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Topaz and citrine are the birthstones of the month of November. No wonder they make me think fall. Let's also take a look at another warm stone: smoky quartz. What exactly is the difference between these semi precious stones? It can get tricky, but here goes...
Yellow or golden quartz is called citrine. Brownish yellow quartz may be called champagne citrine and bright pumpkin orange to dark orangish red in color usually go by the name madeira citrine. But the skinny is this, citrine is quartz which is warm toned (ie: yellow, orange, brown, red) For comparison, amethyst is purple quartz. Quartz is a common stone with a hardness of 7. It occurs naturally in many, many colors and may be treated to change its color too. Various quartz crystals can form together (usually amethyst or smoky and citrine) to form bi-colored quartz.
Chicken à l'orange (Chicken with Orange Sauce)
Orange juice concentrate tenderizes and adds that extra zip to this dish, adapted from the traditional Duck à l'orange, a more fatty version. Serve the chicken over yolk-free egg noodles with a side salad and a piece of crusty French bread. Photo courtesy of Occasions Catering Vegetable oil spray 2 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, all visible fat removed 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/2 medium onion, chopped 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate 1/3 cup water 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 1 teaspoon low-salt soy sauce 1 tablespoon dry white wine 1 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger Preheat the oven to 350 deg.OPI - Atomic Orange
I changed my toenails from the yellow to "Atomic Orange". I can't seem to find what collection it came from (I can't find it on the OPI site). In my opinion it's a great medium toned reddish/orange that would look good on most skin tones.
Colour Therapy - Orange
Orange the colour
ORANGE relates to the SACRAL chakra situated in the lower abdomen
The organs to which this chakra relates are uterus, large bowel, prostate, ovaries and testes. (In the foetus the testes develop in the lower abdomen, thus linking with the sacral chakra energy, then descending to the scrotum by birth.) The endocrine glands are the ovaries and testes.
On the psycho-spiritual level, this chakra relates to self respect.
Caramel Oranges
Ingredients
4 large navel oranges
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
Directions
1. Carefully peel oranges . Holding oranges over bowl to catch juices, with sharp knife cut between orange membrane and extract individual sections.
Thanksgiving Table
Here's my thanksgiving table. It's fairly simple, but I'mvery pleased with it. The hand-stencil turkey was something I made mid-day to distract myself from the smoking oven (no food was burning, the oven just decided to smoke.).
Orange Blossom Sour Cream Pound Cake
Orange Blossom Sour Cream Pound Cake
Adapted from Sour Cream Pound Cake at The Wandering Eater
This recipe whips up a lot of extra batter. I had enough for the loaf as well as 10 cupcakes. Also, the orange blossom flavor was very subtle and only noticeable in the crust - an additional bit of orange extract or fresh orange peel would have been good.
White Asparagus with Orange Butter
6 large oranges
2 pounds white asparagus, trimmed and peeled
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Leaves from 4 stems tarragon
1. Juice five oranges over a sieve, making about 1 1/2 cups juice. Zest one orange; set aside zest.
Spring Pink and Orange again!
I didn't do this on purpose. It just so happens the things I've been picking out of my closet for the past two days are orange and pink. Guess I got sick of all the gray and black I've been wearing and seeing!
Orange > Mondays
Mondays are blah, so I wore orange in an attempt to cheer me up!
Orange sweater - Target
Brown straight legs - Hollister
Gold flats - American Eagle
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