tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post461257540769107365..comments2007-09-04T09:22:08.688-04:00Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-72789787908189456862007-09-04T09:22:00.000-04:002007-09-04T09:22:00.000-04:00Cynthia, mothers are indeed incredible & I really wish God would enable me to be one......<BR/><BR/>Your nesquick story is very similar to mine, but my mother froze a mango smoothy into ice-trays & gave us a bowl full of them, n as you said, me, my brother & my doggy - all three sat n licked, n licked, n licked.........Shellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18256466443356154608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-55891896624819161892007-05-21T19:13:00.000-04:002007-05-21T19:13:00.000-04:00<B>Trinigourmet</B> - straight from the Can eh? No, I've not had it straight from the can. What I have had from the Can is MILO. :)<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, Strawberry Nesquick is the best flavour.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-11719327622804194072007-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:002007-05-18T21:39:00.000-04:00oh i used to love quick straight out the can :) did you? never thought of it frozen in cubes, sounds divine :D strawberry was always the best flavour quik :)The TriniGourmethttp://www.trinigourmet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-34864887861300856772007-05-16T22:40:00.000-04:002007-05-16T22:40:00.000-04:00<B>Gattina</B> - Welcome! It's great to have you over. Please come back whenever you can.<BR/><BR/><B>Nupur</B> - What a charming and touching memory. Thank you for sharing.<BR/><BR/><B>Pamela</B> - Thanks hon.<BR/><BR/>I am not an expert but I do know a bit about computers and using various programmes. I'll email you and tell you how to do the slide show.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you had great fun on your special day. No dessert? What would they do without you? :)<BR/><BR/><B>Lisa</B> - Oh that does sound heavenly. There is something exciting about going to the market and coming home and cooking the fresh produce or devouring the wonderful ready-to-eat goodies.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-35907567544784725042007-05-16T20:02:00.000-04:002007-05-16T20:02:00.000-04:00A good memory for me is going to the Italian market with my (Sicilian) mother and buying cappicola, bread, provelone cheese, olives, artichoke hearts, and maybe lupini beans and then taking it all home and eating it at the kitchen table. Heavenly stuff!<BR/><BR/>Oh -- and we didn't really get strawberry Quik much, but we did have regular Nestle's Quik all the time...Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01970997615781244805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-42966402251814368492007-05-16T09:36:00.000-04:002007-05-16T09:36:00.000-04:00You're so sweet! This post is just beautiful. Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>I must learn a lot from you. I see you have a great knowledge of the PC tools. I loved the presentation for the roti. I wish I could do that, guess you have a special program. Anyway, you stimulated me to try the roti one weekend. I'll let you know.<BR/><BR/>Here in Uruguay they celebrated us the "moms" on Sunday too. We had a great barbecue at home, had great fun. I didn't cook, so there was no dessert. DXPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00388803613116682175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-53125282350454216902007-05-15T18:43:00.000-04:002007-05-15T18:43:00.000-04:00What a beautiful column, Cynthia! You asked us to share a favorite food memory about our moms: here is one involving both my parents...for each of my birthdays growing up, my mom baked my favorite cake (random marble) and my dad iced it beautifully. They made an amazing creation each time...one time, the cake was in the shape of a summer hat (complete with sugar flowers), another time a swimming pool (with little people swimming in it!). They both worked 10+ hours every day as busy doctors, but managed to make each birthday special.Nupurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-14391611703900199652007-05-15T17:22:00.000-04:002007-05-15T17:22:00.000-04:00Cythnia, what a great post! Salute to all dads and moms!Gattinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259299908195438080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-58790500696017597462007-05-15T11:32:00.000-04:002007-05-15T11:32:00.000-04:00Dear Ramya, Welcome! It is always a pleasure to make a new friend and meet another foodie :) Thanks for stopping by and thanks very much for your kind compliments.<BR/><BR/>I've just had a look at your place and I am going back for more :)Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-46973065950185257352007-05-15T11:22:00.000-04:002007-05-15T11:22:00.000-04:00<B>Coffee</B> - Thank you!<BR/><BR/><B>Sia</B> - Ok Daddy's girl, you have the right idea, sit next to the fire and have your nesquik. I love it! :)<BR/><BR/><B>Meeta</B> - you are welcome anytime hon :)<BR/><BR/><B>Deepa</B> - yes you must try it. I am not a mom :)<BR/><BR/><B>Mandira</B> - thanks sweetie. Have a good day.<BR/><BR/><B>Sukanya</B> - It is so nice to have you over again. Please do try making the iced cubes with the nesquik and just sucking on them. Wonderful! And thanks for the compliments.<BR/><BR/><B>Sharmi</B> - Hey sweetie, hope you are feeling better. Well now you know what to do with it and enjoy it both you and the little one :)<BR/><BR/><B>The Cooker</B> - Isn't that one of the amazing things about mothers (well you know :D ) - they can do simple things to make us feel special. I love that - putting the jello in individual bowls so that each person can have their own. Not that you don't want to share but the satisfaction of having your own.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-54902647752619888352007-05-15T11:15:00.000-04:002007-05-15T11:15:00.000-04:00Lovely post, Cynthia.... Am a first timer to your blog, and I must say that you have a great one!!! Wonderful presentation! :)Ramya's Mane Adigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473159483411636711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-84702365346935248372007-05-15T01:29:00.000-04:002007-05-15T01:29:00.000-04:00Wonderful recipes. The flutees look inviting. Reminded me of the jelly (jell-o) that my mom set in individual bowls. Made us feel so special. Your post took me down memory lane.TheCookerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16998879039243771910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-68270068764710534342007-05-14T14:16:00.000-04:002007-05-14T14:16:00.000-04:00lovely recipes and beautiful writeup.<BR/>that strawberry nesquick looks so good. I have a big bottle and was wondering what to do. will try this.<BR/>the rice also looks yummy.Sharmihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02269369149098453324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-89500363693277793242007-05-14T11:14:00.000-04:002007-05-14T11:14:00.000-04:00Hay that is very nice idea of freezing the Strawberry Nesquik in ice tray….I used to do the same thing with lemonade and add an few cubes in each glass of lemonade. Again I learned this from food network…And the vegetable rice is looking YUM!...I love all ur dishes……Sukanya Ramkumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09788939255997802775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-18644285790659925872007-05-14T11:07:00.000-04:002007-05-14T11:07:00.000-04:00What a great post Cynthia :)Thanks for sharing your childhood memories. BTW the Okra rice looks amazing!Mandirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00626963378027285069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-1128345499598271462007-05-14T10:13:00.000-04:002007-05-14T10:13:00.000-04:00Thankyou cynthia ..Happy mother's day to you ...never tried Straberry Nesquik ...must try ..thks for sharingDeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18158812223928590680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-78805707417075879102007-05-14T05:32:00.000-04:002007-05-14T05:32:00.000-04:00Oh a wonderful post! Took me down memory lane!Meetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431777565420421364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-21216376884890496052007-05-14T05:20:00.000-04:002007-05-14T05:20:00.000-04:00beautiful post cynth... how thoughtful of u to wish dad's too. well, i am dayddy's girl:) <BR/>beautiful strawberry nesquick...its been raining cats and dogs here. i will sit next to the fire place and pop some frozen nesquick in my mouth;)Sia's Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04874841151742437150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-83653274570274870482007-05-14T03:31:00.000-04:002007-05-14T03:31:00.000-04:00Lovely post Cynthia!!!! I am sure all the fathers reading this would be happy that atleast someone thought about them today..... Otherwise everyone is praising the moms these days!!!<BR/><BR/>Both the rice dishes look great!!Coffeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12361203237120149470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-30653507556511941222007-05-13T19:37:00.000-04:002007-05-13T19:37:00.000-04:00<B>Sandeepa</B> - You are very welcome. I know that little S will love the strawberry nesquik. And yes, I use pumpkin as a veg.<BR/><BR/><B>Freya & Paul</B> - Thanks for dropping by. It is amazing the things we associate with our parents eh? :)<BR/><BR/><B>Thanks Viji, Reena, Roopa & Richa</B>. Richa, you should try the rice with okra, you'll like it.<BR/><BR/><B>Karin</B> - Thanks so much for that valuable information. I hope that you have a great Mothers Day.<BR/><BR/><B>Mae!</B> I am thrilled to have you over! How are you? I hope that the party was great.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the compliment and please come back and visit whenever you can.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-15096406014439878312007-05-13T18:27:00.000-04:002007-05-13T18:27:00.000-04:00Oh, i found the recipe! :)<BR/><BR/>Both rice dishes sounds delicious and nutritious too.<BR/><BR/>Like i've said before, i really like the photo of that okra rice!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and what a lovely tribute to all the mums.Maehttp://www.maegabriel.com/riceandnoodlesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-36275447017177073702007-05-13T08:29:00.000-04:002007-05-13T08:29:00.000-04:00In Sweden, Mother´s Day always is on the last Sunday in May.In Sweden the tradition was introduced 1919 by a woman called Cecilia Baath-Holmberg. <BR/><BR/>She moved the celebrating to the last Sunday of May. She also edited a guide how to celebrate Mother's Day. <BR/><BR/>Nowadays the commercial interests have taken over, but still many mothers have coffee in bed, get flowers and are invited to a dinner at a restaurant or at the home of the grown-up children<BR/><BR/>Do you know why God made mothers ? Because he could not be everywhere.Karinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02780136821286168879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-18359451192702489852007-05-13T08:17:00.000-04:002007-05-13T08:17:00.000-04:00very well put! loved those flutees :) we get a drink mix called roohafza back home, it is rose flavored and we always froze the drink in various shaped icetrays, ur flutees reminded me of that :)<BR/>this is the first time i'm seeing okra with rice.<BR/>thanksRichahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08386161012677274105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-29138080269614991862007-05-13T01:29:00.000-04:002007-05-13T01:29:00.000-04:00wonderfull post cynthia, loved the lovely flowers and tasty strawberry quik...Roopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03715088868467234305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019364330275165959.post-61623178649651886872007-05-13T01:26:00.000-04:002007-05-13T01:26:00.000-04:00cynthia, that is a sweet post. thse frozen nesquiks look yummo!reenahttp://spicesofkerala.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com