New Year’s Party Cheese Balls
Need a New Years app? Make your own fancy cheese balls. Roll 2 inch sections of a goat cheese log into a ball and roll in anything. Chives, crushed walnuts, cranberries, and sunflower seeds were pretty tasty.
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3 Classy Cocktails From Everything Fabulous
Everything Fabulous is just that. I’m so addicted to this blog. Here are 3 cocktail recipes for that classy lady-like brunch you always knew you had in you.
All recipes found on EverythingFab.com.
Lillet Rose Spring Cocktail
Words to describe Lillet Rose: “The smell of Rose wine grows out of the humidity along with floral notes of primrose, rose water, honeysuckle and then fades into an earthy, dewy, after-a-rainfall finish.”
Lillet Rose Spring CocktailIngredients (Serves 6)
* 12 ounces Lillet Rose
* 12 ounces Ruby Red grapefruit juice
* 6 ounces gin
* 6 edible flower blossoms (optional; chefs-garden.com)Directions
1. Combine 6 ounces Lillet, 6 ounces grapefruit juice, 3 ounces gin, and ice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake until well chilled.
3. Strain and divide cocktail among 3 stemmed cocktail glasses, such as Champagne coupes. Repeat.
4. Garnish with flowers. Serve immediately.I can’t seem to find a distributor online of Lillet Rose in the US, so I contacted the company to find out. I will update and tweet about the info once I have it. For Europe you can buy it {here}.
Rose Petal and Prosecco Punch
Lavender Vodka Lemonade
Glass:
* 1.5oz Vodka
* 1.5oz Lillet Blanc
* 1oz Lavender Syrup (recipe below)
* 1oz Lemon Juice
* 2oz Chilled Soda Water
* French Lavender Flower for GarnishPitcher (makes 4 glasses):
* 3/4 Cups Vodka
* 3/4 Cups Lillet Blanc
* 1/2 Cup Lavender Syrup
* 1/2 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
* 1/4 Cup Chilled Soda Water for each glass
* French Lavender Flower for GarnishPreparation:
1. Mix first four ingredients with spoon.
2. Pour over ice,
3. Add chilled soda water and
4. Garnish with lavender flower (or lemon wedges if you can’t find fresh organic lavender).Lavender Syrup:
1. Add equal parts sugar and water to a medium saucepan and bring to boil.
2. Add fresh organic French lavender to taste (or 1/2 cup dried food grade lavender for every 4 cups water/4 cups sugar)
3. Boil for one minute over medium/high heat.
4. Remove from heat and let steep for an hour.
Organize: The Clutch Collection
You know that spot in the back of your closet that’s covered with misshapen and unused clutches? If there really were fashion police, they would have come and taken these neglected babies away a long time ago.
Ok, maybe this is getting a little dramatic. All I’m saying it that there is a better way. Flipping through an old January 2009 copy of InStyle (yes, I do that) I found this really smart idea. Clear some shelf space and bookend your clutch collection. They’ll keep their form and since they’re at eye level, you’ll use them more.
3 Steps To The Diet Friendly Fridge
How’s that resolution coming along? About 90% of the people that make New Year’s resolutions have some sort of diet on their list.* Now, it’s February 15 and most of us are recovering from a chocolate induced food coma. It’s ok, plenty of time in 2012 to work on that list. Surprisingly, we found the best ideas over at MensHealth.com. Take a look at these 3 simple ways to get your fridge in order and your diet back on track.
1. Shelve Strategically And Hide The Junk
Fill your eye-level shelf (or top shelf) with fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious snacks. You’re 2.7 times more likely to eat healthy food if it’s in your line of sight, a Cornell University study says. “That’s also why manufacturers pay a premium to have their products at eye level in stores,” says Kit Yarrow, Ph.D., a professor of psychology and marketing at Golden Gate University.
In a 2009 Danish study, one in four participants who chose a healthy snack over an unhealthy one later reached for the junk anyway. So place the healthy stuff front and center, and stash small guilty pleasures out of sight.
2. Pack Smart
A variety of small leftover containers tempt you to eat more than you planned, says Brian Wansink, Ph.D., author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. Instead, combine leftover entrees and sides so that each container has one meal’s worth.
3. Shop More, Buy Less
Instead of laying in supplies for the week, hit the supermarket more often and buy only for the next few meals. An overload of choices at home may deplete your willpower, a 2008 Journal of Consumer Psychology study found. “And people tend to reduce consumption when resources are scarce,” Yarrow says.
*Totally made up statistic.
Photo by Greencolander
RG Goes Triple X: Valentine’s Night Sexy Time
Don’t be a sucker. Buying cheesy kinky games is tacky and takes all the fun out of it. DIY DIT games, well now you’re speaking my language! Here are some of the most popular ways people spend money on bedroom play time and the Resourceful ways to save a buck. Not gonna lie, I’m looking forward to reading a few comments from this post next week.
1. Whipped Cream
Novelty whipped cream will never taste better than Reddi Wip and you probably already have that in your fridge. If you want to raise the stakes, pick up a bottle of alcohol infused whipped cream. Now, that’s a novelty that pays off!
2. Chocolate Body Paint
Again, the novelty stuff will never taste better than Nutella, and you already have it on hand.
3. Edible Underwear
If you think the stuff in the black box is anymore than Fruit by the Foot, you’re kidding yourself. Buy a value box and you can snack on a few while you candy toga your lady parts.
4. Teasing Mask
Don’t waste your money. That scarf that has just been hanging in your closet since Christmas, well, it’s about to see some action.
5. Handcuffs
Oh, handcuffs. They’ll just bruise your wrists, scuff your wooden bed frame and cause awkward moments when your mother finds them during her next visit. Again, say hello to Mr. Scarf. Now you don’t have to lie to your Auntie Mildred about getting much use out of her Christmas present.
6. Naughty Dice
Lick, Face… what? Not sexy. Steal the dice from your Settlers of Catan and invent your own number code of the stuff you really want to do. Do Settlers of Catan fans have sexy time? Let’s say Monopoly.
7. Candy G String
You will never look at a candy necklace the same way. It only takes about three or four necklaces tied together in the right way to make a charming crotchless G string. The Resourceful ones can figure it out.
8. If none of the above spark your fancy you can always stick to the romantic food, Animal Crackers. As seen in Armageddon.
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