If you’re wondering what to eat for beautiful skin, here is a video I made showing which foods can really make a difference and give you beautiful, glowing skin. I always say, “Good skin care starts on the inside.” Of course the outside matters too, so always wear sunscreen (even on cloudy days), don’t smoke, and eat a healthy diet that includes my top ten foods to make you look fab!

A good friend to all of us here at this blog sent this message today…

“Hey JJ and my blog friends, I just wanted to tell you that Teka is gone. She started suffering something horrible this past Saturday, March 2nd and she died today. I want to thank you all for your prayers and love when she was diagnosed back in August. Our hearts are so sad. Thanks again everyone for your love. What an incredible dog she was.  We are lost.

Sue, Mike and Kya.”

From Sue (March 5): “I wanted to share a plaque that was on the wall last night at the vets. How beautiful and so true…”

Are you still home with the flu or a cold? Are you barely able to get out the words, “Can somebody please make me some soup?” Are you tired of getting sick every flu season? Well, you can do something about it… like don’t go where the flu is! Or, if you do go there, you might still prevent it by eating the right things that are known to boost your immune system. Look… I even made a video about it:

I’ve always believed in the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which consists mostly of olive oil, nuts, fish, fruit, vegetables, and a glass of wine every day. Then there was a big news story this week all about the life-saving benefits of eating this way and how it can prevent heart disease.  The evidence is pretty clear so I’m posting the food pyramid here. I hope I can make a difference by sharing helpful information like this. And for anyone on Pinterest, I have a board just for Mediterranean recipes. The way I see it, it’s Mediterranean 6 days a week, and on the 7th day – pizza!

First of all, congratulations to Marlis on winning my cookbook! There were 271 almonds in the jar and she guessed 272! Now, onto my YouTube fun…

I recently posted a new cooking video on hash browns and noticed a link for “transcript.” What the transcript said and what I actually said, bore only some similarity but the differences are hilarious! Here are some examples:

“We’re gonna start by killing a potato … We’re gonna preheat japan … Gps unfolds two small children mushy potatoes … This is the perfect size –  just pray that it takes … We’re going to get the moisture out of this police …” ???

Who’s in charge at Youtube? This is not a job to be shipping overseas!

If you want to have some fun, watch my hash brown video or any youtube video with instructions and enjoy. 🙂

Here’s the link to my youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/jennyjonesvideos

IT’S ANOTHER CONTEST!

I’m having another contest, this time on my new cooking-only site.

If you’d like to win a free copy of my first cookbook, the guessing game is in the blog at: http://www.JennyCanCook.com

I never worried about the Fiscal Cliff because the Apocalypse was going to happen first.

What, no Apocalypse? The world was supposed to end on December 21st, but I guess not. Somebody out there probably didn’t buy Christmas presents figuring, “What for? We’ll all be dead. Why waste the money? I’ll spend it all on my funeral.” But who’s gonna come?

David Patraeus wasn’t smart enough to cover up his affair… and he was in charge of the CIA? And a possible presidential contender? Not any more. Lying and cheating have no place in politics…. wait… what?

I’ll never forget Tan Mom. Remember that woman who put her 6-year-old daughter in a tanning bed? Let’s not rush to judgement. Maybe mom’s naugahyde face was so scary, her daughter ran into the tanning bed to hide.

Get the hook! Somebody should have pulled Clint Eastwood off the stage at the RNC once he started talking to the chair. Was he serious? Hallucinating? We had an uncle who used to talk to the toaster but he’s on medication now.

OMG, the craziest story of the year was the 80-year-old grandmother who tried to “restore” a rare fresco that belonged to a church in Spain. The painting depicted Jesus but when she was done, not so much. They say she was a painter but refinishing a deck is not the same. Jesus looked more like Mr. Potatohead.

I hope they make a movie about how Katie Holmes orchestrated her escape from Tom Cruise. Some possible titles: “It’s Not a Wonderful Life” or “To Kill a Career” or how about “One Flew OUT of the Cuckoo’s Nest.”