tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81913285175947897562024-03-04T20:46:31.362-08:00I'M STARVING (FOR FOOD AND FASHION)Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-90037588930006753132013-01-18T11:44:00.001-08:002013-01-18T11:46:15.195-08:00Call Me Old-Fashioned...<br />
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And now, something to drink! After all, you must be parched. Let's go with the always-delicious, classic, and amazing Old-Fashioned. I was inspired to learn how to concoct the perfect one after watching Ryan Gosling knocking 'em back in "Crazy, Stupid, Love." I know, I know, Ryan Gosling? That's so 2011. But, I did think it would make the perfect winter cocktail for you all to try. Girls, you'll love it for its unexpectedly sweet, soothing taste. <br />
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<b>Recipe adapted from (where else) <a href="http://www.esquire.com/drinks/old-fashioned-drink-recipe">Esquire</a></b><br />
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Basil Hayden's (a light, smooth bourbon whiskey and my favorite); buy it <a href="http://www.bevmo.com/Shop/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=564">here</a>. <br />
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Orange peel <br />
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Place sugar cube in tumbler. Add three drops of bitters and then a splash of club soda. Crush sugar cube with back of spoon until dissolved. Add a couple of ice cubes. Pour shot of bourbon whiskey and add orange peel for garnish. <br />
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Okay, not really, but I'm here and have decided to rekindle the romance by asking for your forgiveness after a long pause. </div>
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But let's not get too schmaltzy. So, without further ado, here's what I've been obsessing over the last few months. </div>
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Start ogling...it'll help us bond again. I promise. </div>
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<b>Wildfox for "Clueless." See the whole collection <a href="http://ilovewildfox.com/iloveyouwildfox/2013/1/2/the-kids-in-america-ss-13-wildfox.html">here</a>. </b></div>
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<b>Finding a new favorite blog: <a href="http://howtwolive.blogspot.com/">How Two Live.</a></b></div>
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<b>Hoping to "steal beauty" in Italy soon. </b></div>
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Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-66430470769638028502011-06-03T15:44:00.000-07:002011-06-03T15:44:17.265-07:00In Exchange for Vacation<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rachel Zoe</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">According to tough-as-nails <i>The</i> <i>New York Times</i> fashion critic, Cathy Horyn, viewing resort wear collections is "practically <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">like being on vacation." If </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> that's true, I plan on religiously devoting myself to regular viewing sessions for each and every collection every year for the rest of my life. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b style="line-height: 19px;">Yves</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> went nautical with anchors and all (kinda cliche?), but served up an awesome dose of 50's flare. </span><b style="line-height: 19px;">Rachel Zoe </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">knocked it out of the bananas bunch with her assortment of glamorous revival pieces.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Chanel</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">was very "black and white," yet once again showcased ethereal frocks for princesses at heart. </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-65494508789017636242011-06-02T12:45:00.000-07:002011-06-02T12:45:06.770-07:00Unusual Bag Suspect: Reed Krakoff<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>The cliquish sea of Givenchy, Celine, Prada, and Chanel bags can be intimidating to some up-and-coming lines, but for designer Reed Krakoff that just ain't true. Want to know why? Because he's the Creative Director behind Coach and knows how to make leather into wearable art.<br />
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With his independent line of high, but actually-OK priced handbags, Krakoff has started to make editorial waves in the couture universe. I love his clean shapes, sophisticated ideas, and contrasting neutral color schemes. Splurging on one of his creations would be easy due to the fact that they're all simply timeless.<br />
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Not enough? Krakoff does shoes, clothes, and jewelry too; also in a timeless yet edgy fashion. Find out more about his ingenious empire <a href="http://www.reedkrakoff.com/online/handbags/Home-16001-16500#">here</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-33576584251854156652011-05-26T12:25:00.000-07:002011-05-26T12:28:47.950-07:00Miu Miu is ShadyJust when I though I had kicked my sunglasses addiction, Miu Miu's fall 2011 collection had to go and do this to me...It just isn't fair!!! Jump on board and join the <a href="http://www.miumiu.com/campaign/">wait list</a>. Kind of annoying, kind of snobby, but kind of worth it.<br />
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Since you the readers have been a bit neglected (and starved) for the past couple of weeks, I've decided to feed you something unique and hearty, a street style photo courtesy of<i> moi</i>.<br />
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For my first go at the art of fashion photography, I picked a male subject truly in sync with his surroundings. Avery claims he gets asked to be snapped all the time. And why not, as he represents the epitome of fashion-forward Bucktown, Chicago and exudes what I love most about humid spring afternoons in the outskirts of the Windy City: casual, cool, cutoff bliss.Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-29602600326931598372011-05-10T11:27:00.000-07:002011-05-10T11:31:20.640-07:00Rosie's Look for Less<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosie Huntington-Whitely with Jason Statham<br />
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</tbody></table>Lately, fellow fashion bloggers have been crushing hard on Victoria's Secret beauty, Rosie Huntington-Whitely. I can see why; she effortlessly captures that no-frills, refined bohemian look Kate Bosworth also lives by.<br />
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However, some of us can't afford that Alexander Wang hobo she's sporting in the photo above, so let's see how we can achieve the day look for less. I plan on trying to pull off the ensemble while strolling through Bucktown, my favorite part of Chicago, in a couple of weeks.<br />
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<b>Outfit total:</b> <b>$330</b><br />
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<small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=31350418">Untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=1519478">vfriedrich</a> featuring a <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/jumper_sweater/shop?query=jumper+sweater">jumper sweater</a></small></div>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-5144018798948942422011-05-09T15:14:00.000-07:002011-05-09T15:15:23.139-07:00Summer in Mexico<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBoCpLKZL3IGtS1OO2KZgIh-KoX736ls65gOH9NGJ2ZOgu11dTe8yTfbbnEYwwyBmIt8g44PaVkAtKJno8k3ZzvFFlAX-8tZP6KRrgmgLIVTSnSlv9BnCsg5gIzfxvcw8WXeI4ZEVHw65/s1600/640x480+%252811%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIBoCpLKZL3IGtS1OO2KZgIh-KoX736ls65gOH9NGJ2ZOgu11dTe8yTfbbnEYwwyBmIt8g44PaVkAtKJno8k3ZzvFFlAX-8tZP6KRrgmgLIVTSnSlv9BnCsg5gIzfxvcw8WXeI4ZEVHw65/s640/640x480+%252811%2529.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />
Cinco de Mayo has come and gone, but Mexican embroidery and lace are here to stay.<br />
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Aussie designer/swimwear maven, Nicky Zimmermann<i> </i>astonishingly delivered 1970's Mexico Riviera resort wear with pin-up swimsuits, smocked dresses, and buttonless sheaths in crisp linens, soft florals, and stark whites during Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (<a href="http://rafw.com.au/australia">RAFW</a>) last week.<br />
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"I had this idea of idyllic summers and the feeling of long warm days," says Zimmermann of her latest collection.<br />
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Fresh and breathable, each piece indefinitely captured what it was supposed to; the true heyday of Acapulco's stylish white-sand beaches! Buy <a href="http://www.net-a-porter.com/Shop/Designers/Zimmermann/All">Zimmerman</a> here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>photos via <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/gastronaut-umami-burger-smashed-burger">Harper's Bazaar Australia</a></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-85850277666077515142011-05-03T13:04:00.000-07:002011-05-03T13:10:45.182-07:00Fashion Inspiration: Game of Thrones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu6S_INPSXGQF8RdRGLp6fx2LKpomwzByw8be8FvwgEldWGKa8k7tkW8nXN-hIZU90qXp1IiSuIxP2ddAlaxrp2Eijeiq7oogUIPF84gqLAAk6Mee7gh2KBNTHV_vrPBMv4kjbJ4k6Um7/s1600/Daenerys-Targaryen-game-of-thrones-17834607-1600-1200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOu6S_INPSXGQF8RdRGLp6fx2LKpomwzByw8be8FvwgEldWGKa8k7tkW8nXN-hIZU90qXp1IiSuIxP2ddAlaxrp2Eijeiq7oogUIPF84gqLAAk6Mee7gh2KBNTHV_vrPBMv4kjbJ4k6Um7/s640/Daenerys-Targaryen-game-of-thrones-17834607-1600-1200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Playing a timid, angelic creature yearning to return home to recapture her rightful throne, actress Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) explains her character to the editors at <i>Nylon </i>magazine this month. "She starts off as this very submissive, exiled princess, then by the end she's kicking ass," says the London-born, 23-year-old.<br />
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</tbody></table>In addition to erotically wooing her savage husband, the chieftain of the Dothraki, she starts to exert control over the army she has been forced to marry into. "Dany" also dresses in the shadow of a goddess, floating about in sheer Greek-turned-tribal sheaths, gladiator sandals, and earthy garments that cohesively clash with her weathered, wavy coif of pale blonde hair.<br />
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Clarke's character is truly a female to live and dress by this spring and summer?<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">I can't remember the last time I set sail, but I do remember how much I love the feeling of total isolation and sunshine...and the smell of saltwater and fresh air. Only problem is I have absolutely no idea what to wear. Here's a guess. Let me know if I'm close.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">P.S. a one-piece paired with jeans is my new thing, as it's more appropriate than a bikini since we'll be among my husband's work colleagues. This is no spring break trip. </span><br />
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</span></span>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-32642091183244548182011-04-25T15:55:00.000-07:002011-04-25T15:57:46.930-07:00Buddy Bands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>You didn't really think I'd let you (or spring) get away without some Friendship Bracelet vs. Buddy Band vs. Love Cuff nostalgia, now, did you? Ohhhh...accessory feuds were so much fun back in the late 80's.<br />
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</tbody></table>It's funny because a lot of fashion editors insist the decade's hold over fashion is on its way out; I highly disagree. Case in point: this new obsession with friendship bracelets. Everything from braided neon finds to semi-precious leather and twine creations are quickly becoming the number one accessory to "stack" with.<br />
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I've boarded the train, done the "wrist" work, and have to say that you definitely do not need to break the bank to look like one of the <i><a href="http://www.maxandchloe.com/fulldetails/8172/32,35?PID=2178999">Saved by the Bell</a></i> alumni.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucky Brand via Zappos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Eagle Outfitters </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-75092919554732649722011-04-22T11:45:00.000-07:002011-04-22T12:02:04.503-07:00Jamie Chung & Katie May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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Yesterday, Creme Caramel; today, Jamie Chung.<br />
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Here's the Korean beauty on the cover of <i>KoreAm </i>magazine in waves galore, sipping away in staples from my new favorite up-and-coming Los Angeles designer, Katie May, wearing a Shauna Metallic Bustier and Sofia Shorts. She looks like a very chic version of "Exotic" Barbie, which I adore.<br />
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Modern femininity is May's motto, and something the bright-eyed wonder woman accomplishes all too well with her impeccably tailored washed silk blouses and dresses. I don't know about you, but I want it all! Right now, pieces are available exclusively via her <a href="http://www.katiemay.net/">Web site</a>.<br />
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Happy Easter/Passover/Spring/or whatever makes you tick today!<br />
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<i>All photos via katiemay.net</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-10420153300369900662011-04-21T14:57:00.000-07:002011-04-21T14:57:42.707-07:00Weekend Needs<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Zeng Toi's Coconut Creme Caramel from <i>Food & Wine</i> </span></b></td></tr>
</tbody></table>We all have needs; I look forward to fulfilling mine (don't get dirty, guys) during the weekend because gosh darn the week is just so busy.<br />
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As I've mentioned to you before, I have various writing jobs, two dogs, and a husband, so therefore Monday thru Friday is pretty much a race to get things done. Therefore, I'd like to start a new tradition on <i>I'm Starving</i>, where I'm going to pick out some food and clothing items I'll look forward to trying and wearing Friday-Sunday. Basically, it will consist of a list of guilty pleasures on a budget (sometimes not) that will make my weekends both productive and satisfying.<br />
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<i><b><u>Friday Night</u></b></i><br />
<i>A delicious childhood favorite turned amazing, the look of these new Milano cookies reminds me of living in Florence, spending hours with roommates talking, sipping wine, and dunking shortbread cookies in Nutella. "Florence 15," so what?</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>photo via Pepperidge Farm</i></td></tr>
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<i><b><u>Saturday Morning/Afternoon</u></b></i><br />
<i>This month, InStyle says you should look cute (not embarrassed) for your trip to the juice bar post-workout. </i><i> I'm in need of some new workout gear and am probably the only one who prefers Nike to Lulu, so I'll be on the hunt. </i><br />
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<div><div style="height: 500px; position: relative; width: 500px;"><i><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=30666783"><img alt="Untitled" border="0" force="1" height="500" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFnRBQjJIRnRzNEJHY2tKU1NNeGRyU2cAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Untitled" width="500" /></a></i></div><i> <small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=30666783">Untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=1519478">vfriedrich</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/new_balance_shoes/shop?brand=New+Balance&category_id=41">new balance shoes</a></small></i></div><br />
<i><b><u>Saturday Evening</u></b></i><br />
<i>A good friend is turning 30 and celebrating with a house party. I'll bring two bottles of wine since the stuff is probably gonna flow like Sparkletts. </i><br />
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<i>For a French, Cotes Du Rhone style wine with an unbelievable price tag, try Rabbit Ridge (left), which can be found at Trader Joe's. Labeled an Allure de Robles, the blend hints at rich berries and black pepper. </i><br />
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<i>If you want a bubbly, <a href="http://jerichowine.com/item.asp?PID=1414">La Marca</a> is hands down my new favorite Prosecco; it's crisp, not too sweet, and leaves a honey aftertaste on the tongue. </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>(photos via nvwe.com and jerichowines.com)</i></td></tr>
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<i><b><u>Sunday Evening</u></b></i><br />
<i>Trying out a new dessert recipe this Passover was a nightmare, but I intend to perfect it for my parents' enjoyment. Every Sunday we see them for dinner, so I intend on serving them the best Creme Caramel of their lives. </i><br />
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Zeng Toi's Coconut Creme Caramel (pictured at top of post)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Published in <i><a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/coconut-creme-caramel">Food & Wine</a></i></span><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #010101; font-family: Arial, 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; line-height: 16px;"></span></i><br />
<h3 style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 1.6em; font: normal normal bold 1.2em/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; text-transform: uppercase;"><i>INGREDIENTS</i></h3><ol style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>1 cup granulated sugar</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>1/4 cup water</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>10 large egg yolks</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>3/4 cup light brown sugar</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>2 cups heavy cream</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>One 13-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>Pinch of salt</i></li>
<li style="border-top-color: rgb(205, 225, 235); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><i>1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut, toasted</i></li>
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<h3 style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 1.6em; font: normal normal bold 1.2em/normal 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; text-transform: uppercase;"><i>DIRECTIONS</i></h3><ol style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><i>Preheat the oven to 350°. In a saucepan, cook the granulated sugar with the water over moderate heat, brushing down the sides of the pan with a wet brush, until a rich amber caramel forms, about 15 minutes. Quickly pour the caramel into a 9-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish to coat the bottom.</i></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><i>In a bowl, beat the egg yolks and brown sugar until very thick, 2 minutes. Beat in the cream, coconut milk, vanilla and salt and pour into the baking dish. Set the dish in a roasting pan. Pour hot water in the pan to come halfway up the dish's side. Bake for 1 hour, until the custard is just set but still jiggly in the center. Refrigerate in the dish overnight.</i></li>
<li style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><i>Run a knife around the edge of the custard. Set the dish in a pan of hot water for 10 seconds. Invert a flat platter over the dish then turn the custard and caramel onto the platter. Top with the toasted coconut and serve.</i></li>
</ol>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-34690316256805767412011-04-18T14:42:00.000-07:002011-04-18T14:45:49.622-07:00Spring/Summer Fashion Inspiration: Katherine Heigl (at age 15)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>As a long week ended last Friday, my girlfriends and I reenacted a favorite activity from our childhood, the sleepover. Dressed in pajamas and up to our elbows in cookie dough, us late twenty-somethings transgressed for a night and picked a flick that would really get us in the mood. <i>My Father the Hero </i>was the unanimous choice, "the" chick flick of '94. <br />
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</tbody></table><div>Oohing and awing over Katherine Heigl's angelic teenage face and slender bod, we began to remember just how incredible her wardrobe was. Funny thing is most of her outfits are back in style. Floral skirts and shorts paired with cotton t's and tanks are in hot pursuit, so with that said, I think it's time for another outfit post. P.S. that Ben guy is hot, hot, hot...even if he does have an earring. </div><div><br />
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<small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=30557579">Untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=1519478">vfriedrich</a> featuring a <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/braided_belt/shop?query=braided+belt">braided belt</a></small></div></div></div>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-60326345754404559362011-04-15T10:19:00.000-07:002011-04-15T10:19:55.510-07:00Meat Group!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(One of the Olsen sisters in the epic Sloppy Joe scene during <i>It Takes Two</i>) </td></tr>
</tbody></table>No, I'm not about to provide you with a recipe for a microwave burrito (<i>Encino Man</i>) or reminisce about how cute the Olsen sisters were. What I am about to do is supply you with instructions for the fiercest, easiest, most delicious, cunning, laudable dinnertime dish ever: the <b>Sloppy Joe</b>.<br />
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Last weekend, I got my hands on a pretty tasty "slider" version at <a href="http://www.thesixrestaurant.com/">The Six</a>. A little bit more gourmet than any childhood version, these two-biters were made with turkey instead of beef and had fried pickles to add a little crunch and saltiness. Nonetheless, they served as inspiration to create my own version for your noshing pleasure. Trust me, they're delish. The secret: lots of ketchup and moist turkey (no extra lean &*^^%#@)!<br />
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The following recipe is adapted from one I followed as a kid. Let's get down and dirty and next time we'll "Wheeze the Juice."<br />
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<b><u>Valerie's Healthier Sloppy Joe's</u></b><br />
4 Potato Hamburger Buns<br />
3 Scallions<br />
1 lb. Ground Turkey<br />
1/4 cup Ketchup<br />
1 tsp. Garlic Powder<br />
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Finely chop green onions. Heat a frying pan over medium-low heat and add ground turkey and onions, chopping up the meat with a wooden spoon. Fry until brown and then add ketchup and garlic powder. Stir and simmer for only a few more minutes. Heat your buns and Voila! you're done.<br />
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If you're up for it serve with my <a href="http://imstarvin.blogspot.com/2010/09/couture-hamburger.html">oven-baked fries</a>.Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-35300258177288637922011-04-13T11:27:00.000-07:002011-04-13T16:27:30.039-07:00A Well-Dressed Vegas<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Between taking on various writing gigs, living with two dogs and a hard-working husband who all love my home-cooked meals, and balancing plans with an extremely diverse group of girlfriends, I'm in need of trip out to...by now, you know where.<br />
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</div><div>Not only do I love breathing in casino oxygen that smells of "Reds" and cheap perfume, becoming one with the rowdy 3 p.m. pool scene, and gawking at bachelorette mishaps, I love planning each and every one of my outfits well in advance. That way I can spend time on more important things, like acting as the in-room DJ, becoming the resident mixologist for a prompt 7 p.m. pre-cocktail cocktail hour, and curling everyone's hair. Yes, I'm the Vegas Jack of all trades. <br />
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Here's what I'm thinking...</div><div><div><br />
</div><div><u><b>Car Trip: </b>Don't make fun of my music choice; it's girl time, which means sing-along time.</u><br />
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<small><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Pool Play: </b>I'm digging pants instead of shorts right now.</span></u></small><br />
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<div><div style="height: 500px; position: relative; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=30341406"><img alt="Untitled" border="0" force="1" src="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-set/BQcDAAAAAwoDanBnAAAABC5vdXQKFnlKMGZrMHBsNEJHNDNlLV9qQjI4eVEAAAACaWQKAXgAAAAEc2l6ZQ.jpg" title="Untitled" /></a></div><small><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/untitled/set?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=30341406">Untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/profile?.embedder=1519478&.mid=embed&id=1519478">vfriedrich</a> </span></small><br />
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Dude, check out Gryson's spring line. A little bit o' shit-kicking glamour...like a refined rhinestone cowboy. I love the line's contradictory combination of casual earth tones and rustic leather straps mixed with luxurious lambskin. I'll take 'em all. What do you think?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(see it all <a href="http://www.gryson.com/">here</a>) </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-8952837799660958012011-04-11T15:24:00.000-07:002011-04-11T15:32:43.926-07:00J.Crew Fall Jacket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Of all the jackets in the land, this is the fairest of them all. J.Crew's tweed and khaki motorcycle <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/outerwear/PRDOVR~37427/37427.jsp">jacket</a> (for fall '11) can be paired with jeans for a dressed-down look or complemented with some feisty leather "jegs" for an evening out. OBSESSED!Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-80998153211527339662011-04-07T16:44:00.000-07:002011-04-07T17:18:32.204-07:00A Pat on the Behind for Spanx!Alexandra Jacobs (formerly of <i>The New York Observer</i>), an established features writer with a straight-forward, intriguing voice, recently composed an up close and personal <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/03/28/110328fa_fact_jacobs">piece</a> for <i>The New Yorker</i> on a female entrepreneur I admittedly knew zilch about.<br />
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Before I read <i>Smooth Moves: How Sara Blakely rehabilitated the girdle</i>, Spanx symbolized a celebrified mega-brand, one I winced at every time I heard someone recite its magical power to slim. "I don't ever want to need that stuff," I told myself on a regular basis. But after reading about founder Sara Blakely's relatable train of thought, her short but powerful "Don't be afraid to fail!" motto, and her dog (a poodle named after Yves Saint Laurent's muse, Loulou de la Falaise), I caught a glimpse of a woman I wouldn't mind ending up like.<br />
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While winding through Blakely's many accomplishments, family relationships, trials, and current endeavors, Jacobs creates a role model for us readers who are desperately trying to make something of ourselves in a cold world overrun with technology and clichéd ambitions.<br />
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Have a look at what the Spanx Atlanta headquarters look like, below, and you'll understand what Blakely lives for. "I sat in gray cubicles long enough," Jacobs recounts Blakely saying during their visit.<br />
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If you haven't guessed yet, only 13 out of the 105 employees at the offices are male. The design is saucy and reminiscent of a boudoir--it looks like Jonathan Adler had a twin sister and she went to town. But, no...it was <a href="http://bradley-hughes.blogspot.com/">Bradley Hughes</a>.<br />
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(All photos via Bradley Hughes)</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-37185000618625093452011-04-06T17:13:00.000-07:002011-04-06T17:13:43.039-07:00Sienna Miller and twenty8twelveSienna Miller and sister Savannah Miller's fashion label, twenty8twelve, just released its spring 2011 <a href="http://www.twenty8twelve.com/collection/ss11/lookbook/">lookbook</a>, unveiling a highly desirable (and highly wearable) slew of feminine-turned-edgy garments.<br />
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With Sienna as one of two models in the new presentation, you can only imagine how fast and well the new collection will sell. Her complexion: softly sun-washed; her figure: perfectly petite; and her beauty: unfathomable. The clothes, just like her, have that same "girl next door" appeal with a just a touch of rebellion.<br />
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Yes, I'm sticking my tongue out at all you East Coasters and Mid Westerners, who think you've really got it all. Well, you don't have "Animal Style" now, do you? But that's OK. Wipe your tears (and your saliva) because I'd like to share a recipe I came across long ago for a D.I.Y. Double-Double, Animal Style. Try it this weekend when your barbecuing, or if its too cold outside, save it for the warm weather.<br />
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<b>Recipe and photo via <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2010/07/in-n-outs-double-double-animal-style-burger-recipe.html">Serious Eats</a></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">MAKES TWO (2) 1/4-POUND BURGERS </span><br />
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<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1/2 teaspoon sugar</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 soft Hamburger buns, preferably <a href="http://www.arnoldbread.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #00a5e9; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Arnold brand</a></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Freshly ground black pepper</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8 dill pickles chips</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 quarter-inch-thick slices ripe tomato</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 leaves fresh iceberg lettuce, white core section removed, torn to bun-sized pieces</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1/4 cup yellow mustard</span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ingredient" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4 slices deli-cut American Cheese</span></li>
</ul></div></div><div class="procedure" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="procedure-header" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(127, 204, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 40px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.seriouseats.com/imagesV2/txt-Procedure.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #669933; float: left; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Verdana, sans, 'sans serif'; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; height: 20px; line-height: 17px; 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border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(127, 204, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 116px; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="procedure-number checked" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.seriouseats.com/imagesV2/procedure-flag_set.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px -50px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; cursor: pointer; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline; width: 25px;">1</div><div class="procedure-text" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 450px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #484848; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If using a meat grinder:</strong> Place feed shaft, blade, and 1/4-inch die of meat grinder in freezer until well-chilled. Meanwhile, place meat chunks on rimmed baking sheet, leaving space between each piece and place in freezer for 10 minutes until meat is firm.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></li>
<li class="instruction" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(127, 204, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 98px; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="procedure-number" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.seriouseats.com/imagesV2/procedure-flag_set.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: -50px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0099ff; cursor: pointer; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline; width: 25px;">2</div><div class="procedure-text" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 450px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Combine meat in large bowl and toss to combine. Grind meat and refrigerate immediately until ready for use. Handle as gently as possible. Proceed with step three below.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></li>
<li class="instruction" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(127, 204, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 134px; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="procedure-number" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.seriouseats.com/imagesV2/procedure-flag_set.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: -50px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0099ff; cursor: pointer; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline; width: 25px;">3</div><div class="procedure-text" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 450px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #484848; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If using a food processor:</strong> Place bowl and blade of food processor in freezer until well-chilled. Meanwhile, place meat chunks on rimmed baking sheet, leaving space between each piece, and place in freezer for 10 minutes until meat is firm, but not frozen.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></li>
<li class="instruction" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(127, 204, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 134px; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="procedure-number" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.seriouseats.com/imagesV2/procedure-flag_set.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: -50px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0099ff; cursor: pointer; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline; width: 25px;">4</div><div class="procedure-text" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 450px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Combine meat in large bowl and toss to combine. Working in two batches, place meat cubes in food processor and pulse until medium-fine grind is achieved, about 8 to 10 one-second pulses, scraping down processor bowl as necessary. Refrigerate ground meat immediately until ready for use. Handle as gently as possible.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></li>
<li class="instruction" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(127, 204, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 242px; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="procedure-number" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.seriouseats.com/imagesV2/procedure-flag_set.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: -50px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0099ff; cursor: pointer; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline; width: 25px;">5</div><div class="procedure-text" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 450px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 400 degrees while you cook the onions: Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt to skillet. Reduce heat to medium low, and cook, tossing and stirring occasionally until onions are well browned, about 15 minutes. Once onions begin to sizzle heavily and appear dry, add 1 tablespoon water to skillet and stir. Continue cooking until water evaporates and onions start sizzling again. Repeat process, adding 1 tablespoon of water with each iteration until onions are meltingly soft and dark brown, about 3 times total. Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></li>
<li class="instruction" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(127, 204, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: both; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 80px; line-height: 18px; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="procedure-number" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://static.seriouseats.com/imagesV2/procedure-flag_set.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: -50px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0099ff; cursor: pointer; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline; width: 25px;">6</div><div class="procedure-text" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 450px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make the sauce: Combine mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, sugar, and vinegar in small bowl. Stir to combine.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></li>
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</ol></div>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-38086238949144767122011-03-31T09:58:00.000-07:002011-03-31T10:01:48.751-07:00Beachy KeenSaltwater-spritzed hair isn't the only fashion/beauty vehicle that will transport you to the beach in a magical instant. There's neon thread necklaces, fruity popsicles, and canvas slide sneakers to achieve that heavenly state-of-mind even better. Think Spicoli gone glamorous. I can smell the ocean now!<br />
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I mean I'm excited for spring and summer, but fall has got me pretty amped knowing this hottie-gone-prepster trend is still climaxing! Whoa!<br />
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See shots of the full collection <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/03/j_crew.html?mid=373379&rid=422507130#photo=1x83923">here</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-61176933989360563202011-03-29T16:04:00.000-07:002011-03-29T16:04:50.992-07:00Grocery Store Bliss: New Belvedere Bloody MaryI don't know about you, but sometimes my friends and I find as much solace in grocery shopping as we do in shoe shopping. Maybe it's the fact that I'm on the brink of 30 and turning into a pantry whore? Maybe it's because I simply love food as much as I love fashion? Or, maybe it's because wine and spirits always make it onto my list? <div><br />
</div><div>There's something about bringing home a new addition to the liquor cabinet--say a pricey but delicious whiskey to slake that midnight <i>Manhattan</i> craving. But there is always a chance of bringing home a spirit so fine that it can become dangerously intoxicating, especially if concocted with the right ingredients. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Enter Belvedere Bloody Mary. The new flavored vodka is sealed with a hint of those authentic, classic horseradish/tomato/peppery flavors. This month <i>Nylon </i>chose the bottle for its "Drink of the Month" and included a recipe, which looks like a must-try for spring! </div><div><br />
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</div><div><b>Belvedere Bloody Mary Martini </b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(published by <i>Nylon</i>) </span></div><div><br />
</div><div>60 ml Belvedere Bloody Mary</div><div>6 cherry tomatoes </div><div>Dash of lemon juice</div><div>(optional Tobasco to taste) </div><div><br />
</div><div>1. Muddle tomatoes with lemon juice. </div><div>2. Add Belvedere Bloody Mary and shake with ice cubes. </div><div>3. Double strain into a chilled martini glass. </div><div>4. Garnish with a lemon twist. </div></div><div></div></div>Valerie Friedrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824440493038509210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8191328517594789756.post-50010270030154391982011-03-24T10:28:00.000-07:002011-03-24T10:28:57.883-07:00Slick Shoes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>(photo via hypebeast.com)</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Behold: supermodels channeling Elvis!<br />
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These photos of Gisele for <i>V Magazine</i>, Carolyn Murphy for <i>I-D</i> magazine, and Jessica Stam for <i>W</i> magazine make me want to get all dressed up and hit the streets of Vegas to pretend I'm "The King" too. Here's to hair gel, leather, and "setting our souls on fire."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photos via Fashion Gone Rogue)</td></tr>
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