| Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 |
punk_makeup
[ middaysaregrey ]
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11:42a |
tips for an aspiring makeup artist/kit needs?
a couple months ago i started seriously building my kit and doing some freelance work. i am not charging at the moment because i want to build a strong port first. when do you think it is appropriate to set a rate? this is what i have in my kit right now: ( kit supplies )any suggestions of what else i should get/need? thanks ladies <3 |
| Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 |
food_porn
[ art_lurker ]
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10:02p |
last request
Oh! Pink Kitchen! Your number is up. Yes, in packing to move, the time has finally come to box up my kitchen and send (most of) it over the ocean. I'll be without the majority of my cooking stuff for... at least four months. o_O I wanted to do one last special dinner, so I decided to go with the meal that I make Very Best.  I may not make yaki onigiri correctly, but damn, I make it delicious. ( i will show you how ) |
food_porn
[ sapphire0221 ]
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8:15a |
Food for thought
Food for thought I find it funny that of the LJ communities I belong to, they consist of healthy living, exercise and weight loss groups, as well as food groups such as food_porn. The latter is a group of people who love to cook and love to salivate over photos of cooked food by other group members. It might seem counterproductive to be a member of both when it's early morning, I'm staring at a picture of a chunk of fudge made by a foodie while trying to remember exactly why I'm also looking at listings of how much other people have exercised today. But, I think they go hand-in-hand. To be healthy one cannot just treat food as fuel. Food and the consumption of it is one of the last sort of rituals that our society still partakes in. In an age when we have very few cultural roots and most people face a loss of identity, there is still something about eating, cooking, and sharing food that brings people together. I know the whole notion of meals being celebratory has been overlooked in the age of eating on the go, and this is truly tragic. But when I am with friends or family, going out or staying in, the one mainstay of this tradition is the consumption of food. It's rare that I will meet with people and not have a chance to offer or partake in eating. Maybe that sounds like we are gluttonous. But if it does, that would just be a testimony to how obsessive people are about weight loss; so much so that to talk about food with enjoyment is embarrassing. I love food. I love cooking, sharing, learning new recipes, having people over for meals, bringing people meals on their bad days, and feeling connected with the world through the consumption of food. Regardless of where my food came from, I can still see the dirt the vegetables grew in when I prepare them. I can still smell the farm when I cook beef from the farmer's market. I feel my body filling with energy when I eat a homemade stir fry or a chicken caesar salad. I adore the sight of tomato plants growing in their big pots on people's decks. And nothing feels like home more than the smell of a pasta sauce bubbling on the stove all day. Cheers to eating, because we couldn't live without it. x-posted to my journal & food_porn  |
food_porn
[ layers_of_eli ]
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6:44p |
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bread Pudding
Why, yes, I did say Pumpkin Cheesecake Bread Pudding. Rethinking some resolutions? If it's cold where you live, you neeeeed to make this delicious, simple bread pudding. It's a humble, gorgeous, comforting, easy dessert you'll love. My boyfriend is already asking when I'm going to make it again -- good sign! This pudding isn't the only thing that's amazing; the cookbook it comes from is phenomenal as well. Heirloom Baking with the Brass Sisters is a collection of heirloom recipes from the Brass family, as well as from yard sales, used bookstores, antique cookbooks, and various family collections.  Normally I post the full recipe in my post here, but in order to only reprint the Brass Sisters' recipe once (with permission), I've only recorded it on my personal baking blog, linked below. You can also read a full review of their cookbook there.
( another photo )To get the full recipe, see the full cookbook review, or to test your New Year's resolve with more delicious photos, please head over to my baking blog, Willow Bird Baking! x posted to bakebakebake, food_porn, and picturing_food |
food_porn
[ jiggaleg ]
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6:59a |
Food from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Two dear old friends of my boyfriend and me are from Sarajevo, Bosnia, and like three years ago we spent a week there around new years eve. It´s one of the best and most beautifull cities in the world in my opinion, the way the houses sprawl across the hills surrounding the city, the three styles that show its rich history - old town in Turkish style from the Ottoman Empire, then Austrian style posh buildings from the Habsburg empire and third the big concrete flats from Tito's socialist era. And the way of life in this cosmopolitan city is great. The pace is slow and relaxed, and people take time to sit, talk, drink coffee and EAT! And then sit, talk drink coffee and eat again:-) I loooove the food! Here's a taste. We had so much luck with the weather, although we didn't get to ski because of it, but it was plus 18 degrees celsius and sunny so we sat outside in the mountains and enjoyed the sunbeams midwinter :-)  ( Read more... ) |
| Monday, January 4th, 2010 |
food_porn
[ mcval ]
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3:42p |
Steak nachos
Made these for my son, for lunch. I think they need green onions, but he no likey...  Current Mood:  cheerful |
punk_makeup
[ teen_age_rebel ]
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3:46p |
Im horrible!
Yes I AM a member! hahaha my last update was in august! crap! holidays and school took over for a couple months, I'm so sorry. anyways, this is what I've been up to! ( under here ) |
food_porn
[ aoi_no_neko ]
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10:18a |
Better late than never
I like to cook different things and occasionally post them on my LJ and elsewhere. And do the occasional food challenge. I was looking for a nice food community here on LJ and this one seems very nice! So for for my first entry I give you...  Toshikoshi Soba
That is soba noodle soup and it was very tasty! Along with the soba noodles is a few shitake mushrooms, a little spinich, green onion, kamaboka (fish cake) and that egg. Since it was a full moon I went with trying to cook the egg in the soup again. It may not look it but it was well cooked. Definitely something I will make again at the end of the year. Toshikoshi Soba is popular to eat on the last day of the year. It is said the long noodles represent longevity. |
food_porn
[ _buenavista ]
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12:18p |
White Chocolate Gingerbread Bars
Thank you to everyone who posted such nice comments about the wedding. It was just an absolute dream; every single minute of it. My mother did a fabulous job making everything look beautiful and our parents did all that they could to make it a great day for us. All of our friends and family were so generous and we're very excited to go on our honeymoon to Rome in a week! I'll post pictures as soon as I get them back from the photographer, which should be by the end of the week.
I made these bars before Christmas, but I didn't get a chance to post them. They were delicious and they were almost gone by the end of the night when there were just 4 of us eating them. There are a bunch of different, warm spices in the batter and the white chocolate is light and creamy and compliments in the gingerbread flavor perfectly. The texture is great, too; moist and chewy. I halved the recipe in and used an 8x8 pan, but I probably should have made a 9x13 pan because they were so good! Recipe on my blog at The Crepes of Wrath or after the cut.
( White Chocolate Gingerbread Bars ) |
| Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 |
food_porn
[ ricinbeans ]
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9:55p |
Pie Lollipops
The fantastic Luxirare blog teaches us these amazing pie pops...you are not hallucinating. Current Mood: pleased |
food_porn
[ richardf8 ]
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10:13p |
Challah
I like to make home baked challah for Erev Shabbat whenever feasible. The use of a bread machine for creating the dough has been a tremendous boon in this, because it means that once I get the ingredients in and the doughball to the right consistency, I can pay attention to other things. This recipe has been working pretty well for me, though I find the crumb can be a bit dry the day after it comes out of the oven. I wonder if more oil can fix that. Advice would be appreciated.
( Challah Recipe )It comes out looking very much like this:  And it goes quite nicely with my Simple Shakshuka, shown here garnished with asparagus and chiffonade of basil. ( Shakshuka Pic ) |
food_porn
[ vitriolicsmile ]
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11:22p |
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| Monday, January 4th, 2010 |
food_porn
[ sigmoidal_suseq ]
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9:28a |
Mushroom Risotto Fail
While it's pretty enough - risottos are something I just can't seem to get the hang of. And the weird thing was it was actually a lot better the next day - you know, after a quick blast in the microwave. More at my food comic - a wishful pantry or the recipe below. 
( Risotto Recipe lives here ) |
| Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 |
food_porn
[ kitchenbeard ]
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1:02p |
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food_porn
[ sarahfae ]
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11:52a |
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punk_makeup
[ everpinkus ]
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6:39p |
Stamped!
Hey everyone! My look from last night! I was went to a fashion show for a local girl's label and one of my best friends was modelling! Thought i'd make myself look pretty for the event! ( purple and pink! )Hope you ladies had a good weekend! Current Mood:  bouncyCurrent Music: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds- Black Betty |
| Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 |
food_porn
[ phxgreenfire ]
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8:52p |
떡볶이
I've been missing the foods I had when I lived in Korea that aren't easy to find in Korean restaurants. So... I made some Seoul street-fare for dinner: tteokbokki! Rice cakes in a thick chili sauce:  Current Mood: satisfied |
| Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 |
food_porn
[ 2007april ]
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2:37a |
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| Friday, January 1st, 2010 |
food_porn
[ amavia ]
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11:39p |
chocolate chip cookie pizza
 From The Filling Station, Myrtle Beach, SC. This is a chocolate chip cookie pizza. Not a giant pizza-sized cookie, but thin-crust pizza with gooey chocolate chip topping. Does anyone have a recipe? This is so awesome I'm waxing poetic over it. :) |
food_porn
[ amavia ]
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10:39p |
first post: duck.
I love the fact that an organic duck breast at my local market is relatively inexpensive. I rendered the fat and pan-fried the duck, then sauteed spinach in duck fat. Pureed butternut squash with maple syrup for oomph.  |
food_porn
[ art_lurker ]
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2:42p |
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food_porn
[ minxy_baby ]
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2:46p |
Peanut Blossom Cookies
This is such a fun recipe to make with kids. There's making the dough, rolling the dough into balls, rolling the balls in sugar, and then squishing in the chocolates. My daughter loved it. And the cookies taste so good. They were still soft and delicious the next day.  ( Recipe ) |
food_porn
[ verbicide ]
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10:58a |
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food_porn
[ honeywest ]
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10:16a |
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punk_makeup
[ everpinkus ]
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2:34p |
Stamped!
Hey everyone! First of all happy new year! I hope it treats you all wonderfully, lord knows i'm due for a good year! Here's a few recent things! ( better must come )have a good weekend! xoxo Sally Current Mood:  cheerfulCurrent Music: Delroy Wilson- Better Must Come |
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