super excited
Posted on: May 31, 2012
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ohmagash!! Earlier today I got invited to try out Be. Wines over on http://www.bzzagent.com. eeeek! I simply cannot describe how excited I am. I am fully aware that being this excited to receive wine is borderline alcoholic behavior but I don’t care. hahaha
I will be posting all about my wine adventure later on. 😀
Look ma, I can bake!
Posted on: March 20, 2012
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This was my first go at baking muffins. I’m not the best baker but I do give it a shot.
I came across this recipe and thought “I can make that!”
The recipe didn’t seem too complicated.
Here’s what you need:
1 cup strawberries, chopped
1 cup sugar, plus 2 tablespoons
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Pinch ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1 ripe banana, mashed
2 large eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 lemon, zested
1/2 pint blueberries
1 cup chopped walnuts
and here are the step by step instructions:
Special equipment: muffin tin and muffin liners (I used silicone muffin/cupcake cups and lined those up with paper liners)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, mix together strawberries and 2 tablespoons sugar. Let sit 15 minutes until strawberries give off juices.
In a small bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, eggs, oil, 1 cup sugar, strawberries, and lemon zest.
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined. Do not over mix. Fold in blueberries and walnuts.
Scoop batter evenly into muffin cups.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of muffin comes out with a few crumbs but not wet, about 30 minutes. Cool on a rack to room temperature.
Total Time: 1 hr 50 min
Prep 20 min
Inactive 1 hr 0 min
Cook 30 min
Yield: 12 muffins
This recipe is easy enough for a beginner like me 🙂
Happy Baking!
Maddy E
B.B Creams sent from heaven?
Posted on: March 15, 2012
Hey yall! It wasn’t long ago when I first heard of B.B creams. (short for Beauty Balm) Hailed for their “miracle-ways” of evening out skin tones, discoloration, dullness, blotchiness and dryness . They have been a big hit for years in Japan and most recently in Europe. Naturally I was excited to try these B.B. creams for myself, since I suffer (yes, Suffer!!!!) from dark spots and uneven skin tone.
I am excited to announce that I have joined the B.B. bandwagon.
Recently, BzzAgent.com invited me to try out Garnier Miracle Skin Perfector B.B. Cream. I saw some instant gratification the first time I put the B.B. Cream on. More even skin tone and a lot smoother.
I am excited to continue using the product.
BzzAgent Maddy signing out,
Thanks for Reading!
Forgettable Face?
Posted on: January 6, 2012
Apparently I have a very forgettable face. I’ve introduced myself to this one person in particular at least 3 times and she still can’t remember me. She not only can’t remember my name but she will start a conversation with “hey!!!! how are you!?” and then go on to ask “have we met before” with a very puzzled look on her face.
After the first time I reintroduced myself I thought ‘okay, that can happen. We don’t see each other that often’. Now I’m starting to get annoyed! We work together! different locations but I’m the one that mails your check out! You should remember me! hahaha
My solution for this: I am going to start giving out a weird name everytime she forgets me.
Here’s an example:
Her: Hey! How are you? …Have we met??
Me: No, I’m Felluligan Feinstimper. Nice to meet you!
Okay, that is all. I’ve got nothing more to share. Just wanted to vent. 😀
What happens when I’m bored…
Posted on: January 3, 2012
Over the holidays I got bored and decided to play around with some nail polishes and designs.
Here is an example at my amateur work.
I started with a pink base…
I then took my Sally Hansen art pen and drew some little hearts and stars. Ended with a clear top coat and voila!
Hello December, Goodbye 2011
Posted on: December 6, 2011
I am so excited to start a new year even though I don’t have as much as some others to show for 2011. I feel different and I am ready to conquer new hurdles! Who knows, I might even consider going back to school 🙂 A girl can always dream, can’t she?
I usually feel the holildays as somewhat of a drag. Always having to be extra polite and what not. This year, however, I kind of feel like “who cares!” I’ve decided to just try to make myself happy. I will be taking that philosophy with me in 2012.
I’ve got some product reviews!!! 🙂
As you know, I am a BzzAgent 🙂 and have tested their Smarterer campaign. I was pleased and amused for a few minutes. Might not be completely my style but I did enjoy it. It’s essentially just fun quizes and tests to take on your down time to see how much of a certain thing/subject you know.
Also, I tested, reviewed and tested and reviewed Private Selection’s frozen foods line. I tried their frozen pizzas, appetizers and desserts. By far, my favorite was the desserts! Pizza was a bit soggy in the center, appetiers were good but the dessert was deeelicious! I definitely will be purchasing more.
BzzAgent
Posted on: November 21, 2011
Just wanted to share the bzz about http://www.bzzagent.com/
Earlier this year I joined BzzAgent and have had nothing but good experiences. I urge you to take a look at their website and join. They are a social marketing company. Basically, major companies hand over a bunch of their products (ie: sodastream, makeup, dog food, grocery products and much more), BzzAgent then hands those products onto us(the BzzAgnets) as “free samples” if you will, for us to try out, taste and what have you…we in return, give them our honest feedback, they pass that on to the companies. it’s a win-win-win situation 🙂
At the moment I am expecting some Hills Science dog food for my doggie 🙂 and i just tested the truly awesome homestyle cookie….I also have a Private Selections campaign pending. All greatness all the time. Join BzzAgent.
Signing off…
BzzAgent Mirza (aka ME)
Thank goodness for Thanksgiving
Posted on: November 17, 2011
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Thanksgiving is upon us and I for one fully enjoy this holiday. One of the main reasons is because I have no part in preparing/cooking the turkey. I am in charge of more delicate and much more important items, such as the mashed potatos and the rolls. hahaha All kidding aside, I do very much enjoy this holiday becuase it’s one of the few times where my entire family gets together (even if it is just for one meal). We have maybe 3 turkeys all of which are prepapred and cooked differently and by 3 different people. There’s ham, potatos, yams, corn, etc….and desserts galore! My favorite dessert being a home-made carrot cake with home-made creamcheese-style icing…it is spectacular! so spectacular it has it’s own nickname…sock-it-to-me icing! hahaha All that greatness and I don’t know the recipie 😦 I have never even been invited to the kitchen while it’s being made for fear of the recipie getting out. I still have hope that some day I will be handed down the recipie. I will be posting some pictures of our “Central American Style Turkey” and maybe the recipie to that 🙂
Being that this and the next few holidays are mostly family oriented, I completely dislike all this Black Friday nonsense. Why do corporations want to taint such great holidays and traditions? I just don’t get it. I for one refuse to partake in such nonsence but then again, I;ve never been fond of sleeping outside of a store to get a deal on a crockpot. I might be inclined to stand in a line for a reaaally good deal on a larga plasma TV but definitely not just to shop. I will be home spending time with my family. For those of you who will be attending; Good Luck!!
Lastly, I recently was offered a few samples of ‘The Truly Awesome Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookie” for myself and for family and friends from http://www.bzzagent.com and I just have to say, they were great! Definitely will be purchasing more of those (maybe even for Thanksgiving). The cookies can be found at Ralphs, Kroger and all of the Kroger fam stores. Check them out!
Bidding you farewell,
ME 🙂
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Every few weeks my boss will walk into the office with some sort of Korean pastries. Usually these pastries contain red beans. I am allergic to red beans (yes i know, it’s a weird and lame allergy) and have told my boss this several times yet she insists on giving me food that contains my mortal enemy! haha The worst part is, she won’t tell me it contains red beans until I have tasted it. She’ll stand in front of me watching and once I take a nibble, she says very excited “it’s got red bean in it with other stuff”. I have found that after the 20-30 times that I have mentioned to her my allergy towards red beans I am exhausted and now I feel as though it’s just a waste of time and breath. I have simply come to the conclusion that my boss is simply trying to kill me. hahaha
Happy November!
ME
Welcome back , Self!
Posted on: October 31, 2011
Just thought I would give the blog thing another shot. Maybe this time I will be more successful! 😀
I have a few things in mind, wondering if you agree or disagree.
1. Halloween Costumes
What is with all the skimpy costumes? Am I the only one that finds this whole less-is-more idea irritating? It’s freezing outside!! Why on earth are all these ladies (and some younger girls as well) wearing the tiniest bits of cloth? Every Halloween party I attended this year was overflowing with these slutty costumes and every girl was shivering. I find the whole skimpy costume thing over and done with. Be skimpy for your man only. No need to show off your genitalia to the entire world, unless of course, that is your goal. What happened to all the creative costume ideas. i miss those days. Now even little 12 and 13 year old girls are wearing these outrageous costumes! Agree or disagree?
2. Couponing
Recently a friend/”extreme” couponer turned me onto this really cool couponing site that shares a lot of great deals and savings on different sites. I found that I spend more money than I have in the past when I go on a shopping trip with these coupons. I find that it bring out more temptation. LEt me explain a bit, before when I would go shopping, even for household items, I would only pick up the necessary items and only a necessary amount of each item (no stockpiling). Since beginning my “couponing journey” I noticed that I would pick up a couple of extra items that aren’t a necessity to me but are nice to have. Sometimes, even picking up 2 or 3 of the same product because of the coupons. Ex: instead of purchasing the one bottle of laundry detergent I would purchase pre-coupons, I now purchase 3 bottles of laundry detergent because there is a coupon for $2.00 off/3+ bottles. Therefore spending an extra $10-15 on items not completely necessary. Granted, I now have 2 extra bottles but the purchase wasn’t completely necessary. Useful? Definitely!…but not necessary.
I will justify a purchase (even on shoes!) with “well it’s on sale! I HAVE to purchase this”
So what i’m getting at is: Can coupons do more harm than good with certain people?
Thanks for reading!
ME
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