Steak?  Chicken wings?  Poor man's tiramisu?

I got them all

Clicky here:

http://www.theluxuryspot.com/2009/09/28/cooking-with-coffee/
and here:  http://deliciousdawn.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/via-cooking/

Enjoy :)

I'm starting my fabulous Cooking-with-Coffee marathon in just about an hour - you can follow me at http://www.deliciousdawn.wordpress.com

Thanks to Starbucks for the VIA samples :)

Can't wait! 

Dropped off for Taffy for his dental surgery this morning. 
( this way to the cute! )

4 недели, полет нормальный :)
Потеряла 4 фунта живого веса, добавила 5 фунтов на бодибар, с которым занимаюсь.
На животе кубики видно, да и вообще везде, плечи, руки, бедра - все слегка проглядывает.

В джинсы, которые два месяца назад с трудом натягивались на одну ногу, я не только влезла, я их еще и спокойно застегнула и гулять с них пошла.  Задумалась о предыдущей моей логике, что "эта марка шьется на подростоков, а женшшшина и не должна в них влезать".   Может и не должна, но делаю это с удовольствием.

Что делаю по занятиям - приблизительно.  Я в основном хожу на групповые занятия, мне это помогает с расписанием и мотивацией.  По воскресеньям хожу на Зумбу, в среду и пятницу на силовые body defined, в четверг и иногда понедельник на йогу.  В среду перед силовой еще вас пилатес.
Но это все достаточно по желанию - стабильно только силовые и пилатес в среду, все остальное взаимозаменяемо.

Не ем processed foods всяких, много кургрудей, свежих овощей, цельнозерновой пасты.  Сладкое не ем, но в основном потому, что не люблю. 
Пью вино по-прежнему (первую неделю не пила, для эксперимента:) и с удовольствием, только сыр с ним хомячить перестала.

In my quest for decently healthy and non-bland way to prepare chicken breasts I came up with this:
Marinate the meat overnight in a mixture of non (or low-)-fat yogurt, minced garlic (kind of a lot), some cumin, some red pepper and a little salt. 
Heat up some olive oil in a heavy pan.
Dry the meat on paper towels and sear on each side for about 2-3 minutes (the pieces I had were pretty thick).
Add back the yogurt from the marinade and a can of diced tomatoes into the pan, reduce heat, cook for another 10 minutes. 

I served this with steamed broccoli.

Delicious :)

Since last Sunday (so, 10 days)  I did 9 workouts.  Yoga, Swimming, Pilates and various dance classes. Almost every day.

 

Tentative tasting party menu to salivate over:

• Watermelon and Feta salad
• Spicy Curried Chickpea balls with Yogurt and Mint Sauce
• Signature Ceviche with Haddock and Bay Scallops
• Roast beef with Chimichurri sauce
• Homemade Sweet Potato chips
• House-cured Salmon Carpaccio
• (maybe) Chicken Satay
• Tomato/Basil/ Mozarella/ Caprese Salad
• Garlic toast
• Chorizo Quesadillas with Guac
•  
• Dessert is still TBA
•  
• Drink: Chili Margarita, baby!

Whaaaat?
LOL
tell me what you think :)

Учу бух. учет и периодически стою на голове.
Экзамен завтра утром.

I'm alternating between studying accounting and doing yoga headstands.

Я тут это.  Гринкарту получила.
Вчера.

- и как его приготовить

1. Cut up a 2lb bunny,  reserve bones.
Marinate the rabbit overnight in a mix of white wine, onions, a couple of crushed garlic cloves, ground savory, thyme (dry or fresh), crushed peppercorns and bay leaf.  

2. Cook up some rabbit broth using the reserved bones with marinade and some more wine - let it cook on low for about 2 hours.

3. In a dutch oven or a large pan, render a bit of bacon fat. Add some EVOO.

4. Fry a handfull of diced onions. Take the onions out.

5. next sear the rabbit pieces until golden - you can do this in batched.

6. Add back the onions and pour a mix of half-wine/ half-broth until it barely covers the meat.

7. Braise for at least an hour.


FOR THE SAUCE:
Simmer some cut-u mushrooms with sour cream, a dash of remaining wine and broth, dill and parsley.

Serve with mushroom pilaf.

So good.

Девушки кто меня знает лично - хочу в герлз_онли.  Порекоммендуйте меня плиз :)
вот тут http://admingirlsonly.livejournal.com/3343.html
и оставьте коммент здесь, чтоб я пошла добавилась :)

спасибо!

 

For pavel_push 

Borscht

For the soup base you can use either veggie stock or beef/ chicken stock.  This soup is delicious either vegetarian or non-veggie, so i'll give you both versions.

You will need:
beets, one or two bunches, with greens
(you can also use the canned kind, i won't tell)
an onion, sliced
a carrot, diced
garlic - lots of it
some cabbage or sourkraut (a lot of people skip this, and will tell you that once you add cabbage it's not, in fact a borscht.)
green peas, frozen or fresh (can be easily skipped)
a couple of medium-sized tomatoes, cut in forths, skinned
sour cream and dill for serving

for a non-veggie version you will also need some bacon

1. Bring stock to boil, put in the sourkraut, reduce to simmer
2. In a separate pan, heat up oil (or bacon fat) and lightly saute some onions and carrots. Reduce the heat and add pressed garlic and peas.  Cook on medium-low, stirring.
3. Slice the canned beets, or roast fresh ones (or you can cook them in a microwave in about 7 min with some water), and then slice them.  Chop up the beet greens.
4. Add beet greens to the stock and let simmer for a little while.
5. Add the sauteed veggies to the stock, cook for about 10 min.
6. Add the tomatoes, bring to boil, reduce the heat
7. Add the sliced beets. Let simmer on low for about 25-30 min.
IMPORTANT: Once you add the beets to the stock, do not let it boil - to preserve the nice color. If it boils, it'll turn a rather unappetizing brown.

Serve with sour cream, and fresh dill.  You can also make some garlic puffs to go with it.
Enjoy!

I also sometimes add red peppers, and/or dill pickles :) - to the sauteing stage of things.

On the way to work today I saw very elaborate graffiti that said "the young and the restless"







wow.

Bikram Yoga is insane. 
Писец.

My friend Allan hosted an Iron Chef party last Saturday - and i won!

There is how my cuisine reigned supreme:
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cat blog:   http://taffster.blogspot.com

Пух и мех :)