Not as advertised

I made these Halloween cookies last night; can't say that the box diagram is actually a good representation.

Pas fort.


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The colours of the Rainbow

I had a routine physical and had a blood sample taken from my right arm. Look at the mess the Dr. made of my arm!!

Here's day 1:







Here's later that evening:








And here is the bruise today!








Everyone keeps asking what the hell happened to my arm and when I tell them it's from a DOCTOR, they can't believe it! I mean, I know I bruise easily but this is RIDICULOUS!



Update: here's day 5




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Down on the Farm

My husband and I visited his parents this past weekend in Pennsylvania. It's a little known fact that he grew up on a dairy farm (yes, it's true!) My in-laws still live in the big victorian farmhouse and raise a few calves just for fun.

I've never seen a cow up close like this before, and I had never touched one. My father in law gave us pears to feed them. They liked Dan, despite his leather jacket! Haha

I don't know if I can ever eat beef again! I didn't realize they were such gentle and peaceful animals. And so cute! Those eyes with those long eyelashes were just looking right at me asking, "how could you EAT me when I'm so nice to you?!"

Dan said not to get too attached- likely the next time we go visit, his mom will have a nice big roast... Of one of my little friends! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!






















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Now we don't hate her so much

The Daily Mail has a photo of Jennifer Lopez with a less than flattering view of some extra jiggly thighs. Now we can all hate her a little less, right, ladies?

PS, what is with those extensions? Terrible! Kudos on the heels, though- they're killer!

iPhone 4

My iPhone 4 crapped out on me yesterday- since Saturday, it's been saying "No SIM CARD" or "Invalid SIM Card" and just overall getting really angry at me for trying to use him. I got a new SIM card from AT&T, thinking that might work, and it did...for about an hour. So, last night, I headed to the 5th Avenue Apple Store (which I dread, because it's SO full of tourists all the time!) Thankfully, they were really helpful and recognized it as a defect in the phone (apparently there's been lots of other people who this has happened to.) They replaced it with a brand new iPhone 4 for absolutely ZERO dollars. Nice!

Just a thought

There is no graceful way to dismount from a gynecologist table. Pulling your feet out of the stirrups, while trying to hold your paper gown together, and all the while ripping the white paper that covers the table into shreds is no one's most glamourous moment.

Cowboy!

Prince and Romeo have Halloween costumes (yes, we are THOSE people!) Prince is a cowboy, and Romeo is a cop. (Romeo also doesn't like the paparazzi and refused a photo. )





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What's really in your food?

Salami


"Salami, the mystery meat: Is it cow? Is it pig? Well, if you're talking about Genoa salami, like you'd get at Subway, then it's both. Most mass-produced salami is made form slaughterhouse leftovers that are gathered using "advanced meat recovery," which sounds like a rehab center for vegans but is actually a mechanical process that strips the last remaining bit of muscle off the bone so nothing is wasted. It's then processed using lactic acid, the waste product produced by bacteria in the meat. It both gives the salami its tangy flavor and cures it as well, making it an inhospitable place for other bacteria to grow. Add in a bunch of salt and spices—for a total of 15 ingredients in all—and you've got a salami."




Or How about a Fast Food Hamburger? Curious what's REALLY in that? Read on...


"It comes from a cow, yes, but before being stuffed in the bun of a Whopper or Big Mac, fast-food hamburger patties pass through the hands of a company called Beef Products. Beef Products specializes in taking slaughterhouse trimmings traditionally used only in pet food and cooking oil and turning them into patties. The challange is getting this by-product meat clean enough for human consumption, as both E. coli and salmonella like to concentrate themselves in the fatty deposits. So how does Beef Products go about "cleaning" the meat? With an approach similar to what you might use in your bathroom—by using ammonia.

See, the company has developed a process for killing beef-based pathogens by forcing the ground meat through pipes and exposing it to ammonia gas. And not only has the USDA approved the process, but they've also allowed those who sell the beef to keep it hidden from their customers. At Beef Products' behest, ammonia gas has been deemed a "processing agent" that need not be identified on nutrition labels. Nevermind that if ammonia gets on your skin, it can cause severe burning, and if it gets in your eyes, it can blind you. As an ingredient in one of the foods we consume most, our government doesn't even deem it important enough to inform eaters of its presence.

Add to the gross-out factor the fact that after moving through this lengthy industrial process, a single beef patty can consist of cobbled-together pieces from different cows all over the world—a practice that only increases the odds of E. coli contamination. So if you're set on the challange of eating fresh, single-source hamburger, pick out a nice hunk of sirloin from the meat case and have your butcher grind it up fresh. Hold the ammonia."


-from Eat this Not That, "What's really in your Food"

Seriously. Boston Pie Cupcakes. Seriously

Must be time for lunch...I'm HUNGRY, and all my posts are about food!

But this one's good... oh, yeah, baby...BOSTON CREAM CUPCAKES!

Blow up Dan

Dan was in LA during his birthday, but we still found a way to take him out for a night on the town!




















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NOT eating out in New York

We've had a busy couple of weeks here at Little Lady's NYC apartment! My family was in from Montreal and immediately after that, we had guests from Toronto! Needless to say, with all the hosting and touring around this lovely town, we are feeling kind of sick of eating all the junk food and rich restaurant food. That's why I'm pleased to present to you today, NOT Eating In New York, a blog dedicated to home cooking even when you're living in a tiny Manhattan apartment. Follow THIS LINK for a delicious vegetarian fall recipe for White Bean and Brassica Ragout with Creamed Potatoes. Mmmm... it's a wonderful blog. Bon Apetit!

Another good one for ya

Today's Blog 'O The Day has to be STUFF FUNDIES LIKE. If you grew up in a conservative Christian church, then you've got to check this one out.

"Whoooooo...Testify!"