I went to a ballet recital last night and after the show they had refreshments.. Among the food were shrimp and grits in champagne cups. Of course I couldn't resist..It was pretty yummy and inspired me to try my own take this morning!

Ingredients:
Grits 1/4 cup
Water: 1 cup
Shrimp
Seasoning
Mozarella cheese
Sandwhich cheese
Garlic
Scallions

I started off by making my grits first. Bring 1 cup of water with a dash of salt to a boil (on medium heat) and added 1/4 cup of grits. I whisked continuously and turned the heat to low after around 2 minutes. Stir occasionally throughout cooking so that grits wont clump or stick to the bottom of the pot. After about 20 minutes I added a little bit of butter (maybe 1small teaspoon). I then added a sprinkle of shredded mozzarella cheese and half a slice of sandwich cheese. I mixed until the cheeses were nicely melted and turned the heat down as low as possible.


I set that aside and added a little bit of water if I felt it was thickening too much. At this point I was ready to start on my shrimp topping. My shrimp were already peeled, deveined (??) and seasoned. I seasoned to taste with around equal amounts of these seasonings. Be a little light with the Lemon and pepper seasoning salt since salt is the first ingredient..don't want it to be too salty. The chili powder also has salt as an ingredient.
I chopped up a little bit of garlic and scallions and added to a buttered pan to saute. I then added my shrimp mix. Cook on a little lower than medium heat until the shrimp are pink. I then added around 1/8 cup of water. I also added a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese. This is what it's looking like so far.


Now..I added two big spoons of my grits....yes..my grits lol..I didn't want to fully mix the shrimp with the grits because everything would be yellow. This is what it looks like..
Now it's about time to serve..I put the remaining grits on a plate and added my grits/shrimp sauce mix over the top..and THAT's IT.

So! My order came in from Taiwan. I'd been awaiting my purchase on ebay..I saw these cute cute cute nail clippers and just had to have one....or two....errr uh...three?? lol If only Asian stuff weren't so cute..hmph! I purchased from the seller greentec8 but I don't see anymore up for auction currently so one could just use the search term "cute nail clipper" on ebay lol






Just twist the head off and there you have it...Your nail clipper is now revealed!! lol I paid less than 2bucks for each nail clipper with free fast shipping.

I was bored yet didn't really feel like doing a semi complicated manicure so I just threw this together. Simple..but I like it..It reminds me of the deep sea..or space..hmm or looking up at the sky in the evening through tree branches..I really should get a new top coat though..my current one sucks

It's Sinful Colors GREEN OCEAN(220) over 2 coats of WHAT'S YOUR NAME (319) WHAT'S YOUR NAME is basically a black with very fine dark turquoise shimmer. While GREEN OCEAN looks like this. The color was so pretty and captivating sitting on the Sinful Colors nail polish display...I had to grab it..lol

I was out of my Shea butter mix so of course I needed to make more! This particular mix includes mainly Shea, cocoa butter, coconut oil, olive oil, and a few other oils. I prefer this texture over pure unmixed shea butter and/or cocoa butter. No additional melting down needed..just open the container and apply..Smooth~~

Sitting here...bored...Obviously you can tell.. Trying to think of something constructive to do today without actually feeling like I'm doing work..*sigh*..blehh

I was feeling rather dingy (uh I know) so I decided to take a soak and exfoliate today. I ran some hot water and got ready for heated bliss. Soaking in hot water helps loosen up any dead skin prior to the exfoliation process. I poured in this yummy smelling Lemon-meringue and vanilla dead sea bath salt.

Immersed myself and got to scrubbing with my Korean Italy towel! I purchased a set of three on ebay for a few bucks. This is the ultimate exfoliator..Dead skin BE GONE...Just don't rub too hard or you may break the skin. It's made of 100% Viscose and is used in public baths in Korea..It's not recommended for use on the face and I wouldn't use it to exfoliate the body more than 3 times per week.

After I was done I rubbed down with some of my Vatika oil . End result....Smooth radiant skin. None of that dull ish lol

I've been a faithful user of Nexxus products for a while now. Several years actually. I heard about the formula and package changing and wasn't sure what to expect.

On the left I have the old formula of Nexxus Therappe (moisturizing shampoo) and on the right I have the new formula. After using both, I prefer the old formula. The old formula seems creamier and is more moisturizing to me. Both leave my hair soft, but overall the old formula was better for my hair. I'll be comparing the new formula to Sally's GVP Nexxus shampoo (which goes off of the old formulation) as soon as I can get my hands on it.

Today I was feeling kinda bleh. I was NOT in the mood to eatcereal...yeah I'm not a big fan. Since I'd already soaked some sushi rice I decided to have sushi for brunch .

• Nori
• Shrimp
• Sushi rice 1/2 cup
• Water 3/4 cup
• Salt
• Sugar
• Rice Vinegar
• Cucumber
• Seasonings of choice (for shrimp)
• Flour (for shrimp)

I had been out of my fav Dominican conditioners for months! I couldn't take it anymore, I had to place an order with Beautyofny.com My package arrived within a few days (speedy shipping) and my conditioners were nicely bubble wrapped inside of the box.