Recipe - Summer Dessert Pizza

SERVINGS: 12-16
CATEGORY: Dessert
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 35 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
GLAZE:
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup orange juice
TOPPING:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup Cool Whip® whipped topping
1 firm banana, sliced
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1 can (8 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
2 kiwifruit, peeled and thinly sliced
1/3 cup fresh blueberries
Directions: In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and beat well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Press dough into a greased 12-in. x 14-in. pizza pan. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. For glaze, combine sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Stir in the water and orange juice until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. For topping, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Add whipped topping; mix well. Spread over crust. Arrange fruit on top. Brush glaze over fruit. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Ps. I've tried this recipe and it's a hit with adults and childrens alike. I made it during a friend's birthday. It's Pizza and it's healthy!!

Collection - Costume jewelry

Beautiful gold and black beads choker entwined together to give that amazing effect when worn at night. Got this piece from a native store in Miri, Sarawak.
Got this native of Sarawak clay beads from a native store in Miri. It's beautiful and unique.
Got this seashell look necklace from fashion house in Indiana. It's pretty and great for office or party wear.
Unique silver choker and would look amazing when wearing a black or red dress
Beautiful wire choker with silver medallion

Mind and Body - Have you lived before?

I had just got done with doing my weekly house cleaning and was taking a short rest while Ramzi was watching his 'transformers' movie at another tv. I flipped through the tv channels aimlessly trying to find a good show. I came across 'The Oprah Winfrey' show which had just started. It shows the famous Dr. Oz and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Brian Weiss. I clicked the info. button and it talks about exploring past life regressions which is the key to healing fears! Hmmm, I thought it sounded spooky and out of this world! I was curious and wondered what this is all about.

In this show, Dr. Weiss talked about how his life turned around when he took a new patient named Catherine. Catherine suffers from panic attacks, phobias, fears, nightmares," A year of conventional treatment gave little progress. Dr. Weiss decided to try hypnosis, a therapy he'd used successfully before.When he asked Catherine to go to the source of her pain, Dr. Weiss says he was shaken to his core—Catherine regressed back and started talking about living previous lives! Please read more here;
http://www2.oprah.com/health/oz/slide/20080513/oz_20080513_350_102.jhtml

The reason why this story caught my interest was that I had one strange happening that I could not verify till today if it's for real or just a haunting dream. It happened in the early 90's and I lived alone in a 2 bedroom house that I rented before moving to my own house. It was a humid afternoon, I had my front door opened with the garage gate secured in the front. I had my radio turned on and I laid down on the couch trying to take a short nap. My radio was just within arm reach on the table where I was napping. In my conscious or sub-conscious mind, I heard my radio went 'clicked' and I see myself got off the couch, but seems like there are 2 of me, because I see myself still sleeping on the couch and another standing looking down at myself napping. I felt kinda weird, seeing myself on the couch and another standing looking down at 'me'. I walked to the kitchen and wondered if this is really happening. Just to make sure this was real, I looked to my left and saw my fish tank aquarium. I tapped on the fish tank and it shocked the fish in motion. I thought, Oh No!... this is for real... I rushed back to the living room and still see myself sleeping and I tried to wake 'me' up and suddeny I heard a loud beeping sound. I was awakened by my next door neighbor's commotion. I woke up in thick sweat and fear and felt delirious after this bizarre dream or whatever you called it. It feels so very real and right after, I called a friend and told her what I've experienced. Till today, it's still vivid, like it happened just yesterday.