Their affair led her to divorce from her husband, Giovanni Battista Meneghini. Since Meneghini was also her manager, Callas slowly began to withdraw from the stage. Her final appearance was in 'Tosca' in London in 1965, by which time her voice had considerably weakened.

The relationship with Onassis ended two years later in 1968, when he left Callas for Jacqueline Kennedy. Callas spent her last years living in isolation in Paris and died of a heart attack at age 53 on 16th September 1977.

 
 

From Mr. Food



Our Cauliflower Fried Rice recipe is an even healthier alternative to your favorite takeout-style fried rice. This low-carb side dish is loaded with all the same great flavors you love. In fact, we bet your gang won't even be able to tell the difference!

 

  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 cup frozen peas and carrots, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped scallions

 

  1. Place cauliflower in a food processor and pulse until it's in small pieces and looks like rice.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil until hot; add cauliflower, peas and carrots and cook for 5 minutes. Add soy sauce, garlic powder and pepper, mix well.
  3. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, or until cauliflower is tender. Stir in scallions and serve.

 

****Occasionally, we like to add a couple of eggs into our fried rice (the way they do at many take-out restaurants). To do this, just scramble up 2 eggs in a separate skillet, cook to desired doneness, and stir into your cauliflower rice mixture, until well combined.
 
 
 
 
Special birthday today.... my granddaughter Alex is 26 years old. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JELLY BEAN!!! Love you!!! xoxoxo I know this will be a hard birthday without your mom. 😘
 
 
Me and Alex just under a year old....
 
 She is the one who nicknamed me Bobo. She couldn't say "grandma", it came out Bobo! I nicknamed her Jelly Bean because I always kept a jar of Jelly Bellies and she loved them!
 
 
 
Historically this date......
1912 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.


1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan.


 
 
And births this date include....
1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)
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1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
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1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
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1931 – Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)
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On 17 March 1990, Capucine jumped from her eighth-floor apartment in Lausanne Switzerland, where she had lived for 28 years, having reportedly suffered from illness and depression for some time. Sad.... she was such a beauty and a good actress!



 
1960 – Howie Long, American football player and analyst
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The two geese came back yesterday morning and sat on the barn honking again. Then another goose showed up and attacked one of them on the roof.....


 
Then a bunch more geese showed up.....

There were even more down in the field.....

Crazy!
 
 
All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Thursday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo

Green, red, kidney, lima, or soy are just a few of the different kinds of beans recognized on National Bean Day on January 6th.

This day celebrates the bean in all sizes, shapes, and colors. We’ve been cultivating beans (legumes) since the early seventh millennium BC. And today, just as throughout the Old and New World history, beans provide a significant source of protein.  Not only are beans an exceptionally healthy meal and snack choice, but they supply an excellent source of fiber. They are low in fat and are high in complex carbohydrates, folate, and iron, too.

In one cup of cooked beans, supplies between 9 and 13 grams of fiber.  Soluble fiber can help in lowering blood cholesterol.

  • There are approximately 40,000 bean varieties in the world.
  • Only a fraction of these varieties is mass-produced for regular consumption.

HOW TO OBSERVE 

This holiday offers so many recipes to try thanks to all the varieties of beans available. Try beans you’ve never tasted before. Introduce a new variety of bean to your cooking regimen. When you do, be sure to share the recipe. Since beans are so beneficial, you’ll want to keep friends and family informed of your bean discoveries.

 

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