Make Money Online By Drinking The Green

guest — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:15:52 +0000

You know how you be get chatting with a friend, and suddenly you both just get silly? That’s what happened with Sue Clark and me, the other day. Not face to face, over a cold one after work — because Sue lives in Maine, where she reigns over Lighthouse News — but online, over at Twitter.com. The upshot was that Sue came up with a new way to “get rich quick”… well, she explains it all here. Enjoy! ~Jen

How To Get Rich With Twitter

There are hundreds of blogs that start up every day with the dream of making money online by kicking back on a beach and letting the green roll in. They are inspired by such success stories as Chris Garrett, Darren Rowse and Jeremy Shoemaker, all of whom make a comfortable online living from their blogs. Of course, it’s only a dream for those hundreds of hopefuls, as it really is hard work to get to the level of earning more than a pittance from your blog. And they are laden with Google adsense ads, have no original content, and are really spammy blogs.

And then there’s Jen, our very own Domestik Goddess.

Online Betting Moves To Twitter

One day, Jen (aka @rjleaman on Twitter) tweets about an interesting post she found on Squawkfox entitled Recipe: Strawberry and Banana Green Smoothie. I think I will just switch to our conversation from that point. I’m @lighthousenews in this conversation.

@rjleaman: Reading: http://tinyurl.com/6s7t9e Spinach in fruit smoothie – who’s up to try it?
@lighthousenews: Ewwwwwww. Sorry, but my taste buds say no to this one!
@rjleaman: what’ll you offer for me to try green smoothie for you? (I get to add cup o’ honey, right?)
@lighthousenews: I will bet $10 (virtual) that you won’t do it. But NO honey. As is only. Yuk.
@rjleaman: You’re on!
@lighthousenews: I want video proof. And at least 3 handfuls of spinach! And don’t forget the kale. NO honey!!!
@rjleaman: no video camera, but I’ve taken a pic – knew you’d demand proof! Greens no honey, check: had to snag last banana from HWHTPT
@lighthousenews: Pic of you sipping it. Facial expression included. Then I need your paypal address to pay up (willingly). :-)
@lighthousenews: P.S. Did you at least get a strawberry in it? *G*
@rjleaman: Fortunately, yes, did have the 3 frozen strawberries called for in the recipe. Followed it faithfully (but not bonus stuff)
@rjleaman: http://twitpic.com/iy89 – @squawkfox calls this “Green Smoothie” but I’m calling it “Frog in a Blender” – and may drink one again sometime!
@lighthousenews: DM me your paypal address. I guess I lost. :( You are one brave woman! LOL!

Getting Healthy and Getting Rich

Multiply this by all your followers on Twitter and you can make a healthy living from this very creative online money making scheme. And a side benefit to it is the health benefits for your body. That is, unless you end up looking like Popeye®. On second thought, that might not be a bad idea:

@rjleaman: I had to hold the camera at arm’s length in my *left* hand, and try to aim by looking at the little LED screen’s reflection in the bathroom mirror… and drink down the frog smoothie at the same time. (The first twenty tries at a snapshot got deleted PDQ, believe it!)

Sue Clark has been interested in lighthouses since she was a little girl living on the Great Lakes of Michigan, and even more so after moving to Maine. She is a charter member of the Maine Lighthouse Museum, a docent and former secretary of the Friends of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse — where she was married in 2000 — and a member of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Sue blogs about her passion at Haunted Lighthouses and Lighthouse News.

Vegetable and Asiago Pasta

Domestik Goddess — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:22:00 +0000

Here’s a new favourite summertime supper recipe — perfect for when those patio tomato plants are being just a bit too generous with their fruitful bounty.

Tiny tomatoes are apparently custom-made to be roasted with garlic, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, then tossed with lovely greens: the late-season regrowth of baby spinach and herbs fresh from the garden — and luscious Asiago cheese!

Vegetable – Asiago Pasta

3 cups cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, cut in half
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 bag (about 4 cups) baby spinach leaves
1 pkg 450g spaghettini (whole wheat)
1/2 cup shredded Asiago cheese
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil or parsley (we prefer basil)

Photo credit: ms.Tea

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Toss the tomatoes with balsamic vinegar, oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Spread them on a foil-lined baking sheet and roast 20 to 30 minutes or until the tomatoes are shrivelled up and lightly browned.

Scrape tomatoes and juices into large bowl, and toss in the baby spinach.

Prepare the pasta according to the package directions, or to your own taste.

Toss the cooked pasta with the roasted tomatoes and spinach mixture, Asiago, and basil or parsley.

Serve warm, with extra cheese.

This recipe serves 4-6, unless you’re very hungry or (like me) very very keen on Asiago-flavoured healthy pasta dishes!

Notes:

Asiago cheese is the perfect taste complement for the other flavours, by the way, so don’t even think about cheaping out and trying to substitute another type of cheese! Yes, I know Asiago is a bit more pricey than some cheeses, but really… sometimes you’ve just got to go for the real thing.

I’ve also faked this recipe fairly successfully with dried basil but it’s just not quite the same — so, please, do spring for the fresh green bunches at the grocery store, if you don’t happen to grow your own basil. Parsley is also acceptable, but really it’s second-best.

You know I’m usually all in favour of clever substitutions in the kitchen, but for this recipe — go with the real ingredients, that’s my advice!