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| | Author: | Sarah | Created: | Tuesday, April 17, 2007 |  | | A mind is a terrible thing to waste. |
By Sarah on Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The weekend caught up with me a little, and as I am slightly under the weather, I decided to use the chicken from last night to make homemade chicken stock. Reciepe to share! Homemade Chicken Stock - Leftover chicken (approx. 2 lbs. worth)
- 1 tbsp whole peppercorns
- tbsp salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp dill
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 1/4 cup cooking sherry
- 1/4 brandy
- Whole red onion peeled and cut in half
- Whole garlic head cut in half
- 1 cup baby carrots
- 1 cup celery cut in half
Take all ingredients and place in a slow cooker on low. Cover with one inch excess of warm water. Let it slow cook for 6 to 8 hours. Using a mesh strainer, strain all solids from liquid. Place the liquid in a sealed container and let the stock cool over night in the refrigerator. The next day skim the fat from the top, you can use the stock immediately or freeze for up to 3 months. 
I plan to remove the bones from the chicken meat and serve the results over the stewed onions, carrots and celery. Throw in a loaf of fresh baked bread and we are in business! Current Mood:  Childish
| By Sarah on Sunday, May 17, 2009
I know, I know, it's been a bit since an entry. What with work, the move, the show and everything else forgive me. Full Monty closes this weekend, and we move in 2 weeks so down time will come soon. This weekend I got a small 'break' going back to C-town on Saturday for Melissa's wedding and the 5 year WAC college reunion. Pictures! .JPG)
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You can go to my facebook for more pictures of the wedding reception and the college campus. Current Mood:  Adorable
| By Sarah on Friday, May 01, 2009
My e.l.f. order arrived in record time yesterday. Under a week, it usually takes them 14 days or longer so this is something to be happy about. I think now that they have grown so has their staffing unit. The TAKETHETEST coupon code paid off. I got full size samples of mascara duo, natural radiance blusher, hypershine gloss, eyeshadow duo and an eyeshadow brush. I also got my free Candy Shop Liptin, Shine Eraser, Cuticle Pen, Brow Treatment and Light Concealer all for under $14.50 (that's plus S&H too). Here are my thoughts thus far. Shine Eraser
Pros : Functional, Effective, Compact, Cheap, Easy To Use
Best Uses : Everyday, Travel
This works just as good as other paper blotters, if not better then some. And it's inexpensive, it doesn't get any better then that. I use these all the time for after work when powder is not handy and it gets rid of the shine and any accumulated oils.
Cuticle Pen
Pros : Easy To Use, Dries Quickly, Goes On Smoothly, Portable Best Uses : Daily So far so good with this product. It is compact and portable, no added smell, and adds some extra moisture to cuticles! Eyebrow Treat and Tame
Pros : Smooth, Easy To Apply, Lightweight Best Uses : Everyday I'm not sure about this product yet. I haven't been using it long enough to know if the TREAT section is doing the trick or not. I've used brands like the Anastasia Brow Regrow before. Expensive products and those don't really work. I'm not an over plucker I just have sparse eyebrows to begin with, so finding a product can be hard. The TAME section will take some getting used to. I'm fair skinned, my hair is natural dark blond and my eyebrows are actually black, but not thick. So matching a brow shade is next to impossible. I choose the medium thinking dark might be black as mascara. I think I might have been able to get get away with the dark though. The medium shade is a little rust tinted when it first goes on, blends a little more after it dries, but with thiner definition like my brows - too light can cause even sparser looking ridges! Eyeshadow Crème Duo
Pros : Silky Texture, Highly Pigmented, Blends Easily, Great Color, Long Lasting, Applies Smoothly Cons : Creases Best Uses : Smokey Effect, Going Out, Everyday, Work I say hit or miss because it has been either way for me with this product. Because the price is so low though it can sometimes be work the gamble. The first time I ever tried a duo from e.l.f. was for the purpose of a base. That's all I have ever used the cream shadows for before. OLIVE was my first purchase, based on my beauty profile recommendation. The colors worked O.K. for me, but I wouldn't call it a perfect fit. It was a little hard to apply, not as creamy as expected, it did help define my powder shadows when applied underneath. I have to wonder if that first duo experience was an older tin, that might have dried out a little. I just today got a BUTTER PECAN duo as a freebie with my order. I didn't get to pick my shade but this color happens to be great for blonds/light brunettes with fair to light skin tones! It was much creamier then my first experience and I could even stand to wear this shadow as a stand alone instead of as a base primer! Current Mood: Vain | By Sarah on Thursday, April 30, 2009
It's about 4 weeks until we get out of here and it can't happen soon enough! This week after dealing with a broken dryer (now fixed, sort of) and a non-working air conditioner (still doesn't work), we have officially had more things go wrong here then most people do in a life time. We lived in a town home for 4 years and managed to only deal with a back yard drainage issue, a bamboo growing cranky old neighbor, a seasonal bug issue and a few other very minor things that aren't even worth mentioning. Here, in less then 9 months, we've got crazy ass people, poor maintenance teams, blinds that snap if you touch them, a water heater, furnace and a.c. unit that all went up, the dryer issue, power glitches or outages, silverfish...it's not even a ghetto apartment, it's Harford County for craps sake! Current Mood:  Crabby
| By Sarah on Sunday, April 26, 2009
- Been tinkering with Adobe Encore lately. Used it to create a menu for the grandparent's anniversary DVD. Was sad that it doesn't do editing of video content though. I think I have to stick to the laptop for that anyway since my fire-wire cord is not compatible with the regular pc port.
- Saturday was the adoptation at Petco. Lucky Cat raised a little bit of money and was able to get one cat adopted. I think everyone was outside enjoying BBQ's instead.
 - Went to the Harford Live! Home and Garden show. The Ripken Stadium for minor league baseball was kinda cool. I might have to see if my dad would ever want to check out a game there one weekend. The expo was meh, we did get some information on solar energy and a a few other eco-friendly budget savers.
- I think there is vomit in front of our apartment complex. Not good when your slider is near the entrance. Yay weekends!....30 days until we settle....
- I've become obsessed lately with staring at the QVC channel. WHY!? I'm not 60!!!
- Our dryer and air conditioner are not working. That's not good. Did I mention we settle in 30 days?
- Coffffeeeeee!!! I have been having way too much of you lately.
Current Mood:  Spacey
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