| The Dot Com Woman.
Vol. 5, Issue 37
The Official Ezine of
'Dot Com Women'
EVEolution On Web
19.12.2007
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Contents:
1. What's Hot at DCW
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Thanksgiving Dessert Pies
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Thanksgiving Prayers & Psalms
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A Thanksgiving Game for the Whole
Family
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Decorate Your Home & Yard for
Thanksgiving
2. Business & Entertainment
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Holidays - Tips for a
Tasty Vegetarian Thanksgiving
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Recipes - Low Carb Green
Bean Casserole
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Beauty - Winter Skincare
Tips
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Crafts - Thanksgiving
Decorations Kids Can Make
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 Thanksgiving
Dessert Pies
Thanksgiving and Pies - one cannot sound much the same without the
other. Be it the traditional Pumpkin Pie or the seasonal Cranberry
Pie or the Southern classic Pecan Pie, we have recipes that won't
fail you on the day of your special dinner party.
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Interview with Mary Cox Bilz
Quadriplegic Author & Mouth Artist
 Unable
to use her hands to type, because of a birth defect, Mary’s
proficiency at the use of a mouthstick empowers the writer to pour
out her spirit on the computer keyboard.
Mary is also an accomplished mouth-artist. her inspirational
greeting card line, art prints, and books can be viewed on her
website and are available at local bookstores.
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the Interview
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Thanksgiving
Prayers & Psalms
Thanksgiving brings the wonderful time when families
sit together and say grace. It is the time to be
thankful for that God has gifted us with. Choose from
these traditional Thanksgiving prayers and psalms to
give thanks along with your family.
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Thanksgiving Game for the Whole Family
Most people feel like they know their family pretty well,
but you would be surprised at the things you may not
know. This fun game helps everyone get to know each other
better and can even make you a little more thankful for
the people you call family.
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Decorating for Thanksgiving
Creating a Thanksgiving or fall theme in your home and
yard really sets the
mood for the season for your family and guests. It's a great way to
bring in the Christmas season as well.
Use these tips to have fun decorating while spending less.
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HOLIDAYS
Tips for a Tasty Vegetarian Thanksgiving
If you're hosting Thanksgiving at your house and are expecting
vegetarian guests this year, don't worry about preparing one large
meat eating meal, and another separate vegetarian meal. Most
vegetarians do not require a 'meat equivalent' at Thanksgiving.
Yes, traditionally Thanksgiving has largely about the food. But
more importantly it's about family, togetherness, happiness and
peace. And if this is your first Thanksgiving after transitioning
to a vegetarian lifestyle, try some of these ideas to incorporate
healthy food preparation into your meal that your vegetarian
guests, and you as host, will be thankful for this Thanksgiving:
- Bake some stuffing outside of the turkey.
- Make a small portion of vegetarian gravy.
- Keep cooking utensils separate to prevent
"cross-contamination" between meat foods and vegetarian foods.
- When recipes are adaptable, use substitutions like vegetarian
broth, soy margarine (the formulations without whey are suitable
for vegans), soy milk, and kosher marshmallows which are made
without gelatin.
- Use vegetable oils instead of animal fats for frying, and
vegetable shortening like Crisco for pie crust.
- Read ingredients lists carefully on pre-packaged foods, being
aware of terms like gelatin, whey, and "natural flavors" that can
be animal-derived.
- Prepare plenty of vegetable and fruit side dishes, but leave
them plain.
- Offer plenty of breads, beverages, fresh fruits, and
non-gelatin desserts, which are suitable without modification for
most vegetarians.
- Invite your vegetarian guest to prepare a "Tofurky" or
vegetarian 'turkey equivalent' entr?e to share with you the rest
of your guests, or if you're hosting Thanksgiving, prepare a small
one. Your meat-eating guests might just be curious enough to want
to try it!
- Ask your vegetarian guest for help, tips, or recipes that
would complement their vegetarian choice. You may find that your
guest offers to help out in the kitchen or bring a dish from home.
Please don't take a dish from home as an insult to your cooking;
take it as a desire to share traditions at Thanksgiving. Even
meat-eating homes can benefit from a healthy, nutrient-dense
vegetarian recipe idea any time of the year!
- Most importantly - make TONS of new, delicious (not overly
cooked) vegetables that are perfectly in season like squashes,
sweet potatoes, and green beans, etc.
RECIPES
Low Carb Green Bean Casserole
Ingredients:
1 lb fresh green beans
1 can low fat mushroom soup
2 cups of low fat shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees .
Boil the fresh green beans until soft. Drain, then transfer to a
casserole dish lightly greased with cooking spray. Mix the mushroom
soup with the green beans to make a thick mixture, then top with
cheddar cheese. Bake for 30 minutes.
For more Thanksgiving Dinner Menus and Recipes, visit
http://www.Celebrating-Thanksgiving.com/recipes
BEAUTY
Winter Skincare Tips
“Eating well is critical for your skin to be able to repair
itself properly. Focus on lean protein, grains, healthy fats and
lots of colorful fruits and vegetables each day and avoid
high-fat, salty snack foods and refined sugar,” Krieger said.
“You should also use a sun block daily to decrease damage from the
sun’s harmful rays as they can thin your skin and make redness
more prominent,” Madfes added.
Drinking eight glasses of water every day, just like Mom said,
turns out to be good for your skin as well. Water helps to
maintain the skin’s elasticity and suppleness.
Other healthy activities that can make your body happy and your
skin glow include:
* Exercise! It improves circulation and blood flow throughout the
whole body.
* Get enough sleep. Your body renews itself while you’re sleeping.
If you are not getting enough sleep your skin can show it through
dark under eye circles, puffiness and breakouts.
* Don’t smoke. Smoking can accelerate the skin’s aging process and
contribute to sallow skin and wrinkles in addition to numerous
other negative health effects.
* Take your vitamins. A daily multi-vitamin provides the
recommended daily allowance of, among others, vitamin C -- which
helps hold cells together, vitamin A -- which supports skin growth
and immunity, lycopene -- an antioxidant that protects cells and
Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, which are important for normal tissue
function.
In addition to building beauty from the inside out, women should
pay particular attention to their skincare regimen. Careful
cleansing and moisturizing can help deliver radiant, smooth,
even-toned skin and reduce fine lines and wrinkles.
A good moisturizer with added vitamins and nutrients works as a
barrier to block out pollutants. Moisturizing regularly will
provide a seal over the skin to keep moisture from escaping and
also slowly release moisture into the skin. Using a gentle
cleanser, without perfumes and dyes, will prevent skin irritations
as will patting skin dry after cleansing.
Finally, cleaning and replacing cosmetic brushes and applicators
regularly will help avoid introducing germs and bacteria into a
carefully planned skin care routine.
Dermatologists and nutritionists confirm that the saying, “Beauty
comes from within” is true after all. Eating right, exercising and
reducing stress makes your body healthier and that shows in your
skin. Once you’ve got that glow, simple skin care practices can
help keep it and even enhance it.
CRAFTS
Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can Make
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday! What a spiritual renewal to
take a day to reflect over the past year about just how good God has
been to you and your family, to give you harvest and shelter, health
and hope. To get the most out of this joyous occasion, make some
holiday crafts with your children. These days, Thanksgiving often
gets squeezed out by Halloween's spooky decorations and the lights
and gala of Christmas. With the following holiday crafts, your home
can be decorated for this quieter but important celebration.
Turkeys are a natural choice for decorations. A familiar project at
this time of year is for a child to trace around her hand and make
the resulting drawing into a turkey. The thumb is the head and the
fingers are the tail feathers all displayed. While many of the
turkeys that are raised for food are now the domestic white variety,
the turkeys eaten by the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving were the
wild brown ones. The tail feathers on a wild turkey are brown, but
they are iridescent. catching light and appearing to be
multi-colored. This is why children color the tail feathers in
bright colors.
The turkey's head has a wattle under the beak. This is a vertical
flap of loose skin that is red colored. Be sure to draw this in
order to make the hand turkey look like a turkey. Add skinny legs
and bird feet. When done, the children can cut out the turkeys and
hang them on the wall. It's really cute to make a whole flock of
these turkeys in the sizes of all the hands in the family. The
little hand shapes are particularly sweet.
Another nice turkey decoration to make when making Thanksgiving
holiday crafts is a turkey door decoration. Make a brown
construction paper body and head of a turkey. Now make a large
number of colored feather shapes. Each family member writes on a
feather something he or she is thankful for before attaching as part
of the turkey's tail. Repeat until all the feathers are used, and
hang the turkey on the front door to greet visitors with a message
of gratitude. Make a sign to accompany the turkey that says "Give
thanks to the Lord for He is good!" or simply "Be thankful!" or
"We're thankful for you!" or whatever you like.
Children love making construction paper chains. To further decorate
the house for Thanksgiving, let them make a paper chain in fall
colors as one of their holiday crafts. Using 9 by 12 inch
construction paper, cut the paper in half across the long side and
cut the halves into one inch thick six inch long strips. Use a
stapler to attach the ends of the strip into a circle. Loop the next
strip into the circle and staple it. Continue the process
alternating colors of brown, red, yellow, and orange. When the
chains are long, you can drape them along the ceiling or stair rail.
If you don't make the door turkey, the children can write something
they're thankful for on each strip of paper before adding it to the
chain.
Thanksgiving is too nice a holiday to let the other more commercial
holidays crowd it out. By making holiday crafts to decorate the home
for Thanksgiving, you can keep this day special, too. The extended
family, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc., will be pleased to see
the holiday crafts the young ones have made to decorate the house
and make it cheerful for their visit.
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