Back to NYC!

Tomorrow I'll be making the trek back to NYC...just when it started to get sunny and warm out here. A jet setter can never get too comfortable, huh? :)

Here comes the sun

The sun is finally out. It's time to get outdoors.
Hike at Runyon Canyon? Brisk walk down Robertson...bob and weave around the Paparazzi?
Do a loop at the Grove. Sprint around your neighborhood. Bike ride.

SAG AWARDS

Sorry guys... but at least you scored big time with the Golden Globes and the Emmy's.

THE WINNERS

TELEVISION

MALE ACTOR IN A TELEFILM OR MINISERIES
Kevin Kline, As You Like It

FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEFILM OR MINISERIES
Queen Latifah, Life Support

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Edie Falco, The Sopranos

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Tina Fey, 30 Rock

DRAMA ENSEMBLE
The Sopranos

COMEDY ENSEMBLE
The Office

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A STUNT ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
24

MOVIES

MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood

FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Julie Christie, Away From Her

SUPPORTING MALE ACTOR
Javier Bardem, No Country For Old Men

SUPPORTING FEMALE ACTOR
Ruby Dee, American Gangster

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Charles Durning

Dessert delivery service

that's what we're missing. Would someone please get on that?

?

Casey Affleck was chewing gum nervously while his category was being announced at the SAG awards tonight.
:(
I am definitely a fan of his but my mother always told me it was impolite to chew gum. It was, in her opinion, unfathomable to chew gum at work or at a social gathering.

MAKE A HOMEMADE PIZZA!!!

It's raining...again!!! You're stuck inside...again!!!
Turn that frown upside down :)
Why not make a homemade pizza?

Last night Valerie and I found a Boboli whole wheat pizza crust deep in the densely packed caverns of my freezer.

SIDE NOTE:
In my family it is somewhat customary practice to wrap up and freeze food that isn't going to be eaten immediately. This way, there's always something around for a rainy day or for an impromptu gathering. This tradition is most commonly practiced with bagels, holiday foods, cakes, cookies, brownies or pretty much anything sweet or containing chocolate. My cousins and I like to joke that if you stand around too long in my aunt and uncle's kitchen, you might very well end up packaged in the freezer.

We unwrapped the crust and thawed it out a bit before we began to coat it with a delicious bottled organic marinara sauce from Trader Joe's. Next we layered slices of TJ's rice cheese which has an uncanny resemblance in both taste and texture to mozzarella cheese.

Next we sprinkled some low fat feta cheese in between each slice of soy cheese. Feta has a wonderful taste when it's melted into the tomato sauce and pizza crust.

We added sliced fresh white mushrooms, freshly sliced Roma tomatoes, fresh spinach and minced fresh garlic.

In my fridge I also had some Trader Joe's chicken pepper sausage which I usually use for omlettes. We sliced one up and placed it on top of just one last layer of cheese. (ok, I know it was more like a pizza lasagna).

We added oregano, basil, hot pepper flakes, garlic, onion powder and a dash of salt for seasoning before we set it in the oven to bake.

Before you begin, I have found it's a good idea to prep the pan before building the pie by spraying some cooking oil or spreading a little olive oil with a paper towel and then lightly dusting it with a little bit of flour. This will help the pizza from sticking to the pan and making a mess to cut it and clean the pan.

We baked our visual masterpiece at 425 F on the top shelf of the oven for about 40 minutes.
We continually checked it after 30 minutes to make certain that it didn't burn.

We quickly found that it not only looked like a masterpiece but tasted like one too.
Scott was delighted by the leftovers this morning.

LOOK OUT MOZZA!!!!

G O A T

Okay...in case you're a bit confused....

I'd like to introduce my Special Europeenne Correspondent, Valerie Benichou.

"l'etat, c'est moi"

...Louis XIV, Le Roi Soleil

as quoted by Valerie B.

Now that's quite a purse!

SUNSHINE :)

AHHHH!

LIFE STYLE MAKEOVER.....THE PODCAST...

Look out..... it's coming soon....the podcast.

Hopefully these incredible rain storms have inspired you to:
1. Stay in and snuggle up
2. Have a glass of good wine
3. Read a book
4. Watch a film
5. Get an early start on your Spring cleaning. It's never a bad time to exfoliate.

ex·fo·li·ate (ks-fl-t)

v. ex·fo·li·at·ed, ex·fo·li·at·ing, ex·fo·li·ates

v.tr.

1. To remove (a layer of bark or skin, for example) in flakes or scales; peel.

2. To cast off in scales, flakes, or splinters.

v.intr.

To come off or separate into flakes, scales, or layers.

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[Latin exfolire, exfolit-, to strip of leaves : ex-, ex- + folium, leaf; see bhel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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ex·foli·ation n.

ex·foli·ative adj.

ex·foli·ator n.

February 15th is just weeks away. That's the day the department stores and boutiques start receiving and selling their brand new Spring 2008 collections.
My rule of thumb...if you're going to add new pieces to your wardrobe or home be sure to rotate out an old item to make room for the new one(s). Resell your cool pieces at a vintage shop like Wasteland or Crossroads here in L.A. Couture or designer garments can go to hip consignment shops like L.A.'s Entre Nous (be sure to tell Regina that I sent you) on 3rd Street near the Beverly Center or INA in Soho, NYC.

Then again, there's always ebay, if you've read the "for dummies" manual and can navigate your way around that site. Anything you don't sell be sure to "pay it forward" to friends or family. You can also donate to your local Salvation Army or Housing works thrift shops. They'll take pretty much anything you've got to give and it goes to a good cause.

This will help to keep your clutter under control, recycle and/or clothe someone in need.

As my father always used to say...."One man's garbage is another man's gold."


REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Podcast

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A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the Internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. The term, like "radio", can refer either to the content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also termed podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

The term "podcast" is a portmanteau of the acronym "Pod" – standing for "Portable on Demand" – and "broadcast". The iPod name was coined with Pod, prefixed with the "i" commonly used by Apple for its products and services. The first podcasting scripts were developed for the iPod (see history of podcasting). These scripts allow podcasts to be automatically transferred to a mobile device after they are downloaded.^[1]

Though podcasters' web sites may also offer direct download or streaming of their content, a podcast is distinguished from other digital media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added, using an aggregator or feed reader capable of reading feed formats such as RSS or Atom.

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• 1 Mechanics
• 2 Receiving and using podcasts
• 3 Other uses
• 4 Trademarks
• 5 Other
• 6 See also
  • 6.1 Syndication protocols
• 7 References
• 8 External links

spring cleaning

It's Friday January 25th 2008. The ground hog is on the way 'round the corner.

I smell spring cleaning!!!!!!!

YUP, IT'S THAT EASY!!!!!!!!!!!

It took me all of 45 seconds to get this blog up and runnin'....