Monday, May 31, 2010

So cute it's driving me crananas!

Watch out, this might kill you from cuteness overdose! It makes me want to learn a lot more about sloths! (I think I've watched this at least 8 times now! :0) )


Meet the sloths from Amphibian Avenger on Vimeo.


Which was your favorite sloth?

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Super clean kitty!

Get ready to make a sad face.

A kitten was accidently given a fast paced, tough and tumbly bath in a washing machine. A washing machine!! Before you wig out too much, let me just say the kitten survived and sounds like she will be just fine.

The Rogers family, who live in Sydney, Australia, are the happy and grateful pet owners of Kimba, the four month old kitten who survived a spin in the washing machine. The owners assume that Kimba must have climbed into the front loader machine when the door was open, and then the unknowing owner closed the door and turned on the machine for a cold wash and a high level spin!

"We could hardly believe our eyes when she emerged, looking like a drowned rat," he told Reuters.com.

Kimba was alive but of course still needed help, so they rushed her to the vet where she was treated for shock and hypothermia and her eyes were treated because they were affected by the detergent in the machine. Yikes!

That poor little kitty! Let this be a lesson to those of us with pets! They can be quiet, capable and also surprisingly durable. But let's not test that theory out too much. I think Kimba had some serious luck on her side. I tend to agree with her owner who says, "It is just amazing that she survived but we reckon she's used all of her nine lives."

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Crananas for cheap pizza!

Have any of you discovered the amazingly cheap pizza at Aldi's?! Get your pizza lovin' self to an Aldi's as quick as you can because once this secret's out, I have a feeling it's going to be a lot more difficult to get your hands on one of their pies! The pizza is called Mama Cozzi's Pizza Kitchen Deli Pizza.

Here are some of the many positives of Mama Cozzi's creation:

1. Fresh and ready to bake. No freezer burn here! Also no artificial flavors or colors and no trans fat.

2. CHEAP. Seriously people, it's $5.99 at my Aldi.

3. It's HUGE. I think it could easily feed 6 people. This 16" monster is so big it doesn't even fit on our pizza stone. Yeah, see, I told you. HUGE.

4. You have the choice between cheese and pepperoni. Now, in the words of Emeril, here's where I kick it up a notch. I get a plain cheese pizza (which is actually not just one cheese but 4 cheeses) and then I add my own chopped up veggies to make it more filling and a bit more healthy. I know, I know, it's pizza. How healthy is it really? But I did said a bit didn't I? :0)

Which leads me into....

5. Taste factor. It's yummy! Now, living in Chicago, I can't say it's the best pizza in the city, because I know Chicago kicks butt in the pizza world and that would probably be blasphemy. I can say it's way better than chain pizzas and it's at a crananas price that chains really can't match when it comes to how little money you spend for how much you get! The crust is tasty, the sauce is just right, the cheeses are a great mix and you have the bonus of making it to your specific tastes.

If you've got a vegetarian and a meat eater at home (like we do), you can construct the pizza to each of your likings. If you are responsible for your own toppings, you're saving money because buying a small amount of produce isn't that expensive. Or if you want to be really money savvy, just use what leftover produce you already have in your fridge. If I haven't convinced you yet, take a look at my before and after pictures of my latest pizza! Everyone loves a good before and after picture reveal, right?

The Before: Plain, albeit tasty, cheese pizza.



The After: The jazzed up pizza of my dreams! Fresh spinach, pine nuts, red and orange peppers, broccoli, onions and garlic (I also added more fresh herbs and a bit more cheese to cover the tops of the veggies)!

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