DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   I don’t know about you, but anything at the movie theater these days is just way too expensive. With movie tickets costing about $10 each and snacks costing as much as a meal, it almost doesn’t seem worth it to go to the movies anymore. Sneaking candy into the movies has never been more enticing than it is today, but those extra snacks may be even worse than you think. Not only are movie theater snacks extremely expensive, but they are full of calories as well.    Have you ever wondered the nutrition value of movie theater snacks? Wonder no more, today’s infographic, The Scary Truth About Movie Theater Snacks is all about how bad movie theater snacks are. For example did you know a large popcorn with butter is the equivalent of having four cheeseburgers, or 1500 calories? What if you decided you wanted a small package of candy instead? It’s smaller it’s bound to be better for you right? Wrong, an 8 oz package of Reese’s pieces is 1200 calories. Ultimately a worse amount of food t

   This recipe comes from www.easybaked.net  .  Another of my two favorite desserts put together into one. Enjoy yourself and indulge yourself. These individual mini cheesecakes have cookie bottoms topped with chocolate chip cheesecake. A beautiful dessert for fancy parties- or for just surprising your friends and family with a fun treat! I have to give much of the credit for the “cuteness factor” of these to a wonderful cheesecake pan.  I’ve been seeing a lot of mini-cheesecakes online recently  and I just love how beautiful they are- and how fun!  I finally went on a search for how these are being made and saw everything from circular molds with tin foil wrapped tightly around the bottoms to this wonderful (WONDERFUL!)  mini cheesecake pan .  I got the Chicago Metallic brand and I just love it.  I want to hug whoever invented these—they are perfect. Check it out– you have a muffin tin sized pan but each cup has a hole in the bottom.  You

Tradition of Durga Puja     Today's most authentic form of the Durga is that of a ten handed goddess modeled out of clay astride a lion. Each of those hands carry a separate weapon in them except two, which holds the spear which has been struck into the chest of the demon, Mahishasura. The four children of the Goddess had also been added to the iconography - Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, Kartik, the God of beauty as well as warfare and Ganesha, the 'Siddhidata' or the starter of everything in good sense.     The drum-beats are an integral part of the Durga Puja. This special variety of the drum, known as 'Dhak,' enthralls the hearts of the Calcutta with its majestic rhythm right from the day of 'Sasthi.' This drum is held on the shoulder with the beating side in the bottom and is beaten with two sticks, one thick and another thin.     The Durga Puja spans over a period of te