tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388759771301871332024-03-05T09:01:12.713-05:00Live Life DecadentlyOne woman's journey to enjoy the decadence of life on a budget.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-80368409956740639072019-01-06T12:47:00.000-05:002019-01-06T12:47:10.104-05:00Bucket List: 2018 Wrap-upHello lovelies and happy 2019! Once again, I have fallen behind. I am still so passionate about having my little bucket list adventures but I admit, it was a darker end to the year and I just could not find the energy to come write about it. I am on the rise again though and feeling more like myself than ever. I'm at a Crossroads right now and am not sure if I will continue on with this blog, but if I do I hope to find more support in my network. So, I'm going to keep most of this short and sweet to catch up in one go and then I need everyone to bug me to keep up with my darn posts! Don't let me go in to hermit mode again team.<br />
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May 2018:<br />
I ate a lobster roll for the first time while in Charlotte, NC for a horror convention. It was delicious and I can only imagine how heavenly one will be in Maine.<br />
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I ordered the most expensive wine on the menu at my favorite local place. The wine was a <span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Louis Bernard 2011 Gigondas. I'm not normally a dry red fan, but this was quite enjoyable. </span></div>
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California baby! One more state on my quest to visit every state. I actually went in July and November and I am going to leave some photos from both trips here because they both had awesome moments.<br />
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Something about being in Los Angeles brought my freckles out!</div>
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Tar pits! I'm obsessed with My Girl 2.</div>
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Nightmare on Elm St house! </div>
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Murder House from American Horror Story!</div>
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Also while in Cali, I hung out with me "Toes in the water" which is on my summer bucket list.</div>
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August 2018:</div>
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I made butter. The shaking heavy cream in a mason jar method. Took ages but Lukas helped and then he ate it on toast. It was super tasty, because butter always is. </div>
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I also made 3 recipes from my 44 french meals list with the help of a friend. </div>
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Aligot. Decadent and rich. All the cheese. 10/10 would eat all the time.</div>
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Coq au vin. Also yummy, because wine makes everything yummy.</div>
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Escargots. I already loved escargots but had never made it myself. </div>
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I drank whiskey around a fire. I live in Southern Indiana now and half the things on my summer bucket list are things that people have been doing their entire lives around here basically. I grew up with bonfires too but once I hit drinking age it wasn't as big of a thing. </div>
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October 2018:</div>
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So, sometimes you add something to your bucket list and it doesn't exactly work out. Example: Visit a Cat Cafe. Because the ones in Japan look amazing. People enjoying a good cuppa tea while they snuggle a kitty and have a snack. Surprise guys, the ones in the states are not this exciting. We walked in to one and were told we needed to have a pre-paid reservation to go into the cat room, where no food or drink was allowed. But you could have a drink in a different room and not visit the cats if you wanted to. We left. Unsuccessful and not exciting and I checked this off anyways because we did visit the cat cafe it was just not fun. </div>
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November 2018:</div>
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I brewed my own beer! It's not done yet so this technically will hit for November, December, and January 2019 because of the souring, fermenting, and carbonation. BUT the main process was November. The beer is a gose and I worked on this with my friends Ella and Brian. We will be calling it Megladonian Gose. </div>
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I also started an attempt at living in a healthier way. I am not doing anything specific just trying to be conscious of what I am eating. I'm still eating out, I'm still drinking craft beer. I am also having primarily eggs, oatmeal, fruit, and yogurt for breakfast in their suggested serving sizes. I've very rarely had soda and have only been drinking black coffee or bulletproof coffee. I haven't really started exercising but I have been trying to walk more. I have lost about 12 lbs so far just with those changes. I don't really notice it looking at myself but it is very motivating.<br /><div>
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10/10 recommend snuggling a sloth if you ever get the opportunity to do so. It was magical. If you didn't know sloths are one of the animals I geek out over. Also included in this list are manatees and bats. I'm weird, I know. I am going to go a bit off topic right now to share some of my amazing sloth related items I have acquired. </div>
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Sleepy sloth on a rainbow shoes. I believe I found them on Modcloth. Now that it's getting warmer out I can actually start wearing them more. </div>
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This was acquired on amazon and he used to live in my office as a makeshift door for my cubicle until the higher ups decided shower curtains were a fire hazard. Because clearly if there was a fire in the office I would be in such a panic that I could not figure out how to get through the curtain, flail about, get stuck in it, and the flames would infuse it to my skin. Anyways, now Slothzilla lives in my bathroom and stares creepily while I enjoy a nice relaxing bubble bath with bath beer or bath wine and usually with candles, fire hazard be damned! </div>
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This sloth lamp came from Target. Pretty sure it's intended as a nursery decoration but I don't care. I ordered it online and it came shattered! I was heartbroken. Target offered to refund me, but said the didn't have any in stock for an exchange. My other option was to drive to a store and hope they had it. They said the Target 30 minutes away showed they had 3. I headed up the first chance I got and was able to get the very last one! </div>
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Sloth wallet! This brings me a smile every time I have to pull it out. I'm pretty sure this also came from Modcloth. I have a skirt too, that I got on amazon but no photos. It's cheap and from China but also still pretty fantastic. </div>
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In January, I had the chance to attend another murder mystery that was also a charity dinner. This was Tiki themed and benefited <a href="http://www.childadvocatesnetwork.org/" target="_blank">CASA</a>. CASA works with children involved with the Department of Child Services to ensure their needs are being met as best as they can be. I brought my partner and attended with a co-worker and her husband. It was a little goofy, but it was a lot of fun and for a good cause. My co-worker even won a raffle! Here's a few photos: </div>
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The program, my fella and I, my drink and the centerpiece. There were several tiki inspired drinks and clearly I picked the blue coconut one. It was a fun night, and I would definitely attend again to help out the Jackson County CASA! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-17804192362924588702018-01-27T12:00:00.000-05:002018-01-28T15:22:12.102-05:00Bucket List: November 2017Ah, November. The birthday month. 2017 meant I was turning the big 3-0. It also meant I had 4 more foods to cook before the 24th of the month in addition to cooking Thanksgiving dinner. At the start of November my 30 Foods to Cook Before 30 list still had Tortillas, Challah, Ceviche, and Souffle.<br />
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I was determined to actually finish them all. First off the list was tortillas. I did not have a tortilla press so I used two sheets of parchment and cookie trays to press out my tortillas. The flavor of fresh corn tortillas far surpassed the store bought and I can safely say that I will invest in a tortilla press later in life.<br />
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They were absolutely a bit too thick, but they were so good. Little Lark liked them too.</div>
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Next up, I made Challah for my works Thanksgiving lunch. Now, I have made challah before, but it was in Hebrew pre-school so I am positive I had a lot of assistance. This one I did 100% on my own. </div>
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A 6-Strand braid may have been slightly too ambitious for my first go at this. It definitely got a bit wonky. The end product was gorgeous though:</div>
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How pretty is that? The recipe I use was for a Margarita inspired Ceviche that included tequila! I found the recipe on Cookin Canuck's blog <a href="https://www.cookincanuck.com/margarita-ahi-tuna-ceviche/" target="_blank">here</a>. It had so many things I love... lime, cilantro, avocado, jalapeno, and of course tequila. All mixed together here:</div>
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And with that I had successfully finished my 30 Foods to Cook Before 30 list, in it's entirety, just in the nick of time! Just a few hours before I turned 30! </div>
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I did do one more thing in November. I finally attended a Colts game! I was able to buy very decent seats during a pre-sale through my employer. I may have mentioned this before, but my partner and I share a birthday. So, I got the tickets as our birthday gift. We also attended a pre-game brunch at Prime 47 which offered us shuttle service for free to and from the game. Plus bottomless drinks! </div>
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Unexpectedly the roof for Lucas Oil was open that chilly November day, so we spent the first part of game blinded by the sun. Luckily I had worn a heavy sweater so was only mildly uncomfortable. The Colts lost, it hasn't been a great season, but I loved being able to go to a game! </div>
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And our blinded by the sun selfie. Note to self, always bring sunglasses and gloves to Lucas Oil just in case. Also...check if the roof is going to be open before you leave the house. I didn't know that was a thing you could do until we were already there. </div>
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Now this was not a pretty lasagna at all. It was also a very thin lasagna. The recipe said it was enough for a 9x13 pan but I think it would have looked more impressive in a 9x9. It tasted good though. I used some of the tomato sauce I had made the month before, but also some jarred sauce when that fell short. It's also lots of meat and cheese. I prefer an all cheese lasagna, with lots of ricotta, but that's not what the family enjoys so I tried to keep it closer to their tastes since this was intended to be everyone's dinner. I used the noodles that do not require boiling first. If I were to do it again I would have bought more just to be sure I had enough instead of having this silly thin lasagna as my result.<br />
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In October, I made Cinnamon Rolls and Carbonara. For some reason I saved most of the C foods for the end. The Carbonara came together quickly for lunch one day, just because I happened to have everything I needed to make it. I should have used a different pan, but you live and you learn.<br />
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This is another one of those things that is a "me" food and not really a family food. Little Lark will eat anything of course, and the bigger kids will usually try something, but "me" foods often have lots of leftovers that I can't get through myself. Which is why I was so glad this was a "for two" recipe. It made just enough for lunch. And I *might* have added extra parm. Oh well. I love cheese, it's my favorite food. This was good, and best of all it was quick to make and only had 5 ingredients. </div>
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The Cinnamon Rolls I made were a beer bread dough that only took 10 minutes. Major shout out to <a href="http://thebeeroness.com/" target="_blank">The Beeroness</a> for her recipe <a href="http://thebeeroness.com/2016/12/22/10-minute-beer-bread-cinnamon-rolls/" target="_blank">right here</a>! I used Leinenkugel's Cocoa Shandy for the dough, because I had a can leftover from a variety pack. Little Lark had a blast helping to roll the dough. </div>
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Is that not one of the most beautiful things you have ever seen? I loved these, but I also love beer bread in general. They are quick and pretty easy so I recommend giving them a try! And now writing this months later I am wondering why I have not made them again. Maybe tomorrow.... </div>
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There is a huge list of Items to complete that you can earn points for. Like dressing up as a bee, planting something that will attract bees, and pollinating it.<br />
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There were also items like taking baked goods to a police station, playing video games with children in a hospital while dressed as a superhero, leaving change at a laundromat, making up care packages for women who are less fortunate, conducting an underwater board meeting in full business attire, creating a bikini out of banana peels, wearing a cocktail dress of orange peels in a bar, and biker gang in a bounce house among many others.</div>
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It was a BLAST. I will say, that whatever GISHWHES morphs in to for the coming year, since 2017 was the last year as we know it, I am officially a GISHWHES lifer. However, next time I want a team that is full of participating members that I actually know, hopefully from all parts of the world. This year everyone participating was able to raise enough money to save a dance school in Africa before it's proprietor passed away. As a whole, GISHWHES can do so much lasting good, even if we are the weird. </div>
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That pizza up there also meant I scratched Tomato Sauce and Pizza off of my 30 Foods to Cook Before 30 list and here are some progress photos of that, including my Little Lark helping out!</div>
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I also went down to Louisville to view the Solar Eclipse from the rooftop at <a href="http://www.copperandkings.com/" target="_blank">Copper & Kings Distillery</a>. I wanted to go to the path of totality, but Louisville was damn close and much more budget friendly for a day trip. There were fun themed drinks and a playlist to match. And don't I just look so stylish in my eclipse glasses?</div>
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Back in July, Amazon had Prime Day. I snagged a 23 and Me Ancestry+Health DNA testing kit for half off that day. My results came back at the end of August, and in case it wasn't obvious from the above eclipse photo, I am VERY European. </div>
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That "unassigned" down there must be that pinky toe of Native American DNA I have grown up being told I have. I mean I do have my CDIB and Tribal Membership cards after all. I was surprised at just HOW Jewish I was though. I have already been trying to learn more about that part of my ancestry and this just spurred that along. I really wanted to do this because my mother was adopted and we did not know much about where she came from. I actually got my mom and dad Ancestry kits for the holidays this year so I could see what history comes from which parent. Those results aren't back yet!</div>
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August had a lot, but that's the final piece. I will keep the health info from that personal, but I will say that I found it to be a very interesting component. Especially with more websites coming out that you can upload your data to in order to learn more. </div>
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From my 30 Foods to Cook Before 30 list I made Chicken Pot Pie and Bolognese in July. The Chicken Pot Pie was simple, made with leftover chicken and the veggies that I had on hand but the kids ate it up. I also cheated a little bit and used crescent roll dough for the crust. I've made pastry crust already on this journey so I didn't feel like I was compromising anything by using this fantastic shortcut.<br />
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The Bolognese I made using a 2014 Dark Lord. I will cook with beer any chance I get and since I did not love how this one aged I decided I could use it to up the flavor profile of the sauce. Here are some in progress photos:</div>
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And of course the finished progress was delicious. It was so full of flavor and packed with that umami quality. I wish I could say I have not used jarred sauce since, but unfortunately we are still a primarily jarred sauce family. This will be saved for special occasions and weekends when I have more time.<br />
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I also taught myself how to shuck oysters in July. I got myself a very pretty shucking knife and borrowed some protective gloves from my partner and I escaped with zero injuries! My oysters turned out to be bad, but luckily the shop I got them from in Indianapolis, <a href="http://www.goosethemarket.com/" target="_blank">Goose the Market</a>, was quick to send a gift card out to remedy that! Also if you are ever in Indy you should really check this place out. Go downstairs, have some oysters, cheese, and creative pickles and try a beer. One of my favorite spots in the city!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-51319515084274195732017-09-24T21:11:00.000-04:002017-09-24T21:12:30.278-04:00Bucket List: May and June 2017 I'm going to start this off with another check-in of my wishes for 2017, since it's now officially fall and the end of the year is quickly approaching again.<br />
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<b>4. Be healthier</b><b>. </b><br />
<b>5. Be more present.</b><br />
<b>6. Make real friends in the local area.</b><br />
<b>7. Help my Little Lark learn as much as possible.</b><br />
<b>8. See my family more.</b><br />
<b>9. See my bestie more.</b><br />
<b>10. Have more adventures.</b></div>
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Well let's just start by saying 8 and 9 have definitely been a wash. I have not seen my bestie or family in months. I saw my mom, dad, brother and Bestie very briefly in May and other than that every visit has had to be cancelled for one reason or another. I am doing sort of ok on 3, 4, 6, 7, and 10. I have a couple friends in the area and we have had some good adventures. Little Lark knows his ABC's, is counting more often, knows his colors, and loves books. He's also finally out of pull-ups and very proud of that fact. Through my job I do feel like I am helping others, but I have also been making an effort to help those closest to me by listening when they need it. I am still not "healthy" but I am eating better on work days and using my breaks to walk when I have the time. And for 1, 2, and 5...well I'm still working on those. Here I am taking some time for myself to write this blog post!</div>
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So let's get to it! Once again, I am behind. You kn<span style="font-family: inherit;">ow, in case you didn't notice that from the post title. In May I made a recipe from my 44 French Meals list; <span style="background-color: white;">Moules marinière's. This is a Mussel dish with a lovely garlic and cream broth.</span></span></div>
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I also got to have some bestie time in March and as usual we went out to eat. I had an over the top at Milwaukee Burger Co with a side of poutine. How I made it 29 years without eating poutine I will never know. It is such a perfect food. I wish it was something I had access to far more often.</div>
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Gravy, cheese curds, and fries. How could anything be so perfect? And that burger.... it was called the Blueberry Hangover burger. The patty was marinated in blueberries and it was served on some type of blueberry bread. Toppings included a cheesy hashbrown patty, blueberry jalapeno jam, brown sugar bacon, and a fried egg. It was a complete and utter mess. It was also to die for. If you have one of these near you please go eat this.</div>
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The potatoes were some of the best I had ever had. they got demolished. The sausage not so much...as it usually goes when I try to feed the whole family something weird it was not successful. I could likely get everyone to eat the potatoes again though so it was more successful than other "weird" dishes. </div>
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This is before I took my first bite, I am filled with skeptical hope and thinking surely the tales of the scent can't hold true when it is frozen. That first bite was like a smooth, sweet custard. The second bite was like that too, but like you were eating that surrounded by old gym socks. Once I caught a whiff of it I couldn't enjoy it anymore. If I am ever travelling I will try it fresh and as a shake though. Please enjoy Little Lark's absolute pleasure while eating his 10th bite of durian in the video below. My little adventurous eater is able to enjoy even more than his momma. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-7021117159086457052017-07-05T09:31:00.000-04:002017-07-05T09:31:47.747-04:00February 2017: Adulting and Other AdventuresSo, I have clearly been slacking. I have not mastered the whole work-life balance thing. I am still checking things off every month, but lately it's been in more of a panic on the last day than as a planned fun event. That needs to change. I am mentally exhausted after work. When I get home, all I want to do is crawl in bed. There's a lot of things I just do no have the energy for anymore. Let's add that to the list of things I need to work on.<br />
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So back in February, I checked a couple "Adulting" items off of my bucket list. I paid off two debts in their entirety. I had run up a lot of debt during my pregnancy and the first year of my Little Lark's life. I was on my own and trying to finish college. I survived the best that I could. The first thing I paid off with my tax refund was my Paypal Credit, my largest debt. It felt amazing to be rid of that. I also paid off my Toys R Us card, which was another large one due to all the baby items I had to use it for. I will admit I have had to use Paypal again since then--but it is nowhere near what it was. It is manageable. That Toys R us card is sitting at a zero dollar balance still and I am proud of that.<br />
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Chris and I also had a bucket list adventure for Valentine's Day. We went to a Murder Mystery Variety Show and an authentic Chinese Restaurant. The variety show was a lot of hula hooping.... so I would still like to go to another murder mystery that is more dinner and less variety show. We had a good time making fun of it though. At dinner I tried a Century Egg congee and was honestly disappointed at how bland the egg tasted. I was expecting a lot more funk. I would give them another shot in the future.<br />
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I also had the chance to visit Jungle Jim's in Ohio. Talk about heaven on earth. I could probably have spent a whole week in there looking at everything. I picked up a few things that will make appearances here over the next few posts. The first thing I tried was Salmiakki (Salty Licorice).</div>
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Amazon is a lifesaver in this town where we have nothing of much excitement or variety. I ordered some squid ink sachets. I had this item on my list as "Squid Ink Pasta" however I found a recipe for Squid Ink Risotto and Scallops. I had never made scallops before and was bitter over my last failed risotto so figured this was the way to go. I hate to be cocky, but I nailed it. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was pretty amazing, but I also had not had a cigar in years and am not a regular smoker so it knocked me on my ass without even finishing half of it. I honestly got super sick. I couldn't even finish my bourbon because I wound up in the bathroom before midnight after having only several sips of my NYE Champagne. Maybe don't smoke a giant expensive cigar if you aren't used to it. It was amazing until I got sick though. I just wish I had been able to enjoy it more!</div>
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This next item is sort of December and January. Birthday Cake. I made the layers of cake in December, but made the frosting and assembled the cake in January. I counted it as January officially since that is when it was finished. I made a yellow cake with chocolate peanut butter butter cream from scratch for my step-son's 17th birthday. It was awesome, it was also giant. </div>
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The last item I checked off in January was making Pimento Cheese. Now, I have the Queen of Pimento Cheese on my Facebook-- Ms. Kardea Brown and I am positive mine could not touch hers but it was still damn good. I used an Apple Smoked Gruyere and a Ghost Pepper Jack cheese.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-51709578063061506652016-12-30T12:38:00.001-05:002016-12-30T12:38:46.818-05:00October/November 2016 Bucket List and 2017 WishesHello all! First off let me apologize for the delay in making the last couple of posts. I am just going to roll them in to one. Work has kept me quite me quite busy and I am still figuring out how to fit the rest of my life in around my work schedule. There are nights when I get home and only have time to eat and go to bed so I can get up the next morning and the rest of the days usually end with mental exhaustion. I've let a lot of things fall on the back burner, not just this blog. Which leads me to my first 2017 Wish: Make more time for me. I don't want to make resolutions this year because resolutions are destined for failure in most circumstances. Instead, I am going to make wishes for 2017; things I am hoping for. Make more time for me is pretty much number one on that list. So here are my 2017 Wishes:<br />
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1. Make more time for myself.<br />
2. Read more.<br />
3. Help others.<br />
4. Be healthier.<br />
5. Be more present.<br />
6. Make real friends in the local area.<br />
7. Help my Little Lark learn as much as possible.<br />
8. See my family more.<br />
9. See my bestie more.<br />
10. Have more adventures.<br />
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I think 10 is a good number. I am hoping to work on all of these things in the coming year. These are all things intended to enrich my life.<br />
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And on to the bucket list! In October I only checked off one item and that was off of my Summer Bucket List; Summer Corn Pesto. I made this for a Taco Monday Pitch-In at my office so I put a sort of Elote spin on it. It was a hit and it got devoured. The best part? It was super easy. I used thawed out frozen sweet corn! I made the dressing in my food processor, and then tossed it all together with red onion and cotija cheese. It's sneaky healthy too; the dressing was packed with spinach!<br />
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In November I was able to check two things off of my list. Pie Crust from my 30 before 30 food list and Overcome a Great Fear off of my regular list. My partner's mother had a birthday in November and said she would rather have a pie than a cake. I made her a lemon meringue pie since that is her favorite. My crust wasn't pretty, but it was delicious! I used lard because I figured that was the best choice. </div>
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It worked out to not really be enough dough for the pie plate that I had, but I made it work as best as I could. It's just a little rustic and that's how you can tell it was homemade with love. This was also my first time making lemon curd and meringue. I was worried it was going to be a giant disaster but she loved it so it all worked out. </div>
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My job is the reason I was able to cross Overcome a Great Fear off of my list. I have always been terrified of public speaking. It's held me back from quite a few things. And no matter what my Communications Professor says; I was never comfortable or good at delivering speeches. As part of my job, I am occasionally required to testify in court. This was what scared me the most about accepting this position. I have had the chance to testify several times now and I am still nervous, but nothing like that first time. The first time I was so sure I was going to forget something or say a date wrong. I couldn't sleep the night before and I was shaking and felt sick all the way up until the words came out of my mouth. Turns out I did rather well and now each time I get a little less nervous. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-34279921614569751532016-10-31T20:50:00.001-04:002016-10-31T20:54:53.948-04:00Oy with the poodles already! <p dir="ltr">It's officially the month of new Gilmore Girls! In honor of this myself, my bestie Bree, and my friend Amber have put together a fun little countdown photo challenge to premiere day! Complete with the ennui that is sure to follow the day after we all binge it. I have this shared on my Instagram account (@PoisonMegz) as well and that, as well as Facebook, is where my photos will be. I hope all you Gilmore Girls fans will join me!</p>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-9971799698905273302016-09-18T15:20:00.000-04:002016-09-18T15:20:02.611-04:00August 2016 Bucket List: Squash Blossoms and 'NdujaAugust was a bittersweet month for me. I had to travel home twice for memorial services, but as a result I got to see my family and my best friend who I very rarely get to see. We spent the spare time I had for both trips together reminiscing and pondering how we've been in a constant stat of mourning since high school. In the midst of all of this we also ate a lot of food. On the second visit she treated me to two items off of my bucket list. I had never been to a Mariano's and when we stopped in I was in grocery store heaven. We just do not have stores with an interesting or high quality food selection where I am living currently. So when I walked in and saw a huge pile of squash blossoms from the farm I grew up going to for pumpkins I was extraordinarily excited. So, obviously we got those. we attempted to stuff and fry them but we did not have the right tools. They were still tasty, but could use some improvement, like a lighter batter and a more effective filling method.<br />
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Now for a sort of update... I previously posted about checking "Job I Love" off of my bucket list. I did love that job when I wrote it. I was helping people and I was using my degree. Since then, however, I have learned that sometimes loving a job is not enough to make it the job you should be in. There were serious problems with how cases were being handled and issues were constantly glossed over in order to make those in charge look better. Sometimes business dealings become more important than actually helping people, and I was not going to be able to change that. Losing that job that I loved turned out to be one of the best things that happened to me. In August I started a new job that is an actual career. I am making nearly twice what I was before and will be able to make an actual difference in the lives of others. I can't say that I love it yet, because the training is quite extensive, but I can say that it is not more about business than about the actual people involved. I am hoping this will be the beginning of something amazing in my life, but only time will tell. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-59294143904447110142016-08-12T13:23:00.000-04:002016-08-12T13:23:44.194-04:00July 2016 Bucket List: Summer Food!In case it wasn't abundantly obvious, I love food. Most of what I wind up adding to my bucket list winds up being at the very least food adjacent. Summer is such a great time for food. There is so much fresh produce available that the options are endless for what you can enjoy. As such, when it comes to summer related items there are many that involve food. Now the town I live in is not a foodie hot spot, so I often find myself having to venture to another city. Imagine my surprise when I took my little Stormageddon to the local ice cream truck and discovered they also sold elote! If you don't know about Elote, pay attention. Elote is Mexican street corn and it is absolutely delightful. The corn is stuck on a stick or the husks twisted back in to a handle and it is slathered in mayonnaise before being topped with lime juice, chile powder, and cotija chese. There are other condiment options based on where you find it, but this is the version I tried.<br />
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I tried to tell Chris how delicious it was but he is adamantly anti-mayonnaise, which is ridiculous because mayonnaise is amazing. Oh well, more for me of all mayo related delights. Which is everything because mayo makes everything better. Seriously. I'm even a fan of the strange delicacy that is a PB&Mayo sandwich. Needless to say, the elote was delicious and I plan to enjoy it several more times before summer is over.</div>
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Next up on the summer food list: Popsicles + Prosecco. I saw this on the internet somewhere and it sounded right up my alley. I'm not going to lie... I purchased both the popsicles and the prosecco at Aldi. I love Aldi and have zero shame about this. Cheap healthy food and cheap tasty booze? No shame in my Aldi game.</div>
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Last but not least, fresh cherries! I am not a *huge* cherry fan. This mostly applies to cherry flavor. It reminds me as medicine. Fresh cherries are another story. I am also a fan of this cherry juice my parents used to get at a tiny stand that I *think* was in Wisconsin. I have learned that without a cherry pitter a giant bag of fresh cherries is not a load of fun for me. I did however very much enjoy the few that I pitted by hand with yogurt and chia seeds for breakfast. I also now plan to purchase a cherry pitter so that in the future I can avoid stained hands.</div>
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-See "Corpse Flower in Bloom"</div>
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There are moments in your life when you will encounter something and realize "That should be on my bucket list!" And you will either mentally or actually add it and then immediately cross it off. I had one of those moments during the <a href="http://www.daysofthedead.net/">Days of the Dead</a> Indianapolis weekend. One of the beloved regulars was unable to make it due to unfortunate circumstances and a slew of photos and videos were being taken for him. Saturday night a friend of mine brought down a bottle of absinthe for one of these videos. I decided Absinthe should absolutely be part of my bucket list and gave it a shot. It smelled like black licorice so I was pretty sure it would be delicious and tried about a shot and a half. Not delicious guys. Nope. You get black licorice for about .5 seconds and then you get a horrible burning that tastes like betrayal. And then you taste that betrayal every time you belch until sometime the next day. Absinthe will betray you, just remember that.</div>
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And now to the complete other end of the spectrum. It is Day 1 of my Juice Cleanse! I have had this on my bucket list from the very beginning. I finally caught <a href="http://www.blueprint.com/" target="_blank">Blueprint</a> while it was 30% off and decided on 2 days of the lowest level and 1 of the highest. Then I got an email saying 2 of the juices in my cleanses were unavailable so they replaced my easiest days with the second level and swapped juices out for replacements they picked. I was pretty pissed. It's a good chunk of money to spend on juice and they did not even try to contact me to ask how I wanted to resolve the issue. I replied to the email and still have heard nothing, but the juices are already here so I'm guessing the company just does not care. So I'm off to a pretty awful start of my juice cleanse. I'm a coffee addict and the level I had ordered had coffee in the first juice, a nut milk. Now I get zero caffeine. So bring on the migraines! I am going to try to write a little bit after each juice, each day before I publish this, so here it goes!<br /><br />^^I wrote that on Day 1 of the cleanse with every intention of actually writing after each juice, it didn't happen. I STILL have heard nothing back from Blueprint and it has been nearly a month, so I give their customer service zero stars.^^<br />
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I want to be clear that I am not advocating juice cleansing for health or weight loss purposes, I purely just wanted to see if I could do it. I am also *Not* being paid for this post or given any goodies. I paid for this cleanse out of my own pocket and these are my honest thoughts on it. With that said Day 1, Juice 1 started out with me in a great mood and high hopes about being able to complete a 3 day cleanse. It was a green juice, clearly labeled 1, and for a green juice it was really delicious. The coffee cashew milk would have been a MUCH better start though... still angry over here Blueprint. I followed the recommendation of starting each day with hot lemon water (a former habit of mine I need to re-start anyhow) and also hydrating with water, green, and herbal tea throughout the day between juices. After I took this selfie I walked in to work to learn there was no toilet paper and that the plan my supervisor made was to just not have toilet paper., because that makes sense? All this liquid meant I was going to be peeing more than when I was 9 months pregnant with Stormageddon dancing on my bladder so long story short I bought TP for the office.<br />
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The food struggle was a little harder the last day, but I never really felt hungry through the experience as long as I paced myself properly. The only time I struggled really was when I did not bring enough juice with me to work. I did not cave, I did not have a nibble of food. I was shockingly not miserable. My migraine faded away shortly in to Day 3 so it was one of the shortest I've ever had. Nothing weird happened with my stomach, the only bathroom issue was how much I had to pee. I never felt weak. I powered through it and finished Day 3 strong. </div>
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P.S. This whole experience with all the selfies made me decide to get bangs to hide my giant forehead. The stylist did not cut them straight nor how I wanted. I hated them for at least 10 days, now I am starting to like them. However I maintain Bangs Are Always A Mistake. Especially during an Indiana Summer. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-73092973843250546392016-06-08T07:15:00.001-04:002016-06-08T07:16:12.749-04:00April & May 2016 Bucket List: I Ate a Bug, On Purpose! (And More!)Let's start with April... which was the first full month I worked at my first full-time job. I'm still not used to being away from home so much. That being said I crossed "Job I Love" off of my bucket list in April. I went back and forth on this a bit because that's a hard thing to really set quantifiers on. At the heart of it, I do love my job. I am working somewhere that I am able to help others. I have formed friendships with coworkers. I may not like every aspect of the job, but I do love the job itself.<br />
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Also in April I squeezed in one more French meal from the 44 French Meals list. I had some lamb left, so I used it to make Navarin D'Agneau, which is essentially a lamb stew or ragu. I unfortunately did not get an awesome photo of this meal, because I was too sick to eat any of it, but I did get one photo of it in the pot.</div>
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May was another long month, but I got some interesting items checked off of the ol' bucket list. First up, I wrote a children's book. It's not illustrated yet as that job is going to my brother and we have not had a chance to get together yet, but I completed the text! It's about my son's quirky little habits and hopefully I will be able to get it published once I have illustrations. This is one that was very important to me because I wanted to write something my son could enjoy versus my more adult oriented book and the YA book that is currently in progress.</div>
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Next up... I ate a bug! On Purpose! My co-worker and I took a group of our clients to Spring Mill for Civil War Days. This is a state park with a pioneer village. It was an awesome trip and they had 3 gift shops there. At the third, my co-worker and I both spotted edible bugs. There were two types, larva and crickets, in several flavors. My co-worker bought several varieties, I just bought the spicy worms. Now, I do not have a photo of me eating the worm either time, but I do have a photo of the box after giving them to the teenager aka my step-son to try (he ate every last one of them by the way.) They weren't bad honestly, tasted a bit like popcorn. I'm curious to try things made with bugs on a higher culinary level now. Definitely not a curiosity I ever thought I would develop!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-64686192911108500322016-04-29T11:31:00.001-04:002016-04-29T11:31:04.584-04:00March 2016 Bucket List: Graduation and French CookingI know, I know... another late post. March presented a lot of changes in my life. I graduated college (bucket list item!) and I got a full time job IN my field before my degree was even official. This meant sending the little one off to daycare for the first time, adjusting to an entirely new schedule, and seeing less of my family. I've found it difficult to want to open my computer in the time that I do get at home with my family. I don't want to stare at a screen, I want to spend time with them. (Although really that time seems to be mostly spent in front of another screen, the television.) So as a result this post is super late.<br />
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First up: I finished my Bachelor's Degree! It was a long process for me, with several extended breaks from schooling. I honestly thought I may never get there and there were definitely times I nearly gave up. As of March 2016 I am officially a college graduate with a degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice minor. I don't get a ceremony or a big party so it does not feel very real, but I know that I did it. And that's pretty rad.<br />
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Next up, I did a whole lot of French cooking in March to make a dent in my 44 French Meals list.<br />
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First up was Roasted Chicken & Garlic. I followed a recipe exactly, which I almost never do. I have roasted chickens before but this one was both simple and amazing. That may just be due to my severe garlic obsession. Pretty sure there were basically no leftovers though.<br />
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The second recipe I made from the 44 French Meals list was also on my 30 Before 30 list. Boeuf Bourguignon. We love beef stew in this house, so I figured this was a recipe I could make for dinner that everyone would eat. It was pretty good, but I am never peeling 20 pearl onions again when I can buy them ready to go in the frozen section. I mean what on earth was I thinking? I had some pork jowl bacon in my freezer, so that was what I used to make the lardons and that turned out to be a great use for it! Just look how crispy they got and STAYED in the stew! (Stews are not pretty, the tastiest food is not pretty.)</div>
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Now, my family is Jewish so we never really did the whole Easter lamb or ham thing. My partner's family is not Jewish, and they do Easter. My partner came home with a leg of lamb awhile back and it was stuck in the freezer and saved for Easter. I knew exactly what I would make. Gigot D'Agneau Pleureur (Weeping Lamb). This is made by roasting a leg of lamb directly on the oven rack over a pan of potatoes. The fat from the lamb "weeps" on to the potatoes cooking them. I didn't want to put this directly on my oven rack, so I put the rack from my roasting pan on my oven rack and ever so delicately balanced the lamb on it over the potatoes.</div>
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How good does that look? It also looks like it may tip over at any moment, but it never did. It cooked beautifully. And the potatoes were probably the best roasted potatoes I had ever eaten. I may or may not have stood over the pan and eaten all the crispy potato bits that stuck to the edges before letting anyone else eat any food.</div>
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And that is really all there was to March bucket list wise. As I mentioned at the beginning I also started a job in my chosen field. Now if you remember my bucket list you'll now "Job I Love" is on there. March was mostly just training courses and shadowing, so it did not give me the chance to know if I would love it yet or not. Maybe that will be crossed off my list soon, only time will tell.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-81035789251702872822016-03-02T10:09:00.000-05:002016-03-02T10:09:58.347-05:00January & February 2016: The Bucket List ContinuesJanuary was another month that was busy, this time because the final course of my degree began. I did manage to check one item off of my bucket list this past January however. Of all my food bucket lists, the items from the 30 foods to cook before 30 are the most pressing as I have less than 2 years until I turn 30. Yikes! I had 17 items left on this list, and when I checked off salad dressing it came down to 16. I had purchased some kale in an attempt to eat healthier and did not love it. I decided to ask some advice and was told that kale can handle a lot of balsamic vinegar very well, among other things. I found a quick salad dressing recipe that was made by shaking ingredients together in a mason jar. My dressings main components were balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and Dijon mustard. I was surprised at how simple it was to make a dressing! I do not know why so many people buy dressing at the store when you can make something yourself that is so much better in flavor and freshness than what is sold. If you have never made dressing, please give it a shot.<br />
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February was set to be a busy month as well, with school still in session and a convention weekend in Atlanta. I adore when my partner is booked at an event that is in a major city, because it means the food delivery options become higher quality and of a wider variety. Atlanta always delivers on this. I had been looking forward to enjoying a delivery smoothie for breakfast each morning, but that business had closed in the 2 years since I had visited. Thankfully,this opened up my budget to indulge in delivery sushi from a well-reviewed restaurant. This restaurant also allowed me to check two foods off of my bucket list. </div>
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The escargot was part of a French themed sushi roll. Also pictured is white tuna and sea urchin with quail egg. The escargot was not bad, but I was more impartial to it than anything. I think I will enjoy it more if I am ever able to prepare it myself. It is on my 44 French Meals list, which I aim to cook, but I have yet to find a place where I can acquire snails to cook.</div>
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Natto is fermented soybeans. It is sticky, stringy, funky, and I loved it. It's strong flavor was perfect wrapped in sushi rice and nori. I am a big fan of fermented foods. I love the unique flavor that they have and they have tons of health benefits. I had heard natto is pretty nasty stuff, but I did not feel that way at all. I wished I had ordered more actually. It is not something I will be able to get easily in Seymour, but Amazon does carry a dried version that I may try. </div>
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In amazing moment of serendipity this cheese I have lusted after for nearly 3 years, since it won Best of Show at the American Cheese Society's 2013 competition, went on sale for half price on the same day that I received my tax refund. I finally had my chance! This is a raw milk cheese with a washed rind that is wrapped in spruce. It is actual cheese nirvana, maybe even just regular nirvana. It is best enjoyed at room temperature as it becomes luxuriously rich and creamy. The perfect texture to schmear all over some warm, crusty bread or just lick off of the cheese spreader. I also enjoyed some Iberico Ham with my first round of this cheese. The cheese really does not need a meat with it though, as it has its own smokey and meaty flavor to it. You also get woodsy notes from that spruce wrapping. All of this combines in to the best cheese I have ever eaten. I am not an expert, but I am a big cheese fan. If you love cheese, you absolutely must try this. It is a bit pricey, but if you share it with a friend or two it becomes more affordable. Although, once you peel back that rind and take your first bite I doubt you will want to share it. </div>
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Until next time, remember to find the decadence in your life and embrace it. Decadence can be had on any budget!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-36384462109816838272016-01-30T00:04:00.000-05:002016-01-30T00:05:26.404-05:00December Bucket List & ResolutionsDecember has come and gone and I am happy to say that means I successfully completed my 2015 New Year's Resolution to check something off of my bucket lists every single month. I also added a ton more items throughout the year, but why would I want to put a limit on my dreams? January has been very busy so far with my capstone course for my Psychology degree, but I am very happy to say that I will have my Bachelor's in March which is totally a bucket list item!<br />
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Now as for December, I crossed two things off of my list. One of those is the first item off of my 44 French Meals list, Quiche Lorraine and man oh man was it good! I have had quiche lorraine before, but there is something special about making it yourself. I will be honest, in that it wasn't super traditional because I am cheese obsessed and had to add in this amazing Morel & Leek Jack that my bestie recommended. She used hers in a quiche as well, and she was definitely correct about it being perfect.<br />
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Even though summer is long gone and far away I also checked off Banana Nutella S'mores in an ultra fun way. I made Banana Nutella S'more Wontons! Look at these beauties!</div>
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All you need to make these are wonton wrappers, sliced banana, Nutella, and marshmallow fluff or mini marshmallows diced up. I just mixed the marshmallow fluff and Nutella together, put a small spoonful in the center of one wonton, a slice of banana on top of that, and then sealed with another wonton wrapper. These were decadent, delicious, and ooey gooey goodness. They were good warm, room temp, and cold. The cross-section is pretty gorgeous too.</div>
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So gooey! I think this would also be amazing if you swapped the Nutella out for peanut butter and added some crumbled bacon-- Elvis Wontons! </div>
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And that is it for December. I did it! I crossed something off every single month of 2015. Now let's move on to my 2016 resolutions. There are not a lot of them and they are not anything major.</div>
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1. Keep checking things off of my bucket list every month!</div>
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2. Eat healthier at least half of the time.<br />
3. Go for more walks when it is not Antarctica outside.<br />
4. Read for Pleasure more often.<br />
5. Make local friends.<br />
6. Find an exercise program/strategy that I do not hate.</div>
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7. "Positive Outcomes Only!"</div>
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And that is basically it! Number 5 is going to be the hardest for me. I have no idea how to make friends as an adult. I do not really get along with the playgroup/soccer mom type crowd so that sort of rules out befriending other parents in the area. I am not really a part of the bar scene any more, so that's out. I am not working while I finish my degree outside of writing and events, so there are no co-workers. Please, someone tell me how to adult in a small town with zero groups on Meet-up? I am out of ideas. Hopefully once I graduate and start working this will change and I will have really awesome co-workers. That could totally happen.<br />
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The last one is a quote from Hellcats, the best show to ever get cancelled early by the CW. I need to know more about that plot and it is a hole that will never be filled within my soul. Surely someone else feels me on this?<br />
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As always I will also be remembering to Live Life Decadently in 2016, as should all of you! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-85101381892710800532015-12-21T12:51:00.001-05:002015-12-21T12:54:45.665-05:00Playing Catch-Up: October and November Bucket ListFall is a bit of a hectic time for our family. There are horror conventions, Thanksgiving, a plethora of birthdays, Halloween, National Novel Writing Month, and to top it all off I was taking Neuroscience this session. Neuroscience has sort of been the Boss Villain of my college career. This is my third time taking it and I am happy to say it will be the last. I turned the big paper in, late, but much improved upon the last two attempts where I got so overwhelmed and frustrated that I just gave up. Now I have also taken the final and can happily say that the third time WAS the charm and I earned a B this time. This perfect storm of constant busy left me with many late nights and this post is overdue. I decided to combine what I checked off in October and November in one post this go around.<br />
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I started in on my new food lists in October and November. It was a lot of fun! <br />
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The first thing I did was make a roux in order to make some cheese sauce for pulled pork nachos on my favorite day of the week, Taco Tuesday! Now I had made a roux before, but never a proper roux, in the past it was more of a winging it to thicken a sauce thing. This time around I made sure I did it properly with equal amounts of fat and flour.<br />
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Next up on the list I decided to tackle poached eggs. I have been trying to make poached eggs for a long time. It never ended well. The whites were always a mess and if I did them the cheater's way in the microwave I always overcooked them so the yolk was solid. I had tried every trick in the book and every combination of them. My sweet as pie friend Lida sent me some videos of her poaching eggs to encourage me to keep trying and finally after watching them and combining advice from the Black Milk Foodies collective I had success two days in a row! The first I poached in water and ate on toast, the next I poached directly in my ramen!</div>
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Look at that perfectly runny yolk and the white all held together! It is a thing of beauty. I am so thrilled that this a skill I have acquired.</div>
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The third thing off of the new food lists I checked off in October actually happened a bit accidentally. I had a large, thin steak for another Taco Tuesday that I marinated in beer and chipotle in adobo and some other taco seasonings. I seared it off in a pan and it turned out perfectly! So I was able to cross steak off of my 30 before 30 list, but learn to properly grill a steak is still on my summer list since I did not grill this one. </div>
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Now, I also made chocolate chip cookies from scratch in October, but we ate them before I could take a photo. They were espresso chocolate chips and they were so yummy. It happens, sometimes you eat the food without taking a picture. I know that's shocking to hear from me, the queen of food photos, but it happens. </div>
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In November I discovered the joy of the Indy Winter Farmer's Market which led to me making Fennel Hummus. It was so good! I had to use an immersion blender so it was a little chunky, but the flavor was outstanding. </div>
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Now for the big one! The most intimidating item on the 30 before 30 list, at least in my mind a complete thanksgiving dinner. I was pretty ambitious, but the only thing I wound up scrapping from my list was making my own rolls from scratch. Other than that I did everything I wanted to! The turkey was rubbed with an herb citrus butter inside and out and stuffed with oranges. It was so good I didn't get a picture of the finished bird because the boys ate it too fast! There was also cider thyme gravy, sweet potato casserole, everything bagel stuffing, green bean casserole with fried shallots on top, pumpkin cheesecake, stuffing muffins with pancetta, cranberries, and apple, salted maple pecan pie bars, mashed potatoes, cranberry-orange sauce, and a white cheddar sage cheeseball crusted with pomegranate. All of this (except the mashed potatoes) are included in the photo collage below.</div>
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Everything was a hit with at least one family member. Our teenager ate an entire cheesecake himself in under 24 hours and our 22 yo ate an entire tray of stuffing and almost all the turkey in under 2 days. I ate the whole cheeseball with very little help from my mini monster. Now leftovers are my favorite part of Thanksgiving. I made Thanksgiving poutine with a little bit of all the leftovers and also my leftover fries from Kuma's Corner Indy. I also made a Thanksgiving sandwich, which is probably the most popular way Thanksgiving leftovers are enjoyed. So good! </div>
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And that's it! Now again I am so sorry these posts were so late and I swear next month's will be much more timely even with Hanukkah and Christmas this month! Maybe I'll finally get to check off having a mistletoe kiss year! A girl can dream right? </div>
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What's your favorite way to have your Thanksgiving leftovers?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-52242617380256436422015-10-17T10:11:00.000-04:002015-10-17T10:11:40.758-04:00Food Related Bucket ListsAnyone that knows me or follows me on Instagram (<a href="https://instagram.com/poisonmegz" target="_blank">@PoisonMegz</a>) knows that food is a big part of my life. That goes for everything from reading about it, to making it, to eating it (especially the eating part). I love to cook and have a <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/PoisonxMegz/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> full of recipes I want to try. Pinterest has made my recipe hoarding so much easier. I spent all of High School checking stacks of cookbooks out from the library and copying recipes in to notebooks to save them. Technology has made that whole process much easier, especially since I have the worst handwriting in the universe. <br />
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There were already some food items on my bucket list,and more in my head that I never really wrote down. Recently I found two lists online and decided I want to add completing them to my bucket list as well. The first one is from Delish and it is <a href="http://www.delish.com/cooking/g2850/30-things-to-cook-before-youre-30/" target="_blank">30 Foods To Cook Before You Turn 30</a>. Below are the foods that have been added to my list from this list, the ones missing I have already made in the past.<br /><br />
Souffle<br />
Hummus<br />
Poached Eggs<br />
Lasagna<br />
Cinnamon Rolls<br />
Steak<br />
Pimento Cheese<br />
Tomato Sauce<br />
Pizza
Pie Crust<br />
Chicken Pot Pie<br />
Carbonara<br />
Ceviche<br />
Salad Dressing<br />
Chocolate Chip Cookies<br />
Roux<br />
Challah<br />
Beef Bourguignon<br />
Birthday Cake<br />
Tortillas<br />
Wings<br />
Bolognese<br />
Thanksgiving Dinner<br />
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This list is much, much easier than the 2nd list. There is some overlap though. The next list is <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/marietelling/44-classic-french-meals-you-need-to-try-before-you-die#.crNlpM28k" target="_blank">44 Classic French Meals You Need To Try Before You Die</a> from Buzzfeed.<br />
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Baked Camembert<br />
Coquilles Saint-Jacques<br />
Moules Marinières<br />
Buckwheat Crêpes<br />
Blanquettr de Veau<br />
Soupe à L'oignon<br />
Sole Meunière<br />
Hachis Parmentier<br />
Boudin Noir Aux Pommes<br />
Cheese Soufflé<br />
Steak Tartare<br />
Pot-au-feu<br />
Piperade<br />
Magret de Canard<br />
Garbure<br />
Cassoulet<br />
Pan-seared Foie Gras<br />
Confít de Canard<br />
Poulet Basquaise<br />
Lamprey à la Bordelaise<br />
Quenelles of Pike with Lobster Sauce<br />
Soupe de Poisson à la Rouille<br />
Gigot D'Agneau Pleureur<br />
Bouillabaisse<br />
Pissaladière<br />
Soupe au Pistou<br />
Ratatouille<br />
Roasted Chicken and Garlic<br />
Navarin D'Agneau<br />
Foie de Veau à la Lyonnaise<br />
Aligot<br />
Fondue Savoyarde<br />
Tartiîette<br />
Gratin Dauphinois<br />
Coq au Vin<br />
Flammekueche<br />
Raclette<br />
Choucroute Garnie<br />
Baeckeoffe<br />
Quiche Lorraine<br />
Boeuf Bourguignon<br />
Escargots<br />
Gougères<br />
Cod Accras<br />
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That list is a bit intimidating, even just to look at. I also live in a little bit of a food wasteland so it is likely there are many ingredients for this list that I will not be able to find here. I still would really like to cook my way through both of these lists. I also started a list of foods I want to try. I do not shy away from so-called "weird foods" and this list contains a bunch of those. My partner is 100% not going to be behind the fact that this list has rattlesnake and turtle soup on it as these are things he would have as pets, but I basically want to eat everything so they are included in that.<br />
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Boudin Noir<br />
Natto<br />
Branston Pickles<br />
White Pudding<br />
Black Pudding<br />
Century Eggs<br />
Salted Duck Egg<br />
Huitlacoche<br />
Raclette<br />
Ethiopian<br />
Dim Sum<br />
Poutine<br />
Guinea Pig<br />
Rocky Mountain Oysters<br />
Shark<br />
Fugu<br />
Durian<br />
Pike Place Fish Market<br />
3 Michelin-starred restaurant<br />
Katz's Deli<br />
Rattlesnake<br />
Turtle soup<br />
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That food list will definitely grow as I hear about new restaurants and foods. I am also about a trillion percent open to suggestions when it comes to Must-Try foods, so please leave a comment! If you have a favorite recipe for any of these foods please also share that. I'm excited to start t try some of these recipes. I am thinking Souffle and Beef Bourguignon will be the first ones I attempt. I have always wanted to make a souffle, it's on my original bucket list, and I think the family will definitely eat cheese souffles. Beef Bourguignon is also one I think will go over well with the boys, who are much pickier than I am.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-438875977130187133.post-39752699346132207342015-10-13T10:51:00.003-04:002015-10-13T10:53:15.800-04:00September Bucket List: Roller-coaster Day and Ferris Wheel KissesI have to say that September was a little bit of a "meh" month on the bucket list front. It was one I was very excited for because for months I knew I was going to be getting a roller-coaster day! I have loved amusement parks since I was 17 and went on my very first roller-coaster at Six Flags Great America, The Raging Bull. I fell in love with the adrenaline rush. I had not been to an amusement park since before I was pregnant with my little lark so I was super psyched to get to spend the day at Kentucky Kingdom with my partner and the older kids. I was going to ride everything, hopefully more than once.<br />
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The day came and it wound up being only myself, Chris, and the 15 year old going. That's fine, my hopes were still high for a super fun day. We got there and had to stand and wait for around an hour before we could go in. The first thing we did was go on the giant Ferris wheel. It wasn't exactly the romantic moment I imagined since we had the teenager riding with us, but we did have a quick peck at the top. So, Ferris wheel kiss got checked off the list. I love Ferris wheels, so I'm sure there will be many more of those Ferris wheel kiss opportunities in the future.<br />
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Next up was the first roller-coaster. I was excited, Chris and I sat right up at the front. My stomach had other plans. I have never gotten sick before on a ride in my life and seconds in to it I felt pretty much like death. We got off and I thought I could walk it off, but the damn stomachache stuck with me the whole time we were there. We left early without getting on any more rides. Apparently one of those fun changes pregnancy caused in my body is a severe lack of tolerance for roller-coasters. So I checked roller-coaster day off the list with only one coaster completed and feeling very defeated knowing that I couldn't enjoy something I very much had been looking forward to.<br />
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So that was my September for the bucket list. Not everything can turn out perfectly, so something was bound to go wrong at some point. October will be better!<br />
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Remember to Live Life Decadently every day!<br />
xoxo<br />
Poison MegzAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221964277189226028noreply@blogger.com1