Saturday, December 31, 2011

New sandwich bread my ma bought for me

And I love it!!!
Arnold Sandwich thins 100% whole wheat. All I did was put some lettuce, a couple of slices of tomato, red onion, sharp cheddar and a little ranch and was good to go. A little celery and hummus on the side :)

New Years nails

Monday, December 19, 2011

Dinner

Brown rice, buffalo chickenless wings, and sautéed kale. For the kale, I put a little olive oil in a pan and added minced garlic. I then placed the kale in the pan with about 1/4 a cup of vegetable broth and a few squirts of Bragg's liquid aminos.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Adventures in Mock Meats Vol 4

Now THIS is what I'm talking about!!! I took those bland TJ nuggets back and exchanged them for the Morning star buffalo wings. #Winning! They are well seasoned and the taste does resemble chicken. Now if you don't like spicy, I would stay away from these. They are spicy but I love spicy food. I am extremely happy with this purchase. Thanks Morning star!!!

Adventures in Mock Meats Vol 3

So I decided to try Trader Joe's chickenless nuggets. They look like chicken nuggets and have a similar consistency but have no seasoning AT ALL. They weren't awful but they definitely were bland. I'm not sure if they can really be doctored up since they're already breaded but they need a lot more than some dipping sauce. Will likely not re-purchase.

Peace, Love, and Hair Grease

Tried some blue magic on my twists and the twist out was FAB!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

OOTD

Outfit: The Limited
Shoes: DSW


Monday, December 12, 2011

Straight hair is gone, back to the real me!

Sweater: H&M
Pants: Express
Belt: Rampage

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Adventures in Mock Meats Vol 2



Which is better? IMO, the Morning Star crumbles are much better. I've done two lasagnas within the past month. One with the Yves crumbles and the other with Morning Star crumbles. To me, the Morning star had a better taste and tasted more like actual ground beef than the Yves. The Yves had a weird aftertaste to me, I'm not sure why. So now I know to stick with MorningStar crumbles. Their mock sausage crumbles are very good as well but are much harder to find. They carried them at the Publix near my old home but that's the only place I've ever seen them. Maybe I should call their corporate office :)

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Artist spotlight of the month

Ntjam Rosie...

Face of the day

Inner eye: MAC Forging Rose
Outer eye: Loreal Playful (Burgundy color)
Eyeliner: ELF liquid
Eyelashes: ELF
Foundation: NARS sheer matte
Blush: MAC Ambering Rose
Lips: ELF Maple sugar liquid lipstick







OOTD

Shirt: H&M
Blazer: H&M
Slacks: Banana Republic
Shoes: FV21
Ring: FV21
Bracelet: H&M


Tuesday, December 6, 2011

OOTD

Shirt: Macy's
Skirt: BCBG
Boots: BCBG

OOTD

Jacket: Tarjay
Skirt: H&M
Shoes: Guess Marciano

Friday, December 2, 2011

OOTD

Shirt: TJMaxx
Blazer: GAP
Pants: TJMaxx
Boots: BCBGirls

OOTD

Suit: H&M
Boots: BCBGirls

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Nail of the day

I ordered a set of nail design plates and have been having a blast. Here is my nail design for the day.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Out and about

Sweater: FV21
Jeans: Joe's
Shoes: DSW Zigi Soho

Album of the month



Pure genius, UK artists providing this American with good music. Electronica, jazz, funk... Give it a listen.

http://www.amazon.com/Play-Changes-Dig-4hero/dp/B000MGBTHK

Friday, October 14, 2011

OOTD Pretty in Pink (Breast Cancer awareness)

Shirt: TJMaxx
Blazer: Old Navy
Jeans: The Limited
Shoes: Marshalls

Previous OOTD

Taken with old camera
Jumper: Can't remember the store :\
Shrug: TJMaxx
Shoes: Fergie



Previous OOTD

Trying to play catch up. This was taken with my old camera so quality not as good. :/

Sweater: Old Navy
Skirt: H&M
Shoes: Steve Madden





OOTD

Blouse: H&M
Skirt: Ann Taylor Loft
Tights: Betsey Johnson
Shoes: Guess





Wednesday, October 12, 2011

OOTD

Taken with my new camera :)
Blouse: BCBG
Skirt: H&M
Tights: Target
Shoes: Jessica Simpson



Wednesday, October 5, 2011

OOTD

Shirt: Old Navy
Pants: Banana Republic
Shoes: Nine West

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Dinnertime!

I load my salads down! That's with everything except meat of course lol!

OOTD

Blouse: The Limited
Slacks: Express

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Lunch

Spaghetti with "meat"balls: "Meat" balls are Veggie Patch meatless meatballs.
Salad with Trader Joes Vinaigrette
Sweet cherries from Whole Foods
Izze Apple drink

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Adventures in Mock Meats Vol 1

So, I saw a recipe using Gardein's Chick'n scallopini online and decided to try them out.


I didn't use the online recipe because frankly too many ingredients were involved and I am being lazy this Sunday. I just wanted to do a simple sauteed "chicken". I unthawed one fillet (4 come in a bag) and added a little onion powder, garlic, pepper, and basil. The fillet's come lightly seasoned but I am well aware that one person's classification of seasoned can be bland to another, so I didn't leave the seasoning up to chance. I added a little olive oil to a pan and sauteed the breast for about 3 minutes on each side. When I say fab, I mean it. I was so pleasantly surprised with the likeness that the scallopini had to actual chicken. The consistency was a little softer but it was very close to that of real chicken. I sauteed it enough to get just a little browning and I think that really added to the flavor. Overall, I give the product a thumbs up and will likely saute another one to take to work for lunch. I didn't want to cook more than one just in case I didn't like it, but fortunately I loved it!

Uncooked


Cooked


Texture shot


Meal