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Everyone knows that Gulf oysters produce beautiful pearls. And many people also know that Gulf oysters are yummy food to eat. Well, other than pearls, have you ever wished that certain items can be produced by the oysters? What happens if oysters were to produce weird things like charcoal, diamonds, or carrots? Well, I'll be a happy girl, if oysters produce diamonds but no thanks to charcoal or carrots!!! If something like this happens, I would keep the diamonds and would eat my delicious oysters. Double treats for me!  My personal wish is to find a sophire(my birthstone), in Gulf oysters....but I know it is not possible. Finding a sophire in the oyster would be so neat on my birthday! In a reality, I know that is  impossible, but I can dream about holding a sophire produced by the oyster & eating the same oyster at the same time right?

Well, eating raw Gulf oysters can be very dangerous if you do not follow proper instructions. It is best for people to visit Oyster Aware website to read up on educational information about oysters. While oysters provide a low calorie protein that are an excellent source of zinc, vitamin B-12, and omega-3 fatty acids, oysters can cause people to obtain Vibrio vulnificus bacteria. This is where you learn more about eating Gulf oysters from the BeOysterAware.com website. This website offers tons of information about oysters. It explains Vibrio Vulnificus, symtoms/treatment, at risk consumers, oyster recipes and more. You can even watch/listen to its educational materials via radio mp3. Be smart and get all of your facts from BeOysterAwae.com to learn about Gulf oysters today!

Do you love food, love to cook and love to try out new recipes? If so, wouldn't you like to network with other food lovers and exchange recipes with them? Well, I love food and love to cook different cousins like many of foodies out there. Today, I would like to introduce you to a brand new social networking place just for foodies called Food Connect (www.foodconnect.com). I am very health conscious when it comes to cooking meals for my family, so I was very happy see that Food Connect lists nutritious information about the each of available recipes that they have on their site. It provides servings size, calories per serving which I believe that is important for people to know. Oh my, they even have a section dedicated for "Discussions and recipes: CrockPot Recipes". How unique. Registration for this site is absolutely free so visit www.foodconnect.com today and sign up to become its member.

Food Connect (www.foodconnect.com ) has many useful tools They offer easy to use features such as automated calorie calculators, automated serving size / shopping lists adjustments and many more. Enjoy swapping recipes with others and start cooking delicious meals!

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I checked my mail box few minutes ago and noticed a magazine that I do not remember signing up. When I looked at it, it was addressed to me and was free from KRAFT foods. The magazine is titled "food & family deliciously simple. everyday" and actually has a face value of $3.95. I'm so happy that I received this magazine for FREE. This magazine contains many recipes and ideas on cooking healthy meals. The Winter 2008 issue I received contains 45 + winder wonderful recipes!!! Just by looking at the pictures in this magazine, all the foods look yummy & easy to make. If you are interested in receiving this magazine, you can simply sign up at the KRAFT foods site and get your free issues. Just follow my link: KRAFT foods site! I hope that other family can benefit from this site:-) Yeah, I love freebies!!!!

I was really craving for some Japanese food today, so I decided to cook Okonomiyaki for dinner. For those who does not know Okonomiyaki, it is like a Japanese style pancake/pizza dish. Basically, you mix any ingredients you want in Okonomiyaki in a special Okonomiyaki( flour/egg/water) mix. I wanted to put a lot of stuff, but my daughter and my hubby were not thrilled about what wanted to put in Okonomiyaki, so I sticked with some chopped cabbage and shrimp as the main ingredients. Just look at my picture of my Okonomiyaki below:  Oh I almost forgot. Once Okonomiyaki was cooked, I topped with a special Japanese okonomiyaki Sauce, Japanese mayo and sprinkled some Japanese Ao Nori(dried green seaweed). I purchased all my ingredients from the online Japanese store called Maruwa.com located out in California. I love this store and Maruwa.com's customer service was awesome! If you are looking to purchase some Japanese food/ingredients I highly recommend you to visit Maruwa.com!!!!! Doesn't my Okonomiyaki look yummy?

I made some California Rolls for my 2 good friends yesterday. It took me about 2 hours to make them but it was worth it!!!!! They were delicious:-) Just look at the picture below. My friends were so amazed that I was able to make California Rolls. I got some nice compliments on presentation of my California Rolls, too :-) My sister-in-law gave me a nice boat tray 2 years ago and I have been using it every time I cook Japanese food for friends and family. Oh don't forget, both of my friends told me that my California Rolls were delicious! It really made me feel good to see my friends enjoying my food!!! I don't know what it is but I've cooking all kinds of different food recently. I just love cooking for other people. I can't wait to cook more Japanese food for my friends again!