July 4th 2015

July 4th is the day we celebrate the day they signed The Declaration of Independence.  The main way we do this is by attending a fireworks show.  The safest thing to do is to watch the show at home on TV.  

NBC will be airing "Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular."

http://www.nbc.com/macys-4th-of-july-fireworks-spectacular

http://www.macys.com/campaign/fireworks/index.jsp 

On PBS you can watch "A Capitol Fourth."

http://www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth/home/

http://www.pbs.org/a-capitol-fourth/about/the-concert/

You may be either hosting a BBQ or attending one.  To make it a special day why not have a patriotic dessert.  We have a few ideas.

Betty Crocker's Firecracker Red White and Blue Cake

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/firecracker-red-white-and-blue-cake/bbbeeab8-2f8c-4aab-a837-a1a7fd7a7901

If you don't want to bake you can always pick up plain sugar cookies at your local bakery or grocery store along with some red, white and blue icing or sprinklers and decorate the cookies yourself.

If you want something healthier how about red (Strawberries or Raspberries), white (Bananas can stand for the white part it can be off white) and blue (Blueberries) colored fruit decorated in a flag pattern on a platter.  If you don't want to do that you can always order one from Edible arrangements.

https://www.ediblearrangements.com/

Please have a safe holiday.  Do not drink and drive.

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Holiday Movies, Cookies and Hot Cocoa

 

Here we are in December and it is holiday time.  For the people of the Jewish faith this week they are celebrating Chanukah. That is the festival of lights and lasts for 8 days.  Next week people of the Christian faith will be celebrating Christmas.  That holiday remembers the day Jesus was born.  Then before you know it the New Year is here.  In this hectic time we think you should take a few hours to yourself and curl up on the couch, watch some holiday movies and have cookies and cocoa.  This could help you relax.

It wouldn't be the holiday season if you didn't watch at least one holiday movie and why not a classic movie.  We have chosen "Miracle on 34th Street" but the 1994 version. "Miracle on 34th Street" is a time honored holiday movie watching tradition at this time of year. The 1994 version is the second remake of the original 1947 movie. That movie starred Maureen O'Hara and Natalie Wood.  The first remake was for TV in 1973.  That star David Hartman, Jane Alexander and Sebastian Cabot.  USA Network sometimes still airs that version.

In the 1994 version of the movie you will notice that Macy’s and Gimbels are no longer the stores that are mentioned, the reason for this is because Macy’s wouldn’t grant permission to use their name and Gimbles went out of business in the 80's. It stars Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle, Elizabeth Perkins as Dorie Walker, Dylan McDermott as Bryan Bedford and Mara Wilson as Susan Walker. This movie is about and we are quoting a line from the original 1947 movie when Fred Gailey who was Kris lawyer in that movie says, “Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to. Don't you see? It's not just Kris that's on trial, it's everything he stands for. It's kindness and joy and love and all the other intangibles.”  Faith is something science can't prove. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut feeling.  This movie will at most will give you a good feeling. If you want to know more follow this link.

http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/miracle-on-34th-street.html

The best snack for this movie is good old fashioned cookies and hot cocoa.  Here are some suggestions for that.

http://advicefromroseandlyssamarie.blogspot.com/p/cookie-and-cocoa.html

Now sit back and enjoy some holiday entertainment and we will be bringing you an extra blog this month for New Years Eve.