Unusually Delicious...

Hi,

Here is something which I discovered while stumbling around the internet. I don't remember where I found it, or I would give credit to that site. Still, I don't think the site owner has a patent on the stuff or anything like that. This is really delicious and good for you, too. Enjoy!

Banana Ice Cream

3 Lbs. Ripe bananas, peeled and frozen

Put bananas in a blender or food processor and blend or process until there are no lumps left. This is already 'soft serve' ice cream that's ready to serve and eat, but you don't have to stop there. You can add anything you like to flavor the ice cream. I added sugar-free chocolate syrup to mine, (1 cup), and came up with chocolate/banana ice cream. you might also add one or more of the following:

Sugar free caramel syrup

Vanilla extract

Almond extract 

Strawberries

Nuts

Semi-sweet chocolate chips

and many more... 

If you add nuts or flavorings to your ice cream, you may want to sweeten it up a bit with a little honey which you can add to your taste. When the 'soft serve' ice cream is stored in the freezer for a few hours, it will get firmer, just like regular ice cream.  This dessert is low in fat and, has only about half the calories of regular ice cream, even with many of the add-ins. Try it for yourself and taste just how good it can be. Anna

Yield: 16-1/2 cup servings
Nutrition facts (Banana Chocolate):
Serving size: 1/2 cup; Calories: approx. 92; Fat cal: 0; Carbohydrate: 24.4 gr.

Not Your Average...

Hi,
I believe that there are things in life which are too coincidental to be coincidences. I also believe that all of the different aspects of a person's life tend to be 'tied' together in some way. Let me give you an example of these.
About two years ago, I became an avid fan of a Korean pop singer named Ko Yu-Jin. I loved to hear him sing so much, I wanted to try to learn Korean just so I would be able to understand the lyrics of the songs I heard him sing. I had such an overwhelming desire to do this thing that I felt there must be some other, more important reason for wanting to learn the Korean language; I just didn't know what that reason was.
In the fall of 2009, I started attending classes at a local junior college, and I met a young lady there who was an exchange student from Korea. I had learned quite a few Korean words, and the lyrics to a couple of pop songs by then, and I was able to sing to her in Korean. The girl was so happy because she said, in very good English,
"Oh, it's so nice to hear my own language!"
It was then that I knew the real purpose for my desire to learn Korean; I was supposed to help this sweet girl, who had been in America for three-and-a-half years, not to feel so homesick for her own country.We are now good friends. She helps me with my Korean and I help her with her English.
I feel there are things in this world which are meant to happen, and that we should always look for these 'ties' which bind the fabric of our lives together in ways that it should be connected. I know I am always open to these experiences and that they have made my life richer by helping me view all of the different parts of my existence as one whole picture.
Thank you. A