Sunday, November 30, 2014

Easy Cheesy Potato Pancakes

Thanksgiving leftovers are the gift that keep on giving. I have a fridge full of food and I have been nonstop eating since Thursday! I like to create something new out of my leftovers because I get bored of eating the same thing for days, so I decided to concoct cheesy potato pancakes, delish served with a side of sausage stuffing.

Ingredients:
3 cups left over mashed potatoes
One cup shredded cheddar (you could really use any cheese I suppose. I had cheddar leftover from the mac and cheese I made).
2 eggs
Half of a diced onion 
Butter

Directions:
Melt about a tablespoon of butter in frying pan. Once melted throw your diced  onions in. Once they are gold brown,  take off heat and put to the side.

Beat two eggs. Add egg, cheese and onion into mashed potatoes. Mix all the ingredients well. 

Heat up another table spoon of butter in the same frying pan. Scoop a heaping tablespoon of the potato mixture into the frying pan. I was able to fit 4 pancakes in my pan. You can make them larger than this I just happen to like them small. Once the mixture is golden brown it's time to flip your pancakes. I like to flip them and than pat down with my spatula to make them flat. Once golden brown on the other side and cooked throughly scoop out into plate and serve with a dollop of sour cream. If you don't use the whole mixture just refrigerate the remaining and use for breakfast tomorrow! This recipe definitely yields a lot of mini pancakes so feel free to adjust to your liking! 
 

Friday, November 28, 2014

Simple a Breakfast with Thanksgiving Leftovers

HappyThanksgiving! This year I cooked for 5 of us, which means I had plenty of leftovers. I decided to make a super easy, but delicious breakfast using two ingredients, leftover sausage stuffing and a fried egg. 

Directions:
Heat up about a teaspoon of olive oil or butter in a small frying pan. Add as much stuffing as you would like, the stuffing will start browning quickly. I personally like to get it kind of crispy and then flip to repeat on the other side. Once cooked to your satisfaction transfer into a bowl. In the same frying pan add another teaspoon of olive, let it heat up and then crack the egg into the pan. Let the clear white of the egg cook till it turns white and slightly brown around the edges. Add coarse salt and pepper then flip the egg. I like a runny yolk so I leave the egg cooking for another 2 minutes and remove it from the heat, but as always do you baby boo. Put the egg on top of the crispy stuffing and Volia you have a delicious breakfast cooked in under 10 minutes! You could add gravy or shredded turkey, I'm pretty convinced any left over you throw in there would be delicious! Perfect breakfast while you shop Black Friday sales online like me!

Friday, November 21, 2014

Getting Crafty: DIY Glitter Pumpkins

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I love the Fall. I love pumpkin spice lattes (like all white girls), sweater weather, leather jackets, crisp air and all the other wonderful things that come with it.  With Pinterest as my inspiration, I set out to make some Fall decor for my apartment. I was drawn to all the different ways people decorate pumpkins now, so I decided to make glitter pumpkins. I love this particular decoration for many reasons:

A) They look dope
B) They are cheap
C) You can make them the first week of October and they last till Thanksgiving, which covers your Halloween and Thanksgiving decorations- you're welcome.


What you need:

1) Baby Pumpkins
Get however many you want to decorate. (you can really do this to pumpkins of any size- I don't discriminate, I just like the way the small ones look on my table).

2) Clear Modge Podge
 http://www.amazon.com/Podge-CS11202-Original-16-Ounce-Finish/dp/B00178QQJ8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416608262&sr=8-1&keywords=modge+podge+clear

3) Glitter
I particularly like Martha Stewart's Glitter: http://www.amazon.com/Martha-Stewart-Crafts-Essential-Glitter/dp/B002BTWI62/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416607783&sr=8-1&keywords=martha+stewart+fine+glitter
Martha's glitter is super fine and in my opinion looks much better than a coarse glitter, but to each their own.

4) A Brush
Personally, I use an old concealer brush. I really think anything that will spread the glue onto the pumpkin will do. I guess these are what you are supposed to use when applying modge podge:

http://www.amazon.com/Plaid-24959-Podge-4-Piece-Scrapbooking/dp/B00CH9LH86/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1416607963&sr=8-2&keywords=modge+podge+brush



Work over a paper plate or news paper. Take one pumpkin at a time and coat with glue thinly. I paint from the top to almost the bottom. I like a little of the true pumpkin to show and painting the base is a pain in the ass for many reasons. Take your glitter and shake that shit all over the pumpkin. I'm not going to lie glitter will be everywhere. Once its covered to your satisfaction place the pumpkin on a separate plate to dry. If you're not too lazy you can pour the excess glitter back into its container and carry on to the next. I personally like painting them in metallic golds and silvers, but do you baby boo. Leave them over night to dry . The next day shake the pumpkins over your sink so that some of the excess glitter comes off. *Please note that glitter will keep falling off till the end of time so don't make yourself crazy.* From there place them wherever you think looks best. 

Fall Pop Lip

I've been on the hunt for a new fall lipstick that would bring my pale skin to life. Between the loss of my summer tan and freezing cold temperatures in New York my skin has been looking kinda drab. I LOVE a dark lip, but I have trouble wearing such a heavy lip during the day for a few reasons A) I don't want to look goth, I think that struggle is real with any dark lip color. B) I am always conscious about touch-ups. Drinking water, coffee or whatever as the day goes on is not conducive with a dark lipstick. That shit needs to look on point, the minute it smudges you look like a crazy girl with dark purple on your teeth. Not cute.  I happen to love a red lip done right, but I wanted an alternative to the ever popular somewhat basic trend. I also feel like anytime I wear a red lip to the office I get 101 questions from the guys about where I'm going that night.  So in my head I had a berry lip in mind. Having just read  Glitter Guide http://theglitterguide.com/  this morning  I was sure the MAC color they featured "Heroine" was going to be mine. When I went to the store and tried it on I immediately wiped it off- woof! What is described as a "deep raspberry tone" looked like florescent purple on me- it was bad! I enlisted the help of a lady who worked there and she steered my toward a pink berry color with plum undertones called "Flat Out Fabulous". Its part of their "Retro Matte" line so this stuff isn't coming off anytime soon it really stuck to my lips. She had me pair it with fuchsia red lip liner called "Beet". Initially I wasn't trying to be sold a liner, but once I tried the combo I knew I was getting both. It brought a darker ombre look to my lip and with dreams that "Beet" would turn my lips into Kylie Jenner's I bought the damn pencil.


You can purchase it online here or in store:

http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/shaded/168/310/Products/Lips/Lipstick/Lipstick/index.tmpl?SKU_ID=SKU49839

http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/shaded/167/340/Products/Lips/Lip-Pencil/Lip-Pencil/index.tmpl?SKU_ID=SKU2916