Tag Archives: #bloganuary

CarolCooks2 weekly roundup… 30th January-5th February 2022-Monday Musings, Health, A-Z World Cuisine, Antigua and Barbuda, Friday Food Review, Saturday Snippets and Music…

Welcome to my weekly roundup...
February is here… I do hope that those of you who are experiencing lots of snow are staying
warm and safe…I am hearing whispers of 2ft of snow in some places…It does of course look
very pretty when it first falls but is not without its problems…It sounds like plenty of warming
soups and casseroles are on the menus.

What is in store for you then this week if you are catching up…  My new A-Z  World Cuisines featured food from Antigua and Barbuda has been very well received I have had some lovely comments plus it’s fun to research and write… Monday Musings are just some findings from the week before which I either find amusing or not, …

Friday review and the subject was Cinnamon…Saturday Snippets is always a joy to write for me…plus #bloganuary which has been fun sometimes has made me think and frown then wonder where the -beep- they get their prompts from has now ended there are still a few stragglers hanging in there and I admire their tenacity…  it was a struggle sometimes doing 2 posts a day… there are of course other challenges that I may dip in and out of…we shall see how it pans out…

Monday Musings!

It was a short post on Monday…

February 1 marked the start of the  Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year. This year is the Year of the Tiger! …the beautiful red and gold banners are very where here it looks so festive and the fireworks have already started…Luckily I have a dog who loves fireworks …crazy dog…

Of course, we have Valentine’s Day on the 14th…A full Snow Moon on the 16th, 19th-27th is Real Bread week…there is nothing like real bread is there..hot from the oven…

Music...”The Sound of Silence”…a very nice cover by Disturbed…I love a gravelly voice and David Draiman’s baritone voice was great to listen to…I hope you think so too x

Monday Musings…31st January 2022…

Chinese New Year is in full swing…lots of red and gold…firecrackers and drum banging…Oh and food…lol x

CarolCooks2…February 1st 2022…Chinese New Year!

Fun to write and research this new A-Z of World Cuisines is proving popular…

When you are surrounded by the sea...lobster, red snapper, conch, mahi-mahi, shrimp are always freshly caught and plentiful…sounds wonderful to me…

The food can be spicy…but even so, locals add an extra splash of spice with “Susie’s Hot Sauce”...I love coming across these local sauces…this sauce is made by a small cottage business yet it is internationally renowned for its huge taste…even Amazon sell it!

CarolCooks2…New A-Z…World Cuisine… Part 2…Antigua and Barbuda…

I don’t know about you but sometimes I just need a little reminder of what vitamins I need to incorporate into my diet to stay healthy…Sally Cronin is rewinding these posts… her knowledge of nutrients is extensive and Vitamin B2 is this weeks topic…The recipes including ingredients that contain vitamin B2 have been provided by me and have been tried and tested many times and are indeed family favourites…Please head over to Sally’s and read all about the benefits of including vitamin B2 in your diet…

Smorgasbord Health with Sally Cronin and Carol Taylor – Cook from Scratch to prevent nutritional deficiency – Vitamin B2 – Liver, Poultry, Broccoli, Dairy, Mushrooms –

Who doesn’t love a stir fry...they are the recipe where you can use up bits and bobs of veggies lurking in your fridge..they can just be all veggies or meat or fish…so versatile…This one is on the spicy side but again you can tweak the spice to your palate…Enjoy!

CarolCooks2…Chinese New Year Recipes…Spicy Sichuan Chicken Stir Fry…

This is the final instalment of this series over at Smorgasbord Magazine…A Gentle Detox…Its that time of year when our thoughts turn to our health, our diets and a Gentle Detox sounds just what I need…Do you?… Then head over to Smorgasbord to have a read then let’s begin…Time to Detox…

Smorgasbord Health Column – The Gentle Detox – Food Intolerances, Nightshade Family and Environmental Toxins by Sally Cronin

The smell of cinnamon wafting through the house is beautiful…on toast, coffee and I have even put some in my sauerkraut…All is not as it seems with cinnamon as there is an imposter in the house…a cheaper alternative but it isn’t a patch on the real McCoy…Head over and read why…

CarolCooks2…Friday Food Review…Cinnamon…Cassis v Ceylon…

Saturday Snippets…One of my favourite posts to write as I never know where my thoughts will take me…sometimes my muse is kind to me and others she makes me think…However, once I get the ideas down it fosters other ideas…its crazy inside my head sometimes but hopefully once it is written down it makes sense…Enjoy!

Saturday Snippets…5th February 2022…Today’s one-word prompt is “ Eye”

Thank you so much for joining me today…I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend…the sun is shining here and the birds are twittering(loudly) its like a choir the squirrels are up to their morning acrobatics…but for those, of you who have snow…enjoy the beauty but be careful if you are venturing outside…As always I look forward to your comments…see you tomorrow for Monday Musings x

CarolCooks2…#bloganuary 2022… We did it!

Thank you WordPress for the challenge and “Well Done” to everyone who has completed the challenge there were a few days where I couldn’t get my head around the prompt and I know that it was ok to post on anything BUT I love a challenge and to me, that’s copping out…Yes, I know part of the challenge was to post every day but it was a double challenge (for)  me to stick with the prompt…

Mainly because I post every day anyway which means the prompt was my challenge…

I was amazed at the creativity and interpretation of the prompts…so varied and many were excellent which showed me that part of my brain doesn’t work…lol…

But that’s ok as we all have different strengths and it wouldn’t be good for us all to sing from the same hymn sheet…it would boring…

So once again thank you WP and Well Done everyone!

 

 

CarolCooks2…#bloganuary 2022… Today’s prompt…How do you feel when you look at the stars?

Day 30 of #bloganuary…Today’s prompt is…How do you feel when you look at the stars?

Hooray….those of you who are still with me we did it!…. Well Done Everyone… But how do I feel when I look up at the stars…as I am currently reading “A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking very differently than I used to…

I grew up being sung Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star to me by my mother and I, in turn, have sung the song to my kids and my grandkids…how my impression of the stars has now changed when I look up now I see far more and wonder at the vastness and mystery of the universe.

It fills me with wonder, makes me a little scared but also leaves me wanting to know more…Thanks to Stephen Hawking…

This post is part of the WordPress Bloganuary Challenge 2022 where everyone is provided with a writing prompt each day. Today’s prompt was to write about…?How do you feel when you look at the stars?

CarolCooks2…#bloganuary 2022… Today’s prompt…Describe yourself as a tree.

Day 29 of #bloganuary…Today’s prompt is…Describe yourself as a tree.

Pleeese…I can’t wait for tomorrow’s prompt-sigh- A tree????

I thought of going with Disney…so cute and then I thought of me as a mum…

In Chapter 2, verse 9 from The Book of Genesis, the Bible says the Tree of Life is sacred to the Garden of Eden. It holds the knowledge of all good and evil that is in existence. Human life is like a tree because just as a tree grows taller and wider throughout its life with the right nourishment, so do we…it very rare I quote from the bible but I believe as a mother that from conception to the end we are like a tree with so many branches as we guide our children through their lives…not only is it a tree but it is the circle of life…the two are intermingled.

This is one of my favourite pictures of my grandson and his friends…the branches of the tree keeping them safe…just like a mother’s arms…so yes as a mother and grandmother I suppose I am like a tree with lots of branches… we have many branches …of love..of knowledge …of experiences to share…to protect…x

This post is part of the WordPress Bloganuary Challenge 2022 where everyone is provided with a writing prompt each day. Today’s prompt was to write about…?.Describe yourself as a tree.

 

CarolCooks2…#bloganuary 2022… Today’s prompt…How are you changing the world?

Day 28 of #bloganuary…Today’s prompt is…How are you changing the world?

Yesterday prompt was a doozie so much fun and the posts and playlists keep coming…I have discovered some great artists …Thank you, everyone…

Now we come to todays…How are you changing the world?

This post is part of the WordPress Bloganuary Challenge 2022 where everyone is provided with a writing prompt each day. Today’s prompt was to write about…?.How are you changing the world?

CarolCooks2…#bloganuary 2022… Today’s prompt…What is on your music playlist right now?

Day 27 of #bloganuary…Today’s prompt is…What is on your music playlist right now?

Born in the ’50s...music has always been part of my life… I’m a rocker at heart and I love rock n Roll…my music tastes are varied and my playlist will attest to that… Although it has a few tracks from Meatloaf atm which I play with the volume up…R.IP. Meat…

  1. John Legend, The Roots – Hard Times (Live In Studio)
  2. Meat Loaf – Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad
  3. Supertramp From Now On
  4. Meat Loaf I’d Lie for You (and That’s The Truth)
  5. Roxette – Listen To Your Heart

6. Guns N’ Roses – Not In This Lifetime… November Rain.

 

7. Eubie Blake – Charleston Rag

8. Meat Loaf – You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)

9. Bonnie Tyler – It’s A Heartache

10.Rod Stewart – I Don’t Want To Talk About It

That’s my top 10 for today…

This post is part of the WordPress Bloganuary Challenge 2022 where everyone is provided with a writing prompt each day. Today’s prompt was to write about…?. What is on your music playlist right now?