Showing posts with label polish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label polish. Show all posts
Sunday, March 30, 2014
My Nail Polish Addiction
I used to be obsessed with watching Dr. Phil in college. With topics like "Does Mother Know Best?" and "Girly Men", I couldnt get enough of all the crazy that the world had to offer. One of the segments I remember best was called "Is This Normal?" in which people would ask whether diapering their 6-year-old or eating in their sleep was considered normal.
I bring all this up to ask you, Cupcult, is my nail polish collection normal?? I must own at least a few dozen polishes and I change my nail color about twice a week. Ive got so many polishes, I actually dont know how to store them anymore. Enter this bowl:
I procured this glass bowl from Gilt Group a couple weeks ago and got the genius idea to use it for nail polish storage. Smart, right?
RIGHT?!?!
Since were on the topic of nail color, heres whats in my constant rotation lately:
{1. Butter London Chancer, 2. Tom Ford Ginger Fire, 3. Sephora by OPI Only Gold for Me,
4. Essie Mint Candy Apple, 5. Essie Ballet Slippers}
4. Essie Mint Candy Apple, 5. Essie Ballet Slippers}
Monday, February 3, 2014
Polish Grandmothers and the Pure Joy of Pierogi
I like cheese, I love pasta, and I adore mashed potatoes, so you can image the pure bliss I experience when I get to eat pierogi. They very well may be my favorite non-meat food.Pierogi are a classic Eastern European potato and cheese stuffed dumpling traditionally made for festivals and celebrations.
There are thousands of versions using different fillings, dough, and garnishes, but this one made for an About.com assignment is fairly typical.
Above and beyond the ingredients, there are also many different ways to engineer the dish. You can make a few big ones, or lots of tiny ones (guess which is easier). You can use lots of stuffing, or just a little. You can boil and toss in melted butter, or you can fry to get a crispy crust as I did here.My grandmother Sophie, on my fathers side of the family, was from Poland, and every time we would drive to New York for a visit, the highlight of the trip was a big plate of her pierogi.
The fact that the trip was seven hours, in the back of a station wagon, in the middle of summer, with no air conditioning, with my father chain-smoking the entire trip, did nothing to diminish my joyous anticipation.I hope you give these pierogi a try. These would make a great snowy, or rainy day project, and they can be made ahead and frozen for future use. Enjoy!
Note: This video was shot for About.com, so when you click on the video below, youll be taken to the recipe page there.
Filling:
1 pound russet potato
1/2 diced onion
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
Dough:
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
pinch of salt
1 cup flour, plus more as needed
Butter to fry in, sour cream and chive to garnish
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