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On Sunday we posted Single this Valentine’s Day? Here’s how to find a date, a blog about online dating and how to put your profile out on one of the sites. It seems that not only are generations x and y looking into online dating to find their special someone, but seniors are as well! In fact, seniors are the fastest growing segment of Internet users, and more and more of them are using the Internet to look for love. In fact, according to cbsnews.com, 16 percent of all those active on the top five Internet dating sites are 55 or older. A majority of the dating sites like eHarmony, Match.com and Date.com may cater to a slightly younger crowd, so there are senior specific dating sites popping up like SilverSingles.com and SeniorsCircle.com.

Whether you’re 28 or 57, everyone needs love in their life and online dating seems to be fulfilling a need for many. So why not try your hand at online dating? You never know who you may find!

Visit Find a Date on ForRent.com’s website and set up your profile today! You may even set upa date before this Valentine’s Day!

Source: cbsnews.com

This is an old family recipe of mine. Hope you enjoy as much as I do!! J

Perfect-Every-Time-Fudge

Item s you’ll need:

3 6oz. packages of semisweet chocolate chips

¼ teaspoon of salt

1 cup of butter

1 7 oz. jar of marshmallow cream

1 13 oz. can of evaporated milk

41/2 cups of sugar

1 cup of chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Instructions:

Put chocolate, salt, butter and marshmallow cream into large bowl. Combine

evaporated milk and sugar in large saucepan; place over moderate heat. Bring to full rolling boil stirring constantly. Boil 15 minutes. If you use a candy thermometer, temperature should register 236 degrees. Pour milk mixture over chocolate mixture and beat until chocolate is melted and blended. Fold in nuts and vanilla. Spread into two greased 8×8 pans. Refrigerate until candy is firm. Cut into small squares-makes about 5 lbs of yummy goodness! J

Manning has won it again! Eli Manning has emerged from the shadow of father Archie and big brother Peyton to become the Super Bowl XLII Champion and MVP winner. In an upset this Sunday, the Giants defeated the Patriots 17-14 to put an unexpected end to New England’s undefeated season. It was said to be “The greatest victory in the history of this franchise without a question” according to Giants owner John Mara.

For Rent Media Solutions would certainly like to hear Eli’s ‘rules for success’. But one thing is for sure, we must take a queue from Eli, and the Giants team, about perseverance, determination and heart. Being picked as the underdog by 12 points, they stepped up to play their game against the all favored Patriots. Their hard work and determination to not go down without a fight made them quite the opponent for the undefeated team. And of course, the immense amount of heart and dedication that was shown when they made history!

Congrats Giants!

Source: The Link, a Publication of The Virginian-Pilot, February 4^th, 2008

Spicy Seven Layer Dip

Items you’ll need:

1-2 cans Refried beans

Container of Avocado Dip

1-2 tubs of Sour Cream

1 lb of ground beef/turkey/chicken

1 Green Pepper (diced)

Sliced Jalapeno Peppers

1 bag of Shredded Cheddar or Taco/Mexican Cheese

1-2 bags of Tortilla chips (recommended Tostitos Gold Tortilla Chips as they are thicker & will hold the dip better)

Process:

1. First Layer: Heat up the refried beans in the microwave until it becomes smooth (a few minutes), you’ll need to spread a flat layer on your pan. Then let it cool.
2. Second Layer: smooth over the avocado dip onto of refried beans layer leaving a ¼ to 1/8^th of an inch on the side.
3. Third Layer: smooth sour cream over the avocado dip, also leaving ¼ to 1/8^th of an inch on the side (so you can start to see the layers on the side of the pan).
4. Fourth Layer: sprinkle the ground beef onto of the sour cream layer. For a healthier alternative you can use ground turkey or chicken. Depending on your taste you can lightly sprinkle or pile on the meat. (or none for vegetarian dip)
5. Fifth Layer: add the diced green pepper on the ground meat
6. Sixth Layer: add Jalapeno peppers onto of the green peppers (more if you like extra spice, less if not too spicy)
7. Seventh layer: depending on your preference for cheese, you can sprinkle or just dumb the whole bag (evenly distributed) on top of the entire dip!

This dip can be refrigerated until needed, so you can do this in the morning, make all your preparations for the party and bring it out as guests start to arrive.

Here’s another HolidayRecipe provided by your friends at ForRent.com

Pumpkin Fluff (a dessert/dip)

Ingredients

1 (15 ounces) can solid pack pumpkin

1 (5 ounces) package vanilla instant pudding mix

1 (16 ounces) container whipped topping (thawed)

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin, instant vanilla pudding mix, and pumpkin pie spice. Fold in the thawed frozen whipped topping. Taste. Add more spice if needed. Chill in the refrigerator until serving. Serve with ginger snaps.

Enjoy!