2018 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[whateve]

Where I live, the crust is the most important part! Pizza is judged by its crust! I am an admitted carboholic, so I fit right in here!

Unfortunately they don't know how to make good pizza in California. If I was in the east, I'd be eating pizza, crust and all, all the time.

 

[liznaj]

Thanks everybody, you're all so sweet

I love pretty much all Asian food, and this is probably because of my background but I especially love Southeast Asian food, I will happily eat Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian etc any day of the week! In terms of other foods, I have a huge soft spot for truffles and foie gras, of course I don't have them often but they are up there on my list of fav foods!

@Sparkletastic I saw you mention that you're not a fan of indian food so this is probably moot, but turmeric is in a lot of curry pastes as well!

 

[catsinthebag]

Unfortunately they don't know how to make good pizza in California. If I was in the east, I'd be eating pizza, crust and all, all the time.

Ah, that’s too bad. You need to come east!

That said, I’m incredibly jealous of your climate and would move to CA in a heartbeat, pizza notwithstanding.

 

[dcooney4]

i have completed my mission - wore my all black bags (11 bags) at least 2 times this month, only 1 clutch left out, but that's fine.
And now i am back to the one i started with - my bday pressie, still very new to me, Balenciaga Bazar graffiti, this is my loudest one in terms of logo, but it's so unobvious that i'm ok with that scarf is Bal, too, and it has a HUGE logo on it, but you'd never tell what it is, so it's fine, too

Love the look.

 

[dcooney4]

November and YTD Stats
Black bag challenge: wore all of my black bags at least 1x. I have seven black bags, sometimes I wonder if that is a lot of black bags, yet, it works for my lifestyle and I use them regularly. I wore my Chanel Reissue and Gucci Soho Disco more than once => carried black bags a lot this month
November
Bags - 0 in, 0 out
SLGs - 1 in, 5 out
+3 scarves out, 3 bracelets out
I’m feeling good about exiting 11 designer items this month
The SLG in is a wallet and replaces one wallet that was given the boot this month.
YTD
Bags - 1 in, 8 out
SLGs - 4 in, 5 out

Well done!

 

[dcooney4]

My Dh does all the cooking these days . I love Italian cuisine but I will try anything.

 

[ElainePG]

Unfortunately they don't know how to make good pizza in California. If I was in the east, I'd be eating pizza, crust and all, all the time.

Bagels, either. What they call a "bagel" is just a round bread-like thing with a hole in the middle.

 

[whateve]

Bagels, either. What they call a "bagel" is just a round bread-like thing with a hole in the middle.

OMG, I know!

 

[tealocean]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back
@dcooney4 I had a girl! Thrilled to have a DD, always been my dream.

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@Sparkletastic this is an older picture but here she is!

@msd_bags you look amazing! That bag is beautiful

So precious!

 

[Sparkletastic]

Okay so turmeric is easy. You sauté onions in butter or oil until they brown (and after that garlic/ginger if you like stronger flavors, but you can skip that if you want it more bland) and then you add as much turmeric as you can stand (I put an entire cup! It’s never too much IMO) and other spices that you like, then when they have toasted you can throw in cheese cubes or chicken pieces to fry or something like that to sauté, and then add in the liquids like coconut cream or tomato sauce and if you want to add in puréed spinach this would be a good time.... then you let it all simmer together for twenty minutes. Voila! You have a great dish to spoon on top of rice.
That’s more Indian style. Persian style would be to skip the ginger for sure and use no additional spices to the turmeric (saffron if you are rich) and for sauce no cream or spinach and instead tomato, water, lemon juice with chicken and lay fried eggplant slices on top and let the whole thing simmer for awhile. Then you have a great eggplant dish to put on top of slow cooked rice that has developed the crust on the bottom (totally different recipe).

Hope that helps! If you weren’t asking about cooking with it in something savory, particularly something meant to go with rice, then I don’t know what to tell you!

This does help! Thanks!! I’ll try it - definitely with adding lots of garlic because I like lots of spices.

I really, really don’t like rice so I’ll have to put it over veggies. Maybe cauliflower rice (although I’m not a fan of that either.)

My daughter is a great cook but I don't think she makes Indian food.

My other daughter calls herself a pescaterian. She loves seafood.

DH hates most vegetables. We both agree that beets are terrible.

I avoid the starchy stuff because I'm eating low carb to control my blood sugar. You not liking it is probably why you are so trim. I love pizza. It was my favorite food growing up. The crust is the least important part so when i'm being good, I'll pull the toppings off and eat just those.

I could be a pescatarian...except I like pork, lamb, duck and chicken.

I used to like pizza crust, pasta when I was a kid / teenager. Then my taste just suddenly changed and I was if I tried to eat that stuff. It just tasted a weird bland / yucky. Same thing for creamy salad dressing. I used to smother my salads with it. Now I can’t stand it and prefer my salad naked. Lol!

I looooooove sugar in baked goods but I find if I eat too much of them I get depressed and weepy like a horrible case of PMS. So I avoid them like the plague and only eat them on special occasions and in limited quantities.

It’s funny how since I started paying attention to food and how it affects me that I notice a very clear correlation.

I guess, this is a trend, too. You can put it in and on everything but it needs a bit of fat to be able to work, as far as I know. People drink „golden milk“, milk with honey and turmeric, you can mix it with cooked carrots and ginger, or with lemon and cinnamon. Small amounts should suffice. I have bought an herbal tea ready with turmeric and cinnamon. Trend has reached the supermarkets [emoji1]

It is a big trend. I just have been puzzled. I thought about the golden milk
but it didn’t seem to appetizing. I don’t drink hot drinks like coffee or tea very often at all. It mostly water for me.

I know I’m beginning to sound picky and I’m really not. Lol! I eat just about any protein (no liver) and any vegetable or fruit (no raspberries and I prefer no kale or beets.) It’s just the starches I don’t like because they don’t have a taste. I stay away from sugar for the reason above.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back
@dcooney4 I had a girl! Thrilled to have a DD, always been my dream.

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@Sparkletastic this is an older picture but here she is!

@msd_bags you look amazing! That bag is beautiful

OMG! She is so beautiful! Congratulations!!!

I've just started taking turmeric in capsule form (I think they're 600mg, and you're supposed to take 1 a day). This was recommended by my internist as an anti-inflammatory, since I can't take celebrex or any of the class of drugs like ibuprofen (alleve, motrin, etc). I took 1 a day last week, but I can't say that I noticed any magic. I have an appointment with my internist in a few weeks and I'm going to ask her for more of an explanation. Maybe you have to take it for an extended period of time to see results? But then is there any downside???
I asked her if I could just take it in tea (I have some ginger/turmeric tea taking up space in my pantry) and she said I wouldn't get enough that way.
And now you know everything that I know!

Ah! This is the option I think I’ll take!!! Duh! Why didn’t I think supplement. Then I can experiment with turmeric and if I still don’t like it - no worries.

I worry about inflammation and long term health risks like cancer. I don’t have anything bothering me right now but as I get older I’m more conscious about how many things can go wrong but possibly be prevented.

My Dh does all the cooking these days . I love Italian cuisine but I will try anything.

Gawd! Color me jealous! Mr. S and I <almost> never argue but the topic that is beginning to get us sideways is cooking. I always cooked dinner when my kids were at home because I wanted us all to gather at the family table together (and I didn’t want them eating junk). I also cooked big breakfasts / brunches on weekends. But now that they’re gone, I’m not interested in a lot of cooking. I’m a great cook. But I HATE to cook. Seriously, I hate it. It takes up too much time. And I have other things to do.

Plus, I like really good food but I eat very simply. I’m happy with well seasoned protein and veggies. I don’t want boring but I don’t need 4 different things in my plate — just 2 great things. Mr. S likes those things AND starches and other stuff.

And I am happy skipping meals. I get busy and don’t want to stop to eat. Mr. S eats like an infant - every 2 -3 hours - because of his high metabolism.

So we are having to renegotiate what me cooking looks like. He doesn’t realize that this is a losing battle on his end.

Bagels, either. What they call a "bagel" is just a round bread-like thing with a hole in the middle.

I’m bagel ignorant. LOL! If that isn’t a bagel, what is one supposed to be?

 

[Sparkletastic]

I got an offer on the Dior. I negotiated up to less than the other buyer paid but still enough that I’m not fuming about letting it go.

They accepted the counter...and haven’t paid.

I’m really sick of this. I’m going to cancel the offer and put it on auction this Sunday.

 

[tealocean]

I've just started taking turmeric in capsule form (I think they're 600mg, and you're supposed to take 1 a day). This was recommended by my internist as an anti-inflammatory, since I can't take celebrex or any of the class of drugs like ibuprofen (alleve, motrin, etc). I took 1 a day last week, but I can't say that I noticed any magic. I have an appointment with my internist in a few weeks and I'm going to ask her for more of an explanation. Maybe you have to take it for an extended period of time to see results? But then is there any downside???
I asked her if I could just take it in tea (I have some ginger/turmeric tea taking up space in my pantry) and she said I wouldn't get enough that way.
And now you know everything that I know!

If you're interested, check out curcumin (from turmeric) to see if you can get a higher dose that way. You can sprinkle it on your food. Be aware this stains like crazy!

 

[whateve]

This does help! Thanks!! I’ll try it - definitely with adding lots of garlic because I like lots of spices.

I really, really don’t like rice so I’ll have to put it over veggies. Maybe cauliflower rice (although I’m not a fan of that either.)
I could be a pescatarian...except I like pork, lamb, duck and chicken.

I used to like pizza crust, pasta when I was a kid / teenager. Then my taste just suddenly changed and I was if I tried to eat that stuff. It just tasted a weird bland / yucky. Same thing for creamy salad dressing. I used to smother my salads with it. Now I can’t stand it and prefer my salad naked. Lol!

I looooooove sugar in baked goods but I find if I eat too much of them I get depressed and weepy like a horrible case of PMS. So I avoid them like the plague and only eat them on special occasions and in limited quantities.

It’s funny how since I started paying attention to food and how it affects me that I notice a very clear correlation.
It is a big trend. I just have been puzzled. I thought about the golden milk
but it didn’t seem to appetizing. I don’t drink hot drinks like coffee or tea very often at all. It mostly water for me.

I know I’m beginning to sound picky and I’m really not. Lol! I eat just about any protein (no liver) and any vegetable or fruit (no raspberries and I prefer no kale or beets.) It’s just the starches I don’t like because they don’t have a taste. I stay away from sugar for the reason above.
OMG! She is so beautiful! Congratulations!!!
Ah! This is the option I think I’ll take!!! Duh! Why didn’t I think supplement. Then I can experiment with turmeric and if I still don’t like it - no worries.

I worry about inflammation and long term health risks like cancer. I don’t have anything bothering me right now but as I get older I’m more conscious about how many things can go wrong but possibly be prevented.
Gawd! Color me jealous! Mr. S and I <almost> never argue but the topic that is beginning to get us sideways is cooking. I always cooked dinner when my kids were at home because I wanted us all to gather at the family table together (and I didn’t want them eating junk). I also cooked big breakfasts / brunches on weekends. But now that they’re gone, I’m not interested in a lot of cooking. I’m a great cook. But I HATE to cook. Seriously, I hate it. It takes up too much time. And I have other things to do.

Plus, I like really good food but I eat very simply. I’m happy with well seasoned protein and veggies. I don’t want boring but I don’t need 4 different things in my plate — just 2 great things. Mr. S likes those things AND starches and other stuff.

And I am happy skipping meals. I get busy and don’t want to stop to eat. Mr. S eats like an infant - every 2 -3 hours - because of his high metabolism.

So we are having to renegotiate what me cooking looks like. He doesn’t realize that this is a losing battle on his end.
I’m bagel ignorant. LOL! If that isn’t a bagel, what is one supposed to be?

When I grew up, bagels were boiled in water before they were baked. That gives them a very chewy taste that is missing if they skip the water step. In fact, they were called water bagels.

I'm with you on the cooking. I used to make elaborate meals when the kids were home, plus for several years we lived out in the country so going out was a long trip. But now that they are all gone, I want to be retired. We go out nearly every day for lunch, although there aren't many good choices around us. He still often wants me to cook him something in the evening. Usually I have leftovers for myself.

 

[dcooney4]

I used to cook when the kids were younger and dh wasn't home, but now he is home every evening so who am I to deprive him from cooking. lol They are not always my favorite meals but it is still better then adding more work on my to do list.

 

[Sparkletastic]

If you're interested, check out curcumin (from turmeric) to see if you can get a higher dose that way. You can sprinkle it on your food. Be aware this stains like crazy!

Thanks! I hadn’t heard of this.

When I grew up, bagels were boiled in water before they were baked. That gives them a very chewy taste that is missing if they skip the water step. In fact, they were called water bagels.

I'm with you on the cooking. I used to make elaborate meals when the kids were home, plus for several years we lived out in the country so going out was a long trip. But now that they are all gone, I want to be retired. We go out nearly every day for lunch, although there aren't many good choices around us. He still often wants me to cook him something in the evening. Usually I have leftovers for myself.

Ah! I knew bagels were supposed to be boiled and assumed all bagels were boiled.