2009 October — A Southern Fairytale

Win a Custom Twitter Background

2:07 AM ByRachelFiled UnderEverything Else

Yes, you read that correctly. My fabulously talented, wonderful friend Cynthia, of NW Designs who custom designed and illustrated my Blog Characters and Header has branched out into CUSTOM Twitter Backgrounds, and she’s donating one to the Blogging For Boobs Cause!!! (THANK YOU CYN)

Here are just two examples of her work:

austinremake

trout

You can see more of her custom Twitter Backgrounds on her Design Site.

She is offering a Twitter Background that she will Custom Match to your blog or she’ll custom illustrate one character for you and design your Twitter Background around that! This is an amazing donation and I’m so grateful to her and kind of envious of whomever wins it!!! After all, custom Twitter Backgrounds are FABULOUS advertisement for your blog, business, cause… and they are NOT cheap!!!

The Nitty Gritty:

Entry One (MANDATORY): Leave a comment telling me what you’re doing to support Breast Cancer Awareness, or how breast cancer has personally affected you.
Bonus Entry: Donate to The Susan G Komen foundation through the Blogging For Boobs page.
There is no minimum amount required to gain this bonus entry. Just leave a comment letting me know that you did it and once I’ve verified it, your entry is valid
Bonus Entry: Tweet this with the #bloggingforboobs hashtag and leave the tweet url in a separate comment

Contest is Open from October 13th 2009 to 11:59PM CST October 15th, 2009 Random.Org will be used to pick the winner.

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Southwestern Pot Roast

10:08 AM ByRachelFiled UnderMain Dishes, Mouthwatering Monday

southwestern Pot Roast

Garlic and Tomatoes, two of my favorite foods, are known to have Cancer Fighting properties, you can read more about their awesomeness and other foods that may help to reduce the risk of Breast and other kinds of cancers here. For me, that’s an added bonus , I just love the way they taste.. whether it’s roasted, baked, fresh, raw, sauteed… I could go on and on. My mom has actually asked me if I’m capable of cooking without garlic. Ummm yes, but only if I have too

This Southwestern Pot Roast is chock full of tomatoes and garlic and all kinds of AMAZINGLY yummy ingredients. Nathan has declared this his new favorite and the best Roast that I’ve ever made.

It was simple to make, CHOCK full of flavors and my house smelled amazing while it was cooking.

Southwestern Pot Roast

3 pound boneless roast (chuck, shoulder… your choice)
2 pat butter (1 Tbsp & 1 Tbsp)
2 anaheim peppers, chopped (these aren’t as hot as jalapenos, but have more spice than bell peppers)
3 chipotles in adobo sauce, chopped
1 1/2 yellow onions, chopped
6 to 8 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
3 tsp black pepper
2 tsp salt
(dash of crushed red pepper flakes if ya like it like that)
3 medium roma tomatoes (or the equivalent), chopped
2 tomatillos, chopped
1/2 C beef broth
optional rice for serving this over)

Southwestern Pot Roast Collage

Heat oven to 250
Put butter into your 4 QT dutch oven over medium heat and when it’s melted, brown your roast about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove roast and set aside.
Put one more pat butter in your Dutch oven and when it’s melted add in peppers, chipotles, onions, garlic and spices, saute’ about 4 minutes.
Add tomatoes and tomatillos, saute’ another 4 minutes and then add in broth.
Put roast back into the Dutch Oven, spoon the mixture up over the roast and cover with a tight-fitting lid
Cook 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the roast falls apart with a fork.

southwestern Pot Roast

You can serve this as is (which is how we eat it) or over rice.

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Since this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I’m doing the whole month of Blogging for Boobs I have a special treat for y’all today. The WONDERFUL ladies from The Hip Hostess have donated the most DELICIOUS pink demi apron to the cause! Pink Demi Apron from The Hip Hostess

One of y’all is going to win this adorable apron. I have a demi apron from The Hip Hostess and I love, love, love it! It’s sassy, durable and so cute! I think this pink one is going on my wish list and a matching one for Princess!

The rules:

*This first entry must be done to be eligible: Leave a comment telling me how Breast Cancer has affected your life, or someone’s life close to you. (this can be in the same comment as your comment about today’s recipe)

* Bonus entry: Visit The Hip Hostess and tell me which apron you like the best

* Bonus entry: Donate to Susan G Komen using the Blogging For Boobs link and leave me a comment. Once I validate the donation, your bonus entry will be counted. Any amount at all.. every penny, dime, dollar takes us that much closer to finding a cure.

This contest will run from October 12,2009 to October 15, 2009 at 11:59 PM CST Random.org will be used to choose the winner
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Taggedcrock pot, dutch oven, pot roast, roast, spicy 94 Comments

How One Race Opened My Eyes

4:30 AM ByRachelFiled UnderEverything Else

BOOBS:need I say more?

Ok, so when Rachel (A Southern Fairytale rocks by the way) asked for people to contribute for the “Month of the Boob” (as I call it) but to you people out there who don’t know. ITS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH! I was more then happy to put my two cents in!

Hey tits it’s time to let everyone out there know to check “The Girls” and remind them to do the breast exam every month. (Um no honey I’m not playing with myself in the shower you can’t come in)

Remember to go for your yearly Mammogram you know… sing along with me .. ” Let’s do the Smash, Let’s Do The Booby Smash..The Booby Smash!”

I mean, this is important ladies. We are talking about a great asset here. You know what I mean. (Eyebrows wiggle up and down). These This is how we get our way. (Stop protesting you know it’s true) and As Erin Brockovich said “It’s called boobs Ed.”

Our Spouses and Significant others love these things and not to mention, for some it is a food source so we need to take care of these suckers!!

Ok so here is something you should know…..

I’m not a breast cancer survivor, never had breast cancer, and never knew anyone with breast cancer. So, you ask yourself why you are writing this, Tracie?

Well about four years ago. I really got into taking care of myself; you know losing weight etc… And I entered a 5k race and that race happened to be the Susan G Komen “Race for the Cure” and this race well it opened my eyes to this disease that takes so many Moms, Wives, Sisters, Aunts, Cousins, Grandmothers and daughters.

As I was running and looking thru my rose colored glasses I started noticing the backs of people’s shirts. “I run for my mom” “I run for my Best Friend” “I run for myself”

I can’t even put into words how I felt at that moment. It was just an awakening from some where deep inside. At first I thought to myself I don’t belong here – I don’t have anyone to run for – I never had breast cancer.

But then I realized I do belong there!

1. I am woman

2. I have boobs

3. I am running for that person who doesn’t have anyone to run for them, someone forgotten, and someone who doesn’t make it on the back of someone’s shirt, that never had anyone able or willing to help “run” for them.

So whoever you are out there. Know that I and others like me are running for you.

So get your ass out there people and Let’s Save the TaTa’s.

MWAH!

Post By: Tracie Ortaliz

Otherwise known as

“Your Royal Highness of the Esteemed Hood”

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Rachel Note: If you have never run in or attended a Susan G Komen Race For The Cure, or any Breast Cancer Walk/Run/Race. Do it. It is a life changing, powerful experience.

Please help us to Find a cure.. in honor, tribute and memory of the nameless and every woman: Donate Now

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