Monday, June 29, 2009
Logan VS the Fan
Okay, in my apartment I have NO air conditioning, and one little fan in the bedroom. So Logan is very interested in this fan, I think the fan must have offended him in some way because he keeps trying to defeat it. No this fan is all that stands between me and overheating....so I am very protective of this fan. I had to time out Logan like 8 times last night, and every time the time out was over he immediately comes running back into the room and jumps on top of the fan and knocks it over. I am gonna hold peace talks to see if I can stop the fan violence so we can live in a slightly cooler environment.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
meet Remy and Logan
Remy's a pretty laid back cat, doesn't get into too much trouble....well in comparison to his brother. He is not the most graceful cat, he falls over all of the time, once he fell in the toilet. He is also much more vocal than his brother.
Logan, he is a climber, i like call him my parrot cat because he insists on sitting on my shoulder or being draped around my neck when ever he can. To get to my shoulder he climbs up my side which let me tell you....hurts. He also has crazy nails that i have the hardest time cutting.
Anyways they are my babies but they drive me crazy at two in the morning. They like to wrestle on me while i am sleeping.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The pickled cucumber
A pickled cucumber, most often simply called a pickle in the United States and Canada, is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solutions and left to ferment for a period of time.
There are many different types of pickles:
- Gherkin
- Kosher dill
- Polish
- Lime
- Bread and butter
- Swedish and Danish
- Kool-Aid Pickles (a.k.a. "Koolickles")
My favourite way to eat pickles is to take a bite of a pickle and then cram plain chips into your mouth at the same time and then let the pickles and chips co-mingle in your mouth...it is awesome.
Nutrition
Like pickled vegetables such as sauerkraut and dilly beans, sour pickled cucumbers (technically a fruit) are low in calories. They also contain a moderate amount of vitamin K, specifically in the form of K1. One sour pickled cucumber "spear" offers 12-16 µg, or approximately 15-20%, of the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin K. It also offers about 4 calories, all of which come from carbohydrate. However, most sour pickled cucumbers are also high in sodium; one spear can contain 350-500 mg, or 15-20% of the recommended daily American limit of 2400 mg.
Sweet pickled cucumbers, including bread-and-butter pickles, are higher in calories due to their sugar content; one large gherkin may contain 25-40 calories. However, sweet pickled cucumbers also tend to contain significantly less sodium than sour pickles.
I hope you enjoyed learning about pickles as much as i have.
There are many different types of pickles:
- Gherkin
- Kosher dill
- Polish
- Lime
- Bread and butter
- Swedish and Danish
- Kool-Aid Pickles (a.k.a. "Koolickles")
My favourite way to eat pickles is to take a bite of a pickle and then cram plain chips into your mouth at the same time and then let the pickles and chips co-mingle in your mouth...it is awesome.
Nutrition
Like pickled vegetables such as sauerkraut and dilly beans, sour pickled cucumbers (technically a fruit) are low in calories. They also contain a moderate amount of vitamin K, specifically in the form of K1. One sour pickled cucumber "spear" offers 12-16 µg, or approximately 15-20%, of the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin K. It also offers about 4 calories, all of which come from carbohydrate. However, most sour pickled cucumbers are also high in sodium; one spear can contain 350-500 mg, or 15-20% of the recommended daily American limit of 2400 mg.
Sweet pickled cucumbers, including bread-and-butter pickles, are higher in calories due to their sugar content; one large gherkin may contain 25-40 calories. However, sweet pickled cucumbers also tend to contain significantly less sodium than sour pickles.
I hope you enjoyed learning about pickles as much as i have.
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