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Looking on the Bright Side 6/365

nicole — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:05:36 +0000

Discovering that long sleeve t-shirts were on sale at Reitmans for half price. I’ve discovered they are fantastic for layering and adding a pop of colour to an outfit! For less than $10 a shirt I stocked up on a few of them and then spent some of the evening planning outfits to go with them.
The fact that I was in at work at 8:30 this morning which allowed me to leave at 5:30 so I still had time to swing into Reitman’s after work to get said shirts. Yay for early mornings!
Looking at my honeymoon pictures still make me smile from ear to ear. We had such a fantastic time in Ireland and Scotland.
Considering the possibilities of where we want to travel this year. With so many gorgeous places in the world, we are finding it hard to decide.
Tahini sauce makes everything taste better!

Tags: fatshion, food, gary, honeymoon, travel, Work

Looking on the Bright Side 5/365

nicole — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:04:47 +0000

Mint tea makes everything better. Sore throats, stuffy heads, upset stomachs, you name it and it can fix it.
For dinner we had Friendly Thai’s curry phad thai with extra sauce and wow was it ever good. I highly recommend it.
I am very grateful that my life is giving me the opportunity to actually consider buying a gorgeous ball gown. I never thought that would be something I would ever really need, much less be able to afford.
The Creepshow are going on tour starting tomorrow and if they are scheduled to play your town, you should definitely go and see them! It’s almost impossible to listen to their music and not want to bop along.
Gary is starting to feel a bit better tonight! He’s been inside for almost three days straight coughing and hacking and I think is looking forward to going to work tomorrow even if it just means getting out of the house.

Tags: fatshion, food, gary, Music, sick, the creepshow

Looking on the bright side 3/365

nicole — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:04:43 +0000

Last.fm has completely won me over. I absolutely love it and am very glad I decided to give in and pay the $3/month for the service
PhotoShop has allowed me to discover my more creative nature that was otherwise hampered by my inability to draw…
I’m pretty happy that I’m finally writing in this space again. Maybe it will encourage me to fix the fact that quite a few important things are currently broken after my recent plugin / wordpress upgrade
Vesuivo’s Pizza is one my favourite things about living in The Junction
Discovering Fatshonista has certainly led me to discover some pretty sweet online stores

Tags: fatshion, food, Music, photoshop, The Junction

The Most Amazing Shrimp Recipe

nicole — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:56:43 +0000

Last night I cooked. Yes, that’s right, I cooked. I can hear the shocked gasps as my two sisters read this because unlike most of my readers they know that I don’t normally cook. I can reheat, I can throw a sandwich together and a salad or pour a mean bowl of cereal but I don’t often cook. Hell I had to create a whole new cooking category for this post.

Mostly it’s because I’m way too tired when I get home from work to bother doing anything other than the above and really it makes for a pretty unhealthy lifestyle most of the time. So Gary and I have decided that we are going to branch out. We are going to try new recipes and eat healthier because as much as I love my bowl of fruit loops, I don’t think it was meant to be dinner two nights of the week for a 32 year old woman.

So this weekend I started searching some of the cooking sites and came across this lovely recipe for Greek Spiced Baked Shrimp. Gary and I are both big fans of shrimp and feta so I thought why not, I’ll give it a shot. I was a bit wary of the spices but it got some great reviews so it sealed the deal for us.

Last night I came home tired but determined to try this recipe. I fiddled, I measured, I chopped, I pinched and dashed, hell I even sautéd and damn it I was pretty damn proud of myself because I was “cooking”. I felt like a grown up and a healthy grown up at that. I also quickly realized that our kitchen is really disorganized and not really set up for the whole cooking scene but that’s another post for later.

I must say while cooking the sauce the spices smelled absolutely heavenly together. Once the shrimp was in and the dish was topped with feta, I threw it into the oven. We weren’t sure how the dish would turn out so we made some penne pasta to go with it. I would skip the pasta next time and just serve the dish with some fresh crusty bread (we used buns because the store was out of fresh loaves) and a nice green side salad. I would also try making it next time with low fat feta to try and make it even healthier.

So go ahead, if you’re feeling adventurous give this recipe a try. Hopefully you won’t be disappointed. Gary and both agreed that this was the best shrimp dish we’ve ever eaten.

Tags: Cooking, dinner, feta, food, greek, recipe, shrimp