You're not rockin' my sox off!

Ok, so i'm going to tell you about something that I see all the time now & it's driving me crazy! Seriously. Ladies, quit wearing no-show socks with heels or ballet flats that show!!!! Stop it! It's ugly! They're called no-show socks for a reason & for certain kinds of shoes. What's wrong with you? When you walk out of the house & you can see an inch of your sock all the way around your foot, it doesn't belong. I rarely wear shoes that require socks but when I do I wear the appropriate shape/size. If you have to wear socks then maybe you're just meant to not wear that kind of shoe. Adapt. We can't all wear the same things!

Hottie Biscotti!

I bought some Almond Biscotti last week at the B Town Farmer's Market & I LOVED it! I've always wanted to know how to make it, so i'm going to try this recipe this week. It had instructions to dip it in chocolate, which i'd normally love, cuz you know how I love chocolate, but it might be weird dipping it in coffee. You know that's the best way to eat it! Thanks Joy of Baking for the recipe!


Almond Biscotti Recipe

1 cup blanched whole almonds
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure Almond Extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Toast almonds for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant. Let cool and then chop coarsely.

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a small bowl lightly beat the eggs and extracts together.

In the bowl of your electric mixer (or with a hand mixer) combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until blended (about 30 seconds). Gradually add the egg mixture and beat until a dough forms, adding almonds about halfway through. On a lightly floured surface roll dough into a log about 14 inches (35 cm) long and 3 - 4 inches (8 - 10 cm) wide. Transfer log to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until firm to the touch (log will spread during baking). Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 10 minutes.

Transfer log to a cutting board and, using a serrated knife, cut log into slices 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) thick on the diagonal. Arrange evenly on baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, turn slices over, and bake another 10 minutes or until firm to the touch. Remove from oven and let cool. Store in an airtight container.

Makes about 28 biscotti.

http://www.joyofbaking.com/biscotti/AlmondBiscotti.html

What the French???

I have a total kindergarten crush on Chef Ramsay. I watch Hell's Kitchen but I really love him on BBC's Gordon Ramsay's F Word. I'm not so much a fan of "Kitchen Nightmares" or "Master Chef" though. Watching the F Word, you see him as a completely different person than he is on HK. He's not yelling or swearing at anyone. Or throwing things around. He's funny, he cooks food that looks amazing, in his own home kitchen, & he teaches a ton of stuff about food, where it comes from & how it's made. I also love that he likes to use local fresh foods. Don't even think about opening up a can or use anything pre-made if you're going to cook with him! So, if you have BBC i'd recommend watching it. It's good stuff!

REMEMBER TO TURN OFF IPOD ON THE RIGHT BEFORE WATCHING CLIP

GORDON RAMSAY'S F WORD - INTRO

Orangealicious!

I think the Annoying Orange is hilarious!  And i'm bored.

REMEMBER TO TURN OFF THE IPOD ON THE RIGHT BEFORE WATCHING!

Rolling in the Dough


Theme Song Attack!

25 Things You Might Not Know About Me

I was just reading my US Weekly & they always have a section called "25 Things You Might Not Know About Me" from someone famous.  I don't always read them, it depends on who it is but you do learn some interesting things about them.  So I thought i'd do it for myself, so here I go....


1.  I wear glasses at work when working on the computer.
2.  I haven't eaten meat for the last 11 years.
3.  I think daisy's are the ugliest flower.
4.  Cooking is my biggest stress reliever.
5.  I think avocado is the best sandwich ingredient ever!
6.  My favorite place in the whole wide world is Hawaii.
7.  If I had to pick one musician to listen to for the rest of my life it'd be Frank Sinatra.
8.  My drink at Starbuck's is a Venti Iced Coffee with Vanilla & Cream.  YUM!
9.  I'm obsessed with Lip Gloss & Nail Polish.
10.  I love trashy reality shows like Jersey Shore & any of the Real Housewives shows.  Even the Bad Girls Club.
11.  I think Sunday is the best day of the week. 
12.  Fashion Police is one of my favorite shows.
13.  I hate green peppers...and yellow, red or orange!  No peppers for me!
14.  Sometimes I let my inner "theater geek" out & get crazy to Les Miserables or Phantom of the Opera in my car.
15.  I think turtlenecks are the ugliest piece of clothing.
17.  My favorite season is Spring.
18.  I could probably recite all the lines in "16 Candles" and "The Breakfast Club"
19.  The best meal ever is the Veggie Lettuce Wraps & the Ma Po Tofu from PF Chang's.  The best!
20.  3 places I want to go:  Machu Picchu, Papua New Guinea & Easter Island.
21.  I watch Spongebob in the evenings cuz it makes it so I don't have to think about anything.
22.  I love playing any Jewel Quest Mystery game on my computer.
23.  My nieces & nephews are my favorite people in the world.
24.  Between 6-8am is my favorite time of day.
25.  I think spiders are the scariest things.  And they make my skin crawl.  Eeeew!

Thanks for reading!  :)

Something New???

Ok, so I know on my last post I said i'd do it tomorrow, but I lost track of time & it's a holiday weekend, so i'm just getting around to it now. So what I wanted to talk about is Costco. I'm loving some of the new things they have in lately.

My first one is the new individually packed Blueberries. They're called Brain Berries, cuz they are a superfood & have a ton of Antioxidants! I love them! I eat them for breakfast or anytime I need a snack. And kids love them! My nephew ate one like it was candy. www.brainberries.com

Another thing that i'm loving is the Chobani Greek Yogurt. It comes in packs of 12, 4 Strawberry, 4 Blueberry & 4 Peach. I'm not so much a fan of the Peach but the other two are delicious! When I bought them the first time I wasn't sure if i'd like them cuz I hadn't really had a lot of greek yogurt but after I tried it I'm a big fan. It's thicker than regular yogurt & is a little bit more tangy. It also has twice the protein of regular yogurt & has a bunch of vitamins as well. www.chobani.com

The last thing, which isn't actually new but one of my favorite Costco products is The Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss cheese spread. YUM! Each one only has 35 calories & I love it on Whole Wheat Club crackers. But really any cracker works. My niece eats it just plain right out of the cute little package, but to me that's too much. But I would also recommend them as well. You do have to buy like 5 wheels at a time & then they probably have 6 or so wedges in the wheel so to buy it at Costco it's a lot of them but you can also buy them in different flavors at the regular grocery store. It's usually in the cheese counter or by the deli where like the cheese balls & dips are. www.thelaughingcow.com

So, if you want to, I'd suggest picking up some of these things next time you visit your local Costco!

"Where you at?"

Hello blog readers. I apologize for taking so much time off from writing! I've been super busy & my laptop died & wouldn't let me go online so I got a new one & then I was out of town for a few days & now i'm back & ready to write! When I log in I always go check my stats to see how many of you there are & i'm always surprised at the number of you. But i'm sure it wasn't fun to keep coming back & nothing new was up. So, i'm gonna try to be back to my old self & get around 2-3 a week. Sound good? Sometimes I struggle cuz i'm not sure what to even write about. Tomorrow i'm going to do some recommendations from Costco. I'm in love w/a few new things they have & I think you should try them out too! Anywho, thanks for reading. :)