liquid_niki

@liquid_niki (32)

United States • Age 51

Joined myLot 16 years ago

Fall down seven times, get up eight. Never give up.

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How many of you like pickles??

Ramyaa @Ramyaa (62) • India 1 Oct 08

I love mango pickle.The combination of hot rice and mango pickle is wow.Its very yummy.Do you like pickles? which pickle do u like?

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liquid_niki OH my goodness! I love pickles! My favorites are pickled cucumbers, cauliflower and carrots, and I love pickled peppers, like jalapenos and pepperoncini. We almost always have some kind of pickles in the fridge, because everyone in my family loves them :)

2 Oct 08

Living With Acid Reflux

creationsbysusie @creationsbysusie (254) • United States 30 Aug 08

I have had reflux for many year but only found out what it was a few yrs ago, I have had heartburn since I was a child noticed it more when I was under some kind of stress was skinney so weight was not a factor but once the relfux...

acid reflux

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liquid_niki Wow, I thought I was the only person that ice cream did that to! All my friends can eat it no problem, they just look at me funny when I tell them I need medicine to eat that. I also felt like an odd-ball for being the only person I know that has had acid...

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New Self Check Out Register = 1 Less Cashier

relundad @relundad (2310) • United States 7 Sep 08

Today I was at my parents home and my father had been to the neighborhood Kroger. He started telling me about his experience. He mentioned that all of the lines were 10-12 people deep. In his particular line he was at the very...

job

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self check out

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liquid_niki I was reading this and thought to myself that when our store added the self-checks, they didn't take away any of the regular checkstands at all, they just added the self-checks at the end of the regular check-outs. So in reality, at our store, two new jobs...

7 Sep 08

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Are you a COFFEE DRINKER?

dong1970 @dong1970 (1572) • Philippines 6 Sep 08

Every morning i use to drink a cup of coffee.I can't imagine myself drinking coffee in the morning be miss.My day would not be complete.I drink 5-6 cups of coffee a day....How about you....are you a coffee drinker,how many cups?

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liquid_niki I love my coffee. Love it. I used to drink several cups a day, until I was told I had to cut my caffeine down. I have blood sugar issues that are worsened by caffeine so I had to cut down to decaf. So now, even though I no longer drink regular coffee, I do...

6 Sep 08

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what do you collect?

Erin88 @Erin88 (348) • United States 6 Sep 08

Most people I know collect something, whether it's baseball cards, stamps, or whatever. I used to collect baseball cards when I was little, but stopped as I got older. I guess all I collect now are postcards from places I have...

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liquid_niki This is going to sound strange but I collect stones and rocks... I have a rather extensive collection that all my friends and family love to dig through. I have polished rocks, natural stones, crystals, beads, and they're all organized a special way... All...

6 Sep 08

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What Kinds of Fruit can You Eat in the Morning?

Muelitz @Muelitz (1592) • Canada 6 Sep 08

There are mornings when I don't feel like eating bread or rice for breakfast. It seems nice to eat just fruits and water. My question is - what fruits are good to be eaten on an empty stomach. I know that there are...

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liquid_niki I eat just fruit all the time for breakfast. As long as I have it by itself and with nothing else, I can have just about any kind of fruit I want. If I am still hungry an hour after I eat my fruit then I may try something else. But I have tried all kinds of...

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Looking For ...

Marie Anne @Ldyjarhead (10233) • United States 27 Aug 08

... a particular pattern that uses up scrap yarn. I remember some years ago coming across a simple pattern that used one main color (usually black) and whatever other scraps you had. I know it used the black as the base,...

crochet

pattern

scrap yarn

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liquid_niki Hi! :) I don't know of this is the type of pattern you were looking for, but I was looking up scrapghans for myself as well, and came across this one, and remembered seeing that you posted for a pattern....

6 Sep 08

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Crochet: A Lost Art

creationsbysusie @creationsbysusie (254) • United States 28 Aug 08

I have been told that crochet is a lost art as I sell handmade crochet blankets on E-Bay and several other websites and the blankets that I sold to other people some of their respones were that crocheting is an lost art. Sometimes...

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liquid_niki I hear that all the time from people when I'm working on a blanket or something... I LOVE to crochet, and taught my friend how to make a granny square blanket, because she could never get her gauge right on any other stitch, lol. Now her blanket fits a full...

6 Sep 08

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have you tried exotic food you cannot forget?

eyzee12 @eyzee12 (103) • Philippines 19 Aug 08

....exotic means different, unusual or uncommon. ... i remember when i was a kid, our farm land was infested by short-horned grasshoppers.. farmers was devastated by this, cause it means that their crops will be destroyed if...

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liquid_niki They sell prickly pears at our grocery store :) I learned that I should handle them with tongs and burn off the spines, then peel the skin off the fruit. It is very mild but very good. I hope you get the chance to try them some day!

5 Sep 08

Vegetarians if you were stranded on a island ...?

EngrJTU @bookworms (351) • Pasig, Philippines 27 Jul 08

And All you had to eat were coconuts and fish. Would you kill the fish and eat it to survive or just eat coconuts which if you are stuck on that island for months you can die from just eating coconuts. Because of...

vegetarians

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liquid_niki I would probably venture out and look for other vegetation to eat. I am not strictly vegetarian, but I do eat a low meat diet. I think if I were strict I would simply forage for other foods. I do alot of reading for when we go camping, etc. so that when we...

4 Sep 08

phonies

3cardmonte @3cardmonte (5098) 4 Sep 08

My sister and all of her friends are all phonies and fakers, they will be so nice to somebody and then really diss them as soon as they leave. I can appreciate wanting to keep the peace and not start a fight,but they could just be...

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liquid_niki I don't like fakers either. I know some people like that. I'd rather not hang out with them to be honest, because I know they're talking about not just me, but everyone, behind their backs. On another note, I am also cordial to those I meet, even those I...

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What's the most expensive piece of clothing you ever bought?

berryliciousme @berryliciousme (1003) • Philippines 4 Sep 08

What's the most expensive piece of clothing you ever bought and how much was it? Did you really plan on buying it or did you buy it out of impulse? A few weeks ago I bought a shirt for a little less than $100. After that, I...

clothes

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liquid_niki There are only two things that I ever bought that stand out in my mind as having spent alot of money for. One was when I was in college, there was this wonderful black sweater with gold stitching in it, and I was making very little money at my job, so I had...

4 Sep 08

I'm just curious did you try lentil soup??

kacper79 @kacper79 (8) • Ireland 7 Aug 08

Rich Lentil Soup: Serves 4 What you need: 240g / 9oz of red lentils 1.4 liters of cold water 1 bay leaf 1 clove garlic 1 clove garlic 1 small carrot (diced) 30ml/2 tablespoons sweet chilli souce 30ml/2...

chilli sauce

lentil soup

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liquid_niki Wonderful recipe. I have always loved lentil soup, I could seriously eat it every day. Even my picky kids will eat it :) I sometimes let it thicken up, then roll it in some lettuce leaves, or have it with some sprouted bread. Yummy

4 Sep 08

Do you like green,red,orange, or yellow bell peppers?

sweetdesign @sweetdesign (5142) • United States 8 Aug 08

Or do you like some other color? I like red, yellow and orange the best. They are milder in flavor than the green bell pepper which tends to make me burp. Which is your favorite?

colors

peppers

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liquid_niki I used to LOVE green bell peppers, but they no longer agree with my tummy, and so now I have the red or yellow ones :) I just couldn't see giving them up altogether because I love them so much, so now I just have the red or yellow.

4 Sep 08

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cucumbers

ANTIQUELADY @ANTIQUELADY (36440) • United States 19 Aug 08

i saw a different cucumber sat. at a frien's huse. she had grow them. they are called lemon cucumbers because they are shaped like a lemon & grow to the size of a small lemon. when i cut it , it tasted like a regular cucumber....

lemon cucumbers

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liquid_niki Last year my sister planted cucumbers and she got all these little yellow things and thought that her cucumbers were bad! I looked into it and found out they were called lemon cucumbers, but neither one of us knew that at first, and so she tossed out the first...

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have you tried exotic food you cannot forget?

eyzee12 @eyzee12 (103) • Philippines 19 Aug 08

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liquid_niki Wow, I haven't had grasshoppers by any means, but I have had prickly pear, and the first time I had it, I thought I had gotten all the spines off it, not realizing that there are tiny fuzzy spines that you can't really see. The fruit was delicious, but I...

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Any kinds of vegetables you prefer?

shamashemnice @shamashemnice (482) • Egypt 21 Aug 08

I prefer spinach,peas,potatoes and taro..tell me what about you..?

vegetables

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liquid_niki My personal favorites are fresh sweet corn, tomatoes, zucchini, and steamed baby carrots. I don't think I have ever had taro, what's it like?

4 Sep 08

Do you prefer canned or frozen?

Sillychick @Sillychick (3275) • United States 4 Sep 08

I grew up on canned vegetables, I guess because they are cheaper. But now I use frozen and they are So much better. Not only do they taste better, but it is nice to be able to cook as little or as much as I want. Sometimes I cook...

canned

frozen

vegetables

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liquid_niki I LOVE frozen veggies. I have canned on hand because we go through alot and my freezer doesn't hold that much, but I have always preferred frozen. I tastes so much better, and all the vitamins haven't been cooked out of them. We used to have a deep...

4 Sep 08

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