Light-skinned-ed Girl

I'm on Pinterest!

I'm not sure why although I am finding it kind of addictive.  Are you on Pinterest too?  You can find me here!

A TED Talk on Storytelling

Okay, yeah, this is the same guy who did the John Carter movie, but he also did Finding Nemo, and I like what he has to say on storytelling.  "Don't give [the audience] 4, give them 2 + 2."

 

Another Afro-Viking: Danish Hip Hop Queen Karen Mukupa

Okay, I am very late to "discovering" Danish Hip Hop Queen Karen Mukupa.  But I am loving her music. 

On Missing Bread

So, I finally got serious in the last two weeks with the exercise and weight loss regimen again.  (It is so much easier to focus on healthy living when my days are regular and I'm off the road.)

I have been missing bread doing my low-carb diet.  But I have found a wonderful alternative and a great recipe for a low-carb grilled cheese sandwich.  True, it doesn't look like much, but this little sandwich makes me happy and it has only 5 net carbs.

The "bread" recipe is inspired by the muffin in a minute recipes (muffins that are made in the microwave).

1/4 cup milled flax seed

1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/4 of a 1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp butter

1 egg

Stir the dry ingredients.  Then add butter and egg.  Mix well.  Pour in microwave safe dish (square if you can).  Cook in microwave for 1 minute.  Slice bread lengthwise and continue with the regular grilled cheese making steps.  (Except I don't use any more butter.)  I also use fat-free cheese and add chia seeds to the mix as well.  I'm going to try a version with just egg white to cut down on the fat as well.  Try it.  It's actually pretty tasty.

 

Another TED Talk I Enjoyed

This one is fun.  Check it out.  Could there be a TED Talk in 6 words?  I think maybe yes after watching this!

 

Bryan Stevenson: "We Need to Talk about an Injustice"

I posted this on my Facebook and Twitter accounts a couple of weeks ago, but it's so important and so moving and absolutely transforming--that I had to post it here too.

This is Bryan Stevenson's TED Talk on injustice, his grandmother, and the importance of sharing the truth of one's identity to help others.