144 yourself facial Recipes

fresh ginger, chopped, red onion, chopped, hot chili-garlic sauce, fish sauce, lime zest, lime juice, brown sugar, ground coriander, cumin

diced stewing steak or 1 -2 lb round steak, and cut it up yourself, beef sausage (the linked kind), onion, beef bouillon (oxo or similar), puff pastry

pillsbury refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, a bacon horseradish- flavored dip (already prepared or make yourself), sliced cooked roast beef ( from deli ), chopped roasted red bell pepper strips (from a jar), shredded swiss or provolone cheese

whole wheat pitas, split , then cut into triangles, olive oil, various seasonings (dried italian herbs, garlic, chili, cayenne, salt and pepper, etc depending on your tastes and what the chips will be used for)-try about 1tsp total of seasoning

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

tomato passata, unsweetened apple juice, grated fresh ginger, cayenne pepper, fresh lime juice, limes

soft tofu (silken-style if you can), deli turkey , torn into bits, mushroom stems and pieces (or more !), teriyaki sauce (i ended up using garlic flavored because that s all we had left), house of tsang sweet ginger sesame hibachi marinade , but i m sure any homemade ginger-onion-soy sauce will do, china bowl select five-spice powder (or to make it yourself, a combination of equal parts powdered fennel, anise, ginger, licorice root,)

bacon , cut into small pieces before coooking (can reduce amount as desired), celery ribs, diced, crouton , unflavored (alternatively you can buy a loaf of your favorite bread, and cut it into s and toast in the o), butter, yellow onion, diced, almonds (preferably roasted, you can toast lightly yourself, they add to the stuffing crunchiness), whipping cream, eggs, herbs , paprika, basil, thyme, fennel, rosemary, marjoram, sage, chicken stock , depending on dryness of croutons

ketchup, brown sugar, vegetable oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, garlic powder (optional), cayenne pepper (optional)

strawberry puree (doing it yourself is the best), cool whip, fresh lemon juice

strawberry gelatin, store bought angel food cake (or make it yourself), cool whip, water, frozen strawberries

fresh ginger, chopped, red onion, chopped, hot chili-garlic sauce, fish sauce, lemon zest, lemon juice, brown sugar, ground coriander, cumin, turmeric

heavy cream, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, chopped, salt, dark rum, peppermint oil, ground cardamom, instant espresso powder , dissolved in, water, crushed peppermint candy, cocoa powder, chopped almonds, toasted coconut flakes

grilled chicken (prepared yourself or use the frozen fully cooked chicken from the membership clubs), cheesy ragu low-fat alfredo sauce, ready to eat julienne cut sun-dried tomatoes (use 1/2 bag), fettuccine pasta, pine nuts, fresh lemon, salt and pepper (to flavor)

white chocolate , tempered, bittersweet chocolate , tempered, cocoa butter, melted, multi-size connected dome mold, acetate sheets, various items of your choice to use for molding, for example: bubble wrap, stenciled paint roller, heavy textured plastic, sea sponge, plastic box

mangoes, peeled, flesh cut from the pit and sliced into 1/2-inch fingers or wedges (see technique below), jicama, peeled and cut into long 1/2-inch-wide fingers or wedges, seedless english cucumber (or 2 regular cucumbers), cut into long 1/2-inch-wide fingers or wedges, pure ground chile (buy pure guajillo or ancho chile in a mexican grocery, make it yourself, or substitute a little cayenne), salt, limes, each cut into 6 wedges

onions ,thickly sliced, extra virgin olive oil, quantity of best quality frozen puff pastry --to hard to make yourself and the frozen stuff is excellent ., anchovies ,halved lengthways, black kalamata olives ,stoned ., fresh thyme leaves

cooked king prawns, peeled (tails left intact), deveined, avocados, cut into 2cm cubes , lightly salted and drizzled with lime juice, u>the cocktail sauceyourself), whole-egg mayonnaise (i use thomy at home), teasp worcestershire sauce, teasp tabasco, or, preferably , your own favourite louisiana-style hot sauce, lime, juiced