My family has enjoyed many Black Bean Soup recipes, but we always turn back to the most traditional style.  I like to keep some canned black beans on hand for convenience sake, but using cooked dry black beans is my preferred method.  They are much more economical than the canned variety and the process of soaking and cooking dry black beans is not that difficult, and it’s sort of a pleasant, cathartic task.  If you stick with the basic recipe which includes celery, onion, carrots, and garlic, your soup will turn out perfect every time.  I use my potato masher just to give the finished soup a quick mash-up which thickens the soup and brings out the flavor just a bit more.  However, I don’t like to mash it too much so as not to destroy all the whole beans and vegetables.

The Thaitsuki Japanese Samurai Katana takes pride in the Musashi Katana, which is, in its simplest, a samurai sword that serves as a slight variation to the Hoso Kumiage Katana, a previous type of sword also forged by the same manufacturer. Look at it as the Hoso Kumiage’s child or brother, where the Musashi is less than its predecessor in some ways, but remains equal in strength and potential as a weapon nonetheless.

Healthy,safe, clean water. Isn’t that what we are all looking for?  Unfortunately unless we use some sort of filtration system either coming into our home or at our sink, we are likely to get water that really isn’t all that healthy. Sure, it’s come a long way from years ago, but with the added contaminates like pesticides and pharmaceuticals, our water is really taking a beating!  Fortunately there are solutions to the problem, however we want to make sure that they are cost effective. We could purchase bottled water, but that is no guarantee of any better water than what we get out of our tap.

The Magic Zoo sterling silver charm bracelet is one of the better ones on the market today. They have double links (known as “parallel curb”) and have a sturdy lobster claw fastening. What I really appreciate about this particular bracelet is the way you can fasten the charms right on using a split ring. (This site actually sells the charms with the split rings already on them so all you have to do is fasten them onto the bracelet.) No trips to the jeweler, using up your time or extra gasoline.

There are lots of stores, either local or online that offer fake sunglasses. The only difference is that they don’t have any name or company logo on them and they are not the brand named ones. You will be surprised to have the latest of designs and they are so beautifully designed and smartly manufactured that it becomes difficult to make out the difference from the original and one that is made by a renowned company.