February 21, 2011

Portuguese music group The Gift is about to release a new record and you make the price



The new album from The Gift is composed, recorded, mixed, mastered and ready for the world to discover. Until February 27th you can purchase the eleven songs of the new disc called Explode. The price? Why not pay just what you think it should cost? Give what you can give! You can use Paypal.

Follow the link to find a form like the one above. Complete the form and receive until February 28 one song per day. Download 11 songs, in total. 11 days, a new song in your inbox each day.

There is still no official release date for this record and this becomes the only way to hear first hand The Gift new music.

The Gift has already announced shows at the Tivoli Lisboa (17, 18, 19 March) and Teatro Circo Price Madrid (7 May).

The Gift on social networks:

www.facebook.com/The.Gift.Official
www.myspace.com/thegiftpt

Katy Perry on stage - California Dreams Tour First concert- Lisbon




Katy Perry performed yesterday in Lisbon with great success. Katy did not just sing. The show involved mime, dance, video and even trapeze over two hours. Katy was very friendly and enthusiastic about her presence in Lisbon delivering two hours of great entertainment that will stay in fans memory. The stage was decorated with giant lollipops and there were three giant screens where you could see images associated with the songs, images of pop icons, cartoons and fans too. Katy has changed her visual a dozen times! The songs I Kissed a Girl, Ur So Gay, Peacock, Circle the Drain, Not Like the Movies, The One That Got Away were expected. Some surprises: Katy Perry also included Only Girl (In The World) by Rihanna. But it was her greatest successes that put the public pounding: Hot N 'Cold, California Gurls and especially Firework. The show also included Last Friday Night (TGIF) and closed down in the encore with a version of I Want to Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston. Then Katy Perry danced with her cat and invited some spectators to the stage! "I chose to start the tour here because I am a little Portuguese, "she said. Guess what - her mother is Luso-descendant.

February 20, 2011

Katy Perry starts The California Dreams Tour in Portugal


Katy Perry starts the California Dreams Tour today in Portugal. She will be singing hits from 'One of the Boys' (2008) and 'Teenage Dream' (2010), including 'I Kissed a Girl ', 'Hot'n'Cold' and 'California Gurls'. Lisbon is the first city to host the new international tour of the singer, which includes more than 90 concerts by the end of the year. It’s the second time she’s performing for the Portuguese public. Watch Katy at children’s program Sesame’s Street banned video. It seems she was too sexy for Elmo.


Quit smoking Bumper Sticker


First I created a category of products aimed for children because they are victims of secondhand smoke. If they are aware of it they can react near smoking adults. Then I created this one. It can be used for the same purpose. Use this on your car, help to spread the word.


Smoke inhaled by smokers contains many dangerous chemicals. Secondhand smoke contains many of that same chemicals. It contains higher concentrations of many of the toxins found in cigarette smoke! The USA National Toxicology Program estimates that at least 250 chemicals in secondhand smoke are known to be toxic or carcinogenic! Secondhand smoke has been designated as a known human carcinogen (cancer-causing agent) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and an occupational carcinogen by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Why? It contains more than 50 cancer-causing chemicals! When nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke, they inhale many of the same cancer-causing chemicals that smokers inhale. So, there are monsters in secondhand smoke. They will harm your health in many ways. Maybe you were not aware of it too!

February 19, 2011

Portuguese Sweet Rice Recipe

Mondego River Rice Fields


Cross pattern made with cinnamon

Sweet Rice is a typical Portuguese dessert. It's popular in Brazil too. In some regions when people were about to get married, it was traditional to give a Sweet Rice dish to friends or just people they knew. In return, they would receive money! My mother still did that in the fifties. I do not know if it’s just a tradition of rural areas surrounding rice fields. I live near River Mondego rice fields. It’s a beautiful landscape that changes constantly throughout the year. At first, fields are the earth color, then they become big lakes and reflect the color of the skies, then they turn green when the rice starts to grow and finally the end golden. I remember eating this dessert since very early years. Then I learned how to do it from my mother of course. There are several recipes. Some have egg yolks and butter. This one has not but it’s still delicious and less fatty. Here’s the recipe for you.


Ingredients you need

1,5 Kg White Rice ( The grain should be round not long. Long grains are thinner and the final result will not be as good.) = 3.3 lbs
1, 5 Kg Sugar = 3.3 lbs
2 L Milk = 3.51 pt
1 mug Water
1 Lemon rind
Salt
Toppings: Cinnamon


How to prepare the Sweet Rice

Wash and drain white rice.

Bring milk and water to boil in a medium saucepan. Add salt and taste to your liking. Keep stirring the milk or it will glue to the bottom! I use a wooden spoon.

Add rice and let it boil for 5 minutes.

Add the lemon rind. Remember, keep stirring constantly!

Remove the lemon rind after 10 minutes or it might get into small pieces or dissolve.

Low the temperature but let it boil slowly for 25-30 minutes. The rice must be cooked. You can try it to see if the grains are still hard.

Add the sugar and keep stirring for more 10 minutes. The liquid is still evaporating. How do you know it’s ready? When the spoon can stand up alone in the middle of the rice. It will also thicken some while cooling.

You can then remove from heat and pour on a large serving bowl. Spread the rice flat. You can also pour into small individual dishes.

To decorate you sprinkle cinnamon over the top. Or you can use cinnamon to create traditional cross patterns by pinching a bit between your fingers and place over the rice continuously. Most people serve Sweet Rice cold. I like it hot! If you live in a very hot region you should refrigerate the rice. In my house, we never put the Sweet Rice in the fridge also because it doesn’t last very long!

Bom apetite!

February 17, 2011

Portuguese Water Dog Wins WORKING GROUP in contest!


Westminster is America's Dog Show. Maybe it's one of the greatest dog shows in the world. The Westminster Kennel Club's famed annual dog show is prestigious.This year a Portuguese Water Dog won Best of Group. Yeah!!

If you did, take a look at Portuguese Water Dog at The Westminster Kennel Club 135th Annual Dog Show:

Portuguese Water Dog-WORKING GROUP: "Relive the Portuguese Water Dog breed judging at the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show."


And now, may I present to you my Portuguese Water Dog!





February 16, 2011

It's Hedgehog Day on my blog!



See more Hedgehog Invitations at zazzle.com


Do you know that long before the advent of Groundhog Day on February 2nd, the Romans observed a similar event thousands of years ago on the exact same day and used the hedgehog as the prognosticator of spring? Last year I fell in love with these little animals - I wish I had an ever-smiling expression myself! - and have been reading a lot about them.

If you are curious about it you can head to the Hedgehog Central where you’ll find all the information you need. If not, you can browse my selection of hedgehog Zazzle products and be inspired by these photos, drawings, and paintings to celebrate hedgehog loveliness your way because...every day can be Hedgehog’s Day! Many of these make lovely gifts for kids and adults. I must warn you - it will be difficult to pick just one!


This post was refreshed in 2015

Hedgehog Garden All-Over Print T-shirt
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hedgehog spiral note books
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Hedgehog Day February 2 Postcard
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Hedgehogs on the beach poster
Hedgehogs on the beach poster by Yulia_Brodskaya
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Hedgehog Pillow
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Spring Hedgehog Mousepad mousepad

Animal picture - Catnap of hedgehog print

Rose Binder binder

Hedgehog Mousepad mousepad
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Dollop of Daisy postcard

Christmas hedgehogs greeting card
Christmas hedgehogs greeting card by Mangulica
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H Is For Hedgehog Tshirt
H Is For Hedgehog Tshirt by Hopscotch1
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Hedgehog Dinner Plate
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Garden Hedgehog Pillow
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Adevnture Spiral Note Book
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Hedgehog Watch (Clear Band)
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Cute Hedgie with Gift - Favor Boxes
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Chekhov hedgehog t-shirt
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