Man of La Mancha - Dulcinea (1972)

I love this movie! I mean Musical! Everytime I see it, I shed a tear. I love it when Dulcinea starts to sing and believe in Don Quixote. "Call me Dulcinea." The song "To Dream, the Impossible Dream" is also one of my favorite songs. So much of this story is very symbolic of life and how we are disillusioned by how life really is versus how it should be.

To dream the impossible dream,
to fight the unbeatable foe,
to bear with unbearable sorrow,
to run where the brave dare not go...

To right the unrightable wrong,
to love pure and chaste from afar,
to try when your arms are too weary
to reach the unreachable star!

This is my quest —
to follow that star
no matter how hopeless,
no matter how far —
To fight for the right
without question or pause,
to be willing to march into hell
for a heavenly cause!

And I know
if I'll only be true
to this glorious quest
that my heart
will be peaceful and calm
when I'm laid to my rest.

And the world will be better for this
that one man, scorned and covered with scars,
still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable stars!

25 Ways to Wear a Scarf in 4.5 Minutes!

Well I have lot's of scarfs and never wear them. Haha. I hope this will inspire me to add a little something more to my outfits. :)

Australia solar eclipse delights thousands

It is so interesting that less than 8 hours before this incident I had a dream/nightmare. I dreampt that I was driving and I saw the sun..the sun then suddenly moved from left to right very quickly but then went back in place. I crashed to the driver in front of me a female adult. I went to see the damages, there was a large dent on her red/burgundy colored car, but she said not to worry about it and was in shock and fear mostly of what she was seeing in the sky. I noticed that most people were screaming and reacting by getting out of their cars and stopping traffic to look up. They too saw the sun move in such a strange way. Then we all looked straight up and saw what looked like the moon, except is was incredibly huge, enough to even see the craters and discolorations on the surface. But then in the background of that "moon" you could see the normal regular sized moon. Was it a second moon?!!! I don't know what in the world I was looking at...then I just remember waking up and thinking to myself...what in the world was that all about?!!

Halloween is Around the Corner!

With my Instagram here are some October images I was able to capture with my Samsung Galaxy III! I actually caught a skeleton coming out of the ground, a cute card holder at Four Sisters restaurant a cool Thai mask and mural in Adam's Morgan, a whole rainbow in Falls Church, Virginia, sushi from Wegman's in Fairfax, Georgetown Cupcakes in Georgetown and Cote D'Or french restaurant! Fun!

And lastly a caped crusador...Yup it's Batman to the rescue! He's fast, he's agile, he climbs and gets the bad guy! HAHA! 

I love Halloween because it's an excuse to dress up and escape to your own imagination. New discoveries, adventures and creativity are sure to grow this month!

Frozen Yogurt Slice of Heaven!!

***** (i give it four out of my five stars)
While I was in Centerville, Va, this past weekend I discovered what I think as the best frozen yogurt I've had in the DC area yet! And not to mention, limitless whipped cream and so many fresh fruit toppings! soooo delicious!
click here for locations : Tutti Fruitti 

Vietnamese Pho Soup

Middleastern Rabbit with Onions and Potatoes

Cooking Challenge of the Month. Here I have two recipes of two different locations (Vietnam and Middleast) to one day travel to. In my discovery of Grand Mart in Centerville VA, I came across a good selection and sale of rabbit meat and rice noodles. Plus not to mention the cucumbers were on sale 4 for $1! and the Pineapples were $1.99, and a small basket of strawberries for $.99!!!   (the highlighted items I need personally to add to my kitchen for this week's challenge)

http://www.laurieconstantino.com/recipe-index/wine-marinated-rabbit-with-onions-potatoes/

Ingredient lists
1 rabbit, cut into pieces
1/2 – 1 bottle red wine
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 bay leaves, crushed
2 Tbsp. olive oil
3 whole allspice berries, crushed
1” piece cinnamon stick, crushed
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Day 2 or 3:
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. olive oil
8 small whole onions or 4 medium onions, cut in half
4 large garlic cloves, cut in slivers
3 cups water
1 Tbsp. tomato paste
3 bay leaves
3 whole allspice berries
1” piece of cinnamon stick
1 pound Yukon gold or red potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks

Link Below

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/19014/beef+and+noodle+soup+pho+bo

*UPDATE* (Thanks to my Australian friend on Facebook I also got his authentic ingredient list:

ginger, coriander, shallots, pack of pho spices, tripe, beef flank, cooked tendons, bone marrow, lemon, onion, basil, chilli, fish sauce, raw sugar, beef balls, thinly sliced topside beef, fresh rice noodles, pho pasteur spices.

Ingredient lists

• 1kg beef bones
• 3L (12 cups) cold water
• 2 brown onions, chopped
• 5cm piece ginger, peeled, sliced
• 5 whole star anise
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 5 whole cloves
• 1 tbs coriander seeds
• 2 tbs fish sauce
• 2 tbs lime juice
• 100g thick rice noodles
• 1 (about 200g) beef fillet steak, thinly sliced
• 2 cups (110g) bean sprouts
• 3 green onions, trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally
• 2 red birdseye chillies, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup mint leaves
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves
• Lime wedges, to serve

Case of the Mundays!

I sure hope this Monday will not be just the beginning of this week pictured by Snoopy! AAAAGHH!


Yay! Monday is almost over!