Thursday, November 26, 2009

Dainty Appetizer with Cream Cheese and Pleasant Perfumes Can Improve Your Sleeping

It's incredible that we're near the end of the year 2009, with the new year 2010 arriving soon! People are becoming anxious and in a hurry trying to finish all the tasks that urge on these dates.
Now it's the season where frequently appears the magical turrones or torrones, sweet whine wines or delicious liqueur wines, glorious sweet foods, notable desserts and chocolate…but abundant quantities of premium chocolate delights.

Inevitably we tend to uncork also special wine bottles stored to these extraordinary occasions, not often with good result ;).
Particularly foodies are attracted on this purchasing-frenzy-season to give away the best gifts possible with new kitchen tools and cookware among the traditional gifts.

In South America (and more concretely in my country Uruguay) holidays mean summer coming and big contradictions! Banquets, countless dishes, asados and ice creams, lot of them.. more extra dry and glazed fruits! All these foods are incalculable calories eaten but with the normal sedentary lifestyle, people "remember" to do some workouts or dieting to look suitable for the beach :D

I decided to plan a little this holiday shopping season and organize some of the events that will be coming.
Meantime I prepared in a few minutes a quick and dainty appetizer as topping on you want.

Dainty Appetizer with Cream Cheese and Pleasant Perfumes Can Improve Your Sleeping


* Cream cheese
Chop:
* Ciboulette
* Red pepper
* Green pepper
* Semi sweet pickled cucumber
- Pinch of black pepper and paprika
- Optional chilli and hint of garlic

This snack turned out to be very tempting but I made a "mistake"…I leaned few of the crackers on a table where just was a perfume bottle. The result I ended with a floral - snack!
After this happening I reflected how important the aromas are in daily life.

Do you know that several scientific studios link to good sleeping with charming perfumes? Of course there's the opposite situation of an inadequate sleeping with unpleasant scents.
The smell is the only human sense you could say that "never" sleeps. So you know, a nice perfume in your room can help your sleeping.

Meantime, I wonder, do you feel eager with the new year 2010 coming? Do you sense that pleasant fragrances can facility sleeping?

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!



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32 comments:

Chow and Chatter said...

yummy cheese crackers wow your right 2009 is coming to an end its flown by !

KennyT said...

I love lavender scent in my bedroom!

Coffee said...

Hi
it yummy to see that i definite try this at my home .

♥peachkins♥ said...

the crackers looks really delish!

nora@ffr said...

love cheese crackers!!! gera happy thanxgiving to you toooooo :D

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

That looks lovely! I love to have cinnamon and orange scents at home during the winter...

Cheers,

Rosa

Fresh Local and Best said...

It explains why I love to eat these foods before I head to bed.

I hope you have a great Thanksgiving day!

Cinnamon-Girl Reeni♥ said...

This appetizer is so colorful and delicious looking! I know lavender is supposed to help you sleep and I've seen some room sprays like that too but never used them. I can't believe it's 2010! I feel old!

Jessie said...

very yummy appetizer! I'm such a fan of cream cream. I love the scent of raspberries in my room

Erica said...

That appetizer looks delicious!Que tengas un buen fin de semana.

pigpigscorner said...

I tried spraying lavender perfume in the room and my hubs hated it =(

The Cooking Lady said...

This looks really great a must try. Love small snacks. Thanks for sharing.

Elra said...

Yum, yum ... what a delicious appetizer Gera.

Carolyn Jung said...

Anything with cream cheese is good in my book. ;)

Gera @ SweetsFoods said...

@Chow and Chatter
Yes 2010 is coming very soon! :D

@KennyT
Lavender scent is perfect :)

@Coffee
Thanks for coming by! :)

@♥peachkins♥
Very simple and delicious :)

@nora@ffr
Hope you've had a happy thanksgiving :)

@Rosa's Yummy Yums
Lovely perfumes at your home :D

@Fresh Local and Best
Me too! Hope you've enjoyed the turkey day!

@Cinnamon-Girl Reeni♥
Adore lavender is one of favorite also! Reeni do you feel old? No way :)

@Jessie
As you guess I'm fan of cream cream :) Scent of raspberries wow sounds great!

@Erica
Thanks Erica. Buen fin de semana para ti tambien!

@pigpigscorner
You need trying other type of perfume! :)

@The Cooking Lady
Small snacks are easier and quick :)

@Elra
Anyway I preferred your golden turkey of yesterday haha :)

@Carolyn Jung
Cream cheese is always a winner :)

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

Yum! This sounds simple but so tasty! :D

OysterCulture said...

Lavender is a personal favorite - and I love the spicey sharpness if scented geranium. The recipe looks delicious. I love all the wonderful info you provided in this post.

Chris said...

Interesting about the scents and sleep. I do remember Alexis and I were watching a show on Discovery and they said that 4 of the 5 senses go through a processing part of the brain, but smells do not. That might explain why smells are so vital to enjoying food and can evoke memories so strongly.

Soma said...

That is one lovely appetizer.

I love lavender when we sleep. The years are flying up real soon, 2010 is soon to begin.

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving Gera!

zerrin said...

This looks like a yummy and easy snack. I love all combinations of cheese and cucumber. And the smell of cucumber always reminds me of summer, so refreshing! But I hate to smell anything while sleeping. If the smell is so intense, I can't even fall asleep.
And for me, 2010 sounds like a quote from a science fiction movie. I can't believe it's that close.

burpandslurp said...

Is there an aroma that will help me NOT sleep? I've never ever had trouble sleeping...just trouble getting up in the morning! ;-)

Olga said...

Looks delicious! and dainty is always in style ;)

C.G. the Foodie said...

Loved the links! And aside from perfume, the crackers and cheese sound tasty!

5 Star Foodie said...

Yummy crackers! The year really has flown by too fast!

Art and Appetite said...

I agree, this got to be worth a try--would be great for an appetizer for any party.

Love the plating btw. So unique and awesome!

Residential Investment said...

it's good. i like cheese very much. And i will try it at my home.....

Lori said...

What a simple, yet delicious appetizer! That is the perfect party food. Doing my best to be in the moment and enjoy the rest of 2009. I haven't thought much about 2010 yet, but i'm sure I will be soon!

Leela said...

Hey, with an appetizer this good, I'd be sleeping soundly for sure.

averagebetty said...

I love the smells of vanilla and coconut! Smelling like a freshly baked cake at all times is my key to happiness and a good nights sleep ;)

Chef E said...

I want a few of those cheese crackers right now...I also keep candles around each room. The soy let off a fragrance even if you do not burn them, so I agree it helps relax you when things smell nice...like after you cook something good and the smell lingers...

Christmas hampers said...

I know lavender is supposed to help you sleep and I've seen some room sprays like that too but never used them. I can't believe it's 2010! I feel old.

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